Blaise,

Good to know (and clearly, I did not). My primary use of live view is focus and alignment, but toggling the bayer button would not have jumped to mind as a method to enable the frames. I did play with the frames per second settings in the hope of getting an image, but that didn't help.

There is, of course, great value in knowing what a rank amateur or otherwise inept operator would do with a particular piece of software. I am pleased to provide that service.

Currently, there is no sure way a client can learn that the incoming stream is Mono or Bayered. Some cameras (like ZWO) can send in Mono, RGB24, or Bayered. The way Ekos tells the difference between between mono/bayer and RGB24 is by size. I suppose maybe there is a possibility to change the format from the generic .stream or .stream_rgb24 or .stream_bayer ...etc. but this needs some where and also updated documentation. We can't break backward compatibility as well.

Hello,

@Jon, you're far from being an inept operator

In France, we talk about "monkey testing". I don't know if you have something equivalent in USA

Thanks for your help.

This bayer toggle button issue could be a bug.

@knro

When building and running my driver for the i386 target, I use INDI 1.7.6 (the last one available for 32 bit, right ?), and "live view" works as expected :
- grey frame by default
- color frame when toggling the button

When building and running with INDI 1.8.5 :
- no frames by default
- color frame when toggling the button

I use the same Ekos client in each case :

INDI 1.7.6 :
- server in a virtual machine, ubuntu 18.04 i386 (indi 1.7.6)
- Ekos client on the host, ubuntu 18.04 amd64 (indi 1.8.5)

INDI 1.8.5 :
- server and Ekos client on the same host, ubuntu 18.04 amd64

Am I doing something wrong, or could it be a regression ?
Or something to do with 32/64 bits ?

I made 2 temporary debian packages, for easier testing, for i386 and amd64 targets

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hFZUCZle...Tnz77kb2?usp=sharing

Best regards !

Blaise

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@Jon, you're far from being an inept operator

In France, we talk about "monkey testing". I don't know if you have something equivalent in USA
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Oh good, I have you fooled!

I don't know of a specific term for your "monkey testing," but we do have a few dozen terms that are similar (and probably even less polite). One that comes to mind is the ever-popular "ID-ten-T error" (ID10T).

I am pleased to see that you were able to duplicate my results.

Blaise,

I see there has been quite a bit of activity on GITHUB. Anything specific you'd like me to test yet?

...and by the way...thank you for all the effort!

Hello Jon !

Sorry, I was a bit busy these days.

I didn't change the code itself, but I worked on the "packaging".

You're right, Knro merged the driver in the 3rdparty upstream.
I hope the automated process will build without issues.

Sorry, nothing new to test at this time, except the debian package generation/installation.

I think about how to improve the live view.

I need your advice.
What's your opinion :

- should I keep the live view as is, full frame + color by default ?
- or should I stream a 2x2 binning mono frame by default ?

Best regards !

PS : In France, we had bad days about COVID 19, but things are getting better. I am bit worried concerning the US. Are you OK ? Take care.

Blaise,
The best default resolution for the 305 is RGB24. And, it isn't an expensive camera, so the target user is probably not loaded up with filters and filter wheels. So, I'd program to the masses. Keep it color (just an opinion).

Don't worry too much about what our media reports. We have had a rise in cases since reopening businesses, especially in dense population areas, but we have also increased testing so comparisons have to be judged carefully. My "gut" tells me there is at least a spot increase in cases. Time will tell.

For myself, I live in a very tiny town on a farm in the woods. My contact risk is very minimal. I am retired, so I don't HAVE to go out. My greatest exposure is from gyroplane instruction that I do part-time when I feel like it. My students are pretty careful to keep me safe, as there aren't many gyroplane instructors in the US,

Hello Jon,

Thanks for your advice.

SVBony sent my an email. They will soon give me the new SDK, with the new SV305 Pro and raspberry support.

Sorry, out of topic, but your living place description sounds to my ears like paradise ! I live in Paris suburbs. The house is pretty, with a nice garden, but the DisneyLand Paris lights are right in the FOV
of my telescope ! I mostly work at home since march (covid confinement). At office 1 day/week. I use my car instead of the subway, to avoid the contamination.

Part time Gyroplane instructor ? What a great job ! Glad to know your are healthy.

Best regards,

Blaise

Blaise,

Quick story about where I live: I spend most of my life in big cities, so when I decided to move to a rural area (Northwest Georgia), I flew my plane on a dark night and looked for the biggest area of unpopulated dark property I could spot, marked it on my chart, and the next days transferred the coordinates to a land map and told a realtor to "find me something in this red circle." Been here ever since.

Some folks I know in the UK have just received the SVBONY SDK and it is alleged to have all the armh 32/64 support. Very encouraging.

Hi Jon,

I think it's what we name the "American Dream".
I already found a nice and dark place for my "retirement" (300km south from Paris), but still 20 years to go

I just received the new SDK today.
They provide binaries for armv6, armv7, armv8 and of course amd64 and i386.
But they also changed all the APIs... (renaming and low level APIs wrapping, in my mind).

I will have to rewrite a lot of things...
I created a new branch for this new SDK (thx8411_sv305_2).

I will need some help for testing in the coming days

Best regards !

Blaise

PS : Sorry, my english skills are limited. I hope you don't have to much pain to read me

Blaise,

I have heard similar things about the SDK. Apparently, it is being widely distributed. Let me know when you need testing.

Your English is not an issue. If you want to experience real pain, I can reply in Spanish or German. I have never studied French and would not attempt it out of consideration for the poor soul who would have to decode my jibberish. I probably know more words in Japanese. I certainly know more "impolite" words in Russian. The owner of the Russian Tango Gyro company used to assemble machines in one of my hangars and was very vocal when dropping wrenches on his feet or scrubbing his knuckles on something sharp.

Hello Jon,

Sorry, I was really busy these days.

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I certainly know more "impolite" words in Russian. The owner of the Russian Tango Gyro company used to assemble machines in one of my hangars and was very vocal when dropping wrenches on his feet or scrubbing his knuckles on something sharp.
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LOL ! I learned some polish swear words with my previous boss, a polish native.

I'm still working on the new driver. It will be much more complete and cleaner (camera's controls won't be hard coded anymore), but I have to rewrite almost everything.
I also added the SV305 Pro ST4 features.
This SDK is not stable yet. SVBony sent me a 2nd version.

Are you OK in your NeverLand Ranch ?

Best regards !