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INDI Driver for SVBONY cameras

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Replied by Tom on topic INDI Driver for SVBONY cameras


Hi,

This is the debug log when I use kstars guide and start looping with 1sec exposure.

[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0xaf6820a0 (LWP 27151)]
[New Thread 0xa9ea30a0 (LWP 27176)]
[New Thread 0xa96a20a0 (LWP 27177)]
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[Thread 0x9728f0a0 (LWP 27557) exited]
[Thread 0x9c0e90a0 (LWP 27547) exited]
[Thread 0x9a8e60a0 (LWP 27550) exited]
[Thread 0xa091f0a0 (LWP 27200) exited]
[Thread 0xa49210a0 (LWP 27198) exited]
[Thread 0x992900a0 (LWP 27552) exited]
[Thread 0xa29200a0 (LWP 27199) exited]
[Thread 0x9628d0a0 (LWP 27559) exited]
[Thread 0x9b8e80a0 (LWP 27548) exited]

As you can see the exposure will exit and kstars will try to restart the exposure but failed.

Hope this help.
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Replied by Pep on topic INDI Driver for SVBONY cameras

Dear folks,
Just today I receive (2'5 mounts later) the SV-305Pro.
I want to check it, at the beginning on the computer (by Ubuntu 20.xxx) and then on raspi4 (astroberry). But I don't know how to install the driver. Someone could help to explain me, step by step, how to do it? Which file I need to download and then how to install.
(github.com/thx8411/indi-3rdparty/tree/master/libsv305 and github.com/thx8411/indi-3rdparty/tree/master/indi-sv305)
Thanks a lot,
Pep
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Replied by Tom on topic INDI Driver for SVBONY cameras


Hi Thx8411,

since you already receive the sample SV305 PRO, do you mind to get a Raspberry Pi 4 to further debug the issue as well? This thread seems very slow in progress. :( No hurt feeling.

Best regards,
Tom
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3 years 2 months ago #65951
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Hello Cirera,

If you allready have the indi repository installed, you just have to get the libsv305 and indi-sv305 packages :

"sudo apt install libsv305 indi-sv305"

Best regards,

Thx8411
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Hello Tom,

And do you want me to cook something for you aswell ?
Concerning the slow progress, I have a full time job, 2 children and a wife, with health issues...
Your logs doesn't help anyway.

Jared gave me some interesting logs :

<<
[2021-01-13T18:37:32.604 EST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - SVBONY SV305PRO 0 : "[INFO] Streaming started "
[2021-01-13T18:37:32.789 EST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "SVBONY SV305PRO 0 is offline."
>>

It could be a power issue, or an SDK issue.
AstroDMX seems to work.
I checked, AstroDMX use the same SDK binary as me, so it should be related to the way I use the SDK, but only on the armv8 arch.
Sadly, AstroDMX isn't open source, I can't see how they use the SDK.

Please check the "libSVBCameraSDK.so" file. In the last driver, It should be 2229568 bytes long.

@all
Every RPi4 owner have the same issue, or just Tom and Jared ?

Thx8411
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Replied by Tom on topic INDI Driver for SVBONY cameras


Sorry to hear about your health issues. The log actually is generated from Ekos Debugger. Maybe I tested it in wrong ways.

The easiest and direct ways is set a time for teamviewer session to tackle the issue. :)

Regards,
Tom
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Replied by Pep on topic INDI Driver for SVBONY cameras

Hi Thx8411,
First of all take care about your family and you. A big hug.

About the camera:
Thanks, I succeed to install but when I try it (on PC) to connect, told me:

"2021-01-15T10: 05: 22 Could not set:
+ SVBONY SV305
Please make sure the device is connected and working"

And the camera are connected on a USB3.
I tried to do it by INDI-Webcam driver , detect that I have a video0 and video1 (the last is the svBony camera) but I can't succeed that the INDI-Panel runs on this option.
Have any Idea?
{On raspi4 i would like to test it when I'll did run on a PC}
Thanks
Pep
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Hello,

Thanks for you kind words.

When you plug your camera, please execute "dmesg" in a terminal. You should have something like that :

<<
[ 81.119293] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 81.139955] usb 2-1: LPM exit latency is zeroed, disabling LPM.
[ 81.140789] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=f266, idProduct=9a0a, bcdDevice= 0.00
[ 81.140790] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 81.140791] usb 2-1: Product: SVBONY SV305PRO
[ 81.140792] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: SVBONY
>>

Please also check if you have this file : "/lib/udev/rules.d/90-svbonyusb.rules"
Did you reboot after the installation ?

@Tom

You could try "dmesg" aswell, just after your camera crashs. If you have something like have :

<< [ 272.149271] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, device number 3 >>

It could be a power issue. Did you try to connect your camera through a powered usb hub ?
Do you have some logs from AstroDMX ?

Best regards,

Thx8411
3 years 2 months ago #65987
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I don't know if this will help but I use a powered usb hub with my rpi4. Also I have to disconnect the camera before I start the rpi4, then connect it when the rpi4 is at the desktop. Other wise it will not connect to indi. Sometimes I can just unplug it and plug it back in to resolve communication issues. It may have to do with the camera powering up before the rpi4 because of the powered usb hub.

I was having the same issues with hanging but I don't know if it was a faulty camera or if I needed a powered usb hub. My first camera did die. The replacement had the same issues as the people above, but went away when I replaced the rpi4 with a new one.

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Hi to every body,

First of all, I apologize for my delay in responding.
I was successful in checking, installing the SV305-Pro ​​on UBUNTU for PC and it works properly.
As for the raspberry pi4 it also works well, but in video it does something weird, nothing falls, but it doesn’t seem to do it well (but I don’t know too much because I say it, it’s just a feeling). In fact, I first have to put the focus and align the guide tube against the main telescope to conclude something (a week full of clouds awaits me).
True, when I stop the connection to ekos, then when I want to restart I have to disconnect and plug in the camera to detect the ekos again.
It works for me both online as client mode and in local mode.

I tell you that at the beginning of having installed the INDI-driver and resetting the PC, it did not work well but I installed the AstroDMx Capture proposed by the manufacturer, with it I was able to configure with the conditions said by the manufacturer (Taffy ) and then the Ekos already worked for me, why? i don't know but that was the sequence.

And one more thing: How can I change the definition of the XxY pixels camera? And choose whether black and white or color?
Thanks to all,

Pep
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Hello Cicera,

Thank you for these informations.

<< with it I was able to configure with the conditions said by the manufacturer (Taffy ) >>

Could you please give me these conditions, or the link ?

<< How can I change the definition of the XxY pixels camera >>

It can't be done yet. My streaming support is still very limited. I have to work on it.

Best regards,

Thx8411
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Hi thx8411,

I send you the e-mail that I received from taffy (the procedure is for windows but i put the same conditions on ubuntu):
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If it works normally, the frame rate will not be reduced to 0.
the pic is when the SV305PRO use USB3.0, Capture Area 1920x1080, color space RGB24, SER file, Auto expouser, this is nomrmal.

If you try the newest version 3.2.6473 of Sharpcap?
Confirm you install the windows driver, you can find the driver in your setting.

Remove the camera dust cap and try to point the camera lens at a bright place,
Confirm choose SVBONY SV305PRO at the P-1

If still have the problem, try to unplug and plug the USB2.0 or USB3.0 interface, and reopen Sharpcap.
Any problems, please contact me.
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I did it too by www.svbony.com/Support/SoftWare-Driver/ drivers and do it on ubuntu.

I hope help you... ;-)

Thanks for this heavy work.
Best,

Pep
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