Hello,

Thanks for your reports.

If you take a look at the driver's code, there is only one difference between the pro and the non pro : pulse guiding functions are disabled/enabled.
These issues are certainly related to RPi4 USB 3.0 / SV305 USB 3.0

Has somebody tried to plug the camera on a powered USB 2.0 only hub ?
My sample SV305 works well in USB 3.0 on amd64 if I don't change the settings to much. I will try to force it to USB 2.0 on my old laptop, and see what I get.

Is there somebody here using the Pro on an USB 2.0 RPi3 ?

Best regards,

Thx8411

I once used the SV305 on a RPi4 2.0 port with the ZWO on a USB 3.0 port, thinking that perhaps that would "spread the power load" between different circuits. I was mistaken, and it caused power problems...but it did work initially. I have never used a 2.0 powered hub, alas.

Hi folks,

<JonCarleton>

Thanks for sharing your experience .... I have a USB2 powered Hub, but I don't know if I will have the USB3 speed transfer if I use this hub. I'll try it though.

<ThX8411>

When you choose the driver in ekos, I only get the SVBONY or the SVBONY CCD305 (or something similar) . Are there someone more specifics coming out of the 305PRO? Or does the 305's INDI driver already detect whether or not it has tracking? Because I get, in the INDI panel, the guidance menu.

As for the USB2 powered Hub, I have one and I can connect it to USB3 or USB2 but I have a Raspi4.

By the way, the exposure time from 0.001s to 1800s, is it already implemented in any update? And to update only the library and the driver in particular, not the rest of the system , how to do it? (I don't know at all)


I try to do the tests and I'll tell you ...

In the meantime if there is anything else let me know.

Pep

I'm so sorry....

about "When you choose the driver in ekos, I only get the SVBONY or the SVBONY CCD305 (or something similar) . Are there someone more specifics coming out of the 305PRO? Or does the 305's INDI driver already detect whether or not it has tracking? Because I get, in the INDI panel, the guidance menu."

I confirm that I have the "SVBONY 305PRO 0" version, I understand that detect automaticaly the version of the camera you are connected.

Thanks,

Pep

Hi Folks,

The other night I tested the SV305PRO with a USB3 powered HUB to see if it had any issues and check if not stop the camera. And I was unlucky. I was doing the same with the HUB as without it.
I was trying to track with ekos and yes it was do the first image to take references, it was moving the mount to do the calibration and then there was no way it could do the next image.
I tried to plug/unplug it, turn it on, reset the ekos and nothing at all, I wasn’t lucky either. Only when I stopped (switch off) the whole system and tried again, only then it did work once and I was left waiting to do the second image again.
I tried it with and without the USB3 powered HUB, and even with just the SV305PRO connected to the USB3 and everything else (OnStep and DSRL) to the USB2 ports. And the result was the same. I remember you I have the astroberry as an INDI-server.
Any suggestions to be able to do the guidance? Basically is the use I would want to do by camera (and some times to do some planet or Moon)
Thank you all,
Pep

Hi thx8411 and Knro,

I wanted to look at what was going on with the camera doing a "dmesg" and I have saw what happens every time the camera stops working and I disconnect/connect the Ekos and the camera has already stopped working.
That is:

• if I disconnect/connect the camera and reset the ekos, the camera works a couple of images at most.
  
• Then the INDI-Server and Ekos still believe it is connected but no longer responds.
  
• If I reset Ekos then, on dmesg lines appear: "usbfs: process nnnn (indi_sv305_ccd) did not claim interface 0 before use".
  
• And so on until I disconnect and reconnect the camera to USB3 port.

Either via USB3 HUB powered or direct to the USB3 port de la raspi4.

Look at the picture.

I hope this can give you a clue to solve the problem.
And if I can check something more (if you give me the instruction to do for check it, I'll do it)

Thank you for your time and solutions.

Pep

Dear Knro and Thx8411,

During this time I tried to track via PHD2, but it continues to give the same problem of the INDI-Driver (it also uses the same): that is, it makes 1 or maximum 2 images and that's it: it no longer responds.

In another forum I read that the AstroDMX-Capture works very well with the SV305 (the pro says nothing). I have also tried it and yes, the camera never fails and has many control options of it, but of course this program only takes pictures and does not track.
Seeing that it worked I stopped the astroDMx-capture and turned on the ekos to try to take pictures or track ... and nothing worked anymore. Also, once the ekos no longer detected it, I tried to start the astroDMx-Capture again to see if it responded, and no longer responded.
Then, I had to disconnect/connect the camera and reset the RasPi so that some of the programs would detect it again. And worked, of course.

I hope it becomes clear what tests I have done, if you need any feedback or do any tests feel free to tell me and I'll do it.

Thank you and I look forward to your news,

Best,

Pep

Hi Cirera,

I assume you are talking about raspberry pi 4. I got everything working a few weeks ago after many trial and error.

There are 2 things that u need to do just to make it work.

1. in INDI control panel, change the setting from RAW16 to RAW8. Then try to do a capture looping in the GUIDE or FOCUS tab.

2. In PHD2 under INDI camera selection, choose MAIN for Dual CCD and check the Camera does not support the exposure time option. When you do looping in PHD2, a preview will show up, and just minimize it. That's all.

Then you are good to go.

Good luck.

Tom

Hi Tom,

Oysters, sorry ...

I should jumped on the post where you explained it. Well that's how I'll try it. In fact today there is a favorable weather forecast and I will be able to tell you, what happened as soon as possible.

I insist, sorry for my insistence to try to give you datas for to resolve the problem. If I would have read it before, for sure it would have worked before.

Thank you for this huge job you have done.

Pep

No problem here. Just let us know the test result.

Clear skies!

Dear Tom,

I have try it and in the end I was able to configure INDI as you have told me and PHD2 as well, but there is no way, it keep doing the same (with or without powered hub)
Attached is an image of how I set the INDI for the camera in case there is something not well configurated.
I'm using a Raspi4 with astroberry 2.0.3 all upgraded.
Thanks,

Pep

PD: I see that the option to exposure less than 0.01s not is available yet. (the camera accept from 0.001s to 1800s)

Hi Tom,

At the end in PHD2 it's working now ... ... is talking, because it has a lot of adjustment errors in the tracking, but the system is working.
Tracking in Ekos does not work.


And after 50 minutes later camera not connected againon phd2.


Thanks

Pep