After updating to the latest stable release I had difficulty with the ASI cameras.
After two weeks both cameras are connecting at the moment, but I need to find more consistency.

Simplifying can help, I ran with an Ekos profile using just the telescope simulator and a single camera.

Many of my failure runs seem to have been due to prior errors. I connect through hubs and have to
remove and reconnect power to them between Ekos/driver sessions. I have not gone back to without hubs
to see if it really the disconnecting of the camera that is impacting results.

Running the /usr/bin/asi_camera_test can provide a clue where to look for the problem. I think it is provided
by the install and uses the same library code.

There was a period where the camera was connecting but not fully and I mistook those as failures to connect.
Presently it takes a minute or so for the connection to become apparent. Then after another minute or
two the indi screen finally puts up the Control tab.

It might be worth examining the ~/.indi/'ZWO CCD ASI294mc_config.xml' file to see if all the name and settings
appear correct. A new guide camera was introduced and the xml file contained a mix of camera types. Probably
something I caused unknowingly.

The last time of trying to use the imaging camera an exposure would count down to 0 and then restart the exposure again without producing an image. This is an old problem, seems like a year or so since last seen. I note the ASI rules.d file has been replaced.

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