Hi,
I try to create bias frames with a Nikon z6. But the bias frames have not the correct (shortest) exposure time, for example the filename is Bias_0.000250_secs_001.nef which shows the correct exposure time. But the exposure is only 1/15 instead of 1/8000. Same, if I choose 1 second. Examples below. I double checked this issue with a Nikon D750 - the exposure time is the shortest one for this model (1/4000). Does anybody knows a workaround for the z6? Or is it a bug?
Kstars 3.5.2 Stable
Linux (armv7l) release 5.10.17-v7l+
Thanks and best regards,
Mirko
Nikon z6
/kstars/Bias/Bias_0.000125_secs_001.nef | grep Exposure
Exposure 2012 : 0.00
Exposure Time : 1/15
/kstars/Bias/Bias_1_secs_001.nef | grep Expos
Exposure 2012 : 0.00
Exposure Time : 1/15
Nikon D750
/kstars/Bias/d750_Bias_0.000250_secs_001.nef | grep Exposu
Exposure Time : 1/4000
Exposure Program : Manual
Logfiles from Kstars - not sure if they are usefull
CaptureStarting,77.659,1.000,
CaptureComplete,91.269,1.000,,-1.000,/home/pi/Astro/Light/Light_1_secs_001.nef,0,18,-1.000
CaptureStarting,91.375,0.000,
CaptureComplete,104.492,0.000,,-1.000,/home/pi/Astro/Light/Light_0.000125_secs_001.nef,0,13,-1.000
CaptureStarting,106.815,0.000,
CaptureComplete,119.694,0.000,,-1.000,/home/pi/Astro/Bias/Bias_0.000125_secs_001.nef,0,13,-1.000
MountCoords,124.052,7.3542,90.0000,0.0000,50.0328,1,90.0000
CaptureStarting,168.527,1.000,
CaptureComplete,182.170,1.000,,-1.000,/home/pi/Astro/Light/Light_1_secs_002.nef,0,18,-1.000
CaptureStarting,182.268,0.000,
MountCoords,185.131,7.6083,90.0000,0.0000,50.0328,1,90.0000
CaptureComplete,195.083,0.000,,-1.000,/home/pi/Astro/Light/Light_0.000125_secs_002.nef,0,13,-1.000
CaptureStarting,197.437,0.000,
CaptureComplete,210.260,0.000,,-1.000,/home/pi/Astro/Bias/Bias_0.000125_secs_002.nef,0,13,-1.000
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Hi,
some months ago I discovered INDI and Ekos and it seems a nice solution to control and use my mount (PMC8-EXOS2GT) and camera (Nikon z6). Together with an Raspian Pi4 it seems an nice an portable setup.
Now I've bought a QHY Polemaster and saw, that I could use it with Kstars/Ekos. I've installed the Polmaster program and it seems to work (camera shows a picture, but till now I could unfortunately not tried it with polaris).
But the I also noticed, that it was not longer possible to connect the QHY Polmaster with Ekos. qhy_ccd_test shows:
qhy_ccd_test
QHY Test CCD using SingleFrameMode, Version: 1.00
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResource|START
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResourceInside|START
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResourceInside|END
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|ScanQHYCCD|START
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|DeviceIsLIBUSBQHYCCD|vid = 1618 pid = 941
Open QHYCCD error
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResource|END
SDK resources initialized.
No QHYCCD camera found, please check USB or power.
But the camera is connected (Polmaster program works)
lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1618:0941
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
When I run kstars with "sudo kastars" the QHY Polmaster was found, same with
sudo qhy_ccd_test
Maybe someone has an idea how to fix this?
Thanks and best regards,
Mirko
PS. I'am not very experienced in these things, so please bear with me 
org.kde.kstars: Welcome to KStars 3.4.2
org.kde.kstars: Build: 2020-04-13T21:01:23Z
org.kde.kstars: OS: "raspbian"
org.kde.kstars: API: "arm-little_endian-ilp32-eabi-hardfloat"
org.kde.kstars: Arch: "arm"
org.kde.kstars: Kernel Type: "linux"
org.kde.kstars: Kernel Version: "5.4.51-v7l+"
org.kde.kstars: Qt Version: 5.11.3
indiserver -v
2020-08-03T16:55:39: startup: indiserver -v
Usage: indiserver [options] driver [driver ...]
Purpose: server for local and remote INDI drivers
INDI Library: 1.8.5
Code v1.8.4-93-g6a13bd11. Protocol 1.7.
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Hi,
some months ago I discovered INDI and Ekos and it seems a nice solution to control and use my mount (PMC8-EXOS2GT) and camera (Nikon z6). Together with an Raspian Pi4 it seems an nice an portable setup.
Now I've bought a QHY Polemaster and saw, that I could use it with Kstars/Ekos. I've installed the Polmaster program and it seems to work (camera shows a picture, but till now I could unfortunately not tried it with polaris).
But the I also noticed, that it was not longer possible to connect the QHY Polmaster with Ekos. qhy_ccd_test shows:
qhy_ccd_test
QHY Test CCD using SingleFrameMode, Version: 1.00
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResource|START
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResourceInside|START
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResourceInside|END
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|ScanQHYCCD|START
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|DeviceIsLIBUSBQHYCCD|vid = 1618 pid = 941
Open QHYCCD error
QHYCCD|QHYCCD.CPP|InitQHYCCDResource|END
SDK resources initialized.
No QHYCCD camera found, please check USB or power.
But the camera is connected (Polmaster program works)
lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1618:0941
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
When I run kstars with "sudo kastars" the QHY Polmaster was found, same with
sudo qhy_ccd_test
Maybe someone has an idea how to fix this?
Thanks and best regards,
Mirko
PS. I'am not very experienced in these things, so please bear with me
org.kde.kstars: Welcome to KStars 3.4.2
org.kde.kstars: Build: 2020-04-13T21:01:23Z
org.kde.kstars: OS: "raspbian"
org.kde.kstars: API: "arm-little_endian-ilp32-eabi-hardfloat"
org.kde.kstars: Arch: "arm"
org.kde.kstars: Kernel Type: "linux"
org.kde.kstars: Kernel Version: "5.4.51-v7l+"
org.kde.kstars: Qt Version: 5.11.3
indiserver -v
2020-08-03T16:55:39: startup: indiserver -v
Usage: indiserver [options] driver [driver ...]
Purpose: server for local and remote INDI drivers
INDI Library: 1.8.5
Code v1.8.4-93-g6a13bd11. Protocol 1.7.
Read More...