Kurt Lanes
Kurt Lanes created a new topic ' Is there a problem with Kstars/EKOS/INDI and the CEM70EC or is it me' in the forum. 2 years ago

I posted this issue a couple of months ago but I thought I would start fresh. I have been having a problem where a slew to the target arrives at the wrong location as indicated my the CEM70. That is the mount target is not on top of the Kstars target. Yesterday I did a search for M33 and centered and tracked it by double clicking M33 in the search results. I then right click and select "iOptron CEM70" > goto. The coordinates of M33 in Kstars shows RA 1h 35m 4.5s 30deg 46m 25.25s

The log file shows:
 
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.875 MST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Target updated to JNow RA: "01h 35m 38s" DE: " 31° 29' 51\""
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.876 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - ISD:Telescope sending coords RA: "01h 35m 38s" ( 1.59385 ) DE: " 31° 29' 51\"" ( 31.4976 )
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.879 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] CMD <:SRA008606806#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.907 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] RES <1> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.908 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] CMD <:Sd+11339120#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.927 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] RES <1> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.927 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] CMD <:MS1#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.958 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] RES <1> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.960 MST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[INFO] Slewing to RA: 1:35:38 - DEC: 31:29:51 "
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.960 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Mount status changed from "Tracking" to "Slewing"
[2022-01-24T16:54:27.962 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] CMD <:GLS#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:28.008 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] RES <-3839430045030000220511> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:28.008 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[SCOPE] CMD <:GEP#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:28.022 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[SCOPE] RES <+1107856200850842011> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:29.023 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] CMD <:GLS#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:29.063 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] RES <-3839430045030000220511> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:29.063 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[SCOPE] CMD <:GEP#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:29.119 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[SCOPE] RES <+1108258300851811011> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:29.342 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Guide" Size: 639360
[2022-01-24T16:54:30.112 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] CMD <:GLS#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:30.151 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[DEBUG] RES <-3839430045030000210511> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:30.152 MST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[INFO] Slew complete, tracking... "
[2022-01-24T16:54:30.152 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[SCOPE] CMD <:GEP#> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:30.183 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - iOptron CEM70 : "[SCOPE] RES <+1133912200860692511> "
[2022-01-24T16:54:30.185 MST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Mount status changed from "Slewing" to "Tracking"

Why didn't the CEM70 get commanded to the coordinates shown in the Observation Planner? Did I do something wrong?

I sent additional goto command and the CEM70 just wanders around M33 but will not go there.

Thanks

Kurt

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