Hello,
Last night I have been imaging the Bubble Nebula, which is quite close to the celestial pole, so I tried my best to polar align my mount (GEM28) well. I calibrated the guiding around Deneb and slewed back to my target. At the beginning the guiding was acting a bit wild, then around 22:22 it settled down, then a meridian flip happened, and after that there was a period of normal guiding performance. Unfortunately after that the guiding went really wild again, I checked for cable snags and stuff like that, but there was nothing wrong. I tried to recalibrate the guiding after the flip but it didn't help at all. Any ideas on what might have gone wrong? Also, I'm wondering why the SNR was jumping like crazy sometimes.. it seems to be connected with bad guiding performance. I'm attaching the log file and screenshot from this night.

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I tested this mount again on today's clear night, and I didn't encounter the issue! It seems that I shouldn't use my hand controller (I think I had problems because of the parking/zeroing feature, but now I'm not going to use the HC at all anyways) if Ekos is communicating with the mount at the same time

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Hello,
I have a problem with my brand new iOptron GEM28 mount - when I'm running a photographing session, after some time (around 10-15 minutes) my mount refuses to move in RA. Dec axis works just fine (using either the INDI mount driver or the hand controller), but RA won't work even when I disconnect the mount from the computer - I need to manually reset mount's power. I'm running the following versions of KStars and INDI libraries on my Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Mate 20.04 LTS (I installed them from the beta PPA):

kstars-bleeding-data/focal,focal,now 6:3.5.5+202108250849~ubuntu20.04.1 all [installed,automatic]
kstars-bleeding-dbg/focal,now 6:3.5.5+202108250849~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
kstars-bleeding/focal,now 6:3.5.5+202108250849~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed]

indi-aagcloudwatcher-ng/focal,now 1.6~202108220520~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-aok/focal,now 1.1~202108220606~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-apogee/focal,now 1.9~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-armadillo-platypus/focal,now 1.0~202108220519~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-asi/focal,now 1.9~202108220414~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-astromechfoc/focal,now 0.2~202108220607~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-atik/focal,now 2.6~202108220414~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-avalon/focal,now 1.12~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-bin/focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-bresserexos2/focal,now 1.0~202108220612~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-celestronaux/focal,now 0.7~202108220610~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-dreamfocuser/focal,now 2.1~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-dsi/focal,now 0.4~202108220414~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-duino/focal,now 1.15~202108220416~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-eqmod/focal,now 1.0~202108220521~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-ffmv/focal,now 0.3~202108220606~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-fishcamp/focal,now 1.1~202108220610~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-fli/focal,now 1.5~202108220611~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-full/focal,now 1.9.1~202108220520~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed]
indi-gphoto/focal,now 3.0~202108220422~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-gpsd/focal,now 0.5~202108220522~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-gpsnmea/focal,now 0.2~202108220611~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-maxdomeii/focal,now 1.3~202108220521~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-mgen/focal,now 0.1~202108220415~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-mi/focal,now 1.8-0~202108220512~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-nexdome/focal,now 1.5~202108220628~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-nightscape/focal,now 1.0.6~202108220518~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-pentax/focal,now 1.0~202108220421~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-qhy/focal,now 2.7~202108220623~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-qsi/focal,now 0.9~202108220524~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-shelyak/focal,now 1.0~202108220510~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-starbook-ten/focal,now 0.1~202108220415~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-starbook/focal,now 0.8~202108220517~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-sv305/focal,now 1.2.3~202108220511~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-sx/focal,now 1.15~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-talon6/focal,now 2.0~202108220609~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-toupbase/focal,now 0.6~202108220521~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]

libindi-data/focal,focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 all [installed,automatic]
libindi-dev/focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed]
libindi1/focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]

I'm not sure how would the mount work on the latest stable KStars/INDI, I can't test it because my camera, Altair Hypercam 183M Pro, refuses to work on these versions. I'm also attaching screenshots from PHD2 showing the moment when my mount refused to move in RA (please ignore the bad guiding performance, it was due to my very inaccurate polar alignment - the clear gap between the clouds was very short and I wanted to test Ekos with my new mount quickly). Also, please tell me if I need to attach some other pieces of information (eg. some logs) and how to collect them, if necessary.

 

Best regards,
Pawel

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I'm sure the power to the Pi is always uninterrupted, but the mount's power supply acts weird sometimes, I'll investigate it further (though I'm rather sure that the power to the mount didn't go out, I was actively monitoring everything). I tried to replicate this issue today by using a camera and guide cam simulators (both internal and PHD2) and I couldn't encounter this issue. The only change was that I wasn't even touching my hand controller; it it possible that using a hand controller and Ekos at the same time could cause the mount to behave weirdly like I described in the first post?

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Hello,
I have a problem with my brand new iOptron GEM28 mount - when I'm running a photographing session, after some time (around 10-15 minutes) my mount refuses to move in RA. Dec axis works just fine (using either the INDI mount driver or the hand controller), but RA won't work even when I disconnect the mount from the computer - I need to manually reset mount's power. I'm running the following versions of KStars and INDI libraries on my Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Mate 20.04 LTS (I installed them from the beta PPA):

kstars-bleeding-data/focal,focal,now 6:3.5.5+202108250849~ubuntu20.04.1 all [installed,automatic]
kstars-bleeding-dbg/focal,now 6:3.5.5+202108250849~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
kstars-bleeding/focal,now 6:3.5.5+202108250849~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed]

indi-aagcloudwatcher-ng/focal,now 1.6~202108220520~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-aok/focal,now 1.1~202108220606~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-apogee/focal,now 1.9~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-armadillo-platypus/focal,now 1.0~202108220519~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-asi/focal,now 1.9~202108220414~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-astromechfoc/focal,now 0.2~202108220607~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-atik/focal,now 2.6~202108220414~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-avalon/focal,now 1.12~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-bin/focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-bresserexos2/focal,now 1.0~202108220612~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-celestronaux/focal,now 0.7~202108220610~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-dreamfocuser/focal,now 2.1~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-dsi/focal,now 0.4~202108220414~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-duino/focal,now 1.15~202108220416~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-eqmod/focal,now 1.0~202108220521~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-ffmv/focal,now 0.3~202108220606~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-fishcamp/focal,now 1.1~202108220610~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-fli/focal,now 1.5~202108220611~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-full/focal,now 1.9.1~202108220520~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed]
indi-gphoto/focal,now 3.0~202108220422~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-gpsd/focal,now 0.5~202108220522~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-gpsnmea/focal,now 0.2~202108220611~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-maxdomeii/focal,now 1.3~202108220521~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-mgen/focal,now 0.1~202108220415~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-mi/focal,now 1.8-0~202108220512~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-nexdome/focal,now 1.5~202108220628~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-nightscape/focal,now 1.0.6~202108220518~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-pentax/focal,now 1.0~202108220421~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-qhy/focal,now 2.7~202108220623~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-qsi/focal,now 0.9~202108220524~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-shelyak/focal,now 1.0~202108220510~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-starbook-ten/focal,now 0.1~202108220415~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-starbook/focal,now 0.8~202108220517~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-sv305/focal,now 1.2.3~202108220511~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-sx/focal,now 1.15~202108220424~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-talon6/focal,now 2.0~202108220609~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]
indi-toupbase/focal,now 0.6~202108220521~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]

libindi-data/focal,focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 all [installed,automatic]
libindi-dev/focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed]
libindi1/focal,now 1.9.2~202108241824~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 [installed,automatic]

I'm not sure how would the mount work on the latest stable KStars/INDI, I can't test it because my camera, Altair Hypercam 183M Pro, refuses to work on these versions. I'm also attaching screenshots from PHD2 showing the moment when my mount refused to move in RA (please ignore the bad guiding performance, it was due to my very inaccurate polar alignment - the clear gap between the clouds was very short and I wanted to test Ekos with my new mount quickly). Also, please tell me if I need to attach some other pieces of information (eg. some logs) and how to collect them, if necessary.

Best regards,
Pawel

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