Until today at 13h it was working. I have the ASI 120 MC (black USB connector on the side).

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Camera seems to be ok. Connected to my Windows 10 system i got picture with SharpCap.

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Also unable to correctly stop indi.allsky. When i send the "systemctl --user stop indi-allsky" command, it takes minutes, and after that i see the status:

pi@indi-allsky:~ $ systemctl --user status indi-allsky
● indi-allsky.service - Indi AllSky Service
     Loaded: loaded (/home/pi/.config/systemd/user/indi-allsky.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Sun 2022-06-12 16:07:53 CEST; 1min 17s ago
    Process: 668 ExecStart=/home/pi/indi-allsky/virtualenv/indi-allsky/bin/python3 allsky.py --config /etc/indi-allsky/config.json --log syslog run (code=killed, signa>
    Process: 1738 ExecStop=/bin/kill -TERM $MAINPID (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 668 (code=killed, signal=KILL)
        CPU: 12.873s

Jun 12 16:07:45 indi-allsky python3[668]: [INFO] MainProcess allsky._queueManualTasks() #1423: Checking for manually submitted tasks
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: State 'stop-sigterm' timed out. Killing.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Killing process 668 (python3) with signal SIGKILL.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Killing process 1264 (python3) with signal SIGKILL.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Killing process 1265 (python3) with signal SIGKILL.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Killing process 1266 (python3) with signal SIGKILL.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=9/KILL
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: Stopped Indi AllSky Service.
Jun 12 16:07:53 indi-allsky systemd[632]: indi-allsky.service: Consumed 12.873s CPU time.

Also i see that video0 device is busy maybe:
pi@indi-allsky:~ $ v4l2-ctl --list-devices
bcm2835-codec-decode (platform:bcm2835-codec):
        /dev/video10
        /dev/video11
        /dev/video12
        /dev/video18
        /dev/video31
        /dev/media2

bcm2835-isp (platform:bcm2835-isp):
        /dev/video13
        /dev/video14
        /dev/video15
        /dev/video16
        /dev/video20
        /dev/video21
        /dev/video22
        /dev/video23
        /dev/media0
        /dev/media1

Cannot open device /dev/video0, exiting.

After complete reboot i have the same. My camera is dead?

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Since 13:22 my system do not capture new image...

pi@indi-allsky:~ $ systemctl --user status indi-allsky
● indi-allsky.service - Indi AllSky Service
     Loaded: loaded (/home/pi/.config/systemd/user/indi-allsky.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2022-06-12 15:24:50 CEST; 25min ago
   Main PID: 668 (python3)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 3720)
        CPU: 9.841s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/indi-allsky.service
             ├─ 668 /home/pi/indi-allsky/virtualenv/indi-allsky/bin/python3 allsky.py --config /etc/indi-allsky/config.json --log syslog run
             ├─1264 /home/pi/indi-allsky/virtualenv/indi-allsky/bin/python3 allsky.py --config /etc/indi-allsky/config.json --log syslog run
             ├─1265 /home/pi/indi-allsky/virtualenv/indi-allsky/bin/python3 allsky.py --config /etc/indi-allsky/config.json --log syslog run
             └─1266 /home/pi/indi-allsky/virtualenv/indi-allsky/bin/python3 allsky.py --config /etc/indi-allsky/config.json --log syslog run

Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [2022-06-12 15:50:21,767] INFO in allsky: Camera last ready: 1488.0s
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [2022-06-12 15:50:21,768] INFO in allsky: Exposure state: ALERT
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [2022-06-12 15:50:21,769] INFO in allsky: Sun altitude: 45:31:57.1
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [2022-06-12 15:50:21,771] INFO in allsky: Moon altitide: -24:30:17.0, phase 94.7%
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [2022-06-12 15:50:21,772] INFO in indi: Sensor temperature: 47.0
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [2022-06-12 15:50:21,772] INFO in allsky: Checking for manually submitted tasks
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [INFO] MainProcess allsky.detectNight() #835: Sun altitude: 45:31:57.1
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [INFO] MainProcess allsky.detectMoonMode() #852: Moon altitide: -24:30:17.0, phase 94.7%
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [INFO] MainProcess indi.getCcdTemperature() #414: Sensor temperature: 47.0
Jun 12 15:50:21 indi-allsky python3[668]: [INFO] MainProcess allsky._queueManualTasks() #1423: Checking for manually submitted tasks
pi@indi-allsky:~ $

Last 10 lines of my log:
pi@indi-allsky:~ $ tail -n 10 /var/log/indi-allsky/indi-allsky.log
Jun 12 15:52:12 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky.detectNight() #835: Sun altitude: 45:14:03.6
Jun 12 15:52:12 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky.detectMoonMode() #852: Moon altitide: -24:12:46.7, phase 94.7%
Jun 12 15:52:12 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess indi.getCcdTemperature() #414: Sensor temperature: 47.7
Jun 12 15:52:12 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky._queueManualTasks() #1423: Checking for manually submitted tasks
Jun 12 15:52:22 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky.run() #596: Camera last ready: 1608.4s
Jun 12 15:52:22 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky.run() #597: Exposure state: ALERT
Jun 12 15:52:22 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky.detectNight() #835: Sun altitude: 45:12:25.9
Jun 12 15:52:22 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky.detectMoonMode() #852: Moon altitide: -24:11:11.2, phase 94.7%
Jun 12 15:52:22 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess indi.getCcdTemperature() #414: Sensor temperature: 47.7
Jun 12 15:52:22 indi-allsky [INFO] MainProcess allsky._queueManualTasks() #1423: Checking for manually submitted tasks

System restart did not help. What's wrong now?

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Hi,
Just checked, and there is no new firmware for the ASI120MC. The FWUpdater Tool says it has the firmware V3.0.

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Yes i have the ASI 120, and as i see the firmware on it is old (v3.0.0.5). I downloaded now the latest (v3.19), will upgrade the cam tomorrow.
For the bit depth problem, the sollution is already applied in the config as posted before.

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Thanks, i'd set it now to 70. We will see tomorrow morning. :)

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I think i'll change to the RPI HQ cam (12,3MP Sony IMX477) with a 1,56mm fisheye lens (from Aliexpress). Have seen great results with this combo.
Like this one from Gino:



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Yes, this is known by me, and was the first thing i changed in my config. I added those line to the config (i hope i've placed it to the right place):



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Here the night timelapse created by indi-allsky. I think there should be some parameters to change, but not sure what. What i see:
1. Some images are not corrected by dark-frames
2. Flickering, no smooth gain change, some images are more brighter than the image before or after. So its like its flickering.
Here the video:
Youtube Timelapse 2022.06.11. night
What should i do, or change?
Thanks!!

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Another question.
After the last night i see that Keogram and timelapse is created successfully for day and night separately. But i cannot find the Stratrails image. I cannot see any option where it could be disabled or enabled. How can i enable it?

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