Yes, I'm on 1.7.5 stable. This is my setup:
A QHY294M and the FW connected to it (not USB), an ASI290MM guider, a ZWO EAF and a RST-135 mount, connected to a RPi 4B with the latest 1.7.5 stable Stellarmate image.
All devices get ample of power from LiFeO4 or mains, through industrial-grade buck-boost converters set to appropriate voltages (15V for the mount, 5V for the RPi, 13.2V for the camera). Ampere limit on each output is 10A (mount, RPi) or 20A (camera). I checked the power quality with an oscilloscope. The peripherals work fine in other software/driver packages with the same cables. The QHY has a huge initial current draw (7A) which prompted me to put it on its own supply. I tried on two different RPi samples. TL;DR: This is not a hardware or power supply problem.
I set everything up and out of the box had the following problems, some of which are not related to the FW issue (so maybe the mods might want to move this):
- I need to connect the QHY camera to power and wait until the filterwheel has initialised before connecting USB/booting the RPi, otherwise the camera and filterwheel are not recognised.
- The filterwheel will never connect on the first try: I have to connect the camera, then disconnect everything, then deselect the filterwheel in the "optical trains" dialog, then restart EKOS, then connect the everything again and then select the filterwheelt in the optical trains dialogue again
- Once that is done, it works from the INDI dialog page of the camera.
- EKOS only completes one filter change, afterwards it gets stuck on "changing filters". The INDI dialog still works then. A restart of EKOS fixes this sometimes, but sometimes it needs a reboot of the RPi.
- After a few exposures, the image returned from the camera is all-black and takes a long time (1 minute, approx) to download. There is no error I can find in the logs. This can only be fixed by a reboot of the RPi, not by a restart/reconnect of the camera, EKOS or INDI .
- In the target section of the app, you can not put in custom RA/DEC coordinates
- In the guider section of the app, you can not manually select a guide star.
- You have to manually synchronise the cooling settings between the exposure dialog and the INDI settings, otherwise the camera will switch back and forth between temperatures, eliciting long wait times. Also, there's no way to expose "as is" and not set the cooling.
- The network settings aren't always retained over a reboot
- During PA, the refresh will sometimes stop, which needs a full new run .
I then updated with apt-get, hoping this would pull in a more stable version of EKOS/INDI and in addition got the following problem. The other problems were not fixed (although I didn't do much fussing around after this):
- On connect, the ASI driver will crash. I can not get the guider cam to work anymore, at all.
I tried Stellarmate for the first time three years ago. I have, in the past, wasted a huge amount of time troubleshooting malfunctioning astro equipment and am burned out. If it doesn't work, it doesn't and I move on. I'll leave this bug report here and if you wish, you can work from there - or don't. I don't doubt that this is a project of love with a lot of time and effort poured in, but it's not for me currently.Sorry to be so open, but it was a buggy mess and it still is. I'll check back in another three years if this has changed. Good luck!
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I‘ve tried to reply in this topic, but somehow that got lost (moderation?). Anyway, while investigating this same problem (which seems to be EKOS and not driver-related) I updated with apt-get and now the ASI driver for the guider keeps crashing. So if it turns up again, please just disregard my latest post. The EKOS/INDI version bundled with Stellarmate is still not production-ready, it seems. Back to Windows for me.
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Same problem here.
After more than a few unsuccessful attempts in the past I‘m taking another go at Stellarmate which would be great to get to work with its small footprint and low energy consumption. I‘m on the latest stable release.
I can use the QHY filterwheel from INDI, and after a disconnect and connect also from EKOS - but the latter only works for a single filter change. After the first change EKOS hangs at „changing filters“. I can still change filters manually from the INDI interface, so I believe this is an EKOS issue, not related to the driver. It‘s important to wait until the FW has initialised before connecting the camera via USB - probably a large problem for remote use, but only a minor niggle for my planned mobile usage.
The filter change problem is a show stopper for using the Stellarmate: I can‘t attach the filterwheel with USB because I need the inputs for the guider, main cam, focuser and mount. A powered USB hub is still another point of failure, another line up the mount and another device that needs power. I‘ld rather switch back to the Eagle I have been using, even with the higher power consumption and bulk.
My „deadline“ to get this setup going is 4 weeks for a dark side trip - is anyone working on the problem? I have some development experience, but not enough to tackle this issue myself (I‘ve checked the code but found no glaring problem) - but glad to provide any assistance I can. Is there a bounty program for INDI/EKOS?
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