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sxv h9 camera use in nina #2

Open 1250rt opened 6 months ago

1250rt commented 6 months ago

using ascom driver in nina. gain not working and cooling not working

bretmckee commented 6 months ago

Thank you for your issue. It forced me to add some instructions for gathering log files. Please follow those instructions and add a log file to this issue so I can see what is happening.

1250rt commented 6 months ago

Dear Bret, Thanks for the quick response and instructions. I have just run a series of images with the logging turned on. I had to use exposures of 0.001s to get an image as no gain contoll. Many thanks Steve

bretmckee commented 6 months ago

Please attach your log file into a comment using the paperclip in the "Add a comment" menu bar.

1250rt commented 6 months ago

ASCOM.SXCamera.1533.221440.txt ASCOM.SXCamera.1132.326740.txt Bret, Log files as requested. regards Steve

bretmckee commented 6 months ago

The H9 is an older CCD camera, and it does not have regulated cooling (the cooler is either on or off), and it does not have adjustable gain. I believe the driver is correctly reporting both of these facts to NINA (but I've been wrong before :-) ), and I'm curious what it is doing with them.

Can you share more information about what failure you are seeing in Nina? I would expect it might just have a control to turn the camera on or off (but I've never used it with such a camera).

1250rt commented 6 months ago

Hi, The camera is one I picked up second hand to try out. So far I have only used it in looping mode to achieve focus. NINA does not show if the cooler is on or off. In order to achieve an exposure I am using exp times as low as 0.001s in daylight. There does no appear to be any Gain control. I can see a Gain setting in the plate solving utility but if I enter a number it appears to have no effect. Perhaps I need to experiment with the camera a bit more. Just waiting for a clear night!