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On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM, YAMADA masami wrote:

For CG-11's Gemini-2, I've noticed that the response time when I select "Configure PEC" on virtual HC is very slow, "Configure PEC" window appears after more than 10 seconds have passed.? Also after I select "Set PEC Period", again its confirmation window appears after 15 seconds or so, following "Not Responding" message in the title bar.

Hi,

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I have two Gemini-2 units.? One for my CG-11 (OPW+SLW upgraded) and G-11 (OPW only).

For CG-11's Gemini-2, I've noticed that the response time when I select "Configure PEC" on virtual HC is very slow, "Configure PEC" window appears after more than 10 seconds have passed.? Also after I select "Set PEC Period", again its confirmation window appears after 15 seconds or so, following "Not Responding" message in the title bar.

I've carried out the same test for G-11's Gemini-2.? When I press "Configure PEC", almost immediately "Configure PEC" window appears.? There is no time lag.

I used the same ASCOM Gemini Telescope driver 1.1.28.0.? But the FW versions are different.

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For CG-11: Gemini unit ver. 6.10,? HC ver. 1.63

For G-11: Gemini unit ver. 6.01, HC ver. 1.60

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I put Gemini Troubleshooting Reporter logs in Yamada-2 folder in User_Logs_error_files_and_suggestions.

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Thanks in advance,

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masami

Hi Paul,

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Next time I will use Gemini Troubleshooting Reporter.? According to the forecast, the weather here will not be cooperative in a few weeks or so.

By the way, I don't know this issue is related to my original lock-up thread, but I will raise another thread regarding Cofigure PEC menu.? There is a difference between my Gemini-2 for CG-11 and for G-11.

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Thanks in advance,

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masami

On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM, Seokman Han wrote:

3 days ago, I was trying to figure out why my mount points to the wrong direction and I found out I set reverse RA.

Hi Paul,

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I will follow your suggestion. I have cloudy nights for the next week, I can try in the future.

Looking at those timestamp of events, they may be I was doing the reset. I used the web UI to cold restart the mount. what I noticed was that the mount kept rebooting if I stayed on the web page for cold reboot. I think the web browser kept refresh the web page when it cannot load the page. When it load web page after boot, it sends reboot commands again by refreshing the web page. 3 days ago, I was trying to figure out why my mount points to the wrong direction and I found out I set reverse RA.

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Thank you,

Seokman

Hi masami,

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Like I asked Seokman, can you please go to the Gemini.NET virtual hand controller, connect to Gemini and collect a troubleshooter log zip file and upload it here? Seokman appears to have a number of WD Reset events in his logs, which often indicates a problem with memory and settings -- possibly a bad 3v battery.

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Regards,

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 05:41 PM, Seokman Han wrote:

Hi Paul,

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I uploaded the reporting Zip file to files section.

/g/Gemini-II/files/Gemini%20Troubleshooting%20Log/Gemini%20Telescope%20Driver%20Report.zip

One more thing I noticed is that when I click on Setup -> Advanced Gemini Settings..., I get an error message saying 'Communications error' However I can still click on any of 'Get Settings From Gemini' from the settings screen and it gets settings from the Gemini.

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Thank you,

Seokman

I do see the same pattern on my ASCOM log file.

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01:57:21.910 UDP connection ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [2]: gemini, 11110
01:57:21.910 Looking up DHCP name ? ? ?TID:11 [2]: gemini
01:57:23.762 IT:PulseGuide5 ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:9 [Enter] guideWest, 160
01:57:23.762 IT:CanPulseGuide.Get ? ? ?TID:9 [Enter] True
01:57:24.638 Exception ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TID:11 [Error]: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): No such host is known[0D][0A] ? at System.Net.Dns.GetAddrInfo(String name)[0D][0A] ? at System.Net.Dns.InternalGetHostByName(String hostName, Boolean includeIPv6)[0D][0A] ? at System.Net.Dns.GetHostAddresses(String hostNameOrAddress)[0D][0A] ? at ASCOM.GeminiTelescope.Gemini5Hardware.ConnectToEthernet() in C:\Users\ypa\Documents\Ascom.Gemini.Telescope\GeminiTelescope\Gemini5Hardware.cs:line 242[0D][0A] ? at ASCOM.GeminiTelescope.GeminiHardwareBase.Connect() in C:\Users\ypa\Documents\Ascom.Gemini.Telescope\GeminiTelescope\GeminiHardware.cs:line 2883
01:57:24.648 IT:Connected.Set ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] False
01:57:24.648 Disconnect() ? ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter]?
01:57:24.648 Current connect state ? ? TID:11 [2]: False
01:57:24.648 Remaining clients ? ? ? ? TID:11 [2]: 0
01:57:24.648 No more clients, disconne TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.648 Closing serial port ? ? ? TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.648 Serial port closed ? ? ? ?TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.648 Closing Ethernet connecti TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.648 DisconnectToEthernet ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter]?
01:57:24.648 DisconnectToEthernet ? ? ?TID:11 [Exit]?
01:57:24.648 Closed Ethernet connectio TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.649 Closing pass-through port TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.649 Pass-through port closed ?TID:11 [2]:?
01:57:24.649 Disconnect() ? ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Exit]?
01:57:24.649 IT:Connected.Set ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Exit] False
01:57:26.382 IT:PulseGuide5 ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] guideWest, 40
01:57:26.383 IT:CanPulseGuide.Get ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] True
01:57:28.985 IT:PulseGuide5 ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] guideWest, 54
01:57:28.986 IT:CanPulseGuide.Get ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] True
01:57:31.594 IT:PulseGuide5 ? ? ? ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] guideWest, 64
01:57:31.595 IT:CanPulseGuide.Get ? ? ?TID:11 [Enter] True

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It looks like it got disconnected at 1:57:24 because my computer could not communicate with Gemini any longer, but the guiding command continued until 02:31:50

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Paul

Hi Paul,

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I uploaded the reporting Zip file to files section.

One more thing I noticed is that when I click on Setup -> Advanced Gemini Settings..., I get an error message saying 'Communications error' However I can still click on any of 'Get Settings From Gemini' from the settings screen and it gets settings from the Gemini.

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Thank you,

Seokman

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 01:37 PM, YAMADA masami wrote:

During my guiding session, suddenly PHD2 reported that the mount was not connected on the remote desktop screen.? Indeed the virtual HC's connect button showed "connect."??So I went to the roof and checked the status of the mount.? The unit was powered on and HC's menus were responsive, but the mount failed to move when I pressed the button.? After powering the unit again, it returned normal so far.

I remember this is the second time.? When I encountered this kind of issue for the first time, the unit was totally locked up, any button on the HC screen was unresponsive, if I recall correctly.

I don't know if there is any clue in the log, but I put the ASCOM log file in User_Logs_error_files_and_suggestions folder of Files.

I'm afraid my Gemini-2 becoming faulty.

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Thanks in advance,

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masami

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 04:30 PM, Seokman Han wrote:

I actually updated to the new firmware and the software in January and noticed this PEC turning off problem. Last couple of nights I? got clear nights and both nights PEC appears to be off from looking at the PHD log file even though I had PEC checkbox was on. I don't know if this is a related issue or not, but the last couple of nights Gemini became unresponsive in the middle of night. It was disconnected from NINA, and I could not bring up the web page in the morning. I connected the hand controller, and the HC kept rebooting. I'm using 6.1 Gemini firmware. 1.1.28.0 Driver, 7.0.2 ASCOM Platform, and 3.1 HF2 NINA software. I will try to capture ASCOM log.

I actually updated to the new firmware and the software in January and noticed this PEC turning off problem. Last couple of nights I? got clear nights and both nights PEC appears to be off from looking at the PHD log file even though I had PEC checkbox was on. I don't know if this is a related issue or not, but the last couple of nights Gemini became unresponsive in the middle of night. It was disconnected from NINA, and I could not bring up the web page in the morning. I connected the hand controller, and the HC kept rebooting. I'm using 6.1 Gemini firmware. 1.1.28.0 Driver, 7.0.2 ASCOM Platform, and 3.1 HF2 NINA software. I will try to capture ASCOM log.

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Thank you,

Seokman

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On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 03:32 AM, <drice34@...> wrote:

I might end up going with Stellarmate. Apparently, ASI AIR does not like long focal lengths when plate solving/polar aligning Next Star C8 (2000mm). I will eventually get a focal reducer.

Regardless I like what it has to offer and needed confirmation it would work with Gemeni 2.

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I know the ASIAIR plate solves just fine on my M10" LX200 f/6.3 SCT which has significant coma at the outer edges.? While I have not personally tried it on the M8" LX200 f/10 ACF OTA but based on the calcs and ACF OTA's nice star shapes in the outer FOV I think it will be fine.? At some point I will try it but I have not tried this so far.??

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During my guiding session, suddenly PHD2 reported that the mount was not connected on the remote desktop screen.? Indeed the virtual HC's connect button showed "connect."??So I went to the roof and checked the status of the mount.? The unit was powered on and HC's menus were responsive, but the mount failed to move when I pressed the button.? After powering the unit again, it returned normal so far.

I remember this is the second time.? When I encountered this kind of issue for the first time, the unit was totally locked up, any button on the HC screen was unresponsive, if I recall correctly.

I don't know if there is any clue in the log, but I put the ASCOM log file in User_Logs_error_files_and_suggestions folder of Files.

I'm afraid my Gemini-2 becoming faulty.

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Thanks in advance,

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masami

Brendan,

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Thanks for your comments. I'll look into Michael and David.?

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Ken

Seokman,

You are not alone. I’ve had the same thing happening to me for a few months now. It happens every session. At this point I check to see if PEC is still enabled after the sequence has been running a while and it consistently has been deselected at some point. I’ve considered it a nuisance since my PEC on/vs PEC off performance is only about a 0.2 arcsec difference, I check fairly early in the sequence, and it seems to stay on after I manually enable it at that time again.?

It’s been cloudy so my mount is inside but I’ll grab my logs, ASCOM driver version, NINA version, and Gemini2 firmware version this weekend so we can compare notes.?

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 03:17 AM, Seokman Han wrote:

I just upgraded Gemini firmware and ASCOM 7 software and the mount keeps turning off PEC while doing imaging session.

Sometimes I see PEC checkbox is unchecked from Gemini hand controller screen. I also noticed from PHD log viewer after imaging night.

I don't really know if this is really related to the firmware and software update since I don't have old data.

I use NINA software to control everything. Is there any log in the Gemini to tell me why it turned off PEC?

I just upgraded Gemini firmware and ASCOM 7 software and the mount keeps turning off PEC while doing imaging session.

Sometimes I see PEC checkbox is unchecked from Gemini hand controller screen. I also noticed from PHD log viewer after imaging night.

I don't really know if this is really related to the firmware and software update since I don't have old data.

I use NINA software to control everything. Is there any log in the Gemini to tell me why it turned off PEC?

Kenneth. ?I’m pretty sure this early 1st ver HC is no longer supported by Losmandy ? ?Mainly due to lack of displays available and obsolescence of this display and other parts and improving the design.

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Spare displays for these 1st ver HC dried up a long time ago. ?Losmandy also improved the HC design and concentrated on these as they could much more easily obtain parts by the 1000’s and frankly they were better?

But I understand you’d rather get yours fixed. ?as would I! ?From Losmandy’s POV they would rather commercially concentrate on their better ver 2 & 3 HC’s ?as their 1st ver displays ran out.?

David, Myself and Michael (maybe Rene’) got the last 1st ver displays available and can easily R&R them. ? It was a hassle getting them.?

Michael and David are your best bet. ?FWIW.?

cheers

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Brendan