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Re: Serial connection to G2
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThere¡¯s a pattern in the behaviour, just before the timeout in each case we see the identical message sequence: 16:59:28.121 Serial wait for response? TID:15 [0]: :GR 16:59:28.163 Serial received:????????? TID:15 [0]: :GR, 12.295757 16:59:28.164 Serial wait for response? TID:15 [0]: :GD 16:59:28.174 Serial received:????????? TID:15 [0]: :GD, +90.000000 16:59:28.175 Serial wait for response? TID:15 [0]: :GA 16:59:28.186 Serial received:????????? TID:15 [0]: :GA, +52.125278 16:59:28.186 Serial wait for response? TID:15 [0]: :GZ 16:59:28.197 Serial received:????????? TID:15 [0]: :GZ, 360.000000 16:59:28.197 Serial wait for response? TID:15 [0]: :Gv 16:59:28.198 Serial received:????????? TID:15 [0]: :Gv, T 16:59:28.198 UpdatePolledVariables???? TID:15 [Exit] 16:59:28.198 UpdatePolledVariables5??? TID:15 [Exit] True 16:59:28.199 Transmitting commands???? TID:15 [2]: :Sc10/25/24# 16:59:28.199 Serial Transmit?????????? TID:15 [0]: :Sc10/25/24# 16:59:28.200 Done transmitting???????? TID:15 [2]: 16:59:28.200 Serial wait for response? TID:15 [0]: :Sc10/25/24 ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David C. Partridge
Sent: 25 October 2024 18:41 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gemini-II_io] Serial connection to G2 ? I tried with the other G2 ¨C that was the last log of the set you received in the zip file ? The BT serial adapter works perfectly with my G1, and the cable tests clean for continuity ? ? D. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Kanevsky ? Looks like it's working... but not every time. Something's wrong with the connection, serial converter, or the serial port. ? On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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Re: Beta-test of new HC firmware v1.62
I see a HC startup failure at times in the field with no LAN.? The starting sequence displays on the HC starts, waits, switches to connecting to Gemini pauses and then fails to connect.? The screen flashes grey (reboot) and the HC restarts, on the second attempt it connects.
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When connected to the LAN in the office it does not behave this way when able to connect to the Ethernet LAN.
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Re: Allow speeding up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThat¡¯s what I am complaining about ¨C on the G1 you could accelerate from G to C to S ? David ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Kanevsky
Sent: 25 October 2024 18:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gemini-II_io] Allow speeding up ? On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 12:55 PM, Paul Kanevsky wrote:
The tactile buttons always work for me (you must be on the screen with diamond buttons on the touch screen). They also allow acceleration to the next higher speed, but not beyond. I can't accelerate twice, only one acceleration works to the next higher level.? |
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Re: Serial connection to G2
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI tried with the other G2 ¨C that was the last log of the set you received in the zip file ? The BT serial adapter works perfectly with my G1, and the cable tests clean for continuity ? ? D. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Kanevsky
Sent: 25 October 2024 17:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gemini-II_io] Serial connection to G2 ? Looks like it's working... but not every time. Something's wrong with the connection, serial converter, or the serial port. ? On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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Re: Allow speeding up
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 12:55 PM, Paul Kanevsky wrote:
The tactile buttons always work for me (you must be on the screen with diamond buttons on the touch screen). They also allow acceleration to the next higher speed, but not beyond. I can't accelerate twice, only one acceleration works to the next higher level.?
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Re: Allow speeding up
Hmm. I didn't have that issue after the restart. I'll try a few more times to see if there's some sequence that leads to this state. Anything in particular that you do before you try to use the buttons?
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On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 11:15 AM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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Re: Serial connection to G2
Looks like it's working... but not every time. Something's wrong with the connection, serial converter, or the serial port.
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On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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Re: Serial connection to G2
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHere¡¯s the Diagnostics which seem (to me) to suggest the coms is sort of working but (for example): 16:57:14.964 Serial received:????????? TID:11 [0]: :GA, +52.125278 16:57:14.964 Serial wait for response? TID:11 [0]: :GZ 16:57:14.973 Serial received:????????? TID:11 [0]: :GZ, 360.000000 16:57:14.973 Serial wait for response? TID:11 [0]: :Gv 16:57:14.973 Serial received:????????? TID:11 [0]: :Gv, T 16:57:14.973 UpdatePolledVariables???? TID:11 [Exit] 16:57:14.973 UpdatePolledVariables5??? TID:11 [Exit] True 16:57:14.973 Transmitting commands???? TID:11 [2]: :Sc10/25/24# 16:57:14.973 Serial Transmit?????????? TID:11 [0]: :Sc10/25/24# 16:57:14.973 Done transmitting???????? TID:11 [2]: 16:57:14.973 Serial wait for response? TID:11 [0]: :Sc10/25/24 16:57:26.047 Exception???????????????? TID:11 [Error]: System.TimeoutException: ReadTo[0D][0A]?? at ASCOM.GeminiTelescope.GeminiHardwareBase.ReadTo(Char terminate) in C:\Users\ypa\Documents\Ascom.Gemini.Telescope\GeminiTelescope\Connection.cs:line 961[0D][0A]?? at ASCOM.GeminiTelescope.GeminiHardwareBase.GetCommandResultSerial(CommandItem command, Boolean bResyncOnError, Boolean& bReturn) in C:\Users\ypa\Documents\Ascom.Gemini.Telescope\GeminiTelescope\Connection.cs:line 741 ? David ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David C. Partridge
Sent: 25 October 2024 16:32 To: [email protected] Subject: [Gemini-II_io] Serial connection to G2 ? I haven¡¯t tried to use the serial port on the G2 I have so it¡¯s possible that it¡¯s broken as the G2 wasn¡¯t new when Tanya sent it to me for developing the Servo firmware. ? Here¡¯s what I had with my G1? (with serial port modified to supply 5V on pin 1) ? ?????????????? Bluetooth??????????? G1 ?????????????? 1 ????????????????????????????????????????? NC ?????????????? 2???????????? ->?????????? 1???????????? 5V ?????????????? 3???????????? ->?????????? 2???????????? GND ??????? TX? 4 ??????????? ->?????????? 3???????????? RX ??????? RX? 5???????????? ->?????????? 4???????????? TX ?????????????? 6?????????????????????????????????????????? NC ? I made up a new lead to connect to the G2 ? ?????????????? Bluetooth??????????? G2 ?????????????? 1 ????????????????????????????????????????? NC ?????????????? 2???????????? ->?????????? 1???????????? 5V ?????????????? 3???????????? ->?????????? 3???????????? GND ??????? TX? 4 ??????????? ->?????????? 2???????????? RX ??????? RX? 5???????????? ->?????????? 5???????????? TX ?????????????? 6?????????????????????????????????????????? NC ? Which I am pretty sure is correct (please tell me if I¡¯ve got it wrong ¨C it would be easy to do). I¡¯ve checked the cable for continuity ? Baud rate is set to 9600 in Gemini.net and the lead is plugged into the Serial/GPS port on the G2. The web pages tell me that is also set to 9600 (unlike the HC port which is set to 57600). ? Gemini.net says connected, and then times out and gives up after a couple of attempts. ? Have goofed this up or? ? Cheers, David ? |
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Serial connection to G2
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI haven¡¯t tried to use the serial port on the G2 I have so it¡¯s possible that it¡¯s broken as the G2 wasn¡¯t new when Tanya sent it to me for developing the Servo firmware. ? Here¡¯s what I had with my G1? (with serial port modified to supply 5V on pin 1) ? ?????????????? Bluetooth??????????? G1 ?????????????? 1 ????????????????????????????????????????? NC ?????????????? 2???????????? ->?????????? 1???????????? 5V ?????????????? 3???????????? ->?????????? 2???????????? GND ??????? TX? 4 ??????????? ->?????????? 3???????????? RX ??????? RX? 5???????????? ->?????????? 4???????????? TX ?????????????? 6?????????????????????????????????????????? NC ? I made up a new lead to connect to the G2 ? ?????????????? Bluetooth??????????? G2 ?????????????? 1 ????????????????????????????????????????? NC ?????????????? 2???????????? ->?????????? 1???????????? 5V ?????????????? 3???????????? ->?????????? 3???????????? GND ??????? TX? 4 ??????????? ->?????????? 2???????????? RX ??????? RX? 5???????????? ->?????????? 5???????????? TX ?????????????? 6?????????????????????????????????????????? NC ? Which I am pretty sure is correct (please tell me if I¡¯ve got it wrong ¨C it would be easy to do). I¡¯ve checked the cable for continuity ? Baud rate is set to 9600 in Gemini.net and the lead is plugged into the Serial/GPS port on the G2. The web pages tell me that is also set to 9600 (unlike the HC port which is set to 57600). ? Gemini.net says connected, and then times out and gives up after a couple of attempts. ? Have goofed this up or? ? Cheers, David ? |
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Re: Allow speeding up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYes, I did restart ¨C several times in fact as I¡¯m trying to get serial coms working (but that¡¯s for another thread). ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Kanevsky
Sent: 25 October 2024 15:28 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gemini-II_io] Allow speeding up ? Hi David, ? Did you restart Gemini after the new HC firmware was uploaded to the HC? I had a similar experience, and it all cleared up after restarting Gemini. ? Regards, ? ? ?-Paul ? On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 10:22 AM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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Re: Allow speeding up
Hi David,
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Did you restart Gemini after the new HC firmware was uploaded to the HC? I had a similar experience, and it all cleared up after restarting Gemini.
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On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 10:22 AM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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Allow speeding up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI¡¯ve just applied 6.05 plus 1.63 to my G2 and HC. ? I have ¡°allow speeding up¡± set, so I expected the HC buttons to work like the G1, going from Guide speed to Centre speed to Slew Speed if I hold (e.g.) the right RA button down and press the left button twice. ? But it doesn¡¯t seem to work like that?? If I have speed set to Guide it will only move up to Centring speed when I press the opposite button. HC is set to ¡°All Speeds¡± mode ? Also, the buttons on the rear of the HC don¡¯t seem to do anything sometimes, other times they do? ? Can anyone cast some light for me? ? Cheers, David ? |
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Re: periodic error training (PemPro config question)
Hi Steve,
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Brian isn't visiting here very often anymore, so let me attempt to give you an answer.
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> One, after uploading to the mount and verifying the curves and riding off into the sunset, do we go back into Gemini PEC configuration and set the worm period back to 1x?
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No, don't change the worm setting. You don't need to do 2x worm cycle recording/programming. You can do 1x worm cycle, as well. 2x takes longer and will only help in the specific case that you have a certain error that can't be fixed by 1x worm cycle PEC. But either way should work.
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>? Two, on the PemPro site ? (updated 2023) there's no mention of this. Is there a conflict here, is your doc still relevant with this idea, etc.?
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PemPro has been updated since 2023. Early 2024, a version with some changes and bug fixes was released specifically to address the Gemini PEC programming with L6.02 and above. Just download the latest version of PEMPro available.
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> And unrelated to those: On the site's document it asks to "go into the "Advanced Setup" page and uncheck "Gemini expects J2000 co-ordinates" because they both need to be on the JNow page--is that also required from your perspective?
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It's not required, but it is recommended. You don't need J2000 conversion unless you have certain software that only supports that epoch. To program PEC you don't need J2000 precession conversion.
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On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 02:13 PM, Steve wrote:
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Re: Beta-test of new HC firmware v1.62
Hi Ken,
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Totally up to you. The beta seems pretty stable, and has bug fixes and enhancements, so should be worth an upgrade. v1.63c of the HC and L6.05 are now available for beta testing.
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On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 04:47 PM, Oberon510 wrote:
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Re: 12V Exterior grade Wireless Access Point
On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 04:31 AM, David C. Partridge wrote:
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I have a tech support question in GL.iNet regarding the Slate-AX USB C port's 12v tolerance.? Many of these ports are independently regulated at the input and can tolerate some higher voltages at the input.? ?
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