Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
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Hi Will,?
I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me solve my issues with
the software. So, let me see if I understand you correctly. I should go back
to Maxim DL 6.5 in order for all this steps to work. A few months ago, I was working
with 6.5 and I was not getting anywhere. So, I decided to move up to 7.1.1 and then
7.1.4 with no luck.?
So,? as I install DL 6.5, I will follow your instructions step by step. However, because I
am not a computer whiz, could you guide me on how to install 6.50?
Eduardo
From:[email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of WILL B via groups.io <william.bristow@...>
Sent:?Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:08 AM To:[email protected] <[email protected]> Subject:?Re: [QSI-CCD] Driver Setup Dialog Error ?
Hi Eduardo.
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I took an old QSI 683 camera out to the observatory today and can confirm your initial problem when attempting to open the ASCOM "Properties" U.I. on Windows 11 24H2 and ASCOM Platform 7 update 2, however this can be resolved by disconnecting the camera
and removing the installed QSI software, via the Windows "Add or Remove Programs" (Apps - Installed Apps") U.I. in Windows Settings, and then reboot the PC before reinstalling the latest QSI software for version 6 cameras again.
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You may have to try this several times before the QSI ASCOM drivers are correctly installed but it does resolve itself eventually if you repeat the installation procedure a couple of times.
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The ASCOM?driver?is valid for 32bit Maxim DL 6x and 64bit MaxIm DL 7x?and I tested that here today with my 683 working in both versions of MaxIm with the ASCOM driver selected.
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Once you are able to open the ASCOM "Properties" U.I. successfully there is one more setting in MaxIm that must be carried out:
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Click on the "Options" button in Camera Control - Setup and de-select the Advanced options for "Camera threading on" and "Filter wheel threading on", these are enabled by default but when used with the QSI ASCOM driver in MaxIm DL 6/7 , or the QSI PlugIn
in MaxIm DL 6 then the camera will report an error after the first exposure is compete and the second exposure begins, a screen grab is attached below. With both these options disabled then the camera works as expected.
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Even with the ASCOM driver working properly I would still recommend you use the QSI native PlugIn in MaxIm DL 6 in preference to the ASCOM driver because not all the camera features are available through the ASCOM interface in MaxIm DL, such as download
speed/quality etc, but as mentioned previously the MaxIm native QSI PlugIn is only available for MaxIm DL 6. If you want to use MaxIm DL 7 then the only possibility is to use the ASCOM driver.
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HTH
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Will.
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