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What's Up With Atik & QSI
I recently looked at SharpCap as a possible addition to my software suite.? I noticed that Atik is listed among the supported cameras but QSI is not.? That prompted me to look at the Atik website
By Pictor User · #28790 ·
Re: PinPoint DemoExtender not running Maxim DL 6x
Hi Will, Yes, I will do as you suggest and explain the error to the forum. And I do need to change the topic thread. I started with Maxim LE back a few years ago as a learning starting point and am
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28789 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo. I suspect that something has changed in Windows 11 recently to cause this problem, or there is some unwanted side-effect of having installed MaxIm DL 7 previously. There is another MaxIm
By WILL B · #28788 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Will, It appears that the process worked except for one thing. I got the correct message -- Pinpoint 1-Time Demo Extender This program will provide a one-time extension of PinPoint. Additional
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28787 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo. Unzip the file first then mouse-right-click on the extracted file and choose ¡°Run administrator ¡° from the context menu. If ¡°Run as administrator¡± is missing from the context
By WILL B · #28786 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hello Will, If it's okay I would like to give this step one more chance if you will bare with me. I am following your instructions and just maybe I don't understand something. I dowloaded the
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28785 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hello Will, I got the Maxim 6.5 plugins working. However, I am having issues with the Pinpoint LE. My PC doesn't like it so, I will ask the Forum for help. I still get the same messages, but I will
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28784 ·
Re: QSI683 randomly disconnecting
Hello everybody, I finally fixed the issue with random disconnecting of the camera! It was a classical "man in the middle" issue. All the devices mounted on the optical train were connected with both
By Pico de Paperis · #28783 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hello Will. You have been of extreme great help, and I do appreciate your contribution to my dilemma, I really was lost with the Pinpoint message but your explanation made me breath a lot
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28782 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
I will send you a patch file to fix that PinPoint message. A new installation of MaxIm includes a trial of the full version of PinPoint incorporated into MaxIm, which lasts for three months after
By WILL B · #28781 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Will, Something odd is happening to Maxim DL 6.5. I managed to install it and when I try to open it, it gives me this message - Maxim DL Pro 6 Your PinPoint Full License has expired, and a newer
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28780 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo. Only connect the camera after all the software is installed, including the QSI-MaxIm Plugin, then after checking that MaxIm starts up ok and you have entered the license key close MaxIm
By WILL B · #28779 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hello Will, I just wanted to thank you for all your great expertise. The step-by-step instructions are easy to understand for this old geezer. Question: does the QSI 683 camera need to be plugged in
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28778 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo. I've just sent you a private message from the Diffraction Limited forum with the download link for MaxIm DL 6.50, just double click the file after you download it to install MaxIm
By WILL B · #28777 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
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
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28776 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo. 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
By WILL B · #28775 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo, Bruce... The installer for the MaxIm DL native QSI PlugIn puts the camera plugin .dll file in the wrong folder and MaxIm DL 6.50 doesn't see it, that was because Diffraction Limited
By WILL B · #28774 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
You know, there's a MaximDL plug-in for the QSI cameras, that's something separate from the camera drivers.? Have you installed that?? With the plug-in installed, MDL will identify the camera as
By bw · #28773 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Will, Well, I went down your great list of information and I am still stuck in a corner. I am about to go to ASCOM platform 7 and try your suggestion. I just thought that I would give you a
By Eduardo Garcia Jr · #28772 ·
Re: Driver Setup Dialog Error
Hi Eduardo. Try installing these two Microsoft Visual C/C++ Redistributable Libraries, these are not supplied with Windows 11 and the older version(s) installed by the QSI installer package may not