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#37 ieq45
Hi,
I'm trying the iOptron ieq45.
This summer, the first one I had works fine (with pad 8406, can not remember the firmware version, IIRC).
Now I own a new one with pad 8407 and the latest release of the firmware, but it not works.
I get the same result both locally and remotely, but with Windows and ASCOM drivers work properly
This is what I get from the logs when i try to connect
2013-01-09T11:11:01: Client 0: read newSwitchVector IEQ45 CONNECTION
CONNECT='On'
2013-01-09T11:11:01: Driver indi_ieq45: queuing responsible for <newSwitchVector device='IEQ45' name='CONNECTION'>
2013-01-09T11:11:01: Driver indi_ieq45: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<newSwitchVector device="IEQ45" name="CONNECTION">
<oneSwitch name="CONNECT">
On
</oneSwitch>
</newSwitchVector>
2013-01-09T11:11:01: Driver indi_ieq45: Testing telescope's connection using FirmwareDate command...
2013-01-09T11:11:11: Driver indi_ieq45: read setSwitchVector IEQ45 CONNECTION Idle 'Error connecting to Telescope. Telescope is offline.'
CONNECT='Off'
DISCONNECT='On'
2013-01-09T11:11:11: Client 0: queuing <setSwitchVector device='IEQ45' name='CONNECTION'>
2013-01-09T11:11:11: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setSwitchVector device="IEQ45" name="CONNECTION" state="Idle" timeout="60" timestamp="2013-01-09T11:11:11" message="Error connecting to Telescope. Telescope is offline.">
<oneSwitch name="CONNECT">
Off
</oneSwitch>
<oneSwitch name="DISCONNECT">
On
</oneSwitch>
</setSwitchVector>
There 's something I can check?
Supposing your port setting is OK Its looks like your new version does not respond to the firmwareDate command used to check the connection.
I have the older one thus I need your help to fix the problem.
You can try:
.- Connect through a serial (hyperterminal, minicom or similar). Send the command :FirmWareDate# and see if respond anything.
.- Try indi_lx200basic driver and tell me the result.
Nacho Mas
Last edit: nacho 2013-02-05
How i can do in minicom?
I tried with 38400 8N1/9660 8N1 without any response
But I think is my fault: with stellarium and lx2000 driver it works fine
All test on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit (indi from launchpad)
As I understand you have not connect with ieq45 driver neither lx200basic
IEQ45 has a subset of LX200 commands. Also has no standard msg that make it not fully compatible. I will go deeper asking Ioptron people and looking at stellarium driver. Meanwhile sorry for the inconvinience.
Regards
I checked and IOptron people have changed the command set. Find enclosed a file with a possible solution.
Replace the file indi-code/libindi/drivers/telescope/ieq45driver.c in your disk source code tree for this one and compile/install again as usual.
I hope it works. I can't test without a real 8407 mount.
Regards
Thanks for your support!
Yes, now I can connect, but nothing more :-(
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2013-02-06T11:08:10: Client 0: read newSwitchVector IEQ45 CONNECTION
CONNECT='On'
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Driver indi_ieq45: queuing responsible for <newswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="CONNECTION">
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Driver indi_ieq45: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<newswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="CONNECTION">
<oneswitch name="CONNECT">
On
</oneswitch>
</newswitchvector></newswitchvector>
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Driver indi_ieq45: Telescope is offline.Testing telescope's connection using :V# command...
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Driver indi_ieq45: read setSwitchVector IEQ45 CONNECTION Ok 'Telescope is online. Retrieving basic data...'
CONNECT='On'
DISCONNECT='Off'
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Client 0: queuing <setswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="CONNECTION">
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="CONNECTION" state="Ok" timeout="60" timestamp="2013-02-06T11:08:10" message="Telescope is online. Retrieving basic data...">
<oneswitch name="CONNECT">
On
</oneswitch>
<oneswitch name="DISCONNECT">
Off
</oneswitch>
</setswitchvector></setswitchvector>
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Driver indi_ieq45: read setNumberVector IEQ45 EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD Alert
RA='3.0713888888888889461'
DEC='3.0713888888888889461'
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Client 0: queuing <setnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
2013-02-06T11:08:10: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD" state="Alert" timeout="0" timestamp="2013-02-06T11:08:10">
<onenumber name="RA">
3.0713888888888889461
</onenumber>
<onenumber name="DEC">
3.0713888888888889461
</onenumber>
</setnumbervector>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</setnumbervector>
On Slew command
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
013-02-06T11:08:38: Client 0: read newSwitchVector IEQ45 ON_COORD_SET
SLEW='On'
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Driver indi_ieq45: queuing responsible for <newswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET">
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Driver indi_ieq45: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<newswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET">
<oneswitch name="SLEW">
On
</oneswitch>
</newswitchvector></newswitchvector>
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Driver indi_ieq45: read setSwitchVector IEQ45 ON_COORD_SET Ok
SLEW='On'
SYNC='Off'
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Client 0: queuing <setswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET">
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET" state="Ok" timeout="0" timestamp="2013-02-06T11:08:38">
<oneswitch name="SLEW">
On
</oneswitch>
<oneswitch name="SYNC">
Off
</oneswitch>
</setswitchvector></setswitchvector>
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Client 0: read newNumberVector IEQ45 EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD
RA='17,4622'
DEC='86,5724'
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Driver indi_ieq45: queuing responsible for <newnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Driver indi_ieq45: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<newnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
<onenumber name="RA">
17,4622
</onenumber>
<onenumber name="DEC">
86,5724
</onenumber>
</newnumbervector></newnumbervector>
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Driver indi_ieq45: read setNumberVector IEQ45 EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD Alert 'RA or Dec missing or invalid'
RA='3.0713888888888889461'
DEC='3.0713888888888889461'
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Client 0: queuing <setnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
2013-02-06T11:08:38: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD" state="Alert" timeout="0" timestamp="2013-02-06T11:08:38" message="RA or Dec missing or invalid">
<onenumber name="RA">
3.0713888888888889461
</onenumber>
<onenumber name="DEC">
3.0713888888888889461
</onenumber>
</setnumbervector>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</setnumbervector>
Regards
OK. Little a improvement. All go well but mount does not respond.
I am not sure but looks that 8407 version wants a “:MountInfo#” command at the very beginning.
Try this other (attached).
Regars
No luck :(
When i move the mount with the pad, i can see the crosshair moving (i'm using kstars), but when i try the slew command i get this:
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2013-02-07T09:29:46: Client 0: read newSwitchVector IEQ45 ON_COORD_SET
SLEW='On'
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Driver indi_ieq45: queuing responsible for <newswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET">
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Driver indi_ieq45: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<newswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET">
<oneswitch name="SLEW">
On
</oneswitch>
</newswitchvector></newswitchvector>
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Driver indi_ieq45: read setSwitchVector IEQ45 ON_COORD_SET Ok
SLEW='On'
SYNC='Off'
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Client 0: queuing <setswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET">
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setswitchvector device="IEQ45" name="ON_COORD_SET" state="Ok" timeout="0" timestamp="2013-02-07T09:29:46">
<oneswitch name="SLEW">
On
</oneswitch>
<oneswitch name="SYNC">
Off
</oneswitch>
</setswitchvector></setswitchvector>
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Client 0: read newNumberVector IEQ45 EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD
RA='12,2683'
DEC='56,954'
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Driver indi_ieq45: queuing responsible for <newnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Driver indi_ieq45: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<newnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
<onenumber name="RA">
12,2683
</onenumber>
<onenumber name="DEC">
56,954
</onenumber>
</newnumbervector></newnumbervector>
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Driver indi_ieq45: read setNumberVector IEQ45 EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD Alert 'RA or Dec missing or invalid'
RA='13.016944444444444429'
DEC='42.641944444444440876'
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Client 0: queuing <setnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD">
2013-02-07T09:29:46: Client 0: sending msg copy 1 nq 1:
<setnumbervector device="IEQ45" name="EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD" state="Alert" timeout="0" timestamp="2013-02-07T09:29:46" message="RA or Dec missing or invalid">
<onenumber name="RA">
13.016944444444444429
</onenumber>
<onenumber name="DEC">
42.641944444444440876
</onenumber>
</setnumbervector></setnumbervector>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi Stefano,
Take my attention that sometimes (depending of communication direction) a point is use as decimal separator and sometimes is a coma. May be relate to your locale settings.
To test if this is the problem try:
export LC_ALL="C";indiserver ieq45
export LC_ALL="C";kstars
Also send me the connection part (not only the slew response) to see if my fix is working.
If does not work next step:Its complicate to fix without have a real mount.... Do you have enough skills to do a serial port forwarding through Internet? Do you know socat command?
http://www.lowlevel.cz/log/cats/english/Socat%20and%20serial%20port%20over%20TCP-IP.html
Good luck!
Nacho Mas
I sent you an email :)
Close,
IOptron people changes the command set on the IEQ45 new version (8407 handheld). New driver created. indi_ieq45_8407. The old one was renamed indi_ieq45_8406.
Great Thanks to Stefano for help to fix.
Changes upload to SVN.