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FCUSB and Imageplus problem
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:06 am
by dradford
Have imageplus camera control 4.0 and meade microfocuser.
Focuspal works fine.
However trying to get focus control through image plus, After loading FCusb_ascom driver this is vissible as an option when starting the focus tab but after setting it wil not conect and states the FOcus is not Absolute.
Any suggestions
Don
Re: FCUSB and Imageplus problem
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:40 am
by dpanderson
The ASCOM standard allows for two types of focusers: absolute and relative. Since the FCUSB drives focus motors that have no encoders on them, it cannot be aware of the absolute position of the focuser. Thus the ASCOM driver for the FCUSB is written as a relative focuser. It sounds like ImagesPlus only allows for absolute focusers, I'm not sure why. You might lobby with Mike Unsold to add relative focuser capability to ImagesPlus, or give Nebulosity from
www.stark-labs.com or some other software a try.
Re: FCUSB and Imageplus problem
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:52 am
by dradford
Hi Doug
Thanks for your reply.
I found some discussion on this at the Imageplus forum and Mike did leave a comment in 3/10 that he would try to " add support for the Shoestring FCUSB this summer when I
> > > get
> > > > > back to
> > > > > > > > camera control."
Don