Hello.
I am new and have a Orion Skyview Pro goto mount. When slewing to a target it will then track the target for a few min and then tracking stops and the "track" button goes dark. I have selected ASCOM EQ5/6 as the mount time as I cant find one for mine. I assume they are compatible but want to confirm.
Any ideas?
thanks!
jeff
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Hello Jeff,
Welcome to the forum!
The behavior you are describing is not an APT logic. It looks like the driver reports that the mount is not tracking and this is the reason the "Track" button to get in "unchecked" state.
Do you see a dialog box of the mount driver? If yes, what it reports after the GoTo move? Does it shows tracking?
Welcome to the forum!
The behavior you are describing is not an APT logic. It looks like the driver reports that the mount is not tracking and this is the reason the "Track" button to get in "unchecked" state.
Do you see a dialog box of the mount driver? If yes, what it reports after the GoTo move? Does it shows tracking?
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Hi Jeff,
The good news is that the Orion Sky Pro mount is supported by EQMOD/EQASCOM (https://www.firstlightoptics.com/blog/e ... -a-pc.html. You have also selected the right driver (EQMOD EQASCOM HEQ5/6) as this is the only driver provided by EQMOD and supports all the mounts.
The screen shot below shows the mount driver dialogue box Ivo means, and I've highlighted the tracking State indicators ( don't worry that it says EQMOD Simulator at the top. It's identical to the real mount driver).
Hope that helps?
Cheers, Jim
The good news is that the Orion Sky Pro mount is supported by EQMOD/EQASCOM (https://www.firstlightoptics.com/blog/e ... -a-pc.html. You have also selected the right driver (EQMOD EQASCOM HEQ5/6) as this is the only driver provided by EQMOD and supports all the mounts.
The screen shot below shows the mount driver dialogue box Ivo means, and I've highlighted the tracking State indicators ( don't worry that it says EQMOD Simulator at the top. It's identical to the real mount driver).
Hope that helps?
Cheers, Jim
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Hi Jim.
Good to confirm the Orion Skyview Pro is ASCOM compatible. Whew.
Tonight I setup in the garage to test the tracking (since its cloudy) and just told APT to slew to M45. it did ;) and then started tracking... i let it run for a while and then noticed that it has stopped tracking. no messages in the APT log box. Is there another log file that might show whats happening. I can hear the driver motors when its tracking.
I assume that its not normal to just stop. btw, I didnt have PHD2 running. Just EQMOD/EQASCOM and APT. I would expect it to continue to track until a limit is hit or I park the mount. is that correct?
thanks!
jeff
Good to confirm the Orion Skyview Pro is ASCOM compatible. Whew.
Tonight I setup in the garage to test the tracking (since its cloudy) and just told APT to slew to M45. it did ;) and then started tracking... i let it run for a while and then noticed that it has stopped tracking. no messages in the APT log box. Is there another log file that might show whats happening. I can hear the driver motors when its tracking.
I assume that its not normal to just stop. btw, I didnt have PHD2 running. Just EQMOD/EQASCOM and APT. I would expect it to continue to track until a limit is hit or I park the mount. is that correct?
thanks!
jeff
Hi Jeff,
Yes, once the mount is told to start tracking it should just continue, until you stop it, it rearches an EQMOD Mount Limit set by you or it crashes into the pier.
What I would do is remove APT from the equation for now. So start EQMOD/EQASCOM (Windows Start Menu > EQMOD > Toolbox > ASCOM Connect). Using the EQMOD Panel > NSEW buttons slew the mount to anywhere and then click the EQMOD > Track Rate > Star button to start tracking. Then wait an see if the mount stops tracking.
You don't say whether the EQMOD > Track Rate shows the mount as Tracking or not when you notice that it's stopped. This would be useful to know.
As far as I am aware, once EQMOD has told the mount to track, then it is the mount's onboard controller that controls the actual tracking. EQMOD only monitors the position of the mount. If I'm right, then that would suggest that it is the mount itself that is stopping the mount.
My final suggestion is that if the problem persists, with only EQMOD/EQASCOM connected to you mount (i.e. no APT, Stellarium or anything else), then I would raise a post in the EQMOD forum (https://groups.io/g/EQMOD/topics), where someone who has your mount should be able to provide you better focused support.
Cheers, Jim
Yes, once the mount is told to start tracking it should just continue, until you stop it, it rearches an EQMOD Mount Limit set by you or it crashes into the pier.
What I would do is remove APT from the equation for now. So start EQMOD/EQASCOM (Windows Start Menu > EQMOD > Toolbox > ASCOM Connect). Using the EQMOD Panel > NSEW buttons slew the mount to anywhere and then click the EQMOD > Track Rate > Star button to start tracking. Then wait an see if the mount stops tracking.
You don't say whether the EQMOD > Track Rate shows the mount as Tracking or not when you notice that it's stopped. This would be useful to know.
As far as I am aware, once EQMOD has told the mount to track, then it is the mount's onboard controller that controls the actual tracking. EQMOD only monitors the position of the mount. If I'm right, then that would suggest that it is the mount itself that is stopping the mount.
My final suggestion is that if the problem persists, with only EQMOD/EQASCOM connected to you mount (i.e. no APT, Stellarium or anything else), then I would raise a post in the EQMOD forum (https://groups.io/g/EQMOD/topics), where someone who has your mount should be able to provide you better focused support.
Cheers, Jim
