From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Date: April 23, 2007 11:09:38 AM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: First Light with new camera and ASTRO IIDC - question?
Hi Doug;
Great, glad that solved it. You basically have to fill in the video size before you start the camera up.
One issue you may run into is with the GPUSB. They changed the hardware without changing version numbers etc. and if it's a 2007 model, then it won't work with 3.01 and earlier, so you have to use the Beta 3.02 version.
The older GPUSB shows up as a HID (Human Interface Device) which has 16 one bit buttons and the "new" version shows up as having 2 eight bit buttons. Because we follow the HID spec protocol, we expect 16 buttons not 2 and Astro IIDC 3.01 or earlier won't work with it. In version 3.02, I wound up re-writing a significant amount of code to detect which model we are using and then handle the difference correctly, but it does work.
HTH..
PS: I'll be positing Beta 23 of Astro IIDC 3.02 later today which solves a problem with star recognition with guiding. I'd have caught it sooner, but it's been rain / snow / fog and clouds for the past 10 days.
Milton J. Aupperle
President
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Mac Software (Drivers, Components and Application) Specialist
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On 23-Apr-07, at 10:41 AM, Doug wrote:
Hi Milton,
I just checked it out here on my desktop at work and my problem was precisely as you
point out. I read the instructions on page 23 previously but I obviously misunderstood the
operational sequence - my bad.
Thank you for clearing that up - and for such a great program ! I'm going to enjoy this
learning curve.
best,
Doug
--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Milton Aupperle <milton@...> wrote:
Hi Doug;
On 23-Apr-07, at 9:27 AM, Doug wrote:
The Flea2 uses Format 7 and indeed I can select FMT7 modes under
"camera video format"
on the "camera control" . However, after selecting an FMT7 mode,
the "Camera ROI" is not
selectable (i.e., greyed out) in the "camera" drop down menu. I
assume I am missing
something trivial here but a search of this forum and the help
manual has not yielded an
answer.
It's actually decribed on Page 23 of the manual.
"Quote Begin
The "Camera ROI..." menu item allows you to specify a Region Of
Interest on the Camera's CCD to image with. This item will only be
selectable if the Camera Video Format: menu is set to a Format 7
(i.e. FMT7) video format, the Format 7 mode you selected allows ROI
and if the camera is not currently displaying video.
End Quote"
So my guess is that you selected Format 7, then clicked "Start Video"
and then can not access the ROI menu item. What you need to do is
select Format 7, select the ROI item, fill in the ROI area and then
click "Start Video".
HTH..
Milton J. Aupperle
President
ASC - Aupperle Services and Contracting
Mac Software (Drivers, Components and Application) Specialist
#1005 - 815 14th Avenue. S.W.
Calgary Alberta T2R0N5
1-(403)-229-9456
milton@...
www.outcastsoft.com
Proud Supporter of the "Party of Alberta"
http://www.partyofalberta.org/
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