I need help with connecting Moonlite rotator to SGP. I have no problems connecting just the focuser via mini V2 controller, but when I switch to dual controller SGP does not want to connect to the focuser + rotator. I have installed rotator as a second motor in ASCOM driver (from Moonlite website).
The combo (focuser+rotator) works with non-ASCOM software from Moonlite website. Any advice will be valued and appreciated.
When in SGP I selected focuser as motor 2 and rotator as motor 1 (it is physically the other way around) in ASCOM window, SGP connected to the focuser/rotator, but of course instead of focusing it rotated the camera.
I tried it for myself and with my DRO hardware and what I think is the latest driver and it is fine, I can connect to both a focuser and rotator and control both. My version of the latest driver is 6.2.5270.20609.
Thank you Chris for your quick reply. It looks like Moonlite website allows only for downloading the older version of the driver 6.1.0. In case other users might need it too, would you be able to let me know where can the 6.2 version of the driver be found?
In the past there was a bit of confusion about downloads, particularly making sure to get the proper ASCOM stuff from Moonlite, and once or twice older versions of the software were on the website than what was actually available.
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Hi Ken,
I tried Sequence Generator 4.1.0.740 (64-bit), which is the release where SGP at least waited for the rotator to finish, but it was moving it in all sort of directions and never getting close to target.
Unfortunately the rotator is not usable with SGP still, even with the latest beta. I tried PLL ASCOM 3.0 driver as well as the unreleased 3.1 from PLL. As soon as I connect the rotator it starts to rotate for no reason.
I stop it, platesolve so it updates the current angle, then platesolve one of the targets, it never stops rotating while it goes ahead and takes an image, I have to stop it again manually. ASCOM logs attached: =sharing
All my tests are during platesolving. The issue before was that SGP would take an image while it was rotating, or it starts rotating as soon as I connect the rotator. This is not happening anymore, it seems to be fixed, I think by the new PLL driver.
I am also checking ascom documentation:
Move: Causes the rotator to move Position degrees relative to the current [Position] value.
MoveAbsolute: Causes the rotator to move the absolute position of [Position] degrees.
Also SGP uses Position-get for the focuser but not the rotator (uses mechanicalposition), while other SW uses Position-get for both. If you check the ASCOM logs shared before, the 1908 is SGP, 1931 is the other SW. I hope this helps?
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