I hate to revive an old thread, but I have several older Orion cameras (StarShoot DSI Pro v2, DSI III, and a DSI II) and can't seem to find 64-bit ASCOM drivers anywhere. Outside of MaximDL Essentials I can't get them to work. I can get ASCOM to connect when using the ASCOM Diagnostics in 32-bit mode, but nothing outside of that. I tried 32-bit version of NINA as well, and it initially connects but then spits out an error and I cannot get any exposures. I am really getting back into astrophotography, but can't seem to find the correct/modern drivers for this camera.
For some extra info, here is my current setup:
Meade LXD75 Mount x2 - seems to work fine with NINA and other software (once I dug out the official Meade Serial to RJ11 adapter and a good USB adapter)
Orion EON 80ED Quadruplet Refractor - 500mm focal length, f/6.25
AstroTech AT111EDT refractor - 777mm focal length f/7
AstroTech AT65Q Refractor - 422mm focal length f/6.5
50mm guide scope with Orion StarShoot Autoguider
The aforementioned Orion StarShoot Deep Space Imagers (Pro V2, II, III)
Orion 5 position FIlter Wheel
Using an older Windows 7 laptop with NINA, PHD2, and ASTAP for plate solving.
So far, everything I have works fine with the 64-bit Windows 7 I am running other than the Orion cameras. If I can get it working on my current Windows 10 machine I will probably upgrade the control laptop.
I also have a couple of older Meade DSI cameras with the accompanying 12V cooling fans (these were a separate/add-on product), but I haven't tested this yet.
Drivers for these older cameras seem to be very hard to find, at least any that work with modern software. Anyone have any advice? (outside of getting a newer/more modern camera. I don't currently have the budget for that)