msh1

thanks guys there is a radio control shop near me i will try in there first

mark

Very good news. If you think any of my instructions can be improved I'm always open to suggestions. Thanks to all who offered advice while I was not feeling up to it. I think the project enclosure is the hardest part as it needs to be different for each build.

your instructions are perfect i just didn't read them properly lol now what i need is some 5mm id pulleys any idea where i can get some

mark

good news its working i really should read the instructions properly and i had a bad connection all i need now is a project box

mark

hi dave i had to manually register the .dll file which was fine i will recheck the wiring diagram not giving up on this lol

i have been messing with this all day, i got it to work on my macbook pro ran some simple sketches downloaded from tinter web ,stepper motor is turning so i now know i wired it up correctly .it still won't work on windows 

mark

Just to clarify, which sketch are you using? 

You should be using the AAF2 one, not the easy driver one. 

i realized i was using the wrong one so uploaded aaf2 sketch i got the aaf2 test to work but not focuser aaf2 program it kept coming up with an error message now nothing works i just bought a new stepper motor and board 

mark

I'm going to try a new board there only a couple of quid

What version of the ascom platform do you have installed? 

its v6.1 i will try it on my destop next my laptop has almost had it just a thought do i have to change the sketch I'm using pins d7 8 9 10 using  easy driver v 3

matk

using the focus control software v2 the stepper motor is not moving when i press in or out 

in the focusAAF2 program that crashes when i connect message says input string was not in the correct format

when i click aaf2test the ascom chooser comes up i select sgl ascomfocuser a box comes up but its greyed out and just the windows message says aaf2 test has stopped working

test focus software keeps crashing now

done it i went into tools- board it was on the wrong board uno was ticked not nano uploaded fine now 

mark

no solder whiskers anywhere i desoldered the board just in case still the error

mark

For some reason, your Arduino is not communicating with your PC. There are numerous causes. First of all, check if you computer recognizes the Arduino when you plug it in. Under the presumption that your are using Windows, got to the Device Manager and see which port Arduino is connected to (under COM ports). Then, make sure that you select the appropriate port in Arduino IDE.

hi its recognised in device manager and the com ports match just keeps coming up with that error message

hi guys i have connected everything up down loaded the easy driver sketch but it won't upload to the nano error message is 

avrdude: atk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10 : not in sync: resp=0x01

i know absolutely nothing about arduinos 

mark

i had astromail today have i bought the right things and how the hell do i wire it up which wire from nano to the motor board thanks

mark

gina this is the stuff you want to use for chains and some latex gloves http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Putoline-Chain-Wax-1kg-Tub-Boiling-Wax-motorcycle-chain-lubrication-/350087147453

used it on my motorbike chains

mark

its official I'm an idiot id bookmarked flo hq page what a numpty 

mark

It will certainly be an issue at your end Mark - works OK for everybody, pretty much. Works for me on my PC, tablet and Linux box at work

thought it might be its no problem just wondering 

i can't seem to change the default location i can change it to my location press set as default  but it not remembering it just goes back to exeter hq i tried deleting cookies didn't help 

mark

ps I'm using a mac and safari 6.1.4 

as im in devon if its not to far i would be happy to come over and help

ive been playing with the capture side of neb today lot easer to build a dark library so guess what im doing lol

mark

thats interesting might give nebulosity a go at capturing instead of ezcap let us know how you get on with it and your darks library it could save a lot of time as you said

mark

this is how i see it i maybe wrong but

sorry if i didnt explain it properly, so the camera is a set point cooling camera if you set say -25c and the outside temp is 2c the camera ccd chip is operating at -23c ,so the camera needs to operate at between -15c to -20c so you set the right hand slider to account for the ambient temp thats why the temp slide goes down to -50c regarding dark librarys they maybe wrong but a few degrees out wont make a lot of difference what i do is do some darks at beginning of imaging then some at the end take a note of temp ie 4c outside - 24c = -20c darks then i can use them again bit of a fig but it works for me

hope this makes sense

mark

ps you could bad pixel mapping instead of darks ive not tried this yet still trying to get my head around it as soon as i do i will give it a try