Sharpcap Stuck 'Detecting Cameras'

[Stub Mandrel]

Help! Sharpcap is eternally stuck 'detecting cameras'.

ASI1600 shows in device manager and works with ASICAP

Any ideas @rwg?

Thanks!

[Merlin66]

Can't solve your SharpCap issue....

Have you tried the camera in FireCapture - just to verify and check the drivers?

(I use my ASI 1600 under Firecapture)

 

[Thalestris24]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Help! Sharpcap is eternally stuck 'detecting cameras'.

ASI1600 shows in device manager and works with ASICAP

Any ideas @rwg?

Thanks!

Hi Neil

I don't know why SharpCap would be stuck but what frame rate are you trying to run at - lower might be better. I remember I had problems trying to run my qhy183m but using the Ascom driver worked (even though SharpCap moaned). Have you got the latest version of SharpCap installed?

Louise

ps isn't ASICAP for Android? Maybe you have a usb problem?

Edited November 28, 2019 by Thalestris24

[Dr_Ju_ju]

For some reason, the ASI 1600, sometimes 'goes to sleep' where all you get out of it is a blank\black screen.

There's a thread on SGPro forum discussing the issue, but the jist is that others have seen the problem & the best way to fix it is to open the camera in ASICap which for some reason appears to re-set it. 

[Stub Mandrel]

Hi,

The problem isn't the camera freezing - I'm used to that with my ASI120, it's Sharpcap failing to detect it at all.

ASICAP, the ZWO software has no problems and allows me to control the cam. So it's a Sharpcap issue. This is what I see (Ignore the ASI120 and Toupcam, it just maintains placeholders for directshow cameras used in the past, their 'proper' drivers appear when connected):

 

For comparison, if I plug in the Toupcam instead (it shows as GPCAMAR0130M):

[Stub Mandrel]

This is testing on my PC (as debugging on my laptop is horrible with the nasty keyboard)

I haven't got ASCOM on the PC, so downloading that, although not having it doesn't affect other cameras.

[Thalestris24]

19 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

This is testing on my PC (as debugging on my laptop is horrible with the nasty keyboard)

I haven't got ASCOM on the PC, so downloading that, although not having it doesn't affect other cameras.

Hi Neil

Shame you haven't got Ascom. I found some other complaints about SharpCap not recognizing the asi1600. It relates to v2.9 and 3.0 have you got the latest v3.2.6137?

Louise

[Stub Mandrel]

11 minutes ago, Thalestris24 said:

Hi Neil

Shame you haven't got Ascom. I found some other complaints about SharpCap not recognizing the asi1600. It relates to v2.9 and 3.0 have you got the latest v3.2.6137?

Louise

Good point. The lappy has the latest version of Sharpcap Pro.

Oh goodie! I can use my licence on both computers 🙂

Edited November 29, 2019 by Stub Mandrel

[Stub Mandrel]

Woo Hoo! That's sorted it.

That's a relief.

[david_taurus83]

Hi Neil,

A bit late to the thread but I've never had an issue with Sharpcap. I used its sensor analysis to measure the camera and also the sky brightness. Even had a session or 2 with it controlling mount, FW, focuser and platesolving! Glad you've got it sorted.

[Stub Mandrel]

Thanks David. FW and focuser arrived today so hopefully I won't have any more issues!