Hi Robin. Thanks for your quick answer.
I have been testing your suggestions, and I am going to explain you the results.
The version of the SharpCap that I was using when I had the 1st problems was: (3.2.6173.0).
Although I said at first that I haven’t found any “dump” file, I did it later on, and here is a link as an attachment.
It is in a rar version, because the dmp version is not accepted as an attachment and I don’t know how to do it (sorry).
I hope you can find the origin of the first problem with this dmp file.
Ok, now I have updated to version (3.2.6194). About the QHY drivers, I don’t know which one I was using, but I think they should be the latest because I bought the camera just a few days ago. Just in case, I have updated them to the latest.
I am talking in plural about the drivers because, as you know, QHY provides with two different drivers for the camera. One is the Windows driver (known as QHY5LII-M by SharpCap), and the other is the (ASCOM 3 in 1 Driver). When this one is installed, SharpCap listed them three as (QHYCCD-Cameras-Capture, QHYCCD-Cameras-Guide and QHYCCD-Cameras2-Capture).
By the way, which driver is better to use??????
These are my findings with the newest versions. (things have gone worst)
Selecting the QHY driver “QHY5LII-M”.
With Mono8, starts working fine, but as soon as I adjust the gain or the exposure, in a minute or so, the image gets frozen and the previewing counter stops, although the program seems to keep on working. i.e. All the controls keep on working.
When I try to close the program, it appears a window telling that the camera is not responding, and with the following report:
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SharpCap.Base.CameraException: SharpCap tried to stop the camera and waited 14 seconds, but got no response.
en SharpCap.Base.CameraProxyBase.StopGrabThread() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap.Base\CameraProxyBase.cs:línea 161
en SharpCap.Base.CameraProxyBase.StopPreview() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap.Base\CameraProxyBase.cs:línea 135
en SharpCap.Base.BaseImageProvider.Stop() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap.Base\BaseImageProvider.cs:línea 360
en SharpCap.Base.CaptureProviderBase`1.StopFramesRunning() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap.Base\CaptureProviderBase.cs:línea 1055
en SharpCap.Base.CaptureProviderBase`1.StopPreview() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap.Base\CaptureProviderBase.cs:línea 473
en SharpCap.MultiCaptureProvider.CloseDevice() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Models\MultiCaptureProvider.cs:línea 464
en SharpCap.Models.Camera.CloseDevice() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Models\Camera.cs:línea 1312
en SharpCap.Models.Application.<>c__DisplayClass47_0.<set_SelectedCamera>b__0() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Models\Application.cs:línea 192
en SharpCap.Utils.ExtensionMethods.<>c__DisplayClass12_0.<RunSyncInUIThread>b__0() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Utils\ExtensionMethods.cs:línea 144
en SharpCap.Utils.ExtensionMethods.RunSyncInUIThread[T](DispatcherObject target, Func`1 action) en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Utils\ExtensionMethods.cs:línea 184
en SharpCap.Utils.ExtensionMethods.RunSyncInUIThread(DispatcherObject target, Action action) en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Utils\ExtensionMethods.cs:línea 142
en SharpCap.Models.Application.set_SelectedCamera(Camera value) en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Models\Application.cs:línea 182
en SharpCap.Models.Application.DisposeOnClose() en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\Models\Application.cs:línea 696
en SharpCap.UI.SharpCapForm.SharpCap_FormClosed(Object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e) en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\UI\SharpCapForm.cs:línea 621
en System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnFormClosed(FormClosedEventArgs e)
en System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmClose(Message& m)
en System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
en SharpCap.UI.SharpCapForm.WndProc(Message& m) en C:\Documents\Source Code\SharpCap3.2\src\SharpCap\UI\SharpCapForm.cs:línea 753
en System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
en System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
en System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
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After this window is closed, it appears the following window. I clicked on (Send and Quit), but I don’t know what happens when I do this, neither how you could contact me for any solution.
- Error window after crash
- Error window.jpg (98.73 KiB) Viewed 2333 times
Selecting the ASCOM QHY driver “QHYCCD-Cameras-Capture”.
I can only select Mono16 (Mono8 has disappeared).
By the way, with this driver it appears the info of the Temperature. Is this only info of the sensor Temp? It looks like a control; can I control anything? Why this info is not available with the original windows driver for this camera?
I have done this testing with the following results:
1st try
Measuring the Sensor Analysis, it stops when has preview 1957 frames and, while measuring black level, is setting the Gain to 16.
2nd try.
Measuring the Sensor Analysis, it stops when has preview 1183 frames and, while measuring black level, is setting the Gain to 16
3rd try
Measuring the Sensor Analysis, it stops when has preview 1032 frames and, while measuring black level, is setting the Gain to 13.
4th try.
Measuring the Sensor Analysis, it stops when has preview 744 frames and, while measuring black level, is setting the Gain to 1.
After this problem, the rest of the program works (all the controls seem to keep on working) but the image is frozen as well as the previewing counter. The only way to makes the camera works again is to unplug it and plug it again.
Sorry for this long message, and thanks for your help.
Best regards
Mateo