Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Post by astrosharkey »

Robin,

Since updating to the latest version my 1600M will not connect, occasionally it will revert to USB2 and connect, other times it sends a report and shuts down sharpcap,, any ideas, if I plug it into a usb2 port its fine but not at its usual usb3. Additionally it must know its there because even after it disconnects (after about 1 sec) the fan keeps running. I am sure you will have seen the repeated bug reports it sent!

Cheers as always

Simon
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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Hi,

I found at least one of your bug reports and it looks like the camera is disconnecting and then quickly reconnecting again - this is happening while SharpCap is trying to talk to the camera , so the best that happens is you get a message saying your camera has disconnected and the worst is a crash.

The first thing to try is to go back to the previous version - see if that makes things work again. My instinct says that's unlikely as this looks like a hardware/cabling issue from the logs.

Try replacing any cables if you have spares just in case and also try connecting to a different USB3 port. Also make sure you have 12V power to the camera. If you have sound available on your PC then you will probably hear the chimes when the camera disconnects and reconnects (like you do when plugging/unplugging any USB device). If you are hearing those when the camera is in use then there really isn't much that can be done from the SharpCap side I'm afraid.

cheers,

Robin
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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Cheers Robin, I seem to now be having filter wheel and focuser issues starting to think its a windows 10 issue as it is all normally plug and play and having endless issues all of a sudden
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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Robin, rolled back and sharpcap will not even open now, displays the logo for about a second then nothing
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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Hi,

if you have another PC that you can test on then I think it would be a good idea to try that – if everything works nicely on a second PC then it would definitely seem to indicate some deep and horrible Windows gremlin on your current PC.

In respect of SharpCap crashing on start-up, you can try looking in the directory where SharpCap saves the log files to see if it manages to log anything before it crashes – that might help track down what is going on. You could also try running the SharpCap 4.0 beta which has some improvements in the start-up code that are designed to make it less likely to just disappear if it encounters an error. Finally, wiping out to the SharpCap section of the registry

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AstroSharp Limited\SharpCap\3.2
should set everything back to defaults, so that if some setting is causing the problem with SharpCap starting, that could fix it. You should be cautious when editing the registry (as always) and will need to re-enter your license if you have a pro license after doing this.

cheers,

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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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GOT THERE (well at least tonight)

Not sure why Sharpcap older version would not work but the latest 64 Bit one does, Camera would not connect again but filter wheel spun into life, tried original Altair short USB3 to imaging camera, hey presto, filter wheel connected, mount connected, focuser connected, camera back at USB3 and Guide camera working, I add though I deleted all the USB connection out of device manager first and let them all reconnect. So guess the kids have been walking over my new set of cables and damaged them internally, time for w rethink, Shorter cables and move the laptop around the mount, not as convenient as it is now but will give me a more stable connection I hope, I have always pushed distances round the mount. As always Robin a great service and prompt replies and now if you see it again you know where to start, I have never had cable issues in 3 years of using these ones so will have a rethink
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Re: Altair 1600MM PROTEC not connecting

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Hi,

good to hear that you have a solution worked out. I've found that about 3.5m is the limit for reliable USB3 connections (even with good cables), so moving the computer closer to the camera is definitely the way to go.

Robin
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