No Filter Wheel control with QHY268M
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:29 pm
I tried using my new QHY268M with QHYCFW3 attached to the camera via the 4-pin CFW port but Sharpcap isn't recognizing the filter wheel when it connects to the camera. Here's what I'm doing:
1. Power up my QHY268M. The filter wheel cycles through twice and settles on filter 1.
2. Open Sharpcap.
3. From the Cameras drop down I choose QHY268M under the QHY Cameras section.
4. The camera connects, camera controls appear in the left area, and the live feed begins.
5. No filter wheel controls are visible in the camera controls section (as I understand it, that should appear after connection).
As others have mentioned, if I choose the ASCOM driver instead of the direct QHY driver I get the exception from the driver that the camera must be connected first; there's no way for me to get Sharpcap to connect to the QHY268M and then the QHYCFW3 (or at least I can't figure it out )
Any suggestions on how to get this working? Thanks in advance.
1. Power up my QHY268M. The filter wheel cycles through twice and settles on filter 1.
2. Open Sharpcap.
3. From the Cameras drop down I choose QHY268M under the QHY Cameras section.
4. The camera connects, camera controls appear in the left area, and the live feed begins.
5. No filter wheel controls are visible in the camera controls section (as I understand it, that should appear after connection).
As others have mentioned, if I choose the ASCOM driver instead of the direct QHY driver I get the exception from the driver that the camera must be connected first; there's no way for me to get Sharpcap to connect to the QHY268M and then the QHYCFW3 (or at least I can't figure it out )
Any suggestions on how to get this working? Thanks in advance.