SharpCap Script Stops Writing SER File
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:42 pm
I ran across this bug twice when practicing for the eclipse, but times on the ASI533MC-Pro (IIRC). I have three cameras and three instances of SharpCap running; each with their own Sequencer script. All are capturing SER files with a peak aggregate data rate of ~900MB/sec. Cameras are: ASI533MM-Pro, ASI533MC-Pro, and ASI432MM. The 533's are 16bit/~20fps each and the 432 is 8bit/~120fps. The PC is Windows 11 Pro, 7940HS, 48GB RAM, several Thunderbolt 1.5TB 905P, etc. and does not appear to struggle with this workload at all; it's very powerful compared to most astro PCs.
The last successful capture is this line:
Debug 01:22:36.053969 #1 Notification (Status=OK): Capture complete. Captured : 10 frames (0 dropped) in 0:00:00 at 14.7 fps
The next capture is unsuccessful at this line:
Debug 01:22:37.002523 #1 Notification (Status=OK): Capture Stopped - Captured : 0 frames (0 dropped) in 0:00:00 at 0.0 fps
I've attache a portion of the log, but the full log is massive as this was running for over an hour and I intend to capture the entire ~2.5hrs of eclipse with this setup.
Observations:
1) I hadn't seen this until I added the third camera, ASI533MC-Pro. I've been testing and running dual cameras/SharpCaps like this with no errors (ASI533MM-Pro and ASI432MM).
2) I believe both times it was the ASI533MC-Pro that halted.
3) The camera isn't running at the 19-20fps that's the typical capture rate at these settings.
4) The Sequencer script appears to complete successfully and I don't see any errors, despite no files being written past this point.
I'm thinking this may be a camera or camera driver rather than SharpCap issue, but the lack of errors is concerning.
Thank you.
The last successful capture is this line:
Debug 01:22:36.053969 #1 Notification (Status=OK): Capture complete. Captured : 10 frames (0 dropped) in 0:00:00 at 14.7 fps
The next capture is unsuccessful at this line:
Debug 01:22:37.002523 #1 Notification (Status=OK): Capture Stopped - Captured : 0 frames (0 dropped) in 0:00:00 at 0.0 fps
I've attache a portion of the log, but the full log is massive as this was running for over an hour and I intend to capture the entire ~2.5hrs of eclipse with this setup.
Observations:
1) I hadn't seen this until I added the third camera, ASI533MC-Pro. I've been testing and running dual cameras/SharpCaps like this with no errors (ASI533MM-Pro and ASI432MM).
2) I believe both times it was the ASI533MC-Pro that halted.
3) The camera isn't running at the 19-20fps that's the typical capture rate at these settings.
4) The Sequencer script appears to complete successfully and I don't see any errors, despite no files being written past this point.
I'm thinking this may be a camera or camera driver rather than SharpCap issue, but the lack of errors is concerning.
Thank you.