ZWO just updated Alpaca for the Seestars to implement a few additional features that folks have requested for control by 3rd party SW like Sharpcap and NINA. See below the official announcement from ZWO. Last night I tested the latest firmware update for Alpaca V1.1.2-1 and confirmed that control over the dew heater (under switches) and the Park command now work in Sharpcap. Dithering is also implemented as well but I did not confirm it works in Sharpcap, although I have confirmed that it works in NINA so I would expect it also works in Sharpcap. If you would like to see how to control your Seestar with Sharpcap check out my post in the Tutorial section of this forum.
Here is the full announcement from ZWO
"Added PulseGuide and IsPulseGuiding implementations to the Telescope module to support Dither in NINA.
Added Park and Unpark implementations to the Telescope module.
Added dew heater switch control to the Switch module, with control available through both NINA and the Switch web UI.
Added device SSID to the device list shown during scanning in NINA.
Guide Rate can now be modified in the Telescope module’s web UI; this affects PulseGuide speed and the Dither duration calculation in NINA.
Improved the Telescope module’s web UI: LocalDateTime can now be set and saved independently.
The Telescope module's SiteElevation property now throws an exception to indicate that it is not supported."
Best Regards,
Curtis
Seestar Alpaca Update Enables New Sharpcap Capabilities
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Re: Seestar Alpaca Update Enables New Sharpcap Capabilities
I was able to confirm that both my S30 and S50 were able to Park and Unpark from within Sharpcap, worked well. This was only a daytime test so not able to try any actual imaging or dithering, etc.
I was able to access the Alpaca controls for the Seestar in my browser and the dew switch was available as you mentioned in the Switches tab and seems to work as well. Don't see any place in Sharpcap to access this directly?
Good to be able to just turn on the Seestar and connect directly from the PC without having to use the app!
I was able to access the Alpaca controls for the Seestar in my browser and the dew switch was available as you mentioned in the Switches tab and seems to work as well. Don't see any place in Sharpcap to access this directly?
Good to be able to just turn on the Seestar and connect directly from the PC without having to use the app!