I-Nova camera plamx 618

[saci]

Hello,
I use an INova PLAMX 618 camera as a finder scope with a 35mm lens, but only when I need to align a star.

It allows me to see the brightest stars with a field of view of about ten degrees.

When I connect this camera, SharCap detects it, but there's no signal other than the camera's field of view without any images.
I downloaded the ASCOM platform thinking that a 2.3.3.9 driver would solve this problem, but it didn't.
This would save me from having to use PLX Capture.
Is it possible to find this driver?
Karim

[admin]

Hi,

iNova cameras are no longer directly supported in SharpCap, but if you go back to version 4.0 (32-bit only), you will find a version that did support iNova cameras. The ASCOM driver may work if you install it and the ASCOM platform. You will probably need to use the 32-bit version of SharpCap if you try this approach.

The reason for removal of direct support is that iNova stopped responding, and stopped providing updates or bug fixes for their SDK, also they never provided a 64-bit version. I think they have stopped making/selling cameras and maybe have even gone out of business (or moved onto other projects completely).

If you can use the camera in other software then I think that you already have a Windows driver for the camera (it will show up in Device Manager without having a warning exclaimation mark).

cheers,

Robin

[saci]

Thanks Robin,
Okay, I'll use PLX Capture.
karim