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by RogerHill
Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Me too, Yves.

I was out with it last night and was able to use the autofocus function of APT, which was the entire point of buying this unit.

Roger
by RogerHill
Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Hello, Yves... No. I had to use an old JMI Motofocus hand controller while the old unit travelled to Greece, and the replacement travelled back to Canada. A poor substitute, but I could work with it. Pegasus replaced the unit, and the new one arrived about 2 hours ago. I'm now in my SkyShed POD, ove...
by RogerHill
Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

The unit was sent to Greece and is on its way to Canada. Pegasus have been very responsive, and I'm really looking forward to getting the unit back and in service. The next step will be modifying my Meade Zero Image Shift focuser to take a stepper motor. Does anyone know how to identify the wires in...
by RogerHill
Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

The following was sent on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 16:11 UTC: Hello, Pegasus Astro Support Team, My Pegasus Astro Dual Motor Focus Controller is now completely non-functional. The LED light does not come on when it is connected to a working 12V power supply. I tried three different power supplie...
by RogerHill
Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

And now it's not working at all.

No LED, no response to turning the manual focus, it's not being recognized by either of two different PC's and I've tried three different power supplies.
by RogerHill
Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:59 am
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

I opened an incident on December 2nd and Request 1259 has been created. I was asked to perform a clean re-installation of Unity using this guide and let them know if it resolves the issue. https://pegasusastro.com/troubleshooting/unityplatform-troubleshooting-guide/#19df09c4d9afb2a02, making sure I ...
by RogerHill
Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:51 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Hello, Yves. Regarding the RJ45 plugs, I'm colourblind, and so I cannot reply on a diagram that gives the colour of the wires. I must use the position of the wires. I also wish they'd used positions 1 and 8 for the DC motors, and 3, 4, 5,and 6 for the stepper connections. THere's probably a good and...
by RogerHill
Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Nothig helped.

Back to running the obsolete drivers because they work.

Roger
by RogerHill
Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Yves: No change, except that the device is now on COM4. I used the Unity platform to move the focuser to position 1000. I can request a move using APT, NINA and the ASCOM Device hub, and while they all start out showing that the focuser is at position 1000, when they each try to move it to position ...
by RogerHill
Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:19 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Yves, mon ami! Forst of all, thanks for your assistance so far. Secondly, there is a PDF available from Pegasus about using the Meade Zero Image Shift focuser at https://pegasusastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/meade-zero-image-shift-focuser-motor-wiring-rj45-to-3.5mm-stereo-jack.pdf. This device...
by RogerHill
Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:18 am
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Hello, Yves... No, I am not sure what you mean here. So: 1) I rebooted the observatory laptop 2) I started the PegasusAstro - Unity Platform 3) A window opens up with a Menu tab and an application called Configuration 4) I click on Confiration, and another tab appears called Confiration 5) in the dr...
by RogerHill
Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:55 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Thanks, Yves... I'm hopingthat the collected experience and wisdom here. Two local astronomy friends of mine have noted that the Unity software is not well behaved, with one of them describing it as "flaky". The other noted that he had issues until he powered everything down...the mount, t...
by RogerHill
Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:27 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Hello, Yves... Yes, because when you choose which type of focuser to use, you can select the correct driver in the Properties. When I select Connect Focuser in APT, for instance, the ASCOM Focuser Chooser panel shows up, and liste in there are (among others), Pegasus Astro Focus Controller, Pegasus ...
by RogerHill
Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:10 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

Re: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Just for the record, here is what the ASCOM hub trace had to say when I used the old drivers (successfully): 14:59:48.001: Focuser - Others: Get Connected flag - False 14:59:48.001: Focuser - Others: Set Connected flag -> True (connected) 14:59:56.377: Focuser - Others: Connection took 0 millisecond...
by RogerHill
Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: Dual Motor Focus
Topic: DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM
Replies: 27
Views: 841293

DMFC and Unity not working with ASCOM

Recently bought a Pegasus DMFC. I tested it on my desktop computer in the warmth of my basement office, and the Unity software moved the Meade Zero Image Shift Focuser. Since I dont have ASCOM installed on this machine, I didn't test it. I then installed Unity, upgraded ASCOM to 6.6SP1, and started ...