Intermittent disconnection between NINA and Focus Cube Zero

FocusCube v1 & v2, Zero, Motor Focus Kit (Universal or Zero)
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icuity
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Intermittent disconnection between NINA and Focus Cube Zero

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The disconnections are typically fixed by "reconnecting" the device from within NINA. Nothing appears to be wrong with the physical connections. Last night, it happened during a meridian flip, so I lost the second part of the night. Previously, the disconnections occurred early in the night.
NINA log is:

2022-07-11T02:52:39.8205|ERROR|AscomDevice.cs|Connected|115|Pegasus Astro Focus Controller should be connected but reports to be disconnected. Trying to reconnect...
2022-07-11T02:52:39.8225|ERROR|AscomDevice.cs|Connected|124|Reconnection failed. The device might be disconnected! -
ASCOM.NotConnectedException: Device is not connected
at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.AscomDevice`3.get_Connected() in E:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\AscomDevice.cs:line 119
2022-07-11T02:52:39.8225|INFO|AscomDevice.cs|Disconnect|276|Disconnecting from ASCOM.PegasusAstro.Focuser Pegasus Astro Focus Controller
2022-07-11T02:52:39.8245|ERROR|AscomDevice.cs|Disconnect|282
ASCOM.DriverException: CheckDotNetExceptions ASCOM.PegasusAstro.Focuser ConnectedSet System.InvalidOperationException: The port is closed.
at ASCOM.Utilities.Serial.set_Connected(Boolean Connecting) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.Utilities\ASCOM.Utilities\Serial.vb:line 520
at ASCOM.PegasusAstro.Focuser.set_Connected(Boolean value) (See Inner Exception for details) ---> System.InvalidOperationException: The port is closed.
at ASCOM.Utilities.Serial.set_Connected(Boolean Connecting) in C:\ASCOM Build\Export\ASCOM.Utilities\ASCOM.Utilities\Serial.vb:line 520
at ASCOM.PegasusAstro.Focuser.set_Connected(Boolean value)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Anyone encountered a similar problem. I will make sure to update the ascom driver if an update is available, and also post to a NINA forum.
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