Using EAF with ASICAP and INDI

DerPit · Post by **DerPit** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:24 pm

Hi,

I'm playing with my new toy, the EAF, and noticed some irregularity:
If I use the EAF via ASICAP, then quit ASICAP and start INDI/EKOS, it will not properly connect to the EAF. It can read some settings, but fails to set max position and (reverse) direction. Tuning the device is also not possible. I have to powercycle the EAF and restart INDI to be able to control the EAF again.

Same happens the other way round: After I have used it with INDI, ASICAP will not detect the EAF anymore, unless I powercycle it.

I am using Linux with ASICAP 1.6.1 and the latest INDI/KStars versions from GIT.

Post by **Sam** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:20 am

we will test and feedback

DerPit · Post by **DerPit** » Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:42 pm

Just three more notes:

Looking closer at that, I could see that if I disconnect the EAF in ASICAP, and then connect again, it will be in 'moving mode' (the control window for the EAF shows 'Stop' in the button, instead of 'Goto Position').

On INDI side the problem is solved now (git version) by calling EAFStop() during initialization.

After having used it via INDI I still need to re-plug the USB cable of the EAF, else ASICAP will not see it at all