Hello,
I’ve run into an issue where the auto focus routine fails to take images. The graph appears and the countdown starts, but the camera does not respond. If i manually abort the focus sequence, the sequence moves onto light frames and the camera operates as expected. The key lines appear to be:
[04/10/19 00:06:44.649][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Taking auto focus frame(s)…
[04/10/19 00:06:44.651][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Nikon camera: Capturing auto focus frame…
[04/10/19 00:06:44.651][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Nikon: AF Binning: 25600…
[04/10/19 00:06:44.651][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Nikon: AF Exposure length: 5 seconds…
[04/10/19 00:06:44.651][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Nikon: AF Exposure DL speed: b
[04/10/19 00:06:44.662][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Setting sensitivity
[04/10/19 00:06:44.666][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Nikon: Failure in Capture image! [kNkMAIDResult_ValueOutOfBounds] (kNkMAIDCommand_CapSet, 33047, kNkMAIDDataType_EnumPtr, 293921096)
[04/10/19 00:06:45.485][DEBUG] [PHD2 Listener Thread] PHD2: Settle done received: GOOD
[04/10/19 00:06:55.770][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] HFR value from auto focuser is 0!, trying again…
[04/10/19 00:06:55.770][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] AF abort requested
[04/10/19 00:06:55.773][DEBUG] [Camera Thread] Auto focus (finally): closing dialog…
[04/10/19 00:06:55.782][DEBUG] [Focuser Thread] SGM_FOCUSER_MOVE_ABS message received…
[04/10/19 00:06:55.782][DEBUG] [Focuser Thread] Focuser moving to 11637
[04/10/19 00:06:55.788][DEBUG] [Focuser Thread] Focuser move call complete
…and the link to the log file is:
As you can see, everything works as it should until the auto focus camera command fails. Any ideas on how to solve this would be most welcome, and I will be happy to post any additional information as necessary. Thank you!
Camera: D5300
Mount: CEM60
Focuser: nSTEP, Rigel Systems