Manual Control making the mount not behave as expected later.
[x] Is the issue reproducible?
[x] Are all prerequisites that are mentioned inside the manual met?
1.11 NIGHTLY #151
Description
I'm using a EQ5 mount motorized with a Onstep kit. After using the manual control on the telescope menu all next commands NINA or any other program send to the mount doesn't behave as expected.
Steps to Reproduce
1-Move the mount with manual control or the Three point Polar alignment plugin.
2-Start guiding or send any movement command to the mount.
Expected behaviour
The expected behaviour is to use the manual control and it not create any problems with pulses/move commands later.
Actual behaviour
After using manual control or the Three point Polar alignment plugin, phd2 can't work, a small pulse makes the mount jump like 3-4 degrees, so the calibration process always fails, the only way to solve it is turning the mount off and on again, that behaviour only happens with NINA, other programs that control the mount work as expected.
Comments (4)
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reporter Oh, got it, thanks for the fast reply!
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reporter - changed status to closed
Not N.I.N.A. that's causing the problem.
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repo owner - removed version
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Hi,
N.I.N.A. is utilizing the Ascom MoveAxis method to move the mount for manual control as well as the three point polar alignment plugin. (https://ascom-standards.org/Help/Platform/html/M_ASCOM_DeviceInterface_ITelescopeV3_MoveAxis.htm)
It will send the rate to the driver and once finished send the rate 0 to it to stop the mount. This is all according to the Ascom specs and thus this seems to be a driver problem, which should be reported to the driver, as this is not something N.I.N.A. can fix.