Hi
I gave this software a quick run through last night - got most of it going but hit what (to me) was a strange error message when i tried to run with autoguiding (with an AO-7) in a script.
So i was able to take reliable images (without autoguiding) and I could run the autoguider script so tried to put them together in a simple script as follows:
#count 1
#interval 20
#Repeat 1
#autoguide
NGC 7317
This passed the plan checker (well it gave me a warning saying there needed to be an autoguider, which there was). But as soon as i tried to run the script i got an error as follows:
ACP console log opened 13-Sep-2012 20:11:00 UTC
This is ACP version 6.0 (build 11, Build for Hot Fix 4 (Nov 2011))
Unlicensed copy - 30 day demo mode
Licensed to
20:11:03 Initializing AcquireSupport V6.0.7
20:11:03 Telescope is ACP->LX200GPS/R, driver V2
20:11:03 MaxIm DL/CCD is version 5.18
20:11:03 Imager is SBIG w/ AO
20:11:03 Imager readout modes:
20:11:03 0 is Normal
20:11:03 1 is Fast
20:11:03 Guider is SBIG w/ AO(internal/off-axis)
20:11:03 (AO unit detected, alternate guiding in effect.)
20:11:03 Calculated unbinned plate scales (arcsec/pix): H = 0.81 V = 0.81
20:11:03 Calculated field of view (arcmin): H = 21.5 V = 16.1
20:11:03 This is AcquireImages V6.0.9
20:11:03 Compiling plan...
20:11:03 Compiler error: Could not find file 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\ASCOM\MPCORB\MPCORB.MDB'.
20:11:03 Run ending due to plan errors
ACP console log closed 13-Sep-2012 20:11:09 UTC
I had no idea what a MPCORB.MDB is but it seems to be a minor planet database - which seems strange as that isnt what I was trying to image.
I looked in the directory and there was no *.MDB - there was a text file that said you could create an access database file by following a process - but it says to go to a website which asks for a username and password. At this point I ran out of ideas !
If I take the autoguider line out of the script it runs fine and takes an image (without autoguiding)
Any idea what is going on and what I can do to fix this - I am still very new so may have done something stupid - though I cant think what I might have done !
Thanks Warren