FocusMax fails

[Russell Carroll]

Just setting up ACP,and all appears working except FocusMax. When script initiates autofocus, ACP brings focusmax up and it looks like it connects, but it immediately fails on a field search over the course of 1 second, returning control back to ACP with a failed focus. I can immediately initiate a vcurve from focusmax manually after the run is over, and it works fine. Any help would be grealy appreciated! Windows 7 64-bit, The Sky X, RCOS TCC focus/rotator, SBIG STL-1001e. Log file follows:

02:19:23 Temp. compensation available = False
02:19:23 ** Telescope is not connected **
02:19:23 NOVAS-COM Vector Astrometry Engine is connected
02:19:23 ************************************************** *
02:19:23 FocusMax version 3.8.0.0 is available at
02:19:23 FocusMax.org
02:19:23 ************************************************** *
02:20:43 MaxIm DL/CCD V 5.23 is the Imaging Software
02:20:43 Camera: SBIG Universal
02:20:43 Camera number: 1
02:20:43
02:20:43 ** Starting AcquireStar Sequence **
02:20:43 FocusMax Version: 3.7.0.97
02:20:43 System: stl 1001
02:20:43 Camera: SBIG Universal
02:20:43 Catalog: GSC-ACT
02:20:43 Attempting to connect to telescope
02:20:51 TheSky-controlled Telescope ==> tracking on
02:20:52 Using telescope coordinates for return slew
02:20:52 Mount requires topocentric coordinates
02:20:52 Current pointing (Topo):
02:20:52 RA 13:42:26.2 Dec 28:19:01.0
02:20:52 Alt 22.35 Az 300.86
02:20:52 ** Getting catalog stars between mag 4 & 7 **
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 2 x 2 degrees
02:20:52 RA 16:21:55.0 Dec 13:55:59.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 62.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 4 x 4 degrees
02:20:52 RA 16:29:10.7 Dec 12:59:35.7 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 64.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 6 x 6 degrees
02:20:52 RA 16:36:23.1 Dec 12:02:27.5 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 66.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 8 x 8 degrees
02:20:52 RA 16:43:32.5 Dec 11:04:38.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 68.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 10 x 10 degrees
02:20:52 RA 16:50:39.0 Dec 10:06:10.8 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 70.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 12 x 12 degrees
02:20:52 RA 16:57:42.9 Dec 09:07:09.6 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 72.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 14 x 14 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:04:44.5 Dec 08:07:37.9 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 74.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 16 x 16 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:11:44.0 Dec 07:07:39.2 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 76.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 18 x 18 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:18:41.6 Dec 06:07:17.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 78.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 20 x 20 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:25:37.7 Dec 05:06:34.7 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 80.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 22 x 22 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:32:32.5 Dec 04:05:35.7 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 82.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 24 x 24 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:39:26.2 Dec 03:04:23.4 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 84.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 26 x 26 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:46:19.2 Dec 02:03:01.1 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 86.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 28 x 28 degrees
02:20:52 RA 17:53:11.6 Dec 01:01:32.2 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 88.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 30 x 30 degrees
02:20:52 RA 18:00:03.7 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 32 x 32 degrees
02:20:52 RA 18:00:03.7 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 34 x 34 degrees
02:20:52 RA 18:00:03.8 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:52
02:20:52 Field search = 36 x 36 degrees
02:20:52 RA 18:00:03.8 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:52 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:53
02:20:53 Field search = 38 x 38 degrees
02:20:53 RA 18:00:03.9 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:53 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:53
02:20:53 Field search = 40 x 40 degrees
02:20:53 RA 18:00:03.9 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:53 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:53
02:20:53 Field search = 42 x 42 degrees
02:20:53 RA 18:00:03.9 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:53 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:53
02:20:53 Field search = 44 x 44 degrees
02:20:53 RA 18:00:04.0 Dec 00:00:00.0 (Topo)
02:20:53 Alt 90.00 Az 300.86
02:20:53
02:20:53 Error - field search is too large!
02:20:53 No target star found to match criteria
02:20:53 Catalog stars not found - aborting operation
02:20:53 AcquireStar not completed

[Russell Carroll]

I saw a subsequent post that fixed the problem. Did not have path th GSC set in FocusMax. strange that it works stand-alone fine.