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    Default USB and Optec Driver Issues (was:ACP not working with FocusMax 4?)

    I am trying to get FM4 working in my ACP environment. At the moment I am doing everything with simulators.

    The basic problem: when ACP runs the autofocus routine, FM4 starts fine. However, as FM4 starts its run ACP immediately returns with the message
    **Autofocus failed. Check FocusMax log for details

    However, FM4 itself continues to run, ending up with a focus that is just fine.

    I suspect this may be a result of my using an evaluation license for FM4. The failure occurs right after FM4 logs that it is an evaluation license and it spits out the license information. I don't know why this info would affect ACP, maybe I am barking up the wrong tree.

    I see that ACP 7.2 includes support for FM4, so I have updated ACP to 7.2.
    Version info:
    Maxim 6.05. Running unthreaded; using the threaded camera option results in the known issue of Maxim hanging.
    FocusMax 4.0, evaluation license.
    Ascom 6.2
    Win7, all updates applied.
    Simulators for Telescope, focuser, camera.

    I can do the manual VCurve and focus operations manually from FM4. FM4 does have the "Send log to ACP" option checked, so I see the starting FM log in the ACP console.

    I start Maxim6 and FM4 manually before connecting ACP to the camera.

    Sample logs for running AutoFocus.vbs is attached for ACP. Ignore the FM4 log, it was when I was running ACP 7.1d.

    Am I missing something simple for using FM4? It "sounds like" other people are using FM4 without problem.
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    Robert Brewington
    ACP 8.1 / Win 10 64bit
    Tak FSQ106, Paramount MX Mount
    SBig ST2000XM, STF8300M/STi

 

 

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