ASI 1600MM Pro Cooler

starblazer

Hi,

The current behavior of my1600MM Pro is:

* When I connect 12V to the camera, the fan starts working, but as soon as I connect the cam via ASCOM, the fan stops.

* When I disconnect the cam (via ASCOM), the cooler and fan stop regardless the cooler was running and was not switched off.

* When I choose "keep cooler on" in SGP (sequence generator pro) when disconnecting the camera, the cooler will switch off anyway. The same I see with my home-made software using the ASCOM driver.

I suggest as an improvement to give the control over the camera's cooler reliably (and predictably) to the user. This includes:

* Keep the fan running as long as 12V are supplied (until the camera is disconnected from 12V supply).

* Allow the cooler to keep on, when camera is disconnected. This is very important for using the camera with more than 1 software (like for imaging and for plate solving or polar alignment. It doesn't make sense (and is bad for the camera) if the cooler is switched off upon every disconnect and needs to be restarted after connecting with another software. Obviously, the CoolerOn parameter in ASCOM should reflect this (so that the new software, on connecting the cam knows if the cooler is on or off.

Thanks and kind regards,

Pat

Tech@ZWO

starblazer
Hello Pat
It doesn't make sense (and is bad for the camera)
=>The main consideration is the power consumption
Especially for outdoor photographers

katherine.tsai

Hi Pat，

Thanks for your feedback and I will convey your message to our devs.

rcolombari

Hi Everyone there!
I gotta an ASI1600MM pro and it has exactly the same issue as described by Pat.
Once I disconnect from ASCOM, cooler is switched unexpectedly off and temperature raises up very quickly.

Any news on it?

Cheers

Roberto

Tech@ZWO

rcolombari
Hello Roberto
This was not an issue
The camera disconnected，the cooling should be trun off

rcolombari

If you have to reboot your PC or switch off the automation software for any reason, the camera will get to the environment temperature in a very short time because the cooler is automatically turned off.
Ok, you can do the warming-up before but it is quite annoying everytime and it is impossible if your laptop freeze.
Why don't you put it as an option in the ascom driver?