AM5 latest firmware beta v1.2.2 is released for test: Page 2

AM5 latest firmware beta v1.2.2 is released for test

Almach

Walf@ZWO Thanks, but I’ll let all the geniuses take a break from taking pictures of M31 over and over and over again to convert to Alt/Az mode and test the latest firmware.

ajobacho

Almach

Almach
I think you can also take a break to install ASCOM platform in a pc, download the new firmware, connect the mount with usb cable provided and install it. It's very very easy.

stooge75

Sam@ZWO why hasn’t the asiair app got a guiding rate for am5 mount the same way as it has it for eq6r etc?
There’s nothing there! Is it locked out? What figure is it at if so?

Almach

ajobacho Take a break from what? My 10Micron works just fine.

Unfortunately, I don’t use a PC with the AM5… I use an iPad. So, after all the geniuses with “advanced-technology” skills are done trouble-shooting the beta firmware in Alt/Az mode, I’ll install it when it appears on the ASI Mount app….

Marcin_G

Hallo. What goes wrong with my mount: when I try to upgrade the new 1.2.1 software, I get message "No available file found".... Please advise.

Walf@ZWO

Marcin_G have you unzip the fw 1.2.1.zip

Walf@ZWO

I have updated fw to 1.2.2, fix some problems of southern hemisphere。

jeremiah2229

I have loaded (supposedly, app said update was successful) the 1.22 firmware but the mount is still showing 1.12. What am I doing wrong? I really want the multi-star alignment. Need help please.

Walf@ZWO

jeremiah2229 You just need do follew #2，update by ASCOM，and the ASCOM will show the version。

ASIMount@ZWO

jeremiah2229 I have loaded (supposedly, app said update was successful) the 1.22 firmware but the mount is still showing 1.12. What am I doing wrong? I really want the multi-star alignment. Need help please.

Conveyed to the team. Can you also share the screenshot?

jeremiah2229

I have done this, please read what I posted. I have used the ASIMount app to upload the 1.22 firmware and it says it was successful but there is no change to the firmware version. Will there be an audio when the mount restarts? There is indication that anything happened other than the info in the firmware upgrade dialog say it was successful and to close this dialog and ASIMount app will try to reconnect to the device.

ASIMount@ZWO

jeremiah2229
Currently you can only install v1.2.2 beta version via ASCOM. There is no v1.2.2 in ASIMount app, only the official firmware version.

ajobacho

ASIMount@ZWO
Delay time for meridian is solved with 1.2.2 or is only for multi star alignment?

Walf@ZWO

ajobacho 1.2.2 support delay time for ML,but also need ASCOM support it,ASCOM has not support the delay settings yet, just wait a moment.

ajobacho

Walf@ZWO
I am looking forward to that new version of ASCOM that will support it. Thank you

jeremiah2229

As requested.

Walf@ZWO

jeremiah2229 We will solve quickly。

jeremiah2229

Walf@ZWO

Thank you!

jeremiah2229

Ok, I found a work around. The issue is that the ASI Mount ASCOM Server program will fail if there is no internet connection. It phones home to check the latest firmware then it can compare against what is installed. If there is no internet connection the program will fail and the FWUpdate dialog will never be shown so we have no opportunity to point to the local firmware we have downloaded. This bug needs to be fixed. If no internet you should still allow for the local firmware to be used and this is where the program will fail (crash) as it is now. What I did was connect to the AM5 by wireless then plug in the LAN so the program won't fail and this allowed the FMUdate dialog to be displayed so I could upload the 1.22 firmware by the wireless connection. So I now have 1.22 installed.

The previous failure and what the screenshot is of, the AM5 is connected by USB while there is an internet connection for the call home to check firmware version. For some reason the AM5 "thinks" it received the local firmware update and installed it when obviously it did not. Couple of bugs to sort out it seems.

I have the 1.22 installed and am glad so I can now test the multi-star alignment because this is greatly needed. For a side note the ASI Mount app v1.3 on Android really, really needs a dark/night mode. Visual observers won't live with it as it is and no dark/night mode, our dark adapted eyes are very important to us. 😉

Thank you...

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