ASIAIR v2.1 has been released

PMTeam@ZWO

The new version has been released. All #ASIAIR previous versions' users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
Thanks to all users who helped in the beta period. Especially the Admins and Testers.

WHAT'S NEW
[v2.1-10.74]

New Feature

Supported Sony Cameras, some models needs to test
· A7/II/III/IV
· A7S/II/III
· A7C
· A7R/II/III/III A/IV/IV A
· A5000/A6000/A6100/A6400/A6500/A6600
· ZV-E10
Setting Requirements before connecting:
· Mode: Manual Mode (M)
· Shutter: Blub
· Image Quality: RAW Only
· Focus Mode: Manual Focus (MF)
· USB Option: setting option according to the camera menu: USB settings, select [PC Control], or Network, turn on [Ctrl w/Smartphone]
Complete the above settings, restart camera and connect the ASIAIR
Added Gain settings in Autorun & Plan Mode
Supported Canon Rebel T8i/EOS M6, Nikon Z50
Added Gain settings in Autorun & Plan Mode
Added Auto Flip DEC after Meridian (For Onstep & Celestron AVX/CGE/CGEM/CGX)
Added the object introduction in SkyAtlas

Optimization

Optimized the GoTo accuracy of comet in Plan Mode
Optimized Setting pages UI
Fixed known bugs

Note: If you want to run ASIAIR in a PC emulator (such as BlueStacks https://www.bluestacks.com/), please download ASIAIR app at our website: https://www.zwoastro.com/downloads/asiair

About the connection method of Sony camera, please refer to the article in the link for details
https://www.yuque.com/zwopkb/asiair/lf7nd44fruq3vukh

Mamete

PMTeam@ZWO you need to add rotate framing assist settings in Autorun and Plan mode

crackout

PMTeam@ZWO Added Gain settings in Autorun & Plan Mode

Now if we could get dither interval settings in Plan and Autorun mode.

Sinsur

PMTeam@ZWO will sony A6300 get supported for asiair?

IJPT

PMTeam@ZWO It says it supports Sonya5000. However, only "none" is displayed in the main camera list in the asiar mini. Selected as "Control with pc". The asi 120mm mini recognizes right away. Do you have any advice?

gengiskhan

PMTeam@ZWO
This information seems at least inaccurate.

I just bought an ASIair mini to use with my Sony A6100 and it does not work. The camera is not detected at all and is not shown in the selection for either main camera or guide camera.

I really would have liked to use this, but it seems I cannot with my setup. I hope I still have time to return the product.

I'm just sad that provided information above seems wrong...

stubblejumper

PMTeam@ZWO
I used the QR code to download this package to my SM20+5G smartphone. When I tried to install it, Android reported that it wasn't installed because it was invalid. ???

Corsair

PMTeam@ZWO

@Tech@ZWO

So, any new updates planned?

It would be really nice if you could make some sort of comment here to show that you are, at least, still actively supporting the ASIAIR Pro/Plus/Mini.

PMTeam@ZWO

Mamete Noted, thanks for your advice. BTW, did you use the Roatte Assist in the SkyAltas?

Yes of course, the rotation in the sky atlas works well but only on the preview. To have a perfect reference you need to see the features of N.i.n.a. , Thank you

jsg

Is it going to be offered on Google Play Store as all of the other ZWO apps?

Thanks,
Jerry

scopesnc

jsg I'm waiting on it in the play store also.

PMTeam@ZWO

jsg Google store is still under review

Sinsur

There no Sony A6300 in the list. Will there be any support for this model later?

paolo52

Sinsur Yes. I need a6300 support.

lenn1

I tried it yesterday with my Sony Alpha 6000 and a sony 50mm lens. There is something wrong with the stars. Every sub looks like this.
I thought its a bug with the ASIAIR app but the subs are really looking like this in the final image.

Images are taken at ISO 400 - 1600 and 30s-60s exp time. All of the brighter parts and stars look like this.

Swizerlan

lenn1 how does an image look with no asi air?

Ispybadguys

lenn1 Those look saturated to me. I would use the ISO invariant setting for the camera and reduce the integration time. Increasing the ISO beyond the invariant setting just reduces dynamic range without reducing the noise. For my A7R4 this is ISO 500 so I shoot everything at ISO 500.

Kurt

PMTeam@ZWO

lenn1 Try turning off the zebra crossing display function, ISO noise reduction function, and long exposure noise reduction function.
If it still doesn't work, please submit a log， Thank you very much

IJPT

lenn1 What does it say on the main camera list if connect the a6000 to the air?

lenn1

I don't think you can add a Sony Alpha 6000 to the supported list because I need to enable the following option:

● Image Quality: Uncompressed RAW (Only)

Unfortunately, this option isn't available on the Sony Alpha 6000; it simply doesn't have that capability. While you can still capture photos with a Alpha 6000 and ASIAIR, they will all look like this, making it practically unusable. I'm not very upset about this, but I believe new buyers might be disappointed.
This is especially unfortunate because the Alpha 6000 is a popular and frequently sold camera.

CaptHindsight

Updated to 2.1 last night, and now my meridian flips start and stop repeatedly. It runs seemingly in increments, checking to see if the target is centered several times along the way. It eventually completes successfully, but the possibility exists that the view may be obstructed at one of these mid-points, and solving may fail. The meridian flip used to be one smooth motion, with target centering only happening at the end. Is anyone else seeing this behavior?

Edit: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount with ASIAIR Pro, connected with EQ-MOD cable.

lenn1

A feature i would like is a skyatlas or tonights best without being connected to asiair.

PMTeam@ZWO

lenn1 it will come

lwizzit

lenn1 In all honesty, I find it’s best to use telescopius.com to plan my shoots. Excellent site that’s free to use and host your pics. Great FOV simulator. Register and save all your equipment. Plan mosaics etc.

Relativist

Will the Sony a5100 work with this release? If not will it be added to the next release?

Psy1280

This upgrade has crippled my AVX mount, which was working flawlessly for the past year!!! Please see my full report posted below.

Challenger75

NO support added for the Canon R7?

tgoble52

Do you know when the Canon R6 Mark II will be supported?

PMTeam@ZWO

tgoble52 We have added support for this camera. But it hasn't been tested yet. You can try connecting the camera to ASIAIR

larkinsen

With this version I noticed that after every single exposure in preview mode,the image takes way to long to display.I'm not talking about the download speed which is 4-8MB/s .After the download the image takes 7-8 seconds to display on BIN 1 setting.If I change to BIN 2 it dispalys quicker but I lose resolution.I never had this issue on version 1.9.1 where after downloading, the image displayed instantly on BIN 1.Now it's lagging.I've reinstalled the app but it's the same.The camera is Canon 250D but it does the same with my ASI 533MCPRO.
And for the sake of argument I reinstalled version 1.9.1 and the image display worked perfectly on BIN 1.When I installed again version 2.1 there goes the lagging.So there is a bug related to BIN settings.
Also in the sky atlas I still can't find DSO by typing their names.I typed Rosette Nebula,then Orion..nothing.If I put their indicatives such as M42 etc they appear.But it's hard to remember this letters and numbers for every DSO.I thought you implemented this.Thanks.

ghuggins

Just upgraded to 2.1, thought I would give feedback:

I have been running previous version on iPad and two android devices (Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Note 20 Ultra 5g). The app was working perfectly on android devices and iPad.

For me, upgrade works great on iPad. No issues, seems just like the previous version. Android was not working properly on first installation. When slewing, my mount just took off and app would not stop mount. Turned everything off, re-installed app on Note 9 and it seems to be working, but slow at times and somewhat "buggy". Sometimes it seems like the phone is "overloaded" and the slew commands lag by several seconds. If I use the right arrow to hide the slew tab, at times I can't get it to return. By exiting app and re-enabling it it seems to work. Usable but not flawlessly as it was before upgrade.

I got it working with my Sony A7R IV A. (you show it as untested). Seems to work perfectly. If users have trouble, make sure they have their Sony in PC Remote with USB. Also, I had to go to Setup4 menu and put USB LUN setting on "single". Also, make sure drive mode is "Single Shooting", in order to set camera to "BULB".

Thanks ZWO, and get the Nikon Z9 enabled as soon as you can! 🙂

Ispybadguys

ghuggins

I am interested in if it is able to autofocus Sony A7R4 lenses using the internal lens focus motor or do you need an external focus motor and drive belt.

Thanks

Kurt

PMTeam@ZWO

Ispybadguys sorry, no