ASIAIR v2.1.2 Public Beta Released！

PMTeam@ZWO

ASIAIR [v2.1.2 - 10.92]

New Feature

Added camera support:
Canon EOS M50II/M200/1D X Mark III/Rebel T3/Rebel T6/Rebel XSi/Rebel T2i/Rebel T3i/Rebel T4i/Kiss X2/Kiss X3/850D/R10/R5 C/R6 Mark II/R7
Nikon Z9/Z30/Zfc/DSC D6/DSC D3500/DSC D4s
Sony A9/A1/A6300/A5100
Added fuzzy search in the objects list
Added LDN catalog
Added ASI2600 DUO power light switch feature
Added ASI2600 DUO fan speed control feature
Added ZWO ASIMount guide speed setting
Added 【Explorer Scientific EXOS-2 (PMC-8)】 Southern Hemisphere support (testing)
ASI2600 series cameras, gain extended to -25
When selecting the 【ZWO AM5/AM3】 driver, the guiding 【Max DEC/RA Duration】 are recorded separately
Updated the Camera SDK
Supposed ASI715MC Camera

Optimized & Fixed

Telescope focal length/guide star focal length upper limit extended to 10000
Optimized the Comet list and fixed the problem that Comet cannot update normally.
Fixed the issue of colored dots appearing in images taken by Sony cameras
Fixed the issue of firmware update failing multiple times
Fixed the problem of ASI462 camera exposure failure
Fixed the problem that ASIAIR voltage, current and power values would not change
Support Android OS 14
Fixed the problem of app language error (Android)
Fixed the issue where the bottom of the navigation bar of some Android models blocks the page (Android)
Fixed an issue where annotation information could not be saved when saving a JPEG (iOS)

iOS：https://testflight.apple.com/join/6uEyoSl3
Andriod：https://pgyer.com/air_beta_android

AstroDude42

PMTeam@ZWO Added fuzzy search in the objects list

Yesss! My favorite new feature!

PMTeam@ZWO Supposed ASI715MC Camera

Should be Support ASI715MC Camera, right?

w7ay Looks like ZWO may have removed the MinMo change to 0.2 pixels.

As far as I understood, this is better for all harmonic mounts. Looking at my RainbowAstro RST-135. If so, i like that ZWO heard their customers and changed it back.

Olli

Kevin_A

PMTeam@ZWO that is fabulous and thank you for the changes and additions. I appreciate you adding guiding rate speed for the AM5/AM3 mounts as that will allow much better fine tuning. I did notice the -25 gain for the 2600 series and thank you. Could you possibly expand the 2600 duo power light off and fan half speed option to the regular 2600mc/mm pro cameras as well, as here in Canada it is coming winter and it would be a great addition for reduced fan vibrations at half speed and cooling at full rpm is not needed as much. Thank you again for the changes and for listening to our ideas!

Kevin_A

PMTeam@ZWO thank you for fixing the bug related to the incorrect display of -25 gain on the main page of Asiair for the asi2600mc pro cameras extended gain setting. That was super fast and it is confirmed fixed in the latest testflight of Asiair that I just ran.

Kevin_A

PMTeam@ZWO please find attached a before and after guide log and the negative effect the increased Minmo is having on my setup.

phd2-guidelog-2023-09-22-202551.txt

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phd2-guidelog-2023-11-19-181013.txt

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PMTeam@ZWO

PMTeam@ZWO
ASIAIR [V2.1.2 - 10.94] - 2023.12.18
Change List

Supported Vixen Wireless Unit module
Optimized the stuck during using Continuous Preview on Android
Optimized positioning failure issue on Android
Fixed the problem of Continuous Preview automatically stopping

SFEeSRLp

PMTeam@ZWO Guys, please add support for M50 Mark 1!

Alma explora

PMTeam@ZWO

The Nikon d3500 it's now supported?!!! How can i do for set this camera with ASIAIR plus

Thanks and best regards

w7ay

@Kevin_A et al.

Looks like ZWO may have removed the MinMo change to 0.2 pixels.

This was the earlier TestFlight info from a week ago:

And this is the latest TestFlight:

Notice that the firmware has changed from 10.89 to 10.92 in a week. Not stable enough even for beta testers like myself yet.

Chen

Kevin_A

w7ay if only the clouds would go away I am looking forward to testing the reduced -25 gain on the 2600 along with the option of a guide rate 0.25X now that it is available. A Minmo of 0.1 will be better again.

charding

w7ay From my testing of 2.1.2,/ 10.92, I think MinMo of 0.2 is still in the software. My guiding was bad under this version with corrections only made in large increments when the guiding was past 1.2 on the guiding graph. I reverted back to the stable release and guiding improved and the frequency is more often and the size of the correction is more varied.

PMTeam@ZWO

AstroDude42 yes supports 715 camera
Min Mo is 0.2 now

ppurbano

Kevin_A
Hello.
What benefits would lowering the gain to -25 have?

Kevin_A

PMTeam@ZWO did you put the Minmo back to 0.1 as that lower number is better than 0.2 for the AM5 mounts. 0.2 is worse.

artem

PMTeam@ZWO

Something unusual with the latest Beta version, t´ASIAIR always and contionusly reconnects although the connectivity is not disturbed at all ( ASIAIR is conected via the hitspot ) yesterday I had to wait for to take a DARK for the GUIDER for something like 3-4 minutes, since after every one step progress in taking the DARK the ASIAIR was reconnecting or was showing the status message reconnecting..

Did anyone else have the same expereince ?
Martin

PS! I am using the IOS version..

hyiger

PMTeam@ZWO

Can you also add an option to change fan speed for ASI2600MM and MC cameras? Users are running into vibration issues at high focal lengths.

PMTeam@ZWO

artem Could you submit the log after this happens? We will investigate, thank you very much

johnpd

So this is still a Beta, not a final release?

JohnD

Corsair

johnpd Yes. Hence the topic name.

getsaf

I gave the v2.1.2 beta a try last night and things generally worked well except for one issue that I think may be a bug.

During the PA routine, I had two instances where after I completed the PA and pressed the "Finish" button, the PA routine restarted by snapping another photo and beginning to rotate. Luckily I was paying attention and was able to cancel the routine before the mount rotated too far.

Unfortunately, the PA routine doesn't show up in any log files that I know of and I wasn't doing any screen recording at the time but this happened twice in one night and is something I'd never experienced before.

Some relevant notes on my setup:
Unit: AsiAIR Plus 32gb
Mount: AM5
PA Type: All Sky Polar Alignment
Client Device: Pixel 7 Pro Android 14

Side note: A longstanding bug on Android still persists where the Compass feature in the planetarium section of the app is completely unusable on every Android device I've ever tried. 3 Pixel devices, and a Samsung tablet. I usually resort to switching to Stellarium when I need the compass feature. When I try to use the compass feature, the FOV is very very jittery with large visual jumps in the FOV even when used with a stable hand.

PMTeam@ZWO

getsaf About PA: Could you please submit the log after this problem occurs? Thanks in advance
About Sky Atlas: Your question has been received and we will optimize it in the future.

minimoto71

hyiger I added 4 Noctua NA-SAV3 anti-vibration mounts a year ago and I haven't had fan vibration issues with the ASI2600MM anymore. It's a design issue in this camera and I guess in other ZWO cameras that they never wanted to face ( many complaints for years about it, no real fix ). So I recommend you to use this solution so you can run the camera's fan at full speed without elongated stars, instead of a speed control for the ASIAir ( a nice addition anyway if possible ).

SFj9LuNr

With my AVX with mount whether in Preview, Focus or Video, holding down the
RA and DEC arrows for mount slewing for longer than 10 or 15 secs, the mount will continue slewing for another 5 seconds. I've seen it for short periods occasionally. Sometimes pressing on an arrow nothing happens. Seems to get worse with time. This is from iPhone XR running IOS 16.6.1. AVX mount firmware HC: GEM 5.34.2160, MC: 7.15.8270. Reproduced on iPad Gen 9 with IOS 16.1.1

Kevin_A

minimoto71 i too tested the Noctua Sav3 posts and as with some others, I found… no difference in vibration levels with a Sunon fan that is good on those rubbery posts. On a bad fan it actually made the vibration even worse. I also tested this out on 3 different camera models. I also tested the Noctua fans and Fractal fans and the least vibrations were from Fractal fans, but the reduced CFM and RPM did not cool the cameras down enough to sustain -10c while imaging. I ended up testing with multiple small red O-rings similar to what zwo does now and that worked great even with a stock good Sunon fan. The option for a fan speed reduction wil be an added benefit as it would reduce vibration even further andcwould be a great option in the winter months. Some cameras will have marginal to good fans and some need to get replaced as nothing will work to stop them vibrating.. believe me I tried and tested it all. Those post will work fair on a fan that was badly installed but the use of 3 small o rings per screw works great and that is why zwo now does it that was… supposedly from what I was told.

hyiger

minimoto71

Yup, did that already. I still would like to be able to lower the fan speed as well. There is a thread over on CN about adding a small dab of glue to one or more blades to better balance it.

Corsair

Please make sure you not only post your issue here but also log a ticket: https://support.astronomy-imaging-camera.com/

Think you to use the Product option.

Make sure to mention whether or not the bug occurs in just the beta OS or both the beta and current OS.

Corsair

Kevin_A where did you get the red o-rings from?

minimoto71

Kevin_A I also tried to add extra ZWO O-rings ( bought another fan from them that came with 4 extra ) as you suggest but I didn't find any real improvement. So I am lucky being able to reduce the vibration just with the Noctua anti-vibration mounts. The fan is suspended in the middle of the case and doesn't touch any other surface of the camera, may be that's the reason. I can reach -23º C during winter with that configuration ( where I live, winter is mild ). And my stars are round, something I haven't had before. As I said, lucky me ;-)

Corsair

To add to my previous post since I can't edit it for some reason:

Of course mention ALL the equipment (mount,
OTA/Telescope, EAF, EFW, ASIAIR model, filters, reducers, firmware version of hardware is applicable, etc etc) you were using to help diagnose issues.

Kevin_A

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