ASIAIR v2.2.1 has been released!

PMTeam@ZWO

The new version has been released. All #ASIAIR previous versions' users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

WHAT'S NEW
ASIAIR [v2.2.1]
Optimized & Fixed

Fixed abnormal crash issue on Android 14 models
Fixed the issue that Onstep mount was abnormal after returning to zero position
Fixed occasional angle calculation anomaly (Android)
Fixed few 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/software/

azskyguy

PMTeam@ZWO

Please fix the dew heater control defaulting to "on" on the 2600MC Air cameras. That's very dangerous for those of us in warm climates. I had a camera crash last night in 89 degree air temperatures because the dew heater was running and the cooler was running at 80%.

Default should be off. Turn it on if you need it.

Thanks

azskyguy

PMTeam@ZWO

Latest version gets stuck on loading.... after an image is taken screen says loading but sometimes takes 2-3 minutes before image actually makes it to internal storage. This issue started with latest ASIair software and firmware. (2.2.1)This is with 2600MC Air camera... very new. Worked great before this. I also notice you do not default to dew heater on anymore... that's very good.. but this slow load is costing me quite a bit of imaging time...
Thanks
(Tried to send this through bug reporting in the app but it would not send for some reason.)

LosTigeros

Not crashing anymore on Pixel 8 Pro. 🙂

The issue with R6mII image being 6188x4120 instead of 6000x4000 and having a black bar on the top and left side and a small red and green cast is still there.

Image from ZWO ASIAIR PLUS 256 GB:

Image from camera SD card:

ZIP file with RAWs

retman

THE WAY BACK
modifying code is always difficult as the potential of inadvertent errors and unintended changes is high. beta testing new code/scripts is also difficult as there are many many features that need to be tested (and may have been inadvertently changed) and it's really hard to test every parameter. we all suffer thru these "oops" moments when we download new updates and discover the many details noted in the recent user's forum.

i thank ZWO for being responsive to our needs and requests and trying to always bring us more value.

the one thing i would ask ZWO is to consider making a "WAY BACK" much much easier than it currently is so that when all of the "oops" moments occur we could easily jump back to a stable (or at least "more stable") rev of the software. even after ZWO releases a new version (after all the beta testing is complete) we always discover more details that need to be addressed. (beta testing the beta testers?)
i can see confusion if more than one version is posted on the play store (for us android users) but it seems you could post both the new version and the latest "stable" version on your website.

there aren't enough moonless AND cloudless nights left for us old folks to waste!

PMTeam@ZWO

azskyguy Thank you for reporting the slow loading issue. We’ve noted the bug and will work on resolving it.

retman

Can anyone advise what release was the latest "stable" release? After all of the 2.2 and 2.2.1 issues i reverted back to 2.1.3. i'd been using 2.1.3 since it was released but last night while running in plan mode i noticed that near the end of the session something wasn't right. i woke up and looked at the tablet, it was on image 111 of 120. it was still gathering images and guiding was working but the lower right side of the screen said "idle" and it wasn't showing the "progress clock" for each exposure. (and the meridian flip had occured 30 minutes earlier per the log and all was well.) i don't know when that odd behavior started but i stopped the system at that point. when i downloaded all 111 images (5.55 hours of data) were available and in good condition). so, i remain a confused wannabe astrophotographer.

Corsair

retman This is where you can find the release log with the list of stable releases up until 2.1.5 - 11.08

https://www.yuque.com/zwopkb/asiair/release-log

Here's how you can rollback/downgrade to a previous release if you are using an Android device (do scroll down and read a second post I made regard version numbers).

https://bbs.zwoastro.com/d/18885-how-to-downgraderollback-asiair-app-firmware-with-android

zephirus

Dear ZWO - last night I went out to image and asiair app would not load. I checked google play and there was an update which I installed. The new app forced me to do a firmware update also. The app now launches and starts normally but after 10 minutes crashed dropping connection (Samsung S22 ultra). My tracking camera would show being disconnected. The only way I could reestablish wi-fi was to turn everything off and start over. After three rounds of this I decided my asiair was now bricked. I have never had any issues with my air- plus. But at the moment my astrophotography system wont work. Any help possible?

azskyguy

Lots of issues with the ASIair running inside my new
ZWO 2600MC Air. Some have been documented by other users, but my big problem is Wifi connection. My old ASIair Pro and plus could Wifi solidly to my inside location (about 25 feet) with no issues. Now I get constant drop outs. The camera insists on connecting via 5g, which has less range, so I have switched it to 2.4, but it keeps jumping back to 5g. Last night it happened 5 times, or lost connection to WiFi around a dozen times. It doesn't make for a good session. My understanding was WiFi was better on this new combination Camera, Guider, ASIair, but that's not been my experience. It doesn't have an ethernet port, so I can't use a WiFi extender. I'm usually in station mode, but it's just not reliable. I don't know if it can be improved, but I hope so. Don't want to sit outside with the telescope all night.

When everything is running (between network connection losses) the camera is a dream. Even with NB filters the guider finds plenty of stars, and the images are really excellent with my Askar 103.

EricGagne

Possble bug. Last night I got disconnected during the execution of a plan while my AA+ was waiting to perform a meridian flip. After I reconnected I could not use any of the options on the "menu". The stop button was disabled, so was the menu to select "Autorun", "Preview" etc.

I did not want to let it start a meridian flip not knowing if I'd be able to stop it if it goes wrong. My only option to regain control was to cut the power off and restart.

zephirus

Tonight I got the ASIAIR-plus working as long as I leave my phone under the tripod. If I move my phone inside the house where I always put it (in a window), ASIAIR loses connection. If it loses connection the only way to get it connected again is to restart my phone and re-launch the ASIAIR app. I am not too happy about this loss in performance of the ASIAIR system. ZWO I hope you fix the system so it works as well as it did. Phone is Samsung S22 ultra.

Lumine

@PMTeam@ZWO Has anyone noticed that the box with the slash in Auto Sequence is no longer there? The box you tap on when you want to make dark flats. Can you please fix the issue?

dcotten49

Please look into guiding with this new release. Since I updated the OS to 2.2.1 guiding is a huge problem now. For me the problem shows up after the meridian flip occurs. I was shooting a target overnight with 70 subs. The first 12 were great before the flip, 58 subs were trash after the flip.

brazzo229

I also have the problem since the update that the WiFi connection fails more often, use 2 AsiAir with AM5 and AM3 , control via IPad… never had problems before, now connection problems with both setups

sdsSony

Like others, after the update the WiFi connections fails at least once a night on both of my ASIAIR Plus units. If I put my iPhone or iPad right under the mount it will usually work but not always. I have to be within 10 feet to have any chance it will work. I'm in the same location and same settings as before the update. It used to be bulletproof but not anymore. I hope it can be fixed otherwise I'll need to go the NINA route but I don't want to as the ASIAIR has been so wonderful to use in the past.

ebonnevi

same for me. After a fresh restart at sunset, the next morning the wifi connection is lost. By chance the plan was running all the night but I had to reset the asiair to get the connection back again

RobPettengill

The new release has been a disaster when switching between Apple devices or away from the ASIAIR app to control my ASIAIR +. Everything works fine when I don’t switch away from the initially connected ASIAIR app. With all the previous versions I’ve been able to switch to another app, and switch between my iPhone, iPad, and M1 MacBook ASIAIR apps as is convenient. Kudos to ZWO for making that work well. It lets me setup outside with only my iphone and then use my iPad or big screen MacBook inside. It is also easy to switch away to look something up in a browser or planetarium app.
With the latest version (auto-installed 9/12/2024), if I switch away I have great difficulty getting reconnected. This is not just with station mode connections. If I switch my WiFi connection directly to the ASIAIR +, my iPad sees the network fine, the ASIAIR app sees my ASIAIR, but when I try to connect to it things hang! Restarting the app, and switching from the station mode network to the ASIAIR direct don’t work. Once I was able to get connected again after lots of retries, but the only sure fire cure seems to be to power cycle the ASIAAIR and then connect with only one device and not switch away from the app.

PhotosHyperuranios

I am having issues as well. I agree the guiding isnt as good, even though my error values are really good. Since the update i rarely get nice round stars. The main issue i am having is the trackimg stops more than 15min before the meridian. It just turns off. I have the setting set to stop at 4min before and even sometimes not to stop at all. But it does anyways, and wont let me turn it on and i get an error that says it cannot turn on tacking because i am ppinting near the meridian. This was literally never an issue for me before this update. It also messes up the auto flip because the whole mount is wildly off target. Can this be changed so that I can track up to and maybe even through the meridian and then flip without losing so much time? Thanks!