ASIAIR v2.2.2 Public Beta Released!

azskyguy

I spoke too soon praising lates software and firmware. Tonight I was doing a sequence of 30 fin minute subs. On image 12 the jpeg never loaded for display and the actual FITS file was corrupted. It's attached. I've sent ZWO the appropriate log files. It was fixed by rebooting camera, but then I had to re-acquire the target wasting a lot of session time.

Robininni

I'm still on 2.2.1. How do I get my 2600MC Air to update?

Robininni

Oh, I think I see the issue, it's only Beta so won't be automatically updating my 2600MC Air until it is out of beta

StarMedic

PMTeam@ZWO
Same issue with station mode since 2.2.1 disconnects and can’t reconnect. Same with 2.2.2
Please fix!

azskyguy

Still having sessions ruined by corrupted images and images that fail to download.. so ASIair is stuck on 'loading'.
Also, I try to run WiFi at 2.4 but it keeps switching to 5ghz where I get less range.

The broken images can only be fixed by restarting camera, which really interrupts my workflow.

Please investigate and fix.

Thanks.

w7ay

azskyguy I try to run WiFi at 2.4 but it keeps switching to 5ghz where I get less range.

Check your WiFi router for a setting that is usually called Band Steering. The modern routers try to move the remote devices to the 5 GHz bands if Band Steering is turned on.

You can also get a cheap router like a GLnet Opal, and use that as a repeater, and only turning on the 2.4 GHz radio on the Opal.

Chen

nhmorgan

If issues with the Nikon D5100 are getting fixed, does this mean that the A7rV might be working properly without having to use a shutter release cable by the year 2028?

azskyguy

w7ay

My router says there is no option to disable it. Bu this is a problem that seemed to start last night. Have had the same router for 5 years which has worked fine with ASIair Pro and Plus. This ASIair is built into the camera, a new 2600MC Air.

RLamb

just installed v2.2.2 release (non beta) version and the BLE option is still not showing up to connect AM3/AM5N on 32GB AAP+ on IOS18

retman

RLamb it sure is easy to get confused with asiair variants. I though that the only version that had bluetooth was the new 256GB (3024) version

Corsair

RLamb been discussed here.

https://bbs.zwoastro.com/d/18888-bt-connection-to-mount/8

There's no Bluetooth in the ASIAIR v1, Pro, Plus or Mini models.

Only the ASI2600MC Air

RLamb

retman where did you see this? I haven’t seen anything that says which AAP+ models this feature would work with, so logically I assume all models.

ZWO - please confirm which versions of AAP+ will and will not work with BLE. The “how to connect” link within the app itself suggests that my 32GB unit can connect over BLE.

Sonixx

Corsair
That is not correct, I can connect to my AM3 with AA+ 256GB just fine.

retman

RLamb High Point Scientific. See the ASIAIR 256GB (2024). There is a section titled "Good Connectivity Options". It discusses the addition of Bluetooth to the 2024 version. I have this version and can confirm that BLE will control an AM3 mount. ( however software 2.2.1 was so buggy i went back to a beta version, 2.1.3, that i've been using for a while)

Corsair

@Tech@ZWO @PMTeam@ZWO

Could you please confirm which of these models of ASIAIR, if any, will/will not work with BLE?

ASIAIR v1
ASIAIR Pro
ASIAIR Plus 32GB
ASIAIR Mini
ASIAIR Plus 256GB
ASI2600MC Air

magore

FYI the asiair 32gb based on the Raspberry Pi CM4 has Bluetooth hardware support so in theory a simple software update could enable it.

Corsair

magore except ZWO have said that it doesn't

https://bbs.zwoastro.com/d/18888-bt-connection-to-mount/7

Corporate customers can order custom Raspberry Pi 4 boards - which is probably what ZWO did.

Since the ASIAIR Plus 256GB model isn't Raspberry Pi based there's a chance it does have a Bluetooth module. Need it confirmed, though, because there's nothing about it on the product page for it. https://www.zwoastro.com/product/asiair-plus/

magore

Interesting to hear, That implies they would have had to order a custom wifi module specifically without Bluetooth because the stock CM4 wifi module actually includes both. The Bluetooth part or wifi part can be disabled individually by strapping pins on the CM4 connector. They can also disable each by using dtoverlay options in the /boot/config.txt or by leaving it out in the support in the compiled kernel. It would be interesting to hear more...