AM Firmware v1.6.3 is available now.

ASIMount-ZWO

We formally announce the release of AM Firmware V1.6.3 to replace the old version V1.5.7.
Optimization:

Support for disabling the alarm sound when the device has low voltage
Remove the time limit for slewing the DEC axis and RA axis
Fix some minor bugs

We hope to provide you with a better user experience
ASI Mount Team

Sonixx

ASIMount-ZWO
Thanks a lot! Could you please elaborate what is meant with

removal of time limits while slewing

Kind regards,

Stephan

Miha_russo

@"ASIMou

ASIMount-ZWO Здравствуйте! Где можно скачать прошивку?

ASIMount-ZWO

Sonixx There were 60s time limit when RA slewing and now it is removed.

ASIMount-ZWO

Miha_russo You can upgrade online by ASIMount ASCOM software,skyatlas APP or ASIStudio software. For more detail,please refer to https://www.zwoastro.com/guides-and-manuals/

erriegraven2

I sorry but I can't find th. einstructions of how to upgrade the firmware, How can it be done?

ASIMount-ZWO

erriegraven2 You can upgrade by ASIMount ASCOM software,skyatlas APP or ASIStudio software. For more detail,please refer to https://www.zwoastro.com/guides-and-manuals/

erriegraven2

ASIMount-ZWO

thx!

hjnet

I still have firmware 1.3.7 on my AM5. The update to version 1.6.3 is always aborted. This affects the app version as well as the desktop version.

hjnet

The firmware update of the mount has now been completed successfully after several attempts. It had been aborted several times with the message "Error". The update of the hand controller worked immediately.

Sonixx

Just tried the update feature via ASIAIR. Worked like a charm. Thanks for this useful feature!

Wewe

Very interesting discussion! I've never considered it from that perspective before. URL

Jan75

Tried updating with the SkyAtlas app, it failed multiple times: the AM5 wifi would always briefly disconnect, which exits the AM Management menu and the FW never gets updated.
Then tried with the new ASIAIR app (2.3 beta) upgrade feature: gets stuck forever on "Updating ASIMount Firmware" at 0% progress.
So I went back to the SkyAtlas app, rebooted the AM5 mount, tried again. The wifi connection to the AM5 keeps disconnecting; I just keep trying and after a while when the mount wifi is up again, the Firmware menu states that the mount is now running 1.6.3.
So it looks like it ended up working but for some reason the upgrade process is very chaotic and not user friendly. I still don't know if it was a bug, a busy upgrade server, something else - or, just that the upgrade process is bad at communicating information to the user...

steelthread

Upgrading via SkyAtlas is a poor experience. I've attempted this about a dozen times and each attempt the mount would disconnected and I'd get bounced back to the App Settings screen. During one attempt it made it 30% through according to the progress bar then of course I was disconnected. After ~ 15mins the mount restarted and I was current @1.6.3 but the upgrade process and interactions with SkyAtlas confused me as an end user, needs improvement.

whereisclouds

What are the bug fixes for AM5?
Not sure if it's worth upgrading.

Frank Schneider

Hello,
after trying to upgrade my AM5 from 1.3.7 to 1.6.3 via Wifi I had the following problem:

The online download stopped, the upload page disappeared, only the message "Failed to read existing file" is shown.
OK, I used Asi Studio, connected to AM5 with USB and tried to update.
Shown firmware was 1.3.7 , after the update the firmware is 1.1.2 !!

So far I can update now only update manually.
Where I find the firmware 1.6.3 to download?
Thanks and excuse my english.

Regards Frank