TheSky EAF driver - feature request

SeelyRichard

Hi there, I'm trying to build up a telescope system, which I'll be sending to a remote observatory in a few months. My system has four (!!) EAFs, as I have a primary telescope and a piggyback unit, each having an OAG and associated EAF. My problem is that the ZWO EAF driver in TheSky doesn't show the serial number for the currently selected focuser - only an ID from 0-3. This makes it very difficult for me to remotely verify that I'm connected to the correct focuser. It isn't clear whether the EAF ID is consistent between TheSky sessions, or if it will change depending on which USB port an EAF is attached to. Please can the ZWO devs add the serial numbers for the EAFs in TheSky's device selection dialog?

Please note that I'm using a Mac system, running TheSky via Rosetta. (I'm hoping that ZWO will one day release Apple Silicon versions of their drivers for the cameras, EAF, EFW and CAA)

SeelyRichard

Just to clarify - the main telescope will have an EAF, along with an EAF controlling the focus of the OAG. I will have the same arrangement for the secondary piggy-back telescope.

SeelyRichard

Update: I discovered the "custom suffix" feature - which is actually even better. I was able to set the custom suffix for all my devices using Indigo A1/server. It appears that the EFW and EAF drivers for TheSky show the custom suffix for the devices in the device selection list. Unfortunately the ASI camera driver for TheSky doesn't show the custom suffix - which I've confirmed was set and the device was unplugged/reconnected before starting TheSky.

This leads to: ZWO engineers - you're awesome! Please can you also add the custom suffix to the device selection dialog in the camera driver for TheSky?