USB Connection with ASI2600MC-Air for Nina

5GjvoWhe

Hello ZWO team,
A few weeks ago I purchased the ASI2600MC-Air camera and the AM5 mount. The results so far are very good and I am absolutely satisfied with the operation of the devices via Wifi using the iPad.
Now I want to control the AM5 and the ASI2600MC-Air camera with the N.I.N.A. program instead of via Wifi. The AM5 assembly was recognized well. I connected the camera to the USB 3-C port on the camera using a USB 3 cable. Unfortunately, the camera is not recognized. Attempts with the other USB ports did not work either. I have downloaded and installed the camera drivers.
Can you give me a hint on how to connect the camera correctly to the laptop so that it is recognized.
Thank you very much
Greetings
Wolfgang

Tech@ZWO

5GjvoWhe ASI2600 AIR camera support only wireless connection for control.
You can connect the camera to NINA via alpaca, we includes the guides in the manual.
https://i.zwoastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/b7c51bc3ea7be6e26681c44382580e22.pdf

5GjvoWhe

Many thanks for the Information. I managed to connect both the main camera and the guide camera via alpaca wireless connection. Then only thing I need is now to know how to connect the EAF to NINA via alpaca. I tried several configuration. But the alpaca interface kan not find the EAF. Do you have some more information.?

scrufy

Pretty sad that a camera this expensive can’t connect via USB. I know the usb functionality exists because I can use it to connect asi studio.
The main issue with this camera is the speed.
It is completely UNACCEPTABLE to have to wait 30 seconds for a 1 second image to refresh.
I’m trying right now to sell mine so I can buy something normal.

multiblitz

I made mine working as a NINA cam finally as well, but I do agree...It is a SHAME that Zwo build in a USB-C-Port and than cripples it to only file-transfer instead of recognizing the cameras bby a Windows PC as cameras.

And the so called wifi-option runs only on 2.4ghz...in stationary mode...So evene the guide cam can only give you every 3-4 secs a pic do guiding with phd2