ASIAIR v2.4 has been released!

PMTeam@ZWO

The new version has been released. All #ASIAIR previous versions' users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
Thanks to all users who helped in the beta period. Especially the Admins and Testers.
WHAT'S NEW

ASIAIR [V2.4]

** New Features **

Supported ZWO EAF PRO
Celestial Library Restructure:
Added Planetary Nebula, Barnard, VdB, and RCW catalogs
Enriched celestial object information (including common names, object types, alternate IDs)
Added celestial altitude and azimuth information table. (long press to view specific time points)
Optimized custom object function (supported switching coordinate input type between JNOW / J2000)
Added celestial object sorting function
Added celestial object filtering categories
Added location confirmation feature on the home page
Added triggering autofocus function in Live mode
Added overlay shooting status controls in Live mode
Added support for DSLR cameras to select Bayer Pattern
Added guide loss beep alert (ASIAIR Plus/Mini/PRO)
Added help tip for auto-turning off mount tracking
Added the guide calibration data setting tutorial in CAA settings page
Added Autorun / Plan end event: CAA rotates to the initial position
Supported display meridian transit info in the status bar of the Live / video mode
Supported filter wheel memory settings based on the SN
Supported visualization of mechanical limit and rotation range on the CAA compass
Supported auto-connect CAA on the device connection page

** Optimized & Fixed **

Optimized the histogram processing algorithm
Optimized the GoTo auto-center threshold parameters
Optimized the prompt content after plugging and unplugging third-party storage devices
Optimized shooting status controls in plan / Autorun / video modes
Optimized the main interface background image
Optimized the device connection page UI
Optimized the all-sky polar alignment (experimental function)
Optimized prompt texts
Fixed the issue of gray guiding images on the ASI220MM Mini
Fixed the issue of annotation failure
Fixed other known issues

** Note **

The minimum supported Android version for this release is 9.0
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/

challiwe

PMTeam@ZWO

Quick feedback.

Not a big fan of the new routines for finding and selecting objects. But it does work.
On one setup (749mm focal length) PA worked fine. On another, no go. It would not plate solve for initial PA with a 300mm focal length (set by me and then reset by the software when I set the focal length to zero, suggesting it did some form of plate solve to discern the focal length). No PA...no imaging last night. Really need PA to be bullet proof. Lots of other stuff can be worked around. Not PA.

R0k9pZfT

There were a lot of issues brought up the last few days to which ZWO did not respond and was characteristically silent. Were any of them fixed before you decided to release this code? We're talking about bugs with the most recent beta release just a couple days ago.

PMTeam@ZWO

[unknown] Yes, we have fixed some bugs.

azskyguy

PMTeam@ZWO
Did you fix the random meridian flip bug which apepared when target was not near the meridian?

9kr69ubP

Very minor one, but annoys me every time I see it, on the Mount page, Meridian is spelt Merdian.

PMTeam@ZWO

9kr69ubP ohhh, thanks for your feedback, we will fix this.

chiplouie

9kr69ubP If we're going to go there spelt is a grain, unless of course you are from the UK.

enzinho25

a few month ago i opened the ticket, beacuae the asi air pro not take the input voltge and the support close faster mu ticket. the dins't explain the technical issue why this feature, it is not compatible with the las version?

5SUv7L58

I opened the app and found my exact home address. I moved the pin to a different location, but unfortunately on subsequent reopening of the app it defaults back to my home address. I'm hoping that is NOT something that is recorded or broadcast anywhere because I don't want would be thieves knowing where they can find free astrophotography gear. Can you make it so I can set a permanent home location default?

Second, I found that when shooting flats that it overexposes them. I set the time manually to get a decent exposure. However, I found that I couldn't reset the time back to auto since there's no "auto" selection. I'm also not pleased that it doesn't tell me how many exposures were taken and how many are left. Why was that taken away?

PMTeam@ZWO

5SUv7L58 I opened the app and found my exact home address. I moved the pin to a different location, but unfortunately on subsequent reopening of the app it defaults back to my home address.

Hello. We understand your needs and will consider optimization in the future.
Could you please record a video to show us the effect? Thank you

CFH

I have loved my ASIAir Plus using it for over two years. However, the new version when you scroll thought the targets are nothing like the old version, poorly laid out with minuscule pictures of the targets that frankly is not even worth including. Ugly rising and setting graphs do not engender enthusiasm when choosing target as old version. Could we work on significant improvement here.

R0k9pZfT

CFH I brought this up more than once in the beta and it was ignored. The new object list is atrociously bad and difficult to use and has broken filtering. I suspect the bugs I mentioned the last day before release were not fixed. ZWO really jumped the gun on this one.

PMTeam@ZWO

CFH poorly laid out with minuscule pictures of the targets that frankly is not even worth including.

You can click on the celestial image to see a larger image.

PMTeam@ZWO

azskyguy Hello. We are analyzing the cause and will fix it as soon as possible.

retman

Dear ZWO, is there a reason you don't tell us what bugs you fixed? If i upgrade but you haven't fixed the bugs that caused me problems then i have wasted time and start thinking about N.I.N.A. When you post updates please please tell us exactly what bugs you fixed. This would help your customers and , since you already know exactly the bugs you fixed, would cost you nothing (and save us time from think about N.I.N.A!)

PMTeam@ZWO

retman Thank you for your suggestion. We will consider listing more BUG fix details when we release new versions later.

snwfrd38

Hey team,

I want to report that the plate solver from stored image doesn’t work. I took several pictures acrross several nights of NGC7000 in the last days. Plate solver was working perfectly until new firmware that I installed. It refuses to solve it now.

Asiair+ AMN5N Asi2600MCair ZWO CAA

PMTeam@ZWO

snwfrd38 Hello. Could you please give us more details of the problem through video recording? Thank you. The video can be sent to the email: luffy.liu@zwoptical.com

p099gll

Unfortunatelly I have several severe issues with the new release. Here is a first list:

In the guiding section switching from looping to guiding repeatedly did not work . After many desperate tries it finally worked at least once. Did not make further tests since its a clear night and I do want to start imaging.
When focusing manually, making a change in fast mode made the focusser go all the way in from 7000 to 0. There was no way to stop it. After manually going back from 0 to 7000, autofocus did work
in autorun mode, new sessions can be set up, but no sessions are displayed in the 3x .--- menu. Yet when starting the observation they seem to exist because they are executed.
when manually switching from autorun to focus or preview mode, and then go back to autorun, there seems to be a forced autofocus introduced. I have not configured this and I dont know how to turn this off

PMTeam@ZWO

p099gll When focusing manually, making a change in fast mode made the focusser go all the way in from 7000 to 0. There was no way to stop it. After manually going back from 0 to 7000, autofocus did work

Hello. We recommend that you roll back the firmware, uninstall the APP, re-download and install it, ensure a clean installation, and try again to see if the above problem occurs. If it is convenient, I hope you can record a video to show us the performance further. Please also upload the log after the problem occurs, thank you

0Es0417G

The image next to the graph is way too small. It Could be the same height of graph. The text for degrees is huge . The mountain graph is way too wide. I want to scroll and see targets quickly.

James203

Flats are over-exposed.
Bug report: BT20250621229551A

Dfurdon

It all sucks nothing is working

Dfurdon

Dear ZWO I have had exactly 3 clear nights to use “your” equipment in the last 3 months in New Hampshire USA. You “forced me to update the asi version on all my devices. Absolutely nothing was able to plate solve after a PA of 7 arc seconds.. now 10 more days of clouds. You need to do more qa of your releases. A week ago in cloudy skies I at least tried to get a few shots because I was desperate to do something….
DONT CARE IF IM BLOCKED, YOUR UPDATES HAVE RUINED MY SUMMER. CANCELLING MY ORDERS FOR ASI585AIR, YOU CANT EVEN GET YOUR ASI SOFTWARE TO WORK.

6h3g399i

All sky polar alignment fails. Looks like it is doing polar alignment in bin2, can’t change it to bin1. How do i resolve this?

azskyguy

6h3g399i
Agreed.. all sky polar align does not work..

6h3g399i

6h3g399i
plate solve worked for me when i unchecked the 'New Plate Solve'. But is it the right way or the right direction?
totally agree with @R0k9pZfT that you keep the previous stable version available for use always. troubleshooting all this in rare clear nights is very frustrating. Please address this with having the option to keep the last stable release on mobile devices.

PMTeam@ZWO

6h3g399i Hello. We do not recommend using PA with filters.