PlanetaryImager for Linux

gulinux

Hi,

I would like to share with you the new version of the software I'm currently using for mostly all my planetary imaging.

In this new release it should support many ASI ZWO cameras thanks to the ASI SDK.

Software homepage: http://blog.gulinux.net/en/planetary-imager

Release 0.4 (with source and Ubuntu downloads): https://github.com/GuLinux/PlanetaryImager/releases/tag/v0.4.0

gulinux

Hi,

After a lot of work and testing, I finally packaged version 0.6.0.

You can find all the details, and precompiled packages, on the project homepage: http://blog.gulinux.net/en/planetary-imager

Release highlights include a lot of work on user interface, with more feedback on controls changing, improved statusbar, more configuration options and help hints on the application.

Lots of improvements to ASI cameras, with fixes to colour cameras management, bug fixes, and a new ZWO ASI SDK version increasing speed and solving other issues. V4L2 driver was improved too, and more recording options were added.

Also after a few tests with the development version, the raspberry pi version for Ubuntu Mate is now available as an official deb package.

Sam@ZWO

congratulations!

brave_ulysses

hello,

i'm using planetary_imager version 0.5.99-12120c5 (x86_64) as packaged on ubuntu astronomy 16.04 with an asi178mm on a usb3 port.

the frame rate is reported to be under 1 fps. a ~600x600 roi reports 100fps. the same hw running win7 and firecapture gets ~40fps at full resolution.

high_speed is selected and usb bandwidth is 65%

any hints on troubleshooting this?

thanks,

clay

lspci -v

00.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Celeron N2000 Series USB xHCI (rev 0e) (prog-if 30 )

Subsystem: Intel Corporation Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Celeron N2000 Series USB xHCI

Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 87

Memory at d0800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)

Capabilities: Power Management version 2

Capabilities: MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+

Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd

lsusb -v

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 03c3

Device Descriptor:

bLength 18

bDescriptorType 1

bcdUSB 3.00

bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)

bDeviceSubClass 0

bDeviceProtocol 0

bMaxPacketSize0 9

idVendor 0x03c3

idProduct 0x178c

bcdDevice 0.00

iManufacturer 1 ZWO

iProduct 2 ASI178MM

iSerial 0

bNumConfigurations 1

Configuration Descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 2

wTotalLength 31

bNumInterfaces 1

bConfigurationValue 1

iConfiguration 0

bmAttributes 0x80

(Bus Powered)

MaxPower 128mA

Interface Descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 4

bInterfaceNumber 0

bAlternateSetting 0

bNumEndpoints 1

bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class

bInterfaceSubClass 0

bInterfaceProtocol 0

iInterface 0

Endpoint Descriptor:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 5

bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN

bmAttributes 2

Transfer Type Bulk

Synch Type None

Usage Type Data

wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes

bInterval 0

bMaxBurst 15

Binary Object Store Descriptor:

bLength 5

bDescriptorType 15

wTotalLength 22

bNumDeviceCaps 2

USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 16

bDevCapabilityType 2

bmAttributes 0x00000002

Link Power Management (LPM) Supported

SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:

bLength 10

bDescriptorType 16

bDevCapabilityType 3

bmAttributes 0x00

wSpeedsSupported 0x000e

Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)

Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)

Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)

bFunctionalitySupport 3

Lowest fully-functional device speed is SuperSpeed (5Gbps)

bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds

bU2DevExitLat 2047 micro seconds

Device Status: 0x000c

(Bus Powered)

U1 Enabled

U2 Enabled

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Device Descriptor:

bLength 18

bDescriptorType 1

bcdUSB 3.00

bDeviceClass 9 Hub

bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused

bDeviceProtocol 3

bMaxPacketSize0 9

idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation

idProduct 0x0003 3.0 root hub

bcdDevice 4.04

iManufacturer 3 Linux 4.4.0-45-generic xhci-hcd

iProduct 2 xHCI Host Controller

iSerial 1 0000.0

bNumConfigurations 1

Configuration Descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 2

wTotalLength 31

bNumInterfaces 1

bConfigurationValue 1

iConfiguration 0

bmAttributes 0xe0

Self Powered

Remote Wakeup

MaxPower 0mA

Interface Descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 4

bInterfaceNumber 0

bAlternateSetting 0

bNumEndpoints 1

bInterfaceClass 9 Hub

bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused

bInterfaceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub

iInterface 0

Endpoint Descriptor:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 5

bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN

bmAttributes 3

Transfer Type Interrupt

Synch Type None

Usage Type Data

wMaxPacketSize 0x0004 1x 4 bytes

bInterval 12

bMaxBurst 0

Hub Descriptor:

bLength 12

bDescriptorType 42

nNbrPorts 1

wHubCharacteristic 0x000a

No power switching (usb 1.0)

Per-port overcurrent protection

bPwrOn2PwrGood 10 * 2 milli seconds

bHubContrCurrent 0 milli Ampere

bHubDecLat 0.0 micro seconds

wHubDelay 0 nano seconds

DeviceRemovable 0x00

Hub Port Status:

Port 1: 0000.0203 5Gbps power U0 enable connect

Binary Object Store Descriptor:

bLength 5

bDescriptorType 15

wTotalLength 15

bNumDeviceCaps 1

SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:

bLength 10

bDescriptorType 16

bDevCapabilityType 3

bmAttributes 0x02

Latency Tolerance Messages (LTM) Supported

wSpeedsSupported 0x0008

Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)

bFunctionalitySupport 3

Lowest fully-functional device speed is SuperSpeed (5Gbps)

bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds

bU2DevExitLat 512 micro seconds

Device Status: 0x0001

Self Powered