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[garsal3600]

Asiair Plus will only take 1-2 photos then turn off. By turn off I mean the the large white start button on the right side of the screen will change from showing the pause symbol  (run mode) to all white (start mode). If I push it again it will restart, take 1-2 photos,, then stop again. This was 1 sec calibration frame exposures in the Autorun Mode.
I tried to use it last night to shoot M81 with 5 min exposures in the Plan Mode with the same results. After 1-2 photos a message would pop up saying the plan failed. Again I could reset and restart the Plam Mode but it would always fail after 1-2 shots (start button changing from showing pause to all white). Sometimes when it stopped, it would say "idle" in the lower right corner.
I am at a loss as to what to do. I seems I have changed everything that I know of to eliminate the problem. Too bad Zwo doesn't respond to emails anymore. Do I really have to scrap all my Asi stuff learn NINA. Below is my configuration and changes I have tried.
Asiair Plus, Asi294mm camera, and Skywatcher HEQ5 mount.
1. Changed Asiair Plus units.
2. Changed USB 3.0 cable from camera to Asiair.
3. Changed Android tablets. The second one updated since it hadn't been used for awhile.
4. Uninstalled Asi app and reinstalled.

I hope there is an answer in here somewhere.
Thanks, Gary

[JF1960]

Is your storage full? Try plugging the camera into USB 2.0 port of ASIAIR

[hornjs]

Does it do the same thing in Autorun mode?

[TXLS99]

"This was 1 sec calibration frame exposures in the Autorun Mode"  >  So you were trying to shoot calibration frames?  How many exposures did you set it to take?  When setting up to take calibration frames, if I remember correctly, the AA+ can be set to take a few "test" shots to try and get the proper exposure length.

 

 

"I tried to use it last night to shoot M81 with 5 min exposures in the Plan Mode with the same results"   Were you aligned on M81 when you tried to take 5 min exposures?  If you were, did your plate solving and polar alignment worked properly?

Edited by TXLS99, 23 March 2023 - 01:55 AM.