Use environment device for temperature input - stopped working after switching to Focuser Boss II

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Dear Ken, Jared,

I was happily using the the Stickstation for temperature input with my Micro touch controller.

However, after switching to Starlight Instruments’ Focuser Boss II / Optec FocusLynx controller, the data provided by the Stickstation is no longer available to the focus control despite all the relevant settings are in place to enable this :confused:

You can see the settings in the screenshot attached. Please kindly help me with this. The log file can be found here.

Thanks

Sedat

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Oooops! Forgot to upload the screen shot:

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@bilgebay Not really sure on this one. I cannot reproduce. What order did you connect? Did you set the options for temperature override while gear was connected or not connected?

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This is weird indeed… never happened to me with the Microtouch.

“Did you set the options for temperature override while gear was connected or not connected?”

Did both…no difference.

Initially, I created the profile before connecting any equipment. Then I connected all the equipment with Ctrl+Shift+C.

I can give acces to my capture computer if you want to see the details yourself.

Thanks

Sedat

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I’m not sure about this, but doesn’t the motor of the FBII have a temperature sensor operating with the LYNX system from Optec? Could it be SS and FB are fighting each other? I have the SS for controlling the 10u mount and the lynx temp sensor controlling focusing in sgp. I have envir. device unchecked in sgp.

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Thank you for your suggestion Gunny. But no. At the moment, I’m using the controller with a Microtouch MSM20 motor. That motor doesn’t have a temp sensor.

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@bilgebay Pretty sure I found the issue here…

Looks like you are not using the beta… If you’d like to switch to it, what I believe to be a fix for this issue will be available when I release the 2.6.0.1 beta shortly…

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Excellent news! Thank you Ken! In fact, I have already switched to the latest beta with the hope that it would cure the problem somehow but it didn’t. So, no problem. When you roll the new beta out, I will give it a try immediately.

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@bilgebay It’s out.

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After I replied to you, I realized that it was out :slight_smile: Downloaded it immediately and the problem is gone! You made my day, thank you Ken!

Sedat

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here is the proof!