Hi Alvaro,

When you set up SiTech to do a PXP rmodel, SiTech creates a script to do the PXP model.  That script is listed in the script window where you set up the PXP model (where you tell it how many points to run).  That script is not saved to disk unless you purposely save it.  The tab "ScriptControl is where you can save or reload a script.

These PXP scripts send the mount to Alt-Az positions for each data point.  So the same script can be used over and over, months or even years later.  So if you modify a script to use your non-ASCOM camera, you can use that script any time.

So create a PXP model script, then save it with the filename you choose.  Then modify it with a text editor like NotePad to pause and read your camera image.  you will have to do this modification for each PXP data point in the script.  So try it with a small model - maybe just 3 points - to verify it works, then build your PXP modified script.  Once that is saved, you can call it up in the future to run it any time.

Don W

Hi,

You could find ASCOM driver for Sony here : https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/678666-ascom-driver-for-sony-cameras-available-for-testing/ 

or here : https://www.avex-asso.org/dossiers/wordpress/fr_FR/drivers-ascom-sony-a7s 

I don't know if they works for the A7S.

Thomas

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Yes, that is in the back of my mind, but first I have to be successful on the script part.  Then I will look at see if I can automatize the camera.

Thanks for the reminder.

Alvaro

On 5/19/2020 1:56 PM, Salomon Thomas wrote:

Hi,

You could find ASCOM driver for Sony here : https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/678666-ascom-driver-for-sony-cameras-available-for-testing/ 

or here : https://www.avex-asso.org/dossiers/wordpress/fr_FR/drivers-ascom-sony-a7s 

I don't know if they works for the A7S.

Thomas

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Thomas Salomon
Mon site web personnel : astreos.eu

Hi Alvaro,
Platesolve3 requires the catalogs to be correct and in the correct location on your PC.  Here is the writeup on setting up Platesolve3 catalogs (from the readme file that comes with each SiTech install file.

Don W

PlateSolve3 Catalog locations!
This is important if you want to use PlateSolve3, (I highly recommend it).
PlateSolve3 (PS3), does very fast all sky plate solves (Thanks Dave Rowe!)

The Star catalog for PS3 is about 2.1 GBytes zipped up.  
You can try to download it here:
http://siderealtechnology.com/PlateSolve3Catalogs.zip
If that doesn't work, we're trying to set up a public FTP, when we get it working, we'll announce it on the list.
Anyway, you need to unzip it, and it has to be in an exact location.

In the following paragraphs, we're trying to say where the folders MUST be. On most U.S. computers,
the folders are here:
C:\ProgramData\SiTech\,
But your mileage may vary.  Sometimes it's:
C:\users\AllUsers.windows\application data,
and there's a variety of others where windows puts this folder.
You have to figure where the data files for SiTechEXE is, then going up one level.
In the following discussion, I'm going to call it:
C:\YourProgramDataPathWhateverThatMayBe\

You can find this SiTech Data folder by running SiTechExe, clicking on the Config tab,
then Click on Change Config.  Now look at the path in the top textbox labeled "Folder for SiTech.cfg"
Copy everything from the C: up to but not including the SiTechExe, then paste it into a MyComputer browser.
That's where the catalog files MUST go.

The unzipped files should go here:
C:\YourProgramDataPathWhateverThatMayBe\SiTech\PlateSolve3Catalogs

When you unzip the files, sometimes it will make a folder under a folder, like this.
C:\YourProgramDataPathWhateverThatMayBe\SiTech\PlateSolve3Catalogs\PlateSolve3Catalogs   WRONG!!!
This is Wrong, and won't work

Again, the files must be here:
C:\YourProgramDataPathWhateverThatMayBe\SiTech\PlateSolve3Catalogs
In the above folder, there are 3 sub folders:
Orca
UC4
UC4Mag14