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I think the problem is the drivers for the usb to serial. I loaded a Prolific 64 bit one but that is not working. I'll have to see what else is on the net.
Brett I have used Robofocus with CCDsoft for a long time and it works fine usually. I am not sure what changed. Same computer I ran it on last time I think.Its 64 bit though. USB to serial is another one of these fussy items that are not 100% reliable like USB hubs. This is why I use Windows XP on my home observatory - everything seems easier although Wins 7 hasn't been too bad.
I have to try out FocusMax. I did try it with the CDK but the install failed and it seemed like a long debug situation.
Perhaps its easier to use with other setups. Its not that usefriendly with the CDK focuser.
Focusing is not that hard in the first place so adding yet another thing that can fail and need debugging is something I would add to a reliable and stable system.
You can easily spend 1/2 your time mucking around making things work in this pursuit rather than productive imaging time. Simpler sometimes is way more productive.
Having said that sometimes focus max autofocus in your imaging routine could be good. Most of my scopes though have pretty stable focus especially the CDK. It does not seem to change throughout the night.
Refractors maybe a little bit. Mostly though if focus is exact at 10-11pm it will not get much cooler and change much through to dawn. If focusmax failed during the night it would be very annoying given how few clear nights there are.
Greg.
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