Meade DSI camera /usb hub

[I.C.D (Ian)]

G'Day All,
I think this thread has been covered before .I have the above camera (Meade DSI )but the trouble is when you connect the camera you can hear the computer pick up the camera with a single ping then a couple of second later you hear a double ping then it goes dead then it wants to load up the driver for it ,which has already been loaded.
Have I done something wrong in the software loading on to the computer or is it a Meade problem

Ian C

[pjphilli (Peter)]

Hi Ian
In the absence of replies to your question regarding DSI so perhaps the following may be of use to you. I have installed Meade DSIs on a few occasions and I sometimes have had trouble making it "stick" to the correct driver. Maybe you can try the following (if not already done so).
1.After connecting your DSI go into Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager - Imaging Devices. You should see Meade DSI as one of the Imaging Devices - go into this and double click on Driver then Driver details. You should see the correct DSI driver as C:\Windows\system 32\Drivers\DsiUsb.sys.
If this is correct it doesn't look that you have a driver problem. However,
I have had problem where having installed the correct DSI driver Windows decides it has a better one and replaces it. This new Windows default driver will not work with the Mead Envisage program. If this is the case track down this default driver in system 32 and rename it (I usually call it "old----" in case I need to retrieve it one day). Then reinstall the correct DSI driver in Device Manager etc as above.
2. Another problem with DSIs is that they are a bit power hungry so put it on a computer hub port which does not have anything on the second port (PCs usually have two ports per hub). By the way I assume you are using a USB2 port. Although the DSIs will connect to a USB1 port the operation is useless.
3. Also you mention a USB Hub which may imply that you are connecting to a multi port hub connected to a single PC USB port. Although I have not tried this with a DSI I know that some devices do not like hubs so it is best to connect the DSI directly to your PC as in above 2.
Hope this helps - let me know how you get on.
Cheers Peter

[I.C.D (Ian)]

G'Day Peter
Thanks for the info I will be printing it off and adding it to the Meade manuals for later references.
I have been onto the Meade web site and found that their was a upgrade to the AutoStar Suite, I had AutoStar Suite version 3.0 which came with the camera the new version AutoStar Suite 5.0 .
This has fix the problem ,the camera is running better and it is working through the powered hub which I use,again thanks for the info and a Merry Xmas to you and your family

Ian C

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Good to hear that your problem is solved.

But for anyone else reading this thread, Meade DSI's need a full 5 volts to run properly.
USB is 5 volts but by the time the cable takes about 0.001 volt the DSI won't work as it should.
It will not run properly on 4.9999 volts. Crazy

Problem solved by using a powered hub.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Ian,

I've found you need to install the driver for each USB port you connect the camera to - I always plug it into the same port and it works happily. I use a USB2 powered hub without any issues.

Peter