Reinstalled my SBIG St-8XE again, and again went through the usual SBIG headache installing all the drivers manually since it wants to reference a Windows subfolder that does not exist in Windows 7 64 bit (and this is using their July 2013 Win 7 64 bit files)
So, after a lot of fiddling even to get the Driver Updater to even register the necessary dll's, sys files and hex files, I then try CCDOps, and try launching the camera. No dice, says it cannot find it.
So, I check PHD - connects just fine, including the internal guide chip and image is fine. Try Maxim, connects fine, including the internal guide chip, image is fine, cooling is great, so try CCDOps again, and it still tells me no camera attached blah blah blah and to check my connections in misc.
Sorry SBIG, your software SUCKS ROCKS. SO arcane way of doing things, compared to Starlight Xpress and Atik etc. I am far from a lazy P&P person, and enjoy a software/hardware chalenge, but I didn't expect to have to create new system folders, rename dll's (after having to FIND a DLL online it should have installed anyway!) and actally have to use the antiquated routines.
Does ANYONE know how to get CCDOps to wake up into the 21st century and actually recognise something that it is designed to recognise???
But I love this camera - currently testing it on a 32°C ambient day, and I have had the cooling on for 5 minutes and it's down to -8.1°C already. Wonder what it will do with the water cooling
