https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458257
Bug ID: 458257
Summary: Polar Alignment Assistent - Refresh Phase failing
Product: kstars
Version: 3.6.0
Platform: unspecified
OS: Microsoft Windows
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: mutla...@ikarustech.com
Reporter: ubit...@gmx.de
Target Milestone: ---
Using astroberry on the Raspi 4 2GB the new polar alignment assistent is not
working. I have tried this on a windows pc with a remote connection the the
indi drivers running on a Raspi too. Both behave the same. My settings lead to
a FOV of 39,2' x 39,2' with a focal length of 1009 mm (effective) running on a
EQ6-R Pro. But i have tested this with the INDI simulators with the same
result. Because of the narrow FOV the usual polar alignment by visually moving
a star is very uncomfortable as i have to repeat the PA multiple times until i
have the triangle completely drawn in the image.
Description:
Plate solving in general is functional. I tried different solvers - everything
is fine.
During the polar alignment 3 images are taken and solved without problems. When
i choose to use "Plate Solve" and hit the Refresh button i only get error
messages about the solver:
"Refresh solver failed: 3,4s"
Depending on the solver activated sometimes i even get the message that the
solver has timed out.
I found in the sourcecode that the solver timeout during Refresh Phase is set
to 10 seconds fixed - regardless of the settings in the align options. For
ASTAP on a slow Raspi this is maybe not enough time.
In addition the solver radius is doubled - compared to the normal solver
process. Maybe this leads to problems with the solver? I am not fast enough to
"capture" the generated files (*.cfg etc.) in the /tmp directory to compare
them to successful solving - the are removed after a failed solver process and
replaced by an empty /tmp/*.cancel file.
In general:
During the refresh phase the solver is not called the "usual way" like it is
for the 3 images before. There are no entries in the "Solution Results" list in
the EKOS align tab - nor is the command used for an external solver reported in
the log area. There is no "real" error message parsed from the solver to the
log are. This makes it nearly impossible to find out more detail about the
error. At least the usual entries in the "Solution Results" and the
"Command:..." in the log area should be added.
And it would be nice if the timeout for the solver during PA Refresh gets
configurable through the settings. And maybe the find area for the solver too.
Sorry - i am unable to provide a detailed "verbose" log as my Raspi freezes if
i try to enable logging for the solver.
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