Hello,
This makes two out of two times I have attempted to see the QHY products to work under EKOS and Polar Alignment. I attempted additional try events and all ended in failure of the QHYCCD drivers, PoleMaster and QHY5LII-C. Here is my equipment list.
2019-12-26T09:14:59 Guider port from QHY CCD QHY5LII-C-61f7e is ready.
2019-12-26T09:14:58 QHY CCD QHY5LII-C-61f7e is online.
2019-12-26T09:14:58 Guider port from QHY CCD POLEMASTER-00d7 is ready.
2019-12-26T09:14:57 QHY CCD POLEMASTER-00d7 is online.
2019-12-26T09:14:57 Guider port from ZWO CCD ASI120MM Mini is ready.
2019-12-26T09:14:56 ZWO CCD ASI120MM Mini is online.
2019-12-26T09:14:56 EQMod Mount is online.
2019-12-26T09:14:55 Guider port from EQMod Mount is ready.
2019-12-26T09:14:55 EQMod Mount is online.
2019-12-26T09:14:54 EQMod Mount is online.
2019-12-26T09:14:54 Joystick is disconnected.
2019-12-26T09:14:52 INDI services started on port 7624.
INDI says everything is ready. Here are my findings about GetQHYCCDSingleFrame error (-1). Apparently, this error message is about the device is not ready. Not Ready for What? DEBUG is silent. The PolarAlign and the QHY5 driver working is more a random act than a function of hardware startup time.
I have a ZWO ASI 120M. This device is plug-n-play. The ZWO does not have any problems. I select the driver and I get an immediate image. Solver immediately tries to solve my ceiling.
When a random event happens, both QHY devices operate and Solver works. I have a HEX file from QHYCCD dated from 2017. It appears to be the last gasp of support from QHYCCD. I also see the history here on this site of GetQHYCCDSingleFrame error (-1). This seems to be a reoccurring problem with QHYCCD over the life of INDI.
Hardware wise, the QHYL5II-C has an indicator light. When the light is lit, the device is supposed to be operational. When the light goes out, it is offline. Restarting the QHY5LII-C, gives this error.
2019-12-26T14:22:40: [ERROR] Connecting to camera failed (QHY5LII-C-61f7ec105d7c2144).
This says that the driver is putting the devices into a funky state of hardware offline. I have to do a hardware reset to get it back.
OACAPTURE is independent app from INDI. PoleMaster_QT is another independent APP. Both apps see the QHYCCD devices. OACapture sees the ZWO and QHY5LII while PoleMaster sees the Polemaster.
Now for the logs... This is my current test session. EKOS is section 1. The QHYCCD driver, PoleMaster is next.
The Time Delta between EKOS and the Driver is: EKOS is in real time, the Driver is +5 hours ahead. My Three CCD drivers all are +5 hours ahead of GPS/System Time. Since the ZWO does not have problems working, the issue is with the QHYCCD driver. The QHYCCD problem is independent of the clock.