Autostar.Suite...3.18

Envisage....4.0

DSI Pro and DSI Color works ok

Download the Autostar Suite Update 4...........install........then reboot

open Suite then open Envisage from within Autostar Suite before Envisage opens get the following message.............................versions are Autostar Suite...3.23 and Envisage...5.85

System.Argument Out Of Range Exception:Index And Lengh must Refer to a Location within the String

Parameter Name:lengh

at System.string.substring(int32 start index,Int32lengh)

at meade.imager.dsi.init imager(string imager name)

When Envisage opens fully then I get the Message "Could not send command"and no response from DSI's no live mage or anything

Happens on two computors both ran as Admin.       Laptop 1.7ghz with 2gigs of memory Win XP Home never no propblem before.............desktop 4.8ghz 3gigs of memory WinXP Pro

Saved dsiusb.sys from 3.18 version over wrote it with 3.23 version (slight size diff)still same error

Do I need to search register for string and what do I look for?

Any Ideas anyone?

Hi, starcruzer

I have not heard of the update causing this sort of problem before...I'm thinking something else is at work here.

Is the camera being recognized at all? Did you rename it (under the "Color" dialog) to something long, or with "illegal" characters?

If that's not it, one thing you migh try is reflashing the firmware:
http://autostarsuite.net/forums/2343/showpost.aspx#2343

HTH - let us know!
Chuck

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Chuck Reese
CDIP Certified: Nebula, Galaxy, Solar System, Stars & Clusters Imager
CDIP Mentor: Nebulae & Solar System Categories
For information on the Certified DSI Imager Program, see:
http://autostarsuite.net/forums/1427/ShowForum.aspx

You know what the DSI Pro is fine after upgrade ............But you might be on to something I think it is named DSI-C or DSI-Color wonder if the  "-" has something to do with it but if is DSI-C or -Color wouldnt the earlier version be affected? I will check later and get back and check into the firmware. Tks alot. 

Hey man your a life saver.............here is what i did

• Checked name it was DSI-C but ok in version 4.0
• Upgraded....came up the error mentioned
• Tried changing name wouldnt change it................. version 5.85
• Down graded back to 4.0
• Changed name to DSI COLOR it accepted the change
• Went ahead and did the firmware reset
• Upgraded back to 5.85
• Checked it is OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am almost certain it was the "-" and not the firmware Wish I done the name change and checked first to be sure  but when you said "illegal" characters  I knew that was it even though it was ok in version 4.0. Again thanks ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello !

I got some problems about Meade Dsi Imager Pro II Monochrome CCD (chip:ICX429ALL ). 

I saw http://autostarsuite.net/forums/2343/showpost.aspx#2343 and tried. 

But it did not work for me.

My problems like this but my CCD is Monochrome CCD (chip:ICX429ALL ). 

System.Argument Out Of Range Exception:Index And Lengh must Refer to a Location within the String

Parameter Name:lengh

at System.string.substring(int32 start index,Int32lengh)

at meade.imager.dsi.init imager(string imager name)

When Envisage opens fully then I get the Message "Could not send command"and no response from DSI's no live mage or anything.

I need your help.

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Chien-Wen Wu (吳建文)
Department of Physics
National Sun Yat-Sen University
Kaohsiung 804
Taiwan

Hi All,

I would be extremely grateful I for your help with this problem, I was given my telescope and camera as a birthday gift from my family (yep it was one of the big ones) and seem to have run in to trouble from the start trying to get the camera to work. After leaving it for a while I have searched online and found that a lot of you seem to have had the same trouble.  I had at that stage built and rebuilt my PC 5 times trying all combinations of thing to get the camera working before I stumbled upon your good advice. I have followed it to the letter and must be almost there, however I cannot get to rename the camera in order to reset the flash memory on the camera.

Any help you could provide would be extremely welcome.

I have a meade DSI II Colour  CCD Camera Sensor ICX429AKL and I keep getting the following sequence of errors. I know that some of you folk have faced this challenge before me and have succeeded in getting your camera back to good working order, so fingers crossed. Unfortunately I cant get the envisage software to allow me to reset the camera name. Is there another way to do this, is there a separate utility available for resetting the camera memory ?

Here is the sequence of events that occur after applying the commands “envisage.exe ICX429AKL “ or by going directly from autostarsuite after applying those commands.  

Yep the dreaded initial error.

 

 

 

Then the cannot connect / send command error

 

 

The new error that occurs when I try to click on CTRL to reset the camera.

 After another click on the CTRL button I get to the CTRL screen itself, however no matter what I set the device name to it simply does not get applied and stays DSI1h. I don’t pretend to understand why this name is upsetting things, however if you could help me re-gig it to something that works I would be most grateful ….  Especially as I can then get to show the family some nice pic’s that I have taken with their kind and generous gift.   

 

Thanks for you time and effort on this folks, it is greatly appreciated. Ali.

 

ooops sorry folks the pic's did not stick to the posting, please see attached files.

 

Thanks Ali.

Hi, Ali

I responded on the Meade_DSI group...here's an additional though triggered by some later posts there - I would recommend you ensure you are updated to the latest & greatest version of Dot Net as that seems to generate a variety of otherwise unexplainable errors. Your current camera name does not appear to be a problem to me, I think it should work.

Chuck

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Chuck Reese
CDIP Certified: Nebula, Galaxy, Solar System, Stars & Clusters Imager
CDIP Mentor: Nebulae & Solar System Categories
For information on the Certified DSI Imager Program, see:
http://autostarsuite.net/forums/1427/ShowForum.aspx

Hi, Chien-Wen Wu

One must substitute the correct chip name for the mono camera...did you do this?

The camera must be connected when you issue the command

It is best to be in the target directory when you type the command...less typing = less chance for errors

Good luck!

Chuck

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Chuck Reese
CDIP Certified: Nebula, Galaxy, Solar System, Stars & Clusters Imager
CDIP Mentor: Nebulae & Solar System Categories
For information on the Certified DSI Imager Program, see:
http://autostarsuite.net/forums/1427/ShowForum.aspx