CCDSoft vs Maxim DL - AstroGab2024-03-29T15:26:47Zhttps://astrogab.ning.com/forum/topics/ccdsoft-vs-maxim-dl?feed=yes&xn_auth=noFor that setup, which is exac…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-22:6354305:Comment:1129052012-06-22T23:07:09.535ZJeff McFarlinhttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/JeffMcFarlin
<p>For that setup, which is exactly like mine, you'll want CCDAP to call Maxim for your camera and filter wheel and guide camera/guiding. It'll also call SkyX to run your mount (ascom perhaps) and do the plate solving, and it'll also call FMax. All separately and all perfectly. For me, with the Paramount, SkyX talks to the mount natively.</p>
<p>Jeff</p>
<p>For that setup, which is exactly like mine, you'll want CCDAP to call Maxim for your camera and filter wheel and guide camera/guiding. It'll also call SkyX to run your mount (ascom perhaps) and do the plate solving, and it'll also call FMax. All separately and all perfectly. For me, with the Paramount, SkyX talks to the mount natively.</p>
<p>Jeff</p> All right, I went with Maxim…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-22:6354305:Comment:1129032012-06-22T20:42:16.470ZSteve Coateshttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/SteveCoates
<p>All right, I went with Maxim as my acquiring software. Too bad CCDSoft did not have a trial period, it is hard to justify spending that much money on something and not know how well it'll work. I got Maxim to work with FocusMax with no problems. My ultimate goal is to get CCDap running Maxim DL and TheSkyX to run the scope, camera, filter changes and focus routine through the night (I just need to make sure the sprinklers are turned OFF).</p>
<p>All right, I went with Maxim as my acquiring software. Too bad CCDSoft did not have a trial period, it is hard to justify spending that much money on something and not know how well it'll work. I got Maxim to work with FocusMax with no problems. My ultimate goal is to get CCDap running Maxim DL and TheSkyX to run the scope, camera, filter changes and focus routine through the night (I just need to make sure the sprinklers are turned OFF).</p> thats pretty much how I run m…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-22:6354305:Comment:1128122012-06-22T20:41:12.495ZCharles Dunlophttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/CharlesDunlop
<p>thats pretty much how I run my world. CCDap makes everything simple.</p>
<p>thats pretty much how I run my world. CCDap makes everything simple.</p> CCDap is an executive program…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-12:6354305:Comment:1119952012-06-12T21:15:16.298ZCharles Dunlophttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/CharlesDunlop
<p>CCDap is an executive program, manages all the other programs in a nice easy to define way. It's intuitive, etc. Very nice program.</p>
<p>CCDap is an executive program, manages all the other programs in a nice easy to define way. It's intuitive, etc. Very nice program.</p> I'd use PhD but usually I hav…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-11:6354305:Comment:1120272012-06-11T20:26:19.413ZSteve Coateshttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/SteveCoates
<blockquote>I'd use PhD but usually I have CCDautopilot managing everything and it doesn't recognize PhD for whatever reason.</blockquote>
<p>What exactly does CCDAutopilot do. It looks like a way to control everything from one source (using CCDSoft or Maim) but isn't that what Maxim does anyway??</p>
<blockquote>I'd use PhD but usually I have CCDautopilot managing everything and it doesn't recognize PhD for whatever reason.</blockquote>
<p>What exactly does CCDAutopilot do. It looks like a way to control everything from one source (using CCDSoft or Maim) but isn't that what Maxim does anyway??</p> Cool, this is kind of what I'…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-11:6354305:Comment:1119622012-06-11T20:22:27.191ZSteve Coateshttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/SteveCoates
<p>Cool, this is kind of what I'm gearing up to do. Maxim seems to be something that you can grow into as well as we all get deeper and deeper into this :)</p>
<p>Cool, this is kind of what I'm gearing up to do. Maxim seems to be something that you can grow into as well as we all get deeper and deeper into this :)</p> I still use PhD to this day w…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-11:6354305:Comment:1120242012-06-11T18:07:07.544ZJeff McFarlinhttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/JeffMcFarlin
<p>I still use PhD to this day with Maxim. I just like PhD, it's friendly, configurable if you want to do so, and just....works.</p>
<p>Maxim DL - camera, wheel, (and connects to the mount, but only so I can manually choose focus stars)<br/> FMax - focusing<br/>
PhD - guiding</p>
<p>Pretty simple combo, the above.</p>
<p>I still use PhD to this day with Maxim. I just like PhD, it's friendly, configurable if you want to do so, and just....works.</p>
<p>Maxim DL - camera, wheel, (and connects to the mount, but only so I can manually choose focus stars)<br/> FMax - focusing<br/>
PhD - guiding</p>
<p>Pretty simple combo, the above.</p> I've been using Sequence Gene…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-11:6354305:Comment:1120212012-06-11T18:05:43.104ZAndy Galassohttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/AndyGalasso
<p>I've been using Sequence Generator Pro + PhD Guiding and I have been very happy with it so far. You might want to check that out since it has a free trial as well. It does have Auto Focus but I haven't tried that part myself.</p>
<p>I've been using Sequence Generator Pro + PhD Guiding and I have been very happy with it so far. You might want to check that out since it has a free trial as well. It does have Auto Focus but I haven't tried that part myself.</p> Well, MaxIm doesn't "recogniz…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-11:6354305:Comment:1120202012-06-11T17:22:03.926ZGreg Marshallhttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/GregMarshall
<p>Well, MaxIm doesn't "recognize" PHD either. That is, I can't do automatic dithering in this configuration, but otherwise, it just runs independently. Both MaxIm and PHD are connected to the AP driver for the mount, so MaxIm "sees" the guiding corrections applied, but doesn't know (or care) where they came from.</p>
<p>Well, MaxIm doesn't "recognize" PHD either. That is, I can't do automatic dithering in this configuration, but otherwise, it just runs independently. Both MaxIm and PHD are connected to the AP driver for the mount, so MaxIm "sees" the guiding corrections applied, but doesn't know (or care) where they came from.</p> interesting. Did not know it…tag:astrogab.ning.com,2012-06-11:6354305:Comment:1118862012-06-11T16:59:04.474ZCharles Dunlophttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/CharlesDunlop
<p>interesting. Did not know it stopped like that. on my paramount it seems to work fine, but admittedly I need to lower the sensitivity of it to like 20%.</p>
<p>I'd use PhD but usually I have CCDautopilot managing everything and it doesn't recognize PhD for whatever reason.</p>
<p>interesting. Did not know it stopped like that. on my paramount it seems to work fine, but admittedly I need to lower the sensitivity of it to like 20%.</p>
<p>I'd use PhD but usually I have CCDautopilot managing everything and it doesn't recognize PhD for whatever reason.</p>