Error message in NINA ,what is this?

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nelson avatar
Hi everybody , just wondering if anybody has experienced any issues the drivers of files  while using NINA ?  for example Executable files?  i keep getting an error message while in NINA  "Executable not found" and i don't know what to make of this message , any help would be appreciated ,thank you
Sean van Drogen avatar
Can be that you pointed one of the supporting services to a incorrect location and therefore it cannot find the relevant executable to launch. As an example if you have PHD2 in C:\PHD2  but you have NINA pointing to C:\Program Files\PHD2 it could give that error
This is just a random guess on my part
nelson avatar
Thank you Sean and Allan ,i decided to uninstall NINA  and reinstall ,but now the cameras are not detected  ,i even tried them with the asiair pro and my ipad and still would'nt  show either  , any ideas ? thanks in advance
Sean van Drogen avatar
nelson:
Thank you Sean and Allan ,i decided to uninstall NINA  and reinstall ,but now the cameras are not detected  ,i even tried them with the asiair pro and my ipad and still would'nt  show either  , any ideas ? thanks in advance

Hi Nelson, if you could give a run down of all the gear you are trying to use and how you have connected it. That would make it a lot easier to troubleshoot over the  internet.
Also to check you installed all the latest drivers, ascom platform and other needed software.
Camera's not showing up sounds like a cable/power issue, but could very well be a driver issue also
Concise
nelson avatar
Hi Sean ,sorry for the delay ,ok , first of  i am using an Eqr6-pro , Red Cat 51 , zwo 120 mm (guide cam) and guide scope , ASI air 183 pro MC (imaging color cam)
,ZWO focuser ,ZWO ASI air pro  connected to the imaging cam and the guide cam and the mount and the asiair pro is connected directly to the zwo power supply 
when using just the ASIair pro with my Ipad , however when ipad is not in use , i connect the above equipment to a Minix mini PC, which has  Carte du Ciel ,Stellarium ,Astap ,APT, Sequence Generator pro, NINA, Backyard EOS,Nebulosity,PHD2 ,Asi cams, SharpCap pro, Gimp , ill post if i forgot anything else , i must say that some of the error messages the have popped up on NINA are , 
Steve Perry avatar
Nelson, I have had this happen to my system in the past.   I reinstalled ascom, and because I run system off 30 foot powered  USB cable, found it all errors stopped when replacing cable with new one. (have a few as spares).  Also, you may have defective connectors. 
Steve Perry
Concise
nelson avatar
I did change  cables ,but what i was thinking was uninstall the programs the are giving problems ,and reinstall  them , the imaging camera is not being detected only on v2  simulator and this only happened the other day , i dont know whats going on
Sean van Drogen avatar
nelson:
Hi Sean ,sorry for the delay ,ok , first of  i am using an Eqr6-pro , Red Cat 51 , zwo 120 mm (guide cam) and guide scope , ASI air 183 pro MC (imaging color cam)
,ZWO focuser ,ZWO ASI air pro  connected to the imaging cam and the guide cam and the mount and the asiair pro is connected directly to the zwo power supply 
when using just the ASIair pro with my Ipad , however when ipad is not in use , i connect the above equipment to a Minix mini PC, which has  Carte du Ciel ,Stellarium ,Astap ,APT, Sequence Generator pro, NINA, Backyard EOS,Nebulosity,PHD2 ,Asi cams, SharpCap pro, Gimp , ill post if i forgot anything else , i must say that some of the error messages the have popped up on NINA are , 

The ZWO drivers should all be compatible, but I would first reinstall Ascom and connect each piece of hardware one at a time to figure out what is giving the error. Also check in mini pc settings for USB if they are allowed to powerdown when idle (Not 100% on the terminology) update usb drivers also just to make sure. Can’t comment on the eqr6-pro I am only familiar with the iOptron mounts
nelson avatar
and here's one of my rigs
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