'Exposure Failed' on ASi1600GT

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Tim Richter avatar
Hello everyone,

last night, I took some exposures of the crescent nebula. All went fine and well, I was able to take some great OIII images. The sequence ran over night, and the equipment powerd off when done. In the morning, as I tried to take flat frames, the camera decided not to work. Every time I try to take an expusure, the timer runs, and then the software reports 'exposure failed'. The fans of the camera are running, and the filter wheel works.

My setup is:

ASi1600MM GT
ASi AIR Mini

What I've tried so far:
- Restart and reconnect equipment
- Reset ASi AIR firmware
- Connect a different camera (the 2600 works)
- Tried different 3.0 cables (no result, not a cable issue)
- Connect the camera to ASi Studio software (same result, not a Asi AIR issue)

I still want to try to connect the camera with a 2.0 cable, to check if the 3.0 port is damaged.

Are you aware of any kown issues with this camera? Kind regards,
Tim
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DavesView avatar
I was getting exposure failed messages on an AA+ from an ASI6200MM Pro due to timeout. The process and transfer time was so long, around 20 to 25 seconds. Switched to NINA and the transfer time for 118 MB files was less than 2 seconds. That shouldn't be your problem with a 4/3 sensor. Suspect… camera. If you have the capability, run it through a NINA session.
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