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== Meade DSI ==
* We were having problems with getting the Meade DSI to talk to Maxim DL - it kept giving errors saying that it got an error trying to link to the camera.  I eventually found the answer [http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2995045/Main/2710730 here].  I had to invoke a slightly different version of that command, but what worked for me was just typing C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe "\Program Files\Diffraction Limited\MaxIm DL V5\dsiio.dll"   all as one command, with a direct path to the RegAsm executable.  After I did this, then MaximDL was able to talk to the DSI.  

* Note that MaximDL requires you to set particular gain values for the DSI in [http://www.cyanogen.com/help/maximdl/Meade_DSI.htm its setup], so it's not the easiest to adjust on the fly.

* We still need to figure out if there's a good way to get a more-or-less continuous readout from the DSI, like Autostar Envisage does.


== TheSky and CCDSoft ==

In general, the best place to find useful information for troubleshooting these programs (both sold by Software Bisque) is the [http://www.bisque.com/sc/forums documentation and support forums on the Software Bisque website].  There is also [http://www.bisque.com/sc/media a download area] with some documentation there.   Both of these require a username and password to log in.  See Eric for the password if you don't have it (though it should be saved to log in automatically on the telescope control computers).


== MaximDL ==

MaximDL will sometimes hang if it and another program are both trying to control a camera.  The solution: don't do it!  Or if you do, quit both programs, and restart.



== Guiding ==

There a couple of useful plugins that may help with guiding through MaximDL.  There is one to use multiple stars, and another to set the guiding parameters based on a plate-solved guider image.  Both are on [http://winfij.homeip.net/maximdl/index.html John Winfield's plugin page].