Hi everyone
does anyone have any experience using the zwo AM5 mount and the meridian flip on NINA
thank you
clear skies
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What exactly are you looking for?
This should work well as with every other mount that could be used with Nina. The AM5 should just receive positioning data and do what it is told to do. The brain is NINA itself.
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I use my AM5 on my remote setup, no issues with the core NINA meridian flip function. Just be careful, by default, the AM5 stop tracking 2 minutes after the meridian.
It seems that we can configure this duration with a firmware update, but i did not upgrade, so i configure my sequence in consequence
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hi thank you for the answers i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame what should be the approximate values and also in NNA yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet  thank you so much clear skies Brian
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Brian Diaz:
hi
thank you for the answers
i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM
the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame
what should be the approximate values and also in NNA
yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA
worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet
thank you so much
clear skies
Brian Run your scope to meridian by hand, then run it past it. Check for any potential contact areas such as the camera, or filter wheel on your tripod legs. Make sure to test it at multiple dec positions. If it runs past meridian and has plenty of clearance still, you should feel plenty safe running tracking past meridian. If you can't run it to meridian because something comes close, you need to make sure both mount and NINA know that, so they stop ahead of time... otherwise NINA can get confused during meridian flip. While my AM3 is not mounted on a pier, my EQ6's are and I have no problems running them up to 20 minutes past meridian with plenty of room to spare. If you have the little pier extension thing on your AM5 tripod, you should have quite a bit of clearance as well. You do NOT want to run a harmonic into the pier/tripod legs. They will destroy your gear due to the massive torque they have. ZWO claims to have some failsafes in place, but I'm still reading horror stories.
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Brian Diaz:
hi
thank you for the answers
i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM
the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame
what should be the approximate values and also in NNA
yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA
worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet
thank you so much
clear skies
Brian It should be the other way around. You need to set your AM5 to track 4-5 degrees past the meridian, and try to get NINA to flip at 0 degrees. The reason is becaue if the AM5 stops tracking before NINA issues the Meridian flip command, then it won't flip. NINA refuses to issue a meridian flip to a mount that is not tracking for some safety related reason. Also it is important to make sure you sync your mount and PC times. IF they are off by a few minutes it can cause confusion and problems. As Brian said, Harmonic drives will destroy your gear if they crash. I just don't risk it and just flip at 0 degrees after I made sure to test it before letting it run.
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Brian Puhl:
Brian Diaz:
hi
thank you for the answers
i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM
the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame
what should be the approximate values and also in NNA
yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA
worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet
thank you so much
clear skies
Brian
Run your scope to meridian by hand, then run it past it. Check for any potential contact areas such as the camera, or filter wheel on your tripod legs. Make sure to test it at multiple dec positions. If it runs past meridian and has plenty of clearance still, you should feel plenty safe running tracking past meridian. If you can't run it to meridian because something comes close, you need to make sure both mount and NINA know that, so they stop ahead of time... otherwise NINA can get confused during meridian flip.
While my AM3 is not mounted on a pier, my EQ6's are and I have no problems running them up to 20 minutes past meridian with plenty of room to spare. If you have the little pier extension thing on your AM5 tripod, you should have quite a bit of clearance as well.
You do NOT want to run a harmonic into the pier/tripod legs. They will destroy your gear due to the massive torque they have. ZWO claims to HI thank you ,Brian for you answer i connected two laser sensor to the am5 power unit , for temporary security while i playing with NINA meridian flip if the OTA Or any parts of it cross this line ( 3 inches ) before to hit the tripod legs , cut the am5 power main and stop thank you for you advice clear skies , Brian
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Ashraf AbuSara:
Brian Diaz:
hi
thank you for the answers
i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM
the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame
what should be the approximate values and also in NNA
yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA
worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet
thank you so much
clear skies
Brian
It should be the other way around. You need to set your AM5 to track 4-5 degrees past the meridian, and try to get NINA to flip at 0 degrees. The reason is becaue if the AM5 stops tracking before NINA issues the Meridian flip command, then it won't flip. NINA refuses to issue a meridian flip to a mount that is not tracking for some safety related reason. Also it is important to make sure you sync your mount and PC times. IF they are off by a few minutes it can cause confusion and problems.
As Brian said, Harmonic drives will destroy your gear if they crash. I just don't risk it and just flip at 0 degrees after I made sure to test it before letting it run. HI , thank you for you answer so you recommend to setup stop tracking at 4-5 degrees ( around 16min to 20 min) after meridian thank you so much clear skies, Brian
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Ashraf AbuSara:
Brian Diaz:
hi
thank you for the answers
i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM
the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame
what should be the approximate values and also in NNA
yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA
worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet
thank you so much
clear skies
Brian
It should be the other way around. You need to set your AM5 to track 4-5 degrees past the meridian, and try to get NINA to flip at 0 degrees. The reason is becaue if the AM5 stops tracking before NINA issues the Meridian flip command, then it won't flip. NINA refuses to issue a meridian flip to a mount that is not tracking for some safety related reason. Also it is important to make sure you sync your mount and PC times. IF they are off by a few minutes it can cause confusion and problems.
As Brian said, Harmonic drives will destroy your gear if they crash. I just don't risk it and just flip at 0 degrees after I made sure to test it before letting it run.
HI , thank you for you answer
so you recommend to setup stop tracking at 4-5 degrees ( around 16min to 20 min) after meridian
thank you so much
clear skies, Brian Not exactly. I recommend that you set it up to flip at 0 degrees past the meridian inside NINA, with maybe a max of 3 minutes, and then in the AM5 set it up to track 4-5 minutes past the meridian. You have to make sure it is safe to track that far. The idea here is to have NINA issue the command to perform a Meridian flip BEFORE the AM5 stops tracking.
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Ashraf AbuSara:
Brian Diaz:
Ashraf AbuSara:
Brian Diaz:
hi
thank you for the answers
i come from asi air pro plus , and it is my first time configuring the meridian flip in NINA and ZWO ASCOM
the point is with the zwo firmware 1.5.2 we have this setup inside the red frame
what should be the approximate values and also in NNA
yesterday i used this configuration ( inside the red frame) and minutes after meridian 1 min and max, minutes after meridian 6 min in NINA
worked but i did it inside the house , so im not sure yet
thank you so much
clear skies
Brian
It should be the other way around. You need to set your AM5 to track 4-5 degrees past the meridian, and try to get NINA to flip at 0 degrees. The reason is becaue if the AM5 stops tracking before NINA issues the Meridian flip command, then it won't flip. NINA refuses to issue a meridian flip to a mount that is not tracking for some safety related reason. Also it is important to make sure you sync your mount and PC times. IF they are off by a few minutes it can cause confusion and problems.
As Brian said, Harmonic drives will destroy your gear if they crash. I just don't risk it and just flip at 0 degrees after I made sure to test it before letting it run.
HI , thank you for you answer
so you recommend to setup stop tracking at 4-5 degrees ( around 16min to 20 min) after meridian
thank you so much
clear skies, Brian
Not exactly. I recommend that you set it up to flip at 0 degrees past the meridian inside NINA, with maybe a max of 3 minutes, and then in the AM5 set it up to track 4-5 minutes past the meridian. You have to make sure it is safe to track that far.
The idea here is to have NINA issue the command to perform a Meridian flip BEFORE the AM5 stops tracking. thank you , i will try today clear skies , Brian
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