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macOS / Raspberry, FC 2.7b2 and QHY5III462C camera

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#672

Hi everybody, I've received a QHY5III462C today. I can't make it work neither on macOS or Raspberry. I've tried FC 2.6 and FC 2.7b2 on each platform without success. Are there anybody on this list using this camera?
For example, this is the logs on the Raspberry
2020-11-04 20:40:28.904 INFO de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logInfo Starting main...
Date: 04.07
2020-11-04 20:40:29.760 INFO de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logInfo Checking cams...
2020-11-04 20:40:29.768 SEVERE de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logError Could not load library QHYCCDCam.so
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /home/pi/AstroRoot/FireCapture_v2.7beta/QHYCCDCam.so: libqhyccd.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(ClassLoader.java:2430)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2487)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:2684)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2617)
at java.base/java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:765)
at java.base/java.lang.System.load(System.java:1866)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.util.SystemInfo.loadLib(SystemInfo.java:154)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.util.SystemInfo.loadLib(SystemInfo.java:142)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.<clinit>(QHYCCDCam.java:46)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:481)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.CamHelper.createInstance(CamHelper.java:101)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.CamHelper.initCurrentInterface(CamHelper.java:113)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.initCamInterface(FireCapture.java:443)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.selectCameraLoop(FireCapture.java:458)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.initCam(FireCapture.java:409)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.<init>(FireCapture.java:254)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture$1.run(FireCapture.java:194)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:770)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:389)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:740)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
2020-11-04 20:40:29.800 WARNING de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logWarning Unable to init cam: de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.libCamNames()Ljava/lang/String;
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.libCamNames(Native Method)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.init(QHYCCDCam.java:135)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.CamHelper.initCam(CamHelper.java:119)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.BusyDialog.checkCam(BusyDialog.java:87)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.checkCam(FireCapture.java:438)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.initCamInterface(FireCapture.java:447)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.selectCameraLoop(FireCapture.java:458)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.initCam(FireCapture.java:409)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.<init>(FireCapture.java:254)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture$1.run(FireCapture.java:194)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:770)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:389)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:740)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
2020-11-04 20:40:31.599 WARNING de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logWarning Unable to init cam: de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.libCamNames()Ljava/lang/String;
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.libCamNames(Native Method)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.QHYCCDCam.init(QHYCCDCam.java:135)
at de.wonderplanets.firecam.CamHelper.initCam(CamHelper.java:119)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.BusyDialog.checkCam(BusyDialog.java:87)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.checkCam(FireCapture.java:438)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.initCamInterface(FireCapture.java:447)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.selectCameraLoop(FireCapture.java:463)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.initCam(FireCapture.java:409)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture.<init>(FireCapture.java:254)
at de.wonderplanets.firecapture.gui.FireCapture$1.run(FireCapture.java:194)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:770)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:389)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:740)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
2020-11-04 20:40:40.534 INFO de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logInfo Closing FireCapture - normal system exit
#678

Rafael,
Most propably this is because the QHY SDK lib within /home/pi/AstroRoot/FireCapture_v2.7beta/ needs to be updated with the latest version supporting the 462. Unfortunately only Andre Kovac can do this who created the Raspberry distro. Maybe you can try yourself: the file should be named libqhyccd.so.
Torsten
#681

Hi Torsten,
I've downloaded the latest version of QHY SDK (20.8.26) and have extract the libs and put them on the FC folder:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 15 Oct 10 19:51 libqhyccd.so -> libqhyccd.so.20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 22 Oct 10 19:51 libqhyccd.so.20 -> libqhyccd.so.20.8.26.3
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 2342652 Nov 5 19:24 libqhyccd.so.20.8.26.3
But the error on loading is about an older SDK version:
2020-11-05 19:49:58.351 INFO de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logInfo Checking cams...
2020-11-05 19:49:58.369 SEVERE de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logError Could not load library QHYCCDCam.so
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /home/pi/AstroRoot/FireCapture_v2.7beta/QHYCCDCam.so: libqhyccd.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(ClassLoader.java:2430)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2487)
I've tried the same 'trick' of symlinks with this name

lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 15 Oct 10 19:51 libqhyccd.so -> libqhyccd.so.20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 22 Oct 10 19:51 libqhyccd.so.20 -> libqhyccd.so.20.8.26.3
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 2342652 Nov 5 19:24 libqhyccd.so.20.8.26.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 22 Nov 5 19:36 libqhyccd.so.6 -> libqhyccd.so.20.8.26.3
But the error remains, it could not load QHYCCDCam.so. So as, QHYCCDCam.so is not part of the QHY SDK, I assume that it ware created by you. Could you take a look to this library? I can help you if you need to run any kind of test on a RP4
Regards
#684
Edited

For reference, to give you all the information that I've I had been able to use this camera on the same Raspberry using KStars/Ekos. As you can see the SDK version is the one I'm trying to use with FC


#687

And another piece of information: I was able to compile and run version 1.8.0 of oaCapture and it works with the QHY5II462C, so the SDK is working and the Raspberry has enough power to run this camera.
Regards
#688

Have you already tried the latest version Andre uploaded ? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kJmBO0qL7wX3IDm-z9CYbNI-e31NodcF/view

According to the email from Andre which you also received, this version should use QHY (SDK 20.08.26).
Torsten

#692

Hi Torsten,
Sorry, but I don't remember receiving any email from Andre on the last month (please, could you send to him my email?). In the last one, he remembers me to update the libraries from the most recent SDK. After that, silence. Anyway, I've tried this new beta and it didn't works. Same error about qhyccdlib.so.6
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2020-11-06 23:51:42.896 INFO de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logInfo Checking cams...
2020-11-06 23:51:42.905 SEVERE de.wonderplanets.firecapture.log.Log logError Could not load library QHYCCDCam.so
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /home/pi/AstroRoot/FireCapture_v2.7.02b/QHYCCDCam.so: libqhyccd.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(ClassLoader.java:2430)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2487)
#711

I have this error. What can I do?
OpenJDK Server VM warning: INFO: os::commit_memory(0x12400000, 2709520384, 0) failed; error='Not enough space' (errno=12)
# There is insufficient memory for the Java Runtime Environment to continue.
# Native memory allocation (mmap) failed to map 2709520384 bytes for committing reserved memory.
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/pi/Desktop/FireCapture_v2.7.02b/FireCapture_v2.7.02b/hs_err_pid1874.log
#712

By the way, I have tried FireCapture_v2.6_armhf.tar.gz and FireCapture_v2.7.02b.zip (downloaded from the Google Drive link in this topic)
Both cannot detect QHY cameras at all....
What is the reason?
Thank you.
#720

Issue is still open as I haven't received any answers to my recent emails from Andre. He is the one providing the Raspberry distro.
Torsten