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Emil

20 Dec 2013 20:16


PHD ver 2

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Ahoi, pentru cei care sunt interesati de versiunea 2 a PHD aveti linkul urmator pentru download:
http://www.daddog.com/phd2
De asemenea ar fi ideal daca s-ar oferi si feed-back - fiind o versiune beta

Numai bine
Emil


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Emil

03 Mai 2014 17:46



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update
noua pagina
http://openphdguiding.org/

Change Log

Changes in v2.2.2a (Windows only)
Fix problem with PHD2 not being able to run on Windows XP
Eliminate dependency on MS Visual Studio 2010 C++ Runtime components

Changes in v2.2.2
A new Adjust Lock Position dialog, replaces "Enter Manual Lock Pos"
Errors and warnings during capture or guiding no longer pop up a modal message dialog box. A less intrusive alert is displayed at the top of the image window.
New options to plot Star Mass and Star SNR on the graph
A new German language translation
Updated French translation
The Drift Align Tool's polar alignment circle is now sized to account for site location and alignment star coordinates (ASCOM scopes only)
PHD2 will now work with both the original (v2) or newer (v4) Orion Strashoot Autoguider drivers on Windows without running Orion's PHD2 updater program, SSAGPHD2UPDATE.
For some mounts, PHD2 can detect when the mount is slewing and stop guiding when slewing is detected
More AO-related information in event server events
Better handling of ASCOM pulse guide failures, including a workaround for a Gemini2 bug that was causing PHD2 to hang when the mount fails to complete a guide pulse
Use multi-threaded capture for LE Webcams and QHY5II cameras
New read delay setting for LE webcams
Fix for RTS/DTR signal handling for LE serial webcam, with a new Cam dialog for configuring this signal.
Mac: update to latest SBIG Driver library
Parallel port webcams allow connecting on non-standard port addresses
Fixes a problem where distance could be reported incorrectly immediately after a dither, primarily affecting Nebulosity users, Issue 255 in the issue tracker.
The search region box is now sized correctly when the image window is resized.
Fix bookmarks menu toggle item sometimes not being updated when bookmarks are shown

Changes in v2.2.1
The Advanced Settings window (the Brain) can now be opened at any time, even when guiding (with "unsafe" options disabled)
Fast recovery of guiding after dither
Improved layout of controls on the Graph when the window is narrowed
AO improvements
Drift Align tool improvements, and the simulator can now be used to practice drift alignment
Bookmark commands are now available from the menu
Mac: disable App Nap for PHD2 on OSX 10.9
Mac: added support for KWIQGuider
Image logging fixes
Updated French translation
More detailed error reporting for ASCOM camera errors

Changes in v2.2.0 since PHD2 Beta 3 (v2.1.3a):
Changes to improve reliability of interaction with Sequence Generator Pro
Fix a bug where it was impossible to disconnect an SXAO without exiting PHD2
Update about dialog to point to new home page URL
Use subframes during looping and calibrating. When looping, click outside the subframe to switch back to full frames.
Performance improvements
Changes to focal length and pixel size in the calibration step calculator are reflected on other tabs in the brain
Fix a potential hang or crash accessing an invalid memory address when finding star near edge of image
Fix some spelling errors in debug log messages
Fully rewritten Help files
Fixed typos in tooltips
Manual guide dialog can now adjust guide pulse duration and can dither
Fixed display of declination in calibration restore dialog
Updated logging code
Disable/re-enable sticky lock position when Drift Align Tool is run
Windows installer installs VC++ 2010 runtime when needed
"Mini-brain" on graph displays controls in one or two rows depending on window width
Fixed number of decimal places for camera pixel size in Brain
Updated French translation
Provide access to the ASCOM Camera and Mount setup dialogs in the Connect Equipment window
Automatically save the image when Auto-Select fails
Do not retain guide log file unless something was actually logged
Fix possible crash when RA/Dec overlay is selected and no mount is connected
Restore Calibration dialog shows useful stuff about what is being restored
Update to wxWidgets-3.0.0
Mac: renamed app from PHD to PHD2


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Emil

24 Mai 2014 19:57



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20 Mar 2014
We are proud to announce the latest release of PHD2, version 2.2.2.

PHD2 is the next generation of Stark Labs' PHD Guiding. PHD2 provides a number of new features and enhancements over the original PHD1, such as
A more responsive user interface, with a new multi-threaded design
Improved visualization tools for observing guiding performance in units of arc-seconds or pixels
Declination-compensated guiding, eliminating the need for recalibrating when switching targets
Support for guiding with Adaptive Optics units
Equipment profiles for managing multiple guiding configurations
Internationalization improvements, with a French translation available
A new server interface for controlling and monitoring PHD2 by other imaging applications
New tools, such as a polar drift alignment tool and a calibration step size calculator


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iqarmy

27 Mai 2014 16:34



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Salutare, m-am jucat cu PHD v2.2.2 in weekend si a mers relativ ok. 

Pare sa faca pasii de calibrare mai rapid decat clasicul PHD si ghideaza ok. Camera pe care am folosit-o este un QHY5v si luneta de ghidaj 80/400. 

O singura problema pe care am constata-o dar astept urmatoarea iesire sa o confirm a fost faptul ca in anumite conditii (inca nu stiu clar care din ele: am apasat stop de prea multe ori, sau am apasat stop cand pierduse steaua de ghidaj) daca alegeam o noua stea chiar si in acelasi camp nu mai reusea sa reporneasca ghidajul si a trebuit sa il opresc si sa o iau de la capat. De alfel asta s-a intamplat chiar la inceputul sesiunii, mai tarziu am oprit cu succes gidajul si si-a am inceput o sesiune noua fara probleme, in concluzie trebuie sa mai incerc. 

In alta ordine de idei fiind incepator nu m-am aventurat in setari asa ca aici cei mai experimentati ar putea sa dea un sfat mai bun:).


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iosif

24 Noi 2014 21:24


PHD 2

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Buna.

A aparut versiunea PHD2 v2.4.0 Release 23 Nov 2014

Ce e nou.
Changes in v2.4.0
Guiding improvements:
Improved tracking of the guide star near the edge of the frame
Major improvements to auto-find star, avoiding double stars and saturated stars, and better hot-pixel rejection
Better star mass change detection
Calibration process improved to better restore the guide star to its starting position
New option to force Dec axis perpendicular to RA (helps calibration for mounts with large periodic error)
Improved recovery of guiding after dither
Better subframe performance
Proactive alerts for common guiding problems
Calibration sanity checks and problem reporting
Notification for Max Ra/dec limits interfering with guiding
Device support:
Improved resiliency to hung or stuck hardware
PHD will no longer hang if devices stop responding or fail to connect
Allow Aux mount connection to ASCOM drivers that won't handle PulseGuide commands, like EQMOD
SX-AO firmware checking
ZWO cameras native driver improvements
New features
Comet tracking tool
Improved status messages
Guide Log improvements
Improved debug logging
Help file updates
Internationalization
Allow non-ASCII characters in filenames when saving/loading FITS files
New Japanese, Polish, and Russian translations
Polar alignment tool improvements
Calibration step calculator improvements
Bad pixel map improvements
Better control of phd2 by imaging apps
darks_defects directory is no longer located under Documents/PHD2 *Mac users: need to redo darks*

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/

Cer senin IOSIF.


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iosif

13 Dec 2014 01:05


PHD 2

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Buna.

8 Dec 2014 - PHD2 v2.4.1 Release

Changes in v2.4.1

Meade DSI camera - fix a crash introduced in version 2.4.0
Help file improvements
Updated Chinese, German, and Japanese translations
A new French translation of the help file
A new Spanish translation

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/


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iosif

08 Feb 2015 16:44


PHD2 Log Viewer

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Buna.

Un nou update la PHD 2.

7 Feb 2015 - PHD2 Log viewer tool available - PHD2 Log Viewer

Detalii.

http://adgsoftware.com/phd2utils/


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iosif

14 Feb 2015 20:20


PHD 2

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Buna.

Un nou update la PHD 2.

12 Feb 2015 - PDF version of help file available - PHD2 Manual, thanks Doug D.

http://openphdguiding.org/PHD2-2.4.1g-manual.pdf


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iosif

15 Mar 2015 10:08


PHD2 (OpenPHD)

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Buna.

Un nou update la PHD 2.

14 Mar 2015 - New PDF version of help file available - PHD2 Manual, thanks Doug D.


Link
http://openphdguiding.org/PHD2-2.4.1h-manual.pdf


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iosif

28 Mar 2015 19:39



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Buna .

O noua versiune  PHD2 v2.5.0.

26 Mar 2015 - PHD2 v2.5.0 pre-release: 2.5.0pre2

Ce e nou. v2.5.0pre2
:guiding assistant min-motion recommendations were a bit too aggressive
:SX camera (built-in driver): get pixel size from camera
:When restoring windows to their prior positions, make sure the window is not off the screen
:help file updates
:Updated Russian translation

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/snapshots.html


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sabin fota

23 Apr 2015 18:41



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Salutare,
Cum timpul imi permite sa am mai mult liber decat de obicei, am tradus in romana interfata PHD2 v2.50 asa ca Andy Gallasso m-a asigurat ca urmatoarea versiune v-a avea si interfata in romana.
Cer senin!


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iosif

23 Apr 2015 18:53


PHD 2

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Buna.

Foarte buna realizare. Multumiri pentru traducere.

Sanatate. Iosif.


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Emil

23 Apr 2015 18:58



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Faina treaba Sabin
Sa fac pe carcotasul de serviciu
"Locatia juralului fisierului"
Nu da cu pietre conasule....

Numai bine
Emil


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sabin fota

23 Apr 2015 19:07



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Nici-o suparare, chiar va rog sa o verificati si voi ca sa fie fara greseli  :) si sa pot sa ii fac un update pana la urmatoarea versiune de PHD2

M-am chinuit sa traduc cat mai decent, am avut unele cuvinte carora nu le-am gasit deloc corespondent bun in romana asa ca le-am lasat in engleza, altor le-am gasit un corespondent in romana dar am pus si varianta engleza a cuvantului ca sa vedeti la ce ma refer.

Aici aveti fisierul atasat: Copy messages.mo to your phd2 install folder

    <PHD2_Install_Folder>/locale/<YOUR_LANGUAGE_ABBREV>/messages.mo
Then, restart phd2 to see the updated translation.


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Emil

23 Apr 2015 19:11



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Trebuie sa atasezi si fisierul po eventual


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sabin fota

23 Apr 2015 19:15



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Merge sa il copiezi acolo in dosarul cu limbile.
Asta este calea la mine: C:\Program Files (x86)\PHDGuiding2\locale\ro_RO\messages.mo
Eu vreau sa il verificati pe program sa vedeti cum va suna la urechi :)


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iosif

23 Apr 2015 19:21


PHD 2

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La mine nu a pornit, a dat eroare, si am facut un folder in locale/ro_RO si am copiat fisierul in el, si a pornit.

Din nou mersi mult de aceasta realizare.

Iosif


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sabin fota

23 Apr 2015 19:30



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Mersi de feed-back iosif.
Daca mai descoperiti erori de traducere, trageti :) nu ezitati ;)


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nobody

23 Apr 2015 20:23



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"Orientarea telescopului" nu suna mai bine decat "pointingul telescopului" ?


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sabin fota

03 Iul 2015 14:58



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http://openphdguiding.org/snapshots.html

PHD 2.5.0dev1:

Declination backlash measurement and dynamic backlash compensation
Help file updates
Fix incompatible dark library problem for SX CMOS guider
Dark library: add option to rebuild from scratch
Debug logging enhancements for dark libraries
Event server: added a method to get the star image pixels
New graphics and icons from Dylan
Show actual exposure time in status bar when auto-exposure is set
Guiding Assistant improvements
Updated French, German, Romanian Spanish translations
Refined SNR calculation to give similar results whether or not darks are in use
Fixed problem with Atik camera subframes
Improve guider alert message when Max Duration is pegged but is still too small to track guide star
Fix max ra/dec duration limits
Show an alert message when ASCOM PulseGuide command fails
Increase default value of camera timeout to 15s and improve alert message
Fix problem with AO calibration incorrectly being updated when Rotator angle changes
Make logging mandatory; remove UI controls for disabling guide and debug logs
Enforce automatic retention period for log files. Guide logs are kept for 60 days, debug logs for 30 days. Files older than this are removed.
Handle different axis guide speed settings in calibration sanity check
Lots of INDI fixes from Patrick


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iosif

05 Sep 2015 16:43


PHD2

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Un update la, PHD2 v2.5.0dev2

Advanced dialog (brain) UI redesign
Connecting a camera no longer requires manual intervention for most cameras. There is now a separate button in the connect equipment window to allow camera selection (or mode selection for WDM cameras). Connect All no longer requires manual intervention for most cameras.
Added support for Altair Astro guiding/planetary cameras for Windows build
Update ZWO camera libs to V1.10 (Win) / V0.1.0803 (Linux & Mac)
Update SX camera lib SXUSB.dll to remove dependency on VC++2008 runtime
SXV camera: use internal timer for exposure durations less than 1.0 sec.
SXV camera: log messages when camera API calls return errors
Add control to enable/disable declination compensation of RA guide rate
event server: get_star_image method: client can now specify image size
Expand backlash clearing steps in calibration
ASCOM mounts and cameras: release the driver reference when disconnecting the device, not just when PHD2 closes
Fix an issue where the Guiding Assistant could inadvertently disable guide output
Fix a problem with the AO simulator
Fix problem with commas as decimal separators in log files on OSX
Event server: fix problem with get_profiles method
Gear dialog: fix problem with 'More Equipment' button not showing
Change button color to green when gear is connected
Updated zh_TW translation from Thomas
Updated RO translation from Sabin
Updated Japanese translation from Katsuhiro Kojima

http://openphdguiding.org/development-snapshots/


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sabin fota

13 Sep 2015 19:03



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PHD2 v2.5.0dev3

Hardware binning support for SX, SBIG, ASCOM, and ZWO ASI cameras. QHY binning support is complete pending an SDK update from QHY.
Restore label on AO calibration review
Switch to full frames when the Refine Bad-pixel Map window is open
SX AO: do not issue firmware version warning for version 111
SX Camera: disable Square Pixels if pixels are already square (fixes a crash with the M26C when the Square Pixels option is enabled)
Restore camera mode when user cancels building a bad-pixel map master frame
Protect against nudges that take the star further away from the target point; reduce likelihood of fast E/S calibration moves running out of tracking box
Fix crash when guiding with AO but no Mount

http://openphdguiding.org/development-snapshots/


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iosif

03 Oct 2015 15:38


v2.5.0dev5

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Un nou update la PHD 2 v2.5.0dev5

Add binning support for INDI cameras
Updated zh_tw translation from Thomas
Display backlash comp settings in guide log guide section heading
Do not issue warning about PulseGuide failing if the cause was the user stopping guiding
ZWO ASI cameras: updated SDK from ZWO, fixes subframe problem
ZWO ASI cameras: remove bayer patern for color cameras
Only de-bayer color camera images when binning is 1x1

Download. http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.5.0dev5-installer.exe

Cer senin IOSIF.


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iosif

20 Oct 2015 21:49


Tutoriale PHD 2.

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Doua tutoriale despre PHD 2.

Partea 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFN74i5hHRw

Partea 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--y1mk_ylSo

Cer senin IOSIF.


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iosif

31 Oct 2015 16:31


PHD2 v2.5.0dev7

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PHD2 v2.5.0dev7

Ce e nou.
ZWO: display camera number when there are multiple ZWO cameras
ZWO: update ZWO SDK to version V1.11.0.0 2015.10.26
Help file updates
INDI configuration window layout improvement
Fix problem with binning control sometimes not being visible in the brain
Display star profile FWHM in large font when star profile window is sized large
Fix possible PHD2 hang when dithering with lock position near edge of frame

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.5.0dev7-installer.exe

Cer senin.


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iosif

25 Noi 2015 14:04


PHD2 v2.5.0dev8

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PHD2 v2.5.0dev8

Ce este nou.
Fix an issue where PHD2 would fail to lock on to very dim low SNR stars
The star profile display now shows Half Flux Diameter (HFD); if the star profile window is resized, the metric is shown in a larger font for better visibility using the star profile window for focusing
Add calibration history info and HFD to the Guide Log header entry
Guiding Assistant backlash clearing: tolerate poor calibration data, avoid loss of star
Add Guiding Assistant recommendation to re-do calibration when needed
Update info in status bar when star is auto-selected but not looping exposures
Additional logging in the Debug Log
Add star Saturation indication to the status bar
Help doc updates
Norwegian translation from Hallgeir

download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.5.0dev8-installer.exe


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iosif

05 Dec 2015 21:37


PHD2 v2.5.0dev9

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PHD2 v2.5.0dev9.

Fix an unlikely, but possible situation where the PHD2 server could send a malformed message to a connected client.

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.5.0dev9-installer.exe


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iosif

08 Ian 2016 21:14


PHD2 v2.6.0

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PHD2 v2.6.0

Ce e nou.
An updated user interface with new graphics and icons and a redesigned Advanced Dialog (Brain)
Guiding improvements
Declination backlash measurement and dynamic backlash compensation
Refined SNR calculation
Better detection of saturated stars
Improved Guiding Assistant
Improved Star Profile display showing Half Flux Diameter (HFD)
Binning support for SX, SBIG, ASCOM, INDI, and ZWO ASI cameras.
Logging and diagnostic improvements, better resiliency to camera disconnects
Numerous bug fixes throughout the program
Updated help files
Updated French, German, Japanese, Romanian, and Spanish and Traditional Chinese translations, and a new Norwegian translation
In v2.6.0 and later PHD2 logs are now always enabled; old guide logs are removed after 60 days, and debug logs after 30 days.

Download: http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.0-installer.exe

Cer senin Iosif.


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iosif

27 Ian 2016 10:20


PHD2 v2.6.1

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PHD2 v2.6.1

Fix a display issue with the calibration review graph
Textual corrections/improvements in tooltips, Guiding Assistant, and Calibration Review
ZWO Cameras: allow selecting between multiple ZWO cameras
LE Webcams: fix incorrect Serial LE webcam serial line labels
Help file updates
Updated zh_CN and zh_TW translations

download http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1-installer.exe


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iosif

05 Feb 2016 18:35


PHD2 v2.6.1dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.1dev1

Ce e nou.

-fixed some debug messages
-display PAUSED in guider frame when paused by an imaging app
-improve text of some alert messages
-Russian translation update
-ascom scope: add "Don't show this again" option to suppress alert about pulse guide failures
-fix a problem where dark subtraction could cause stars to be incorrecly marked as saturated and excluded from the Star Auto-Finder
-ZWO cameras: log color camera attribute to debug log

Download: http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev1-installer.exe

Cer senin IOSIF.


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iosif

13 Mar 2016 15:59


PHD 2 v2.6.1dev6

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PHD 2 v2.6.1dev6

Updated Russian translation
AO: do not show north/east mount guide labels on graph for AO
Updated Traditional Chinese translation and a new Traditional Chinese translation of the help file from Thomas Wu
Clean up various tooltip strings; log AuxMount id when guiding starts
Event server: make sure JSON RPC response precedes any associated notification messages
New Italian translation from Giorgio Mazzacurati
Rework handling of camera pixel size, including profile-wizard behavior when 'Detect' doesn't work

Download:
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev6-installer.exe


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iosif

09 Apr 2016 00:24


PHD2 v2.6.1dev7

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PHD2 v2.6.1dev7

- debug log fixes
- Russian translation update
- SX Cameras: Mac updates
- Added SX AO support for Mac and Linux
- Add Help button in alerts for calibration sanity checks
- Fix crash when PHD2 is closed with help window open
- SX AO: do not complain about incompatible firmware for newer firmware revs
- fix a small occasional memory leak
- server API: accept named JSON RPC parameters
- server api: make sure LoopingStopped notification is always sent
- do not restore window position off screen when restoring windows on a smaller screen

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev7-installer.exe

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iosif

23 Apr 2016 20:42


PHD 2 v2.6.1dev8

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Un nou update la PHD 2 v2.6.1dev8
22 April 2016
Mac: restore missing SX CoStar camera USB PID
Use user-select colors for RA and Dec in calibration review and backlash review windows
Update to build with wxWidgets 3.1.0
Updated Russian help file and Russian translation from Konstantin
Updated Italian translation from Giorgio
Allow AO manual control without a mount

Download:
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev8-installer.exe


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iosif

28 Mai 2016 19:00


PHD 2 v2.6.1dev9

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PHD 2 v2.6.1dev9

25 May 2016

-updated Help file
-updated Russian translation (app and help file)
-updated German translation
-backlash comp: prevent BLC pulse size from growing too large
-backlash comp: adjust max dec duration to not interfere with backlash comp
-Linux: INDI fixes, including SideOfPier awareness
-Mac: enable SX AO
-fixed a bunch of broken dubug log entries
-add debug logging around dark frame capturing

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev9-installer.exe


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iosif

30 Mai 2016 22:15


PHD2 v2.6.1dev10

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PHD2 v2.6.1dev10

28 May 2016

-AO: fail calibration when AO fails to move during calibration
-event server: fix potential crash when client disconnects unexpectedly

Download. http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev10-installer.exe


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iosif

19 Iun 2016 12:31


PHD2 v2.6.1dev11

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PHD2 v2.6.1dev11 

19 June 2016

- Display a warning when calibration is done at Dec > 60
- Display a warning when dec compensation is disabled and dec changes substantially
- Improved calibration details messages
- Updated help file
- Event Server: ensure GuideStep events never appear afer GuidingStopped event
- Fix potential crash when switching from Bin1 to Bin2 while looping exposures with subframes enabled
- AO: add setting in the brain to set AO travel range
- Camera cooler control for camera simulator and ASCOM cameras with coolers.

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.1dev11-installer.exe

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iosif

06 Aug 2016 15:16


PHD2 v2.6.2

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PHD2 v2.6.2

29 July 2016

-New warning messages for common pitfalls like starting guiding at a declination significantly different  from where calibration was done. Warning messages can be suppressed ("Don't show this again" option).
-AO improvements, including an option to limit travel range and AO support for Mac
-Camera cooler control
-'Reset' buttons to restore guiding parameters to their default values
-Improved backlash compensation
-New Spiral dither option
-New Aux Scope type "Ask for coordinates" to prompt for scope coordinates when guiding starts
-Redesigned status bar
-Updated Altair camera support
-Star Auto-find improvements
-Many bug fixes and improved diagnostic logging
-Updated help files and translations, including a new Italian translation

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2-installer.exe

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iosif

02 Sep 2016 00:11


PHD2 Development Snapshot Builds

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev1

31 August 2016

- added server methods to enable/disable guide output and to show the devices in the current equipment profile
- updated Traditional Chinese translation
- updated Help file
- SX Cameras: reconnect camera after image download error

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev1-installer.exe

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iosif

20 Sep 2016 15:52


PHD2

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev4

19 September 2016
-ZWO cameras: update ZWO SDK to Windows V1.11.0.39 / Linux & Mac V0.3.0908 --
    enables support for ASI 290 cameras
-Allow main window to be resized smaller than the full status bar width
-New Arabic translation from Khalefa Algadi
-Eliminate possibility of repetitive "pixel size changed" alerts
-Server: send notifications when guide params change
-Display a status message on main window when guide output is disabled

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev4-installer.exe

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iosif

29 Oct 2016 13:06


PHD2 v2.6.2dev5

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev5 28 October 2016

- ZWO cameras: update SDKs to Windows V1.12.0.1 and Mac/Linux V0.4.0920
- Altair cameras: Update SDK to support new camera models (12 Oct 2106 version)
- SBIG cameras: fix problem with binning
- WDM webcams: fixed to support recent Win10 updates
- Fix display problems on high DPI monitors and on Windows 10
- Add image size and guider FOV to Stats window
- Make sure Aux mount setting is recorded in guide log
- Log Guiding Assistant results in the Guide Log
- server: indicate dropped frames in settling progress messages
- server: add methods for setting/getting guide algorithm parameters

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev5-installer.exe

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iosif

02 Dec 2016 17:32


PHD2 v2.6.2dev6

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev6 2 December 2016

- Guiding Assistant layout reworked to accommodate smaller screens
- Fix AO bump on dither setting not being saved across sessions
- OSX: disable AppNap on OSX versions >= 10.9 (not just on version 10.9)
- Updated Russian translation
- Help file updates
- Add help button in Guiding Assistant recommendations
- Automatically manage setting of 'auto-restore calibration' based on pointing info availablity
- Add guide speed 'detect' and contextual help in new-profile-wizard
- Add a guide log entry when star is lost during calibration
- New Korean translation from norma

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev6-installer.exe

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iosif

10 Dec 2016 14:36


PHD2 v2.6.2dev7

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev7 10 December 2016

-Restore more user control over auto-load of calibrations
-Added a star-cross test tool
-Enable HiDPI/Retina support on OSX
-Updated zh_TW translation
-Updated Russian translation, including an updated Russian help file
-Updated Korean translation

Download.
windows http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev7-installer.exe
Mac OS X http://openphdguiding.org/PHD2-2.6.2dev7-OSX.zip

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iosif

14 Ian 2017 00:40


PHD2 v2.6.2dev8

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev8 13 January 2017

- Allow Dec dither when Dec guide mode is north or south by temporarily switching to bi-directional dec guiding until dither settles
- Updated Russian and Traditional Chinese translations; updated Russian help file
- Updated ZWO camera libs to V1.13.0.7 (Windows) and V0.6.0103 (Mac/Linux)
- Server api: add methods to set/get dec guide mode

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev8-installer.exe

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iosif

29 Ian 2017 15:48


PHD2 v2.6.2dev9

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev9

28 Jan 2017

- Change camera selection icon to not look like a checkbox control
- Updated Help file
- ZWO: update SDK to Win V1.13.0.10, Linux-Mac V0.6.0110

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev9-installer.exe

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iosif

11 Feb 2017 16:34


PHD2 v2.6.2dev10

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PHD2 v2.6.2dev10 11 Feb 2017

- Fix Comet Tool not always starting lock pos shifting
- Fix Comet Tool making it difficult to enter shift rates manually
- AO: display RA and Dec directions on the AO graph
- AO: increase bump step size when dither settling
- Update star mass change detection to work when exposure is set to Auto

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.2dev10-installer.exe

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iosif

06 Mar 2017 14:08


PHD2 v2.6.3 12 February 2017

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PHD2 v2.6.3  12 February 2017

- Reliablility improvements and SDK updates for various cameras: ZWO, SX, Altair, SBIG, and WDM webcams
- Comet tool fixes
- Display improvements for small screens and high-DPI screens
- New star-cross test tool
- Stats window now displays image size and guider FOV
- AO enhancements: display RA and Dec directions on the AO graph, automatically increase bump step size when dither settling
- Allow Dec dither when Dec guide mode is north or south by temporarily switching to bi-directional dec guiding until dither settles
- Star mass change detection now works when exposure is Auto
- OSX: disable AppNap on OSX versions >= 10.9
- Server API: various new functions added
- Various logging and diagnostic improvements
- Updated translations
- Updated help documentation

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3-installer.exe
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iosif

21 Mar 2017 18:04


PHD2 v2.6.3dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev1 20 March 2017

- New image logging options based on trigger events, like star lost or large error offset
- Option to determine star saturation based on ADU value rather than star profile
- Improved detection of low-snr stars by more accurate background calculation
- Improved star mass change detection
- New option to reject stars below a minimum size (HFD)
- AO: fix bug with AO bump continuing after server received Pause command
- Add more info to fits headers when saving images
- Event server: add get_settling method

Download

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev1-installer.exe

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valy

27 Mar 2017 00:46



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Am instalat PHD, ultima versiune si totul pare ok doar ca steaua desi se misca nu mi-o aduce in centru, Ce poate fi gresit?
Multumesc.


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iosif

27 Mar 2017 00:51



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Salut.

Pune la 1,5 s-au la 2 sec nu la 0.5.

Mai da detalii la setari. Cu ce ghidezi, camera.
Si cred ca ai facut o calibrare la inceput.

Salut.


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valy

27 Mar 2017 07:33



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Salut,
Focala 600mm, e o camera noname color 2500x1900 px setata sa capteze la 800x600px (resize, nu crop). Am senzatia ca nu se prinde de magnitudinea deplasarii stelei. N-am facut o calibrare...sa vad ce pp. asta.


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valy

28 Mar 2017 11:30



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.. camera...calibrare la inceput...
.Punct ochit punct lovit, inca nu pot confirma practic, dar se pare ca setasem un pixelsize de 10 ori mai mic, iar calibrarea era facuta initial pe un bec (era nor :) ), si intre timp s-a mai miscat/rotit camera.
Refac testele in zilele urmatoare.
Multumesc.


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valy

29 Mar 2017 00:02



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L-am calibrat aproximativ, acum incearca sa tina steaua in centru o perioada dar nu urmareste prea fidel.


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iosif

29 Mar 2017 17:39


PHD2 v2.6.3dev2

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev2 28 March 2017

- New Predictive PEC guide algorithm!
- Mac: fix problem with SX camera not being found
- Camera gain setting should not allow value 0
- Comet tracking: adjust RA shift rate for scope declination

Download

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev2-installer.exe

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iosif

10 Apr 2017 23:17


PHD2 v2.6.3dev3

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev3 10 April 2017

- Updated translations
- More strict protection against windows being placed off-screen after screen resolution changes
- Predictive PEC settings UI improvements in Advanced Dialog
- Predictive PEC key settings added to Grpah window
- additional information saved to FITS headers when saving an image
- QHY cameras: we now use an up-to-date QHY camera SDK for native support of QHY cameras on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev3-installer.exe

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valy

10 Apr 2017 23:35



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Are vreo limita in amplitudinea maxima a deviatiei stelei ce poate fi corectata?


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iosif

29 Apr 2017 13:55


PHD2 v2.6.3dev4

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev4 29 April 2017 

- Fix RA/Dec overlay when AO is in use
- Server API additions to get calibration information and send guide pulses to scope
- Improve Guiding Assistant text layout for some translations
- Additional debug log output for the PPEC guide algorithm
- A new Portuguese (Brazilian) translation
- Default Gain for QHY cameras is now 40
- Update QHY camera SDK to V7.4.16.4
- Update Altair SDK to latest 1.1.4 version to support new camera models
- Fix crash when stats window is updated and Camera = None
- Update ZWO Linux/Mac SDK to V0.6.0328
- Don't allow Predictive PEC period value to be disrupted when the guiding assitant is run
- Updated French translation

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev4-installer.exe

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iosif

01 Iun 2017 11:14


PHD2 v2.6.3dev5

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev5 31 May 2017

- Updated Portuguese translation
- Windows installer - do not run the VC++ redistributable installer
- Fix text truncation with some translations in spctrograph slit position window
- Mac: fix crash when disconnecting GPUSB
- Adjust guiding parameters automatically when camera binning is changed
- PPEC: fix problem with min-move parameter not being honored
- Make sure not to retain calibration unless auto-load calibration is selected
- Display AO correction rate in AO graph window
- Help file updates
- Guard against too-small aggressiveness or hysteresis settings being entered
- Allow custom camera exposure duration selection

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev5-installer.exe
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iosif

14 Iun 2017 00:16


PHD2 v2.6.3dev6

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev6 13 June 2017

- QHY cameras: fix incorrect guide directions when using On-camera (ST4) guiding
- Restart PHD2 automatically when language changes or when the Reset Configuration option is selected
- Help file updates
- New option to automatically check for software updates

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev6-installer.exe
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iosif

03 Sep 2017 11:09


PHD2 v2.6.3dev8

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PHD2 v2.6.3dev8

2 September 2017

-Altair cameras: update to new SDK version (2017-09-01)
-Updated French translation from Cyril
-Guide log: only show gain value when PHD2 is controlling the gain
-AO: better handling of step failures: show an alert and suggest new AO travel limit setting
-AO: fix bump instability when guide star is far from lock position
-AO: make sure calibration covers full travel range
-INDI fixes
-Updated Windows INDI client libs
-Do not allow invalid hysteresis setting (100%)
-Fix problem with server sometimes not restarting when PHD2 is restarted
-Allow cam simulator to simulate async ST4 guiding
-Do not tie up main UI thread for GPxxx and INDI mounts and AO moves
-Include milliseconds in FITS header timestamps
-Help file updates
-Debug log enhancements

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.3dev8-installer.exe
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iosif

26 Sep 2017 12:35


PHD2 v2.6.4

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PHD2 v2.6.4 25 September 2017

- Fix bugs in calibration review and calibration sanity check when Dec guiding is disabled
- Update to latest ZWO ASI SDK

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4-installer.exe

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iosif

29 Sep 2017 12:52


PHD2 v2.6.4dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev1 27 September 2017

- New Static Polar Align tool that uses the center of rotation of a polar field to align on the pole.

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev1-installer.exe

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iosif

05 Oct 2017 15:47


PHD2 v2.6.4dev2

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev2 3 October 2017

- Static Polar Align tool updates.
- Add Static Polar Align and Drift Align tutorials to the Help file.
- High resolution (4K) screen UI layout fixes.
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation.

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev2-installer.exe

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iosif

08 Oct 2017 22:50


PHD2 Development Snapshot Builds

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev3  

8 October 2017

- Static Polar Alignment tool improvements
- Atik cameras: binning support added
- Server API: new methods for sensor temperature and cooler status

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev3-installer.exe

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iosif

20 Oct 2017 23:51


PHD2 v2.6.4dev4

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev4 20 Oct 2017

- Star auto-selection no longer has 40-pixel edge distance restriction
- More explicit labeling of pixels vs arc-seconds units in graph window and stats window
- Remove modal dialog boxes from most camera connect functions
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation
- Updated French translation
- Static Polar Align tool improvements
- Add RA to guide log guide section heading

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev4-installer.exe

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iosif

30 Noi 2017 11:38


PHD2 v2.6.4dev5

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev5 

30 Nov 2017

- New Polar drift tool - drift alignment using a star field near the pole
- Static Polar Align tool updates
- Better detection and handling of changes to mount guide speed and camera binning
- Improvements to New Profile Wizard
- INDI fixes
- Updated French and Traditional Chinese translations
- Updated help file

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev5-installer.exe
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iosif

22 Dec 2017 03:51


PHD2 v2.6.4dev6

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev6 

19 December 2017

- ZWO Cameras: update Windows SDK to V1.13.1.9
- SX Camera: fix pixel size value being reported incorrectly when square pixels option is enabled
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation
- Updated French translation
- Updated German translation
- Dither settling now ignores dec distance when dec guide mode is None
- Show help info in status bar as menu items are highlighted
- Drift align tool: fix problem with alignment circle sometimes following the guide star in Adjust mode when it is supposed to remain stationary
- Fix bug when guiding is initiated at the pole.

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev6-installer.exe

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iosif

26 Ian 2018 21:50


PHD2 v2.6.4dev7

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev7 17 January 2018 

- Fix bug introuced in 2.6.4dev6 causing a new equipment profile to replace an existing profile
- Updated help file
- Updated French translation
- Fixed spacing in polar drift align window
- Guiding Assistant: correct for dec drift and show an uncertainty estimate

--- Download ---

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev7-installer.exe

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iosif

13 Feb 2018 11:12


PHD2 v2.6.4dev8

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev8

12 February 2018

- New tool to upload log files to openphdguiding.org
- Guiding Assistant: improved backlash test
- Altair cameras: updated SDK to version 20_12_2017
- Updated French translation
- Updated Help

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev8-installer.exe

___________________PHD2 v2.6.4dev8_______________


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iosif

02 Mar 2018 13:00


PHD2 v2.6.4dev9

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev9 

1 March 2018

- Add some new options for better control of backlash compensation.
- Fix a problem that prevented some cameras from automatically re-connecting after a disconnect.
- ZWO cameras: update SDK versions to V0.7.0118 (Linux/Mac) and V1.13.1.12 (Windows).
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation.
- Polar drift tool: re-enable guiding when done.
- Min motion controls allow changing with finer increments.
- Server: fix problem with receiving empty commands from some clients.
- Fix problem with graph sometimes displaying the correction incorrectly when the Predictive PEC guide algorithm is in use.
- Simulator minor improvements for changing settings on the fly.

Download.
http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev9-installer.exe
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iosif

03 Apr 2018 18:23


PHD2 v2.6.4dev10

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PHD2 v2.6.4dev10 31 March 2018

- Improved backlash compensation dynamic adjustment
- Add additional control options for backlash compensation
- Apply backlash comp for "fast recovery" moves after dithering
- Apply backlash comp for AO mount bumps in declination
- Simulator: fix lag in response to manual guide motions during long exposures
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation
- Updated Russian translation
- Updated Russian help file
- Windows: fix problem with log file uploader not seeing the full contents of the current session's logs
- Log file uploader: fix layout of grid for non-English translations
- Polar drift tool: status line fix
- Polar drift tool: restore guiding on close

Download install.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.4dev10-installer.exe

Download manual ver. 2.6.4

https://openphdguiding.org/PHD2_User_Guide.pdf

Download PHD2 Best Practices.

https://openphdguiding.org/PHD2_BestPractices.pdf

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iosif

02 Mai 2018 08:31


PHD2 v2.6.5

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PHD2 v2.6.5 30 April 2018

- New Static Polar Align tool and Polar Drift tool
- New tool to upload log files for review (Help > Upload Log Files)
- Improved Backlash compensation with additional controls and improved backlash measurement in the Guiding Assistant
- New Profile Wizard improved detection of properties of connected gear
- Improved handling of camera binning and mount guide speed changes
- Dither settling now ignores dec distance when dec guide mode is None
- Some minor UI tweaks like more explicitly labeling pixels vs arc-seconds units, showing help info in status bar as menu items are highlighted, and layout fixes for high resolution displays
- Remove modal dialog boxes from most camera connections
- Allow star auto-selection to select stars closer to the edge of the frame
- Altair Cameras: update SDK to version 20_12_2017
- Atik Cameras: binning support added
- ZWO Cameras: updated Windows SDK to V1.13.1.9
- Guide log enhancements (additional logging)
- INDI fixes
- Server API additional methods
- Updated translations - French, German, Russian, Traditional Chinese

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5-installer.exe

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iosif

24 Mai 2018 01:24


PHD2 v2.6.5dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.5dev1

- More informative alert messages when runaway guiding is detected and for failed calibrations
- QHY cameras: update Windows SDK to V20180502_0 from QHY
- AO: remove irrelevant guide algo choices
- Fix layout bug in BLC controls
- Minor debug logging improvements
- Lots of INDI improvements
---INDI cameras: automatically de-bayer color cameras
---do not allow overlapping RA and Dec guide pulses (overlaps can trigger a bug in some INDI drivers)
---better logging including a verbose logging option
---display the selected INDI devices in the Connect Equipment window
---only show camera drivers in the camera selection list and mount drivers in the mount selection list
---much better resilience to dropped connections from the INDI server
---cancellable progress window for INDI device connection
---fix INDI GUI excessive window updates by displaying the GUI after properties have been received from the server
- A bunch of help file updates
- Various improved tool-tip messages
- Updated Korean and Russian translations


Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5dev1-installer.exe

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iosif

03 Iul 2018 10:58


PHD2 v2.6.5dev2

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PHD2 v2.6.5dev2  

2 July 2018

- ZWO ASI Cameras: update SDK to v1.13.0523 (Windows) and v0.7.0503 (Linux & Mac)
- SBIG cameras: fix problem not recognizing multiple SBIG cameras
- SSAG cameras (Mac): fix possible crash after connecting camera and allow entering arbitrary USB VID/PID values for cameras with corrupted firmware
- PPEC: allow stopping/starting guiding without resetting the model
- Guiding Assistant: fix handling of very large backlash to always show recommendations
- Updated Traditional Chinese, French, and Russian translations
- Debug log improvements

Download.
https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5dev2-installer.exe

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


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iosif

26 Iul 2018 11:10


PHD2 v2.6.5dev3

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PHD2 v2.6.5dev3 

23 July 2018
- Updated calibration settings window
- Calibration distance is now configurable
- New option to display mount corrections to scale on the graph
- New low-pass ZFilter guide algorithm (experimental)
- ZWO Cameras: use default gain setting reported by the driver (default gain was way too high)
- Guiding Assistant: fix problem with invalid min-move recommendations when GA is stopped and re-started
- Guiding Assistant: enforce minimum sampling time for making recommendations
- Remove unwanted check on guide rates when dec compensation is disabled
- Fix incorrect range checks on aggressiveness for Hysteresis and Resist Switch guide algorithms
- Log uploader: fix problem with log timestamps being garbled in some time zones
- Fix display of calibration graphs on Linux
- Fix problem with star profile not being displayed when search region is less than 15 pixels and star is close to the edge of the frame
- INDI: fix phd2 crash when another app sets the camera or mount Connected property to false
event server: remove excessive debug log output when client is calling get_star_image
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation
- Help file updates

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5dev3-installer.exe

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iosif

07 Sep 2018 17:44


PHD2 v2.6.5dev4

-----------------------------------

PHD2 v2.6.5dev4 

4 September 2018

- Simplified Z filter settings interface
- Bookmarks are now persistent across PHD2 sessions
- ZWO cameras: update SDK to version v1.13.0821 (Window, Linux, Mac)
- ZWO cameras: provide an option to operate camera in 8-bit or 16-bit mode
- ZWO cameras: use camera model name to decide which camera to connect to
- SBIG cameras: do not rely on camera name to distinguish color vs mono
- More detailed tooltip for status bar calibration indicator
- Update the Flip Calibration menu item and tooltip to make it more explicit that it flips the calibration immediately
- Server interface: return an error response for an invalid JSON RPC request
- Server interface: fix invalid JSON message output for alert messages with embedded newline characters
- Windows: better Windows version reporting in the debug log
- Better handling of errors that occur during application startup
- INDI Aux Mount selection no longer excludes mounts that do not have the GUIDER interface
- New Profile Wizard: use an 'on-camera' mount if camera = 'simulator'; add warning dialog if selected gear has no pointing info
- Remove the None guide algorithm (aka Identity guide algorithm) selection
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation

Download.
https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5dev4-installer.exe

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iosif

26 Oct 2018 18:53


PHD2 v2.6.5dev6

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PHD2 v2.6.5dev6

25 October 2018

- New Meridian flip calibration tool
- New: ToupTek camera support for Windows; using ToupTek SDK version 30.13059.2018.1003
- Guiding Assistant: improved min-move recommendations
- Guide camera pixel scale is now shown in the new profile wizard and the stats window
- Added a button to reset camera gain to camera's default value
- Altair cameras: update to SDK version 30.13010.2018.0926
- Altair cameras: new option to use older SDK for 2015/2016 era cameras
- Altair cameras: prevent connecting to the wrong camera when reconnecting after a disconnect
- Lowpass2: insure guide pulse never goes in the wrong direction; more debug logging
- Fix glitchy display when changing profiles by clearing the displayed image
- New profile wizard: center the dialog on the screen, not on the gear dialog
- Windows: fix PHD2 crash when opening the mount setup dialog after the RPC server has been terminated
- Fix bug in ProfileWiz - camera properties were being displayed on AuxMount tab if camera was Simulator
- Ensure backlash compensation is enabled only when Dec guide mode is Auto
- INDI: fix problem connecting Aux Mount that does not provide guiding properties
- Event server: send calibration step events
- Updated Traditional Chinese Translation
- Help file: add help for too-little east/south moves in calibration; fix broken link re focusing with Star Profile tool

Download.

http://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5dev6-installer.exe

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iosif

01 Feb 2019 23:20


PHD2 v2.6.5dev7

-----------------------------------

PHD2 v2.6.5dev7 

29 January 2019

- Guiding Assistant: new feature to review prior G.A. run results
- Guiding Assistant: avoid too large min-move recommendations
- Guiding Assistant: check for poor camera focus
- Guiding Assistant: recommend binning when image scale is too low
- Calibration review: show calibration side of pier
- Add menu items for toolbar button functions
- Backlash compensation: better resiliency against stiction
- Dark libraries: fix problem loading the wrong dark frame for exposures below 0.02s
- Connect gear: only enable camera selection button when camera driver supports multiple cameras
- ASCOM scopes: better handling for ASCOM drivers that terminate outside of PHD2
- Altair cameras: update to SDK version 30.13270.2018.1102
- ToupTek cameras: update to SDK version 33.13814.2019.0120
- ZWO cameras: use snap mode for USB cameras USB2 mini cameras - fixes various guiding stability problems caused by video mode
- Linux: add Touptek camera support
- Linux: fix a potential crash related to INDI text properties
- Fix long-standing possible crash when Manual Guide tool is run with On-camera mount
- Updated French and Traditional Chinese translations

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.5dev7-installer.exe


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iosif

27 Mar 2019 09:53


PHD2

-----------------------------------

PHD2 v2.6.6 24 March 2019

Changelog.

- Lots of improvements to the Guiding Assistant
- Updated camera support: Altair, QHY, SBIG, SSAG (Mac), ZWO ASI
- New ToupTek camera support for Windows
- New MallinCam SkyRaider camera support for Mac
- INDI SBIG AO support
- Better detection of problems like runaway guiding, excessive backlash, and calibration problems
- Improved backlash compensation
- New Meridian flip calibration tool
- New ZFilter guide algorithm
- Guide algorithm None has been removed
- INDI improvements
- Various minor user interface fixes
- Updated Help file
- Updated translations

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.6-installer.exe

---------------------------------------------------------------


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iosif

30 Mai 2019 15:19


PHD2 v2.6.6dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.6dev1 23 May 2019

- Equipment profile wizard and Guiding Assistant now recommend Lowpass2 Dec guiding for mounts with high-res encoders or near-zero backlash
- Calibration is now automatically cleared if the camera selection is changed
- Predictive PEC: enable the model retaining option by default for new profiles
- ZWO cameras: update to SDK version 1.14.0227 (Windows, Mac, and Linux)
- New Omegon Pro camera selection
- INDI mounts: fix incorrect LST fallback calculation for mount drivers that do not provide LST
- Guide log: ensure monotonically increasing timestamps regardless of changes to the system clock
- Minor debug log cleanup
- Camera simulator: fix crash when no mount or AO is selected
- Fix crash in connect equipment or advanced dialog when AO is selected but mount is None
- Updated French translation

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.6dev1-installer.exe

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iosif

15 Sep 2019 15:15


PHD2 v2.6.6dev2

-----------------------------------

PHD2 v2.6.6dev2 10 September 2019

- New button on the main toolbar for auto-selecting a star
- New option to enable/disable audible beep for lost star
- Soften wording of some calibration alert messages to be more advisory in nature
- Fix various problems running the Guiding Assistant with an AO unit
- Changing the Dec Flip calibration option now triggers a new calibration
- Guiding Assistant: better recommendation for polar alignment
- Guiding Assistant: rework min-move recommendations to handle long G.A. runs
- Guiding Assistant: fix incorrect display of +/- symbol
- New profile Wizard: added an option for auto-restoring calibration
- Polar drift: allow window to be resized; save size and position across sessions
- Altair cameras: update to SDK version 38.15031.2019.0706 (Windows)
- INDI cameras: new option to suppress fallback to streaming mode
- INDI cameras: do not start exposure until prior exposure has completed
- INDI: ensure device names always include "INDI"
- ASCOM cameras: fix crash attempting to set cooler after camera is disconnected
- Server: add star HFD to guide step event
- Server: new ConfigurationChange event
- Server: allow clients to send multiple overlapped requests
- Updated French translation
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation
- Updated Help content

Dpwnload.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.6dev2-installer.exe

_____________________________________________________


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iosif

08 Dec 2019 19:48


PHD2 v2.6.6dev3

-----------------------------------

PHD2 v2.6.6dev3

7 December 2019

-Mac: 64-bit version of PHD2 for macOS Catalina
-QHY cameras: update macOS SDK to version V20191115_0 (32-bit and 64-bit)
-QHY cameras: log the QHY SDK version in the debug log
-ZWO cameras: update to SDK version V1.14.1108 (windows, mac, linux)
-Workaround for imaging apps which fail to un-pause PHD2: stop button un-pauses guiding
-Updated French translation
-Updated Traditional Chinese translation
-Fix potential crash when AO graph is updated by a thread other than the main UI thread
-Fix unlikely crash if imaging app tells phd2 to start guiding just as user closes app
-Extend auto-adjustment of guiding params for changes to pixel size, binning, or focal length

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.6dev3-installer.exe

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iosif

23 Ian 2020 10:49


PHD2 v2.6.6dev4

-----------------------------------

PHD2 v2.6.6dev4

Aduc la cunostinta ca traducerea in limba Romana la PHD2 se datoreaza si aportului adus de catre Sabin Fota fostul coleg in ale Astrofotografiei, care de cativa ani nu mai este printre noi.

6 January 2020

- PHD2 now produces a single debug log and guide log per night rather than a set each time the app is launched
- Saturation detection by max ADU value is now the default setting for new equipment profiles
- Guiding Assistant: slightly more aggressive RA min-move recommendation
- Log upload tool improvements
- Guide log now includes the orthogonality error value and the RA guide rate normalized to Dec 0
- Improved handling of guide speed and image scale changes
- EQMOD ASCOM: display EQMOD-specific instructions in the new profile wizard
iOptron iGuider camera support (Windows)
- QHY cameras: Linux/Mac: remove unnecessary debug messages when run from command-line
- QHY cameras: Linux: updated SDK to V2019.11.15.0
- Add check for problematic AP ASCOM driver synchronous guide pulse mode
- Bug fix: do not repeatedly show alert about dark file mismatch when disconnected camera reconnects
- Bug fix: do not display pulse guide limit reach alert after a long Guiding Assistant run
- Linux: show the translated language names (as we already do on macOS and Windows)
- Display the "you must restart phd2 for the language change to take effect" message translated
cfitsio package updated to version 3.47
- Fixed flicker of controls in graph window
- Updated Korean and Russian translations, plus a new Japanese translation of the Help file
- Help file updates
- Event server: add an optional ROI argument to find_star and guide methods
- Event server: add LockPositionShiftLimitReached event notification
- Event server: add option to get_lock_shift_params method to ask for x/y shift rate
- Debug log improvements

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.6dev4-installer.exe

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iosif

14 Mar 2020 18:43


PHD2 v2.6.7

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PHD2 v2.6.7 

- Mac: 64-bit version of PHD2 for macOS Catalina
- PHD2 now produces a single debug and guide log per night rather than a set each time the app is launched
- Added checks for specific mount driver quirks
- Improvements to the log upload tool
- Altair cameras: update to SDK version 38.15031.2019.0706 (Windows)
- iOptrion iGuider camera support added
- Omegon Pro camera selection added
- QHY cameras: update SDK to version V2019.11.15.0 (Linux) and V20191115_0 (Mac)
- ZWO cameras: update SDK to version V1.14.1108 (windows, mac, linux)
- INDI camera improvements
- Workaround for imaging apps which fail to un-pause PHD2: stop button now un-pauses guiding
- Updated French, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese translations
- New Japanese translation of the help file
- Automatically update guide settings for changes to binning, pixel size and focal length
- New button on the main toolbar for auto-selecting a star
- New option to enable/disable audible beep for lost star
- Improvements and clarifications of various messages in the application
- Changing the Dec Flip calibration option now triggers a new calibration
- Guiding Assistant: improved guide setting recommendations
- Equipment profile wizard improvements, including specialized settings for mounts with high preceision - New server methods and notification updates
- Updated Help file
- Debug log and guide log improvements

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.7-installer.exe

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iosif

15 Apr 2020 18:08


PHD2 v2.6.7dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.7dev1

PHD2 Development Snapshot Builds.

- Altair cameras: update SDK to 39.15529.2019.0906 (Windows)
- Guiding Assistant: display guide pulse duration on the backlash test graph
- QHY cameras: fix incorrectly-reported bits-per-pixel value for 16-bit cameras
- QHY cameras: fix problem with camera going unresponsive after the stop button
is clicked
- Better tolerance of INDI/ASCOM drivers that incorrectly report guide speed

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.7dev1-installer.exe



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iosif

18 Mai 2020 20:43


PHD2 v2.6.8

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PHD2 v2.6.8 3 May 2020

- No longer display an alert when little South movement is detected after calibration
- Altair cameras: update to SDK version 46.16909.2020.0404 (Windows)
- QHY cameras: fix incorrectly-reported bits-per-pixel value for 16-bit cameras
- Better tolerance of INDI/ASCOM mount drivers that incorrectly report guide speed
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.8-installer.exe

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iosif

08 Iul 2020 23:50


PHD2 v2.6.9      4 July 2020

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PHD2 v2.6.9      4 July 2020

- Updated Help file
- Guiding Assistant: improved dec backlash measurement to better handle some poorly behaving mounts
- Polar Drift Align: add Mirror option for OAG users
- Log uploader: do not display empty logs by default
- Fix background color in the Drift Align window to honor the window manager color theme
- INDI: remove the obsolete driver port selection option
- New Galician translation
- Updated French translation
- Updated Portuguese translation

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.9-installer.exe

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iosif

01 Ian 2021 21:53


PHD2 v2.6.9dev2

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PHD2 v2.6.9dev2

-New: Multi-star guiding
-New: Moravian camera support
-Bug fix: ensure Dec comp is applied when meridian flip is accompanied by a Dec slew
-ZWO: update ZWO ASI SDK to version 1.16 - Windows, Linux, and Mac
-SBIG cameras: remember choice of whether to use the tracking CCD
-ZWO / INDI / ASCOM cameras: use binned frame size reported by camera
-ZWO camera: fix possible crash when changing binning
-INDI cameras: discard stale video frames when switching binning
-INDI cameras: improved verbose INDI logging
-Fix crash when cancelling AO port selection
-Fix crash when new profile created with mount set to None
-Fix incorrect pixel size change warning when new profile is created
-Updated French, Polish and Traditional Chinese translations

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.9dev2-installer.exe

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iosif

17 Apr 2022 16:20


PHD2 v2.6.11

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PHD2 v2.6.11

22 February 2022
For new profiles the default is now to enable multi-star guiding and disable star mass checking
Display centroid coordinates in the star profile window
Add support for observatory-class focal lengths
ZWO ASI cameras: update SDK to version v1.20.3
Svbony Cameras: update SDK to v1.6.4 and fix possible camera hangs when changing binning or ROI

Download.

win 32/64  https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.11-installer.exe


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iosif

25 Apr 2022 23:04


PHD2 v2.6.11dev1

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PHD2 v2.6.11dev1

19 April 2022
- New option for variable exposure delays -- helpful for very accurate mounts
- New Profile Wizard and Guiding Assistant: improved for mounts with high precision encoders
- Allow selecting lower values of the minimum HFD setting

Download - https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.11dev1-installer.exe

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PHD2 is guiding software inspired by Stark Labs PHD Guiding.


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iosif

07 Ian 2023 20:04


PHD2 Development Snapshot Builds

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PHD2 v2.6.11dev3

30 December 2022
---Protect against mount drivers that report invalid guide speeds
---Clarify some error messages
---New profile wizard now asks for a Rotator selection (optional)
---Svbony Cameras: update SDK to v1.10.0
---ZWO ASI Cameras: update SDK to version V1.27
---Updated Japanese translation
---Help file updates

Download.

v2.6.11dev3   https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.11dev3-installer.exe


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iosif

21 Ian 2023 00:47


PHD2 Development

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PHD2 Development v2.6.11dev4

15 January 2023
-Improved alert messages for camera geometry mismatches
-Fix problem launching PHD2 on some Windows computers (missing vcomp140.dll)
-Updated Czech translation from Stanislav
-Updated Japanese translation from nabePla
-Updated Simplified Chinese translation from Linkage

Download

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.11dev4-installer.exe


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iosif

25 Noi 2023 22:27


PHD2

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PHD2 v2.6.12

20 November 2023
-New Calibration Assistant tool
-Multi-star guiding improvements: better tolerance to passing clouds or loss of stars after a large dither
-Various enhancements for mounts with high precision encoders
-Reduced CPU utilization when rendering the camera image on the screen
-The star profile can now be viewed without interpolation
-Improved help content and error messages
-Updated camera libraries: ZWO ASI, Moravian, Svbony, QHY, Touptek, Altair
-New/updated translations: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Czech, Japanese, Spanish

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.12-installer.exe


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iosif

25 Mar 2024 01:17


PHD2 v2.6.13dev2

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PHD2 v2.6.13dev2 

23 March 2024

- Mac: Fix crash on Sonoma when a status alert message is displayed
- Windows installer: add missing required dll msvcp140.dll
- Star profile window: improved layout, better font size, and more accurate display of crosshairs
- Performance improvement displaying camera images
- Prevent resizing of rows and columns in stats window grids
- Touptek cameras: update to SDK version 55.24621.20240204
- INDI: Rotator support added
- INDI: Wait for Indi devices to be ready when connecting
- INDI: Better error message for RGB FITS file
- Updated Czech and Spanish translations

Download

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.13dev2-installer.exe


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valy

11 Aug 2024 11:43



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A incercat cineva PHD2 Log Viewer pe win 10 64 bit si i-a mers? Exista alternative?
https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-log-viewer/
Ma intereseaza de ex. sa imi recomande in ce directie sa misc montura pentru o aliniere polara mai buna, pe baza analizei corectiilor ce le face.

Multumesc.


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nobody

11 Aug 2024 12:00



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La mine merge pe win8.1 (unu mai vechi).
Daca vrei incerc si pe win11 pro, poate ii trebuie drepturi mai speciale de admin.


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valy

11 Aug 2024 12:07



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Win 10 pro, 64 bit. De schimbat nu schimb sistemul doar pt softul respectiv.
Ce drepturi sa ii mai dau? Poate alta e problema, cauta ceva si nu gaseste, de ex PHD-ul care epe E: nu pe C:. PHD-ul merge fara probleme.


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nobody

11 Aug 2024 12:34



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N-a zis nimeni sa-ti schimbi sistemul. Am incercat si pe win11pro, mi-a cerut permisiune din UAC la 'elevated privileges' si ... merge, se vede un pic mai urat, dar merge. N-ar trebui sa aiba legatura cu PHD, pe asta mai nou nici nu am PHD instalat.

La instalare iti da eroarea ?


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valy

11 Aug 2024 12:56



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Da, la rularea setpului, probabil vreo dependenta de-a installerului. I-am dat si cu run as admin :)


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nobody

11 Aug 2024 13:12



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LOL ... vezi si pe github, poate-ti lipsesc ceva dll-uri de Visual C++ Runtime mai vechi:
https://github.com/agalasso/phdlogview/tree/master/3rdparty


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valy

11 Aug 2024 23:30



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Am un milion de runtimeuri, si acele dll-uri par a fi, as paria ca sunt dar sunt pentru bitii diferiti decat le vrea el, nu le inlocuiesc ca stric alte chestii.
Multumesc.


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iosif

15 Noi 2025 20:00


PHD2

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PHD2 v2.6.13dev8

9 November 2025
-Comet tool: disable multi-star guiding when comet tracking is enabled
-Fix behavior when MultiStar guiding is enabled with guiding off
-Equipment Profile Wizard improved and updated
-Calibration Assistant improvements for encoder mounts and SB mounts
-Prevent multiple PHD2 instances from sharing the same log files
-Event Server: capture_single_frame method added
-Fix message when user asks for details in old, no longer relevant calibration alert
-ToupTek/OGMA cameras: display sensor temperature in stats window
-ToupTek cameras: update SDK library to version 59.29465.20250907
-ToupTek cameras: from ToupTek: enable camera's Conversion Gain mode when available
-ZWO ASI cameras: update SDK library to version 1.38
-INDI: Update INDI client to v2.1.5
-Updated Czech translation, added Czech help file

Download
https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.13dev8-installer.exe


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iosif

12 Dec 2025 23:24


PHD2 2.6.14

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PHD2 2.6.14 10 December 2025

-Altair cameras: update to SDK 59.30004.20251116
-ZWO ASI cameras: update SDK library to V1.40
-INDI client: update to version 2.1.6
-Updates to the Traditional Chinese translation

Download.

https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-2.6.14-installer.exe

