4x4 Binning Failure (Owl)

Thursday, December 1, 2016 10:05 AM

Problem(s) Encountered:

Every time i tried binning 4x4 and then take an exposure, I would get an error saying  ERROR - read image timed out, ERROR - no image file saved.  Use  buffer dump  to rescue image data then if I tried to re-expose, I would get another error ERROR- not connected to any controller!


I was able to get out of this error by resetting the connection via  setup , but I wasn''t able to properly bin 4x4.  I just kept getting the same loop of errors.


Solutions:

I don’t know what to make of the 4x4 binning.  I tried on the system at the 2.4m and verified that this does appear to be a problem inherent to Owl.  Why it fails on 4x4 but not 2x2 is beyond me.  Anyone who has input is encouraged to chime in (no one has chimed in on this).