STT-8300 Adaptive optics stopped working

All of the sudden my AO unit will not work. I've only had it for about 3 months or so.

I've tried all the settings I can think of and then I noticed that the red power light is not illuminated. When I unplug it and then plug it back in I get a quick red light, then it goes out again.

In MaximDL I get an image from the 8300, but only black from the guider camera.

Please help......frustrated....I was going to do a bunch of imaging over the Thanksgiving break...

Wes

 

Wes,

1)
The black guider image (all pixels ADU = 0) means there was no image transfer between the guider and the driver.
Looks like missing connection between the FW8G-STT and your camera. Please check your HDMI cable first and/or
possibly try another one.

2)
The red light on AO-8T should blink whenever an application sends an AO command to this unit.

I would install CCDOPS from http://www.sbig.com/support/software/ , then go to the AO menu
and try Exercise. You should hear mirror movement including read led blinking.

Also check your FW8G-STT without connected AO.

Jan