Shutter USB for firmware where

I saw a forum post on Prism software site that had a post from Ron about getting AAG to work for dome automation. I think it might be Ron Kramer? Was that you bud? anyway, if that Ron is around, I think your post said you got it to work and I was wondering about it. 1) how did you connect Nexdome? I can only get it to work if I select Poth Hub but would rather connect directly to the ascom driver. If I connect directly to the ascom driver it says no shutter connected, and gives random memory errors every few minutes. With Poth Hub running it looks like it might work but for me the fewer programs running the better. 2) with the AAG, does your tab inside Prism relate the data for you? Mine says it connects successfully but for all the data displays it says ‘???‘ 3) have you run unattended with AAG controlling the opening/ shutting of the dome? Hope Ron or somebody sees this who has used Prism/ Nexdome/ AAG thanks- Dave

This is the process i go through to get to the speed settings for the shutter, so a few questions: First I open ascom dome control panel I click connect. Of course it doesnt let you change values unless its disconnected, so i disconnect and reopen the nexdome ascom server monitoring window, hit setup: Seems no matter what values i put below, here 600/1500 etc, the speed of the shutter is the same. I had tried lowering these at first to see if it would help with the motor sticking. Is this the right procedure to lower the values and test? Also, i know there is a much longer thread here about updating the firmware on the shutter/rotator, but, what does the update firmware button here do? At one point i clicked it when only the rotator was connected, it claimed it updated? How do i know if i even need to update either? Both came brand new recently? Thanks in advance

I've completed the motor install (although i may be missing parts on the motor related to this, the set key that holds the pin in place was missing, found an m4 for now that seems to hold it but the pin doesnt go in fully, see this thread for more details) https://www.nexdome.com/forum/observatory-automation/shutter-motor-missing-key-set-screw-locking-pin-wont-go-in-fully-track-shredding First issue (or maybe not), when i push the motor and it moves up, i think when the panel that has the band through it goes under the first panel, half way up, it sticks for a half second, flexes and pops and keeps going. After this at times on the way up, even during the first half, sometimes the motor stalls briefly. The biggest issue is after its up fully and you bring it down, the first 16" or so going back it stalls and moans repeatedly, however, interestingly i can work it forward by doing an on off real quick multiple times, OR by pressing upward on the motor. Here is a video clip of the stalling (most of it near the end): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCtvALmB6zU At this point i took all the wheels off the rear, added washers, so now they have quite a bit of flex available. The retention bracket is installed, but i had my son work the motor while i pulled back on the bracket and wheel on one side only, no change. When you pull the panels in the rear when its up there, apart, you can see grinding marks on each panel on the sides. So at this point i'm left with removing the retention brackets on both sides as a final test, and to be able to get the panels apart to add antifriction tape someone recommended. It appears the front panels will need to come off (not the rear solid non moving one), then apply tape as here: Here is an external view of the situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNHI3KzOkbw This is the antifriction tape i've ordered (1" x 15 feet, two rolls,TapeCase 423-5 UHMW) : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00823JF0S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I dont know what else to try, other than what i have planned at this point. Pretty frustrated. Incidentally, i have the inside dome rotation working pretty solidly, so this is the only sticking point, pun intended. Thanks in advance.