dictionary key?

[Fawltystars]

I'm new to BY-N (02f) and was just trying a dry run with my D5000 connected via USB. BY-N recognizes the camera. I can focus (in daylight with lens attached) with the "Snap" command". But when I try to take images after selecting camera values for ISO, exposures, delay, pause etc the session ends when the countdown reaches zero - and under the "session terminated....."line  I see a message: "Given key not in dictionary", or words to that effect. As the program can operate the camera shutter for focusing I assume it is not a connection problem. Is there something else?

[admin]

I'm new to BY-N (02f) and was just trying a dry run with my D5000 connected via USB. BY-N recognizes the camera. I can focus (in daylight with lens attached) with the "Snap" command". But when I try to take images after selecting camera values for ISO, exposures, delay, pause etc the session ends when the countdown reaches zero - and under the "session terminated....."line  I see a message: "Given key not in dictionary", or words to that effect. As the program can operate the camera shutter for focusing I assume it is not a connection problem. Is there something else?

 

This is odd, looks like a bug to me.  Send me the full log file at support@binaryrivers.com.  Log files are in "My Pictures\BackyardTEMP\logs".

 

Are you trying to take BULB images without a serial cable with your D5000 by any chance?

 

Regards,

[ADeane]

Yes, it does seem odd.  My D5000 has worked flawlessy with the USB and Steve's DSUSB cable.  Just in case, you do have both cables attached to the camera?  The only times I have had any errors with my setup were if I over taxed my laptop during an imaging session or if the battery in the camera was low.  It gets a bit "wonky" if you have low batteries.  Normally, I've got BYN, Stellarium Scope, Stellarium and PHD running.  All the hardware is attached through 1 older USB 4 port hub.  If I have 1 or 2 more applications (astrotortilla or surfing the web for instance) running in the background, all bets are off.  It's by no means a state of the art laptop so I'm not surprised.

 

 

[Fawltystars]

Yes, it does seem odd.  My D5000 has worked flawlessy with the USB and Steve's DSUSB cable.  Just in case, you do have both cables attached to the camera?  The only times I have had any errors with my setup were if I over taxed my laptop during an imaging session or if the battery in the camera was low.  It gets a bit "wonky" if you have low batteries.  Normally, I've got BYN, Stellarium Scope, Stellarium and PHD running.  All the hardware is attached through 1 older USB 4 port hub.  If I have 1 or 2 more applications (astrotortilla or surfing the web for instance) running in the background, all bets are off.  It's by no means a state of the art laptop so I'm not surprised.

 

 

Glad to see the 5000 works flawlessly with ByN! I live in hope. I have only used a USB cable so far. I have a DSUSB hub but not the cable to link it to the 5000. One of the reasons I'm trying ByN is to reduce the number of cables and attachments I have dangling from the camera.

 

Thanks for your input.

[s3igell]

The number of Cables is dictated by the Camera, and the design choices of NIKON as to whether to Expose the Bulb Shutter functions through the SDK.

 

BYN will use the bare minimum required by the SDK for the specific Model of NIKON DSLR.

[Crunchmeister]

Glad to see the 5000 works flawlessly with ByN! I live in hope. I have only used a USB cable so far. I have a DSUSB hub but not the cable to link it to the 5000. One of the reasons I'm trying ByN is to reduce the number of cables and attachments I have dangling from the camera.

 

Thanks for your input.

 

It doesn't matter what package you use with a D5000. It doesn't have bulb over USB functionality. You absolutely need another cable for this to work. This unfortunately is the case with most Nikon cameras. Only a few of the newer models (D600, D610, D800, D5200, D5300 and D7100) will have this function.