I've started on a plug-in for CCDSoft that allows it to use ASCOM focusers (similar to the TelescopeAPI plug-in for TheSky). I've got a settings dialog that...
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BREWSTER,JON A (HP-Co...
jon_brewster
Mar 4, 2003 5:55 am
... This sounds like the infamous registry security bug. Bob, will have to chime in with a proper work around. The next release of the ASCOM platform will be...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 7:13 am
... The AstroOptik.Focuser driver has an empty SetupDialog() method. So don't worry, this one is OK. And be prepared for another quirk with this one. In the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 7:24 am
... Great! A couple of nits I noted: It shows up in object browsers as "ASCOM Telescope driver for telescope simulator". To fix this open the Object Browser in...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 4, 2003 7:25 am
OK, thanks for that. Fixed all but the Meade driver. A process called MEADEE~1.EXE appears _after_ the error is displayed and hangs around until I kill it. ...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 7:48 am
Tim -- Wow, that was fast. Is it possible that your plugin is creating multiple instances of the Focuser? Probably not, but... You have the sources for the...
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raymlivo.rm <rayml...
raymlivo.rm
Mar 4, 2003 8:28 am
Hi Please, does anybody know how is it possible and be able to use the DigitalSky Voice (V2.02) together with the StarryNight Pro 4 to control a Celestron...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 4, 2003 8:44 am
Bob, I'd love to give that a go, BUT: I'm running VS .NET and the Meade driver will not load in the .NET IDE I'm not creating any instances of the focuser -...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 12:59 pm
Tim -- If I haven't said so, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for creating the CCDSoft to ASCOM converter plugin!!! If you want, I'd be happy to include it in the next ...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 1:46 pm
Hello all -- I'd like to propose the following plan for the near and medium term future of the ASCOM Platform. COMMENTS ARE SOLICITED! Telescope Standard V2:...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 3:18 pm
Hi -- I want to add two additional propertoes to Telescope V2: Enum EquatorialSystems teleLocalTopocentric = 0 (default) teleJ2000 = 1 End Enum ...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 4, 2003 10:29 pm
Well, don't thank me until I finish it! Finsihing isn't my strong point ;-) I created your test script and, interestingly, it works. I'll do some further...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Mar 4, 2003 11:33 pm
Hi, These extra properties seem fine to me. Does anyone know if the Celestron scopes allow for refraction? I will add these into the Celestron driver. It is...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 11:47 pm
Tim -- OK then it is definitely the DCOM permissions problem. Due to the architecture of CCDSoft and TheSky (no criticism intended here), outbound ActiveX/COM...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 4, 2003 11:49 pm
Chris -- Thanks VERY MUCH for the rapid response. Sure, add the new properties... it doesn't look like there's going to be a groundswell of dissent :-) By the ...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 5, 2003 2:13 am
I have a first-cut ready. Anyone care to take this for a spin? To get a copy, email me direct (Tim@...) and include the text [FocusAPIMapper] in...
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BREWSTER,JON A (HP-Co...
jon_brewster
Mar 5, 2003 6:18 am
Hi Bob, ... Good schedule. In a day a two I'll throw a zip watermelon your way. The test script is done, and has helped me check out the edge cases. I want...
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BREWSTER,JON A (HP-Co...
jon_brewster
Mar 5, 2003 6:29 am
Bob, ... BTW, I did fix these as per your notes. Nits are us around here. Thanks for the pointer into the Object Browser. I'd been looking all over for how...
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BREWSTER,JON A (HP-Co...
jon_brewster
Mar 5, 2003 6:52 am
The list below are my thoughts after ditzing with the Focuser code for the last couple of weeks: 1) "Link" property could be deprecated (but left in?)...
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matthias.busch@...
asteroid7687
Mar 5, 2003 7:14 am
... ACK. :) Matthias...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 5, 2003 2:32 pm
... I have mentioned this one too... inconsistent with the existing Connected property as used in Telescope, Link is either a noun or a verb, so it could be...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 5, 2003 3:42 pm
John -- Great! You've definitely had the "ah ha!" experience with all of this!!! -- Bob...
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fore_runner_1
Mar 5, 2003 3:49 pm
To anyone who may be able to help, I am a middle school science teacher who has this type of telescope (6" Newtonian Reflector Telescope)with these...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Mar 5, 2003 4:04 pm
That would be a good question to ask over in the ScopeMounts group or the RoboScope group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScopeMounts ...
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BREWSTER,JON A (HP-Co...
jon_brewster
Mar 5, 2003 4:16 pm
... Gotcha. Can flags should only be used for features where there is no other way to avoid an unintended side effect. Jon...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 5, 2003 4:33 pm
Do any of the focusers have a variable minimum step position? If so then it would seem to me that we need a MinStep property. The RoboFocus, for example, has a...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Mar 5, 2003 6:17 pm
Tim -- I can't comment on the focuser min-step issue... As for wrapper classes, be careful. The ASCOM philosophy is to avoid formal interfaces and versioning....
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 5, 2003 6:32 pm
I realize that C++ wasn't the primary driving force behind ASCOM and I accept that. I haven't been doing Windows stuff for very long so I'm not aware of all...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Mar 5, 2003 7:21 pm
... No, that was for the MFC class wrappers. I forget who suggested it, but the trick was to replace the hard-coded ID's with GetIDOfNames calls. Doug ... ...
