Hi everyone. I'm working on a driver that attempts to communicate with an ASCOM camera rotator, and I have some questions about the interface. 1) If a given...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
May 1, 2011 8:19 am
... Yes, I prefer C# but that's really only a personal preference. The ASCOM Templates are a good way of starting. They provide all the ASCOM interface stuff...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
May 1, 2011 4:23 pm
I'm not a great expert on the rotator but I'll describe what I would expect and if someone knows better I'm sure I'll be corrected. ... The intent of StepSize...
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cboivin11
May 2, 2011 3:07 pm
Hi Mark Have you found the details about the batch file ? Thanks for your help Claude...
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Mark Acker
markacker
May 2, 2011 3:37 pm
Yes, sorry for the delay, helluva week and I was out over the weekend. I "think" I found it. A couple of weeks ago, I finally picked up an actual RoboFocus...
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owenlawrence2006
owenlawrence...
May 2, 2011 5:04 pm
... Hi Bob. I'm nervous that the release will happen before I "get it" based on what's there now; can somebody help me understand how to implement access to...
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cboivin11
May 2, 2011 6:38 pm
Mark I had found the ( HKLM/Software/Ascom/Focuser Drivers ) but IM not sure what to do with this ( I seem to remember also needing to edit the ASCOM chooser,...
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Mark Acker
markacker
May 2, 2011 11:04 pm
Sorry Claude, I jumbled 2 things. Yes, the first part is in the registry, but the second part comes from ASCOM Profile Explorer. Open it up, the enable root...
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cboivin11
May 3, 2011 12:55 am
Mark Im not sure was is the ascom profile explorer ? can you explain please ? thanks Claude...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
May 3, 2011 1:33 am
Mike -- I need to write a PC app which on one hand interacts with my own electronics (over a serial port), and on the other hand interacts with an ASCOM...
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ej
ejholmes01
May 3, 2011 2:04 am
That's great news. Really looking forward to platform 6. -Eric...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
May 3, 2011 2:06 am
Hi Bob, and Chris, thanks for your replies. Apologies, mentioning the AP1200 was a bit of a Red Herring. It's my guinea pig, since it is what I have. Could...
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Mark Acker
markacker
May 3, 2011 2:32 am
Look here: Start Menu-->ASCOM-->Tools-->Profile Explorer Mark ... From: cboivin11 <claudeb54@...> Subject: Re: [ASCOM] LazyFocus win 7 64 bit To:...
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dc3dreamer
May 3, 2011 5:45 am
OK, I get it. Since you are using C# or VB.NET be sure to make use of the ASCOM.DriverAccess "client toolkit" in the developer tools of the Platform. It will...
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dc3dreamer
May 3, 2011 5:56 am
Owen -- Heh heh, you struck a nerve. There is some last minute work being done to the definition and implementation of a new and much more comprehensive...
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cboivin11
May 3, 2011 12:15 pm
Mark Ok, I found what the ASCOM- TOOLS- but dont have the profile explorer OPTION but I have the pipe connection watcher. I tried to connect using this...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
May 3, 2011 4:06 pm
It may be helpful to check out this issue
http://teamserver.tigranetworks.co.uk/jira/browse/ASCOM-168
If you create a login then you can subscribe to get...
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Mark Acker
markacker
May 3, 2011 4:11 pm
What version of ASCOM are you using? I don't know why it wouldn't be there. The only thing I know to suggest is to make sure you're current, though I think...
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cboivin11
May 3, 2011 4:39 pm
Mark Yes it appears in my choices, Lazyfocus and EasyFocus Claude...
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Mark Acker
markacker
May 3, 2011 5:01 pm
Hmm, well this is curious. It appears we have the same setup now, so I am not sure why it would not be working. What are you using to try to connect to the...
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MIKE
mike.haynes1...
May 3, 2011 8:47 pm
Hi I am a newbie to guiding and have been trying to use PHD. At first I got it to work - after figuring out how to set/change the COM port number! However,...
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ahmidkiff
May 3, 2011 8:48 pm
Hi Bob, Am I in the right place? Alan...
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cboivin11
May 3, 2011 10:04 pm
Mark I also tried the non ascom moonlite interface and it wont work also. My main interface is the software PRISM Im capable of configuring the lazyfocus but...
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Mark Acker
markacker
May 3, 2011 10:24 pm
I am not familiar with Prism, aside from knowing what it is. You mean through its Configuration Panel, or Options, right? Wow, I am starting to run out of...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
May 3, 2011 10:43 pm
... You are!! I'm the author of the PC-TCS and ACL drivers. They have been stable for 5+ years, though. I have a feeling that there's something weird going on...
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Howard Anderson
handy1326
May 3, 2011 10:54 pm
Hi, I have not been monitoring this thread closely. My apologies if this is not relevant: When I saw mention of USB serial cable, it reminded me of all the ...
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fsantore50
May 4, 2011 3:23 am
Did this problem get rectified. I'm just now experiencing the error after having run flawlessly for many months. Thank you. -Frank....
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ahmidkiff@...
ahmidkiff
May 4, 2011 3:23 am
Definitely. I'm in San Fran right now, but will be flying the all-nighter tonight back to JFK. I can call you from the observatory tomorrow afternoon. If...
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cboivin11
May 4, 2011 12:07 pm
Howard You must be right because when i try to connect the device the error message says Im not (the focuser is not connected to the specified com port) but in...
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owenlawrence2006
owenlawrence...
May 4, 2011 2:43 pm
... Well I only need an on-off switch for now (even just one), if that helps focus attention at all. (Yeah, I know I'm being selfish, but you gotta start...
