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27156 mark_manner_spot_obsrv
mark_manner_... Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
2:07 am
Tim, Bob's advice was for the other poster, not specifically for me. I am already using the software he mentioned, and was just inquiring if he had happened to...
27157 Mike
mikerushford Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
6:28 am
I am defining my telescope pointing Alt AZ eastward as parked using the following Python ASCOM code. Problem is when I ask if the scope is parked is says not...
27158 Chris
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
6:46 am
I can't be sure but the behaviour of AtPark may depend on what the underlying scope driver is reporting. The source for POTH is available at...
27159 Chris
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
7:14 am
Hi Joe, I think that's the first log I've seen from the original Nexstar. Can you try these things: 1. Set the logging so that only "Serial Trace enabled" is...
27160 Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
7:43 am
Thanks for the comments to those that responded.   I am trying to figure out what constitutes a standard and I can't find any document that describes the...
27161 astroguiding Send Email Apr 13, 2012
1:46 pm
Hi, I have built an ASCOM.Dome driver for a roll off roof. Everything is controled without any problem using MaximDL but when I try to open it/close it from...
27162 JohnOnYahoo
mosmith9 Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
2:05 pm
Hi Cédric, While this is most appropriately handled on the CCDWare support forum, here are a couple of things to try: 1. Does your driver pass the ASCOM...
27163 tom@...
tomhilton1 Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
3:07 pm
... Thanks Histro Pavlov for maybe checking this out. There is a gentleman named William Koperwhats on the Mallincam Yahoo group that has just released a MAC...
27164 tom@...
tomhilton1 Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
3:53 pm
Hi Hristo Pavlov When I posted a message about William about you on the Mallincam group, he just responded that he would check this out. PS sorry for...
27165 mreuillard Send Email Apr 13, 2012
4:28 pm
Hi! I am brand new to this Ascom group and I have some questions about how this wonderful stuff can work for me in my observatory. Can the Ascom plateform...
27166 Tim Long
t_p_long Send Email
Apr 13, 2012
7:26 pm
The ASCOM help files are generated directly from code comments, using Sandcastle and Sandcastle Help File Builder. If you wanted to be consistent, you could...
27167 autostaretx Send Email Apr 13, 2012
7:58 pm
... No... the Meade program does not use ASCOM as its interface between what you see on the screen and how commands reach the telescope. But: many other...
27169 Adam
adamrosas1972 Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
3:33 am
I have noticed that when I run conform with the Celestron Unified driver that Alt Az slews are a bit off, I suspect that the conversion from Alt-Az to Ra/Dec...
27170 Mike
mikerushford Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
6:28 am
Chris; Thanks for the comments, I have tried them and find no joy (so far) using python to park or unpark when commanding POTH as a hub. I ran this code: ...
27171 Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
7:00 am
With some scopes the Alt and Azm slews are implemented by converting to Ra and Dec and doing a ra/dec slew. The conversion will depend on the position and...
27172 Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
7:35 am
Mike, I think this could be a function of the scope that is connected through POTH. ... set myScope = CreateObject("POTH.Telescope") myScope.connected = true ...
27173 michele
michbet71 Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
2:10 pm
Hi All, I'm testing the ascom driver for my CCD but I noticed that the download times are much longer than the software. Do not know where the problem may...
27174 Mike
mikerushford Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
2:34 pm
Chris; The following Python code succeeded in POTH setting the Parked state. Thanks Mike #!/Python26/python.exe -u import win32com.client #needed to load...
27175 Mike
mikerushford Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
2:44 pm
Chris; Just tried again to park using the python code of previous reply and it does not make POTH park. If while my python code is waiting for POTH to park I...
27176 Adam
adamrosas1972 Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
4:33 pm
Sorry about that, I did not realize that a log was generated. I made sure date/time and location are correct and re-ran conform same results log uploaded in my...
27177 lfoastro Send Email Apr 14, 2012
4:36 pm
Hello group, I'm an old user of Pc-tcs (from Comsoft) in connexion with the Sky6 (using ACL interface), and I'm desesperately trying to access my PC-TCS dome...
27178 Chris
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
5:20 pm
Mike, I suspect that the problem is that your code is not connecting, try adding: myScope.connected = true I'm surprised that you don't see an error. Try...
27179 Chris
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
6:16 pm
Thanks for the log Adam, I wish I could say where the problem is. I've been trying this with NexRemote and don't see any problem, altaz slews are within a few...
27180 Adam
adamrosas1972 Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
7:01 pm
the scope in inside waiting for the weather to clear up, so I align it by pointing up and do a one star align, it's been a week since I worked on my driver and...
27181 Chris
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
8:33 pm
Yes, that's what I'd expect. Good to hear it'a resolved. Chris...
27182 Doug
dpanderson1960 Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
8:49 pm
I've downloaded and installed the latest ASCOM platform and the Developer Components, but I cannot find the C# driver templates. Can someone point me to the...
27183 Chris
scope_sapiens Send Email
Apr 14, 2012
9:50 pm
Start Visual Studio New Project In Installed Templates Visual C# or Visual Basic there is an ASCOM6 entry, click on this and there are a selection of...
27184 Joseph Shuster
joessr Send Email
Apr 15, 2012
3:58 am
Chris, Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I won't get back to the telescope until Tuesday. I'll get the logs to you asap. Joe...
27185 Mike
mikerushford Send Email
Apr 15, 2012
5:33 am
Chris; I added the code you originally suggested but still no joy with python ability to communicate with POTH to set a park state. In some of the code Joe U...
27186 Mike
mikerushford Send Email
Apr 15, 2012
6:33 am
I would like to use some of the ASCOM.Astrometry from python and need help calling the necessary library from python; This part of the code by Joe U works; ...
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