Hello Peter, Now my axisrates seems to pass with succes your test (with the 0.9.3 version) but now I have a problem with the TrackingRates property. with a vbs...
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Michel Meunier
michpcfr
Aug 1, 2005 8:46 am
oups sorry it was for Peter Enzerink...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 1, 2005 6:24 pm
Virtually all ASCOM objects are apartment threaded. This is also true of most other objects used from scripting lanuages and Office/VBA. Therefore, you need to...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 1, 2005 6:26 pm
Chris -- OK, I get it! In order to do what you need you can use the binary I/O as is and wrap those functions in your own CommandTerminated() or CommandCount()...
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Dan Gray
grayarea56
Aug 1, 2005 10:11 pm
Hi all, I've been working on an ASCOM driver for my servo controller, and now I am ready to have a couple of beta testers use it. I used C# and have it ...
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ccavador
Aug 1, 2005 10:13 pm
Dear Bob, Thanks for the reply. Nevertheless, regarding the JMI focuser this one has its threading model sets to "Both" instead of appartement. So this is a...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2005 1:31 am
Dan -- I suggest you re-post by starting a new thread instead of replying. I almost missed your note because you created it by replying to the crazy thread...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2005 2:04 am
CAVEAT: I don't mean this to sound harsh or condescending... sometimes email conveys the wrong intent, so I want to start with that. Have a look at this (names...
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tomhilton1
Aug 2, 2005 5:51 am
Bob What email client are you using that does threading? Tom Hilton...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Aug 2, 2005 10:48 am
You can download the Digital Dome Works driver (which includes C# source code) from my web site. The web site also has MSDN style developer documentation. Look...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2005 2:26 pm
... Mozilla 1.7, but it's done right by Eudora, Thunderbird, and many/most others. Even the old 1998-era Netscape 4 Communicator did it right. I think Outlook...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2005 2:32 pm
PS: If you're looking for an alternative to Outlook, I'd check out Thunderbird. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ I'm not using it (yet) but it has...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2005 2:56 pm
... There's nothing to prevent someone from making a driver support Both. However, since most drivers are not able to provide free threading, clients that...
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Dan Gray
grayarea56
Aug 2, 2005 2:59 pm
Bob, Thanks for the education, I know you weren't trying to scold, I certainly didn't take it this way! I sure didn't know this, and sure, it's easy to do...
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Mike O'Connor
mtoconnor2001
Aug 2, 2005 7:57 pm
Hi Bob, Sorry not to get back to you sooner on this issue. I was away for the weekend. When I change the selection in Telescope API from Gemini to Telescope...
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jbb059
Aug 2, 2005 10:34 pm
Hi all. I'm currently developing a small dome controller for a university project, and will be using the ACL protocol. Ive already picked up the SDK from the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 3, 2005 1:10 am
... That's a big help. It means that the problem is probably (!!) related to the Gemini driver and not the Telescope API plugin. Uninstalling and reinstalling...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 3, 2005 1:18 am
Jonathan -- I hope you're using the existing ACL Dome driver :-) ... The ACL Status command returns a plain old hex value, without any "decorations" that are...
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Dan Gray
grayarea56
Aug 3, 2005 4:30 am
Thanks Bob, I tried your suggesten and it worked. It took me a while to figure out the deployment, but once I did, it worked fine. Dan Gray ... have...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 4, 2005 8:21 pm
Back in late June, we announced our new free ACP Planner™. In case you haven't yet looked at Planner, we've just produced a couple of Planner videos. These...
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Al Testani
ajtestani
Aug 5, 2005 3:58 am
In another message Bob Denny has explained that accessing ASCOM (Microsoft COM objects) from threads basically doesn't work. It has little to do with the...
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Mel Bartels
mel_bartels
Aug 5, 2005 5:08 am
... Well, no one said that software development was easy all the time! Sometimes it's just plain hard. Getting a Singleton to work with sync/async design...
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ccavador
Aug 5, 2005 3:04 pm
Dear all, ... Both. ... clients ... drivers ... humm, anyway driver that supports safe multi-threading is a standard in 2005... I dont want speak about driver...
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William C Welch
billwelchmas...
Aug 5, 2005 6:37 pm
Any suggestions on how to get MaximDL to control my RCX400? Bill...
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peter_enzerink
Aug 5, 2005 10:59 pm
The latest release of my ASCOM Telescope Validator is available on my web site: http://www.enzerink.net/peter/astronomy/ This update is a complete rewrite from...
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Chuck Faranda
cfaranda24
Aug 5, 2005 11:03 pm
Peter, The file name shows 0_9_4, not 5. Regards, Chuck Faranda http://ccdastro.net ... From: "peter_enzerink" <yahoo@...> To:...
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peter_enzerink
Aug 5, 2005 11:06 pm
... Fixed. Thanks Chuck....
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 6, 2005 12:29 am
Peter -- I'm amazed and pleased with the work you've done toward making ASCOM drivers -the- way to go for anyone writing astronomy software. Thanks very much....
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 6, 2005 12:31 am
... If you choose Meade LX200 and Autostar, that should get you most of the functions. There is an ASCOM driver in the works, and once available, the RCX400...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 6, 2005 12:43 am
One of the outstanding things on my list has been to upgrade from Mozilla 1.7 to Firefox (browser) and Thunderbird (email). Well, I did it, and it was really...
