Prior to distributing an ASCOM driver, is there a required or recommended "certification" process that must/should be used? Doug Anderson Shoestring Astronomy ...
Hi to all, it's my first post.. recently I bought an as-gt mount, and I'm having some trouble with the actual version of the ascom driver. The point is..ascom...
Doug, There is an ASCOM driver validator for Telescope drivers (link on the ASCOM site). Validating your driver using it is a very good idea. It is an ...
Hi: Here's the link: http://ascom-standards.org/ Mike ... From: Riccardo Cappellaro To: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:39 AM ...
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... That's the Celestron driver isn't it? It only needs the latest firmware version to get all the latest features such as PEC. Your scope should work with it...
There's a document describing the minimum requirements for ASCOM logo usage on the web site. It's a very informal self-policing thing. If you think your driver...
... Yes ... yep, my problem is.. I don't have, actually, the lastest firmware's version (it's hard to get some components in italy, to do it). So, my objective...
... features ... least ... You do not need an older version of the driver. The current one should work with any scope. If your scope doesn't work with the...
David, Nothing rings a bell. Have you tried using the telescope hub (a utility called POTH)?? That is supplied with the ASCOM platform. You should be able to...
Yes, re-run the ASCOM Platform installer, then try the Platform Version item on your Start menu, ASCOm Platform section. If this doesn't work, I'd say the...
greetings all. I am just learning ascom. I have a mount that was built by some local people here in New Zealand. The mount is a prototype for a research...
It is actually pretty easy. If know (or can find out) what commands to send out the serial port to make the mount perform what it is capable of, the...
Yes just rename to .exe. It was named .foo to get around email virus checkers when I sent it to Bob. He forgot to rename it... I will let him know. ... From:...
This has now been fixed on the ASCOM site. Ajai _____ From: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ajai Sehgal Sent:...
Hi all, I have a customer (my first Beta testor) who is trying to get "The Sky" version 6.040 to work with my SiTech ASCOM driver. He's selecting "Telescope...
Hi Dan, For the moment, the mount should be directly parked by your SiTech ASCOM driver “in manual mode”. TheSky’s park command from Telescope | Option ...
Sorry Dan, the following line should be read as: TheSky’s park command from Telescope | Option menu works only with TheSky’s native drivers... at least...
Does your driver report True for its CanPark property? Test script (save as CPTest.vbs and double click) Set S = CreateObject("SiTech.Telescope") ' Or...
William -- Thanks for the help -- I also answered this via private email (I think -- the sender's email address was different, but the background and question...
Does anyone know how to query the OS in visual basic in order to determine what serial ports are available? I've scoured the interwebs and searched here a bit,...
There are a few ways of doing it. I use the EnumPorts function. It is a little tricky (this returns other ports besides just serial)- I'm happy to send you the...
I use the following code, which also works on non-standard named serial ports. Private Type DCB DCBlength As Long BaudRate As Long fBitFields As Long wReserved...
Upgrade to Visual Basic .NET 2005 Express Edition, currently available for free download for a limited time. Then simply use the built in function that returns...
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