Peter, On Thursday night, I went through all of the VB source folders and picked the one I felt was the best to use for a starting point. Indeed, it was the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 1, 2006 2:27 pm
... We didn't hook up by phone -- Did you get my relply with timezone etc? There are a few tricks that will save you much grief! Some are non-obvious. It would...
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mgarzarolli
Apr 1, 2006 2:39 pm
Hello, I wrote a software for guiding of telescopes with a Webcam. I would like to use the ASCOM-Logo on the Homepage. Can some people test the ASCOM...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 1, 2006 8:11 pm
Hi all, I'd appreciate some help on an issue I've come up against. I'm trying to allow the telescope to be a hub and accept multiple client connections but to...
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Pierre de Ponthiere
de_ponth
Apr 1, 2006 9:16 pm
Bob, In Meade Driver Version 4.1.9 the Unpark method is not implemented but the Property CanUnpark returns True. Public Property Get CanUnpark() As Boolean ...
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Mel Bartels
mel_bartels
Apr 2, 2006 1:31 am
... Several ways to do this. Easiest is to think in terms of a data base, whether a real DB or a virtual 'persistent storage' type. Another way to handle...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 2, 2006 1:39 am
A nice can of worms you've opened there ;-) You need to understand the concept of Application Domains in the .NET Framework. Any classes instantiated in the...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 2, 2006 1:56 am
Please tell me the park/unpark feature hasn't been disabled! I rely on that. I could not do robotic operation without it. ________________________________ Tim...
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Dan Gray
grayarea56
Apr 2, 2006 3:14 am
Tim, Mel, Peter, and all, Well, I for one would be interested in this thread, could you include me in any "offlist" conversations, or keep it here? I have the...
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Mike Fleenor
mike_from_tn
Apr 2, 2006 4:15 am
I decided it was time to wipe the HDD and reinstall XP Pro today. On with a fresh copy of my astro programs. I did get everything to work. (Pierre's interface...
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Mike Fleenor
mike_from_tn
Apr 2, 2006 6:01 am
Disregard my last post about the bad AP driver. I discovered that if the the "quiet scope" box is checked in POTH version 4.03 I get the messed up az readout...
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Pierre de Ponthiere
de_ponth
Apr 2, 2006 12:48 pm
Tim, In POTH the Park function is not disabled, only the Unpark one is disabled if the scope driver does not support Unpark function. Indeed the MeadeDriver...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 2, 2006 7:18 pm
My concern is with the Meade driver, not POTH. Are we talking about the "Meade LX-200 and Autostar" driver here? If so, why has the Unpark function been...
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Pierre de Ponthiere
de_ponth
Apr 2, 2006 7:47 pm
Tim, Here is the code for MeadeDriver Unpark in the Version 4.1.9 ( I received the sources from Bob Denny). Public Sub Unpark() Dim buf As String Dim I As...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 2, 2006 8:18 pm
Tim, Mel, Dan, Thanks all for your suggestions. I've made some progress today through .NET Remoting and a singleton pattern. With help of a sample app from...
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Dan Gray
grayarea56
Apr 2, 2006 9:04 pm
Peter, it looks like you're making progress, that's great. I'm using C#.net, but I think the same solution will work with this too. Dan Gray...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 3, 2006 2:46 am
Peter, I'm convinced that is the right way to go. I've had some stalled attempts at doing it for reasons I will not bore the group with, but I think once...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 3, 2006 3:49 am
Yes, you cannot unpark an LX200GPS. But if you connect to a LX200GPS that was PARKED, and NOT POWERED DOWN, it will reinitialize it and come up ready to use....
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 3, 2006 3:50 am
Oh, I should also have said that reinit works of you DO power it off and back on too! Connect and maybe wait a bit... -- Bob...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 3, 2006 9:30 am
Thanks Bob - when Pierre said that Unpark was not implemented, I was concerned than the logic had been removed completely. As you know, I rely on Unpark for my...
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chris mansfield
astroatm
Apr 3, 2006 10:23 am
Hi I got more info on an error I am getting. I can make goto's ok with the planetarium's using the ascom interface ,but when I try to move my motor's from...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Apr 3, 2006 11:24 am
Hi all, I have put a diagram in the root of the files section showing the basic elements of the Telescope driver I'm working on. It illustrates how the mount...
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astroguiding
Apr 3, 2006 11:38 pm
Hi, A new yahoo group called "autoguiding" is born. Do not hesitate to join in. Best regards, Cedric ... way....
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Apr 4, 2006 2:51 am
Heads up LX200 users. The "Meade LX200 and Autostar" driver has a bug that can cause applications to crash with odd messages ("type mismatch", "timeout waiting...
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Doug Anderson
dpanderson1960
Apr 4, 2006 4:02 am
Cedric, I can't seem to locate this new group. Do you have more specific information? Doug Anderson Shoestring Astronomy www.ShoestringAstronomy.com...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 4, 2006 2:25 pm
Peter -- Most interesting. And as a framework for new drivers, most encouraging!!! This is truly good stuff! ANd thanks to Tim Long as well for plowing some of...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 4, 2006 2:28 pm
Chris -- ... What planetarium? What telescope? What kind of script? -- Bob...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 4, 2006 2:38 pm
... I just ran into partial classes the other day while self-training on VS 2005. It seems to have been born of the desire to split out the designer-generated...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Apr 4, 2006 2:45 pm
Tim Long -- ... I agree -- but I believe the combined Meade driver author Jon Brewster was motivated to follow in Chris Rowland's footsteps. Chris is the...
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astroguiding
Apr 4, 2006 2:54 pm
Hi Doug, Sorry about that. The group is available at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/autoguiding/ Best regards, Cedric ... to ... would ... test the ... right ...
