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Applications - Getting Started - ASCOM Recommended for Windows COM ASCOM: C# NET The ASCOM Client Toolkit is an assembly that greatly simplifies using drivers from NET applications Astronomy app developers wishing to use ASCOM drivers from NET applications on Windows are encouraged to use this library, as it provides not only simplified access to drivers, but also automatic switching between the preferred early-binding
ASCOM - Standards for Astronomy ASCOM stands for Astronomy Common Object Model Primarily a set of simple elegant API specifications for astronomical devces and applications Eliminates barriers to both device and app developers who would otherwise need to provide special logic for every combination of device and app Eases the pain of troubleshooting by clearly dividing application and device with a universal interface ASCOM
Documentation Center - ASCOM This section contains downloadable documentation for ASCOM, both Alpaca and COM, as well as conceptual documents that cover both These documents cover ASCOM theory, ASCOM-COM, and ASCOM Alpaca in more depth than the here on this web site End Users and Developers, if you are starting from scratch it is recommended that you first read through the so that you have a basic understanding of the
Telescope Mount Drivers - ASCOM - Standards FEATURED AlpacaScope - SkyFi to Alpaca Gateway (cross-platform) This is a cross-platform program (Linux, Mac, and PC) that emulates Simulation Curriculum's SkyFi device to allow their SkySafari Plus and SkySafari Pro Apps to use Alpaca to talk to any ASCOM compatible telescope plugged into a Windows PC (by way of ASCOM Remote) No physical SkyFi needed Of course AlpacaScope provides direct
ITelescopeV3. SideOfPier Property - ASCOM - Standards Indicates the pointing state of the mount Mechanical zero HA Dec will be one of the two ways of pointing at the intersection of the celestial equator and the local meridian In order to support Dome slaving, where it is important to know which side of the pier the mount is actually on, ASCOM has adopted the convention that the Normal pointing state will be the state where a German Equatorial
Download Center - ASCOM - Standards Driver Downloads This is where you can get drivers for your astronomy instruments and devices The links along the left side lead to the drivers for each device type
POINTING STATE AND PHYSICAL SIDE OF PIER FOR GERMAN MOUNTS - ASCOM INTRODUCTION One of the key goals of ASCOM is to present a consistent interface for application developers where all devices appear to work in the same way despite having multitudinous detail differences in their implementations Conform is a tool developed to confirm driver consistency with the ASCOM standards and this paper sets out how it will test the telescope SideOfPier and
Version 6. 6 - ASCOM In line with previous Platform installers, 6 6 is a cumulative release that contains all enhancements and fixes from previous Platform releases and service packs The Platform environment pre-requisites are listed here Platform Prerequisites