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ASCOM - Standards for Astronomy PLEASE NOTE: Running "as Administrator" on Windows has caused many people problems, particularly with newcomers Please take a few moments to read the FAQ What are ASCOM Alpaca and Classic ASCOM? 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
Using the Chooser - ASCOM Using the Chooser It is strongly recommended that you use the Chooser object for selecting the driver for the device to be used by your application It is extremely simple to use, and presents the user with a consistent interface for device selection and configuration When you connect to a standard driver, you use the ProgID, for example "NexStar Telescope" in a CreateObject () call Yiu can
DeviceHub - Universal Hub and Analysis Tool - ASCOM DeviceHub is a tool which is supplied as part of the ASCOM Platform It is a powerful tool for both routine use as well as disgnostic testing It has many useful features such as traffic logging and its own set of "handset" controls for the telescope, dome, and focuser There is a detailed help file for DeviceHub, accessible from the Start menu and DeviceHub's Help menu You can find DeviceHub
Camera Video Drivers - ASCOM ASCOM Video Collection by Video Standard Author (external link) Drivers for video cameras as well as a C# client reference implementation for using video via ACSCOM and some anecdotal info on the 2 year development of this new ASCOM Standard and tools
Download Center - ASCOM - Standards As of August 2022, we no longer host drivers here Drivers formerly hosted here have been moved to the ASCOM Ghost Legacy Drivers repository on GitHub Download Center This page lists items that the ASCOM Initiative has made available for download The ASCOM Platform is required for most of the drivers and other components It contains a set of common interfaces, engines, and tools that are
Developer Samples Sources - ASCOM Developer Samples Sources - ASCOM COM The ASCOM Platform 6 contains developer templates for Visual Studio and all types of drivers in both C# NET and VisualBasic NET If you're developing a driver using NET, it is strongly recommended that you use the relevant template The Platform also contains an interface toolkit for astronomy software developers who want to use drivers from NET
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
Installing the ASCOM Platform on Windows 7 Installing the ASCOM Platform on Windows 7, 10, and 11 The ASCOM Platform depends on Microsoft technology that is included in Windows 7, 10, and 11, but is not enabled by default Here's what you need to do before installing the ASCOM Platform: Open the Control Panel Bring up the Programs and Features applet Click on the link "Turn Windows features on or off" Put a checkmark next to Microsoft
Welcome to Alpyca 3. 1. 1 — Alpyca: API Library for Alpaca . . . - Standards This document describes the Alpyca package, a Python API client library for ASCOM Alpaca, produced by the ASCOM Initiative, and derived from Ethan Chappel’s Alpyca 1 0 0 Ethan kindly released the name Alpyca to the ASCOM Initiative, hence this expanded package starts life as Version 2 0