Switch Methods |
The Switch type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
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 | Action | Invokes the specified device-specific custom action. (Inherited from AscomDriver.) |
| CanWrite |
Reports if the specified switch device can be written to, default true.
This is false if the device cannot be written to, for example a limit switch or a sensor.
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 | Choose |
Brings up the ASCOM Chooser Dialogue to choose a Switch
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| CommandBlind |
Transmits an arbitrary string to the device and does not wait for a response.
Optionally, protocol framing characters may be added to the string before transmission.
(Inherited from AscomDriver.) |
| CommandBool |
Transmits an arbitrary string to the device and waits for a boolean response.
Optionally, protocol framing characters may be added to the string before transmission.
(Inherited from AscomDriver.) |
| CommandString |
Transmits an arbitrary string to the device and waits for a string response.
Optionally, protocol framing characters may be added to the string before transmission.
(Inherited from AscomDriver.) |
| Dispose |
Releases the unmanaged late bound COM object
(Inherited from AscomDriver.) |
| GetSwitch |
Return the state of switch device id as a boolean.
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| GetSwitchDescription |
Gets the description of the specified switch device. This is to allow a fuller description of
the device to be returned, for example for a tool tip.
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| GetSwitchName |
Return the name of switch device n. This method is mandatory.
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| GetSwitchValue |
Returns the value for switch device id as a double.
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| MaxSwitchValue |
Returns the maximum value for this switch device, this must be greater than MinSwitchValue(Int16).
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| MinSwitchValue |
Returns the minimum value for this switch device, this must be less than MaxSwitchValue(Int16).
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| SetSwitch |
Sets a switch controller device to the specified state
If the device cannot be set then throws a MethodNotImplementedException.
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| SetSwitchName |
Sets a switch device name to a specified value. If the device name cannot
be set by the application this must return the MethodNotImplementedException .
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| SetSwitchValue |
Set the value for this device as a double.
If the switch cannot be set then throws a MethodNotImplementedException.
If the value is not between the MaxSwitchValue(Int16) and MinSwitchValue(Int16) then throws an
InvalidValueException.
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| SetupDialog |
Launches a configuration dialogue box for the driver. The call will not return
until the user clicks OK or cancel manually.
(Inherited from AscomDriver.) |
| SwitchStep |
Returns the step size that this device supports. This gives the difference between
successive values of the device.
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