Telescope Methods |
The Telescope type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AbortSlew | Stops a slew in progress. |
| Action | Invokes the specified device-specific custom action. (Inherited from AscomDriver) |
| AxisRates | A collection of rates at which the telescope may be moved about the specified axis by the MoveAxis(TelescopeAxes, Double) method. |
| CanMoveAxis | Shows whether the telescope can be controlled about the specified axis via the MoveAxis() method. |
 | Choose | The Choose() method returns the DriverID of the selected driver. Choose() allows you to optionally pass the DriverID of a "current" driver (you probably save this in the registry), and the corresponding telescope type is pre-selected in the Chooser's list. In this case, the OK button starts out enabled (lit-up); the assumption is that the pre-selected driver has already been configured. |
| 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) |
| DestinationSideOfPier | Predict side of pier for German equatorial mounts |
| Dispose |
This method is a "clean-up" method that is primarily of use to drivers that are written in languages such as C# and VB.NET where resource clean-up is initially managed by the language's
runtime garbage collection mechanic. Driver authors should take care to ensure that a client or runtime calling Dispose() does not adversely affect other connected clients.
Applications should not call this method.
(Inherited from AscomDriver) |
| FindHome | Locates the telescope's "home" position (synchronous) |
| MoveAxis | Move the telescope in one axis at the given rate. |
| Park | Move the telescope to its park position, stop all motion (or restrict to a small safe range), and set AtPark to True. |
| PulseGuide | Moves the scope in the given direction for the given interval or time at the rate given by the corresponding guide rate property |
| SetPark | Sets the telescope Park position to the current telescope position. |
| 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) |
| SlewToAltAz | Move the telescope to the given local horizontal coordinates, return when slew is complete |
| SlewToAltAzAsync | This Method must be implemented if CanSlewAltAzAsync returns True. |
| SlewToCoordinates | Move the telescope to the given equatorial coordinates, return when slew is complete |
| SlewToCoordinatesAsync | Move the telescope to the given equatorial coordinates, return immediately after starting the slew. |
| SlewToTarget | Move the telescope to the TargetRightAscension and TargetDeclination coordinates, return when slew complete. |
| SlewToTargetAsync | Move the telescope to the TargetRightAscension and TargetDeclination coordinates, returns immediately after starting the slew. |
| SyncToAltAz | Matches the scope's local horizontal coordinates to the given local horizontal coordinates. |
| SyncToCoordinates | Matches the scope's equatorial coordinates to the given equatorial coordinates. |
| SyncToTarget | Matches the scope's equatorial coordinates to the given equatorial coordinates. |
| Unpark | Takes telescope out of the Parked state. |
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