TelescopeTrackingRate Property |
The current tracking rate of the telescope's sidereal drive
Namespace: ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly: ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 3351c4f3fa64146a7efd5b51ed4591e32a0a5484
SyntaxExceptions| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| PropertyNotImplementedException | If TrackingRate Write is not implemented. |
| InvalidValueException | If an invalid drive rate is set. |
| NotConnectedException | If the device is not connected |
| DriverException | An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request. |
Remarks
Supported rates (one of the DriveRates values) are contained within the TrackingRates collection.
Values assigned to TrackingRate must be one of these supported rates.
If an unsupported value is assigned to this property, it will raise an error.
The currently selected tracking rate be further adjusted via the RightAscensionRate
and DeclinationRate properties. These rate offsets are applied to the currently
selected tracking rate. Mounts must start up with a known or default tracking rate,
and this property must return that known/default tracking rate until changed.
If the mount's current tracking rate cannot be determined (for example, it is a write-only property of the mount's protocol), it is permitted for the driver to force and report a default rate on connect. In this case, the preferred default is Sidereal rate.
This is only available for telescope InterfaceVersions 2 and later.
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