ASCOM Library
IObserving
Defines the IObservingConditions Interface.
This interface provides a limited set of values that are useful
for astronomical purposes for things such as determining if it is safe to open or operate the observing system,
for recording astronomical data or determining refraction corrections.
Definition
Namespace: ASCOM.Common.DeviceInterfaces
Assembly: ASCOM.Common (in ASCOM.Common.dll) Version: 2.2.1+77356f79b05b579f6d860a4edd5934fda9fe29e4
Assembly: ASCOM.Common (in ASCOM.Common.dll) Version: 2.2.1+77356f79b05b579f6d860a4edd5934fda9fe29e4
C#
public interface IObservingConditions : IAscomDeviceVB
Public Interface IObservingConditions
Inherits IAscomDevice- Implements
- IAscomDevice
Remarks
It is NOT intended as a general purpose environmental sensor system. The Action method and
SupportedActions property can be used to extend your driver to present any further sensors that you need.
Properties
| AveragePeriod | Gets And sets the time period over which observations will be averaged |
| CloudCover | Amount of sky obscured by cloud |
| Connected |
Set True to enable the link. Set False to disable the link.
You can also read the property to check whether it is connected.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| Description |
Returns a description of the driver, such as manufacturer and model number.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| DewPoint | Atmospheric dew point at the observatory |
| DriverInfo |
Descriptive and version information about this ASCOM driver.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| DriverVersion |
A string in the form "n.n" containing only the major and minor version of the driver.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| Humidity | Atmospheric humidity at the observatory |
| InterfaceVersion |
The interface version number that this device implements.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| Name |
The short name of the driver, for display purposes
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| Pressure | Atmospheric pressure at the observatory |
| RainRate | Rain rate at the observatory |
| SkyBrightness | Sky brightness at the observatory |
| SkyQuality | Sky quality at the observatory |
| SkyTemperature | Sky temperature at the observatory |
| StarFWHM | Seeing at the observatory measured as star full width half maximum (FWHM) in arc secs. |
| SupportedActions |
Returns the list of action names supported by this driver.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| Temperature | Temperature at the observatory |
| WindDirection | Wind direction at the observatory |
| WindGust | Peak 3 second wind gust at the observatory over the last 2 minutes |
| WindSpeed | Wind speed at the observatory |
Methods
| Action |
Invokes the specified device-specific action.
(Inherited from IAscomDevice) |
| 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 IAscomDevice) |
| 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 IAscomDevice) |
| 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 IAscomDevice) |
| 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 IAscomDevice) |
| Refresh | Forces the driver to immediately query its attached hardware to refresh sensor values |
| SensorDescription | Provides a description of the sensor providing the requested property |
| TimeSinceLastUpdate | Provides the time since the sensor value was last updated |