public static bool OpenDome(int domeHomeAz)
{
//Method to open dome
//Assume the dome is properly positioned for power
//Position the dome with at home (wipers on pads)
// open the dome shutter
sky6RASCOMTele tsxt = new sky6RASCOMTele();
//Make sure dome is connected and decoupled
IsDomeCoupled = false;
//Disconnect the mount
tsxt.Disconnect();
sky6Dome tsxd = new sky6Dome();
try { tsxd.Connect(); }
catch { return(false); }
//Stop whatever the dome might have been doing, if any and wait a few seconds for it to clear
try { tsxd.Abort(); }
catch { }
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10);
//Goto home position using goto rather than home
ReliableGoTo(domeHomeAz);
//Open Slit
tsxd.OpenSlit();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10); //Workaround for problme in TSX
while (tsxd.IsOpenComplete == 0)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
} //one second wait loop
IsDomeCoupled = true;
return(true);
}
/// Windows C# Sample Console Application: Solar
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Vaguely adapted from Solar.vbs
/// Copyright Software Bisque
///
/// Converted by: R.McAlister 2017
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
///
///Very simple demonstration application that targets the telescope on the Sun -- careful now.
///
/// Note: this is basically simplification of "ListSearch.vb" where the only target is the Sun.
///
///
public void SolarSample()
{
///Target Sun
string target = "Sun";
///Create Objects
sky6StarChart tsx_sc = new sky6StarChart();
sky6RASCOMTele tsx_ts = new sky6RASCOMTele();
sky6ObjectInformation tsx_oi = new sky6ObjectInformation();
///Connect telescope
tsx_ts.Connect();
tsx_sc.Find(target);
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_ALT);
double dAlt = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut;
tsx_oi.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_AZM);
double dAz = tsx_oi.ObjInfoPropOut;
try {
tsx_ts.SlewToAzAlt(dAz, dAlt, target);
}
catch {
MessageBox.Show("An error has occurred running slew");
return;
};
MessageBox.Show("The Sun's location is at: Altitude: " + dAlt.ToString() + " Azimuth: " + dAz.ToString());
///Disconnect telesope
tsx_ts.Disconnect();
return;
}
/// Windows C# Sample Console Application: Tele
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Adapted from Tele.vbs (Visual Basic Script)
/// Copyright (C) Software Bisque (2009?)
///
/// Converted 2017, R.McAlister
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
///
/// This C# console application exercises the telescope class functions
///
public void TeleSample()
{
///Use TheSky to generate a text file of mapping points
string szPathToMapFile = "C:\\Users\\Rick\\Documents\\Software Bisque\\TheSkyX Professional Edition\\Exported Data\\map.txt";
///Set the exposure time for the image
double dExposure = 1.0;
;
///Create the telescope object
sky6RASCOMTele tsx_ts = new sky6RASCOMTele();
///Connect to the telescope
tsx_ts.Connect();
///See if connection failed
if (tsx_ts.IsConnected == 0)
{
MessageBox.Show("Connection failed.");
return;
}
///Get and show the current telescope ra, dec
tsx_ts.GetRaDec();
MessageBox.Show("Ra,Dec =" + tsx_ts.dRa.ToString() + ", " + tsx_ts.dDec.ToString());
///Get and show the current telescope az, alt
tsx_ts.GetAzAlt();
MessageBox.Show("Az,Alt=" + tsx_ts.dAz.ToString() + ", " + tsx_ts.dAlt.ToString());
///Goto an arbitrary RA and Dec
tsx_ts.SlewToRaDec(2.0, 3.0, "Home");
MessageBox.Show("GotoComplete");
///Sync on an ra dec
tsx_ts.Sync(3.0, 3.0, "Matt");
///Disconnect the telscope
tsx_ts.Disconnect();
return;
}
/// Windows C# Sample Console Application: StarChartSetWW
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Adapted from TheSkySetWW.vbs (Visual Basic Script)
/// Copyright (C) Software Bisque (2009?)
///
/// Converted 2014, R.McAlister
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
///
/// This C# console application exercises the Star Chart class functions for setting
/// Timne, Time Zone, Location, etc.
///
public void StarChartSetWWSample()
{
double dJD = 2452066.0; ///=06/05/2001, ignored if UseCompterClock=1
double dTZ = 7; ///MST
double dElev = 1000; ///meters
double dLat = 39.5;
double dLong = 105.5;
string szLoc = "Location from script";
///Create Telescope Object and disconnect telescope -- time changes are not enabled with scope connected
sky6RASCOMTele tsx_ts = new sky6RASCOMTele();
tsx_ts.Disconnect();
///Create the Star Chart object
sky6StarChart tsx_sc = new sky6StarChart();
///Turn off the Computer Clock
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_UseComputerClock, 0);
///Change the julian date
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_JulianDateNow, dJD);
///Change the time zone
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_Time_Zone, dTZ);
///Change the elevation
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_ElevationInMeters, dElev);
///Change the latitude
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_Latitude, dLat);
///Change the longitude
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_Longitude, dLong);
///Change the location description
tsx_sc.SetDocumentProperty(Sk6DocumentProperty.sk6DocProp_LocationDescription, szLoc);
return;
}
public static bool CloseDome(int domeHomeAz)
{
//Method for closing the TSX dome
// use exception handlers to check for dome commands, opt out if none
//Park Mount, if not parked already
sky6RASCOMTele tsxt = new sky6RASCOMTele();
//Connect dome and decouple the dome from the mount position
IsDomeCoupled = false;
//Disconnect the mount
tsxt.Disconnect();
sky6Dome tsxd = new sky6Dome();
try { tsxd.Connect(); }
catch { return(false); }
//Stop whatever the dome is doing, if any and wait a few seconds for it to clear
try { tsxd.Abort(); }
catch { }
//Goto home position using goto rather than home
ReliableGoTo(domeHomeAz);
tsxd.CloseSlit();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10); // Release task thread so TSX can start Close Slit -- Command in Progress exception otherwise
while (tsxd.IsCloseComplete == 0)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
//Check to see if slit got closed, if not, then try one more time
//if (tsxd.SlitState() != SlitState.Closed)
//{
// tsxd.CloseSlit();
// System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1); // Release task thread so TSX can start FindHome -- Command in Progress exception otherwise
// while (tsxd.IsCloseComplete == 0) { System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); }
//}
//disconnect dome controller
tsxd.Disconnect();
return(true);
}
public void AutomatedSearchSample()
{
/// ********************************************************************************
/// *
/// * Below is the flow of program execution
/// * See the subroutine TargetLoop to see where the real work is done
///Create Objects
sky6RASCOMTele tsx_tele = new sky6RASCOMTele();
ccdsoftCamera tsx_cam = new ccdsoftCamera();
///Connect Objects
try {
tsx_tele.Connect();
}
catch {
MessageBox.Show("Telescope Connect Error");
return;;
};
try {
tsx_cam.Connect();
}
catch {
MessageBox.Show("Camera Connection Error");
return;;
}
///Run the target loop
TargetLoop();
///Disconnect objects
tsx_tele.Disconnect();
tsx_cam.Disconnect();
}
/// Windows C# Sample Console Application: ListSearch
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Vaguely adapted from ErrorHandling.vbs (Visual Basic Script)
/// Copyright (C) Software Bisque (2013)
///
/// Converted 2015, R.McAlister
///
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
///
/// This C# console application demonstrates how to run the telescope through a list of targets as defined
/// by a list of names.
///
/// Note: The gist of the orginal VBS script was entitled "ErrorHandling.vbs". However, that
/// script, however labeled, performed the functions as adapted to VB herein.
///
public void ListSearchSample()
{
///Set the exposure time for the image
double dExposure = 1.0;
///Target List
string[] targetlist = new string[] {
"NGC1348",
"NGC1491",
"NGC1708",
"NGC179",
"NGC1798",
"NGC2165",
"NGC2334",
"NGC2436",
"NGC2519",
"NGC2605",
"NGC2689",
"NGC2666",
"NGC4381",
"NGC5785",
"NGC5804",
"NGC6895",
"NGC6991",
"NGC7011",
"NGC7058",
"M39",
"NGC7071",
"NGC7150",
"NGC7295",
"NGC7394",
"NGC7686",
"NGC7801"
};
///Create objects
sky6StarChart objChrt = new sky6StarChart();
sky6RASCOMTele objTele = new sky6RASCOMTele();
ccdsoftCamera objCam = new ccdsoftCamera();
sky6Utils objUtil = new sky6Utils();
sky6ObjectInformation objInfo = new sky6ObjectInformation();
///Connect Objects
objTele.Connect();
objCam.Connect();
///Run loop over array of target names
double dAlt;
double dAz;
bool iError;
foreach (string target in targetlist)
{
objChrt.Find(target);
objInfo.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_ALT);
dAlt = objInfo.ObjInfoPropOut;
objInfo.Property(Sk6ObjectInformationProperty.sk6ObjInfoProp_AZM);
dAz = objInfo.ObjInfoPropOut;
try
{
objTele.SlewToAzAlt(dAz, dAlt, target);
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("An error has occurred running slew");
return;
};
///Set exposure time and try for image, exit if error
objCam.ExposureTime = dExposure;
try
{
objCam.TakeImage();
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("An error has occurred running image");
};
}
///Disconnect telescope and camera
objTele.Disconnect();
objCam.Disconnect();
return;
}
/// <summary>
/// Closes the dome slit and disconnects by
/// decoupling the dome slews from the mount
/// then slewing the dome to home to align power strips
/// then closing the dome slit, leaving the dome control disconnected
/// </summary>
/// <param name="domeHomeAz">Azimuth of home position of dome</param>
public static void CloseDome()
{
//Method for closing the TSX dome
// use exception handlers to check for dome commands, opt out if none
//Park Mount, if not parked already
sky6RASCOMTele tsxt = new sky6RASCOMTele();
//Decouple the dome from the mount position
IsDomeCoupled = false;
//Disconnect the mount
tsxt.Disconnect();
sky6Dome tsxd = new sky6Dome();
try { tsxd.Connect(); }
catch { return; }
//Stop whatever the dome is doing, if any and wait a few seconds for it to clear
try { tsxd.Abort(); }
catch { return; }
//Wait for a second for the command to clear
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
//Close up the dome: Connect, Home (so power is to the dome), Close the slit
if (tsxd.IsConnected == 1)
{
//Move the dome to 20 degrees short of home
tsxd.FindHome();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
while (tsxd.IsFindHomeComplete == 0)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
}
;
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(6000);
//Close slit
//Standard false stop avoidance code
bool slitClosed = false;
try
{
tsxd.CloseSlit();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10000);
while (tsxd.IsCloseComplete == 0)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
}
//Report success
slitClosed = true;
}
catch
{
slitClosed = false;
}
//Check to see if slit got closed, if not, then try one more time
if (!slitClosed)
{
tsxd.CloseSlit();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10000);
try
{
while (tsxd.IsCloseComplete == 0)
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
}
//Report success
}
catch
{
}
}
}
//disconnect dome controller
tsxd.Disconnect();
}