//public double RightAscensionRate
//{
// get
// {
// double rightAscensionRate = 0.0;
// tl.LogMessage("RightAscensionRate", "Get - " + rightAscensionRate.ToString());
// return rightAscensionRate;
// }
// set
// {
// tl.LogMessage("RightAscensionRate Set", "Not implemented");
// throw new ASCOM.PropertyNotImplementedException("RightAscensionRate", true);
// }
//}
//public void SetPark()
//{
// tl.LogMessage("SetPark", "Not implemented");
// throw new ASCOM.MethodNotImplementedException("SetPark");
//}
private void UpdateSideOfPier()
{
if (Slewing || AtHome)
{
UpdatingSideOfPier = false;
return;
}
double HourAngle = astroUtilities.ConditionHA(SiderealTime - RightAscension);
bool NearMeridian = (HourAngle < -11 || HourAngle > 11) || (HourAngle > -1 && HourAngle < 1);
if (!NearMeridian) // SideOfPier is constrained by mount design (no need to send :pS# command)
{
_SideOfPier = (HourAngle > 0) ? PierSide.pierEast : PierSide.pierWest;
UpdatingSideOfPier = false;
return;
}
//Command: “:pS#”
//Response: “0” East, “1” West.
var SideOfPierTransaction = new ZEQ25BooleanTransaction(":pS#")
{
Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)
};
Task.Run(() => transactionProcessor.CommitTransaction(SideOfPierTransaction));
SideOfPierTransaction.WaitForCompletionOrTimeout();
String response = SideOfPierTransaction.Response.ToString();
log.Info("Update SideOfPier (Response): {0}", SideOfPierTransaction.Response);
// pierEast is returned when the mount is observing at an hour angle between -12.0 and -6.0
// pierWest is returned when the mount is observing at an hour angle between -6.0 and 0.0
// pierEast is returned when the mount is observing at an hour angle between 0.0 and +6.0
// pierWest is returned when the mount is observing at an hour angle between +6.0 and +12.0
// "Through the pole"
if (HourAngle < -6 || HourAngle > 6) // between -12.0 and -6.0 or between + 6.0 and + 12.0
{
_SideOfPier = SideOfPierTransaction.Value ? PierSide.pierEast : PierSide.pierWest;
}
else // between -6.0 and 0.0 or between 0.0 and + 6.0 (Normal pointing state) - 1 = West, 0 = East
{
_SideOfPier = SideOfPierTransaction.Value ? PierSide.pierWest : PierSide.pierEast;
}
UpdatingSideOfPier = false;
}