Can a script pickup the polar alignment data?

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Can a script pickup the polar alignment data?

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Can a script pickup the polar alignment data, like when it says move x right/left move x up/down? I want o access this information for a script of mine.
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Re: Can a script pickup the polar alignment data?

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Hi,

Sorry but there's no way to do this from the script currently – I be interested to hear what your plan is to use this data though!

Cheers, Robin
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Hey Robin,

Thank you for your reply!

I'm attempting to build an automatic polar alignment kit for my mount using 4 servo motors. The idea is to use the data from the polar alignment tool in sharpcap to automatically drive the servos which will align my mount for me.
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Hi,

That sounds very cool :-)

I have just added a PolarAlignOffset property to the main SharpCap object in the scripting. This will return the offset if the polar align tool is already in the final adjustment stage or a zero offset otherwise. I'm hoping to get a new build online today which will have this change in it.

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backyardastrokiwi wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:22 am Hey Robin,

Thank you for your reply!

I'm attempting to build an automatic polar alignment kit for my mount using 4 servo motors. The idea is to use the data from the polar alignment tool in sharpcap to automatically drive the servos which will align my mount for me.
I have been dreaming of a motorized PA routine for a while now and you sir are on it! Best of luck ☺️

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Re: Can a script pickup the polar alignment data?

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admin wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:00 am Hi,

That sounds very cool :-)

I have just added a PolarAlignOffset property to the main SharpCap object in the scripting. This will return the offset if the polar align tool is already in the final adjustment stage or a zero offset otherwise. I'm hoping to get a new build online today which will have this change in it.

Cheers, Robin

WOW thank you!
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