Switch type Ascom device

[Greyohm]

Hello,

As it has been done in the very last version of Sharpcap for the rotator. In the future is it possible to connect a I/O device ​which use a switch-type ASCOM Driver and use it in the control area and in a sequence ?

I/O devices i have in mind:
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/KMtronic-Eth ... 137&sr=8-1

Maybe it is possible by using a script but i don't have the knowledge to do it.

Regards,
Guillaume

[admin]

Hi,

I think that the use of the switch device is fairly unusual, so it's unlikely that I will add it to SharpCap in the near future. However, that shouldn't stop you, since it's definitely possible to use the python scripting to talk to the ASCOM Switch object (and the python scripts can be run from the sequencer)

Code: Select all

clr.AddReference("ASCOM.DriverAccess")
from ASCOM.DriverAccess import Switch
x = Switch("ASCOM.Simulator.Switch")
x.Connected = True
print x.MaxSwitch
print x.GetSwitch(1)
x.SetSwitch(1, True)
# clean up
x.Connected = False
x = None

You could save the python above (with modifications to set the switches you want) as a .py file, then use the 'Run a python script' step in the sequencer to run it. If you need different actions at different points, just create multiple .py files, each one does a particular job (switching number 2 on, or number 3 off, or whatever)

Hope this helps,

Robin

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[Greyohm]

Hi,

Thanks for the piece of code you put here I think it will help me a lot.

And thanks for your software I like it.

Guillaume

PS: I sent you a mail to correct my mistake.