ASCOM Developers FAQ
Monday July 25 2011 - faq-howto - 0 comments
How Do I Access the ASCOM Source Code? Since Platform 5.5, the ASCOM Platform has been developed by a team of enthusiasts around the globe, all collaborating using some development servers. If you're new to ASCOM development, please look over the information we have provided in the Developer section of the ASCOM web site The ASCOM source code uses the Subversion source code control system. To access the source, you'll need a login and an appropriate Subversion client. The URLs for the various ASCOM development servers are listed at http://teamserver.tigranetworks.co.uk The ASCOM Initiative actually...
About TiGra Astronomy
Saturday October 23 2010 - astronomy, scientific, tigra, software, equipment, services, consulting, astronomers, ascom, telescope, robotic, automation, observatory - 0 comments
Welcome to TiGra Astronomy TiGra Astronomy is a scientific division of TiGra Networks that offers software, equipment and consulting services for astronomers. We support The ASCOM Initiative and we produce ASCOM drivers for telescopes, observatory domes, focusers, cameras, filter wheels, switch control gear and other robotic automation equipment. We accept commissions from end users and equipment vendors alike. We also offer observatory commissioning and consulting services for those who need help automating their equipment, or commercialising it for profit. Our software and custom control equipment...
ASCOM Driver for AWR Microstep Drive System
Saturday October 23 2010 - astronomy, ascom, automation, telescope, driver, software, products, awr, awr-technology, drive-system, intelligent-handset - 0 comments
Robotic, Remote Controlled Observing Our driver for the AWR drive system was born out of a need to do robotic, remote control astronomy with AWR’s high quality drive system. Good though it is, the AWR system was designed for interactive use and presents a number of challenges for the remote observer. It’s LX-200 protocol emulation is not quite complete enough to work safely in a remote-controlled observatory and users were experiencing issues with the major planetarium and automation programs such as TheSky and ACP. With that in mind, we set out to create an ASCOM driver to address these issues...