diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/Meade.net.Telescope.csproj b/Meade.net.Telescope/Meade.net.Telescope.csproj index 37a57ba..4d1c796 100644 --- a/Meade.net.Telescope/Meade.net.Telescope.csproj +++ b/Meade.net.Telescope/Meade.net.Telescope.csproj @@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ Settings.Designer.cs - diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/ReadMe.htm b/Meade.net.Telescope/ReadMe.htm deleted file mode 100644 index df43505..0000000 --- a/Meade.net.Telescope/ReadMe.htm +++ /dev/null @@ -1,147 +0,0 @@ - - - - - Untitled Document - - - - - - - - - - - -
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ASCOM Telescope Driver (C#)

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-

You have just created the skeleton of an ASCOM -Telescope driver in C#. It produces an in-process -(assembly) based driver.

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Prior to developing your first driver, please -familiarize yourself with the developer -information we've provided at the ASCOM Initiative web site -(internet required). -

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You must do the following in order to complete -your implementation:

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    -

  1. Switch to the Debug configuration - and build the template now. It should build without errors. -

    -

  2. Add a test project to the - solution. There are templates that can be used to add either a - console or a Windows Forms application:

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    -

  • Select the ASCOM - Test Forms App (CS) or ASCOM - Test Console App (CS) template.

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  • Set a name for the test - application and click on OK.

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  • In the Wizard: set the same device - type and model name as for the driver and select Create to build the - test project.

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  • Set the Test Application to Run at - Startup.

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  • Click on Debug and the test - application should run. You should be able to select your - application in the chooser. Selecting Properties should show the - default setup dialog for your driver.

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  • Trying to continue will generate - errors because the additional properties have not been implemented.

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    -

  1. Go through the Driver.cs file and - replace the System.NotImplemented exceptions with code to implement - your driver's functionality. See the ASCOM ITelescopeV3 - spec. If a property or method is not implemented in your driver the - System.NotImplemented exception must be replaced by an - ASCOM.PropertyNotImplemented or ASCOM.MethodNotImplemented - exception.

    -

  2. Customize the Setup Dialog (SetupDialogForm) to provide the - settings and other controls for your driver. You can bind settings - directly to controls on your dialog form, there's no need to manage - settings manually. A custom Settings class takes care of managing - your settings behind the scenes. -

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Notes:

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  • Successfully building the driver, - as well as using regasm - on the assembly, registers it for both COM and ASCOM (the Chooser). - See the code in the ASCOM Registration region of Driver.vb. -

    -

  • Doing a Clean for the project, as - well doing a regasm - -u on the assembly, unregisters it for both COM and ASCOM - (the Chooser). -

    -

  • Place a breakpoint in your driver class constructor, then - start debugging (go, F5). Your breakpoint will be hit when the test - application creates an instance of your driver (after selecting it - in the Chooser). You can now single step, examine variables, etc. - Please review the test application and make changes and additions to - activate various parts of your driver during debugging.

    -

  • The project's Debug configuration is already configured (The - test application creates an instance of your driver (after selecting - it in the Chooser). You can now single step, examine variables, etc. - Please review the test application and feel free to make changes and - additions to activate various parts of your driver during debugging. -

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ASCOM Initiative

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The ASCOM Initiative consists of a group of astronomy software - developers and instrument vendors whose goals are to promote the - driver/client model and scripting automation. -

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See the ASCOM - web site for more information. Please participate in the - ASCOM-Talk - Yahoo Group. -

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ASCOM Focuser Driver (C#)

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-

-

You have just created the skeleton of an ASCOM -Focuser driver in C#. It produces an in-process -(assembly) based driver.

-
-

Prior to developing your first driver, please -familiarize yourself with the developer -information we've provided at the ASCOM Initiative web site -(internet required). -

-

You must do the following in order to complete -your implementation:

-
    -

  1. Switch to the Debug configuration - and build the template now. It should build without errors. -

    -

  2. Add a test project to the - solution. There are templates that can be used to add either a - console or a Windows Forms application:

    -
-
    -

  • Select the ASCOM - Test Forms App (CS) or ASCOM - Test Console App (CS) template.

    -

  • Set a name for the test - application and click on OK.

    -

  • In the Wizard: set the same device - type and model name as for the driver and select Create to build the - test project.

    -

  • Set the Test Application to Run at - Startup.

    -

  • Click on Debug and the test - application should run. You should be able to select your - application in the chooser. Selecting Properties should show the - default setup dialog for your driver.

    -

  • Trying to continue will generate - errors because the additional properties have not been implemented.

    -
-
    -

  1. Go through the Driver.cs file and - replace the System.NotImplemented exceptions with code to implement - your driver's functionality. See the ASCOM IFocuserV3 - spec. If a property or method is not implemented in your driver the - System.NotImplemented exception must be replaced by an - ASCOM.PropertyNotImplemented or ASCOM.MethodNotImplemented - exception.

    -

  2. Customize the Setup Dialog (SetupDialogForm) to provide the - settings and other controls for your driver. You can bind settings - directly to controls on your dialog form, there's no need to manage - settings manually. A custom Settings class takes care of managing - your settings behind the scenes. -

    -
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Notes:

-
    -

  • Successfully building the driver, - as well as using regasm - on the assembly, registers it for both COM and ASCOM (the Chooser). - See the code in the ASCOM Registration region of Driver.vb. -

    -

  • Doing a Clean for the project, as - well doing a regasm - -u on the assembly, unregisters it for both COM and ASCOM - (the Chooser). -

    -

  • Place a breakpoint in your driver class constructor, then - start debugging (go, F5). Your breakpoint will be hit when the test - application creates an instance of your driver (after selecting it - in the Chooser). You can now single step, examine variables, etc. - Please review the test application and make changes and additions to - activate various parts of your driver during debugging.

    -

  • The project's Debug configuration is already configured (The - test application creates an instance of your driver (after selecting - it in the Chooser). You can now single step, examine variables, etc. - Please review the test application and feel free to make changes and - additions to activate various parts of your driver during debugging. -

    -
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-

ASCOM Initiative

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-



-

-
-

The ASCOM Initiative consists of a group of astronomy software - developers and instrument vendors whose goals are to promote the - driver/client model and scripting automation. -

-

See the ASCOM - web site for more information. Please participate in the - ASCOM-Talk - Yahoo Group. -

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- ASCOM LocalServer (singleton) Host -

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- You have just created a local server (singleton) host for one or - more ASCOM driver classes. -

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- This project implements an ASCOM host server for one or more - driver classes in a single-instance executable. It can be used to - serve multiple instances of a single driver class (hub), provide - driver services for multiple devices (e.g., Telescope and Focuser) to - multiple applications and allow multiple devices of the same type to - be connected. In the latter scenario, the multiple driver classes - will often share one or more resources such as the serial connection - and a microcontroller in the combined device. From the client's - perspective, using the drivers served by the local server is exactly - the same as if the drivers are loaded into the client's process space - (in-proc servers). -

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- - NOTE: - - - Unless you are prepared to handle all of the timing issues that arise - when multiple clients are accessing the properties and methods of - your driver(s), stop now. Just because the local server serializes - the calls to your driver(s)' properties and methods does not mean - that there will be no timing or concurrency issues.
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For - example, suppose the hub serves instances of a Telescope driver. One - client sets the TargetRightAscension property, then another sets - TargetRightAscension to a different value, then the first client sets - TargetDeclination, then the first client calls SlewToTarget() - followed by the second client calling SlewToTarget(). Besides the - first client's slew command sending the scope to the wrong (and - possibly dangerous) coordinates, there is the problem of the second - client trying to slew a slewing scope. Local server drivers are - tricky to get right. There is no such thing as "ignorance is - bliss" here. - - -

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- - This implementation has changed - from what was defined for Platform 5.5 as follows: - -

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- - The drivers are now installed in - the same folder as the local server executable. This makes deployment - cleaner because the whole driver can exist in a single folder - independently of other drivers. - -

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- - The ProgId and friendly name as - displayed by the Chooser are defined using attributes. This allows - driver dlls to be identified clearly and so avoids confusion with - other dlls that may be required such as interop dlls. - -

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- - Some changes have been made that - will facilitate generating multiple drivers of the same type. - -

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- - I've put some additional advice and - comments in the notes below in italics. - -

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- You're probably anxious to get going, but you really should read - through the Theory of Operation and - Detailed - Use and Deployment - below. -

-

You must do the following in order to complete your local server:

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    -
  1. -

    - In the local server's project - properties, Application tab, change BOTH the AssemblyName and the - default assembly name to ASCOM.xxx (e.g., ASCOM.SuperScope). - This - may be done by default now. - -

    -
    2. -
  2. -

    - Add one or more driver skeleton - projects using the in-proc templates. You may use either the C# or - VB templates. Project name is not important (not used in ProgID) - choose something like TelescopeDriver. You will be changing the - substituted project name in these projects below. If you ensure that - the LocalServer and all the driver projects have the same NameSpace - e.g. ASCOM.SuperScope the renaming in section 6a will not be - required. -

    -
    3. -
  3. -

    - Develop and debug these driver - projects as normal in-process assemblies. This will be much simpler - because the driver and test code can be debugged in the same - process. -

    -
    4. -
  4. -

    - Build the LocalServer. -

    -
    5. -
  5. -

    - Set a reference to the local - server project in each of the driver skeleton - projects. -

    -
    6. -
  6. -

    In each skeleton driver project:

    -
      -
    1. -

      - Do a Find In Files for the - project name of the skeleton driver (e.g., TelescopeDriver) and - change it to match the project name of your local server (e.g. - SuperScope). You don't have to do this in the ReadMe.html file. - Everywhere else, however, is IMPORTANT. This sets the correct - namespace, progID, etc. If you're a bit more brave, you can use - Replace in Files. - This may not be needed if the correct - namespace and naming conventions have been followed when the - drivers and local server were generated. - -

      -
      2. -
    2. -

      - In project properties, - Application tab, change the assembly name to - ASCOM.localserverprojectname.drivertype, - (e.g., ASCOM.SuperScope.Telescope). -

      -
      3. -
    3. -

      - In project properties, - Application tab, click Assembly Information... -

      -
        -
      • -

        - Assure that Make assembly COM - visible is on (it should already be on). -

        -
        • -
      • -

        - Edit the Product Name to be the - "friendly name" of your driver as will be shown in the - Chooser. - Not used now, use the ServedClassName attribute - instead. - -

        -
        • -
      -
      4. -
    4. -

      - In project properties, Build tab, - turn off Register for COM Interop. -

      -
      5. -
    5. -

      - Modify the driver class declaration to inherit from - ReferenceCountedObjectBase. Examples:
      C#: -

      - 
      -              public class Telescope :
-              ReferenceCountedObjectBase,
-              ITelescope
-
      -

      - VB: -

      - 
      -              Public Class Telescope
-              '==================================
-              Inherits ReferenceCountedObjectBase
-              Implements ITelescope
-              '==================================
-
      -
      6. -
    6. -

      - In driver.cs/driver.vb, remove - the entire ASCOM Registration region -

      -
      7. -
    7. -

      - In driver.cs/driver.vb, remove - the private strings for driver ID and driver description. - They - may be needed internally, and if so should be set from the - associated attributes, ServedClassName for the description and - ProgId for the driver Id. - -

      -
      8. -
    8. -

      - Modify the class attributes by - adding the ServedClassName and ProgID attributes. The - ServedClassName attribute must be the friendly name shown as the - device name in the Chooser and the ProgId the progid of the driver - e.g. ASCOM.SuperScope.Telescope. The class header should look like - this: -

      -

      C#:

      - 
      -              
-                [Guid("0AE8B38D-10A1-4A8D-A5B7-1B050F74B48B")]  // set by the template
-                [ProgId("ASCOM.SuperScope.Telescope")]
-                [ServedClassName ("Super Scope Telescope")]
-                [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
-                public class Telescope : ReferenceCountedObjectBase , ITelescope
-              
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      -
      9. -
    -
    7. -
-

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      -

      VB:

      - 
      -          
-            <Guid(“0AE8B38D-10A1-4A8D-A5B7-1B050F74B48B”)>
-            <ProgId(“ASCOM.SuperScope.Telescope”)>
-            <ServedClassName(“Super Scope Telescope”)>
-            Public Class Telescope
-            '==================================
-            Inherits ReferenceCountedObjectBase
-            Implements ITelescope
-            '==================================
-          
-
      -
    -
-

- Add the following line to the driver - constructor, this sets the driver ID using the ProgId Attribute: -

-
    -
      -

      C#

      - 
      -          
-            s_csDriverID = Marshal.GenerateProgIdForType(this.GetType());
-          
-
      -

      VB:

      - 
      -          
-            s_csDriverID = Marshal.GenerateProgIdForType(Me.GetType())
-          
-
      -
    -
  1. -

    - Unless you're writing a - single-driver hub, you will have two or more driver types (e.g. - Telescope and Focuser) and thus two or more driver assembly projects - added. Presumably, these drivers need to share some resources (e.g. - a single COM port via Helper.Serial). - Put shared resources into - the SharedResources class provided - . There are some examples that - should give a clue, modify and delete these as required. -

    -
    2. -
  2. -

    - A shared serial port is already - provided (see SharedResources.cs) as SharedResources.SharedSerial - and it is an ASCOM Helper Serial object. You may wish to define - additional shared resources in static member variables with public - static accessor properties as is already done for SharedSerial. - Unfortunately, if you are a Visual Basic programmer, you will have - to make these additions in C#. -

    -
    3. -
  3. -

    - If you are writing a hub and don't - need the serial port, in SharedResources.cs you can remove the - public static SharedSerial property, the m_SharedSerial member in - the private data region, and the line in main that initializes it. - If you don't need any other shared resources for your hub, then you - can remove the SharedResources.cs file completely. -

    -
    4. -
  4. -

    - If you modified the LocalServer, - build it again now. This will refresh the stuff that's visible to - the drivers. -

    -
    5. -
  5. -

    - Build the driver skeletons to - verify that you got all of the namespace and other variable changes. -

    -
    6. -
  6. -

    - The local server dynamically loads the driver assemblies from - the same folder as the local server executable.
    -
    During - development, you'll need to add a post-build task to each of your - driver assembly projects which puts a copy of the driver assembly - into the local server executable folder. Here is an example: -

    - 
        copy "$(TargetPath)" "$(SolutionDir)\SuperScope\$(OutDir)\$(TargetFileName)"
    -

    - This assumes that the server project is called “SuperScope”, - and handles using the debug or release build.
    - Note the quotes for - possible path elements with spaces in them. - An alternative is to - set the build path to the required destination instead of the - default path. - -

    -
    7. -
  7. -

    - - Make sure the drivers are - registered through the local server by running it with the /register - parameter, see below for details. - -

    -
    8. -
  8. -

    - IMPORTANT: - With a local server based driver (or hub) it is possible for - multiple clients to control the device(s). It is up to you to - safeguard against abuse. - The sort of thing that's needed is to - have a counter of the number of connections to a device, the - connection is only fully broken when the number of connections is - zero. You may also need code to prevent several drivers from talking - to the hardware at the same time, the lock pattern is useful for - that. - -

    -
    9. -
  9. -

    - You may want to add controls and/or status information to the - main form frmMain of the local server. Please resist the temptation - to turn the local server's main form into a graphical device control - panel. Instead, make a separate application that uses the served - driver(s). A driver is not a program! -

    -
    10. -
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Notes

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  • -

    - The local server handles all of - the registration and unregistration for each of its served driver - classes, including the ASCOM Chooser info and the DCOM/AppID info - needed for activation from TheSky. By running the server from a - command line and giving /register or /unregister as the command line - option, it will register or unregister all served classes - (respectively). - Never use REGASM - on the local server executable! - - This can be done in the - Visual Studio IDE by setting the server project to run as startup - and setting the command line argument to /register in Debug – - Start Options. - -

    -
    • -
  • -

    - When you make the installer for - your local server based driver/hub, do not let it register the - executable for COM. Instead, have it activate the installed local - server with the /register option. -

    -
    • -
  • -

    - The ASCOM registration uses the ServedClassName attribute as - the friendly name that will show in the chooser and the ProgId - attribute as the driver Id. -

    -
    • -
  • -

    - The best deployment way is to install all the files in a - folder that's a sub folder of the main driver, so the SuperScope - driver files will be in the folder ...\ASCOM\Telescope\SuperScope. - This can be done in the Inno script by changing the DefaultDirName - like this:
    - DefaultDirName="{cf}\ASCOM\Telescope\SuperScope"
    then - the files can all be installed with DestDir: {app}; -

    -
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- Theory of Operation -

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- The local server is an executable which can provide multiple - instances of multiple drivers to multiple clients. This capability is - needed for two applications: -

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  • -

    - A hub, which allows multiple - clients to share a single device -

    -
    • -
  • -

    - A device which provides multiple services, such as a - telescope which has a focuser built-in where both the telescope and - focuser are controlled by the same serial connection and different - client programs need to control to the focuser and telescope. -

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    • -
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- By simply dropping suitably developed driver assemblies into the - same folder as the local server executable, the local server will - find them and register them for COM and ASCOM and serve any number of - instances of the drivers' interfaces to any number of client - programs. It does this by locating and loading the driver assemblies, - analysing them to detect their classes and interfaces, and - implementing a class factory that can create instances of them for - clients. -

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- A driver is an assembly which contains a class that implements - one of the ASCOM standard driver interfaces and inherits the - ReferenceCountedObjectBase class of the local server. Apart from - that, driver assemblies are identical to those that are used - in-process (DLL-type). The instructions above detail the steps needed - to convert an in-process driver into one that can be served by the - local server. -

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- The name of the local server is important, so we provide it as a - template from which you can create a local server for your - produce. To make this clear, let's assume that your company AlphaTech - produces a telescope system which contains a microcontroller that is - able to control not only the telescope mount, but also a focuser and - a camera rotator. The mount, focuser, and rotator are all controlled - via commands sent through a common serial line connecting the - computer to the microcontroller, so you need a local server. In - ASCOM, then, you probably want your system to appear as - AlphaTech.Telescope, AlphaTech.Focuser, and AlphaTech.Rotator. Then - you would name the local server AlphaTech. Be sure to give this due - consideration before creating the template, the project name is the - name of your local server. - Is this still correct? I get the - impression that ASCOM.AlphaTech.Server would be OK. - -

-

- The fact that driver classes inherit from the local server's - ReferenceCountedObjectBase class allows the local server to maintain - a reference count on the driver class. If a client creates an - instance of a served driver, the local server automatically starts up - and provides an instance of the class to the client. Once started the - local server can provide additional instances of any of its served - driver classes. If the reference count of all served classes drops to - zero as a result of clients releasing their instances, the local - server will automatically exit. -

-

- Registration services provided include not only the basic COM - class registration, but also DCOM/AppID info needed to use the served - classes from outbound connections from Software Bisque's TheSky. It - also registers the served classes for the ASCOM Chooser. The - "friendly" name of each served driver that appears in the - chooser comes from the driver's ServedClassName attribute. This also - used to identify a driver so that non driver dlls, such as Interop - dlls can be ignored. The COM ProgID for each served driver is - specified in the ProgId attribute - ASCOM.localservername.drivertype, - for example, ASCOM.AlphaTech.Telescope, where AlphaTech is the local - server name and Telescope is the type of the driver. Unregistering - removes all of this information from the system. Specifying the - ProgId as an attribute allows multiple driver assemblies to be - generated using the same source and namespace. This is used to - provide multiple instances of the same driver, each with a different - ProgId and so able to be registered separately. -

-

- Driver DLLs are identified for registering/unregistering because - they contain a type with the ServedClassName attribute. Only these - will be registered for Com and ASCOM. This has changed; in Platform - 5 there was no attribute and the local server attempted to register - all dlls. The new behaviour allows support dlls such as interop dlls - to be included without them being registered incorrectly. There was - also an interim version where the ServedClassName attribute was on - the assembly, not the class. - All these previous versions, and the - new drivers will operate together with Platform 6, the changes are - local to the individual drivers. - -

-

- Detailed Use and Deployment -

-

- Once you have built your local server and the served driver class - assemblies, here's how to use it. To register the served classes, - activate the local server from a shell command line with the option - /register (or /regserver, for VB6 compatibility): -

- 
-      C:\xxx> localserver.exe /register
-
-

- To unregister the local server and its drivers, activate the local - server from a shell command line with the option /unregister (or - /unregserver for VB6 compatibility): -

- 
-      C:\xxx> localserver.exe /unregister
-
-

- When the operating system starts the local server in response to a - client creating one of it's served driver classes, the command option - /embedding is included. The local server's code detects this and sets - a variable that you can use. -

-

- When deploying a hub or set of drivers - with the local server, you'll have to arrange for the local server - and the driver assemblies to be placed together in a folder in the - ASCOM driver folder. Any support files, such as Interop DLLs can be - put in the same fiolder. That's all you need to do, the local server - will find them in the same folder as it is located in. -

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ASCOM Initiative

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-
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- -

-
-

- The ASCOM Initiative consists of a group of astronomy software - developers and instrument vendors whose goals are to promote the - driver/client model and scripting automation. -

-

- See the - ASCOM - web site - for more information. Please participate in the - - ASCOM-Talk - Yahoo Group - . -

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