Added support for altitude

MeadeAutostar497/AscomClasses/Telescope.cs

@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ namespace ASCOM.MeadeAutostar497
         {
             get
             {
-                tl.LogMessage("Altitude", "Not implemented");
+                var alt = _telescopeController.Altitude;
-                throw new ASCOM.PropertyNotImplementedException("Altitude", false);
+                tl.LogMessage("Altitude", $"{alt}");
+                return alt;
             }
         }
 

MeadeAutostar497/Controller/ITelescopeController.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.MeadeAutostar497.Controller
         bool AtPark { get; }
         double Azimuth { get; }
         double Declination { get; }
+        double Altitude { get; }
         void AbortSlew();
         void PulseGuide(GuideDirections direction, int duration);
         void Park();

MeadeAutostar497/Controller/TelescopeController.cs

@@ -191,15 +191,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.MeadeAutostar497.Controller
             {
                 var latitude = SerialPort.CommandTerminated( ":Gt#", "#");
 
-                double lat = int.Parse(latitude.Substring(1, 2));
+                return DMSToDouble(latitude);
-                lat = lat + double.Parse(latitude.Substring(4, 2)) / 60;
-                if (latitude.Length == 9)
-                    lat = lat + double.Parse(latitude.Substring(7, 2)) / 60 / 60;
-
-                if (latitude[0] == '-')
-                    lat = -lat;
-
-                return lat;
             }
             set
             {
@@ -220,12 +212,31 @@ namespace ASCOM.MeadeAutostar497.Controller
 
         private double DMSToDouble(string DMS)
         {
-            double l = int.Parse(DMS.Substring(0, 3));
+            if (IsNumeric(DMS[0]))
-            l = l + double.Parse(DMS.Substring(4, 2)) / 60;
+            {
-            if (DMS.Length == 9)
+                double l = int.Parse(DMS.Substring(0, 3));
-                l = l + double.Parse(DMS.Substring(7, 2)) / 60 / 60;
+                l = l + double.Parse(DMS.Substring(4, 2)) / 60;
+                if (DMS.Length == 9)
+                    l = l + double.Parse(DMS.Substring(7, 2)) / 60 / 60;
 
-            return l;
+                return l;
+            }
+
+            double lat = int.Parse(DMS.Substring(1, 2));
+            lat = lat + double.Parse(DMS.Substring(4, 2)) / 60;
+            if (DMS.Length == 9)
+                lat = lat + double.Parse(DMS.Substring(7, 2)) / 60 / 60;
+
+            if (DMS[0] == '-')
+                lat = -lat;
+
+            return lat;
+        }
+
+        private bool IsNumeric(char c)
+        {
+            char[] nums = new[] {'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'};
+            return nums.Contains(c);
         }
 
         public double SiteLongitude
@@ -339,6 +350,17 @@ namespace ASCOM.MeadeAutostar497.Controller
             }
         }
 
+        public double Altitude {
+            get
+            {
+                var result = SerialPort.CommandTerminated(":GA#", "#");
+                //:GA# Get Telescope Altitude
+                //Returns: sDD* MM# or sDD*MM’SS#
+                //The current scope altitude. The returned format depending on the current precision setting.
+                return DMSToDouble(result);
+            }
+        }
+
         public void AbortSlew()
         {
             SerialPort.Command("#:Q#");