com.raben.telescope.comm
Class CelestronAuxillaryCommand

java.lang.Object
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public class CelestronAuxillaryCommand

extends java.lang.Object

Celestron Auxillary Hand Controller Commands

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2003/09/08 16:29:53 $

Author:

Vern Raben

Field Summary

static int	DOWN_ARROW Down arrow
static int	RIGHT_ARROW Right arrow
static int	UP_ARROW Up arrow

Constructor Summary

CelestronAuxillaryCommand()
Creates a new instance of CelestronAuxillaryCommand

Method Summary

char[]	altitudeMoveCommand(boolean direction, int rate) Move telescope in altitude same action as pressing up/down arrow on hand control
char[]	altitudeTrackingRateCommand(int trackRate) Get altitude tracking rate command
char[]	azimuthMoveCommand(boolean direction, int rate) Move telescope in azimuth (right ascension if on wedge) same action as as pressing left/right arrow key on hand controller
char[]	azimuthTrackingRateCommand(int trackRate) Get azimuth tracking rate command
char[]	createAuxillaryHandControllerCommand(char destId, char[] cmd, int responseChars) Create auxillary command for hand controller Packet format is 0x50, msglen, destId, msgId, data1, data2, data3, responseChars
char[]	createAuxillaryPcCommand(char destId, char[] cmd, int responseChars) Create auxillary command for pc port Packet format is 0x50, msglen, destId, msgId, data1, data2, data3, responseChars, checksum
double	decodeGpsCoordinate(char[] chars) Decode chars from GPS containing coordinate response string
char[]	gpsDateCommand() Get GPS date command
char[]	gpsLatitudeCommand() Get GPS latitude command
char[]	gpsLinkedCommand() Get GPS linked command
char[]	gpsLongitudeCommand() Get GPS longitude command
char[]	gpsTimeCommand() Get GPS time command
char[]	gpsYearCommand() Get GPS year command

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

RIGHT_ARROW

public static final int RIGHT_ARROW

Right arrow

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Constant Field Values

UP_ARROW

public static final int UP_ARROW

Up arrow

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Constant Field Values

DOWN_ARROW

public static final int DOWN_ARROW

Down arrow

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Constructor Detail

CelestronAuxillaryCommand

public CelestronAuxillaryCommand()

Creates a new instance of CelestronAuxillaryCommand

Method Detail

createAuxillaryHandControllerCommand

public char[] createAuxillaryHandControllerCommand(char destId,
                                                   char[] cmd,
                                                   int responseChars)

Create auxillary command for hand controller Packet format is 0x50, msglen, destId, msgId, data1, data2, data3, responseChars

Parameters:

destId - Address of device

cmd - Character array containg command

responseChars - of response chars expected

Returns:

char array containing command

createAuxillaryPcCommand

public char[] createAuxillaryPcCommand(char destId,
                                       char[] cmd,
                                       int responseChars)

Create auxillary command for pc port Packet format is 0x50, msglen, destId, msgId, data1, data2, data3, responseChars, checksum

Parameters:

destId - Address of device

cmd - Character array containg command

responseChars - of response chars expected

Returns:

char array containing command

gpsYearCommand

public char[] gpsYearCommand()

Get GPS year command

Returns:

char array containing command

gpsDateCommand

public char[] gpsDateCommand()

Get GPS date command

Returns:

char array containing command

gpsTimeCommand

public char[] gpsTimeCommand()

Get GPS time command

Returns:

char array containing command

gpsLinkedCommand

public char[] gpsLinkedCommand()

Get GPS linked command

Returns:

char array containing command

gpsLongitudeCommand

public char[] gpsLongitudeCommand()

Get GPS longitude command

Returns:

char array containing command

gpsLatitudeCommand

public char[] gpsLatitudeCommand()

Get GPS latitude command

Returns:

char array containing command

decodeGpsCoordinate

public double decodeGpsCoordinate(char[] chars)

Decode chars from GPS containing coordinate response string

Parameters:

chars - array Containing response from GPS

Returns:

double angle in degrees

azimuthTrackingRateCommand

public char[] azimuthTrackingRateCommand(int trackRate)

Get azimuth tracking rate command

Parameters:

trackRate - rate in arc seconds per second

Returns:

char array containing encoded command

altitudeTrackingRateCommand

public char[] altitudeTrackingRateCommand(int trackRate)

Get altitude tracking rate command

Parameters:

trackRate - in arc seconds per second

Returns:

char array containg the encoded command

azimuthMoveCommand

public char[] azimuthMoveCommand(boolean direction,
                                 int rate)

Move telescope in azimuth (right ascension if on wedge) same action as as pressing left/right arrow key on hand controller

Parameters:

direction - false = left, true = right

rate - 0 = stop, 1 = slow, 9 = fast

altitudeMoveCommand

public char[] altitudeMoveCommand(boolean direction,
                                  int rate)

Move telescope in altitude same action as pressing up/down arrow on hand control

Parameters:

direction - true = up, false = down

rate - 0 = stop, 1 = slow, 9=fast

Returns:

char array containing command