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I like to connect MaximDL_5.08 via an ASCOM_5.5 Focus Driver program to a self constructed focus stepper.

At first: The Focuser works well with my own Windows program, so the StepFocuser is not the problem. I like to connect the step-focuser in order to use Maxim's focus driver feature …
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ASCOM programming - Questions on Astrometric components

Hi, I am writing some astronomy client program using ASCOM (5.5) libraries. I've read through the ASCOM Platform Help File. I am a bit confused regarding the 3 astrometric compone …
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How can I convert code samples between VB.NET and C#?

Someone has provided me with example code and it's not written in the language I understand. Is it possible to convert code between C# and VB.NET? For example, I have been given t …
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How Do I Write an ASCOM Driver?

How do I write a driver for ASCOM? I have drivers installed on my system with their source code, but most are in Visual Basic 6 and that's such an old language. I don't know it eit …
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Icons to use in ASCOM drivers?

In looking for an Icon to use with an ASCOM driver, a lot of the icon sites I have found say that the icons are "free for non-commercial use." Does this mean I am "not supposed" t …
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Extended interface for out-of-proc Telescope class

I've written a driver using the Ascom LocalServer template, and it works just fine so far. But I want to add an extended interface for use by a "private" app. I first added suppo …
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How can I use an Installer Custom Action to register my ASCOM driver

I've been having problems installing my newly-developed ASCOM driver on 64-bit systems. The COM registration doesn't seem to work correctly. It has been suggested that I use an In …
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Why can’t my driver early bind?

I'm trying to create a camera driver using C++. So far everything is good, and it works properly in Conform, except that I get the following error: 12:39:17.458 AccessChecks …
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Should I compile my ASCOM driver for x86, x64 or Any CPU

There is some confusion at the moment around getting ASCOM drivers to work correctly on 64-bit systems and ensuring compatibility with both 32-bit and 64-bit applications. Partly, …
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camera simulator: how to use??

I'd like to connect to the camera simulatro in vb6. I wrote simply this: Dim Cameram As New Camera Private Sub Command1_Click() Text1.Text = Cameram.Connected End Sub and obvi …
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ASCOM Platform: Error in RegCap during build

I downloaded the ASCOM truck. The build succeeded with 8 warnings and a dialog box came up 3 times saying "Microsoft (R) Visual Studio Registry capture utility has stopped working" …
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With What Languages is ASCOM Compatible?

I'm not a .NET or Visual Basic 6 programmer, and really don't want to learn a new language; I already know several. I want to do some automated observing and I am curious, what are …