org.minetti.astrodevice.server.plugin.telescope
Interface UsbEquatorialTelescope

All Superinterfaces:

DeviceDriver

public interface UsbEquatorialTelescope
extends DeviceDriver

Interface for manage an equatorial telescope by USB.

Author:

Jean-Philippe MINETTI

Method Summary

EquatorialTelescopeInfo	getInfo() Returns the device information for equatorial telescope.
long	getMotorValue(EquatorialMotorType motor) Returns the value assigned to the current position of a motor.
void	initMotorValue(long raValue, long decValue) Initializes the values assigned to the current position of RA and DEC motors.
void	setMotorValue(EquatorialMotorType motor, long value) Changes the value assigned to the current position of a motor.

Methods inherited from interface org.minetti.astrodevice.server.plugin.driver.DeviceDriver

close, getPlugin, isOpened, open

Method Detail

getInfo

EquatorialTelescopeInfo getInfo()

Returns the device information for equatorial telescope.

Returns:

Device information for equatorial telescope.

initMotorValue

void initMotorValue(long raValue,
                    long decValue)
                    throws AstroDevicePluginException

Initializes the values assigned to the current position of RA and DEC motors.

Parameters:

raValue - New value assigned to the current position of right ascension motor (RA).

decValue - New value assigned to the current position of declination motor (DEC).

Throws:

AstroDevicePluginException - Exception if an error occurred.

getMotorValue

long getMotorValue(EquatorialMotorType motor)
                   throws AstroDevicePluginException

Returns the value assigned to the current position of a motor.

Parameters:

motor - Motor (RA or DEC).

Returns:

Position value of motor.

Throws:

AstroDevicePluginException - Exception if an error occurred.

setMotorValue

void setMotorValue(EquatorialMotorType motor,
                   long value)
                   throws AstroDevicePluginException

Changes the value assigned to the current position of a motor.

Parameters:

motor - Motor (RA or DEC).

value - New value assigned to the current position of a motor.

Throws:

AstroDevicePluginException - Exception if an error occurred.