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how to move scope to target from indi_setprop

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Let's just say the scope is parked, by this I mean that the counter weight bar is horizontal and the scope is also horizontal.
For example the picture below (this is not my scope):


What command should I issue from the command line to deploy the scope into a home position which is for example pointing at Polaris using indi_setprop please?
Assuming the scope is marked as "un-parked".


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Stephane
Last edit: 9 years 1 month ago by Gonzothegreat. Reason: SOLVED
9 years 2 months ago #2834

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Assuming EQMod driver, how about:
indi_setprop 'EQMOD Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA;DEC=$LST;$LAT'

Where $LST is your local sidereal time and $LAT your latitude ?
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doesn't seem to have any effect.

root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# LST=2.8486459794111809174
root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# LAT=89.33418141002850632
root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# indi_setprop -h 192.168.0.104 'EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA;DEC=$LST;$LAT'

The scope is not moving.

root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# indi_getprop -h 192.168.0.104 | grep EOD
EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA=4.1700866369800522193
EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.DEC=52.809420959249777638
EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA=4.1700866369800522193
EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.DEC=52.809420959249777638
root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev#
9 years 2 months ago #2838

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$LST and $LAT should be numbers, that is, you should replace them with your current LST and LAT. For me now:

LST: 10:38
LAT:29.1

So

indi_setprop 'EQMOD Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA;DEC=10:38;29.1

in my case
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9 years 2 months ago #2839

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I have tested it, and it works quite well.
From my location, used the calculator "Horizontal Coordinates" to find out where Dubhe was and put it on the command line
root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# indi_setprop -h 192.168.0.150 'EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA;DEC=11:04:40.47;61:39:52.17'
root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# 
root@raspberrypi:/home/observatory-dev# indi_getprop -h 192.168.0.150 | grep EOD
EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.RA=11.078848918279460278
EQMod Mount.EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD.DEC=61.664350561454192245

The scope moved to and centered Dubhe in the crossair.
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