stella.telescope

Interface TelescopeDriver

All Superinterfaces:

DerotatorAccessible, Driver, FocusAccessible, Initializable, OffsetAccessible, PointingAccessible

All Known Subinterfaces:

PilarDriver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPilarDriver, AbstractRpcTelescope, GregorDriver, OpenPilarSocket, OpenPilarSocket.PilarTest, Pilar3Socket, Pilar3Socket.PilarTest, VattDriver

public interface TelescopeDriver
extends Driver, DerotatorAccessible, FocusAccessible, OffsetAccessible, PointingAccessible

A generic interface describing the essential functionality a telescope must provide to work as an astronomical telescope. Further subclasses may be specified for increased performance. Note that very simple telescope might even only provide a subset of these commands, this interface is a compromise between what you expect on a telescope and what is essentially necessary.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	commenceAbort() Aborts all active commands.
boolean	commenceInit() Initializes the telescope.
boolean	commencePark() Parks the telescope.

Methods inherited from interface io.Driver

close, getDriverName, isOpen, open

Methods inherited from interface util.Initializable

init

Methods inherited from interface stella.telescope.DerotatorAccessible

commenceDerotator, commenceDerotatorOffset

Methods inherited from interface stella.telescope.FocusAccessible

commenceFocus, commenceFocusOffset

Methods inherited from interface stella.telescope.OffsetAccessible

commenceAbsoluteOffset, commenceAbsoluteOffset, commenceGuiding, commenceRelativeOffset, commenceRelativeOffset

Methods inherited from interface stella.telescope.PointingAccessible

commenceMove, commenceMove, commenceMoveAzAlt, commenceTracking

Method Detail

commenceInit

boolean commenceInit()
              throws IOException,
                     TimeoutException

Initializes the telescope.

Throws:

IOException

TimeoutException

commencePark

boolean commencePark()
              throws IOException,
                     TimeoutException

Parks the telescope.

Throws:

IOException

TimeoutException

commenceAbort

boolean commenceAbort()
               throws IOException,
                      TimeoutException

Aborts all active commands.

Throws:

IOException

TimeoutException