MaxDome II x64 ASCOM azimuth reporting

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  1. Casey.christy

    Casey.christy Cyanogen Customer

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    Hello,

    I am in the process of automating activities with the MaxDome II x64 ASCOM driver for one of our observatories. I've noticed with both TheSky Professional and with MaxIm DL, the dome connection has no problem reporting the azimuth to these applications. Typically, the automation scripting for MaxIm DL's/TheSky's functions and the tracking of the mount work well, but there are some scenarios where we need to disconnect the dome from said applications and control it directly through the ASCOM driver.

    Is there documentation of the ASCOM properties used by the MaxDome II x64 ASCOM driver? Even when I attempt to connect with the ASCOM Diagnostics tool, it reports that the properties for Azimuth and Altitude are not implemented (PropertyNotImplementedException). Normally, I would use the Dome.Azimuth to get the dome's azimuth. Is there another property or method that reports the dome's azimuth that I'm not familiar with?

    Regards,
    Casey
     
    Last edited: Oct 29, 2025
  2. Doug

    Doug Staff Member

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    Altitude is not implemented.

    Azimuth definitely IS implemented.
     

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