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Nexus-II User Manual
Communication Protocols
Astro Devices Protocol
The following table lists the main command set supported by Nexus DSC
communication protocol.
Command
Description
Example of input
Returns
V
or
V
Return the firmware version
information
V
Astro Devices Nexus v1.0
<CR>
R# #
<CR>
or
R#
<tab>
#
<CR>
Set encoders’ resolution.
Please note that the values set
are not saved into flash
memory and will be reset upon
a power cycle.
R10000
<tab>
9000
<CR>
R
Z# #
<CR>
or
Z#
<tab>
#
<CR>
Set encoders’ resolution
Please note that the values set
are not saved into flash
memory and will be reset upon
a power cycle.
Z10000 9000
<CR>
*
I# #
or
I#
<tab>
#
<CR>
Set initial encoders’ positions
I0
<tab>
0
<CR>
R
Q
Query encoders’ positions
Q
+1888 -2190
<CR>
H
or
r
Query encoders’ resolutions
H
8192 8192
<CR>
A<0|1>_<RA >_<Dec><cr>
Align on an object. Please note
that the coordinates should be
using epoch 2000 if Nexus is
used with ServoCat.
A0_45.123_78.245<cr>
Y - success
E - error
T_<0|90><cr>
Initial telescope alignment at 0
degrees (horizontal) or at 90
degrees (vertical)
AI_0<cr>
Y - success
E - error
O
Release shutter
O<cr>
o
Close shutter
o<cr>
F
Activate ‘focus’
F<cr>
f
Deactivate ‘focus’
f<cr>
<CR>
Query the current position. The
current position will be valid
only once the star alignment is
performed
<CR>
12.345_67.890<CR>
Where
<CR>
- carriage return (or ‘Enter’) character with a decimal value of 13
<tab>
- tab character with a decimal value of 9.
_
- space character with a decimal value of 32.
Nexus-II Configuration Protocol
Nexus-II can be configured to operate in different modes. The configuration is
performed by communicating with Nexus-II using TCP/IP port number 4070.
Each command has the following syntax:
<set/get>_<parameter 1>[_<parameter 2>]_<value><CR>
Nexus-II will send back the value requested or ‘OK” in case of a ‘set’ command.
The returned packet will be equal ‘ERR’ in case of invalid requests. The return
packets are always terminated with <CR>.
The following table lists all command parameters:
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