TCSP60 Command List

The following list describes the commands and parameters available for the TCSP60 module
All the listed commands MUST begin with the prefix TCS or TCSP60 . The system is case INSENSITIVE.
The meaning of the simbology is:
< > : holds a parameter which is necesarry (mandatory)
[ ] : holds a parameter which is optional
|    : separates possible values for an enumerated type.

Command prefix: TCSP60

1.- Generic TCS commands

<START | CONNECT>
description
Starts the module, causing it to try connecting to the TCS

return value
DONE on success,
ERROR: <error message> [error code] on failure


<SHUTDOWN | DISCONNECT>
description
Disconnects and shutss down the module

return value
DONE on success,
ERROR: <error message> [error code] on failure


STATE
description
return the status of the module itself: whether it is connected ot not, if there is a module error, etc.

return value
Some message according to the present state, on success.
ERROR: <error message> [error code] on failure


INFO
description
returns general information (basically the kind of headers info), like UT, RA, DEC, AIRMASS, etc.
This is a wrapper to the P60's specific ?STATUS  command (see P60 command set)

return value
Returns the basic information for being added to the headers, like RA, DEC, UT, AIRMASS, etc.


FOCUSOFF <value>
description
Asks the TCS to offset the focus by the specified amount
This is a wrapper to the P60's specific ADJFOCUS  command (see P60 command set)

return value
DONE on success,
ERROR: <error message> [error code] on failure


OFFSET <RAvalue> <DECvalue>
description
Ask the TCS to affset the telescope position  on the RA and DEC values specified
This is a wrapper to the specific P60's MOVE  command (see P60 command set)

return value
DONE on success,
ERROR: <error message> [error code] on failure


2.- P60 command set

Any command diferent than the local ones described above, will be passed straigh to the P60 TCS. This, then, is  the complete list of commands accepted by the P60 TCS  itself. The full list of commands will be published soon.