ASCOM Alpaca wrapper for pyobs
This is a pyobs module for wrapping devices accessible via ASCOM Alpaca, a HTTP proxy for ASCOM. It provides telescope, focuser and dome implementations.
Install pyobs-alpaca
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/pyobs/pyobs-alpaca.git
cd pyobs-alpaca
Install it with uv:
uv sync
Alternatively, with plain venv/pip:
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install .
Configuration
This is an example configuration for a telescope:
class: pyobs_alpaca.AlpacaTelescope
name: ASCOM Telescope
server: 1.2.3.4
port: 11111
device_type: telescope
device: 0
wait_for_dome: dome
weather: weather
alive_parameter: Name
And for a focusing unit:
class: pyobs_alpaca.AlpacaFocuser
name: ASCOM Focuser
server: 1.2.3.4
port: 11111
device_type: focuser
device: 0
alive_parameter: Position
And finally, for a dome:
class: pyobs_alpaca.AlpacaDome
server: 1.2.3.4
port: 11111
device_type: dome
device: 0
follow: telescope
weather: weather
Dependencies
- pyobs-core for the core functionality.
- NumPy for array handling.
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