arcsecond alpaca
arcsecond alpaca [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...Diagnostics for local ASCOM Alpaca devices.
Subcommands
arcsecond alpaca probe— Inspect an Alpaca device read-only.
arcsecond alpaca probe
arcsecond alpaca probe [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...Inspect an Alpaca device read-only.
Subcommands
arcsecond alpaca probe dome— Probe a local Alpaca dome device read-only and write a JSON report.arcsecond alpaca probe telescope— Probe a local Alpaca telescope (mount) device read-only and write a JSON report.
arcsecond alpaca probe dome
arcsecond alpaca probe dome [OPTIONS]Probe a local Alpaca dome device read-only and write a JSON report.
Captures device metadata, SupportedActions, and the behaviour of the legacy CommandString / CommandBool / CommandBlind passthroughs. Useful for figuring out whether a proprietary driver (e.g. TCSGalil) exposes any vendor-specific extension surface beyond the standard ASCOM IDome interface. Local host hints (open ports, COM ProgIDs) are added when HOST is this machine.
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--host HOST | Alpaca server hostname or IP (without scheme). [required] |
--port PORT | Alpaca server TCP port (e.g. 11111). [required] |
--device-number INTEGER | Alpaca device number on the server. [default: 0] |
| `--protocol [http | https]` |
--allow-active | Also send CommandBlind and active-class probes. OFF by default to keep the run safe on real hardware. |
--collect-host-info / --no-host-info | Best-effort local OS hints (open ports, COM ProgIDs matching TCS/Galil), read-only. Collected automatically when HOST is this machine, the only case in which they describe the Alpaca server's host. --collect-host-info forces them for a remote HOST; --no-host-info skips them. |
--output FILE | Where to write the JSON report. Defaults to cwd with a UTC timestamp. |
arcsecond alpaca probe telescope
arcsecond alpaca probe telescope [OPTIONS]Probe a local Alpaca telescope (mount) device read-only and write a JSON report.
Captures device metadata, optics, site, pointing and tracking state, capabilities, CanMoveAxis and AxisRates per movable axis, SupportedActions, and the behaviour of the legacy CommandString / CommandBool / CommandBlind passthroughs. Never moves the mount. Local host hints (open ports, COM ProgIDs) are added when HOST is this machine.
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--host HOST | Alpaca server hostname or IP (without scheme). [required] |
--port PORT | Alpaca server TCP port (e.g. 11111). [required] |
--device-number INTEGER | Alpaca device number on the server. [default: 0] |
| `--protocol [http | https]` |
--allow-active | Also send CommandBlind and active-class probes. OFF by default to keep the run safe on real hardware. |
--collect-host-info / --no-host-info | Best-effort local OS hints (open ports, COM ProgIDs matching TCS/Galil), read-only. Collected automatically when HOST is this machine, the only case in which they describe the Alpaca server's host. --collect-host-info forces them for a remote HOST; --no-host-info skips them. |
--output FILE | Where to write the JSON report. Defaults to cwd with a UTC timestamp. |