Installing

To install ioptron-for-python simply use pip, this will handle all dependencies:

pip install ioptron-for-python

Optionally but recommended, install it inside an environment, e.g. for Linux users:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Then, run pip.

Usage Example

Here is a simple code to get device model number and set the date and time:

#port = "/dev/ttyUSB0"  # Linux like
#port = "COM2"          # Windows like

mount = Ioptron(port=port)
mount.init_serial(timedate=True)  # initialize serial and set time-date
print(mount.mount_model, mount.exec.read.mount_model)
mount.close_serial()

There are 3 options to retrieve a command:

• Without exec: This will get the command string itself. No executed action will be sent to the mount.

  • Example: mount.move_north.

• With exec: This command will fast-execute the command. This means no output will be read.

  • Example: mount.exec.move_north.

• With exec.read: This command will execute and will retrieve the output the mount sends through the RS-232 connection.

  • Example: mount.exec.read.move_north.

Commands with arguments use the same logics. Just add the arguments as parameters:

mount.exec.moving_rate(9)

For a working example see Driver_Example.