Exposes tilt and rotation stages control parameters. More...

Enumerations
enum	UnitTarget { UnitTarget::ESP301, UnitTarget::PMC8742 }
	Enumerates the diferent devices acessible via COM/USB ports. More...

Functions
DCS_API void	StartServices (const char esp301_com="COM3", const char pmc8742_usb="104D-4000")
	Starts the COM and USB port services. More...

DCS_API void	StopServices ()
	Stops the COM and USB port services. More...

DCS_API void	IssueGenericCommand (UnitTarget target, DCS::Utils::BasicString full_command)
	Issue a generic command to the specified target. More...

DCS_API DCS::Utils::BasicString	IssueGenericCommandResponse (UnitTarget target, DCS::Utils::BasicString full_command)
	Issue a generic command to the specified target, waiting for a response. More...

Detailed Description

Exposes tilt and rotation stages control parameters.

Enumeration Type Documentation

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Enumerates the diferent devices acessible via COM/USB ports.

Value of components is for identification only. It is not related to the OS COM/USB port id.

Enumerator
ESP301	The ESP301 rotation stage controller target.
PMC8742	The PMC8742 tilt stage controller target.

void DCS::Control::StartServices	(	const char *	esp301_com = `"COM3"`,
		const char *	pmc8742_usb = `"104D-4000"`
	)

Starts the COM and USB port services.

This creates a thread responsible for sending commands for all the targets.

Parameters

esp301_com	The com port (or virtual com port) connecting the pc and the ESP301. Default = "COM3".
pmc8742_usb	The usb vid/pid of the PMC8742 controller. Default = "104D-4000".

Todo:: Create a thread for each target. Allowing for simultaneous operation of the stages.

void DCS::Control::StopServices ( )

Stops the COM and USB port services.

This destroys all the context of COM and USB handles and disables remote connection.