What are ASCOM Alpaca and Classic ASCOM? ASCOM stands for Astronomy Common Object Model Primarily a set of simple elegant API specifications for astronomical devces and applications …

Download Center This page lists items that the ASCOM Initiative has made available for download. The ASCOM Platform is required for most of the drivers and other components. It contains a set of …

Documentation Center This section contains downloadable documentation for ASCOM, both Alpaca and COM, as well as conceptual documents that cover both. These documents cover ASCOM theory, …

1. What are ASCOM, Alpaca, and ASCOM COM? ASCOM is the general name for enabling technology based on universal connectivity between astronomy apps/programs and the devices they use. …

This allows ASCOM-based astronomy software to use TheSky (including TPOINT and ProTrack) as a smart telescope controller.It is required for the Paramount mounts, and may be used with TheSky …

Frequently Asked Questions — ASCOM Alpaca and Classic ASCOM COM NOTE: Alpaca is 100% independent of Windows. Nowhere in the Alpaca ecosystem is Windows (or COM) needed. Please …

ASCOM/COM Applications (Windows only) If you haven't yet read the section About ASCOM, you should really go there and read it now. Knowing the basics and design philosophy can save you time …

Blaming "ASCOM" for some problem in a program or driver. "ASCOM" and the "ASCOM Platform" is a set of documentation, tools, and libraries used by many developers.

Interface Standards The ASCOM Interface Standards are published online and in PDF form as the ASCOM Master Interfaces (Alpaca and COM). This is our master implementation- and platform …

Motivation for ASCOM - Why Does it Exist? In the early days of computer-assisted astronomy, devices came with their own "computer control" (usually ASCII over RS-232).One such protocol was the so …