libgs.hardware.RotCtld¶

class libgs.hardware.RotCtld(addr, port, name=None, persist=True, **kwargs)[source]¶

Interface to hamlib rotators using Rotctld

This class will continously poll hamlibs rotctld over TCP and store the position. Requests to get_azel will return this stored position rather than trigger a request to hamlib. This makes the class thread-safe.

Note

For rotators that support the GS232B protocol, use the GS232B class instead of RotCtld. It does not depend on hamlib and is more actively maintained than this class.

Methods

`get_azel`()	Return the most current AZ,EL.
`set_azel`(az, el, args, *kwargs)	Set the AZ, EL

Attributes

Inherited from base class

`azel_err`(az, el)	Returns the error in degrees between the current pointing and a specified az/el
`azel_to_antenna_angles`(pdat[, cont_track_method])	From a table of az/el pointings, compute a new table that minimises the amount of movements while keeping the off-pointing within the antenna beamwidth
`in_pos`([az, el])	Check if antenna is in position.
`stow`([block])	Stow antenna
`BEAMWIDTH`
`MAX_AZ`
`MAX_EL`
`MIN_AZ`
`MIN_EL`
`SLEW_TIMEOUT`
`STOWED_AZ`
`STOWED_EL`
`az`	Return / Set current azimuth
`azel`	Return / Set current (azimuth, elevation).
`cmd_az`	Commanded azimuth position
`cmd_el`	Commanded elevation
`el`	Return / Set current elevation
`name`	Property for getting/setting the radio name.