I’m using HA for my remote astronomical observatory. I need to find a way for HA to automate the software that runs the telescope mount for the purpose of starting the rig up and shutting it down after an imaging session.
The software that controls the telescope and mount is called TheSkyX by Software Bisque. It has a TCP interface through which javascript commands can be sent to control the rig. I am doing this from the cli with python scripts presently, but would like to have the ability to interact with the rig more cleanly using HA.
Reference for TheSkyX scripting is here: http://www.bisque.com/scriptTheSkyX/
I’m not clear on how I can leverage these scripts in HA. They do rely on imports. Maybe AppDaemon? Something else?
This is just the beginning. I also have to control the roof state (open/closed) and sense what position the roof actually is in.
Not sure where to start on this. Advice is warmly welcome!
Greg