AutoPA Update

Author: Cameron Tetford

Software/Addons/AutoPA/altaz.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import re
 
 def altaz(axis, errorvalue, serialport):
-	if not re.match(r"^[-+]?([0-9]*\.[0-9]+|[0-9]+)$", errorvalue):
+	if not re.match(r"^[-+]?([0-9]*\.[0-9]+|[0-9]+)$", str(errorvalue)):
 		print("Error value not valid")
 		return
 
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ def altaz(axis, errorvalue, serialport):
 		return
 
 	#print(command) #For debugging
-
 	ser = serial.Serial(serialport, 57600, timeout = 1)
-	#commandToSend = ':Sr16:00:00#:MS#'
 	ser.write(str(commandToSend).encode())
 	return
 

Software/Addons/AutoPA/polaralign.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def polarcalibrate(mylat, mylong, myelev):
 	#iers.conf.auto_max_age = None
 
 	#Create location object based on lat/long/elev
-	observing_location = EarthLocation(lat=mylat*u.deg, lon=mylong*u.deg, height=177*u.m)
+	observing_location = EarthLocation(lat=mylat*u.deg, lon=mylong*u.deg, height=myelev*u.m)
 
 	p1RA = input("Enter first RA value in 00h00m00.0s format: ")
 	p1DEC = input("Enter first DEC value in 00d00m00.0s format: ")
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ def polarcalibrate(mylat, mylong, myelev):
 mylong = float(sys.argv[2])
 
 #Elevation in meters
-myelev = sys.argv[3]
+myelev = float(sys.argv[3])
 
 polarcalibrate(mylat, mylong, myelev)