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Windows Alnitak Astrosystems Controller
application Installation
This application was developed using Microsoft Visual Studio C# 2005. It requires the
user’s PC to have Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP1 installed before it can be used. The Flat-Man
installer will do that for you if necessary. Your PC must be connected to the web for this
to be successful. If Microsoft Internet Explorer™ is your default browser the installation
will be done from within the browser. You can also use other browsers but you will need
to save the .NET installer and then run it outside of the web browser.
Using the command line application, AACmd.exe
This is a command line application for controlling Flip-Flat, Flat-Man and Flat-Man XL.
The Windows application must be closed before the AACmd.exe application can be run.
From the command prompt type "<path>/AACmd" followed by a COM port
number and a command and, optionally a switch (where the path points to the installation
directory).
The (case insensitive) single letter commands are:
A
find all Alnitak devices and the COM ports they are associated with
C
close
(works with Flip-Flat only)
O
open
(works with Flip-Flat only)
L
turn on light
D
turn off light
Bxxx set brightness. Can be a 1,2, or 3 digit number between 0-255
G
get brightness from device
V
get AACmd.exe version number
F
get device firmware version number
S
silent: issue command and close window immediately after command has
completed. If this command is not used the console window displays for 3 seconds.
