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TCS commands that can be issued through the ICS

acquire                  the same as the AQUIRE PROBE command of the TCS
add                      
agoff                    does TCS command AUTOGUIDE OFF, then AGSTOP
agon                     does TCS command GUIDE, waits a bit, then AUTOGUIDE ON
autostop                 does TCS command AGSTOP
autowait                 does TCS command AGWAIT
aperture
autoguide                the same as the AUTOGUIDE ON command of the TCS
field
focus                    
gocat                    
guide
next
object                   the same as the SOURCE command of the TCS
offset                   
park
point
Never issue the FOCUS command two consecutive times with the same value, as the ICS will time out for 3 minutes. At the TCS User Interface you can issue the command as many times as you like.


Here are some ICS short cuts

tcs <command>                 is a synonym for:    cmd TCS USER <command>
tcs "<lots of parameters>"    is a synonym for:    cmd TCS USER "<lots of parameters>"




1999-11-12