Config Server
Get and set values in the config server via the command line
Overview
The pocs config
command offers some basic ways to interact with the mount, mostly to be used while testing or as a backup if something goes wrong.
Commands
get
get
Get a value from the configration. The values are separate by dot syntax, as explained in Getting and setting config entries.
(conda-pocs) panoptes@panoptes pocs config get mount
{'brand': 'ioptron',
'commands_file': 'ioptron/v310',
'driver': 'panoptes.pocs.mount.ioptron.cem40',
'model': 'cem40',
'serial': {'baudrate': 115200, 'port': '/dev/ttyUSB0', 'timeout': 0.0},
'settings': {'max_tracking_threshold': 99999,
'min_tracking_threshold': 100,
'non_sidereal_available': True,
'park': {'dec_direction': 'north',
'dec_seconds': 15,
'ra_direction': 'west',
'ra_seconds': 15},
'update_tracking': False}}
(conda-pocs) panoptes@panoptes pocs config get mount.serial.port
'/dev/ttyUSB0'
set
set
Used for setting values. If successfully set, the key and value are returned.
(conda-pocs) panoptes@panoptes pocs config set mount.serial.port "/dev/ttyUSB0"
{'mount.serial.port': '/dev/ttyUSB0'}
setup
setup
Runs the setup wizard.
(conda-pocs) panoptes@panoptes pocs config setup
Setting up configuration for your PANOPTES unit.
This will overwrite any existing configuration. Proceed? [y/N]: y
Enter the base directory for POCS [/home/panoptes/pocs]:
Enter the user-friendly name for this unit [Generic PANOPTES Unit]: Alcyone
Enter the PANOPTES ID for this unit. If you don't have one yet just use the default. [PAN000]: PAN021
Enter the latitude for this unit, e.g. "19.5 deg" [19.54 deg]:
Enter the longitude for this unit, e.g. "-154.12 deg" [-155.58 deg]:
Enter the elevation for this unit. Use " ft" or " m" for units, e.g. "3400 m" or "12000 ft" [3400.0 m]:
Enter the timezone for this unit [Pacific/Honolulu]:
Enter the GMT offset for this unit [-600]:
restart
restart
Restart the config (supervisorctrl
) service. Use if values in config file have changed or if getting errors with the other commands.
(conda-pocs) panoptes@panoptes pocs config restart
Configuration
The config server is the config. 😏 See Configuration for details on setting up the configuration the first time.
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