GoAlpaca

Go implementation of Alpaca related devices and protocol

Task List

• TUI implementation, perhaps also script interface (simple CLI).
• Simulator Devices (based on existing Alpaca Simulators).
• Persistance for DeviceTree; save restore server config and/or state.
• USB scan
• Drivers for:
  • Prima Luce Lab
    • Sesto Senso Focuser
    • Eagle Hardware (interface functions such as switches, labels, temperature and powerconsumption)
  • Celestion Mount (EDGE 8 Handcontroller)
  • Camera ZWO

Reference Material

• https://www.ascom-standards.org/api/
• https://ascom-standards.org/AlpacaDeveloper/Index.htm
• https://ascom-standards.org/AlpacaDeveloper/ASCOMAlpacaAPIReference.html
• https://github.com/ASCOMInitiative/ASCOM.Alpaca.Simulators
• https://www.wireshark.org/#download
• https://gin-gonic.com/en/docs/
• https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/web-service-gin
• https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea

Start on device interface for focuser, run against simulator, then reverse engineer a driver.

Tools for scanning usb, and UDP discover ... debug tools.