MountMonitor comes in a zip file, it has to be unpacked in a directory of your preference, as long as it is not on a network drive.
| File | Description |
|---|
| MountMonitor_[version number]-help.CHM | This file. |
| MountMonitor.jar | The java archive containing all the actual program files. |
| MountMonitor.pref | The preferences file. |
| MountMonitor.bat | The batch file to start MountMonitor for recording. |
| MountMonitor_simAll.bat | The batch file to start MountMonitor in test mode, simulating both mount and seismometer data. |
| MountMonitor_simMount.bat | The batch file to start MountMonitor in test mode, simulating only mount data (so it requires a connected seismometer). |
| MountMonitor_simSeismometer.bat | The batch file to start MountMonitor in test mode, simulating only seismometer data (so it requires a connected mount). |
| commons-net-3.6.jar | Library for NIST-server communication. |
| jacob.jar | Library for java to ASCOM communication (general). |
| jacob-1.19-x64.dll | Library for java to ASCOM communication (64bit). |
| jacob-1.19-x86.dll | Library for java to ASCOM communication (32bit). |
| jSerialComm-2.4.0.jar | Library for serial communication. |
are used to start the application.
starts the program and requires an on-line mount to start functioning. The file
starts the application in test-mode, in which case no mount is required and data is produced internally.
Being written in Java means that MountMonitor will run on all Java supporting platforms. As MountMonitor requires Java to run, a short description is given in
(windows only). The
MountMonitor comes in a zip file, it has to be unpacked in a directory of your preference, as long as it is not on a network drive.