def north(stepsTakenAzi, stepsTakenAlt):
stepsToTakeAzi = 1472 - stepsTakenAzi
if stepsToTakeAzi < 0:
stepperAzi.clockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAzi))
else:
stepperAzi.counterclockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAzi))
stepsToTakeAlt = 128 - stepsTakenAlt
if stepsToTakeAlt > 0:
stepperAlt.counterclockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAlt))
else:
stepperAlt.clockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAlt))
def north(stepsTakenAzi, stepsTakenAlt):
stepsToTakeAzi = 1472 - stepsTakenAzi
if stepsToTakeAzi < 0:
stepperAzi.clockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAzi))
else:
stepperAzi.counterclockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAzi))
stepsToTakeAlt = 128 - stepsTakenAlt
if stepsToTakeAlt > 0:
stepperAlt.counterclockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAlt))
else:
stepperAlt.clockwise(5, abs(stepsToTakeAlt))
shelfDirection['Alt'] = 90
shelfDirection['Azi'] = 0
shelfDirection.close()
while True:
moon = ephem.Moon(gatech) #All angles returned are in radians!
moonAzi = round(moon.az * degrees_per_radian,2)
moonAlt = round(moon.alt * degrees_per_radian,2)
#Stepper
stepsAzimuth = math.floor((moonAzi/360)*stepsPerRev*2.875)
stepsToTakeAzi= stepsAzimuth - stepsTakenAzi
stepsTakenAzi = stepsTakenAzi + stepsToTakeAzi
if stepsToTakeAzi < 0:
stepperAzi.clockwise(5,abs(stepsToTakeAzi))
else:
stepperAzi.counterclockwise(5,abs(stepsToTakeAzi))
augmentedAlt = moonAlt+90 #Makes sure you don't have to work with negatives
stepsToTakeAlt = math.floor((augmentedAlt/180)*256 - stepsTakenAlt) #Altitude percentage times step raange
stepsTakenAlt = stepsTakenAlt + stepsToTakeAlt
if stepsToTakeAlt > 0:#Moves stepper altitude
stepperAlt.counterclockwise(5,abs(stepsToTakeAlt))
else:
stepperAlt.clockwise(5,abs(stepsToTakeAlt))
#Print in Python Shell
print('Moon: altitude: %4.1f deg azimuth: %5.1f deg' %(moonAlt , moonAzi) ,gatech.date,'stepsTakenAzi: %4.1f stepsToTakeAzi: %4.1F ' %(stepsTakenAzi,stepsToTakeAzi) ,'stepsTakeAlt: %4.1f stepsToTakeAlt: %5.1f' %(stepsTakenAlt,stepsToTakeAlt))