ASCOM (standard)
Ascom is a set of rules and guidelines that electronic devices use to communicate with each other. It’s like a secret code that different machines can use to talk to each other, so they can work together and do more complicated tasks.
Think of it like a secret language only used by certain groups of people to talk to each other without anyone else understanding them. As long as everyone knows the secret language or code, they can pass along messages and work together.
Similarly, electronic devices like telescopes, cameras, and microscopes all have different ways of communicating with each other. The Ascom standard provides a common language or code that they can all understand and use to work together.
So if you have a telescope and a camera that both use Ascom, you can connect them together and they will understand each other’s signals. This makes it easier for you to take pictures of the stars using your telescope and camera working together.
Think of it like a secret language only used by certain groups of people to talk to each other without anyone else understanding them. As long as everyone knows the secret language or code, they can pass along messages and work together.
Similarly, electronic devices like telescopes, cameras, and microscopes all have different ways of communicating with each other. The Ascom standard provides a common language or code that they can all understand and use to work together.
So if you have a telescope and a camera that both use Ascom, you can connect them together and they will understand each other’s signals. This makes it easier for you to take pictures of the stars using your telescope and camera working together.