Scripting is supported beginning with version 1.0.565.
The script editor can be activated from Menu->Script editor. If you have a camera connected to digiCamControl then a simple code completion system will help in script writing. This scripting system no longer is improved, it is indicated to use more flexible Tcl Scripting
Here's a simple script example. All it does is take a picture:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<dccscript>
<commands>
<capture/>
</commands>
</dccscript>
A more complicated one: it captures photos 10 times and waits 5 seconds between each capture:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<dccscript>
<commands>
<loop loopcount="10">
<capture/>
<wait time="5"/>
</loop>
</commands>
</dccscript>
bulbcapture
Special command to tigger bulb capture. This command can be used only in manual mode and the camera shutter in Bulb mode.
<bulbcapture capturetime="10" iso="100"/>
capture
Trigger camera photo capture
No parameters used
<capture/>
echo
Write a text to the script output. Useful when debugging a script.
Parameters :
text - the text which should be write to script output
<echo text="message"/>
if
Set a condition when to execute a script section
<if condition="${camera.mode}!=M">
<alert text="Set camera in M mode"/>
</if>
loop
Execute a script section a specified number of times For current loop number the ${loopno} variable can be used Ex. capture 100 photos and wait 5 seconds between shots
<loop loopcount="100">
<capture/>
<wait time="5"/>
</loop>
PHDGuiding
Special command to comunicate with PhD Guiding application.
<phdguiding movetype="move 1"/>
setvariable
Set a value for a script variable. Session variables can be referenced in the current session.
Ex. reset session image counter: <setvariable name="session.counter" value="0"/>
setcamera
Set a value for a camera property
Ex. set connected camera ISO to 200
<setcamera property="iso" value="200"/>
stop Stop the script execution
wait
Halt the script execution for a specified number of seconds
<wait time="5"/>
<wait time="5" for="camera"/>
- wait 5 sec. or until the current camera will be ready
Special variables
${session.
- to access current session elements
$(camera.
- to access current selected camera properties, is read only to set camera properties use <setcamera
${time}
- curent time in HH:mm format
${timelong}
- curent time in HH:mm :SS format
${day}
- current day
${cameraccount}
- current connected camera count