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Updated April 15th 2008

LesveDome Distribution and Registration policy.

LesveDome is a shareware with a free trial of 60 days. During this period you will be able to complete your Dome Automation project and you will receive the needed support. My LesveDome development activity is not commercial. This service is given with pleasure.

To activate the free trial period, you have to send me (pierredeponthiere@gmail.com) your "Local Code" which is displayed once you start the LesveDome driver. As soon as I receive your "Local Code", I will send you a trial Registration code. Enter this registration code and LesveDome driver will be fully operational.
Without the trial registration code, LesveDome driver disables calls to the K8500 Velleman module.

To obtain an Unlimited Registration Code make a payment of 30 Euros (about 40 USD) and send me your "Local Code". If for any reasons you switch to another PC running LesveDome, send me the new "Local Code" and you will receive the permanent registration code.

Long term issues
In the long term, when LesveDome driver will be obsolete and no more supported, I commit myself to release a last revision without registration key. But it's still possible that something wrong happens to me!
To cope this issue, each time a new revision is released, a copy without registration key is deposited to my trustee friend Max Mirot maxmirot@charter.net In this worst case Max has accepted to release it on the Yahoo LesveDome group.

For the license fee payment, click on the "PayPal" image, you will be directed to secure PayPal website.
You can use Visa. MasterCard or your PayPal account.

LesveDome driver (V5.0.17) released on August 27th 2008

This version tries to restart Velleman module in case of problems and is more verbose in the log file "LesveDomeErrorFile.txt"
Send me this file, in order to be able to analyse the problem.

To download click on following link LesveDome 5 0 17 Setup.exe

LesveDome driver (V5.0.13) released on June 1st 2008
This version creates a log file "LesveDomeErrorFile.txt" in directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\ASCOM\Dome
If you encounter problems, open the "Traffic window" in main LesveDome window, all traffic will be saved in the LesveDomeErrorFile.txt.
Send me this file, in order to be able to analyse the problem.

To download click on following link LesveDome 5 0 13 Setup.exe

LesveDome driver (V5.0.10) released on April 15th 2008
- The installation program has been improved to avoid some problems with installation. The main program LesveDome.exe has not be changed in this version.
- The Help file lesvedome.chm now includes tips for the choice of power supply. A specific interface for Sirius domes is described.

To download click on following link LesveDome 5 0 10 Setup.exe

LesveDome driver (V5.0.9) released on March 22th 2008
- This new version requires that the latest version of ASCOM Platform V5.0 is installed. Update your Ascom platform from http://ascom-standards.org/

New features:

Help file is provided C:\Program Files\Common Files\ASCOM\Dome\lesvedomedriver.chm
Help file has been improved and provide specific information for EXPLORADOME users

Troubles with Regional Settings in Registration process have been fixed

While opening/closing shutter the remaining time is displayed

Latest version of Velleman driver K8055D.dll is installed automatically

A SWITCH class has been implemented, now it's possible from an external program to Turn ON/OF the Telescope. (see provided Help file)

Now it's possible to change the dome image on main window.

To download click on following link

LesveDome 5 0 9 Setup.exe

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LesveDome driver (V5.0.3)
- A synthetic schematic of motor control has been suggested by Charles Harrow. Schematic.pdf
The software version V 5.0.3 is compatible with this new schematic and remains also compatible with older schematic.

- Help file has been updated in accordance.

To download click on following link
LesveDome 5 0 3 Setup.exe

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New features of LesveDome driver (V5.0.2)

To download click on following link
LesveDome 5 0 2 Setup.exe

- The driver has been updated to be also fully compatible with the new release of ASCOM Platform V5.0.
As this Ascom platform is still in beta test for developers, continue to use the ASCOM Platform 4.1.
Ascom platform is available at http://ascom-standards.org/downloads.html

- The LesveDome driver is provided with it's own installer.
To install the driver, you have just to download and execute "LesveDome Setup.exe".
To uninstall the driver, use the "Add or Remove Programs" utility provided in the Windows "Control Panel".
To install a future new version you will not need to uninstall the previous one.

- A classical Help is provided. While focus is on LesveDome window click F1 keyboard key to access the Help file.

- The Shutter operation can take place when dome is at Park, Home or Any positions. User selectable in Setup.

- The dome diameter can be determined by a 360 degree rotation, click "Estimate Dome Diameter" button.

- Other small corrections.

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Ascom Client and Host

This software remains a freeware.

If your system does not include "mswinsck.ocx" file, the procedure to get it is provided in the following zipfile.

mswinsck.zip

AscomClientHostV004.zip dated 2005-12-05

On the Host side, you can disable unused objects (Scope, Dome or Focuser)

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AscomClientHostV003.zip dated 2005 11 30

more robust implementation