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# domedaemon_baader
**domedaemon_baader** is a daemon that controls a [**Baader
Planetarium**](https://www.baader-planetarium.com/) all‑sky dome via a serial line. It provides a
TCP/UNIX socket interface for clients, integrates with a weather proxy to enforce safety rules, and
generates a FITS‑style header file with current dome status and weather sensor data.
---
## Features
- **Dome open/close** – fully open or close the dome
- **Stop movement** – immediately stop any ongoing dome motion
- **Weather sensor integration** – reads rain/cloud status from the dome’s internal sensor
- **Error reporting** – reports rain, timeout, and power‑loss error codes
- **Weather proxy integration** – automatically closes the dome and blocks opening when external
weather is bad or data is stale
- **Manual override** – via `SIGUSR1` (forbid) / `SIGUSR2` (allow) signals
- **FITS header file** – writes current dome state and weather sensor status into a FITS‑style
header file (e.g., for later use by image processing pipelines)
- **Network interface** – supports both INET (TCP) and UNIX domain sockets
- **Daemon mode** – forks, writes PID file, restarts child on crash
---
## Command‑line options
| Option | Argument | Default | Description |
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `-h`, `--help` | – | – | Show help |
| `-d`, `--serialdev` | *path* | – | Full path to serial device (e.g. `/dev/ttyS1`) |
| `-n`, `--node` | *string* | – | Node specification: IP, `name:IP`, or path for UNIX socket. For anonymous UNIX socket use `\0path` or `@path`. |
| `-l`, `--logfile` | *path* | – | Full path to log file |
| `-u`, `--unixsock` | – | 0 | Use UNIX socket instead of INET |
| `-v`, `--verbose` | – | 0 | Increase verbosity (each `-v` adds 1 level; 0: only errors, 1: +warnings, 2: +messages, 3: +debug info) |
| `-p`, `--pidfile` | *path* | `/tmp/domedaemon.pid` | PID file path |
| `-H`, `--headerfile` | *path* | `/tmp/dome.fits` | Output file for FITS‑style header |
| `-N`, `--domename` | *name* | `Baader` | Dome name inserted into the header |
| `-b`, `--baudrate` | *speed* | 9600 | Serial baud rate |
| `-T`, `--sertmout` | *microseconds* | 5000 | Serial read timeout (µs) |
| `-m`, `--maxclients` | *number* | 2 | Maximum number of simultaneously connected clients |
---
## Socket protocol
The daemon listens for text‑based commands on the configured socket. Each command returns one or
more lines of output, terminated by newline (`\n`).
### Commands
| Command | Description | Example |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| `open` | Fully open dome (only if weather permits and observations not forbidden) | `open` |
| `close` | Fully close dome | `close` |
| `stop` | Immediately stop dome movement | `stop` |
| `status` | Get dome status and temperatures | `status` → (see example below) |
| `weather` | Get weather sensor status | `weather` → `weather=good` |
| `dtime` | Return server’s current UNIX time (seconds with milliseconds) | `dtime` → `UNIXT=1704067200.123` |
| `help` | Show available commands (default handler) | `help` |
Each setter returns an `OK` answer in case of success or error code like `BADVAL` for bad value of
setter.
### Example `status` response
```
status=opened
measuret=1704067200.123
error=closed@timeout@powerloss
FORBIDDEN
BADWEATHER
errored_command=open
```
- `status` can be `opened`, `closed`, `intermediate` or `unknown`.
- `measuret` is the time when the status was last read from the hardware.
- `error` appears when the dome reports an error. It encodes up to three flags:
- `closed` – base error (dome closed due to error)
- `@rain` – rain sensor triggered
- `@timeout` – watchdog timeout
- `@powerloss` – power loss detected
- `FORBIDDEN` appears when observations have been manually disabled (`SIGUSR1`).
- `BADWEATHER` appears when weather proxy reports unsafe conditions.
- `errored_command` shows the last command that failed.
---
## Weather integration
The daemon retrieves external weather data via the **weather_proxy** shared memory interface
(`get_weather_data()`).
Safety rules:
- If `weather.forceoff`, `weather.rain`, or `weather.weather > WEATHER_BAD` → dome is closed and opening is blocked.
- If the weather data is older than **300 seconds** (`WEATHER_LOST`) → treated as lost communication → dome is closed and blocked.
- When weather becomes good again, the daemon automatically resets the `BADWEATHER` flag and allows normal operation.
The weather is polled every **5 seconds** (`T_INTERVAL`).
---
## Dome‑internal weather sensor
The daemon also reads the dome’s built‑in weather sensor via the `d#ask_wea` command.
Possible states:
- `0` → `good` (no rain/clouds)
- `1` → `rain/clouds`
- other → `unknown`
This status is written into the FITS header as `DOMEWEAT`.
---
## Signal handling
| Signal | Effect (in child process) |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `SIGUSR1`| Forbid observations – close dome and block open |
| `SIGUSR2`| Allow observations – remove manual block |
| `SIGTERM`| Stop the daemon and remove PID file |
| `SIGINT` | Same as `SIGTERM` |
| `SIGQUIT`| Same as `SIGTERM` |
---
## FITS header file
The daemon writes a text file (default `/tmp/dome.fits`) with **FITS‑like** keyword/value pairs.
The file is updated every polling cycle (every 5 seconds) and can be used by external pipelines to
record dome state.
Example content:
```
OPERATIO= 'FORBIDDEN' / Observations are forbidden
DOME = 'Baader' / Dome manufacturer/name
DOMESTAT= 'closed' / Dome status
DOMEWEAT= 'good' / Dome weather sensor status
DOMEECOD= 0 / Dome error code: Rain|Watchdog|Power
TDOMMEAS= 1779091627.907 / Measurement time: 2026-05-18 11:07:07
```
The `OPERATIO` keyword appears only when observations are manually forbidden via `SIGUSR1`.
The file is created atomically using `mkstemp()` + `rename()`.
---
## Building and dependencies
### Dependencies
- [libusefull_macros](https://github.com/eddyem/snippets_library) – common macros and helpers
- [libweather_proxy](https://github.com/eddyem/small_tel/tree/master/Daemons/weather_proxy) – shared memory weather data
- `pthread`, `libc`
### Build
```bash
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/eddyem/small_tel.git
cd small_tel/Daemons/domedaemon_baader
make
```
The resulting binary is `domedaemon`.
### Installation
Copy the binary to a suitable location (e.g. `/usr/local/bin`).
It is recommended to run the daemon as a system service (using init script, e.g. in `/etc/local.d/`)
so that it starts automatically at boot.
---
## Usage example
Start the daemon with a TCP local-only socket and weather‑aware header:
```bash
domedaemon -d /dev/ttyS2 -l /var/log/telescope/domedaemon.log -vv \
-n localhost:55555 -H /tmp/dome.fitsheader
```
Connect to the socket using `socat`, `nc` or my [`tty_term`](https://github.com/eddyem/tty_term):
```bash
nc localhost 55555
> status
```
Send `SIGUSR1` to forbid observations (e.g. before maintenance):
```bash
killall -USR1 domedaemon
```
Don't send signals USR1/USR2 to father process (its PID stored in pidfile): it simply ignores them.
Send them by `killall` to both processes, or by `kill` to daughter process.
---
## Notes
- The serial protocol is specific to Baader Planetarium hardware. Commands such as `d#opendom`, `d#closdom`, `d#stopdom`, `d#get_dom`, `d#ask_wea`, and `d#warning` are hard‑coded in `commands.h`.
- The dome returns numerical values:
- Position codes: `1111` = fully opened, `2222` = fully closed, anything else = intermediate.
- Weather codes: `0` = good, `1` = rain/clouds, other = unknown.
- Error codes are bit‑encoded: `1` = rain, `10` = timeout, `100` = power loss.
- The daemon polls the dome every **5 seconds** (`T_INTERVAL`). During that interval it also processes client requests and checks external weather.
- If the serial device becomes unresponsive, the status will show `unknown` and the header will not be updated.
---
## License
**GNU General Public License v3.0** or later.
See the `LICENSE` file in repository's root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/> for details.

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