==== Hardware drivers ====
Hardware drivers operate through standard interfaces defined in the [[https://ascom-standards.org/About/Basics.htm | ASCOM]] platform.  They appear as objects in the Windows Component Object Model ([[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/component-object-model--com--portal | COM]]).

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-> [[scripting-application| The scripting application]]

<- [[software | Software components]]