==== Software components ====
<a2s>
.-------------------------------------------------.
|  Hardware drivers                               |
| .---------------------------------------------. |
| | Mount                                       | |
| | Focuser                                     | |
| | Filter-wheel                                | |
| | Camera                                      | |
| '---------------------------------------------' |
|                                                 |
|  Scripting application                          |
| .---------------------------------------------. |
| | Typically a Windows desktop application     | |
| | (GUI point-and-click)                       | |
| '---------------------------------------------' |
|                                                 |
|  Specialized astronomical utilities             |
| .---------------------------------------------. |
| | FITS file handling                          | |
| | Plate-solve                                 | |
| | Autofocus                                   | |
| | Target scheduling                           | |
| '---------------------------------------------' |
'-------------------------------------------------'
</a2s>
-> [[hardware-drivers | Hardware drivers]]

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