LDSS3 GUI Documentation

The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science (Carnegie Observatories), Pasadena, CA

Version 3.3

Christoph C. Birk (birk AT carnegiescience DOT edu)

Location of this document: http://instrumentation.obs.carnegiescience.edu/Software/LDSS3/ldssc.html

  • News
  • X11 (v2): Screen Shots and GUI Documentation (deprecated)
  • Aqua (v3): Screen Shots and GUI Documentation
  • LDSS-3 documentation at LCO
  • LDSS3-C Wiki at the University of Chicago
  • LakeShore 325 Manual
  • Communications protocol to the FNAL electronics (PanView)

    News

    2025-02-11: The code has been moved to GitHub

    v3.3.1 (2025-01-03)
  • Fixed the subraster 'minimal' save mode.
    • v3.3/v3.2.5 (2024-12-11)
  • Added the runtime command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • The string 'est' is appended if a non-measured binning/speed combination is active.
    v3.2.4 (2024-02-21)
  • Added the frame command to the TCP/IP interface.
  • Added the 'datapath1' and 'datapath2' commands to the TCP/IP interface.
  • Added the subraster command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.2.3 (2023-09-11)
  • Added the autofocus command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.2.2 (2023-08-30)
  • Added the focus command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.2.1 (2023-06-28)
  • Added the exptype, binning, and object commands to the TCP/IP interface.
  • Fixed a bug in the "N&Shuffle dialog (the binning preset was empty).
    • v3.2 (2023-05-10)
  • Added the aperture, filter, and grism commands to the TCP/IP interface.
    • Also updated the status command to reflect the state of the wheels.

    Release Notes

    Instrument Software Documentation Index

    2005-02-09, Christoph C. Birk, Carnegie Observatories