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v2.4.1 (2017-02-22)

Screen Shots and Software Documenation

Configuration Window

Observer: [edit] : observer's name

CCD: [menu] : {online,simulator}

simulator: for tests with no dewar
online: dewar electronics are connected and running

Overscan: number of overscan pixels at the end of the readout line.

Biaslines: number of bias lines after the CCD lines.

CCD-Host: hostname of computer that is running the 'CCDserver'

Mechanics: [menu] :

simulator: for tests with no instrument connected
online: B&C mechanics and electronics connected and running

Telescope: [menu] :

Simulator: TCS simulator
DuPont: duPont TCS

[menu] : telescope status

online: TCS (or simulator) is running
offline: do not communicate with TCS

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B&C Camera/Instrument Window

ExpTime: sets the exposure time (1..8200 seconds)

Loops: number of exposures per sequence

ExpType: sets the exposure type

{ Object, Bias, Dark, Flat }

Readout: sets the readout mode

{ Full, Subraster }

Binning: sets the binning for the X,Y directions

{ 1, 2, 3, 4 }

Decker: move the Decker

Prism: move the Prism

Lamps: turn on/off the calibrations lamps.

Object: OBJECT value in the FITS header

Comment: COMMENT value in the FITS header

Start: starts a loop sequence of Loops exposures

Snap: takes a single exposure in 4x4 binning.

After the exposure the previous settings are automatically restored

File: next file name number (ccdNNNN.fits)

Pause: close the shutter and stop the exposure timer

Resume: open the shutter and re-start the exposure timer

Abort: aborts the current readout (frame will be lost)

Stop: stops the current exposure, the shutter closes and the readout will start immediately.

Speed: sets the readout speed/gain combination

Disk: disk status (fuller of the two disks)

Dewar Status

Displays the temperatures and heater currents of the DSP control loop.

Quick-Look Tool

Left mouse button: moves the Magnifier window.

Right mouse button: adjusts the contrast and level of the color map (SAOimage, DS9).

Cursor keys: moves the Magnifier window by 1 pixel.

Holding down the Shift or Control key moves the magnifier by 5 pixels (25 for both).

Color: sets color lookup table

{ Gray, BBdy, Rain, InvG }

Stretch: sets the dynamic range of the scaling algorithm

cuts: manual data range (edit-boxes at the top and bottom)

med3: -3..+3 sigma around the background (median of frame)

med5: -5..+3 sigma around the background

3/10: -3..+10 sigma around the background

mima: full data range

Scale: sets the scaling scope

{ Global, Chip }

Mag: Magnification factor of the Magnifier window.

Pixel: The current cursor pixel coordinate (center of the aperture and magnifier) and pixel value at the cursor position.

Radius: Sets the radius for the aperture statistics (MinMax, AveSig above).

min/max: Minimum and maxium pixel value within the aperture.

mean/dev: Average and standard deviation within the aperture.

flx,fwhm: flux and FWHM estimate

Press the 'space' key while centered on a star to calculate an estimated FWHM and flux.