ZWO-Finder Software Documentation

Version 1-beta

Christoph C. Birk (birk AT carnegiescience DOT edu)


Location of this document: http://instrumentation.obs.carnegiescience.edu/Software/ZWO/zwofinder.html


  • News
  • Screen Shots and Software Documentation

  • Zwo-Server


    News

    v0038 (2020-08-22)
  • Fixed BZERO=32768 for the 16-bit camera.
  • Download ZWOFinder.app.zip (deployment target macOS 10.12)
    v0037 (2020-08-21)
  • Supports the ASI-6200MM camera (requires zwoserver-0023 if used in remote mode).
  • v0030 (2019-07-23)
  • Swap "R" and "B" channels of the RGB-data provided by the ZWO driver.
  • v0029 (2019-07-19)
  • ColorZWO: Write JPEG files to the same location as the FITS files (mono-chrome).
  • ColorZWO: Add WhiteBalance settings to the Preferences window.
  • Store the temperature control setpoint in Preferences.
  • v0027 (2019-07-17)
  • Required for zwoserver-v0015.
  • v0026 (2019-07-16)
  • Support color CCD cameras (eg. ASI290MC).
  • v0025 (2019-05-09)
  • Fixed the alignment of some controls when resizing the window.
  • Restore image window settings after startup from the preferences.
  • v0024 (2019-05-08)
  • Moved the gain and offset controls to the Preferences window.
  • They are also saved in the preferences file and re-stored at startup of the GUI.
  • Added edit-controls for "OBJECT" and "COMMENT" FITS records.
  • Moved the filter popup-button to the main GUI.
  • Added a FileNumber edit control to the Preferences window.
  • v0023 (2019-05-07)
  • Added the 'FILTER' keyword to the FITS header.
  • The filter names are set by the file
  • ~/Library/Application Support/ZWOFinder/filters.xml
    That file can be found by selecting "File--Show_AppSupport" in the main menu.
    v0022 (2019-03-19)
  • Handle camera without cooler.
  • Select video quality (8/12 bit) on preferences window.
  • v0021 (2019-02-27)
  • Automatically restore the window geometry at startup.
  • v0020 (2019-02-26)
  • Send test-version to Povilas.

  • Screen Shots and Software Documentation

    Configuration - GUI - Menu - Preferences

    Configuration

    TODO

    GUI

    TODO

    Menu

    TODO

    Preferences

    TODO



    Christoph C. Birk, 2018-11-16, Carnegie Observatories