Apogee 1.5 review

These are drivers for the range of scientific CCD cameras manufactured by Apogee Instruments Inc

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Dave Mills

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These are drivers for the range of scientific CCD cameras manufactured by Apogee Instruments Inc. The drivers are accompanied by a full GUI interface designed for use in an astronomical environment.

The .tgz binary can be installed using the following commands

cd /
tar -xvzPf /path-to-archive/apogee-driver-1.5.tgz
/opt/apogee/apogee-post
/opt/apogee/modinstall

Whichever distribution is installed, the camera driver needs to be prepared (per-user) before use. Log in with the username you will be using to operate the camera, the open an xterm and type

/opt/apogee/install

Prompts for the type of camera, and I/O port will appear. In the event that the .ini file for your camera is not listed, you may need to obtain the latest version from Apogee. (alternatively, examine the new .ini file format, and edit your current .ini file to conform to the same parameter names). Once the driver is setup, the GUI interface can be started using the command

~/startapogee

Here are some key features of "Apogee":
Support for all ALTA-E and ALTA-U models
Support for parallel port and PCI, and ISA interface models
Full-frame, binned, and sub-region readout
Image read/write to FITS format disk files
In memory buffering of an arbitrary number of images
Automatic image display using DS9 image viewer
Calibration image library construction
On-the-fly calibration
Drift-scan mode
Focus frame readout
Graphical User Interface to major functions
Tcl level scripting interface to all aspects of driver
Tcl level scripting interface to image buffer management
Tcl level scripting interface to manage FITS images, tables, headers

What's New in This Release:
Add support for ApnCamData_CCD models
Update codebase for 2.0.43_57 changes