Example Camera Config File

Below is an example of a camera config file, m16i-gcont-defoc.cfg

CCD_MODEL:1.6i
CFG_FILE:cameras/redlake-mega16-pcd.cam
DEFAULT_DEV:/dev/ic1frm
IMAGE_DIR:m16i-gcont-defoc
FILE_PREFIX:m16i-gcont-defoc
SHUTTER_TTY:
MEGAPLUS_TTY:/dev/ttyIC1a

CCD_MODEL

Camera type used where avaliable types are: 1.4i, 1.6i and ES1603.

CFG_FILE

Camera specific frame grabber board config file.

DEFAULT_DEV

Specifies the camera board on the host computer the camera is connected to.

IMAGE_DIR

Path to where the camera images are stored.

FILE_PREFIX

The prefix for the image files stored in IMAGE_DIR.

SHUTTER_TTY

Serial port to which the Uniblitz external shutter controller is connected (obsolete).

MEGAPLUS_TTY

The serial port for the newer cameras. Should not be specified for the old cameras (leave blank).