operate2K2K

1. This program allows to make some besic operations with cameras k2a , k2b or any other

To specify which camera should be operated use the following syntax :

operate2K2K CAMERA_ID

where CAMERA_ID can be : k2a. k2b or id of any other camera , when unknown 0 should work , otherwise it must be
known ( k2a has id=2, k2b id=3 )

2. Actions specification

In order to specify what kind of action should be executed use the following syntax :

operate2K2K CAMERA_ID ACTION

where action can by any of the following ( or multiple set of actions ) :

enabling / disabling cooling :
-cooling_on / -cooling_off
changing and checking temperature :
-gettemp / -settemp=10
taking pictures :
-take_picture=2
change shutter time :
-shutter=5
initiazlization of device according to local ccd.cfg file or global $NDIR/cfg/ccd.cfg :
-init

In order to change temperature to -5 C , set shutter time to 10 sec , enable cooling and take 5 pictures write the following command :

operate2K2K -cooling_on -settemp=-5 -shutter=10 -take_picture=10 -init

Nice shell scripts can be written using this command, in order to take dark frame set negative shutter time of absolute value matching exposure time of dark frame.