EDF Camera 1 Software

I have written a few simple programs for readout of the CCD camera. Software is archived here: ​CCD_2014-07-14.tar.gz].

To compile the programs, type:

 $ cd EDF_Camera1
 $ make

Please see the file 'README.txt for up-to-date information on how to run each program.

Capturing Images

To capture an image from the camera, first please make sure it is in single-frame mode (switch 1 only is on).

 $ ImageCapture -c test.pgm

This will capture an image using the current settings of the camera in PGM format and store it in the file 'test.pgm.

To see a (text) histogram of the pixel values in the file, type:

 $ pgmhist test.pgm

To convert the image to PNG format for convenient viewing, type:

 $ pnmtopng test.pgm > test.png

To equalize the histogram (maximize contrast) and convert, type:

 $ pnmhisteq test.pgm | pnmtopng > test_eq.png

To view a png image, using eog, type:

 $ eog test.png