MarCCD Tango C++ device

This is the reference documentation of the MarCCD Tango C++ device.

You can also find some useful information about the camera models/prerequisite/installation/configuration/compilation in the MarCCD camera plugin section.

Properties

Property name

Default value

Type

Description

DetectorIP

N/A

String

Detector IP address

DetectorPort

N/A

ULong

Detector port number

DetectorTargetPath

/no/path/defined

String

Detector target images path

ReaderTimeout

10000

UShort

Time before declaring that is no available image returned by detector. (in ms)

ReaderNbRetry

3

Long

The number of retry before the Reader declares that there are no images in the directory target path.

Attributes

Attribute name

Read/Write

Type

Description

imageName

R/W

String

The image file name

imageIndex

R/W

UShort

The current image index

waitFileOnDiskTime

R/W

Double

The waiting time (in ms) of the arrival of the detector file on the disk.

Target is defined in the detectorTargetPath attribute.

Commands

Command name

Arg. in

Arg. out

Description

Init

Void

Void

Do not use

State

Void

Long

Return the device state

Status

Void

String

Return the device state as a string

TakeBackground

Void

Void

Force the MarCCD detector to acquire a background frame