Camera Interface

Camera Detector Controller Interface Software

Reporting Issues

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Requirements

• CMake 3.12 or higher
• cfitsio and CCFits libraries (expected in /usr/local/lib)
• gtest (Google Test) library (needed to run unit tests)

Controller Compatibility

Build Instructions

1. Change to the build directory:

   $ cd build

2. Start with a clean build: Delete the contents of the build directory, including the CMakeFiles/ subdirectory, but not the .gitignore file.

   $ rm -Rf *

3. Create the Makefile by running CMake (from the build directory):

   Archon	ARC
   $ cmake ..	$ cmake -DINTERFACE_TYPE=AstroCam ..

4. Compile the sources:

   $ make

5. Run the Camera Server:

   • As a foreground process:

     $ ../bin/camerad <file.cfg> --foreground

   • As a daemon:

     $ ../bin/camerad -d <file.cfg>

   Replace <file.cfg> with an appropriate configuration file. See the example .cfg files in the Config and Config/demo directories.

6. (Optional) Run the Archon Emulator:

   $ ../bin/emulator <file.cfg>

   Note: The emulator software will only be compiled when INTERFACE_TYPE is set to Archon (default).

7. (Optional) Run Unit Tests:

   $ ../bin/run_unit_tests

David Hale
dhale@astro.caltech.edu