SBIG module for pytel

Install SBIG driver

Download the SBIG Universal Driver package from ftp://ftp.sbig.com/pub/devsw/LinuxDevKit.tar.gz and follow the installation instructions in the README.txt.

Note: The files in the src/ directory are part of this archive, and the CSBIGCam class has been modified to include a Readout() method.

Install pyobs-sbig

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/pyobs/pyobs-sbig.git

Install dependencies:

cd pytel-sbig
pip3 install -r requirements

And install it:

python3 setup.py install

Configuration

The SbigCamera class is derived from BaseCamera (see pyobs documentation) and adds a single new parameter:

setpoint:
    The initial setpoint in degrees Celsius for the cooling of the camera.

The class works fine with its default parameters, so a basic module configuration would look like this:

module:
  class: pyobs_sbig.SbigCamera
  name: SBIG camera

Dependencies

• pyobs for the core funcionality. It is not included in the requirements.txt, so needs to be installed separately.
• Cython for wrapping the SBIG Universal Driver.
• Astropy for FITS file handling.
• NumPy for array handling.