stella.acquire

Interface AutoGuiderReadoutProviding

All Superinterfaces:

ReadoutProviding

All Known Implementing Classes:

GuiderModeReadout

public interface AutoGuiderReadoutProviding
extends ReadoutProviding

An object that allows the recording of continuous data from a auto guider CCD with some additional methods required for auto-guiding.

Author:

wooz

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	increaseBy(double factor) Increase the exposure time by a certain factor.
void	setInitialExposureTime(double ms) Sets the initial exposure time in milliseconds.
boolean	setMode(AutoGuidingMode mode) Set a specific auto-guiding mode.

Methods inherited from interface ccd.ReadoutProviding

getBinning, getExposureTime, getReadoutFrame

Method Detail

setMode

boolean setMode(AutoGuidingMode mode)

Set a specific auto-guiding mode.

Returns:

True, if mode was selected

setInitialExposureTime

void setInitialExposureTime(double ms)

Sets the initial exposure time in milliseconds.

Parameters:

ms -

increaseBy

double increaseBy(double factor)

Increase the exposure time by a certain factor. Called after continuous guiding losses.

Parameters:

factor - Multiply the current exposure time by this factor.

Returns:

The new exposure time in seconds.