Software Page

These programs all require a VGA display and run in DOS mode.

Basic Image Processing Programs:

• CKTOTGA - Converts Cookbook camera files to TGA files for use in most graphics programs
• CKCONVRT - Converts Cookbook camera files to a single raw 16-bit integer file.
• INTSUB - Subtracts two raw integer files
• INTADD - Adds and scales two raw integer files
• INTOTGA8 - Converts a raw 16-bit integer file to a 8-bit TGA file

Spectra software:

• SPECGRAF - graphs the text files
• SPECGREY - generates grey-scale images of multiple spectra in TGA format.

The SPECGRAF program will ask for the file name and the low and high intensity values.

The SPECGREY program expects a control file named GREYCNTL.TXT and will generate a file called SPECGREY.TGA

• The control file format is:
  • Line 1 : # of spectra, number of repeat lines for each spectra, start wavelength, end wavelength, wavelength step size
  • Line 2 : lines in top border, bottom border, pixels in left border, right border, lines in gap
  • Line 3 : spectra #1 filename, number of bins, scale factor
  • Line 4 : spectra #2 filename, ...........
  • Line 5 : ...............
• The scale factor is the number to multiply the spectra intensity values by to get brightness in the image to scale between 0 and 255
• CCD Macro Software:

• I needed a program that would automatically run a second CookBook Camera that I am using to to monitor the polar region and take dark frames interspersed with the data. The program takes commands from a text file and can control the exposure time, the repeat time, the shutter on/off, reset subtract on/off, dark current reduction on/off, and whether it is internally binned or read out as a 756 pixel line. The output format is a raw 16-bit integer file (ie. no headers). The program is at a "Beta Test" level of check out, so I am not posting it here yet. If you would like a copy contact me by e-mail at the address below.