AzCam is a software image data acquisition system developed at the University of Arizona Imaging Technology Laboratory. It currently operates Astronomical Research Cameras, Inc. Gen3, Gen2, and Gen1 CCD controllers and Magellan Guider Controllers.
The current version of AzCam is 3.4.
Note that the Python-based versions (3.x) and the C-based versions (before 3.0) are not intended to be compatible. For upgrade information, contact the AzCam help desk, azcam@itl.arizona.edu.
The AzCam Configuration Guide explains general configuration options for AzCamServer and AzCamTool.
AzCamTool is a GUI client which communicates with AzCamServer. It is the main AzCam user interface.
AzCamCL is a command line interface designed for scripting and user interaction. It is typically used in conjuction with AzCamTool but may be a stand-alone client or used with any other client as it opens its own connection to AzCamServer..
AzCamCL uses IPython for its shell.
AzCamScripts is a set of (hopefully) useful scripts for data acquisition and analysis. These python scripts may be run by executing them directly form the a shell or the file manager. They are typically loaded automatically into the AzCamCL shell a nd then may be executed by name. They may also be executed with the AzCamTool scripts command.
These release notices are only for version 3.x.
These documents may be useful for previous installations of AzCam, but should not be used for new systems. C-server refers to the C++ coded server used for releases before 3.0. Versions 3.0 and higher use Python and the AzCamLibrary.dll.