New Features In Fw. 02.00 - Lacerta M-GEN User Manual

2 New features in Fw. 02.00

A short list about the main features compared to the pre-release (01.99):
o It can handle the device with new hardware. (The new hardware is indicated by the
BOOT version number which is $14 instead of $13.)
o The autoguiding (only) on RA axis is extended by a "DC-offset removal" (caused
by slow and large PE amplitudes).
o Star search function is bugfixed and works for all the binning modes, after
changing the binning and the 'last results' do also.
o New LiveView mode: pixel averaging with maximum removal (also called as hot
pixel rejection mode average / 'havg'). Useful to virtually remove disturbing hot
pixels but to hold faint stars on the screen.
o Fixed bugs:
 Star search data: the selected star's brightness is displayed right in summed
ADU units (approximately, precision depends on many things).
 LiveView's exposure compensation is now good for all the binning modes.
 When the guiding window changed its position, the pos.limit and inhibit
time (0.5 sec) was wrong.
 and internal ones..
A short list about the main features of the pre-release (1.99) compared to the previous one
(01.22):
o Hardware binning operation modes implemented into the Camera.
o Automatic continuation of following the star (in the old position) after a LiveView
usage (without setting a new guiding position) when re-entering the guiding
screen.
o More fine 'LiveView dark compensation'. (Keeps the image vertically 'flat'.)
o Black level is set to the lowest giving more dynamic range to the photons.
o Better CCD interlaced readout technique for more precise guiding frames.
o 'Camera OFF' is displayed wherever is necessary.
o 5 th page ("extra") is introduced for the guiding screen(s) ('Guiding / Current
guiding'). The changes are:
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