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INS-DAS-31: 
Design notes for udas_camera

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of this document

1.2 Scope of the software

1.3 References

2 Generalities

2.1 Static architecture

2.2 Stimuli and responses; threading

2.3 Programming classes in C

2.4 Design patterns

3 List of classes

4 The DRAMA facade

4.1 DRAMA actions

4.2 DRAMA parameters

4.3 Error reporting

5 Handling pixels

5.1 Classes for storing pixels

5.2 The readout process

5.3 Image processing after readout

5.4 Setting up the readout format

6 The camera interface

6.1 Programming the S-bus interface

6.2 Real-time arrangements in support of the unbuffered interface

6.3 Remarks on the PCI interface