| 4 | Ultracam is a control and data handling system that runs under RT Linux and interfaces to XXX (often called SDSU controllers). Ultracam is capable of handling CCDs (large and small formats, including LLL devices), IR arrays and anything else that the controllers can interface to. |
| 5 | The system has been designed to be as flexible as possible, and to have minimum overheads (from it's use in high-time resolution instruments). |
| 6 | The complete package includes; |
| 7 | * DSP object file tools |
| 8 | * Real time interface modules and control and data handling |
| 9 | * Camera control and data handling servers, using XML over http protocol, to interface to user space |
| 10 | * A Data server to interface to display tools (etc) |
| 11 | * Example APIs in C and Python |
| 12 | * A GUI interface in Java |
| 13 | Other codes (high accuracy time stamping from GPS, motor control, environment monitoring) are also available. |