Glossary
ADU - Analog to
digital converter unit. The CCD signal as represented in terms of
the bits at the output of the analog to digital converter; 1 ADU = 1
ADC least significant bit. The camera transfer constant provides
the conversion factor from ADU to photoelectrons. For the
main Pyxis camera, this conversion factor is close to 1.7
electrons/ADU.
CCD - Charge
coupled device imaging sensor.
MCU -
Microcontroller
PSF - Point spread
function. The image of a point source, in this context, on the CCD
detector.
USB - Universal
serial bus.