camera_options_ZWO.json

[
{
"name":"",
"default":"",
"description":"Daytime settings",
"label":"",
"type":"header",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"dayautoexposure",
"default":1,
"description":"Activate to enable daytime auto-exposure.",
"label":"Auto-Exposure",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"daymaxexposure",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":10000,
"description":"Maximum daytime Auto-Exposure time in ms (1000ms = 1 sec).<br>Only applies if 'Auto-Exposure' is enabled.",
"label":"Max Auto-Exposure",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"dayexposure",
"minimum":"camera-specific",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":0.5,
"description":"Daytime manual exposure time in ms (1000ms = 1 sec). Can be a fraction.<br>If using auto-exposure, this number is used as a starting point.",
"label":"Manual Exposure",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"daymean",
"minimum":"0.0",
"maximum":"1.0",
"default":0.5,
"description":"The target mean brightness level when Auto-Exposure is on. Ranges from 0.0 (pure black) to 1.0 (pure white).<br>Best used when Auto-Exposure and Auto-Gain are on.",
"label":"Mean Target",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"daybrightness",
"minimum":"50",
"maximum":"160",
"default":100,
"description":"Changes the amount of light in the image.<br>Low value = dark; high value = bright.",
"label":"Brightness",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"daydelay",
"minimum":10,
"default":15000,
"description":"Delay between daytime images in milliseconds. 1000ms = 1 sec.",
"label":"Delay",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"dayautogain",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to enable dayime Auto-Gain.",
"label":"Auto-Gain",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"daymaxgain",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":200,
"description":"Maximum gain when using Auto-Gain.",
"label":"Max Auto-Gain",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"daygain",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":1,
"description":"Manually set the gain (light sensitivity).<br>Starts at 1. A high value returns a brighter image but more noise too.",
"label":"Gain",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"daybin",
"default":1,
"description":"Binning level. 1x1 = binning OFF.",
"label":"Binning",
"type":"select",
"options": [
	{"value": 1, "label": "1x1"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "2x2"},
	{"value": 4, "label": "4x4"}
],
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"dayawb",
"default":0,
"description":"Sets Auto White Balance.",
"label":"Auto White Balance",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"daywbr",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":53,
"description":"Red component for the white balance.<br>When using Auto White Balance, this number is a starting point.",
"label":"Red Balance",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"daywbb",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":90,
"description":"Blue component for the white balance.<br>When using auto white balance, this number is a starting point.",
"label":"Blue Balance",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"dayskipframes",
"minimum":0,
"default":5,
"description":"When starting Allsky during the day, skip up to this many frames while the software gets to the correct exposure.",
"label":"Frames To Skip",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},

{
"name":"",
"default":"",
"description":"Nighttime settings",
"label":"",
"type":"header",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightautoexposure",
"default":1,
"description":"Activate to enable nighttime auto-exposure.",
"label":"Auto-Exposure",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightmaxexposure",
"default":60000,
"description":"Maximum nighttime Auto-Exposure time in ms (1000ms = 1 sec).<br>Only applies if 'Auto-Exposure' is enabled.",
"label":"Max Auto-Exposure",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightexposure",
"minimum":"camera-specific",
"maximum":"none",
"default":10000,
"description":"Manual nighttime exposure time in ms (1000ms = 1 sec).<br>If using auto-exposure, this number is used as a starting point.",
"label":"Manual Exposure",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightmean",
"minimum":"0.0",
"maximum":"1.0",
"default":0.2,
"description":"The target mean brightness level when Auto-Exposure is on. Ranges from 0.0 (pure black) to 1.0 (pure white).<br>Best used when Auto-Exposure and Auto-Gain are on.",
"label":"Mean Target",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"nightbrightness",
"minimum":"50",
"maximum":"160",
"default":100,
"description":"Changes the amount of light in the image.<br>Low value = dark; high value = bright.",
"label":"Auto-Exposure Brightness",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightdelay",
"minimum":10,
"default":10,
"description":"Delay between nighttime images in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 sec).",
"label":"Delay",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightautogain",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to enable nighttime Auto-Gain.",
"label":"Auto-Gain",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightmaxgain",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":200,
"description":"Maximum gain when using Auto-Gain.",
"label":"Max Auto-Gain",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"nightgain",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":50,
"description":"Manually set the gain (light sensitivity).<br>A high value returns a brighter image but more noise too.",
"label":"Gain",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightbin",
"default":1,
"description":"Binning level. 1x1 = binning OFF.",
"label":"Binning",
"type":"select",
"options": [
	{"value": 1, "label": "1x1"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "2x2"},
	{"value": 4, "label": "4x4"}
],
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightawb",
"default":0,
"description":"Sets Auto White Balance.",
"label":"Auto White Balance",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightwbr",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":53,
"description":"Red component for the white balance.<br>When using Auto White Balance, this number is a starting point.",
"label":"Red Balance",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightwbb",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":90,
"description":"Blue component for the white balance.<br>When using auto white balance, this number is a starting point.",
"label":"Blue Balance",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"nightskipframes",
"minimum":0,
"default":1,
"description":"When starting Allsky at night, skip up to this many frames while the software gets to the correct exposure.",
"label":"Frames To Skip",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},

{
"name":"",
"default":"",
"description":"Both daytime and nighttime settings",
"label":"",
"type":"header",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"saturation",
"minimum":"",
"maximum":"",
"default":50,
"description":"-100 to 100 on Buster, 0.0 to 2.0 on Bullseye.",
"label":"Saturation",
"type":"text",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"gamma",
"minimum":"",
"maximum":"",
"default":50,
"description":"0 to 100. Changes the difference between light and dark areas.<br>A high value increases contrast. <i>Not supported on all cameras</i>.",
"label":"Gamma",
"type":"number",
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"offset",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":0,
"description":"Adds about 1/10 the specified value to every pixel to brighten everything.",
"label":"Offset",
"type":"number",
"display":0,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"awb",
"default":0,
"description":"Sets Auto White Balance.",
"label":"Auto White Balance",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"wbr",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":53,
"description":"Red component for the white balance.<br>When using Auto White Balance, this number is a starting point.",
"label":"Red Balance",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"wbb",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":90,
"description":"Blue component for the white balance.<br>When using auto white balance, this number is a starting point.",
"label":"Blue Balance",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"aggression",
"minimum":0,
"maximum":100,
"default":75,
"description":"How much of a calculated change should be made during auto-exposure?<br>Lower numbers smooth out changes but take longer to react to brightness changes.",
"label":"Aggression",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"gaintransitiontime",
"default":15,
"description":"Number of <b>minutes</b> over which to increase or decrease the gain when going from day-to-night or night-to-day images.<br>This helps smooth brightness differences.  Only works if nighttime Auto-Gain is off. 0 disables transitions.",
"label":"Gain Transition Time",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"width",
"minimum":1,
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":0,
"description":"Image width in pixels. 0 = max sensor width.",
"label":"Image Width",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"height",
"minimum":1,
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":0,
"description":"Image height in pixels. 0 = max sensor height.",
"label":"Image Height",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"type",
"default":99,
"description":"Choose between auto, color (RGB24) or grayscale (RAW8 or RAW16 for mono cameras, Y8 for color cameras).<br>16 bits only works with PNG extension. 'auto' tries color first, then RAW16, then RAW8.",
"label":"Image Type",
"type":"select",
"display":1,
"options": [
	{"value": 99, "label": "auto"},
	{"value": 0, "label": "RAW8"},
	{"value": 1, "label": "RGB24"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "RAW16"},
	{"value": 3, "label": "Y8"}
],
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"quality",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"100",
"default":95,
"description":"Range for a PNG image: 0-9. Range for a JPG image: 0-100.<br>Higher numbers produce larger, clearer files.",
"label":"Quality",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"autousb",
"default":1,
"description":"Automatically set the USB bandwidth.",
"label":"Auto USB Bandwidth",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"usb",
"minimum":"40",
"maximum":"100",
"default":80,
"description":"USB bandwidth.  Values between 40-100.<br>If you get ASI_ERROR_TIMEOUT errors in the log file, try chaning this value.",
"label":"USB Bandwidth",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"filename",
"default":"image.jpg",
"description":"Extensions allowed: .jpg or .png.<br>WARNING: saving a .png file can take 10 or more seconds so be sure the time between successive images is long enough.  To measure how long it takes your Pi to save a .png file, set the 'Debug Level' to 3 and look in the log file.",
"label":"Filename",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"rotation",
"minimum":"0",
"maximum":"",
"default":0,
"description":"Set image rotation to enable proper orientation.  **NOTE**: on Bullseye only 180 is available.",
"label":"Rotation",
"type":"select",
"options": [
	{"value": "0", "label": "None"},
	{"value": "90", "label": "90 degrees"},
	{"value": "180", "label": "180 degrees"},
	{"value": "270", "label": "270 degrees"}
],
"display":0,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"flip",
"default":0,
"description":"Select a flipping option if you want to reverse the image along an axis.",
"label":"Flip",
"type":"select",
"display":1,
"options": [
	{"value": 0, "label": "None"},
	{"value": 1, "label": "Horizontal"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "Vertical"},
	{"value": 3, "label": "Both"}
],
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"notificationimages",
"default":1,
"description":"Activate to display notification images, e.g., 'Camera is off during the day'.",
"label":"Notification Images",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"coolerEnabled",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to use cooling (works only on cooled cameras).",
"label":"Cooling",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"targetTemp",
"minimum":"camera-specific",
"maximum":"camera-specific",
"default":0,
"description":"Sensor's target temperature <i>when cooler is enabled</i> (degrees Celsius).",
"label":"Target Temp.",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"latitude",
"default":"",
"description":"Latitude of the camera. Needs a number (0 to 90) and direction (N or S), for example: 60.7N.",
"label":"Latitude",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"longitude",
"default":"",
"description":"Longitude of the camera. Needs a number (0 to 180) and direction (E or W), for example: 135.05W.",
"label":"Longitude",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"angle",
"default":"-6",
"description":"Altitude of the Sun in degrees relative to the horizon at which to switch between day and night.",
"label":"Angle",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"darkframe",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to capture dark frames. This mode hides text and time overlays.<br>Will continually take dark frames until restarted.",
"label":"Capture Dark Frames",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"locale",
"default":"en_US.UTF-8",
"description":"Your locale, used to determine what the thousands and decimal separators are.<br>Type 'locale' at a command prompt to see your choices (use the LC_NUMERIC entry).",
"label":"Locale",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"histogrambox",
"default":"500 500 50 50",
"description":"Size of the histogram box (X and Y in pixels) and offset from left and top (0-100 percent). Sizes must be even numbers.",
"label":"Histogram Box",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"debuglevel",
"default":0,
"description":"Debug level, 0 is lowest level.",
"label":"Debug Level",
"type":"select",
"options": [
	{"value": 0, "label": "0"},
	{"value": 1, "label": "1"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "2"},
	{"value": 3, "label": "3"},
	{"value": 4, "label": "4"}
],
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"newexposure",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to use the version 0.8 exposure method which decreases sensor temperature.  If you see ASI_ERROR_TIMEOUTs in the log file, deactivate this.",
"label":"Version 0.8 Exposure",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"alwaysshowadvanced",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to always show the advanced options.",
"label":"Always Show Advanced",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},

{
"name":"",
"default":"",
"description":"Image overlay settings",
"label":"",
"type":"header",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showTime",
"default":1,
"description":"Activate to display the time on the overlay.<br>Combine with Text X and Text Y for placement of ALL overlay options.",
"label":"Show Time",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"timeformat",
"default":"%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S",
"description":"Determines the format of the displayed time. Run 'man 3 strftime' to see the options.",
"label":"Time Format",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showTemp",
"default":1,
"description":"Activate to display the camera sensor temperature on the overlay.",
"label":"Show Temperature",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"temptype",
"default":"C",
"description":"Unit(s) to display temperature in.",
"label":"Temperature Units",
"type":"select",
"options": [
	{"value": "C", "label": "Celcius"},
	{"value": "F", "label": "Fahrenheit"},
	{"value": "B", "label": "Both"}
],
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showExposure",
"default":1,
"description":"Activate to display the exposure length on the overlay.<br>If Auto-Exposure is set, '(auto)' will appear after the exposure time.",
"label":"Show Exposure",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showGain",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to display the camera gain on the overlay.<br>If Auto-Gain is set, '(auto)' will appear after the gain value.",
"label":"Show Gain",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showBrightness",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to display the Brightness value on the overlay.",
"label":"Show Brightness",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showUSB",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to display the USB Bandwidth value on the overlay.<br>This is mostly for testing.",
"label":"Show USB",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"showMean",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to display the mean brightness on the overlay.",
"label":"Show Mean Brightness",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"showhistogrambox",
"default":0,
"description":"Enable to show an outline of the histogram box, useful for determining what the 'Histogram Box' numbers should be.",
"label":"Show Histogram Box",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"showFocus",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to display a focus metric to help you focus the camera.",
"label":"Show Focus Metric",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":0,
"advanced":1
},
{
"name":"text",
"default":"",
"description":"Text that appears below the optional time with the same color and size.",
"label":"Text Overlay",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"extratext",
"default":"",
"description":"Extra Text File (enter full path to the file).<br>Leave blank if NOT using an extra text file.",
"label":"Extra Text File",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"extratextage",
"default":0,
"description":"The maximum age of the extra text file in seconds.<br>After this time the contents of the file will no longer be displayed. Set to 0 to always display.",
"label":"Max Age Of Extra",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"textlineheight",
"default":30,
"description":"The line height of the text in pixels. If increasing the font size causes the text to overlap then increase this value.",
"label":"Line Height",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"textx",
"default":15,
"description":"Text placement horizontal from LEFT in pixels.",
"label":"Text X",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"texty",
"default":35,
"description":"Text placement vertical from TOP in pixels.",
"label":"Text Y",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"fontname",
"default":"0",
"description":"Font name for the text overlay. Used for both large and small text.",
"label":"Font Name",
"type":"select",
"display":1,
"options": [
	{"value": 0, "label": "Simplex"},
	{"value": 1, "label": "Plain"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "Duplex"},
	{"value": 3, "label": "Complex"},
	{"value": 4, "label": "Triplex"},
	{"value": 5, "label": "Complex Small"},
	{"value": 6, "label": "Script Simplex"},
	{"value": 7, "label": "Script Complex"}
],
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"fontcolor",
"default":"255 255 255",
"description":"Blue, Green, and Red (BGR) values of text color. 0 to 255 for each channel.<br>NOTE: When using RAW 16 only the first two values are used i.e., 255 128 0.",
"label":"Font Color",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"smallfontcolor",
"default":"0 0 255",
"description":"BGR value of text color. 0 to 255 for each channel.<br>NOTE: When using RAW 16 only the first two values are used i.e., 255 128 0.",
"label":"Small Font Color",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"fonttype",
"default":0,
"description":"Choose between smooth font lines (antialiased), 8-pixel, or 4 pixel connectivity (harder edges).",
"label":"Font Smoothness",
"type":"select",
"display":1,
"options": [
	{"value": 0, "label": "Antialiased"},
	{"value": 1, "label": "8 connected"},
	{"value": 2, "label": "4 connected"}
],
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"fontsize",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"100",
"default":7,
"description":"Text Font Size. The time, if displayed, will use this size; other text displayed will be about 20% smaller.",
"label":"Font Size",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"fontline",
"minimum":"1",
"maximum":"20",
"default":1,
"description":"Text Font Line Thickness.",
"label":"Font Weight",
"type":"number",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"outlinefont",
"default":0,
"description":"Adds a black outline to the text overlay to improve contrast.",
"label":"Use Outline Font",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},


{
"name":"",
"default":"",
"description":"Allsky Map Settings",
"label":"",
"type":"header",
"display":1,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"showonmap",
"default":0,
"description":"Activate to have your camera appear on the <a href='https://www.thomasjacquin.com/allsky-map'>Allsky map</a>.",
"label":"Show on Map",
"type":"checkbox",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"location",
"default":"",
"description":"The location of your camera, for example: Whitehorse, YT.<br>No need to enter country since it'll be obvious looking at the map.",
"label":"Location",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"owner",
"default":"",
"description":"The owner of the camera. It can be your name or an association or observatory, etc.",
"label":"Owner",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"websiteurl",
"default":"",
"description":"The URL of your website, for example: https://www.thomasjacquin.com/allsky.<br>If your camera is not accessible on the Internet, leave this field empty.<br>Must begin with <b>http</b> or <b>https</b>.",
"label":"Website URL",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"imageurl",
"default":"",
"description":"The URL of the image on your website, for example: https://wwww.thomasjacquin.com/allsky/image.jpg.<br/>Right-click on the image and select <i>Copy Image Address</i>.<br>If your camera is not accessible on the Internet, leave this field empty.<br>Must begin with <b>http</b> or <b>https</b>.",
"label":"Image URL",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"camera",
"default":"",
"description":"The model of your camera, for example: ASI 224MC or RPiHQ.",
"label":"Camera",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"lens",
"default":"",
"description":"The lens you're using on your camera, for example: Arecont 1.55.",
"label":"Lens",
"type":"text",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
},
{
"name":"computer",
"default":"",
"description":"The computer inside your allsky enclosure, for example: Raspberry Pi 3.",
"label":"Computer",
"type":"widetext",
"display":1,
"checkchanges": true,
"advanced":0
}
]