UTILITIES TNG - CCD's Readout Time Calculator CCD Binning DOLORES 1x1 DOLORES 2x2 DOLORES 3x3 Box X dim Box Y dim Read-out time (entire image) Seconds Read-out time Seconds X size Y size In the 2-Out read-out mode, available only without box, the time must be divided by two. The above numbers are the times necessary for the electronics to read the CCD. The total time to have the image transferred and archived (i.e., the time between two acquisitions in a series of images with the same instrumental setup) includes another delay of at least 6 seconds. For any comments please contact Rosario Cosentino.
