The INDI SVBony driver supports SV305 and later models on Linux & MacOS. The SV105 and SV205 are UVC devices and can be controlled via the INDI V4L2 or Webcam drivers.
Under Ubuntu, you can install the driver via:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indi-svbony
The driver supports the standard single-frame capture mode in addition to video streaming when supported. Furthermore, it supports:
Simply connect the camera via USB to your PC or SBC (Single board computer). The camera can be connected to an external powered hub as well. You can connect multiple cameras
The main control tab provides settings to adjust common camera parameters such as gain, gamma, contrast..etc. You may choose between RAW 12 bits depth or RAW 8 bits depth frame format. For planetary imaging or fast streaming, use the Fast framerate. For long exposure, use Normal or Slow.
RAW 12 bits depth frames are stored as 16 bits FITS files. By default, the driver use the 12 least significant bits, resulting in very dark images. You can then choose a stretch factor.
To capture a signle-frame image, simple set the desired exposure time in seconds and click Set. After the capture is complete, it should be downloaded as a FITS image. If the camera is equipped with a cooler, target temperature can be set. To change the format and bit depth (if supported), select a different image format in the Main Control tab.
The Options tab contains settings for default file locations, upload behavior, and debugging. The polling period for this driver should be kept as is unless you need to reduce it for a specific reason.
In the Image Settings tab, you can configure the framing and binning of the captured image:
Image compression can be turned on in image settings to compress FITS images. This might require more processing but can reduce the size of the image by up to 70%. The uploaded image would have an extenstion of .fits.fz and it can be viewed in multiple clients like KStars.
The Frame Type property is used to mark the frame type in the FITS header which is useful information for some processing applications. If there an electronic or mechanical shutter, the driver closes it automatically when taking dark frames.
To restore the ROI to the default values, click on the Reset button.
The image info tab contains information on the resolution of the camera (Maximum Width & Height) in addition to the pixel size in microns. If the camera supports Bayer mask, then the bayer filter and offset can be set here. These are usually set automatically by the driver, but can be adjusted manually if needed.
These are mostly firmware related