A) Installation

1. Create folder for program executable PEAS.EXE e.g. \PEAS

2. Copy PEAS.EXE to this folder

3. See example text file peas_cfg.txt and create your own to work with separate 
   folders for input/output data. Comments and notes start with #. Folder name 
   must start with \ , e.g.  \peas_output_pictures  .......  a folder for saved 
   pictures. The full path to this folder -   c:\peas\peas_output_pictures.

4. Start PEAS.EXE and folders declared in peas_cfg.txt are created (if they 
   don’t exist).
   Exit PEAS.EXE and copy support files to appropriate folders – help files to  
   e.g. \help and input files with acquired data and to e.g. \input_data .   
   
5. If there is no peas_cfg.txt in peas.exe starting folder,program suppose that 
   all support files are located in starting folder.

6. Finally, peas.exe may start everywhere, with no support files.   
   In this case program language is czech, and all files created by PEAS.EXE are 
   stored in PEAS.EXE starting folder. 



(B) Support files 

peas_sablony.txt  - contains templates for input data files. Template file is a simple textfile created after first start of PEAS.EXE.                    
peas_cfg.txt – contains folder structure definition
peas_lng.txt – contains language mutations 
peas_help_cz.txt – Czech help for templates creation 



(C) start notes

1. Click flag icon in right corner and select program language ( Czech, 
   Slovak, French and English are available for now)

2. Click input data button and select data source file.

3. Choose correction parameters if necessary :
   (1) Count resolution of CCD camera in [arcsec/pixel] using : 
    - size of pixel [um] e.g. 11 um (resolution 320x240 pixel for ToUcam PRO II)  
    - focus distance of used telescope [mm]

   (2) Declination of taken object in grades: minutes: seconds 

   (3) Maximal period of gear RA [sec] 
       - usually one turn (360°) of screw gear 

   Decimal separator may be dot (.) or comma (,), never mind windows 
   international settings. No correction parameters - program uses default   
   values. Wrong entry clear edit field.


4. You can place up to 15 text labels on one chart ( input data or FFT ). Click 
   right mouse button. During entering label is possible to move label with 
   mouse (move cursor to label,click left mouse button, hold and move label ).
   Press ENTER to finish label caption editing. 


5. Files with suffix _inp_data contain input data after transformation by 
   template for selected pointing program and application of correction factors.
   See yellow information window for some useful information.


6. Sampling period is arithmetical average of time periods between samples.


7. MAx + P.E. - maximal plus difference from exterminated data without trend.
   MAx - P.E. - maximal minus difference from exterminated data without trend. 



Prague, 30.9. 2004
Karel Siman,  ok1fky@qsl.net