int - The value that represents the available
controller options, known as controller configuration parameters. Below
are the current bit definitions:
BIT #'s FUNCTION
2,1,0 Video Processor
000 CCD Rev. 3
001 CCD Gen I
010 IR Rev. 4
011 IR Coadder
100 CCD Rev. 5, Differential input
101 8x IR
4,3 Timing Board
00 Rev. 4, Gen II
01 Gen I
10 Rev. 5, Gen III, 250 MHz
6,5 Utility Board
00 No utility board
01 Utility Rev. 3
7 Shutter
0 No shutter support
1 Yes shutter support
9,8 Temperature readout
00 No temperature readout
01 Polynomial Diode calibration
10 Linear temperature sensor calibration
10 Subarray readout
0 Not supported
1 Yes supported
11 Binning
0 Not supported
1 Yes supported
12 Split-Serial readout
0 Not supported
1 Yes supported
13 Split-Parallel readout
0 Not supported
1 Yes supported
14 MPP = Inverted parallel clocks
0 Not supported
1 Yes supported
16,15 Clock Driver Board
00 Rev. 3
11 No clock driver board (Gen I)
19,18,17 Special implementations
000 Somewhere else
001 Mount Laguna Observatory
010 NGST Aladdin
xxx Other
Returns the controller configuration parameter value, which specifies
the options available on the controller. Throws java.lang.Exception if
an error occurs. All exceptions can be caught using a