spe2fits

Convert .SPE files generated by PI(Princeton Instruments) WinViewer to FITS

Dependency

• python3.4 or later, with tkinter support
• pyfits or astropy
• watchdog

Usage

• python3 ./spe2fits.py <filename>.SPE. Then <filename>_x00c.FITS will be generated, 'c' in FITS name is corresponding to the number of SPE's frames.
• python3 ./spe2fitsGUI.py. Then a GUI based on Tk will be started.

Tkinter GUI

It has three modes:

• Select multiple files to convert
• Select one directory, all .SPE files under this dir will be converted
• Monitor one directory, and auto convert newly created .SPE

Package for Windows

Use cx_Freeze with setup.py under the directory. You need to put favicon.ico under the directory.

Related repo

• ximeg/speview
• kaseyrussell/python_misc_modules