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Page 1: ...pixelfly pixelfly qe Operating Instructions pco imaging...

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Page 3: ...the complete sensor can be destroyed The warranty does not cover damaged sensors by too much laser light laser energy Always unplug the camera before cleaning it Do not use cleaning liquids or sprays...

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Page 5: ...amWare 10 1 4 Camera and PCI Board 11 Serial Data Transfer 11 Lens Mount 12 Filter Installation 12 1 5 Powering Up 12 2 Functional Principle 2 1 Block Diagram and Internal Data Stream 13 2 2 Color Def...

Page 6: ...cing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 28 Cleaning Method for the Optical Part 28 8 Appendix Customer Service 29 Warranty 29 CE Certification 29 Dimensions and Weight VGA SVGA long version 30 Dime...

Page 7: ...case of working with Linux please contact PCO Graphic Board For best display of images on the monitor we recommend the use of highest performance boards with at least 4MB RAM preferable with AGP Bus...

Page 8: ...destroy the sensitive electronics and voids any guarantee Insert the PCI Board in a free PCI slot of your computer and screw the bow onto the PC housing Make sure the board does not touch any electri...

Page 9: ...lation please read the actual information in the re adme txt file which will be download automatically with the driver In case the downloaded drivers are compressed you have to decompress them with a...

Page 10: ...ompressed with a suit able program e g ZIP program Start the installation with setup exe The newest information how to install CamWare can be found in the readme txt file To install CamWare under Wind...

Page 11: ...identical with Ethernet cables but there is no Ethernet protocol Standard and Compact PCI Board The front plates and connectors of the Standard and Compact PCI Boards are identical Frontplatten und S...

Page 12: ...h high resolution sensor should preferably be equipped with a high quality lens to take advantage of the high resolution The cameras can be equipped optionally with a filter This filter will be placed...

Page 13: ...images can be displayed on the monitor The Recorder function allows you to record image sequences and display them as movies The maximum memory space for the recorded images depends solely on the RAM...

Page 14: ...8 24 or 32 bit File Formats The command Export stores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 Display The camera which acquires al...

Page 15: ...ile Formats The command Export stores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 Display The camera which acquires always 12 bit image...

Page 16: ...ed These virtual pixels are placed between the original pixels In CamWare this algorithm is also called as Smooth The first pixel on the top left side is always red Between the physical pixels there a...

Page 17: ...wo cameras in one computer you have 64 MB s With the 20 MHz version Scientific 1280 x 1024 pixel and QE 1392 x 1024 the data transfer is 40 MB s with two cameras 80 MB s Please note that with synchron...

Page 18: ...l Trigger CCD Readout Time BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout tdi 10 20 s texp 5 s 65ms tj1 0 5 s tj2 300 700 s timing not scaled Example for a external triggered sequence BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout CCD...

Page 19: ...eadout Time BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Exposure Time Readout Time BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Sci entifi HiRes or UV and of the...

Page 20: ...t Image 1 Image 2 timing not scaled tdi 10 20 s texp1 5 s 65ms tj1 0 5 s tj2 300 700 s tj3 0 3 s td 2 s t can be set to 10 s 10ms by software exp1 readout time of image 1 exposure time of image 2 texp...

Page 21: ...and CCD Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board Exposure Time Internal Delay External Trigger CCD Readout Time BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout tdi 10 20 s texp 5 s 65ms tj1 0 5 s tj2...

Page 22: ...HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board Intrinsic System Delay External Trigger BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Exposure Time Readout Time BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Exposure Time Readout Time BUSY CCD Expos...

Page 23: ...sure Image 2 External Trigger Readout Time 1 Readout Time 2 BUSY CCD Exposure Real exposure on CCD sensor CCD Readout Image 1 Image 2 timing not scaled tdi 10 20 s texp1 5 s 65ms tj1 0 5 s tj2 300 700...

Page 24: ...output signals 11 n c 12 OPTO GND Trigger Ground 13 do not use 14 do not use 15 GND Ground for output signals 16 HighSide 202 PC1 HighSide Driver 17 HSSUP Power Input for HighSide Driver 18 HighSide...

Page 25: ...V 40 V 3 3 kOhm Input 12V 6 V 12 V 24 V 1 5 kOhm Input 5V 3 V 5 V 8 V 520 Ohm Factory preset Busy Output LED Output low active and red LED parallel Output to low from staring the trigger till end of C...

Page 26: ...y control error control To input signals there are optionally 8 high side drivers avail able which can be controlled with maximum 1A each These drivers are short circuit protected and therefore useful...

Page 27: ...our software is not listed above please contact PCO Software Development Kit In case you have written your own software or you wish to in clude the control software into already existing programs the...

Page 28: ...l surface Therefore clean only if it is strictly necessary As a first step use dry air to blow out dust particles Avoid strictly to wipe on a dry glass surface In case dirt cannot be removed by blowin...

Page 29: ...defect within the warranty period replacement or repair will be made at PCO s discretion free of charge The device shall be re turned on customer s expenses to PCO preferably in the origi nal package...

Page 30: ...dix PCO 2006 pixelfly Dimensions and Weight pixelfly cameras are available in different housings Please se lect the right version VGA HiRes and Scientific versions long housing Lateral view Top view F...

Page 31: ...8 Appendix 31 PCO 2006 pixelfly Rear View Top View bottom view incl tripod Weight of the Camera Head about 270g...

Page 32: ...32 8 Appendix PCO 2006 pixelfly QE versions long housing Lateral View Top View Front View...

Page 33: ...8 Appendix 33 PCO 2006 pixelfly Rear View Top View bottom view incl tripod Weight of the Camera Head about 290g...

Page 34: ...34 8 Appendix PCO 2006 pixelfly VGA versions short housing QE versions short housing Lateral View Top View Front View...

Page 35: ...8 Appendix 35 PCO 2006 pixelfly Rear View Top View bottom view incl tripod Weight of the Camera Head about 280g...

Page 36: ...grade 0 grade 0 Non Linearity Differential 2 2 2 Binning Vertical factor 1 2 4 factor 1 2 4 factor 1 2 Binning Horizontal factor 1 2 factor 1 2 factor 1 2 CCD Sensor HiRes 220 225 QE 270 275 Number of...

Page 37: ...8 Appendix 37 PCO 2006 pixelfly Spectrale Response typical values pixelfly VGA pixelfly Scientific pixelfly HiRes VGA Scientific HiRes...

Page 38: ...38 8 Appendix pixelfly qe low light mode gain high standard mode gain normal PCO 2006 pixelfly...

Page 39: ...y in day out work Comments suggestions or any new idea on our system are welcome We are at your disposal at any time also after your buying of this camera Your PCO Team pco imaging PCO AG Donaupark 11...

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