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PhotonMAX System Manual
Version 1.B
External shutter........................................................53
External Sync mode.................................................55
F-L
Fast mode.................................................................57
data acquisition....................................................57
flowchart .............................................................58
image update lag .................................................57
First light ...........................................................30, 35
Focusing, alignment.................................................38
Frame Readout
non-overlap mode................................................51
output level..........................................................59
overlap mode.......................................................48
Free Run mode ........................................................55
Hardware Setup wizard .....................................27, 68
Hose connections.....................................................24
I/O interface
cable ..............................................................15, 84
connector .......................................................14, 84
connector pinout............................................59, 84
Expose Out ..........................................................59
Frame Readout ....................................................59
Shutter Out ..........................................................59
specifications.......................................................84
Installation
PCI drivers ..........................................................25
software ...............................................................25
Interface card
driver installation ................................................25
Kinetics
cleaning ...............................................................63
experiment setup .................................................64
multiple trigger....................................................63
readout.................................................................60
single trigger........................................................62
LEMO connector .....................................................14
M-Q
Maintenance ..............................................................9
Mercury spectrum, fluorescent lights ......................38
Multiple Trigger mode.............................................63
Non-multiplication port description.........................45
Non-overlap readout mode ......................................51
Offset .......................................................................43
On-chip multiplication gain.....................................41
Operating temperature .............................................83
Outline drawing
Camera C-mount, liquid-cooled ..........................88
Camera, C-mount, air-cooled ..............................87
CoolCUBE circulator ..........................................89
Overexposure protection....................................23, 35
Overlap readout mode .............................................48
Performance certificate............................................15
Port #2 description...................................................45
POWER connector
LEMO .................................................................14
pinout ..................................................................84
Power cord...............................................................22
Power requirements .................................................22
Program Error message ...........................................76
PVCAM.INI ............................................................68
R-S
Readout
modes
non-overlap .....................................................51
overlap ............................................................48
ports.....................................................................44
Requirements
environmental......................................................22
ventilation............................................................22
RSConfig.exe...........................................................68
S/N ratio...................................................................43
Safe mode
as used for setting up...........................................57
fast image update.................................................57
flowchart .............................................................58
missed events ......................................................57
Safety related symbols used in manual...................11
Saturation.................................................................42
Serial Violations message........................................77
Shutter
effect on exposure ...............................................54
external................................................................53
lifetime ................................................................54
modes
Disable ............................................................54
Normal ............................................................54
Shutter Out
output level..........................................................59
Shutter Out connector ..............................................53
Signal-to-noise ratio
on-chip integration ..............................................43
Single Trigger mode ..........................................56, 62
Specifications
CoolCUBE circulator ..........................................86
I/O connector.......................................................84
operating temperature..........................................83
PhotonMAX ........................................................84
T-U
Technical support ....................................................94
Temperature
control problems..................................................70
operating..............................................................83
specifications.......................................................83
Temperature control ................................................42
effect of vacuum deterioration ............................71
Temperature lock.....................................................42
Timing control .........................................................57
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