Princeton Instruments ProEM+ EMCCD, User Manual

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Chapter 6 Advanced Topics 101
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WinX Step-by-Step Procedure
The following procedure uses a ProEM+:1600
(2)
camera. This same
procedure can be used to increase the spectral readout rate for a
ProEM+:1600
(4)
.
Note: The Readout Times you get may differ from those reported in
this procedure. These values are intended to show the effect of the
changes on Readout Time reduction.
1. On the Experiment Setup|ADC tab, select :

Rate: 4 MHz

Readout Port: Multiplication Gain
2. On the Hardware
Setup|Controller/Camera
tab, select :
Vertical Shift
= 2 µs
3. Select Easy Bin from the Acquisition menu.

Select ALL . This will result in Full Vertical Binning .
4. Acquire a spectrum.
5. Select Readout Time from the Acquisition menu. The
readout time is reported on the Readout Time dialog as
2.08 ms.
6. Now go to the Hardware Setup|Controller/Camera tab.

Check the Custom Chip
box.

Select the Custom Chip
tab.

Make the following
changes:

Change Active to 20

Change
Pre-Dummies to 0.

Change
Post-Dummies to 0
7. Now go to the Hardware
Setup|Controller/Camera
tab.
8. Select
Easy Bin
from the
Acquisition menu.

Select ALL . This will bin the 20 rows together.
9. Acquire a spectrum.
10. Select Readout Time from the Acquisition menu. The
readout time is reported on the Readout Time dialog as
0.88 ms.