OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017
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Raptor Photonics LTD Willowbank Business Park Larne, Co Antrim BT40 2SF Northern Ireland PH: +44 2828 270141 www.raptorphotonics.com
Page 1: ...OWL 320 HS Vis SWIR Model OW1 7 VS CL S USER MANUAL...
Page 2: ...OW1 7 VS CL S USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017 2 CONTENT CONTENT 2 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 SPECIFICATION 4 3 GETTING STARTED 6 4 EPIX XCAP 7...
Page 3: ...glass window between the camera sensor and the microscope or lens Should any other issues occur please contact your local agent To clean the sensor window gently wipe the face of the sensor window wit...
Page 4: ...interfacing with custom software Sensor Type InGaAs PIN Photodiode Active Pixel 320 x 256 Pixel Pitch 30 m x 30 m Active Area 9 6mm x 7 68mm Spectral response1 0 4 m to 1 7 m Noise RMS Typical 225 ele...
Page 5: ...OW1 7 VS CL S USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017 5 2 2 Mechanical Outline 3D drawings STEP are available upon request...
Page 6: ...cope The Owl 320 High Speed has a standard C Mount that should easily screw onto any microscope port 3 3 Mounting to a tripod or optical table The camera has a 20 BSW Whitworth threaded hole to mount...
Page 7: ...t slot of your PC You can visit http www epixinc com for further support issues Insert EPIX software key dongle into a USB port the red light on the dongle should light up Boot up the computer Use the...
Page 8: ...sure to accept the board driver installation 4 2 Operating your camera using Xcap 1 Open XCAP from within your operating system enabling administrative privileges 2 Select PIXCI dropdown menu and sel...
Page 9: ...CI ECB2 Raptor Photonics Owl CL High Speed If not you need to select a different camera 8 Check that the camera is communicating see animated icon Figure 4 on bottom right of control screen Figure 4 A...
Page 10: ...you should see something similar to the following Frame 0 Size 320 x 256 Resize 0 5x0 5 Video 25 0fps Capture 25 0 fps Display 25 4fps Figure 6 Live Image Capture Window Changing the settings on XCAP...
Page 11: ...for the exposure time the exposure time will be reduced This feature can be accessed by clicking on Trigger AOI Misc and Info tabs 4 5 Trigger Use this tab to select the Readout Mode The available op...
Page 12: ...two features here TEC and NUC Figure 17 Camera Information 4 8 NUC On this tab you can select the parameters for the on board Non Uniformity Correction NUC select the 3point NUC Offset Gain Dark show...
Page 13: ...at so will give the best performance Info The Info tab can be used to view the cameras manufacturer data for example Build date and serial number Figure 18 Information Tab 4 11 Adjusting the image dis...
Page 14: ...istogram Percentile Endpoints and Preview Figure 20 Stretch Contrast 3 Adjust the Low Percentile Endpoint and High Percentile Endpoint to optimize the image display defaults should be acceptable for m...
Page 15: ...OW1 7 VS CL S USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017 15 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Raptor Photonics LTD Willowbank Business Park Larne Co Antrim BT40 2SF Northern Ireland PH 44 2828 270141 www raptorphotonics com...
