Reticon LC3000 Series, Instruction Manual

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iii PerkinElmer Optoelectronics
Table of Contents
1 I
NTRODUCTION
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1.1 W
HAT
’
S
I
N THIS
M
ANUAL
................................ ................................ ...................1
1.2 P
URPOSE
................................ ................................ ................................ ............1
1.3 P
RODUCT
O
VERVIEW
................................ ................................ .......................... 1
1.4 F
UNCTIONAL
D
ESCRIPTION
................................ ................................ ..................1
2 T
YPICAL
I
NSTALLATION
................................ ................................ ................................ 3
3 R
ECEIVING AND
I
NSPECTING
Y
OUR
C
AMERA
................................ .............................. 4
3.1 U
NPACKING
Y
OUR
C
AMERA
................................ ................................ ................4
3.2 C
USTOMER
S
UPPLIED
C
OMPONENTS
................................ ................................ ....4
4 C
AMERA
O
PERATION
O
VERVIEW
................................ ................................ .................5
4.1 C
AMERA
E
XPOSURE
M
ODES
................................ ................................ ................5
4.1.1 Master Mode................................ ................................ ............................ 6
4.1.1.1 Data Output................................ ................................ ..................6
4.1.2 Slave Mode................................ ................................ .............................. 6
4.1.2.1 Exposure Control ................................ ................................ ..........7
4.1.2.2 Slave Mode Data Output ................................ ............................... 7
4.1.3 Alt Slave Mode 1................................ ................................ ......................8
4.1.4 Alt Slave Mode 2................................ ................................ ......................8
4.1.4.1 Alt Slave Mode 2 Exposure ................................ ........................... 8
4.1.5 Line Period Limits................................ ................................ ....................8
5 I
NSTALLATION
G
UIDELINES
................................ ................................ .......................... 9
5.1 O
PTICAL
I
NTERFACING
................................ ................................ ........................ 9
5.1.1 Estimating the Working Distance ................................ ............................. 10
5.2 L
ENS
A
TTACHMENT
................................ ................................ ..........................11
5.3 M
OUNTING THE
C
AMERA
................................ ................................ ..................11
5.4 C
ONNECTING
P
OWER
................................ ................................ ........................12
5.4.1 Power Supply Requirements ................................ ................................ ....12
5.5 I
NTERFACE
C
ABLING
................................ ................................ .........................13
5.6 F
RAME
G
RABBER
I
NTERFACE
G
UIDELINES
................................ .........................14
5.7 C
LEANING THE
S
ENSOR
................................ ................................ .....................14
6 C
AMERA
S
ETUP
................................ ................................ ................................ ............15
6.1 P
REPARING FOR THE
I
NSTALLATION
................................ ................................ ...15
6.2 I
NSTALLING THE
C
AMERA
................................ ................................ .................15
6.2.1 Tripod Mounting................................ ................................ .....................16
6.3 A
CTIVATING THE
C
AMERA
................................ ................................ ................17
6.4 C
AMERA
C
ONTROL
................................ ................................ ........................... 18
6.4.1 Camera Operating Mode Selection ................................ ........................... 18
6.4.2 Video Gain................................ ................................ ............................. 18
6.4.3 Video Offset................................ ................................ ..........................19
6.4.4 Camera Powerup ................................ ................................ ....................19
6.4.5 Focusing the Camera ................................ ................................ ..............19
6.4.6 Verifying Camera Gain Control ................................ ............................... 19