Backfocus: Camera with Standard Filter Wheel.
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Page 1: ...Operating Manual STXL Advanced Series CCD Cameras Santa Barbara Instrument Group 150 Castilian Drive Suite 101 Santa Barbara CA 93117 805 571 7244 www sbig com sbig sbig com...
Page 2: ...installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installatio...
Page 3: ...e Desiccant Plug 13 1 12 Indicator Lights 13 1 13 Opening the Back Cover Changing the Fuse 14 1 14 Using a Relay Adapter Box with the STXL 14 1 15 Camera Resolution 16 1 16 Camera Field of View 17 1 1...
Page 4: ...d 26 B 1 Technique 26 Appendix C Camera Specifications 27 Appendix D Connector and Cables 28 Power Jack 28 Scope Port 28 I2C AUX Port 28 Appendix E Mechanical Drawings and Backfocus Distances 29 Adapt...
Page 5: ...exposures with ease using either the built in guiding CCD or the remote guiding head Using the self guiding filter wheel eliminates differential deflection of a guide scope relative to the main telesc...
Page 6: ...ack handles are also attached to the camera body at the factory In addition to making the camera easier to handle in the dark these handles also protect the fan housing when the camera is placed on a...
Page 7: ...rry a lifetime guarantee from the manufacturer Optional Items Filter Wheels SBIG offers two filter wheels for the STXL series cameras The FW8S STXL is a standard filter wheel with 8 positions for 50mm...
Page 8: ...on of the camera body contains the CCD chamber shutter electronics and desiccant plug The rear section contains the heat exchanger fan power supply for 12VDC operation in the field and fuse The red fr...
Page 9: ...chanical shutters and are therefore capable of automatically taking dark frames for the guiding CCD Power This port accepts 12 14VDC in to power the camera and any accessories that may be connected to...
Page 10: ...sion for short distances 15 additional or a powered USB extended such as the Icron Ranger for longer distances The Icron Ranger allows USB devices to operate up to 100 meters from the host computer Fo...
Page 11: ...f the shelf cable for telephone use may have these plugs reversed 1 7 Attaching the Remote Head The Remote Guiding Head is an optional accessory for all models of the STXL Series cameras When attached...
Page 12: ...t in little gain Cooling the water supply too much may cool the camera well below the dew point so that moisture forms on the inside surface of the case or the outside surface of the CCD chamber windo...
Page 13: ...amber Be sure to remove this o ring before baking the plug Place a small piece of electrical tape over the hole in the side of the CCD chamber while you are baking the desiccant plug to keep unwanted...
Page 14: ...e camera by removing the eight socket head screws located around the perimeter of the back plate Carefully lift the rear cover and turn it over You will see a wiring harness for the fan that prevents...
Page 15: ...om the camera Care should be taken not to pull too strongly on the digital board far from the connector as this could bend the board and cause cracks in the delicate traces Once the digital board is r...
Page 16: ...steps to be performed and the final display size desired By way of example if the atmosphere and optical system allow the smallest star images of 2 6 arcseconds in diameter FWHM then one needs a tele...
Page 17: ...n the focal length will increase the field of view and make the image brighter in the process Using a barlow or eyepiece projection to effectively lengthen the focal length of the telescope will decre...
Page 18: ...r So when are more pixels better The key word in the first sentence is alone All else being equal more pixels will yield a larger field of view compared to another camera with fewer pixels of the same...
Page 19: ...tall CCDOps button and follow the onscreen instructions Installing the SBIG Drivers SBIG Cameras require Drivers to be installed in Windows before you can communicate with them Our Driver Checker prog...
Page 20: ...Driver Checker Power up the camera The LEDs on the side should blink momentarily and the Fan should come on This indicates the camera has completed its internal power on boot up sequence Connect the C...
Page 21: ...urn on the cooling Invoke the command and then set the Temperature Regulation item to Active and the Setpoint item to 0 0 then click OK You ll see the Camera start to cool down as indicated in the Tem...
Page 22: ...sers 2 3 Specific Activities This section describes some of the unique features of the STXL such as Ethernet control and Autoguiding Ethernet Configuration The STXL allows communications to the PC wit...
Page 23: ...tronomical Software including a Planetarium program called TheSky and an Imaging program that supports the STXL called CCDSoft Information about these packages can be found at their web site For STXL...
Page 24: ...3 32 inch hex head screw adjustment behind the covered TRACKER FOCUS port above the Remote Guide Head connector Desiccant Regeneration The STXL has an internal Desiccant Plug that keeps the CCD from f...
Page 25: ...remove the six screws that hold the 5 inch front cover in place Remove the six screws and lift the front cover exposing the structures inside There is a rubber O Ring that sets in the groove on the to...
Page 26: ...the head between image and flat field since the vignetting is usually slightly off center Do not be tempted to build a little LED into the telescope or camera for doing flat fields it doesn t work at...
Page 27: ...ared Frame Buffer and Processor RAM Flash Memory 64 Mb Firmware and Parameter storage External Ports Host Communications USB 20 1 x and 10 100 Mbs Ethernet Remote Guide Head Port Compatible with Remot...
Page 28: ...Port is used for autoguiding your telescope and has the following pinouts I2C AUX Port The I2C AUX Port is for connecting accessories to your STXL and has the following pinouts Pin Function Pin Funct...
Page 29: ...Appendix E Mechanical Drawings and Backfocus Distances Adapter ring drawings and thread specifications 29...
Page 30: ...Backfocus Camera without filter wheel 30...
Page 31: ...Backfocus Camera with Standard Filter Wheel 31...
Page 32: ...Backfocus Camera with Self Guiding Filter Wheel 32...
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