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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW:.......................................... 2

 

MECHANICAL IMPLEMENTATION:........................................ 4

 

INITIAL SETUP AND FOCUSING:.............................................. 5

 

F

OCUS

, T

ILT AND 

C

ENTERING 

A

DJUSTMENTS

: ............................... 7 

S

ETTING UP THE SOFTWARE FOR LOGGING 

A

LL 

S

KY IMAGES TO 

YOUR 

PC 

OR THE 

I

NTERNET

: .......................................................... 8 

I

NSTALLING 

F

IRMWARE 

U

PDATES FOR THE 

A

LL

S

KY

340:............... 8 

M

ISCELLANEOUS 

I

SSUES

: ............................................................... 9 

ALLSKY-340 SOFTWARE........................................................... 11

 

M

ENUS

......................................................................................... 11 

Setup Menu ............................................................................. 11

 

Display Menu.......................................................................... 12

 

Commands .............................................................................. 12

 

W

INDOWS AND 

D

IALOGS

.............................................................. 13 

Main Window.......................................................................... 13

 

Status Bar................................................................................ 15

 

Serial Port Setup Dialog......................................................... 15

 

Dark Subtraction Setup Dialog............................................... 17

 

Still Images Setup Dialog........................................................ 17

 

Movies Setup Dialog ............................................................... 19

 

AVI Video Compression Setup Dialog .................................... 21

 

FTP S

ETUP 

D

IALOG

...................................................................... 21 

Dialog Entries......................................................................... 22

 

Heater Schedule Setup Dialog ................................................ 22

 

Color Balance Dialog ............................................................. 23

 

F

URTHER 

H

ELP

............................................................................. 24 

Contacting SBIG ..................................................................... 24

 

APPENDIX A:  BLUETOOTH RS-232 OPERATION .............. 25

 

APPENDIX B:  CONNECTORS .................................................. 35

 

APPENDIX C:  TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................... 36

 

Summary of Contents for AllSky-340

Page 1: ...ating Manual AllSky 340 and AllSky 340C CCD Cameras Santa Barbara Instrument Group 147A Castilian Drive Santa Barbara CA 93117 USA Phone 805 571 7244 Fax 805 571 1147 Web www sbig com E mail sbig sbig...

Page 2: ...sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the r...

Page 3: ...340 SOFTWARE 11 MENUS 11 Setup Menu 11 Display Menu 12 Commands 12 WINDOWS AND DIALOGS 13 Main Window 13 Status Bar 15 Serial Port Setup Dialog 15 Dark Subtraction Setup Dialog 17 Still Images Setup D...

Page 4: ...ellent sensitivity The camera containing the CCD is our SG 4 Smart Guider camera our new autonomous guide camera that is also available The All Sky 340 camera illustrated below in Figure One incorpora...

Page 5: ...w All Sky camera has some very interesting features that make it much more versatile than our previous offerings First of all it has an RS 232 link to the PC for control and image download While this...

Page 6: ...slight your applications won t even notice It will not interfere with regular imaging using the same PC The All Sky image is there when you want to view it Mechanical Implementation The housing is lu...

Page 7: ...y Program but that is all Next connect the 9 pin serial cable between a serial port on your PC and the AllSky Camera s RS 232 port If your computers does not have a serial port one can be easily imple...

Page 8: ...ually working its way up to longer exposures until it senses adequate signal levels The images displayed are binned 2x2 to speed this process up When you start this command you should have the AllSky...

Page 9: ...tening the other You are trying to set focus to an accuracy of about 0 001 inch 25 microns which is only 1 25th turn of the screw so a very delicate touch is required when close To set the centering u...

Page 10: ...es saved on your disk for visualization on your PC or to be uploaded to an FTP site etc The most useful for users who want to share their sky information with others is just to write a JPEG to a fixed...

Page 11: ...heat rises from the plate This power level has worked well here in Santa Barbara which is really prone to fog due to the presence of the ocean we think it will work well for most users The heater is...

Page 12: ...oftware contains a control to schedule how often a dark frame is collected A new dark should be collected if the ambient temperature changes by one degree so each user may have different situations at...

Page 13: ...heduling AllSky 340C Debayering with adjustable color balance Further details about the functionality of the AllSky 340 Software can be found by browsing the help topics Menus Setup Menu The Setup Men...

Page 14: ...rrent Image window The most recent image taken by the AllSky 340 camera is shown here Show Previous Images Shows or hides the AllSky 340 Previous Image window A time lapse movie of the past few frames...

Page 15: ...l change to Start Capture and the disabled functions will again be available for use Start Focus The button begins the focus process While the first step of the focus process is executing this button...

Page 16: ...the sky Image Brightness DDP Level Prior to displaying an image the software will do a DDP like non linear stretch to the image to better display the full dynamic range of the images This slider adju...

Page 17: ...this text will change Last is a progress bar indicating progress of whatever is listed in the status text In the screen capture above the image download is about 25 complete Serial Port Setup Dialog...

Page 18: ...do not operate at this baud rate Thus you must first connect to the AllSky 340 using a hard wired RS 232 or USB to RS 232 link When the Test button is used and a successful connection is established...

Page 19: ...sure time will require a new dark frame If a dark is taken with a 60 second exposure and the exposure time tolerance is 10 a new dark will be taken when the exposure time changes to less than 54 secon...

Page 20: ...specified location The file will be named AllSkyImage000000000 fit The 000000000 number will be replaced by the current index which is incremented after each exposure File Name Index This is the curre...

Page 21: ...use the software to create and save all the frames into movie files Each movie file will have the number of frames defined by Max Number of Frames on the main window The files will be named AllSkyMovi...

Page 22: ...d creates an M3U playlist file for the past 48 hours Upload Current Movie Checking this option causes the software to attempt to FTP the AllSkyCurrentMovie avi file to the defined FTP location The FTP...

Page 23: ...success with the DivX Codec Configure If a compressor is selected the Configure button will be enabled You must configure the Codec per the Codec documentation in order for the AllSky 340 software to...

Page 24: ...me and Password correct in order to browse the FTP server directory Purge old files from server Checking this will case the AllSky 340 software to remove any old files from the server This is useful t...

Page 25: ...or Balance Dialog The Color Balance dialog defines the color weights during the debayering process Dialog Entries Red The red slider and entry define the weight of the red pixels in the final image Gr...

Page 26: ...ong as they sometimes do Please help us make our products better by giving us your feedback Feel free to contact us Phone 805 571 7244 Fax 805 571 1147 Email sbig sbig com Home Page www sbig com Frequ...

Page 27: ...ne on the PC The external antenna gives good range and the camera side device is able to get 12V DC directly from the camera s RS 232 port Information about the AIRCable Serial3X is available here htt...

Page 28: ...ct an RS 232 cable to the PC can be connected through a USB to RS 232 adapter Connect the RS 232 cable to the null modem connector included with the Serial3X device Connect the null modem connector to...

Page 29: ...Select the COM port that the RS 232 cable is connected to and click Ok Set the Bits per second to 115200 Data bits to 8 Parity to None Stop bits to 1 Flow control to Hardware and click Ok 27...

Page 30: ...Go to the Call menu and select Disconnect Go to the File menu and select Properties Click the Configure button 28...

Page 31: ...Confirm the settings entered previously click Ok then Ok again In the HyperTerminal window now push the key three times and then push the Enter key Wait at least 30 seconds This should appear 29...

Page 32: ...ame of your choice This IDs your device pair Use only letters and or numbers Write the ID name here ____________________________ o Enter o p o Type in a unique 4 digit PIN This sets the password for y...

Page 33: ...ey on the keyboard Do not push the Enter key unless it is specifically stated o a o 4 o b o Type the same unique ID name you entered for the Slave device o Enter o p o Type the same unique 4 digit PIN...

Page 34: ...n the AllSky 340 Run the SBIG AllSky 340 software Click the Setup Serial Port menu item Set the proper COM port number and select 115200 baud Click the Test button If the AllSky 340 software is able t...

Page 35: ...longer distances The AllSky 340 software can catch most transmission errors and will retry the most recent packet of image data Occasionally the most recent packet cannot be recovered and the entire...

Page 36: ...he one connected to the PC Method 1 Push and hold the button on the Serial3X device for approximately 10 seconds The blue and green light should go off Release the button The Serial3X device will now...

Page 37: ...The X Y X and Y signals are driven from mechanically isolated relays so there is no need for additional opto isolated relays or relay box for use with any telescope Note In order for the East West tog...

Page 38: ...mum Exposure Time 10 seconds 10 min when used with a PC Shutter included for remote or automated dark frame acquisition Size 2 8 x 4 3 x 3 5 inches in size 71x110x88 mm Weight 1 0 pound 0 4 Kg Power R...

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