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Oculus PRO Colour Handbook Issue 1

The Oculus PRO Colour is designed to minimise any lens and dome dewing problems, but these are

very common in optical systems that are cooled by radiation to the sky. It is very likely that you will

have dewing on humid nights unless the dome is kept warm by powering the internal heater via the

12v socket on the rear of the assembly. This socket can accept a 2.1mm coaxial power plug from any

12v DC supply capable of driving at least 1 amp - the polarity is center positive. Heating will increase

the dark signal of the camera, so the dew sensing circuit is set to approximately 50% moisture

saturation in the air before turning on the dew heaters automatically.

A rear view of the Oculus PRO Colour, showing the heater socket and USB cable.

Summary of Contents for 110-0027

Page 1: ...fish eye lens provides horizon to horizon coverage with very little star image distortion across the entire field The Oculus PRO Colour utilises a sensitive Sony CCD the ICX825AQ with an array of 1392...

Page 2: ...me Typically 0 6 seconds at full resolution using USB 2 0 Power requirements Camera Dew Heater require 12v at 1 amp max Input connection Mini B USB socket for USB2 0 and a 2 1mm jack for 12v Camera De...

Page 3: ...r computer 6 The first time you use the software click on File then Set Program Defaults You will get a message Warning No INI File found Please set defaults 7 Click OK The Set Program Defaults box wi...

Page 4: ...probably be necessary to have a fairly long lead if the Oculus PRO Colour is mounted high on a mast or roof As the camera power is taken from the 12V supply any long leads should be as heavy as possi...

Page 5: ...warm by powering the internal heater via the 12v socket on the rear of the assembly This socket can accept a 2 1mm coaxial power plug from any 12v DC supply capable of driving at least 1 amp the polar...

Page 6: ...e typically 1 second and click on the Play button Follow the steps below Start the Starlight Live Program by clicking on the icon Deselect the Auto Align button in the Channel Selection Select the Ima...

Page 7: ...s camera is the one inside your Oculus C Select the Colour Space to RGGB which is the correct decoding for your camera Ensure Binning is set to 1x1 Adjust the exposure time I would suggest 1 second is...

Page 8: ...ny colour offsets that you require using the sliders The AllSkEye software which is freely available at https allskeye com is fantastic software for use with the Oculus PRO Colour camera It has so man...

Page 9: ...et a warning about the ini file not found but ignore this and click on OK then open set program defaults from the text icon You should now see a screen similar to the one shown below The defaults show...

Page 10: ...Colour orientation and location to get the best views The focus should be good as supplied but if necessary it may be adjusted by unscrewing the large outer ring and lifting off the dome Loosen the sm...

Page 11: ...disk space so make sure that you have plenty available The maximum autosave number for AVI creation is 1000 images and this will cover about 8 hours of 30 second frames while filling about 1GB of hard...

Page 12: ...using the Max palette stretch options in the View menu Adjust the brightness and contrast to give a nice result and then run the AVI create The program will use your view settings on all the images w...

Page 13: ...be purchased from our dealers The Oculus PRO Colour dome is spaced off from the base ring by small pads This allows air to circulate through the vent holes and inside of the dome to reduce the tenden...

Page 14: ...d in the standard operating instructions and within the relevant safety standards of the country where the equipment is used 2 Repairs under guarantee will be free of charge providing proof of purchas...