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23. From the host computer, click on the ACQ button or select
Acquisition
►
Acquire from the WinX/32 menu bar.
Data acquisition will begin and an acquired image will be displayed on the
computer monitor.
See
Figure 6-8 .
Figure 6-8: Typical WinX/32 First Light Acquired Image
If no image is displayed, check the software settings.
24. If an image is displayed, you have confirmed that the PI-MAX3 can acquire an
image.
If the image is out of focus, reposition the target and/or rotate the lens. Click on
Acquire to confirm that the degree of focus has changed.
REFERENCES:
For additional information about focusing the PI-MAX3
system, refer to:
• Appendix E, Mounting and Focusing C- and F-Mount
Lenses
, on page 221;
• Appendix G, Spectrograph Adapters , on page 227.
Images acquired with an older PI-MAX3: 1024 x 256 camera may be upside down,
similar to the image shown in
Figure 6-8 . When this occurs, there are two solutions:
• Physically invert the camera;
• Change the image orientation via Reverse and Flip configuration parameters
found on the Setup
►
Hardware
►
Hardware Setup
►
Display tab.
See Figure 6-9 for the resulting updated image.
Figure 6-9: Typical WinX/32 First Light Acquired Image, Reversed/Flipped
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