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QHY4040 

 

 

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Software Installation 

 

1. 

Download and install 

camera system driver (link)  

 

The  driver  for  Windows10  can  be  installed  directly;  when  installing  the  driver  for Win7  system,  please 

check the driver installation instructions first

 

 

2. 

Download and install the ASCOM platform (link)

  

 

3. 

Download and install the ASCOM driver (link)

 

 

As  you  most  probably  want  to  use  your  QHY168M  as  an  expose  camera,  please  download  the  Capture 

version. If you want to use it as a guide camera, please download the Guide version. 

 

4. 

QHY4040 uses the SharCAP software as the default video display and capture software. Please download 

and install 

SharpCap

QHY4040 can work in SharpCap 2.9 or higher version.  You may need to use the last 

QHYCCD sdk (QHYCCD.DLL) in the sharpcap. Please go to the 

QHYCCD SDK download page

 to download it 

and read how to replace the QHYCCD.DLL in sharpcap. 

 

Note that for the latest version of SharpCap, QHY600 also needs the latest qhyccd.dll, for which QHYCCD 

has written the SharpCap patch, please download and install it. You can also download from QHYCCD SDK 

page to obtain it. The original filename qhyccd_x64.dll. You can rename it to qhyccd.dll and overwrite the 

old file in SharpCAP X64 folder. 

 

5. Connect the 12V power supply for QHY4040. Then connect the USB3.0 cable between QHY4040 and 
computer. Please make sure you are connected on the computer USB3.0 port. The QHY4040 cannot work 
under USB2.0 port under the live video mode (in single frame mode it works) due to the high data bandwidth. 
Please make sure the 12V is connected otherwise the camera maybe not get reconginzed by computer. 
When first connecting , the windows will report new device found and looking for the driver. You can click 
"ignore obtain driver from windows" to get it faster. The computer will looking for the driver  in local disk. 
Since the QHY4040 system driver is installed before. So it should find it and start to install hardware. After 
successfully installed, you can see QHY5IIISeries_IO in the hardware manager. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Содержание QHY4040

Страница 1: ...QHY4040 Scienfitic CMOS Camera User Manual REV 1 0 ...

Страница 2: ...KAGE CONTENTS 3 02 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 4 04 INTERFACE INTODUCTION 5 05 USE QHY4040 IN SHARPCAP 5 06 USE QHY4040 WITH ASCOM 7 07 USE QHY168M IN EZCAP_QT 10 09 FAQ 13 10 OHY4040 MECHANICAL SIZE 16 11 SPECIFICATIONS 17 ...

Страница 3: ...12V AC Power Adapter 1 Silicon gel tube and slicon gel 1 M54 to 2inch T ring 1 Center tilt adjust ring 1 Camera Cover 1 Warrentee Card 1 Driver Download Card 1 Test Report 1 Camera body 1 The 12V power adapter is depend on the area country Some country area has no this item ...

Страница 4: ...SharpCap QHY600 also needs the latest qhyccd dll for which QHYCCD has written the SharpCap patch please download and install it You can also download from QHYCCD SDK page to obtain it The original filename qhyccd_x64 dll You can rename it to qhyccd dll and overwrite the old file in SharpCAP X64 folder 5 Connect the 12V power supply for QHY4040 Then connect the USB3 0 cable between QHY4040 and comp...

Страница 5: ...ot find the QHY4040 in the camera menu you can try re scan camera in this menu 4 Adjust offset You can cover the lens and check the image The image maybe not very dark You need to adjust the offset You can open the histogram window to help you to find a suitable offset Normally speaking you need to adjust the offset and let the background peak in the histogram to visible above zero and near to zer...

Страница 6: ...lease reserver some degree to avoid the camera working in just 35 delta T otherwise when enviroment get higher you can not get the target temperature and cause the dark frame calibration has problems When set Auto off you can set the cooler power to adjust the TEC power The range is 0 to 100 In this mode the sensor temeperature is not regulated Just the power is constant Before using the cooler it...

Страница 7: ...support the ASCOM VIDEO DRIVER The ADC in QHY4040 is 12bit So for 16bit format the bit alignment is MSB alignment It will patch four zero in last four bit It means the 0 4095 will be mapped to 0 65535 by multiple 16 MAXIMDL 1 First you have to make sure that both ASCOM Platform and ASCOM driver have been installed If not please install it first 2 Start MAXIMDL 3 Follow the instructions shown below...

Страница 8: ...QHY4040 8 After connecting the software follow the steps to set the cooling temperature ...

Страница 9: ...QHY4040 9 Click Start to capture one frame ...

Страница 10: ...HY4040 to 12V power supply Connect your QHY4040 to your computer with USB3 0 cable 3 Run EZCAP_QT Select Connect in Menu Camera If the camera is successfully connected The title of EZCAP_QT will display the camera firmware version and the camera ID as shown below You can change the language of the software at menu language 4 In menu camera setting temperature setting you can set the power and targ...

Страница 11: ...t of the software there is some TAB You can use the preview TAB to do some preview And you can select an area in the preview image area and use the focus TAB to do focusing And then use the Capture TAB to capture the image ...

Страница 12: ...QHY4040 12 7 There is a planner in the EZCAP_QT You can do a sequence capture with this planner ...

Страница 13: ...d to the motherboard s chipset 2 How to clean the CMOS sensor and optical window If you find dust on the CMOS sensor you can first unscrew the front half of the QHY4040 and then clean the CMOS sensor with the cleaning kit for the SLR camera sensor Because the QHY4040 CMOS sensor has an AR coating care must be taken during the cleaning process The glass window has an infrared filter coating and an ...

Страница 14: ...this method may not be effective due to its slower data transmission speed 7 How to avoid horizontal noise in QHY4040 When the camera is connected to a USB port with high noise a horizontal noise image will appear Replace the USB interface and get a clean image when the camera is on a good USB port Click for details 8 Camera maintenance Dry Camera CMOS Cavity The CMOS sensor is located in a CMOS c...

Страница 15: ...e the problem In the software s Speed setting the number of steps will appear at 0 frames and cannot be displayed See the table below to set the Speed 8bit Speed 0 1 2 3 4 Use DDR Buffer Off Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Use DDR Buffer On Yes Yes Yes No No 16bit Speed 0 1 2 3 4 Use DDR Buffer Off Yes No No No No Use DDR Buffer On Yes No No No No ...

Страница 16: ...QHY4040 16 10 OHY4040 Mechanical Size ...

Страница 17: ... USB3 0 transfer speed The current USB3 0 version of QHY4040 only supports single A D channels For dual A D channels please wait for the QHY4040 10GigaE version It will be avalible at the end of 2019 Sensor Size 36 9mm 36 9mm Full Frame Rate 20FPS 4096 4096 8bit Clock Speed 4 18FPS 4096 4096 8bit Clock Speed 3 16FPS 4096 4096 8bit Clock Speed 2 12FPS 4096 4096 8bit Clock Speed 1 8FPS 4096 4096 8bi...

Страница 18: ...lse Output Yes With the Trig Out signal in the camera GPIO Four High Speed FPGA Controlled GPIO Can be used for high precise GPS timestamp socket Or the Electric Shutter on off waveform output for GPS Card Or Multiple Camera Synchronized Port and so on Cooling System Dual Stage TE Cooler 35C below ambient Fan Cooling Water Cooling Default setup is fan cooling QHYCCD also supply the water cooling v...

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