Operating 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:
[email protected]
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 30: ...Go to the Call menu and select Disconnect Go to the File menu and select Properties Click the Configure button 28...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
