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Micropublisher 6
TM
User Manual
Focal Plane Measurement
Sensor Specifications
Image type: Monochrome Scientific CCD. Sensor specifications are provided in the data sheet.
Sensor Orientation
The MicroPublisher 6 camera uses “multiport” sensors. Multiport sensors can be read entirely from one common output for
all pixels, as is the case of typical CCD sensors, or from 2 or more outputs in parallel to achieve greater frame rates. When
operating in USB3.0 mode, 50 MHz digitization is accomplished on the MicroPublisher 6 camera by reading the sensor out
of two ports in parallel, each running at 25 MHz pixel rates for a net 50 MHz.
When operating out of a single port, as in the 17.5 MHz USB2 compatibility mode, the corner of the sensors (0,0) pixel, the
pixel closest to the sensor output, is indicated by a dimple on the front of the camera as shown below:
