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Figure 5-5: Typical LightField View Area

7. Click on Run

to start Preview mode.

In this mode, images will be continuously acquired and displayed. Because no X-ray
source is being used, the images you see will be of the camera's dark charge. As the
CCD temperature decreases, the image will get darker as the dark charge decreases

Figure 5-6: Typical LightField View Area Displaying an Image

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Страница 1: ...www princetoninstruments com PIXIS XF System Manual 4411 0112 Issue 5 January 9 2020...

Страница 2: ...ist of Changes Issue 5 January 9 2020 Issue 5 of this document incorporates the following changes Rebranded as Teledyne Princeton Instruments Converted to standard FrameMaker template Issue 4 April 20...

Страница 3: ...ed Systems 19 2 1 3 Coolant Hoses 19 2 1 4 Cables 20 2 2 Certificate of Performance 20 2 2 1 User Manuals 20 2 3 Application Software 21 2 4 Accessories 22 2 4 1 Fiber Optic Extender 22 2 4 2 CoolCUBE...

Страница 4: ...4 Controller Gain 53 5 6 Digitization Rate 54 5 6 1 Digitization Rate 54 5 6 2 ADC Offset Bias 55 Chapter 6 Advanced Topics 57 6 1 Timing Modes 58 6 1 1 Free Run No Response 59 6 1 2 External Sync Rea...

Страница 5: ...ical Specifications 89 A 1 CCD Arrays 89 A 2 Camera 89 A 3 Options 91 Appendix B Outline Drawings 93 B 1 PIXIS XF Air Cooled 93 B 2 PIXIS XF Liquid Cooled 97 B 3 CoolCUBEII Circulator 101 Appendix C G...

Страница 6: ...Response 59 Figure 6 3 High Level Block Diagram External Sync Shutter Preopen vs Normal 60 Figure 6 4 Timing Diagram External Sync Mode edge trigger 61 Figure 6 5 High Level Block Diagram Continuous...

Страница 7: ...F 1024F B Beryllium Window 98 Figure B 7 Outline Drawing Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF 2048F B 99 Figure B 8 Outline Drawing Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF 2048F B Beryllium Window 100 Figure B 9 Outline Drawing Coo...

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Страница 9: ...r screen GdOS Tb that absorbs X rays and emits visible light 550 nm can also be coupled to the CCD with a fiberoptic in order to detect X rays When the highest sensitivity is required such as when det...

Страница 10: ...injury please observe the following warnings Do not touch the Beryllium window at the front of the camera Avoid abrasion of the Beryllium window since powdered Beryllium is highly toxic if ingested Be...

Страница 11: ...T use water Beryllium is highly susceptible to localized pitting when in contact with the chloride and sulfate ions contained in ordinary water NOTE There are no user serviceable components inside the...

Страница 12: ...s associated with exposure readout and digitization Chapter 6 Advanced Topics This chapter discusses standard timing Trigger Response modes Free Run No Response External Sync Readout Per Trigger and C...

Страница 13: ...ata WARNING A Warning provides detailed information about actions and or hazards that may result in personal injury or death to individuals operating the equipment WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK The u...

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Страница 15: ...mera with a Certificate of Performance a CoolCUBEII circulator with hoses a USB 2 0 interface cable for your computer system MCX to BNC adapter cables and the user manual Figure 2 1 shows those items...

Страница 16: ...Fiber Optic The PIXIS XF fiberoptic tapers are bonded to the face of the CCD arrays with Teledyne Princeton Instruments fiberoptic coupling technology The direct bonding to the face of the array elimi...

Страница 17: ...tion and does not adversely affect the image For the fan to function properly free circulation must be maintained between the sides of the camera and the laboratory atmosphere Coolant Ports Liquid coo...

Страница 18: ...3 3VDC programmable logic level output TTL compatible The output of this connector can be programmed and also inverted via the application software For additional information refer to Section 6 3 LOGI...

Страница 19: ...ting are McMaster MCM 5238K748 CPC MCD1004 and McMaster MCM 5346K35 and CPC NS6D17006 respectively 4411 0112_0004 Small Format PIXIS XF 1024 Maximum Power Output 80 W Input 100 240 VAC 47 63 Hz 1 9 A...

Страница 20: ...View 32 or WinSpec 32 User Manual This manual describes how to install and use the application program A PDF version of this manual is provided on the installation CD Additional information Teledyne P...

Страница 21: ...facilitates snap ins to permit advanced operation Using the optional built in macro record function you can also create and edit your own macros to automate a variety of operations WinView and WinSpec...

Страница 22: ...etely transparent operation between the host computer and the camera and is ideal for hazardous or high EMI environment applications This optional kit supports PIXIS XF Spec 10 VersArray and PI MAX fa...

Страница 23: ...host computer install it Section 4 4 Install the Application Software on page 30 Software manual 5 If the USB 2 0 interface card is not already installed in the host computer install it Host computer...

Страница 24: ...IXIS XF System 12 Once the system reaches temperature lock wait an additional 20 minutes and then begin acquiring data in focus preview mode Section 5 2 WinX 32 First Light on page 39 Section 5 3 Ligh...

Страница 25: ...Chapter 3 Initial System Verification 25 Figure 3 2 Block Diagram Typical Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF System 4411 0112_0010...

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Страница 27: ...er Support Refer to Contact Information on page 114 for complete information Hardware installation may consist of Installing a USB 2 interface card if one is not already installed in the host computer...

Страница 28: ...le options include Application Software WinView 32 or WinSpec32 Version 2 5 25 or later CD ROM and User Manual LightField CD ROM and User Manual Shutter connector and Teledyne Princeton Instruments 25...

Страница 29: ...the program files takes about 17 50 MB and the remainder is required for data storage depending on the number and size of images spectra collected Disk level compression programs are not recommended D...

Страница 30: ...isconnected from the camera until you have installed WinView 32 or WinSpec 32 The following installation is performed via the WinView 32 or WinSpec 32software installation CD 1 On the Select Installat...

Страница 31: ...he computer operating system is Windows Vista 64 bit or Windows 7 64 bit Confirm that your computer supports USB 2 0 If it does not please refer to the manufacturer s instructions for installing a USB...

Страница 32: ...ht and the circulator is on the floor 3 Make the coolant connections between the circulator and the camera It does not matter which hose from the circulator is plugged into a coolant port on the camer...

Страница 33: ...ult Camera System Parameters The following instructions assume that you have performed the computer interface installation 4 6 1 Configure Default WinX 32 Parameters 1 Make sure the PIXIS XF is connec...

Страница 34: ...tField 3 While LightField is starting up it will detect the available device s and load the appropriate icons into the Available Devices area in the Experiment workspace 4 When you drag an icon into t...

Страница 35: ...etition rates than are required Perform the following procedure to connect an external shutter 1 Verify that the PIXIS XF camera is turned off i e the power supply is switched off 2 Connect the shutte...

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Страница 37: ...CD array is exposed to a source and charge accumulates in the pixels After the defined exposure time the accumulated signal is readout of the array digitized and then transferred to the host computer...

Страница 38: ...ces Next First Light procedures follow which provide step by step information about how to verify initial system operation The last three sections discuss factors that affect exposure readout and digi...

Страница 39: ...iliar with the application software The system is being operated in imaging mode Perform the following procedure to verify initial system operation NOTE The following procedure is based on WinView 32...

Страница 40: ...splay temperature information while you are acquiring data Experiment Setup Main tab Acquisition Experiment Setup Exposure Time 100 ms Accumulations Number of Images 1 CCD Readout Select Use Full Chip...

Страница 41: ...the exposure time This completes First Light If the system functioned as described you can be reasonably sure it has arrived in good working order In addition you should have a basic understanding of...

Страница 42: ...and are verifying the camera system operation You have read the previous sections of this chapter You are familiar with the application software The system is being operated in imaging mode Perform t...

Страница 43: ...w experiment the default settings for the camera will be programmed 5 The Status bar at the bottom of the window displays an icon for temperature status Temperature status reports the current temperat...

Страница 44: ...images will be continuously acquired and displayed Because no X ray source is being used the images you see will be of the camera s dark charge As the CCD temperature decreases the image will get dar...

Страница 45: ...intensified full frame CCD cameras like the PIXIS XF cameras may require a customer provided X ray shutter to prevent light from reaching the CCD during readout 5 4 2 Exposure Time Exposure Time which...

Страница 46: ...required to achieve lock can vary over a considerable range depending on such factors as the camera type CCD array type ambient temperature etc Once lock occurs it is okay to begin focusing However yo...

Страница 47: ...excessive humidity in the camera s vacuum enclosure Immediately turn off the system Contact Teledyne Princeton Instruments Customer Support for information about how to refresh the vacuum Refer to Con...

Страница 48: ...with a Dual Output Amplifier WinX 32 and LightField allow you to specify the type of readout full frame or binned the output amplifier and the gain i e the number of electrons required to generate an...

Страница 49: ...D2 A3 After charge is shifted out of each pixel the remaining charge is zero meaning that the array is immediately ready for the next exposure A subsection of the CCD can be read out at full resoluti...

Страница 50: ...lt in saturation and blooming or spilling of charge back into the image area Figure 5 10 shows an example of 2 x 2 binning Each pixel of the image displayed by the software represents 4 pixels of the...

Страница 51: ...the CCD The solution is to perform the binning in software Limited hardware binning may be used when reading out the CCD Additional binning is accomplished in software producing a result that represe...

Страница 52: ...y Amplifier Provides a spectrometric well capacity that is approximately 3 times the well capacity for the Low Noise amplifier selection High Capacity is suitable when you have intense light signals o...

Страница 53: ...g and may not reflect actual performance gain at the 1 2 and 3 settings depends on the CCD installed 1 Low requires four electrons to generate one ADU Strong signals can be acquired without flooding t...

Страница 54: ...t the factory and is not user changeable These factors are discussed in the following paragraphs 5 6 1 Digitization Rate The PIXIS XF camera has been designed with dual digitizers i e 100 kHz and 2 MH...

Страница 55: ...n really be seen and not lost below the A D 0 value Since the offset is added to the signal these counts only minimally reduce the range of the signal from 65535 16 bit A D to a value in the range of...

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Страница 57: ...r when the computer speed is not fast enough to keep pace with the acquisition rate Section 6 3 LOGIC OUT Control on page 67 Discusses the EXT SYNC and LOGIC OUT output connectors on the rear of the P...

Страница 58: ...utter as soon as the PIXIS XF is ready to receive an External Sync pulse This is required if the time between the External Sync pulse and the event is less than a few milliseconds the time it takes th...

Страница 59: ...illumination Other experimental equipment can be synchronized to the camera by using the software selectable output signal SHUTTER Normal or NOT SCAN Not Reading Out on the Hardware Setup Controller C...

Страница 60: ...ander Since the shutter requires up to 8 ms to fully open the External Sync pulse provided by the experiment must precede the actual signal by at least that much time If not the shutter will not be op...

Страница 61: ...oes not saturate the CCD As with the Normal Shutter Normal mode accurate background subtraction may not be possible for the first frame Also note that in addition to signal from ambient light dark cha...

Страница 62: ...aning and once the External Sync pulse trigger edge is received the shutter remains open for the set exposure time then closes If the vertical rows are shifted midway when the External Sync pulse trig...

Страница 63: ...ng Diagram LightField Clean Until Trigger Open Close Open Close Open Close Open Close Open Close Open Close Read Read Read PreOpen Shutter Normal Shutter NOT SCAN External Sync positive polarity shown...

Страница 64: ...mind when setting up the External Sync pulse input are Pulse Height 0 to 3 3 5 VDC logic levels TTL compatible Pulse Width trigger edge frequency The time between trigger edges EXT SYNC Connector Impe...

Страница 65: ...is that timing is controlled completely through hardware A drawback to this mode is that the computer will only display frames when it is not performing other tasks Image display has a lower priority...

Страница 66: ...arameters Start Safe Mode Start acquisition command sent from computer to camera 1 frame collected as per timing mode Background or flatfield on Background and or flatfield correction performed Frames...

Страница 67: ...g generator NOT READY Busy After a start acquisition command this output changes state on completion of the array cleaning cycles that precede the first exposure Initially high it goes low to mark the...

Страница 68: ...the Hardware Setup dialog Figure 6 11 illustrates a high level diagram of kinetics mode Returning to the 4 x 6 CCD example in this case 2 3 of the array is masked either mechanically or optically The...

Страница 69: ...experiments that do not require any synchronization with the experiments The other two modes i e Single Trigger and Multiple Trigger require that an external TTL pulse be applied to the camera via th...

Страница 70: ...Settings expander The time between image frames which may be as short as a few microseconds is limited by the time required to shift an image under the mask this inter image time equals the Vertical...

Страница 71: ...sure time as entered in the software The trigger is applied at the Ext Sync connector on the rear of the PIXIS XF After the series is complete the shutter closes and the CCD is read out at normal spee...

Страница 72: ...ode dependent These modes are intended to allow data acquisition at the fastest possible rates for your camera Custom Chip Custom Sensor allows you to reduce the apparent size of the CCD array and Cus...

Страница 73: ...Chip has been installed selecting Show Custom Chip check box on the Controller Camera tab adds the Custom Chip tab to the Hardware Setup dialog The Custom Chip parameters are shown in Figure 6 19 The...

Страница 74: ...there are no Pre Dummy rows the register clean out will be skipped and the chip readout will be faster This feature is not available for PVCAM supported cameras NOTE In LightField the Clean Serial Reg...

Страница 75: ...m Timing is supported and selected Vertical Shift is configured on the Hardware Setup dialog Custom Timing tab See Figure 6 22 NOTE Custom Timing fully supported by WinX 32 Versions 2 5 18 1 and highe...

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Страница 77: ...age 78 Camera1 or Similar Same in Camera Name Field page 79 Controller Is Not Responding page 80 CoolCUBEII Low Coolant Air in the Hoses page 81 Temperature Lock Cannot be Achieved or Maintained page...

Страница 78: ...humidity in the vacuum enclosure of the camera Turn off the controller and have the camera repumped before resuming normal operation Contact Teledyne Princeton Instruments Customer Support for informa...

Страница 79: ...ee Figure 7 2 Figure 7 2 Camera1 in Camera Name Field If you would prefer a more specific name you can edit PVCAM INI located in the Windows directory and rename the camera The new name will then be u...

Страница 80: ...h the USB 2 card its driver or the cable connections If a USB 2 interface card is not installed close the WinX application program and turn the camera OFF Follow the installation instructions in provi...

Страница 81: ...rculator off and correct the problem s by securing the hoses or adding more coolant to the reservoir Turn the circulator back on Recheck and if there are no problems continue to step 6 6 Turn the came...

Страница 82: ...ight occur if the operating environment is particularly warm or if you are trying to operate at a temperature colder than the specified limit If this happens an internal thermal overload switch will d...

Страница 83: ...urred message may be displayed during data acquisition If this message is displayed take one or more of the following actions Minimize the number of programs running in the background while you are ac...

Страница 84: ...he device on or you cancel the load Figure 7 6 Typical LightField Devices Missing Dialog Verify that the device is connected and powered on If the device is connected but turned off switch it on Light...

Страница 85: ...tance of LightField either remove it from the Experiment Devices area in the other instance or close the instance that is using the device 7 13 Error Creating Controller Message Figure 7 8 Typical Win...

Страница 86: ...t dialog 5 Increase the DMA buffer size to a minimum of 32 MB 64 MB if it is currently 32 MB or 128 MB if it is currently 64 MB click on OK and close the WinX 32 application 6 Reboot the host computer...

Страница 87: ...rn OFF the camera system if it is not already OFF 2 Make sure the computer interface cable is secured at both ends 3 After making sure that the cable is connected turn the camera system power ON 4 Cli...

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Страница 89: ...ifications refer to the latest data sheet PIXIS XF data sheet s are available on the Teledyne Princeton Instruments website www princetoninstruments com A 2 Camera Window Beryllium Be 10 mil 250 m thi...

Страница 90: ...it a pulser or timing generator NOT READY Busy The output changes state on completion of the array cleaning cycles that precede the first exposure Initially high it goes low to mark the beginning of t...

Страница 91: ...ower Input 100 240 VAC 47 to 63 Hz 1 9 A DC power to camera is provided by the self switching power supply Tripod Mount 20 x 0 25 mounting hole at bottom of camera M6 threaded adapter supplied with sy...

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Страница 93: ...93 Appendix B Outline Drawings NOTE All dimensions are in inches mm unless otherwise noted B 1 PIXIS XF Air Cooled Figure B 1 Outline Drawing Air Cooled PIXIS XF 1024F B 4411 0112_0058...

Страница 94: ...94 PIXIS XF System Manual Issue 5 Figure B 2 Outline Drawing Air Cooled PIXIS XF 1024F B Beryllium Window 4411 0112_0059...

Страница 95: ...93 197 96 7 79 1 88 CCD IMAGE PLANE TO MOUNTING SURFACE 47 87 0 2 14 54 45 NOTES POWER DISSIPATION 80 WATTS AT FULL POWER 1 AIRFLOW 24 CFM FAN CAPACITY AT FULL POWER 2 2X M6 THREADED INSERTS INCLUDED...

Страница 96: ...96 PIXIS XF System Manual Issue 5 Figure B 4 Outline Drawing Air Cooled PIXIS XF 2048F B Beryllium Window 4411 0112_0061...

Страница 97: ...Appendix B Outline Drawings 97 B 2 PIXIS XF Liquid Cooled Figure B 5 Outline Drawing Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF 1024F B 4411 0112_0062...

Страница 98: ...98 PIXIS XF System Manual Issue 5 Figure B 6 Outline Drawing Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF 1024F B Beryllium Window 4411 0112_0063...

Страница 99: ...Appendix B Outline Drawings 99 Figure B 7 Outline Drawing Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF 2048F B 4411 0112_0064...

Страница 100: ...100 PIXIS XF System Manual Issue 5 Figure B 8 Outline Drawing Liquid Cooled PIXIS XF 2048F B Beryllium Window 4411 0112_0065...

Страница 101: ...Appendix B Outline Drawings 101 B 3 CoolCUBEII Circulator Figure B 9 Outline Drawing CoolCUBEII Circulator 4411 0112_0066...

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Страница 103: ...nformation about safe handling practices or technical data on Beryllium visit the Materion website at https materion com C 1 Required Items The following tools are required to perform procedures in th...

Страница 104: ...Phosphor Assembly Drawing 5 Carefully lift the Beryllium window assembly with the eight 8 screws up and off of the camera Set this assembly in a safe location 6 If there is an O ring set it aside with...

Страница 105: ...the fiber optic and the shiny side is facing away from the fiber optic See Figure C 1 6 Gently place the NEW foam disk on top of the shiny side of the phosphor C 4 Install the Beryllium Window Assembl...

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Страница 107: ...Width ADC Rate Speed ADC Resolution Bit Depth Continuous Cleans Clean Until Trigger Controller Gain Analog Gain Custom Chip Custom Sensor Custom Timing Custom Timing Disabled Closed Shutter Always Clo...

Страница 108: ...Right Margin Pre Dummy Rows Parallel to Shift Register Active Area Top Margin Pre Dummy Shift Register Columns Active Area Left Margin PreOpen Shutter Open Before Trigger Shutter Readout Port Quality...

Страница 109: ...s Closed Shutter Disabled Closed Shutter Always Open Shutter Disabled Open Shutter Analog Gain Controller Gain Bit Depth ADC Resolution Clean Cycle Height Number of Strips per Clean Clean Serial Regis...

Страница 110: ...DIF Sensor Readout Region expander functions Easy Bin Shift Per Trigger DIF Dual Trigger Mode DIF Shutter Mode Shutter Control Speed ADC Rate Temperature Setpoint Target Temperature Trigger Determine...

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Страница 112: ...de burn damage which carry NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED all image intensifier products for a period of one 1 year after shipment Refer to additional Limited One 1 year Warranty terms and conditi...

Страница 113: ...ion an authorized service center 4 Before products or parts can be returned for service you must contact the Teledyne Princeton Instruments factory and receive a return authorization number RMA Produc...

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