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8.13 Serial Violations Have Occurred. Check Interface Cable.
The error message shown in
focus the camera and either (or both) of the following conditions exists:
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Figure 8-10: Typical WinX/32 Serial Violations Have Occurred Dialog
To correct the problem:
1.
Turn 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. Click OK on the error message dialog and retry acquiring an image or running in
focus mode.
8.14 Smeared Images
ProEM frame-transfer CCDs allow simultaneous exposure-readout operations (refer to
Section 5.4.6, Exposure – Readout
when the exposure time is small compared to the frame-transfer time, smearing may
appear in the images. To alleviate this problem:
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8.15 TEC Fault LED Comes On
There are two possible reasons for the TEC Fault to come on:
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Figure 8-10
The camera system is not turned ON.
There is no communication between the camera and the host computer.
NOTE:
This error message will also be displayed if you turn the
camera system OFF or a cable comes loose while the
application software is running in Focus mode.
Use a longer exposure time, or
Use the SHUTTER signal from the camera to control a fast external shutter (such
as an LCD shutter) to block light during the frame-transfer readout cycle.
The TEC Fault LED might come on if the power supply on/off state is switched
too quickly. When turning off and on the power supply, wait at least 10 seconds
while the power supply is in its off state before switching it back on.
The TEC Fault LED will come on if there is problem with the cooling system.
Contact Teledyne Princeton Instruments Customer Service. Refer to
Information
on page 160 for complete information.
will appear if you try to acquire an image or
Modes, on page 82 for more information.) However,
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