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- Page 1 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
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- Page 3 User Manual for CoolSNAP and CoolSNAP Systems ™ ™ Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
- Page 4 © Copyright 2003 Roper Scientific, Inc. 3440 East Britannia Drive Tucson, Arizona 85706 Tel: 800.874.9789/520.889.9933 Fax: 520.295.0299 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of Roper Scientific, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Acrobat is a registered trademark and Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
- Page 5 LIMITED WARRANTY — Roper Scientific Analytical Instrumentation Roper Scientific, Inc. (“Roper Scientific,” us,” “we,” “our”) makes the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the original purchaser (“You”, “you”) only and no other purchaser or transferee. We have complete control over all warranties and may alter or terminate any or all warranties at any time we deem necessary.
- Page 6 vacuum integrity will be covered by us. Responsibility for shipping charges is as described above under our Basic Limited One (1) Year Warranty. Image Intensifier Detector Limited One Year Warranty All image intensifier products are inherently susceptible to Phosphor and/or Photocathode burn (physical damage) when exposed to high intensity light.
- Page 7 Warranties extend only to defects in materials or workmanship as limited above and do not extend to any product or part which has: • been lost or discarded by you; • been damaged as a result of misuse, improper installation, faulty or inadequate maintenance or failure to follow instructions furnished by us;...
- Page 8 Optional CoolSNAP Camera System Service Contract The optional CoolSNAP Camera System Service Contract provides extended coverage for the CoolSNAP camera system. All terms and conditions listed in the CoolSNAP Camera System Warranty, including those pertaining to shipping costs and appropriate system use, apply to the CoolSNAP Camera System Service Contract.
- Page 9 Declaration of Conformity Roper Scientific, Inc. declares that the equipment described in this document is a CLASS A DEVICE in conformance with the requirements of the European Council Directives, listed below: 89/336/EEC EMC Directive & Amendments 93/68/EEC EMC Directive & Amendments 73/23/EEC Product Safety with Amendments on the application of the laws of Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility...
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Page 11: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Description..........................1 System Components........................1 About This Manual........................2 Precautions ..........................2 Environmental Requirements....................2 Storage Requirements ......................3 Microscopes, Lenses, and Tripods ..................3 Repairs ............................3 Cleaning.............................3 Roper Scientific Customer Service ..................4 Chapter 2. System Installation Introduction ..........................5 Software Compatibility Requirements................5 Host Computer Requirements....................5 Multiple Cameras ........................6 Software Installation .......................6... - Page 12 This page intentionally left blank. viii Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Page 13: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction Description CoolSNAP and CoolSNAP , from Roper Scientific, are ideal cameras for digital microscopy and many other biological applications. The simple, compact CoolSNAP incorporate a high-quality CCD (charge-coupled device), a 12-bit scientific digitizer, and low-noise electronics to produce high-quality 12-bit monochrome or 36-bit digital color images at greater than 1k x 1k resolution. -
Page 14: About This Manual
About This The CoolSNAP User Manual is divided into four chapters. It is suggested that you read the entire manual before operating the camera in order to ensure Manual proper use. The chapters that follow this introduction are: • System Installation — Instructions for installing the camera system’s hardware and software. -
Page 15: Storage Requirements
Storage Store the CoolSNAP camera system in its original containers. To protect the system from excessive heat, cold, and moisture, store at an ambient Requirements temperature between 0°C and 70°C with a relative humidity of 0%-80% noncondensing. Microscopes, The camera has a standard threaded video mount and can be mounted to any microscope that accepts a standard C-mount adapter. -
Page 16: Roper Scientific Customer Service
Roper Scientific If you have any questions about your camera system, contact Roper Scientific Customer Service. When you call, please have your Roper Scientific job Customer Service number or equipment serial numbers available. • 800. 874.9789 and 520.889.9933 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm MST Tel: •... -
Page 17: Chapter 2. System Installation
System Installation Chapter 2. Carefully review the Precautions section on page 2 before performing any of the procedures outlined here. Again, use only a CoolSNAP cable and a CoolSNAP PCI card with your CoolSNAP camera. Using a different cable or PCI card may result in permanent damage to your system. -
Page 18: Multiple Cameras
If you are a Mac ® user, the host computer for your CoolSNAP camera must have the following: ® Macintosh OS 8.X or OS 9.X • 64 MB RAM (or greater) • CD-ROM drive • At least one unused PCI card slot •... -
Page 19: Connecting Your Coolsnap Camera
Connecting Your The CoolSNAP cable connects your CoolSNAP camera to the PCI card. This cable is designed to serve as a conduit both for data and power. CoolSNAP Camera To connect your CoolSNAP camera: 1. Connect either end of the CoolSNAP cable to the CoolSNAP PCI card that you have installed in the host computer. - Page 20 This page intentionally left blank. CoolSNAP /CoolSNAP Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Page 21: Chapter 3. Operating Features
Chapter 3. Operating Features Common Features The features described in this section are identical in the CoolSNAP CoolSNAP cameras. Features that are specific to the CoolSNAP camera are described separately in the "CoolSNAP " section. Readout Speed The CoolSNAP and CoolSNAP cameras operate at 20 MHz digitization and offer greater than 10 full frames per second. -
Page 22: Antiblooming
200ms 200ms 200ms Exposure 90ms 90ms 90ms Readout Figure 1. Normal Mode, Overlapped If the exposure time is 50 ms, which is less than the readout time, the camera operates in "nonoverlapped" mode (see Figure 2). The effective frame rate for this is 7.14 fps (1/[0.05+0.090]). -
Page 23: Application Examples
Application Examples Example 1 "I have a CoolSNAP and want to operate the camera in the most sensitive setting for taking high-resolution, single images." For this application, the camera should be operated in "alternate normal" mode to provide the best quantum efficiency and the camera gain should be set to 2. - Page 24 This page intentionally left blank. 12 CoolSNAP /CoolSNAP Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Page 25: Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting If you have any difficulty while troubleshooting, or do not see your camera system’s symptoms listed here, contact Roper Scientific Customer Service. System Does Not If your operating system does not boot normally after you have installed a PCI card, try installing the new card in another open PCI slot. -
Page 26: Images Not Displayed Properly
Images Not If the amber LED on the back of the camera does not illuminate while images are being acquired and no images appear: Displayed • Confirm that the green LED on the back of the camera is illuminated, Properly indicating that the camera is powered on. -
Page 27: Chapter 5. Basic Specifications
Chapter 5. Basic Specifications Dimensions 4.50 in. (11.43 cm) 2.52 in. (6.40 cm) CoolSNAP Camera: Front View 5.01 in. 5.57 in. (12.72 cm) (14.15 cm) CoolSNAP Camera: Side View Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 28: Ccd Specifications And Orientations
CoolSNAP CoolSNAP Specifications Image Type Color and Mono Mono and Orientations Array Sony ICX205AK (color) Sony ICX285AL Sony ICX205AL (mono) Resolution 1392 x 1040 1392 x 1040 Pixel Size 4.65 µm x 4.65 µm 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm Digitization Rate 20 MHz 20 MHz Readout Noise... -
Page 29: Detector
Detector Connectors, Display The following connectors and display lights, as well as the power switch, are Lights, and Power Switch located on the back of the camera (pictured below). DATA connector: 20-pin, high-density connector for data transfer and power EXPOSE OUT connector: standard BNC connector (not video); the signal at the BNC connector will go to a TTL high level (+ 5 V) when the exposure begins;... - Page 30 This page intentionally left blank. 18 CoolSNAP /CoolSNAP Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Page 31: Index
Index Alternate normal mode, 10 Microscopes, 3 Antiblooming, 10 Multiple cameras, 6 Application examples, 11 NTSC, 9 Camera cable installation, 7 Camera description, 1 ON display light, 7, 17 Optional service contract, iii CCIR, 11 Cleaning exterior camera surfaces, 3 imaging window, 3 PAL, 11 Clocking modes... - Page 32 BENELUX FRANCE GERMANY JAPAN Roper Scientific, BV Roper Scientific, SARL Roper Scientific, GmbH Nipon Roper, K.K. Ir. D.S. Tuijnmanweg 10 Z.I. Petite Montagne Sud Rosenheimer Landstr. 87 D-10E 1-3 Nakase, 4131 PN VIANEN, Netherlands 4, rue de l'Oisans - C.E. 1702 D-85521 Ottobrunn, Germany Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi tel: 31.347.324989...
- Page 33 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
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