Interface Card; Extender Bracket Kit; Coolcube Ii Coolant Circulator (Option); Spectrograph (Option) - Princeton Instruments PI-MAX 3 System Manual

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Thermoelectric Cooler: The thermoelectric (TE) cooler is mounted to the heat removal
block. With air-cooling alone, at an ambient temperature of 25C, temperature lock at
-25 will generally occur within ten to fifteen minutes. Note that the exact cooling
performance is a function of the CCD array installed. Also, if the lab is particularly
warm, achieving temperature lock might take longer or not occur at all.
Always turn the power off at the power supply before connecting or disconnecting any
WARNING!
cable that interconnects the camera and the computer or serious damage to the CCD may
result. This damage is NOT covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Interface Card

Extender Bracket Kit

Each PI-MAX3 camera is shipped with an Extender Bracket kit that when mounted
to the rear of the camera, allows the PI-MAX3 to be secured to a laboratory table
with tapped mounting hole arrays with ¼-20 on 1" spacing or M6 on 25 mm spacing.
CoolCUBE Coolant Circulator (Option)
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Liquid-cooled PI-MAX3 cameras can cool to a lower temperature (typically -35 C)
than air cooling. Instead of using a fan to remove heat, these cameras incorporate a
closed loop system of circulating fluid. The CoolCUBE
pumps the 50:50 mixture of room temperature (23ºC) water and ethylene glycol. To
prevent voiding the warranty, use only the circulator and hoses shipped with your
system.

Spectrograph (Option)

The system may also include a spectrograph. If so, the camera must be properly
mounted to it as described in the manual supplied with the spectrograph. If the
spectrograph will be computer-controlled, a suitable interface cable will additionally
be required. For mounting instructions, see Appendix G, Spectrograph Adapters,
beginning on page 125.

Cables

The cables listed below may be supplied with the PI-MAX3 system.
Ethernet Cable: This standard 5 meter (16.4') cable is a Cat 5e/6 Ethernet cable
(6050-0621) for interconnecting the camera and the host computer. The distance between
the camera and the computer can be over 50 meters. Please contact the factory for longer
cables.
AUX I/O Cable: The I/O cable (6050-0660) has a female, DB26, high-density
connector that connects to the AUX I/O connector. The five (5) BNCs at other end of
the cable provide access to the following five I/O signals (that can be used to input a
trigger to initiate data acquisition, to monitor frame readout status, and to control an
System Component Descriptions
GiGE Ethernet Card: This card must be installed in the host computer to
control the PI-MAX3 camera and to receive data from the camera.
circulator unit continuously
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