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Summary of Contents for Raptor OW1.7-VS-CL-S
- Page 1 OWL 320 HS Vis-SWIR Model: OW1.7-VS-CL-S USER MANUAL...
- Page 2 CONTENT CONTENT ..............................2 INTRODUCTION ........................... 3 SPECIFICATION ..........................4 GETTING STARTED ........................6 EPIX XCAP ............................ 7 OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
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Page 3: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Scope This manual covers the Owl 320 High Speed digital camera and all applicable components. Raptor recommends that this manual be used to optimize camera operation. Camera Care Raptor cameras require no regular maintenance except occasional external cleaning of the sensor window (the glass window between the camera sensor and the microscope or lens). -
Page 4: Specification
Camera Power Consumption < 5W without TEC Operating Case Temperature -20°C to +55°C Storage Temperature -30°C to +60°C Dimensions & Weight 50mm x 50mm x 70mm / 250g Latest version available on www.raptorphotonics.com OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017... - Page 5 Mechanical Outline 3D drawings (STEP) are available upon request. OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
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Page 6: Getting Started
The camera has a ¼-20 BSW (Whitworth), threaded hole to mount to a tripod or an optical table. The image below shows an optical table mount with the ¼-20 BSW thread. ¼-20 BSW OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017... -
Page 7: Epix Xcap
PARTY SOFTWARE Raptor supports a range of 3 party software packages as per the matrix below. Micro- Genika Astro XCAP XCLIB Labview Manager StreamPix Astro Audela Control Kite ... - Page 8 Figure 1: Open / Close 3. Select Close, and then Click on the Camera & Format button. 4. Using the dropdown menu scroll down and select Raptor Photonics OWL-CL High Speed from the list (Figure 2). Selecting OK when done.
- Page 9 7. The control window on the right should reflect your chosen camera. For example for the Owl 320 High Speed, it should read - EPIX PIXCI ECB2: Raptor Photonics Owl-CL High Speed. If not, you need to select a different camera.
- Page 10 Figure 6: Live Image Capture Window Changing the settings on XCAP You have the ability to change several settings to control the camera through the tabs in the control window of the EPIX software. OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
- Page 11 Area of interest (AOI). By selecting an AOI you will be able to increase the maximum frame rate of the camera to achieve higher frame rates, the minimum window selectable is 32 x 8. OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
- Page 12 On this tab, you can select the parameters for the on-board Non Uniformity Correction (NUC); select the 3point NUC Offset, Gain & Dark shown in Figure 13. Figure 14 and Figure 15 show the effect of the NUC off and on. OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
- Page 13 The Viewing Pallet is not automatically adjusted in the XCAP software. This needs manually Configured to give the best display of the RAW image data from the camera. 1. Go to the Modify/Contrast Modification menu, Figure 19. OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
- Page 14 2. Select “Stretch Contrast, Histogram Percentile Endpoints” and “Preview” Figure 20: Stretch Contrast. 3. Adjust the “Low Percentile Endpoint” and “High Percentile Endpoint” to optimize the image display, defaults should be acceptable for most applications. Figure 19: Contrast Modification Figure 20: Stretch Contrast OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...
- Page 15 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Raptor Photonics LTD Willowbank Business Park Larne, Co Antrim BT40 2SF Northern Ireland PH: +44 2828 270141 www.raptorphotonics.com OW1.7-VS-CL-S / USER MANUAL REV1 November 2017...