Operation; Figure 10-2: Timing Diagram: Dif Operation, Single Trigger - Princeton Instruments PI-MAX4 Manual

Chapter 10

10.4.3 Operation

The operation of the PI-MAX4 in DIF mode is similar to standard operation of a PI-MAX4
with SuperSYNCHRO. This section describes the minor operational differences that are due
to the special timing modes required for DIF.
Figure 10-2

Figure 10-2: Timing Diagram: DIF Operation, Single Trigger

Perform the following procedure to configure a single trigger DIF experiment:
The PI-MAX4 camera must be aligned and focused on the area of interest for this
1.
experiment. This is best accomplished while the PI-MAX4 is operating in Interline mode
(i.e., before switching to DIF mode.)
Verify that the
This field is located on the Setup —> Hardware Setup —> Controller/Camera tab. See
Figure
WinX and Dual Image Feature
illustrates the timing diagram for a single trigger DIF experiment.
FIRST FRAME
D1 W1
REFERENCES:
Refer to Chapter 4, First
focusing of the camera.
Phosphor Decay Time
10-3.
SECOND FRAME
D2
PD
Light, for information about the initial
is appropriate to the phosphor used by the camera.
175
W2
PD
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