Princeton Instruments PhotonMAX System Manual page 65

Chapter 6
Summary
The kinetics is a powerful feature that allows a burst of subframes to be captured with
microsecond time resolution. However, careful attention must be paid to the optical and
timing considerations, namely
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Advanced Topics
Cleans tab page (Setup|Hardware): Automatically set.
Detector Temperature (Setup|Detector Temperature...): The default
temperature setting is read from the camera. When the array temperature
reaches the set temperature, the Detector Temperature dialog box will
report that the temperature is LOCKED .
Experiment Setup|Main tab page (Acquisition|Experiment Setup...):
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Exposure Time: 100 µsec
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Accumulations & Number of Images: 1
Experiment Setup|ROI tab page (Acquisition|Experiment Setup...):
Use this function to define the region of interest (ROI).
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Imaging Mode: Select this mode if you are running WinSpec.
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Clicking on Full loads the full size of the chip into the edit boxes.
Experiment Setup|Timing tab page (Acquisition|Experiment Setup...):
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Timing Mode: Free Run, Single Trigger, or Multiple Trigger
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Shutter Control: Normal
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Safe Mode vs. Fast Mode: Safe Mode must be selected for Kinetics
mode operation.
The rows furthest from the serial register need to be illuminated.
The rest of the active area must be optically masked.
Kinetics mode is supported under WinView and WinSpec versions 2.5.19.4 or
later.
Single trigger mode allows capture the burst of frame with just one trigger.
In multiple trigger mode, the camera requires a trigger for each "exposure-shift"
cycle.
The highest time resolution between kinetic frames is determined by the window
(subframe) size.
Acquisition must be in Safe Mode.
Binning and ROI selections are supported as in the standard operation.
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