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GPM462M Manual GPM462M User Manual Version 1.0 Nov 2023 All materials related to this publication are subject to change without notice and its copyright totally belongs to ToupTek Photonics. Please download the latest version from touptek.com.
GPM462M Manual Contents GPM462M User Manual ............................. 1 Description and Features ............................. 1 GPM462M Specifications and Performance ...................... 2 Camera Specifications ............................. 2 Sony IMX462 Sensitivity ..........................2 12bit ADC and ROI ............................3 Frame Buffer ..............................3 Binning ................................3 Conversion Gain Switch ..........................
1 Description and Features The GPM462M camera possesses an exceptionally strong capability to capture infrared light (with a high QE value at 500nm). It also has a large full well capacity, high dynamic range, high sensitivity, and low readout noise among other advantages.
2.2 Sony IMX462 Sensitivity The sensor G Sensitivity of GPM462M is 10819mv with 1/30s. Its spectral sensitivity is shown in Figure 1. The sensitivity is measured with a purple excitation LED light source with a color temperature of 2850 K, an IR cut filter CM700(t...
2.3 12bit ADC and ROI The GPM462M has built in 12bit ADC. It also has 12bit output mode for hardware binning and smaller resolution. The camera also supports hardware ROI, and the smaller the ROI size is, the higher the frame rate is.
GPM462M Manual 2.7 Power and Cooling System for Precise Temperature Regulation The camera operates via a USB 2.0 interface. Upon establishing a connection with the host system using the USB 2.0 cable, the device is primed for operation. 2.8 Camera Performance Analysis...
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GPM462M Manual Camera setting used for performance analysis is shown below: Full resolution RAW 12-bit mode Figure 2 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 3 Figure 2 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for GPM462M The camera analysis data is shown in Table 3: Table 3 Camera Analysis Data...
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GPM462M Manual Camera setting used for performance analysis is shown below: Full resolution RAW 12-bit mode Figure 3 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 4 Figure 3 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for GPM462M The camera analysis data is shown in Table 4: Table 4 Camera Analysis Data...
GPM462M Manual 3 Product Package and Connections 3.1 Packing List Figure 4 Packing Information of GPM462M Table 5 GPM462M Packing List Standard Camera Packing List Carton L:50cm W:30cm H:30cm (20pcs, 12~17Kg/ carton, 0.045m3), not shown in the photo Gift box L:15cm W:15cm H:10cm (0.8~1.0Kg/ box) One GPM series camera with a Type-C-Mount(inner) High-speed USB3.0 A male to C male connectors cable /2.0m...
GPM462M Manual 3.2 Camera Dimension and Its Mount Figure 5 Dimension and Mount of GPM462M and 1.25’’ extender series body, made from tough, alloy, ensures a heavy duty, workhorse solution. The camera is designed with IR-CUT a high-quality to protect the camera sensor and block the IR elimination the reflection light. No moving parts included.
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GPM462M Manual Table 7 Camera Outline and Interface List Item Specification A built-in ST4 auto guider port for the easy connection of the auto guider. USB2.0 interface, Type C...
4 GPM462M and Its Software 4.1 Application Installation For software, customers are welcomed to go to our software website: https//touptek-astro.cn, to download the latest ToupSky. The GPM can also be used with ASCOM, DirectShow SDK. If the third-party software is compatible with these SDK, customers can also download the software driver from our website and install the drivers into the third-party software.
GPM462M Manual Figure 8 ToupSky and Its Browse Window 4.1.2 Professional Camera Control Panel Capture & Resolution Set the live and snap resolution and snap the image or record video; Exposure & Gain Auto exposure (exposure target preset) and manual exposure (exposure time can be inputted manually); Up to 5 times gain;...
4.2 GPM462M and Dshow ToupTekDshowAstroSetup (Click the left blue link to download) DshowAstro is an interface driver providing Dshow standard support for ToupTek USB astronomy camera Supported OS: Windows: x86: XP SP3 or above; CPU supports SSE2 instruction set or above...
4.3.3 PHD Guiding A popular free guide software: http://openphdguiding.org/ ToupTek’s telescope camera support Native/ASCOM/WDM driver to run the video. 4.3.4 Nebulosity A popular cooled camera control/image process software directly supported via ASCOM. 4.3.5 MetaGuide Autoguiding software with novel method to avoid the atmospheric agitation. The latest version support GCMOS01200KPB and the guide port: http://www.astrogeeks.com/Bliss/MetaGuide/...
GPM462M Manual 5 Service For software upgrades, please refer to “Download” on our official website: https://ToupTek.com// For customers who purchase the cameras from local dealer, please contact your dealer for more inquiry. For technical support, please contact e-mail address: karas@ToupTek.com.
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