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- Page 1 ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual ATR294C User Manual Version 2.1 Apr 2024 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-astro.com.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual Contents ATR294C User Manual ............................... 1 Description and Features............................1 ATR294C Specifications and Performance ......................1 Camera Specifications ............................. 1 Sony IMX294 Sensitivity ..........................1 14bit ADC and ROI ............................2 DDR3 Buffer..............................2 Binning ................................2 Conversion Gain Switch .......................... -
Page 3: Description And Features
1 Description and Features The ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) camera is designed specifically for astrophotography. It is mainly used for deep sky photo shooting, since the camera has cooled CMOS sensor, ultra-low readout noise and low amp-glow. It can be also used for planetary photo shooting. -
Page 4: Atr294C User Manual
Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11(32 & 64 bit) Supported OS OS x (Mac OS X) Linux 2.2 Sony IMX294 Sensitivity The sensor G Sensitivity of ATR294C is 419.02mv with 1/30s. Its spectral sensitivity is shown in Figure 2. -
Page 5: 14Bit Adc And Roi
2.3 14bit ADC and ROI ATR294C has built in 14bit 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. -
Page 6: Low Amp-Glow
2.8 Low Amp-Glow ATR294C has been carefully designed and is able to achieve low amp-glow photo shooting. Figure 3 and Figure 4 show the different cameras at 20C and 5-minute exposure time with high amp glow and low amp glow. By comparison, the image captured by ATR294C shows low amp-glow. - Page 7 ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual Gain Value Value) for the description For the ATR series camera, the is in xxx% mode. Here xxx is used as the x axis (Gain of the camera performance ������ ��������(����) = 20 ∗ ������ [������(�������� ����������)/100] (������...
- Page 8 Camera setting used for HCG performance analysis is shown below: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 14-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 5 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 3 Figure 5 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR294C...
- Page 9 ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 3: Table 3 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1584 2511 3981 6309 10000 15848 Rel Gain (dB) 3.92 11.9 15.8 19.8 23.6 27.6 31.5 35.7 39.7...
- Page 10 Camera setting used for LCG performance analysis is shown below: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 14-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 6 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 4 Figure 6 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR294C...
- Page 11 ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 4: Table 4 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1100 2100 3100 4100 5100 6100 7100 8100 9100 10100 Rel Gain (dB) 20.66 26.19 29.52 31.95 33.81 35.31...
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Page 12: Product Package And Connections
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual 3 Product Package and Connections 3.1 Packing List Figure 7 Packing Information of ATR294C Table 5 ATR294C Packing List Standard Package Carton L:50cm W:30cm H:30cm (20pcs, 12~17Kg/ carton, 0.045m3), not shown in the photo 3-A safety equipment case: L:28cm W:23cm H:15cm (1pcs, 3.9Kg/ box); carton size: L:28.2cm W:16.7cm H:25.5cm (TBD), not shown in the photo ATR series camera (M42x0.75 Mount+2”... -
Page 13: Camera Dimension And Its Mount
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual 3.2 Camera Dimension and Its Mount Figure 8 Dimension and Mount of ATR294C Table 6 Dimension and Mount of ATR294C Item Specification 80mm Diameter Height 107.1mm Mount M42Fx0.75mm... -
Page 14: Camera Outline And Interface
3.4 Camera Mechanical Connection with Adapter ATR294C can be connected to a telescope with proper adapter, or the camera lens. The most common adapters are already included in the package, but we also provide some specific adaptors based on the requirement. -
Page 15: Camera Mechanical Connection With Lens
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual telescope’s eyepiece tube. Table 8 list the details of the camera and adapter parameters. Figure 10 The Connection of the ATR Camera and Adapter Table 8 Camera and Its Adapter Connections Item Specification Back Focal Distance 17.50mm M42M-1.25”... -
Page 16: Camera Electric Connection With Accessories
3.6 Camera Electric Connection with Accessories On the back side of ATR294C, there are 3 connection ports: DC 12V/3A power port, USB3.0/ USB2.0 port and USB-HUB. Due to the significantly larger power cunsumption of IMX294, ATR294C (including the cooling system) is now booted up only by 12V/3A power supply. - Page 17 ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual Figure 12 Camera Electric Connection Table 10 Camera Electric Connection Details Item Specification USB3.0/USb2.0 Port To computer with USB3.0/USB2.0 cable To filter wheel with USB2.0 cable USB HUB for Accessories To guiding camera with USB 2.0 cable...
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Page 18: Atr294C And Its Software
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual 4 ATR294C and Its Software 4.1 Application Installation For software, customers are welcomed to go to our software website: https://touptek-astro.com/downloads/, to download the latest ToupSky. The ATR 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. -
Page 19: Professional Camera Control Panel
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual Figure 13 ToupSky and Its Video Window Figure 14 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);... -
Page 20: Practical Functions With Good Results
CPU: Intel Core 2 2.8GHz or higher Memory:2GB or more PC Requirements USB port: USB3.0/USB2.0 port Display:17” or larger CD-ROM 4.2 ATR294C and Dshow DshowAstro is an interface driver providing Dshow standard support for ToupTek USB astronomy camera Supported OS: Windows:... -
Page 21: Atr294C And The 3 4.3.1 Support Software
⚫ x86: XP SP3 or above; CPU supports SSE2 instruction set or above ⚫ x64: Win7 or above Supported Camera: ⚫ All ToupTek astronomy cameras 4.3 ATR294C and the 3 Party Software 4.3.1 Support Software Software Version ASCOM Native PHD Guiding 2.3.0(2014) -
Page 22: Astrostack
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual 4.3.13 AstroStack A planetary stacking and process software. 4.3.14 DeepSky Stacker A free deep sky image stack and process software. -
Page 23: Service
ATR294C(ATR3CMOS10300KPA) User Manual 5 Service For software upgrades, please refer to “Download” on our official website: https://touptek-astro.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: astro@touptek.com.
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Hello. I understand that the pixel scale of the ATR294C is 4.63 in 14 bit. But what is the pixel scale and bit depth in hardware binning mode for each of bin 1, 2, and 3 averaging method please? Please be detailed. A chart would be useful too. Thank you.