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ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual ATR2600M User Manual Version 2.3 April 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.
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual Contents ATR2600M User Manual............................. 1 Description and Features............................1 ATR2600M Specifications and Performance ..................... 1 Camera Specifications ............................. 1 Sony IMX571 Sensitivity ..........................2 16bit ADC and ROI ............................2 DDR3 Buffer..............................2 Binning ................................2 Conversion Gain Switch ..........................3 Power and Cooling System for Precise Temperature Regulation ..............
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual 1 Description and Features The ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) 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 zero amp-glow. It can be also used for planetary photo shooting. Its extraordinary performance and extensive usage will give you great astrophotography experience.
ATR2600M has built in 16bit 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. Table 2 shows the frame rate of ATR2600M in 16/8 bit mode, USB3.0 / USB2.0 data transfer interface at different resolutions: Table 2 ATR2600M Frame Rate at Different Resolution/Data Bit/Data Transfer (USB3.0/ USB2.0)
2.8 Zero Amp-Glow ATR2600M has been carefully designed and is able to achieve zero amp-glow photo shooting. Figure 3 and Figure 4 show the different cameras at 20C and 5-minute exposure time with and without amp-glow. By comparison, the image captured by ATR2600M shows zero amp-glow.
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Read Noise is the most important reference to measure the performance of a camera. Lower read noise usually means better SNR and better quality of image. Low Noise Mode It is impressive that ATR2600M comes with , which means users could get even lower readout noise Low Noise Mode by selecting while the frame rate is reduced as sacrifice.
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Camera setting used for HCG performance analysis is shown below: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-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 ATR2600M...
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ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) 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 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 3.99 8.03 11.90 15.89 19.90 23.87 27.81 31.83 35.84...
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Camera setting used for HCG performance analysis is shown below(Low noise mode & High full well mode): ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 5.1 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 3.1: Figure 6.1 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR2600M...
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ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 3.1: Table 4.1 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1778 3162 5623 10000 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 4.97 19.99 25.03 35.10 40.17 e-/ADU 0.53 0.30 0.17 0.09...
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Camera setting used for LCG performance analysis is shown below: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 7 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 5 Figure 7 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR2600M...
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ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 5: Table 5 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1584 2511 3981 6309 10000 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 3.96 8.00 12.03 16.02 20.04 24.02 27.98 32.03 36.02...
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Camera setting used for LCG performance analysis is shown below(Low noise mode & High full well mode): ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 7.1 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 5.1 Figure 8.1 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR2600M...
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ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 5.1: Table 6.1 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1778 3162 5623 10000 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 4.95 10.04 15.06 20.08 25.1 30.12 35.2 40.16 e-/ADU 0.28...
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual 3 Product Package and Connections 3.1 Packing List Figure 9 Packing Information of ATR2600M Table 7 ATR2600M 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”...
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual 3.2 Camera Dimension and Its Mount Figure 10 Dimension and Mount of ATR2600M Table 8 Dimension and Mount of ATR2600M Item Specification 80mm Diameter Height 107.1mm Mount M42Fx0.75mm...
3.4 Camera Mechanical Connection with Adapter ATR2600M 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.
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual can insert into the telescope’s eyepiece tube. Table 10 list the details of the camera and adapter parameters. Figure 12 The Connection of the ATR Camera and Adapter Table 10 Camera and Its Adapter Connections Item Specification Back Focal Distance 17.50mm...
ATR camera with M42Fx0.75 mount 3.6 Camera Electric Connection with Accessories On the back side of ATR2600M, 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 IMX571, ATR2600M (including the cooling system) is now booted up only by 12V/3A power supply.
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ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual Figure 14 Camera Electric Connection Table 12 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...
4 ATR2600M 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.
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) User Manual Figure 15 ToupSky and Its Video Window Figure 16 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);...
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 ATR2600M and Dshow DshowAstro is an interface driver providing Dshow standard support for ToupTek USB astronomy camera Supported OS: Windows:...
4.3.5 PHD Guiding A popular free guide software: http://openphdguiding.org/ ToupTek’s telescope camera support Native/ASCOM/WDM driver to run the video. 4.3.6 Nebulosity A popular cooled camera control/image process software directly supported via ASCOM. 4.3.7 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/...
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) 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.
ATR2600M(ATR3CMOS26000KMA) 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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