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ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual
ATR2600C User Manual
Version 2.2
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 1 ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual ATR2600C User Manual Version 2.2 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual Contents ATR2600C User Manual ............................. 1 Description and Features............................1 ATR2600C Specifications and Performance ...................... 2 Camera Specifications ............................. 2 Sony IMX571 Sensitivity ..........................3 16bit ADC and ROI ............................3 DDR3 Buffer..............................3 Binning ................................3 Conversion Gain Switch ..........................

  • Page 3: Atr2600C User Manual

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 1 Description and Features The ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) 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.

  • Page 4: Atr2600C Specifications And Performance

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 2 ATR2600C Specifications and Performance 2.1 Camera Specifications Table 1 ATR2600C Technique Specifications. Sensor Sony IMX571 back illuminated sensor Diagonal 28.3 mm Image Resolution 26 mega pixels (6224*4168) 3.76m  3.76m Pixel Size 23.4mm  15.7mm Image Area...

  • Page 5: Sony Imx571 Sensitivity

    2.3 16bit ADC and ROI ATR2600C 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.

  • Page 6: Power And Cooling System For Precise Temperature Regulation

    2.8 Zero Amp-Glow ATR2600C has been carefully designed and is able to achieve zero amp-glow photo shooting. Figure 3 and Figure 4 show the different cameras at 20C and 5-minute exposure time with and without amp-glow. By comparison, the image captured by ATR2600C shows zero amp-glow.
  • Page 7 SNR and better quality of image. Low Noise Mode, which means users could get even lower readout noise by It is impressive that ATR2600C comes with Low Noise Mode selecting while the frame rate is reduced as sacrifice. Its significantly low read noise is: 0.79-2.77 e- (Low Noise Mode).
  • Page 8 Camera setting used for HCG performance analysis is shown below: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C 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 ATR2600C...
  • Page 9 ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) 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...
  • Page 10 Camera setting used for HCG performance analysis is shown below（Low noise mode & High full well mode）: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 5.1 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 4 Figure 6.1 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR2600C...
  • Page 11 ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 4 : Table 4 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1778 3162 5623 10000 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 10.03 15.02 20.02 25.03 30.04 35.10 40.14 e-/ADU 0.53...
  • Page 12 Camera setting used for LCG performance analysis is shown below: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C 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 ATR2600C...
  • Page 13 ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) 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...
  • Page 14 Camera setting used for LCG performance analysis is shown below（Low noise mode & High full well mode）: ⚫ Full resolution ⚫ RAW 16-bit mode ⚫ Temperature: -10C Figure 7.1 shows the curves of the camera analysis data in Table 6 Figure 8.1 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR2600C...
  • Page 15 ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual The camera analysis data is shown in Table 6 : Table 6 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1778 3162 5623 10000 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 4.96 10.00 15.03 19.92 25.09 30.12 35.18 40.19 e-/ADU 1.56...

  • Page 16: Product Package And Connections

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 3 Product Package and Connections 3.1 Packing List Figure 9 Packing Information of ATR2600C Table 7 ATR2600C 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 17: Camera Dimension And Its Mount

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 3.2 Camera Dimension and Its Mount Figure 10 Dimension and Mount of ATR2600C Table 8 Dimension and Mount of ATR2600C Item Specification 80mm Diameter Height 107.1mm Mount M42Fx0.75mm...

  • Page 18: Camera Outline And Interface

    3.4 Camera Mechanical Connection with Adapter ATR2600C 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 19: Camera Mechanical Connection With Lens

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 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 M42M-1.25”...

  • Page 20: Camera Electric Connection With Accessories

    3.6 Camera Electric Connection with Accessories On the back side of ATR2600C, 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, ATR2600C (including the cooling system) is now booted up only by 12V/3A power supply.
  • Page 21 ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) 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...

  • Page 22: Atr2600C And Its Software

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 4 ATR2600C 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 23: Professional Camera Control Panel

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) 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);...

  • Page 24: Practical Functions With Good Results

    PC Requirements USB port: USB3.0/USB2.0 port Display: 17” or larger CD-ROM 4.2 ATR2600C and Dshow 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...

  • Page 25: Atr2600C And The 3 4.3.1 Support Software

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual ⚫ x64: Win7 or above Supported Camera: ⚫ All ToupTek astronomy cameras 4.3 ATR2600C and the 3 Party Software 4.3.1 Support Software Software Version ASCOM Native PHD Guiding 2.3.0(2014) √ √ √ Nebulosity 3.2.2(2014) √ × ／...

  • Page 26: Deepsky Stacker

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) User Manual 4.3.14 DeepSky Stacker A free deep sky image stack and process software.

  • Page 27: Service

    ATR2600C(ATR3CMOS26000KPA) 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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