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ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual
ATR3CMOS20000KMA User Manual
Version 1.0
Aug 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-astro.com.

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  • Page 1 ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual ATR3CMOS20000KMA User Manual Version 1.0 Aug 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-astro.com.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual Contents ATR3CMOS20000KMA User Manual ........................1 Description and Features ............................. 1 ATR3CMOS20000KMA Specifications and Performance ................1 Camera Specifications ............................. 1 Sony IMX183 Sensitivity ..........................1 12bit ADC and ROI ............................2 DDR3 Buffer ..............................2 Binning ................................2 Power and Cooling System for Precise Temperature Regulation ..............
  • Page 3: Description And Features

    1 Description and Features The ATR3CMOS20000KMA camera is designed specifically for astrophotography. It is mainly used for deep sky photo shooting, since the camera has cooled CMOS sensor and ultra-low readout noise. It can be also used for planetary photo shooting.
  • Page 4: Atr3Cmos20000Kma User Manual

    Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 /10 (32 & 64 bit) Supported OS OSx(Mac OS X) Linux 2.2 Sony IMX183 Sensitivity The sensor G Sensitivity of ATR3CMOS20000KMA is 388mv with 1/30s. Its spectral sensitivity is shown in Figure 1.
  • Page 5: 12Bit Adc And Roi

    2.3 12bit ADC and ROI The ATR3CMOS20000KMA 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.
  • Page 6: Camera Performance Analysis

    ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual Thermoelectric Cooling The cooling system of ATR3CMOS20000KMA is two-stage (TEC) with controllable electric fan assisting heat dissipation. The TEC system is controlled by PID algorithm, which allows the TEC to be precisely regulated towards the target temperature with 0.1°C deviation.
  • Page 7 ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual Figure 2 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for ATR3CMOS20000KMA The camera analysis data is shown in Table 3: Table 3 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1778 3162 4999 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 4.96 9.99 14.99 20.00 25.00 30.00 33.98 e-/ADU 3.97 2.14 1.19 0.67 0.38 0.22 0.12...
  • Page 8: Product Package And Connections

    ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual 3 Product Package and Connections 3.1 Packing List Figure 3 Packing Information of ATR3CMOS20000KMA Table 4 ATR3CMOS20000KMA 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) ATR3CMOS series camera (M42x0.75 Mount+2”...
  • Page 9: Camera Dimension And Its Mount

    ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual 3.2 Camera Dimension and Its Mount Figure 4 Dimension and Mount of ATR3CMOS20000KMA Table 5 Dimension and Mount of ATR3CMOS20000KMA Item Specification Æ80mm Diameter Height 100mm Mount M42Fx0.75mm 3.3 Camera Outline and Interface Figure 5 Camera Outline and Interface.
  • Page 10: Camera Mechanical Connection With Adapter

    3.4 Camera Mechanical Connection with Adapter The ATR3CMOS20000KMA 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 11: Camera Mechanical Connection With Lens

    ATR3CMOS camera with M42Fx0.75 mount 3.6 Camera Electric Connection with Accessories On the back side of ATR3CMOS20000KMA, there are 3 connection ports: DC 12V/3A power port, USB3.0/ USB2.0 port and USB-HUB. The USB-HUB provides connection with other devices, which allows user to avoid the mess of cable management. Once...
  • Page 12 ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual Figure 8 Camera Electric Connection Table 9 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 Power Port DC12V/3A...
  • Page 13: Atr3Cmos20000Kma And Its Software

    4 ATR3CMOS20000KMA and Its Software 4.1 Application Installation For software, customers are welcomed to go to our software website: https//touptek-astro.com/download/, to download the latest ToupSky. The ATR3CMOS 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 14: Professional Camera Control Panel

    ATR3CMOS20000KMA Manual Figure 10 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;...
  • Page 15: Powerful Compatibility

    4.2 ATR3CMOS20000KMA 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...
  • Page 16: Phd Guiding

    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/...
  • Page 17: Service

    ATR3CMOS20000KMA 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: karas@Touptek-astro.com.

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