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- Page 1 G3M462M Manual G3M462M User Manual Version 1.0 Sept 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 2: Table Of Contents
G3M462M Manual Contents G3M462M User Manual .............................. 1 Description and Features ............................. 1 G3M462M Specifications and Performance ....................... 1 Camera Specifications ............................. 1 Sony IMX462 Sensitivity ..........................1 12bit ADC and ROI ............................2 DDR3 Buffer ..............................2 Binning ................................2 Conversion Gain Switch .......................... -
Page 3: Description And Features
1 Description and Features The G3M462M 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. -
Page 4: G3M462M Specifications And Performance
2.2 Sony IMX462 Sensitivity The sensor G Sensitivity of G3M462M is 2376mv with 1/30s. Its spectral sensitivity is shown in Figure 1. The sensitivity is measured with a testing standard lens with CM500S(t = 1.0mm) as an IR-cut filter and image at F8.0. If the image is... -
Page 5: 12Bit Adc And Roi
2.3 12bit ADC and ROI The G3M462M 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: Power System
G3M462M Manual 2.7 Power System The camera operates via a USB 3.0 interface. Upon establishing a connection with the host system using the USB 3.0 cable, the device is primed for operation. 2.8 Camera Performance Analysis Camera performance can be evaluated with e-/ADU,... - Page 7 G3M462M Manual Figure 2 e/ADU, Read Noise, Full Well and Dynamic Range for G3M462M The camera analysis data is shown in Table 3: Table 3 Camera Analysis Data Sensor Analysis Data Gain Value 1000 1778 3162 5623 10000 15000 Rel Gain (dB) 0.00 4.78 14.69 19.77 24.84 29.61 34.66 39.65 43.05 e-/ADU 1.67 0.93 0.53 0.17...
- Page 8 G3M462M 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 G3M462M...
- Page 9 G3M462M 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 15000 Rel Gain (dB) 4.76 9.86 14.62 19.68 24.75 29.5 34.51 39.5 42.92 e-/ADU 1.11 0.64 0.36 0.21 0.12...
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Page 10: Product Package And Connections
G3M462M Manual 3 Product Package and Connections 3.1 Packing List Figure 4 Packing Information of G3M462M Table 5 G3M462M 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 G3M series USB3.0 camera with 1.25” interface(outer) and C-Mount(inner) High-speed USB3.0 A male to B male gold-plated connectors cable /2.0m... -
Page 11: Camera Dimension And Its Mount
G3M462M Manual 3.2 Camera Dimension and Its Mount Figure 5 Dimension and Mount of G3M462M 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. -
Page 12: G3M462M And Its Software
4 G3M462M 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 G3M 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 13: Professional Camera Control Panel
G3M462M 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;... -
Page 14: Powerful Compatibility
4.2 G3M462M 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 15: 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 16: Service
G3M462M 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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