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1. Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for buying one of our ST-i CCD cameras.
The ST-i has the following features:
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Uses Kodak's microlensed, KAI-0340 CCD with 648 x 486, 7.4
micron square pixels.
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16-bit A/D converter with correlated double sampling
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Single board, small, compact design with internal mechanical
shutter allowing automatic dark frames, and electronic shutter for
exposures down to 0.001 seconds.
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USB 2 interface yielding up to 2.0 megapixels per second
digitization rates with full backward compatibility with USB 1.1
computers at 400 kilopixels per second.
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Input power provided through USB port.
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Telescope interface with four optically isolated normally open
signals on the industry standard RJ-11 jack.
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1.25" eyepiece sized barrel with threads for standard 1.25" filters.
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Optional c-mount, t-thread and camera lens adapters available.
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Powerful yet intuitive CCDOps software for guiding, image
acquisition and processing. Also comes with CCDSoftV5 and
TheSky version 5.
Getting Started
Very Important:
Before you attach the ST-i to your computer for the first time
you MUST install the software as described below
In addition to this Operating Manual, the ST-i package includes the
following items:
ST-i Camera – The camera body is approximately 1.25 x 3.5inches
USB Cable – Included is a 15-foot, USB 2 certified, A-to-B type, USB
cable. USB has a limit of 15-feet but the range can be extended
with active boosters.
Tracking Cable – This cable looks like a simple "RJ-11 telephone cable"
but in fact is a "6-pin reversed RJ-11 telephone cable". Telescopes
require 6-pin autoguider cables and reversed means that, unlike
SBIG ST-i Manual
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