Princeton Instruments MicroMAX System User Manual page 7

Table of Contents
Limited One (1) Year Warranty on Refurbished or Discontinued Products ............ 147
Normal Wear Item Disclaimer.................................................................................. 147
VersArray (XP) Vacuum Chamber Limited Lifetime Warranty.............................. 148
Sealed Chamber Integrity Limited 24 Month Warranty........................................... 148
Vacuum Integrity Limited 24 Month Warranty ....................................................... 148
Image Intensifier Detector Limited One Year Warranty.......................................... 148
X-Ray Detector Limited One Year Warranty .......................................................... 148
Software Limited Warranty...................................................................................... 148
Owner's Manual and Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 149
Your Responsibility.................................................................................................. 149
Contact Information........................................................................................................ 150
Index ..................................................................................................................151
Figures
Figure 1. MicroMAX Cameras and Controller ............................................................... 11
Figure 2. Standard System Diagram ................................................................................ 20
Figure 3. 5 MHz System Diagram ................................................................................... 20
Figure 4. Controller Power Input Module ....................................................................... 22
Figure 5. Bottom Clamps................................................................................................. 26
Figure 6. Bottom Clamp secured to Relay Lens.............................................................. 27
Figure 7. WinView Installation: Interface Card Driver Selection................................... 28
Figure 8. Shutter Setting for 25mm Internal Shutter ....................................................... 30
Figure 9. Imaging Field of View ..................................................................................... 35
Figure 10. Monitor Display of CCD Image Center Area ................................................ 36
Figure 11. Standard System Connection Diagram........................................................... 37
Figure 12. 5 MHz System Diagram ................................................................................. 38
Figure 13. F-mount Focus Adjustment ............................................................................ 42
Figure 14. Chart of Full Speed (Synchronous) and Safe (Asynchronous)
Figure 15. Free Run Timing Chart (part of the chart in Figure 14)................................. 50
Figure 16. Free Run Timing Diagram ............................................................................. 50
Figure 17. Chart Showing Two External Sync Timing Options ..................................... 51
Figure 18. External Sync Timing Diagram...................................................................... 51
Figure 19. Continuous Cleans Flowchart ........................................................................ 52
Figure 20. Continuous Cleans Timing Diagram.............................................................. 53
Figure 21. Frame Transfer where t
Figure 22. Frame Transfer where t
Figure 23. Frame Transfer where Pulse arrives after Readout ........................................ 55
Figure 24. Overlapped Mode where t
Figure 25. Overlapped Mode where t
Figure 26. Overlapped Mode where Pulse arrives after Readout.................................... 58
Figure 27. Block Diagram of Light Path in System......................................................... 59
Figure 28. CCD Exposure with Shutter Compensation................................................... 61
Figure 29. Full Frame at Full Resolution ........................................................................ 63
Figure 30. Frame Transfer Readout................................................................................. 65
Figure 31. Overlapped Mode Exposure and Readout...................................................... 67
Figure 32. Non-Overlapped Mode Exposure and Readout.............................................. 68
Figure 33. 2 × 2 Binning for Full Frame CCD ................................................................ 70
Figure 34. 2 × 2 Binning for Interline CCD .................................................................... 71
Figure 35. Free Run Mode Timing Diagram ................................................................... 77
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+ t + t > t ....................................................... 55
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