Lightfield First Light Instructions; Imaging - Princeton Instruments ProEM+ EMCCD User Manual

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4. If you have completed data collection, you can leave the camera power on so the
Shutdown
1. Close WinX.
2. Turn off the light source and the spectrograph.
3. Turn off the camera power.

LightField First Light Instructions

Imaging

This section provides step-by-step instructions for acquiring an image in LightField for the
first time. The intent of this procedure is to help you gain basic familiarity with the
operation of your system and to show that it is functioning properly. Once basic familiarity
has been established, then operation with other operating configurations, ones with more
complex timing modes, can be performed.
Assumptions
The following procedure assumes that
1. You have already set up your system in accordance with the instructions in the
2. You have read the previous sections of this chapter.
3. You are familiar with the application software.
4. The camera has a frame transfer array and a software-controlled internal shutter.
5. The system is being operated in imaging mode.
6. The target is a sharp image, text, or a drawing that can be used to verify that the
Getting Started
1. Mount a test target in front of the camera.
2. Power ON the camera (the power switch is on the back of the power supply).
3. Turn on the computer power.
4. Start the application software.
array temperature will remain locked or you can shut down the system.
previous chapters.
camera is "seeing" and can be used to maximize focus.
Operation
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