Princeton Instruments ProEM+ EMCCD User Manual page 6

Table of Contents
Fast and Safe Modes ......................................................................................................... 82
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 82
Fast Mode (WinX and LightField) ............................................................................. 82
Safe Mode (WinX) ..................................................................................................... 83
LOGIC OUT Control ........................................................................................................ 85
Kinetics Mode ................................................................................................................... 86
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 86
Kinetics Readout ........................................................................................................ 87
Kinetics Timing Modes and Shutter Control.............................................................. 89
Triggered Operation ................................................................................................... 89
Cleaning the CCD ...................................................................................................... 90
Setting up a Kinetics Experiment ............................................................................... 91
Summary .................................................................................................................... 93
Spectra-Kinetics (Option) ................................................................................................. 93
Summary .................................................................................................................... 95
Custom Modes .................................................................................................................. 95
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 95
Custom Chip {Custom Sensor} .................................................................................. 95
Custom Timing ........................................................................................................... 97
Chapter 7 Tips ................................................................................................... 99
Counter the Effects of Aging ............................................................................................ 99
Maximize Throughput by Choosing the Right Vacuum Window Coating ....................... 99
Reduce Spectral Readout Time by Using the Custom Chip/Timing {Custom Sensor}
Feature ...................................................................................................................... 100
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 100
Approximation of Spectral Readout Time ............................................................... 100
WinX Step-by-Step Procedure ................................................................................. 101
LightField High Speed ProEM Add-in ....................................................................... 103
LightField Step-by-Step Procedure .......................................................................... 104
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 107
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 107
Acquisition Started but Data Display is Empty .............................................................. 108
Acquisition Started but Viewer Contents Do Not Update .............................................. 109
Baseline Signal Suddenly Changes ................................................................................. 109
Camera Not Found .......................................................................................................... 110
Camera Stops Working ................................................................................................... 110
Camera1 (or similar name) in Camera Name field ......................................................... 111
Cooling Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 112
Temperature Lock Cannot be Achieved or Maintained. .......................................... 112
Gradual Deterioration of Cooling Capability ........................................................... 112
Data Overrun Due to Hardware Conflict message .......................................................... 113
Device Is Not Found ....................................................................................................... 113
Device is Occupied ......................................................................................................... 114
Ethernet Network is not accessible ................................................................................. 114
For WinX: ................................................................................................................ 114
For LightField: ......................................................................................................... 115
Program Error message ................................................................................................... 116
Serial violations have occurred. Check interface cable. ................................................. 117
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