Making The Camera-Circulator Connections For A Coolcube Ii - Princeton PIXIS-XB System User Manual

Chapter 5
Assumptions
The following procedure assumes that
1. You have already set up your system in accordance with the instructions in
2. You have read the previous sections of this chapter.
3. You are familiar with the application software.
4. The system is being operated in imaging mode.
Getting Started
1. If the system is liquid-cooled, double-check that the CoolCUBE
2. Power ON the camera (the power switch is on the power supply).
3. Turn on the computer power and start the WinX application software.
Setting the Parameters
Note: The following procedure is based on WinView/32: you will need to modify it if
you are using a different application (for example, set up WinSpec/32 in imaging mode).
Basic familiarity with the WinX software is assumed. If this is not the case, you may
want to review the software manual or have it available while performing this procedure.
Set the software parameters as follows:
Environment dialog (Setup|Environment): Verify that the DMA Buffer size is
Controller|Camera tab (Setup|Hardware): Because the Camera Detection
Chapter 4 and are verifying the camera system operation.
50:50 mixture of ethylene glycol and water and that the hose connections are
secure. Refer to "Making the Camera-Circulator Connections for a
CoolCUBEII" on page 25 for setup information. When satisfied that these
requirements are met, do the following.
a. Turn on the CoolCUBE
through the camera.
b. Inspect the coolant hose connections to be sure there are no leaks.
Note: The camera must be turned on before WinX is opened, and WinX must be
closed before the camera is turned off.
32 Mbytes (min.). Large arrays may require a larger buffer size. If you change
the buffer size, you will have to reboot the computer for this memory allocation
to be activated, and then restart WinView.
wizard (Hardware Setup wizard for earlier software version) installed default
values appropriate for your system, verify the settings on this page.
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Camera name: This information is read from the camera.
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Controller type: This information is read from the camera.
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Shutter type: None.
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Readout mode: Select Full frame.
Operation
. It will power up and begin pumping coolant
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