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Princeton Instruments ST-133A Manual (121 pages)

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Table of Contents
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Manual Overview
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Safety Related Symbols Used in this Manual
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Chapter 1 Description
9
Introduction
9
Chapter 2 Getting Started
11
Introduction
11
Unpacking
11
Equipment and Parts Inventory
11
Grounding and Safety
12
Environmental Requirements
12
Power Requirements
13
Computer Requirements
13
Controller Features
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Figure 1. Power Switch Location (ST-133A and ST-133B)
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Figure 2. ST-133 Rear Panel with 70 V Shutter Option
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Table 1. Shutter Setting Selection
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Figure 3. Monitor Display of CCD Image Center Area
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Figure 4. Winview/32 Controller/Camera Setup Tab Page
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Figure 5. NOTSCAN and SHUTTER Signals
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Software Installation
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Imaging Field of View
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Figure 6. Imaging Field of View
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Summary
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Chapter 3 First Light
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Introduction
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Imaging
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Figure 7. System Connection Diagram (te Camera)
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Spectroscopy
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Figure 8. System Connection Diagram (te Camera and Spectrometer)
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Summary
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Chapter 4 Temperature Control
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Introduction
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Cooling (TE, NTE, NTE 2, RTE, XTE, PI-MAX)
38
Cooling (LN)
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Table 2. Approximate Temperature Range Vs. CCD Model
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Cooling and Vacuum
39
Problems
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Chapter 5 Timing Modes
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Introduction
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Fast Mode or Safe Mode
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Table 3. Camera Timing Modes
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Standard Timing Modes
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Figure 9. Flowcharts of Safe and Fast Mode Operations
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Figure 10. Free Run Timing Chart, Part of the Chart in Figure 9
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Figure 11. Free Run Timing Diagram
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Figure 12. Chart Showing Two External Sync Timing Options
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External Sync with Continuous Cleans Timing
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Figure 13. Timing Diagram for the External Sync Mode
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Figure 14. Continuous Cleans Operation Flow Chart
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Internal Sync
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Frame Transfer Mode
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Figure 15. Continuous Cleans Timing Diagram
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Figure 16. Frame Transfer Where T W1 + T Exp + T C < T R
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Kinetics Mode
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Figure 17. Frame Transfer Where T Exp
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Figure 18. Frame Transfer Where Pulse Arrives after Readout
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Figure 19. Kinetics Readout
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Figure 20. Hardware Setup Dialog Box
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Figure 21. Experiment Setup Dialog Box
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Exp
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Figure 22. Free Run Timing Diagram
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Figure 23. Single Trigger Timing Diagram
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Figure 24. Multiple Trigger Timing Diagram
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Chapter 6 Exposure and Readout
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Exposure
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Figure 25. Block Diagram of Light Path in System
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Figure 26. Exposure of the CCD with Shutter Compensation
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Figure 27. Analog Gain Switch on TE- and LN-Cooled Cameras
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Readout of the Array
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Figure 28. Full Frame at Full Resolution
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Table 4. Approximate Readout Time of a Single Frame for some CCD Arrays
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Figure 29. 2 × 2 Binning for Images
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Table 5. Well Capacity for some CCD Arrays
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Digitization
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Figure 30. Frame Transfer Readout
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Appendix A Specifications
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CCD Arrays
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Temperature Control
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Inputs
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Outputs
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Input/Outputs
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A/D Converters
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Exposure (Integration) Time
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Shutter Compensation Time
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Computer Requirements
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Miscellaneous
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Appendix B PTG Module
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Description
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Specifications
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Figure 31. ST-133 with Programmable Timing Generator and PCI (TAXI) Interface Control Module
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Figure 32. Auxiliary Trigger Output
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Operation
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Figure 33. Typical System Cabling
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Figure 34. Camera State Dialog Box
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Figure 35. Pulsers Dialog Box
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Figure 36. PTG Dialog Box
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Figure 37. Experiments with the PI-MAX
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Appendix C TTL Control
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Introduction
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TTL in
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Buffered Vs. Latched Inputs
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TTL out
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Table 6. Bit Values with Decimal Equivalents: 1 = High, 0 = Low
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TTL Diagnostics Screen
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Hardware Interface
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Figure 38. TTL In/Out Connector
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Table 7. TTL In/Out Connector Pinout
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Appendix D Cleaning and Maintenance
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Cleaning
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Changing the ST-133 Line Voltage and Fuses
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Figure 39. Power Input Module
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Figure 40. Fuse Holder
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Appendix E Outline Drawings of ST-133 Controller
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Figure 41. ST-133A Controller Dimensions
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Figure 42. ST-133B Controller Dimensions
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Appendix F Plug-In Modules
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Introduction
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Removing/Installing a Plug-In Module
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Figure 43. Module Installation
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Appendix G Interline CCD Cameras
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Introduction
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Overlapped Vs. Non-Overlapped Operation
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Timing Options in Overlapped Readout Mode
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Figure 44. Overlapped Mode Where T
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Figure 45. Overlapped Mode Where T
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Exposure
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Figure 46. Overlapped Mode Where Pulse Arrives after Readout
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Readout of the Array
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Figure 47. Non-Overlapped Mode Exposure of the CCD with Shutter Compensation
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Figure 48. Overlapped Mode Exposure and Readout
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Figure 49. Non-Overlapped Mode Exposure and Readout
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Figure 50. 2 × 2 Binning for Images
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Appendix H DIF Camera (Double Image Feature)
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Introduction
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Timing Modes
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Figure 51. Freerun Mode Timing
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Figure 52. Setup Using to Trigger an Event
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Figure 53. Timing for Experiment Setup Shown in Figure 52
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Figure 54. Timing Diagram for Typical IEC Measurement
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Figure 55. Setup for IEC Eexperiment with Two Lasers
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Figure 56. Timing Diagram for IEC Experiment with Two Lasers
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Figure 57. Another Hardware Setup for an IEC Measurement
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Figure 58. EEC Timing Example with Exposure Time in Software Set to T Ex
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Figure 59. ESABI Timing Example; Image Exposure Time = T
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Exp Set in Software
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Tips and Tricks
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Appendix I Installing the Computer-Controller Interface
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Introduction
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Installing the Application Software
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Figure 60. Winspec Installation: Interface Card Driver Selection
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Setting up a PCI Interface
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Table 8. PCI Driver Files and Locations
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Table 9. I/O Address & Interrupt Assignments before Installing Serial Card
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Table 10. I/O Address & Interrupt Assignments after Installing Serial Card
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Setting up a USB 2.0 Interface
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ISA Serial Card
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Table 11. USB Driver Files and Locations
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Figure 61. ISA Board Switch and Jumper Settings
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Figure 62. Computer Expansion Slots for Installing an ISA Buffer Card
110
Warranty & Service
111
Limited Warranty: Roper Scientific Analytical Instrumentation
111
Contact Information
114
Index
115

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