Index 237
Safe mode (cont.)
flowchart ............................................................. 71
missed events....................................................... 70
Saturation ................................................................. 59
Sequential Control function ............................. 84, 114
Serial COM connector, ST-133 ..................... 158, 159
Setup ........................................................................ 33
Shift register ............................................................ 60
Shutter
compensation time ............................................. 187
shutter setting selector (ST-133) ............... 157, 159
ST-133 connector ....................................... 157, 159
SHUTTER signal ........................................... 157, 159
Signal and Gate coincidence requirements ............ 135
Signal connector, PI-MAX2 .................................. 153
Signal delay ........................................................... 135
adjustment of to achieve coincidence ................ 137
Signal-to-noise ratio
on-chip integration .............................................. 59
Single trigger mode ............................................... 130
Slide latch operation .............................................. 181
Software binning...................................................... 66
Software control .................................................... 193
Specifications
computer ............................................................ 185
general ............................................................... 183
internal pulser .................................................... 188
operating environment ....................................... 186
ST-133 ............................................................... 186
Spectrographs
Acton ................................................................. 204
adapter instructions ........................................... 204
adapters ............................................................... 37
Chromex 250IS ................................................. 204
focusing and alignment ..................................... 204
ISA HR320 ........................................................ 204
ISA HR640 ........................................................ 204
SPEX 270M adapter instructions ........................... 211
SPEX 500M adapter instructions ........................... 212
SPEX TripleMate adapter instructions .................. 213
ST-133 Controller
description of ..................................................... 155
fuse/voltage label ....................................... 158, 160
grounding and safety ........................................... 21
power module ............................................ 158, 160
power requirements ............................................. 35
zero adjustment ................................................. 157
T
T0, PTG connector ........................................ 158, 160
TAXI .............................................................. See PCI
Technical support .................................................. 232
Temperature control
loss of lock ........................................................ 141
problems............................................................. 182
thermal protection switch .................................. 141
Temperature control (cont.)
time to lock ................................................... 57, 155
time to stabilize ................................................. 141
water cooling
chilled water constraint ................................... 44
pressure and flow rate ..................................... 44
required connections ....................................... 44
Tygon tubing ................................................... 44
Temperature Lock LED (ST-133) ................. 157, 159
Theory of operation .................................................. 19
Thermal protection switch ..................................... 141
Thomson 512 × 512 chip
preamplifier selector switch .............................. 142
Time budget ........................................................... 135
Timing coincidence, how to achieve ..................... 135
Timing Gen connector
PI-MAX ............................................................. 153
PTG ........................................................... 157, 159
Timing modes .................................................. 74, 109
Timing options in Shutter Mode operation .............. 73
Tips and Tricks ...................................................... 135
Trig indicator
PI-MAX ............................................................. 154
PTG ........................................................... 158, 160
TTL In/Out
hardware interface ............................................. 151
pin assignments .................................................. 149
ST-133 connector ...................................... 157, 159
Tubing connections.................................................. 44
U-V
Unpacking and initial inspection ............................. 33
Upgrade Device Driver wizard ................................ 41
USB 2.0
cable .................................................................. 162
connector ........................................................... 158
data overrun ....................................................... 170
installation ........................................................... 41
interface card ..................................................... 161
Ventilation fan ....................................................... 155
Ventilation requirements ......................................... 35
Vignetting ................................................................ 20
W-Z
Warnings
Controller/Detector cable .................................. 156
coolant pH ........................................................... 44
damage from operating camera that has lost its
nitrogen backfill ...................................... 23, 216
destruction of intensifier caused by excess light135
F-mount cameras and nose-up operation ..... 37, 201
intensifier destruction from flushing with noble gas .. 215
module installation/removal under power ......... 156
need for cooling water to be at ambient temperature ... 58
opening the ST-133 power module ................... 168
operation without evacuation or backfill ............. 22
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