Princeton Instruments PI-MAX2 System - Computer

Appendix A Specifications 185
CCD Cooling: down to -20°C air cooled; supplementary cooling with circulating room-
temperature water will enhance cooling performance. Temperatures to -45°C are
achievable with supplemental circulating chilled coolant.
Note: See warning in "Temperature Control", page 57 before initiating
supplemental water cooling.
Readout Noise: 1-1.5 counts RMS in gated operation (100 kHz).
Computer
Requirements for the host computer depend on the type of interface, TAXI or USB 2.0,
that will be used for communication between the ST-133 and the host computer. Those
requirements are a listed below according to protocol.
TAXI Protocol:
 AT-compatible computer with 200 MHz Pentium
®
II (or better).
 Windows
®
95, Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
ME, Windows NT
®
, Windows
®
2000, or Windows
®
XP operating system.
 High speed PCI serial card (or an unused PCI card slot). Computers purchased
from Princeton Instruments are shipped with the PCI card installed if High speed
PCI was ordered.
 Minimum of 32 Mbytes of RAM for CCDs up to 1.4 million pixels. Collecting
multiple spectra at full frame or high speed may require 128 Mbytes or more of
RAM.
 CD-ROM drive.
 Hard disk with a minimum of 80 Mbytes available. A complete installation of the
program files takes about 17 Mbytes and the remainder is required for data
storage, depending on the number and size of spectra collected. Disk level
compression programs are not recommended.
 Super VGA monitor and graphics card supporting at least 256 colors with at least
1 Mbyte of memory. Memory requirement is dependent on desired display
resolution.
 IEEE-488 GPIB port (required by DG535 Timing Generator, if present). May
also be required by Spectrograph.
 Two-button Microsoft compatible serial mouse or Logitech three-button
serial/bus mouse.
USB 2.0 Protocol:
 AT-compatible computer with Pentium 3 or better processor and runs at 1 GHz or
better.
 Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 4), Windows XP (with Service Pack 1) or
later operating system.
 Native USB 2.0 support on the motherboard or USB Interface Card (Orange
Micro 70USB90011 USB 2.0 PCI is recommended)
 Minimum of 256 Mb of RAM.
 CD-ROM drive.