SBIG ST-402ME - 1 Introduction; Table of Contents; Getting Started

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..........................................................................................1
Getting Started...................................................................................1
2. Installing the Software.........................................................................3
3. Using the Camera Inside......................................................................6
Running CCDOps..............................................................................6
Getting Help ......................................................................................6
Brightness and Contrast.....................................................................9
Establishing a Link..........................................................................10
Camera Info.....................................................................................11
Camera Setup ..................................................................................12
Grab Command ...............................................................................13
Focus Command..............................................................................14
4. At the Telescope..................................................................................17
Finding and Centering the Object....................................................18
Taking an Image..............................................................................19
Further Adventures..........................................................................19
5. Accessories for your CCD Camera...................................................20
Color Filter Wheel...........................................................................20
Battery Adapter ...............................................................................20
Camera Lens Adapters ....................................................................20
Electromechanical Relay Adapter Box............................................20
6. Glossary...............................................................................................21
Appendix A – Connector and Cables.......................................................25
Power Jack.......................................................................................25
Telescope Jack.................................................................................25
Appendix B – Maintenance ......................................................................26
Updating CCDOps and Drivers.......................................................26
Cleaning the Window and Filters....................................................26
Replacing the Desiccant ..................................................................26
Appendix C – Camera Specifications ......................................................28
SBIG ST-402 Operating Manual
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1. Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for buying one of our ST-402 cooled CCD
cameras. The ST-402 has the following features:
• Uses Kodak’s microlensed, blue enhanced KAF-0402ME CCD
with 765 x 510 9-micron square pixels.
• 16-bit A/D converter with correlated double sampling running at
1.8 megahertz.
• Temperature regulated Thermo-Electric (TE) cooling with 25C
delta for reduction in CCD dark current.
• Single board, small, compact design with internal shutter allowing
exposures down to 40 milliseconds that makes taking dark frames
a trivial task.
• USB 2 interface yielding up to 1.2 megapixels per second
download rates but full backward compatibility with USB 1.1
computers at 400 kilopixels per second.
• Input power requirements of 10.0 – 14.5 Volts DC at 1 Amp
through the new center-positive locking power jack.
• Telescope interface with four optically isolated normally open
signals on the industry standard RJ-11 jack.
• T-Thread based mechanical interface that supports a variety of
nosepieces and adapters.
• Optional 4-position filter wheel with parfocal Red, Green, Blue
and Clear filters.
• Powerful yet intuitive CCDOps software for image acquisition and
processing.
Getting Started
In addition to this truly fine Operating Manual, the ST-402 package
includes the following items:
ST-402 Camera – The camera body is 4 x 5 x 2 inches with a T-Thread
adapter on the front cover.
1 ¼ Inch T-Thread Nosepiece – This screws into the front of the camera
for telescope work and includes a soft rubber cap for keeping out
the dust when not in use. Optional 2 Inch Nosepiece and Visual
Back adapters are available from SBIG. In addition a screw-in
T-to-C adapter is available for use with C-Mount camera lenses or
C-Mount adapters.
Power Supply – US versions of the camera come with a 12V/2 Amp DC
power supply. Outside the US the camera is supplied with a
Battery Clip adapter.