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Operating Manual
CCD Camera Models
ST-7XE/XME, ST-8XE, ST-9XE,
ST-10XE/XME and ST-2000XM/XCM
With High Speed USB Interface
Santa Barbara Instrument Group
147A Castilian Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Phone (805) 571-7244
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Fax (805) 571-1147
Web:<www.sbig.com>
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Email:<sbig@sbig.com>
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SBIG
ASTRONOMICAL
INSTRUMENTS
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Section 1 - Introduction
5
Getting Started
6
Installing the USB Drivers for the First Time
6
Installing the Ccdops and the Driver Checker
7
Add New Hardware Wizard for Windows XP Users
8
Add New Hardware Wizard for Window 95/98/Me Users
15
Add New Hardware Wizard for Windows 2000 Users
20
Getting Started with CCDOPS
24
To Try some Functions with Sample Images
24
Capturing Images with the CCD Camera
24
Introduction to CCD Cameras
27
Cameras in General
27
How CCD Detectors Work
27
Full Frame and Frame Transfer / Interline Ccds
28
Camera Hardware Architecture
28
CCD Special Requirements
31
Cooling
31
Double Correlated Sampling Readout
32
Dark Frames
32
Flat Field Images
32
Pixels Vs. Film Grains
33
Guiding
34
Electronic Imaging
34
Black and White Vs. Color
35
At the Telescope with a CCD Camera
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Step by Step with a CCD Camera
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Attaching the Camera to the Telescope
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Establishing a Communications Link
38
Focusing the CCD Camera
38
Finding and Centering the Object
40
Taking an Image
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Displaying the Image
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Processing the Image
41
Advanced Capabilities
41
Crosshairs Mode (Photometry and Astrometry)
41
Sub-Frame Readout in Focus
41
Track and Accumulate
42
Autoguiding and Self Guiding
42
Auto Grab
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Color Imaging
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Camera Hardware
45
System Components
45
Connecting the Power
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Connecting to the Computer
45
Connecting the Relay Port to the Telescope
45
Using Mechanical Relays
46
Modular Family of CCD Cameras
48
Connecting Accessories to the Camera
52
Battery Operation
53
Advanced Imaging Techniques
55
Lunar and Planetary Imaging
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Deep Sky Imaging
55
Terrestrial Imaging
55
Taking a Good Flat Field
56
Building a Library of Dark Frames
56
Changing the Camera Resolution
56
Flat Fielding Track and Accumulate Images
57
Tracking Functions
58
Accessories for Your CCD Camera
61
Water Cooling
61
Tri-Color Imaging
62
Camera Lens Adapters and Eyepiece Projection
62
Focal Reducers
62
And Lucy-Richardson Software
62
SGS - Self-Guided Spectrograph
62
Third Party Products and Services
63
Windows Software
63
Image Processing Software
63
Getting Hardcopy
63
SBIG Technical Support
63
Common Problems
65
Glossary
67
Appendix A - Connector and Cables
71
Connector Pinouts for the AO7/CFW8/SCOPE Port
71
Connector Pinouts for the Power Jack
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Connector Pinouts for the I2C aux Port
71
SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78)
72
Appendix B - Maintenance
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Cleaning the CCD and the Window
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Regenerating the Desiccant
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Appendix C - Capturing a Good Flat Field
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Technique
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Appendix D - Use and Maintenance of the Cooling Booster
75
Appendix E - Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products
77
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SBIG ST-7XE Specifications
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Brand
SBIG
Model
ST-7XE
Category
Security Camera
Language
English
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