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Chapter 2 System Component Descriptions 21
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TAXI: The standard 25' (7.6 m) cable (6050-0148-CE) has DB-9 Male
connectors with screw-down locking hardware. The TAXI (Serial
communication) cable interconnects the Serial Com connector on the rear of the
ST-133 with the PCI card installed in the host computer. In addition to the
standard length, this cable is available in 10', 50', 100', and 165' lengths. Also
available are fiber optic adapters with fiber optic cables in 100, 300, and 1000
meter lengths.
USB 2.0: The standard 16.4' (5 m) cable (6050-0494) has USB connectors
that interconnect the USB 2.0 connector on the rear of the ST-133 with a
USB card installed in the host computer.
Interface Card
PCI Card: This interface card is required when the system interface uses the
TAXI protocol rather than USB 2.0. The PCI card plugs-into the host computer's
motherboard and provides the serial communication interface between the host
computer and the ST-133. Through WinView/32 or WinSpec/32, the card can be
used in either High Speed PCI or PCI(Timer) mode. High Speed PCI allows data
transfer to be interrupt-driven and can give higher performance in some situations.
PCI(Timer) allows data transfer to be controlled by a polling timer.
USB 2.0 Card: This interface card is required when the system interface uses the
USB 2.0 protocol rather the TAXI protocol and the computer does not have native
USB 2.0 support. The USB 2.0 card plugs-into the host computer's motherboard and
provides the communication interface between the host computer and the ST-133. The
USB 2.0 PCI card (70USB90011) by Orange Micro is recommended for desktop
computers; the SIIG, Inc. USB 2.0 PC Card, Model US2246 is recommended for
laptop computers. See www.orangemicro.com or www.siig.com, respectively, for
more information.
Application Software
The Princeton Instruments WinView/32 software package provides comprehensive
image acquisition, display, processing, and archiving functions so you can perform
complete data acquisition and analysis without having to rely upon third-party
software. WinView/32 provides reliable control over all Princeton Instruments
cameras, regardless of array format and architecture, via an exclusive universal
programming interface (PVCAM
®
). WinView/32 also features snap-ins and macro
record functions to permit easy user customization of any function or sequence.
PVCAM is the standard software interface for cooled CCD cameras from
Princeton Instruments. It is a library of functions that can be used to control and
acquire data from the camera when a custom application is being written. For
example, in the case of Windows, PVCAM is a dynamic link library (DLL). Also,
it should be understood that PVCAM is solely for camera control and image
acquisition, not for image processing. PVCAM places acquired images into a
buffer, where they can then be manipulated using either custom written code or by
extensions to other commercially available image processing packages.
Scientific Imaging ToolKit™ (SITK™) is a collection of LabVIEW
®
VIs for
scientific cameras and spectrographs. This third party software can be purchased
from Princeton Instruments.