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Chapter 2 System Component Descriptions 23
Cables
Detector-Controller: 1 MHz or 100kHz/1MHz systems. The standard 10' cable
(6050-0321) has DB-25 Male connectors with
slide-latch locking hardware. This
cable interconnects the Detector connector on the rear of the ST-133 with the
Detector connector on the back of the MicroMAX camera. The Detector-Controller
cable is also available in 6', 15', 20', and 30' lengths.
Interface Cable: Depending on the system configuration, either a TAXI or a USB
cable will be shipped.
TAXI: The standard 25' (7.6 m) cable (6050-0148-CE) has DB-9 Male
connectors with screw-down locking hardware. The TAXI (Serial
com
munication) 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, 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 Roper Scientific detectors, 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.