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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................ 9
Introduction......................................................................................................................... 9
MicroMAX System Components ....................................................................................... 9
About this Manual ............................................................................................................ 12
Environmental Conditions ................................................................................................ 13
Grounding and Safety ....................................................................................................... 13
Precautions........................................................................................................................ 14
Repairs .............................................................................................................................. 14
Cleaning............................................................................................................................ 14
Princeton Instruments Customer Service.......................................................................... 14
Chapter 2 System Component Descriptions.................................................. 15
MicroMAX Camera.......................................................................................................... 15
ST-133 Controller ............................................................................................................. 18
Cables................................................................................................................................ 23
Interface Card ................................................................................................................... 23
Application Software ........................................................................................................ 23
User Manuals ....................................................................................................................24
Chapter 3 Installation Overview....................................................................... 25
Chapter 4 System Setup................................................................................... 27
Unpacking the System ...................................................................................................... 27
Checking the Equipment and Parts Inventory .................................................................. 27
System Requirements........................................................................................................ 28
Verifying Controller Voltage Setting................................................................................ 29
Installing the Application Software .................................................................................. 30
Setting up the Communication Interface .......................................................................... 30
Mounting the Camera ....................................................................................................... 34
Selecting the Shutter Setting............................................................................................. 39
Connecting the Interface (Controller-Computer) Cable ................................................... 39
Connecting the Detector-Controller Cable ....................................................................... 40
Entering the Default Camera System Parameters into WinX (WinView/32,
WinSpec/32, or WinXTest/32)..................................................................................... 40
Chapter 5 Operation.......................................................................................... 43
Introduction....................................................................................................................... 43
EMF and Xenon or Hg Arc Lamps................................................................................... 44
USB 2.0 System On/Off Sequences.................................................................................. 44
Imaging Field of View...................................................................................................... 45
RS-170 or CCIR Video..................................................................................................... 45
First Light (Imaging) ........................................................................................................ 47
First Light (Spectroscopy) ................................................................................................ 52
Exposure and Signal ......................................................................................................... 55
Readout ............................................................................................................................. 60
Digitization ....................................................................................................................... 71
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