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500 Series User Guide Revision 1.7 December, 2008 Disclaimer: The specifications in this document are subject to change without notice. All trademar

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 7 Click the “Connect” button to establish communication between MaxIm and your QSI camera. If MaxIm fails to connect to th

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 8 View the image MaxIm will instruct the camera to acquire a bias frame and then automatically download and display the res

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 9 Camera Features and Operation Camera Attachment Options The camera can be attached to your telescope or lens in a varie

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 10 Using SLR Lenses The C-Adapter and T-adapter can be used to attach many standard SLR lens attached to your camera. The i

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 11 Electrical Connections dy to rotect the connectors when no cables are attached. DC PoThe camera is ordinarily powered

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 12 Note: The camera power connecter uses a standard 2.1mm coaxial DC power connector with center positive. Inside diamete

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 13 Guider Control Port All QSI with MaxImduratio . Ordinarily, the Port is only operational if the camera is being used as

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 14 Cooling the Camera Cooling the CCD is essential for successful astro-imaging. Cooling dramatically reduces the dark curr

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 15 will rise by only a few degrees after a full Liquid Heat Exchanger, see the Accenight of imaging. For additional details

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 16 that the surrounding environment. If the relative humidity is high enough, this action coudrop the camera below the dew/

ii Table of Contents 1. GETTING STARTED What’s In the Box? 2 Get to Know Your Camera 3 Install Software and Drivers 4 Confirm Installation and Ca

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 17 Note: Depending on the ambient temperature and Cooler setpoint, the time to reach the setpoint temperature can take a

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 18 Internal Color Filter Wheel A five position filter wheel is available for some models of QSI 500 Series cameras. The fi

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 19 Advanced Setup Options The QSI Configuration dialog box is used to view or change camera settings that are seldom modifi

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 20 Note: The very first time a QSI camera is connected to the computer it will set the relevant options shown above to d

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 21 Note: If only one camera is connected to the computer, the computer will always select that camera by default. You do n

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 22 Imaging Options Ca Sh540. In “Mechanical” priority the osed after each exposure. In “Electronic” priority rk possibl

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 23 Status and Notification QSI era u 's operation, status and othe provide notification at the ill also pass a descr

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 24 Camera Soft Error State Indication Flash Red: 1 Flash Yellow: 1 The camera is over-temperature. Camera has exceeded t

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 25 Camera Hard Error State Indication Flash Red: 2 Flash Yellow: N The number of yellow flashes of the Status Indicator

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 26 CCD ImaThis se ew to CCD excellent books that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of the issues and techniques.

4. TAKING IMAGES Launch MaxIm LE 37 Camera Control Window 38 Cool the CCD 40 Focusing with MaxIm LE 41 Take a series of images 43Image Calibrat

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 27 prevent light from falling on the CCD surface while the image is being shCCD. Interline Transfer CCDs Interline transfer

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 28 draining off excess electrons before they exceed the capacity of the pixel. This can increthe dynase amic rage of the CC

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 29 Single-shot color CCDs, like those found in almost all general use digital cameras, are made by placing red, green and b

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 30 Reducing noise in CCD images CCD imagers have developed a standard set of calibration techniques to reduce or eliminate

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 31 6-minute Dark Frame Above is a 6-minute dark frame taken during the same imaging session with the above image of M78.

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 32 Original image Original image minus dark frame Look at the two images above. The top image is the original image as i

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 33 The image above has been manipulated to highlight the effect of dust motes on a filter or CCD cover glass. Note the 3

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 34 because flat fields tend to use fairly short exposures, you can often take a full series of flat fields and flat-darks i

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 35 Stacking Images After calibrating each of your raw images with dark frames, flat fields and bias frames, noise in e riat

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 36 of diminishing returns. Combining 18 frames will not yield a final image twice as good as through different colored f

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 1 Getting t Sta edThank you for your purchase ofThe QSI 500 Series family ermoel meras is design produce scientific-grade

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 37 Taking Images with your QSI 500 Series Camera Launch MaxIm LE Note: This section uses MaxIm LE as the camera control app

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 38 Camera Control Window Select “Camera Control Window” from the View menu to open the CamWindow. era Control MaxIm shoul

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 39 If you don’t see “QSI Universal” listed in the Mbutton in the upper left corner under Main CCDain CCD Camera field, cli

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 40 Cool the CCD To set the CCD cooling temperature you must first turn Cooling on by clicking the “CooleOn” button just to

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 41 Note: Please refer to the Cooling the Camera discussion in Section 2 Camera Features and Controls for in-depth inform

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 42 Focus tab window should be set as shown above. You may need to adjust the exposure time in the “Seconds” field to the t

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 43 View the image in MaxIm LE When an exposure has completed, MaxIm will automatically download and display the image in a

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 44 minute image. Tracking errors, improper polar alignmrays all conspire to make it difficult to be successful wient, airp

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 45 The Setup Sequence window allows you to set up 16 different groups of images to take during a single automated sequence.

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 46 The above numbers represent the minimum of each type of frame you should use. Takinmore of each type of frame will furt

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 2 What’s In the Box? Your QSI 500 Series camera was shipped in a water-tight Pelican case foam to provide the ultimate in p

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 47 taken with the CCD at the same temperature as your light frames. If you’re taking LRGB or other filtered images, ideall

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 48 Dark frame showing two cosmic ray hits in lower right hand quadrant Inspect your dark frames for cosmic ray strikes or

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 49 Screenshot showing Pixel Math command ready to subtract a master dark frame. Select your light frame for Image A at the

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 50 1. Produce a master dark flat following the steps above for creating a master dark frame. 2. Subtract the master dark fl

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 51 Launch MaxIm LE. Choose “Set Calibration” from the Process menu. That will open the Set Calibration window. By defaul

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 52 In the “Auto-Generation” panel near the bottom of the window, click the “…” button to the right of the text field and n

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 53 The upper panel lists the groups of calibration frames that MaxIm identified. The first calibration group should be se

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 54 If MaxIm correctly identified all the calibration groups you created, you can click OK to close the Set Calibration wind

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 55 MaxIm will apply each of the calibration groups you specified in the Set Calibration step to each of the open images. Y

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 56 The dialog box above will open showing a list of all currently open files on the left. Select individual image files a

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 3 Get to Know Your Camera and features of your camera. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the external con

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 57 The first image file is again the top window in MaxIm. Select a second alignment star near the opposite edge of the ima

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 58 If everything was done correctly the calibrated and al detail with less noise and greater contrast than the i e of disp

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 59 Select the binning mode for a single exposure in MaxIm LE on the Settings tab of the Camera Control window. Note: MaxIm

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 60 Note: When using binning other than 1x1, the pixels are combined inside the CCD before reading and converting the combin

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 61 UsinSome r filter wh rom the faccome w 1. Red 2. Green 3. Blue 4. Luminance 5. Empty In the picture above with the fro

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 62 Shutting down your camera QSI cameras can safely be turned off by removing the power cable at any time, however itis bes

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 63 Guiding The QSI 500 Series camera can be used as you main imaging camera or as an autoguider. MaxIm LE supports the foll

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 64 Using an AutoGuider This section provides basic instructions on how to use your QSI 500 Semain imaging camera and set up

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 65 Click the “Guide” tab to the left of the Setup tab. The Start button will be enabled if the autoguider camera was setu

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 66 In the guider settings window, make sure that “Main Relays” is selected in the “Control Via” pop-up list under Autoguid

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 4 Install Software and Drivers The USB drivers and associated software included on the installation CD-ROM must be installe

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 67 MaxIm LE automatically selects the brightest star as the guide star. You are now set up for guiding. Continue with i

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 68 Universal” under Camera Model and click OK to return to the Camera Control Window. Click Connect. Click the Guide tab

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 69 Accessories T-mount adapter . The 2” nosepiece screws into the T-mount adapter plate. The 2” nosepiece allows the came

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 70 SLR lens adapter SLR lens adapters are available for the following lens mounts:  Canon EF (EOS)  Nikon F The SLR lens

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 71 Care & Maintenance Cleaning the exterior The QSI 500 Series cameras are machined from military grade 6061 aluminum wi

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 72 Cleaning the color filters As with any precision optical surface, the optical coatings or glass of colpermanently damage

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 73 present in the environmental chamber and stomembrane. Over time the desiccant will lose ires it behind a submicron gas

74 Appendix A – 500 Series Specifications General Camera Specifications Feature QSI 500i Models QSI 500s Models QSI 500ws Models Electronic Shutt

75Model 504 CCD Specifications Feature Standard Optional Optional Model 532 CCD Options Ko Kodak KAF-0401LE dak KAF-0402ME Kodak K

76Model 532 CCD Specifications Feature Standard Optional Model 532 CCD Options Kodak KAF-3200ME Kodak KAF-3200E CCD Archite

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 5 Connect the camera Select “Camera Control Window” from the View menu to open the Camera Control Window. MaxIm will op

77Model 540 CCD Specifications Feature 540 540c CCD Manufacturer & Model Kodak KAI-04022 Kodak KAI-04022 (Color) CCD Architect

78Appendix B – Wset forth below is provided by Qua Imaging, Inc. for QSI ameras when purchased directly from QSI or an orized QSI dealer within zed

79Shipping Costs The customer is responsible for all costs in shipping to QSI. QSI will pay shipping costs uct to the customer. All replacement/repa

QSI 500 SERIES USER GUIDE 6 Select “QSI Universal” from the Camera Model list box. Click OK. That will take you back to the Camera Control Window.