Starlight Xpress SXVR-H694C - Manual

Handbook for the SXVR-H694C Issue 1 March 2012
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The SXVR-H694C colour CCD camera
Thank you for purchasing a Starlight Xpress CCD camera. We hope that you will be
very satisfied with the results.
The SXVR-H694C is an advanced, high-resolution one-shot colour, cooled CCD
camera, especially designed for astronomical imaging. It uses a third generation
version of the very popular Sony ‘EXview’ CCDs that offer very high QE and
extremely low thermal noise. Other features include a built-in, fully programmable,
USB 2 super-fast computer interface, an autoguider control port and output and
optional integrated dual serial ports for filter wheel and telescope control. It also
includes a CCD temperature monitoring circuit that provides regulated set-point
cooling of the chip, adjustable chip alignment and a very compact overall size.
The SXVR-H694C uses a Sony ICX694ALG ‘EXview’ progressive scan CCD, with
2750 x 2200 x 4.54uM pixels in a 12.48 x 9.98mm active area. This EXview device