Starlight Xpress SXVR-H9C - Manual

Handbook for the SXVR-H9C Issue 1 June 2009
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The SXVR-H9CC one-shot 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-H9C is an advanced, high-resolution one-shot colour cooled CCD camera,
especially designed for astronomical imaging. It is a third generation version of the
very popular SXV-H9C and incorporates many substantial improvements and extra
features. These 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 which provides regulated set-point cooling of the chip and a
substantial reduction in overall size.
The SXVR-H9C uses a Sony ICX285AK ‘ExView’ progressive scan CCD, with 1392
x 1040 x 6.45uM pixels in an 8.98 x 6.71mm active area. ExView devices have