Starlight Xpress SXVR-H814 - Manual

Handbook for the SXVR-H814 Issue 1 February 2013
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The SXVR-H814 USB2 CCD camera
Thank you for purchasing a Starlight Xpress CCD camera. We hope that you will be
very satisfied with the results.
The SXVR-H814 is an advanced, high-resolution 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-H814 uses a Sony ICX814ALG ‘EXview’ progressive scan CCD, with
3388 x 2716 x 3.69uM pixels in a 12.48 x 9.98mm active area. This EXview device
has an excellent quantum efficiency, with a broad spectral response peaking at around