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Figure 9. Camera Detection Wizard - Welcome dialog box............................................26
Figure 10. Controller/Camera tab page............................................................................27
Figure 11. Cleans tab page...............................................................................................27
Figure 12. RSConfig dialog box......................................................................................27
Figure 13. Hardware Setup wizard: PVCAM dialog box................................................28
Figure 14. Block Diagram of PhotonMAX System........................................................29
Figure 15. Controller/Camera tab page............................................................................31
Figure 16. Cleans tab page...............................................................................................32
Figure 17. Detector Temperature dialog box...................................................................32
Figure 18. Experiment Setup|Timing tab page ................................................................33
Figure 19. Controller/Camera tab page............................................................................36
Figure 20. Detector Temperature dialog box...................................................................36
Figure 21. Cleans tab page...............................................................................................37
Figure 22. Experiment Setup|Timing tab page ................................................................38
Figure 23. Setting the Exposure Time (Experiment Setup|Main tab page) ....................40
Figure 24. Setting the Avalanche Gain (Experiment Setup|Main tab page)....................41
Figure 25. DAC Setting vs. Charge Multiplication Gain................................................. 41
Figure 26. Setting the Temperature (Detector Temperature dialog box).........................42
Figure 27. Selecting the Clean Mode (Hardware Setup|Cleans tab page).......................43
Figure 28. EMCCD Array Structure................................................................................ 44
Figure 29. Selecting the Readout Port (Experiment Setup|Main tab page) .....................45
Figure 30. Selecting the Controller Gain (Experiment Setup|ADC tab page).................46
Figure 31. Selecting the Readout Rate (Experiment Setup|ADC tab page).....................47
Figure 32. Binning and Array Orientation.......................................................................48
Figure 33. Required Selections for Overlap Mode Operation.........................................49
Figure 34. Timing Diagram for Overlap Mode when Exposure Time < Readout Time .49
Figure 35. Timing Diagram for Overlap Mode when Exposure Time > Readout Time .50
Figure 36. Required Selections for Non-Overlap Mode Operation.................................51
Figure 37. Timing Diagram for Non-Overlap Mode.......................................................52
Figure 38. Timing tab page..............................................................................................53
Figure 39. External Shutter Timing Diagram.................................................................. 54
Figure 40. Free Run Timing Diagram: Non-Overlap Mode............................................55
Figure 41. Free Run Timing Diagram: Overlap Mode (t
exp
>t
R
).......................................55
Figure 42. External Sync Timing Diagram: Non-Overlap Mode ....................................55
Figure 43. Bulb Mode Timing Diagram: Non-Overlap Mode.........................................56
Figure 44. Single Trigger Mode Timing Diagram: Overlap Mode..................................56
Figure 45. Single Trigger Mode Timing Diagram: Non-Overlap Mode .........................56
Figure 46. Flowcharts of Safe and Fast Mode Operation................................................58
Figure 47. PhotonMAX Rear Panel and I/O Cable.......................................................... 59
Figure 48. Comparison of SHUTTER OUT, EXPOSE OUT, and FRAME READOUT
Levels............................................................................................................ 59
Figure 49. Hardware Setup Dialog Box: Kinetics Readout Mode...................................60
Figure 50. Two Examples illustrating Partial Illumination of CCD for Kinetics Mode..61
Figure 51. Kinetics Data acquired based on Masked Images shown in Figure 50. .........61
Figure 52. Experiment Setup| Timing tab page ...............................................................62
Figure 53. Example showing Kinetics Operation using "Single Trigger”.......................62
Figure 54. Example showing Kinetics Operation using “Multiple Trigger”...................63
Figure 55. Typical Kinetics Experiment Layout..............................................................64
Figure 56. Camera1 in Camera Name Field ....................................................................68
Figure 57. Data Overrun Due to Hardware Conflict dialog box......................................71
