QHYCCD QHY27M, User Manual

Page 1: ...Super high resolution cooled astronomical camera QHY27 28 29M User s Manual Rev 1 0...

Page 2: ...is their CCD we use QHY29M as an example in this manual Package Contents Please confirm that the package contains the following items USB2 0 cable 1 Self locking power cable 1 Serial port cable 1 Dry...

Page 3: ...llation 02 Use QHY29M with Filter Wheel 03 Use QHY29M in EZCAP_QT 04 Use QHY29M on ASCOM platform 05 Use QHY29M in FireCapture 06 Peripheral Ports on QHY29M 07 FAQ 08 Camera Maintenance 09 Specificati...

Page 4: ...ng by clicking Skip obtaining driver software from Windows Update and the computer will find the drivers After installation is complete successfully you can find the device in the device manager as sh...

Page 5: ...QHY27 28 29M 2 Note that after you downloading and installing the new drivers by using this software be sure to pull the USB cable out and then plug it in to enable the new drivers...

Page 6: ...wn in the picture above Then you should screw those three bolts in At the first time you screw bolts you may find it a little bit difficult to screw in in this case please make sure that the bolts are...

Page 7: ...th DIN4 RJ11 cable Connect your QHY29M to your computer with USB2 0 cable 3 Run EZCAP_QT Select Connect in Menu Camera If the camera is successfully connected The title of EZCAP_QT will display the ca...

Page 8: ...e For example here we set the temperature to 10C The CMOS temperature will come to 10C very fast in about 2 3minute If you want to close the TEC you can select TEC OFF If you just want to set the TEC...

Page 9: ...QHY27 28 29M 6 7 In EZCAP_QT there is a planner for image tasking You can capture a series images by using the table below...

Page 10: ...O connection Please note that QHY29M always transfers maximum bit depth by ASCOM to make the best DSO imaging performance The image format is 16bit width and patch zero on low bit MaxIM DL 1 First you...

Page 11: ...the gain 1 and offset 10 to start Keep clicking Okay to return to Camera Control window The following instructions are going to show you how to configure filter wheel QHYCFW2 L in MAXIMDL Click Setup...

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Page 13: ...QHY27 28 29M 10 In the window shown below you can set up your filter wheel Keep clicking OK to return to the Camera Control window Click Connect...

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Page 15: ...rs and configure Sequence Generator Pro properly you can go to sleep and see images in the morning To use QHY29M in Sequence Generator Pro you can follow the instructions listed below Open sequencer b...

Page 16: ...Filter wheel as the filter and click the red connect button you should also make sure you ve connected QHY29M to filter wheel QHYCFW2 L with DIN4 RJ11 cable you ve plugged in the 12V power supply cab...

Page 17: ...to Lum Red Green Blue and Ha as you installed them this way Then you make schedule events to take turns to use these filters as shown in the following picture For detailed and helpful tutorial of this...

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Page 19: ...ents folder After it was installed successfully navigate to Document folder and you will find its installation folder as shown below Enter that folder and run FireCapture exe then select QHYCCD camera...

Page 20: ...two USB ports you can use QHY29M as an USB hub After connecting your other devices to QHY29M you can control the entire system with one single USB2 0 cord connecting your QHY29M to your computer 4 Fi...

Page 21: ...QHY27 28 29M 18 6 Serial ports LEMO connector These two ports are especially useful when the equipment you are using support serial port such as equatorial mount...

Page 22: ...so good for high speed transfer The reason is it connected to mainboard by a cable and which has no good signal integrity If you found the camera always hang on front USB port You can try the USB port...

Page 23: ...QHY27 28 29M 20 the power if the Cooler Power value is very big you should gradually turn it down before turn off the power...

Page 24: ...t dew The QHY29M has the build in heat board on this optic window to heat the optic window to avoid it In most conditions it can take effect If the optic window still get dew please try the following...

Page 25: ...4um 7 4um 5 5um 5 5um Total Pixels 4964 3332 4932 3300 6644 4452 Effective Pixels 4920 3288 4888 3256 6600 4408 Active Pixels 4896 3264 4864 3232 6576 4383 Effective Pixels 16mega pixels 16mega pixel...

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Page 27: ...QHY27 28 29M 24 drawing of QHY29M The back focal length of QHY29M is about 18 5 mm...

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Page 29: ...angle adjustment adapter ring The back focal length of QHY29M with angle adjustment adapter ring is about 22 5 mm You can lengthen it or adjust the angle by adding washer or something under the ring d...

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Page 31: ...QHY27 28 29M 28 11 Revision history Date of change Revision Content of change November 29th 2016 1 0 First edition...