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Chapter 3 First Light 33
Assumptions
The following procedure assumes that
1. You have already set up your system in accordance with the instructions in the
system manual.
2. You have read the previous sections of this chapter.
3. You are familiar with the application software.
4. The system is air-cooled. (If your camera is liquid-assisted TE-cooled, liquid-cooled
TE, or LN-cooled be sure to review the appropriate setup information in the system
manual before proceeding.)
5. The system is being operated in spectroscopy mode.
6. An entrance slit shutter is not being controlled by the ST-133.
Getting Started
1. If the system cables haven’t as yet been installed, connect them as follows (system
power off). See Figure 8.
• Connect the 25-pin cable from the DETECTOR connector on the
Analog/Control module panel to the mating connector at the camera. Be sure to
secure the cable at both ends.
• Connect one end of the interface cable to the SERIAL COM or USB 2.0 connector
on the Interface Control module panel. Connect the other end to the computer
interface as described in Appendix I. Be sure to secure both ends of the cable.
• Connect the line cord from the Power Input assembly on the back of the
controller to a suitable source of AC power.
Coolant
Circulator
Shutter
EXPERIMENT
Inlet
Outlet
110/220
Detector
Detector-Controller
Spectrometer
Computer
Controller
Detector
110/22
110/220
Serial Com
or USB 2.0
Interface cable
(TAXI or USB 2.0)
Figure 8. System Connection Diagram (TE Camera and Spectrometer)
2. Set the spectrometer entrance slit width to minimum (10 µm if possible).
3. If the TE-cooled camera requires coolant, connect a source of liquid coolant. For
purposes of these checks, ordinary tap water will be fine. Liquid cooling may be
necessary with TE cameras (some CCDs, such as the SITe 512x512, don’t operate
correctly unless cooled to approximately -40°C.) With liquid cooling you will be able
to cool TE cameras to -50°C. Without liquid cooling, a TE camera can only lock to