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Chapter 3
Hardware Setup
Introduction
This chapter is provided to help you get started with your I-PentaMAX System. In
addition to descriptions of such basics as unpacking and grounding safety, the chapter
includes discussions of the requirements that have to be met before the camera can be
powered. Included are environmental, power, computer, and software requirements – all
essential to making successful measurements. Users are advised to read this chapter in its
entirety before powering up the system. Do not power up the system at any time while
carrying out the instructions in this chapter. Instructions for actual operation of the
system under power are provided in Chapter 5, First Light.
Image intensifiers can be destroyed if exposed to excessive light levels. Princeton
Instruments cannot take responsibility for intensifier damage due to misuse.
Unpacking
During unpacking, check the system for possible signs of shipping damage. If there are
any, notify Princeton Instruments and file a claim with the carrier. If damage is not
apparent but system specifications cannot be achieved, internal damage may have
occurred in shipment.
Checking the Equipment and Parts Inventory
The complete I-PentaMAX system consists of a camera, a temperature/power supply unit,
a high voltage supply, several cables, a set of manuals, a computer, and computer system
dependent components. Detailed information regarding cables, high voltage supplies, and
computer system dependent components is provided below:
• Camera to Power Supply cable: 25-pin cable. Standard lengths are 10 ft (PI #6050-
0184) and 15 ft (PI #6050-0228).
• Camera to Computer cable: 9-pin TAXI cable. Standard length is 25 ft (PI #6050-
0148). Lengths up to 165 ft (50 m) are available. Optional fiber optic transducers can
be used to extend this distance to as much as 2 km.
• HV Power Supply: Model IIC-200, IIC-100 High Voltage Power Supply, or a
Princeton Instruments Pulser (FG-100, FG-100H, PG-10, or PG-200) equipped with
an optional MCP-100 High Voltage Power Supply. Note that Gen II and Gen III
intensifiers require different HV Power Supplies and are not interchangeable. The
labels at the Intensifier H.V.P.S. connectors on the Power Supply and on the camera
must be identical.
WARNING!