Finger Lakes Instrumentation

 

Highest quality components, state-of-the-art cooling & mechanical integrity

The MamCam is designed to withstand harsh environments. During development we put it through a tortuous 84 hour environmental test to ensure that it could endure under the most demanding conditions. As expected, MaxCam passed with flying colors!  The chart above is one cycle of this twelve hour test.

Test procedure:

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Performed in a calibrated, sealed test enclosure

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Time, temperature and humidity were selected to place the camera under
the most severe tests conditions.

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The 12 hour cycle was repeated over a 3 and 1/2 day period
(w/ one 12 hr. shut down period).
MaxCam systems with E2V Sensors:
CM1-1
 CCD77: Class 1 / 512 x 512 / 24um pixels
Low cost, high QE, back-thinned CCD camera
    PDF information on the Marconi CCD77		   CM2-1
CCD47-10: Class 1 / 1K x 1K / 13um pixels
  High resolution, high QE, back-thinned CCD camera
   PDF information on the Marconi CCD47-10
Includes cooling fan & tripod adapter, nosepiece, cables, software, and High Speed USB
 Pricing Page

Typical E2V Spectral Response at -20 degrees C

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MaxCam systems with Kodak Sensors:
Includes cooling fan & tripod adapter, nosepiece, cables, software, and High Speed USB
 Pricing Page
CM7
   KAF-0402E/ME: 768 x 512 / 9um pixels / 85,000 e's
  PDF information:      Kodak KAF-0401E      Kodak KAF-0401LE

Available in E or ME versions, Grade 1 or Grade 2

 CM8
 KAF-1602E/ME: 1536 x 1024 / 9um pixels / 85,000 e's
  PDF information:      Kodak KAF-1602E      Kodak KAF-1602LE

Available in Grade 1, 2 or 3 (KAF-1603ME coming soon)
CM9
  KAF-0261E: 512 x 512 / 20um pixels / 500,000 e's
  PDF information on the Kodak KAF-0261E

Available in Grade 1

 CM10
  KAF-3200E/ME: 2184 x 1472 /6.8um pixels /45,000 e's
  PDF information on the Kodak KAF-3200E

Available in E or ME versions, Grade 1 or Grade 2

Spectral response curves for Kodak arrays, including the ME

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Stainless steel leaf shutter (patent pending)
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Our exclusive 3 vane shutter -- designed and manufactured by FLI

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Operates at very fast shutter speeds (.024 seconds)

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Operates with a single 12V DC supply or battery pack
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Equally at home in the laboratory, observatory or at a remote site

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Employs a fast USB interface
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Refer to the table below for download times

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Standard: Dual stage thermoelectric cooling with optional interchangeable modules that guarantee differential operation to 35C minimum (air cooled. Typical differential operation is 40C

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Standard: Water cooling capability

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Compatible with our CFW-2 color filter wheel and redesigned DF-2 digital focuser

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Ruggedly built yet compact in size and weight
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Weight: 2 pounds

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Diameter: 3.7 inches

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Length: 2.7 inches

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Software Choices:
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FLIGrab, our Windows camera control

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Maxim DL/CCD support

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MIRA Image Processing Software (Axiom Research)

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AstroArt

Specifications are  subject to change without notice

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MaxCam Array ~Download Time
CM1  512 x 512 array with 24um pixels 2 seconds
CM2 1024 x 1024 array with 13um pixels 5 seconds
CM7  768 x 512 array with 9um pixels 1 second
CM8 1536 x 1024 array with 9um pixel  4 seconds
CM9  512 x 512 array with 20um pixel 1 second
CM10 2184 x 1472 array with 6.8um pixel  9 seconds