TRIUS PRO-694 Color Blue Edition
The TRIUS PRO-694C is an advanced, high-resolution one-shot colour, cooled CCD camera, especially designed for astronomical imaging. It uses a third generation version of the very popular Sony ‘EXview’ CCDs that offer very high QE and extremely low thermal noise. This ‘PRO’ camera uses an updated version of the original TRIUS main board and has both improved read noise and faster download time. It features an internal USB hub with 3 external ports and a dry argon CCD chamber fill. The USB hub permits several other devices to share the single USB connection and greatly reduces the number of cables required in a typical set-up. For example, a Lodestar PRO or Ultrastar PRO guide camera and an SX filter wheel could use two of the USB ports and the third might connect to an electric focuser, or similar peripheral.The argon fill, along with other improvements to the cooler stack, has improved the delta T to about -42 degrees C below ambient. The camera also includes a CCD temperature monitoring circuit that provides regulated set-point cooling of the chip, an adjustable chip alignment plate and a very compact overall size.
The TRIUS PRO-694C uses a Sony ICX695AQG ‘EXview’ progressive scan CCD, with 2750 x 2200 x 4.54uM pixels in a 12.48 x 9.98mm active area. This EXview device has an excellent quantum efficiency, with a broad spectral response peaking at around 77% in yellow light, and an extremely low dark current, well below that of any comparable CCD currently available. While this device also has an excellent blue light sensitivity, it has a strong infra-red response, which makes it ideal for all aspects of both planetary and deep-sky imaging, especially with an H-alpha filter. The H-alpha QE is about 65%, considerably better than other interline chips and even greater than the popular KAF8300 CCD. The full-frame download time is approximately 4 seconds and a binned 4x4 download takes only 0.5 seconds, so finding and centring are very quick and easy in this mode.
Description
- A Bayer matrix single-shot colour version of the PRO-694 mono camera.
- Medium format, high resolution ‘Exview’ CCD chip with 6,050,000 x 4.54uM square pixels in a 15.98 mm diagonal array.
- Exceptionally low dark signal – No dark frames necessary for most deep sky objects.
- Excellent QE of 77% peak in yellow light, 65% at Hydrogen alpha (656 nm).
- Three port powered USB hub built-in. Can drive a Lodestar PRO + any SX filter wheel.
- High performance two stage cooling for better than -40C delta T
- Dry Argon CCD chamber fill for improved cooling performance.
- Exceptionally effective anti-blooming with minimal effect on linearity and no lost active area.
- Back focal length 17mm +/-1mm
- High speed USB 2.0 interface for approx. 5 second downloads.
- Built-in triple powered USB hub for guider and filter wheel control.
- Single USB cable control for all features – get rid of that dangerous cable tangle!
- Very low power consumption. Less than 1.5 amps at 12v DC.
- Compact and lightweight – only 75mm in diameter x 70mm long – less than 500 grams load on telescope
Specification
- CCD type: ICX694AQ (colour) Exview CCD with ultra low dark current and vertical anti-blooming.
- CCD Full resolution pixel data: Pixel size: 4.54uM x 4.54uM, Image format: 2750 x 2200 pixels
- CCD Image area: 12.49mm (Horizontal) x 9.99mm (Vertical).
- CCD quality: Grade 1 or better – No bad columns, no dead pixels, no more than 50 ‘hot’ pixels (saturated in <10 seconds).
- Spectral Response: QE max at 580nM (~77%), 50% roll-off at 360nM and 770nM.
- Readout Noise: Typically only 3. 5 electrons RMS
- Full-well capacity: Greater than 17,000 e- (unbinned)
- Anti-blooming: Overload margin greater than 800x.
- Dark current: Less than 0.002 electrons/second @ – 10C CCD temperature.
- Data format: 16 bits.
- System gain: 0.3 electrons per ADU
- Computer Interface: Built-in USB 2.0 compatible interface.
- Image download time: Typically 5 seconds at full resolution.
- Power requirements: 115VAC / 240VAC @ 12VA, or 12VDC @ 900mA max.
- Cooling system: Regulated set-point cooling supply with thermoelectric cooler to give a minimum CCD temperature of approximately -40C below ambient.
- Size: 75 x 70mm black anodised aluminium barrel with 42mm ‘T2’ thread at the CCD window end & input/output plugs at rear. CCD alignment screws are provided for setting the chip parallel to the focal plane.
- Weight: approx. 450g.
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TRIUS PRO-694 Monochrome Blue Edition
Trius PRO-694 Monochrome major features:
- Medium format, high resolution ‘Exview’ CCD chip, with 6,050,000 x 4.54uM square pixels in a 15.98mm diagonal array.
- Exceptionally low dark signal – No dark frames necessary for most deep sky objects.
- Excellent QE of 77% peak in yellow light, 65% at Hydrogen alpha (656 nm).
- Three port powered USB hub built-in. Can drive a Lodestar PRO or Ultrastar PRO + SX filter wheel.
- High performance two stage cooling for better than -40C delta T
- Dry Argon CCD chamber fill for improved cooling performance.
- Exceptionally effective anti-blooming with minimal effect on linearity and no lost active area.
- Back focal length 16mm +/-1mm.
- High speed USB 2.0 interface for approx. 2.5 second downloads.
- Built-in triple powered USB hub for guider and filter wheel control.
- Single USB cable control for all features – get rid of that dangerous cable tangle!
- Very low power consumption. Less than 1.5 amps at 12v DC.
- Compact and lightweight – only 75mm in diameter x 70mm long – less than 500 grams load on the telescope.
Specification
- CCD type: ICX694AL Exview CCD with ultra low dark current and vertical anti-blooming.
- CCD Full resolution pixel data: Pixel size: 4.54uM x 4.54uM, Image format: 2750 x 2200 pixels
- CCD Image area: 12.49mm (Horizontal) x 9.99mm (Vertical).
- CCD quality: Grade 1 or better – No bad columns, no dead pixels, no more than 50 ‘hot’ pixels (saturated in <10 seconds).
- Spectral Response: QE max at 580nM (~77%), 50% roll-off at 360nM and 770nM.
- Readout Noise: Typically only 3.5 electrons RMS.
- Full-well capacity: Greater than 17,000 e- (unbinned)
- Anti-blooming: Overload margin greater than 800x.
- Dark current: Less than 0.002 electrons/second @ – 10C CCD temperature.
- Data format: 16 bits.
- System gain: 0.27 electrons per ADU
- Computer Interface: Built-in USB 2.0 compatible interface.
- Image download time: Typically 2.5 seconds at full resolution.
- Power requirements: 115VAC / 240VAC @ 12VA, or 12VDC @ 900mA max.
- Cooling system: Regulated set-point cooling supply with thermoelectric cooler to give a minimum CCD temperature of approximately -40C below ambient.
- Size: 75 x 70mm black anodised aluminium barrel with 42mm ‘T2’ thread at the CCD window end & input/output plugs at rear. CCD alignment screws are provided for setting the chip parallel to the focal plane.
- Weight: approx. 450g.
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