Curtis Computer Acquisition Camera CCDS - Manual (Page 4)

CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual
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Using the Acquisition Camera
1. Startup
Log on to the ccdsacqcam machine by clicking on the “Visitor” account on the Welcome
Screen. There is no password associated with this account. CCDOps should open
automatically when you log on to this account. If not, open the program by double-
clicking on the CCDOps desktop icon.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT unplug the USB cable from the camera while CCDOps is
running! If you do this you will need to reboot the control computer and may need to
reinstall the drivers. If you need to unplug the USB cable for some reason, first close
CCDOps, then proceed.
Once the CCDOps startup screen goes away, you should see the CCDOps toolbar (see
Figure 1). Click on “EstLink” in the CCDOps toolbar—this will establish a link with the
camera. It should take about 5 seconds; if it takes longer than this or displays an error
message, you will need to reboot the computer. See Appendix A.
Figure 1. CCDOps Toolbar
2. Turn on Temperature Regulation
Click the “Setup” button on the toolbar or go to Camera -> Setup in the pull-down menu.
This dialog box will appear (Figure 2):