User`s guide

ACQUISITION MODES
SDK SECTION 4
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To set the acquisition mode to Kinetic Series call:
SetAcquisitionMode(3)
To fully define a Kinetic Series acquisition you will need to supply the following information:
Exposure Time. This is the time in seconds during which the CCD collects light prior to readout.
Set via the SetExposureTime function.
Number of Accumulations. This is the number of scans you want to add together to create each member of
your kinetic series. The default value of 1 means that each member of the kinetic series will consist of a
single scan.
Set via the SetNumberAccumulations function.
Accumulate Cycle Time. This is the period in seconds between the start of individual scans (see Number of
Accumulations above) that are accumulated in computer memory to create each member of your kinetic
series - each member of the series is an ‘accumulated scan’.
Set via the SetAccumulationCycleTime function.
(This parameter is only applicable if you have selected the Internal trigger and the Number of Accumulations
is greater than 1- Please refer to SECTION 6 – TRIGGERING for further information.)
Number in Kinetic Series. This is the number of scans (or ‘accumulated scans’) you specify to be in your
series.
Set via the SetNumberKinetics function.
Kinetic Cycle Time. This is the period in seconds between the start of each scan (or set of accumulated
scans, if you have set the Number of Accumulations to more than 1) in the series.
Set via the SetKineticCycleTime function.
(This parameter is only applicable if you have selected the Internal trigger - see Trigger Modes.)
NOTE:
1. If the exposure time or the cycle time are set too low or are not permissible values, the driver
will automatically calculate the nearest appropriate value.
2. The actual values used can be obtained via the GetAcquisitionTimings function. This function
should be called after the acquisition has been fully defined i.e. readout mode, trigger mode
etc. have been set). If you are using a shutter, please refer to SECTION 8 – SHUTTER
CONTROL for further information