User`s guide

EXAMPLES
SDK SECTION 10
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Cooler
This example is different from all the previous examples in that its main goal is not to acquire data but to
demonstrate the proper use of the cooling capabilities of the Andor SDK System. It includes the taking of a
single FVB scan for completeness. This example is an expanded version of Example 1.
DDG
TM
The digital delay generator for iStar systems is demonstrated by this example. The user can control the gate
times, gain level and integrate on chip parameters. The acquisition is set to a kinetic series of full vertically
binned scans.
EMCCD
This example demonstrates acquisitions with an EMCCD detector, and in particular the Gain setting that can
be applied to these devices
Events
The events example shows the alternative method of handling acquisitions, using Windows events to signal
when the acquisition is complete instead of timer polling used in other examples. A kinetic series of full
vertically binned scans is taken and the events signalled by the Andor SDK are indicated in the status window
as they arrive
Frame Transfer
The frame transfer example is similar to the kinetics example, except that the accumulate cycle and kinetic
series times can not be set independently, as they rely solely on the exposure time setting
FVB
This example illustrates the simplest mode of operation of the Andor system. It initializes the system and then
acquires a single spectrum using the Full Vertical Binning readout mode. The user is given the ability to specify
the trigger mode and exposure time (as the examples progress the user is given more and more options to
set).
Image
This example is slightly more complicated than the first example with the addition of a shutter. In general a
shutter must be used whenever the readout mode is anything other than Full Vertical Binning. For this example
we will use the readout mode Image with the horizontal and vertical binning set to 1. The user is given the
ability to specify the exposure time, trigger mode and some of the shutter details.
Image Binning
This example shows how to acquire single images with possible binning. The sub image to be read can be
entered and the binning for each dimension can be set.
Kinetics/Accumulate
For this example we go back to the Full Vertical Binning readout mode as in example 1. However, we
introduce a new acquisition mode, Kinetic Series. Kinetic Series is the most complex acquisition mode with up
to 5 parameters to be set. The user is given the ability to specify the number of accumulations per scan,
accumulation cycle time, number of scans in Kinetic series, Kinetic cycle time and the exposure time.