Specifications

Appendix A - Specifications
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A. Appendix A - Specifications
This appendix lists the specifications for the SBIG ST-5C AdvancedCCD camera.
CCD Texas Instruments TC255
Active Area 3.2 x 2.4 mm (.126" x .094")
Field of View 5.4 x 4.1 arc minutes at 80 inch focal length (8" F/10)
1/2° x 1/3° at 16 inch focal length
Pixels/Pixel Size 320 x 240 @ 10 microns square
Read Noise 25e- RMS
Dark Current Typically 1e-/p/s at -5°C
Full Well Capacity CCD : 50,000 e-
A/D : 41,000 e- with Photons/ADU set at 1.25
Cooling Single Stage Thermoelectric, Selectable Setpoint
A/D Converter 16 Bit, 22 KHz Pixel Rate
Power Requirements 12 VDC at 1.2 Amps
Telescope Port 4 Open Drain Outputs
Communications Port Interfaces to PC Parallel Port
Electronic Shutter .01 to 3600 seconds
Mechanical Shutter Rotary Shutter Wheel
Color Filter Wheel Available as Option
Weight of Optical Head Under 1 pound
(less cable)
Size of Optical Head 3.25" diameter by 2.7" deep
F# throughput of Filter Wheel f/2 - f/30
A.1 DC Power Jack
Ground in Center
+12VDC on outside
Mating plug is 5.5mm
outside and 2.1mm inside
Figure A.2 - DC Power Jack
A.1 Communications Port
Pins 2 - 5 Data 0 through Data 3 to Camera
Pins 6,7 Address 0, 1 to Camera
Pin 9 Strobe to Camera
Pins 15,13,12,10,11 Data 0 through Data 4 from Camera
Pins 18 - 25 Data Ground
Shell Chassis Ground