Teledyne Princeton Instruments Lansis User guide

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Lansis®System Manual
4411-0174
Issue 2
July 19, 2022

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: About this Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Intended Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Document Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Safety Related Symbols Used in this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5 Lansis Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.6 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2: Lansis Camera System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2.1 Lansis Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.1 eXcelon® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.2 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1.3 CCD Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1.4 Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1.4.1 Internal Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1.4.2 External Cooling Circulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1.4.3 Coolant Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.1.5 Rear-Panel Connectors and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.2 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.3 Certificate of Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.4 Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.5.1 External Shutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6 Unpack the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.6.1 Verify Equipment and Parts Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.7 Lansis Camera and System Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7.1 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7.2 Optical Surfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7.3 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 3: Install LightField . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
3.1 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2 Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4: System Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 5: Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
5.1 Spectrograph Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.2 Overexposure Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.3 External Chiller Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3.1 Experiment Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 6: LightField First Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
6.1 Set Up and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.1.1 Data Acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.2 System Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Chapter 7: Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.1 Exposure Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
7.2 CCD Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.3 Dark Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.3.1 Clean Until Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
7.3.1.1 Normal Shutter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.3.1.2 Open Before Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.4 Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 8: Analog to Digital Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.1 Digitization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.1.1 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.1.2 ADC Offset (Bias) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.1.2.1 Correct Pixel Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.2 Analog Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Chapter 9: Full Frame Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
9.1 Calculating Image Acquisition/Readout Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
9.1.1 CCD Readout Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
9.2 Experiment Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
9.2.1 Trigger Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
9.2.1.1 No Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
9.2.1.2 Start on Single Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
9.2.1.3 Readout Per Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
9.2.1.4 Expose During Trigger Pulse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.2.2 Trigger Determined By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.3 Trigger Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Chapter 10: Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
10.1 Hardware Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
10.2 Software Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 11: Shutter Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11.1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
11.1.1 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11.1.2 Opening Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
11.1.3 Closing Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
11.2 Using an External Shutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Appendix A: Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
A.1 System Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
A.1.1 Vacuum Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
A.2 Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
A.2.1 Thermal Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
A.3 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
A.4 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
A.4.1 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
A.5 External Chiller Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
A.6 Minimum Host Computer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Appendix B: Outline Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Appendix C: Drain Coolant from Lansis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Appendix D: Custom Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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D.1 Custom Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
D.1.1 Custom Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Appendix E: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E.1 General Camera Faults/Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E.1.1 Connection Failure or Logic Power Supply Overcurrent. . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E.1.2 Power Supply Switch in On Position, But Power LED Extinguished . . 89
E.1.3 Overexposed CCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
E.1.4 Camera Stops Working. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
E.2 Cooling Faults/Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
E.2.1 Temperature Lock Cannot be Achieved or Maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
E.2.2 Camera Loses Temperature Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E.2.3 Gradual Deterioration of Cooling Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E.2.4 External Chiller: Low Coolant (Air in the Hoses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E.3 LightField Faults/Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
E.3.1 Devices Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
E.3.2 Device is Occupied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E.3.3 Acquisition Started but Viewer Display Does Not Update . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warranty and Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Basic Limited One (1) Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Limited One (1) Year Warranty on Refurbished or Discontinued Products. . . 97
XP Vacuum Chamber Limited Lifetime Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sealed Chamber Integrity Limited 12 Month Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Vacuum Integrity Limited 12 Month Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Image Intensifier Detector Limited One Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
X-Ray Detector Limited One Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Software Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Owner's Manual and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Your Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Chapter 1: About this Document
Thank you for purchasing a Lansis camera system from Teledyne Princeton
Instruments. Since 1981, Teledyne Princeton Instruments has been the legendary name
behind the most revolutionary spectroscopy and imaging products for cutting edge
research.
Please read this manual carefully before operating the camera. This will help you
optimize the many features of this camera to suit your research needs.
If you have any questions about the information contained in this manual, contact the
Teledyne Princeton Instruments customer service department. Refer to Contact
Information on page 100 for complete contact information.
1.1 Intended Audience
This user manual is intended to be used by scientists and other personnel responsible
for the installation, setup, configuration, and acquisition of imaging data collected
using a Lansis system.
This document provides all information necessary to safely install, configure, and
operate the Lansis, beginning with the system’s initial installation.
1.2 Related Documentation
Table 1-1 provides a list of related documentation and user manuals that may be useful
when working with the Lansis camera system. To guarantee up-to-date information,
always refer to the current release of each document listed.
Table 1-1: Related Documentation
Document Number Document Title
– LightField 6.15 (and newer) Online Help
– Lansis Camera System Data Sheet
Varies Spectrograph User Manual
Varies PI Cam Programmer’s Manual

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1.3 Document Organization
This manual includes the following chapters and appendices:
•Chapter 1, About this Document
This chapter provides information about the organization of this document, as
well as related documents, safety information, and conventions used
throughout the manual.
•Chapter 2, Lansis Camera System
This chapter provides information about the components included with a
standard Lansis camera system, as well as options that are available for
purchase from Teledyne Princeton Instruments.
•Chapter 3, Install LightField
This chapter provides information about the installation of Teledyne Princeton
Instruments’ LightField image acquisition software.
•Chapter 4, System Block Diagrams
This chapter provides information about integrating the Lansis into a user's
experiment.
•Chapter 5, Hardware Configuration
This chapter provides information about the installation and configuration of
system hardware.
•Chapter 6, LightField First Light
This chapter provides a step-by-step procedure for placing a Lansis camera
system in operation for the first time when using Teledyne Princeton
Instruments’ LightField 64-bit data acquisition software.
•Chapter 7, Exposure
This chapter discusses the various factors that affect the signal acquired on the
array, including array architecture, exposure time, temperature, and saturation.
•Chapter 8, Analog to Digital Conversion
This chapter discusses the configuration of the Analog to Digital Conversion
configuration parameters.
•Chapter 9, Full Frame Readout
This chapter discusses Full Frame Readout operation and related parameter
configuration.
•Chapter 10, Binning
This chapter discusses the configuration of hardware and software binning.
•Chapter 11, Shutter Control
This chapter discusses the configuration of shutter control parameters.
•Appendix A, Technical Specifications
Provides CCD, system, and other basic specifications for a Lansis system.
•Appendix B, Outline Drawings
Provides outline drawings of the Lansis camera and power supply.

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•Appendix C, Drain Coolant from Lansis
This appendix provides information necessary to safely drain coolant from
within the Lansis camera body.
•Appendix D, Custom Modes
Provides information necessary to configure custom chip modes on the Lansis.
•Appendix E, Troubleshooting
This appendix provides recommended troubleshooting information for issues
which may be encountered while working with a Lansis camera system.
•Warranty and Service
This section provides warranty information for the Lansis. Contact information
is also provided.
1.4 Safety Related Symbols Used in this Manual
The following safety symbols are used throughout this manual.
CAUTION!
!
A Caution provides detailed information about actions
and/or hazards that may result in damage to the equipment
being used, including but not limited to the possible loss of
data.
WARNING!
A Warning provides detailed information about actions
and/or hazards that may result in personal injury or death to
individuals operating the equipment.
WARNING! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!
The use of this symbol on equipment indicates that one or
more nearby items pose an electric shock hazard and
should be regarded as potentially dangerous. This same
symbol appears in the manual adjacent to the text that
discusses the hardware item(s) in question.

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1.5 Lansis Safety Information
Before turning on the power supply, the ground prong of the power cord plug must be
properly connected to the ground connector of the wall outlet. The wall outlet must
have a third prong, or must be properly connected to an adapter that complies with
these safety requirements.
WARNINGS!
1. If the Lansis camera system is used in a manner not
specified by Teledyne Princeton Instruments, the
protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.
2. If the equipment or the wall outlet is damaged, the
protective grounding could be disconnected. Do not
use damaged equipment until its safety has been
verified by authorized personnel. Disconnecting the
protective earth terminal, inside or outside the
apparatus, or any tampering with its operation is also
prohibited.
Inspect the supplied power cord. If it is not compatible with the power socket, replace
the cord with one that has suitable connectors on both ends.
WARNING!
Replacement power cords or power plugs must have the
same polarity and power rating as that of the original ones
to avoid hazard due to electrical shock.
WARNING!
If the Lansis is used in an OEM configuration in which the
power supply is furnished by the OEM system, it is the
responsibility of the OEM to ensure safety in accordance
with good engineering practices.