Roper E User Manual

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Chapter 1. 
Introduction 
Description 
CoolSNAP
cf 
 and CoolSNAP
ES
, from Photometrics
®
, are ideal cameras for digital 
microscopy and many other biological applications. The simple, compact 
CoolSNAP
cf 
 incorporates a high-quality CCD (charge-coupled device), a 12-bit 
scientific digitizer, and low-noise electronics to produce high-quality 12-bit 
monochrome or 36-bit digital color images at greater than 1k x 1k resolution. The 
CoolSNAP
ES
 offers higher sensitivity (especially in the red region) and lower read 
noise to produce high quality 12-bit monochrome images. 
Note: Unless otherwise noted, the CoolSNAP
cf
 and the CoolSNAP
ES
 cameras are referred 
to by the name "CoolSNAP".   
 
System 
Components 
Components for the CoolSNAP
 camera system are listed as follows: 
•  Camera 
•  Interface hardware (high-speed digital LVDS or IEEE-1394 data-transfer 
interface card) 
•  Data cable (connects camera and interface hardware) 
•  Software discs (PVCAM
®
 drivers included) 
 
CoolSNAP Camera with Test Lens 
 
CoolSNAP IEEE-1394 Cable 
 
CoolSNAP LVDS Cable 
 
CoolSNAP IEEE-1394 Interface Card 
 
CoolSNAP LVDS Interface Card