Roper E User Manual

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The CoolSNAP cable connects your CoolSNAP camera to the interface card. This 
cable is designed to serve as a conduit both for data and power. 

 

1.  Connect either end of the CoolSNAP LVDS cable to the CoolSNAP interface 

card that you have installed in the host computer. 

2.  Connect the other end of the CoolSNAP LVDS cable to the DATA connector 

located on the back of the camera (shown below). 

 

The following connectors and display lights, as well as the power switch, are 
located on the back of the CoolSNAP camera. 

•  DATA connector: 20-pin, high-density connector for data transfer and 

power. 

•  EXPOSE OUT connector: BNC connector; the signal at the BNC 

connector will go to a TTL high level when the exposure begins; useful 
for synchronizing an external shutter in the illumination pathway; will 
not power the shutter. 

•  XFER display light: amber LED illuminates during data transfer.  
•  ON display light: green LED illuminates when camera is powered on. 
•  POWER switch: momentary on/off rocker switch (CoolSNAP

) or 

standard rocker switch (CoolSNAP

).