Light Speed Vision 16200A Camera User Manual
Light Speed Vision (Beijing) Co.,Ltd. Camera
User manual
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QHY16200A User Manual V1.0
QHY16200A is the QHYCCD "A" series cooled astronomy camera. The camera comes with the
following items. Please check if each items is here.
xCamera Body
x12V Cigar Lighter Cable
x1.8 meter BELKIN USB Cable
x1.0 meter 12V power cable with lock
xCable for Ground
xSilicon gel tube and Silicon gel
xUSB HUB BYPASS Board (Red board)
xWater proof plastic box
x2inch To M54/0.75 T-ring
xScrew drivers for M2 and M3 Hexagon screw
xQHYOAG-M
xSome Screws for filters
The camera comes with a factory testing report also.
The camera has no 12V AC adapter by default. Some dealers may add an adapter into it. Some are
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QHY16200A has build-in five position 2inch/50mm color wheel. Please following the steps to
install them.
1. Open the camera front case. There is four M3 screws and eight M2 hexagon screws for the front
case. You can use the screw driver supplied with the camera to open it. Among the eight M2 screw
there is one shorter than all the others. Please remeber the position of this screw.
2. You will see the filter disk after remove the front case. The current disk design is suitable for both
50mm unmounted filters and the 2inch mounted filter. You can use the screw set come with the
QHY16200A to fix the filter on the disk. Please pay attention the maximum height of the filter
(excludes the 2inch thread) is 7.0mm. Please make sure the filter plus the screw does not touch
the front case and also does not touch the optic position detector board.
3. After installed the filters. You can power the camrea and connect USB to verify the colorwheel
running well. Then put the front case back.
Control filter wheel in software
In EZCAP. You can control the filter wheel rotate by select menu->camera setup->colorwheel
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Select a number and the colorwheel will run to this position. If the number is the current position of
the colorwheel the camera will ignore of it.
In ASCOM.
Please refer to chapter " Using ASCOM and MAXIMDL" above.
Use OAG-M
QHYOAG-M and a M54 adapter come with the QHY16200A. By six M3 screws you can install
them .
The prism of the OAG may have a protect film on front surface. Please remove it before using.
You can use QHY5L-II-M as the guider. Please pay attention that you may remove the front part of
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short back focus of the QHY16200A.
The thinkness of QHYOAG-M is 10mm and the M53 adatper is 3mm. So the totally back focus
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each.
On top of the camera this is a "CCD Clean" Port. Normally this port is in-factory using propose.
Normally you do need to open it.
On the side of the camera there is a "Silicon gel socket". It can be used to dry the CCD chamber.
See the topic of "Drying CCD Chamber" for it.
QHY16200A has the "Trig-In" and "Trig-Out" Socket. Trig-in is the trigger input socket and allow
you send a pulse to the camera and the camera will begin to exposure. The Trig-Out socket can
output a signal to indicate the exposuring period of the camera. This two port is isolated by
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USB Bypass Board
QHY "A" series camera includes a build-in USBHUB and it can expand two USB Host and two
RS232 via a USB->Serial Port convertor. In some condition it may not work , for example, the
QHY16200A is under another USBHUB and sometimes it has conflict that cause the problems. You
can replace the HUB board with this Bypass Board by openning the case of the camera.
Here is a step by step guide of how to replace this board.
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applications this OLED is not actived.
FAQs
1.What's the back focus of this QHY16200A
The backfocus is 33.5mm. When connect with QHYOAG-M and M54 adapter it is
33.5mm+13mm=46.5mm
Camera Maintenance
Drying the CCD Chamber
The CCD sensor is located in a CCD chamber. This chamber is airpoor and connect to the socket
of the silicon gel tube on one side of the QHY16200A case. If there is moisture and cause the CCD
sensor glass get dew. You can connect the silicon gel tube on the socket to dry it.
Please put the effective silicon gel into the silicon gel tube. Make sure this is a cotton inside to
prevent the silicon gel get into the CCD chamber.
Avoid CCD chamber optic window get dew
If the envrioment humidity very high, the optic window of the ccd chamber may get dew. The
QHY16200A has the build-in heat board on this optic window to heat the optic window to avoid it. In
most conditions it can take effection.
If the optic window still get dew please try the following method.
1.Avoid the CCD Camera face down to ground. The cold air is heavy than warm air, if you put the
camera facing down to the ground, the cold air is easy to get the optic window and cause it very
cold and get dew.
2.Increase the temperature of the CCD sensor. You can increase the CCD sensor temperature a
little to prevent the optic window get dew.
3.Check if the heat board working. If the heat board not working, the optic window is easy to get
dew. Normally the heat board can get about 65-70C in +25C enviroment . If it is not so warm, it
maybe the problem of the heat board damaged. Need to contact QHYCCD to replace one heat
board.
Clean the CCD Sensor
Normally you can use the flat frame to calibrate the dust shadow on the image. QHYCCD
does not recommand you open the ccd chamber to clean it. It may bring more dust if you
can not control the enviroment dust. It also may bring the scratch when cleanning CCD
sensor or cause some cable damaged during assembly the camera.
QHYCCD has the factory clean service. It is USD100 per time and it does not includes the
ship cost.
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Notice
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipmentDŽ
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
FCC ID: 2AJFC-16200A
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.