Celestron 44200 Instructions d'exploitation

1/22 Langenbrettach/Germany, February 8th 2004 Matthias Bopp Controlling the Mintron Camera remotely Table of content Table of content...

10/22 The Mintron OSD command structure

11/22 Adding a RS232 interface to the Mintron camera Concept of the RS232 interface The basic concept of the RS232 control interface is to mimic the b

12/22 Layout and assembly plan of the RS232 interface module The first 2 pictures show the layout of the single sided PCB as well as the assembly plan

13/22 How to assemble the module into the Mintron camera Rear view of the Mintron camera Here the S-Video connector is

14/22 New PCB with ATMEL controller assembled Wires connecting the new PCB to the buttons (explanation see right) The white circles iden

15/22 Schematic of an extended the RS232 module This extended module provides a open collector output signal which can be tied to an external voltage

16/22 Simple RS232 cable for the Mintron video camera The easiest way to connect the Mintron video camera to the RS232 port of your PC is to use th

17/22 Software to control the Mintron camera remotely Interface protocol The RS232 parameters to be used are: 9600bd, 8 bit, no parity, 1 start-bit, 1

18/22 Using the Software “Hyper Terminal” from Windows Windows Hyper Terminal is a standard tool of Windows 98/NT/2000. In principle you may also use

19/22 3. Choose ‘connect using COM1’. If you are using another COM port please chose the number of the port where the camera is connected. 4. Setup t

2/22 General information on the Mintron camera and its use Specification of the Mintron camera The Mintron camera MTV-12V1-EX uses a Sony exview HAD

20/22 If the Hyper Terminal window is active, and the camera is well connected to the COM port, you are able to control the camera by using the numbe

21/22 Using the Software “StellaCam TM Control” It looks like this controller uses the same command set and interface protocol as the Stellacam TM

22/22 Using the Software “Radio Remote Control” This is a flexible shell from which you can call programs to control your camera or initiate comma

3/22 The special CCD chip of the Mintron camera The Mintron camera MTV-12V1-EX uses a Sony "EX-View" HAD ½” CCD-chip ICX249AL. "EX-Vie

4/22 The Mintron used with a NexStar N11GPS and a Hyperstar lens assembly (at f/2.1) One of the most amazing results using the Mintron at the N11GPS

5/22 Changing the green LED of the Mintron video camera to a dimmed red LED I really like the Mintron video camera for deep-sky observations in conju

6/22 Operating instructions for the Mintron camera There are 5 push buttons on the back of the camera. Pressing the middle button (2 seconds) activat

7/22 3.2 ALC The Electronic Light Control is off. When using an auto iris lens, the basic brightness can be set manually. In addition, the following

8/22 5. AGC - Automatic Gain Control 5.1 AGC OFF Automatic Gain Control is off. 5.2 AGC ON Automatic Gain Control is on. LEVEL enables one to selec

9/22 6.4 AWC Individually calibrated White Balance. Pressing the middle button calibrates the White Balance. At this point the camera should be aimed