Fact Sheet

Camera

• Dimensions and Weight
  • 80mm long, 50.7mm diameter (2 inches)
  • xxxx g
  • Internal thread to optionally mount a 2 inch filter
  • M42 thread to mount an 1.25 inch adapter or a lens for testing
  • Optional protective glass
• Connections
  • USB-C connector with USB3.1 super speed transfer rate (5 Gbit/s)
  • Female SMA antenna connector for external active GNSS antennas
  • GPIO connector (general-purpose single-input, single-output, not currently used)
• Power Supply
  • Power is provided via USB-C connector.
  • Supply voltage 5V
  • Current xxx mA while streaming, xx mA in standby
• Satellite Receiver
  • The camera contains a MAX M8C module by u-blox. The module is configured for simultaneous reception of GPS and GLONASS satellites
• Image Sensor
  • Sony IMX174LLJ-C 1920x1200 5.86µm CMOS image sensor
  • The image sensor is mounted on a replaceable module; other sensors can be fitted (IMX178, IMX264, IMX432, ...
  • The image sensor is configured to output raw 12-bit data.
  • Binning 1x1, 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 is supported in the camera, after read-out of the frame from the sensor.
• Cooling
  • No active cooling
  • Passive cooling via the enclosure
• Exposure times
  • For the IMX174: 14ms to 10s without gaps, 1 to 14ms with gaps. High-speed mode (reduced height) with 500 fps
• Digital Timestamp
  • The timestamp includes start and end date and time of the exposure (1ms precision), information on received satellites, on the camera configuration
• Firmware
  • Firmware can be updated via USB connection
  • Failsafe firmware update mechanism

Control Software

• The software is optimized for occultation work
• Recording
  • ADV, SER and FITS sequence videos
  • FITS images (light, dark, flat)
  • Configurable delayed recordings
• On-the-fly dark and flat frame calculations
• Import of occultation events from OccultWatcher
• Automated generation of the European obervation form
• Plate solver integration
• ASCOM telescope control integration