• 1. Revisions
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. Hardware Setup
    • 3.1. Overview
    • 3.2. The Detector
    • 3.3. Readout and Control Electronics
      • 3.3.1. The Camera Interface Node
    • 3.4. Cooling System
      • 3.4.1. Chiller Setup
      • 3.4.2. Chiller Shutdown
    • 3.5. Lakeshore Temperature Controller
      • 3.5.1. Interlock
  • 4. Controlling the FastCCD Detector
    • 4.1. Control Software
      • 4.1.1. Opening Scenes
      • 4.1.2. Configuration
    • 4.2. Camera Setup
      • 4.2.1. Safety Checks
      • 4.2.2. Power On Camera
      • 4.2.3. Prepare the Camera for Data Acquisition
      • 4.2.4. Exposure Settings
    • 4.3. Routine Operation
      • 4.3.1. Safe Operation of the Detector
      • 4.3.2. Power Monitoring
      • 4.3.3. Recover after Error
    • 4.4. Shutting Down the Detector
  • 5. FastCCD Data Acquisition
    • 5.1. Online Preview
      • 5.1.1. Raw Preview
      • 5.1.2. Corrected Preview
      • 5.1.3. Preview Histograms
    • 5.2. Offline Data
      • 5.2.1. Processing Dark Runs
      • 5.2.2. Reprocessing Acquired Data
      • 5.2.3. Accessing the Raw Data
  • 6. Operation Procedures
    • 6.1. Standard Shift Operations
      • 6.1.1. Start of Shift
      • 6.1.2. End of Shift
    • 6.2. Temperature Stabilization
    • 6.3. Safety Measures
  • 7. Troubleshooting
    • 7.1. Camera Control
      • 7.1.1. The Detector Control Device Is in ERROR State
      • 7.1.2. Cannot Turn the Camera On
      • 7.1.3. Repeated FAILURE Uploading Bias File
      • 7.1.4. Cannot Turn the Bias Voltage On
      • 7.1.5. Excessive Current Draw by Detector
    • 7.2. Data Acquisition
      • 7.2.1. Raw Data Preview Is Not Being Updated
      • 7.2.2. Raw Data Preview Has Some Odd Features
      • 7.2.3. Electronic Noise Visible But No X-Ray Signal
      • 7.2.4. Cannot Connect to the Maxwell Cluster
      • 7.2.5. No or Corrupted Data Are Being Written to File
    • 7.3. Hardware
      • 7.3.1. Chiller Does Not Turn On
      • 7.3.2. The Chiller Head Is Not Making a Regular (~1Hz) Loud ‘Chick’ Noise
      • 7.3.3. CCD or Rod Temperature Does Not Rise
      • 7.3.4. The Lakeshore Alarm Is On

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  • 1. Revisions
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. Hardware Setup
  • 4. Controlling the FastCCD Detector
  • 5. FastCCD Data Acquisition
  • 6. Operation Procedures
  • 7. Troubleshooting

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