Description
Artemis-M Pro (IMX492) USB3.0 Mono Cooled Camera
Characteristics:
The DSO line of cooled cameras is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through many modifications and reconstructions we have created this final version. Bringing our latest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to present this line of cameras.
The power supply is not included in the camera package, high quality 12V 5A power connection: https://player-one-astronomy.com/product/12v-5a-power-supply-dc5-5-x-2-1mm/
Driver and software downloads: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/
Manual downloads: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/
Artemis-M Pro KIT configuration tutorial (Demo with Poseidon-M Pro):
Product Description
New polygon design
cutting edge like a normal hexagon is very Player One, the cameras cooled DSO we want to make it more beautiful and practical. After many attempts, we fix the final style, which uses a scientific and technological octagon to build the main line of the body, and 4 sides are curved surface, complemented by round bevels to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The front piece is round to avoid diffraction on RASA. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is paired with the restrained and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process all over the surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, and maintains the Player One style.
The Artemis-M Pro (IMX571) cooled camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, it is designed for advanced DSO imaging. adopt the Sony IMX492 monochrome sensor 4/3" format. There pixel size of 2.315 um hosts a depth of 18.6 Ke with a total of 48 MP (resolution is 8288 * 5648 ) e the diagonal is of 23.2 mm .
Rear 4-point adjustment sensor tilt plate
When taking deepsky objects, using the sensor's tilt plate you can achieve a much smaller field curvature of the telescope. We adopt rear adjustment and 4-point tilt plate, it has many advantages in using.
4 Point adjustment is easier to know which corner is needed to adjust. The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.
To understand the 4-point adjustment method, we have made an example for users:
Deep cooling
Player One cooled camera series uses 2-stage TEC cooling unit, after improving the structure design to reject heat in the camera chamber, the camera Delta-T can reach further 40°C .
512MB DDR3 cache
As an improvement, the DDR3 cache in cooled cameras is increased to 512 MB. Helps stabilize and protect data transmission, effectively avoid frame dropping, and greatly reduce reading noise.
With DDR3 cache, the camera no longer has high processing demands, it will still have excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
STARVIS Technology
Artemis-M Pro (IMX492) cooled camera based on Sony STARVIS technology , it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors.
4/3" format
The Artemis-M Pro cooled camera has a 4/3" (19.2mm*13mm) format, this size is very popular for DSO imaging.
Pixel BIN mode
The IMX492 sensor has 48 Mega pixels native , non You need to unlock nothing and it doesn't need any technology to do it . After knowing this, the following description will be very easy to understand.
12bit Depth: IMX492 has 12bit on-chip ADC. When using the BIN1 mode , IMX492 has 48 mega pixels, the pixel size is 2.315 um, and the bit depth is 12 bits (4096 levels).
14bit Depth: When using the BIN2 hardware mode , IMX492 will have 11.7 mega pixels, the pixel size is 4.63 um, and the bit depth extends to 14 bits (16384 levels).
BIN1 and BIN2 will also cause the full well, FPS and read noise to be changed.
Software BIN supports BIN2, BIN3 and BIN4 modes (and we provide Sum BIN and Average BIN), but Hardware BIN only has BIN2 (Sum BIN) mode.
*BIN Sum: Sums the original pixel values
*Average Bin: Calculates the average value of the original pixels
Type-C data port and power port
The back of the cooled camera has 2 Type-C data ports and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.
The main data port supports USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 8fps in RAW8 mode. The Type-C port is easier to connect when assembling imaging equipment at night.
When recording images, because the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the writing speed of the hard disk is slow, recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended to use a high-quality solid-state drive to record data and give full playback to the camera's performance.
The camera has a 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to the TEC cooling system. If you don't need to turn on the cooling, just connect the main Type-C port, the camera will work as an uncooled camera.
Standard cable usage
The main data port supports USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 8fps in RAW8 mode. The Type-C port is easier to connect when assembling imaging equipment at night.
When recording images, because the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the writing speed of the hard disk is slow, recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended to use a high-quality solid-state drive to record data and give full playback to the camera's performance.
The camera has a 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to the TEC cooling system. If you don't need to turn on the cooling, just connect the main Type-C port, the camera will work as an uncooled camera.
Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
Player One cameras manufactured by us ensure the safety of the camera and other equipment through over-voltage and over-current protection mechanisms.
Performance
BIN2 hardware mode:
At gain = 0, the camera has a dynamic range of 13 stops and a maximum capability of 65.8Ke and a full well, readout noise is 7.8Ke.
HCG open at gain = 120, the camera has 12.97 stops dynamic range and 14.5K full fine, readout noise drop to only 1.8e.
Frame rate
Under RAW8 mode, Artemis-M Pro cooled camera can run 33FPS @ Hardware BIN2 mode and 8FPS @BIN1 mode.
That's much faster than existing models on the market.
Readout Noise
Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests. And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis , provide a very simple way to test readout noise.
We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/
If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.
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