Sbig ST-237A, ST-237 User Manual

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Santa Barbara, CA 93117
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ST-237 Manual Addendum for the ST-237A

When reading the technical specifications in the ST-237 manual please note these differences
between the model ST-237 and the ST-237A cameras:

Camera Model ST-237 ST-237A

A/D 12 bits 16 bits
Pixel Array / Image Dimensions 640 x 480 657 x 495
Total pixels 307,200 325,215
Gain (electrons / ADU) 4 e- 0.72 e­Maximum counts unbinned ~ 4,095 ~ 16,383
Maximum counts binned 2x2 ~ 8,090 ~ 32,767
Maximum counts binned 3x3 ~ 12,085 ~ 49,151
Maximum counts in Track & Accumulate ~ 65,535 ~ 65,535
Version of CCDOPS for DOS required All versions ver. 3.95 or later
Version of CCDOPS for WIN required All versions ver. 4.30 or later

04/12/01