Astrel Instruments AST8300-A-M-FW

Astrel Instruments AST8300-A-M-FW is based on 8-megapxls Monochrome KAF-8300 CCD Sensor and is equipped with integrated 7 position Filter-Wheel.

The Astrel Instruments AST8300-A product family features:

• New concept low-vacuum CCD sensor chamber that guarantees no-frost with -42°C DeltaT at only 2.2A of power consumption

• Readout Noise of only 5.5e- rms using low-noise acquisition mode

• Powerful microprocessor for stand alone wire-free operation (no PC is needed)

• PC like use with Operating System, Graphic Desktop, Web access, applications that can be created, installed and removed

• Optional 4.3" touchscreen color display (removable)

• Ethernet/WiFi connection to PC / Tablet / Smartphone

• 8 GB internal storage plus external USB pendrive or hard-disk

• Open-Source Camera Processor Code available to the user to experiment ideas and specific SW application

• 2 USB, TX/RX serial port, I2C, SPI, +3.3V, +5V, +12V DC output power supplies

• User configurable I/O lines to implement triggers, alarms, custom interfaces

Specification:

CCD .................................... Truesense (Kodak) KAF-8300 (monochrome)
Pixel Array ........................... 3326 x 2504 pixels
CCD Size ............................. 17.96 x 13.52 mm
Total Pixels ........................... ?8.3 Million
Full Well Capacity ................. ~25,500 e-
Dark Current ......................... 0.015e-/pixel/sec at -20°C
Antiblooming ........................ 1000X

Shutter ................................ Mechanical
Interfaces ............................ USB 2.0 Host FS, Host/Device HS, Eth, UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO
Camera Body Size ............... 126 mm diameter x 70 mm
Mounting ............................. T-Thread, M42 x 0.75
Weight ................................ 880 gr (w/ integrated filter-wheel, w/o display and filters)
Backfocus ........................... 20 mm (including integrated filter-wheel)

Exposure ............................. from 1 second to unlimited time
Sampling Mode .................... Digital multi-sample CDS
A/D Converter ...................... 16 bit
Gain .................................... 0.91 e- / ADU
Read Noise .......................... 6 e- rms typ
Binning Modes ..................... up to 10x10
Digitization Rate ................... from 270 Kpxls/sec to 1 Mpxls/sec (10 sec to 30 sec)
Cooling Max delta ................. -42 °C regulated
Temp. Regulation .................. ±0.1°C
Power