From: "peter4d@rocketmail.com" <peter4d@rocketmail.com>

Date: March 26, 2011 9:56:35 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Hamamatsu cameras


Thanks Milton


I had the chance to hook the ORCA-5 up to Astro IIDC earlier this week.  Everything looked good and it correctly reported an extensive list of modes and I could get a preview image.  However, when I tried changing stuff e.g. exposure or binning, the displayed values changed but seemed to have no effect on the acquired image.  I'm getting a loan unit in so I can investigate further.




--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "milton_aupperle" <milton@...> wrote:


Dear Peter;


--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "peter4d@" <peter4d@> wrote:


Has anyone tried using Astro IIDC with a Hamamatsu camera, for example teh ORCA-05 which claims to be IIDC 1394 Ver. 1.30 compatible?



I had a look online but Hamamatsu does not indicate what features of the IIDC Spec they support.


For example, if they implemented the IIDC temperature control protocols, then you should be able to control the Camera's Peltier cooling with Astro IIDC. However I have not found a drop of information on this or other IIDC features to know what they are doing.


I suspect that they are only doing Format 7 "custom" modes only though.


HTH..


Milton Aupperle