MallinCam SKYRAIDER DS16C TEC Manuale utente

MALLINCAM

SkyRaider DS16CTEC

User

Manual

Volume

[Version 6.0]

Michael Burns

Rock Mallin

M A L L I N C A M S K Y D S 1 6 C T E C U S E R M A N U A L

C1: The MallincamSky DS16CTEC User

Manual

Use this User Manual to obtain a deep understanding of all the

features of both the MallincamSky and the SkyRaider

DS16CTEC camera. See the Quick Guide for an expeditious

look at getting up and running with the camera and software.

o save time for those of you who are familiar with Mallincam imaging cameras, this

User Guide will provide a Table of Contents to allow you to quickly locate the

commands and controls you need in controlling the DS16CTEC camera. It will include

instructions on how to install the Software and Drivers and how connect the SkyRaider

DS16CTEC Camera to your computer. This manual will provide explanations of all the camera’s

settings so you can get up and running quickly and can experience the wonders of video

imaging.

The ICONS at the left are quick indications of what that section performs.

Chapter

I C O N K E Y

Take Note

Hardware connection

Download

Running Software

Commands

Camera Controls

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C1: The MallincamSky DS16CTEC User Manual........................................................1 
Introduction ..............................................................................................................9 
The Contents of the DS16C TEC ..............................................................................10 
Specifications:................................................................................................................. 10 
In the Box ....................................................................................................................... 11 
System Requirements: ................................................................................................... 11 
Dimensions..................................................................................................................... 11 
Download and Install MallincamSky.......................................................................12 
Connecting the DS16CTEC to your computer.........................................................15 
Running MallincamSky............................................................................................17 
C2: The MallincamSky Window.............................................................................18 
Quick Work-Flow Procedures .................................................................................19 
Quick Workflow for Starting MallincamSky.................................................................... 19 
Detailed Work-Flow Procedures.............................................................................22 
Detailed Workflow of Video Imaging Planetary Objects ................................................ 22 
Detailed Workflow of Video Imaging Deep Sky Objects................................................. 28 
C3: Quick Overview of the Left Sidebar.................................................................37 
C4: Detailed Description of MallincamSky Controls ...............................................42 
Top Line Menu ........................................................................................................43 
File .................................................................................................................................. 43 
Open Image...............................................................................................................................43 
Open Video ..............................................................................................................................44 
Save..........................................................................................................................................45 
JPEG....................................................................................................................................................46 
PNG ....................................................................................................................................................46 
TIFF.....................................................................................................................................................47 
JPEG 2000...........................................................................................................................................47 
TFT......................................................................................................................................................47 
Batch Save….............................................................................................................................48 
Directory:............................................................................................................................................48 
Name Format:.....................................................................................................................................48 
File Prefix:...........................................................................................................................................48 
File Type: ............................................................................................................................................48 
Sample:...............................................................................................................................................48 
Paste as New File .....................................................................................................................49 
Recent Files ..............................................................................................................................49 
Exit ...........................................................................................................................................50 
Edit ................................................................................................................................. 51 
Cut............................................................................................................................................51 
Copy .........................................................................................................................................51 
Paste.........................................................................................................................................51 
Paste Shortcut..........................................................................................................................51 
Image Select.............................................................................................................................52 
Select All...................................................................................................................................52 
Select None..............................................................................................................................52 
 
 
 

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View................................................................................................................................ 52 
Browse .....................................................................................................................................53 
Thumbnail ................................................................................................................................54 
Sidebar .....................................................................................................................................54 
Histogram.................................................................................................................................55 
Grids.........................................................................................................................................55 
No Grids..............................................................................................................................................56 
Auto Grids...........................................................................................................................................56 
Manual Grids ......................................................................................................................................57 
Divide..................................................................................................................................................57 
Remove All Grids ................................................................................................................................58 
Add Preset..........................................................................................................................................58 
Preset Management...........................................................................................................................58 
Preset .................................................................................................................................................58 
Best Fit................................................................................................................................................58 
Actual Size ..........................................................................................................................................58 
Full Screen ..........................................................................................................................................58 
Pipette................................................................................................................................................59 
Track...................................................................................................................................................59 
Video Frame .......................................................................................................................................59 
Reticles ...............................................................................................................................................59 
Browse............................................................................................................................ 60 
Sort...........................................................................................................................................60 
Icons.........................................................................................................................................60 
Refresh.....................................................................................................................................60 
Properties.................................................................................................................................60 
Open Record Folder .................................................................................................................61 
Open Image Folder...................................................................................................................61 
Setup .............................................................................................................................. 61 
ST4 Test… .................................................................................................................................61 
Capture........................................................................................................................... 61 
Capture Image..........................................................................................................................62 
Auto Capture............................................................................................................................62 
Start Record…...........................................................................................................................62 
Batch Record............................................................................................................................63 
Image.............................................................................................................................. 65 
Mode........................................................................................................................................65 
Adjust.......................................................................................................................................66 
Adjust Brightness/Contrast.................................................................................................................66 
Color...................................................................................................................................................66 
RGB .................................................................................................................................................................. 67 
CMYK................................................................................................................................................................ 67 
HIS.................................................................................................................................................................... 67 
HSI.................................................................................................................................................................... 68 
HMS....................................................................................................................................................68 
Curve ..................................................................................................................................................68 
Filter Color..........................................................................................................................................69 
Extract Color.......................................................................................................................................69 
Invert..................................................................................................................................................69 
Edge Preserving Smooth.....................................................................................................................69 
Detail Enhance....................................................................................................................................70 
Rotate.......................................................................................................................................70 
Flip......................................................................................................................................................71 
Crop..........................................................................................................................................71 
 
 
 
 
 

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Image Scale ..............................................................................................................................71 
Width and Height: ..............................................................................................................................72 
Reset:..................................................................................................................................................72 
Constrain Proportions: .......................................................................................................................72 
Scale method:.....................................................................................................................................72 
Histogram.................................................................................................................................72 
Pixels: .................................................................................................................................................74 
Level: ..................................................................................................................................................74 
Count:.................................................................................................................................................74 
Percentile: ..........................................................................................................................................74 
Process ........................................................................................................................... 75 
Stitch: .......................................................................................................................................75 
Image Stacking .........................................................................................................................78 
Options........................................................................................................................... 80 
Record......................................................................................................................................80 
Directory:............................................................................................................................................80 
File:.....................................................................................................................................................80 
Limit:...................................................................................................................................................81 
Batch Record............................................................................................................................81 
Auto Capture............................................................................................................................82 
Directory:............................................................................................................................................82 
File:.....................................................................................................................................................82 
Capture Mode: ...................................................................................................................................83 
Capture every frame: ....................................................................................................................................... 83 
Time Slot: ......................................................................................................................................................... 83 
Total Images:......................................................................................................................................83 
File............................................................................................................................................83 
Target.......................................................................................................................................84 
Grids.........................................................................................................................................84 
Grid Style:...........................................................................................................................................84 
Grid Line Style:....................................................................................................................................84 
Grid Line Color:...................................................................................................................................84 
Reticle Color: ......................................................................................................................................84 
Video........................................................................................................................................85 
Metadata..................................................................................................................................85 
Misc..........................................................................................................................................85 
Window .......................................................................................................................... 86 
Close All....................................................................................................................................86 
Reset Window Layout ..............................................................................................................86 
Windows ..................................................................................................................................87 
About.............................................................................................................................. 87 
MallincamSky Toolbar.............................................................................................88 
Open............................................................................................................................... 88 
Save ................................................................................................................................ 89 
Browse............................................................................................................................ 90 
Thumbnail....................................................................................................................... 91 
Target ............................................................................................................................. 91 
Image Type ..................................................................................................................... 91 
Auto Capture .................................................................................................................. 91 
Batch Record .................................................................................................................. 92 
Pause Video Capture ...................................................................................................... 92 
Open Video Folder.......................................................................................................... 92 

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Zoom............................................................................................................................... 92 
Track............................................................................................................................... 93 
Histogram....................................................................................................................... 93 
Reticle............................................................................................................................. 94 
ST4 Test ...................................................................................................................... 94 
Advance/Reverse............................................................................................................ 94 
Stitch .......................................................................................................................... 95 
Automated ...............................................................................................................................95 
Manual.....................................................................................................................................96 
Panorama Straighten:.........................................................................................................................97 
Projection Type:..................................................................................................................................97 
Seam Finder:.......................................................................................................................................97 
Exposure Compensation:....................................................................................................................97 
Bundle Adjust: ....................................................................................................................................97 
Preferences .................................................................................................................... 99 
Customize..................................................................................................................... 100 
Toolbar...................................................................................................................................100 
Customize...............................................................................................................................100 
Controlling the SkyRaider with Left Side Bar ........................................................101 
Camera List................................................................................................................... 102 
Capture and Resolution................................................................................................ 102 
Resolution.........................................................................................................................................103 
Snap..................................................................................................................................................103 
Record ..............................................................................................................................................104 
If in Video Mode ...............................................................................................................................104 
If in Trigger Mode.............................................................................................................................104 
Gain ..................................................................................................................................................105 
Video Mode.................................................................................................................. 105 
Exposure Target................................................................................................................................ 106 
Exposure Time..................................................................................................................................106 
Trigger Mode................................................................................................................ 107 
Options............................................................................................................................................. 108 
Number in Sequence ........................................................................................................................109 
Sequence.......................................................................................................................................... 109 
Bit Depth....................................................................................................................... 109 
White Balance .............................................................................................................. 109 
White Balance .................................................................................................................................. 110 
Color Adjustment ......................................................................................................... 110 
Hue...................................................................................................................................................110 
Saturation......................................................................................................................................... 111 
Brightness.........................................................................................................................................111 
Contrast............................................................................................................................................111 
Gamma............................................................................................................................................. 111 
Frame Rate ................................................................................................................... 112 
Color/Gray.................................................................................................................... 112 
Flip................................................................................................................................ 112 
Rotate........................................................................................................................... 113 
Sampling....................................................................................................................... 113 
ROI................................................................................................................................ 113 

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Digital Binning .............................................................................................................. 115 
Method.............................................................................................................................................115 
Number ............................................................................................................................................116 
Usage suggestion in digital binning...................................................................................................116 
Dark Field subtraction in Digital Binning........................................................................................... 117 
Histogram..................................................................................................................... 117 
Dark Field Correction.................................................................................................... 119 
Flat Field Correction ..................................................................................................... 121 
Introduction:..................................................................................................................................... 121 
Optical Path Noise: ...........................................................................................................................121 
Taking Flats:......................................................................................................................................121 
Black Level.................................................................................................................... 123 
Live Stack...................................................................................................................... 124 
Conversion Gain ........................................................................................................... 127 
Cooling.......................................................................................................................... 129 
Sharpen ........................................................................................................................ 131 
Misc .............................................................................................................................. 131 
Preset ........................................................................................................................... 131 
C5: Installing Optional Software .........................................................................134 
Installing MallincamSky and its Driver.......................................................................... 135 
Installing DirectShow Driver......................................................................................... 137 
Installing Mallincam ASCOM Driver ............................................................................. 138 
C6: Using Third Party Software ...........................................................................141 
Imaging in SharpCap.............................................................................................141 
Imaging in MaximDL.............................................................................................146 
Sequence Generator Pro and SkyRaider DS16CCTEC..............................................148 
The SkyX and the SkyRaider DS16CCTEC .............................................................150 
C7: First Aid .......................................................................................................152 
How do I................................................................................................................152 
How do I get rid of the Green Exposure Rectangle? .................................................... 152 
How do I Select a part of the Image and Zoom in? ...................................................... 152 
How do I automatically save 1 image every 30 seconds? ............................................ 153 
How do I adjust the brightness in my monochrome SkyRaider?.................................. 153 
How do I Broadcast my image onto Night Skies Network (NSN)?................................ 153 
Can I Use MallincamSky with One SkyRaider and Auto-Guide with another? ............. 153 
How Do I Pause the Video? .......................................................................................... 153 
How do I Undo an Operation?...................................................................................... 154 
How do I make my ROI the whole Image Again? ......................................................... 154 
How do I Turn Off Dark Field correction?..................................................................... 154 
How Do I take Another Dark Field?.............................................................................. 154 
My ROI Window is Black?............................................................................................. 154 

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Upgrading my SkyRaider Camera Software.........................................................155 
Uninstall SkyRaider Software ....................................................................................... 155 
Uninstall SkyRaider DirectShow Drivers....................................................................... 156 
Uninstall SkyRaider ASCOM Drivers ............................................................................. 158 
Finish the Uninstalling Procedure ................................................................................ 158 
First Aid for the SkyRaider Series.........................................................................159 
When I click on the SkyRaider camera from the Camera list, a message pops up saying 
Failed to Start: SkyRaider ............................................................................................. 159 
When I try to connect I receiver message “Catastrophic failure (Exception from 
HRESULT:0x8000FFF (E_UNEXPECTED))” ..................................................................... 159 
All I see is a White image.............................................................................................. 159 
The computer keeps beeping when I plug in the USB 3.0 cable .................................. 159 
MallincamSky acts Strange After Update..................................................................... 160 
How do I Optimize my Computer? ............................................................................... 160 
Stacking is going terribly slow or Stops completely? ................................................... 161 
I see a Pink Floyd Kaleidoscope effect on my Screen................................................... 164 
Explanations .........................................................................................................165 
Dark Field Explanation.................................................................................................. 165 
Dark Frame Subtraction............................................................................................................165 
Dark Field Correction................................................................................................................165 
Histogram Explanation ................................................................................................. 167 
Electronic Assisted Astronomy vs Live Video Imaging ................................................. 169 
Electronic Assisted Astronomy..................................................................................................169 
Live Video Imaging ...................................................................................................................169 
Can the Mallincam SkyRaider Camera do EAA ...........................................................................169 
Process .............................................................................................................................................169 
Lossless File Formats used by MallincamSky..............................................................................170 
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System)............................................................................................ 170 
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format).......................................................................................................170 
An Introduction to the Stacking Algorithm .........................................................171 
Historic Review............................................................................................................. 171 
CCD (Charge Coupled Device) ...................................................................................... 171 
CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)................................................. 172 
CMOS Imaging .............................................................................................................. 172 
What is happening when you Live Stack .............................................................173 
Average......................................................................................................................... 173 
Additive ........................................................................................................................ 174 
Setting up to Broadcast on LiveSkies...................................................................176
Introduction.................................................................................................................. 176 
Obtaining a Broadcast Account.................................................................................... 177 
Logging into Liveskies ................................................................................................... 178 
This section explains how to Capture and Broadcast Using either SplitCam or OBS ... 180 

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Live Chat....................................................................................................................... 182 
Finished ........................................................................................................................ 182 
Using OBS (Open Broadcast Software) –This is a more challenging process to initially 
setup............................................................................................................................. 183 
Viewing a Live Skies Channel........................................................................................ 189 
If you want to participate in the Live Chat ................................................................... 189 
To Live Chat .................................................................................................................. 191 
To exit........................................................................................................................... 191 
One Page Broadcast Summary ..................................................................................... 192 
Customizing the Screen........................................................................................193 
Focal Reducers......................................................................................................194 
MFR-10 Focal Reducer.................................................................................................. 194 
Universe .5X focal reducer ........................................................................................... 194 
User Notes ............................................................................................................195 
 
 
 
 

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Introduction

MallinCam Introduces the new MallinCam DS16CTEC - designed from the ground up to

Introducing the new MallinCam DS16cTEC / DS16mTEC - designed from the ground up to

accommodate the most demanding wide field astronomical video imaging applications. Since

most CMOS sensors cannot be directly cooled via a cold finger without causing damage and

delamination with time which will ultimately shorten their life, a new cooling system had to be

developed. MallinCam developed a unique cooling system that provides no direct physical

contact between the Peltier cooler and the sensor. Instead, the Peltier cooler creates

a convection system “refrigerator-like” environment that cools the sensor without actually

contacting it. This cooling system is unique to MallinCam and not found on other

astronomical imaging cameras.

Since the Panasonic 16MP class 1 CMOS sensor of the MallinCam DS16cTEC / DS16mTEC is

cooled via convection, thermal shock to it and its associated circuitry is reduced. CMOS

sensors have other components mounted on the same wafer with the imaging section which

do not requires or can be adversely affected by cooling. This includes the digital logic circuitry

(interface, timing, processing, output amplifiers, pad rings and associated oscillators), clocks

and timing controls, analog signal processing, analog-to-digital converter (which when under

cooling from direct cold finger and Peltier results in instability). These parts of the CMOS

sensor do not need to be direct cooled from a cold finger application.

MallinCam has successfully design a working alternative - a cooling chamber called

refrigeration cooling - which subjects the CMOS sensor to cooling inside a triple sealed

vacuumed sensor chamber controlled with a heating element mounted around the internal

optical window to control and avoid dew formation on the optical window and surroundings.

A vacuumed sealed chamber is used to eliminate the use of desiccant material and keep dew

free environment permanently.

The result of this new technology, the SkyRaider DS16cTEC / DS16mTEC, is design for live

visual application or video imaging. It is built to laboratory specifications, where CNC

machining is used throughout to provide the rigid tolerances needed to provide precise

component matching. The chamber has six stainless steel screws securing the chamber cover

under 100 pounds of pressure to avoid possible air leaks into the chamber.

The internal electronics use Grade 1 components with tolerance of 0.5%, a military and

aerospace standard in some cases. The camera contains 4Gb DDR3 internal memory to insure

the smooth flow of data to the computer. The DS16cTEC also has a built-in USB2 hub that can

support a guider or a USB type focuser or filter wheel.

So, thank you for your purchase, and let the adventure begin.

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