Alta E Series The E Series represents more of a paradigm shift than a new camera platform. No more external controllers, no more plug-in cards for the PC. Freedom from cable length issues, freedom of location. More power and flexibility than any cameras in their class: more cooling, higher speeds, higher sensitivity. The Ethernet Interface: 10/100Base-T interface via RJ45 connector ARM RISC processor embedded in camera head for network interface management. DHCP or Fixed IP address modes TCP/IP transmission modes Embedded WEB server for camera configuration and future browser control Host independent interface - can be directly controlled via any network. CAT 5 cable - 100 meters on a single leg. Dual Digitization 16 bit Dual Slope Analog to Digital (A/D) conversion To camera head memory: 1 Mpixel/second (Kodak and Atmel CCDs); 700 kpixels/sec (E2V CCDs) Images are first read to camera head memory, and then transferred to the host computer via TCP/IP (200 kpixels/sec) Multiple Readout Modes Alta cameras support many readout modes, including full frame imaging, overscan display (for dark calibration), fast sub-framing and binning up to 8 x 4095. In addition, there are some more specialized modes: Fast / Automatic Image Sequences Multiple images (up to 65535) can be acquired and transferred to camera memory automatically. A delay may be programmed between images from 327 microseconds to 21.43 seconds. TDI (Drift Scanning) Drift scanning may be programmed from 5.12 microsecond to 336 milliseconds per row, with up to 65535 rows perimage. Dual Serial Port Outputs Two serial ports are included for control of other devices such as mounts, focusers, filter wheels and spectrographs, enabling the camera to act as host to most/all peripheral equipment without the need for a local computer in remote control settings. Serial port control is also accessible / programmable through the ActiveX camera driver. Dual Programmable LED Display Two LEDs are provided for user selectable display functions. Users may program each LED for one of the following status displays:Expose: Image Active; Image Done; Flushing; Ext. Trigge; Ext. Shutter Input; Ext Start Readout; At Temperature; Power On; or other Misc diagnostic functions. All LEDs may be extinguished via application software or set to extinguish during exposures Binning: Binning up to 10 Horizontal x 3072 Vertical Upgrades Supported CCDs from other Apogee cameras, as well as from other manufacturers' cameras, can be moved into the Alta platform for a fraction of the cost of a new camera system. Please check with Apogee for the current list of supported CCDs. Note: Click on the links in the left column to explore the Alta Series models.