User guide

Q S I 5 0 0 / 6 0 0 S E R I E S U S E R G U I D E

Shutting down your camera

QSI cameras can safely be turned off by removing the power cable at any time, however it

is best to let the temperature of the CCD rise close to the air temperature before removing

power.

Click on the Setup Tab in the Camera Control window. Click the Cooler Off button to turn

off the CCD cooler. The fans will continue to run dissipating heat from the thermoelectric

coolers. When the temperature of the CCD begins to stabilize near the air temperature,

click Disconnect to disconnect from the camera.

Unplug the power plug from the camera.

Controlling your camera with other software

QSI camera drivers are included on the installation CD for MaxIm DL from Diffraction

Limited and CCDSoft from Software Bisque. Follow the instructions in the installer if you

want to control your QSI 500/600 Series camera with either of these applications.

You can also write custom applications to control your QSI camera on Microsoft Windows

or Linux systems using our ASCOM-compatible Windows COM API or Linux API.

For complete details on the Microsoft Windows or Linux API and other applications that

please visit the Software and Drivers page on the QSI web site,

http://www.qsimaging.com/software.html.