This technology has not been assessed by the Section 508 Office. Prior to use of this technology, users should check with their supervisor, Information Security Officer (ISO), Facility Chief Information Officer (CIO), or local Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) representative to ensure that all actions are consistent with current VA policies and procedures prior to implementation. Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to, VA Handbooks 61 VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). Please note: Per the vendor, The `MCD` product is now referred to as `Solis`.
Digital image data from the camera is sent to the PC via a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) interface card, held in resident memory, then transferred to Hard Disk. Per the vendor, the data that is stored is in a proprietary format (.sif) that can only be opened within the program.
The camera connects to the PC via Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 cable which allows for data acquisition and processing.
This technology is a control and analysis software platform specifically designed to run imaging, spectroscopy, and time resolved from cameras and associated accessories.
Solis S (once known as MCD) is software installed on a Personal Computer (PC) which is required for the operation of the Andor Technology iDUS Series Charge Coupled Device (CCD) spectroscopic cameras. More information on the proper use of the TRM can be found on the Also designed with ease-of-use and integration in mind, the intuitive software interface for the iStar sCMOS, comprehensive SDK functionalities and control in Micro-Manager or EPICS platforms make this a powerful, yet versatile platform for both the Academic and OEM communities.Technologies must be operated and maintained in accordance with Federal and Department security and It extracts the very best performance from sCMOS and gated image intensifier technology for nanosecond time-resolved imaging.
Andor’s Solis software provides an intuitive interface to accurately synchronize gating and sCMOS parameters.Īcquisition speed and gating capabilities of the iStar sCMOS make it a highly attractive choice for fast plasma imaging, combustion studies based on Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF), transient absorption and time-resolved luminescence.Īntoine Varagnat, Product Manager at Andor Technology, said “The iStar sCMOS is the only platform on the market to offer simultaneously high acquisition rates, high sensitivity, high dynamic range, large field of view and superb timing accuracy. The fully integrated, triple output DDG features an ultra-low insertion delay and excellent timing accuracy down to few 10’s of picoseconds, allowing for extremely precise synchronisation of complex experiments through a comprehensive range of input/output triggering options. Gating repetition rates up to 500 kHz and Intelligate TM multi-channel plate (MCP) gating maximize detection performance in challenging low light scenarios such as time-resolved Fluorescence/Photoluminescence and Echelle-based LIBS applications. The iStar series’ state-of-the-art gating interface offers true < 2 ns optical gating performance on a range of high QE Gen 2 and Gen 3 intensifiers. It also features ‘dual-frame’ capabilities for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) with optical inter-frame as low as 300 ns. A better signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved with lower intensifier amplification gain, yielding market-leading dynamic range performance. The innovative USB 3.0 iStar sCMOS boasts frame rates at least 50% faster than competing CCD or interline platforms (at equivalent pixel matrix size), while offering intrinsically low noise floor.
It is a key addition to Andor’s iStar family, giving access to a unique combination of superfast frame rate capabilities greater than 4,000 fps, high sensitivity, high dynamic range, nanosecond gating and high throughput fiber-optic coupling on a single, fully integrated platform with a high resolution on-head Digital Delay Generator (DDG). Andor Technology Ltd., an Oxford Instruments company and world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, has announced the launch of its new iStar sCMOS platform featuring the latest in high speed and low noise scientific CMOS (sCMOS) technology.