Photonic Science

Imagestar 9000 and 16000 Camera System Quick Start Guide

This guide tells you how to install the PSL Software and hardware for your camera to get you
up and running quickly.
If you purchased the camera with a computer it will already be setup for you. If so jump to step
4 of the PSL software installation.
Follow the instructions below to install your Imagestar camera.

Install the USB interface software

Install the USB interface software from the supplied CD as follows:

insert the Photonic Science CD and open folder Imagestar generic USB 32 and
64 bit driver installers.
Doubleclick PhotonicScienceDeviceInstaller64.msi
Follow the on screen prompts
press any key to exit the command window which now appears

If the camera is water cooled, ensure the water is connected and flowing. Do not run the
camera with no water flowing.
Connect the USB cable between the camera and the host PC, and then turn the cameras
power supply on.

PSL Software Installation

1. Install the Photonic Science Imaging application by copying the complete
PSL_Software folder from the CD to a location of your choice on the PC. (The
PSL_Software folder may have characters appended to the folder name to indicate the
version number).
2. If this is a new installation of a system the PSL Software folder on the CD will already
contain the unique configuration files required for your particular camera. The folder
may be called PSLViewer-2f-std for example. Skip to step 4.
3. If you are upgrading or changing between camera types then you will need to copy the
configuration files yourself. To do this, copy the entire PSL_camera_files folder from
the CD, and paste the whole folder into the PSLViewer-2e-std \ImageStar9000
directory on the PC. An empty PSL_camera_files directory already exists in this
location as a placeholder: just overwrite this empty folder.
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Copy the driver file imagestar9000control.dll from the CD to the PSLViewer-2e-std

\Imagestar9000 folder.
Copy the file libpsl.dll to the PSL_Software folder
4. Now connect up all the hardware, as described in detail in the cameras hardware
manual. In short: connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable, and connect
the mains power supply to the camera.
5. Connect the power supplies to the mains using the IEC leads, and turn on the system
using the switches on the power supplies.
6. Now you are ready to start imaging. If provided plug the dongle into a spare USB port
in the PC. Double click on PSLViewer.exe, the Photonic imaging application
executable, which is in the PSLViewer-2e-std (or later version) folder. You may want
to put a shortcut to this program on your desktop for future use.
7. On the Setup tab of the application, select Camera, then Imagestar 9000 to open the
camera driver. Two dialog boxes will open, Camera setup, and Snap setup. These allow
you to set the exposure time, binning, and post-processing options, and to snap and save
images.
This Quick Start Guide is intended as an overview only. For more details, please refer to the
camera hardware and software manuals also provided on the CD.

Revision
number
Issue 1

Date

Issue 2

2nd September
2010
10/1/13

Issue 3

17.7.13

Changed
by
RJB

Approved
by
SY

Details

RJB

SY

SJY

SJY

New installer and software

instructions.
Updated with 16000, PSLViewer.exe,
and dongle references

Initial version

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