ST10XME - blank frames from main CCD

Discussion in 'STF Series CCD Cameras' started by Mark Salisbury, Jan 17, 2016.

  1. Mark Salisbury

    Mark Salisbury Standard User

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    Hello

    I have been using my ST10XME with CFW10 and AO8 for many years and it has worked flawlesly. That was until Friday night when towards the end of an imaging session, where I was taking a photometry time-series, I suddenly started getting blank frames from the main CCD. There seemed to be no reason for the sudden blanks, the previous frame was fine &, nothing was changed. The camera still connects, the cooling works and the guide CCD is still downloading OK.

    The blank frames are completly blank, no thermal noise or cosmic rays. I've checked the CCDSoft drivers, changed the USB cable and tried CCDOps, all with the same result. I am based on the UK & am currently using the camera for my Mastsers degree research project so I could do with resolving this as quickly as possible.

    I am hoping that someone on the forum may be able to provide some advice on resolving this?

    Many thanks

    Mark
     
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