Quick Guide

ZEISS Trigger Cable Connection

ZEISS Trigger Cable Connection

Original Manual

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH

Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
07745 Jena
Germany
microscopy@zeiss.com
www.zeiss.com/microscopy

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH

Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
07745 Jena
Germany

Document Name: ZEISS Trigger Cable Connection Quick Guide

Revision: 1
Language: en-US
Effective from: 03/2021

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​ Content​ ZEISS

Content
1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4

2 Description Pattern ....................................................................... 5

3 Andor iXon3 .................................................................................. 7

4 Axiocam ........................................................................................ 8

5 ORCA-Flash/Fusion ........................................................................ 9

6 pco.edge ....................................................................................... 10

7 Prime BSI/95B................................................................................ 11

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1 Introduction​ ZEISS

1 Introduction
Welcome Welcome to the quick guide for trigger cable connection.
This guide shows you how to connect the trigger cables to the camera and the SVB (signal distri-
bution box) in order to control the camera via external trigger.
Apart from the introduction and description pattern, each chapter represents one or more camera
models and its/their connections to the SVB.

Content
Chapter Content
Description Pattern Provides information on the description pattern of the sub-
sequent chapters.

Camera Includes the name of the camera and a visual representation

of the connection.
The chapters are arranged in alphabetical order.

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2 Description Pattern​ ZEISS

2 Description Pattern
Each chapter describes the connections between one or more camera models and the SVB by fol-
lowing these patterns:

§ The right side represents the SVB and its ports (i.e. example 1).

Signal Distribution Box = SVB

Trigger OUT

Trigger IN 1

Trigger IN 2

Fig. 1: Example 1
§ The left side represents one camera and its specific ports (i.e. example 2).

Camera Name SVB

Port 1
Trigger OUT

Port 2
Trigger IN 1
Port 3

Trigger IN 2
Port 4

Fig. 2: Example 2

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2 Description Pattern​ ZEISS

§ If the camera needs a breakout cable, the left side represents the breakout cable and its indi-
vidual cables (i.e. example 3).

Camera Name SVB

Cable 1
Trigger OUT
Cable 2

Cable 3

Cable 4 Trigger IN 1
Cable 5

Trigger IN 2

Fig. 3: Example 3

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3 Andor iXon3​ ZEISS

3 Andor iXon3
The following description is applicable for Andor iXon3 885 / 887 / 888 cameras.

Andor iXon3 SVB

Ext Trig
Trigger OUT

Arm
Trigger IN 1
Shutter

Trigger IN 2
Fire

Fig. 4: Andor iXon3

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4 Axiocam​ ZEISS

4 Axiocam
The following description is applicable for these Axiocam cameras:

§ Axiocam 503 color/mono

§ Axiocam 506 color/mono
§ Axiocam 512 color/mono
§ Axiocam 702 mono
§ Axiocam 705 color/mono/pol
§ Axiocam 712 color/mono

Axiocam SVB

TRIGGER
Trigger OUT
GPO 0

GPO 1

GPO 2 Trigger IN 1
GPOPWR
AUXPWR
Trigger IN 2

Fig. 5: Axiocam

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5 ORCA-Flash/Fusion​ ZEISS

5 ORCA-Flash/Fusion
The following description is applicable for ORCA-Flash4.0 and ORCA-Fusion cameras.

ORCA-Flash/Fusion SVB

EXT. TRIG
Trigger OUT

TIMING 1
Trigger IN 1
TIMING 2

Trigger IN 2
TIMING 3

Fig. 6: ORCA Flash/Fusion

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6 pco.edge​ ZEISS

6 pco.edge
The following description is applicable for pco.edge cameras.

pco.edge SVB

{
1
Trigger OUT
in
2
Trigger IN 1

{
3
out
Trigger IN 2
4

Fig. 7: PCO edge

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7 Prime BSI/95B​ ZEISS

7 Prime BSI/95B
The following description is applicable for Prime BSI/95B cameras.

Prime BSI/95B SVB

Trigger In
Trigger Ready Out Trigger OUT
Read Out
Expose Out 1
Expose Out 2 Trigger IN 1
Expose Out 3
Expose Out 4

Trigger IN 2

Fig. 8: Prime BSI/95B

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