Specifications for MAXI Version IMAGING-PAM M SERIES

All specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Multi Control Unit

Control Unit IMAG-CG

Design: Aluminum housing featuring built-in Li-ion battery, sockets for cable connections with CCD Cameras IMAG-K6 or IMAG-K7, connectors for the MAXI, MINI and MICROSCOPY Measuring Heads and Battery Charger 2120-N

Microcontroller: RISC processor

User interface: For Windows 10 PC with ImagingWinGigE Software; connection via GigE ethernet; keyboard operation; monitor screen display

Power supply: Internal rechargeable Li-ion battery 14.8 V/5.2 Ah

Power consumption: 9 W (500 mA) drawn from internal Li-ion battery

Recharging time: Approx. 4 hours (IMAGING-PAM turned off) via Battery Charger 2120-N

Operating temperature: -5 to +45 °C

Dimensions: 25 cm x 10.5 cm x 11 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 2.1 kg (incl. internal battery)

Battery Charger 2120-N

Input: 90 to 264 V AC, 47 to 63 Hz

Output: 19 V DC, 3.7 A

Operating temperature: 0 to 40 °C

Dimensions: 15 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 300 g

Measuring Head

LED-Array Illumination Unit IMAG-MAX/L

Design: LED-Array mounted on printed-circuit board in POM housing with central opening for CCD Cameras IMAG-K6 or IMAG-K7. The necessary cooling is realized by a fan arranged on the top side. Cable connections to the IMAG-CG control unit and the external 300 W power supply are led out of the rear of the housing

Light sources for fluorescence excitation and actinic illumination: 44 royal-blue 3 W Cree LEDs (450 nm), equipped with individual collimating optics; standard excitation intensity 0.5 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR, modulation frequency 1-8 Hz; maximum actinic intensity 1900 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR; maximum saturation pulse intensity 4000 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR

Additional light sources for assessment of absorbed PAR and live video option:
16 red LEDs (660 nm); 16 NIR LEDs (780 nm)

Working distance: Standard 18.5 cm for 9 cm x 12 cm image area; at 22.5 cm distance 11 cm x 15 cm image area (mounted independently of IMAG-MAX/GS on separate stand)

Light field properties: Vertical incidence on sample; LED distribution optimized for uniformity; at standard working distance maximal deviation from mean intensity +/- 7 %

Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 18.5 cm x 4.5 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 1.3 kg (incl. cable 1.5 m long)

LED-Array Illumination Unit IMAG-MAX/LR

Design: LED-Array mounted on printed-circuit board in aluminum housing with central opening for CCD Cameras IMAG-K6 and IMAG-K7. The necessary cooling is realized by a fan arranged on the top side. Cable connections to the IMAG-CG control unit and the external 300 W power supply are led out of the rear of the housing

Light source for fluorescence excitation and actinic illumination: 44 red 3 W Luxeon LEDs (650 nm) equipped with individual collimating optics; standard excitation intensity 0.5 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR, modulation frequency 1-8 Hz; max. actinic intensity 1300 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR; max. saturation pulse intensity 3700 μmol m-2 s-1 PAR

Additional light sources for assessment of absorbed PAR and live video option:
16 red LEDs (660 nm); 16 NIR LEDs (780 nm)

Working distance: Standard 18.5 cm for 9 cm x 12 cm image area; at 22.5 cm distance 11 cm x 15 cm image area (mounted independently of IMAG-MAX/GS on separate stand)

Light field properties: Vertical incidence on sample; LED distribution optimized for uniformity; at standard working distance maximal deviation from mean intensity +/- 7 %

Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 18.5 cm x 4.5 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 1.3 kg (incl. cable 1.5 m long)

External 300 W Power Supply

Input: 90 to 264 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Output: 43 to 57 V, 5.2 A (adjusted to a voltage depending on the LED array)

Operating temperature: 0 to 40 °C

Dimensions: 226 mm x 110 mm x 58 mm (L x W x H)

Weight: 1.75 kg

CCD Camera and Lenses

IMAG-K7

Design: Black and white C-mount camera operated in 10-bit-mode at 16 frames/sec featuring

CCD Chip size: 1/2" (640 x 480 px final resolution)

Interface: GigE-Vision®

Lens mount: C-mount

Dimensions: 8,64 cm x 4,4 cm x 2,9 cm (L x W x H) (without lens)

Weight: <200g

IMAG-K6

Design: Black and white C-mount camera operated in 10-bit-mode at 16 frames/sec featuring 2 x 2 pixel binning

CCD Chip size: 2/3" (1392 x 1040 px final resolution)

Interface: GigE-Vision®

Lens mount: C-mount

Dimensions: 8,64 cm x 4,4 cm x 2,9 cm (L x W x H) (without lens)

Weight: <200g

K7-MAX/Z

Design: Cosmicar-Pentax zoom lens (F1.0/8-48 mm) and close-up lens, spacer ring, appropriate detector filter set and an adapter for mounting CCD-camera IMAG-K7 or IMAG-K5 at increased working distance

Dimensions: 57 x 95 mm

Weight: 430 g (without adapter-frame)

Filter Screw Size: Ø55 mm, P=0.75 mm

Mount: C-mount

Focal Length: 8-48 mm

Max. Aperture Ratio: 1: 1.0 (f=8-28) to 1.2 (f=48)

Iris Range: F/1.0 to F/22

Temperature Range: -20°C to +50°C

K7-MAX/S

Design: Cosmicar-Pentax lens (F1.2/12 mm), spacer ring plus appropriate detector filter set

Dimensions: 30 x 35.5 mm

Weight: 67 g

Filter Screw Size: M27 x 0.5

Mount: C-mount

Focal Length: 12 mm

Iris Range: F/1.2 to F/22

Temperature Range: -20°C to +50°C

K6-MAX

Design: Cosmicar-Pentax objective lens (F1.4/f=12.5 mm), spacer ring and appropriate detector filter set

Dimensions: 42 x 50 mm

Weight: 135 g

Filter Screw Size: M40.5 x 0.5

Mount: C-Mount

Focal Length: 12.5 mm

Iris Range: F/1.4 to C

Temperature Range: -20°C to +50°C

Camera Mounting Set

K6-MAX/M and K7-MAX/M

Design: Mounting set IMAG-K6 or IMAG-K7 camera on IMAG-MAX/L or IMAGMAX/LR. Consisting of camera holder and metal rod 15 cm length, 15 mm diameter for mounting the LED array on a vertical stand rod (double socket clamp and eye protection required)

Mounting

Mounting Stand with Eye Protection IMAG-MAX/GS

Design: Aluminum frame featuring two clamps for mounting LED-Array Illumination Unit IMAG-MAX/L or IMAG-MAX/LR; red Perspex sliding hood for eye protection; removable bottom part

Sample position: Detached leaves, slides or petri dishes resting on x-y stage for variable positioning; special frame for defined positioning of multiwell plates; after removal of bottom part, possibility to jack up whole Mounting Stand for study of plants in pots or trays

Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 22.5 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 3.1 kg

IMAG-MAX/B

Design: Aluminum frame featuring two clamps for mounting LED-Array Illumination Unit IMAG-MAX/L or IMAG-MAX/LR

Sample position: Detached leaves, slides or petri dishes resting on x-y stage for variable positioning; fix working distance 18.5 cm in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.

Dimensions: 18.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 20.4 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 455 g

ST-101

Design: Laboratory stand with wooden baseplate for mounting LED-Array Illumination Unit IMAG-MAX/L or IMAG-MAX/LR

Dimensions: 40 cm x 30 cm x 70 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 455 g

Software

Windows Software ImagingWin

Minimum PC requirements: Processor 1.7 GHz, 4 GB free RAM, built-in Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), Windows 10 OS

Features: Data display and evaluation plus instrument settings on 7 different windows:

  • Image tab: display of 18 different parameters
  • Kinetics tab: time dependent changes of fluorescence parameters
  • Light Curve tab: registration of preprogrammed light response curves
  • Report tab: numerical lists of parameter values for selected areas of interest, flexible choice of displayed parameters
  • Settings tab: instrument settings
  • High Sens. tab: routines for enhanced signal/noise and contrast (MAXI-, MINI and MICROSCOPY-version)
  • RGB-Fit: deconvolution of 3 different pigment types / algae groups (e.g. diatoms, chlorophytes and cyanobacteria - only for MICROSCOPY/RGB-version)

Optional

IMAG-MAX/F filter plate

Design: 44 individual blue filters in black-anodized aluminum plate to be mounted in front of collimating optics of IMAG-MAX/L (not compatible with IMAG-MAX/LR). Recommended for the work with reflecting/wet surfaces.

Filter properties: 1 mm blue-green glass filters (BG 39, Schott) blocking red transmission and passing 90 % of blue light

Dimensions: 186 mm x 176 mm x 2.5 mm (L x W x H)

Weight: 180 g

System Combination

Adapter for GWK1 (only for IMAGMAX/GWK1)

Design: Adapter Plate with legs and eye protection for positioning IMAG-MAXI Head on 3010-GWK1

Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 20 cm 17 cm (L x W x H)

Weight: 856 g