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Yes, typo on my part, should be 1V bias. Looks like he found an inverting
to nullify any dark signal. A nice feature of many of these boards is they
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> Why a 2v offset, he said the output is 1->0 V while he wants 0->1. That
> means at no signal his input is saturated (1v) and goes toward zero...
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> You'd still need to apply a 2V offset then come down from that. By the
> time
> you splice in the bias offset you might as well have patched in an
> inverter.
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> > You could just record the data as is and invert the image afterwards?
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> > Hi Mike,
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> > I have no commercial interest in either of the things I'm going
> to
> > mention
> > but they maybe of interest to you.
> >
> > First, there is a California based company, Pulse Research Lab,
> that
> > sells
> > a selection of high speed off the shelf comparators/sine wave
> > converters
> > that I've had success with for similar purposes. Their
> comparators are
> > fairly forgiving with what you connect as the input and you have
> a
> > number
> > of options for the corresponding output. You can browse their
> selection
> > here:
> >
> >
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https://www.pulseresearchlab.com/collections/comparators-sinewave-converters-1> >
> > I'll also mention that on their comparators they have preset
> > thresholds but
> > you can also set an arbitrary threshold by applying a DC voltage
> to the
> > complementary input if you want to.
> >
> > Second, Picoquant also sells a few inverters and adaptors that
> might
> > work
> > for you. Specifically the SI100 is a passive inline pulse
> inverter and
> > might work for your application. You can browse their adapters,
> > splitters
> > and cables here:
> >
> >
> >
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https://www.picoquant.com/products/category/accessories/adapters-splitters-cables-various-accessories-for-photon-counting-setups> >
> > Hopefully this helps. Again, no commercial interest in either of
> these
> > companies. Just thought I'd mention them as possible options.
> >
> > Best,
> > Ed
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> > > Hi,
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> > > I would like to test out a new detector module in a commerical
> > Olympus
> > > confocal body. Unfortunately, the detector uses an inverting
> > amplifier
> > > (0->-1 V), while the Olympus assumes a non-inverting
> transimpedance
> > > amplifier (0->+1 V). I've spoken with them and there is no
> way to
> > change
> > > the A/D configuration on this specific model, and so I cannot
> use the
> > > detector as is.
> > >
> > > Is there a commerical solution available for adapting
> something like
> > this?
> > > I would like to avoid having to design and breadboard an
> inverting
> > buffer
> > > amplifier if I can avoid it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> > >
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