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1. Application Clallserial dll d icm d 247 d i Y 7 Clserxxx dll Clseryyy dll Clserzzz dll Figure 25 Serial DLL hierarchy as mentioned in the Camera Link Specification 1 Cycle power to the camera by either a issuing the reset camera command rc or b powering the camera OFF and then ON 2 Load the ASCII interface using e 9600 baud e 8data bits e no parity e stop bit e flow control e local echo e carriage return linefeed 3 Wait for a stable status LED color green or red before proceeding Note that all entries in HyperTerminal will be ignored until a stable LED color is obtained 4 Incase of HyperTerminal press the Esc key 5 Once Esc has been entered the help screen appears Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 82 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal e If you are using interfaces other than HyperTerminal the ASCII character Esc is decimal 27 and needs to be issued From the command line insert Esc by using ALT 2 7 of the activated Num Pad In some cases this needs to be followed by a carriage return or a linefeed to send this to the camera e In ASCII the Esc character may look like this lt ASCII to GenCP To switch from the ASCII command interface to the GenCP interface the camera must be either reset RC or the power must be cycled Note that GenCP and ASCII com
2. The Area of Interest AOI feature can be used to reduce the amount of image data output from the camera Use this feature when there are areas in the image that contain unneeded information An example where you would use this feature is in an application that is inspecting several separated lanes of objects with one camera and the image between the lanes can be ignored The AOI feature allows from one to four specific areas of the pixel line to be specified where image data will be output Since the AOI feature reduces the amount of data output this has the additional benefit of allowing the cameras to operate at higher EXSYNC rates when using base medium or full camera link modes For example if the total number of pixels for the specified AOT s is less than 1 when using base Camera Link mode at 85 MHz the maximum EXSYNC rate can be 70 KHz versus 10 KHz if all 8 K pixels were output Note The setup of AOI is always with respect to the sensor Therefore if you are using the mirroring mode with AOI be aware that pixel one will be on the right side of the displayed image In order to set up an AOI for the camera 1 The AOI mode must first be in the off position Use the AOI Count to select the total number of AOIs desired to a max of 4 To set up each AOI individual use the AOI Selector to point to the AOI to be set up AOI Offset X is used indicate the starting pixel of the AOI AOI Width is used to indicate the width of the
3. 26 26 innershield Note Exterior Overshield is connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends Unused pairs should be terminated in 100 ohms at both ends of the cable Inner shield is connected to signal ground inside camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 22 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Camera Link Bit Definitions S ga A Configwaion Table 4 Camera Control Configuration For additional Camera Link documentation refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site s Knowledge Center application notes RGB 8 bit CL Base max line rate 10 kHz without AOI and 85 MHz CL Clock Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A 4 CL Port B BSEC LS 4 CL Port C This timing can be used for applications that require line rates only up to 10 KHz and therefore can use Camera Link Base mode with only one cable The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Base RGB Values for red even numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring red odd numbered pixels Values for blue odd numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring blue even numbered pixels Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 23 RGB 8 bit CL Medium max line rate 20 kHz withou
4. File path M Download eli 2 From the Type drop menu select the file type that will be uploaded to the camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 80 EE Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual From the File Selector drop menu select the camera memory location for the uploaded data This menu presents only the applicable data locations for the selected file type Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window select the specific file from the system drive or from a network location Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the camera Note that firmware changes require a device reset command from the Camera Information Controls and additionally CamExpert should be shutdown and restarted following a reset Download a List of Camera Parameters For diagnostic purposes you may want to download a list of all the parameters and values associated with the camera m 6 Go to File Access Control Click on Settings In the drop down box select Miscellaneous In the File selector drop down box select CameraData File Access Control m Select the type of file to upload or download from the device Paramet eens File Type Available Categor Miscellaneous Camera Camera File selector Camera Data I O Cont Flat Description Camera Data Image Transpol
5. Medium RGBS8 Max 7OKHz 42500000 Rate M O 5 A0lwidth1 AOlwidth2 AOIwidth3 Full RGB8 Max 7OKHz 42500000 PEE 0 3 AO0Twidthl AOIwidthZz AOIwidth3 Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 Rate M 0 2 A0Iwidthl AOIwidthZ AOIwidth3 Base RGBS Max 70KHz 42500000 ate 2 UT AO0Iwidthl AOlwidth2 AOIwidth3 AOIwidth4 Medium RGB8 JOKHz 42500000 O 5 AO0Iwidthl AOIwidth2 AOIwidth3 AOIwidth4 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 42 5 MHz 48 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual CL Number CL Line Rate Formula Hz Clock of AOI Configuration Full RGB8 Max 70 42500000 Rate 9 3 AOlwidthl AOlwidth2 AOlwidth3 AOlwidth4 Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 ate UT O 2 A0Iwidthl AOIwidth2 AOIwidth3 AOlwidth4 Set Exposure Time To set the camera s exposure time use the Exposure Time parameter a member of the Sensor Controls set This feature is only available when the Exposure Mode parameter is set to Timed The allowable exposure range is from 8 us to 3 000 us dependent on the value of the internal line rate GenICam parameters Sensor Controls gt Exposure Time Timed Exposure Mode gt 8 us to 3 000 us Control Gain and Black Level The cameras provide gain and black level adjustments in the digital domain for the CMOS sensor The gain and bl
6. Number of bits per character used in the Data Size serial port Number of stop bits per character used Number of Stop 1 in the serial port Bits Use the Pixel Format feature found in the Image Format Control set to select the format of the pixel to use during image acquisition Image Format Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 50 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Found in the I O Control gt Direction Control set of features Note This feature is available when in high sensitivity mode only TDI stage 2 Direction Control Sensor Scan Direction When in TDI stages 2 this command lets you select the Internal or external direction control Use this feature to accommodate object direction change on a web and to mount the camera upside down Set the tap readout from left to right or from right to left This feature is especially useful if you want to mount the camera upside down Image Format Control On pixels are read out from right to left Resetting the Camera The feature Camera Reset part of the Transport Layer set resets the camera The camera resets with the default settings including a baud rate of 9600 Camera Information Parameter Description Resets the camera and puts in the default settings including a 9600 baud rate 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 5 Important Note to ensure best results the conditions under wh
7. Reading this feature clears it Press to return the current status of the GenCP Camera Link Output configuration Set the camera link clock rate 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 75 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category The P4 Acquisition and Transfer controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure the optional acquisition modes of the device Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value Camera Information Device Registers Streaming Start Press Camera Control Device Registers Streaming End Press Check Stream Validity Press I O Controls Flat Field lt lt Less Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will ind
8. current set User Set Save Save the current set as selected user set Description of the Camera Settings The camera operates in one of three settings Current session User setting Factory setting read only Default setting VUE La The current settings can be saved thereby becoming the user setting using the User Set Save parameter A previously saved user setting User Set 1 to 8 or the factory settings can be restored using the User Set Selector and User Set Load parameters Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be saved as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically saves as the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset or powered up 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 39 The relationship between these three settings is illustrated in Figure 19 Relationship between the Camera Settings 1 Select Default Set MEE Saves Automatically Factory Settings U Setti 1 Select User Set ser settings 2 User Set Load 1 Select Factory Set 2 User Set Load 1 Select User Set Current Session 2 User Set Save Figure 19 Relationship between the Camera Settings Active Settings for Current Session The active setting for the current session is the set of configurations that are operating while the camera is currently running including all unsaved changes you
9. AOT width3 Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz 85000000 ee ae UU ee TT _ D 2 ADIwidthl AOIwidth2 AOIwidth3 85 MHz 4 Base RGB amp Max 70KHz 85000000 HU e E AOIwidthl AOIwidth2 AOIwidth3 AOIwidth4 Medium RGB8 Max 70KHz 85000000 UU 0 5 x AOlwidth1 AOlwidth2 AOlwidth3 AOlwidth4 Full RGB8 Max 70 note 85000000 CE 0 3 x A0fwidthl AOIwidth2 AOlwidth3 AOIwidth4 Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz ee 85000000 eS 0 2 AOlwidth1 AOIwidth2 AOIwidth3 AOIwidth4 CL Number CL Line Rate Formula Hz Clock of AOI Configuration Rate 42 5 1 Base RGB8 Max 70KHz MHz para 42590000 DEPT AOlwidth1 Medium RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 SE T 0 5 A0lwidth Full RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 Rate 0 3 AOIwidthl 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 47 CL Number CL Line Rate Formula Hz Clock of AOI Configuration Rate Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz gt 42500000 UT O 2 40Iwidthl Base 8 Max 70KHz gt 42500000 ate UT AO0Iwidthl AOIwidth2 Medium RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 ate OOOO UT 0 5 A0lwidthl AOlwidth2 Full RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 tate E O 3 A0Iwidthl AOIwidth2 Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz 42500000 ae UE O 2 A0Iwidthl AOIwidth2 42 5 3 Base RGBS Max 70KHz MHz 42500000 Rate ae a a EU RUE uum AO0Iwidthl AOfwidthZ AOIwidth3 42 5 MHz
10. CL Config Medium Pixel Fmt RGB8 CPA 1 8192 USER Full Name Get Value em 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual Description Notes Teledyne DALSA 87 The get command displays the current value s of the feature specified in the string parameter Note that the parameter is preceded by a single quote Using this command will be easier for control software than parsing the output from the gcp command User gt get ssf 10000 Short bwa Cor cls clm cms User2 cpa Ctv ffm frs gcp Tu roi rpc Sac sad sam sbr scd sem set smm spf ssa ssb ssf 589 stm svm usd usl uss vt Full Name Balance white auto Calibrate User FPN Camera Link Speed Camera Link Mode Color matrix Calibrate Flatfield Color Transformation Value Flat Field Mode Flat Field Reverse Set Displayed Value and Description No value returned No value returned 0 85MHz or 1 1 42 5 MHz 0 Base 1 Med 2 Full 3 Deca OS Factory LY Factory 2 p 23 Userl 3 No value returned 12 lines floating point values Gain 00 Gain 01 Gain 02 Gain 10 Gain 11 Gain 12 Gain 20 Gain 21 Gain 22 Offset 1 Offset 2 Offset 3 hs OFE ob XI 33 controlled Set number 0 8 Scan direction Camera Configuration No value returned Help Reset Camera Region of Interest Reset Pixel Coefficients Set AOI Count Last AOI Set Set AOI
11. back from the front face 4 Camera Timing amp Control It is easiest and quickest to evaluate the camera using the internal timing setups for line rate and exposure time Since we recommend starting with Camera Link medium mode set a suitable line rate less than 20 KHz using the ssf command If this line rate is too slow for your application you will get a compressed image in the scan direction This should not be a problem for a basic evaluation You can set the exposure time using the set command Ensure that the exposure time period is not greater than the period of the line rate minus 1 5 usec The camera will indicate an error if you select an exposure time that is too long The minimum exposure time is 8 usec Set your camera direction using the scd command Refer to the Camera Direction Control diagram in this manual for a definition of forward and reverse 5 Acquiring an Image You can now begin imaging Unless you have an application employing lots of light the image is likely to be too dark Use the system gain to adjust the camera output to achieve the desired response The system gain range is from 1x to 10x Once you have a suitable response you can now focus the lens If you are using white LEDs your image will have reasonable color reproduction The image may be darker at the edges due to lens vignetting but this will be improved once the camera 15 calibrated Calibration is per
12. 12 in Dc 1 JJ Green 13 00 67 Green 15 00 07 reen 16 D D7 The sensor has pixels 0 to 8191 In RGBG mode red pixels are 0 2 4 Blue pixels are 1 3 5 Custom AOIs are not supported in GREEN ONLY mode Three values red blue green are output per pixel in RGB mode 4 1 Two values red blue green are output per pixel in RGBG mode 4 2 In RGBG non mirrored mode the first pixel of an AOI 15 always red green 4 3 In RGBG mirrored mode the first pixel of an AOI is always blue green Whether mirroring is on or off 0 is the leftmost pixel Whether mirroring is on or off AOI 1 is readout first In normal mode AOI 1 is closest to the sensor s left edge In mirror mode AOI 1 is closest to the sensor s right edge 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 27 Base and Medium Modes 1 The total number of pixels within each AOI must be a multiple of 8 and must be greater than or equal to 40 2 In normal mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI left edge must have the location 8i where i 0 1 2 1023 i e 8 960 7680 are allowed 12 15 not allowed 3 In mirror mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI right edge must have the location 8i 7 where i 0 1 2 1023 7 15 4095 are allowed 8 is not allowed Deca RGB Mode 1 The total number of pixels within each AOI must be a multiple of 40 and must be greater than or equal to 40 2 In norma
13. GenCP Status Press Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port lt lt Less File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 74 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Transport Layer Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown Device Version amp View Feature Description Display Name Restart Camera XML Major Version XML Minor Version Last GenCP Status Refresh GenCP Status Camera Link Configuration Camera Link Configuration Tap Geometry 03 032 20156 01 DeviceReset DeviceManifestXMLMajor Version DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion genCPStatus refreshGenCPStatus ClConfiguration Base Medium Deca clDeviceClockFrequency CL85MHz CL 42 5MHz DeviceTapGeometry Used to restart the camera warm reset Together with DeviceManifestXMLMinor Version specifies the GenICam feature description XML file version RO Together with DeviceManifestXMLMajor Version specifies the GenICam feature description XML file version RO If a feature read or write fails then Sapera only returns that it fails read this feature to get the actual reason for the failure Returns the last error
14. Grab button was clicked Click on the custom configuration settings button to define a new multitap mode Freeze button was clicked to match the camera used The variables available will be dependent on the acquisition board used denied ei rameter in Manual PRM CHANNELS ORDER Video status Pixel Clock Present Line Valid Present Figure 17 CamExpert s Image Acquisition Window The CamExpert application uses panes to simplify choosing and configuring camera files or acquisition parameters for the installed device e Device Selector pane View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device Once a device is selected CamExpert will only present acquisition parameters applicable to that device Optionally select a camera file included with the Sapera installation or saved by the user e Parameters pane Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device CamExpert displays parameters only if those parameters are supported by the installed device This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hard ware in use e Display pane Provides a live or single frame acquisition display Frame buffer parameters are shown in an information bar above the image window e Control Buttons The Display pane includes Cam Expert control buttons These are Acquisition control button Grab Click once to start live grab click again to stop Oe Freeze T
15. Information Baud Rate Baud 115200 Camera Control I O Controls Flat Field Less Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control File Access Control The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Baud Rate DeviceSerialPortBaud Rate Sets the baud rate used by the selected 1 00 device s serial port Available baud rates are Beginner device specific DFNC Baud 9600 Baud 9600 Baud rate 15 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 19200 Baud rate is 19200 Baud 57600 Baud 57600 Baud rate is 57600 Baud 115200 Baud 115200 Baud rate is 115200 Baud 230400 Baud 230400 Baud rate is 230400 Baud 460800 Baud 460800 Baud rate is 460800 Baud 921600 Baud 921600 Baud rate is 921600 Serial Port Parity deviceSerialPortParity Sets the parity checking type on the selected 1 00 serial port RO Beginner None None Parity checking 15 disabled DFNC Data Size deviceSerialPortDataSize Sets the bits per character bpc to use RO 1 00 Eight Bits bpc8 Use 8 bits per character Beginner DFNC Stop Bits deviceSerialPortNumberOf Sets the number of stop bits to use 1 00 Stop Bits Beginner Stop bits 1 Stop bits 1 Use 1 stop bit DFNC 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 77 File Access Control Category The File Access control in CamExpert allows the user to quickly upload various data files to the connected P4 The suppo
16. Mode Set Baud Rate Scan Direction Exposure Mode Exposure Time Mirroring Mode Pixel Format Set Spatial Alignment Offset Internal Line Rate Gain four lines Trigger Mode Test Pattern Default User Set Load User Set oave User Set lemperature No value returned No value returned Start pixel and end pixel numbers No value returned Number of AOI s 1 4 AOI 1 Offset AOI 1 Width AOI 2 Offset AOI 2 Width 0 Disabled 1 Enabled No value returned 0 Internal 1 External CC3 control 0 Forward 1 Reverse 0 Internal 1 External n 0 0 Enabled 1 Disabled RGB8 2 G8 3 RGBES 4 BGRO EOS 3 32 to 31 8 bit DN Hz 0 System 1 Red 2 floating point numbers 0 Internal 1 External 0 sensor video 1 mono ramp 25 color ramp Set number 0 8 Last set loaded 0 8 Last set saved 0 8 No value returned Green 3 Blue 03 032 20156 01 88 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual VV Input Voltage No value returned Full Name Mnemonic Argument s Description Display list of three letter commands Notes USER gt h 03 081 20292 02 Command Line Interpreter May 28 2013 12 10 55 bwa Balance white auto COSE Calibrate User FPN 2048 4096 Gils Camera Link Speed lt 0 85MHz 1 42 5MHz gt cim Camera Link Mode lt 0 Base 1 Med 2 Full 3 Deca gt cms Color matrix selector device 0 Factory 1 User gt Selector 1 2 cpa Calibrate Flatfield lt 0 1 filt
17. allowable cable length will decrease The Piranha4 cameras are capable of driving cables 10 metres or less in length We do not guarantee good imaging performance with low quality cables of any length In general we recommend the use of high quality cables for any cable length Input Signals Camera Link The camera accepts control inputs through the Camera Link MDR26F connector The camera ships in internal sync and internally programmed integration EXSYNC Line Readout Trigger Line rate can be set internally using the GenICam features The external control signal EXSYNC is optional and enabled through the user interface This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYNC to trigger pixel readout The EXSYNC signal tells the camera when to integrate and readout the image It can be either an internally generated signal by the camera or it can be supplied externally via the serial interface Depending upon the mode of operation the high time of the EXSYNC signal can represent the integration period Note The EXSYNC signal is measured at and will give a true measurement i e within the measurement resolution of 25 ns even though the camera will only trigger at a maximum of 50 KHz Output Signals Camera Link Clocking Signals These signals indicate when data 1s valid allowing you to clock the data from the camera to your acquisition system These signals are part of the Camera Link configuration and you should refer to the Ca
18. click Close Upload all files and then reset camera Full Name Flatfield Mode Mode Argument s Disable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Enable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Reset user FPN coefficients to zero and user PRNU coefficients to one Scan direction controlled user set loading Set flat field mode Notes Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 86 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Full Name Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set Argument s User Set Number Set scan direction controlled reverse set Full Name Display Camera Configuration Arguments Description Display current value of camera configuration parameters Notes USER gt gcp Model P4 CC O8K050 00 R Microcode 03 081 20292 02 03 110 20291 02 FPGA 392056920412 202 Serial 14013769 UserID 123456 15 Good DefaultSet 0 Ext Trig Off Line Rate 10000 Meas L R 10003 Max L R 19417 Exp Mode Timed Exp Time 50000 Meas E T 49993 Max E T 98500 Test Pat 0 Off Direction Internal Forward Line Delay UNE OILS Flat Field On Color Plane Selector Gain 1 00 Red Gain 1 00 Green Gain 1 00 Blue Gain 1 00 Color Matrix Selector Factory Color Correction Matrix 1 000000 0 000000 0 000000 0 0 000000 1 000000 0 000000 0 0 000000 0 000000 1 000000 0 Offset 0 Mirror Off AOI Mode Off CL Speed 85MHz
19. have made to the settings before saving them These active settings are stored in the camera s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets or if the camera is powered down or loses power To save these settings for reuse the next time you power up or reset the camera or to protect against losing them in the case of power loss you must save the current settings using the User Set Save parameter Once saved the current settings become the selected User Set User Setting The user setting is the saved set of camera configurations that you can customize resave and restore By default the user settings are shipped with the same settings as the factory set The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non volatile memory as a User Set The camera automatically restores the last saved user settings when it powers up To restore the last saved user settings select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 40 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Factory Settings The factory setting is the camera settings that were shipped with the camera and which loaded during the camera s first power up To load or restore the original factory settings at any time select the Factory Setting parameter and then select the User Set Load parameter Note By default the user settings are set to the factory settings Default Setti
20. monochrome output Blue Pixel 8192 Red Blue Red Blue Red Blue Red Blue Top Line Pixel 1 Pixel 2 Pixel 3 Pixel 4 Pixel 5 Pixel 6 Pixel 7 Pixel 8 Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green M rin Bottom Line Pixel 1 Pixel2 Pixel3 Pixel4 Pixel5 Pixel6 Pixel7 Pixel8 8192 Figure 5 Piranha4 Color Bilinear Sensor Block Diagram Note The interpolation procedure does not work on the first and last pixels As a result the number of effective full color RGB pixels is reduced by 2 to 8190 pixels There is no spacing between the sensor lines When the image passes the two lines of pixels the red blue and green components for the same image location are captured at a different time as dictated by the line spacing The camera automatically corrects for the line spacing to ensure that the red blue and green components of the image pixel are all aligned when output However this is only correct when the object pixel size is square i e the distance moved by the object for one EXSYNC period is equal to the width of the object pixel In some applications it may not be possible to achieve a square object pixel as fine adjustment of the lens magnification and or the distance moved for each EXSYNC period 15 not possible This scenario may be especially apparent when trying to integrate the camera into an existing system When it 1s not possible to generate a square object pixel color artefacts will occur in the scan direct
21. operated Swab HUBY 340CA 003 http www cleancross net modules xfsection article php articleid 224 Single drop bottle FD 2 ESD E2 Eclipse optic cleaning system w w w photosol com Use localized ionized air flow on to the glass during sensor cleaning Blow off mobile contamination using an ionized air gun Place the sensor under the microscope at a magnification of 5x to determine the location of any remaining contamination Clean the contamination on the sensor using one drop of E20n a swab Wipe the swab from left to right or right to left but only in one direction Do this in an overlapping pattern turning the swab after the first wipe and with each subsequent wipe Avoid swiping back and forth with the same swab in order to ensure that particles are removed and not simply transferred to a new location on the sensor window This procedure requires you to use multiple swabs Discard the swab after both sides of the swab have been used once Repeat until there is no visible contamination present Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 99 EMC Declaration of Conformity We TELEDYNE DALSA 605 McMurray Road Waterloo Ontario CANADA N2V 2E9 Declare under sole responsibility that the cameras Brand Name Piranha4 Models P4 CC 08K050 00 R Which are components to be integrated into larger systems were evaluated according to the CE Mark FCC Part 15 VCCI Israel Korea and Industry Canad
22. that AOI vus Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 68 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Category Parameter Value Camera Information Camera Control Off Off RGBS I O Controls 1 Must be off to set up the AOI 2 Set up the number of Flat Field AOI desired to max of 4 3 Select area to setup Acquisititc 4 Select beginning of Serial Port Multiple AOI Mode Off File Access Control AOI Selector 1 AOI Offset X 0 5 Set up width of selected area AOI Width 1000 lt lt Less 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 69 In order to initiate operation of the AOI once setup l The AOI mode must be changed to Active 2 Besureto set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI widths set up in the camera Category Parameter Value Camera Information Camera Control Test OFF TO Controls est Pattern id Line Mirroring off Flat Fie Pixel Format RGBS Once all AOL ar set up change to active Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port Multiple 401 Mode Active File Access Control lt lt Less Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 70 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual The camera is capable of adjusting camera parameters on the fly based on the scan direction of the camera These parameters include gain flat field coefficients white balance and
23. that when using a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standard the R G B and then G pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGBG data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application However the frame grabber or host application will need to perform the necessary red and blue interpolation to generate RGB pixel data This interpolation operation will increase the amount of pixel data by 50 Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI results in increased potential line rates Note when using an AOI with this RGBG mode you must consider the available i e potential lack of red and blue pixel data at the AOI boundaries when they are performing interpolation Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 26 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual When using the AOI feature there are specific AOI rules with respect to AOI sizes and boundaries that must be adhered to see below Green Only Output Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A CL Port B CL Port C CL Port D CL Port E CL Port F CL Port G CL Port H Custom AOI Rules 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Geenid DO D Graan 3 0 4 F armen oU OT Green 9 Won m TEEN DO D Green 8 DO D F Green 10 k 00 07 rean 11 00 07 Green
24. 0 kHz maximum Base RGB8 ConnectorsandMechanicals Power Connector Hirose 6 pin circular Power Supply 12 V to 24 V DC Maximum Current Draw 17W Applied voltage at camera connector Power Dissipation Size 80 mm W x 130mm H x 57 mm D Without heat sinks 80 mm W x 80 mm H x 57 mm D Optical meraes 5 Flatness 50 um y parallelism 0 08 or 81 um 50 um 50 um 250 um 0 2 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual ___ Compliance Regulatory Compliance CE and RoHS GenICam At the time of this release CamExpert does not accommodate color Deca 9 1 mode Contact Customer Support if you are interested in evaluating a camera using this mode F mount lenses are optimized for a maximum image circle of 43 2 mm However the PA 8k sensor is 57 67mm long Using an F mount lens will generate a good image for the center 6008 pixels However pixels beyond this range may suffer from optical distortion caused by the lens If an application requires the use of an F mount lens with P4 8K cameras contact Customer Support for additional details regarding the use of F mount lenses and for access to a suitable F mount to M72 adapter po Rd Gre ee 1 DN 1 DN lt 1 DN DN digital number Test Conditions e Values measured using 8 bit gain e JOkHz line rate e Light source white LED e No white balancing e Front plate temperature 45 C EN 55011 FC
25. 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 5 System Precautions Precautions Read these precautions and this manual carefully before using the camera Confirm that the camera s packaging is undamaged before opening it If the packaging is damaged please contact the related logistics personnel Do not open the housing of the camera The warranty is voided if the housing is opened Keep the camera housing temperature in a range of 0 C to 50 C during operation Do not operate the camera in the vicinity of strong electromagnetic fields In addition avoid electrostatic charging violent vibration and excess moisture To clean the device avoid electrostatic charging by using a dry clean absorbent cotton cloth dampened with a small quantity of pure alcohol Do not use methylated alcohol To clean the surface of the camera housing use a soft dry cloth To remove severe stains use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral detergent and then wipe dry Do not use volatile solvents such as benzene and thinners as they can damage the surface finish Further cleaning instructions are below Though this camera supports hot plugging it is recommended that you power down and disconnect power to the camera before you add or replace system components Image sensors and the camera bodies housing are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor wi
26. Acquisition and Transfer Control Power on Status Good Camera Control Flat Field Image Format Serial Port LED Colour Green File Access Control Temperature 58 400 Refresh Temperature Press Input Voltage 14 300 Refresh Voltage Press Power up Configuration Setting Show More gt gt 15 27 45 CameraLink_1 COM3 Figure 16 CamExpert s Camera Control Window 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 35 File View Pre Processing Advanced CameraLink Port Help Position x 3440 y 220 R 0070 G 00D6 B 003C 0 0 Osos ut Category Parameter Value Basic Timing Camera Type Linescan Advanced Control Pixel Depth 8 Horizontal Active 8192 Horizontal Offset in 0 Pixel Clock Input Freq 20 Data Valid Disabled eee ue Two Taps Interleaved Disabled PoCL Status Not Active External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Defines the number vum and how the multitap data is output by the camera Combined together the tap data make up one video line Refer to the camera specifications for information on its multitap data output Select from Popular Modes Click on the Value field and a tap configuration menu with a number of common modes is displayed Each mode has a demo button which will display an animated graphic illustration for that tap configuration Grab button was clicked Freeze button was clicked Define a Custom Mode
27. Acquisitir Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File Acce File path Download Close Save As Save in E Desktop v amp er E3 4 Coyote Application 4 Mv Computer Cypress Network Places ef DinoCapture 2 0 Adobe Reader 9 Edit sdopts cfg v3 3 ae Atmel CPS8 07 m EvMC6748 CCStudio v3 3 BaaN SAGE E EvMoMAP L138 CCStudio v3 3 4 Basler Imaging i Excel 2003 amp BHS60 2 Config Utility L Image Pro Plus 5 0 M Blackhawk Control Panel 32 bit EISE I2 4 Calculator HEISE 13 1 MA Camsat2 AA McAfee Security Scan Plus CCT Measurement amp Automation S7 Code Composer Studio v4 a Notepad 16 42 2 16 42 gt 16 43 5 File name P4 CC 8K050 00 Camera Data Save as type Al Files l Cancel Hit Download save the text file and send the file to Teledyne DALSA customer support 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 81 The following commands can be used to control the Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 cameras Accessing the Three Letter Commands TLC To access the TLC an ASCII based communications interface application such as HyperTerminal Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx dllorclallserial dl1l as defined in the Camera Link Specification Visual Basic or C
28. Basic Low Pass flatfield CalibrationTarget flatfield Calibration SampleSize Lines 2048 Lines 4096 flatfield Calibration ROIOffsetX flatfield Calibration ROIW id th flatfield Calibration FPN flatfield Calibration PRN U Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Different user set loaded depending on direction When flatfield CorrectionMode is set to ScanDirection Controlled this feature selects the UserSEt 1 to8 which will be used for the reverse scan direction Selection between two different flat field algorithms Direct calculation of coefficients based on average line values and target First each color is flat fielded to its peak value and then the color gains are used to achieve the target A low pass filter is first applied to the average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniformly white or it is not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm Set a value between and 255 to which the flat field algorithm will taget the image to Sets the number of lines to be averaged during a flat field calibration Set the starting point of a region of interest where a flat field calibration will be performed Sets the width of the region on interest where a flat field calibration will be performed Initiates
29. C Part 15 CISPR 11 and ICES 003 Class A Radiated Emissions Requirements EN 55024 and EN 61326 1 Immunity to Disturbance RoHS per EU Directive 2002 95 EC and WEEE per EU Directive 2002 96 EC and China Electronic Industry Standard SJ T11364 2006 GenICam XML Description File Superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 Camera Link Serial Communication GenICam Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 supported Industry Standards GenlCam Piranha4 cameras are GenICam compliant They implement a superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 This description takes the form of an XML device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module ofthe GenICam specification The 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 9 camera uses the GenICam Generic Control Protocol V1 0 to communicate over the Camera Link serial port For more information see ww w genicam org Responsivity The responsivity graph describes the sensor response to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics Note The responsivity of a color camera will measure approximately 1 6 that of a similar monochrome camera model as a result of the effect the color filter has on the sensor and also due to the color camera not incorporating a high sensitivity mode dual line summing P4 8K C
30. G outputs e Camera Link interface e GenlICam or ASCII command compliant interfaces Programmability e Save up to eight sets of correction coefficients e Adjustable gain and offset e White balance and color correction e Lens and shading correction with defocusing cap ability e Test pattern and diagnostics e Multi AOI output allows faster line rates Applications e Printing inspection e High performance document scanning e Electronics e Film inspection e High throughput applications 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 7 Models The camera is available in the following configurations Table 1 Camera Models Overview Model Number P4 CC 08K050 00 R 8k resolution 50 kHz line rate Camera Link interface Table 2 Software Sehwere Produa Number Version Number Embedded within camera GenICam support XML camera description file Embedded within camera Sapera LT including CamExpert GUI application and GenICam for Camera Link imaging driver Camera Performance Specifications Table 3 Camera Performance Specifications EINE Imager Format CMOS bilinear color line scan Resolution 8192 x 2 pixel lines 8192 x 1 pixel line Green and 8192 x 1 pixel line alternating Red Blue Pixel Size 7 04 um x 7 04 um Full Well Capacity 20k e minimum gain of 1x Line Rate 0 kHz minimum to 50 kHz maximum Deca RGBG 34 kHz maximum Deca RGBS 20 kHz maximum Medium 1
31. N digital number units Allows the user to select between two factory programmed matrixes or two user loaded sets 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Color Correction Matrix for a white LED No correction User programmable loaded correction matrix User programmable loaded correction matrix 1 00 Beginner Allows the user to manually adjust correction value in the matrix Rd Gre Bue Oe Red 1 00 Beginner Value entered as pointed to by ColorTransformation ValueSelector 32 lt value lt 32 Set the number of rows between imaging lines 1 00 Beginner 03 032 20156 01 62 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions The P4 Digital I O controls as shown by CamExpert groups sensor specific parameters This group includes controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Category Parameter Value Camera Information Camera Control Trigger Mode I O Controls Less Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Add
32. Piranha4 Color P4 CC 08K050 00 R Color Camera User s Manual 03 July 2013 mm TELEDYNE DALSA 03 032 20156 01 Everywhereyoulook www feledynedalsa com 2 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual O 2013 Teledyne DALSA Inc All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Teledyne DALSA About Teledyne Technologies and Teledyne DALSA Inc Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic subsystems instrumentation and communication products engineered systems aerospace engines and energy and power generation systems Teledyne Technologies operations are primarily located in the United States the United Kingdom and Mexico For more information visit Teledyne Technologies website at www teledyne com Teledyne DALSA a Teledyne Technologies company is an international leader in high performance digital im aging and semiconductors with approximately 1 000 employees worldwide headquartered in Waterloo Ontario Canada Established in 1980 the company designs develops manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions in addition to providing MEMS products and services For more information vi
33. Set8 User Set Selector Factory Setting UserSet 1 UserSet 2 UserSet3 UserSet4 UserSet5 UserSet6 UserSet7 UserSet8 Power on User Set Current User Set Load Configuration Save Configuration Device Built In Self Test Status Teledyne DALSA UserSet7 UserSet8 UserSetSelector Default UserSetl UserSet2 UserSet3 UserSet4 UserSet5 UserSet6 UserSet7 UserSet8 UserSetDefaultSelector UserSetSelector UserSetLoad UserSetSave deviceBISTStatus Select the user defined configuration UserSet 7 as the Power up Configuration Select the user defined configuration UserSet 8 as the Power up Configuration Selects the camera configuration set to load feature settings from or save current feature settings to The Factory set contains default camera feature settings RW Select the default camera feature settings saved by the factory Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet2 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet3 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet4 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSe
34. Test Pattern TestImageSelector Ramp Ramp Selects a grey scale Color_Ramp Color_Ramp Selects a color ramp Line Mirroring ReverseX 1 00 Off Off Video output in normal order Beginner On On Video output in a reverse order DFNC Pixel Format Pixel Format Output image pixel coding format of the 1 00 sensor Beginner RGB8 RGB8 RGB8 DFNC BGR8 BGR8 BGR8 RGBGS8 RGBGS8 RGBGS G8 G8 G8 Pixel Color Filter PixelColorFilter Indicates the type of color filter applied to 1 00 the image RO Beginner DFNC Pixel Coding PixelCoding 1 00 Beginner DFNC Width of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in pixels RO Beginner Max Width WidthMax The maximum image horizontal 1 00 dimension of the image RO Beginner Height Height Height of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in lines RO Beginner Multiple AOI Mode Off Active Multiple AOI Count 03 032 20156 01 multipleAOIMode Turns on an output Area of Interest Off Area of interest is off Active Area of interest is on multipleAOICount Set the number of output area of interest 1 4 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 67 Multiple AOI Selector multipleAOlISelector Selects the area of interest to be setup 1 00 Beginner DFNC AOI Offset X multipleA OIOffsetX Set the start of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner AOI Width multipleA OIWidth Set the width of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner DFNC
35. Timed Trigger Width Exposure Time Measured Exposure Time Refreshed measured exposure time Direction Source Internal Direction Gain Selector 032 20156 01 Feature sensorColorType CFA_RGB CFA_RGBG AcquisitionLineRate measureLineRate refreshMeasureLineRate ExposureMode Timed TriggerWidth ExposureTime measureExposureTime refresh MeasureExposureTime sensorScan DirectionSource Internal External sensorScan Direction Forward Reverse Gain Selector Description Defines the camera sensor color type RO Sensor color type is RGB Specifies the camera internal line rate in Hz when Trigger mode set to internal Note that any user entered value is automatically adjusted to a valid camera value Specifies the line rate provided to the camera by either internal or external source RO Press to show the current line rate provided to the camera by either internal or external sources Sets the operation mode for the camera s exposure or shutter RO The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with a LineStart event Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Sets the exposure time in microseconds when the Exposure Mode feature is set to Timed Specifies the exposure time provided to the camera by either internal or external source RO Press to display the current exposure time provided to the camera Di
36. ____ Display internal temperature in degrees Celsius Full Name Argument s 0 Display supply voltage Notes o O Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 94 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual If you are familiar with the operation of Camera Link cameras and have an understanding of imaging fundamentals the following steps will show you how to quickly set up this camera and begin acquiring images 1 On Power Up The P4 8K color camera has been calibrated and configured at the factory to be ready for your evaluation when first powered up The default conditions are set as follows e System gain is set to the lowest value of one Flat field calibration is not active as this feature is dependent on your light source and lens e Line rate and exposure time are set to for internal generation by the camera e White balance is set for white LEDs e Camera Link mode is set to the standard RGB medium mode which allows operation of up to 20 KHz line rate The camera will run at up to a 34 KHz line rate using Camera Link Deca mode but it may be easier to start your evaluation using the medium mode Set your Camera Link frame grabber up to receive the standard RGB medium mode 2 Communicating with the Camera e The P4 8K color camera is designed to power up with a GenIcam compliant interface e CamExpert provides an easy to use GUI that can be used to set up and evaluate the camera e The camera also comes with Teledyne DALSA s three l
37. a ICES 003 Evaluation and satisfy the requirements of the following standards EN 55011 2009 EN 61326 1 2006 EN 55024 2010 ICES 003 CISPR 11 FCC Part 15 Place of issue Waterloo Ontario Canada Date of Issue December 22 2011 Hank Helmond Director of Quality TELEDYNE DALSA Corp J Pl Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 100 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Revision history Change Description 03 August 2012 01 New camera image added to cover 03 July 2013 Operating Range values revised Revised AOI rules Low and High timing diagram added Pixel format values revised 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 101 EXSYNC 28 B baud rate 48 F black level factory settings 36 control 47 G Gain calibration 50 control 47 flat field 52 grounding instructions 20 process chain 50 GUI camera control signals 22 CamExpert 33 camera information 36 overview 31 camera interfacing tool 32 Camera Link I cables 27 configurations 39 image acquisition 39 input signals 28 input output 20 outputs 28 interface Camera Link connector 20 CamExpert 33 certifications 8 cleaning L sensor window 97 clock signals 28 compliance 8 connectors 20 mechanical 7 LED definitions 29 Camera Link 20 M power 28 mechanical camera 15 specifications 7 data bus 28 models 7 direction sensor shift 14 P web movement 14 directi
38. ack level controls can make small compensations to the acquisition in situations where lighting varies and the lens iris cannot be easily adjusted The user can evaluate gain and black level by using CamExpert The parameters that control gain and black level are grouped together in the Sensor Controls set Sensor Controls Black Level Apply a digital addition after an FPN correction 1 8 of the available range of 32 to 31 Gain Set the gain as an amplification factor applied to the video signal across all pixels Ix to 10x To set the height of the image and therefore the number of lines to scan use the parameters grouped under the Image Format Control set Image Format Control Control the size of the transmitted image Height of the image in lines 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 49 8 bit depth to Camera Link Test Image Selector Select an internal test image Off Color Ramp Grey Ramp The baud rate sets the speed in bits per second bps of the serial communication port and is available as part of the Serial Port Control parameters Serial Port Control p E Control the baud rate used by the Baud Rate 9600 factory default camera s serial port 19200 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Note During connection CamExpert automatically sets the camera to maximum allowable baud Your system requires a Px8 frame grabber to achieve these baud rates
39. arty software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value Camera Information Camera Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Refresh Temperature Press Refresh Voltage Press License Key FOCBF4C 00000000 Power up Configuration Setting lt lt Less Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 56 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Camera Information Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attributes and in which version of the device the feature was introduced Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention using the tag DEN C verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Vendor Name DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name RO 1 00 Beginner Model Name DeviceModelName Displays the device model name RO 1 00 Beginner Device Version DeviceVersion Displays the device version This tag will 1 00 also highlight if the firmware is a beta or Beginner custom design RO Manufacturer Info DeviceManufacturerInfo This feature provides extended 1 00 manufacturer information about the devi
40. bber e g Xcelera CL PX4 Full Camera Link frame grabber Part OR XACO XPF00 e Operating system Windows XP 32 bit Take the following steps in order to setup and run your camera system They are described briefly below and in more detail in the sections that follow 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software including GUI We recommend the Xcelera CL PX4 Full frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teled ynedalsa com site here If your host computer does not have a 4 full Camera Link frame grabber then you will need to install one Follow the manufacturer s installation instructions A GenICam compliant XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing GenICam compliant application to know the camera s capabilities immediately after connection Installing SaperaLT gives you access to the CamExpert GUI a GenICam compliant application 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables e Connect the Camera Link cables from the camera to the computer e Connect a power cable from the camera to a 12 VDC to 24 VDC power supply Establish communicating with the camera Start the GUI and establish communication with the camera Refer to Step 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables for a description on communicating with the camera ASCII Commands As an alternative to the CamExpert or equivalent GUI you can communicate with this camera using ASCII based commands A complet
41. ce Beginner RO Firmware Version DeviceFirmwareVersion Displays the currently loaded firmware 1 00 version number Firmware files have a Beginner unique number and have the cbf file extension RO Serial Number DeviceID Displays the device s factory set camera 1 00 serial number RO Beginner Device User ID DeviceUserID Feature to store user programmable 1 00 identifier of up to 15 characters The default Beginner factory setting is the camera serial number RW Power up UserSetDefaultSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 Configuration and make active on camera power up or Beginner Selector reset The camera configuration sets are stored in camera non volatile memory RW Factory Setting Default Load factory default feature settings UserSet1 UserSet1 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 1 as the Power up Configuration UserSet2 UserSet2 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 2 as the Power up Configuration UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 3 as the Power up Configuration UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 4 as the Power up Configuration UserSet5 UserSet5 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 5 as the Power up Configuration UserSet6 UserSet6 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 6 as the Power up Configuration 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual UserSet7 User
42. cking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 In the Devices list area on the left side select the COM port below the Camera Link label Figure 13 CamExpert Icon created during software installation 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 3l 1 88 Xcelera CL PX8 1 EB CameraLink 1 Transport Layer ROI Offset X Acquisition and Transfer Control ROI Width Serial Port Calibrate FPN File Access Control Calibrate PRNU Balance White Auto Show More gt gt 15 27 31 Image Viewer 15 27 45 Cameralink 1 COM3 Figure 14 CamExpert GUI showing connected camera Check LED Status If the camera is operating correctly at this point the diagnostic LED will shine green Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 32 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Software Interface the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface For example under the Sensor Control menu in the camera window you can control the line rate and exposure times Note the camera uses two CamExpert windows to send commands and display the results One window controls the camera and the other is used for image acquisition and display E E File View Pre Processing Advanced CarneraLink Port Help 2 Device Selector x Display Device BB XcelernCle f Cameralink Caio Gab Snap MI Trove x r1 Q Po
43. duced Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in a range from 1 Hz to 50 KHz This feature is only available when the camera is in Internal Mode line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode off 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 45 Table 6 Line Rates vs AOI CL Clock Number CL Line Rate Formula Hz Rate of AOI Configuration 85 MHz 1 Base RGB8 Max 70KHz 25000000 ate AOIwidthl Medium 8 Max 70KHz 85000000 ace 0 5 x AOflwidthl Full RGBS8 Max 7OKHz 85000000 Rate 03 x AOlwidthi Deca RGB8 Max 7OKHz 85000000 0 2 AO0Iwidthl Rate 85 MHz 2 Base RGB8 Max 7OKHz 85000000 Rate e AOlwidth1 AOlwidth Medium RGB8 Max 7OKHz 85000000 0 5 x AOIwidthl AOIwidth2 Full RGBS8 Max 7OKHz Rate 85000000 0 3 x AOIwidth1 AOIwidth2 Deca RGB8 Max 70KHz Rate 85000000 wate ____ SE T O2 A0Iwidthl AOlwidth2 85 MHz 3 Base 8 Max 70KHz 85000000 UE T AOTwidthl AOlwidth2 AOIwidth3 Medium 8 Max 70KHz 85000000 Rate SE 0 5 x AO0Twidthl AOlwidth2 AOlwidth3 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 46 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual CL Clock Number CL Line Rate Formula Hz Rate of AOI Configuration Full RGBS8 Max 70 2 85000000 HEB OO E I Lo d mulu e EAT 0 3 x AOIwidthl AOIwidth2
44. e and the exposure starts with the Line Start event Trigger Width Uses the width of the current line trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Exposure Time Sets the exposure time in microseconds Exposure Mode feature must be set to Timed 1 Internally Programmable Line rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time Default Line rate is the dominant factor when adjusting the line rate or exposure time When setting the line rate exposure time will decrease if necessary to accommodate the new line rate When adjusting the exposure time the range is limited by the line rate Note The camera will not set line periods shorter than the readout period GenICam parameters to set I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt Off 2 External Line Rate and External Exposure Time Trigger Width In this mode EXSYNC sets both the line period and the exposure time The rising edge of EXSYNC marks the beginning of the exposure and the falling edge initiates readout Note maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 6 us and low time greater than 1 500 ns Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 42 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual GenICam parameters to set e I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On e Sensor Control gt Exposure Mode gt Trigger Width Warning When running external line rate and external exposure time the line rate must not
45. e list of the commands can be found in the appendix ASCII User Command Reference 4 Operate the Camera At this point you will be ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 19 Step 1 Install and configure the frame grabber and software including GUI Install a Full configuration Camera Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer s description We recommend the Xcelera CL 4 frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teled ynedalsa com site here Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI Communicate with the camera using a Camera Link compliant interface We recommend you use CamExpert CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library and comes bundled with SaperaLT Using CamExpert is the simplest and quickest way to send commands to and receive information from the camera Camera Link Environment These cameras implement the Camera link specification which defines the device capabilities The Camera link XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing Camera link compliant applications to recognize the cameras capabilities immediately after connection Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 20 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power Cables Note the use of cables types and lengths other tha
46. e this is available with the Sapera processing applications which can be downloaded from the Teledyne DALSA web site 60 day free trial You will require a MacBeth O chart with 4 x 6 color elements that you can scan past the camera to complete the generation of the matrix Contact Teledyne DALSA s technical support for further details 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 97 Appendix D The Sensor Window Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratches The sensor window is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components with extreme care Dust can obscure pixels producing dark patches on the sensor response Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated The dark patches shift position as the angle of illumination changes Dust is normally not visible when the sensor is positioned at the exit port of an integrating sphere where the illumination is diffuse Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using an ionized air gun Oil is usually introduced during handling Touching the surface of the window barehanded will leave oily residues Using rubber fingercots and rubber gloves can prevent contamination However the friction between rubber and the window may produce electrostatic charge that may damage the sensor To avoid ESD damage and to avoid introducing oily residues avoid touching the sensor Scratches diffract incident illumination Wh
47. eledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 36 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Single frame grab Click to acquire one frame from device Software trigger button With the I O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled Software Trigger type click to send a single software trigger command CamExpert display controls these do not modify the frame buffer data Stretch image to fit set image display to original size or zoom the image to any size and ratio Histogram Profile tool Select to view a histogram or line column profile during live acquisition or in a still image e Output Message pane Displays messages from Cam Expert or the device driver Review a Test Image The camera is now ready to retrieve a test pattern Select Image Format Control Test Pattern and choose one of the following available test images Off Sensor Video 1 Grey Ramp 299 917 1024 1541 2048 2565 3072 3583 4035 2 255 im 517 1024 1541 2048 2565 3072 3589 4095 Pixels 11 25 Red Value 0 1 2 Green Value 102 103 104 Blue Value 204 205 206 Values roll over at 255 At this point you are ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 3 4 Camera Operation Factory Settings The camera s
48. en exposed to uniform illumination a sensor with a scratched window will normally have brighter pixels adjacent to darker pixels The location of these pixels will change with the angle of illumination An important note on window blemishes When flat field correction is performed window cleanliness is paramount The figure below shows an example of what can happen if a blemish is present on the sensor window when flat field correction is performed The blemish will cast a shadow on the wafer FFC will compensate for this shadow by increasing the gain Essentially FFC will create a white spot to compensate for the dark spot shadow As long as the angle of the incident light remains unchanged then FFC works well However when the angle of incidence changes significantly i e when a lens is added then the shadow will shift and FFC will makes things worse by not correcting the new shadow dark spot and overcorrecting where the shadow used to be white spot While the dark spot can be potentially cleaned the white spot is an FFC artifact that can only be corrected by another FFC calibration Blemish Window Wafer Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 98 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Recommended Equipment Procedure 03 032 20156 01 Glass cleaning station with microscope within clean room 3M ionized air gun 980 http solutions 3mcanada ca wps portal 3M WW2 Country Ionized air flood system foot
49. er gt lt 2048 4096 gt lt DN target gt Cty Color transformation value 0 Gain00 1 Gain01 2 Gain02 3 Gainl10 8 Gain22 9 Offset1 10 Offset2 11 Offset3 f lt value gt dek disEsc Esc key 0 1 ffm Flat Field Mode lt 0 1 On 2 Initiliaze 3 Scan direction controlled gt frs Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set set 1 8 gcp Display Camera Configuration Ipe Load Pixel Coefficients lt set 0 8 gt h Help rce Reset Camera Set Flatfield ROI 1st pixel last pixel Reset Flatfield Coefficients Set AOI Count value 1 4 Set AOI Selector Offset and Width selector 1 AOI Count 1st width gt 40 Set Aoi Mode AOI lt 1 1 O disable gt Set Baud Rate lt 9600 57600 115200 gt Direction lt 0 Fwd 1 Rev ZiEXt Exposure Mode 0 Int 1 Ext gt Exposure Time ns Mirroring lt t OEE Pixel Format lt 0 RGB8 2 G8 3 RGBG8 4 BGR8 gt Set Spatial Alignment f lt 0 3 gt Offset lt DN gt Internal Line Rate lt Hz gt Gain lt 0 System 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue gt f lt gain gt External Trigger 0 Off 1 0 gt Test Pattern 0 2 Default User Set 0 9 Load User Set 0 9 Save User Set lt 1 8 gt Temperature Input Voltage 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 89 Full Name Load Pixel Coefficients Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads FPN coefficients and PRNU coefficients from a user set only coefficeints no other came
50. er supply does not meet these requirements then the camera performance specifications are not guaranteed LEDs The camera is equipped with an LED on the back to display the operational status of the camera The table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states When more than one condition is active the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority Color of Status LED Memig 0 No power or hardware malfunction Dark Blue In boot loader Completing firmware upgrade Light Blue Busy For example powering up or performing a calibration Red Error Check BiST register in the list of GenICam commands for the specific error Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 30 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Turn on the camera s power supply You may have to wait while the camera readies itself for operation The camera must boot fully before it will be recognized by the GUI the LED shines green once the camera is ready 1 Start Sapera Cam Expert or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices In the Devices list area on the left side the connected frame grabber will be shown 3 Select the frame grabber device by clicking on the name 1 Start a new Sapera CamExpert application or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double cli
51. ers start of exposure CC1 high duration sets the exposure time X X5 Xs CC1 4 Line Time Exposure X 4 199 Exposure X2 Exposure X3 Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL Notes 1 Exposure time gt 7 micro seconds 2 Sensor Readout time 14 micro seconds 3 One additional falling edge during exposure is latched Figure 21 Exposure Modes Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 44 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Figure 22 External Trigger Minimum High and Low Times Set Line Rate To set the camera s line rate use the line rate parameter part of the Sensor Controls set This feature can only be used when the camera is in Internal mode that 15 when the start line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode Off 1 maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 6 uis and low time greater than 1 500 ns Note Line rate gt Exposure time 1 500 ns will return an error Invalid Parameter if this condition is not met You must adjust these two parameters in the correct sequence to maintain this condition If the external line rate exceeds 50 kHz the camera will continue to output data at its maximum line rate of 50 kHz Though no image artefacts associated with over speed will occur you may notice that under over speed conditions the image will appear compressed and the apparent distance travelled will be re
52. etter command TLC interface option which can be accessed using a suitable terminal program such as HyperTerminal M e Ifyou wantto use the TLC interface press the Esc key while using a terminal program and after the LED indicator on the camera turns green Note that the camera defaults to 9 6 KBaud when first powered up e On receiving the Esc character the camera will output a list of the available TLC commands You can then proceed to enter TLC commands as required e Enter h at any time to get the list of commands from the camera e Enter the gcp command at any time to get the current setup conditions of the camera 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 95 3 Setting Up Your Optical Configuration Typically the first thing you want to do is to evaluate the camera s image quality under operating conditions similar to those that you are likely to use in your application In order to do this take the following steps The illumination lens magnification and focus should be set up as per you application Getting the magnification right is best accomplished by setting the object to sensor distance Use the formula lens focal length x 2 I magnification magnification to calculate this distance Magnification equals the sensor pixel size 7 05 um your object pixel size in um The approximate location of the sensor position is at the first groove in the side of the case
53. exceed 1 exposure time 1 500 ns Under these conditions the exposure time will become indeterminate and result in image artefacts This is not the case when running internal exposure control 3 External Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time In this mode the line rate is set externally with the falling edge of EXSYNC generating the rising edge of a programmable exposure time GenICam parameters to set e I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On e Sensor Control gt Exposure Mode gt Timed 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 43 1 External Trigger Off Internal Exposure Control Free running not synchronized to an external signal Programmable Line Time i222220100 20202 2002220 22 22002 00002122022 20022222255 Programmable Exposure 19 4 Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 2 External Trigger On Internal Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of internal exposure l d id 4 cc Line Time Programmable Exposure 19 4 Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 3 External Trigger On External Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge trigg
54. exposure time 1 The first step is to put the camera in the reverse direction This can be done using a reverse signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to reverse 2 Setup all the desired parameters including flat field corrections ON CM ruo dilicuci vau Camera Information Camera Control I O Controls Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Flat Field Exposure Time Source Trigger Width Image Format Transport Layer First parameters for reverse direction Acquisition and Transfer Control Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press Serial Port Direction Source Internal Fi Acris Control Internal Direction Reverse Offset 0 Gain Selector Svstem Gain Gain 3 Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Color Transformation Value Selector Gain Color Transformation Value 1 Line Spatial Correction 0 Less 3 Savethe camera parameters to a User set other than the default user set 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 71 Power up Configuration Camera Power up configuration Save to a user set choice UserSeti Z Load Save Configuration Save Load m Close _ 4 The next step is to put the camera in the forward direction This can be done using a forward signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by
55. formed using a white reference where your object is normally located o Usea white material that has no texture such as a non glossy plastic Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 96 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual o Ifyou must use white paper make sure it is moving during the calibration process If you do not do this your image will have vertical stripes Calibration is easily performed using the TLC cpa command The cpa command has two parameters o The first is the number of lines you want to average over Use a value of 8192 to achieve the best average o The second is the eight bit target value you want for all three colors after calibration The cpa command takes several seconds to complete The slower the line rate the longer it will take On completion of the cpa command you should see an image from the camera that is white balanced with all three colors at the target level you set You are now ready to evaluate the image quality of the P4 color camera under your operating conditions 6 Improving Your Color Image The color response of the P4 color camera is quite good even when using white LED s and even without color correction The camera has a factory set white LED color correction matrix that can be selected to improve color response for those using white LED s If you are using a different light source a suitable color correction matrix can be downloaded to the camera A software tool to generat
56. having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to forward 5 Setup all the desired parameters including doing a flat field Category Parameter Value Camera Information Camera Control I O Controls Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Flat Field Exposure Time Source Trigger Wid Setup parameters for forward Image Format PPRS direction Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press Serial Port Direction Source Internal File Access Control Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Gain Selector Sy stemGain Gain a Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Color Transformation Value Selector Gain00 Color Transformation value 1 Line Spatial Correction Less 6 Savethe camera set to User Set other than the saved to for the reverse direction The forw ard direction user set and the default user set must be the same Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 72 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Power up Configuration Forward direction user set and default user set must be the same Camera Power up configuration Save to a different user Load Save Configuration set than the one selected for reverse direction Close Set the Flat Field mode to Scan direction Controlled 7 In the Flat Field area change the mode to Scan D
57. hips and powers up for the first time with the following factory settings e Camera Link Medium 8 bit pixels 85 MHz e Internal trigger line rate 10 kHz e Internal exposure control exposure time 50 us e Flat field disabled e User coefficients set to 1x e Offset System Gain Ix e White balanced gains all set to 1x e Color correction disabled e Corrected using an 80 mm lens and a magnification of 0 8 Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application for example the CamExpert GUI shown in the following examples Parameters such as camera model firmware version sensor characteristics etc are read to uniquely identify the connected device The camera information parameters are grouped together as members of the Camera Information set Camera Information Camera Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA Parameter Model Vendor Serial Number Microcode Version CC Version FPGA Version Power on Status LED Colour Temperature Refresh Temperature Input Voltage Refresh Voltage Power up Configuration Value P4 CC O08K050 00 R Teledyne_DALSA 14013769 03 081 20270 01 03 110 20256 01 03 056 20412 01 14 300 Press Setting Figure 18 CamExpert s Camera Information Window 03 032 20156 01 38 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Verify Temperat
58. icate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC not shown Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Device DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Announces the start of registers streaming 1 00 Registers without immediate checking for Beginner Streaming Start consistency DFNC Device DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Announces end of registers streaming and 1 00 Registers performs validation for registers Beginner Streaming End consistency before activating them DFNC Check Stream DeviceRegistersCheck Press to check the validity of the current 1 00 Validity register set Beginner DFNC Registers Valid DeviceRegisters Valid States if the current register set is valid 1 00 and consistent Beginner DFNC Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 76 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Serial Port Control Category The Serial Port control in CamExpert allows the user to select an available camera serial port and review its settings This section also describes the Genie TS Framework Virtual Serial Port Driver and the use of the Genie TS serial port as an interface from an Ethernet network to a serial port control system for other devices Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value Camera
59. ich you calibrate the camera e g temperature and illumination should be as close to the actual operating conditions as possible Category Parameter Value Camera Information Mode Camera Control Scan Direction Reverse Set Not Enabled Flat Field Calibration Algorthm Basic Calibration Target 200 Image Format a BE NC Calibration Sample Size 4096 Transport Layer ROI Offset X 1 Acquisition and Transfer Control ROI Width 2192 Serial Port Calibrate FPN Press File Access Cantral Calibrate Press Balance White Auto Press Figure 23 Flat Field Calibration in CamExpert Overview The following diagram and accompanying description explain the cameras signal processing chain Each element shown with the exception of color interpolation is user programmable Digital Processing color Output Video Calibrate FPN Calibrate White Color flatfieldCalibrationF PN PRNU Balancing Correction Offset ccf flatfieldCorrectionMode BalanceWhiteAuto easel colorCorrectionMode BlackLevel flatfieldCalibrationPRNU bwa ctv ssb ssg 3 flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm ssg 0 1 2 cpa ffm Figure 24 Camera Calibration Process Digital Processing 1 Fixed pattern noise FPN calibration is used to subtract any residual dark level that may occur in the application Photo response non uniformity PRN U calibration is used to correct for variations in the illumination intensity and or lens
60. iguration TGCS OMG Exposure Controls seen Exposure Modes in Detail Se bine RI poo SEL EXDOSUTO TIME 1c cei tec HEEL aa Control Gain and Black Level S120 coit a es TT RE Pixel 5 Camera Direction Control Pixel Readout Direction Mirroring Mode Resetting the Camera Calibrating the Camera Appendix A GenlCam Commands Teledyne DALSA Camera Information Category Camera Control Category Image Format Control Category Area of Interest AOI Setup Instructions on using the camera scan direction to control camera parameters 03 032 20156 01 4 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Transport Layer Control Caledon sss cas tt EE RE RE EE HE UE tt t t a EORR 73 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category scssssscsssssssssssscssscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssussssssesssusssssesssseesses 15 Serial Port Control Category ccssscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssscsssscssssessssessssessssessssessusssssssessssseessssen 76 File Access Control Category c sccssscsssssssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssssssssssscsssscsssssssssssssssssusssssessssessssssssessssssssssssssessssesseesssseessees 17 Appendix B ASCII Commands 81 Appendix C Quick Setup and Image Acquisition 94 Appendix D The Sensor Window 97 EMC Declaration of Conformity 99 Revision History 100 Index 101
61. ion and is particularly noticeable at sharp edge transitions The size of the edge artefact is proportional to how far the pixel is from square To correct for this the camera has a feature Line Spatial Correction or three letter command ssa which allows fine adjustment of the compensation mechanism the camera uses to correct for the line spacing The default setting for this feature is 1 which is set for square object pixels The setting can be adjusted from to to compensate for rectangular pixels whether they are too long or to short The following examples of image artefacts show black to white image transitions and the associated corrected image after applying a specific ssa setting 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 13 Example 1 Target speed adjusted for square pixels Line Spatial Correction 1 ssa 1 This is the default condition Example 2 Target running slower than example 1 same EXSYNC trigger frequency Color Fringing Color Fringing Line Spatial Correction 1 ssa 1 Line Spatial Correction 2 ssa 2 Example 3 Target running faster than example 1 same EXSYNC trigger frequency Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 14 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Color Fringing Color Fringing Line Spatial Correction 1 ssa 1 Line Spatial Correction 0 5 ssa 0 5 When in high sensitivity mode you can select eithe
62. irection Controlled Category Parameter Value Camera Information Made Scan Direction Controlled Camera Control Scan Direction Reverse Set User Set 2 Controls en il TNR Flat Field z mmis m Image Format Ri osa mE 1 Transport Layer ROI Width 8192 Acquisition and Transfer Control Calibrate FPN Press Serial Port Calibrate PRNU Press File Access Control Calibrate PRNU Status Good Balance White Auto Press lt lt Less 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 73 A Note on External Direction Direction Source and User Sets If using external direction control through CC3 ensure that the Direction Source is both set to external and saved in the user set Also ensure that the polarity on CC3 is set appropriately for the desired direction Transport Layer Control Category Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value Camera Information Camera Link Configuration Medium Cnr ConEd Camera Link Clock Frequency CL85MHz I O Controls Restart Camera Press Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Refresh
63. itionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Trigger Source Trigger Source Defines the source of external trigger RO 1 00 DFNC Beginner Trigger Trigger Selector Defines what the trigger initiates RO 1 00 Selector DFNC Beginner Trigger Mode Trigger Mode Determines the source of trigger to the 1 00 camera internal or external CC1 DFNC Beginner 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 63 Hat Field Category The P4 Flat Field controls as shown by CamExpert group parameters used to configure camera pixel format and image cropping Additionally a feature control to select and output an internal test image simplifies the process of setting up a camera without a lens Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teled yne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value Camera Information Mode on Camera Con
64. l mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI left edge must have the location 8i where i 0 1 2 1023 0 8 6000 are allowed 12 is not allowed 3 In mirror mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI right edge must have the location 8i 7 where i 0 1 2 1023 i e 7 15 4095 are allowed 8 is not allowed Deca RGBG Mode 1 The total number of pixels within each AOI must be a multiple of 10 and must be greater than or equal to 40 1 2 In normal mode the first pixel of each AOI red left edge pixel must have the location 10i where i 0 1 2 815 0 40 6000 are allowed 8 is not allowed 2 In mirror mode the first pixel of each AOI blue right edge pixel must have the location 10 9 where i 2 3 4 818 ie 19 5199 are allowed 7 8191 are not allowed e RGB BGR Figure 11 Pixel Format Selection The output pixel format can be selected between an RGB or BGR output using the spf ASCII command or by using Pixel Format in the GENCP The camera link output modes are the same except the red and blue positions are swapped Camera Link cable quality and length Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 28 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual The maximum allowable Camera Link cable length depends on the quality of the cable used and the Camera Link strobe frequency Cable quality degrades over time as the cable is flexed In addition as the Camera Link strobe frequency is increased the maximum
65. l variations and so it 15 preferable to use the Basic algorithm if possible flatfield Calibration Target After calibration all pixels will be scaled to output this level e Range 8 bit Oto 255 DN flatfield Calibration SampleSize 1 Number of lines to average when calibrating 2 2048 or 4096 flatfield Calibration ROIOffsetX 1 Together with flatfield Calibration ROIWidth specifies the range of pixels to be calibrated Pixel coefficients outside this range are not changed It is possible to calibrate different regions sequentially flatfield Calibration ROIWidth flatfield Calibration FPN Save average line of flatfield Calibration SampleSize rows This is the first user correction applied it is subtracted from each line This feature may not be of use to many users as the camera already subtracts true dark current but it may be useful for some to provide a per pixel offset correction Range 0 to 31 DN 8 bit Default value is 0 DN for each pixel flatfield CalibrationPRNU Use flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm to calculate the per pixel gain to achieve the specified target output Max 15 9998x Default 1x Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 54 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual 2 Contrast Enhancement The offset and gain features can be used to maximize the use of the output dynamic range Typical use is to subtract the minimum pixel value expected and then gain up to the maximum pixel value
66. mands cannot be accessed simultaneously Note that the HyperTerminal application is not available on the Windows 7 OS Alternatives to HyperTerminal The following alternative ASCII interfaces have been tested and shown to work with this camera PuTTY and TeraTerm Note that PuTTY does not have Xmodem capability while TeraTerm does Xmoden is required to update code in the camera TeraTerm http logmett com index php download tera term 473 freew are html PuTTY http putty en softonic com The camera responds to a simple ASCII based protocol A carriage return CR ends each command Example to return the current detector settings gcp CR A complete list of the available detector commands their format and parameters can be displayed by sending the help h command Baud 9 600 Bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Echo typed characters locally Rules e The interface is not case sensitive e One command and argument s per line e To enter a floating point number prefix it with F for example ssg 0 f1 5 e Error codes returned are the same as the GenICam interface see Diagnostics Error Codes e Follow each command with the carriage return character OxOD 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 03 Disabling Esc Key for Direct Access to ASCII Commands By default the Esc key is enabled and an Esc key sequence has to be issued in o
67. mera Link Implementation Road Map available at our Knowledge Center for the standard location of these signals Clocking Signal Indicates O O O LVAL high Outputting valid line DVAL STROBE rising edge Valid data FVAL 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 29 WARNING It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages may damage the camera Input voltage requirement 12 VDC to 24 VDC 2 Amps Before connecting power to the camera test all power supplies Hirose 6 pin Circular Male Mating Part HIROSE HR10A 7P 6S Figure 12 6 pin Hirose Circular Male Power Plug Power Connector Table 5 Power Plug Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 12 V to 424 V DC 3 I2Vto 4VDC 6 GND The camera requires a single voltage input 12 to 24 VDC The camera meets all performance specifications using standard switching power supplies although well regulated linear supplies provide optimum performance WARNING When setting up the camera s power supplies follow these guidelines e Apply the appropriate voltages e Protect the camera with a 2 amp slow blow fuse between the power supply and the camera e Donotuse the shield on a multi conductor cable for ground e Keep leads as short as possible in order to reduce voltage drop e Use high quality supplies in order to minimize noise Note If your pow
68. n those specified may result in increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera Power 12Vto 24 V DC Hirose 6 pin Control amp Data Camera Link 26 pin MDR26 connectors Status 9 Diagnostic LED Figure 9 Input and Output trigger and Power Connectors WARNING Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components It s critical that you discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before handling the camera hard ware Data Connector Camera Link The camera uses two Camera Link MDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base Medium Deca configuration The figure below shows the MDR26 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the Camera Link Base Medium and Deca configurations For detailed information on Camera Link please refer to the Camera Link Road Map available from the Knowledge Center on the Teledyne DALSA Web site 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 2 Figure 10 MDR26 Camera Link Daa J 1 JjConrl Daai 3 Camera Right Angle Channel Link Camera Right Angle Channel Link Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Connector 2 _ Y v 012 025 1 19 O 10 Ser 21 E 26 26 jimersheld
69. nal Line Rate F Mnemonic SS Argument s to 70 000 Hz e Line time gt Exposure time 1 500 ns SG e Multiplier must be immediately preceded with F e g ssg 0 f1 5 Full Name External Trigger sm Argument s Mode Internal External Set trigger mode Notes e In internal mode line rate is controlled by SSF command e In external mode readout starts on falling edge of CC1 signal Full Name Test Pattern Argument s Mode Off sensor video l Ramp 2 Color Ramp Notes e When a test pattern is selected all digital processing e g flat field gain is disabled it is re enabled when sensor video is selected 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 93 Full Name Default User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Select user set to load when camera is reset Notes e The settings include all those listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Full Name Load User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads and makes current all the settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Full Name Save User Set e Saves all the current settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Argument s 0 _____
70. ndow surface can induce charge buildup on the underside of the window that cannot be readily dissipated by the dry nitrogen gas in the sensor package cavity The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation Additional information on cleaning the sensor window and protecting it against dust oil blemishes and scratches can be found here Appendix D The Sensor Window Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 6 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual 1 The Piranha4 Color Camera Based on Teledyne DALSA s unique CMOS color line scan sensor architecture the new Piranha4 8k bilinear color camera provides outstanding signal to noise for high speed imaging The P4 8k has 8k resolution with a 7 um x 7 um pixel size for optimized optical design The camera delivers a max line rate of 50 kHz in a high responsivity summing mode Precise sensor alignment simplifies multiple camera calibration at the system level GenICam or ASCII command compliant interfaces make the camera easier to setup control and integrate Programmability includes exposure control flat field correction and gain settings The Piranha4 8k camera is ideal for printing inspection printed circuit board solar cell film and large format web inspection Key Features e CMOS color bilinear line scan e 8k pixel resolution e Line rates up to 50 kHz 70 kHz with AOI applied e Exposure control e 100 antiblooming e RGB BGR RG BG or
71. ng Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be used as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically becomes the default setting and 1s the set loaded when the camera is reset of powered up Camera Link Configuration m eee RGB amp BGRE a RGBS BGRS Full Green Ony 8 G8 2 Dea 10 RBGS BGR8 RGBG8 Set Pixel Format number of bits per pixel Trigger Modes The camera s image exposures are initiated by a trigger event The trigger event is either a programmable internal signal used in free running mode an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer These triggering modes are described below e Internal trigger trigger disabled The camera free running mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable exposure period e External trigger trigger enabled Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal The external trigger signal is the Camera Link control line 1 Exposure Control modes define the method and timing of how to control the sensor integration period The integration period is the amount of time the sensor is exposed to incoming light before the video frame data is transmitted to the controlling computer e Exposure control is defined as the start of exposure and exposu
72. of eight user sets and automatically retrieved at power up or by user selection If a color correction matrix is desired the user can download and save a color correction file derived from the process described above Note For the color correction to be affective the camera should have a white balanced output when color correction 1s off 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 53 l Flat Field This Flat Field set contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination Note 1 Flat field coefficients consist of an offset and gain for each pixel 2 These are the first user corrections applied to the image 3 The flat field coefficients are saved and loaded with the user set flatfield CorrectionMode 1 Off Flat field correction coefficients are not applied On Flat field correction coefficients are applied Initialize Sending this value will reset all current coefficients offsets to and gains to Ix flatfield CorrectionAlgorithm Basic Direct calculation of coefficients based on current average line values and target Low Pass A low pass filter is first applied to the current average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniform white or it s not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixe
73. oling when not obstructed by enclosures or mounting assemblies Teledyne DALSA recognises that each customer s application can be unique In consideration the P4 camera heat sinks have been designed in such a way that they can be repositioned on the different faces of the camera or removed entirely depending on the mounting configuration and its heat sinking potential Repositioning or removal of the heat sinks must be performed with care in order to avoid temperature issues The camera has the ability to measure its internal temperature Use this feature to record the internal temperature of the camera when it is mounted in your system and operating under the worst case conditions The camera will stop outputting data if its internal temperature reaches 75 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 17 2 Quick Simple Steps to Acquire an Image For users who are familiar with Camera Link cameras have a basic understanding of their imaging requirements and who are primarily interested in evaluating the Piranha4 camera an overview of the steps required to get this camera operational and acquiring images quickly can be found in Appendix C uick Setup and Image Acquisition Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 18 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Recommended System Requirements To achieve best system performance the following minimum requirements are recommended e High bandwidth frame gra
74. olor Typical Spectral Responsivity No White Balance 8 bit Gain 1x N lt E gt 6 lt 5 5 Blue gt 2 4 2 Green 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 Wavelength nm Figure 1 Spectral Responsivity vs Wavelength Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 10 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual M zu iu AF e a TT 640 680 720 760 800 840 Wavelength nm Figure 2 Spectral Quantum Efficiency vs Wavelength 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 1 FPN Characteristics with Temperature FPN Change with Temperature FPN pk pk DN 30 40 50 60 Internal Camera Temperature C Figure 3 FPN Derating Chart et HY EE P4 White LED Calibration Source Relative Intensity vs Wavelength A 500 550 600 650 Relative Intensity o 6o Wavelength nm Figure 4 Calibration Source Relative Intensity vs Wavelength Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 12 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual The Piranha4 bilinear color camera is based on Teledyne DALSA s bilinear CMOS sensor and designed such that the first line of this two line sensor has red R and blue B alternating pixels while the second line has all green G pixels The sensor has a 100 fill factor with zero gap between the two lines which minimizes any artefact due to spatial correction The G channel can be used as a
75. on control 49 performance specifications 7 pixel format 48 power E connector 28 exposure connectors 28 control 39 guidelines 29 pinout 29 external frame rate precautions 5 9 programmable exposure time 41 externally controlled 41 Q internally controlled 40 exposure modes quantum efficiency descriptions of 39 graph 9 exposure time set 47 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 102 03 032 20156 01 rebooting 49 requirements PC 18 responsivity graph 9 revision history 99 safety 5 Sapera 32 sensor controls 58 61 64 74 settings current 38 default 39 factory 36 39 loading 37 saving 37 user 38 setup Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual overview 18 shift direction 14 size image 47 software required 7 specifications mechanical 7 performance 7 temperature verify 37 test patterns 35 trigger modes 39 voltage verify 37 Teledyne DALSA
76. pass filter algorithm does not adjust color gains Full Name Color Transformation Value Argument s Selector c gain c gain c gain c gain c gain c gain gain gain gain 9 k offset 10 offset 11 k offset Floating Point Value e Gains 16to 16 e Offsets Oto 255 Color Transformation Matrix e Value must be immediately preceded with a F e g ctv 0 1 5 Og pure 1m 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 05 Full Name Disable Esc Key Argument s Mode 0 Esckey is enabled 1 Esc key is disabled Description Allow the use of the Esc key to be disabled so that upon boot up the camera will directly enter the ASCII command mode With the Esc key disabled the GENCP cannot be accessed Notes To access the GenCP you have to first issue the DEK 0 command in order to enable the Esc key Then reboot the camera Full Name Argument s File selector User Set User PRNU FPGA Microcode CCI 6 XML 15 User FPN 16 Color correction matrix Description Upload file to camera using Xmodem protocol HyperTerminal User set PRNU FPN and color correction matrix are saved in the currently active set Location to save color correction matrix is specified with CMS command Notes Enter FCS lt gt command from HyperTerminal Click on Transfer Browse and find file Select Xmodem protocol Click Send When it indicates that it is done
77. pert with Piranha4 Cameras CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library When used with a Piranha4 camera CamExpert allows a user to test all camera operating modes Additionally CamExpert saves the camera user settings configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individual camera parameter files on the host system ccf CamExpert can also be used to upgrade the camera s software An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acquisition program short description of the configuration parameter will be shown in a popup Click on the 9 button to open the help file for more descriptive information on CamExpert For context sensitive help click on the button then click on a camera configuration parameter A The central section of Cam Expert provides access to the camera features and parameters Note The availability of the features is dependent on the CamExpert user setting Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 34 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Si CamExpert File View Pre Processing Advanced Cameralink Port Help Dea im COM3 Value Camera Information Model P4 CC D8KD50 00 R Vendor Teledyne DALSA Serial Number 14013769 Microcode Version 03 081 20270 01 CCI Version 03 110 20256 01 FPGA Version 03 056 20412 01
78. r Controls the mapping length between the device file storage and the file access buffer View 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Guru 1 00 Guru 1 00 Guru 1 00 Guru 1 00 Guru 1 00 Guru Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 79 File Operation Status FileOperationStatus Displays the file operation execution status RO Success Success The last file operation has completed successfully Failure Failure The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully for an unknown reason File Unavailable FileUnavailable The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the file is currently unavailable File Invalid FileInvalid The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the selected file in not present in this camera model File Operation Result FileOperation Result Displays the file operation result For Read or Write operations the number of successfully read written bytes is returned RO File Size FileSize Represents the size of the selected file in bytes 1 00 Guru File Access via the CamExpert Tool 1 Click on the Setting button to show the file selection menu File Access Control x Select the type of file to upload or download from the device File Type Available Type Miscellaneous v File selector Description Camera Data Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted
79. r forward or reverse sensor direction See Camera Direction Control for details Selectable direction accommodates object direction change on a web and allows you to mount the camera upside down Note The example here assumes the use of a lens which inverts the image j RR a a mn a X EN 07 EUN _ 9 E E x BERARRRARA 9091998190090 BHR Arrows denote direction of object movement Camera should operate Camera should operate in reverse shift direction forward shift direction Figure 6 Object Movement and Camera Direction Example with a Lens 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 15 CENTER OF IMAGE AREA 12 0 25 OPTICAL DISTANCE M4x0 7 6H v 7 5 4X M4x0 7 6H Y 7 5 M72x0 75 6H Y 5 3X THIS SIDE 3X FAR SIDE M4x0 7 6H Y 7 5 3X THIS SIDE 3X FAR SIDE 1 UNITS MILLIMETERS 2 IMAGE AREA IS ALIGNED TO DATUMS amp C Figure 7 Camera Mechanical Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 16 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual OPTIONAL EXTERNAL HEAT SINK 2X Figure 8 Camera Mechanical with External Heat Sink The Piranha4 cameras ships with two heat sinks installed and ideally positioned to allow close spacing of the cameras These heat sinks are designed to provide adequate convection co
80. ra RO Refresh refreshTemperature Press to display the current internal 1 00 Temperature operating temperature of the camera DFNC Beginner Input Voltage deviceInputVoltage Displays the input voltage to the camera at 1 00 the power connector RO DFNC Beginner Refresh Voltage refresh Voltage Press to display the current input voltage of 1 00 the camera at the power connector DFNC Beginner License Key security Upgrade Power up Configuration Close CamExpert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from Genie memory The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power up see feature UserSetDefaultSelector The user chooses from one factory data set or one of two possible user saved states The second drop list allows the user to change the camera configuration anytime after a power up see feature UserSetSelector To reset the camera to the factory configuration select Factory Setting and click Load To save a current camera configuration select User Set 1 to 8 and click Save Select a saved user set and click Load to restore a saved configuration 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 50 Camera Control Category The P4 camera controls as shown by CamExpert groups sensor specific parameters This group includes controls for line rate exposure time scan direc
81. ra parameters Description Resets the camera to the saved user default settings These settings are saved using the usd command Notes 1 Full Name Set Flatfield ROI Mnemonie ROT Argument s I to 8192 I to 8192 Flat field region of interest Notes e Specifies the pixels that CCF and CPA will calibrate o Pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed e Last pixel must be greater than or equal to first pixel Full Name Reset Flatfield Coefficients Argument s Reset all user FPN values to zero and all user PRNU coefficients to one Full Name Set AOI Count Argument s Number of AOI s 1 to 4 Set AOI Counter Notes fp Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 90 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Full Name Set AOI Selector Argument s I to 8192 multiple of eight 40 to 8192 Description Define an AOI Notes Must not overlap with an already existing AOI Full por Set AOI Mode 0000000 AOI Mode Mnemonic Argument s Mode Off Active Description Set AOI mode Notes _ _____________ _ 1 _2 Full Name Set Baud Rate Argument s Baud rate 9600 57600 115200 Description Notes e Send command and then change speed of HyperTerminal Argument s Direction 0 Forward 1 Reverse 2 External controlled by CC3 signal Description Set sensor scan direction Notes Full Name Select Exposure Time Color Selector Mnemonic Argument s Color Selector 0 1 Red 2 G
82. rd the R G and then B pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGB data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application Values for red even numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring red odd numbered pixels Values for blue odd numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring blue even numbered pixels Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 25 RGBG 8 bit CL Deca max line rate 51 kHz without AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Note only 8190 pixels transmitted no color interpolation Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A CL Port B CL Port C CL Port E CL Port F CL Port G CL Port H Blua 10 CL Port 5 f areen 10 j Gresn 20 CL Fort K ET 00 07 00 07 This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 51 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Deca mode and two cables Due to the bandwidth limitation of Camera Link Deca it is only possible to output the two lines of the color sensor w here one 8K line is green and the other 8K line is alternating red and blue pixels as 4K of each This is defined as the RGBG format The RGBG output format is not defined in the Camera Link specification for Deca The RGBG format is such
83. rder to access the ASCII commands Using the DEK command the need to issue an Esc key is disabled and access to the ASCII commands are available immediately upon camera boot up Note access to GENCP is no longer available with the Esc key disabled unless a DEK 0 command is issued and the camera re booted Full Name Balance White Auto Amumemi OOS Perform automatic white balance Notes e Gain each color such that the average of each is at the same level as the average of the most responsive Full Name Calibrate User FPN CF Argument s of lines to average e 2048 e 4096 Calibrate user FPN dark flat field coefficients Full Name Camera Link Speed Argument s Frequency 0 85 MHz 1 425 MHz Camera Link clock frequency Full Name Camera Link Mode Argument s Mode 0 Base 1 Medium 2 Full 3 Deca Camera Link Mode Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 04 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Full Name Color Matrix Selector Mnemonic Argument s Device 0 Factory User of lines to average 1 when factory selected above then 0 White LED 1 No correction unity matrix Color matrix selector Full Name Calibrate Flatfield Argument s Algorithm 0 Basic of lines to average e 2048 0 to 255 Calibrate user PRNU flat field coefficients Notes Coefficients are saved and loaded with user set e g USS USL Basic algorithm flattens each color and then uses color gains to achieve target Whereas low
84. re duration e The start of exposure can be an internal timer signal free running mode or an external trigger signal e The exposure duration can be programmable such as the case of an internal timer or controlled by the external trigger pulse width The camera can grab images in one of three ways You determine the three imaging modes using a combination of the Exposure Mode parameters including I O parameters Exposure Time and Line Rate parameters 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 4 Description Line Rate Exposure Time Trigger Source Sync Internal line rate and exposure time Internal programmable Internal programmable External line rate and exposure time Controlled by EXSYNC External EXSYN C External pulse EXSYNC pulse controlling the line Controlled by EXSYNC Internal programmable External rate Programmed exposure time pulse Figure 20 Exposure controls The parameters used to select the imaging modes trigger sources sync exposure time and line rate are grouped together as the Camera Controls Camera Controls Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in Hz Only available when the start line trigger parameter is disabled Trigger Mode off Exposure Mode Set the operation mode for the camera s exposure Trigger Width or Timed Trigger Width is only available when Trigger Mode is enabled Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time featur
85. rection determined by value of SensorScanDirection Direction control determined by value on CC3 When ScanDirectionSource set to Internal determines the direction of the scan Selects which gain is controlled when adjusting gain features Teledyne DALSA Device Version amp View 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual Offset Color Transformation Selector Color Transformation Value Selector Color Transformation Value Line Spatial Correction Teledyne DALSA SystemGain Red Green Blue BlackLevel colorTransformationSelector WhiteLEDFactorySet NoCorrectionFactorySet MatrixUserSetl MatrixUserSet2 ColorTransformation ValueSelector Gain00 GainOl Gain02 Gain 10 Gain 11 Gain 12 Gain 20 Gain21 Gain22 Offset 1 Offset2 Offset3 ColorTransformation Value sensorLineSpatialCorrection 61 Apply digital gain adjustment to the entire image Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Sets the selected gain as an amplification factor applied to the image Controls the black level as an absolute physical value This represents a DC offset applied to the video signal in D
86. reen 3 Blue Select the color to apply an exposure time value to Notes oo 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 9 Full Name Exposure Mode Argument s Mode 0 Internal External Set exposure time mode Notes e In internal mode the exposure time is controlled by the SET command In external mode the sensor is exposed while signal is high External mode is only available when the trigger mode is also external STM 1 SEM 1 overrides internally generated independent exposure times Argument s 8 000 to 3000000 ns e Line time Exposure time 1 500 ns Argument s Mode 0 Off 1 Image is flipped on the vertical axis Notes o yO Full Name Pixel Format Argument s Selector 0 RGB8 2 G8 3 RGBG8 4 BGR8 Notes ft Full Name Set Line Delay i m Sets the number of lines of delay between colors that are read out from the sensor default 1 Notes If your line rate matches the speed of the object then the value of the line delay will be 1 Adjust the ssa value until you remove the red and blue halos above and below a black on white horizontal line in order to set the line delay Values entered must be between 0 and 3 Decimal places are valid for sub pixel correction Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 92 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual B Mnemonic SS Arguments 321031 e Range changes depending on pixel format SPF Full Name Inter
87. rted data files are for P4 firmware updates Flat Field coefficients LUT data tables and a custom image for use as an internal test pattern Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Upload Download File Setting asic Timi zx Les Basic Timing Less Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 78 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Feature FileSelector Display Name File Selector FPGA Code Firm warel Micro Code CCI XML User Set Factory FlatField coefficients User FPN ColorCorrectionMatrix CameraData File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Open Open Close Close Read Read Write Write Delete Delete File Operation Execute FileOperationExecute File Open Mode FileOpenMode Read Write FileAccessBuffer Read Write File Access Buffer File Access Offset FileAccessOffset File Access Length FileAccessLength 03 032 20156 01 Description Selects the file to access The file types which are accessible are device dependent Upload new FPGA to the camera which will e
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89. sition 883 182 Rz 0010 G 0022 B 0019 Frame sec 0 0 f s Resolution 8192 Pixels Configuration Select a camera file Optional Parameters x File View Pre Processing Advanced Cameralink Port Help Category Parameter Value P Pm D uw id v M Basic Timing Camera Type Linescan Device Selector Advanced Control Pixel Depth 8 Bind D Horizontal 8192 Horizontal Off 0 Liz Ug CameraLink_1 dn _ Image Buffer and ROI _ Pixel Clock In 20 Data Valid Disabled Camera Senso Two Taps Interlea p Parameters Visibility Beginner PoCL Disabled Categon Paramete Val Status Not Active main Camera Information Mode On Camera Control Not Enabled Flat Field Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 220 Image Format Low m Calibration Sample Size 4096 Transport Layer ROLOffset X 1 Acquisition and Transfer Control ROI Width 8192 Serial Port Calibrate Press File Access Cantral Calibrate Press Balance White Auto Press Figure 15 Two CamExpert window shown One connected to the frame grabber and one to the camera At this point your host and camera system should be setup and you can verify the camera s operation by retrieving a test pattern and setting the camera s trigger and exposure time 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 33 Using Sapera CamEx
90. t AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A CL Port B CL Port C CL Port D CL Port E CL Port F x pe cm i This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 20 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Medium mode and two cables The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Medium RGB Values for red even numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring red odd numbered pixels Values for blue odd numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring blue even numbered pixels Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 24 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual RGB 8 bit CL Deca max line rate 34 kHz without AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Note The inserted dummy pixels at the end Line Valid CL Clock Ly CL Port A CL Port B CL Port C CL Port D CL Port E CL Port F CL Port G CL Port H Green 10 CL Port 0 D7 S Crp era erp This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 34 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Deca mode and two cables The RGB output format is not defined in the Camera Link specification Deca The RGB format is such that when using a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standa
91. t5 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet6 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet7 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet8 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Allows the user to select between the factory set and 1 to 8 usersets to be loaded at power up Points to which user set 1 8 or factory set that is loaded or saved when the UserSetLoad or UserSetSave command is used Loads the camera configuration set specified by the User Set Selector feature to the camera and makes it active W Saves the current camera configuration to the user set specified by the User Set Selector feature The user sets are located on the camera in non volatile memory W Determine the status of the device using the Built In Self Test Possible return values are device specific RO 57 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 DENC Beginner 03 032 20156 01 58 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual LED Color deviceLEDColorControl Displays the status of the LED on the back 1 00 of the camera RO DFNC Beginner Temperature DeviceTemperature Displays the internal operating temperature of the came
92. the FPN calibration process Initiates the PRNU or Flatfield process 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 65 Balance White Auto BalanceWhiteAuto Initiates the process of balancing 1 00 the colors to produce a white Beginner balance DENC The ROI feature is related to flat field calibration It is important to specify an ROI when the object being imaged has areas that have black non illuminated areas such as beyond the edge ofa film that is front illuminated or is saturated again beyond the edge of a film but in this case bright field back illuminated The ROI feature allows from one to four specific regions of the pixel line to be specified where flat field calibration will take place Pixel data outside the ROI will not be used when performing flat field calibration Image Format Control Category The P4 Image Format controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format image cropping and the test pattern Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party sof
93. tion and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in Cam Expert or programmable via an imaging application Category Parameter value Camera Information Camera Control Controls Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Flat Field Exposure Time Source Trigger Width Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press Serial Port Direction Source Internal Ela Hersss Control Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Gain Selector SystemGain Gain Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Color Transformation Value Selector GainOO0 Color Transformation Value 1 Line Spatial Correction 0 lt lt Less Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 60 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Camera Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number 03 Display Name Sensor Color Type Internal Line Rate Measured Line Rate Refresh measured line rate Exposure Time Source
94. to approach full scale This process may be useful for applications that process the RGB colors individually Offset 1 Single value added to each pixel 2 Range 32 to 431 DN 3 Positive values may be used to measure dark noise Gain 1 Floating point digital multiplier applied to each pixel 2 Range 1x to 10x 03 032 20156 01 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 55 This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features Access these features using the CamExpert interface Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyne DALSA Support or third party software usage and not typically required by end user applications A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application Camera Information Category Camera information can be retrieved via a controlling application Parameters such as camera model firm ware version etc are read to uniquely identify the connected P4 device These features are typically read only The Camera Information Category groups information specific to the individual camera In this category the number of features shown is identical whether the view is Beginner Expert or Guru Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third p
95. trol Calibration Algorithm Basic I O Controls Calibration Target 100 Calibration Sample Size 4096 ROI Offset x 1 Transport Layer ROI Width 8192 Acquisition and Transfer Control Calibrate FPN Press Serial Port Calibrate PRNU Press File Access Control Balance White Auto Press lt lt Less The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Mode flatfield CorrectionMode 1 00 Off Off FPN and flat field coefficients Beginner disabled On On FPN and flat field coefficients DFNC enabled Initialize Initialize Reset all FPN to and all flat field coefficients to 1 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 ScanDirection Controlled Select flatfield Correction Scan Direction Reverse Set Calibration Algorithm Basic Low Pass Calibration Target Calibration Sample Size Lines 2048 Lines 4096 ROI Offset X ROI Width Calibrate FPN Calibrate PRNU 03 032 20156 01 Scan DirectionControlled flatfield Scan Direction ReverseSet flatfield CorrectionAlgorithm
96. tware usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Category Parameter Value Test Pattern Calor Ramp Basic Ti ming Line Mirroring Off Dixel Format Advanced Control TET Pixel Coding Color External Trigger Pixel Color Filter None Image Buffer and ROI Width 4096 E Camera Cameralink 1 WidthMax 4096 Camera Information Height 1 Camera Control Multiple AOI Mode Off Digital IO Control 1 Ol Selecto Flat Eield Selector 1 AOI Offset X 1 Image Format uu p AOI Width 4096 Transport Layer mm Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 66 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual Image Format Control Feature Description The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Description Device Version amp View Selects the type of test image that is sent 1 00 by the camera Choices are either as Beginner defined by SNFC and or as provided by DFNC the device manufacturer Selects sensor video to be output from sensor Feature Display Name
97. ure and Voltage To determine the voltage and temperature at the camera use the Refresh Voltage and Refresh Temperature features found in the Camera Information set The temperature returned is the internal temperature in degrees Celsius For proper operation this value should not exceed 75 C If the camera exceeds the designated temperature it will stop imaging and the LED will turn red Once you have diagnosed and remedied the issue use the reset camera function The voltage displayed is the camera s input voltage Note The voltage measurement feature of the camera provides only approximate results typically within 10 and dependent on the voltage drop in the cable The measurement should not be used to set the applied voltage to the camera but only used as a test to isolate gross problems with the supply voltage The parameters used to select load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information set of features There are 8 user sets available and one factory set Camera Information Parameter Choices User Set Default Selector Select the camera parameters to load when the camera is reset or powered up as the Factory set or as User Set to 8 Selecting the set from the list automatically saves it as the default set User Set Selector Select the Factory or User set to Save or Load Factory Set User Set 1 to 8 User Set Load Load the set specified by User Set Selector to the camera and make it the active
98. ve during the calibration process as the averaging process of the camera will diminish the effects on any small variation in the white reference The user may wish to start the calibration process by evaluating the characteristics of their setup with no calibration enabled This can be readily achieved by disabling FPN PRNU amp color correction coefficients setting white balance red green and blue gains to one and the system gain to one Begin by adjusting the system gain until the peak intensity of the three colors is at the desired DN level You may want to use the white balance gains to adjust the peak of each color to be a similar DN value but this is not necessary Before proceeding any further it is desirable to complete an FPN calibration This is best performed using a lens cap to ensure no light gets into the camera Once complete a PRNU calibration can be performed using a target value you want all the pixels to achieve This target value can be higher or lower than the peak values you observed while initially setting up the camera Once PRNU calibration is complete it will take several seconds all three colors should be at the target value white balance gains will have been adjusted to suit the cameras optimum setup for a balanced white output and the correction coefficient will be enabled The system gain will remain as originally set The coefficient and gain parameters timing and control configuration etc can be stored in any one
99. vignetting When performed this calibration will cause the camera to have a flat response to a white target in the field of view The output target value for PRNU calibration can be set by the user The white balancing gains are used set the red green and blue response to equal values with a white target in the field of view The white balance gains can be individually set by the user but will be overridden by the camera when the camera performs PRNU calibration or white balancing commands The sensor has 4K red and 4k blue alternating pixels To create 8K red and 8k blue pixels the blue pixels located at the red position are determined by averaging the two adjacent blue pixels The Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 01 52 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual same process is used for the red pixels This is the only interpolation algorithm provided by the camera 5 Color correction is available for those users that need to compensate for the spectral transmission characteristics of the sensors color filters and the customers light source This can be achieved by imaging a MacBeth Chart O illuminated by the application s light source and processing the image using a color correction demonstration tool provided as part of Teledyne DALSA s Sapera Processing software This tool will generate the desired color correction file that can be downloaded to the camera Note Prior to imaging the MacBeth Chart the camera should have been calibrated with a
100. white reference in place of the MacBeth Chart O and color correction must be turned off The calibration process will ensure the camera output is uniform and white balanced 6 The introduction of offsets has limited value in color applications as it will cause color distortion However the camera has the ability to add either a positive or negative offset as required by a specific application This offset can be useful when trying to measure dark noise where black level clipping will cause an error in the result 7 A single overall system gain is applied equally to all three colors It will therefore not cause color distortion when changed 8 Afactory setting for white LED color correction can be applied if needed Calibration The goal of calibration is to produce a uniform white balanced and if required color corrected image at the desired level out of the camera when it is imaging a uniform white object using the optical setup of the user s application The user should configure the camera to use the EXSYNC and exposure timing they desire plus adjust the light level for normal operation The lens should be at the desired magnification aperture and be in focus As the white reference located at the object plane will be in focus any features on its surface e g dust scratches will end up in the calibration profile of the camera To avoid this use a clean white plastic or ceramic material not paper Ideally the white object should mo
101. xecute on the next camera reboot cycle Upload new micro codeto the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle Upload new CCI to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle Upload new XML to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle Use UserSetSelector to specify which user set to access Use UserSetSelector to specify which user flatfield to access Use UserSetSelector to specify which user FPN to access Upload new color correction matrix to the camera Download camera information and send for customer support Selects the target operation for the selected file in the device This operation is executed when the File Operation Execute feature is called Select the Open operation executed by FileOperationExecute Select the Close operation executed by FileOperationExecute Select the Read operation executed by FileOperationExecute Select the Write operation executed by FileOperationExecute Select the Delete operation executed by FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by File Operation Selector on the selected file Selects the access mode used to open a file on the device Select READ only open mode Select WRITE only open mode Defines the intermediate access buffer that allows the exchange of data between the device file storage and the application Controls the mapping offset between the device file storage and the file access buffe

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