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ELIIXA UC8/UC4 Camera User Manual

1. 14 45 PY 14 5 SETTING UP THE CAMERA IN THE 19 CAMERA SOFTWARE 0 16 on Kel eB OCS IRR E E 16 6 2 Serial Protocol and Command Format sese 17 ee 17 52 2 Command Processi 17 Camera COMO 18 0 5 1 Information STATUS 19 632 Output MOGES 23 65 3 Exposure Synchpehbzdi 28 63 4 Gainand eee 33 639 Loor Mnene i eese eite 39 Oo gl al o 46 2 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 3 2 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Color Line Scan Camera 037 Restore SETTINGS 54 7 APPENDIX A Camera Status 22 7 1 55 12 ale
2. 4 3 999023 IE TEEL T TEL TL EMERGE Tk ELT By clicking on Click for extended control we can get a global view of the Matrix Color Colourtlabrix ine Red Column Red lins Red Column Bus CeleurMatrix linis Red Column ColeurMatrix line Red Column Nr FE 1 000000 0 000000 0 000000 0 000000 2 line Blue Column Red CoourMatrie line Bues Column Blue Colourlatrix line Blue Column Green ColourMatrix fine Blue Column Mir Lad ae 0 000000 1 000000 0 000000 0 000000 line Green Column red CohourMatris line Green Column Blue Colourfdatrix line Green Column Green Colourfatrix lime Green Column Mir 0 000000 0 000000 1 000000 0 000000 2 line Nir Column Red coleurmMmatrix line Mir Column Blue ColeurMatrix fine Mr Column Green ColourMatrix linee Mr Column Mir mue P 1 000000 T 0 000000 0 000000 0 000000 owe gt Read function cm lt line gt lt column gt Returns the value of the designed coefficient line and column are defined as follow 12 Red 2 Blue 3 Green 4 Nir or Mono if exists gt Write function cm line column val sets the coefficient of the matrix line and column are defined as follow 1 Red 2 Blue 3 Green 4 Nir or Mono if exists
3. 55 7 3 Table E 56 8 APPENDIX C Thermal Management 57 9 APPENDIX E Optical Mounts 58 APPENDIX Color Matrix 59 APPENDIX Color Matrix hh 60 10 APPENDIX 6 Revision History 61 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UC4 1 CAMERA OVERVIEW 11 Features Sensor 3 or 4 x 4096 pixels 10 x 10 um e Multi line with 3 Versions each of them in Full or Low speed RGB RGB Monochrome RGB Near Infra Red Rows Spacing of Two Pixels Centre to Centre Boosted Blue Response Line Rate Up to 18 KHz Camera Link Interface Dual Base Medium Mechanics 70 x 76 x 54 mm Automated White Balance and Flat Field Correction Bidirectional Scanning Tuneable Spatial Correction Internal 4x4 Color Matrix Correction L2 Key Specifications Sensor Characteristics at Maximum Pixel Rate Resolution Pixels 3 or 4 x 4096 Pixel Size square 10 x 10 Spacing between rows 20 center to center Line Length mm 40 96 Max Line Rate kHz 18 Full Speed Version or 13 low speed Version Radiometric Performance at Maximum Pixel Rate Bit Depth Bits 8 10
4. 9 4 H 55 BEN mu Cal App Enabled Eliixa_Color revF 04 1 1 At each end of calibration Tap balance White balance At each end of calibration Tap balance White balance At each start and end of calibration Tap balance White balance Notify any change in the Camera parameters Saving in configuration User bank is necessary to keep the new settings after the reboot of the Camera Notify any change in the current Camera tap balance Saving in tap balance User bank is necessary to keep the new settings after the reboot of the Camera Notify any change in the current Camera FFC parameters Saving in FFC User bank is necessary to keep the new settings after the reboot of the Camera Notify that an Overflow occurred during a calibration FFC Tap Balance White Balance Logical OR of all the FPGA flags The result of the calibration is nevertheless available Notify that an Underflow occurred during a calibration FFC Tap Balance White Balance Logical OR of all the FPGA flags The result of the calibration is nevertheless available Notify that the Calibration FFC Tap Balance White Balance is Active 1 Or terminated 0 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 7 3 Table 3 Error Diagnostic Status Init Update Description 3 4 o 4 V 9 22 4 lt o S 56 Err hardware init
5. w balo Stops the offset balance No action if the process is already finished Abort Offset balance Control CommCam e Gains Balance o Choice of the color line In CommCam the Choice of the line s is done through two different commands Red blue or green or a combination of these 3 colors E C3 Automatic balance Gain balance color Red Blue Green Red Blue Green Choice of the Fourth line Fl Automatic balance fj Gain balance Fourth color None None masane Each of these commands is followed by the reading of the Gain Balance Status The final combination of choice will be taken in account in the launching of the Gain balance o Tap Gains balance Control gt Read function balg Returns the Tap Balance status O if finished gt Write function w balg lt val gt Starts the offset balance lt Val gt is a combination Xor or Sum of the different color lines on which the balance will be performed lt val gt 1 Red 1 Blue 2 Green 4 Nir Mono 8 36 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 For example val 14 means that the lines Blue Green Nir or Mono will be processed The value switches back to O automatically when the balance process is finished Gain Balance control in CommCam w balg Stops the Gain balance No action is the process is already finished Abort Gain balance Control in
6. m Exposure LE E Exposure time Ls 0 1 6553 5 Line per second Line periad 100 us gt Read function tint Return by the camera Integer from 1 to 65535 0 1us to 6 5535ms gt Write function tint value This value of integration time is taken in account only when the synchronisation mode is free run 0 or Ext Trig with Integration time set 1 Otherwise it s ignored Line Period Defines the Line Period of the Camera in Timed mode This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section El Exposure E Exposure time Line per second TIC TETTE d Line period 100 0 1 6553 5 gt Read function Return by the camera Integer from 1 to 65535 0 146 to 6 5535ms gt Write function tper value The line period is active only in Free Run mode It s also disabled if in this mode the Integration time is set higher than the Line Period The Line frequency indication line per second is calculated as 1 Line Period Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Ls ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 programmable programmable integration time to its maximum integration time controlled by 1 signal ITC w sync 4 Set line period synchronisation start and period and integration time controlled by 2 signals Get current synchronisation mode Integration time Set integration time to val x100ns from 1 to 65535 Get current integr
7. 0 4 76 58 30 00 Hotline hotline cam e2v com e2v semiconductors SAS 2011
8. Port G6 Port G7 Port HO Port H1 Port H2 Port H3 Port H4 Port H5 Port H6 Port H7 Dual Base 3x8 1x8bits MO M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc Connector CL2 assignment table Dual Base 3x8 1x10bits MO M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 8 9 Dual Base 3 8 1x12bits 1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 8 9 M10 11 Rx Gx Bit x for color Red Green or Blue Mx Bit x for Monochrome or Nir Eliixa Color revF 04 11 Dual Base 3x8 3x8bits RO R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 GO 61 G2 63 64 65 66 67 MO M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc ELiiXA UC8 UC4 Medium 10 bits MO M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 GO 61 G2 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 8 M9 nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc Medium 12 bits MO 1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 GO 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 610 611 8 9 M10 M11 nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
9. gt For the RGB or RGB Mono Versions Not Available for the RGB Version Some values of the RGB Matrix will be proposed in Appendix C for different type of light source e Color Matrix Enable Activates the color Matrix This command is available in the CommCam Color Management section a Colour Management E Colour Matrix activation Disabled gt Read function come Returns the Color matrix Status O if disabled 1 if enabled Write function w come 1 Enable the color Matrix w come 0 Disable the color Matrix e Color Matrix coefficients To set each of the Color Matrix coefficients This command is available in the CommCam Color Management Manual Matrix section 42 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 anual Matrix Chick For extended CalourMatrix line Red Calumn Red line Red Column Green line Red Column Blue Calourtatrix line Red Column BW CalourMatrix line Green Column red line Green Column Green ColourMatrix line Green Column Blue ColourMatrix line Green Column BW ColourMatrix line Blue Calurn Red CalourMatrix line Blue Column Green CalourMatrix line Blue Column Blue Colourtatrix line Blue Column BW Calourtatrix line BW Column Red CalaurMatrix line BV Column Green CaleurMatrix line B Column Blue CalourMatrix line Column BW El reU M 0
10. is calculated and displayed as follow WBr 1 val o White Balance Green Gain gt Read function wbag lt val gt Returns the White balance Green Gain value gt Write function lt val gt Sets the White balance Green Gain value val is Q13 10 unsigned value from to 7 999 The Green Gain is calculated and displayed as follow WBg 1 40 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 o White Balance Blue Gain gt Read function wbab val Returns the White balance Blue Gain value gt Write function wbab val Sets the White balance Blue Gain value val is Q13 10 unsigned value from to 7 999 The Blue Gain is calculated and displayed as follow WBb 1 val o White Balance Nir or Mono non available on RGB versions gt Read function wbai val Returns the White balance Nir Mono Gain value gt Write function wbai val Sets the White balance Nir Mono Gain value val is Q13 10 unsigned value from to 7 999 The Nir Mono Gain is calculated and displayed as follow WBi 1 val Color Matrix What is the interest of the Color Matrix After white balancing the color space correction shall be done to improve the color response This correction consists in a linear operation to convert the RGB triplet form the camera color space to the RGB triplet of the fin
11. nc nc nc nc nc nc Dual Base Interlaced RGB RO R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 GO 61 62 63 64 65 G6 G7 BO B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 C2V 4 STANDARD CONFORMITY The ELIIXA cameras have been tested using the following equipment A shielded power supply cable A Camera Link data transfer cable ref 14B26 SZLB 500 OLC 3M e2v recommends using the same configuration to ensure the compliance with the following standards 41 CE Conformity The ELIIXA cameras comply with the requirements of the EMC European directive 89 336 CEE EN 50081 2 EN 61000 6 2 42 FCC Conformity The ELIIXA cameras further comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules which states that Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated ina commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructio
12. val is is from 4096 to 4095 gain format Q13 10 signed The coefficient associated to val is calculated as follow lt val gt 1024 43 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 44 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Save amp restore color settings Allows saving or restoring all the colors settings White balance gains and colors matrix coefficients This command is available in the CommCam Color Management section i Save amp restore colour settings UserColourSelector User 1 UserColoursave Done UserColourLoad Done E Currentlsercolour User 1 gt Read function p rcol Get the current Tap Bank used Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator w rcol Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator gt Write function w scol val Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Auto White balance calibration wsowbO stop auto white balance O Z O White balance activation white balance disable w wben 1 white balance enable Get white balance state White Balance Red w wbar lt val gt Set red white balance coefficient lt val gt from O to 8191 Red gain format 1 lt val gt representation lt val gt Q13 10 unsigned get red white balance coefficient White Balance Blue w wbab lt val gt Set blue white
13. 10 val is between O and 16383 Read lt nbrval gt user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculate on the outputted value lt addr gt starts from e 1 for Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients 15001 for Coefficients lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 Output is val crcval e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 UC8 UC4 6 3 7 Save amp Restore Settings The settings or Main configuration of the Camera can be saved in 4 x different User banks These settings don t include neither the Color settings White balance and Color Matrix nor the Tap Balance Gains and offsets nor the FFC which have each their own 4 User banks These settings include user bank in use for each category Tap Balance Color Management FFC This allow by loading one Camera configuration at the startup to load also automatically the associated FFC and color settings e Save amp restore settings Allows to save or restore all the Camera settings This command is available in the CommCam Save amp Restore settings section Save amp restore settings UsersetSelector Factory UsersetSave Done UserSetLoad Done s iurrenkLlserSeE Factory gt Read function p rcfg Get the current Bank used 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator w rcfg lt val gt Load settings from bank v
14. Connector Camera connector type Hirose HR10A 7R 6PB male Cable connector type Hirose HR10A 7P 65 female Signal Pin Signal Pin PWR 1 GND 4 PWR 2 GND 5 2 PWR 3 GND 6 Power supply from 12v to 24v Power 15W max with an inrush current of 2A Camera side description during power up 11 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 32 Modes Dual Base 3 1 RGB 8bits Nir Mono 8bits RGB 8bits Nir Mono 10bits RGB 8bits Nir Mono 12bits Dual Base 3 3 RGB 8bits RGNir RGMono 8bits RGB 8bits RBNir RBMono 8bits RGB 8bits GBNir GBMono 8bits Medium RBGNir RBGMono 8bits RBGNir RBGMono 1Obits RBGNir RBGMono 12bits Dual Base Interlaced 8bits RGB RBG odd RBG even 8bits Notes 1 On RGB Models only one mode RGB 8bits 3x80 or 3x60MHz The Connector CL2 is not used Camera Link Output Configuration Connector CL1 RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz RGB 3x80 or 3x60MHz ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Camera Link Standard Medium mode in 4x80 or 4x60MHz Camera Link Standard Medium mode in 4x80 or 4x60MHz BAO Camera Only RGB odd 3x40 or 3x 30MHz 2 OnRGB models the medium 8 bits is equivalent to a base 8 bits because there is no fourth channel Connector CL1 assignment table Dual Base Port Bit 3 8 1x8bits Port AO RO Port A1 R1 Port 2 R2 Port A3 R3 Port A4 R4 Port A5
15. Frame Grabber Setup BENT E Signal source CCD sensor The test pattern is generated by the FPGA This is a 12bit width pattern identical for each line as following 23 R G B Nir 4 N F80 F40 FCO FO1 F81 F41 Fcl F3F F7F F40 FCO F80 FFD FFF FFE FFF FFF FFF FFF FFF FFF FFF Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 e Output mode ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Set the Camera Link Output mode refer to Chap 3 2 3 Camera Link Output Configuration This command is available in the CommCam Output section 217 El Output Output made DualBase 3 1 x80MHz RGBSbits NMirbits DualBase 3 1 x8 MHz RGBSbits NirSbits DualBase 3 1 x8 MHz 1 Obits DualBase 34 1 x8 mHz RaBabibs Mir 12bibs Medium 4x80MHz RGBMir Sbits Medium 4x80MHz RGBNir 1065 Medium 4x80mMHz RGBMir 12bibs Dual interlaced abits RGBIRGB gt Read function mode Return by the camera Output mode from to 9 see below gt Write function mode value Value 4 5 13 Modes Dual Base 3 1 RGB 8bits Nir Mono 8bits RGB 8bits Nir Mono 10bits RBG 8bits for 3 Linear versions RGB 8bits Nir Mono 12615 Dual Base 3 3 RGB 8bits RGNir RGMono 8bits RGB 8bits RBNir RBMono 8bits RBG 8bits for 3 Linear versions RGB 8bits GBNir GBMono 8bits Medium RBGNir RBGM
16. balance coefficient same representation as wbar White Balance Green w wbag val Set green white balance coefficient same representation as wbar get green white balance coefficient White Balance IR w wbai val Set NIR white balance coefficient same representation as wbar get NIR white balance coefficient Color matrix enable w come 1 Enable color matrix w come O Disable color matrix Color Matrix w cm l c val Color matrix coefficient its representation is cm11 cm12 cm13 cm14 cm21 cm22 cm23 cm24 cm31 cm32 cm33 cm34 cm41 cm42 cm43 cm44 val is from 4096 to 4095 gain format Q13 10 signed l c 1 Red 2 Blue 3 Green 4 Nir or Mono if exists lt val gt between 1 and 4 for User and 5 for Integrator w rcol lt val gt Load current Color settings from bank number val lt val gt between 1 and 4 for User O for factory default and 5 for Integrator Get the current Color settings bank used saved or loaded 45 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 6 3 6 Flat Field Correction Automatic Flat Field Correction How is performed the Flat Field Correction What is the Flat Field correction FFC The Flat Field Correction is a digital correction on each pixel which allows gt the Pixel PRNU Pixel Response Non Uniformity and DSNU Dark Signal Non Uniformity gt Correct the shading due to the lens gt Tocorrect the Light s
17. bank used saved or loaded 52 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 FPN user coefficients ffco lt addr gt nbrval val crcval ffco lt addr gt lt nbrval gt crcreq PRNU user coefficients w ffcg lt addr gt nbrval val crcval ffcg lt nbrval gt crcreq 53 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 Write lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from the lt addr gt address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the val val is signed lt addr gt starts from e 1 for Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients e 15001 for Coefficients lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 lt val gt is between 128 et 127 Read lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculated on the outputted value lt addr gt starts from e 1 for Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients e 15001 for Coefficients nbrval is between 1 and 10 Output is val crcval Write nbrval PRNU user coefficients starting from the addr address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the val addr starts from 1 for Red coefficients 5001 for Blue Coefficients 10001 for Green coefficients 15001 for NIR Coefficients nbrval is between 1 and
18. can add more gain by using the Amplification Gain Pre Amp gt Amp Gain cato 14 ag 48 6dB 5 4 p O 11 9dB 10 4dB J 18 10 1dB 12 2dB J AES 14dB 0 C The best tuning is when the Amplification Gain is at its minimum possible Each change of Preamp Gain value loads automatically the associated values of the Tap balance Gain and offset for each sensor tap This action takes more time than simply changing the Amplification Gain 33 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 The Global Chain of Gain is described as follows Color Module Flat Field Contrast Correction Expansion Balance Amplification gt Color White expansion Preamp 217 Offset Gain Matrix Balance Offset Gain Gain OLOLLOLDLLOOLEOLOLLOO Global action Action per Sensor Tap Action per pixel Action per color CCDs The Flat Field correction and the Color Modules will be detailed in a following chapter Analog e Preamp Gain Set the Pre amplification Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section Gains amp Offsets 501161 gt Read function pamp Return by the camera Integer corresponding to one of the different step values 5 4dB 1 3 6dB 2 1 8dB or 3 OdB gt Write function pamp int e Gain Set the Amplification Gain This command is available in
19. crc value is computed on the all the val val is signed addr starts from e 1 Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients e 15001 for NIR Coefficients lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 lt val gt is betweenO and 16383 FFC User Bank Management The new processed FFC can be saved in 4 x User banks both Gains and Offsets in the same time gt Read function p rffc Get the current Tap Bank used 0 Factory or 1 to 4 w rffc Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory 1 to 4 gt Write function w rffc val Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 FFCorrection w ffcp Disable Flat Field Correction processing ffcp1 Enable Flat Field Correction processing Get Flat Field Correction processing status FPN User Calibration Start FPN user calibration OnePush button auto disable once finished w calo Stop FPN user calibration r calo Get the FPN user calibration status auto disable once finished r calg Get the PRNU user calibration status FFC user bank w sffc val Save current user FFC FPN amp PRNU into FFC bank number val val between 1 and 4 w rffc val Load current user FFC from FFC bank number val val between O and 4 O is a virtual bank that reset ffc coefficients Get the current user FFC
20. function calg Returns the Calculation Process Status O if finished 1 if processing gt Write function w calg 1 Launch the PRNU Calibration Process w calg Abort the PRNU Calibration Process 48 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 e DSNU coefficient Reset Reset the DSNU Gains coefficient in Memory This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section El Manual calibration Click Far extended control Reset FFC Dane gt Write function w rstg Reset set to 0 the FPN coefficients in memory This doesn t affect the FFC User Memory Bank but only the active coefficients in Memory Some Warnings can be issued from the FPN Calibration Process as pixel Overflow because some saturated pixel have been detected The Calculation result will be proposed anyway as it s just a warning message This will change the Status Register which is displayed in CommCam Es Status warning underflow 0 fal Status warning overflow 0 The warning messages possible are detailed in the Appendix 6 Table 2 36 2 Manual Flat Field Correction The FFC Coefficients can also be processed outside of the Camera or changed manually by accessing directly their values in the Camera This is the Manual FFC In CommCam the User can access to a specific interface by clicking on clic
21. 37 to 14 60dB 416 step of 0 0351dB Get current gain Tap Balance Start offset tap balance OnePush button auto disable once finished ue offset tap balance r Get the offset tap balance status w balg lt val gt Start gain tap balance OnePush button auto disable once finished lt val gt 1 Red lt val gt 2 Blue lt val gt 4 Green lt val gt 8 NIR lt val gt can i be Combined with different values 1 for running for finished val between 1 and 4 Load current Balance tap from factory bank 0 w rbal val Load current Balance tap from bank number val val between 1 and 4 r rbal Get the current Balance tap bank used Get the current Balance tap bank used saved or loaded 0 or loaded Digital Gain w gdig lt val gt Set from to 255 20log 1 val 64 dB Get digital gain Digital Offset Set global offset from 4096 to 4095 in 12bits LSB numeric offset Get global offset Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 6 3 5 Color Management 39 White Balance How is performed the White Balance 2 Automatic White Balance Calculation The User can access to one dedicated Gain per color line R G B and eventually Mono or NIR The Red Green and Blue Gain are used to perform the White Balance The ELIIXA embeds an automatic function to calculate the appropriate Gains for a perfect white balance This Auto whit
22. 4 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Tite Command VendorName vdam Get camera vendor name Return string e2v r pe Get camera model name ee string Camera ee r idnb Get camera ID Return lt idstr gt Max 50 bytes User ID w cust lt idstr gt Set customer ID to lt idstr gt lt idstr gt format is my camera Max 50 bytes r cust Get customer ID Return lt idstr gt Firmware version Get the camera software version Return lt id tver 0 gt lt id ver 1 gt With lt id ver N gt hexadecimal 32 bits long for id and version for module N Dump r dump Get camera configuration with the format idnb AT71 fing 5 fgal 120 Baudrate w baud 1 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 9600Bds always boot with 9600bds 22 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 6 3 2 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Output modes and Spatial Rebuild Signal source Defines if the data comes from the Sensor or the FPGA test Pattern This command is available in the CommCam Setup section 00116 gt Read function srce Return by the camera O if Source from the Sensor and 1 if test pattern active gt Write function srce value Q to switch to CCD sensor image 1 to switch to Test Pattern The Test pattern is a single ramp The detail of this test pattern is given in APPENDIX B The test pattern is generated in the FPGA It s used to point out any interface problem with the
23. At each camera start or when the FPGA restart Err factory application settings At the Camera startup Err user application settings Err factory camera At the Camera startup or settings each factory default settings reload action At the Camera startup Err user camera At the Camera startup or settings each User settings reload action Err CommCam compatibility index Eliixa_Color revF 04 1 1 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Notify that an error has occurred during the hardware init of the camera Mainly the loading of the FPGA with a invalid or corrupted dataflash contains Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the Factory Application Settings EEPROM area Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the User Application Settings EEPROM area Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the Factory Camera Settings EEPROM area Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the User Camera Settings EEPROM area At each read write of Notify that an error is detected in the the Camera hardware ID CommCam compatibility index EEPROM area e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 UC8 UC4 8 APPENDIX C Thermal Management The most important source of heat in the camera is around the sensor The fastest version dissipates around 14W with 8 taps at 40MHz on the sensor The Camera has been designed to dissipate the maximum of the internal heat through its front face The pa
24. CommCam e Tap Balance Bank Management The new processed Tap balance can be saved in 4 x User banks both Gains and Offsets in the same time gt Read function rbal Get the current Tap Bank used 0 Factory or 1 to 4 w rbal lt val gt Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory or 1 to 4 gt Write function Sbal val Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 Contrast Expansion e Digital Gain Set the global Digital Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section L3 Gains amp Offsets E Digtal Gain 5 4 dB 6911645 10 dB 0 13 952214 gt Read function gdig Returned by the camera Value from O to 255 The corresponding Gain is calculated as 20log 1 val 64 in dB gt Write function w gdig int e Digital Offset Set the global Digital Offset This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section Lc Gains amp Offsets imf Offset 3096 4055 gt Read function offs Returned by the camera Value from 4096 to 4095 in LSB gt Write function offs int 37 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UC4 38 Preamp gain w pamp Set pre amplifier gain to O 5 4dB 1 3 6dB 2 1 8dB 3 OdB analog gain Change Tap balance settings to factory default Gain w gain val Set gain form 8 32dB 2
25. Dane FPN calibration abort Done Read function r calo Returns the FPN Calculation Process Status 0 if finished 1 if processing gt Write function w calo 1 Launch the FPN Calibration Process w calo 0 Abort the FPN Calibration Process Some Warnings can be issued from the FPN Calibration Process as pixel underflow because some pixel have been detected at O level The Calculation result will be proposed anyway as it s just a warning message This will change the Status Register which is displayed in CommCam Status warning underflow 0 Status warning overflow 0 The warning messages possible are detailed in the Appendix 6 Table 2 36 2 e FPN coefficient Reset Reset the FPN Offsets coefficient in Memory This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section 0411 mm 3 Manual calibration Click Far extended control Du a E Reset FPN Done gt Write function rsto Reset set to 0 the FPN coefficients in memory This doesn t affect the FFC User Memory Bank but only the active coefficients in Memory e PRNU Calibration Launches the process for the Gains calculation This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section 7017 27 12 Automatic calibration Flat Field calibration control Dane Flat Field calibration abort Done gt Read
26. R5 Port A6 R6 Port A7 R7 Port BO GO Port B1 61 Port B2 62 Port B3 63 Port B4 64 Port B5 G5 Port B6 G6 Port B7 G7 Port CO BO Port Cl B1 Port C2 B2 Port C3 B3 Port C4 B4 Port C5 B5 Port C6 B6 Port C7 B7 12 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 Dual Base 3 8 1x10bits Dual Base 3 8 1x12bits RO RO R1 R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R4 R4 R5 R5 R6 R6 R7 R7 GO GO 61 61 G2 G2 63 63 G4 G4 65 65 G6 G6 G7 67 BO BO B1 B1 B2 B2 B3 B3 B4 B4 B5 B5 B6 B6 B7 B7 Connector CL2 Notes Nir or Mono 1x80 or 1x60MHz 1 Nir Mono 1x80 or 1x60MHz 1 Nir or Mono 1x80 1x60MHz 1 RGNir RGMono 3x80 or 3x60MHz RBNir RBMono 3x80 3x60MHz 1 GBNir GBMono 3x80 3x60MHz or Mono 1x80 or 1x60MHz 2 2 2 RGB even 3x40 or 3x30MHz 3 Dual Base Medium Medium Dual Base 3x8 3x8bits 10 bits 12 bits Interlaced RGB RO RO RO RO R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R4 R4 R4 R4 R5 R5 R5 R5 R6 R6 R6 R6 R7 R7 R7 R7 GO R8 R8 GO G1 R9 R9 61 62 nc R10 G2 G3 nc R11 G3 G4 B8 B8 G4 65 B9 B9 65 G6 nc B10 G6 G7 nc B11 G7 BO BO BO BO B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B3 B3 B3 B3 B4 B4 B4 B4 B5 B5 B5 B5 B6 B6 B6 B6 B7 B7 B7 B7 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 13 Port Bit Port DO Port D1 Port D2 Port D3 Port D4 Port D5 Port D6 Port D7 Port EO Port E1 Port E2 Port E3 Port E4 Port E5 Port E6 Port E7 Port FO Port F1 Port F2 Port F3 Port F4 Port F5 Port F6 Port F7 Port GO Port 61 Port G2 Port G3 Port 64 Port G5
27. YUC8CL4010 BA2 Part number 0000000000 Batch number not used for Cameras 0806P2009 Serial number e 08 Year of manufacturing e O6 week in the year e as Proto as Manual A as automatic type of testing e 2009 Identification number 1A Fab indice gt Can not be written User ID Can be set by the Customer to identify the Camera Read function cust Return by the camera string 50 bytes max gt Write function w cust string 19 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 o Firmware Version Can be set by the Customer to identify the Camera gt Read function vers Return idever 0 gt lt id ver 1 gt With lt id ver N gt hexadecimal 32 bits long for id and version for module The format of a 32 bits value is BitOto3 0 Bit 4 to 7 module number Bit 8 19 module identifier 20 to 25 major version Bit 26 to 31 minor version 0C100230 translated into binary 0000 1100 0001 0000 0000 0010 0011 0000 Module number Module identifier Major version Minor version e Status Give the Camera Status It can be accessed in CommCam software in the Status section Pan Status 9 E Error on hardware 0 gt Read function stat Return by the camera A 32 bits integer value composed as follows statut Diagnostique Erreur 31 22 EE Err CommCam Err user Err factory Err user Err fa
28. al 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator gt Write function w scfg lt val gt Save the current Settings in the User bank val 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator Configuration Save current configuration into factory bank 0 PAS DISPO w scfg val Save current configuration into bank number val val between 1 and 4 Save current configuration into integrator bank 5 Load current configuration from factory bank 0 val between 1 and 4 54 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 7 APPENDIX A Camera Status Details 1 Table 1 Processing Status Name Tnit Value Update No trigger received since the last scan 1Hz 3 lt o 4 o 9 Q L Wait for trigger Settings Modified Tap Balance Modified FFC Modified Set to 1 when Camera in triggered mode and no trigger is received Otherwise value set to O Set to 1 after any valid change of a configuration parameter Set to O after each save or restore action on a config memory bank Set to 1 after a valid change of the Tap balance Set to O after each save or restore action on a tap balance memory bank Set to 1 after a valid change of a FPN or PRNU coefficient Set to O after each save or restore action on a FFC memory bank 72 Table 2 Internal Task Status Name Tnit Value Update 3 3 o 4 x 9 H
29. al color space The final color space can be a monitor a printer or others application specific color space For some specific applications where absolute color value is not mandatory the color space correction can be bypassed R 11 cml2 cml3 14 R 21 cm22 cm23 cm24 G cm31 cm32 cm33 cm34 cm41 4 cm43 cm44 Each coefficient can be set the following limits 4 to 3 999 The last line and column are valid only for the RGB Nir Version They are available for the RGB Mono but have no signification for the color space tuning Attention This Matrix is shown here in the real order of the CCD color lines Red Blue and Green 4 and not the usual order R G B Then for Commcam gt the cmix define the first line or the Red Line cm2x the Blue line cm3x the Green line and cm4x the Nir Line gt cmx1 define the Red column cmx2 the Blue column cmx3 the Green column and cmx4 the Nir column 4 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 The default Matrix are the following gt For the RGB Nir Versions To remove the Nir Infra Red component of each color and which has been measured with the Nir Line TET gt Some values of the RGB Matrix will be proposed in Appendix C for different type of light source The Sum of the 3 parameters of the RGB Matrix on the same line must be equal to 1 in order to avoid changing the White Balance
30. atial correction has changed since the firmware version 3 0 0 On all previous versions only the delays from 1 to 7 were available with the associated loop value For more information please contact the Hotline hotline cam e2v com What is the Spatial correction Vocabulary w Pixel Size 10um in the Eliixa Sensor W Size of the real object of the web seen by one pixel Magnification w W Color pitch or distance between to lines centers 20um in the S Speed of the web 5 1 For magnification of M the line rate has to be adjusted at S W see Chapter 5 Then due to the fact that the color pitch is 2x the ean pixel size an area size W which has been grabbed by the red line 5 at T will be grabbed by the Blue at T 2 by the Green at T 4 1 1 1 l 7 NN Elii SS 1 22 The Camera memorizes each line for each color from T to T 6 b D The spatial correction of 2 allows to associate Red T Blue T 2 Green T 4 Nir BW T 6 to be outputted in C the same time on the Camera Link connector T6 1 5 T44 TB TR T Then the Spatial correction of 2 is for a pixel ratio width height of 1 1 square pixels We define the width in the sensor direction and the height in the web direction A web speed which is 2x times faster than the appropriate line rate to get square pixels will compress b
31. ation time Line Period w tper lt val gt Set line period to lt val gt x100ns from 1 to 65535 Disabled if tper lt tint Get current line period 32 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELIXA UCS UCA 6 3 4 Gain and Offset LL Ultimate Concept A different way to set the Gain in order to improve the Tap balance The U Concept has been developed to get a real improvement in term of tuning for the multi Tap sensors As each sensor tap is driven by a different analog Chain for an increasing of the global gain of the Camera each tap can have a different behavior on its own Gain and offset This means that to be perfectly adjusted a balance of the taps should be performed ideally after each change of the Gain The Ultimate Concept offers a solution as following The Global analog Gain of the Camera is divided in 2 parts which is composed of several steps 4 x steps of 1 8dB on the ELIIXA o An amplification Gain with a continuous tuning from 8 3dB to 14dB on the ELIIXA At each step of Preamp Gain a Tap balance has been performed in factory for both Gains and Offsets and saved in ROM memory When a new value of Preamp Gain is set the factory settings of the both Gain and offset balance is automatically reloaded The user might also perform his own balance automatically or manually and can save it in one of the four dedicated memory banks After the Preamp Gain level the user
32. be efficient gt Launch the Tap Gain Balance The process takes a few seconds and can be interrupted when you want gt You save the result in memory result for both Gains and offsets Infernal Process During the calibration process the Camera calculates averages on some strategic ROIs around the junction between taps and then estimates the slope of the tangents and then the projections on each side of the Junction Right projection Pixel value d Left projection Average area 2 Average area Average distance area width The adjustment between these two neighbor taps is calculated to cancel the difference between the two projections right and left 35 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 e Offsets and Gain Taps Balance All the commands are available in the CommCam amp Offset section gai Automatic balance E Gain balance color Red Es balance Fourth color None Gain balance control Done Abort gain balance control Done fel Offset balance control Done Abort offset balance control Done e Offsets Balance gt Read function Returns the Offset Balance status 1 for running and O for stopped gt Write function w 1 Starts the offset balance The value switches back to automatically when the balance process is finished Offset Balance control in CommCam
33. ckaging of the sensor is larger to increase the surface in contact with the front face and then improves the dissipation In the system the camera has to be fixed by its front face with the largest contact possible with a metallic part Without any specific cooling system a simple air flow around the camera will improve roughly the dissipation If necessary additional heat sinks are available reference below and they can be fixed on any side of the front face Set of 2 x Heat Sinks Part number 71 One heat sink can decrease the temperature of the front face of about 5 down 57 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 UC8 UC4 9 APPENDIX E Optical Mounts available F Mount Kit10 Part number 71 658 2 f J 3 4 Ri 58 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 M42x0 75 T2 Mount Kit30 Part number AT71KFPAVIVA AKA M42x1 Mount Kit40 Part number AT71KFPAVIVA ADA 2 48 5 0 01 3xM2 5 sur 248 5 950 3x120 255 5 59 Eliixa_Color revF 04 1 1 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 APPENDIX F Color Matrix Examples Please contact the Camera hotline hotline cam e2v com for more information 60 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELIIXA UC8 UC4 10 APPENDIX 6 Revision History Revision Comments D
34. ctory Err 0000 0000 00 compatibility camera camera application application hardware index settings settings settings settings init Task Status Processing Status Settings 1 Wait for Modified Pelance Modified reserved trigger Modified gt All these Values are explained in the APPENDIX A 20 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 e Dump Allows to dump all the Camera info settings in a text file This command is available in the CommCam View Menu e Dump Cimera File View Setup Hyper Terminal Live Display Dump camera gt Read function dump e BaudRate Set the Camera BaudRate This command is available in the CommCam Com section 3 Com Baud rate 9600 Bds Read function baud Return by the camera Value of the Baud Rate gt Write function w baud index with the index as follows 1 9600 Bauds default value at power up 2 19200Bds 6 57600Bds 12 115200Bds 24 230400Bds After changing the communication rate the communication with the Camera could be interrupted with the application CommCam or whatever it has made this change The application has to reconnect the baudrate will automatically switch to 9600 bds at the next power down up 21 Eliixa_Color revF 0
35. des output modes bidirectional scanning spatial correction and with an all in one approach a single ELiiXA camera can replace a two camera system of a conventional color camera and a monochrome or NIR camera The Fourth monochrome line will give you more accuracy to define colors in CIE color system and the NIR version will help you to see even what the eyes can t see 4 Typical Applications 5 e Web Inspection Printing Currency e High end Inspection Food Pharmaceutical Medical Packaging e Surface Inspection Ceramic tiles Wood Printed Circuit Board e Scanning High end Document Process Film scanning Postal sorting e Metrology Color matching Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 15 Models amp Part Numbers 6 Part Number EV71YUC8CL4010 BAO EV71YUC8CL4010 BA1 EV71YUC8CL4010 BA2 EV71YUC4CL4010 BAO EV71YUC4CL4010 BA1 EV71YUC4CL4010 BA2 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 Sensor RGB RGB B amp W RGB RGB RGB B amp W RGB Speed Full Speed Full Speed Full Speed Low Speed Low Speed Low Speed 18 KHz 18 KHz 18 KHz 13 KHz 13 KHz 13 KHz ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Additional Filter included BG38 2mm IR cut off BG38 2mm IR cut off Band cut Filter on N BK7 Glass BG38 2mm IR cut off BG38 2mm IR cut off Band cut Filter on N BK7 Glass e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UC4 2 CAMERA PERFORMANCES 21 Camera Characterization Unit 3 Min Gain 3 M
36. e 2V UC8 UC4 e di Color Line Scan Camera ELIIXA UC8 UC4 Camera User Manual 1 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 e 2V ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Color Line Scan Camera Summary 1 CAMERA hehehe 4 4 Le Key SO CCIE CATIONS 4 S 5 BA TYNAN CGO IAS mmm 5 15 Models amp Part Numbers 6 2 CAMERA PERFORMANCES 7 ZA Camera 14 OM 7 7 The Sensor 8 2 2 2 Response with BG38 filter for RGB and RGB B amp W versions sess 8 2 2 3 Response N BK7 Band cut Filter for RGB Nir version sse esent nennen 9 3 CAMERA HARDWARE 10 3A Mechanical GG WIGS 10 3 2 Input output Connectors and LED sss nennen 11 acl BENO OU aussen edd 11 11 323 Camera Link Output ConfiguratiON 12 4 STANDARD sees 14 1 2 00016 14
37. e System The White Balance and color Matrix can be enabled They don t affect the result but after the FFC calibration the User will have to perform a new White Balance White uniform moving target Launch the FFC Enable the FFC gt You can save the FFC result both FPN PRNU in the same time of the 4 x FFC User Banks Advices The ELIIXA has 4 x FFC Banks to save 4 x different FFC calibrations You can use this feature if your system needs some different conditions of lightning and or Gain because it s looking for different targets You can perform one FFC per condition of Gain setting of the Camera 4 Max and recall one of the four global settings Camera Configuration FFC Color management when required e FFC Activation Enable disable the Flat Field Correction This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction section B Flat Field correction E Flat field correction Disabled gt Read function ffcp Returns the FFC Status 0 if disabled 1 if enabled gt Write function w ffcp 1 Enable the Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UCA w ffcp Disabled the e FPN DSNU Calibration Launches the FFC process for the Offsets calculation This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section Automatic calibration goii N calibration control
38. e balance affects only the Red Green and Blue Gains not the Mono or Nir of the 4x Lines versions When this function is launched the Camera calculates the average value for each color line ina ROI of 512 pixels located in the centre of the CCD blue Pixel value Pixels Each gain is then calculated to reach the level of the color which has the highest sensitivity Note After an automatic White Balance with CommCam the 3 colors gains values are not refreshed in the CommCam Interface How to perform the White Balance The User has to propose a white target to the Camera The Global Gain of the Camera has to be set to avoid saturation in any of the 3 x RGB colors The Color Matrix must be enabled if you re using a RGB Nir Camera version The White Balance can be enabled before During the calculation process it is disabled automatically The User has to propose a white target to the Camera Set the global Gain to avoid saturation and disable the color Matrix Launch the auto WB calibration Enable the White Balance The new coefficients are now active Adjust the Gain of the fourth line Mono or Nir if present Save the result in one of the 4 x user banks dedicated to the color management VV VV ON Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 e Auto White Balance Activation Activate the White balance This command is available in the CommCam Color Management section E Co
39. etails Camera Ref Preliminary release Firmware 2 0 0 Spatial correction extended to 0 5 and 1 5 values inhibition Firmware 3 0 0 Mechanical drawing detailed Reverse forward 0 1 and explanation drawing Status command Firmware 3 0 0 Mechanical drawing detailed for Mounts Baud Rate change warning Dual Base Interlaced 8bits output mode for BAO only Firmware 3 0 2 61 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 How to reach us Home page www e2v com Sales Office Northern Europe e2v Itd 106 Waterhouse Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 2QU England Tel 44 0 1245 493493 Fax 44 0 1245 492492 E Mail enquiries e2v com Southern Europe e2v sas 16 Burospace F 91572 Bi vres Cedex France Tel 33 0 1 60 19 55 00 Fax 33 0 1 60 19 55 29 E Mail enquiries fr e2v com Germany and Austria e2v gmbh IndustriestraBe 29 82194 Gr benzell Germany Tel 49 0 842 410 570 Fax 49 0 842 284 547 E Mail enquiries de 2e2v com 62 Eliixa_Color revF 04 1 1 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Americas e2v inc 4 Westchester Plaza Elmsford NY 10523 1482 USA Tel 1 914 592 6050 Fax 1 914 592 5148 E Mail enquiries na e2v com Asia Pacific e2v 11 F Onfem Tower 29 Wyndham Street Central Hong Kong Tel 4852 3679 364 8 9 Fax 852 3583 1084 E Mail enquiries ap 2e2v com Product Contact e2v Avenue de Rochepleine BP 123 38521 Saint Egr ve Cedex France Tel 33
40. ill be L 60 x 110 40 96 161mm This will certainly require a macro lens 15 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 6 CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 1 Control and Interface As all the e2v Cameras the ELIIXA is delivered with the friendly interface control software COMMCAM UCL 16 as Ultimate Camera Link which is based on the GenlCam standard ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 COMMCAM recognizes and detects automatically all the UCL Cameras connected on any transport layers Camera Link or COM ports of your system Once connected to the Camera you have an easy access to all its features The visibility of these features can be associated to three types of users Beginner Expert or Guru Then you can make life easy for simple users T Setup 7 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 Transport Layer Pasture C Exposure Exposure time SS Line per second Lire period SynchronissEion made sus vas For briggar sous Fas J Spatial Rebuid amp Offsets SS Preamp gan adiri Offset Digital Gwin B balance EE O Save amp restore balance B Flat correchon d 21 Management a white Balance actieakion T3 Colour Matrix activation B E Mangal hte m Bed WB coefficert Blue WB coef icant WE We coefficiert umak White Bala
41. in Gain 10dB 3 Min Gain 20dB 3 Min Typ Max 3 Min Typ Max 3 Min Typ Max Dark Noise RMS LSB 25 35 5 25 Dynamic Range 1170 1640 585 820 135 165 FPN rms LSB 1 27 2 7 FPN pk pk 158 5 11 50 PRNUrms 0020 02 03 08 PRNUpkpk 3 45 7 Note These figures in LSB are for a 12bits format 2 2 Image Sensor MEN 20 um NER 20 um ON 20 um Monochrome lOum or MIR or Nothing Note The real order of the color line is Red Blue Green but the Camera outputs in Red Green Blue order on the Camera Link connector 7 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 2 2 1 Raw response of the sensor 140 120 120 R ponses iLSB nJ cmz 7000 8000 ema 11000 WW ave length drm Monochrome Blue Red Green 2 2 2 R ponse 4 5 cm 40D 450 5 BI 200 750 Wavelemeath nm fet Greet 9 Eliixa 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 2 2 3 Response N BK7 Band cut Filter for RGB Nir version E 5 5 3 cr Tran zmiz sion 98 AX d j E x Ware length nm Blue Red Green 60 790 NR Fiter The sensor has been designed to give in the Near Infra Red 800 1100nm an equal answer of each Red Green and Blue colors than the Nir line itself In order to remove simply the Near Infra Red compo
42. k for extended control in the Manual FFC section Hantal Calibration FFC Upload From camere cane This will allow the user to upload download out in the Camera the coefficients in from text file that can be processed externally It is recommended to setup the baud rate at the maximum value possible 115000 for example otherwise the transfer can take a long time 49 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 e FPN coefficients modification Direct access to the FPN coefficients for reading or writing This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section 3 Manual calibration Chck For extended control z FPN Red address FPN Red Value FPN Blue address FPN Blue Value FPN Green address FPN Green Value 3 FPN BW address Saf FPN BW Value LJ C C C C32 CO C Read function ffco addr lt nbrval gt Read nbrval FPN user coefficients starting from addr address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculated on the outputted value nbrval is between 1 and 10 addr starts from e 1 for Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients e 15001 for NIR Coefficients Output is val crcval Write function ffco lt addr gt nbrval val crcval Write lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients sta
43. lour Management E White Balance activation Disabled gt Read function r wben Returns the White balance Status if disabled 1 if enabled gt Write function w wben 1 Enable the white Balance The Color Gains are now activated wben 0 Disable the white Balance e Auto White Balance Calibration Launch the Auto WB calculation process This command is available in the CommCam Color Management section Automatic White Balance i Suto White Balance calibration Done E Suto White Balance calibration abort Done gt Read function sawb Returns the Auto White balance process Status O if off 1 if active gt Write function w sawb 1 Launch the Auto white Balance calibration process w sawb 0 Abort the Auto white Balance calibration process No effect if already stopped e Manual White Balance Access to the RGB Mono or Nir Gains These commands are available in the CommCam Color Management section Manual White Balance 3 WEB coefficient Blue WB coefficient IE Green WE coefficient E BW WEB coefficient ceu B EET Ca o White Balance Red Gain gt Read function wbar val Returns the White balance Red Gain value gt Write function wbar val Sets the White balance Red Gain value val is Q13 10 unsigned value from to 7 999 The Red
44. n manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment ina residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 43 RoHs Conformity ELIIXA cameras comply with the requirements of the RoHS directive Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 14 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 5 SETTING UP THE CAMERA IN THE SYSTEM Vocabulary size of the sensor line 40 96mm FOV Field Of View width of the web inspected by the sensor line in mm L Working distance from the Lens to the Web in mm f focal distance of the lens in mm S Speed of the web in mm s We have w FOV f L The ratio M w FOV is called Magnification The FOV is grabbed by 4096 pixels in the width In order to get a ratio of 1 1 in your image at the web speed of S your line rate has to be set Line Rate S FOV x 4096 Ex if the FOV 11 cm 110mm and the speed of the web is S 0 3 m s 300mm s the line rate will be Line Rate 300 110 x 4096 11170 Lines s The spatial correction has to be set to 2 because the spacing between two color lines in the sensor is 2Oum center to center 2 lines of 10um width If you use a 60mm lens the working distance w
45. nent from each Red Green and Blue colors we can define the following Color Correction Matrix BG Nir Ha pa pe pa D V 1 0 0 0 Nir Depending on your light source some other combination of filter can be provided For more information please contact the Hotline Camera hotline cam e2v com 9 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UC4 3 CAMERA HARDWARE INTERFACE 31 Mechanical Drawings M3 deep 6mm X Y plan X axis B a Z Y axis All dimensions in millimeters Sensor alignment Z 10 9mm X 14 52mm 38mm Planarity Rotation X Y plan Tilt versus lens mounting plane References First Pixel Optical axe as X Y reference Front face as Reference Face 10 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UC4 3 2 Input output Connectors and LED Multi colored LED for status And diagnostic Power Connector Hirose 6pts 12v to 24v Double CameraLink Connectors for all possible modes Medium Dual Base 3 21 Status LED Behaviour After less than 2 seconds of power establishment the LED first lights up in RED Then after a Maximum of 8 seconds the LED must turn in one of the following colors Color and state Meaning Green and continuous OK Green and blinking slowly Waiting for Ext Trig Trig1 and or Trig2 Red and continuous Camera out of order Internal firmware error 3 2 2 Power
46. nored Avoid this mode if your trigger is not stable variable line period The exposure of each line could then be different If the period of the trig signal is less than the readout time the Camera won t send any signal 29 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA UC8 UC4 Ti LP th i td INTEGRATION INTEGRATION N 1 READOUT N 1 READOUT N Lp Ext Trig with Integration Time Controlled ITC with one Trig This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 Both exposure time and line period are defined by this Trig signal The exposure time during the low level of the Trig Signal The line period between two rising edges of the Trig Signal 11 gt td2 1 J READOUT N 1 READOUT INTEGRATION INTEGRATION N 1 Ext Trig with Integration Time Controlled ITC with two Trigs This mode requires two external triggers via CC1 and CC2 CC2 controls the starting of the exposure time 1 controls the end of the exposure time The line period is defined by the one of the CC2 Trig signal CCl INTEGRATION INTEGRATION N 1 READOUT N 1 READOUT N 30 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 31 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Exposure time Defines the integration time when set in the Camera This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section 100 15
47. nte Arie x El Seve amp restare settings Calculates Bre Red Column Red ine Red Column Green Colo Mabix fine Red Column Bue bres Red Column Co curfsknx bres Green red Capen Doim Green Colcumatrix fine Green Column Blue Calcurfdakrix fine Green Column ColcurMalrix Gee Ble Column Red Col curabrix Brie Bae Column Green Cal curMatrix ira Blue Column Bla Ca cumMalix Brie Dus Cor uen Hir Bree Column Red Mr Column Green Ed Colo Matix fine Pe Column Blue Ed Colour Bras Ide Column Ide 20 we us Frog run 5 4 dB Disabled 1 799805 2 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 6 2 Serial Protocol and Command Format The Camera Link interface provides two LVDS signal pairs for communication between the camera and the frame grabber This is an asynchronous serial communication based on RS 232 protocol The serial line configuration is Full duplex without handshaking 9600 bauds default 8 bit data no parity bit 1 stop bit The baud rate can be set up to 230 400 6 2 1 Syntax Internal camera configurations are activated by write or readout commands The command syntax for write operation is w command name command parameters CR The command s
48. ntegration period start delay 0 3 ps CC1 CC2 rising to integration period stop delay 1 Rising to integration stop delay ntegration period stop to LINE1 rising set up time 3us ITC Trig Mode 146 for the other modes 28 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Exposure Mode Timed Free Run This mode doesn t require an external trigger In this case the line period Lp can be defined in the Camera see below but the real line period of the camera depends also on the exposure time Texp set If Texp gt Lp the line period is equal to Texp If Lp gt Texp the line period is equal to Lp READOUT N 1 READOUT N INTEGRATION N INTEGRATION N 1 E ti Ext Trig with integration time set in the camera This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 but the exposure time is the one defined in the Camera If the line period of the Trig signal provided to the camera is bigger than the exposure time set in the camera the short trig pulses will be ignored The exposure set in the camera defines the minimum line period possible em 77 2 1 INTEGRATION INTEGRATION N 1 READOUT Ext Trig Full Integration time available This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 The exposure time is the maximum possible value between two Tri pulses In this mode the exposure time set in the camera is ig
49. ono bits RBGNir RBGMono 10bits RBGNir RBGMono 12bits 12bits for 3 Linear versions Dual Base Interlaced 8bits RGB 8bits odd RGB 8bits even e Scanning direction Set the scanning direction of the Camera This command is available in the CommCam Spatial Rebuild section B Spatial Rebuild Scanning direction us Forward gt Read function r rway Return by the camera Reverse 1 Forward gt Write function rway value 24 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Definition of Forward Reverse Pixel numbers Forward Direction e Spatial Correction Set the number of lines up to 6 for the spatial correction see explanation below This command is available in the CommCam Spatial Rebuild section El 73 Spatial Rebuild 21177 scanning direction Forward 8 Spatial correction lines Correction inhibited Correction inhibited Delay 0 5 Delay 1 Delay 1 5 gt Read function loop Delay 2 Return by the camera to 8 Correction inhibited D 26 1 Delay 0 5 lines Delay 6 2 Delay 1 line 3 Delay 1 5 lines 4 Delay 2 lines 5 Delay 3 lines 6 Delay 4 lines 7 Delay 5 lines 8 Delay 6 lines gt Write function loop value 25 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 The sp
50. or 12 Responsivity LSB nJ cm 136 Response Non linearity 1 PRNU not corrected 10 Dynamic Range dB 62 Functionalities Programmable via Control Interface Gain Up to 25 4 dB Offset 4096 to 4096 LSB Trigger Mode Timed Free run and triggered Ext Trig Ext ITC modes 4 Eliixa_Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 1 5 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Mechanical and Electrical Interface Size wxhxl mm 70 x 76 x 54 Weight g 470 without mount Lens Mount T2 M42 x 1 compliant with AVIIVA SM2 series Sensor Alignment um 100 Sensor flatness 35 Power Supply V Single 12 to 24 Power Dissipation W 15 Current Consumption A Max 2A at the startup General features Operating Temperature to 65 front face Storage Temperature 40 to 70 Regulatory CE FCC and RoHS compliant Description The ELiiXA Color camera is the ideal candidate for the most demanding applications requiring multi wavelength detection including NIR Using e2v s unique technology the CCD sensor features unmatched performance line rate up to 18 KHz row spacing of two pixels center to center enhanced blue response three lines RGB and four lines RGB and fourth line either monochrome or NIR The camera package is designed to increase efficiency and save cost at vision system level e Easy calibration Automatic Tap balance and flat field correction white balance Color correction e versatile implementation trigger mo
51. ource non uniformity The FFC on color is also specially efficient when your Light source is non uniform in color ex LED source with some LEDs more blue and others more red After How is calculated Applied the FFC The FFC is a digital correction on the pixel level for both Gain and Offset Each Pixel is corrected with o Offset on 8 bits Signed Int 5 3 They cover a dynamic of 16LSB in 12bits with a resolution of 1 8 LSB 12bits on 14 bits Unsigned Int 14 with a max gain value of x3 o The calculation of the new pixel value is Off 1 Gain 8192 Each color line has its own independent FFC Calculation o For the offset the average dark of each pixel is calculated to be subtracted as an offset correction o For the Gain the Maximum of the color line is the reference and each pixel Gain is calculated to reach this maximum The Maximum correction possible is x3 46 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Pixel value 47 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 How fo perform the Flat Field Correction FPN DSNU Calibration Cover the lens Launch the FPN Calibration Grab and calculation is performed in few seconds PRNU Calibration The User must propose a white uniform target to the Camera hot a fixed paper The Gain Light conditions must give a non saturated image in any color The Camera must be set in the final conditions of Light Gain and in the final position in th
52. r of lines for spatial correction for RGB models these modes are equivalent to RGB 8 bits 3x80 or 3x60MHz for RGB models only COND OH 27 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 6 3 3 Exposure and Synchronization e Synchronisation Mode Timed or Triggered it defines how the grabbing is synchronized This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section 3 Exposure Synchronisation made FEET E Status wait For trigger fs t ise External trigger with exposure time variable External trigger with maximum exposure time One external trigger with external exposure time Two external triggers with external exposure time gt Read function sync Return by the camera e O Free Run mode e 1 Ext Trig with Integration time set in the Camera e 2 Ext Trig with Integration time maximum in the line period e 3 Ext ITC Integration Time Controlled The same Trig signal defines the line period and its low level defines the integration time e 4 Ext Trig with two trig signal CC2 defines the start of the integration and CC2 defines the Stop of the integration gt Write function w sync value o Timing Specifications This table is for all the synchronization modes e Max ffective exposure time duration E EHE Eur C1 hold time pulse high duration 1 2 falling rising to i
53. rting from the addr address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the val val is signed addr starts from e 1 for Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients e 15001 for NIR Coefficients lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 val is between 128 et 127 e coefficients modification Direct access to the coefficients for reading or writing This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section E e Manual calibration Click Far extended control FFC Red address FFC Red Value FRC Blue address Blue value FRC Green address FRC Green Value Ew address Bw Value 50 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 51 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Read function ffcg addr lt nbrval gt crcreq Read lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from addr address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculated on the outputted value nbrval is between 1 and 10 lt addr gt starts from e 1 Red coefficients e 5001 for Blue Coefficients e 10001 for Green coefficients e 15001 for Coefficients Output is val crcval Write function ffcg addr lt nbrval gt val crcval Write nbrval FPN user coefficients starting from the addr address If crcval is added the
54. the CommCam Gain amp Offset section El Gains amp Offsets El Gain 0 dE gt Read function gain Return by the camera Value from 237 to 416 corresponding to a Gain range of 8 32dB to 14 6dB by step of 0 0351dB gt Write function int 34 Eliixa Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 UC8 UC4 Tap Balance How to perform a Tap Balance Why and when performing a Tap Balance Each output of the sensor Tap has its own analog Chain and behavior There could have some discrepancies between these outputs in extreme conditions of Gain or temperature The Tap balance is already performed in factory for each level of Preamp Gain If necessary the Tap balance can be performed again by the User on both Offsets and Gains The Procedure is the following Tap Balance by Offsets gt Cover the Lens of the camera to get a dark uniform target This is not recommended to perform an Offset balance under light conditions Launch the Tap Offset Balance gt The process takes few seconds and can be interrupted when you want Tap Balance by Gains Choose the color line on which you ll perform the Gain balance Provide an uniform light target to the camera This is recommended to have a global level of around at least 7075 of the saturation otherwise with a low light level 3076 of the Saturation the Gain has less effect than the Offset and your balancing won t
55. trix Management amp setting 6 35 Flat Field Correction Chap FFC Management PRNU DSNU reset PRNU DSNU Manual setting FFC Save amp Restore Save amp Restore Settings Factory setting restore User settings Save amp Restore 637 18 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 6 31 Information Status and Communication e Information These values allow to identify the Camera They can be accessed through the CommCam software in the Info section 3 Info E Vendor name B2v 6911 3 E Model name ElixallCBCcL RGB MI v1 E User id Default camera name defined by user 181 Camera ID Ev 1Y UCe_L4010 B42 0000000000 0806P2009 14 Camera version 001000 30 04 000150 these values are fixed in factory except the Camera User ID which can be fixed by the Customer Vendor name e2v Read function vdnm Return by the camera e2v string Can not be written Model Name Internal name for GenICam gt Read function mdnm return by the camera string EliixaUC8CL RGB NI v EliixaUCACL RGB NI v EliixaUC8cL RGB BW v1 EliixaUCACL RGB BW EliixaUC8CL RGB v1 EliixaUCACL RGB 1 Can not be written Camera ID part number serial number of the Camera gt Read function idnb Return by the camera string 5O bytes max ex EV71YUC8CL4010 BA2 0000000000 0806P2009 1A with EV71
56. y 2 the pixels in the web direction In this case the ratio will be defined as 1 2 But if the ratio is different in order to avoid color artifacts you ve to adjust your spatial correction in the following range Example Delay Ratio Sensor size 40 96mm pixel size 104m Web Speed 2200mm s NE Web Width 500mm Inhibited Focal length 65mm 0 5 1 4 Magnification 0 08192 sensor size Web width 1 1 2 gt 10 on the sensor lt gt 0 12207mm on the Web 15 2 3 At 180001 8 the actual web speed 2200mm s is covered The 2 1 1 spatial correction has to bet set to 2 the image ratio will be 1 1 3 3 2 Working distance gt 793 5mm Focal length Magnification 4 2 1 5 2 If the Web speed is set at 4400mm s the image ratio will be 1 2 and 6 3 1 then the Spatial correction has to be set to 1 line rates remains 18000l s for the Camera It s the max it can achieve e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 26 Color revF 04 11 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 Signal Source Output Mode Dual base interlaced 8bits RGB RGB Scanning direction w rway O set the scanning direction w rway 1 O Reverse 1 Forward get the scanning direction Spatial correction w loop val Set number of lines for spatial correction val 0 to 8 Correction inhibited Delay 0 5 lines Delay 1 line Delay 1 5 lines Delay 2 lines Delay 3 lines Delay 4 lines Delay 5 lines Delay 6 lines et the numbe
57. yntax for readout operation is command namexCR 6 2 2 Command Processing Each command received by the camera is processed e The setting is implemented if valid e The camera returns return codexcCR We recommend to wait for the camera return code before sending a new command Table 5 1 Camera Returned Code Returned code meaning 20 or All right the command will be implemented 23 Error bad CRC in command gt 16 Command Error Command not recognize or doesn t exist 221 Invalid Command ID the Command doesn t exist gt 33 Invalid Access the receipt of the last command has failed gt 34 Parameter out of range the parameter of the last command send is out of range gt 35 Access Failure bad communication between two internal devices 17 Color revF 04 11 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 ELiiXA amp UC8 UC4 6 3 Camera Commands Information status and Communication Vendor Name Model Name Camera ID Customer ID Status Software version Output modes and spatial rebuild Baud Rate Signal Source Output Mode Scanning Direction Spatial Correction Exposure and Synchronization Synchronization Modes Integration Time 3 Line Period 6 2 Gain and Offset Preamp Gain Gain Digital Gain amp Offset Tap Balance Management 3 Chap Color Management White Balance Gains setting Auto White Balance Management Color Ma

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