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1. 9 The main interface for all camera settings 6 1 The Camera Control WINdOW sese eee eee 9 6 2 TEE NG T eT 10 6 3 Th Sensor Size tabs ens ones toners a a Gees a nine 15 6 4 Th Sensor MISC TOD sens annee anne nne nie 16 6 5 The Cam Ram Tab ire rene titan es 17 6 6 The eels liee AS ANSE KS cence Rime ees 18 67 TAEIN OUL SIQNAIS eT 20 7 Camware Features 21 Software for image acquisition and archiving 7 1 no camera is Connect hunter te Le re RK SA 21 12 eUT 22 7 3 The File Menu ee eee eee eee eee 23 1 4 TAC Camera Meuse nana nids 27 1 5 IN ACQUISIHON Men ennemie nr ie seen de ave 28 7 6 The View M nard wa RR KRA RAR KR KRK RSKR RR RR KRK RSKR SKOR RK RA 29 7 7 The Window Menu esse eee eee eee ee eee 32 1 60 Mhe Helis MeN ini ne nie E ne 32 FAD the LOCAL WGI ic ee a sn tR tu anis ete 33 7 10 Additional FEQtUleS ssssssssrsrsssrsrsrsrsrsrr orons data RSKR RR RR dde tea 34 Appendix AT WSCC al 61 2228 de ce ec ce acre ere ee 36 A2 Mechanical Dimensions ss 3 A3 GigE Installation and System Requirements 39 AA Mage File FOMA lS cieie ons 45 A5 Service and Maintenance 80e ani nine fente 47 A6 Customer Service and Trouble Shooting 47 AT Battery Cperafioi secina ER nier 48 PROUT PC os ssd ron stnusgsi sites leken nstsiers tele nsluNtne see 53 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 3 1 Introduction 1 Introduction High Speed
2. pco dimax standard 2016420161 cal doubleshutter Recorder Mode In sequence mode the camera will stop after the memory i e the active camRAM segment is completely filled In ring buffer mode the camera will record until it is stopped overwriting previous images Acquire Mode The acquire mode gives you the ability to enable or disable the recording by an external signal If set to Auto all images are accepted and all images taken are saved A signal at the acq enbl input see chapter 6 7 is ignored for this function If set to External the camera will only record images if the external signal This mode still requires bl di initial camera recording enables recording activation by software d button While the sensor timing scheme is not affected by the signal at the acq press record button enbl input the acq enbl input is sampled at the beginning of the exposure time which can be seen at the rising edge of the exp stat input If the acq enbl input is high low when inverted at that time the image is saved to memory If the acq enbl input is low high when inverted the image is not saved to memory image is lost Exp Stat out acq enbl in saved not saved not saved saved saved In trigger mode External Exp Start the acq enbl input works like a gate for the trigger signal A trigger edge rising falling when exp trig is inverted is accepted only when the acq enbl signal is
3. for pixelfly and sensicam models Exit This command exits the program and closes all channel dialog windows Window positions settings and sizes are stored in the windows registry and will be loaded again at next start up pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany ares Acquisition View M Camera Camera Control Load Camera Settings Save Camera Settings Create Hot Pixel List Hotpixel Correction Auto Exposure Close Rescan 7 Camware Features 7 4 The Camera Menu Camera Control Use this command to open the camera control window see 6 1 Load Camera Settings With this command you can reload camera settings which have been previously saved You can reload only a file which has been made with the same camera configuration as it was found by the application at start up Save Camera Settings This command saves the actual camera settings of all existing cameras Create Hot Pixel List for long exposure only This feature applies for cameras with exposure times longer than 5s and is not applicable for the pco dimax camera Hotpixel Correction for long exposure only Sophisticated hot pixel correction is already implemented in the pco dimax camera Auto Exposure Starts some exposures and tries to find an exposure time that captures images with grey values between 1400 and 1500 It re adjusts the lookup tables in order to display the images with the new settings best For low light conditions on
4. b16 or tif 16bit is chosen image content will be lost and it will be impossible to reload the images The Save Recorder command will not be available if there is no image window open See 6 5 for further information Export File not reloadable Use this command to export the image in the active image window This command will open the Save file dialog box Only files with the extensions fts tif bmp asc jpg and jp2 can be exported This item will be not visible if there is no image window open pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 23 7 Camware Features 24 Export Recorder Sequence not reloadable Use this command to export a record of images If more than one channel is connected and an image window is currently open the record of the window which has got the input focus will be saved If no image window is open the images of channel 1 will be saved This command will open the Save file dialog box Only files with the extensions fts tif bmp asc avi mpo jpg jo2 and wmv can be exported If you export recorder files you will not be able to reload them into CamWare Print Setup The Print Setup command opens the Windows Print Setup dialog box for adjustments and settings of the connected printer s Print Preview The Print Preview command opens a Print Preview window Print Opens the Windows Print dialog box for the currently displ
5. 4 1 USB Please have the USB drivers and files downloaded on your computer Connect camera with PC and start camera The camera is ready after one beep 4 2 Camera Driver The first time the camera is connected via USB to the computer Windows will notify the user that a new device has been detected Afterwards the typical Windows hardware drivers installation process will begin At this point you are asked for the location of the corresponding PcoLl5B inf file 4 3 Camware The pco camware 32 bit 64 bit Windows application software enables you to control every camera parameter or setting Images can be displayed on a monitor and may be downloaded and stored Please run the respective software installation provided on the CD T SW CAMWAREMWINZ2 TEL SW CAMWAREWIN64 laci em For Camera Link Use Select the required runtime libraries E g DII MelV pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany i 5 Quick Start live preview Useful for fast and easy camera adjustment and focusing This command disables the Camera Control window if it is opened except exposure time setting 5 Quick Start Note In order to get familiar with your new camera amp software it might be helpful if you first aim at an object that is easy to focus and that can be seen at standard light conditions 5 1 Preparation Vv Vv SS SN installation is finished see chapter 4 an appropriate lens is attached
6. not overwrite image data 08 11 2012 20 37 34 Auto Range Crop Auto Balance Color Camera Control Auto Exposure Opens the Camera Control window see chapter 6 Flip Mirror Convert Control BW Color ES red Opens the corresponding Convert Control windows see 7 6 otate Rig Line Tool Zoom Changes the zoom used to display the image Set Crosshair Auto Range Peak Crop Displays the image in a predefined scaling See 7 6 Auto Balance Color The white balance feature which corresponds to the white balance button in the Convert Control Color See 7 6 Auto Exposure Auto Exposure feature See 7 4 Flip The image will be flipped before display Mirror The selected the image will be mirrored before display Rotate The image will be rotated by 90 clockwise right or counter clockwise left before it is shown in the image window Line Tool Select Line Tool to show a graph which shows the intensity of the pixels under the red line shown in the image window The selection of this menu item determines the location of the first point After this you can move the mouse to the second point which can be selected by a left click Now a Line Diagram opens and the length of the line unit pixel is shown in a bubble and displayed in the window Line Diagram Val 110 Length 481 Copy To Clipboard Copies the active image to clipboard Set Crosshair Move the marker See page 2
7. see 7 9 respectively pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix Appendix pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 35 Appendix A1 Technical Data unit Sa pco dimax pco dimax HD pco dimax HD 2016 x 2016 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1440 11x11 ne mm 22 18 x 22 18 21 1x 11 9 21 1x 15 8 sensor diagonal mm 31 36 24 2 26 4 quantum efficiency peak SO CRE PE S S T orom femas ome f o CDI mode 66 dB aed 4 65 dB 1800 1 dynamic range A D bit FE S rannan read out noise erms 62 5 MHz standard 23 22 typical 62 5 MHz CDI 18 19 CDI typical imaging frequency full frame 1279 1547 1166 frame rate HD 1920x1080 2470 1547 1547 monochrome version Ae x 1000 4501 2779 2779 pixel scan rate 62 5 mono 55 color pixel data rate SS 5198 mono 3046 3060 LE colon A D conversion factor spectral range 290 a a ee E 1 4 us 40 ms anti bloomingfactor no blooming smear a ee no smear optical input F mount C mount opt trigger auxiliary signals input signals frame trigger sequence trigger stop trigger output e exposure TAMAN binning hor x ver hor x ver power supply am V 12V DC ee RS EE E mm 170 x 185 x 321 160 x 205 x 319 va tg r gt a EN E 10 90 20 70 data interface a GigE amp USB2 0 Camera Link optional HD SDI optional CE FCC certified yes Subject to change please
8. 308 Build Ne 0243 ezel and contains helpful support links In camware case of a camera problem support files see 7 3 Options Misc Logfile may be generated which can be automatically ki attached to the email The Support files Sippo Maiwihsupponfiest smptemos x i E Support Support files only Create support files only contain relevant hardware information Vist ar onena http www ees d Tn e O g fi es an d th e PCO re at e d re g ist ry Warning This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum entries These files are moved into a Zip stendrossbie under lan Copyright c 2012 PCO AG The licensee is granted a non exclusive and archive called CWSupport zip which non transferrable right to install the software and use it as an application can be found in the application folder 32 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 7 Camware Features a R 7 9 The Local Menu Camera Control Convert Control BW d The local menu is opened by clicking the right mouse button ee a E inside the client area of an image window Zoom Key l FSE _ Key Image Properties Si sels Opens an information bubble with main image properties Resoktion 1920 1440 ee and activates in image display The in image display does Normert upper
9. call the GigE Driver InstallShield GigE_Installer_xxx_xx exe and click the uninstall Activating Deactivating The checkbox next to pco camera with GigE is checked for activating and unchecked for deactivating w pco camera with GigE Note It is absolutely essential that the PCO GigE driver is only activated at the specific NIC that is physically connected to your camera In addition just the service pco camera with GigE and the Internet protocol TCP IP should be activated for each NIC used for PCO cameras Eigenschaften von LAN Verbindung 10 PE fr Allgemein Erweitert Verbindung herstellen uber S Intel R PRO 1000 PT Desktop Adap Diese Yerbindung verwendet folgende Elemente l Client fur Microsoft Netzwerke M 2 pco camera with GigE O B Kaspersky Anti Virus NDIS Filter JE Matrox GioE Vision Filter Driver Installieren Deinstallieren Beschreibung Ermoglicht den Zugriff auf Ressourcen in einem Microsoft Netzwerk C Symbol bei Verbindung im Infobereich anzeigen Benachrichtigen wenn diese Verbindung eingeschrankte oder keine Konnektivitat besitzt pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 41 Appendix 42 A3 3 Network Environment Patch Cable A correct configuration of the network is important for the throughput of the image data which could be brought out It is mandatory that any component used for the network connection between camera and com
10. connected cameras The Global Settings are valid for all connected cameras Averaging If in the Avg dropdown list a value not equal to 1 is selected the corresponding number of images is averaged in the buffer reducing the statistically independent noise Another option to reduce the noise is the activation of the IIR lowpass IIR filter Image act Image act 1 0 9 Image new 0 1 Replay Speed Slider The slider can be used to adjust the sequence replay speed from slow turtle to fast rabbit Seq Wrap Rec Sequential Wrap Recording sets Recorder Mode 6 6 to Ring Buffer Seq Wrap Play The play button starts the display for a sequence as defined by the first image last image fields and will loop until the stop button is pressed Reverse Play If the Reverse Play box is checked it is possible to play the recorded images in reverse pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany a BAN Window Color Window no Convert Control BW Convert Control Color Browser 7 Camware Features 7 6 The View Menu B W Window Use this command to open a b w display window Color Window Use this command to open a color display window Convert Control BW Camera Convert Control BY BW Setting Proc config Converted Hist Saturation 0 Contrast 100 100 Vibrance 100 Col Temp lo 2500K 20000K am oz hide the histogram IP gt 100 he ay 100 of original data
11. delay of O us this transfer will be repeated at Max Speed Modus If the image transfer is successful Max Speed Modus can be activated with the drop down bar After the camera was successfully tested a respective message appears in the Message Box Press Save Results to save the calibration result or press Save Results and Quit to save calibration results and quit the program If the PCO GigE Calibration Tool is opened it is connected to each detected camera and will not allow any other program to open them Any PCO camera which is physically connected to a NIC and turned on is listed and its Network Settings can be changed But only accessible PCO cameras not used by another application with a valid connection see A3 1 can be calibrated pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix g GigECalibDialog LL Message Box Image Test Select device and press gt gt Click Here To Calibrate lt lt to start calibration Fe Calibration a Initialization Initialize PCO GigE Device s Calib Version 1 3 0 250 1 Camera with IP 100 0 2 8 NIC 100 0 2 3 Type 0x 1000 SubType OxcOff S N 8 2 Camera with IP 100 0 2 121 NIC 100 0 2 3 Type 0x 1000 SubType 0x0 S N 121 Valid Camera Connection s Device opened 1 pco dimax HD 8 00 08 5e 00 00 01 100 0 2 8 100 0 2 3 pco dimax Standard Version 121 00 08 Se 00 01 07 100 0 2
12. injection e short time physics e sparks in electronical switches e spray analysis e combustions imaging e hyper velocity impact studies e semiconductor quality control e automobile crash tests e fast events in nature and machine e material testing e super slow motion movie clips e tensile tests e ballistics e airbag inflation e 3D high speed photogrammetry e fast flow visualization 4 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 2 Safety Instructions Never operate the camera in humid or dusty environments or in places with high amounts of X ray radiation Humidity dust or X rays could damage the camera To avoid the risk of water condensation protect the camera against extreme changes of ambient temperature If condensation enters the camera there is the risk of electric shock To prevent damage to the camera the system must be kept stable and protected against strong jolts or vibrations The socket at the bottom of the camera is to be used for mounting purposes only The slits in the camera case side amp back planes are designed for heat dissipation by the camera fan To prevent overheating of the camera do not block these slits Do not leave the camera system in direct sunlight to avoid the risk of overheating Electric shock warning Never slide any items through the slits into the camera because of the risk of electric shock if the voltage parts inside are touched Each time the camera is used check the power cab
13. meets High Resolution pco ee M 2000 fps Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel Features This high speed 12 bit CMOS camera system comprises advanced CMOS and electronics technology It is perfectly suited for high speed camera applications such as material testing off board crash or impact tests or super slow motion movie clips The system features also a variety of trigger options to cover all off board applications that have been required by the automotive industry The cameras main features are po pco dimax pco dimax HD pco dimax HD max speed 1279 fps 1547 fps 1166 fps at full resolution 2016 x 2016 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1440 pixels 2470 fps 1547 fos 1547 fos at HD resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels 4501 fps 2779 fps 2779 fps at 1k x 1k resolution 1008 x 1000 pixels 1008 x 1000 pixels 1008 x 1000 pixels e 12 bit dynamic range e color amp monochrome image sensor versions available e Correlated Double Imaging for superior image quality e exposure time range 1 5 us 40 ms e image memory in camera camRAM up to 36 GB e double shutter operation pco dimax e GigE amp USB2 0 or Camera Link data interfaces HD SDI optional e multiple trigger interface optimized for automotive applications e smart battery control 1h full operation or 6h data backup Areas of Application e high speed particle image e hydrodynamics velocimetry PIV e fuel
14. of 12961652 the sensor to be read out in order to speed up the i frame rate and to save memory Due to the sensor structure and readout electronics the selectable Bi Fv region is always symmetric about the center i ah 1655 hits Getto man increments horizontal 48 pixel steps increments vertical 4 pixel steps minimum ROI 48 x 8 pixels Selection of possible ROI with corresponding storage recording values pco dimax mono resolution resolution max frame rate of images recording time horizontal vertical fps in s pixel pixel camRAM 36 GB 2016 2016 1 279 6 324 1920 1080 2 470 12 395 1008 1000 4 502 25 499 Values are for estimation purposes only The Camware will show the actual frame rate and estimated recording time due to selected ROI and timing values in the information box Imagesize 2016420716 max fos 1103 02 est rec time Omin 023 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 15 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax 16 6 4 The Sensor Misc tab CameraControl Sensor Size Sensor Misc 0 Signals AD Converter Pixelclock Analog Settings 21 one Hap BA 1 Oe 6 Pixel s 10 00 Gain Double Image off ion CDI mode ere 49 Electronics Temperature off ion Sens 42 5 Offset Contral auto off Default BAw Noise Filter off El Temp 48 C Sensor Temp 43 C Pixelclock The pixel clock sets the clock frequency and therefore the image s
15. refer to current data sheets 50 40 dl 30 J 20 B quantum efficiency 960 quantum efficiency 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 wavelength nm wavelength nm 36 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 230 207 A2 Mechanical Dimensions Unless otherwise stated all dimensions are in mm pco dimax 23 adjustable 288 60 Appendix pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 37 I 205 2 lang Appendix pco dimax HD HD S x YE _ aS N 38 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix A3 GigE Vision Installation and System Requirements cameras It has been developed by a group of about 50 companies GigE Vision is based on the Gigabit Ethernet standard which uses standard Ethernet category cabling The standard is trying to unify protocols currently used in machine vision industrial cameras and let 3rd party organizations develop compatible software and hardware www machinevisiononline org GGZ GigE Vision is an interface standard for high performance industrial AE N VISIO System Requirements e Camware 3 08 check PCO website for latest version e GigE USB driver package V1 08 18 check PCO website for latest versi
16. 00 edge 4 13 us full resolution 3 14 us full resolution 2 74 us full resolution 2 23 US 100x100 1 69 us 100x100 1 47 us 100x100 ae 0 25 ns max 0 20 ns max 0 20 ns max delay W width of selected ROI Trigger edges occurring within tdelay 200 ns after a preceding trigger will be ignored There is no specified timing for the software trigger The software trigger is not recommended for applications where an exact timing is required Delay time is not recommended for high speed applications 12 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax Timing Please see notes to the external trigger modes for respective timing issues Timing Exposure 00 000 999 272 SE LIS NE Delay UU 000 000 000 l SHE US NE EL FPS based The exposure and delay time can be adjusted in steps of 1 us exposuretime delay time 1 5 us 40 ms 2 us 40 ms pco dimax HD HD 1 5 us 40 ms 2 us 40 ms The slider and the up down control refer to the blue highlighted unit SMEUENES Delay time is not recommended for high speed applications FPS based The camera will optimize the image recording to achieve the selected frame rate with chosen exposure time as close as possible Only for Auto Sequence trigger mode Timing Frame Rate 000 100 000 kHz HzmHz Exposure 00 007 000 000 lv MS UTN J FPS based First the frame rate is s
17. 121 100 0 2 3 1 GigE Camera calibration 1 Choose GigE Camera Valid connection Model Name Serial Number Mac Address Current Camera IP Lan Ip Invalid connection or no access Camera Type MAC Persistent Camera IP Lan Ip gt gt Click Here To Calibrate lt lt 1 pco dimax HD 8 00 08 5e 00 00 01 100 0 2 8 100 0 2 3 v 2 Click gt gt Click Here To Calibrate lt lt to set parameters automatically or set them manually Save Results Packet Delay 0 0 320 us Max Speed Mode Deactivated Save Results and Quit Set Persistent Camera GigE Connection 7 Set Camera Ip Address iG DO 2 2 Save Reboot and Refresh T Set Camera Subnet Mask 255 2a D e AM Save Reboot and Quit T Set Camera Gateway t lt 291 2 200 J i i gt gt Click Here To Calibrate lt lt start new calibration for selected camera el progress of current image transfer test Calibration total progress of calibration Save Results and Quit quit program and save parameters to a file Save Results save parameters to a file Save Camera Network settings reboot Camera Gige Interface and refresh camera list A Qat Save Camera Network settings reboot camera and quit program Cancel quit program without saving parameters Configuration Parameter These parameters are necessary to set up the co
18. 192 168 144 10 Subnet 255 255 255 0 NIC2 IP 192 168 145 10 Subnet 255 255 255 0 NIC3 IP 192 168 146 10 Subnet 255 255 255 0 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix For some NIC you have the opportunity to set parameters manually affecting the stability of the data transfer The most important one is called Number of Descriptors Set the value of this parameter to its maximum To do so open the windows device manager and right click on the NIC that is connected with your camera and select Configuration under Properties Set Receive and Transfer Descriptors to its maximum size This step is individual for each NIC For instance the descriptors of the Intel PRO 1000 Pt are set with its Performance Options dialog Its maximum size is 2048 A3 2 PCO GigE Intermediate Driver Automatic Installing Open the GigE Driver Install Shield calling the GigE_Installer_xxx_xx exe Please follow the instructions shown by the dialog window GigE driver setup Welcome to the pco gige Setup Wizard This wizard wil guide you through poo gige installation process t is recommended that you close all other applications especially al Me handing applications Ike Explorer TotalCommander etc DO NOT START THE INSTALLATION FROM A NETWORK DRIVE How to uninstall e open the file GigE_Uninstall exe Start gt Programs gt Digital Camera Tools gt pco gige gt UnInstall pco gige e or
19. 5 to any point in the image pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 33 7 Camware Features 34 7 10 Additional Features Setting Contrast Area by Mouse You can control the minimum and maximum values used for the conversion from 12 to 8 bit with the mouse Move the mouse cursor into a region which should be shown with maximum contrast Press the shift and the left mouse button Hold down the mouse button while increasing the size of the rubber band window with mouse moves After releasing of the mouse button the coordinates of the rubber band window act as a border for calculating the minimum and maximum values Setting a new ROI by Mouse In the same manner you can setup a new region of interest see ROI in Camera control for the camera You only have to press the CTRL Strg button instead of the shift button The coordinates of the rubber band window are used for calculating a new region of interest You can reset the ROI to maximum by pressing the CTRL Strg button and the right mouse button White Balance by Mouse In the same manner you can change the white balance You only have to press the CTRL Strg and the shift button at the same time The pixel values within the coordinates of the rubber band window are used for calculating a new white balance For best results we recommend to use the white balance button in the Convert Control Color See 7 6 or the Auto Balance Color in the Local Menu
20. 5 2 mm pinholes Serial Number tag Power Supply 24V AC External Power Supply ETF150 24 Power Cord optional Standard IEC13 connector please refer to your local dealer Battery Pack optional Lithium Iron Phosphate LiFePO battery Cable 10m Patch cable RJ45 Cat6 0 peo Digital Camera Tools CD ROM mn m The accompanying CD contains so carrera toote e Camware software for camera control amp image acquisition e camera driver amp tools e software development kit SDK and demo programs in C and C 6 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Priority of USB over GigE when both connections are used at the same time Commands over GigE will be ignored After successful installation you will find the folder Digital Camera Toolbox in your program directory 4 Installation 4 Installation You will find all necessary files on the accompanying CD You may also download the newest versions of our software camera drivers and third party software drivers from our website support section In this chapter you find the quick installation utilizing USB interface For the more advanced GigE Vision installation and system requirements please see appendix AS Minimum computer system requirements e Clock speed gt 1 6GHz RAM gt 512MB Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows 64 bit 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution display nVIDIA CUDA GPU USB 2 0 1000Mbps NIC with PCI Express
21. Event Only the software command can stop the sequence Software Event Ext or Soft Event Ext or Soft Event Both an edge at acq enbl or a software command can stop the sequence acq enbl in exposure 1123456 7 8 9 10 record state T Stop Event Delay Images 10 The relative position of the trigger within the recorded time window depends on the size of the RAM segment and the skip images parameters The following figure shows one example where the buffer size is 1000 images RAM 1000 images Delay Images 800 80 1 1000 800 images stopp event The position of the trigger is always calculated backwards from the end of the buffer The relation is always in terms of images Time Stamp A time stamp can be placed into the upper left corner of the image Content of the image will be replaced by the text pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 19 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax 6 7 The I O Signals tab Sensor Size Sensor Misc 40 Signals Type Filter Polarity pense gos Status Expos Ready status poo dirmay standard 207622016 cal doubleshutter Acquire Enable lf checked a signal for Acquire Mode or Sequence Trigger Mode see chapter 6 6 is accepted at the acq enbl BNC input Exposure Trigger If checked a signal for External Exp Start or External Exp Ctrl trigger mode see chapter 6 2 is accepted at the exp trig BNC
22. PCI interface the NIC uses The PCI Express interface allows a faster and more stable data transfer than ordinary PCI interfaces Finally the NICs vary in the used chipset Strongly recommended are chipsets from Intel There are different ways to connect one or several PCO GigE cameras to a computer Only some of them are introduced here One camera system Point to Point connection NIC and camera are connected via a patch cable directly Before you turn on the camera set the NIC IP address to 192 168 144 10 manually Otherwise the connection between NIC and camera will not succeed because both camera and NIC have to be located to the same subnet The PCO GigE camera is set to the persistent IP address 192 168 144 200 by default if no DHCP server is available Use the tool PCO GigE Calibration Tool to change the persistent IP address see A3 4 The camera has to be reset if the persistent IP address was changed Several cameras Via a switch without a DHCP Server Camera and NIC IP addresses have to be set manually Via a switch with DHCP Server NIC and cameras obtain the IP addresses automatically by a DHCP Server Via several NIC s at one PC Camera and NIC IP addresses have to be set manually Each camera NIC pair needs a separate network subnet Camera IP Cameraz2 IP Camera3 IP 192 168 144 200 192 168 145 200 192 168 146 200 Sub 255 255 255 0 Sub 255 255 255 0 Sub 255 255 255 0 NIC1 IP
23. Setup let If Camware is started with no camera connected to the PC or with cameras Error on startup Mo camera detected or no board c found Starting without camera functions switched off it starts in demo mode Please select color and resolution for demo mode Resolution In this mode all image processing 205 pc dn 2 features are available The user only CO aImax WI x s 2016 Y 2016 Double Shutter has to tell Camware which type of be implemented soon Color Alignment images will be opened For that Di biw color lower upper purpose the Demo Mode Setup PRESS Restarti log TO a window opens and asks for the ons te This corresponding input enables logging and restarts E ET Cam are Need Help IF vou only like to contact peo please press OK and Need Help If this window pops Up E a _ because you have trouble running the Cancel Festart loa camera please see instructions in appendix A6 Resolution The drop down list offers the existing image sensor spatial resolutions of all PCO camera systems Please select the specific resolution and bit depth of the images to be opened If double shutter images have been recorded and should be opened Double Shutter Mode should be checked Color With the radio buttons the user can specify whether the image type is monochrome or color Alignment These two radio buttons adjust whether MSB aligned upper or LSB aligned l
24. USEr Manual pco aimax pco dimax HD HD DCO Magno In this manual you find instructions for the pco dimax and pco dimax HD HD CMOS high speed cameras Note Depending on your actual Camera version and installed firmware not all features might be applicable Target Audience This camera is designed for use by technicians engineers and scientists In case of any questions or comments please contact us at PCO telephone 49 0 9441 2005 50 fax 49 0 9441 2005 20 email info pco de postal address PCO AG Donaupark 11 93309 Kelheim Germany The cover photo shows an exemplary PCO camera system The lens is sold separately Copyright 2012 PCO AG called PCO in the following text Kelheim Germany All rights reserved PCO assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials These materials are provided as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose or non infringement PCO further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information text graphics links or other items contained within these materials PCO shall not be liable for any special indirect incidental or Consequential damages including without limitation lost revenues or lost profits which may result from the use of these materials The information is subject to change without not
25. amera control settings are spread over six property tabs which will be explained below CameraControl Timing Sensor Size Sensor Misc D 10mE 20ms Trigger Mode Timing Soft Trigger Frame Rate Ci Est Exp Ctrl Auto Sequence 0 Ext Exp Start 0 Ext Synch Camera Synchronisation off O Master 0 Slave 000 100 000 fw kH2 Hz mHz 00 07 0 000 000 f EMS US NS 7 FPS based Exposure 3 pco dimas standard 2016420161 cal doubleshutter D Changes to the camera control tabs must be completed by pressing the Accept button If the Accept button is not pressed these changes will be ignored and lost The camera control dialog automatically adjusts settings in case they are out of limits When the Accept button is pressed the settings will be transferred to and validated by the camera If the camera accepts the settings the green LED will be highlighted The red LED will be highlighted in case a record is started In the information field you can view some information about the camera Click into the info field in order to scroll through the values pco dimas standard 201622076 col doubleshutter El Temp 47 C Sensor Temp 41 C lmagesize 2016842076 mas fos 100 00 est rec time Oran 31s Estimated Recording Time est rec time due to selected fps ROI camRAM size pco dimax User Manual 1 02 PCO AG Germany 9 6 Camera Co
26. an easy way to select a new current image Simply click on the desired image to make it the current image It may then be viewed in the Black White and Color Window The Browser window can show up to 40 pictures per page thus enabling easy printing of the Browser window You can switch between the single pages by double clicking inside the Browser window or with the local menu right mouse button Browser Control Skip images Fage Skip images allows for convenient overview at large numbers of images Multi Window View the images of all active cameras in consecutive order in one window Time oriented means that the sequence of images depends on the individual time stamp of each image Camera number oriented means that the first image shown is from camera 1 then camera 2 and so on Embedded Image Info only for pixelfly and sensicam models see Timestamp feature in chapter 6 6 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 31 7 Camware Features fe E 7 7 The Window Menu Cascade Cascade Show all windows overlapped Tile Arrange Icons Tile Tile windows vertically or horizontally Close All Arrange Icons Rearranges all minimized topic icons on the desktop Close All Close all windows E 7 8 The Help Menu ias Contents Search for Help on Opens the main page of the online program help About Search for Help on Opens an index list for help About This window shows program information Abou camware 640 Vers
27. ata The 8 bit format saves only the information displayed on the monitor screen The 12 bit information will be lost and cannot be displayed later pcoraw This new 16 bit PCO file format is based on the new BigTIFF format thus allowing for file size gt 4GB A new PCO proprietary compression scheme is added in case it is necessary TIFF Tag Image File Format version 6 0 and lower There is a 16bit monochrome and color image format pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 45 Appendix 46 BMP Windows Bitmap Format b w or color 8 bit format images which have been saved in BMP format can be loaded later only as 8 bit images i e part of the original information 10bit 12bit or 14bit is lost FTS Flexible Image Transport System Version 3 1 There is a 16 bit image format The NASA Science Office of Standards and Technology NOST has defined this format Some programs use the FIT extension for this format ASCII 16 bit format some mathematical programs prefer ASCII data JPG JPEG named after the Joint Photographic Experts Group who created the standard is a commonly used method of lossy compression for photographic images The degree of compression can be adjusted allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality JP2 JPEG 2000 is a wavelet based image compression standard and coding system It was created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group committee in the year 2000 with the i
28. ayed image or comment display Options This command opens the Options dialog allowing special settings Options File Settings crier ii es ile settinas TIFF File Sett Jpeg File Sett View settings lle Settings peg File Settings Toolbar Align to MSB 71 High quality Misc RAW 16bit RGB ASCII file separator Fifo buffer size TAB H images 10 Preserve Last Record Use 6 Digits For Filename Cancel S Tiff Bit Alignment Here you can select the alignment of the pixel value If this item is checked each pixel value is shifted from bit 12 1 to bit 16 5 This removes the dark image effect inside other image applications Check this item if you want to import Camware generated TIFF files into other applications Tiff RAW Here you can select whether the 16bit RGB tif file is saved with 16bit raw or white balanced data If this item is checked each 16bit RGB pixel value is saved as raw 16bit RGB 48bit value without white balancing Saving to 16bit RGB can be done by selecting the color display window export recorder selecting 8bit tif and checking Save 16bit RGB ASCII file separator Here you can select an appropriate separator for the ASCII file format Jpeg High Quality Here you can select the quality of the saved jpeg jp2 files High quality saves images with 100 quality Unchecking this option will create jpeg files with 85 quality Preserve Las
29. e to the input window surface Use a cotton swab dipped in pure alcohol or optical cleaning liquid and wipe only on the glass surface Do not get any cleaning liquid on the metallic parts such as the lens thread because tiny detached particles may scratch the surface Always store the camera with the protective cap or with a lens mounted to avoid dust and dirt on the input window Camera Disposal The camera includes electronic devices which can contain materials harmful to the environment If the camera is to be discarded please dispose of it in an environmentally responsible manner and use recycling facilities where available pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 47 Appendix 48 pco A6 Customer Service and Trouble Shooting If you have a question which is not adequately addressed in this manual please contact PCO or your local dealer To speed your request we need the following information Short description of the problem Description of your application Camera settings Type and version of camera software being used Camera serial number Operating system PC Processor type PC Memory Graphic card Graphic card setup Please use the email options under the Help menu See 7 8 or go to our website http www pco de support request About CamWare 64bit Ver 3 08 Build Nr 0243 mn Sem camware Support Mail only support pco de Support Mail with support files su
30. e window The user might select between time oriented or Camera number oriented order 22 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Camera Acquisition View Window Open Raw File CTRL I Open Raw Recorder Sequence CTRL R Save Raw File CTRL E Save Raw Recorder Sequence CTRL S Export File not reloadable CTRL T Export Recorder Sequence not reloadable CTRL O Print Setup Print Preview Print CTRL P Qu Options Direct Record To File Record with Flowfile Exit 7 Camware Features 7 3 The File Menu Open Raw File single image only This command should be used to import a single image into the currently active image window Only files with the extension and format of b16 PCO proprietary binary image format and tif TIFF image format can be imported If the recorder is enabled each imported image will be transferred to the buffer shown in the picture number The image itself will be fitted to the current image size If the recorder is disabled the current image sizes will be set to the parameters of the imported image Open Raw File Set for hsfc pro camera Open Raw Recorder Sequence image sequence from one camera This command is used to import a sequence of images If more than one camera is connected and an image window is currently open the sequence will be loaded to the active window If no image window is open the images will be loaded to camera 1 This command opens the Open f
31. eakdown the camera will continue in Standard Operation Mode If there is no power supply available during the configured delay time the camera stops the current recording and enters into Power Save Mode When power supply is available again the Standard Operation Mode will be restored and the battery will be charged If the main power supply is available at least for 10 seconds during the delay time the delay is stopped If the power supply is disconnected again the delay starts from the beginning Also the Power Save Mode is stopped if power is available again for at least 10 seconds Please note e you must reestablish the power supply in order to bring the camera back to Standard Operation Mode e you must to close and reopen the connection to the camera after the camera is back to Standard Operation Mode e you must reconfigure all settings and validate them by an Arm Camera command when the camera shall be used for recording again e you are able to read recorded images from the camera memory without restoring any settings pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix SDK Commands Please contact PCO for further information if needed Function PCO SetPowersaveMode Function declaration DWORD PCO SetPowersaveMode HANDLE ph WORD wMode WORD wDelayMinutes e wMode 0x0000 Standard battery operation If power supply is not available camera runs on battery until battery is discharged 0
32. ed to the trigger input controls the start and the duration of the exposure see chapter 6 7 In trigger mode External Exp Ctrl a new exposure is started by the falling or rising edge of the voltage signal at the BNC input see chapter 6 7 The exposure is finished when the opposite edge is detected Thus in this mode the start as well as the length of the exposure time can be controlled No further settings can be made as the image timing is completely controlled by the exp trig signal There is a maximum exposure time If the trigger pulse is longer than 20 ms the integration will be stopped at 20 ms A new trigger is possible after treadout or texp tsys whichever is longer after the preceding trigger The Busy Status signal See chapter 6 7 indicates if a new trigger will be accepted exp trig in Exp Stat out Busy Stat out baa ace n t acc accepted accepted The detailed timing for external trigger includes system delay times an adjustable additional delay time and the jitter exp trig in exposure bss fdelay ti las laiar 40 MHz 55 MHz 62 5 MHz pco dimax HD HD pco dimax color pco dimax monochrome trsys Mer Us ol Us Y yidi US rising 960 1320 1500 edge 3 63 us full resolution 2 74 us full resolution 2 38 us full resolution 1 73 us 100x100 1 29 us 100x100 1 11 us 100x100 tfsys W W W 2 13 us L 1 61 us 1 40 us falling 960 1320 15
33. ensicam models If this item is checked an embedded text will be shown inside the image See chapter 7 6 Multi Win Picture Order With the Multi Window you have the ability to view the images of all active cameras in one window You can select between time oriented or camera number oriented order Time oriented means that the sequence of images depends on the individual time stamp of each image Camera number oriented means that the first image shown is from camera 1 then camera 2 and so on Logfile This option enables the logging of errors and system info Enable this feature in order to create a support file which can help to find out troubles with the cameras see A6 Customer Service and Trouble Shooting Load lookup Table for monochrome cameras With the Pseudo LUT feature you can load any LUT with one of four different formats and you can view the result in the color view window Use one of the attached predefined LUTs or define your own Direct Record To File not recommended for high speed Use this command to record images directly onto hard disk This command will open the Save File dialog box Set the number of images to store to disk If the camera captures images faster than the computer can save to disk then you will loose images The displaying of the images doesn t interfere with the record process A rate of 4 5 frames per second fps for display is typical Record with Flowfile
34. ensor readout speed In general at higher readout speed the image quality will suffer due to higher readout noise 40 MHz 55 MHz 62 5 MHz HD Mode Quality Mode Speed Mode pco dimax HD HD pco dimax color pco dimax monochrome AD Converter Feature not applicable for pco dimax Double Image Feature for particle image velocimetry PIV measurements T 40 MHz 55 MHz 62 5 MHz interframing time 8 58 us 3 15 ps CDI mode The correlated double image CDI mode offers to record images with increased dynamic range and a 30 better performance on the weak signal side of the images at the expense of half of the usual frame rate Offset Control Offset control is done automatically for optimal results User control is disabled B W Noise Filter In the pco dimax an optimal hot pixel correction is already integrated Analog Settings The number refers to the conversion factor that defines how many charges electrons which have been generated by light in the image sensor in each pixel are necessary to generate one count one intensity level in the digital image Electronics Temperature Display of electronics and sensor temperature Due to digital temperature compensation and sophisticated electronic design the pco dimax comes with ultra stable offset where there is no need for extra black or current session references pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax 6 5 The CamRam
35. ent field ASCII code Finally there is the actual data set that is saved linearly as in the case of BMP files With the exception of the first value all parameters are Long Integers 4 Byte The first 6 parameters must always exist The rest of the parameters as well as the comment field are optional Parameter Function the first 4 byte are the characters PCO image width in pixel 5 image height image height in pixel 1 true extended header follows 7 0 black with camera 1 color camera black white LUT setting minimum value black white LUT setting maximum value b w linlog black white LUT setting 0 linear 1 logarithmic red LUT setting minimum value red LUT setting maximum value green LUT setting minimum value green LUT setting maximum value blue LUT setting minimum value blue LUT setting maximum value color LUT setting 0 linear 1 logarithmic 1 oe internal use 266 Comment file in ASCII characters with variable length of 0 XX The length of the comment filed must be documented in the header length field 16 bit pixel data line 1 pixel 1 value of the first pixel line 1 pixel 2 value of the second pixel We recommend that all images should be saved first in the b16 or TIFF format The advantage is to have the b16 or tiff images available all the time You will always have the maximum 12 bit information Please note that not all image analysis programs can accommodate 16 bit d
36. ere is an additional sampling delay of somewhat less than one minute The actual switching delay is between wDelayMinutes and wDelayMinutes 1 Possible range is 1 60 e Functions returns operation status which is PCO NOERROR if successful PCO FIRMWARE NOT SUPPORTED in case of older firmware PCO ERROR VALUE OUT OF RANGE if arguments are not in the supported range PCO ERROR FIRMWARE NOT POSSIBLE if no battery pack is mounted The default settings of the powersave mode after power up is e wMode 0x0000 powersave mode off e wDelayMuinutes 0x0000 not relevant as powersave is off Function PCO_GetPowersaveMode Function declaration DWORD PCO_GetPowersaveMode HANDLE ph WORD wMode WORD wDelayMinutes Returns the currently configured settings See PCO_SetPowersaveMode pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 51 Appendix PCO GetCameraHealthStatus Function declaration DWORD PCO GetCameraHealthStatus HANDLE ph DWORD dwErr DWORD dwStatus The function will return additional status information concerning the current status of the powersave mode e dwStatus amp 0x00000080 Camera has detected a battery e dwStatus amp 0x00000100 Camera is in powersave mode e dwStatus amp 0x00000200 Camera has left powersave mode The left powersave mode flag will be reset by applying an Arm Camera command Function PCO_GetBatteryStatus DWORD PCO_GetBatteryStatus HANDLE ph WORD wBa
37. et If the time required for readout of the image is longer than 1 frame rate then the frame rate will be reduced to 1 treadout If the selected exposure time requires a lower frame rate the exposure time is cut to the maximum possible time at that frame rate The minimum selectable frame rate is 0 465 Hz pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 13 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax In case of one single Camware instance for all cameras the software will start the slave cameras first and the master camera last vice versa at acquisition stop 14 Camera Synchronization The Sync Mode feature eliminates the need for an external synchronization source and facilitates the operation Using defined settings for all cameras the master camera takes into account the maximum frequency deviation between the cameras and calculates the maximum frame rate such that it is ensured that no camera drops images off Set this camera as stand alone i e not participating in the chain Master Set this camera as master in a daisy chain Slave Set this camera as slave in a daisy chain Wiring Scheme fo The camera must be wired from the Sync Out to the Sync In of the following camera in the chain The master camera must be at the beginning of the chain Cameras which are configured as slave or standalone do electrically repeat the synchronisation signal A master camera ignores the signal at its Sy
38. h on in order to significantly reduce processing time pixel color correction After reboot of the PC you might need to switch on GPU Processing here again 30 Convert Control Color Camera Convert Control Color Color Balance Proc config Converted RGB Hist Saturation 1 Contrast a E 3 Fae switch tab histogram Col Temp Auto 2500K Tint hide the histogram of original data 100 Swap Display Mean 1149 histogram of original data The user can influence how the 10 12 14 bit intensity values x axis of the original image are converted into 8 bit values y axis in different ways White sliders in histogram left slider Min controller corresponds to value 0 of the 8 bit display Values below that mark are set to 0 i e displayed as no color right slider Max controller corresponds to value 255 Values above that mark are set to 255 i e displayed as full color The values in between are converted into a value between 0 and 255 according to Contrast and Gamma settings See the small graph which reflects the calculation Camera Convert Control Color Color Balance Proc config Converted RGB Hist histogram of converted data The balancing of RGB can be controlled by Col Temp and Tint Press the Auto button to set the white balance Intensity of single color can be controlled by Satu
39. high low when inverted acq enbl in exp trig in Exp Stat out accepted not acc not acc accepted accepted In trigger mode External Exp Ctrl the acq enbl input works very similar to the mode External Exp Start However the acq enbl input is ignored for the edge which is closing the exposure time started exposure will be finished accordingly 18 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax When using acq enbl in external trigger modes ae peng umng specification should be met exp trig in acq enbl in _ peo dimax pco dimax HD HD tsu 60 ns If the acq enbl signal changes within the window of tsu Set up to th hold the behavior is random The trigger may be accepted or ignored Sequence Trigger Mode The Sequence Trigger enables the user to stop capturing a sequence of images via an external signal and then the number of images to be stored after this event can be defined The sequence trigger function utilizes the acq enbl input port see chapter 6 7 therefore the acquire function cannot be used and the acquire mode has to be set to Auto The recorder mode should be set to Ring Buffer otherwise the recording may stop when the selected RAM segment is full For most cases this is long before the sequence trigger occurs Off Function is not available signal at acq enbl Sequence Trigger Mode does not stop record Software
40. histogram of original data 4096 v Man 2726 S J The user can influence how the 10 12 14 bit intensity values x axis of the original image are converted into 8 bit values y axis in different ways Green sliders in histogram left slider Min controller corresponds to value 0 of the 8 bit display Values below that mark are set to 0 i e displayed as black right slider Max controller corresponds to value 255 Values above that mark are set to 255 i e displayed as white The values in between are converted into a value between 0 and 255 according to Contrast and Gamma settings See the small graph which reflects the calculation Camera Convert Control BY Bw Setting Proc config Converted Hist histogram of converted data 256 v How the Auto Range applies Auto Range Peak searches for the minimum and maximum 12 10 14 bit intensity values of the image Given these number the converter scales the 8 bit display 256 within these two values p w Auto Range Crop sets the converter to ignore the extreme intensity values of the image and scales the display in a smaller range Thus dark or bright light spots reflections etc are cut off F Min Max Automatic Continuous Auto Range Crop Proc config tab please see under Convert Control Color pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 29 switch tab histogram 7 Camware Features white balance switc
41. ice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PCO in the future PCO hereby authorizes you to copy documents for non commercial use within your organization only In consideration of this authorization you agree that any copy of these documents which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained herein Each individual document published by PCO may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information relating to that individual document Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any license or right under any patent or trademark of PCO or any third party Except as expressly provided above nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any PCO copyright Note that any product process or technology in this document may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by PCO and may not be licensed hereunder Updated November 2012 PCO AG pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 INOQAUCHON 2 1255 2 a a a A A on 4 High Speed meets High Resolution 2 Safety Instruciion sese eee eee a A ns 5 Save money reduce stress stay healthy 3 System Components 6 What s in the Box 4 Stala UOM PR T Get your camera and computer ready for start 5 QC SAR TT 8 How to get an image fast and easy 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax
42. ile dialog box Only files with the extension and the format of b16 and tif TIFF16 can be imported Save Raw File single image only The Save command should be used to save or export the image which is displayed in the active window The command opens the Save file dialog box The image file can be saved in b16 fts tif bmp or ASCII format Note be aware of the different storage abilities of the formats for example bmp the bitmap format only allows for 8bit values to be stored and therefore the image content of a 12 or 14bit image is reduced if stored as bitmap If more than one camera is connected it is possible to save all current images by selecting Export all images in the Save file dialog box With this feature it is possible to save one image of each active camera within one process step it is not necessary to repeat the save process for each camera The Save command will not be available if there is no image window open See 6 5 for further information Save Raw Set for hsfc pro camera To save one image of each active camera within one single b16 file Save Raw Recorder Sequence image sequence from one camera The Save Recorder command should be used to save or export image records If more than one camera is connected and an image window is currently open the record of the active window will be saved The command opens the Save file dialog box If another image format than
43. input Status Expos Status Busy If checked a signal indicating exposure status or busy status is given at the status BNC output Once an acceptable trigger edge is received busy will go high As soon as busy goes low again a new trigger edge is accepted exp trig in Exp Stat out Busy Stat out treadout Ready Status Automotive Feature signal on Lemosa connector Type TTL Maximum low level 0 8V Minimum high level 2V High Lev Maximum low level 5V Minimum high level 10V CONTACT Maximum switch on resistance 1000hms Minimum switch off resistance 40kKOhms Minimum switch voltage rating 5 DC Minimum switch current rating 1mA RS485 Receiver sensitivity 200mV Note termination of 1200hms outside camera required Filter electrical interference filters off medium high Polarity active for high low signal or rising falling edge 20 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 7 Camware Features 7 Camware Features PCO s renowned software for camera control image acquisition and archiving of images in various file formats camware pco imaging You will find an online help under the common Help menu Note There are some features explained in the online help that are not applicable for this camera version 7 1 If no camera Is connected When Camware is started it automatically recognizes the camera type of the connected and running cameras F x Demo Mode
44. le for any damage Never position the cable in a way that it could become a tripping hazard Do not force the lens onto the camera To protect the lens connector thread from damage use minimal force when attaching a lens to the camera If any of the following conditions apply immediately switch off the camera separate it from the power line and contact our customer support A If the power cable or the power plug seems to be worn or damaged If liquids have penetrated the device obek A A If after thoroughly reviewing the instruction manual the device is still not operating properly A If the camera has been dropped or the casing is damaged pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 5 3 System Components 3 System Components The camera system includes the following parts using the example of pco dimax Camera Head F mount optical connection The distance between the front edge of the F mount and the sensor is 46 5 mm For standard F mount SLR lenses and adapters LEDs indicate camera status Recording Status Error ON OFF Switch Power Input 12 36 VDC Dust Filter exchangeable Input Output BNC connectors Trigger Acquire IRIG B Status Sync in out Lemosa connectors Automotive applications www lemo com Interface GigE Vision USB 2 0 Cameralink HD SDI optional in 1 4 20 UNC and 3 8 16 UNC and M8 threads 2
45. ly Close Disconnects camera and switches Camware to Demo Mode Rescan Disconnect and reconnect camera Setup For pco edge sCMOS camera pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 21 7 Camware Features P 6 28 a View 2 Live Preview Acquire Sequence Recorder Settings ENTER 7 5 The Acquisition Menu Live Preview The Live Preview is useful for fast and easy adjusting and focusing of the camera The active window will be updated To see another window simply click on the window This option is not available in double shutter mode Acquire Picture Records single images in case of pixelfly and sensicam cameras Acquire Sequence Starts recording images into the system memory according to Trigger Mode selection see 6 2 During the recording the camera controls are locked Rec Memory Settings for pixelfly and sensicam models Recorder Settings This command opens the Recorder Play settings Settings dialog window via nera OK The Play Settings are referred to the at mage Cancel camera If more than one camera is _ Settcallcameras connected the camera number is retrieved esate F eae Ser from the image window that has received a mm 5 ve ai the input focus is active If no image damma Fin CIA lowpass Reverse Play window is opened the dialog is referred to camera 1 If the Set to all checkbox is Replay speed age L k checked the settings apply to all
46. mages can now be read from all of the cameras This is done by using an index where 1 is the first earliest image Images with the same index requested from different cameras are taken at the same time The sequence trigger can also be used in camera sync mode However only the master camera must be configured for the sequence trigger and trigger delay The sequence trigger mode setting for all slave cameras must be off Acquire Enable mode is not possible in camera sync mode pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax 6 3 The Sensor Size tab CameraControl Timing Sensor Size Sensor Misc Cam arm Recording 0 Signale Binning Region of interest 1 M horizontal 1 a 2016x2016 vertikal 1 Sensor format standard 2016x2016 2016 R 7 extended ee oy 2016x2040 1 km 2016 afle Set to max lee 20162016 max fos 100 50 est rec time 00min 318 Binning Feature not applicable for pco dimax Sensor Format The implemented sensor has the option to readout a standard size effective pixels recommended by the sensor manufacturer or an extended size not in pco dimax HD HD which adds optical black pixels which can be helpful for calibration or control purposes In extended mode you will not increase image size Region of Interest Region of interest 683 v The ROI region of interest selects only a part
47. measuring instruments at the same time Our high tech systems are mostly the result of manual labor over 50 highly specialized employees handle development and production at the Kelheim site We deliver roughly 4 000 cameras a year to customers all over the world As in every cutting edge technology dialogue with the user is the main focus of PCO s approach Worldwide representatives in cooperation with the in house marketing division and technical support team ensure that PCO camera systems are developed in step with the individual requirements of our customers pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 53 pco Maging
48. mmunication between PCO GigE Cameras and a computer It is recommended to always use the PCO GigE Calibration Tool to set the GigE Configuration Parameters If the configuration succeeded the parameters are saved to the windows registry If the configuration fails or the PCO GigE Calibration Tool is not used default parameter values are set and the image transfer via GigE does not work with maximum performance Packet Delay The delay between two UDP packets sent from a PCO GigE device to a computer Values from Ous to 320us are possible Max Speed Mode With this mode a maximum data throughput up to 100 MB s is possible Note for full resolution not for small Region of Interests ROI s see A3 5 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 43 Appendix A3 5 Performance with minimum recommended configuration The following tables give two example configurations minimum and recommended The specified values are only valid for these configurations and should act as an orientation Setup minimum recommended 1000Mbps NIC with 1000Mbps NIC with PCI standard PCI interface Express interface e g Intel Pro 1000 Gt with e g Intel Pro 1000 Pt with Intel 82541PI chipset Intel 82572GI chipset NIC configuration number of descriptors are set to its maximum network connection directly or via switch directly or via switch e g NetGear GS 605 e g NetGear GS 605 additional network components swi
49. nc In port and generates a synchronisation signal at the Sync Out port Thus a master camera interrupts a wired chain The cameras can also be wired as a ring structure In this case any one of the cameras can act as a master camera A camera configured as a standalone camera does not participate and can be operated individually but does not interrupt the chain All cameras should have the same sensor frequency If not please define the camera with the lowest sensor operating frequency as master Specifications up to 50 m cable RG174 or RG58 from camera to camera up to 5 cameras synchronization delay less than 1 us 5 cameras 100 m cable in all synchronization jitter less than 50 ns for any camera in the chain the maximum achievable frame rate in camera sync mode is only about 0 5 less than when operating the camera individually Camera Setup e Set all cameras to same ROI and same size of the RAM segment Define the master and slave cameras Exposure delay time and frame rate can only be set for the master camera e Start all slave cameras first record button in Camware The slave cameras do not record images but wait for the master camera to start e Start the master camera Now all cameras are recording images e Stop the master camera first Stop button in Camware The slave cameras are still in record state but do not record They must be stopped as well All cameras have now recorded the same number of images e I
50. new trigger is possible after treadout or texp tsys whichever is longer after the preceding trigger The Busy Status signal See chapter 6 7 indicates if a new trigger will be accepted exp trig in Exp Stat out Busy Stat out ace not acc accepted accepted The maximum achievable frame rate in external trigger mode is negligibly less about 0 1 than when operating the camera in Auto Sequence mode Note If the trigger rate of the external signal is quite near the maximum possible frame rate difference lt 1 1000 then it will be random whether or not a trigger is accepted If the trigger rate of the external signal is higher than the maximum possible frame rate then every second trigger pulse is ignored Therefore the actual frame rate drops to 2 of the external trigger rate If the trigger rate is increased further then only every 3rd every 4th etc trigger edge will be accepted exp trig in Exp Stat out Busy Stat out acc notacc acc notacc acc notacc acc not acc In order to avoid trade offs at maximum frame rate use either the Busy Status signal See chapter 6 7 or make sure that the external trigger rate follows this condition External Trigger Rate lt fmax 1 001 Imagesize 2016x2016 mas fos 1103 02 Jest rec time 00min 023 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 11 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax External Exp Ctrl An external signal which is appli
51. ntention of superseding their original discrete cosine transform based JPEG standard created 1992 AVI Audio Video Interleave is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology MPG MPEG 1 similar to JPEG is a standard for lossy compression of video and audio developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG WMV Windows Media Video WMV is a compressed video compression format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft The original video format known as WMV was originally designed for Internet streaming applications as a competitor to RealVideo pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix A5 Service and Maintenance Service The camera is designed to operate with no need of special adjustments or periodic inspections Maintenance Unplug the camera from any power supply before cleaning it Use a soft dry cloth for cleaning the camera Do not use liquid cleaners or sprays The lens is best cleaned with pressurized air or with liquid cleaners such as pure alcohol or with special optical cleaners that are available at high quality photo stores Never use aggressive cleaning liquids such as gasoline acetone spirits or nitro cleanser Every time the input window is cleaned there is the possibility of surface damage Do not clean the input window unless it is absolutely necessary Be careful and avoid scratches and damag
52. ntrol for the pco dimax 10 6 2 The Timing tab Lame d ON 10mE Trigger Mode Timing Auto Sequence Soft Trigger Exposure 00 009 870 945 M Ext Exp Start Ext Exp Ctrl 0 MNS USNS Ext Synch Delay 00 000 000 000 Camera Synchronisation EMEUENE off Master Slave FPS based Imagesize 2016x2076 mas tpa 100 50 est rec time Omin 31s General Information In this context trigger means exposure trigger i e the trigger signal controls the exposure of a single image Exposure and readout are done simultaneously i e while image n is being readout from the sensor image n 1 is already integrated within the sensor s pixel elements In case of short exposure times the readout is the limiting factor readout exposure readout exposure Trigger Mode Auto Sequence The camera will optimize the image recording to achieve the best possible frame rate free running In the auto sequence exposure control mode the camera determines the fastest possible image uptake rate depending on the adjusted exposure time and the required readout time After a start command is given the sequential recording is started until a stop command is given Soft Trigger Single images can be recorded with Camware control The single image can be acquired by pressing the Single Trigger button This button appears after pressing the Start Record button See chapter 7 2 O
53. on e the complete network must be GigE compliant see appendix A3 1 e Cat5e or higher patch cable e deactivated virus protection A3 0 Quick Installation Guide Please follow the steps in this order Additional information can be found in the respective subchapters e g chapter A3 1 for GigE card Install GigE card NIC 1 1 Install GigE driver GigE_Installer_xxx_xx exe automatic installation Please follow instructions 1 2 Start PCO GigE Calibration Tool for camera calibration 1 4 Deactivate uncheck the GigE driver at each NIC that will not physically be connected to your camera 1 2 Make sure that just the service oco camera with GigE and the protocol Internet protocol TCP IP are activated for each NIC used for PCO cameras Make sure the descriptors of your NIC are set to its maximum 1 1 Start Camware pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 39 Appendix It is recommended to install the original INTEL driver 40 A3 1 GigE Network Interface Card NIC A gigabit network interface card NIC is attached to your computer and ready to use Ideally it is a PCI Express NIC to bring out the best data throughput e g Intel Pro 1000 Pt with Intel 82572GI chipset Note It is absolutely essential that the NIC is Gigabit compatible Such cards should be designated with a maximum data throughput of 1000 Mbps Furthermore it is important to Know which kind of
54. ore it is not required to remove the battery pack for recharge Note the battery is recharged automatically when the power supply of the camera is connected AND the camera is switched on The recharging process starts few seconds after the power has been connected Battery recharge does not depend on the configured battery operating mode Specifications and General Notes Battery operating time 100 charged e Standard Operation Mode 1 hour e Power Save Mode 3 hours Maximum recharge time e Lithium Iron Phosphate LiFePO 6 hours Calculating remaining time in Power Save Mode L t 360 min t 6 t min preceding operating time on battery backup Power Consumption The data for the power consumption mentioned in the pco dimax datasheet does not include the recharge current for the battery If the camera will recharge the battery an additional 40 W peak power is required Resetting Camera by Power Switch With the power switch in off state the external power supply as well as the battery is disconnected from the camera There is only a very small self discharge current within the battery itself Some customers are used to switch the camera on and off not using the power switch but switching the supply voltage connected to the camera However this is not possible with attached backup battery In the worst case the battery will be dead next day when done overnight and if repeated many times it will lead to
55. ower images have been stored see page 24 File Settings Settings to view the b16 files of the pco dimax DoubleShutter Alignment E 2016x2016 2016x2016 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 21 7 Camware Features 7 2 Overview Menu Bar CamWare V3 File Camera Acquisition View Window See chapter 7 3 7 8 Local Menu The mouse right click is explained in chapter 7 9 Toolbar prints the currently displayed image or comment window E opens a b w color display window opens the camera control window E opens the convert control auto range peak crop see chapter 7 6 under Convert Control BW live preview useful for fast and easy camera adjustment and focusing This command disables the camera control window if it is opened E soft trigger records a single image see chapter 6 2 Cursor display Col 1640 y 596 A 242 0 255 B 255 eal Col x 1540 y 596 Rede G 255 B 255 cursor pixel position and intensity value continuous auto range crop scaling Recorder 00 5000 ooo opens the recorder settings window 000 000 The Recorder Browser gives an overview of the images in the recorder A click on the desired image makes it the current image in the Black White or Color window Skip images allows for convenient overview at large numbers of images With the Multi Frame Window it is possible to view all active camera images in on
56. pport pco de Support Support files only Create support files only Visit our homepage http www po de Warning This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extend possible under law Copyright c 2012 PCO AG The licensee is granted a non exclusive and non transferable right to install the software and use it as an application Repair Before sending the camera for repair first contact your local dealer or PCO respectively When shipping the camera for repair be certain to carefully pack the camera with proper shipping materials If possible use the original packaging Use the protection cap to protect the camera on the lens thread Firmware Software and Driver Update You will find all necessary software and drivers on the accompanying CD For the latest versions please check our website http www pco de de software pcodimax pco dimax User Manual 1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix A7 Battery Operation The pco dimax camera is optionally available with a high performance battery pack which is mounted on top of the camera body Charging the Battery The pco dimax has a built in battery recharge circuitry which will recharge the battery and maintain the battery charge level whenever the power supply is connected and working Theref
57. puter is compatible with a data throughput of 1000Mbps Some of these components are the NIC Router Hub Switch etc but also the patch cable The quality of patch cables is specified in categories It is necessary to use category 5e 6 or 7 patch cables for a network connection with a data throughput of 1000Mbps Virus protection needs to be inactive or uninstalled A3 4 PCO GigE Calibration Tool Use this tool for each NIC connected to any PCO camera The PCO GigE Calibration Tool is part of the PCO software package and is started automatically during the PCO GigE Driver installation or can be opened by double click on SigEcalib exe Start gt Programs gt Digital Camera Tools gt pco gige gt Calib Tool The purpose of this software is e to set network parameter Packet Delay Time Max Speed Mode e to change the persistent IP of the camera see chapter 1 1 e to find out which PCO GigE cameras are currently online e to check if the network is configured correctly How does it work First of all the camera is set to default After that images of the PCO camera are requested with a delay of 80us between each UDP image packet If the image could be transferred no lost packets the delay is decreased and again images are requested This procedure will be repeated until a packet delay is found at which images can be transferred without losing packets or until the delay value is Opus If the image transfer succeeded at a
58. r Show Speed Bar Cancel Toolbar Opens the corresponding toolbars see 7 2 Math Functions 7 ae With the math window you have the ability to build the difference between a reference image and the actual image If you activate math every new image acquired will be subtracted from the reference image or vice versa ka last acquired image will be copied to reference buffer 2 a reference picture will be acquired and copied to reference buffer US add offset here to avoid negative values which would not be visible a enable disable math function Replay Speed Bar Y f The faster replay speed is useful if large sets of image data need to be scanned pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 25 7 Camware Features 26 Options Misc 2s File settings View settings Toolbar Misc Infotext Scroll Mode Show At Startup V Synchronous Embedded Image Info View Image Into Multi Win Picture Order Camera order Image time stamp Logfile Application Logfile Clear Logfiles Driver Logfile Explore Logfiles Please restart Camware to create the logfiles Cancel Infotext Use this command to show or hide the start up information dialog box Synchronous Scrolling If this item is checked all opened image windows will be scrolled at the same time and in the same manner View Embedded Image Info for pixelfly and s
59. ration and Vibrance Camera Convert Control Color Color Balance Proc config Converted RGB Hist non local means algorithm GPU Processing Noise Reduction NLM adaptive O F i Denoise Adaptiv to brightness and patterns Color Refine Filter Sharpen On Due to proprietary high end algorithms used for these image processing features no detailed description is given here pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 7 Camware Features AMD s ATI graphics GPU Processing processing units are In order to benefit from all of Camware s advanced processing features we not recommended highly recommend a NVIDIA CUDA enabled graphics processing unit GPU e g NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT or better Find a list of CUDA enabled products here http www nvidia com object cuda_learn_products html Get the CUDA driver here http www nvidia com object cuda_get html Make sure that the CUDA driver is successfully installed that the GPU has at least 512MB memory D pangs Notebook users should look for workstation models e g ie once HP HDX X18 1300 Premium Notebook PC successor versions HP EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation Lenovo ThinkPad W700 series Sony VAIO VGN AW series Dell Precision M6400 series Samsung P560 Pro P8600 Primo Camware Image Processing ctor monochrome Browser The Recorder Browser gives an overview of the images in the Recorder and helps you in
60. remove cap or the camera is attached properly to the microscope spectrograph or other scientific device camera is connected to the power supply camera is connected to the PC computer is on camera is on the camera is ready after one beep 5 2 Start gt start Camware gt gt gt gt open view window if not already open start live preview apply auto range peak you may adjust aperture and focus You should now clearly see the object in the window If you need to change exposure time e g the image is still either too dark or too bright please go to chapter 6 If you want to record and save images please see chapter 6 and chapter 7 for detailed information pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany The camera control dialog automatically adjusts settings in case they are out of limits 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax The Camera Control window in Camware is the main interface for all camera settings For further Camware features please see chapter 7 6 1 The Camera Control window The camera control window can be opened by selecting the proper command in the Camera Menu or by the corresponding button in the toolbar BI CoWare 379 7 R File Camera Acquisition View SHEHE Camera Control The camera control dialog always adapts to the camera type connected For the pco dimax the c
61. significantly increased aging and possibly early defect of the battery See SDK feature Do not use battery mode in this appendix pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 49 Appendix 50 Standard Operation Mode The Standard Battery Operation is the default setting of the camera and activated when shipped to customer In order to maintain stable operation of the camera the battery backup provides power immediately in case the power supply fails As soon as the power supply is reestablished the camera draws the supply current again from the power supply Whenever the power supply is disconnected the camera runs on battery until the battery is discharged Before the battery is finally dead the camera shuts down completely In that case the current settings as well as the image data are lost The camera provides information about the current charge level of the battery This information can be used to estimate the remaining operating time as well as to avoid loss of image data This mode is applicable for e Operating the camera in an environment where no regular power supply is available or desired e Backup capability to maintain camera operation in case of unexpected supply breakdowns Power Save Mode The Power Save Mode will keep recorded images in the event of a major power breakdown The camera must be configured by SDK to change into Power Save Mode and the user can define a desired delay time After a power br
62. t Record If checked a message box will pop up in case the user may overwrite or loose data pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 7 Camware Features Options View Settings R File settings View settings Toolbar color b w Misc Marker View Marker Image Browser Convert Min Max Length 30 Cont Auto Range Select Color RS All Doubleshutter n Paint Images FI All Cameras Cancel Image Browser Here you can select between showing all image tiles inside the browser window either b w or color Setting b w will result in a faster refresh valid only for color CCD Marker Use this command to display a cross in the centre or elsewhere in the image see Set Crosshair page 33 Convert Min Max Continuous Auto Range Crop see chapter 7 6 under Convert Control BW This option enables the automatic min max function during record and replay Disable this feature if the application stops responding during this mode due to operating system capacity problems Paint Images This option enables the update of both double shutter images or multiple cameras during record and replay Disable this feature if the application stops responding during this mode due to operating system performance problems Options Toolbar a ss File settings View settings ee Main Toolbar Misc 4 Cursor Display Math Functions Recorder Replay Speed Ba
63. tab Camp am Settings Segment Usagein Size in MB Nod e l 12370 N No2 25 LL 4548 Act size will result in 2127 images Nod 7 ale 1273 Select Active Lambi am segment Mol Noa No3 poco dimas standard 207642016 col doubleshutter The CamRam tab is for controlling the camera built in memory camRAM You have the possibility to record into 3 different segments Pointer over the size field will show max number of images in this segment L 18GB 36 GB max number of images Q full resolution 3154 6324 in CamRam 100 HD resolution 6182 12395 Values are for estimation purposes only pco dimax Example of single segment with 100 memory usage 18 GB pco dimax Timing Sensor Size Sensor Mise Camham Recording 1 0 Signals CamRam Settings Not 100 18191 Act size will result in 3128 images Naz o EN D ft L Segment Usage nS Size in MB Nos oi L Select Active CamRam Segment Nol No Nod pco dimax standard 20162016 col doubleshutter pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 17 Camera Control for the pco dimax 6 6 The Recording tab CameraControl T D Timina Sensor Size Sensor Misc CamRam Recording 120 Signals Recorder Mode Timestamp No stamp Binary Ring Buffer Binary ASCII ASCII Sequence Acquire blode Sequence Trigger Mode Auto Off Sete fel Delay Images mt s trig Ext frame trig Delay in 2 0
64. tch hub router are switch hub router are compatible to 1000Mbps compatible to 1000Mbps packet delay max speed mode 20us off computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600 Core Processor 4600 2 4GHz 2GB RAM 2 4GHz 2GB RAM Performance pco 1200hs pCco 1600 DCO 40 00 pco 4000 pco dimax fps at full resolution ed 10 7 5 0 2 0 5 2 iii ali 29 5 21 7 11 5 4 7 11 4 MB s 77 3 83 4 96 5 100 7 88 7 8 3 8 1 7 6 7 7 7 8 1 with minimum configuration 2 with recommended configuration Note Data throughput performance depends on sensor resolution The listed performance values are true for full resolution With decreasing Region of Interests ROI s the data throughput decreases as well For ROI s smaller than 1000x1000 pixel Max Speed Mode is disabled 44 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany Appendix A4 Image File Formats There are different file formats available for saving camera images with Camware b16 The b16 16 bit format is similar to the bmp format However 16 bit pixel values are used instead of 8 bit pixel values The 16 bit pixel values represent unsigned integer values where the camera 12 bit values sets the higher 4 bits to zero The file format consists either of a Basic Header 6 Long parameter or of an Extended Header 82 Long parameter the latter of which is optionally for additional information There might follow a variable comm
65. ther signals cannot influence this operating mode For test purposes only pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany 6 Camera Control for the pco dimax Ext Synch In addition to the Master Slave camera synchronization mode see page 14 the pco dimax also utilizes an external synchronization signal that feeds a phase locked loop PLL in the camera The exposure times are generated based on the frequency of the phase locked loop Advantages of the PLL solution e Reliability In case of dropouts of the external synchronization signal the synchronization is kept internally by the PLL signal with only small deviation e Noise immunity Interference on the signal is automatically detected and discarded e Flexibility The cameras can even be set to different frame rates as long as all frame rates are an integer multiple of the synchronization frequency Please refer to PCO for further information External Exp Start The image acquisition is triggered by an external signal It is also possible to force a software trigger for a test image with the Single Trigger button In the External Exp Start exposure control mode single image recording is started by the falling or rising edge of the voltage signal at the BNC input See chapter 6 7 The frame rate cannot be set as the frame rate is defined by the frequency of the external signal However the exposure time and ROI settings affect the maximum possible frame rate A
66. tteryType WORD wBatteryLevel WORD wPowerStatus The function provides some information about the state of charge of the camera e wBatteryStatus 0x0000 no battery mounted Ox0001 nickel metal hydride type Ox0002 lithium ion type 0x0003 lithium iron phosphate type OxFFFF unknown battery type e wBatteryLevel State of charge in percent 0 100 where OXFFFF means unknown e wPowerStatus Bit mask of power status of camera where 0x0001 power supply is available Ox0002 battery mounted and detected Ox0004 battery is charged bits can be combinded e g 0x0003 means that camera has a battery and is running on external power 0x0002 camera runs on battery e Functions returns operation status which is PCO NOERROR if successful PCO FIRMWARE NOT SUPPORTED in case of older firmware versions 52 pco dimax User Manual V1 02 PCO AG Germany About PCO im ize momen PCO AG was founded in 1987 The company headquarters in Kelheim t employs more than 50 specialists in the development and production of optimized fast sensitive camera systems for scientific applications PCO s range of products includes digital camera systems featuring high dynamics extremely high sensitivity high resolution high speed and extremely low noise which are sold in industrial and scientific markets all over the world Cameras for every point of view The systems produced by PCO AG are cameras and scientific
67. x0001 Powersave mode on camera switches to powersave mode wDelayMinutes min after power supply was removed 0x0002 Do not use battery mode If the powersave mode is set to this mode the camera or to be more exact the most parts of the camera will be switched off when the external power supply is removed or switched off Le the battery will not be used for backup After connecting the power supply the camera is switched on The functional behaviour is the same as when switching off and on the camera When the camera is on again the powersave mode is by default 0x0000 Standard battery operation Note Also the powersave mode is in default state meaning that the next power loss is compensated again by the backup battery Thus setting the Do not use battery mode is not persistent it is only effective exactly for one dropout of the external power supply The power down state is quite near but not exactly the same state as power off power switch is off The most parts of the camera are switched off except the internal power supply and some monitoring circuits Therefore the camera draws still a quite small but not negligible current from the battery Therefore this is not a power down mode which might be used instead of switching off the cameras for hours e wDelayMinutes If powersave mode is on the camera automatically switches to powersave mode wDelayMinutes min after the power supply was disconnected Please note that th

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