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1. CCD head with cooling PCl Interface Board 4 external trigger input PCO 2004 sensicam 16 2 Functional Principle File Formats Display PCO 2004 sensicam Internal Data Stream of black white cameras The PCI Board gets the 12bit data from the camera and trans fers it via PCI Bus to a 16bit array of the PC Memory The higher 4bits are set to zero The 16bit data are automatically converted in a 8bit array and accessed by the graphic board Depending on graphic board setup display on the monitor is ef fected in 8 24 or 32 bit The command Export stores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 The camera which acquires always 12 bit images resolves with 4096 2E12 grey levels between black and white however the monitor display of the image is always limited to 8 bit and there fore to 256 2E8 grey levels The command Convert Control allows to select a discretionary range between O 4095 grey levels which is then displayed in 256 grey levels on the PC monitor 16 Bit Array 8 B2. Info field in the Camera Control window Information Del Exp 0 44ms Readout 12 39ms fps 77 93Hz Info CCD readout time Image repetition rate fps PCO 2004 sensicam 3 Timing 2 3 6 sensicam SensiMod SensiMod is a special version of the sensicam with additional input MOD IN and output WIND OUT for the modulation dur ing the exposure Not all the functions of the standard SensiControl software are supported The camera can only be run in the Modulated mode selectable in the field Options Camera Control win dow For details of WIND OUT and MOD IN please see separate manual CamWare Among the free programmable window WIND OUT there are also system times phase in intrinsic CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Please find the detailed camera timing in the following over view Internal external trigger Phase In Intrinsic WIND OUT CCD Readout VGA 0 40ns 0 1ms 1s Time SuperVGA 0 40ns 0 1ms 1s Depending of cable Depending of CCD Binning ROI Intrinsic times CCDreadout time 4 96us at 5m double coaxial The actual readout time is displayed in the 4 98us at 10m FOL info field of the Camera Control window 5 17us at 50m FOL the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m PCO 2004 sensicam 28 3 Timing 3 7 sensicam em With the sensicam em you can realize exposure times between 75us and 3600s The exposure sequence will be sta
3. a Head 93 W x 78 H x 210 L mm 1 6 kg 2 2 o o o 5 O no no EM 77 O Operating Temperature 0 40 C Storage Temperature 20 70 C Humidity 10 90 non condensing C Mount Back Focal Length 17 92 mm Maximum lens screw in depth 9 5mm with optional filter glass 6mm x See Definitions and Measurement Conditions PCO 2004 sensicam 8 Appendix 43 High Speed Serial Link High Speed Serial Link standard coax cable 10m with BNC connectors optional fiber optic link lt 2000m with SC connectors PCl Interface Board PCI Local Bus compatible revision 2 1 Buffer RAM 16 MByte Trigger Input TTL level rising falling edge BNC connector Delay Exposure Time sensicam LONG EXPOSURE 1ms 1000s exposure sensicam FAST SHUTTER 100ns 1ms multiple exposure free programmable Delay Exposure Time Setting 0 1ms delay sensicam DOUBLE SHUTTER 100ns 1ms multiple exposure free programmable two separate exposures with min 200ns delay sensicam ge STANDARD 500ns 1000s exposure Delay Exposure Time Setting 0 1000s delay sensicam qe DOUBLE SHUTTER 500ns 1000s exposure two separate exposures with min 500ns delay Delay Exposure Time Setting 0 3600s delay sensicam em 75ys 3600s exposure Power Supply Power Supply Desktop AC DC 90 260V 36W IEC connector x See Definitions and Measurement Conditions PCO 2004 sensicam 44 8 Appendix Definitions and M
4. Integration time Image 1 Integration time Image 2 VGA 0 40ns SVGA 0 40ns Depending of cable Intrinsic times 1 24us at 5m double coaxial 1 26us at 10m FOL 1 45us at 50m FOL the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m PCO 2004 sensicam CCD Readout Image 1 La ha Depending of CCD Binning ROI CCD Readout Image 2 CCD readout time The actual readout time is displayed in the info field of the Camera Control window Maximum readout time with VGA 33 ms Maximum readout time with SVGA 121 5 ms 24 3 Timing 3 4 sensicam qe Standard With the sensicam qe Standard you can realize exposure times between 500ns and 1000s The exposure sequence will be started with an internal or external trigger signal The incoming light will be integrated on the CCD sensor and read out as 12 bit data to the PC Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system times phase in system time CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Camera timing in mode LONG Internal external trigger Phase in Delay Setting Exposure Time CCD Readout QE long 0 95 5us O 1000s 95 5us ims 1000s time Depending of CCD Binning ROI Camera timing in mode FAST Internal external trigger QE fast 0 40ns Phasein Intrinsic Delay Exposure CCD Readout 0 10ms 500ns 10ms Time Depending of cable Depe
5. Control Output high active STORE signals the data transfer from the camera to the PCI Board There are two LEDs at the metal holder of the PCI Board Green LED Control LED is lighting when connection between camera and PCI Board is correct When the LED is off there could be the following reasons Cable is not or wrong connected When using a coax ial cables the Tx must be connected to Rx and Rx to Tx Cable defective Red LED This LED signals the DMA data transfer via the PCI Bus from the PCI Board memory to the computer RAM 34 5 Software Application Software Plug Ins Software Development Kit Drivers PCO 2004 sensicam 5 Software Shipment of the camera system includes the CamWare soft ware a complete operation software for the camera allowing to display and to save images For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare In case you are already working with an image processing or image analysis software appropriate Plug Ins may be installed Consequently camera control commands can be sent directly from the image analysis software You will find more information about Plug Ins on our website In case your software is not listed above please contact PCO In case you have written your own software or you wish to in clude the control software into already existing programs the camera control may be integrated as DLL file by using our Soft ware Development Ki
6. be equipped with a high quality lens to take advantage of the high resolution Cameras with color sensor can be equipped optionally with a BG39 filter This filter will be placed at the C Mount ring In this case the maximum screw in depth is only 6mm instead of the 9 5mm 1 Installation and Powering Up 1 3 Back Focal Length Adjustment In case it might be necessary to adjust the back focal length an appropriate allen screw key is included A new adjustment a x E could be necessary when the camera cannot be focused to in Za SW finity MNT RS Loosen the two small allen screws at the knurled steel C Mount insert and rotate the insert M50x0 5 thread to the desired posi Reet of tion To adjust to infinity the lens must be set to infinity and the P Ae steel ring must be moved until you get a focused image Then secure the insert again by tightening the allen screws Insert Filters Filters can be set in front of the CCD e g a BG39 filter For this purpose loose the two small allen screws at the bare steel C Mount insert using the included allen screw key The C Mount insert should be screwed out completely At the rear side of the C Mount a milled deepening takes up a filter of 25mm di ameter and maximum thickness of 2mm After mounting the filter screw in the C Mount insert adjust it to the necessary back focal length to get a sharp image and tighten the allen screws again PCO 2004 sensicam 14 1 Installation and P
7. calculated These virtual pixels are placed between the original pixels In CamWare this algorithm is also called as Smooth e The first pixel on the top left side is always red e Between the physical pixels there are virtual pixels Px which are computed with the algorithm described below Physical Pixel RG Rs G4 Gs Be G7 gt virtua Pixel Ro Gio Ru G Gis Bua Gis Bic Conversion algorithm for the new pixel Px Prep 9 Ri 3 R3 3 Rg R4 16 Pereen G7 Gio 2 PBLue 9 Bs 3 Ba 3 B44 Big 16 This algorithm optimises the spatial resolution For each physi cal pixel a color value red green and blue is calculated re lated to the corresponding neighbour pixel Example for Pixels Prep Ri R Rg R41 4 Pareen Go Gs G7 Gio 4 Psue Be Example for Pixel Preo Ra R4 2 Pereen G7 Pair 2 Functional Principle 1 9 2 3 Operating several Cameras from one Computer You can operate up to four cameras from one computer The corresponding PCI boards have to be installed in the computer For detailed information about operating the cameras please see the separate manual CamWare PCO 2004 sensicam 20 3 Timing 3 Timing 3 1 sensicam LongExposure With the sensicam LongExposure you can realize exposure times between 1ms and 1000s The exposure
8. Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 36 Cleaning Method for the Optical Part sssssse 37 Cleaning Method for the FOL seen 37 6 Appendix Customer Service nennen Warranty nen CE Certification Dimensions and Weight System Data VGA SVGA System Data ge em Spectral Response sssssseeeemneeee Operating Instructions sensicam sensicam qe sensicam em Version 11 2004 Subject to change without prior notice Copyright by PCO 2004 PCO 2004 sensicam 1 Installation and Powering Up System Requirements Graphic Board Graphic Setup PCO 2004 sensicam 1 Installation and Powering Up The sensicam imaging system consists of camera and PCI Board To get the system working properly follow the instruc tions 1 1 Computer The PCI Board should be installed in a computer with following characteristics PCI Bus with PCI Chip Version 2 1 or higher Intel Processor Pentium or AMD 128 MB RAM Possible Operating Systems e Microsoft Windows 95 Version 4 00 950b or higher Microsoft Windows 98 or 98SE Windows ME Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstation Microsoft Windows XP Linux Kernel 2 2 preferable SuSE 6 3 or newer In case of working with Linux please contact PCO For best display of images on the monit
9. a question about matters not handled in these operating Instructions we recommend to contact us 09441 2005 0 09441 2005 20 support pco de PCO AG Donaupark 11 D 93309 Kelheim Germany For a quicker reply we need following information Short description of the problem Experiment conditions Settings of delay and exposure time Used camera control software and version number Camera serial number PCI Board serial number 520 or 525 Operating System Processor type of your computer Size of RAM Type of graphic board Graphic setup Warranty PCO grants a warranty by law for the sensicam System cam era PCI Board FOL or coaxial cable power supply The war ranty period starts on day of delivery ex factory In case of de fect within the warranty period replacement or repair will be made at PCO s discretion free of charge The device shall be returned on customers expenses to PCO preferably in the original package PCO is not liable for consequential damages Before returning the camera contact PCO via any of the Cus tomer Services Pay attention to use a sufficient package if you have to send the camera via mail keep the original package The FOL cable connectors and the connectors of the camera and PCl Board must be protected with the protection caps Don t forget to screw the C Mount protection cap Opening of the camera or improper handling e g damage by electrostatic charge wrong cleaning method use
10. image sensors 70 CX074AL VGA 60 ICX085AL SVGA 50 40 30 20 10 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 wavelength nm PCO 2004 sensicam 46 8 Appendix sensicam qe quantum efficiency 96 sensicam qe 70 60 standard mode low light mode 50 40 low light mode 30 20 standard mode 10 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 wavelength nm sensicam em quantum efficiency 96 sensicam em standard s s UV sensitive 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 wavelength nm PCO 2004 sensicam Dear Customer We hope this camera will be an always valuable tool for your scientific day in day out work Comments suggestions or any new idea on our system are welcome We are at your disposal at any time also after your buying of this camera Your PCO Team pco imaging PCO AG Donaupark 11 D 93309 Kelheim fon 49 0 9441 2005 0 fax 49 0 9441 2005 20 eMail info pco de www pco de
11. lA o RI gt o Is o S lt 0 005 gt 1000 grade O Non Linearity Yo Readout Frequency Full Frame Binning Horizontal Binning Vertical Blemishes Point Defects Cluster Defects Column Defects i typ pixels 100e pixels gt 5e pixels gt 1e 50 1000 Non Uniformity in darkness typ count Non Uniformity in brightness pixels gt 1296 pixels 8 12 pixels 4 8 pixels 2 4 Optical Input Dimension Average Dark Charge Extinction Ratio Anti Blooming CCD Quality Non Linearity Readout Frequency Full Frame Binning Horizontal Binning Vertical 3 I x o o ala to 00 N amio 1 no oo 1 ine 00 2000 count 0 50 C Mount with adjustable focus length Head 93 W x 78 H x 210 L mm N a 3 D 1 N zi D x Ke 0 40 C 20 70 C Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity 10 90 non condensing C Mount Back Focal Length 17 92 mm Maximum lens screw in depth 9 5mm with optional filter glass 6mm x See Definitions and Measurement Conditions o KQ lt S PCO 2004 sensicam 8 Appendix 41 High Speed Serial Link High Speed Serial Link standard coax cable 10m with BNC connectors optional fiber optic link lt 2000m with SC connectors PCl Interface Board PCI Local Bus compatible revision 2 1 Buffer RAM 16
12. sequence will be started with an internal or external trigger signal The incoming light will be integrated on the CCD sensor and read out as 12 bit data to the PC Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system times phase in system time CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Please find the detailed camera timing in the following over view Internal external trigger Phase in Delay Setting pid Exposure Time CCD Readout VGA O 63 5us 0 1000s 63 5us ims 1000s Time SuperVGA 0 117 3us 0 1000s 117 3us ims 1000s Depending of CCD Binning ROI CCD readout time The actual readout time is displayed in the info field of the Camera Control window Maximum readout time with VGA 33 ms Maximum readout time with SVGA 121 5 ms Info field in the Camera Control window m Information Del Exp 0 44ms Readout 12 39ms fps 77 93Hz Info CCD readout time Image repetition rate fps PCO 2004 sensicam 3 Timing 21 3 2 sensicam FastShutter The sensicam FastShutter can be operated in the Standard Mode and in the Fast Cycles Mode In the field Options you can select the desired mode For each mode you will get a separate Camera Control window 3 2 1 sensicam FastShutter in Standard Mode In the standard mode you can make single and multiple expo sures with times between 100ns and 1ms The multiple expo sure allows you to make max
13. the intermittent state is going on constantly there could be an error with the cooling In this case please contact PCO Green continuous System ready Starting CamWare PCO 2004 sensicam Now start the program CamWare from the directory Programme Digital Camera ToolBox For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare 2 Functional Principle 1 5 2 Functional Principle The images captured by the camera head will be transferred via a high speed data transfer to the PCI Board in the com puter The data will be saved in the RAM of the computer where the operator can decide what to do with them With the enclosed software CamWare the camera can be con trolled within the windows environment and the images can be displayed on the monitor The Recorder function allows you to record image sequences and display them as movies The maximum memory space for the recorded images depends solely on the RAM size of your computer When starting the program the software automatically recog nizes the camera type For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare 2 1 Block Diagram and Data Stream Block Diagram In the following block diagram the structure of the complete camera system is shown serial data transfer 12Bit A D parallel serial Converter Logic Control Power Unit power supply
14. MByte Trigger Input TTL level rising falling edge BNC connector Delay Exposure Time Delay Exposure Time Setting O 1000s delay sensicam LONG EXPOSURE 1ms 1000s exposure sensicam FAST SHUTTER 100ns 1ms multiple exposure free programmable Delay Exposure Time Setting 0 1ms delay sensicam DOUBLE SHUTTER 100ns 1ms multiple exposure free programmable two separate exposures with min 200ns delay sensicam ge STANDARD 500ns 1000s exposure Delay Exposure Time Setting 0 1000s delay sensicam qe DOUBLE SHUTTER 500ns 1000s exposure two separate exposures with min 500ns delay Delay Exposure Time Setting 0 3600s delay sensicam em 75ys 3600s exposure Power Supply Power Supply Desktop AC DC 90 260V 36W IEC connector x See Definitions and Measurement Conditions PCO 2004 sensicam 42 8 Appendix System Data sensicam qe em sensicam qe em 1376 H x 1040 V 1004 H x 1002 V Sensor Format 2 3 2 3 4 5 e Gain High 10 e em gain 2 5 6 e Gain Low 1 e em gain 2100 2 e count Gain High 6 e count 4 e count Gain Low monochrome typ 290 1000nm Spectral Response color RGB primary colors lt 0 1 e pixel sec Binning Horizontal 8 1 8 1 128 Point Defects Jo ef ClusterDefects Jo ColmnDefets JO pixels gt 100e Jo J 9 500 2000 2 counts 6 pixels gt 12 OJo 0 50
15. allation and Powering Up Fiber Optic Link FOL PCI Interface Board Lens Mount PCO 2004 sensicam Caution Remove the protection caps from the camera and the PCI Board Also remove gently the small caps from either end of the cable and keep them on a safety place Plug in the cable on both devices Because of the plug shape the cables cannot be mixed up The plugs should slip in easily Avoid forcing Operating LED Avoid kinking or bending it over a sharp edge e g stepping on it while over a threshold This will break the core and destroy the cable The maximum bending radius is 100mm Further avoid touching the ends with bare fingers and replace the caps on either the cable or camera board to protect the sensitive optical surfaces from dust sensicam has a standard C Mount with a back focal length of 17 52mm Distance between front edge of C Mount and CCD sensor Standard C Mount lenses or other lenses with their respective C Mount adapter e g photo camera lenses can be used The maximum screw in depth of a lens or adapter is 9 5mm Deeper screwing in e g at some microscopes special lenses could destroy the protecting window of the camera no war ranty The VGA Sensor has a 1 2 format the SVGA a 2 3 We rec ommend to use for all sensicam Versions a 2 3 or 1 compati ble lens Cameras with high resolution sensor should preferably
16. am 3 Timing 23 Remark TRIG IN signal Y 3 3 sensicam DoubleShutter With the sensicam DoubleShutter you can make two separate images with full resolution 1280 x 1024 with SVGA sensor or 640 x 480 with VGA sensor The minimum time between the two images is 200ns The integration time for the 1 image is defined by the user by setting the length of the externally given signal TRIG IN The characteristic range is from tus to 10ms The integration time of the 2 image is exclusively determined by the CCD readout time for the 1 picture This means the user has no direct influ ence on the durance of the second integration time and thus on the second exposure In case a shorter exposure time is required within this time win dow of the second integration time an external control should be used e g by Laser flash mechanical shutter In that case the environment light should be darkened Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system times phase in intrinsic dead time CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Please find the detailed camera timing in the following over view The sensicam DoubleShutter has included all features of the sensicam FastShutter Dead time Depending of the selected mode In DOUBLE short mode 200 ns In DOUBLE long mode 1 us For details please see manual CamWare Depending of operating mode Phase in Intrinsic
17. computer a proper de installation is carried out in START SETUP SYSTEM CONTROL SOFTWARE After successful installation you will have the new directory Digital Camera Toolbox CamWare and some additional useful tools will be installed to this directory In case you have problems during installation call our hotline see Customer Service 1 Installation and Powering Up 11 1 4 Camera and PCI Board Before Powering Up make following connections e Power from Power Supply to Camera e Serial Interface between camera and PCI Board with enclosed cables There is a serial data transfer between camera and PCI Board Depending on version either a double coaxial cable or a fiber optic cable FOL is used you have a camera version with FOL go on reading the next page Double Coaxial Cable Connect the double coaxial cable that comes along with the camera to the two BNC sockets at the rear of the camera and the other extremity to the PCI Board The cables must be crossed i e Tx connected to Rx and Rx to Tx Wrong connecting makes the LED Display of Power Status stay on red see also chapter 1 5 Operating LED PCI Interface Board Camera If other than delivered cables are to be used make sure they have an impedance of 5002 The maximum cable length for proper operation is 10m PCO 2004 sensicam 12 1 Inst
18. easurement Conditions 1 Extinction ratio It is the ratio of electronic shutter off Vor to electronic shutter on Von It is measured with an exposure time set to 100ns and a pulsed laser diode 20ns illumination During exposure window 100ns light is attenuated by a factor of 1 1000 grey filter while out of the exposure window filter is removed Thus E Von 1 2 Smear Von 1000 The CCD is set to 40ms exposure time with an uniform illumination to achieve 50 of saturation V50 Then the electronic shutter is closed readout clock is stopped charge drain is performed by the electronic shutter and the illumination is set to 500 times over exposure After 40ms the CCD is read out The measured output signal Vsm is substituted in the following formula mz Vsm 400 V50 500 3 Anti Blooming The factor of over exposure allowed to avoid blooming in the neighbouring pixels 4 Point Defect Measured under Conditions A A point defect is a pixel whose signal deviates by more than 3 counts from the mean value of 48 neighbouring pixels 7x7 array Measured under Conditions B A point defect is a pixel whose signal deviates by more than 12 96 from the mean value of 48 neighbouring pixels 7x7 array 5 Cluster Defect Measured under Conditions A Is a group of 2 6 contiguous defective pixels 6 Column Defect Row Defect Measured under Conditions A Is a group of more than 6 contiguous defective pixels along a single colu
19. icam qe in mode LONG sensicam Fast Shutter Standard Mode external triggering external falling edge external triggering external rising edge internal triggering auto sequential sensicam Fast Shutter Fast Cycles Mode external triggering external falling edge external triggering external rising edge sensicam Double Shutter external triggering external falling edge external triggering external rising edge External trigger external falling and external rising External triggering is handled via a TTL signal low OV high 5V which is fed in through the BNC plug on the PCI Board B xk The TTL signal can be both low active external falling or high active external rising TRIGIN external falling 1kQ pull up external rising 1kO pull down When not switched on the trigger input is held at 5V using a 1kQ resistance Thus an external trigger signal might also pro duced by a short circuit toggle OQ External Trigger Delay Exposure Readout wait for trigger Delay Exposure Readout m Time Depending of CCD Binning ROI PCO 2004 sensicam 30 4 Trigger Control Internal trigger auto sequential and none This trigger mode leads to a continuously repeated exposure of the chosen sequence The defined delay and exposure times always start only after read out Delay Exposure Readout Delay Exposure Readout E La Depending of CCD B
20. imum 10 pairs of delay and expo sure free programmable The exposure must be started by an internal or external trigger signal one trigger pulse for the complete multiple exposure The digital 12 bit image will be read out from the CCD immedi ately after the exposure If you want to write a sequence of exposures into the allocated memory buffer you have to trigger each single exposure and each multiple exposure block separately Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system times phase in intrinsic CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Please find the detailed camera timing in the following over view VGA SVGA Internal external trigger Exposure 1 Exp 2 gt lt gt Phase in Intrinsic Delay 1 Exposure 1 D2 E2 CCD Readout 0 40ns O ims 100ns 1ms Time 0 40ns O ims 100ns 1ms Depending of cable Depending of CCD Binning ROI Intrinsic time 1 64us at 5m double coaxial The actual readout time is displayed in the 1 66us at 10m FOL info field of the Camera Control window 1 85us at 50m FOL Maximum readout time with VGA 33 ms the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m CCD readout time Maximum readout time with SVGA 121 5 ms PCO 2004 sensicam Info field in the Camera Control window Information Del Exp 0 44ms Readout 12 39ms fps 77 93Hz Info o AA CCD readout time Image repetiti
21. inning ROI Internal trigger auto simultaneous Time This trigger mode allows you to expose while reading out If the exposure time is set shorter than the read out time you can ob tain the maximum imaging frequency which depends on the given CCD sensor and on the binning Otherwise the picture sequence frequency depends on the durance of the set expo sure time This mode does not allow delay time setting Exposure time lt CCD readout time Depending of CCD Binning ROI cp Readout Readout Readout Readout Exposure time CCD readout time Depending of CCD Binning ROI cM Readout Exposure Readout Exposure iam Readout Exposure Readout Exposure Time PCO 2004 sensicam 4 Trigger Control 31 TRIG IN plug on the PCI Board q The BNC plug TRIG IN on the PCI Board serves a triple pur a oo pose TRIG IN I PCI Interface Board TRIG IN 74HC14 TRIGGER 4 O E PCI Interface Board Function 1 Trigger Input The camera system can be triggered via external edge active TTL signal Function 2 Control Output The BUSY signal can be captured at this output With sensicam LongExposure you have an additional EXPOS signal available BUSY is also available at the jack plug socket see following page It is active from the start of the trigger signal until writing into the PCI B
22. it Array for 8 Bit Graphic Board PC Monitor Camera O Internal or external Trigger in CamWare l ES Sis PCI Interface Board Graphic Board PCI Bus Command in CamWare 8 24 or 32 Bit Convert Control depending of the graphic setup MEMORY Driver SW Command in CamWare EXPORT for formats ti 8 Bit BMP 8 Bit B16 12 Bit TIFF 16 Bit Hard Disk y FITS 16 Bit 4 a ASCII 16 Bit 2 IMPORT SEQUENCE for formats Ec BMP 8 Bit B16 16 Bit TIFF 16 Bit Computer 2 Functional Principle 17 File Formats Display PCO 2004 sensicam Internal Data Stream of color cameras The PCI Board gets the 12bit data from the camera and trans fers it via PCl Bus to a 16bit array of the PC memory The higher 4bits are set to zero The 16 bit data are converted automatically into a 3 x 8 bit array and accessed by the graphic board We recommend to display it in 32bits on the monitor The command Export stores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 The camera which acquires always 12 bit images resolves with 4096 2E12 grey levels between black and white however the monitor display of the image is always limited to 8 bit and there fore to 256 2E8 grey levels The command Convert Control allows to select a discretionary range between O 4095 grey levels which is then dis
23. mes phase in intrinsic dead time CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Please find the detailed camera timing in the following over view Camera timing in mode DOUBLE TRIG IN signal Y Phasein Intrinsic Integration time Dead Integration time Image 1 time Image 2 QE double 0 40ns Intrinsic times typ 3us 10ms 500ns CCD Readout CCD Readout Image 1 Image 2 Depending of CCD Binning ROI 4 50us at 5m double coaxial CCD readout time 4 52us at 10m FOL 4 71us at 50m FOL the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m PCO 2004 sensicam The actual readout time is displayed in the info field of the Camera Control window Maximum readout time 100 ms 26 3 Timing Camera timing in mode LONG Internal external trigger Phase in Delay Setting Ec Exposure Time CCD Readout QE long 0 95 5us 0 1000s 95 5us 1ms 1000s Depending of CCD Binning ROI Camera timing in mode FAST Internal external trigger Phasein Intrinsic Delay Exposure CCD Readout QE fast 0 40ns 0 10ms 500ns 10ms Time Depending of cable Depending of CCD Binning ROI Intrinsic times CCDreadout time 4 96us at 5m double coaxial The actual readout time is displayed in the 4 98us at 10m FOL info field of the Camera Control window 5 17us at 50m FOL Maximum readout time 100 ms the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m
24. mn or row 7 Warm Pixel Dark Charge Measured under Conditions C A pixel is considered a warm pixel if it has an increased dark charge generation No test for FastShutter version 8 Non Uniformity in darkness compared to neighbouring pixels Measured under Conditions A Non uniformity of a single pixel is the deviation in counts compared to the mean value of 48 neighbouring pixels 7x7 array 9 Non Uniformity in brightness compared to neighbouring pixels Measured under Conditions A or B Non uniformity of a single pixel is the deviation in compared to the mean value of 48 neighbouring pixels 7x7 array n 48 typical deviation diy 3 8 d p Pn 1 1 48 with n 307 200 for VGA 640 x 480 pixels x deviation of the tested pixel with n 1 310 720 for SVGA 1280 x 1024 pixels P pixel to test P 48 neighbouring pixels 7x7 array Conditions for measurement For all conditions the operating temperature is 15 C for VGA and 12 C for SVGA A exposure time 40ms B exposure time 40ms C exposure time 200 s Binning H1 V1 Binning H1 V1 Binning H1 V1 256 images averaged 256 images averaged 16 images averaged dark field conditions uniform illumination to yield 7596 dark field conditions saturation about 3 000 counts PCO 2004 sensicam 8 Appendix 45 Spectral Response typical values sensicam LongExposure sensicam FastShutter sensicam DoubleShutter quantum efficiency 96 sensicam CCD
25. nding of CCD Binning ROI Intrinsic times CCDreadout time 4 96us at 5m double coaxial The actual readout time is displayed in the 4 98us at 10m FOL info field of the Camera Control window 5 17us at 50m FOL Maximum readout time 100 ms the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m Info field in the Camera Control window Information Del Exp 0 44ms Readout 12 39ms fps 77 93Hz Info CO MR CCD readout time Image repetition rate fps PCO 2004 sensicam 3 Timing 25 3 5 sensicam qe DoubleShutter With the sensicam qe DoubleShutter you can make two sepa rate images with full resolution 1280 x 1024 with SVGA sensor or 640 x 480 with VGA sensor The minimum time between the two images is 500ns The integration time for the 1 image is defined by the user by setting the length of the externally given signal TRIG IN The characteristic range is from 3us to 10ms The integration time of the 2 image is exclusively determined by the CCD readout time for the 1 picture This means the user has no direct influ ence on the durance of the second integration time and thus on the second exposure In case a shorter exposure time is required within this time win dow of the second integration time an external control should be used e g by Laser flash mechanical shutter In that case the environment light should be darkened Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system ti
26. ngth Adjustment 13 Filter Installations nann anean anarei 13 1 5 Powering Up conrra aereo inis nica dodo 14 2 Functional Principle 2 1 Block Diagram and Internal Data Stream 15 2 2 Color Definition Algorithm 18 2 8 Operating several Cameras from one Computer 19 3 Timing 3 1 sensicam LongExposure eceeteeeeeseeteseeeeeeeenees 20 3 2 sensicam FastShutter ssssssssssssseeeneeees 21 3 2 1 sensicam FastShutter in Standard Mode 21 3 2 2 sensicam FastShutter in Cycle Mode 22 3 3 sensicam DoubleShutter nee 23 3 4 sensicam qe Standard irei 24 3 5 sensicam qe DoubleShutter sssess 25 3 6 sensicam sensimod seara 27 3 7 sensicam emi oc ede LRL IER tee 28 4 Trigger Control External Triggering eres 29 Internal Triggering TRIG IN Socket at the PCI Board ssusssss 31 Jack Plug Socket at the PCI Board ssssussse 33 LED on thePCI Board sse 33 6 Contents 5 Software Application Software CamWare s Plug Ins eeeeee Software Development Kit SDK DriVerS cuiii ttt bte teta e Dt aee deeds 6 Cooling Options Water Cooling serenata 35 Detached Fan Cooling eene 35 T Servicing
27. oard buffer No exposure is started during this pe riod falling edge setting in CamWare TRIG IN ud y e 0O TRIGGER d steigende Flanke TRIGGER 4 BUSY TAHOIS o gt BUSY rising edge setting in Camware TRIG IN TRIGGER fallende Flanke TRIGGER x 22kOhm L BUSY MS 74HC14 2 BUSY PCO 2004 sensicam 32 4 Trigger Control PCO 2004 sensicam TRIG IN BNC Socket 4520ns 20ns gt TRIG IN n 74HC14 dd O TRIGGER Tr Md fallende Flanke oder steigende Flanke kein BUSY TRIG IN a 0 7407 7 e gt TRIGGER Tr NJ fallende Flanke 74HC14 gt BUSY When using sensicam LongExposure an additional signal called EXPOS is available EXPOS is active while exposing It is a high active signal TTL beginning 1ms before the start of the exposure time when delay 21ms and ending 5ms before the exposure time stops when exposure time 5ms EXPOS can only be used in internal triggering mode auto sequential or auto simultaneous With no external trigger signal internal trigger started by Cam Ware BUSY is always low active In the FAST mode the CCD exposure always starts with change of BUSY signal from low to high The EXPOS signal only available with sensicam LongExpo sure is always high active when using internal trigger It corre sponds to the CCD exposure time Function 3 Control of double exposure Only for sen
28. of the camera in X Ray environments voids the warranty CE Certification sensicam complies with the requirements of the EMC Direc tions of the European Communities 089 336 EWG and therefore bears the CE Marking 8 Appendix 39 Dimensions and Weight 77 00 Lateral view of the sensicam 77 00 55 00 Front view of the sensicam Tripod mount at the bottom 3846UNC G N 1 4 20 UNC thread Tec O Cy Y thread Weight 1 6 kg R6 0 E PCO 2004 sensicam 40 8 Appendix System Data sensicam VGA SVGA sensicam VGA SVGA Sensor Type Number of Pixels Pixel Size 640 H x 480 V 1280 H x 1024 V 9 9um x 9 9um 6 7um x 6 7um E 2 3 6 3mm x 4 8mm 8 6mm x 6 9mm 2 stage peltier cooler with forced air cooling n D 2 Qo fo 9 T o 9 3 D v Aa N 5 000 e 5 000 e 2 5 MHz Full Well Capacity Ico 1 a 3 JJ A i N 3 o Readout Noise 912 5 MHz 3 14e 2 Bit 12 5MHz 5 e count 2 4096 A D Conversion Factor Max Quantum Efficiency monochrome 520nm Spectral Response monochrome 280 1000nm Spectral Response color RGB primary colors Average Dark Charge lt 0 1 e pixelsec Extinction Ratio 5 e count 65 alg 95 ole O 5 o 9 xlsiz el 5 D D E lt d 3 Jg v lo lt O zi o 9 9 3 C o lt 0 1 e pixel sec 1 2000 0 005 gt 1000 grade 0 196 8 fps
29. on and to prevent overheating of the camera these slots must always be kept free e Make sure that the connecting cable is in good condition and that the link to the socket does not represent an obstacle e Detach the camera and contact the customer service in the following cases When cable or plug are damaged or worn out When water or other liquids have soaked into the device When the device is not properly working although you fol lowed all instructions of the user s manual When the camera fell to the floor or the housing has been damaged When the device shows apparent deviations of normal operation PCO 2004 sensicam Contents PCO 2004 sensicam Contents 1 Installation and Powering Up 1 1 eile send 7 System Requirements uz Graphic Setup us Installing the PCI Board see 8 1 2 Installation of the Hardware Driver 9 Installation under Windows 9x ME 2000 XP Eng Installation under Windows NT 12 9 Installation under Linux 9 1 3 Installation of the Software CamWate 10 1 4 Camera and PCI Board eese 11 Serial Data Transfer via Coaxial Cable 11 Serial Data Transfer via FOL sssssssssss 12 Eeris MoUnL ci creo erect ae natn CES 12 Back Focal Le
30. on rate fps 22 3 Timing 3 2 2 sensicam FastShutter in Cycles Mode In the Fast Cycles Mode up to five blocks can be programmed Every block consists of delay exposure time and cycle counter In the cycle counter you select the number repeating the pair delay and exposure The exposures of all five blocks will be in tegrated on the sensor to one single image After the last ex posed cycle in block five the sensor will be read out not before Each exposure must be triggered separately also within the blocks Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system times phase in intrinsic CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing Please find the detailed camera timing in the following over view External Trigger Phase In Intrinsic CCD Readout VGA 0 40ns lt Cyde p 9 y Time SVGA 0 40ns Depending of cable Depending of CCD Binning ROI Intrinsic time CCD readout time 1 64us at 5m double coaxial The actual readout time is displayed in the 1 66us at 10m FOL info field of the Camera Control window 1 85us at 50m FOL Maximum readout time with VGA 33 ms Maximum readout time with SVGA 121 5 ms the delay at FOL is 4 7ns m Info field in the Camera Control window Information Del Exp 0 44ms Readout 12 39ms fps 77 93Hz Info o A o CCD readout time Image repetition rate fps PCO 2004 sensic
31. or we recommend the use of highest performance boards with at least 4MB RAM preferable with AGP Bus architecture The camera generates 12 Bit 4096 grey levels For display on the PC Monitor 8 Bit 256 grey levels respectively 3x8 Bit in true color 16 7 millions colors are generated In general several graphic setups are possible We recom mend the setting with 24 or 32 Bit with 16 7 million colors In the 256 Color Modus twenty colors are used by Windows for internal purposes This modus allows to display a maximum of 236 grey levels Therefore only 7 bit 128 grey levels are used for black white display Some graphic boards use in principle 6 bit for the 256 Color Modus i e not more than 64 grey levels can be displayed on the monitor 1 Installation and Powering Up Installing the PCI Board PCO 2004 sensicam Caution Before touching the PCI Board make sure you have not accu mulated static charges A discharge may destroy the sensitive electronics and voids any guarantee Insert the PCl Board in a free PCl slot of your computer and screw the bow onto the PC housing Make sure the board does not touch any electrical conducting parts housing other boards wires or chillers It is essential to use a master PCl slot Some computers re quire additional enabling of PCI slot mastering on BIOS level 1 Installation and Powering Up 1 2 Installation of the Hardware Driver You can operate the camera wi
32. ou will find in the readme file 10 1 Installation and Powering Up Installation from CD Installation from Internet Hotline PCO 2004 sensicam Remark 1 3 Installation of the Software CamWare CamWare is a 32 Bit Windows application With CamWare all camera parameters can be set The images can be displayed on the monitor and saved on hard disk For detailed information please see the separate manual CamWare You will find the software CamWare on the enclosed CD The newest version can also be downloaded from the internet under http Awww pco de In case the CD will not start automatically please start it manu ally by double click starter exe Please select your camera and the software CamWare Download CamWare from the Internet to a free selected direc tory The downloaded file must be decompressed with a suit able program e g ZIP program Start the installation with setup exe The newest information how to install CamWare can be found in the readme txt file To install CamWare under Windows 2000 Windows NT or Windows XP you need administration rights After successful installation the computer has to be restarted The installation program transfers all necessary DLL and OLE files to the respective Windows checking automatically for ex isting older versions and replacing them by new ones Windows 95 carries out all registry entries If the program is to be deleted from the
33. owering Up Switch on the computer Switch on the camera Operating LED 1 5 Powering Up Check the following points e PCI Board properly mounted e Camera Board connection via double coaxial cable or FOL properly made e Power supply connected to camera to main e Objective lens mounted Switch the computer on but do not start yet the program CamWare Switch the camera on by pressing the POWER button on the rear panel of the device Observe the operation display LED When properly attached the LED will flash red green for approx 3 minutes During this time the system is cooled down to a temperature of approx 15 degrees Centigrade 5 degrees Fahrenheit Subsequently the diode will change to permanently green in dicating that the correct operation temperature has been reached and that you can now start measuring In case the di ode shows a permanent red a hardware error has occurred The following table lists possible reasons for hardware errors Possible states of the LED LED color red continuous Status Hardware error Connection of Camera and PCI Board mixed up or inter rupted check whether Tx is on Rx and vice versa Defective cable Computer off Temperature on CCD sensor above 65 C causing automatic camera switch off red green intermittent System ready however CCD has not yet reached its optimum temperature 15 C After a few minutes LED should change to continuous green In case
34. played in 256 grey levels on the PC monitor PC Monitor Camera o Internal or external Trigger in CamWare l l L i PCl Interface Board Graphic Board PCI Bus Command in CamWare 8 24 or 32 Bit Convert Control depending of the graphic setup MEMORY d gem 16 Bit Array d 3 x 8 Bit 3x8 Bit graphic board Array Command in CamWare EXPORT for the formats ti 8 Bit BMP 8 Bit B16 12 Bit MEN TIFF 16 Bit Hard Disk FITS 16 Bit SS TT ASCII 16 Bit Arx IMPORT SEQUENCE for the formats GR 2 BMP 8 Bit ee B16 16 Bit TIFF 16 Bit Computer 18 2 Functional Principle Algorithm 1 Algorithm 2 PCO 2004 sensicam 2 2 Color Definition Algorithm Color sensors with RGB filter for the colors red green and blue are used for the color cameras The CCD sensor records for each pixel the light information as grey level with 12 Bit dynamic RX GX BX With the help of the camera control software for each pixel the 12 Bit data is converted by interpolating into a 8 Bit triplet Prep Pareen Peue For this interpolation following algorithm is applied This algorithm optimises the color resolution A red green and blue part of the color for virtual pixels will be
35. ra there are two connections for water inflow and outflow Shipment of this version includes two 5 meter tubes with quick plugs serving as inflow and outflow We recommend to directly feed the circulation from the water pipe It suffices to have a minimum water circulation of approx 2 3 cm jet 1 inch at the outflow tube 36 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions The camera is maintenance free Factory settings make any inspection and servicing superflu ous During use the camera should be protected from hard shocks or strong vibrations Also should the camera be protected from high humidity and temperature shocks Avoid exposing to sunlight since it heats up the camera housing unnecessarily and prevents the cooling from reaching its optimum operating temperature Keep apertures and slots free to allow air to circulate Objective lens or lens adapter should be screwed in gently Avoid forcing as it will damage the tread Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the housing Cleaning Method for the Optical Part PCO 2004 sensicam Hint In principle every cleaning method bears the danger of damag ing an optical surface Therefore clean only if it is strictly necessary As a first step use dry air to blow out dust particles Avoid strictly to wipe on a dry glass surface In case dirt cannot be removed b
36. rted with an internal or external trigger signal The incoming light will be integrated on the CCD sensor and read out as 12 bit data to the PC Among the free programmable delay and exposure times there are also system times phase in system time CCD readout time which have an influence to the camera timing The Electron Multiplying Gain em gain has no influence to the timing Internal external trigger Phase in Delay Setting EM O 75us 0 3600s 375us 75ys 3600s da time System Time Exposure Time CCD Readout Depending of CCD Binning ROI CCD Auslesezeit Die tats chliche Auslesezeit des CCD Sensors und die Bildwiederholfrequenz k nnen im Info Feld des Camera Control Fensters abgelesen werden Max Auslesezeit 100 ms PCO 2004 sensicam Info field in the Camera Control window Information Del Exp 0 44ms Readout 12 39ms fps 77 93Hz Info CO MR CCD readout time Image repetition rate fps 4 Trigger Control 29 4 Trigger Control The sensicam can be triggered internally or externally Depend ing of the camera version you have the following trigger mode Please see chapter 3 for a detailed timing of each camera ver sion sensicam Long Exposure sensicam qe sensicam em external triggering external falling edge external triggering external rising edge internal triggering auto sequential internal triggering auto simultaneous only for sens
37. sensicam sensicam qe sensicam em Operating Instructions pco imaging Safety Instructions 3 Safety Instructions For your own safety and in order to guarantee a safe operation of the camera please read carefully the following information prior to using the device e Never operate the camera at places where water or dust might penetrate e Place the camera on a sufficiently stable basis Shocks like e g dropping the camera onto the floor might cause serious damage to the device Therefore exclusively the tripod attachment at the bottom side should be used for mounting the camera e The camera is not be qualified for X Ray applications and can be damaged Our warranty does not cover damaged cameras caused by X Ray applications e For applications with laser light please note that the CCD sensor can be destroyed thermically or physically with too much laser energy Single pixels or the readout register and therefore the complete sensor can be destroyed The war ranty does not cover damaged sensors by too much laser light laser energy e Always unplug the camera before cleaning it Do not use cleaning liquids or sprays Instead use a dry soft duster e Never insert any objects through the device s slots The ap plied voltage inside the camera can cause short circuits or electrical shocks e The slots in the camera housing bottom and rear panel are needed for ventilation In order to guarantee a proper opera ti
38. sicam DoubleShutter The course of the double exposure must be controlled via an external TTL trigger signal TRIG IN The timing in the following diagram corresponds to a sensicam DoubleShutter with coaxial cable 500ns dead time with SensiCam DoubleShutter 200ns dead time with SensiCam QE DoubleShutter gt 4520ns 20ns lt gt CCD readout time of Image 1 CCD readout time of Image 2 t q Inegration Time Image 1 Integration Time Image 2 typ 3us 10ms lt gt Time automatically set by a Phase In Intrinsic CCD Binning und ROI La Depending of CCD Binning ROI 4 Trigger Control 33 Jack Plug Socket at the PCI Board oo o TRIG IN H e BUSY STORE LEDs at the PCI Board TRIG IN PCO 2004 sensicam Ho The 3 5mm stereo jack plug socket at the PCl Board has a double function Function 1 BUSY Signal This control output signals if the camera is ready to accept a new trigger signal While BUSY is active an external trigger sig nal will be ignored The BUSY signal edge depends of the selected trigger input edge of the TRIG IN signal When the trigger input is falling edge selected in the CameraControl window an output signal low means the camera is busy an output signal high means the cameras is ready to accept a new trigger signal Function 2 STORE Signal
39. t SDK The following SDK s with detailed manual are available e SDK for Windows 9x ME 2000 NT XP e SDK for Linux The SDK can be found on the CD or can be downloaded from Internet under http www pco de To work with the camera properly a Twain driver and the follow ing PCI Board drivers are available e PCI Board driver for Windows 9x ME 2000 XP e PCI Board driver for Windows NT e PCI Board driver for Linux The drivers can be found on the CD or can be downloaded from Internet under http www pco de 6 Cooling Options 35 Detached fan cooling Water Cooling PCO 2004 sensicam 6 Cooling Options These options prove to be very helpful in extremely critical opti cal settings like e g special microscopes preventing possible vibrations caused by the camera ventilator The sensicam sys tem can be delivered with one of the following two cooling op tions For this cooling option the camera ventilator is placed at the end of a flexible hose with a length of 4 m 13 feet and a di ameter of 25 mm 1 10 inch The external ventilator can be po sitioned on the floor The camera s power switch also switches the ventilator on or off In case of hearing an unusual air whiz it could be caused by a standing wave in the tube By simply shorten of the tube of a few centimetres the problem can be solved The generated heat is removed by a water circulation instead of a ventilator On the bottom side of the came
40. th Windows9x ME 2000 NT or Linux Installation under Windows 9x ME 2000 XP New Installation of the hardware driver Updating the hardware driver If you have Windows9x ME XP or Windows 2000 installed the computer should automatically recognize the new hardware PCI Board and request you to insert a disk with the manufac turer s drivers For installation please read the actual information in the re adme txt file on the enclosed CD For updating an existing driver please download the newest driver version from the internet under http www pco de For installation please read the actual information in the re adme txt file which will be download automatically with the driver In case the downloaded drivers are compressed you have to decompress them with a suitable program e g ZIP program Installation under Windows NT Installation of the Hardware Driver PCO 2004 sensicam If you install the camera under Windows NT you need the rights of the administrator Please login as administrator For installation please read the actual information in the re adme txt file on the enclosed CD or after downloading from internet Installation under Linux The Linux driver is on the enclosed CD or can be downloaded from internet under http Avww pco de In case the downloaded drivers are compressed you have to decompress them with a suitable program e g ZIP program TAR program Detailed instructions for installation y
41. y blowing use special optical cleaning fluids Adequate fluids for optical surfaces are pure dehydrogenated alcohol pure acetone or cleaning fluids avail able in photo shops Use a soaked cotton tip and take care to wipe only on glass surfaces avoiding contact to metal surfaces e g C Mount thread otherwise microscopic dirt and metallic chips are released causing irreparable scratches on the glass surface Never use aggressive cleaning substances e g benzine spirit nitro solvents etc commonly found in labs Such substances may destroy or damage the surface on which they are applied The best is to avoid any dirt on optical parts e g by replacing immediately the black protection cap when removing the objec tive lens Do not leave the camera s optical input window open without lens or protecting cap Our warranty does not cover damaged optical surfaces caused by improper cleaning methods 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 3 Cleaning Method for the FOL PCO 2004 sensicam The core of the Fiber Optic Link is a 64um diameter glass fiber The connectors and the fiber itself should be cleaned only by dry dust free air Again after disconnecting replace the respective protection caps on either camera and cables immediately 38 8 Appendix PCO 2004 sensicam by Telephone by Fax by Email by Post Attention 8 Appendix Customer Service Having a problem or
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