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1. More charge brighter pixel Charge Charge binned Normal image image 4 adjacent pixels 1 pixel output 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 69 Figure 25 2x2 Binning in Area Mode The Area of Interest AOI feature can be used to reduce the amount of image data output from the camera Use this feature when there are areas in the image that contain unneeded information An example where you would use this feature is in an application that is inspecting several separated lanes of objects with one camera and the image between the lanes can be ignored The AOI feature allows from one to four specific areas of the pixel line to be specified where image data will be output Since the AOI feature reduces the amount of data output this has the additional benefit of allowing the cameras to operate at higher EXSYNC rates when using base or medium camera link modes For example in the 4k camera model if the total number of pixels for the specified AOI s is less than 1 K when using base Camera Link mode at 85 MHz the maximum EXSYNC rate can be 100 KHz versus 41 kHz if all 4 K pixels were output Note The setup of AOIis always with respect to the sensor Therefore if you are using the mirroring mode with AOI be aware that pixel one will be on the right side of the displayed image In order to set up an AOI for the camera 1 The AOI mode must fir
2. Exposure Time 10 Measured Exposure Time 3 393 z m First setup parameters for the Camera Information Refresh Measured Exposur Press reverse direction Camera Control TDI Stages 1 VO Controls Direction Source Internal Internal Direction levers i Flat Field Re erse Offset 0 Image Format Gain 1 Device Scan Type Line Scan Acquisition and Transfer Control ee Serial Port File Access Control 3 Save the camera parameters to a User set other than the default user set 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 73 Power up Configuration Camera Power up configuration Save to a user set choice UserSeti Load Save Configuration User Set 2 Save Load Close 4 next step is to put the camera in the forward direction This can be done using a forward signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to forward 5 Setup all the desired parameters including doing a flat field Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Sensor Color Type Monochrome Basic Timing Internal Line Rate 10000 ine 103 Akuanei M Measured Line Rate 1000 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press External Trigger Exposure Time Source Timed Image Buffer and ROI Expos
3. Read out of Sensor Bottom Line Stored CL Output Top Line Transmitted out Transmitted out Camera Link Camera Link Figure 12 Area Mode data transfer timing It is important that the exposure time in area mode be appropriate for the set line rate The exposure time should not be longer than the inverse of the line rate or else the image will smear The set scan direction is also important If the direction is wrong the image will look choppy as can be seen in the following figure Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 30 Figure 13 Image with incorrect scan direction Figure 14 Image with proper scan direction 03 032 20176 02 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 3l Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application for example the CamExpert GUI shown in the following examples Parameters such as camera model firmware version sensor characteristics etc are read to uniquely identify the connected device The camera information parameters are grouped together as members of the Camera Information set Parameters x Category Parameter Value Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera CameralLink 1 Camera Information Camera Control I O Controls Refresh Temperat Press Flat Field Re
4. The camera uses two Camera Link SDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base Medium or Full configuration The figure below shows the SDR26 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the Camera Link Base Medium and Full configurations For detailed information on Camera Link please refer to the Camera Link Road Map available from the Knowledge Center on the Teledyne DALSA Web site http www teledynedalsa com mv knowledge appnotes aspx 3 Figure 8 Camera Link Connector Daa J 1 jConrl Daai Camera Right Angle Channel Link Camera Right Angle Channel Link Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Connector 3 42 Y 2 3 16 1 6 1 4 1 J23 124 9 J Xx 17 Y J 17 10 J 18 9 45488 9 Xk 6 On 246 5 5 9 48 19 8 19 22 Ser a 6 y 2 1 Ser 9 48 4 40 79 233 4 17 23 4 Exterior Overshield is connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends Unused pairs should be terminated in 100 ohms at both ends of the cable Inner shield is connected to signal ground inside camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 20 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Full Configuration 8 bits Camera Link Full Configuration Connector 1 Channel link X Connector 2 Channel l
5. redet 9 10 Mechan lS C C ovauusecuescoowasecuescsaese 12 Camera Mounting and Heat Sink Considerations eene 14 3 Quick Simple Steps to Acquire an Image 15 4 Software and Hardware Setup 16 Recommended System 16 16 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software e 16 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables seen l6 3 Establish Communicating with the Camera seen l6 UE l6 Step 1 Install and Configure the Frame Grabber and Software enne 17 ETT 17 Install Sapera LT and CamExpert 17 Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power 18 Data Connector Camera Link oo eescceccssssssssssssesssessssessssssssssssssssssessssessssessssssssssssssssssesssessseessseessuessssesses 19 Camaro aK DIE 21 Camera Link Drive aoa NN 22 TOT SiS Camera RR 22 Output Signals Camera Link Clo
6. 130 21 180 56 130 20 as bemoan wer Standard deviation 50 25 1 64 50 26 Freeze button was clicked Grab button was clicked Freeze button was clicked Close ul Grab button was clicked L3 In the above example the flat field target was set to 200 DN based on the image on the left hand side The integration time for the image on the right was automatically set the same as the image on the left during the flat field process After the flat field process had completed the image on the right hand side had its selected integration time restored to its pre calibration value which is why it appears darker than the left side Flat Field Region of Interest While in multi exposure mode setting up a flat field region of interest results the same region of interest coordinates to be applied to both lines 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 6 Multi Exposure Output Format While in multi exposure mode the width of the output will double A 2k camera will output a 4k image with the left half of the image being the bottom line and the right half being the top line Output AOI when in Multi Exposure Mode The same output AOI will be applied to both the top and bottom lines while in multi exposure mode Line Rate While in multi exposure mode the maximum line rate available is limited by the longest exposure time Exposure Time Limitation The exposure time of th
7. 4094 4096 Port D Bits O thru 7 Tap 4 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 4 8 12 4092 4096 Tap 4 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 4 8 12 4090 4094 Port E LSB Bit 8 Port E Bits O thru 7 XXXXXXXX Tap 3 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 3 7 11 4089 4093 Port F LSB Bit 8 8 Port G LSB Port F Bits O thru 7 XXXXXXXX Tap 3 Bit 8 9 10 11 Pixels 3 7 11 4089 4093 Tap 4 Bits 8 9 10 11 Pixels 4 8 12 4090 4094 Port H LSB Bit 8 Bit Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 9 17 4081 4089 Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 2 10 18 4082 4090 Tap 3 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 3 11 19 4083 4091 Tap 4 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 4 12 205 4084 4092 Tap 5 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 5 13 21 4085 4093 Tap 6 Tap 7 LSB LSB Bit Bit 7 7 Pixels 6 Pixels 7 1422 15 23 4086 4087 4094 4095 8 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 8 16 24 4088 4096 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 22 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Deca Configurat ion Pixel Format Tap 6 Tap 8 LSB ee LSB Bit 7 Bit 7 Pixels Pixels 6 16 8 18 20 a 28 4086 4088 4096 Table 4 Camera Link Bit Definitions 2 Configuration EXSYNC Table 5 Camera Control Configuration For additional Camera Link documentation refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site s Knowledge
8. Cameras Cam Expert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library When used with a Piranha4 camera CamExpert allows a user to test all camera operating modes Additionally CamExpert saves the camera user settings configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individual camera parameter files on the host system ccf CamExpert can also be used to upgrade the camera s software An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acquisition program short description of the configuration parameter will be shown in a popup Click on the 7 button to open the help file for more descriptive information on CamExpert For context sensitive help click on the button then click on a camera configuration parameter A The central section of CamExpert provides access to the camera features and parameters Note The availability of the features is dependent on the CamExpert user setting A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 27 CamExpert Panes 4 CamExpert Untitled File View Pre Processing Tools Help
9. Exposure Time selector features described Disabling ESC key for direct access to ASCII commands option described 02 2k power dissipation value added 8 25 W January 10 2014 Revised responsivity and QE graphs 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Teledyne DALSA antiblooming 9 area mode 29 ASCII commands using 84 baud rate 43 binning 68 BiST 98 black level control 42 calibration 46 flat field 48 process chain 47 camera control signals 22 camera information 31 camera interfacing tool 26 Camera Link bit definitions 21 configurations 34 drive capability 22 input signals 22 outputs 23 Camera Link connector 19 CamExpert GUI 27 certifications 9 cleaning sensor window 104 clock signals 23 commands ASCII list 87 GenICam 50 compliance 9 connectors 18 Camera Link 19 power 23 contrast enhancing 49 data bus 23 DC offset 9 direction 109 sensor shift 45 web movement 45 direction control 44 EMC declaration 107 error and warning messages 98 ESC key disabling 86 exposure control 36 external frame rate programmable exposure time 37 externally controlled 37 internally controlled 37 exposure modes descriptions of 36 exposure time set 42 EXSYNC 23 factory settings 29 FPN and temperature 11 frame grabber camera communication 105 gain enhancing contras
10. Line rate is the dominant factor when adjusting the line rate or exposure time When setting the line rate exposure time will decrease if necessary to accommodate the new line rate When adjusting the exposure time the range is limited by the line rate Note The camera will not set line periods shorter than the readout period GenICam parameters to set I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt Off 2 External Line Rate and External Exposure Time Trigger Width In this mode EXSYNC sets both the line period and the exposure time The rising edge of EXSYNC marks the beginning of the exposure and the falling edge initiates readout Note maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 4 us and low time greater than 1 us GenICam parameters to set I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On Camera Control gt Exposure Mode gt Trigger Width Warning When running external line rate and external exposure time the line rate must not exceed 1 exposure time 1 us Under these conditions the exposure time will become indeterminate and result in image artefacts This is not the case when running internal exposure control 3 External Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time In this mode the line rate is set externally with the falling edge of EXSYNC generating the rising edge of a programmable exposure time GenICam parameters to set I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On Camer
11. The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a 7 member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown Display Name Feature Device DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Registers Streaming Start Device DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Registers Streaming End Check Stream Validity DeviceRegistersCheck Registers Valid DeviceRegisters Valid Teledyne DALSA Description Announces the start of registers streaming without immediate checking for consistency Announces end of registers streaming and performs validation for registers consistency before activating them Press to check the validity of the current register set States if the current register set is valid and consistent Device Version amp View 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 03 032 20176 02 78 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Serial Port Control Category The Serial Port control in CamExpert allows the user to select an available camera serial port and review its settings This section also describes the Genie TS Framework Virtual Serial Port Driver and the use of the Genie TS serial port as an interface from an Ethernet network to a seri
12. 2k model AC MS 00108 00 R Heat sink for P4 4k 2k cameras Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 14 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Camera Mounting and Heat Sink Considerations Up to two optional heat sinks can be installed on the Piranha4 camera As illustrated they are ideally positioned to allow close spacing of the cameras These heat sinks are designed to provide adequate convection cooling when not obstructed by enclosures or mounting assemblies Teledyne DALSA recognises that each customer s application can be unique In consideration the P4 camera heat sinks have been designed in such a way that they can be repositioned on the different faces of the camera or removed entirely depending on the mounting configuration and its heat sinking potential Repositioning or removal of the heat sinks must be performed with care in order to avoid temperature issues The camera has the ability to measure its internal temperature Use this feature to record the internal temperature of the camera when it is mounted in your system and operating under the worst case conditions The camera will stop outputting data if its internal temperature reaches 80 C Refer to the Verify Temperature and Voltage section for more information 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 15 For users who are familiar with Camera Link cameras have a basic unders
13. Center application notes Camera Link Drive Capability The camera link cable drive capability on P4 4K 2K cameras has been improved to reach up to 15 meters This provides longer cable lengths without the need for additional components like repeaters etc This capability has been tested using a number of frame grabbers listed in the table below and was tested using standard Camera Link cables The cable length drive achieved on the various frame grabbers is as follows Cable Length Frame Grabber Manufacturer Part Number TeledyneDALSA Xcelera CL PX4 OR X4C0 XPFOO TeledyneDALSA Xcelera CL PX8 Full OR X8CO XPFOO Matrox Radient eCL RAD2GSF150400 TeledyneDALSA Xcelera CL PX8 Full OR X8CO XPFOO Table 6 Cable Length and Frame Grabber Pairings Input Signals Camera Link The camera accepts control inputs through the Camera Link SDR26F connector The camera ships in internal sync and internally programmed integration 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 23 EXSYNC Line Readout Trigger Line rate can be set internally using the GenICam features The external control signal EXSYNC is optional and enabled through the user interface This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYNC to trigger pixel readout The EXSYNC signal tells the camera when to integrate and readout the image It can be either an internally generated signal by the camera or it can
14. Index Name Info Type Additional Information Current settings are read only when CamE spert is running 03 032 20176 02 106 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 7 Start the CamExpert application In the Device tab select CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 Ele View Pre Processing Tools Help DEH Device Selector X Device Xcelera CL PX4 1 Cameralink Medium Color RGB 1 Ex Image Viewer Configuration Bl 1 beg CameraLink Full Mono 1 Detection 25 CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 CameraLink 1 Parameters ere gt as a Board Basic Timi Advanced Microcode Version 03 081 20282 00 External Trigger VH 2 CCI Version 03 110 20277 00 Image Buffer and ROI FPGA Version 03 056 20444 01 El Camera Cameralink 1 Power on Status Good Camera Information LED Color Green Camera Control Temperature 32 200 Digital IO Control Refresh Temperature Press ut Volt Flat Field Input Voltage 14 Refresh Voltage Press Image Format License Key 38158502 00000000 Power up Configuration Setting Acquisition and Transfer Control delea Serial Port File Access Control 8 Modify the camera and frame grabber parameter settings as required At present when using GenCP cameras the camera and frame grabber parameters must be adjusted separately Test the image acquisition by clicking the Grab button 9
15. Press to return the current status of the GenCP Camera Link Output configuration Set the camera link clock rate Acquisition and Transfer Control Category The P4 Acquisition and Transfer controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure the optional acquisition modes of the device Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications 03 032 20176 02 Device Version amp View 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Parameters Category Parameter Value El Board Device Registers Streaming Start Press Basic Timing Device Registers Streaming End Press Advanced Coni Check Stream Validity Press Registers Valid Valid External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Part File Access Control lt lt Less Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions
16. Save the frame grabber configuration to a new ccf file 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 107 EMC Declaration of Conformity We TELEDYNE DALSA 605 McMurray Road Waterloo Ontario CANADA N2V 2E9 Declare under sole responsibility that the cameras Brand Name Piranha4 Models P4 CM 04K10D 00 R P4 CM 04K05D 00 R P4 CM 02K10D 00 R and P4 CM 02K05D 00 R Which are components to be integrated into larger systems were evaluated according to the CE Mark FCC Part 15 VCCI Israel Korea and Industry Canada ICES 003 Evaluation and satisfy the requirements of the following standards EN 55022 2010 EN 55011 2009 EN 61326 1 2006 EN 55024 2010 CISPR 22 ICES 003 CISPR 11 FCC Part 15 Place of issue Waterloo Ontario Canada Date of Issue February 4 2013 Hank Helmond Director of Quality TELEDYNE DALSA Corp y A Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 108 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Revision history Change Description Initial release April 17 2013 Updated CamExpert screenshots May 13 2013 Removed 7 um pixel option Revised AOI calculation table Device Scan Type feature added to Camera Controls description Revised Full and Deca timing diagrams 2k line rates added to Line Rates table Device User ID feature described TDI Stages Multi Exposure Mode and
17. Set Load 1 Select User Set Current Operation 2 User Set Save Figure 16 Relationship between the Camera Settings Active Settings for Current Operation The active setting for the current operation is the set of configurations that are active while the camera is currently running including all unsaved changes you have made to the settings before saving them These active settings are stored in the camera s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets is powered down or loses power To save these settings for reuse the next time you power up or reset the camera or to protect against losing them in the case of power loss you must save the current settings using the User Set Save parameter Once saved the current settings become the selected User Set User Setting The user setting is the saved set of camera configurations that you can customize resave and restore By default the user settings are shipped with the same settings as the factory set The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non volatile memory as a User Set The camera automatically restores the last saved user settings when it powers up To restore the last saved user settings select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter Factory Settings The factory setting is the camera settings that were shipped with the camera and which loaded during the camera s first power up
18. Type Internal Line Rate Measured Line Rate Refresh Measured Line Rate Exposure Time Source Multi Line Exposure Mode Exposure Time Selector Exposure Time Measured Exposure Time Refresh Measured Exposure Time TDI Stages Direction Source Internal Direction Offset Gain Selector Gain Device Scan Type lt lt Less Value Monochrome 10000 10000 Press Timed ON BottomLine 50 50 Press 1 Internal Forward 0 SystemGain 1 LineScan Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 57 Camera Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Internal Line Rate Measured Line Rate Refresh measured line rate Exposure Time Source Timed Trigger Width TDI Stages Multi Line Exposure Mode ON Exposure Time Selector All Top Line Bottom Line Exposure Time Measured Exposure Time Refreshed measured exposure time Teledyne DALSA Feature AcquisitionLineRate measureLineRate refreshMeasureLineRate Expos
19. area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner DFNC Binning is the combining of two or more image sensor pixels to form a new combined pixel A binned image using the same exposure settings as a non binned image will show an improved signal to noise ratio reduced scanning times due to lower spatial resolution and save as a smaller image file size compared with a non binned image at the expense of lower image resolution In 2 x 2 binning 4 physical pixels on the sensor are combined into one image pixel This operating mode is ideal for applications that require faster acquisition and processing times and require greater signal collection For this camera the default binning value is x 1 The Binning Vertical and Binning Horizontal features in the Image Format Control set represents the number of horizontal pixels that will be combined added together Note Compared to running the camera in TDI stages 2 running the camera in 2 x 2 binning mode will result in 4x responsivity not 2x Any increase in output due to binning 15 relative to a single sensor line TDI stage 1 Image Format Control Binning Vertical This feature represents the number of vertical photo sensitive cells that must be combined added together 2 Note TDI stages must be set to before vertical binning can be changed to 2x Binning Horizontal This feature represents the number of horizontal photo sensitive cells that must be combined added together
20. be supplied externally via the serial interface Depending upon the mode of operation the high time of the EXSYNC signal can represent the integration period Note The EXSYNC signal 15 measured at and will give true measurement i e within the measurement resolution of 25 ns even though the camera will only trigger at a maximum of 100 kHz Output Signals Camera Link Clocking Signals These signals indicate when data 15 valid allowing you to clock the data from the camera to your acquisition system These signals are part of the Camera Link configuration and you should refer to the Camera Link Implementation Road Map available at our Knowledge Center for the standard location of these signals Clocking Signal Indicates O LVAL high Outputting valid line DVAL Not used STROBE rising edge Valid data FVAL Set to 0 WARNING It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages may damage the camera Input voltage requirement 12 VDC to 24 VDC 2 Amps Before connecting power to the camera test all power supplies Hirose 6 pin Circular Male Mating Part HIROSE HR10A 7P 6S Figure 9 6 pin Hirose Circular Male Power Plug Power Connector Table 7 Power Plug Pinout Pin Description Pin Description _ 3 I2Vto 4VDC 6 GND The camera requires a single voltage input 12 VDC to 24 VDC The camera meets all performance specifications using
21. device Device Selector pane View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device Once a device is selected CamExpert will only present acquisition parameters applicable to that device Optionally select a camera file included with the Sapera installation or saved by the user e Parameters pane Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device CamExpert displays parameters only if those parameters are supported by the installed device This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hardware in use Display pane Provides live or single frame acquisition display Frame buffer parameters are shown in an information bar above the image window e Control Buttons The Display pane includes CamExpert control buttons These are Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 28 to Grab eo Freeze Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Acquisition control button Click once to start live grab click again to stop Single frame grab Click to acquire one frame from device Trigger button With the I O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled click to send a single trigger command Cam Expert display controls these do not modify the frame buffer data Stretch image to fit set image display to original size or zoom the image to virtually any size and ratio Histogram Profile tool Select to view a histogram or line co
22. is at the desired DN level You may want to use the white balance gains to adjust the peak of each color to be a similar DN value but this is not necessary Before proceeding any further it is desirable to complete an FPN calibration This is best performed using a lens cap to ensure no light gets into the camera Once complete a PRNU calibration can be performed using a target value you want all the pixels to achieve This target value can be higher or lower than the peak values you observed while initially setting up the camera Once PRNU calibration is complete it will take several seconds all three colors should be at the target value white balance gains will have been adjusted to suit the cameras optimum setup for a balanced white output and the correction coefficient will be enabled The system gain will remain as originally set The coefficient and gain parameters timing and control configuration etc can be stored in any one of eight user sets and automatically retrieved at power up or by user selection If a color correction matrix 15 desired the user can download and save a color correction file derived from the process described above Note For the color correction to be effective the camera should have a white balanced output when color correction 15 off CamExpert has a default timeout of 20 seconds per command which is too short for the FFC calibration to run fully You can change the default timeout by setting a command line argumen
23. s of lines to average e 2048 4096 Calibrate user FPN dark flat field coefficients Full Name Camera Link Speed Mnemonic CES CLS Argument s Frequency 0 85 MHz 1 66 MHz Camera Link clock frequency Full Name Camera Link Mode Argument s Mode 0 Base 1 Medium 2 Full 3 Deca only Camera Link Mode Full Name Calibrate Flatfield Argument s Algorithm 0 Basic of lines to average e 2048 m a Target 0 to 4095 DN in 12 bit mode 0 to 1023 DN in 10 bit mode Calibrate user PRNU flat field coefficients Notes e Perform flat field calibration using the average of lines With filter algorithm this average line is then smoothed and outlier pixels are interpolated Use this feature if your white reference is not featureless Adjust pixel gain such that output will be target The target is first divided by horizontal binning factor and gain and then the offset is subtracted Therefore the output will go to the target Because the PRNU can be less than 1 the target may be below the current maximum value Coefficients are saved and loaded with user set e g USS USL Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 88 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Full Name Disable Esc Key e _ Esc key is disabled Description Allow the use of the Esc key to be E so that upon boot up the camera will directly enter the ASCII command mode With the Esc key disabled the GENCP cannot
24. similar in operation in that for both modes both lines of the sensor are used both lines are summed together The difference is that in vertical binning both lines are summed directly while in TDI Stages 2 one line is delayed by one EXSYNC before being summed with the other line The result is a 20 um tall pixel for vertical binning while TDI Stage 2 maintains the 10 um pixel height There is no line rate difference between these two modes 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 35 Sensitivity Modes and Pixel Readout The camera has the option to operate in either TDI mode or single line mode When in TDI mode the camera uses both line scan sensors and as a result the responsivity increases 57 When in single line mode the camera uses the bottom sensor only The internal gain is 1 27x greater for single line mode vs TDI mode Pixel Detail 10 56 um 10 56 um 10 56 um Sensor 2 10 56 tum x 10 56 um F Sensor 1 10 56 um x 10 56 um Figure 17 TDI Mode Examples In TDI mode the camera uses a 10 56 um x 10 56 um pixel and captures the same image twice resulting in a brighter image Pixel Detail 10 56 um 10 56 um Sensor 2 10 56 um x 10 56 um Figure 18 Single Line Mode Examples In single line mode the camera uses a 10 56 um x 10 56 um pixel and captures the image using one sensor Sensor 1 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 201
25. standard switching power supplies although well regulated linear supplies provide optimum performance Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 24 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual WARNING When setting up the camera s power supplies follow these guidelines e Apply the appropriate voltages e Protect the camera with a2 amp slow blow fuse between the power supply and the camera Donotuse the shield on a multi conductor cable for ground Keep leads as short as possible in order to reduce voltage drop e Use high quality supplies in order to minimize noise Note If your power supply does not meet these requirements then the camera performance specifications are not guaranteed LEDs The camera is equipped with an LED on the back to display the operational status of the camera The table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states When more than one condition is active the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority Color of Status LED Meming 005 No power or hardware malfunction Blinking Powering up or calibrating Green Ready Error Check the built in self test BIST register for the specific error Turn on the camera s power supply You may have to wait while the camera readies itself for operation The camera must boot fully before it will be recognized by the GUI the LED shines green once the camera is ready Connect to the fra
26. to the camera 03 032 20176 02 Device Version amp View 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Display Direction Source Internal Direction Gain Selector System Gain Top Line Bottom Line Offset Device Scan Type Line Scan Area Scan 03 032 20176 02 Feature sensorScanDirectionSource Internal External sensorScan Direction Forward Reverse Gain Selector System Gain TopLine Bottom Line BlackLevel DeviceScanType LineScan AreaScan Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Description Direction determined by value of SensorScan Direction Direction control determined by value on CC3 When ScanDirectionSource set to Internal determines the direction of the scan Selects to which line that gain will be applied Gain will be applied to top and bottom lines equally Gain will be applied to the top line only Gain will be applied to the bottom line only Sets the selected gain as an amplification factor applied to the image Controls the black level as an absolute physical value This represents a DC offset applied to the video signal in DN digital number units Selects mode of operation of the camera between Line scan mode and Area scan mode Teledyne DALSA Device Version amp View 1 00 Beginner
27. types which 1 00 are accessible are device dependent Beginner FPGA Code Firmware 1 Upload new FPGA to the camera which will DFNC execute on the next camera reboot cycle Micro Code Upload new micro codeto the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle CCI Upload new CCI to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle XML Upload new XML to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle User Set Use UserSetSelector to specify which user set to access Factory FlatField Use UserSetSelector to specify which user coefficients flatfield to access User FPN Use UserSetSelector to specify which user FPN to access CameraData Download camera information and send for customer support File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file 1 00 in the device This operation is executed when Guru the File Operation Execute feature 15 called Open Open Select the Open operation executed by FileOperationExecute Close Close Select the Close operation executed by FileOperationExecute Read Read Select the Read operation executed by FileOperationExecute Write Write Select the Write operation executed by FileOperationExecute Delete Delete Select the Delete operation executed by FileOperationExecute File Operation Execute FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by File 1 00 Operation Selector on the selected file Guru Fi
28. 000 ns Internal Forward 1 QE 0 10 0 OFF OLE Line Scan 8 5MHz Full o 1 2048 99 Full Name Get Value DEL Description The get command displays the current value s of the feature specified in the string parameter Note that the parameter is preceded by a single quote Using this command will be easier for control software than parsing the output from the gcp command o LLL Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 9 Full Name Mnemonic Argument s Description Notes 03 032 20176 02 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Display list of three letter commands 2K help screen shown USER gt h P4 03 081 20296 96 Command Line Interpreter Jul 16 2013 UT Td Ger Calibrate User FPN lt 2048 4096 gt cls Camera Link Speed lt 0 85MHz 1 66MHz gt Com Camera Link Mode 0 Base 1 Med 2 Full gt Calibrate Flatfield lt 0 1 filter gt lt 2048 4096 gt lt DN target dek disEsc esc 0 l ast Device Scan Type 0 Line Sean L Area Scans fim Blac Field Mode 0 OTr 150 2 1nzstraliaze 3 90an direction controlled fre Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set lt set 1 8 gt geo Display Camera Configuration get Get value lt string gt h Help loco Load Pixel Coefficients set 0 8 EC Reset Camera rol Set Flatfield ROI 1st pixel last pixel LOC Reset Flatfield Coefficients sac set AO
29. 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual The multi exposure mode allows for the simultaneous exposure of each line of the sensor with two different exposure times or gains The result is an increase in the dynamic range of the image Parameters Visibility Guru 59 Camera Information Camera Control VO Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Serial Port Production Features File Access Control Acquisition and Transfer Cont Turn on the Parameter Value in Sensor Color Type Monochrome iMi Internal Line Rate 10000 Mode Measured Line Rate 10000 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Exposure Time Source Timed Multi Line Exposure Mode ON Exposure Time Selector BottomLine Select which line to Exposure Time 75 control integration Measured Exposure Time 75 me Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press TOI Stages 1 Direction Source Internal Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Gain Selector SystemGain Gain 1 Device Scan Type LineScan n gg Less Note to initiate multi exposure mode set TDI stage 1 stg 1 and ensure that the camera is in line scan mode dst 0 The exposure time selector se
30. 2048 Lines_ 4096 ROI Offset X ROI Width Calibrate FPN Calibrate PRNU flatfield Scan Direction ReverseSet flatfield Correction Algorithm Basic flatfield CalibrationTarget flatfield Calibration SampleSize Lines 2048 Lines 4096 flatfield Calibration ROIOffsetX flatfield Calibration ROIWid th flatfield Calibration FPN flatfield Calibration PRN U Region of Interest 800 The ROI feature is related to flat field calibration It is important to specify an ROI when the object being imaged has areas that have black non illuminated areas such as beyond the edge ofa film that is front Teledyne DALSA When flatfield CorrectionMode is set to ScanDirection Controlled this feature selects the UserSEt 1 to8 which will be used for the reverse scan direction Selection between two different flat field algorithms Direct calculation of coefficients based on average line values and target First each color is flat fielded to its peak value and then the color gains are used to achieve the target A low pass filter is first applied to the average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniformly white or it is not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm Set a value between and 255 to which the flat field a
31. 3 Wait for a stable status LED color green or red before proceeding Note that all entries in HyperTerminal will be ignored until a stable LED color is obtained 4 Incase of HyperTerminal press the ESC key 5 Once lt 5 gt has been entered the help screen appears 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 85 Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal e Ifyou are using interfaces other than HyperTerminal the ASCII character ESC is decimal 27 and needs to be issued From the command line insert ESC by using ALT 2 7 of the activated Num Pad In some cases this needs to be followed by a carriage return or a linefeed to send this to the camera In ASCII the ESC character may look like this ASCII to GenCP To switch from the ASCII command interface to the GenCP interface the camera must be either reset RC or the power must be cycled Note that GenCP and ASCII commands cannot be accessed simultaneously Note that the HyperTerminal application is not available on the Windows 7 OS Alternatives to HyperTerminal The following alternative ASCII interfaces have been tested and shown to work with this camera PuTTY and TeraTerm Note that PuTTY does not have Xmodem capability while TeraTerm does Xmoden is required to update code in the camera TeraTerm http logmett com index php download tera term 473 freew are html PuTTY http putty en sof
32. 76 02 36 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Trigger Modes The camera s image exposures are initiated by a trigger event The trigger event is either a programmable internal signal used in free running mode an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer These triggering modes are described below e Internal trigger trigger disabled The camera free running mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable exposure period e External trigger trigger enabled Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal The external trigger signal is the Camera Link control line The Exposure Control modes define how and when the camera will capture an image the integration period The integration period is the amount of time the camera s sensor is exposed to incoming light before the captured image is transmitted to the controlling computer e Exposure control is defined as the start of exposure and exposure duration e The start of exposure can be an internal timer signal free running mode or an external trigger signal e The exposure duration can be programmable such as the case of an internal timer or controlled by the external trigger pulse width The camera can grab images in one of three ways You determine the three imaging modes using a combination of the Exposure Mode p
33. Cah Device Selector X Display m Device BY Xcelera CL PX8_1 gF CameraLink 10 Taps Parallel Mor Y 122 x SA Position 001 y 066 Yalue 0000 Framejsec Resolution 1280 Pixels x 1024 Lines Monochrome Configuration Select a camera file Optional Detection Detect Camera Settings Parameters Category Parameter EL Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera CameraLink_1 Camera Information Camera Control I O Controls Refresh Temperat Press Flat Field Refresh Voltage Press Image Format Power up Configu Setting Transport Layer Show More gt gt Acquisition and Transfer Con Serial Port Production Features File Access Control lt Output Messages 15 11 08 celera CL_Px4 15 11 15 celera CL_ P4 15 11 22 lt CL PX8 15 13 03 lt celera CL _Px8_ 15 13 08 celera _ 8_ CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 CameraLink Full Mono 1 CameraLink 10 Taps Parallel Mono 1 Pulse 1 value was changed from 16908289 to 0 Camera Type value was changed from to Linescan H A 1 1 1 Output Messages Video status Pixel Clock Present Line Valid Present Figure 11 CamExpert s Camera Control Window The CamExpert application uses panes to simplify choosing and configuring camera files or acquisition parameters for the installed
34. I Count lt value 1 4 gt sad Set AOI Selector Offset and Width lt selector 1 AOI Count gt 1st pixel width gt 40 gt sam Set AOI Mode lt l enable O disable gt sbh Horizontal Binning lt 1 2 gt sbr Set Baud Rate lt 9600 57600 115200 2304001 4608001921600 gt Vertical Binning lt 1 2 gt scd Direction lt 0 1 Rev 2 Ext gt sem Exposure Mode lt O Int 1 Ext gt ses Set Exposure Selector lt 0 11 1 Bottom 2 Top gt set Exposure Time lt ns gt sme Set Multi Exposure mode 0 Off 1 0 gt Mirroring lt 12002 SpE Pixel Format Uro pits Il0 brts 2 12 DIts Offset lt DN gt ssf Internal Line Rate lt Hz gt Gain lt 0 System 1 Bottom Line 2 Top Line gt f lt gain gt Su TDI Stages lt 112 gt External Trigger 0 Off 1 0n Test Pattern 1 3 60 Default User Set 0 8 Load User Set 0 8 Save User Set 1 8 Temperature Input Voltage Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 9 Full Name Load Pixel Coefficients Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads FPN coefficients and PRNU coefficients from a user set only coefficeints no other camera parameters Agumem 2 Description Resets the camera to the saved user default settings These settings are saved using the usd command Notes The micro controller reboots Load any file updates Clear over temperature condition Perform start up camer
35. List of Camera Parameters sssssssssssssssssssescsssssessssssessssssseesssssscssssssecsssssscsesssseccsssseesesssseess 02 Appendix B ASCII Commands 84 POTEC Omi O ORO 85 Disabling the Esc Key for Direct Access to ASCII Commands enn 86 C OTONO Re 87 Appendix C Error and Warning Messages 98 Appendix D Quick Setup and Image Acquisition 100 Appendix E The Sensor Window 103 Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust Oil and 103 Cleaning tie Sensor MITIQOW dise 104 Appendix F Camera Frame Grabber Communication 105 Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame 105 EMC Declaration of Conformity 107 Revision History 108 Index 109 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 6 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 1 System Precautions and Cleaning Read these precautions and this manual carefully before using the camera Confirm that the camera s packaging is undamaged before opening it If the packaging is damaged please contact the related logistics personnel Do not open the housing of the camera The warranty is voided if the housing is opened Keep the camera s front plate temperature in a range of 0 C to 65 C during op
36. MOS Camera User s Manual 66000000 Base rpAO0Iwidthl AOIwidth2 AOlwidth3 totes fie 7 66000000 Medium rAOhwidthl AOIwidth2 AOIlwidth3s 4 3 Tm 66000000 8 66000000 10 66000000 66000000 Medium e 4 i 4 66000000 Full ee ee EE 8 i 66000000 Deca ae 10 Set Exposure Time To set the camera s exposure time use the Exposure Time parameter a member of the Camera Controls set This feature is only available when the Exposure Mode parameter is set to Timed The allowable exposure range is from 4 us to 3 000 us dependent on the value of the internal line rate GenICam parameters Camera Controls gt Exposure Time Timed Exposure Mode gt 4 us to 3 000 us Control Gain and Black Level The cameras provide gain and black level adjustments in the digital domain for the CMOS sensor The gain and black level controls can make small compensations to the acquisition in situations where lighting varies and the lens iris cannot be easily adjusted The user can evaluate gain and black level by using CamExpert The parameters that control gain and black level are grouped together in the Camera Controls set 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 43 Camera Controls Black Level Apply a digital addition after an FPN correction 1 8 of available range For example in 12 bit mode the availabl
37. OS Camera User s Manual 39 Set Line Rate To set the camera s line rate use the line rate parameter part of the Camera Controls set This feature can only be used when the camera is in Internal mode that is when the start line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode Off 1 maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 4 us and low time greater than 1 us Note A line rate lt 1 Exposure time 1 us will return an error Invalid Parameter if this condition is not met You must adjust these two parameters in the correct sequence to maintain this condition If the external line rate exceeds the maximum line rate allowed for a mode the camera will continue to output data at its maximum line rate Though no image artefacts associated with over speed will occur you may notice that under over speed conditions the image will appear compressed and the apparent distance travelled will be reduced Camera Control Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in a range from 1 Hz up to 100 kHz This feature is only available when the camera is in Internal Mode line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode off Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 40 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Line Rates Vs AOI Table 8 85 MHz Camera Link Clock Rate Maximum Line Rates of 100 kHz TDI and 200 kHz Area Number CL Lin
38. Piranha4 Camera User s Manual Monochrome 2k and 4k sensors cameras frame grabbers processors software vision solutions iW TELEDYNE DALSA Everywhereyoulook 03 032 20176 02 25 www teledynedalsa com 2 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 2014 Teledyne DALSA Inc All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Teledyne DALSA About Teledyne Technologies and Teledyne DALSA Inc Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic subsystems instrumentation and communication products engineered systems aerospace engines and energy and power generation systems Teledyne Technologies operations are primarily located in the United States the United Kingdom and Mexico For more information visit Teledyne Technologies website at www teledyne com Teledyne DALSA a Teledyne Technologies company is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1 000 employees worldwide headquartered in Waterloo Ontario Canada Established in 1980 the company designs develops manufactures and markets digital imag
39. Power Cables e Connect the Camera Link cables from the camera to the computer e Connect a power cable from the camera to a power supply that can provide a constant voltage between 12 VDC and 24 VDC Establish Communicating with the Camera Start the GUI and establish communication with the camera ASCII Commands As an alternative to the CamExpert or equivalent GUI you can communicate with this camera using ASCII based commands Open up an ASCII interface and press the ESC key then the communication mode will be switched into the ASCII command mode other than the GenICam mode A complete list of the commands and a description of how to access them can be found in Appendix B ASCII Commands 4 Operate the Camera At this point you will be ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 17 Step 1 Install and Configure the Frame Grabber and Software Install a Full configuration Camera Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer s description We recommend the Xcelera CL PX8 frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teled ynedalsa com site here Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI Communicate with the camera using a Camera Link compliant interface We recommend you use CamExpert CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sa
40. Sot Exposure TIMO AAA 42 UTOR 42 43 Set Baud 43 44 Camera Dire COM COMIN Ol 44 earn UE 45 Pixel Readout Direction Mirroring 45 46 D HM 46 Appendix GenlCam Commands 1 50 50 Camera Information Feature 5 222 000000 51 Camera Configuration Selection 01 0 55 Camerd Powersup TUE 55 User Sot Configuration Managem ek enee RR 55 Camera UU 56 Camera Control Feature 1 5 57 59 Digital 1 0 Control E R R 62 STE EE 63 Flat Field Control Feature Description 64 Region of Interest ROI cccsccscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscssssssssssssssessssssesssssssesssssssessssssssssssseessssseessssssesssssses 65 Image Format Control Category c csccscssssssssssssssssssssesssssssscssssssssssssssssssesssssssusssssessssessssessssssssssssussssusss
41. To load or restore the original factory settings at any time select the Factory Setting parameter and then select the User Set Load parameter Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 34 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Note By default the user settings are set to the factory settings Default Setting Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be used as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically becomes the default setting and 15 the set loaded when the camera is reset of powered up Camera Link Configuration we 3 s 3 Set Pixel Format number of bits per pixel TDI and Single Line Modes You have the option to set the camera modes as either single line where only the bottom sensor is used which results in lower sensitivity or as TDI where the pair of sensor lines is summed which results in higher sensitivity TDI Mode vs Vertical Binning 2 TDI mode delays one line before summing so that each row images the same area In the case of vertical binning equal to 2 the rows image adjacent areas and are summed without separation delay This action combined with horizontal binning equal to 2 results in a big pixel that has half the resolution but four times the response compared to TDI stages TDI Stage 2 vs Vertical Binning Vertical Binning and TDI Stage 2 are very
42. a Control I O Controls Refresh Temperat Press Flat Field Refresh Voltage Press Image Format Power up Configu Setting Transport Layer Show More gt gt Acquisition and Transfer Con Serial Port Production Features File Access Control lt Output Messages 15 11 08 celera CL_Px4 15 11 15 celera CL_ P4 15 11 22 celera CE PXB8 15 13 09 lt celera CL _PX8_ 15 13 08 celera Ce _ 8_ CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 CameraLink Full Mono 1 CameraLink 10 Taps Parallel Mono 1 Pulse 1 value was changed from 16908289 to 0 Camera Type value was changed from to Linescan 1 A 1 1 1 Output Messages Video status Pixel Clock Present Line Valid Present Figure 10 CamExpert GUI showing connected camera Check LED Status If the camera is operating correctly at this point the diagnostic LED will shine green Software Interface All the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface For example under the Camera Control menu in the camera window you can control the line rate and exposure times Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 26 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual At this point your host and camera system should be setup and you can verify the camera s operation by retrieving a test pattern and setting the camera s trigger and exposure time Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4
43. a Control gt Exposure Mode gt Timed Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 38 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 1 External Trigger Off Internal Exposure Control Free running not synchronized to an external signal Programmable Line Time Programmable Exposure 4S Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 2 External Trigger On Internal Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of internal exposure 4 d mn Line Time Programmable Exposure 4S Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 3 External Trigger On External Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of exposure CC1 high duration sets the exposure time Xi CC1 nm M gt Line Time Exposure X lt 214S Exposure Exposure Xs Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL Notes 1 Exposure time gt 4 micro seconds 2 Sensor Readout time 9 5 micro seconds 3 One additional falling edge during exposure is latched Figure 20 Exposure Modes 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CM
44. a tests BiST Load FPGA code Configure FPGA and sensor Load default user set Baud rate set to 9600 Full Name Set Flatfield ROI Mnemonic ROD Argument s First pixel 1 to 2048 2K ee as beg Last pixel 1 to 2048 2K Notes e Specifies the pixels that CCF and CPA will calibrate o Pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed Last pixel must be greater than or equal to first pixel Full Name Reset Flatfield Coefficients Amument s 000 O Reset all user FPN values to zero and all user PRNU coefficients to one Notes of Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 92 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Full Name Set AOI Count Argument s Number of AOT s Set AOI Counter Full Set AOI Selector id Full Name Set AOI Mode Mnemonic SAM _ Argument s Mode 0 Off Disable 1 Active Enable Set AOI mode Notes Full Name Set Binning Horizontal Mnemonic Argument s Single pixel Binning of 2 pixels Set horizontal binning e Available in all modes single line TDI and Area Full Name Set Baud Rate Mnemonic Argument s Baud rate 9600 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 e Send command and then change speed of HyperTerminal e Px8 or equivalent frame grabber is required in order to achieve these baud rates 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manua
45. al port control system for other devices Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Category Parameter Value El Board Baud Rate Baud 921600 Basic Timing Data Size Eight bits Parity Mone Advanced Control Stop Bits One External Trigger lt Less Image Buffer and ROI Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Contral Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Baud Rate DeviceSerialPortBaud Rate Sets the baud rate used by the selected 1 00 device s serial port Available baud rates are Beginner device specific DFNC Baud 9600 Baud 9600 Baud rate 15 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 19200 Baud rate is 19200 Baud 57600 Baud 57600 Baud rate is 57600 Baud 115200 Baud 115200 Baud rate is 115200 Baud 230400 Baud 230400 Baud rate is 230400 Baud 460800 Baud 460800 Baud rate is 460800 Baud 921600 Baud 921600 Baud rate is 921600 Serial Port Parity deviceSerialPortParity Sets the parity checking type on the selected 1 00 serial port RO Beginner 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manua
46. arameters including I O parameters Exposure Time and Line Rate parameters Description Line Rate Exposure Time Trigger Source Sync Internal line rate and exposure time Internal programmable Internal programmable External line rate and exposure time Controlled by EXSYNC External EXSYN C External pulse EXSYNC pulse controlling the line Controlled by EXSYNC Internal programmable External rate Programmed exposure time pulse Figure 19 Exposure controls The parameters used to select the imaging modes trigger sources sync exposure time and line rate are grouped together as the Camera Controls Camera Controls Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in Hz Only available when the start line trigger parameter is disabled Trigger Mode off Exposure Mode Set the operation mode for the camera s exposure Trigger Width or Timed Trigger Width is only available when Trigger Mode is enabled Trigger Width Uses the width of the current line trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 37 Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with the Line Start event Exposure Time Sets the exposure time in microseconds Exposure Mode feature must be set to Timed 1 Internally Programmable Line rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time Default
47. are usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Parameter Value Pixel Color Filter None Basic Timing Pixel Coding Mono Advanced Control al Vertical Binning 1 External Trigger NEM e Horizontal Binning 1 Jimbo Line Mirroring Off El Camera Cameralink 1 Pixel Format Mono8 Camera Information Width 4096 Camera Control MaxWidth 4096 VO Controls Height Flat Field Multiple AOI Mode Off AOI Count 1 Image Format ee os AOI Selector 1 Transport Layer AOI Offset X 1 Acquisition and Transfer Control AOI Width 4006 Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20176 02 lt lt Less Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 67 Image Format Control Feature Description The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Test Pattern TestImageSelector Selects the type of test image that is sent 1 00 by the camera Choices are either as Beginner defined by SNFC and or as provided by DFNC the device manufactu
48. ation When exposed to uniform illumination a sensor with a scratched window will normally have brighter pixels adjacent to darker pixels The location of these pixels will change with the angle of illumination An important note on window blemishes When flat field correction is performed window cleanliness is paramount The figure below shows an example of what can happen if a blemish is present on the sensor window when flat field correction is performed The blemish will cast a shadow on the wafer FFC will compensate for this shadow by increasing the gain Essentially FFC will create a white spot to compensate for the dark spot shadow As long as the angle of the incident light remains unchanged then FFC works well However when the angle of incidence changes significantly i e when a lens is added then the shadow will shift and FFC will makes things worse by not correcting the new shadow dark spot and overcorrecting where the shadow used to be white spot While the dark spot can be potentially cleaned the white spot is an FFC artifact that can only be corrected by another FFC calibration Blemish Window Wafer Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 104 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Recommended Equipment Procedure 03 032 20176 02 Glass cleaning station with microscope within clean room 3M ionized air gun 980 http solutions 3mcanada ca wps portal 3M CA WW2 Co
49. be accessed Notes To access the GenCP you have to first issue the DEK 0 command in order to enable the ESC key Then reboot the camera Full 1 Device Scan Type Mnemonic Argument s Mode 0 Line Scan nemo Full Name Flatfield Mode Argument s Mode Disable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Enable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Reset user FPN coefficients to zero and user coefficients to one Scan direction controlled user set loading Set flat field mode Notes O Full Name Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set Mnemonic Argument User Set Number Set scan direction controlled reverse set Notes 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Full Name Display Camera Configuration Argument s Description Display current value of camera configuration parameters Notes USER gt gcp Model Microcode Cer FPGA Serial BIST DefaultSet Ext SEX Line Rate Meas L R Max L R Exp Mode Multi Exp Mode Exp Time 0 Meas E T 0 E T Test Pat Direction IDI Stages Vert Eon Hort BIN Flat Field Offset System Gain Mirror AOI Mode ocan Type CL Speed CL Contig Pixel Fmt PA 02K10D 00 R 03 061 20296 96 03 110 20294 96 03 056 20470 97 o1050616 Good 0 10000 10000 19607 Timed 50000 ns 500000 38 99
50. cking Signals ens 23 cr RE 23 24 Step 3 Establish Communication with the Camera seen nitens 24 Power on the COMEIG 0 s scssssssssssssssssssscssssecsssscssssecsssscssssecsssscssssecsssscssssscsssscsssssesssscsssseesssscsssseessssesssseesseees 24 Connaddodhe Mame asss be 24 Conme LITRO THIS 25 gt 25 SOT 2 US LP TE 25 Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4 Cameras u ccscsscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssessssesssesssseessees 26 LL LL ER 2 4 Camera Operation 29 29 29 Check Camera and 31 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 4 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Veny Temperaturo and VONIG 31 Saving and Restoring Camera Settings 32 Camera Link Configuration cscccesscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssussssssesssssessssssssusessssssssssessssessseessseen 34 TDI and Single Line 34 Sensitivity Modes and Pixel ReudoUl co ebd 35 Trigger MOLES eor 36 36 37 E 39
51. d the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber driver Connect the camera to the frame grabber refer to the camera installation manual Power up the camera and wait until the status LED is solid green Run the Sapera Configuration utility and select the frame grabber serial port connected to the camera Set Teledyne DALSA camera detection to Automatic Detection and Baudrate to Auto Detect amp Maximize If the camera will be configured using three letter text commands via a terminal program such as HyperTerminal then set COM port mapping optional to an available COM port e g 2 l c re e x NOXIUM Server List System n a Contiguous Memory Used for allocating buffers Requested 3 MBytes Allocated MBytes Serial Port Configuration Physical port COM port mapping optional Teledyne DALSA camera detection N 95 AB Baudrate Teledyne DALSA Xcelera CL Px4 1 Serial number 54962191 CameraLink_1 Serial port AXcelera CL Px4 1 Serial 0 Used for allocating messages Requested MBytes Allocated MBytes Xcelera CL_PX4_1_S erial 0 Y COM2 v Automatic Detection CamExpert will try to detect Teledyne DALSA cameras on this COM port using both GenCP and text based protocols Auto Detect amp Maximize Y Will find the baud rate that the camera is currently set to and then will try to find the highest baud rate supported by the camera and the frame grabber
52. e Rate Formula Hz of AOI Configuration 85000000 Base 85000000 Medium AQIwidth1 i5 1 85000000 Full es 15 85000000 Deca 15 1 10 83000000 eames 15 Base 85000000 2010 15 85000000 Full 1 8 15 85000000 Deca ee 10 i 85000000 Base T E T 2 85000000 Medium MB rwuft tI EAD TAO EN 4 3 85000000 Full Ce eek nn S 8 85000000 Deca SOHEMEERICEHOTWOREOCEADINGRR TNCS 10 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Medium 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 4 Number CL Line Rate Formula Hz of AOI Configuration 85000000 Base AOIwidth2 AQIwidth3 15 85000000 Medium AOlwidth AOIwidth3 AOIwidth4 15 4 2 D I 85000000 AOIwidth AOIwidth3 AOIwidth4 115 1 B 85000000 ea AOIwidth AOIwidth3 15 10 Table 9 66 MHz Camera Link Clock Rate Maximum Line Rates of 100 kHz TDI and 200 kHz Area 66000000 Base AOlIwidthl aS 15 66000000 Medium AOfwidthl 4 15 1 66000000 AOlwidthl A 15 66000000 AOhwidthly a 15 66000000 20010 SSS 15 66000000 EAE 15 2 66000000 Full AOlwidthl AOIwidth2 nem 15 66000000 Deca 10 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 42 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome C
53. e range is 512 to 511 Gain Set the gain as an amplification factor applied to the video signal across all pixels Ix to 10x To set the height of the image and therefore the number of lines to scan use the parameters grouped under the Image Format Control set Test Image Selector Select an internal test image Off Ramp A5 Each Tap Fixed 1365 1 The baud rate sets the speed in bits per second bps of the serial communication port and is available as part of the Serial Port Control parameters Serial Port Control o UEM Control the baud rate used by the Baud Rate 9600 factory default camera s serial port 19200 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Note During connection CamExpert automatically sets the camera to maximum allowable baud A Px8 or equivalent frame grabber is required in order to achieve these baud rates Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 44 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Number of bits per character used in the Data Size serial port Parity of the serial port Number of stop bits per character used Number of Stop 1 the serial port Bits Use the Pixel Format feature found in the Image Format Control set to select the format of the pixel to use during image acquisition as either Mono 8 Mono 10 or Mono 12 bit depth Image Format Control Pixel Format Mono 8 Mono 10 Mono 12 Only available format for Full and Deca Camera Li
54. e two lines must differ by greater than 1 us Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 62 Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual The P4 Digital I O control category as organized by CamExpert groups together the sensor specific parameters This group includes the controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being enabled or disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Parameters Category Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20176 02 Parameter Trigger Source Trigger Selector Trigger Mode lt lt Less Value LineStart Off Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 63 The following table describes the digital I O control parameters along with their view attributes and the minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column indicates which parameter 15 a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version
55. ementStrength Offset Gain ccf Gi BlackLevel ssb flatfieldCorrectionMode flatfieldCalibrationPRNU flatfieldCorrectionAlgorith cpaffm Figure 23 Camera Calibration Process Calibration The goal of calibration is to produce a uniform white balanced and if required color corrected image at the desired level out of the camera when it is imaging a uniform white object using the optical setup of the user s application The user should configure the camera to use the EXSYNC and exposure timing they desire plus adjust the light level for normal operation The lens should be at the desired magnification aperture and be in focus As the white reference located at the object plane will be in focus any features on its surface e g dust scratches will end up in the calibration profile of the camera To avoid this use a clean white plastic or ceramic material not paper Ideally the white object should move during the calibration process as the averaging process of the camera will diminish the effects on any small variation in the white reference The user may wish to start the calibration process by evaluating the characteristics of their setup with no calibration enabled This can be readily achieved by disabling FPN PRNU amp color correction coefficients setting white balance red green and blue gains to one and the system gain to one Begin by adjusting the system gain until the peak intensity of the three colors
56. er Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 76 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Transport Layer Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC not shown Display Name Restart Camera XML Major Version XML Minor Version Last GenCP Status Refresh GenCP Status Camera Link Configuration Camera Link Configuration Tap Geometry Feature DeviceReset DeviceManifestXMLMajor Version DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion genCPStatus refreshGenCPStatus ClConfiguration Base Medium Full Deca clDeviceClockFrequency CL85MHz CL66M Hz DeviceTapGeometry Description Used to restart the camera warm reset Together with DeviceManifest Xx MLMinor Version specifies the GenICam feature description XML file version RO Together with DeviceManifest Xx MLMajor Version specifies the GenICam feature description XML file version RO If a feature read or write fails then Sapera only returns that it fails read this feature to get the actual reason for the failure Returns the last error Reading this feature clears it
57. eration Do not operate the camera in the vicinity of strong electromagnetic fields In addition avoid electrostatic charging violent vibration and excess moisture To clean the device avoid electrostatic charging by using a dry clean absorbent cotton cloth dampened with a small quantity of pure alcohol Do not use methylated alcohol To clean the surface of the camera housing use a soft dry cloth To remove severe stains use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral detergent and then wipe dry Do not use volatile solvents such as benzene and thinners as they can damage the surface finish Further cleaning instructions are below Thou gh this camera supports hot plugging it is recommended that you power down and disconnect power to the camera before you add or replace system components Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor Image sensors and the camera bodies housing are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor window surface can induce charge buildup on the underside of the window The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 7 2 The Piranha4 Camera Teledyne DALSA expands its Piranha4 dual line CMOS camera family with 4K and 2K resolution models The new Piranha4 models offer higher speeds and more r
58. ert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from Genie memory The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power up see feature UserSetDefaultSelector The user chooses from one factory data set or one of two possible user saved States The second drop list allows the user to change the camera configuration anytime after a power up see feature UserSetSelector To reset the camera to the factory configuration select Factory Setting and click Load To save a current camera configuration select User Set 1 to 8 and click Save Select a saved user set and click Load to restore a saved configuration Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 56 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Camera Control Category The P4 camera controls as shown by CamExpert groups sensor specific parameters This group includes controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Parameters Visibility Guru Acquisition and Transfer Cont Camera Information Camera Control 1 0 Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20176 02 Parameter Sensor Color
59. esponsive pixels in a choice of sizes and resolutions Programmable features include multiple region of interest high dynamic range operation and rapid bi directional switching and are designed to meet today s demanding imaging applications Key Features High speed up to 100 kHz in TDI mode and up to 200 kHz in Area mode Combination of various pixel sizes and resolutions Bi directional Compact camera body Programmability Multiple Regions of Interest for calibration and data reduction 8 10 and 12 bit output Flat field and lens shading correction 8 programmable coefficient sets GenICam or ASCII compliant interfacing Applications Automated optical inspection Transportation safety and security systems High performance sorting systems Materials grading and inspection systems Web inspection General purpose machine vision Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 8 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Models The camera is available in the following configurations Table 1 Camera Models Comparison Piranha4 Dual Line Model Comparison Part Number Resolution Maximum Line Rates TDI Mode Area Mode Table 2 Software Produa Number Version Number Embedded within camera GenICam support XML camera description file Embedded within camera GenICam for Camera Link imaging driver Camera Performance Specifications Table 3 Camera Performance Specifications Specifications Ima
60. fieldCorrectionAlgorithm to calculate the per pixel gain to achieve the specified target output Range 0 to 15 9998x Default 1x 2 Contrast Enhancement Use the Offset and Gain features to maximize the use of the output dynamic range especially when pixel format is less than 12 bits Typical use is to subtract minimum pixel value expected and then gain up maximum pixel value to approach full scale Offset 1 Single value added to each pixel 2 Range 512 to 511 DN scaled down according to pixel format 3 Positive values may be used to measure dark noise Gain 1 Floating point digital multiplier applied to each pixel 2 Range 1x to 10x Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 50 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features Access these features using the CamExpert interface Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyne DALSA Support or third party software usage and not typically required by end user applications A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application Camera Information Category Camera information can be retrieved via a controlling application Parameters such as camera model firm ware version etc are read to un
61. filter is first applied to the current average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniform white or it s not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm if possible flatfield Calibration Target After calibration all pixels will be scaled to output this level Range depends on pixel format e 8 bit 255 DN e 10bit 0to 1023 DN e 12 bit O to 4095 DN flatfield CalibrationSamp leSize 1 Number of lines to average when calibrating 2 2048 or 4096 flatfield CalibrationROIOffsetX 1 Together with flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth specifies the range of pixels to be calibrated Pixel coefficients outside this range are not changed It is possible to calibrate different regions sequentially 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 49 flatfield CalibrationFPN Save average line of flatfield CalibrationSampleSize rows This is the first user correction applied it is subtracted from each line This feature may not be of use to many users as the camera already subtracts true dark current but it may be useful for some to provide a per pixel offset correction Range 0 to 511 DN 12 bit Default value is 0 DN for each pixel flatfield CalibrationPRNU Use flat
62. fresh Voltage Press Image Format Power up Confiqu Setting Transport Layer Show More gt gt Acquisition and Transfer Con Serial Port Production Features File Access Control Figure 15 CamExpert s Camera Information Window Verify Temperature and Voltage To determine the voltage and temperature at the camera use the Refresh Voltage and Refresh Temperature features found in the Camera Information set The temperature returned is the internal temperature in degrees Celsius For proper operation this value should not exceed 80 C If the camera exceeds the designated temperature it will stop imaging and the LED will turn red Once you have diagnosed and remedied the issue use the reset camera function Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 32 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Note The voltage displayed is the camera s input voltage The voltage measurement feature of the camera provides results within 1 of the actual voltage The measurement can be used to set the applied voltage to the camera The parameters used to select load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information set of features There are 8 user sets available and one factory set Camera Information Parameter Choices User Set Default Selector Select the camera parameters to load when the camera is reset or powered up as the Factory set or as User Set 1 to 8 Selecting the set from the
63. ger Format Resolution Pixel Size Pixel Fill Factor Line Rate Exposure Time Bit Depth Connectors and Mechanics OO O O O OOOO y yO Optical Interface 4 Lens Mount Sensor to Camera Front Distance 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 9 y parallelism 0 08 or 100 um 100 um 100 um 250 um 0 2 Oz Compliance 000 Regulatory Compliance CE FCC and RoHS GenICam Operating Ranges Performans Nos __ Smgelm DynamicRange Broadband Responsiviy Eo DN S7DNGWem A Peno meses meses pw mw zw mp mare sare IN spr em prem O O DN digital number Test Conditions e Values measured using 12 bit Ix gain e 10kHz line rate Light source broadband quartz halogen 3250 K with 700 nm IR cut off filter e Front plate temperature 45 EN 55011 FCC Part 15 CISPR 11 and ICES 003 Class A Radiated Emissions Requirements EN 55024 and EN 61326 1 Immunity to Disturbance RoHS per EU Directive 2011 65 EC and WEEE per EU Directive 2002 96 EC and China Electronic Industry Standard SJ T11364 2006 GenICam XML Description File Superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 Camera Link Ser
64. ial Communication GenICam Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 supported Industry Standards GenlCam Piranha4 cameras GenICam compliant They implement a superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 This description takes the form of an XML device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module of the GenICam specification The camera uses the GenICam Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 to communicate over the Camera Link serial port Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual For more information see ww w genicam org Responsivity The responsivity graph describes the sensor response to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics M E o Z a gt m Ww o Ww Responsivity 4 2 4 Mono TDI Mode 1x gain 12 bit 680 Wavelength nm Figure 1 Spectral Responsivity vs Wavelength Dual Line 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual QE P4 2K 4K Mono 30 25 FPN pk pk DN un gt Teledyne DALSA 680 Wavelength nm Figure 2 QE vs Wavelength FPN Change with Temperatu
65. ile Type Available Type Miscellaneous File selector Camera lata Description Camera Data Camera Control VO Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Note Depending an the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must nat be aborted ex Date modified Type 10 04 2013 10 14 File folder File name P4 CM O 4K1U0D 00 Camera Lata Save as type Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 84 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual The following commands can be used to control the Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 cameras Accessing the Three Letter Commands TLC To access the TLC an ASCII based communications interface application such as HyperTerminal Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx dllorclallserial dl1l as defined in the Camera Link Specification Visual Basic or C Application clallserial dil cIserxxx dil siseryyy dil clserzzz dl Figure 26 Serial DLL hierarchy as mentioned in the Camera Link Specification 1 Cycle power to the camera by either a issuing the reset camera command rc or b powering the camera OFF and then ON 2 Load the ASCII interface using e 9600 baud e 8data bits e no parity stop bit e no flow control e local echo e carriage return linefeed
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67. ink Y Connector 3 Channel link Z mmu EEE nee Grabber Pin Bit Name Grabber Pin Bit Name Grabber Pin Bit Name D6 1 D7 1 Not Used Not Used Not Used Tap 1 bits are DO x Tap 8 bits are D7 x 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Camera Link Bit Definitions BASE Contiguration Medium Configurat ion Pixel Format Mono 10 Mono 12 Full Configuration Pixel Format Bits O thru Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 5 9 4089 4093 Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 5 9 4091 4095 Bits O thru 7 Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 3 5 Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 3 5 4093 4095 84093 4095 Port A Port B Bits O thru 7 7 Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 2 6 106 4090 4094 1 Bits 8 9 10 11 Pixels 1 5 9 4091 4095 Tap 2 Bits 8 9 10 11 Pixels 2 6 106 4092 4096 Port A LSB Bit 7 Port B LSB Bit 8 Port C LSB Bit 8 TO Port B Bits O thru 7 Tap 2 LSB Bit7 Pixels 2 4 6 4094 4096 1 Bits 8 9 10 11 Pixels 1 3 5 4093 4095 Tap 2 Bits 8 9 10 11 21 Port C Bits O thru 7 XXXXXXX Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 2 4 6 4094 4096 Pixels 2 4 6 Port C Bits O thru 7 Tap 3 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 3 7 11 4091 4095 Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 2 6 10 4092 4096 8 Port D LSB Bit
68. ion number Display Name Model Name Vendor Name Device Version Manufacturer Info Teledyne DALSA Feature DeviceModelName DeviceVendorName DeviceVersion DeviceManufacturerInfo Description Device Version amp View Displays the device model name RO 1 00 Beginner Displays the device vendor name RO 1 00 Beginner Displays the device version This tag will 1 00 also highlight if the firmware 15 a beta or Beginner custom design RO This feature provides extended 1 00 manufacturer information about the device Beginner RO 03 032 20176 02 52 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Firmware Version DeviceFirmwareVersion Displays the currently loaded firmware 1 00 version number Firmware files have a Beginner unique number and have the cbf file extension RO Serial Number DeviceID Displays the device s factory set camera 1 00 serial number RO Beginner Device User ID DeviceUserID Feature to store user programmable 1 00 identifier of up to 15 characters The default Beginner factory setting is the camera serial number RW Power up UserSetDefaultSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 Configuration and make active on camera power up or Beginner Selector reset The camera configuration sets are stored in camera non volatile memory RW Factory Setting Default Load facto
69. iquely identify the connected P4 device These features are typically read only The Camera Information Category groups information specific to the individual camera In this category the number of features shown is identical whether the view is Beginner Expert or Guru Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Parameters Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera CameraLink_1 Camera Information Camera Control I O Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Con Serial Port Production Features File Access Control 5 Parameter Value Refresh Temperat Press Refresh Voltage Press Power up Confiqu Setting Show More gt gt The following table describes these parameters along with their view attributes and in which version of the device the feature was introduced Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention using the tag DEN C verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revis
70. is dependent on your light source and lens Line rate and exposure time are set to for internal generation by the camera Camera Link mode is set to the standard 8 bit full mode which allows operation of up to 100 kHz line rate Set your Camera Link frame grabber up to receive the standard 8 bit full mode 2 Communicating with the Camera The camera is designed to power up with a GenICam compliant interface CamExpert provides an easy to use GUI that can be used to set up and evaluate the camera The camera also comes with Teledyne DALSA s three letter command TLC interface option which can be accessed using a suitable terminal program such as HyperTerminal M e Ifyou wantto use the TLC interface press the Esc key while using a terminal program only after the LED indicator on the camera turns green Note that the camera defaults to 9 6 KBaud when first powered up e On receiving the Esc character the camera will output a list of the available TLC commands You can then proceed to enter TLC commands as required e Enter h at any time to get the list of commands from the camera Enter the gcp command at any time to get the current setup conditions of the camera 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 101 3 Setting Up Your Optical Configuration Typically the first thing you want to do 15 to evaluate the camera s image qualit
71. itten bytes 15 returned RO File Size FileSize Represents the size of the selected file in bytes 1 00 Guru File Access via the CamExpert Tool 1 Click on the Setting button to show the file selection menu File Access Control x Select the type of file to upload or download from the device File Type Available Type Miscellaneous File selector Description Camera Data Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File path Download 2 From the Type drop menu select the file type that will be uploaded to the camera 3 From the File Selector drop menu select the camera memory location for the uploaded data This menu presents only the applicable data locations for the selected file type Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 82 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window Select the specific file from the system drive or from a network location Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the camera Note that firmware changes require a device reset command from the Camera Information Controls and additionally CamExpert should be shutdown and restarted following a reset Download a List of Camera Parameters For diagnostic purposes you may want to download a list of all the parameters and values ass
72. l Display Name Feature None Data Size Eight Bits deviceSerialPortDataSize bpcs deviceSerialPortNumberOf Stop Bits Stop bits 1 Stop Bits Stop bits 1 Description Parity checking 15 disabled Sets the bits per character bpc to use RO Use 8 bits per character Sets the number of stop bits to use Use 1 stop bit File Access Control Category The File Access control in CamExpert allows the user to quickly upload various data files to the connected P4 The supported data files are for P4 firmware updates Flat Field coefficients LUT data tables and a custom image for use as an internal test pattern Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Category Parameter Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Part File Access Control Teledyne DALSA Upload Download File Value Setting lt lt Less 79 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 03 032 20176 02 80 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Display Name Feature Description View File Selector FileSelector Selects the file to access The file
73. l 93 Full a Set Binning Vertical Mnemonic Argument s Single pixel Binning of 2 pixels Set vertical binning Notes e Must be in Single line mode stg 1 e Must be in Line scan mode dst 0 Direction 0 Forward 1 Reverse not available in single line mode 2 External controlled by CC3 signal not available in single line mode Description Set sensor scan direction Notes NENNEN Full Name Set Exposure Selector Argument s Mode 0 1 Bottom 2 Description Set exposure selector when in multi exposure mode see SME command the exposure time for the top and bottom lines can be set independently e When not in multiple exposure mode All is only selection Full Name Exposure Mode SEM Argument s Mode 0 Internal Timed 1 External PulseWidth Set exposure time mode Notes In internal mode the exposure time is controlled by the SET command In external mode the sensor is exposed while signal is high External mode is only available when the trigger mode is also external STM 1 SEM 1 overrides internally generated independent exposure times When signal falls line is read Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 94 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Argument s 1 000 to 3 000 000 ns Set internal exposure time in nanoseconds 25 ns resolution Line time gt Exposure time 1 500 ns Full Name Set Multi Exposure 2K only Mne
74. le Open Mode FileOpenMode Selects the access mode used to open a file on 1 00 the device Guru Read Read Select READ only open mode Write Write Select WRITE only open mode File Access Buffer FileAccessBu ffer Defines the intermediate access buffer that 1 00 allows the exchange of data between the device Guru file storage and the application File Access Offset FileAccessOffset Controls the mapping offset between the 1 00 device file storage and the file access buffer Guru File Access Length FileAccessLength Controls the mapping length between the 1 00 device file storage and the file access buffer Guru File Operation Status FileOperationStatus Displays the file operation execution status 1 00 RO Guru 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 81 Display Feature Description View Success Success The last file operation has completed successfully Failure Failure The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully for an unknown reason File Unavailable FileUnavailable The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the file is currently unavailable File Invalid FileInvalid The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the selected file in not present in this camera model File Operation Result FileOperationResu lt Displays the file operation result For Read or 1 00 Write operations the number of successfully Guru read wr
75. lgorithm will taget the image to Sets the number of lines to be averaged during a flat field calibration Set the starting point of a region of interest where a flat field calibration will be performed Sets the width of the region on interest where a flat field calibration will be performed Initiates the FPN calibration process Initiates the PRNU or Flatfield process 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 1 00 Beginner DENC 03 032 20176 02 66 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual illuminated or is saturated again beyond the edge of a film but in this case bright field back illuminated The ROI feature allows from one to four specific regions of the pixel line to be specified where flat field calibration will take place Pixel data outside the ROI will not be used when performing flat field calibration Image Format Control Category The P4 Image Format controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format image cropping and the test pattern Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party softw
76. list automatically saves it as the default set User Set Selector Select the Factory or User set to Save or Load Factory Set User Set 1 to 8 User Set Load Load the set specified by User Set Selector to the camera and make it the active current set User Set Save Save the current set as selected user set Description of the Camera Settings The camera operates in one of four settings Current operation with active settings User setting Factory setting read only Default setting QC De c The settings active during the current operation can be saved thereby becoming the user setting using the User Set Save parameter A previously saved user setting User Set 1 to 8 or the factory settings can be restored using the User Set Selector and User Set Load parameters Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be saved as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically saves as the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset or powered up The relationship between these four settings 15 illustrated in Figure 16 Relationship between the Camera Settings 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 33 1 Select Default Set OCU Sei Saves Automatically Factory Settings U Setti 1 Select User Set ser Settings 2 User Set Load 1 Select Factory Set 2 User
77. lumn profile during live acquisition or in a still image Output Message pane Displays messages from Cam Expert or the device driver At this point you are ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 29 4 Camera Operation Factory Settings The camera ships and powers up for the first time with the following factory settings e Camera Link Full 8 bit pixels e Internal trigger line rate 10 kHz e Internal exposure control exposure time 50 us 2stage TDI 1x horizontal and vertical binning e Offset 0 Gain 1x Using area mode in the P4 mono camera allows data rates to be twice as fast compared to TDI Stage 1 or TDI Stages 2 Similar to TDI Stage 2 mode both the top and bottom lines of the sensor are exposed at the same time The difference being that instead of summing the lines each line is read out separately The figure below illustrates how this is done On the first Exsync signal both lines are exposed and then the sensor is read out One line is processed and stored in camera memory while the other line is processed and sent out the Camera Link output The next Exsync signal does not reach the sensor but instead the stored data is transferred out the Camera Link port Exsync Programmed Exposure Time Top and Bottom Lines
78. mage You can now begin imaging Unless you have an application employing lots of light the image is likely to be too dark Use the system gain to adjust the camera output to achieve the desired response The system gain range is from 1x to 10x Use the ssg command Once you have a suitable response you can now focus the lens The image may be darker at the edges due to lens vignetting but this will be improved once the camera 15 calibrated Calibration is performed using a white reference where your object is normally located o Usea white material that has no texture such as a non glossy plastic o Ifyou must use white paper make sure it is moving during the calibration process If you do not do this your image will have vertical stripes Calibration is easily performed using the cpa command Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 102 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual e The cpacommand has 3 parameters The first parameter is a selection between 0 Per pixel FFC calibration j Alow pass FFC calibration We recommend that the second option is used to correct for any image non uniformity due to the lens and setup o second parameter is the number of lines you want to average over Use a value of 4096 to achieve the best average o The third parameter is the 12 bit target value you want to achieve after calibration Thecpa command takes several seconds to c
79. me grabber 1 Start Sapera CamExpert or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices the Devices list area on the left side the connected frame grabber will be shown 3 Select the frame grabber device by clicking on the name Note The first time you set up the camera you will need to establish a communication link between the camera and frame grabber 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 25 Connect to the camera 1 Start anew Sapera CamExpert application or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 In the Devices list area on the left side select the COM port below the Camera Link label 4 CamExpert Untitled File View Pre Processing Tools Help Duk Device Selector X Display Device BY Xcelera CL PX8_1 27 CameraLink 10 Taps Parallel Mor Y tu ad 123 is x 1 1 HN Position 001 y 066 0000 Framejsec Resolution 1280 Pixels x 1024 Lines Monochrome Configuration Select a camera file Optional Detection Detect Camera Settings Parameters Category Parameter El Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera CameraLink_1 Camera Information Camer
80. monie SME Argument s Mode Off Multi Exposure On Set multi exposure mode allowing as line to have independent exposure times and gains Notes 22 Mode Off Image is flipped on the vertical axis oo Sse Full Name Pixel Format Argument s Selector 8 bits 1 10 bits 2 12 bits only available with Base or Medium Camera Link configurations Notes Mnemonic Offset 32 to 31 bi 128 to 127 bi 512 to 511 Description Set contrast offset single value added to all pixels after PRN U flat field coefficients before gain e Range changes depending on pixel format SPF 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 95 11020 00H Area mod 1 to 200 OOO Hz Area mode Argument s Selector System Gain 1 Bottom Line Notes e When notin multiexposure mode System gain in only available e Floating point number 1 0 to 10 0 Note that gain value must be preceded by an f e g ssg 0 f1 5 Full Name Set TDI Stages Arguments Seer TDI stage 1 Single line mode lower sensitivity 2 TDI mode higher sensitivity Description 0000000 Notes e In single line mode the camera must be internal direction control e TDI mode a pair of lines summed with suitable delay Full Name External Trigger Argument s Mode 0 Internal External Set trigger mode Notes In internal mode line rate i
81. nformation Calibrate FPN Press Camera Control Calibrate PENU Press VO Controls Calibrate PANU Status Good Flat Field ELS Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control A Note on External Direction Direction Source and User Sets If using external direction control through CC3 ensure that the Direction Source is both set to external and saved in the user set Also ensure that the polarity on CC3 is set appropriately for the desired direction 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 75 Transport Layer Control Category Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Camera Link Configuration Full Basic Timing Camera Link Speed 85MHZ Mdvanced Contre Tap Geometry Geometry 1X8 Restart Camera Press External Trigger AML Major Version 0 ee XML Minor Version 0 1 Camera Cameralink 1 Refresh GenCP Status Press Camera Information Last GenCP Status 0 Camera Control lt lt Less Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Lay
82. nk configurations Found in the Camera Control gt Direction Control set of features Note This feature is only available when in TDI mode Note the Sensor Shift features are not available when the camera is in low or tall pixel sensitivity modes Camera Control gt Direction Control Scan Direction Source When in TDI stages 2 or Area mode this command lets you select the Internal or external direction control Use this feature to accommodate object direction change on a web and to mount the camera upside down 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 45 When in TDI mode or Area mode you can select either forward or reverse camera direction Selectable direction accommodates object direction change on a web and allows you to mount the camera upside down Note that the example here assumes the use of a lens which inverts the image SSSSSESSSKE 800438890432 eu a es Arrows denote direction of object movement Camera should operate in Camera should operate in reverse direction forward direction Figure 21 Object Movement and Camera Direction Example using a Lens Set the tap readout from left to right or from right to left This feature is especially useful if you want to mount the camera upside down Image Format Control Line Mirroring Off All pixels are read ou
83. number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Trigger Source Trigger Source Defines the source of external trigger RO 1 00 DFNC Beginner Trigger Trigger Selector Defines what the trigger initiates RO 1 00 Selector DFNC Beginner Trigger Mode Trigger Mode Determines the source of trigger to the camera internal or external CC1 Flat Field Category The P4 Flat Field controls as shown by CamExpert group parameters used to configure camera pixel format and image cropping Additionally a feature control to select and output an internal test image simplifies the process of setting up a camera without a lens Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 64 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Parameters x Category Parameter Value E Boand Mode Basic Timing Scan Direction Reverse Set Not Enabled Calibration Algorithm Basi mr cm Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 200 External Trigger e VI Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffe
84. ociated with the camera 1 Goto File Access Control 2 Click on Settings 3 Inthe Type drop down box select Miscellaneous 4 Inthe File selector drop down box select CameraData 502525 Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing Advanced Contral External Trigger File Access Control Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Select the type of file to upload or download from the device Camera Information File Type Available Camera Control Type Miscellaneous Digital IO Control Flat Field File selector CameraD ata ae COM Description Camera Data Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must nat be aborted File Access Control File path 2 Download 5 Hit Download 6 Save the text file and send the file to Teledyne DALSA customer support 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 83 Parameters Category Parameter Value El Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing lt lt Less Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera Cameralink 1 File Access Control Select the type of file to upload or download fram the device Camera Information F
85. ome CMOS Camera User s Manual 97 Full Name Voltage Arguments Display supply voltage e Measured with an accuracy 0 1 V Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 98 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual BiST Built in Self Test The BiST error flags are binary flags with each bit being independent from each other The message from the BiST should be Good meaning everything is functioning correctly but if a hardware failure does occur in the camera one or more these flags could be set Any of these errors will result in the status light turning red 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 99 Operational Error Codes 0X8002 Invalid Parameter Ox401E USER_FPN_CLIPPING CPA TOO MANY OUTLIERS Ox401F FLAT_FIELD_CLIPPING Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 100 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual If you are familiar with the operation of Camera Link cameras and have an understanding of imaging fundamentals the following steps will show you how to quickly set up this camera and begin acquiring images On Power Up The camera has been calibrated and configured at the factory to be ready for your evaluation when first powered up The default conditions are set as follows e System gain is set to the lowest value of one e Flat field calibration is not active as this feature
86. omplete The slower the line rate the longer it will take e Oncompletion of the cpa command you should see an image from the camera that is flat field corrected with the lens at the target level you set You are now ready to evaluate the image quality of the P4 camera under your operating conditions 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 103 Appendix E The Sensor Window Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratches The sensor window is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components with extreme care Dust can obscure pixels producing dark patches on the sensor response Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated The dark patches shift position as the angle of illumination changes Dust is normally not visible when the sensor is positioned at the exit port of an integrating sphere where the illumination is diffuse Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using an ionized air gun Oil is usually introduced during handling Touching the surface of the window barehanded will leave oily residues Using rubber fingercots and rubber gloves can prevent contamination However the friction between rubber and the window may produce electrostatic charge that may damage the sensor To avoid ESD damage and to avoid introducing oily residues avoid touching the sensor Scratches diffract incident illumin
87. ory set and 1 to 8 user sets to be loaded at power up Points to which user set 1 8 or factory set that is loaded or saved when the UserSetLoad or UserSetSave command is used Loads the camera configuration set specified by the User Set Selector feature to the camera and makes it active W Saves the current camera configuration to the user set specified by the User Set Selector feature The user sets are located on the camera in non volatile memory W Determine the status of the device using the Built In Self Test Possible return values are device specific RO Displays the status of the LED on the back of the camera RO Displays the internal operating temperature of the camera RO Press to display the current internal operating temperature of the camera Displays the input voltage to the camera at the power connector RO Press to display the current input voltage of the camera at the power connector 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 DFNC Beginner 03 032 20176 02 54 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View License Key security Upgrade 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 55 CamExp
88. pera library and comes bundled with SaperaLT Using CamExpert is the simplest and quickest way to send commands to and receive information from the camera Camera Link Control Communications The P4 family of cameras are GenICam compliant Sapera uses the GenICam Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 to communicate with the camera over the Camera Link serial port When communications are first established Sapera will when connecting for the first time download the GenICam XML Description file This file details how to access and control the camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power Cables Note the use of cables types and lengths other than those specified may result in increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera Power 12V to 24V DC Hirose 6 pin Control amp Data 3 Camera Link 26 pin SDR26 connectors Status Diagnostic LED Figure 7 Input and Output Trigger and Power Connectors WARNING Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components It s critical that you discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before handling the camera hardware 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 19 Data Connector Camera Link
89. r and ROI ROI Offset X 1 Camera Cameralink 1 ROI Width 4096 Camera Information Calibrate Press Camera Cantrol Calibrate Press VO Control Calibrate PENU Status Good lt lt Less Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View flatfield CorrectionMode 1 00 Off FPN and flat field coefficients Beginner disabled On On FPN and flat field coefficients DFNC enabled Initialize Initialize Reset all FPN to and all flat field coefficients to 1 ScanDirectionControlled ScanDirectionControlled Different user set loaded depending on direction 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 65 Device Version amp View Feature Description Display Name Select flatfield Correction Scan Direction Reverse Set Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target Calibration Sample Size Lines_
90. re TDI 9 Single Line Ca gen rd T ze 2 annasa 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Internal Camera temperature C Figure 3 Relationship between FPN and Temperature 03 032 20176 02 12 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 62 0 05 27 0 05 12 0 25 OPTICAL DISTANCE 62 0 05 3140 10 CENTER OF 2X THIS SIDE IMAGE AREA 2X FAR SIDE FIRST PIXEL REFERENCE HOLES M4x0 7 6H Y 6 2X THIS SIDE 2X FAR SIDE NOTES 1 UNITS MILLIMETERS 2 IMAGE AREA IS ALIGNED TO DATUMS A B amp C M4x0 7 6H Y 6 4X M4x0 7 6H Y 6 2X THIS SIDE 2X FAR SIDE CENTER OF IMAGE AREA FIRST PIXEL M58x0 75 6H REFERENCE HOLE M4x0 7 6H Y 6 2X THIS SIDE 2X FAR SIDE 1 UNITS MILLIMETERS 2 IMAGE AREA IS ALIGNED TO DATUMS amp C Figure 4 2K Top and 4K Bottom Camera Mechanicals 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 13 Figure 5 Nikon M58 to F Mount Adapter u Figure 6 Piranha4 Heat Sink Accessories Kit Optional Lens Mount and Heat Sink Accessories 02 Description AC LN 00002 A0 R M58 to F mount adapter 12mm BFD heavy duty 4k model AC LC 00001 00 R M42 x 1 F mount adapter
91. rer Selects sensor video to be output from sensor Selects a grey scale Line Mirroring ReverseX 1 00 Off Off Video output in normal order Beginner On On Video output in a reverse order DFNC Pixel Format Pixel Format Output image pixel coding format of the 1 00 sensor Beginner DFNC Width of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in pixels RO Beginner Max Width WidthMax The maximum image horizontal 1 00 dimension of the image RO Beginner Height Height Height of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in lines RO Beginner Input Pixel Size pixelSizeInput Size of the image input pixels in bits per 1 00 pixel RO DFNC Guru 8 Bits Pixel 8 Sensor output data path is 8 bits per 10 Bits Pixel Bpp 10 pixel 12 Bits Pixel Bpp 12 Sensor output data path is 10 bits per pixel Sensor output data path is 12 bits per pixel Multiple AOI Mode multipleAOIMode Turns on an output Area of Interest 1 00 Off Off Area of interest is off Beginner Active Active Area of interest is on DFNC Multiple AOI Count multipleAOICount Set the number of output area of interest 1 00 1 4 Beginner DFNC Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 68 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Multiple AOI Selector multipleAOlISelector Selects the area of interest to be setup 1 00 Beginner DFNC AOI Offset X multipleA OIOffsetX Set the start of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner AOI Width multipleA OIWidth Set the width of
92. ry default feature settings UserSetl UserSetl Select the user defined configuration UserSet as the Power up Configuration UserSet2 UserSet2 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 2 as the Power up Configuration UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 3 as the Power up Configuration UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 4 as the Power up Configuration UserSet5 UserSet5 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 5 as the Power up Configuration UserSet6 UserSet6 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 6 as the Power up Configuration UserSet7 UserSet7 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 7 as the Power up Configuration UserSet8 UserSet8 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 8 as the Power up Configuration User Set Selector UserSetSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 feature settings from or save current feature Beginner settings to The Factory set contains default camera feature settings RW Factory Setting Default Select the default camera feature settings saved by the factory UserSet 1 UserSetl Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet 2 UserSet2 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet2 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSe
93. s command is used to select which line to apply the exposure time eng 1 C bag 100 910 96 0102 3292 10 aina EO In the above example im exposure time applied Teledyne DALSA Bottom Line MW anite isiba Inibasl TW bas AW OW nubem zgniterg laibas 20 T N laibas age the left right half side of the image are identical except for the amount of Top Line Image 03 032 20176 02 60 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Flat Field Calibration of Image in Multi Exposure Mode Performing a flat field calibration while in multi exposure mode results in the camera automatically setting both lines of the sensor to the same integration time Both lines will be flat fielded to the target value provided After the flat field calibration has completed the integration and gain values are reset to the lines that they were set to prior to the flat field request Statistics Gray level profile on a area of interest 1 1 view Pixel position 242 value 180 utc Gray level profile on the complete line 255 204 153 102 51 517 1024 1541 Number of bins 256 Color selector Gray Coordinates 7 r Statistics Line 0 a Colum Buffer Minimum value 76 174 Column 0 Maximum value 187 186 189 Max Min 111 12 114 Average value
94. s controlled by SSF command In external mode readout starts on falling edge of CC1 signal and is available only when STM 1 external trigger on Exposure time equals high time of EXSYNC on signal on Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 96 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Full Name Test Pattern SIT Argument s Mode sensor Video Ramp A5 Each fixed 1365 1 Select test pattern Notes e When atest pattern is selected all digital processing e g flat field gain is disabled it is re enabled when sensor video is selected Full Name Default User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Select user set to load when camera is reset Notes e The settings include all those listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients and user PRNU coefficients Full Name Load User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes Loads and makes current all the settings listed by the command plus the user FPN coefficients and user PRNU coefficients Full Name Save User Set Notes e Saves all the current settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients and user PRN U coefficients VT Mnemonie Argument s S O Display internal temperature in degrees Celsius Measured with an accuracy of 1 5 C 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochr
95. s set up in the camera Parameters Visibility Expert x Category Parameter Value E Board Basic Timing Test Pattern Off Advanced Control External Trigger Horizontal Binning 1 Image Buffer and ROI Line Mirroring Off Once all AOI are set up change to active E Camera CameraLink_1 Camera Information Camera Control I O Controls Ce Active Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Con Serial Port lt lt Less More gt gt Production Features File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 72 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual The camera is capable of adjusting camera parameters on the fly based on the scan direction of the camera These parameters include gain flat field coefficients white balance and exposure time 1 The first step is to put the camera in the reverse direction This can be done using a reverse signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to reverse 2 Setup all the desired parameters including flat field corrections Parameters Category Parameter Value El Board Sensor Color Type Monochrome Basic Timing Internal Line Rate 10000 Measured Line Rate 10003 Advanced Control Refresh Measured Line Rate Press External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI El Camera Cameralink 1 Exposure Time Source Timed
96. ssessseessecesssesssees 66 Image Format Control Feature 67 SINIT Oo e 68 Aron ot Interest AOL SOP aE AET E ATEO OOO 69 Instructions on Using the Camera Scan Direction to Control Camera 72 Tronspart Layer Control ETON 75 Transport Layer Feature Descriptions c sccsssssssssssessessessesssssscssessessesssssscssessessessessscsscsscssessesseeseesseeseeaes 6 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category scsscsscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssssessssssssssesssssessseesssseessee 76 Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions tnnt 71 Serial Port Control Category c scssscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssscssssssssscsssscssssesssssssssssussssssssssesssessssssssessssssssesssssssseesssss 78 Serial Port Control Feature Descriptions ccscccscscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssessssesssessssessssesssessseessssesssesssees 78 Pile Access Control D 79 File Access Control Feature Descriptions ccscssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssessssssssssssssssssessssessssessssesssessseessssesses 80 File ACCESS VIC The TOO lsira 81 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 5 Download a
97. st be in the off position Use the AOI Count to select the total number of AOIs desired to a max of 4 To set up each AOI individually use the AOI Selector to point to the AOI to be set up AOI Offset X is used indicate the starting pixel of the AOI AOI Width is used to indicate the width of the AOI SUE e e c Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 70 Parameters Category Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI set up the AOI El Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Informat 3 Select area to Camera Control I O Controls Flat Field set up Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20176 02 1 Must be off to Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Parameter Pixel Color Filter Pixel Coding Test Pattern Vertical Binning ntal Binning Irroring ormat W MaxW Height Multiple AOI Mode Se Count AUI Selector AOI Offset X AOI Width lt lt Less Value Mone Mono Ramp 2 Set up the number of AOI desired to max of 4 4 Select beginning of selected area 5 Set up width of selected area Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 71 In order to initiate operation of the AOI once setup 1 The AOI mode must be changed to Active 2 Besureto set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI width
98. t 49 Gain control 42 grounding instructions 18 GUI CamExpert 27 overview 25 heat sink part number 13 heatsink mounting 14 image acquisition 36 03 032 20176 02 110 03 032 20176 02 quick 100 input output 18 LED definitions 24 lens mounts 13 line rates setting 39 mechanical camera 12 models 8 offset enhancing contrast 49 operating ranges 9 performance specifications 8 pixel format 44 power connector 23 connectors 23 guidelines 24 pinout 23 precautions 6 QE vs wavelength 11 quantum efficiency graph 10 random noise 9 rebooting 46 Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual requirements PC 16 responsivity 9 graph 10 revision history 108 safety 6 Sapera 26 sensitivity modes 35 sensor controls 56 62 66 76 settings active 33 default 34 factory 29 33 loading 32 saving 32 user 33 setup overview 16 quick 100 shift direction 45 size image 43 software required 8 specifications operating 9 performance 8 support contacts 2 TDI Stages 34 temperature verify 31 trigger modes 36 voltage verify 31 Teledyne DALSA
99. t from left to right On All pixels are read out from right to left Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 46 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual The feature Camera Reset part of the Transport Layer set resets the camera The camera resets with the default settings including a baud rate of 9600 Transport Layer rate Calibrating the Camera Important Note to ensure best results the conditions under which you calibrate the camera e g temperature and illumination should be as close to the actual operating conditions as possible Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Mode n Basic Timing Scan Direction Reverse Set Not Enabled steed Conid Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 200 External Trigger TRE es m Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Offset X 1 E Camera Cameralink 1 ROI Width 4096 Camera Information Calibrate FPN Press Camera Control Calibrate Press VO Controk Calibrate PRNU Status Good lt lt Less Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Figure 22 Flat Field Calibration in CamExpert 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 47 Digital Processing monochrome Video X B 2 X Output Calibrate FPN Calibrate Filter Threshold Video flatfieldCalibrationFP PRNU ImageEnhanc
100. t in the short cut e Right click on the short cut in the start menu and select properties e Add timeout 60 to increase the command timeout to 60 seconds See below Note that you must include a character space between the closing quotation mark in the target and the hyphen before the timeout value e Repeat for desktop short cut Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 48 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual CamExpert Properties General Shortcut Compatibility Security ee Target type Application Target location CamE xpert Target Sapera CamE xpert Cam xpert Figure 24 Setting the camera s timeout value 1 Flat Field This Flat Field set contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination Note 1 Flat field coefficients consist of an offset and gain for each pixel 2 These are the first user corrections applied to the image 3 The flat field coefficients are saved and loaded with the user set flatfield CorrectionMode Off Flat field correction coefficients are not applied On Flat field correction coefficients are applied Initialize Sending this value will reset all current coefficients offsets to and gains to Ix flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm Basic Direct calculation of coefficients based on current average line values and target Low Pass A low pass
101. t3 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 53 Device Version amp View Feature Description Display Name UserSet4 UserSet5 UserSet6 UserSet7 UserSet8 Power on User Set Current User Set Load Configuration Save Configuration Device Built In Self Test Status LED Color Temperature Refresh Temperature Input Voltage Refresh Voltage Teledyne DALSA UserSet4 UserSet5 UserSet6 UserSet7 UserSet8 UserSetDefaultSelector UserSetSelector UserSetLoad UserSetSave deviceBISTStatus deviceLEDColorControl DeviceTemperature refreshTemperature deviceInput Voltage refresh Voltage Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet4 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet5 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet6 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet7 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet8 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Allows the user to select between the fact
102. tanding of their imaging requirements and who are primarily interested in evaluating the Piranha4 camera an overview of the steps required to get this camera operational and acquiring images quickly can be found in Appendix D Quick Setup and Image Acquisition Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 16 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 4 Software and Hardware Setup Recommended System Requirements To achieve best system performance the following minimum requirements are recommended e High bandwidth frame grabber e g Xcelera CL PX8 Full Camera Link frame grabber Part OR X8CO XPF00 www teledynedalsa com imaging products fe OR X8CO XPF00 e Operating systems Windows XP Vista 7 32 64 bit Take the following steps in order to setup and run your camera system They are described briefly below and in more detail in the sections that follow 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software We recommend the Xcelera CL PX8 Full frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teled ynedalsa com site here Follow the manufacturer s installation instructions A GenICam compliant XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing GenICam compliant application to know the camera s capabilities immediately after connection Installing SaperaLT gives you access to the CamExpert GUI a GenICam compliant application 2 Connect Camera Link and
103. tonic com The camera responds to a simple ASCII based protocol A carriage return CR ends each command Example to return the current detector settings gcp CR A complete list of the available detector commands their format and parameters can be displayed by sending the help h command Baud 9 600 Bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Echo typed characters locally Rules e The interface is not case sensitive One command and argument s per line To enter a floating point number prefix it with F for example ssg 0 f1 5 Error codes returned are the same as the GenICam interface see Diagnostics Error Codes Follow each command with the carriage return character OxOD Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 86 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Disabling the Esc Key for Direct Access to ASCII Commands By default the Esc key is enabled and an Esc key sequence has to be issued in order to access the ASCII commands Using the DEK command the need to issue an Esc key is disabled and access to the ASCII commands are available immediately upon camera boot up Note access to GENCP is no longer available with the Esc key disabled unless DEK 0 command is issued and the camera re booted 03 032 20176 02 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 87 Full Name Calibrate User FPN CF Argument
104. untry Ionized air flood system foot operated Swab HUBY 340CA 003 http www cleancross net modules xfsection article php articleid 224 Single drop bottle FD 2 ESD E2 Eclipse optic cleaning system w w w photosol com Use localized ionized air flow on to the glass during sensor cleaning Blow off mobile contamination using an ionized air gun Place the sensor under the microscope at a magnification of 5x to determine the location of any remaining contamination Clean the contamination on the sensor using one drop of E2 0n a swab Wipe the swab from left to right or right to left but only in one direction Do this in an overlapping pattern turning the swab after the first wipe and with each subsequent wipe Avoid swiping back and forth with the same swab in order to ensure that particles are removed and not simply transferred to a new location on the sensor window This procedure requires you to use multiple swabs Discard the swab after both sides of the swab have been used once Repeat until there is no visible contamination present Teledyne DALSA 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual 105 Teledyne DALSA Camera Link cameras support the GenCP Camera Link standards To configure Teledyne DALSA GenCP Camera Link Cameras Install the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber in the host computer refer to the hardware 1 2240 installation manual Install Sapera LT an
105. ure Time 10 Setup parameters for forward El Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Refresh Measured Exposur Press Camera Control TDI Stages 1 VO Controls Direction Source Internal Flat Field Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Image Format Gain 1 Device Scan Line Scan Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Measured Exposure Time lt lt Less direction 9 995 6 Save the camera set to User Set other than the saved to for the reverse direction The forward direction user set and the default user set must be the same Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20176 02 74 4 4K and 2K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera User s Manual Power up Configuration Forward direction user set and default user set must be the same Camera Power up configuration UserSetl Save to a different user set than the one selected for reverse direction Load Save Configuration Close Set the Flat Field mode to Scan direction Controlled In the Flat Field area change the mode to Scan Direction Controlled Parameter Value El Board Mode Scan Direction Controlled Scan Direction Reverse Set User Set 2 Basic Timing Ahani Conin Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 200 External Trigger 0 Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Offset X 1 El Camera Cameralink 1 ROI Width 4096 Camera I
106. ureMode Timed TriggerWidth sensorTDIStageSelection multiLineExposureMode exposureTimeSelector All Top Line Bottom Line ExposureTime measureExposureTime refresh MeasureExposureTime Description Specifies the camera internal line rate in Hz when Trigger mode set to internal Note that any user entered value 15 automatically adjusted to a valid camera value Specifies the line rate provided to the camera by either internal or external source RO Press to show the current line rate provided to the camera by either internal or external sources Sets the operation mode for the camera s exposure or shutter RO The exposure duration time 15 set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with a LineStart event Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Selects the number of lines to be imaged Single Line Two lines summed together Selects Multi Line exposure mode For independent exposure control of each line For TDI stage 1 2 or Area mode Used to select where ExposureTime is applied to Both lines get equal exposure time Allows the top line to have exposure time set Allows the bottom line to have the exposure time set Sets the exposure time in microseconds when the Exposure Mode feature is set to Timed Specifies the exposure time provided to the camera by either internal or external source RO Press to display the current exposure time provided
107. y under operating conditions similar to those that you are likely to use in your application In order to do this take the following steps The illumination lens magnification and focus should be set up as per you application Getting the magnification right is best accomplished by setting the object to sensor distance Use the formula lens focal length x 2 I magnification magnification to calculate this distance Magnification equals the sensor pixel size 10 56 um your object pixel size in um The approximate position of the sensor 15 at the first groove on the side of the camera case from the front face of the camera 4 Camera Timing amp Control It is easiest and quickest to evaluate the camera using the internal timing setups for line rate and exposure time The camera starts up in the default configuration of camera link full TDI mode forward direction 10 kHz line rate and 50 usec exposure time If this line rate is too slow for your application you will get a compressed image in the scan direction You can increase the line rate by using the ssf command You can set the exposure time using the set command Ensure that the exposure time period is not greater than the period of the line rate minus 1 0 usec The camera will indicate an error if you select an exposure time that is too long The minimum exposure time 15 4 usec Set your camera direction using the scd command 5 Acquiring an I

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