Manual for pco.ultraviolet
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1. 1 96 7 3 fps 12 MHz normal 11 7 fps 12 MHz center 1 ps 60 s 14 bit 0 8 e count 1 4 e count binning 12 MHz 1x1 4x4 lt 1 lt 0 005 gt 200 standard 100 ms exposure 1yus software TTL level 3 3 V LVTTL level USB 2 0 general power supply 9 28 VDC 12 VDC typ power consumption lt 3W weight 0 35 kg operating temperature 10 C 35 C operating humidity range 10 80 non condensing storage temperature range 20 C 70 C optical interface C mount CE certified yes frame rate table resolution normal center 1392 x 1040 7 3 fps 11 7 fps v2 binning 14 7 fps 21 8 fps v4 binning 27 0 fps 35 7 fps quantum efficiency monochrome quantum efficiency 96 400 500 600 700 800 900 wavelength nm 1 dark signal non uniformity measured in a 9096 center zone of the image sensor 4 Photo response non uniformity time between two consecutive images for particle image velocimetry PIV applications 31 pco A2 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS A2 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS All dimensions given in millimeter C Mount flange focal distance 17 52 mm Input Window Filter Attention The pco ultraviolet does not have an input window to protect the sensor if the lens is removed you have direct access to the sensor surface Therefore please be very careful when removing or changing optical components To clean the sensor surface only use proper compressed a2. Apply auto range peak You may adjust exposure time aperture and focus Now you should clearly see the object in the window ges icr Yie Wem Lara Acqua I zi n E w o c Cal TEE z SEK 13 138 14 El 7 JA r ad If you need to change exposure time e g the image is still either too dark or too bright please go to chapter 6 1 If you want to record and save images please see chapter 6 and chapter 7 for detailed information Screenshot shows color camera rapi TE HA mic pa i E HI ac ee om Ou ET NOTE Live preview Useful for fast and easy camera adjustment and focusing This command disables the Camera Control window if it is opened except exposure time setting 10 pco 6 CAMERA CONTROL The Camera Control window in CamWare is the main interface for all camera settings For further CamWare features please see chapter 7 6 1 THE CAMERA CONTROL WINDOW File Camera Acquisition View The camera control window can be opened by selecting the proper command in the Camera Menu or by the corresponding button in the toolbar Camera Control an The camera control dialog always adapts to the camera type connected For the pco ultraviolet the camera control settings are spread over four property sheets GD which will be explained below CameraControl Timing Sensor Size Sensor Misc Changes to the camera control sheets must be
3. add offset to avoid negative values which would not be visible nd enable disable math function Replay Speed Bar ey amp The faster replay speed is useful if large sets of image data need to be scanned 21 pco 7 CAMWARE FEATURES Misc UO leas infotext Use this command to show or hide the start up p Fie settings interes Sealine information dialog box cw View settings kalka J Show At Startup Synchronous Embedded Image Info Synchronous Scrolling View Image Info If this item is checked all opened image windows Multi win Picture Order will be scrolled at the same time and in the same Camera order Image time stamp manner Logfile ee see View Embedded Image Info not available Please restart Camware to create the logfiles Multi Win Picture Order Cancel With the Multi Window you have the ability to view the images of all active cameras in one window You can select between camera order oriented or image time oriented order Image time oriented means that the sequence of images depends on the individual time stamp of each image Camera order oriented means that the first image shown is from camera 1 then camera 2 and so on Logfile This option enables the logging of errors and system info Enable this feature in order to create a support file which can help to find out troubles with the camera see A6 Load lookup Table for monochrome cameras
4. color 3 b w color Setting b w will result in a faster refresh YES valid only for color sensor View Marker Convert Minh as Length 30 Cont Auto A EE HER Convert Min Max Paint Images C Continuous Auto Range Crop see chapter 7 6 a A eters NUKE GEM under Convert Control BW This option enables All Cameras the automatic min max function during record and replay Disable this feature if the application stops responding during this mode due to operating system capacity problems Marker Use this command to display a crosshair in the center It is possible to adjust length and color of the crosshair Paint Images This option enables the update of both double shutter images or multiple camera images during record and replay Disable this feature if the application stops responding during this mode due to operating system performance problems Toolbar r p eax Toolbar Opens the corresponding toolbars see 7 2 Toolbar a V Main Math Functions mc O O O Cursor Display With the math window you have the ability to build Math Functions the difference between a reference image and the Eeconder actual image If you activate math every new image acquired will be subtracted from the reference image or vice versa Replay Speed Bar Show Speed Bar d last acquired image will be copied to reference buffer 2 a reference picture will be acquired and copied to reference buffer 0
5. LEE INENUEAI eT efe MOISIO S t i U Y V y M M Target Audience This camera is designed for use by technicians engineers and scientists In case of any questions or comments please contact us at PCO telephone 49 0 9441 2005 50 fax 49 0 9441 2005 20 email info pco de postal address PCO AG Donaupark 11 93309 Kelheim Germany The cover photo shows an exemplary PCO camera system The lens is sold separately Copyright 2014 PCO AG called PCO in the following text Kelheim Germany All rights reserved PCO assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials These materials are provided as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose or non infringement PCO further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information text graphics links or other items contained within these materials PCO shall not be liable for any special indirect incidental or consequential damages including without limitation lost revenues or lost profits which may result from the use of these materials The information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PCO in the future PCO hereby authorizes you to copy documents for non commercial use within your organization only In consideratio
6. 16 bit is lost FTS Flexible Image Transport System Version 3 1 There is a 16 bit image format The NASA Science Office of Standards and Technology NOST has defined this format Some programs use the FIT extension for this format ASCII 16 bit format some mathematical programs prefer ASCII data JPG JPEG named after the Joint Photographic Experts Group who created the standard is a commonly used method of lossy compression for photographic images The degree of compression can be adjusted allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality JP2 JPEG 2000 is a wavelet based image compression standard and coding system It was created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group committee in the year 2000 with the intention of superseding their original discrete cosine transform based JPEG standard created 1992 AVI Audio Video Interleave is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology MPG MPEG 1 similar to JPEG is a standard for lossy compression of video and audio developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG WMV Windows Media Video WMV is a compressed video compression format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft The original video format known as WMV was originally designed for Internet streaming applications as a competitor to RealVideo A6 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE Service The camera is
7. maximum value 15 blue min blue LUT setting minimum value 16 blue max blue LUT setting maximum value 17 color linlog color LUT setting O linear 1 logarithmic 18 B internal use 266 Comment file in ASCII characters with variable length of O XX The length of the comment filed must be documented in the header length field 16 bit pixel data line 1 pixel value of the first pixel 1 line 1 pixel value of the second pixel 2 We recommend that all images should be saved first in the b16 or TIFF format The advantage is to have the b16 or tiff images available all the time You will always have the maximum 16 bit information Please note that not all image analysis programs can accommodate 16 bit data The 8 bit format saves only the information displayed on the monitor screen The 16 bit information will be lost and cannot be displayed later pcoraw This 16 bit PCO file format is based on the new BigTIFF format thus allowing for file size 4GB A new PCO proprietary compression scheme is added in case it is necessary 35 pco Ar NAAR CIC CNDAAATC A IN AGE FILE FOR VIA DJ AA HVA L ILL Vlt vVvIP I W Standard File Formats TIFF Tag Image File Format version 6 0 and lower There is a 16bit monochrome and color image format BMP Windows Bitmap Format b w or color 8 bit format images which have been saved in BMP format can be loaded later only as 8 bit images i e part of the original information
8. www pco de support Repair Before sending the camera for repair first contact your local dealer or PCO respectively When shipping the camera for repair be certain to carefully pack the camera with proper shipping materials If possible use the original packaging Use the protection cap to protect the camera on the lens thread Firmware Software and Driver Update You will find all necessary software and drivers on the accompanying USB storage device For the latest versions please check our website http www pco de de software pcoultraviolet 38 pco ABOUT PCO ub d In 1987 PCO was founded with the objective to develop and to produce specialized fast and sensitive video camera systems mainly for scientific applications Meanwhile the product range of PCO cameras covers digital camera systems with high dynamic range high resolution high speed and low noise which are sold in the scientific and industrial market all over the world Currently PCO is one of the leading manufacturers of scientific cameras Worldwide representatives together with our own sales department and technical support assure that we keep in touch with our customers and their needs The actual wide range of specialized camera systems is the result of technical challenge and product specific know how A design according to advanced techniques a high standard of production and strict quality controls guarantee a reliable operation of th
9. 69 and to switch tab histogram Auto BK 1000K 20000K E Ne Green sliders in histogram e left slider Min controller corresponds to value O of the 8 bit display Values below that mark are set to O i e displayed as black right slider Max controller corresponds to na value 255 Values above that mark are set to 255 i e displayed as white Swap Display Swap Size Mean 11508 0 Zoom 8192 Zoom 16384 Min 1170 2 Max 16383 H The values in between are converted into a value between O and 255 according to Contrast and Gamma settings See the small graph which reflects the calculation Camera Convert Control BW HX Con verted Hist e e This tab shows you the histogram of 3a converted data 0 256 Swap Display Swap Size How the Auto Range applies P CamWare V3 13 File Camera Acquisition View Serre d and Lnd ow 9 B W x 540 y 12 Value 0 Auto Range Peak searches for the minimum and maximum 14 bit w intensity values of the image Given these number the converter scales the 8 bit display 256 within these two values o Auto Range Crop sets the converter to ignore the extreme intensity values of the image and scales the display in a smaller range Thus dark or bright light spots reflections etc are cut off gl Min Max Automatic Continuous Auto Range Crop 25 pco 7 CAMWARE FEATURES Proc Config Process configurat
10. Color Opens the corresponding Convert Control windows see chapter 7 6 Zoom Changes the zoom used to display the image Auto Range Peak Crop Displays the image in a predefined scaling See chapter 7 6 Auto Balance Color only available for color sensor The white balance feature which corresponds to the white balance button in the Convert Control Color see chapter 7 6 Auto Exposure Auto Exposure feature see chapter 7 4 Flip The image will be flipped before display Mirror The selected image will be mirrored before display Rotate The image will be rotated by 90 counter clockwise left or clockwise right before it is shown in the image window Line Diagram ms Line Tool Select Line Tool to show a graph which shows the intensity of the pixels under the red line shown in the image window The selection of this menu item determines the location of the first point After this you can move the mouse to the second point which can be selected by a left click Now a Line Diagram opens and the length of the line unit pixel is shown in a bubble and displayed in the window Wal 1435 Length 350 Copy To Clipboard Copies the active image to clipboard only as 8 bit image file 28 pco 7 10 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Setting Contrast Area by Mouse You can control the minimum and maximum values used for the conversion from 14 bit to 8 bit with the mouse Move the mouse cursor into a region which
11. Help If this window pops up because you have trouble Cancel Restartn log log running the camera please see instructions in appendix A6 Need Help Resolution The drop down list displays the existing image sensor spatial resolutions of all PCO camera systems Please select the specific resolution and bit depth of the images to be opened If double shutter images have been recorded and should be opened Double Shutter Mode should be checked Color With the radio buttons the user can specify whether the image type is monochrome b w or color Alignment These two radio buttons adjust whether MSB most significant bit aligned upper or LSB least significant bit aligned lower images have been stored see page 19 File Settings Settings to view the b16 files of the pco ultraviolet DoubleShutter Alignment 1392x1040 14 lt no gt b w upper 17 pco 7 2 OVERVIEW 7 CAMWARE FEATURES File Camera Acquisition View Window Z BM BOO Menu Bar File Camera Acquisition View Window Local Menu 6 Toolbar g e Gursor display B W z TOO y 13 Value 263 Recorder REC 000 000 o0e5000 000 Col x 943 y 317 R 13G 13 B 13 gl See chapter 7 3 7 8 Mouse right click is explained in chapter 7 9 Prints the currently displayed image or comment window Opens a b w color display window Opens the camera control window see chapter 6 Opens the convert
12. chapters 7 2 7 3 7 5 Multiple cameras can be connected to one PC but only one camera can record images under CamWare multiple cameras with SDK 16 pco 7 CAMWARE FEATURES camware pco imaging PCO s excellent software for camera control image acquisition and archiving of images in various file formats You will find a Help file under the common Help menu There are some features explained in the Help file that are not applicable for this camera version 7 1 IF NO CAMERA IS DETECTED DEMO MODE Demo Mode Setup When CamWare is started it automatically recognizes the camera type of the connected and running cameras Error on startup Ho camera detected or no board found Starting without camera functions Please select color and resolution for demo mode Resolution CamWare will start in Demo Mode if your camera is switched off or no camera is connected custom 14bit w Jaga Y 1040 F Double Shutter In this mode all image processing features are available but all camera settings are deactivated he user only has to tell CamWare what type of image he wants to open For that purpose the Demo Mode Setup window opens and asks for the corresponding input Color Alignment b w color Slower upper PRESS Hestart n log TO ENABLE LOGGING This enables logging and restarts Canty are IF yau only like to contact pco please press OF and sere PlAkrut anel Sumer Need
13. completed by pressing the Accept button Trigger Made Timing Auto Sequence Exposure 00 00 07 0 000 v 0 Soft Trigger min 5 mus 0 External Exp Start Delay 00 000 000 000 v amp Ims us ns In the information field you can see some information about the camera Click into the info field to change the displayed peo ultraviolet 13921040 bw daubleshutter J e 2 views External Exp Ctrl There are three available views of the information field pea ultraviolet 139287 040 bw doubleshuther Camera type El Temp 42 C Actual temperature Imagesize 139241040 mas fps 7 29 Image size and frame rate NOTE If the Accept button is not pressed these changes will be ignored and lost If the changes are within the allowed condition limits of the camera a message is sent to the computer the button disappears and the green lamp will be highlighted The camera control dialog automatically adjusts settings in case they are out of limits 11 pco 6 CAMERA CONTROL 6 2 THE TIMING TAB Trigger Mode CameraControl Auto Sequence The camera will optimize Exposure 10 000me amp the image recording to achieve the best possible frame rate oms 10ms ni In the auto sequence exposure control Trigger Made Timing mode the camera determines the fastest Auto Sequence Exposure 00 00 07 0 000 SIM possible frame rate depending on the A Soft Trigger min s
14. control see chapter 7 6 Auto range peak crop see chapter 7 6 Convert Control Live preview see chapter 5 2 Soft trigger captures a single image see chapter 6 2 Cursor pixel position and intensity value Continuous auto range crop scaling Record START STOP PLAY Opens the recorder settings window see 7 5 Replay navigation Image Browser overview of the recorded images see 7 6 Multi Frame Window see chapter 7 6 18 pco 7 3 THE HLE MENU Camera Acquisition View Window NOTE VCI RNC x mn Be aware of the different storage abilities of the formats for example bmp the bitmap format only Open Raw Recorder Sequence CTRL R allows for 8bit values to be stored and therefore the Save Raw File CTRL E image content of a 16 bit image is reduced if stored as bitmap Save Raw Recorder Sequence CTRL 5 Open RAW File single image only od RED RAGE This command should be used to import a single image RONA Wa aa into the currently active image window Only files with the Print Setup extension and format of b16 ZPCO proprietary binary Print Preview image format and tif 16 bit TIFF image format can be Print TES Imported If the recorder is enabled each imported image will be transferred to the buffer shown in the picture peces number The image itself will be fitted to the current Load Lookup Table image size If the recorder is disabled the current image Direct Record To File sizes will be set to the
15. parameters of the imported image Record with Flowfile Exit Open RAW Recorder Sequence image sequence from one camera This command is used to import a sequence of images If more than one camera is connected and an image window is currently open the sequence will be loaded to the active window If no image window is open the images will be loaded to camera 1 This command opens the Open file dialog box Only files with the extension and the format of b16 and tif TIFF16 can be imported Save RAW File single image only This command should be used to save the image which is displayed in the active window The command opens the Save file dialog box The image file can be saved in 16bit b16 and tif format If more than one camera is connected it is possible to save all current images by selecting Export all images in the Save file dialog box With this feature it is possible to save one image of each active camera within one process step it is not necessary to repeat the save process for each camera The Save command will not be available if no image window is open Save RAW Recorder Sequence image sequence from one camera The Save Recorder command should be used to save or export image sequences If more than one camera is connected and an image window is currently open the record of the active window will be saved The command opens the Save recorder file dialog box The oave Recorder command will not be available
16. E ACQUISITION MENU 24 7 6 THE VIEW MENU 25 7 7 THE WINDOW MENU 27 7 8 THE HELP MENU Diy 7 9 THE LOCAL MENU 28 7 10 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 29 2 pco APPENDIX A1 TECHNICAL DATA A2 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS A3 PINOUT OF RJ11 CONNECTOR A4 EXTERNAL DEVICES A4 1 TRIGGER INTERFACE A4 2 USB 2 0 3 0 FOL EXTENDER A5 IMAGE FILE FORMATS A6 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE A7 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TROUBLE SHOOTING ABOUT PCO 30 31 32 33 33 33 34 35 37 38 39 pco 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION Advantages of the pco uttraviolet Features This high performance 14 bit CCD camera system has an extraordinary quantum efficiency of up to 4096 at a wavelength of 193nm This sensitivity is true sensor performance without any additional coating At the heart of the camera is a FPGA processor allowing for sophisticated control and accurate timing of the CCD and associated electronics In addition a proprietary offset control algorithm has been developed which provides very high offset stability regardless of ambient temperature or signal changes ensuring accurate and repeatable quantitative data over long periods of time The camera s main features are e excellent resolution of 1392 x 1040 pixel e superior UV sensitivity of up to 40 QE 193nm e superior low noise of 7 9 e rms 12 MHz e 14 bit dynamic range 1750 1 65dB 3000 1 69 5dB binning e excellent DSNU at long exposure times e optima
17. RE The CamWare Windows application software enables you to control every camera parameter or setting Images can be displayed on a monitor and may be downloaded and stored The USB storage device contains the installation files for the software for latest Windows operating systems in 32 amp 64 bit After a successful installation you will find the program file Digital Camera Toolbox in your program directory and a CamWare32 64 button on your desktop Other helpful tools are also installed in the same directory To uninstall the CamWare program please use the Software feature under Windows System Control Please follow the installation wizard Install CamWare as Admin to install to program folder instead it will be installed only to user folder Then choose install directory Choose components Select additional drivers for Camera Link Interface not available for pco ultraviolet After the next two screens installation is complete CamWare Setup V3 13 0000 pco ag eee x B CamWare Setup Select Installation Folder Welcome to the CamWare installer Choose Install Location This will install version 3 13 0000 64bit CamWare setu p Choose the folder in which to install CamWare CamWare setup Welcome to the CamWare USER Setup Wizard Setup will install CamWare in the following folder D i To install in the default folder leave the text below asis To install in a different folder enter This wizard will guide yo
18. With the Pseudo LUT Lookup Table feature you can load any LUT with one of four different formats and you can view the result in the color view window Use one of the attached predefined LUTs or define your own Options Load Lookup Table Direct Record To File Record with Flowfile Exit Direct Record to File This command is intended for cameras with internal memory With this command you can preset a certain number of images to be stored If the camera captures images faster than the computer can save to disk then you will lose images The displaying of the images doesn t interfere with the record process Record with Flowfile This command should be used to load a flow file A flow file contains lines with a delay and an exposure time Each line corresponds to one image to be acquired If the flow file has 15 delay and exposure times than 15 images will be acquired Before the image is snapped the corresponding time values will be sent to the camera This affects the possible image frame rate as additional time is required for setting the values between two images Please see the sample flow files in the application directory e g flow txt Exit This command exits the program and closes all channel dialog windows Window positions settings and sizes are stored in the windows registry and will be loaded again at next start up pco 7 4 THE CAMERA MENU Acquisition View 2 Camera Control Use this command to open th
19. d extra Hot Pixel List Conversion Factor The conversion factor defines how many charges electrons which have been generated by light in each pixel are necessary to generate one count one intensity level in the digital image Therefore the conversion factor describes the gain when converting electrons into a digital value The pco ultraviolet has two conversion factors namely 0 8e and 1 4e count which both can be used in standard and binning mode As mentioned in 6 3 binning is available for the pco ultraviolet The usable extended fullwell capacity rises in binning mode from 14000 to 24000e In standard mode it makes sense to keep 0 8e7 count if you change the conversion factor to 1 4e you can t use the high dynamic of 16384 grey scale In binning mode you can use both conversion factors If you have a lowlight scene the 0 8e count mode helps you to spread the few available information in normal light scenes it makes sense to use 1 4e count for full dynamic availability Electronics Temperature 3 A digital temperature compensation is integrated instead of a space consuming thermo electrical cooling unit No additional fan is necessary 15 pco 6 CAMERA CONTROL 6 5 THE RECORDING TAB Recorder Mode Timing Sensor Size Sensor Misc Recording Function is not available for Recorder Mode Timestamp pco ultraviolet No stamp ETUR nen Changes have to be made at 7 5 i age Recorder Settings Se
20. designed to operate with no need of special adjustments or periodic inspections Maintenance Unplug the camera from any power supply before cleaning it Use a soft dry cloth for cleaning the camera Do not use liquid cleaners or sprays The lens is best cleaned with pressurized air or with liquid cleaners such as pure alcohol or with special optical cleaners that are available at high quality photo stores Never use aggressive cleaning liquids such as gasoline acetone spirits or nitro cleanser Every time the input window is cleaned there is the possibility of surface damage Do not clean the input window unless it is absolutely necessary Be careful and avoid scratches and damage to the input window surface Use a cotton swab dipped in pure alcohol or optical cleaning liquid and wipe only on the glass surface Do not get any cleaning liquid on the metallic parts such as the lens thread because tiny detached particles may scratch the surface Always store the camera with the protective cap or with a lens mounted to avoid dust and dirt on the input window Camera Disposal The camera includes electronic devices which can contain materials harmful to the environment If the camera is to be discarded please dispose of it in an environmentally responsible manner and use recycling facilities where available 37 pco A7 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TROUBLE SHOOTING A7 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TROUBLE SHOOTING If you have a q
21. e PCO related registry Support Mail with support fles supponGipco de entries These files are moved into a zip archive called Support Support files only Create support files only i Visit our homepage http www pco de CWSupport zip which can be found in the application Warning This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties folder Unauthorized reproduction of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extend possible under law Copyright c 2014 PCO AG The licensee is granted a non exclusive and non transferrable right to install the software and use it as an application 27 pco 7 CAMWARE FEATURES 7 9 THE LOCAL MENU Image Properties Resolution 1332 1040 Bit Pixel 14 it Pixel Alignment upper Sensor b w 20 10 2010 15 40 53 Image Properties Camera Control Convert Control BW Zoom Zoom Zoom Auto Range Peak Auto Range Crop Auto Exposure Flip Mirror Rotate Left 90 Rotate Right 90 Line Tool Copy To Clipboard Key Key The local menu is opened by clicking the right mouse button inside the client area of an image window Image Properties Opens an information bubble with main image properties and activates the in image display It does not overwrite image data Camera Control Opens the Camera Control window see chapter 6 Convert Control BW
22. e Settings Jpeg File Settings MSB each pixel value is shifted from bit 12 1 to bit lehen to Ye AAE eei 16 5 in case of 12bit This removes the dark image ads effect inside other image applications ASCII file separator Fifa buffer size TAB z ki m Tiff File Settings RAW 16bit RGB Here you can select whether the 16bit RGB tiff file is saved with 16bit raw or white balanced data If Preserve Last Record this item is checked each 16bit RGB pixel value is 7 Use 6 Digits For Filename saved as raw 16bit RGB 48bit value without white balancing Saving to 16bit RGB can be done Cancel by selecting the color display window export recorder selecting 8bit tiff and checking Save 16bit RGB ASCII file separator Here you can select an appropriate separator for the ASCII file format JPEG File Settings Here you can select the quality of the saved jpeg jp2 files high quality saves images with 10096 quality otherwise 8596 quality Preserve Last Record If checked a message box will pop up in case the user may overwrite or loose data 20 pco Use six digits for filename If you record a sequence of b16 files and choose direct record to file CamWare is always using six digits for filename e g t 123456 b16 Options Load Lookup Table Direct Record To File Record with Flowfile View Settings Image Browser Here you can select between showing all image files inside the browser window either b w or Image Browser
23. e camera control window see 6 1 czw Camera Control Load Camera Settings er With this command you can reload camera settings which have been Save Camera Settings previously saved You can reload only a file which has been made aa with the same camera configuration as it was found by the Create Hot Pixel List application at start up Hotpixel Correction Save Camera Settings This command saves the actual camera settings of all connected Close cameras Auto Exposure Rescan Create Hot Pixel List Use this command to create a Hotpixel File To remove hot pixels from the image you have to create a hot pixel file first If you have NOTE already a hot pixel file you only have to enable hot pixel correction The new value of the hot pixel will be calculated from the values of the neighbouring pixels You only can create a hot pixel file if the last Pixel Deactivate Time exposure was longer than 5s This command will open the hot pixel stamp function before dialog You have to type in the desired count of hot pixels first Then starting Hot Pixel press the Get Hotpixel button After this the hot pixel list will be correction created using the last acquired image Now you have the possibility to save the hot pixel list for later use All list box items with a checkmark will be saved to the hot pixel file You can select or deselect a group of items by highlighting a group and pressing the checkmark in front of one of the highlighted item
24. e cameras Our own developments in conjunction with an excellent contact to leading manufacturers of image sensors ensure our access to state of the art CCD and CMOS technology for our cameras Since 2001 PCO is located in its own facility building in Kelheim at the shore of the beautiful and international river Danube Here in the county Bavaria which is well known for its excellent support and conditions for high technology companies we share the benefits of the simple access to high performance products and services in the surrounding area Kelheim itself is a historical town first documented in 866 The small city is founded at the confluence of the Danube and the Altm hl which has been converted into the Rhine Main Danube bypass channel for water transport Located in Danube valley it is the heart of a beautiful river and forest covered lime plateau landscape It s landmark the Hall of Liberation was built by Ludwig l in 1863 on the Mount Michael and is visible from all over the city and valley The beautiful Danube Gorge which is protected as natural monument since 1840 is located between Kelheim and the famous abbey Weltenburg 39 pco DCO
25. erter with length of 10 30 50 and 100m The UT1 transmits signals from USB 1 1 2 0 3 0 to USB 3 0 and has two Type A USB connectors named Host and Device and a 5 0V power supply device The Host connector has to be linked with the UF1 USB 3 0 FOL cable and this cable has to be connected directly to the computer The Device connector has to be connected with the pco ultraviolet camera If you confuse the connections the camera will not be identified by your computer There shouldn t be any damages to your devices if you confuse the connections The UF1 is a pure USB 3 0 cable and is built up symmetrically and therefore it is not possible to confuse the connections or to connect the pco ultraviolet which has a USB Type B connector with this cable This system only works at a computer with USB 3 0 your camera will not be identified if you connect it to a USB 2 0 connector The Adnaco SU1 is an optical insulator and also gives you the opportunity to physically extend the transmission path between camera and computer Absolute requirement pco usb driver version 1 05 It is not working properly with older versions Performance If you use a USB 2 0 device at the Adnacu SU 1 a maximum data transfer rate of 24 5 Mbytes s will be reached Cable length USB 3 0 USB 2 0 USB Configuration 357 Mbytes s 40 1 Mbytes s Without SU 1 SU 1 10m cable 352 Mbytes s 24 5 Mbytes s SU 1 100m cable 330 Mbytes s 23 4 Mbytes s 1 e g
26. et is set to 12 MHz since it provides low readout noise and a sufficient frame rate IR Sensitivity se 26 oft on rm Offset Control auto off Default Bw Moise Filter off peo ultraviolet 139241040 b w daubleshutter 12 MHz 1392 x 1040 7 3 fps 800 x 600 11 7 fps A D Converter not available for pco ultraviolet Double Image Doubleshutter This feature is widely used for particle image velocimetry PIV measurements and is an standard feature of the pco ultraviolet The first exposure time t can be any exposure time of the available range of the pco ultraviolet camera The second exposure time texp2 can not be directly adjusted The length of the second exposure is exactly determined by the readout time of the first image The interframing time t denotes the transition time between end of exposure 7 and start of exposure 2 See also appendix A3 gt OLD 12 MHz tg ba 5 8 US leo 1 us 60s tread 140 ms full resolution t 1 us trigger busy exposure gt 4 Pi e tit tdi id oo ta trigger acknowledge delay t4 intrinsic delay 14 pco IR Sensitivity Not available for pco ultraviolet Offset Control Offset control is done automatically for optimal results User control is disabled B W Noise Filter In the pco ultraviolet an optimal hot pixel correction is already integrated For exp times gt 1s you might nee
27. if no image window is open Export File not reloadable Use this command to export the image of the active image window This command will open the Export Image dialog box Files with the extensions fts tif bmp asc jpg and jp2 can be exported This item Will not be visible if no image window is open 19 pco 7 CAMWARE FEATURES Export Recorder Sequence not reloadable Use this command to export a sequence of images If more Export Recorder Sequence not reloadable Print Setup than one camera is connected and an image window is Pos R currently open the record of the window which has got the input focus will be saved If no image window is open the Print Export Recorder Sequence menu does not appear This command will open the Export recorder box Files with the extensions fts tif bmp asc avi mpg jpg jp2 and wmv can Load Lookup Table be exported see Appendix A5 Options Print Setup The Print Setup command opens the Windows Print Setup dialog box for adjustments and settings of the connected printer s Print Preview The Print Preview command opens a Print Preview window Print Opens the Windows Print dialog box Options This command opens the Options dialog allowing special settings Direct Record To File Record with Elowfile File Settings Tiff File Settings Align to MSB Here you can select the alignment of the pixel value if the pixel depth is less than 16bit e g TIFF Fil
28. interest Binning combines neighboring pixels in EE either the horizontal or vertical direction horizontal to form super pixels It increases the light sea Du signal of the resulting pixels and decreases the spatial resolution of the sensor format total image which is recorded 6 standard Since the readout is done only once for all Ed 1040 E binned pixels the signal to noise ratio o ij o WM A GTE increases Vertical binning will also increase the readout speed x2 vertical pco ultraviolet 139241 040 b w doubleshutter Dinning double frame rate Available Binning Modes H1xV1 H1xV2 H1xV4 H2xV1 H2xV2 H2xV4 H4xV1 H4xV2 H4xV4 Region of Interest not available for pco ultraviolet The ROI Region of interest selects only a part of the sensor to be read out in order to speed up the frame rate and to save memory Sensor Format This sensor implementation provides the option to either read out the standard size of 1392 x 1040 pixels effective pixels recommended by the sensor manufacturer or an alternative size of 800 x 600 pixel center mode 13 pco 6 CAMERA CONTROL 6 4 THE SENSOR MISC TAB CameraControl Pixelclock m Sensor Size Sensor Misc AD Converter Pizelelock Conversion Factor The pixelclock sets the clock frequency ASIA 12 L e G Pivel s 080 e count and therefore the image sensor readout Double Image Re a eee AR speed The pixelclock of the pco ultraviol
29. ion Due to proprietary high end algorithms used for these image processing features no detailed description is given here o e Camera Convert Control Color Color Balance Proc config Converted RGB Hist GPU Processing On v Color Refine Filter On Noise Reduction NLM Denoise Adaptiv Sharpen On wE switch on in order to significantly reduce processing time pixel color correction non local means algorithm adaptive to brightness and patterns Window BAN Window Color Window Convert Control BW Convert Control Color Browser Skp mages Page i k E 4 Swap Display Swap Size GPU Processing In order to benefit from all of CamWare s advanced processing features we highly recommend a NVIDIA CUDA enabled graphics processing unit GPU AMD s ATI graphics processing units are not recommended Find a list of CUDA enabled products here e https developer nvidia com cuda gpus Get the CUDA driver here e https developer nvidia com cuda downloads Make sure e that the CUDA driver is successfully installed e that the GPU has at least 512MB memory CamWare Image Processing Pre Processing color not available monochrome e Noise Reduction v 4 Post Processing e Offset Gain Min Max v v e Gamma Contrast v v Browser The Recorder Browser gives an overview of the images in the Hecorder and helps you i
30. ir or contact your local PCO distributor for further cleaning instructions 32 pco A3 PINOUT OF RJ11 CONNECTOR 1 GND 2 Trigger in 3 Busy out 4 not used 9 Exposure out 6 12V alternative power supply Pin Position Timing amp Signals busy TRUE camera is recording or sensor readout in progress busy FALSE external trigger is ready to accept exposure TRUE exposure of image sensor In Auto Sequence trigger mode the busy signal is always set to TRUE while the exposure signal indicates the real exposure of the image sensor In External Exp Start trigger mode the camera is ready to accept a new trigger signal on PIN 5 trigger when the busy signal is set to FALSE After a successful trigger event the busy signal stays TRUE until the exposure is finished and the image is completely read out A4 EXTERNAL DEVICES A4 1 TRIGGER INTERFACE Connect the trigger interface to the RJ11 Connector of your camera lt is equipped with three BNC outs Trigger Busy Exposure The trigger interface is Just a connection adapter from RJ 11 to BNC without any electronics For more information confirming trigger modes see A3 and 6 2 33 pco A4 EXTERNAL DEVICES A4 2 USB 2 0 3 0 FOL EXTENDER The Adnaco SU1 is a FOL Extender for USB 1 1 2 0 3 0 devices It contains two components the Adnaco UT1 USB Converter with power supply and the Adnaco UF1 active USB 3 0 FOL cable integrated electrical optical conv
31. l offset stability and control lt 1 count e hot pixel correction integrated e USB2 0 interface Areas of Application e UV detection e hyperspectral imaging e wafer inspection e mask inspection e scientific imaging e ow light level imaging e combustion imaging e high resolution microscopy e machine vision e industrial applications e spectroscopy e industrial OEM applications e material testing e luminescence spectroscopy 4 pco 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read the safety instructions completely Never operate the camera in humid or dusty environments or in places with high amounts of X ray radiation Humidity dust or X rays could damage the camera To avoid the risk of water condensation protect the camera against extreme changes of ambient temperature If condensation enters the camera there is the risk of electric shock To prevent damage to the camera the system must be kept stable and protected against strong jolts or vibrations The socket at the bottom of the camera is to be used for mounting purposes only Electric shock warning Never slide any items through slits or holes into the camera because of the risk of electric shock if the voltage parts inside are touched Each time the camera is used check the power cable for any damage Never position the cable in a way that it could become a tripping hazard Do not force the lens onto the camera To protect the lens connector th
32. mszus adjusted exposure time and the required External Exp Start Delay 00 Oran aaa pac readout time Seep Sea Ge SM USS After a start command is given the sequential recording is started until a stop poo ultraviolet 1392x1040 b w doubleshutter gs command is given Soft Trigger Single images can be recorded with this CamWare command The single image can be acquired by pressing the Single Trigger button This button appears after pressing the Start Record button see 7 2 Other signals cannot influence this operating mode External Exp Start The image acquisition is triggered by an external signal It is also possible to force a software trigger for a test image with the Single Trigger button In the External Exp Start exposure control mode single image recording is started by the rising edge of the voltage signal at the BNC input see A3 A4 pixelclock intrinsic trigger acknowledge delay 12 MHz 5 8us trigger busy exposure ta trigger acknowledge delay t4 intrinsic delay teag readout time tep exposure time External Exp Ctrl not available for pco ultraviolet 12 pco Timing The exposure time delay time is not available for pco ultraviolet can be adjusted in steps of 1us camera type exposure time pco ultraviolet lus 60s The jitter of the actual exposure start edge 14ns 6 3 THE SENSOR SIZE TAB CameraContral Binning GB Sensor Size Binning Region of
33. n an easy way to select a new current image Simply click on the desired image to make it the current image It may then be viewed in the Black White and Color Window The Browser window can show up to 40 pictures per page thus enables an easy overview of the recorded images You can switch between the single pages by double clicking inside the Browser window or with the local menu right mouse button Skip images allows for convenient overview at large numbers of images You can view e g every 10 or 50 image only Multi Window not available for pco ultraviolet Embedded Image Info not available for pco ultraviolet 26 pco 7 7 THE WINDOW MENU Cascade Show all windows overlapped Cascade Tile ULE Tile windows vertically or horizontally Arrange Icons Arrange Icons Close All Rearranges all minimized topic icons on the desktop Close All Close all windows 7 8 THE HELP MENU Contents Contents Opens the main page of the program help Search for Help on About Search for Help on Opens an index list for help f About CamWare 64bit Ver 3 13 Build Nr 0085 About CamWare This window shows program information and contains camware helpful support links In case of a camera problem support files see 7 3 Options Misc Logfile may be generated which can be automatically attached to the email The support files contain relevant hardware SupotiMalon X Rc EE information the log files and th
34. n of this authorization you agree that any copy of these documents which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained herein Each individual document published by PCO may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information relating to that individual document Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any license or right under any patent or trademark of PCO or any third party Except as expressly provided above nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any PCO copyright Note that any product process or technology in this document may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by PCO and may not be licensed hereunder Released November 2014 PCO AG pco ultraviolet User Manual V2 00 PCO AG Germany TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 ADVANTAGES OF THE PCO ULTRAVIOLET 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 SAVE MONEY REDUCE STRESS STAY HEALTHY 3 SYSTEM COMPONENTS 6 WHAT S IN THE BOX 4 INSTALLATION 7 4 1 CAMERA DRIVER 4 2 CAMWARE 8 5 QUICK START 9 5 1 PREPARATION 5 2 START 5 3 YOUR FIRST IMAGE 10 6 CAMERA CONTROL 11 6 1 THE CAMERA CONTROL WINDOW 11 6 2 THE TIMING TAB 12 6 3 THE SENSOR SIZE TAB 13 6 4 THE SENSOR MISC TAB 14 6 5 THE RECORDING TAB 16 7 CAMWARE FEATURES 17 7 1 IF NO CAMERA IS DETECTED DEMO MODE 17 7 2 OVERVIEW 18 7 3 THE FILE MENU 19 7 4 THE CAMERA MENU 23 7 5 TH
35. oise Another option to reduce the noise is the activation of the Infinite impulse response IIR lowpass filter This filter takes 9096 of the previous image and 1096 of the new image to create images with clearly reduced noise Image actual Image act 1 0 9 Image new 0 1 Replay Speed Slider The slider can be used to adjust the sequence replay speed from slow turtle to fast rabbit Seq Wrap Rec Sequential Wrap Recording sets Recorder Mode to Ring Buffer f disabled Sequence is active see 6 5 Seq Wrap Play The play button starts the display for a sequence as defined by the first image last image fields and will loop until the stop button is pressed Reverse Play If checked it is possible to play the recorded images in reverse order 24 pco 7 6 THE VIEW MENU B W Window Use this command to open a b w display window Window Color Window Color Windo T Use this command to open a color display window Convert Control BW Convert Control Color s The user can influence how the 14 bit intensity values x axis of the T original image are converted into 8 bit values y axis in different ways Camera Convert Control BW ag BW Settings includes histogram of original BW Setting Proc config Converted Hist data Saturation 0 Contrast k U 100 100 100 100 Vibrancy Ux Gamma us It is possible to hide the histogram of original 100 100 1 I yo E data
36. pco edge e g pco pixelfly usb 34 pco A5 IMAGE FILE FORMATS There are different file formats available for saving camera images with CamWare b16 The b16 16 bit format is similar to the bmp format However 16 bit pixel values are used instead of 8 bit pixel values The file format consists either of a Basic Header 6 Long parameter or of an Extended Header 32 Long parameter the latter of which is optionally for additional information There might follow a variable comment field ASCII code Finally there is the actual data set that is saved linearly as in the case of BMP files With the exception of the first value all parameters are Long Integers 4 Byte The first 6 parameters must always exist The rest of the parameters as well as the comment field are optional P Parameter Function O 1 PCO the first 4 byte are the characters PCO 2 file size file size in byte 3 header length header size comment filed in byte 4 image width image width in pixel 3 image height image height in pixel 6 extended header 1 true extended header follows T color mode 0 black with camera 1 color camera 8 b w min black white LUT setting minimum value 9 b w max black white LUT setting maximum value 10 b w linlog black white LUT setting 0 linear 1 logarithmic 11 red min red LUT setting minimum value 12 red max red LUT setting maximum value 13 green min green LUT setting minimum value 14 green max green LUT setting
37. quential Wrap Recording sets Ring Buffer if disabled Sequence is active In Sequence mode the recording stops when RAM space is full In Ring Buffer mode the camera will stop only by a stop command CameraControl Sequence Acquire Mode 3 Auto External Est frame trig peo ultraviolet 13921040 bw doubleshutter Acquire Mode Function is not available for pco ultraviolet Timestamp A time stamp can be placed into the upper left corner of the image It can be either off binary or binary with text The time resolution is 1us In binary mode the first 16 pixels will be filled with the time stamp information binary code The numbers are coded in BCD with one byte per pixel which means that every pixel can hold 2 digits If the pixels have more resolution as 8 bits then the BCD digits are right bound adjusted and the upper bits are zero For further information please refer to the SDK In binary and ASCII mode text will be placed into the image replacing the content of the image 271x 8 pixels Time step shows the end of exposure time Three different information is stamped onto the image number of the image date and time Recording with the pco ultraviolet CamWare will use free working space RAM on your computer The maximum number of images depends solely on the RAM size of the computer For further details on recording and saving images see the following
38. read from damage use minimal force when attaching a lens to the camera If any of the following conditions apply immediately switch off the camera separate it from the power line and contact our customer support A If the power cable or the power plug seems to be worn or damaged ZA If liquids have penetrated the device A If after thoroughly reviewing the instruction manual the device is still not operating properly ZA If the camera has been dropped or the casing is damaged 5 pco 3 SYSTEM COMPONENTS SYSTEM COMPONENTS The camera system includes the following parts Camera Head C mount optical connection The distance between the front edge of the c mount and the sensor is 17 52 mm For standard c mount lenses and adapters DC Power Jack connect to power supply USB 2 0 Connector connect to PC RJ11 connect to I O device Serial Number Tag Mounting Thread 1 4 20 UNC Trigger Interface I O Device Proprietary RJ11 BNC connector for Trigger Busy Exposure signals Power Supply AC to 12V DC power supply USB Cable USB A USB B cable 5 m Digital Camera Tools USB storage device content e CamWare software for camera control amp image acquisition e Camera driver amp tools e Software development kit SDK amp demo programs in C and C 6 pco 4 INSTALLATION You will find all necessary files on the accompanying USB storage device You may also download the newe
39. s Additionally you can open a local menu inside the list box by pressing the right mouse button You can verify your selection by scrolling through the list and by a comparison to the average value shown in the dialog Setup A Timestamp see 6 5 is recognized as Hot Hotpixel Correction You can enable or disable the hot pixel correction If hot pixel correction is disabled a file dialog will be opened in which you have to select the correct hot pixel file for the corresponding camera If you have more than one camera connected you have to select the correct camera number first If hot pixel correction is enabled this feature will be switched off Auto Exposure Starts some exposures and tries to find an exposure time that captures images with grey values between 1400 and 1500 It re adjusts the lookup tables in order to display the images with the new settings best For low light conditions only Close Disconnects camera and switches CamWare to Demo Mode In case of multiple cameras all cameras must be closed in order for CamWare to switch to Demo Mode Rescan Disconnect and reconnect camera Setup 23 pco 7 CAMWARE FEATUR 7 5 THE ACQUISITION MENU ist J View Window Q Live Preview Live Preview The Live Preview is useful for fast and easy adjusting and focusing of the camera The active window will be updated To see another window simply click on the window This option is not available in double sh
40. should be shown with maximum contrast Press the shift and the left mouse button Hold down the mouse button while increasing the size of the selection rectangle with mouse moves After releasing the mouse button the coordinates of the rubber band window act as a border for calculating the minimum and maximum values Camera Convert Control Color oles Fol d U D Wi n d OW Color Balance Proc config Converted RGB Hist The Convert Control windows can be minimized folded up Just move the pointer over the bar and the window will unfold again Swap Dip o Camera CES 29 pco 0 APPENDIX APPENDIX 30 pco image sensor image sensor resolution h x v pixel size h x v sensor format diagonal shutter mode MTF fullwell capacity readout noise dynamic range quantum efficiency spectral range dark current DSNU PRNU camera max frame rate exposure shutter time dynamic range A D A D conversion factor pixel scan rate binning hor x ver non linearity smear anti blooming factor interframing time trigger input signals trigger output signals data interface A1 TECHNICAL DATA interline CCD 1392 x 1040 pixel normal 800 x 600 center 4 65 um x 4 65 um 1 2 8 mm global snapshot 107 Ip mm theoretical 14 000 e 24 000 e binning 7 9 e rms 1750 1 65 dB 3 000 1 69 5 dB binning 40 96 193 nm 190 nm 1100 nm 1 e pixel s 23 C 2 e rms
41. st versions of our software camera driver and third party software drivers from our Website www pco de Minimum system requirements Clock speed 1 6 GHz RAM gt 512 MB Windows 7 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution display USB 2 0 4 1 CAMERA DRIVER Please start the USB 2 0 driver installation from your pco usb flash drive Don t connect the camera to your computer before driver is completely installed Run the provided installation file DI USB2 WindowsOS Version No EXE and follow the instructions of the installation wizard After finishing the driver installation wizard please connect your pco ultraviolet camera to its power supply and via enclosed USB 2 0 cable to your computer The first time the camera is connected via USB to your computer Windows will notify the user that a new device has been detected e USB 2 0 Driver Installer 7 PCO USB 2 0 Driver Installer Welcome to the PCO USB 2 0 Congratulations You are finished Driver 64 Bit Installer installing your PCO USB 2 0 device This wizard will walk you through updating the drivers for your PCO USB 2 0 device The device driver installation wizard did not update any of your software for your hardware devices because it was not better than the software you currently have installed im SL Driver Name Status vw PCO AG CYUSB PCO_ Ready to use To continue click Next 7 pco 4 INSTALLATION 4 2 CAMWA
42. u through the installation of CamWare A one below or click Browse Click Next to continue It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup To continue click Next Installing as user This will install into user area and not in program files folder In case you like to install to program files folder please install as adminisitrator by clicking Install as admin Destination Folder e Space available 120 6GB z Space required 32 4MB pco software e CamWare Setup Select Components o Sa E ASEET Choose Component Installation Complete z Choose which components of Cam Ware should be installed CamWare setup EE M a alam aaa CamWare setup Select additional driver dlls for pco camera with Cameralink interface Please select only Completed the required dll s Selecting more than one driver dll slows down camera enumeration Make sure that you have installed the appropriate runtime packages See lt pco gt drvers pco camera driver camlink Readme txt Select components to install E Matrox Runtime Dil C Silicon Software DII Mell C Silicon Software Dil MelV Extract logo b16 100 Extract LogoDS b16 100 Output folder C Program Files Digital Camera Toolbox CamWare Extract uninstall64 exe 100 Output folder C Program Data Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs Create folder C NProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs Outp
43. uestion which is not adequately addressed in this manual please contact PCO or your local dealer To speed your request we need the following information m About CamWare 64bit Ver 3 13 Build Nr 0085 camware e Short description of the problem e Description of your application e Camera settings REESE aE e Type and version of camera software being used Support Mail with support files support pco de Support Support files only Create support files only Camera serial num ber Visit our homepage http www pco de e Operati ng system PC Warning This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties e Processor type PC Unauthorized reproduction of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum e Memory extend possible under law Copyright c 2014 PCO AG The licensee is granted a non exclusive and e G raph IC card e non transferrable right to install the software and use it as an application Graphic card setup Please use the email options under the Help menu see 7 8 How to create a logfile e Enable log files File Menu Options amp MISC see 7 3 e Reboot your pco ultraviolet e Repeat the workflow which produces the faults e Open the About Camware window Menu gt about and click at the support links to send an email directly to PCO Support see 7 8 e Or visit our website http
44. ut folder C Program Files Wigital Camera ToolboxCamWare Create shortcut C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Progra Create shortcut C Program Data Microsoft Windows Start Menu Progra Create shortcut C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Progra Completed C National Runtime Dil C SensiCam Dialogs Desktop Icon Space required 32 4MB B16 file handler Description 4 m 8 pco 5 QUICK START In order to get familiar with your new camera and software it might be helpful if you first aim at an object that is easy to focus and that can be seen at standard light conditions 5 1 PREPARATION e Computer is turned on e Installation is finished see chapter 4 e An appropriate lens is attached remove cap or the camera is attached properly to the microscope spectrograph or other scientific device e Camera is connected to the PC e Camera is connected to the power supply and ready 5 2 START Start CamWare and the graphical user interface will start up Be Quem depiction Yow I e d EE L A C cax sty 58 06 08 0 9 090 000 1 00080 E NOTE Always install latest CamWare version to be able to use full function of your pco camera 9 pco 9 QUICK START 5 9 YOUR FIRST IMAGE Please follow the instructions eoessooo0 oooG were CamWare must be started Open view window b w or color Start live preview
45. utter mode Acquire Picture not available w SORE ENTER Records single images in case of sensicam cameras Rec Memory Settings REC re Recorder Settings Memory Allocation Dialog Allocate of images of images Max allocateable 2002 REC e e 2m Play settings First Image 1 Last Image 1 SS x Cancel v Setto all cameras Global Settings Averaging 4 Seq Wrap Rec Avg 5eq wrap Play IF lowpass Reverse Play Replay Speed 8 P amp Acquire Sequence otarts recording images into the system memory according to Trigger Mode selection see 6 2 During the recording the camera controls are locked Rec Memory Settings his sets the number of images recorded in one sequence The maximum is defined by approved RAM size Recorder Settings This command opens the Recorder Settings dialog window The Play Settings are referred to the camera If more than one camera is connected the camera number is retrieved from the image window that has received the input focus is active If no image window is opened the dialog is referred to camera 1 If the Set to all checkbox is checked the settings apply to all connected cameras The Global Settings are valid for all connected cameras Averaging If in the Avg dropdown list a value not equal to 1 is selected the corresponding number of images is averaged in the buffer reducing the statistically independent n
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