ELIIXA 4S Monochrome Camera User Manual
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1. 45 2 2 1 Raw response of each line of the sensor 140 120 100 a 2 80 0 d 2 60 o Q oO oc 40 20 400 0 500 0 600 0 700 0 800 0 900 0 1000 0 1100 0 Wavelength nm single line 2 2 2 Raw response with a four lines summation 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 R ponse LSB nJ cm2 150 100 50 400 0 500 0 600 0 700 0 800 0 900 0 1000 0 1100 0 Wavelength nm 4 Line summation 7 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELiiXA 45 3 CAMERA HARDWARE INTERFACE 31 Mechanical Drawings M3 deep 6mm X Y plan X axis o Z axis Y axis dimensions in millimeters Sensor alignment Z 10 9 X 14 52mm 38mm Planarity Rotation X Y plan Tilt versus lens mounting plane References First Pixel Optical axe as X Y reference Front face as Reference Face 8 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v Semiconductors SAS 2009 45 32 Inpuft output Connectors and LED Multi colored LED for status And diagnostic Power Connector Hirose 6pts 12v to 24v Double CameraLink Connectors for all possible modes Medium Dual Base 3 21 Status LED Behaviour After less than 2 seconds of power establishment the LED first lights up in RED Then after a Maximum of 8 seconds the LED must turn ina follo2. 45 The Global Chain of is described as following Flat Field Contrast Cor etian Li Expansion tagte aae O O Amplification i Preamp Gain Off set Gain Balance Off set Gain Trt Gan ESS wee 53 obal action ACTON per Sensor Tap clon per pix clon per Line The Flat Field correction and the Color Modules will be detailed in a following chapter Analog Gain e Preamp Gain Set the Pre amplification Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section Ej Gains amp Offsets Preamp gain 5 4 dB gt Read function Return the camera Integer corresponding to one of the different step values 5 4dB 1 3 6dB 2 1 8dB or 3 OdB gt Write function pamp int e Gain Set the Amplification Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section El E Gains amp OrFsets Gain 0 dB gt Read function gain Return the camera Value from 237 to 416 corresponding to a Gain range of 8 32dB to 14 6dB by step of 0 0351dB gt Write function w gain int 33 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIIXAG 4S Tap Balance How to perform Tap Balance Why and when performing a Tap Balance Each output of the sensor Tap has its own analog Chain and behavior There could have some dis
3. CI di aut mni PS DE 14 6 2 Serial Protocol and Command Format ccccccccccccsscsscsscescsscesceseesecsecsscscsecsscsscesceseesecsscsecsessssseseeees 15 PN EMEN Cm 15 Command tea tenias d uite 15 52 Camera ROME NE PIE UNE 16 6 3 1 Information Status and Communication ee 17 6 3 2 Output modes and Spatial Rebuild 21 6 3 3 Exposure and 2 tei Ub ries eni Ru tun UN eR IS IEEE eri RA 27 6 3 4 32 LNE 38 520 Orre EENS 42 27 AVS RETTO e RR 50 2 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIIXAG 45 Line Scan 7 APPENDIX A Camera Status Detail eene 51 7 1 Table 1 2 Processing ws 51 P Toe PE 51 7 3 Tables t Error Diagnosu ORN 52 8 APPENDIX C Thermal Management 2 53 9 APPENDIX E Optical Mounts 54 10 APPENDIX Revision History 56 3 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 1 CAMERA OVERVIEW 11 Features Sensor 4 x 4096 pixels 10 x 10 Rows Spacing of Two Pixels Centre to Centre Boosted Response with back side illumination Line Rate Up to 18 KHz Camera
4. Delay Ratio Example Sensor size 40 96mm pixel size 104m 1 1 2 Web Speed 220mm s 2 1 1 Web Width 500mm 3 3 2 Focal length 65mm 4 2 1 Magnification 0 08192 sensor size Web width gt 10 the sensor lt gt 0 12207mm on the Web gt 5 2 At 180001 5 the actual web speed 220mm s is covered The spatial 0 3 1 correction has to bet set to 2 the image ratio will be 1 1 Working distance gt 793 5mm Focal length Magnification 25 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Signal Source Output Mode Nb Line Sum w nbls val Set the number of line to sum Val O to 3 equivalent to O 2 3 or 4 lines Read the number of line to sum Scanning direction w rway O set the scanning direction w rway 1 Reverse 1 Forward rway get the scanning direction Spatial Correction w loop val set the number of spatial correction lines val from 1 to 7 equivalent to 1 to 7 lines get the number of lines for the spatial correction 26 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 3 3 Exposure and Synchronization Synchronisation Mode Timed or Triggered it defines how the grabbing is synchronized This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section El Exposure Synchronisation mode X Status wait For trigger Free run External trigger with exposure time variable External trigger with maximum exposure ti
5. Exposure time Zi Ei xp 100 us Line Der second LT ST oo oo oo To Tce eco oo eco eo HELL E Line period 555 5553 5 gt Read function tper Return by the camera Integer from 555 to 65536 55 5us to 6553 65 gt Write function tper value The line period is active only in Free Run mode It s also disabled if in this mode the Integration time is set higher than the Line Period The Line frequency indication line per second is calculated as 1 Line Period Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 programmable programmable integration time to 11 maximum integration time controlled by 1 signal ITC sync 4 Set line period synchronisation start and period and integration time controlled by 2 signals Get current synchronisation mode Integration time Set integration time to val x100ns from to 65535 Get current integration time Line Period w tper val Set line period to val x100ns from 555 to 65535 Disabled if tper tint Get current line period 31 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIXAG 4S 6 3 4 Gain and Offset Ultimate Concept A different way to set the Gain order to improve the Tap balance The U Concept has been developed to get a real improvement in term of tuning for the multi sensors As each sensor tap is driven by a different analog Chain for an increasing of the global gain of the Camera
6. 3d ELiiXAG 45 Preamp gain pamp val Set pre amplifier gain to O 5 4dB 1 3 6dB 2 1 8dB 3 OdB analog gain Change Tap balance settings to factory default Get current pre amplifier Gain w gain val Set gain form 8 32dB 237 to 14 60dB 416 EDIT o of 0 0351dB r regain Get current gain current gain Tap Balance Start offset tap balance OnePush button auto disable once finished Stop offset tap balance Get the offset tap balance status w balg 1 Start gain tap balance OnePush button auto disable once I ET w balg O Stop gain tap Stop gain tap balance a 1 for running O for finished val between 1 and 4 Load current Balance tap from factory bank 0 w rbal val Load current Balance tap from bank number val val between 1 and 4 r mma Get the current Balance tap bank used saved or Get the current Balance tap bank used saved or loaded Digital Gain w gdig Ca Set from to 255 20log 1 val 64 dB Get digital gain Digital Offset Set global offset from 4096 to 4095 in 12bits LSB numeric offset Get global offset Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 3 5 Line Balance 38 How is performed the Line Balance Automatic Line Balance Calculation The User can access to one dedicated Gain per sensor line The ELIIXA embeds an automatic function to calculate the
7. 5 5 Port 6 6 6 6 Port A7 A7 7 7 Port BO A8 A8 Port B1 B1 A9 A9 Port B2 B2 nc A10 Port B3 B3 nc All Port B4 B4 B8 B8 Port B5 B5 B9 B9 Port B6 B6 nc B10 Port B7 B7 nc Bil Port CO CO BO BO Port C1 C1 B1 B1 Port C2 C2 B2 B2 Port C3 C3 B3 B3 Port C4 C4 B4 B4 Port C5 C5 B5 B5 Port C6 C6 B6 B6 Port C7 C7 B7 B7 10 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 11 Port Bit Port DO Port D1 Port D2 Port D3 Port D4 Port D5 Port D6 Port D7 Port EO Port E1 Port E2 Port E3 Port E4 Port E5 Port E6 Port E7 Port FO Port F1 Port F2 Port F3 Port F4 Port F5 Port F6 Port F7 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 Connector CL2 assignment table Medium bits DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc Medium 10 bits DO 1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 CO C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 nc nc 08 59 nc nc Medium 12 bits DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 CO C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 D8 D9 D10 D11 45 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 C2V 4 STANDARD CONFORMITY 41 42 4 3 12 The ELIIXA cameras have been tested using the following equipment shielded power supply cable A Camera Link data transfer cable ref 14B26 SZLB 500 OLC 3M e2v recommends using the same configuration to ensure the compliance with the following standards Conformity The ELIIXA cameras comply with the
8. each tap can have a different behavior on its own Gain and offset This means that to be perfectly adjusted a balance of the taps should be performed ideally after each change of the Gain The Ultimate Concept offers a solution as following The Global analog Gain of the Camera is divided in 2 parts o preamp Gain which is composed of several steps 4 x steps of 1 8dB on the ELTIXA o An amplification Gain with a continuous tuning from 8 3dB to 14dB on the ELITXA At each step of Preamp Gain a Tap balance has been performed in factory for both Gains and Offsets and saved in ROM memory When a new value of Preamp Gain is set the factory settings of the both Gain and offset balance is automatically reloaded For sure the user can also perform his own balance automatically or manually and can save it in one of the four dedicated memory banks After the Preamp Gain level the user can add more gain by using the Amplification Gain Pre Amp Amp Gain 8 3 to 14 dB 8 6dB 54 713 748 mm ne 11 9dB 10 4dB 9 1 8 9 5 14dB 0 ES EE CP The best tuning is when the Amplification Gain is at its minimum possible Each change of Preamp Gain value loads automatically the associated values of the Tap balance Gain and offset for each sensor tap This action takes more time than simply changing the Amplification Gain 22 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009
9. Ww iben 1 Enable the Line Balance w Iben 04 Disable the Line Balance e Auto Line Balance Calibration Launch the Auto Line Balance calculation process This command is available in the CommCam Line Balance section i E ty Ine balance uu 47 29 Auto line balance calibration Done il Auta line balance calibration abort Done gt Read function r salb Returns the Auto Line balance process Status O if off 1 if active gt Write function w salb 1 Launch the Auto Line Balance calibration process w salb 0 Abort the Auto Line Balance calibration process No effect if already stopped e Manual Line Balance Access to each individual line Gains These commands are available in the CommCam Line Balance section re ima El e Line Balance 2 at Manual line balance wm 1 00085 Line balance i istas Line balance line 1 000854 Line balance lines 1 022949 Line balance line4 1 022949 o Line Balance Line1 Gain gt Read function r 1 val Returns the Line 1 Gain value gt Write function 1 val Sets the Line 1 Gain value lt val gt is a Q13 11 unsigned value from O to 1 999 The Gain is calculated and displayed as follow Gain 1 val o Line Balance Line2 Gain gt Read function r 2 val Returns the Line 2 Gain value gt Write function 2 val Sets the Line 2 Gain v
10. 0 Bit 4 to 7 module number Bit 8 to 19 module identifier Bit 20 to 25 major version Bit 26 to 31 minor version 0C100230 translated into binary 0000 1100 0001 0000 0000 0010 0011 0000 Module number Module identifier Major version Minor version Status Give the Camera Status It can be accessed in CommCam software in the Status section 5 ZU gt Read function stat Return by the camera A 32 bits integer value composed as follows El 5 zx Es Error an hardware 0 Statut Diagnostique Erreur 2 20 717 289 1p li il Err CommCam Err user Err factory Err user Err factory Err 0000 0000 00 compatibility camera camera application application hardware index settings settings settings settings init internal Ds Status 5 17 7 n 1 9 8 Ju Warn Warn Enabled Udf Ovf Processing Status I gg Settings for Modified Balance Modified reserved trigger Modified gt All these Values are explained in the APPENDIX A 18 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Dump Allows to dump all the Camera info settings in a text file This command is available in the CommCam View Menu E Dump Camera Information File View Setup E Mail Hyper Terminal a B Live Display y Dump camera Ctrl D e Text file
11. Browse Cancel gt Read function dump BaudRate Set the Camera BaudRate This command is available in the CommCam Com section El Com j Baud rate 9600 Bds gt Read function baud Return by the camera Value of the Baud Rate gt Write function baud index with the index as follows 1 9600 Bauds default value at power up 2 19200Bds 6 57600Bds 12 115200Bds 24 230400Bds After changing the communication rate the communication with the Camera could be interrupted with the application CommCam or whatever it has made this change The application has to reconnect the baudrate will automatically switch to 9600 bds at the next power down up 19 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Tite Return string e2v Return string Camera ID r idnb Get camera ID pm User ID Set customer ID to idstr idstr format is my camera Max 50 bytes Return lt idstr gt Firmware version Get the camera software version Return lt 0 gt lt id ver 1 With lt id ver N gt hexadecimal 32 bits long for id and version for module N Dump dump Get camera configuration with the format idnb EV71 fing 5 fgal 120 Baudrate w baud 1 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 9600Bds always boot with 9600bds 20 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 3 2 Output modes and Spa
12. Link Interface Medium Mechanics 70 x 76 x 54 mm Automated Line Balance and Flat Field Correction Bidirectional Scanning L2 Key Specifications Sensor Characteristics at Maximum Pixel Rate 45 Resolution Pixels 4 x 4096 Pixel Size square Lm 10 x 10 Spacing between rows 20 center to center Line Length mm 40 96 Max Line Rate kHz 18 Radiometric Performance at Maximum Pixel Rate Bit Depth Bits 8 10 or 12 Responsivity LSB nJ cm 136 Responsivity 4 lines summation LSB nJ cm 546 Response Non linearity 7 1 PRNU not corrected lt 10 Dynamic Range dB 02 Functionalities Programmable via Control Interface Goin Up to 25 4 dB Offset 4096 to 4096 LSB Trigger Mode Timed Free run and triggered Ext Trig Ext modes 4 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 1 5 45 Mechanical and Electrical Interface Size wxhxl mm 70 x 76 x 54 Weight g 470 without mount Lens Mount T2 M42 x 1 compliant with AVIIVA 2 series Sensor Alignment 100 Sensor flatness Lm 35 Supply V Single 12 to 24 Power Dissipation W 15 Current Consumption A Max 2A at the startup General features Operating Temperature C O to 65 front face Storage Temperature e 40 to 70 Regulatory CE FCC and RoHS compliant Description The 45 4096 pixel camera is the ideal candidate for the most demanding applications requiring high responsivit
13. a FPN calibration control Done ff FPN calibration abort Dane Read function calo Returns the FPN Calculation Process Status O if finished 1 if processing gt Write function w calo 1 Launch the FPN Calibration Process w calo O Abort the FPN Calibration Process Some Warnings can be issued from the FPN Calibration Process as pixel underflow because some pixel have been detected at O level The Calculation result will be proposed anyway as it s just a warning message This will change the Status Register which is displayed in CommCam Status warning FFC underflow 0 fal Status warning overflow 0 The warning messages possible are detailed in the Appendix 6 Table 2 86 2 e FPN coefficient Reset Reset the FPN Offsets coefficient in Memory This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section yam Manual calibration Click For extended control XA fl Reset Done gt Write function rsto O Reset set to 0 the FPN coefficients in memory This doesn t affect the FFC User Memory Bank but only the active coefficients in Memory PRNU Calibration Launches the PRNU process for the Gains calculation This command is available the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section B Automatic calibration Flat Field calibration contral Dane Flat Field calibration
14. is calculated to cancel the difference between the two projections right and left 34 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 e Offsets and Taps Balance All the commands are available the CommCam amp Offset Automatic Balance section Poo Gains amp Offsets 001 El Automatic balance Gain balance contral Done 3 Abort gain balance control Done m Offset balance control Done Abort offset balance control Done E Status warning balance underflow 0 Ell Status warning balance overflow 0 o Offsets Balance gt Read function Returns the Offset Balance status 1 for running and O for stopped gt Write function w balo 1 Starts the offset balance The value switches back to automatically when the balance process is finished Offset Balance control in CommCam w balo 04 Stops the offset balance No action if the process is already finished Abort Offset balance Control in CommCam o Gains Balance gt Read function r Returns the Tap Balance status O if finished gt Write function w balg 1 Starts the offset balance The value switches back to O automatically when the balance process is finished Gain Balance control in CommCam w balg O Stops the Gain balance No action is the process is already finished Abort Gain balance Control in CommCam e Balance Bank Mana
15. mode e 3 4 Summation mode gt Write function nbls value Value is to 3 Output mode Set the CameraLink Output mode refer to Chap 3 2 3 CameraLink Output Configuration This command is available in the CommCam Output section 51 Output 5 Output mode Base 12 bits 2x amp mhz in summation mode only Medium amp bits 4x8 Mhz or 1x80mhz in summation modes Medium 10 bits 4xe Mhz or 1x80Mhz in summation made Medium 12 bits 4x amp mhz ar 1x8 Mhz in summation made Base bits 2x4 mMhz in summation mode only Base 10 bits 2x4 Mhz in summation mode only Base 12 bits 2x40Mhz in summation mode only Read function mode Return by the camera Output mode from 3 to 5 and 11 to 13 see below c Write function mode value gt Modes Connector CL1 Connector CL2 Mode value Base 40MHz for the line summation mode 2 Channels interlaced 8bits 2 x 40MHz 8 bits 11 2 Channels interlaced 10bits 2 x 40MHz 10 bits 12 2 Channels interlaced 12bits 2 x 40MHz 12 bits 13 Base 80MHz for the line summation mode 1 Channel 8bits 1 x 80MHz 8 bits 3 1 Channel 1061 1 x 80MHz 10 bits 4 1 Channel 12bits 1 x 80MHz 12 bits 5 Medium 80MHz for the 4 lines output mode 4 Channels x 80MHz 8bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x80MHz 3 4 Channels x 80MHz 10bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode 4x80MHz 4 4 Channels x 80MHz 12bits CameraLink Standard
16. types of users Beginner Expert or Guru Then you can make life easy for simple users File View Setup e J Disconnect Camera Transport Layer Feature 3 3 Exposure Exposure time 200 us Line per second 5000 lines s a Line period 200 us Synchronisation mode Free run Status wait For trigger Status trigger too Fast 7 Spatial Rebuild 3 Gains amp Offsets fj Preamp gain Gain Offset Digtal Gain H Automatic balance 5 73 Save amp restore balance Flat Field correction C Colour Management zi White Balance activation Disabled E Colour Matrix activation Disabled 3 Manual White Balance Red WB coefficient 1 799805 i Blue WB coefficient Green WB coefficient WB coefficient 4 Automatic White Balance 3 Manual Matrix E ColourMatrix line Red Column Red ColourMatrix ine Red Column Green ColourMatrix line Red Column Blue ColourMatrix line Red Column Nir ColourMatrix line Green Column red ColourMatrix line Green Column Green ColourMatrix line Green Column Blue 52 ColourMatrix line Green Column ColourMatrix line Blue Column Red ColourMatrix line Blue Column Green ColourMatrix line Blue Column Blue ColourMatrix line Blue Column Nir ColourMatrix line Nir Column Red ColourMatrix line Nir Column Green Ej ColourMatrix line Nir Column Blue ColourMatrix line Nir Column Nir C3 Save a
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18. Correction is a digital correction on each pixel which allows gt the Pixel PRNU Pixel Response Non Uniformity and DSNU Dark Signal Non Uniformity gt Correct the shading due to the lens gt Tocorrect the Light source non uniformity Before After How is calculated Applied the FFC 2 The is a digital correction on the pixel level for both Gain and Offset gt Each Pixel is corrected with o An Offset 8 bits Signed Int 5 3 They cover a dynamic of 16LSB in 12bits with a resolution of 1 8 LSB 12bits on 14 bits Unsigned Int 14 with a max gain value of x3 o The calculation of the new pixel value is P P Off 1 Gain 8192 Each sensor line has its own independent FFC Calculation o For the offset the average dark of each pixel is calculated to be subtracted as an offset correction o For the Gain the Maximum of the each line is the reference and each pixel Gain is calculated to reach this maximum The Maximum correction possible is x3 42 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 How fo perform the Flat Field Correction FPN DSNU Calibration Cover the lens Launch the FPN Calibration Grab and calculation is performed in few seconds PRNU Calibration The User must propose a white gray uniform target to the Camera not a fixed paper The Gain Light conditions must give a non saturated image in any Line The Camera
19. Medium mode in 4x80MHz 5 27 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Structure of CameraLink Channels Sensors for interfacing Base 40MHz 2 x Channels interlaced IH Channel 2 dj Base 80MHz 1x channel One line outputted e Medium 80MHz 4 x Channels separate Il Channel 3 K LG p Ii eee T Four lines outputted Scanning direction Set the scanning direction of the Camera This command is available in the CommCam Spatial Rebuild section Spatial Rebuild B Scanning direction HOUSED 2 gt Read function rway Return by the camera e O Reverse e 1 Forward gt Write function rway value 23 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Definition of Forward Reverse Pixel numbers Forward Direction Spatial Correction Set the number of lines 0 up to 6 for the spatial correction see explanation below This command is available in the CommCam Spatial Rebuild section EF ce Spatial Rebuild PAL E Scanning direction a RN ii Spatial correction lines 1 4 gt Read function loop Return by the camera 1 to 7 gt Write function loop value value is from 1 to 7 equivalent to 1 to 7 lines of correction The Spatial correction is active only for the Summation mode as so
20. abort Dane gt Read function calg Returns the Calculation Process Status O if finished 1 if processing gt Write function w calg 1 Launch the Calibration Process w calg O Abort the PRNU Calibration Process 44 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 e DSNU coefficient Reset Reset the DSNU Gains coefficient Memory This command is available the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section Manual calibration Click extended control dui Reset FFC Done gt Write function rstg O Reset set to the FPN coefficients in memory This doesn t affect the FFC User Memory Bank but only the active coefficients in Memory Some Warnings can be issued from the FPN Calibration Process as pixel Overflow because some saturated pixel have been detected The Calculation result will be proposed anyway as it s just a warning message This will change the Status Register which is displayed in CommCam j Status warning underflow 0 Status warning FFE overflow 0 The warning messages possible are detailed in the Appendix 6 Table 2 S6 2 Manual Flat Field Correction The FFC Coefficients can also be processed outside of the Camera or changed manually by accessing directly their values in the Camera This is the Manual FFC In CommCam the User can access to a specific interface by cli
21. addr address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the val val is signed addr starts from e 1 1 coefficients 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients nbrval is between 1 and 10 val is between 128 et 127 e PRNU coefficients modification Direct access to the PRNU coefficients for reading or writing This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section 7 Manual calibration Click For extended contral fis Reset FF Done FFC Linel address 0 FFE Linet Value Linez address 0 E Line Value Line3 address D Ed Lines value 40 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 47 45 Read function r ffcg addr lt nbrval gt crcreq Read lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from addr address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculated on the outputted value nbrval is between 1 and 10 addr starts from e 1for Line 1 coefficients e 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients Output is val crcval Write function ffcg lt addr gt lt nbrval gt val crcval Write nbrval FPN user coefficients starting from the addr address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the val val is signed addr starts from
22. alue val is Q13 11 unsigned value from to 1999 The Gain is calculated and displayed as follow Gain 1 val 30 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Line Balance Line3 gt Read function r lba3 val Returns the Line 3 Gain value gt Write function lba3 val Sets the Line 3 Gain value val is Q13 11 unsigned value from to 1 999 The Gain is calculated and displayed as follow Gain 1 val o Line Balance Line4 Gain gt Read function r 4 val Returns the Line 4 Gain value gt Write function 4 val Sets the Line 4 Gain value val is Q13 11 unsigned value from to 1999 The Gain is calculated and displayed as follow Gain 1 val Save amp restore Line Balance Allows to save or restore the Line balance gains This command is available in the CommCam Line Balance section E ES Save amp restore line balance settings UserLine Selector Factory fs UserLine5awe a UserLineLoad Dane CurrentliserLine Factory Read function rcol Get the current Tap Bank used 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator w rcol val Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator gt Write function w scol lt val gt Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrat
23. appropriate Gains for a perfect line balance This Auto line balance is very important to have a perfect uniform image because of the interlaced acquisition When this function is launched the Camera calculates the average value for each line ina ROI of 512 pixels located in the centre of the CCD Pixel value Each gain is then calculated to reach the level of the line which has the highest sensitivity Note After an automatic Line Balance with CommCam the 4x line gains values are not refreshed in the CommCam Interface How to perform the Line Balance The User has to propose a uniform target to the Camera The Global Gain of the Camera has to be set to avoid saturation It is recommended to perform the Flat field correction before if needed The User has to propose a white gray uniform target to the Camera Set the global Gain to avoid saturation Launch the auto Line Balance calibration Enable the Line Balance The new coefficients are now active Save the result in one of the 4 x user banks dedicated to the Line balance management VV VV VY Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 e Line Balance Activation Activate the Line balance This command is available the CommCam Line Balance section Fl Line Balance Auto line activation Enabled Read function r Iben Returns the Line balance Status O if disabled 1 if enabled gt Write function
24. cess Failure bad communication between two internal devices 15 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 3 Camera Commands Information status and Communication Vendor Name Model Name Camera ID Customer ID Status Software version 6 bump Baud Rate 3 1 Output modes and spatial rebuild Signal Source Output Mode Line Summation Scanning Direction Spatial Correction Exposure and Synchronization Synchronization Modes Integration Time 6 2 2 Line Period Gain and Offset Preamp Gain Gain Digital Gain amp Offset Tap Balance Management 634 Line Balance Line Balance Gains setting Auto Line Balance Management 635 Flat Field Correction FFC Management PRNU DSNU reset PRNU DSNU Manual setting FFC Save amp Restore 6 6 9 Save 4 Restore Settings Factory setting restore User settings Save amp Restore 16 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 31 Information Status and Communication e Information These values allow to indentify the Camera They be accessed CommCam software in the Info section 001 Info vendor name Model name EliixaLlMCL 45 Device Firmware version 1 0 1 Camera ID EV71Y M4SZL BAO DDODDDODDO O842PDOD2 14 User id sl Camera version 08000130 28000250 All th
25. cking on click for extended control in the Manual FFC section Manual Calibration FFC Upload From camera Download to camera This will allow the user to upload download out in the Camera the FFC coefficients in from a text file that can be processed externally It is recommended setup the baud rate at the maximum value possible 115000 for example otherwise the transfer can take a long time 45 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 e FPN coefficients modification Direct access to the FPN coefficients for reading or writing This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section 21 Manual calibration Click Far extended control Reset FPM Done FPN Linel address FPN Lined Value FPN Line address FPN Line value FPN Line address Line3 Value Oo Oo Oo Oo Read function r ffco addr nbrval crcreq Read lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculated on the outputted value lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 addr starts from e 1 1 coefficients 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients Output is val crcval gt Write function ffco addr lt nbrval gt val crcval Write lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from the
26. crepancies between these outputs in extreme conditions of Gain or temperature The Tap balance is already performed in factory for each level of Preamp Gain If necessary the Tap balance can be performed again by the User on both Offsets and Gains The Procedure is the following Tap Balance by Offsets gt Cover the Lens of the camera to get a dark uniform target This is not recommended to perform an Offset balance under light conditions gt Launch the Tap Offset Balance The process takes a few seconds and can be interrupted when you want Tap Balance by Gains gt Provide an uniform light target to the camera This is recommended to have a global level of around at least 7076 of the saturation otherwise with a low light level 3075 of the Saturation the Gain has less effect than the Offset and your balancing won t be efficient Launch the Tap Gain Balance The process takes a few seconds and can be interrupted when you want gt You save the result in memory result for both Gains and offsets Infernal Process During the calibration process the Camera calculates averages on some strategic ROIs around the junction between taps and then estimates the slope of the tangents and then the projections on each side of the Junction Right projection Pixel value SN Left projection Average area 2 lt gt d Average area Average distance area width The adjustment between these two neighbor taps
27. d the camera will improve roughly the dissipation If necessary additional heat sinks are available ref set of 2 and they can be fixed on any side of the front face Set of 2 x Heat Sinks Part number 71 One heat sink can decrease the temperature of the front face of about 5 down 53 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIIXAG 45 9 APPENDIX E Optical Mounts available Mount Kit10 Part number AT 1KFPAVIVA ABA 258 2 e 1 4 f i f 1 J 4 45 f f n i al f Uu E u S 54 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 M42x0 75 T2 Mount Kit30 Part number 71 M42x1 Mount Kit4O Part number AT71KFPAVIVA ADA 9 2 5 0 02 2 948 53 0 01 2 5 sur 048 5 950 3x1 20 255 2 55 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIIXAG 45 10 APPENDIX 6 Revision History Comments Details Preliminary release Rev B Response curves in LSB Firmware 2 0 0 Mechanical drawing detailed Output modes detailed Reverse forward 0 1 and explanation drawing Line balance Gains Max decreased to x3 but precision increased Rev C Status command Firmware 2 0 0 Detailed mechanical drawings for optical mounts Baud Rate Change Warning Detail of the Line Summation mode Firmware 2 0 0 56 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e
28. e 1 1 coefficients 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients nbrval is between 1 and 10 val is between O and 16383 FFC User Bank Management The new processed FFC can be saved in 4 x User banks both Gains and Offsets in the same time gt Read function r rffc Get the current Tap Bank used 0 Factory or 1 to 4 w rffc val Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory or 1 to 4 gt Write function w rffc val Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 FFCorrection ffcp Disable Flat Field Correction processing ffcp 1 Enable Flat Field Correction processing Get Flat Field Correction processing status FPN User Calibration Start FPN user calibration OnePush button auto disable once finished Stop FPN user calibration Get the FPN user calibration status PRNU User Calibration w calg 1 Start PRNU user calibration for all Lines OnePush button auto disable once finished W calg O Stop PRNU user calibration r calg Get the PRNU user calibration status FPN Reset Clear FPN coefficients to O PRNU Reset Set PRNU coefficients to 1 FFC user bank w sffc val Save current user FFC FPN amp PRNU into FFC bank number val val between 1 and 4 w rffc val Load current user FFC from FFC bank number val val between O and 4 O is a virtua
29. e 2V Tried M ELIIXA 4S Monochrome Camera User Manual 1 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 2ummary ELIIXAG 4S Line Scan Camera T CAMERA OVERVIEM cashes E RET EDS PU TEE 4 GIS areas RR 4 4 L3 DESCON 5 iu Pypical PA 5 5 5 2 CAMERA PERFORMANCES sese eres see 6 21 Camerachardclel 120 108 6 cuc Nc m 6 2 2 1 response of each line of the sensor sse tenete tentent tnnt tnn tnt tenete tn tns 7 2 2 2 response with a four lines summation ee 7 3 CAMERA HARDWARE 8 pL Meshatteal Deng 8 3 2 Input output Connectors and LED pe 9 TS 9 ONECONecior 9 3 2 3 CameraLink Output Configuration en 10 4 STANDARD 2 2 2 222 2 40 12 ZI CECORLOEILDU 45 12 Z2 12 A RoHS CINT 12 5 SETTING UP THE CAMERA IN THE 5 5 13 CAMERA SOFTWARE 14 OL
30. en 1 and 10 val is between O and 16383 Read nbrval user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculate on the outputted value lt addr gt starts from e 1 1 coefficients 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients nbrval is between 1 and 10 Output is val crcval e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 3 7 Save amp Restore Settings The settings or Main configuration of the Camera can be saved in 4 x different User banks gt These settings don t include neither the Line Balance the Tap Balance Gains and offsets nor the FFC which have each their own 4 User banks These settings include user bank in use for each category Tap Balance Line Balance FFC This allow by loading one Camera configuration at the startup to load also automatically the associated FFC and Line balance settings Save amp restore settings Allows to save or restore all the Camera settings Save amp restore settings UsersetSelector Factory UserSsetSayve Done 5 UsersetLoad Done fal CurrentLiserSet Factory Read function p rcfg Get the current Tap Bank used 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator w rcfg lt val gt Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator gt Write function w scfg lt val gt Save the current Ta
31. epends also on the exposure time Texp set If Texp gt Lp the line period is equal to Texp If Lp gt Texp the line period is equal to Lp READOUT N 1 READOUT N INTEGRATION N INTEGRATION N 1 ti Ext Trig with integration time set in the camera This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 but the exposure time is the one defined in the Camera in the camera the short trig pulses will be ignored The exposure set in the camera defines the minimum line period possible If the line period of the Trig signal provided to the camera is lower than the exposure time set ti 77 2 m m mom i td CCI INTEGRATION N INTEGRATION N 1 READOUTN Ext Trig Full Integration time available This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 The exposure time is the maximum possible value between two Tri pulses In this mode the exposure time set in the camera is ignored Avoid this mode if your trigger is not stable variable line period The exposure of each line could then be different If the period of the trig signal is less than the readout time the Camera won t send any signal 28 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELiiXA 45 Ti LP tho td ior INTEGRATION N INTEGRATION N 1 READOUT N 1 READOUT N Lp Ext Trig with Integration Time Controlled ITC with one Trig This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 Both
32. ese values are fixed in factory and can t be changed shaded except the Camera User ID which can be fixed by the Customer O Vendor name e2v Read function r vdnm Return by the camera e2v string Can not be written Model Name Internal name for GenICam gt Read function r mdnm return by the camera string EliixaUMCL 45 Can not be written Camera ID part number serial number of the Camera gt Read function idnb Return by the camera string 50 bytes max ex 71 45 14010 0 0000000000 0850 0002 with EV71YM4SCL4010 BA0O Part number 0000000000 Batch number not used for Cameras 0850 0002 Serial number O8 Year of manufacturing e 50 week in the year e as Proto as Manual A as automatic type of testing e 0002 Identification number 1 Fab indice gt Can not be written User ID Can be set by the Customer to identify the Camera Read function cust Return by the camera string 50 bytes max gt Write function w cust lt string gt 17 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 o Firmware Version Can be set by the Customer to identify the Camera gt Read function vers Return lt 0 gt lt id ver 1 gt With lt id ver N gt hexadecimal 32 bits long for id and version for module The format of a 32 bits value is BirO fto 3
33. exposure time and line period are defined by this Trig signal The exposure time during the low level of the Trig Signal The line period between two rising edges of the Trig Signal 1 1 tdi td2 1 1 J READOUT N 1 READOUT N INTEGRATION INTEGRATION N 1 Ext Trig with Integration Time Controlled ITC with two Trigs This mode requires two external triggers via CC1 and CC2 2 controls the starting of the exposure time 1 controls the end of the exposure time The line period is defined by the one of the CC2 Trig signal CC2 CCI INTEGRATION N INTEGRATION 1 READOUT N 1 READOUT N 29 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 30 45 Exposure time Defines the integration time when set in the Camera This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section 100 US j AE c3 Exposure LE Exposure time 1 0 1 6553 5 Line per second Line period 100 us gt Read function tint Return by the camera Integer from 1 to 65535 0 1us to 6 5535ms c Write function w tint value This value of integration time is taken in account only when the synchronisation mode is free run 0 or Ext Trig with Integration time set 1 Otherwise it s ignored Line Period Defines the Line Period of the Camera in Timed mode This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section MM Exposure
34. gement The new processed balance can be saved in 4 x User banks both Gains and Offsets in the same time 3 5 Gains amp Offsets B Save amp restore balance Di LIserTapBalanceseleckar Factory UserTapBalancesave UserTapBalanceLoad Done Current user tap balance bank Factory gt Read function p rbal Get the current Tap Bank used 0 Factory or 1 to 4 rbal val Load Tap Bank from bank val 0 Factory or 1 to 4 gt Write function sbal lt val gt Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 35 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIIXAG 4S Contrast Expansion e Digital Gain Set the global Digital Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section Di Gains amp Offsets Digital Gain 5 4 dB 0 13 952214 gt Read function r gdig Returned by the camera Value from O to 255 The corresponding Gain is calculated as 20log 1 val 64 in dB gt Write function w int e Digital Offset Set the global Digital Offset This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section El L3 Gains amp Offsets Offset Di rk 4096 4095 gt Read function r offs Returned by the camera Value from 4096 to 4095 in LSB gt Write function w offs lt int gt 36 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009
35. l bank that reset ffc coefficients Get the current user FFC bank used saved or loaded 48 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 FPN user coefficients w ffco lt addr gt nbrval val crcval ffco lt addr gt lt nbrval gt crcreq PRNU user coefficients w ffcg lt addr gt lt nbrval gt val crcval ffcg lt addr gt lt nbrval gt crcreq 49 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 Write lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from the lt addr gt address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the lt val gt lt val gt is signed lt addr gt starts from e 1 for Line 1 coefficients e 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 lt val gt is between 128 et 127 Read lt nbrval gt FPN user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address If crcreq is equal to 1 the crc will be calculate on the outputted value lt addr gt starts from e 1for Line 1 coefficients e 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients lt nbrval gt is between 1 and 10 Output is val crcval Write lt nbrval gt user coefficients starting from the lt addr gt address If crcval is added the crc value is computed on the all the val lt addr gt starts from e 1forLine 1 coefficients 5001 for Line 2 Coefficients e 10001 for Line 3 coefficients nbrval is betwe
36. me One external trigger with external exposure time Two external triggers with external exposure time E Status trigger too Fast gt Read function r sync Return by the camera e 0 Free Run mode e 1 Ext Trig with Integration time set in the Camera e 2 Ext Trig with Integration time maximum in the line period e 3 Ext ITC Integration Time Controlled The same Trig signal defines the line period and its low level defines the integration time e 4 Ext Trig with two trig signal CC2 defines the start of the integration and CC2 defines the Stop of the integration gt Write function sync value o Timing Specifications This table is for all the synchronization modes Description Mn Typ Max Effective exposure time duration 15s CC1 rising to integration period start delay 03m Integration period stop to LINE rising set up time 2045 CC1 hold time pulse high duration 71 30 CCL CC falling rising to integration period start delay 036 CC1 CC2 rising to integration period stop delay 03m 1 Rising to integration stop delay 3us ITC Trig Mode 1ps for the other modes 27 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Free Run This mode doesn t require an external trigger In this case the line period Lp can be defined in the Camera see below but the real line period of the camera d
37. mera At the Camera startup or settings each User settings reload action Err CommCam compatibility index Eliixa4s revD 10 09 45 Notify that an error has occurred during the hardware init of the camera Mainly the loading of the FPGA with a invalid or corrupted dataflash contains Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the Factory Application Settings EEPROM area Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the User Application Settings EEPROM area Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the Factory Camera Settings EEPROM area Notify that an error is detected in one parameters of the User Camera Settings EEPROM area At each read write of Notify that an error is detected in the the Camera hardware ID CommCam compatibility index EEPROM area e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIIXAG 45 8 APPENDIX Thermal Management The most important source of heat in the camera is around the sensor The Camera dissipates around 14W with 8 taps at 2 on the sensor The Camera has been designed to dissipates the maximum of the internal heat through its front face The packaging of the sensor is larger to increase the surface in contact with the front face and then improves the dissipation In the system the camera has to be fixed by its front face with the largest contact possible with a metallic part Without any specific cooling system a simple air flow aroun
38. mm FOV Field Of View width of the web inspected by the sensor line in mm L Working distance from the Lens to the Web in mm f focal distance of the lens in mm S Speed of the web in mm s We w FOV f L The ratio M w FOV is called Magnification The FOV is grabbed by 4096 pixels in the width In order to get a ratio of 1 1 in your image at the web speed of S your line rate has to be set Line Rate S FOV x 4096 if the FOV 11 cm 110mm and the speed of the web is 5 0 3 m s 300mm s the line rate will Line Rate 300 110 x 4096 11170 Lines s The spatial correction has to be set to 2 because the spacing between two color lines in the sensor is 2 center to center 2 lines of 10um width If you use a 60mm lens the working distance will be L 60 x 110 40 96 161mm This will certainly require a macro lens 13 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELiiXA 45 6 CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 1 Control and Interface As all the e2v Cameras the ELIIXA is delivered with the friendly interface control software COMMCAM UCL Ultimate Camera Link which is based on the GenICam standard COMMCAM recognizes and detects automatically all the UCL Cameras connected on any transport layers Camera Link or COM ports of your system Once connected to the Camera you have an easy access to all its features The visibility of these features can be associated to three
39. mp restore settings 14 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 2 Serial Protocol and Command Format The Camera Link interface provides two LVDS signal pairs for communication between the camera and the frame grabber This is an asynchronous serial communication based on RS 232 protocol The serial line configuration is Full duplex without handshaking 9600 bauds default 8 bit data no parity bit 1 stop bit The baud rate can be set up to 230 400 6 21 Syntax Internal camera configurations are activated by write or readout commands The command syntax for write operation is command name command parameters CR The command syntax for readout operation is command name CR 6 2 2 Command Processing Each command received by the camera is processed The setting is implemented if valid e The camera returns gt code gt lt CR gt We recommend to wait for the camera return code before sending a new command Table 5 1 Camera Returned Code Returned code meaning gt 0 or gt All right the command will be implemented 23 Error bad CRC in command gt 16 Command Error Command not recognize or doesn t exist gt 21 Invalid Command ID the Command doesn t exist gt 33 Invalid Access the receipt of the last command has failed gt 34 Parameter out of range the parameter of the last command send is out of range gt 35 Ac
40. must be set in the final conditions of Light Gain and in the final position in the System The Line Balance It don t affect the result but after the FFC calibration the User will have to perform a new Line Balance White uniform moving target Launch the FFC Enable the FFC gt You can save the FFC result both FPN PRNU in the same time in one of the 4 FFC User Banks Advices The ELIIXA has 4 x FFC Banks to save 4 x different FFC calibrations You can use this feature if your system needs some different conditions of lightning and or Gain because it s looking for different targets You can perform one FFC per condition of Gain setting of the Camera 4 Max and recall one of the four global settings Camera Configuration FFC Line Balance when required e FFC Activation Enable disable the Flat Field Correction This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction section E Flat Field correction Flat field correction Disabled gt Read function ffcp Returns the FFC Status O if disabled 1 if enabled gt Write function w ffcp 1 Enable the FFC Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELIiXAG 45 w ffcp Disabled the FFC FPN DSNU Calibration Launches the FFC process for the Offsets calculation This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section 3 Automatic calibration p
41. on as the lines have fo grabbed exactly the same part of the web In 4x Outputs mode the Spatial correction ts inhibited 24 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 What the Spatial correction Vocabulary w Pixel Size 10 in the Eliixa SENSOR W Size of the real object of the web seen by one pixel Magnification w W Color pitch or distance between to lines centers 20um in the TOXIN Eliixa S Speed of the web For magnification of M the line rate has to be adjusted at S W see Chapter 5 Then due to the fact that the Line pitch is 2x the pixel size an area size of W which has been grabbed the 151 line at T E will be grabbed by the 2nd at T 2 the 3rd at T 4 2 The Camera memorizes each line for each color from to T 6 ide The spatial correction of 2 allows to associate 1 1 15 T 2 2 3rd T 4 4th T 6 to be outputted in the same time on the Camera Link connector 1 6 T45 1 4 1 3 T 2 THI T E REI Web Direction Then the Spatial correction of 2 is for a pixel ratio width height of 1 1 square pixels We define the width in the sensor direction and the height in the web direction A web speed which is 2x times faster than the appropriate line rate to get square pixels will compress by 2 the pixels in the web direction In this case the ratio will be defined as 1 2
42. or Command Auto Line balance start auto Line balance calibration stop auto M S auto Line balance r rsdb sd auto Line lautolinebalancestate state Line balance activation w Iben Line balance disable w Iben 1 Line balance enable Get Line balance state Line 1 Balance Gain w 1 val Set Line 1 balance gain lt val gt from O to 8191 Red gain format 1 lt val gt representation lt val gt Q13 10 unsigned gerne Balance Line 2 Balance Gain Iba2 val Set Line 2 balance gain same representation as 1 XUI PT 40 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 4 45 Line 3 Balance Gain w Iba3 val Set Line 3 balance gain same representation as 1 Line 4 Balance 4 val Set Line 4 balance gain same as 1 get Line 4 balance gain ess Line Balance settings bank w scol lt val gt Save current Line balance in bank number val val between 1 and 4 for User and 5 for Integrator w rcol val Load Line Balance from bank number val val between 1 and 4 for User O for factory default and 5 for Integrator Get the current Line Balance bank used saved or loaded Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 6 3 6 Flat Field Correction Automatic Flat Field Correction How is performed the Flat Field Correction What is the Flat Field correction FFC 2 The Flat Field
43. p Balance in the User bank val 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator Configuration w scfg val Save current configuration into bank number val val between 1 and 4 Save current configuration into integrator bank 5 val between 1 and 4 Get the current configuration bank used saved or loaded 50 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 7 APPENDIX A Camera Status Detail 7 1 Table 1 Processing Status Name Tnit Value Update Description S Wait for trigger Set to 1 when Camera in No trigger received since the last scan 1Hz triggered mode and no trigger is received Otherwise value set to O Settings Modified Set to 1 after any valid change Notify any change in the Camera parameters of configuration parameter Saving in configuration User bank is necessary Set to O after each save or to keep the new settings after the reboot of restore action on a config the Camera memory bank Tap Balance Set to 1 after a valid change Notify any change in the current Camera tap Modified of the Tap balance balance Set to O after each save or Saving in tap balance User bank is necessary to restore action ona tap balance keep the new settings after the reboot of the memory bank Camera FFC Modified Set to 1after a valid change Notify any change the current Camera of a FPN or PRNU coefficient FFC parameters Set to O after each save or Saving in FFC User bank is necessary
44. requirements of the EMC European directive 89 336 CEE EN 50081 2 EN 61000 6 2 FCC Conformity The ELIIXA cameras further comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules which states that Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense RoHs Conformity ELIIXA cameras comply with the requirements of the RoHS directive Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 ELiiXA 45 5 SETTING UP THE CAMERA IN THE SYSTEM Vocabulary W size of the sensor line 40 96
45. tial Rebuild Signal source Defines if the data comes from the Sensor or the FPGA test Pattern This command is available in the CommCam Setup section 7 Fl Setup J Vds Signal source Cop Pattern 1 Pattern 2 gt Read function srce Return by the camera 0 if Source from the Sensor 1 if test pattern active gt Write function w srce value to switch to CCD sensor image 1 to switch to Test Pattern The Test pattern is a single ramp The detail of this test pattern is given in APPENDIX B The test pattern is generated in the FPGA It s used to point out any interface problem with the Frame Grabber The test pattern is generated by the FPGA This is a 12bit width pattern identical for each line as following Line1 Line2 Line3 0 80 40 1 81 41 2 82 42 3 83 84 FOO F80 F40 FO F81 F41 F3F F40 FCO F80 FFD FFF FFF FFE FFF FFF FFF FFF FFF 21 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 Number of Line sum Set the summation mode and number of lines summed This command is available in the CommCam Line Summation section 51 3 Line summation Number of lines to sum 4 lines output 2 lines summation 3 lines summation 4 lines summatior Read function Return by the camera e For 4 lines Output mode e 1 2Line summation mode e 2 3Lines Summation
46. to keep restore action on a FFC the new settings after the reboot of the memory bank Camera 7 2 Table 2 Internal Task Status Name 1 Tnit Value Description SS Warn Ovf At each end of calibration Notify that an Overflow occurred during a Tap balance White balance calibration FFC Tap Balance White Balance Logical OR of all the FPGA flags The result of the calibration is nevertheless available Warn Udf At each end of calibration Notify that an Underflow occurred during a Tap balance White balance calibration FFC Tap Balance White Balance Logical OR of all the FPGA flags The result of the calibration is nevertheless available Cal App Enabled At each start and end of Notify that the Calibration FFC Tap Balance calibration Tap balance White Balance is White balance Active 1 Or terminated O Processing Status 3 4 o 4 x 9 S lt 4 lt H 51 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 7 3 Table 3 Error Diagnostic Status Name Tnit Value Update o 4 Y 29 4 lt o S U 02 Err hardware init At each camera start or when the FPGA restart Err factory application settings At the Camera startup Err user application settings Err factory camera At the Camera startup or settings each factory default settings reload action At the Camera startup Err user ca
47. wing colour Colour and state Meaning Green and continuous OK Green and blinking slowly Waiting for Ext Trig Trigl and or Trig2 Red and continuous Camera out of order Internal firmware error 3 2 2 Power Connector Camera connector type Hirose HR10A 7R 6PB male Cable connector type Hirose HRIOA 7P 6S female Signal Pin Signal Pin PWR 1 GND 4 PWR 2 GND 5 7 PWR 3 GND 6 Power supply from 12 to 24v Power 15W max with an inrush current of 2A Camera side description during power up 23 9 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 3 2 3 CameraLink Output Configuration Modes Connector CL1 Connector CL2 Base 40MHz for the line summation mode 2 Channels interlaced 8bits 2 x 40MHz 8 bits 2 Channels interlaced 1061 2 x 40MHz 10 bits 2 Channels interlaced 12bits 2 x 40MHz 12 bits Base 80MHz for the line summation mode 1 Channel 8bits 1 x 80MHz 8 bits 1 Channel 105135 1 x 8 10 bits 1 Channel 12bits 1 x 80MHz 12 bits Medium for the 4 lines output mode 4 Channels x 80MHz 8bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode 4x80MHz 4 Channels x 80MHz 10bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode 4x80MHz 4 Channels x 80MHz 12bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x80MHz Connector CL1 assignment table Base or Medium Base or Medium Base or Medium iis 8bits 10 bits 12 bits Port AO AO AO AO Port A1 A1 A1 A1 Port 2 A2 2 2 Port A3 A3 A3 A3 Port A4 4 4 4 Port 5 5
48. y detection Using e2v s unique technology the CCD sensor features unmatched performance line rate up to 18 KHz row spacing of two pixels center to center between the four lines enhanced response with the back side illumination technology The camera package is designed to increase efficiency and save cost at vision system level e Easy calibration Automatic Tap balance and flat field correction line balance e versatile implementation trigger modes output modes bidirectional scanning 14 Typical Applications e Web Inspection Wood Paper Metallurgy e Surface Inspection Wafer DVD CDROM Printed Circuit Board Flat Panel Display e OCR and Barcode reading Document scanning Checks sorting Data archiving Postal sorting L5 Models Part Number Sensor Speed Additional Filter included 4 lines Glass NBK 7 for optical EV71YM4SCL4010 BAO monochrome Speed 18 KHz Compensation 5 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009 45 2 CAMERA PERFORMANCES 21 Camera Characterization Unit Min Gain 3 Min Gain 10dB 3 Min Gain 20dB 3 Min Max Min Typ Max 3 Min Typ Max Dark Noise RMS LSB 25 35 5 25 Dynamic Range 170 1640 585 820 135 165 FPN rms LSB 1 2 2 7 FPN pk pk LSB 5 11 50 PRNUrms X 02 0 3 08 PRNU pk pk 3 45 7 Note These figures LSB are for a 12bits format 22 Image Sensor 6 Eliixa4s revD 10 09 e2v semiconductors SAS 2009
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