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1. rex Date modified Type download 10 04 2013 10 14 File folder Name Recent Places 04K10D 00 R Camera Data Files 7 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 67 The following commands can be used to control the Teledyne DALSA Linea cameras Accessing the Three Letter Commands TLC To access the TLC an ASCII based communications interface application such as HyperTerminal Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx dllorclallserial dll as defined in the Camera Link Specification Visual Basic or C Application clallserial dll clserxxx dll slseryyy dll clserzzz dl Figure 17 Serial DLL hierarchy as mentioned in the Camera Link Specification 1 Cycle power to the camera by either a issuing the reset camera command rc or b powering the camera OFF and then ON 2 Load the ASCII interface using e 9600 baud e 8 data bits e no parity e 1 stop bit e flow control e local echo e carriage return linefeed 3 Wait for a stable status LED color green or red before proceeding Note that all entries in HyperTerminal will be ignored until a stable LED color is obtained 4 In case of HyperTerminal press the lt ESC gt key 5 Once lt ESC gt has been entered the USER prompt appears Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 68 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome
2. image Format contol Image Format Control Feature Description c csccccsssssssssssssssssssesccssssssssssssssssssssseessssssssssssssesseseeeeessesssssss 54 Binning 55 Area of Interest C O 56 Transport Layer Control Category 2 58 Transport Layer Feature Descriptions ssssscccssssssssssssssssssssccssssssssscssssssssescssssssssessssssssssececsessssseesesssssssees 59 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseees 59 Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature DescriptionS sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssee 60 Sericll Port Control Calegoly 61 Serial Port Control Feature Descriptions sssssssssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssesssseesessssssssssssssecees 61 File Access Control Category File Access Control Feature Descriptions File Access via the CamExpert Tool u ssssssssssssssssscsscsssssssssssssssessssescesssssssssssssesssseeceesssssssssssssecssseeeeesssessessss Download List of Camera Parameters ssosssssscssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssussssssssssssssescesessssussssssssssssseeeeeeeeses 65 67 Port Configuration RM 68 Disabling the Esc Key for Direct A
3. Embedded within camera Sapera LT including CamExpert GUI application and GenICam for Camera Link imaging driver Version 7 30 or later Camera Performance Specifications Table 4 Camera Performance Specifications Specifications Performance Imager Format High speed CMOS line scan Resolution 2048 or 4096 pixels Pixel Size 7 04 um x 7 04 um Pixel Fill Factor 100 96 Line Rate Up to 80 kHz Exposure Time 4 us to 3 ms Bit Depth 8 bit or 12 bit selectable Connectors and Mechanicals Control amp Data Interface Base Medium and Full Camera Link configurations 2 x SDR 26 Power Connector Hirose 6 pin male circular Power Supply 5 V to 24 V DC 4 8 V to 25 2 V maximum limits Power Dissipation lt 45 Size 62 mm W x 62 mm H x 31 mm D Mass 190g Operating Temp 0 C to 65 C front plate temperature Optical Interface Lens Mount M42 x 1 C mount adapter available Sensor to Camera Front Distance 12mm Sensor Alignment aligned to sides of camera 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual O y parallelism x y 2 Oz 0 08 or 100 um 300 um 300 um 300 um 0 3 Compliance Regulatory Compliance CE FCC and RoHS GenICam Operating Ranges Performance Notes Dynamic Range
4. These signals indicate when data is valid allowing you to clock the data from the camera to your acquisition system These signals are part of the Camera Link configuration and you should refer to the Camera Link Implementation Road Map available at our Knowledge Center for the standard location of these signals Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 20 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Clocking Signal Indicates LVAL high Outputting valid line DVAL Not used STROBE rising edge Valid data FVAL Set to 0 WARNING It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages may damage the camera Input voltage requirement 5 VDC to 24 VDC 1 Amp Before connecting power to the camera test all power supplies Hirose 6 pin Circular Male Mating Part HIROSE HR10A 7P 6S Figure 6 6 pin Hirose Circular Male Power Plug Power Connector Table 8 Power Plug Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 5 V to 24 V DC 4 GND 2 5 to 24 V DC 5 GND 3 5 V to 24 V DC 6 GND The camera requires a single voltage input 5 VDC to 24 VDC The camera meets all performance specifications using standard switching power supplies although well regulated linear supplies provide optimum performance WARNING When setting up the camera s power supplies follow these guidelines e Apply the appropriate voltages e P
5. Set Line Rate To set the camera s line rate use the line rate parameter part ofthe Camera Controls set This feature can only be used when the camera is in Internal mode that is when the start line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode Off 1 maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 4 us and low time greater than 1 us Note A line rate lt 1 Exposure time 1 us will return an error Invalid Parameter if this condition is not met You must adjust these two parameters in the correct sequence to maintain this condition If the external line rate exceeds the maximum line rate allowed for a mode the camera will continue to output data at its maximum line rate Though no image artefacts associated with over speed will occur you may notice that under over speed conditions the image will appear compressed and the apparent distance travelled will be reduced Camera Control Parameter Description Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in a range from 1 Hz up to 80 kHz This feature is only available when the camera is in Internal Mode line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode off Line Rates Camera Link Configuration Maximum Line Rate Base 8 bit 12 bit 37 5kHz 4K 75 kHz QK Medium 8 bit 12bit 75 2 4 80 kHz Full 8 bit 80 kHz 4K 80 kHz 2K Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00
6. Transport Layer Resets the camera and puts in the default settings including a 9600 baud rate 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 39 Important Note to ensure best results the conditions under which you calibrate the camera e g temperature and illumination should be as close to the actual operating conditions as possible Parameters Parameter Value E Board Mode On Basic Timing Scan Direction Reverse Set Not Enabled Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 200 External Trigger XLI Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Offset X 1 E Camera Cameralink 1 ROI Width 4096 Camera Information Calibrate FPN Press Camera Control Calibrate PRNU Press VO Controls Calibrate PRNU Status Good Less Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Figure 13 Flat Field Calibration in CamExpert Digital Processing 9 0 Video Output Calibrate FPN Calibrate Filter Threshold Video flatfieldCalibrationFP PRNU ImageEnhancementStrength Offset Gain ccf flatfieldCorrectionMode 58 BlackLevel ssb 550 flatfieldCalibrationPRNU flatfieldCorrectionAlgorith cpaffm Figure 14 Camera Calibration Process Calibration The goal of calibration is to produce a uniform white balanced and if required color corrected i
7. Trigger Mode Trigger Mode Determines the source of trigger to the camera internal 1 00 or external CC1 DFNC Beginner Flat Field Category The Linea Flat Field controls as shown by CamExpert group parameters used to configure camera pixel format and image cropping Additionally a feature control to select and output an internal test image simplifies the process of setting up a camera without a lens Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value E Board Mode Off Basic Timing Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 200 Calibration Sample Size 4096 External Trigger RO Offset X 1 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Width 4096 H Camera Cameralink 1 Calibrate FPN Press Camera Information Calibrate PRNU Press Camera Control Calibrate PRNU Status Good Controls lt lt Less Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer C Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 52 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual The following table describes these parameters along with their view attrib
8. gt 60 dB Random Noise lt 3 75 DN rms FFC enabled Broadband Responsivity 320 DN nJ cm Gain 1x to 10x Nominal range DC Offset 7DN FFC enabled PRNU lt 1 590 50 Sat FPN lt 7DN SEE 12 5 nJ cm NEE 11 7 pJ Antiblooming 100 x Saturation Integral non linearity 1 5 DN DN z digital number Test Conditions e Values measured using 12 bit gain 10 kHz line rate Light source broadband quartz halogen 3250 K with 700 nm IR cut off filter Front plate temperature 45 C Certifications and Compliance Compliance EN 55011 FCC Part 15 CISPR 11 and ICES 003 Class A Radiated Emissions Requirements EN 55024 and EN 61326 1 Immunity to Disturbance RoHS per EU Directive 2011 65 EC and WEEE per EU Directive 2002 96 EC and China Electronic Industry Standard SJ T11364 2006 GenICam XML Description File Superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 Camera Link Serial Communication GenICam Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 Supported Industry Standards GenlCam Linea cameras are GenICam compliant They implement a superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 This description takes the form of an XML device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module of the GenICam specification The camera uses the GenIC
9. Medium or Full configuration The figure below shows the SDR26 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the Camera Link Base Medium and Full configurations For detailed information on Camera Link please refer to the Camera Link Road Map available from the Knowledge Center on the Teledyne DALSA Web site http ww w teledynedalsa com mv knowledge appnotes aspx 13 Figure 5 Camera Link Connector Data 2 Control Data 1 Camera Right Angle Channel Link Camera Right Angle Channel Link Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Connector 1 1 inner shield 1 1 PoCL 14 14 inner shield 14 14 inner shield 2 25 YO 2 25 15 12 YO 15 12 XO 3 24 Y1 3 24 1 16 11 Y1 16 11 X1 4 23 Y2 4 23 2 17 10 2 17 10 X24 5 22 Yclk 5 22 Xclk 18 9 Yclk 18 9 Xclk 6 21 Y3 6 21 X3 19 8 19 8 X34 7 20 100 ohm 7 20 SerTC 20 7 terminated 20 7 SerTC 8 19 70 8 19 SerTFG 21 6 70 21 6 SerTFG 9 18 Z1 9 18 1 22 5 71 22 5 1 10 17 72 10 17 2 23 4 72 23 4 2 11 16 Zclk 11 16 CC3 24 3 Zclk 24 3 CC3 12 15 Z3 12 15 CC4 25 2 73 25 2 13 13 inner shield 13 13 inner shield 26 26 inner shield 26 26 PoCL Exterior Overshield is connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends Unused pairs should be terminated i
10. 3 LSB Bit 7 Bits 8 9 10 11 LSB Bit 7 LSB Bit 7 LSB Bit 7 Bit 8 9 10 11 Pixels 1 5 9 Pixels 1 5 9 Pixels 2 6 Pixels 4 8 Pixels 3 7 Pixels 3 7 4091 4095 4091 4095 10 4092 12 4090 11 4089 11 4089 4096 4094 4093 4093 Tap 2 Bits 8 9 10 11 Tap 4 Pixels 2 6 Bits 8 9 10 11 10 4092 Pixels 4 8 4096 12 4090 4094 Full TO Configuration Port A Port B Port D Port E Port F Port G Port H LSB Bit LSB Bit LSB Bit LSB Bit LSB Bit LSB Bit LSB Bit 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 Tap 1 Tap 2 Tap 3 Tap 4 Tap 5 Tap 6 Tap 7 Tap 8 LSB LSB LSB LSB LSB LSB LSB Bit LSB Bit 7 Bit 7 Bit 7 Bit 7 Bit 7 7 Bit 7 Pixels 2 Pixels 3 Pixels 4 Pixels 5 Pixels 6 Pixels 7 Pixels 8 10 18 11 19 12 20 13 21 14 22 15 23 16 24 4082 4083 4084 4085 4086 4087 4088 4090 4091 4092 4093 4094 4095 4096 Pixel Format Bit 7 Pixels 1 9 17 4081 4089 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 19 Table 5 Camera Link Bit Definitions Signal Configuration CCI EXSYNC CC2 Spare Spare CC4 Spare Table 6 Camera Control Configuration For additional Camera Link documentation refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site s Knowledge Center application notes Camera Link Drive Capability The camera
11. 34 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Line Rate vs AOI 77MHz 1 Base 8 or 12 bit 77000000 EB Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit gone s Max Line Rate 80KHz Full 8 bit 77000000 22 8 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz 2 B 12 77000000 A n Max Line Rate 80KHz 77000000 ra0lWidthz Max Line Rate 80KHz Max Line Rate 80KHz 77000000 AOTWidth2 4 2 Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit Full 8 bit 3 Base 8 or 12 bit Medium 8 or 12 bit 77000000 EORUM T AOIWidth2 LAO Max Line Rate 80KHz Full 8 bit 77000000 AOIWidthz AO a a Max Line Rate 80KHz 4 Base 12 77000000 I OS 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 35 Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit 77000000 oe adi idths 3o dent 4 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Full 8 bit 77000000 AOIWigth2 4 8 Max Line Rate 80KHz 50MHz 1 Base 8 or 12 bit 50000000 AOTWidthi 2 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit 50000000 c 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Full 8 bit 50000000 AOIWidthly 8 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz 2 Base 8 or 12 bit 50000000 j Ps 475 D
12. Full Name Display Camera Configuration Mnemonic GC Argument s Description Display current value of camera configuration parameters Notes Model LA CM 02K08A 00 R Microcode 03 081 20320 01 CCI 03 110 20316 01 FPGA 03 056 20487 01 Serial 4 12035699 BiST Good DefaultSet Ext Trig Rate Vert Bin Hor Bin Flat Field Offset System Gain Mirror AOI Mode L Speed L Config Full Name Get Value DUM Description The get command displays the current value s ofthe feature specified in the string parameter Note that the parameter is preceded by a single quote Using this command will be easier for control software than parsing the output from the gcp command Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 72 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Full Name Argument s Toe et Oc Notes USER gt h LA 03 081 20315 00 Command Line Interpreter Jan 15 2014 17 46 53 ccf Calibrate User FPN lt 2048 4096 gt clm Camera Link Mode 0 Base 1 Med 2 Full gt cls Camera Link Speed lt 0 77MHz 1 49MHz gt cpa Calibrate Flatfield 0 basic 1 filter gt lt 2048 4096 gt lt DN target gt dek disable ESC key lt 0 1 gt ffm Flat Field Mode 0 Off 1 0 2 Initialiaze gt gcp Display Camera Configuration get Get value lt string gt h Help 2 help lt string gt lpc Load Pixel Coefficients set 0 8 rc Reset Camera roi Set Flatfie
13. Line Scan Camera User s Manual Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal e Ifyou are using interfaces other than HyperTerminal the ASCII character ESC is decimal 27 and needs to be issued From the command line insert ESC by using ALT 2 7 of the activated Num Pad In some cases this needs to be followed by a carriage return or a linefeed to send this to the camera e n ASCII the ESC character may look like this ASCII to GenCP To switch from the ASCII command interface to the interface the camera must be either reset RC or the power must be cycled Note that GenCP and ASCII commands cannot be accessed simultaneously Note that the HyperTerminal application is not available on the Windows 7 OS Alternatives to HyperTerminal The following alternative ASCII interfaces have been tested and shown to work with this camera PuTTY and TeraTerm Note that PuTTY does not have Xmodem capability while TeraTerm does Xmoden is required to update code in the camera TeraTerm http logmett com index php download tera term 473 freew are html PuTTY http putty en softonic com The camera responds to a simple ASCII based protocol A carriage return CR ends each command Example to return the current detector settings gcp CR A complete list of the available detector commands their format and parameters can be displayed by sending the help h command Port Configuration Baud 9 600
14. a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Model Name DeviceModelName Displays the device model name RO 1 00 Beginner Vendor Name DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name RO 1 00 Beginner Device Version DeviceVersion Displays the device version This tag will 1 00 also highlight if the firmware is a beta or Beginner custom design RO Manufacturer Info DeviceManufacturerInfo This feature provides extended 1 00 manufacturer information about the device Beginner RO 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 45 Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Firm ware Version DeviceFirmwareVersion Displays the currently loaded firmware 1 00 version number Firmware files have a Beginner unique number and have the cbf file extension RO Serial Number DeviceID Displays the device s factory set camera 1 00 serial number RO Beginner Device User ID DeviceUserID Feature to store user programmable 1 00 identifier of up to 15 characters The default Beginner factory setting is the camera serial number RW Power up UserSetDefaultSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 Configuration and make active on camera power up or Beginner Selector reset The camera configuration sets are stored in camera non volatile memory RW Factory Setting Default Load f
15. an FPN calibration This is best performed using a lens cap to ensure no light gets into the camera Once complete PRNU calibration can be performed using a target value you want all the pixels to achieve This target value can be higher or lower than the peak values you observed while initially setting up the camera Once PRNU calibration is complete it will take several seconds all three colors should be at the target value white balance gains will have been adjusted to suit the cameras optimum setup for a balanced white output and the correction coefficient will be enabled The system gain will remain as originally set The coefficient and gain parameters timing and control configuration etc can be stored in any one of eight user sets and automatically retrieved at power up or by user selection If a color correction matrix is desired the user can download and save a color correction file derived from the process described above Note For the color correction to be effective the camera should have a white balanced output when color correction is off CamExpert has a default timeout of 20 seconds per command which is too short for the FFC calibration to run fully You can change the default timeout by setting a command line argument in the short cut 2 Right click on the short cut the start menu and select properties e timeout 60 to increase the command timeout to 60 seconds See below Note that you must include a charac
16. exposure time set to for internal generation by the camera Camera Link mode is set to the standard 8 bit full mode which allows operation of up to 80 kHz line rate Set your Camera Link frame grabber up to receive the standard 8 bit full mode 2 Communicating with the Camera camera is designed to power up with a GenICam compliant interface CamExpert provides an easy to use GUI that can be used to set up and evaluate the camera e The camera also comes with Teledyne DALSA s three letter command TLC interface option which can be accessed using suitable terminal program such as HyperTerminalTM e Ifyou want to use the TLC interface press the Esc key while using a terminal program only after the LED indicator on the camera turns green Note that the camera defaults to 9 6 KBaud when first powered up e On receiving the Esc character the camera will output a list of the available TLC commands You can then proceed to enter TLC commands as required e Enter h at any time to get the list of commands from the camera e Enter the gcp command at any time to get the current setup conditions of the camera 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 81 3 Setting Up Your Optical Configuration Typically the first thing you want to do is to evaluate the camera s image quality under operating conditions similar to those that you are likely to
17. link cable drive capability on LA 4K 2K cameras has been improved to reach up to 10 meters This capability has been tested using a number of frame grabbers listed in the table below and was tested using standard Camera Link cables The cable length drive achieved on the various frame grabbers is as follows Cable Length Frame Grabber Manufacturer Part Number 7 meter TeledyneDALSA Xcelera CL PX4 4 0 10 meter TeledyneDALSA Xtium CL PX4 4 0 Table 7 Cable Length and Frame Grabber Pairings The camera accepts control inputs through the Camera Link SDR26F connector The camera ships in internal sync and internally programmed integration EXSYNC Line Readout Trigger Line rate can be set internally using the GenICam features The external control signal EXSYNC is optional and enabled through the user interface This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYNC to trigger pixel readout The EXSYNC signal tells the camera when to integrate and readout the image It can be either an internally generated signal by the camera or it can be supplied externally via the serial interface Depending upon the mode of operation the high time of the EXSYNC signal can represent the integration period Note The EXSYNC signal is measured at 1 and will give a true measurement i e within the measurement resolution of 25 ns even though the camera will only trigger at a maximum of 80 kHz
18. lots of light the image is likely to be too dark Use the system gain to adjust the camera output to achieve the desired response The system gain range is from 1x to 10x Use the ssg command Once you have a suitable response you can now focus the lens The image may be darker at the edges due to lens vignetting but this will be improved once the camera is calibrated Calibration is performed using a white reference where your object is normally located o Usea white material that has no texture such as non glossy plastic o Ifyou must use white paper make sure it is moving during the calibration process If you do not do this your image will have vertical stripes Calibration is easily performed using the cpa command Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 82 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual e Thecpacommand has 3 parameters o first parameter is a selection between 0 Per pixel calibration low pass FFC calibration o Werecommend that the second option is used to correct for any image non uniformity due to the lens and setup o The second parameter is the number of lines you want to average over Use a value of 4096 to achieve the best average o The third parameter is the 12 bit target value you want to achieve after calibration The cpa command takes several seconds to complete The slower the line rate the longer it will take e Oncompletion oft
19. multipleAOICount Set the number of output area of interest 1 00 1 4 Beginner DFNC Multiple AOI Selector multipleAOISelector Selects the area of interest to be setup 1 00 Beginner DFNC 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 55 AOI Offset X multipleAOIOffsetX Set the start of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner AOI Width multipleAOTWidth Set the width of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner DFNC Binning Binning is the combining of two or more image sensor pixels to form a new combined pixel A binned image using the same exposure settings as a non binned image will show an improved signal to noise ratio reduced scanning times due to lower spatial resolution and save as a smaller image file size compared with a non binned image at the expense of lower image resolution In 2 x 2 binning 4 physical pixels on the sensor are combined into one image pixel This operating mode is ideal for applications that require faster acquisition and processing times and require greater signal collection For this camera the default binning value is 1 x 1 The Binning Vertical and Binning Horizontal features in the Image Format Control set represents the number of horizontal pixels that will be combined added together Image Format Control Parameter Description Binning Vertical This feature represents the number of vertical photo sensitive cells tha
20. offset between the 1 00 device file storage and the file access buffer Guru File Access Length FileAccessLen gth Controls the mapping length between the 1 00 device file storage and the file access buffer Guru File Operation Status FileOperationStatus Displays the file operation execution status 1 00 RO Guru Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 64 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Display Name Feature Description View Success Success The last file operation has completed successfully Failure Failure The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully for an unknown reason File Unavailable FileUnavailable The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the file is currently unavailable File Invalid FileInvalid The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the selected file in not present in this camera model File Operation Result FileOperationResu lt Displays the file operation result For Read or 1 00 Write operations the number of successfully Guru read written bytes is returned RO File Size FileSize Represents the size of the selected in bytes 1 00 Guru File Access via the CamExpert Tool 1 Click on the Setting button to show the file selection menu File Access Control Select the type of file to upload or download from the device File Type Available Type Miscellaneous tsi File selector aData Descriptio
21. or calibrating Green Ready Red Error Check the built in self test BIST register for the specific error Step 3 Establish Communication with the Camera Turn on the camera s power supply You may have to wait while the camera readies itself for operation The camera must boot fully before it will be recognized by the GUI the LED shines green once the camera is ready Start Sapera Cam Expert or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices In the Devices list area on the left side the connected frame grabber will be shown 3 Select the frame grabber device by clicking on the name Note The first time you set up the camera you will need to establish a communication link between the camera and frame grabber 1 Start anew Sapera CamExpert application or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 Inthe Devices list area on the left side select the COM port below the Camera Link label Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 22 Parameters Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Con
22. table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Device DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Announces the start of registers streaming 1 00 Registers without immediate checking for Beginner Streaming Start consistency DFNC Device DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Announces end of registers streaming and 1 00 Registers performs validation for registers Beginner Streaming End consistency before activating them DFNC Check Stream DeviceRegistersCheck Press to check the validity of the current 1 00 Validity register set Beginner DFNC Registers Valid DeviceRegisters Valid States if the current register set is valid 1 00 and consistent Beginner DFNC 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 61 Serial Port Control Category The Serial Port control in CamExpert allows the user to select an available camera serial port and review its settings Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category Parameter Value E Boe Baud 46090 Basic Timing Data Size Ei
23. the view is Beginner Expert or Guru Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 44 Parameters Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control 10 Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Parameter Value Model LA CM 04K08A 00 R Vendor Teledyne DALSA Serial Number 12035699 Device User ID Microcode Version 03 081 20320 01 CCI Version 03 110 20310 01 FPGA Version 03 056 20487 01 Power on Status Good LED Color Green Temperature 42 Refresh Temperature Press Input Voltage 10 400 Refresh Voltage Press License Key 2021A1AE 00000000 Power up Configuration Setting Less The following table describes these parameters along with their view attributes and in which version of the device the feature was introduced Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter 15 a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention using the tag verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not
24. time will decrease if necessary to accommodate the new line rate When adjusting the exposure time the range is limited by the line rate Note The camera will not set line periods shorter than the readout period GenICam parameters to set I O Controls Trigger Mode Off 2 External Line Rate and External Exposure Time Trigger Width In this mode EXSYNC sets both the line period and the exposure time The rising edge of EXSYNC marks the beginning of the exposure and the falling edge initiates readout Note 1 maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 4 us and low time greater than 1 us 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 3l GenICam parameters to set e I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt e Camera Control gt Exposure Mode gt Trigger Width Warning When running external line rate and external exposure time the line rate must not exceed 1 exposure time 1 us Under these conditions the exposure time will become indeterminate and result in image artefacts This is not the case when running internal exposure control 3 External Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time In this mode the line rate is set externally with the falling edge of EXS YNC generating the rising edge of a programmable exposure time Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 32 Line
25. use in your application In order to do this take the following steps The illumination lens magnification and focus should be set up as per you application Getting the magnification right is best accomplished by setting the object to sensor distance Use the formula lens focal length x 2 I magnification magnification to calculate this distance Magnification equals the sensor pixel size 7 04 um your object pixel size in um The approximate position of the sensor is at the first groove on the side of the camera case from the front face of the camera 4 Camera Timing amp Control It is easiest and quickest to evaluate the camera using the internal timing setups for line rate and exposure time The camera starts up in the default configuration of camera link full TDI mode forward direction 10 kHz line rate and 50 usec exposure time If this line rate is too slow for your application you will get a compressed image in the scan direction You can increase the line rate by using the ssf command You can set the exposure time using the set command Ensure that the exposure time period is not greater than the period of the line rate minus 1 0 usec The camera will indicate an error if you select an exposure time that is too long The minimum exposure time is 4 usec Set your camera direction using the scd command 5 Acquiring an Image You can now begin imaging Unless you have an application employing
26. Bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Echo typed characters locally Rules e interface is not case sensitive e One command and argument s per line e To enter a floating point number prefix it with a F for example ssg 0 f1 5 e Error codes returned are the same as the GenICam interface see Diagnostics Error Codes e Follow each command with the carriage return character OxOD 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 69 By default the Esc key is enabled and an Esc key sequence has to be issued in order to access the ASCII commands Using the DEK 1 command the need to issue an Esc key is disabled and access to the ASCII commands are available immediately upon camera boot up Note access to GENCP is no longer available with the Esc key disabled unless a DEK 0 command is issued and the camera re booted Full Name Calibrate User FPN Argument s of lines to average e 2048 e 4096 Calibrate user FPN dark flat field coefficients Full Name Camera Link Speed 5 Argument s Frequency 0 77MHz 1 50MHz Camera Link clock frequency Full Name Camera Link Mode Argument s Mode 0 Base 1 Medium 2 Full Camera Link Mode Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 70 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Full Name Calibrate Flatfield Argument s Algorithm 0 Basic e 4096 Target 0 to 4095 DN in 12 bit mode Cali
27. Camera User s Manual Description Line Rate Exposure Time Trigger Source Sync Internalline rate and exposure time Internal programmable Internal programmable Internal External line rate and exposure time Controlled by EXSYNC External EXSYNC External pulse EXSYNC pulse controlling the line Controlled by EXSYNC Internal programmable External rate Programmed exposure time pulse Figure 11 Exposure controls The parameters used to select the imaging modes trigger sources sync exposure time and line rate are grouped together as the Camera Controls Camera Controls Parameter Description Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in Hz Only available when the start line trigger parameter is disabled Trigger Mode off Exposure Mode Set the operation mode for the camera s exposure Trigger Width or Timed Trigger Width is only available when Trigger Mode is enabled Trigger Width Uses the width of the current line trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with the Line Start event Exposure Time Sets the exposure time in microseconds Exposure Mode feature must be set to Timed l Internally Programmable Line rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time Default Line rate is the dominant factor when adjusting the line rate or exposure time When setting the line rate exposure
28. ED is solid green Run the Sapera Configuration utility and select the frame grabber serial port connected to the camera Set Teledyne DALSA camera detection to Automatic Detection and Baudrate to Auto Detect amp Maximize Ifthe camera will be configured using three letter text commands via a terminal program such as HyperTerminal then set COM port mapping optional to an available COM port e g COM2 Teledyne DALSA camera detection Baudrate Automatic D Came xpert will try to detect Teledyne DALSA cameras on this COM port using both GenCP and text based protocols Auto Detect amp Maximize 171 Will find the baud rate that the camera is currently set to and then will try to find the highest baud rate supported by the camera and the frame grabber Current settings are read only when CamE xpert is running W Sapera Configuration pant Server List Index Name Info Type Additional Information 0 System n a 1 celera CL_PX4_1 Serial number 54962191 2 CameraLink_1 Serial port Xcelera CL 1 Serial 0 Contiguous Memory Used for allocating buffers Used for allocating messages Requested Requested 3 MBytes j MBytes Allocated Allocated 3 MBytes MBytes Serial Port Configuration Physical port Xcelera CL PX4 1 Serial 0 COM port mapping optional COM2 52 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 86 7 Linea 2K and 4
29. K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Start the CamExpert application In the Device tab select an available CameraLink mode amp oo o File View Pre Processing Tools Help Device Selector x Device 88 PX4 1 CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 M Configuration Bg Xcelera CL PX4 1 Detection CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 E Image Viewer gF CameraLink Full Mono 1 5 88 CameraLink_1 Parameters Wim Xcelera CL PX4 1 Serial 0 Category E Board Basic Timi Advanced Microcode Version 03 081 20282 00 External Trigger CCI Version 03 110 20277 00 es FPGA Version 03 056 20444 01 E Camera Cameralink 1 Power on Status Good Camera Information LED Color Green Camera Control Temperature 32 200 Digital IO Control Refresh Temperature Press Flat Field Input Voltage 14 Refresh Voltage Press Image Format License Key 38158502 00000000 Power up Configuration Setting Acquisition and Transfer Control p Serial Port File Access Control 8 9 Modify the camera and frame grabber parameter settings as required At present when using GenCP cameras the camera and frame grabber parameters must be adjusted separately Test the image acquisition by clicking the Grab button 3 154 Save the frame grabber configuration to a new file 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K M
30. Linea Camera User s Manual 2k and 4k Monochrome CMOS Line Scan sensors cameras frame grabbers processors software vision solutions 71 E 03 032 20206 00 47 Nae TELEDYNE DALSA www teledynedalsa com Everywhereyoulook Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual O 2014 Teledyne DALSA Inc All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Teledyne DALSA About Teledyne Technologies and Teledyne Inc Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic subsystems instrumentation and communication products engineered systems aerospace engines and energy and power generation systems Teledyne Technologies operations are primarily located in the United States the United Kingdom and Mexico For more information visit Teledyne Technologies website at www teledyne com Teledyne DALSA a Teledyne Technologies company is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1 000 employees worldwide headquartered in Waterloo Ontario Canada Established in 1980 the company designs develops manufactures and markets digi
31. NC The File Access control in CamExpert allows the user to quickly upload various data files to the connected Linea The supported data files are for Linea firm ware updates Flat Field coefficients LUT data tables and a custom image for use as an internal test pattern Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing lt lt Less Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 63 Display Name Feature Description View File Selector FileSelector Selects the file to access The file types which 1 00 are accessible are device dependent Beginner FPGA Code Firmwarel Upload new FPGA to the camera which will DFNC execute on the next camera reboot cycle Micro Code Upload new micro codeto the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle CCI Upload new CCI to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle XML Upload new XML to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cyc
32. SSF command In external mode readout starts on falling edge of CC1 signal and is available only when STM 1 external trigger on Exposure time equals high time of EXSYNC on signal on CC1 Full Name Test Pattern Argument s Mode Sensor Video Ramp A5 Each tap fixed 1365 1 Select test pattern Notes e When atest pattern is selected all digital processing e g flat field gain is disabled it is re enabled when sensor video is selected 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 7 Full Name Default User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Select user set to load when camera is reset Notes e settings include all those listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients and user PRNU coefficients Full Name Load User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads and makes current all the settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients and user PRNU coefficients Full Name Save User Set Argument s Notes e Saves all the current settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients and user PRNU coefficients Amuments Display internal temperature in degrees Celsius e Measured with an accuracy of 1 5 C Full Name Voltage Amumen s Display supply voltage Measured with an accuracy 0 1 V Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 78 Lin
33. a 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual GenICam parameters to set e I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On e Camera Control gt Exposure Mode gt Timed 1 External Trigger Off Internal Exposure Control Free running not synchronized to an external signal Programmable Line Time 1us Programmable Exposure e gt Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor I Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout a __ Loo 2 External Trigger On Internal Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of internal exposure 1 Zz 4 d Line Time lus Programmable Exposure c Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout ne Doa 3 External Trigger On External Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of exposure CC1 high duration sets the exposure time X X2 CC1 Line Time gt 1 5 Exposure X Exposure Xz Exposure 7 X Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout 2012 2100 12 Notes 1 Exposure time 4 micro seconds 2 Sensor readout time 12 5 micro seconds 3 One additional falling edge during exposure is latched Figure 12 Exposure Modes 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 33
34. a idthl ADOTE M 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit 50000000 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Full 8 bit 50000000 7 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz 3 Base 8 or 12 bit 30000000 T AOTWidthZ AOIWidth3 4 amp Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit 50000000 ULL Ee 2 Max Line Rate 80KHz Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 36 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Full 8 bit 50000000 AOIWidth2Z AOIWidth3 4 1 8 Max Line Rate 80KHz 4 Base 12 50000000 25222258 E EET IW 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Medium 8 or 12 bit 50000000 AOIWidthl 4 301Width3 301Widthi 4 4 Max Line Rate 80KHz Full 8 bit 50000000 SOE REA ECE EE SE B Max Line Rate 80KHz Set Exposure Time To set the camera s exposure time use the Exposure Time parameter a member of the Camera Controls set This feature is only available when the Exposure Mode parameter is set to Timed The allowable exposure range is from 4 us to 3 000 us dependent on the value of the internal line rate GenICam parameters Camera Controls gt Exposure Time Timed Exposure Mode gt 4 us to 3 000 us Control Gain and Black Level The cameras provide gain and black level adjustments in the digital domain for the CMOS sensor The gain and bl
35. ack level controls can make small compensations to the acquisition in situations where lighting varies and the lens iris cannot be easily adjusted The user can evaluate gain and black level by using CamExpert The parameters that control gain and black level are grouped together in the Camera Controls set Camera Controls Black Level Apply a digital addition after an FPN correction 1 8 of available range For example in 12 bit mode the available range is 512 to 511 Gain Set the gain as an amplification factor applied to the video signal across all pixels 1x to 10x 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 37 Set Image Size To set the height of the image and therefore the number of lines to scan use the parameters grouped under the Image Format Control set Image Format Control Control the size of the transmitted image Width Width of the image Read only Height Height of the image in lines Read only Pixel Format Mono 8 or Mono 12 bit depth to Camera Link Test Image Selector Select an internal test image Off Ramp 5 Each Fixed 1365 1 Set Baud Rate The baud rate sets the speed in bits per second bps of the serial communication port and is available as part of the Serial Port Control parameters Serial Port Control Action Parameter Options Control the baud rate used by the Bau
36. actory default feature settings UserSet 1 UserSet1 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 1 as the Power up Configuration UserSet2 UserSet2 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 2 as the Power up Configuration UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 3 as the Power up Configuration UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 4 as the Power up Configuration UserSet5 UserSet5 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 5 as the Power up Configuration UserSet6 UserSet6 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 6 as the Power up Configuration UserSet7 UserSet7 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 7 as the Power up Configuration UserSet8 UserSet8 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 8 as the Power up Configuration User Set Selector UserSetSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 feature settings from or save current feature Beginner settings to The Factory set contains default camera feature settings RW Factory Setting Default Select the default camera feature settings saved by the factory UserSet 1 UserSetl Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet1 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet 2 UserSet2 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet2 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the User defined Configuration spac
37. am Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 to communicate over the Camera Link serial port Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 10 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual For more information see www genicam org Responsivity The responsivity graph describes the sensor response to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics Linea 2k and 4K Responsivity 12 bit 1x Gain Responsivity DN nJ cm 2 e e N N Wavelength nm Figure 1 Spectral Responsivity vs Wavelength Linea 2K and QE Wavelength nm Figure 2 QE 90 vs Wavelength 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 62 0 05 54 62 0 05 0 3 31 0 30 Teledyne DALSA M4x0 7 6H v 6 03 A 47 0 05 12 0 30 OPTICAL DISTANCE IMAGE AREA M4x0 7 6H Y 6 CENTER OF 31 0 30 IMAGE AREA A 2X THIS SIDE c 2X FAR SIDE FIRST PIXEL M42x1 6H REFERENCE HOLE M4x0 7 6H Y 6 2X THIS SIDE 2X FAR SIDE Figure 3 Camera Mechanicals 1 UNITS MILLIMETERS 2 IMAGE AREA IS ALIGNED TO DATUMS 810 03 032 20206 00 12 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 3 Quick Simple Steps to Acquire an Image For use
38. ations 29 drive capability 19 input signals 19 outputs 19 Camera Link connector 16 CamExpert GUI 24 certifications 9 cleaning sensor window 84 clock signals 20 commands ASCII list 69 GenICam 43 compliance 9 connectors 15 Camera Link 16 power 20 contrast enhancing 42 data bus 19 DC offset 9 EMC declaration 87 error and warning messages 78 ESC key disabling 69 exposure control 29 external frame rate programmable exposure time 31 externally controlled 31 internally controlled 30 exposure modes descriptions of 29 exposure time set 36 EXSYNC 19 factory settings 26 frame grabber camera communication 85 gain enhancing contrast 42 Gain control 36 grounding instructions 15 GUI CamExpert 24 overview 22 heat sink part number 8 image acquisition 29 quick 80 input output 15 LED 03 032 20206 00 90 03 032 20206 00 definitions 21 lens mounts 8 line rates setting 33 mechanical camera 11 models 8 offset enhancing contrast 42 operating ranges 9 performance specifications 8 pixel format 38 power connector 20 connectors 20 guidelines 20 pinout 20 precautions 6 QE vs wavelength 10 quantum efficiency graph 10 random noise 9 rebooting 38 requirements Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual PC 13 responsivity 9 graph 10 revision history 88 safety 6 Sapera 23 sensor contro
39. bottle FD 2 ESD E2 Eclipse optic cleaning system ww w photosol com Use localized ionized air flow on to the glass during sensor cleaning Blow off mobile contamination using an ionized air gun Place the sensor under the microscope at a magnification of 5x to determine the location of any remaining contamination Clean the contamination on the sensor using one drop of E2 on a swab Wipe the swab from left to right or right to left but only in one direction Do this in an overlapping pattern turning the swab after the first wipe and with each subsequent wipe Avoid swiping back and forth with the same swab in order to ensure that particles are removed and not simply transferred to a new location on the sensor window This procedure requires you to use multiple swabs Discard the swab after both sides of the swab have been used once Repeat until there is no visible contamination present Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 85 Teledyne DALSA Camera Link cameras support the GenCP Camera Link standards To configure Teledyne DALSA GenCP Camera Link Cameras 1 Install the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber the host computer refer to hard ware installation manual Install Sapera LT and the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber driver Connect the camera to the frame grabber refer to the camera installation manual Power up the camera and wait until the status L
40. brate user PRNU flat field coefficients Notes Perform flat field calibration using the average of lt lines With filter algorithm this average line is then smoothed and outlier pixels are interpolated Use this feature if your white reference is not featureless Adjust pixel gain such that output will be target The target is first divided by horizontal binning factor and gain and then the Offset is subtracted Therefore the output will go to the target Because the PRNU can be less than 1 the target may be below the current maximum value Coefficients are saved and loaded with user set e g USS USL Full Name Disable Esc Key Mnemonic DEK Argument s Mode 0 Esckey is enabled 1 Esc key is disabled Description Allow the use of the Esc key to be disabled so that upon boot up the camera will directly enter the ASCII command mode With the Esc key disabled the GENCP cannot be accessed Notes To access the GenCP you have to first issue the DEK 0 command in order to enable the ESC key Then reboot the camera Full Name Flatfield Mode Mode Argument s Disable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Enable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Reset user FPN coefficients to zero and user PRNU coefficients to one Set flat field mode Notes 000222222222 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 71
41. ccess to ASCII 69 DD PE E 69 Appendix C Error and Warning Messages 78 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 5 Appendix D Quick Setup and Image Acquisition 80 Appendix E The Sensor Window 83 Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust Oil and 83 Cleaning the Sensor Window Appendix F Camera Frame Grabber Communication 85 Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame 85 EMC Declaration of Conformity 87 Revision History 88 Index 89 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 6 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 1 System Precautions and Cleaning Read these precautions and this manual carefully before using the camera Confirm that the camera s packaging is undamaged before opening it If the packaging is damaged please contact the related logistics personnel Do not open the housing of the camera The warranty is voided if the housing is opened Keep the camera s front plate temperature in a range of 0 C to 65 C during operation Do not operate the camera in the vicinity of strong electromagnetic fields In addition avoid elect rostatic charging violent vibration and excess moisture To clean the
42. ch combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from camera memory The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power up see feature UserSetDefaultSelector The user chooses from one factory data set or one of two possible user saved states The second drop list allows the user to change the camera configuration anytime after a power up see feature UserSetSelector To reset the camera to the factory configuration select Factory Setting and click Load To save a current camera configuration select User Set 1 to 8 and click Save Select a saved user set and click Load to restore a saved configuration Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 48 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual The Linea camera controls as shown by CamExpert groups sensor specific parameters This group includes controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Category Parameter Value El Board Sensor Color Type Monochrome Basic Timing Internal Line Rate 11250 Measured Line Rate 1250 Advanced Control Sud cnet Measured 1 Not Enabled External Trigger 5 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Image ROI Exposure Time Source Timed HI Camera Cameralink 1 Ex
43. d Rate 9600 factory default camera s serial port 19200 57600 115200 230400 460800 Note During connection CamExpert automatically sets the camera to maximum allowable baud A PX4 or equivalent frame grabber is required in order to achieve these baud rates Number of bits per character used in the Data Size 8 serial port Parity of the serial port Parity None Number of stop bits per character used Number of Stop 1 in the serial port Bits Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 38 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Use the Pixel Format feature found in the Image Format Control set to select the format of the pixel to use during image acquisition as either Mono 8 or Mono I2 bit depth Image Format Control Parameter Description Pixel Format Mono 8 Mono 12 Only available format for Full Camera Link configurations Pixel Readout Direction Mirroring Mode Set the tap readout from left to right or from right to left This feature is especially usefulif you want to mount the camera upside down Image Format Control Parameter Description Line Mirroring Off All pixels are read out from left to right On All pixels are read out from right to left Resetting the Camera The feature Camera Reset part of the Transport Layer set resets the camera The camera resets with the default settings including a baud rate of 9600
44. d makes it active W Save Configuration UserSetSave Saves the current camera configuration to 1 00 the user set specified by the User Set Beginner Selector feature The user sets are located on the camera in non volatile memory W Device Built In Self deviceBISTStatus Determine the status of the device using the 1 00 Test Status Built In Self Test Possible return values DFNC are device specific RO Beginner LED Color deviceLEDColorControl Displays the status of the LED on the back 1 00 of the camera RO DFNC Beginner Temperature DeviceTem perature Displays the internal operating temperature 1 00 of the camera RO DFNC Beginner Refresh refreshTem perature Press to display the current internal 1 00 Temperature operating temperature of the camera DFNC Beginner Input Voltage deviceInputVoltage Displays the input voltage to the camera at 1 00 the power connector RO DFNC Beginner Refresh Voltage refresh Voltage Press to display the current input voltage of 1 00 the camera at the power connector DFNC Beginner 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 47 Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View License Key securityUpgrade 1 00 DFNC Guru Power up Configuration T Camera Power up configuration Factory Setting Load Save Configuration Factory Setting CamExpert provides a dialog box whi
45. device avoid electrostatic charging by using a dry clean absorbent cotton cloth dampened with a small quantity of pure alcohol Do not use methylated alcohol To clean the surface of the camera housing use a soft dry cloth To remove severe stains use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral detergent and then wipe dry Do not use volatile solvents such as benzene and thinners as they can damage the surface finish Further cleaning instructions are below Though this camera supports hot plugging it is recommended that you power down and disconnect power to the camera before you add or replace system components Image sensors and the camera bodies housing are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor window surface can induce charge buildup on the underside of the window The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 7 2 The Linea Camera Camera Highlights Teledyne DALSA introduces a new CMOS camera family with the 2K and 4K resolution Linea monochrome cameras These new camera models employ Teledyne DALSA s single line 7 04 x 7 04 um pixel array delivering both speed and responsivity at a competitive price These small affordable low power cameras are designed for applications such as materials grading and inspecti
46. e UserSet3 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 46 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet4 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet5 UserSet5 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet5 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet6 UserSet6 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet6 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet7 UserSet7 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet7 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user UserSet8 UserSet8 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet8 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Power on User Set UserSetDefaultSelector Allows the user to select between the 1 00 factory set and 1 to 8 user sets to be loaded Beginner at power up Current User Set UserSetSelector Points to which user set 1 8 or factory set 1 00 that is loaded or saved when the Beginner UserSetLoad or UserSetSave command is used Load Configuration UserSetLoad Loads the camera configuration set 1 00 specified by the User Set Selector feature to Beginner the camera an
47. e camera 57 External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer C Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA Horizontal Binning Line Mirroring Pixel Format Width WidthMax Height Multiple AOI Mode AOI Count AOI Selector AOI Offset X AOI Width lt lt Less Category Parameter Value E Board Pixel Color Filter None Basic Timing Pixel Coding Mono Advanced Control Tn On Vertical Binning 1 Once all AOIare set up change to active 03 032 20206 00 58 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Transport Layer Control Category Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in Cam Expert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer 1 Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20206 00 Parameter Camera Link Configuration Camera Lin
48. ea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual BiST Built in Self Test The BiST error flags are binary flags with each bit being independent from each other The message from the BIST should be Good meaning everything is functioning correctly but if a hardware failure does occur in the camera one more these flags could be set Any of these errors will result in the status light turning red 1 NO FLAT FIELD Corrections 1000 0000 0000 0 NO COMMON SETTINGS 1 0000 0000 NO FACTORY SETTINGS 10 0000 0000 NO USER SETTINGS 00 0000 0000 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 79 Operational Error Codes 0X8002 Invalid Parameter 0 01 TOO MAN Y OUTLIERS Ox401E USER_FPN_CLIPPING 0 401 FLAT FIELD CLIPPING Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 80 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual If you are familiar with the operation of Camera Link cameras and have an understanding of imaging fundamentals the following steps will show you how to quickly set up this camera and begin acquiring images 1 On Power Up The camera has been calibrated and configured at the factory to be ready for your evaluation when first powered up The default conditions are set as follows e System gain is set to the lowest value of one e Flat field calibration is not active as this feature is dependent on your light source and lens e Line rate and
49. efimitions cssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscssssssuussssssssssssesescessssussssssessesseeeeceeeses 18 Camera Link Drive Capability sssssssssssscccsccssssssssssssssesssssscessssssssssssssesssseccessesssssssssusesssseseesssssssssssssecees 19 Input Signals 19 Output Signals Camera Link Clocking Signals 19 Power Connegor sesssscssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscsssscsssuscsssscsssssesssscsssssesssscssssscssssssssssesssusesssecsssusssssssssseessse PoCL Power Over Camera Link Wi 220222 Step 3 Establish Communication with the Camera sssssssssssssssssscsscssssssssssssssessssessesssssssssssssssssseseeesssssssssssssssesseeeeeeess 21 Power on the camera 21 ConnedTo The lr me LL 21 Connec tO ME 21 lED Stats 22 22 Using Sapera CamExpert with Linea Cameras ssssssssssscccssssssssssssssssssscesccsssssssssssssssssssseseessssssssssssssecseseeseessssssssssssseseees 23 OMEN Pert Panes NN 24 26 Fadory Selfings 5 21 eee HERE EHE ERHEBEN 26 Check Camera and Sensor eene 26 Verify Temperature and Voltage 27 03 032 20206 00 Appendix A GenlCam Commands Appendix B ASCII Commands Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Man
50. esh Measured Exposure Time Press Controls Offset 0 Flat Field 1 Device Scan Type Line Scan Image Format lt lt Less Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer C Serial Port File Access Control Figure 8 CamExpert s Camera Control Window The CamExpert application uses panes to simplify choosing and configuring camera files or acquisition parameters for the installed device e Device Selector pane View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device Once a device is selected CamExpert will only present acquisition parameters applicable to that device Optionally select a camera file included with the Sapera installation or saved by the user e Parameters pane Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device CamExpert displays parameters only if those parameters are supported by the installed device This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hardware in use e Display pane Provides a live or single frame acquisition display Frame buffer parameters are shown in an information bar above the image window e Control Buttons The Display pane includes CamExpert control buttons These are 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 25 Acquisition control button two Grab Click once to start live grab click again to stop Freeze pec Single frame grab Snap Cl
51. f these pixels will change with the angle of illumination An important note on window blemishes When flat field correction is performed window cleanliness is paramount The figure below shows an example of what can happen if a blemish is present on the sensor window when flat field correction is performed The blemish will cast a shadow on the wafer FFC will compensate for this shadow by increasing the gain Essentially FFC will create a white spot to compensate for the dark spot shadow As long as the angle of the incident light remains unchanged then FFC works well However when the angle of incidence changes significantly i e when a lens is added then the shadow will shift and FFC will makes things worse by not correcting the new shadow dark spot and overcorrecting where the shadow used to be white spot While the dark spot can be potentially cleaned the white spot is an FFC artifact that can only be corrected by another FFC calibration Blernish Window Wafer Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 84 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Recommended Equipment Procedure 03 032 20206 00 Glass cleaning station with microscope within clean room 3M ionized air gun 980 http solutions 3mcanada ca wps portal 3M en CA WW2 Country Ionized air flood system foot operated Swab HUBY 340CA 003 http ww w cleancross net modules xfsection article php articleid 224 Single drop
52. ght bits Parity None Advanced Control Stop Bits One External Trigger Less Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer C Serial Port File Access Control The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description View Baud Rate DeviceSerialPortBaudRate Sets the baud rate used by the selected 1 00 device s serial port Available baud rates are Beginner device specific DENC Baud 9600 Baud 9600 Baud rate is 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 19200 Baud rate is 19200 Baud 57600 Baud 57600 Baud rate is 57600 Baud 115200 Baud 115200 Baud rate is 115200 Baud 230400 Baud 230400 Baud rate is 230400 Baud 460800 Baud 460800 Baud rate is 460800 Serial Port Parity deviceSerialPortParity Sets the parity checking type on the selected 1 00 serial port RO Beginner Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 62 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Display Name Feature Description View None None Parity checking is disabled DENC Data Size deviceSerialPortDataSize Sets the bits per character bpc to use RO 1 00 Eight Bits bpc8 Use 8 bits per character Beginner DENC Stop Bits deviceSerialPortNumberOf Sets the number of stop bits to use 1 00 Stop Bits Beginner Stopbits 1 Stopbits 1 Use 1 stop bit DF
53. he cpa command you should see an image from the camera that is flat field corrected with the lens at the target level you set You are now ready to evaluate the image quality of the Linea camera under your operating conditions 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 83 Appendix E The Sensor Window The sensor window is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components with extreme care Dust can obscure pixels producing dark patches on the sensor response Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated The dark patches shift position as the angle of illumination changes Dust is normally not visible when the sensor is positioned at the exit port of an integrating sphere where the illumination is diffuse Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using an ionized air gun Oil is usually introduced during handling Touching the surface of the window barehanded will leave oily residues Using rubber fingercots and rubber gloves can prevent contamination However the friction between rubber and the window may produce electrostatic charge that may damage the sensor To avoid ESD damage and to avoid introducing oily residues avoid touching the sensor Scratches diffract incident illumination When exposed to uniform illumination a sensor with a scratched window will normally have brighter pixels adjacent to darker pixels The location o
54. he output dynamic range especially when pixel format is less than 12 bits Typical use is to subtract minimum pixel value expected and then gain up maximum pixel value to approach full scale Offset 1 Single value added to each pixel 2 Range 512 to 511 DN scaled down according to pixel format 3 Positive values may be used to measure dark noise Gain 1 Floating point digital multiplier applied to each pixel 2 Range 1x to 10x 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 43 This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features Access these features using the CamExpert interface Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyne DALSA Support or third party software usage and not typically required by end user applications A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application Camera Information Category Camera information can be retrieved via a controlling application Parameters such as camera model firmware version etc are read to uniquely identify the connected Linea device These features are typically read only The Camera Information Category groups information specific to the individual camera In this category the number of features shown is identical whether
55. hen performing flat field calibration Image Format Control Category The Linea Image Format controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format image cropping and the test pattern Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA Parameter ixel Color Filter Pixel Coding Test Pattern Vertical Binning Horizontal Binning Line Mirroring Pixel Format WidthMax Height Multiple AOI Mode AOI Count AOI Selector AOI Offset X AOI Width Less Mono8 4096 4096 4096 03 032 20206 00 54 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming C
56. ick to acquire one frame from device Trigger button T Trigger with the I O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled click to send a single trigger command CamExpert display controls x 1 1 these do not modify the frame buffer data Stretch image to fit set image display to original size or zoom the image to virtually any size and ratio Histogram Profile tool 1 Select to view a histogram or line column profile during live acquisition or in a still image e Output Message pane Displays messages from CamExpert or the device driver At this point you are ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 26 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 4 Camera Operation Factory Settings The camera ships and powers up for the first time with the following factory settings Camera Link Full 8 bit pixels Internal trigger line rate 10 kHz Internal exposure control exposure time 50 us 1x horizontal and vertical binning Offset 0 Gain 1x Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application for example the CamExpert GUI shown in the following examples Parameters such as camera model firmware version sensor characteristics etc are read to uniquely identify the connected device The camera information parameters are grouped together as
57. k Speed Tap Geometry Restart Camera XML Major Version XML Minor Version Refresh GenCP Status Last GenCP Status lt lt Less Value Full TIMHZ ometry 1X8 G m Press Teledyne DALSA Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 59 Transport Layer Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Restart Camera DeviceReset Used to restart the camera warm 1 00 reset Beginner DFNC XML Major DeviceManifestXMLMajor Version Together with 1 00 Version DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion Beginner specifies the GenICam feature DFNC description XML file version RO XML Minor DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion Together with 1 00 Version DeviceManifestXMLM ajor Version Beginner specifies the GenICam feature DFNC description XML file version RO Last GenCP Status genCPStatus If a feature read or write fails then 1 00 Sapera only Beginner returns that it fails read this DFNC feature to get the actual reason for the failure Returns the last error Reading this feature clears it Refresh GenCP refreshGenCPStatus Press t
58. l camera parameter files on the host system ccf Cam Expert can also be used to upgrade the camera s software An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acquisition program R short description of the configuration parameter will be shown in a popup Click on the 9 button to open the help file for more descriptive information on CamExpert For context sensitive help click on the button then click on a camera configuration parameter A The central section of Cam Expert provides access to the camera features and parameters Note The availability of the features is dependent on the CamExpert user setting A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 24 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Category Parameter Value E Board Sensor Color Type Monochrome Basic Timing Internal Line Rate 11250 Measured Line Rate 11250 Advanced Control eS 4 Measured 1 Not Enabled External Trigger 1 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Image Buffer and ROI Exposure Time Source Timed Hl Camera Cameralink 1 Exposure Time 44 444 Camera Information Measured Exposure Time 44 444 Camera Control Refr
59. ld ROI 1st pixel last pixel rpc Reset Flatfield Coefficients Sac Set AOI Count value 1 4 sad Set AOI Selector Offset and Width selector 1 AOI Count 1st pixel width gt 40 sam Set AOI Mode lt l enable 0 415 1 sbh Horizontal Binning 1 2 sbr Set Baud Rate lt 9600 57600 115200 230400 460800 gt sbv Vertical Binning lt 1 2 gt sem Exposure Mode 0 Int 1 Ext gt set Exposure Time lt ns gt smm Mirroring 0 0 1 0 gt spf Pixel Format lt 0 8 bits 1 10 bits 2 12 bits gt ssb Offset lt DN gt ssf Internal Line Rate lt Hz gt 554 Gain 0 System f lt gain gt stm External Trigger 0 Off 1 0 gt sui Set User ID svm Test Pattern 0 1 usd Default User Set 0 8 usl Load User Set 0 8 uss Save User Set 1 8 vt Temperature VV Input Voltage 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 73 Full Name Load Pixel Coefficients Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads FPN coefficients and PRNU coefficients from a user set only coefficeints no other camera parameters RC 6 Description Resets the camera to the saved user default settings These settings are saved using the usd command Notes The micro controller reboots Load any file updates Clear over temperature condition Perform start up camera tests BIST Load FPGA code Configure FPGA and sensor Load default user
60. le User Set Use UserSetSelector to specify which user set Factory FlatField coefficients User FPN CameraData to access Use UserSetSelector to specify which user flatfield to access Use UserSetSelector to specify which user FPN to access Download camera information and send for customer support File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file 1 00 in the device This operation is executed when Guru the File Operation Execute feature is called Open Open Select the Open operation executed by FileOperation Execute Close Close Select the Close operation executed by FileOperationExecute Read Read Select the Read operation executed by FileOperationExecute Write Write Select the Write operation executed by FileOperationExecute Delete Delete Select the Delete operation executed by FileOperationExecute File Operation Execute FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by File 1 00 Operation Selector on the selected file Guru File Open Mode FileOpenMode Selects the access mode used to open a file on 1 00 the device Guru Read Read Select READ only open mode Write Write Select WRITE only open mode File Access Bu ffer FileAccessBu ffer Defines the intermediate access buffer that 1 00 allows the exchange of data between the device Guru file storage and the application File Access Offset FileAccessOffset Controls the mapping
61. lication 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables e Connect the Camera Link cables from the camera to the computer e Connect a power cable from the camera to a power supply that can provide a constant voltage between 5 VDC and 24 VDC Start the GUI and establish communication with the camera ASCII Commands As an alternative to the CamExpert or equivalent GUI you can communicate with this camera using ASCII based commands Open up an ASCII interface and press the ESC key then the communication mode will be switched into the ASCII command mode other than the GenICam mode A complete list of the commands and a description of how to access them can be found in Appendix B ASCII Commands 4 Operate the Camera At this point you will be ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 14 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Step 1 Install and Configure the Frame Grabber and Software Install a Full configuration Camera Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer s description We recommend the Xtium CL PX4 frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teledynedalsa com site here Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI Communicate with the camera using a Camera Link compliant interface We recommend you use Expert CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library and comes bu
62. ls 48 50 53 59 settings active 28 default 29 factory 26 28 loading 27 saving 27 user 28 setup overview 13 quick 80 size image 37 software required 8 specifications operating 9 performance 8 support contacts 2 temperature verify 27 trigger modes 29 voltage verify 27 Teledyne DALSA
63. ludes the controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being enabled or disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board Trigger Source 1 Basic Timing Trigger Selector LineStart Advanced Control Tr lt lt Less External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 5 The following table describes the digital I O control parameters along with their view attributes and the minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column indicates which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Trigger Source Trigger Source Defines the source of external trigger RO 1 00 DFNC Beginner Trigger Trigger Selector Defines what the trigger initiates RO 1 00 Selector DFNC Beginner
64. mage at the desired level out of the camera when it is imaging a uniform white object using the optical setup of the user s application The user should configure the camera to use the EXSYNC and exposure timing they desire plus adjust the light level for normal operation The lens should be at the desired magnification aperture and be in focus As the white reference located at the object plane will be in focus any features on its surface e g dust Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 40 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual scratches will end up in the calibration profile of the camera To avoid this use a clean white plastic or ceramic material not paper Ideally the white object should move during the calibration process as the averaging process of the camera will diminish the effects on any small variation in the white reference The user may wish to start the calibration process by evaluating the characteristics of their setup with no calibration enabled This can be readily achieved by disabling FPN PRNU amp color correction coefficients setting white balance red green and blue gains to one and the system gain to one Begin by adjusting the system gain until the peak intensity of the three colors is at the desired DN level You may want to use the white balance gains to adjust the peak of each color to be a similar DN value but this is not necessary Before proceeding any further it is desirable to complete
65. me ExposureMode Sets the operation mode for the camera s 1 00 Source exposure or shutter RO Beginner Timed Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with a LineStart event Trigger Width TriggerWidth Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Exposure Time ExposureTime Sets the exposure time in microseconds when 1 00 the Exposure Mode feature is set to Timed Beginner Measured measureExposureTime Specifies the exposure time provided to the 1 00 Exposure Time camera by either internal or external source RO Beginner Refreshed refreshMeasureExposureTime Press to display the current exposure time 1 00 measured provided to the camera Beginner exposure time Gain Selector GainSelector Selects to which line that gain will be applied 1 00 Beginner System Gain SystemGain Gain will be applied to top and bottom lines equally Gain Gain Sets the selected gain as an amplification factor 1 00 applied to the image Beginner Offset BlackLevel Controls the black level as an absolute physical 1 00 value This represents a DC offset applied tothe Beginner video signal in DN digital number units Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 50 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions The Linea Digital I O control category as organized by CamExpert groups together the sensor specific parameters This group inc
66. members of the Camera Information set Parameters Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Controls Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Parameter Model Vendor Serial Number Device User ID Microcode Version CCI Version FPGA Version Power on Status LED Color Temperature Refresh Temperature Input Voltage Refresh Voltage License Key Power up Configuration lt lt Less x Value LA CM 04K08A 00 R Teledyne DALSA 12035699 03 081 20320 01 03 110 20310 01 03 056 20487 01 Press 10 400 Press 2021A1AE 00000000 Setting Figure 9 CamExpert s Camera Information Window 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 27 Verify Temperature and Voltage To determine the voltage and temperature at the camera use the Refresh Voltage and Refresh Temperature features found in the Camera Information set The temperature returned is the internal temperature in degrees Celsius For proper operation this value should not exceed 80 C If the camera exceeds the designated temperature it will stop imaging and the LED will turn red Once you have diagnosed and remedied the issue use the reset camera function Note The voltage displayed is the camera s input vol
67. n Camera Data Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File path Egg Download el 2 From the Type drop menu select the file type that will be uploaded to the camera 3 From the File Selector drop menu select the camera memory location for the uploaded data This menu presents only the applicable data locations for the selected file type 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 65 Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window Select the specific file from the system drive or from a network location Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the camera Note that firmware changes require a device reset command from the Camera Information Controls and additionally CamExpert should be shutdown and restarted following a reset Ade For diagnostic purposes you may want to download a list of all the parameters and values associated with the camera 1 Goto File Access Control 2 Click on Settings 3 In the Type drop down box select Miscellaneous 4 In the File selector drop down box select CameraData Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing lt lt Less Advanced Control External Trigger File Access Control Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Select the
68. n 100 ohms at both ends of the cable Inner shield is connected to signal ground inside camera 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Full Configuration 8 bits Camera Link Full Configuration Connector 1 Channel link X Connector 2 Channel link Y Connector 3 Channel link Z Camera Frame Camera Frame Camera Frame Grabber Pin Bit Name Grabber Pin Bit Name Grabber Pin Bit Name TxO RxO DO 0 Tx0 Rx0 D3 0 Tx0 Rx0 D6 0 Tx1 Rx1 DO 1 Tx1 Rx1 D3 1 Tx1 Rx1 D6 1 Tx2 Rx2 DO 2 Tx2 Rx2 D3 2 Tx2 Rx2 D6 2 Tx3 Rx3 DO 3 Tx3 Rx3 D3 3 Tx3 Rx3 D6 3 Tx4 Rx4 DO 4 Tx4 Rx4 D3 4 Tx4 Rx4 6 4 Tx5 Rx5 DO 7 Tx5 Rx5 D3 7 Tx5 Rx5 D6 7 Tx6 Rx6 DO 5 Tx6 Rx6 D3 5 Tx6 Rx6 06 5 Tx7 Rx7 D1 0 Tx7 Rx7 D4 0 Tx7 Rx7 D7 0 Tx8 Rx8 D1 1 Tx8 Rx8 DA 1 Tx8 Rx8 D7 1 Tx9 Rx9 D1 2 Tx9 Rx9 D4 2 Tx9 Rx9 D7 2 Tx10 Rx10 D1 6 Tx10 Rx10 D4 6 Tx10 Rx10 D7 6 Tx11 Rx11 D1 7 Tx11 Rx11 D4 7 11 8 11 07 7 Tx12 Rx12 D1 3 Tx12 Rx12 D4 3 Tx12 Rx12 D7 3 Tx13 Rx13 D1 4 Tx13 Rx13 D4 4 Tx13 Rx13 D7 4 Tx14 Rx14 D1 5 Tx14 Rx14 D4 5 Tx14 Rx14 D7 5 Tx15 Rx15 D2 0 Tx15 Rx15 D5 0 Tx15 Rx15 Not Used Tx16 Rx16 D2 6 Tx16 Rx16 D5 6 Tx16 Rx16 Not Used Tx17 Rx17 D2 7 Tx17 Rx17 D5 7 Tx17 Rx17 Not Used Tx18 Rx18 D2 1 Tx18 Rx18 D5 1 Tx18 Rx18 Not Used Tx19 Rx19 D2 2 Tx19 Rx19 D5 2 Tx19 R
69. ndled with SaperaLT Using CamExpert is the simplest and quickest way to send commands to and receive information from the camera Camera Link Control Communications The Linea family of cameras are GenICam compliant Sapera uses the GenICam Generic Control Protocol V1 0 to communicate with the camera over the Camera Link serial port When communications are first established Sapera will when connecting for the first time download the GenICam XML Description file This file details how to access and control the camera 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power Cables Note the use of cables types and lengths other than those specified may result in increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera Power 5V to 24V DC Hirose 6 pin Control amp Data Camera Link 26 pin SDR26 connectors Status Q9 Diagnostic LED Figure 4 Input and Output Trigger and Power Connectors WARNING Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components It s critical that you discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before handling the camera hardware Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 16 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual The camera uses two Camera Link SDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base
70. o return the current status of 1 00 Status the GenCP Beginner Camera Link ClConfiguration Camera Link Output configuration 1 00 Configuration Base Beginner Medium Full Camera Link clDeviceClockFrequency Set the camera link clock rate 1 00 Configuration CL77MHz Beginner CL50MHz Tap Geometry DeviceTapGeometry RO 1 00 Beginner Acquisition and Transfer Control Category The Linea Acquisition and Transfer controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure the optional acquisition modes of the device Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 60 Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board Device Registers Streaming Start Press Basic Timing Device Registers Streaming End Press Rudd Check Stream Validity Press Registers Valid Valid External Trigger lt lt Less Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control The following
71. ode Argument s Mode 0 Internal Timed 1 External PulseWidth Set exposure time mode Notes In internal mode the exposure time is controlled by the SET command In external mode the sensor is exposed while CC1 signal is high External mode is only available when the trigger mode is also external STM 1 SEM 1 overrides internally generated independent exposure times When signal falls line is read Argument s 4 000 to 3 000 000 ns Set internal exposure time in nanoseconds 25 ns resolution Linetime gt Exposure time 1 000 ns Argument s Mode 0 Off 1 Image is flipped on the vertical axis Set mirroring mode Full Name Pixel Format Argument s Selector 0 8 bits 1 12 bits only available with Base or Medium Camera Link configurations Set pixel format 212 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 76 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Argument s Offset 8 bit 32 to 31 12 bit 512 to 511 Description Set contrast offset single value added to all pixels after PRNU flat field coefficients before gain e Range changes depending on pixel format SPF Full Name Internal Line Rate Argument s Line rate 1 to 80 000 Hz Set internal line rate in Hz Line time lt 1 Exposure time 1 000 ns Full Name External Trigger Argument s Mode 0 Internal 1 External Set trigger mode Notes In internal mode line rate is controlled by
72. of camera configurations that you can customize resave and restore By default the user settings are shipped with the same settings as the factory set The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non volatile memory as a User Set The camera automatically restores the last saved user settings when it powers up To restore the last saved user settings select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter Factory Settings 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 29 The factory setting is the camera settings that were shipped with the camera and which loaded during the camera s first power up To load or restore the original factory settings at any time select the Factory Setting parameter and then select the User Set Load parameter Note By default the user settings are set to the factory settings Default Setting Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be used as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically becomes the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset of powered up Camera Link Configuration Name Taps SPF Cables Base 2 8 12 1 Medium 4 8 12 2 Full 8 8 2 Set Pixel Format number of bits per pixel Trigger Modes The camera s image exposures are initiated by a trigger event The trigger even
73. on transportation safety automated optical inspection and general purpose machine vision Key Features e High speed up to 80 kHz e 2048 or 4096 pixel resolutions e Compact camera body Programmability e Multiple regions of interest for calibration and data reduction e 8 bit or 12 bit output e Small flat field and lens shading correction e 8 programmable coefficient sets 1 or ASCII compliant interfacing Applications e Automated optical inspection e Security systems e High performance sorting systems e Materials grading and inspection systems e Web inspection e General purpose machine vision Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 8 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Models and Accessories Table 1 Camera Models Comparison Linea Dual Line Model Comparison Camera Part Number Resolution Max Line Rate Pixel Size Linea 2K CL LA CM 02K08A 00 R 2048x1 80 kHz 7 04 um x 7 04 um Linea 4K CL LA CM 04K08A 00 R 4096 x 1 80 kHz 7 04 um x 7 04 um Table 2 Optional Lens Mount Accessories Patno Desripion O AC LC 00001 00 R M42 x to C mount adapter 12 mm BFD lens AC LA 00115 A0 R M42 x to F mount adapter 12 mm lens heavy duty with clip AC MS 00108 01 R Heat sink LA 4K 2K Table 3 Software Software Product Number Version Number Camera firmware Embedded within camera GenICam support XML camera description file
74. onochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 87 EMC Declaration of Conformity We TELEDYNE DALSA 605 McMurray Road Waterloo Ontario CANADA N2V 2E9 Declare under sole responsibility that the cameras Brand Name Linea Models LA CM 02K08A 00 R and LA CM 04K08A 00 R Which are components to be integrated into larger systems were evaluated according to the CE Mark FCC Part 15 VCCI Israel Korea and Industry Canada ICES 003 Evaluation and satisfy the requirements of the following standards EN 55022 2010 EN 55011 2009 ICES 003 CISPR 22 2008 CISPR 11 FCC Part 15 EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN 61326 1 2006 EN 55024 2010 Place of issue Waterloo Ontario Canada Date of Issue January 20 2014 Hank Helmond Director of Quality TELEDYNE DALSA Corp lt Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 88 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Revision History Revision Number Change Description Revision Date 00 Initial release April 6 2014 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 89 Teledyne DALSA antiblooming 9 ASCII commands using 67 baud rate 37 binning 55 BiST 78 black level control 36 calibration 39 flat field 40 process chain 39 camera control signals 19 camera information 26 camera interfacing tool 23 Camera Link bit definitions 18 configur
75. onvention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Test Pattern TestImageSelector Selects the type of test image that is sent 1 00 by the camera Choices are either as Beginner defined by SNFC and or as provided by DFNC the device manufacturer Off Off Selects sensor video to be output from sensor Ramp Ramp Selects a grey scale Line Mirroring ReverseX 1 00 Off Off Video output in normal order Beginner On On Video output in a reverse order DFNC Pixel Format Pixel Format Output image pixel coding format of the 1 00 sensor Beginner DFNC Width Width Width of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in pixels RO Beginner Max Width WidthMax The maximum image horizontal 1 00 dimension of the image RO Beginner Height Height Height of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in lines RO Beginner Input Pixel Size pixelSizeInput Size of the image input pixels in bits per 1 00 pixel RO DFNC Guru 8 Bits Pixel Bpp8 Sensor output data path is 8 bits per pixel 12 Bits Pixel Bpp12 Sensor output data path is 12 bits per pixel Multiple AOI Mode multipleAOIMode Turns on an output Area of Interest 1 00 Off Off Area of interest is off Beginner Active Active Area of interest is on DFNC Multiple AOI Count
76. posure Time 44 444 Camera Information Measured Exposure Time 44 444 Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press VO Controls Offset 0 Flat Field Gan Device Scan Line Scan Image Format lt lt Less Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer C Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 49 The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Internal Line Acquisition LineRate Specifies the camera internal line rate in Hz 1 00 Rate when Trigger mode set to internal Beginner Note that any user entered value is automatically adjusted to a valid camera value Measured Line measureLineRate Specifies the line rate provided to the camera by 1 00 Rate either internal or external source RO Beginner Refresh refreshMeasureLineRate Press to show the current line rate provided to 1 00 measured line the camera by either internal or external sources Beginner rate Exposure Ti
77. rotect the camera with a 2 amp slow blow fuse between the power supply and the camera Donot use the shield on a multi conductor cable for ground Keep leads as short as possible in order to reduce voltage drop e Use high quality supplies in order to minimize noise Note If your power supply does not meet these requirements then the camera performance specifications are not guaranteed The Linea 2K and 4K Camera Link cameras are PoCL compatible but not compliant with the full PoCL specification as their operation is dependent on the frame grabber used These cameras exceed the 4 W PoCL power specification by 0 35 W but some frame grabbers such as the Xtium frame grabber from Teledyne Dalsa are able to supply sufficient power for the camera s operation PoCL can be enabled from within CamExpert Be sure to connect the power supply to the Xtium frame gabber in the PC 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 21 PoCL power can only be supplied through the Data 1 base camera link port The camera is equipped with an LED on the back to display the operational status of the camera The table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states When more than one condition is active the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority Color of Status LED Meaning Off No power or hardware malfunction Blinking Powering up
78. rs who are familiar with Camera Link cameras have a basic understanding of their imaging requirements and who are primarily interested in evaluating the Linea camera an overview of the steps required to get this camera operational and acquiring images quickly can be found in Appendix D Quick Setup and Image Acquisition 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 13 4 Software and Hardware Setup To achieve best system performance the following minimum requirements are recommended High bandwidth frame grabber e g TeledyneDALSA Xtium CL frame grabber Part OR Y4C0 XP X00 http ww w teledynedalsa com imaging products fg OR Y4C0 XPX00 e Operating systems Windows Vista 7 32 64 bit Setup Steps Overview Take the following steps in order to setup and run your camera system They are described briefly below and in more detail in the sections that follow 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software We recommend the Xtium CL PX4 frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teledynedalsa com site here Follow the manufacturer s installation instructions A GenICam compliant XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing GenICam compliant application to know the camera s capabilities immediately after connection Installing SaperaLT gives you access to the CamExpert GUI a GenICam compliant app
79. set Baud rate set to 9600 Full Name Set Flatfield ROI Mnemonic ROI _ 0000000 Argument s First pixel 1 to 2048 2K 1 to 4096 4K Last pixel 1 to 2048 2K 1 to 4096 4K Notes e Specifies the pixels that CCF and CPA will calibrate DEN o Pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed e Last pixel must be greater than or equal to first pixel Full Name Reset Flatfield Coefficients Argument Reset all user FPN values to zero and all user PRNU coefficients to one Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 74 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Full Name Set AOI Count Mnemonic SAC Argument Number o AOT S Set AOI Counter Nos DOO Full Name Set AOI Selector Full Name Set AOI Mode Argument s Mode 0 Off Disable 1 Active Enable Set AOI mode Notes DT Full Name Set Binning Horizontal Mnemonic Argument s Single pixel Binning of 2 pixels Set horizontal binning Notes Full Name Set Baud Rate Mnemonie SBR Argument s Baud rate 9600 57600 115200 230400 460800 e Send command and then change speed of HyperTerminal e A PX4 or equivalent frame grabber is required in order to achieve these baud rates 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 75 Full Name Set Binning Vertical Argument s 1 Single pixel 2 Binning of 2 pixels Set vertical binning LLL Full Name Exposure M
80. settings can be saved as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically saves as the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset or powered up Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 28 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual The relationship between these four settings is illustrated in Figure 10 Relationship between the Camera Settings 1 Select Default Set MEUS 2 Saves Automatically Factory Settings U Setti 1 Select User Set ser Settings 2 User Set Load 1 Select Factory Set 2 User Set Load 1 Select User Set Current Operation 2 User Set Save Figure 10 Relationship between the Camera Settings Active Settings for Current Operation The active setting for the current operation is the set of configurations that are active while the camera is currently running including all unsaved changes you have made to the settings before saving them These active settings are stored in the camera s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets is powered down or loses power To save these settings for reuse the next time you power up or reset the camera or to protect against losing them in the case of power loss you must save the current settings using the User Set Save parameter Once saved the current settings become the selected User Set User Setting The user setting is the saved set
81. ssessssssssssssseeseeceessssssssssassuseeseeeeeeess 9 10 11 3 Quick Simple Steps to Acquire an Image 12 4 Software and Hardware Setup 4 Camera Operation Teledyne DALSA Recommended System Requirements ssssssssssssscscccssssssssssssseesssessesssssssssssssssssssseesessssssssssssssesseeeeeesssssssssss 5 8100 5165 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables sett 3 Establish Communicating with the Camera 11001111111 As Operate RETRE Step 1 Install and Configure the Frame Grabber and Install Do TEES Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI ssssssssssscscccssssssssssssssessesscccssssssssssssssssssseseessssssssssssssesseeeseesssssssssss 14 Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power Cobles u sssssssssssssssssscscssssssssssssssssssssessessssssssssssssscssscesesssssssssssssseesseeeeseess 15 Data Connector Camera Link 2 16 Camera Link Bit D
82. t is either a programmable internal signal used in free running mode an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer These triggering modes are described below e Internal trigger trigger disabled The camera free running mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable exposure period e External trigger trigger enabled Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal The external trigger signal is the Camera Link control line Exposure Controls The Exposure Control modes define how and when the camera will capture an image the integration period The integration period is the amount of time the camera s sensor is exposed to incoming light before the captured image is transmitted to the controlling computer e Exposure control is defined as the start of exposure and exposure duration e The start of exposure be an internal timer signal free running mode or an external trigger signal e The exposure duration be programmable such as the case of an internal timer or controlled by the external trigger pulse width The camera can grab images in one of three ways You determine the three imaging modes using a combination of the Exposure Mode parameters including I O parameters Exposure Time and Line Rate parameters Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 30 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan
83. t must be combined added together 2 Binning Horizontal This feature represents the number of horizontal photo sensitive cells that must be combined added together More charge LU brighter pixel q q2 q4 Charge in Charge binned Normal image image 4 adjacent pixels 1 pixel output Figure 16 2x2 Binning in Area Mode Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 56 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Area of Interest Setup The Area of Interest AOI feature can be used to reduce the amount of image data output from the camera Use this feature when there are areas in the image that contain unneeded information An example where you would use this feature is in an application that is inspecting several separated lanes of objects with one camera and the image between the lanes can be ignored The AOI feature allows from one to four specific areas of the pixel line to be specified where image data will be output Since the AOI feature reduces the amount of data output this has the additional benefit of allowing the cameras to operate at higher EXSYNC rates when using base or medium camera link modes For example in the 4k camera model if the total number of pixels for the specified is less than 1 K when using base Camera Link mode at 77 MHz the maximum EXSYNC rate can be 80 kHz versus 56 kHz if all 4 K pixels were output Note The setup of AOI is always wi
84. tage The voltage measurement feature of the camera provides results within 1 of the actual voltage The measurement can be used to set the applied voltage to the camera Saving and Restoring Camera Settings The parameters used to select load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information set of features There are 8 user sets available and one factory set Camera Information Parameter Choices User Set Default Selector Select the camera parameters to load when the camera is reset or powered up as the Factory set or as User Set 1 to 8 Selecting the set from the list automatically saves it as the default set User Set Selector Select the Factory or User set to Save or Load Factory Set User Set 1 to 8 User Set Load Load the set specified by User Set Selector to the camera and make it the active current set User Set Save Save the current set as selected user set Description of the Camera Settings The camera operates in one of four settings Current operation with active settings User setting Factory setting read only Default setting Beo The settings active during the current operation can be saved thereby becoming the user setting using the User Set Save parameter A previously saved user setting User Set 1 to 8 or the factory settings can be restored using the User Set Selector and User Set Load parameters Either the Factory or one of the User
85. tal imaging products and solutions in addition to providing MEMS products and services For more information visit Teledyne DALSA s website at www teledynedalsa com Support For further information not included in this manual or for information on Teledyne DALSA s extensive line of image sensing products please contact North America 700 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA USA 01821 Tel 978 670 2000 Fax 978 670 2010 Email Sales Americas teled ynedalsa com Document revised April 6 2014 03 032 20206 00 Europe Felix Wankel Str 1 82152 Krailling Germany Tel 49 89 89 54 57 3 80 Fax 49 89 89 54 57 3 46 Email Sales Europe Gteled ynedalsa com Asia Pacific Ikebukuro East 13F 3 4 3 Higashi Ikebukuro Toshima ku Tokyo Japan Tel 81 3 5960 6353 Fax 81 3 5960 6354 Email Sales Asia teled ynedalsa com Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 3 Contents l System Precautions and Cleaning 6 2 The Linea Camera Prectilifions tete 6 Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor u ssssssssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssssssssccesssssssssssssesssseeseesssssssssssssecees 6 7 CameraiHighliglis LL M 7 Camera Performance Specifications 8 Certifications and Compliance 9 Supported Industry Standards ccccsccssssssssssssssssssssesscsssssssssssssssssssseecessssssssssssssecessesce
86. ter space between the closing quotation mark in the target and the hyphen before the timeout value Repeat for desktop short cut CamExpert Properties General Shortcut Compatibilty Security CamE xpert Target type Application Target location CamExpert Target ASaperaNCamE xpert Cam xpert exe Figure 15 Setting the camera s timeout value 1 Flat Field This Flat Field set contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination Note 1 Flat field coefficients consist of an offset and gain for each pixel 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 4 2 These are the first user corrections applied to the image 3 The flat field coefficients are saved and loaded with the user set Flat Field flatfield CorrectionMode Off Flat field correction coefficients are not applied On Flat field correction coefficients are applied Initialize Sending this value will reset all current coefficients offsets to and gains to 1x flatfield CorrectionAlgorithm Basic Direct calculation of coefficients based on current average line values and target LowPass A low pass filter is first applied to the current average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniform white or it s not possible to defocus the image Because of
87. th respect to the sensor Therefore if you are using the mirroring mode with AOI be aware that pixel one will be on the right side of the displayed image In order to set up an AOI for the camera 1 The AOI mode must first be in the off position 2 Use the AOI Count to select the total number of AOIs desired to a max of 4 3 setup each AOI individually use the AOI Selector to point to the AOI to be set up 4 AOI Offset X is used indicate the starting pixel of the AOL 5 AOI Width is used to indicate the width of the AOI Category Parameter Value Board Pixel Color Filter None Basic Timing Pixel Coding Mono Advanced Control ENT Ve 1 Must be off to 1 External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 set up the AOI Line Mirroring 3 Select area to Manos Camera Information set up 4096 Camera Control 4 Select beginning of Controls pe selected area Flat Field Multiple AOI Mode Off AOI Count 1 Image Format AOI Selector 1 Transport Layer AOI Offset X 1 5 Set up width of on selected area Acquisition and Transfer AOI Width 4096 Serial Port lt lt Less File Access Control 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2 and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual In order to initiate operation of the AOI once setup l The AOI mode must be changed to Active 2 Besureto set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI widths set up in th
88. the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm if possible flatfield Calibration Target After calibration all pixels will be scaled to output this level Range depends on pixel format 8 bit 0 to 255 DN 12 bit 0 to 40055 DN flatfield CalibrationSampleSize 1 Number of lines to average when calibrating 2 2048 or 4096 flatfield CalibrationROIOffsetX 1 Together with flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth specifies the range of pixels to be calibrated Pixel coefficients outside this range are not changed It is possible to calibrate different regions sequentially flatfield Calibration ROIWidth flatfield Calibration FPN Save average line of flatfield CalibrationSampleSize rows This is the first user correction applied it is subtracted from each line This feature may not be of use to many users as the camera already subtracts true dark current but it may be useful for some to provide a per pixel offset correction Range 0 to 511 DN 12 bit Default value is 0 DN for each pixel flatfield CalibrationPRNU Use flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm to calculate the per pixel gain to achieve the specified target output Range 0 to 15 9998x Default 1x Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 42 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 2 Contrast Enhancement Use the Offset and Gain features to maximize the use of t
89. trol Parameter Model Vendor Serial Number Device User ID Microcode Version CCI Version FPGA Version Power on Status LED Color Temperature Refresh Temperature Input Voltage Refresh Voltage License Key Power up Configuration Less Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Value LA CM 04K08A 00 R Teledyne DALSA 12035699 03 081 20320 01 03 110 20310 01 03 056 20487 01 Good Green 42 Press 10 400 Press 2021A1AE 00000000 Setting Figure 7 CamExpert GUI showing connected camera Ifthe camera is operating correctly at this point the diagnostic LED will shine green Software Interface All the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface For example under the Camera Control menu in the camera window you can control the line rate and exposure times 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 23 At this point your host and camera system should be setup and you can verify the camera s operation by retrieving a test pattern and setting the camera s trigger and exposure time Using Sapera CamExpert with Linea Cameras CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library When used with a Linea camera Cam Expert allows a user to test all camera operating modes Additionally CamExpert saves the camera user settings configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individua
90. type of file to upload or download from the device Camera Information File Type Available Camera Control Type Miscellaneous Mw Digital IO Control Flat Field File selector merce Description Camera Data Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File Access Control File path Upload Download Delete 5 Hit Download 6 Save the text file and send the file to Teledyne DALSA customer support Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 66 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Parameters x Category Parameter Value Board Upload Download File Setting lt lt Less Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 File Access Control Select the type of file to upload or download from the device Camera Information Camera Control File Type Available Controls Type Miscellaneous Y Flat Field File selector Camera Data X Image Format Transport Layer Description Camera Data Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control E Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted Save in 1
91. ual Saving and Restoring Camera Settings sssssssssssssccccsssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssescesssssssssssssusssssseesessssssssssssssseeseeeeeeess 27 Camera Link Configuration 29 Trigger Modes Exposure Controls Exposure Modes 30 Set line ge 33 Seh Exposure 36 Control Gainrand Black 2222 804 36 Sellm dge 37 Set Baud Rate Pixel Famil Pixel Readout Direction Mirroring 4 112241 38 Resetting te 38 Calibrating Cameri THERE 39 Camera formation LU Camera Information Feature Descriptions Camera Configuration Selection 1 Camera Power up Configuration sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssee Iser SetConfiguration Mandgelmelll Camera Control Category Camera Control Feature Descriptions cccsscsccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssseccesssssssssssssscseseeseesssssssssssssecees Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions Flat Field ERREUR Flat Field Control Feature Region of Interest
92. ute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Mode flatfield CorrectionMode 1 00 Off Off FPN and flat field coefficients Beginner disabled On On FPN and flat field coefficients DFNC enabled Initialize Initialize Reset all FPN to 0 and all flat field coefficients to 1 Calibration Algorithm flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm Selection between two different 1 00 flat field algorithms Beginner Basic Basic Direct calculation of coefficients DFNC based on average line values and target First each color is flat fielded to its peak value and then the color gains are used to achieve the target Low Pass Low Pass A low pass filter is first applied to the average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniformly white or it is not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm Calibration Target flatfield Calibration Target Set a value between 0 and 255 to 1 00
93. which the flat field algorithm will Beginner taget the image to DFNC Calibration Sample Size _flatfieldCalibrationSampleSize Sets the number of lines to be 1 00 averaged during a flat field Beginner Lines_2048 Lines_2048 calibration DFNC Lines_4096 Lines_4096 ROI Offset X flatfield Calibration ROIOffsetX Set the starting point of a region 1 00 of interest where a flat field Beginner calibration will be performed DFNC ROI Width flatfield CalibrationROIWidth Sets the width of the region on 1 00 interest where a flat field Beginner calibration will be performed DFNC 03 032 20206 00 Teledyne DALSA Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual 53 Description Device Version amp View Display Name Feature Initiates the FPN calibration 1 00 process Beginner DFNC Calibrate FPN flatfield Calibration FPN Initiates the PRNU or Flatfield 1 00 process Beginner DFNC Calibrate PRNU flatfield CalibrationPRNU The ROI feature is related to flat field calibration It is important to specify an ROI when the object being imaged has areas that have black non illuminated areas such as beyond the edge of a film that is front illuminated or is saturated again beyond the edge of a film but in this case bright field back illuminated The ROI feature allows from one to four specific regions of the pixel line to be specified where flat field calibration will take place Pixel data outside the ROI will not be used w
94. x19 Not Used Tx20 Rx20 D2 3 Tx20 Rx20 D5 3 Tx20 Rx20 Not Used Tx21 Rx21 D2 4 Tx21 Rx21 D5 4 Tx21 Rx21 Not Used Tx22 Rx22 D2 5 Tx22 Rx22 D5 5 Tx22 Rx22 Not Used Tx23 Rx23 Not Used Tx23 Rx23 Not Used Tx23 Rx23 Not Used Tx24 Rx24 LVAL Tx24 Rx24 LVAL Tx24 Rx24 LVAL Tx25 Rx25 FVAL Tx25 Rx25 FVAL Tx25 Rx25 FVAL Tx26 Rx26 Not Used Tx26 Rx26 Not Used Tx26 Rx26 Not Used Tx27 Rx27 DO 6 Tx27 Rx27 D3 6 Tx27 Rx27 6 6 Tap 1 bits are DO x Tap 8 bits are D7 x Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20206 00 18 Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User s Manual Camera Link Bit Definitions BASE TO Configuration Port A Bits O thru 7 Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 3 5 4093 4095 Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 3 5 84093 4095 Port B Bits O thru 7 Tap 2 LSB Bit7 Pixels 2 4 6 4094 4096 Tap 1 Bits 8 9 10 11 Pixels 1 3 5 4093 4095 Tap 2 Bits 8 9 10 11 Pixels 2 4 6 4094 4096 Port C Bits O thru 7 Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 2 4 6 4094 4096 Medium Configuratio n Pixel Format Port A Port B Port C Port D Port E Port F Bits Othru Bits O thru BitsO thru Bits O thru Bits O thru Bits O thru 7 7 7 7 7 7 Mono 8 Tap 1 Tap 2 Tap 3 Tap 4 XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX LSB Bit 7 LSB Bit 7 LSB Bit 7 LSB Bit 7 Pixels 1 5 9 Pixels 2 6 Pixels 3 7 Pixels 4 8 4089 4093 10 4090 11 4091 12 4092 4094 4095 4096 Mono 12 Tap 1 Tap 1 Tap 2 Tap 4 Tap 3 Tap

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