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Falcon2 4M, 8M, and 12M Camera User's Manual
03-032-20107-03
Teledyne DALSA
System Precautions
General
Read these p recau tions and this m anu al carefu lly before u sing the cam era.
Confirm that the camera‘s packaging is und am aged before opening it. If the p ackaging is d amaged please
contact the related logistics p ersonnel.
Do not op en the h ou sing of the cam era. The w arranty is void ed if the hou sing is op ened .
Keep the cam era hou sing tem p eratu re in a range of 0 °C to 50 °C d u ring op eration.
Do not op erate the cam era in the vicinity of strong electrom agnetic field s. In ad d ition, avoid elect rostatic
charging, violent vibration, and excess m oistu re.
To clean the d evice, avoid electrostatic charging by u sing a d ry, clean absorbent cotton cloth d am p ened
w ith a sm all qu antity of p u re alcohol. Do not u se m ethylated alcohol. To clean the su rface o f the cam era
hou sing, u se a soft, d ry cloth. To rem ove severe stains u se a soft cloth d am p ened w ith a sm all qu antity of
neu tral d etergent and then w ip e d ry. Do not u se volatile solvents su ch as benzene and thinners, as they
can d am age the su rface finish. Fu rther cleaning instru ctions are below .
This cam era d oes not su p p ort hot p lu gging. Pow er d ow n and d isconnect p ow er to the cam era before you
ad d or rep lace system com p onents.
Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor
Im age sensors and the cam era bod ies h ou sing are su scep tible to d am age from electrostatic d isch arge
(ESD). Electrostatic ch arge introd u ced to the sensor w ind ow su rface can ind u ce charge bu ild u p on the
u nd ersid e of the w ind ow that cannot be read ily d issip ated by the d ry nitrogen gas in the sens or p ackage
cavity. The ch arge norm ally d issip ates w ithin 24 hou rs and the sensor retu rns to norm al op eration.
Protecting Against Dust, Oil, and Scratches
The sensor w ind ow is p art of the op tical p ath and shou ld be hand led like other op tical com p onents, w it h
extrem e care. Du st can obscu re p ixels, p rod u cing d ark p atches on the sensor resp onse. Du st is m ost
visible w hen the illu m ination is collim ated . The d ark p atches shift p osition as the angle of illu m ination
changes. Du st is norm ally not visible w hen the se nsor is p ositioned at the exit p ort of an integrating
sp here, w here the illu m ination is d iffu se. Du st can norm ally be rem oved by blow ing the w ind ow su rface
u sing an ionized air gu n. Oil is u su ally introd u ced d u ring hand ling. Tou ching the su rface of the w in d ow
barehand ed w ill leave oily resid u es. Using ru bber fingercots and ru bber gloves can p revent
contam ination. H ow ever, the friction betw een ru bber and the w ind ow m ay p rod u ce electrostatic charge
that m ay d am age the sensor. To avoid ESD d am age and to avoid introd u cing oily resid u es, avoid
tou ch ing the sensor. Scratches d iffract incid ent illu m ination. When exp osed to u niform illu m ination, a
sensor w ith a scratched w ind ow w ill norm ally have brighter p ixels ad jacent to d arker p ixels. The location
of these p ixels w ill ch ange w ith the angle of illu m ination.
For inform ation on cleaning the sensor w ind ow , refer to the
