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Piranha4 Color

P4-CC-08K050-00-R Camera User’s Manual

03 August 2012

03-032-20156-00

www.teledynedalsa.com

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Page 1: ...Piranha4 Color P4 CC 08K050 00 R Camera User s Manual 03 August 2012 03 032 20156 00 www teledynedalsa com ...

Page 2: ...gies website at www teledyne com Teledyne DALSA a Teledyne Technologies company is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1 000 employees worldwide headquartered in Waterloo Ontario Canada Established in 1980 the company designs develops manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions in addition to providing MEMS products ...

Page 3: ...m Requirements 14 Setup Steps Overview 14 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software including GUI 14 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables 14 3 Establish communicating with the camera 14 4 Operate the Camera 14 Step 1 Install and configure the frame grabber and software including GUI 15 Install Frame Grabber 15 Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI 15 Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power ...

Page 4: ...ation Group 47 deviceSensorControl Camera Control Group 51 ImageFormatControl Image Format Group 55 FileAccessControl File Access Control Group 57 serialPortControl Serial Port Group 57 dataProcessing Flat Field Group 58 TransportLayerControl Transport Layer Group 61 Appendix B ASCII Commands _______________________________________________________________________62 Port Configuration 62 Commands 6...

Page 5: ...y 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 syste...

Page 6: ...up control and integrate Programmability includes exposure control flat field correction and gain settings The Piranha4 8k camera is ideal for printing inspection printed circuit board solar cell film and large format web inspection Key Features CMOS color bilinear line scan 8k pixel resolution Line rates up to 50 kHz Exposure control 100x antiblooming RGB RG BG or G outputs Camera Link interface ...

Page 7: ...2 x 1 pixel line alternating Red Blue Pixel Size 7 04 µm x 7 04 µm Full Well Capacity 20k e minimum gain of 1x Line Rate 0 kHz minimum to 50 kHz maximum Deca RGBG8 34 kHz maximum Deca RGB8 20 kHz maximum Medium 10 kHz maximum Base RGB8 Exposure Time 11 µs minimum to 3 000 µs maximum Bit Depth 8 bits Connectors and Mechanicals Control Data Interface Base Medium or Deca Camera Link configurations MD...

Page 8: ...ot including individual RGB gains for white balance DC Offset 1 DN 1 DN 1 DN PRNU 2 50 Sat 2 50 Sat 2 50 Sat FPN 3 DN 3 DN 3 DN SEE 78 nJ cm2 56 nJ cm2 113 nJ cm2 NEE 58 pJ cm2 42 pJ cm2 84 pJ cm2 Antiblooming 100 x Saturation Integral non linearity 2 DN DN digital number Test Conditions Values measured using 8 bit 1x gain 10 kHz line rate Light source white LED No white balancing Front plate temp...

Page 9: ...nsor response to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics Note The responsivity of a color camera will measure approximately 1 6th that of a similar monochrome camera model as a result of the effect the color filter has on the sensor and also due to the color camera not incorporating a high sensitivity mode dual line summing Figure 1 Spectral Responsivity vs W...

Page 10: ...last pixels As a result the number of effective full color RGB pixels is reduced by 2 to 8190 pixels Sensor Shift Direction Example When in high sensitivity mode you can select either forward or reverse sensor direction See Camera Direction Control for details Selectable direction accommodates object direction change on a web and allows you to mount the camera upside down Note The example here ass...

Page 11: ...UTHOR APPROVED BY APPROVALS M OLA APR NOTES 1 UNITS MILLIMETERS 2 IMAGE AREA IS ALIGNED TO DATUMS A B C 80 0 05 80 0 05 M72x0 75 6H 5 40 0 05 64 64 40 0 05 M4x0 7 6H 7 5 4X CENTER OF IMAGE AREA 0 2 A B C 54 M4x0 7 6H 7 5 3X THIS SIDE 3X FAR SIDE 12 0 25 OPTICAL DISTANCE 7 0 08 A 0 05 52 57 03 REVISED TOLERANCE OF OPTICAL M4x0 7 6H 7 5 3X THIS SIDE 3X FAR SIDE 7 41 2 54 41 2 40 69 28 4 28 6 50 1 66...

Page 12: ...fferent faces of the camera or removed entirely depending on the mounting configuration and its heat sinking potential Repositioning or removal of the heat sinks must be performed with care in order to avoid temperature issues The camera has the ability to measure its internal temperature Use this feature to record the internal temperature of the camera when it is mounted in your system and operat...

Page 13: ...rs who are familiar with Camera Link cameras have a basic understanding of their imaging requirements and who are primarily interested in evaluating the Piranha4 camera an overview of the steps required to get this camera operational and acquiring images quickly can be found in Appendix C Basic Setup and Image Acquisition ...

Page 14: ...llation instructions A GenICam compliant XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing GenICam compliant application to know the camera s capabilities immediately after connection Installing SaperaLT gives you access to the CamExpert GUI a GenICam compliant application 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables Connect the Camera Link cables from the camera to the compute...

Page 15: ...ommunicate with the camera using a Camera Link compliant interface We recommend you use CamExpert CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library and comes bundled with SaperaLT Using CamExpert is the simplest and quickest way to send commands to and receive information from the camera Camera Link Environment These cameras implement the Camera link specification which defi...

Page 16: ...ic 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 Data Connector Camera Link The camera uses two Camera Link MDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base Medium Deca configuration The figure below shows the MDR26 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the...

Page 17: ...Y2 4 23 X2 17 10 Y2 17 10 X2 5 22 Yclk 5 22 Xclk 18 9 Yclk 18 9 Xclk 6 21 Y3 6 21 X3 19 8 Y3 19 8 X3 7 20 100 ohm 7 20 SerTC 20 7 terminated 20 7 SerTC 8 19 Z0 8 19 SerTFG 21 6 Z0 21 6 SerTFG 9 18 Z1 9 18 CC1 22 5 Z1 22 5 CC1 10 17 Z2 10 17 CC2 23 4 Z2 23 4 CC2 11 16 Zclk 11 16 CC3 24 3 Zclk 24 3 CC3 12 15 Z3 12 15 CC4 25 2 Z3 25 2 CC4 13 13 inner shield 13 13 inner shield 26 26 inner shield 26 26...

Page 18: ...CL Clock This timing can be used for applications that require line rates only up to 10 kHz and therefore can use Camera Link Base mode with only one cable The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Base RGB Values for red even numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring red odd numbered pixels Values for blue odd numbered pixels are interpolated from the...

Page 19: ...k Medium mode and two cables The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Medium RGB Values for red even numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring red odd numbered pixels Values for blue odd numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring blue even numbered pixels Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature whe...

Page 20: ...sing a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standard the R G and then B pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGB data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application Values for red even numbered pixels are interpolated from the neighbouring red odd numbered pixels Values fo...

Page 21: ...The RGBG format is such that when using a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standard the R G B and then G pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGBG data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application However the frame grabber or host application will need to perform the...

Page 22: ... pixel order where the mirrored feature is selected Notice that the order of the red and blue pixels is reversed As a result the frame grabber or host application that will be responsible for performing the interpolation must account for this reversal Note when using an AOI with this RGBG mode the user must consider the available red and blue pixel data at the AOI boundaries when they are performi...

Page 23: ... of an AOI is always blue green 5 Whether mirroring is on or off 0 is the leftmost pixel 6 Whether mirroring is on or off AOI 1 is readout first 7 In normal mode AOI 1 is closest to the sensor s left edge 8 In mirror mode AOI 1 is closest to the sensor s right edge Base and Medium Modes 1 The total number of pixels within each AOI must be a multiple of 8 and must be greater than or equal to 40 2 I...

Page 24: ...ble quality degrades over time as the cable is flexed In addition as the Camera Link strobe frequency is increased the maximum allowable cable length will decrease The Piranha4 cameras are capable of driving cables 10 metres or less in length We do not guarantee good imaging performance with low quality cables of any length In general we recommend the use of high quality cables for any cable lengt...

Page 25: ...connecting power to the camera test all power supplies Figure 9 6 pin Hirose Circular Male Power Plug Power Connector Table 5 Power Plug Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 12 V to 24 V DC 4 GND 2 12 V to 24 V DC 5 GND 3 12 V to 24 V DC 6 GND The camera requires a single voltage input 12 VDC to 24 VDC The camera meets all performance specifications using standard switching power supplies alth...

Page 26: ...amera Power on 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 Connect to the frame grabber 1 Start Sapera CamExpert or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the softw...

Page 27: ...stic LED will shine green Software Interface All the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface For example under the Sensor Control menu in the camera window you can control the line rate and exposure times Note the camera uses two CamExpert windows to send commands and display the results One window controls the camera and the other is used for image acquisition and displa...

Page 28: ...ngs configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individual camera parameter files on the host system ccf CamExpert can also be used to upgrade the camera s software An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acquisition program For context sensi...

Page 29: ...Piranha4 8K Color Camera User s Manual 29 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20156 00 CamExpert Panes Figure 12 CamExpert s Camera Control Window ...

Page 30: ...mera file included with the Sapera installation or saved by the user Parameters pane Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device CamExpert displays parameters only if those parameters are supported by the installed device This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hardware in use Display pane Provides a live or...

Page 31: ...ize and ratio Histogram Profile tool Select to view a histogram or line column profile during live acquisition or in a still image Output Message pane Displays messages from CamExpert or the device driver Review a Test Image The camera is now ready to retrieve a test pattern Select Image Format Control Test Pattern and choose one of the following available test images 1 Off Sensor Video 2 Ramp Pix...

Page 32: ...tem Gain 1x White balanced gains all set to 1x Color correction disabled Corrected using an 80 mm lens and a magnification of 0 8 Check Camera and Sensor Information 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 uniquel...

Page 33: ...nd 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 f...

Page 34: ...ese active settings are stored in the camera s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets or if the camera 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 curr...

Page 35: ...synchronizing exposures to external triggers or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer These triggering modes are described below Internal trigger trigger disabled The camera free running mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable exposure period External trigger trigger enabled Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal The external...

Page 36: ...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 Exposure Modes in Detail 1 Internally Programmable...

Page 37: ...exposure time will become indeterminate and result in image artefacts This is not the case when running internal exposure control 3 External Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time In this mode the line rate is set externally with the falling edge of EXSYNC generating the rising edge of a programmable exposure time GenICam parameters to set I O Controls Trigger Mode On Sensor Control Exposure Mode Ti...

Page 38: ...e Time 2 External Trigger On Internal Exposure Control Falling edge triggers start of internal exposure 3 Programmable Exposure Time Readout Line Time CC1 3 External Trigger On External Exposure Control Rising edge trigger start of exposure Falling edge triggers end of exposure start of readout Exposure Time Readout Line Time CC1 Notes 1 Exposure time 11 micro seconds 2 Readout time 14 micro secon...

Page 39: ...he 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 to 50 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 10 kHz Base RGB8 Medium 20 kHz Deca 50 kHz Dec...

Page 40: ... to 31 Gain Set the gain as an amplification factor applied to the video signal across all pixels 1x to 10x 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 Height Height of the image in lines Pixel Format 8 bit...

Page 41: ...tion Image Format Control Parameter Description Pixel Format RGB8 G8 RGBG8 Camera Direction Control Found in the I O Control Direction Control set of features Note This feature is available when in high sensitivity mode only TDI stage 2 Note the Sensor Shift features are not available when the camera is in low or tall pixel sensitivity modes A descriptive illustration of a web movement and camera ...

Page 42: ...wn Image Format Control Parameter Description ReverseX 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 Camera Information Parameter Description Camera Reset Resets the camera and puts i...

Page 43: ...s Digital Processing 1 Fixed pattern noise FPN calibration is used to subtract any residual dark level that may occur in the application 2 Photo response non uniformity PRNU calibration is used to correct for variations in the illumination intensity and or lens vignetting When performed this calibration will cause the camera to have a flat response to a white target in the field of view The output...

Page 44: ...n 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 du...

Page 45: ...ilter is first applied to the current average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniform white or it s not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm if possible flatfieldCalibrationTarget 1 After calib...

Page 46: ...nge Typical use is to subtract the minimum pixel value expected and then gain up to the maximum pixel value to approach full scale This process may be useful for applications that process the RGB colors individually Offset 1 Single value added to each pixel 2 Range 32 to 31 DN 3 Positive values may be used to measure dark noise Gain 1 Floating point digital multiplier applied to each pixel 2 Range...

Page 47: ...ation Camera Information Group Name DeviceModelName Display Name Model Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read only Type String Values P4_CC_08K050_00_R Name DeviceVendorName Display Name Vendor Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read only Type String Values Teledyne DALSA Name DeviceID Display Name Serial Number Name Space Standard Visibility Expert Access Read only Type S...

Page 48: ...alues e g 03 110 20256 00 Name DeviceManufacturerInfo Display Name FPGA Version Name Space Standard Visibility Expert Access Read only Type String Values e g 03 056 20378 08 Name DeviceBISTStatus Display Name Power on Status Name Space Custom Visibility Beginner Access Read only Type String Values See Diagnostics Error Codes section Description If the LED is green then this feature will return the...

Page 49: ...Temperature Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read only Type Float Units Celsius Values 0 to 75 C Name InputVoltage Display Name Input Voltage Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read only Type Float Units Volts Values 12 to 24 volts Name UserSetDefaultSelector Display Name Power on User Set Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values F...

Page 50: ... Write only Type Command Values 1 Description Commands camera to load user set specified by UserSetSelector and make it current Name UserSetSave Display Name Save User Set Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Write only Type Command Values 1 Description Commands camera to save current settings to user set specified by UserSetSelector This feature is not available when UserSetSelector equ...

Page 51: ...ess Read Write Type Integer Units Hertz Values 1 to 70 000 Description Maximum line rate is limited by exposure time and Camera Link mode Name MeasureLineRate Display Name Measured Line Rate Name Space Custom Visibility Beginner Access Read only Type Integer Units Hertz Values Use to verify signal on CC1 when TriggerMode On Name ExposureMode Display Name Exposure Time Source Name Space Standard Vi...

Page 52: ...y Type Integer Units Nano seconds Values 11 000 to 300 000 Name ScanDirectionSource Display Name Direction Source Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values Internal Scan direction controlled by SensorScanDirection External Scan direction controlled by CC3 Description CC3 low selects forward high selects reverse Name SensorScanDirection Display Name Internal ...

Page 53: ...elector Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values SystemGain Red Green Blue Name Gain Display Name Gain Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Float Units Multiplier Values 1 to 10 Name ColorTransformationMatrixSelector Display Name Color Transformation Matrix Selector Name Space Standard Visibility Expert Access Read Write Type Enume...

Page 54: ...n Values Gain00 Gain01 Gain02 Gain10 Gain11 Gain12 Gain20 Gain21 Gain22 Offset1 Offset2 Offset3 Name ColorTransformationValue Display Name Color Transformation Value Name Space Standard Visibility Expert Access Read Write Type Float Units Multiplier Values 32 value 32 Name ClConfiguration Display Name Camera Link Configuration Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumerat...

Page 55: ...Control Image Format Group Name TestImageSelector Display Name Test Pattern Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values Off Ramp Color_Ramp Description All processing e g gain is disabled when a test pattern is selected Name ReverseX Display Name Line Mirroring Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values Off On Pixel order...

Page 56: ...ipleAOISelector Display Name Multiple AOI Selector Name Space Custom Visibility Expert Access Read Write Type Integer Values 1 to MultipleAOICount AOI to edit Name MultipleAOIOffsetX Display Name AOI Offset X Name Space Custom Visibility Expert Access Read Write Type Integer Values 1 to 8192 Column number start of AOI Range limited by existing AOI s and MultipleAOIWidth Name MultipleAOIWidth Displ...

Page 57: ... User_FPN Use UserSetSelector to specify which DFF to access Flat_Field Use UserSetSelector to specify which user flat field to access FPGA_Code Used for firmware upgrades Microcode Used for firmware upgrades CCI Used for firmware upgrades XML Used for firmware upgrades ColorCorrectionMatrix CameraData Download and send for customer support serialPortControl Serial Port Group Name DeviceSerialPort...

Page 58: ...rent user set loaded depending on direction Name flatfieldScanDirectionReverseSet Display Name Select flatfield Correction Scan Direction Reverse Set Name Space Custom Visibility Beginner Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values UserSet1 to UserSet8 Name flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm Display Name Calibration Algorithm Name Space Custom Visibility Expert Access Read Write Type Enumeration Values Ba...

Page 59: ...Visibility Expert Access Read Write Type Integer Values 1 to 8192 Description Together with flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth specifies the pixels that will be calibrated pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed Range is limited by flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth It is possible to calibrate different regions sequentially Name flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth Display Name ROI Width Name Space Cus...

Page 60: ... dark current but it may be useful for some to provide a per pixel offset correction Range of DFF values is 0 to 31 DN 8 bit Name flatfieldCalibrationPRNU Display Name Calibrate PRNU Name Space Custom Visibility Beginner Access Write only Type Command Values 1 Description Use flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm to calculate the per pixel gain to achieve the specified target output Range 0 to 15 9998 time...

Page 61: ...enICam feature description XML file version Name DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion Display Name XML Minor Version Name Space Standard Visibility Expert Access Read only Type Integer Description Together with DeviceManifestXMLMajorVersion specifies the GenICam feature description XML file version Name GenCPStatus Display Name Last GenCP Status Name Space Custom Visibility Expert Access Read only Type I...

Page 62: ...be either reset or go through the power cycle 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 Bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Ec...

Page 63: ...balance Notes Gain each color such that the average of each is at the same level as the average of the most responsive Mnemonic CCF Argument s of lines to average 2048 4096 Description Calibrate user FPN dark flat field coefficients Mnemonic CLS Argument s Frequency 0 85 MHz 1 42 5 MHz Description Camera Link clock frequency Mnemonic CLM Argument s Mode 0 Base 1 Medium 2 Full 3 Deca Description Ca...

Page 64: ... set e g USS USL Basic algorithm flattens each color and then uses color gains to achieve target Whereas low pass filter algorithm does not adjust color gains Mnemonic CTV Argument s Selector 0 crr gain 1 crg gain 2 crb gain 3 cgr gain 4 cgg gain 5 cgb gain 6 cbr gain 7 cbg gain 8 cbb gain 9 kr offset 10 kg offset 11 kb offset Floating Point Value Gains 32 to 32 Offsets 0 to 255 Description Color ...

Page 65: ...al 2 Click on Transfer 3 Browse and find file 4 Select Xmodem protocol 5 Click Send 6 When it indicates that it is done click Close 7 Upload all files and then reset camera Mnemonic FFM Argument s Mode 0 Disable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients 1 Enable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients 2 Reset user FPN coefficients to zero and user PRNU coeffic...

Page 66: ...ultSet 1 Ext Trig Off Line Rate 10000 Hz Meas L R 10000 Hz Max L R 20432 Hz Exp Mode Timed Exp Time 50000 ns Meas E T 49993 ns Max E T 98500 ns Test Pat 0 Off Direction Internal Forward Flat Field On Gain 1 00 Red Gain 1 00 Green Gain 1 19 Blue Gain 1 77 Color Matrix Selector Factory 2 Color Correction Matrix 1 000000 0 000000 0 000000 0 0 000000 1 000000 0 000000 0 0 000000 0 000000 1 000000 0 Of...

Page 67: ...iliaze 3 Scan direction controlled frs Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set set 1 8 gcp Display Camera Configuration h Help rc Reset Camera roi Set Flatfield 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 40 sam Set Aoi Mode AOI 1 enable 0 disable sbr Set Baud Rate 9600 57600 11520...

Page 68: ...PC Argument s Description Reset all user FPN values to zero and all user PRNU coefficients to one Notes Mnemonic SAC Argument s Number of AOI s 1 to 4 Description Set AOI Counter Notes Mnemonic SAD Argument s Selector 1 to 4 Offset 1 to 8192 multiple of eight Width 40 to 8192 Description Define an AOI Notes Must not overlap with an already existing AOI Mnemonic SAM Argument s Mode 0 Off 1 Active D...

Page 69: ...ode the sensor is exposed while CC1 signal is high External mode is only available when the trigger mode is also external STM 1 Mnemonic SET Argument s Exposure time 11000 to 3000000 ns Description Set internal exposure time Notes Line time Exposure time 1 500 ns Mnemonic SMM Argument s Mode 0 Off 1 Image is flipped on the vertical axis Description Set mirroring mode Notes Mnemonic SPF Argument s ...

Page 70: ...r mode Notes In internal mode line rate is controlled by SSF command In external mode readout starts on falling edge of CC1 signal Mnemonic SVM Argument s Mode 0 Off sensor video 1 Ramp 2 Color Ramp Description Select test pattern Notes When a test pattern is selected all digital processing e g flat field gain is disabled it is re enabled when sensor video is selected Mnemonic USD Argument s Set s...

Page 71: ...the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Mnemonic USS Argument s Set selector 1 to 8 Description Save user set Notes Saves all the current settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Mnemonic VT Argument s Description Display internal temperature in degrees Celsius Notes Mnemonic VV Argumen...

Page 72: ...a will run at up to a 34 KHz line rate using Camera Link Deca mode but it may be easier to start your evaluation using the medium mode Set your Camera Link frame grabber up to receive the standard RGB medium mode 2 Communicating with the Camera The P4 8K color 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 eval...

Page 73: ...sf command If this line rate is too slow for your application you will get a compressed image in the scan direction This should not be a problem for a basic evaluation 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 5 µsec The camera will indicate an error if you select an exposure time that is too lon...

Page 74: ... with all three colors at the target level you set You are now ready to evaluate the image quality of the P4 color camera under your operating conditions 6 Improving Your Color Image The color response of the P4 color camera is quite good even when using white LED s and even without color correction The camera has a factory set white LED color correction matrix that can be selected to improve colo...

Page 75: ...e 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 of these pixels will change with the angle of illumination An important note on window blemishes When flat field correction is performed window clea...

Page 76: ...w 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 ea...

Page 77: ... the following requirements Standard Test Description EN 55011 FCC Part 15 CISPR 11 and ICES 003 Radiated emissions requirements EN 61326 1 and EN55024 Immunity to disturbances Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Teledyne DALSA could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Name and Signature of authorized person Hank Helmond Quality Manager Teledyne DALSA Corp Dated Decem...

Page 78: ...78 Piranha4 8K Camera Color User s Manual 03 032 20156 00 Teledyne DALSA Revision History Revision Number Change Description Revision Date 00 Initial release 03 August 2012 ...

Page 79: ...amera Link 16 power 25 D data bus 25 direction sensor shift 10 web movement 10 direction control 41 E EMC Declaration of Conformity 77 exposure control 35 external frame rate programmable exposure time 37 externally controlled 37 internally controlled 36 exposure modes descriptions of 35 exposure time set 39 EXSYNC 24 F factory settings 32 G Gain control 40 grounding instructions 16 GUI CamExpert ...

Page 80: ...PC 14 responsivity graph 9 revision history 78 S safety 5 Sapera 28 settings current 34 default 35 factory 32 35 loading 33 saving 33 user 34 setup overview 14 shift direction 10 size image 40 software required 7 specifications mechanical 7 performance 7 T temperature verify 33 test patterns 31 trigger modes 35 V voltage verify 33 ...

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