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Pantera TF 11M4 and 6M8

Camera User’s Manual

PT-2x-11M04 4 fps

PT-2x-06M08 8 fps

Progressive Scan Monochrome Camera

25-Apr-05

03-32-10096-03

www.dalsa.com

Summary of Contents for Pantera TF 6M8

Page 1: ...Pantera TF 11M4 and 6M8 Camera User s Manual PT 2x 11M04 4 fps PT 2x 06M08 8 fps Progressive Scan Monochrome Camera 25 Apr 05 03 32 10096 03 www dalsa com ...

Page 2: ...prings CO Woodland Hills CA Eindhoven NL Munich Germany and Tokyo Japan All DALSA products are manufactured using the latest state of the art equipment to ensure product reliability For further information not included in this manual or for information on DALSA s extensive line of image sensing products please call DALSA Sales Offices Waterloo Europe Asia Pacific 605 McMurray Rd Waterloo ON N2V 2E...

Page 3: ...ttings 23 3 4 Setting Output Mode 23 3 5 Setting the Data Mode 24 3 6 Setting Baud Rate 25 3 7 Setting Frame Rate Exposure Time and Exposure Mode 25 3 8 Controlling the Camera s Shutter and Strobe 29 3 9 Setting Gains 31 3 10 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning 32 3 11 Monitoring the Camera 33 3 12 Rebooting the Camera 33 3 13 Setting the Pre trigger 33 3 14 Setting the Video Mode and Generating T...

Page 4: ...s 47 6 4 Product Support 49 Camera Link Reference Timing and Configuration Table__________________________ 51 Commands and Error Handling _____________________________________________ 59 B1 All Available Commands 59 EMC Declaration of Conformity______________________________________________ 63 Index _______________________________________________________________ 67 ...

Page 5: ...solution 36 MHz data rate The Pantera TF 6M8 offers 7 5 fps two outputs at full resolution 36 MHz data rate Up to 14 bit digitization Small gain steps to achieve extremely low seam mismatch between taps if you are using the two tap model High sensitivity with low dark current Progressive scan readout Exposure control and antiblooming Asynchronous image capture externally triggerable Tap to tap mat...

Page 6: ...s The Pantera TF 11M and 6M are outstanding performers in fast very high resolution applications 14 bit performance provides up to 8192 distinct gray levels perfect for applications with large interscene light variations The low noise digitized video signal also makes the camera an excellent choice where low contrast images must be captured in challenging applications Specific applications include...

Page 7: ... read out data or 4 5 fps using one output tap with the Pantera TF 6M5 This camera uses DALSA s FTF3020M full frame CCD image sensor and its remarkable image quality made it the de facto standard for digital still photography The FTF3020M provides the highest possible image quality for its resolution with lower dark current lower noise and higher dynamic range than any competitor Figure 2 FTF3020M...

Page 8: ...mm 94 x 94 x 51 Weight kg 0 68 Electrical Interface Units Notes Power Dissipation W 15 Input Voltage VDC 12 24 Power Connector 6 pin Hirose Data Output Format Bits 12 Programming Connector Base Camera Link Optical Interface Units Notes Back Focal Distance F Mount M72 Mount mm mm 46 50 0 18 6 5mm Lens Mount F mount available as accessory Camera Thread M72x0 75 standard Aperture mm 36 86x24 58 6M 36...

Page 9: ...900 4095 5 DC Offset DN 45 50 55 5 DC Offset Subtraction DN up to 50 5 Antiblooming 100x 5 Responsivity DN nJ cm2 20 12 bit 530nm Power Up Duration sec 10 Regulatory Regulatory Compliance CE Notes 1 Sensor line length is actually 4008 pixels but to fit evenly on 64 bit boundaries required for most high performance frame grabbers 4032 pixels are sent in each line The extra pixels are split evenly a...

Page 10: ...11M Responsivity 0 430 480 530 580 630 680 730 780 830 880 930 Wavelength nm 4 16 8 12 20 Responsivity D N nJ cm Pantera TF 11M Responsivity Figure 4 Pantera TF 6M Responsivity 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 Wavelength nm Responsivity DN nJ cm Pantera TF 6M Responsivity ...

Page 11: ...M Normalized Noise vs Camera Front PlateTemperature 0 9 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 25 30 35 40 43 45 48 50 53 55 57 4 60 Temp Noise Tap 1 Tap 2 Figure 5 Pantera TF 11M4 Dark Offset vs Camera Front Plate Temperature 0 0 5 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 25 30 35 40 43 45 48 50 53 55 57 4 60 Temp FPN Tap 1 Tap 2 ...

Page 12: ...ry Pantera TF 11M and 6M User s Manual DALSA 03 32 10096 03 Figure 6 Pantera TF 11M4 FPN vs Camera Front Plate Temperature 0 0 5 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 25 30 35 40 43 45 48 50 53 55 57 4 60 Temp FPN Tap 1 Tap 2 ...

Page 13: ...ntera TF 6M Normalized Noise vs Camera Front Plate Temperature 0 80 1 00 1 20 1 40 1 60 1 80 2 00 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Temp Noise Tap 1 Tap 2 Figure 8 Pantera TF 6M Dark Offset vs Camera Front Plate Temperature 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 Temp Dark Offset Tap 1 Tap 2 ...

Page 14: ...14 Preliminary Pantera TF 11M and 6M User s Manual DALSA 03 32 10096 03 Figure 9 Pantera TF 6M FPN vs Camera Front Plate Temperature 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Temp FPN Tap 1 Tap 2 ...

Page 15: ...s must meet the requirements defined in section 2 4 Power Input 5 Inspect all cables and connectors prior to installation Do not use damaged cables or connectors or the camera may be damaged 6 Connect data serial interface and power cables 7 After connecting cables apply power to the camera After a few seconds the LED on the back of the camera should be green to indicate that the camera is operati...

Page 16: ...reen Camera Initialization Solid Green Camera Ready Flashing Red Fatal Error Solid Red Warning such as firmware did not load or voltage out of limit 2 2 2 Camera Link Data Connector The Camera Link interface is implemented as a Base Configuration in the Pantera TF 11M and 6M cameras A Base Configuration uses 1 MDR26 connector and 1 Channel Link chip The main characteristics of the Base Configurati...

Page 17: ... 24 CC3 12 CC4 25 CC4 13 GND 26 GND Notes Exterior Overshield is connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends 3M part 14X26 SZLB XXX 0LC is a complete cable assembly including connectors Unused pairs should be terminated in 100 ohms at both ends of the cable Table 4 DALSA Camera Control Configuration Signal Configuration CC1 EXSYNC CC2 Spare CC3 Spare CC4 Spare Digital Data The camera di...

Page 18: ...he camera accepts an EXSYNC control input through the Camera Link MDR26F connector External control signals are optional and enabled through the serial interface EXSYNC Triggers Readout EXSYNC is an optional input signal that can be used to trigger the frame rate Depending on the camera s exposure mode setting it can use either the rising or falling edge of EXSYNC to trigger frame readout Refer to...

Page 19: ...ti conductor cable for ground Keep leads as short as possible to reduce voltage drop Use high quality linear supplies to minimize noise Note Performance specifications are not guaranteed if your power supply does not meet these requirements WARNING It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages will damage the camera Protect the camera with a fa...

Page 20: ...econd then this signal would be high for the 1 second exposure and then low while the camera is reading out This signal can be used to control an external shutter opening it when the signal is high and closing it when the signal is low and preventing image smearing caused by light exposure during read out You can also modify the signal using the software commands sct and scp Refer to section 3 8 C...

Page 21: ...rame rate described on page 25 Setting gain described on page 29 The serial interface uses a simple ASCII based protocol For a complete list of all available commands refer to the Communications Protocol on page 59 Online Help For quick help the camera can return all available commands and parameters through the serial interface To generate this list send the command h to the camera Retrieving Cam...

Page 22: ...he framegrabber manufacturers should be able to provide a solution in order to communicate through this serial link The terminal software can be also provided by the framegrabber manufacturer Standard terminal software such as HyperTerminal can be used in case if COM port is allocated by the framegrabber Terminal should be set at 9600 baud during the camera power up 3 When the terminal window is s...

Page 23: ...ettings use the command rus Figure 13 Saving and Restoring Overview write restore wus rus commands restore rfs command Current Session Factory Settings User Settings EEROM 3 4 Setting Output Mode The PT 2x 11M04 and the PT 2x 06M08 have two data output taps or channels You can configure the camera to read out data using a single tap or you can double your frame rate by simultaneously reading out o...

Page 24: ...rmal To maintain the same frame rates as when the camera is configured using 2 taps command sos 2 the dual tap data is piped to a single tap The output pixel rate increases to 72Mhz and the framegrabber uses the same configuration used for one tap operation Refer to section 3 4 Setting Output Mode command for setting the number of taps 12 12 bit Factory setting Tap 1 Data bits 0 to 7 are linked to...

Page 25: ...ese three exposure modes and is followed by a full explanation on how to set the camera s frame rate and exposure time Table 7 Overview of Pantera TF 11M and 6M Exposure Modes Mode SYNC Exposure Time Notes 4 External Not programmable Exposure time is set by the high pulse width of the EXSYNC signal Smart EXSYNC Mode external exposure time high time of external signal is exposure time and 1 period ...

Page 26: ... frame rate to be generated 1 You must first set the camera mode using the sem command Refer to Step One on the next page for details 2 Then if you are using mode 8 use the set command to set the exposure time Refer to Step Two on page 27 for details 3 7 1 Step 1 Setting the Exposure Mode In internal sync mode mode 8 the camera delivers data independent of external signals according to the timing ...

Page 27: ...move light during readout Figure 14 Mode 4 Timing Exposure Time EXSYNC CD CD Charge Dump 100µs Waiting No Light Triggers ignored during readout Frame Period Mode 6 External Frame Rate and Internal Exposure Time In Mode 6 EXSYNC sets the frame rate but the exposure time is set internally using the software command set described on page 28 The exposure time begins with a charge dump that clears all ...

Page 28: ... shuttering the effects of image smearing can be reduced by setting the exposure time much longer than the readout time i e 1 or 2 seconds Figure 16 Mode 8 Timing 3 7 3 Step 2 Setting Exposure Time Setting Exposure Time Camera must be operating in exposure mode 8 or mode 6 To set the camera exposure time use the command Syntax set f Syntax Elements f Floating point number in milliseconds Allowable...

Page 29: ...illiseconds in 001 millisecond steps The sensor requires that the charge reset is always a minimum of 1ms for opening times of 1ms or less If the opening time is set to zero the shutter control signal goes active at the start of the exposure and does not include sensor s 1ms charge reset time f Shutter closing time after exposure To prevent smearing the camera will wait the specified closing contr...

Page 30: ...iseconds in 001ms steps Setting the low to zero makes the signal active high during the entire exposure time regardless of the on time setting Notes To force the strobe signal to be continuously low off set the ON time to zero and the OFF time to a number greater than zero To keep the strobe signal continuously active high during the exposure time set the OFF time to 0 This will work even if the O...

Page 31: ...and allows you to adjust the analog gain in both the left and right channels for precise control over tap to tap matching To set the digital gain use the command Syntax ssg i i Syntax Elements i Tap value Either 1 for the left tap or 2 for the right tap i 0 4095 0 corresponds to low gain 4095 corresponds to high gain Related Commands gm Example ssg 1 4000 Gain Mode Digital Gain To set the digital ...

Page 32: ...o the vertical binning value i Vertical binning value Must be identical to the horizontal binning value Notes Available values are 1x1 factory setting 2x2 or 4x4 Example sbm 2 2 Figure 19 2x2 Binning Charge in 4 adjacent pixels More charge brighter pixel Charge binned 1 pixel output Normal image Binned image 2 q1 q1 q2 q3 q4 q3 q2 q4 1 a a Table 8 PT 2x 11M4 Binning vs Speed Binning Min Frame Peri...

Page 33: ...EN 4 OK Healthy 3 12 Rebooting the Camera The command rc reboots the camera The camera starts up with the last saved settings 3 13 Setting the Pre trigger A pre trigger may be required for some frame grabbers To set the pre trigger use the command Syntax sp i Syntax Elements i Pretrigger value from 0 to 15 Example sp 10 3 14 Setting the Video Mode and Generating Test Patterns To set the video mode...

Page 34: ...Flip image left side Test pattern left side 6 Flip image left side Test pattern right side 7 Flip image left side Test pattern both sides 8 Flip image right side A 9 Flip image right side Test pattern left side 10 Flip image right side Test pattern right side 11 Flip image right side Test pattern both sides 12 Flip image both sides 13 Flip image both sides Test pattern left side 14 Flip image both...

Page 35: ...Pantera TF 11M and 6M User s Manual Preliminary 35 DALSA 03 32 10096 03 Test Patterns Figure 20 8 Bit Test Pattern One Output Figure 21 10 Bit Test Pattern One Output ...

Page 36: ...36 Preliminary Pantera TF 11M and 6M User s Manual DALSA 03 32 10096 03 Figure 22 12 or 14 Bit Test Pattern One Output Figure 23 8 Bit Test Pattern Two Outputs ...

Page 37: ...Pantera TF 11M and 6M User s Manual Preliminary 37 DALSA 03 32 10096 03 Figure 24 10 Bit Test Pattern Two Outputs Figure 25 12 or 14 Bit Test Pattern Two Outputs ...

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Page 39: ...ical Drawing 46 97 6 61 1 4 20 x 5mm DEEP 45 1 51 3 IMAGE CENTER ROTATION WRT CAMERA EDGE IS 6 MAX M72 x 75 x 28 DEEP M4 x 7 x 6 DEEP 2x BOTH SIDES 6 78 40 97 40 46 96 40 SHUTTER I O CONNECTOR 17 8 74 5 50 72 6 56 30 OPTICAL DISTANCE 12 13 30 OPTICAL DISTANCE 93 9 21 57 50 80 36 8 57 9 93 9 47 0 31 3 F MOUNT CONFIGURATION 85 1 46 50 30 OPTICAL DISTANCE ...

Page 40: ...ificantly gained i e 10db Generally dark current doubles for every 7 C increase in temperature at the sensor and increases linearly with integration time The Pantera FF 11M and 6M mechanicals have been optimized to transfer heat from the sensor to the front of the housing Mount fans away from the camera to avoid vibration and direct the airflow across the housing to decrease the temperature delta ...

Page 41: ...ibit higher image lag Some SGPD sensors may also exhibit a highly non uniform response when affected by charge build up with some pixels displaying a much higher response when the sensor is exposed to uniform illumination The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation Preventing ESD Damage To prevent ESD damage DALSA advises you to take the following hand...

Page 42: ...mpressed air unless the dust particles are being held by an electrostatic charge in which case either an ionized blower or wet cleaning is necessary 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 electro...

Page 43: ...Pantera TF 11M and 6M User s Manual Preliminary 43 DALSA 03 32 10096 03 5 2 Maintenance There are no user serviceable parts on this camera Please contact DALSA service ...

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Page 45: ...hnical problem should be 1 Try the general and specific solutions listed in sections 6 1 6 2 and 6 3 2 If these solutions do not resolve your problem see section 6 4 on getting product support 6 1 Common Solutions Connections The first step in troubleshooting is to verify that your camera has all the correct connections Power Supply Voltages Check for the presence of all voltages at the camera pow...

Page 46: ...ming and connections between the camera and the frame grabber and verify the proper output along the digital processing chain See below Generating Test Patterns The camera can generate a test pattern to aid in system debugging Use the command svm i to activate the test pattern see section 3 14 Setting the Video Mode and Generating Test Patterns for details The test pattern is a ramp from 1 to the ...

Page 47: ...that the EXSYNC signal supplied to the camera does not exceed the camera s maximum specified frame rate Noisy Output Check your power supply voltage outputs for noise Noise present on these lines can result in poor video quality Low quality or non twisted pair cable can also add noise to the video output Dark Patches If dark patches appear in your output the optics path may have become contaminate...

Page 48: ...using dry filtered compressed air Horizontal Lines or Patterns in Image A faulty or irregular encoder signal may result in horizontal lines due to exposure time fluctuations ensure that your exposure time is regular If you have verified that your exposure time is consistent and patterns of low frequency intensity variations still occur ensure that you are using a DC or high frequency light source ...

Page 49: ...A Agent or Dealer Acquisition System hardware frame grabber host computer light sources etc Acquisition System software version OS etc Power supplies and current draw Data rate used Control signals used in your application and their frequency or state if applicable T EXSYNC Other _______ Results when you run the gcp command Detailed description of problem encountered please attach description with...

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Page 51: ...ent mode drivers which limit power consumption The differential signals are immune to 1 V common volt noise Camera Signal Requirements This section provides definitions for the signals used in the Camera Link interface The standard Camera Link cable provides camera control signals serial communication and video data Video Data The Channel Link technology is integral to the transmission of video da...

Page 52: ...tial pair with serial communications to the camera The serial interface will have the following characteristics one start bit one stop bit no parity and no handshaking It is recommended that frame grabber manufacturers supply both a user interface and a software application programmming interface API for using the asynchronous serial communication port The user interface will consist of a terminal...

Page 53: ...1us 1us tTRANSFER time from falling edge of EXSYNC to start of readout in SMART SYNC pretrigger 0 1 0ms 1 1ms 1 2ms tREADOUT frame readout time pretrigger 0 375ms 224ms 149ms tOVERHEAD time after readout before next EXSYNC 125us 125us 125us TwSYNC_INT min integration pulse not SMART SYNC 1us 1us 1us TwSYNC_INT min integration pulse in SMART SYNC 1us 1us 1us tFRAME PERIOD min frame period 376ms 225...

Page 54: ...NT min integration pulse not SMART SYNC 1us 1us 1us TwSYNC_INT min integration pulse in SMART SYNC 1us 1us 1us tFRAME PERIOD min frame period 227ms 151ms 113ms tFL time from FVAL to first LVAL 28 5us 55 5us 110 0us tLINE LVAL high time 56us 56us 56us tLVAL_LOW LVAL low time 29us 56us 112us tLF time from last LVAL to end of FVAL 300ns 300ns 250ns Table 14 6M Single Output Timing Binning Symbol 1 x ...

Page 55: ... time 21us 41us 81us tLF time from last LVAL to end of FVAL 300ns 300ns 250ns Table 15 6M Dual Output Timing Binning Symbol 1 x 1 2 x 2 4 x 4 twSYNC min sync pulse not SMART SYNC 100ns 100ns 100ns twSYNC min sync pulse in SMART SYNC 1us 1us 1us tTRANSFER time from falling edge of EXSYNC to start of readout in SMART SYNC pretrigger 0 550us 568us 610us tREADOUT frame readout time pretrigger 0 131ms ...

Page 56: ...Grabber Interface Parameters Unverified Item when programmable configuration the options are separated with a 11M4 6M8 Imager Dimension 1 2 or 1 2 2 2 Imager Columns number of active columns X 2672 2048 Imager Rows number of active rows Y Line Scan TDI are defined as 1 4032 3076 Number of Imager Taps 1 2 3 1 or 2 1 or 2 Tap Clock Rate xx MHz 36 36 Camera Standard NTSC PAL VS VW MW VS VS Variable W...

Page 57: ...ment Row Start Row End Row Increment CO T1 1 1336 1 1 2016 1 CO T2 1337 2672 1 2017 4032 CO T1 1 1024 1 1 1538 1 CO T2 1025 2048 1 1539 3076 1 Row Binning Factor 1 2 3 or 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 Column Binning Factor 1 2 3 or 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 Pretrigger Pixels 0 1 2 or 0 15 0 15 programmable 0 15 programmable Pretrigger Lines 0 1 2 or 0 15 0 0 Line Frame Time Minimum xx ns 1 000 000 1 000 000 Line Fram...

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Page 59: ...get camera model gcm Read the camera model number get camera parameters gcp Read all of the camera parameters get camera serial gcs Read the camera serial number get camera version gcv Read the firmware version and FPGA version get sensor serial gss Read the sensor serial number help h Display the online help output mode select oms i Sets the data mode to use Available values are 8 8 bit mode 10 1...

Page 60: ...e from 0 to 65 in 001 millisecond steps The second value is the shutter s closing time in milliseconds set exposure time set f Set the exposure time in exposure mode 8 or 6 Value is a floating point number in milliseconds in a range from 001 to 16000 000 set exposure mode sem i Set the exposure mode Available values are 4 Smart EXSYNC 6 External SYNC programmable exposure time 8 Factory Setting In...

Page 61: ...Test pattern Both sides 8 Flip image Right side 9 Flip image Right side Test pattern Left side 10 Flip image Right side Test pattern Right side 11 Flip image Right side Test pattern Both sides 12 Flip image Both sides 13 Flip image Both sides Test pattern Left side 14 Flip imgae Both sides Test pattern Right side 15 Flip image Both sides Test pattern Both sides write user settings wus Write all of...

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Page 63: ...tandard s EMC EN 61326 EN 5011 CLASS A EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 11 This product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and carries the CE mark accordingly Place of Issue Waterloo ON CANADA Date of Issue March 2005 Name and Signature of authorized person Hank ...

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Page 65: ... Front Plate Temperature to page 13 and 14 Updated mechanical drawing to show shutter control connector in section 4 1 Added Shutter Control Connector description and pinout to section 2 2 4 02 Added 14 bit data output functionality to section 3 5 Setting the Data Mode and to section B1 All Available Commands Added section 3 8 Controlling the Camera s Shutter and Strobe Added shutter and strobe co...

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Page 67: ...7 pinout 17 power 19 shutter 19 D dark patches 47 data bus 18 data rate 9 digital data 17 DVAL 18 51 dynamic range 9 E EMC Declaration of Conformity 56 63 exposure control 25 modes 25 setting 26 time 25 exposure time setting 28 EXSYNC 18 troubleshooting 45 external trigger 18 F features 5 fill factor 8 frame rate 9 FVAL 51 G gain range 9 H help 21 I incorrect line rate 47 installation 15 interface...

Page 68: ...on 8 responsivity 9 graph 10 S sensor alignment 8 drawing 7 serial interface 21 settings restoring 23 saving 23 shutter connector 19 control 19 29 size 8 specifications 8 electro optical 9 startup sequence 22 STROBE 18 troubleshooting 46 T tap reconstruction 56 Technical Sales Support 49 temperature 9 test patterns generating 46 setting 34 timing 53 camera 53 Camera Link 53 exposure 28 troubleshoo...

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