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Spyder3 SC-34 

Color Camera User’s Manual 

SC-34-02K80-00-R 

SC-34-04K80-00-R 

 

 

 

31 May 2013 

 03-032-20116-01 

 www.teledynedalsa.com 

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Page 1: ...Spyder3 SC 34 Color Camera User s Manual SC 34 02K80 00 R SC 34 04K80 00 R 31 May 2013 03 032 20116 01 www teledynedalsa com All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 2: ... and solutions in addition to providing MEMS products and services For more information visit Teledyne DALSA s website at www teledynedalsa com For further information not included in this manual or for information on Teledyne DALSA s extensive line of image sensing products please call Teledyne DALSA Sales Offices North America Europe Asia Pacific 700 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA USA 01821 ...

Page 3: ... FORMAT 24 3 4EXPOSURE MODE LINE RATE AND EXPOSURE TIME 26 3 5COLOR COMMANDS 33 3 6DATA PROCESSING 35 3 7ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING CHAIN 35 3 8END OF LINE SEQUENCE 42 3 9SAVING AND RESTORING SETTINGS 43 3 10SAVING AND RESTORING PRNU AND FPNCOEFFICIENTS 44 3 11SAVING AND RESTORING USER SETTINGS USING X MODEM 45 3 12TEST PATTERNS 49 3 13RETURNING VIDEO INFORMATION 50 3 14TEMPERATURE MEASU...

Page 4: ...ledyne DALSA TROUBLESHOOTING 69 SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS 71 APPENDIX D 73 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE AND THE CCDSENSOR 73 PROTECTING AGAINST DUST OIL AND SCRATCHES 73 CLEANING THE SENSOR WINDOW 73 REVISION HISTORY 75 INDEX 76 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 5: ...cond throughput Up to 18 kHz 2k or 9 kHz 4k line rates RGB RG GB or G color output formats Dynamic range 60 dB Base Camera Link configuration 8 or 12 bit RoHS and CE compliant pending Pre calibrated light sources e g white LED Programmability Serial interface ASCII 9600 baud adjustable to 19200 57600 115200 through Camera Link Mirroring and forward reverse control Programmable gain offset exposure...

Page 6: ...ensor taps Base Camera Link configuration SC 34 04K80 00 R 4k resolution 2 sensor taps Base Camera Link configuration Table 2 Camera Accessories Accessory Description AC UC 00002 00 R M42 TO C MOUNT ADAPTER RH AC SU 00113 00 R TRIPOD MOUNT ROHS SPYDER3 AC UN 00002 00 R M42 TO F MOUNT ADAPTER RH 2k model AC UN 00003 00 R M42 TO F MOUNT ADAPTER RH 4k model All manuals and user guides at all guides c...

Page 7: ...l Distance 6 56 0 25 mm Sensor Alignment x y z z 50 µm 50 µm 0 25 mm 0 2 Mechanical Interface 2k 4k Camera Size 72 h x 60 w x 60 l mm 60 h x 72 w x 60 l mm Mass 300 g 300 g Connectors power connector data connector 6 pin male Hirose MDR26 female Electrical Interface 2k 4k Input Voltage 12 to 15 Volts Power Dissipation 9 W 9 W Operating Temperature 0 C to 65 C measured at front plate Bit Width 8 or...

Page 8: ...cal 8 5 12 37 Uncorrected global 10 12 37 Corrected local DN p p 80 237 752 Corrected global DN p p 80 208 752 SEE calculated nJ cm 2k 31 9 8 3 1 4k 62 20 6 2 NEE calculated pJ cm 2k 23 7 23 7 23 7 4k 46 8 46 8 46 8 Saturation output amplitude DN 3968 80 DC offset DN 32 Test conditions unless otherwise noted 12 bit values Flat Field Correction FFC enabled CCD Pixel Rate 40 Megapixels second per se...

Page 9: ...tively while the second line has all green G pixels There is no gap in between the two lines and this minimizes any artifact due to spatial correction The G channel can be used as a monochrome output The sensor has a 2 tap output Figure 1 Bilinear sensor used in Spyder3 Color block diagram 1 4 Responsivity Figure 2 Spyder3 Color 2k Responsivity Tap 2 Tap 1 CCD Readout Shift Register CCD Readout Sh...

Page 10: ...ALSA Figure 3 Spyder3 Color 4k Responsivity Spyder 3 4K Spectral Responsivity 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Wavelength nm Responsivity DN nj cm2 Series1 Series2 Series3 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 11: ... Camera User s Manual 11 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20116 01 Mechanicals 3 1 Mechanical Interface Figure 4 2k Mechanical Dimensions ADD MECHANICAL PDF HERE All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 12: ...12 Spyder3 SC 34 Color Camera User s Manual 03 032 20116 01 Teledyne DALSA Figure 5 4k Mechanical Dimensions ADD MECHANICAL PDF HERE All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 13: ...g Heat generated by the camera must be allowed to move away from the camera Mount the camera on the front plate using the provided mounting holes with maximum contact to the area for best heat dissipation Figure 6 Spyder3 Mounting Example All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 14: ...frame grabber or equivalent then you need to install one 2 Connect Power and Camera Link I O Cables Connect a power cable from the camera to a 12 VDC to 15 VDC power supply If using the external signals connect the external control cable to the camera 3 Establish communicating with the camera The quickest and easiest way to communicate with the camera is through the u se of a terminal program e g ...

Page 15: ...nd follow the manufacturer s installation instructions Step 2 Connect Power and Camera Link Cables WARNING Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components Please discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before performing any hardware installation The use of cable types and lengths other than those specified ...

Page 16: ...lies follow these guidelines Apply the appropriate voltages Ensure 12 V to 15 V at the camera power input after the voltage drop across the power cable This may mean that the power supp ly will have to provide a voltage greater than the required one in order to adjust for this loss For example to achieve 12 V at the camera the power supply may need to supply 12 5 V or greater Protect the camera wi...

Page 17: ...n or executing a long command 3 Solid Green Camera is operational and functioning correctly 4 Solid Red Warning Loss of functionality 2 3 Camera Link Data Connector Figure 9 Camera Link MDR26 Connector The Camera Link interface is implemented as Base Configuration in the Spyder3 Color cameras Table 8 Camera Link Hardware Configuration Summary Configuration 8 Bit Ports Supported Serializer Bit Widt...

Page 18: ...guration CC1 EXSYNC CC2 PRIN CC3 Direction See Appendix B for the complete Camera Link configuration table and refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site for the official Camera Link documents http www teledynedalsa com mv knowledge appnotes aspx Input Signals Camera Link The camera accepts control inputs through the Camera Link MDR26F connector The camera ships in internal sync maximum exposure time ex...

Page 19: ...signals http www teledynedalsa com mv knowledge appnotes aspx Clocking Signal Indicates LVAL high Outputting valid line DVAL high Valid data unused tied high STROBE rising edge Valid data FVAL high Outputting valid frame unused tied high The camera internally digitizes 12 bits and outputs the 8 MSB or all 12 bits depending on the camera s Camera Link operating mode 2 4 Camera Link Video Timing Fig...

Page 20: ...0 4k twFixed Int Fixed Integration Time mode of operation for variable exsync frequency 800 tREADOUT Is the number of pixels per tap times the readout clock period 52 975 2k 2 tap 104 275 4k 2 tap tOVERHEAD Is the number of pixels that must elapse after the falling edge of LVAL before the EXSYNC signal can be asserted This time is used to clamp the internal analog electronics 50 12 2k 210 12 4k tw...

Page 21: ...s should be able to provide a solution in order to communicate through this serial link Terminal software can also be provided by the frame grabber manufacturer Standard terminal software such as Microsoft HyperTerminal can be used if the COM port is allocated by the frame grabber Start your GUI and establish communication with the camera Check LED Status If the camera is operating correctly at th...

Page 22: ...ommand List A complete list of the ASCII commands and their parameters is available here Serial Protocol Defaults 8 data bits 1 stop bit No parity No flow control 9 6kbps Camera does not echo characters Command Format The camera responds to a simple ASCII based protocol When entering commands remember that A carriage return CR ends each command A space or multiple space characters separate paramet...

Page 23: ...not be able to obtain these values If this occurs values are clipped and the camera returns a warning message Some commands may not be available in your current operating mode The help screen displays NA in this case Baud Rate Purpose Sets the speed in bps of the serial communication port Syntax sbr m Syntax Elements m Baud rate Available baud rates are 9600 Default 19200 57600 and 115200 Notes Po...

Page 24: ... and Camera Direction Example using an Inverting Lens Note You can control the CCD shift direction through the serial interface Use the software command scd to determine whether the direction control is set via software control or via the Camera Link control signal on CC3 Refer to the CCD Shift Direction section of this manual page 24 for details 4k camera orientation Camera should operate in reve...

Page 25: ...a Output Using the camera link mode and pixel readout direction commands Use the camera link mode clm command to determine the camera s Camera Link configuration the number of output taps and the bit depth Use the pixel readout direction smm command to select the camera s pixel readout direction Setting the Camera Link Mode Purpose Sets the camera s Camera Link configuration the number of Camera L...

Page 26: ...c exposure time and line rate generation Syntax sem i Syntax Elements i Exposure mode to use Factory setting is 7 Notes Refer to Table 12 Spyder3 Color Exposure Modes for a quick list of available modes or to the following sections for a more detailed explanation To obtain the current value of the exposure mode use the command gcp or get sem Related Commands ssf set Example sem 3 Table 12 Spyder3 ...

Page 27: ...eased if necessary to accommodate the exposure time Under this condition the line time will equal the exposure time line transfer time Example 1 Exposure Time Less than Line Period Mode 3 External Trigger with Maximum Exposure Line rate is set by the period of the external trigger pulses The falling edge of the external trigger marks the beginning of the exposure Example 2 Line Rate is set by Exte...

Page 28: ...te Maximum Exposure Time In this mode the line rate is set internally with a maximum exposure time Figure 14 Mode 7 Camera Timing Line Period Line Period Readout Waiting Exposure Time CR Waiting Readout Exposure Time CR EXSYNC CR Charge Reset EXSYNC falling edge ignored during readout EXSYNC falling edge ignored during readout Line Period Line Period Readout Waiting Exposure Time CR Waiting Readou...

Page 29: ...ing the Exposure Time Purpose Sets the camera s exposure time is µs Camera must be operating in exposure mode 2 6 or 8 Syntax set f Syntax Elements i Desired exposure time in µs Allowable range is 3 to 3300 µs Notes To read the current line frequency use the command gcp or get set If you enter an invalid line rate frequency an error message is returned The exposure time range is based on the curre...

Page 30: ...e current readout direction use the command gcp or get smm This command is available in both TDI and Area Mode Refer to the following figures and tables for an explanation of pixel readout and mirror direction Refer to the section below for the sensor architecture diagrams that illustrate the sensor readout direction Example smm 1 Figure 16 Left to Right Readout smm 0 Forward Direction Example Out...

Page 31: ...verting Lens Table 13 Forward or Reverse Pixel Readout Camera model Readout direction Command Tap 1 Tap 2 SC 34 02K80 Left to Right smm 0 1 1024 1025 2048 Right to Left smm 1 2048 1025 1024 1 SC 34 04K80 Left to Right smm 0 1 2048 2049 4096 Right to Left smm 1 4096 2049 2048 1 All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 32: ...e more vertical transfer gates and therefore more charge This additional charge is especially noticeable at slower line rates If the user is in sem 2 or 7 and srm 2 with ssf at 45 of the maximum and then srm 1 is selected the following warning will be displayed but the ssf value will not be changed Warning 09 Internal line rate inconsistent with readout time The effect in both internal and externa...

Page 33: ...the end of the digital processing This matrix corrects the digital output in order to achieve accurate colors Syntax scc i Syntax Elements i 8192 to 8191 Related Commands scx scy Example scc 4323 Setting Color Gain Purpose Set color gain for the current color in a range of 0 to 20 dB The current color is set using the scl command Syntax scg i Syntax Elements i 0 to 20 dB Related Commands scl Examp...

Page 34: ...mand selects the row either r g b y in the above table The scc command is what sets the value at the select x and and y position in the table R_IN G_IN and B_IN below in the equations are the already digitally processed data RED PIXEL OUTPUT R_IN scc in position scx r scy r 4096 G_IN scc in position scx g scy r 4096 B_IN scc in position scx b scy r 4096 scc in position scx o scy r GREEN PIXEL OUTP...

Page 35: ...ital Signal Processing Chain Processing Chain Overview and Description The following diagram shows a simplified block diagram of the camera s analog and digital processing chain The analog processing chain begins with an analog gain adjustment followed by an analog offset adjustment These adjustments are applied to the vid eo analog signal prior to its digitization by an A D converter The digital ...

Page 36: ...ource or due to optical aberrations e g there may be more light in the center of the image PRNU coefficients are multipliers and are defined to be of a value greater than or equal to 1 This ensures that all pixels will saturate together Background subtract ssb command and system digital gain ssg command are used to increase image contrast after FPN and PRNU calibration It is useful for systems tha...

Page 37: ...ence is important for proper calibration White paper is often not sufficient because the grain in the white paper will distort the correction White plastic or white ceramic will lead to better balancing For best results ensure that 50 or 60 Hz ambient light flicker is sufficiently low not to affect camera performance and calibration results For best results the analog gain should be adjusted for t...

Page 38: ...erify output enable the FPN coefficients using the command You should see close to zero output gl gla ccf wfc wus efc 1 1 Place a white reference in front of the camera 2 Verify that the output signal level is within range by issuing the command or If the signal level is too low increase your light level adjust the analog gain or use the automated algorithm DALSA recommends a target value of about...

Page 39: ...rrection Syntax Performs FPN correction and eliminates FPN noise by removing individual pixel dark current Syntax ccf Notes Perform all analog and digital adjustments before performing FPN correction Perform FPN correction before PRNU correction Refer to page 36 for a procedural overview on performing flat field correction To save FPN coefficients after calibration use the wfc command Refer to sec...

Page 40: ...is useful for systems that process 8 bit data but want to take advantage of the camera s 12 bit digital processing chain You should try to make your darkest pixel in the scene equal to zero Syntax ssb i Syntax Elements i Subtracted value in a range in DN from 0 to 4095 Notes When subtracting a digital value from the digital video signal the output can no longer reach its maximum Use the ssg comman...

Page 41: ...el coefficients in the order FPN PRNU FPN PRNU The camera also returns the pixel number with each coefficient Enabling and Disabling Pixel Coefficients Enable FPN coefficients Purpose Enables and disables FPN coefficients Syntax efc i Syntax Elements i FPN coefficients 0 FPN coefficients disabled 1 FPN coefficients enabled Example efc 1 Enable PRNU coefficients Purpose Enables and disables PRNU co...

Page 42: ...le els 1 Table 14 End of Line Sequence Description Location Value Description 1 A s By ensuring these values consistently toggle between aa and 55 you can verify cabling i e no stuck bits 2 5 s 3 A s 4 4 bit counter LSB justified Counter increments by 1 Use this value to verify that every line is output 5 Line sum 7 0 Use these values to help calculate line average and gain 6 Line sum 15 8 7 Line ...

Page 43: ... coefficients for each operating mode Factory Settings On first initialization the camera operates using the factory settings You can restore the original factory settings at any time by setting the user set number to the factory setting sus 0 and then loading the user set lus User Settings You can save or restore your user settings to non volatile memory using the following commands Pixel coeffic...

Page 44: ...nts Syntax lpc Related commands wpc wfc sfs Resetting the Current Pixel Coefficients Purpose Resets the current pixel coefficients to zero This command does not reset saved coefficients Syntax rpc Notes The black level offset is not reset Rebooting the Camera The command rc reboots the camera The camera starts up with the last saved settings and the baud rate used before reboot Previously saved pi...

Page 45: ... supports the X modem communications protocol that is used to upload and download the files HyperTerminal is the recommended application to use Open HyperTerminal by clicking Start All Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal Give your HyperTerminal application a name and click OK The Connect To dialog box appears Select a proper COM port and click OK A COM Properties dialog box appears S...

Page 46: ...DALSA Select each item as shown in the figure above click Apply and then OK The HyperTerminal main dialog box appears Select File Properties or click on the Properties icon and select the Settings tab All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 47: ...edyne DALSA 03 032 20116 01 Select each item as shown in the figure above and click the ASCII Setup button Set each item as shown in above figure and click OK Click OK again in the Properties dialog box All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 48: ...ple if you want to send setting 5 to the host you communicate sus 5 lus these 2 commands load set 5 to memory and then sus 99 lus these 2 commands send current set 5 to host Similarly if you want to load a settings from a host to set number 5 you communicate sus 99 wus these 2 commands load a settings to current camera memory and then sus 5 wus these to commands transfer settings in current memory...

Page 49: ...OK sfs 99 OK wpc X Modem Transfer from Host Click Send file in the Transfer menu to load a settings OK 3 12 Test Patterns Generating a Test Pattern Purpose Generates a test pattern to aid in system debugging The test patterns are useful for verifying camera timing and connections The following tables show each available test pattern Syntax svm i Syntax Elements i svm 0 Video Raw svm 1 12 bit test ...

Page 50: ... it also displays the minimum maximum and mean value of the line sampled within the region of interest the region of interest command is explained in section Setting a Region of Interest ROI Use the gl command or the following gla command to ensure the proper video input range into the processing chain before executing any pixel calibration commands Syntax gl Notes Range defined using the spx and ...

Page 51: ...era reaches 75 C the camera will shut down and the LED will flash red If this occurs the camera must be rebooted using the command rc or can be powered down manually You will not be able to restart the camera until the temperature is less than 65 C You will have to correct the temperature problem or the camera will shut down again The camera allows you to send the vt verify temperature command whi...

Page 52: ...AMERA SETTINGS Camera Model No SC 34 0xK80 00 R Camera model number Camera Serial No xxxxxxxx Camera serial number Firmware Version xx xxx xxxxx xx Firmware design revision number CCI Version xx xxx xxxxx xx CCI version number FPGA Version xx xxx xxxxx xx FPGA revision number Set Number 1 Last user set loaded set with sus command UART Baud Rate 9600 Serial communication connection speed set with t...

Page 53: ...d Upper Threshold 3600 Upper threshold value set with the sut command Lower Threshold 400 Lower threshold value set with the slt command Current Tap 0 Current tap set with sct command Colour RGB Current color set with scl command Current Light unadjusted Current light source set with sls command Color Gain dB Red 7 36 7 48 Current color gain set with scl sct scg commands Green 17 23 17 37 Blue 18 ...

Page 54: ...ts 1 tap monochrome 1 GREEN 12 bits 1 tap monochrome 2 Mono 8 bits 2 taps 3 Mono 12 bits 2 taps 5 RGB 8 bit 3 taps 6 RGB 12 bits 3 taps 9 RGBY 8 bits 4 taps 10 RGBY 12 bits 4 taps calculate PRNU algorithm cpa i i Performs PRNU calibration according to the selected algorithm The parameter is the target value to use in a range from 1024 to 4055 DN The calculation is performed for all sensor pixels b...

Page 55: ...g ewd i 0 1 The watchdog subtracts excessive dark current at line rates below 10 Hz get command log gcl Returns list of commands sent get camera model gcm Reads the camera model number get camera parameters gcp Reads 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 value get s Returns the value of...

Page 56: ...r in a range of 0 to 65535 The current color is set from scl command set color selector scl m Selects color for gain application Used prior to the scg command Set current tap sct t Selects tap for color gain application Used prior to the scg command set color correction matrix X index scx m Set current color correction x index in a range of o r g b set color correction matrix Y index scy m Set cur...

Page 57: ... sequence in a range from 0 4095 set mirroring mode smm i Set tap readout direction left to right or right to left set pixel window width spw i Set horizontal width used in gl gla dpc commands set pixel X position spx i Set horizontal starting position used in gl gla dpc commands set readout mode srm i Set the readout mode in order to clear out dark current charge in the vertical transfer gates be...

Page 58: ...Table 16 Warning and Error Messages Message Description OK SUCCESS Warning 01 Outside of specification Parameter accepted was outside of specified operating range e g gain greater than 0 to 20 dB of factory setting Warning 02 Clipped to min Parameter was clipped to the current operating range Use gcp to see value used Warning 03 Clipped to max Parameter was clipped to the current operating range U...

Page 59: ...t effective Eg line rate when in smart Exsync mode Error 06 Timeout Command not completed in time Eg FPN PRNU calculation when no external Exsync is present Error 07 Camera settings not saved Tried saving camera settings rfs rus but they cannot be saved Error 08 Unable to calibrate tap outside ROI Cannot calibrate a tap that is not part of the region of interest Error 09 The camera s temperature e...

Page 60: ... the Set Readout Mode srm command the camera user can control the camera s behavior in order to minimize the dark current artifact The modes of operation selected by the srm command are Auto On or Off Auto Mode srm 0 Note Teledyne DALSA recommends Auto mode for most users In this mode camera will automatically start and stop dark current clear based on the line rate Stop Max line rate DC Clear th ...

Page 61: ...ate dark current will be cleared continuously After the trigger EXSYNC is received the dark current is cleared from the image sensor before the image is acquired The line rate is limited to the maximum line rate available for that model of camera For information on artifacts that may be experienced while using this mode see the Artifacts section below Table 17 Max Line Rate Model Immediate Readout...

Page 62: ...the ssf value will not be changed Warning 09 Internal line rate inconsistent with readout time The effect in both internal and external line rate modes is that an EXSYNC is skipped and therefore the output will be at least twice as bright This value is saved with the camera settings This value may be viewed using either the gcp command or the get srm command Readout Mode defaults srm 0 SC 34 02K80...

Page 63: ...l Signaling LVDS is a high speed low power general purpose interface standard The standard known as ANSI TIA EIA 644 was approved in March 1996 LVDS uses differential signaling with a nominal signal swing of 350mV differential The low signal swing decreases rise and fall times to achieve a theoretical maximum transmission rate of 1 923 Gbps into a loss less medium The low signal swing also means t...

Page 64: ...nications to the frame grabber SerTC Differential 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 programming interface API for using the asynchronous serial communication port T...

Page 65: ...1 B LSB Bit 7 G LSB Bit 7 G Bits 8 9 10 11 Y Bits 8 9 10 11 Y LSB Bit 7 Table 20 Camera Lnk Bit Definitions Camera Link Configuration Tables The following table provides tap reconstruction information Teledyne DALSA is working with the machine vision industry to use this table as the basis for auto configuration Visit the Web site and view the DALSA Camera Link Implementation Road Map document for...

Page 66: ...n t conform are listed separately Cx Tn Column Start Column End Column Increment Row Start Row End Row Increment Horizontal mirroring is supported Mirror on changes the following unmirrored values to The sign of the column increment is inverted Column Start becomes the Column End value Column End becomes the Column Start value Direction left to right readout C0 T1 1 1024 1 1 1 1 C0 T2 1025 2048 1 ...

Page 67: ...Time Maximum xx µs 3333 3333 Internal Line Frame Time Resolution xx ns 0 if not applicable 25 25 Pixel Reset Pulse Minimum Width xx ns 0 if not applicable 3000 3000 Internal Pixel Reset Time Resolution xx ns 0 if not applicable 25 25 Pixel Reset to Exsync Hold time xx ns BAUD Rate 9600 9600 19200 57600 115200 9600 19200 57600 115200 CC1 Exsync EXSYNC EXSYNC CC2 PRIN PRIN PRIN CC3 Forward Reverse F...

Page 68: ... Part 15 and Industry Canada ICES 003 CISPR 22 and CISPR 11 evaluation of the Teledyne DALSA Spyder3 CL cameras which are manufactured by Teledyne DALSA Inc satisfied the following requirements EN 55022 Class A 2006 EN 55011 Class A 2003 and EN 61326 1 2006 Emissions Requirements EN 55024 1998 and EN 61326 1 2006 Immunity to Disturbances Place of issue Waterloo Ontario Canada Date of Issue June 29...

Page 69: ...efer to the section detailing the camera connections Step 2 Connect Power and Camera Link Cables Equipment Requirements Ensure that you are using compatible equipment For example in order to achieve best system performance the following minimum requirements are recommended Base Camera Link frame grabber Operating system Windows XP Professional Windows Vista Windows 7 either 32 bit or 64 bit for al...

Page 70: ...rn to verify the proper timing and connections between the camera and the frame grabber No test pattern or bad test pattern May indicate a problem with the camera e g missing bit or a system setup problem e g frame grabber or timing Verify the presence of the LVAL and STROBE signals Test pattern successful Run the svm 0 command to activate video Then run the gl command under both dark and light co...

Page 71: ...mera is in exposure mode that requires external signals Line Dropout Bright Lines or Incorrect Line Rate Verify that the frequency of the internal sync is set correctly or when the camera is set to external sync that the EXSYNC signal supplied to the camera does not exceed the camera s useable Line rate under the current operating conditions Noisy Output Check your power supply voltage outputs for...

Page 72: ...f any adhering fibers or particles 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 occu r ensure that you are using ...

Page 73: ...lumination 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 wh ere the illumination is diffuse Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using a compressed air blower unless the dust particles are being held by an electrostatic charge in which case...

Page 74: ... and suitable for class 100 environments Another ESD acceptable wiper is the TX4025 from Texwipe 4 An alternative to ESD safe cloth wipers is Transplex swabs that have desirable ESD properties There are several varieties available from Texwipe Do not use regular cotton swabs since these can introduce charge to the window surface 5 Wipe the window carefully and slowly 6 When cleaning long linear se...

Page 75: ...edyne DALSA 03 032 20116 01 Revision History Rev Change Description Date 00 Preliminary release March 21 2012 01 Revision to the Clearing Dark Current section Revised EMC Declaration section May 31 2013 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 76: ...g 32 command format 21 parameters 21 commands list 53 conectors Camera Link 16 connectors 14 Camera Link 16 Hirose 15 power 15 D dark calibration See flat field correction Dark Current Clearing 59 dark patches 70 data bus 18 digital gain 39 processing 35 signal processing 38 direction externally controlled 24 sensor shift 23 setting 24 DVAL 18 62 E EIA 644 Reference 62 electrical specs 7 EMC Compl...

Page 77: ...ine help 22 operating modes 25 optical specs 7 output signals 18 P performance specifications 23 pixel statistics 49 power connectors 15 guidelines 15 R readout configuring 24 direction 29 mirroring 29 readout mode gate dark current clear 60 setting 31 rebooting 43 requirments system 13 68 resolution 7 restoring coefficients 43 factory settings 42 roi See Region of Interest S Sapera 21 saving coef...

Page 78: ...ement 50 test patterns 69 threshold lower 42 upper 42 timing mode 7 27 trigger external 17 V video data 50 62 voltage measurement 50 W warning messages 57 white balance calibrating 32 X X modem using to save and restore user settings 44 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

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