Spyder3
Monochrome Camera User’s Manual
S3-14-01k40-00-R
S3-14-02k40-00-R
S3-24-01k40-00-R
S3-24-02k40-00-R
S3-24-04k40-00-R
10 June 2013
03-032-20117-01
www.teledynedalsa.com
Page 1: ...Spyder3 Monochrome Camera User s Manual S3 14 01k40 00 R S3 14 02k40 00 R S3 24 01k40 00 R S3 24 02k40 00 R S3 24 04k40 00 R 10 June 2013 03 032 20117 01 www teledynedalsa com...
Page 2: ...ucts 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...
Page 3: ...DER3 CAMERAS 27 CAMERA OPERATION 29 FACTORY SETTINGS 29 RETURNING CAMERA SETTINGS 29 SAVING AND RESTORING SETTINGS 32 CAMERA OUTPUT FORMAT 33 EXPOSURE MODE LINE RATE AND EXPOSURE TIME 39 EXPOSURE MODE...
Page 4: ...4 Spyder3 S3 14 and S3 24 Monochrome Camera User s Manual 03 032 20117 01 Teledyne DALSA CAMERA LINK CONFIGURATION TABLES 87 APPENDIX C 91 EMC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 91 REVISION HISTORY 92 INDEX 93...
Page 5: ...nts Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor Image sensors and the camera bodies housing are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor win...
Page 6: ...l com Procedure Use localized ionized air flow on to the glass during sensor cleanin g Blow off mobile contamination using an ionized air gun Place the sensor under the microscope at a magnification o...
Page 7: ...d responsivity up to 408 16 DN nJ cm2 10 dB gain 8 bit 1024 2048 or 4096 pixels 14 m x 14 m 1k and 2k and 10 m x 10 m 4k pixel pitch 100 fill factor Up to 68 kHz line rates Dynamic range up to 1400 1...
Page 8: ...Specifications Feature Specification 1k 2k 4k Imager Format dual line scan Resolution 1024 pixels 2048 pixels 4096 pixels Pixel Fill Factor 100 Pixel Size 14 m x 14 m 10 m x 10 m Sensitivity Mode Hig...
Page 9: ...2155 Random noise rms DN 3 6 5 9 2 20 5 30 65 Dynamic range DN DN 1k and 2k Dual line 500 1 1400 1 203 1 324 1 59 1 108 1 1k and 2k Single line 500 1 1400 1 203 1 324 1 59 1 108 1 4k Dual and Single...
Page 10: ...are referenced at 12 bit Exposure mode disabled Unless specified dual line mode Notes 1 PRNU measured at 50 SAT Certifications Table 4 EMC Compliance Standards Compliance The CE Mark FCC Part 15 and...
Page 11: ...117 01 Figure 1 Spyder3 CL 1k and 2k Responsivity Figure 2 Spyder3 CL 4k Responsivity Spectral Responsivity Nominal Gain 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength n...
Page 12: ...12 Spyder3 S3 14 and S3 24 Monochrome Camera User s Manual 03 032 20117 01 Teledyne DALSA Derating Curves Figure 3 1k and 2k Derating Curves...
Page 13: ...400 7 600 7 800 8 000 8 200 8 400 8 600 8 800 9 000 9 200 9 400 0C 10C 20C 30C 40C 50C 60C Temperature Celcius DN rms HSM LSM 4K model Change in FPN vs Temperature 12bit 0dB Gain Integration Time 100u...
Page 14: ...3 4 4 A B UN 1 2 3 SU P THIS BE D R 57 B 0 2 46 B0 2 6 B 0 2 38 B0 2 6 56 B0 25 IMAGE AREA OPTICAL DISTANCE M42x1 Z 4 5 30 B0 05 CENTER OF IMAGE AREA 36 B0 05 CENTER OF IMAGE AREA M4x0 7 Z 6 MAX TORQU...
Page 15: ...sions 36 B0 05 CENTER OF IMAGE AREA 30 B0 05 CENTER OF IMAGE AREA 60 B 0 2 72 B0 2 57 B0 2 46 B 0 2 38 B 0 2 6 B0 2 38 B0 2 6 B 0 2 19 34 30 48 56 60 6 56 B0 25 IMAGE AREA OPTICAL DISTANCE M4x0 7 Z 6...
Page 16: ...Example Image Sensor The camera uses Teledyne DALSA s dual line scan sensor The camera can be configured to read out in either high or low sensitivity mode tall pixel mode and either forward or revers...
Page 17: ...not have a Base Camera Link 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 suppl...
Page 18: ...sa com mv products framegrabbers aspx Install Graphics Card Determine the graphics card that supports your selected frame grabber and follow the manufacturer s installation instructions Step 2 Connect...
Page 19: ...rovide optimum performance H iro s e6 p inC irc u la r M a le 5 4 6 2 3 1 M a tin gP a rt H IR O S E H R 1 0 A 7 P 6 S WARNING When setting up the camera s power supplies follow these guidelines Apply...
Page 20: ...Table 6 Diagnostic LED Priority Color of Status LED Meaning 1 Flashing Red Fatal Error For example camera temperature is too high and camera thermal shutdown has occurred 2 Solid Red Loss of functiona...
Page 21: ...Number of Chips Number of MDR26 Connectors Applicable Camera Models Base A B C 28 1 1 The various models Table 8 Camera Link Connector Pin out Base Configuration One Channel Link Chip Camera Control S...
Page 22: ...DALSA Camera Link configuration table and refer to the Knowledge Center on Teledyne DALSA s Web site for the official Camera Link documents Input Signals Camera Link The camera accepts control inputs...
Page 23: ...oad Map for the standard location of these signals available from the Knowledge Center on our Web site http www teledynedalsa com mv knowledge appnotes aspx Clocking Signal Indicates LVAL high Outputt...
Page 24: ...24 Spyder3 S3 14 and S3 24 Monochrome Camera User s Manual 03 032 20117 01 Teledyne DALSA Figure 13 Spyder3 Fixed Programmed Integration Timing with External EXSYNC...
Page 25: ...to the first valid pixel If the fixed integration time mode of operation is available and selected then the integration time is added to the specified value 3 725 25 1k and 2k 4 100 25 4k twFixed Int...
Page 26: ...be established The frame grabber manufacturers 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 manufac...
Page 27: ...older cameras Complete Command List A list of all the available commands is included in ASCII Commands Reference page 70 Serial Protocol Defaults 8 data bits 1 stop bit No parity No flow control 9 6k...
Page 28: ...ameters these are called get commands To view the help screen listing all of the camera configuration commands use the command h To view a help screen listing all of the get commands use the command g...
Page 29: ...ard CCD shift direction No binning Exposure mode 7 Programmable line rate max exposure time 5000 Hz line rate Readout mode Off Mirroring mode 0 left to right Factory calibrated analog gain and offset...
Page 30: ...b command Exposure Mode 2 Current exposure mode value set with the sem command See the Setting the Camera Link Mode section for details SYNC Frequency 5000 Hz Current line rate Value is set with the s...
Page 31: ...Gain dB 0 0 0 0 Analog gain settings set with the sag command See section Analog and Digital Signal Processing Chain for details Analog Gain Reference dB 0 0 0 0 Analog reference gain set with the ugr...
Page 32: ...ent LUT s to non volatile memory 1 4 available sets wpc i Write all current PRNU coefficients to non volatile memory 1 4 available sets wus Write all of the user settings to non volatile memory For ea...
Page 33: ...wil command Current Session Settings These are the current operating settings of your camera To save these settings to non volatile memory use the command wus Camera Output Format How to Configure Cam...
Page 34: ...tap 1 1 2048 CL tap 2 2049 4096 smm 1 CL tap 1 4096 2049 CL tap 2 2048 1 Setting the Camera Link Mode Use the clm command to select the Camera Link configuration the number of Camera Link taps and the...
Page 35: ...right 1 All pixels are read out from right to left To obtain the current readout direction use the command gcp or get smm This command is available in both TDI and Area Mode Refer to the following fi...
Page 36: ...40 Left to Right smm 0 1 1024 n a Right to Left smm 1 1024 1 n a S3 24 01K40 Left to Right smm 0 1 512 513 1024 Right to Left smm 1 1024 513 512 1 S3 14 02K40 Left to Right smm 0 1 2048 n a Right to L...
Page 37: ...vity mode the camera uses either a 14 m x 14 m pixel 1k and 2k models or a 10 m x 10 m pixel 4k model and captures the same image twice resulting in a brighter image Figure 19 Low Sensitivity Mode In...
Page 38: ...ows you to mount the camera upside down Figure 21 Object Movement and Camera Direction Example using an Inverting Lens Note You can control the CCD shift direction through the serial interface Use the...
Page 39: ...ameter Description Notes sem i Sets the exposure mode to use The factory setting is 7 Refer to Table 13 Spyder3 CL Exposure Modes for a quick list of available modes or to the following sections for a...
Page 40: ...he set command line time will be increased 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...
Page 41: ...e of EXSYNC sets the line period and the rising edge of PRIN sets the start of exposure time Figure 22 EXSYNC controls Line Period and PRIN controls Exposure Time Mode 6 External Line Rate and Interna...
Page 42: ...sure mode 2 or 7 Camera Link Command Parameter Description Notes ssf f Desired line rate in Hz Allowable values are 1k 1 tap 300 36000 Hz 1k 2 tap 300 68000 Hz 2k 1 tap 300 18500 Hz 2k 2 tap 300 36000...
Page 43: ...line rate frequency an error message is returned The exposure time range is based on the current line rate To determine the maximum exposure time allowed for the current line rate use the command get...
Page 44: ...e for longer cables and decrease it for shorter ones Adjust the value until the test pattern svm 1 is clean get scb returns the current cable parameter Example scb 75 Sensor Output Format Sensitivity...
Page 45: ...h sensitivity mode only Refer to Figure 21 Object Movement and Camera Direction Example using an Inverting Lens page 38 for an illustration of when you should use forward or reverse shift direction Ex...
Page 46: ...Camera Link Command Parameter Description Notes srm i 0 Auto Clears dark current below 45 of the maximum line rate 1 Dark current clear Always clears dark Reduces the maximum line rate 2 Immediate rea...
Page 47: ...hat you set the region of interest a few pixels inside the actual useable image Camera Link Command Parameter Description Notes roi x1 y1 x2 y2 x1 Pixel start number Must be less than the pixel end nu...
Page 48: ...Analog gain sag or ccg command is multiplied by the analog signal to increase the signal strength before the A D conversion It is used to take advantage of the full dynamic range of the A D converter...
Page 49: ...that process 8 bit data but want to take advantage of the camera s 12 bit digital processing chain For example if you find that your image is consistently between 128 and 255 DN 8 bit you can subtract...
Page 50: ...within the ROI gain calculation may not be optimal When all taps are selected taps outside of the ROI are set to the average gain of the taps that are within the ROI Perform analog gain algorithms bef...
Page 51: ...input FPN pixel digital offset PRNU pixel Background Subtract x System Gain where Voutput digital output pixel value Vinput digital input pixel value from the CCD PRNU pixel PRNU correction coefficien...
Page 52: ...bient light flicker is sufficiently low not to affect camera performance and calibration results For best results the analog gain should be adjusted for the expected operating conditions and the ratio...
Page 53: ...his step and move to Step 2 PRNU Calibration To check the current camera settings use the get camera parameters gcp or the get commands You can change some or all of the following settings before cali...
Page 54: ...erforms FPN correction and eliminates FPN noise by removing individual pixel dark current Camera Link Command Parameter Description Notes ccf Perform all analog and digital adjustments before performi...
Page 55: ...Digital offset is set to zero when you perform FPN correction ccf command If you are unable to perform FPN correction you can partially remove FPN by adjusting the digital offset Camera Link Command P...
Page 56: ...at the target value set with the next parameter is set to be at least equal to the highest pixel across all cameras so that all pixels can reach the highest pixel value during calibration 3 This algor...
Page 57: ...e the rpc command to reset all coefficients to zero and save them to memory with the wfc command You can then adjust the digital offset sdo command to remove some of the FPN Ensure camera is operating...
Page 58: ...en subtracting a digital value from the digital video signal the output can no longer reach its maximum Use the ssg command to correct for this where ssgvalue maxoutputvalue maxoutputvalue ssbvalue Ex...
Page 59: ...End pixel to display in a range from x1 to sensor pixel count This function returns all the current pixel coefficients in the order FPN PRNU FPN PRNU The camera also returns the pixel number with eac...
Page 60: ...ns can be used to perform aoc algorithms or indicate objects of interest To further aid in debugging and cable data path integrity the first three pixels after Line Valid are aa 55 aa Refer to the fol...
Page 61: ...ally the greater the sum the greater the image contrast and better the focus 14 Differential line sum 15 8 15 Differential line sum 23 16 16 Differential line sum 31 24 Setting Thresholds Setting an U...
Page 62: ...er Description Notes cil 0 to 1 0 for dark 1 for light This command calibrates all taps within the ROI To calibrate Place a white reference in front of the camera This is similar to a PRNU calibration...
Page 63: ...the Current PRNU Coefficients The wpc command saves the current PRNU coefficients You can save up to four sets of pixel coefficients Camera Link Command Parameter Description Notes wpc i PRNU coeffici...
Page 64: ...ed pixel coefficients 1 Coefficient set one 2 Coefficient set two 3 Coefficient set three 4 Coefficient set four Example lpc 0 Resetting the Current Pixel Coefficients The rpc command resets the curre...
Page 65: ...to generate 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 Camera Link Comman...
Page 66: ...66 Spyder3 S3 14 and S3 24 Monochrome Camera User s Manual 03 032 20117 01 Teledyne DALSA svm smm 2 1 svm smm 1 0 12 bit test pattern 1 tap model svm smm 1 1 svm smm 2 1 8 bit test pattern t tap model...
Page 67: ...r another After pixel values have been displayed 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 se...
Page 68: ...Notes gla x1 x2 x1 Pixel start number Must be less than the column end number in a range from 1 to sensor resolution x2 Pixel end number Must be greater than the column start number in a range from 2...
Page 69: ...problems with the supply voltage Camera Frequency Measurement Returns the frequency for the requested Camera Link control signal Camera Link Command Parameter Description Notes gsf i Camera Link cont...
Page 70: ...that 8 to 13 of tap ROI pixels are above the specified target value 2 This algorithm adjusts analog gain so that the average pixel value in tap s ROI is equal to the specified target value 3 This algo...
Page 71: ...e It then calculates the PRNU coefficients using the target value as shown below The calculation is performed for all sensor pixels but warnings are only applied to pixels in the region of interest Th...
Page 72: ...gcv Read the firmware version and FPGA version get exposure mode gem Retrieves the current camera exposure mode get exposure range ger get fpn coeff gfc x Read the FPN coefficient x pixel number to re...
Page 73: ...il to save this setting region of interest roi x y x y Sets the pixel range affected by the cag gl gla ccf and ccp commands The parameters are the pixel start and end values x and the column start and...
Page 74: ...ime Maximum line rate for exposure time set exposure time set f Sets the exposure time Refer to the camera help screen h command for allowable range set fpn coeff sfc x i Set the FPN coefficient x pix...
Page 75: ...gr Changes 0dB gain to equal the current analog gain value set with the sag command verify temperature vt Check the internal temperature of the camera verify voltage vv Check the camera s input voltag...
Page 76: ...n the maximum allowable 511 8 Warning 09 Internal line rate inconsistent with readout time Message Description Error 02 Unrecognized command Command is not available in the current access level or it...
Page 77: ...ark current in the photo sensitive area it has no control over the charge accumulated in the gates Even with exposure control on at low line rates this gate charge can cause the camera to saturate Usi...
Page 78: ...always on srm 1 In this mode the gate 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...
Page 79: ...the artifacts that may be seen during this transition period All subsequent lines after this occurrence will be as expected In the case of a slow transition that is when the EXSYNC line rate increases...
Page 80: ...adout state SRM 0 Auto Mode Time Period Operating Region Refer to Figure 28 Operating Mode T0 Immediate Readout state T1 Dark Current Dump state T2 Immediate Readout state SRM 2 Immediate Readout Mode...
Page 81: ...rtifacts SRM 0 Auto Mode Time Period Operating Region Refer to Figure 28 Operating Mode T0 Dark Current Dump state T1 Immediate Readout state SRM 0 Auto Mode Time Period Operating Region Refer to Figu...
Page 82: ...Readout TINT Valid EXSYNC T DUMP T INT T VERT_TRANS LVAL F DUMP DUMP MAX F Immediate Readout to Dark Current Dump Hysteresis Artifacts SRM 0 Auto Mode Time Period Operating Region Refer to Figure 28 O...
Page 83: ...Spyder3 S3 14 and S3 24 Monochrome Camera User s Manual 83 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20117 01 F DUMP F IMMEDIATE Valid EXSYNC T DUMP T INT T VERT_TRANS LVAL...
Page 84: ...l The vertical transfer gates collect dark current during the line period This collected current is added to the pixel charge The middle two red taps have more vertical transfer gates and therefore mo...
Page 85: ...roved 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...
Page 86: ...pair with serial communications 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 sto...
Page 87: ...t Where n 10 12 Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Tap 1 Bits 8 9 10 11 Tap 2 Bits 8 9 10 11 Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Camera Link Configuration Tables The following table provides tap reconstruction information Teledyne DALSA is...
Page 88: ...ure 0 0 0 0 All zeros indicates an unsupported feature 0 0 0 0 All zeros indicates an unsupported feature 0 0 0 0 All zeros indicates an unsupported feature Multiple Window Number of Windows Column St...
Page 89: ...d 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 1 1 1 Horizontal mirroring is supported Mirror on changes the following unmirro...
Page 90: ...25 25 25 25 Pixel Reset Pulse Minimum Width xx ns 0 if not applicable 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 Internal Pixel Reset Time Resolution xx ns 0 if not applicable 25 25 25 25 25 Pixel Reset to Exsync Hold...
Page 91: ...R S3 14 02K40 00 R S3 24 02K40 00 R and S3 24 04k40 00 R The CE Mark FCC Part 15 and Industry Canada ICES 003 CISPR 22 and CISPR 11 evaluation of the Teledyne DALSA Spyder3 CL cameras which are manuf...
Page 92: ...hrome Camera User s Manual 03 032 20117 01 Teledyne DALSA Revision History Number Description Date 00 Preliminary release 23 February 2012 01 Revision to the Clearing Dark Current section Revised EMC...
Page 93: ...st 70 conectors Camera Link 21 connectors 18 Camera Link 21 Hirose 19 power 19 D Dark Current Clearing 77 data bus 23 digital processing 48 signal processing 54 direction sensor shift 38 DVAL 23 85 E...
Page 94: ...tor 19 precautions 5 R readout configuring 33 readout mode default 78 gate dark current clear 78 immediate 78 rebooting 64 requirments system 17 resolution 8 restoring factory settings 33 roi See Regi...