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6M3P Camera User’s Manual

DALSA

03-32-10005-02

camera an excellent choice where low contrast images must be captured in challenging
applications.

1.2 Image Sensor

Figure 1. Image Sensor Block Diagram

Table 1. Sensor Structure

Sensor
characteristics

Optical size

36.864mm (H)x24.576 mm (V)

Chip size

39.148 mm (H)x26.508 mm (V)

Pixel size

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3120 (H) x 2060 (V)

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Left: 4 Right: 4

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Summary of Contents for 6M3P DS-1x-06M03

Page 1: ...6M3P DS 1x 06M03 2 75 fps 3k x 2k CCD Camera User s Manual and Reference Doc 03 32 10005 Rev 02 ...

Page 2: ...ducts are manufactured using the latest state of the art equipment to ensure product reliability DALSTAR refers to all DALSA area scan products For further information not included in this manual or for information on DALSA s extensive line of image sensing products please contact us DALSA Sales Offices Waterloo Europe Asia Pacific 605 McMurray Rd Waterloo ON N2V 2E9 Canada Tel 519 886 6000 Fax 51...

Page 3: ...ming 17 Camera Operation ______________________________________________________ 21 3 1 How to Control the Camera 21 Rntrol Register Reference 22 3 3 Reading the Camera Type 23 3 4 Reading the Firmware Revision 23 3 5 Resetting the Camera 23 3 6 Adjusting Gain 24 3 7 Adjusting User Offset 24 3 8 Controlling Binning 25 3 9 Triggering Integration and Frame Rate Overview 26 3 10 Controlling Integratio...

Page 4: ...nce 36 Troubleshooting ________________________________________________________ 37 Warranty _____________________________________________________________ 38 7 1 Limited One Year Warranty 38 Index _______________________________________________________________ 39 ...

Page 5: ...and triggering 100 fill factor Description The 6M3P digital camera provides high sensitivity 12 bit images with 3k x 2k spatial resolution at up to 2 75 frames per second fps The 6M3P is a Full Frame CCD camera using a progressive scan CCD to simultaneously achieve outstanding resolution and gray scale characteristics A square pixel format and high fill factor provide superior quantifiable image q...

Page 6: ...acteristics Optical size 36 864mm H x24 576 mm V Chip size 39 148 mm H x26 508 mm V Pixel size 12µm x 12µm Active pixels 3072 H x 2048 V Total number of pixels 3120 H x 2060 V Optical black pixels Left 20 Right 20 Timing pixels Left 4 Right 4 Dummy register cells Left 7 Right 7 Optical black lines Bottom 6 Top 6 PDJH UHD DFWLYH SL HOV DFWLYH OLQHV EODFN OLQHV EODFN OLQHV SL HOV FHOOV FHOOV 2XWSXW ...

Page 7: ...re than r30 from its neighboring pixels Pixel whose signal in dark deviates more than 6mV from its neighboring pixels about 1 of nominal light Cluster defect A grouping of pixel defects where within a sub area of 3 3 pixels there are at most 5 present Column or row defect A column or row which has more than 12 pixel defects Column defects must be horizontally separated by 3 columns Row defects are...

Page 8: ...e Pending Shock Immunity Pending Vibration Immunity Pending Operating Ranges Units Min Max Frame Rate fps 2 75 12 5 Data Rate MHz 2 5 20 Data Format LVDS R S422 12 bit Operating Temp C 10 45 Responsivity DN nJ cm 2 19 540nm 15 Input Voltage V 14 925 15 075 5 Input Voltage V 4 975 5 025 5 Input Voltage V 4 975 5 025 Nominal Gain Range 1x 4x Calibration Conditions Units Setting Min Max Data Rate MHz...

Page 9: ...6M3P Camera User s Manual 9 DALSA 03 32 10005 02 Electro Optical Specifications Units Min Typical Max Dynamic Range dB 70 Pixel Response Non Uniformity rms 2 System Noise DN rms 0 9 ...

Page 10: ... 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 The POST power on self test LED on the back of the camera should glow green after one second to indicate that the camera is operating and ready to receive commands 2 2 Input Output The camera provides 12 bit LVDS ...

Page 11: ...able 4 LED Functions LED Label Color LED ON LED OFF ON Green Camera is receiving power There is no camera power POST Green Camera Power On Self Test successful Camera failed Power On Self Test BIN Red Camera is operating in a binning mode Camera is operating unbinned 1x1 MODE Red Camera is in an external trigger mode uses external signal to trigger image capture Camera is triggering image capture ...

Page 12: ...that meets the 6M3P s requirements Universal Power Supply part number 24 00001 02 contact DALSA for more information but it should not be considered the only choice Many high quality supplies are available from other vendors DALSA assumes no responsibility for the use of these supplies When setting up the camera s power supplies follow these guidelines x Do not connect or disconnect cable while po...

Page 13: ...5 Reserved 30 NC 45 GND 60 PIXCLK 15 1 16 30 45 31 46 60 Molex Part 70928 2000 or equivalent NC No Connect These pins are unused WARNING Care must be taken when connecting Data cables to the camera to insure proper connection and to prevent damage to the connector Data Signals Table 7 Data Signal Definition Signal Description D 0 D 0 Data bit 0 true and complement Output Least significant bit D 1 ...

Page 14: ...nication Connector and Pinout The serial interface provides control of frame rate integration time shuttering video gain and offset pixel binning external trigger and external integration for information on how to control these functions see Operating the Camera later in this document The remote interface consists of a two wire plus ground full duplex RS 232 compatible serial link used for camera ...

Page 15: ...t Configuration Baud 9600 fixed Start bits 1 Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity None The serial interface operates at RS 232 levels with fixed parameters of 9600 baud 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity The interface uses only three wires for received data transmitted data and ground In general writing data must start with a write command byte and be followed by a data byte Reading a came...

Page 16: ... DALSA provides serial cables in 3 lengths 10 20 and 50 Part number CL 31 00004 xx where xx refers to the cable length in feet 2 7 TTL Trigger Input and Output Connector The camera uses an SMA connector labeled TRIGGER IN to allow the user to provide a standard TTL signal to control camera integration and readout The input is high impedance 10K allowing the user to terminate at the SMA input as ne...

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Page 21: ...patible signals Camera commands are clock commands which apply to the electronics that drive the image sensor These include clock generation frame rate integration time and binning Each set of commands includes read and write variants With the exception of reset commands all 8 bit write commands must be followed by an 8 bit data byte The commands are interpreted as follows WARNING Any commands not...

Page 22: ...itions Register Write Command Read Command Bit Function Default Reset 80h 7 0 Resets all registers to default values NA Camera Type NA C3h 7 0 Read camera type 33h Firmware Rev NA C5h 7 0 Read firmware revision NA 7 Integration Mode 0 Internal 1 External 0 6 Video Gain 0 1x 1 4x 0 5 4 Not Used 0 3 Trigger Mode 0 Internal 1 External 0 2 Not Used 0 Register 1 82h C2h 1 0 Binning Mode 00 1x1 01 2x2 1...

Page 23: ...camera types Example Read the camera type Command Value Returned 6M3P Binary 1100 0011 0011 0011 Hex C3h 33h 3 4 Reading the Firmware Revision This command returns a byte in which the lower nibble is the revision number for the clock board firmware and the upper nibble is undefined The ability to read this value may assist in customer support issues Example Read the firmware version Command Binary...

Page 24: ... set appropriately 3 7 Adjusting User Offset User offset is adjustable from 2047 to 2048 by a 12 bit value as an MS and LS byte The offset data is only written when the most significant 8 bits are written to register 2 Therefore the lower 4 bits should be written first to register 3 followed by the upper 8 bits which will cause the offset to be applied to the pixel output The pixel offset data is ...

Page 25: ...he offset setting from the camera use these commands Read LSB Read MSB Binary 1100 1000 1100 0100 Hex C8h C4h 3 8 Controlling Binning Binning increases the camera s light sensitivity by decreasing horizontal and vertical resolution the charge collected by adjacent pixels is added together Figure 10 Example 2x2 Binning KDUJH LQ DGMDFHQW SL HOV 0RUH FKDUJH EULJKWHU SL HO KDUJH ELQQHG SL HO RXWSXW 1R...

Page 26: ... either by toggling a bit or by supplying a TTL pulse on the SMA connector This is referred to as Programmed Integration External Trigger Mode You can also have the camera integrate as long as an asynchronous TTL pulse is held high This pulse will therefore control both integration time and frame rate This is also known as External Integrate Mode For a given frame rate the maximum integration time...

Page 27: ...nal on the serial interface External Integration SMA Trigger The camera will integrate as long as the TTL pulse on the TRIGGER IN SMA connector is high The integration time is effectively the input pulse width In this mode TRIGGER IN also controls the frame rate External Integration Serial Trigger The camera will integrate as long as the serial bit is held high The integration time is effectively ...

Page 28: ...Byte Comma nd Value Command Value Command Value Binary 1000 1010 0100 0000 1000 1011 0100 0010 1000 1100 0000 1111 Hex 8Ah 40h 8Bh 42h 8Ch 0Fh Programmed Integration SMA Trigger For external SMA controlled triggering with a programmed integration time a TTL rising edge on the TRIGGER IN or SYNC signal triggers the camera to acquire one frame of data Integration begins within 200ns after the rising...

Page 29: ...ger signal to trigger a new frame acquisition The camera is armed when the read out of the acquired frame is completed No additional rising edges or triggers should be allowed during the image acquisition or frame read out This means in this mode TRIGGER IN necessarily controls both integration and frame rate When the camera is in External Trigger Mode the Frame LED will be illuminated on the came...

Page 30: ...ammed Fame Rate This mode is the camera s default To specify programmed frame rate you must set bit 7 of register 1 to 0 Integrate Mode Internal and bit 3 of register 1 to 0 Trigger Mode Internal Next write the 3 byte frame rate value in µs or 1 Frame Rate to the three Frame Rate registers These three bytes are then combined to form a 24 bit frame rate time The number represents the integer number...

Page 31: ...ate can be supported for the selected binning and integration modes 2 Using the command 82h set bit 7 of the data byte to 0 Integration Mode Internal and bit 3 of the data byte to 1 Trigger Mode External NOTE All bits within the register are written at one time Ensure the correct value for all bits are used when changing camera modes 3 Set the desired integration time per section 3 10 Controlling ...

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Page 33: ...able 15 Mechanical Tolerances Additional Dimensions Center of sensor with respect to lens mount Planarity of lens flange to sensor Rotation of sensor 4 3 Mounting the Camera The 6M3P can be mounted via the3 8 deep 1 4 20 threaded tripod mount located on the bottom of the camera ...

Page 34: ...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 handling precaut...

Page 35: ...less 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 electrostatic charge t...

Page 36: ...6M3P Camera User s Manual 36 DALSA 03 32 10005 02 5 2 Maintenance There are no user serviceable parts on this camera Please contact DALSA service ...

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Page 38: ...re software interfacing or peripherals not provided by DALSA DALSA shall have no obligation to modify or update products once manufactured This warranty does not apply to DALSA Software Products Note if the camera has a non standard cover glass e g taped the warranty is void on the CCD How to Obtain Service for Your Equipment If you want to return your product for repair contact DALSA Customer Ser...

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