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2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems

ECO: 594

Rev A1

Tau CNV Camera User’s Manual

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Tau CNV

User’s Manual

Tau Color Night Vision Camera

Summary of Contents for Tau CNV

Page 1: ...10 10032 01 2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual Page 1 of 49 Tau CNV User s Manual Tau Color Night Vision Camera...

Page 2: ...AIS cameras are designed and built in our ISO certified facility and each camera is 100 tested and inspected using the photon transfer curve methods and best manufacturing practices to verify perform...

Page 3: ...DAY AND NIGHT COLOR THROUGH BUILT IN FILTER SLIDER OPTIONAL 10 4 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 11 4 1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 11 4 2 QUANTUM EFFICIENCY QE RESPONSE CURVES 13 5 THEORY OF OPERATION 14 5 1 CAMERA...

Page 4: ...rves for Color Camera and Monochrome Cameras 13 Figure 3 CNV Camera not shown with optional motorized IR cut Filter for color camera 14 Figure 4 Tau CNV Camera with M42 Lens and C Mount Adapter 15 Fig...

Page 5: ...are associated with this document After using this document and the associated referenced documents you may need to contact FLIR support for additional assistance Reference to companies technologies a...

Page 6: ...1 ImportantSystemGroundingRequirements If you are using the Tau CNV camera with the FLIR 100 240VAC power supply 24 10038 01 24 20038 01 or 24 30038 01 ensure that a three wire single phase hot neutr...

Page 7: ...r Programmable Electronic Shutter Automatic Exposure Control Automatic Color and White Balance Selectable Noise Filtering Integrated Motorized IR Cut Filter Option Free Run or External Trigger Modes F...

Page 8: ...t connector or via the Camera Link CC1 line 3 3 AutomaticGainControl The automatic gain control AGC is used to automatically control the brightness and amount of detail in the analog output image The...

Page 9: ...be set to 0 lines however the minimum useful exposure time is 1 line time or 32 85us The maximum exposure time is 1 line time less that the period setting The period setting at max frame rate about 3...

Page 10: ...des a very compact camera by using high density electronic circuitry and board stacking topology Low power is achieved through the balance of performance the use of low power circuitry and high effici...

Page 11: ...Frame Rate 30 FPS HD Resolution Quantum Efficiency 50 at 600nm Image Lag 0 1 Input Output Specification Data Format 14 16 bit Camera Link 16 bit 3 3V LVCMOS Parallel NTSC Video Trigger Sync Connector...

Page 12: ...on Lens Mount M42 with C mount or F mount Adapter Case Dimensions 48 x 49 4 x 64 5 mm Case Material Aluminum Alodine Gold Finish Lens Mount Material Aluminum Anodized Black Finish Lens Mount Inserts S...

Page 13: ...32 01 2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 13 of 49 4 2 QuantumEfficiency QE ResponseCurves Figure 2 QE Response Curves for Color Camera and Monochrome C...

Page 14: ...color camera 5 2 LensMountAssembly The lens mount assembly is a mechanical interface that positions and aligns a C mount F mount or M42 mount lens to the camera focal plane The lens mount assembly is...

Page 15: ...lign the CNV camera focal plane with the customer s optical assembly The M42 can be equipped with the optional motorized IR cut filter for day and night imaging applications The IR cut filter is an in...

Page 16: ...hin each half of the sensor is equipped with dual column level amplifiers and dual analog to digital converters This architecture was designed to minimize read noise and maximize dynamic range simulta...

Page 17: ...20 tripod adapter mounting hole and the tripod adapter can be procured from FLIR See section 7 for the mechanical mounting information and section 8 for camera mounting cooling information 5 5 CameraE...

Page 18: ...ce document for interfacing to the camera The Tau CNV has two interface types 1 The parallel interface and 2 the group interface The parallel interface is a 3 3V Low Voltage CMOS LVCMOS interface conn...

Page 19: ...le Two configurations are available The LVDS parallel data communication interface and the group interface which supports Camera Link data communication analog output trigger in out RS232 control futu...

Page 20: ...le 3 Parallel Interface Connector Pin Out Pin Function I 0 Signal Type Description 1 RS232_TX Out 3 3V LVCMOS Serial to Controller 2 RS232_RX In 3 3V LVCMOS Serial to Camera 3 LVAL Out 3 3V LVCMOS Lin...

Page 21: ...S BT656_DATA7 Out 3 3V LVCMOS Data 7 30 CMOS BT656_DATA6 Out 3 3V LVCMOS Data 6 31 CMOS BT656_DATA5 Out 3 3V LVCMOS Data 5 32 CMOS BT656_DATA4 Out 3 3V LVCMOS Data 4 33 CMOS BT656_DATA3 Out 3 3V LVCMO...

Page 22: ...igger input output and 4 video IRIS future Figure 7 Group Interface Back Panel View 6 2 1 Group Interface Default Settings The table below shows the group output default settings Table 4 Group Interfa...

Page 23: ...nk The Camera Link interface connector is labeled on the group interface back panel see Figure 7 Group Interface Back Panel View The Camera Link connector is a 3M 12226 1150 00FR Shrunk Delta Ribbon S...

Page 24: ...eld Signal Ground A complete description of the Camera Link standard can be purchased from the AIA organization at http www machinevisiononline org store category cfm category_id 76 The FLIR AIS Tau C...

Page 25: ...ontrol and status uses the USB or RS232 future serial interface connector labeled USB and RS232 on the group interface back panel The USB interface is the industry standard mini USB with the connectio...

Page 26: ...rnal trigger falling edges must never occur at a rate faster than the minimum frame period approximately 33ms These trigger modes are fully described in the Tau CNV interface control document ICD Cont...

Page 27: ...t for space limited OEM applications See figure 9 The C mount adapter is fully adjustable for back focus to support a wide variety of C mount lenses The lens mount can be removed for customer specific...

Page 28: ...ntrolled temperature air flow over the camera 8 1 20MountingHole The 20 mounting hole is available for camera mounting but is not designed to be used with a standard tripod mount A standard tripod mou...

Page 29: ...t USB port or a Camera Link compatible frame grabber which enables a serial COM port With one of these connections cabled to the Tau CNV camera the camera controller GUI can be used to control operati...

Page 30: ...Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 30 of 49 In this case click Cancel and proceed to the section on installing the USB serial bridge driver or directly to the section on installing UCC if you will not...

Page 31: ...594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 31 of 49 If Net Framework 4 is not installed the following window will appear Check I have read and accept the license terms and click Install The followin...

Page 32: ...10 10032 01 2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 32 of 49 Click Finish...

Page 33: ...e 33 of 49 USB Serial Bridge Driver To install the USB serial bridge driver find the file CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7 exe on the included USB flash drive or CD Double click the file The following w...

Page 34: ...10 10032 01 2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 34 of 49 Click Next Click Install...

Page 35: ...Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 35 of 49 Make sure Launch the CP210x VCP Driver Installer is checked and click Finish The following window will appear Click Install Wait until...

Page 36: ...iversal Camera Controller To install UCC find the Universal Camera Controller Setup msi file located on the included USB flash drive or CD double click it and follow the prompts Click Next Choose the...

Page 37: ...10032 01 2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 37 of 49 Click Install The install should take a few moments When complete the following window will appea...

Page 38: ...ced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 38 of 49 The program installation is complete Click Finish to exit setup UCC is now installed and ready to use See below for detail...

Page 39: ...te At all times make sure the camera is connected and powered on BEFORE starting the Camera Controller GUI This will make sure that the communication port is properly opened When Camera Controller GUI...

Page 40: ...ing Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 40 of 49 If successful the Connected status will appear in the lower left of the GUI window along with the camera status information as sho...

Page 41: ...g Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 41 of 49 Once connected you can click on Image to access options on the Image screen This screen allows access to the basic controls of the c...

Page 42: ...assword as a layer of protection There are features in the advanced mode that can produce poor images if used improperly Entering advanced mode indicates the user understands and accepts this responsi...

Page 43: ...stems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 43 of 49 All of the available ports should show up in this screen If a connection option isn t available here the software is unable to see it an...

Page 44: ...2011 FLIR Advanced Imaging Systems ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 44 of 49 The software should automatically choose the proper camera type however if it does not you can select it ma...

Page 45: ...ECO 594 Rev A1 Tau CNV Camera User s Manual page 45 of 49 The other screens have also changed The Status screen will appear as follows As you can see from the screenshot the Tools menu item is still...

Page 46: ...ere Nonlinear Contrast Enhancement Selects between a linear image remapping algorithm and a non linear image remapping algorithm to remap the 16 bit data to an 8 bit analog output stream Contrast Stre...

Page 47: ...ns require it Note that this NUC will only be valid while the camera is powered on and will reset to default when the camera is power cycled Camera Link Digital Output The user can select whether the...

Page 48: ...warranty the repair will be quoted on an individual basis 10 2 ElectrostaticDischarge ESD Your FLIR AIS camera contains circuitry that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge It is good practice to...

Page 49: ...f the camera housing becomes dirty a soft cloth with an isopropyl alcohol solution such as TechClean AbsorbWipe Model 2351 100 from TechSpray can be used 11 Revision Control Rev ECO Date Initiator Rev...

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