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Tau SWIR ISC1202 

User’s Guide 

 

 

 

Document Number: 102-2009-45 

Revision 102 

Issue Date: October 2018 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Tau SWIR

Page 1: ...dministration Regulations EAR Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited US Department of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or transfer to foreign persons or parties unless otherw...

Page 2: ...Standard Camera Kit 8 Electrical Interface 8 Main Connector 8 TEC Connector 13 TEC Power Through Accessory Boards 14 Mechanical Interface 15 Optical Interface 16 5 0 Optional Accessories 16 VPC Module...

Page 3: ...otherwise prohibited iii AGC ROI 39 Window Editor 40 AGC ROI Coordinate Values 40 Digital Zoom 40 Orientation 40 Polarity Palette 41 Auto Exposure Enable 42 Save Settings 42 Factory Defaults 42 Reset...

Page 4: ...CAMERA LINK MODULE INSTALLATION 20 FIGURE 14 BNC TO RCA ADAPTOR 21 FIGURE 15 DEVICE MANAGER SHOWING PROPER DRIVER INSTALLATION 23 FIGURE 16 SELECT CAMERA MANAGER 24 FIGURE 17 FLIR CAMERA CONTROLLER GU...

Page 5: ...able List of Abbreviations Abbreviation Acronym Components ACE Actinve Contrast Enhancement AGC Automatic Gain Control CDS Correlated Double Sampling DDE Digital Detail Enhancement ESD Electrostatic D...

Page 6: ...foreign persons or parties unless otherwise prohibited vi Abbreviation Acronym Components REACH Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals RoHS Reduction of Hazardous Substance...

Page 7: ...inators or pulsed lasers synchronizing the integration period of the camera with the external system There are three sensor gain modes providing increasing sensitivity Low Mid or High Low gain is appr...

Page 8: ...ve anti static bag to protect from electrostatic discharge damage and safely packaged to prevent damage during shipping 4 0 Standard Camera Kit Components that come standard with the Tau SWIR camera a...

Page 9: ...led for export by the Export Administration Regulations EAR Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited US Department of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or transfer to foreign pe...

Page 10: ...S FRAME_VALID_OUT 5 DGND 6 DGND 7 CAMLINK_CLK P 8 CAMLINK_CLK N 9 CAMLINK_DATA 0P 10 CAMLINK_DATA 0N 11 CAMLINK_DATA 1P 12 CAMLINK_DATA 1N 13 CAMLINK_DATA 2P 14 CAMLINK_DATA 2N 15 CAMLINK_DATA 3P 16 C...

Page 11: ...AME_VALID_OUT 5 DGND 6 DGND 7 CAMLINK_CLK P 8 CAMLINK_CLK N 9 CAMLINK_DATA 0P 10 CAMLINK_DATA 0N 11 CAMLINK_DATA 1P 12 CAMLINK_DATA 1N 13 CAMLINK_DATA 2P 14 CAMLINK_DATA 2N 15 CAMLINK_DATA 3P 16 CAMLI...

Page 12: ...EG 7 5 DGND 6 DGND 7 CAMLINK_CLK P 8 CAMLINK_CLK N 9 CAMLINK_DATA 0P 10 CAMLINK_DATA 0N 11 CAMLINK_DATA 1P 12 CAMLINK_DATA 1N 13 CAMLINK_DATA 2P 14 CAMLINK_DATA 2N 15 CAMLINK_DATA 3P 16 CAMLINK_DATA 3...

Page 13: ...th the camera mounted on a tripod Included in the standard camera kit is a matching TEC power cable FLIR PN 308 0268 00 terminated at one end with a Molex Pico Lock 2 pin connector See Figure 5 This c...

Page 14: ...Adaptor accessory boards power may be supplied to the TEC Power connector via a cable from the accessory board See Section 5 0 for a description of these accessory boards Once connected a cover plate...

Page 15: ...ign persons or parties unless otherwise prohibited Mechanical Interface Mechanically mounting the camera can be accomplished by utilizing the M2 0 x 0 4 mounting holes located on the top bottom and le...

Page 16: ...aning becomes necessary see Section 8 2 for instructions 5 0 Optional Accessories The Tau SWIR Camera can be used with either the Tau SWIR VPC Module Accessory FLIR PN 421 0059 00 or the Tau SWIR Came...

Page 17: ...communication cable USB power supply MCX to BNC analog video cable TEC Power Cover Plate module mounting screws and cover plate mounting screws This module differs from the standard Tau uncooloed cam...

Page 18: ...export or transfer to foreign persons or parties unless otherwise prohibited VPC Installation The VPC module plugs into the Hirose connector on the back of the Tau SWIR camera as shown in Figure 8 Use...

Page 19: ...hes the functionality of the VPC Module and adds the ability to access digital data via Camera Link connection The Camera Link module takes CMOS type digital data from the camera and converts it to Ca...

Page 20: ...ws the two mini spacers must be slipped in between the module and the back cover of the camera as shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 Camera Link Module Installation Plug the TEC cable into the TEC power con...

Page 21: ...ion of two M1 6 x 0 35 x 20mm screws Make sure to install the two spacers between the back cover of the camera and the Camera Link module see section 5 2 on Camera Link installation An M1 5 allen head...

Page 22: ...Computers with an older version of the FLIR Camera Controller GUI should first uninstall it using the Windows Uninstall utility via the Windows Control Panel before proceeding with this installation...

Page 23: ...export by the Export Administration Regulations EAR Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited US Department of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or transfer to foreign persons or...

Page 24: ...ra using the FLIR Camera Controller GUI and assumes that the camera is connected to the PC using a USB cable and either the VPC or Camera Link Accessory Module 1 Run the FLIR Camera Controller GUI by...

Page 25: ...tration Regulations EAR Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited US Department of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or transfer to foreign persons or parties unless otherwise pr...

Page 26: ...ure 17 FLIR Camera Controller GUI Connection Window Part 1 4 Select Serial RS 232 select 921600 as the Baud Rate for fastest communication and click Finish If there are more than one serial communicat...

Page 27: ...FPA Size are displayed at the bottom of all tabs Troubleshooting the FLIR Camera Controller GUI If the FLIR Camera Controller GUI does not link with the camera there will be a popup shown below which...

Page 28: ...be displayed on the monitor Digital video will not be available until the FPA is stable If the GUI says LWIR Muon or sUAS Camera Controller on the top use the Camera pull down menu and choose Select t...

Page 29: ...era using the same communications parameters that were used previously If connection cannot be established it will ask to retry or open the connection wizard Select Disconnect to open the COM port tha...

Page 30: ...of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or transfer to foreign persons or parties unless otherwise prohibited About The GUI Framework is the version of the GUI The Main App is the s...

Page 31: ...mera operates in snapshot mode meaning that charge is collected on the entire array of pixels at the same time Integration times may be set as low as 0 010ms while the upper limit depends on the frame...

Page 32: ...button turns on or off the application of the gain correction table Noise The Noise button turns on and off a temporal noise filter which will reduce the temporal noise of the camera by about a factor...

Page 33: ...hich were not already in the bad pixel map for that NUC Note that if a good NUC has already been performed and unless the Clear All RAM Bad Pixels button has been pressed they will usually be 0 Also t...

Page 34: ...Enter key to select the pixel and add it to the pixel kill list Bad pixels can also be manually added to the list by entering the row and column and clicking Add Bad pixels can be removed from the Ki...

Page 35: ...zation Modes included in the Tau SWIR camera There are also four Legacy Modes for customers wishing to stay with existing AGC modes from previous revisions of FLIR cameras Histogram Equalization Modes...

Page 36: ...he visual quality of imagery where there is a lot of local contrast and detail in a scene with a wide global dynamic range Dynamic DDE ACE threshold and ITT mean are all applicable to LACE This mode i...

Page 37: ...unction are automatically updated in real time not only at the start of AGC mode selection The Brightness Bias offsets the displayed image in intensity Upon entry into the auto bright mode the current...

Page 38: ...how linear the HEQ and information based AGC algorithms are allowed to be to provide the highest amount of perceived contrast in every scene SSO can range from 0 to 100 Plateau Value When plateau valu...

Page 39: ...ne content and decrease contrast for colder scene content e g sky or ocean ACE threshold less than 0 do the opposite by decreasing contrast for hotter scene content and leaving more of the gray scale...

Page 40: ...512 camera The Set button must be clicked for changes to take effect Note The AGC ROI coordinates are static relative to the image orientation If the second image above was inverted then the AGC ROI w...

Page 41: ...n selection is either White Hot objects with higher illumination appear brighter than objects with lower illumination in the video display or Black Hot direct opposite of White Hot Since the differenc...

Page 42: ...Settings button to store many of the current selections as new power up defaults The next time the camera is powered the camera will remember these saved settings If the Save Settings button is not c...

Page 43: ...camera connection is a Mini Camera Link connector and frame grabbers may use either standard or Mini Camera Link It is possible to purchase cables that have mini connectors on both ends or standard o...

Page 44: ...amera Controller GUI in step 2 and clicking Learn to discover the number of digital pixels available 6 Click Apply and Start Grab Figure 28 Imperx FrameLink Express Software Camera Parameters Window N...

Page 45: ...th an external signal The Slave Integration Priority mode offers the most flexibility for accomplishing this Figure 29 illustrates the camera level timing of this mode The externally provided frame sy...

Page 46: ...elow the external frame sync initiates the readout period of the FPA While not immediately apparent it also initiates the start of the integration period at a time calculated by the camera which is ap...

Page 47: ...tal temperature is too extreme in which case the set temperature will be stepped to the next set point lower if the environment is too cold higher if the environment is too warm The actual environment...

Page 48: ...rsons or parties unless otherwise prohibited Note The Save Settings button applies to changes made anywhere in the GUI not only the Setup Tab Factory Defaults The Factory Defaults button restores the...

Page 49: ...se prohibited Debug The FLIR Camera Controller GUI provides an easily accessible way to communicate with FLIR cameras by providing a point and click interface When a button is clicked in the GUI ex Do...

Page 50: ...50 Isopropyl alcohol For water based contaminats saliva etc Deionized water can be used as the solvent Do not use glass cleaning solvent as it will create streaks Isopropyl alcohol alone can be used...

Page 51: ...rference As such the end product incorporating this subassembly must be tested and approved under the rules of the Federal Communications Commission FCC before the end product may be offered for sale...

Page 52: ...al use product controlled for export by the Export Administration Regulations EAR Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited US Department of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or...

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