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C11440-22CU/C11440-22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.4 

14.  SPECIFICATIONS 

 

14-1  CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 

 

(1)  Electric specifications 

 

 

Camera Link 

USB 3.0 

Imaging device 

Scientific CMOS image sensor    FL-400 

Effective number of pixels 

2048 (H) × 2048 (V) 

Cell size 

6.5 µm (H) × 6.5 µm (V) 

Effective area 

13.312 mm (H) × 13.312 mm (V) 

Full well capacity (typ.) 

30 000 electrons 

Readout noise (typ.) 
 

1.0 electrons (median) 1.6 electrons (r.m.s) at standard scan 

  0.8 electrons (median) 1.4 electrons (r.m.s) at slow scan

 

Dynamic range *

1

 

37 000 : 1 

Cooling method 

Peltier  Forced air-cooled, Water-cooled 

Cooling 
temperature 

at Forced air-cooled 

- 10 °C

 

(Ambient temperature: + 20 ºC) 

at Water-cooled 

- 20 °C

 

(Water temperature: + 20 ºC) 

at Maximum cooling 

- 30 °C (typ.) 

(at Water-cooled;   

Water temp. 15 °C, Ambient temp. 20 °C) 

Frame rate 

Top: standard scan 
Bottom: slow scan

 

at Full resolution 

100 frame/s 
  30 frame/s 

30 frame/s 

at 1024 lines   
at center position 

200 frame/s 
  60 frame/s 

60 frame/s 

at 8 lines 
at center position 

25 655 frame/s 
  7 696 frame/s 

7894 frame/s 

at Horizontal 512 pixels 
at 8 lines 
at center position 

 

25 655 frame/s 

Readout mode 

Normal readout mode 

1×1 

Binning readout mode 

2×2,4×4 (Digital binning) *

2

 

Sub-array readout mode 

Upper and lower 

symmetric area 

Configurable for each 

vertical 8 pixels and 

horizontal 512 pixels. 

Light sheet mode 

Readout time 

20 ms to 204.8 s   

 

Exposure time 

9.7 µs to 10 s 

 

Readout mode 

Full/Sub-array 

 

Dark current 

at - 10 °C 

0.06 electron/pixel/s 

at - 20 °C 

0.02 electron/pixel/s 

at - 30 °C 

0.006 electron/pixel/s 

A/D bit 

16 bit 

Linearity 

Less than 3 % 

Exposure time 
(Standard scan) 

Free running mode 

1 ms to 10 s 

Free running mode 
/ Sub-array mode 

38.96 µs to 10 s 

External trigger mode 

1 ms to 10 s 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for C11440-22CU

Page 1: ...mage to property when using this camera Be sure to read this Instruction manual beforehand in order to use the digital camera correctly The manual describes the correct method of handing the camera an...

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Page 3: ...ven death Improper handling of the camera without observing these cautions could lead to personal injury to the user or damage to property Note This symbol indicates a note to help you get the best pe...

Page 4: ...d to electric shock Do not attempt to dismantle or modify the camera Doing so can also lead to damage and even injury as some internal components become very hot Only touch parts as indicated in this...

Page 5: ...rmal operation Lenses C11440 22CU Be careful not to screw the lens more than 7 mm onto the C mount of the camera Doing so can scratch the protective glass Some wide angle lenses in particular can have...

Page 6: ...commended to use soft water except deionized water for cooling water Follow instruction manual which is attached to your circulating water cooler for an appropriate temperature range of cooling water...

Page 7: ...MA BNC cable A12106 05 SMA SMA cable A12107 05 Camera Link interface cable A11255 05 USB 3 0 interface cable A12467 03 USB 3 0 interface board M9982 21 Adjuster pole for C11440 22C A11185 01 Base plat...

Page 8: ...ch as chlorine or fluorine Where there is a lot of dust How to place the camera when the camera is placed on a table Place the camera the water connectors to be lateral side Do not place the camera th...

Page 9: ...OOLING 23 9 2 2 WHEN USING WATER COOLING 23 9 3 END OF IMAGING 23 10 DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONS 24 10 1 THEORY OF CMOS IMAGE SENSOR 24 10 2 NORMAL AREA MODE 26 10 2 1 READOUT METHOD SCAN MODE 26...

Page 10: ...T 54 13 1 IMAGE IS NOT TRANSFERRED 54 13 2 ALTHOUGH IMAGES ARE TRANSFFERED 54 14 SPECIFICATIONS 55 14 1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 55 14 2 CONDENSATION 58 14 3 SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS 59 14 4 INT...

Page 11: ...hich plays an important role in achieving low noise Moreover the sensor features a split readout scheme in which the top and bottom halves of the sensor are readout independently and the data of each...

Page 12: ...has both Camera Link and USB 3 0 interface Camera Link Interface Camera Link interface is able to transfer large volumes of data It can transfer 4 megapixels image with 100 frame s In order to realize...

Page 13: ...ree running mode in which the exposure and readout timing are controlled by the internal microprocessor and 2 the external trigger mode in which the exposure and readout timing are decided by an exter...

Page 14: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 6 NAME AND FUNCTION OF THE PARTS 1 C11440 22CU 2 C11440 22CU01 12...

Page 15: ...ector DIGITAL OUT 2 This is connected to the Camera Link interface connector 2 on the computer Trigger input connector EXT TRIG This is used when the camera is being operated using external synchroniz...

Page 16: ...erminal Use the accessory AC adaptor USB 3 0 interface connector USB 3 0 This is connected to the USB 3 0 interface connector on the computer Do not connect Camera Link and USB 3 0 interface simultane...

Page 17: ...e each installation manual Place the camera the water connectors to be lateral side Do not place the rear panel of the camera which connectors are located to be at the bottom Do not block ventilation...

Page 18: ...d off AC adaptor This is the cord to supply a power supply Use the accessory AC adaptor Cooling water hose at Water cooling Option It connects the camera and circulating water cooler The insert positi...

Page 19: ...nk interface cable for this camera The camera complies with EMC direction with using A11255 05 Camera Link interface cable Be careful that the camera with other interface cable may not fulfill the EMC...

Page 20: ...n soft water as recommended for example antifreeze etc please refer to description of cooling water which is written in 12 Maintenance or contact Hamamatsu subsidiary or local distributor 2 Recommenda...

Page 21: ...hose size on circulating water cooler is the same as blue hose remove gray hose from the joint part The gray hose can be removed when blue hose is pulled with pushing the button of the joint on gray h...

Page 22: ...n the microscope If it is easy to connect the hose onto the camera after the camera is set onto the microscope then it is OK to connect the hose after the camera is set on the microscope 4 Connect the...

Page 23: ...n order to avoid water drop or water splash Blow Air until no water drop come out 4 Remove the camera from the microscope if the camera is used on the microscope It is not necessary to remove the came...

Page 24: ...camera When the camera is turned on the fan starts rotating and cooling is started Water cooling mode Circulating water cooler Optional is used for cooling the heated side of a peltier element Cooling...

Page 25: ...ooling fan is operating properly and air is circulating 9 2 2 WHEN USING WATER COOLING 1 Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 7 1 before operating of the camera 2 Turn on the camera 3 Turn on the...

Page 26: ...switch one by one Figure 10 1 The FL 400 scientific CMOS image sensor used in this camera has an on chip CDS correlated double sampling circuit which plays an important role in achieving low noise In...

Page 27: ...is rolling shutter In the rolling shutter the exposure and readout are done line by line Therefore the exposure timing is different on one screen Figure 10 2 But even if the object moves during the ex...

Page 28: ...r losing resolution 4 Sub array readout Sub array readout is a procedure only a region of interest is scanned It is possible to increase the frame rate by reducing the number of vertical lines scanned...

Page 29: ...rame rate Calculation formula Horizontal Vertical Frame rate frame s Free running mode 1 Vn 2 1H 2048 2048 100 1024 200 512 400 256 801 128 1603 64 3206 8 25 655 External trigger mode Edge trigger Lev...

Page 30: ...ation formula Free running mode 1 1 1024 1 int Vn 2048 30 1H 1H 1536 2048 1 1 512 1 int Vn 2048 100 1H 1H 2 2 4 4 External trigger mode Edge trigger 1 1 1024 112 Vn 2048 1 int Vn 2048 30 1H 1H 1536 20...

Page 31: ...120 278 278 256 240 427 427 128 481 583 583 64 712 712 712 8 884 884 884 External trigger mode Level trigger 2048 30 90 90 1024 60 164 164 512 120 278 278 256 240 427 427 128 481 583 583 64 712 712 71...

Page 32: ...alculation formula Horizontal Vertical Frame rate frame s Free running mode 1 Vn 2 1H 2048 2048 30 1024 60 512 120 256 240 128 481 64 962 8 7696 External trigger mode Edge trigger Level trigger 1 Vn 2...

Page 33: ...imal point 9 744 36 s Exp2 2 Slow scan Exp1 3 ms to 10 s at sub array 129 99 s to 10 s Exp2 Exp1 106 32 4812 s round up at decimal point 32 4812 s Exp2 Available setting range of the exposure time is...

Page 34: ...ntact to Hamamatsu subsidiary or local distributor for the detail of the timing information 10 2 4 1 Normal readout mode The normal readout mode is suitable for observation monitoring field of view an...

Page 35: ...mode is used to get a proper signal level when signal overflow happens due to too much input photons in normal readout mode In this mode the fastest frame rate is 100 Hz via Camera Link or 30 Hz via U...

Page 36: ...tail of the timing information 10 2 5 1 Edge trigger mode The edge trigger mode is used so that the exposure starts according to an external signal Exposure time is set by software command In this mod...

Page 37: ...w period of the input trigger pulse The example below is for the trigger level High The exposure of the first line begins when the trigger signal becomes High and the exposure of the second line begin...

Page 38: ...olling the exposure start timings by external trigger signals It is possible to work with shorter interval time if you set fast synchronous readout trigger mode Fast synchronous readout trigger mode w...

Page 39: ...n the synchronous readout trigger mode synchronous readout can be controlled by specifying set by command the number of timing pulses to determine the exposure time The following figure shows the expo...

Page 40: ...ntinuous imaging and it works at the highest frame rate because it is operated in internal trigger mode In the start trigger mode the camera starts exposure and switches to internal trigger mode by th...

Page 41: ...the Global exposure timing output the global exposure becomes possible for the phenomenon that happens for this period Global exposure timing output shows the period where all lines expose at the sam...

Page 42: ...working in the edge trigger mode the next frame can start after the previous frame exposure is done Thus the camera cannot accept a trigger for the next frame during the exposure period To reduce use...

Page 43: ...igure 10 2 2 FRAME RATE CALCULATION about the frame rate value and calculation formula with slow scan 10 2 7 1 Timing Diagram The read out time is 33 ms at full frame and the frame rate is 30 frames s...

Page 44: ...ET 10 2 8 1 Timing diagram Global reset function enables to reset the electric charge of all pixels at the same time Then all pixels can start exposure at the same time Global reset can work with Edge...

Page 45: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 Level trigger mode Figure 10 15 43...

Page 46: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 44...

Page 47: ...works with only Camera Link interface operation And the fastest frame rate is 49 frames s Figure 10 16 Normal area mode Figure 10 17 Light sheet mode 1 Top to bottom read out The data is read out fro...

Page 48: ...512 196 256 385 128 743 64 1386 8 5701 4 7330 Size and position for sub array read out can be configured according to the table below Settings Size Vertical 4 lines steps Position 10 3 3 READ OUT TIME...

Page 49: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 10 3 4 TIMING DIAGRAM Free running mode Figure 10 20 Free running mode Edge trigger mode Figure 10 21 Ex rising edge 47...

Page 50: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 Start trigger mode Figure 10 22 Ex rising edge 48...

Page 51: ...c The range of delay is 0 s to 10 s and the range of pulse width is 10 s to 10 s The relation between the parameter which can be set with each reference signal and an output signal becomes as shown be...

Page 52: ...es before start the exposure It is called as Pre Hsync You can set the number of Pre Hsync with a software command 10 4 REAL TIME CORRECTION FUNCTIONS There are a few pixels in FL 400 that have slight...

Page 53: ...proportionally with the exposure time so this can be rectified with dark subtraction Cosmic ray may generate white spot After acquiring an image using a certain exposure time is loaded the FL 400 is...

Page 54: ...ea of the window gently Use Lens Cleaning Paper for cleaning of glass window in front of the image sensor Please use a plastic tweezers and take extra care not to scratch the glass window with the twe...

Page 55: ...s possible to use distilled water or deionized water by conducting periodical check However please notice it increases possibility of corrosion inside cooling water path lowering flow rate or water fl...

Page 56: ...reen Cause Measures Chapter Lens is dirty Wipe the lens 12 2 Image is blurred Cause Measures Chapter Lens is not focused Contact Hamamatsu subsidiary or local distributor 17 Condensation appear Confir...

Page 57: ...15 C Ambient temp 20 C Frame rate Top standard scan Bottom slow scan at Full resolution 100 frame s 30 frame s 30 frame s at 1024 lines at center position 200 frame s 60 frame s 60 frame s at 8 lines...

Page 58: ...ure timing output Trigger ready output Programmable timing output 1 Programmable timing output 2 Programmable timing output 3 Continuous High or Low output Image processing function Real time offset c...

Page 59: ...imum cooling Less than 40 at ambient temperature 20 C Ambient storage humidity Less than 90 no condensation Operating space Indoor altitude up to 2000 m 4 Dimensional outline and weight Dimensional ou...

Page 60: ...4 2 CONDENSATION At the Water cooling if ambient temperature and ambient humidity become high condensation will take place easily Use the camera under the environment where condensation will not take...

Page 61: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 14 3 SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS 0 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 50 0 60 0 70 0 80 0 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Q E Figure 14 2 59...

Page 62: ...extended interface of Camera Link full configuration Standard 1 Pin assignments of Camera Link connector 1 SDR 26 Camera connector Frame grabber connector Channel Link signal 1 1 Inner Shield 2 25 X0...

Page 63: ...ame grabber connector Channel Link signal 1 1 Inner Shield 2 25 Y0 3 24 Y1 4 23 Y2 5 22 Yclk 6 21 Y3 7 20 Terminated 8 19 Z0 9 18 Z1 10 17 Z2 11 16 Zclk 12 15 Z3 13 13 Inner Shield 14 14 Inner Shield...

Page 64: ...D2_10 Port I5 D4_5 TxIN17 Port C1 D1_1 Port F3 D2_11 Port I6 D4_6 TxIN18 Port C2 D1_2 Port F4 D2_12 Port I7 D4_7 TxIN19 Port C3 D1_3 Port F5 D2_13 Port J0 D4_8 TxIN20 Port C4 D1_4 Port F6 D2_14 Port...

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Page 69: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 15 DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES 15 1 C11440 22CU Unit mm 67...

Page 70: ...C11440 22CU C11440 22CU01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 4 15 2 C11440 22CU01 Unit mm 68...

Page 71: ...iod in the event of a natural disaster or if you handle the system contrary to the instructions in this manual use it without due caution or try to modify it 3 We will repair the system or replace it...

Page 72: ...ould be found under www hamamatsu com The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of parts or all of this manual is prohibited If one...

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