BOBCAT Hardware User’s Manual
Imperx, Inc.
Rev. 1.0
6421 Congress Ave.
5/4/2010
Boca Raton, FL 33487
+1 (561) 989-0006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOBCAT HARDWARE USER’S MANUAL
1
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
15
1.1
BOBCAT FAMILY............................................................................................................ 16
1.2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 17
1.3
BOBCAT SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 19
1.3.1
General Information ..................................................................................................... 19
1.3.2
Spectral Response ........................................................................................................ 21
1.3.3
Bayer Pattern Information............................................................................................ 23
1.3.4
Technical Specifications .............................................................................................. 24
1.4
CAMERA CONNECTIVITY ........................................................................................... 34
1.4.1
Camera Link Output..................................................................................................... 34
1.4.2
GigE Output ................................................................................................................. 39
1.4.3
Power Supply ............................................................................................................... 40
1.5
MECHANICAL, OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL ................................................ 41
1.5.1
Mechanical ................................................................................................................... 41
1.5.2
Optical .......................................................................................................................... 48
1.5.3
Environmental .............................................................................................................. 48
CHAPTER 2 – CAMERA FEATURES
52
2.1
IMAGE RESOLUTION .................................................................................................... 53
2.1.1
Normal Mode – Single Output ..................................................................................... 53
2.1.2
Normal Mode – Dual Output ....................................................................................... 54
2.1.3
Center Mode................................................................................................................. 54
2.2
FRAME TIME CONTROL .............................................................................................. 58
2.2.1
Internal Line and Frame Time Control ........................................................................ 58
2.2.2
Camera Speed Control ................................................................................................. 58
2.2.3
External Line and Frame Time Control ....................................................................... 59
2.3
AREA OF INTEREST....................................................................................................... 60
2.3.1
Horizontal and Vertical Window ................................................................................. 60
2.3.2
Calculating the Frame Rate using Vertical Window.................................................... 62
2.4
BINNING ............................................................................................................................ 73
