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Page 1: ...12 BIT CAMERA LINK DIGITAL CAMERAS User s Manual CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE Copyright 2005 Imperx Inc All rights reserved Any unauthorized use duplication or distribution of this document or any part thereof...

Page 2: ...LYNX Manual RA02 www imperx com Revision History RA01 04 01 05 P Dinev First Release RA02 05 03 05 P Dinev IPX VGA90 L deleted IPX 1M48 L has 1000 H x 1000 V strobe wiring corrected 2 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 3: ...VGA210 L only ________________________ 37 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams ________________________________________________ 39 IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L _________________________________________ 39 IPX VGA210 L...

Page 4: ...___________ 83 2 13 1 Status LED _____________________________________________________ 83 2 13 2 Temperature Monitor _____________________________________________ 83 2 13 3 Integration Time Monitor __...

Page 5: ...___________________________________ 102 3 8 6 1 Set Analog Gain sag ______________________________________ 102 3 8 6 2 Get Analog Gain gag _____________________________________ 102 3 8 7 Analog Offset...

Page 6: ...______________ 116 3 8 18 Temperature Monitoring__________________________________________ 117 3 8 18 1 Get Current Temperature gct ______________________________ 117 3 8 18 2 Set Temperature Alarm st...

Page 7: ...__________________ 141 C 3 Download Utility _____________________________________________________ 146 C 4 Terminal Utility ______________________________________________________ 147 Appendix D Creatin...

Page 8: ...1 Single Output Mode of Operation 35 Figure 2 2 Dual Output Mode of Operation 36 Figure 2 3 Center columns output mode of operation 37 Figure 2 4 Center Columns Output in Dual Mode of Operation 38 Fig...

Page 9: ...e IPX 1M48 L 56 Figure 2 30 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 2M30 L 57 Figure 2 31 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 4M15 L 58 Figure 2 32 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 11M5 L 59 F...

Page 10: ...igure 2 56 Fixed Pattern 2 Single and Dual Modes 85 Figure B 1 Select Port dialog 137 Figure B 2 LynxConfigurator graphical user interface 138 Figure B 3 Terminal dialog 139 Figure C 1 LynxTerminal ma...

Page 11: ...24 Table 1 4 Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping 25 Table 1 5 BNC Connectors Pin Mapping 25 Table 2 1 Pixel Structure and Frame Rates 35 Table 2 2 Allowable Horizontal and Window Sizes 53 Table A 1 Gen...

Page 12: ...LYNX Manual RA02 www imperx com Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction This chapter outlines the key features of the Lynx camera 12 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 13: ...20 L 640x480 120fps monochrome IPX VGA120 LC 640x480 120fps color IPX VGA210 L 640x480 210fps monochrome IPX VGA210 LC 640x480 210fps color Mega pixel IPX 1M48 L 1000x1000 48fps monochrome IPX 1M48 LC...

Page 14: ...dynamic range The cameras have a standard Camera Link interface that includes 8 10 12 bits data transmission with one or two output taps as well as camera control and asynchronous RS232 serial communi...

Page 15: ...ds in a vertical direction towards a horizontal register HCCD After that the electrons contained in the HCCD are shifted in a horizontal direction one pixel at a time onto a floating diffusion output...

Page 16: ...0 4 4 0 16 Dummy pixels left 12 8 4 4 12 4 Black columns left 24 12 16 28 28 20 Buffer columns left 4 2 4 4 4 16 Active pixels H 640 1000 1600 1920 2048 4000 Buffer columns right 4 2 4 4 4 16 Black c...

Page 17: ...al RA02 Figure 1 2 Spectral response color quantum efficiency Measured with the cover glass Figure 1 3 Spectral response UV quantum efficiency Measured without the cover glass www imperx com 17 of 154...

Page 18: ...user LUT Black level offset 256 levels per output 256 levels per output Video gain 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps Hardw...

Page 19: ...vels per output 256 levels per output 256 levels per output Video gain 0 to 36 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps 0 0351 dB step 1024 s...

Page 20: ...45 user LUT Black level offset 256 levels per output 256 levels per output Video gain 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps H...

Page 21: ...era 1 Camera output standard base Camera Link provides data sync control and serial interface 2 Power Connector provides power and I O interface 3 Status LED indicates the status of the camera refer t...

Page 22: ...se an adapter other than the one that is available from Imperx for the camera 1 4 3 Camera Output Connector Camera data output is compliant with base Camera Link standard and includes 24 data bits 3 s...

Page 23: ...Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 5 6 X 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 5 19 X 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 6 7 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 6 20 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver...

Page 24: ...DATA 11 Port B3 B3 N C A11 DATA 12 Port B4 B4 B8 B8 DATA 13 Port B5 B5 B9 B9 DATA 14 Port B6 B6 N C B10 DATA 15 Port B7 B7 N C B11 DATA 16 Port C0 N C B0 B0 DATA 17 Port C1 N C B1 B1 DATA 18 Port C2 N...

Page 25: ...r Input 12 V Power Supply 7 Strobe Out TTL Output Strobe Light Sync Pulse 8 Strobe Out TTL Output Strobe Light Sync Pulse 9 Auto Iris Input Auto Iris Feedback Input 10 Auto Iris Output Auto Iris Contr...

Page 26: ...each side located towards the front Figures 1 7 and 1 8 show the front and back view of the C mount and F mount cameras respectively Figures 1 9 to 1 13 show the mechanical detail drawings of IPX VGA...

Page 27: ...LYNX Manual RA02 IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L Dimensional Drawings Figure 1 9 IPX VGA120 L and IPX VGA0210 L www imperx com 27 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 28: ...LYNX Manual RA02 IPX 1M48 L Dimensional Drawings Figure 1 10 IPX 1M48 L www imperx com 28 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 29: ...LYNX Manual RA02 IPX 2M30 L IPX 2M30H L Dimensional Drawings Figure 1 11 IPX 2M30 L and IPX 2M30H L www imperx com 29 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 30: ...LYNX Manual RA02 IPX 4M15 L Dimensional Drawings Figure 1 12 IPX 4M15 L www imperx com 30 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 31: ...LYNX Manual RA02 IPX 11M5 L Dimensional Drawings Figure 1 13 IPX 11M5 L www imperx com 31 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 32: ...e and signal to noise ratio depends on the illumination amount of light reaching the sensor and the exposure time Always try to balance these two factors Unnecessarily long exposure will increase the...

Page 33: ...ture ranging from 100 to 650 C CAUTION NOTE 1 Avoid direct exposure to moisture and liquids The camera housing is not hermetically sealed and any exposure to liquids may damage the camera electronics...

Page 34: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Chapter 2 Camera Features Camera Features This chapter discusses the camera s features and their use www imperx com 34 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 35: ...ck rows top 4 4 4 2 4 10 16 Buffer rows top 4 4 2 4 2 6 8 Active rows V 480 480 1000 1200 1080 2048 2672 Buffer rows bottom 4 4 2 4 2 8 8 Black rows bottom 0 0 0 4 4 0 16 Dummy pixels left 12 12 8 4 4...

Page 36: ...igure 2 2 In the horizontal direction the first half of the image appears normal and the second half is left right mirrored The camera reconstructs the image by flipping the mirrored portion and rearr...

Page 37: ...rating in a dual output mode the image is split in two equal parts each having 114 pixels and full vertical lines The frame rate in this mode is 546 frames per second The first left half of the pixels...

Page 38: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Figure 2 4 Center Columns Output in Dual Mode of Operation Figure 2 5 Center Columns Output in Dual Tap Mode www imperx com 38 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 39: ...ls Figure 2 7 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame for all modes consists of 35 4 us vertical frame tim...

Page 40: ...IPX VGA120 210 L DATA FVAL 4 buffer lines TL HB TL 8000 ns dual output TL 16700 ns single output HB 1600 ns 0 0 BL1 0 BL4 0 DL1 DL480 4 buffer lines BL1 0 BL4 0 0 0 RL1 0 RL4 0 4 dark lines 480 active...

Page 41: ...nsists of 6 masked over clocked pixels R1 R6 followed by 114 active data pixels Figure 2 10 DATA LVAL 228 active data pixels 5700 ns 18 dark pixels 450 ns 0 R1 R18 D1 D228 0 Figure 2 9 Center Columns...

Page 42: ...ctive only during the active pixels Each frame for all modes consists of 61 us vertical frame timing followed by 4 masked lines RL1 RL4 followed by 2 buffer lines BL1 BL2 followed by 1000 active lines...

Page 43: ...ns single output HB 7200 ns DATA FVAL 2 buffer lines TL HB 0 0 BL1 0 BL2 0 DL1 DL1000 2 buffer lines BL1 0 BL2 0 0 0 RL1 0 RL4 0 4 dark lines 1000 active lines Figure 2 13 Single Dual Output Frame Ti...

Page 44: ...tical frame timing for single mode 62 us for dual mode followed by 2 masked dark lines RL1 RL2 followed by 4 buffer lines BL1 BL4 followed by 1200 active lines DL1 DL1200 followed by 4 buffer lines BL...

Page 45: ...HB TL 20600 ns dual output TL 41100 ns single output HB 4000 ns 0 0 0 RL2 0 BL1 0 BL4 0 DL1 DL1200 4 buffer lines BL1 0 BL4 0 0 0 RL1 0 RL4 0 4 dark lines 1200 active lines Figure 2 16 Single Dual Out...

Page 46: ...f 90 6 us vertical frame timing for single mode 65 9 us for dual mode followed by 4 masked dark lines RL1 RL4 followed by 2 buffer lines BL1 BL2 followed by 1080 active lines DL1 DL1080 followed by 2...

Page 47: ...L 24900 ns dual output TL 49700 ns single output HB 4000 ns 0 0 BL1 0 BL2 0 RL1 0 RL4 0 DL1 DL1080 2 buffer lines BL1 0 BL2 0 0 0 RL1 0 RL4 0 4 dark lines 1080 active lines Figure 2 19 Single Dual Out...

Page 48: ...frame consists of 122 1 us vertical frame timing for single mode 95 7 us for dual mode followed by 10 masked dark lines RL1 RL10 followed by 6 buffer lines BL1 BL6 followed by 2048 active lines DL1 D...

Page 49: ...26700 ns dual output TL 53100 ns single output HB 4000 ns 0 0 BL1 0 BL6 0 DL1 DL2048 8 buffer lines BL1 0 BL8 0 0 0 RL1 0 RL10 0 10 dark lines 2048 active lines Figure 2 22 Single Dual Output Frame T...

Page 50: ...82 us vertical frame timing for single mode 206 us for dual mode followed by 16 masked dark lines RL1 RL16 followed by 8 buffer lines BL1 BL8 followed by 2672 active lines DL1 DL2672 and followed by 8...

Page 51: ...145571 nssingle output TL 72857 ns single output HB 7142 ns 0 0 BL1 0 BL8 0 RL1 0 RL16 0 DL1 DL2672 8 buffer lines BL1 0 BL8 0 0 0 RL1 0 RL16 0 16 dark lines 2672 active lines Figure 2 25 Single Dual...

Page 52: ...2 pixels for dual mode and the maximum window size is the full resolution Last H pixel Table 2 2 shows the allowable values for the Start Pixel and the End Pixel Emphasizing a particular area of inter...

Page 53: ...grabber horizontal and vertical resolutions must be adjusted for each window size a The horizontal resolution is equal to the window size which is End Pixel Start Pixel 1 b The vertical resolution is...

Page 54: ...5 x 10 6 sec and TL is the active line duration TL 18 38 x 10 6 sec 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 IPX VGA120 L FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate IPX VGA1...

Page 55: ...single mode TL 9 7 x 10 6 for dual mode TL 6 73 x 10 6 for single mode center and TL 3 6 x 10 6 for dual mode center 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 IPX VGA210 L FRA...

Page 56: ...de and TL is the active line duration TL 33 1 x 10 6 for single mode and TL 20 3 x 10 6 for dual mode 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 IPX 1M48 L FRAME RATE Active Li...

Page 57: ...62 x 10 6 for dual mode and TL is the active line duration TL 45 18 x 10 6 for single mode and TL 24 7 x 10 6 for dual mode 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 0 50 100 150 200 IPX 2M30 L FRAME RATE Active Li...

Page 58: ...for dual mode and TL is the active line duration TL 57 38 x 10 3 for single mode and TL 30 8 x 10 3 for dual mode 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 IPX 4M15 L FRAME...

Page 59: ...206 07 x 10 6 for dual mode and TL is the active line duration TL 152 82 x 10 6 for single mode and TL 80 14 x 10 6 for dual mode 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 0 10 20 30 40 50 IPX 11M5 L FRAME RATE Activ...

Page 60: ...ed Vertical binning 2 1 is a readout mode of progressive scan CCD image sensors where two image lines are clocked simultaneously into the horizontal CCD register before being read out This results in...

Page 61: ...2 The frame grabber vertical and horizontal resolution should be changed to reflect the actual number of active pixels and lines 3 Vertical binning in single output mode of operation may cause bloomin...

Page 62: ...ure Figure 2 34 Electronic Shutter Position CAUTION NOTE 1 The electronic shutter can be enabled in all camera modes 2 Positioning the shutter signal outside the frame window will result in an error 2...

Page 63: ...will roll Make sure the camera always operates with the frame rate lower than the maximum allowed 2 Programmable Frame Rate cannot be enabled in Trigger mode 3 Programmable Frame Rate cannot be enable...

Page 64: ...2 The minimum value for long integration is camera dependent IPX VGA210 210 L 10 ms IPX 1M48 L 30 ms IPX 2M30 H L 70 ms IPX 4M15 L 120 ms IPX 11M5 L 420 ms 3 Long Integration cannot be enabled in Tri...

Page 65: ...not affect the integration time The integration time for the first frame is determined by the Pre Exposure register refer to the spe command The minimum duration of the trigger pulse is 100 microsecon...

Page 66: ...egration Figure 2 38 If the CC1 input is used the duration of the CC1 trigger pulse can also be used to determine the first frame exposure time After the first frame has been exposed the camera is fre...

Page 67: ...ernal connector or CC1 Upon receiving the trigger signal the camera starts integration until the next trigger is received Then the information is transferred to the registers and read out During this...

Page 68: ...determine the first frame exposure There is a fixed additional delay of 5 usec because of the shutter pulse between the rising edge of the trigger pulse and the beginning of the integration Upon rece...

Page 69: ...LYNX Manual RA02 TRIGGER EXPOSURE DATA STROBE SHUTTER DATA 1 DATA 2 Exp 1 Exposure 2 Figure 2 40 Double Exposure Triggering www imperx com 69 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 70: ...N NOTE 1 The strobe output can be enabled in all camera modes 2 Positioning the strobe signal outside the frame window will result in error refer to Status LED section 2 6 2 Strobe Electrical Connecti...

Page 71: ...OM CAMERA STROBE OUT STROBE OUT R2 300 R1 1 0K Q1 2N3904 C A M E R A Figure 2 42 Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal STROBE STROBE 5 0V Strobe Active HIGH 1 2 STROBE OUT BNC STROBE STROBE 5 0...

Page 72: ...d only lead to increasing the amplitude of the video signal Since the camera has two separate video outputs coming out of the CCD there is always some offset misbalance between the video outputs Thus...

Page 73: ...ta the 12 output bits are mapped to D0 LSB to D11 MSB 10 bit output If the 12 bit original camera data is D0 LSB to D11 MSB and camera is set to output 10 bit data the 10 output bits are mapped to D2...

Page 74: ...y which does not have a linear transfer function i e the display brightness is not linearly proportional to the scene brightness as captured by the camera As the object brightness is lowered the brigh...

Page 75: ...era resolution is set to 8 or 10 bit the camera will truncate the corresponding LSB s see section 2 8 Here are some typical examples Example 1 Custom LUT The user can specify a transfer function of th...

Page 76: ...LUT Example 2 Knee correction In this example only 2 knee points have been introduced the first one is at 400H and the second at A00H The number of knee points is not limited Input signal Output signa...

Page 77: ...st Correction Input signal Output signal Original TF Modified TF Figure 2 50 Contrast Correction Example 4 Negative Image Input signal Output signal Original TF Modified TF Figure 2 51 Negative Image...

Page 78: ...the user may need to increase the image brightness 2x 4x 8x etc Example A Increasing the image brightness 2x The original camera data is D0 LSB to D11 MSB D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 Input...

Page 79: ...2 bits shifted right During the 12 to 10 bit conversion the 2 least significant bits will be truncated D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 0 0 Modified 12 bit Output Data 10 bit data 2 bits shifted right 10...

Page 80: ...amera has a built in dynamic signal to noise correction feature to compensate for this effect In the beginning of each line the CCD has several back masked columns The dark level is sampled over sever...

Page 81: ...ored in the horizontal direction Figure 2 53 This feature could be useful if the camera receives a mirrored image i e image coming from a mirror In this mode the image has a normal vertical orientatio...

Page 82: ...This feature could be useful if the camera receives a negative image i e image from microfilms prints or slides In this mode the image has a normal vertical and horizontal orientation and full resolut...

Page 83: ...the same time The camera is waiting for an external trigger input and upon receiving the signal the user will see one of the test patterns LED blinks slowly with frequency 0 3Hz Long integration mode...

Page 84: ...y issuing a gce command The current camera integration time in units of microseconds will be returned 2 13 4 Frame Rate Monitor The camera has a built in frame rate monitor In any mode of operation i...

Page 85: ...mera parameters pixels lines bits output mode communication rate etc are properly configured Figure 2 55 shows a diagonal gray scale variation for single and dual modes Figure 2 56 shows gray scale ve...

Page 86: ...es it to a user specified threshold level refer to the sai command If the calculated brightness level is less then the threshold the camera sends a signal to open the lens iris If the brightness level...

Page 87: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Chapter 3 Camera Configuration Camera Configuration This chapter discusses how to configure the camera s operating parameters www imperx com 87 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 88: ...M can be configured and monitored via this interface The format of the serial interface is ASYNC with 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and no handshake The interface operates at a rate of 9 600 bps Th...

Page 89: ...is space is available for read operations only The user space 1 and user space 2 are non volatile EEPROM based and used to store two user defined configurations Upon power up the camera firmware loads...

Page 90: ...a status response or an info response A status response generally reports the success or failure of the camera to perform the commanded operation An info response provides specific camera information...

Page 91: ...of available commands when the user enters the h command For command specific help enter h cmd and the camera will display the command definition and syntax For example entering h svw yields Set vert...

Page 92: ...ion is found the application program is copied from FLASH to SRAM and the RISC processor start executing it 6 The camera sends a string that contains the camera type read from the EEPROM s manufacturi...

Page 93: ...bf The sbf command determines which configuration space factory user 1 or user 2 should be loaded into the camera following a power cycle or reset rc command This command sets a boot from variable tha...

Page 94: ...ace 3 6 5 Save To Factory stf The stf command instructs the camera to save all of the current workspace settings into the factory space Syntax stf Note This command can only be executed in supervisor...

Page 95: ...1 RA01 Assembly serial 010009 CCD Serial 018075 Date of manufacture 12 17 03 Model IPX 1M48 L 3 7 2 Get Assembly Number gan The gan command returns the camera s assembly number Syntax gan Response Cam...

Page 96: ...Manual RA02 3 7 5 Get Software Version gsv The gsv command returns the camera s software version Syntax gsv Response Camera responds with its software version Example 1 0 www imperx com 96 of 154 5 6...

Page 97: ...d Syntax shw x1 x2 Parameter 1 x1 The first pixel in the line Parameter 2 x2 The last pixel in the line Range x1 min 1 max camera dependent x2 min 1 max camera dependent Example shw 100 500 Sets the h...

Page 98: ...ing In order to enable windowing the svm w command must be issued Syntax svw y1 y2 Parameter 1 y1 The first line in the image Parameter 2 y2 The last line in the image Range y1 min 1 max camera depend...

Page 99: ...the lesser of 500 000 or 1 frame rate Example sst 80 Sets the shutter time to 80 uSeconds Notes The shutter operates in increments of 10 uSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit...

Page 100: ...Range i min 10 max 10 000 Example sli 750 Sets the long integration time to 750 msecs Notes Long integration operates in increments of 10 mSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit...

Page 101: ...units of uSeconds Range i min 10 max the lesser of 500 000 or 1 frame rate Example ssp 120 Sets the strobe position to 120 uSeconds Notes The strobe operates in increments of 10 uSeconds and therefor...

Page 102: ...ange i min 6 max 40 Example sag 2 12 Sets the gain for tap 2 to 12 dB Notes The gain can be adjusted in increments of 3 dB 3 8 6 2 Get Analog Gain gag The gag command returns the current analog gain s...

Page 103: ...ffset setting Range i min 0 max 255 Example sao 0 64 Sets the offset for both taps to 64 3 8 7 2 Get Analog Offset gao The gao command returns the current analog offset settings Syntax gao 0 1 2 Param...

Page 104: ...x sdm on off Parameter on Selects dual tap operation off Selects single tap opertion Example sdm on Enables dual tap operation 3 8 8 2 Get Dual Mode gdm The gdm command returns the current dual tap mo...

Page 105: ...8 Selects 8 bit operation 10 Selects 10 bit operation 12 Selects 12 bit operation Example sbd 10 Enables 10 bit operation 3 8 9 2 Get Bit Depth gbd The gbd command returns the current bit depth settin...

Page 106: ...mple slt 2 Enables the User 2 lookup table Notes Both lookup tables are stored in read write non volatile memory in the camera and can be modified by the user The user 1 lookup table is pre programmed...

Page 107: ...tracts this average noise level from subsequent valid pixels in the line This effectively removes any dark level noise from the resultant image Syntax snc on off Parameter on Enables noise correction...

Page 108: ...tral 228 pixels per line Syntax shm n w b c Parameter n Normal mode w Enables horizontal window b Enables horizontal binning c Enables center mode Example shm b Enables horizontal binning Notes In the...

Page 109: ...the effective frame rate of the camera and also reduces the exposure time Syntax svm n w b Parameter n Normal mode w Enables horizontal window b Enables horizontal binning Example svm w Enables verti...

Page 110: ...Syntax stm off 1 2 3 Parameter off Disables test pattern generation 1 Enables a fixed horizontal test pattern to be generated 2 Enables a fixed vertical test pattern to be generated 3 Enables a moving...

Page 111: ...e camera is capturing an image that is being reflected from a mirror Syntax sir on off Parameter on Enables image reversal off Disables image reversal Example sir on Enables image reversal Notes This...

Page 112: ...ff Disables trigger mode and enable free running mode cc Selects the Camera Link CC1 signal as the trigger source et Selects the external trigger signal as the trigger source Parameter 2 s Selects the...

Page 113: ...tting Syntax gtd Response i Example gtd User enters command 6 Camera responds with current setting 3 8 16 5 Set CC Integration sci The sci command enables the CC integration mode when the trigger is s...

Page 114: ...ime in units of uSeconds Range i min 10 max 655 350 Example spe 150 Sets the pre exposure to 150 uSeconds Notes The pre exposure operates in increments of 10 uSeconds and therefore will round the leas...

Page 115: ...posed per the shutter setting set by the sst command Syntax sde i Parameter i The exposure time in units of uSeconds Range i min 1 max 65 535 Example sde 400 Sets the double exposure to 400 uSeconds N...

Page 116: ...ive image being displayed This mode is useful if the camera is capturing an image from photographic negatives or micro film Syntax sni on off Parameter on Enables negative image processing off Disable...

Page 117: ...onitor its ambient temperature and generate an alarm if the temperature exceeds a user defined threshold When the camera s temperature reaches the alarm threshold then a message will be sent to the Ca...

Page 118: ...ed high temperature message when the temperature falls below the off temperature threshold The camera monitors these thresholds and generates the warnings only when enabled via the sta command Syntax...

Page 119: ...ne the exposure time Syntax sfr off i Parameter off Disables the programmable frame rate i The frame rate in units of frames per second Range i min 2 max 3000 Example sfr 75 Sets the frame rate to 75...

Page 120: ...operation Syntax gcs Response i The current operating speed of the camera in frames per second Example gcs User enters command 75 00 Camera responds with current speed Notes The following settings aff...

Page 121: ...a responds with current exposure time Notes The measured exposure time is typically the reciprocal of the current camera speed 1 Camera Speed unless the shutter is enabled If the shutter is enabled th...

Page 122: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Chapter 4 Warranty and Support Lynx Warranty and Support This chapter discusses the camera s warranty and support www imperx com 122 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 123: ...Options L LYNX family blank none I Auto Iris M Monochrome C Color U UV sensitive no glass S Special user filter C C mount F F mount O Open frame Camera Model VGA120 VGA210 1M48 2M30 2M30H 4M15 11M5 Fo...

Page 124: ...dy ON if not refer to the LED section 3 Enable the test mode and verify that the communication between the frame grabber and the camera is established If the test pattern is not present power off the...

Page 125: ...CE This camera has been tested and complies with the limits of Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules Imperx reserves the right to make changes to its products or to discontinue a...

Page 126: ...ual RA02 Appendix A Camera Configuration Reference Camera Configuration Reference This appendix provides a quick reference to the camera configuration commands and responses www imperx com 126 of 154...

Page 127: ...es the camera into the supervisor mode allowing access to certain restricted commands Following receipt of this command the camera will prompt the user to enter a password This is intended for use by...

Page 128: ...version number Get Software Version gsv various Returns RISC software and boot loader version numbers Table A 2 Retrieving manufacturing data A 3 Retrieving Camera Performance Command Syntax String r...

Page 129: ...a Poke poke addr data Register level write for debug purposes The address and data parameters are 16 bit hexadecimal values Peek peek addr data Register level read for debug purposes The address param...

Page 130: ...2 3 Turns on the test pattern generator off disabled 1 fixed horizontal pattern 2 fixed vertical pattern 3 moving vertical pattern Area of Interest Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Horizon...

Page 131: ...escription Set Trigger str off cc et s f d Sets the trigger mode off disabled cc CC1 et external s standard f fast d double Set Trigger Duration std i Sets the number for frames to be transmitted afte...

Page 132: ...rameter is 0 then both channels are set Strobe Control Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Strobe Position ssp off i Sets the strobe position off disabled i strobe position in uSeconds Auto I...

Page 133: ...gni on off Returns the current negative image setting Get Test Mode gtm off 1 2 3 Returns the current test pattern setting off disabled 1 fixed horizontal pattern 2 fixed vertical pattern 3 moving ver...

Page 134: ...escription Get Trigger gtr off cc et s f d Returns the current trigger mode setting off disabled cc CC1 et external s standard f fast d double Get Trigger Duration gtd i Returns the current number of...

Page 135: ...tion gsp off i Returns the current strobe position off disabled i strobe position in uSeconds Auto Iris Control Command Syntax Parm 1 String returned Description Get Auto Iris gai off i Returns the cu...

Page 136: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Appendix B Lynx Configurator Lynx Configurator This appendix provides a quick reference to using the Lynx camera configuration utility www imperx com 136 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 137: ...nfigurator utility is run it will search the system32 folder for all files which match the clser dll naming convention per the Camera link specification For each file that it finds it will open the DL...

Page 138: ...log will appear The graphical user interface is very intuitive and self explanatory The configuration utility includes an interactive help file which will guide you through the GUI controls and camera...

Page 139: ...the user changes a camera setting via the GUI s controls the resultant camera command and response strings will be displayed in this terminal The user can also enter commands directly into the termina...

Page 140: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Appendix C Lynx Terminal Lynx Terminal This appendix provides a quick reference to using the Lynx camera download and console utility www imperx com 140 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 141: ...d commands and receive responses from the camera Whereas the Lynx Configurator utility provides a graphical user interface to the camera the Lynx Terminal utility provides a command line interface The...

Page 142: ...the boxes listed Figure C 2 Plug in Properties dialog Next click on the Properties tab to reveal the following screen You may select either the Serial Transport or Camera Link options Select the Seri...

Page 143: ...al Transport Properties dialog If you have selected Serial Transport then you must choose the COM port in the Serial pull down menu and configure its operating parameters i e Bits per Data Bits etc ww...

Page 144: ...cted Camera Link then the program will display a list of Camera Link compliant serial interfaces clser dll files that it has found Choose the desired Camera Link interface The next step is to click on...

Page 145: ...ink or Serial Transport and click the OK button All of the above settings will be saved in the registry and will automatically be recalled the next time you invoke the Lynx Terminal program You are no...

Page 146: ...t to download either new Camera Software Camera BootLoader Camera Firmware or a user Lookup Table by selecting the appropriate button The path filename of the file can be entered manually into the edi...

Page 147: ...ew is a text console which the user can use to communicate with the camera Camera commands refer to Appendix A entered into this console will be sent to the camera using the transport method chosen du...

Page 148: ...2 Appendix D Creating Look Up Tables Creating Look Up Tables This appendix provides a reference on how to create a lookup table using both an ASCII editor and an Excel spreadsheet www imperx com 148 o...

Page 149: ...CII characters Each line of the header section must be terminated in a comma This header is used to document the LUT and will be displayed in response to the user issuing a glh Get LUT Header command...

Page 150: ...the spreadsheet as shown below note that 4096 rows are required in the table 2 add the necessary equations into the output cells to generate the transfer function required 3 save the file as a csv com...

Page 151: ...LYNX Manual RA02 Appendix E Software Installation Software Installation This appendix explains how to install the LYNX software www imperx com 151 of 154 5 6 2005...

Page 152: ...alViewPlugin dll Terminal view Plugin module TransportPlugin dll Terminal Transport plugin module Debug log Camconfig ini Configuration settings LynxConfig chm Compiled HTML help file NiosTerminalProj...

Page 153: ...exe file will run automatically Note If it does not start automatically left mouse click on to Start Run enter or browse to CD drive setup exe and click OK 2 2 Wait for the LYNX InstallShield Wizard s...

Page 154: ...C new_LYNX as an example 1 3 Left mouse click on Start Run then enter or browse to C new_LYNX LYNX_Installer_x_x_x_x exe 1 4 Wait for the LYNX InstallShield Wizard screen to appear 1 5 Follow the on...

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