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CAMWARE 

The  pco.camware  Windows application software enables you to 
control every camera parameter or setting. Images can be displayed 
on a monitor and may be downloaded and stored. The USB flash 
drive contains the installation files for the software for latest Windows 
operating systems in 32 & 64 bit.  
After a successful installation, you will find the program folder Digital 
Camera Toolbox in your program directory and a pco.camware 32 / 
64 button on your desktop.  
To uninstall the pco.camware  program, use the software feature 
under Windows’ System Control. 

 

Follow the installation wizard 

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Install as admin

 to install to program folder, otherwise it will  be 

installed only to user folder

  

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Then choose installation directory 

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Choose components: select additional drivers for 

Camera Link 

HS DLL (CLHS) 

 

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After the next two screens installation is complete

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for dicam C1

Page 1: ...pco dicam C1 pco dicam C4 pco user manual...

Page 2: ...without limitation lost revenues or lost profits which may result from the use of these materials The information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part o...

Page 3: ...O DICAM C1 15 6 1 SINGLE IMAGE MODE 15 6 2 DOUBLE IMAGE MODE 17 7 TIMING PCO DICAM C4 20 7 1 MASTER VS INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL TRIGGER 20 7 2 SINGLE IMAGE MODE 4 CHANNELS 21 7 3 DOUBLE IMAGE MODE 4 CHANNEL...

Page 4: ...O TRIGGER UNIT 49 A3 2 PCO F MOUNT ADAPTER 51 A3 3 CHANGE FROM F MOUNT TO C MOUNT 52 A4 KAYA FRAME GRABBER INSTALLATION 53 A4 1 INTRODUCTION 53 A4 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 53 A4 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 53...

Page 5: ...depending on your pco dicam optical coupling via ultra speed tandem lens up to 3 4 GByte s with 4 x 10 G fibre optic data interface Camera Link HS pco dicam C4 2048 x 2048 pixels 1 1 INTENDED USE Thi...

Page 6: ...channel Objective lens not included Image intensifier Tandem lens optical coupling system sCMOS image sensor Camera system Camera Link HS interface Camera Link HS frame grabber card Find further info...

Page 7: ...ver loose cables Never position the cable in a way that it could become a tripping hazard HUMIDITY DUST OR RADIATION Humidity dust or X rays could damage the camera Never operate the camera in humid o...

Page 8: ...er tube Bright light sources e g lamps or daylight for example while adjusting or focusing the camera in a long exposure operation mode can permanently damage the photocathode even when a monitor does...

Page 9: ...connectors 1x ST bayonet fiber optic connector BFOC Interface Camera Link HS LC LEDs indicate camera status Serial Number Tag on the bottom of the housing Mounting Thread 6x M6 3x 20 UNC 3x 3 8 mount...

Page 10: ...ors ST bayonet fibre optic connector BFOC Interface Camera Link HS 4x LC LEDs indicate camera status Serial Number Tag on the front side of the housing Mounting Thread 18x M8 mounting threads Frame Gr...

Page 11: ...cam transmits the image data via Camera Link HS data interface There is no extra PCO driver for the pco dicam install the accompanying Kaya frame grabber runtime package to run the camera For detailed...

Page 12: ...lation you will find the program folder Digital Camera Toolbox in your program directory and a pco camware 32 64 button on your desktop To uninstall the pco camware program use the software feature un...

Page 13: ...chapter 5 3 briefly 5 1 PREPARATION Computer is turned on Installation is finished see chapter 4 An appropriate lens is attached remove cap or the camera is attached properly to the microscope spectro...

Page 14: ...exposure time Follow the Instructions pco camware must be started A View Window is shown automatically or open a new one Before you start Live Preview close the aperture of the lens Set Intensifier V...

Page 15: ...adout of the last image is completed see trigger pulses marked as not accepted Image Intensifier The image intensifier and the sCMOS sensor can be considered separately For the proper operation of the...

Page 16: ...or decay typ to 10 1 Typical efficiency P43 1 ms 4 ms 100 P46 0 2 0 4 s 2 s 30 P46 the extremely short P46 decay process is automatically integrated into the sCMOS image P43 select a proper phophor de...

Page 17: ...ate in Single Image mode The functional principle of the double image mode is explained on the basis of the following timing diagram Note that using double image mode with a P43 phosphor equipped imag...

Page 18: ...here are fixed parameters intrinsic delay phosphor decay and selectable parameters delay time exposure time Steps processing a double image are listed Fixed Intrinsic system Delay of 20 s about 70 ns...

Page 19: ...dicates the status of the double image recording While the busy is high no new trigger signal is accepted The busy signal is active while the camera is armed then it turns low until the trigger is det...

Page 20: ...riod of 10 ns electrically or optically 15 ns which has to be added to the intrinsic delay see 6 1 6 2 In order to activate the Master Trigger in pco camware in Camera Properties under Timing the Trig...

Page 21: ...d by setting up and triggering each channel individually or more comfortably by using the Common Time Properties see chapter 9 1 and a single Master Trigger input see rear panel A2 4 Example Timing Di...

Page 22: ...a single Master Trigger input see rear panel A2 4 Note that using double image mode with a P43 phosphor equipped image intensifier requires interframing times of 1ms Ultra fast sequences of 8 images a...

Page 23: ...2 the Timing menu is changed and complemented by additional settings Select individual Delay 1 Exposure 1 Delay 2 and Exposure 2 times For detailed explanation on Double Image mode see 6 2 8 2 SENSOR...

Page 24: ...exponential and typically doubles every 50 V The graph shows exemplarily the signal output curve for constant light input in dependence of the applied Intensifier Voltage for an S20 image intensifier...

Page 25: ...ier Voltage takes an extra 4 ms this mode slows down the maximum achievable framerate Example timing frame rate for MCP Gating Mode on Type Value Type of phosphor P46 Exposure time 10 s Configured pho...

Page 26: ...Out If checked on a signal indicating photocathode exposure status is provided at the exposure out output For technical reasons with exposure times of 4 ns and 10 ns the length of the output signal is...

Page 27: ...al is accepted after 9 5 ms full resolution Arm signal Arm On Off Gate Allows to turn off the photocathode during a configured exposure time period Gate On Off Exposure Out If checked on a signal indi...

Page 28: ...roperties switches to the Common Properties All settings for which Common is selected are configured only for camera 1 and automatically apply to all 4 cameras The Camera Properties of camera 2 3 4 et...

Page 29: ...ured centrally via the buttons It is possible to adjust the jumps by dropdown Or simply change the values by direct input The verification whether the set times are within the allowed parameter range...

Page 30: ...ines of the three other channels Trigger Related Frame Delay The offset of the exposure start of the channels i e the delay between the individual channels in the Timing Overview is adjustable in two...

Page 31: ...mes relative to the time lines of the three other channels Trigger Related Frame Delay The offset of the exposure start of the channels i e the delay between the individual channels in the Timing Over...

Page 32: ...on the same channel Double Image mode can be different Doing so allows also changing the channel recording sequence which is fixed when using the Common Time Properties If you want to switch to this m...

Page 33: ...onents will not degrade the image quality The beam splitter s construction eliminates aberrations due to changes in wavelength e g when placing filters in the optical path Check Beam Splitter Adj With...

Page 34: ...era to a homogeneous object e g a white wall Try to adjust the amount of illumination so that about 25 of saturation level 16 000 counts are achieved as a mean value Compare the mean values of all fou...

Page 35: ...1 PCO TRIGGER UNIT 49 A3 2 PCO F MOUNT ADAPTER 51 A3 3 CHANGE FROM F MOUNT TO C MOUNT 52 A4 KAYA FRAME GRABBER INSTALLATION 53 A4 1 INTRODUCTION 53 A4 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 53 A4 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTION...

Page 36: ...36 A1 TECHNICAL DATA PCO DICAM C1 A1 1 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS All dimensions given in millimeter...

Page 37: ...window glass Photocathode material S20 GaAs GaAsP others on request Phosphor screen material P43 P46 Image intensifier pitch distance 6 m Image intensifier MCP type single stage low resistance MCP fo...

Page 38: ...500 ns 10 ms in 10 ns steps Intrinsic delay fixed 20070 ns Phosphor Data Phosphor Phosphor decay typ to 10 1 Typical efficiency P43 1 ms 4 ms 100 P46 0 2 0 4 s 2 s 30 Photocathode Characteristics Mate...

Page 39: ...Expos Window A Load current Short circuit proof Arm In Type Digital input Connector BNC Level 1 7 V LVTTL 5 V tolerant Impedance 1k to ground Slew rate 1 V ms Gate In Type Digital input Connector BNC...

Page 40: ...ng Green Camera is ready for operation Red continuous Error Interface Status LED Camera Link HS Off No power and or waiting for software Green continuous Link established data transfer may take place...

Page 41: ...41 A2 TECHNICAL DATA PCO DICAM C4 A2 TECHNICAL DATA PCO DICAM C4 A2 1 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS All dimensions given in millimeter...

Page 42: ...42...

Page 43: ...43 A2 TECHNICAL DATA PCO DICAM C4...

Page 44: ...efore the camera can be used It can be mounted in two positions front or side mount First remove the protective cover from the position where you want to mount the lens Take the collimating lens by ha...

Page 45: ...te Output window glass Photocathode material S20 GaAs GaAsP others on request Phosphor screen material P43 P46 Image intensifier pitch distance 6 m Image intensifier MCP type single stage low resistan...

Page 46: ...10 ns steps Intrinsic delay fixed 20070 ns Phophor Data Phosphor Phosphor decay typ to 10 1 Typical efficiency P43 1 ms 4 ms 100 P46 0 2 0 4 s 2 s 30 Photocathode Characteristics Material Peak wavele...

Page 47: ...rig In Type Optical input Level 1 mW BNC Trig In Type Digital input Electrical 1k pulldown Level 1 7 V for rising edge Camera LEDs Trigger LED Description Off Not ready Yellow Camera is ready for oper...

Page 48: ...pted not established Interface Connector Camera Link HS Single F2 1X1 S10 BNC Expos Out Type Digital output Level 3 3 V LVTTL Coupling DC Signal function High if image intensifier is open Load current...

Page 49: ...in TTL in is used to convert electrical TTL trigger signals to optical signals For many experiments in the high energy field the optical triggering of the camera is necessary e g for signal protectio...

Page 50: ...wer supply LEDs Power LED When voltage is applied the LED lights up green Trigger LED The LED lights up red in idle mode When a trigger pulse occurs it lights green for about 100 ms Protective functio...

Page 51: ...o infinity Look at an object in infinity and generate a sharp image by turning the adapter Use the rearmost ring to fix the setting Matching Lenses with Automatic Diaphragm Nikon all Nikkor lenses of...

Page 52: ...unterclockwise to loosen the F mount adapter and then unscrew it Step 2 Insert C mount ring Carefully screw the C mount ring clockwise so that the two hexagon setscrews are visible on the outside Step...

Page 53: ...mended Gen 3 and 8 lanes see chapter A4 5 A4 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Risk of injury due to laser beam Do not look into the laser beam or at direct reflexes Do not point the laser b...

Page 54: ...ric shock Always pull the main plug before opening the computer Install the latest Kaya package Download approved version from http www pco de support Only 64 bit computer systems are supported Shutdo...

Page 55: ...tab Click Frame Grabber Hardware Information Check the following values Firmware version 4 015 PCIe generation 3 see Notice PCIe lanes 8 Grabber firmware must be updated if version is smaller than 4 0...

Page 56: ...aya frame grabber card Select Device Control Firmware update Select proper firmware update file Click next and wait till the update process is finished Restart your computer Do not unplug Do not unplu...

Page 57: ...16 bit information will be lost and cannot be recovered pcoraw This 16 bit pco file format is based on the new BigTIFF format thus allowing for file size 4GB A new pco proprietary compression scheme i...

Page 58: ...ion for photographic images The degree of compression can be adjusted allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality JP2 JPEG 2000 is a wavelet based image compression standard...

Page 59: ...um photo stores Use a cotton swab dipped in pure alcohol or optical cleaning liquid and wipe only on the glass surface Do not get any cleaning liquid on the metallic parts such as the lens thread beca...

Page 60: ...files is created The pco camware opens a new email addressed to support pco de attach the Support File manually to this mail and send the mail to the PCO support Alternatively use the support form on...

Page 61: ...0 ns Maximum frame rate 4x 15 double frames s full resolution pco dicam C4 Note that the values shown in the Timing Single Image mode and Double Image mode chapters and also in all other chapters and...

Page 62: ...Frame grabber installation A4 53 Gating mode 8 3 24 Hardware I O Control 8 4 26 Image intensifier 8 3 24 Input Output possibilities 8 4 8 5 26 27 Intensifier voltage 8 3 24 Kaya frame grabber A4 53 L...

Page 63: ...roducts In the early 1990s PCO expanded its business activities to the global market by successfully establishing an international network of highly trained sales partners and customers We entered add...

Page 64: ...pco...

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