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Page 1: ...User Manual MV2 D1280 640 CMOS Area Scan Camera MAN033 07 2008 V1 2...

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Page 3: ...responsibility is assumed by Photonfocus AG for its use Photonfocus AG reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any mean...

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Page 5: ...trol 22 4 1 3 Maximum Frame Rate 23 4 1 4 Constant Frame Rate CFR 23 4 2 Image Information 23 4 2 1 Counters and Average Value 23 4 3 Pixel Response 24 4 3 1 Linear Response 24 4 3 2 Grey Level Transf...

Page 6: ...3 6 2 Operating System 54 6 3 Installation Notes 54 6 3 1 Manual Driver Installation only USB 2 0 Model 55 6 3 2 DLL Dependencies 55 6 4 Graphical User Interface GUI 56 6 4 1 Port Browser 56 6 4 2 Por...

Page 7: ...A Pinouts 79 A 1 Power Supply 79 A 1 1 Power Supply Connector 79 A 2 CameraLink Connectors 80 B Revision History 83 CONTENTS 5...

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Page 9: ...53 Lachen SZ Switzerland Sales Phone 41 55 451 07 45 Email sales photonfocus com Support Phone 41 55 451 01 37 Email support photonfocus com Table 1 1 Photonfocus Contact 1 3 Sales Offices Photonfocus...

Page 10: ...ving been obtained from Photonfocus AG Photonfocus can not be held responsible for any technical or typographical er rors 1 5 Legend In this documentation the reader s attention is drawn to the follow...

Page 11: ...alership 4 Remove the camera body cap from the camera and mount a suitable lens When removing the camera body cap or when changing the lens the camera should always be held with the opening facing dow...

Page 12: ...2V DC 10 to 24V DC 10 7 Connect the power supply to the camera The status LED on the rear of the camera will light red for a short moment and then flash green For more information see Section 5 1 4 8...

Page 13: ...ort 11 Check the status LED on the rear of the camera The status LED lights green when an image is being produced and it is red when serial communication is active For more information see Section 5 1...

Page 14: ...2 How to get started CameraLink Full 12...

Page 15: ...ftware is provided to set camera parameters and store them within the camera The camera has a digital CameraLink Full interface Image preprocessing is available as an option The general specification...

Page 16: ...Responsivity 400 DN lux sec 550 nm 8 bit gain 1 272 000 DN J m2 550 nm 8 bit gain 1 Optical fill factor 40 Full well capacity 63 000 e Random noise 70e or 0 3 DN rms 8b gain 1 no signal Dynamic range...

Page 17: ...power consumption 4 2 W Lens mount M42x1 C Mount or F Mount Dimensions 78 x 78 x 46 2 mm3 Mass 374 g Conformity CE Shock and Vibration tests IEC 68 2 6 IEC 68 2 27 IEC 68 2 29 Vibration test parameter...

Page 18: ...CC2 not used CC3 not used CC4 not used Table 3 5 Summary of parameters needed for frame grabber configuration CameraLink Port and Bit assignments are compliant to the CameraLink standard see CL The as...

Page 19: ...Tap Specifier 8 Tap Full Tap Number 10 Tap Full Tap Number A 0 0 B 1 1 C 2 2 D 3 3 E 4 4 F 5 5 G 6 6 H 7 7 I 8 J 9 Table 3 6 CameraLink tap assignment 3 5 Frame Grabber Configuration 17...

Page 20: ...4 A4 A4 X 5 A7 A5 X 6 A5 A6 X 7 B0 A7 X 8 B1 B0 X 9 B2 B1 X 10 B6 B2 X 11 B7 B3 X 12 B3 B4 X 13 B4 B5 X 14 B5 B6 X 15 C0 B7 X 16 C6 C0 X 17 C7 C1 X 18 C1 C2 X 19 C2 C3 X 20 C3 C4 X 21 C4 C5 X 22 C5 C6...

Page 21: ...E0 E1 Y 8 E1 E2 Y 9 E2 E3 Y 10 E6 E4 Y 11 E7 E5 Y 12 E3 E6 Y 13 E4 E7 Y 14 E5 F0 Y 15 F0 F1 Y 16 F6 F2 Y 17 F7 F3 Y 18 F1 F4 Y 19 F2 F5 Y 20 F3 F6 Y 21 F4 F7 Y 22 F5 G0 Y 23 SPARE1 G1 Y 24 LVAL1 G2 Y...

Page 22: ...H1 Z 5 G7 H2 Z 6 G5 H3 Z 7 H0 H4 Z 8 H1 H5 Z 9 H2 H6 Z 10 H6 H7 Z 11 H7 I0 Z 12 H3 I1 Z 13 H4 I2 Z 14 H5 I3 Z 15 I0 I4 Z 16 I6 I5 Z 17 I7 I6 Z 18 I1 I7 Z 19 I2 J0 Z 20 I3 J1 Z 21 I4 J2 Z 22 I5 J3 Z 2...

Page 23: ...u r e t i m e F r a m e r a t e f p s S i m u l t a n e o u s r e a d o u t m o d e S e q u e n t i a l r e a d o u t m o d e f p s 1 r e a d o u t t i m e f p s 1 e x p o s u r e t i m e f p s 1 r e...

Page 24: ...to Free running mode with simultaneous readout The camera continuously delivers images as quickly as possible Exposure time of the next image can start during the readout time of the current image e...

Page 25: ...h external trigger mode 4 2 Image Information There are camera properties available that give information about the acquired images such as an image counter average image value and the number of misse...

Page 26: ...gital image data are multiplied by a factor 1 2 or 4 respectively in the camera Resulting values higher than 255 are clipped to 255 Black Level Adjustment The black level is the average image value at...

Page 27: ...he next sections The output grey level resolution of the look up table independent of gain gamma or user definded mode is always 8 bit There are 2 predefined functions which generate a look up table a...

Page 28: ...150 200 250 300 Grey level transformation Gamma y 255 1023 x 1 x grey level input value 10 bit DN y grey level output value 8 bit DN 1 0 1 2 1 5 1 8 2 5 4 0 Figure 4 8 Applying gamma correction to an...

Page 29: ...ed most often by a defective cable between camera and frame grabber Test images give the correct result only at a resolution of w x 1024 where w must be a multiple of 256 e g full resolution of 1280x1...

Page 30: ...the camera generates a constant test pattern containing all grey levels If the data transmission is error free the histogram of the received LFSR test pattern will be flat Fig 4 13 On the other hand...

Page 31: ...only for an image width of 1024 otherwise the histogram will not be flat Figure 4 14 LFSR test pattern received at the frame grabber and histogram containing transmission errors CameraLink cables cont...

Page 32: ...is corrected separately For the correction a black reference and a grey reference image are required Then the correction values are determined automatically in the camera Do not set any reference ima...

Page 33: ...gram of the black reference image ideally there are no grey levels at value 0 DN after adjustment of the black level offset All pixels that are saturated black 0 DN will not be properly corrected see...

Page 34: ...1 3 0 8 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 o f f s e t c o r r e c t i o n m a t r i x g a i n c o r r e c t i o n m a t r i x Figure 4 17 Gain Correction Gain correction...

Page 35: ...3 4 c u r r e n t i m a g e 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 7 3 4 7 1 7 4 6 4 4 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 o f f s e t c o r r e c t i o n m a t r i x 1 1 2 1 0 9 1 1 2 2 0 9 1 1...

Page 36: ...ng the ROI Only reductions in y direction result in a higher frame rate A reduction of the ROI in x direction reduces the amount of transferred data The sensor read out architecture limitates the poss...

Page 37: ...of the frame time In the following formulas the minimum frame time is calculated When using CFR mode the frame time can get extended fps 1 tframe Calculation of the frame time sequential mode tframe...

Page 38: ...system with several laser lines The multiple ROIs are joined together and form a single image which is transferred to the frame grabber An ROI is defined by its starting value in y direction and its h...

Page 39: ...e r S o u r c e I O T r i g g e r A n y T r i g g e r S o u r c e Figure 4 22 Trigger Inputs 4 6 2 Trigger Mode Depending on the trigger mode the exposure time can be determined either by the camera...

Page 40: ...23 Trigger Inputs 4 6 3 Trigger Delay Programmable delay in milliseconds between the incoming trigger edge and the start of the exposure This feature may be required to synchronize to external strobe...

Page 41: ...l communication is usually routed through the frame grabber For some frame grabbers it might be necessary to connect a serial cable from the frame grabber to the serial interface of the PC C a m e r a...

Page 42: ...4 Functionality 40...

Page 43: ...m e r a L i n k C o n n e c t o r s Figure 5 1 Rear view of the CameraLink camera CAMERA_LINK0 CameraLink base connector CAMERA_LINK1 CameraLink medium full connector The CameraLink interface and conn...

Page 44: ...efore the user must connect a pull up resistor see Table 5 1 to STROBE_VDD 5 15 V DC as shown in Fig 5 2 This resistor should be located directly at the signal receiver Figure 5 2 Circuit for the trig...

Page 45: ...Data signals CameraLink data signals contain the image data In addition handshaking signals such as FVAL LVAL and DVAL are transmitted over the same physical channel Camera control information Camera...

Page 46: ...L D V A L P i x e l C l o c k C C S i g n a l s S e r i a l I n t e r f a c e F r a m e g r a b b e r C a m e r a L i n k Figure 5 3 1 tap CameraLink system The frame grabber needs to be configured w...

Page 47: ...for clarity only P C L K S H U T T E R F V A L L V A L D V A L D A T A L i n e p a u s e L i n e p a u s e L i n e p a u s e F i r s t L i n e L a s t L i n e E x p o s u r e T i m e F r a m e T i m...

Page 48: ...e C P R E E x p o s u r e T i m e C P R E Figure 5 5 Timing diagram simultaneous readout mode readout time exposure time P C L K S H U T T E R F V A L L V A L D V A L D A T A L i n e p a u s e L i n e...

Page 49: ...e are 100 values transferred within one LVAL active high period or 100 100 values within one FVAL period Line pause Delay before the first line and after every following line when reading out the imag...

Page 50: ...t t i m e F r a m e t i m e E x p o s u r e t i m e R e a d o u t t i m e c f r t i m e c f r t i m e i d l e i d l e c f r t i m e i d l e c f r t i m e i d l e F r a m e t i m e C F R o f f C F R o...

Page 51: ...e image is read out after the pre configured exposure time After the readout the sensor returns to the reset state and the camera waits for a new trigger pulse see Fig 5 10 The data is output on the r...

Page 52: ...r pulse see Fig 5 11 The data is output on the rising edge of the pixel clock the handshaking signals FRAME_VALID FVAL and LINE_VALID LVAL mask valid image information The signal SHUTTER in Fig 5 11 i...

Page 53: ...T B C a m e r a C a m e r a L i n k F r a m e G r a b b e r I O B o a r d C C 1 I O C o n t r o l o p t o I O T r i g g e r S o u r c e 1 2 3 1 4 T r i g g e r S o u r c e I O T r i g g e r T r i g g...

Page 54: ...le delay jitter Trigger delay type Description td FG Trigger delay of the frame grabber refer to frame grabber manual tjitter Variable camera trigger delay max 15 ns in sequential readout mode max tro...

Page 55: ...livered with your frame grabber Figure 6 1 PFRemote and PFLib in context with the CameraLink frame grabber software 6 1 2 USB 2 0 Model For the USB camera model there is no external frame grabber nece...

Page 56: ...to control a Photonfocus camera with USB 2 0 interface make sure that no USB camera is connected to the computer During PFinstaller installation choose Install PFRemote with USB environment After the...

Page 57: ...ation specify Photonfocus microDisplayUSB driver This procedure applies to Windows XP and Service pack 2 6 3 2 DLL Dependencies Several DLLs are necessary in order to be able to communicate with the c...

Page 58: ...ure of PFRemote 6 4 1 Port Browser On start PFRemote displays a list of available communication ports in the main window Figure 6 3 PFRemote main window with PortBrowser and log messages To open a cam...

Page 59: ...e this DLL as clser dll at PFRemote directory After connecting the camera the device can be opened with a double click on the port name or by right clicking on the port name and choosing Open Configur...

Page 60: ...Reset Reset camera and reset the configuration to the factory defaults 6 5 Device properties Cameras or sensor devices are generally addressed as device in this software These devices have properties...

Page 61: ...ure 7 1 Frame rate and average value Frame Rate fps Shows the actual frame rate of the camera in frames per second Update To update the value of the frame rate click on this button Average Value Greys...

Page 62: ...e in milliseconds Only available if Constant Frame Rate is enabled The minimum frame time depends on the exposure time and readout time Information The Information properties provide information about...

Page 63: ...Black Level Offset It may be necessary to adjust the black level offset of the camera Black Level Offset Black level offset value Use this to adjust the black level 7 1 MV2 D1280 640 61...

Page 64: ...ximal ROI X 0 Y 0 W 1280 H 1024 Only reductions in y direction result in a higher frame rate A reduction of the ROI in x direction reduces the amount of transferred data The sensor read out architectu...

Page 65: ...ed to the frame grabber An ROI is defined by its starting value in y direction and its height The width and the horizontal offset are specified by X and W settings The maximum frame rate in MROI mode...

Page 66: ...rigger The trigger signal is applied directly to the camera on the power supply connector Exposure time defined by Camera The exposure time is defined by the property ExposureTime Trigger Pulse Width...

Page 67: ...o turn off strobe output set StrobePulseWidth to 0 Strobe Delay ms Delay in milliseconds from the input trigger edge to the rising edge of the strobe output signal Strobe Pulse Width ms The pulse widt...

Page 68: ...andom image The pattern depends on the grey level resolution Ramp Test image Values of pixel are incremented by 1 starting at each row The pattern depends on the grey level resolution LUT Look Up Tabl...

Page 69: ...a gain function with value 1 Lut Mode Gain Linear function Y 255 1023 value X Valid range for value 1 4 Gamma Gamma function Y 255 1023 value X value Valid range for value 0 4 4 value Enter a value Th...

Page 70: ...bugging reasons Calibration Offset FPN Correction The offset Fixed Pattern Noise FPN correction is based on a black reference image which is taken at no illumination e g lens aperture completely close...

Page 71: ...correction Produce a grey image with an average between 2200 and 3600DN Click on the Validation button to check the average If the average is in range the Set Grey Ref button is active Calculate Calc...

Page 72: ...igure 7 8 MV2 D1280 640 info panel Typecode Type code of the connected camera Serial Serial number of the connected camera FPGA Sensor Revision Firmware revision of built in Sensor FPGA of the connect...

Page 73: ...shock moisture and dust The original packaging protects the camera adequately from vibration and shock during storage and transport Please either retain this packaging for possible later use or dispo...

Page 74: ...by ESD trained personnel using wrist straps Ideally the sensor should be cleaned in a clean environment Otherwise in dusty environments the sensor will immediately become dirty again after cleaning 2...

Page 75: ...003 Q tips Hans J Michael GmbH Germany Point Slim HUBY 340 Q tips Hans J Michael GmbH Germany Methanol Fluid Johnson Matthey GmbH Germany Semiconductor Grade 99 9 min Assay Merck 12 6024 UN1230 sligh...

Page 76: ...8 0 D S 1 D 1 0 2 4 4 0 C L D S 1 D 1 0 2 4 4 0 U 2 D S 1 D 1 0 2 4 8 0 C L D S 1 D 1 0 2 4 1 6 0 C L D S 1 D 1 3 1 2 1 6 0 C L D i g i p e a t e r C L B 2 6 a r e i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h...

Page 77: ...the manufacturer and accompanying said product and the product shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use The distributor shall not make or pass on to any party any warra...

Page 78: ...9 Warranty 76...

Page 79: ...1 January 2004 SW002 PFLib Documentation Photonfocus October 2007 AN007 Application Note Camera Acquisition Modes Photonfocus March 2004 AN010 Application Note Camera Clock Concepts Photonfocus July...

Page 80: ...10 References 78...

Page 81: ...important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages will damage or destroy the camera Figure A 1 Power connector assembly A 1 1 Power Supply Connector Connector Type Or...

Page 82: ...opto isolated strobe signal Table A 2 Power supply plug pin assignment A 2 CameraLink Connectors The pinout for the CameraLink 26 pin 0 05 Mini D Ribbon MDR connectors are according to the CameraLink...

Page 83: ...C4 Positive LVDS Input Camera Control 4 CC4 13 PW SHIELD Shield 14 PW SHIELD Shield 15 O P_XD0 Positive LVDS Output CameraLink Data X0 16 O P_XD1 Positive LVDS Output CameraLink Data D1 17 O P_XD2 Pos...

Page 84: ...lock Z 12 O N_ZD3 Negative LVDS Output CameraLink Data Z3 13 PW SHIELD Shield 14 PW SHIELD Shield 15 O P_YD0 Positive LVDS Output CameraLink Data Y0 16 O P_YD1 Positive LVDS Output CameraLink Data Y1...

Page 85: ...l Interface 1 1 2008 05 27 Power consumption corrected Exposure time maximum reduced to 100 ms Added reference to F Mount adapter Added information about shock and vibration tests Exposure time increm...

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