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 User Manual 

Bobcat-640-GigE&CL Camera  

 

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Xenics nv  

T +32 16 38 99 00  

           Doc Ref: ENG-2012-UMN020 

Ambachtenlaan 44  

F +32 16 38 99 01  

Issue: R000.12 

BE-3001 Leuven 

 Belgium 

www.xenics.com  

Date: 29/10/2013 

 

 

XF-104_02/20-01-2012

 

 

 

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2.2.  Bobcat-640-GigE & CL Specifications 

The camera specifications are listed i

Table 2-2

. 

Feature 

GigE 

CL 

Unit 

Imaging performance 

Frame rate 

100 

Hz 

Window of interest 

Yes (minimal window: 32x4) 

 

Exposure time range 

1-40000 

(1)

 

µ

Sensitivity 
High Gain 

1.28 

electrons/ADU 

Sensitivity 
Low Gain 

16.57 

electrons/ADU 

Readout mode 

Integrate Then Read (ITR) 

Integrate While Read (IWR) 

 

On-board image 
processing 

Imaging correction (fixed NUC for Bobcat-GigE, 
TrueNUC for Bobcat-CL), 

Auto-Gain and Offset 

Auto-Exposure (Only for Bobcat CL) 

Trigger possibilities 

 

A to D conversion 
resolution 

14 

bit 

Interfaces 

Image acquisition  
and Camera control 

GigE Vision 

Camera Link 

 

Trigger 

in or out 

 

Power Requirements 

Input Voltage 

12±10% 

Power consumption 

(2)

 

Physical characterisctics 
Dimensions 

(3)

 

55x55x81.7 

55x55x72 

mm

3

 

Camera weight  

(3)

 

334  without lens 

285  without lens  

Environmental specifications 

Ambient operating 
temperature 

-40 to 60 

[tbc]

 

°C 

Vibration 

4.3G (20 to 1000 Hz) 

Shock 

40G (11ms, half-sine profile) 

Table 2-2 Specifications Bobcat-640-GigE and CL 

(1)

 

At 25°C FPA temperature 

(2)

 

Typical value, measured without TEC 

(3)

 

Without Lens 

 

 

The design and specifications for the products described above may change 
without notice. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Bobcat-640-CL Industrial

Page 1: ...tely or partially or passed to a third party without written permission from Xenics Xenics nv T 32 16 38 99 00 Doc Ref ENG 2012 UMN020 Ambachtenlaan 44 F 32 16 38 99 01 Issue R000 12 BE 3001 Leuven Belgium www xenics com Date 29 10 2013 XF 104_02 20 01 2012 Page 1 of 24 User Manual Bobcat 640 GigE CL Camera ENG 2012 UMN020 R000 12 ...

Page 2: ... liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential loss of damage whether based on contract tort product liability or any other legal theory Copyright Intellectual Property Rights Xenics nv 2013 All rights reserved worldwide This document must not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or transmitted to any electronic medium or machine readable form without w...

Page 3: ...2 Chap 4 5 Power Cable Diagram new CDU 000 06 22 02 2013 Table 2 1 weight added CDU 000 07 07 06 2013 GigE and CL combined in 1 User Manual Update Auto exposure JDS 000 08 05 07 2013 New revision of appendix XFPA 640 control and operation CDU 000 09 06 09 2013 Table 3 1 updated and put all lenses optional New revision of appendix XSP protocol and appendix Network connection set up for GigE CDU 000...

Page 4: ...s 8 1 Introduction 9 1 1 Scope 9 1 2 Manual Overview 9 1 3 Reference Documents 10 1 4 Conventions Used in This Manual 10 1 5 Safety Warnings 11 1 6 Conformity 11 1 7 Contact Information 12 2 Mechanical Electrical Specifications 13 2 1 Bobcat 640 Detector Specifications 13 2 2 Bobcat 640 GigE CL Specifications 14 3 Optical Interface 15 4 Electrical Interface 16 4 1 General Overview Connectors and S...

Page 5: ... without written permission from Xenics Xenics nv T 32 16 38 99 00 Doc Ref ENG 2012 UMN020 Ambachtenlaan 44 F 32 16 38 99 01 Issue R000 12 BE 3001 Leuven Belgium www xenics com Date 29 10 2013 XF 104_02 20 01 2012 Page 5 of 24 6 4 Camera Properties 23 7 Appendices 24 7 1 Appendix A 24 7 2 Appendix B 24 7 3 Appendix C 24 7 4 Appendix D 24 7 5 Appendix F 24 7 6 Appendix G 24 ...

Page 6: ...permission from Xenics Xenics nv T 32 16 38 99 00 Doc Ref ENG 2012 UMN020 Ambachtenlaan 44 F 32 16 38 99 01 Issue R000 12 BE 3001 Leuven Belgium www xenics com Date 29 10 2013 XF 104_02 20 01 2012 Page 6 of 24 List of Abbreviations CC Camera Control CL Cameralink GigE Gigabit Ethernet PoE Power over Ethernet SDK Software Development Kit SWIR Short Wave Infrared XSW Xenics Short Wave Module ...

Page 7: ...N020 Ambachtenlaan 44 F 32 16 38 99 01 Issue R000 12 BE 3001 Leuven Belgium www xenics com Date 29 10 2013 XF 104_02 20 01 2012 Page 7 of 24 List of Figures Figure 3 1 Optical components lens insert front 15 Figure 4 1 Camera power connector 17 Figure 4 2 Cable connector 17 Figure 4 3 Pin out of Camera Link connector on the XSW 640 CL module 20 Figure 6 1 Xeneth shortcut 22 Figure 6 2 Connection d...

Page 8: ...001 Leuven Belgium www xenics com Date 29 10 2013 XF 104_02 20 01 2012 Page 8 of 24 List of Tables Table 1 1 Camera overview Bobcat 640 GigE and Bobcat 640 GigE and CL 9 Table 2 1 Electro optical detector specifications 13 Table 2 2 Specifications Bobcat 640 GigE and CL 14 Table 3 1 Lens configuration 15 Table 4 1 Electrical interface specifications for Bobcat 640 GigE CL Interface 16 Table 4 2 Ca...

Page 9: ...abilization and GigE interface Bobcat 640V GigE Industrial XEN 000139 High resolution VisNIR Imaging Camera with TE1 stabilization and GigE interface Bobcat 640 CL Industrial XEN 000297 High resolution SWIR imaging Camera with TE1 stabilization and CL interface Bobcat 640V CL Industrial XEN 000140 High resolution VisNIR Imaging Camera with TE1 stabilization and CL interface Table 1 1 Camera overvi...

Page 10: ...ol ENG 2012 UMN017 Ref 5 XFPA 640 Control and Operation ENG 2013 ICD007 Ref 6 Network connection setup for GigE ENG 2013 ICD003 Ref 7 Xeneth Installation Manual see Xeneth SW directory ENG 2012 UMN005 1 4 Conventions Used in This Manual To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information the following typographical styles and symbols are used The styles used in t...

Page 11: ...estroyed by means of electrostatic discharge Use sufficient grounding to minimize the risk of damage Environmental conditions Operate the camera in dry and dust free environment Regarding the signal quality of the camera it is an advantage to operate the camera under constant ambient air temperature 20 C Beneath or above ambient temperature a sufficient heating or cooling may be necessary Warm up ...

Page 12: ... 2012 Page 12 of 24 1 7 Contact Information Xenics nv Headquarters Ambachtenlaan 44 BE 3001 Leuven Belgium T 32 16 38 99 00 sales xenics com Xenics USA Inc North American office sales xenics usa com Xenics South America sales xenics latam com sInfraRed Pte Ltd Asian sales manufacturing and custom solutions office sales sinfrared com Distributors worldwide Xenics is a European based provider of inf...

Page 13: ...cat 640 GigE and CL can be found in Appendix B 2 1 Bobcat 640 Detector Specifications The detector specifications are summarized in Table 2 1 Parameter Specification Unit Sensor type InGaAs FPA ROIC with CTIA topology Spectral Band 0 9 to 1 7 µm Optional 0 4 to 1 7 VisNIR µm Array format 640x512 pixels Pixel pitch 20 μm Quantum Efficiency 1 75 Dark Current 2 1 1x106 electrons s ROIC Noise High Gai...

Page 14: ...s ADU Readout mode Integrate Then Read ITR Integrate While Read IWR On board image processing Imaging correction fixed NUC for Bobcat GigE TrueNUC for Bobcat CL Auto Gain and Offset Auto Exposure Only for Bobcat CL Trigger possibilities A to D conversion resolution 14 bit Interfaces Image acquisition and Camera control GigE Vision Camera Link Trigger in or out Power Requirements Input Voltage 12 1...

Page 15: ...iguration Bobcat 640 GigE CL SWIR lens 25mm f 1 4 Stingray OPT 000062 x VIS lens 50mm f 0 95 OPT 000031 x SWIR lens 50mm f 2 0 mount filter holder ASY 000657 x SWIR lens 75mm f 2 0 mount filter holder ASY 000443 x SWIR lens 100mm f 2 0 mount filter holder ASY 000444 x SWIR lens 200mm f 2 4 mount filter holder ASY 000658 x C mount extender rings OPT 000119 x Table 3 1 Lens configuration It is possi...

Page 16: ...fication Camera Protocol Bobcat 640 GigE Input power 12V DC Hirose HR10 7R 4SA 73 12V 10 Trigger SMA Trigger in VIN L 0 8V Max VIN H 2V Min VIN MAX 30V Internal Pull down R 10kΩ Trigger out VHIGH 3 3V 10 VLOW 0V Ethernet RJ45 connector GigE standard GigE Vision Bobcat 640 CL Input power 12V DC Hirose HR10 7R 4P 73 12V 10 Trigger SMA Trigger in VIN L 0 8V Max VIN H 2V Min VIN MAX 30V Internal Pull ...

Page 17: ...e camera see Ref 2 for its location Figure 4 1 lists the connector pins overview Table 4 2 shows schematically the pin location For a Bobcat 640 GigE the power cable does not need to be connected to the camera in case Power over Ethernet PoE is used Pin Signal 1 12V 2 12V 3 Gnd 4 Gnd Figure 4 1 Camera power connector Table 4 2 Camera power connector 12VDC Pin Signal 1 12V 2 12V 3 Gnd 4 Gnd Figure ...

Page 18: ...12 BE 3001 Leuven Belgium www xenics com Date 29 10 2013 XF 104_02 20 01 2012 Page 18 of 24 4 3 Trigger Interface For the trigger interface a SMA connector is foreseen The trigger interface can be configured as Trigger IN or Trigger OUT The following settings can be customized Trigger OUT o Polarity High Low o Width o Delay Trigger IN o Sensitivity Level Edge o Polarity Low level falling edge High...

Page 19: ... camera and PC can be established via a standard CAT5e cable The GigE Vision standard defines how compliant products interact to deliver video and control information over Ethernet networks It has the following four main elements Device discovery defines the sequence of events required for compliant devices to obtain valid Internet Protocol addresses and for control applications to discover compli...

Page 20: ...transmission and reception Different configurations are available distinguishing between the numbers of parallel transferred data bits For the Bobcat 640 CL camera the BASE configuration with 1 TAP is used The pin assignment and pin lay out of the Camera Link connector on the Bobcat 640 CL module are shown in Figure 4 3 and Table 4 4 Figure 4 3 Pin out of Camera Link connector on the XSW 640 CL mo...

Page 21: ...ng from a wide variety of Xenics detectors and cameras can be easily operated on and analyzed 5 1 Xeneth Installation It is a good practice to first uninstall a previous Xeneth version when installing a new one Refer to the Xeneth Installation Manual Ref 7 that is delivered on the CD together with the camera to install Xeneth When using camera link cameras it is also necessary to pre install the f...

Page 22: ...ry the SDK installation as well see chap 5 Software Installation 6 2 Connect the Camera Cables The cable information and interfaces is described in chap 4 Electrical Interface 6 3 Connect the Camera via Xeneth When connecting the GigE interface see chap Ref 6 otherwise do the following Click the Xeneth shortcut on the desktop to start up Xeneth see Figure 6 1 The connection dialog will become visi...

Page 23: ...le To select the camera property documentation right click on the camera icon and select Show property documentation see Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Camera properties settings tab For the Bobcat 640 the following properties and functionality are accessible by the user Detector Operation o Exposure time control auto only for Bobcat CL or manual see also Ref 4 o ROIC settings IWR or ITR mode o Bias Voltag...

Page 24: ...f the Xenics Serial Protocol can be found in Ref 1 7 2 Appendix B The complete mechanical drawing of the Bobcat 640 GigE and CL can be found in Ref 2 7 3 Appendix C More detailed information on the Auto Gain Control functionality is provided in Ref 3 7 4 Appendix D More detailed information on the Auto Exposure Control functionality is provided in Ref 4 7 5 Appendix F The command and control regis...

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