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OSPREY CAMERA SERIES

 

CAM/CCD-2KCL.TDI 
CAM/CCD-4KCL.TDI 

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Fairchild Imaging • CAM/CCD 2KCL.TDI & CAM/CCD-4KCL.TDI Line Scan Camera User’s Manual • Rev C• 1 of 30

  

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Page 1: ...OSPREY CAMERA SERIES CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE With CameraLinkTM Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 1 of 30 ...

Page 2: ...t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules This product fulfills the following requirements of the standards and carries the CE marking EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B EN 6100 6 4 2001 EN 6100 6 2 2001 EN6100 3 2 2000 EN 6100 3 3 1995 A1 2001 Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 2 of 30 ...

Page 3: ...o be correct at the time of writing No responsibility is assumed by Fairchild Imaging for its use Fairchild Imaging intends to make this manual as accurate as possible and reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Fairchild Imaging Inc 1801 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 phone 800 325 6975 fax 408 435 7352 www fairchildimaging com Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TD...

Page 4: ...the CameraLink Interface 16 3 2 Camera Control Signals using Camera Link Interface 16 3 3 Serial Communication 16 3 4 Commands 16 3 5 Camera Command Summary 20 3 6 Framing Mode 21 SECTION 4 Mechanical and Optical Considerations 22 4 1 Camera Dimensions and Mounting Facilities 23 4 2 Lensing 23 4 3 Mechanical Drawing of Available Camera Face Mounting L Bracket 24 4 4 Lenses 25 4 5 Illumination 25 4...

Page 5: ...ON 6 Troubleshooting 27 6 1 Check Simple Things First 27 6 2 General Solutions 27 SECTION 7 Product Support 30 Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 5 of 30 ...

Page 6: ... per second while the 4K yields up to 23K lines per second Both the 2K and 4K styles have a CameraLinkTM output The CameraLinkTM output supports 4 port 8 bit synchronous data These cameras also include sophisticated features such as anti blooming programmable gain and offset They are packaged in a very compact and rugged housing that contains a standard M58 x 0 75 base lens thread Optional Nikon F...

Page 7: ...rogrammable gain offsets and controls Internal flat field correction Easy integration plug compatabile CameraLinkTM hookup Exposure control Full Spectrum of Applications Precision manufacturing inspection Web inspection Sorting and routing Biomedical readout systems Diagnostic systems Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 7 of 30 ...

Page 8: ...Dynamic Range Ratio 600 1 600 1 Power Supply Current 12VDC mA 400 420 6 9 Power Supply Voltage Volts 10 5 12 15 0 10 5 12 15 0 Operating Temperature C 40 40 First Pixel Mismatch DN 5 Notes DN Digital Numbers also known as levels 0 255 for 8 bit systems All measurements taken with camera operating in 96 stage mode All measurements exclude the last pixel of OS 1 and the first pixel of OS4 1 Measured...

Page 9: ...Both sensors have 13µm square pixels on a 13µm pitch with 100 fill factor Both the CCD525 and CCD545 sensors have been designed with improved blue response Both sensors are much more sensitive than single line CCDs used in line scan cameras 1 4 Block Diagram CCD525 2048 x 96 stages Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 9 of 30 ...

Page 10: ...1 5 Block Diagram CCD545 4096 x 96 stages Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 10 of 30 ...

Page 11: ...lanking 1 8 µS ExSync min Set Up 650 nS ExSync min pulse Width 1 8 µS 2K TDI CameraLink TM Strobe Period 40 nS LVAL Set Up Time 20 nS Line Period 20 48 µS Blanking 1 8 µS ExSync min Set Up 650 nS ExSync min pulse Width 1 8 µS Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 11 of 30 ...

Page 12: ...set corrections that you perform these functions after the camera has been turned on for at least 15 minutes To do offset correction cover the lens with your lens cap and to perform a gain calibration make sure that you have a good light source Try to avoid excess temperatures in the ambient around the camera Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C ...

Page 13: ...ce what we just told you in the above Let s say that you have the following system to set up inspect a web 10cm wide moving at 2m s and you want 100µm on the web to be represented by one pixel 13µm Number of Pixels Total width of image 10 cm 1000 pixels Necessary Desired resolution 100µm per pixel Magnification Pixel size 13µm 0 130 Desired resolution 100µm per pixel EXSYNC Web speed 2m s 20KHz De...

Page 14: ...shield 14 14 Inner shield 2 25 X0 15 12 X0 3 24 0 X1 16 11 X1 4 23 X2 17 10 X2 5 22 Xclk 18 9 Xclk 6 21 X3 19 8 X3 7 20 SerTC 20 7 SerTC 8 19 SerTFG 21 6 SerTFG 9 18 CC1 22 5 CC1 10 17 CC2 23 4 CC2 11 16 CC3 24 3 CC3 12 15 CC4 25 2 CC4 13 13 Inner shield 26 26 Inner shield Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 14 of 30 ...

Page 15: ...uses a single voltage input normally set to 12 Volts 0 45 Amps typ Ripple and noise is required to be 20 mV RMS Power is supplied through a Hirose connector When installing the mating connector be sure to line up the slots This action will assure that you will not bend any of the pins Hirose HR25 7TR 6P Receptacle Pin Description 1 12V 2 12V 3 NC 4 GND 5 GND 6 NC Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI...

Page 16: ...e grabber inputs In the case of Fairchild Imaging s CAM CCD 2KCL TDI and CAM CCD 4KCL TDI cameras the signals are Line Sync generically Camera Control 1 CC1 Frame Sync generically Camera Control 2 CC2 Spare unused generically Camera Control 3 CC3 Spare unused generically Camera Control 4 CC4 3 3 Serial Communication The serial interface for the camera has the following characteristics default baud...

Page 17: ...and allows you to Calibrate Pixel Offset 2K camera only You must cover lens when performing this operation This command allows you to calibrate pixel offset You can observe this command by the blinking green amber LED When the LED stops blinking that means that the calibration of the pixels is completed CPG 2K camera only This command allows you to Calibrate Pixel Gain We strongly recommend that t...

Page 18: ...n mode When selecting the option you need enter the appropriate single digit number and then hit enter Value Function The camera returns 1 M1 1st memory 2 M2 2nd memory 3 Offset Correction 4 Gain Correction 5 No Correction 6 Full Correction STP This command allows you to select a test pattern When selecting the option you need enter the appropriate single digit number and then hit enter Value Func...

Page 19: ...igit number and hit enter Your screen will be blank during this command You can input one of the following Value Function 0 Amber 1 Green 2 Red 3 Off SAP Store in Flash both correction memories all registers and DAC values Value Function Store all parameters 0 Default factory calibrate 1 User 2 User The power on values will be the last saved from SAP X RAP Load from flash to camera Recall all para...

Page 20: ...llows line rate change CPO Calibrate Pixel Offset This function performs correction of pixel offset CPG Calibrate Pixel gain This function performs correction of pixel gain VOM Voltage monitoring This function shows internal voltages TSB Temperature Sensor Board This function shows temp of sensor board SSM Set Sync Mode This function allows user to select sync mode SCM Select Correction Mode This ...

Page 21: ...annel Adjust offset voltage for all taps SGN Adjust video gain channel 0 3 Adjust gain voltage for each tap SGA Adjust video gain all channel Adjust gain voltage for all taps TDI Set number of TDI stages Set number of TDI stages 3 6 Framing Mode Framing mode is an excellent tool for mechanical and optical alignment of the camera and optics to the target Frame mode is available in master mode only ...

Page 22: ...SECTION 4 Mechanical and Optical Considerations 2K 4K Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 22 of 30 ...

Page 23: ...g mounting brackets so that you do not interfere with the lens or exert force on the lens extender tube barrel or torque or otherwise place force on any of the connectors on the back of the case A L mounting bracket section 4 3 is available contact your Fairchild Imaging representative for more details 4 2 Lensing The 2K TDI camera as shipped from the factory accepts M58 and F mount lenses that ar...

Page 24: ...l Drawing of Available Camera Face Mounting L Bracket Contact your Fairchild Imaging representative for more details Fairchild Imaging CAM CCD 2KCL TDI CAM CCD 4KCL TDI Line Scan Camera User s Manual Rev C 24 of 30 ...

Page 25: ...r of photons reaching the sensor is more important than the rate at which it arrives For example 5 µJ cm2 can be achieved by exposing 5 mW cm2 for 1 mS just the same as exposing an intensity of W cm2 for 1µs 4 6 Light Sources Keep these guidelines in mind when setting up your light source Halogen light sources generally provide very little blue relative to IR Fiber optic light distribution systems...

Page 26: ...certain to ground yourself prior to handing the camera Ensure that your working environment is grounded including conductive floor mats Do not touch the window of the imager 5 3 Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratches Be certain to avoid dust buildup on the sensor window where it could block the optical path By not touching the surface of the sensor you avoid introducing oil and avoid scratching...

Page 27: ...l Solutions Connections The first step in trouble shooting is to verify that your camera has all the correct connections Power Supply Voltage Check for the presence of 12 15 volts at the camera connector Everything seems to be working but no image Remove the cover from your PC and reset all the cards into the Mother board Data Clocking Output Signals Verify the presence of all data clocking and ou...

Page 28: ...t your acquisition system samples data on the rising edge of STROBE Horizontal Lines or Patterns in Output Patterns can be caused by low frequency illumination variations Use a DC or high frequency light source No Output or Erratic Behavior If your camera provides no output or behaves erratically it may be picking up random noise from long cables acting as antennae Where possible connect unused pi...

Page 29: ...e noisy images Examine the objects that you are imaging Objects with characteristics such as changing surface texture or reflectance will produce images that appear noisy Bits that do not change value If data bits seem to be stuck or do not change check that the camera is not saturated by preventing light from entering Run test pattern to verify camera operation insert Check all cable connections ...

Page 30: ...tocopy this page to fax to Fairchild Imaging 408 735 7352 Customer name Organization name Customer phone number Customer Fax number Complete Product Model Number e g CAM4KLVDS Complete serial number Acquisition System hardware frame grabber Host computer light source etc Power supply and current draw Data rate used Control signals used in your application and their frequency or state EXSYNC BIN MC...

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