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Electron Multiplier CCD Camera 

C9100-02 

Instruction Manual 

 

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CAUTION 

 

 

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Follow the safety precautions in Chapter 1 in order to avoid 
personal injury and damage to property when using this camera. 
The manual describes the correct handling method of C9100 
camera and provides cautions in order to avoid accidents. 

Read 

this manual carefully

 beforehand use the camera correctly. 

After reading the manual, store it in a location where you can 
refer to it at any time. 

Ver. 1.7 

April 2007 

HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. 

7825172-07  

Summary of Contents for C9100-02

Page 1: ...ury and damage to property when using this camera The manual describes the correct handling method of C9100 camera and provides cautions in order to avoid accidents Read this manual carefully beforeha...

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Page 3: ...g these cautions could lead to personal injury to the user or damage to property Note This symbol indicates a note to help you get the best performance from the camera Read the contents of the note ca...

Page 4: ...ra Doing so can also lead to damage and even injury as some internal components become hot Only touch parts as indicated in this manual Do not allow foreign objects such as combustible substances meta...

Page 5: ...camera Doing so can scratch the protective glass Some wide angle lenses in particular can have a thread of 7 mm or more Shipping precautions When transporting the camera by truck ship airplane etc wra...

Page 6: ...camera system may not confirm to CE marking regulation if other type of cable is used with 3 INSTALLATION Avoid using or storing this camera in the following places Where the ambient temperature might...

Page 7: ...ODES 12 9 2 1 BINNING READOUT AND BINNING SETTINGS VALUES 12 10 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THE CCD 13 11 MAINTENANCE 14 11 1 CARE 14 12 TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST 15 12 1 IMAGES NOT TRANSFERRED 15 12 2 ALT...

Page 8: ...C9100 02 Ver 1 7 14 1 CAMERA 26 15 WARRANTY 27 16 CONTACT INFORMATION 28 6...

Page 9: ...00 times on the CCD chip and they can detect the objects that the general normal CCD cameras have not and offer the images with real time 2 Digital output Image signals are converted from analog to di...

Page 10: ...camera each four holes on the upside and downside When the camera is used with a tripod the tripod attachment should be attached with the screw holes Please set for the screws in order not to enter 5...

Page 11: ...tching switch This is a switch for the camera maintenance All positions are set to OFF Do not change this CameraLink interface connector DIGITAL OUT Connector used for connecting the camera to the Cam...

Page 12: ...tion A9189 05 Camera used for connecting the camera to the AC adaptor CameraLink interface cable Option A9262 05 Cable used for connecting the CameraLink interface connector to the CameraLink interfac...

Page 13: ...G Switch the power switch to ON Digital data output pixel count 1000 1000 Control mode Internal control mode Scan mode Normal readout Exposure time setting 32 ms EM gain Minimum sensitivity 0 Digital...

Page 14: ...e camera is set in this mode When the external trigger signal is input Electrical charges generated in CCD before the external trigger signal input is dumped out by High speed readout After that the c...

Page 15: ...shorter exposure time to readout time Impact from smear is just a little for the camera in normal mode and frame blanking mode but sometimes it is observed when exposure time is shortened to readout...

Page 16: ...C9100 02 Ver 1 7 11 MAINTENANCE 11 1 CARE Clean the exterior with a soft dry cloth Do not use a wet cloth dirty cloth 14...

Page 17: ...Incorrect back focus Contact Hamamatsu subsidiary or distributor 16 Dirty CCD chip 3 Only dark shaded images output Cause Measures Chapter Remove the cap Lens mount cap left on Too little light Adjus...

Page 18: ...n is calculated from the image which is made as the difference of two images taken in these conditions Then this readout noise is given the result of the calculation dividing this standard deviation b...

Page 19: ...temperature 10 C to 50 C Ambient operating humidity 70 or less no condensation Operating space Indoor altitude up to 2000 m 4 Dimensional outline and weight Camera Approx 2500 g Note Please see Chapte...

Page 20: ...10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Quantum Efficiency C9100 02 Typical Spectral Response characteristic Wave Length nm 13 3 EM GAIN Following is the setting value of SENSITIVITY...

Page 21: ...l camera standard 1 CameraLink connector pin assignments MDR 26 Camera connector Frame grabber connector Channel Link signal 1 1 Inner Shield 2 25 X0 3 24 X1 4 23 X2 5 22 Xclk 6 21 X3 7 20 SerTC 8 19...

Page 22: ...d it is outputted Each digital data is effective with the period of ON of this signal LVAL Line valid signal This signal shows the period during which the line part of the image data from the CCD is i...

Page 23: ...9100 uses Hirose model HR10A 7R 6S connector for input and output signals No Signal Pin connections 1 Trigger In 2 Digital GND 3 N C 4 N C 5 Integ Out 6 Digital GND HR10A 7R 6S Trigger In Input pin of...

Page 24: ...test frame rate table in the chapter 13 1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS The normal operation is not warranted if the input trigger pulse condition is not in the above conditions 1 Edge trigger mode pulse pola...

Page 25: ...e time Readout time Readout Readout Exposure In level trigger mode exposure time is set by width of Trigger In Trigger In cycle Exposure time Readout time Cyclic trigger mode Over 100 s Within 64 s Ex...

Page 26: ...Trigger In pulses The first pulse is ignored when this trigger mode is selected Trigger In cycle Over 1 s Trigger In Within 925 s Exposure Exposure Exposure Readout Readout 13 5 3 INTEG OUT TIMINGS T...

Page 27: ...7 8 N C 9 SPARE Connected to GND Camera via 0 ohm resister 10 N C 12V Peltier Current 5 0 A max peak to peak 60 mV max 11 12 N C 13 SPARE Connected to GND Camera via 0 ohm resister GND Camera 14 GND P...

Page 28: ...C9100 02 Ver 1 7 14 DIMENSIONAL OUTLINE 14 1 CAMERA Unit mm 130 1 130 1 75 0 5 8 45 123 2 21 1 80 0 5 44 0 5 2X4 M D 5 3 1 32UN C MOUNT D 5 26...

Page 29: ...eplace it subject to availability free of charge within the terms of the warranty 4 HPK guarantees that the EM gain will not decrease by more than half of the maximum gain within 6 months 5 We offer L...

Page 30: ...matsu Photonics UK Limited 2 Howard Court 10 Tewin Road Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 1BW United Kingdom Telephone 44 1707 294888 Fax 44 1707 325777 E mail info hamamatsu co uk North Europe Ham...

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