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Digital CMOS Camera C16240-20UP / C16240-20UP01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.3 

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10. DESCRIPTION OF CMOS IMAGE SENSOR 

 

 

10-1  THEORY OF CMOS IMAGE SENSOR 

The pixel of a CMOS image sensor is composed of the photodiode and the amplifier that converts the 

charge into voltage. Entered light is converted to charge and converted to voltage in the pixel. The voltage 

of each pixel is output by switching the switch one by one. (Figure 9-1) 

The scientific CMOS image sensor used in this camera has an on-chip CDS (correlated double sampling) 

circuit, which plays an important role in achieving low noise. In addition, column amplifiers and A/Ds are 

adopted for odd row pixels and even row pixels, respectively. For this reason, 2 line parallel readout is 

conducted and both low noise and high speed readout are provided simultaneously. 

 

 

Figure 10-1  Structure of CMOS image sensor 

 

 

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Содержание ORCA-Fire C16240-20UP

Страница 1: ...der to avoid personal injury and damage to property when using this camera The manual describes the correct handling method of the camera and provides instructions that should be followed to avoid acc...

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Страница 3: ...o the user and even death Improper handling of the camera without observing these cautions could lead to personal injury to the user or damage to property This symbol indicates a cautionary item that...

Страница 4: ...s Doing so can lead to electric shock Do not attempt to dismantle or modify the camera Doing so can also lead to damage and even injury as some internal components become very hot or high voltage Do n...

Страница 5: ...mechanism When used with a high sensitivity long exposure camera such the ORCA Fire it may be possible to detect photons originating from the F mount light leakage In this case it is recommended to c...

Страница 6: ...e FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can rad...

Страница 7: ...ore Use Booklet 1 C16240 20UP C16240 20UP01 Instruction manual CD ROM 1 QC sheet 1 Base plate Dimensions 100 6 mm 68 mm 8 mm Weight 140 g 1 Screws for base plate 4 Hexagonal wrench 1 Option External t...

Страница 8: ...f magnetism or radio waves Places where there are vibrations Places where the camera may come into contact with corrosive gases such as chlorine or fluorine Places where there is a lot of dust How to...

Страница 9: ...ING PRECAUTIONS 19 9 2 PREPARATING FOR IMAGING 20 9 3 IMAGING 20 9 4 END OF IMAGING 20 9 5 STARTUP DCAM CONFIGURATOR 21 9 6 UPDATE PROCEDURE OF COAXPRESS INTERFACE BOARD 23 10 DESCRIPTION OF CMOS IMAG...

Страница 10: ...8 13 2 ALTHOUGH IMAGES ARE TRANSFFERED 58 14 SPECIFICATIONS 59 14 1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 59 14 2 SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS TYP 62 15 DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES 63 15 1 C16240 20UP 63 15 2 C16240 20...

Страница 11: ...Digital CMOS image sensor has 10 5 megapixels the pixel number is about 1 98 times that of the conventional scientific CMOS image sensor The pixel size is 4 6 m 4 6 m for high resolution imaging and...

Страница 12: ...25 Gbps 4 lane connection it is possible to transfer image data of 10 5 megapixels image with 115 fps In order to use this interface a CoaXPress interface board which supports 6 25 Gbps x 4 lane is r...

Страница 13: ...ion modes 1 Free running mode in which the exposure and readout timing are controlled by the internal microprocessor 2 External trigger mode in which the exposure and readout timing are decided by an...

Страница 14: ...AND FUNCTION OF PARTS 1 C16240 20UP C mount type Figure 6 1 2 C16240 20UP01 F mount type Figure 6 2 Place the camera the ventilation ports to be lateral side Do not place the rear panel of the camera...

Страница 15: ...to the CoaXPress interface connector 1 to 4 on the computer respectively When a connection interface is changed from CoaXPress to USB and vice versa the application software must be closed and the cam...

Страница 16: ...ned off Do not connect CoaXPress and USB interface simultaneously Air inlet outlet These are the inlet and the outlet for the heat ventilation If the camera is being operated in an enclosed environmen...

Страница 17: ...gital CMOS Camera C16240 20UP C16240 20UP01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 3 15 7 CONNECTION Refer to the figure when connecting the various cables 1 CoaXPress interface Figure 7 1 2 USB interface Figure 7...

Страница 18: ...camera must be turned off Do not connect CoaXPress and USB interface simultaneously Hamamatsu recommends A14590 05 40 optional CoaXPress interface cable for this camera The camera complies with EMC an...

Страница 19: ...rench which were not included 8 1 ATTACHMENT OF BASE PLATE 1 Prepare a C16240 20UP Put the base plate on the plane where the base plate is fixed Base plate should be placed as shown in the above pictu...

Страница 20: ...screw Fasten screws by hexagonal wrench while holding the camera 3 Confirm the base plate is firmly fixed 4 Attach the camera onto tripod or lab jack 8 2 REMOVEMENT THE BASE PLATE Remove the base plat...

Страница 21: ...the camera becomes abnormally hot the protection circuit operates to inform the user by a buzzer alarm beep tone and lighting the camera red LED light while simultaneously cutting the current supply t...

Страница 22: ...F mount light leakage In this case it is recommended to create a dark condition for the camera such as a dark room dark box or wrap the F mount flange area with a dark cloth Be careful maintain the c...

Страница 23: ...cedure to startup DCAM Configurator 1 Open Setup exe in the DCAM API software s folder If the DCAM API software is not installed on your computer insert the media of DCAM API software in the slot of y...

Страница 24: ...his Even if the camera s power supply is turned off the state of setting is kept The state of setting can confirm according to Hardware icon on DCAM Configurator window After the startup operate DCAM...

Страница 25: ...firmware version of the interface board the following message prompting update of the interface board may be displayed When this message is displayed you need to update the firmware of the interface b...

Страница 26: ...re 9 1 The scientific CMOS image sensor used in this camera has an on chip CDS correlated double sampling circuit which plays an important role in achieving low noise In addition column amplifiers and...

Страница 27: ...ma ray UV light etc on the sensor generates many electrons and they may appear as a white spot but this white spot is temporary and disappear in the next frame In addition although the probability is...

Страница 28: ...ra C16240 20UP C16240 20UP01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 3 26 3 Over light Be careful not to input too strong light such as high energy laser into CMOS image sensor because CMOS image sensor may be damag...

Страница 29: ...adjacent pixels in the digital domain Binning readout is a method for achieving high sensitivity in exchange for losing resolution 3 Sub array readout Sub array readout is a procedure where only a reg...

Страница 30: ...red to transfer the full resolution image data at the full speed of 115 frames per second When you use USB interface a maximum of 15 7 fps is achievable for full resolution The frame rate with USB int...

Страница 31: ...8 132 1024 264 512 524 256 1020 8 15 200 4 19 500 External trigger mode Edge trigger Level trigger Global reset edge trigger Global reset level trigger 1 Vn2 Exp2 3 1H 4432 2368 114 2048 132 1024 262...

Страница 32: ...ration modes Binning Calculation formula Hn Vn Max frame rate fps Free running mode 1 1 If Exp2 13 682 1 Vn5 1H Others 1 Exp2 1H 4432 2368 15 7 2048 2048 39 9 1024 1024 159 512 512 524 256 256 1020 25...

Страница 33: ...19 500 2 2 2216 1184 115 4 4 1108 592 115 External trigger mode Edge trigger Level trigger Global reset edge trigger Global reset level trigger 1 1 If Vn2 Exp2 2 V4 1 Vn4 1 1H Others 1 Vn2 Exp2 3 1H 4...

Страница 34: ...n be done by the units of seconds The actual exposure time setting is defined by the following formula and the camera automatically calculates a longer and closest value from the specified exposure ti...

Страница 35: ...1 Normal readout The normal readout mode is suitable for observation monitoring field of view and focus adjustment and animation because it can operate the fastest frame rate with full resolution In c...

Страница 36: ...de the fastest frame rate is 115 fps Via CoaXPress 15 7 fps Via USB at full resolution even when the exposure time is short CoaXPress Internal exposure timing setting 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H Sensor readout...

Страница 37: ...rts according to an external signal Exposure time is set In this mode the exposure of the first line begins on the edge rising falling timing of the input trigger signal into the camera 0 and 1 H in t...

Страница 38: ...this Global reset Edge trigger mode the exposure of all pixels begins on the edge rising falling timing of the input trigger signal into the camera Internal exposure timing setting 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H S...

Страница 39: ...es begin when the trigger signal becomes High and the exposure of the third and fourth lines begin after the readout time of first and second lines pass Each exposure begins one by one for every two l...

Страница 40: ...e The example below is for the trigger level High With this Global reset Level trigger mode the exposure of all pixels begins when the trigger signal becomes High Exposure time 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H Senso...

Страница 41: ...mings by external trigger signals Normal operation when the Trigger Time is set as 1 The Synchronous readout trigger mode is used for continuous imaging when it is necessary to control the exposure st...

Страница 42: ...rmine the exposure time The input trigger is valid only during the trigger ready is enabled The following figure shows the exposure timing when the Trigger Times is set as 4 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H Sensor r...

Страница 43: ...e the camera starts exposure and switches to internal trigger mode by the edge of an external trigger signal rising falling edge Internal exposure timing setting 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H Sensor readout CoaXP...

Страница 44: ...the same time There is no output signal when the exposure time is less than the frame rate 2 Any row exposure timing output Global exposure timing output shows the global exposure timing where all lin...

Страница 45: ...s possible in external trigger mode For example when the camera is working in the Edge trigger mode the next frame can start after the previous frame exposure is done Thus the camera cannot accept a t...

Страница 46: ...cmos cameras lightsheet readout mode html 11 2 1 READOUT DIRECTION Lightsheet Readout Mode has 4 readout directions of Forward Backward Bidirectional and Reverse bidirectional Forward mode readouts l...

Страница 47: ...electable steps of size and position of sub array can be configured according to the table below Size Position Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical 1 pixel 4 lines 1 pixel 4 lines Note Minimum sett...

Страница 48: ...Max frame rate fps Free running mode 1 Vn2 Exp2 2 1H 4432 2368 114 2048 132 1024 263 512 518 256 1000 8 11 400 4 13 600 External trigger mode Edge trigger 1 Vn2 Exp2 3 1H 4432 2368 114 2048 132 1024...

Страница 49: ...4 13 600 External trigger mode Edge trigger If Exp2 Vn2 2 Vn3 1 Vn3 1 1H Others 1 Exp2 Vn2 3 1H 4432 2368 15 7 2048 2048 39 9 1024 1024 159 512 512 518 256 256 998 256 8 10 500 256 4 12 400 2 8 bit D...

Страница 50: ...d exposure time can be varied with Lightsheet Readout Mode for synchronizing the camera readout with the illumination scan Vn Number of vertical lines 1H 7 309 s to 233 9 s Readout time Vn 2 5 1H Avai...

Страница 51: ...data output USB data output 1H readout time 7 309 s 233 9 s Any row exposure timing output Figure 11 17 Ex Top to bottom readout Internal exposure timing setting 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H Sensor readout CoaXP...

Страница 52: ...s Trigger ready output USB Delay 4H Jitter 1H 1H readout time 7 309 s 233 9 s Any row exposure timing output Figure 11 19 Ex rising edge Top to bottom readout Internal exposure timing setting 0 H 1 H...

Страница 53: ...er 1H 1H readout time 7 309 s 233 9 s Any row exposure timing output Figure 11 21 Ex rising edge Top to bottom readout Internal exposure timing setting 0 H 1 H N 1 H N H Sensor readout CoaXPress data...

Страница 54: ...s 2 Programmable timing output By using the programmable timing output synchronizing with external devices is simple A system which needs simple timing signal does not require a delay unit or pulse ge...

Страница 55: ...l trigger Delay Width PreHsync Pulse Num Figure 11 24 Programmable timing output referenced with Hsync Top to bottom readout When you choose Hsync for the reference of programmable timing output camer...

Страница 56: ...time The camera has real time pixel correction features to improve image quality The correction is performed in real time without sacrificing the readout speed at all This function can be turned ON an...

Страница 57: ...riginal 16 bit data and each pixel have 256 steps of gradation When you use USB interface the frame rate can be faster with 8 bit digital output The steps of gradation for each pixel would be reduced...

Страница 58: ...urst mode The range of interval time is 5 s to 10 s and the step is 1 s for the master pulse 1 Free running mode The camera generates pulses inside of the camera during the master pulse is ON Master p...

Страница 59: ...and wipe over center area of the window gently 3 Confirm whether dust is not left Attach the camera to an optics and check if there is dust or not under the uniform light condition If there is dust on...

Страница 60: ...s Cause Measures Chapter Scratches or discoloration visible on the screen Lens is dirty Wipe the lens 11 Image is blurred Lens is not focused Contact a Hamamatsu subsidiary or your local distributor 1...

Страница 61: ...fficiency 1 300 nm 51 460 nm 86 900 nm 33 Full well capacity 1 20 000 electrons Dynamic range 2 22 000 1 median 20 000 1 rms Dark current 1 Cooling temperature 20 C 0 6 electrons pixel s Dark offset B...

Страница 62: ...readout mode Edge trigger Global reset edge trigger Start trigger Lightsheet Readout Mode Edge trigger Start trigger External trigger input connector External input SMA connector External trigger inpu...

Страница 63: ...Mount C16240 20UP C mount C16240 20UP01 F mount 4 Power supply specifications Camera Input power supply DC 12 V Typical output Power consumption 50 W AC adapter Input power supply AC 100 V to AC 240 V...

Страница 64: ...fluctuation of image is within 5 Restoration procedure in immunity tests Exit the image acquisition software turn off the power of camera and focus adjustment unit And then turn on the power of each...

Страница 65: ...Digital CMOS Camera C16240 20UP C16240 20UP01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 3 63 15 DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES 15 1 C16240 20UP Unit mm...

Страница 66: ...Digital CMOS Camera C16240 20UP C16240 20UP01 Instruction manual_Ver 1 3 64 15 2 C16240 20UP01 Unit mm 15 3 BASE PLATE...

Страница 67: ...for repairs during the warranty period in the event of a natural disaster or if you handle the camera contrary to the instructions in this manual use it without due caution or try to modify it 3 We w...

Страница 68: ...sys hpk co jp Local contact information worldwide can be found at www hamamatsu com The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice The unauthorized duplication or distribution of al...

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