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NINOX 640 II/USER MANUAL/09-20/REV1.1 

7. XCAP IMAGING SOFTWARE 

This section will discuss downloading and acquiring an image using XCAP. 

7.1 Downloading XCAP 

The latest version of XCAP can be downloaded from the link below: 

http://www.epixinc.com/support/files.php 

please select the appropriate version of XCAP for your computer. Ensure that you download 
from the section labelled “

Pre-release version with support for the latest cameras and 

latest PIXCI® imaging boards

.

 Open the downloaded file when complete and follow the 

onscreen instructions in the installation wizard. If a pop-up message appears asking whether 
to install the PIXCI driver, ensure that you click yes.  

7.2 Opening the Camera Configuration 

After opening XCAP, select 

“PIXCI Open/Close”

 from the 

“PIXCI”

 tab from the top menu bar 

in the main window. A PIXCI Open/Close pop-up box will open as shown in Figure 2. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on 

“Camera & Format”

 that is highlighted in Figure 2 and a 

“PIXCI Open Camera & 

Format”

 box will appear, as shown in Figure 3.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2: PIXCI Open/Close.  

Figure 3: PIXCI Open Camera & Format. 

Содержание NINOX 640 II

Страница 1: ...NINOX 640 II USER MANUAL 09 20 REV1 1 NINOX 640 II Model NN1 7 VS CL 640 USER MANUAL...

Страница 2: ...rfacing 9 6 CAMERA SETUP AND REQUIRMENTS 10 6 1 Connecting the Camera to the Frame Grabber 10 6 2 Computer Laptop System Requirements 10 6 3 Frame Grabber Requirements 10 7 CHILLER SETUP LIQUID COOLIN...

Страница 3: ...UC 22 8 5 Thermoelectric Cooler TEC 23 8 6 Miscellaneous Tab 24 8 7 Manufacturers Data 25 9 XCAP CONTROL FEATURES 26 9 1 Saving Preset Configuration Settings 26 9 2 Contrast Modification XCAP Std Only...

Страница 4: ...improves even further on its noise performance The mechanical design of the camera is also much improved and the camera is significantly more compact than the initial Ninox 640 It is one of the most...

Страница 5: ...on swab can be used but may leave some fibres on the window so be careful To avoid this you could also use a lens tissue or a cleaning swap such as a texwipe Forced air can be applied to remove any lo...

Страница 6: ...h a typical readout noise of 18e the camera has a high intra scene dynamic range for simultaneous capture of light and dark regions of a scene The Camera Link digital interface provides the most stabl...

Страница 7: ...640 II USER MANUAL 09 20 REV1 1 4 DESIGN OVERVIEW 4 1 Mechanical Model Units shown in mm and inches in PDF of mechanical model available from our website https www raptorphotonics com products ninox 6...

Страница 8: ...Mounting to a Microscope The camera has a standard C mount that should easily screw onto any microscope port 4 5 Mounting to a Tripod or Optical Table The camera has a 20 BSW Whitworth threaded hole...

Страница 9: ...bView Compatibility Raptor can supply a LabView icd file which can be used to control the camera on National Instruments imaging tools such as NI MAX The file may also be useful if attempting to creat...

Страница 10: ...ter Laptop System Requirements The basic system requirement is that the PCIe bus of the system must provide sufficient bandwidth to handle video rate transfers The amount of bandwidth required depends...

Страница 11: ...57P Precision Chiller datasheet and user manual if required The instructions to set up the chiller are as follows 1 Connect the T257P chiller to the Falcon III using the tubing provided You will hear...

Страница 12: ...ller it is recommended that a coolant change be implemented at a minimum every six months to keep the system in working order Based on the amount of use you may need to perform this more frequently Fo...

Страница 13: ...ameras and latest PIXCI imaging boards Open the downloaded file when complete and follow the onscreen instructions in the installation wizard If a pop up message appears asking whether to install the...

Страница 14: ...rol parameters set to the default states Open w Last used Video Setup will open the control panel with all parameters set at the last known state Once this option between the two has been selected cli...

Страница 15: ...ntrol panel will have three moving dots This indicates that you are obtaining video data from the camera The imaging statistics displayed directly underneath the imaging window will also inform you if...

Страница 16: ...useable exposure time is probably closer to 5s Regardless the limit on the exposure bar slider on XCAP is 26800ms An exposure time can be set either using the user input box or the slider The minimum...

Страница 17: ...ng an example of a frame rate of 25fps in low gain the maximum exposure time possible at this frame rate would be 1 25 6 10 34 The exposure time and frame rate controls on XCAP are shown in Figure 7 F...

Страница 18: ...for the active ROI This value will be calculated in real time i e as pixel data in the ROI is captured from the sensor it is fed directly to an accumulator At the end of the frame the accumulator is d...

Страница 19: ...can be adjusted from the Auto ROI tab in the XCAP GUI shown in Figure 10 The ROI can be moved to within a resolution of 4 pixels in the X and Y and the ROI size will have a resolution of 4 pixels An...

Страница 20: ...m the Gain tab on the GUI High gain mode provides the best noise performance and can provide better images for low scene illumination e g night imaging Low gain mode provides the best dynamic range an...

Страница 21: ...amera will be set to internal trigger integrate then read ITR This mode is indicated by the Live option in the dropdown box The camera can be switched to external trigger mode by selecting the Ext Tri...

Страница 22: ...els are fully functional Issues between the InGaAs layer indium dots and CMOS ROIC are inevitable Therefore all Raptor SWIR cameras have a pixel operability specification describing how many pixels ar...

Страница 23: ...atures There is roughly a 35 40 C delta between the PCB and sensor temperature so the set point can possibly be set slightly lower than 15 C if imaging in very low ambient temperatures with adequate h...

Страница 24: ...es Active Image Enhancement Sharpens Image Bad Pixel Selecting Highlight will show the bad pixel map on the image that the NUC is correcting for Selecting the default Replace will hide the bap pixel m...

Страница 25: ...The Info tab displays the manufacturers data of the camera such as the firmware version and serial number etc The PCB and sensor temperature can be read back from this tab by clicking Update Temp The...

Страница 26: ...a and frame grabber settings can be saved in the Preset tab under the PIXCI Frame Grabber Model section of the GUI as shown in Figure 16 Up to three different presets can be saved per settings file If...

Страница 27: ...Figure 17 In the contrast modification box that can be seen from Figure 18 select Stretch Contrast Histogram Percentile Endpoints and click preview The contrast modification will now be applied over t...

Страница 28: ...e framework for implementing advanced and novel imaging procedures extending functionality customization and rapid development of specialized imaging applications Micro Manager has been developed at U...

Страница 29: ...Configuration File After loading up Micro Manager the start up configuration window will pop up as seen from Figure 19 The user should ensure that none or MMConfig_demo cfg is selected from the dropdo...

Страница 30: ...to the tools tab on the toolbar shown in Figure 20 Figures 21 25 outlines the process to create a Ninox 640 II cfg file After selecting the Hardware Configuration Wizard from the main toolbar the wiz...

Страница 31: ...ith the device and property values stated in Figure 23 Click Ok Under Installed Devices the Falcon III will now be listed Figure 24 If the software froze on the last stage or an error occurs and the c...

Страница 32: ...Once at this stage the final step is to choose the name of the configuration file and where to store it The common place is to store in the Micro Manager 1 4 folder usually stored in C Program Files...

Страница 33: ...e Ninox 640 II configuration file has been obtained Ninox 640 II cfg it will have to be stored in the Micro Manager folder to access it If the Micro Manager download was stored in the default section...

Страница 34: ...ser guide gives a full breakdown on using all features and analytical tools of Micro Manager To access the controls of the camera select Device Property Browser from the Tools tab on the toolbar of th...

Страница 35: ...ease refer to section 8 that gives detailed and important information of using each camera control and the effect that it has on the camera performance Please Note that the controls in Micro Manager a...

Страница 36: ...NINOX 640 II USER MANUAL 09 20 REV1 1 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Raptor Photonics LTD Willowbank Business Park Larne Co Antrim BT40 2SF Northern Ireland PH 44 2828 270141 www raptorphotonics com...

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