Mikrotron EoSens CL, MC1360, MC1362, MC1363, MC1361 Series Manual

EoSens CL Camera Manual

HighSensitivity HighSpeed CMOS Camera

EoSens CL Camera Manual Rev. 1.04

Camera-Firmware: B2.02-V1.04-F1.04
Camera ID: MC1360-63

Copyright © 2008 Mikrotron GmbH

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Table of content

EoSens CL Camera Manual Rev. 1.04 ..............................................................1

1 General........................................................................................................... 4

1.1 For customers in the U.S.A. .................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 For customers in Canada........................................................................................................................ 4

1.3 Pour utilisateurs au Canada .................................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Life Support Applications......................................................................................................................... 4

1.5 Declaration of conformity......................................................................................................................... 5

1.6 Warranty Note ......................................................................................................................................... 6

1.7 Remarks, Warnings................................................................................................................................. 6

2 Introduction..................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Top level specifications ........................................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Electronic “Freeze Frame” Shutter.......................................................................................................... 7

2.3 Differences between the camera types................................................................................................... 8

2.4 Using the camera .................................................................................................................................... 8

3 Hardware........................................................................................................ 9

3.1 Camera Link® interface........................................................................................................................... 9

3.1.1 Serial interface ...................................................................................................................... 9

3.2 Power supply........................................................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Status LED .............................................................................................................................................. 9

4 Getting started.............................................................................................. 10

4.1 First steps .............................................................................................................................................. 10

5 Initial setup ...................................................................................................11

5.1 Serial number and firmware revision..................................................................................................... 11

5.2 PowerUpProfile...................................................................................................................................... 11

5.3 Camera profile....................................................................................................................................... 11

5.4 Factory profiles...................................................................................................................................... 11

5.5 User profiles .......................................................................................................................................... 12

5.6 PowerUpProfile...................................................................................................................................... 12

6 Configuration ................................................................................................ 13

6.1.1 Table of commands........................................................................................................................... 14

6.2 Read camera information ...................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.1 Read serial number and firmware revision, command :v.................................................................. 15

6.2.2 Read identifier, command :V............................................................................................................. 15

6.2.3 Reading camera temperature, command :T ..................................................................................... 15

6.3 Profile processing.................................................................................................................................. 16

6.3.1 Write user profile, command :p ......................................................................................................... 16

6.3.2 Load user profile, command :g ......................................................................................................... 16

6.3.3 Load factory profile, command :f....................................................................................................... 16

6.4 Output mode.......................................................................................................................................... 17

6.4.1 Output mode, command :M .............................................................................................................. 17

6.5 Image quality ......................................................................................................................................... 17

6.5.1 Digital gain, command :D.................................................................................................................. 17

6.5.2 Blacklevel, command :k .................................................................................................................... 17

6.5.3 FPN correction, command :N............................................................................................................ 18

6.6 Image size and position......................................................................................................................... 19

6.6.1 Setting the ROI, command :d............................................................................................................ 19

6.6.2 Setting multiple ROIs, command :L .................................................................................................. 20

6.6.3 Setting arbitrary shaped fields of view, command :S (optional feature) ........................................... 21

6.6.4 Setting arbitrary shaped fields of view in compatible mode, command :r (optional feature) ............ 22

6.6.5 ROI move mode with external CCx input, command :l ..................................................................... 23

6.6.6 Invert readout in x- and or y-direction, command :o ......................................................................... 24

6.7 Framerate and shutter........................................................................................................................... 25

6.7.1 Setting the framerate, command :q................................................................................................... 25

6.7.2 Setting the shuttertime, command :t ................................................................................................. 25

6.7.3 Setting the slopes for dynamic range adjustment, command :i........................................................ 26

6.7.4 Non destructive readout for multiple pixel exposure, command :O.................................................. 27

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6.8 Exposure control.................................................................................................................................... 28

6.8.1 Type of exposure, commands :h, :H and :t....................................................................................... 28

6.8.2 Free run with electronic shutter......................................................................................................... 28

6.8.3 Pulsewidth mode............................................................................................................................... 29

6.8.4 External sync with internal timer ....................................................................................................... 29

6.9 Other...................................................................................................................................................... 29

6.9.1 In frame counter, command :u .......................................................................................................... 29

6.9.2 Test image, command :n .................................................................................................................. 29

6.9.3 Setting threshold mode, command :K (optional feature) .................................................................. 30

6.9.4 Get last error, command :B............................................................................................................... 30

6.9.5 Reset and configuration of the internal FPGA, command :c............................................................. 31

6.10 Firmware................................................................................................................................................ 31

6.10.1 Update firmware microcontroller application ................................................................................ 31

6.10.2 Update FPGA firmware................................................................................................................. 32

6.10.3 Firmware update procedure ......................................................................................................... 32

7 EoSens configuration tool.............................................................................33

8 Technical Data .............................................................................................34

8.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................ 34

8.2 Sensor defect specifications.................................................................................................................. 35

8.3 Spectral response.................................................................................................................................. 36

8.4 Connector pinning ................................................................................................................................. 37

8.4.1 Camera Link® connector, MDR-26................................................................................................... 37

8.4.2 Circular power connector, 6-pin........................................................................................................ 38

8.5 Camera Link® bit Assignments............................................................................................................. 39

8.5.1 Base Camera Link® 2*8/10 - bit Assignment ................................................................................... 39

8.5.2 Full Camera Link® 8*8-bit Assignment............................................................................................. 40

8.5.3 10*8-bit assignment .......................................................................................................................... 41

8.6 Timing diagrams.................................................................................................................................... 42

8.6.1 Free run with electronic shutter......................................................................................................... 42

8.6.2 Pulsewidth mode............................................................................................................................... 42

8.6.3 External sync with internal timer ....................................................................................................... 42

8.7 Mechanical dimensions......................................................................................................................... 43

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1 General

1.1 For customers in the U.S.A.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital de­vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in
this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable
recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the lim­its for a computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

1.2 For customers in Canada

This apparatus complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in Radio In­terference Regulations.

1.3 Pour utilisateurs au Canada

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes Classe A pour bruits radioélectriques, spécifiées

dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique.

1.4 Life Support Applications

These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where
malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Mikro­tron customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own
risk and agree to fully indemnify Mikrotron for any damages resulting from such improper use
or sale.

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1.5 Declaration of conformity

Manufacturer: Mikrotron GmbH

Address: Landshuter Str. 20-22

85716 Unterschleissheim
Germany

Product: Camera MC1360, MC1361, MC1362, MC1363

The dedicated products conform to the requirements of the Council Directives 2004/108/EG
for the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic consis­tency. The following standards were consulted for the conformity testing with regard to elec­tromagnetic consistency.

EC regulation Description

EN 61000-6-3 Electromagnetic compatibility
EN 61000-6-1 Immunity

Unterschleissheim, October 04, 2007

Mikrotron GmbH

Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Mindermann
President of Mikrotron

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1.6 Warranty Note

Do not open the body of the camera. The warranty becomes void if the body is opened.

1.7 Remarks, Warnings

This document contains important remarks and warnings. See the corresponding symbols:

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Important remark

Attention, Warning

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2 Introduction

The CMOS high speed camera EoSens is a high resolution camera with 1280x1024 pixel.

Benefits of CMOS technology are high speed, random access to pixels with free programma­bility and low power.

The camera uses industry-standard C-Mount or F-Mount lenses. The Sensor diagonal is 22.9

mm with square pixels measuring 14 µm.

Free programmability means that the user is free to define the region of interest by size and
position and the speed of data output. The frame rate can be selected between 1 fps and sev­eral thousand fps depending on resolution and video data width.

With a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixel, 500 fps (MC1362/63) can be output via the “full Cam­era Link®” Interface.

2.1 Top level specifications

 High resolution: 1280x1024 pixel CMOS Sensor

 up to 1024 gray levels (10bit resolution)
 up to 110 full frames/s for MC1360/61
 up to 500 full frames/s for MC1362/63
 arbitrary region of interest

 very high Sensitivity

 14 µm square pixels
 electronic “Freeze Frame” shutter
 low blooming
 programmable via CameraLink® serial interface
 asynchronous trigger
 small, compact housing
 wide power supply range

2.2 Electronic “Freeze Frame” Shutter

Preceding exposure, the contents of all light Sensitive elements is cleared. When exposure

terminates, accumulated charge is transferred to an analog memory associated which each
pixel. It stays there until it is read out (and discharged) by the A/D conversion cycle.

As all light sensitive elements are exposed at the same time, even fast moving objects are
captured without geometric distortion.

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2.3 Differences between the camera types

The CMOS cameras are available in different versions depending on the supported features
monochrome/color or Base/Full Camera Link ® interface.

Features

Type

Data
width
(bits)

Color/
Mono

Base/Full
Camera Link®

- no. of taps

C/F-Mount
lens adaption

max. frame rate@
1280 x 1024

Image­BLITZ®

Image pre­processing
supported

MC1360 8/10 M B-2 C/F 110 fps - ­MC1361 8/10 C B-2 C/F 110 fps - ­MC1362 8/10 M B,F-2,8,10 C/F 500 fps + +
MC1363 8/10 C B,F-2,8,10 C/F 500 fps + +

table 1: camera types

2.4 Using the camera

There are no serviceable parts inside the camera. The camera may not be opened, otherwise
guarantee is lost.

Use dry, soft lens-cleaning tissue for cleaning lenses and, if necessary, the Sensors window.

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3 Hardware

3.1 Camera Link® interface

Camera Link® is designed for digital cameras in machine vision applications. A “Full Camera
Link®” interface can transfer up to 80 bits of data at a rate of max. 680 Mbytes/sec.

3.1.1 Serial interface

The communication via the serial interface is incorporated in the “Base Camera Link® inter­face.

3.2 Power supply

The camera needs a DC supply voltage between 8 … 24V at a power consumption of 4.5 Watt
max.

See also Connector pinning.

Before applying power to the camera we strongly recommend to verify the used
pins of the power connector, the polarity (+/-) of the leads and the supply voltage.

The camera may only be used with a supply voltage according to the camera

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specification. Connecting a lower or higher supply voltage, AC voltage, reversal
polarity or using wrong pins of the power connector may damage the camera. If
doing so, the warranty will expire immediately.

3.3 Status LED

A dual color LED on the camera backplane shows the operating condition of the EoSens.
LED orange... The EoSens is configuring the internal FPGA. No other activity is possible.
LED green... The EoSens is fully operational.

LED off... If LED is off, despite the camera is powered, data is stored to the internal
EEPROM. No other activity is possible.

LED red... The microcontroller detected a wrong checksum or the FPGA could not be
loaded because of wrong FPGA configuration data. The camera is not
functional. Try to reload configuration data.

LED red blinking... Data is loaded to microcontroller or FPGA from the PC or the camera veri-

fies the checksum. No other activity is possible.

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4 Getting started

Before starting to operate the camera, make sure that the following equipment is available:

 Camera EoSens

 C-Mount/F-Mount Lens
 Mikrotron Support CD
 Image processing system, e.g.: PC and Software

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 1 Camera Link cable
 1 Power supply 12VDC, 0.75A min
 1 power cable

To specify cables see chapter Connector pinning.

Additional items:

4.1 First steps

 Switch off the image processing system
 Connect Camera Link cable between camera and PC.
 Connect power cable.
 Unscrew dust protection cover, screw in lens.
 Switch on the image processing system and camera power supply

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5 Initial setup

The EoSens is delivered with initial parameters and therefore does not need to be configured

via the serial link.

5.1 Serial number and firmware revision

Serial number and firmware revision is provided in EoSens non volatile memory. Use :v com-

mand (Read serial number and firmware revision) to read serial number and firmware revision.
The serial number is also marked on the type plate of the camera.

5.2 PowerUpProfile

The PowerUpProfile is the content of all camera registers to be loaded from non-volatile mem­ory after power up.

5.3 Camera profile

The actual set of parameters is called Camera Profile. All changes of parameters by the serial
link is reflected in the Camera Profile. On command the Camera Profile is saved to 8 user pro­files or the PowerUpProfile. It is loaded from the PowerUpProfile, 8 user profiles or 8 factory
profiles. The camera profile is volatile and must be stored to the PowerUpProfile to be reacti­vated on next power up.

5.4 Factory profiles

The factory profiles can be read but not written by the user. They are factory preset to the set­tings described below.

Profile-Nr. Video data

width

/Mbyte/s
0 155 640x480 405 2x10 Base
1 180 1280x1024 110 2x10 Base
2 124 640x480 405 2x8 Base
3 144 1280x1024 110 2x8 Base
4 311 640x480 811 4x10 Medium
5 370 1280x1024 226 4x10 Medium
6 490 640x480 1599 8x8 Full
7 570 1280x1024 432 8x8 Full

Profiles 4 – 7 are only available in EoSens full.

resolution

/ pixel

Image

frequency

/fps

Mode CL-Conf.

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5.5 User profiles

The user can store up to eight User Profiles in non volatile memory. All load or write com­mands exchange data between the Camera Profile and one of the eight user profiles.

Profile-Nr. Video data

width

/Mbyte/s
0 155 640x480 405 2x10 Base
1 180 1280x1024 110 2x10 Base
2 124 640x480 405 2x8 Base
3 144 1280x1024 110 2x8 Base
4 311 640x480 811 4x10 Medium
5 370 1280x1024 226 4x10 Medium
6 490 640x480 1599 8x8 Full
7 570 1280x1024 432 8x8 Full

Profiles 4 – 7 are only available in EoSens full.

resolution

/ pixel

Image

frequency

/fps

Mode CL-Conf.

5.6 PowerUpProfile

The user can store one PowerUpProfile in non volatile memory.

Profil-Nr. Video data

width

/Mbyte/s
c 144 1280x1024 110 2x8 Base

resolution

/ pixel

Image

frequency

/fps

Mode Cl-Conf.

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6 Configuration

The content of all EoSens registers is called a profile. There is space in non volatile memory

for 17 profiles: The PowerUpProfile, 8 user profiles and 8 factory profiles.

Any change of a specific register through the serial interface is immediately processed and
written to the volatile part of the memory and gets lost when power goes down. A command
must be used to store the actual setting in non volatile memory. After power-up the PowerUp­Profile is loaded from the non-volatile to the volatile part of the memory.

A load or write command exchanges data between the CameraProfile and one of the eight
user profiles. The eight factory profiles can be read but not be written by any command. All
values are given in hexadecimal notation, e.g.: 0xff or 0ffh = 255.

Commands
ASCII strings are used to change camera parameters. All commands start with a colon fol-

lowed by the command character. Note that the commands are case Sensitive. The baudrate

can not be saved. Therefore the camera always defaults to 9600 baud after power on or reset.

After a command has been recognized, processing is immediate for all commands but the
save type commands (:p and :o). These need a EEPROM write time. An answer is provided
with read type commands (e.g. :v, :w), or, if the command acknowledge flag is set, after proc­essing of each command an ACK or NAK character. Processing of wrong commands is
stopped immediately on recognizing the error. A new command must start with a colon.

All unknown commands will return NAK. After the colon the maximum time between the char­acters must not exceed 2.7 sec., else the command will terminate with NAK. This prevents the
parser from hanging in the input if a command is not entered complete.

Most of the commands can return the actual value by sending '?' as parameter. Some com­mands then also return the actual value range.

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6.1.1 Table of commands

:A<x> <x> = y,Y,n,N -- ² command acknowledge flag yes or no
:b<x> <x> = 0...4 -- ² Select baudrate

:B -- OK or ERROR: xxxx³ Send last error to PC (max. 45 chars)
:c -- -- ² Reset camera and load power up profile
:d<aaa><bbb><ccc><ddd>

:d?

:D<xxxx>
:D?
:f<n> <n> = 0...7 for EoSens full

:g<n> <n> = 0...7, c for EoSens full

:h<n>
:h?
:H<n>
:H?
:i<s><x>
:i<s>?
:i<s><xx>

:i<s>?
:k<xx>
:k?

:K<z><x>
:K<z><xxx>
:K<z>?

:l<n><y>
:l ?
:L<z><xxx><yyy>
:L<z>?
:L<z><a>

:M<x>
:M?
:n<x>
:n?
:N<x>
:N?
:o<x>
:o?
:O<x>
:O?
:p<n> <n> = 0...7, c for EoSens full

:q<xxxxxx>
:q?

:SC<xxx><yyy><rrr><www>

:SM<aaa><dddd>
:SE
:SV<n>

:t<xxxxxx>
:t?

:T -- (-)xx³ Temperature in °C
:u<x>
:u?
:v -- Snr., Boot, App, FPGA³ Send snr and versions to PC
:V -- Cameratype, ID³ Send cameratype and -ID to PC

Syntax Value range answer comment

0 = 9600 (default), 1 = 19200, 2 = 38400,
3 = 57600, 4 = 115200

<aaa> = x-start 0...4FEh
<bbb> = y-start 0...3FEh
<ccc> = x-width 2...500h
<ddd> = y-height 1...400h
<xxxx> = 0, 400...1000h

<n> = 0...3 for EoSens base

<n> = 0...3, c for EoSens base
<x> = 0 ... 2 -- ²

<x> = 0, 1 -- ²

<s> = 'n' ==> <x> = 1...3

<s> = 'd',' t' ==> <xx> = 1...63h

<xx> = 32...C8h -- ²

<z> = 'n' ==> <x> = 0...1
<z> = 'v' ==> <xxx> = 0...3FFh

<n> = 0…3
<y> = 1…fh
<z> = 1…3 or ‘n’
<xxx> = x-start 0…4FEh
<yyy> = y-start 0…3Feh
<a> = 0…3
<n> = 0...6 EoSens full
<n> = 0...1 EoSens base
<x> = 0...1 -- ²

<x> = 0...1 -- ²

<x> = 0…3 -- ²

<x> = 1...7 -- ²

<n> = 0...3, c for EoSens base

<xxxxxx> = 1 ... 13880h -- ²

<xxx> = 0…500h ; <yyy> = 0…400h
<rrr> = 1... 300h ; <www> =1...400
<aaa> = 0…3ffh ; <dddd> = 0…ffffh

<n> = 0…1 , ?

<xxxxxx> = 2...F4240h -- ²

<x> = 0...1 -- ²

-- ²

or <aaa><bbb><ccc><ddd>³

-- ²
or <xxxx>³

-- ² Load factory profile <n>

-- ² Load user profile in bank <n>

or <x>³

or <x>³

-- ²
or <x>³

-- ²

or <xx>' '<yy>-<zz>³

or or <xx>³

-- ²

or <x>³ or <xxx>³

-- ²
or <ny>³

-- ²
or <xxx><yyy>³
or <a>³

-- ²
or <n>³

or <x>³

or <x>³

or <x>³

or <x>³

-- ² save actual profile in bank <n>

or <xxxxxx>' '<ss>'-'<zzzzzz>³

-- ²

-- ²

-- ²

-- ²

or <xxxxxxx>' '<ss>-<zzzzzz>³

or <x>³

Set ROI start- and endcoordinate
(data area)

Digital gain 400 = gain 1x , 1000 = gain 4x
0 = gain correction off

-- bank „c“ = PowerUpProfile
Shutter
0 = free run, 1 = PWC, 2 = timer
Set shutter pulse polarity
0 = positive edge, 1 = negative edge
1= normal shutter, 2 = dual slope, 3 = triple slope
set d=dual, t=triple slope in percent of shutter time
get actual slope time and allowable range

Set blacklevel; value 80h is default; increase or de­crease value slightly to adjust blacklevel

Enable or disable threshold with :Kn1 or :Kn0 or set
threshold value with :Kv<xxx>

Select ROI move mode with external CCx input ;
see command description
Select multiple ROI’s ;
see command description

Set modus 0 = 2x8, 1 = 2x10, 2 = 16x1
3 = 2x8 mask, 4 = 4x10, 5 = 8x8, 6 = 10x8
0 = Power down + testimage
1 = normal operation
Enable=1 or disable=0 FPN correction

Invert readout in x- and or y-direction

Non destructive readout 1...7 frames

-- takes about 2 sec.

-- Bank „c“ = PowerUpProfile
Set framerate
get actual framerate, and possible framerate range for
actual ROI

Shape circle create

Shape mask load
Shape erase
Shape visible on/off

Set shutter time in µs
get actual shutter time and possible shutter time
range for actual framerate

Framecounter 0=off, 1=on

² if the command acknowledge flag is set the return will be ACK (0x06) or NAK (0x15).
³ The answer is followed by a CR (0x0d) trailer.

The grey commands are optional features

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6.2 Read camera information

6.2.1 Read serial number and firmware revision, command :v

The serial number and the firmware revision can be read with the :v command.
Command: :v

Response(e.g.): #01234-B2.02-V2.02-F0.71

Serial number
of the camera
FPGA firmware version
Microcontroller bootloader Microcontroller application
firmware version firmware version

The answer is followed by a CR (0x0d) trailer.

6.2.2 Read identifier, command :V

The identifier offers information about the camera type and camera functions. It consists of 8
bytes, which are delivered as 16 ASCII characters.

Command: :V

Response (e.g.): 1362000003040303

definition of additional functions or features, 4 bytes
reserved bytes
camera type, e.g. 1362 = MC1362

The answer is followed by a CR (0x0d) trailer.

6.2.3 Reading camera temperature, command :T

To control the temperature inside , the camera disposes an internal temperature sensor. The
temperature inside the camera can be read out in steps of 1°. The values are delivered in
ASCII characters.

Command: :T
Response(e.g.): 34

The answer is followed by a CR (0x0d) trailer.
The temperature Sensor is able to deliver values of –128°C to +128°C.

Take care that the temperature of the camera does not exceed the speci­fied case temperature range.

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6.3 Profile processing

All camera settings are loaded or stored as complete data blocks (= Profiles). There are 17
profiles. Eight factory profiles, eight user profiles and a power up profile.

Powe­rUpProfile

factory
profiles

0...7

:pc

f0..7

:gc or

power on

camera profile (programs to camera logic)

user
profile 0

:p0

:g0

configuration commands

:a..z[parameter]

user
profile 1

:p1

:g1

user
profile n

:pn

:gn

6.3.1 Write user profile, command :p

The actual Profile is transferred to one of the eight user profiles or the PowerUpProfile. Profile
“c“ is the PowerUpProfile.

Command: :p<n> <n> = 0 ... 7, c

Issue this command only, if the profile was suc-

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cessfully tested.

6.3.2 Load user profile, command :g

Load one of eight user profiles or the PowerUpProfile to the actual camera profile. Profile “c“ is
the PowerUpProfile

Command: :g<n> <n> = 0 ... 7, c

6.3.3 Load factory profile, command :f

The eight factory profiles can be read but not changed by the user.

Command: :f<n> <n> = 0 ... 7

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6.4 Output mode

6.4.1 Output mode, command :M

Command: :M<x> <x> = 0…6
or: :M?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x> <x> = actual value

Description: This command selects the camera output mode. For example the

mode 0 delivers 2 taps with 8 bit.

Mode Description CL-configuration Remark

0 2 x 8 base
1 2 x 10 base
2 16 x 1 base optional feature, binarization
3 2 x 8 base optional feature, mask mode
4 4 x 10 medium
5 8 x 8 full
6 10 x 8 full

6.5 Image quality

6.5.1 Digital gain, command :D

Command: :D<xxxx> <xxxx> = 0400 ... 1000h

or: :D<x> <x> = 0
or: :D?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <xxxx> <xxxx> = actual value

Description: The digital gain can be set from 0400h which is equivalent to gain 1x to
1000h which is equivalent to gain 4x. Setting the gain to 0 switches off the
correction completely.

6.5.2 Blacklevel, command :k

Command: :k<xx> <xx> = 32 ... C8h

or: :k?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <xx> <xx> = actual value

Description: This command adjusts blacklevel. The value 80h is the factory calibrated

default. Increase or decrease this value slightly to adjust blacklevel.

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6.5.3 FPN correction, command :N

Command: :N<x> <x> = 0 or 1

or: :N?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x> <x> = actual value

Description: With this command the column FPN (fixed pattern noise) correction can

be activated or deactivated. At the beginning of each frame, before visible
lines are read out, a fixed voltage is applied at the columns. These values
are read out like real data and are stored inside the camera. When FPN
correction is enabled the stored value is subtracted of each pixel. The ad­vantage is a more homogeneous picture but with a limited dynamic.

Note: This noise is not dynamic but fixed (as the name says). That’s a typical

effect of a CMOS sensor. But the fixed pattern makes it easy to eliminate
this noise completely. The camera does only a column correction. If an
accurate pixel correction of the full frame is required this must be done by
the framegrabber or in the imaging software. To do this it’s best to switch
off the camera’s FPN correction to get the original dynamic. Then a com­plete image of a uniform area must be stored as a reference. This values
must be subtracted for each pixel of the frame and the noise will disap­pear.

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6.6 Image size and position

Image size and position within the Sensor is defined by four parameters:

Block Description Value
<aaa> Address of first pixel (x-start) 0 ... 4FE
<bbb> Address of first line (y-start) 0 ... 3FE
<ccc> x-width (x-width) 2 ... 500
<ddd> y-height (y-height) 1 ... 400

6.6.1 Setting the ROI, command :d

Setting image size and position - region of interest (ROI):

Command: :d<aaa><bbb><ccc><ddd> values as described above
or: :d?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: aaabbbcccddd actual value

hex (modulo 24)

hex

hex (modulo modus)

hex

Note: The x-start is rounded down if not modulo 24. The x-width has the modulo
of the actual mode, e.g. 2, 4, 8 or 10. If the value does not fit the modulo
the command will return NAK.

The ROI change time is 18ms including command transfer at 115kBaud.
The new ROI is synchronized to the next frame so there is an additional
delay of max 1 frameperiod.

For fast tracking purposes see also the ROI move mode.

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6.6.2 Setting multiple ROIs, command :L

Command: :L<z><xxx><yyy> <z> = 1…3 window to set
<xxx> = 0…4fe x-start
<yyy> = 0…3fe y-start
or: :L<z>? show actual start of window <z>
or: :Ln<a> <a> = 0…3 windows to activate
or: :Ln? show number of active windows

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: xxxyyy actual value
or: a

Description: With this command multiple ROIs are activated and controlled. EoSens

allows to simultaneously choose up to three individual RoIs within the

complete frame range. Thus, multiple objects can be captured independ­ently at the same time. Normally only one window is active. This is the de­fault of a=0. With a>1 up to 3 additional windows can be activated. So a
total of maximal 4 windows can be active. Each window can have its own
start address. The size of the additional windows is the same as the main
ROI.

Note: The x-start has a modulo of 48 beginning with 0 or 24 depending on the

main ROI. If multiple ROIs are active also the main ROI is locked to
modulo 48. Start addresses not fitting this modulo will be automatically
rounded by the camera and can be checked with the read command. Note
also that when changing the size of the main ROI the additional ROIs will
be changed automatically. So take care that these ROIs will fit into the
sensor size. Also the maximum framerate will decrease if multiple win­dows are active.

Remark: This mode can not be combined with ROI move mode, x- or y- invert

mode and mask mode.

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6.6.3 Setting arbitrary shaped fields of view, command :S (optional feature)

Command: :SC<xxx><yyy><rrr><www> <xxx> = 0…500h ; <yyy> = 0…400h

<rrr> = 1... 300h ; <www> =1...400h

or: :SM<aaa><dddd> <aaa> = 0…3ffh ; <dddd> = 0…ffffh

or: :SE

or: :SV<n> <n> = 0…1 0 = off ; 1 = on

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on

Standard adjustment of the camera using the ROI parameters allows to define rectangular

windows. For windows with different shapes the EoSens offers a feature to create arbitrary

fields of view.

It can be adjusted by a selection mask consisting of 16.384 read tiles. Each tile has a size of
10(H) x 8(V). All 16.384 tiles cover the whole active sensor area with 128x128 tiles.

The camera has a built in algorithm to create a circle mask. With :SC a circle is created and all
tiles that touch that circle are activated. With <xxx> and <yyy> the center of the circle is de­fined. The parameter <rrr> defines the radius and <www> defines the width. The circle can
partially be out of the field of view. The internal calculation lasts <1 sec.

To create more arbitrary shapes the command :SM can be used. The first tile in first line is on
address <aaa>=0. Tile 16 is at address <aaa>=1. The first tile in second line is at address
<aaa>=8. Each address covers 16 tiles that can be switched with the data <dddd>. For exam­ple to switch on the tile 16 and 18 in the second line use the command :SM009C000. The ad­dresses can be randomly accessed and only that tiles that have to be activated must be writ­ten.

To erase all tiles use the :SE command.

For testing purposes the command :SV can be used. When in mode :M0 the activated tiles are
viewed inverted in the picture but all pixels will be output.

To output only the activated tiles mode :M3 must be used.

The programmed settings are volatile and must be programmed new after each power up.

Remark: This mode can not be combined with ROI move mode, x- or y- invert mode and

multiple ROI mode.

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6.6.4 Setting arbitrary shaped fields of view in compatible mode, command :r (optional feature)

Command: :r8<x2x1x0>
<x2x1x0> ... range 000h ...03ffh
<x1x0> ... selection byte, bits 7..0, range 00h ...0ffh
<x2> ... , bit 9..8 = 0 : disable arbitrary window function
<x2> ... , bit 9..8 = 1 : write 2048 selection bytes
<x2> ... , Bit 9..8 = 2 : enable arbitrary window function,

disable write selection byte function

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on

Standard adjustment of the camera using the ROI parameters allows to define rectangular

windows. For windows with different shapes the EoSens offers a feature to create arbitrary

fields of view.

It can be adjusted by a selection mask consisting of 16.384 read tiles. Each tile has a size of
10(H) x 8(V). All 16.384 tiles cover the whole active sensor area with 128x128 tiles.

The selected tiles are summed up in 2.048 selection bytes with 8 bit and can be loaded se­quentially via register r8. Each set bit in a selection byte causes the associated tile to be cap­tured and read out.

The 1. of 2048 selection bytes addresses the leftmost, top pixel group with 10 pixel in the 1.-8.
line (1. selection tile). If bit 1 is set the next 10 pixel of line no. 1-8 are activated. Bit 7 enables
pixel 70..79. The next selection byte, bit 0 addresses pixel 80..89.

To set the arbitrary shaped field of view all 2048 selection bytes must be written. In each byte
at least write bit (bit 8) must be set. After all 2048 selection bytes have been programmed the
write function must be finished by disabling the write function (2049. command).

The whole command list should be stored into a separate configuration file (*.mcf):
byte1 byte2 … byte n byte n+1… byte2048 byte2049
:r8100 :r8100 … :r81ff :r81ff … :r8100 :r8200

One command is only complete, if it starts with a colon, “r8” and then 2 ASCII characters. To
get a better readability of the list it is recommended to start with a new line after 16 commands
(CR+LF). The single commands :r8200 and :r8000 will enable and disable the function.

When in mode :M0 the activated tiles are viewed inverted in the picture but all pixels will be
output. To output only the activated pixels mode :M3 must be used.

The programmed settings of the 2048 bytes are volatile and must be programmed new after
each power up. The file may be written with the camera tool using the function “Write file to
camera”.

Do NOT use this command for new applications. Use the :S command instead.

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6.6.5 ROI move mode with external CCx input, command :l

Command: :l<n><y> <n> = 0…3 0=off ; 1=y ; 2=x ; 3=x+y

<y> = 1…fh step y-direction

or: :l?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <ny> actual value

Description: This feature allows to move the actual ROI with the CC2…CC4 inputs of

the cameralink interface. The signal can be generated by the framegrab­ber itself or by external signals that are input to the grabber. The stepping
in x-direction is always 24 pixels, the stepping in y-direction can be se­lected from1-15 with the <y> parameter. Move will always be in positive
direction. If the right side or the bottom of the sensor is reached no action
will be on further input signals. With CC4 the position is reset to the origi­nal position; This is not necessarily the top left edge of the sensor.

Signals: CC2 = y-increment

CC3 = x-increment
CC4 = reset to original position

Note: The input frequency can be up to 20kHz. The signals will be added be-

tween the frames. The added move signals are synchronized to the next
frame. The internal process time is 500µs where no signals can be
counted. This is immediately after the exposure meaning that signals input
before 500µs after the falling edge of ‘strobe’ will be lost.

Example: ROI 1280x390 pixel at 287fps and 1ms exposure time. Pulses with 20kHz.

There are 3ms time to send pulses. In this time 60 pulses can be sent
from frame to frame.

So the possible 634 lines will take 38ms to move and 11 frames will be
exposed in this time.

Remark: This mode can not be combined with multiple ROI mode, x- or y- invert

mode and mask mode.

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6.6.6 Invert readout in x- and or y-direction, command :o

Command: :o<x> <x> = 0…3 0=off ; 1=x ; 2=y ; 3=x+y

or: :o?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x> actual value

Description: This feature allows to invert the frame readout in x- and or y-direction.

Note: This function can’t be combined with multiple ROI’s or with ROI move

mode.

Remark: This mode can not be combined with ROI move mode, multiple ROI mode

and mask mode.

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6.7 Framerate and shutter

6.7.1 Setting the framerate, command :q

Command: :q<xxxxxx> <xxxxxx> = 1...13880h
or: :q?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on

or: <xxxxxx>' '<ss>'-'<zzzzzz>
<xxxxxx> = actual value
<ss> = minimal value
<zzzzzz> = maximal value

Description: This command sets the framerate. The range depends on ROI and mode.

6.7.2 Setting the shuttertime, command :t

Command: :t<xxxxxx> <xxxxxx> = 2...F4240h
or: :t?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on

or: <xxxxxxx>' '<ss>-<zzzzzz>
<xxxxxx> = actual value
<ss> = minimal value
<zzzzzz> = maximal value

Description: With this command the shuttertime in free run mode can be set.
Depending on the mode and ROI the maximal shuttertime can vary. If
maximal value for framerate is set, the camera will expose 1/framerate.

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6.7.3 Setting the slopes for dynamic range adjustment, command :i

Command: :i<s><x>
or: :i<s><xx>
or: :i<s>?

<s> = 'n' ==> <x> = 1...3 (Number of slopes)
<s> = 'd',' t' ==> <xx> = 1...63h ('d'ual or 't'riple slope in percent)

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x> (Number of Slopes)
or: <xx>' '<yy>-<zz> <xx> = actual value
<yy> = minimal value
<zz> = maximal value

Description: This command sets the multiple slope function for dynamic range adjust-

ment. Through 2 selectable steps, the camera’s dynamic range adjust­ment option allows to approach the CMOS sensor’s linear range into a
dynamic range corresponding to the non-linear human eye. Consequently,

EoSens provides definite image details even in case of extreme dark-light

contrasts, which means an invaluable benefit exceptionally in image proc­essing. With 'n'=1 the multiple slopes are deactivated and the frame will
be exposed with the whole shuttertime. With activated slopes the bright
pixels will be reset after <xx>percent of the shuttertime. The dual value
must be smaller than triple. Depending on the mode, ROI and shuttertime
the first slope can eventually not start at 1 percent. The valid range can be
read out with the '?' argument. Only if valid values are set the function can
be activated. See also 'last error' command.

multiple slope off triple slope activated

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6.7.4 Non destructive readout for multiple pixel exposure, command :O

Command: :O<x> <x> = 1…7h

or: :O?

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x> actual value

Description: This command controls the non destructive readout mode. If desired, pixel

exposure can be accumulated up to 7 times, resulting in alternative image
exposures. The optimally exposed image can be selected for further proc­essing. At indefinite lighting conditions, as in 24h outdoor applications,

EoSens becomes the high speed camera that spots everything. With x=1

after every frame the pixels are reset (normal operation). With x>1 all pix­els will be read out multiple times (max. 7) after they are reset. So for low
light the last samples are useful and for high light levels the first samples
are useful.

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6.8 Exposure control

Exposure control is selected with commands :h, :H and :t

command Description
:h Type of exposure
:H Edge select
:t Exposure time

6.8.1 Type of exposure, commands :h, :H and :t

The EoSens can expose the images in free run mode or with an external signal on CC1. The
external modes are used to synchronize EoSens cameras to each other or to an external

event. See also the timing diagrams in the technical data section of this manual.

The following commands select exposure type:

Mode description Mode Edge Shuttertime

Free run with electronic shutter :h0 -- :t<xxxxxx>

Pulsewidth, positive edge :h1 :H0 Pulsewidth

Pulsewidth, negative edge :h1 :H1 Pulsewidth

External sync with internal timer,
positive edge

External sync with internal timer,
negative edge

6.8.2 Free run with electronic shutter

In free run mode the framerate and shuttertime can be selected with camera settings. Depend­ing on tap mode and ROI the framerate can be set from 1…120000 fps and the exposure time
can be set from 2µs to 1s.

:h2 :H0 :t<xxxxxx>

:h2 :H1 :t<xxxxxx>

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6.8.3 Pulsewidth mode

In this mode an external signal starts exposure and the exposed image is output immediately
after the exposure ends. Exposure time is defined by the width of the external EXP (CC1) sig­nal. The exposure of the next image can be started while the last image is transferred or at a
later time.

6.8.4 External sync with internal timer

In this mode an external signal starts exposure and the exposed image is output immediately
after the exposure ends. Exposure time is defined by an internal timer. The exposure of the
next image can be started while the last image is transferred or at a later time.

6.9 Other

6.9.1 In frame counter, command :u

Command: :u<x> <x> = 0...1 0 = off
or: :u? 1 = on

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x>

Description: If a sequence of frames is to be recorded for long time at a high frame rate, it can

be useful to mark the images for later identification or check for completeness. EoSens has a

16-Bit image counter whose count can replace the first two pixel of every image. It is incre­mented by every new image

6.9.2 Test image, command :n

Command: :n<x> <x> = 0...1 0 = power down + test image
or: :n? 1 = normal operation

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x>

Description: For testing of camera logic and video data transmission, sensor data can
be replaced by an internal gray scale pattern with pixel values of 0..255.
With x=0 the camera sends the grayscale. This mode can also be used
to save power consumption.

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6.9.3 Setting threshold mode, command :K (optional feature)

Command: :K<s><x>
or: :K<s><xxx>
or: :K<s>?

<s> = 'n' ==> <x> = 0...1 threshold off or on
<s> = 'v' ==> <xxx> = 0...3ffh threshold value

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on
or: <x> threshold off or on
or: <xxx> actual threshold value

Description: With this command the threshold mode can be activated. All pixels above

the threshold level in the image will be output as white while all pixels be­low will be output as black. The threshold relates to the 10 bit sensor data.
This feature is especially useful with the mode 2 (16 tap x 1 bit)

threshold off threshold on

6.9.4 Get last error, command :B

Command: :B

Response: 'OK' or 'ERROR: xx message'

Description: With this command the status of the camera after power up or the last

command can be read out. If a command returns NAK maybe the reason
can be found.

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6.9.5 Reset and configuration of the internal FPGA, command :c

Command: :c

Response: --* * ACK/NAK if acknowledge on

Description: The command :c executes a reset in the camera. The FPGA will be re

configured and all internal registers reloaded with the last saved
PowerUpProfile. The FPGA is also configured after each power up.

6.10 Firmware

The camera possesses programmable devices, which are working with some firmware pack­ages. New cameras were programmed with all needed firmware packages and will not need
any update.

For customized firmware or additional features the camera offers the possibility to update
some of the firmware versions. The procedure of updating depends on the firmware package.

Do not update more than 1 firmware at the same time.
In case of updating more than 1 firmware, please start with application pro-

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gram, then FPGA program follows.

6.10.1 Update firmware microcontroller application

The microcontroller works with 2 programs, the bootloader and the application program.

The bootloader is the basic program of the microcontroller, which ensures some basic func­tions (e.g. communication, loading application program) and cannot be changed or updated.
In standard use of the camera it will never work in the bootloader program. It’s only used for
updating the application program.

The application program is the active microcontroller program in the camera, which supports
communication, data handling and FPGA program updates.

See description of update procedure in chapter “Firmware update procedure”.

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6.10.2 Update FPGA firmware

EoSens’s logic is integrated into a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), which’s configura-

tion is stored in an EEPROM. Upon power up or a command the FPGA is loaded with this con­figuration. Configuration data can be downloaded via the serial interface. Mikrotron may pro­vide configuration files (*.ibf) on request. After download of configuration data, this data is per­manently stored in EEPROM and the FPGA is configured with the new data. Besides a power

cycle or the :c command can be used to reconfigure the FPGA with the internally stored con-

figuration data.

See description of update procedure in chapter “Firmware update procedure”.

6.10.3 Firmware update procedure

Before you disable the loaded firmware please ensure that you have an adequate application

firmware version to load (e.g. EoSens….A101.ibf for application firmware, EoSens…F101.ibf

for FPGA firmware).

After this command the camera may not be able to deliver any images,
load/send/store register or profile data. The status led of the camera will turn

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to red.
YOU CAN NOT UNDO THIS COMMAND.

 Start camera control tool and select “EoSens” camera. Wait until the info screen dis-

plays serial no. and firmware.

 Select in menu “Tools” “Update microcontroller firmware” or “Update FPGA firmware”

 Choose file (e.g. MC1362M622A101.ibf for microcontroller or MC1362M651F101.ibf for

FPGA) and open it. The file transfer will start immediately. While loading the led will
blink red

Download of *.ibf file via serial link takes app. 1 - 5 min depending on the used
baudrate. There should be no loss of power or communication during this time!

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 Wait until file transfer has finished and the status led stays on. If the upload of the file

was successful, the led will turn to green, otherwise it will be red.

 Verify version in “EoSens” info screen. The new firmware version will be displayed. If

the version is identical to the expected the camera is ready to use for capturing images.

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7 EoSens configuration tool

The EoSens configuration tool must be installed on a Windows PC. (Win9x, WinNT, Win2K,

WinXP) by means of the setup software. See also www.mikrotron.de to download the latest
version.

This software provides an almost self explaining user interface to modify any camera parame­ter. The description of the parameters follows the marked chapters in this user manual.

To use this tool with the camera EoSens the serial interface is integrated in the Camera Link®

interface. You do not need any other additional cable.

After installing the tool you will find a detailed manual of the program in your windows start
menu.

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8 Technical Data

8.1 Overview

MC1360 / 62
MC1361 / 63

Number of pixel 1280 x 1024
Pixel size 14 x 14 µm
Active area 17.92 (H) x 14.34 (V) mm
Fill factor 40%
Sensitivity 25 V/lux.s
Spectral response 400..720nm
Shutter Electronic „Freeze Frame“ Shut-

Trigger Asynchronous shutter, shutter

Internal dynamic 57.81 dB
Power supply 8 ... 24 V
Power consumption max.
Thermal resistance typ.
Serial data link RS-644 with Camera Link®

Digital video
MC1362-63

MC1360-61

Case temperature +5..50°C
Shock & vibration 70g, 7grms
Dimensions
(WxHxD)
Case temperature +5 ... +50° C
Weight ca. 300 g
Lens mount C-/F-mount (depending on

Monochrome
Bayer Filter

ter

time selectable with internal
timer or by pulse width of trigger
signal

4.5 W

0.17°/W

9,6 – 115 KBd, 8 bits, 1 stop bit,
no parity

Camera Link®, Base or Full con­figuration
Camera Link®, Base configura­tion

63 x 63 x 47 mm

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8.2 Sensor defect specifications

Parameter Description Limit

Amount of bright pixels (response higher then half

BrightPix

DarkMeanOutput Average value of a dark image (10-bit scale). 0 < x < 235

50%MeanOutput Average value of a half scale image (10-bit scale). 390 < x < 547

scale) in a dark image. Dark image must first be FPN
corrected.

< 10

FPN

TotDefects

BadColumnOutput

BadRow

Cluster

Coverglass
Dig/Scratch

Fixed pattern noise of a dark image should be smaller
than 3.1% of the signal swing

Amount of defect pixels in a half scale image. A
defect pixel is defined as a pixel that has a response
that is 20% off the median response of all pixels. The
half scale image must be FPN corrected.

Amount of bad columns in a half scale image. A bad
column is defined as a column that has a response
that is 10% off the median of the surrounding 40
columns. The half scale image needs to be FPN
corrected.

Amount of bad rows in a half scale image. A bad row
is defined as a row that has a response that is 10%
off the median of the surrounding 40 rows. The half
scale image needs to be FPN corrected.

Amount of clusters allowed
See note 1.

Uniform illumination. Test sensor for defective pixels.
Defects on cover glass will generate defect pixels. No
defect pixels may be visible.

< 3.1%

< 20

0

0

0

0

Measurement conditions:

1. Illumination source: High brightness led light source (white) Using a pinhole to imitate

the lens setup in the application. F=5.4

2. Temperature is 25ºC (logged during the test program) and 30 ºC on

wafer. Dark current limit is set at 30 ºC

3. Definition of operation conditions:

Nominal clock frequency is 310 MHz.
Unity Gain
Power supplies as specified in the datasheet (recommended operation conditions)
Integr. times:Dark image short IT: 4μs, Dark image long IT: 1s, Other images: 2ms

Note 1: A cluster is defined as a group of minimal 2 and maximum 4 neighboring defect pixels (top, bottom or

side; not diagonal). Clusters that exceed the maximum of 4 defect pixels are not allowed at all.

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8.3 Spectral response

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8.4 Connector pinning

8.4.1 Camera Link® connector, MDR-26

„Base Camera Link® “ pinning:

pin signal pin signal

1 GND 14 GND
2 X0- 15 X0+
3 X1- 16 X1+
4 X2- 17 X2+
5 XCLK- 18 XCLK+
6 X3- 19 X3+
7 SERTC+ 20 SERTC­8 SERTFG- 21 SERTFG+

9 CC1- 22 CC1+
10 CC2+ 23 CC2­11 CC3- 24 CC3+
12 CC4+ 25 CC4­13 GND 26 GND

Table 8.4-1

„Full Camera Link® “ pinning:

pin signal pin signal

1 GND 14 GND

2 Y0- 15 Y0+

3 Y1- 16 Y1+

4 Y2- 17 Y2+

5 YCLK- 18 YCLK+

6 Y3- 19 Y3+

7 100 Ω

Term.
8 Z0- 21 Z0+
9 Z1- 22 Z1+

10 Z2- 23 Z2+
11 ZCLK- 24 ZCLK+
12 Z3- 25 Z3+
13 GND 26 GND

Table 8.4-2

manufacturer: 3M
Order-Nr. 10226-6212VC

20 100 Ω Term

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8.4.2 Circular power connector, 6-pin

pin signal pin signal

1 VCC 4 DGND*
2 VCC 5 GND
3 STRB 6 GND

Table 8.4-3

*DGND ... digital GND for signal STRB

Manufacturer: Hirose
Order no.: HR10A-7P-6S

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Before applying power to the camera we strongly recommend to verify the used
pins of the power connector, the polarity (+/-) of the leads and the supply voltage.

The camera may only be used with a supply voltage according to the camera
specification. Connecting a lower or higher supply voltage, AC voltage, reversal
polarity or using wrong pins of the power connector may damage the camera. If
doing so, the warranty will expire immediately.

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8.5 Camera Link® bit Assignments

8.5.1 Base Camera Link® 2*8/10 - bit Assignment

The following table shows the bit assignment of two adjacent pixel, eight or ten bits each. All unused bits are set
to logical LOW level, the SPARE outputs are set to logical HIGH level.

Plug 1, Camera Link X, 2*8-bit Plug 1, Camera Link X, 2*10-bit
Port Tx Signal Port Tx Signal
A0 0 D0 A0 0 D0
A1 1 D1 A1 1 D1
A2 2 D2 A2 2 D2
A3 3 D3 A3 3 D3
A4 4 D4 A4 4 D4
A5 6 D5 A5 6 D5
A6 27 D6 A6 27 D6
A7 5 D7 (msb) A7 5 D7
B0 7 D8 A8 7 D8
B1 8 D9 A9 8 D9 (msb)
B2 9 D10 LOW 9 LOW
B3 12 D11 LOW 12 LOW
B4 13 D12 B8 13 D18
B5 14 D13 B9 14 D19 (msb)
B6 10 D14 LOW 10 LOW
B7 11 D15 (msb) LOW 11 LOW
LOW 15 LOW B0 15 D10
LOW 18 LOW B1 18 D11
LOW 19 LOW B2 19 D12
LOW 20 LOW B3 20 D13
LOW 21 LOW B4 21 D14
LOW 22 LOW B5 22 D15
LOW 16 LOW B6 16 D16
LOW 17 LOW B7 17 D17
LVAL 24 LVAL LVAL 24 LVAL
FVAL 25 FVAL FVAL 25 FVAL
DVAL 26 DVAL DVAL 26 DVAL
SPARE 23 HIGH SPARE 23 HIGH

TxClk TxClk

Table 8.5-1

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8.5.2 Full Camera Link® 8*8-bit Assignment

The following table shows the bit assignment of eight adjacent pixel. All unused bits are set to logical LOW level,
the SPARE outputs are set to logical HIGH level.

Plug 1, Camera Link® X Plug 2, Camera Link® Y Plug 2, Camera Link® Z
Port Tx Signal Port Tx Signal Port Tx Signal
A0 0 D0 D0 0 D24 G0 0 D48
A1 1 D1 D1 1 D25 G1 1 D49
A2 2 D2 D2 2 D26 G2 2 D50
A3 3 D3 D3 3 D27 G3 3 D51
A4 4 D4 D4 4 D28 G4 4 D52
A5 6 D5 D5 6 D29 G5 6 D53
A6 27 D6 D6 27 D30 G6 27 D54
A7 5 D7 (msb) D7 5 D31 (msb) G7 5 D55 (msb)
B0 7 D8 E0 7 D32 H0 7 D56
B1 8 D9 E1 8 D33 H1 8 D57
B2 9 D10 E2 9 D34 H2 9 D58
B3 12 D11 E3 12 D35 H3 12 D59
B4 13 D12 E4 13 D36 H4 13 D60
B5 14 D13 E5 14 D37 H5 14 D61
B6 10 D14 E6 10 D38 H6 10 D62
B7 11 D15 (msb) E7 11 D39 (msb) H7 11 D63 (msb)
C0 15 D16 F0 15 D40 LOW 15 LOW
C1 18 D17 F1 18 D41 LOW 18 LOW
C2 19 D18 F2 19 D42 LOW 19 LOW
C3 20 D19 F3 20 D43 LOW 20 LOW
C4 21 D20 F4 21 D44 LOW 21 LOW
C5 22 D21 F5 22 D45 LOW 22 LOW
C6 16 D22 F6 16 D46 LOW 16 LOW
C7 17 D23 (msb) F7 17 D47 (msb) LOW 17 LOW
LVAL 24 LVAL LVAL 24 LVAL LVAL 24 LVAL
FVAL 25 FVAL FVAL 25 FVAL FVAL 25 FVAL
DVAL 26 DVAL DVAL 26 DVAL DVAL 26 DVAL
SPARE 23 HIGH SPARE 23 HIGH SPARE 23 HIGH

TxClk TxClk TxClk

Table 8.5-2

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8.5.3 10*8-bit assignment

The below table shows the assignment of 10 adjacent pixel, 8-Bit each. This assignment is
compatible to Baslers A504 camera.

Plug 1, Camera Link® X Plug 2, Camera Link® Y Plug 2, Camera Link® Z
Port Tx Signal Port Tx Signal Port Tx Signal
A1 0 D0_0 D3 0 D3_2 G6 0 D6_5
A2 1 D0_1 D4 1 D3_3 G7 1 D6_6
A3 2 D0_2 D5 2 D3_4 G8 2 D6_7 (msb)
A4 3 D0_3 D6 3 D3_5 H1 3 D7_0
A5 4 D0_4 D7 4 D3_6 H2 4 D7_1
A6 5 D0_5 D8 5 D3_7 (msb) H3 5 D7_2
A7 6 D0_6 E1 6 D4_0 H4 6 D7_3
A8 7 D0_7 (msb) E2 7 D4_1 H5 7 D7_4
B1 8 D1_0 E3 8 D4_2 H6 8 D7_5
B2 9 D1_1 E4 9 D4_3 H7 9 D7_6
B3 10 D1_2 E5 10 D4_4 H8 10 D7_7 (msb)
B4 11 D1_3 E6 11 D4_5 I1 11 D8_0
B5 12 D1_4 E7 12 D4_6 I2 12 D8_1
B6 13 D1_5 E8 13 D4_7 (msb) I3 13 D8_2
B7 14 D1_6 F1 14 D5_0 I4 14 D8_3
B8 15 D1_7 (msb) F2 15 D5_1 I5 15 D8_4
C1 16 D2_0 F3 16 D5_2 I6 16 D8_5
C2 17 D2_1 F4 17 D5_3 I7 17 D8_6
C3 18 D2_2 F5 18 D5_4 I8 18 D8_7 (msb)
C4 19 D2_3 F6 19 D5_5 J1 19 D9_0
C5 20 D2_4 F7 20 D5_6 J2 20 D9_1
C6 21 D2_5 F8 21 D5_7 (msb) J3 21 D9_2
C7 22 D2_6 G1 22 D6_0 J4 22 D9_3
C8 23 D2_7 (msb) G2 23 D6_1 J5 23 D9_4
LVAL 24 LVAL G3 24 D6_2 J6 24 D9_5
FVAL 25 FVAL G4 25 D6_3 J7 25 D9_6
D1 26 D3_0 G5 26 D6_4 J8 26 D9_7 (msb)
D2 27 D3_1 LVAL 27 LVAL LVAL 27 LVAL

TxClk TxClk TxClk

Table 8.5-3

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8.6 Timing diagrams

8.6.1 Free run with electronic shutter

In this mode framerate and exposure time is controlled by the camera. At the strobe output (in power connector)
there is a high signal while the camera exposes a picture.

8.6.2

In this mode framerate and exposure time is controlled by the framegrabber with the CC1 (CameraLink) camera
input. The time t_min (that defines the framerate) must not be smaller than t_out (which is the output time for one
frame).

8.6.3

In this mode the framerate is controlled by the framegrabber while the exposure time is controlled by the camera.

Pulsewidth mode

External sync with internal timer

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8.7 Mechanical dimensions

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