Teledyne Linea 2K CL, Linea 8k CL, Linea 4k CL, Linea 16K CL User Manual

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2k, 4k, 8k and 16k Monochrome CMOS Line Scan

P/N: 03-032-20206-02

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Revision

Description

Date

Initial release.

April 6, 2014.

8K and 16K models descriptions and features added .

December 4, 2 014

-Updated manual format and corrected errors.

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Document Number: 03-032-20206-02

02 -Maximum line rate for the 16K model revised from 50 kHz to 48 kHz.

-16K responsi vity revised to 66 DN from 80 DN.

-8K and 16K mass revised to < 36 0 g from < 250 g.

-16K power dissipation revised to < 11 W from < 14 W.

July 16, 2015

About Teledyne DALSA

Teledyne DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing wafer foundry services.

Teled y n e DALSA Digital Imaging offers the widest range of machine vision components in the world. From industry-leading image sensors through powerful and sophisticated cameras, frame grabbers, vision processors and software to easy-to-use vision appliances and custom vision modules.

Contents

LINEA™ CL SERIES OVERVIEW ...................................................................... 4

DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 4

CAMERA HIGHLIGHTS ....................................................................................... 5

Key Features ......................................................................................... 5

Programmability ..................................................................................... 5

Applications ........................................................................................... 5

PART NUMBERS AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ....................................................... 6

CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW ..................................................................... 7

Compliance, EMI Certifications ................................................................. 8

SUPPORTED INDUSTRY STANDARDS ....................................................................... 9

GenICam™ ............................................................................................ 9

ASCII COMMANDS .......................................................................................... 9

RESPONSIVITY ............................................................................................. 10

Effective Quantum Efficiency: ................................................................ 11

LINEA CL CAMERA SETUP ............................................................................ 12

SYSTEM PRECAUTIONS AND CLEANING ................................................................. 12

Precautions ......................................................................................... 12

Cleaning the Device .............................................................................. 12

Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor .......................................... 12

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 12

SETUP STEPS: OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 13

Step 1: Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Softw are ....................... 13

Step 2: Connect Camera Link and Power Cables ....................................... 13

Step 3: Establish Communication with the Camera ................................... 16

USING CAMEXPERT WITH LINEA CL CAMERAS ............................................ 18

CamExpert Panes ................................................................................. 18

Creating a Camera Configuration File in the Host...................................... 20

CAMERA OPERATION ................................................................................... 21

FACTORY SETTINGS ....................................................................................... 21

TYPICAL SETUP AND EVALUATION ....................................................................... 22

Optical Configuration ............................................................................ 22

Camera Timing & Control ...................................................................... 22

Acquiring an Image .............................................................................. 22

CHECK CAMERA AND SENSOR INFORMATION .......................................................... 23

Verify Temperature and Voltage ............................................................. 23

Camera Configuration Selection Dialog .................................................... 24

SET BAUD RATE ........................................................................................... 26

CAMERA LINK CONFIGURATION .......................................................................... 27

Pixel Format ........................................................................................ 28

INTERNAL TEST IMAGE GENERATOR ..................................................................... 28

CALIBRATING THE CAMERA ............................................................................... 29

Flat Field Parameters ............................................................................ 30

TRIGGER MODES .......................................................................................... 32

EXPOSURE CONTROLS .................................................................................... 33

Linea CL Series Camera Contents • 1

GAIN AND BLACK LEVEL (OFFSET) ...................................................................... 37

BINNING .................................................................................................... 38

PIXEL READOUT DIRECTION (MIRRORING MODE) .................................................... 39

AREA OF INTEREST (AOI) SETUP ....................................................................... 40

SAVING AND RESTORING CAMERA SETTINGS .......................................................... 43

Camera Configuration Selection Dialog .................................................... 43

CAMERA FIRMWARE UPDATES ............................................................................ 45

DOWNLOAD A LI ST OF CAMERA PARAMETERS .......................................................... 45

FILE ACCESS VIA T H E CAMEXPERT TOOL ............................................................... 46

RESETTING THE CAMERA ................................................................................. 47

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 48

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 48

2K and 4K Cameras .............................................................................. 48

8K and 16K Cameras ............................................................................ 49

ADDITIONAL NOTES ON LINEA CL IDE NTIFICATION AND MECHANICAL ............................. 50

EMC DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY ................................................................. 50

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE INFORMATION .................................................... 53

OPTICAL CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................. 53

Illumination ......................................................................................... 53

Light Sources ....................................................................................... 53

Lens Modeling ...................................................................................... 54

Magnification and Resolution ................................................................. 54

SENSOR HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................... 55

Electrostatic Discharge and the Sensor ................................................... 55

Protecting Against Dust, Oil and Scratches .............................................. 55

Cleaning the Sensor Window ................................................................. 56

APPENDIX A: GENICAM COMMANDS ............................................................ 57

CAMERA INFORMATION CATEGORY ...................................................................... 57

Camera Information Feature Descriptions ................................................ 57

CAMERA CONTROL CATEGORY ........................................................................... 60

Camera Control Feature Descriptions ...................................................... 60

I/O CONTROLS CATEGORY ............................................................................... 61

I/O Control Feature Descriptions ............................................................ 61

FLAT FIELD CATEGORY .................................................................................... 62

Flat Field Feature Descriptions ............................................................... 62

IMAGE FORMAT CONTROL CATEGORY ................................................................... 63

Image Format Control Feature Description .............................................. 63

TRANSPORT LAYER CATEGORY ........................................................................... 65

Transport Layer Descriptions ................................................................. 65

DEVICE STREAMING REGISTERS ......................................................................... 66

Start – End Command Requirements ...................................................... 66

FILE ACCESS CONTROL CATEGORY ...................................................................... 66

File Access Control Feature Descriptions .................................................. 66

APPENDIX B: AS CII COMMANDS ................................................................. 68

ACCESSING THE THREE LETTER COMMANDS (TLC) .................................................. 68

Port Configuration ................................................................................ 68

Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal .......................................... 69

ASCII TO GENCP ......................................................................................... 69

Disabling the Esc Key for Direct Access to ASCII Commands ...................... 69

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Commands .......................................................................................... 70

APPENDIX C: ERROR AND WARNING MESSAGES ......................................... 82

OPERATIONAL ERROR CODES ............................................................................ 83

APPENDIX D: CAMER A, F RAME GRABBER COMMUNICATION ....................... 84

Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame

Grabber ......................................................................................... 84

APPENDIX E: CAMERA LINK CONNECTOR INFORMATION ............................ 86

DATA CONNECTOR: CAMERA LINK ...................................................................... 86

Full Configuration ................................................................................. 87

Camera Link Bit Definitions.................................................................... 89

Camera Control Configuration ................................................................ 90

CAMERA LINK DRIVE CAPABILITY ....................................................................... 90

Input Signals, Camera Link.................................................................... 90

Output Signals, Camera Link Clocking Signals .......................................... 91

CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................. 92

SALES INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 92

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...................................................................................... 92

Linea CL Series Camera Contents • 3

Linea™ CL Series Overview

Description

Teledyne DALSA introduces a new CMOS camera family with the 2K, 4K, 8K, and 16K resolution Linea monochrome cameras. These new camera models use Teledyne DALSA's single line, 7.04 µm x 7.04 µm (2k, 4k, 8k) or 3.52 µm x 3.52 µm (16k) pixel array, delivering both speed and responsivity at a competitive price.

The Linea CL linescan is a new affordable single line, camera delivering both speed and responsivity at a competitive price. Th is small, low power camera is designed for application s such as materials grading and inspection, transportation s a fety, automated optical inspection and general purpose machine vision.

The Linea CL camera, is one of a new series of affordable easy to use digital cameras specifically engineered for industrial imaging applications requiring embedded image processing and improved network integration. Linea CL provides features to cycle a user defined sequence of imaging setups, features providing line & frame triggers, image transfer-on-demand, all part of a comprehensive camera package.

Linea uses industry standard CameraLink protocol to dependably capture and transfer images from the camera to the host PC.

4 • Linea™ CL Series Overview Linea CL Series Camera

Camera Highlights

These small, affordable, low power cameras are designed for applications such as materials grading and inspection, transportation safety, automated optical inspection and general purpose machine vision.

Key Features

• High speed: up to 80 kHz (2k, 4k, 8k) and 48 kHz (16k)

• 2048, 4096, 8192, and 16,384 pixel resolutions

• Compact camera body

Programmability

• Multiple regions of interest for calibration and data reduction

• 8 bit or 12 bit output

• Small flat field and lens shading correction

• 8 programmable coefficient sets

• GenICam or ASCII compliant interfacing

Applications

• Automated optical inspection

• Security systems

• High performance sorting systems

• Materials grading and inspection syste ms

• Web inspection

• General purpose machine vision

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Part Numbers and Software Requirements

This manual covers the Linea CL models summarized below. New models area added to this manual as they are released by Teledyne DALSA.

Camera Resolution Pixel size

Linea 2K CL 2048 x 1 7.04 x 7.04 µm Linea 4k CL 4096 x 1 7.04 x 7.04 µm Linea 8k CL 8192 x 1 7.04 x 7.04 µm Linea 16K CL 16384 x 1 3.52 µm x 3.52 µm

Max. Line Rate Lens Mount

(threaded)

80 kHz M42 x 1 LA-CM-02K08A-xx-R 80 kHz M42 x 1 LA-CM-04K08A- xx -R 80 kHz M72 x 1 LA-CM-08K08A- xx -R 48 kHz M72 x 1 LA-CM-16K05A- xx -R

Camera Accessories Order Number

2K and 4k M42 x 1 to F-mount adapter for 12mm BFD lens, he avy d uty with clip AC-LA-00115-xx-R 2K and 4k M42 x 1 to C-mount adapter for 12 mm BFD lens AC-LC-00001-xx-R 8k and 16k M72 x 0.75 F, F-mount adapter 12 mm BFD lens, heavy duty AC-LN-0001-xx-R 8k and 16k Linea Heatsink AC-MS-00108-xx-R For a list of accessories go to http://www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/products/cameras/accessories/ Optical filters are available from http://www.midwestopticalsystems.com/

Teledyne DALSA Software Platform

Sapera LT version 7.50 or higher includes CamExpert GUI application

Sapera provides everything needed to develo p imag ing applicatio ns .

Camera Firmware Embedded within camera GenICam™ support (XML camera descrip tio n file ) Embedded within camera Sapera Processing Imaging Developm e nt Libr ary

(available for Windows or Linux - sold separ a te ly):

Available for free download:

http://www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/pr oducts/software/sapera/lt/

Contact Teledyne DALSA Sales

Product Number

Third Party GenICam GenCP Software Requirements

Support of GenICam GenApi version 2.3 General acquisition and control. File access: firmware,

Support of GenICam XML schema version 1.1 GenICam™ support — XML camera description file Embedded within Linea CL

FFC, configuration data, upload & download.

6 • Linea™ CL Series Overview Linea CL Series Camera

Specifications

Performance

Imager Format

High speed CMOS line scan

Resolution

2048, 4096, 8192, and 16,384 pixels

Pixel Size

7.04 µm x 7.04 µm (2k, 4k, 8k) and 3.52 µm x 3.52 µm (16k)

Pixel Fill Factor

100 %

Line Rate

Up to 80 kHz (2k, 4k, 8k) and up to 48 kHz (16k)

Exposure Time

4 µs to 3 ms

Bit Depth

8 bit or 12 bit, selectable

Connectors and Mechanicals

Control & Data Interface

Base, Medium, Full, and Deca Camera Link configur ati o ns (2 x SDR-26)

Power Connector

Hirose 6-pin male circular

+12 V to + 24 V DC (+11.4 V to +25.2 V maximum limits), 8k and 16k

Power Dissipation

< 4.5 W (2k and 4k), < 8 W (8k), < 11 W (16k)

76.0 mm (W) x 76.0 mm (H) x 36.7 mm (D) (8k and 16k)

Mass

< 190 g (2k and 4k), < 360 g (8k and 16k)

Operating Temp

0 °C to 65 °C, front plate temperature

Optical Interface

Sensor to Camera Front Distance

12 mm

Sensor Alignment (aligned to sides of camera)

Θ z

± 0.3°

Compliance

Regulatory Compliance

CE, FCC, and RoHS; GenICam

Operating Ranges Performance

Notes

DN* rms

DN / (nJ / cm2)

Gain Nominal range

1x to 10x

@ 50% Sat

nJ / cm2

pJ / cm2

Camera Specifications Overview

Power Supply + 5 V to + 24 V DC (+4.8 V to +25.2 V maximum limits), 2k and 4k

Size 62.0 mm (W) x 62.0 mm (H) x 30.9 mm (D) (2k and 4k)

Θ y (parallelism) x y z

Dynamic Range

Random Noise

Broadband Responsivity

DC Offset

PRNU

FPN

SEE

0.08° or 100 µm ± 300 µm ± 300 µm ± 300 µm

2K 4K 8K 16K

> 60 > 60 > 60 > 60

< 3.75 < 3.75 < 3.75 < 3.75 FFC enabled

320

7 7 7 7 FFC enabled

< 1.5% < 1.5% < 1.5% < 1.5%

< 7 < 7 < 7 < 7

12.5 12.5 12.5 46.9

320 320 80

NEE

11.7 11.7 11.7 51

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Operating Ranges Performance

Notes

Antiblooming

(x Saturation)

2K 4K 8K 16K

> 100 > 100 > 100 > 100

Integral non-linearity

*DN = digital number Test Conditions:

• Values measured using 12-bit @ 1x gain.

• 10 kHz line rate.

• Light source: broadband, quartz halogen, 3250 K with 700 nm IR cut-off filter.

• Front plate temperature: 45º C.

1.5 % 1.5 % 1.5 % 1 .5 %

Compliance, EMI Certifications

Compliance Directives Standards ID Overview

EN55032 (2012) Electromagnetic compatibil ity of multime dia

EN55011 (2009) with A1(2010) Industrial, scientific and medic al e quipment —

EN 61326-1 (2013) Electrical equipment for measurement, co ntrol and

FCC

RoHS

For im ages of the Linea CL certificates see the EMC Declarations of Conformity section.

EN 55024 (2010) Information technology equipment —

CISPR 11 Industrial, scientific and medic al e quipment —

CISPR 32 Electromagnetic compatibil ity of multime dia

Part 15, class A Compliancy as per European directive 2004 /105 /EC

equipment — Emission requirements

Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement

laboratory use — EMC requirements — Part 1: General requirements

Immunity characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement

Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement

equipment - Emission requirements

8 • Linea™ CL Series Overview Linea CL Series Camera

Supported Industry Standards

GenICam™

Linea cameras are GenICam™ compliant. They implement a superset of the GenICam™ Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1.5.

This description takes the form of an XML device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module of the GenICam™ specification. The camera uses the GenICam™ Generic Control Protocol (GenCP V1.0) to communicate over the Camera Link serial port.

For more information see www.genicam.org Teledyne DALSA recommends using Sapera CamExpert as your Camera Link compliant camera

interface application. CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library and comes bundled with SaperaLT. Using CamExpert is the simplest and quickest way to send commands to and receive information from the camera.

Sapera uses the GenICam™ Generic Control Protocol (GenCP V1.0 ) to communicate with the camera over the Camera Link serial port. When communications ar e first estab lished , Sapera downloads the GenICam™ XML Description file. This file details how to access and control the camera.

ASCII Commands

As an alternative to the CamExpert (or equivalent) GUI, you can communicate with this camera using ASCII-based commands. Using a terminal emulating program, establish a serial port connection with the c amera.

In the ASCII interface press the ESC key; the communication mode w ill be switched into the ASCII command mode other than the GenICam mode. A complete list of the commands and a description of how to access them can be found in Appendix

B: ASCII Commands.

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Responsivity

The responsivity graph describes the sensor response to different wavelengths of light (excluding lens and light source characteristics).

10 • Linea™ CL Series Overview Linea CL Series Camera

Effective Quantum Efficiency:

The quantum efficiency graph describes the fraction of photons at each wavelength that contribute charge to the pixel.

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Linea CL Camera Setup

System Precautions and Cleaning

Precautions

Read these precautions and this manual before using the camera.

Do not open the housing of the camera. The warrant y is voided if the housing is opened.

• Confirm that the camera’s packaging is undamaged before opening it. If the packaging is damaged please contact the related logistics pers onnel.

• Keep the camera’s front plate temperature in a range of 0 °C to 65 °C during operation.

• Do not operate the camera in the vicinity of strong electromagnetic fields. In addition, avoid

electrostatic charging, violent vibration, and excess moisture.

• Though this camera supports hot plugging, it is recommended that you power down and disconnect power to the camera before you add or replace system components.

Cleaning the Device

To clean the device, avoid electrostatic charging by using a dry, clean absorbent cotton cloth dampened with a small quantity of pure alcohol. Do not use methylated alcohol.

To clean the surface of the camera housing, use a soft, dry cloth. To remove severe stains use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral detergent and then wipe dry. Do not use volatile solvents such as benzene and thinners, as they can damage the surface finish.

Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor

Image sensors and the camera bodies housing are susce ptible to damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD). Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor window surface can induce charge buildup on the underside of the window. If this occurs , the charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation.

Recommended System Requirements

To achieve best system performance, the following minimum requirements are recommended:

• High bandwidth frame grabber. For example, Teledyne DALSA Xtium-CL series frame grabbers: http://www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/products/fg/#digital-cameralink

• Operating systems: Refer to frame grabber documentation for supported platforms.

12 • Linea CL Camera Setup Linea CL Series Camera

Camera Link frame grabber up to receive the standard 8-bit full mode.

computer chassis, before handling the camera hardware..

increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera.

Setup Steps: Overview

Take the following steps in order to setup and run your camera system. They are described briefly below and in more detail in the sections that follow.

1. Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software

2. Connect Camera Link and Power Cables

3. Establish communication with the camera

Step 1: Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software

Teledyne DALSA recommends its Xtium-CL series frame grabbers or equivalent. Follow the manufacturer’s installation instructio ns.

For additional information on configuring fra me grabbers, see Appendix D: Camera, Frame Grabber Communication.

Note: By default, Camera Link mode is set to the standard 8-bit full mode which allows operation of up to 80 kHz (2k, 4k, 8k) or 48 kHz (16K) line rate. Set your

A GenICam™ compliant XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing GenICam™ compliant application to know the camera’s capabilities immediately after connection.

Installing Sapera LT gives you access to the CamExpert GUI, a GenICam™ compliant application. Sapera LT is available free of charge for download from the Teledyne Dalsa

website.

Step 2: Connect Camera Link and Power Cables

The camera uses two Camera Link SDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base, Medium, or Full configuration.

• Connect the Camera Link cables from the camera to the frame grabber installed on the computer.

• Connect a power cable from the camera to a power supply that can provide a constant voltage from +5 VDC to +24 VDC (2k and 4k) or +12 VDC to +24VDC (8k and 16k).

WARNING! Grounding I nstr uctions Static electricity can damage electronic components. It’s critical that you discharge

any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface, such as the metal

Note: the use of cables types and lengths other than those spe cified may result in

For more information on Camera Link connector specifications, see Appendix E: Camera Link Connector Info rma tion.

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The following figure of the Linea CL back end shows connector and LED locations. See the

Power

Hirose 6-pin

(8k and 16k)

Control & Data

Camera Link 26-pin SDR26 connectors

Status

Diagnostic LED

Description

+12 V to +24 V DC (8K and 16K)

Mechanical Specifications section for details on the connectors and camera mounting dimensions.

• +5V to +24V DC (2k and 4k)

• +12V to +24V DC

Power Connector

WARNING! Grounding I nstr uctions It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera.

Incorrect voltages may damage the camera. Input voltage re quirements: +5 VDC to +24 VDC (2k and 4k models), 1 Amp. +12 VDC to +24 VDC (8K and 16K models), 2 Amp. Before connecting power to the camera, test all pow er supplies.

Hirose 6-pin Circular Male (Mating Part: HIROSE HR10A-7P-6S)

1 +5 V to +24 V DC (2K and 4K)

2 +5 V to +24 V DC (2K and 4K)

3 +5 V to +24 V DC (2K and 4K)

4 GND

5 GND

6 GND

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Use high-quality supplies in order to minimize noise.

LED is off

No power or hardware malfunction

Blinking Green

Powering up or ca lib r a ting

Green

Ready

Error. Check the built-in self test (BiST) register for the s p ec ific error

The camera meets all performance specifications using standard switching power supplies, although well-regulated linear supplies provide optimum performance.

WARNING: When setting up the camera’s power supplies follow these guidelines:

• Apply the appropriate voltages.

• Protect the camera with a 1 amp slow-blow fuse between the power supply

and the camera.

• Do not use the shield on a multi-conductor ca ble fo r ground.

• Keep leads as short as possible in order to reduce voltage drop.

•

Note: If your power supply does not meet these requirements, then the camera performance specifications are not guaranteed.

Power over Camera Link

The Linea 2k and 4k Camera Link cameras are Power over Camera Link (PoCL) compatible*, but are not compliant with the full PoCL specification as their operation is dependent on the frame grabber used. These cameras exceed the 4 W PoCL power specification, but some frame grabbers, such as the Xtium frame grabber from Teledyne Dalsa, are able to supply sufficient power for the camera’s operation.

PoCL can be enabled from within CamExpert. Be sure to connect the power supply to the Xtium frame gabber in the PC.

PoCL power can only be supplied through the Data 1 (base) camera link port.

* The 8K and 16K models do not support PoCL.

Camera Status LED

The Linea CL has one multicolor LED to provide a simple visible indication of camera state. The table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states. When more than one condit io n is active, the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority.

LED State Definition

Red

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Step 3: Estab lish Commun ication with the Camera

Commands.

The camera is designed to power up with a GenICam-compliant interfa ce. CamExpert provides an easy-to-use GUI that can be used to set up and operate the camera.

The camera also comes with Teledyne DALSA’s three letter command (TLC) interface option, which can be accessed using a suitable terminal program such as HyperTerminal™. If you want to use the TLC interface, refer to Appendix B: ASCII

To establish communication with the camera:

1. Power on the camera

2. Connect to the frame grabber

3. Connect to the camera

Power on the camera

Turn on the camera’s power supply. You may have to wait while the camera readies itself for operation. The camera must boot fully before it will be recognized by the camera interface application (for example, CamExpert) — the LED displays steady green once the camera is ready.

Connect to the frame grabber

1. Start Sapera CamExpert (or equivalent Camera Link compliant application) by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation.

2. CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices. In the Devices list area on the left side, the connected frame grabber will be shown.

3. Select the frame grabber device by clicking on the name.

Note: The first time you set up the camera you will need to establish a communication link between the camera and frame grabber.

16 • Linea CL Camera Setup Linea CL Series Camera

Connect to the camera

1. Start a new Sapera CamExpert application (or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface) by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation.

2. In CamExpert, for Teledyne DALSA frame grabbers, the camera appears below the Board category.

Check LED Status

If the camera is operating correctly at this point, the diagnostic LED is steady green.

Software Interface

All the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface. For example, under the Camera Control menu in the camera window you can cont rol the line rate and exposure times.

Operate the Camera

At this point you will be ready to start operating the camera to acquire images, set camera functions, and save settings.

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Using CamExpert with Linea CL Cameras

The Sapera CamExpert tool is the interfacing tool for GenCP compliant Camera Link cameras, and is supported by the Sapera library and hardware. When used with a Linea CL camera, CamExpert allows a user to test most of the operating modes. Additionally CamExpert saves the Linea CL user settings configuration to the c amera or saves multiple configura tions as individual camera parameter files on the host system (*.ccf).

An important component of CamEx pert is its liv e acquisition display win dow which allows immed iate verification of timin g or contro l parameters w ithout the need to run a separate acquisition program.

Click on any parameter and a short description is displayed below the Category pane. The same conte xt sensitive help is available by clicking on the button then click on a camera

configuration parameter. Click on the button to open the help file for more descriptive information on CamExpert.

Note: The examples shown may not entirely reflect the features an d pa ra m eter s a vailable from the camera model and camera mode used in your applica tion.

CamExpert Panes

The various areas of the CamExpert tool are described in the figure below. Device Categories and Parameter features are displayed as per the device’s XML description file. The number of parameters shown is dependent on the View mode selected (Beginner, Expert, Guru – see description below).

18 • Using CamExpert with Linea CL Cameras Linea CL Series Camera

• Device Selector pane: View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device. After a device is selected, CamExpert will only present parameters applicable to that device. Optionally select a camera file included with the Sapera installation or saved by the user.

• Parameters pane: Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device. CamExpert displays parameters only if those parameters are supported by the installed device. This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hardware in use.

• Display pane: Provides a live or single frame acquisition display. Frame buffer parameters are shown in an information b ar above the image window.

• Control Butto ns: The Display pane includes CamExpert control buttons. These are:

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Acquisition control button: Click once to start live grab, click again to stop.

Single frame grab: Click to acquire one frame from device.

Software trigger button: With the I/O control parameters set to Trigger Enable d / Softwa r e Tr igg e r type, click to send a single software trigger comm and .

CamExpert display contro l s: (these do not modify the frame buffer data) Stretch (or shrink) image to fit, set image display to original size, or zoom the image to any size and ratio. This does not affect the acquisition.

Histogram / Profile tool: Select to view a histogram or line/column prof i le dur ing liv e acq uis ition.

• Output pane: Displays messages from CamExpert.

CamExpert View Parameters O p tion

All camera features have a Visibility attribute which defines its requirement or complexity. The states vary from Beginner (features required for basic operation of the device) to Guru (optional features required only for complex operations).

CamExpert presents camera features based on their visibility attribute. CamExpert provides quick Visibility level selection via controls below each Category Parameter list [ << Less More >> ]. The user can also choose the Visibility level from the View ∙ Parameters Options menu.

Creating a Camera Configuration File in the Host

• When using the Teledyne DALSA Sapera SDK – the CCF is created automatically via a save.

• When using a 3

automatic. Simply follow the 3

• If the SDK is based on GenAPI 2.3 or lower, the user must call the command DeviceFeaturePersistenceStart before using the SDK Save Came ra method and the command DeviceFeaturePersistenceEnd at the end of the save function.

party SDK application, if that SDK supports GenAPI 2.4, then the process is

party Save Camera method as instructed.

20 • Using CamExpert with Linea CL Cameras Linea CL Series Camera

Camera Operation

The following sections describe typical operations performed with the camera. The descriptions rely on the feature-based Camera Link GenCP protocol, using the Sapera CamExpert application. If you are using a different application, the display configuration will differ but the category, parameter (feature) names and possible values remain the same. References to related ASCII commands are provided.

Factory Settings

The camera has been calibrated and configured at the factory to be ready for operation when first powered up. The camera ships and powers up for the first time with the following factory settings:

• Camera Link Full, 8 bit pixels

• Internal trigger, line rate 10 kHz

• Internal exposure control, exposure time 50 µs

• 1x horizontal an d ver tical binning

• Offset 0, Gain 1x (lowest value)

• Flat field calibration is not active as this feature is dependent on your light source and lens.

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Typical Setup and Evaluation

Optical Configuration

Typically, the first thing you want to do is to evaluate the camera’s image quality under operating conditions similar to those that you are likely to use in your application. To do this, take the following steps:

• The illumination, lens magnification, and focus should be set up as per you applicat ion .

• Getting the magnification right is best accomplished by setting the object-to-sensor

distance. Use the formula lens focal length x (2 + 1/magnification + magnification) to calculate this distance. Magnificat ion equ als the sensor pixel size (7.04 µm or 3.52 µm ) / (your object pixel size in µm).

• The approximate position of the sensor is at the first groove on the side of the camera case from the front face of the camera.

Camera Timing & Control

It is easiest and quickest to evaluate the camera using the internal timing setups for line rate and exposure time. The camera starts up in the default configuration of camera link full, 10 kHz line rate and 50 µsec exposure time.

• If this line rate is too slow fo r your application, you will get a compressed image in the scan direction. To increase the line rate, use the Internal Line Rate parameter in the Camera Control category.

• Adjust the exposure time; refer to the Exposure Controls section.

• Set your camera direction: refer to the Pixel Readout Direction (Mirroring Mode) section.

Acquiring an Image

You can now begin imaging . Unless you have an application employing lots of light, the image is likely to be too dark.

• Use the system gain to adjust the camera output to achieve the desired response. The system gain range is from 1x to 10x. Refer to the Gain and Black Level (Offset) section.

• Once you have a suitable response, you can now focus the lens.

• The image may be darker at the edges due to lens vignetting, but this will be improved once

the camera is calibrated.

• Calibration is performed using a white reference where your object is normally located. Refer to the Calibrating the Camera section. When calibrated, you should see an image from the camera that is flat field corrected with the lens at the target level you set.

You are now ready to evaluate the image quality of the Linea camera under your operating conditions.

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Check Camera and Sensor Information

Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application—for example, the CamExpert GUI shown in the following examples. Parameters such as camera model, firmware version, sensor characteristics, and so forth, are read to uniquely identify the connected device.

The Camera Information category groups these parameters.

Verify Temperature and Voltage

To determine the voltage and temperature at the camera, use the Refresh Voltage and Refresh Temperature features.

The temperature returned is the internal temperature in degrees Celsius. For proper operation this value should not exceed 80 °C. If the camera exceeds the designated temperature it will stop imaging and the LED will turn red. After you have diagnosed and remedied the issue use the Restart Camera function.

The parameters used to select, load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information category. There are 8 user sets available and one factory set.

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Camera Config uration Selection Dialog

CamExpert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from Linea CL memory.

Camera Power-up Configuration

Either the Factory or one of the User Settings can be used as the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset of powered up.

The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power-up (see feature UserSetDefaultSelector). The user chooses from one factory data set or one of 8 possible user saved states.

User Set Configuration Mana g em en t

The user setting is the saved set of camera configurations that you can customize, resave, and restore. By default the user settings are shipped with the same settings as the factory set.

The second drop list allows the user to change the camera configuration anytime after a power-up (see feature UserSetSelector). To reset the camera to the factory configuration, select Factory Setting and click Load. To save a current camera configuration, select from User Set 1 through User Set 8, and click Save. Select a saved user set and click Load to restore a saved configuration.

Active Settings for Current Operation

The active setting for the current operation is the set of configurations that are active while the camera is currently running, including all unsaved changes you have made to the settings before saving them.

These active settings are stored in the camera’s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets, is powered down, or loses power.

To save these settings for reuse the next time you power up or reset the camera, or to protect against losing them in the case of power loss, you must save the current settings. Once saved, the current settings become the selected User Set.

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Related ASCII Commands

usd

user set default

usl

user set load

uss

user set save

measurement can be used to set the applied voltage to the camera.

User Setting

The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non-volatile memory as a Use r Set. The camera automatically restores the last saved user settings when it powers up.

To restore the last saved user settings, select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter.

Factory Settings

The factory setting is the camera settings that were shipped with the camera and which loaded during the camera’s first power-up. To load or restore the original factory settings, at any time, select the Factory Setting parameter and then select the User Set Load parameter.

Note: By default, the user settings are set to the factory settings.

section).

Note: The voltage displayed is the camera’s input voltage. The voltage measurement feature of the camera provides results within 1% of the actual voltage. The

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Set Baud Rate

Serial Port

Parameter

Description

achieve these baud rates.

Related ASCII Commands

sbr

set baud rate

The baud rate sets the speed (in bits per second—bps) of the serial communication port and is available as part of the Serial Port category.

Baud Rate Sets the baud rate used by the camera’ s s er ia l port. Possible values

are:

• 9600 (factory default)

• 19200

• 57600

• 115200

• 230400*

• 460800*

Note: During connection, by default, CamExpert automa tic ally sets the camera to maximum allowable baud.

*A Teledyne DALSA PX4 or equivalent frame gra bber is r equired to

Data Size 8 (read-only) Parity None (read-only) Number of Stop Bits 1 (read-only)

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Name

Taps

Bits Per Pixel

Cables

Base

8, 12

Medium

8, 12

Full 8 8

Deca*

10 8 2

Camera Model

Available Camera Link Speeds

2K, 4K, and 8K

77 MHz 50 MHz

16K

85 MHz 62 MHz

Related ASCII Commands

clm

camera link mode

spf

set pixel format

Camera Link Configuration

The following Camera Link configurations are available:

*8k and 16k models only

Available Camera Link speeds are model dependent:

The Camera Link Configuration feature is available in the camera’s Transport Layer category:

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Pixel Format

Parameter

Description

Pixel Format

Sets the sensor pixel format. Possible values are:

configurations.

Related ASCII Commands

spf

set pixel format

Parameter

Description

Use the Pixel Format feature, found in the Image Format category, to select the format of the pixel to use during image acquisition as either Mono 8 or Mono 12 bit depth.

Image Format

• Mono 8*

• Mono 12

*Only available format for Full Camera Link

Internal Test Image Generator

The Linea CL camera includes a number of internal test patterns which easily confirm camera cable connections or dr iver installations, without the need for a camera lens or proper lighting. The patterns are subject t o Linea CL processing such as Binning functions.

Use CamExpert to easily enable and select any test pattern from the drop menu while the camera is not in acquisition mode. Select live grab to see the pa ttern output.

The Test Pattern feature is available in the Image Format category:

Image Format

Test Pattern Enable camera sensor test pattern. Possible values are:

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Off

Ramp

Alternating

Fixed Pattern

Fixed Value

32(2)

Related ASCII Commands

svm

set video mode

Important Note: to ensure best res ults , the conditions under which you calibrate the operating conditions as possible.

1381(86)

Image is from the camera sensor.

Image is filled horizontally w ith an image that goes from th e darkest possible value to the brigh te s t.

Alternating values. For 12-bit outpu t, pixel values alternate between 1381 (0x565) and 2746 (0x ABA). For 8-bit outpu t, pixel values alternate between 86 (0x56) and 172 (0xA C).

8 pixel cycling pattern. For 12-b it output, the patter n is 0x120|0x020|0x130|0x 030|0x140|0x040|0x15 0| 0x050. For 8-bit output, the patte r n is 0x12|0x02|0x13|0x03|0x14|0x04|0x15|0x05.

Fixed Grey Value. For 12-b it output: pixel valu e = 1381 (0x565). For 8-bit output: pixel value = 86 (0x56).

Fixed Grey Value. For 12-bit ou tput: pixel value = 32 (0x20) . For 8-bit output: pixel value = 2 (0x2).

Calibrating the Camera

camera (for example, temperature and illuminat ion) should be as close to the actual

The goal of c alibration is for the camera to produce a uniform output image at a desired level while imaging a uniform white object under conditions equal to the optical se tup for the user’s application. Flat field coefficients consist of an offset and gain for each pixel. These are the first user corrections applied to the image. The flat fie ld coefficients are saved and loaded with the user set.

• Configure the camera to the required exsync and exposure timing, plus adjust the light level for normal operation.

• Set the system gain to a value that best suits the application.

• The lens should be at the required magnification and aperture and be focused.

• As the white reference is located at the object plane, any markings or contaminants on its

surface (that is, dust, scratches, smudges) will end up in the calibration profile of the camera. To avoid this, use a clean white plastic or ceramic material rather than trying to rely on a paper reference. (Ideally, the white object will be moving during the calibration process, as the averaging process of the camera will diminish the effects of any small variation in the white reference.)

• Adjust the system gain until the peak intensity is at the desired DN level and then calibrate the fixed pattern noise (FPN). Use a lens cap to ensure that no light reaches the sensor.

• Once complete, remove the lens cap and perform a photo response non-uniformity (PRNU) calibration using the desired target value (in DN). You want all the pixels t o match. This target value should be higher than the peak values you saw w hile first setting up the camera.

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• After several seconds the PRNU calibration will end and the correction coefficients will be enabled. The system gain remains as first set.

• The coefficients and gain parameters, timing and control configuration ca n be stored in any one of eight user sets and automatically retrieved at power-up or by user selection.

CamExpert has a default timeout of 20 seconds per command, which is too short for the FFC calibration to run fully. You can change the default timeout by setting a command line argument in the short-cut:

• Right-click on the short-cut in the start menu and select Properties.

• In the Target field, add the switch –timeout 60 (See below)

This increases the command timeout to 60 seconds. Note that you must include a chara cter space between the clo sing quotation mark in the target and the hyphen before the timeout value.

• Repeat for desktop short-cut

Flat Field Parameters

This Flat Field category contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination.

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Flat Field

to 0 and gains to 1x).

preferable to us e the “Basic” algorithm if possible.

12 bit: 0 to 4095 DN

Possible values: 2048 or 4096

calibrate different regions sequentially.

Default value is 0 DN for each pixel

Default 1x

Parameter

Mode Off – Flat field correction coeffic ients are not applied.

Calibration Algor ithm Basic – Direct calculation of coefficien ts based on curren t a verage line

Calibration Target After calibration all pixels will be scaled to outpu t this level

Calibration Sample Size Number of lines to a verage when calibrating.

ROI Offset X Together with “ROI Width”, specifies the range of pixels to be calibrated.

Description

On – Flat field correction coefficien ts are applied. Initialize – Sending this value will r es e t a ll current coef ficients (offsets

values and target. Low Pass Filter – A low pass filter is first ap plied to the curre nt

average line values before calculating the coefficients. Use this algorithm if the calibration tar g et is not uniform white or it is not possible to defocus the image. Bec a use of the low pass f ilter this algorithm is not ab le to correct pixel-to-pixel variations and so it is

Range depends on pixel format:

• 8 bit: 0 to 255 DN

•

Pixel coefficien ts outside this ra nge are not changed . It is possible to

ROI Width Width of ROI, in pixels. Calibration FPN Save average line (of “Calibration Sample Size” row s). This is the first

user correction applied – it is subtracted from each line. This feature may not be of use to many users as the camera already

subtracts true “dark current” , but it may be useful for some to provide a per pixel offset correction.

• Range 0 to 511 DN, 12 bit

•

Calibration PRNU Use “Correction Algorithm” to ca lc ulate the per pixel gain to achieve the

specified target outpu t.

• Range 0 to 15.9998x

•

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Trigger Modes

I/O Controls

Parameter

Description

signal is the Camera L ink control line CC1 .

Related ASCII Commands

sem

set exposure mode

The camera’s image exposures are initiated by a trigger event. The trigger event is either a programmable internal signal used in free running mode, an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers, or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer. These triggering modes are described below.

The Trigger Mode feature is available in the camera’s I/O Controls category:

Trigger Mode

• Off: Internal trigger (trigger disabled): The camera freerunning mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable exposure period.

• On: External trigger (trigger enabled): Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal. The external trigger

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Description

Line Rate

Exposure Time

Trigger Source

Exposure

programmable

Exposure

programmable

Exposure

Exposure Controls

Exposure control is defined as the start of exposure a nd ex posure duration. Exposure control modes define the method and timing of controlling the sensor integration period. The integration period is the amount of time the sensor is exposed to incoming light before the video line data is transmitted to the controlling computer .

The camera can grab images in one of three ways, as described in the following table.

Internal Programmable

External Programmable

External Trigger Width

Internal, programmable Internal

Controlled by EXSYNC pulse Internal

Controlled by EXSYNC pulse External (EXSYNC) External

Internal

External

You determine the three imaging modes using a combination of the Exposure Time Source parameters (including I/O parameters), Exposure Time and Internal Line Rate parameters.

• The feature Exposure Time Source selects the controlling method for the exposure.

• The start of exposure can be driven by an internal timer signal, an external trigger signal, or a

software function call.

• For External Trigger signals, the relationship between an external line trigger and the exposure period is only applicable while the external line trigger does not exceed the maximum allowable line rate.

• If the external line rate exceeds the maximum line rate allowed for a mode, the camera will continue to output data at its maximum line rate. Though no image artifacts associated with over-speed will occur, you may notice that under over-speed conditions the image will appear compressed and the apparent distance travelled will be reduced.

The relevant exposure control features are grouped in the Camera Control category:

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Camera Control

Parameter

Description

running): that is, the line trigger is disa bled (Trigger Mode off).

Width

the exposure duration.

be set to Timed.

Related ASCII Commands

ssf

set sensor framerate

sem

set exposure mode

set

set exposure time

Programmable Exposure

Programmable Line Time

> 1

Programmable Exposure

Sensor Readout

LVAL delay

LVAL

Internal Line Rate

Camera line rate in a range from 300 Hz up to 80 kHz (2k, 4k, 8k) or 48 kHz (16k).

This feature is only available when the camera is in Internal Mode (free

Exposure Time Source

Set the operation mode for the c a m er a ’ s exposure. Trigger Wid th is only available when Trigger Mo de is enabled.

Trigger

Uses the width of the current line trigger signal pulse to control

Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposur e Tim e

feature and th e exposure starts with the Line Start even t.

Exposure Time Sets the exposure time (in microseconds). Exposure Time Source feature must

Internal Programmable Exposure

The Linea CL in the Internal Programmable Exposure mode is the default free- running mode with the external trigger off and internal exposure control. This mode is not synchronized to an external signal. Line rate is the dominant factor when adjusting the line rate or exposure time. When setting the line rate, exposure time will decrease, if necessary, to accommodate the new line rate. When adjusting the exposure time the range is limited by the line rate. has the following features:

• The Trigger Source feature (see I/O Control category) selects an internal signal as trigger.

• Programmable internal trigger, where the maximum line rate limit is related to the Exposure

Time feature.

• Exposure duration is user programmable (exposure maximum is dependent on the line rate). Minimum exposure (in µs) is model dependent.

1. Exposure time > 4µs (2K, 4K, 8K) or 2µs (16K)

2. Sensor readout time = 12.5µs (2K, 4K, 8K) or 20.8µs (16K)

3. LVAL delay = ~14.5µs (2K, 4K), 26µs (8K) or 41µs (16K)

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Programmable Exposure

Line Time

Programmable Exposure

Sensor Readout

LVAL delay

LVAL

To calculate the maximum line rate:

Maximum line rate =

(𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒+𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒∗)

*Exposure time must be greater than 4 µs, and low time greater than 1 µs (2K, 4K and 8K models) or greater than 2 µs (16K model)

GenICam parameters to set:

• I / O Controls > Trigger Mode > Off

• Camera Control > Internal Line Rate > user value

• Camera Control > Exposure Time > user value

External Programmable Exposure

The External Programmable Exposure mode is similar to Internal Programmable except for the exposure start being an external user input.

• The TriggerSource feature (see I/O Control category) selects an external signal line as trigger.

• Line rates and exposure limits are as defined for Internal Programmable Exposure.

• The falling edge of the EXSYNC (CC1) signal triggers the start of the internal exposure.

1. Exposure time > 4µs (2K, 4K, 8K) or 2µs (16K)

2. Sensor readout time = 12.5µs (2K, 4K, 8K) or 20.8µs (16K)

3. LVAL delay = ~14.5µs (2K, 4K), 26µs (8K) or 41µs (16K)

GenICam parameters to set:

• I / O Controls > Trigger Mode > On

• Camera Control > Exposure Time Source > Timed

• Camera Control > Exposure Time > user value

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External Trigger Width Exposure

Exposure =

Line Time

Sensor Readout

LVAL delay

LVAL

Exposure

Sensor Readout

Exposure

Sensor Readout

the case when running internal exposure control.

An alternative external trigger mode allows the external signal width to control the exposure duration. Line readout time remains similar to programmable exposure modes.

• EXSYNC (CC1) sets both the line period and the exposure time.

• The EXSYNC high duration sets the exposure time and the falling edge triggers the s ta rt of

exposure.

1. Sensor readout time = 12.5µs (2K, 4K, 8K) or 20.8µs (16K)

2. LVAL delay = ~14.5µs (2K, 4K), 26µs (8K) or 41µs (16K)

Note:

Maximum line rate =

(𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒+𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒∗)

*Exposure time must be greater than 4 µs, and low time greater than 1 µs (2K, 4K and 8K models) or greater than 2 µs (16K model)

Warning! When running external line rate and external exposure time, the line rate must not exceed 1 / (exposure time + low time). Under these conditions the exposure time will become indeterminate and result in image artifacts. This is not

GenICam parameters to set:

• I / O Controls > Trigger Mode > On

• Camera Control > Exposure Time Source > Trigger Width

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Camera Control

Single value added to each pix el. Apply a digital addition after an FPN correction: ± 1/ 8

12-bit mode

available range is -512 to +511.

8-bit mode

available range is -32 to +31.

Floating point dig ital multiplier applied to each pix e l. Set the gain as a n a m p lification factor applied t o the video signal across all pixels: 1x to 1 0x.

Related ASCII Commands

ssb

set sensor blacklevel

ssg

set sensor gain

Gain and Black Level (Offset)

The gain and black level controls can make small compensations to the a cquisition in situations where lighting varies and the lens iris can not be eas ily adjusted. Optima l gain and black level adjustments maximizes t he Linea CL dynamic range for individual imaging situations.

Use the Offset and Gain features to maximize the use of the output dynamic range (especial ly when pixel format is less than 12 bits). Typical use is to subtract minimum pixel value expected and then adjust the gain to up the maximum pixel value to approach full scale.

Features and limitations are described be low.

• Black Level offset is expressed as a digital number providing a +/- offset from the factory setting. The factory setting optimized the black level offset for maximum dynamic range und er controlled ideal dark conditions.

• Digital Gain is expressed as a multiplication factor. Note that increasing digital gain does not increase the low level resolution and increases the sensor noise proportionately.

The parameters that control gain and black level are grouped together in the Camera Control category.

Offset

Gain

of available range. Positive values may be used to measure dark noise. Depending on the the pixel for ma t, different offset ranges a r e a vailable:

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Binning

Binning is the combining of two or more image sensor pixels to form a new combined pixel. A binned image using the same exposure settings as a non-binned image will show an improved signal-to-noise ratio, reduced scanning times (due to lower spatial resolution) and save as a smaller image file size compared with a non-binned image, at the expense of lower image resolution.

In 2 x 2 binning, 4 physical pixe ls on the sensor are combined into one image pixel. This operating mode is ideal for applications that require faster acquisition and processing times and require greater signal collection.

For this camera, the default binning value is 1 x 1, The Binning Vertical and Binning Horizontal features in the Image Format category

represents the number of horizontal pixels that will be combined (added) together.

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Image Format

must be combined (added) together: 2.

that must be combined (added) together.

Related ASCII Commands

sbh

set binning horizontal

Image Format

Parameter

Description

Line Mirroring

Off: All pixels are read out from left to right. On: All pixels are read out from right to left.

Related ASCII Commands

smm

set mirroring mode

Parameter

Binning Vertic a l This feature represents the number of vertical photo-sensitive cells tha t

Binning Horizontal This feature represents the number of horizon tal photo-sensitive cells

Description

Pixel Readout Direction (Mirroring Mode)

The Line Mirroring feature, in the Image Format category, sets the tap readout from left to right or from right to left. This feature is especially useful if you want to mount the camera “upside down.”

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Area of Interest (AOI) Setup

Full Image Width

AOI 1

AOI

AOI 3

AOI

2 Offset

AOI

3 Offset

AOI 4 Offset

AOI

AOI 2

AOI 3

AOI

Resulting Output Image Width

The Area of Interest (AOI) feature can be used to reduce the amount of image-data output from the camera. Use this feature when there are areas in the image that contain unneeded information.

An example where you would use this feature is in an application that is inspecting several separated lanes of objects with one camera and the image between the lanes can be ignored.

The AOI feature allows from one to four specific areas of the pixel line to be specified where image data will be output. Since the AOI feature reduces the amount of data output, this has the additional benefit of allowing the cameras to operate at higher EXSYNC rates when using base or medium camera link modes.

For example, in the 4K camera model, if the total number of pixels for the specified AOI`s is less than 1 K when using base Camera Link mode at 77 MHz, the maximum EXSYNC rate can be 80 kHz; versus 56 kHz if all 4K pixels were output.

Note: The setup of AOI is alw a ys with respect to th e sensor. Therefore, if you are using the mirroring mode with AOI , be awa r e that pixel one will be on the right side of the displayed image.

The AOI commands are grouped in the Image Format category.

To set up an AOI for the camera:

• The AOI mode must first be in the off position.

• Use the AOI Count to select the total number of AOIs desired to a max of 4.

• To set up each AOI individually use the AOI Selector to point to the AOI to be set up.

• AOI Offset X is used indicate the starting pixel of the AOI.

• AOI Width is used to indicate the width of the AOI.

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To initiate operation of the AOI once setup:

Related ASCII Commands

sac

set AOI count

sad

set AOI selector, offset and width

sam

set AOI selector, offset and width

• The AOI mode must be changed to Active.

• Be sure to set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI w idths set up in the

camera.

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Saving and Restoring Camera Settings

The parameters used to select, load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information category. There are 8 user sets available and one factory set.

Camera Config uration Selection Dialog

CamExpert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from Linea CL memory.

Camera Power-up Configuration

Either the Factory or one of the User Settings can be used as the def a ult setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset of powered up.

The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power-up (see feature UserSetDefaultSelector). The user chooses from one factory data set or one of 8 possible user saved states.

User Set Configuration Mana g em en t

The user setting is the saved set of camera configurations that you can customize, resave, and restore. By default the user settings are shipped with the same settings as the factory set.

Active Settings for Current Operation

These active settings are stored in the camera’s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets, is powered down, or loses power.

To save these settings for reuse the next time you power up or reset the camera, or to protect against losin g them in the case of power loss, you must save the current settings. Once saved, the current settings become the selected User Set.

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User Setting

Related ASCII Commands

usd

user set default

usl

user set load

uss

user set save

The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non-volatile memory as a Use r Set. The camera automatically restores the last saved user settings when it powers up.

To restore the last saved user settings, select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter.

Factory Settings

Note: By default, the user settings are set to the factory settings.

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Type

File

Device Firmware

Microcode

XML

Miscellaneous FPGA Code

CCI

Warning! The camera firmware file versions must all be compatible or the

questions before proceeding.

Camera Firmware Updates

The user can upload new firmware using the File Access Control features via Sapera CamExpert. To update the camera firmware several files must be updated. Files include the following:

camera risks becoming inoperable. Only after all required files are uploaded to the camera can the camera be reset to activate the new firmware.

Before updating any firmware files verify that the file versions are correct. If in doubt, contact your Teledyne DALSA representa tive if you have any

Download a List of Camera Parameters

For diagnostic purposes you may want to download a list of all the parameters and values associated with the camera. To do this use the File Access Control

• Select “Miscellaneous” file type

• In the “File selector” drop down box select “CameraData” .

• Click “Download”.

• Save the text file and send the file to Teledyne DALSA customer support if required.

features via Sapera CamExpert:

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File Access via the CamExpert Tool

• In the File Access Category, click on the “Setting…” button to open the File Access Control dialog.

• From the file type drop menu, select the file type that will be uploaded to the Linea CL. This CamExpert tool allows quick firmware changes or updates.

• From the File Selector drop menu, select the Linea CL memory location for the uploaded data. This menu presents only the applicable data locations for the selected file type.

• Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window.

• Select the specific file from the system drive or from a network location.

• Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the Linea CL.

• Note that firmware changes require a device reset command from the Transport Layer Controls.

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Transport Layer

Parameter

Description

Restart Camera

Resets the camera and puts in the default settings, including a 9600 baud rate.

Related ASCII Commands

reset camera

Resetting the Camer a

The Restart Camera feature, part of the Transport Layer category, resets the camera. The camera resets with the default settings, including a bau d rate of 9600.

If camera detection is enabled, Teledyne DALSA frame grabber serial port settings are by default configured to auto-detect and maximize the baud rate . To verify the setting, use the Sapera Configuration utility, or in CamExpert use the Tools > Camera Detection > Settings menu command to open the Communication Settings dialog.

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Technical Specifications

Mechanical Specifications

2K and 4K Camera s

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8K and 16K Cameras

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Additional Notes on Linea CL Identification and Mechanical

Identification Label

Linea CL cameras have an identification label applie d to the back side, with the following information:

• Model Part number

• Serial number

• 2D Barcode

• CE and FCC logo

• “Made in Canada” Statement

EMC Declarations of Conformity

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Additional Reference Information

Optical Considerations

This section provides an overview to illumination, light sources, filters, lens modeling, and lens magnification. Ea ch of these components contribute to the successful design of an imaging solution.

Illumination

The amount and wavelengths of light required to capture useful images depend on the particular application. Factors include the nature, speed, and spectral characteristics of objects being imaged, exposure times, light source characteristics, environmental and acquisition system specifics, and more. The Teledyne DALSA Web site, http://mv.dalsa.com/ potentially complicated issue. Click on Knowledge Ce nter and then select Application Notes and Technology Primers. Review the sections of interest.

, provides an introduction to this

It is often more important to consider expos ure than illumination. The total amount of energ y (which is related to the total number of photons reac hing the s ensor) is more important than the rate at which it arrives. For example, 5µJ/cm the same as exposing an intensity of 5W/cm

can be achieved by exposing 5mW/cm2 for 1ms just

for 1µs.

Light Sources

Keep these guidelines in mind when selecting and setting up light source:

• LED light sources are relatively inexpensive, provide a uniform field, and longer life span compared to other light sources. However, they also require a camera with excellent sensitivity.

• Halogen light sources generally provide very little blue relative to infrared light (IR).

• Fiber-optic light distribution systems generally transmit very little blue relative to IR.

• Some light sources age such that over their life span they produce less light. This aging may

not be uniform—a light source may produce progressively less light in some areas of the spectrum but not others.

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Lens Modeling

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h ''

m 45

100

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Any lens surrounded by air can be modeled for camera purposes using three primary points: the first and second principal points and the second focal point. The primary points for a lens should be available from the lens data sheet or from the lens manufacturer. Primed quantities denote characteristics of the image side of the lens. That is, h is the object height and h′ is the image height.

The focal point is the point at which the image of an infinitely distant object is brought to focus. The effective focal length (f′) is the distance from the second principal point to the second focal point. The back focal length (BFL) is the distance from the image side of the lens surface to the second focal point. The object distance (OD) is the distance from the first principal point to the object.

Primary Points in a Len s System

Magnification and Resolution

The magnification of a lens is the ratio of the image size to the object size:

Where m is the magnification, h’ is the image height (pixel size) and h is the object height (desired object resolutio n size).

By similar triangles, the magnification is alternatively given by:

These equations can be combined to give their most usef ul form :

This is the governing equation for many objec t and image plane parameters.

Example: An acquisition system has a 512 x 512 element, 10µm pixel pitch area scan camera, a lens with an effective focal length of 45mm, and requires that 10 0µm in the object space correspond to each pixel in the image sensor. Using the preceding equation, the object distance must be 450mm (0.450m).

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Sensor Handling Instructions

This section reviews proper procedures for handling, cleaning, or storing the Linea CL camera. Specifically the camera sensor needs to be kept clean and away from static discharge to maintain design performance.

Electrosta tic Discharg e a n d the Sensor

Cameras sensors conta i n i n g integrated electronics are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD).

Electrostatic cha rge introduced to the sensor window surface can induc e charge buildup on the underside of the window that cannot be readily dissipated by the dry nitrogen gas in the sensor package cavity. With charge buildup, pro blems such as higher image lag or a highly non-uniform response may occur. The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation.

Important: Charge buildup will affect the camera’s flat-field correction calibration. To avoid an erroneous calibration, ensure that yo u perfo r m fla t-f ie ld corr e c tio n only af ter a charge buildup has dissipated over 24 hours.

Protecting Ag ainst Dust, Oil an d Scra tch es

The sensor window is part of the optical path and should be handled l ike other optical components, with extreme care.

Dust can obscure pixels, producing dark patches on the sensor response. Dust is most visible when the illumination is col l imated. The dark patches shift position as the angle of illumination changes. Dust is normally not visible when the sensor is pos itioned at the exit port of an integrating sphere, where the illumination i s diffuse.

Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using a compressed air blower, unless the dust particles are being held by an electrostatic charge, in which case either an ionized air blower or wet cleaning is necessary.

Oil is usually introduced during handling. Touching the surface of the window barehanded will leave oily residues. Using rubber finger cots and rubber gloves can prevent oil contamination. However, the friction between the rubber and the window may produce electrostatic charge that may damage the sensor. To avoid ESD damage and to avoid introducing oily residues, avoid touching the sensor.

Scratches can be caused by improper handling, cleaning or storage of the camera. When handling or storing the camera without a lens, always install the protective cap. Scratches diffract incident illumination. When exposed to uniform illumination, a sensor with a scrat ched window will normally have brighter pixels adjacent to darker pixels. The location of these pixels changes with the angle of illumination.

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An important note on window blemishes

When flat field correction is performed, window cleanliness is paramount. The figure below shows an example of what can hap p en if a blemish is present on the sensor window when flat field correction is performed. The blemish will cast a shadow on the wafer. FFC will compensate for this shadow by increasing the gain. Essentially FFC will create a white spot to compensate for the dark spot (shadow). As long as the angle of the incident light remains unchanged then FFC works well. However when the angle of incidence changes signif icantly (i.e. whe n a lens is added) then the shadow will shift and FFC will makes things worse by not correcting the new shadow (dark spot) and overcorrecting where the shadow used to be (white spot). While the dark spot can be potentially cleaned, the white spot is an FFC ar tifact that can only be corrected by another FFC calibration.

Cleaning the Sensor Window

Even with careful handli n g , the sensor window may need cleaning. The following steps describe various cleaning tec hniques to clean minor dust particles to accidental finger touches.

• Use compressed air to blow off loose particles. This step alone is usually sufficient to clean the sensor window. Avoid moving or shaking the compressed air container and use short bursts of air while moving the camera in the air stream. Agitating the container will cause condensation to form in the air stream. Long air bursts will chill the sensor window causing more condensation. Condensation, even when left to dry naturally, will deposit more particles on the sensor.

• When compressed air cannot clean the sensor, Dalsa reco m mends using lint-free ESD-safe cloth wipers that do not contain particles that can scratch the window. The Anticon Gold 9”x 9” wiper made by Milliken is both ESD safe and suitable for class 100 environments. Another ESD acceptable wiper is the TX4025 from Texwipe.

• An alternative to ESD-safe cloth wipers is Transplex swabs that have desirable ESD properties. There are several varieties available from Texwipe. Do not use regular cotton swabs, since these can introduce static charge to the window surface.

• Wipe the window carefully and slowly when using these products.

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Appendix A: GenICam Commands

This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features. Access these features using the CamExpert interface.

Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyn e DALSA Support or third party software usage, and not typically required by end user applications.

Camera Information Category

Camera information can be retrieved via a controlling application. Parameters such as camera model, firmware version, etc. are read to uniquely identify the connected Linea CL device. These features are typically read-only. GenICam applications retrieve this information to identify the camera along with its characteristics.

The Camera Information Category groups information spe cific to the individual camera. In this category the number of features shown are identical whether the view is Beginner, Expert, or Guru. Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

Camera Information Feature Descriptions

The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute. Additionally the Standard column will indicate which parameter is a member of the custom DALSA Features Naming Convention (denoted by DFNC), versus the Ge nI C am Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

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Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

& View

Vendor DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name. (RO) Beginner Model DeviceModelName Displays the device model name. (RO) Beginner CCI Version DeviceVersion Displays the device version. This tag will also highlight

if the firmware is a beta or custom design. (RO)

FPGA Version DeviceManufacturerInfo This f ea tu re provides extended manufacturer

information about the device, such as the firmware design type. (RO)

Microcode Version DeviceFirmwareVersion Displays the currently loaded firmware version

number. Firmware files have a unique number and have the .cbf file extension. (RO)

Seria l N umber DeviceID Displays the device’s f actory set camera serial

number. (RO)

Device User ID DeviceUserID Feature to store a user-programmable ide ntifier of up

to 15 characters. The default factory setting is the camera serial number. (RW)

Power-on User Set UserSetDefaultSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load and make

active on camera power-up or reset. The camera configuration sets are stored in camera non-volatile memory. (RW)

Factory Factory Load factory default feature settings.

UserSet1 UserSet1 Select the user defined configuration Us er Set 1 as t he

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet2 UserSet2 Select the user defined configuration Us er Set 2 as t he

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 3 as the

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 4 as the

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet5 UserSet5 Select the user defined configuration Us er Set 5 as the

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet6 UserSet6 Select the user defined configuration Us er Set 6 as the

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet7 UserSet7 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 7 as the

Power-up Configuration.

UserSet8 UserSet8 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 8 as the

Power-up Configuration.

User Set Selector UserSetSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load feature

settings from or save current feature settings to. The Factory set contains default camera feature settings. User camera configuration sets contain features settings previously sav ed by the user. (RW)

Factory Set Factory Select the default camera feature settings saved by

the factory.

Beginner

UserSet 1 UserSet1 Select the User Defined Configuration space User Set 1

UserSet 2 UserSet2 Select the User Defined Configuration space User Set 2

UserSet 3 UserSet3 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet 3

UserSet 4 UserSet4 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet 4

to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user.

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UserSet 5 UserSet5 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet1

UserSet 6 UserSet6 Select the User Defined Configuration space User Set 2

UserSet 7 UserSet7 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet 3

UserSet 8 UserSet8 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet 4

Load User Set UserSetLoad Loads the camera configuration set specified by the

Save User Set UserSetSave Saves the current camera configuration to the user

Power-on Status deviceBISTStatus R eturn the status of the device Built-In Self test.

Device Temperature DeviceTemperature Displays the device temperature in degrees Celsius Beginner Refresh Temperature refreshTemperature Gets the current device tem p er at ure and refreshes

Input Voltage deviceInputVoltage Displays the device power input voltage. DFNC

Refresh Voltage refreshVoltage Gets the current device input voltage and refreshes

LED Color deviceLEDColor Displays the current status LED state. DFNC

Good Green Camera status OK.

Blink Green BlinkGreen Camera is currently powerering-up or busy.

BIST Error Red Camera built-in self-test failure.

License Key securityUpgrade License key for CCI feature up grade. DFNC

to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user.

User Set Selector feature, to the camera and makes it active. (W)

set specified by the User Set Selector feature. The user sets are located on the camera in non-volatile memory. (W)

Possible return valu es are device-specific.

the DeviceTemperature value.

the deviceInputVoltage value.

Beginner

DFNC

Beginner

DFNC

Beginner

DFNC

Beginner

Guru

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Camera Control Category

Refresh measured line rate

refreshMeasureLineRate

Updates the measureLineRate value.

The Linea CL camera controls, as shown by CamExpert, groups sensor specific features. This group includes controls for line rate, exposure time, and so forth. Parameters in gray are read only, either always or due to another feature being disabled. Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application.

Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

Camera Control Feature Descri pt i o ns

The following table describes these features along with their view attribute. Additionally the Standard & View column will indicate which feature is a member of the custom DALSA Features Naming Convention (indicated by DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

& View

Sensor Color Type sensorColorType Defines the c amer a sens or color type. < RO > Beginner

Monochrome Monochrome Sensor color type is monochrome.

Internal Line Rate AcquisitionLineRate Specifies the camera internal line rate, in Hz. Beginner Measured Line Rate measureLineRate Displays the line rate provided to the camera by

Measured CC1 measureCC1Rate Displays the CC1 signal rate provided to the

Exposure Time Source ExposureMode Sets the operation mode for the camera’s

Timed Timed The exposure duration time is set using the

Trigger Width TriggerWidth Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control

Exposure Time ExposureTime Sets the expos u re time (in microseconds) when the

Measured Exposure Time measureExposureTime Displays the exposure time used by the camer a

Refresh Measured Exposure Time

refreshMeasuredExposureTime Updates the measuredExposureTime value. DFNC

either internal or extern al so u rce < RO >

camera. < RO >

exposure.

Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with a LineStart event.

the exposure duration. Use the Trigger Activation feature to set the polarity of the trigger. The Trigger Width setting is applicable when the LineStart trigger is enabled and a signal is selected as trigger source.

Exposure Mode feature is s et to Timed .

sensor.

DFNC

Beginner

DFNC

Beginner

DFNC

Beginner Beginner

Beginner

DFNC

Beginner

Offset BlackLevel Analog black le v el (off s et) in DN . Controls the black

Gain Gain Sets the gain as an amplification factor applied to

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level as an absolute physical value. This represents

Beginner

a DC offset applied to the video signal.

Beginner

the image.

Beginner

I/O Controls Category

The Linea CL I/O controls, as shown by CamExpert, groups features used to configure exter na l inputs and acquisition actions based on those inputs, plus ca m era output signals to other devices. Parameters in gray are read only, either always or due to another parameter being disabled. Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application.

Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

I/O Control Featu re Desc ri ptio ns

The following table describes these features along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the Standard & View column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (indicated by DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

& View

Trigger Selector TriggerSelector Displays the type of trigger to configure with the

LineStart LineStart Selects a trigger starting the capture of a single

Trigger Mode TriggerMode Controls the enable state of the selected trigger.

Off Off The selected trigger is turned off. On On The selected trigger is turned act ive.

Trigger Source TriggerSource Diplays the internal signal or physical input line

CC1 CC1 CC1 used as the external trigger source.

various Trigger features. <RO>

line.

used as the trigger source. <RO> The selected trigger must have its TriggerMode

set to ON.

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Flat Field Category

DFNC

Off

Flat field corr ection is disabled.

Flat field corr ection is enabled.

Initialize

Reset all FPN coefficients to 0 and all flat field coefficients to 1.

DFNC

2048

Lines_2048

Average 2048 lines.

4096

Lines_4096

Average 4096 lines.

ROI Offset X

flatfieldCalibrationROIOffset

Set the starting point of a regio n of int ere s t wher e a flat field calibration will be performed

DFNC

Beginner

ROI Width

flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth

Sets the width of the region on interest where a flat field calibration will be performed

DFNC

Beginner

Calibrate FPN

flatfieldCalibrationFPN

Initiates the FPN calibration process.

DFNC

Beginner

Calibrate PRNU

flatfieldCalibrationPRNU

Initiates the PRNU or Flatfield process.

DFNC

Beginner

Calibrate PRNU Status

flatfieldCalibrationPRNUStatus

Returns the PRNU calibration status.

DFNC

Good

Calibration successful.

Clipping

Coefficients are clipped to minimum or maximum value.

Time Out

ExsyncTimeOut

Calibration failed due to time out.

Too Many Outliers

TooManyOutliers

Calibration failed because the image is too noisy.

The Linea CL Flat Field controls, as shown by CamExpert, groups features used to calibrate the camera’s flat field correction coefficients. Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application.

Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

Flat Field Feature Descriptions

The following table describes these features along with their view attribute. Additionally the Standard & View column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (indicated by DFN C), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

& View

Mode flatfieldCorrectionMode Displays the type of trigger to configure with the

various Trigger features. <RO>

Beginner

Calibration Algorithm flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm Selects the algorithm to use for calibration of flat

field co effic ients.

Basic Basic Direct calculation of coefficients based on average

line values and target value.

Low Pass Filter LowPass A low pass filter is first applied to the average line

values before calculating the coefficients. Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniformly white or it is not possible to defocus the image. Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel-to-pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the “Basic” algorithm.

CalibrationTarget flatfieldCalibrationTarget Sets the target pixel value for the gain (PRNU)

calibration. Ranges are: 8-bit output: 0-255 12-bit output: 0-4095

CalibrationSampleSize flatfieldCalibrationSampleSize Sets the number of line to average dur ing a flat

field calibration.

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Beginner

0x120|0x020|0x130|0x030|0x140|0x040|0x150|0x050.

Beginner

Image Format Control Category

The Linea CL Image Format controls, as shown by CamExpert, groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format, image cropping, and the binning function, Additionally a feature control to select and output a camera internal test image simplifies qualifying a camera setup without a lens.

Parameters in gray are read only, either always or due to another parameter being disabled. Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application. Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

Image Format Control Feature Descri ption

The following table describes these features along with their view attribute. Additionally the Standard & V iew column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (indicated by DFN C), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard &

View

Pixel Coding PixelCoding Output image pixel coding format of the sensor . < RO >

Mono Mono Monochrome format.

Pixel Color Filter PixelColorFilter Indicates the typ e of color f ilte r app lie d to the ima ge. <

None None No filter applied on the sensor.

Test Pattern TestImageSelector Selects the type of test image output by the camera.

Off Off Image is from the camera sensor.

Ramp Ramp Image is filled horizontally w ith an image that goe s from

Alternating A5 Alternating value s . For 12-bit outp ut, p ixel values

Fixed Pattern Each_Tap_Fixed 8 pixel cycling pattern. For 12-bit output, the pattern is

RO >

the darkest possible value to the brightes t.

alternate between 1381 (0x565) and 2746 (0xABA). For 8-bit output, pixel values alternate between 86 (0x56 ) and 172 (0xAC).

Fixed Value

1381(86)

Fixed Value 32(2) All_1 Fixed Grey Value. For 12-bit output: pixel value = 32

Vertical Binning BinningVertical Number of vertical photo-sensitive cells to combine

Horizontal Binning BinningHorizontal Number of horizontal photo-sensitive ce lls to combine

Line Mirroring ReverseX Horizontal image flip function.

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All_1365 Fixed Grey Value. For 12-bit output: pixel value = 1381

For 8-bit output, the pattern is 0x12|0x02|0x13|0x03|0x14|0x04|0x15|0x05.

(0x565). For 8-bit outp ut: pixel v alue = 86 (0x56).

(0x20). For 8-bit output: pixel value = 2 (0x2).

together. This increases the intensity of the pixel s but reduces the vertical resolution of the imag e .

together. This increases the intensity of the pixel s but reduces the horizontal resolution.

Off

Video output in normal order

Video output in a reverse order

Pixel Format PixelFormat Output image pixel coding format of the sensor..

Beginner

Beginner Beginner

Beginner

DFNC

DFNC DFNC

DFNC

Mono8 Mono8 Mono8: Monochrome 8-Bit.

Note: Camera Link Full configurations s upp or t this format only.

Mono12 Mono12 Mono12: Monochrome 12-Bit

Note: Camera Link Base or Medium configurations c an

use this format. Width Width Width of the Image provided by the device (in pixels). Height Height Height of the Image provided by the device (in lines). Horizontal Offset OffsetX Horizontal offset from the Sensor Origin to the Area Of

Interest (in pixels). Width Width Width of the Image provided by the device (in pixels). Height Height Height of the Image provided by the device (in lines). Multiple AOI Mode multipleROIMode Enable the Multiple ROI (Regio n of Interest) per image

feature. The ROI Count is set by the Multiple ROI Count

feature.

Off Off Single AOI per image.

Active Active The AOI per image feature is active.

AOI Count multipleAOICount Specifies the number of AOIs (Area of Interest)

available for the X axis. AOI Selector multipleAOISelector Select an AOI (Area of Interest) when Multiple AOI

Mode is enabled. Selector range is from 1 to the

MultipleAOICount value. AOI Offset X multipleAOIOffsetX Horizontal offset (in pixels) from the origin to the

selected AOI (Area of Interest) AOI Width multipleAOIWidth Width of the selected AOI (Area of Interest) provided by

the device (in pixels). Increment val ue is devic e

dependent.

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Restart Camera

DeviceReset

Used to restart the camera, warm reset

Beginner

XML Major Version

DeviceManifestXMLMajorVersion

Together with DeviceMa nif estXMLMinorVersion file versio n (RO )

XML Minor Version

DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion

Together with DeviceMa nif estXMLMajorVersion file version (RO)

Invisible

Last GenCP Status

genCPStatus

If a feature read or write fails then Sapera only

Reading this feature clears it

Refresh GenCP Status

refreshGenCPStatus

Updates the genCPStatus value.

Camera Link Configuration

ClConfiguration

Camera Link Output configuration.

Beginner

Base

Camera Link Base configuration.

Medium

Camera Link Medium configuration.

Full

Camera Link Full configuration.

Deca

Camera Link Deca configuration.

Camera Link Speed

clDeviceClockFrequency

Set the camera link clock rate

Beginner

77MHZ

Speed_77MHZ

2K, 4K and 8K models only.

50MHZ

Speed_50MHZ

2K, 4K and 8K models only.

85MHZ

Speed_85MHZ

16K model only.

62MHZ

Speed_62MHZ

16K model only.

Tap Geometry

DeviceTapGeometry

(RO)

Transport Layer Category

The Linea CL Transport Layer, as shown by CamExpert, groups features for Camera Link configuration. Parameters in gray are read only, either always or due to another parameter being disabled. Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application.

Features listed in the description table but tagged a s Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

Transport Layer Descriptions

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

& View

specifies the GenICam™ feat ur e description XML

returns that it fails – read this feature to get the actual reason for the failure Returns the last error

Invisible

DFNC

Invisible

DFNC

Beginner

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Device Streaming Registers

Invisible

Invisible Invisible

Invisible

FPGA Code

Upload new FPGA to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle.

Micro Code

Upload new micro codeto the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle.

CCI

Upload new CCI to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle.

XML

Upload new XML to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle.

Start – End Command Requirements

Important: Every start command must have a corresponding end command. If not the camera can be in an unpredictable state. This pertains to

DeviceRegistersStreamingStart, DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd, DeviceFeaturePersistenceStart, and DeviceFeaturePersistenceEnd.

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

& View

Device Registers Streaming Start

Device Registers Streaming End

Device Feature Streaming Start

Device Feature Streaming End

Registers Valid DeviceRegistersValid States if the current register set is valid and

DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Announces the start of registers streaming without

immediat e checking for c onsistency.

DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Announces end of registers streaming and performs

validation for registers consistency before activating them.

DeviceFeaturePersistenceStart Announces the start of feature streaming without

immediat e checking for c onsistency.

DeviceFeaturePersistenceEnd Announces end of feature streaming and performs

validation for feature consistency before activating them.

consistency.

consistent.

File Access Control Category

The File Access control in CamExpert allows the user to quickly upload various data files to the connected Linea CL. The supported data files are for Linea CL firmware updates and Flat Field coefficients.

Features listed in the description table but tagge d as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications.

File Access Control Feature Descriptions

Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard

File Selector FileSelector Selects the file to access. The file types which

are accessible are device-dependent.

& View

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User Set

Use UserSetSelector to specify which user set to access.

Factory FlatField coefficients

Factory FlatField

coefficients

Use UserSetSelector to specify which user flatfield to access.

User FPN

Use UserSetSelector to specif y whi ch use r FPN to access.

CameraData

Download camera information and send for customer support.

Guru

Guru Guru

Guru

File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file

in the device. This operation is executed w hen the File Operation Execute feature is called.

Open Open Select the Open operation - executed by

FileOperationExecute.

Close Close Selec t the Close oper a tio n - executed by

FileOperationExecute

Read Read Select the Read ope r a tio n - executed by

FileOperationExecute.

Write Write Se le c t the Write ope ration - executed by

FileOperationExecute.

Delete Delete Select the Delete operatio n - executed by

FileOperationExecute.

File Operation Execute FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by File

Operation Selector on the selected file.

File Open Mode FileOpenMode Selects the access mode used to open a file on

the device.

Read Read Select READ only open mode

Write Write Select WRITE only open mode

File Access Buffer FileAccessBuffer Defines the intermediate access buffer that

allows the exchange of data between the device file storage and the application.

File Access Offset FileAccessOffset Controls the mapping offset between the device

file storage and the file access buffer.

File Access Length FileAccessLength Controls the mapping length between the device

file storage and the file access buffer.

File Operation Status FileOperationStatus Displays the file operation execution status.

(RO)

Success Success The last file operation has completed

successfully.

Failure Failure The last file operation has completed

unsuccessfully for an unknown reason.

File Unavailable FileUnavailable The last file operation has complete d

unsuccessfully because the file is currently unavailable.

File Invalid FileInvalid The last file operation has complete d

unsuccessfully because the selected file in not present in this camera model.

File Operation Result FileOperationResult Displays the file operation result. For Read or

Write operations, the number of successfully read/written bytes is returned. (RO)

File Size FileSize Represents the size of the selected file in bytes.

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Appendix B: ASCII Commands

The following commands can be used to control the Teledyne DALSA Linea cameras.

Accessing the Three Letter Commands (TLC)

To access the TLC an ASCII-based communications inter face a pplication, such as H yperTerminal. Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx.dll or clallserial.dll as defined in

the Camera Link Specification. The following figure illustrates the Serial DLL hierarchy as mentioned in t he Cam era Lin k Specification.

Port Configuration

Baud: 9,600 Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: None

Echo typed characters locally.

Rules

• The interface is not case sensitive

• One command and argument(s) per line

• To enter a floating point number prefix it with a “F” – for example “ssg 0 f1.5”

• Error codes returned are the same as the GenICam™ interface – see Diagnostics | Error

Codes

• Follow each command with the carriage return character – 0x0D

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Note: the HyperTerminal application is not ava ilable on the Windows 7 OS.

DeviceFeaturePersistenceStart, and DeviceFeaturePersistenceEnd.

1. Cycle power to the camera: by either a) issuing the reset camera command (rc), or b) powering the camera OFF and then ON.

2. Load the ASCII interface using the required port configuration settings.

3. Wait for a stable status LED color (green or red) before proceeding. Note that all ent ries in HyperTerminal wi ll be ignore d until a stable LED color is obtained.

4. In case of HyperTerminal, press the <ESC> key.

5. Once <ESC> has been entered the USER prompt appears.

The camera responds to a simple ASCII-based protocol. A carriage return <CR> ends each command.

Example: to return the current detector settings

gcp <CR> A complete list of the available detector commands, their format and parameters can be displayed

by sending the help (h) command.

Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal

• If you are using interfaces other than HyperTerminal, the ASCII character, ESC, is decimal 27 and needs to be issued. From the command line insert ESC by us ing ALT+2+7 of the activated Num-Pad. In some cases this needs to be followed by a carriage return or a linefeed to send this to the camera.

• In ASCII the ESC character may look like this: “←”.

ASCII to GenCP

To switch from the ASCII-command interface to the GenCP interface, the camera must be either reset (RC) or the power must be cycled. Note that GenCP and ASCII commands cannot be accessed simul ta n eousl y.

Alternatives to HyperTerminal

The following alternative ASCI I-interfaces have been tested and shown to work with this camera: PuTTY and TeraTerm. Note that PuTTY does not have Xmodem capability while TeraTerm does. Xmoden is required to update code in the camera.

Disabling the Esc Key for Di r ect Access to AS C I I Co mmands

By default the Esc key is enabled and an Esc key sequence has to be issued in order to access the ASCII commands. Using the DEK 1 command the need to issue an Esc key is disabled and access to the ASCII commands are available immediately upon camera boot up. Note: access to GENCP is no longer available with the Esc key disabled unless a DEK 0 command is issued and the camera re-booted.

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Commands

Argument(s)

# of lines to average

• 2048

• 4096

Description

Calibrate user FPN dark flat field coefficients

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Base

3. Deca (8k and 16k models)

Description

Camera Link Mode

Argument(s)

Frequency

0. 77 MHz (2k, 4k, 8k), 85 MHz (16k)

1. 50 MHz (2k, 4k, 8k), 62 MHz (16k)

Description

Camera Link clock frequency

CCF: Calibrate User FPN

Display Name

Mnemonic CCF

Calibrate Us e r FP N

CLM: Camera Link Mode

Display Name

Mnemonic CLM

Camera Link Mode

CLS: Camera Link Speed

Display Name

Camera Link Speed

1. Medium

2. Full

Mnemonic CLS

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Argument(s)

Algorithm

0. Basic

1. Low-pass Filter

# of lines to average

• 2048

• 4096

Target

0 to 4095 DN in 12 bit mode 0 to 255 DN in 8 bit mode

Description

Calibrate user PRNU flat field coefficients

Notes

• Perform flat field calibration using the average of <# lines>.

line rate, the longer it will take.

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Esc key is enabled

1. Esc key is disabled

Description

Allow the use of the Esc key to be disabled so that upon boot-up the camera GENCP cannot be accessed.

Notes

To access the GenCP, you have to first issue the DEK 0 command in order to enable the ESC key. Then reboot the camera.

CPA: Calibrate Flatfield

Display Name

Mnemonic CPA

Calibrate Flatfield

• With filter algorithm this average line is then smoothed and outlier pixels are interpolated. Use this feature if your white reference is not featureless.

• Adjust pixel gain such that output will be <target>.

• The target is first divided by horizontal binning factor and gain and

then the offset is subtracted. Therefore the output will go to the target.

• Because the PRNU can be less than 1, the target may be below the current maximum value.

• Coefficients are saved and loaded with user set (e.g. USS / USL)

• The cpa command takes several seconds to complete. The slower the

DEK: Disable Esc Key

Display Name

Mnemonic DEK

Disable Esc Key

will directly enter the ASCII command mode. With the Esc key disabled the

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FFM: Flatfield Mode

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Disable use of user FPN and PRNU flat

user PRNU coefficients to one.

Description

Set flat field mode

Argument(s)

Description

Display current value of camera configuration parameters

Notes

Model LA_CM_02K08A_00_R

CPA ROI 1-2048

Display Name

Mnemonic FFM

Flatfield Mode

GCP: Display Camera Configuration

Display Name

Mnemonic GCP

Display Came r a C on figuration (Get Camera Parameters)

Microcode 03-081-20320-01 CCI 03-110-20316-01 FPGA 03-056-20487-01 Serial # 12035699 BiST: Good

DefaultSet 1 Ext Trig Off Line Rate 11250 [Hz] Meas L.R. 11250 [Hz] Max L.R. 22058 [Hz] Exp. Mode Timed Exp. Time 44444 [ns] Meas E.T. 44444 [ns] Max E.T. 88000 [ns]

Test Pat. 0:Off Vert. Bin 1 Hor. Bin 1 Flat Field Off Offset 0 System Gain 1.00 Mirror Off AOI Mode: Off CL Speed 77MHz CL Config Full Pixel Fmt 8 bits

field correction coefficients.

1. Enable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients.

2. Reset user FPN coefficients to zero and

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Mnemonic

GET

Argument(s)

<’parameter>

Description

The “get” command displays the current value(s) of the feature specified in

output from the “gcp” command.

GET: Get Value

Display Name

Get Value

the string parameter. Note that the parameter is preceded by a single quote “’”. Using this command will be easier for control softw a re than parsing the

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H:Help

Argument(s)

Description

Display list of three letter commands (2K he lp screen shown)

Notes

USER>h

vv - Input Voltage

Display Name

Mnemonic H

Help

LA (03-081-20315-00 ): Command Line Interpreter Jan 15 2014, 17:46:53

ccf - Calibrate User FPN <2048|4096> clm - Camera Link Mode <0:Base 1:Med 2:Full> cls - Camera Link Speed <0 - 77MHz, 1 - 50MHz> cpa - Calibrate Flatfield <0:basic 1:filter><2048|4096><DN target> dek - disable ESC key <0/1> ffm - Flat Field Mode <0:Off 1:On 2:Initialiaze> gcp - Display Camera Configuration get - Get value '<string> h - Help ? - help '<string> lpc - Load Pixel Coefficients <set 0-8> rc - Reset Camera roi - Set Flatfield ROI <1st pixel> <last pixel> rpc - Reset Flatfield Coefficients sac - Set AOI Count <value 1-4> sad - Set AOI Selector, Offset and Width <selector 1-AOI Count> <1st pixel> <width >= 40> sam - Set AOI Mode <1-enable, 0-disable> sbh - Horizontal Binning <1|2> sbr - Set Baud Rate <9600|57600|115200|230400|460800> sbv - Vertical Binning <1|2> sem - Exposure Mode <0:Int 1:Ext> set - Exposure Time <ns> smm - Mirroring <0:Off 1:On> spf - Pixel Format <0:8 bits 2:12 bits> ssb - Offset <DN> ssf - Internal Line Rate <Hz> ssg - Gain <0:System> f<gain> stm - External Trigger <0:Off 1:On> sui - Set User ID svm - Test Pattern <0-6> usd - Default User Set <0-8> usl - Load User Set <0-8> uss - Save User Set <1-8> vt - Temperature

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Argument(s)

Set selector

0. Factory set 1-8. User sets

Description

Load user set

Notes

• Loads FPN coefficients and PRNU coefficients from a user set ( only coefficeints, no other camera parameters)

Argument(s)

Description

Resets the camera to the saved user default settings. These settings are saved using the usd command.

Notes

The micro-controller reboots:

• Baud rate set to 9600

Argument(s)

First pixel

1 to 2048 (2K)

1 to 16,384 (16K)

Last pixel

1 to 2048 (2K)

1 to 16,384 (16K)

Description

Flat field region of interest

Notes

• Specifies the pixels that CCF and CPA will calibrate

• Last pixel must be greater than or equal to first pixel

LPC: Load Pixel Coeff icients

Display Name

Mnemonic LPC

Load Pixel Coefficients

RC: Reset Camera

Display Name

Mnemonic RC

Reset Camera

• Load any file updates

• Clear over temperature condition

• Perform st art up ca me ra tests (BiST)

• Load FPGA code

• Configure FPGA and sensor.

• Load default user set

ROI: Set Flatfield ROI

Display Name

Mnemonic ROI

Set Flatfield ROI

1 to 4096 (4K) 1 to 8192 (8K)

o Pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed

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RPC: Reset Flatfield Coefficients

Argument(s)

Description

Reset all user FPN values to zero and all user PRNU coefficients to one

Notes

Argument(s)

Number of AOI’s

1 to 4

Description

Set AOI Counter

Argument(s)

Selector

1 to 4

Offset

1 to AOI Count – any pixel can be starting pixel

Width

No less than 40 pixels

Description

Define an AOI

Notes

• Must not overlap with an already existing AOI

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Off / Disable

1. Active / Enable

Description

Set AOI mode

Notes

Argument(s)

Binning

1. Single pixel

2. Binning of 2 pixels

Description

Set horizontal binning

Display Name

Mnemonic RPC

Reset Flatfield Coefficients

SAC: Set AOI Count

Display Name

Mnemonic SAC

Set AOI Count

SAD: Set AOI Selector

Display Name

Mnemonic SAD

Set AOI Selector

SAM: Set AOI Mode

Display Name

Mnemonic SAM

Set AOI Mode

SBH: Set Binning Horizontal

Display Name

Mnemonic SBH

Set Binning Horizontal

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Argument(s)

Baud rate

9600

921600*

Description

Set baud rate

Notes

• Send command and then change speed of HyperTerminal these baud rates.

Argument(s)

1. Single pixel

2. Binning of 2 pixels

Description

Set vertical binning

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Internal (“Timed”)

1. External (“PulseWidth”)

Description

Set exposure time mode

Notes

• In internal mode the exposure time is controlled by the SET command

• When CC1 signal falls line is read

SBR: Set Baud Rate

Display Name

Mnemonic SBR

Set Baud Rate

• *A PX4 or equivalent frame grabber is required in order to achieve

SBV: Set Binning Vertical

Display Name

Mnemonic SBV

Set Binning Vertical

57600 115200 230400* 460800*

SEM: Set Exposure Mode

Display Name

Mnemonic SEM

Set Exposure Mode

• In external mode the se nsor is exposed while CC1 signal is high

• External mode is only available when the t rigger mode is also

external (STM 1)

• SEM 1 overrides internally generated independent exposure times

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SET: Set Exposure Time

Argument(s)

Exposure time

4, 000 to 3, 332, 000 [ns]

Description

Set internal exposure time in nanoseconds – 22.2 ns (2k, 4k, 8k) or 37 ns resolution (16k).

Notes

For 2k, 4k 8k models:

For 16k models:

Line time > ( Exposure time + 1, 000 ns ) Line time > ( Exposure time + 2, 000 ns )

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Off

1. Image is flipped on the horizontal axis

Description

Set mirroring mode

Argument(s)

Selector

0. 8 bits

2. 12 bits

Description

Set pixel format

Notes

12-bit pixel format is only available with Base or Medium Camera Link Configurations.

Argument(s)

Offset

8 bit 12-bit

-32 to 31

-512 to 511

Description

Set contrast offset – single value added to all pixels after PRNU/flat field coefficients (before gain).

Notes

• Range changes depending on pixel format (SPF)

Display Name

Mnemonic SET

Exposure Time

SMM: Set Mirroring Mode

Display Name

Mnemonic SMM

Mirroring

SPF: Pixel Format

Display Name

Pixel Format

Mnemonic SPF

SSB: Set Sensor Blacklevel

Display Name

Mnemonic SSB

Offset

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Argument(s)

Line rate

1 to 80, 000 [Hz], 2k, 4k, and 8k models 1 to 48, 000 [Hz], 16k model

Description

Set internal line rate in Hz

Notes

For 2k, 4k 8k models:

For 16k models:

Line time > ( Exposure time + 1, 000 ns ) Line time > ( Exposure time + 2, 000 ns )

Argument(s)

Gain

<0:System> f<gain>

Description

Use the system gain to adjust the camera output to achieve the desired response. The system gain range is from 1x to 10x.

Notes

To enter a floating point number prefix it with a “F” – for example “ssg 0 f1.5”

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Internal

1. External

Description

Set trigger mode

Notes

• In internal mode line rate is controlled by SSF command

• Exposure time equals high time of EXSYNC on signal on CC1

SSF: Set Sensor Framerate

Display Name

Mnemonic SSF

Internal Line Rate

SSG: Set Sensor Gain

Display Name

Mnemonic SSG

Gain

STM: Set Trigger Mode

Display Name

Mnemonic STM

External Trigger

• In external mode readout starts on falling edge of CC1 signal and is available only when STM = 1 (external trigger on)

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SVM: Set Video Mode

Argument(s)

Mode

0. Sensor Video

6. All_32

Description

Select test pattern

Notes

Argument(s)

Set selector

0. Factory set 1-8. User sets

Description

Select user set to load when camera is reset

Notes

• The settings include all those listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients, and user PRNU coefficients

Argument(s)

Set selector

0. Factory set

1-8. User sets

Description

Load user set

Notes

• Loads and makes current all the settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients, and user PRNU coefficients

Argument(s)

Set selector

1 to 8

Description

Save user set

Notes

• Saves all the current settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients, and user PRNU coefficients

Display Name

Mnemonic SVM

Test Pattern

USD: User Set Default

Display Name

Mnemonic USD

Default User Set

1. Ramp

2. No used

3. 1381_2746

4. Each_tap_fixed

5. All_1381

USL: User Set Load

Display Name

Mnemonic USL

Load User Set

USS: User Set Save

Display Name

Mnemonic USS

Save User Set

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Argument(s)

Description

Display internal temperature in degrees Celsius

Notes

• Measured with an accuracy of ± 1.5 ºC.

Argument(s)

Description

Display supply voltage

Notes

• Measured with an accuracy ± 0.1 V.

VT: View Temperature

Display Name

Mnemonic VT

Temperature

VV: View Voltage

Display Name

Mnemonic VV

Voltage

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Appendix C: Error and Warning

Definition

BiST Flag

I2C error

Unable to configure fpga

100

EXT_SRAM Failure

1000

ECHO_BACK Failure

1,0000

FLASH_TIMEOUT

10,0000

FLASH_ERROR

100,0000

NO_FPGA_Code

1000,0000

NO_COMMON_SETTINGS

1,0000,0000

NO_FACTORY_SETTINGS

10,0000,0000

NO_USER_SETTINGS

100,0000,0000

NO_FLAT_FIELD Corrections

1000,0000,0000

NO MISC corrections

1,0000,0000,0000

NO_FPN Correction

10,0000,0000,0000

NO_FPN Correction

100,0000,0000,0000

NO_PRNU Correction

1000,0000,0000,0000

NO_FEED Through Correction

1,0000,0000,0000,0000

NO_LINEARITY Correction

10,0000,0000,0000,0000

SYNC_ERROR

100,0000,0000,0000,0000

OVER_TEMPERATURE

1000,0000,0000,0000,0000

SPI Failure

1,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000

NO_USER_FPN

10,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000

PLL_LOCK_FAILED

100,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000

INVALID_CCI

1000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000

No LUT

1,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000

Incompatible FPGA code

10,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000

Messages

BiST: Built in Self Test The BiST error flags are binary flags with each bit being indepe ndent from each other. The message from the BiST should be “Good” meaning everything is functioning correctly but if a hardware failure does occur in the camera one or more these flags could be set. Any of these errors will result in the status light turning red.

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Code

Description

0X8002

Invalid Parameter

0xC01C

CPA_TOO_MANY_OUTLIERS

0x401E

USER_FPN_CLIPPING

0x401F

FLAT_FIELD_CLIPPING

Operational Error Codes

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Appendix D: Camera, Frame Grabber Communication

Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame Grabber

Teledyne DALSA Camera Link cameras support the GenCP Camera Link standards. To configure Teledyne DALSA Gen CP Ca m e ra Li n k Cam e ras :

1. Install the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber in the host computer; refer to the hardware installation manual.

2. Install Sapera LT and the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber driver.

3. Connect the camera to the frame grabber; refer to the camera installation manual.

4. Power up the camera and wait until the status LED is solid green.

5. Run the Sapera Configuration utility and select the frame grabber serial port connected to the camera. Set Teledyne DALSA camera detection to Automatic Detection and Baudrate to Auto Detect & Maximize.

6. If the camera will be configured using three-letter text commands via a terminal program, then set COM port mapping (optional) to an available COM port (for example, COM2).

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7. Start the CamExpert application. In the Device tab, select an available CameraLink mode.

8. Modify the camera and frame grabber parameter settings as required. At present, when using GenCP cameras, the camera and frame grabber parameters must be adjusted separately. Test the image acquisition by clicking the Grab button.

9. Save the frame grabber configuration to a new *.ccf file.

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Appendix E: Camera Link

Data 2

Control / Data 1

Camera

Right Angle Connector

Channel Link

Camera

Right Angle Connector

Channel Link

1 1 inner shield

1 1 PoCL

inner shield

Y0- 2 25

X0-

Y0+

X0+ 3 24

Y1- 3 24

X1-

Y1+

X1+

Y2- 4 23

X2-

Y2+

X2+ 5 22

Yclk-

Xclk-

18 9 Yclk+

18 9 Xclk+

Y3- 6 21

X3-

19 8 Y3+

19 8 X3+ 7 20

100 ohm

SerTC+

20 7 terminated

20 7 SerTC-

Z0- 8 19

SerTFG-

21 6 Z0+

21 6 SerTFG+

Z1- 9 18

CC1-

22 5 Z1+

22 5 CC1+

Z2-

CC2+

23 4 Z2+

23 4 CC2-

Zclk-

CC3-

24 3 Zclk+

24 3 CC3+

Z3-

CC4+

25 2 Z3+

25 2 CC4-

inner shield

PoCL

Connector Information

Data Connector: Camera Link

The camera uses two Camera Link SDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base, Medium, or Full configuration. T he figure below shows t he SDR2 6 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the Camera Link Base, Medium, and Full configurations.

For detailed information on Camera Link please refer to the Camera Link Road Map available from the Knowledge Center on the Teledyne DALSA Web site: (http://www.teledynedalsa.com/mv/knowledge/appnotes.aspx

Camera Link Connector

Connector

*Exterior Overshield is connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends. Unused pairs should be terminated in 100 ohms at both ends of the cable. Inner shield is connected to signal ground inside camera

Frame Grabber

Signal

Connector

Frame Grabber

Signal

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Connector 1: Channel link X

Connector 2: Channel link Y

Connector 3: Channel link Z

Grabber Pin

Bit Name

Grabber Pin

Bit Name

Grabber Pin

Bit Name

Tx0/Rx0

D0(0)

Tx0/Rx0

D3(0)

Tx0/Rx0

D6(0)

Tx1/Rx1

D0(1)

Tx1/Rx1

D3(1)

Tx1/Rx1

D6(1)

Tx2/Rx2

D0(2)

Tx2/Rx2

D3(2)

Tx2/Rx2

D6(2)

Tx3/Rx3

D0(3)

Tx3/Rx3

D3(3)

Tx3/Rx3

D6(3)

Tx4/Rx4

D0(4)

Tx4/Rx4

D3(4)

Tx4/Rx4

D6(4)

Tx5/Rx5

D0(7)

Tx5/Rx5

D3(7)

Tx5/Rx5

D6(7)

Tx6/Rx6

D0(5)

Tx6/Rx6

D3(5)

Tx6/Rx6

D6(5)

Tx7/Rx7

D1(0)

Tx7/Rx7

D4(0)

Tx7/Rx7

D7(0)

Tx8/Rx8

D1(1)

Tx8/Rx8

D4(1)

Tx8/Rx8

D7(1)

Tx9/Rx9

D1(2)

Tx9/Rx9

D4(2)

Tx9/Rx9

D7(2)

Tx10/Rx10

D1(6)

Tx10/Rx10

D4(6)

Tx10/Rx10

D7(6)

Tx11/Rx11

D1(7)

Tx11/Rx11

D4(7)

Tx11/Rx11

D7(7)

Tx12/Rx12

D1(3)

Tx12/Rx12

D4(3)

Tx12/Rx12

D7(3)

Tx13/Rx13

D1(4)

Tx13/Rx13

D4(4)

Tx13/Rx13

D7(4)

Tx14/Rx14

D1(5)

Tx14/Rx14

D4(5)

Tx14/Rx14

D7(5)

Tx15/Rx15

D2(0)

Tx15/Rx15

D5(0)

Tx15/Rx15

Not Used

Tx16/Rx16

D2(6)

Tx16/Rx16

D5(6)

Tx16/Rx16

Not Used

Tx17/Rx17

D2(7)

Tx17/Rx17

D5(7)

Tx17/Rx17

Not Used

Tx18/Rx18

D2(1)

Tx18/Rx18

D5(1)

Tx18/Rx18

Not Used

Tx19/Rx19

D2(2)

Tx19/Rx19

D5(2)

Tx19/Rx19

Not Used

Tx20/Rx20

D2(3)

Tx20/Rx20

D5(3)

Tx20/Rx20

Not Used

Tx21/Rx21

D2(4)

Tx21/Rx21

D5(4)

Tx21/Rx21

Not Used

Tx22/Rx22

D2(5)

Tx22/Rx22

D5(5)

Tx22/Rx22

Not Used

Tx23/Rx23

Not Used

Tx23/Rx23

Not Used

Tx23/Rx23

Not Used

Tx24/Rx24

LVAL

Tx24/Rx24

LVAL

Tx24/Rx24

LVAL

Tx25/Rx25

FVAL

Tx25/Rx25

FVAL

Tx25/Rx25

FVAL

Tx26/Rx26

Not Used

Tx26/Rx26

Not Used

Tx26/Rx26

Not Used

Tx27/Rx27

D0(6)

Tx27/Rx27

D3(6)

Tx27/Rx27

D6(6)

Tap 1 bits are D0(x)...Tap 8 bits are D7(x)

Full Configuration

8 bits Camera Link Ful l Configuration

Camera/Frame

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80 bit Camera Link Deca Configuration, 10 tap/8-bit mode

Connector 1: Channel link X

Connector 2: Channel link Y

Connector 3: Channel link Z

Grabber Pin

Bit Name

Grabber Pin

Bit Name

Grabber Pin

Bit Name

Tx0/Rx0

D0(0)

Tx0/Rx0

D3(2)

Tx0/Rx0

D6(5)

Tx1/Rx1

D0(1)

Tx1/Rx1

D3(3)

Tx1/Rx1

D6(6)

Tx2/Rx2

D0(2)

Tx2/Rx2

D3(4)

Tx2/Rx2

D6(7)

Tx3/Rx3

D0(3)

Tx3/Rx3

D3(5)

Tx3/Rx3

D7(0)

Tx4/Rx4

D0(4)

Tx4/Rx4

D3(6)

Tx4/Rx4

D7(1)

Tx5/Rx5

D0(5)

Tx5/Rx5

D3(7)

Tx5/Rx5

D7(2)

Tx6/Rx6

D0(6)

Tx6/Rx6

D4(0)

Tx6/Rx6

D7(3)

Tx7/Rx7

D0(7)

Tx7/Rx7

D4(1)

Tx7/Rx7

D7(4)

Tx8/Rx8

D1(0)

Tx8/Rx8

D4(2)

Tx8/Rx8

D7(5)

Tx9/Rx9

D1(1)

Tx9/Rx9

D4(3)

Tx9/Rx9

D7(6)

Tx10/Rx10

D1(2)

Tx10/Rx10

D4(4)

Tx10/Rx10

D7(7)

Tx11/Rx11

D1(3)

Tx11/Rx11

D4(5)

Tx11/Rx11

D8(0)

Tx12/Rx12

D1(4)

Tx12/Rx12

D4(6)

Tx12/Rx12

D8(1)

Tx13/Rx13

D1(5)

Tx13/Rx13

D4(7)

Tx13/Rx13

D8(2)

Tx14/Rx14

D1(6)

Tx14/Rx14

D5(0)

Tx14/Rx14

D8(3)

Tx15/Rx15

D1(7)

Tx15/Rx15

D5(1)

Tx15/Rx15

D8(4)

Tx16/Rx16

D2(0)

Tx16/Rx16

D5(2)

Tx16/Rx16

D8(5)

Tx17/Rx17

D2(1)

Tx17/Rx17

D5(3)

Tx17/Rx17

D8(6)

Tx18/Rx18

D2(2)

Tx18/Rx18

D5(4)

Tx18/Rx18

D8(7)

Tx19/Rx19

D2(3)

Tx19/Rx19

D5(5)

Tx19/Rx19

D9(0)

Tx20/Rx20

D2(4)

Tx20/Rx20

D5(6)

Tx20/Rx20

D9(1)

Tx21/Rx21

D2(5)

Tx21/Rx21

D5(7)

Tx21/Rx21

D9(2)

Tx22/Rx22

D2(6)

Tx22/Rx22

D6(0)

Tx22/Rx22

D9(3)

Tx23/Rx23

D2(7)

Tx23/Rx23

D6(1)

Tx23/Rx23

D9(4)

Tx24/Rx24

LVAL

Tx24/Rx24

D6(2)

Tx24/Rx24

D9(5)

Tx25/Rx25

FVAL

Tx25/Rx25

D6(3)

Tx25/Rx25

D9(6)

Tx26/Rx26

D3(0)

Tx26/Rx26

D6(4)

Tx26/Rx26

D9(7)

Tx27/Rx27

D3(1)

Tx27/Rx27

LVAL

Tx27/Rx27

LVAL

TxCLKIn/RxCLKOut

Pixel Clock

TxCLKIn/RxCLKOut

Pixel Clock

Tap 1 bits are D0(x)...Tap 10 bits are D9(x)

Camera/Frame

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Configuration

Pixel Format

Port A Bits 0 thru 7

Port B Bits 0 thru 7

Port C Bits 0 thru 7

Pixels (1, 3, 5, ... 4093, 4095)

Pixels (2, 4, 6, ... 4094, 4096)

Pixels (2,4,6, ... 4094, 4096)

Medium Configuration

Pixel Format

Port A Bits 0 thru 7

Port B Bits 0 thru 7

Port C Bits 0 thru 7

Port D Bits 0 thru 7

Port E Bits 0 thru 7

Port F Bits 0 thru 7

4093)

4096)

Full Configuration

Pixel Format

Port A

Port B

Port C

Port D

Port E

Port F

Port G

Port H

4086, 4094)

4088, 4096)

Camera Link Bit Definitions

BASE

Mono 8 Tap 1 LSB..B it 7

Mono 12 Tap 1 LSB.. Bit 7

Pixels (1, 3, 5, ... 84093,

4095)

Mono 8 Tap 1

LSB..Bit 7 Pixels (1,

5, 9, ... 4089,

Mono 12 Tap 1

LSB.. Bit 7 Pixels (1,

5, 9, ... 4091,

4095)

Tap 2 LSB..Bit 7

Pixels (2, 6, 10, ... 4090,

4094)

Tap 1 Bits 8,9,10,11

Pixels (1, 5, 9, ... 4091,

4095)

Tap 2 Bits 8,9,10,11

Pixels (2, 6, 10, ... 4092,

Tap 2 LSB..Bit7

Tap 1 Bits 8,9,10,11 Pixels (1, 3, 5, ... 4093,4095) Tap 2 Bits 8,9,10,11

Tap 3 LSB..Bit 7

Pixels (3, 7, 11, ... 4091,

4095)

Tap 2 LSB..Bit 7

Pixels (2, 6, 10, ... 4092,

4096)

Tap 4 LSB...Bit 7

Pixels (4, 8, 12, ... 4092,

4096)

Tap 4 LSB…Bit 7

Pixels (4, 8, 12, ... 4090,

4094)

xxxxxxx

Tap 2 LSB..Bit 7 Pixels (2,4,6, ... 4094, 4096)

xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

Tap 3 LSB…Bit 7 Pixels (3, 7,

11, ... 4089,

4093)

Tap 3 Bit 8,9,10,11 Pixels (3, 7,

11, ... 4089,

4093)

Tap 4 Bits

8,9,10,11 Pixels (4, 8,

12, ... 4090,

4094)

Mono 8

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LSB…Bit 7

Tap 1 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (1, 9,

17, ... 4081, 4089)

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 2 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (2,

10, 18, ... 4082, 4090)

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 3 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (3,

11, 19, ... 4083, 4091)

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 4 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (4,

12, 20, ... 4084, 4092)

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 5 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (5,

13, 21, ... 4085, 4093)

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 6 LSB… Bit 7 Pixels (6,

14, 22, ...

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 7 LSB…Bit 7 Pixels (7,

15, 23, ... 4087, 4095)

LSB…Bit 8

Tap 8 LSB… Bit 7 Pixels (8,

16, 24, ...

Deca Configuration

Pixel Format

Port A

Port B

Port C

Port D

Port E

Port F

Port G

Port H

Port I LSB… Bit 8

Port K LSB… Bit 8

4096)

Tap 9 LSB… Bit 7 Pixels

(9, 19, 29, ...

4089)

Tap 10 LSB… Bit 7 Pixels

(10, 20, 30, ...

4090)

Signal

Configuration

CC1

EXSYNC

CC2

Spare

CC3

Spare

CC4

Spare

Cable Length

Frame Grabber (Manufacturer / Part Number)

7 meter

TeledyneDALSA Xcelera-CL PX4 / OR-X4C0-XPF00

10 meter

TeledyneDALSA Xtium-CL PX4 / OR-Y4C0-XPX00

LSB… Bit 7

Mono 8 Tap 1

LSB… Bit 7

Pixels (1, 11, 21, ... 4081,

4091)

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 2 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels

(2, 12, 22, ... 4082,

4092)

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 3 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (3,

13, 23, ... 4083,

4093)

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 4 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels

(4, 14, 24, ... 4084,

4094)

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 5 LSB…

Bit 7 Pixels (5,

15, 25, ... 4085,

4095)

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 6 LSB… Bit 7 Pixels

(6, 16, 26, ... 4086,

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 7 LSB…Bit

7 Pixels

(7, 17, 27, ...

4087)

LSB… Bit 8

Tap 8 LSB… Bit 7 Pixels

(8, 18, 28, ...

4088)

Camera Control Configuration

For additional Camera Link documentation refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site’s

Center application notes.

Knowledge

Camera Link Drive Capability

The camera link cable driv e capability on the cameras can reach up to 10 meters. This capability has been tested using a number of frame grabbers (l isted in the table below) and was tested using standard Camera Link cables. The cable length drive achieved on the various frame grabbers is as follows:

Input Signal s , Camera Link

The camera accepts control inputs through the Cam era Link SDR26F connector. The cam e ra sh i p s in internal sync, and internally programmed integration.

EXSYNC (Line Readout Trigger)

Line rate can be set internally using the GenICam features. The external control signal EXSYNC is optional and enabled through the user interface. This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYNC to trigger pixel readout.

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Note: The EXSYNC signal is measured at CC1 and will give a “true” measurement (i.e.

48 kHz (16k).

LVAL (high)

Outputting valid line

DVAL

Not used

STROBE (rising edge)

Valid data

FVAL

Set to 0

The EXSYNC signal tells the camera when to integrate and readout the image. It can be either an internally generated signal by the camera, or it can be supplied externally via the serial interface. Depending upon the mode of operation the high time of the EXSY NC signal can represent the integration period.

within the measurement resolution of 22.2 ns (2k, 4k, 8k) or 37 ns r esolution (16k)) even though the camera will only trigger at a maximum of 80 kHz (2k, 4k, and 8k) or

Output Signals, Camera Link Clocking Signals

These signals indicate when data is valid, allowing you to clock the data from the camera to your acquisition system. These signals are part of t he Ca mera Link configuration and you should refer to the Camera Link Implementation Road Map, available at our Knowledge Center location of these signals.

Clocking Signal Indicates

, for the standard

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Camera support information

Product literature and driver updates

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Teledyne Linea 2K CL, Linea 8k CL, Linea 4k CL, Linea 16K CL User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Linea™ CL Series Overview

Description

Camera Highlights

Key Features

Programmability

Applications

Part Numbers and Software Requirements

Camera Specifications Overview

Compliance, EMI Certifications

Supported Industry Standards

GenICam™

ASCII Commands

Responsivity

Effective Quantum Efficiency:

Linea CL Camera Setup

System Precautions and Cleaning

Precautions

Cleaning the Device

Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor

Recommended System Requirements

Setup Steps: Overview

Step 1: Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software

Step 2: Connect Camera Link and Power Cables

Power Connector

Power over Camera Link

Camera Status LED

Step 3: Estab lish Commun ication with the Camera

Power on the camera

Connect to the frame grabber

Connect to the camera

Check LED Status

Software Interface

Operate the Camera

Using CamExpert with Linea CL Cameras

CamExpert Panes

CamExpert View Parameters O p tion

Creating a Camera Configuration File in the Host

Camera Operation

Factory Settings

Typical Setup and Evaluation

Optical Configuration

Camera Timing & Control

Acquiring an Image

Check Camera and Sensor Information

Verify Temperature and Voltage

Camera Config uration Selection Dialog

Camera Power-up Configuration

User Set Configuration Mana g em en t

Active Settings for Current Operation

User Setting

Factory Settings

Set Baud Rate

Camera Link Configuration

Pixel Format

Internal Test Image Generator

Calibrating the Camera

Flat Field Parameters

Trigger Modes

Exposure Controls

Internal Programmable Exposure

External Programmable Exposure

External Trigger Width Exposure

Gain and Black Level (Offset)

Binning

Pixel Readout Direction (Mirroring Mode)

Area of Interest (AOI) Setup

Saving and Restoring Camera Settings

Camera Config uration Selection Dialog

Camera Power-up Configuration

User Set Configuration Mana g em en t

Active Settings for Current Operation

User Setting

Factory Settings

Camera Firmware Updates

Download a List of Camera Parameters

File Access via the CamExpert Tool