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Camera User’s Manual
Multispectral RGB + NIR / Monochrome CMOS Line Scan
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Contents
Camera User’s Manual ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1
System Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 6
Precautions .......................................................................................................................... 6
Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor ................................................................... 6
1. The Piranha4 RGB + NIR / Monochrome Camera ____________________________________________________________ 7
Camera Highlights ............................................................................................................................... 7
Camera Performance Specifications ................................................................................................... 8
Certifications ........................................................................................................................ 10
Flash Memory Size .............................................................................................................. 10
Supported Industry Standards ............................................................................................................. 10
Sensor Contrat Ration & Responsivity ................................................................................................ 11
Responsivity ........................................................................................................................ 11
Spatial Correction and Quadlinear Sensor Design .............................................................. 12
Parallax Correction .............................................................................................................. 16
Camera Direction ................................................................................................................. 17
Mechanicals ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Camera Mounting and Heat Sink Considerations ................................................................ 19
2. Quick, Simple Steps to Acquire an Image ___________________________________________________________________ 20
3. Software and Hardware Setup ____________________________________________________________________________ 21
Recommended System Requirements ................................................................................ 21
Setup Steps: Overview ........................................................................................................................ 21
1. Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software ........................................................ 21
2. Connect Camera Link and Power Cables ........................................................................ 21
3. Establish communicating with the camera ....................................................................... 21
4. Operate the Camera ........................................................................................................ 21
Step 1. Install and configure the frame grabber and software ............................................................ 22
Install Frame Grabber .......................................................................................................... 22
Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI ................................................................................ 22
Step 2. Connect Data, Trigger, and Power Cables ............................................................................. 23
Data Connector: Camera Link ............................................................................................. 24
Camera Link Bit Definitions ................................................................................................. 24
Camera Timing .................................................................................................................................... 25
Camera Link cable quality and length .................................................................................. 34
Input Signals, Camera Link .................................................................................................. 34
Output Signals, Camera Link Clocking Signals ................................................................... 34
Power Connector ................................................................................................................. 35
LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 35
Step 3. Establish Camera Communication .......................................................................................... 36
Power on the camera ........................................................................................................... 36
Connect to the frame grabber .............................................................................................. 36
Connect to the camera ........................................................................................................ 36
Check LED Status ............................................................................................................... 36
Software Interface ................................................................................................................ 36
Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4 Cameras ............................................................................. 37
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CamExpert Panes ................................................................................................................ 38
Review a Test Image ........................................................................................................... 40
4. Camera Operation _____________________________________________________________________________________ 41
Factory Settings ................................................................................................................................... 41
Check Camera and Sensor Information .............................................................................................. 41
Verify Temperature and Voltage .......................................................................................................... 42
Saving and Restoring Camera Settings .............................................................................................. 43
Camera Link Configuration .................................................................................................................. 45
Trigger Modes ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Exposure Controls ............................................................................................................................... 45
Exposure Modes in Detail .................................................................................................................... 47
Color Exposure Time Guidelines ......................................................................................... 49
Set Line Rate ....................................................................................................................................... 49
Set Exposure Time .............................................................................................................................. 50
Control Gain and Black Level .............................................................................................................. 50
Set Image Size .................................................................................................................................... 50
Set Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................... 51
Pixel Format ........................................................................................................................................ 51
Camera Direction Control .................................................................................................................... 52
Pixel Readout Direction (Mirroring Mode) ........................................................................................... 52
Resetting the Camera .......................................................................................................................... 52
Calibrating the Camera ........................................................................................................................ 53
Appendix A: GenICam Commands __________________________________________________________________________ 57
Camera Information Category ............................................................................................................. 57
Camera Information Feature Descriptions ........................................................................... 58
Camera Configuration Selection Dialog ............................................................................... 61
Camera Power-up Configuration ......................................................................................... 61
User Set Configuration Management .................................................................................. 61
Camera Control Category .................................................................................................................... 62
Camera Control Feature Descriptions ................................................................................. 63
Independent Exposure Control ............................................................................................................ 66
Digital I/O Control Feature Descriptions .............................................................................. 68
Flat Field Category .............................................................................................................................. 69
Flat Field Control Feature Description ................................................................................. 69
Region of Interest (ROI) ....................................................................................................... 71
Image Format Control Category .......................................................................................................... 71
Image Format Control Feature Description ......................................................................... 73
Area of Interest (AOI) Setup ................................................................................................................ 74
Instructions on using the camera scan direction to control camera parameters ................................. 77
Transport Layer Control Category ....................................................................................................... 80
Transport Layer Feature Descriptions ................................................................................. 81
Acquisition and Transfer Control Category .......................................................................................... 82
Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions ....................................................... 82
Serial Port Control Category ................................................................................................................ 83
Serial Port Control Feature Descriptions ............................................................................. 83
File Access Control Category .............................................................................................................. 84
File Access Control Feature Descriptions ............................................................................ 85
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File Access via the CamExpert Tool .................................................................................... 86
Download a List of Camera Parameters .............................................................................. 87
Appendix B: ASCII Commands _____________________________________________________________________________ 89
Port Configuration ................................................................................................................ 90
Commands .......................................................................................................................... 91
Appendix C: Quick Setup and Image Acquisition _______________________________________________________________ 104
Appendix D: The Sensor Window ___________________________________________________________________________ 107
Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust, Oil, and Scratches .................................................. 107
Cleaning the Sensor Window .............................................................................................. 108
Appendix E: Camera, Frame Grabber Communication ___________________________________________________________ 109
Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame Grabber ......................... 109
Appendix F: Error and Warning Messages ____________________________________________________________________ 112
EMC Declaration of Conformity _____________________________________________________________________________ 114
Revision History _________________________________________________________________________________________ 115
Index _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 116
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System Precautions
Precautions
Read these p r ecaut i on s an d th i s man u al car ef ul l y bef or e usi ng t he cam er a.
Confirm that the cam era’ s pack agi ng i s u nd am aged bef or e open i ng i t. I f th e p ack agi ng i s dam aged p lease
cont act t he r el evant logistics personnel.
D o n ot op en t h e h ou sin g of the cam er a. The w arr ant y is v oi ded if the h ou si ng i s op ened .
K eep the cam era hou si ng t emp er atu r e in a r an ge of 0 °C to 65 °C during op eration.
D o n ot op er ate t h e cam er a i n t he v i cin i t y of str o n g el ectr o m agnet i c f i eld s. I n ad d it ion, av o i d el ect r ost at i c
char g i ng, v i ol ent vi br ati on, and excess moi stu r e.
To cl ean t h e d ev i ce, avoid electrostatic charging by usi n g a d r y, cl ean absor ben t cot ton cl ot h d amp en ed
with a small quantity of pure alcohol. Do not u se m eth yl at ed al cohol . To cl ean t he su rf ace of t h e camer a
hou si ng, use a sof t , d ry cl o t h. T o r emov e sev er e st ai n s use a sof t cl ot h dam pened w i t h a sm al l qu antity of
neu t ral deter gen t and then w i p e dr y . Do not u se vol ati l e sol ven t s such as ben zen e and t hi n ner s, as t h ey
can d am age t he su r face f i ni sh. Fur ther cl eani n g i nst r uct i on s are bel ow .
Though this camera supports hot plugging, it is recommended that you pow er dow n and d i scon n ect
p ow er t o t he cam er a bef or e you ad d or rep lace syst em com p onent s.
Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor
Im age sen sor s and the camera bodies housing ar e suscep ti bl e to d am ag e f rom el ectr ost ati c d i schar g e
(ESD). El ect r ostati c charge introduced to the sensor window surface can induce charge buildup on the
u n d er si d e of t he w i n d ow th at can n o t be r ead i ly d i ssi p at ed by t he d r y n i tr ogen gas i n t he sensor pack age
cav i t y. T h e char ge nor m all y d issi pat es w i t hi n 24 h ou r s an d t he sensor r eturns to nor m al operation.
Additional information on cleaning the sensor window and protecting it against dust, oil, blemishes, and
scratches can be found her e: A pp en di x D: T h e Sensor W i ndow .
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1. The Piranha4 RGB + NIR /
Monochrome Camera
Camera Highlights
Th e n ew Pir anha4 quad l i n ear multispectral RGB + N IR / M on o cam er as p r ov id e i n d ust r y l eadi ng speed s
th at m eet f u tu r e r eq u ir ement s o f hi g h er t h r ou g h p ut i n mul tispectral imaging applications.
Based on T el edy ne D A LSA ’ s un iqu e CM OS l i ne scan technology, the Piranha4 multispectral
cam era d el i v er s sup er b col or pl us near -infrared (NIR) fidelity, spectrally independent outputs,
al l i n a com p act f oot pr int and w i t h an easy to u se i nt er face. N ew f eatu r es incl ude m ul t ipl e
regions of interest for data reduction and regional calibration, sub-pixel spatial correction,
w hi te bal ance an d col or cal i br at ion tool s.
Key Features
• H i g h sp eed: up to 70 k H z l in e r at es
• Thr ee n ati ve col or s (RGB) p l us N IR / Mono per pi xel
• Spectr al l y I nd epen d ent RG B + N IR outputs
• Bi -directional
• Com p act cam er a bod y
• Su b -pixel spatial correction
• H or izon t al Par all ax Cor rect i on
Programmability
• Multiple Regions of Interest for cali br ati on and d ata r edu ct ion
• 8, 10, or 12 bi t out p u t
• Flat field and lens shading
• cor recti on
• 8 p r ogr amm abl e coef f ici ent set s
• GenICam or A SCII compliant interfacing
Applications
• 100% p r i n t inspect i on (p h ar maceu ti cals, b an k not e)
• Electronics inspection
• M ater i al s g r adi ng sy stem s
• W eb i nspect i on
• H i gh performance color sorting sy stem s
• Food i nspection
• Gen eral pu r po se m ach i ne v isi on
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P4-CC-02K 07Q -00-R
2k r esol u t i on, 70 k H z l ine rat e, 14.08 µm x 14.08 µ m p ixel si ze, RGB + M ono
Cam era f i rm w are
Em b ed ded w it h in cam er a
Gen ICam ™ su pp or t (XM L cam er a descr ip t i o n f i l e)
Embedded within camera
Sapera LT, including CamExpert GUI application and
V er si o n 7.2 or lat er
I m ager For m at
C M O S quad l inear : color (RGB) plus N IR / M ono C M O S line scan
Pixel Size
14.08 µm x 14.08 µm
Bit Depth
8, 10, and 12 bits, sel ect abl e
or Deca confi gurations
Power Supply
+ 12 V to + 24 V D C
M ass
< 340 g (without heat sinks)
Sensor t o Camer a Fr ont D i stan ce
12 mm
Models
The cam er a i s av ail abl e in t h e foll ow i ng configurati ons:
Table 1: Camera Models Overview
Model Number Description
P4-CC-02K07N-01-R 2k r esol u t i on, 70 k H z l ine rat e, 14.08 µm x 14.08 µm pixel size, RGB + N IR
Table 2: Software
Software Product Number / Version Number
Gen ICam f or Cam er a L i n k i magi ng d ri v er
Camera Performance Specifications
Table 3: Camera Performance Specifications
Specifications Performance
Resoluti on 2048 x 4 pixels
Line Rate 0 k Hz minimum to 70 k H z maxi mum
Exposure Time 7 µs minimum to 3,000 µs maximum
Connectors and Mechanicals
Control & Dat a Interf ace 2 SD R-26 mini Camera L i nk conn ect or s u sed to transmit Base, M edi u m, Fu l l ,
Power Connector H ir o se 6-pin circular
Power Dissipation 8 W
Si ze 62 mm (W) x 62 mm (H) x 48 mm (D)
Oper ati n g T em p 0 °C t o 65 °C, front plate temperature
Optical Interface
Lens M ount M42 x 1
F-mount ad ap t er av ai l abl e
Sensor Alignment (aligned to sid es of camer a)
Fl atness
Θ y (parallelism)
x
y
z
Θ z
50 µm
0.08° or 81 µm
± 100 µm
± 100 µm
± 250 µm
± 0.2°
Compliance
Regulatory Compliance CE, FCC and RoH S, GenI Cam
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DC Offset
< 11 DN
< 11 DN
< 11 DN
< 11 DN
PRN U
< 2% @50% Sat
< 2% @50% Sat
< 2% @50% Sat
< 2% @50% Sat
FPN
< 6.3 D N
< 6.3 D N
< 6.3 D N
< 6.3 D N
SEE
3.96 n J / cm 2
4.39n J / cm 2
6.80 n J / cm 2
3.64 n J / cm 2
Dy n am i c Rang e
61 dB
61 dB
61 dB
61 dB
Random N oi se
3.52 D N ** r m s
3.00 D N rm s
2.50 D N rm s
3.52 D N rm s
SEE
4.76 n J / c m 2
5.1n J / c m 2
6.07 n J / c m 2
8.3 n J / c m 2
N EE
4.2 p J / c m 2
3.9 p J / c m 2
3.8 p J / c m 2
2.1 p J / c m 2
Antibloomi ng
> 100 x Sat ur ati on
Table 4: P4-CC-02K07Q-00-R Operating Specifications
Operating Ranges Performance
Red Green Blue Mono
Dy n am i c Rang e 61.8 d B 61.8 d B 61.8 d B 61.8 d B
Random N oi se 3.36 D N ** r m s 3.36 D N rm s 3.36 D N rm s 3.36 D N rms
Resp onsi v it y Ref er to g r aph
Gai n 1x to 10x Nominal Range (not including individual RGB g ai ns for w hi t e bal an ce)
N EE 3.2 p J / cm2 3.6 pJ / cm 2 5.6 p J / cm2 3.0 p J / cm2
Antibloomi ng > 100 x Sat ur ati on
Integral nonlinearity
< 2% DN
**DN = digital number
Test Conditions:
• V al ues measur ed usi n g 12-bi t , 1x gai n .
• 10 k H z l ine r at e
• L i ght so u rce: w hi te L ED
• No white balancing
• Front plate t em p erat ur e: 45º C
Table 5: P4-CC-02K07N-01-R Operating Specifications
Operating Ranges Performance
Red Green Blue NIR
Resp onsi v it y Ref er to g r aph
Gai n 1x to 10x Nominal Range (not including individual RGB gains for white balance)
DC Offset < 11 DN < 11 DN < 11 DN < 11 DN
PRN U < 2% @50% Sat < 2% @50% Sat < 2% @50% Sat < 2% @50% Sat
FPN < 4.7 DN < 4.7 D N < 4.7 D N < 5.7 DN
Integral nonlinearity
< 2% DN
**DN = digital number
Test Conditions:
• V al ues measur ed usi n g 12-bi t , 1x gai n .
• 10 k H z l ine r at e
• L i ght so u rce: w hi te L ED
• No white balancing
• Front plate temperature: 45º C
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EN 55024, and EN 61326-1 Immunity to Disturbance*
Certifications
Compliance
EN 55011, FCC Par t 15, CI SPR 11, an d ICES-003 Cl ass A Rad i ated Emi ssi on s Req u i r em en t s
RoH S p er EU D i recti v e 2002/ 95/ EC and W EEE per EU D ir ecti v e 2002/ 96/ EC an d Chi n a El ectr o n i c Indust r y
Stand ar d SJ/ T 11364-2006*
GenICam XML Description File, Sup erset of t he G en I Cam ™ Stand ar d Feat u r es N am ing Convention specification
V1.5, Camera Link Serial Communication: GenICam™ Generic Control Protocol (GenCP V1.0)
Flash Memory Size
Camera Flash Memory Size
P4-CC-02K 07Q -00-R 16 M By te
P4-CC-02K 07N -01-R 16 M Byte
Supported Industry Standards
GenICam™
Pi r anha4 cam er as are Gen I Cam com pl i ant. T h ey imp l emen t a super set of t he GenI Cam ™ Stan d ard
Featu r es N am ing Co n v ent ion speci f icat ion V 1.5. Th i s descr ip t i o n t ak es t he f or m of an XM L d ev i ce
d escr ip t ion f il e resp ect i ng t he sy nt ax d efi n ed by the GenA pi mod ul e of t he Gen ICam ™ sp eci f icat i on. The
cam er a u ses t h e Gen I Cam ™ Gen er i c Co n t rol Prot ocol (GenCP V 1.0) t o com mu n icat e ov er t h e Cam er a
Link serial port. For more inf or m ati on see www.genicam.org
.
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Sensor Responsivity and Design
Responsivity
The responsivity graph i l l u st r at es the sen so r ’s r esponse t o d if fer ent w av el eng t hs of l i ght (ex cl u di ng l ens
and l ight sour ce char act eri st i cs).
Piranha4 2K Quad NIR Spectral Responsivity
(12Bit)
900
800
700
)
2
600
500
400
300
Responsivity (DN/ɳJ/cm
200
100
0
300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
Red
Green
Blue
NIR
Wavelength (ɳm)
Figure 1: Spectral Responsivity (NIR)
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0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
350 450
550 650
750 850
950
Spectr al Responsivity (DN/nJ/ cm^2)
Wavelength (nm)
P4 2K Quad Linear Color Spectral Responsivity
No White Balance, 12 bit, gain 1x
Red
Green
Blue
Mono
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
350 450 550 650 750 850 950 1050
QE %
Wavelength (nm)
QE vs Wavelength 2K Quad
Red
Green
Blue
Mono
Figure 2: Spectral Responsivity (Monochrome)
Figure 3: QE vs. Wavelength
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14.08um
14.08um
Red
Blue
Green
14.08um
14.08um
14.08um
Mono
14.08um
42.24um
Spatial Correction and Quadlinear Sensor Design
The P4-CC-02K07Q-00-R cam era u ses a quad li n ear sensor w h er e fou r sep ar ate 2K l i nes of pi x el s are
u sed —on e for r ed , on e for blue, on e f or g r een, an d the l ast for monochrome / N IR.
Figure 4: 2K Quadlinear Sensor Line Spacing Diagram
In the case of the 2k cameras, only a single l in e of space sep ar at es the co l or ed l i nes—w it h th e ex cep ti on of
the monochrome line, which has three lines of spacing.
W h en the i mage p asses th e t hr ee l ines of p ix el s, t he r ed, b l ue an d gr een co m ponen t s for t he sam e i mage
l ocat i on ar e capt u r ed at a di f fer ent ti me as d ict at ed by th e l i n e spaci ng . The cam er a au t om ati cal ly cor r ect s
f or the l in e sp aci ng t o en sur e that t he r ed , bl ue and gr een com p on en ts of t he i mage p i xel ar e al l al ign ed
w hen ou t pu t . H ow ever , t h i s is onl y cor r ect w hen t h e o b ject pi xel size i s sq u ar e; i .e., t h e di stance m ov ed
by t he object for o n e EX SY N C per iod i s equ al to t h e w i d th of the object p i x el . I n som e ap p li cat i on s i t may
not be p o ssi bl e to achi eve a ‘square’ object pixel as fine adjustment of the lens magnification and/ or the
d i st ance m o v ed f or each EXSYN C per i od is n o t possi bl e. T h i s scenar io may be especi all y app ar ent when
trying to integrate the camer a i nt o an exi st ing system .
W h en it is n ot p ossi bl e t o gen er at e a sq u ar e o bject pi xel , col or ar t efact s w i l l occu r i n t h e scan d i rect ion
and i s par ti cul arl y not i ceabl e at shar p edge tr ansi ti on s. T h e si ze of t h e ed ge ar t efact i s pr op or t ion al t o
how far t he p ixel i s fr om squ ar e. To cor r ect f or t hi s, t h e cam era has a f eat ure, L ine Spat i al Cor rect i on (or
t h r ee lett er com man d ssa), which allows fine adjustment of the compensation mechanism the camera uses
t o cor r ect f or the l i n e sp aci ng.
The default setting f or th is f eatu r e is 2, w hi ch i s set f or squ ar e object pi x els. T he set ti ng can be ad ju sted
f r om 0 t o 5 t o comp en sat e f or rect an gu l ar p i x el s—w hether they are too long or to short.
The fol l owing ex amp l es of i m age ar t ef acts show bl ack to w hi t e image t r ansi t i ons and the associated
cor r ected i m ag e af ter ap p ly in g a speci f ic line spatial correction (ssa) sett i ng.
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Example 1. Target speed adjusted for square pixels
L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 3 ( ssa = 3). This is the default condition.
Example 2. Target running slower than example 1, same EXSYNC (trigger) frequency
L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 3 ( ssa = 3) Li n e Spati al Cor recti on = 4.3 (ssa = 4.3)
Example 3. Target running faster than example 1, same EXSYNC (trigger) frequency
L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 3 (ssa = 3) L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 1.73 (ssa = 1.73)
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Example 4. Target running slower than EXSYNC
L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 3 ( ssa = 3) L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 1 ( ssa = 1)
Example 5. Target running faster than EXSYNC
L i ne Spati al Cor rect i on = 3 ( ssa = 3) Li ne Spat i al Cor r ecti on = 5 (ssa = 5)
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4096 pixels
4096 pixels
2048 p i xel s
2048 p i xel s
Parallax Correction
W h en the cam era i t i s n ot p erp en d i cu l ar t o t he object surface the P4 color camera will exhibit color. The
par all ax d ist or t ion i ncr eases when i m agi n g at st eep an gl es r el ati v e to t he cam eras i m agi ng pl ain. Th i s is
an optical effect caused by the line spacing of the three individual colors. This spacing r esu l ts i n a
different magnification for each line at high angles. A s show n in t h e fi gu re bel o w , there is col or d istor tion
at t he ext r emes en d s of the i m ag e bu t at th e cen tr e of the i mage t he col or di st or ti on d oes n o t sho w up .
Figure 5: Image with Horizontal Color Alignment Issues
U si ng t h e P4 col or camer as Par all ax Cor rect i on f eatu r e, t he opt i cal m agn i fi cati on f or each l in e i s adju st ed
such t hat col or s can be l in ed up at t h e ext r em e end s of the i mage without affecting the center. Using the
f eat ur e Im age D i st or ti on C or rect ion M od e (sh m = 1) t h i s feat u r e can be t u rn ed on . U sing t he f eatur e
I m age Di stor t i o n Cor r ecti on L i n e Sel ector t he u ser can sel ect r ed and g r een t o cor r ect th e d ist or ti on . N ot e.
The r ed and gr een l ines ar e ad j u sted t o t o al ign w it h t he cen t er bl ue l i ne. I m age D i sto r ti on Par al l ax
Co r r ect i on Pi xel St r et ch (sha - Set horizontal alignment in float f<value 0-3>) is used to add the amount
of cor rect ion n eed ed t o t he i m age. Th e v al ue ent er ed her e m ust b e b et w een 0 an d 3 (d eci m al v alu es ar e
accep ted .
Figure 6: CamExpert Parallax Correction Controls
Figure 7: Figure 8 Corrected Image
The f i gu r e abov e i s the sam e im age cor r ect ed usi ng t he p ar al lax co r r ect i o n . I n thi s exam p le t he v alu e o f 3
w as u sed to cor r ect t h e i mage.
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Camera Direction
Select ab l e cam er a d i rect i on acco m m od ates an object direct i on change on a web and all ow s y ou to mount
t h e cam er a “ up sid e dow n” .
Note: The ex am p le h er e assu m es the u se of a l en s (w hi ch i n ver ts t h e i mage).
Figure 9: Object Movement and Camera Direction Example, with a Lens
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Mechanicals
[ADD MECHANICALS]
Figure 10: Camera Mechanical
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H eat si nk
AC-MS-00108-01-R
Figure 11: Piranha4 Heat Sink Accessories Kit
Optional Lens Mount and Heat Sink Accessories
Description Description
M 42 to F-m ou n t ad apt er AC-LA-00115-A0-R
M 42 to C-mou n t ad apt er AC-LC-00001-00-R
Camera Mounting and Heat Sink Considerations
Up to two optional heat sinks can be installed on the cam er a. As illustrated, they are ideally positioned t o
al low close sp aci n g of t he cam er as. These h eat si nk s ar e desi g n ed to p rov i de ad eq u ate convect i on cooli ng
w hen n ot ob st r u ct ed by encl o su res or mou n ti n g assem b l ies.
Tel ed yn e DALSA recognises that each cu st om er ’s app l i cat ion can be unique. In consideration, cam er a’s
heat si n k s hav e been d esign ed in su ch a w ay t h at th ey can be r eposi t i oned on the d i ff er ent f aces of th e
cam era or rem o v ed en t ir el y , depending on the mounting configuration and its heat sinking potential.
Rep o si ti on i ng or rem o v al of t he heat si nk s m u st be per f or med w i t h car e in or d er t o av oi d tem p er at ur e
i ssu es. T h e cam er a has t h e abi li ty t o m easur e i t s in t er n al t emp er atur e. U se thi s feat ur e t o r ecor d th e
i n ter n al t emp er atur e of the camer a w hen i t i s m ou n ted i n y ou r sy st em an d oper ati ng un d er t he w or st
case con di ti on s. The camera will stop outputting data if i ts i nter nal tem p erat ur e reach es 80 °C.
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2. Quick, Simple Steps to
Acquire an Image
For u ser s who ar e fami l iar w i t h C am er a L i nk cam er as, have a basic understanding of their i maging
r eq u ir ement s, and w ho ar e pr im ar i ly i nt erest ed i n eval uat i n g t he cam er a, an o v er v iew of th e st eps
r eq u ir ed to get this cam era op erati onal and acqui r ing i mag es qui ckl y can be f ou n d in Appendix C: Quick
Setup and Image A cquisition.
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3. Software and Hardware Setup
Recommended System Requirements
To achi eve best sy st em per f or m ance, t he f ol l ow in g m in i mu m r equ i rem en t s ar e r ecom mend ed :
• High bandwidth frame gr abber , e.g. Xcel er a-CL PX 8 Full Camera Link frame grabber (Part # OR-
X8CO-XPF00): www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/products/fg/OR-X8C 0-XPF00/
• Op er at i ng sy stem s: W i nd ow s XP / Vist a / 7, 32 / 64-bit.
Setup Steps: Overview
Tak e t he f ol l ow ing st ep s i n or d er to setup and run your cam er a syst em . They ar e d escri b ed br ief l y bel ow
and in more detail in the sections that follow .
1. Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software
W e r ecom m end th e Xcel era-CL PX8 Full frame grabber or equivalent, described in detail on the
t el edy ned alsa.com si te her e
then you will need to install one. Follow the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
A GenCP (Generi c Control Protocol) compliant XML device description file is embedded within the
camer a firmw ar e all ow i n g GenCP-comp l i an t ap pl i cati ons t o k no w the camer a’ s cap ab i li t i es i mm ed i atel y
af t er co n n ecti on . I nstal l i ng Saper aL T gi ves y ou access t o t h e Cam Exp er t GU I , a tool that supports GenCPcom p li an t d ev i ces.
. If your host comp u t er d oes not hav e a PX8 ful l Cam er a L i n k f r ame gr abber
.
2. Connect Camera Link and Power Cables
• Connect t he Cam er a Li n k cab l es fr om the cam era t o t he comp u ter .
• Co n n ect a p ow er cab l e fr om t he camer a to a + 12 VDC t o +24 V DC power supply.
3. Establish communicating with the camera
Start the GUI and establish communication with the camer a.
ASCII Commands
A s an al ter nat iv e t o t he Cam Ex p ert (or eq u i v al en t) GU I, y ou can com mu n i cate w it h thi s cam er a usi n g
A SCI I -b ased com man d s. A complete list of the com m and s can be found her e, Appendix B: ASCII
Command s.
4. Operate the Camera
At this point you will be ready to start operating the camer a in order to acquire i mages, set camer a
functions, and save settings.
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Step 1. Install and configure the frame grabber
and software
Install Frame Grabber
I n st al l a Full configurati on Cam era Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer’s description.
W e r ecom m end th e Xcel era-CL PX8 frame grabber or equivalent , d escr i bed i n d etai l on the
t el edy ned alsa.com si te her e
Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI
Communicate w ith the camera using a Camera Link-compliant int er f ace. W e r ecomm end y ou use
CamEx p er t . CamEx p er t i s t he cam er a i n t erf aci ng t ool sup p or ted by t he Saper a l ibr ar y and com es
bundled with SaperaLT. Usi ng C amEx p ert i s the si mp l est and qu ick est w ay t o sen d com m and s t o and
r ecei v e inf or mat i on f rom t he cam era.
Cam er a Link Environment
These cam eras i mp lemen t th e Cam era l i n k sp eci fi cat i on, w hi ch d ef ines t h e dev i ce cap abi li t ies.
The Cam er a l ink XM L d evi ce d escr i pt i on f i l e i s em bed d ed w it h in t he cam er a fi rm w ar e al l ow ing Cam er a
link-com pliant applicat i ons to recogni ze t he camer as’ cap ab i li t i es i mm ed i atel y af t er con n ecti on .
.
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!
B
B
A
Power
A
B
C
Step 2. Connect Data, Trigger, and Power Cables
Note: the u se of cabl es ty p es and l eng t hs other than those sp eci f ied m ay r esul t i n i ncr eased em i ssi o n or
d ecr eased i m mu n it y and per f or man ce of th e cam er a.
+12V to +24V DC Hirose 6-pin
Control & Data
Camera Link 26-pin SDR-26 connectors
Status
Diagnostic LED
C
Figure 12: Input and Output, trigger, and Power Connectors
WARNING! Grounding Instructions
Static electricity can damage electronic components. It’s critical that you dischar ge any stati c
el ectr ical char ge by touch i ng a g r ou n d ed sur face, su ch as t he m et al com p ut er chassi s, bef or e
hand l i n g t h e cam era har d w are.
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Camera
Right Angle
Channel Link
Camera
Right Angle
Channel Link
1 1 inner shield
1 1 inner shield
14
14
inner shield
14
14
inner shield
2
25
Y0- 2 25
X0-
15
12
Y0+
15
12
X0+ 3 24
Y1- 3 24
X1-
16
11
Y1+
16
11
X1+ 4 23
Y2- 4 23
X2-
17
10
Y2+
17
10
X2+
5
22
Ycl k-
5
22
Xcl k-
18 9 Ycl k+
18 9 Xcl k+
6
21
Y3- 6 21
X3-
19 8 Y3+
19 8 X3+ 7 20
100 oh m
7
20
Ser T C +
20 7 t er mi n at ed
20 7 Ser T C -
8
19
Z0- 8 19
Ser T F G -
21 6 Z 0+
21 6 Ser T F G +
9
18
Z1- 9 18
CC1-
22 5 Z 1+
22 5 CC1+
10
17
Z2-
10
17
CC2+
23 4 Z 2+
23 4 CC2-
11
16
Zcl k -
11
16
CC3-
24 3 Zcl k +
24 3 CC3+
12
15
Z3-
12
15
CC4+
25 2 Z 3+
25 2 CC4-
13
13
inner shield
13
13
inner shield
26
26
inner shield
26
26
inner shield
Signal
Configuration
CC2
Sp ar e
Data Connector: Camera Link
The cam era u ses tw o Camer a Li nk SD R26 cables transmitting the Cam era L i n k Base, M edi u m, Full, or
D eca configuration. The figure below shows the SDR26 Cam er a L i nk Con n ect or and t h e tabl es that f ol l ow
list the Camera Link configurations.
For d etai led i nf or m at i on on Cam era L i n k pl ease ref er t o t h e Cam er a L ink Road M ap av ai l abl e f rom th e
K n ow led g e Cen t er
Data 2 Control / Data 1
on t he Tel ed yne D A LSA W eb si te.
Figure 13. SDR26 Camera Link Connector
Connector
Frame Grabber
Connector
Signal
Connector
Frame Grabber
Connector
Signal
Note:
*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
Camera Link Bit Definitions
CC1 EXSYN C
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CC4
Sp ar e
Red 1 D 0 .. D 7
Blue 1 D 0 .. D 7
Green
1
D 0 .. D 7
Red 2 D 0 .. D 7
Blue
2
D 0 .. D 7
Green
2
D 0 .. D 7
Red 3 D 0 .. D 7
Blue
3
D 0 .. D 7
Green
3
D 0 .. D 7
Red 4 D 0 .. D 7
Green
4
D 0 .. D 7
Red
2047 D 0
.. D 7
Blue
2047
D 0 .. D 7
Green
2047
D 0 .. D 7
Red
2048 D 0
.. D 7
Blue
2048
D 0 .. D 7
Green
2048
D 0 .. D 7
Blue 4 D 0 .. D 7
CL Port A
CL Port B
CL Port C
CL Clock
Line Valid
CC3 Direction
Table 6: Camera Control Configuration
For add i ti on al Camer a L i n k docum en t ati on r ef er t o t h e Tel ed y ne DA LSA W eb si te’ s
K n ow led ge Cent er
app l icat ion not es.
Camera Timing
N ot e: Information on setting up the camera’s A OI can be found here, A r ea o f In t erest ( A OI ) Setu p .
RGB 8 bit, CL base, maximum line rate 40 kHz, no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock
Th i s ti mi n g can be used f or appl i cat i on s t h at r eq u ir e li ne r at es onl y up to 40 kH z an d t h eref or e can u se
Cam era L i nk Base mod e w i t h onl y one cab l e.
The RGB output format is compatible w ith the Camera Link specification for Base RGB. Li ne r ates u p to
70 kH z can be ach i ev ed by usi n g t he A r ea o f In t erest ( A OI ) f eatu r e; w her e the sm al ler t he A OI , th e
gr eat er t he p ot en t i al l i n e r ate.
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Red 1
D0..D7
Blue 1
D0..D7
Green 1
D0..D7
Red 2
D0..D7
Blue 2
D0..D7
Green 2
D0..D7
Red 3
D0..D7
Blue 3
D0..D7
Green 3
D0..D7
Red 4
D0..D7
Green 4
D0..D7
Red 2047
D0..D7
Blue 2047
D0..D7
Green 2047
D0..D7
Red 2048
D0..D7
Blue 2048
D0..D7
Green 2048
D0..D7
Blue 4
D0..D7
CL Port A
CL Port B
CL Port C
CL Clock
Line Valid
Connector Data 1
Connector Data 2
CL Port A
Mono/IR 1
D0..D7
Mono/IR 2
D0..D7
Mono/IR 3
D0..D7
Mono/IR 4
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2047
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2048
D0..D7
CL Port C
CL Port B
Red
1
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
1
D 0 .. D 7
Green
1
D 0 .. D 7
Red
3
D 0 .. D 7
Blue 3 D 0 .. D 7
Green
3
D 0 .. D 7
Red
5
D 0 .. D 7
Blue 5 D 0 .. D 7
Green
5
D 0 .. D 7
Red
7
D 0 .. D 7
Green
7
D 0 .. D 7
Red
2045
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
2045 D 0
.. D 7
Green
2045
D 0 .. D 7
Red
2047
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
2047 D 0
.. D 7
Green
2047
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
7
D 0 .. D 7
CL Port A
CL Port C
CL Clock
Line Valid
Red 2 D 0 .. D 7
Blue
2
D 0 .. D 7
Green
2 D 0
.. D 7
Red
4
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
4
D 0 .. D 7
Green
4
D 0 .. D 7
Red
6
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
6
D 0 .. D 7
Green
6
D 0 .. D 7
Red 8 D 0 .. D 7
Green
8 D 0
.. D 7
Red
2046
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
2046
D 0 .. D 7
Green
2046
D 0 .. D 7
Red
2048
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
2048
D 0 .. D 7
Green
2048
D 0 .. D 7
Blue
8
D 0 .. D 7
CL Port D
CL Port F
Dual base RGB 8 bit plus 8 bit monochrome, maximum line rate 40 kHz, no AOI and 85
MHz CL clock
Th i s ti mi n g can be used f or appl i cat i on s t h at r eq u ir e li ne r at es onl y up to 40 kH z an d t h eref or e can u se
Cam era L i nk D u al Base m od e w i t h o n l y one cabl e.
The RGB output format is compatible w ith the Camera Link specification for Base RGB. Li ne r ates u p to
70 kH z can be ach i eved by usi ng t he A r ea of I n t erest ( A OI ) f eatur e; w her e t he sm al l er t he A OI , t h e
gr eat er t he p ot en t i al l i n e r ate.
RGB 8 bit, CL Medium, maximum line rate 70 kHz, no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock
CL Port B
CL Port E
Th i s ti mi n g can be used f or appl i cat i on s t h at r eq u ir e li ne r at es up t o 40 kH z an d ther ef or e m ust u se
Cam era L i nk M edi u m m od e and t w o cabl es.
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Red 1
D0..D7
Blue 1
D0..D7
Green 1
D0..D7
Red 3
D0..D7
Blue 3
D0..D7
Green 3
D0..D7
Red 2045
D0..D7
Blue 2045
D0..D7
Green 2045
D0..D7
Red 2047
D0..D7
Blue 2047
D0..D7
Green 2047
D0..D7
CL Port A
CL Port B
CL Port C
CL Clock
Line Valid
Red 2
D0..D7
Blue 2
D0..D7
Green 2
D0..D7
Red 4
D0..D7
Blue 4
D0..D7
Green 4
D0..D7
Red 2046
D0..D7
Blue 2046
D0..D7
Green 2046
D0..D7
Red 2048
D0..D7
Blue 2048
D0..D7
Green 2048
D0..D7
CL Port D
CL Port E
CL Port F
Mono/IR 1
D0..D7
Mono/IR 2
D0..D7
Mono/IR 3
D0..D7
Mono/IR 4
D0..D7
Mono/IR 5
D0..D7
Mono/IR 6
D0..D7
Mono/IR 7
D0..D7
Mono/IR 8
D0..D7
Mono/IR 9
D0..D7
Mono/IR 10
D0..D7
Mono/IR 11
D0..D7
Mono/IR 12
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2037
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2038
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2039
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2040
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2041
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2042
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2043
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2044
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2045
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2046
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2047
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2048
D0..D7
The RGB output format is compatible w ith the Camera Link specification for M ed i u m RGB. Li ne r ates up
to 70 kH z can be achi eved by usi ng t he A r ea of Int er est (A OI ) f eatur e; w her e t he sm al l er t he A OI , t h e
gr eat er t he p ot en t i al l i n e r ate.
RGB plus monochrome 8 bit CL Medium, maximum line rate 62 kHz, no AOI and 85 MHz
CL clock
This timing can be used f or appl i cati ons th at r equ i re l in e r at es u p to 60 k H z and t her ef or e m ust u se
Cam era L i nk M edi u m m od e and t w o cabl es.
The RGB output format is not defined in the Cam er a Li nk speci f i cat ion D eca. The RGB format is such that
when using a Camera Link f ram e gr abber com pat i bl e w it h t he D eca f or mat con fi gu red for t he mono
stan dar d, t he R, G and t hen B p ix el s w il l b e w ri tt en sequ ent i al l y i n t o t h e f r am e gr abb er bu f f er . Thi s
p r ocess si mpl i f i es t he ex t r act i on of t he RGB d at a f r o m the f ram e g r abber bu ff er by the host application.
Li ne r at es u p t o 70 kH z can be achi eved b y u si ng th e A r ea o f In t erest ( A OI ) f eatu r e; w her e t he sm al ler t he
A OI , t he g r eat er th e pot ent i al l in e r at e.
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CL Port A
CL Port B
CL Port C
CL Clock
Line Valid
CL Port D
CL Port E
CL Port F
Mono/IR 1
D0..D7
Mono/IR 2
D0..D7
Mono/IR 3
D0..D7
Mono/IR 4
D0..D7
Mono/IR 5
D0..D7
Mono/IR 6
D0..D7
Mono/IR 9
D0..D7
Mono/IR 10
D0..D7
Mono/IR 11
D0..D7
Mono/IR 12
D0..D7
Mono/IR 13
D0..D7
Mono/IR 14
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2033
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2034
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2035
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2036
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2037
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2038
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2041
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2042
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2043
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2044
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2045
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2046
D0..D7
CL Port G
CL Port H
Mono/IR 7
D0..D7
Mono/IR 8
D0..D7
Mono/IR 15
D0..D7
Mono/IR 16
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2039
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2040
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2047
D0..D7
Mono/IR
2048
D0..D7
Red 1
D0..D7
Blue 1
D0..D7
Green 1
D0..D7
Red 2
D0..D7
Blue 2
D0..D7
Green 2
D0..D7
Red 3
D0..D7
Green 3
D0..D7
Blue 3
D0..D7
Red 4
D0..D7
Blue 4
D0..D7
Green 4
D0..D7
Red 5
D0..D7
Blue 5
D0..D7
Green 5
D0..D7
Red 6
D0..D7
Blue 6
D0..D7
Green 6
D0..D7
Red 7
D0..D7
Blue 7
D0..D7
Green 7
D0..D7
Red 8
D0..D7
Red 9
D0..D7
Green 9
D0..D7
Red 2047
D0..D7
Blue 2047
D0..D7
Green 2047
D0..D7
Red 2048
D0..D7
Blue 2048
D0..D7
Green 2048
D0..D7
Blue 2046
D0..D7
Green 2046
D0..D7
Blue 9
D0..D7
Red 10
D0..D7
Green 10
D0..D7
Blue 10
D0..D7
Red 11
D0..D7
Green 11
D0..D7
Blue 8
D0..D7
Green 8
D0..D7
RGB 8 bit CL Full plus monochrome 8 bit CL full
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D0
Red 8
D0
Gr een 8
D1
Red 9
D1
Gr een 9
D2
N/ A
D2
N/ A
D3
N/ A
D3
N/ A
D4
Bl ue 8
D4
N/ A
D5
Bl ue 9
D5
N/ A
D6
N/ A
D6
N/ A
D7
N/ A
D7
N/ A
RGB 10 bit CL Medium, maximum line rate 40 kHz, no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock
Port B Bit Assignments Port F Bit Assignments
Th i s ti mi n g can be used f or appl i cat i on s t h at r eq u ir e li ne r at es up t o 20 kH z an d ther ef or e m ust u se
Cam era L i nk M edi u m m od e and t w o cabl es.
The RGB output format is compatible w ith the Camera Link specification for M ed i u m RGB. Li ne r ates up
to 70 kH z can be achi eved by usi ng t he A r ea of Int er est (A OI ) f eatur e; w her e t he sm al l er t he A OI , t h e
gr eat er t he p ot en t i al l i n e r ate.
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D0
Red 8
D0
Gr een 8
D1
Red 9
D1
Gr een 9
D2
Red 10
D2
Gr een 10
D3
Red 11
D3
Gr een 11
D4
Bl ue 8
D4
N/ A
D5
Bl ue 9
D5
N/ A
D6
Bl ue 10
D6
N/ A
D7
Bl ue 11
D7
N/ A
RGB 12 bit CL Medium, maximum line rate 40 kHz, no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock
Port B Bit Assignments Port F Bit Assignments
Th i s ti mi n g can be used f or appl i cat i on s t h at r eq u ir e li ne r at es up t o 20 kH z an d ther ef or e m ust u se
Cam era L i nk M edi u m m od e and t w o cabl es.
The RGB output format is compatible w ith the Camera Link specification for M ed i u m RGB. Li ne r ates up
to 70 kH z can be ach iev ed by u si n g t he A r ea of I n t erest (A OI ) f eatu r e; w h er e th e smal l er th e A OI , t he
gr eat er t he p ot en t i al l i n e r ate.
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