Table of Contents Camera Overview ........................ 5 Features ............................. 5 Key Specifications ..........................5 Description............................7 Typical Applications ........................... 7 Models ............................... 7 Camera Performances ......................8 Camera Characterization ........................8 Image Sensor ............................. 9 Response & QE curves ........................10 2.3.1 Quantum Efficiency .........................
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6.2.4 Error code table ........................19 Camera Commands ......................20 Device Information .......................... 20 Device Privilege, Status and Reboot ....................21 Communication and Firmware version ................... 23 Image Format ..........................24 Image Control ..........................29 Acquisition Control .......................... 30 Gains and Offsets ..........................32 Flat Field Correction ........................
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Appendix E. CommCam Connection ..................57 Appendix F. Revision History ....................59 UNIIQA+ M – R J – 05/2017 ANUAL ONOCHROME A G E...
1 Camera Overview Features CMOS Monochrome LineScan Sensors: 4096 pixels, 5x5µm or 4096 pixels, 5x10µm (Versatile models Only) 2048, 1024 or 512 pixels, 10x10µm Interface : CameraLink® (Base or Medium/Full) Line Rate : Up to 40 kl/s for the Base Version ...
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PRNU HF Max Notes : (*) High Dynamic / High Response. : High dynamic with the Use of Multi-Column Gain 1/2 (**) Teledyne-e2v norm: more severe than EMVA 1288 Standard Functionality (Programmable via Control Interface) Analog Gain Up to 12 (x4)
The UNiiQA+ family has also been designed to be highly modular to enable engineers to reuse the same camera in multiple equipment, simplify logistics and reduce development cycle time. All UNiiQA+ cameras feature Teledyne-e2v’s proprietary CMOS sensors : a single line of highly sensitive pixels of either 5µm or 10µm size.
2 Camera Performances Camera Characterization Unit 4k x 5µm 2k x 10µm 1k x 10µm 0,5k x 10µm Typ. Typ. Typ. Typ. Dark Noise RMS 1.08 1.08 1.08 Dynamic Range 73/67 73/67 73/67 Readout Noise 10.6 10.6 10.6 Full Well Capacity 23.7 47.3/23.7 47.3/23.7...
Image Sensor The Uniiqa+ sensor is composed of one pair of sensitive lines of 4096 pixels of 5µm square. Each pixel on the same column uses the same Analog to Digital Column converter (ADC Column). This structure allows several definitions : ...
Response & QE curves 2.3.1 Quantum Efficiency 2.3.2 Spectral Response Curves (*) High Dynamic / High Response. : High dynamic with the Use of Multi-Column Gain 1/2 UNIIQA+ M – R J – 05/2017 | 10 ANUAL ONOCHROME A G E...
3 Camera Hardware and Interface Mechanical Drawings The Step file is available Essential Model High Speed Model on the web : www.e2v.com/cameras UNIIQA+ M – R J – 05/2017 | 11 ANUAL ONOCHROME A G E...
Sensor alignment Z = -10.3 mm ±100µm X = 19.76 mm (4k 5µm) ±100 µm X = 19.76 mm (2k 10µm) X = 24.88 mm (1k 10µm) X = 27.44 mm (0.5k 10µm) Y = 30 mm ±100 µm Die flatness 50 µm Rotation (X,Y plan) ±0.3°...
3.2.1 Power Connector Camera connector type: Hirose HR10A-7R-6PB (male) Cable connector type: Hirose HR10A-7P-6S (female) Signal Signal Power supply from 10 to 15v Power 3,5W max with an typical inrush current peak of 0,32A during power up 3.2.2 Consumption and Inrush Current Typical current/Power during the grab (possible variation : +/- 5%) Camera supply Supply 10V...
3.2.3 Status LED Behaviour After less than 2 seconds of power establishment, the LED first lights up in ORANGE. Then after a Maximum of 3 seconds, the LED must turn in a following colour : Colour and state Meaning Green and continuous Green and blinking slowly...
A Camera Link data transfer cable ref. 1MD26-3560-00C-500 (3M), 1SF26-L120-00C-500 (3M) A linear AC-DC power supply Teledyne-e2v recommends using the same configuration to ensure the compliance with the following standards. CE Conformity The UNIIQA+ cameras comply with the requirements of the EMC (European) directive 2004/108/EC (EN 50081-2, EN 61000-6-2).
5 Getting Started Out of the box The contains of the Camera box is the following : One Camera UNIIQA+ There is no CDROM delivered with the Camera : Both User Manual (this document) and CommCam control software have to be downloaded from the web site : This ensure you to have an up-to-date version.
6 Camera Software Interface Control and Interface As all the Teledyne-e2v Cameras, the UNIIQA+ CL is delivered with the friendly interface control software COMMCAM.UCL (as “Ultimate Camera Link”) which is based on the GenICam standard COMMCAM recognizes and detects automatically all the UCL Cameras connected on any transport layers (Camera Link or COM ports) of your system.
Serial Protocol and Command Format The Camera Link interface provides two LVDS signal pairs for communication between the camera and the frame grabber. This is an asynchronous serial communication based on RS-232 protocol. The serial line configuration is: > Full duplex/without handshaking >...
6.2.4 Error code table The error codes returned by the camera are compliant with the GenCP standard : Status Code (Hex) Name Description 0x0000 GENCP_SUCCESS Success 0x8001 GENCP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED Command not implemented in the device. 0x8002 GENCP_INVALID_PARAMETER At least one command parameter of CCD or SCD is invalid or out of range.
Manufacturer Name (ManufacturerName) : Camera identifier set by the User in a 64Bytes String. Read function (ASCII): “r vdnm”; Returned by the camera : “Teledyne-e2v”, String of 64 bytes (including “/0”) Can’t be written Model Name (ModelName) : Camera Model Name (GenICam) set by in factory in a 64Bytes String.
Manufacturer Info (ManufacturerInfo) : Camera Part Number set by in factory in a 64Bytes String. Read function (ASCII): “r idnb”; Returned by the camera : <Part Number> String of 64 bytes (including “/0”) Can’t be written Serial Number (DeviceID) : Camera serial Number set by in factory in a 64Bytes String.
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The Cameras are delivered in Integrator mode. They can be locked in User mode and a specific password is required to switch back the Camera in Integrator mode. This password can be generated with a specific tool available from the hotline (hotline-cam@Teledyne-e2v.com) ...
Image Format GenCP address ASCII GenICam Size Description command command 0x12000 snsw SensorWidth Pixels number (can be set for versatile model) SensorHeight WidthMax Pixels number (can be set for versatile model) HeightMax Height Width Pixels number (can be set for versatile model) 0x12004 smod SensorMode...
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Sensor Mode (SensorMode) : Defines the number of pixels and their size. Only available for versatile models. This command is available in the CommCam “Image Format Control” section : Read function (ASCII): “r smod”; Returned by the camera : Integer from 0 to 3 ...
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Modes Interlaced Connector CL1 Connector CL2 Mode compliance value Base 2 Channels 8 Bits 2 x 8 bits Base 2 Channels 10bits 2 x 10 bits Base 2 Channels 12 Bits 2x 12 bits Medium 4 Channels 8bits (High Speed Version Only) 4 x 8 bits ...
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to Right Ch 1 : odd pixels Output direction for ReverseReading = 0 last Interlaced parameter must be set : “w itrl 1” Ch 2 : even pixels Medium Mode Separate : 4 Taps Separate, outputted from Left to Right Ch 1 Ch 3 Ch 2...
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The CameraLink standard requires a minimum of 256 Pixels per channel. Then for the versatile model and the lowest definitions, some combination sensor Mode / Output mode are not available. The following table details the possible combinations : Modes 4096 2048 1024 Base 1 Channel 8 Bits...
Image Control GenCP address ASCII GenICam Size Description command command 0x12250 recl SaveImageControl RW Record the Current Image Read : 0 : No Record in Progress 1 : Record in Progress Write : 0 : Stop Record 1 : Start Record 0x12254 play PlayImageControl...
Acquisition Control GenCP address ASCII GenICam Size Description command command 0x12100 tper LinePeriod RW Line period from 1 (0.1us) to 65535 (6553.5us) step 1 (0.1us) 0x12104 tpmi LinePeriodMin Minimum line period AcquisitionLineRate = 1 / Line Period in Hz 0x12108 tint ExposureTime RW Exposure time from 15 (1.5us) to 65535...
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Exposure time (ExposureTime): Defines the exposure time when set in the Camera. This command is available in the CommCam “Acquisition Control” section : Read function (ASCII): “r tint”; Returned by the camera : Integer from 15 to 65535 (=1,5µs to 6553,5µs by step of 0,1µs) ...
Gains and Offsets GenCP address ASCII GenICam Size Description command command 0x12200 pamp GainAbs GainSelector RW Pre-amplifier gain to: = AnalogAll 0 : x1 1 : x2 2 : x4 0x12204 gain GainAbs GainSelector RW Digital gain from 0dB (0) to +8dB (6193) step = GainAll 0.002dB 0x12208...
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Analog Gain in the ADC The only analog Gain available in the UNIIQA+ is located at the sensor level, in the ADC converter. This “Preamp Gain” is in fact a variation of the ramp of the comparator of the ADC. Then 3 Values are available : x1, x2 and x4.
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Digital Gain (GainAbs with GainSelector=DigitalAll) : Set the global Digital Gain. This command is available in the CommCam “Gain & Offset” section : Read function (ASCII): “r gdig”; Returned by the camera : Integer value from 0 to 255. The corresponding Gain is calculated as 20log(1+val/64) in dB ...
7.8.1 Activation, Auto-Adjust FFCEnable FFC Activation ( ) : Enable/disable the Flat Field Correction. This command is available in CommCam “Flat Field Correction” section : Read function (ASCII): “r ffcp” : Returns the FFC Status (0 if disabled, 1 if enabled) ...
7.8.2 Automatic Calibration and LowPass Filter Low Filter FFC With (LowFilterFFCWidth) : Set and Enable/disable the Flat Field Correction Low Band Filter. This command is available in the CommCam “Flat Field Correction” section : Read function (ASCII): “r lffw” : Returns the FFC Status : 0 to 127 (0 if disabled, X>0 enabled and set at X) ...
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PRNU Calibration : o PRNU Calibration Control (FFCCalibrationCtrl) : Launch or abort of the PRNU process for the Gains calculation. This command is available in the CommCam “Flat Field Correction / Automatic Calibration ” section : Read function : “r calg” (ASCII): Returns the PRNU Calculation Process Status (0 if finished, 1 if processing) ...
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How is performed the Flat Field Correction ? What is the Flat Field correction (FFC) ? The Flat Field Correction is a digital correction on each pixel which allows : To correct the Pixel PRNU (Pixel Response Non Uniformity) and DSNU (Dark Signal Non Uniformity) ...
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Adjustment gain User Target value 3020 Standard FFC computed on the max of the line Pixels FPN/DSNU Calibration Cover the lens Launch the FPN Calibration : Grab and calculation is performed in few seconds PRNU Calibration The User must propose a white/grey uniform target to the Camera (not a fixed paper). The Gain/Light conditions must give a non saturated image in any Line.
7.8.3 Manual Flat Field Correction The FFC Coefficients can also be processed outside of the Camera or changed manually by accessing directly their values in the Camera : This is the “Manual” FFC. In CommCam, the User can access to a specific interface by clicking on “click for extended control” in both “Manual FFC calibration”...
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PRNU coefficients modification : Direct access to the PRNU coefficients for reading or writing. The PRNU coefficients are read packets of x128 coefficients : Read function (ASCII): “r ffcg ” : Read 128 consecutive PRNU user coefficients starting from address set by the command fcca.
Save & Restore FFC and Configuration User set GenCP address ASCII GenICam Size R/W Description command command UserSetLoad 0x17000 rcfg RW Restore current UserSet from UserSet bank number <val>, from 0 to 5; <val> comes from UserSetSelector. UserSetSave 0x17004 scfg WO Save current UserSet to UserSet bank number <val>, from 1 to 4;...
7.9.2 Save & Restore Settings The settings (or Main configuration) of the Camera can be saved in 4 different User banks and one Integrator bank. This setting includes also the FFC and LUT enable This function is available in the Save & Restore Settings section : ...
Appendix A. Test Patterns The Main test pattern is a fixed ramp from first pixel (value 0) to the last one (value 4096) A.1 4k Pixels, 12bits Increment of 1 grey level at each pixel : Pixel ….. 4093 4094 4095 Value 0 …..
> If T is the Line Period (internal or external coming from the Trigger line), in order to respect this line Period, the Exposure Time as to be set by respecting : T <= T Then, the real exposure time is : Tint real In the same way, The high level period of the Trig signal in sync=3 mode, T >= T...
Appendix C. CameraLink Data Cables C.1 Choosing the Cable You may check the compliance of your CameraLink cables with the transportation of the 85MHz data rate. The main parameter to be checked in the cable specification is the skew (in picoseconds) This parameter is given for a dedicated maximum value per meter of cable (as max : 50ps/m) The CameraLink Standards defines the maximum total skew possible for each data rate : Skew (ps)
C.2 Choosing the Data Rate Maximum Line Rates tables versus Data rate and Definition C.2.1 High Speed Models Data Frequency : 85MHz Definition Base 2 Taps 8- Base 1 Tap 8- Medium 8-10/12bits Full 8 x 8bits Full+ 10 x 8bits 10/12bits 10/12bits Line Rate...
Data Frequency : 40MHz Definition Base 2 Taps 8- Base 1 Tap 8- Medium 8-10/12bits Full 8 x 8bits Full+ 10 x 8bits 10/12bits 10/12bits Line Rate Tper Min Line Rate Tper Min Line Rate Tper Min Line Tper Line Tper Max (kHz) (µs)
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Data Frequency : 40MHz Definition Base 2 Taps 8-10/12bits Base 1 Tap 8-10/12bits Line Rate Max Tper Min (µs) Line Rate Max Tper Min (µs) (kHz) (kHz) 4096 Pixels 19.5/19.5 51.3/51.3 9.74/9.74 102.6/102.6 2048 Pixels 38.9/38.9 25.7/25.7 19.5/19.5 51.3/51.3 1024 Pixels 40/40 25/25 38.9/38.9...
Appendix D. Lens Mounts D.1 F-Mount F Mount: (Part number EV50-MOUNT-F) Drawing for the additional part (except Nikon BR3) : UNIIQA+ M – R J – 05/2017 | 55 ANUAL ONOCHROME A G E...
D.2 C-Mount C Mount : (Part number EV71-C-MOUNT) UNIIQA+ M – R J – 05/2017 | 56 ANUAL ONOCHROME A G E...
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Appendix E. CommCam Connection The Frame Grabber has to be compliant with Camera Link 1.1 Clallserial.dll (Standard CameraLink Services Library) In 32bits : Must be located in : program files\CamerLink\serial and location added to PATH variable In 64bits : Must be located in : program files\CamerLink\serial or ...
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CameraLink standard 1.1 > Contact the hotline : hotline-cam@Teledyne- e2v.com An Teledyne-e2v Camera is detected The version of CommCam used is too but not identified : old : You have to use the version 1.2.x and after.
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Interlaced Mode in Medium and Full Rev I Typo errors 2.2.1 3.0.2 New F and C Mounts references for UNIIQA+ Rev J Back to Old F-Mount “ “ New Teledyne-e2v Chart UNIIQA+ M – R J – 05/2017 | 59 ANUAL ONOCHROME A G E...