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Summary of Contents for Raptor HAWK 247
- Page 1 HAWK 247 Model: HK247-CL USER MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENT CONTENT ..............................2 INTRODUCTION ........................... 3 SPECIFICATION ..........................4 GETTING STARTED ........................6 EPIX XCAP ............................ 8 HK247-CL USER MANUAL REV1 February 2018... -
Page 3: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Scope This manual covers the Hawk 247 camera and all applicable components. Raptor recommends that this manual be used to optimize camera operation. Camera Care Raptor cameras require no regular maintenance except occasional external cleaning of the sensor window (the glass window between the camera sensor and the microscope or lens). Should any other issues occur please contact your local agent. -
Page 4: Specification
SPECIFICATION Camera Specification The Hawk 247 digital camera is designed for high-resolution applications requiring visible to NIR imaging (350 - 1100nm). It uses an EMCCD sensor with a resolution of 658 x 496 in a 12-bit digital output. The Hawk 247 also has a model that offers an analogue output. High-speed low-noise electronics provide linear response and sensitivity for rapid image capture. - Page 5 Mechanical Outline 3D drawings (STEP) are available upon request. HK247-CL USER MANUAL REV1 February 2018...
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Page 6: Getting Started
Camera Link Connector/SDR Mounting to Microscope The HAWK 247 has a standard C/CS-Mount that should easily screw onto any microscope port. Mounting to a tripod or optical table The camera has a ¼-20 BSW (Whitworth), threaded hole to mount to a tripod or an optical table. The image below shows an optical table mount with the ¼-20 BSW thread. - Page 7 • Connect the 12V power supply to the camera. The Hawk 247-CL is compatible with all types of Camera Link frame grabber. However, our cameras are extensively tested using Epix Inc. equipment’s XCAP, for this reason we recommend XCAP software.
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Page 8: Epix Xcap
Figure 1: Open / Close 3. Select Close, and then Click on the Camera & Format button. 4. Using the dropdown menu scroll down and select Raptor Photonics Hawk-CL from the list (Figure 2), selecting OK when done. HK247-CL USER MANUAL REV1... - Page 9 6. The camera controls are pre-configured in EPIX. 7. The control window on the right should reflect your chosen camera. For example, for the Hawk 247, it should read - EPIX PIXCI E8DB: Raptor Photonics Hawk 247-CL. If not, you need to select a different camera.
- Page 10 Figure 5: Image Capture 12. You should now see an image. On the bottom of the screen, you should see something similar to the following: Frame: 0 Size: 658 x 496 Resize 0.8x0.8 Video: 25.0fps Capture: 25.0 fps Display: 25.0fps. Figure 6: Live Image Capture Window HK247-CL USER MANUAL REV1 February 2018...
- Page 11 Changing the settings on XCAP You have the ability to change several settings to control the camera through the tabs in the control window of the EPIX software. 4.3.1 Exposure Click on the Gain Tab. There is an option for Auto Level Control (ALC). When Auto Level Control is unchecked, you can manually adjust the exposure and digital gain using the sliders or entering a specific value in the field.
- Page 12 4.3.2 Trigger Use this tab to select the Readout Mode, and a Fixed Frame Rate value. Figure 8: Trigger Tab 4.3.3 Auto On this Tab, you can select the parameters for the Automatic Level Control, Including the speed, and spread of signal taken into account. In this mode, the FPGA of the camera will automatically adapt the exposure time and digital gain within the given frame rate to optimise the image quality.
- Page 13 4.3.4 Auto ROI Use this tab to set the Region of Interest (ROI) used for the Auto Level Control; ROI gain will set an overlay onto the image so you can track its position. For the Hawk CL, there is a list of different ROI array sizes that you can choose from that the AGC will be applied to.
- Page 14 Figure 12 illustrates the same ROI pixel array size, but with the ROI gain selected to 1.25. As you can see, the image outside of the ROI is now saturated and brighter. The ROI gain value used is down to personal preference.
- Page 15 Gamma correction is used to alter the contrast of the dark regions of the image. The gamma value by default is 0.45 (Figure 14) but can be changed to 1 (Figure 15). Below you can see the effect that changing the gamma value to 1 has on the image, with the dark regions becoming darker. Figure 14: Image with gamma = 0.45 Figure 15: Image with gamma = 1 The test pattern option enables you to apply different types of test patterns.
- Page 16 Adjusting the image display (With XCAP Std only) The Viewing Pallet is not automatically adjusted in the XCAP software. This needs manually Configured to give the best display of the RAW image data from the camera. 1. Go to the Modify/Contrast Modification menu, Figure 19. 2.
- Page 17 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Raptor Photonics LTD Willowbank Business Park Larne, Co Antrim BT40 2SF Northern Ireland PH: +44 2828 270141 HK247-CL USER MANUAL REV1 February 2018...