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Dalsa Piranha4 User Manual

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03-032-20176-06
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  • Page 1 Piranha4 Camera User’s Manual Monochrome 2K and 4K sensors | cameras | frame grabbers | processors | software | vision solutions 03-032-20176-06 www.teledynedalsa.com...
  • Page 2 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera N otice © 2018 Teledyne DA LSA A ll information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. N o responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DA LSA for its use. Teledyne DA LSA reserves the right to make changes to this information w ithout notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Contents 1. System Precautions and Cleaning _________________________________________________________________________ 6 Precautions ....................6 Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor .......... 6 2. The Piranha4 Camera __________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Camera Highlights ....................7 Camera Performance Specifications ............... 8 Flash Memory Size ....................
  • Page 4 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Check Camera and Sensor Information ..............31 Verify Temperature and Voltage ................31 Saving and Restoring Camera Settings ..............32 Camera Link Configuration ..................34 TDI and Single Line Modes ..................34 Sensitivity Modes and Pixel Readout ............
  • Page 5 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Download a List of Camera Parameters ............. 82 Appendix B: ASCII Commands _____________________________________________________________________________ 84 Port Configuration ..................85 Disabling the Esc Key for Direct Access to ASCII Commands ....86 Commands ....................86...

  • Page 6: System Precautions And Cleaning

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 1. System Precautions and Cleaning Precautions Read these precautions and this manual carefully before using the camera. Confirm that the camera’s packaging is undamaged before opening it. If the packaging is damaged please contact the related logistics personnel.

  • Page 7: The Piranha4 Camera

    2. The Piranha4 Camera Camera Highlights Teledyne DA LSA expands its Piranha4™ dual line CM OS camera family w ith 2K and 4K resolution models. The new Piranha4 models offer higher speeds and more responsive pixels in a choice of sizes and resolutions.

  • Page 8: Camera Performance Specifications

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Models The camera is available in the follow ing configurations: Table 1: Camera Models Comparison Piranha4 Dual Line Model Comparison Part Number Resolution Maximum Line Rates Pixel Size TDI Mode (Area Mode)

  • Page 9: Flash Memory Size

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Θ y (parallelism) 0.08° or 100 µm ± 100 µm ± 100 µm ± 250 µm Θ z ± 0.2° Compliance Regulatory Compliance CE, FCC, and RoH S; GenICam Operating Ranges...

  • Page 10: Certifications And Compliance

    Supported Industry Standards GenICam™ Piranha4 cameras are GenICam compliant. They implement a superset of the GenICam™ Standard Features N aming Convention specification V1.5. This description takes the form of an XM L device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenA pi module of the GenICam™...
  • Page 11 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Figure 2: QE % vs. Wavelength Figure 3: Relationship between FPN and Temperature Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20176-06...

  • Page 12: Mechanicals

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Mechanicals 0.1 A 62 0.05 0.05 M4x0.7 - 6H (4X) (54) 0.25 OPTICAL DISTANCE ±0.2° [INSERT PDF HERE] IMAGE AREA 0.10 (11.4) M4x0.7 - 6H CENTER OF (20.34) (2X) THIS SIDE...
  • Page 13 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Figure 5: Nikon M58 to F-Mount Adapter Figure 6: Piranha4 Heat Sink Accessories Kit Optional Lens Mount and Heat Sink Accessories Part No. Description A C-LN -00002 M 58 to F-mount adapter, heavy duty, 12mm BFD, for 4K model...

  • Page 14: Camera Mounting And Heat Sink Considerations

    Camera Mounting and Heat Sink Considerations Up to tw o optional heat sinks can be installed on the Piranha4 camera. A s illustrated, they are ideally positioned to allow close spacing of the cameras. These heat sinks are designed to provide adequate convection cooling w hen not obstructed by enclosures or mounting assemblies.

  • Page 15: Quick, Simple Steps To Acquire An Image

    For users w ho are familiar w ith Camera Link cameras, have a basic understanding of their imaging requirements, and w ho are primarily interested in evaluating the Piranha4 camera, an overview of the steps required to get this camera operational and acquiring images quickly can be found in A ppendix D: Quick Setup and Image A cquisition.

  • Page 16: Software And Hardware Setup

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 4. Software and Hardware Setup Recommended System Requirements To achieve best system performance, the follow ing minimum requirements are recommended: • H igh bandw idth frame grabber, e.g. Xcelera-CL PX8 Full Camera Link frame grabber (Part # OR- X8CO-XPF00): w w w .teledynedalsa.com/ imaging/ products/ fg/ OR-X8C0-XPF00/...

  • Page 17: Step 1. Install And Configure The Frame Grabber And Software

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Step 1. Install and Configure the Frame Grabber and Software Install Frame Grabber Install a Full configuration Camera Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer’s description. We recommend the Xcelera-CL PX8 frame grabber or equivalent, described in detail on the teledynedalsa.com site here.

  • Page 18: Step 2. Connect Data, Trigger, And Power Cables

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Step 2. Connect Data, Trigger, and Power Cables N ote: the use of cables types and lengths other than those specified may result in increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera.

  • Page 19: Data Connector: Camera Link

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Data Connector: Camera Link The camera uses tw o Camera Link SDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base, M edium, or Full configuration. The figure below show s the SDR26 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the Camera Link Base, M edium, and Full configurations.
  • Page 20 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full Configuration 8 bits Camera Link Full Configuration Connector 1: Channel link X Connector 2: Channel link Y Connector 3: Channel link Z Camera/Frame Camera/Frame Camera/Frame Grabber Pin Bit Name Grabber Pin...

  • Page 21: Camera Link Bit Definitions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Camera Link Bit Definitions BASE Configuration Pixel Format Port A Port B Port C Bits 0 thru 7 Bits 0 thru 7 Bits 0 thru 7 M ono 8 Tap 1 LSB..Bit 7 Tap 2 LSB..Bit7...

  • Page 22: Camera Link Drive Capability

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Deca Configurati Pixel Port A Port B Port C Port D Port E Port F Port G Port H Port I Port K Format LSB… LSB… LSB… LSB… LSB… LSB… LSB…...

  • Page 23: Output Signals, Camera Link Clocking Signals

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera EXSYNC (Line Readout Trigger) Line rate can be set internally using the GenICam features. The external control signal EXSYN C is optional and enabled through the user interface. This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYN C to trigger pixel readout.

  • Page 24: Leds

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera The camera requires a single voltage input +12 VDC to +24 VDC ± 5%. The camera meets all performance specifications using standard sw itching pow er supplies, although w ell-regulated linear supplies provide optimum performance.

  • Page 25: Connect To The Camera

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS 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 softw are installation. 2. In the Devices list area on the left side, select the COM port below the Camera Link label.

  • Page 26: Using Sapera Camexpert With Piranha4 Cameras

    Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4 Cameras CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library. When used w ith a Piranha4 camera, CamExpert allow s a user to test all camera operating modes. A dditionally CamExpert saves the camera user settings configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individual camera parameter files on the host system (*.ccf).

  • Page 27: Camexpert Panes

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera CamExpert Panes Figure 12. CamExpert’s Camera Control Window The CamExpert application uses panes to simplify choosing and configuring camera files or acquisition parameters for the installed device. • D evice Selector pane: View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device. Once a device is selected CamExpert w ill only present acquisition parameters applicable to that device.
  • Page 28 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Acquisition control button: Click once to start live grab, click again to stop. Single frame grab: Click to acquire one frame from device. Trigger button: With the I/ O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled, click to send a single trigger command.

  • Page 29: Camera Operation

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 4. Camera Operation Factory Settings The camera ships and pow ers up for the first time w ith the follow ing factory settings: • Camera Link Full, 8 bit pixels •...
  • Page 30 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Figure 14. Image with incorrect scan direction Figure 15. Image with proper scan direction 03-032-20176-06 Teledyne DALSA...

  • Page 31: Check Camera And Sensor Information

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Check Camera and Sensor Information Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application—for example, the CamExpert GUI show n in the follow ing examples. Parameters such as camera model, firmw are version, sensor characteristics, etc.

  • Page 32: Saving And Restoring Camera Settings

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Note: The voltage displayed is the camera’s input voltage. The voltage measurement feature of the camera provides results w ithin 1% of the actual voltage. The measurement can be used to set the applied voltage to the camera.
  • Page 33 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Figure 17. Relationship between the Camera Settings Active Settings for Current Operation The active setting for the current operation is the set of configurations that are active w hile the camera is currently running, including all unsaved changes you have made to the settings before saving them.

  • Page 34: Camera Link Configuration

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera N ote: By default, the user settings are set to the factory settings. Default Setting Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be used as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector.

  • Page 35: Sensitivity Modes And Pixel Readout

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Sensitivity Modes and Pixel Readout The camera has the option to operate in either TDI mode or single line mode. When in TDI mode, the camera uses both line scan sensors and as a result the responsivity increases (57%). When in single line mode, the camera uses the bottom sensor only.

  • Page 36: Trigger Modes

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Trigger Modes 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.

  • Page 37: Exposure Modes In Detail

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts w ith the Line Start event. Exposure Time Sets the exposure time (in microseconds). Exposure M ode feature must be...
  • Page 38 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 1. External Trigger Off, Internal Exposure Control Free running, not synchronized to an external signal Programmable Line Time >1us Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 10.2us...

  • Page 39: Set Line Rate

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Set Line Rate To set the camera’s line rate use the line rate parameter, part of the Camera Controls set. This feature can only be used w hen the camera is in Internal mode—that is, w hen the start line trigger is disabled (Trigger M ode Off).
  • Page 40 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Line Rates Vs. AOI Table 8: 85 MHz Camera Link Clock Rate. Maximum Line Rates of 100 kHz TDI and 200 kHz Area. Number Line Rate Formula (Hz) of AOI Configuration...
  • Page 41 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Number Line Rate Formula (Hz) of AOI Configuration Base M edium Full Deca Table 9: 66 MHz Camera Link Clock Rate. Maximum Line Rates of 100 kHz TDI and 200 kHz Area.

  • Page 42: Set Exposure Time

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Base M edium Full Deca Base M edium Full Deca Set Exposure Time To set the camera’s exposure time, use the Exposure Time parameter—a member of the Camera Controls set. This feature is only available w hen the Exposure M ode parameter is set to Timed. The allow able exposure range is from 4 µs to 3,000 µs, dependent on the value of the internal line rate.

  • Page 43: Set Image Size

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Camera Controls Black Level A pply a digital addition after an FPN correction: ± 1/ 8 of available range. For example in 12-bit mode the available range is -512 to +511.

  • Page 44: Pixel Format

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera N umber of bits per character used in the Data Size serial port Parity of the serial port Parity N one N umber of stop bits per character used N umber of Stop...

  • Page 45: Camera Direction

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Camera Direction When in TDI mode ou can select either forw ard or reverse camera direction. Selectable or A rea mode y direction accommodates object direction change on a w eb and allow s you to mount the camera “ upside dow n”...

  • Page 46: Resetting The Camera

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Resetting the Camera The feature Camera Reset, part of the Transport Layer set, resets the camera. The camera resets w ith the default settings, including a baud rate of 9600. Transport Layer...
  • Page 47 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Calibration The goal of calibration is for the camera to produce a uniform output image at a desired level w hile imaging a uniform w hite object under conditions equal to the optical setup for the user’s application.
  • Page 48 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 1. Flat Field This Flat Field set contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination. N ote: 1. Flat field coefficients consist of an offset and gain for each pixel.
  • Page 49 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Use the Offset and Gain features to maximize the use of the output dynamic range (especially w hen pixel format is less than 12 bits). Typical use is to subtract minimum pixel value expected and then gain up maximum pixel value to approach full scale.

  • Page 50: Appendix A: Genicam Commands

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Appendix A: GenICam Commands This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features. A ccess these features using the CamExpert interface. Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyne DA LSA Support or third party softw are usage, and not typically required by end user applications.

  • Page 51: Camera Information Feature Descriptions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Camera Information Feature Descriptions The follow ing table describes these parameters along w ith their view attributes and in w hich version of the device the feature w as introduced. A dditionally the Device Version column w ill indicate w hich parameter is a member of the DA LSA Features N aming Convention (using the tag D FN C), verses the GenICam Standard Features N aming Convention (SFN C not show n).
  • Page 52 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description Device Version & View Firmw are Version DeviceFirmw areVersion Displays the currently loaded firmw are 1.00 version number. Firmw are files have a Beginner unique number and have the .cbf file extension.
  • Page 53 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description Device Version & View UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the User-defined Configuration space UserSet4 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user. UserSet5 UserSet5...

  • Page 54: Camera Configuration Selection Dialog

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description Device Version & View License Key securityUpgrade 1.00 DFN C Guru Camera Configuration Selection Dialog CamExpert provides a dialog box w hich combines the features to select the camera pow er up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from Genie memory.

  • Page 55: Camera Control Category

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Camera Control Category The P4 camera controls, as show n by CamExpert, groups sensor specific parameters. This group includes controls for line rate, exposure time, scan direction, and gain. Parameters in gray are read only, either alw ays or due to another parameter being disabled.

  • Page 56: Camera Control Feature Descriptions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Camera Control Feature Descriptions The follow ing table describes these parameters along w ith their view attribute and minimum camera firmw are version required. A dditionally the firmw are column w ill indicate w hich parameter is a member of the DA LSA Features N aming Convention (DFN C), verses the GenICam Standard Features N aming Convention (SFN C not show n).
  • Page 57 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description Device Version & View Direction sensorScanDirectionSource 1.00 Source Internal Direction determined by value of Beginner SensorScanDirection External Direction control determined by value on CC3 Internal sensorScanDirection When ScanDirectionSource set to Internal, 1.00...

  • Page 58: Multi-Exposure Mode

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Multi-Exposure Mode The multi-exposure mode allow s for the simultaneous exposure of each line of the sensor w ith tw o different exposure times or gains. The result is an increase in the dynamic range of the image.
  • Page 59 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Above: image with longer exposure time. Otherwise, identical to the first image. Above: top and bottom images fused. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20176-06...
  • Page 60 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Flat-Field Calibration of Image in Multi-Exposure Mode Performing a flat-field calibration w hile in multi-exposure mode results in the camera automatically setting both lines of the sensor to the same integration time. Both lines w ill be flat-fielded to the target value provided.
  • Page 61 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Multi-Exposure Output Format While in multi-exposure mode the w idth of the output w ill double. A 2k camera w ill output a 4k image w ith the left half of the image being the bottom line and the right half being the top line.

  • Page 62: Digital I/O Control Feature Descriptions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Digital I/O Control Feature Descriptions The P4 Digital I/ O control category, as organized by CamExpert, groups together the sensor specific parameters. This group includes the controls for line rate, exposure time, scan direction, and gain.

  • Page 63: Flat Field Category

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera The follow ing table describes the digital I / O control parameters along w ith their view attributes and the minimum camera firmw are version required. A dditionally, the firmw are column indicates w hich parameter is a member of the DA LSA Features N aming Convention (DFN C), verses the GenICam Standard Features N aming Convention (SFN C not show n).

  • Page 64: Flat Field Control Feature Description

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Flat Field Control Feature Description The follow ing table describes these parameters along w ith their view attribute and minimum camera firmw are version required. A dditionally the firmw are column w ill indicate w hich parameter is a member of the DA LSA Features N aming Convention (DFN C), verses the GenICam Standard Features N aming Convention (SFN C not show n).

  • Page 65: Region Of Interest (Roi)

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description Device Version & View Select flatfield flatfieldScanDirectionReverseSet When flatfieldCorrectionM ode is 1.00 Correction Scan set to ScanDirectionControlled Beginner Direction Reverse Set this feature selects the UserSEt (1...

  • Page 66: Image Format Control Category

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera calibration w ill take place. Pixel data outside the ROI w ill not be used w hen performing flat field calibration. Image Format Control Category The P4 Image Format controls, as show n by CamExpert, groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format, image cropping, and the test pattern.

  • Page 67: Image Format Control Feature Description

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Image Format Control Feature Description The follow ing table describes these parameters along w ith their view attribute and minimum camera firmw are version required. A dditionally the firmw are column w ill indicate w hich parameter is a member of the DA LSA Features N aming Convention (DFN C), verses the GenICam Standard Features N aming Convention (SFN C not show n).

  • Page 68: Binning

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera M ultiple A OI Selector multipleA OISelector Selects the area of interest to be setup 1.00 Beginner DFN C A OI Offset X multipleA OIOffsetX Set the start of area of interest (pixels) 1.00...

  • Page 69: Area Of Interest (Aoi) Setup

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Figure 25: 2x2 Binning in Area Mode Area of Interest (AOI) Setup The A rea of Interest (A OI) feature can be used to reduce the amount of image-data output from the camera.
  • Page 70 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 1. M ust be off to 2. Set up the number of set up the A OI. A OI desired to max of 4. 3. Select area to set up. 4. Select beginning of selected area 5.
  • Page 71 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera In order to initiate operation of the AOI once setup: 1. The A OI mode must be changed to A ctive. 2. Be sure to set the frame grabber image w idth to the sum of all A OI w idths set up in the camera.

  • Page 72: Instructions On Using The Camera Scan Direction To Control Camera Parameters

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Instructions on Using the Camera Scan Direction to Control Camera Parameters The camera is capable of adjusting camera parameters on-the-fly based on the scan direction of the camera. These parameters include gain, flat field coefficients, w hite balance and exposure time.
  • Page 73 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Save to a user set choice. 4. The next step is to put the camera in the forw ard direction. This can be done using a forw ard signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to forw ard.
  • Page 74 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Forw ard direction user set and default user set must be the same. Save to a different user set than the one selected for reverse direction. Set the Flat Field mode to Scan direction Controlled.

  • Page 75: Transport Layer Control Category

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Transport Layer Control Category Parameters in gray are read only, either alw ays or due to another parameter being disabled. Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application.

  • Page 76: Transport Layer Feature Descriptions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Transport Layer Feature Descriptions The follow ing table describes these parameters along w ith their view attribute and minimum camera firmw are version required. A dditionally the firmw are column w ill indicate w hich parameter is a member of the DA LSA Features N aming Convention (DFN C), verses the GenICam Standard Features N aming Convention (SFN C not show n).

  • Page 77: Acquisition And Transfer Control Feature Descriptions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DA LSA or third party softw are usage—not typically needed by end user applications. Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions The follow ing table describes these parameters along w ith their view attribute and minimum camera firmw are version required.

  • Page 78: Serial Port Control Category

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Serial Port Control Category The Serial Port control in CamExpert allow s the user to select an available camera serial port and review its settings. This section also describes the Genie TS Framew ork Virtual Serial Port Driver and the use of the Genie TS serial port as an interface from an Ethernet netw ork to a serial port control system for other devices.

  • Page 79: File Access Control Category

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description View N one N one Parity checking is disabled DFN C Data Size deviceSerialPortDataSize Sets the bits per character (bpc) to use (RO). 1.00 Eight Bits bpc8...

  • Page 80: File Access Control Feature Descriptions

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera File Access Control Feature Descriptions Display Name Feature Description View File Selector FileSelector Selects the file to access. The file types w hich 1.00 are accessible are device-dependent. Beginner FPGA Code...

  • Page 81: File Access Via The Camexpert Tool

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Display Name Feature Description View Success Success The last file operation has completed successfully. Failure Failure The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully for an unknow n reason. File Unavailable FileUnavailable...

  • Page 82: Download A List Of Camera Parameters

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 4. Click the Brow se button to open a typical Window s Explorer w indow . 5. Select the specific file from the system drive or from a netw ork location.
  • Page 83 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20176-06...

  • Page 84: Appendix B: Ascii Commands

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Appendix B: ASCII Commands The follow ing commands can be used to control the Teledyne DA LSA Piranha4 cameras. Accessing the Three Letter Commands (TLC) To access the TLC an A SCII-based communications interface application, such as H yperTerminal.

  • Page 85: Port Configuration

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal • If you are using interfaces other than H yperTerminal, the A SCII character, ESC, is decimal 27 and needs to be issued. From the command line insert ESC by using A LT+2+7 of the activated N um- Pad.

  • Page 86: Disabling The Esc Key For Direct Access To Ascii Commands

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Disabling the Esc Key for Direct Access to ASCII Commands By default the Esc key is enabled and an Esc key sequence has to be issued in order to access the A SCII commands.
  • Page 87 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Calibrate Flatfield M nemonic Argument(s) A lgorithm 0. Basic 1. Low -pass Filter • # of lines to average 2048 • 4096 Target 0 to 4095 DN in 12 bit mode...
  • Page 88 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Flatfield M ode M nemonic Argument(s) M ode 0. Disable use of user FPN and PRN U flat field correction coefficients 1. Enable use of user FPN and PRN U flat field correction coefficients 2.
  • Page 89 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame D isplay Camera Configuration M nemonic Argument(s) Display current value of camera configuration parameters D escription N otes USER>gcp Model P4_CM_02K10D_00_R Microcode 03-081-20296-96 03-110-20294-96 FPGA 03-056-20470-97 Serial #...
  • Page 90 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame H elp M nemonic Argument(s) D escription Display list of three letter commands (2K help screen show n) N otes USER>h P4 (03-081-20296-96): Command Line Interpreter Jul 16 2013, 07:49:58 - Calibrate User FPN <2048|4096>...
  • Page 91 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Load Pixel Coefficients M nemonic Argument(s) Set selector Factory set 1-8. User sets D escription Load user set • N otes Loads FPN coefficients and PRN U coefficients from a user set ( only...
  • Page 92 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Set AOI Count M nemonic Argument(s) N umber of A OI’s 1 to 4 D escription Set A OI Counter N otes Full N ame Set AOI Selector...
  • Page 93 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Set Binning V ertical M nemonic Argument(s) 1. Single pixel 2. Binning of 2 pixels D escription Set vertical binning • N otes M ust be in Single line mode (stg 1) •...
  • Page 94 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Exposure Time M nemonic Argument(s) Exposure time 1, 000 to 3, 000, 000 [ns] D escription Set internal exposure time in nanoseconds – 25 ns resolution • N otes Line time >...
  • Page 95 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame I nternal Line Rate M nemonic Argument(s) Line rate 1 to 100, 000 [H z] (TDI mode) 1 to 200, 000[H z}] (A rea mode) D escription Set internal line rate in H z •...
  • Page 96 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame Test Pattern M nemonic SV M Argument(s) M ode 0) Sensor Video 1) Ramp 3) A 5 4) Each_tap_fixed 5) A ll_1365 6) A ll_1 D escription Select test pattern •...
  • Page 97 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Full N ame V oltage M nemonic Argument(s) Display supply voltage D escription • N otes M easured w ith an accuracy ± 0.1 V. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20176-06...

  • Page 98: Appendix C: Error And Warning Messages

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Appendix C: Error and Warning Messages BiST: Built in Self Test The BiST error flags are binary flags w ith each bit being independent from each other. The message from the BiST should be “ Good” meaning everything is functioning correctly but if a hardw are failure does occur in the camera one or more these flags could be set.
  • Page 99 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Operational Error Codes Code Description 0X8002 Invalid Parameter 0xC01C CPA _TOO_M A N Y_OUTLIERS 0x401E USER_FPN _CLIPPIN G 0x401F FLA T_FIELD_CLIPPIN G Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20176-06...

  • Page 100: Appendix D: Quick Setup And Image Acquisition

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Appendix D: Quick Setup and Image Acquisition If you are familiar w ith the operation of Camera Link cameras and have an understanding of imaging fundamentals, the follow ing steps w ill show you how to quickly set up this camera and begin acquiring images.
  • Page 101 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 3. Setting Up Your Optical Configuration Typically, the first thing you w ant 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. In order to do this, take the follow ing steps: •...
  • Page 102 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera • The cpa command has 3 parameters. The first parameter is a selection betw een:  ‘0’ – Per pixel FFC calibration  ‘1’ – A low pass FFC calibration We recommend that the second option is used to correct for any image non uniformity due to the lens and setup.

  • Page 103: Appendix E: The Sensor Window

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Appendix E: The Sensor Window Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust, Oil, and Scratches The sensor w indow is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components, w ith extreme care.

  • Page 104: Cleaning The Sensor Window

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Cleaning the Sensor Window Recommended Equipment • Glass cleaning station w ith microscope w ithin clean room. • Ionized air gun. For example, 3M ionized air gun. • Ionized air flood system, foot operated.

  • Page 105: Appendix F: Camera, Frame Grabber Communication

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Appendix F: Camera, Frame Grabber Communication Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame Grabber Teledyne DA LSA Camera Link cameras support the GenCP Camera Link standards. To configure Teledyne DA LSA GenCP Camera Link Cameras: 1.
  • Page 106 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 7. Start the CamExpert application. In the D evice tab, select CameraLink mode. 03-032-20176-06 Teledyne DALSA...
  • Page 107 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera 8. M odify the camera and frame grabber parameter settings as required. A t present, w hen using GenCP cameras, the camera and frame grabber parameters must be adjusted separately. Test the image acquisition by clicking the Grab button.

  • Page 108: Emc Declaration Of Conformity

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera EMC Declaration of Conformity TELEDYN E DA LSA 605 M cM urray Road Waterloo, Ontario CA N A DA N 2V 2E9 Declare under sole responsibility that the cameras: Brand N ame: Piranha4...

  • Page 109: Revision History

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Revision History Rev Number Change Description Rev Date Initial release. A pril 17, 2013 - Updated CamExpert screenshots. M ay 13, 2013 - Removed 7 µm pixel option. - Revised A OI calculation table.

  • Page 110: Index

    Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera Index sensor shift, 45 web movement, 45 direction control, 44 antiblooming, 9 area mode, 29 A SCII commands EM C declaration, 109 using, 85 error and w arning messages, ESC key...
  • Page 111 Piranha4 2K and 4K Dual Line Monochrome CMOS Camera input/ output, 18 requirements PC, 16 responsivity, 9 graph, 10 revision history, 110 definitions, 24 line rates setting, 39 safety, 6 Sapera, 26 sensitivity modes, 35 sensor controls, 56, 63, 67, 77...

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