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Linea Color CL

Camera User's Manual

4k and 8k Color CMOS Line Scan
sensors | cameras | frame grabbers | processors | software | vision solutions
P/N: 03-032-20231-01
www.teledynedalsa.com

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  • Page 1: Camera User's Manual

    Linea Color CL Camera User’s Manual 4k and 8k Color CMOS Line Scan sensors | cameras | frame grabbers | processors | software | vision solutions P/N: 03-032-20231-01 www.teledynedalsa.com...
  • Page 2 All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use. Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice. Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Teledyne DALSA.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Camera User’s Manual ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 System Precautions ..........................5 The Linea Color Camera __________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Description ............................6 Part Numbers and Software Requirements ..................7 Camera Performance Specifications ....................7 Supported Industry Standards ......................9 Responsivity ............................9 Spatial Correction and Bilinear Sensor Design ................... 10 Mechanicals ............................
  • Page 4 Camera Information Category ......................51 Camera Control Category ........................54 Flat Field Category ..........................59 Image Format Control Category ......................62 Image Filters ............................65 Binning ..............................66 Area of Interest (AOI) Setup ........................ 66 Transport Layer Control Category ....................... 69 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category ..................

  • Page 5: System Precautions

    System Precautions 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. Do not open the housing of the camera. The warranty is voided if the housing is opened. Keep the camera housing temperature in a range of 0 °C to +65 °C during operation.

  • Page 6: The Linea Color Camera

    Description The new Linea Color™ line scan camera delivers the exceptional performance and features found in Teledyne DALSA‘s current line-up of high-end cameras at an unprecedented price point. Based on bilinear CMOS technology, the Linea Color camera has a 4096 or 8192 pixel resolution, 7.04 μm x 7.04 μm pixel array, and a 48 kHz maximum line rate.

  • Page 7: Part Numbers And Software Requirements

    Part Numbers and Software Requirements This manual covers the Linea Color camera models summarized below. New models are added to this manual as they are released by Teledyne DALSA. Lens Mount Camera Resolution Pixel size Max. Line Rate Product Number...
  • Page 8 Flatness 50 µm  y (parallelism) 0.08° or 81 µm ± 300 µm ± 300 µm ± 300 µm  z ± 0.3° Compliance Regulatory Compliance CE and RoHS, GenICam * F-mount lenses are optimized for a maximum image circle of 43.2 mm. The camera sensor is 57.67mm long. Using an F-mount lens will generate a good image for the center 6008 pixels.

  • Page 9: Supported Industry Standards

    Supported Industry Standards GenICam™ The camera is GenICam compliant. They implement a superset of the GenICam™ Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1.5. This description takes the form of an XML device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module of the GenICam™...

  • Page 10: Spatial Correction And Bilinear Sensor Design

    Spatial Correction and Bilinear Sensor Design The bilinear color camera is based on Teledyne DALSA‘s bilinear CMOS sensor and designed such that the first line of this two line sensor has red (R) and blue (B) alternating pixels, while the second line has all green (G) pixels. The sensor has a 100% fill factor with zero gap between the two lines, which minimizes any artifact due to spatial correction.
  • Page 11 Example 1. Target speed adjusted for square pixels Line Spatial Correction = 1 (ssa = 1). This is the default condition. Example 2. Target running slower than example 1. same EXSYNC (trigger) frequency Color Fringing Color Fringing Line Spatial Correction = 1 (ssa = 1) Line Spatial Correction = 2 (ssa = 2) The Linea Color Camera ...
  • Page 12 Example 3. Target running faster than example 1. same EXSYNC (trigger) frequency Color Fringing Color Fringing Line Spatial Correction = 1 (ssa = 1) Line Spatial Correction = 0.5 (ssa = 0.5) Parallax Correction When the camera it is not perpendicular to the object surface the camera will exhibit color. The parallax distortion increases when imaging at steep angles relative to the cameras imaging plain.
  • Page 13 Figure 2: CamExpert Parallax Correction Controls 4096 pixels Figure 3: Figure 4 Corrected Image The figure above is the same image corrected using the parallax correction. In this example the value of 3 was used to correct the image. Camera Direction Example When in high sensitivity mode, you can select either forward or reverse sensor direction.

  • Page 14: Mechanicals

    Mechanicals 0.1 A (23.5) 0.05 0.05 (23.5) (22) M4x0.7 - 6H (54) 12 0.30 OPTICAL DISTANCE (13.06) (4X) ±0.3° IMAGE AREA M4x0.7 - 6H CENTER OF 0.30 (2X) THIS SIDE IMAGE AREA (2X) FAR SIDE FIRST PIXEL M42x1 - 6H REFERENCE HOLE (42) M4x0.7 - 6H...

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

    Recommended System Requirements To achieve best system performance, the following minimum requirements are recommended:  High bandwidth Camera Link frame grabber. We recommend Teledyne DALSA‘s Xtium™- CL MX4 frame grabbers. More information can be found here.  Operating system: Windows XP 32-bit.

  • Page 16: Step 1: Install And Configure The Frame Grabber, And Software (Including Gui)

    Note: the use of cables types and lengths other than those specified may result in increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera. Step 3: Establish communicating with the camera Start the GUI and establish communication with the camera. Refer to Step 2: Connect Camera Link and Power Cables for a description on communicating with the camera.

  • Page 17: Step 2: Connect Data, Trigger, And Power Cables

    Camera Link Base, Medium, and Deca configurations. For detailed information on Camera Link please refer to the Camera Link Road Map available from the Knowledge Center on the Teledyne DALSA Web site. Software and Hardware Setup ...
  • Page 18 Figure 8. SDR-26 Camera Link Connector Data 2 Control / Data 1 Camera Right Angle Channel Link Camera Right Angle Channel Link Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Connector inner shield inner shield inner shield inner shield Yclk- Xclk- Yclk+...

  • Page 19: Camera Link Timing Diagrams

    Spare Direction Spare Table 1: Camera Control Configuration For additional Camera Link documentation refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site‘s Knowledge Center application notes. Camera Link Timing Diagrams RGB 8 bit CL Base, max line rate 10 kHz (8K), 20KHz (4K)
  • Page 20 RGB 8 bit CL Medium, max line rate 20 kHz (8K), 40KHz (4K) without AOI and 85 MHz CL clock This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 20 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Medium mode and two cables. The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Medium RGB.
  • Page 21 RGB 8 bit CL Deca, max line rate 48 kHz without AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Note: The inserted dummy pixels at the end This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 48 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Deca mode and two cables.
  • Page 22 RGBG 8 bit CL Deca, max line rate 48 kHz without AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Note: only 8190 pixels transmitted, no color interpolation This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 48 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Deca mode and two cables.
  • Page 23 RGB 12 bit CL Medium, maximum line rate 10 kHz (8K), 20 KHz (4K), no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock Red 1 Red 2 Red 3 Red 4 Red 8191 Red 8192 CL Port A D0..D7 D0..D7 D0..D7...
  • Page 24 RGB 12 bit CL Deca, maximum line rate 23 kHz (8K), 46 KHz (4K), no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock Red 1 Red 3 Red 8191 CL Port A D0..D7 D0..D7 D0..D7 Red 3 Red 8191 Red 1 CL Port B D8..D11...

  • Page 25: Aoi Rules

    sequentially into the frame grabber buffer. This process simplifies the extraction of the RGB data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application. Line rates up to 48 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest (AOI) feature; where the smaller the AOI, the greater the potential line rate.
  • Page 26 2) 4.2) In RGBG non-mirrored mode, the first pixel of an AOI is always red / green. 3) 4.3) In RGBG mirrored mode, the first pixel of an AOI is always blue / green. 4) Whether mirroring is on or off, 0 is the leftmost pixel. 5) Whether mirroring is on or off, AOI 1 is readout first.

  • Page 27: Input Signals

    Pixel Format Selection Figure 9. Pixel Format Selection The output pixel format can be selected between an RGB or BGR output using the spf ASCII command or by using Pixel Format in the GENCP. The camera link output modes are the same except the red and blue positions are swapped. Camera Link cable quality and length The maximum allowable Camera Link cable length depends on the quality of the cable used and the Camera Link strobe frequency.

  • Page 28: Output Signals

    Note: The EXSYNC signal is measured at CC1 and will give a ―true‖ measurement (i.e. within the measurement resolution of 25 ns) even though the camera will only trigger at a maximum of 48 KHz. Output Signals Camera Link Clocking Signals These signals indicate when data is valid, allowing you to clock the data from the camera to your acquisition system.

  • Page 29: Step 3: Establish Communication With The Camera

     Do not use the shield on a multi-conductor cable for ground.  Keep leads as short as possible in order to reduce voltage drop.  Use high-quality supplies in order to minimize noise. Note: If you r p ow er su p p ly d oes not m eet these requ irem ents, then the cam era p erform ance sp ecifications are not gu aranteed .
  • Page 30 Figure 12. CamExpert GUI showing connected camera Check LED Status If the camera is operating correctly at this point, the diagnostic LED will be solid green. 30  Software and Hardware Setup...
  • Page 31 Software Interface All the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface. For example, under the Sensor Control menu in the camera window you can control the line rate and exposure times. Note: the camera uses two CamExpert windows to send commands and display the results. One window controls the camera and the other is used for image acquisition and display.

  • Page 32: Using Sapera Camexpert With Linea Cameras

    CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library. When used with a Teledyne DALSA camera, CamExpert allows a user to test all camera operating modes. Additionally 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 33 CamExpert Panes Figure 14. CamExpert’s Camera Control Window Software and Hardware Setup ...
  • Page 34 Figure 15. CamExpert’s Image Acquisition Window The CamExpert application uses panes to simplify choosing and configuring camera files or acquisition parameters for the installed device.  Device Selector pane: View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device. Once a device is selected CamExpert will only present acquisition parameters applicable to that device.
  • Page 35 Single frame grab: Click to acquire one frame from device. Software trigger button: With the I/O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled / Software Trigger type, click to send a single software trigger command. CamExpert display controls: (these do not modify the frame buffer data) Stretch image to fit, set image display to original size, or zoom the image to any size and ratio.

  • Page 36: Camera Operation

    At this point you are ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images, set camera functions, and save settings. 4. Camera Operation Factory Settings The camera ships and powers up for the first time with the following factory settings: ...

  • Page 37: Verify Temperature And Voltage

    Verify Temperature and Voltage To determine the voltage and temperature at the camera, use the Refresh Voltage and Refresh Temperature features found in the Camera Information set. The temperature returned is the internal temperature in degrees Celsius. For proper operation, this value should not exceed 75 °C. If the camera exceeds the designated temperature it will stop imaging and the LED will turn red.
  • Page 38 Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be saved as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector. The chosen set automatically saves as the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset or powered up. The relationship between these three settings is illustrated in Figure 17.

  • Page 39: Camera Link Configuration

    To restore the last saved user settings, select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter. Factory Settings The factory setting is the camera settings that were shipped with the camera and which loaded during the camera‘s first power-up.

  • Page 40: Exposure Modes In Detail

    The camera can grab images in one of three ways. You determine the three imaging modes using a combination of the Exposure Mode parameters (including I/O parameters), Exposure Time and Line Rate parameters. Description Line Rate Exposure Time Trigger Source (Sync) Internal line rate and exposure time Internal, programmable...
  • Page 41 maximum line rate = (exposure time + low time*) *Exposure time must be greater than 4 µs and low time greater than 2, 000 ns GenICam parameters to set:  I / O Controls > Trigger Mode > On  Sensor Control >...
  • Page 42 1. External Trigger Off, Internal Exposure Control Free running, not synchronized to an external signal Programmable Line Time >2 µs Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Readout Readout Readout LVAL 40.5 µs 2. External Trigger On, Internal Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of internal exposure Line Time >2 µs Programmable Exposure...

  • Page 43: Set Line Rate

    th min 4 µs tl min 2 µs Figure 20. External Trigger Minimum High and Low Times Set Line Rate To set the camera‘s line rate use the line rate parameter, part of the Sensor Controls set. This feature can only be used when the camera is in Internal mode—that is, when the start line trigger is disabled (Trigger Mode Off).

  • Page 44: Set Exposure Time

    Full 48 KHz (G8) 48 KHz (G8) Deca 48 KHz (RGBG8) 48 KHz (RGBG8) 34 KHz (RGB8) 48 KHz (RGB8) Set Exposure Time To set the camera‘s exposure time, use the Exposure Time parameter—a member of the Sensor Controls set. This feature is only available when the Exposure Mode parameter is set to Timed.

  • Page 45: Set Baud Rate

    Set Baud Rate The baud rate sets the speed (in bits per second—bps) of the serial communication port and is available as part of the Serial Port Control parameters. Serial Port Control Action Parameter Options Control the baud rate used by the camera‘s Baud Rate 9600 (factory default) serial port...

  • Page 46: Camera Direction Control

    Camera Direction Control Found in the I / O Control > Direction Control set of features. Direction Control Parameter Description Sensor Scan Direction This command lets you select the Internal or external direction control. Use this feature to accommodate object direction change on a web and to mount the camera "upside down."...

  • Page 47: Calibrating The Camera

    Calibrating the Camera Important Note: to ensure best results, the conditions under which you calibrate the camera (e.g. temperature and illumination) should be as close to the actual operating conditions as possible. Figure 21: Flat Field Calibration in CamExpert Calibration Overview The following diagram and accompanying description explain the cameras signal processing chain.
  • Page 48 This can be achieved by imaging a MacBeth Chart© illuminated by the application‘s light source and processing the image using a color correction demonstration tool provided as part of Teledyne DALSA‘s Sapera Processing software. This tool will generate the desired color correction file that can be downloaded to the camera.
  • Page 49 originally set. The coefficient and gain parameters, timing and control configuration etc can be stored in any one of eight user sets and automatically retrieved at power up or by user selection. If a color correction matrix is desired, the user can download and save a color correction file derived from the process described above.
  • Page 50 2. Contrast Enhancement The offset and gain features can be used to maximize the use of the output dynamic range. Typical use is to subtract the minimum pixel value expected and then gain up to the maximum pixel value to approach full scale. This process may be useful for applications that process the RGB colors individually.

  • Page 51: Camera Information Category

    CamExpert interface. Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyne DALSA Support or third party software usage, and not typically required by end user applications. A note on the CamExpert examples shown here: The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application.
  • Page 52 The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group, not a firmware revision number. Display Name Feature Description Device Version & View Vendor Name DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name. (RO) 1.00 Beginner Model Name DeviceModelName Displays the device model name. (RO) 1.00 Beginner Device Version...
  • Page 53 UserSet 2 UserSet2 Select the User-defined Configuration space UserSet2 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user. UserSet3 UserSet3 Select the User-defined Configuration space UserSet3 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user. UserSet4 UserSet4 Select the User-defined Configuration space...

  • Page 54: Camera Control Category

    Camera Configuration Selection Dialog CamExpert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from Genie memory. Camera Power-up Configuration The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power-up (see feature UserSetDefaultSelector).
  • Page 55 Appendix A: GenICam Commands ...
  • Page 56 The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).
  • Page 57 SystemGain Apply a digital gain adjustment to the entire image Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Green Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Blue Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Gain Gain Sets the selected gain as an amplification factor...
  • Page 58 The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

  • Page 59: Flat Field Category

    The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).
  • Page 60 Calibration Algorithm flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm Selection between two different flat 1.00 field algorithms. Beginner DFNC Basic Basic Direct calculation of coefficients based on average line values and target. First each color is flat fielded to its peak value and then the color gains are used to achieve the target.
  • Page 61 0: LUT_Set_1 1: LUT_Set_2 2: LUT_Set_3 3: LUT_Set_4 4: LUT_Set_5 5: LUT_Set_6 6: LUT_Set_7 7: LUT_Set_8 LUT Index LUTIndex Selects the index (offset) of the coefficient to access in the selected LUT Value LUTValue Returns the value at specified LUT index entry of the LUT selected by the LUT Selector feature Image Filter Mode...

  • Page 62: Image Format Control Category

    LUT data can be created using the LUT feature in CamExpert or using an Excel spreadsheet provided by Teledyne Dalsa. To upload a LUT file, use File Access Control Category > Upload/Download File > Settings and select Look Up Table.
  • Page 63 Appendix A: GenICam Commands ...
  • Page 64 The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

  • Page 65: Image Filters

    AOI Offset X multipleAOIOffsetX Set the start of area of interest (pixels) 1.00 Beginner AOI Width multipleAOIWidth Set the width of area of interest (pixels) 1.00 Beginner DFNC Binning Horizontal BinningHorizontal Number of horizontal photo-sensitive cells to 1.00 combine together. This increases the Beginner intensity of the pixels but reduces the horizontal resolution.

  • Page 66: Binning

    Binning Binning is the process where the charge on two (or more) adjacent pixels is combined. This results in increased light sensitivity since there is twice the sensor area to capture photons. The sensor spatial resolution is reduced but the improved low-light sensitivity plus lower signal-noise ratio may solve a difficult imaging situation.
  • Page 67 For example, if the total number of pixels for the specified AOI`s is less than 1 K when using base Camera Link mode at 85 MHz, the maximum EXSYNC rate can be 48 KHz; versus 10 KHz if all 8k pixels were output. Note: The setup of AOI is always with respect to the sensor.
  • Page 68 In order to initiate operation of the AOI once setup: 1. The AOI mode must be changed to Active. 2. Be sure to set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI widths set up in the camera. Once all AOI are set up change to active.

  • Page 69: Transport Layer Control Category

    Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application. Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications. Appendix A: GenICam Commands ...
  • Page 70 The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).

  • Page 71: Acquisition And Transfer Control Category

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

  • Page 72: Serial Port Control Category

    Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications. Serial Port Control Feature Descriptions The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group, not a firmware revision number.

  • Page 73: File Access Control Category

    LUT data tables, and a custom image for use as an internal test pattern. Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage—not typically needed by end user applications. File Access Control Feature Descriptions...
  • Page 74 User FPN Use UserSetSelector to specify which user FPN to access. ColorCorrectionMatrix Upload new color correction matrix to the camera. CameraData Download camera information and send for customer support. Output LUT Lookup Table. File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file in 1.00 the device.
  • Page 75 File Access via the CamExpert Tool 1. Click on the ―Setting…‖ button to show the file selection menu. 2. From the Type drop menu, select the file type that will be uploaded to the camera. 3. From the File Selector drop menu, select the camera memory location for the uploaded data.
  • Page 76 3. In the ―Type‖ drop down box select ―Miscellaneous.‖ 4. In the ―File selector‖ drop down box select ―CameraData.‖ 5. Hit ―Download‖ Save the text file and send the file to Teledyne DALSA customer support. 76  Appendix A: GenICam Commands...

  • Page 77: Appendix B: Ascii Commands

    Appendix B: ASCII Commands The following commands can be used to control the camera. Accessing the Three Letter Commands (TLC) To access the TLC an ASCII-based communications interface application, such as HyperTerminal. Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx.dll or clallserial.dll as defined in the Camera Link Specification.
  • Page 78 4. In case of HyperTerminal, press the <Esc> key. 5. Once <Esc> has been entered the help screen appears. Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal  If you are using interfaces other than HyperTerminal, the ASCII character, Esc, is decimal 27 and needs to be issued. From the command line insert Esc by using ALT+2+7 of the activated Num-Pad.
  • Page 79  To enter a floating point number prefix it with a ―F‖ – for example ―ssg 0 f1.5‖  Error codes returned are the same as the GenICam™ interface – see Diagnostics | Error Codes  Follow each command with the carriage return character – 0x0D Disabling 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 ASCII commands.
  • Page 80 White LED No correction (unity matrix) Description Color matrix selector Full Name Calibrate Flat Field Mnemonic Argument(s) Algorithm Basic Low-pass filter # of lines to average 2048 4096* Target 0 to 255 (8 bit), 0 to 4095 (12 bit) Description Calibrate user PRNU flat field coefficients Notes Coefficients are saved and loaded with user set (e.g.
  • Page 81 Microcode User FPN Output LUT Color correction matrix Description Upload file to camera using Xmodem protocol (HyperTerminal) User set, PRNU, FPN, and color correction matrix are saved in the currently active set Location to save color correction matrix is specified with CMS command Notes Enter ―FCS <#>‖...
  • Page 82 Meas E.T. 74074 [ns] Max E.T. 146777 [ns] Test Pat. 0:Off Direction Internal, Forward Line Delay 1.00 Horiz. Scaling Red/Blue: 0.00 off Vert. Bin Hor. Bin Flat Field Color Plane Selector: Offset System Gain 1.00 Red Gain 1.00 Green Gain 1.00 Blue Gain 1.00 Color Matrix Selector: Factory 2 Color Correction Matrix: 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0...
  • Page 83 Flat Field Mode 0: Off, 1: On, 2: initialize Camera Configuration No value returned Help No value returned Load Pixel Coefficients Set 0 - 8 LUT Set Selector 0 to 7 LUT Mode 0: Off, 1: User defined Reset Camera No value returned Region of Interest Start pixel and end pixel numbers...
  • Page 84 ctv - Color transformation value <0-Gain00/1-Gain01/2-Gain02/3-Gain10/../8-Gain22/9- Offset1/10-Offset2/11-Offset3> f<value> dek - disable ESC key <0/1> ffm - Flat Field Mode <0:Off 1:On 2:Initialiaze> gcp - Display Camera Configuration get - Get value '<string> - Help help '<string> lpc - Load Pixel Coefficients <set 0-8> lss - LUT set selector <0 ~ 7>...
  • Page 85 Argument(s) First pixel 1 to 8192* Last pixel 1 to 8192* Description Flat field region of interest Notes Specifies the pixels that CCF and CPA will calibrate Pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed Last pixel must be greater than or equal to first pixel Full Name Reset Flatfield Coefficients Mnemonic...
  • Page 86 Notes Full Name Set Baud Rate Mnemonic Argument(s) Baud rate 9600 19200 57600 115200 230400 460800 Description Set baud rate Notes Send command and then change speed of HyperTerminal. Full Name Direction Mnemonic Argument(s) Direction Forward Reverse External – controlled by CC3 signal Description Set sensor scan direction Notes...
  • Page 87 3:BGR8 4:BGR12 Description Set pixel format Notes Full Name Set Line Delay Mnemonic Argument(s) # of lines 0 to 3 Description Sets the number of lines of delay between colors that are read out from the sensor (default 1). Notes If your line rate matches the speed of the object, then the value of the line delay will be 1.
  • Page 88 Color Ramp Description Select test pattern Notes When a test pattern is selected all digital processing (e.g. flat field, gain) is disabled – it is re- enabled when sensor video is selected Full Name Default User Set Mnemonic Argument(s) Set selector Factory set 1-8.

  • Page 89: Appendix C: Quick Setup And Image Acquisition

    CamExpert provides an easy-to-use GUI that can be used to set up and evaluate the camera.  The camera also comes with Teledyne DALSA‘s three letter command (TLC) interface option, which can be accessed using a suitable terminal program such as HyperTerminal™.
  • Page 90 Typically, the first thing you want to do is to evaluate the camera‘s image quality under operating conditions similar to those that you are likely to use in your application. In order to do this, take the following steps:  The illumination, lens magnification, and focus should be set up as per you application.
  • Page 91 A software tool to generate this is available with the Sapera processing applications, which can be downloaded from the Teledyne DALSA web site (60 day free trial). You will require a ©...

  • Page 92: Appendix D: The Sensor Window

    Appendix D: The Sensor Window Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust, Oil, and Scratches The sensor window is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components, with extreme care. Dust can obscure pixels, producing dark patches on the sensor response.
  • Page 93 Cleaning the Sensor Window Recommended Equipment  Glass cleaning station with microscope within clean room.  Ionized air gun  Ionized air flood system, foot operated.  Swabs  Single drop bottle  E2 (Eclipse optic cleaning system) Procedure  Use localized ionized air flow on to the glass during sensor cleaning.

  • Page 94: Emc Declaration Of Conformity

    EMC Declaration of Conformity Teledyne DALSA inc. 605 McMurray Road, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2V 2E9 Declare under sole legal responsibility that the following products conform to the protection requirements of council directive 2004/108/EC (2014/30/EU after April 2016) on the approximation of the laws of member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and...

  • Page 95: Revision History

    Revision History Revision Change Description Revision Date Initial release. May 30, 2016 4K model description and specifications added. November 3, 2016 Revision History ...

  • Page 96: Index

    Index EXSYNC, 27 baud rate, 45 Binning, 66 factory settings, 36 black level control, 44 Gain control, 44 calibration, 47 grounding instructions, 17 flat field, 49 process chain, 47 CamExpert, 33 camera control signals, 19 overview, 31 camera information, 36 camera interfacing tool, 32 Camera Link cables, 27...
  • Page 97 guidelines, 28 factory, 36, 39 pinout, 28 loading, 37 precautions, 5 saving, 37 user, 38 setup overview, 15 shift direction, 13 quantum efficiency size graph, 9 image, 44 spatial resolution, 66 specifications mechanical, 7 rebooting, 46 performance, 7 requirements storage temperature, 8 PC, 15 responsivity graph, 9...

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