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DM-20-05K10
Argus Detector User's Manual
06 December 2012
03-032-20109-03
www.teledynedalsa.com

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  • Page 1 DM-20-08K10 DM-20-05K10 Argus Detector User’s Manual 06 December 2012 03-032-20109-03 www.teledynedalsa.com...
  • Page 2 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual © 2012 Teled yne DALSA. All inform ation provid ed in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assum ed by Teled yne DALSA for its use. Teled yne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this inform ation w ithout notice.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Contents 1. System Precautions and Safety _____________________________________________________________________ 4 2. The Argus Detector _____________________________________________________________________________ 6 Detector Highlights ................................6 Detector Performance Specifications ..........................8 Certifications ..................................10 Mechanicals ..................................11 3. Software and Hardware Setup______________________________________________________________________ 13 Setup Steps: Overview ...............................
  • Page 4: System Precautions And Safety

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual 1. System Precautions and Safety Safety Information Installation Warning The op erators of this equ ip m ent are resp onsible for the safe and p ru d ent installation of the d etector in their ow n system .
  • Page 5 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Disposal of Product Disp ose the u nit in accord ance w ith local regu latory gu id elines. Installation Precautions N ever connect or d isconnect cables w hile p ow er to the d etector system is on. Dam age to the d etector electronics w ill occu r if the cables are connected and / or d isconnected w hile the d etector's p ow er is on.
  • Page 6: The Argus Detector

    Detector Highlights Teledyne D ALSA has a long history in p rovid ing X-ray d etectors to the m ed ical m arket, both for stand ard and ap p lication sp ecific m arkets. Ou r certified m anu factu ring, technology core and history in p rovid ing solu tions to the m ed ical m arket help s u s to p rovid e you w ith a robu st solu tion that gives you a com p etitive ed ge in the m arket.
  • Page 7 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Robust Quality – Radiation Hardened Argu s u tilizes the latest Teled yne DALSA im aging and sensor fabrication technologies. Ou r rad iation hard ened sensor fabrication p rocess ensu res longevity of ou r p rod u ct and an im age qu ality that is im m u ne to X-ray rad iation d egrad ation over tim e.
  • Page 8: Detector Performance Specifications

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Detector Performance Specifications Table 2: Detector Performance Specifications Features Specification Sensor Type Teled yne DALSA TDI CCD Physical Resolution 8160 (H ) x 256 (V) CEPH m od el 5580 (H ) x 256 (V) PAN m od el...
  • Page 9 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Table 3: Sensor Cosmetic Specifications Sensor Cosmetic Specifications Measurement Tolerance CEPH DIE (11 cm) PAN DIE (5 cm)   Maxim um num ber of colum n d efects Defective: 4 colum ns. Defective: 2 colum ns.
  • Page 10: Certifications

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Certifications Table 4: EMI / EMC Compliance Standards Compliance The CE m ark evaluation of the DM-20-0xK10 X-Ray sensitive d etector m od ules, m anufactured by Teled yne DALSA Inc., m et the follow ing requirem ents:...
  • Page 11: Mechanicals

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Mechanicals [ADD MECHANICAL HERE] Figure 2: Argus CEPH Mechanical Note: A m echanical step file (3D m od el) is available for d ow nload from the Teled yne DALSA Web site (available from the d etector’s p rod u ct p age here) or from you r Su p p ort contact (requ est d ocu m ent #03- 129-20037).
  • Page 12 DIMPLE SURFACE FINISH PROPRIETARY THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS ARE PROPRIETARY TO TELEDYNE DALSA INC.. THIS MUST NOT BE DUPLICATED, OR ITS CONTENT USED OR DISCLOSED (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) WITHOUT PERM FROM TELEDYNE DALSA INC. Figure 3: Argus PAN Mechanical...
  • Page 13: Software And Hardware Setup

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual 3. Software and Hardware Setup Minimum System Requirements To achieve best system p erform ance, the follow ing m inim u m requ irem ents are recom m end ed :  GigE netw ork ad ap ter: 100 Mbit Ethernet p ort.
  • Page 14: Step 1. Detector Mounting

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Step 1. Detector Mounting Warning: Du ring m ou nting and installation, ensu re that the flex cables (highlighted below ) d o not com e into contact w ith objects. In ad d ition, d o not ap p ly p ressu re to the sensor section of the m od u le assem bly.
  • Page 15: Step 2. Ethernet Network Card: Install And Configure

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Step 2. Ethernet Network Card: Install and Configure Install Network Card The follow ing netw ork card has been tested and is recom m end ed for u se w ith this d etector: Intel Pro/ 1000 MT Desktop Ad ap ter (33-MH z, 32-bit PCI).
  • Page 16 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Select ―Use the follow ing IP ad d ress‖ and set the IP ad d ress to any ad d ress in this su bnet other than 192.168.5.100, w hich is u sed by the d etector. In the exam p le below , the ad d ress 192.168.5.50 is u sed .
  • Page 17: Step 3. Connect Power, Ethernet, And Trigger Cables

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Figure 7. Jumbo Frames 10. Click ―OK‖ to save settings Step 3. Connect Power, Ethernet, and Trigger Cables The u se of cables typ es and lengths other than those sp ecified m ay resu lt in increased em ission or d ecreased im m u nity and p erform ance of the d etector.
  • Page 18 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual WARN IN G! Grounding Instructions Static electricity can d am age electronic com p onents. Please d ischarge any static electrical charge by tou ching a grou nd ed su rface, su ch as the m etal com p u ter chassis, before p erform ing any hard w are installation.
  • Page 19 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Figure 11. Power Cable Drawing CW- LOCK CCW- UNLOCK Figure 12. Locking Direction WARNING: When setting up the detector’s power supplies follow these guidelines:  Ap p ly the ap p rop riate voltages.
  • Page 20 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual 100Mbit/s 1Gbit/s Figure 13. Ethernet and Data LEDs Ethernet Connection LED Stead y green ind icates that an Ethernet connection is su ccessfu lly established . N o LED lights m eans that there is no connection.
  • Page 21: Step 4. Establish Communication With The Detector

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual N ote: USB-B connector typ e has been u sed for robu stness and signal integrity p erform ance. The d etector d oes N OT su p p ort the USB stand ard .
  • Page 22: Step 5. Detector Settings And Test Patterns

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Step 5. Detector Settings and Test Patterns Check Detector Settings To see the d etector’s cu rrent p aram eters, send the gcp com m and . The d etector w ill resp ond w ith a list of the cu rrent p aram eters and their valu es.
  • Page 23 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Review a Test Pattern Image To see a test p attern im age, send the sis com m and (set im age sou rce) w ith a valu e of 1 (test p attern): ...
  • Page 24: Detector Operation

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual 4. Detector Operation Saving and Restoring Detector Settings The d etector op erates in one of three settings: Cu rrent session. User setting. Factory setting, read -only. These cu rrent settings can be saved (thereby becom ing the u ser setting) u sing the wus (w rite u ser settings) com m and .
  • Page 25: Binning

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual User Settings The u ser setting is the saved set of d etector configu rations that you can cu stom ize, resave, and restore. The com m and wus saves the cu rrent settings to non-volatile m em ory. The d etector au tom atically restores the last saved u ser settings w hen the d etector p ow ers u p .
  • Page 26 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual = Im age Reconstru ction Tim e = (Im age size in bytes) / (4.5 MB/ sec) = Ethernet Transfer Tim e = (Im age size in bytes) / (4.5 MB/ sec) Where Im ageSize = 8160/ (binning factor)*2*(nu m ber of lines) [bytes]...
  • Page 27: Imaging Modes And Timing

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Imaging Modes and Timing The d etector can grab im ages in one of three w ays. You set these three im aging m od es u sing the sim (set im aging m od es) com m and :...
  • Page 28 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Figure 18. Timing Diagram for the TDI External Trigger Mode with Active Signal The d etector requ ires a p re and a p ost trigger. The Pre-Trigger p u lses are need ed to synchronize internal tim ing w ith external p u lses.
  • Page 29 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Imaging Mode 0: Set Detector to Grab TDI Images with External Trigger and without ACTIVE Signal Warning: Please note that an external signal (TRIGGER) is required to grab an image using this mode. ...
  • Page 30 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Imaging Mode 1: Set Detector to Grab TDI Images using an Internal Trigger (Software Generated Trigger)  Set the im aging sou rce to 0 (vid eo): sis 0, and im aging m od e to 1 (TDI, internal trigger): sim 1.
  • Page 31 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Slope in the Image Internal Trigger Mode When in stand -by m od e, the im age sensor collect d ark cu rrent w hich is rem oved from the sensor d u ring the ―flu sh‖...
  • Page 32 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual N ote: detector time-out in external mode The detector is equipped with a trigger detection feature that looks for the presence of external signals. After the acquisition command is issued (acq), the detector expects to receive TRIGGER and ACTIVE (if enabled) control signals.
  • Page 33: Image Retrieval

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Image Retrieval Im ages are saved as 16-bit TIFF files. To view im ages from the d etector op en a Web brow ser and enter the ad d ress: http://192.168.5.100/images/tp.tiff N ote: The acqu ired im age is available to be retrieved as m any tim es as need ed u ntil a new acq com m and is issu ed .
  • Page 34 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Setting the Analog Gain The analog gain ad ju stm ent is d one by the Program m able Gain Am p lifier (PGA) insid e the Analog to Digital Converter IC. Each PGA has a gain range from 1× (0 d B) to 6.0× (15.56 d B), ad ju stable in 64 step s.
  • Page 35: Noise Vs. Gain

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Reading Current Analog Settings To read the cu rrent analog settings, u se one of the follow ing com m and s: gag (Get analog gain) gao (Get analog offset) gcp (Get d etector p aram eters) Noise vs.
  • Page 36: Detector Memory

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Detector Memory Scanned im ages are stored in 46 MB volatile m em ory. If the d etector is shu t d ow n or loses p ow er u nsaved im ages are lost. H ow ever, if the d etector is d isconnected from the netw ork only the im ages can still be retrieved after the netw ork connection has been restored .
  • Page 37: Verify Temperature And Voltage

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Verify Temperature and Voltage To assist in d etector d iagnostics, the d etector can retu rn tem p eratu re and voltage read ings. To verify the temperature, use the vt command. To verify the voltage, use the vv command.
  • Page 38 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual +2.5V to +12V 12mA Camera Camera Ready Pin - 1 Ready Camera 619R Ready +3.3V Trigger Pin - 2 Trigger Ferrite bid 619R +3.3V Active Pin - 3 Active Ferrite bid 619R Pin - 4...
  • Page 39: Appendix A: All Commands

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Appendix A: All Commands The d etector resp ond s to a sim p le ASCII-based p rotocol. A carriage retu rn <CR> end s each com m and . Example: to set the imaging mode: sim 0 <CR>...
  • Page 40 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual new acq com m and is issued. The previous im age is autom atically d eleted w hen a new acq com m and is issued . Gain and Offset Show the current gain gag <tap >...
  • Page 41 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Restore the d etector’s user settings Restores the d etector to the last saved user settings. (User setting saved using the w us com m and ). Image Height Show the current height of the im age 20 –...
  • Page 42: Appendix B: Web Gui Interface

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Appendix B: Web GUI Interface Introduction The Argu s Web GUI allow s the u ser to control the d etector w ithou t need ing to install ad d itional ap p lications. The Web GUI is an id eal w ay to evalu ate the d etector’s p erform ance.
  • Page 43 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Acquisition and Control The navigation p anel on the left sid e of the Web GUI lists the categories available to you : Welcom e, Acqu isition and Control, Statu s, and Login .
  • Page 44 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Status The Statu s p age is available to all levels of u ser and rep orts the d etector’s internal statu s, as show n here, and is id eal for m onitoring its op eration : Figure 33.
  • Page 45: Web Gui Access

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Login From the login p age you can access and control the d etector in one of three roles: Basic, Technician, and Ad m inistrative. Each role has d ifferent resp onsibilities and p rivileges associated w ith it. See below for d etails.
  • Page 46 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Figure 35. Technician Access 03-032-20109-03 Teledyne DALSA...
  • Page 47 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual To access these op tions, click the Edit Button. The Web GUI is now in an ed itable m od e w here the u ser can m od ify the settings show n u sing the rad io bu ttons and text field s.
  • Page 48 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Restore Settings To restore the d etector w ith the factory settings it ship p ed w ith, click the Load Factory Settings Button. A list of the factory setting can be seen here, Factory Settings.
  • Page 49 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Administrator Access To login to the ad m inistrator access level, u se the u sernam e ―ad m inistrator‖ and the p assw ord ―ad m in‖ (w ithou t qu otation m arks).
  • Page 50: Acquisition And Control

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Acquisition and Control From the left sid e colu m n, click on the Acquisition and Control tab. This w ill op en the Im age Acqu isition and Control p age, as show n below .
  • Page 51 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual To start an im age scan p rocess, click the Start Acquisition button. A d otted bar (..) ind icates that the scanning p rogress has begu n. Figure 40. Acquiring Image A green bar w ill ind icate w hen the scan has finished and w hen the im age is stored su ccessfu lly in the d etector.
  • Page 52 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual To view the saved im age, op en u p an im age view er tool on the host PC. More inform ation on view ing saved im ages can be fou nd here, Im age Retrieval.
  • Page 53: Firmware Upgrade Using The Web Gui

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Firmware upgrade using the Web GUI To u p grad e the d etector’s firm w are u sing the Web GUI, you m u st be logged in as an Ad m inistrator.
  • Page 54 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Figure 44. Successful Firmware Upgrade Result 03-032-20109-03 Teledyne DALSA...
  • Page 55: Appendix C: Api Overview

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Appendix C: API Overview Argus API Overview In ord er to p rogram m atically com m u nicate w ith the d etector load the API u sing the SDK installer, su p p lied by Teled yne DALSA: ...
  • Page 56: Appendix D: Enable And Use Telnet

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Appendix D: Enable and Use Telnet N ote: Som e Wind ow s op erating system s (Wind ow s 7, for exam p le) d o not enable the Telnet Client by d efau lt. If this is you r case then you w ill need to enable it.
  • Page 57 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Open Telnet To open Telnet: From the Wind ow s Start m enu click Ru n op tion. In the Ru n w ind ow , enter cmd to op en a com m and w ind ow .
  • Page 58 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Figure 48. Password and Login Prompts At the p rom p t, enter app_main. You w ill receive a w elcom e m essage and an OK> p rom p t sim ilar to the follow ing: Figure 49.
  • Page 59 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Figure 50. Command List Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20109-03...
  • Page 60: Appendix E: Ip Address Information

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Appendix E: IP Address Information Connect detectors through a network switch and change the detector IP address The Argu s d etector su p p orts the connectivity of m u ltip le d etectors throu gh a netw ork sw itch, w hich can be achieved as in the d iagram show n below .
  • Page 61: Appendix F: Troubleshooting

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Appendix F: Troubleshooting If you have issu es connecting to the d etector , the follow ing flow chart m ay help . Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20109-03...
  • Page 62 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Conflict with a Shared IP addresses H aving d etectors w ith the sam e IP ad d ress connected to a single netw ork m ay resu lt in connection issu es. Lost Detector IP address Whenever a netw ork settings change is m ad e to a d etector p lease m ake su re the new settings are record ed .
  • Page 63: Image Quality

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Slow Network Issue Argu s d etectors have a bu ilt-in telnet server w hich offers sim p le and qu ick connectivity. Im age d ow nload service is p rovid ed by another H TTP server in the d etector.
  • Page 64 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Bright Spots in Image - Direct Detection If you exp erience bright (w hite) sp ots in the acqu ired im age (see exam p le), p lease ensu re the x-ray is w ell collim ated onto the x-ray sensitive area only as in the im age below : Figure 51.
  • Page 65 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Cosmetics and Column Non-Uniformity The cosm etic sp ecification for the d etector (Table 3: Sensor Cosm etic Sp ecifications) allow s for tw o nonresp onsive and fou r d efective colu m ns p er d ie. The nonresp onsive colu m ns shou ld not be ad jacent. A...
  • Page 66: Common Solutions

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Smeared Image – Fast Exposure Time A sm eared im age m ay resu lt from u sing an overly fast exp osu re tim e. For exam p le, if you ru n the d etector at the m inim u m exp osu re tim e in area m od e.
  • Page 67: Specific Questions And Answers

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Verify Voltage Use the vv com m and to d isp lay the d etector's inp u t voltage. The d etector w ill issu e a w arning or an error if one of the voltages is ou t of range.
  • Page 68 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Horizontal Lines or Patterns in Image A fau lty or irregu lar encod er signal m ay resu lt in horizontal lines d u e to exp osu re tim e flu ctu ations;...
  • Page 69: Revision History

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual Revision History Revision Description Date Initial release May 2011 -gad and sad com m and s ad d ed . N ovem ber 2011 -Warning ad d ed regarding flex cables and the sensor assembly . Flex cables highlighted in the m ounting diagram .
  • Page 70: Index

    DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User's Manual Index API, 55 height applications, 7 image, 36 area m od e, 30 I/ O cable installation, 13 binning, 25 im age acquisition, 27 scanning speed, 26 transfer times, 25 input/ outp ut, 17...
  • Page 71 DM-20-08K10 and DM-20-05K10 Detector User’s Manual pow er specifications connector, 18 performance, 8 connectors, 18 sw itch guidelines, 19 connection, 19 protection circuit, 18 precautions, 4 installation, 5 service, 5 Telnet enable, 56 tem perature measure, 37 requirm ents test pattern, 23...

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