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Wasatch Photonics Cobra-S Installation Manual

Installation of cameralink and usb spectrometers and wpoct acquisition sdks
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Installation of Cobra-S CameraLink and USB Spectrometers and
WPOCT Acquisition SDKs
Cobra S CameraLink Spectrometer
Hardware Installation
Connect the CL1 connection to the frame grabber with a SDR CameraLink cable. If more than Base mode (2Taps) will be
used, connect also CL2 connection to the frame grabber's second CameraLink port. Some frame grabbers such as PX4
and LX1 use MDR connectors instead of SDR so choose cables accordingly.
Power can be supplied via the 6-pin connector or through Power over CameraLink if the cable and frame grabber
support that option. 12V DC is recommended, but the camera will work with range of 10-15V.
The extra mini usb connector is reserved for doing firmware upgrades and should not be connected unless performing a
firmware update.
The FC/PC side of the optical fiber should connect to the spectrometer with the key aligned to the keyhole so fiber will
insert to the right position.
Installing the SaperaLT Libraries
Either the SaperaLT CamExpert or SaperaLT SDK should be installed. The SDK version is the most complete and includes
CamExpert software and programming examples.
Also install the driver for the specific Dalsa frame grabber being used.
The Sapera libraries are not required if using a different brand frame grabber such as National Instruments, Bitflow, etc.
Note that the WPOCT SDK's are only compatible with Dalsa frame grabbers and x64 environment.
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  • Page 1 Installation of Cobra-S CameraLink and USB Spectrometers and WPOCT Acquisition SDKs Cobra S CameraLink Spectrometer Hardware Installation Connect the CL1 connection to the frame grabber with a SDR CameraLink cable. If more than Base mode (2Taps) will be used, connect also CL2 connection to the frame grabber’s second CameraLink port. Some frame grabbers such as PX4 and LX1 use MDR connectors instead of SDR so choose cables accordingly.
  • Page 2 Installing CommCam CommCam is a program from Teledyne E2V specifically for Octoplus CameraLink cameras on Cobra-S spectrometers to provide a graphical control interface for controlling the camera through serial commands. It is compatible with most frame grabbers. At least version 3.1.15 should be used to ensure compatibility and that camera will be detected.
  • Page 3 Running Sapera CamExpert Camexpert allows the user to control the frame grabber parameters and preview the spectrometer output. Once the program is opened, choose your frame grabber and CameraLink configuration from the device list dropdown. Then configure parameters or open a CCF file that matches the desired configuration. The user can then modify the configuration and edit or save new CCF files for the specific application.
  • Page 4 Cobra-S USB 3 Spectrometer Hardware Installation Connect the E2V Octoplus USB camera to a USB3 port on the computer with a USB3 cable. The connector on the camera is a MicroUSB 3. Locking connectors work best for most stable connection.
  • Page 5 Running the E2V Camera Demo App In the demo app panel, click Select/Connect to show a list of available cameras and double click on the device or choose device and press Select. Once the software opens the camera, you can press camera control to access camera parameters, change software configuration options, or start acquiring.
  • Page 6 To display a live image, check the Show Display checkbox and a Live Viewer window will appear. To see a graphical representation of the image, press Analyse. Firmware Upgrade To upgrade or change the camera firmware, click on Disconnect if already connected, and then click Upgrade Camera in the Upgrade dropdown menu.
  • Page 7 WPOCT Acquisition SDK’s Installation and Operation of SDK Demo Apps Note: The SaperaLT SDK from Teledyne Dalsa for CameraLink and E2V Octoplus SDK from Teledyne E2V for USB3 are free to use and develop from. We offer additional WPOCT Acquisition SDK’s with Example Demo Apps for C++, Labview, and Matlab for separate purchase that support CameraLink cameras on several Dalsa frame grabbers and also supports Octoplus USB3.
  • Page 8 Extract the Labview project folder to a directory of your choice and copy the UtensilMLCamera folder in …WPOCT Acquisition Labview 64 Camera….\ Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2017\user.lib\UtensilMLCamera To C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2017\user.lib\UtensilMLCamera Open the Utensil OCT Camera.lvproj For USB cameras, run the USB Cobra-S Reader.vi For CL cameras, run the CameraLink Cobra-s Reader.vi...
  • Page 9 Matlab Example To install and run, extract the demo zip folder to a directory of your choice and open the directory in Matlab. Run the Run UtensilOCT_USB_CobraS.m for USB camera and UtensilOCT_CameraLink_CobraS.m for CameraLink camera.