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3.3 Camera Output Format ..............................31 3.4 Data Processing ................................33 Processing Chain Overview and Description ....................33 Calibrating the Camera to Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction) ..........35 Analog Signal Processing: Setting Analog Gain and Offset ................38 Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Dark Patches ..............................69 Camera Link™ Reference, Timing, and Configuration Table _________________________ 71 LVDS Technical Description ..........................71 Camera Signal Requirements ......................... 71 Video Data ..............................72 Camera Control Signals ..........................72 Communication ............................... 72 Power ................................73 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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Piranha 3 User Manual Error Handling and Command List ___________________________________________ 75 B1 Error Handling ................................75 B2 All Available Commands .............................. 76 EMC Declaration of Conformity _____________________________________________ 85 Revision History ________________________________________________________ 87 Index _______________________________________________________________ 89 Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Rand om N oise rm s 12.5 10.5 Dynam ic Range (8 bit) ratio 328:1 391:1 FPN Corrected PRN U Corrected N ote: All nu m bers referenced to 12 bits u nless otherw ise specified . Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Table 1: Piranha 3 Camera Models Overview Model Description Number P3-80-12k40-00-R 12k resolution, 8 taps, 40MH z d ata rate, Med ium or Full Cam era Link configuration. P3-80-08k40-00-R 8k resolution, 8 taps, 40MH z d ata rate, Med ium or Full Cam era Link configuration.
Bits 8 or 12 bit user selectable 12 bits available in 4 tap op eration only. Output Data Configuration Med ium or Full Cam era Link user selectable Specification Units Notes Minim um Line Rate kH z Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Broad band DN / nJ/ cm 43.6 Responsivity Rand om N oise 10.5 rm s Dynam ic Range ratio 1000 1242 (12 bit) DC Offset FPN ECD FPN ECE FPN Corrected PRN U ECD PRN U ECE 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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6. The FPN / PRN U calibration cond itions (gain, ECE, ECD, line rated , light) are set before calibration. The resid u al error is confirm ed to be less than the m axim u m specified . Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
12287-9217 (od d pixels) 12288-9217 (even pixels) Table 4: 08k40 Pixel Readout Tap # First Pixel 1-2047 (od d pixels) 2-2048 (even pixels) 2049-4095 (od d pixels) 2050-4096 (even pixels) 6143-4097 (od d pixels) 6144-4098 (even pixels) 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
6-pin H irose connector for pow er. Refer to section 2.2.2 Pow er Connector for d etails. • H igh-d ensity 26-pin MDR26 connector for Cam era Link control signals, d ata signals, and serial com m u nications. Refer to section Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Cam era is operational and functioning correctly Flashing Red Fatal Error. Cam era tem perature is too high and cam era therm al shutd ow n has occurred . Solid Red Warning. Loss of functionality (e.g. external SRAM failure) 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
Web site for a list of com panies that m ake pow er su pplies that m eet the cam era’s requ irem ents. The com panies listed shou ld not be consid ered the only choices. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Cam era Link operating m od e. Refer to section 3.3.1 Setting the Cam era Link Mod e for d etails on setting the Cam era Link configu ration. • For a Cam era Link reference refer to Append ix A on page 71. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Is the integration tim e w hen the ―SMART EXSYN C‖ tw SYN C_IN T feature is available and turned on. N ote that the (SMART) 3,000 m inim um tim e is necessary to guarantee proper operation. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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The user should com m and tim es greater than these to ensure proper charge transfer from the photosites. Failure to m eet this requirem ent m ay result in bloom ing in the H orizontal Shift Register. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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A space or m u ltiple space characters separate param eters. Tabs or com m as are invalid param eter separators. Upper and low ercase characters are accepted The backspace key is su pported Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Som e com m and s m ay not be available in you r cu rrent operating m od e. The help screen d isplays N A in this case. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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0-16 set subtract background 0-8:0-4095 set sync frequency 300-23619 set system gain 0-8:0-65535 set upper threshold 0-4095 set video mode update gain reference verify temperature verify voltage write FPN coefficients write PRNU coefficients write user settings Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Calculate FPN ( Set Digital Offset ( Calculate PRNU ( Enable Pixel Coefficients ( Set PRNU Coefficient ( Set FPN Coefficient ( Set PRNU Range ( Set FPN Range ( Set Background Subtract ( Set Digital System Gain ( 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
(ECD) External Internal Sm art EXSYN C. ECE. External External External sync, external pixel reset. ECE. External Internal Fixed integration tim e. ECE. Internal Internal Internal line rate, m axim um exposure tim e. ECD. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Example 2: Line Rate is set by External Trigger Pulses. Line Period Line Period Readout Readout Exposure Time Exposure Time EXSYNC Falling Edge Falling Edge Ignored During Ignored During Readout Readout 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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Mode 6: External Line Rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time Figure 10: EXSYNC controls Line Period with Internally controlled Exposure Time Line Period Line Period Readout Readout Programmable Period Programmable Period Using command Using Command EXSYNC CR=Charge Reset Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
To read the current line frequency, use the com m and ssf. If you enter an invalid line rate frequency, an error m essage is returned . sem, Related Com m and s: Exam ple: ssf 10000 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
To obtain the current d ata m od e, use the com m and clm. The bit patterns are d efined by the Cam era Link Road m ap and the Cam era Link Stand ard . clm 15 Exam ple: Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
The Piranha 3 currently only supports a throughput of 320. This m ay change in future cam eras. sot m Syntax: Syntax Elem ents: Output throughput. Allow able value is: 320 = 4 taps at 80MH z or 8 taps at 40MH z 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
Processing Chain Overview and Description The follow ing d iagram show s a sim plified block d iagram of the cam era’s analog and d igital processing chain. The analog processing chain begins w ith an analog gain Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
(target) for flat, w hite ou tpu t. Vid eo ou tpu t is set slightly above the brightest pixel (d epend ing on offset su btracted ). Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Correction resu lts are valid only for the cu rrent analog gain and offset valu es . If you change these valu es, it is recom m end ed that you recalcu late you r coefficients. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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To do so, issue the commands wus. . Enable the coefficients using the command, epc 1 1 Note: All commands listed above are described in detail in the following sections in the order that they should be performed. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Gain value in a range from –10 to +10d B in steps of .035 (typical). N otes: To return the current analog gain setting, use the com m and sag. sag 0 5.2 Exam ple: Related Com m and s: 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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0 0, 0 0, 0 0, and send ing the com m and s: 0 4096 ccg 2 0 3040 Exam ple: sag, Related Com m and s: Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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N otes: Perform analog offset calibration before perform ing FPN and PRN U coefficients. To return the current analog offset values, use the com m and cao. cao 1 50 Exam ple: Related Com m and s: 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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2800. Gain values for all other taps are left unchanged. 4095 Region of Interest Tap 4(even) 2800 Video Tap 3(odd) Tap 1(odd) Tap 5(odd) Tap 7(odd) Tap 2(even) Tap 6(even) Tap 8(even) 4000 12288 9700 After analog gain calibration Before analog gain calibration Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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4095 Region of Interest 2800 Video Tap 1(odd) Tap 3(odd) Tap 5(odd) Tap 7(odd) Tap 2(even) Tap 4(even) Tap 6(even) Tap 8(even) 4000 12288 9700 After analog gain calibration Before analog gain calibration 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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Sets the current analog gain setting to be the 0d B point. This is useful after tap gain m atching allow ing you to change the gain on all taps by the sam e am ount. Syntax: Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Sets an ind ivid ual pixel’s FPN coefficient. Purpose: Syntax sfc x i Syntax Elem ents: The pixel num ber from 1 to sensor pixel count. Coefficient value in a range from 0 to 2048 (12 bit LSB). sfc 10 50 Exam ple: 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
Refer to Calibrating the Cam era to Rem ove N on- Uniform ity (Flat Field Correction)on page 35 for a proced u ral overview on perform ing flat field correction. Related Com m and s: Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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) to rem ove som e of the FPN . N ote: Refer to Calibrating the Cam era to Rem ove N on- Uniform ity (Flat Field Correction)on page 35 for a proced u ral 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
You should try to m ake your d arkest pixel in the scene equal to zero. Syntax: ssb t i Syntax Elem ents: Tap selection. Allow able range is 1 to 8, or 0 for all taps. Subtracted value in a range in DN from 0 to 4095. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
The last pixel num ber of the range. Coefficient value in a range from 0-2048. N otes: The first pixel of the range m ust be less than the last. Exam ple: sfr 1 100 80 Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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LVAL is not high d u ring the end -of-line statistics. N otes: els 1 Exam ple: Table 13: End-of-Line Sequence Description Location Value Description A’s By ensuring these values consistently toggle betw een "aa" and "55", you can 5’s verify cabling (i.e. no stuck bits) 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
Syntax Elem ents: Upper threshold lim it in range from 0 to 4095. N otes: LVAL is not high d u ring the end -of-line statistics. Related Com m and s: Exam ple: slt 1024 Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
To restore saved pixel coefficients, u se the com m and Current Session Settings These are the cu rrent operating settings of you r cam era. To save these settings to non - volatile m em ory, u se the com m and 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
3 = Coefficient set three 4 = Coefficient set four lpc 0 Exam ple: Resetting the Current Pixel Coefficients Purpose: Resets the current pixel coefficients to zero. This com m and d oes not reset saved coefficients. Syntax: Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
FPN and PRN U coefficients are not includ ed in the d ata. Values returned are in 12 bit DN . css, Related Com m and s: gla 10 20 Exam ple: Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Returns the frequency for the requested Cam era Link control signal gsf i Syntax: Syntax Elem ents: Cam era Link control signal to m easure: 1: CC1 (EXSYN C) 2: CC2 (PRIN ) 3: CC3 (Spare) 4: CC4 (Spare) gsf 1 Exam ple: 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
Mod e, Line Rate and Exposure Tim e for d etails. Video Mode: video Current vid eo m od e value set w ith the com m and . See section 3.6.1 Generating a Test Pattern for d etails. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Camera Link Mode: 21, Full, 8 taps, 8 Cam era Link m od e set bits, no time MUX w ith the com m and . See section 3.3.1 Setting the Cam era Link Mod e for d etails. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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. See section 3.4.2 Analog and Digital Signal Processing Chain for d etails. System Gain: Digital gain settings set w ith the com m and . See section 3.4.2 Analog and Digital Signal Processing Chain for d etails. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Returns the average of the pixel range ind icated . get gsf Returns the frequency of the Cam era Link control signal ind icated , either 1, 2, 3, or 4. get lpc Returns the current coefficient set num ber. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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Returns the current uppd er threshold value. get svm Returns the current vid eo m od e. 0: N orm al vid eo m od e 1: Test pattern 2: Test pattern 3: Test pattern get ugr Returns the gain reference value Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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0 = N o PRN U coefficients saved 1 = Pixel coefficients have been saved get wus Returns w hether user settings have been saved . 0 = N o user settings saved 1 = User settings have been saved 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
6.0 (2x) top of CCD to datum A) 12.5 M3x0.5 55.0 x 6.0 deep (2x) Lens Mounts Model Number Lens Mount Options All m od els M72x0.75 Mount Back Focal Distance (sensor die to adapter) 6.56±0.25m m 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
The effective focal length (f ) is the d istance from the second principal point to the second focal point. The back focal length (BFL) is the d istance from the im age sid e of the Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
45m m , and requ ires that 100m in the object space correspond to each pixel in the im age sensor. Using the preced ing equ ation, the object d istance m u st be 450m m (0.450m ). 0 450 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
To valid ate cable integrity, have the cam era send ou t a test pattern and verify it is being properly received . Refer to section 3.6.1 Generating a Test Pattern for fu rther inform ation on ru nning test patterns. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
(e.g. EXSYN C, if cam era is u sing an internal signal for synchronization). Line Dropout, Bright Lines, or Incorrect Line rate Verify that the frequ ency of the internal sync is set correctly. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
If you have verified that you r exposu re tim e is consistent and patterns of low frequ ency intensity variations still occu r, ensu re that you are u sing a DC or high frequ ency light sou rce and that no am bient light is affecting you r system . Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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This section provid es d efinitions for the signals u sed in the Cam era Link interface. The stand ard Cam era Link cable provid es cam era control signals, serial com m u nication, and vid eo d ata. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Pow er w ill not be provid ed on the Cam era Link connector. The cam era w ill receive pow er throu gh a sep arate cable. Cam era m anu factu rers w ill d efine their ow n pow er connector, cu rrent, and voltage requ irem ents. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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511 (8). coefficients have been clipped Message Description Output only in ―d iagnostic m od e‖ or self check at pow er or reset Error 01: Internal error xx> cam era. Where xx is a cod e. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
Refer to Analog Signal Processing: y2 = vertical pixel end Setting Analog Gain and Offset for number d etails. correction calibrate fpn Start FPN coefficient calibration. Refer to section 3.4.2 Analog and Digital Signal Processing Chain for d etails. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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15: Med ium configuration, 4 taps, 8 bit output 16: Med ium configuration, 4 taps, 12 bit output 21: Full configuration, 8 taps, 8 bit output Refer to section 3.3.1 Setting the Cam era Link Mod e for d etails. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Set num ber of line sam ples averaged for pixel coefficient calculations or for com m and . Values: 256, output of 512, 1024. Refer to Returning Averaged Lines of Vid eo on page 55 for d etails. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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= Pixel start num ber x2 = Pixel end num ber in a range from 1 to sensor pixel count. Refer to Returning a Single Line of Vid eo on page 54 for d etails. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Refer to section 3.4.1 Setting a Region of Interest (ROI:setting) for d etails. reset pixel coeffs Reset the pixel coefficients to 0. Refer to Resetting the Current Pixel Coefficients on page 53 for d etails. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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Maxim um line rate for exposure tim e. set exposure tim e Sets the exposure tim e. Refer to the cam era help screen (h com m and ) for allow able range. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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= Tap value. 0 for all taps or 1 to 8 for ind ivid ual tap selection. i = Subtracted value in a range from 0 to 4095. Refer to on page 44 for d etails. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
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2 = PRN U coefficient set tw o 3 = PRN U coefficient set three 4 = PRN U coefficient set four Refer to section 3.5.1 Saving and Restoring PRN U and FPN Coefficients for d etails. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Piranha 3 User Manual Command Syntax Parameters Description w rite user settings Write all of the user settings to EEROM. Refer to section 3.5 Saving and Restoring Settings for d etails. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
73/ 23/ EEC and the EMC Directive 89/ 336/ EEC and carries the CE m ark accord ingly. Place of Issu e Waterloo, ON , CAN ADA Date of Issu e April 2005 N am e and Signatu re Hank Helmond of au thorized person Quality Manager, Teledyne D ALSA Corp. Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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Piranha 3 User Manual This Declaration correspond s to EN 45 014. 03-032-10216-06 Teledyne DALSA...
Mechanical illustration in the m anuals and d atasheets revised to show the new alignm ent. Teled yne DALSA log o and inform ation also ad d ed . Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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, 35 com m and perform ing, 37 form at, 23 restrictions, 36 list, 76 results, 49 param eters, 24 FPN , 35 com m and s coefficient, 44 categories, 26 correction, 44 connectors, 15–19 FVAL, 72 Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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9 vid eo d ata, 55, 72 optical, 9 voltage perform ance, 9 m easurem ent, 56 sensor, 9 statistics, 54 status cam era LED, 16 w arning m essages, 75 subtracting background , 47 Teledyne DALSA 03-032-10216-06...
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