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- Page 1 Stop Action 4M30 and 4M60 Camera User’s Manual PT-41-04M60 PT-21-04M30 29-May-06 03-32-10121-09 www.dalsa.com...
- Page 2 4M Stop Action Camera Manual © 2006 DALSA. All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by DALSA for its use. DALSA reserves the right to make ch anges to this inform ation without notice.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.6.1 Selecting Factory or User Coefficients ....................33 3.6.2 Enabling Pixel Coefficients........................33 3.6.3 Selecting the Calibration Sample Size....................34 3.6.4 Performing FPN Calibration........................34 3.6.5 Performing PRNU Calibration .......................36 3.6.6 Saving, Loading and Resetting Coefficients...................37 3.6.7 Returning Pixel Coefficient Information ....................38 3.7 Offset and Gain Adjustments............................39 DALSA 03-32-10121-09... - Page 4 5.2 Troubleshooting Using the Serial Interface.........................52 5.3 Specific Solutions .................................52 5.4 Product Support................................Camera Link™ Reference, Timing, and Configuration Table __________________________ Error Handling and Command List _______________________________ ________ ___ 59 B1 All Available Commands ..............................59 Revision History ________________________________________________________ 63 Index _______________________________________________________________ 65 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
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Page 5: Introduction To The 4 Megapixel Stop Action Cameras
Base or Medium Camera Link™ interface Programmability • Simple ASCII protocol controls gain, offset, frame rates, trigger ode, test pattern output, and camera diagnostics • Serial interface (ASCII, 9600 baud, adjustable to 19200, 57600, 115200), through Camera Link DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 6: Camera Performance Specifications
2 (4M30) or 4 (4M60) Back Focal Di stance Sensor die to mounting 6.56 plate Sensor Alignment ±0.10 ±0.10 ±0.25 ° ±0.2 Lens Mount C-mount or F-mount adapter available Lens Mount Hole M42x1 Camera Size 94 x 94 x 48 Mass <550 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... - Page 7 Light Source: Broadband Qu artz Halogen, 3250K, with 500-600 nm bandpass filter installed • Ambient test tem perature 25°C • Full Frame • Average output 840DN • 10 bits Notes: Measured at the front plate. Based on output at 1023DN DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
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Page 8: Camera Blemish Specifications
Column defects must be horizontally separated by 3 good columns. Row defect • A horizontal grouping of more than 8 pixel defects between at least 2 good pixels on both sides, where single good pixels between 2 defective pixels are considered as defective. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 9: Image Sensor And Pixel Readout
Tap 4 Tap 1 Tap 2 Pixel Figure 3: 4M30 Pixel Readout Detail Row 1 Row 1 Row 1 Row 1 Column 3 Column 4 Column 1 Column 2 Tap 1 Tap 2 Tap 1 Tap 2 Pixel DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 10: Responsivity
Spectral Responsivity at Coarse Gain = 0 dB, Fine Gain = 45 1000 1100 W a ve le ngth (nm ) Figure 5: Effective Quantum Efficiency Effective Quantum Efficiency 1000 1100 W a ve le ngth (nm ) 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 11: Cam Era Hardware Interface
A diagnostic LED for monitoring the camera. See LED Status Indicator in section 2.2.1 LED Status Indicator for details. • Two high-density 26-pin MDR26 connectors for Camera Link control signals, data signals, and serial communications. Refer to section 2.2.2 Camera Link Data Connector for details. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 12: Led Status Indicator
Cable: 3M 14X 26-SZ LB-X X X -0LC* * The Camera Link interface is implemented as either a Base or Medium Configuration in the stop action 4M cameras. You select the camera configuration with the command described in section 3.3.2 Setting the Camera Link Mode . 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... - Page 13 The following tables provide this camera’s principal Camera Link inf ormation. See Appendix A for the complete DALSA Ca era Link configuration table, and refer to the DALSA Web site, vfm.dalsa.com, for the official Camera Link do cuments. Table 4: Camera Link Hardware Configuration Summary Base A, B, C...
- Page 14 These signals are part of the Camera Link configuration and you should refer to the DALSA Camera Link Implementation Road Map, available at http://vfm.dalsa.com/, for the standard location of these signals. LVAL (high) Outputting valid line...
- Page 15 Incorrect voltages will damage the camera. Protect the camera with a fast-blow fuse between power supply and camera. Visit the www.dalsa.com Web site for a list of companies that make power supplies that meet the camera’s requirements. The companies listed should not be considered the only choices.
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Page 17: Softw Are Interface: How To Control The Camera
The camera accepts both upper and lower case commands. • The following parameter conventions are used in the manual: • = integer value = real number = member of a set. Value must be entered exactly as displayed on help screen. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 18: Camera Help Screen
2/64/128/256/512/1024/ display pixel coefficients xyxy 1-2352:1-1728:1-2352:1- 1728 enable pixel coefficients 0-1:0-1 get camera model get camera parameters get camera serial get camera version get fpn coefficient 1-2352:1-1728 get prnu coefficient 1-2352:1-1728 get signal frequency 1/4/ 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 19: First Power Up Camera Settings
Flat field coefficients enabled (calibrated in exposure mode 2, 55 fps, and exposure time of 2 ms) • Exposure mode 2 • 60 fps • 14992.6 µs exposure time • Camera Link mode 16 (Medium configuration, 4 taps. 10 bits) DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 20: Saving And Restoring Settings
These are the current operating settings of your camera. These settings are stored in the camera’s volatile memory and will not be restored once you power down your camera or issue a reset camera command ( ). To save these settings for reuse at power up, use the command 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 21: Camera Output Format
= 80 sot 160 2 = Taps 2+4 MHz strobe Base 2 Camera Link taps = 65 clm 3 sot 130 where: MHz strobe 1 = Taps 1+3 = 80 sot 160 2 = Taps 2+4 MHz strobe DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 22: Setting The Camera Link Mode
16: Medium configuration, 4 taps, 10 bit output (4M60 only) • To retrieve the current Camera Link mode, use the Notes: command • For details on line times and frame readout times when using a window of interest, refer to following table. Example: clm 3 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 23: Setting The Camera's Pixel Rate
You must first set the camera’s exposure mode using the command. Next, if operating in exposure mode 2 or 7, use the command to set the frame rate and, if operating in exposure mode 2, use the command to set the exposure time. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 24: Exposure Modes In Detail
Refer to Table 11: Allowable Exposure Time Increments on page 27 for details on minimum exposure time increments for this mode. Note: The camera will not set frame periods shorter than the readout period. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... - Page 25 Table 11: Allowable Exposure Time Increments on page 27 for details on minimum exposure time increments for this mode. Figure 13: Trigger Period is Repetitive and Greater than Read Out Time. Frame Period Frame Period Waiting Waiting Exposure Time Exposure Time Readout Readout EXSYNC CR= Charge Reset DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
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Page 26: Setting The Frame Rate
The camera sends a warning when this occurs. • Refer to section 3.3.3 Setting the Camera’s Pixel Rate for more information on how to set the camera’s pixel rate Related Commands: sem, Example: ssf 25.0 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 27: Setting The Exposure Time
Although you must be operating the camera in exposure mode 2 to use the set exposure time ( ) command, the allowable exposure time increments listed above also apply to exposure mode 4 (Smart EXSYNC) when exposure time overlaps frame readout. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 28: Setting A Vertical Window Of Interest
= 2) . transitioning to depending on the complementary logic wss 0 wss 1 state when using an internal window control source ( When, or if, necessary, repeat steps 2 and 3 to set and activate a new window. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... - Page 29 Window start pixel number in a range from and must 1725 belong to the following set: 1, 5, 9, …1725. Window end corner value. Since there is only vertical (and not horizontal) window of interest in this camera, this value is DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
- Page 30 If you are using a software trigger, refer to the next section for command syntax and timing requirements. Figure 17: Detailed Timing Requirements for Hardware Triggering New Window Sequence E XS YNC tsWLE V thWLE V Window S elect (CC4) New Window S equence Table 13: Timing Parameters Symbol Definition 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
- Page 31 S erial Communic on wss value tDela y Window S equen Current Window S equence New Window S equence E xsync Table 14: Timing Parameters tDelay This is the time delay that occurs to decode the wss command. DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
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Page 32: Flat Field Correction
When 6.25% of pixels from a single row within the region of interest are clipped, flat field correction results may be inaccurate. Correction results are valid only for the current analog offset values. If you change this value, it is recommended that you recalculate your coefficients. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 33: Selecting Factory Or User Coefficients
0 = PRNU coefficients disabled 1 = PRNU coefficients enabled Notes: The coefficient set that you are enabling or disabling is determined by the csn value. Refer to the previous section for an explanation of the csn command. Example: epc 0 1 DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 34: Selecting The Calibration Sample Size
The ccf command is not available when the camera is using the factory calibrated coefficients (csn 0). You must select the user coefficient set (csn 1) before you can perform FPN calibration. An error message is returned if you attempt to perform FPN calibration when using csn 0. Example: 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... - Page 35 (csn 0). You must select the user coefficient set (csn 1) before you can perform FPN calibration. An error message is returned if you attempt to perform FPN calibration when using csn 0. Example: sfc 10 50 DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
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Page 36: Performing Prnu Calibration
(csn 0). You must select the user coefficient set (csn 1) before you can perform PRNU calibration. An error message is returned if you attempt to perform PRNU calibration when using csn 0. Example: cpa 2 700 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 37: Saving, Loading And Resetting Coefficients
(csn 1) before you can save FPN coefficients. An error message is returned if you attempt to save FPN coefficients when using csn 0. To return the current csn number, send the command get csn. Example: DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 38: Returning Pixel Coefficient Information
1 to 1728. End column pixel to display in a range from 1 to 2352. End row pixel to display in a range from 1 to 1728. Example: dpc 10 30 20 40 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 39: Offset And Gain Adjustments
The camera has a factory calibrated analog gain setting. Adjustment of analog gain is not available to the user, however, digital gain is available as set system gain The calibration is applicable to exposure mode but no calibration is assum ed for sem 2/4 exposure mode sem 3/7 DALSA 03-32-10121-09... - Page 40 = max output value - ssb value See the following section for details on the command. • Entering a large value background will cause the camera to digitally clip the output image. Related Commands: Example ssb 0 25 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
- Page 41 Entering a large value gain will cause the camera to digitally saturate the output image • Entering a zero value gain will cause the camera to force the pixels in the designated tap to be 0 DN Related Commands: Example: ssg 1 15 DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
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Page 42: Generating A Test Pattern
The follow ing table shows each available test pattern. Syntax: Syntax Elements: Video. Test pattern checkerboard Test pattern alternating line 1 Test pattern alternating line 2 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... - Page 43 4M Stop Action Camera Manual PRELIMINARY Test pattern horizontal ramp 8 bit 10 bit Test pattern vertical ramp 8 bit DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
- Page 44 PRELIMINARY 4M Stop Action Camera Manual 10 bit Test pattern diagonal ramp 8 bit 10 bit 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
- Page 45 4M Stop Action Camera Manual PRELIMINARY FPN test pattern 8 bit 10 bit FPN and PRNU test pattern 8 bit 10 bit DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
- Page 46 When returning to video mode (svm 0), the digital gain, background subtract and exposure control settings are retu rned to their prior state. Example: svm 2 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
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Page 47: Optical And Mechanical Considerations
For optimal camera performance, the camera should be cooled by applying forced air flow or by attaching the camera to a heatsink. If attaching a heatsink, the optimal surface is the top of the camera. DALSA accessory part number AC-MS-0102 provides heatsinks that will attach to two sides of the camera to provide additional cooling. -
Page 48: Lens Mounts
Factors includ e the nature, speed, and spectral characteristics of objects being imaged, exposure times, light source characteristics, e nvironmental and acquisition system specifics, and more. DALSA’s Web site, http:/ /vfm.dalsa.com/, provides an introduction to this potentially complicated issue. See “Radiometry and... -
Page 49: Lens Modeling
45mm, and requires that 100µ m in the object space correspond to each pixel in the image sensor. Using the preceding equation, the object distance must be 450mm (0.450m). µ 0 450 µ DALSA 03-32-10121-09... - Page 50 PRELIMINARY 4M Stop Action Camera Manual 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
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Page 51: Troubleshooting
Avoid hot plugging long power cables into the camera. Data Clocking/Output Signals To validate cable integrity, have the camera send out a test pattern and verify it is being properly received. Refer to section 3.8 for further information on running test patterns. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 52: Troubleshooting Using The Serial Interface
Verify that the frequency of the internal sync is set correctly. Noisy Output Check your power supply voltage outputs for noise. Noise present on these lines can result in poor video quality. Low quality or non-twisted pair cable can also add noise to the video output. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA... -
Page 53: Dark Patches
Repeat steps 2-4 using a clean tissue until the entire window has been cleaned. Blow off any adhering fibers or particles using dry, filtered compressed air. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... -
Page 54: Product Support
Detailed description of problem plea se a ttach descriptio n with as much detail as appropriate ountered. In addition to your local DALSA representative, you may need to call DALSA Technical Sales Support: 519-886-6000 +49-8142-46770 519-886-6000 519-886-8023 +49-8142-467746 519-886-8023... -
Page 55: Camera Link™ Reference, Timing, And Configuration Table
The camera link standard is intended to be extremely flexible in order to m eet the needs of different camera and frame grabber manufacturers. DALSA Camera Link Implementation Road M (available at http://vfm.dalsa.com/support/appnotes/00450-00_03- 32_DALSA_Camera_Link_Road_Map.pdf) details how DALSA stand ardizes its use of the Camera Link interface. -
Page 56: Camera Control Signals
For more information on image data bit allocations, refer to the official Camera Link specification on the http://vfm.dalsa.com Web sit Camera Control Signals Four LVDS pairs are reserved for general-purpose camera control. -
Page 57: Camera Link Video Timing
PERIOD tFRAME PERIOD This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYNC twSYNC twSYNC twSYNC_INT twSYNC_INT to trigger line readout, EXSYNC unlike previous DALSA cameras, which used the tTRANSFER tREADOUT tREADOUT tOVERHE rising edge. FRAME VALID tLINE tLINE tLVAL_LOW tLVAL_LOW... - Page 58 LVAL rising edge. tLVAL_LO Number strobes that LVAL is low µs during readout Number of strobes between last LVAL clocks falling and FVAL falling edge. thPR N. A. twPR_LOW N. A. tPR_INT N. A. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
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Page 59: B1 All Available Commands
The first parameter is the algorithm where i is: 2 = Calculates the PRNU coefficients using the entered target value Target PRNU Coefficient = (AVG Pixel Value ) ‐ (FPN + value) This algorithm is useful for achieving uniform output across multiple cameras. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... - Page 60 0 = Factory calibrated coefficients 1 = User coefficient set reset camera Reset the entire camera (reboot). restore factory Restore the camera’s factory settings. settings restore user Restore the camera’s last saved user settings settings. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
- Page 61 3 : Test pattern alternating line 2 4 : Test pattern horizontal ramp 5 : Test pattern vertical ramp 6: Test pattern diagonal ramp 7: Test pattern FPN 8: Test pattern PRNU 9: Test pattern fixed 1023 10: Test pattern fixed 255 DALSA 03-32-10121-09...
- Page 62 1 or vice versa. window trigger Defines the source for the window source sequence. Available values are: 1: Software command wss 2: Camera Link input (CC4) write user settings Write all of the user settings to non- volatile memory. 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
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Page 63: Revision History
Frame Rate vs Sequence Size graph. Removed GSS command. Removed SCG and SFG commands. Added SVM 5 pattern. Added test patterns 6 to 8. Added flat field correction commands. Added sot command to section 3.3.3 Setting the Camera’s Pixel Rate. Added section 3.1 First Power Up Camera Settings. DALSA 03-32-10121-09... - Page 64 PRELIMINARY 4M Stop Action Camera Manual 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...
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Page 65: Index
47 clock signals, 14 help, 17 coefficients, 32 hirose c nector, 15 command hot mirror, 47 format, 16 parameters, 16 connector, 11 Camera Link, 12 illumination, 47 hirose, 15 incorrect line rate, 51 power, 15 input/output, 11 connectors DALSA 03-32-10121-09... - Page 66 22 exposure, 26 ranges programmed, 5 optical interface, 47 standard, 56 optical s pecifications, 6 troubleshooting, line rates, 51 serial interface , 51 performance specifications, 9– pixel rate, 20, 21 video data, 54 power connector, 15 connectors, 15 03-32-10121-09 DALSA...