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C11440-42U / C11440-42U01

Instruction manual

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CAUT ION
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HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Digital Camera

Thank you for your purchase
Follow the safety precautions in Chapter 1 in order to avoid personal
injury and damage to property when using this camera. Be sure to read
this Instruction manual beforehand in order to use the digital camera
correctly. The manual describes the correct method of handing the
camera and provides cautions in order to avoid accidents.
After reading, keep the manual where it can be referred to at any time.
Ver. 1.1
February 2014
97710301-01

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  • Page 1: Digital Camera

    Digital Camera C11440-42U / C11440-42U01 Instruction manual Thank you for your purchase • Follow the safety precautions in Chapter 1 in order to avoid personal injury and damage to property when using this camera. Be sure to read this Instruction manual beforehand in order to use the digital camera CAUT ION correctly.
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  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS INDICATION OF THE SYMBOLS The following symbols can be found on this camera: Direct current Alternating current CLASSIFICATION OF WARNING We have classified the warnings symbols that appear in this instruction manual and on the camera as follows for your convenience.

  • Page 4: Ac Adaptor

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 WARNING Power supply Use the camera with the voltage indicated on the rating sticker. Using a different voltage can damage the camera and lead to fire or electric shock. Cables Be careful not to place heavy objects on cables or bend it excessively.

  • Page 5: Operating Environment

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 CAUT ION AC adaptor When unplugging the AC adaptor, always pull by the plug, not the cord. Doing so can lead to fire or electric shock. Remove the AC adaptor from the outlet when not using the camera for long periods of time.

  • Page 6: Check The Contents Of Package

    When you open the package, check that the following items are included before use. If the contents are incorrect, insufficient or damaged in any way, contact your local dealer without attempting to operate the camera. Camera (C11440-42U or C11440-42U01) AC adaptor Power supply cord for AC adaptor...

  • Page 7: Installation

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 3. INSTALLATION Avoid using or storing this camera in the following places When the ambient temperature for using this system might fall below 0 °C or rise • above + 40 °C When the ambient temperature for storing this system might fall below - 10 °C or •...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    12. TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST ............37 12-1 IMAGE IS NOT TRANSFERRED ..............37 12-2 ALTHOUGH IMAGES ARE TRANSFFERED ........... 37 13. SPECIFICATIONS ..................38 13-1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ................38 13-2 SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS ..........40 14. DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES............... 41 14-1 C11440-42U for C-mount ................. 41...
  • Page 9 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 14-2 C11440-42U01 for F-mount ................42 15. WARRANTY ....................43 REPAIRS ..........................43 16. CONTACT INFORMATION ............... 44...

  • Page 10: Overview

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 4. OVERVIEW C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 is equipped with the new scientific image sensor “FL-400”, an advanced CMOS device that realizes the multiple benefits of high resolution, high readout speed, and low noise all at once. The camera provides 4.0 megapixels resolution at 30 frame/s (and up to 25 000 frame/s by sub-array readout) while achieving 0.9 electrons (median) 1.5 electrons (r.m.s) readout noise...
  • Page 11 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 (5) Frame rate The FL-400 realizes both low noise (0.9 electrons (median) 1.5 electrons (r.m.s)) and high speed readout (30 frame/s with 2048 pixels x 2048 pixels) simultaneously, by a split readout scheme in which the top and the bottom halves of the sensor are readout independently, and the data of each horizontal line is read by 2 lines of column amplifier and A/D in the top and the bottom in parallel and simultaneously.

  • Page 12: Name And Function Of The Parts

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 6. NAME AND FUNCTION OF THE PARTS (1) C11440-42U for C-mount ① ② ③ ④ ⑧ ⑨ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ (2) C11440-42U01 for F-mount ① ② ③ ④ ⑧ ⑨ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦...

  • Page 13: Lens Mount

    CAUT ION located, to be at the bottom (Do not block ventilation openings.). ① Lens mount C11440-42U can be attached to C-mount lens or an optics system. C11440-42U01 can be attached to F-mount lens or an optics system. • The depth of the C-mount is 7 mm. Screwing in the mount too far Note can scratch the glass surface.
  • Page 14 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 ⑧ Air outlet This is the outlet for the heat ventilation. • To prevent overheating inside the camera, do not wrap the camera in cloth or other material, or block the camera’s ventilation. • If the camera is being operated in an enclosed environment, ensure to keep clearance at least 2 cm from both intake and exhaust vents when setting up.

  • Page 15: Connection

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 7. CONNECTION CONNECTING OF CABLES Refer to the figure when connecting the various cables. Camera (Rear) Computer ① AC adaptor ② USB 3.0 Interface cable USB 3.0 Interface board Figure 7-1 • When you connect cables, turn off the power supply of the camera and the peripheral devices.

  • Page 16: Operation

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 8. OPERATION PRECAUTIONS Be careful of the following when you operate the camera. (1) Cooling method Cooling of this equipment is done using a Peltier element. With a Peltier element, when current is supplied, one surface is cooled, and the other surface is heated. The FL-400 is positioned on the cooling side, and cooling is done by discharging the heat from the heated surface.

  • Page 17: Description Of Various Functions

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9. DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THEORY OF CMOS IMAGE SENSOR The pixel of a CMOS image sensor is composed of the photodiode and the amplifier that converts the charge into voltage. Entered light is converted to charge and converted to voltage in the pixel.
  • Page 18 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 The exposure and the readout method of FL-400 is rolling shutter. In the rolling shutter, the exposure and readout are done line by line. Therefore, the exposure timing is different on one screen. (Figure 9-2) But even if the object moves during the exposure, the affect of rolling shutter is very small.

  • Page 19: Readout Method (Scan Mode)

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 READOUT METHOD (SCAN MODE) The camera has the following scan modes. (1) Normal readout Perform charge readout from camera individually for all pixels. (2) Binning readout With this camera, 2×2 binning readout and 4×4 binning are available by adding the signal of adjacent pixels in the digital domain, Binning readout is a method for achieving high sensitivity in exchange for losing resolution.

  • Page 20: Camera Operation Modes

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 CAMERA OPERATION MODES The camera has the following operation modes. (1) Free running mode The camera has the free running mode which the exposure and readout timing can be set by software command and controlled by an internal microprocessor. The free...

  • Page 21: Frame Rate Calculation

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 FRAME RATE CALCULATION The calculation formula of frame rate and the value of frame rate are as below. ■ Calculation formula = Number of vertical line (The center of the set area is the middle of the sensor.) Exp1 = 3 ms to 10 s = 32.4812 ×...
  • Page 22 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 ■ Calculation formula (Rapid Rolling Mode) = Number of vertical line (The center of the set area is the middle of the sensor.) Exp1 = 1 ms to 10 s Exp2 = 1.05 ms to 10 s = 10 ×...
  • Page 23 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 ■ Value of frame rate (Rapid Rolling Mode) (frame/s) Binning: 1×1 (Normal readout) 2×2 / 4×4 Horizontal 1024 / 1536 Vertical width ― / 2048 width Free running mode 2048 1024 1562 1562 3125 3125 7692 25 000...

  • Page 24: Configuring Exposure Time

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 CONFIGURING EXPOSURE TIME The exposure time setting can be done by absolute value. The actual exposure time setting is defined by the following formula, and the camera automatically calculates a larger and closest value from the specified exposure time setting.

  • Page 25: Timing Chart Of Camera Operation Modes

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 TIMING CHART OF CAMERA OPERATION MODES 9-6-1 FREE RUNNING MODE The camera has the free running mode which the exposure and readout timing can be set by software command and controlled by an internal microprocessor. The free running mode has normal readout mode (in which the exposure time is longer than the 1 frame readout time) and electrical shutter mode (in which the exposure time is shorter than the 1 frame readout time).
  • Page 26 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-1-2 Electrical shutter mode The electrical shutter mode is used to get a proper signal level when signal overflow happens due to too much input photons in normal readout mode. In this mode, the fastest frame rate is 30 Hz at full resolution even when the exposure time is short.

  • Page 27: External Trigger Mode

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-2 EXTERNAL TRIGGER MODE The camera has various external trigger functions to synchronize the camera with the external equipment. In the external trigger mode, the external equipment becomes a master and the camera becomes a slave. •...

  • Page 28: Level Trigger Mode

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-2-2 Level trigger mode The level trigger mode is used to control both exposure start timing and exposure time length by inputting external trigger pulses. In the mode, the camera starts exposure at the start of high or low period of the input trigger pulse and stops exposure at the end of high or low period of the input trigger pulse.

  • Page 29: Synchronous Readout Trigger Mode

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-2-3 Synchronous readout trigger mode The synchronous readout trigger mode is used for continuous imaging when it is necessary to control the exposure start timing of each frame from an external source. It is useful for confocal microscopy.
  • Page 30 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 (2) Pulse count Also in the synchronous readout trigger mode, synchronous readout can be controlled by specifying, set by command, the number of timing pulses to determine the exposure time. The following figure shows the exposure timing when the pulse count is set as 3.

  • Page 31: Start Trigger Mode

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-2-4 Start trigger mode The start trigger mode is to start operating the camera by a trigger input for a continuous imaging. It is useful to secure the frame rate as fast as possible when continuous image acquisition and not to sacrifice the exposure time.

  • Page 32: Trigger Output

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-3 TRIGGER OUTPUT The camera provides a range of trigger output signals to synchronize with an external instrument and the camera becomes the master and the external instrument becomes the slave. There are three different trigger output functions as follows. Also, it can output continuous High output (High output fixed) or continuous Low output (Low output fixed).

  • Page 33: Programmable Timing Output

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-3-2 Programmable timing output By using the programmable timing output, synchronizing external devices is simple. A system that needs simple timing signal does not require a delay unit or pulse generator. It is possible to program and output a pulse that has an optional pulse width and an optional delay time to the end of readout timing or Vsync.
  • Page 34 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-3-4 Multi-channel sync The camera provides 3 programmable timing outputs from Timing out connector 1, 2 and 3 in a sequence. For example, these programmable timing outputs are useful to control a light source and get a color image.

  • Page 35: Global Reset

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-4 GLOBAL RESET Global reset function enables to reset the electric charge of all pixels at the same time. Then all pixels can start exposure at the same time. Global reset can work with Edge trigger mode and Level trigger mode.

  • Page 36: Real-Time Correction Functions

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 9-6-4-2 Level trigger mode Figure 9-13 REAL-TIME CORRECTION FUNCTIONS There are a few pixels in FL-400 that have slightly higher readout noise performance compared to surrounding pixels. The camera has real-time variant pixel correction features to improve image quality.

  • Page 37: Precaution When Using Fl-400

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 10. PRECAUTION WHEN USING FL-400 This camera uses FL-400 (scientific CMOS image sensor). Careful attention must be paid to the following points when using FL-400: (1) White spot Subjecting FL-400 to extended exposures may cause failure in part of the silicon wafer, resulting in white spots.

  • Page 38: Maintenance

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 11. MAINTENANCE 11-1 CARE Perform cleaning of the camera with the dry soft cloth. • Do not wipe with a damp cloth or unclean cloth. Then, the glass window on the image sensor should be cleaned according to the following.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting Checklist

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 12. TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST If an abnormality occurs, look up the possible causes in the following tables and, if necessary, report the details to Hamamatsu subsidiary or local distributor. 12-1 IMAGE IS NOT TRANSFERRED Cause Measures Chapter AC adaptor or other cable is loose...

  • Page 40: Specifications

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 13. SPECIFICATIONS 13-1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS (1) Electric specifications Imaging device Scientific CMOS image sensor FL-400 Effective number of pixels 2048 (H) × 2048 (V) Cell size 6.5 µm (H) × 6.5 µm (V) Effective area 13.312 mm (H) × 13.312 mm (V) Full well capacity (typ.)
  • Page 41 C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 External trigger delay 0 µs to 10 s (10 µs steps) function Global exposure timing output Trigger ready output Programmable timing output 1 External signal output Programmable timing output 2 Programmable timing output 3 (Continuous High or Low output)

  • Page 42: Spectral Response Characteristics

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 13-2 SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 13-1...

  • Page 43: Dimensional Outlines

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 14. DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES 14-1 C11440-42U for C-mount (Unit: mm)

  • Page 44: C11440-42U01 For F-Mount

    C11440-42U/C11440-42U01 Instruction manual_Ver.1.1 14-2 C11440-42U01 for F-mount (Unit: mm)

  • Page 45: Warranty

    (2) If you have any trouble or are unclear about anything, contact Hamamatsu subsidiary or local distributor giving the product name, serial number and details of the problem. If Hamamatsu Photonics consider the problem to be a malfunction, we will decide whether dispatch an engineer or have the camera returned to us for repairs.

  • Page 46: Contact Information

     The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.  The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of parts or all of this manual is prohibited.  If one of the following problems occurs, please contact Hamamatsu Photonics. (See the CONTACT INFORMATION.) We will deal with the problem immediately.

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