Monochrome super high sensivity ieee 1394 firewave digital ccd camera (28 pages)
Summary of Contents for Q Imaging Rolera-XR
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Rolera-XR User’s Manual Applicability This document applies to the Rolera-XR camera. For the latest updates, please visit QIMAGING Notice of Copyright Copyright 2003 Quantitative Imaging Corporation. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication of this document is prohibited. Trademarks and Proprietary Names QImaging, Retiga, and QCapture are trademarks of QImaging.
Step 2. Install Your Imaging Software 5 Step 3. Connect the Rolera-XR 5 CAMERA BASICS 9 Turning the Camera On and Off 9 Connecting the Rolera-XR to your Optics 9 Understanding the LED Indicators 10 Capturing Images with the Rolera-XR 10 ADVANCED CAMERA CONTROLS 11...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The QImaging Rolera-XR CCD digital camera is designed for high resolution infra-red and visible range scientific and industrila imaging applications. The Rolera-XR spectral range extends to 1000nm in the IR region. Firewire High-speed low-noise electronics provide linear digital data for rapid image capture. The...
Some laptop computers have 6-pin Firewire jacks that do not provide power. If your computer has such a port, you will have to power your Rolera-XR by attaching an external power supply to the system.
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QCapture Suite Software The Rolera-XR operates on both Windows and Mac OS based systems. QCapture Suite Software for both systems is available at . The easy-to-use QCapture software gives you QIMAGING complete control over the camera’s settings and image capture functions. QCapture Suite also includes a TWAIN-compliant interface that allows many Windows image-editing applications to acquire images using QImaging cameras.
Step 1. Install the 1394 PCI card (Windows Users Only) This step is for Windows PC users only. If you are installing the Rolera-XR on a Mac OS computer, please skip to Step 2.
Once your imaging software is installed, connect your camera. There are two different types of connections. In most cases, the Firewire cable provides the necessary power required by the Rolera-XR. However, if your camera is cooled you may need to provide additional power to the camera in one of the ways listed in the following figures.
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Connecting the camera to a PC/MAC desktop or MAC laptop Computer Perform the following for connecting your camera. • Remove the Firewire cable from the camera box, and plug one end of the cable into one of the camera’s Firewire sockets (either socket is fine). FIREWIRE PORTS Figure 3—...
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Code 28 or the software not working consistently. In this case, external power must be delivered to the camera which can be accomplished by connecting the camera via one of the following methods. • Connection of an 1394 power supply with your camera is as follows: C om puter C am era 110/240 VA C...
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Computer Port2 Port1 Connected Camera 110/240 VAC Figure 7— Firewire and 1394 Power Supply Connection If you purchased an IEEE 1394 HUB, connect your camera as per the following figure. Camera Computer 1394 HUB 110/240 VAC Figure 8— Firewire and IEEE 1394 HUB Connection 2.
GREEN LED will turn on. To turn the Rolera-XR off, all you need to do is to flip the power switch to the “O” position. This will turn your camera off. The GREEN LED will turn off.
AMBER: The amber LED is the cooling indicator. It illuminates only on cooled cameras - and only when cooling is turned on. If you turn off cooling (a setting in your imaging software), the amber LED will turn off too. Capturing Images with the Rolera-XR Consult your imaging application’s user’s manual for more details.
The Rolera-XR offers the user an advanced method of synchronizing to external events. The use of external triggering allows more advanced specialized applications of digital imaging. This section explains external triggering for the Rolera-XR as well as the operation and control of electrical gain and offset.
Table 1—Trigger Sources and Integration Modes Gain and Offset Controls The Rolera-XR's electrical gain and offset controls allow the user to map an image's intensities of interest to the camera's digital range. This mapping is performed in the analog domain and thus avoids the quantization errors incurred when the mapping is performed in the digital domain.
CHAPTER 5 CARING FOR YOUR CAMERA The Rolera-XR camera requires no regular maintenance except occasional external cleaning of the CCD window (the glass window between the camera sensor and the microscope or lens). To clean the CCD window: CAUTION — The camera’s CCD sensor, and circuits are sensitive to static discharge.
If the image does not seem “sharp,” check the format of the lens or the coupler being used on the microscope. Rolera-XR is equivalent to the CCD sensor and requires the appropriate lens or coupler. An incorrect coupler on the microscope will not provide the correct field of view, and will reduce the...
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Unresolved Problems - Contacting QImaging Support If you are still unable to resolve your problem, contact QImaging Support for assistance in one of four ways: • Visit / for a list of all frequently asked questions. HTTP QIMAGING SUPPORT Your issue may be resolved in one of these faqs. •...
CHAPTER 7 GLOSSARY Binning Binning is a method of increasing camera speed and sensitivity to boost low signals. Binning causes the acquired image to be brighter and smaller, but the resolution will be lower as a result. Because the image is smaller, the image transfer time is reduced significantly. When you select a binning setting in your imaging software, the camera combines data from several pixels in the camera’s CCD into a single super pixel.
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See IEEE 1394. IEEE 1394 High bandwidth (40 megabytes/second - 1394a; 80 megabytes/second - 1394b) interface for connecting digital imaging, storage, and other devices to host computers. Image Intensifier An electro-optical vacuum tube which intensifies or amplifies on low light level images. Integration The active collection of photons as done by an image sensor.
CHAPTER 8 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: External Trigger Port The external trigger port at the rear of the camera is a 6-pin miniature circular DIN receptacle (AMP 749265-1). The mating connector is a Singatron Enterprises part number 62000-6P, available fromDigikey (www.digikey.com) Figure 1—...
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Figure 2— Schematic of External Trigger circuit internal to camera.
Pin 2 and should be a 5V TTL pulse. Output Signals There are two output signals provided on the Rolera-XR, SYNC A and SYNC B. SYNC A: This signal indicates the readout time of the camera and this signal is active high. A user could monitor this signal as a means of knowing when to trigger the next frame.