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CAUTION
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HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Digital Camera

C11440-10C
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.1.2
November 2010
90090301-02

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  • Page 1: Digital Camera

    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.1.2 November 2010 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. 90090301-02...
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  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CLASSIFICATION OF WARNING We have classified the warnings symbols that appear in this instruction manual and on the camera as follows for your convenience. Make sure that you fully understand them and obey the instructions they contain.

  • Page 4: Ac Adaptor

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 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

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 CAUTION 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

    C11440-10C camera AC adaptor Power supply cord for AC adaptor Lens mount cap *attached to the camera C11440-10C Before Use C11440-10C Instruction manual [Option] CameraLink interface cable A10514-05 • The cable listed in option is highly recommended for use with the camera. The camera Note system may not confirm to CE marking regulation if other type of cable is used with.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................1 CLASSIFICATION OF WARNING ..............1 2. CHECK THE CONTENTS OF PACKAGE........... 4 3. INSTALLATION................... 4 4. OVERVIEW....................7 5. FEATURES....................8 6. NAME AND FUNCTION OF THE PARTS ..........10 7. CONNECTION................... 12 CONNECTING OF CABLES ................12 WHEN THE CAMERA HEAD IS FIXED ............

  • Page 8: Dimensional Outlines

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 13-1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ................28 13-2 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ............... 30 13-2-1 TIMING I/O CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS [TIMING I/O] ..........30 13-2-2 CAMERALINK INTERFACE ....................31 13-2-3 OUTPUT TIMING SPECIFICATIONS................... 33 14. DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES............... 34 15. WARRANTY ....................35...

  • Page 9: Overview

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 4. OVERVIEW At its core, C11440-10C is equipped with the new scientific image sensor FL-280, an advanced CMOS device that finally realizes the multiple benefits of high resolution, high readout speed, and low noise all at once. C11440-10C provides 2.8 megapixel resolution at 45 frames/s (and up to 1273 frames/s by sub-array readout) while achieving 3 electrons r.m.s.

  • Page 10: Features

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 5. FEATURES (1) Readout noise In the camera, the pixel amplifier is optimized: it has high gain from optimizing the semiconductor process, and the difference among pixel amplifiers is greatly minimized. In addition, there is the on-chip CDS (correlated double sampling) circuit, which plays an important role in achieving low noise.
  • Page 11 C11440-10C Ver.1.2 (8) Camera operation modes The camera has two operation modes: 1) the free running mode, in which the exposure and readout timing are controlled by the internal microprocessor, and 2) the external control mode, in which the exposure and readout timing are decided by an external trigger.

  • Page 12: Name And Function Of The Parts

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 6. NAME AND FUNCTION OF THE PARTS ① ② ③ ② ② ② ② ⑦ ④⑤ ⑥ Figure 6-1 ① Lens mount C-mount lens or an optics system with C-mount can be attached. • The depth of the C-mount is 7 mm. Screwing in the mount too far Note can scratch the glass surface.

  • Page 13: Dip Switch

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 ③ Timing I/O connector [TIMING I/O] The connector is used to output various signals. Note • Please see 12-2 [TIMING OUTPUT SETTING] for details. ④ Camera connector [DIGITAL OUT] This is used to connect the camera to the computer.

  • Page 14: Connection

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 7. CONNECTION CONNECTING OF CABLES Refer to the figure when connecting the various cables. Camera ① AC adaptor Computer ② CameraLink interface cable (Option) Figure 7-1 • When the cables are connected, confirm the power switch of peripheral device is in the OFF position.

  • Page 15: Operation

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 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-280 is positioned on the cooling side, and cooling is done by discharging the heat from the heated surface.

  • Page 16: Description Of Various Functions

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 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. The entering light is converted into charge and converted into voltage in the pixel.

  • Page 17: Readout Method (Scan Mode)

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 The exposure and the readout method of FL-280 adopt the 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 shows very little afterglow or smear in many cases.

  • Page 18: Configuring Exposure Time

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 Typical examples of vertical area width and frame rate are shown in the following. Vertical width Frame rate 1080 60.0 Hz 83.0 Hz 104.7 Hz 128.6 Hz 236.8 Hz 540.0 Hz 1273.6 Hz The Sub-array setting is specified by the vertical offset from 1 line and width, and the selectable range is as follows.

  • Page 19: Free Running Mode

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 FREE RUNNING MODE The camera has the free running mode in which the exposure and readout timing can be set by software command and controlled by the 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 20: External Control Mode

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 EXTERNAL CONTROL MODE The camera has various external control functions to synchronize the camera with the external equipment. In the external control mode, the external equipment becomes a master and the camera becomes a slave. 9-5-1 EDGE TRIGGER MODE The edge trigger mode is used so that the exposure is synchronized with an external signal.

  • Page 21: Level Trigger Mode

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 Figure 9-6 9-5-2 LEVEL TRIGGER MODE The level trigger mode is used to control both exposure start timing and exposure time length by inputting external trigger pulses. 9-5-2-1 Normal level trigger mode The normal level trigger mode is used to control both exposure start timing and exposure time length by inputting external trigger pulses.

  • Page 22: Synchronous Readout Trigger Mode

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 9-5-2-2 Global exposure level trigger mode The global exposure level trigger mode is used to take a snapshot of a moving object with a pulsed light source or get a momentarily illuminated event. The exposure time can be set by software command.
  • Page 23 C11440-10C Ver.1.2 Figure 9-9 (rising edge) 9-5-3-2 Normal synchronous readout trigger mode (Pulse count) Also in the normal synchronous readout trigger mode, synchronous readout can be controlled by specifying, set by command, the number of timing pulses to use to determine the exposure time.

  • Page 24: Start Trigger Mode

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 9-5-3-3 Current synchronous readout trigger mode In the current synchronous readout trigger mode it is possible to control the exposure start timing by using ACT command from application software. First, the camera is set to be idle condition by ACT S command input.
  • Page 25 C11440-10C Ver.1.2 Figure 9-12 (rising edge) 9-5-4-2 Current start trigger mode In the current start trigger mode it is possible to control the exposure start timing by using a command from application software and external trigger pulses. The fastest frame rate is possible because the camera works in the internal trigger mode.

  • Page 26: External Trigger Delay Function

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 9-5-5 EXTERNAL TRIGGER DELAY FUNCTION In most case when a delay between the laser pulse emission and the exposure start is needed, a delay unit is set between the laser and camera to control trigger timing. In each external trigger mode of the camera, the delay time can be set to the trigger signal input to the camera by commands.

  • Page 27: Analog Gain Function

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 ANALOG GAIN FUNCTION The camera features an on-chip gain control capability that can multiply the analog signal in sensor prior to converting it into a digital signal. This has the effect of reducing the quantization error in the A/D converter, and the readout noise can be lowered to 3 electrons (r.m.s) at analog gain 8x.

  • Page 28: Precaution When Using Fl-280

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 10. PRECAUTION WHEN USING FL-280 This camera uses FL-280 (scientific CMOS image sensor). Careful attention must be paid to the following points when using FL-280: (1) White spot Subjecting FL-280 to extended exposures may cause failure in part of the silicon wafer, resulting in white spots.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting Checklist

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 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 30: Specifications

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 13. SPECIFICATIONS 13-1 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS (1) Electric specifications Imaging device Scientific CMOS image sensor FL-280 Effective number op pixels 1920 × 1440 Cell size 3.63 µm × 3.63 µm Effective area 6.97 mm × 5.23 mm Full resolution 45.4 frames/s...
  • Page 31 C11440-10C Ver.1.2 (2) Power supply specifications Input power supply AC 100 V to AC 240 V Frequency 50 Hz / 60 Hz Power consumption Approx. 60 V·A • Fluctuations of input power supply voltages are not to exceed ± 10 % of the Note nominal voltage.

  • Page 32: Interface Specifications

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 13-2 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 13-2-1 TIMING I/O CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS [TIMING I/O] The camera uses Hirose model HR10A-7R-6S connector for input and output signals. Signal Pin connections Ext. Trigger In Global Exposure Timing Out / Programmable Timing Out /...

  • Page 33: Cameralink Interface

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 13-2-2 CAMERALINK INTERFACE Camera Link interface is a standard of digital interface for industrial digital cameras. It transfers 28bit digital data (TX0 to TX27) by converting parallel data to only 5 signals (X0, X1, X2, X3, XCLK) of serial data. This camera is compatible to CameraLink interface / Base configuration 12 bit 2TAP digital camera standards at 1x1 normal readout mode, and 14 bit digital camera standards at 2x2 binning readout mode.
  • Page 34 C11440-10C Ver.1.2 (2) CameraLink bit assignments 28 bit solution pin name Input signal name (12 bit) Input Signal Name (16 bit) DB0 TAP1 DB1 TAP1 DB2 TAP1 DB3 TAP1 DB4 TAP1 DB7 TAP1 DB5 TAP1 DB8 TAP1 DB9 TAP1 DB10 TAP1...

  • Page 35: Output Timing Specifications

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 13-2-3 OUTPUT TIMING SPECIFICATIONS ① Pixel Timing at 1x1 (12 bit 2TAP output) TxCLK 74.25 MHz DVALID DATA (TAP1) DATA (TAP2) 1918 1919 1920 HVALID VVALID 1) DVALID output is high all the time 2) HVALID changes synchronizing with falling edge of TxCLK...

  • Page 36: Dimensional Outlines

    C11440-10C Ver.1.2 14. DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES (Unit: mm)

  • Page 37: Warranty

    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...

  • Page 38: 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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