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ELiiXA® UC8/UC4
Color Line Scan Camera
ELIIXA UC8/UC4 Camera
User Manual
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e2v semiconductors SAS 2011
Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11

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  • Page 1 ELiiXA® UC8/UC4 Color Line Scan Camera ELIIXA UC8/UC4 Camera User Manual e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Camera Commands ..........................18 6.3.1 Information, Status and Communication........................19 6.3.2 Output modes and Spatial Rebuild..........................23 6.3.3 Exposure and Synchronization ............................28 6.3.4 Gain and Offset ...................................33 6.3.5 Color Management ................................39 6.3.6 Flat Field Correction ................................46 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 3 APPENDIX C : Thermal Management ............57 APPENDIX E: Optical Mounts available ............58 APPENDIX F: Color Matrix Examples ............59 APPENDIX F: Color Matrix Examples ............60 APPENDIX G: Revision History ............61 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 4: Camera Overview

    PRNU (not corrected) < 10 Dynamic Range Functionalities (Programmable via Control Interface) Gain Up to 25.4 dB Offset -4096 to +4096 LSB Trigger Mode Timed (Free run) and triggered (Ext Trig, Ext ITC) modes e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 5: Description

    The ELiiXA Color camera is the ideal candidate for the most demanding applications requiring multi wavelength detection (including NIR). Using e2v’s unique technology, the CCD sensor features unmatched performance: line rate up to 18 KHz, row spacing of two pixels center to center, enhanced blue response, three lines (RGB) and four lines (RGB and fourth line either monochrome or NIR).

  • Page 6: Models & Part Numbers

    Low Speed : 13 KHz BG38 2mm IR cut-off EV71YUC4CL4010-BA1 RGB + B&W Low Speed : 13 KHz BG38 2mm IR cut-off EV71YUC4CL4010-BA2 RGB + NIR Low Speed : 13 KHz Band-cut Filter on N-BK7 Glass e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 7: Camera Performances

    Note : These figures in LSB are for a 12bits format. Image Sensor Note: The real order of the color line is Red–Blue–Green but the Camera outputs in Red–Green–Blue order on the Camera Link connector. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 8: Raw Response Of The Sensor

    ELiiXA® UC8/UC4 2.2.1 Raw response of the sensor 2.2.2 Response with BG38 filter (for RGB and RGB+B&W versions) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 9: Response N-Bk7 Band-Cut Filter For Rgb + Nir Version

    0 1 0 -1 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 1 Depending on your light source, some other combination of filter can be provided. For more information, please, contact the Hotline Camera : hotline-cam@e2v.com e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 10: Camera Hardware Interface

    ±100 µm Y = 38mm ±100 µm Planarity ±35 µm Rotation (X,Y plan) ±0,2° Tilt (versus lens mounting plane) ±35µm References : First Pixel Optical axe as (X,Y) reference Front face as Reference Face e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 11: Input/Output Connectors And Led

    Camera connector type: Hirose HR10A-7R-6PB (male) Cable connector type: Hirose HR10A-7P-6S (female) Signal Signal Power supply from 12v to 24v Power 15W max with an inrush current of 2A during power up Camera side description e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 12: Camera Link Output Configuration

    Port A7 Port B0 Port B1 Port B2 Port B3 Port B4 Port B5 Port B6 Port B7 Port C0 Port C1 Port C2 Port C3 Port C4 Port C5 Port C6 Port C7 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 13 Port H1 Port H2 Port H3 Port H4 Port H5 Port H6 Port H7 Rx, Gx, Bx = Bit x, for color Red, Green or Blue. Mx = Bit x for Monochrome or Nir e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 14: Standard Conformity

    • A shielded power supply cable • A Camera Link data transfer cable ref. 14B26-SZLB-500-OLC (3M) e2v recommends using the same configuration to ensure the compliance with the following standards. CE Conformity The ELIIXA cameras comply with the requirements of the EMC (European) directive 89/336/CEE (EN 50081-2, EN 61000-6-2).

  • Page 15: Setting Up The Camera In The System

    20µm center to center (2 lines of 10µm width). If you use a 60mm lens, the working distance will be: L = (60 x 110) 40,96 = 161mm. This will certainly require a macro lens. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 16: Camera Software Interface

    CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFACE Control and Interface As all the e2v Cameras, the ELIIXA is delivered with the friendly interface control software COMMCAM.UCL (as “Ultimate Camera Link”) which is based on the GenICam standard COMMCAM recognizes and detects automatically all the UCL Cameras connected on any transport layers (Camera Link or COM ports) of your system.

  • Page 17: Serial Protocol And Command Format

    Invalid Access (the receipt of the last command has failed). >33 Parameter out of range (the parameter of the last command send is out of range). >34 Access Failure (bad communication between two internal devices). >35 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 18: Camera Commands

    Flat Field Correction - FFC Management - PRNU / DSNU reset - PRNU / DSNU Manual setting - FFC Save & Restore Save & Restore Settings - Factory setting restore - User settings Save & Restore e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 19: Information, Status And Communication

    All these values are fixed in factory except the Camera User ID which can be fixed by the Customer: Vendor name: “e2v” Read function: “r vdnm”; Return by the camera: “e2v” (string) Can not be written Model Name: Internal name for GenICam : =>...
  • Page 20 Task Status Cal/App Warn Warn Enabled Processing Status Settings Wait for Balance reserved Modified Modified trigger Modified => All these Values are explained in the APPENDIX A e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 21 After changing the communication rate, the communication with the Camera could be interrupted with the application (CommCam or whatever) it has made this change. The application has to reconnect. the baudrate will automatically switch to 9600 bds at the next power down/up e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 22 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 19200Bds w baud 6 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 57600Bds w baud 12 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 115200Bds w baud 24 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 230400Bds r baud Get current baud rate e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 23: Output Modes And Spatial Rebuild

    The test pattern is generated by the FPGA. This is a 12bit width pattern identical for each line as following: … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 24 Set the scanning direction of the Camera. This command is available in the • CommCam “Spatial Rebuild” section : Read function : “r rway”; Return by the camera : 0 : Reverse • 1 : Forward • Write function : “w rway” <value> e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 25 3 : Delay 1,5 lines 4 : Delay 2 lines 5 : Delay 3 lines 6 : Delay 4 lines 7 : Delay 5 lines 8 : Delay 6 lines Write function : “w loop” <value> e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 26 If the Web speed is set at 4400mm/s, the image ratio will be 1/2 and then the Spatial correction has to be set to 1 (line rates remains 18000l/s for the Camera : It’s the max it can achieve. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 27 8 : Delay 6 lines r loop get the number of lines for spatial correction (*) for RGB models these modes are equivalent to RGB 8 bits 3x80 or 3x60MHz (**) for RGB models (BA0) only e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 28: Exposure And Synchronization

    CC1/CC2 falling/rising to integration period start delay 0.3 µs CC1/CC2 rising to integration period stop delay 0.3 µs CC1 Rising to integration stop delay 3µs 3µs in ITC Trig Mode, 1µs for the other modes e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 29 Avoid this mode if your trigger is not stable (variable line period) : The exposure of each line could then be different. If the period of the trig signal is less than the readout time, the Camera won’t send any signal. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 30 CC2 controls the starting of the exposure time CC1 controls the end of the exposure time. The line period is defined by the one of the CC2 Trig signal. INTEGRATION N INTEGRATION N+1 READOUT N-1 READOUT N e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 31 The line period is active only in Free Run mode. It’s also disabled if in this mode, the Integration time is set higher than the Line Period. The Line frequency indication (line per second) is calculated as : 1/Line Period. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 32 Set integration time to <val> x100ns, from 1 to 65535 r tint Get current integration time Line Period w tper <val> Set line period to <val> x100ns, from 1 to 65535 Disabled if tper < tint r tper Get current line period e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 33: Gain And Offset

    The best tuning is when the Amplification Gain is at its minimum possible Each change of Preamp Gain value loads automatically the associated values of the Tap balance (Gain and offset for each sensor tap). This action takes more time than simply changing the Amplification Gain e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 34 Read function : “r gain”; Return by the camera: Value from -237 to 416 corresponding to a Gain range of -8,32dB to 14,6dB by step of 0,0351dB Write function : “w gain” <int> ; e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 35 Right projection Left projection Average area Average area Average distance area width The adjustment between these two neighbor taps is calculated to cancel the difference between the two projections (right and left). e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 36 “w balg <val>”: Starts the offset balance. <Val> is a combination (Xor or Sum) of the different color lines on which the balance will be performed: <val>=1: Red =1; Blue = 2; Green = 4; Nir/Mono = 8. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 37 Set the global Digital Offset. This command is available in the CommCam “Gain & Offset” • section : Read function : “r offs”; Returned by the camera : Value from –4096 to +4095 in LSB Write function : “w offs” <int> ; e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 38 Set digital gain from 0 to 255 (20log(1+val/64) dB) r gdig Get digital gain Digital Offset w offs <val> Set global offset from –4096 to +4095 in 12bits LSB (numeric offset) r offs Get global offset e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 39: Color Management

    Enable the White Balance : The new coefficients are now active Adjust the Gain of the fourth line (Mono or Nir) if present Save the result in one of the 4 x user banks dedicated to the color management. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 40 Write function : “w wbag <val>” : Sets the White balance Green Gain value. <val> is a Q13.10 unsigned value (from 0 to 7,999…). The Green Gain is calculated and displayed as follow : WBg = 1 + <val> e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 41 “cm1x” define the first line or the “Red Line”, “cm2x” the Blue line, cm3x the Green line and cm4x the Nir Line. “cmx1” define the Red column, cmx2 the Blue column, cmx3 the Green column and cmx4 the Nir column. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 42 “w come 0” : Disable the color Matrix Color Matrix coefficients To set each of the Color Matrix coefficients. This command is available in • the CommCam “Color Management / Manual Matrix” section : e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 43 <line> and <column> are defined as follow : 1=Red, 2=Blue, 3=Green, 4=Nir or Mono (if exists) <val> is is from –4096 to +4095. (gain format Q13.10 signed) The coefficient associated to <val> is calculated as follow : cm = <val>/1024 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 44 “w rcol <val>” : Load Tap Bank from bank <val> (0: Factory , 1 to 4 for User, 5 for Integrator) Write function : “w scol <val>” : Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank <val> (1 to 4 for User, 5 for Integrator) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 45 Load current Color settings from bank number <val>. <val> between 1 and 4 for User, O for factory default and 5 for Integrator r rcol Get the current Color settings bank used (saved or loaded) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 46: Flat Field Correction

    For the offset, the average dark of each pixel is calculated to be subtracted as an offset correction For the Gain, the Maximum of the color line is the reference and each pixel Gain is calculated to reach this maximum: The Maximum correction possible is x3. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 47 Enable/disable the Flat Field Correction. This command is available in the CommCam • “Flat Field Correction” section : Read function : “r ffcp” : Returns the FFC Status (0 if disabled, 1 if enabled) Write function : “w ffcp 1”: Enable the FFC. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 48 Read function : “r calg”: Returns the PRNU Calculation Process Status (0 if finished, 1 if processing) Write function : “w calg 1”: Launch the PRNU Calibration Process. “w calg 0”: Abort the PRNU Calibration Process. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 49 This will allow the user to upload/download out/in the Camera the FFC coefficients in/from a text file that can be processed externally. It is recommended to setup the baud rate at the maximum value possible (115000 for example) otherwise the transfer can take a long time. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 50 <val> is between –128 et +127 PRNU coefficients modification Direct access to the PRNU coefficients for reading or writing. This • command is available in the CommCam “Flat Field Correction / Manual Calibration ” section : e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 51 “w rffc <val>” : Load Tap Bank from bank <val> (0: Factory or 1 to 4) Write function : “w rffc <val>” : Save the current Tap Balance in the User bank <val> (1 to 4) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 52 Load current user FFC from FFC bank number <val>. <val> between 0 and 4 0 is a virtual bank that reset ffc coefficients r rffc Get the current user FFC bank used (saved or loaded) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 53 <addr> starts from 1 for Red coefficients • 5001 for Blue Coefficients • 10001 for Green coefficients • 15001 for NIR Coefficients • <nbrval> is between 1 and 10 Output is: <val> …[crcval] e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 54: Save & Restore Settings

    <val> Load current configuration from bank number <val>. <val> between 1 and 4 w rcfg 5 Load current configuration from integrator bank (5). r rcfg Get the current configuration bank used (saved or loaded) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 55: Appendix A: Camera Status Details

    The result of the calibration is nevertheless available Cal/App Enabled At each start and end of Notify that the Calibration (FFC, Tap Balance, calibration / Tap balance / White Balance) is : White balance Active (1) Or terminated (0) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 56: Table 3 : Error Diagnostic Status

    "User Camera Settings" action EEPROM area Err CommCam At each read / write of Notify that an error is detected in the compatibility index the Camera hardware ID “CommCam compatibility index" EEPROM area e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 57: Appendix C : Thermal Management

    If necessary, additional heat sinks are available (reference below) and they can be fixed on any side of the front face: Set of 2 x Heat Sinks: Part number AT71KFPAVIVA-CAA One heat sink can decrease the temperature of the front face of about 5°C down. e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 58: Appendix E: Optical Mounts Available

    ELiiXA® UC8/UC4 APPENDIX E: Optical Mounts available F Mount: Kit10 (Part number AT71KFPAVIVA-ABA) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
  • Page 59 ELiiXA® UC8/UC4 M42x0,75 (T2 Mount): Kit30 (Part number AT71KFPAVIVA-AKA) M42x1 Mount: Kit40 (Part number AT71KFPAVIVA-ADA) e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 60: Appendix F: Color Matrix Examples

    ELiiXA® UC8/UC4 APPENDIX F: Color Matrix Examples Please, contact the Camera hotline : hotline-cam@e2v.com for more information e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...

  • Page 61: Appendix G: Revision History

    Reverse/forward = 0/1 and explanation drawing Rev E Status command Firmware 3.0.0 Mechanical drawing detailed for Mounts Baud Rate change warning Rev F Dual Base Interlaced 8bits output mode for BA0 only Firmware 3.0.2 e2v semiconductors SAS 2011 Eliixa_Color–revF 04/11...
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