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Imperx CHEETAH C4080M Hardware User Manual

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CHEETAH Hardware User's Manual
CHEETAH Hardware User's Manual
HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-RESOLUTION, AND VERSATILE CMOS DIGITAL
CAMERAS
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
These products are not intended for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where malfunction of these
products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Imperx customers using or selling these products for
use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Imperx for any damages resulting from
such improper use or sale.
Copyright © 2011, Imperx Inc. All rights reserved. All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate
and reliable. Imperx assumes no responsibility for its use. Imperx reserves the right to make changes to this information
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Imperx, Inc.
Rev. 6.2
6421 Congress Ave.
7/7/2015
Boca Raton, FL 33487
+1 (561) 989-0006
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  • Page 1 Imperx customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Imperx for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Update Chapter 4 register locations / functions and Chapter 6: Cheetah Configurator Strobe menu Rev 6.0 - 7/7/15 K. Wetzel Update GUI Screen Shots Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 2 of 152...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.1 DUAL VIDEO (FRAME A / FRAME B) 2.1.1 Frame A / Frame B Description 2.1.2 Dual Video: Frame A / Frame B Switching Options 2.2 GLOBAL VS ROLLING SHUTTER 2.3 A/D DIGITIZATION Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 4 2.12.1 Bit Depth 2.12.2 Output Taps 2.13 PULSE GENERATOR 2.14 I/O CONTROL 2.14.1 Input / Output Mapping 2.14.2 Electrical Connectivity 2.15 TEST IMAGE PATTERNS Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 4 of 152...
  • Page 5 Pulse Generator Workspace Registers 4.3.11 Test Pattern Workspace Registers 4.3.12 Input/output Workspace Registers 4.3.13 Data Output Bit Depth/Format Selector 4.3.14 White Balance (WB) Workspace Registers Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 5 of 152...
  • Page 6 ABBREVIATIONS SAVING AND RESTORING REGISTERS CAMERA INFORMATION REGISTERS FRAME A REGISTERS (Stored in FLASH) FRAME A WDR REGISTERS FRAME B REGISTERS (Stored in FLASH) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 6 of 152...
  • Page 7 APPENDIX C – CREATING DPC AND HPC TABLES OVERVIEW USING AN ASCII TEXT EDITOR APPENDIX D – SOFTWARE INSTALLATION - CL APPENDIX G – POWER SUPPLIES Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Chapter 1 – Introduction Introduction This chapter outlines the key features of the CHEETAH camera. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 8 of 152...

  • Page 9: Cheetah Family

    Exposure times up to 1 second with 1µs increments in rolling shutter mode and 5µs increments in global shutter mode are supported. A custom AOI can be programmed for each acquisition frame and subsampling or pixel averaging capabilities are Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
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  • Page 11: Main Cheetah Features

     Two programmable external Inputs and two external outputs.  Camera Link Base, Medium, Full and Deca support  Temperature monitor  Field upgradeable firmware, LUT, DPC, HPC Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 12: Cheetah Specifications

    (equal to the line readout time) relative to the previous row. In RS mode, the transistor within each pixel used to provide global shutter capability is used to provide noise reduction. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 13 Two rows are readout simultaneously (one from the top of the array and one from the Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 14 Green, and Blue) arranged in a “Bayer” pattern, are placed over the pixels. The starting color is Green. Figure 1.1 shows the CMOS image sensor architecture. Figures 1.2a,b show the camera’s spectral response. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 15: Spectral Sensitivity Curves

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Figure 1.1 –CMOS image sensor architecture 1.3.2 Spectral Sensitivity Curves Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 15 of 152...

  • Page 16: Bayer Pattern Information

    Frame Time (Long int.) up to 1 sec Subsampling Up to 32x Pixel Averaging (color and 4x, 9x mono) Wide Dynamic Range Optional Auto-White Balance Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 16 of 152...
  • Page 17 One per Frame Analog gain 0 to 12dB (12-bit), 0 to 12dB (12-bit) 0 to 18dB (8 & 10-bit) 0 to 18dB (8 & 10-bit) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 18: Camera Connectivity

    3. USB type B programming/SPI connector. 4. Status LED – indicates the status of the camera – refer to Status LED section. 5. Model / Serial Number – shows camera model and serial number. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 19: Camera Link Full Signal Mapping

    + X 2 LVDS - Out Camera Link Channel Tx - PAIR 4 - X CLK LVDS - Out Camera Link Clock Tx Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 19 of 152...
  • Page 20 - Y 3 LVDS - Out Camera Link Channel Tx + PAIR 5 + Y 3 LVDS - Out Camera Link Channel Tx Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 20 of 152...

  • Page 21: Camera Link Physical Layer To Camera Link Receiver Bits

    1, 9, 20 and 5 are received in the second transfer cycle. The timing for Y0 to Y3 and Z0 to Z3 physical connections is the same as X0 to X3. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 22: Camera Link Bit To Port Bit Assignments

    CL connectors #1 and are translated into the Camera Link Port bits based on the selected Camera Link Configuration: Base, Medium, Full or Deca. Camera Link X0-X3 10tap8bit 8tap10bit CL_RCVR_Bits Base Deca Deca Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 22 of 152...
  • Page 23 LVAL LVAL LVAL FVAL FVAL FVAL DVAL Table 1.4a: Camera Link Connector #1 (X0-X3) Camera Link Y0-Y3 10tap8bit 8tap10bit CL_RCVR_Bits Deca Deca Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 23 of 152...
  • Page 24 CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual LVAL LVAL FVAL DVAL LVAL Table 1.4b: Camera Link Connector #2 (Y0-Y3) Camera Link Z0-Z3 10tap8bit 8tap10bit CL_RCVR_Bits Full Deca Deca Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 24 of 152...

  • Page 25: Camera Link Port Assignments Based On Selected Output Configuration

    A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 1x10 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 26 H2 G9 G8 G7 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 H1 H0 G1 G0 F1 F0 E1 E0 Table 1.5d – Image data bit-to-port assignments per the Camera Link specification – Deca modes Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 27: Camera Power Connector

    LVTTL Ground Return IN2 General Purpose Input 2 Return GP OUT 2 Opto-Switchcontact 1 General Purpose Output 2+ Table 1.6 Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 28: Mechanical, Optical, And Environmental

    1.6.3 Environmental The camera is designed to operate from -40 to 85 C in a dry environment. The relative humidity should not exceed 80% non-condensing. Always keep the camera Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 29 3. Avoid touching or cleaning the front surface of the optical sensor. If the sensor needs to be cleaned, use soft lint free cloth and an optical cleaning fluid. Do not use methylated alcohol! Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 30: Mechanical Drawings

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual 1.6.4 Mechanical Drawings 1.6.4.1 C4080 Drawings Figures 1.7a: C4080 Mechanical Drawings (F-Mount) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 30 of 152...
  • Page 31 CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual 1.6.4.2 C2880 Drawings Figure 1.7b: C2880 Mechanical Drawings (C-Mount) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 31 of 152...

  • Page 32: Chapter 2 - Camera Features

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Chapter 2 – Camera Features Camera Features This chapter discusses the camera’s features and their use. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 32 of 152...

  • Page 33: Dual Video (Frame A / Frame B)

    AOI within the field of view at full resolution and displayed at much higher frame rates to track objects of interest within the larger scene. Figure 2.0: Dual Video Operational Example Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 34: Dual Video: Frame A / Frame B Switching Options

    The camera supports both rolling and global shutter operational modes. In global shutter operational mode, all lines (and all pixels) within the imaging array are reset at the same time and then exposed. Readout follows exposure and lines are readout of the array Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 35: A/D Digitization

    Camera Link interface output rate, the camera automatically sets a minimum line time based on the number of output taps and bit depth selected and this sets the maximum frame rate consistent with the available bandwidth of the Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 36: Camera Output Control

    8, 10, 12 Single 2.04 C2880 8, 10, 12 2-Tap (Base) 4.08 C2880 8, 10, 12 4-Tap (Medium) 5.44 C2880 8-Bit 8-Tap (Full) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 36 of 152...

  • Page 37: Area Of Interest

    8 (H) x 2 (V) pixel/line. The maximum horizontal window size (H) and the vertical window size (V) are determined by image full resolution (C4080: 4000 x 3000 and C2880: 2832 x 2128). Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 38: Factors Impacting Frame Rate

    Decimation: The camera supports both sub-sampling and pixel averaging to reduce the output resolution. Use of the pixel averaging feature does not increase the image sensor frame rate, because all the pixels must be readout and averaged together. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 39 8-taps 10-taps Full Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 Table 2.2 C4080 AOI frame rate for various AOIs Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 39 of 152...

  • Page 40: Subsampling

    The graphic below illustrates the concept of 4:1 averaging for a monochrome image sensor. The values of pixels P1, P2, P3 and P4 are summed together arithmetically and the result is divided by 4 to achieve a pure arithmetic average of the 4 adjacent pixels. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 41: Sub-Sampling Decimation

    AOI is maintained. The Cheetah cameras provide a very flexible subsampling capability. The user defines how many sequential pixels to read out (N) and how many total pixels of the Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 42 N and maximum value of M is 32. Figure 2.4a: Monochrome sub-sampling example with N = 2 and M = 6. Figure 2.4b Color sub-sampling with N=2 and M=4. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 43: Exposure Control

    Figure 2.5a and Figure 2.5b. Both figures show an 8.33mS exposure time overlapping with the 13.8 ms readout time. Figure 2.5c shows non-overlap exposure and readout in Dual Video Trigger mode. Rolling Shutter Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 44: Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, Fl

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Figure 2.5a – Rolling Shutter Mode with 8.33 msec exposure time. Figure 2.5b – Global Shutter with 8.33mS exposure time Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 44 of 152...

  • Page 45: External Exposure Control

    The camera can provide very high frame rates that can quickly over-run the bandwidth of the frame grabber and output interface. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 46: Camera Triggering

    2.8.2 Acquisition and Exposure Control For each trigger input the user can set the trigger edge, and the de-bounce (de-glitch) time/ Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 47: Triggering Modes

    There is small delay between the trigger active edge and the exposure start as shown in the figure below. The exposure time can be set manually using the internal exposure register setting as shown in Figure 2.6a or set by the Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 48 (one frame time), the strobe illumination flashes, the exposure ends and the readout begins. Once the readout has completed, the next exposure can begin. Figure 2.6a Standard Trigger Mode (Internal Exposure Control) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 49: Strobes

    1 second with 1.0us precision. The strobe pulse can be assigned to either external output. Figure 2.7 shows two strobe signals positioned with respect to the start of exposure. See Section 2.14 I/O Control. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 50: Video Amplifier Gain And Offset

    Note: Bit 0 is always 0 and Select code =2 and gains less than 1 are not allowed. Analog Gain Vs Select Code Select Code 10-Bit Gain 12-Bit Gain 8.00 4.00 5.33 2.67 4.00 2.00 3.20 1.60 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 50 of 152...

  • Page 51: Digital Domain - Manual Control

    The extended dynamic range function (or wide dynamic range function) is applied to each individual pixel. In WDR mode, the camera effectively varies the exposure time of each individual pixel based on the intensity of the source Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 52 In this way, up to four different intensity slopes can be captured in one image capture. Figures 2.8a and 2.8b demonstrate the WDR functionality Figure 2.8a: WDR mode disabled Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 53 Dark pixels and therefore these 100 counts are 10x brighter than 100 counts of signal collected in the Dark pixel partition. Percentage of Output Pixel Data 100% Bright Pixel Data Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 53 of 152...
  • Page 54 Pixel data Very Bright Pixel Data Bright Pixel Data Dark Pixel Data Table 2.6b: Example of output data partitioning for 4 intensity slopes Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 54 of 152...
  • Page 55 Bright pixels integrate for 10% of exposure using 70% of the output Dark Pixels slope (WDR Mode) Bright Pixels slope (WDR mod) Non-WDR mode slope Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 56 In Figure 2.10, a histogram is shown with four output partitions. Again, the user must bear in mind that each data region (Dark, Bright, Very Bright and Ultra-Bright) has a different exposure time. Figure 2.10: Output partitioning using Histogram Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 57: Wide Dynamic Range Controls

    P1. See Table 2.6c. If P2 is set to 100%, then the camera output is partitioned into two zones: Dark Pixel data (0% to P1) and Bright pixel data (P1 to 100%) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 58 Figures 2.11a-d is a single knee point demonstration of the WDR function. It is useful to note how the output histogram changes as P1 is varied from 75% to 50% to 25%. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 59: Initial Wdr Setup Recommendations

    Increasing P1 will increase the amount of contrast in the dark regions of the image while decreasing contrast in the bright regions. If the dark regions appear noisy or if the color reproduction in the dark regions is poor, try increasing P1. Changing E1 changes the Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 60: Wdr At Maximum Frame Rates (Image Artifact Prevention)

    4,900 micro-seconds (a 2 4000 x 3000 resolution image is readout from the C4080 camera and Frame 1 begins reading out at time equals 0 seconds. In this example, the exposure for Frame 2 begins 15, Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 61: Data Output Format

    D0 (LSB) to D11 (MSB) output bits. If the camera is set to output 10-bit data, the image sensor most- significant data bits [D2 to D11] are mapped to the D0 (LSB) to D9 (MSB) output bits. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 62 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Camera Output - 8 bits D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Figure 2.12: 12-bit internal Digitization with 8, 10 and 12-bit outputs Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 63: Output Taps

    (47 micro-seconds / line) clocks. See Table 2.7 below. Max. C4080 Full Res. Output Min. Line Min. Line Frame Rate Taps Clocks Time (uS) (fps) 15200 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 63 of 152...

  • Page 64: Pulse Generator

    The user can map CC1 and CC2 or either external input to the Trigger input. The user can map the camera outputs to: Trigger, Pulse Generator, Strobe One, or Strobe Two. For each mapped signal active “High”, active “Low”, Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 65: Electrical Connectivity

    3.3 and 5.0 volts. To limit the input current, a 160 Ohm internal resistor is used, but the total maximum current MUST NOT exceed 5 mA. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 66 Output OUT 1 LVTTL Output OUT 1 is a 5v TTL (5.0 Volts) compatible signal and the maximum output current MUST NOT exceed 8 mA. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 67: Test Image Patterns

    – i.e., the image framing, output mode, communication rate, etc. are properly configured. Please note that the test image patterns do not exercise and verify the image sensor functionality. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 68: White Balance And Color Conversion

    Gamma 0.45. The second LUT is not pre-programmed in the factory. Both LUT’s are available for modifications, and the user can generate and upload his own custom LUT using the CHEETAH Configuration software – refer to Appendix B. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 69: Standard Gamma Correction

    12-bit to 12-bit – Figure 2.17. 0.45 Output signal [V] = (input signal [V]) (2.4) Figure 2.17 – Gamma corrected video signal Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 70: User Defined Lut

    “BRIGHT” is defined as a pixel, whose sensitivity is higher than the sensitivity of the adjacent pixels. In some cases this pixel will have full response (completely bright). Imperx, Inc. Rev. 6.2 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 71: Static Pixel Correction

    Dynamic Threshold can be set to have a value between 0 to 4096 (12-bit). This threshold determines how much a pixel can deviate from neighboring pixels (either brighter or darker) before a pixel is considered to be defective and correction is applied to this pixel. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 72: Camera Interface

    AOI, etc.) the user can query the camera for the current frame rate by issuing a command – refer to the Exposure Control section. The current camera speed in units of frames per second will be returned. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 73: Current Image Size

    (i.e. normal, AOI, etc.) the user can query the camera for the current image size by issuing a command – refer to the Image Size section. The current camera image size in (pixels x lines) will be returned. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 74: Chapter 3 - Digital Image Processing

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Chapter 3 – Digital Image Processing Digital Image Processing This chapter is intentionally left blank for future use. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 74 of 152...

  • Page 75: Chapter 4 - Camera Configuration

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Chapter 4 – Camera Configuration Camera Configuration This chapter discusses how to communicate with the camera and configure the camera’s operating parameters. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 76: Overview

    The user can create its own DPM, HPM, and LUT tables and upload them to the parameter FLASH using the CHEETAH Configurator graphical user interface. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 77: Camera Serial Protocol

    <Register Data Byte 4> MSB 3> … byte: <Register Data Byte 2> … byte: <Register Data Byte byte: <Register Data Byte 1> LSB Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 77 of 152...
  • Page 78 ( 52 or 57 ) command Figure 4.3b – Rx timeout error Example: Write to register address 0x0410, data value = 0x11223344: Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 79 Example: Read from camera register address 0x0410:  Camera Read Command : <0x52> <04> <10> Camera returns register data payload value 0x11223344:  Register data <0x06> <11> <22> <33> <44> Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 80: Camera Configuration Register Description

    The camera can be commanded to load its internal workspace, from either of the three configuration spaces, at any time. The user can also define from which space the Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 81 #2 space. This is a command, not a register. The act of writing to this location initiates the load from the user #2. Address 0x6068 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 82: Retrieving Manufacturing Data

    Address : 0x6004 Data (31:28) : <FW image> Data (27:24) : <CMOS Type> Data (23:0) : <FW revision> 4.3.3.2 Firmware Build Number Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 82 of 152...
  • Page 83 This register returns the camera type – The complete assembly is 4 registers. Address 0x7040, Data <Camera Type: 0x0 = Mono, 0xC= Color> Sensor Type ( 0x7040 ) 0x0=Mono, 0xC=Color Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 84: Camera Information Registers

    4.3.4.6 Current Frame “B” Frame Time This register returns the current frame time for Frame B in us. Address 0x608C Data (23:0) < Frame Time> Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 85 Vertical Image Size Maximum This register returns the maximum vertical image size in pixels Address 0x60A8 Data (15:0) < Maximum Vertical Size> Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 85 of 152...

  • Page 86: Frame "A" Workspace Registers

    4.3.5.2 Frame “A” Fixed Frame Period Enable This register enables the Frame A Fixed Frame Period Address 0x0700 0 – disable Data (0) 1 – enable Data (31:1) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 86 of 152...
  • Page 87 0x0004 Data (11:0) <value> AOI vertical height (multiple of 2) Data (31:12) 4.3.5.6 Frame “A” Decimation (Averaging or Subsampling) Frame “A” Decimation Mode Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 87 of 152...
  • Page 88 This register controls the Frame A Black Level. Address 0x0050 Data (13:0) <value> Target Black Level in DN Data (15:14) 4.3.5.8 Frame “A” Analog & Digital Gain Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 88 of 152...
  • Page 89 0 – Disable Data (0) 1 – Enable Data (31:1) Frame “A” WDR P1 Level Address 0x0604 0000 – 100% Data (3:0) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 89 of 152...
  • Page 90 Data (31:1) Frame “A” WDR P3 Level Address 0x060C 0000 – 100% Data (3:0) 0001 – 90% 0010 – 80% 0011 – 75% Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 90 of 152...

  • Page 91: Frame "B" Workspace Registers

    01 – Trigger Pulse Width (Duration of selected trigger pulse determines exposure time) 10 – Internal (Exposure Control Register sets exposure time in micro-seconds) 11 – Reserved Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 92 <value> AOI horizontal width (multiple of 8) Data (31:13) Frame “B” AOI Vertical Offset Address 0x0100 Data (11:0) <value> AOI vertical offset (multiple of 2) Data (31:12) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 92 of 152...
  • Page 93 0 – 4 into 1 Data (0) 1 – 9 into 1 Data (31:1) 4.3.6.7 Frame “B” Black Level This register controls the Frame “B” Black Level. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 94 Frame “B” WDR Enable Address 0x0618 0 – Disable Data (0) 1 – Enable Data (31:1) Frame “B” WDR P1 Level Address 0x061C Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 94 of 152...
  • Page 95 Frame “B” WDR P3 Level (Normally set to 100%) Address 0x0624 0000 – 100% Data (3:0) 0001 – 90% 0010 – 80% Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 95 of 152...

  • Page 96: Acquisition Control Registers

    00 – Frame A active only Data (1:0) 01 – Frame B active only 10 – Dual Video (automatic or triggered) 11 – Dual Video Trigger Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 97: Triggering Workspace Registers

    The trigger exposure is internal register controlled. Pulse duration exposure is not supported. 110 to 111 – N/A Data (31:3) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 98 110 – 500 s de-bounce time 010 – 1.0 ms de-bounce time 111 – 5.0 ms de-bounce time 011 – 10.0 ms de-bounce time Data (31:3) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 99: Strobe Control Registers

    Data (1:0) 01 – enable for Frame A only (exposure period) 10 – enable for Frame B only (exposure period) 11 – enable for both Frame A and B Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 100: Pulse Generator Workspace Registers

    4.3.10.2 Pulse Generator Pulse Width This register sets the value of the pulse width in microseconds. Address 0x0694 <value> – pulse width in microseconds Data (18:0) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 101: Test Pattern Workspace Registers

    1 – enable pulse generator operation Data (31:1) 4.3.11 Test Pattern Workspace Registers 4.3.11.1 Test Mode Select This register selects the test mode pattern. Address 0x0428 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 101 of 152...

  • Page 102: Input/Output Workspace Registers

    This register sets the polarity (active Low or High) for the OUT2 output. Address 0x0688 0 – active LOW Data (0) 1 – active HIGH Data (31:1) 4.3.12.4 OUT2 Output Mapping Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 102 of 152...

  • Page 103: Data Output Bit Depth/Format Selector

    This register selects which white balance mode will be used – Off, Once, Auto or Manual. Address 0x0538 000 – Off Data (0:2) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 103 of 152...
  • Page 104 Data (31:12) 4.3.14.5 WBC Blue Coefficient This register contains the white balance correction coefficients for Blue. In manual mode the user enters the value, in Once or Auto, the camera returns Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 105: Data Correction Workspace Registers

    00 – HPC disable Data (1:0) 01 – Static HPC enable 10 – Dynamic HPC enable 11 – Static and Dynamic HPC enable Data (31:2) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 106 4.3.15.6 Dynamic HPC Threshold This register sets the threshold for dynamic pixel correction Address 0x0430 Data (11:0) <value> - 0 to 4095 counts Data (31:12) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 106 of 152...

  • Page 107: Chapter 5 - Configurator For Cameralink

    CHEETAH Configurator for CameraLink This chapter provides a quick reference to using the CHEETAH Configurator camera configuration utility for the Camera Link series of CHEETAH cameras. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 108: Overview

    (.DLL and COM) and attempt to query the attached camera. If it finds an attached Imperx CHEETAH camera, it will read the ‘camera type’ information from the camera. CHEETAH camera name will be displayed in the list box, which includes all DLLs, ports and cameras that it discovered.

  • Page 109: Graphical User Interface

    Figure 5.2 – CamConfig GUI The configuration utility includes an interactive help file, which will guide you through the GUI controls and camera settings. On the main window the user can see useful camera Imperx, Inc. Rev. 0.3 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 110: Main Gui Menu

    3. Factory – loads the camera registers with the original (factory) settings. 4. User Space #1 – loads the camera registers with a saved camera settings in the user space 1. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 111 DPM: defected pixels location. The defective pixel map is stored in the camera’s non-volatile memory and read out when running bad pixel correction – Figure 5.4. Defected pixels are categorized as: Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 112 Error Checking” box. Figure 5.5 – Command terminal 2. Cheetah Download Utility (BUM) – One of the great features about the Cheetah is the separate Cheetah Download Manager. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 113: View Gui Windows

    Controls the exposure, AOI, camera analog, digital gain, black level correction, Averaging, Subsampling and Wide Dynamic Range modes for each acquisition frame (A&B). The user has several options controlling switching between Frame A and Frame B. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 114: Menu Help

    Saves the camera registers About: Provides information about application version and important camera parameters such as Firmware revision, Assembly Part Number, etc. – Figure 5.8. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 115: Parameter Windows

    5.7.1.1 Dual Video Controls Frame A / B window allows the user to set up two independent acquisition setups (Frames) and the conditions under which the camera switches between these two independent camera configurations. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 116 Frame B are disabled. The dual video line time control sets the line time for both Frame A and Frame B captures. 5.7.1.2 Exposure Controls This window controls the camera exposure, line and frame time. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 117 As a general rule, the user should always set the line rate to the minimum value. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...
  • Page 118 See Figure 5.12. Figure 5.12 – Subsampling Functions Off: Both subsampling and averaging are disabled. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 119 The digital offset (0 to 8192, 1 step increment) via the slider or by entering the desired value. Digital offset is applied after gain. 5.7.1.6 Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 120 E3 must be some fraction Texp and greater than of E2. P1: Percentage of camera output assigned to Dark pixels. Select from 15% to 100% in 5% steps. Normal setting is 30% to 70%. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 121: Trigger Inputs

    Figure 5.15 – Trigger parameter window Enable – Enabling the trigger function allows the user to control either the camera Frame A/B exposure period or control the dual video mode switching. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 122 Software Trigger – this button only becomes active when the Trigger source selected is ‘Software’. Pressing the Software Trigger button triggers the camera one-time. This can be useful in debugging operation. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 123: Pulse Generator

    When the process is in progress, the ‘Start” button becomes a ‘Stop” button. Status – provides the status of the process: Red – the process is on hold, Green – the process is working. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 124: Strobe Control And Output Mapping

    Strobe 2 Mode: Sets the Strobe 2 mode of operation. The strobe can be disabled or enabled. When enabled, the strobe can be referenced to Frame A, referenced to Frame B or referenced to both Frame A and Frame B. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 125: Data Output

    External Output 2 polarity can be changed to be active High or Low. 5.7.4 Data Output Data Output window provides full control of the camera digital data output – Figure 5.18. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...
  • Page 126 LUTs will be used. By default LUT #1 is factory programmed with standard Gamma of 0.45. LUT #1 and LUT #2 can be reprogrammed by the user. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 127: Color

    This window sets the corrections for the primary R G B colors. In addition this window sets the White balance mode and displays the calculated white balance coefficients – Figure 5.19. This window is disabled for monochrome cameras. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave.
  • Page 128 The user can set individually the desired digital gain for each primary color R G B (1.0x to 4.0x, 0.001x increment) via the arrows or by entering the desired value. The user has option to set all gains to “Unity” (1.0x) Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 129: Chapter 6 Cheetah Warranty And Support

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual CHAPTER 6 Cheetah Warranty and Support Cheetah Warranty and Support Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 129 of 152...

  • Page 130: Ordering Information

    C2880 - 6 Megapixel C- Color C C-Mount NOTE: For any other custom camera configurations, please contact Imperx, Inc. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Each camera is fully tested before shipping. If for some reason the camera is not operational after power up please check the following: Check the power supply and all I/O cables.

  • Page 131: Warranty

    Copyright © 2013 Imperx Inc. All rights reserved. All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by Imperx for its use. Imperx reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice. Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without obtaining prior permission from Imperx.

  • Page 132: Appendix A - Camera Configuration Reference

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Appendix A – Camera Configuration Reference Camera Configuration Reference This appendix provides a quick reference to the camera configuration workspace registers. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 133: Abbreviations

    0x60AC Camera Attributes (Tri-scan) Bit 8:Tri-scan mode, (7-0): Reserved 0x60B0 Frame A Line Time (Min) <FRA_LT_MIN> 0x60B4 Frame B Line Time (Min) <FRB_LT_MIN> Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 133 of 152...

  • Page 134: Frame A Registers (Stored In Flash)

    Frame A Digital Gain <Dig. Gain Coarse 0x0750 0x00000001 0x00000003 Coarse Value) 00 – 4:1, 01 – 9:1 0x0778 Frame A Pixel Averaging 0x00000001 0x00000001 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 134 of 152...

  • Page 135: Frame A Wdr Registers

    0x00000000 0x000FFFFF Pixel Exposure (E2) Time (us)> Frame A WDR Ultra-bright <Ultra-Bright Pixel Exposure 0x0660 0x00000000 0x000FFFFF Pixel Exposure (E3) Time (us)> Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 135 of 152...

  • Page 136: Frame B Registers (Stored In Flash)

    Frame B Digital Gain <Dig. Gain Coarse 0x0768 0x00000001 0x00000003 Coarse Value) 00 – 4:1, 01 – 9:1 0x077C Frame B Pixel Averaging 0x00000001 0x00000001 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 136 of 152...

  • Page 137: Frame B Wdr Registers

    0x00000000 0x000FFFFF Pixel Exposure (E2) Time (us)> Frame A WDR Ultra-bright <Ultra-Bright Pixel Exposure 0x0664 0x00000000 0x000FFFFF Pixel Exposure (E2) Time (us)> Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 137 of 152...

  • Page 138: Dual Video Registers And Frame A/B Common Registers

    0x00000001 0x0007FFFF 0x0698 Pulse Gen. Pulse Period <Pulse Period> 0x00000001 0x001FFFFF 0x069C Pulse Gen. # of Pulses <Number of Pulses> 0x00000001 0x0000FFFF Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 138 of 152...

  • Page 139: Test Pattern Registers

    1 – Readout Start 0x0648 Strobe 2 delay <S2 Delay Value (us)> 0x00000000 0x000FFFFF 0x064C Strobe 2 Duration <S2 Duration Value (us)> 0x00000000 0x000FFFFF Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 139 of 152...

  • Page 140: Input And Output Registers

    0x00000000 0x00000FFF 0x0548 WB Coef Blue <Value> 0x00000000 0x00000FFF A.15 DATA CORRECTION REGISTERS Register Name Type Usage MIN Value MAX Value Address Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 140 of 152...

  • Page 141: Manufacturing Data Registers

    0x7030 Camera Type <Type of Camera_3> 0x7034 Camera Type <Type of camera_4> 0x7038 Camera Type Mono – ‘0000000B’, Bayer – ‘0000000C’ 0x7040 Sensor Type Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 141 of 152...

  • Page 142: Appendix B - Creating Look Up Tables

    Appendix B – Creating Look Up Tables Creating Look-Up Tables This appendix provides a reference on how to create a lookup table using both an ASCII editor and an Excel spreadsheet. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 143: Overview

    -- this is the text that will get displayed with a 'glh' command, Function is 'Negative Image', Created by John Doe, Date 1/14/09, :Table, -- input output, 0,4095 1,4094 2,4093 3,4092 4,4091 4095,0 Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 143 of 152...

  • Page 144: Using Microsoft Excel

    2 - add the necessary equations into the output cells to generate the transfer function required. 3 - save the file as a .csv (comma delimited format). 4 - rename the .csv file to an extension of .lut. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015...

  • Page 145: Appendix C - Creating Dpc And Hpc Tables

    Appendix C – Creating DPC and HPC Tables Creating DPC and HPC Tables This appendix provides a reference on how to create a DPC and HPC table using an ASCII editor. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487...

  • Page 146: Overview

    In this example the first table entry is pixel 4 from line 1, the next entry is pixel 588 from line 1, and the next entry is pixel 78 from line 5 and so on. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave.

  • Page 147: Appendix D - Software Installation - Cl

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Appendix D – Software Installation - CL Software Installation - CL This appendix explains how to install the CHEETAH CamConfig software. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...
  • Page 148 Click “Finish”. This completes the software installation. Reboot your computer. For additional information and the latest updates and downloads, please visit our website at www.imperx.com Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006...

  • Page 149: Appendix G - Power Supplies

    CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Appendix G – Power Supplies Power Supplies This appendix has power supply models and connectors for CHEETAH series cameras. Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 149 of 152...
  • Page 150 CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Model: PS12V04 CHEETAH standard power supply ordered separately. Trigger & Strobe pigtail with Male BNC connectors Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 150 of 152...
  • Page 151 Strobe & Trigger: 10cm (4”) ± 1cm (0.5”) connector BNC male Electrical: Over-Voltage Protective Installation Short-circuit Protective Installation Protection Type: Auto-Recovery 10 -15 VDC 12VDC nominal, 2 A. Load regulation ± 5% Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 151 of 152...
  • Page 152 CHEETAH Hardware User’s Manual Ripple & Noise 1% Max. Regulatory: Class 1 Safety standards UL60950-1,EN60950-1,IEC60950-1 Safety (1) EMC UL/CUL,CE,TUV,DoIR+C-Tick,Semko,CCC,FCC Safety (2) BSMI,FCC Imperx, Inc. Rev. 2.0.7 6421 Congress Ave. 7/7/2015 Boca Raton, FL 33487 +1 (561) 989-0006 152 of 152...

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