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Imperx Cheetah C4180 User Manual

Imperx Cheetah C4180 User Manual (114 pages)

CMOS Camera

Brand: Imperx | Category: Digital Camera | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Revision History
8
1 About the Camera

9
- General
  9
  - Key Features
    10
  - Coaxpress, Gige, 10Gige and USB3 Interfaces
    11
- Technical Specifications
  12
  - CLF-C5180 and CLF-C4181 Cameras
    13
  - CLF-C4180 Camera
    14
- Ordering Information
  15
- Technical Support
  15
2 Hardware

16
- Camera Back Panel
  16
  - Power Supply
    16
- Camera Power Connector
  19
  - Power Connector Pins
    19
  - Electrical Connectivity
    19
- Camera Link Signal Mapping
  21
- Camera LED Status Indicators
  28
- Mechanical, Optical, Environmental
  29
  - Mechanicals
    29
  - Optical
    30
  - Environmental
    30
3 Camera Configuration

31
- Overview
  31
- Configuration
  31
  - Configuration Memory - Parameter FLASH
    31
  - Camera Serial Protocol
    32
- Camera Configuration Register Descriptions
  35
  - Startup Procedure
    35
  - Saving and Restoring Settings
    35
  - Retrieving Manufacturing Data
    36
  - Camera Information Registers
    37
  - Camera Attributes
    39
  - AGC/AEC Registers
    40
  - Exposure Control
    42
  - Exposure Time (Internal)
    42
  - Programmable Frame Period Enable
    42
  - Output Pixel Clock Rate and Zero ROT
    43
  - Fixed Frame Period
    43
  - Area of Interest
    43
  - Processing AOI Control
    44
  - Decimation (Averaging or Subsampling)
    45
  - Black Level Auto-Calibration
    46
  - Black Level Offset
    46
  - Analog and Digital Gain
    46
  - Triggering Workspace Registers
    47
  - Strobe Control Registers
    49
  - Pulse Generator Registers
    50
  - Test Pattern Workspace Registers
    51
  - Input/Output Workspace Registers
    52
  - Data Output Format Registers
    52
  - White Balance (WB) Workspace Registers
    53
  - Data Correction Workspace Registers
    54
  - Flat Field Correction and FPN Correction
    55
4 Software Configuration GUI

56
- Camera Configurator Overview
  56
- Installing the GUI
  56
- Camera Discovery Procedure
  57
- Graphical User Interface
  58
- Main GUI Menu
  59
- View GUI Windows
  63
- Menu Help
  64
- Parameter Windows
  65
  - Acquisition Control Panel
    65
  - Trigger Panel
    69
  - Pulse Generator Panel
    70
  - Strobe Control and Output Mapping
    71
  - AGC / AEC Control
    72
  - Data Output Control
    73
  - Color Control
    74
5 Camera Features

76
- Exposure Control
  76
  - Internal Exposure Control - Electronic Shutter
    76
  - External Exposure Control
    76
- Frame Time Control
  77
- Area of Interest
  79
  - Overview
    79
  - Horizontal and Vertical Window
    79
  - Factors Impacting Frame Rate
    80
- Subsampling
  81
  - Pixel Averaging
    81
  - Subsampling Decimation
    81
- Camera Triggering
  83
  - Triggering Inputs
    83
  - Acquisition and Exposure Control
    83
  - Triggering Modes
    84
- Strobes
  85
- Video Amplifier Gain and Offset
  85
  - Analog Gain
    85
  - Digital Gain
    85
  - Digital Offset
    86
  - Black Level Auto-Calibration and Black Level Offset
    86
- Data Output Format
  86
  - Bit Depth
    86
  - Output Taps
    87
- Pulse Generator
  87
- Input / Output Control
  88
  - Input / Output Mapping
    88
- Test Image Patterns
  88
- White Balance and Color Conversion
  89
  - White Balance Correction
    89
- Transfer Function Correction LUT
  90
  - Standard Gamma Correction
    90
- Defective Pixel Correction
  91
  - Static Pixel Correction
    91
  - Dynamic Pixel Correction
    91
- Flat Field and FPN Correction
  92
- Camera Interface
  92
  - Temperature Monitor
    92
  - Exposure Time Monitor
    92
  - Frame Time Monitor
    92
  - Current Image Size
    92
  - Auto Gain and Auto Exposure Control (AGC/AEC)
    92
6 Image Sensor Technology

94
- General Information
  94
7 Configuration Registers

97
- Abbreviations
  97
- Saving and Restoring Registers
  97
- Camera Information Registers
  98
- AEC/AGC/AWB Registers
  98
- Acquisition Registers (Stored in Flash)
  99
- Trigger Registers
  100
- Pulse Generator Registers
  101
- Test Pattern Registers
  101
- Strobe Registers
  102
- Input / Output Registers
  102
- Output Data Format Registers
  102
- WB and Color Correction Registers
  103
- Data Correction Registers
  103
- Manufacturing Data Registers
  104
8 Creating Look-Up Tables

105
- Overview
  105
- Using an ASCII Text Editor
  105
- Using Microsoft Excel
  106
9 Creating DPC / HPC Tables

107
- Overview
  107
- Accessing DMP / HPM Files
  107
- Editing DPM / HPM Files
  108
  - Finding Defective Pixels
    108
  - Finding Hot Pixels
    109
  - Locating and Adding Pixel Coordinates
    109
- Creating New DPM / HPM Files
  112
- Uploading DPM / HPM Files
  113

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Imperx Cheetah C4180 Hardware User Manual

Imperx Cheetah C4180 Hardware User Manual (96 pages)

Cheetah Python Cameras with Camera Link Interface

Brand: Imperx | Category: Digital Camera | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Revision History
7
1 About the Camera

8
- General
  8
  - Main Cheetah Features
    9
- Cheetah Specifications
  9
- Technical Specifications
  12
  - C5180 and C4181 Cameras
    13
  - C4180 Camera
    14
- Ordering Information
  14
- Technical Support
  15
2 Hardware

16
3 Camera Configuration

30
- Overview
  30
- Configuration
  30
  - Configuration Memory - Parameter FLASH
    30
  - Camera Serial Protocol
    30
- Camera Configuration Register Descriptions
  33
  - Startup Procedure
    33
  - Saving and Restoring Settings
    34
  - Retrieving Manufacturing Data
    35
  - Camera Information Registers
    36
    
    Maximum Exposure Time
    37
    
    Camera Attributes
    37
  - AGC/AEC Registers
    38
  - Frame Exposure Control
    40
  - Exposure Time (Internal)
    40
  - Programmable Frame Period Enable
    40
  - Output Pixel Clock Rate and Zero ROT
    40
  - Fixed Frame Period
    41
  - Area of Interest
    41
  - Slave AOI Control
    41
  - Decimation (Averaging or Subsampling)
    43
  - Black Level Auto-Calibration
    43
  - Analog and Digital Gain
    44
  - Triggering Workspace Registers
    44
  - Strobe Control Registers
    46
  - Pulse Generator Registers
    47
  - Test Pattern Workspace Registers
    48
  - Input/Output Workspace Registers
    49
  - Data Output Bit Depth/Format Selector
    49
  - White Balance (WB) Workspace Registers
    50
  - Data Correction Workspace Registers
    51
  - Flat Field Correction and FPN Correction
    52
4 Software Configuration GUI

54
- Camera Configurator Overview
  54
- Installing the GUI
  54
- Camera Discovery Procedure
  55
- Graphical User Interface
  56
- Main GUI Menu
  57
- View GUI Windows
  60
- Menu Help
  61
- Parameter Windows
  62
  - Acquisition Control Panel
    62
  - Trigger Panel
    65
  - Pulse Generator Panel
    66
  - Strobe Control and Output Mapping
    67
  - AGC / AEC Control
    68
  - Data Output
    68
  - Color
    70
5 Camera Features

72
- Exposure Control
  72
  - Internal Exposure Control - Electronic Shutter
    72
  - External Exposure Control
    72
- Frame Time Control
  73
- Area of Interest
  74
  - Horizontal and Vertical Window
    75
  - Factors Impacting Frame Rate
    75
- Subsampling
  76
  - Pixel Averaging
    76
  - Sub-Sampling Decimation
    77
- Camera Triggering
  78
  - Triggering Inputs
    78
  - Acquisition and Exposure Control
    78
  - Triggering Modes
    79
- Strobes
  80
- Video Amplifier Gain and Offset
  80
  - Analog Gain
    80
  - Digital Gain
    80
  - Digital Offset
    80
  - Black Level Auto-Calibration and Black Level Offset
    81
- Data Output Format
  81
  - Bit Depth
    81
  - Output Taps
    81
- Pulse Generator
  82
- I/O Control
  82
  - Input / Output Mapping
    82
- Test Image Patterns
  83
- White Balance and Color Conversion
  83
  - White Balance Correction
    83
- Transfer Function Correction LUT
  84
  - Standard Gamma Correction
    84
- Bad Pixel Correction
  85
  - Static Pixel Correction
    85
  - Dynamic Pixel Correction
    86
- Flat Field and FPN Correction
  86
- Camera Interface
  86
  - Status LED
    86
  - Temperature Monitor
    86
  - Exposure Time Monitor
    87
  - Frame Time Monitor
    87
  - Current Image Size
    87
  - Auto Gain and Auto Exposure Control (AGC/AEC)
    87
6 Configuration Registers

88
- Abbreviations
  88
- Saving and Restoring Registers
  88
- Camera Information Registers
  88
- AEC/AGC/AWB Registers
  89
- Acquisition Registers (Stored in Flash)
  89
- Trigger Registers
  90
- Pulse Generator Registers
  90
- Test Pattern Registers
  91
- Strobe Registers
  91
- Input / Output Registers
  91
- Output Data Format Registers
  92
- WB and Color Correction Registers
  92
- Data Correction Registers
  92
- Manufacturing Data Registers
  93
7 Creating Look-Up Tables

94
- Overview
  94
- Using an ASCII Text Editor
  94
- Using Microsoft Excel
  94
8 Creating DPC / HPC Tables

96
- Overview
  96
- Using an ASCII Text Editor
  96

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