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Imperx Cheetah Python Series User Manual (113 pages)

CMOS Cameras with GigE Vision and 10GigE Vision interfaces

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Table of Contents
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Table 1: Cheetah Cameras with Gige Vision® and 10 Gige Vision Interfaces

11
Gige Vision Interface
12
Key Features
13
Camera Link, Coaxpress, and USB3 Interfaces
14
1 About the Cheetah Camera

11
2 Hardware

20
3 Genicam TM API Module - Configuring the Camera

33
- Camera Configuration
  33
  - Configuration Memory - Parameter Flash
    33
- Overview
  33
- Camera Startup
  34
- Genapi Camera Configuration
  34
  - Device Control
    34
    
    Table 12: Device Control Parameters
    34
    
    Table 13: Version Information Parameters
    35
    
    Table 14: Image Format Parameters
    36
    
    Acquisition Control
    38
    
    Table 15: Acquisition Control Parameters
    38
    
    Gain Control
    40
    
    Table 16: Gain Control Parameters
    40
    
    Auto Gain and Auto Exposure
    41
  - Image Format Control
    36
- Version Information
  35
  - Table 17: Auto Exposure and Auto Gain Control Parameters
    
    41
    
    Table 18: Status Parameters
    42
    
    Table 19: Data Correction Parameters
    43
    
    Table 20: White Balance Parameters
    44
    
    Strobe
    45
  - White Balance
    44
- Data Correction
  43
  - Table 23: Strobe Parameters
    
    45
  - Table 24: Pulse Generator Parameters
    
    46
  - Canon Lens Control
    47
- Table 22: OUT2 Parameters
  
  45
- Table 21: OUT1 Parameters
  
  45
- Pulse Generator
  46
  - Table 26: Controller Settings
    
    47
    
    Table 28: Iris Parameters
    48
    
    Table 29: Transport Layer Control Parameters
    49
    
    Table 30: Gige Vision Parameters
    49
    
    Table 31: User Set Control Parameters
    52
    
    Event Control
    53
  - Table 27: Focus Parameters
    
    48
  - User Set Control
    52
- Table 25: Lens Status Parameters
  
  47
- Transport Layer Control
  49
Table 32: Event Control Parameters

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4 Software GUI

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5 Camera Features

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- Exposure Control
  85
- Area of Interest
  88
  - Creating an AOI Window
    88
  - Overview
    88
    
    Figure 53: Monochrome Pixel Averaging
    89
    
    Figure 54: Monochrome Subsampling
    90
    
    Figure 55: Color Subsampling
    90
    
    Figure 58: Strobe Positioning with Respect to Exposure Start
    93
    
    Bit Depth
    94
    
    Black Level Auto-Calibration and Offset
    94
    
    Data Output Format
    94
    
    Digital Offset
    94
    
    Figure 59: 10-Bit Internal Digitization with 8 and 10-Bit Outputs
    94
    
    Figure 60: Internal Pulse Generator
    95
    
    Input / Output Control
    95
    
    Input / Output Mapping
    95
    
    Pulse Generator
    95
    
    Table 34: Cheetah Camera Input Mapping
    95
    
    Table 35: Cheetah Camera Output Mapping
    95
    
    Table 36: Test Patterns
    96
    
    Table 37: Automatic White Balance (AWB) Modes
    96
    
    Test Image Patterns
    96
    
    White Balance and Color Conversion
    96
    
    White Balance Correction
    96
    
    Standard Gamma Correction
    97
    
    Transfer Function Correction
    97
  - Figure 61: Look up Table
    
    97
  - Figure 63: Custom LUT
    
    98
  - Figure 62: Gamma Corrected Video Signal
    
    98
  - User Defined LUT
    98
  - Defective Pixel Correction
    99
    
    Dynamic Pixel Correction
    99
    
    Static Pixel Correction
    99
  - Camera Interface
    100
    
    Current Image Size
    100
    
    Exposure Time Monitor
    100
    
    Frame Time Monitor
    100
    
    Temperature Monitor
    100
    
    Auto Gain and Auto Exposure Control (AGC/AEC)
    101
  - Flat Field and Noise Correction
    100
- Subsampling Decimation
  90
- Camera Triggering
  91
- Strobes
  93
- Video Amplifier Gain and Offset
  93
  - Analog Gain
    93
  - Digital Gain
    93
6 Image Sensor Technology

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- General Information
  102
  - A/D Architecture and Frame Rate Controls
    102
- Figure 64: Typical CMOS Image Sensor Architecture
  
  103
- Bayer Pattern Information
  104
- Spectral Sensitivity
  104
Figure 65: Python CMOS Mono Spectral Response (Monochrome with the Cover Glass) for Monochrome and Enhanced NIR Versions

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Figure 66: Python CMOS Typical Color Spectral Response (with Micro Lens and Cover Glass)

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7 Creating Look-Up Tables

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- Overview
  105
- Using an ASCII Text Editor
  105
- Using Microsoft Excel
  106
Figure 67: Sample Spreadsheet

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8 Creating DPC / HPC Tables

107
- Editing DPM / HPM Files
  107
  - Finding Defective Pixels
    108
  - Finding Hot Pixels
    108
  - Locating and Adding Pixel Coordinates
    108
- Overview
  107
  - Figure 68: Frame Grabber's Firs Pixel
    
    109
  - Figure 69: Locating Defective Pixel
    
    109
  - Figure 71: Select Detected Camera
    
    112
  - Figure 70: Detect a Camera
    
    112
  - Uploading DPM / HPM Files
    112
- Creating New DPM / HPM Files
  111
Figure 72: Supported Upload Files

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Table of Contents

Table 1: Cheetah Cameras with Gige Vision® and 10 Gige Vision Interfaces

1 About the Cheetah Camera

Table 2: Cheetah Python Output Interfaces

Table 7: Cheetah Gige Vision® and 10 Gige Vision Cameras Ordering Codes

Figure 1: GEV-C5180, GEV-C4181, and GEV-C4180 Camera Back Panel

2 Hardware

Figure 2: 10G-C5180, 10G-C4181, and 10G-C4180 Camera Back Panel

Figure 3: Power and I/O Connector Pin-Outs

Table 8: Power Connector Pin Mappings

Figure 12: the PS12V07B Power Supply with Canon Lens Control (Ordered Separately)

Figure 8: Low Side Load Driver

Figure 7: Open Drain Logic Driver

3 Genicam TM API Module - Configuring the Camera

Table 17: Auto Exposure and Auto Gain Control Parameters

Table 23: Strobe Parameters

Table 24: Pulse Generator Parameters

Table 22: OUT2 Parameters

Table 21: OUT1 Parameters

Table 26: Controller Settings

Table 27: Focus Parameters

Table 25: Lens Status Parameters

Table 32: Event Control Parameters

4 Software GUI

Figure 16: Ipxplayer Graphical User Interface

Figure 17: Security Screen

Figure 29: Access Status Showing IP Subnet Mismatch

Figure 42: Canon Lens Control - Controller Settings

Figure 21: Choose Install Location Screen

5 Camera Features

Table 33: Maximum Frame Rates (May Vary Based on Computer And/Or Network Speed)

Figure 52: Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning

Figure 61: Look up Table

Figure 63: Custom LUT

Figure 62: Gamma Corrected Video Signal

6 Image Sensor Technology

Figure 64: Typical CMOS Image Sensor Architecture

Figure 65: Python CMOS Mono Spectral Response (Monochrome with the Cover Glass) for Monochrome and Enhanced NIR Versions

Figure 66: Python CMOS Typical Color Spectral Response (with Micro Lens and Cover Glass)

7 Creating Look-Up Tables

Figure 67: Sample Spreadsheet

8 Creating DPC / HPC Tables

Figure 68: Frame Grabber's Firs Pixel

Figure 69: Locating Defective Pixel

Figure 71: Select Detected Camera

Figure 70: Detect a Camera

Figure 72: Supported Upload Files

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