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E2v UNiiQA+ CL Monochrome User Manual

Summary of UNiiQA+ CL Monochrome

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    Um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 uniiqa+ cl monochrome line scan simplicity from e2v user manual.

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 contents 1 camera overview 4 1.1 features 4 1.1 key specifications 4 1.2 description 5 1.3 typical applications 5 1.4 models 5 2 camera performances 6 2.1 camera characterization 6 2.2 image sensor 6 2.3 response & qe curves 7 2.3.1 quantum eff...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 8 appendix a: test patterns 32 8.1 4k pixels, 12bits 32 8.2 2k pixels, 12bits 32 8.3 1k pixels, 12bits 32 8.4 1k pixels, 12bits 32 9 appendix b: timing diagrams 33 9.1 synchronization modes with variable exposure time 33 9.2 synchronisation mod...

  • Page 4: 1  Camera Overview

    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 1 camera overview 1.1 features cmos monochrome linescan sensors: o 4096 pixels, 5x5µm o 2048, 1024 or 512 pixels, 10x10µm interface : cameralink® (base or medium/full) line rate : o up to 40 kl/s for the base version o up to 100 kl/s for the hi...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 notes : (*) high dynamic / high response. : high dynamic with the use of multi-column gain 1/2 (**) e2v norm: more severe than emva 1288 standard 1.2 description e2v’s uniiqa+ line scan cameras family has been specifically designed to overcome ...

  • Page 6: 2  Camera Performances

    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 2 camera performances 2.1 camera characterization unit 4k x 5µm 2k x 10µm 1k x 10µm 0,5k x 10µm typ. Max typ. Max typ. Max typ. Max dark noise rms lsb 1.3 - 0.92 - 0.92 - 0.92 - dynamic range db 70 - 73/67 (*) - 73/67 (*) - 73/67 (*) - readout ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 2.3 response & qe curves 2.3.1 quantum efficiency 2.3.2 spectral response curves (*) high dynamic / high response. : high dynamic with the use of multi-column gain 1/2.

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 3 camera hardware and interface 3.1 mechanical drawings essential model high speed model the step file is available on the web : www.E2v.Com/cameras.

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 3.2 input/output connectors and led 3.2.1 power connector camera connector type: hirose hr10a-7r-6pb (male) cable connector type: hirose hr10a-7p-6s (female) camera side description signal pin signal pin pwr 1 gnd 4 pwr 2 gnd 5 pwr 3 gnd 6 powe...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 3.2.2 consumption and inrush current typical current/power during the grab (possible variation : +/- 5%) power time : max 3s (green light) 3.2.3 status led behaviour after less than 2 seconds of power establishment, the led first lights up in o...

  • Page 11: 4  Standard Conformity

    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 4 standard conformity the uniiqa+ cameras have been tested using the following equipment: a shielded power supply cable a camera link data transfer cable ref. 1md26-3560-00c-500 (3m), 1sf26-l120-00c-500 (3m) a linear ac-dc power supply e2v reco...

  • Page 12: 5  Getting Started

    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 5 getting started 5.1 out of the box the contains of the camera box is the following : - one camera uniiqa+ 5.2 setting up in the system there is no cdrom delivered with the camera : both user manual (this document) and commcam control software...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 6 camera software interface 6.1 control and interface as all the e2v cameras, the uniiqa+ cl is delivered with the friendly interface control software commcam.Ucl (as “ultimate camera link”) which is based on the genicam standard commcam recogn...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 6.2.2command processing each command received by the camera is processed: the setting is implemented (if valid) the camera returns “>” the camera return code has to be received before sending a new command. The camera return code has to be rece...

  • Page 15: 7  Camera Commands

    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7 camera commands the following chapter is about the camera commands. These commands are detailed in tables with both ascii and gencp forms. See below how to read the tables : 7.1 device information these values allow to identify the camera. Ge...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.2 device privilege, standby, status and reboot privilege level management ( privilegelevel ) : get the current camera privilege level. Read function (ascii): “r lock” : get the current privilege returned by the camera : 0 to 2 write function ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.3 communication and firmware version device serial port baud rate ( currentbaudrate ): set the camera baud rate read function (ascii): “r baud”; returned by the camera : value of the baud rate write function (ascii): “w baud” with the index a...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.4 image format sensor mode ( sensormode ) : defines the number of pixels and their size. Only available for versatile models. This command is available in the commcam “image format control” section : read function (ascii): “r smod”; returned ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 reverse reading (x) ( reversereading ) : allows to output the line in the reverse-x direction. This value is available in the commcam “image format control” section : read function : “r revr”; return by the camera : 0 or 1 (enabled/disabled) wr...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 the cameralink standard requires a minimum of 256 pixels per channel. Then for the versatile model and the lowest definitions, some combination sensor mode / output mode are not available. The following table details the possible combinations :...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.5 acquisition control synchronisation mode ( triggerpreset ) : timed or triggered, it defines how the grabbing is synchronized. This command is available in the commcam “acquisition control” section : read function (ascii): “r sync”; returned...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 due to the limitation of the timing pixel inside the sensor, the exposure time has to be set by taking in account the limitation detailed in the appendix b of this document. The minimum exposure time which can be set is 1.5µs line period ( line...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.6 gains and offsets gencp address ascii command genicam command size r/w description 0x12200 pamp gainabs gainselector = analogall 4 rw pre-amplifier gain to: 0 : x1 1 : x2 2 : x4 0x12204 gain gainabs gainselector = gainall 4 rw digital gain ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 preamp gain : ( gainabs with gainselector = analogall ) set the pre-amplification gain. This command is available in the commcam “gain & offset” section. Read function (ascii): “r pamp”; returned by the camera : integer corresponding to one of ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.7 flat field correction gencp address ascii command genicam command size r/w description 0x12300 ffcp ffcenable 4 rw 0 : disable : raw sensor 1 : enable 0x12304 rsto fpnreset 4 wo reset fpn coefficients 0x12308 rstg prnureset 4 wo reset prnu ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 o auto adjust target level ( ffcautotargetlevel ) : set the value for the user target. Read function (ascii): “r tfad”. Returns the target value (from 0 to 4095) write function (ascii): “w tfad ” : set the target value (in 12bits) ffc adjust : ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 prnu calibration : o prnu calibration control ( ffccalibrationctrl ) : launch or abort of the prnu process for the gains calculation. This command is available in the commcam “flat field correction / automatic calibration ” section : read funct...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 the ffc processing can be completed with an automatic adjustment to a global target. This function is designed as “ffc adjust”. This adjustment to a user target is done by an internal hidden gain which is re-calculated each time the ffc is proc...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.7.3 manual flat field correction the ffc coefficients can also be processed outside of the camera or changed manually by accessing directly their values in the camera : this is the “manual” ffc. In commcam, the user can access to a specific i...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.8 save & restore ffc and configuration user set gencp address ascii command genicam command size r/w description 0x17000 rcfg usersetload 4 rw restore current userset from userset bank number , from 0 to 5; comes from usersetselector. 0x17004...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 7.8.2save & restore settings the settings (or main configuration) of the camera can be saved in 4 different user banks and one integrator bank. This setting includes also the ffc and lut enable this function is available in the save & restore s...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 8appendix a: test patterns the main test pattern is a fixed ramp from first pixel (value 0) to the last one (value 4096) 8.1 4k pixels, 12bits increment of 1 grey level at each pixel : pixel 0 1 2 3 ….. 4093 4094 4095 value 0 1 2 3 ….. 4093 409...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 9appendix b: timing diagrams 9.1 synchronization modes with variable exposure time t pix : timing pixel. During this uncompressible period, the pixel and its black reference are read out to the digital converter. During the first half of this t...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 if t per is the line period (internal or external coming from the trigger line), in order to respect this line period, the exposure time as to be set by respecting : t int + t pix per then, the real exposure time is : tint real = t int + t x - ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 10appendix c: cameralink data cables 10.1choosing the cable you may check the compliance of your cameralink cables with the transportation of the 85mhz data rate. The main parameter to be checked in the cable specification is the skew (in picos...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 10.2choosing the data rate maximum line rates tables versus data rate and definition 10.2.1 high speed models data frequency : 85mhz (high speed only) definition base 8-10/12bits medium 8-10/12bits full 8 x 8bits full+ 10 x 8bits line rate max ...

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 11 appendix d: lens mounts 11.1f-mount f mount: (part number ev50-mount-f) drawing for the additional part (except nikon br3) :.

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 11.2c-mount c mount : (part number ev50-mount-c).

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    Cl monochrome um uniiqa+ monochrome cl – reva – 12/2014 12appendix g: revision history manual revision comments / details firmware version 1 st commcam compliant version rev a first release 1.0.4 2.4.0 contact us online at: e2v.Com/imaging.