Dalsa Falcon 1.4M100 HG Monochrome, User Manual

Page 1: ...0 HG Monochrome FA 21 01M1H Falcon 1M120 HG Monochrome FA 21 1M120 Falcon VGA300 HG Monochrome FA 21 3HK3H Falcon 1 4M100 XDR Color FA 22 01M1H Falcon 1 4M100 HG Color FA 23 01M1H Falcon 1M120 HG Color FA 23 1M120 Falcon VGA300 HG Color FA 23 3HK3H Up to 1 4 Megapixels High Speed CMOS Area Scan Cameras ...

Page 2: ...to Stock Exchange under the symbol DSA The Company has its corporate offices in Waterloo ON and over 1000 employees worldwide For further information not included in this manual or for information on DALSA s extensive line of image sensing products please call DALSA Sales Offices Waterloo Europe Asia Pacific 605 McMurray Rd Waterloo ON Canada N2V 2E9 Tel 519 886 6000 Fax 519 886 8023 www dalsa com...

Page 3: ...hock and Vibration Certifications 17 CAMERA HARDWARE INTERFACE 19 2 1 Installation Overview 19 2 2 Input Output Connectors and LED 20 2 2 1 LED Status Indicator 21 2 2 2 Camera Link Data Connector 21 2 2 3 Input Signals Camera Link 23 2 2 4 Output Signals Camera Link Clocking Signals 24 2 2 5 Power Connector Optional 25 2 3 Image Sensor and Pixel Readout 26 2 3 1 Camera Readout and Coordinates 27 ...

Page 4: ...indow of Interest 44 3 8 1 Frame Rate vs Active Lines 44 3 9 Flat Field Correction 48 3 9 1 Flat Field Correction for Color Camera Models 51 3 9 2 Selecting Factory or User Coefficients 53 3 9 3 Enabling Pixel Coefficients 53 3 9 4 Selecting the Calibration Sample Size 54 3 9 5 Performing FPN Calibration 54 3 9 6 Performing PRNU Calibration 56 3 9 7 Saving Loading and Resetting Coefficients 58 3 1...

Page 5: ...5 2 4 Verify Timing and Digital Video Path 72 5 3 Specific Solutions 73 5 3 1 No Output or Erratic Behavior 73 5 3 2 Line Dropout Bright Lines or Incorrect Frame rate 73 5 3 3 Noisy Output 73 5 3 4 Dark Patches 73 APPENDIX A CAMERA LINK REFERENCE TIMING AND CONFIGURATION TABLE 75 A 1 LVDS Technical Description 75 A 2 Camera Signal Requirements 75 A 3 Video Data 76 A 4 Camera Control Signals 76 A 5...

Page 6: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 6 Contents APPENDIX C EMC DECLARATION 89 C 1 EMC Declaration of Conformity 89 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 91 INDEX 93 ...

Page 7: ... 100 fps The XDR series includes monochrome and color versions of the Falcon 1 4M100 XDR The HG High Gain series consists of six camera models the Falcon 1 4M100 HG the Falcon 1M120 HG and the Falcon VG A300 HG all with monochrome or color versions These cameras are optimized for both high speed and high responsivity To achieve high responsivity the analog gain setting for all three cameras was in...

Page 8: ...5 6 meters Vertical windowing for faster frame rates 7 4µm x 7 4µm pixel pitch Good near infrared NIR response 2x80MHz data rates Dynamic range of 55dB XDR series 48dB HG series 1 1 2 Programmability Simple ASCII protocol controls gain offset frame rates trigger mode test pattern output and camera diagnostics Serial interface ASCII 9600 baud adjustable to 19200 57600 115200 through Camera Link 1 1...

Page 9: ...onochrome or color applications requiring high speed superior image quality and high responsivity in space constrained areas These features make Falcon cameras applicable to PCB AOI inspection Semiconductor wafer inspection Electronics inspection Flat panel display inspection Industrial metrology Traffic management Print registration control General machine vision ...

Page 10: ...1400Hx1024V 100fps 8 or 10 user selectable 48dB Both 1M HG 1024Hx1024V 120fps 8 48dB Both VGA HG 640Hx480V 300fps 8 48dB Both Optical Interface Units Notes Back Focal Distance mm 17 52 4 Sensor Alignment x y z θz mm mm mm 100 microns 100 microns 150 microns 0 2 Lens Mount C mount Effective fill factor with microlenses 60 Units Notes Camera Size mm 44 x 44 x 44 Mass g 105g Connectors power connecto...

Page 11: ...ta Rate MHz 2 80 Random Noise DN rms 1 7 Falcon XDR 3 2 Falcon HG 7 Broadband Responsivity DN nJ cm2 19 Falcon XDR 48 Falcon HG DC Offset DN 1 5 Antiblooming 1000 x Saturation FPN DN rms 0 9 Falcon XDR 4 3 Falcon HG 5 7 PRNU DN rms 4 7 Falcon XDR 4 3 Falcon HG 5 6 7 Integral non linearity DN 2 3 Color Operating Ranges Units Notes Data Rate MHz 2 80 Random Noise DN rms Red 1 7 Falcon XDR Blue 1 7 F...

Page 12: ...2 Falcon HG Green 2 7 Falcon HG 5 6 7 Integral non linearity DN 2 3 Test conditions unless otherwise noted Exposure mode 2 sem 2 100 fps ssf 100 9000 microsecond exposure time set 9000 Light Source Broadband Quartz Halogen 3250K with 750 nm cutoff filter Ambient test temperature 25 C Full Frame 10 bits Notes 1 Measured at the front plate 2 Based on output at 1023DN 3 Output over 10 90 4 Optical di...

Page 13: ...se to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics Visible light spans wavelengths between 390 780 nanometers Wavelengths below 390 nm are ultra violet while those above 780 nm are termed infra red Note DALSA recommends using a 700nm cutoff filter with the HG and XDR color series cameras since the blue and green color filters become transparent above 700nm ...

Page 14: ...de the Falcon cameras Monochrome Camera Blemish Specifications Blemish Specifications Maximum Number of Defects Hot pixel defects 1 Single pixel defects 100 Clusters defects No limit see note Spot defects 0 Column defects 0 Row defects 0 Color Camera Blemish Specifications Blemish Specifications Maximum Number of Defects Hot pixel defects 1 Single pixel defects 25 for each individual color R G1 G2...

Page 15: ...s Spot defect A grouping of more than 5 pixel defects within an area of 3 3 pixels Column defect A vertical grouping of more than 20 contiguous pixel defects along a single column Row defect A horizontal grouping of more than 20 contiguous pixel defects along a single row Test conditions Digital gain 1X Nominal light illumination at 50 of saturation Frame Rate 100fps Integration time 9ms Temperatu...

Page 16: ...In addition the camera is examined for the following blemish defects Blemish Specifications Maximum Number of Defects Hot pixel defects 1 Single pixel defects 100 Color Camera Specifications Blemish Specifications Maximum deviation below the mean Size Maximum Number of Defects Glass defects 20 9 0 In addition the camera is examined for the following blemish defects Blemish Specifications Maximum N...

Page 17: ...al environments All cameras pass the following tests Test Standard Description Sinusoidal vibrations with identification of critical frequency or frequencies IEC 68 2 6 1995 Test Fc Frequency range 10 to 2000 Hz Amplitude 5 m s2 Frequency rate 1 octave per minute Duration 1 sweep cycle to and fro Sinusoidal vibrations Endurance IEC 68 2 6 1995 Test Fc Frequency range 10 to 2000 Hz Amplitude 100 m ...

Page 18: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 18 Introduction to the Falcon XDR and HG Cameras ...

Page 19: ... Link and power cables 7 After connecting cables apply power to the camera 8 Check the diagnostic LED If camera is operating correctly the LED will flash for 10 seconds and then turn solid green See the section 2 2 1 LED Status Indicator on page 21 for a description of LED states You must also set up the other components of your system including light sources camera mounts computers optics encoder...

Page 20: ... LED The camera uses A diagnostic LED for monitoring the camera See the section 2 2 1 LED Status Indicator on page 21 for details One high density 26 pin SDR26 connector for Camera Link control signals data signals and serial communications Refer to section 2 2 2 Camera Link Data Connector on page 21 for details In addition the PoCL capability of these cameras allows power to also be sent on the S...

Page 21: ...g files Used for firmware update LUT and FFC coefficients download Flashing Blue 4 Hz Writing to flash memory do not power off Used during firmware update and write user settings Flashing Green 1 Hz Camera initialization or executing a long command LED shall flash green at least once each time a serial command is received Solid Green Camera is operational and functioning correctly Typically output...

Page 22: ... thru 7 Port B Bits 0 thru 7 Port C Bits 0 thru 7 Mode 2 2 Tap 8 bit Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Tap 2 LSB Bit7 xxxxxxx Mode 3 2 Tap 10 bit Tap 1 LSB Bit 7 Tap 1 Bits 8 9 Tap 2 Bits 8 9 Tap 2 LSB Bit 7 Camera Link Connector Pinout Base Configuration One Channel Link Chip Camera Control Serial Communication Camera Connector Frame Grabber Connector Channel Link Signal 1 1 inner shield or PoCL 12V PWR 14 14 inne...

Page 23: ... connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends 3M part 14X26 SZLB XXX 0LC is a complete cable assembly including connectors Unused pairs should be terminated in 100 ohms at both ends of the cable Inner shield is connected to signal ground inside camera DALSA Camera Control Configuration Signal Configuration CC1 EXSYNC CC2 Reserved for future use CC3 Reserved for future use CC4 Reserved fo...

Page 24: ... PoCL the camera automatically detects PoCL no configuration is necessary To enable PoCL on the frame grabber refer to your frame grabber s documentation Note If power is supplied to both PoCL and the Hirose power connector the camera will use the PoCL supply However DALSA recommends connecting only one power supply to the camera 2 2 4 Output Signals Camera Link Clocking Signals These signals indi...

Page 25: ... power supply leads may falsely indicate that the power supply is within the recommended voltage range even when the camera at the connector is actually being supplied with much less voltage Use high quality linear supplies to minimize noise Use an isolated type power supply to prevent LVDS common mode range violation It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera...

Page 26: ...lumn 1399 Tap 1 Row 1 Column 1399 Tap 1 Row 2 Column 1400 Tap 1 Row 1 Column 1400 Tap 1 Row 1024 Column 1 Tap 1 Row 1023 Column 1 Tap 1 Row 1024 Column 2 Tap 1 Row 1023 Column 2 Tap 1 Row 1024 Column 1399 Tap 1 Row 1023 Column 1399 Tap 1 Row 1024 Column 1400 Tap 1 Row 1023 Column 1400 Tap 1 Pixel 1 Pixel read out direction is left to right then bottom to top Sensor Block Diagram Note As viewed fro...

Page 27: ...ustrates the case for the Falcon 1 4M100 camera The Falcon 1M120 and Falcon VGA300 are identical to the Falcon 1 4M100 where Green is the filter on top of row 1 column 1 and the rest of the pixels are defined by the nature of the Bayer pattern Color Sensor Block Diagram 2 3 1 Camera Readout and Coordinates The camera readout begins with pixel 1 and reads out successive pixels from left to right un...

Page 28: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 28 Camera Hardware Interface ...

Page 29: ...tions available include Controlling basic camera functions such as gain and sync signal source Data readout control Generating a test pattern for debugging Note If you have installed the DALSA Sapera LT vision software package you can use the CamExpert application to communicate with the camera CamExpert provides a user friendly graphical interface that allows you to directly adjust the camera par...

Page 30: ...nteger value f real number m member of a set Value must be entered exactly as displayed on help screen s string t tap id x pixel column number y pixel row number Example to retrieve the current camera settings gcp CR 3 1 Setting Baud Rate The baud rate sets the speed in bps of the serial communication port Serial Command sbr Purpose Sets the speed in bps of the serial communication port Syntax sbr...

Page 31: ...gcs Get the camera serial number gcv Get the camera versions get Get command s Command name gfc Get FPN coefficient xy 1 1400 1 1024 gh Display the get help screen gpc Get PRNU coefficient xy 1 1400 1 1024 gsf Get sync frequency i 1 1 h Display this help screen lpc Load pixel coefficients rc Reset the camera rfs Restore fact rpc Reset pixel coefficients rus Restore user settings sbh Set horizontal...

Page 32: ...rmware version use the command Syntax gcv 3 3 1 Retrieving Camera Settings To retrieve current camera settings use the serial command Syntax gcp To retrieve the value of a specific camera setting use the command Purpose Displays the value of the specified camera command Syntax gcp s Syntax Elements s string representing the command Notes Get supports any command that returns or specifies a setting...

Page 33: ...exposure time Camera Link mode 2 Base configuration 2 taps 8 bits 80Mpixels s per tap Full resolution 3 5 Saving and Restoring Settings User Setting Factory Setting Current Session rfs rus wus Serial Commands for Saving and Restoring Settings 3 5 1 Factory Settings You can restore the original factory settings at any time using the serial command rfs Note This command does not restore flat field c...

Page 34: ...ot be restored once you power down your camera or issue a reset camera command rc To save these settings for reuse at power up use the command wus 3 6 Camera Output Format 3 6 1 How to Configure Camera Output The Falcon cameras offer great flexibility when configuring your camera output Using the clm serial command you determine the camera s Camera Link configuration number of output taps and bit ...

Page 35: ...ent Camera Link mode use the command gcp For details on line times and frame readout times when using a window of interest refer to following table Example clm 3 3 6 2 Setting the Camera s Pixel Rate Serial Command sot Purpose Sets the camera s pixel rate Syntax sot m Syntax Elements m 80 40 MHz pixel rate with a total throughput of 80 MHz 160 80 MHz pixel rate with a total throughput of 160 MHz N...

Page 36: ...nd 10ms the exposure time exceeds the readout time and the frame rate drops With rolling shutter CMOS devices only non concurrent modes are possible and the integration time immediately impacts the frame rate thus comparable 1 4 megapixel cameras with a 10ms exposure time would only run at 50fps Concurrent mode is when the camera is integrating the current frame Frame 1 and at the same time is rea...

Page 37: ...f time that is dependant upon the mode of operation of the camera but is typically around 10 0ms 3 7 2 Setting the Exposure Mode and Time You have a choice of operating in one of the following exposure modes Mode EXSYNC Programmable Frame Rate Programmable Exposure Time Description Concurrent non concurrent operation 2 Internal Yes Yes minimum 40µs Internal frame rate and exposure time Both 4 Exte...

Page 38: ...rated You must first set the camera s exposure mode Next depending on the specified exposure mode set the frame rate and set the exposure time Exposure Mode Serial Command sem Purpose Sets the camera s exposure mode allowing you to control your EXSYNC signal exposure time and frame rate generation Syntax sem m Syntax Elements m Exposure mode to use Factory setting is 2 Possible values are 2 4 6 9 ...

Page 39: ... the clm and sot sets pixel rate commands 3 7 3 Exposure Modes in Detail Mode 2 Internally Programmable Frame Rate and Exposure Time Default The parameter being programmed that is frame rate or exposure time will be the driving factor so that when setting the frame rate exposure time will decrease if necessary to accommodate the new frame rate In reverse the frame rate is decreased if necessary wh...

Page 40: ...inning of the exposure and the falling edge initiates readout There is a 100μs delay between the trigger and the start of the exposure The minimum delay between consecutive exposure times is 150μs The minimum pulse width exposure time is 40μs Note The exposure and readout time can overlap However the camera will ignore the falling edge of EXSYNC if the camera is still reading out the prior frame a...

Page 41: ... time then the minimum delay between consecutive exposure times is 150μs Note that the exposure and readout time can overlap However if the camera is still reading out the prior frame and a trigger is asserted it will extend the exposure time until an EXSYNC is received after readout Mode 9 Sequential Smart EXSYNC External Frame Rate and Exposure Time In this mode EXSYNC sets both the frame period...

Page 42: ...e Fixed Exposure Time In this mode the frame rate is triggered externally using the EXSYNC falling edge There is a 100μs delay between the trigger and the start of the exposure The minimum exposure time is 10μs The minimum delay between the readout and the next EXSYNC is 1μs Note the exposure and readout time cannot overlap ...

Page 43: ...a s pixel rate The allowable range of frame rates is dependent on the current Camera Link mode and window size Refer to section 3 6 1 How to Configure Camera Output on page 34 for more information on Camera Link modes and section 3 8 Setting a Vertical Window of Interest on page 44 for more information on setting a window size Serial Command ssf Purpose Sets the camera s frame rate in Hz Syntax ss...

Page 44: ... reduction in data volume You can set both the horizontal and vertical window however only decreasing the vertical window increases the frame rate 3 8 1 Frame Rate vs Active Lines The following charts describes the frame rate vs active rows achieved using an 80 MHz pixel clock and an exposure time of 40 µs FA 2x 01M1H 00 R Frame Rate Active Rows Lines Note 8 is the smallest number of lines support...

Page 45: ...Control the Camera 45 FA 2x 1M120 00 R Frame Rate Active Rows Lines Note 8 is the smallest number of lines supported by the FA 2x 1M120 00 R cameras 7142 9 3030 3 1724 1 917 4 476 2 194 6 156 3 122 2 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 8 16 32 64 128 256 640 800 1024 5000 ...

Page 46: ...te vs Active Lines equation FA 2x 01M1H 00 R Frame rate 47162 x active lines 0 8717 FA 2x 1M120 00 R Frame rate 54440 x active lines 0 8653 FA 2x 3HK3H 00 R Frame rate 67731 x active lines 0 8671 Note In general these equations provide a frame rate that is slightly slower than the actual frame rate for less than 32 lines the approximation may be higher but should be sufficient to determine if the ...

Page 47: ...ents q Window sequence id to use In this camera the sequence id is always 0 i Window to set You can only set one window so this is always 1 x1 Window horizontal start corner pixel number in a range from 0 1399 and must belong to the following set 1 5 9 1399 y1 Window vertical start corner pixel number in a range from 0 1023 x2 Window horizontal end corner pixel number in a range from 15 1399 must ...

Page 48: ... Correction is implemented such that for each pixel Voutput Vinput FPN pixel digital offset PRNU pixel Background Subtract x System Gain where Voutput digital output pixel value Vinput digital input pixel value from the sensor PRNU pixel PRNU correction coefficient for this pixel FPN pixel FPN correction coefficient for this pixel Background Subtract background subtract value System Gain digital g...

Page 49: ...are clipped flat field correction results may be inaccurate 4 Correction results are valid only for the current analog offset values Flat Field Calibration Example Procedure The following is a flat field calibration example using serial commands 1 The camera is placed in sem 2 2 Settings such as frame rate exposure time and so forth are set as close as possible to actual operating conditions Set t...

Page 50: ...e highest signal level among the set of cameras 5 Increase the digital gain ssg on the cameras until they all reach the same output level of the camera with the highest output found in step 3 6 Place camera in the dark and repeat steps 2 to 4 until both dark offset and 80 saturation signal levels are equal on all cameras 7 If satisfied by the results write the FPN coefficients and PRNU coefficient...

Page 51: ... set as close as possible to the actual operating conditions Set digital gain to x1 ssg 0 1024 and background subtract to 0 ssb 0 0 as these are the defaults during FFC calibration 2 Place the camera in the dark and send the ccf command this function performs the FPN correction and automatically saves the FPN coefficients to non volatile memory 3 Set epc 1 0 to enable the FPN correction and verify...

Page 52: ...and HG Series Camera User s Manual 52 Serial Interface How to Control the Camera Spectral distribution of light source used during calibration of color cameras only This corresponds roughly to a 5200 K color temperature ...

Page 53: ...d or modified 1 User calibrated set of FPN and PRNU coefficients These coefficients can be deleted or modified Notes The camera ships with the factory calibrated FPN and PRNU coefficients saved to both set 0 and set 1 When you first boot up the camera the camera operates using set 1 csn 1 enabled To retrieve the current coefficient set number use get csn Example csn 0 3 9 3 Enabling Pixel Coeffici...

Page 54: ...css Setting the Number of Frames to Sample Purpose Sets the number of frames to sample when performing pixel coefficient calculations Higher values cause calibration to take longer but provide the most accurate results Syntax css i Syntax Elements i Number of frames to sample Allowable values are 32 default 64 128 256 512 or 1024 Notes To return the current setting use the gcp command Example css ...

Page 55: ... before you can perform FPN calibration An error message is returned if you attempt to perform FPN calibration when using csn 0 If you are operating the camera in test pattern mode svm 1 8 you must turn off exposure correction eec 0 prior to running the ccf command The LED flashes green while coefficients are computed After completion the LED should return to solid green unless an error occurred d...

Page 56: ...to 4096 unity digital gain The pixel coefficients are disabled epc 0 0 during the algorithm execution but returned to the state they were prior to command execution Syntax cpa i1 i2 Syntax Elements i1 PRNU calibration algorithm to use 2 Calculates the PRNU coefficients using the entered target value as shown below PRNU Coefficient Target AVG Pixel Value FPN value sdo i i i The calculation is perfo...

Page 57: ...n perform PRNU calibration An error message is returned if you attempt to perform PRNU calibration when using csn 0 Example cpa 2 700 Calibrating Individual Pixels Purpose Sets an individual pixel s PRNU coefficient Syntax spc x y i Syntax Elements x The pixel column number from 1 to 1400 y The pixel row number from 1 to 1024 i Coefficient value in a range from 0 to 255 where PRNU coeff 1 256 i No...

Page 58: ...c Saving the Current FPN Coefficients Purpose Saves the current FPN coefficients to non volatile memory Syntax wfc Notes The wfc command is not available when the camera is using the factory calibrated coefficients csn 0 You must select the user coefficient set csn 1 before you can save FPN coefficients An error message is returned if you attempt to save FPN coefficients when using csn 0 To return...

Page 59: ...coefficients when using csn 0 To return the current csn number send the command get csn 3 10 Gain Adjustments 3 10 1 Factory Calibrated Analog Gains The camera has a factory calibrated analog gain setting Adjustment of analog gain is not available to the user however digital gain is available using the set system gain serial command ssg 3 10 2 Setting Digital System Gain for Monochrome Cameras Ser...

Page 60: ...se the camera to digitally saturate the output image Example ssg 0 1024 3 10 3 Enabling Color Gain Purpose Use the enable color gain command in order to use white balance feature in color cameras Disabling the color gain feature will not change the individual color gains it will simply by pass the color gain stage Syntax ecg i Syntax Elements i The allowable range is 0 or 1 0 disable 1 enable Exam...

Page 61: ...use the camera to digitally saturate the output image Example sdc 1 1024 3 10 5 Subtracting Background Serial Command ssb Purpose Use the background subtract command if you want to improve your image in a low contrast scene This command is useful for systems that process 8 bit data but want to take advantage of the camera s 10 bit digital processing chain You should try to make your darkest pixel ...

Page 62: ...ollowing section for details on the ssg command Entering a large value background will cause the camera to digitally clip the output image On a color camera the ssb command can be used to perform offset adjustment on each color This may be required as the gain on each color is typically different On the monochrome model use the all tap setting 0 to adjust the overall offset Note that ssb can only ...

Page 63: ...ifying proper timing and connections between the camera and the frame grabber The following table shows each available test pattern Syntax svm i Syntax Elements i 0 Video 4 Test pattern horizontal ramp 5 Test pattern vertical ramp 6 Test pattern diagonal ramp 7 Reserved for DALSA product support 8 Reserved for DALSA product support When switching the camera from video mode svm 0 to one of the test...

Page 64: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 64 Serial Interface How to Control the Camera Test Pattern 8 Bit 10 Bit Horizontal Ramp svm 4 Vertical Ramp svm 5 Diagonal Ramp svm 6 ...

Page 65: ...and Mechanical Considerations 65 4 Optical and Mechanical Considerations 4 1 Mechanical Interface Note All measurements in mm Tolerances are indicated by decimals XX 0 05 X 0 15 Side Mechanical Dimensions in mm ...

Page 66: ...al and Mechanical Considerations Camera Front and Side Mechanical Dimensions in mm Back Panel For optimal camera performance the camera can be cooled by applying forced air flow or by attaching the camera to a material that can conduct heat away from the camera ...

Page 67: ...48 1 2 format 648 x 486 close to VGA 1 3 format 432 x 324 1 4 format Note The use of certain C mount lenses will cause vignetting due to the size of the image sensor With the Falcon 1 4M100 HG camera at full resolution the dimensions of the active area used in the camera is 10 36mm x 7 58mm with a diagonal of 12 84mm Thus you will require a 1 C mount lens Similarly the Falcon 1M120 camera at full ...

Page 68: ...transmit very little blue relative to IR Some light sources age over their life span they produce less light This aging may not be uniform a light source may produce progressively less light in some areas of the spectrum but not others 4 3 3 Filters Digital cameras are extremely responsive to infrared IR wavelengths of light To prevent infrared from distorting the images you scan use a hot mirror ...

Page 69: ...ification h is the image height pixel size and h is the object height desired object resolution size By similar triangles the magnification is alternatively given by m f OD These equations can be combined to give their most useful form h h f OD This is the governing equation for many object and image plane parameters Example An acquisition system has a 512 x 512 element 10μm pixel pitch area scan ...

Page 70: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 70 Optical and Mechanical Considerations ...

Page 71: ... 1 5 2 and 5 3 8 If these solutions do not resolve your problem see Technical Support on page 71 for information on getting product support 5 1 Common Solutions 5 1 1 Connections The first step in troubleshooting is to verify that your camera has all the correct connections Power Supply Voltages Check for the presence of all voltages at the camera power connector not the power supply connector The...

Page 72: ...u the serial communications are verified If further problems persist review Appendix B for more information on communications 5 2 2 Verify Parameters To verify the camera setup send the gcp get camera parameters command To retrieve valid parameter ranges send the h help command 5 2 3 Verify Factory Calibrated Settings To restore the camera s factory settings send the rfs command After executing th...

Page 73: ...tches appear in your output the optics path may have become contaminated Clean your lenses and sensor windows with extreme care 1 Take standard ESD precautions 2 Wear latex gloves or finger cots 3 Blow off dust using a filtered blow bottle or dry filtered compressed air 4 Fold a piece of optical lens cleaning tissue approx 3 x 5 to make a square pad that is approximately one finger width 5 Moisten...

Page 74: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 74 Troubleshooting ...

Page 75: ...facturers The DALSA Camera Link Implementation Road Map available in the Knowledge Center at www dalsa com details how DALSA standardizes its use of the Camera Link interface A 1 LVDS Technical Description Low Voltage Differential Signaling LVDS is a high speed low power general purpose interface standard The standard known as ANSI TIA EIA 644 was approved in March 1996 LVDS uses differential sign...

Page 76: ... a known value by the camera For more information on image data bit allocations refer to the official Camera Link specification on the www dalsa com Web site A 4 Camera Control Signals Four LVDS pairs are reserved for general purpose camera control They are defined as camera inputs and frame grabber outputs Camera manufacturers can define these signals to meet their needs for a particular product ...

Page 77: ...programming interface API for using the asynchronous serial communication port The user interface will consist of a terminal program with minimal capabilities of sending and receiving a character string and sending a file of bytes The software API will provide functions to enumerate boards and send or receive a character string See Appendix B in the Official Camera Link specification on the www da...

Page 78: ... minimum width is greater to allow for the photosites to be properly reset twSYNC_INT Te integration time when the SMART EXSYNC feature is available and turned on Note the minimum time is necessary to guarantee proper operation t FRAME PERIOD The minimum frame time made up of tTransfer tREADOUT plus tOVERHEAD tTRANSFER The time from the reception of the falling edge of EXSYNC to the rising edge of...

Page 79: ...s simultaneously for example with the 8 bit configuration port A starts with pixel 0 and port B pixel 1 and so on Port bit 8 bit 10 bit Port A0 A0 A0 Port A1 A1 A1 Port A2 A2 A2 Port A3 A3 A3 Port A4 A4 A4 Port A5 A5 A5 Port A6 A6 A6 Port A7 A7 A7 Port B0 B0 A8 Port B1 B1 A9 Port B2 B2 Not used Port B3 B3 Not used Port B4 B4 B8 Port B5 B5 B9 Port B6 B6 Not used Port B7 B7 Not used Port C0 Not used...

Page 80: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 80 Appendix A Camera Link Reference Timing and Configuration Table ...

Page 81: ...escription ccf correction calibrate FPN Performs FPN calibration and eliminates FPN by subtracting away individual pixel dark current clm camera link mode m Output mode to use 2 Base configuration 2 taps 8 bit output 3 Base configuration 2 taps 10 bit output cpa calculate PRNU algorithm i i Performs PRNU calibration according to the selected algorithm The first parameter is the algorithm where i i...

Page 82: ...FPN and PRNU calibration where m is 32 factory setting 64 128 256 512 or 1024 ecg enable color gain i Enables or disables digital color gains 0 Disabled 1 Enabled eoc enable offset correction i Enables or disables temperature color offset correct 0 Disabled 1 Enabled gcp get camera parameters Read all of the camera parameters gcs get camera serial Read the camera serial number gcv get camera versi...

Page 83: ...gs Restore the camera s factory settings rpc reset pixel coefficients Resets the pixel coefficients to factory settings rus restore user settings Restore the camera s last saved user settings sbh set horizontal binning i Sets the horizontal binning 1 no binning 2 each pixel value is formed from 2 adjacent pixels effectively reducing the frame width in half sbr set baud rate m Set the speed of the ...

Page 84: ...xposure mode Available values are 2 Internal SYNC programmable frame rate and exposure time using commands ssf and set 4 Smart EXSYNC 6 External frame rate fixed exposure time 9 Sequential Smart EXSYNC 10 Sequential external frame rate fixed exposure time set set exposure time f Sets the exposure time to a floating point number in µs Allowable range is 250 4194303 µs sfc Set FPN Coefficient x y i ...

Page 85: ...ection Allowable value is 0 for all taps i Gain value is specified from 0 to 65535 The digital video values are multiplied by this number svm set video mode m Sets the camera s video mode 0 Video mode 4 Test pattern horizontal ramp 5 Test pattern vertical ramp 6 Test pattern diagonal ramp 7 Test pattern FPN 8 Test pattern PRNU upd upload CBF file Updates the camera firmware with the selected file ...

Page 86: ...d i i x1 y1 x2 y2 Sets the window start and stop pixels where i is the window sequence id It is always 0 in this camera i is the number of windows to set It is always 1 in this camera x1 is window start corner value Ranges from 0 1399 y1 is window start pixel number Ranges from 0 1023 x2 is window end corner value Ranges from 15 1399 y2 is window end pixel number Ranges from 15 1023 wus write user...

Page 87: ...nfigure camera 7 Error 7 The camera s temperature is outside the specified operating range 8 Error 8 Failure while attempting to restore the camera settings 9 Not used 10 Error 10 General timeout error 11 Not used 12 Not used 13 Error 13 SPI device not responding 14 Error 14 Unable to read write to the internal config device 15 Error 15 Invalid baudrate 16 Error 16 Failure downloading file 17 Warn...

Page 88: ...ng 29 Greater than 1 of coefficients have been clipped 30 Error 30 ECC failure 31 Error 31 ECC failure and set corrupt 32 Error 32 ECC failure and set not available 33 Error 33 Set not available 34 Error 34 Incorrect number of parameters 35 Error 35 Incompatible camera model 36 Error 36 Incompatible firmware 37 Error 37 File transfer cancelled 38 Error 38 Invalid CBF file 39 Warning 39 Clipped to ...

Page 89: ...11 CISPR 11 CISPR 22 ICES 003 Class B and FCC Part 15 Emissions Requirements EN 61326 1 and EN 55024 Immunity to Disturbances EN 61000 3 2 Power Frequency Harmonic Current Emissions EN 61000 3 3 Flicker Voltage Date of issue February 2010 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to...

Page 90: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 90 Appendix C EMC Declaration ...

Page 91: ...an be submitted via our web site Technical support form via our web page Support requests for imaging product installations Support requests for imaging applications http www dalsa com mv support Product literature and driver updates http www http www dalsa com mv download ...

Page 92: ...DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual 92 Technical Support ...

Page 93: ... 21 inputs 23 mode 35 outputs 24 camera settings current 33 factory 33 restoring 33 saving 33 user 33 clock signals 24 coefficients 53 command format 30 list 81 parameters 30 connector 20 Camera Link 21 power 25 control configuration 76 control signals 76 D dark patches 73 data bus 24 data rate 11 DC offset 11 DVAL 76 E EIA 644 Reference 75 electrical specifications 10 EMC Declaration of Conformit...

Page 94: ...7 N noisy output 73 O online help 31 operating modes 36 ranges 11 optical interface 68 optical specifications 10 P pixel rate 34 pixel readout 26 PoCL 24 power connector 25 PRNU 48 PRNU calibration 56 R random noise 11 readout 27 configuring 34 responsivity 11 S sensor diagram 26 readout 27 specifications 10 serial communication reference 75 serial interface 29 defaults 29 settings factory 33 spec...

Page 95: ...Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User s Manual DALSA Index 95 serial interface 72 V video data 76 ...