Hamamatsu Photonics C11440-10C, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...o property when using this camera Be sure to read this Instruction manual beforehand in order to use the digital camera correctly The manual describes the correct method of handing the camera and prov...

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Page 3: ...cautions could lead to personal injury to the user or damage to property Note This symbol indicates a note to help you get the best performance from the camera Read the contents of the note carefully...

Page 4: ...shock Do not attempt to dismantle or modify the camera Doing so can also lead to damage and even injury as some internal components become very hot Only touch parts as indicated in this manual Do not...

Page 5: ...7 mm onto the C mount of the camera head Doing so can scratch the protective glass Some wide angle lenses in particular can have a thread of 7 mm or more Shipping precautions When transporting the cam...

Page 6: ...used with 3 INSTALLATION Avoid using or storing this camera in the following places Where the ambient temperature might fall below 0 C or rise above 40 C Where the temperature varies extremely In dir...

Page 7: ...IGURING EXPOSURE TIME 16 9 4 FREE RUNNING MODE 17 9 4 1 NORMAL READOUT MODE 17 9 4 2 ELECTRICAL SHUTTER MODE 17 9 5 EXTERNAL CONTROL MODE 18 9 5 1 EDGE TRIGGER MODE 18 9 5 2 LEVEL TRIGGER MODE 19 9 5...

Page 8: ...TIONS 28 13 2 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 30 13 2 1 TIMING I O CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS TIMING I O 30 13 2 2 CAMERALINK INTERFACE 31 13 2 3 OUTPUT TIMING SPECIFICATIONS 33 14 DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES 34 15...

Page 9: ...r the camera delivers high sensitivity through its on chip micro lens 4500 1 high dynamic range on chip analog gain and various correction features that make the camera suitable for almost any scienti...

Page 10: ...the number of photons coming to one pixel can be made equal to the conventional CCD image sensor 2 3 inch 1 3 megapixels if 0 5x relay lens is used Also the camera can observe a wider field of view be...

Page 11: ...ded by an external trigger Free running mode Normal readout trigger mode Electrical shutter mode External control mode Edge trigger mode Normal edge trigger mode Global exposure edge trigger mode Leve...

Page 12: ...can scratch the glass surface Air outlet This is the outlet for the heat ventilation To prevent overheating in the camera s interior do not wrap the device in cloth or other material or in any way all...

Page 13: ...e camera to the computer DIP switch Do not change the setup of the switch DC power input connector This is the power supply terminal Use the accessory AC adaptor Camera attachment stand This is used t...

Page 14: ...amatsu recommends A10514 05 optional CameraLink interface cable for this camera The camera complies with EMC direction with using A10514 05 CameraLink interface cable Be careful that the camera with o...

Page 15: ...ircuit A double protection circuit protects this camera s thermoelectric cooling device If the heat dissipater becomes abnormally hot the protection circuit sets off a buzzer alarm from the camera whi...

Page 16: ...xel The voltage of each pixel is output by switching the switch one by one Figure 9 1 FL 280 that the scientific CMOS image sensor used in this camera has an on chip CDS correlated double sampling cir...

Page 17: ...charge readout from camera individually for all pixels The frame rate of all pixel readout is 45 Hz 2 2 2 binning readout With this camera 2x2 binning readout is available by adding the signal of adja...

Page 18: ...table range is as follows Minimum Maximum Step Vertical offset 8 1336 8 Vertical width 8 1336 8 Vertical offset Vertical width 16 1344 9 3 CONFIGURING EXPOSURE TIME The exposure time setting can be do...

Page 19: ...f view and focus adjustment and animation because it can operate at 45 fps with full resolution which is faster than the video rate In addition the exposure time can be extended to collect more signal...

Page 20: ...g of the input trigger signal into the camera 0H in Figure 9 5 The exposure of the second line is begun after the readout time of one line passes 1H in Figure 9 5 and the exposure is begun one by one...

Page 21: ...the start of high or low period of the input trigger pulse and stops the exposure at the end of high or low period of the input trigger pulse The example below is for the trigger level High The expos...

Page 22: ...focal microscopy For example when the camera is used with a spinning disk confocal microscope and the camera exposure time is synchronized to the spinning disk s rotation speed it is possible to elimi...

Page 23: ...lse count Also in the normal synchronous readout trigger mode synchronous readout can be controlled by specifying set by command the number of timing pulses to use to determine the exposure time Figur...

Page 24: ...9 11 9 5 4 START TRIGGER MODE The start trigger mode is used to start operating the camera by a trigger input for a continuous imaging It is useful to secure the frame rate as fast as possible when c...

Page 25: ...t timing from application software by using ACT commands First the camera is set to be idle condition by ACT S command input In idle condition the camera does not start exposure even by a trigger sign...

Page 26: ...ne is different for the rolling shutter However by using the Global exposure timing output the global exposure becomes possible for the phenomenon that happens for this period Global exposure timing o...

Page 27: ...ts 4096 ADU the image quality can be improved by increasing the analog gain It is necessary to note that the conversion coefficient of the camera changes when the analog gain is increased The setting...

Page 28: ...subtraction Atomic ray may generate white spot After an image made using a certain exposure time is loaded the FL 280 is exposed to darkness for the same amount of time and another image is obtained A...

Page 29: ...Measures Chapter Lens is dirty Wipe the lens 2 Image is blurred Cause Measures Chapter Lens is not focused FL 280 is dirty Contact Hamamatsu subsidiary or local distributor 16 3 Only shadowed images...

Page 30: ...apacity typ 18 000 electrons Analog gain 1x to 8x 256 steps Dynamic range 2 4500 1 gain 1x Cooling method Peltier device Passive air cooled Cooling temperature 5 C Ambient temperature 20 C A D convert...

Page 31: ...o 40 C Ambient storage temperature 10 C to 50 C Ambient operating humidity 70 no condensation Ambient storage humidity 90 no condensation 4 Dimensional outline and weight Dimensional outline 95 mm W 9...

Page 32: ...MING I O The camera uses Hirose model HR10A 7R 6S connector for input and output signals No Signal Pin connections 1 Ext Trigger In 2 GND 3 NC 4 GND 5 Global Exposure Timing Out Programmable Timing Ou...

Page 33: ...on 12 bit 2TAP digital camera standards at 1x1 normal readout mode and 14 bit digital camera standards at 2x2 binning readout mode 1 CameraLink connector pin assignments SDR 26 Camera connector Frame...

Page 34: ...DB5 TAP2 NC TX23 Spare Spare TX24 LVAL LVAL TX25 FVAL FVAL TX26 DVAL DVAL TX27 DB6 TAP1 DB6 z DVAL Data Valid signal This signal synchronizes in the image data from FL 280 and it is outputted Each dig...

Page 35: ...es synchronizing with falling edge of TxCLK 3 VVALID changes synchronizing with falling edge of TxCLK 4 DATA will be valid with rising edge of TxCLK Pixel Timing at 2x2 14 bit output TxCLK 74 25 MHz D...

Page 36: ...C11440 10C Ver 1 2 14 DIMENSIONAL OUTLINES Unit mm 34...

Page 37: ...of a natural disaster or if you handle the system contrary to the instructions in this manual use it without due caution or try to modify it 3 We will repair the system or replace it subject to availa...

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