Imperx BOBCAT B0610C, User Manual

Page 1: ... of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury IMPERX customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify IMPERX for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Copyright 2014 IMPERX Inc All rights reserved All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable IMPE...

Page 2: ...figures updated Minor errors fixed Rev 1 0 04 25 10 P Dinev Official Release Rev 1 1 10 10 10 P Dinev Minor errors fixed Rev 1 2 12 30 10 P Dinev Minor errors fixed 3x8 RGB out and WB feature added Rev 2 0 01 10 12 B Gisonni Minor errors fixed Added cameras in Bobcat series B1310 B1411 B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B2320 B3320 B4821 and B6620 Major feature TRUESENSE Rev 2 0 1 04 02 12 B Gisonni Minor er...

Page 3: ... CL Output 55 1 4 3 GigE GEV Camera Output 62 1 4 4 CoaXPress CXP Camera Output 65 1 4 5 Power Supply 68 1 4 MECHANICAL OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL 69 1 5 1 Mechanical 69 1 5 2 Optical 69 1 5 3 Environmental 70 CHAPTER 2 CAMERA FEATURES 105 2 1 IMAGE RESOLUTION 106 2 1 1 Normal Mode Single Output 106 2 1 2 Normal Mode Dual Output 107 2 1 3 Normal Mode Quad Output 108 2 1 4 Center Mode 109 2 2 FRAME ...

Page 4: ... 174 2 8 GAIN and OFFSET 175 2 8 1 Analog Domain manual control 175 2 8 2 Digital Domain manual control 176 2 8 3 Automatic Gain Control AGC 176 2 9 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 177 2 9 1 Bit Depth 177 2 9 2 Digital Data Shift 178 2 9 3 Output Format 178 2 10 PULSE GENERATOR 182 2 11 I O CONTROL 183 2 11 1 I O Mapping 183 2 11 2 Electrical Connectivity 184 2 12 TEST IMAGE PATTERNS 187 2 12 1 Test Image patt...

Page 5: ...ERVIEW 200 3 2 IMAGE ENHANCEMENT 200 3 2 1 Threshold Operation 200 3 2 2 Multi Point Correction 202 CHAPTER 4 CAMERA CONFIGURATION 206 4 1 OVERVIEW 207 4 2 CAMERA CONFIGURATION 207 4 2 1 Configuration Memory parameter FLASH 207 4 2 3 Camera Serial Protocol 208 4 3 CAMERA CONFIGURATION REGISTER DESCRIPTION 213 4 3 1 Startup Procedure 213 4 3 2 Saving and Restoring Settings 213 4 3 3 Retrieving Manu...

Page 6: ...isters 248 4 5 LENS CONTROLLER REGISTER DESCRIPTION 250 4 5 1 Lens Controller Workspace Registers 250 CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURATION UTILITY FOR BOBCAT CL CAMERAS 253 5 1 OVERVIEW 254 5 2 DISCOVERY PROCEDURE 254 5 3 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE 255 5 4 MAIN GUI MENU 257 5 5 VIEW GUI WINDOWS 261 5 6 GUI HELP 262 5 7 PARAMETER WINDOWS 263 5 7 1 Video Amp 263 5 7 2 I O Control 264 5 7 3 Trigger 266 5 7 4 Pulse ...

Page 7: ...ts 290 6 2 10 Custom Features 291 CHAPTER 7 BOBCAT WARRANTY AND SUPPORT 294 7 1 ORDERING INFORMATION 295 7 2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 296 7 3 WARRANTY 297 APPENDIX A CAMERA CONFIGURATION REFERENCE 298 A 0 ABBREVIATIONS 299 A 1 SAVING AND RESTORING REGISTERS 299 A 2 CAMERA INFORMATION REGISTERS 299 A 3 IMAGE SIZE AOI REGISTERS 300 A 4 EXPOSURE CONTROL REGISTERS 301 A 5 VIDEO REGISTERS 301 A 6 AEC AGC AIC ...

Page 8: ...GISTERS 305 A 17 MANUFACTURING DATA REGISTERS 306 APPENDIX B CREATING LOOUP TABLES 307 B 1 OVERVIEW 308 B 2 USING AN ASCII TEXT EDITOR 308 B 3 USING MICROSOFT EXCEL 309 APPENDIX C CREATING DPC AND HPC TABLES 310 C 1 OVERVIEW 311 C 2 USING AN ASCII TEXT EDITOR 311 APPENDIX D SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CL 312 APPENDIX E FIRMWARE UPGRADE CL 314 E 1 OVERVIEW 315 E 2 BOBCAT UPGRADE 315 APPENDIX F FIRMWARE U...

Page 9: ... 30 FIGURE 1 1D TRUESENSE CCD TYPICAL SPECTRAL RESPONSE WITH AR COATED COVER GLASS 30 FIGURE 1 2A ICX SONY CCD TYPICAL MONO SPECTRAL RESPONSE 31 FIGURE 1 2B ICX SONY CCD TYPICAL COLOR SPECTRAL RESPONSE 31 FIGURE 1 3 BAYER PATTERN ARRANGEMENT 32 FIGURE 1 3A TRUESENSE PATTERN ARRANGEMENT 32 FIGURE 1 4 CLB CAMERA BACK PANEL BASE CAMERA LINK OUTPUT 49 FIGURE 1 4A CLB CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR 50 FIGURE ...

Page 10: ...K OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CLB B0610 B0620 B1310 B1410 B1411 B1610 B2510 AND B2520 71 FIGURE 1 9B C MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CLB B1620 AND CLB 1920 72 FIGURE 1 9C C MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CLB B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 AND B2320 73 FIGURE 1 9D C MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CLB B1922 B2720 B3420 74 FIGURE 1 9E F MOU...

Page 11: ...0 B1610 B2510 AND B2520 83 FIGURE 1 10B C MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR GEV B1620 AND GEV B1920 84 FIGURE 1 10C C MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR GEV B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 AND B2320 85 FIGURE 1 10D C MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR GEV B1922 GEV B2720 AND GEV B3420 86 FIGURE 1 10E F MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR GE...

Page 12: ... B2021 POE B3320 AND POE B6620 96 FIGURE 1 12A C MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CXP B0610 B0620 B1410 B1610 B2510 AND B2520 97 FIGURE 1 12B C MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CXP B1620 AND CXP B1920 98 FIGURE 1 12C C MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR CXP B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 AND B2320 99 FIGURE 1 12D C MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT DIMENSIONA...

Page 13: ...VERTICAL WINDOW POSITIONING 116 FIGURE 2 8 SLAVE AOIS 117 FIGURE 2 9 PAOI ENABLED AS PROCESSING ROI 117 FIGURE 2 10 1A FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B0610 119 FIGURE 2 10 1B FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B0620 120 FIGURE 2 10 1C FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1020 121 FIGURE 2 10 1D FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1040 122 FIGURE 2 10 1E FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WI...

Page 14: ...GURE 2 10 1S FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1923 137 FIGURE 2 10 1U FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2020 139 FIGURE 2 10 1X FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2320 142 FIGURE 2 10 1ZA FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2510 144 FIGURE 2 10 1ZB FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2520 145 FIGURE 2 10 1ZE FRAME RATE VS VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B3320 148 FIGURE 2 10 1ZF...

Page 15: ...URE 2 16 DOUBLE EXPOSURE TRIGGERING 172 FIGURE 2 17 FRAME ACCUMULATION TRIGGERING 173 FIGURE 2 18 ASYNCHRONOUS TRIGGERING 173 FIGURE 2 19 STROBE PULSE POSITIONING 174 FIGURE 2 20 AFE GAIN AND OFFSET 175 FIGURE 2 21 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 177 FIGURE 2 22 OUTPUT DATA USING 4 BITS DIGITAL RIGHT SHIFT 178 FIGURE 2 24A 2 TAP SEQUENTIAL OUTPUT 179 FIGURE 2 24B 2 TAP INTERLEAVED OUTPUT 180 FIGURE 2 24C 2 TAP...

Page 16: ...MAGE WITH SINGLE THRESHOLD 201 FIGURE 3 2 ORIGINAL AND PROCESSED IMAGE WITH DOUBLE THRESHOLD 201 FIGURE 3 3 ORIGINAL AND PROCESSED IMAGE WITH THRESHOLD AND GRAY SCALE STRETCH 202 FIGURE 3 4 SINGLE POINT TF CORRECTION 203 FIGURE 3 5 MULTI POINT TF CORRECTION 204 FIGURE 3 6 MULTI POINT IMAGE CORRECTION A ORIGINAL B PROCESSED 204 FIGURE 4 1 SERIAL PROTOCOL FORMAT 208 FIGURE 4 2 NORMAL WRITE CYCLE 209...

Page 17: ...RMINAL 259 FIGURE 5 6 DOWNLOAD TERMINAL 260 FIGURE 5 7 VIEW GUI WINDOWS 261 FIGURE 5 8 HELP MENU 262 FIGURE 5 9 ABOUT CAMCONFIG 263 FIGURE 5 10 VIDEO AMP PARAMETER WINDOW 263 FIGURE 5 11 I O CONTROL PARAMETER WINDOW 265 FIGURE 5 13 PULSE GENERATOR WINDOW 268 FIGURE 5 16 AOI WINDOW 274 FIGURE 5 17 STROBE CONTROL WINDOW 275 FIGURE 5 18 COLOR WINDOW 277 FIGURE 5 20 DATA OUTPUT WINDOW 280 FIGURE 5 21 ...

Page 18: ...21 B1922 AND B1923 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 38 TABLE 1 1F B2020 B2021 AND B2320 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 39 TABLE 1 1G B3320 B3420 AND B4020 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 41 TABLE 1 1H B4820 B4821 AND B4822 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 42 TABLE 1 1I B6620 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 43 TABLE 1 1J B1040 B1340 AND B1641 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 44 TABLE 1 1K B1941 B1942 B1943 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 45 TABLE 1 1L B2041 B2340 AND B...

Page 19: ...ONNECTORS PIN MAPPING 63 TABLE 1 7A CXP CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 66 TABLE 1 7B CXP BNC PIG TALE CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 66 TABLE 2 1 IMAGE RESOLUTIONS FOR DIFFERENT MODES 112 TABLE 2 2 FRAME RATES FOR DIFFERENT MODES 114 TABLE 2 3 FRAME RATES FOR QUAD OUTPUT CAMERAS 114 TABLE 2 4A IMAGE SIZES AND FRAME RATES FOR DIFFERENT H BINNING MODES 161 TABLE 2 4B IMAGE SIZES AND FRAME RATES FOR DIFFE...

Page 20: ...GING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 20 of 329 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Key features of the BOBCAT camera Chapter 1 ...

Page 21: ...B1320M 1312 1280 x 728 720 68 85 fps Mono 1 2 TRUESE KAI 01150M CLB GEV PoE CXP B1320C 1312 1280 x 728 720 68 85 fps Color 1 2 TRUESE KAI 01150C CLB GEV PoE CXP B1320T 1312 1280 x 728 720 68 85 fps TrueS 1 2 TRUESE KAI 01150T CLB GEV PoE CXP B1340M 1312 1280 x 728 720 135 169 fps Mono 1 2 TRUESE KAI 01150M CLM CXP B1340C 1312 1280 x 728 720 135 169 fps Color 1 2 TRUESE KAI 01150C CLM CXP B1340T 13...

Page 22: ...s TrueS 1 3 TRUESE KAI 04070T CLM CXP B2320M 2352 2336 x 1768 1752 16 21 fps Mono 1 TRUESE KAI 04050M CLB GEV PoE CXP B2320C 2352 2336 x 1768 1752 16 21 fps Color 1 TRUESE KAI 04050C CLB GEV PoE CXP B2320T 2352 2336 x 1768 1752 16 21 fps TrueS 1 TRUESE KAI 04050T CLB GEV PoE CXP B2340M 2352 2336 x 1768 1752 33 41 fps Mono 1 TRUESE KAI 04050M CLM CXP B2340C 2352 2336 x 1768 1752 33 41 fps Color 1 T...

Page 23: ...6050T CLM CXP B4822M 4880 4864 x 3256 3232 3 0 4 1 fps Mono 43 20 mm TRUESE KAI 16070M CLB GEV PoE CXP B4822C 4880 4864 x 3256 3232 3 0 4 1 fps Color 43 20 mm TRUESE KAI 16070C CLB GEV PoE CXP B4822T 4880 4864 x 3256 3232 3 0 4 1 fps TrueS 43 20 mm TRUESE KAI 16070T CLB GEV PoE CXP B4842M 4880 x 3256 5 9 7 9 fps Mono 43 20 mm TRUESE KAI 16070M CLM CXP B4842C 4880 x 3256 5 9 7 9 fps Color 43 20 mm ...

Page 24: ...p loadable LUT A square pixel provides for a superior image in any orientation The interline transfer CCD permits full vertical and horizontal resolution of high speed shutter images The combination of electronic shutter and longtime integration enables the cameras capturing speed to be from 1 500 000 second to more than 16 seconds A built in Gamma correction and user LUT optimizes the CCD s dynam...

Page 25: ...dent horizontal and vertical AOIs Programmable horizontal and vertical resolution Programmable line time frame time and speed Programmable external trigger 3 triggering sources 5 triggering modes Automatic gain exposure and iris control Internal External exposure control Internal External H and V sync input output Left right digital bit shift Test image with image superimposition Built in pulse ge...

Page 26: ...tage takes place The resultant voltage signal is buffered by a video amplifier and sent to the corresponding video output There are two floating diffusions and two video amplifiers at each end of the HCCD and the charges can be transferred towards any of the outputs depending on the mode of operation The time interval required for all the pixels from the entire imager to be clocked out of the HCCD...

Page 27: ... BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 27 of 329 Figure 1 0a Interline CCD pixel structure Figure 1 0b TRUESENSE color filter interline CCD pixel structure ...

Page 28: ... 1944 1932 1460 1452 ICX 674 4 54 μm sq B1923 1936 1920 1096 1080 KAI 2170 7 4 μm sq B1941 1960 1920 1120 1080 KAI 02150 5 5 μm sq B1942 1944 1932 1460 1452 ICX 674 4 54 μm sq B1943 1936 1920 1096 1080 KAI 2170 7 4 μm sq B2020 2056 2048 2060 2048 KAI 4022 7 40 μm sq B2021 2072 2048 2072 2048 KAI 4070 7 40 μm sq B2041 2072 2048 2072 2048 KAI 4070 7 40 μm sq B2320 2352 2336 1768 1752 KAI 04050 5 50 ...

Page 29: ...8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 29 of 329 1 3 2 Spectral Response Figure 1 1a KAI TRUESENSE CCD typical mono spectral response Monochrome with the cover glass Figure 1 1b KAI TRUESENSE CCD typical UV spectral response UV quantum efficiency measured without cover glass and micro lenses ...

Page 30: ... IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 30 of 329 Figure 1 1c KAI TRUESENSE CCD typical color spectral response Color with the cover glass Figure 1 1d TRUESENSE CCD typical spectral response with AR coated cover glass ...

Page 31: ...MPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 31 of 329 Figure 1 2a ICX SONY CCD typical mono spectral response Monochrome with the cover glass Figure 1 2b ICX Sony CCD typical color spectral response Color with the cover glass ...

Page 32: ...et of color filters Red Green and Blue arranged in a Bayer pattern are placed over the pixels The starting color is typically GREEN for TRUESENSE CCDs and RED for SONY CCDs Figure 1 3 TRUESENSE Panchromatic clear pixels Pixel 1 1 are added to standard Red Green and Blue array Pan pixels provide increased sensitivity by detecting all visible wavelengths This provides a 2x 4x increase in light sensi...

Page 33: ... CL and GEV cameras RS 232 interface Yes Frame Time Long int up to 16 sec Auto White balance Yes Auto iris Yes Binning 2x2 3x3 4x4 8x8 Test image Yes Image superimposition Mirror image H Mirror Yes Defective pixel correction Static Dynamic User DPM Hot pixel correction Static Dynamic User HPM Negative Image Yes I O Control 4 inputs 3 outputs Strobe output Two strobes Active HIGH Pulse Generator Ye...

Page 34: ...B Black level offset 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction No No Digital bit shift 7 bits Left or Right 7 bits Le...

Page 35: ...er output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correct...

Page 36: ...evels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 71 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction No No No Di...

Page 37: ...output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Yes User ...

Page 38: ...t Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Yes User FFC Y...

Page 39: ...ital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Yes User FFC Yes Us...

Page 40: ...gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction No No No Digital bit shift 7 bits Lef...

Page 41: ...in 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Yes User FFC Yes User FFC ...

Page 42: ... 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Six Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Yes User FFC Yes User FFC Digital bit ...

Page 43: ...s Analog CDS gain 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 dB Black level offset 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Area of interest Six Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Digital bit shift 7 bits Left or Right Hardware trigger Asynchronous Software trigger Asynchronous frame grabber Trigger mo...

Page 44: ... 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 dB Black level offset 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Ga...

Page 45: ...ack level offset 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Six Independent AOIs Six Independent AOIs Six Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma Us...

Page 46: ... per output 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma Us...

Page 47: ...levels per output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field...

Page 48: ...0 dB Black level offset 1024 levels per output 1024 levels per output Digital gain 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step 1 0x to 3 0x 0 1x step Digital offset 511 to 511 511 to 511 Auto gain exposure Yes with AOI Yes with AOI Area of interest Eight Independent AOIs Eight Independent AOIs User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT 2 LUTs Gamma User LUT Flat field correction Yes User FFC Yes User FFC Digital bit shift 7 bits ...

Page 49: ...2 pin Power Connector provides power and I O interface 3 Female 12 pin I O interface with Lens Control outputs 4 USB type B programming SPI connector 5 Status LED indicates the status of the camera refer to Status LED section 6 Serial Number shows camera model and serial number Figure 1 4 CLB Camera back panel Base Camera Link output The Camera s video data output is compliant with Base Camera Lin...

Page 50: ...t Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 4 5 X CLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 4 18 X CLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 5 6 X 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 5 19 X 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 6 7 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 6 20 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 7 8 SerTFG LVDS Out Serial Data Transmitter PAIR 7 21 SerTFG LVDS Out Serial Data Transmitter PAIR ...

Page 51: ... A8 A8 DATA 9 Port B1 B1 A9 A9 A9 DATA 10 Port B2 B2 N C A10 A10 DATA 11 Port B3 B3 N C A11 A11 DATA 12 Port B4 B4 B8 B8 A12 DATA 13 Port B5 B5 B9 B9 A13 DATA 14 Port B6 B6 N C B10 N C DATA 15 Port B7 B7 N C B11 N C DATA 16 Port C0 N C B0 B0 N C DATA 17 Port C1 N C B1 B1 N C DATA 18 Port C2 N C B2 B2 N C DATA 19 Port C3 N C B3 B3 N C DATA 20 Port C4 N C B4 B4 N C DATA 21 Port C5 N C B5 B5 N C DATA...

Page 52: ... input black and strobe output white The corresponding BNC connector pin mapping is shown on Table 1 4d Figure 1 4b CLB Camera Power Connector Viewed from rear Pin Signal Type Description 1 12 VDC Return Ground Return 12 VDC Main Power Return 2 12 VDC Power Input 12 VDC Main Power 3 IRIS VCC Power Input 12 V Iris Power 4 IRIS Video Analog Output Iris Video Output 5 IRIS Return Ground Return 12 VDC...

Page 53: ...ntrol via an RS232 serial interface and outputs Lens Control signals for Zoom Focus and Iris for a standard Type 1 6V or Type 5 12V C Mount motorized lens Refer to Fig 1 4c for connector pin outs Refer to Table 1 4c for corresponding pin mapping The connector is a female HIROSE type miniature locking receptacle HR10A 10R 12SB 71 The male HIROSE mating plug part number is HR10A 10R 12P 73 Figure 1 ...

Page 54: ... Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 54 of 329 8 ZOOM 1 Zoom Wide DC 9 ZOOM 2 Zoom Narrow DC 10 AUX UART COM Ground Return RS 232 Ground Return 11 AUX UART RX Receive RS 232 RX 12 AUX UART TX Transmit RS 232 TX Table 1 4c CLB Serial Lens Control Pin Mapping ...

Page 55: ...des power and I O interface 3 Female 12 pin I O interface with Lens Control outputs 4 USB type B programming SPI connector 5 Status LED indicates the status of the camera refer to Status LED section 6 Serial Number shows camera model and serial number Figure 1 5 CLM Camera back panel Medium Camera Link output The Camera s video data output is compliant with Medium Camera Link standard and includes...

Page 56: ...amera Link Channel Tx PAIR 4 5 X CLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 4 18 X CLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 5 6 X 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 5 19 X 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 6 7 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 6 20 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 7 8 SerTFG LVDS Out Serial Data Transmitter PAIR 7 21 SerTFG LVDS Out Serial Data Transmitter PAIR 8 9...

Page 57: ...x PAIR 3 4 Y 2 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 3 17 Y 2 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 4 5 Y CLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 4 18 Y CLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 5 6 Y 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 5 19 Y 3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 6 7 Ser_BP LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 6 20 Ser_BP LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 7 8 N C N C N C PAIR 7 21 N C...

Page 58: ...A8 DATA 9 Port B1 B1 A9 A9 DATA 10 Port B2 B2 N C A10 DATA 11 Port B3 B3 N C A11 DATA 12 Port B4 B4 B8 B8 DATA 13 Port B5 B5 B9 B9 DATA 14 Port B6 B6 N C B10 DATA 15 Port B7 B7 N C B11 DATA 16 Port C0 N C B0 B0 DATA 17 Port C1 N C B1 B1 DATA 18 Port C2 N C B2 B2 DATA 19 Port C3 N C B3 B3 DATA 20 Port C4 N C B4 B4 DATA 21 Port C5 N C B5 B5 DATA 22 Port C6 N C B6 B6 DATA 23 Port C7 N C B7 B7 DATA 24...

Page 59: ... Port F6 N C N C F10 DATA 47 Port F7 N C N C D11 ENABLE 0 LVAL LVAL LVAL LVAL ENABLE 1 FVAL FVAL FVAL FVAL ENABLE 2 DVAL DVAL DVAL DVAL ENABLE 3 User Out User Out User Out User Out CONTROL 0 CC 1 CC 1 CC 1 CC 1 CONTROL 1 CC 2 CC 2 CC 2 CC 2 CONTROL 2 N C N C N C N C CONTROL 3 N C N C N C N C Table 1 5c Medium Camera Link bit assignment The power and all external input output signals are supplied t...

Page 60: ...eral Purpose Inputs Return 11 GPIO LVTTL IN OUT Reserved for custom GPIO 12 GP OUT 2 TTL OUT 2 General Purpose Output 2 Table 1 5d CLM Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping The female 12 pin HIROSE connector provides Camera Control via an RS232 serial interface and outputs Lens Control signals for Zoom Focus and Iris for a standard Type 1 6V or Type 5 12V C Mount motorized lens Refer to Fig 1 5e for ...

Page 61: ...L 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 61 of 329 5 IRIS 2 Iris Opens DC 6 FOCUS 1 Focus Near DC 7 FOCUS 2 Focus Far DC 8 ZOOM 1 Zoom Wide DC 9 ZOOM 2 Zoom Narrow DC 10 AUX UART COM Ground Return RS 232 Ground Return 11 AUX UART RX Receive RS 232 RX 12 AUX UART TX Transmit RS 232 TX Table 1 5e CLM Serial Lens Control Pin Mapping ...

Page 62: ...to Status LED ion 6 Serial Number shows camera model and serial number Figure 1 6 GEV Camera back panel GigE output The Camera s video data output along with the serial communication and triggering signals are serialized and continuously transmitted over the Gigabit Ethernet interface at GigE s full 1 Gb s line rate while delivering consistently low predictable latencies The network interface is c...

Page 63: ... Return Ground Return 12 VDC Iris Power Return 6 GP OUT Return Ground Return General Purpose Outputs Return 7 GP OUT 1 TTL OUT 1 General Purpose Output 1 8 GP IN 1 TTL LVTTL IN 1 General Purpose Input 1 9 GP IN 2 TTL LVTTL IN 2 General Purpose Input 2 10 GP IN Return Ground Return General Purpose Inputs Return 11 GPIO LVTTL IN OUT Reserved for custom GPIO 12 GP OUT 2 TTL OUT 2 General Purpose Outp...

Page 64: ...onnector is a female HIROSE type miniature locking receptacle HR10A 10R 12SB 71 The male HIROSE mating plug part number is HR10A 10R 12P 73 Figure 1 6b GEV Camera Serial Lens Control Pin Outs Viewed from rear Pin Signal Type Description 1 IRIS Return Ground Return 12 VDC Main Power Return 2 IRIS VCC Power Input 12 VDC Main Power 3 IRIS Video Analog Output IRIS Video Output 4 IRIS 1 Iris Closes DC ...

Page 65: ...put The Camera s video data output control data triggering and general I Os are serialized and continuously transmitted over CoaXPress CXP using single standard BNC 75 ohm coaxial cable The interface provides a high speed downlink of up to 6 25 Gbps for video transport plus lower speed 20Mbps uplink for communication and control Power is also available over the cable and cable lengths of greater t...

Page 66: ... Return General Purpose Outputs Return 7 GP OUT 1 TTL OUT 1 General Purpose Output 1 8 GP IN 1 TTL LVTTL IN 1 General Purpose Input 1 9 GP IN 2 TTL LVTTL IN 2 General Purpose Input 2 10 GP IN Return Ground Return General Purpose Inputs Return 11 GPIO LVTTL IN OUT Reserved for custom GPIO 12 GP OUT 2 TTL OUT 2 General Purpose Output 2 Table 1 7a CXP Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping Pin Signal Cab...

Page 67: ...ector is a female HIROSE type miniature locking receptacle HR10A 10R 12SB 71 The male HIROSE mating plug part number is HR10A 10R 12P 73 Figure 1 7b CXP Camera Serial Lens Control Pin Outs Viewed from rear Pin Signal Type Description 1 IRIS Return Ground Return 12 VDC Main Power Return 2 IRIS VCC Power Input 12 VDC Main Power 3 IRIS Video Analog Output IRIS Video Output 4 IRIS 1 Iris Closes DC 5 I...

Page 68: ...nd up to 2 5A constant DC current is available for additional price from IMPERX for the BOBCAT cameras The operating input voltage ranges from 90 to 240 VAC CAUTION NOTE 1 It is strongly recommended that you do not use an adapter other than the one that is available from IMPERX for the camera 2 The PoCL current is limited to 333 mA The cameras are PoCL compatible in normal camera operation free ru...

Page 69: ...0 is shown in Fig 1 9l 1 5 2 Optical The smaller body BOBCAT cameras 46 x 46 mm cross section come with an adapter for C mount lenses which have a 17 53 mm back focal distance An F mount lens can be used with a C mount camera via an F mount to C mount adapter which can be purchased separately refer to the IMPERX web site for more information The bigger body BOBCAT cameras 60 x 60 mm cross section ...

Page 70: ... temperature equalization if the camera was kept below 00 C The camera should be stored in a dry environment with the temperature ranging from 500 to 900 C CAUTION NOTE 1 Avoid direct exposure to moisture and liquids The camera housing is not hermetically sealed and any exposure to liquids may damage the camera electronics 2 Avoid operating in an environment without any air circulation in close pr...

Page 71: ... s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 71 of 329 C Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9a C mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B0610 B0620 B1310 B1410 B1411 B1610 B2510 and B2520 ...

Page 72: ...AT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 72 of 329 C Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9b C mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B1620 and CLB 1920 ...

Page 73: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 73 of 329 C Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9c C mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 and B2320 ...

Page 74: ...CAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 74 of 329 C Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9d C mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B1922 B2720 B3420 ...

Page 75: ...CAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 75 of 329 F Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9e F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B2020 B4020 B4820 ...

Page 76: ...AT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 76 of 329 F Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9f F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B4821 and CLB B4822 ...

Page 77: ...rdware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 77 of 329 F Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9g F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLB B2021 CLB B3320 and CLB B6620 ...

Page 78: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 78 of 329 C Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9h F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLM B1040 B1340 B1641 B1941 B1943 and B2340 ...

Page 79: ...Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 79 of 329 C Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9i C mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLM B1942 CLM B2740 CLM B3440 ...

Page 80: ...AT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 80 of 329 F Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9j F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLM B4841 and CLM B4842 ...

Page 81: ...Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 81 of 329 F Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9k F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CLM B2041 CLM B3340 CLM B6640 ...

Page 82: ...User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 82 of 329 F Mount Camera Link CL Output Figure 1 9l F mount camera link output with external heatsink dimensional drawings for CLB B3340 and CLB B6640 ...

Page 83: ... User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 83 of 329 C Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10a C mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B0610 B0620 B1410 B1610 B2510 and B2520 ...

Page 84: ...T Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 84 of 329 C Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10b C mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B1620 and GEV B1920 ...

Page 85: ... User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 85 of 329 C Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10c C mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 and B2320 ...

Page 86: ...dware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 86 of 329 C Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10d C mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B1922 GEV B2720 and GEV B3420 ...

Page 87: ...dware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 87 of 329 F Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10e F mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B2020 GEV B4020 and GEV B4820 ...

Page 88: ...T Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 88 of 329 F Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10f F mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B4821 and GEV B4822 ...

Page 89: ...ardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 89 of 329 F Mount GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 10g F mount GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for GEV B2021 GEV B3320 and B6620 ...

Page 90: ...r s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 90 of 329 C Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11a C mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B0610 B0620 B1410 B1610 B2510 and B2520 ...

Page 91: ...rdware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 91 of 329 C Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11b C mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B1620 and PoE B1920 ...

Page 92: ...r s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 92 of 329 C Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11c C mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 and B2320 ...

Page 93: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 93 of 329 C Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11d C mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B1922 GEV B2720 and GEV B3420 ...

Page 94: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 94 of 329 F Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11e F mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B2020 PoE B4020 and PoE B4820 ...

Page 95: ...rdware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 95 of 329 F Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11f F mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B4821 and PoE B4822 ...

Page 96: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 96 of 329 F Mount PoE GigE Vision GEV Output Figure 1 11g F mount PoE GigE Vision Output Dimensional Drawings for PoE B2021 PoE B3320 and PoE B6620 ...

Page 97: ... User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 97 of 329 C Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12a C mount CoaXExpress Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B0610 B0620 B1410 B1610 B2510 and B2520 ...

Page 98: ...T Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 98 of 329 C Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12b C mount CoaXExpress Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B1620 and CXP B1920 ...

Page 99: ... User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 99 of 329 C Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12c C mount CoaXExpress Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B1020 B1320 B1621 B1921 B1923 and B2320 ...

Page 100: ...ware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 100 of 329 C Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12d C mount CoaXExpress Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B1922 CXP B2720 and CXP B3420 ...

Page 101: ...rdware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 101 of 329 F Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12e F mount CoaXExpress Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B2020 CXP B4020 CXP B4820 ...

Page 102: ... Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 102 of 329 F Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12f F mount Camera Link Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B4821 and CXP B4822 ...

Page 103: ...ware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 103 of 329 F Mount CoaXExpress CXP Output Figure 1 12g F mount CoaXExpress Output Dimensional Drawings for CXP B2021 CXP B3320 and CXP B6620 ...

Page 104: ...T Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 104 of 329 Figure 1 13a Small Bobcat mounting plate using in 20 thread Figure 1 13b Big Bobcat mounting plate using in 20 thread ...

Page 105: ...NG SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 105 of 329 Chapter 2 Camera Features Camera Features Camera features and their use Chapter 2 ...

Page 106: ...ive lines and buffer lines and the second only the active lines The camera speed Frames per Second is the same for both image size selections Typically the pixels outside of LVAL and FVAL primarily dark pixels and lines are masked with zeros but in BOBCAT the user has an option to mask or not to mask these pixels or lines Refer to section BOBCAT Configuration for more information Camera models B06...

Page 107: ...t of the HCCD register towards the left video amplifier Video L while the second right half of the pixels are shifted towards the right video amplifier Video R Figure 2 2 In the horizontal direction the first half of the image appears normal and the second half is left right mirrored The camera reconstructs the image by flipping the mirrored portion and rearranging the pixels Dual output is the de...

Page 108: ...mplifier VOUTa while the remaining quadrants are shifted towards their respective video amplifiers VOUTb VOUTc and VOUTd Figure 2 3 In the horizontal direction the left side quadrants appear normal and the right side quadrants are left right mirrored In the vertical direction the top two quadrants appear normal and the bottom two quadrants are vertically mirrored The camera reconstructs the image ...

Page 109: ...l vertical lines The first left half of the pixels are shifted out of the HCCD register towards the left video amplifier Video L while the second right half of the pixels is shifted towards the right video amplifier Video R Figure 2 4a In the horizontal direction the first half of the image appears normal and the second half is left right mirrored The camera reconstructs the image by flipping the ...

Page 110: ...of operation B B1320 B1410 B1411 B1610 and B2520 Models To achieve a higher frame rate B1320 B1410 B1411 B1610 and B2520 camera models can provide a fast readout where every the image is sub sampled 2 out of 8 lines pixels are read out of the CCD Figure 2 6 The image resolutions for different cameras are shown in table 2 1a and a frame rates in Table 2 2 Figure 2 4b Center columns output in dual m...

Page 111: ...9 0006 111 of 329 Figure 2 5 Center columns output in dual tap mode CAUTION NOTE 1 Vertical and horizontal binning cannot be performed when the Center mode is used for B1410 B1610 and B2520 2 Currently there is no support for center mode for B2520 Please contact IMPERX if you need this feature enabled Figure 2 6 Sub sampled CCD output a B1410 b B1610 c B2520 ...

Page 112: ...00 x 1200 Quad B1920 1928 x 1084 1920 x 1080 N A Single Dual B1921 1960 x 1120 1920 x 1080 Single Dual B1922 1940 x 1460 1932 x 1452 Single Dual B1923 TBD TBD Single Dual B1941 1960 x 1120 1920 x 1080 Quad B1942 1940 x 1460 1932 x 1452 Quad B2020 2056 x 2060 2048 x 2048 N A Single Dual B2320 2360 x 1776 2336 x 1752 Single Dual B2340 2360 x 1776 2336 x 1752 Quad B2510 2456 x 2058 2448 x 2050 Single...

Page 113: ...200 us with a precision 25 ns The camera frame time can be extended to 16 sec with a precision of 1 0us Please refer to EXPOSURE CONTROL section for more information CAUTION NOTE It is not recommended to use the Programmable Line Time feature when Vertical Binning higher than 2x is used 2 2 2 Camera Speed Control BOBCAT camera series provides a unique way to control and increase the camera nominal...

Page 114: ...4 fps N A N A B1621 18 22 fps 34 42 fps N A N A B1920 17 22 fps 33 41 fps N A N A B1921 17 21 fps 31 39 fps N A N A B1922 17 21 fps 20 27 fps N A N A B1923 TBD TBD N A N A B2020 8 6 10 8 fps 16 3 20 4 fps N A N A B2320 8 7 10 8 fps 16 4 20 6 fps N A N A B2510 6 8 fps N A N A N A B2520 N A 11 16 fps N A N A B3320 4 4 5 6 fps 8 5 10 6 fps N A N A B4020 2 6 3 4 fps 4 8 6 5 fps N A N A B4820 1 7 2 3 f...

Page 115: ...ra can be slaved to one or both pulses The H Sync and V Sync has to be mapped to corresponding camera input For more information please refer to the I O Control section 2 3 REGION OF INTEREST 2 3 1 Horizontal and Vertical Window For some applications the user may not need the entire image but only a portion of it To accommodate this requirement BOBCAT provides total of 8 eight Horizontal and Verti...

Page 116: ...antage of the reduced vertical image size and increase the camera frame rate the image maximum camera speed will be determined by the V size of this MAOI The image resolution will reflect the MAOI H V settings B Slave AOIs AOI1 to AOI6 are assigned as slave AOIs and they MUST be selected so they are completely inside MAOI All slave AOIs can be set independently with no restrictions for overlapping...

Page 117: ...of Interest ROI When enabled as LUT ROI the LUT function will apply only to the selected ROI all data outside of the region will not be processed with the LUT function When enabled as processing ROI the selected processing function will apply only to the selected ROI all data outside of the region will not be processed with the selected function Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 PAOI enabled as processing ROI...

Page 118: ...s not affect the camera frame rate the vertical window does but only if Keep Frame Rate is not enabled 6 For dual tap mode of operation the horizontal Offset and Width must be even number 7 For B1920 the minimum Horizontal Offset is 10 pixels when Constant Frame Rate is disabled and 0 pixels when Constant Frame Rate is enabled 8 Positioning the horizontal and vertical window size outside the maxim...

Page 119: ...mperx com 1 561 989 0006 119 of 329 Frame Rate fps 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 B0610 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate fps Normal window normal clock Normal window normal clock Center window slow clock Center window fast clock Figure 2 10 1a Frame rate vs vertical window size for B0610 ...

Page 120: ...300 350 400 450 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 B0620 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate fps Dual Output Normal window normal clock Normal window fast clock Center window normal clock Center window fast clock Figure 2 10 1b Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B0620 This figure shows the speed in dual output only The speed in single output is identical to B0610 Figure 2 10a ...

Page 121: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 121 of 329 Figure 2 10 1c Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1020 ...

Page 122: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 122 of 329 Figure 2 10 1d Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1040 ...

Page 123: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 123 of 329 Figure 2 10 1e Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1310 ...

Page 124: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 124 of 329 Figure 2 10 1f Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1320 ...

Page 125: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 125 of 329 Figure 2 10 1g Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1340 ...

Page 126: ... 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 126 of 329 0 200 400 600 800 1000 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 B1410 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate fps Normal clock Fast clock Figure 2 10 1h Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1410 ...

Page 127: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 127 of 329 Figure 2 10 1i Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1411 ...

Page 128: ... 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 128 of 329 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 B1610 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate fps Normal clock Fast clock Figure 2 10 1j Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1610 ...

Page 129: ...Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 129 of 329 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 B1620 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate dual output normal clock single output normal clock dual output fast clock single output fast clock Figure 2 10 1k Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1620 ...

Page 130: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 130 of 329 Figure 2 10 1l Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1621 ...

Page 131: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 131 of 329 Figure 2 10 1m Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1641 ...

Page 132: ...TE Active Lines Frame Rate dual output normal clock single output normal clock dual output fast clock single output fast clock Figure 2 10 1n Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1920 CAUTION NOTE The CCD used in B1920 KAI 2093 natively does not support increase frame rate with reduced vertical frame size Due to this in some bright light scenes blooming is possible If blooming occurs please red...

Page 133: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 133 of 329 Figure 2 10 1o Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1921 ...

Page 134: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 134 of 329 Figure 2 10 1p Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1941 ...

Page 135: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 135 of 329 Figure 2 10 1q Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1922 ...

Page 136: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 136 of 329 Figure 2 10 1r Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1922 ...

Page 137: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 137 of 329 Figure 2 10 1s Frame rate vs Vertical window size for B1923 ...

Page 138: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 138 of 329 Figure 2 10 1t Frame rate vs vertical window size for B1943 ...

Page 139: ... FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 139 of 329 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 B2020 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate dual output normal clock single output normal clock dual output fast clock single output fast clock Figure 2 10 1u Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2020 ...

Page 140: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 140 of 329 Figure 2 10 1v Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2021 ...

Page 141: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 141 of 329 Figure 2 10 1w Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2021 ...

Page 142: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 142 of 329 Figure 2 10 1x Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2320 ...

Page 143: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 143 of 329 Figure 2 10 1y Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2340 ...

Page 144: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 144 of 329 Figure 2 10 1za Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2510 ...

Page 145: ... Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 145 of 329 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 B2520 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate fps Normal clock Fast clock Figure 2 10 1zb Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2520 ...

Page 146: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 146 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zc Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2720 ...

Page 147: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 147 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zd Frame rate vs vertical window size for B2740 ...

Page 148: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 148 of 329 Figure 2 10 1ze Frame rate vs vertical window size for B3320 ...

Page 149: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 149 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zf Frame rate vs vertical window size for B3340 ...

Page 150: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 150 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zg Frame rate vs vertical window size for B3420 ...

Page 151: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 151 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zh Frame rate vs vertical window size for B3440 ...

Page 152: ...14 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 152 of 329 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 B4020 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate dual output normal clock single output normal clock dual output fast clock single output fast clock Figure 2 10 1zi Frame rate vs vertical window size for B4020 ...

Page 153: ...aton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 153 of 329 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 B4820 FRAME RATE Active Lines Frame Rate dual output normal clock single output normal clock dual output fast clock single output fast clock Figure 2 10 1zj Frame rate vs vertical window size for B4820 ...

Page 154: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 154 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zk Frame rate vs vertical window size for B4821 ...

Page 155: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 155 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zl Frame rate vs vertical window size for B4841 ...

Page 156: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 156 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zm Frame rate vs vertical window size for B4822 ...

Page 157: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 157 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zn Frame rate vs vertical window size for B4842 ...

Page 158: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 158 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zo Frame rate vs vertical window size for B6620 ...

Page 159: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 159 of 329 Figure 2 10 1zp Frame rate vs vertical window size for B6640 ...

Page 160: ...locked simultaneously into the horizontal CCD register before being read out This results in summing the charges of adjacent pixels in the vertical direction from two lines BOBCAT supports 4 binning modes 2x 3x 4x and 8x In 2 1 binning for example the corresponding pixels in every two lines 1 2 3 4 5 6 are summed together Vertical binning reduces the vertical resolution by a factor of 2 and almost...

Page 161: ...1 816 800 34 42 544 532 34 42 408 400 34 42 204 200 34 42 B1920 960 33 41 640 33 41 480 33 41 240 33 41 B1921 976 960 32 40 650 640 32 40 488 480 32 40 244 240 32 40 B1922 970 966 20 27 646 644 20 27 484 482 20 27 242 240 20 27 B2020 1028 1024 16 20 686 682 16 20 514 512 16 20 256 256 16 20 B2320 1176 1168 16 20 784 778 16 20 588 584 16 20 292 294 16 20 B2510 1228 1224 6 5 9 6 818 816 6 5 9 6 614 ...

Page 162: ... 124 135 150 187 B1921 556 540 55 68 370 360 72 90 278 270 86 107 139 135 120 150 B1922 730 726 33 45 486 484 43 58 365 363 50 67 182 181 67 90 B2020 1030 1024 29 37 686 682 41 51 515 512 50 62 257 256 77 96 B2320 884 876 28 36 589 584 38 47 442 438 45 56 219 221 63 79 B2510 1029 1025 12 16 5 686 683 16 22 514 512 19 26 257 256 29 35 B2520 1029 1025 19 25 686 683 24 31 516 515 28 35 257 256 38 43 ...

Page 163: ...selected horizontal binning mode Figure 2 11a illustrates the simultaneous usage of AOI and H V binning The original image is 640 x 480 Then after 2 x 2 binning the resultant image is 320 x 240 Then a master AOI is enabled with offset X 80 offset Y 120 width 200 and height 100 Then a slave AOI is enabled with offset X 50 offset Y 30 width 45 and height 40 In the left side the slave AOI is enabled ...

Page 164: ...BBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 164 of 329 Figure 2 11a AOI within horizontal and vertical binned image ...

Page 165: ...dependent VCCD SHUTTER Frame Time Exposure Figure 2 12 Electronic shutter position 2 5 2 External exposure control The camera exposure can be controlled using an external pulse supplied to the camera The pulse duration determines the exposure For stable operation this pulse MUST be synchronized with the camera frame timing Please refer to I O Control section for pulse mapping information 2 5 3 Var...

Page 166: ... need to re adjust the frame time value 3 If the frame time is greater than 500ms the camera has to be kept still otherwise a motion smear will appear on the image 2 5 4 Automatic Exposure Control AEC The camera can be set to automatic exposure and gain control in order to keep the same image brightness during changing light conditions Both modes automatic exposure and automatic gain can be enable...

Page 167: ...he camera response is not linear i e equal exposure increments do not result in equal brightness increase In some rare occasions during such conditions an image brightness oscillation image flipping from bright to dark could occur To prevent this please change the AEC AGC setting exposure speed luminance level or AOI or change the lens iris 2 5 5 Automatic Iris Control AIC The camera has a built i...

Page 168: ...he camera receives the trigger signal from the internal pulse generator Software the camera receives the trigger signal which is computer generated This input is available only for GigE Cameras The camera expects a one clock cycles pulse generated by the computer The trigger exposure is internal register controlled Pulse duration exposure is not allowed 2 6 2 Acquisition and Exposure Control For e...

Page 169: ...530 frames or to be free running 6 Exposure Delay delays the beginning of the exposure with respect to the trigger pulse The delay can be programmed from 0 to 16 777 seconds CAUTION NOTE 1 The de bounce interval MUST be smaller than the trigger pulse duration Adjust the interval accordingly 2 When Triggering is enabled Programmable Integration is not active 2 6 3 Trigger Strobe Control Along with ...

Page 170: ...be interrupted and part of the frame will be lost Only if the main strobe is enabled VCCD SHUTTER TRIGGER EXPOSURE FVAL DATA STROBE First Frame Exposure DATA Out Only if the trigger strobe is enabled Figure 2 14 Standard triggering timing B Fast Synchronized Triggering Rapid Capture Fast synchronized triggering a k a rapid capture provides the ability to run the camera in a slave mode allowing sev...

Page 171: ... pulse In this mode the camera idles and waits for a trigger signal to come from the selected source Upon receiving the external trigger signal the camera clears the horizontal and vertical registers and starts integration There is NO DELAY between the active trigger edge of the trigger pulse and the beginning of the integration Upon receiving the trigger signal the camera starts integration for t...

Page 172: ...20 B2020 B4020 and B4820 minimum exposure is 10 us D Frame Accumulation Triggering When the Frame Accumulation triggering mode is enabled the camera idles and waits for a trigger signal Upon receiving the external trigger signal the camera clears the horizontal and vertical registers sends a shutter pulse to clear the pixels and starts integration Figure 2 17 Upon receiving the trigger signal the ...

Page 173: ...ts Figure 2 18 This completes the current trigger cycle the camera free running and waits for the next trigger pulse In this mode the camera exposure can be controlled with the internal shutter or with the trigger pulse width The time required for rapid line flush all charges stored in the vertical registers are cleared is camera dependent and if the camera is triggered via CC line and the camera ...

Page 174: ...be pulse can be positioned within the entire frame timing period with a precision 1 0 us The strobe duration can be seen from 1 0 us to 65535 us with a precision of 1 0us The internal camera timing has a flag for odd and even frames Each strobe can be assigned to every frame only odd frames only even frames or the strobe can be disabled The actual strobe signal can be mapped to the corresponding c...

Page 175: ...e relationship between the video signal output level and gain offset Theoretically the black level should reside at 0 volts and the gain changes should only lead to increasing the amplitude of the video signal Since the camera has two separate video outputs coming out of the CCD there is always some offset misbalance between the video outputs Thus changing the AFE gain leads to a change in the off...

Page 176: ...with changing the gain within the preset by the user min max limits If one of the gain limits has been reached the camera indicates the limit has been reached and keeps the value until the light condition change The speed of convergence how fast the camera stabilizes after change can be preset by the user four possible options are available If both modes automatic exposure and automatic gain are e...

Page 177: ...o D13 MSB and camera is set to output 12 bit data the 12 output bits are mapped to D2 LSB to D13 MSB 10 bit If the 14 bit original camera data is D0 LSB to D13 MSB and camera is set to output 10 bit data the 10 output bits are mapped to D4 LSB to D13 MSB 8 bit If the 14 bit original camera data is D0 LSB to D13 MSB and camera is set to output 8 bit data the 8 output bits are mapped to D6 LSB to D1...

Page 178: ...preserving the 4 least significant bits and truncating the 4 most significant ones Figure 2 22 Please note that the camera signal to noise ratio will be reduced using the data shift option Standard 10 bit Output Data D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 Camera Data 14 bit 0 0 Modified 10 bit Output Data 10 bit data 4 bits shifted right D12 D13 0 0 0 0 0 0 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D0 D1 D2 D3...

Page 179: ...is in a single mode user can select the raw Bayer data output 1 Tap Sequential or the interpolated color 3 Tap RGB For Dual mode of operation regardless of imager type mono or color the user has two choices 2 Tap Sequential or 2 Tap Interleaved 3 Tap RGB is not available because of bandwidth limitations for Base Camera Link 2 Tap Sequential In this mode all pixels are sent to two outputs Tap 1 and...

Page 180: ...utputs Tap 1 and Tap2 with 2x clock in the following sequence Figure 2 24c Each pixel can be 8 10 or 12 deep This mode is available only for the normal speed Tap 1 starting for every line with the pixel 1 and then all odd pixels in a sequence 1 3 L 3 L 1 until reaches the one before last pixel Tap 2 starting for every line with the pixel 2 and then all even pixels in a sequence 2 4 L 2 L until rea...

Page 181: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 181 of 329 Tap1 P 1 P 5 P L 7 P L 3 Tap2 P 2 P 6 P L 6 P L 2 Tap3 P 3 P 7 P L 5 P L 1 Tap4 P 4 P 8 P L 4 P L Figure 2 24d 4 tap interleaved output ...

Page 182: ...l section for more information The discrete number of pulse can be set from 1 to 65530 with a step of 1 The user has options to set Granularity Indicates the number of clock cycles that are used for each increment of the width and the period Four possible options are available x1 x10 x100 and x 1000 Period Indicates the amount of time also determined by the granularity between consecutive pulses M...

Page 183: ...posure control The user can map the camera outputs to Exposure Start Exposure End Mid Exposure Active Exposure Window H or V Sync Odd Even Frame Flag Trigger Pulse Trigger Pulse Delayed Camera Ready Pulse Generator Strobe One Strobe Two For each mapped signal active High active Low can be selected All possible mapping options for the camera inputs and outputs are shown in Table 2 4a and Table 2 4b...

Page 184: ...ce between the inputs Signal and Return MUST be LVTTL 3 3 volts or TTL 5 0 volts The total maximum input current MUST NOT exceed 2 0 mA There are no restrictions for the minimum or maximum duration TO I O CONTROL 2 mA MAX R4 300 Input BNC 1 2 Return Signal 1 2 D1 6 2V Figure 2 26 IN1 IN2 electrical connection B Outputs OUT1 and OUT2 The external outputs in BOBCAT GigE or CL models are directly con...

Page 185: ... Figure 2 28 Lens Control output electrical connection Note ICL and IGV cameras do not support Lens Control Only CLB CLM and GEV cameras support Lens Control D Custom GPIO IN OUT BOBCAT GigE or CL models has a provision for a high speed custom general purpose I O LVTTL 3 3 Volts compatible The maximum output current MUST NOT exceed 8 mA and the maximum input current MUST NOT exceed 2 0 mA This GPI...

Page 186: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 9 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 186 of 329 ...

Page 187: ... horizontal ramp image V Ramp Move displays a moving vertical ramp image Vertical Bars displays a set of 8 vertical gray bars with different gray levels 2 12 2 Image Superimposition The user has the capabilities to superimpose over a live image the following test patterns The user can change the brightness of the superimposed image from black invisible to white Image superimposition is not availab...

Page 188: ...rmed When set to Once the camera analyzes only one image frame calculates only one set correction coefficients and all subsequent frames are corrected with this set of coefficients When set to Manual the camera uses the correction coefficients as entered from the user In Auto mode the camera analyzes every frame a set of correction coefficients are derived for each frame and applied to the next fr...

Page 189: ...alculated for each frame The average floor level for each tap is then subtracted from each incoming pixel from the corresponding tap from the next frame 2 14 2 Tap Balancing Since the camera has two separate video outputs coming out of the CCD there is always some offset misbalance between the video outputs Thus changing the AFE gain leads to a change in the offset level and to a further misbalanc...

Page 190: ...figuration software refer to Appendix B LUT 12 bit input data 12 bit output data Figure 2 30 Look up table 2 15 1 Standard Gamma Correction The image generated by the camera is normally viewed on a CRT or LCD display which does not have a linear transfer function i e the display brightness is not linearly proportional to the scene brightness as captured by the camera As the object brightness is lo...

Page 191: ...n define any 12 bit to 12 bit transformation as a user LUT and can upload it to the camera using the configuration utility software The user can specify a transfer function of their choice to match the camera s dynamic range to the scene s dynamic range There are no limitations to the profile of the function The LUT must include all possible input values 0 to 4095 Figures 2 32 Input signal Output ...

Page 192: ... will have full response completely bright 2 Hot these are pixel which in normal camera operation behaves as normal pixel the sensitivity is equal to the one of the adjacent pixels but during long time integration behaves as a high intensity bright pixel In some cases this pixel will have full response completely bright 2 16 1 Static Pixel Correction Static Defective and Hot pixel correction works...

Page 193: ...561 989 0006 193 of 329 2 16 1 Dynamic Pixel Correction Dynamic pixel correction works without preloaded pixel maps When this option is enabled the camera determines which pixel needs correction and performs the correction automatically Static and Dynamic Defective Pixel Correction and Hot Pixel Correction can be enabled independently or simultaneously ...

Page 194: ...e flat field correction process compensates for uneven illumination if that illumination is a stable characteristic of each object exposure During factory final testing our manufacturing engineers run a program specially designed to identify the shading characteristics of the camera The program creates a Flat Field Correction file which contains coefficients describing these shading characteristic...

Page 195: ...OLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 195 of 329 Figure 2 33a Original image showing shading effect Figure 2 33b Flat field corrected image ...

Page 196: ... the negative image mode the value of each pixel is inverted The resultant image appears negative Figure 2 34 This feature could be useful if the camera receives a negative image i e image from microfilms prints or slides In this mode the image has a normal vertical and horizontal orientation and full resolution This feature is available in both single and dual output modes Figure 2 34 Normal and ...

Page 197: ...ng will be slaved to the external pulses Changing programmable integration sliders will not affect the image luminance RED is steady ON RS232 communication error or firmware load error Re power the camera and load the factory settings If the condition is still present please contact the factory for RMA LED is OFF Power not present error The camera has no power or indicates a camera power supply fa...

Page 198: ... image size can change based on a camera feature selected In any mode of operation i e normal AOI binning etc the user can query the camera for the current image size by issuing a command refer to the Image Size section The current camera image size in pixels x lines will be returned 2 20 LENS CONTROLLER The camera has a built in Lens Controller that outputs Zoom Focus and Iris control signals for...

Page 199: ...User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 199 of 329 Chapter 3 Digital Image Processing Digital Image Processing Implementation and use of built in digital image processing algorithms Chapter 3 ...

Page 200: ...sholding Thresholding is a special case of intensity quantization binarisation where the image can be segmented into foreground and background regions having only two gray scale levels white and black Selecting the threshold value is very critical for the binary image quality and it is to a great extend scene dependent If a threshold level is chosen correctly this will produce a well defined bound...

Page 201: ...ser can set the optimum X1 Low and X2 High threshold values please note that X2 X1 Figure 3 2 shows the original a processed image after a dual threshold operation Output signal BLACK if input signal X1 WHITE if X1 input signal X2 BLACK if input signal X2 3 2 Figure 3 1 Original and processed image with single threshold Figure 3 2 Original and processed image with double threshold 3 2 1 3 Dual Thr...

Page 202: ... a gray scale stretch might yield a good result Figure 3 3 This is similar to dual threshold with a gray scale but the image gray scale is digitally stretched to full 12 bit gray scale Formula 3 4 The user can set the optimum X1 Low and X2 High threshold values note that X2 X1 Output signal BLACK if input signal X1 Full Gray Scale if X1 input signal X2 WHITE if input signal X2 3 4 Figure 3 3 Origi...

Page 203: ...mum X1 Y1 values Input signal Output signal Original TF New TF X1 Y1 Figure 3 4 Single point TF correction 3 2 2 2 Multi Point Correction If the image brightness is weighted towards two particular region dark and bright and in the same time mid region has a low dynamic range a multi point correction will produce much better results compare to the single point correction The range of the correction...

Page 204: ...and dark image parts and suppresses the mid range Output signal Input signal X1 X2 Output signal Original TF TF 1 T F 2 T F 3 TF 4 Y1 Y2 Original TF New TF A B Figure 3 5 Multi point TF correction Figure 3 6 shows an original image left and processed one right The original image has two dominant regions predominantly dark subject with a very bright bottom section and a relatively flat gray region ...

Page 205: ...IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 205 of 329 CAUTION NOTE Due to space limitations in the camera FPGA the Image processing module is disabled for the color Bobcat cameras For more information please contact IMPERX ...

Page 206: ...e User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 206 of 329 Chapter 4 Camera Configuration Camera Configuration How to communicate with the camera and configure it s operating parameters Chapter 4 ...

Page 207: ...s space These registers can be programmed and retrieved via commands issued by the user The workspace is RAM based and upon power down all camera registers are cleared The factory space segment is ROM based write protected and contains the default camera settings This space is available for read operations only The user space 1 and user space 2 are non volatile FLASH based and used to store two us...

Page 208: ... be padded with 0 s on writes and unused bits are ignored on reads Register data is always packed low within 32 bit data words for registers defined less than 32 bits There is a latency delay for each command due to command execution and data transmission over the serial port This latency varies from command to command because of resource location and command response length 4 2 3 1 Write Operatio...

Page 209: ... 2 Bytes Nak Error Code 1 st byte 0x15 Not acknowledge 2 nd byte XX Nck Error Code See Error Code Description section 47 04 10 11 22 15 Rx Tx Cmd Nak 01 Invalid Cmd These characters are dropped 33 44 All subsequent Rx characters are dropped until the receipt of a valid 52 or 57 command Figure 4 3a Invalid command error Tx 57 04 10 11 22 15 Rx Wr_Cmd Addr Nak 02 Timeout t 0 t 100 mS 33 44 These cha...

Page 210: ...ion the camera does not return an error or Nac The only exception is the case of invalid command Figure 3 3a If the user specifies a wrong address the camera returns acknowledge 06 and four bytes of data 00 00 00 00 Read from camera 3 Bytes Read_Cmd Address 1 st byte 0x52 Read Command 2 nd byte Register Address_High MSB 3 rd byte Register Address_Low LSB The camera returns 5 bytes ACK Data 1 st by...

Page 211: ...MERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 211 of 329 Register data 0x06 11 22 33 44 ...

Page 212: ... of 329 4 2 3 3 Error Code Description To manage camera reliability not acknowledge error codes are defined as follows x00 No error x01 Invalid command An invalid command not 52 or 57 has been sent to the camera x02 Time out x03 Checksum error x04 Value less then minimum x05 Value higher than maximum x06 AGC error x07 Supervisor mode error x08 Mode not supported error ...

Page 213: ...ile memory Three separate configuration spaces exist for storing these settings factory space user 1 space and user 2 space The factory space is pre programmed by factory personnel during the manufacturing process This space is write protected and cannot be altered by the user Two user spaces are also provided allowing the user to store his her own preferences The camera can be commanded to load i...

Page 214: ... user 1 Address 0x6064 4 3 2 4 Load From User 2 The Load From User 2 command instructs the camera to load its workspace from the user 2 space All current workspace settings will be replaced with the contents of the user 2 space This is a command not a register The act of writing to this location initiates the load from the user 2 Address 0x6068 4 3 2 5 Load MFG Default Gain The Load MFG Default Ga...

Page 215: ... its workspace from one of the configuration spaces as determined by the Boot From data Although this is a command the user MUST write a specific data 0xDEADBEEF in order to initiate the reset sequence Address 0x601C Data 0xDEADBEEF 4 3 2 9 BAUD Rate Selector This register sets the communication baud rate between the camera and computer Address 0x0604 Data 2 0 000 9600 001 19200 010 38400 011 5760...

Page 216: ...0x7008 0x700C 0x7010 Data Assembly Part Number 4 3 3 4 Camera Serial Number This register returns the camera serial number the complete serial number is 2 registers Address 0x7014 0x7018 Data Camera Serial Number 4 3 3 5 CCD Serial Number This register returns the CCD imager number the complete CCD number is 2 registers Address 0x701C 0x7020 Data CCD Serial Number 4 3 3 6 Date of Manufacture This ...

Page 217: ...l Size Data 31 16 Maximum Horizontal Size 4 3 4 2 Vertical Frame Size Max Min This register returns the minimum maximum vertical image frame size in lines The maximum vertical image size is a dynamic parameter and changes based on the FVAL selection Address 0x6084 Data 15 0 Minimum Vertical Size Data 31 16 Maximum Vertical Size 4 3 4 3 Current Minimum Frame Time This register returns the current m...

Page 218: ... returns the current camera frame time in us Address 0x60A0 Data 23 0 Current Frame Time Data 31 24 N A 4 3 4 9 Current Image Size This register returns the current image frame size in pixels The image size is a dynamic parameter and changes based on the camera mode of operation Address 0x60B0 Data 15 0 Current Horizontal Size Data 31 16 Current Vertical Size 4 3 4 10 Current Gain Luminance Status...

Page 219: ...Current Camera Temperature Data 31 10 N A Temperature Register Value 127 75 C 01 1111 1111 0 25 C 00 0000 0001 0 C 00 0000 0000 0 25 C 11 1111 1111 128 C 10 0000 0000 Table 3 1 Current camera temperature values 4 3 5 Image Size AOI Workspace Registers 4 3 5 1 Scan Mode Control This register sets the current CCD readout scan mode The default CCD scanning mode for all Bobcat cameras is progressive w...

Page 220: ...e current binning format in horizontal direction Five possible horizontal binning options are possible Address 0x0204 Data 2 0 000 1x horizontal binning 001 2x horizontal binning 010 3x horizontal binning 011 4x horizontal binning 100 8x horizontal binning Data 31 3 N A 4 3 5 4 MAOI This set of register enables MAOI and sets the appropriate window size and offset in horizontal and vertical directi...

Page 221: ...tical direction AOI 1 Enable Address 0x020C Data 1 0 00 AOI 1 disable 01 AOI 1 include 10 AOI 1 exclude 11 N A Data 31 2 N A AOI 1 Horizontal Offset Address 0x024C Data 11 0 value AOI 1 offset in horizontal direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 1 Horizontal Width Address 0x022C Data 11 0 value AOI 1 width in horizontal direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 1 Vertical Offset Address 0x028C Data 11 0 value AOI 1 offs...

Page 222: ...0230 Data 11 0 value AOI 2 width in horizontal direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 2 Vertical Offset Address 0x0290 Data 11 0 value AOI 2 offset in vertical direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 2 Vertical Height Address 0x0270 Data 11 0 value AOI 2 height in vertical direction Data 31 12 N A 4 3 5 7 AOI 3 This set of register enables AOI 3 and sets the appropriate window size and offset in horizontal and vertica...

Page 223: ...ection Data 31 12 N A 4 3 5 8 AOI 4 This set of register enables AOI 4 and sets the appropriate window size and offset in horizontal and vertical direction AOI 4 Enable Address 0x0218 Data 1 0 00 AOI 4 disable 01 AOI 4 include 10 AOI 4 exclude 11 N A Data 31 2 N A AOI 4 Horizontal Offset Address 0x0258 Data 11 0 value AOI 4 offset in horizontal direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 4 Horizontal Width Addre...

Page 224: ...I 5 Horizontal Offset Address 0x025C Data 11 0 value AOI 5 offset in horizontal direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 5 Horizontal Width Address 0x023C Data 11 0 value AOI 5 width in horizontal direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 5 Vertical Offset Address 0x029C Data 11 0 value AOI 5 offset in vertical direction Data 31 12 N A AOI 5 Vertical Height Address 0x027C Data 11 0 value AOI 5 height in vertical direction...

Page 225: ... 31 12 N A AOI 6 Vertical Height Address 0x0280 Data 11 0 value AOI 6 height in vertical direction Data 31 12 N A 4 3 5 11 Frame Rate Control This register enables the camera frame rate to stay the same and to be independent of the AOI vertical window size If enabled the camera frame rate will increase when the vertical window size decreases Address 0x0200 Data 0 0 constant frame rate disable 1 co...

Page 226: ...trol 01 pulse width the duration of the selected trigger pulse determines the exposure during triggering 10 internal exposure control register 0x0548 sets the camera exposure 11 external an external signal via the camera I O determines the exposure Data 31 2 N A 4 3 6 2 Exposure Time Absolute This register sets the actual camera exposure time when Internal exposure mode is selected Address 0x0548 ...

Page 227: ... 0 0 disable programmable frame time 1 enable programmable frame time Data 31 1 N A 4 3 6 6 Programmable Frame Time Absolute This register sets the actual frame time in microseconds Address 0x0558 Data 23 0 value actual frame time in micro seconds Data 31 24 N A 4 3 6 7 Camera Speed Selection This register sets the camera speed Two modes are available normal and fast over clocked The free running ...

Page 228: ...ow long it takes to reach the desired exposure Address 0x0174 Data 1 0 00 1x speed slow 01 2x speed 10 3x speed 11 4x speed fast Data 31 2 N A 4 3 7 4 Auto Gain Control AGC This register enables the auto gain control Address 0x0154 Data 0 0 disable auto gain control 1 enable auto gain control Data 31 1 N A 4 3 7 5 Maximum Gain Limit This register sets the maximum analog gain limit during AGC The a...

Page 229: ...e the average luminance for the entire frame or the peak luminance in the frame Address 0x017C Data 1 0 00 average luminance 01 peak luminance 10 or 11 reserved Data 31 2 N A 4 3 7 9 Region of Interest Selection AOI This set of register sets the region of interest to be used during AEC or AGC process The correction algorithm can use as a sampling data collection region the entire frame or only a p...

Page 230: ...el 1 This register sets the pre amplifier analog gain for channel 1 Address 0x0000 Data 1 0 00 3 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 1 01 0 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 1 10 3 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 1 11 6 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 1 Data 31 2 N A 4 3 8 2 Analog Gain Channel 1 This register sets the main analog gain for channel 1 Address 0x0004 Data 9 0 value analog gain channel 1 Da...

Page 231: ...ffset for channel 2 Address 0x0018 Data 9 0 value analog offset channel 2 Data 31 10 N A 4 3 8 7 Pre amplifier Gain Channel 3 This register sets the pre amplifier analog gain for channel 3 Address 0x0020 Data 1 0 00 3 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 3 01 0 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 3 10 3 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 3 11 6 0 dB pre amplifier gain channel 3 Data 31 2 N A 4 3 8 8 Analog Ga...

Page 232: ...a 9 0 value analog gain channel 4 Data 31 10 N A 4 3 8 12 Analog Offset Channel 4 This register sets the analog offset for channel 4 Address 0x0038 Data 9 0 value analog offset channel 4 Data 31 10 N A 4 3 8 13 Digital Gain This register sets the main digital gain The digital gain is applied to both channels The step is 0 1x Address 0x0180 Data 4 0 value digital gain Data 31 5 N A 4 3 8 14 Digital...

Page 233: ...igger free running mode CL only this is not available for GigE cameras 001 external the camera expects the trigger to come from the external source mapped to the power and I O connector 010 internal the camera expects the trigger to come from the programmable pulse generator 011 computer the camera expects the trigger to come from the camera link cable 100 software trigger expects a one clock cycl...

Page 234: ...sequent trigger signals coming to the camera within the de bounce time interval will be ignored Address 0x0510 Data 2 0 000 no de bounce 100 10 µs de bounce time 101 50 µs de bounce time 001 100 µs de bounce time 110 500 µs de bounce time 010 1 0 ms de bounce time 111 5 0 ms de bounce time 011 10 0 ms de bounce time Data 31 3 N A 4 3 9 6 Trigger Overlap This register selects the trigger overlap mo...

Page 235: ...ects the number of trigger pulses used during a single trigger sequence in frame accumulation mode Address 0x0520 Data 15 0 value of pulses used Data 31 16 N A 4 3 9 10 Trigger Exposure Delay This register selects the delay between the trigger signal and the beginning of exposure The actual exposure can set using Exposure Time Absolute register 0x0548 Address 0x0528 Data 23 0 value exposure delay ...

Page 236: ...gisters 4 3 10 1 Pulse Generator Timing Granularity This register sets the pulse generator main timing resolution The main resolution is in microseconds and 4 granularity steps are possible x1 x10 x100 x1000 x1000 is equal to 1ms timing resolution Address 0x0530 Data 1 0 00 x1 01 x10 10 x100 11 x1000 Data 31 2 N A 4 3 10 2 Pulse Generator Pulse Width This register sets the value of the pulse width...

Page 237: ...on Data 31 1 N A 4 3 11 Test Pattern Workspace Registers 4 3 11 1 Test Mode Select This register selects the test mode pattern Address 0x012C Data 3 0 0x0 no test pattern 0x1 black image 0x000 0x2 gray image 0x1FF 0x3 white image 0xFFF 0x4 steady horizontal image ramp 0x5 steady vertical image ramp 0x6 moving horizontal image ramp 0x7 moving vertical image ramp 0x8 8 gray scale vertical bars 0x9 H...

Page 238: ...on This register set the position of the vertical column V1 left position Address 0x0140 Data 11 0 value V1 column position Data 31 12 N A 4 3 11 6 V2 Superimposed Column Position This register set the position of the vertical column V2 right position Address 0x0144 Data 11 0 value V2 column position Data 31 12 N A 4 3 11 7 Superimposed Lines Brightness This register set the brightness of the supe...

Page 239: ... the CC1 camera input to various internal signals Address 0x0574 Data 2 0 000 no mapping 001 computer trigger 010 reserved 011 exposure control 100 H sync 101 V sync 110 111 Reserved Data 31 3 N A 4 3 12 3 CC2 Input Polarity This register sets the polarity active Low or High for the CC2 input Address 0x0578 Data 0 0 active LOW 1 active HIGH Data 31 1 N A 4 3 12 4 CC2 Input Mapping This register ma...

Page 240: ... mapping 001 reserved 010 external trigger 011 exposure control 100 H sync 101 V sync 110 111 Reserved Data 31 3 N A 4 3 12 7 IN2 Input Polarity This register sets the polarity active Low or High for the IN2 input Address 0x0588 Data 0 0 active LOW 1 active HIGH Data 31 1 N A 4 3 12 8 IN2 Input Mapping This register maps the IN2 camera input to various internal signals Address 0x058C Data 2 0 000 ...

Page 241: ...window 0101 H sync 0110 V sync 0111 odd even frame flag 1000 trigger pulse actual 1001 trigger pulse delayed 1010 camera ready 1011 pulse generator 1100 strobe 1 1101 strobe 2 1110 Software Bit Toggle Others reserved Data 31 4 N A 4 3 12 11OUT2 Output Polarity This register sets the polarity active Low or High for the OUT2 output Address 0x0598 Data 0 0 active LOW 1 active HIGH Data 31 1 N A 4 3 1...

Page 242: ... This register sets the polarity active Low or High for the CLSP Camera Link cable Spare output Address 0x05A0 Data 0 0 active LOW 1 active HIGH Data 31 1 N A 4 3 12 14 CLSP Output Mapping This register maps the various internal signals to CLSP camera output Address 0x05A4 Data 3 0 0000 no mapping 0001 exposure start 0010 exposure end 0011 mid exposure 0100 active exposure window 0101 H sync 0110 ...

Page 243: ...conds Data 31 24 N A 4 3 12 17 Strobe 2 Select This register sets the Strobe 2 mode of operation Address 0x0560 Data 1 0 00 disable Strobe 2 01 enable Strobe 2 each frame 10 enable Strobe 2 odd frames only 11 enable Strobe 2 even frames only Data 31 2 N A 4 3 12 18 Strobe 2 Position This register sets the position of the strobe 2 pulse with respect of the end of the frame Address 0x056C Data 23 0 ...

Page 244: ...le tap cameras only 100 3x8 bit RGB color B0610 B1410 B1610 only Data 31 3 N A 4 3 13 2 Tap Mode Selector This register selects the number of imager taps to be displayed Address 0x0108 Data 1 0 00 single 01 dual 10 11 reserved Data 31 2 N A 4 3 13 3 Data Format Selector This register selects the tap format for the camera data output Address 0x010C Data 2 0 000 1 tap single output 001 2 tap interle...

Page 245: ...nable This register inverts the image from positive to negative Address 0x0188 Data 0 0 positive image 1 negative image Data 31 1 N A 4 3 14 White Balance Workspace Registers 4 3 14 1 WB Select This register selects which white balance mode will be used Off Once Auto or Manual Address 0x0300 Data 0 1 00 Off 01 WB Once 10 WB Auto 11 WB Manual Data 31 2 N A 4 3 14 2 WBC Red This register contains th...

Page 246: ...s register contains the white balance correction coefficients for Blue In manual mode the user enters the value in Once or Auto the camera returns the actual calculated coefficient Address 0x030C Data 0 11 value WBC Blue Data 31 12 N A 4 3 15 Color Conversion Workspace Registers 4 3 15 1 Gain Red This register sets the digital gain for Red Address 0x0310 Data 0 11 value Gain Red Data 31 12 N A 4 3...

Page 247: ...n Data 31 12 N A 4 3 15 6 Offset Blue This register sets the digital offset for Blue Address 0x0324 Data 0 11 value Offset Blue Data 31 12 N A 4 3 16 Data Correction Workspace Registers 4 3 16 1 LUT Select This register selects which LUT will be used LUT1 or LUT2 Address 0x0118 Data 0 0 LUT 1 selected 1 LUT 2 selected Data 31 1 N A 4 3 16 2 LUT Enable This register enables the selected LUT Address...

Page 248: ...4 3 16 5 FFC Enable This register enables the FFC Flat Field Correction Address 0x0128 Data 0 0 FFC disable 1 FFC enable Data 31 1 N A 4 4 DATA PROCESSING REGISTER DESCRIPTION 4 4 1 Image Enhancement Workspace Registers 4 4 1 1 Enhancement Mode Selector This register selects the image enhancement mode of operation Address 0x0400 Data 3 0 0x0 enhancement disable 0x1 single threshold binary 0x2 dual...

Page 249: ...0 value point Y1 position value Data 31 12 N A 4 4 1 5 Point Y2 Position This register selects the position value for point Y2 Address 0x0410 Data 11 0 value point Y2 position value Data 31 12 N A 4 4 1 6 Processing and LUT AOI PAOI This set of register enables the processing and or LUT AOI and sets the appropriate window size and offset in horizontal and vertical direction The processing algorith...

Page 250: ...Address 0x0284 Data 11 0 value PAOI height in vertical direction Data 31 12 N A 4 5 LENS CONTROLLER REGISTER DESCRIPTION 4 5 1 Lens Controller Workspace Registers 4 5 1 1 Pulse Width Selection This register sets the lens controller motor drive pulse width Address 0x042C Data 3 0 0x0 1 ms 0x1 2 ms 0x2 4 ms 0x3 8 ms Data 31 8 N A 4 5 1 2 Voltage This register sets the lens controller control voltage...

Page 251: ...d GUI SPD Data 31 8 N A 4 5 1 5 Focus Travel Distance Selection This register sets the number of motor control pulses to control focus travel distance Address 0x041C Data 11 0 0x001 min travel distance GUI Near 0xFFF max travel distance GUI Far Data 23 16 0x1 Focus Near slider window GUI 0x2 Focus Far slider window GUI 0x4 Focus Near full 0xFFF pulses GUI 0x8 Focus Far full 0xFFF pulses GUI Data 1...

Page 252: ...ta 23 16 0x1 Iris Close slider window GUI 0x2 Iris Open slider window GUI 0x4 Iris Close full 0xFFF pulses GUI 0x8 Iris Open full 0xFFF pulses GUI Data 15 12 N A Data 31 24 N A 4 5 1 3 Iris Speed Selection This register sets the distance between motor control pulses to control iris speed Address 0x0418 Data 7 0 0x01 minimum speed GUI SPD 0xFF maximum speed GUI SPD Data 31 8 N A ...

Page 253: ... IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 253 of 329 Chapter 5 Configuration Utility for Bobcat CL cameras Quick reference guide to use of the camera configuration utility for IMPERX BOBCAT Camera Link cameras Chapter 5 ...

Page 254: ...method of discovering and searching all available UART components in your PC and allowing the user to select the one that is connected to Bobcat camera Bobcat search engine is not only finding the CamLink DLL port but also looking for any available COM port installed on the PC as well It will then communicate with each port DLL and COM and attempt to query the attached camera If it finds an attach...

Page 255: ... Basic this gives Figure 5 2a GUI or select Advanced gives GUI Figure 5 2 The basic features are 1 Compact Design small 140x400 pixels saves space when user displays image and control at the same time 2 Real Time Data updates camera inform in real time while camera is working Gives quick and general information about camera configuration status 3 Dockable Windows all configuration windows Gain AOI...

Page 256: ...can see useful camera information Current Image Size Size Number of Frame per second FPS the Frame Time FTM Exposure Time EXP and Temperature of the CCD sensor TMP Additional information can be obtained by clicking on the buttons shown in the CamConfig window such as Video Amp I O Control Trigger etc The bottom of the main utility window is camera name and status of Cam link connection If the conn...

Page 257: ...emember the path of last executable file that you used so the next time when you start the application without having to type in the location Load From Loads the camera registers from a saved configuration space File Workspace Factory Space User Space 1 or User Space 2 1 File loads the camera registers from a saved configuration file 2 Workspace updates the GUI with the current camera workspace se...

Page 258: ...mera settings to the camera User space 1 4 User Space 2 saves the current camera settings to the camera User space 2 Boot This menu selects the Boot From source Upon power up the camera will load its registers from the selected Boot From source Factory User 1 or User 2 Bobcat camera will be release with Factory Setting and user can save and boot camera with their own configurable features DPM Defe...

Page 259: ...ing commands such as Frame Time Exposure time Frame Rate and Sensor Temperature in the dialog windows The user can change the polling time by entering the desired number in the window If for some reason the camera returns an error when command was sent to the camera the GUI will respond with a pop up window displaying an error message The user has option to disable the error checking by enabling t...

Page 260: ...veral options are possible DPM HPM LUT1 LUT2 Application FW Register space 2 Type in or select the correct data file of this feature in File Path 3 Click on Load File button to start downloading 4 Wait for the progress bar to finish 100 5 Reboot the camera and restart the GUI for the changes to take into effect Connection The user can select the connection type between the camera and the computer ...

Page 261: ...ndow Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 View GUI Windows Video Amplifier Controls the camera analog and digital gain and offset tap balancing black level correction Optional controls RGB settings Input output Maps the internal input and output signals to the camera external inputs and outputs Trigger Controls the camera triggering features Pulse Generator Enables and controls the internal pulse generator Expos...

Page 262: ...s Sets for the data format bit depth bit shift output format camera speed LVAL FVAL size and DPC HPC FFC controls Select All Enables all camera parameter windows Attach Window Attaches all camera parameter windows to the main GUI window Disable Animation Disables animated features of windows preview when moving the mouse cursor over the buttons 5 6 GUI HELP The main Help menu is shown on Figure 5 ...

Page 263: ...ameras have many features that can easily be programmed using the Bobcat graphical user interface GUI or via simple register commands using the Command Terminal The main parameter windows are described below 5 7 1 Video Amp Video Amp window allows the user to adjust the Analog or Digital gain and offset Manual entry and sliders are available for adjusting the individual parameters Figure 5 10 Figu...

Page 264: ...ied to both channels Load Defaults Loads the Manufacturing default gain and offset settings The settings might be different for Slow and Fast modes Corrections Tap balance when selected enables automatic tap balancing Four options are available Off Auto Once Static White balance when selected enables automatic white balance This feature is optional Black Comp when selected enables Black Compensati...

Page 265: ...edge but the duration should be as short as possible Min duration 2 us 6 Deselect no signal is mapped Figure 5 11 I O control parameter window Output The user can map each of the camera outputs to OUT1 OUT2 or CL Spare to all available internal output signals 13 signals are available for mapping For each input the user can set the signal level to active High or active Low 1 Exposure Start a short ...

Page 266: ...al pulse generator waveform to the output 12 Strobe 1 maps Strobe One signal to the corresponding external output 13 Strobe 2 maps Strobe Two signal to the corresponding external output 14 Deselect no signal is mapped 5 7 3 Trigger Trigger window is used to set the camera trigger modes and trigger settings Figure 5 12 Four control panels are associated with this feature Settings Acquisition Contro...

Page 267: ...rigger signal There is no delay between the frames 4 Frame Accumulation in this mode after each trigger signal the camera starts integration then transfers the information to the vertical registers and then waits for the next trigger After the last trigger has been received the information is being read out 5 Asynchronous in this mode the camera is free running prior to the trigger When the trigge...

Page 268: ...quisition Frames per trigger sets the number of frames captured after each trigger in Standard mode The user can select from 1 to 65500 discrete frames to be captured If the value is 65501 or bigger the camera is free running after the trigger signal Pulses per capture sets the number of trigger pulses used during a single acquisition event in Frame Accumulation mode The user can select from 1 to ...

Page 269: ...continuous operation To stop the process you have to press the Stop button 2 Fixed of pulses the user can set only a discrete number of pulses ranging 1 to 65500 to be generated To stop the process you have to press the Stop button Otherwise the process stops automatically after the last pulse is sent Process Start starts and stops the process of Internal Pulse Generator When the process is in pro...

Page 270: ...ers controls the exposure 7 External external pulse mapped to the camera input controls the exposure 8 Exposure time slider sets the actual camera exposure in microseconds The minimum exposure time adjusts accordingly based on the camera mode of operation The slider can only be used when Internal mode is enabled Programmable Integration Variable line and frame rate mode provides the ability to run...

Page 271: ...tting the active window size Width Height and offset X Y Image location 1 1 is top left corner The user can set the desired window size by typing the numbers directly or by selecting the desired size in the provided gray square window To do this simply draw the window with the mouse in the gray square Luminance sets the desired luminance level to be maintained in the image The comparison algorithm...

Page 272: ...omes gray and the message disappears Test Mode Test Patterns the camera can output eight test patterns 1 Off test mode is off 2 Black displays black image 3 Gray Image displays a uniform dark gray image 4 White Image displays a uniform white image 5 H Ramp displays a stationary horizontal ramp image 6 V Ramp displays a stationary vertical ramp image 7 H Ramp move displays a moving horizontal ramp ...

Page 273: ... of Interest AOI AOI is used to select one or more regions of interest A total of seven independent AOIs can be generated and the user can select the size of each horizontal and vertical window Horizontal and Vertical binning is also available to change the H and V resolution of the image Figure 5 16 Window This sets the portion of the image which will be displayed and used 1 Normal the imager has...

Page 274: ...al height settings If other AOIs are used MAOI Must be enabled AOI Bobcat supports up to six slave independent horizontal and vertical regions of interest could be enabled If slave AOIs is to be used MAOI MUST be enabled All slave AOIs have to be positioned within the MAOI The slave AOIs can be set to be included or excluded from the MAOI After enabling the selected AOI the user can enter the desi...

Page 275: ...Strobe 2 mode of operation The strobe can be disabled or enabled When enabled the strobe can be set to appear Each Frame Odd Frames only or Even Frames only In addition in trigger mode the user can add a strobe pulse associated with rising edge of the trigger pulse Standard Strobe Controls the strobe position and pulse duration for Strobe 1 and Strobe 2 The user can set the individual strobe posit...

Page 276: ...coefficients 3 Auto the camera analyzes every frame a set of correction coefficients are derived for each frame and applied to the next frame 4 Manual the camera uses the correction coefficients as entered from the user Manual WBC User enters manually the white balance coefficients for each color The range is from 0 to 4095 255 is equal to 1 0x The user has option to set all coefficients to Zero S...

Page 277: ...is multi functional It can be enabled as Disabled no PAOI functionality Processing ROI the selected processing function will apply only to the selected ROI all data outside of the region will not be processed with the selected function LUT ROI the LUT function will apply only to the selected ROI all data outside of the region will not be processed with the LUT function LUT LUT Enable enables the u...

Page 278: ...the horizontal bottom slider right portion and the lower one X1 horizontal bottom slider left portion 4 Dual Threshold Gray two point threshold operation with gray scale mid values will be performed Set the desired upper threshold level X2 using the horizontal bottom slider left portion and the lower one X1 horizontal bottom slider right portion 5 Dual Threshold Contrast Enhancement two point thre...

Page 279: ... the vertical side slider bottom portion and Y2 point the vertical side slider top portion Side Slider Multi purpose dual slider controls the Y1 and Y2 positions for single and two point image enhancement Bottom Slider Multi purpose dual slider controls the X1 and X2 positions for single and two point image enhancement Controls the lower and upper threshold levels for single and dual threshold Gra...

Page 280: ...he CCD must support quad tap operation Format sets the output data format i e the number of output taps used and mapped to the camera link output A graphical visualization of the selected output data format is shown in the center of the window 1 1 Tap Single the output data is mapped to one tap only 2 2 Taps Interleaved the output data is mapped to two taps in interleaved order 3 2 Taps Sequential...

Page 281: ...ap Single data format Shift selects which part of the entire 14 bit internal data will be mapped This provides up to 7 bits digital shift left or right to manipulate camera brightness and contrast A graphical visualization of the selected bits is shown in the center of the window Corrections DPC enables Defective Pixel Correction DPC Each camera comes with a built in Defective Pixel Map DPM to cor...

Page 282: ...he distance between lens motor drive pulses to control speed The settings range from 1 minimum speed to 255 maximum speed Focus Slider Entry Window Sets the number of lens motor drive pulses to control motor travel distance The settings range from 1 minimum travel to 4095 maximum travel Focus Buttons Sets full travel 4095 pulses in Near direction Sets full travel 4095 pulses in Far direction Sets ...

Page 283: ...pen direction Sets Entry Window value in Close direction Sets Entry Window value in Open direction Stops Motor Iris SPD Slider Entry Window Sets the distance between lens motor drive pulses to control speed The selection ranges from 1 minimum speed to 255 maximum speed Pulse Sets pulse width to 1ms 2ms 4ms or 8ms providing fine to coarse adjustments to help fine tune control lens motor speed and t...

Page 284: ...AT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 284 of 329 Chapter 6 Gen Cam Reference Manual Gen i Cam Reference Manual Quick reference guide to Gen I Cam standard Chapter 6 ...

Page 285: ...onnection is first established The host application then parses the XML file and presents the user with a node tree representation The BobCat series of cameras include a full featured host application called PureGEV which allows the user to connect to a camera view save images from the camera and control its features via a node tree user interface representation Please refer to the PureGEV Quick S...

Page 286: ...SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 286 of 329 6 2 NODE TREE 6 2 1 Device Information 6 2 2 IP Engine 6 2 3 GigE Vision Transport Layer ...

Page 287: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 287 of 329 6 2 4 Image Size Control ...

Page 288: ...MAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 288 of 329 6 2 5 Acquisition and Trigger Controls 6 2 6 Counters and Timers Controls ...

Page 289: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 289 of 329 ...

Page 290: ...GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 290 of 329 6 2 7 Analog Controls 6 2 8 Test Mode 6 2 9 User Sets ...

Page 291: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 291 of 329 6 2 10 Custom Features ...

Page 292: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 292 of 329 Custom Features cont ...

Page 293: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 293 of 329 Custom Features cont ...

Page 294: ...AGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 294 of 329 Chapter 7 Bobcat Warranty and Support BOBCAT Warranty and Support Chapter 7 ...

Page 295: ...IONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 295 of 329 7 1 ORDERING INFORMATION NOTE For any other custom camera configurations please contact IMPERX Inc ...

Page 296: ... sure that all the connectors are firmly attached 2 Check the status LED and verify that it is steady ON if not refer to the LED section 3 Enable the test mode and verify that the communication between the frame grabber and the camera is established If the test pattern is not present power off the camera check all the cabling frame grabber settings and computer status 4 If you still have problems ...

Page 297: ...e and reliable No responsibility is assumed by IMPERX for its use IMPERX reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without obtaining prior permission from IMPERX IMPERX reserves the right to make changes to its products or to discontinue any product or service without notice and advises its cus...

Page 298: ... s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 298 of 329 Appendix A Camera Configuration Reference Camera Configuration Reference Quick reference to the camera configuration workspace registers Appendix A ...

Page 299: ...d 0x00000000 0x606C Load MFG Default Gain WO Command 0x00000000 0x6074 Save to User1 WO Command 0x00000000 0x6078 Save to User2 WO Command 0x00000000 0x0604 RS 232 Baud Rate Selector RW BAUD Value 0x00000000 0x00000004 A 2 CAMERA INFORMATION REGISTERS Address Register Name Type Value 0x6004 Firmware Revision RO Firmware Revision 0x6008 Firmware Build Number RO Firmware Build Number 0x600C Test Reg...

Page 300: ...izontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x022C AOI 1 Horizontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x0230 AOI 2 Horizontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x0234 AOI 3 Horizontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x0238 AOI 4 Horizontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x023C AOI 5 Horizontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x0240 A...

Page 301: ... minimum Horizontal Offset is 10 pixels when Constant Frame Rate is disabled A 4 EXPOSURE CONTROL REGISTERS Address Register Name Type Usage MIN Value MAX Value 0x0544 Exposure Control Mode RW 00 Off 01 PW 10 Int 11 Ext 0x00000000 0x00000003 0x0548 Exposure Time RW Exposure Value FRR_EXP_MIN FRM_TIM_ACT 0x054C Prog Line Time Enable RW 1 Enable 0 Disable 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x0550 Prog Frame Time...

Page 302: ...0 Disable 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x0158 Luminance Level Threshold RW Luminance Threshold Value 0x00000001 0x00000FFF 0x05B0 Maximum Exposure Limit RW Max Exp Value FRR_EXP_MIN FRM_TIM_ACT 0x0160 Maximum Gain Limit RW Max Gain Value 0x00000001 0x000003FF 0x0164 AOI Horizontal Width RW Width Value 0x00000001 MAX_HRZ_SZE 0x0168 AOI Horizontal Offset RW Offset Value 0x00000000 MAX_HRZ_SZE 1 0x016C AOI ...

Page 303: ...alue 0x0530 Pulse Gen Granularity RW 00 1x 01 10x 10 100x 11 1000x 0x00000000 0x00000003 0x0534 Pulse Gen Pulse Width RW Pulse Width 0x00000001 0x0007FFFF 0x0538 Pulse Gen Pulse Period RO Pulse Period 0x00000001 0x001FFFFF 0x053C Pulse Gen of Pulses RW Number of Pulses 0x00000001 0x0000FFFF 0x0540 Pulse Gen Enable RW 1 Enable 0 Disable 0x00000000 0x00000001 A 9 TEST PATTERN REGISTERS Address Regis...

Page 304: ...rity Selector RW 1 Active H 0 Active L 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x058C IN2 Input Selector RW Input Map 0x00000000 0x00000005 0x0590 OUT1 Polarity Selector RW 1 Active H 0 Active L 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x0594 OUT1 Output Selector RW Output Map 0x00000000 0x0000000F 0x0598 OUT2 Polarity Selector RW 1 Active H 0 Active L 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x059C OUT2 Output Selector RW Output Map 0x00000000 0x00000...

Page 305: ...Value 0x0118 Look Up Table selector RW 1 LUT 2 0 LUT 1 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x011C Look Up Table RW 1 Enable 0 Disable 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x0120 Defective Pixel Correction RW 1 Enable 0 Disable 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x0124 Hot Pixel Correction RW 00 Disable 01 Static 10 Dynamic 11 All 0x00000000 0x00000003 0x0128 Flat Field Correction RW 00 Disable 01 Static 10 Dynamic 11 All 0x00000000 0x0000...

Page 306: ... RW Zoom Narrow 0x00020001 0x00020FFF 0x0424 Zoom Out Full RW Zoom Wide Full 0xFFF 0x00040XXX 0x0424 Zoom In Full RW Zoom Narrow Full 0xFFF 0x00080XXX 0x0424 Zoom Stop RW Zoom Stop 0x00100XXX 0x0428 Zoom Travel Speed RW Controls Zoom Speed 0x00000001 0x000000FF 0x042C Pulse Width RW 0 1ms 1 2ms 2 4ms 3 8ms 0x00000000 0x00000003 0x042C Voltage RW 0 6V 1 12V 0x00000000 0x00000010 A 17 MANUFACTURING ...

Page 307: ...al IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 307 of 329 APPENDIX B Creating LooUp Tables Creating Look Up Tables Reference on how to create a lookup table using both an ASCII editor and an Excel spreadsheet Appendix B ...

Page 308: ...limited csv file In either case the file must be renamed to include the lut extension The lut file has two main sections a header and a table The header section is a free text area of up to 256 ASCII characters Each line of the header section must be terminated in a comma The table section of the file contains an array of 4096 lines with each line containing an input value followed by a comma and ...

Page 309: ...006 309 of 329 B 3 USING MICROSOFT EXCEL The LUT file can be created in Excel as follows 1 create the spreadsheet as shown below note that 4096 rows are required in the table 2 add the necessary equations into the output cells to generate the transfer function required 3 save the file as a csv comma delimited format 4 rename the csv file to an extension of lut ...

Page 310: ...re User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 310 of 329 Appendix C Creating DPC and HPC Tables Creating DPC and HPC Tables How to create a DPC and HPC table using an ASCII editor Appendix C ...

Page 311: ...ch line of the header section must be terminated in a comma The table section of the file contains an array of lines with each line containing an X pixel number value followed by a comma and a Y line number value All pixels are listed in the DPM or HPM in order of increasing Y location If the Y location is identical the listing is in order of increasing X location After editing save each file with...

Page 312: ...BCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 312 of 329 APPENDIX D SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CL Software Installation CL Installing the Bobcat CamConfig software Appendix D ...

Page 313: ...f the BobCat Configurator InstallShield Wizard pops up then do the following otherwise go to step 1 8 Click on Remove Click Next Click Yes Click Finish 1 8 Click on Yes 1 9 Click on Close 2 After having removed a previous version or if a version of BobCat Configurator was NOT previously installed on this machine then The first step is to install the application files 2 1 Insert the BobCat Configur...

Page 314: ...anual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 314 of 329 APPENDIX E Firmware Upgrade CL Firmware Upgrade CL How to upgrade the Bobcat Firmware DPH HPM FFC LUT and camera registers for Bobcat CL cameras Appendix E ...

Page 315: ...d File button begins the download process The user must be familiar with the entire procedure and must follow it precisely To start a Bobcat upgrade follow the described steps Start Application Bobcat CamConfig go to Main Menu and from submenu Load From select Factory Space Wait until camera is initialized Go to Main Menu and from submenu Terminal select Download Terminal When Download Terminal is...

Page 316: ...CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 316 of 329 Figure E 1 Figure E 2 ...

Page 317: ...PD file and camera factory register space RGS file the camera firmware RPD must be upgraded first During camera RGS or FW upgrade the camera power must be on all the time and the process must not be interrupted If the camera is disconnected or the process canceled this will result in a user application firmware corruption If such event occurs start the upload process again until completion If the ...

Page 318: ...ption If such event occurs start the upload process again until completion If the upgrade process cannot be completed the camera will power with the default Factory Firmware so you can start the upgrade process again If you need more information please contact IMPERX During DPC HPC FFC or LUT upgrade the camera power must be on all the time and the process must not be interrupted If the camera is ...

Page 319: ...rdware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 319 of 329 APPENDIX F Firmware upgrade GigE Vision Firmware Upgrade How to upgrade and install GEV firmware and table upgrades Appendix F ...

Page 320: ...begin upgrading the camera files the following criteria must be met 1 Read and understand these Instructions 2 Be familiar with the general operation of the Bobcat camera to be upgraded 3 Have the PC and camera on a working charged UPS system 4 Using the GEV player that you can access the camera connected to the NIC card and that it displays images and generally functions 5 Close all camera config...

Page 321: ...mperx com 1 561 989 0006 321 of 329 The GEV device selection window will open Select the appropriate camera you want to upgrade the information on the right side of the display should match the device you want to program upgrade Click OK and the download window should appear Select the appropriate file RPD and Click on the load file button ...

Page 322: ... Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 322 of 329 The program will erase the existing file and load the information from the file selected After the download has completed the camera needs to be reset Note You must cycle power to the camera for a proper reset ...

Page 323: ...pgrade Now you will up grade the RGS file in a similar manner from the down load utility select factory space RGS Then browse to the location of the file and select it Click the load file button to start the upgrade of this file After completion of file uploading close the down load utility and the camera will need to be reset Note You must cycle power to the camera for a proper reset ...

Page 324: ... back into the camera Select the IP engine file and click OK After successful completion of the update close the window and power cycle the camera CAUTION NOTE It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT USE any other communication software to upgrade the camera FW RGS DPC HPC FFC and LUT files If the user selects to upgrade camera firmware and camera factory register space the camera firmware must...

Page 325: ...please contact IMPERX During DPC HPC FFC or LUT upgrade the camera power must be on all the time and the process must not be interrupted If the camera is disconnected or the process canceled start the upload process again until completion If the upgrade process cannot be completed the corresponding camera function will not work This will not affect the overall camera performance so you can start t...

Page 326: ... BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 326 of 329 Appendix G Power Supplies Power Supplies Power supply models and connectors for Bobcat cameras Appendix G ...

Page 327: ...BERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS BOBCAT Hardware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 327 of 329 Model PS12V04 Bobcat standard power supply ordered separately ...

Page 328: ...dware User s Manual IMPERX Rev 2 0 7 6421 Congress Ave 4 8 2014 Boca Raton FL 33487 www imperx com 1 561 989 0006 328 of 329 Trigger Strobe pigtail with Male BNC connectors Model PS12V05 Auto Iris 4 pin Video Type Option power supply ordered separately ...

Page 329: ...rn Table 4 0 Auto Iris 4 pin MINI plug E4 191J Power Supply Specs Cable length Supplied AC power input cable IEC 1 8m 6 100 240 Vac 50 60Hz 1A Power supply Output 12V 3m 10 15cm 6 connector HIROSE HR10A 10P 12S Strobe Trigger 10cm 4 1cm 0 5 connector BNC male Auto Iris Option 18cm 7 1cm 0 5 Video type 4 Pin MINI plug connector E4 191J Electrical Over Voltage Protective Installation Short circuit P...