SVS-Vistek CameraLink svs11002, User Manual

Page 1: ...USERS MANUAL SVCam svs11002 and svs16000 CameraLink HR series Digital Progressive Area Scan Camera Version 2 2 Last Update 20 05 2010 ...

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Page 3: ...Users Manual svs11002 and svs16000 SVS VISTEK GmbH Contact SVS VISTEK GmbH Mühlbachstraße 20 82229 Seefeld Germany Tel 49 0 8152 99 85 0 www svs vistek com Service Contact E Mail service svs vistek com ...

Page 4: ...m program 10 3 4 Mechanical and optical issues 22 3 5 Basic electro optical characteristics of Cameras 26 3 6 Environmental Tests 30 3 7 Spectral response curve 31 3 8 Comments on camera temperature 32 3 9 Comments on COLOR Version 33 Chapter 4 Miscellaneous 4 0 Proven Interfacing to framegrabber 34 4 1 Warranty Terms 35 Appendix A Troubleshooting 36 Appendix B Basic Pixel and Line Timing 38 Appen...

Page 5: ...use our products and services with great success and satisfaction Customers at home and abroad trust and rely on our know how and experience The following types are covered in this manual svs16000 43 3mm diagonal CCD 4904 x 3280 pixel 10 Bit gray level resolution up to 4 frames sec 2 tap F version Monochrome and color version svs11002 43 3mm diagonal CCD 4008 x 2672 pixel 10 or 12 Bit gray level r...

Page 6: ... sinks to manage power dissipation Note that the U version has heat sink attached to the housing To take advantage of the high frame rate a good airflow is highly recommended If not done and operated in high temperature environment image distortions will be observed CAMERA CAN BE DESTROYED IF YOU DON T FOLLOW THESE INSTRICTION AND WARRANTY WILL BE VOID 2 2 Power supply Male connector Type TB3M mic...

Page 7: ...amera Prin not used 24 CC3 FG Camera External camera clock 25 CC4 FG Camera NC 26 GND Camera has a BASE configuration according to CameraLink definition However the output of the Kodak KAI 11002 16000 CCD is configured as a two tap for T F and U version 11002 currently only 2 5 Installation 1 Install camera in the desired location You can use the tripot adapter or use the 4 xM3 holes in the front ...

Page 8: ...operation A frame to frame variation is allowed Trigger can be fed via Framegrabber if supported or by TTL min 5 V into on TB 5 connector see 2 3 Mode 2 Triggered and using Microcontroller The frame rate is determined by the number of Exsync pulses per time With each positive transition going high the camera will readout a frame The Exposure time is set as mentioned in Mode 0 The maximum exposure ...

Page 9: ...ble in the KAI 11002 and 16000 spec sheet Spectral range 400 900 nm B W COLOR version RGB Bayer Mosaic Filter see 3 7 3 1 2 Readout from CCD svs11002 and svs16000 The output for the U and F version is as follows 2 taps are read out and the right half of the image is mirrored starting at 1st line pixel 2004 through 2672 11 megapixel CCD See image below As a result either framegrabber or PC memory m...

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Page 11: ...er you can install the program to do the first test The program will fail to start if it can t find the DLL Check the Readme file and Load DLL in ConvCam menu FIRST Install the ConvCam program For svs16000 you need ConvCam 3 0 or higher and THAN You will have a Already Dot Net on you PC or b Make sure that a Internet connection is present during installation If you have a svs11002 camera it can st...

Page 12: ...osure time the exposure time can be set in µsec The min exposure time is about 50 µsec depending on the camera type and speed The longest is about several seconds triggered modes Due to the internal timing of the camera the program will adjust the values to the appropriate values Exposure time can also be expressed as line time because the minimum time set is the duration of one line If you use th...

Page 13: ...e amplified However depending on the amplifications there might be different values necessary in order to make both channels equal Fine tuning in Gain Value is necessary There are about 768 possible steps to adjust It is still possible to have 1 2 counts difference between both image halfs This is NOT a camera problem and must be adjusted by an experienced user Same is true for the offset Dark lev...

Page 14: ...Users Manual Area Scan Cameras svs11002 and svs16000 Page 14 The Frame Rate field In free running mode default ex factory you can adjust the framerate ...

Page 15: ...ng this button you could also switch power off and on and also and click on read status again The Save to EEPROM button If you have configured your camera successfully you can save the actual configuration in the EEPROM of the micro controller Every time the camera is connected to power it will start with this configuration Ensure that your camera is running correctly before you click this button ...

Page 16: ...re time by the internal micro controller choose this mode You still need to use the Exsync signal min 5 V TTL in order to trigger the camera see Trigger buttons below It will initiate exposure by the rising edge of the pulse Apply a Exsync signal at the appropriate pins e g on pins of TB 5 connector Please check the timing diagram in the appendix of this manual LVDS Triggered external exposure con...

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Page 18: ...on of the camera will cause incorrect colors and strange effects However for fast focusing it might be useful Vertical Resolution Partial Scan Partial scan of lines can be chosen in steps of 19 32 lines camera type dependent As an example The minimum number and starting point are 17 lines The max number is 2672 As a result the frame rate of the camera will be increased when resolution is lower e g...

Page 19: ...Save configuration to file Allows to Save different configurations and upload them with Load Create Log file Creates a log file in a directory e g program svs vistek convcam It store all changes made to the camera during operation period Close Logfile Stops the command protocol ...

Page 20: ...meras have the possibility to do 2 images within a extreme short period of time This can be done either in the mode triggered with external exposure via pulse width of the Exync signal or alternatively triggered with internal exposure set via internal microcontroller This is useful for particle image velocimetry PIV Mode The time between 2 image acquisitions can be shortened to minimal 30 µs flash...

Page 21: ...mera can not take images until the next Exsync signal positive slope arrives and initiates the next exposure cycle Exsync min 5µs Exposure delay 5µs Transfer delay 120µs Exposure Exposure time1 Exposure time2 133 ms Transfer time 30 µs The trigger frequency at 48MHz pixel clock is limited to max 3 75 Hz 7 5 fps The stated delay values are independent from pixel clock frequency The maximum frame ra...

Page 22: ...d out The 2 nd exposure starts automatically 226 µs after the negative slope of Exsync signal and ends after the complete read out of the 1 st image Usually a flash determines the exposure time of the 2nd image Now the 2 nd image follows immediately During the read out of the 2nd image the camera can not take images until the next Exsync signal positive slope arrives and initiates the next exposur...

Page 23: ...mera We recommend use of solutions from Schneider Linos or others who offer interfaces to M 58 x 0 75 thread F Mounts work usually with focal length longer than 35mm Due to micro lens on CCD chip strange effects like increased PRNU at the first and last 500 pixel can be observed Do not use lenses which are intended for 1 CCDs Views on svs11002 S and F Version no heatsink Distance from Chip surface...

Page 24: ...Users Manual Area Scan Cameras svs11002 and svs16000 Page 24 Views on svs11002 U version only View on mounting side svs11002 ...

Page 25: ...om Chip surface to front plate 11 65mm Views on svs16000 U Version with heatsink MDR 26 female Connector Sync and Dataserial LVDS see Listing on 2 4 2 Mating connector 3M Part Nr of connector 10126 6000EL Part Nr of hood 10326 A200 00 Power Connector Pin 1 12V Pin 3 GND Pin 2 Reserved Mating connector Switchcraft TA3F ...

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Page 27: ...ounts Photo Response Nonuniformity PRNU 10 Spectral response 380 950 nm Exposure time mode 2 256 µsec 5 5 sec Leading dark lines 18 Basic electro optic specifications svs11002 F version CCD KAI 11002 Interline 4008 x 2672 pixel pixel size 9 x 9 µm Readout frequency 2 x 30 MHz 2 taps Frame rate max 4 7 fps Offset ca 10 counts Gain 1 to 2 S N ratio 8 5 Bit Saturation Dark Noise RMS Color version 8 B...

Page 28: ...2 x 2672 pixel pixel size 9 x 9 µm Readout frequency 1 x 30 MHz 1 tap Frame rate max 2 5 fps Offset ca 10 counts Gain 1 to 2 S N ratio 9 Bit Saturation Dark Noise RMS Color version 8 Bit Fixed Pattern Noise 2 counts Photo Response Nonuniformity PRNU 10 Spectral response 380 950 nm Exposure time mode 2 818 µsec 9 sec Leading dark lines 18 ...

Page 29: ...to Response Nonuniformity PRNU 10 Spectral response 380 950 nm Exposure time mode 2 170 µsec 10 sec Leading dark lines 15 Basic specifications of camera svs11002 H version 12 Bit 2 x 64 MHz Preliminary CCD KAI 11002 Interline 4032 x 2672 pixel pixel size 9 x 9 µm Readout frequency Up to2 x 48MHz 2 tap Frame rate max 10 fps Offset ca 40 counts 12 bit Gain 1 to 2 S N ratio 9 5 Bit Saturation Dark No...

Page 30: ...to Response Nonuniformity PRNU 10 Spectral response 380 950 nm Exposure time mode 2 120 µsec 8 min if useful Leading dark lines 40 Basic electro optic specifications svs16000 U version CCD KAI 16000 Interline 4904 x 3280 pixel pixel size 7 4 x 7 4 µm Readout frequency 2 x 48 MHz 2 taps Frame rate max 4 7 fps Offset ca 10 counts Gain 1 to 2 S N ratio 10 Bit Saturation Dark Noise RMS Color version 8...

Page 31: ...ept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation II Information to the user Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment ...

Page 32: ...herwise use 12V DC with filtered and stabilized power supply RoHS All cameras comply with the recommendation of the European Union concerning RoHS Rules 3 7 Spectral response curves Monochrome Version svs11000 16000 All Color Versions 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm R elative resp onse W avelength nm R elative response 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 0 ...

Page 33: ... their limits In order to take advantage of the speed of the U Ultra High Speed version it must be operated with forced air cooling It means a gentle airflow not causing vibrations This will help to extend life time of the camera Note that Warranty will be void if you don t follow these instruction for U version Recommended setup Note that a customized version with heatsink AND integrated fan is a...

Page 34: ... maximum sensitivity of the human eye at about 550 nm green Because this camera is a single chip camera it is necessary to use an algorithm which interpolates those colors which are not known by the specific pixel E g the red pixel does not know its green and blue components This means that the performance of the image depends on the software used Please be aware that it is not possible to incorpo...

Page 35: ...oned in this manual successfully svs11002 EURESYS Grablink Value Expert Express DALSA CORECO PC CamLink X64 CameraLink X64 I PRO NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS 1426 1428 1429 Cognex 8601 1 tap 8602 2 tap Matrix Vision mvTitan CL svs16000 EURESYS Grablink Value Expert Express Bitflow NeonCL CarbonCl Please check individual camera types with framegrabber manufacturer ...

Page 36: ...f said evaluation and handling charges at the time the return authorization is issued Seller will inform Buyer of related repair and or replacement costs and request authorization before incurring such costs Buyer shall identify all returned material with Sellers invoice number under which material has been received If more than one invoice applies material has to be clearly segregated and identif...

Page 37: ...ad out any frame mode 1 and 2 Problem lmage is present but distorted Solution Check the camera configuration file of your framegrabber Check number of front and back porch pixel Wrong numbers in configuration file can cause sync problems Check if your framegrabber can work with the data rate of the camera Problem The image of a color version camera looks ugly or false colors appear Solution If the...

Page 38: ...CP 2 Serial Number 3 Accessories used and where purchased or self made a Power supply b Cable c Lens type and focal length 4 Firmware version as well as operation mode send screenshot of ConvCam program 5 Description of the phenomena e g a Missing lines or columns b Distorted or noisy image if possible send jpg image c Solarization effect d Missing bits contrast less image 6 Framegrabber used Bran...

Page 39: ...ich starts integration and read out Exposure time can be varied using the length of the EXSYNC pulse i e between the high going edge and the low going edge The time settings in the control software are not activated This mode is useful in applications where the light level of the sceen changes during operation and the framegrabber can provide such a signal Change of exposure time is possible from ...

Page 40: ... Timing Pixel N 2 Line N 2 PCLK LVAL LVAL FVAL Freerunning EXSYNC Triggered Internal Exposure CCD Exposure LVAL FVAL Frame Invalid Invalid Valid EXSYNC Triggered External Exposure FVAL Invalid Invalid Valid T delay min 1µs min 200µs Tdelays LVAL CCD Exposure Frame Tdelay min 25 max 15 µS ec S F Tdelay min 10 max 25µS ec U version Tdelay Min 32 max 50 uS ec S F version Min 10 max 25 U version ...

Page 41: ...e camera will respond with OK 0 x 0 d 0 x 0 a If not correct it will respond Error 0 x 0 d 0 x 0 a All numbers must by typed as hexadecimal values hexvalues The command strings are case sensitive 4 1 Accessible commands for the end user C ENTER Output of camera status e g KAI11000 Sensor Type Gain1 00AE gain tap 1 Gain2 00A9 gain tap 2 Offset1 000A offset value tap1 Offset2 0008 offset value tap2 ...

Page 42: ...ate output tap 0 3FF G Chanelnr Hexvalue ENTER Input of gain for the appropriate output tap 0 2FF gain n 0 045dB T Hexvalue ENTER Input of exposure time in line times 0 FFFF in triggered mode 0 815 in free running mode exposure time in line times is 816 line count of one frame n D Hexvalue ENTER Input of amount of lines which are dumped out partial scan mode 0 2 14 A 0 no partial scan 1 not allowe...

Page 43: ...0B reserved 0 x 0C free running mode horizontal and vertical binning for 2 lines 0 x 0D triggered mode exposure time via external Exsync horizontal and vertical binning for 2 lines 0 x 0E triggered mode exposure time via Micro controller horizontal and vertical binning for 2 lines 0 x 0F reserved 0 x 10 0 x 19 Do not use 0 x 1B Do not use 0 x 1C Do not use 0 x 1D Do not use 0 x 1E Do not use 0 x 1...

Page 44: ...d 2 0 In CameraLink standard version 2 0 is a DLL called clallserial dll which allows automatically to load the correct framegrabber specific DLLs If framegrabber does not support version 2 0 than delete clallserial dll and use version 1 0 OPERATION After starting ConvCam simply click OK on error message This is due to not cleared communication path of the RS232 and it must be initiated for Camera...

Page 45: ...at the user must be alert against a possible DANGER The details of the DANGER which the user must be aware of are described next to this mark This mark indicates that the user is given a CAUTION against possible hazards The details of the CAUTION which the user must be aware of are described next to this mark Handling Precautions DANGER If any overheating sign is observed discontinue the use immed...

Page 46: ...components If your system components are used in the system where the connectors are subjected to strong repetitive shocks the connector are possible to break down If you intend to use your system components in such a situation make sure to use an optional connector fixing hardware to connect the connector plug to the system components body When the system components are not in use put a lens or a...

Page 47: ...the instructions in this instruction manual In case damages or losses are caused by malfunction resulting from band connection with other equipment In case damages or losses are caused by repair or modification done by the user IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 This device is designed and guaranteed to work under the temperature range of 10 through 45 degree C Avoid using the equipment beyond that l...