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Chapter 1:

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Teledyne Princeton Instruments Nano-XF: 
11000 camera system. This advanced design based on Teledyne Princeton Instruments' 
cooling technology offers up to +10 °C cooling with air. The unique camera design with 
the fiberoptic extended outside the vacuum offers outstanding flexibility for optimizing 
system performance at any x-ray energy. The low-noise electronics and compact 
design makes this camera perfect for OEM applications. The high speed Camera Link

®

 

operation delivers 4.63 frames/sec vs. FireWire

®

 (IEEE 1394a) which delivers 3.0 

frames/sec. The Camera Link interface allows the camera to be used for steady state as 
well as high speed applications. Precise CCD temperature control means that the 
camera can be used for demanding applications such as x-ray microtomography.
Applications: X-ray microtomography, industrial and medical imaging.

1.1

Package Contents 

The total package you receive will depend on the camera and components you 
ordered. Please check to make sure that at a minimum, all of the items listed are 
included in your package.
Camera and Cables

Nano-XF: 11000 camera 

Camera-to-Controller cables

Power Supply with Supply-to-Camera cable

Camera Controller Package

Camera Controller with one camera connector

National Instruments

®

 Driver software

— NI-IMAQ

®

 IEEE 1394 Drivers Version. 2.0 or higher (download upgrades 

from the NI website at 

www.ni.com

)

Frame Grabber board and software
— PCIe 1427 frame grabber board with Vision Acquisition software

or

— EPIX frame grabber board with EPIX XCAP

®

-Lite software

Camera Link cable

1.2

Recommended System Requirements

The Nano-XF system's flexibility in applications and interface configurations produces a 
wide range of system requirements. At a minimum, follow the requirements of the 
Camera Link Frame grabber interface manufacturer.

1.3

Operating System Requirements 

Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000 Pro (service pack 

2) or Windows NT

®

 4.0 or later

Summary of Contents for Princeton Instruments Nano-XF

Page 1: ...www princetoninstruments com Nano XF System Manual 4411 0116 Issue 5 October 4 2019...

Page 2: ...accurate as of the publication release date However Teledyne Princeton Instruments does not assume any responsibility for any consequences including any damages resulting from the use thereof The inf...

Page 3: ...19 4 2 XCAP Std Plus Software Installation 20 4 3 PIXCI Board Installation 21 4 4 Camera Installation and Setup 22 Chapter 5 National Instruments Installation 23 5 1 Minimum System Requirements 23 5...

Page 4: ...tions 39 B 1 Nano XF 11000 39 B 2 Multi Head Controller 41 B 3 Connectors 42 B 3 1 Camera Link MDR Connector 42 B 3 2 Power Connector 43 Appendix C Outline Drawings 45 Appendix D Glossary 47 FCC Decla...

Page 5: ...6 9 Timing Diagram Retrigger a Camera During Transfer or Readout 36 Figure A 1 Bit Window Example 37 Figure B 1 KAI 11002 Mono Quantum Efficiency 40 Figure C 1 Outline Drawing Nano XF 11000 45 Figure...

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Page 7: ...al imaging 1 1 Package Contents The total package you receive will depend on the camera and components you ordered Please check to make sure that at a minimum all of the items listed are included in y...

Page 8: ...and NI IMAQ software REFERENCES Refer to Section 2 3 MegaPlus Multi Head Controller on page 13 for additional information 1 5 Precautions Controller to Camera Cables DO NOT HOT PLUG THESE CABLES Turn...

Page 9: ...e from the CCD the Nano XF camera is able to maintain cooler CCD temperatures and achieve lower noise and higher dynamic range than comparable cameras See Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Typical Nano XF Camera...

Page 10: ...he camera Strobe Output Trigger Out The strobe output from the controller provides a trigger signal that can be used to control strobed illumination sources or other synchronous events This function s...

Page 11: ...fiberoptic extended outside the vacuum offers outstanding flexibility for optimized system performance at any X ray energy CCD Chamber The vacuum sealed CCD chamber protects the CCD from condensation...

Page 12: ...camera by the internal fan through the slots on the side of the camera and exhausted through the slots on the rear then removes the heat produced by the Peltier device The fan is always in operation...

Page 13: ...olution of the Nano XF camera only one head is supported with this controller See Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 MegaPlus Multi Head Controller Front Panel Rear Panel CAUTION Make sure the controller power swi...

Page 14: ...specification is available for purchase from the Automated Imaging Association website Bookstore accessed via www machinevisiononline org Camera Link 2 A connector that enables limited use of the Cam...

Page 15: ...which are useful when contacting Teledyne Princeton Instruments Customer Support 2 6 User Manuals Nano XF System User Manual This manual describes how to install and use the Nano XF system components...

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Page 17: ...gns of damage verify that the appropriate power cord has been supplied with the power supply 4 If the application software has not already been installed on the host computer refer to the appropriate...

Page 18: ...18 Nano XF System Manual Issue 5 Figure 3 1 illustrates a typical Nano XF system block diagram Figure 3 1 Block Diagram Nano XF 11000 System Camera Link 4411 0116_010...

Page 19: ...ter functionality purchase XCAP Plus or XCAP Std from EPIX For a detailed comparison of the family of XCAP software programs refer to the XCAP Feature Chart located on the www epixinc com website 4 1...

Page 20: ...irectory is C XCAP 6 At the end of the installation select No when prompted to run the software to finish the installation 7 Close all open Windows 8 Insert the USB key provided into a USB port on the...

Page 21: ...Install from a list or a specific location Advance c Click Next d Select Search for the best driver in these locations e Deselect the box Search removable storage media f Select the box Include this...

Page 22: ...wer has been turned on 5 On the host computer select Start All Programs 6 From the menu locate and open the XCAP Imaging folder 7 Select XCAP for Windows 8 When the License Agreement is displayed sele...

Page 23: ...re The documentation ships as Adobe Acrobat portable document format PDF files and HTML Help files 5 3 Ni Vision Acquisition NI IMAQ Software Installation Perform the following procedure to install th...

Page 24: ...the computer and restart Windows 4 Turn the power on to the Camera Controller There are two switches that must be turned on One on the power supply The other is on the controller 5 Wait until the Mega...

Page 25: ...components enable the remote device to acquire and analyze images as directed by the host machine NOTE Install NI IMAQ and the LabVIEW Real Time Module on the remote system before you install and con...

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Page 27: ...ontinuous Video mode This mode requires no external control signals and provides high frame rates by overlapping the readout time with the exposure time An internally generated fixed frequency trigger...

Page 28: ...takes place After the readout the system is ready for another EXT TRIG signal See Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Timing Diagram Mode 0 Edge Trigger Programmable Integration 6 2 1 2 Mode 0 Edge Triggering In E...

Page 29: ...s an optional user adjustable delay from the start of the Clear Pulse to the issue of the Strobe Pulse By default the strobe pulse begins at the time the Clear Pulse ends i e Tsd 0 The delay is under...

Page 30: ...sfer Time This interval represents the time it takes to transfer data from the photosites to the vertical shift register This time is sensor dependent Refer to Table 6 4 for typical values Tread Reado...

Page 31: ...iod See Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 Mode 1 Integrate and Dump Level Controlled Trigger Mode 6 2 2 2 Mode 1 Level Triggering In Level mode triggering the camera responds to a trigger edge by clearing the sen...

Page 32: ...the Clear Pulse Tcp plus the Integration Time Tint minus any optional Strobe Delay Tsd By default the Strobe Pulse begins at the time the Clear Pulse is sent to the sensor The start of the Strobe Puls...

Page 33: ...dout Times that have been measured Tr Recovery Time This interval represents the time from the end of sensor readout to the time the system can accept another trigger pulse The recovery time is approx...

Page 34: ...quence Figure 6 7 illustrates the timing sequence in periodic pulse trigger mode While waiting for a trigger the sensor is continually being flushed of charge When a trigger arrives via the rear panel...

Page 35: ...Time This interval represents the time it takes to read the image from the sensor Tr Recovery Time This interval represents the time from the end of sensor readout to the time the system can accept a...

Page 36: ...e 6 8 Timing Diagram Retrigger a Camera During Integration Figure 6 9 illustrates the camera s response to a second trigger if it arrives during the Transfer or Readout cycle of the first trigger In t...

Page 37: ...d Various bit windows are selected by determining whether the start bit is 0 1 2 3 or 4 When the start bit of 4 is selected the full scale output of the analog to digital A D is output as 8 bits So a...

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Page 39: ...gapixels 10 71 Active Area 36 0 mm H x 24 0 mm V Imager Size 42 52 mm diagonal Spectral Mono Saturation Signal 60 000 e Well Capacity 60 000 Output Bit Depth Up to 12 bit per channel Dynamic Range 66...

Page 40: ...4x4 binning 13 23 FPS 30 MHz Gain Settings 0 36 dB Binning Yes Standard Cooling 10 C Dark Current Doubling Temperature 7 C Incremental Housing Size L x W x H 6 66 169 00 mm x 3 75 95 25 mm x 3 75 95 2...

Page 41: ...trigger in strobe output Output Video Ports DVI Dimensions L x D x H 157 mm x 157 mm x 50 8 mm Weight 900g Operating Temperature 0 40 C non condensing Vibration 3 g sinusoidal from 10 Hz to 500 Hz Sho...

Page 42: ...ns Table B 3 Pin Assignments Camera Link 26 Pin MDR Connector Pin Number Signal Name Description 1 Inner Shield DC Ground 14 Inner Shield DC Ground 2 X0 Data from Camera Link Transmitter 15 X0 3 X1 16...

Page 43: ...Camera Controller has a LEMO elbow receptacle EPG 0B 302 HLN for 12 VDC power input This receptacle mates with the FGG 0B 302 CLAD56 plug Pin 1 is 12 VDC and Pin 2 is connected to ground For more info...

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Page 45: ...1 28 6 35 169 06 6 66 44 11 11 R E L L O R T N O C O T R E L L O R T N O C O T R E W O P O T Y L P P U S R I A S T E L T U O 3 4 7 9 0 1 15 86 62 24 10 95 5 9 3 1 4 2 R I A S T E L N I S E T O N B L 5...

Page 46: ...er Remote Head 2 Remote Head 3 Remote Head 1 Remote Head 4 160 7 50 8 57 34 6 23 8 3X 55 6X M3 6H 80 7 8 9 3X 22 6 158 3 115 6 55 2X 2X 173 2X 98 3 Camera Link 1 Camera Link 2 IEEE 1394 Ethernet DVI M...

Page 47: ...rameters can then be applied to the camera Multiple sets of camera parameters can be stored and retrieved Gain Controls the gain applied at the CCD Values are specified in dB The value can be written...

Page 48: ...ge is acquired The controller provides a variety of trigger modes Trigger logic can be specified as negative or positive Trigger signals can be sourced from the connector on the rear panel of the cont...

Page 49: ...rence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep...

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Page 51: ...ANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED this product against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to one 1 year after shipment During this period Teledyne Princeton Instruments will repair or repl...

Page 52: ...e burn damage which carry NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED all image intensifier products for a period of one 1 year after shipment Refer to additional Limited One 1 year Warranty terms and conditio...

Page 53: ...ion an authorized service center 4 Before products or parts can be returned for service you must contact the Teledyne Princeton Instruments factory and receive a return authorization number RMA Produc...

Page 54: ...d countries do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts when an action may be brought or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above provisions m...

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