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LYNX Hardware User`s Manual ( CameraLink and GigE models )

1. 33 Figure 1 8b F mount GigE cameras IPX 4M15 G 11 M5 G 16M3 G 0000essseseeeeeees 33 Figure 1 9 Peltier cooled CL and GigE cameras IPX 4MI5T LIMST 16M3T 34 Figure 1 10a IPX VGA120 L and IPX VGA210 L Dimensional Drawings oo 35 Figure 1 10b IPX VGA210 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawing cccccccccccsrrrsrssssssssssseseees 36 Figure 1 1la IPX 1M48 L Dimensional Drawings 00ssssccccccccscssssssscccccccccccssssscceccccccceseesees 38 Figure 1 11b IPX 1M48 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings sccccccccccssssssscccccccccceneesees 39 Figure 1 12a IPX 2M30 L and IPX 2M30H L Dimensional Drawings 00000seeeesseseseees 41 Figure 1 12b IPX 2M30 G and IPX 2M30H G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 42 Figure 1 12c IPX 2M30 G and IPX 2M30H G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 43 Figure 1 13a IPX 4M15 L Dimensional Drawings 0 ssssccccccccsenssssscccccccccccsecssssccccccceessessees 44 Figure 1 13b IPX 4M15 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings ccccccccssssssssscccccccceceneeees 45 Figure 1 14a IPX 11M5 L Silver Body Dimensional Drawings sscccccccccssssssscccccccccceeeeses 47 Figure 1 14b IPX 11M5 L Black Body Dimensional Drawings scccccccrcssssssscccccccccceseseees 48 Figure 1 14c IPX 11M5 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 0000
2. L MOUNT THREAD 24473005 igure 1 10a IPX VGA120 L and IPX VGA210 L Dimensional Drawings F 35 of 209 IMPERX 9 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA210 G Lo 10 32 THREAD 8X gt 3 00 DEEP L00 010 11 00 010 S 5 45 005 67 00 010 33 30 0 05 32 00 010 33 00 0 05 67 00 040 O pr 11 32 54 64 3 30 1 50 C MOUNT THREAD 0 30 11 00 010 i 0 10 5 45 0 05 21 80 40 05 4 KS Sn ee ee E S Hoh BN Wst HO NY No 6o a Hat 51 40 20 05 50 60 0 05 NN Ww BW MAN ON Peg u 2 kol AAA ANAL S amp S BW DH h OH BW MW NK x DAA AAA o NW BW gt ry RB HW Hh gt 54 00 0 05 Figure 1 10b IPX VGA210 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 36 of 209 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA210 G i 10 32 THREAD 8X 9 00 DEEP 5 45 005 Le Wa e J g 11 00 040 11 00 010 z 78 00 040 3 50 0 05 67 00 0 10 o 3 494005 33 50 4005 Te 7 0 4540 05 a o 2 in 3 3 o 32 00 0 10 H H O nii 644020 T 904 T 150 C MOUNT THREAD 0 30 11 00 010 11 00 010 21 85 20 05 51 40 20 05 50 60 0 05 Figure 1 10c IPX VGA210 G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 37 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 L 210 32 THREAD 8X 5 00 DEEP 1 O00 10 11 00sec 0 30 I 1 4
3. a N LynxTerminal ImperX camera download utility P Figure 5 1 LYNX GigE Interface 170 of 209 IMPERXY 5 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Setup Make sure that LYNX GigE Application and LYNX GigE high performance driver are properly installed For more information on GigE software and driver installation refer to Appendix E of this manual Make sure that camera 1s powered on the green LED on the back 1s lit and that the cable 1s connected Click on Detect button in Device Tab The device finder window shown in figure 5 2 will appear Select the high performance driver and click OK A new window with the IP address will appear Click OK and the window will close Click OK in the main device finder window Click on Select Camera and select the connected camera Click on Acquisition tab and click Start in Acquisition Control You should see an image To stop the image acquisition click on the Stop button To access the camera features click on the LYNX Configurator tab and select the settings you wish to modify 171 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 5 3 Graphical User Interface For a detailed description of the LYNX GigE Interface Application s graphical user interface GUI please refer to the LYNX GigE Software User s Manual For software installation instructions refer to Appendix E of this manual 172 of 209 IMPERX WY L
4. 49 Figure 1 14d IPX 11M5 G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 00000 50 Figure 1 15a IPX 16M3 L Dimensional Drawings ssecccccccccssssssssccccccccccccssssssccccccccceseesees 51 Figure 1 15b IPX 16M3 G Dimensional Drawings 00ssssccccccccsssnssssscccccccccccssssscccccccccessessees 52 Figure 1 16 IPX 4M15T 11M5T 16M3T Dimensional Drawings sccccccccrcssssesscccccccccceseseees 53 Figure 1 17 C mount and F mount Addpter cccccccccccscssssssssssssssssssssssccesccccccccccccccccssscsssssssssseees 54 9 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 2 1 Single Output Mode of Operation c0 00 e e e 57 Figure 2 2 Dual Output Mode of Operation c c eee00eeeeeeeeeeeesesssss0as 58 Figure 2 3 Center columns output mode of operation 00000ceeeeeeseseeeeesasasssssssssso 59 Figure 2 4 Center Columns Output in Dual Mode of Operation 00000 60 Figure 2 5 Center Columns Output in Dual Tap Mode 000000000000000000000 00 60 Figure 2 6 Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA120 210 L and IPX 210 G 61 Figure 2 7 Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G ssssssscsssccscccccccccccccccsssssssssssssssees 62 Figure 2 8 Single Dual Cen
5. 188 of 209 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual Lynx Terminal This appendix provides a quick reference to using the Lynx camera download and console utility This utility is used by both the Camera Link and GigE cameras 189 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual B 1 Overview Camera download and terminal utility software the Lynx Terminal is provided with each camera After installing the program the user has access to a terminal console and a download utility The terminal console provides a command line interface allowing the user to send commands and receive responses from the camera Whereas the Lynx Configurator utility provides a graphical user interface to the camera the Lynx Terminal utility provides a command line interface The download utility allows the user to download newly released software firmware or a user defined lookup table into the cameras non volatile memory B 2 Setup When the Lynx Terminal is launched the following screen will appear ba LynxTerminal Untitled Seles File Edit Tools View Help Dodo Disconnected Figure B 1 LynxTerminal main dialog The user must first configure the operating parameters of the Lynx Terminal program Clicking on the File menu item and then Properties will yield the following Project Properties dialog with the plug ins panel revealed 190 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Pl
6. Figure 2 24 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame consists of 282 us vertical frame timing for single mode 206 us for dual mode followed by 16 masked dark lines RLI RLI6 followed by 8 buffer lines BL1 BL8 followed by 2672 active lines DLI DL2672 and followed by 8 buffer lines BLI BL8 and followed by 16 masked dark lines RL1 RL16 During each frame the FVAL signal is active only during the active lines DLI DL2672 Figure 2 25 4 empty 20 dark 16 buffer 4000 active 16 buffer 20 dark pixels pixels pixels data pixels pixels pixels 143 ns 714 ns 572 ns 142857 ns 572 ns 714 ns 6 6 S S 5 5 om JOO ORO HIOOE HEL 5 5 5 5 5 LVAL 5 6 65 Figure 2 23 Single Output Line Timing IPX 11M5 L G 4 empty 20 dark 16 buffer 2000 active ixels ixels pixels data pixels 143 ns 714 ns 572 ns 71428 ns 5 5 5 poo arai AK KX OK eK XK ce Yoav X 5 5 5 SS xa KX KNX HH Ko X Mc Nowe Xi LVAL a Figure 2 24 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 11M5 L G 72 of 209 LYNX Hardware User s Manual 8 buffer lines 2672 active lines 8 buffer lines 16 dark lines 5 ara OOM MCMC COC Mc CC OCC mcm ma 9 FVAL es TL 145571 nssingle output TL 72857 ns single output HB 7142 ns Figure 2 25 Single Dual Output Frame Timing PX 11M5 L G 73 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s
7. sfc The sfc command instructs the camera to perform the Flat Field correction procedure During this procedure the camera reads a set of Flat Field coefficients from on board non volatile memory It uses these coefficients to compensate for any variations in the pixel responsivity The Flat Field coefficients table can be downloaded to the camera s non volatile memory using the LynxTerminal utility see Appendix C Syntax ste lt sonloff gt Parameter on Enable Flat Field correction processing off Disable Flat Field correction processing Example sfc on Enable Flat Field correction Notes Flat Field correction is not supported in the IPX VGA120 IPX VGA210 and IPX 1M48 cameras The Flat Field table is loaded into the same non volatile memory as LUT 2 Flat field and lookup table processing are mutually exclusive in all cameras except the IPX 11M5 and IPX 16M3 In the IPX 11M5 and IPX 16M53 both the flat field and LUT 1 can be enabled simultaneously 3 8 22 2 Get Flatfield Correction gfc The gfc command returns the current flat field correction setting Syntax gfc Response on Kona Example gfc User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 3 8 22 3 Get Flatfield Header gth The gfh command returns the text header information in the Flat Field table Syntax gfh Response Flat Field table header tekt Example gfh User enters command Flat Field
8. B4 followed by 1920 active data pixels D1 D1920 followed by 4 buffer pixels BI B4 and followed by another 28 masked dark pixels R1 R28 Figure 2 17 In the dual mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels E1 F4 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R28 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 960 active data pixels D1 D960 Figure 2 18 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame consists of 90 6 us vertical frame timing for single mode 65 9 us for dual mode followed by 4 masked dark lines RLI RL4 followed by 2 buffer lines BL1 BL2 followed by 1080 active lines DLI DL1080 followed by 2 buffer lines BLI BL2 and followed by another 4 masked dark lines RLI RL4 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal is active only during the active lines DL1 DL1080 Figure 2 19 4 empty 28 dark 4 buffer 1920 active 4 buffer 28 dark pixels pixels pixels data pixels pixels pixels 100 ns 700 ns 100 ns 48000 ns 100 ns 700 ns e e 66 e me om PO EO EAC OAC AE 65 LVAL Lo Figure 2 17 Single Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H L G 4 empty 28 dark 4 buffer 960 active ixels ixels pixels data pixels 100 ns 700 ns 100 ns 24000 ns 9 5 S py a HOOK QO CD O EDG 9 9 5 S i CIX 29 S eK 02 69 AN LVAL a Figure 2 18 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H
9. command returns the current test mode setting Syntax gtm Response off 1 2 3 Example gtm User enters command 2 Camera responds with current setting 140 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 15 Image Reversal mode 3 8 15 1 Set Image Reversal sir The sir command instructs the camera to perform image reversal During image reversal the camera will deliver pixels to the Camera Link interface in the reverse order from which they were received by the CCD sensor resulting in a mirror image being displayed This mode is useful if the camera is capturing an image that is being reflected from a mirror Syntax Parameter Example Notes SIT lt on off gt on Enables image reversal off Disables image reversal sir on Enables image reversal This feature can be used in either single or dual tap modes It can also be used in conjunction with horizontal binning or horizontal window 3 8 15 2 Get Image Reversal gir The gir command returns the current image reversal setting Syntax Response Example gtm onloff gir User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 141 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 16 Trigger operation 3 8 16 1 Set Trigger str The str command instructs the camera to exit the free running mode of operation and to enter into a trigger mode In the trigger mode the camera will idle and wai
10. gst The gst command returns the current shutter setting Syntax gst Response off li Example gst User enters command 80 Camera responds with current setting 129 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 4 Long Integration 3 8 4 1 Set Long Integration sli The sii command sets the long integration timing Syntax sli lt 8 Parameter off Disables the long integration mode i The long integration time in units of mSeconds Range i min 10 max 10 000 Example sla 750 Sets the long integration time to 750 msecs Notes Long integration operates in increments of 10 mSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit entered 3 8 4 2 Get Long Integration gli The gli command returns the current long integration setting Syntax gli Response off li Example gli User enters command 750 Camera responds with current setting 130 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 5 Strobe Position 3 8 5 1 3 8 5 2 Set Strobe Position ssp The ssp command sets the position of the strobe pulse output The strobe pulse position is set relative to the end of the frame Syntax ssp lt off i gt Parameter ore Disables the strobe if The strobe position in units of uSeconds Range i min 10 max the lesser of 500 000 or 1 frame rate Example ssp 120 Sets the strobe position to 120 uSeconds Notes The strobe operates in increments of 10
11. reveals the following screen N LynxTerminal Figure B 7 Terminal View dialog The Terminal View is a text console which the user can use to communicate with the camera Camera commands refer to Appendix A entered into this console will be sent to the camera using the transport method chosen during the Lynx Terminal setup Camera responses sent by the camera will be displayed in this console as well 197 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Creating Look Up Tables This appendix provides a reference on how to create a lookup table using both an ASCII editor and an Excel spreadsheet 198 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual C 1 Overview The Lookup Table file can be created using any standard ASCII text editor or by using Microsoft Excel Additionally any spreadsheet or mathematical program capable of generating a comma delimited file can be used C 2 Using an ASCII text editor A custom LUT lookup table can be prepared using any ASCII text editor Alternatively any spreadsheet program i e Microsoft Excel can be used by converting the spreadsheet into a comma delimited 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 This header is used to documen
12. 1 simultaneously When clicked on displays the current internal camera temperature When enabled turns on temperature alarm monitoring The user can enter the SET RESET values When enabled turns on the image reversal feature When enabled turns on the negative image feature When enabled turns on the noise correction feature When enabled turns on the defect correction feature Displays the current camera speed it is not active in trigger mode Displays the current camera exposure it is not active in trigger mode 168 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CHAPELS LYNX Interface Application for GigE This chapter discusses the LYNX GigE interface software 169 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 5 1 Overview The Lynx GigE Interface Application is provided with each GigE camera The application tool displays captures images from the camera as well as communicates with the camera for the purpose of configuring its operating parameters Prior to connecting the camera make sure that the LYNX GigE application and high performance driver are properly installed The high performance driver is optimized to work with the family of Intel Pro1000 NIC cards For more information on GigE software installation refer to Appendix E of this manual Lynx GigE Lynx GigE Interface Application ImperX software to display capture images includes embedded LynxConfigurator
13. 11 00 010 5 45 20 05 16 40 0 05 p nG 7 LA j ce PU nag ot en oe oe tt tt KS 54 00 005 NANA NAMANA 4 5 2 KA YN 16 70 0 05 Figure 1 13b IPX 4M15 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 45 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 G 10 32 THREAD 8X 5 00 DEEP LLOO 010 11 00 010 S 78 00 010 ka 5 50 40 05 67 00 010 33 50 20 05 un ee 37 1020 Aid E pa 1 85 200 16 40 20 05 C 54 00 00 aaa e ENANA YUU Vu 16 U 005 Figure 1 13c IPX 4M15 G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 46 of 209 IMPERX 3 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 L 10 32 THREAD 2X 5 00 DEEP 1 1 004010 1 0045 10 000 10 Figure 1 14a IPX 11M5 L Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 47 of 209 IMPERX 9 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 L 5 10 32 THREAD 8X o 5 00 DEEP LL 00 010 11 00 010 Pm u ia I O 67 00 0 10 33 00 0 05 FI mg d 5 33 50 00 6 7 00 010 0 10 0 00 a Fc ee 41 00 150 12 93 40 05 co Tap A FI m r i w F a _ co ma k 49531005 Figure 1 14b IPX 11M5 L Black Body Dimensional Drawings 48 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 G 10 32 THREAD 8X 9 00 DEEP 11 00 67 0
14. Function is negative image created by John Doe date 1 14 05 19 Table JO input output E 7 palala 0 4095 EO A4 4094 13 2 4093 14 31 4092 15 4 4091 i IT 4095 Bi 200 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Ap penclyy ey LYNX CameraLink Software Installation This appendix explains how to install the LYNX CameraLink software 201 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual D 1 Software Suite The LYNX software suite consists of the following files Windows XP and 2000 application files located in c Program_Files ImperX LYNX LYNX_Configurator exe LYNX Configurator application LYNX_Terminal exe LYNX Terminal main executable CameraLinkPlugin dll Camera Link plugin module Loader ViewPlugin dll Loader view Plugin module Terminal ViewPlugin dll Terminal view Plugin module TransportPlugin dll Terminal Transport plugin module Debug log Camconfig ini Configuration settings LynxConfig chm Compiled HTML help file NiosTerminalProject xsd XSD file Documentation files located in c Program_Files mperX LYNX Doc LYNX_Users_Manual pdf Look Up tables located in c Program_Files ImperX LYNX LUT gamma_45 xls excel spreadsheet example gamma_45 LUT gamma correction look up table posoffset LUT positive offset look up table downloadable to LYNX ca
15. Out Out Out Out Out Out In In Out Out In In Cable Shield Cable Shield Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Clock Tx Camera Link Clock Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Camera Link Channel Tx Serial Data Receiver Serial Data Receiver Serial Data Transmitter Serial Data Transmitter Software External Trigger Software External Trigger N C N C N C N C N C N C Cable Shield Cable Shield 26 of 209 Table 1 2 Camera Output Connector Signal Mapping IMPERXY The bit assignment corresponding to the base configuration is shown in the following table DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 9 DATA 10 DATA 11 DATA 12 DATA 13 DATA 14 DATA 15 DATA 16 DATA 17 DATA 18 DATA 19 DATA 20 DATA 21 DATA 22 DATA 23 ENABLE 0 ENABLE 1 ENABLE 2 ENABLE 3 Port AO Port Al Port A2 Port A3 Port A4 Port A5 Port A6 Port A7 Port BO Port B1 Port B2 Port B3 Port B4 Port B5 Port B6 Port B7 Port CO Port Cl Port C2 Port C3 Port C4 Port C5 Port C6 Port C7 LVAL FVAL DVAL N C LYNX Hardware User s Manual CONTROL 0 CC 1 CONTROL 1 N C CONTROL 2 N C CONTROL 3 N C Table 1 3 Base Camera Link bit assignment The power and all external input output signals are supplied to the camera via the
16. Syntax sta lt on off gt Parameter on Enables temperature monitoring off Disables temperature monitoring Example sta on Instructs the camera to enable temperature monitoring 3 8 18 3 Get Temperature Alarm gta The gta command returns the current temperature alarm setting Syntax gta Response onj otf Example gta User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 147 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 18 4 Set Temperature Threshold stt The stt command defines the on and off temperature thresholds that will trigger the camera to send temperature warnings The thresholds are in increments of 1 degrees C If the camera s ambient temperature exceeds the on temperature threshold then the camera will send a Warning set high temperature message to the Camera Link s serial interface The camera will subsequently send a Warning cleared high temperature message when the temperature falls below the off temperature threshold The camera monitors these thresholds and generates the warnings only when enabled via the sta command Syntax stt lt ul lt t2 gt Parameter cal On threshold in degrees C C2 Off threshold in degrees C Example stt 55 48 Instructs the camera to generate a Warning set high temperature message when the temperature exceeds 55C and a Warning cleared high temperature when it reach
17. Tab The AOI tab is used to modify the active image area As shown in Figure 4 3 there are separate controls for horizontal and vertical windows ADI Horizontal AGI Normal o t8 O Window Binning start end 2800 enker m ee 1600 pixels Vertical AOI CO Normal f EEN Window ae sy 1200 gt Binning 7 P da lines Figure 4 3 Area of Interest Tab HORIZONTAL AOI Normal When enabled the imager has full horizontal resolution Window When enabled the user can set the horizontal resolution using the sliders or by entering the desired start and end values Binning When enabled the image has half horizontal resolution 159 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Center When enabled the center fast mode 1s activated This feature is only available on the IPX VGA210L G VERTICAL AOI Normal When enabled the imager has full vertical resolution Window When enabled the user can set the vertical resolution using the sliders or by entering the desired start and end values Binning When enabled the image has half vertical resolution 160 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 3 2 Trigger Tab The Trigger tab shown in Figure 4 4 is used to set the different triggering modes Trigger Trigger Mode CO Exposure Control Ce OFF Star Camera J External Fast ICE 1 Captured Frames after Trigger CONT Frames 10 First Frame Exp Standard 655 10 0
18. register located in the configuration memory The boot control register can be programmed by the user refer to Camera Configuration Section with the sbf command The user can at any time instruct the camera to loads its workspace with the contents of either the factory space user space 1 or user space 2 Similarly the user can instruct the camera to save the current workspace settings into either the user space 1 or user space 2 119 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 3 Command Format Command strings consist of a command token followed by up to two parameters The format of the command string 1s lt command gt lt parml gt lt parmZz gt lt cr gt In response to the receipt of a command string the camera will perform the intended operation and return a response string Depending on the type of command received the camera will return either a status response or an info response A status response generally reports the success or failure of the camera to perform the commanded operation An info response provides specific camera information requested by user The format of the status response string 1s OK lt cr gt lt l1f gt if the command was processed properly heror lt text lt cr gt lt 1t gt if the command was not processed due to an error where lt text gt is an explanation of the error The format of the info response string 1
19. 10 32 THREAD 8X 5 00 DEEP 7B 00 010 p E10 5 50 005 67 00 010 3350 40 05 0 10 B o 63 00 God 5 50 49 05 11 00 010 L00 4010 pa 37 the 754150 Al 11 00 010 11 00 11 00 010 C183 005 MUN MULA ALA A NG i uw m oa 3 i FI aan Cr oO oS Wa UNTI Figure 1 15b IPX 16M3 G Dimensional Drawings 52 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15T IPX 11M5T IPX 16M3T 3 Rel tiii 0 00 005 LY 100 00 010 1 12 70 4005 30 00 0 05 NG 65 00 t040 100 00 010 HeU 0 10 100 00 te 35 72450 30 uw 10 32 THREAD 4X A 10O DEEP __ i NATAN G ou L danm HI NG PX 3444040 29 03 0 10 Figure 1 16 IPX 4M15T 11MST 16M3T Dimensional Drawings 53 of 209 IMPERXY 1 5 2 17 50mm LYNX Hardware User s Manual Optical The IPX VGA IPX 1M48 IPX 2M30 and IPX 2M30H cameras come with an adapter for C mount lenses which have a 17 5 mm back focal distance The IPX 4M15 IPX 11M5 and IPX 16M3 cameras come with an adapter for F mount lenses which have a 46 5 mm back focal distance Figure 1 17 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 side for more information The camera performance and signal to noise ratio depends on the illumination amount of l
20. 3 Retrieving Manufacturing Data The camera contains non volatile memory that stores manufacturing related information This information is programmed in the factory during the manufacturing process 3 7 1 3 7 2 3 7 3 3 7 4 Get Manufacturing Data gmd The gmd command returns a listing of all manufacturing data Syntax gmd Response Camera responds with complete manufacturing data Example Assembly Part ASSY 0044 0001 RA01 Assembly Serial 010009 CCD Serial 018075 Date of Mfg 12 11 03 Camera Type IPX 1M48 L Get Assembly Number gan The gan command returns the camera s assembly number Syntax gan Response Camera responds with its assembly number Example ASSY 0044 0001 RA01 Get Model Number gmn The gmn command returns the camera s model number Syntax gmn Response Camera responds with its model number Example IPX 1M48 L Get Firmware Version gfv The gfv command returns the camera s firmware version Syntax gfv Response Camera responds with its firmware version and customer ID for custom firmware Example FW v1 3 CUSI 5 125 of 209 IMPERX 9 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 7 5 Get Software Version gsv The gsv command returns the camera s software version Syntax gsv Camera responds with its software version bootloader Response version and customer ID for custom software Example SW v1 0 BL v2 0 CUST
21. 3000 fps 333 Programmable Frame Time 500000 USEC Figure 4 7 Exposure Tab Shutter Time When enabled the user can set the camera integration time via the slider or by entering the desired value This feature is used to shorten the camera integration 163 of 209 IMPERXY 4 3 6 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Long When enabled the user can set the camera to Long Integration Integration mode The integration time can be programmed via the slider or by entering the desired value This feature is used to extend the camera integration Programmable When enabled the user can set the camera frame rate in Frame Rate units of frames sec via the Frame Rate slider or by entering the desired value This feature is used to reduce the camera speed while preserving the image resolution Programmable When enabled the user can set the camera frame rate in Frame Time units of time via the Frame Time slider or by entering the desired value This feature 1s used to reduce the camera speed while preserving the image resolution Strobe Tab Strobe Tab controls the strobe output position Figure 4 8 Strobe E se aU Strobe Position SUD S0 00u5ec USEC mSec Figure 4 8 Strobe Tab Strobe When enabled the user can set the strobe output position Position relative to the end of the integration via the slider or by entering the desired value 164 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 3 7 Common Controls Al
22. Advanced Click Next A new window will open Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install Click Next In the next window select Have Disk and point to the driver location C 3 Program Files gt Imperx MLYNX GigE gt Drivers gt Windows 2000 gt Pro1000 inf Click Open then Next The driver update window will appear When the update is done click Finish and close the Device Manager Once the LYNX GigE High Performance IP Device Driver is installed the Device Manager list will report the network adapter as an Intel Pro 1000 Grabber Adapter under Pro 1000 Grabber Devices Please note that the other network cards used for standard LAN communications should still be found in the network adapter list If there is a problem following this procedure please refer to the LYNX GigE Driver Manual 207 of 209 IMPERXY 2 6 2 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Power OFF the computer and install the Intel Pro1000 NIC card into an available slot Power the computer ON 2 6 1 2 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 4 2 6 5 2 6 6 2 6 7 The Found New Hardware wizard will pop up In the wizard window select No not this time click Next A new window will open Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next A new window will open Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install Click
23. Base camera Line Gig Base camen een 28 Bhi MHz 28 ae MHz G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output Gamma correction Black level offset 256 levels per output 256 levels per output Nominal frame rate 15 fps 5 fps Resolution 2048 x on pixels 4000 x pixels 4872 x T pixels 3 fps Maximum frame rate up to 115 fps up to 49 fps up to 29 fps S N ratio IPX TEC 60 66 dB 60 66 dB 60 66 dB Binning 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 rea of interest 2x2 pres min size 2 x 200 pixels min size 2 x 200 pixels min size T image Yes Yes egative image E Yes Yes Ra image Yes Yes Yes Shutter speed 1 30000 sec to 1 7 sec 1 10000 sec to 1 3 sec 1 1700 sec to 1 1 5 sec Long integration Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT ideo gain 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 035 dB step 1024 steps 0 035 dB step 1024 steps 0 035 dB step 1024 steps Hardware trigger Asynchronous active Asynchronous active Asynchronous active HIGH optically isolated HIGH optically isolated HIGH optically isolated Software trigger Asynchronous frame Asynchronous frame Asynchronous frame grabber via CCl grabber via CC1 grabber via CCl mg modes Normal double exposure Normal double exposure Normal double exposure fast triggering fast triggering fast triggering Strobe output Active HIGH Active HIGH Active
24. CCD has several back masked columns The dark level for each tap is sampled over several of these masked pixels and the average per tap black level floor 1s calculated 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 G signal level soo mM corrected e signal level video output dark level gt 0 V gt Sittin ana Koa ata AN E A masked exposed pixels pixels Figure 2 56 Dynamic Signal to Noise Correction 107 of 209 IMPERXY 2 11 LYNX Hardware User s Manual IMAGE REVERSAL When operating in the image reversal mode all pixels are shifted to the output in the reverse order The resultant image appears left right mirrored in the horizontal direction Figure 2 57 This feature could be useful if the camera receives a mirrored image i e image coming from a mirror In this mode the image has a normal vertical orientation and full resolution This feature is available in both single and dual output modes refer to the sir command Pixel Pixel 1 1 1 H Pixel Pixel Vl V H Pixel 1 1 Pixel Fl Figure 2 57 Normal and Mirror Image 108 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 12 NEGATIVE IMAGE When operating in the negative image mode the value of each pixel is inverted The resultant image appears negative Figure 2 58 This feature could be useful if the camera rece
25. Coefficients Camera responds IPX 11M5LMFN 090538 with Flat Field header Date 2 19 06 text 154 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Gina Deer LYNX Configurator for CameraLink This chapter provides a quick reference to using the Lynx Configurator camera configuration utility for the Camera Link series of Lynx cameras 155 of 209 IMPERXY 4 1 Overview The LYNX Configurator is provided with each Camera Link camera This tool communicates with the camera via the frame grabber s Camera Link serial interface It allows the user to configure the camera s operating mode and to create load and save camera configuration profiles The profiles can be saved to or loaded from either a file on the host computer or non volatile memory within the camera The configuration utility includes an interactive help file which will guide you through the camera setup LYNX Hardware User s Manual Lynx CameraLink Frame Grabber Software Software provided by Frame Grabber vendor to display capture images A S LynxConfigurator ImperX camera configuration utility N a a NN LynxTerminal ImperX camera download utility N Figure 4 1 LYNX CameraLink Interface 156 of 209 IMPERXY 4 2 setup LYNX Hardware User s Manual Camera interfacing is relatively simple Prior to connecting the camera make sure that the LYNX Configurator
26. Escape Markers to section 3 3 Added new features and commands for Defective Pixel Correction Flat Field Correction and Programmable Frame Time Updated Chapter 4 LynxConfigurator Updated Appendix B LynxTerminal Rev 5 3 16 06 J Egri Updated section 2 2 2 Calculating the Frame Rate using Vertical Window for the IPX 11M5 camera Rev 6 5 04 06 J Egri Added support for 2M30 2M30H and 4M15 to Flat Field Correction Changed description of Section 2 10 Dynamic Signal to Noise Correction Removed GigE application GUI description in section 5 3 A detailed description of the GUI can be found in the LYNX Software User s Manual Rev 7 07 21 06 J Egri Updated sections 3 8 6 and 3 8 7 added third ION parameter to sag and sao commands Fixed Strobe Position text in section 3 8 5 1 Rev 8 03 09 07 J Egri Added support for IPX 16M3 camera Ka Corrected timing diagrams figures 2 15 and 2 25 Added programmable STROBE to figures 2 42 2 44 Rev 9 03 20 07 J Egri Corrected text for SVM command in 3 8 13 1 Added figures 1 9 and 1 16 for the Peltier cameras IPX 4MIST 11M5T 16M3T Added TEC description in section 2 18 2 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 LYNX FAMILY 1 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1 3 LYNX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1 4 CAMERA CONNECTIVITY 1 4 1 Camera Link Output 1 4 2 GigE Output 1 4 3 Power Supply MECHAN
27. Example C Performing a non standard 12 to 10 bit conversion The original camera data is DO LSB to D11 MSB Input Data 12 bit oa o1 02 0 04 os os 07 08 09 oro or Create a LUT which truncates the 2 most significant bits bits are shifted with two to the right o Do D1 Da os Da D5 D6 D7 Da Do During the 12 to 10 bit conversion the 2 least significant bits will be truncated Modified 12 bit Output Data 10 bit data 2 bits shifted right 10 0 bo ni p2 D3 pa ns ne n7 Ds ng 10 bit output data The camera output will be 10 bits but in this case bits DO to D9 are mapped to the output Modified 10 bit Output Data 00 101 Be Pa 04 05 Be D7 ng De If only the standard conversion was applied D2 to DI1 would have been mapped to the output Standard 10 bit Output Data o2 0s na 05 00 07 08 09 oro o1 106 of 209 IMPERXY 2 10 LYNX Hardware User s Manual DYNAMIC SIGNAL TO NOISE CORRECTION As was described in the section 2 7 Gain and Offset the reference black level on each CCD output fluctuates around OV Figure 2 56 The AFE offset correction works on the entire image and if there are noise fluctuations on a line level the AFE is not capable of correcting them The camera has a built in dynamic signal to noise correction feature to compensate for this effect In the beginning of each line the
28. HIGH EC Versions Single Stage Peltier Cooler Single Stage Peltier Cooler Single Stage Peltier Cooler Camera housing Solid anodized aluminum Solid anodized aluminum Solid anodized aluminum Size PX CL W x H x Size IPX G W x HxL L 67 x 67 x 47 CL Size TEC W x H x L 78 x 78 x 60 GigE 100 x 100 x 100 TEC 67 x67 x 47 CL 67 x 67 x 47 CL 78 x 78 x 70 GigE 78 x 78 x 70 GigE 100 x 100 x 100 TEC 100 x 100 x 100 TEC Weight CL GigE TEC 360 520 1300 g 390 640 1350 g 470 640 1350 g Min illumination Lens Mount F mount 22mm format F mount 43mm format F mount 43mm format 10 V to 15 V DC 5 2 7 2 10 0 W Power input range Power consumption 10 V to 15 V DC 10 V to 15 V DC 6 0 8 0 10 0 W 1 0 Lux f 1 4 1 0 Lux f 1 4 6 0 8 0 10 0 W 1 0 Lux f 1 4 Field Upgradeable Yes Yes Yes Environmental Operating 5 to 50 C Operating 5 to 50 C Operating 5 to 50 C Storage 10 to 65 C Storage 10 to 65 C Storage 10 to 65 C Relative humidity 80 non condensing 80 non condensing 80 non condensing Table 1 1 Camera Specifications cont 24 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 4 CAMERA CONNECTIVITY 1 4 1 Camera Link Output The interface between the LYNX CL camera and outside equipment is done via two connectors and one LED located on the back panel of the camera Figure 1 4 L Camera output standard base Camera Link provides d
29. LYNX GigE Software Installation E 1 Software Suite E 2 Software and Driver Installation from CD E 3 Software Upgrade from Web Site E 4 Driver Software and SDK Documentation 8 of 209 199 199 200 201 202 203 203 205 206 206 208 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual List of Figures Figure L0 CCD Pixel SINE aNG NAAN DANG 19 Figure 1 1 Spectral response Monochrome quantum efficiency 20 Figure 1 2 Spectral response color quantum efficiency 00000cccceeeeeeeeeeeeee00000sso 21 Figure 1 3 Spectral response UV quantum efficiency e 21 Figure 1 4 Camera Back Panel Camera Link Output ssssscccssccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssessseees 25 Figure 1 50 Camera Output Connector namasa aNG GINANG 25 Figure 1 5b Camera Power Connector Camera Link Output viewed from rear 28 Figure 1 6a Camera Back Panel GigE Output cccccccccssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccccssssssssssseees 29 Figure 1 6b Camera Power Connector GigE Output viewed from rear 30 Figure 1 7a C mount camera link cameras IPX VGA L 1M48 L 2M30 L 2M30H L 32 Figure 1 7b F mount camera link cameras IPX 4M15 L IIM5 L IPX 16M3 L 32 Figure 1 8a C mount GigE cameras IPX VGA G 1M48 G 2M30 G 2M30H 6
30. Next In the next window select Have Disk and point to the driver location C 3 Program Files gt Imperx LYNX GigE gt Drivers gt Windows 2000 gt Pro1000 inf Click Open then Next The driver update window will appear When the update 1s done click Finish and close the Device Manager Once the LYNX GigE High Performance IP Device Driver is installed the Device Manager list will report the network adapter as an Intel Pro 1000 Grabber Adapter under Pro 1000 Grabber Devices Please note that the other network cards used for standard LAN communications should still be found in the network adapter list If there is a problem following this procedure please refer to LYNX GigE Driver Manual When finished two new icons will appear on the desktop one for LYNX GigE Application and one for LYNX Terminal E 3 Software Upgrade from Web Site New application and or driver software may be released periodically to reflect improvements and or functionality added to the LYNX GigE camera You can retrieve these updates by visiting the download page of our web site at http www imperx com support downloads php l Use the following steps to install newly released application software 1 1 Uninstall all application and driver files by following the instructions in step 1 of the Software Installation from CD section 1 2 Download the LYNX GigE x x x exe file x repre
31. Size IPX 4MI15 L G ccccccccssssssssscccccccceeees Figure 2 35 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 11M5 L G ccccccccsssssssssccecccccceees Figure 2 36 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 16M3 L G ccccccccssssssssseccccccceeees Figure 2 37 Horizontal and Vertical Binning ccccccccssssssssscccccccccccsssssccccccccccsscssscccccccceeees Figure 2 38 Electronic Shutter Position scvesesveavcccssasesctvcascecrsscnestissaveconssasvsetssavtsessasestivansccoess Figure 2 39 Programmable Frame Rate 0 ssssccccccsccsesssssscccccccccccssssscccccccccccesssssceccccceeses Figure 2 40 Long INANOD NANANG AA NAA Figure 2 4la Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection Camera Link Output Figure 2 41b Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection GigE Output Figure 2 42 Standard Triggering Timing sssccccccccccsssssssccccccccccccsssscccccccccccsssessscececcceeees Figure 2 43 Fast Synchronized Triggering Rapid Capture 00000000 Figure 2 44 Double Exposure Triggering scccissiwwosvedsasousscarevosaversevsssiavesvedeatasstosewwevaversensdsiawoies Figure 2 45 Strobe Pulse Positioning ccccccccsssssssccccccccccccsssssccccccccccccssssccccccccccsccsssccccccceeees Figure 2 46a Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal Camera Link Figure 2 46b Recommended External Strobe Output Elec
32. The gnc command returns the current noise correction setting Syntax Response Example gnc on orf gnc User enters command Camera responds on with current setting 137 of 209 IMPERXY 3 8 12 Horizontal mode LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 12 1 Set Horizontal Mode shm The shm command configures the camera to operate in the normal window binning or center modes The normal mode turns off window binning and center modes In the windowing mode of operation the horizontal area of interest is defined by the shw command Setting the binning mode instructs the camera to perform horizontal binning on all incoming pixels During this process the camera averages each pair of adjacent pixels in a line and then delivers the average value to the Camera Link interface Therefore in this mode the number of pixels per line is reduced by one half The center mode is only valid for the IPX VGA210 L G series of cameras In this mode the camera only delivers the central 228 pixels per line Syntax Parameter Example Notes shm lt n w b c gt Normal mode n W Enables horizontal window b Enables horizontal binning c Enables center mode shm b Enables horizontal binning In the windowing mode it is necessary to adjust the number of active pixels per line in the frame grabber to the value of x2 x1 1 where x1 and x2 represent the starting and ending pixels respectively as def
33. a precision 10 microseconds refer to the ssp command Frame Time Strobe Position VCCD STROBE Figure 2 45 Strobe Pulse Positioning CAUTION NOTE l The strobe output can be enabled in all camera modes 2 Positioning the strobe signal outside the frame window will result in error refer to Status LED section Strobe Electrical Connectivity LYNX with Camera Link Output The strobe output is optically isolated from the rest of the camera hardware To increase the output current to about 40 mA the output is buffered with a discrete transistor 2N3904 Figure 2 46a for GigE cameras see Figure 2 46b The output signals STROBE and STROBE are used to connect to an external strobe device The actual connection depends on the particular implementation Figure 2 47 shows a sample wiring diagram which generates a 5 V strobe pulse between STROBE and STROBE The first one left generates an active LOW strobe pulse and the second one right generates an active HIGH strobe pulse 96 of 209 IMPERX WY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CAUTION NOTE l The maximum voltage difference between the strobe outputs is 8 volts pA The maximum output current must not exceed 40mA rrr rr nr rrr rr rrr rrr ee a a STROBE OUT 4 O 5 0V Q1 2N3904 STROBE OUT lt lt lt FROM CAMERA www ww ww wn wn wn ww wn ww ww ww ww ow ow ow iii ow ow ow ow ow ow ow wn ow ow ow
34. 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 characteristics This file is then downloaded into the camera s non volatile memory When Flat Field Correction 1s enabled the camera will use the Flat Field Correction coefficients to compensate for the shading effect Flat Field Correction is enabled by the user issuing an sfc on Set Flatfield Correction On command Each Imperx camera is shipped with the Flat Field Correction file that was created for that camera during factory final testing Users may wish however to create their own Flat Field Correction file because of the uniqueness of their operating environment 1 e lens F stop lighting etc Therefore Imperx provides a Flat Field Correction utility that allows users to generate a Flat Field Correction file This file can then be downloaded into the camera While creating the Flat Field Correction file it is necessary to illuminate the CCD with a light pattern that is as representative of the background illumination as possible This illumination should be bright enough or the exposure made long enough so that the CCD pixels signals are at least 25 percent of full scale for 12 bit mode the level should be at least 1000 ADUs Please refer to application note AN L04 for details on how to create a Flat Field Correction file N
35. aa Figure 2 41a Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection Camera Link Output 90 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual LYNX Cameras with GigE Output In hardware triggering mode the camera receives the trigger signal coming from the connector located on the back of the camera The hardware trigger input in LYNX with GigE output is directly connected to the camera hardware Figure 2 41b The trigger signal MUST be LVTTL 3 3V or TTL 5 0 V The actual trigger pulse duration does not affect the integration time The minimum duration of the trigger pulse is 10 microseconds There are no restrictions for the maximum pulse duration but it is recommended that the trigger pulse is kept as short as possible especially if a series of pulses are used 200 ohm 4 TRIGGER IN lt TRIGGER IN 5 1Y Figure 2 41b Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection GigE Output Termination 200 Q serial Input current minimum 0 nA maximum 20 uA Input voltage maximum of low 0 9 V minimum of high 2 1 V In software triggering mode the camera receives the trigger signal command from the computer but the actual trigger pulse is generated in the camera The camera has a build in programmable pulse generator refer to Appendix B GigE Camera Control In this triggering mode the exposure time for the first frame can be programmed to operate in two ways l The integration time for the first frame is determined by th
36. b Enables vertical binning Example svm w Enables vertical window Notes In the windowing mode it is necessary to adjust the number of active lines per frame in the frame grabber to the value of y2 yl Il where yl and y2 represent the starting and ending lines respectively as defined by the svw command In the binning mode it is necessary to adjust the number of active lines per frame in the frame grabber to the value of n 2 where n represents the maximum number of active lines in a frame 3 8 13 2 Get Vertical Mode gvm The gvm command returns the current vertical mode setting Syntax gvb Response n w b Example gvm User enters command W Camera responds with current setting 139 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 14 Test Pattern generation 3 8 14 1 Set Test Mode gtm The stm command instructs the camera to enter a test mode and deliver a test pattern to the Camera Link interface This command is useful during frame grabber configuration and when troubleshooting the camera to frame grabber interface Syntax stm lt off 1 2 3 gt Parameter off Disables test pattern generation i Enables a fixed horizontal test pattern to be generated 2 Enables a fixed vertical test pattern to be generated 3 Enables a moving vertical test pattern to be generated Example stm 2 Generates a fixed vertical test pattern 3 8 14 2 Get Test Mode gtm The gtm
37. dark pixels pixels 1000 active pixels pixels 12 dark pixels a TG Tas nan Ha ws py 65 SS po aa XOX KEK HOEK IC KOO OKT TOS AG LVAL Figure 2 11 Single Output Line Timing UPX 1M48 L G 2 buffer 8 empty pixels 12 dark pixels pixels 500 active pixels 200 ns 300 ns 50 ns 12500 ns Tan DEA XE EME Ef GG ano DEX OOO OOO XXK IVAN O IT 65 Figure 2 12 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 1M48 L G 64 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 buffer lines 4 dark lines 2 buffer lines 1000 active lines D o m HAQELEGEEENCE0ELOK FVAL TL 13050 ns dual output TL 25900 ns single output HB 7200 ns Figure 2 13 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 1M48 L G 65 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 L G In the single mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels F1 E4 followed by 16 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R16 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 1600 active data pixels DI D1600 followed by 4 buffer pixels BI B4 and followed by another 16 masked dark pixels R1 R16 Figure 2 14 In the dual mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels E1 F4 followed by 16 masked pixels used for black dark reference RI R16 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 800 active data pixels Figure 2 15 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only
38. fast triggering fast triggering fast triggering Strobe output Active HIGH Active HIGH Active HIGH Solid anodized aluminum 67 x67 x47 CL Solid anodized aluminum 67 x67 x47 CL Solid anodized aluminum 67x67x41 CL Camera housing Size W x H x L 78 x 78 x 54 GigE 78 x 78 x 60 GigE 78 x 78 x 60 GigE Weight 280 450 g 310 490 g 310 490 g Min illumination 1 0 Lux f 1 4 1 0 Lux f 1 4 1 0 Lux f 1 4 Lens Mount C mount 2 3 format C mount 1 format C mount 1 format Power input range 10 V to 15 V DC 10 V to 15 V DC 10 V to 15 V DC Power consumption 3 6 6 6 W 4 8 6 8 W 4 8 6 8 W Upgradeable firmware Yes Yes Yes Upgradeable software Yes Yes Yes Environmental Operating 5 to 50 C Operating 5 to 50 C Operating 5 to 50 C Storage 10 to 65 C Storage 10 to 65 C Storage 10 to 65 C Relative humidit 80 non condensing 80 non condensing 80 non condensing Table 1 1 Camera Specifications cont 23 of 209 IMPERX 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual ctive image pixels ctive image area Pixel size 2048 H x 2048 V 15 16 mm x 15 16 mm 1 4 um 4000 H x 2672 V 36 05 mm x 24 05 mm 9 0 um 4872 H x 3248 V 36 05 mm x 24 05 mm 7 4 um ideo output Digital 8 10 12 bit Digital 8 10 12 bit Digital 8 10 12 bit one or man one or ran one or wo ap reordering Data clock 40 a MHz Camera interface RS 232 interface Base camer Pa
39. get gain for tap 2 i Camera responds with current setting 132 of 209 IMPERXY 3 8 7 Analog Offset 3 8 7 1 3 8 7 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Set Analog Offset sao The sao command sets the analog offset of the camera Syntax Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Range Examples sao lt 0 1 2 gt lt i gt KJ 0 Sets both taps to the same offset or to different offsets 1 Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 i The tap 1 offset setting j The tap 2 offset setting a min 0 max 255 sao 2 64 Sets the offset for tap 2 to 64 sao 0 64 Sets both tap offsets to 64 sao 0 32 48 Sets tap 1 offset to 32 and tap 2 offset to 48 Get Analog Offset gao The gao command returns the current analog offset settings Syntax Parameter Response Example gao lt 0O 1 2 gt 0 Selects both taps it Selects tap 1 a Selects tap 2 tap 1l offset tapi 2 offset gao 0 User enters command to get offset for both taps 32 48 Camera responds with both current settings 133 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 8 Dual Tap mode 3 8 8 1 Set Dual Mode sdm The sam command sets the camera to operate in either single or dual tap mode Syntax sdm lt on off gt Parameter on Selects dual tap operation off Selects single tap opertion Example sdm on Enables dual tap operation 3 8 8 2 Get Dual Mode gdm
40. is properly installed For more information on software installation refer to Appendix D of this manual l Make sure that the camera is powered on the green LED on the back is lit and that the Camera Link cable is connected Make sure that the frame grabber of choice is properly installed Click on the LYNX Configurator icon Often times multiple frame grabbers and cameras may be installed into a computer at the same time The LYNX Configurator utility provides an intelligent automated method of discovering these components and allowing the user to select the one that he is interested in using When the LYNX Configurator utility is run it will search the system32 folder for all files which match the clser dll naming convention per the Camera link specification For each file that it finds it will open the DLL and determine how many ports the DLL supports It will also find any available COM port installed on the PC It will then communicate with each port DLL and COM and attempt to query the attached camera if any If it finds an attached Imperx camera it will read the camera type information from the camera It will then display a list box which includes all DLLs ports and cameras that it discovered The user can then select the DLL port camera of interest by highlighting the entry and clicking on the OK button Clicking on the Rescan Ports button causes the above discovery procedure to be repeate
41. of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 1 2 Dual Output When operating in a dual output mode the image is split in two equal parts each side consisting of half of the horizontal pixels and the full 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 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 default factory mode of operation refer to the Configuration Memory section Black Rows Bottom Butter Rows Bottom Pixel V 1 Pixel V H H2 x V q mao H2 x V Active Pixels Active Pixels Black Columns Left Black Columns Right 5 ka E O O D a a Buffer Columns Right Pixel 1 1 Pixel 1 H Buffer Rows Top Black Rows Top video PI HCD Rese _HCCDRegister R_ SH videor Output L Output R E SSS Dummy Pixels Left Dummy Pixels Right Figure 2 2 Dual Output Mode of Operation For normal mode of operation the frame rate can be calculated using the following formula Formula 1 1 Please note that the formula is not applicable 1f the shutter is enabled Frame rate fps 1 exposure
42. on CC1 pulse width determines exposure Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Parm 3 Description Set Analog Offset sao 0 1 2 i j Sets the analog offset The first parameter indicates the tap 1 or 2 and the second parameter indicates the offset ranging from 0 to 255 If the first parameter is 0 then both taps are set as follows sao 01 sets both taps to i sao 0 i sets tap 1 to i and tap 2 to j Set Analog Gain sag 0 1 2 i j Sets the analog gain The first parameter indicates the tap 1 or 2 and the second parameter indicates the gain in dB ranging from 6 to 40 GB If the first parameter is 0 then both taps are set as follows sag 01 sets both taps to i sag 0 i sets tap 1 to i and tap 2 to j 183 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Strobe Position ssp offfi Sets the strobe position off disabled i strobe position in uSeconds Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Auto Iris sai offi Sets the auto iris operation off disabled i auto iris threshold Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Temperature Alarm sta onjoff Enables temperature monitoring Set Temperature Threshold stt t1 t2 Sets the temperature alarm thresholds t1 alarm on temp threshold in degrees C t2 alarm off temp threshold in degrees C Table A 5 Workspace SET commands 184 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 6 Retrieving
43. write non volatile memory in the camera and can be modified by the user The user 1 lookup table is pre programmed in the factory to contain a Gamma 0 45 transfer function 3 8 10 2 Get Lookup Table git The git command returns the current lookup table setting Syntax glt Response off 1 2 Example glt User enters command 2 Camera responds with current setting 3 8 10 3 Get Lookup Header gih The gin command returns the text header information in the selected lookup table Syntax gin lt 1 2 gt Response Lookup table header text Example glh 1 User enters command Function is Gamma 0 45 Camera responds Created by Imperx Inc With LUT header Date 3 19 05 text 136 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 11 Noise Correction processing 3 8 11 1 Set Noise Correction snc The snc command instructs the camera to perform noise correction processing on all incoming pixels During this process the camera averages the leading dark pixels in each line and determines what the average noise level is It then subtracts this average noise level from subsequent valid pixels in the line This effectively removes any dark level noise from the resultant image Syntax Parameter Example snie lt on oOrr gt on Enables noise correction processing off Disables noise correction processing snc on Enables noise correction 3 8 11 2 Get Noise Correction gnc
44. 0 0 10 33 50 0 05 9 45 40 05 11 00 z010 11 00 01 5 45 20 05 ee 60 00 LO Lo 29 07 150 11 00 010 i 21 85 005 WA WAS 50 30 005 50 60 0 05 Figure 1 14c IPX 11M5 G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 49 of 209 IMPERX Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 G 810 32 THREAD BX 200 DEEP o 010 z 78 00 010 3 a 5 454005 5 90 2005 a pang 010 E 5 ee fasons a Ss OSS 010 C f ky 0 00 o L 1100 4010 r Do la 754150 T a 11 00 11 00 010 1 65 20 05 RAR AAA A fe Ai 7 LO m i FI Cr oO eo N3 p 5 ae a LA a ri A LT 34 00 20 05 mn uling ry ri Der t Figure 1 14d IPX 11M5 G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 50 of 209 IMPERX Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 16M3 L TE o a Fi UI ar fa LL 00 010 10 32 THREAD BX 2 00 DEEP 1100 010 pi u 67 00 0 10 33 00 4005 5 45 005 5 TE H a D1 3 q a RS gt 2 B z E 58 20 820 41 00 50 7800 040 Na cann U 0 30 65 00 OT y LLOU 40 10 1100 40 10 ko in ua 12 93 40 05 3 EC gt UV k 42534005 Figure 1 15a IPX 16M3 L Dimensional Drawings 51 of 209 IMPERX Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 16M3 G
45. 01 500 C MOUNT THREAD j l 1 002010 i er a wi i 475005 LNG NG MG NG NG LNG NG NG NG ht i M NG NA T LI Pal Pd ahh bk Figure 1 11a IPX 1M48 L Dimensional Drawings 38 of 209 IMPERXY 5 45 40 05 0 20 BE XS amp WwW Sat Bw SW YY KK NN LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 G 11 00 67 00 010 11 00 0 10 11 00 010 67 00 010 ees 3 20 41 50 C MOUNT THREAD 11 00 WON NG bi a 8 OM N oO no xt No how ZA Du woa Yoo E a a S S ant YO OW AA h AWA AA NAANAN ANN HY MX bi a AO LX ah a a NY Figure 1 11b IPX 1M48 G Silver Bod 39 of 209 10 3e THREAD 8X 3 00 DEEP OI Tr DO HI DD co qi o 0 10 J0 30 0 05 Dimensional Drawings 13 00 0 05 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 G D 10 32 THREAD 8X LO 5 00 DEEP P 11 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 F 78 00 0 10 E F 5 90 20 05 67 00 010 o 5 450 05 7 4540 T 33 50 0 05 Pi eS D o in Gog F di O z 52 00 0 10 h Eee 9904150 pan C MUUNT THREAD as 100 0 10 11 00 30 30 0 05 45 16 0 05 13 00 0 05 Figure 1 11c IPX 1M48 G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 40 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 L IPX 2M30H L 10 32 THREAD 28x 5 00 GEEP 1 040
46. 0u5ec USEC mec 1 First Frame Exp Double 65 i USEC mSec 1 QOUSec Figure 4 4 Triggering Tab TRIGGER selects the trigger source Off When enabled the camera is free running External When enabled the camera is set to triggering mode and is expecting the trigger signal from the external source via the connector on the back CC When enabled the camera is set to triggering mode and is expecting the trigger signal from the computer via the camera link cable s CC1 signal MODE selects the trigger mode Standard When enabled the camera is set to standard triggering mode The user can set the number of frames captured via the Captured Frames after Trigger slider The user can also set the exposure time for the fist frame via the First Frame Exp Standard slider Fast When enabled the camera is set to fast triggering mode A frame is captured upon receiving a trigger signal Double When enabled the camera is set to double triggering mode Upon receiving a trigger signal the camera captures two frames The exposure for the first frame is user programmable via the First frame Exp Double slider 161 of 209 IMPERXY 4 3 3 LYNX Hardware User s Manual CC EXPOSURE CONTROL CC Exposure control is active only if the camera is set to CC trigger Camera When enabled the user can also set the exposure time for the first frame via the First Frame Exp Standard sl
47. 10 P52 0040 10 LOCO 10 ie 1 1 00 0 10 12 73005 24 PE iTi Lr Figure 1 12a IPX 2M30 L and IPX 2M30H L Dimensional Drawings 41 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 G IPX 2M30H G 10 32 THREAD 8X 3 00 DEEP 11 00 67 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 9 45 40 05 9 49 40 05 32 00 0 10 33 90 0 05 67 00 010 0 30 Ll we Nai _ 9 90 150 ka 0H C MOUNT THREAD F 11 00 e180 005 NANANA AYAN WA WY 90 30 0 05 7 50 60 0 05 sO 94 00 0 05 Figure 1 12b IPX 2M30 G and IPX 2M30H G Silver Body Dimensional Drawings 42 of 209 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 G IPX 2M30H G IN D 10 32 THREAD 8X LO 3 00 DEEP L AA 2 11 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 78 00 4010 E S 0 00 0 05 67 00 010 in 2 mi 33 50 005 n lt ki a om 3x2 Fi B a ae ED a 0 20 ii or Bar a eve C MOUNT THREAD i 11 00 010 1100 0 5 45 40 05 2180 40 05 50 60 0 05 Figure 1 12c IPX 2M30 G and IPX 2M30H G Black Body Dimensional Drawings 43 of 209 IMPERX 3 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 L 10 32 THREAD 8X 5 00 DEEP 1 000 18 Figure 1 13a IPX 4M15 L Dimensional Drawings 44 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 G 10 32 THREAD 8X 9 00 DEEP 11 00 010
48. 2 Single and Dual Modes 112 of 209 IMPERXY 2 15 2 16 LYNX Hardware User s Manual AUTOMATIC IRIS CONTROL The camera has an optional auto iris control feature If enabled the camera calculates the average image brightness within the frame and compares it to a user specified threshold level refer to the sai command If the calculated brightness level is less then the threshold the camera sends a signal to open the lens iris If the brightness level is more than the threshold the camera sends a signal to close the iris The camera iris control hardware is compatible only with DC type auto iris lenses DEFECTIVE PIXEL CORRECTION All CCD sensors have some number of defective pixels A defective pixel 1s defined as a pixel whose response deviates by more than 15 from the average response In extreme cases these pixels can be stuck black or stuck white and are non responsive to light During factory final testing our manufacturing engineers run a program specially designed to identify these defective pixels The program creates a file which lists the coordinates 1 e row and column of every defective pixel This file called the Defect Pixel Map is then downloaded into the camera s non volatile memory When Defective Pixel Correction is enabled the camera will compare each pixel s coordinates with entries in the defect map If a match is found then the camera will correct the de
49. 38 x 10 for single mode Ty 9 7 x 10 for dual mode Ty 6 73 x 10 for single mode center and Ty 3 6 x 10 for dual mode center IPX VGA210 L FRAME RATE dual output center 2500 single output center dual output single output 2000 1500 1000 500 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Active Lines Figure 2 31 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA210 L G 79 of 209 IMPERXY Frame Rate LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 L G FR fps 1 7 2 x 10 x 1010 WS Tyr WS x TO 2 1c Tyr is a constant Tyr 60 90 x 10 for single and dual mode and T5 is the active line duration Ty 33 1 x 10 for single mode and Ty 20 3 x 10 for dual mode IPX 1M48 L FRAME RATE dual output single output 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Active Lines Figure 2 32 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 1M48 L G 80 of 209 IMPERXY Frame Rate 200 j 150 pa O O 50 LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 L G FR fps 1 4 00 x 10 x 1214 WS Tvr WS x TJ 2 1d Tyr is a constant Tyr 82 x 10 for single mode and Tyr 62 x 10 for dual mode and Ty is the active line duration Ty 45 18 x 10 for single mode and Ty 24 7 x 10 for dual mode IPX 2M30 L FRAME RATE dual output single outpu
50. 4 126 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 Command Description 3 8 1 Horizontal Window 3 8 1 1 Set Horizontal Window shw The shw command sets the horizontal area of interest The camera will deliver to the Camera Link interface per line only the range of pixels specified by this command This command programs the camera with the starting and ending pixel but does not turn on windowing In order to enable windowing the shm w command must be issued Syntax shw lt xl gt lt x2 gt Parameter 1 x1 The first pixel in the line Parameter 2 x2 The last pixel in the line Range x1 min 1 max camera dependent x2 min 1 max camera dependent Example shw 100 500 Sets the horizontal window from pixel 100 to pixel 500 Notes When using this command it is necessary to adjust the number of active pixels per line in the frame grabber to the value x2 x1 1 3 8 1 2 Get Horizontal Window ghw The ghw command returns the current horizontal area of interest setting Syntax ghw Response xl x2 Example ghw User enters command 100 500 Camera responds with current settings 127 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 2 Vertical Window 3 8 2 1 Set Vertical Window svw The svw command sets the vertical area of interest The camera will deliver to the Camera Link interface per frame only the range of lines specified by this command Using this c
51. 4 Dark Rows 18 Overclock Columns Figure 2 4 Center Columns Output in Dual Mode of Operation 4 Buffer Rows 4 Buffer Rows 114 H x 114 H x 480 V 480 V Active Pixels Active Pixels 6 Overclock Columns 6 Overclock Columns Pixel Pixel 207 1 321 1 4 Buffer Rows 4 Buffer Rows 4 Dark Rows 4 Dark Rows Figure 2 5 Center Columns Output in Dual Tap Mode 60 of 209 IMPERXY 2 1 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Timing Diagrams IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L G In the single mode each line consists of 12 empty pixels El E12 followed by 24 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R24 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 640 active data pixels D1 D640 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 and followed by another 24 masked dark pixels R1 R24 Figure 2 6 In dual mode each line consists of 12 empty pixels E1 E12 followed by 24 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R24 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 320 active data pixels Figure 2 7 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame for all modes consists of 35 4 us vertical frame timing followed by 4 masked dark lines RLI RL4 followed by 4 buffer lines BLI BL4 followed by 480 active lines DL1 DL480 and followed by 4 buffer lines BL1 BL4 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signa
52. 40 mm x 7 40 mm 11 84 mm x 8 88 mm 14 21 mm x 7 99 mm Pixel size 7 4 um 7 4 um 7 4 um ideo output Digital 8 10 12 bit Digital 8 10 12 bit Digital 8 10 12 bit one or two outputs one or two outputs one or two outputs ap reordering Yes Yes Yes Data clock 40 000 MHz 40 000 MHz 40 000 MHz Camera interface Base Camera Link GigE Base Camera Link GigE Base Camera Link GigE RS 232 interface Yes Yes Yes Resolution 1000 x 1000 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Nominal frame rate 48 fps 33 fps 33 fps Maximum frame rate up to 140 fps up to 60 fps up to 200 fps SIN ratio 60 dB 60 dB 60 dB Binning 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 of interest 2x2 pes min size 2x2 pes min size 2x2 pes min size Mirror image es pa image Ha Ma est image Yes Yes Yes Shutter speed 1 50000 to 1 30 sec 1 40000 to 1 15 sec 1 35000 to 1 15 sec Long integration Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec ideo gain 0 to 36 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 035 dB step 1024 steps 0 035 dB step 1024 steps 0 035 dB step 1024 steps Hardware trigger Asynchronous active Asynchronous active Asynchronous active HIGH optically isolated HIGH optically isolated HIGH optically isolated Software trigger Asynchronous frame Asynchronous frame Asynchronous frame grabber via CCl grabber via CCl grabber via CCl rigger modes Normal double exposure Normal double exposure Normal double exposure
53. 6 Saving and Restoring Settings Operational settings for the camera may be stored for later retrieval in its non volatile 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 its internal workspace from either of the three configuration spaces at any time The user can also define from which space the camera should automatically load itself following a power cycle or receipt of a reset rc command 3 6 1 Set Boot From sbf The sbf command determines which configuration space factory user 1 or user 2 should be loaded into the camera following a power cycle or reset rc command This command sets a boot from variable that is saved in non volatile memory Upon a power cycle or reset the camera reads the boot from variable from non volatile memory and loads the appropriate configuration space Syntax sb lt lu u gt Parameter 1 f Factory configuration space ul User 1 configuration space u2 User 2 configuration space Example sbf ul Sets the boot from variable to user 1 3 6 2 Get Boot From gbf The gbf command returns the
54. 8 4872x3248 4872x3248 4872x3248 15 of 209 110fps 110fps 48fps 48fps 33fps 33fps 32fps 32fps 15fps 15fps 15fps 15fps Sfps Sfps Sfps Sfps 3fps 3fps 3fps 3fps monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome Peltier cooled color Peltier cooled monochrome color monochrome Peltier cooled color Peltier cooled monochrome color monochrome Peltier cooled color Peltier cooled IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual The LYNX GigE family consists of the following 20 cameras with GigE output GigE High Speed IPX VGA210 G 640x480 210fps monochrome IPX VGA210 GC 640x480 210fps color GigE Mega pixel IPX 1M48 G 1000x1000 48fps monochrome IPX 1M48 GC 1000x1000 48fps color IPX 2M30 G 1600x1200 33fps monochrome IPX 2M30 GC 1600x1200 33fps color IPX 2M30H G 1920x1080 32fps monochrome IPX 2M30H GC 1920x1080 32fps color IPX 4M15 G 2048x2048 I3fps monochrome IPX 4M15 GC 2048x2048 I3fps color IPX 4M15T G 2048x2048 15fps monochrome Peltier cooled IPX 4M15T GC 2048x2048 I3fps color Peltier cooled IPX 11M5 G 4000x2672 Sfps monochrome IPX 11M5 GC 4000x2672 3fps color IPX 11M5T G 4000x2672 3fps monochrome Peltier cooled IPX 11M5T GC 4000x2672 3fps color Peltier cooled IPX 16M3 G 4872x3248 3fps monochrome IPX 16M3 GC 4872x3248 3fps color IPX 16M3T G 4872x3248 3fps monochrome Peltier cooled IPX 16M3T GC 4872x3248 3fps color Pel
55. 9 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual List of Tables Table 1 0 Pixel structure for different LYNX cameras cccccccccccccccccccccccsccsssssessesssececeecceeccees 20 Table 1 1 CAMPAIGN IKAN ON nA BABA AANO AG 22 Table 1 2 Camera Output Connector Signal Mapping 00000000000000000 0 0 26 Table 1 3 Base Camera Link bit assignment 00000sssssessssccccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssssccseeeeeeceees 27 Table 1 4a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping Camera Link Output 28 Table 1 4b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping iss iisvenacessceensavsvenssvenssensdsvvenecasuusenndsveecesvsueeusdseecncseees 28 Table 1 5a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping GigE Output 00000cccccc 30 Table 1 5b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping ccccccccccrrsrsssssssssscsssccccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssseseeeeeeeeeees 30 Table 2 1 Pixel Structure and Frame Rates ccccssssssssessssessssssscsssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssness 57 Table 2 2 Allowable Horizontal and Window SiZeS sssssssessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssenees 77 Table Ad General commands ssisisininiswsrsearsvninesnunasieasiecinbshannsveatsmniubsnuensSeasieeinbsbaunueatavnenbenonstons 178 Table A 2 Retrieving manufacturing data cccccccccsensssesccccccccccccssssscccccccccccssesscccccccccesseseees 179 Table A 3 Retrieving camera performanc
56. During this standard bit reduction process the least significant bits are truncated Figure 2 49 12 bit output If the 12 bit original camera data is DO LSB to D11 MSB and camera is set to output 12 bit data the 12 output bits are mapped to DO LSB to D11 MSB 10 bit output If the 12 bit original camera data is DO LSB to D11 MSB and camera is set to output 10 bit data the 10 output bits are mapped to D2 LSB to D11 MSB 8 bit output If the 12 bit original camera data is DO LSB to D11 MSB and camera is set to output 8 bit data the 8 output bits are mapped to D4 LSB to D11 MSB Internal Camera Processing 12 bit Data o0 o1 02 03 na 05 06 07 08 09 oroen 8 bit output data 10 bit output data 12 bit output data Figure 2 49 Data Output Format 100 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 9 TRANSFER FUNCTION CORRECTION USER LUT The user defined LUT Lookup Table feature allows the user to modify and transform the original video data into any arbitrary value Figure 2 50 Any 12 bit value can be transformed into any other 12 bit value The camera supports two separate lookup tables each consisting of 2048 entries with each entry being 12 bits wide The first LUT is factory programmed with a standard Gamma 0 45 correction see section 2 9 1 The second LUT is not pre programmed in the factory Both LUT s are available for modifications and the user can genera
57. ICAL OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL 5 1 Mechanical 5 2 Optical 5 3 Environmental 1 5 i j 4 Chapter 2 Camera Features 2 1 RESOLUTION AND FRAME RATE 2 1 1 Single Output 2 1 2 Dual Output 2 1 3 Center Columns Output IPX VGA210 L G only 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L G IPX VGA210 L G Center Columns Operation IPX 1M48 L G IPX 2M30 L G IPX 2M30H L G IPX 4M15 L G IPX 11M5 L G IPX 16M3 L G 2 2 AREA OF INTEREST 22i Horizontal and Vertical Window 222 Calculating the Frame Rate using Vertical Window IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L G IPX 1M48 L G IPX 2M30 L G IPX 4M15 L G IPX 11M5 L G IPX 16M3 L G 2 3 BINNING 2 4 EXPOSURE CONTROL 3 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 4 1 Electronic Shutter 2 4 2 Variable Frame Rate Programmable Integration 2 4 3 Long Integration 2 5 EXTERNAL TRIGGER 2 5 1 Triggering Inputs 2 5 2 Standard Triggering Programmable Exposure 2 5 3 Fast Synchronized Triggering Rapid Capture 2 5 4 Double Exposure Triggering 2 6 STROBE OUTPUT 2 6 1 Strobe Positioning 2 6 2 Strobe Electrical Connectivity LYNX with Camera Link Output 2 6 3 Strobe Electrical Connectivity LYNX with GigE Output 2 GAIN and OFFSET 2 8 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 2 9 TRANSFER FUNCTION CORRECTION USER LUT 2 9 1 Standard Gamma Correction 2 9 2 User Defined LUT Examples 2 10 DYNAMIC SIGNAL TO NOISE CORRECTION 2 11 IMAGE REVERSAL 2 12 NEGATIVE IMAGE 2 13 CAMERA INTERFACE 2 13 1 Stat
58. IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual LYNX Hardware User s Manual CameraLink and GigE models HIGH RESOLUTION FAST FIELD UPGRADEABLE PROGRAMMABLE 8 10 12 BIT DIGITAL CAMERAS CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE These products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction 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 2005 Imperx Inc All rights reserved All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Imperx assumes no responsibility 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 Inc Rev 9 6421 Congress Ave 3 20 2007 Boca Raton FL 33487 1 561 989 0006 1 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Revision History 12 15 05 1 04 06 G Angelone Modify driver installation to select Pro1000 1nf Rev 3 1 23 06 J Egri Updated Appendix B LynxTerminal to reflect the addition of GigE support Rev 4 2 28 06 J Egri Added illustrations of the External Trigger input and Strobe output circuits for GigE camera Added note about
59. L G 68 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 buffer lines 4 dark lines 1080 active lines 4 dark lines 2 buffer lines S 5 l vata KAK AAAA ANNEE FVAL CG TL 24900 ns dual output TL 49700 ns single output HB 4000 ns Figure 2 19 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30H L G 69 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 L G In single mode each line consists of 12 empty pixels El E12 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R28 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 2048 active data pixels DI D2048 followed by 4 buffer pixels BI B4 and followed by another 28 masked dark pixels R1 R28 Figure 2 20 In the dual mode each line consists of 12 empty pixels El E12 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R28 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 1024 active data pixels Figure 2 21 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame consists of 122 1 us vertical frame timing for single mode 95 7 us for dual mode followed by 10 masked dark lines RLI RL 10 followed by 6 buffer lines BL1 BL6 followed by 2048 active lines DLI DL2048 and followed by 8 buffer lines BL1 BL8 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal is active only during the active lines D
60. L1 DL2048 Figure 2 22 12 empty 28 dark 4 buffer 2048 active 4 buffer 28 dark pixels pixels pixels data pixels pixels pixels 300 ns 700 ns 100 ns 51200 ns 100 ns 700 ns DATA A AY fl G6 S py 5 5 5 LVAL 5 5 65 Figure 2 20 Single Output Line Timing IPX 4M15 L G 12 empty 28 dark 4 buffer 2048 active ixels ixels pixels data pixels 300 ns 700 ns 100 ns 25600 ns 5 5 S SS m OEO OOC N Ee 5 5 S 56 oag KOK NK Kee TEX S LVAL Figure 2 21 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 4M15 L G 70 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 10 dark lines 6 buffer lines 2048 active lines 8 buffer lines TL HA py pi py pi ECM SOICM ERE OMS COO MOG N1 TL 26700 ns dual output TL 53100 ns single output HB 4000 ns FVAL Figure 2 22 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 4M15 L G 71 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 L G In the single mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels El E4 followed by 20 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R20 followed by 16 buffer pixels BI B16 followed by 4000 active data pixels D1 D4000 followed by 16 buffer pixels B1 B16 and followed by another 20 masked dark pixels R1 R20 Figure 2 23 In the dual mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels E1 F4 followed by 20 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R20 followed by 16 buffer pixels B1 B16 followed by 2000 active data pixels
61. Manual IPX 16M3 L G In the single mode each line consists of 16 empty pixels E1 E16 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black reference RI R28 followed by 16 buffer pixels B1 B16 followed by 4872 active data pixels D1 D4872 followed by 16 buffer pixels B1 B16 and followed by another 28 masked dark pixels R1 R28 Figure 2 26 In the dual mode each line consists of 13 empty pixels El E13 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R28 followed by 16 buffer pixels B1 B16 followed by 2436 active data pixels Figure 2 27 The data is sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame consists of us vertical frame timing for single mode us for dual mode followed by 40 masked dark lines RL1 RL40 followed by 16 buffer lines BLI BL16 followed by 3248 active lines DL1 DL3248 and followed by 16 buffer lines BL1 BL16 and followed by 4 masked dark lines RL1 RL4 During each frame the FVAL signal is active only during the active lines DL1 DL3248 Figure 2 28 13 empty 28 dark 16 buffer 4872 active 16 buffer 28 dark pixels pixels pixels data pixels pixels pixels 464 ns 1000 ns 572 ns 174000 ns 572 ns 1000 ns a 009 610 00 010 005 CJ 6 5 6 5 6 6 NI LVAL Figure 2 26 Single Output Line Timing IPX 16M3 L G 74 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s M
62. OTE Flat Field Correction is supported only in the IPX 2M30 IPX 2M30H IPX 4M15 IPX 11M5 and IPX 16M3 cameras 114 of 209 P F a MG 4 E a LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 2 61 Original image showing shading effect Figure 2 62 Flat Field Corrected image 115 of 209 IMPERXY 2 18 LYNX Hardware User s Manual THERMO ELECTRIC COOLING TEC Active cooling of the CCD imager through solid state thermoelectric cooler Peltier element is available on the IPX 4M15T IPX 11M5T and IPX 16M3T cameras The CCD imager is cooled to several degrees below ambient compared to ambient plus 20 degC approximately for the uncooled cameras The exact CCD temperature varies with camera model due to the difference in imager size and available power for the cooler The cooler is based on a single stage Peltier thermoelectric element driven by an electronic control circuit which controls the current power flowing into the cooler while monitoring the CCD temperature The cooler acts like a heat pumping device removing heat from the CCD and dissipating it through the external heatsink housing The cooler requires additional power to remove heat Every watt of heat removed requires about one watt of operating power For this reason the TEC cooled cameras require a larger heatsink housing to dissipate the additional heat generated heat removed input power The additional power dissipated ranges from 5W to 15W de
63. The gdm command returns the current dual tap mode setting Syntax gdm Response on OLL Example gdm User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 134 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 9 Bit Depth 3 8 9 1 Set Bit Depth sbd The sbd command sets the bit depth of the camera Syntax sbd lt 8 10 12 gt Parameter 8 Selects 8 bit operation 10 Selects 10 bit operation 12 Selects 12 bit operation Example sbd 10 Enables 10 bit operation 3 8 9 2 Get Bit Depth gba The gbd command returns the current bit depth setting Syntax gbd Response 8 10 12 Example gbd User enters command 10 Camera responds with current setting 135 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 10 Lookup Table Operation 3 8 10 1 Set Lookup Table sit The sit command instructs the camera to perform a table lookup procedure on all pixels The table maps a 12 bit input pixel value to a 12 bit output pixel value The user can select to use either the User 1 or User 2 tables The tables can be downloaded to the camera s non volatile memory using the LynxTerminal utility see Appendix C Syntax slt lt ort 12 gt Parameter Cre Disable the lookup table processing 1 Enables the User 1 table mapping process 2 Enables the User 2 table mapping process Example sit 2 Enables the User 2 lookup table Notes Both lookup tables are stored in read
64. X Hardware User s Manual 3 8 22 Flat Field Correction 3 8 22 1 Set Flatfield Correction sfc 3 8 22 2 Get Flatfield Correction gfc 3 8 22 3 Get Flatfield Header gth Chapter 4 LYNX Configurator for CameraLink 4 1 Overview 4 2 Setup 4 3 Graphical User Interface 4 3 1 Area of Interest AOI Tab 4 3 2 Trigger Tab 4 3 3 Video Amp Tab 4 3 4 Auto Iris Tab 4 3 5 Exposure Tab 4 3 6 Strobe Tab 4 3 7 Common Controls Chapter 5 LYNX Interface Application for GigE 5 1 Overview 5 2 Setup 5 3 Graphical User Interface Chapter 6 Warranty and Support 6 1 ORDERING INFORMATION 6 2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 3 WARRANTY Appendix A Camera Configuration Reference A 1 General Commands A 2 Retrieving Manufacturing Data A 3 Retrieving Camera Performance A 4 Restricted Commands A 5 Configuring Workspace Settings A 6 Retrieving workspace settings Appendix B Lynx Terminal B 1 Overview B 2 Setup B 3 Download Utility B 4 Terminal Utility Appendix C Creating Look Up Tables 7 of 209 154 154 154 154 155 156 157 159 159 161 162 163 163 164 165 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 179 180 181 185 189 190 190 196 197 198 IMPERX LYNX Hardware User s Manual C 1 Overview C 2 Using an ASCII text editor C 3 Using Microsoft Excel Appendix D LYNX CameraLink Software Installation D 1 Software Suite D 2 Software Installation from CD D 3 Software Upgrade from Web Site Appendix E
65. YNX Hardware User s Manual Lynx Warranty and Support This chapter discusses the camera s warranty and support 173 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 6 1 ORDERING INFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 E 7 8 9 10 FAMILY NAME IPX Feature List BASE CAMERA MODEL 640 x 480 110FPS VIG A 1 2 0 640x480 210FPS_CS VIG A 2 1 0 1000 x 1000 48FPS Cid A M 4 8 1600x1200 30FPS Cs 2 M 3 0 1920x1080 30FPS 2M 3H 2048 x 2048 15FPS 4iM 1 5 4000 x 2672 5FPS 1 1 MI5 1 6 M 3 4812 x 3248 3FPS INTERFACE TYPE Lynx Camera Link L SENSOR TYPE Monochrome M Color C C Mount Not available with 11Meg and 16Mec MOUNT TYPE C Mount F Mount T Mount Open Frame OPTIONS No Auto Iris Silver Housing No Auto Iris Finned Housing Auto Iris Finned Housinc Auto Iris Silver Housinc Silver Housing Standard on Lynx VGA120 VGA210 1 Meg 2 Meg amp 4 Meg Finned Housing Standard on All Gig E amp TEC Camera s IPX 11M5 L amp IPX 16M3 L Oan NOTE For any other custom camera configurations please contact Imperx Inc 174 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 6 2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Each camera is fully tested before shipping If for some reason the camera is not operational after power up please check the following l Check the power supply and all I O cables Make sure that all the connectors are firmly attached Check the status LED and verify t
66. a You can retrieve these updates by visiting the download page of our web site at http www imperx com support downloads php 1 Use the following steps to install newly released application software 1 1 Uninstall all application and driver files by following the instructions in step 1 of the Software Installation from CD section 203 of 209 IMPERXY 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Download the LYNX Installer x x x x exe file x represents the revision from the Imperx web site to a new folder on your PC we will use the folder C 1new LYNX as an example Left mouse click on Start Run then enter or browse to Cmew LYNX LYNX Installer x x x x exe Wait for the LYNX InstallShield Wizard screen to appear Follow the on screen instructions When finished two new icons will appear on the desktop one for LYNX Configurator and one for LYNX Terminal 204 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual APDENCIL ay LYNX GigE Software Installation This appendix explains how to install the LYNX GigE software 205 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual E 1 Software Suite The LYNX GigE software suite consists of the following files and folders Windows XP and 2000 application files located in C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE Binaries LYNX Terminal executable files located in C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE LYNX Terminal Docume
67. able the echo mode When echo is enabled the camera will echo all received characters back to the user Camera echo mode should be disabled if the user is using a terminal emulator that has auto echo enabled Get Echo Mode gem onloff Returns the current state of the camera echo mode Set Supervisor ssm Onljoff Places the camera into the supervisor mode allowing access Mode to certain restricted commands Following receipt of this command the camera will prompt the user to enter a password This is intended for use by service personnel only Get Supervisor gsm onloff Returns the current supervisor mode status of the camera Mode Set Boot From sbf flut u2 Sets the location in EEPROM from which the camera should initialize itself following a power cycle or RC command f factory space ul user 1 space u2 user 2 space Get Boot From gbf flut u2 Returns the current Boot From setting f factory space ul user 1 space u2 user 2 space Load From Iff Camera loads workspace registers from EEPROM factory Factory space Load From User Ifu 1 2 Camera loads workspace registers from EEPROM user space 1 user 1 Space 2 user 2 space Save to User stu 1 2 Camera writes workspace registers to EEPROM user space 1 user 1 Space 2 user 2 space Table A 1 General commands 178 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 2 Retrieving Manufacturing Data Command Syntax String Description returned Get Manufacturi
68. ace using a GUI based configuration utility or optionally the camera can be configured using simple ASCII commands via any terminal emulator The adaptability and flexibility of the camera allows it to be used in a wide and diverse range of applications including machine vision metrology high definition imaging and surveillance medical and scientific imaging intelligent transportation systems character recognition document processing and many more MAIN LYNX FEATURES Interline transfer CCD Progressive scan image 8 10 12 bit data Base Camera Link or GigE output Single or Dual tap operation RS232 serial communication 32 bit RISC processor Horizontal and vertical binning Dynamic transfer function correction Dynamic S N correction Defective Pixel Correction Flat Field Correction Temperature monitor Field upgradeable Software Firmware e User LUT 17 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Defective Pixel Map 6 Flat Field Coefficients Highly programmable Resolution Frame rate Electronic shutter Long integration Strobe output Analog gain Analog offset Area of interest User LUT Temperature alarms External trigger Pre exposure Fast triggering Double exposure Capture duration Automatic Iris Control optional Peltier Cooled version available for O IPX 4M15T O IPX 11M5T O IPX 16M3T 18 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 3 LYNX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS A CCD came
69. and minimum frame time is determined by the camera mode of operation If the user enters a higher frame rate than the allowed one the image will roll Make sure the camera always operates with the frame rate lower than the maximum allowed 2 Programmable Frame Rate Time cannot be enabled in Trigger mode 3 Programmable Frame Rate Time cannot be enabled in Long Integration mode Long Integration Long integration is used for extending the image exposure time beyond the standard frame time During normal camera operation the minimum frame rate determines the maximum exposure time The desired exposure time can be adjusted increased by moving the vertical transfer pulse VCCD beyond the normal exposure range Figure 2 40 This mode is very similar to the variable frame rate mode except that in this mode the shutter cannot be used The integration time can be programmed in 10 millisecond increments from 10 ms camera dependent up to 10 seconds refer to the sli command Enabling long integration reduces the frame rate The resultant frame rate can 88 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual be calculated using formula 4 2 This mode is displayed on the LED by slow pulsation with a 2 second interval refer to Status LED section Frame rate fps 1 long integration time sec 4 2 Long Integration Time Standard Frame Time Figure 2 40 Long Integration CAUTION NOTE 1 During the integration ti
70. anual 13 empty 28 dark 16 buffer 2436 active ixels ixels pixels data pixels 464 ns 1000 ns 572 ns 87000 ns 6 6 0 oa OOOH DEX 5 p 5 arae RE E SS LL Figure 2 27 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 16M3 L G LVAL 40 dark lines 16 buffer lines 3248 active lines 16 buffer lines 4 dark lines TL HB s S ara AKETE E 95 FVAL TL 177608 ns single output TL 89036 ns dual output HB 12050 ns 75 of 209 IMPERXY 2 2 AREA 2 2 1 Pixel 1 1 Pixel V 1 LYNX Hardware User s Manual OF INTEREST Horizontal and Vertical Window Horizontal and vertical windowing Area Of Interest 1s supported in all LYNX cameras Emphasizing a particular area of interest in horizontal direction is possible by using a horizontal window feature where the beginning part of each line pixel 1 to Start Pixel and the end of each line End Pixel to Last pixel are ignored Figure 2 29 The precision of each pointer beginning and end of the window is 1 pixel and can be placed in the entire image area refer to the camera configuration section The minimum window size 1s one pixel for single mode or 2 pixels for dual mode and the maximum window size is the full resolution Last H pixel Table 2 2 shows the allowable values for the Start Pixel and the End Pixel Emphasizing a particular area of interest in vertical direction is possible by using a vertical window feature Vertical windowing is use
71. as to be synchronized with an external master trigger signal This mode also enables the camera to run close to its original frame rate If hardware or software mode is enabled in rapid capture mode the camera idles and waits for a trigger signal to come from the selected source the external connector or CC1 Upon receiving the trigger signal the camera starts integration until the next trigger 1s received Then the information is transferred to the registers and read out During this time the next frame 1s exposed Figure 2 43 Note that in this mode the camera exposure can also be controlled with the shutter In this triggering mode there is no strobe pulse associated with each trigger pulse To use the strobe the user must enable it figure 2 43 For more information how to enable disable or control the strobe position refer to section 2 6 CAUTION NOTE 1 The time interval between the trigger pulses must be greater than the corresponding camera frame duration refer to section 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams 2 If the interval between the trigger pulses is greater than 2 or 3 times the standard frame time it 1s recommended that the standard triggering option be used 93 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual TRIGGER EXPOSURE DATA STROBE 2 5 4 Exposure N 1 Exposure N Exposure N 1 Exposure N 2 Exposure N 3 DATA N 2 DATA N 1 DATAN DATA N 1 DATA N 2 Paaaaa gm mmm gm me me ee ee Only i
72. ata sync control and serial interface 2 10 pin Power Connector provides power and O interface Ga Status LED indicates the status of the camera refer to Status LED section 4 Serial Number shows camera model and serial number IPX VGA 2M30 2M30H L IPX 1M48 L IPX 4M15 L IPX 11M5 16M3 L Figure 1 4 Camera Back Panel Camera Link Output Camera data output is compliant with base Camera Link standard and includes 24 data bits 3 sync signals LVAL FVAL and DVAL 1 reference clock 1 external input trigger CC1 and a bi directional serial interface The camera link output connector is shown in Figure 1 5a and the corresponding signal mapping in Table 1 2 O Cum LO Figure 1 5a Camera Output Connector 25 of 209 IMPERXY PAIR 1 PAIR 1 PAIR 2 PAIR 2 PAIR 3 PAIR 3 PAIR 4 PAIR 4 PAIR 5 PAIR 5 PAIR 6 PAIR 6 PAIR 7 PAIR 7 PAIR 8 PAIR 8 PAIR 9 PAIR 9 PAIR 10 PAIR 10 PAIR 11 PAIR 11 Inner Shield Inner Shield Inner Shield 1 Inner Shield 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13 26 Inner Shield Inner Shield X0 X0 X1 1X1 X2 X2 X CLK X CLK X3 X3 SerTC SerTC SerTFG SerTFG CC 1 CC1 N C N C N C N C N C N C Inner Shield Inner Shield LYNX Hardware User s Manual Ground Ground Out Out Out Out
73. blinks rapidly External or CC1 trigger mode The camera is receiving trigger pulses and blinks at the trigger rate e LED has three short blinks every 3 seconds Test mode and External trigger mode enabled in the same time The camera is waiting for an external trigger input and upon receiving the signal the user will see one of the test patterns e LED blinks slowly with frequency 0 3Hz Long integration mode The camera has to be kept steady to avoid image smear e LED is OFF General error The camera has no power or unexpected error occurred To restore the camera operation re power the camera and load the factory settings Temperature Monitor The camera has a built in temperature sensor which monitors the internal camera temperature The sensor is placed on the hottest spot in the camera The internal camera temperature is displayed on the Camera Configuration Utility screen and can be queried by the user at any time The user can also set the alarm threshold temperature refer to Camera Configuration section If the camera reaches this temperature a message 1s sent via the serial port and 110 of 209 IMPERXY 2 13 3 2 13 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual the LED on the back of the camera starts to blink rapidly The alarm is for indication only and does not prevent the camera from continue to operate normally Integration Time Monitor The camera has a built in integration time monitor In any mode of
74. camera power connector shown in Figure 1 5b The corresponding pin mapping is shown in Table 1 4a The connector is a HIROSE type miniature locking receptacle HR10A 10R 10PB 27 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 1 5b Camera Power Connector Camera Link Output viewed from rear Pin Signal Type Description 1 Trigger In TTL Input External Trigger Input 2 Trigger In TTL Input External Trigger Input 3 a Power Input Power Ground Return 4 Power Input Power Ground Return 5 Fr V Power Input 12 V Power Supply 6 12V Power Input 12 V Power Supply 7 Strobe Out TTL Output Strobe Light Sync Pulse 8 Strobe Out TTL Output Strobe Light Sync Pulse 9 Auto Iris Input Auto Iris Feedback Input 10 Auto Iris Output Auto Iris Control Output Table 1 4a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping Camera Link Output The camera is shipped with a power cable which terminates in a HIROSE plug HRI0A 10P 10S and has two small BNC pig tail cables for the external trigger input black and strobe output white The corresponding BNC connector pin mapping is shown on Table 1 4b Shield Trigger In BNC Black External Trigger Input Trigger In External Trigger Input Strobe Light Sync Pulse signal Strobe Out Strobe Light Sync Pulse Table 1 4b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping 28 of 209 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware Us
75. cccccccccccccccccccsssesssssssseseees 70 Figure 2 22 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 4M15 L G 00ooeeewwwwwwwaao 71 Figure 2 23 Single Output Line Timing IPX 11M35 L G sssssccsecccccccccccccccccccccscssssssessseees 72 Figure 2 24 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 11MS L G 0ssssssesesscccsccccccccccccccccsssessssssssseees 72 Figure 2 25 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 11M35 L G c000oeewwwwwwwono 73 Figure 2 26 Single Output Line Timing IPX 16M3 L G ssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccssssssssssseseees 74 Figure 2 27 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 16M3 L G 1 ssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccsssssssssssssseees 75 Figure 2 28 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 16M3 L G cccccccccssssssssssssssssssssseeeees 75 Figure 2 29 Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning 00000000000000 76 Figure 2 30 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA120 L ccccccccossssssscccccccccceneeeees 78 Figure 2 31 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA210 L G cc sssssssscccccccceeesseees 79 Figure 2 32 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 1MA48 L G ccccccccssssssssccccccccccceeeeeees S0 Figure 2 33 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 2M30 L G cccccccccssssssssscccccccccceeeeees SI 10 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 2 34 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window
76. ccscssnssssscccccccccccssssscccccccccccscssssccccccceeses 11 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Fiure AZ Select Tor dialo sisirain tuasutesoustoneneaseouts caters EEN E AE ei 157 Fiere 4 3 ATCO Inierest RNGA APAN 159 Figure 4 4 Triggering Tabi NGABA NENA NAGA 161 Figure 43 Video Amplifiers TADi sna GNG NAGLAAN GAANONG 162 PA Ka Pie KU AO a a NP PP PPO EP PAGA PENA 163 Figure 4 7 Exposure LANA NAAN AGA 163 PIUTE LO ADITODE LAN AMAIN NANA ANA GAAN 164 Figure 4 9 LYNX Configurator main dialog ccccccccccssssssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccscssssssssssseees 165 Figure 4 10 LYNX Terminal Dialog Window ccccccccssrsssssssssssssssssccccccccccccccccccccccssessssssseeees 167 NIY Tga Baa Bi AAAH PACO PESO TEN 170 Figure B 1 LynxTerminal main dialog ccccccceessseccccccccccccssssssccccccccccccnssscccccccccccsccssscccecccceoees 190 Towe To DOAN VOCE sra NAA 191 Figure B 3 Camera Link Transport Properties panel 0000000000000 192 Figure B 4 GigE Transport Properties panel ccccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssccscccccccccccccccccsccsssssssssseees 193 Figure B 5 Serial Transport Properties panel ccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccsccsssssssssseees 194 Figure GB 3 TANS OVE dialo aNG NINA ANNA NGA 195 Figure BO L L0dd r VIWAMO TGA nnn E T E E R 196 Figure B 7 Terminal View IT AA APAPAP AAP APP PP PP APP RO PERA PPT PPPN 197 12 of 20
77. compliant serial interfaces clser dll files that it has found These files are provided by frame grabber vendors Choose the desired Camera Link interface The next step is to click on the Transport tab 192 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport Wawa Terminal View Parent Folder Transports l Da link CAWINDOW Sisystem3 cal Serial Transport Driver Description clserilg dll Imperx Inc serial interface For Lynx GigE Port Number o Figure B 4 GigE Transport Properties panel If you have selected GigE then the program will display the Imperx clserilg dll serial interface driver used to connect to GigE cameras The next step is to click on the Transport tab 193 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport VIEWS Terminal View Transports Camera Link Sa Se ood Data Bits Serial Port Parity Stop Bits Flow Control Figure B 5 Serial Transport Properties panel If you have selected Serial Transport then you must choose the COM port in the Serial pull down menu and configure its operating parameters 1 e Bits per second Data Bits etc The next step is to click on the Transport tab 194 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Transport Panel Clicking on the Transport tab reveals the
78. current state of the boot from variable Syntax gbf Response flul u2 Example gbf User enters command ul Camera responds with current settings 3 6 3 Load From Factory ff The iff command instructs the camera to load its workspace from the factory space All current workspace settings will be replaced with the contents of the factory space Syntax iff 123 of 209 IMPERXY 3 6 4 3 6 5 3 6 6 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Load From User fu The ifu command instructs the camera to load its workspace from one of the two user spaces All current workspace settings will be replaced with the contents of the selected user space Syntax ug Parameter 1 1 User 1 configuration space 2 User 2 configuration space Example ita 2 Camera loads workspace from user 2 space Save To Factory stf The st command instructs the camera to save all of the current workspace settings into the factory space Syntax stf Note This command can only be executed in supervisor mode It is intended for use by factory personnel only Save To User stu The stu command instructs the camera to save all of the current workspace settings into the selected user space Syntax stu lt 1 2 gt Parameter 1 il User 1 configuration space User 2 configuration space Example stu 1 Camera saves workspace into user 1 space 124 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual
79. d Select Port Interface DLL Camera cleerbitflowy dll MOC 1004 cleercor dll cleercor dll cleernts dll cleernts dll MOC 1600 Rescan Ports Figure 4 2 Select Port dialog 157 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual After having selected the desired camera the main LYNX Configurator dialog will appear The graphical user interface is very intuitive and self explanatory The configuration utility includes an interactive help file which will guide you through the GUI controls and camera settings The user can also reveal a small Terminal Dialog window by clicking on Help and then Show Hide Terminal as shown on Figure 4 10 Each time the user changes a camera setting via the GUI s controls the resultant camera command and response strings will be displayed in this terminal The user can also enter commands directly into the terminal which also results in the GUI controls being updated automatically 158 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 3 Graphical User Interface The LYNX Configurator is a graphical user interface GUI containing six main panels tabs AOI Area Of Interest Trigger Video Amp Exposure Strobe Auto Iris This section gives a brief description of the different panels and highlights the main camera configuration options Please refer to Section 2 of this manual for a detailed description of the camera features 4 3 1 Area of Interest AOI
80. d the camera performs the following Steps l The RISC processor runs and executes code from internal read only memory 2 The boot loader code sends the string Boot loader version x y running Boot loader checks FLASH memory for a valid software application 4 If a valid software application is not found the boot loader waits for the user to perform a software download refer to Appendix B and sends the string No FLASH image found waiting for software download command 5 If a valid software application is found the application program is copied from FLASH to SRAM and the RISC processor start executing it 6 The camera sends a string that contains the camera type read from the EEPROM s manufacturing data area boot loader s revision number software application s revision number and firmware s revision number For example IP X 1M48 L ON v2 0 BL vl EN vlo FA The camera reads the Boot From variable from the EEPROM and sends one of the following strings as determined by the Boot From variable Loading From Factory Loading from User 1 Loading from User 2 8 The camera loads its workspace from one of the configuration spaces by performing a 1ff lfu 1 or fu 2 command 9 The camera sends an OK lt cr gt lt 1f gt string and is ready to accept user commands 122 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3
81. d for increasing the frame rates For example by skipping half of the lines the image will be sub windowed by a factor of 2 and the frame rate will almost double The vertical window beginning Start Line and End Line can be programmed with a precision of one line Figure 2 29 The minimum window size depends on the camera Table 2 2 the maximum is full vertical resolution Last V line Table 2 2 shows the allowable values for the Start Line and the End Line al a AREA OF INTEREST Start Pizel Fnd Fixel Figure 2 29 Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning 76 of 209 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Start Pixel Min Start Pixel Max End Pixel Min End Pixel Max Last H Pixel Minimum HW size ETTI ot 3 1 mp3 l Start Line Max 479 999 1199 N A 2047 2671 3247 End Line Min 2 2 2 N A 2 2 2 End Line Max 480 1000 1200 N A 2048 2672 3248 Last V Line 480 1000 1200 N A 2048 2672 3248 Recommended Minimum VW size gt 10 gt 2 gt 50 N A gt 100 gt 400 gt 400 Table 2 2 Allowable Horizontal and Window Sizes CAUTION NOTE 1 Horizontal and vertical windows can be enabled in all camera modes pA The size of the horizontal window does not affect the frame rate 3 The frame grabber horizontal and vertical resolutions must be adjusted for each window size a The horizontal resolution is equal to the window size which is End Pixel Start Pixel 1 b The
82. during the active pixels Each frame consists of 82 us vertical frame timing for single mode 62 us for dual mode followed by 2 masked dark lines RLI RL2 followed by 4 buffer lines BL1 BL4 followed by 1200 active lines DL1 DL1200 followed by 4 buffer lines BL1 BL4 and followed by another 4 masked dark lines RL1 RL4 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal is active only during the active lines DLI DL1200 Figure 2 16 4 empty 16 dark 4 buffer 1600 active 4 buffer 16 dark pixels pixels pixels data pixels pixels pixels 100 ns 400 ns 100 ns 40000 ns 100 ns 400 ns Se py 5 5 5 5 5 65 LVAL Figure 2 14 Single output line timing IPX 2M30 L G 4 empty 16 dark 4 buffer 800 active 100 ns 400 ns 100 ns 20000 ns ara 0 6 00160013 00 OEO 5 5 i bo a PECEREN TA Figure 2 15 Dual output line timing IPX 2M30 L G LVAL 66 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 dark lines 4 buffer lines 1200 active lines 4 buffer lines 4 dark lines TL ied o S 0 pi e a GaGa 074 Cad D AKA KA 009d h1 FVAL TL 20600 ns dual output TL 41100 ns single output HB 4000 ns Figure 2 16 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30 L G 67 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30H L G In the single mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels El E4 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black dark reference RI R28 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1
83. dware User s Manual IPX 16M3 L G FR fps 1 1 20x 10 x 3324 WS Tvr WS x TD 2 12 Tvr is a constant Tyr 6 952 x 10 for single and dual modes and Ty is the active line duration Ty 1 901 x 10 for single and T 1 012 x 10 for dual mode Note The minimum vertical window size for the IPX 16M3 is 400 lines If you require support for less than 400 lines then please contact Imperx IPX 16M3 L FRAME RATE dual output single output 400 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Active Lines Figure 2 36 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 16M3 L G 84 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 3 BINNING Binning uses the CCD sensor to combine adjacent pixels in both directions to effectively create larger pixels and less resolution In 2 1 horizontal binning mode two adjacent pixels in each line are summed together in the horizontal direction for example pixels 1 2 344 5 6 in each line are summed together Horizontal binning does not affect the frame rate It does however reduce the horizontal resolution by a factor of 2 This occurs because when binning two pixels together only half of the pixels per line remain Horizontal binning is equivalent to 2 1 sub sampling in the horizontal direction In horizontal binning mode the entire image is captured and displayed which is different than horizontal windowing where only a portion of the image is captured and displayed Ve
84. e ccccccerreeessesssssssssccccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssessceseceeeecees 179 Table A 4 Restricied commands pasama AGA AA 180 Table A 5 Workspace SET COMIMANAS ssssesessesesssssesssesssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssseees 184 Table A 6 Workspace GET commands cscscsesessessssesssesessesssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssees 188 13 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Introduction This chapter outlines the key features of the Lynx camera 14 of 209 IMPERXY 1 1 LYNX FAMILY LYNX Hardware User s Manual The LYNX series of cameras are built around a robust imaging platform utilizing the latest digital technology The camera s image processing engine is based on a 1 million gate FPGA and a 32 bit RISC processor The LYNX CL family consists of the following 22 cameras with camera link output Camera Link High Speed OEM ONLY IPX VGA120 L 640x480 OEM ONLY IPX VGA120 LC 640x480 640x480 210fps IPX VGA210 LC 640x480 210fps Camera Link Mega pixel IPX VGA210 L IPX 1M48 L IPX 1M48 LC IPX 2M30 L IPX 2M30 LC IPX 2M30H L IPX 2M30H LC IPX 4M15 L IPX 4M15 LC IPX 4M15T L IPX 4M15T LC IPX 11M5 L IPX 11M5 LC IPX 11M5T L IPX 11M5T LC IPX 16M3 L IPX 16M3 LC IPX 16M3T L IPX 16M3T LC 1000x 1000 1000x1000 1600x1200 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1080 2048x2048 2048x2048 2048x2048 2048x2048 4000x2672 4000x2672 4000x2672 4000x2672 4872x324
85. e value programmed 1n the Pre Exposure register 2 The integration time for the first frame is determined by the value programmed in the internal pulse generator refer to Appendix B Both the hardware and software triggering modes support three sub modes of triggering 1 standard 2 rapid capture and 3 double exposure When the camera 1s programmed to operate in either of the external trigger modes the camera switches from free running operation to an idle mode and waits for an external pulse The camera behavior for the different sub modes 1s described below 91 of 209 IMPERXY 2 5 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Standard Triggering Programmable Exposure When the standard 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 one 5 microseconds shutter pulse to clear the pixels and starts integration The exposure time for the first frame can be programmed from 10 usec to 655 msec in 10 microseconds increments using the spe Set Pre Exposure command There is a fixed additional delay of 5 usec because of the shutter pulse between the rising edge of the trigger pulse and the beginning of the integration Figure 2 42 If the CC1 input is used the duration of the CC1 trigger pulse can also be used to determine the first frame exposure time After the first frame has been exposed the ca
86. e 2 55 Negative Image 104 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Example 5 Digital Shift The Digital Shift feature allows the user to change the group of bits sent to the camera output and therefore manipulate the camera brightness and contrast The internal camera processing of the data 1s 12 bits If the camera is set to output 10 bits of data then the two least significant bits are truncated In some cases the user may need to convert from 12 to 10 bit by preserving the 2 least significant bits and truncating the 2 most significant ones In other occasions the user may need to increase the image brightness 2x 4x 8x etc Example A Increasing the image brightness 2x The original camera data is DO LSB to D11 MSB Input Data 12 bit oo or 02 0s 04 os os 07 08 09 ovo orr Create a LUT 1n which the bits are shifted by one to the right Modified 12 bit Output Data 11 bit data 1 bits shifted right Ko oo o1 02 03 04 os ve 07 n6 o9 oro Example B Increasing the image brightness 4x The original camera data is DO LSB to DI 1 MSB Input Data 12 bit oo or 02 0s 04 os os o7 08 s ovo or Create a LUT 1n which the bits are shifted with two to the right Modified 12 bit Output Data 10 bit data 2 bits shifted right 10 o Do Di pa D3 pa Ds oe p7 D8 Do 105 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual
87. e moving test pattern This command displays the help file This command will display the important camera manufacturing information This command displays a separate communications debug window This command will display hide the LYNX Terminal Dialog Window Figure 4 10 LYNX Terminal Dialog 4 gt sv 4 gsw Fw v3 2 CUST O SW Wi Sit BL via CUST O Figure 4 10 LYNX Terminal Dialog Window Dump Defect Pixels This command will display a listing of the contents of the Defective Pixel Correction table in non volatile memory 167 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual COMMON CONTROLS and DISPLAYS Taps Selects the camera output format Single Dual Sets the camera to a single output mode Sets the camera to a dual output mode Depth Selects the output bit depth 8 bit 10 bit 12 bit Sets the output to 8 bit Sets the output to 10 bit Sets the output to 12 bit LUT FFC Enables the use of the built in look up tables LUT or Flat Field Correction table Off LUT 1 LUT 2 FFC FFC LUTI Current Temperature Read Temperature Alarm Image Reversal Negative Image Noise Corr Defect Corr Speed Window Exposure Window Disables the use of LUT Enables the use of LUT 1 Enables the use of LUT 2 Enables the use of Flat Field Correction table Enables the use of Flat Field Correction table and LUT
88. e pre exposure operates in increments of 10 uSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit entered The pre exposure is typically used when a single frame with a defined exposure is to be captured following a trigger event 3 8 16 8 Get Pre Exposure gpe The gpe command returns the current pre exposure setting Syntax Response Example gpe i gpe User enters command 150 Camera responds with current setting 144 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 16 9 Set Double Exposure sde The sde command sets the exposure time for the first frame after a trigger event when the trigger is in the double mode The first frame after a trigger will be exposed for the length of time specified All subsequent frames will be exposed per the shutter setting set by the sst command Syntax sde lt i gt Parameter 1 The exposure time in units of uSeconds Range i min 1 max 65 535 Example sde 400 Sets the double exposure to 400 uSeconds Notes The double exposure operates in increments of 1 uSecond 3 8 16 10Get Double Exposure gde The gde command returns the current double exposure setting Syntax gde Response i Example gde User enters command 400 Camera responds with current setting 145 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 17 Negative Image mode 3 8 17 1 Set Negative Image sni The sni com
89. ec ideo gain 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 035 dB step 1024 steps 0 035 dB step 1024 steps Hardware trigger Asynchronous active HIGH Asynchronous active HIGH optically isolated optically isolated Software trigger Asynchronous frame Asynchronous frame grabber via CC1 grabber via CC1 rigger modes Normal double exposure Normal double exposure fast triggering fast triggering Strobe output Active HIGH Active HIGH Camera housing Solid anodized aluminum Solid anodized aluminum 67 Xx 67 x 41 CL Size W x H x L mm 67x67x41 78 x 78 x 54 GigE Weight 280 g 280 450 g Min illumination 1 0 Lux f 1 4 1 0 Lux f 1 4 Lens Mount C mount 1 3 format C mount 1 3 format Power input range 10 V to 15 V DC 10 V to 15 VDC Power consumption 4 0 W 4 2 6 2 W Upgradeable firmware Yes ves Upgradeable software Yes es Environmental Operating 5 to 50 C TETA 5 to 50 C Storage 10 to 65 C Storage 10 to 65 C Relative humidit 80 non condensing 80 non condensing Table 1 1 Camera Specifications 22 of 209 IMPERX 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output Gamma correction Black level offset ctive image SSA NERS RL ELE 1000 H x 1000 V 1600 H x 1200 V 1920 H x 1080 V ctive image area 7
90. ed using high quality anodized aluminum For maximum flexibility the camera has eight 10 32 UNF mounting holes two on each side located towards the front An additional plate with 14 20 UNC tripod mount is shipped with each camera Figures 1 7a and 1 7b show the camera link cameras Figures 1 8a and 1 8b GigE cameras and Figure 1 9 Thermoelectrically Peltier cooled CL and GigE cameras respectively F Figure 1 7b F mount camera link cameras IPX 4M15 L 11M5 L IPX 16M3 L 32 of 209 T SS 5 DN Kk o _ 2 ao gt g Pa SS a pe Z pm G 1M48 G 2M30 G 2M30H G IPX VGA E cameras mount Gi C oa 1 1gure F G 11M5 G 16M3 G 4M15 IPX 1 8b F mount GigE cameras 1gure F 33 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 1 9 Peltier cooled CL and GigE cameras IPX 4M15T 11M5T 16M3T Figures 1 10 to 1 15 show the dimensional drawings of IPX VGA IPX 1M48 IPX 2M30 H IPX 4M15 IPX 11M5 and IPX 16M3 respectively All dimensions are in millimeters As of 10 01 06 11M5 L and all GigE models are shipped with black finned mid housing for better heat transfer Figure 1 16 shows the dimensional drawings of the Peltier cooled cameras IPX 4MIST IPX 11M5T and IPX 16M3T GigE and CL respectively 34 of 209 IMPERX 3 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L 10 22 THREAD 8X 5 00 DEEP
91. er s Manual 1 4 2 GigE Output The interface between the LYNX GigE camera and outside equipment is done via two connectors and one LED located on the back panel of the camera Figure 1 6a l Camera output standard RJ 45 provides data sync control and serial interface pa 12 pin Power Connector provides power and I O interface 3 Status LED indicates the status of the camera refer to Status LED section 4 Serial Number shows camera model and serial number IPX VGA 2M30 2M30H G IPX 1M48 G IPX 4M15 G IPX 11M5 16M3 G Figure 1 6a Camera Back Panel GigE Output The Camera data 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 compatible with IP Ethernet networks operating at 10 100 1000 Mb s using standard LAN CAT 5 CAT 5e cables The power and all external input output signals are supplied to the camera via the camera power connector shown in Figure 1 6b The corresponding pin mapping is shown in Table 1 4b The connector is a HIROSE type miniature locking receptacle HR10A 10R 12P 29 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 1 6b Camera Power Connector GigE Output viewed from rear OON O 0 BWN H T 12 V DC 12 VDC Auto Iris 1 Auto Iris 2 Auto Iris GND St
92. er of active pixels and lines Vertical binning in single output mode of operation may cause blooming for saturated signal levels Color version users horizontal or vertical binning used alone will create color distortions If used simultaneously the resulting image will be monochrome 86 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 4 EXPOSURE CONTROL 2 4 1 2 4 2 Electronic Shutter During normal camera operation the exposure time is fixed and determined by the frame rate The electronic shutter can be used to precisely control the image exposure time under bright light conditions The electronic shutter does not affect the frame rate it only reduces the amount of electrons collected The desired exposure time is set by positioning a short pulse SHUTTER with respect to the vertical transfer pulse VCCD Figure 2 38 The electronic shutter pulse can be positioned within the entire frame timing period with a precision of 10 microseconds refer to the sst command The minimum shutter position is 50 microseconds Frame Time Exposure VCCD SHUTTER Figure 2 38 Electronic Shutter Position CAUTION NOTE 1 The electronic shutter can be enabled in all camera modes 2 Positioning the shutter signal outside the frame window will result in an error Variable Frame Rate Programmable Integration Variable frame rate mode provides the ability to run the camera in full resolution and a frame
93. er source On the edge of the external pulse which creates a positive voltage difference between TRIGGER IN and TRIGGER IN a trigger signal is sent to the camera The voltage difference between the trigger inputs TRIGGER IN and TRIGGER IN must be positive between 3 3 and 5 0 volts To limit the input current a 300 ohm internal resistor is used but the total maximum current MUST NOT exceed 25 mA The actual trigger pulse duration does not affect the integration time The minimum duration of the trigger pulse is 100 microseconds There are no restrictions for the maximum pulse duration but it is recommended that the trigger pulse is kept as short as possible especially if a series of pulses are used In software triggering mode the camera receives the trigger signal coming from the frame grabber via camera control signal CCl In this mode the exposure time for the first frame can be programmed to operate in two ways l The integration time for the first frame is determined by the value programmed in the Pre Exposure register 2 The integration time for the first frame is determined by the duration of the actual CC1 trigger pulse l e cr AA ee erga ees eee ere eee me ge ee emery Prey a ee ec ats eee ne ta ene wigs een eee eee ge ae eee es ae TRIGGER IN gt 25 mA MAX TRIGGER IN gt a a ath hh it ea an Gl eg i cy ss Sa at a ae a a a lS ea SS ni in eb als Gc ath a Set aa Yin Va i al aa mal gy Sn sa
94. es 48C 3 8 18 5 Get Temperature Threshold git The gtt command returns the current temperature threshold settings Syntax gtt Response el t2 Example gtt User enters command 55 48 Camera responds with current setting 148 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 19 Programmable Frame Rate 3 8 19 1 Set Frame Rate str The sfr command instructs the camera to throttle the camera frame rate from the current free running rate to a slower rate This command is useful when the user wishes to reduce the amount of bandwidth required on the Camera Link interface When the shutter is disabled the exposure time will be determined by 1 frame rate Otherwise the shutter setting will determine the exposure time Syntax Parameter Range Example Notes sfr lt off i1 gt ert Disables the programmable frame rate i The frame rate in units of frames per second i min 2 max 3000 sfr 75 Sets the frame rate to 75 fps The programmable frame rate can only be used to reduce the current free running frame rate It cannot be used to increase the frame rate In order to increase the frame rate vertical AOI must be utilized 3 8 19 2 Get Frame Rate gfr The gfr command returns the current programmable frame rate setting Syntax Response Example Gre off i fain User enters command 76 Camera responds with current setting 149 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Ha
95. ets the number for triggered frame to 6 3 8 16 4 Get Trigger Duration gtd The gtd command returns the current trigger duration setting Syntax gtd Response i Example gtd User enters command 6 Camera responds with current setting 3 8 16 5 Set CC Integration sci The sci command enables the CC integration mode when the trigger is set to CC In this mode the pulse duration of the CCl signal determines the exposure time for the first frame after trigger Syntax sci Kon ott Parameter on Enables CC integration mode Ore Disables CC integration mode Example sci on Enables CC integration 3 8 16 6 Get CC Integration gci The gci command returns the current CC integration setting Syntax gci Response on off Example gci User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 143 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 16 7 Set Pre Exposure spe The spe command sets the exposure time for the first frame after a trigger event when the trigger is in the standard mode The first frame after a trigger will be exposed for the length of time specified All subsequent frames will be exposed per the shutter setting set by the sst command Syntax Parameter Range Example Notes Notes spe lt i gt i The exposure time in units of uSeconds i min 10 max 655 350 spe 150 Sets the pre exposure to 150 uSeconds Th
96. f the strobe is enabled Figure 2 43 Fast Synchronized Triggering Rapid Capture Double Exposure Triggering Double exposure allows two events two images to be captured in rapid succession using a single trigger pulse In this mode the camera idles and waits for a trigger signal to come from the selected source the external connector or CC1 Upon receiving the external trigger signal the camera clears the horizontal and vertical registers sends one 5 microseconds shutter pulse to clear the pixels and starts integration The exposure for the first frame can be programmed from 1 usec to 65 msec in microsecond increments using the sde Set Double Exposure command If CC1 input is used the duration of the CC1 trigger pulse can also be used to determine the first frame exposure There is a fixed additional delay of 5 usec because of the shutter pulse between the rising edge of the trigger pulse and the beginning of the integration Upon receiving the trigger signal the camera starts integration for the first frame completes the integration transfers the information to the vertical registers and then captures the second image While capturing the second image the first one is being read out After exposing the second image the information is transferred to the vertical registers and read out Figure 2 44 The second image exposure is equal to the corresponding camera readout time frame duration refer to section 2 1 4 Tim
97. fective pixel Defective Pixel Correction is enabled by issuing an sdc on Set Defect Correction On command The camera will display the contents of the Defect Pixel Map when the user issues a dpm Dump Pixel Map command 113 of 209 IMPERXY 2 17 LYNX Hardware User s Manual FLAT FIELD CORRECTION A CCD imager is composed of a two dimensional array of light sensitive pixels Each pixel within the array however has its own unique light sensitivity characteristics Most of the deviation is due to the difference in the angle of incidence and to charge transport artifacts This artifact 1s called Shading and in normal camera operation should be removed The process by which a CCD camera is calibrated for shading is known as Flat Field Correction Refer to Figures 2 61 and 2 62 for images acquired before and after Flat Field Correction The Lynx series of cameras incorporate a Flat Field Correction mechanism The Flat Field Correction mechanism measures the response of each pixel in the CCD array to illumination and is used to correct for any variation in illumination over the field of the array The optical system most likely introduces some variation in the illumination pattern over the field of the array The flat field correction process compensates for uneven illumination 1f that illumination is a stable characteristic of each object exposure During factory final testing our manufacturing engineers run
98. following panel Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport Transport sige Serial Transport Figure B 5 Transport dialog Select the desired interface Camera Link GigE or Serial Transport and click the OK button All of the above settings will be saved in the registry and will automatically be recalled the next time you invoke the Lynx Terminal program You are now ready to begin communicating with the camera 195 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual B 3 Download Utility Selecting the Loader View reveals the following screen Y LynxTerminal File Edit Tools Yiew Help Do ii x amp ta Loader View Terminal View File Type Camera Software Camera Boot Loader O Camera Firmware O Lookup Table 1 O Lookup Table 2 O Defect Correction O Flat Field Correction Elapsed Remaining Throughput Ready Disconnected Figure B 6 Loader View dialog The user can select to download either new Camera Software Camera BootLoader Camera Firmware a Lookup Table a Defect Correction table or a Flat Field Correction table by selecting the appropriate button The path filename of the file can be entered manually into the edit box or browsed to by clicking on the lt button Clicking on the Load File button begins the download process 196 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual B 4 Terminal Utility Selecting the Terminal View
99. frame To generate a color image a set of color filters Red Green Blue arranged in a Bayer pattern are placed over the pixels The starting color is Green Figure 1 1 shows the CCD pixel structure Table 1 1 shows the individual pixel structure for different LYNX cameras Figures 1 2 1 3 and 1 4 show the camera s spectral response Black Rows Bottom Bufter Rows Bottom Pixel V H Left H x V Active Pixels Black Columns Right 5 ka O O 4 Q m Buffer Columns Buffer Columns Right Pixel 1 H Buffer Rows Top Dummy Pixels Left Black Rows Top Video L NT HCCD REGISTER gt lt H video R Dummy Pixels Right Figure 1 0 CCD Pixel Structure 19 of 209 LYNX Hardware User s Manual KAI 2093 KAI 4021 KAI 11002 KAI z 7 4 um 1 4 Jm 7 4 um 7 4 um 9 7 7 4 um 4 4 10 2 2 6 aE m Buffer rows bottom 8 Black rows bottom Dummy pixels left Black columns left left CCD sensor 5 KAI 1020 KAI 2020 Pixel size 7 4 hali Black rows top Buffer columns Buffer columns right Black columns right Dummy pixels right Frame rate single Frame rate dual Table 1 0 Pixel structure for different LYNX cameras Quantum Efficiency 300 400 500 600 T00 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Figure 1 1 Spectral response
100. hat is steady ON if not refer to the LED section 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 If you still have problems with the camera operation please contact technical support at Email techsupport imperx com Toll Free 866 849 1662 or 1 561 989 0006 Fax 1 561 989 0045 Visit our Web Site www imperx com 175 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 6 3 WARRANTY Imperx warrants performance of its products and related software to the specifications applicable at the time of sale in accordance with Imperx s standard warranty which is 1 one year parts and labor FOR GLASSLESS CAMERAS THE CCD IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY Do not open the housing of the camera Warranty voids if the housing has been open or tampered IMPORTANT NOTICE This camera has been tested and complies with the limits of Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules Copyright 2005 Imperx Inc All rights reserved All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate 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 prio
101. ider Computer When enabled the exposure for the first frame is determined by the duration active high of the trigger pulse Video Amp Tab Using the Video Amp tab the user can control the gain and camera channel as shown in Figure 4 5 Video Amp offset for each z o e Channel 1 0 Offset 255 9 98 6 Gain dB 40 7 ig Link Gain re E Channel 2 0 Offset 26G 9 98 2 D Gain dB 40 Figure 4 5 Video Amplifiers Tab Channel 1 The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 1 via the sliders or by entering the desired values Channel 2 The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 2 via the sliders or by entering the desired values Link Gain When enabled the gain sliders for both channels are linked together If there 1s a gain difference between the channels this difference will be preserved 162 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 3 4 Auto Iris Tab Auto Iris Tab controls the auto iris feature Figure 4 6 EEE a Auto Tris 1 Iris Threshold SEE Figure 4 6 Auto Iris Tab Iris Threshold When enabled the user can set the iris threshold brightness of the image via the slider or by entering the desired value 4 3 5 Exposure Tab Exposure Tab controls the camera exposure Figure 4 7 Exposure 140 Shutter Time 500 140 00u5ec USEC msec L 420 Long Integration l 420 00mSec mSec Sec O 2 Programmable Frame Rate
102. ight reaching the sensor and the exposure time Always try to balance these two factors Unnecessarily long exposure will increase the amount of noise and thus decrease the signal to noise ratio The camera is very sensitive in the IR spectral region If necessary an IR filter 1 mm thickness or less can be inserted under the front lens bezel CAUTION NOTE 1 Avoid direct exposure to a high intensity light source such as a laser beam This may damage the camera optical sensor 2 Avoid foreign particles on the surface of the imager C MOUNT CAMERAS LLJ o 2 a L O SURFACE F MOUNT CAMERAS CCD IMAGI SURFACE po 46 0mm a u u T SS aa a CO KC Figure 1 17 C mount and F mount adapter 54 of 209 IMPERXY 1 5 3 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Environmental The camera is designed to operate from 5 to 50 C in a dry environment The relative humidity should not exceed 80 non condensing Always keep the camera as cool as possible Always allow sufficient time for temperature equalization if the camera was kept below 0 C The camera should be stored in a dry environment with the temperature ranging from 10 to 65 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 cl
103. ine number and the second parameter y2 is the ending line number Set Horizontal Mode shm n w b c Sets the horizontal mode of operation n normal W windowing b binning c center Set Vertical Mode svm n w b Sets the vertical mode of operation n normal W windowing b binning Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Shutter Time sst off Sets the shutter time off disabled i shutter time in uSeconds Set Long Integration sli off i Sets the long integration time off disabled integration time in mSeconds Set Frame Rate sfr off i Sets the programmable frame rate off disabled frame rate in frames per second Set Frame Time sft off i Sets the programmable frame time off disabled i frame time in uSeconds 182 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Trigger Control Parm 2 Description Command Syntax aaa Set Trigger str off cclet slfld Sets the trigger mode off disabled cc CC 1 et external s standard f fast d double Set Trigger Duration std i Sets the number for frames to be transmitted after a trigger event has occurred The valid range is 1 to 249 A value of 250 255 indicates that the camera should be free running Set Pre Exposure spe i Sets the pre exposure in uSeconds Set Double Exposure sde i Sets the double exposure in uSeconds Set CC Integration sci offlon Enables the CC integration mode off camera timing determines exposure
104. ined by the shw command In the binning mode it is necessary to adjust the number of active pixels per line in the frame grabber to the value of n 2 where n represents the maximum number of active pixels in a line In the center mode it is necessary to adjust the number of active pixels per line in the frame grabber to the value of 228 3 8 12 2 Get Horizontal Mode ghm The ghm command returns the current horizontal mode setting Syntax Response Example ghm nlwlblic ghm User enters command b Camera responds with current setting 138 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 13 Vertical Mode 3 8 13 1 Set Vertical Mode svm The svm command configures the camera to operate in either the normal windowing or binning modes The normal mode turns off both windowing and binning In the windowing mode of operation the vertical area of interest is defined by the svw command Setting the binning mode instructs the camera to perform vertical binning on all incoming pixels During this process the camera sums each pixel of adjacent lines in a frame and then delivers the average value to the Camera Link interface Therefore in this mode the number of lines per frame is reduced by one half Using this command increases the effective frame rate of the camera and also reduces the exposure time Syntax svm lt n w b gt Parameter n Normal mode W Enables vertical window
105. ing Diagrams Along with the shutter pulse the camera sends one strobe pulse 200 microseconds duration for synchronization with an external strobe This pulse is always present in the external trigger mode even if the strobe is not enabled If the strobe is enabled there will be a second and third strobe pulse during each DATA OUT period refer to Figure 2 44 For more information how to enable disable the strobe or how to control the strobe position refer to section 2 6 94 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CAUTION NOTE 1 It is recommended that the minimum time duration between the events 1s greater then the vertical transfer pulse duration a 3 microseconds for VGA 1M48 2M30 2M30H and 4M15 b 10 microseconds for 11M5 and 16M3 TRIGGER SHUTTER EXPOSURE Exp 1 Exposure 2 STROBE A Only if the strobe is enabled Figure 2 44 Double Exposure Triggering 95 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 6 STROBE OUTPUT 2 6 1 2 6 2 Strobe Positioning The strobe output is used to synchronize an external light source with the camera timing and thus to maximize the camera efficiency in low light level conditions The optimal strobe signal position is achieved by the positioning of a short pulse STROBE duration 200 us with respect to the vertical transfer pulse VCCD Figure 2 45 The strobe pulse can be positioned within the entire frame timing period with
106. ives 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 refer to the sn command Pixel 1 1 Pixel Wel Pixel 3 KI Negative Image Pixel Pixel VI Y H Figure 2 58 Normal and Negative Image 109 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 13 CAMERA INTERFACE 2 13 1 2 13 2 Status LED The camera has a green LED located on the back panel which indicates the camera status and mode of operation e LED is steady ON Normal operation The user is expected to see a normal image coming out of the camera e LED blinks with frequency 1H7 indicates a camera power supply failure This could be caused by a faulty external AC adapter e LED rapidly blinks with frequency 5Hz indicates camera failure during initial setup During camera power up this indicates an error in the camera boot up sequence The user is expected to see a uniform gray screen To restore the normal operation load the factory setting refer the Camera Configuration section e LED has one short blink every 3 seconds Test mode The user is expected to see one of the test patterns e LED has two short blinks every 3 seconds External or CC1 trigger mode The camera is waiting for a trigger input e LED has two short blinks every 3 seconds and then
107. l Window gvw Shutter Time Set Shutter Time sst Get Shutter Time gst Long Integration Set Long Integration sii Get Long Integration gli Strobe Position Set Strobe Position ssp Get Strobe Position gsp Analog Gain Set Analog Gain sag Get Analog Gain gag Analog Offset Set Analog Offset sao Get Analog Offset gao Dual Tap mode Set Dual Mode sdm Get Dual Mode gdm Bit Depth Set Bit Depth sba Get Bit Depth gba 3 8 10 Lookup Table Operation 3 8 10 1 Set Lookup Table sit 3 8 10 2 Get Lookup Table glt 3 8 10 3 Get Lookup Header gih 3 8 11 Noise Correction processing 5 of 209 123 123 123 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 125 126 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 129 129 129 130 130 130 131 131 131 132 132 132 133 133 133 134 134 134 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 137 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 11 1 Set Noise Correction snc 137 3 8 11 2 Get Noise Correction gnc 137 3 8 12 Horizontal mode 138 3 8 12 1 Set Horizontal Mode shm 138 3 8 12 2 Get Horizontal Mode ghm 138 3 8 13 Vertical Mode 139 3 8 13 1 Set Vertical Mode svm 139 3 8 13 2 Get Vertical Mode gvm 139 3 8 14 Test Pattern generation 140 3 8 14 1 Set Test Mode gtm 140 3 8 14 2 Get Test Mode gtm 140 3 8 15 Image Reversal m
108. l adjustment There are 1024 possible gain levels gcode O to 1023 and 256 offset clamp levels ocode O to 255 Figure 2 48 shows the 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 offset level and to a further misbalance between the two video signals To correct the balance between two signals for a particular gain the user should always adjust the offset for each output refer to the Camera Configuration section The overall camera gain can be calculated using formula 7 1 VGA Gain dB FG dB 0 0351 x gcode 7 1 CAUTION NOTE l Increasing the gain simultaneously increases the camera noise 2 Fixed gain FG 0 dB for IPX 1M48 L FG 6dB for the rest of the cameras AFE output 5 AFE gain i a O O o l gt black level gt p 77 Ma 20 mV offset 0 V She Se PA lova es Siete Sore tas ere ee AA AA ce light intensity Figure 2 48 AFE Gain and Offset 99 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 8 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT The internal camera processing of the CCD data is performed in 12 bits The camera can output the data in 12 10 or 8 bit format
109. l is active only during the active lines DL1 DL480 Figure 2 8 12 empty 24 dark 4 buffer 640 active 4 buffer 24 dark pixels pixels pixels data pixels pixels pixels 300 ns 600 ns 100 ns 16000 ns 100 ns 600 ns 6 x X DATA PERCO E AE NG 55 LVAL ee F 1 ure 2 6 Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA120 210 L and IPX 210 G 61 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 12 empty 24 dark 4 buffer 320 active pixels ixels pixels data pixels 300 ns 600 ns 100 ns 8000 ns xa 0 6 216 60 010 an 5 5 S py ao TERRORE SS o L Figure 2 7 Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G LVAL 4 dark lines 4 buffer lines 480 active lines 4 buffer lines TL HB c para mK EK ce EK IE NIE S 5 5 5 N1 TL 8000 ns dual output TL 16700 ns single output HB 1600 ns FVAL Figure 2 8 Single Dual Center Output Frame Timing IPX VGA210 L G IPX VGA120 L T 18 38 us for single IPX VGA210 L G Ty 9 7 us for dual TL 18 4 us for single Ti 6 73 us for single center Ti 3 6 us for dual center 62 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA210 L G Center Columns Operation In the center columns single mode each line consists of 228 active data pixels DI D228 followed by 18 dark over clocked pixels R1 R18 Figure 2 9 In the center columns dual mode each line consists of 6 masked over clocked pixels R1 R6 followed by 114 active data pixe
110. l panels in the LYNX Configurator share the same general control options and menus for File Boot Test Mode and Help Figure 4 9 S LYNX Configurator si EJ File Boot Test Mode Help AGI Trigger Video Amp Suto Iris Exposure Strobe Horizontal 401 Mormal r CO Window Binning end M m pixels Vertical ACI f Mormal _ es j i window 1 stark end 072 3277 C Bimi jam r lines Speed 4 58 fps Exposure 218380 00 uSec Image Negative Noise Defect Current Temperature Reversal Image Corr Corr 4735C Read E E E Taps Depth LUT J FFE Temperature Alarm Single BBits Te Off Bleck CO C ices aya ba ai f 12Bitsl LUTZ Ie FFC O FRC LUT1I Camera IPX 11M5 LMFH Status Connected clservce dll o0 Figure 4 9 LYNX Configurator main dialog 165 of 209 IMPERXY FILE MENU Load from File Load from Workspace Load from Factory Load from User Space 1 Load from User Space 2 Save to File Save to Work Space Save to Factory Save to User Space 1 Save to User Space 2 Select Port Select Camera Exit BOOT MENU From Factory Settings From User Settings 1 From User Settings 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Loads the camera registers from a saved configuration file Loads the LYNX Configurator GUI with the current status of the camera registers Loads the came
111. ls Figure 2 10 228 active 18 dark data pixels pixels 5700 ns 450 ns XIA DATA XP 0G 5 6 SS LVAL Figure 2 9 Center Columns Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G 6 dark 114 active pixels data pixels 150 ns 2850 ns S SS S sc MIKE YOK OK XI K fF L Figure 2 10 Center Columns Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G LVAL 63 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 L G In the single mode each line consists of 8 empty pixels F1 E8 followed by 12 masked pixels used for black dark reference RI R12 followed by 2 buffer pixels BI B2 followed by 1000 active pixels D1 D1000 followed by 2 buffer pixels B1 B2 and followed by another 12 masked pixels R1 R12 Figure 2 11 In the dual mode each line consists of 8 empty pixels E1 E8 followed by 12 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R12 followed by 2 buffer pixels B1 B2 and followed by 500 active pixels Figure 2 12 The data 1s sampled on the rising edge of the clock and the LVAL line valid signal is active only during the active pixels Each frame for all modes consists of 61 us vertical frame timing followed by 4 masked lines RLI RL4 followed by 2 buffer lines BL1 BL2 followed by 1000 active lines DL1 DL1000 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal is active only during the active lines DLI DL1000 Figure 2 13 2 buffer 2 buffer 8 empty pixels 12
112. mand instructs the camera to perform image inversion During image inversion the camera will perform a one s compliment on all pixels before delivering them to the Camera Link interface resulting in a negative image being displayed This mode is useful if the camera is capturing an image from photographic negatives or micro film Syntax sni lt onlore gt Parameter on Enables negative image processing orf Disables negative image processing Example sni on Enables image inversion 3 8 17 2 Get Negative Image gni The gni command returns the current negative image setting Syntax gni Response on off Example gni User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 146 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 18 Temperature Monitoring 3 8 18 1 Get Current Temperature gct The get command returns the current temperature of the camera The temperature is in increments of 25 degrees C Syntax get Response i Camera temperature in degrees centigrade Example get User enters command 42 00 Camera responds with current temperature 3 8 18 2 Set Temperature Alarm sta The sta command instructs the camera to continuously monitor its ambient temperature and generate an alarm 1f the temperature exceeds a user defined threshold When the camera s temperature reaches the alarm threshold then a message will be sent to the Camera Link s serial interface
113. mbly assy serial ccd serial mfg date model name For example smd ASS Y 0074 0001 RAOI 111111 222222 03 23 05 IPX VGA210 L 180 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 5 Configuring Workspace Settings Operating Modes Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Bit Depth sbd 8 10 12 Sets the camera bit depth Set Dual Mode sdm onJoff Enables dual tap operation off single tap mode on dual tap mode Set Lookup Table sit off 1 2 Enables lookup table processing off disabled 1 user 1 lookup table 2 user 2 lookup table Set Noise Correction snc onloff Enables noise correction Set Image Reversal sir onJoff Enables image reversal Set Negative Image sni onJoff Enables negative image Set Test Mode stm 0ff 1 2 3 Turns on the test pattern generator off disabled 1 fixed horizontal pattern 2 fixed vertical pattern 3 moving vertical pattern Set Defect Correction sdc onloff Enables defective pixel correction Set Flatfield Correction sfc onloff Enables flat field correction 181 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Horizontal Window shw x1 x2 ets the horizontal window The first parameter x1 is the starting pixel number and the second parameter x2 is the ending pixel number Set Vertical Window SVW y1 y2 ets the vertical window The first parameter y1 is the starting l
114. me the camera has to be kept still otherwise a motion smear will appear on the image 2 The minimum value for long integration is camera dependent IPX VGA120 L 10 ms IPX VGA210 L G 10 ms IPX 1M48 L G 30 ms IPX 2M30 H L G 70 ms IPX 4M15 L G 120 ms JPX 11M5 L G 420 ms IPX 16M3 L G 680 ms Long Integration cannot be enabled in Trigger mode Long Integration cannot be enabled in Programmable Frame Rate mode Long Integration cannot be enabled in Shutter mode Long time integration significantly decreases the signal to noise ratio More electrons will be collected from the pixels dark current and thus the camera noise will increase significantly Ah Ma 89 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 5 EXTERNAL TRIGGER 2 5 1 Triggering Inputs In the normal mode of operation the camera is free running Using the external trigger mode allows the camera to be synchronized to an external timing pulse There are two general modes available for external triggering software and hardware LYNX Cameras with Camera Link Output In hardware triggering mode the camera receives the trigger signal coming from the connector located on the back of the camera The hardware trigger input in LYNX with camera link output is optically isolated from the rest of the camera hardware Figure 2 41a The input signals TRIGGER IN and TRIGGER IN are used to connect to an external trigg
115. mera is free running where the frame rate determines the exposure time The number of frames captured after the trigger pulse goes high can be programmed from 1 to 250 frames or to be free running refer to the std command Along with the shutter pulse the camera sends one strobe pulse 200 microseconds duration for synchronization with an external strobe This pulse is always present in the external trigger mode even if the strobe is not enabled If the strobe is enabled there will be a second strobe pulse during the DATA OUT period refer to Figure 2 42 For more information how to enable disable the strobe or how to control the strobe position refer to section 2 6 CAUTION NOTE l Enabling several trigger options at the same time will result in an error refer to Status LED section 2 For proper operation if series of trigger pulses are used make sure that the timing interval between them is greater than the corresponding frame duration refer to section 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams 92 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual TRIGGER eee SHUTTER J eee EXPOSURE First Frame Exposure VCCD FVAL DATA STROBE NG 2 5 3 YY O UA Only if the strobe is enabled Figure 2 42 Standard Triggering Timing 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 several camer
116. mera using LYNX_Terminal 202 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual D 2 Software Installation from CD Use the following steps to install the LYNX software supplied on a CD l If a version of LYNX was previously installed on this machine then you must first remove It 1 1 Left mouse click on Start 1 2 Left mouse click on Settings 1 3 Left mouse click on Control Panel 1 4 Double left mouse click on Add or Remove Programs 1 5 Left mouse click LYNX Software 1 6 Left mouse click on Remove 1 7 Left mouse click on Yes 1 8 Left mouse click on Close 1 9 If the LYNX InstallShield Wizard pops up Left mouse click on Remove Click Next Click Yes Click Finish 2i Software Installation from CD 2 1 Insert the LYNX CD into the appropriate drive the setup exe file will run automatically Note If it does not start automatically left mouse click on to Start Run enter or browse to CD drive setup exe and click OK 2 2 Wait for the LYNX InstallShield Wizard screen to appear zo Follow the on screen instructions 2 4 When finished two new icons will appear on the desktop one for LYNX Configurator and one for LYNX Terminal D 3 Software Upgrade from Web Site New application and or driver software may be released periodically to reflect improvements and or functionality added to the LYNX camer
117. monochrome quantum efficiency Measured with the cover glass 20 of 209 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Agusl13 Wnjueng 400 450 S500 550 500 650 700 750 600 850 900 950 1000 350 Wavelength nm Figure 1 2 Spectral response color quantum efficienc Measured with the cover glass Asuana Wnjuengg JALIN 940 840 740 640 540 440 240 Wavelength nm Figure 1 3 Spectral response UV quantum efficienc Measured without the cover glass 21 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual NG image pixels 640 H x 480 V 640 H x 480 V G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output Gamma correction Black level offset ctive image area 4 74 mm x 3 55 mm 4 74 mm x 3 55 mm Pixel size 7 4 um 7 4 um ideo output Digital 8 10 12 bit Digital 8 10 12 bit one output one or two outputs ap reordering Yes Yes Data clock 40 000 MHz 40 000 MHz Camera interface Base Camera Link Base Camera Link GigE RS 232 interface Yes Yes Resolution 640 x 480 pixels 640 x 480 pixels Nominal frame rate 110 fps 210 fps Maximum frame rate up to 900 fps up to 3000 fps am ratio 60 dB 60 dB Binning 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 of interest 2x2 pes min size 2X2 min size Mirror image es ogre image dak Na est image Yes Yes Shutter speed 1 100000 to 1 100 sec 1 100000 to 1 100 sec Long integration Up to 10 sec Up to 10 s
118. ng Data gmd various Returns all MFG Data Get Model Number gmn various Returns camera model number Get Assembly Number gan various Returns the camera assembly number Get Firmware Version gfv various Returns FPGA firmware version number Get Software Version gsv various Kal RISC software and boot loader version numbers Table A 2 Retrieving manufacturing data A 3 Retrieving Camera Performance Command Syntax String Description returned Get Camera Speed gcs i Returns the current operating speed frame rate of the camera i camera speed in frames per second Get Camera Exposure gce i Returns the current exposure integration time of the camera i exposure time in uSeconds Table A 3 Retrieving camera performance 179 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 4 Restricted Commands Note these are only available in supervisor mode Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 String Description Returned Save to Factory stf Camera writes workspace registers to EEPROM factory space Set smd Note1 Programs the MFG data area of the camera Manufacturing Data Poke poke addr data Register level write for debug purposes The address and data parameters are 16 bit hexadecimal values Peek peek addr data Register level read for debug purposes The address parameter is a 32 bit hexadecimal value This command returns a 16 bit hexadecimal read data Table A 4 Restricted commands 99 66 Notel Parameters are asse
119. ntation files located in C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE Documents SDK files located in C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE Includes C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE Libraries C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE Samples E 2 Software and Driver Installation from CD Use the following steps to install the LYNX GigE software supplied on a CD l If a version of LYNX GigE was previously installed on this machine then you must first remove it 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 Left mouse click on Start Left mouse click on Settings Left mouse click on Control Panel Double left mouse click on Add or Remove Programs Left mouse click LYNX GigE Software Left mouse click on Remove Left mouse click on Yes Left mouse click on Close If the LYNX InstallShield Wizard pops up Left mouse click on Remove Click Next Click Yes Click Finish Software and driver Installation from CD 2 1 For a complete set of instructions on LYNX GigE high performance driver installation please refer to the LYNX GigE Driver Manual 206 of 209 IMPERXY 22 2 2 2 3 2 4 23 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Insert the LYNX GigE CD into the appropriate drive the setup exe file will run automatically Note If it does not start automatically left mouse click on to Start Run enter or browse to CD drive
120. nterface is ASYNC with 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and no handshake The interface operates at a rate of 9 600 bps The interface is bi directional with the user issuing commands to the camera and the camera issuing responses either status or info to the user The camera s parameters can be programmed using the Lynx Configurator graphical user interface or via simple ASCII commands using the Lynx Terminal utility or any terminal emulator 118 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 2 Configuration Memory The camera has a built in configuration memory divided into 4 segments work space factory space user space 1 and user space 2 The work space segment contains the current camera settings while the camera is powered up and operational All camera registers are located in this 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 EEPROM based and used to store two user defined configurations Upon power up the camera firmware loads the work space registers from either the factory space user space 1 or user space 2 as determined by a boot control
121. ode 14 3 8 15 1 Set Image Reversal sir 141 3 8 15 2 Get Image Reversal gir 141 3 8 16 Trigger operation 142 3 8 16 1 Set Trigger str 142 3 8 16 2 Get Trigger gtr 142 3 8 16 3 Set Trigger Duration sta 143 3 8 16 4 Get Trigger Duration gta 143 3 8 16 5 Set CC Integration sci 143 3 8 16 6 Get CC Integration gci 143 3 8 16 7 Set Pre Exposure spe 144 3 8 16 8 Get Pre Exposure gpe 144 3 8 16 9 Set Double Exposure sde 145 3 8 16 10 Get Double Exposure gde 145 3 8 17 Negative Image mode 146 3 8 17 1 Set Negative Image sni 146 3 8 17 2 Get Negative Image gni 146 3 8 18 Temperature Monitoring 147 3 8 18 1 Get Current Temperature gct 147 3 8 18 2 Set Temperature Alarm sta 147 3 8 18 3 Get Temperature Alarm gta 147 3 8 18 4 Set Temperature Threshold stt 148 3 8 18 5 Get Temperature Threshold tt 148 3 8 19 Programmable Frame Rate 149 3 8 19 1 Set Frame Rate str 149 3 8 19 2 Get Frame Rate ofr 149 3 8 19 3 Set Frame Time sft 150 3 8 19 4 Get Frame Time gtt 150 3 8 20 Current Speed and Exposure 151 3 8 20 1 Get Camera Speed gcs 151 3 8 20 2 Get Camera Exposure gce 152 3 8 21 Defective Pixel Correction 153 3 8 21 1 Set Defect Correction sdc 153 3 8 21 2 Get Defect Correction gdc 153 3 8 21 3 Dump Pixel Map dom 153 6 of 209 IMPERXY LYN
122. ommand increases the effective frame rate of the camera and also reduces the automatic exposure time when shutter 1s disabled This command programs the camera with the starting and ending line but does not turn on windowing In order to enable windowing the sym w command must be issued Syntax svw lt yl gt lt y2 gt Parameter 1 y1 The first line in the image Parameter 2 y2 The last line in the image Range yl min 1 max camera dependent y2 min 1 max camera dependent Example svw 10 120 Sets the vertical window from line 10 to line 120 Notes When using this command it is necessary to adjust the number of active lines in the frame grabber to the value y2 yl l 3 8 2 2 Get Vertical Window gvw The gvw command returns the current vertical area of interest setting Syntax gvw Response yl y2 Example gvw User enters command 10 120 Camera responds with current settings 128 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 3 Shutter Time 3 8 3 1 Set Shutter Time sst The sst command sets the shutter timing Syntax set Soft Parameter off Disables the shutter mode i The shutter time in units of uSeconds Range i min 50 max the lesser of 500 000 or 1 frame rate Example sst 80 Sets the shutter time to 80 uSeconds Notes The shutter operates in increments of 10 uSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit entered 3 8 3 2 Get Shutter Time
123. operation 1 e normal AOI binning etc the user can query the camera for the current exposure time by issuing a gce command The current camera integration time in units of microseconds will be returned Frame Rate Monitor The camera has a built in frame rate monitor In any mode of operation i e normal AOI binning etc the user can query the camera for the current frame rate by issuing a gcs command The current camera speed in units of frames per second will be returned 111 of 209 IMPERXY 2 14 LYNX Hardware User s Manual TEST MODE The camera can output three test images two fixed and one moving which can be used to verify the camera s general performance and connectivity to the frame grabber This ensures that all the major modules in the hardware are working properly and that the connection between the frame grabber and the camera is synchronized i e the camera parameters pixels lines bits output mode communication rate etc are properly configured Figure 2 59 shows a diagonal gray scale variation for single and dual modes Figure 2 60 shows gray scale vertical bars for single and dual modes The motion test pattern is a diagonal gray scale variation similar to test pattern 1 The motion is in the vertical direction The test mode does not exercise and verify the CCD s functionality Figure 2 59 Fixed Pattern 1 Single and Dual Modes Figure 2 60 Fixed Pattern
124. ose proximity to an intensive heat source strong magnetic or electric fields 3 Avoid touching or cleaning the front surface of the optical sensor If the sensor needs to be cleaned use soft lint free cloth and an optical cleaning fluid Do not use methylated alcohol 55 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Chapiegw Camera Features This chapter discusses the camera s features and their use 56 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 1 RESOLUTION AND FRAME RATE 2 1 1 Video L lt Single Output Black rows top Buffer rows top Buffer rows bottom Black rows bottom Dummy pixels left Black columns left Buffer columns left Buffer columns right Black columns right Dummy pixels right Frame rate single Frame rate dual Single Output When operating in the single output mode all pixels are shifted out of the HCCD register towards the left video amplifier Video L Figure 2 1 The resulting image has a normal orientation full resolution and a frame rate as shown in Table 2 1 Black Rows Bottom Buffer Rows Bottom Pixel V H H x V Active Pixels Black Columns Left Buffer Columns Left Buffer Columns Right Black Columns Right Buffer Rows Top Black Rows Top Le orase l Dummy Pixels Left Figure 2 1 Single Output Mode of Operation Table 2 1 Pixel Structure and Frame Rates 57
125. ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ww ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow wo l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l iIa Figure 2 46a Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal Camera Link STROBE OUT BNC 5 0V 5 0V N STROBE OUT R1 gt 4 STROBE BNC 1 0K gt 4 STROBE R1 1 0K ba Strobe Strobe gt STROBE Active LOW gt STROBE Active HIGH Figure 2 46b Recommended External Strobe Output Electrical Connection Camera Link 97 of 209 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 6 3 Strobe Electrical Connectivity LYNX with GigE Output The strobe output is directly connected to the camera hardware and is 3 3 V LVTTL compatible signal The maximum output current MUST NOT exceed 8 mA 200 ohm why STROBE OUT oy STROBE OUT 51 ure 2 47 Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal GigE Fi Termination 200 Q serial Output current sink 8 mA source 8 mA Output voltage maximum of low 0 44 V minimum of high 2 48 V 98 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 7 GAIN and OFFSET The camera has dual analog signal processors or Analog Front End AFE one per channel It features two independent 12 bit 40 MHz processors each containing a differential input sample and hold amplifier SHA digitally controlled variable gain amplifier VGA black level clamp and a 12 bit ADC The programmable internal AFE registers include independent gain and black leve
126. pending on camera model and operating conditions Because the CCD imager operates below ambient and because the temperature can approach 0 degC the CCD chamber has to be sealed and filled with dry nitrogen to prevent the formation of condensation on the imager The nitrogen charge needs to be checked periodically annually or whenever condensation occurs Refer to the Imperx TEC Nitrogen check purge refill application note for details The camera should not be exposed to extreme pressure and temperature changes to prevent the loss of Nitrogen from the CCD chamber Consult Imperx for details TEC cooled cameras require between LA and 3A of current at 12Vdc depending on camera model and operating mode condition which has to be considered when camera 1s not powered from the supplied AC DC adapter 116 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Camera Configuration This chapter discusses how to configure the camera s operating parameters 117 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 1 Overview The Lynx series of cameras are highly programmable and flexible All of the camera s features and operating parameters can be controlled by the user The user communicates with the camera using simple ASCII commands via the Camera Link s serial interface All of the cameras resources internal registers video amplifiers and EEPROM can be configured and monitored via this interface The format of the serial i
127. r 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 customers to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify before placing orders that the information being relied on is current IMPERX PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED INTENDED AUTHORIZED OR WARRANTED TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS DEVICES OR SYSTEMS OR OTHER CRITICAL APPLICATIONS WHERE MALFUNCTION 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 176 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Camera Configuration Reference This appendix provides a quick reference to the camera configuration commands and responses 177 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 1 General Commands Command Syntax Parm String Description returned Help h Displays a list of all commands Help specific h cmd Displays the description and syntax for the specified command Get Work gws d various Returns a listing of all camera parameters Space d returns debug listing Reset camera rc Resets the camera and causes it to load its workspace from the space specified by the Boot From variable Set Echo Mode sem Onloff En
128. ra is an electronic device for converting light into an electrical signal The camera contains a light sensitive element CCD Charge Coupled Device where an electronic representation of the image is formed The CCD consists of a two dimensional array of sensitive elements silicon photodiodes also known as pixels The photons falling on the CCD surface create photoelectrons within the pixels where the number of photoelectrons is linearly proportional to the light level Although the number of electrons collected in each pixel is linearly proportional to the light level and exposure time the amount of electrons varies with the wavelength of the incident light When the desired exposure 1s reached the charges from each pixel are shifted onto a vertical register VCCD and then one row downwards in a vertical direction towards a horizontal register HCCD After that the electrons contained in the HCCD are shifted in a horizontal direction one pixel at a time onto a floating diffusion output node where the transformation from charge to voltage 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 1s called a
129. ra registers and LYNX Configurator GUI with the original factory settings Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 2 Saves the camera registers to a configuration file Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings to the camera registers Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings to the camera factory space Note that this space is password protected Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings to the camera User 1 space Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings to the camera User 2 space Selects a communication port Selects a camera from the list of the available cameras Closes the LYNX Configurator program This menu selects the Boot From source Upon power up the camera will load its registers from the selected Boot From source The camera loads the original factory settings The camera loads the settings saved in User 1 space The camera loads the settings saved in User 2 space 166 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual TEST MODE MENU This menu select the test pattern generator Fixed pattern 1 Fixed pattern 2 Moving pattern HELP MENU Open Help About Debug Dialog Show Hide Terminal Selects the fixed test pattern 1 Selects the fixed test pattern 2 Selects th
130. rate slower than the nominal camera frame rate refer to Table 2 1 This has two effects 1 it reduces the bandwidth requirements on the Camera Link interface and 2 it increases the exposure time for the frame During normal camera operation the nominal frame rate determines the integration time The desired frame rate and thus the new integration time can be achieved by moving the vertical transfer pulse VCCD beyond the normal integration period the standard frame time Figure 2 39 The resultant frame rate can be calculated using formula 4 1 The user can program 87 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual the camera frame rate from 2 fps 0 5 s integration time up to the nominal camera speed refer to Table 2 1 with a precision of 1 0 fps Optionally the user can enter the desired frame rate in units of time instead of units of fps When the user the desired frame rate the camera will calculate the corresponding integration time Refer to the sfr and sft commands for setting the frame rate and frame time respectively Refer to the gce command for retrieving the resultant exposure time Note that the user can reduce the exposure time by using the shutter feature refer to the sst command Frame rate fps 1 integration time sec 4 1 Programmable Integration Time Standard Frame Time 2 4 3 Figure 2 39 Programmable Frame Rate CAUTION NOTE 1 The maximum frame rate
131. rdware User s Manual 3 8 19 3 Set Frame Time sft The sft command instructs the camera to throttle the camera frame rate from the current free running rate to a slower rate This command 1s useful when the user wishes to reduce the amount of bandwidth required on the Camera Link interface When the shutter is disabled the exposure time will be determined by the frame time Otherwise the shutter setting will determine the exposure time Syntax sft lt offli gt Parameter off Disables the programmable frame rate i The frame time in units of uSeconds Range i min 333 max 500000 Example sfr 10000 Sets the frame rate to 10 mSec 3 8 19 4 Get Frame Time gft Notes The gft command returns the current programmable frame time setting Syntax gft Response off li Example gft User enters command 10000 Camera responds with current setting The programmable frame rate and frame time can only be used to reduce the current free running frame rate It cannot be used to increase the frame rate In order to increase the frame rate vertical AOI must be utilized 150 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 20 Current Speed and Exposure 3 8 20 1 Get Camera Speed gcs The gcs command returns the measured operating speed frame rate of the camera The current operating speed is determined by a number of settings see note below The camera is capable of measuring the c
132. robe GND Strobe Out Trigger IN N C Trigger GND N C N C Power Input Power Input Output Output Ground Ground TTL Output TTL Input No Connect Ground No Connect No Connect Power Ground Return 12 V Power Supply Auto Iris Control 1 Auto Iris Control 2 Auto Iris Return Strobe Output Return Strobe Light Sync Pulse External Trigger Input Reserved for future use Trigger Input Return Reserved for future use Reserved for future use able 1 5a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping GigE Output The camera is shipped with a power cable which terminates in a HIROSE plug HR10A 10P 12S and has two small BNC pig tail cables for the external trigger input black and strobe output white The corresponding BNC connector pin mapping is shown on Table 1 5b Shield Shield BNC Black BNC White Table 1 5b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping 30 of 209 IMPERX 9 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 4 3 Power Supply A universal desktop power supply adapter providing 12 VDC 5 and up to 2 5A constant DC current is available from Imperx for the LYNX cameras The operating input voltage ranges from 90 to 240 VAC CAUTION NOTE l It is strongly recommended that you do not use an adapter other than the one that is available from Imperx for the camera 31 of 209 IMPERX 9 Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 5 MECHANICAL OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL 1 5 1 Mechanical The camera housing is manufactur
133. rtical binning 2 1 is a readout mode of progressive scan CCD image sensors where two image lines are clocked 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 For example the corresponding pixels in lines 1 2 3 4 5 6 are summed together Vertical binning reduces the vertical resolution by a factor of 2 and almost doubles the frame rate This occurs because when binning two lines together only half of the lines need to be read out Vertical binning is equivalent to 2 1 sub sampling in the vertical direction In vertical binning the entire image is captured and displayed which is different than vertical windowing where only a portion of the image is captured and displayed If horizontal and vertical binning are used simultaneously the image is sub sampled by 4 and the aspect ratio is preserved Pixel Pixel Pixel Hg Pixel Pad ig 1 1 1 H 2 Full Resolution Image Pixel Pixel Pixel a Ta V 2 l V 2 H 2 Figure 2 37 Horizontal and Vertical Binnin 85 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CAUTION NOTE l Horizontal or vertical binning used alone changes the aspect ratio of the image in the vertical or horizontal direction To correct this use horizontal and vertical binning simultaneously The frame grabber vertical and horizontal resolution should be changed to reflect the actual numb
134. s lt response gt lt cr gt lt lf gt see the following sections for details of the lt response gt string Important Note The following applies to software versions 1 57 and lower Escape markers were removed from software version 1 58 and higher All camera responses are enclosed within a pair an Escape Markers An Escape Marker consists of a 6 character string as follows lt EOC gt lt CODE 1L gt lt CODE2Z gt lt CODE3 gt lt CODE4 gt Bytel IB hex ESC character Byte2 5B hex character Byte3 6 marker codes For example in response to a gag 1 command the camera will return in hex 67 61 67 20 31 20 OD 0A 1B 5B A1 00 00 00 OD 0A 31 34 2E 39 37 64 42 OD OA 1B 5B A2 00 00 00 OD OA 3A 20 gag 1 ifechoison Escape Marker 14 97 dB Escape Marker Escape Markers are used during camera download and should be ignored otherwise Terminal emulator programs 1 e HyperTerminal are designed to ignore Escape Markers 120 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 4 Command Help The camera will return a list of available commands when the user enters the n command For command specific help enter h lt cmd gt and the camera will display the command definition and syntax For example entering h svw yields Set vertical window Syntax svw y1 y2 121 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 5 Startup procedure Upon power on or receipt of an rc comman
135. sents the revision from the Imperx web site to a new folder on your PC we will use the folder C new_LYNX GigE as an example 1 3 Left mouse click on Start Run then enter or browse to C new_LYNX GigE LYNX GigE x x x exe 1 4 Wait for the LYNX GigE InstallShield Wizard screen to appear 1 5 Follow the on screen instructions and the installation procedure as described in section 2 above 208 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 6 When finished two new icons will appear on the desktop one for LYNX GigE Application and one for LYNX Terminal E 4 Driver Software and SDK Documentation For a detailed description of the high performance driver and driver installation please refer to LYNX GigE Driver Manual For a detailed description of the LYNX GigE Application software please refer to the LYNX GigE Software User s Manual For a detailed description of the function calls supported by the SDK refer to the LYNX GigE C SDK Reference Guide 209 of 209
136. setup exe and click OK Wait for the LYNX GigE InstallShield Wizard screen to appear Follow the on screen instructions When the install is finished you will be asked to restart the computer 24 1 24 2 If the Intel Pro1000 NIC card is installed select Yes I want to restart my computer now Go to Step 2 5 If the card is not installed select No I will restart my computer later and then click Finish Go to Step 2 6 After rebooting the user needs to update the Intel Pro1000 NIC card driver and to replace it with the LYNX GigE high performance driver Make sure you are logged in with Administrator privileges 2 3 1 252 2 5 3 2 5 4 252 2 5 6 29 2 5 8 259 2 5 10 2 9 11 Bring up the Control Panel Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and Select System Click on the Hardware tab and select Device Manager View devices by Type and browse through the list until you find Network Adapters Expand the list by clicking on the beside Network Adapters Right click on the Intel network card and select Properties It should be named Intel Pro 1000 MT Desktop Adapter or equivalent Select the Driver panel and click on Update Driver The Windows wizard will pop up In the wizard window select No not this time click Next A new window will open Select Install from a list or specific location
137. t 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Active Lines Figure 2 33 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 2M30 L G 81 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 L G FR fps 1 4 00 x 10 x 2072 WS Tyr WS x T 2 le Tyr 1s a constant Tyr 122 1 x 10 for single mode and Tyr 95 7 x 10 for dual mode and T is the active line duration Ty 57 38 x 10 for single mode and Ty 30 8 x 10 for dual mode IPX 4M15 L FRAME RATE dual output single output Frame Rate 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Active Lines Figure 2 34 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 4M15 L G 82 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 L G FR fps 1 10 50 x 10 x 2720 WS Tyr WS x TY 2 19 Tyr is a constant Tyr 282 14 x 10 for single mode and Tyr 206 07 x 10 for dual mode and Ty is the active line duration Ty 152 82 x 10 for single mode and Ty 80 14 x 10 for dual mode Note The minimum vertical window size for the IPX 11M5 is 400 lines If you require support for less than 400 lines then please contact Imperx IPX 11M5 L FRAME RATE i T Frame Fate C Si 7 D 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 MIN 400 Active Lines Figure 2 35 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 11M5 L G 83 of 209 IMPERX Y Frame Rate LYNX Har
138. t for a trigger event to occur When the trigger event occurs the camera will begin processing images and deliver them to the Camera Link interface The std command defines the number of frames to be processed following the trigger event Syntax str lt off cclet gt lt s f d gt Parameter 1 off Disables trigger mode and enable free running mode cc Selects the Camera Link CC1 signal as the trigger source et Selects the external trigger signal as the trigger source Parameter 2 s Selects the standard trigger mode of operation Selects the fast trigger mode of operation d Selects the double trigger mode of operation Example str et s Enables standard external trigger mode Notes Refer to section 2 5 for a detailed description of the various camera triggering modes 3 8 16 2 Get Trigger gtr The gtr command returns the current trigger mode setting Syntax gtr Response off cclet s fld Example gtr User enters command et s Camera responds with current setting 142 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 16 3 Set Trigger Duration std The std command sets the number of frames to be transmitted after a trigger event occurs Syntax std lt i gt Parameter i The number of frames to be transmitted after the trigger A value between 250 and 255 indicates that the camera should free run after the trigger Range i min 1 max 255 Example std 6 S
139. t the LUT and will be displayed in response to the user issuing a glh Get LUT Header command The table section of the file contains an array of 4096 lines with each line containing an input value followed by a comma and an output value The input values represent incoming pixels and the output values represent what each incoming pixel should be converted into as an output pixel The format of the LUT file is as follows Look Up Table input file example lines beginning with two dashes are comments and are ignored by parser Header this is the text that will get displayed with a glh command Function is Negative Image Created by John Doe Date 1 14 05 Table input OULpUL 0 4095 1 4094 2 4093 3 4092 4 4091 4095 0 199 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual C 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 E3 Microsoft Excel negative LUT xIs Look Up Table Input file example lines beginning with two dashes are comments and are ignored by parser A Header this is the text that will get displayed with a gin command
140. te Long Integration Shutter After issuing a command that affects the camera s exposure time the user must wait at least one frame time before issuing the gce command 152 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 21 Defective Pixel Correction 3 8 21 1 Set Defect Correction sdc The sdc command instructs the camera to perform defective pixel correction processing on the entire frame During this process as the camera process each pixel it looks up the pixel s location in the on board Defective Pixel Map stored in non volatile memory If there is a hit then the camera will correct the defective pixel This effectively removes any defective pixels from the resultant image Syntax sde lt on ort gt Parameter on Enables defect correction processing off Disables defect correction processing Example sdc on Enables defect correction 3 8 21 2 Get Defect Correction gdc The gac command returns the current defect correction setting Syntax gde Response on off Example gde User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 3 8 21 3 Dump Pixel Map dpm The dpm command returns the contents of the Defective Pixel Map stored in non volatile memory Syntax dpm Response listing of defective pixels Column and Row coordinates 153 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 22 Flat Field Correction 3 8 22 1 Set Flatfield Correction
141. te and upload his own custom LUT using the LynxTerminal software refer to Appendix B 12 bit input wr 12 bit output data acl data Figure 2 50 Look Up Table 2 9 1 Standard Gamma Correction The image generated by the camera 1s normally viewed on a CRT or LCD display which does not have a linear transfer function 1 e the display brightness is not linearly proportional to the scene brightness as captured by the camera As the object brightness 1s lowered the brightness of the display correspondingly lowers At a certain brightness level the scene brightness decrease does not lead to a corresponding display brightness decrease The same is valid if the brightness is increased This is because the display has a nonlinear transfer function and a brightness dynamic range much lower than the camera The camera has a built in transfer function to compensate for this non linearity which is called gamma correction If enabled the video signal is transformed by a non linear function close to the square root function 0 45 power formula 9 1 In the digital domain this is a nonlinear conversion from 12 bit to 12 bit Figure 2 51 If the camera resolution is set to 8 bit or 10 bit the camera will truncate the corresponding LSBs see section 2 8 Output signal V input signal V 9 1 101 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 5000 4000 Gamma Corrected Signal G0 45 Original Signal 3000 O
142. ter Output Frame Timing IPX VGA210 L G ss0ssseeeeee 62 Figure 2 9 Center Columns Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G 0000sssseeseee 63 Figure 2 10 Center Columns Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G 0s00ssseeeseee 63 Figure 2 11 Single Output Line Timing IPX 1 M48 L G ssssccscescccscccccccccccccccccssesssssssseseees 64 Figure 2 12 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 1 M48 L G occeeeeeeeeeesasssssasasasssaaa 64 Figure 2 13 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 1M48 L G 000ooeswwwwwwwoao 65 Figure 2 14 Single output line timing IPX 2M30 L G ssssssssssscesccccccccccccccccssssssssssessseees 66 Figure 2 15 Dual output line timing IPX 2M30 L G 00sssssssssssccssccccccccccccccccsssessssssssseees 66 Figure 2 16 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30 L G ccccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssseeees 67 Figure 2 17 Single Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H L G sscsscsscccccccccccccccccccccssssssssssessseees 68 Figure 2 18 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H L G ccccsccccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssssseeeees 68 Figure 2 19 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30H L G cccccccccssssssssssssssssssssseees 69 Figure 2 20 Single Output Line Timing IPX A4M15 L G 1sssssseseeccccccccccccccccccccccssssssssessesees 70 Figure 2 21 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 4M15 L G 1 00ssssesess
143. tier cooled 16 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The LYNX cameras are advanced high resolution progressive scan fully programmable and field upgradeable CCD cameras They are built around KODAK s line of interline transfer CCD imagers The camera s image processing engine is based on a million gate FPGA and 32 bit RISC processor The LYNX cameras feature programmable image resolution frame rates gain offset asynchronous external triggering with programmable exposure fast triggering double exposure and capture duration electronic shutter long time integration strobe output transfer function correction temperature monitoring and user programmable and up loadable LUT A square imager format with uniform 7 4 um square pixels 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 long time integration enables the cameras capturing speed to be from 1 200 000 second to more than 10 seconds A built in Gamma correction and user LUT optimizes the CCD s dynamic range The cameras have a standard GigE or Camera Link interface that includes 8 10 12 bits data transmission with one or two output taps as well as camera control and asynchronous RS232 serial communication interface all on a single cable The cameras are fully programmable via the serial interf
144. time sec 1 1 58 of 209 IMPERXY 2 1 3 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Center Columns Output IPX VGA210 L G only The center columns output mode is only available in the IPX VGA210 L G In this mode the image field has only 228 horizontal pixels located in the center of the imager Figure 2 3 When operating in a single output mode all 228 pixels are shifted out of the HCCD register towards the left video amplifier Video L Figure 2 4 The resulting image has a normal orientation and a frame rate of 289 frames per second When operating in a dual output mode the image is split in two equal parts each having 114 pixels and full vertical lines The frame rate in this mode is 546 frames per second 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 5 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 VideoL Lf 228 PIXELS Y Video R Single Output Dual TL Dual Output Output Figure 2 3 Center columns output mode of operation 59 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 Buffer Rows 228 H x 480 V Active Pixels Pixel 207 1 4 Buffer Rows
145. tings where y1 is the starting line number and y2 is the ending line number Get Horizontal Mode ghm n w b c Returns the current horizontal mode settings n normal W windowing b binning c center Get Vertical Mode gvm n w b Returns the current vertical mode settings n normal W windowing b binning Command Syntax Parm 1 5 String Description returned Get Shutter Time gst off i Returns the current shutter time off disabled i shutter time in uSeconds Get Long Integration gli off i Returns the current long integration time off disabled integration time in mSeconds Get Frame Rate gfr off i Returns the current programmable frame rate off disabled frame rate in frames per second Get Frame Time gft off i Returns the current programmable frame time off disabled i frame rate in uSeconds 186 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 35 String Description returned Get Trigger gtr off ccjet Returns the current trigger mode setting off disabled cc CC1 et external s fld s standard f fast d double Get Trigger Duration gtd i Returns the current number of frames to be transmitted after a trigger event has occurred The valid range is 1 to 249 A value of 250 255 indicates that the camera is free running Get Pre Exposure gpe i Returns the current pre exposure in uSeconds Get Double Exposure gde i Returns the current do
146. trical Connection CANG LIA ANA BINANATAN ede sentences eaten AA AA Figure 2 47 Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal GigE Figure 2 48 AFE Gain and OF SG h aaaada aan NA PANGAN AA PANGGA NAAN GG O ALo Gana Figure 2 49 Data OU NUON AA O AASA PINE 290r LOOK UP kabiguan NGANGA Figure 2 51 Gamma Corrected Video Signal ccccccccccsssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccscsssssssssseees ara ZOD BKT PG AA AA AA AA Figure 2 53 Knee CONN NGA AA AA AA Figure 2 34 BOKAL AA AA AP AP AAP PAA P onte 23I NGA NAG OI UA ANA Figure 2 56 Dynamic Signal to Noise Correction ccccccssssescccccccccssssssscccccccccccscsscccccccccceees Figure 2 57 Normal and Mirror Image ccccceeessesccccccccccccssssscccccccccccssssssccccccccccscesssccecccceeees Figure 2 58 Normal and Negative Image 0sssssccccccccscssssscscccccccccccsssssccccccccccsecssssccccccceeees Figure 2 59 Fixed Pattern 1 Single and Dual Modes 0 0 00000000000000000000 Figure 2 60 Fixed Pattern 2 Single and Dual Modes 0 00000000000000000000 Figure 2 61 Original image showing shading effect sscccccccccssssssscccccccccccscsssscccccccceees Figure 2 62 Flat Field Corrected image 0ssssscccccccccssnssssscccccccccccssssssccccccccccscssececcccceeees Figure 4 1 LYNX CameraLink Interface ssssccccc
147. uSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit entered Get Strobe Position gsp The gsp command returns the current long integration setting Syntax gsp Response Ore Example gsp User enters command 120 Camera responds with current setting 131 of 209 IMPERXY 3 8 6 Analog Gain LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 6 1 Set Analog Gain sag The sag command sets the analog gain of the camera Syntax Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Range Examples Notes sag lt U 1 2 gt lt i gt lt 7 gt 0 Sets both taps to the same gain or to different gains Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 i The tap 1 gain setting in dB j The tap 2 gain setting in dB PE min 6 max 40 sag 2 12 Sets the gain for tap 2 to 12 dB sag 0 12 Sets both tap gains to 12 dB sag O 10 12 Sets tap 1 gain to 10 dB and tap 2 gain to 12 dB The gain can be adjusted in increments of 3 dB With sag O both taps are affected If only one parameter is provided then both taps are set to the same value If two parameters are provided then both taps can be set to different values 3 8 6 2 Get Analog Gain gag The gag command returns the current analog gain settings Syntax Parameter Response Example gag lt 0O 1 2 gt 0 Selects both taps il Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 tap l_gain tap 2_gain gag 2 User enters command to
148. uble exposure in uSeconds Get CC Integration gci offlon Returns the current CC integration mode off camera timing determines exposure on CC1 pulse width determines exposure Analog Al S Command Syntax Parm 1 String Description returned Get Analog Offset gao 0 1 2 ij Returns the current analog offset for the specified channel The parameter indicates the channel If the parameter is 0 then both channels are returned Get Analog Gain gag 0 1 2 ij Returns the current analog gain for the specified channel The parameter indicates the channel If the parameter is 0 then both channels are returned 187 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 35 String Description returned Get Strobe Position gsp off i Returns the current strobe position off disabled i strobe position in uSeconds Command Syntax Parm 1 35 String Description returned Get Auto Iris gai off i Returns the current auto iris setting off disabled auto iris threshold Command Syntax Parm 1 String Description returned Get Temperature Alarm gta onjoff Returns the current temperature alarm setting Get Temperature Threshold gtt t1 t2 Returns the temperature alarm thresholds t1 alarm on temp threshold in degrees C t2 alarm off temp threshold in degrees C Get Current Temperature gct i Returns the current camera temperature i temperature in degrees C Table A 6 Workspace GET commands
149. ug ins Panel Clicking on the Plug ins tab reveals the following panel Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport Imperx Inc Camera plug in Register Plugin Loader view plug in Terminal view plug in Unregister Plugin C Transport plug in Figure B 2 Plug ins panel Select all of the plug ins by checking the boxes listed The next step is to click on the Properties tab 191 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Properties Panel Click on the Properties tab to reveals the following panel You may select either the Camera Link GigE or Serial Transport options Select the Camera Link option if the computer is connected to the camera using a Camera Link compliant serial interface Select the GigE option if the computer is connected to a GigE camera Select the Serial Transport option if the camera is connected to the computer using a serial COM port Project Properties Plug ins Froperties Transport Views Terminal View Parent Folder er CT CUWINDOW Sisystems2 kasi GigE Serial Transport Driver Description clsercor dil Coreco Camera Link Serial API clserptk dll clserilg clservce dll Imperx Inc FrameLink Serial Interface For Camera Link Port Number fl Figure B 3 Camera Link Transport Properties panel If you have selected Camera Link then the program will display a list of Camera Link
150. urrent frame rate in all modes of operation Syntax gcs Response a The current operating speed of the camera in frames per second Example ges User enters command 75 00 Camera responds with current speed Notes The following settings affect the camera s speed Single dual tap mode Vertical window Vertical binning Horizontal center IPX VGA210 only Programmable Frame Rate Long Integration After issuing a command that affects the camera s speed the user must wait at least one frame time before issuing the gcs command 151 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 20 2 Get Camera Exposure gce The gce command returns the measured exposure integration time of the camera The current exposure time is determined by a number of settings see note below The camera is capable of measuring the current exposure time in all modes of operation Syntax gce Response i The current exposure time in units of uSeconds Example gce User enters command 13333 Camera responds with current exposure time Notes The measured exposure time is typically the reciprocal of the current camera speed 1 Camera Speed unless the shutter is enabled If the shutter is enabled then it determines the camera exposure time The following settings affect the camera s exposure time Single dual tap mode Vertical window Vertical binning Horizontal center IPX VGA only Programmable Frame Ra
151. us LED 2 13 2 Temperature Monitor 2 13 3 Integration Time Monitor 2 13 4 Frame Rate Monitor 2 14 TEST MODE 2 15 AUTOMATIC IRIS CONTROL 2 16 DEFECTIVE PIXEL CORRECTION 2 17 FLAT FIELD CORRECTION 2 18 THERMO ELECTRIC COOLING TEC Chapter 3 Camera Configuration 3 1 Overview 3 2 Configuration Memory 3 3 Command Format 3 4 Command Help 3 5 Startup procedure 3 6 Saving and Restoring Settings 4 of 209 101 101 102 107 108 109 110 110 110 111 111 112 113 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 3 7 3 8 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 6 1 Set Boot From sbf 3 6 2 Get Boot From gbf 3 6 3 Load From Factory If 3 6 4 Load From User fu 3 6 5 Save To Factory stf 3 6 6 Save To User stu Retrieving Manufacturing Data 3 7 1 3 2 3 3 3 7 4 3 5 3 8 1 3 8 1 1 3 8 1 2 3 8 2 3 8 2 1 3 8 2 2 3 8 3 3 8 3 1 3 8 3 2 3 8 4 3 8 4 1 3 8 4 2 3 8 5 3 8 5 1 3 8 5 2 3 8 6 3 8 6 1 3 8 6 2 3 8 7 3 8 7 1 3 8 7 2 3 8 8 3 8 8 1 3 8 8 2 3 8 9 3 8 9 1 3 8 9 2 Get Manufacturing Data gmd Get Assembly Number gan Get Model Number gin Get Firmware Version efv Get Software Version gsv Command Description Horizontal Window Set Horizontal Window shw Get Horizontal Window ghw Vertical Window Set Vertical Window svw Get Vertica
152. utput Signal 2000 1000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 Input Signal Figure 2 51 Gamma Corrected Video Signal 2 9 2 User Defined LUT Examples The user can define any 12 bit to 12 bit transformation as a user LUT and can upload it to the camera using the configuration utility software If the camera resolution is set to 8 or 10 bit the camera will truncate the corresponding LSB s see section 2 8 Here are some typical examples Example 1 Custom LUT 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 Refer to Appendix D 102 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Modified TF Output signal Input signal Figure 2 52 Custom LUT Example 2 Knee correction In this example only 2 knee points have been introduced the first one 1s at 400H and the second at A00H The number of knee points is not limited Modified TF Output signal Input signal Figure 2 53 Knee Correction 103 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Example 3 Contrast Correction Output signal Original TF S Input signal Figure 2 54 Contrast Correction Example 4 Negative Image Modified TF Output signal 7 Original TF S Input signal Figur
153. vertical resolution is equal to the window size which is End Line Start Line 1 4 Positioning the horizontal window outside the image window will result in an error 5 Color version users for proper color reconstruction Start pixel and Start Line must be an odd number 6 Vertical window feature is not available in IPX 2M30H L 2 2 2 Calculating the Frame Rate using Vertical Window The resulting frame rate FR for each camera can be approximately calculated using formulas 2 la 2 1f where WS is the window size The window size is the number of lines in the window WS End Line Start Line 1 Figure 2 30 2 36 show a graphical representation of the formulas 77 of 209 IMPERXY Frame Rate LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA120 L FR fps 1 0 70 x 10 x 492 WS Tyr WS x TO 2 1a Tyr is a constant 35 35 x 10 sec and Ty is the active line duration T 18 38 x 10 sec IPX VGA120 L FRAME RATE IPX VGA1 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Active Lines Figure 2 30 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA120 L 78 of 209 IMPERXY Frame Rate LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA210 L G FR fps 1 0 70 x 10 x 492 WS Tyr WS x TO 2 1b Tyr is a constant Tyr 35 35 x 10 for single and dual mode and T is the active line duration Ty 18
154. workspace settings Operating Modes Command Syntax Parm 1 35 String Description returned Get Bit Depth gbd 8 10 12 Returns the current bit depth Get Dual Mode gdm onjoff Returns the current dual mode setting off single tap mode on dual tap mode Get Lookup Table git off 1 2 Returns the current lookup table setting off disabled 1 user 1 2 user 2 Get Lookup Header gih 1 2 various Returns the header text of the selected lookup table Get Noise Correction gnc onjoff Returns the current noise correction setting Get Image Reversal gir onjoff Returns the current image reversal setting Get Negative Image gni onjoff Returns the current negative image setting Get Test Mode gtm 0ff 1 2 3 Returns the current test pattern setting off disabled 1 fixed horizontal pattern 2 fixed vertical pattern 3 moving vertical pattern Get Defect Correction gdc onjoff Returns the current defective pixel correction setting Get Flatfield Correction gfc onloff Returns the current flat field correction setting Get Flatfield Header gfh various Returns the header text of the flat field table 185 of 209 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 35 String Description returned Get Horizontal Window ghw x1 x2 Returns the current horizontal window settings where x1 is the starting pixel number and x2 is the ending pixel number Get Vertical Window gvw yi y2 Returns the current vertical window set

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