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LYNX Hardware User`s Manual ( CameraLink and

1. iTable 10 input output E E Con 0 4095 12 1 4094 Bes Z 4093 1j 3 AN psy zi 4097 47 4095 0 197 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual ApDenclyy ey LYNX CameraLink Software Installation This appendix explains how to install the LYNX CameraLink software 198 of 206 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 mperX 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 ImperX 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 camera using LYNX_Terminal 199 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual D 2 Software Installation from CD Use the followin
2. Parameter Example sta lt on off gt on Enables temperature monitoring off Disables temperature monitoring 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 Response Example gta onl loff gta User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 133 of 206 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 eee lt ae Parameter eal On threshold in degrees C t2 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 wh
3. STROBE OUT BNC 5 0V 5 0V STROBE OUT R1 gt STROBE BNC 1 0K i gt STROBE R1 1 0K Strobe Strobe gt gt STROBE Active LOW gt STROBE Active HIGH Figure 2 43 Recommended External Strobe Output Electrical Connection Camera Link 84 of 206 IMPERXY Vv 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 700 ohm gt STROBE OUT gt STROBE OUT 5 14 ure 2 42b 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 85 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 7 GAIN and OFFSET video output 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 level adjustment There are 1024 possible gain levels gcode 0 to 1023 and 256 offset clamp levels ocode 0 to 255 Figure 2 44 shows the relationship between the video signal o
4. ccd serial mfg date model name For example smd ASS Y 0074 0001 RAOI 111111 222222 03 23 05 IPX VGA210 L 177 of 206 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 onj off Enables dual tap operation off single tap mode on dual tap mode Set Lookup Table slt off 1 2 Enables lookup table processing off disabled 1 user 1 lookup table 2 user 2 lookup table Set Noise Correction snc on off Enables noise correction Set Image Reversal sir on off Enables image reversal Set Negative Image sni on off Enables negative image Set Test Mode stm off 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 on oftf Enables defective pixel correction Set Flatfield Correction sfc onloff Enables flat field correction 178 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Horizontal Window shw x1 x2 Sets 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 _ Sets the vertical window The first parameter y1 is the starting line number and the secon
5. Example gag lt 0O 1 2 gt 0 Selects both taps 1 Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 tap l_gain tap 2_gain gag 2 User enters command to get gain for tap 2 12 Camera responds with current setting 118 of 206 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 sao lt 0 1 2 gt lt i gt Parameter 1 0 Sets both taps to the same offset 1 Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 Parameter 2 i The offset setting Range i min 0 max 255 Example sao 0 64 Sets the offset for both taps to 64 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 1 Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 tap l_offset tap 2_offset gao 0 User enters command to get offset for both taps 64 64 Camera responds with both current settings 119 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 8 Dual Tap mode 3 8 8 1 Set Dual Mode sdm The sdm 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 The gdm command returns the current dual tap m
6. IPX 2M30 L FRAME RATE dual output single output 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Active Lines Figure 2 30 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 2M30 L G 69 of 206 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 1e Tyr is a constant Tyr 122 1 x 10 for single mode and Tyr 95 7 x 10 for dual mode and Ty is the active line duration TL 57 38 x 10 for single mode and T 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 31 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 4M15 L G 70 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 L G FR fps 1 10 50 x 10 x 2720 WS Tyr WS x TOD 2 16 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 T 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 Frame Rate D 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 MIN 400 Active Lines Figure 2 32 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 11M5 L G 71
7. LYNX Hardware 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 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 the frame time Otherwise the shutter setting will determine the exposure time Syntax sft lt off i gt Parameter Ort 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 gtt Notes The gft command returns the current programmable frame time setting Syntax gft Response op apa fl 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 136 of 206 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
8. a a ae Be Ane AN Figure 1 8b F mount GigE cameras IPX 4M15 G and IPX 11M G Figures 1 9 to 1 13 show the dimensional drawings of IPX VGA IPX IM48 IPX 2M30 H IPX 4M15 and IPX 11M5_ respectively All dimensions are in millimeters 33 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L 10 32 THREAD 8 5 00 DEEP a 67 0040 10 343 09 0 05 00 10 yo yin ai C MOUNT THREAD Figure 1 9a IPX VGA120 L and IPX VGA210 L Dimensional Drawings 34 of 206 IMPERXY 11 00 0 10 3 43 0 05 ra _ 7 0 30 11 00 AO OaS hna LD AWA AMAA XS amp BW SH Lh wR MR OM eM Y SY NW F 11 00 9 90 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA210 G 10 32 THREAD 8X 3 00 DEEP 9 45 0 05 0 10 11 00 0 10 67 00 0 10 33 30 4005 11 00 0 10 33 00 0 05 32 00 0 10 67 00 010 Pee J0 C MOUNT THREAD E 0 10 5 45 0 05 21 85 005 AA 51 40 0 05 50 60 0 05 A a Ea Pa Yo F A f ae e BW MK oh n a KB WR Y aa a gt 34 00 0 05 igure 1 9b IPX VGA210 G Dimensional Drawings 35 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 L 10 32 THREAD 2X 5 00 DEEP 1 O0s0 10 1 O26 te 52 0080 10 1 Ose 00 o 30 14021 50 TED I 0020 td en os ae A A a a ru F F atk bk M T
9. 1 Figure 1 10a IPX 1M48 L Dimensional Drawings 36 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 G 10 3e THREAD 8X 3 00 DEEP 11 00 67 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 9 45 40 05 11 00 010 67 00 0 10 0 20 Pa 34 33 030 3 90 21 90 C MOUNT THREAD 11 00 010 5 45 40 05 30 30 0 05 ant D YOO i oa wot Sy 13 00 0 05 a S YD tb FH BM A Fa a a TF Pa or a WA LA SW D Figure 1 10b IPX 1M48 G Dimensional Drawings 37 of 206 IMPERXS Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 L IPX 2M30H L 10 32 THREAD 8 6 00 DEEP IETA 1 040 10 i ii z a d d E JEANNE M baa TES D 52 00 10 1 32 C RKOLHT THREAD Figure 1 11a IPX 2M30 L and IPX 2M30H L Dimensional Drawings 38 of 206 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 G IPX 2M30H G 10 3e THREAD 8X 3 00 DEEP 11 00 3 49 40 05 11 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 3 434005 67 00 0 10 33 90 0 05 67 00 010 N 52 00 0 10 o 0 20 1 32 60 37 9 20 41 50 C MOUNT THREAD 0 30 11 00 010 11 00 0410 5 450 05 21 85 0 05 nhs os of mw OWN yw RW ORY ar h 30 30 0 05 7 30 60 0 05 amp B WN BW WN a amp z Pia af a A Ha A Pl Pa a A A ee sO amp gt XY amp WB s NM OS h k T
10. 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 206 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 5 MECHANICAL OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL 1 5 1 Mechanical The camera housing 1s manufactured 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 Figures 1 7a and 1 7b show the front and back view of the C mount and F mount camera link cameras and Figures 1 8a and 1 8 b GigE cameras respectively F igure 1 7b F mount camera link cameras IPX 4M15 L and IPX 11M L F 32 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual er we a m F M Pee gle ie ie ee ae mn e On gt a GE a E Fi pE aA y oa 5 ite 2 ee en at wie er OM Figure 1 8a C mount GigE cameras IPX VGA G 1M48 G 2M30 G 2M30H G a Ria tet a hO RA mos a F r ad i E n F A a Ga r Tr F fan e re F gF z 35 F r F fF a ne F Ca ae r oF a j z F 7 F B z h ToO W o h wo yh AAAN AMAA i a mh wh WA AL OF SARA AAA
11. Figure 2 22 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 4M15 L G 61 of 206 IMPERXY 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 B1 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 E4 followed by 20 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R20 followed by 16 buffer pixels B1 B16 followed by 2000 active data pixels 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 RL1 RL16 followed by 8 buffer lines BL1 BL8 followed by 2672 active lines DL1 DL2672 and followed by 8 buffer lines BL1 BL8 and followed by 16 masked dark lines RL1 RL16 During each frame the FVAL signal is active only during the active lines DL1 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 714ns DATA XX eK AX K ce A XK KY S 5 5 S5
12. Request Timeout B000 m Communication mode UDP over Device Driver Packet Size 6125 p Multicasting Enable Serial Fort Link Setup device IP address at connect time Calculate timeouts r Device Actions Detect Add Delete Test Reconnect Camera Info Apply Help Figure 5 2 Application Window and Device Tab TIME OUTS amp PACKETS Answer Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the IP engine can take to respond to a command from the application First Packet Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the IP engine can take to send the first packet of image data to the application When it is zero the timeout is calculated automatically from the request timeout Packet Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the IP engine can take to send subsequent packets of image data to the application When it is zero the 160 of 206 IMPERXY Request Timeout Packet Size Calculate Timeouts Button DEVICE ACTIONS Detect Add Delete Test Reconnect LYNX Hardware User s Manual timeout is calculated automatically from the request timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the IP engine can take to send all the packets of image data to the application Indicates the maximum packet size in bytes that the IP engine can use to send image data to the application When connected point to
13. 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 sbf lt flul u2 gt Parameter 1 i Factory configuration space ul User 1 configuration space u2 User 2 configuration space Example sbf ul Sets the boot from variable to user 1 Get Boot From gbf The gb command returns the current state of the boot from variable Syntax gbf Response flul u2 Example gbf User enters command il Camera responds with current settings Load From Factory Iff 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 lff 109 of 206 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 Ha i Parameter 1 1 User 1 configuration space 2 User 2 configuration space Example ira 2 Camera loads workspace from user 2 space Save To Factory stf The stf command instructs the camera to save all of the current workspace settings in
14. Software trigger rigger modes Strobe output Camera housing Size W x H x L mm Weight Min illumination Lens Mount Power input range Power consumption Upgradeable firmware Upgradeable software Environmental Relative humidity LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2048 H x 2048 V 16 67 mm x 16 05 mm 0 656 x 0 632 7 4 um Digital 8 10 12 bit one or two outputs Yes 40 000 MHz Base Camera Link GigE Yes 2048 x 2048 pixels 15 fps up to 115 fps 60 dB 1x1 2x2 2 x 2 pixels min size Yes Yes Yes 1 30000 sec to 1 7 sec Up to 10 sec G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output 6 to 40 dB per output 4000 H x 2672 V 37 25 mm x 25 70 mm 1 466 x 1 012 9 0 um Digital 8 10 12 bit one or two outputs Yes 28 000 MHz Base Camera Link GigE Yes 4000 x 2672 pixels 5 fps up to 49 fps 60 dB 1x1 2x2 2 x 2 pixels min size Yes Yes Yes 1 12000 sec to 1 3 sec Up to 10 sec G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output 6 to 40 dB per output 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps Asynchronous active HIGH 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps Asynchronous active HIGH Asynchronous via CC1 Asynchronous via CC1 Normal double exposure fast Normal double exposure fast triggering Active HIGH Solid anodized aluminum 67x67x47 607x67x59 360 g 450g 1 0 Lux f 1 4 F mount 22mm format 10 V to 15 V DC 5 2 W 7 2 W Yes Yes Operating 5 to 50 C Storage 10 to 65 C 80 non cond
15. 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 147 of 206 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 slider Computer When enabled the exposure for the first frame is determined by the duration active
16. The desired exposure time can be adjusted increased by moving the vertical transfer pulse VCCD beyond the normal exposure range Figure 2 36 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 sl command Enabling long integration reduces the frame rate The 6 75 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual resultant frame rate can 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 36 Long Integration CAUTION NOTE 1 During the integration time 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 JPX 1M48 L G 30 ms JPX 2M30 H L G 70 ms JPX 4M15 L G 120 ms JPX 11M5 L G 420 ms 3 Long Integration cannot be enabled in Trigger mode 4 Long Integration cannot be enabled in Programmable Frame Rate mode 5 Long Integration cannot be enabled in Shutter mode 6 Long time integration significantly decreases the signal to noise ratio More electrons will
17. 5 5 LVAL DATA 1 DATA 2 LVAL 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 XX XX BARANE Figure 2 24 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 11M5 L G 62 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 16 dark lines 8 buffer lines 16 dark lines 2672 active lines TL HB HE S S aata KAK AAEN FVAL ee TL 145571 nssingle output TL 72857 ns single output HB 7142 ns 8 buffer lines Figure 2 25 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 11M5 L G 63 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 2 AREA OF INTEREST 2 2 1 Horizontal and Vertical Window Horizontal and vertical windowing Area Of Interest is 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 9 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 is 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 f
18. 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 192 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual B 3 Download Utility Selecting the Loader View reveals the following screen LynxTerminal File Edit Tools wiew Help Do td tsp amp 2 Loader View Terminal View File Type Camera Software Camera Boot Loader O Camera Firmware Lookup Table 1 Lookup Table 2 Defect Correction 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 193 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual B 4 Terminal Utility Selecting the Terminal View reveals the following screen LynxTerminal Figure B 7 Terminal View dialog The Terminal View is
19. 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 1s 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 RL1 RL4 followed by 4 buffer lines BLI1 BL4 followed by 480 active lines DLI DL480 and followed by 4 buffer lines BL1 BL4 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal 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 C C SS KC KC an TE E S5 LVAL ee Figure 2 6 Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA120 210 L and IPX 210 G 51 of 206 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 am 0 6 216 60 010 5 5 S 5 nae EXPO IC HK 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 e para Ke EXE EK ce EK INI S 5 S S 27 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 dua
20. File Boot Test Mode and Help Figure 4 9 lt LYNX Configurator File Boot Test Mode Help Trigger Video Amp Auto Tris Exposure Strobe Horizontal ADI Normal O window Binning l start end THU n 4000 _encet o H 4000 pixels Vertical ACI Normal Q window l skart end 072 inmi srd Speed 4 58 fps Exposure 218380 00 usec Image Negative Noise Defect Current Temperature Reversal Image Corr Corr d 4 r N Taps Depth LUT FRC Temperature Alarm Single 5 Bits OFF Enable Q 10Bits LUT Set Clear C O1zeits OLUT2 127 ic C FFC Camera IP 11M5 LEFM Status Connected clservce dll 00 Figure 4 9 LYNX Configurator main dialog 151 of 206 IMPERXY Save to File LYNX Hardware User s Manual FILE MENU Load from File Loads the camera registers from a saved configuration file Load from Loads the LYNX Configurator GUI with the current Workspace status of the camera registers Load from Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator Factory GUI with the original factory settings Load from Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator User Space 1 GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 1 Load from Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator User Space 2 GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 2 Saves the camera registers to a configuration file Save to Sav
21. 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 172 of 206 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 prior permission from Imperx Imperx rese
22. Normal and Negative Image 96 of 206 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 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 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 LE
23. Resolution Nominal frame rate Maximum frame rate S N ratio Binning rea of interest Mirror image Negative image est image hutter speed Long integration Gamma correction vie level offset mn 4 ideo gain Gain resolution Hardware trigger Software trigger rigger modes Strobe output Camera housing Size W x HxL m Weight Min illumination Lens Mount Power input range Power consumption Upgradeable firmware Upgradeable software Environmental Relative humidity G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT 256 levels per output 256 levels per output 256 levels per output 0 to 36 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps Asynchronous active HIGH Asynchronous active HIGH Asynchronous active HIGH 1000 H x 1000 V 1600 H x 1200 V 1920 H x 1080 V 8 90 mm x 8 20 mm 13 38 mm x 9 52 mm 15 90 mm x 8 61 mm 0 350 x 0 320 0 527 xX 0 3757 0 626 x 0 339 7 4 um 7 4 um 7 4 um 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 es Yes es 40 ms MHz 40 000 MHz 40 an MHz Base ae Link GigE Base Camera Link GigE Base asl Link GigE es Yes es 1000 x aa pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 1920 x T pixels 48 fps 33 fps 32 fps up to 140 fps up
24. Specifies which network adapter to use to connect to the currently selected IP engine An adapter is identified using its unique MAC address which can be determined from the device finder dialog Specifies the driver used to make the connection to the camera Enables the usage of multicasting with the currently selected IP engine See LYNX GigE Software User s Manual for more information Activates the Serial Port Communication panel For the LYNX GigE cameras set parameters to 9600 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity See the LYNX GigE Software User s Manual for more information When checked the application will force the specified IP address on the device with the specified MAC address If either the IP or the MAC address is not specified this field is disabled 159 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual New Device 1 Lynx Interface Application E File Camera Tools Help Device Acquisition CC Pulse Generator Lyne Configurator Device Information S tatuz Connected to device Device ID jo l Device Name lImperxCamerq O a aaaa Device Information Gigabit Ethemet Device Cameralinkv2 00 Camera IPRVGAZO G OO 000 Select camera IF Information qr Time outs amp Packets IF address 192 168 2 254 Answer Timeout jooo mz IF name optional l First Packet Timeout O00 mg MAC address joo i ic joo o2 E6 Facket Timeout 500 m Adapter ID 00 0E 0C 85 B7 4A
25. Terminal B 1 Overview B 2 Setup B 3 Download Utility B 4 Terminal Utility 7 of 206 141 142 143 145 145 147 148 149 149 150 151 155 156 157 158 158 162 165 167 168 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 176 177 178 182 186 187 187 193 194 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual Appendix C Creating Look Up Tables 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 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 206 195 196 196 197 198 199 200 200 202 203 203 205 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual List of Figures Figure 1 0 CCD Pixel SIU CHU vicssissiessscseshcssvsatescatanzccevivetersssouccchavessesteiiesactriveleeieiecelenentabactseis 19 Figure 1 1 Spectral response Monochrome quantum efficiency cccccccccccrrrrrrrrsssssseseseceees 20 Figure 1 2 Spectral response Color Quantum Cf fictency sssssceccccccccccccccccccccccssssssssssseeees 21 Figure 1 3 Spectral response UV quantum efficiency sssssssscscccccccccccccccccccssessssssssseees 21 Figure 1 4 Camera Back Panel Camera Link Output ssssccccccccccccccccccccccc
26. and dual mode and T is the active line duration Ty 18 38 x 10 for single mode Ty 9 7 x 10 for dual mode TL 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 28 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA210 L G 67 of 206 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 T1 2 1c Tyr is a constant Tyr 60 90 x 10 for single and dual mode and T is the active line duration T 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 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Active Lines Figure 2 29 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 1M48 L G 68 of 206 IMPERXY Frame Rate 200 150 S 50 LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 L G FR fps 1 4 00 x 10 x 1214 WS Tvr WS x T1 2 1d Tvr 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 T 45 18 x 10 for single mode and T 24 7 x 10 for dual mode
27. at 10 100 1000 Mb s using standard LAN CAT 5 CAT Se 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 FHR1OA 10R 12P 29 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 1 6b Camera Power Connector GigE Output viewed from rear OON OU BWN 12 VDC 12 VDC Auto Iris 1 Auto Iris 2 Auto Iris GND Strobe 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 Table 1 5a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping GigE Output The camera is shipped with a power cable which terminates in a HIROSE plug HRIOA 1IOP 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 206 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual
28. be collected from the pixels dark current and thus the camera noise will increase significantly 76 of 206 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 37 The input signals TRIGGER IN and TRIGGER IN are used to connect to an external trigger 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 pul
29. be returned 98 of 206 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 1 e the camera parameters pixels lines bits output mode communication rate etc are properly configured Figure 2 55 shows a diagonal gray scale variation for single and dual modes Figure 2 56 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 55 Fixed Pattern 1 Single and Dual Modes Figure 2 56 Fixed Pattern 2 Single and Dual Modes 99 of 206 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 th
30. by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 1600 active data pixels D1 D1600 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 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 E4 followed by 16 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 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 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 BLI BL4 followed by 1200 active lines DL1 DL1200 followed by 4 buffer lines BL1 BL4 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 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 oana a peoo Xe XC GC Se 56 5 5 5 9 LVAL Figure 2 14 Single output line timing IPX 2M30 L G 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 66 SS ps 5 5 LVAL 5 G SS Figure 2 15 Dual
31. gt Prol000 inf Click Open then Next 2 6 5 The driver update window will appear When the update is done click Finish and close the Device Manager 2 6 6 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 2 6 7 If there is a problem following this procedure please refer to LYNX GigE Driver Manual 2 4 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 represents 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
32. 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 928 PIXELS i X Video R Single Output Dual e ST Dual Output Output Figure 2 3 Center columns output mode of operation 49 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 Buffer Rows 228 H x 480 V Active Pixels Pixel 207 1 4 Buffer Rows 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 Se 1 1 4 Buffer Rows 4 Buffer Rows 4 Dark Rows 4 Dark Rows Figure 2 5 Center Columns Output in Dual Tap Mode 50 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams IPX VGA120 L IPX VGA210 L G In the single 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 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 El E12 followed by 24 masked pixels used for black reference R1 R24 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1
33. 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 E Pixel ee 1 1 1 H 2 Full Resolution Image Pixel Pixel Pixel vH W321 V 2 H 2 Figure 2 33 Horizontal and Vertical Binnin 72 of 206 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 number 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 73 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 4 EXPOSURE CONTROL 2 4 1 VCCD SHUTTER 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 ti
34. mapped to DO LSB to D11 CMSB 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 CMSB 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 Bo o1 2 03 oe 0s 06 67 ve 69 oroen 8 bit output data 10 bit output data 12 bit output data Figure 2 45 Data Output Format 87 of 206 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 46 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 generate and upload his own custom LUT using the LynxTerminal software refer to Appendix B 2 9 1 12 bit input ow bit output data aol data Figure 2 46 Look Up Table Standard Gamma Correction The image generated by the camera is no
35. measuring the current frame rate in all modes of operation Syntax gcs Response i The current operating speed of the camera in frames per second Example gcs 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 137 of 206 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 13338 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 1s 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 Pro
36. mount lenses which have a 17 5 mm back focal distance The IPX 4M15 and IPX 11M5 cameras come with an adapter for F mount lenses which have a 46 5 mm back focal distance An F mount lens can be used with a C mount camera via an F mount to C mount adapter which can be purchased separately refer to the Imperx web side for more information The camera performance and signal to noise ratio depends on the illumination amount of light 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 QO at 2 ra Li O SURFACE F MOUNT CAMERAS t CCD IMAGI SURFACE e 46 0mm Figure 1 14 C mount and F mount adapter 44 of 206 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 equalizat
37. of 206 IMPERXY Pixel 1 1 Pixel Vi1 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 3 4 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 Vertical 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
38. on CC1 pulse width determines exposure Command Syntax Parm 1 String Description returned Get Analog Offset gao 0 1 2 i1 i2 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 i1 i2 Returns the current analog gain for the specified channel The parameter indicates the channel If the parameter is 0 then both channels are returned 184 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 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 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 git 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 185 of 206 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual Lynx Terminal This appendix provides a quick reference to using the Lynx camera down
39. output line timing IPX 2M30 L G 56 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 dark lines 4 buffer lines 1200 active lines 4 buffer lines 4 dark lines TL HB 5 5 D SALAD DG Ga a 0079 a 0 FVAL TL 20600 ns dual output TL 41100 ns single output HB 4000 ns Fi ure 2 16 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30 L G 57 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30H L G In the single mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels E1 E4 followed by 28 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R28 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 followed by 1920 active data pixels D1 D1920 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 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 E4 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 BLI BL2 followed by 1080 active lines DL1 DL1080 followed by 2 buffer lines BL1 BL2 and followed by another 4 mask
40. the trigger pulse is kept as short as possible especially if a series of pulses are used 200 ohm 4 TRIGGER IH lt TRIGGER IN 51M igure 2 37a 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 the value programmed in 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 is 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 is described below 78 of 206 IMPERXY 2 5 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Standard Triggering Programmable Expos
41. to 200 fps up to 60 fps EE SN 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 2 x 2 pixels min size 2 x 2 pixels min size 2 x 2 pixels min size Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes es 1 40000 to 1 15 sec TES to 1 15 sec Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec es TEON to 1 30 sec Asynchronous via CC1 Asynchronous via CC1 Asynchronous via CC1 Normal double exposure Normal double exposure fast Normal double exposure fast triggering triggering fast triggering Active HIGH Active HIGH Active HIGH Solid anodized aluminum Solid anodized aluminum Solid anodized aluminum 67x 6 x41 6 x6 x53 67x67x47 607x67x59 67x67 x 47 67 x 67 x 59 280 g 390 g 310g 420g 310 g 420 g 1 0 Lux f 1 4 1 0 Lux f 1 4 1 0 Lux f 1 4 C mount 2 3 format C mount 1 format C mount 1 format 10 V to 15 V DC 10 V to 15 V DC 10 V to 15 V DC 3 6 W 6 6 W 48W 6 8W 48W 6 8W Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 80 non condensing 80 non condensing 80 non condensing Table 1 1 Camera Specifications cont 23 of 206 IMPERXY Active image pixels Active image area Pixel size Video output ata clock Camera interface RS 232 interface Resolution Nominal frame rate Maximum frame rate ap reordering D Long integration Gamma correction Black level offset Video gain Gain resolution Hardware trigger
42. to the vertical registers and read out Figure 2 40 The second image exposure is equal to the corresponding camera readout time frame duration refer to section 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams Along with the shutter pulse the camera sends one strobe pulse 200 microseconds duration for synchronization with an external strobe CAUTION NOTE 1 Itis recommended that the minimum time duration between the events is greater then the vertical transfer pulse duration a 5 microseconds for VGA 1M48 2M30 2M30H and 4M15 b 10 microseconds for 11M5 81 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual TRIGGER SHUTTER EXPOSURE Exp 1 Exposure 2 DATA DATA 1 DATA 2 STROBE Figure 2 40 Double Exposure Triggering 82 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 6 STROBE OUTPUT 2 6 1 VCCD STROBE 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 41 The strobe pulse can be positioned within the entire frame timing period with a precision 10 microseconds refer to the ssp command Frame Time Strobe Position JL A a Figure 2 41 Strobe Pulse Positioning CAUTION NOTE
43. w Enables vertical window 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 y1 1 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 Response Example gvb ni wlb gvm User enters command W Camera responds with current setting 125 of 206 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 Ort Disables test pattern generation 1 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 command returns the current test mod
44. with a power cable which terminates in a HIROSE plug HRIOA 1OP 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 Shield Strobe Out _ BNC White Strobe Light Sync Pulse Signal Strobe Out _ Strobe Light Sync Pulse Table 1 4b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping 28 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User 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 1 Camera output standard RJ 45 provides data sync control and serial interface 2 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 11M5 G IPX 1M48 G IPX 4M15 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
45. 0 1 Triggering Inputs 2 0 2 Standard Triggering Programmable Exposure 2 0 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 f 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 Status 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 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 3 6 1 Set Boot From sbf 3 6 2 Get Boot From gbf 3 6 3 Load From Factory iff 3 6 4 Load From User Iu 4 of 206 100 100 101 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 109 109 109 110 IMPERXY 3 6 5 Save To Factory stf 3 6 6 Save To User stu 3 7 Retrieving Manufacturing Data 3 1 Get Manufacturing Data gmd 3 2 Get Assembly Number gan 3 3 Get Model Number gmn 3 4 Get Firmware Version gf
46. 1 Set Flatfield Correction 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 sfe lt onloff 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 only supported in the IPX 11M5 series of cameras The Flat Field table is loaded into the same non volatile memory as LUT 2 Flat Field processing and lookup table processing are mutually exclusive 3 8 22 2 Get Flatfield Correction gfc The gfc command returns the current flat field correction setting Syntax gfc Response on off 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 1n the Flat Field table Syntax gfh Response Flat Field table header text Example gfh User enters command Flat Field Coefficients Camera responds IPX 11M5LMFN 090538 with Flat Field header Date 2 19 06 text 140 of 206 IMPERXY LYN
47. 114 of 206 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 sst Lorri 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 gst The gst command returns the current shutter setting Syntax gst Response op aya ji Example gst User enters command 80 Camera responds with current setting 115 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 4 Long Integration 3 8 4 1 Set Long Integration sli The sli command sets the long integration timing Syntax eli sorri Parameter off Disables the long integration mode i The long integration time in units of mSeconds Range i min 10 max 10 000 Example sli 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 on ii fk Example gla User enters command 750 Camera responds with current setting 116
48. 119 119 119 120 120 120 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 124 124 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 12 2 Get Horizontal Mode ghm 124 3 8 13 Vertical Mode 125 3 8 13 1 Set Vertical Mode svm 125 3 8 13 2 Get Vertical Mode gvm 125 3 8 14 Test Pattern generation 126 3 8 14 1 Set Test Mode gtm 126 3 8 14 2 Get Test Mode gtm 126 3 8 15 Image Reversal mode 127 3 8 15 1 Set Image Reversal sir 127 3 8 15 2 Get Image Reversal gir 127 3 8 16 Trigger operation 128 3 8 16 1 Set Trigger str 128 3 8 16 2 Get Trigger gtr 128 3 8 16 3 Set Trigger Duration sta 129 3 8 16 4 Get Trigger Duration gta 129 3 8 16 5 Set CC Integration sci 129 3 8 16 6 Get CC Integration gci 129 3 8 16 7 Set Pre Exposure spe 130 3 8 16 8 Get Pre Exposure gpe 130 3 8 16 9 Set Double Exposure sde 131 3 8 16 10 Get Double Exposure gde 131 3 8 17 Negative Image mode 132 3 8 17 1 Set Negative Image sni 132 3 8 17 2 Get Negative Image gni 132 3 8 18 Temperature Monitoring 133 3 8 18 1 Get Current Temperature gct 133 3 8 18 2 Set Temperature Alarm sta 133 3 8 18 3 Get Temperature Alarm gta 133 3 8 18 4 Set Temperature Threshold stt 134 3 8 18 5 Get Temperature Threshold tt 134 3 8 19 Programmable Frame Rate 135 3 8 19 1 Set Frame Rate sir 135 3 8 19 2 Get F
49. 3000 fps 60 dB 60 dB 1x1 2x2 1x1 2x2 2 x 2 pixels min size 2 x 2 pixels min size Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 100000 to 1 100 sec 1 200000 to 1 100 sec Long integration Up to 10 sec Up to 10 sec Gamma correction G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT G 1 0 G 0 45 user LUT Black level offset 256 levels per output 256 levels per output Video gain 6 to 40 dB per output 6 to 40 dB per output Gain resolution 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps 0 0351 dB step 1024 steps Hardware trigger Asynchronous active HIGH Asynchronous active HIGH optically isolated Software trigger Asynchronous frame grabber Asynchronous via CC1 via CCl Normal double exposure fast Normal double exposure triggering fast triggering Active HIGH Active HIGH Camera housing Solid anodized aluminum Solid anodized aluminum W xH xL mm 67x67x41 67 xX 67 x 41 67 x 67 x 53 Weight 280 g 280 g 390g 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 VDC 10 V to 15 V DC Power consumption 4 0 W 4 2W 6 2 W Upgradeable firmware Yes Yes Upgradeable software Yes Yes Environmental Operating 5 to 50 C Operating 5 to 50 C Storage 10 to 65 C Storage 10 to 65 C Relative humidity 80 non condensing 80 non condensing Table 1 1 Camera Specifications 22 of 206 IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual ctive image pixels ctive image area ap reordering Data clock Camera interface RS 232 interface
50. 80 210fps GigE Mega pixel IPX 1M48 G 1000x1000 48fps IPX 1M48 GC 1000x1000 48fps IPX 2M30 G 1600x1200 33fps IPX 2M30 GC 1600x1200 33fps IPX 2M30H G 1920x1080 32fps IPX 2M30H GC 1920x1080 32fps IPX 4M15 G 2048x2048 15fps IPX 4M15 GC 2048x2048 15fps IPX 11M5 G 4000x2672 Stfps IPX 11M5 GC 4000x2672 Sips 16 of 206 LYNX Hardware User s Manual monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color 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 1 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 c
51. Correction On command Each Imperx IPX 11M5 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 1s 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 LOF for details on how to create a Flat Field Correction file NOTE Flat Field Correction is supported only in the IPX 11MS5 cameras 101 of 206 P P F a I ei E RX A Pa T aot LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 2 57 Original image showing shading effect Figure 2 58 Flat Field Corrected image 102 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Chapiegw Camera Configuration This chapter discusses how to configure the camera s operating parameters 103 of 206 IMPERXY L
52. D 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 is sent via the serial port and 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 97 of 206 IMPERXY 2 13 3 2 13 4 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Integration Time Monitor The camera has a built in integration time monitor In any mode of operation i 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 1 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
53. G 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 del 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 176 of 206 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 29 66 Notel Parameters are assembly assy serial
54. Get Dual Mode gdm onloff 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 onloff Returns the current noise correction setting Get Image Reversal gir onloff Returns the current image reversal setting Get Negative Image gni onloff Returns the current negative image setting Get Test Mode gtm off 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 onloff Returns the current defective pixel correction setting Get Flatfield Correction gfc onjoff Returns the current flat field correction setting Get Flatfield Header gfh various Returns the header text of the flat field table 182 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual String Description Command Syntax Parm 1 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 settings 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 m
55. 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 mperx Imperx Inc Rev 5 6421 Congress Ave 3 16 2006 Boca Raton FL 33487 561 989 0006 1 of 206 IMPERXY Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual Revision History 12 15 05 1 04 06 G Angelone Modify driver installation to select Pro1000 inf 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 Es
56. IP engine Count HELP MENU About This command will display the LYNX GigE Interface Application About box which includes important information about this application COMMON BUTTONS Camera Info This button displays the camera manufacturing data Apply This button applies the current dialog settings to the currently selected IP engine Help This button displays the help file 169 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Lynx Warranty and Support This chapter discusses the camera s warranty and support 170 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 6 1 ORDERING INFORMATION Ordering IPX 11M5 LMFI Options Camera Model blank none VGA120 L only I Auto Iris VGA210 1M48 Lens Mount 2M30 C Tou t 2M30H l F F mount 4M15 O O f e pen frame Sensor Type Camera Family M Monochrome L LYNX Camera Link y l TA 7 G LYNX GigE sensitive no glass S Special user filter For any other custom camera configurations please contact Imperx Inc 171 of 206 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 that is steady ON 1f not refer to the
57. ROM 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 lfu 2 command 9 The camera sends an OK lt cr gt lt 1f gt string and is ready to accept user commands 108 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 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 3 6 2 3 6 3 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
58. TA 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 B Port CO Port C1 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 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 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 1 5b Camera Power Connector Camera Link Output viewed from rear i 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 rT 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
59. W WY RN Figure 1 11b IPX 2M30 G and IPX 2M30H G Dimensional Drawings 39 of 206 IMPERX Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 L 10 32 THREAD 8X 4 00 DEEP 1 004 18 3350405 6 UUs 10 Figure 1 12a IPX 4M15 L Dimensional Drawings 40 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 G w u5 10 32 THREAD 8X 5 00 DEEP E 11 00 0 10 11 00 0 10 11 00 010 5 454005 16 40 0 05 WY WY 2 a ww 54 00 005 WY RRR ae oe om ot oe ne ee oe a1 2 16 70 005 Figure 1 12b IPX 4M15 G Dimensional Drawings 41 of 206 IMPERX Vv LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 L 10 32 THREAD 2 5 00 DEEP _ _ E Lo om 100 10 fr ci d lF a 1 0068 16 Figure 1 13a IPX 11M5 L Dimensional Drawings 42 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 11M5 G 10 32 THREAD 8X 3 00 DEEP 11 00 5 45 40 05 11 00 010 gr N 11 00 041 5 45 0 05 60 00 Si _ 29 07 150 11 00 010 i 21 85 0 05 50 30 0 05 t ANA ANAAA Figure 1 13b IPX 11M5 G Dimensional Drawings 43 of 206 IMPERXY 17 50mm 1 5 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Optical The PX VGA IPX 1M48 IPX 2M30 and IPX 2M30H cameras come with an adapter for C
60. X Hardware User s Manual CNADEAF 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 141 of 206 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 LYNX Hardware User s Manual guide you through the camera setup Lynx CameraLink N Frame Grabber Software Software provided by Frame Grabber vendor to display capture images Ne r Ka LynxConfigurator ImperX camera configuration utility N A a NN LynxTerminal ImperX camera download utility b A Figure 4 1 LYNX CameraLink Interface 142 of 206 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 is properly installed For more information on software installation refer to Appendix D of this manu
61. XML configuration file that is different from the currently cached file name of the application Exits LYNX GigE application This menu contains commands related to camera control It contains the following item Camera Reset This command is used to reset the camera TOOLS MENU Color Adjustment Buffer Queue Size Buffer Queue Mode This command is used to invoke the color adjustments dialog which controls the gains to apply to the individual red green and blue channels of a color camera The color adjustments dialog is used to modify the color gains It can also analyze the color content of an acquired frame and propose red green and blue gains Sets the maximum size of the application s buffer queue which is used to store frames for reading When the buffer queue is full and a new frame arrives from the IP engine the first in the queue which is the oldest will be removed Sets the buffer queue mode The queue mode indicates the behavior of the buffer when the queue is full and new frames arrive The following two modes are available 168 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual e Remove first frames when full The buffer will remove the first frames to make room for new frames e Drop new frames when full The buffer will drop the new frames until there is room in the queue Reset Host The LYNX GigE Interface Application includes a handler PC Interrupt for the host PC Interrupt from the
62. YNX 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 interface 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 1s 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 104 of 206 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 reg
63. 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 194 of 206 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 195 of 206 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 document the LUT and will be displayed in response to the user issuing a glh Get LUT Header command The table sectio
64. al 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 repeated Select Port Interface DLL Camera cleerbittlovy dll MOC 1004 cleercor dll cleercor dll clee
65. al Output Frame Timing IPX 4M15 L G cccccccccsssssssssssssssssseseeees 61 Figure 2 23 Single Output Line Timing IPX 11M5 L G sscccccscccccccccccccccccccccsesssssssseeeees 62 Figure 2 24 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 11MS L G 1sssssssesscccccccccccccccccccccscssssssssseeees 62 Figure 2 25 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 11M5 L G ccccccccsssssssssssssssssseseeees 63 Figure 2 26 Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning ccccccccssssessccccccccccccssessccccccccceees 64 Figure 2 27 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA120 L ccccccccssssssssscccccccceeees 66 Figure 2 28 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX VGA210 L G 0000000000000000ee08 67 Figure 2 29 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 1M48 L G s0000ccccssssssssssseeees 68 Figure 2 30 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 2M30 L G 0000000cccsssssssssssesees 69 Figure 2 31 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 4MI15 L G ccccccccssssssssseccccccceeeees 70 Figure 2 32 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size IPX 11M5 L G 00000ccccsssssssssssesees 71 Figure 2 33 Horizontal and Vertical Binning cccccccccsssssssscccccccccccsssssccccccccccccsssssccccccccceees 72 Figure 2 34 Electronic Shutter Position ccccccccccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssscccecccccccccccccccscsssssssssssseees 74 Figure 2 35 Programmable Frame Rate 0ssssscccccccccssssss
66. al level dark level gt PA P 0 V _ gt Te Ee masked exposed pixels pixels Figure 2 52 Dynamic Signal to Noise Correction 94 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 11 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 53 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 Wel V H Pixel Pixel 1 1 1 H Pixel rac Pixel Vi1 V H Figure 2 53 Normal and Mirror Image 95 of 206 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 54 This feature could be useful if the camera receives a negative image i e image from microfilms prints or Slides In this mode the image has a normal vertical and horizontal orientation and full resolution This feature is available in both single and dual output modes refer to the sn command Pixel 1 1 Pixel Wel Pixel Ti Negative Image Pixel Pixel Vi1 Y H Figure 2 54
67. amera Link interface The next step is to click on the Transport tab 189 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Project Properties Plug ins Properties VIEWS Terminal wiew Parent Folder Transports ramets Link CAWINDOW Sisystem32 mal Seral Transport Driver Description clserilg dll Imperx Inc serial interface For Lynx GigE Port Number 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 190 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport VIEWS Terminal lew Transports Camera Link Sea Sls 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 191 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Transport Panel Clicking on the Transport tab reveals the following panel Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport Transport aE o o amera Link GigE Serial Transport Figure
68. ameras 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 interface 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 User LUTs 17 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Defective Pixel Map e Flat Field Coefficients Highly programmable Res
69. anularity f1 30 ne Frequency 6509145 Hz Status STOPPED start stop Camera Info ppl Help Figure 5 5 CC pulse Generator Tab 165 of 206 IMPERXY Width Period Granularity Frequency Start Stop LYNX Hardware User s Manual Determines the integration period when CC1 triggering is used The actual interval is equal to the number time units entered times granularity Determines the time interval between two consecutive trigger pulses The actual interval is equal to the number entered times granularity The granularity is the time increment of one time unit as described above Displays the trigger frequency Starts the trigger signal Stops the trigger signal 166 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 5 3 4 LYNX Configurator Tab LYNX Configuration tab offers users a fast straightforward and full access to all LYNX GigE camera features see Figure 5 6 The user can communicate with the camera and modify all camera features including AOL triggering video control strobe auto iris exposure control bit depth LUT and all other features as described in Section 4 of this manual lt Imperx Camera Lynx Interface Application Fil Camera Tools Help Device Acquisition CC Pulse Generator Lyne Configurator AOI Trigger Video Amp Auto Iris Exposure Strobe Horizontal AGI Normal i f C window C Binning start end 840 io 640 I pix
70. ardware User s Manual The user can program 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 35 Programmable Frame Rate CAUTION NOTE 1 The maximum frame rate and minimum frame time 1s 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
71. b is used to edit the configuration of the IP engine or engines being used in the application As shown in Figure 5 2 the controls on this page display the configuration of the currently selected IP engine DEVICE INFORMATION Device ID Status Device Name Device Information Camera IP INFORMATION IP Address IP Name Indicates the currently selected IP engine Indicates the state of the currently selected IP engine Indicates the name of the currently selected IP engine Imperx camera Each IP engine name is unique Provides information about the currently selected IP engine Describes the type of camera attached to the currently selected IP engine Select the corresponding camera from the list Specifies the IP address of the currently selected IP engine This field may be empty for a point to point connection based on an Device Driver If an application uses the Windows stack then an IP engine can be given a name instead of an IP 158 of 206 IMPERXY MAC Address Adapter ID Communication Mode Multicast Enable Serial Port Link Set device IP address at connect time LYNX Hardware User s Manual address The name must be obtainable from a DNS server or be present in the etc hosts file Optionally specifies the MAC address of the currently selected IP engine The MAC address is used to store in a XML configuration file or to force an IP address at connection time
72. 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 git User enters command 2 Camera responds with current setting 3 8 10 3 Get Lookup Header gilh The glh command returns the text header information in the selected lookup table Syntax gilh lt L12 gt Response HOGkKUp Table header text Example gli 1 User enters command Function is Gamma 0 45 Camera responds Created by Imperx Inc with LUT header Date 3 19 05 text 122 of 206 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 snc lt on Orr gt on Enables noise correction processing Ort Disables noise correction processing snc on Enables noise correction 3 8 11 2 Get Noise Correction gnc The gnc command returns the current
73. c Camera plug in Register Plugin Loader view plug in Terminal view plug in Unregister Plugin 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 188 of 206 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 e Plug ins Properties Transport VIEWS Terminal View Parent Folder Sriram CWINDOWS systemsz m GigE Seral Transport Driver Description clsercor dil Coreco Camera Link Serial API clserptk dll clserilg clservce dll Imper Inc FrameLink Serial Interface for Camera Link Pork Number a Figure B 3 Camera Link Transport Properties panel If you have selected Camera Link then the program will display a list of Camera Link compliant serial interfaces clser dll files that it has found These files are provided by frame grabber vendors Choose the desired C
74. cape 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 2 of 206 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 MECHANICAL OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL 1 Mechanical 2 Optical 5 3 Environmental 1 5 1 Tt 1 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 UPX 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 2 2 AREA OF INTEREST Zo Horizontal and Vertical Window 22 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 2 3 BINNING 2 4 EXPOSURE CONTROL 2 4 1 Electronic Shutter 2 4 2 Variable Frame Rate Programmable Integration 3 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 4 3 Long Integration 2 5 EXTERNAL TRIGGER 2
75. cccsssssssseseeeees 25 Figure 1 50 Camera Output Connector civssswssacossassevsssesarcosdnstewsseceianosiaueseouseeanesstaadeesuseessavsieetees 25 Figure 1 5b Camera Power Connector Camera Link Output viewed from rear 0 28 Figure 1 6a Camera Back Panel GigE Output cccccccsssssssssssssscscccccccccccccccccccsscsssssseseees 29 Figure 1 6b Camera Power Connector GigE Output viewed from rear 000000seeeeeeseeees 30 Figure 1 7a C mount camera link cameras IPX VGA L IM48 L 2M30 L 2M30H L 32 Figure 1 7b F mount camera link cameras IPX 4M15 L and IPX 1IM L 1ss00seeeee00 32 Figure 1 8a C mount GigE cameras IPX VGA G 1M48 G 2M30 G 2M30H G 33 Figure 1 8b F mount GigE cameras IPX 4M15 G and IPX LI1M G ccccccssssessssssssssseeeees 33 Figure 1 9a IPX VGA120 L and IPX VGA210 L Dimensional Drawings s ssssssssssssssssssses 34 Figure 1 9b IPX VGA210 G Dimensional Drawings ssssssesssssseseeeeessssseeeeeeccoosseseeeeeccosssseeeee 35 Figure 1 10a IPX 1M48 L Dimensional Drawings sesesssssessesssssseeeeeeceossseeeececcosssseeececccosssseeeee 36 Figure 1 10b IPX 1M48 G Dimensional Drawings 0sssssccccccccccssssssccccccccccccssssssccccccceeees 37 Figure 1 11a IPX 2M30 L and IPX 2M30H L Dimensional DrawingsS eessssssssssseesessssssseeee 38 Figure 1 11b IPX 2M30 G and IPX 2M30H G Dimensional Drawings ssssssssssossssssssssse 39 Fig
76. d 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 _ onjoftf 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 f u1 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 flu1 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 175 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 2 Retrieving Manufacturing Data Command Syntax String Description returned Get Manufacturing Data gmd various Returns all MF
77. d by 500 active pixels Figure 2 12 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 61 us vertical frame timing followed by 4 masked lines RLI RL4 followed by 2 buffer lines BLI BL2 followed by 1000 active lines DLI DL1000 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal is active only during the active lines DL1 DL1000 Figure 2 13 2 buffer 2 buffer 8 empty pixels 12 dark pixels pixels 1000 active pixels pixels 12 dark pixels ae ae teal ae Tae aoe D 5 nate SOX OOK OOO EC E Kem OOQOK MNS oo OT LVAL Figure 2 11 Single Output Line Timing APX 1M48 L G 2 buffer 8 empty pixels 12 dark pixels pixels 500 active pixels 200 ns 300 ns 50 ns 12500 ns aama DEA XR EOOD XC aama DAONA NOOC S EX LVAL 99 o ooo Figure 2 12 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 1M48 L G 54 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 buffer lines 4 dark lines 2 buffer lines 1000 active lines D S n ETTE 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 55 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 2M30 L G In the single mode each line consists of 4 empty pixels E1 E4 followed by 16 masked pixels used for black dark reference R1 R16 followed
78. d 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 trol Description Exposure Con Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Set Shutter Time sst offli 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 offli Sets the programmable frame time off disabled i frame time in USeconds 179 of 206 IMPERXY eommane Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description LYNX Hardware User s Manual Set Trigger str off cclet slfld Sets the trigger mode Set Trigger Duration std i Set Pre Exposure spe i Set Double Exposure sde i Set CC Integration sci offl on Command Syntax Parm 1 Set Analog Offset sao 0 1 2 i Set Analog Gain sag 0 1 2 i Command Syntax Parm 1 Set Strobe Position ssp off i 180 of 206 Parm 2 Description ontrol Parm 2 Description off disabled cc CCl et external s standard f fast d double Sets the number for frames to be transmitted after a trigger event has occurred The valid range is 1 to 249 A val
79. dow 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 113 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 2 Vertical Window 3 8 2 1 3 8 2 2 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 command increases the effective frame rate of the camera and also reduces the automatic exposure time when shutter is disabled This command programs the camera with the starting and ending line but does not turn on windowing In order to enable windowing the svm 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 1 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
80. e controls for horizontal and vertical windows ADI Horizontal ADI Normal lt lt y window Binning start end 1600 BUH pixels vertical 40 Normal eT Cowindow 4 1200 gt Binning se J 1200 3 E 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 145 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Center When enabled the center fast mode is activated This feature is only available on the IPX VGA2I10L 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 146 of 206 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 Dee Trigger Trigger Mode OFF standard External OE 7 CC Exposure Control 1 Captured Frames after Trigger CONT Frames 10 First Frame Exp Standard 655 10 00u5ec W5ec mec 1 First Frame Exp Double 65 W5ec msec 1 Q0uUSec Figure 4 4 Triggering Tab
81. e setting Syntax gtm Response of f 112 3 Example gtm User enters command 2 Camera responds with current setting 126 of 206 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 sir lt onborr gt on Enables image reversal oni 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 on ort gir User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 127 of 206 IMPERXY 3 8 16 Trigger operation 3 8 16 1 Set Trigger str LYNX Hardware User s Manual 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 wait for a trigger event to occur Wh
82. e 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 is 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 defective 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 100 of 206 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 characte
83. ed 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 SS 56 56 oat JOC QACIRAC OEIC TEAC OAC 5 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 5 5 S SS a N 0 0 wo 08 EE ME Ta S 6 5 5 ama AKAAKA Yo ee S LL LVAL LVAL Figure 2 18 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H L G 58 of 206 LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 dark lines 2 buffer lines 1080 active lines 2 buffer lines 4 dark lines 5 5 DATA Km KOK KK AK AEA A MK Kee kK FVAL es 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 59 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 4M15 L G In single mode each line consists of 12 empty pixels EI 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 D1 D2048 followed by 4 buffer pixels B1 B4 and followed by another 28 masked dark pixels R1 R28 Figure 2 20 In the dual mode each line consists of 12 empty pixe
84. eeeeeeosssses PaA E E E OP TIC EIEEE ENE E A oaseesnasiocssns Figure 2 47 Gamma Corrected Video Signal ccccccccccssssssssssssssssssccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssseees A E E D N OT OEE E E EE EAE A EET FUGUE Aa nee Corr O arena EEOAE TEENDO Figure 2 50 Contrast Correction essssssessssssseeesssssecccssssecccsssseeccsssseeccosseeeecosseeeccosseeeecsssseee Figure 2 51 Neeative MURE werecessesnsczsossvetisencecssncutiotessasnacesonsvuiseseenceaccnstenen gsnecesocecassvieenonaceed Figure 2 52 Dynamic Signal to Noise Correction ssssseseeessoososssssssssseseeeeeeeeececcccsssssssssee Figure 2 53 Normal and Mirror IMAage ccccccceessssssccccccccccccssssscccccccccccccssscccccccccccscssssceeeees Figure 2 54 Normal and Negative IMA8e ccccssssssccccccccccsssssesccccccccccccssssccccccccccccsessseseceees Figure 2 55 Fixed Pattern 1 Single and Dual Modes cccccccccrsssssssecccccccccccesssssceececs Figure 2 56 Fixed Pattern 2 Single and Dual Mode3s cccccccccssssssssscccccccccccnsssscceccecs Figure 2 57 Original image showing shading effect ssssccccccccccssssssscccccccccccesssscccccees Figure 2 58 Flat Field Corrected image ccccccssssssccccccccccccsssssccccccccccccssssscccccccccccssssssceccees Figure 4 1 LYNX Camera Link Interface 0ssssscccccccccesnsssescccccccccccssssssccccccccccsecesssceceees Figure 4 2 Select Port CUNO rararaaicce acess ceteaauco
85. ees 165 Figure 5 6 LYNX Concur VOD sccssscsessssvccrsievasasncesseccdesassseesesassvirebaeasaseeascsnecaecousassveseieess 167 Figure B 1 LynxTerminal main dialog ccccccccccccccccccccssssssssnssssssssccsccccccccccccccecssscsssssssssseees 187 Figure B 2 Plug ins panel sccnsinsscvssunatancenisusuadeisianeviaiaseoeenstavcssisusuassesvatesieicceobenstencesiouseatssebats 188 Figure B 3 Camera Link Transport Properties panel ssssssscccccccccccccccccccssssssssssssseseees 189 Figure B 4 GigE Transport Properties panel ccccccccccssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccssscssssssssseees 190 Figure B 5 Serial Transport Properties panel ccccccccsesssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssssseees 191 Figure B5 PIOUS VON dialog scsrusesessrissistetaroscsecnrsonosnros ori torees o ordner Tari s eE Oee aS eN nIe E Eroe 192 Figure B 6 Loader View dialog ssssccccccccssssssssssccccccccccscsssscccccccccsccssssccccccccccscessscccccceseees 193 Figure BT T erminal View Gil OG vvvcsccsenssvauscssaxececssanceudaaenezseusssocncaaticcueseunouuiaseueteousesounisiaxeceesss 194 12 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual List of Tables Table 1 0 Pixel structure for different LYNX cameras cccccccccccccccccccccsccssssssssssssscsscceeeeeccees 20 Table 1 1 Camera SPCC ICAUONS vaccuscstssuhecvuncaazcactovetesseasrsesbiasbwevsuesansate ooetesseacssostacslaceueetansaieeset 22 Table 1 2 Camera O
86. els Vertical AOI i Mormal T C window 1 480 bart d start en a a Binning Cc bao lines Speed 207 04 Fos Exposure 4630 u5ec Image Negative Noise JX ALI Reversal Image Corr 1 2 if bi a B Taps r Depth gt Bayer LUT gt r Test mode C singe amp Bits off eof E off f Dual 10B6its GR BG C Useri1 Pattern 1 12Bits RG GB is User rh Pattern 2 Load from r Save bo Moving M Temperature Alarm Factory Enable User Spacev 1 User Space 1 ee Clear a z THE _ i _ E 5g da 75 d aE ss User Space User Space z l Current Temperature l Book From Factory 47 500 Read Camera Info Figure 5 6 LYNX Configuratior Tab 167 of 206 IMPERXY 5 3 5 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Common Controls All panels in the LYNX GigE Interface Application have the same control interface and menus for File Camera Tools and Help and common buttons for Camera Info Apply and Help FILE MENU The file menu contains commands for XML configuration files The menu contains the following items New Open Save Save As Exit CAMERA MENU Clears configurations and cached file names from the Device Configuration tab Opens a new XML configuration file Saves the current configuration to an XML configuration file Saves the current configuration to an
87. en 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 CC et Parameter 2 s Example str et s Disables trigger mode and enable free running mode Selects the Camera Link CC1 signal as the trigger source Selects the external trigger signal as the trigger source Selects the standard trigger mode of operation Selects the fast trigger mode of operation Selects the double trigger mode of operation 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 ger Response off cclet s fld Example gtr User enters command et s Camera responds with current setting 128 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 16 3 Set Trigger Duration std The sta 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 Sets the numbe
88. en it reaches 48C 3 8 18 5 Get Temperature Threshold git The gtt command returns the current temperature threshold settings Syntax gtt Response ie G2 Example gtt User enters command 55 48 Camera responds with current setting 134 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 19 Programmable Frame Rate 3 8 19 1 Set Frame Rate sfr 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 i gt off Disables the programmable frame rate i The frame rate in units of frames per second i min 2 max 3000 sir Ti 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 g r offli gfr User enters command 76 Camera responds with current setting 135 of 206 IMPERXY
89. ensing triggering Active HIGH Solid anodized aluminum 67 x 6 7 x 47 67 x 67 x 59 390 g 480g 1 0 Lux f 1 4 F mount 43mm format 10 V to 15 V DC 60W 80W Yes Yes Operating 5 to 50 C Storage 10 to 65 C 80 non condensing Table 1 1 Camera Specifications cont 24 of 206 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 data sync control and serial interface 2 10 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 11M5 L IPX 1M48 L IPX 4M15 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 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 Gimsa LO Figure 1 5a Camera Output Connector 25 of 206 IMPERX VY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Cable Shield Cable Shield Inne
90. es the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings Work Space to the camera registers Save to Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings Factory to the camera factory space Note that this space is password protected Save to Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings User Space 1 to the camera User 1 space Save to Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings User Space 2 to the camera User 2 space Select Port Selects a communication port Select Camera Exit Selects a camera from the list of the available cameras Closes the LYNX Configurator program BOOT MENU This menu selects the Boot From source Upon power up the camera will load its registers from the selected Boot From source From Factory The camera loads the original factory settings Settings From User The camera loads the settings saved in User 1 space Settings 1 From User The camera loads the settings saved in User 2 space Settings 2 152 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual TEST MODE MENU This menu select the test pattern generator Fixed pattern 1 Selects the fixed test pattern 1 Fixed pattern 2 Selects the fixed test pattern 2 Moving pattern Selects the moving test pattern HELP MENU Open Help This command displays the help file About This command will display the important camera manufacturing information Debug Dialog This command displays a separate communications debug w
91. essssesssssssnsesssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssees 181 Table A 6 Workspace GET COMIMANAS ccscccsesssesssssesessssesssssessssscsssssssessssssssssssssssssessnees 185 13 of 206 IMPERXY Chrapte Va LYNX Hardware User s Manual introduction This chapter outlines the key features of the Lynx camera 14 of 206 IMPERXY 1 1 LYNX FAMILY The LYNX series of cameras are built around a robust imaging platform utilizing the latest digital technology The camera s image processing engine 1s based on a 1 million gate FPGA and a 32 bit RISC processor The LYNX CL family consists of the following 14 output Camera Link High Speed IPX VGA120 L 640x480 120fps IPX VGA120 LC 640x480 120fps IPX VGA210 L 640x480 210fps IPX VGA210 LC 640x480 210fps Camera Link Mega pixel IPX 1M48 L 1000x1000 48fps IPX 1M48 LC 1000x1000 48fps IPX 2M30 L 1600x1200 33fps IPX 2M30 LC 1600x1200 33fps IPX 2M30H L 1920x1080 32fps IPX 2M30H LC 1920x1080 32fps IPX 4M15 L 2048x2048 15fps IPX 4M15 LC 2048x2048 15fps IPX 11M5 L 4000x2672 Stps IPX 11M5 LC 4000x2672 Sips 15 of 206 LYNX Hardware User s Manual cameras with camera link monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color monochrome color IMPERXY The LYNX GigE family consists of the following 12 cameras with GigE output GigE High Speed IPX VGA210 G 640x480 210fps IPX VGA210 GC 640x4
92. ext frames from its source until either the stop button is pushed or the onboard memory has been filled This field is used when acquisitions are NOT continuous When the user clicks the start button the application will grab the number of frames defined in this field This button is enabled when an acquisition is being performed Clicking on it will stop any current continuous acquisition This button displays the signal generator modeless dialog Through this dialog users can modify the settings of the CC Pulse Generator of the IP engine Note that the camera must be linked to the signal for this dialog to affect the acquisition When checked the communication layer of the application will let images declared bad by the IP engine be transmitted as good images These bad images occur when the IP engine detects missing pixels in a line or missing lines Ignore Missing When checked the communication layer will not request Packets Current Channel DISPLAY Normal packets that have been declared as missing The resulting image may have portions that have not been updated with image data This field is used to select which channel of the IP engine will be used by the acquisition tab controls If the IP engine supports only a single channel this field will be disabled When selected each successful grab operation displays its image data in a display window 163 of 206 IMPERXY None Close Full scree
93. fer Rows Top Black Rows Top X HCCDRegister L HCCD Register R gt lt videor Output L Output R E S cant Dummy Pixels Left Dummy Pixels Right Video L 4 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 if the shutter is enabled Frame rate fps 1 exposure time sec 1 1 48 of 206 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
94. file ignore Missing Packets Windows Bitmap l Movie Properties Current Channel m Display f Normal hes eae Fullscreen close with ALT F4 or ESC Acquisition Information i 3 Display Rate 0 00 tos average 0 00 fps Last Image ID 00000000 Grabbing 0 00 fps average 0 00 fos Status Image 0000076504 Bad 00000 Last Error No errors Host PC Interrupt Count 0 Mask 0x00 Time 0 r Flow Throttle Packet Delay 0 ne E Compute Camera Info Figure 5 4 Application Window and Acquisition Tab ACQUISITION CONTROL Start This button is enabled only when no current acquisition is being performed Clicking on this button will start the acquisition of frames based on the acquisition mode Acquisition Mode Specifies the acquisition mode e Grab Single A single image will be acquired from the IP engine 162 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual e Grab Continuous Images will be acquired continuously until e Playback e Playback e Recording Frames Stop Signals Bad Image Passthrough the stop button is clicked Single A single image will be acquired from the frames in the IP engine s onboard memory If no frames are available a timeout will occur Continuous Images will be acquired continuously from the IP engine s onboard memory When no more frames are available timeouts will occur The IP engine will record the n
95. fv 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 vl 3 CUST 5 111 of 206 IMPERXY 3 7 5 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Get Software Version gsv The gsv command returns the camera s software version Syntax gsv Response Camera responds with its software version bootloader version and customer ID for custom software Example SW v1 0 BL v2 0 CUST 4 112 of 206 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 Win
96. g 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 2 Software Installation from CD 2 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 2 3 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 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 t
97. grammable Frame Rate 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 138 of 206 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 sdc lt on oft gt Parameter on Enables defect correction processing Ort 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 ori defective pixels Column and Row coordinates 139 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 22 Flat Field Correction 3 8 22
98. he camera brightness and contrast The internal camera processing of the data is 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 CMSB Input Data 12 bit oo o1 oe 0s 04 os os 07 68 00 oro Jon Create a LUT in which the bits are shifted by one to the right Modified 12 bit Output Data 11 bit data 1 bits shifted right o oo 0 02 0s 06 os 08 07 08 09 ovo Example B Increasing the image brightness 4x The original camera data is DO LSB to D11 MSB Input Data 12 bit roo o1 oe 0s 04 os oe o7 e 69 oro Jor Create a LUT in which the bits are shifted with two to the right Modified 12 bit Output Data 10 bit data 2 bits shifted right o Bo 1 o2 pa oa os oe o7 oe Do 92 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 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 roo o1 02 0s 04 0s os o7 68 69 Joro Jor Create a LUT which truncates the 2 most significant b
99. he 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 200 of 206 IMPERXY LZ 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 new_LYNX as an example Left mouse click on Start Run then enter or browse to C new_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 201 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Ap Dench ay LYNX GigE Software Installation This appendix explains how to install the LYNX GigE software 202 of 206 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 Documentation files located in C Program_Files Imperx LYNX GigE Documents SDK files located in C Program_Files Imperx LYNX G
100. hich is End Pixel Start Pixel 1 b The 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 27 2 32 show a graphical representation of the formulas 65 of 206 IMPERXY Frame Rate LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX VGA120 L FR fps 1 0 70 x 10 x 492 WS Tyr WS x T1 2 1a Tyr is a constant 35 35 x 10 sec and T 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 27 Frame Rate vs Vertical Window Size UPX VGA120 L 66 of 206 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 T1 2 1b Tyr is a constant Tyr 35 35 x 10 for single
101. high of the trigger pulse Video Amp Tab Using the Video Amp tab the user can control the gain and offset for each camera channel as shown in Figure 4 5 video Amp E Channel 1 0 Offset 255 P 9 95 Gain dB 40 AAA Link Gain __ T B Channel 2 0 Offset Ae bos i 3 98 gt 6 Gain dB 40 Channel 1 Channel 2 Link Gain Figure 4 5 Video Amplifiers Tab The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 1 via the sliders or by entering the desired values The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 2 via the sliders or by entering the desired values When enabled the gain sliders for both channels are linked together If there is a gain difference between the channels this difference will be preserved 148 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 3 4 Auto Iris Tab Auto Iris Tab controls the auto iris feature Figure 4 6 I Auto Tris i Tris Threshold aE 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 L 140 Shutter Time 500 140 00u5ec USec mec d 420 Long Integration i 420 00mSec mSec SBC E 2 Programmable Frame Rate 3000 fps p 335 Programmable Frame Time SOOO000 USEC Figure 4 7 Exposure Tab Shut
102. igE 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 LZ 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 203 of 206 IMPERXY 22 2 2 23 2 4 2 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 setup exe and click OK Wait for the LYNX GigE InstallShield Wizard screen to appear Follow the on screen instr
103. indow Show Hide This command will display hide the LYNX Terminal Terminal Dialog Window Figure 4 10 LYNX Terminal Dialog FW v3 2 CUST O 4 gt sv gsy SW v1 58 BL 1 37 CUSTO Figure 4 10 LYNX Terminal Dialog Window Dump Defect This command will display a listing of the contents Pixels of the Defective Pixel Correction table in non volatile memory 153 of 206 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 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 Current Temperature Temperature Alarm Image Reversal Negative Image Noise Corr Defect Corr Test Mode 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 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
104. ion 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 close 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 45 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Chapt Camera Features This chapter discusses the camera s features and their use 46 of 206 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 i
105. ion 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 is powered on the green LED on the back is lit and that the cable is 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 157 of 206 IMPERXY 9 3 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Graphical User Interface The LYNX GigE Interface Application is a graphical user interface GUI containing four main panels tabs Device Acquisition CC Pulse Generator LYNX Configurator This section gives a brief description of the different panels and highlights the interface to LYNX GigE cameras For a detailed description of the configuration panels refer to the LYNX GigE Software Manual For software installation refer to Appendix E of this manual 5 3 1 Device Tab The Device ta
106. isters 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 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 2 105 of 206 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 parm2 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 resp
107. its bits are shifted with two to the right bo Dt D2 os D4 Ds D6 D7 Ds 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 REI CICILIEI ILI CICALIES 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 DIDI e E If only the standard conversion was applied D2 to D11 would have been mapped to the output Standard 10 bit Output Data 02 08 o4 05 os 07 ve oo p10 o1 93 of 206 IMPERXY 2 10 video output 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 52 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 CCD has several back masked columns The dark level is sampled over several of these masked pixels and the average black level floor is calculated for this line This floor level is then subtracted from each incoming pixel from this line signal level oom gt lt lt corrected e sign
108. k columns right Dummy pixels right Frame rate single Frame rate dual Table 1 0 Pixel structure for different LYNX cameras Quantum Efficiency 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Figure 1 1 Spectral response monochrome quantum efficienc Measured with the cover glass 20 of 206 950 1000 900 PAL TOAL a50 LYNX Hardware User s Manual O am D D z O S N z FE LOAN 5 8 o gt H Ool O E o LN o I T O ges 5 Ol em z 5 v N z g 9 od o w conte gt z Z B S p S HA i z T TI ON O I uy N i e va me me o D yy int as D D z o 7 A a S o o Ff A gt fouei wjuend Adualoiyy winquend jajoiaesin 940 840 740 640 540 440 240 Wavelength nm Figure 1 3 Spectral response UV quantum efficienc Measured without the cover glass 21 of 206 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Active image pixels 640 H x 480 V 640 H x 480 V Active image area 5 87 mm x 4 71 mm 5 87 mm x 4 71 mm 0 231 x 0 185 0 231 x 0 185 7 4 um 7 4 um Digital 8 10 12 bit Digital 8 10 12 bit one output one or two outputs Yes Yes 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 120 fps 210 fps Maximum frame rate up to 1000 fps up to
109. l TL 18 4 us for single T 6 73 us for single center Ti 3 6 us for dual center 52 of 206 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 D1 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 pixels Figure 2 10 228 active 18 dark data pixels pixels 5700 ns 450 ns JIC OR AIOE cata KO oc S9 S S 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 ne YX OK X XAK fT t Figure 2 10 Center Columns Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G LVAL 53 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual IPX 1M48 L G In the single 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 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 followe
110. 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 42 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 43 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 83 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CAUTION NOTE l The maximum voltage difference between the strobe outputs is 8 volts 2 The maximum output current must not exceed 40mA rr rr rrr rrr nr rrr rere ee 4 STROBE OUT lt Q1 2N3904 STROBE OUT lt lt lt FROM CAMERA www wm ww nw nw nw ow ow ow ow ow ww wn ww ww ow ow nw ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ww ww nw ow ow ow ow ow on ow ow ow ow ow ow ow wn nw ww ww ow ww ow ow ow ww ew l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l al Figure 2 42 Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal Camera Link
111. lication will save frames indefinitely using the selected format until the user cancels the operation Specifies the directory in which the image files or IDs file will be saved It is enabled only when the 164 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual acquisition is configured as continuous and the display is not used Save Used to start the acquisition of frames for diagnostics It is enabled only when the acquisition is running as continuous Text file Allows users to save the acquired frames identifiers with IDs to a single text file Windows Allows users to save each acquired frame to a 24 bit bitmap RGB Windows bitmap file Raw data file Allows users save each acquired frame to a raw unformatted data file Movie Allows users to save acquired frames to a single AVI movie file The video compressor will use the settings that were previously specified or in the movie properties 5 3 3 CC Pulse Generator Tab LYNX GigE Interface Application provides a programmable internal pulse generator for camera triggering see Figure 5 5 When started the pulse generator will be active for the duration of the width interval then inactive for the duration of the period minus width After that the cycle repeats Imperx Camera Lynx Interface Application Fil Camera Tools Help Device Acquisition CL Pulse Generator Lyns Configurator Pulse Generator Data Width 122980 ne Period BE l 453630 ns Gr
112. load and console utility This utility is used by both the Camera Link and GigE cameras 186 of 206 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 LynxTerminal Untitled File Edit Tools View Help Osada 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 187 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Plug ins Panel Clicking on the Plug ins tab reveals the following panel Project Properties Plug ins Properties Transport Imper In
113. ls E1 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 RL1 RL10 followed by 6 buffer lines BL1 BL6 followed by 2048 active lines DL1 DL2048 and followed by 8 buffer lines BL1 BL8 During each frame the FVAL frame valid signal is active only during the active lines DL1 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 are JOCOOC HABE ICG GC 5 5 5 LVAL 5 5 55 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 9 9 5 py SEED 0 600 0 0 09 0 0 00 0 CED GOD am G 5 5 5 5 m XOXOXO Yee Noe Xe LVAL on S Figure 2 21 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 4M15 L G 60 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 10 dark lines 6 buffer lines 2048 active lines 8 buffer lines sf S S X m CAET oF TL 26700 ns dual output TL 53100 ns single output HB 4000 ns FVAL
114. me 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 34 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 A D O A A A Figure 2 34 Electronic Shutter Position CAUTION NOTE 1 The electronic shutter can be enabled in all camera modes Di 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 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 35 The resultant frame rate can be calculated using formula 4 1 74 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX H
115. ming IPX VGA210 L G ss000008 52 Figure 2 9 Center Columns Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G 0000sssssee08 53 Figure 2 10 Center Columns Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G 0000sseeeeee8 53 Figure 2 11 Single Output Line Timing IPX 1M48 L G sssssccscccccccccccccccccccccsssssssesseeees 54 Figure 2 12 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 1MA48 L G 11ssssssccsssscccccecccccccccccsesssssssssseeees 54 Figure 2 13 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 1M48 L G ccccccccsssssssssssssssssssseeees 55 Figure 2 14 Single output line timing IPX 2M30 L G sssssssssssssccccccccccccccccsssssssssssseeees 56 Figure 2 15 Dual output line timing IPX 2M30 L G sssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccssssssssssesseees 56 Figure 2 16 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30 L G ccccccccccsssssssssssssssssssseeees 57 Figure 2 17 Single Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H LI G cccccccccccccccccccccccccccsccsssssssseseees 58 Figure 2 18 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 2M30H L G ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccssssssssseeees 58 Figure 2 19 Single Dual Output Frame Timing IPX 2M30H L G ccccccccsssssssssssssssseseees 59 Figure 2 20 Single Output Line Timing IPX 4M15 L G ssssccscccccccccccccccccccccccscsssssssseseees 60 Figure 2 21 Dual Output Line Timing IPX 4M15 L G 1sssssseseecsccccccccccccccccccsssesssssesseeees 60 Figure 2 22 Single Du
116. mouse click on Start Run then enter or browse to CAnew_LYNX GigE LYNX_GigE_x_x_x exe 205 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 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 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 206 of 206
117. n LYNX Hardware User s Manual When selected grab operations will be performed without displaying the image data When enabled the close button will close the display window and stop any continuous grab operation When checked and the display window is not already opened the display window will be opened as full screen Use the escape key to get out of the full screen mode ACQUISITION INFORMATION Display Rate Indicates the current frame rate of displayed image Grabbing Displays the current rate of acquisition measured by the number of acquired frames per second Status Displays the current acquisition status a large number of bad images indicates a set up or cable problem Last Error Displays information about the last error that occurred when acquiring images FLOW THROTTLE This section allows the user to control the flow of images See LYNX GigE Software User s Manual for more information Packet Delay Compute FRAME SAVING Indicates the delay between the transmissions of each packet Invokes the inter packet delay computation dialog window This section provides basic diagnostics about the grabbing operation and is available only when grabbing in continuous mode Frames to save Infinite Save To Indicates the number of frames to use in the diagnostic It is enabled only when the acquisition is configured as continuous and the display is not used Indicates that the app
118. n Table 2 1 Black Rows Bottom Buffer Rows Bottom Pixel V H H x V Active Pixels a Sb aa O w S m Black Columns Left Buffer Columns Left Buffer Columns Right Buffer Rows Top Black Rows Top Le oser d Dummy Pixels Left Figure 2 1 Single Output Mode of Operation 7 5 fps 2 5 fps 15 fps 5 fps Table 2 1 Pixel Structure and Frame Rates 47 of 206 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 Buffer Rows Bottom Pixel V 1 Pixel V H H2 x V q ge H2 V Active Pixels Active Pixels Black Columns Left Buffer Columns Right Black Columns Right E k E D D D p ea Pixel 1 1 Pixel 1 H Buf
119. n 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 1714705 Table LNOUL GUC y 0 4095 1 4094 2 4093 3 4092 4 4091 4095 0 196 of 206 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 Ea Microsoft Excel negative _LUT xIs Look Up Table input file example lines beginning with two dashes are comments and are ignored by parser 4 Header this is the text that will get displayed with a gif command Function is negative image created by John Doe date 1 14 05
120. ncrements of 10 uSeconds and therefore will round the least significant digit entered Notes 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 gpe Response a Example gpe User enters command 150 Camera responds with current setting 130 of 206 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 i 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 gae command returns the current double exposure setting Syntax gde Response a Example gde User enters command 400 Camera responds with current setting 131 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 17 Negative Image mode 3 8 17 1 Set Negative Image sni The sni command instructs the camera to
121. 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 ghm Response nilwilbiec Example ghm User enters command b Camera responds with current setting 124 of 206 IMPERXY 3 8 13 Vertical Mode LYNX Hardware User s Manual 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 Parameter Example Notes svm lt n w b gt n Normal mode wW Enables horizontal window b Enables horizontal binning svym
122. negative image feature When enabled turns on the noise correction feature When enabled turns on the defect correction feature When enabled turns on the test pattern generator Displays the current camera speed it is not active in trigger mode Displays the current camera exposure it 1s not active in trigger mode 154 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CRAD LYNX Interface Application for GigE This chapter discusses the LYNX GigE interface software 155 of 206 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 Intel ProlOOO NIC card 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 gt LynxTerminal ImperxX camera download utility NN a Figure 5 1 LYNX GigE Interface 156 of 206 IMPERXY 0 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual setup Make sure that LYNX GigE Applicat
123. noise correction setting Syntax Response Example gnc on ort gne User enters command Camera responds on with current setting 123 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 12 Horizontal mode 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 shm lt n w b c gt Parameter n Normal mode w Enables horizontal window b Enables horizontal binning c Enables center mode Example shm b Enables horizontal binning Notes 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 defined by the shw command In the binning mode it is
124. ode 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 Control String Description Command Syntax Parm 1 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 oft off i Returns the current programmable frame time off disabled i frame rate in uSeconds 183 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 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 double exposure in uSeconds Get CC Integration gci offlon Returns the current CC integration mode off camera timing determines exposure
125. ode setting Syntax gdm Response on off Example gdm User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 120 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 9 Bit Depth 3 8 9 1 Set Bit Depth sba The sba 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 gbd The gba command returns the current bit depth setting Syntax gbd Response 8110 12 Example gbd User enters command 10 Camera responds with current setting 121 of 206 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 off 1 2 gt Parameter off Disable the lookup table processing 1 Enables the User 1 table mapping process 2 Enables the User 2 table mapping process Example git 2 Enables the User 2 lookup table Notes Both lookup tables are stored in read write non volatile memory in the camera and can
126. of 206 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 start of the frame Syntax ssp lt off i gt Parameter off Disables the strobe i 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 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 op aya al Example gsp User enters command 120 Camera responds with current setting 117 of 206 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 Range Example Notes sag lt O 1 2 gt lt i gt 0 Sets both taps to the same gain 1 Selects tap 1 2 Selects tap 2 i The gain setting in dB i min 6 max 40 sag 2 12 Sets the gain for tap 2 to 12 dB The gain can be adjusted in increments of 3 dB 3 8 6 2 Get Analog Gain gag The gag command returns the current analog gain settings Syntax Parameter Response
127. oltage 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 is called a 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 Butter Rows Bottom Pixel V H H x V Active Pixels Black Columns Right Buffer Columns Left __ Buffer Columns Right E 5 O ah Q za Pixel 1 H Buffer Rows Top Black Rows Top Dummy Pixels Left Dummy Pixels Right HCCD REGISTER lt H video R Figure 1 0 CCD Pixel Structure 19 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual CCD sensor KAI 0340D KAI 1020 KAI 2020 KAI 2093 KAI 4021 KAI 11000 Pixel size 7 4 um 7 4 um 7 4 um 7 4 um 7 4 um 9 0 um Black rows top 4 10 16 Buffer rows top Buffer rows bottom Black rows bottom Dummy pixels left Black columns left Buffer columns left Buffer columns right Blac
128. olution 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 18 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 1 3 LYNX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Video L 4 A CCD camera 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 is 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 v
129. onse 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 Error lt ve xt gt lt er gt lt 1i 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 1s 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 CODEI gt lt CODEZ gt CODE4 gt lt CODE4 gt Bytel 1B 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 OA 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 106 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Ha
130. or 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 used 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 26 The minimum window size is one line the maximum is full vertical resolution Last V line Table 2 2 shows the allowable values for the Start Line and the End Line Pixel 1 1 Ee Pixel 1 H E Start Line AREA OF INTEREST End Line Pixel V 1 a Pixel V H Start Fizel Fnd Pizel Figure 2 26 Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning 64 of 206 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Start Pixel Start Pixel End Pixel End Pixel Last H Pixel Start Line Min a oe R a E _ Start Line Max n End Line Min ES O a ee E Last V Line I aoo 1000 1200 T 2048 2672 Table 2 2 Allowable Horizontal and Window Sizes CAUTION NOTE 1 Horizontal and vertical windows can be enabled in all camera modes 2 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 w
131. 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 Parameter Example sni Sonori on Enables negative image processing off Disables negative image processing sni on Enables image inversion 3 8 17 2 Get Negative Image gni The gni command returns the current negative image setting Syntax Response Example Gna on Ort gni User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 132 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 8 18 Temperature Monitoring 3 8 18 1 Get Current Temperature gct The gct command returns the current temperature of the camera The temperature is in increments of 25 degrees C Syntax Response Example GOL i Camera temperature in degrees centigrade 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 if 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 Syntax
132. point with the maximum value is 8128 bytes In general networked applications a packet size of 1440 bytes will work with all networking equipment Invokes a dialog that estimates which timeouts to use based on image size link type and packet size Invokes the Device Finder dialog which searches the network for available IP engines When the user selects one of the found IP engines the engine will fill the IP Information section of the device page see Figure 5 3 Adds a new empty IP engine to the configuration Deletes the currently selected IP engine from the configuration Tests the current settings Reconnects to the currently selected IP engine Network Device Finder fx Device 00 11 1C 00 02 66 with IP address 192 168 2254 fe High Performance Driver O0 0E 00 85 8 7 44 Device Information Timeout mz 100 Fi roa Figure 5 3 Network Device Finder Dialog 161 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 5 3 2 Acquisition Tab The Acquisition tab shown in Figure 5 4 is used to acquire images from the currently selected and connected LYNX GigE camera Imperx Camera Lynx Interface Application File Camera Tools Help Device Acquisition CE Pulse Generator Lyris Configurator Acquisition Control gt Frame save Start Grab Continuous Frames to save i Infinite Stop amez Save To Save Bad images passthrough f Test File with IDs C Raw data
133. r Shield Ground Inner Shield Ground Inner Shield Inner Shield 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 X0 X0 X1 X1 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 LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS LVDS N C N C N C N C N C N C 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 Inner Shield Ground Inner Shield Ground Inner Shield Inner Shield Table 1 2 Camera Output Connector Signal Mapping 26 of 206 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 DA
134. r 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 ged 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 CC1 signal determines the exposure time for the first frame after trigger Syntax Sci lt on ori gt Parameter on Enables CC integration mode Ont 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 gei Response on off Example gci User enters command on Camera responds with current setting 129 of 206 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 spe lt i gt Parameter i The exposure time in units of uSeconds Range i min 10 max 655 350 Example spe 150 Sets the pre exposure to 150 uSeconds Notes The pre exposure operates in i
135. racsecescseusucersowecsaceeusncenesweresieccsteiessecessesenceieess Figure 4 3 Area of Interest Tab ssssecccccccccscssssssscccccccccccscssssccccccccccessssscccccccecesesssssceeees Fiure d Ireene ADi vcoscaseasseesasvacteoeeasouadessacuvoseesesesauvaciestectsssdesseveentee ssniauseotes Figure 4 5 Video Amplifiers Tab sossseeeeeeseeeossssssssssseseeeeeeeeeeccossssssssssseeeeseeeeeeeocssssssssssee Figure Oe Anlo IMS Labisse Ernane r N TEEI i Orani POUT OAT L OSUTC Tab veceusinaais coiccswans inasar EENE EAEEREN EEEa Teue dS SOO TD sri a E E EEA E E E EE Figure 4 9 LYNX Configurator main dialog ccccccccssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccsscssssssseseees Figure 4 10 LYNX Terminal Dialog Window cccccccccresssssessssssssccscccccccccccccccccsssssssssssseees Figure 5 1 LYNX GigE IN Cr fae osivcssasctsesicssasesoctedeescosviunasasstseskacsaseseciedeas cosviuaasaasisesiecsaseeect Figure 5 2 Application Window and Device Tab 0 000sssssssssesscsccccccccccccccccssssssssssseseees 11 of 206 15 153 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 5 3 Network Device Finder Dialog ssssccccccsssssssssscccccccccccssssscccccccccccecssscceccceeeses 161 Figure 5 4 Application Window and Acquisition Tab sssssssccccsccccsccccccccccsssssssssssssseees 162 Figure 5 5 CC pulse Generator Tab s 00scccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscssscsssss
136. rame Rate ofr 135 3 8 19 3 Set Frame Time sft 136 3 8 19 4 Get Frame Time gtt 136 3 8 20 Current Speed and Exposure 137 3 8 20 1 Get Camera Speed gcs 137 3 8 20 2 Get Camera Exposure gce 138 3 8 21 Defective Pixel Correction 139 3 8 21 1 Set Defect Correction sdc 139 3 8 21 2 Get Defect Correction gdc 139 3 8 21 3 Dump Pixel Map dom 139 3 8 22 Flat Field Correction 140 3 8 22 1 Set Flatfield Correction sfc 140 3 8 22 2 Get Flatfield Correction gfc 140 3 8 22 3 Get Flatfield Header gth 140 6 of 206 z IMPERX Y LYNX Hardware User s Manual 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 5 3 1 Device Tab 5 3 2 Acquisition Tab ie ie CC Pulse Generator Tab 5 3 4 LYNX Configurator Tab 5 3 5 Common Controls 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
137. rdware 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 yl y2 107 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 5 Startup procedure Upon power on or receipt of an rc command the camera performs the following steps l The RISC processor runs and executes code from internal read only memory Z 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 gt 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 IFX 1M40 L SW V2 0 BE V1 0 EW vlas T The camera reads the Boot From variable from the EEP
138. re 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 Figure 2 39 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
139. ristics Most of the deviation is due to the difference in the angle of incidence and to charge transport artifacts This artifact is 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 57 and 2 58 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 if that illumination is a stable characteristic of each object exposure During factory final testing our manufacturing engineers run a program specially designed to identify the shading characteristics of the camera The program creates a Flat Field Correction file which contains coefficients describing these shading characteristics This file is then downloaded into the camera s non volatile memory When Flat Field Correction is 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
140. rmally 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 is 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 47 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 88 of 206 IMPERXY S000 4000 S000 Output Signal 2000 1000 2 9 2 LYNX Hardware User s Manual Gamma Corrected Signal G 0 45 Original Signal 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 Input Signal Figure 2 47 Gamma Corrected Video Signal User Defined LUT Examples The user can define any 12 bit to 12 bit transformation as a u
141. rmts dll clzermts dll MOC 1600 Rescan Ports Figure 4 2 Select Port dialog 143 of 206 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 GUT 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 144 of 206 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 Tab The AOI tab is used to modify the active image area As shown in Figure 4 3 there are separat
142. rves 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 173 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Camera Configuration Reference This appendix provides a quick reference to the camera configuration commands and responses 174 of 206 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 onjoff Enable the echo mode When echo is enable
143. se 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 CC1 In this mode the exposure time for the first frame can be programmed to operate in two ways 1 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 ica isa Tae aaa ORS GL a aaa era See eR RT RE RSE ed a ibis Oa a eae aie a Ea a ae a DE iT TRIGGER IN gt 25 mA MAX TRIGGER IN gt i ta i ak da Sa Saas Ss a an ih i a i Station ee aaa aoe eee Figure 2 37 Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection Camera Link Output 77 of 206 IMPERXY F 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 37a 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 1s recommended that
144. ser 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 89 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Modified TF Output signal Input signal Figure 2 48 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 AOQOH The number of knee points is not limited Modified TF Output signal Input signal Figure 2 49 Knee Correction 90 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Example 3 Contrast Correction Output signal Original TF S Input signal Figure 2 50 Contrast Correction Example 4 Negative Image Modified TF Output signal Original TF S Input signal Figure 2 51 Negative Image 91 of 206 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 t
145. sscccccccccccesssscccccccccccsesssssccccccceeses 75 Figure 2 36 Long LINC CTONOW s ccssssnsece vis sscesenssicvesuuitessiues cu udsaiscesenssteusensndoasanuseceuesatecedendsbeveenanes 76 Figure 2 37 Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection Camera Link Output 000000 77 Figure 2 37a Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection GigE Output 000000sseeseeeeeees 78 Figure 2 38 Standard Triggering Timing ccccssscccccccccccsssssssccccccccccccssssscccccccccccssssssccecccceeees 80 Figure 2 39 Fast Synchronized Triggering Rapid Capture ccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssssssesseeees l 10 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 2 40 Double Exposure Triggering ccccccccccccssssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccsscsssssssseseees Figure 2 41 Strobe Pulse Positioning osccscsszsasnterecccossszsencsetascnsscssuansiansecor cisseuteeevecoccssesesstenes Figure 2 42 Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal Camera Link 0006 Figure 2 43 Recommended External Strobe Output Electrical Connection Camera LINN ir EEE E E E E E E Figure 2 42b Strobe Output Electrical Connection Internal GigE 0000s0sseeeeeeees Figure 2 44 AFE Gain And OffSet ssssccccccccccssssssscccccccccccsssssscccccccccccssssscecccccceeesesssceeeees Figure 2 45 Data Output Format sosssssseseoosssssseseeeosssssseesecocsssssseeecccsssssseceecossssss
146. t In the next window select Have Disk and point to the driver location C gt Program Files gt Imperx gt LYNX 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 204 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 2 5 11 If there is a problem following this procedure please refer to the LYNX GigE Driver Manual 2 6 Power OFF the computer and install the Intel Pro1000 NIC card into an available slot Power the computer ON 2 6 1 The Found New Hardware wizard will pop up In the wizard window select No not this time click Next 2 6 2 A new window will open Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next 2 6 3 A new window will open Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install Click Next 2 6 4 In the next window select Have Disk and point to the driver location C gt Program Files gt Imperx MLYNX GigE gt Drivers gt Windows 2000
147. ter 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 149 of 206 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 is used to reduce the camera speed while preserving the image resolution Strobe Tab Strobe Tab controls the strobe output position Figure 4 8 Strobe J a Strobe Position S00 S50 00u5ec USec mec 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 150 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 4 3 7 Common Controls All panels in the LYNX Configurator share the same general control options and menus for
148. the corresponding frame duration refer to section 2 1 4 Timing Diagrams 79 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual TRIGGER SHUTTER EXPOSURE VCCD FVAL DATA STROBE 2 5 3 First Frame Exposure DATA Out Figure 2 38 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 cameras 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 CCl Upon receiving the trigger signal the camera starts integration until the next trigger is received Then the information is transferred to the registers and read out During this time the next frame is exposed Figure 2 39 Note that in this mode the camera exposure can also be controlled with the shutter 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 is recommended that the standard triggering option be used 80 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardwa
149. to the factory space Syntax stf Note This command can only be executed in supervisor mode It 1s 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 12 gt Parameter 1 1 User 1 configuration space 2 User 2 configuration space Example stu 1 Camera saves workspace into user 1 space 110 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual 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 gma command returns a listing of all manufacturing data Syntax gmd Response Camera responds with complete manufacturing data Example Assembly Part ASSY 0044 0001 RAO1 Assembly Serial 010009 CCD Serial pi 018075 Date of Mfg 12717703 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 RAO1 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 g
150. uctions When the install is finished you will be asked to restart the computer 2 4 1 2A 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 5 1 29 2 2 5 3 2 5 4 2 5 5 2 3 0 2 5 7 2 5 8 239 2 5 10 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 Advanced Click Next A new window will open Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install Click Nex
151. ue of 250 255 indicates that the camera should be free running Sets the pre exposure in uSeconds Sets the double exposure in uSeconds Enables the CC integration mode off camera timing determines exposure on CC1 pulse width determines exposure Sets the analog offset The first parameter indicates the channel 1 or 2 and the second parameter indicates the offset ranging from 0 to 255 If the first parameter is 0 then both channels are set Sets the analog gain The first parameter indicates the channel 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 channels are set Sets the strobe position off disabled i strobe position in uSeconds IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Auto Iris Sai off i Sets the auto iris operation off disabled auto iris threshold Command Syntax Parm 1 Parm 2 Description Set Temperature Alarm sta onloff 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 181 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual A 6 Retrieving workspace settings Operating Modes Command Syntax Parm 1 String Description returned Get Bit Depth gbd 8 10 12 Returns the current bit depth
152. ure 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 38 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 camera 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 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
153. ure 1 12a IPX 4M15 L Dimensional Drawings seseessssssseessessseeeeeecoosssseeeeeccoosseeeececcocsseseeeee 40 Figure 1 12b IPX 4M15 G Dimensional Drawings sesss ssssesseessssseseeeecccssssseeeeecccssseseeeeeccosssseeeee 41 Figure 1 13a IPX 11M5S L Dimensional Drawings ccc cessessccccccccccsnssssccccccccccccssesssccccccceeses 42 Figure 1 13b IPX 11M5 G Dimensional Drawings sssssscccccccccssnssssccccccccccccnsssscccccccceeees 43 Figure 1 14 C mount And F mount Adapter ccccccccccccsssssssssssssssssscsscscccccccccccccccsccsscsssssssssesees 44 Figure 2 1 Single Output Mode of Operation ccccccccccccsrrsrsssssssssssscscccccccccccccccccccccsccsssssessssees 47 Figure 2 2 Dual Output Mode of Operation ccccccccccssssrsssssssssssssssscccccccccccccccccccccsscsssssssseees 48 Figure 2 3 Center columns output mode of OPeratiO n sssssscccscccccccccccccccccssssssssssssseees 49 Figure 2 4 Center Columns Output in Dual Mode of Operation ccccccccccssssssssssssssssssesseeees 50 Figure 2 5 Center Columns Output in Dual Tap Mod sssssccccccccccccccccccccccssssssssssssseeees 50 Figure 2 6 Single Output Line Timing IPX VGA120 210 L and IPX 210 G s0sseeeeee0 5I Figure 2 7 Dual Output Line Timing IPX VGA210 L G sssssscscccccccccccccccccccccccsssssssssseeees 52 9 of 206 IMPERXY LYNX Hardware User s Manual Figure 2 8 Single Dual Center Output Frame Ti
154. utput Connector Signal Mapping sssssssssesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeee 26 Table 1 3 Base Camera Link bit ASSIgniment 000s0ssssssssscccccccccccccccccccsccsssssssssssceseeeeeeceees 27 Table 1 4a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping Camera Link Output ccccccccceeeeees 28 Table 1 4b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping ciieicessveuvstrrvenssveeutevsdsvrenncasacsenndvevenssvsneeusdsaecncesesds 28 Table 1 5a Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping GigE Output ssssssscccsscsceeececeees 30 Table 1 5b BNC Connectors Pin Mapping esssssssssssssssssssseseeeeeeeeeccossssssssssseeeeeeeeeececocssssssssssee 30 Table 2 1 Pixel Structure and Frame Rates csccssssssssessssesessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssees 47 Table 2 2 Allowable Horizontal and Window SiZ S ssssssssssssssesssssessssssssssssssssssssssssssssessees 65 Table A 1 General commands sci ccstnmnssyansauisesnsnn tins tam ctnnstamns ean smniaeensons heat ieeianstamnsueatemnrneetsonstoas 175 Table A 2 Retrieving manufacturing data eeeessssssseesssssseseeeeeosssseseececcossseseececccssseseeeeeccssssseeeee 176 Table A 3 Retrieving camera performance ssssssssssssssssssseeeeseeeeoocosssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeccosesssssssssee 176 lable A4 Restricied commands sssincensinsoscunaasicandavnasrusasnisensivsessunssnieendavensaasasevsensiseossenesvieenduess 177 Table A 5 Workspace SET COMIMANAS ssssseess
155. utput level and gain offset Theoretically the black level should reside at O 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 AFE gain backkewl ape pixel output 20 mV offset 0V sene E ee z light intensity Figure 2 44 AFE Gain and Offset 86 of 206 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 During this standard bit reduction process the least significant bits are truncated Figure 2 45 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
156. v 3 7 5 Get Software Version gsv 3 8 Command Description 3 8 1 Horizontal Window 3 8 1 1 Set Horizontal Window shw 3 8 1 2 Get Horizontal Window ghw 3 8 2 Vertical Window 3 8 2 1 Set Vertical Window svw 3 8 2 2 Get Vertical Window gvw 3 8 3 Shutter Time 3 8 3 1 Set Shutter Time sst 3 8 3 2 Get Shutter Time gst 3 8 4 Long Integration 3 8 4 1 Set Long Integration sii 3 8 4 2 Get Long Integration gli 3 8 5 Strobe Position 3 8 5 1 Set Strobe Position ssp 3 8 5 2 Get Strobe Position gsp 3 8 6 Analog Gain 3 8 6 1 Set Analog Gain sag 3 8 6 2 Get Analog Gain gag 3 8 Analog Offset 3 8 7 1 Set Analog Offset sao 3 8 7 2 Get Analog Offset gao 3 8 8 Dual Tap mode 3 8 8 1 Set Dual Mode sdm 3 8 8 2 Get Dual Mode gam 3 8 9 Bit Depth 3 8 9 1 Set Bit Depth sba 3 8 9 2 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 git 3 8 10 3 Get Lookup Header gih 3 8 11 Noise Correction processing 3 8 11 1 Set Noise Correction snc 3 8 11 2 Get Noise Correction gnc 3 8 12 Horizontal mode 3 8 12 1 Set Horizontal Mode shm 5 of 206 LYNX Hardware User s Manual 110 110 111 111 111 111 111 112 113 113 113 113 114 114 114 115 115 115 116 116 116 117 117 117 118 118 118

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