AVIIVA EM4 BA8 User Manual
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1. 4 Line Scan Monochrome Camera OCT Spectrometry User Manual Summary AVIIVAO Line Scan Camera 1 CAMERA OVERVIEW eec olus Mee datae ___6__ ___ __ 4 IE D ER EM 4 1 5 Rey 4 LS DESPON mney ter tty ence ee er 5 Typical ab dU EUER tana 5 NOS me 5 2 CAMERA PERFORMANCES i ire ie M Er ER RE 6 2 1 Camera ChardctebZdbIOD E _ 6 age IANS SINS ON Eum Su E S 6 2 3 Response Ce GE CUP VS e 7 23r gt 7 69 0 OPEC al RES DONS Oise NM MM M EI 7 3 CAMERA HARDWARE INTERFACE 8 Mechanical DOW Sedet 8 32 Connectors and LED secures eee treet 10 11 3 6 1 Power CONNECTOR xc iio rt etta 11 4 GETTING STARTED gt E tie Qu darin 15 JI ITO TSO edet eas 15 5 CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFAC2. Stops the offset balance No action if the process is already finished Abort Offset balance Control in CommCam o Gains Balance Ga inAutoBalance gt Read function balg Returns the Tap Balance status O if finished gt Write function w balg 1 Starts the offset balance The value switches back to O automatically when the balance process is finished Balance control in CommCam w O Stops the Gain balance No action is the process is already finished Abort Gain balance Control in CommCam Manual Gain amp Offset Tap balance All the commands are available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset Automatic Balance section 3 tains amp Offsets L3 Manual balance Offset adjustment 1 Offset 2 Offset adjustment 3 Offset adjustment 4 Sain 2 adjustment 3 A oc rc m c p c o Offset GainAbs with GainSelector DigrfalTapX gt Read function r off tap tap is 1 to 4 1 to 2 Returns the Offset value for the tap r offf returns offset value 1 gt Write function w off tap lt value gt tap is 1 to 4 or 1 to 2 value from 128 to 127 by step of 1 gray levels 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIV
3. Bi Ir gt Read function Returned the camera Value from 6193 corresponding to a Gain range of OdB to 8dB calculated as following Gain dB 20 log 1 Gain 4096 gt Write function w gain int 29 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 5 3 6 2 Balance How to perform a Tap Balance Why and when performing a Tap Balance Each output of the sensor Tap has its own analog Chain and behavior There could have some discrepancies between these outputs in extreme conditions of Gain or temperature The balance is already performed in factory for each level of Preamp Gain If necessary the Tap balance can be performed again by the User on both Offsets and Gains The Procedure is the following Tap Balance by Offsets Cover the Lens of the camera to get a dark uniform target This is not recommended to perform an Offset balance under light conditions Launch the Tap Offset Balance The process takes a few seconds and can be interrupted when you want Tap Balance by 5 gt Provide an uniform light target to the camera This is recommended to have a global level of around at least 7075 of the saturation otherwise with a low light level 3076 of the Saturation the Gain has less effect than the Offset and your balancing won t be efficient gt Launch the Tap Gain Balan
4. This device may not cause harmful interference and 7 4 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 4 3 RoHs Conformity AVIIVA EM4 cameras comply with the requirements of the RoHS directive 2002 95 EC 14 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 4 GETTING STARTED 4 11 Out of the box The contains of the Camera box is the following H 2094 54 1 n i dus PESCE Ot eet 2 Pow wer Connect Ther
5. 4 107 Flat Field Correction FFC Correction w ffcp O Disable Flat Field Correction processing FFCEnable FPNcalibrationctrl once finished auto disable once finished Get the PRNU user calibration status FPN Reset FPNReset Reset P amp NUResef user bank save load_ w sffc val Save current user FFC FPN amp PRNU into FFC bank number RestoreFFCFromBank val SaveFFCToBank val between 1 and 4 w val Load current user FFC from FFC bank number val val between O and 4 O is a virtual bank that reset ffc coefficients Get the current user FFC bank used saved or loaded Feature GenICam Command FPN user coefficients w ffco addr val Write 128 consecutive FPN user coefficients starting from PRNU User Calibration FFCCalibrationctrl the lt addr gt address val is the concatenation of individual FPN values without space between the values one unsigned short per coefficient lt addr gt Read 128 consecutive FPN user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address Returned value is hexadecimal without space between values one unsigned short per coefficient PRNU user coefficients ffcg addr val Write 128 consecutive user coefficients starting from the addr address val is the concatenation of individual PRNU values without space between the values one unsigned short pe
6. ___________ 53 9 APPENDIX D TROUBLESHOOTING 54 EM 54 2o ommctam COINS Ret 55 10 APPENDIX E COMMAND SUMMARY 56 __ ______ ___ 56 102 Du umpand 56 103 Standby Temperature dna Tus NAN 57 IU mage do tabu mites tieni batis 57 10 9 Exposure and SvHRchPohlza 58 106 GIA GING 58 107 BlatrTield 60 109 6 UD ADIE 61 10 9 Statistics add Eine 61 IO A eerste ter 62 101i SAVE 6 SE MINS d aod a enata dta Deseo uti eges 62 11 APPENDIX Revision 2 63 3 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 11 12 4 AVIIVAO EM4 CAMERA OVERVIEW Features Sensor 2048 pixels 10x180um Interface CameraLink Base Medium Data rate 160MPixels s Bit Depth 12 10 or 8 bits 100 Aperture Built in Anti blooming No Lag
7. 18 71905 M 12 pecs 24 24dB 2dB 6 cM 0 OdB 8dB gt best tuning is when the Amplification Gain is set at its minimum possible Each change of Preamp Gain value loads automatically the associated values of the Tap balance Gain and offset for each sensor tap This action takes more time than simply changing the Amplification Gain 28 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 The Global Chain of Gain is described as following LUT or Tap Balance Contrast Exp Offset Gain 1 Offset Gain CCD m HN m Action whole line Action per pixel Action per sensor s Tap 5 3 6 1 Analog Preamp Gain Ga nAbs with GainSelector AnalogAll Set the Pre amplification Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section The Preamp Gain is set by step of 6dB E C Gains amp Offsets Digital Gain gt Read function pamp Returned by the camera Integer corresponding to one of the 5 different step values 0 24dB 1 18dB 2 12dB e 3 6dB 4 gt Write function w pamp int Gain Ga nAbs with GainSelector Set the Amplification Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section Gains amp Offsets B Preamp gar B ain offset a Digtal
8. AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 5 3 6 Gain and Offset Ultimate Concept different way to set the Gain in order to improve the Tap balance The U Concept has been developed to get a real improvement in term of tuning for the multi Tap sensors As each sensor tap is driven by a different analog Chain for an increasing of the global gain of the Camera each tap can have a different behavior on its own Gain and offset This means that to be perfectly adjusted a balance of the taps should be performed ideally after each change of the Gain The Ultimate Concept offers a solution as following The Global analog Gain of the Camera is divided in 2 parts gt preamp Gain which is composed of several steps 5 x steps of 6dB from 24dB to OdB the AVIIVA EM2 EM4 gt Anamplification Gain with a continuous tuning from OdB to 8dB on the AVIIVA EM2 EM4 At each step of Preamp Gain a Tap balance has been performed in factory for both Gains and Offsets and saved in ROM memory When a new value of Preamp Gain is set the factory settings of the both Gain and offset balance is automatically reloaded For sure the user can also perform his own balance automatically or manually and can save it in one of the four dedicated memory banks After the Preamp Gain level the user can add more gain by using the Amplification Gain Pre Amp gt Amp Gain 010 16dB 10dB
9. GainAbs with gdig Get digital gain GainSelector DigitalA h 58 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 Digital Offset w offs val Set global offset from 4096 to 4095 in 12bits LSB BlackLeve Raw with numeric offset BlackLevelSelector All Get global offset Gain r fgal Get 1 Digital gain Dynamically updated on gain GainAbs changes GainSelector w fgai val Set tap 1 digital gain from 128 to 127by step 1 0 0021dB GainAbs changes 0 0021dB GainAbs changes 0 0021dB GainAbs changes 0 0021dB BlackLevelRaw changes BlackLevelSelector Tapl off1 val Set tap 1 black level from 128 to 127 step 1 Tap2 Offset r of f2 Get tap 2 black level Dynamically updated on All BlackLevel BlackLevelRaw changes BlackLevelSelector 2 of f2 val Set tap 2 black level from 128 to 127 step 1 Offset only r off3 Get tap 3 black level Dynamically updated on All BlackLevel BlackLevelRaw changes BlackLevelSelector off3 val Set tap 3 black level from 128 to 127 step 1 Tap4 Offset only r of f4 Get tap 4 black level Dynamically updated on BlackLevel BlackLevelRaw changes BlackLevelSelector Tap4 of f4 val Set tap 4 black level from 128 to 127 step 1 59 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO
10. 9 APPENDIX D TROUBLESHOOTING 91 Camera Camera Power up 20s 4 Blinking If CommCam Green Hardware failure connection possible or Firmware loading then the LED is HS defect else Contact Hotline for Check power supply RMA And its characteristics Contact Hotline for RMA Camera waits for Trigger or Trigger too fast 54 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 92 Commcam Connection Defect Detail Solutions CommCam Can t find the Camera After launching CommCam the Icon of the Camera is not visible e The Camera is not powered up or the boot sequence is not finished e The CameraLink cable is not connected or connected on the bad connector e Check if the CameraLink libraries clallserial dll and clserXXX dll are in the same directory either system32 or program files cameralink serial e The Frame Grabber is compliant with CameraLink standard 1 1 gt Contact the hotline hotline cam e2v com An e2v Camera is detected but not 59 Sait eThe version of CommCam used is too old You identified oT have to use the version 1 2 x and after A question Mark icon appears in z place of the one of the AVIIVA 1 Sua ve Impossible to connect to the f 23 There is a possible mismatch between the identified Camera major version of xml file used by CommCam and The message Impossible to open device is displayed the firmwar
11. B cipu mede Gerd source J m a mod dom A Tetra kr B iy Ji Error en Fordern n A wu mod PEC er Debate lpi 124 JJ Desks rajag balara euam mue rnit ror f Reals bhag Doa 2 B rate 4 cy Prevage B aera level A charge priiegerle vel Exposure B coeurs B synchronisation mode Gare amp offsets Flt Field correction xl LUT zl CO Save ferestore settings Lherseraaie amp Set 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 Gong Wanner en irure SCE by pi exkie ser conn Ex FE an Cernig femmes For uen ours x jdi ize Grable test mace patara Einb J 9 d 9800 Eck 0 21 E us nn far sgrendan conte For cantent Done Don Loar 1 Bau e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 52 Serial Protocol and Command Format The Camera Link interface provides two LVDS signal pairs for communication between the camera and the frame grabber This is an asynchronous serial communication based on RS 232 protocol The serial line configuration is gt Full duplex without handshaking 9600 bauds default 8 b
12. 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 41 AVIIVAO EM4 gt Write function w lute addr val Write 128 LUT coefficients starting from address addr form O to 4095 128 val is the concatenation in hexadecimal of individual LUT values without space between values one unsigned short per coefficient Save amp Restore LUT in User Banks The LUT loaded in RAM memory can be saved or restored in from 4 User banks These functions are available in the LUT Save amp Restore LUT Settings section ri LUT Click For extended control gt ly 3 Save amp restore LUT settings B User LUTSeES ve Done LUT Done 4 iher t o Restore LUT from Bank RestoreLUTFromBank Restore the LUT from a User Bank in the current RAM Memory gt Read function r rlut Get the current LUT Bank used Returned by the camera 1 to 4 for User banks gt Write function w rlut val Bank val 1 to 4 for User banks o Save LUT in User Bank SaveLU7 ToBank Save current LUT in User Bank gt Can not de read gt Write function w slut lt gt User bank val if from 1 to 4 The bank number val is given in LU 7SetSelector 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 5 3 9 Statistics and Line Profile 42 This function allows the User to get some statistics
13. AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO Line Scan Camera 5 3 7 3 Manual Field A PE Ed 38 5 3 7 4 FFC User Bank eui teu inco 39 SEP MEME AT x M A ah 40 039 lt SIGTISTICS ONG LIne PrO OO 42 5 3 10 eO MM MEM EE TUE 43 5 3 11 SOVE ERES TOVE SETTINGS en EE MM ME INIM IM IU E 44 6 APPENDIX A 7 lt 45 61 Test Pattern 1 Vertical 22 000220000 22 000010000 45 6 2 Test Pattern 2 In 8 bits 2 000 60000001000000 45 63 des tn edo edo aset 45 6 4 Test Pattern 2 In 12 bits 22 2 000000000000000000000 trennen trennt 46 7 APPENDIX B Thermal 47 heat sS a e m MEI 47 Je Temperature gPopbilig cessere qt ten tese php M RO nae eae 48 7 3 Performance curves versus Temperature sss nentes 49 8 APPENDIX C Optical Mounts available 51 81 __ ___ _ 51 Guo COMOHMI o st E 52 83 6 4
14. Output mode from O to 5 see below Values from O to 2 are reserved for EMA only gt Write function w mode value detailed in the table below Modes Connector CL1 Connector CL2 Mode value Base 80MHz EM4 2 Channels interlaced 8bits 2 x 80Mhz 8 bits 3 2 Channels interlaced 10bits 2 x 80Mhz 10 bits 4 2 Channels interlaced 12bits 2 x 80Mhz 12 bits 5 Medium 40MHz only 4 Channels x 40MHz 8bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x40MHz 0 4 Channels x 40MHz 10bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x40MHz 1 4 Channels x 40MHz 12bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x40MHz 2 Structure of the Camera Link Channels for interfacin o Base 80MHz 2 x Channels separate diverge Channel 1 Channel 2 TEL IIT o Medium 40MHz 4 x channels diverging interlaced by 2 Channel 1 2 Channel 3 LAS Channel 2 ps ES Channel 4 22 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 23 AVIIVAO EM4 5 3 5 Exposure and Synchronization Synchronisation Mode SynchroMode Timed or Triggered it defines how the grabbing is synchronized This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section El Exposure synchronisation made Free nin T Free run External trigger with exposure time variable External tagger with maximum exposure tine One external trigger with external exposure time Two xterral triggers tath external exposure time gt
15. baudrate to 115200Bds Baudrate w baud 1 Set CL RS232 baudrate to 9600Bds always boot with 9600bds Set CL RS232 baudrate to 19200Bds Set CL RS232 baudrate to 57600Bds 56 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 103 Standby Temperature and Status Read internal temperature format signed Q10 2 signed 8 Temperature bits plus 2 bits below comma Value from 512 to 511 in C Standby mode Standby Disable standby mode False w stby 1 Enable standby mode True no more video available but save power and temperature Camera Status Register Get camera status Status WaitFor Trigger Bit O true if camera waits for a trigger during more than 1s Status Trigger TooFast Bit 1 true if camera trigger is too fast StatusWarningOverflow Bit 8 true if aan overflow occurs during FFC calibration or Tap balance StatusWarningUnderflow Bit 9 true if aan underflow occurs during FFC calibration or Tap balance StatusErrorHardware Bit 16 true if hardware error detected 10 4 Image Format CCD Width Sensor Width Integer 512 to 4096 Signal Source Set signal source to CCD sensor TestImageSelector Set signal source to user pattern 1 Set signal source to user pattern 2 5 Get current signal source OutputMode Get current output mode 57 1013bisA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 105 Exposure and
16. defined here as a pulsed air or with an air flow around the camera otherwise the temperature around the Camera is not homogeneous and can be much more important than the one measured in the room 48 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 Z3 Performance curves versus Temperature These curves have been established with a 4k Pixel Camera worst case gt The Camera Temperature is given by the internal Sensor of the Camera All the values in LSB are in 12 bits Noise RMS vs Temperature e Premp gain 24dB e Premp gain OdB 25 20 Noise RMS Lsb 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Camera Temperature Noise vs Temperature For both an Max preamp Gain values Noise RMS vs Temperature Detail at Preamp gain 24dB 1 66 OD NO Noise RMS Lsb 1 54 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Camera Temperature C Noise vs Temperature Detailed curve for the preamp Gain value The Cameras tuning is done in factory after a certain time of warm up close to a normal condition of use in order ensure that the Camera will give its best while runing 24h a day This explains a slight decreasing of the noise when the temperature rises up 49 1013bisA AVIIVA 4 02 1
17. is 1 Internal Temperature LH A standby mode what for The Standby mode stops all activity on the Standby Off sensor level The power dissipation drops down to less than 4W During the standby mode the Camera carry on sending black images through the CameraLink outputs in order to avoid any disruption in the application system Once the Standby mode turned off the Camera recover in less than 1 5 to send images again from the sensor a9 Time mn 20 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 Camera status Get the Camera status register gt Read function r stat Returned by the camera 32bits integer Status WaitFor Trigger trig received from more than 1sec Bit 1 StatusTriggerTooFast Missing triggers Trig signal too fast Bits 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 reserved Bit 8 StatusWarningOverflow True is an overflow occurs during Tap balance processing Bit 9 StatusWarningUnderflow True is an underflow occurs during FFC Tap balance processing Bits 10 11 12 13 14 15 Reserved Bit 16 SfatusErrorHardware True if hardware error detected Bits 17 to 31 Reserved 5 3 4 Image Format CCD Size SensorWidth Gives the number of pixel of the CCD This value is available in the CommCam Image Format section gt Read function r ccd
18. on a pre defined ROI On request the Camera acquires and then calculates some key values as the min the max the average or the standard deviation in this Region of Interest The grab and calculation command and also the collection of the results is not performed in real time as it is done through the serial connection This function and the results are available in CommCam in the Line Profile Average Section SV Line rofiAverage Oick For extended control 6911 m Line profil average miessurement Abort line profil average measurement Dore B Fixe access ine number 1024 dines Pise ROT start 1024 4i Fixe ROI wicth 2046 B RO Hes B ij mex Jl size gt Line Profile average measurement LineAverageProfile Control the grab and computation of the statistics gt Read function r pixs Get the status of the calculation Returned by the camera O finished 1 running gt Write function rffc 1 Start the accumulation and then the computing w rffc 0 Abort the computing The Calculated values are detailed as following o Pixel average Value P xe amp OIMean Average gray level value calculated on whole Region of interest gt Read function r pavr Get the average value Returned by the camera Unsigned format value U12 4 o Pixel Standard deviation 5 standard
19. several Cameras to set up in a system on a single line the most difficult is to have a uniform lightning whole along the line If each Camera performs its own Flat field correction relative to the max of each pixel line the result will be a succession of Camera lines at different levels The FFC Adjust function allows to set the same target value for all the Cameras in the system and then to get a perfect uniform line whole along the system with a precision of 1 LSB to the Target The reasonable value for the User Target is not more than around 20 of the max value of the line 5 3 7 2 X Automatic Calibration FPN DSNU Calibration FPN Calibration Control Launch or abort of the FPN process for the Offsets calculation These commands are available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section T Fi 22 Flat Field correction 21 223 Automatic calibration Read function r calo Returns the FPN Calculation Process Status if finished 1 if processing Write function calo 1 Launch the FPN Calibration Process w calo O Abort the FPN Calibration Process calibration control Done calibration abort Dione 36 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 o FPN Coefficient Reset FPNReset Reset the FPN Offsets coefficient in Memory This command is available in the
20. 00 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm 7 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 3 CAMERA HARDWARE INTERFACE 31 Mechanical Drawings Heference mounting 205 1635 Reference 2 5 0 45 6H 1 5 Corner Mote All dimensions are in millimeters 9 Sensor alignment Z 10 3 X 17 76 30mm Planarity Rotation plan Tilt versus lens mounting plane First Pixel 1013bisA AVIIVA 4 02 12 150um 100 pm 100 35 um 0 2 35um AVIIVA EM4 Reference corner e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 22 Inpuft output Connectors and LED Multi colored LED for status And diagnostic Power Connector Hirose 6pts 12v to 24v Double CameraLink Connectors for all possible modes Medium Dual Base 10 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 Status LED Behaviour After less than 2 seconds of power establishment the LED first lights up in ORANGE Then after a Maximum of 30 seconds the LED must turn in a following colour Colour and state Meaning Green and continuous OK Green and blinking slowly Waiting for Ext Trig Trig1 and or Trig2 Red and continuous Camera out of order Internal firmware error 3 2 1 Power Connector Camera connector type Hirose HR10A 7R 6PB male Cable connector type Hirose HR10A
21. 2 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 5 3 7 Flat Field Correction 33 How is performed the Flat Field Correction 2 What is the Flat Field correction FFC 2 The Flat Field Correction is a digital correction on each pixel which allows gt correct the Pixel Pixel Response Non Uniformity and DSNU Dark Signal Non Uniformity gt Correct the shading due to the lens gt correct the Light source non uniformity Before After How is calculated Applied the FFC The FFC is a digital correction on the pixel level for both Gain and Offset gt Each Pixel is corrected with o An Offset on 8 bits Signed Int 5 3 They cover a dynamic of t16LSB 12bits with a resolution of 1 8 LSB 12bits A Gain on 14 bits Unsigned Int 14 with a max gain value of x3 The calculation of the new pixel value is P P Off 1 Gain 8192 The FFC processing can be completed with an automatic adjustment to a global target This function is designed as FFC Adjust This adjustment to a User target is done by an internal hidden gain which is re calculated each time the FFC is processed while the FFC adjust function is enabled The FFC is always processed with the max pixel value of the line as reference If enabled the FFC adjust module located at the output of the FFC module calculates the adjustment gain to reach the target defined by the User When the FFC r
22. 2 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 The mean offset is the average value of the whole line of the sensor gt FPN peak to peak is the worst value for the whole line of the sensor All the LSB values are in 12 bits Mean offset vs Temperature 204 203 e Mean Offset 155 NO 200 199 198 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Average Offset vs Temperature At min preamp Gain value 24 8 FPN p p vs Temperature FPN p p Lsb 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Camera Temperature FPN peak peak vs Temperature min preamp Gain value 24dB 50 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 8 APPENDIX Optical Mounts available 81 F Mount F Mount Kit10 Part number AT71KFPAVIVA ABA 258 2 AMD p 3 5 9 2001 0 6 51 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 62 C Mount C3 C3 CM p p x E 0 5045 NL 2 120 52 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 83 724 M42x1 Mounts M42x0 75 T2 Mount Kit30 Part number AT 1KFPAVIVA AKA M42x1 Mount 40 Part number AT 1KFPAVIVA ADA 53 1013bisA conductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4
23. 7P 65 female Signal Pin Signal Pin PWR 1 GND 4 PWR 2 GND 9 2 PWR 3 GND 6 3 Power supply from 12 to 24v Power 11W max with an typical inrush current Camera side description peak of 2 2 during power up fi inrush Current Typical Current 24 a id values consumption 7 EM4 2kx10um In standby mode at 24V gt Power around 3 7W Current 0 155A Current Power up Time Around 30s Time m 5 11 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVA 3 3 CameraLinkOutput Configuration Modes Connector CL1 Connector CL2 Base 80MHz Connector 1 only 2 Channels 8bits 2 x 80MHz 2 Channels 10bits 2 x 80MHz 2 Channels 12bits 2 x 80MHz Medium connectors 1 and 2 4 Channels x 40MHz 8bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x40MHz 4 Channels x 40MHz 10bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x40MHz 4 Channels x 40MHz 12bits CameraLink Standard Medium mode in 4x40MHz Connector CL1 assignment table Port Bit Medium Medium Medium 8 bits 10bits 12bits Port AO AO AO AO Port A1 A1 A1 A1 Port A2 A2 A2 A2 Port A3 A3 A3 A3 Port A4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Port 6 6 6 6 7 A7 A7 A7 Port BO BO A8 A8 Port B1 B1 A9 A9 Port B2 B2 nc A10 Port B3 B3 nc A11 Port B4 B4 B8 B8 Port B5 B5 B9 B9 Port B6 B6 nc B10 Port B7 B7 nc Bil Port CO CO BO BO Port C1 C1 B1 B1 Port C2 C2 B2 B2 Port C3 C3
24. AO EM4 o Gain BlackLevelRaw with BlackLevelSelectorzTapX gt Read function fga tap tap is 1 to 4 or 1 to 2 Returns the Gain value for the tap r fgaf returns Gain value 1 gt Write function w fga tap lt value gt tap 110 4 1 to 2 value from 128 to 127 by step of 1 0 0021dB each step 5 3 6 3 Contrast Expansion e Digital Gain GainAbs with GainSelector DigitalA lh Set the global Digital Gain This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section ilis Gains amp Offsets A Preamp _ Geir offset Digital 0 255 4k gt Read function r Returned by the camera Integer value from O to 255 The corresponding Gain is calculated as 20log 1 val 64 in dB gt Write function w gdig int Digital Offset B ackLeve Raw with BlackLevel Selector All Set the global Digital Offset This command is available in the CommCam Gain amp Offset section D Gains amp Offsets B Preamp gain ______ T 6911 ly ig can og 4096 4l Digital Gain Read function offs Returned by the camera Value from 4096 to 4095 in LSB gt Write function w offs int The Contrast Expansion both Digital Gain amp Offset will be automatically disabled if the LUT is enabled 3
25. Automatic tap balance and FlatField correction Contrast expansion Up Table Standby low power mode Statistic functions on ROI Very compact design 93 x 56 x 43 mm h d configurable with e2vs CommCam UCL software Key Specifications Note All values in LSB is given in 12 bits format Characteristics Typical Value Unit Sensor Characteristics at Maximum Pixel Rate Resolution 2048 Pixels pixel size square 10x180 Max line rate EM4 4 Taps 70 79 KHz Radiometric Performance at Maximum Pixel Rate and minimum camera gain Bit depth 8 10 12 Bits Response at 840nm 1207 LSB nJ cm Full Well Capacity 186000 electrons VSat 0 8 V Dark Noise 75 e Dynamic range 67 9 dB Power Spectral Density lt 20 Power Spectral Density is a specific test for OCT version Contact Hotline for more info 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 Functionality Programmable via Control Interface Gain Up to 32 dB Offset 4096 to 4096 LSB Trigger Mode Timed Free run and triggered Ext Trig Ext modes Mechanical and Electrical Interface 93 x b6 x 43 with lateral heatsinks Si hxl ize w x h x I 60 x 56 x 43 without lateral heatsinks i 310 without mount but includes lateral on heatsinks 42 1 Lens Mount compliant with AVIIVA 5 2 series Sensor alignment see chapter 4 100 Sensor flatness 35 Power supply Sin
26. B3 B3 Port C4 C4 B4 B4 Port C5 5 5 5 Port C6 C6 B6 B6 Port C7 C7 87 87 12 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 13 Port Bit Port DO Port D1 Port D2 Port 03 Port D4 Port 05 Port 06 Port D7 Port EO Port 1 Port E2 Port E3 Port E4 Port E5 Port E6 Port E7 Port FO Port F1 Port F2 Port F3 Port F4 Port F5 Port F6 Port F7 Connector CL2 assignment table Medium 8 bits DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 56 D7 nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 Medium 10bits DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 CO C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 nc nc 08 09 nc nc Medium 12bits DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 56 D7 CO C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 D8 D9 D10 D11 AVIIVAO EM4 BA8 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 C2V 4 STANDARD CONFORMITY The AVIIVA EM4 cameras have been tested using the following equipment A shielded power supply cable 34 A Camera Link data transfer cable ref 14B26 SZLB 500 OLC 3M e2v recommends using the same configuration to ensure the compliance with the following standards 41 CE Conformity The AVIIVA EM4 cameras comply with the requirements of the EMC European directive 2004 108 CE EN50081 2 EN 61000 6 2 4 2 FCC Conformity The AVIIVA EM4 cameras further comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules which states that Operation is subject to the following two conditions
27. CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section T 73 Flat Field correction IL Manual FPN calibration Click For extended control Reset FPM Done FPN value size 2 gt Write function w rsto Reset set to the FPN coefficients in memory This doesn t affect the FFC User Memory Bank but only the active coefficients in Memory PRNU Calibration o PRNU Calibration Control Launch or abort of the process for the Gains calculation This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section T gt Flat Field correction EI Automatic calibration Flat Field calibration control Done Flat Field calibration abort Done gt Read function r calg Returns the Calculation Process Status if finished 1 if processing gt Write function w 1 Launch the Calibration Process w Abort the Calibration Process PRNU coefficient Reset P9NUResef Reset the PRNU Gains coefficient in Memory This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Manual Calibration section T 2 Flat Field correction 23 Manual calibration Click For extended control Reset FFE Done gt Write function w rstg Reset set to the FPN coefficients in memory This doesn t affect the FFC User Memory Bank but only t
28. E 16 ____6_6_6__ ____ ___ ____ 16 5 2 Serial Protocol and Command 17 17 ge L Conmand PROCESSING 17 gras Mc Mesas o LUE 17 D 3 Camera 18 Nra MEE MM I UM 18 5932 Dumpand MM AO 19 533 Staus Temperature pu 20 934 Image Format ______ 21 9 53 95 16 ___ _ _ 23 DIO OTL 3 28 5 3 6 1 ah ismod 29 5 3 6 2 Tap Balalce ooo 30 5 3 6 3 32 5 EN _ 8 33 0 3 7 1 Activation Filter AUTO A GC ertet De es udo 35 5 3 7 2 _ ___ 36 2 1013bisA
29. Read function 1 Returned by the camera Free Run mode e 1 Ext Trig with Integration time set in the Camera 2 Trig with Integration time maximum in the line period 3 Ext ITC Integration Time Controlled The same Trig signal defines the line period and its low level defines the integration time 4 Ext Trig with two trig signal CC2 defines the start of the integration and 1 defines the Stop of the integration gt Write function w sync value 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVA 4 Timing Specifications gt the modes detailed below the READOUT is given as NbPixels NbTaps 40MHz gt necessary delay between the end of integration and the beginning of the readout is calculated as 53 pixels at 40MHz tdr 1 325ys gt Inthe following timing diagrams the line Period min is defined as LPmin lt Readout Free Run This mode doesn t require an external trigger In this case the line period tper can be defined in the Camera see below but the real line period of the camera depends also on the exposure time tint set gt If tint gt tper the line period is equal to tint tdr gt If tper gt tint the line period is equal to tint Tber READOUT N 1 READOUT 24 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 E
30. Synchronization SynchroMode programmable programmable integration time to its maximum integration time controlled by 1 signal ITC sync 4 Set line period synchronisation start and period and integration time controlled by 2 signals Get current synchronisation mode Integration time Set integration time to val x100ns from 1 to 65535 Exposure TimeAbs r o Get current integration time Line Period w tper lt val gt Set line period to val x100ns from 1 to 65535 LinePeriod Disabled if tper tint Get current line period 106 and Offset Feature GenrCam Command Preamp gain pamp val Set pre amplifier gain to 0 24dB 1 18dB 2 12dB 3 GainAbs with 5 OdB analog GainSelector Change Tap balance settings to factory default Get current pre amplifier Gain gain val Set gain form 0 0 to 8dB 6193 GainAbs with rM 20 e 3 1 Gain 4096 GainSelector r sid Get current gain current gain Tap Offset Balance w balo 1 Start offset tap balance OnePush button auto disable BlackLevelAutoBalance once f a aa a oeoo Stop offset tap balance ___________ offset tap balance finished GainAutoBalance finished w balg O Stop gain tap balance r balg Get the gain tap balance status 1 for running O for finished Digital Gain w gdig lt val gt Set digital gain from O to 255 20log 1 val 64 dB
31. access to the FPN coefficients for reading or writing The FPN coefficients are read packets of x128 coefficients gt Read function r ffco lt addr gt Read 128 consecutive FPN user coefficients starting from addr address Returned value is in hexadecimal without space between values one unsigned short per coefficient gt Write function ffco addr val Write 128 consecutive FPN user coefficients starting from the addr address val is the concatenation of individual FPN values without space between the values one unsigned short per coefficient coefficients modification Direct access to the coefficients for reading or writing The PRNU coefficients are read packets of x128 coefficients gt Read function r ffcg lt addr gt Read 128 consecutive user coefficients starting from addr address Returned value is in hexadecimal without space between values one unsigned short per coefficient gt Write function ffcg addr val Write 128 consecutive user coefficients starting from the addr address val is the concatenation of individual PRNU values without space between the values one unsigned short per coefficient 38 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 5 3 7 4 FFC User Bank Management The new processed FFC values can be saved or restored in from 4 x User banks Both G
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33. ains and Offsets in the same time but also the FFC Adjust User target and associated gain These functions are available in the Flat Field correction Save amp Restore FFC section PONT E 73 Flat field correction ly Save amp restora FRC FFCSet5elector Liser 1 Save to bank Dione Load to bank Done B CunusntFFCset 4 Restore FFC from Bank RestorefFCFromBank Restore the from a Bank in the current Read function rffc Get the current Bank used Returned by the camera O for Factory bank or 1 to 4 for User banks gt Write function w rffc val Bank val 1 to 4 for User banks Note Factory means neutral FFC no correction Save in User Bank SaveFFCToBank Save current FFC in User Bank de read gt Write function w sffc lt val gt User bank val if from 1 to 4 FFC User Bank Usage User loaded in em EET At the power up Last User Bank used is Reset a User bank Reset the RAM FPN PRNU individually Save in the bank to 4 Reset FPN Reset PRNU 39 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 5 3 8 Look Up Table The User can define an upload a LUT in the Camera that can be used at the end of the processing The LUT is defined as a correspondence between each of the 4096 gray leve
34. ce The process takes a few seconds and can be interrupted when you want gt You can save the result in memory result for both Gains and offsets Infernal Process During the calibration process the Camera calculates averages on some strategic ROIs around the junction between taps and then estimates the slope of the tangents and then the projections on each side of the Junction O gt Right projection O nee a Left projection Average area 24 gt distance area width The adjustment between these two neighbor taps is calculated to cancel the difference between the two projections right and left 30 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 3l AVIIVAO EM4 BA8 e Automatic Gain 4 Offset Tap balance All the commands are available in the CommCam Gain 4 Offset Automatic Balance section 1 c3 Gains amp Offsets 2 22 Automatic balance balance control Done Gan balance control abort Done Offset balance control Done Offset balance cortrol abart Done o Offsets Balance B ackLeve AutoBalance gt Read function Returns the Offset Balance status 1 for running and O for stopped gt Write function w balo 1 Starts the offset balance The value switches back to O automatically when the balance process is finished Offset Balance control in CommCam
35. d Sensor Width gt Write function w prow val Set the ROI width in pixels val is between 1 and Sensor Width After performing a line profime measurement all the values computed which are described below are not refreshed automatically in CommCam You have to right click on each value and ask for an individual refresh 5 3 10 Privilege Level There are 3 privilege levels for the camera Factory 0 Reserved for the Factory gt Integrator 1 Reserved for system integrators User 2 For all Users The Cameras are delivered in Integrator mode They can be locked in User mode and a specific password is required to switch back the Camera in Integrator mode This password can be generated with a specific tool available from the hotline hotline cam e2v com This function is available in the Privilege section 27 UG NNNM E camera privilege Factory made Change privilege level 0 Privilege level Management Privi egeLeve Get the current Camera privilege level gt Read function lock Get the current Tap Bank used Returned by the camera O to 2 gt Write function w lock lt gt val is as follow 2 Lock the Camera in Integrator or privilege User computed value Unlock the Camera back in Integrator mode 43 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 9 3 11 Save 4 Restore Settings The settings o
36. deviation of all the pixel gray level values of Region of interest gt Read function r pstd Get the standard deviation Returned by the camera Unsigned format value U12 4 o Pixel Min value Pixe ROIMin Minimum gray level pixel value on the whole region of interest gt Read function r Get the Minimum value Returned by the camera Unsigned format value U12 4 o Pixel Max Value Pixe ROIMax Maximum gray level pixel value on the whole region of interest gt Read function r pmax Get the maximum value Returned by the camera Unsigned format value U12 4 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 Pixel access Line number P xe AccessLineNumer Set the number of lines to accumulate gt Read function r pixl Get the number of line Returned by the camera 1 256 521 or 1024 gt Write function w pixl lt gt Set the number of lines val is 1 256 512 1024 Pixel ROI Start Pixe Ro Start Set the Region of Interest start position gt Read function r prod Get the starting pixel Returned by the camera value between and Sensor Width 1 gt Write function prod val Set the starting pixel val is between and Sensor Width 1 Pixel ROI Width Pixe RoiWidth Set the Width of the Region of Interest gt Read function r prow Get the width in pixel Returned by the camera value between 1 an
37. e is no CDROM delivered with the Camera This User Manual but also the Pleora PureGeV Package DemoGeV and all documentation associated to the GigE Vision GenICam standards be downloaded from the web site This ensure you to have an up to date version Camera page On the appropriate Camera nes EMI Dy you ull find a download link first version of Commcam compliant is indicated in the last Chapter PureGeV package its documentation requires a login password gt Login gt Password 15 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 10 AVIIVAO 4 CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFACE Control and Inferface As all the e2v Cameras the AVIIVA II is delivered with the friendly interface control software COMMCAM UCL as Ultimate Camera Link which is based on the GenICam standard COMMCAM recognizes and detects automatically all the UCL Cameras connected on any transport layers Camera Link or COM ports of your system Once connected to the Camera you have an easy access to all its features The visibility of these features can be associated to three types of users Beginner Expert or Guru Then you can make life easy for simple users E Yew Setup 7 Camera Transpcrt Laver 2 veros remn B sip a TAS Fine Sy B See veo Bb nrc Dina Liser ied OD mage
38. e roughly the dissipation The 4 2 Cameras are already delivered with 2 Heat Sinks but if necessary additional heat sinks are available set of 2 and they can be fixed on any side of the front face Set of 2 x Heat Sinks Part number One heat sink can decrease the temperature of the front face of about 5 C down 47 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO Z2 Temperature dropping Some measurements have been done to establish the dropping temperature steps between different control points Ambient room temperature burning room with controlled pulsed air Front Face of the Camera Internal Temperature sensor measure available with CommCam Temperature Dropping 4 Front face Electronic O O A O Camera Temperature O O O O 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Temperature Room It has been established that the steps are the following after a certain time gt Ambient room to Front Face about 10 C gt Front Face to internal sensor about 15 C Then an average of 25 C between the room ambient temperature and the internal sensor The specification limits have been fixed at gt 45 C for the ambient temperature gt 55 C for the Front Face gt 70 C internal Sensor The ambient temperature is necessary
39. e version of the Camera e Possible Hardware error or Camera disconnected after being listed gt Contact the hotline hotline cam e2v com m Error message is displayed just zw There is a possible mismatch between the after the connection Pete minor version of xml file used by CommCam and ola eel sic aisi the firmware version of the Camera e Default values of the Camera out of range gt Contact the hotline hotline cam e2v com 55 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 10 APPENDIX COMMAND SUMMARY 101 Information Feature Gentcam Command DeviceVendorName Get camera vendor name as a string 32 bytes long including 40 DeviceModelName Get camera model name as a string 32 bytes long including DeviceFirmwareVersion dfwv Get camera synthetic firmware version PKG version as a string 16 bytes long including DeviceVersion r dhwv Get camera version as a string hardware version 32 bytes long including DeviceManufacturerInfo Get camera ID as a string 128 bytes long including DeviceUserID r cust Get device user identifier as a string 128 bytes long including Set camera identifier to lt idstr gt ElectronicBoardID Read Electronic Board ID 102 Dump and Communication Feature GenICam Command Dump __ Avlable in only w baud 12 Set CL RS232
40. er it has made this change The application has to reconnect with the appropriate baudrate The baudrate will automatically switch to 9600 bds at the next power down up 19 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 5 3 3 Status Temperature 4 Standby It can be accessed in CommCam software in the Status section Fk DAN ls Temperature 2 Standby state Enable aa Error on hardware 0 Status warning or balance underflow Status warning FFE or balance overflow Stabus Far trigger Status trigger too Fast Ek Temperature Temperature Get internal Temperature Read function r temp Return by the camera Temperature in Q10 2 format 8 bits signed 2 bits below comma Value is between 512 to 511 in C The temperature Sensor is placed on the CCD driver Pcb Board close to the Sensor itself The Temperature displayed is one of the highest possible in the Camera Then it can be monitored to activate the standby mode in case of too high temperature see insert below The limits are always referenced by the internal temperature sensor cf APPENDIX Thermal Management Standby Mode Standby Activation of the Standby mode of the Camera gt Read function stby Returned by the camera Boolean 0 Disable Standby mode False 1 Enable stanby mode True gt Write function w stby val val
41. esult is saved in memory the adjust gain and target are saved in the same time in order to associate this gain value with the FFC result 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 User Target value Adjustment gain Standard FFC computed on the max of the line a Pixels How to perform the Flat Field Correction FPN DSNU Calibration gt Cover the lens Launch the FPN Calibration Grab and calculation is performed in few seconds PRNU Calibration The User must propose a white gray uniform target to the Camera not a fixed paper The Gain Light conditions must give a non saturated image in any Line The Camera must be set in the final conditions of Light Gain and in the final position in the System I f required set a user target for the FFC adjust and enable it gt White uniform moving target gt Launch the FFC gt Enable the FFC gt You save the result both FPN PRNU the same time one of the 4 x User Banks gt user target and Gain are saved with the associated in the same memory Advices The AVIIVA EM2 EM4 Cameras have 4 x FFC Banks to save 4 x different FFC calibrations You can use this feature if your system needs some different conditions of lightning and or Gain because of the inspection of diffe
42. gle 12 DC to 24 DC V Power dissipation lt 11 W Low power mode lt 4 W General Features Operating temperature O to 55 front face or 70 Internal Storage temperature 40 to 70 Regulatory CE FCC and RoHS compliant 13 Description With its specific Hi Resistivity substrate which increases dramatically the response in Nir and the very tall pixels the AVIIVA is the high end solution for Optical Coherence Tomography or Spectrometer applications The 4 benefits also from e2v s long experience in imaging and the proven qualities of the AviivA family performances reliability and high precision mechanical design 14 Typical Applications OCT Spectrometer 15 Models Part Number Sensor Outputs Max Line Rate OCT Spectrometer versions EV71YEM4CL2010 BA8 2k 10umx180pm 4x40MHz 2x80MHz 70 KHz EV71YEM4CL2010 BA9 2k 1 2 4x40MHz or 2x80MHz 70 KHz EV71YEM4CL2014 BA9 2k 14umx28 um 4x40MHz 2x80MHz 70 KHz EV71YEM4CL1014 BA9 14 2 4x40MHz 2x80MHz 126 KHz EV71YEM2CL2010 BA9 2k 1 2 2x40MHz 37 KHz EV71YEM2CL2014 BA9 2k 14umx28 um 2x40MHz 37 KHz EV71YEM2CL1014 BA9 14 28 2x40MHz 70 KHz 5 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 2 CAMERA PERFORMANCES 2 1 Camera Characterization Unit Min Gain 24dB Gain 12dB Max Gain OdB Min Typ Min Typ Max Min Typ Ma
43. he active coefficients in Memory Some Warnings can be issued from the PRNU FPN Calibration Process as pixel Overflow of Pixel Underflow because some pixels have been detected as too high or too low in the source image to be corrected efficiently The Calculation result will be proposed anyway as it s just a warning message Status warning of balante U atus warning or bance overflow 0 Register status is detailed chap 56 3 3 37 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVA 5 3 7 3 Manual Flat Field Correction The FFC Coefficients can also be processed outside of the Camera or changed manually by accessing directly their values in the Camera This is the Manual FFC In CommCam the User can access to a specific interface by clicking on click for extended control in both Manual FFC calibration and Manual FPN calibration sections B Resbare File Sebastien Fie Typ section bn sonans Linked fio amara rem camera E tc camera This will allow the user to upload download out in the Camera the FFC coefficients in from a binary or text file that can be processed externally It is recommended to setup the baud rate at the maximum value possible 115000 for example otherwise the transfer can take a long time FPN coefficients modification Direct
44. hing down to gt In8bits the level reaches 255 before switching down to 6 2 Test Pattern 2 In 8 bits format Pixel 1 e 3 B 8 9 2040 2041 p 2047 2048 Value 0 0 0 9 0 1 254 255 255 255 6 3 Test Pattern 2 In 10 bits format Pixel 1 e 3 4 5 6 m 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 Value 0 0 1 1 2 2 1021 1022 1022 1023 1023 45 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 6 4 Test Pattern 2 In 12 bits format B TH 1536 Pixel 1 2 3 1024 1025 1026 2 2045 2046 2047 2048 Value 0 2 4 2046 2049 2051 B 4089 4091 4093 4095 Pixel 1 2 3 2045 2046 2047 2048 Value 0 2 4 4089 4091 4093 4094 46 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVA 7 APPENDIX B Thermal Management 71 Heat Sinks The most important source of heat in the camera is around the sensor The Camera dissipates around 11W max with 4 taps at 40MHz 4K pixels version The Camera has been designed to dissipates the maximum of the internal heat through its front face The packaging of the sensor is larger to increase the surface in contact with the front face and then improves the dissipation In the system the camera has to be fixed by its front face with the largest contact possible with a metallic part Without any specific cooling system a simple air flow around the camera will improv
45. i Width Get Roi width prow val Set Roi width for pixel statistic computing 1 to SensorWidth PixelROIMean Get ROI Mean format U12 4 PixelROIStandardDeviati r pstd Get ROI Standard deviation format U12 4 on Pi PixelROIMin Get ROI Min format U12 4 PixelROIMax Get ROI Max format U12 4 61 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 10 10 Privilege Level Feature GenICam Command PrivilegeLevel Get camera running privilege level 2 gp g Privilege Factory 1 Privilege Advanced User 2 Privilege User ChangePrivilegeLevel Lock camera privilege to User w lock val Unlock camera privilege depending on val minz256 max 232 1 10 11 Save 4 Restore Settings Feature Gentcam Command Load Camera Settings w rcfg lt val gt Load configuration from bank number val UserSetLoad lt val gt between O and 5 is factory settings and 5 is Integrator bank UserSetSave lt val gt between 1 and 4 Only if privilege is set to 1 62 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 11 APPENDIX F Revision History Manual Comments Detoils Revision First release EM release Doc correction line rates 1 2 5 needed for some Frame Grabbers EM2 EMA new sensor 1k 144m and 512 144m 63 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 AVIIVAO EM4 BA8 Firmware vers
46. ion 15 compliant Version 4 4010 4 2010 BA9 EM24000BA0 EM22014BA0 EM 2014 9 EM22010BA9 0514 BAO _ 0514 BAO e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 EM2 EMA new sensor 1k 144m and 512 144m Test Patterns Characterization Values Mount details New CommCam 2 x 64 1013bisA AVIIVA 4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 How to reach Home page www e2v com Sales Office Europe Regional sales office e2v Itd 106 Waterhouse Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 2QU England Tel 44 0 1245 493493 Fax 44 0 1245 492492 mailto enquiries Qe2v com e2v sas 16 Burospace F 91572 Bi vres Cedex France Tel 33 0 16019 5500 Fax 33 0 16019 5529 mailto enquiries fr e2v com e2v gmbh IndustriestraBe 29 82194 Gr benzell Germany Tel 49 0 8142 41057 0 Fax 49 0 8142 284547 mailto enquiries de 2e2v com AVIIVAO EM4 BA8 Americas e2v inc 520 White Plains Road Suite 450 Tarrytown NY 10591 USA Tel 1 914 592 6050 or 1 800 342 5338 Fax 1 914 592 5148 mailto enquiries na e2v com Asia Pacific e2v Itd TIVE Onfem Tower 29 Wyndham Street Central Hong Kong Tel 852 3679 364 8 9 Fax 4852 3583 1084 mailto enquiries ap Qe2v com Product Contact e2v Avenue de Rochepleine BP 123 38521 Saint Egr ve Cedex France Tel 33 0 4 76 58 30 00 Hotline m
47. it data no parity bit 1 stop bit The baud rate can be set up to 115200 5 2 1 Syntax Internal camera configurations are activated by write or readout commands The command syntax for write operation is w lt command_name gt lt command_parameters gt lt CR gt The command syntax for readout operation is lt command_name gt lt CR gt 5 2 2 Command Processing Each command received by the camera is processed gt The setting is implemented if valid gt camera returns return The camera return code has to be received before sending a new command Table 5 1 Camera Returned Code Returned code meaning gt 0 or gt All right the command will be implemented gt 16 Command Error Command not recognize or doesn t exist gt 33 Invalid Access the receipt of the last command has failed gt 34 Parameter out of range the parameter of the last command send is out of range gt 35 Access Failure bad communication between two internal devices 5 2 3 GenICam ready GEN lt I gt CAM The CameraLink Standard is not yet compliant with GenICam Standard but as much as possible each command of the will have its correspondence with the Standard Feature Naming Convention of the GenIcam Standard This correspondence is given in parenthesis for each feature command as the following example e Vendor name DeviceVendorName e2v 17 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v
48. ls in 12 bits with another outputted value For example a negative or reverse LUT is the following equivalence Real value Output value 0 4095 1 4094 2 4093 Then the size of each value is 12bits but the exchanges with the Application PC are done on 16 bits For 4096 gray levels from O to 4095 the total file size for a LUT is 8Ko If this LUT is enables the Contrast Expansion feature digital Gain and Offset will be disabled LUT Enable LU7Enab e Enable the LUT and sizable the Digital Gain Offset This function is available in the LUT section Click Far extended control 8 LuTEnable Disable Jii value size Read function r lute Get the LUT status Returned by the camera 0 is LUT disabled 1 if enabled gt Write function w lute lt val gt val is for disable 1 for enable Upload Download the LUT coefficients Direct access to the LUT coefficients for reading or writing In CommCam the User can access to a specific interface by clicking on click for extended control in the LUT section sanction Gory fie Lrissd hemeyrens be cam ena gt Read function lutc addr Read 128 LUT coefficients starting from address addr from O to 4095 128 Returned value is the concatenation in hexadecimal of individual LUT values without space between values one unsigned short per coefficient 40
49. me Controlled ITC with one Tri This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 Both exposure time and line period are defined by this Trig signal The exposure time during the low level of the Trig Signal Label Min Typical Max Unit gt The line period between two rising edges of the Trig Signal tm 1 tper LPmin ssec La or asec 142 Tp iM rd EE E tint EXPOSURE N EXPOSURE N 1 READOUT N 1 READOUT Ext Trig with Integration Time Controlled ITC with two Trigs This mode requires two external triggers via CC1 and CC2 gt CC2 controls the starting of the exposure time ngar Label Min Typical Unit CCicontrols the end of the exposure time tit 1 __ sse The line period is defined by the one of the CC2 Trig signal ETE tper LPmin psec 01 142 gt 4 EXPOSURE EXPOSURE N 1 READOUT N 1 READOUT N tdr 26 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 BA8 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 27 AVIIVAO 4 Exposure time Exposure TimeAbs Defines the exposure time when set in the Camera This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section I Exposure Exposure time T Lipi Soe 100 us 8 Line period B Synchronisation mode 04 5553 5 gt Read fu
50. nction r tint Returned by the camera Integer from 10 to 65535 1us 6553 5 by step o 100ns gt Write function w tint value This value of exposure time is taken in account only when the synchronisation mode is free run 0 or Ext Trig with Exposure time set 1 Otherwise it s ignored gt real effective minimum exposure time value is 1ps Line Period Defines the Line Period of the Camera in Timed mode This command is available in the CommCam Exposure section El 739 Exposure ey B Exposure bime 195 ws TT per second eO ares Line period BB synchronisation mode 200 Lis gt Read function Returned by the camera Integer from 1 to 65536 0 1us to 6553 6 5 by step o 100ns gt Write function w value The line period is active only in Free Run mode It s also disabled if in this mode the Integration time is set higher than the Line Period The Line frequency indication line per second is calculated as 1 Line Period gt The real effective minimum Line Period value accepted by the camera is indicated below the Line period be set under a certain minimum value otherwise it will be ignored by the camera which will return an error code This minimum value is defined as follows 2k pixels For 14 12ys Note that these values are equivalent to LPmin Readout tdr 1 3Zus 1013bisA
51. nfo Get Camera ID Read function idnb Returned by the camera String of 128 bytes including O Cannot be written Electronic board ID E ectronicBoardID Get PcB Board ID Read function r boid Returned by the camera String of 32 bytes including O Cannot be written 18 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 Device User ID DeviceUserID Camera user identifier ID gt Read function cust Returned the camera String of 128 bytes including 0 gt Write function w cust idstr 5 3 2 Dump and Communication Dump Allows to dump all the Camera info settings in a text file This command is available in the CommCam View Menu Hi huma Camera File View Setup gt Hyper Terminal Ckrl Y 5 Live Display Dump camera H al BaudRate ComBaudRate Set the Camera BaudRate This command is available in the CommCam Com section Baud rate 9600 Bds gt Read function baud Returned by the camera Value of the Baud Rate gt Write function w baud index with the index as follows 1 9600 Bauds default value at power up 2 19200Bds 6 57600Bds 12 115200Bds After changing the communication rate the communication with the Camera could be interrupted with the application CommCam or whatev
52. orrection PRNU coefficients even by using only a white non moving paper as target for the scene This filter can also be distinguished from the Flat Field Correction and used as an online pixel correction at least when its value is set to 1 neighbor pixel Whatever the level of filter used it will correct only high band noise and have a poor effect on low band non uniformity noise Then the result of any pre filtering of the white target before FFC will depends on the magnification used in the system And the size of the non uniformities to be corrected 35 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 FFC Adjust Function This Feature is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section 2 Flat Field correction Automatic ation B Fic adjust Disable Fic adjust target 2048 o Gains adjust FFCAdjus Enable Disable the function Read function r ffad Returns the status of the function if disabled Write function w Disable the Adjust function w ffad 1 Enable the Adjust function o Auto Adjust Target Level ffCAutoTargetLevel set the value for the User Target gt Read function Returns the Target value from to 4095 gt Write function w value Set the Target Value 12bits FFC Adjust qood usage When there are
53. r Main configuration of the Camera can be saved in 4 different User banks and one Integrator bank This setting includes also the FFC and LUT enable This function is available in the Save amp Restore Settings section Save amp restore settings g UsersetSelector Factory laerSetSave Done Done B curentiiserset Factor Load settings from Bank Allows to restore the Camera settings gt Read function Get the current Tap Bank in use gt Write function w rcfg lt gt Load settings from bank val 0 Factory 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator Save settings to Bank Allows to save the Camera settings in User or Integrator Bank gt Write function w scfg lt gt Save the current settings in the User bank val 1 to 4 for User 5 for Integrator The integrator bank 5 can be written only if the Camera is set in integrator mode Privilege level 1 This integrator bank can be used as a Factory default by a system integrator 44 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 6 APPENDIX Test Patterns 6 1 Patfern 1 Vertical wave The Test pattern 1 is a vertical moving wave each new line will increment of 1 gray level in regards with the previous one gt In12bits the level reaches 4095 before switching down to gt 10 bits the level reaches 1023 before switc
54. r coefficient lt addr gt Read 128 consecutive PRNU user coefficients starting from lt addr gt address Returned value is hexadecimal without space between values one unsigned short per coefficient 60 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 108 Look up Table LUTEnable Disable LUT False Enable LUT True LUT Values lutc lt addr gt Read 128 LUT coefficients starting from address lt addr gt from to 4095 128 Return value is in hexadecimal without space between values one unsigned short per coef w lutc addr val Write 128 LUT coefficients starting from address lt addr gt form to 4095 128 lt val gt is the concatenation of individual LUTvalue without space between values 10 9 Statistics and Line Profile Feature Command LineAverageProfile Get the line Line Average Profile status 1 running finished Run the Line Average Profile PixelAccessLineNumer Get the number of line for average w pixl val Set the number of line to accumulate val 1 256 512 1024 Pixels values lt addr gt Read 128 pixel values starting from address lt addr gt from Sensor Width 128 1 Return value is hexadecimal without space between values one unsigned short per coef PixelRoiStart prod w prod val Set Roi start for pixel statistic computing O to SensorWidth 1 PixelRo
55. rent objects You can perform one FFC per condition of Gain setting of the Camera 4 Max and recall one of the four global settings Camera Configuration FFC Line Balance when required 34 1013bisA AVIIVA EM4 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVA 5 3 7 1 Activation Filter and Auto Adjust FFC Activation FFCEnab e Enable disable the Flat Field Correction This command is available in the Flat Field Correction section I2 Flat field correction Flat Field correction Disabled gt Read function r ffcp Returns the FFC Status 0 if disabled 1 if enabled gt Write function w ffcp 1 Enable the w ffcp O Disabled the FFC Low band Filter FFCF fer Control the Low Band Filter This command is available in the CommCam Flat Field Correction Automatic Calibration section T E 4 7 Flat Field correction Automatic calibration b Low band Filter Disabled Read function ffcf Returns the Filter Status 0 if disabled gt Write function w ffcf Disable the Low Band Filter w ffcf 1 Set the filter to 1 neighbour pixel w ffcf 2 Set the filter to 2 neighbour pixels ffcf 3 Set the filter to 3 neighbour pixels What is the use of the Low Band Filter The basic idea of this filter is to get a uniform white target before processing the Flat Field c
56. semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 53 Camera Commands 5 3 1 Information These values allow to indentify the Camera They can be accessed in CommCam software in the Info section Info Bb vendor gt AVIIVAENACLAOIUPTI i Device Firmware Version J A i Device version Defined bY production Configi i Device marufrackurer info Configi 2 Device User id camera identification user purpose Electronic board ID BrdiE Configi All these values are fixed in factory and can t be changed shaded except the Camera User ID which can be fixed by the Customer Vendor name DeviceVendorName Read function r vdnm Returned by the camera e2v string of 32 bytes including O gt be written e Model DeviceMode Name Internal for GenICam gt Read function mdnm Returned by the camera String of 32 bytes including O Cannot be written e Firmware Version DevicefirmwareVersion Get camera synthetic firmware version PKG version gt Read function dfwv Returned by the camera String of 16 bytes including O be written e Device Version DeviceVersion Get Camera Hardware version gt Read function dhwv Returned by the camera String of 32 bytes including 0 be written Device Manufacturer Info DeviceManufacturerI
57. x Dark Noise RMS LSB 5 1 7 2 5 27 Dynamic Range XC 2480 1 UM SEE 585 1 di NS 151 1 Non Linearity o 0 04 4 _ _ between 10 and 90 Without Flat Field Correction Half saturation FPN rms LSB 0 3 0 09 m e 3 FPN peak peak LSB 2 2 VN ES 9 C 22 PRNU hf 006 05 0 08 i o 0 18 PRNU peak peak i Jot 0 32 37222 0 52 NES 1 2 Test conditions Figures in LSB are for 12bits format Stabilized temperature 30 40 55 Measured at exposure time 100us and line period 100ys Room Front Face Internal Maximum data rate 4 x 40 MHz PRNU Calculated at 50 22 Image Sensor The Tap structure of the sensors is the following sensors sii VO3 Pixel 1 Last pixel In this specific Versions the pixel is rectangular in order to facilitate the positioning of the Camera in the spectrometer 1804m height for the 10um pitch 6 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVA 23 Response 4 QE curves 2 3 1 Quantum Efficiency 90 00 80 00 70 00 60 00 QE Std 50 00 QE 40 00 LSB nJ cm2 30 00 20 00 10 00 0 00 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelengt 2 3 2 Spectral Response 1400 1200 1000 EM4 BA8 10 180 10x20um 800 600 LSB nJ cm2 400 200 400 500 600 7
58. xt Trig with Exposure time set in the camera This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 but the exposure time is the one defined in the Camera If the line period of the Trig signal provided to the camera is lower than the exposure time set n the camera the short trig pulses will be ignored The exposure set in the camera defines the minimum line period possible td 14 th E tint 4 6 1 tdr Label Typical Unit sm 1 _____ per MiP th 0 3 psec td 0 25 usec ta 132 sec The Minimum Line period taken in account by the Camera is the maximum between MinLP Exposure time td tdr And LPmin Ext Trig Full Exposure time available This mode requires an external trigger via CC1 The exposure time is the maximum possible value between two Tri pulses In this mode the exposure time set in the camera is ignored Avoid this mode if your trigger is stable variable line period The exposure of each line could then be different If the period of the trig signal 15 less than the readout time the Camera won t send any signal Label Min Typical Unit Mper tper LPmin _ usec READOUT 1 READOUT 25 1013bisA AVIIVA 4 02 12 t e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO 4 Ext Trig with Exposure Ti
59. z Return by the camera Integer 512 to 4096 depending on the sensor embedded in the Camera gt Cannot be written Signal source 7estImageSe ector Defines if the data comes from the Sensor or the FPGA test Pattern This command is available in the CommCam Image Format section Pi Ei 27 Image Format gt ls CCU size 4096 Output made Medium 126165 Signal source Disable test image pattern Disable test image Test image pattern 1 Test image pattern 2 Read function srce Returned by the camera 0 if Source from the Sensor and 1 if test pattern active gt Write function w srce value to switch to CCD sensor image to switch to Test Pattern 1 Detailed in APPENDIX 2 to switch to Test Pattern 2 Detailed in APPENDIX The test pattern is generated in the FPGA It s used to point out any interface problem with the Frame Grabber 21 1013bisA AVIIVA 02 12 e2v semiconductors SAS 2012 AVIIVAO EM4 Output mode Ou pu Mode Set the CameraLink Output mode refer to Chap 3 2 3 CameraLink Output Configuration This command is available in the CommCam Image Format section L3 Image Format J coD SB 6911 di Mediurs 12bits 7 source Medium Site Medium 19665 Medium 12bits Base obits Base 10bes Base 205 gt Read function r mode Returned by the camera
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