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1. Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger gt lt i sha CCD Exposure A U CCD Readout Real exposure on CCD sensor Internal Exposure Exposure t a Delay Image 1 Image 2 exp2 ty i tet Readout Time 1 Readout Time 2 KY 10 20us timing not scaled 5us 65ms 0 5us Mu 300 700 s Es WV 0 3us c3 2us Example CCD Readout Time PCO 2006 pixelfly top Can be set to 10us 10ms by software exposure time of image 2 texp2 readout time of image 1 To set two laser pulses in a short time one after another about 10us the following relation is valid The timing of the first laser pulse starts with the falling edge of BUSY respect CCD Exposure The first laser pulse must be set at the end of image 1 the second laser pulse at the beginning of image 2 1 laser pulse texp1 t 2 laser pulse 1 laser pulse tj ty ts The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Sci entifi HiRes or UV and of the selected binning VGA 200 205 V1 Binning 19 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 10 3ms 0 5 V4 Binning 5 6ms 0 5 VGA 210 215 V1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes UV V1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 3 Timing 21 3 2 pixelfly qe The pixelfly timing2. Therefore clean only if it is strictly necessary As a first step use dry air to blow out dust particles Avoid strictly to wipe on a dry glass surface In case dirt cannot be removed by blowing use special optical cleaning fluids Adequate fluids for optical surfaces are pure dehydrogenated alcohol pure acetone or cleaning fluids avail able in photo shops Use a soaked cotton tip and take care to wipe only on glass surfaces avoiding contact to metal surfaces e g C Mount thread otherwise microscopic dirt and metallic chips are released causing irreparable scratches on the glass surface Never use aggressive cleaning substances e g benzine spirit nitro solvents etc commonly found in labs Such substances may destroy or damage the surface on which they are applied The best is to avoid any dirt on optical parts e g by replacing immediately the black protection cap when removing the objec tive lens Do not leave the camera s optical input window open without lens or protecting cap Our warranty does not cover damaged optical surfaces caused by improper cleaning methods 8 Appendix 29 PCO 2006 pixelfly by Telephone by Fax by Email by Post Attention 8 Appendix Customer Service Having a problem or a question about matters not handled in these operating Instructions we recommend to contact us 09441 2005 0 09441 2005 20 support pco de PCO AG Donaupark 11 D 93309 Kelheim
3. 8 Bit B16 16 Bit TIFF 16 Bit Computer PCO 2006 pixelfly 16 2 Functional Principle Algorithm 1 Algorithm 2 PCO 2006 pixelfly 2 2 Color Definition Algorithm Color sensors with RGB filter for the colors red green and blue are used for the color cameras The CCD sensor records for each pixel the light information as grey level with 12 Bit dynamic RX GX BX With the help of the camera control software for each pixel the 12 Bit data is converted by interpolating into a 8 Bit triplet Prep Pareen PBLue For this interpolation following algorithm is applied This algorithm optimises the color resolution A red green and blue part of the color for virtual pixels will be calculated These virtual pixels are placed between the original pixels In CamWare this algorithm is also called as Smooth e The first pixel on the top left side is always red e Between the physical pixels there are virtual pixels Px which are computed with the algorithm described below Physical Pixel R G2 Rs Ga G Bs 11 G E virtual Pixel Ro Gio Ru G 2 Gis Bua Gis Bis Conversion algorithm for the new pixel Px Prep 9 Ri 3 Rg 3 Ro R 16 Poreen G7 Gio 2 PBLue 9 Be 3 Ba 3 B44 Big 16 This algorithm optimises the spatial resolution For each physi cal pixel a color v
4. Germany Serial number of the camera head Serial number of the PCI Board Detailed description of the problem Experiment conditions Settings in the camera control software Technical data of the computer Warranty PCO grants a warranty by law for the pixelfly System camera PCl Board FOL or coaxial cable power supply The warranty period starts on day of delivery ex factory In case of defect within the warranty period replacement or repair will be made at PCO s discretion free of charge The device shall be re turned on customer s expenses to PCO preferably in the origi nal package PCO is not liable for consequential damages Before returning the camera contact PCO via any of the Cus tomer Services Pay attention to use a sufficient package if you have to send the camera via mail keep the original package The FOL cable connectors and the connectors of the camera and PCl Board must be protected with the protection caps Don t forget to screw the C Mount protection cap Opening of the camera or improper handling e g damage by electrostatic charge wrong cleaning method voids the war ranty CE Certification pixelfly complies with the requirements of the EMC Directions of the European Communities 089 336 EWG and therefore bears the CE Marking 30 8 Appendix Dimensions and Weight pixelfly cameras are available in different housings Please se lect the right version VGA HiRes and Scien
5. depends of the exposure mode Async Video and DoubleShutter modes are available Async Mode Each trigger internal or external generates an image The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger Nee BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Internal Exposure Delay Time CCD Readout Time gt ty texp tai 10 20us timing not scaled tw SUS 65ms ti 0 5us to 300 700us Example for a external triggered sequence BUSY CCD Exposure a a ON N CCD Readout CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor and of the selected binning pixelfly qe V1 Binning 88 3ms 0 5 V2 Binning 44 8ms 0 5 PCO 2006 pixelfly 22 3 Timing Video Mode A trigger generates a complete imaging sequence The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger t BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Intrinsic System i Delay Exposure Time Readout Time bid Exposure Time lt Readout Time BUSY CCD Exposure il mel CCD Readout y os in a Exposure Time 5 Readout Time BUSY CCD Exposur
6. internet under http www pco de For installation please read the actual information in the re adme txt file which will be download automatically with the driver In case the downloaded drivers are compressed you have to decompress them with a suitable program e g ZIP program Installation under Windows NT Installation of the Hardware Driver PCO 2006 pixelfly If you install the camera under Windows NT you need the rights of the administrator Please login as administrator For installation please read the actual information in the re adme txt file on the enclosed CD or after downloading from internet Installation under Linux The Linux driver is on the enclosed CD or can be downloaded from internet under http Awww pco de In case the downloaded drivers are compressed you have to decompress them with a suitable program e g ZIP program TAR program Detailed instructions for installation you will find in the readme file 10 1 Installation and Powering Up Installation from CD Installation from Internet Hotline PCO 2006 pixelfly Remark 1 3 Installation of the Software CamWare CamWare is a 32 Bit Windows application With CamWare all camera parameters can be set The images can be displayed on the monitor and saved on hard disk For detailed information please see the separate manual CamWare You will find the software CamWare on the enclosed CD The newest version can also be do
7. of the camera these slots must always be kept free e Make sure that the connecting cable is in good condition and that the link to the socket does not represent an obstacle e Detach the camera and contact the customer service in the following cases When cable or plug are damaged or worn out When water or other liquids have soaked into the device When the device is not properly working although you fol lowed all instructions of the user s manual When the camera fell to the floor or the housing has been damaged When the device shows apparent deviations of normal operation PCO 2006 pixelfly Contents PCO 2006 pixelfly Contents 1 Installation and Powering Up 1 1 COMp TET ARA KANA System Requirements Graphic Setup si Installing the PCI Board s sssesesseseeiseisiersrerrisreriernrrerierneees 1 2 Installation of the Hardware Driver Installation under Windows 9x ME 2000 XP Installation under Windows NT ee Installation under Linux ecceeceteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeseneeeees 1 3 Installation of the Software CamWare ssssssssussuesnnrnnns 1 4 Camera and PCI Board csssccsssseessseeeesseeeensseeeensseeneeas Serial Data Transfer Lens Mount Filter Installation 1 5 Powering Upin NGANGA 2 Functional Principle 2 1 Block Diagram and Internal Data Stream 2 2 Color Definition Algorithm 2 3 O
8. 0 us VGA 20 100 us Scientific 20 120 us HiRes UV CCD Exposure l CCD Readout Intrinsic System i Delay Exposure Time Readout Time bia Exposure Time lt Readout Time BUSY TY a o XU CCD Exposure CCD Readout Exposure Time 5 Readout Time BUSY OU CCD Exposure CCD Readout CCD Readout Time PCO 2006 pixelfly The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Sci entifi HiRes or UV and of the selected binning VGA 200 205 V1 Binning 19 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 10 3ms 0 5 V4 Binning 5 6ms 0 5 VGA 210 215 V1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes UV V1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 20 BUSY 3 Timing DoubleShutter Mode only XD Version Two separated full frame images with a short interframing time can be captured The length of the first exposure time will be done by software input the triggering either internally by soft ware or by an external trigger signal The exposure time of the second image corresponds to the readout time of the first im age It depends of the used CCD sensor and binning mode During the interframing time ty dead time no exposure should be done The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD
9. DK The following SDK s with detailed manual are available e SDK for Windows 9x ME 2000 NT e SDK for Linux The SDK can be found on the CD or can be downloaded from Internet under http www pco de To work with the camera properly a Twain driver and the follow ing PCl Board drivers are available e PCl Board driver for Windows 9x ME 2000 XP e PCl Board driver for Windows NT e PCl Board driver for Linux The drivers can be found on the CD or can be downloaded from Internet under http www pco de 28 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions The camera is maintenance free Factory settings make any inspection and servicing superflu ous During use the camera should be protected from hard shocks or strong vibrations Also should the camera be protected from high humidity and temperature shocks Avoid exposing to sunlight since it heats up the camera housing unnecessarily and prevents the cooling from reaching its optimum operating temperature Keep apertures and slots free to allow air to circulate Objective lens or lens adapter should be screwed in gently Avoid forcing as it will damage the tread Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the housing Cleaning Method for the Optical Part PCO 2006 pixelfly Hint In principle every cleaning method bears the danger of damag ing an optical surface
10. a lens or adapter is 9 5mm Deeper screwing in could destroy the protecting window of the camera no warranty The VGA and HiRes sensors have a 1 2 format the SVGA and QE sensors a 2 3 We recommend to use for all pixelfly Ver sions a 2 3 or 1 compatible lens Cameras with high resolution sensor should preferably be equipped with a high quality lens to take advantage of the high resolution The cameras can be equipped optionally with a filter This filter will be placed at the C Mount ring In this case the maximum screw in depth is only 6mm instead of the 9 5mm Filters can be set in front of the CCD You have to use a 24 mm diameter filter In the C mount screw there is a ring which can be screwed out Now the filter can be placed and the ring must be screwed in again 1 5 Powering Up Check the following points e PCI Board properly mounted e Connection between camera and PCI Board e Lens mounted Now start the program CamWare from the directory Programme Digital Camera ToolBox For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare 2 Functional Principle 13 2 Functional Principle The images captured by the camera head will be transferred via a high speed data transfer to the PCI Board in the com puter The data will be saved in the RAM of the computer where the operator can decide what to do with them With the enclosed software CamWare the camera can be con t
11. alue red green and blue is calculated re lated to the corresponding neighbour pixel Example for Pixels Prep Ri R3 Ro R11 4 Pareen G2 Gs G7 Gio 4 Pau Be Example for Pixel Pro R3 Ri1 2 Pereen G7 Pau 2 Functional Principle 17 2 3 Operating several Cameras from one Computer Depending of the computer specification up to four cameras can be used in one computer at the same time On the PCl Board there is a FIFO memory no full frame mem ory The incoming data must be transferred in real time to the computer RAM With the 16 MHz versions VGA 640 x 480 pixel and HiRes 1360 x 1024 the data transfer is 32 MB s For two cameras in one computer you have 64 MB s With the 20 MHz version Scientific 1280 x 1024 pixel and QE 1392 x 1024 the data transfer is 40 MB s with two cameras 80 MB s Please note that with synchronous triggering maximum two VGA cameras can be used Cameras with higher resolution pixelfly Scientific HiRes qe can cause conflicts The advantage of the FIFO memory compared with a full frame memory is that you have no additional delay The disadvantage that only two PCI Boards can be used in one computer at the same time can be avoided by using Compact PCI CPUs in several computers which are connected by 100 MBit Ethernet cable PCO 2006 pixelfly 18 3 Timing BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout 3 Timing 3 1 pixelfly VGA HiRes Sc
12. ating Instructions pixelfly Version 03 2006 Subject to change without prior notice Copyright by PCO 2006 PCO 2006 pixelfly 1 Installation and Powering Up System Requirements Graphic Board Graphic Setup PCO 2006 pixelfly 1 Installation and Powering Up The pixelfly imaging system consists of camera and PCI Board To get the system working properly follow the instructions 1 1 Computer The PCI Board should be installed in a computer with following characteristics PCI Bus with PCI Chip Version 2 1 or higher Intel Processor Pentium or AMD 128 MB RAM Possible Operating Systems e Microsoft Windows 95 Version 4 00 950b or higher Microsoft Windows 98 or 98SE Windows ME Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstation Microsoft XP Linux Kernel 2 2 preferable SuSE 6 3 or newer In case of working with Linux please contact PCO For best display of images on the monitor we recommend the use of highest performance boards with at least 4MB RAM preferable with AGP Bus architecture The camera generates 12 Bit 4096 grey levels For display on the PC Monitor 8 Bit 256 grey levels respectively 3x8 Bit in true color 16 7 millions colors are generated In general several graphic setups are possible We recom mend the setting with 24 or 32 Bit with 16 7 million colors In the 256 Color Modus twenty colors are used by Windows for internal purposes This modus allows to dis
13. d cable please note e Pleas use only Ethernet cables where all 8 lines are con nected 4x twisted pair e The cable quality must be at least category 5 5 or higher e minimum cable length 2m e maximum cable length 12 5m Remark The connectors and cable are identical with Ethernet cables but there is no Ethernet protocol Standard and Compact PCI Board The front plates and connectors of the Standard and Compact PCI Boards are identical Frontplatten und Steckeranordnungen Interface OO LED 1 OJ LO Connection oo _LED2 o fo PCI Controller Board Camera Head Interface 2 is the connection between camera head and PCI Board The camera can be controlled via Interface 1 e g external trig gering Front End Processor The LEDs show the operating states as follows LED 1 green control display when connection between camera head and PCI Board is ok LED 1 red control display at data transfer LED 2 green Power On blinking LED 2 red control display at external trigger input PCO 2006 pixelfly 12 1 Installation and Powering Up Lens Mount Insert Filters PCO 2006 pixelfly pixelfly has a standard C Mount with a back focal length of 17 52mm Distance between front edge of C Mount and CCD sensor Standard C Mount lenses or other lenses with their respective C Mount adapter e g photo camera lenses can be used The maximum screw in depth of
14. e Cl fl fl l CCD Readout N Nag NG CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor and of the selected binning pixelfly qe V1 Binning 88 3ms 0 5 V2 Binning 44 8ms 0 5 PCO 2006 pixelfly 3 Timing 23 DoubleShutter Mode only XD Version Two separated full frame images with a short interframing time can be captured The length of the first exposure time will be done by software input the triggering either internally by soft ware or by an external trigger signal The exposure time of the second image corresponds to the readout time of the first im age It depends of the used CCD sensor and binning mode During the interframing time ty dead time no exposure should be done The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Internal Exposure _ Exposure t p Delay pie Image 1 Image 2 exp2 ty tapi Readout Time 1 Readout Time 2 Real exposure l VA tai 10 20us Wi timing not scaled La 5us 65ms i ta 0 5us gt eE te 300 700ps gt tis 0 3us j3 ta 2us texp1 can be set to 10 s 10ms by software exposure time of image 2 texp2 readout time of image 1 Example To set two laser pulses in a short time one after another about CCD Readout Time PCO 2006 pixelfly 10us the followin
15. g relation is valid The timing of the first laser pulse starts with the falling edge of BUSY respect CCD Exposure The first laser pulse must be set at the end of image 1 the second laser pulse at the beginning of image 2 1 laser pulse texp1 tj 2 laser pulse 1 laser pulse tj ta tis The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor and of the selected binning pixelfly qe V1 Binning 88 3ms 0 5 V2 Binning 44 8ms 0 5 24 4 Trigger Control Trigger Input PCO 2006 pixelfly 4 Trigger Control The pixelfly can be triggered via the 26 pin HD DSUB socket at the PCI Board Additional control signals are available The trigger control is generated by the Front End Processor ORION see chapter 5 Pinning of the 26 pin HD DSUB socket at the PCI Board Pin Name at Name at Function DSUB ORION OPTO IN 6 PD3 Trigger Input OPTO IN 5 PD2 OPTO IN 4 PB3 OPTO IN 3 Torron2 Par 7 oromni Peo SSCS PGND ee nr a Ground for output signas Ground for output signals OPTOGND i donotuse donotuse GD if HighSide 202 HighSide Driver HSSUP Power Input for HighSide Driver HighSide 102 HighSide Driver vot PD5 Blink Output LED green O2 PD4 CCD Busy Output LED red O3 PDO CCD Exposure Output W04 PD1 CCD Readout Output GND Ground for output signals HighSide 101 HighSide Driver Input V
16. he higher 4bits are set to zero The 16 bit data are converted automatically into a 3 x 8 bit array and accessed by the graphic board We recommend to display it in 82bits on the monitor File Formats The command Export stores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 Display The camera which acquires always 12 bit images resolves with 4096 2E12 grey levels between black and white however the monitor display of the image is always limited to 8 bit and there fore to 256 2E8 grey levels The command Convert Control allows to select a discretionary range between O 4095 grey levels which is then displayed in 256 grey levels on the PC monitor PC Monitor Camera oo Internal or external Trigger in CamWare as a PCl Interface Board Graphic Board PCI Bus Command in CamWare 8 24 or 32 Bit Convert Control depending of the graphic setup MEMORY Driver SW 16 Bit Array anes facie 3 x 8 Bit graphic board Array Command in CamWare EXPORT for the formats ti 8 Bit BMP 8 Bit B16 12 Bit _ o TIFF 16 Bit Hard Disk FITS 16 Bit kapaki _ ASCII 16 Bit _ me IMPORT SEQUENCE for the formats BMP
17. ientific The pixelfly timing depends of the exposure mode Async Video and DoubleShutter modes are available Async Mode Each trigger internal or external generates an image The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger j ty lt Internal Exposure Dela Time Y pa CCD Readout Time gt tai 10 20us tow SUS 65ms ti 0 DUS to 300 700us ty t exp Example for a external triggered sequence BUSY j timing not scaled CCD Exposure gt NN CCD Readout K CCD Readout Time PCO 2006 pixelfly S The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Sci entifi HiRes or UV and of the selected binning VGA 200 205 V1 Binning 19 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 10 3ms 0 5 V4 Binning 5 6ms 0 5 VGA 210 215 V1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes UV V1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 3 Timing 19 BUSY Video Mode A trigger generates a complete imaging sequence The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are at the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger 20 7
18. ise Scan Rate Imaging Frequency at binning mode 1 at binning mode 2 at binning mode 4 AID Conversion Factor Spectral Range b w CCD Sensor HiRes 220 225 QE 270 275 1360 H x 1024 V 1392 H x 1024 V Readout Noise id 6 96 Imaging Frequency CC y y oO 3 8 e count Camera Head PCI Board PCO 2006 pixelfly 8 Appendix 3 Spectrale Response typical values pixelfly VGA pixelfly Scientific pixelfly HiRes quantum efficiency pixelfly CCD image sensors 70 CX074AL VGA 60 CX085AL scientific mma ICX205AL HiRes 50 40 Scientific HiRes 30 20 10 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 wavelength nm PCO 2006 pixelfly 38 8 Appendix pixelfly ge quantum efficiency sensicam qe 70 60 standard mode low light mode 50 40 low light mode gain high J 20 standard mode gain normal 10 0 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 wavelength nm PCO 2006 pixelfly Dear Customer We hope this camera will be an always valuable tool for your scientific day in day out work Comments suggestions or any new idea on our system are welcome We are at your disposal at any time also after your buying of this camera Your PCO Team pco maging PCO AG Donaupark 11 D 93309 Kelheim fon 49 0 9441 2005 O fax 49 0 9441 2005 20 eMail info pco de www pco de
19. mmand Export stores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 The camera which acquires always 12 bit images resolves with 4096 2E12 grey levels between black and white however the monitor display of the image is always limited to 8 bit and there fore to 256 2E8 grey levels The command Convert Control allows to select a discretionary range between O 4095 grey levels which is then displayed in 256 grey levels on the PC monitor 16 Bit Array 8 Bit Array for gni Graphic Board PC Monitor Camera oo Internal or external Trigger in CamWare l ps of PCl Interface Board Graphic Board PCI Bus Command in CamWare 8 24 or 32 Bit Convert Control depending of the graphic setup MEMORY o Driver SW Command in CamWare EXPORT for formats ti 8 Bit BMP 8 Bit B16 12 Bit ka TIFF 16 Bit Hard Disk gt FITS 16 Bit Psg a ASCII 16 Bit D IMPORT SEQUENCE for formats a BMP 8 Bit B16 16 Bit TIFF 16 Bit Computer 2 Functional Principle 15 Internal Data Stream of color cameras The PCl Board gets the 12bit data from the camera and trans fers it via PCI Bus to a 16bit array of the PC memory T
20. oltage according to the sticker on the PCI board 24V Input Voltage Timing diagram of the three CCD signals low level logic CCD busy CCD exp CCD readout Input high active A rising edge TTL signal 5V starts a new exposure Pin 1 R111 e re Trigger f 10K NZ A Pin 12 HCPL 0661 o eo 4 Trigger Control Busy Output LED Blink LED CCD Exposure Output CCD Readout Output PCO 2006 pixelfly 25 Trigger Input Voltages The trigger input voltage can be changed to 12V or 24V For details see Technical Manual of the pixelfly available at PCO on request min typ max R111 Input 24V 3 3 kOhm Input 12V 1 5 kOhm Input 5V 520 Ohm Factory preset Output low active and red LED parallel Output to low from staring the trigger till end of CCD readout Blinking LED about 8 Hz as power on control Output low active While exposing this signal will be active low Output low active While reading out the CCD this signal is low 26 5 Front End Processor PCO 2006 pixelfly 5 Front End Processor A Front End processor ORION is placed on the PCI Board This processor can be programmed by the end user himself The external trigger input and some control signals will be han died by the processor This I O controller can be used for individual tasks e g micros copy control er
21. perating several Cameras from one Computer 3 Timing 3 1 pixelfly VGA HiRes Scientific r ASYNC Modes nissan ceveeudehesudevscnvdetevedebessceveesoeet Video Mode an in neiereneseitecteetee DoubleShutter Mode c cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeee 3 2 PIXEIFLY den aaa AABANGAN Asyne Mode rasec PAA NAA Video Mod rateur naa DoubleShutter Mod c ccccceeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeee 4 Trigger Control Internal Triggering c eee eee eee eceee waa nwwasawasaassswasawas External Triggering LED on the PCI Board 6 Contents 5 Front End Processor Front End Processor ccccsssccceeeeesssseeeeeeeesesseeeeeeesssseneeee 26 6 Software Application Software CamWare ecceceseereeteeteeteeeeeeees PIUY INS LA hs ects nee ed stresse iraniens sense Software Development Kit SDK BG kere reece ins nement manettes 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 28 Cleaning Method for the Optical Part 28 8 Appendix Customer Service 29 Warranty CE Certification Dimensions and Weight VGA SVGA long version 30 Dimensions and Weight QE long version n se 32 Dimensions and Weight VGA QE short version 34 System Data c ncaa hee Ahi Rent oe tt Spectral Response Oper
22. pixelfly pixelfly qe Operating Instructions pco Imaging Safety Instructions 3 Safety Instructions For your own safety and in order to guarantee a safe operation of the camera please read carefully the following information prior to using the device e Never operate the camera at places where water or dust might penetrate e Place the camera on a sufficiently stable basis Shocks like e g dropping the camera onto the floor might cause serious damage to the device Therefore exclusively the tripod attachment at the bottom side should be used for mounting the camera e The camera is not be qualified for X Ray applications and can be damaged Our warranty does not cover damaged cameras caused by X Ray applications e For applications with laser or plasma light please note that the CCD sensor can be destroyed thermically or physically with too much laser energy Single pixels or the readout reg ister and therefore the complete sensor can be destroyed The warranty does not cover damaged sensors by too much laser light laser energy e Always unplug the camera before cleaning it Do not use cleaning liquids or sprays Instead use a dry soft duster e Never insert any objects through the device s slots The ap plied voltage inside the camera can cause short circuits or electrical shocks e The slots in the camera housing are needed for ventilation In order to guarantee a proper operation and to prevent overheating
23. play a maximum of 236 grey levels Therefore only 7 bit 128 grey levels are used for black white display Some graphic boards use in principle 6 bit for the 256 Color Modus i e not more than 64 grey levels can be displayed on the monitor 1 Installation and Powering Up Installing the PCI Board PCO 2006 pixelfly Caution Before touching the PCI Board make sure you have not accu mulated static charges A discharge may destroy the sensitive electronics and voids any guarantee Insert the PCI Board in a free PCl slot of your computer and screw the bow onto the PC housing Make sure the board does not touch any electrical conducting parts housing other boards wires or chillers It is essential to use a master PClI slot Some computers re quire additional enabling of PCI slot mastering on BIOS level 1 Installation and Powering Up 1 2 Installation of the Hardware Driver You can operate the camera with Windows9x ME 2000 NT or Linux Installation under Windows 9x ME 2000 XP New Installation of the hardware driver Updating the hardware driver If you have Windows9x ME 2000 XP installed the computer should automatically recognize the new hardware PCI Board and request you to insert a disk with the manufacturer s drivers For installation please read the actual information in the re adme ixt file on the enclosed CD For updating an existing driver please download the newest driver version from the
24. rolled within the windows environment and the images can be displayed on the monitor The Recorder function allows you to record image sequences and display them as movies The maximum memory space for the recorded images depends solely on the RAM size of your computer When starting the program the software automatically recog nizes the camera type For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare 2 1 Block Diagram and Data Stream Block Diagram In the following block diagram the structure of the complete camera system is shown Lens y CCD Head Sequencer cps 128i High speed data transfer A D EEPROM CCD Head PCl Interface Board 1 i External Trigger Input PCO 2006 pixelfly 14 2 Functional Principle File Formats Display PCO 2006 pixelfly Internal Data Stream of black white cameras The PCl Board gets the 12bit data from the camera and trans fers it via PCI Bus to a 16bit array of the PC Memory The higher 4bits are set to zero The 16bit data are automatically converted in a 8bit array and accessed by the graphic board Depending on graphic board setup display on the monitor is ef fected in 8 24 or 32 bit The co
25. ror control To input signals there are optionally 8 high side drivers avail able which can be controlled with maximum 1A each These drivers are short circuit protected and therefore useful for indus trial applications Furthermore there are three double opto coupler available Gal vanic separated The Assembler Source Code of the ORION processor can be found on the PCO Utility CD ORION201 ASM 8515DEF INC An executable code Intel Hex can be downloaded via the PCI interface by a programming software see SDK directory 6 Software 21 Application Software Plug Ins Software Development Kit Drivers PCO 2006 pixelfly 6 Software Shipment of the camera system includes the CamWare soft ware a complete operation software for the camera allowing to display and to save images For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare n case you are already working with an image processing or image analysis software appropriate Plug Ins may be installed Consequently camera control commands can be sent directly from the image analysis software You will find more information about Plug Ins on our website In case your software is not listed above please contact PCO In case you have written your own software or you wish to in clude the control software into already existing programs the camera control may be integrated as DLL file by using our Soft ware Development Kit S
26. tific versions long housing Lateral view Top view 6537 02 60 87 02 29 40 Front View PCO 2006 pixelfly 8 Appendix 31 Rear View 2x 5 groowe Imm width 0 5mm depth Top View bottom view incl tripod Weight of the Camera Head about 270g PCO 2006 pixelfly 32 8 Appendix QE versions long housing Lateral View 66 02 6507 02 39 202 29 202 Front View 39 02 ig 29202 M254 C Mount a PCO 2006 pixelfly 8 Appendix 33 Rear View 2 x 5 groowe imm width 05mm depth gt HAN a nm bi T af a 32 202 Top View bottom view incl tripod oe I Ka M 2 Op Ou Weight of the Camera Head about 290g PCO 2006 pixelfly 34 VGA versions short housing QE versions short housing Lateral View Ur Top View Front View M25 4 CMOUNT PCO 2006 pixelfly 8 Appendix 8 Appendix 35 Rear View 2x5 groowe Imm width 05mm depth ag Weight of the Camera Head about 280g PCO 2006 pixelfly 36 8 Appendix System Data CCD Sensor VGA 200 205 VGA 210 215 Scientific 230 235 Number of Pixels 640 H x 480 V 640 H x 480 V 1280 H x 1024 V 2e Pixel Size Sensor Format Scan Area 6 3 x 4 8 mm Full Well Capacity Readout No
27. wnloaded from the internet under http Awww pco de In case the CD will not start automatically please start it manu ally by double click starter exe Please select your camera and the software CamWare Download CamWare from the Internet to a free selected direc tory The downloaded file must be decompressed with a suit able program e g ZIP program Start the installation with setup exe The newest information how to install CamWare can be found in the readme txt file To install CamWare under Windows 2000 Windows NT or Windows XP you need administration rights After successful installation the computer has to be restarted The installation program transfers all necessary DLL and OLE files to the respective Windows checking automatically for ex isting older versions and replacing them by new ones Windows 95 carries out all registry entries If the program is to be deleted from the computer a proper de installation is carried out in START SETUP SYSTEM CONTROL SOFTWARE After successful installation you will have the new directory Digital Camera Toolbox CamWare and some additional useful tools will be installed to this directory In case you have problems during installation call our hotline see Customer Service 1 Installation and Powering Up 11 1 4 Camera and PCI Board Before Powering Up make the connection between camera head and PCI Board In case of not using the enclose
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