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1. BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Intrinsic System Delay i 15us DoubleShutter Mode 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 software or by an external trigger signal The exposure time of the second image corresponds to the readout time of the first image It depends of the used CCD sensor and binning mode During the interframing time dead time of maximum 7uUs 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 I Exposure i Exposure Image 2 Image 1 Readout Time 1 I i 1Ops 10ms x Delay Exposure Image 1 5us CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Scientific or HiRes and of the selected binning VGA V 1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V 1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes V 1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 20 Video Mode A trigger generates a complete imaging sequence The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are at the 26
2. Depending of the computer specification up to two cameras can be used in one computer at the same time On the PCl Board there is a FIFO memory no full frame memory 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 the data transfer is 40 MB s with two cameras 80 MB s With fast CPUs two cameras can be controlled from one computer The advantage of the FIFO memory compared with a full frame mem ory is that you have no additional delay The disadvantage that only two PCIBoards can be used in one com puter at the same time can be avoided by using CompactPCI CPUs in several computers which are connected by 100 MBit Ethernet cable 3 Timing 3 1 PixelFly Standard The PixelFly timing depends of the exposure mode The Async and Video Modes are available Async Mode Each trigger internal or external generates an image The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are available on the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board 0 G0 us VCA 0 f ps Enlentltlc D 100 ps Hil4e3 Exposure Time i CCD Readout Time 10us 10ms The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecor
3. Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 26 Dimensions and Weight Side view The VGA versions do not have holes in the housing Front View exd nove lma O5Smm depth j Rear View The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 27 The tripod socket has three different screws 1 4 20 UNC 3 8 16 UNC M8 2 00 2 50 3x 92 55 All threads min 6mm depth All radii 2mm Weight of the Camera Head approximately 230g The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 28 System Data CCD Sensor VGA Scientific HiRes I r Average Dark Charge 20 C per pixel 3 e sec lt 3e sec lt 3e sec Speciral Range b w 280 1000 nm 280 1000 nm 280 1000 nm Anti Blooming gt 1000 gt 1000 gt 1000 Camera head PCFBoard Power Requirements 1Aat 5V 400mA at 12 V Spectrale Response typical values QE 30 300 35 400 450 500 550 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Scientific Sensor VGA Sensor The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel
4. a question about matters not handled in these operating instructions we recommend contacting us 1 866 66COOKE 1 866 662 6653 248 276 8825 service cookecorp com Please provide the following information 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 Computer specifics e g OS version processor type speed Warranty COOKE grants a 12 month warranty period 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 COOKE s discre tion free of charge The device shall be returned on customer s ex penses to COOKE preferably in the original pac kage COOKE is not liable for consequential damages Before returning the camera contact COOKE via any of the Customer Services Where possible use the original packaging to return your camera for servicing Don forget to screw the C Mount protection cap Opening of the camera or improper handling e g damage by electro static charge wrong cleaning method voids the warranty CE Certification PixelFly complies with the requirements of the EMC Directions of the European Communities 089 336 EWG and therefore bears the CE Marking The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn
5. drivers available which can be controlled with maximum 1A each These drivers are short circuit protected and therefore useful for industrial applications Furthermore there are three double opto coupler inputs The Assembler Source Code of the ORION processor can be obtained from COOKE An executable code Intel Hex can be downloaded via the PCI interface by custom programming software see SDK directory The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Application Software Plug Ins 23 6 Software Cooke s camera control software CamWare is provided with each camera For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate manual CamWare For users of third party 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 The following drivers are provided with your PixelFly Image Pro Plus version 3 0 and higher Media Cybernetics Optimas 6 5 using Mediacybernetics interface Drivers for LabVIEW and MetaMorph are also available from Cooke Please feel free to ask for information about these programs In case your software is not listed above please contact COOKE Software Development Kit In case you have written your own software or you wish to include the TWAI
6. 1 2 Principle of Operation The images captured by the camera head will be transferred via a high speed data transfer to the PClBoard in the computer The data will be saved in the RAM of the computer With CamWare the camera can be controlled within the Windows envi ronment and the images can be displayed on the monitor The Recorder function allows you to record image sequences and dis play 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 recognizes the camera type For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate Cam Ware manual 2 1 Block Diagram and Data Stream Block Diagram In the following block diagram the structure of the complete camera sys tem is shown Lens not provided saa M iz gs High speed data transfer CLS A EEFRCM Camera head PCI Interface Board The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual File Formats Display Internal Data Stream of black white cameras The PCI Board gets the 12bit data from the camera and transfers 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 an 8bit array and ac cessed by the graphic board Depending on graphic boa
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8. 9 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes V1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 18 3 2 PixelFly DoubleShutter The PixelFly timing depends of the exposure mode The 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 available on the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board 0 GO us VCA External Trigger U f ps Snlentltc 4 D 100 ps Hiltes BUSY 15us 5us CCD Exposure i CCD Readout Intrinsic System H ES Delay Exposure Time CCD Readout Time 10ps 10ms Example for a external triggered sequence i i CCD Exposure K LN LKN LJ CCD Readout CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Scientific or HiRes and of the selected binning VGA V 1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V 1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes V1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual External Trigger
9. Fly Manual System Requirements Note Graphic Board Graphic Setup 1 Installation and Powering Up The PixelFly imaging system consists of camera and PCl Board To get the system working properly follow the instructions 1 1 Computer The PCI Board should be installed in a computer with following charac teristics PC Bus with PCI Chip Version 2 1 or higher Intel Processor Pentium or AMD 128 MB RAM Possible Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 95 Version 4 00 950b or higher Microsoft Windows 98 or 98SE Windows ME Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Workstation Linux Kernel 2 2 preferable SUSE 6 3 or newer Before attempting to run PixelFly with Linux please contact COOKE Drivers for our cameras are optimized for best performance This may have implications for some dual processor systems If you are planning to use a dual processor computer in your imaging application please contact Cooke technical suport for more information For best display of images on the monitor we recommend the use of highest performance boards with at least 16MB 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 mi lions colors are generated In general several graphic setups are possible We recommend the setting with 24 or 32 Bit with 16 7 million colors
10. N Drivers control software into already existing programs the camera control may be integrated as DLL file by using our Software Development Kit SDK The following SDK s with detailed manual are available SDK for Windows 9x ME 2000 NT SDK for Linux The SDK can be found on the CD or can be downloaded from Internet under http www cookecorp com PixelFly can also be operated using our TWAIN drivers for Windows The drivers can be found on the CD or can be downloaded from Internet under http www cookecorp com The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 24 7 Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions The camera is maintenance free under normal operating condtitions Factory settings make any inspection and servicing superfluous During use the camera should be protected from hard shocks or strong vibrations and from high humidity and temperature shocks Avoid ex posing to sunlight since it heats up the camera housing unnecessarily and prevents the cooling from reaching its optimum operating tempera ture Keep apertures and slots free to allow air to circulate Objective lens or lens adapter should be screwed in gently Avoid forc ing as it will damage the tread Use a soft and dry cloth to clean the housing Cleaning M
11. Operating several Cameras from one Computer 15 3 Timing 3 1 PixelFly Standardan arar aa a a i 15 Async Mode it MIdeoMOde 24 those ode a iae 3 2 PixelFly DoubleShutter eres 18 Async Mode DoubleShutter Mode sse eene 19 Video Moden tte s 20 4 Trigger Control Internal Triggering External Triggering ae LED on the PCI Board eere 22 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 5 Front End Processor Front End Processor sss teeth tnn tnnt 22 6 Software Application Software CamWeare sss PIUG ANS cs Le seen etu Software Development Kit SDK DrVels 26s cstecenuiscunte o E UD bU ena is T Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions Servicing Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions 24 Cleaning Method for the Window see 24 8 Appendix Customer Service i eese ree nde Warranty CE Certification Dimensions and Weight System Data Spectral Response ier e ee nens The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com Pixel
12. PixelFly Operating Instructions The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com February 2002 PixelFly Manual 2 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 Never operate the camera at places where water or dust might penetrate Ensure the camera head is securely mounted Shocks e g dropping the camera onto the floor might cause serious dam age to the device Where possible the tripod attachment on the bottom side should be used for mounting the cam era Always unplug the camera before cleaning it Do not use cleaning liquids or sprays Instead use a dry soft duster Never insert any objects through the slots in the housing The applied voltage inside the camera can cause short circuits or electrical shocks The slots in the camera housing are needed for ventilation In order to guarantee a proper operation and to prevent overheating of the camera these slots must always be kept free Make sure that the connecting cable is in good condition and that there is sufficient clearance to connect to the com puter Detach the camera and contact the customer service in the following cases When cable or plug is damaged or worn out When water or other liquids have soaked into t
13. _ FO _ CCD Exposure Up vo4 PD CCD Readout Output waj eb Ground to outptsignais Timing diagram of the three CCD signals low level logic OCDbusy CCD exp CCD readout The PixelFly has an optically isolated trigger input A rising edge TTL signal 5V starts a new exposure Pin 1 R111 Trigger ind E SZ 1s Pin 12 HCPL 0661 Trigger Input Voltages The trigger input voltage can be changed to 12V or 24V For de tails contact COOKE min typ max R111 Input 24V 3 3 kOhm Factory preset The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 22 Busy Output LED Output low active and red LED parallel Output low from trigger till end of CCD readout Blink LED Blinking LED about 8 Hz as power on indicator CCD Exposure Output Output low active While exposing this signal will be active low CCD Readout Output Output low active While reading out the CCD this signal is low 5 Front End Processor The PCI board has a Front End processor ORION This processor can be programmed by the end user The external trigger input and some control signals will be handled by the processor This I O controller can be used for individual tasks e g microscopy con trol error control To input signals there are optionally 8 high side
14. and PCl Board If you need to use a different cable from the one provided Please use only Ethernet cables where all 8 lines are con nected 4x twisted pair The cable quality must be at least category 5 5 or higher minimum cable length 2m maximum cable length 10m Remark The connectors and cable are identical with Ethernet cables but there is no Ethernet protocol Certain electrical signals and power are different Do not attempt to connect PixelFly to an Ethernet card Standard and Compact PCI Board The front plates and connectors of the Standard and Compact PCH Boards are identical Jo Interface Timing amp triggering o y Connection oo LED2 oj toj 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 triggering Front End Processor The LEDs show the operating states as follows LED 1 green indicates 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 indicates external trigger input The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Lens Mount Insert Filters 10 PixelFly has a standard C Mount with a back focal length of 17 52mm Distance betw
15. een 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 a lens or adapter is 9 5mm Any deeper could destroy the protective window of the camera no warranty The cameras can be optionally equipped 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 The VGA and HiRes sensors have a 1 2 format the SuperVGA a 2 3 We recommend to use for all PixelFly Versions 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 Filters can be set in front of the CCD The mount is designed for 24 mm diameter filters thread In the C mount there is a ring which can be removed The filter is then inserted and the ring is replaced Caution do not over tighten and crush the filter 1 5 Powering Up Check the following points PClBoard properly mounted Connection between camera and PCI Board Lens mounted Now start the program CamWare from the directory For detailed information to CamWare please see the separate Cam Ware manual The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 1
16. ethod for the Optical Part Hint In principle every cleaning method bears the danger of damaging an op tical surface Therefore clean only if it is strictly necessary As a first step use dry air to blow out dust particles Avoid strictly wiping on adry glass surface In case dirt cannot be removed by blowing use special optical cleaning fluids Adequate fluids for optical surfaces are pure dehydrogenated al cohol or cleaning fluids available in photo shops Use a soaked caton tip and take care to wipe only on glass surfaces avoiding contact to metal surfaces e g C Mount thread otherwise microscopic dirt and m e tallic chips are released causing irreparable scratches on the glass sur face Never use strong solvents 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 immedi ately the black protection cap when removing the objective 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 im proper cleaning methods The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual by Telephone by Fax by Email Attention 25 8 Appendix Customer Service If you have a problem or
17. he device When the device is not properly working although you followed all instructions of the user s manual When the camera fell to the floor or the housing has been dam aged When the device shows apparent deviations of normal operation The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Contents 1 Installation and Powering Up 1 1 COImpUuler ei aecosicec i tran edid rie s O eara 5 System Requirements sse 5 Graphic Setup Installing the PCFEBoard esses 6 1 2 Installation of the Hardware Driver 7 Installation under Windows 9x ME 2000 sss 7 Installation under Windows NT eee 7 Installation under Linux eene 7 1 3 Installation of CamWare s rcreeeeeeenenenene 8 1 4 Camera and PCI Board cessenseseseeeeseeeseeeanenenene nes 9 Serial Data Transfer sse eene 9 Lens Mount ae Filtet InstallatlQn notte tmp yc tee 10 1 5 Powering Up eeeeseiseeen eene een nnne tnna tate ta tata tn tantas 10 2 Functional Principle 2 1 Block Diagram and Internal Data Stream 11 2 2 Color Definition Algorithm sss 14 2 3
18. ontrol software for each pixel the 12 Bit data is converted by interpolating into an 8 Bit triplet Prep Pareen Pau 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 The first pixel on the top left side is always red Between the physical pixels there are virtual pixels Px which are computed with the algorithm described below Physical Pixel Virtual Pixel Conversion algorithm for the new pixel Px Pap 9Ri1 3R3 3Ro R1 16 Poareen G7 Gio 2 Paue 9 Be 3 Ba 3 Bist Big 16 This algorithm optimises the spatial resolution For each phys ical pixel a color value red green and blue is calculated related to the corre sponding neighbour pixel Example for Pixels Prep Ri R3 Rg Rit y4 Pareen Go Gs G7 Gio 4 Paiute Be Example for Pixel Pup Rg R11 2 Pereen G7 Psewe Be Bs 2 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual External Trigger BUSY CCD Exposure i CCD Readout j 15us 5us Intrinsic System Delay 2 3 Operating several Cameras from one Computer
19. or True Color mode 256 Color mode is not recommended This mode is only capable of producing 32 different grey levels The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 6 Installing the PC Board Caution Before touching the PCl Board make sure you have not accumulated static charges A discharge may destroy the sensitive electronics and voids any guarantee Power down the computer and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Insert the PC 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 PCI slot Some computers require addi tional enabling of PCkslot mastering on BIOS level The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 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 New Installation of the hardware driver If you have Windows9x ME or Windows 2000 installed the computer should automatically recognize the new hardware PCI Board and re quest you to insert a disk with the manufacturer s dri
20. p com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 16 Example for a external triggered sequence 1 i i mu Til T 1 T1 r CCD Exposure LK E S Ld 3 E x CCD Readout CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Scientific or HiRes and of the selected binning VGA V 1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V 1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes V 1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Video Mode A trigger generates a complete imaging sequence The following signals BUSY CCD Exposure and CCD Readout are available on the 26 pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger 0 70 i VEA 4 i 20 100 ps Scent fic 20 122 pis HIRes BUSY CCD Exposure CCD Readout Intrinsic System Delay i Exoosura Time Rescou Tima Exposure Time lt Readout Time BUSY l CCD E xposure m S bs N inc Exposure Time gt Readout Time Y BUSY J CCD Exposure Em CCD Readout Da Tu w gt l CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Scientific or HiRes and of the selected binning VGA V 1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V1 Binning 7
21. pin HD DSUB socket of the PCI Board External Trigger aU 7C prs VEA Y ve 20 100 ps Scientfic 20 122 ps HiRes BUSY CCD Exposure j CCD Readout Intrinsic System i Delay xoasure Time Rezcou Tima Exposure Time lt Readout Time BUSY l CCD Exposure is ES i ae X X ES M CCD Readout Ne x a a a Exposure Time gt Readout Time Y BUSY J CCD Exposure NS B3 NC M CCD Readout a CCD Readout Time The CCD readout time depends of the CCD sensor VGA Scientific or HiRes and of the selected binning VGA V 1 Binning 24 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 12 8ms 0 5 V4 Binning 6 8ms 0 5 Scientific V 1 Binning 79 8ms 0 5 V2 Binning 40 3ms 0 5 HiRes V 1 Binning 104 0ms 0 5 V2 Binning 52 5ms 0 5 The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Trigger Input 21 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 2g pin HD DSUB socket at the PCl Board Pin Name at Name at Function DSUB fo sie 1 ms Ps Trigger input 102 Trigger Ground O 19 wot P BikOuput LEDgreen 20 TPA CCD Busy Output LED red p21 103
22. rd set up data displays on the monitor in 8 24 or 32 color producing up to 256 grey levels 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 The camera always acquires 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 therefore to 256 2E8 grey levels In CamWare the command Convert Control allows you to select a range between 0 4095 grey levels which is then displayed in 256 grey levels on the PC monitor PC Monitor A 24cr32D nepandne of the graphic selup Cenunand ia CamWara X7OR1 tac totals RMP a 3il D E 2b T FF 16 Rit TS 6 Gil ASG 1 15 BI IV 2ORT SEQUENS for formes RMF 4 Sit D 8 6 Dil FF 18 Hil Computer The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual File Formats Display Internal Data Stream of color cameras The PCI Board gets the 12bit data from the camera and transfers it via PCI Bus to a 16bit array of the PC memory The 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 displaying it in 32bits True Color on the monitor The command Export s
23. the internet under http www cookecorp com Refer to the Quick Install guide supplied with your SensiCam for details on software installation Download CamWare from the Internet to a free selected directory The downloaded file must be decompressed with a suitable program e g ZIP program Start the installation with setup exe The latest information how to install CamWare can be found in the re adme txt file To install CamWare under Windows 2000 and Windows NT you need administrator privileges After successful installation the computer has to be restarted The installation program transfers all necessary DLL and OLE files to the system folders checking automatically for existing older versions and replacing them by new ones In Windows all registry entries are made automatically If the program is to be deleted from the computer remove it using Add remove software from the Windows control panel After successful installation you will have the new directory Digital Cam era Toolbox CamWare and some additional us eful tools will be installed to this directory Hotline If you have problems during installation contact customer service The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual 9 1 4 Camera and PCI Board Before Powering Up make the connection between camera head
24. tores 16bit or 8bit data on hard disk in B16 TIFF FITS BMP or ASCII format For further information see Chapter 2 3 The camera always acquires 12 bit images with 4096 2E12 grey levels between black and white however the monitor display of the image is always limited to 8 bit and therefore to 256 2E8 grey levels in each of red green and blue channels The command Convert Control allows to select a range between 0 4095 grey levels which is then displayed in 256 levels on the PC moni tor RGB can be adjusted individually for proper color balance mu Hit PCI Interface Board PC Monitor oo Intarnal or extarnal Trigger in CamWare Graphic Board PCI Bus Pear 37 Alf coparizing o the grashia setup 3x Dit Ceinmeand in CairiWare EX3QRT ar Ihe crois GMP 3 3il BE 2B T FF 16 Rit IS 6 Lm ASC 118 Bir IV 2ORTI SLOULN G_ far he tarnats RMP a Sit D 8 6Dil I FF 16 RIF Computer The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Algorithm 1 Algorithm 2 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 range RX GX BX With the help of the camera c
25. vers For installation please refer to the Quick Install Guide provided Updating the hardware driver For updating an existing driver please download the newest driver ver sion from the internet under http www cookecorp com For installation please read the actual information in the readme txt file which will be download automatically with the driver The downloaded drivers are compressed A freeware decompression application PKUNZIP is available from www pkware com Installation under Windows NT Installation of the Hardware Driver If you install the camera under Windows NT you need the rights of the administrator Please login as administrator Refer to the Quick Install Guide provided Installation under Linux Please contact Cooke to obtain Linux drivers and related installation in formation The COOKE Corporation 1091 Centre Road Suite 100 Auburn Hills MI 48326 2670 Tel 248 276 8820 Fax 248 276 8825 info cookecorp com www cookecorp com PixelFly Manual Installation from CD Installation from Internet Note Note 1 3 Installation of 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 sepa rate manual CamWare You will find the software CamWare on the CD supplied with your Pixel Fly The newest version can also be downloaded from

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