Dalsa Piranha XL PX-HM-16K12B-00-R User manual

Piranha XL™ Camera User’s Manual
PX-HM-16K12B-00-R and PX-HM-16K06B-00-R
sensors | cameras | frame grabbers | processors | software | vision solutions
03-032-20216-03
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Document Date: August 24, 2015
Document Number: 03-032-20216-03
About Teledyne DALSA
Teledyne DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and Electronics
Company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and
solutions, in addition to providing wafer foundry services.
Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging offers the widest range of machine vision components in
the world. From industry-leading image sensors through powerful and sophisticated
cameras, frame grabbers, vision processors and software to easy-to-use vision appliances
and custom vision modules.
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The Piranha XL Camera Contents •1
Contents
THE PIRANHA XL CAMERA 4
HIGHLIGHTS 4
Key Features 4
Programmability 4
Applications 5
Model 5
Performance Specifications 5
Piranha XL’s Physical Pixel Arrangement 7
CERTIFICATION &COMPLIANCE 8
SUPPORTED INDUSTRY STANDARDS 8
GenICam™ 8
Camera Link HS 8
Camera Link HS Transmission Characteristics 9
RESPONSIVITY &QE PLOTS 10
MECHANICAL DRAWINGS 11
PRECAUTIONS 12
Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor 12
INSTALL &CONFIGURE FRAME GRABBER &SOFTWARE 12
Using Sapera CamExpert 12
CamExpert Panes 13
SETTING UP FOR IMAGING 16
Powering the Camera 16
Data Cables 17
Lens Selection & Setup 17
Establishing Camera Communications 18
Establishing Data Integrity 19
Review of Camera Performance and Features 19
SYNCHRONIZING TO OBJECT MOTION 19
External Trigger Mode 19
Internal Trigger Mode 20
Measuring Line Rate 20
Maximum Trigger (Line) Rate 21
Effect of Exposure Time on Maximum Line Rate 21
Scan Direction 21
Camera Orientation 23
ESTABLISHING THE DESIRED RESPONSE 24
Exposure Control 24
Measuring Exposure Time 25
Adjusting Responsivity 25
Image Response Uniformity 26
Setting Custom PRNU Coefficients 27
Flat Field Calibration Filter 27
Flat Field Calibration Region of Interest 27
ACHIEVING FASTER SCAN SPEEDS WHEN LOWER IMAGE RESOLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE
(BINNING) 28
Using Area of Interest to Reduce Image Data & Enhance Performance 28
Steps to Setup Area of Interest 29

2•Contents The Piranha XL Camera
The Rules for Setting Areas of Interest 29
INCREASING DYNAMIC RANGE 30
CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT 30
HELP WITH LENS FOCUSING &CAMERA ALIGNMENT 31
Establish Optimum focus 31
Ensuring Rows are Aligned to the Object Motion 32
CHANGING OUTPUT CONFIGURATION 34
Bit Resolution 34
Camera Link HS Lane Selection 34
Using Two CLHS Cables 34
Using Fiber Modules 35
SAVING &RESTORING CAMERA SETUP CONFIGURATIONS 35
Active Settings for Current Operation 36
User Setting 36
Factory Settings 36
Default Setting 37
APPENDIX A: GENICAM COMMANDS 37
Camera Information Category 37
Camera Information Feature Descriptions 39
Built In Self Test Codes 41
Camera Power-Up Configuration Selection Dialog 41
Camera Power-up Configuration 41
User Set Configuration Management 42
Camera Control Category 42
Camera Control Feature Descriptions 43
Digital I / O Control Feature Descriptions 44
Flat Field Category 45
Flat Field Control Feature Description 45
Image Format Control Category 47
Image Format Control Feature Description 48
Transport Layer Control Category 49
Transport Layer Feature Descriptions 50
Acquisition and Transfer Control Category 51
Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions 51
File Access Control Category 52
File Access Control Feature Descriptions 52
File Access via the CamExpert Tool 54
Download a List of Camera Parameters 54
APPENDIX B: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 55
Diagnostic Tools 55
Camera Data File 55
Voltage & Temperature Measurement 55
Test Patterns – What can they indicate 55
Built-In Self-Test Codes 55
Status LED 56
RESOLVING CAMERA ISSUES 57
Communications 57
No Camera Features when Starting CamExpert 57
No LVAL 57
Image Quality Issues 57
Vertical Lines Appear in Image after Calibration 57
Over Time, Some Pixels Develop Low Response 58
Smeared & Distorted Images 58
Continuously Smeared, Compressed or Stretched Images 59

The Piranha XL Camera Contents •3
Randomly Compressed Images 59
Distorted Image when Stopping and Starting 59
Distorted Image when Changing Direction 60
Optical Misalignment Issues 60
Image Will Not Focus Well over the Entire FOV 60
Image Will Not Focus at Edges of Field of View. 61
Image Will Focus Well on One Side but Not the Other at the Same Time 62
Power Supply Issues 63
Causes for Overheating & Power Shut Down 63
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 64

4•The Piranha XL Camera
The Piranha XL Camera
Highlights
Teledyne DALSA introduces the latest breakthrough multiline CMOS TDI camera with
unprecedented speed and responsivity, and exceptional low noise. The Piranha XL™ camera has
16k pixel resolution and a 5 µm x 5 µm pixel size and is compatible with fast, high magnification
lenses. The camera delivers a 125 kHz line rate, very low noise and high sensitivity through TDI
on-chip summing of multiple image lines. Exposure control allows for seamless variable speed
imaging down to stopped conditions.
The Piranha XL camera uses the Camera Link HS™ interface, which is the latest industry standard
for very high speed camera interfaces with long transmission distances and cable flexing
requirements. Teledyne DALSA’s Piranha XL camera and XTIUM Camera Link HS frame grabber
combine to offer a complete solution for the next generation of Automatic Optical Inspection
systems.
The Piranha XL camera is ideal for detecting the smallest defects at high speeds and over a large
field of view in LCD and OLED flat panel displays, printed circuit boards, film and large format web
materials.
Key Features
•Highly responsive multiline CMOS-TDI
•16k pixel resolution
•Very low noise
•High dynamic LUT mode
•Bi-directionality with fixed optical center
•Binning
•Small form factor
•Low power
•Robust Camera Link HS interface
•Smart lens shading correction
Programmability
•Adjustable responsivity
•Multiple areas of interest for data reduction
•Region of interest for easy calibration of lens and shading correction
•Test patterns & diagnostics
•8 or 12 bit output

The Piranha XL Camera •5
Applications
•Flat-panel LCD and OLED display inspection
•Web inspection
•Printed circuit board inspection
•High throughput and high resolution applications
Model
The camera is available in the following configurations:
Table 1: Camera Models Comparison
Piranha XL Multi Line Model Comparison
Part Number
Resolution
Maximum Line Rates
Pixel Size
PX-HM-16K12B-00-R
16352 pixels x 12 rows
125 kHz ( 4 and 8 rows)
100 kHz (12 rows)
5.0 µm x 5.0 µm
PX-HM-16K06A-00-R
16352 pixels x 12 rows
60 kHz ( 4 and 8 rows)
50 kHz (12 rows)
5.0 µm x 5.0 µm
Note 1: See Exposure time requirement page 21
Table 2: Software
Software
Product Number / Version Number
Camera firmware
Embedded within camera
GenICam™ support (XML camera description file)
Embedded within camera
Sapera LT, including CamExpert GUI application and GenICam for Camera Link
imaging driver
Version 7.40 or higher
Performance Specifications
Table 3: Camera Performance Specifications
Specifications
Performance
Imager Format
High speed CMOS multiline scan
Resolution
16352 Active Pixels x 4, 8 & 12 Rows
Pixel Size
5.0 µm x 5.0 µm
Pixel Fill Factor
100%
Line Rate
PX-HM-16K12B-00-R
PX-HM-16K06B-00-R
14KHz
1
to 125 kHz (4 and 8 Rows)
14KHz
1
to 100 kHz (12 rows)
0 to 60 kHz (4 and 8 Rows)
0 to 50 kHz (12 rows)
Exposure Time
2 µs to 3 ms
Bit Depth
8 and 12 bit, selectable
Connectors and Mechanicals
Control & Data Interface
Camera Link HS
Power Connector
Hirose 6-pin male circular
Power Supply
+ 12 V to + 24 V DC (+11.4 V to +25.2 V maximum limits)

6•The Piranha XL Camera
Typical Power Dissipation
23 W
Size
97 mm (W) x 97 mm (H) x 61 mm (D)
Mass
685 grams
Operating Temp
+0 °C to +60°C, front plate temperature
Optical Interface
Lens Mount
M90x 1 mm
Sensor to Camera Front Distance
12 mm
Sensor Alignment (aligned to sides of camera)
Θy (parallelism)
x
y
z
Θz
100 µm
± 100 µm
± 100 µm
± 250 µm
± 0.2°
Compliance
Regulatory
CE, FCC, and RoHS
Communications Standards
GenICam, Camera Link HS
Note 1: The camera will operate below 14KHz when using an external trigger but show global and pixel based
increases in offset.
Operating Ranges
Performance
Notes
Four Rows
Eight Rows
Twelve Rows
Random Noise
6.4 DN* rms
9 DN rms
11 DN rms
Peak Responsivity
733 DN/(nJ/cm
2
)
1467 DN/(nJ/cm
2
)
2200 DN/(nJ/cm
2
)
625 nm
Gain
0.67x to 2.5x
0.67x to 5x
1x to 2.5x
1x to 5x
0.67x to 2.5x
0.67x to 5x
Normal Range
Extended Range
DC Offset
5 DN
5 DN
5 DN
Can be adjusted as required
PRNU
< ±2%
< ±2%
< ±2%
50% of calibration target
FPN
< ±2 DN
< ±2 DN
< ±2 DN
8 bit, 1x gain
SEE
5.6 nJ / cm2
2.8 nJ / cm2
1.9 nJ / cm2
NEE
8.7 pJ / cm
2
6.2 pJ / cm
2
5 pJ /cm
2
RN / Responsivity
Anti-blooming
> 100x Saturation
> 100x Saturation
> 100x Saturation
Integral non-linearity
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
*DN = digital number
Test Conditions unless otherwise specified:
•Values measured using 12 bit, 1x gain
•50 kHz line rate
•Light source: green LED 560 nm
•Front plate temperature: 45º C

The Piranha XL Camera •7
Piranha XL’s Physical Pixel Arrangement
Mid
Sensitivity
8 Rows
Low
Sensitivity
4Rows
High
Sensitivity
12 Rows
Optical Center
Does Not Move
with Direction
Change
To CDS, Analog Gain, Pixel Column Summing & Image Data Transmission Circuits
16,352 Active Pixel Columns
CMOS TDI
Mode
Single 5um Gap
Between Each Active
Row of Pixels
Single 5um x 5um
Pixels Size
16,384 x 12 Rows
Pixel Array
16 Reserved
Pixel Columns 16 Reserved Pixel Columns
Figure 1: Piranha XL Camera CMOS-TDI Pixel Structure
The CMOS TDI sensor used in the Piranha XL camera is made up of a 16,384 x 12 line array of
5 µm x 5 µm pixels.
Each line of pixels is spaced 5 µm apart to accommodate pixel interface circuitry. 16 pixels at each
edge of the array are reserved for special use by the camera, resulting in 16,352 pixels being
available to the user. By default, 16,384 pixels are output by the camera where the 16 pixels at
each edge are set to 1 DN. The Area of Interest feature (See section Using Area of Interest to
Reduce Image Data & Enhance Performance) can be used to eliminate the 32 edge pixels if desired.
The 12 lines are grouped into three sets of four. The responsivity of the camera can be adjusted by
summing 4, 8, or 12 lines to form the output image data (See Adjusting Responsivity). Forward
and reverse imaging does not cause the optical center to change. Exposure control allows
inspection speed to change without changing responsivity from maximum speed down to the
stopped condition.

8•The Piranha XL Camera
Certification & Compliance
Compliance
EN 55011, FCC Part 15, CISPR 11, and ICES-003 Class A Radiated Emissions Requirements
EN 55024 and EN 61326-1 Immunity to Disturbance
RoHS per EU Directive 2011/65/EC and WEEE per EU Directive 2002/96/EC and China Electronic Industry Standard
SJ/T11364-2006
Supported Industry Standards
GenICam™
The Piranha XL camera is GenICam compliant and implements a superset of the GenICam Standard
Features Naming Convention specification V1.5.
This description takes the form of an XML device description file using the syntax defined by the
GenApi module of the GenICam specification. The camera uses the GenICam Generic Control
Protocol (GenCP V1.0) to communicate over the Camera Link HS command lane.
For more information see www.genicam.org.
Camera Link HS
The Piranha XL camera is Camera Link HS version 1.0 compliant. Camera Link HS is the next
generation of high performance communications standards and is used where a digital industrial
camera interfaces with single or multiple frame grabbers with data rates exceeding those supported
by Camera Link. The Piranha XL camera includes two Camera Link HS compatible connectors, each
capable of supporting data rates up to 2.1 Gbytes / sec per second. Each connector can also
interface with standard ‘CX4 Active Optical Cable’ fiber modules where very long data transmission
is required—up to 300 meters.
RXC
TXC
TX1
TX2
TX3
TX4
TX
5
TX6
TXC
RXC
RX1
RX2
RX3
RX4
RX5
RX6
Data Lane 6
Data Lane 0
Command
Channel Video
Channel Link
Camera
(C2,7M1)
Frame Grabber
(C2,7M1)
Figure 2. Piranha XL Single CLHS Connector Configuration