Imperx Cheetah Pregius Series User manual

IMPERX
Cheetah Pregius Cameras
User Manual
with GigE VisionInterface
The Imperx Cheetah CMOS cameras provide exceptional video image quality in a
remarkably compact and ruggedized design with resolutions from 3 to 31 MP. The cameras
use Sony 2nd and 3rd generation Pregius CMOS sensors for their high sensitivity, image
clarity, and high dynamic range. They achieve frame rates up to 35 frames per second with
GigE Vision®output interface and support power over ethernet (PoE).
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About Imperx, Inc.
IMPERX, Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance, high quality digital
cameras, frame grabbers, and accessories for industrial, commercial, military, and aerospace
imaging applications including flat panel inspection, biometrics, aerial mapping, surveillance,
traffic management, semiconductors and electronics, scientific & medical Imaging, printing,
homeland security, space exploration, and other imaging and machine vision applications.
Fortune 100 companies, federal and state government agencies, domestic and foreign
defense agencies, academic institutions, and other customers worldwide use IMPERX
products.
Imperx, Inc. | 6421 Congress Ave. | Boca Raton, FL, 33487
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Warranty
IMPERX warrants performance of its products and related software to the specifications
applicable at the time of sale in accordance with IMPERX’s standard warranty, which is 2 (two)
years parts and labor.
Do not open the housing of the camera. Warranty voids if the housing has been open or
tampered.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This camera has been tested and complies with the limits of Class A digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC rules.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1About the Camera........................................................................... 11
1.1 General .....................................................................................................................11
Key Features ....................................................................................................12
1.2 Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................13
C2000 and C2400 Cameras Specifications.......................................................13
C2010 and C2410 Cameras Specifications.......................................................14
C3210 and C4010 Cameras Specifications.......................................................15
C4110 Camera Specifications ..........................................................................16
C2410Y/Z and C4110Y/Z Cameras Specifications ............................................17
C4410 and C5410 Cameras Specifications.......................................................18
C6410 Camera Specifications ..........................................................................19
1.3 Ordering Information ...............................................................................................20
1.4 Technical Support.....................................................................................................21
2Hardware........................................................................................22
2.1 C2000 and C2400 Cameras Connectivity .................................................................22
Pin Assignment ................................................................................................23
2.2 C2010, C2410, C3210, C4010 and C4110 Cameras Connectivity .............................24
Pin Assignments...............................................................................................25
2.3 C4410, C5410, C6410 Cameras Connectivity ...........................................................26
Pin Assignments...............................................................................................26
2.4 P67 Cameras Connectivity........................................................................................27
Power and I/O Connector Pin Assignments.....................................................28
Ethernet Connector Pin Assignment ...............................................................29
2.5 Camera LED Status Indicator....................................................................................30
2.6 POE and External Power Supply...............................................................................30
PS12V04A Standard Power Supply ..................................................................31
Power and I/O cable CBL-COM01....................................................................32
I/O Cable PWIO01............................................................................................33
Active Canon EF mount ...................................................................................34
2.7 Electrical Connectivity ..............................................................................................34
Opto-isolated Input .........................................................................................35
TTL/LVTTL Input...............................................................................................35
TTL Output.......................................................................................................35
Opto-isolated Output ......................................................................................36
2.8 Mechanical Drawings ...............................................................................................38
C2000 and C2400 Cameras..............................................................................38
C2010, C2410, C3210, C4010, and C4110 Cameras.........................................40
C4410, C5410, and C6410 Cameras.................................................................42
P67 Cheetah Cameras......................................................................................44
2.9 Optical ......................................................................................................................46
P67 Cameras Lens Tubes .................................................................................47
2.10 Environmental........................................................................................................47
3GenICamTM API Module – Configuring the Camera........................... 48
3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................48
3.2 Camera User Set Description ...................................................................................48
Startup Procedure ...........................................................................................48
3.3 GenApi Camera Configuration .................................................................................48
Device Control .................................................................................................49

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Version Information ........................................................................................50
Image Format Control .....................................................................................52
Acquisition Control ..........................................................................................54
Gain Control.....................................................................................................56
Auto Exposure and Auto Gain Control (AEC/AGC) ..........................................57
Data Correction ...............................................................................................59
White Balance..................................................................................................60
Output and Strobe Signals...............................................................................61
Pulse Generator.............................................................................................62
Canon Lens Control .......................................................................................63
Transport Layer Information .........................................................................65
User Set Controls...........................................................................................68
Event Control.................................................................................................69
4Software GUI .................................................................................. 70
4.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................70
Supported Operating Systems.........................................................................70
Compatibility ...................................................................................................71
User Interface and Functionality .....................................................................71
4.2 Installing the Software .............................................................................................71
Installation.......................................................................................................71
4.3 Camera SDK ..............................................................................................................75
4.4 Connecting to Cameras ............................................................................................76
4.5 Using the IpxPlayer...................................................................................................78
Menu Bar .........................................................................................................78
4.6 Saving and Loading Configurations ..........................................................................79
4.7 Camera parameter Panel .........................................................................................80
Device Control .................................................................................................80
Version Info Controls.......................................................................................81
Image Format Controls....................................................................................82
Acquisition Control ..........................................................................................84
Gain Controls ...................................................................................................86
Auto Gain and Auto Exposure .........................................................................87
Data Correction Controls.................................................................................89
White Balance Controls ...................................................................................90
Strobe Controls................................................................................................91
Pulse Generator Controls ..............................................................................92
Canon Lens Control .......................................................................................92
Transport Layer Control.................................................................................95
User Set Controls...........................................................................................97
Event Control.................................................................................................97
4.8 Capture Panel...........................................................................................................98
Recording Acquired Images.............................................................................98
Saving Image Output .......................................................................................98
4.9 Log Panel ..................................................................................................................99
Channels to Log ...............................................................................................99
4.10 Statistics Panel .....................................................................................................100
5Camera Features........................................................................... 101
5.1 Exposure Control....................................................................................................101
Internal Exposure Control - Electronic Shutter..............................................101
5.2 Automatic Exposure Control ..................................................................................102

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5.3 Automatic Gain Control..........................................................................................103
5.4 Acquisition Control.................................................................................................103
5.5 Video Amplifier Gain and Offset ............................................................................104
Digital gain .....................................................................................................104
Digital Offset..................................................................................................104
Black Level Auto-calibration and Offset ........................................................104
5.6 Data Output Format...............................................................................................105
Pixel Format...................................................................................................105
5.7 Pulse Generator .....................................................................................................105
5.8 Input / Output Control ...........................................................................................106
5.9 Camera Triggering ..................................................................................................106
Trigger Modes................................................................................................106
Trigger Sources ..............................................................................................106
5.10 Strobe and Synchronization Controls...................................................................107
5.11 Area of Interest ....................................................................................................108
Horizontal and Vertical Window .................................................................108
Factors Impacting Frame Rate.....................................................................108
Slave AOI......................................................................................................109
5.12 Gamma Control ....................................................................................................109
5.13 Bad Pixel Correction .............................................................................................109
Static Pixel Correction .................................................................................110
Dynamic Pixel Correction ............................................................................110
5.14 Flat Field Correction .............................................................................................110
5.15 Test Image Pattern ...............................................................................................110
5.16 Color Control ........................................................................................................111
5.17 Configuration Memory.........................................................................................112
6Image Sensor Technology.............................................................. 113
6.1 General Information...............................................................................................113
6.2 Spectral Sensitivity .................................................................................................114
6.3 Micro-polarized Cameras .......................................................................................114
Appendix A – Spectral Response ............................................................ 115
A.1 Cheetah C2000 and C2010 Spectral Response..........................................................115
A.2 Cheetah C2400 and C2410 Spectral Response..........................................................116
A.3 Cheetah C2410Y/Z Spectral Response.......................................................................117
A.4 Cheetah C3210 Spectral Response............................................................................118
A.5 Cheetah C4010 Spectral Response............................................................................119
A.6 Cheetah C4110 Spectral Response............................................................................120
A.7 Cheetah C4410 Spectral Response............................................................................121
A.8 Cheetah C5410 Spectral Response............................................................................122
A.9 Cheetah C6410 Spectral Response............................................................................123

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Cheetah cameras with GigE Vision® PoE interface....................................................12
Table 2: C2000 and C2400 Cameras Specifications.................................................................13
Table 3: C2010 and C2410 Cameras Specifications.................................................................14
Table 4: C3210 and C4010 Cameras Specifications.................................................................15
Table 5: C4110 Camera Specifications ....................................................................................16
Table 6: C2410Y/Z and C4110Y/Z Cameras Specifications ......................................................17
Table 7: C4410 and C5410 Cameras Specifications.................................................................18
Table 8: C6410 Camera Specifications ....................................................................................19
Table 9: Cheetah Camera Ordering Codes ..............................................................................20
Table 10: 6-pin Hirose Connector Pin Mapping ......................................................................23
Table 11: 12-pin Hirose Connector Pin Mapping ....................................................................25
Table 12: 8-pin BULGIN Connector Pin Mapping ....................................................................28
Table 13: MACOM Connector Pin Mapping............................................................................29
Table 14: LED status Indicator Descriptions............................................................................30
Table 15: Inputs and outputs of the Cheetah Cameras ..........................................................34
Table 16: Cheetah Cameras’ Adapters and Back Focal Distances...........................................46
Table 17: Lens tube specifications ..........................................................................................47
Table 18: Parameters availability............................................................................................49
Table 19: Device Control parameters......................................................................................49
Table 20: Version Information parameters.............................................................................50
Table 21: Image Format Control parameters..........................................................................52
Table 22: Slave AOI parameters ..............................................................................................53
Table 23: Acquisition Control parameters ..............................................................................54
Table 24: Gain Control parameters.........................................................................................56
Table 25: Auto Exposure and Auto Gain Control parameters.................................................57
Table 26: Status parameters ...................................................................................................58
Table 27: Data Correction parameters....................................................................................59
Table 28: White Balance parameters ......................................................................................60
Table 29: OUT1 parameters ....................................................................................................61
Table 30: OUT2 parameters (some cameras may not support OUT2)....................................61
Table 31: Strobe 1 and Strobe2 parameters (some cameras may not support Strobe2) .......62
Table 32: Pulse Generator parameters ...................................................................................62
Table 33: General Canon Lens Control parameters ................................................................63
Table 34: Controller Settings...................................................................................................63
Table 35: Focus parameters ....................................................................................................64
Table 36: Iris parameters ........................................................................................................64
Table 37: PayLoadSize parameter ...........................................................................................65
Table 38: GigE Vision parameters ...........................................................................................65
Table 39: User Set Controls parameters .................................................................................68
Table 40: Event Control parameters .......................................................................................69
Table 41: Acquisition Control modes ....................................................................................103
Table 42: Output signals........................................................................................................107
Table 43: Slave AOI modes....................................................................................................109
Table 44: Test patterns .........................................................................................................110
Table 45: Automatic white balance modes...........................................................................111

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: POE-C2000 and POE-C2400 camera back panel connectors....................................22
Figure 2: 6-pin Hirose Connector Pin-outs (C2000 and C2400 cameras) ................................23
Figure 3: POE-C2010, POE-C2410, POE-C3210, POE-C4010, and POE-C4110 camera back
panel connectors.....................................................................................................................24
Figure 4: 12-pin Hirose Connector Pin-outs (POE-C2010, POE-C2410, POE-C3210, POE-
C4010, POE-C4110, POE-C4410, POE-C5410, and POE-C6410 cameras) ................................25
Figure 5: POE-C4410, POE-C5410, and POE-C6410 camera back panel connectors...............26
Figure 6: P67-C2010, P67-C2410, P67-C3210, P67-C4010, and P67-C4110 camera back panel
connectors...............................................................................................................................27
Figure 7: BULGIN PXMBNI12RPM08APCM12 connector pin-outs (P67-C2010, P67-C2410,
P67-C3210, P67-C4010, and P67-C4110 cameras)..................................................................28
Figure 8: MACOM MMT361A315 connector pin-outs (P67-C2010, P67-C2410, P67-C3210,
P67-C4010, and P67-C4110 cameras) .....................................................................................29
Figure 9: PS12V04A power supply (ordered separately) ........................................................31
Figure 10: CBL-COM01 cable for use with C2000 and C2400 cameras (ordered separately) .32
Figure 11: CBL-PWIO01 cable (ordered separately)................................................................33
Figure 12: The camera (left) and Canon EF lens mount (center) connect internally ..............34
Figure 13: Opto-isolated input electrical schematic (simplified) ............................................35
Figure 14: TTL input electrical schematic (simplified).............................................................35
Figure 15: TTL output electrical schematic (simplified) ..........................................................35
Figure 16: Out2 Open drain logic driver circuit.......................................................................36
Figure 17: Out 2 Low side load driver circuit...........................................................................36
Figure 18: Out2 High side load driver circuit...........................................................................37
Figure 19: POE-C2000 and POE-C2400 cameras .....................................................................38
Figure 20: Front and Back Views of the POE-C2000 and POE-C2400 cameras .......................38
Figure 21: Bottom and Side views of the POE-C2000 and POE-C2400 cameras .....................39
Figure 22: POE-C2010, POE-C2410, POE-C2410Y/Z, POE-C3210, POE-C4010, POE-C4110, POE-
C4110Y/Z camera ....................................................................................................................40
Figure 23: Front and Back Views of the POE-C2010, POE-C2410, POE-C2410Y/Z, POE-C3210,
POE-C4010, POE-C4110, and POE-C4110Y/Z cameras ............................................................40
Figure 24: Top and Side views of the POE-C2010, POE-C2410, POE-C2410Y/Z, POE-C3210,
POE-C4010, POE-C4110, and POE-C4110Y/Z cameras ............................................................41
Figure 25: POE-C4410, POE-C5410, POE-C6410 cameras .......................................................42
Figure 26: Front and Back views of the POE-C4410, POE-C5410, and POE-C6410 cameras ...42
Figure 27: Top and Side views of the POE-C4410, POE-C5410, and POE-C6410 cameras ......43
Figure 28: P67-C2010, P67-C2410, P67-C3210, P67-C4010, P67-C4110 cameras ..................44
Figure 29: Front and Back views of the P67-C2010, P67-C2410, P67-C3210, P67-C4010, P67-
C4110 cameras ........................................................................................................................44
Figure 30: Mechanical drawings of the P67-C2010, P67-C2410, P67-C3210, P67-C4010, P67-
C4110 cameras ........................................................................................................................45
Figure 31: IpxPlayer graphical user interface..........................................................................70
Figure 32: Security screen .......................................................................................................71
Figure 33: Welcome Setup screen ..........................................................................................72
Figure 34: License Agreement screen .....................................................................................72
Figure 35: Choose Components screen...................................................................................73
Figure 36 Choose Install Location screen................................................................................73
Figure 37: Uninstall any existing versions dialog ....................................................................73
Figure 38: Installation Complete screen .................................................................................74
Figure 39: Completing Imperx Camera SDK Setup screen ......................................................74
Figure 40: IpxPlayer Icon .........................................................................................................74

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Figure 41: Imperx Camera SDK file locations on your computer ............................................75
Figure 42: Connecting to a camera .........................................................................................76
Figure 43: Select Camera dialogue..........................................................................................76
Figure 44: Access status showing IP Subnet Mismatch...........................................................77
Figure 45: Select an access level .............................................................................................80
Figure 46: Device control parameters.....................................................................................80
Figure 47: Version info parameters.........................................................................................81
Figure 48: Image format control parameters..........................................................................82
Figure 49: Slave AOI parameters.............................................................................................83
Figure 50: Acquisition control parameters..............................................................................84
Figure 51: Gain Control ...........................................................................................................86
Figure 52: Auto Gain and Auto Exposure................................................................................87
Figure 53: Data correction parameters...................................................................................89
Figure 54: White balance parameters.....................................................................................90
Figure 55: Strobe parameters .................................................................................................91
Figure 56: Pulse generator parameters...................................................................................92
Figure 57: Canon lens control general parameters.................................................................92
Figure 58: Canon lens control – Controller settings................................................................93
Figure 59: Canon lens control – Focus settings.......................................................................93
Figure 60: Canon lens control – Iris settings ...........................................................................94
Figure 61: Transport layer control ..........................................................................................95
Figure 62: User set parameters...............................................................................................97
Figure 63: Event Control parameters ......................................................................................97
Figure 64: The Capture panel saves images and video ...........................................................98
Figure 65: The Log panel records data transfers.....................................................................99
Figure 66: Statistics panel .....................................................................................................100
Figure 67: Global Shutter with 8.33mS exposure time .........................................................102
Figure 68: 12-bit internal Digitization with 12-bit, 10-bit, and 8-bit outputs........................105
Figure 69: Internal pulse generator ......................................................................................105
Figure 70: Horizontal and vertical window positioning ........................................................108
Figure 71: The POE-C2410Y/Z and POE-C4110Y/Z cameras micro-polarizer blocks image
obscuring light waves from reaching the sensor...................................................................114
Figure 72: Cheetah C2000 and C2010 Color Spectral Response ...........................................115
Figure 73: Cheetah C2000 and C2010 Monochrome Spectral Response..............................115
Figure 74: Cheetah C2400 and C2410 Color Spectral Response ...........................................116
Figure 75: Cheetah C2400 and C2410 Monochrome Spectral Response..............................116
Figure 76: Cheetah C2410Y/Z Color Spectral Response ........................................................117
Figure 77: Cheetah C2410Y/Z Monochrome Spectral Response ..........................................117
Figure 78: Cheetah C3210 Color Spectral Response .............................................................118
Figure 79: Cheetah C3210 Monochrome Spectral Response................................................118
Figure 80: Cheetah C4010 Color Spectral Response .............................................................119
Figure 81: Cheetah C4010 Monochrome Spectral Response................................................119
Figure 82: Cheetah C4110 Color Spectral Response .............................................................120
Figure 83: Cheetah C4110 Monochrome Spectral Response................................................120
Figure 84: Cheetah C4410 Color Spectral Response .............................................................121
Figure 85: Cheetah C4410 Monochrome Spectral Response................................................121
Figure 86: Cheetah C5410 Color Spectral Response .............................................................122
Figure 87: Cheetah C5410 Monochrome Spectral Response................................................122
Figure 88: Cheetah C6410 Color Spectral Response .............................................................123
Figure 89: Cheetah C6410 Monochrome Spectral Response................................................123

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REVISION HISTORY
Revision
Date
Reviser
Comments
1.0
8/27/2019
K. Wetzel
I. Barabanova
Initial release.