Imperx Cheetah Pregius SFP-C5440 User manual

IMPERX
Cheetah Pregius Cameras
User Manual (Preliminary)
10 GigE Vision Interface with SFP+
The Imperx Cheetah CMOS cameras provide exceptional video image quality in a
remarkably compact and ruggedized design with resolutions of 17, 20 and 31 MP. The
cameras use Sony 3rd generation Pregius CMOS sensors for their high sensitivity, image
clarity, and high dynamic range. They achieve frame rates up to 56.5 frames per second
with 10 GigE Vision interface. An SFP+ connector is provided to mate with various
transceiver modules
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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.
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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
About the Camera ......................................................................................... 10
General ..............................................................................................................................10
Key Features ................................................................................................................11
Technical Specifications.....................................................................................................12
SFP-C5440 Camera Specifications................................................................................12
SFP-C4440 Camera Specifications................................................................................13
SFP-C6440 Camera Specifications................................................................................14
Ordering Information ........................................................................................................15
Accessories...................................................................................................................15
Technical Support ..............................................................................................................16
Hardware......................................................................................................17
C4440, C5440, C6440 Cameras Connectivity.....................................................................17
SFP Transceiver Module Options.......................................................................................18
10GBase-SR Multi-Mode Fiber Example ......................................................................18
10GBase-T Copper Example.........................................................................................19
Pin Assignments...........................................................................................................20
Camera LED Status Indicator .............................................................................................21
Ethernet LED Status Indicators ..........................................................................................21
Powering the Camera ........................................................................................................22
PS12V04A Standard Power Supply ..............................................................................23
Active Canon EF mount................................................................................................25
Electrical Connectivity .......................................................................................................26
Opto-Isolated Input......................................................................................................26
TTL/LVTTL Input ...........................................................................................................26
TTL Output ...................................................................................................................26
Opto-Isolated Output...................................................................................................27
Mechanical Drawings.........................................................................................................29
SFP-C4440, SFP-C5440, and SFP-C6440 Cameras ........................................................29
Mounting Plate ............................................................................................................31
Optical................................................................................................................................32
Environmental ...................................................................................................................33
Handling the Camera .........................................................................................................34
GenICamTM API Module – Configuring the Camera ......................................... 35
Overview............................................................................................................................35
Camera Startup..................................................................................................................35
GenApi Camera Configuration...........................................................................................35
Device Control..............................................................................................................36
Version Information.....................................................................................................38
Image Format Control..................................................................................................39
Acquisition Control ......................................................................................................44
Analog Control .............................................................................................................47
Auto White Balance, Exposure and Gain Algorithm Control .......................................48
Data Correction............................................................................................................52
Digital Input / Output Control......................................................................................53
Pulse Generator ...........................................................................................................56
Canon Lens Control......................................................................................................57
Transport Layer Control ...............................................................................................59

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User Set Control ...........................................................................................................62
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter and Host Computer ....................................63
Jumbo Frames....................................................................................................................64
Receive/Transmit Buffers ..................................................................................................64
Interrupt Moderation Rate................................................................................................65
Adjusting Jumbo Frames, Receive/Transmit Buffers, and Interrupt Moderation Rate in
Windows............................................................................................................................66
Configuring a Host Computer ............................................................................................68
Disabling Windows Firewall for All Connections..........................................................69
Disabling Windows Firewall for Selected Network Adapters ......................................70
Multiple NICs in a Single Host PC .................................................................................72
Configuring a Static IP Address in Windows ................................................................72
Configuring a Dynamic IP Address via DHCP in Windows............................................74
Configuring Power Management in Windows.............................................................76
Software GUI.................................................................................................78
Overview............................................................................................................................78
Supported Operating Systems .....................................................................................78
Compatibility................................................................................................................79
User Interface and Functionality..................................................................................79
Installing the Software.......................................................................................................79
Installation ...................................................................................................................80
Camera SDK .......................................................................................................................83
Connecting to Cameras......................................................................................................84
Using the IpxPlayer ............................................................................................................86
Menu Bar .....................................................................................................................86
Saving and Loading Configurations....................................................................................87
Camera Parameters Panel .................................................................................................88
Device Control Panel....................................................................................................88
Version Info Panel........................................................................................................90
Image Format Control Panel ........................................................................................91
Acquisition Control Panel.............................................................................................93
Analog Control Panel ...................................................................................................95
Auto Algorithm Control Panel......................................................................................96
Data Correction Panel..................................................................................................98
Digital IO Control Panel................................................................................................99
Pulse Generator Panel ...............................................................................................100
Canon Lens Control....................................................................................................101
Transport Layer Control .............................................................................................104
User Set Controls .......................................................................................................106
Capture Panel ..................................................................................................................107
Recording Acquired Images .......................................................................................107
Saving Image Output..................................................................................................107
Log Panel..........................................................................................................................108
Channels to Log..........................................................................................................108
Statistics Panel.................................................................................................................109
Camera Features ......................................................................................... 110
Image Data Flow ..............................................................................................................110
Exposure Control .............................................................................................................111
Exposure Control in Free-Running Mode...................................................................111

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Exposure Control in Trigger Mode .............................................................................113
Global Shutter............................................................................................................114
Automatic Exposure and Gain Control ............................................................................115
P, I, and D Coefficients.....................................................................................................117
Proportional Response...............................................................................................118
Integral Response ......................................................................................................118
Derivative response ...................................................................................................118
Camera Triggering ...........................................................................................................119
Trigger Modes ............................................................................................................119
Trigger Sources ..........................................................................................................123
Configuring the Trigger ..............................................................................................124
Video Amplifier Gain and Offset......................................................................................126
Image Sensor’s Analog and Digital Gain ....................................................................126
Digital Gain.................................................................................................................126
Black Level Auto-calibration and Offset.....................................................................126
Data Output Format ........................................................................................................126
Pulse Generator Settings .................................................................................................127
Input / Output Control.....................................................................................................128
Strobe and Synchronization Controls ..............................................................................129
Configuring the Strobe in Free-Running Mode..........................................................130
Configuring a Strobe in Trigger Mode........................................................................132
Area of Interest................................................................................................................136
Horizontal and Vertical Window................................................................................136
Factors Impacting Frame Rate ...................................................................................136
Binning and Subsampling Decimation .............................................................................137
Binning .......................................................................................................................137
Subsampling Decimation ...........................................................................................138
Lookup Tables..................................................................................................................139
Factory LUTs...............................................................................................................139
User Defined LUT .......................................................................................................140
Hot and Defective Pixel Correction .................................................................................141
Flat Field Correction ........................................................................................................141
Test Image Pattern ..........................................................................................................142
Automatic White Balance................................................................................................142
Configuration Memory ....................................................................................................145
Image Sensor Technology ............................................................................ 147
General Information ........................................................................................................147
Spectral Sensitivity...........................................................................................................148
Appendix A: Spectral Response.................................................................... 149
Cheetah C4440 Spectral Response ..................................................................................149
Cheetah C5440 Spectral Response ..................................................................................150
Cheetah C6440 Spectral Response ..................................................................................151
Appendix B: Creating Hot and Defective Pixel Correction Maps.................... 152
Overview..........................................................................................................................152
Editing HPM / DPM Files..................................................................................................152
Finding Defective Pixels .............................................................................................153
Finding Hot Pixels.......................................................................................................153
Locating and adding pixel coordinates ......................................................................155
Creating a DPM/HPM Using a Text Editor .......................................................................158

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Creating a DPM Using Imperx Toolkit..............................................................................159
Creating an HPM Using Imperx Toolkit............................................................................160
Uploading DPM / HPM Files ............................................................................................161
Appendix C: Look Up Tables......................................................................... 163
Creating an LUT Using a Text Editor ................................................................................163
Creating an LUT Using Microsoft Excel ............................................................................164
Creating an LUT Using Imperx Toolkit .............................................................................165
Uploading the LUT File.....................................................................................................169

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REVISION HISTORY
Revision
Date
Reviser
Comments
0.1
08/12/2020
I. Barabanova
Preliminary version
1.0
10/08/2020
I. Barabanova
Initial release

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TERMINOLOGY
Defective pixels – these are pixels whose sensitivity deviates due to fluctuations in the CMOS
manufacturing process and materials.
Fast trigger mode – a camera exposes a frame and then exposes the next frame while reading
out the previous frame. In this way, the camera overlaps the exposure and readout times. Fast
trigger mode requires a predictable and stable trigger period. The TriggerOverlap setting is On.
Free-running mode – a camera runs without synchronization to an external trigger pulse
(untriggered mode).
Hot pixels – these are pixels that in normal camera operation behave as normal pixels (sensitivity
equal to one of the adjacent pixels). But during long exposures or at elevated temperatures, the
pixel becomes far brighter than the average of the pixels surrounding it. In some cases, the pixel
becomes so bright that it saturates.
Standard trigger mode – a camera waits for a trigger pulse, then exposes using an internal
exposure timer and reads out a frame and waits for next trigger pulse. The exposure and readout
do not overlap. The TriggerOverlap setting is Off.
Trigger mode – a camera waits for a trigger pulse to start the image capture, synchronizing it to
either an internal or external event.
AEC – Automatic exposure control
AGC – Automatic gain control
AOI – Area of interest
AWB – Automatic white balance
DPC – Defective pixel correction
FFC – Flat field correction
HPC –Hot pixel correction
LUT – Look-up table
SFP – Small Form-factor Pluggable

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About the Camera
General
The 10 GigE Vision SFP+ Cheetah CMOS cameras are built around advanced Sony Pregius CMOS
image sensors with global shutter for high quality images in a small ruggedized form factor.
Cheetah cameras are progressive scan digital cameras featuring a built-in image-processing
engine, low power consumption, low noise, high dynamic range (71 dB), and fast frame rates for
high throughput applications.
The cameras provide several trigger modes and output strobes allowing you to synchronize the
image capture of one or more cameras to an external event. You can vary exposure times using
internal controls or an external pulse width.
The cameras also provide an area of interest (AOI), programmable look-up tables (LUT) and the
ability to store up to four different camera configurations. Using the simple GenICam™ compliant
user interface, you can quickly change the camera configuration. User-defined LUT capabilities
optimize the cameras’ dynamic range. Hot and defective pixel correction is available to correct
over-responding or under-responding pixels.
The cameras are suitable for a wide range of environmental conditions and applications, such as
machine vision, industrial inspection, surveillance, aerospace, and more.
The C5440, C4440, and C6440 cameras feature 17 MP, 20 MP, and 31 MP Sony Pregius CMOS
sensors respectively, provide support for active Canon EOS lens with iris and focus controls.
Camera Model
Resolution
(MP)
Resolution
(H x V)
Frame
Rate
(Max)
Type
(Color/
Mono)
Optical
format
Pixel Size
(microns)
Sony Sensor
Model
SFP-C5440
17
5472 x 3084
56.5
C, M
4/3”
3.45
IMX387
SFP-C4440
20
4416 x 4436
39.6
C, M
4/3”
3.45
IMX367
SFP-C6440
31
6464 x 4860
35.4
C, M
APS-C
3.45
IMX342