Imperx LYNX IPX-VGA120-L User manual

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IPX-LYNX
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User’s Manual
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Revision History
RA01 04/01/05 P. Dinev First Release
RA02 05/03/05 P. Dinev IPX-VGA90-L deleted, IPX-1M48-L has 1000(H) x 1000(V),
strobe wiring - corrected.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction______________________________________________________ 12
1.1 LYNX FAMILY ____________________________________________________ 13
1.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION __________________________________________ 14
1.3 LYNX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS_______________________________ 15
1.4 CAMERA CONNECTIVITY _________________________________________ 21
1.4.1 General Description ______________________________________________ 21
1.4.2 Power Supply ___________________________________________________ 22
1.4.3 Camera Output Connector _________________________________________ 22
1.4.4 Camera Power Connector__________________________________________ 25
1.5 MECHANICAL, OPTICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL____________________ 26
1.5.1 Mechanical _____________________________________________________ 26
1.5.2 Optical_________________________________________________________ 32
1.5.3 Environmental___________________________________________________ 33
Chapter 2 – Camera Features __________________________________________________ 34
2.1 RESOLUTION AND FRAME RATE __________________________________ 35
2.1.1 Single Output ___________________________________________________ 35
2.1.2 Dual Output_____________________________________________________ 36
2.1.3 Center Columns Output (IPX-VGA210-L only) ________________________ 37
2.1.4 Timing Diagrams ________________________________________________ 39
IPX-VGA120-L, IPX-VGA210-L _________________________________________ 39
IPX-VGA210-L – Center Columns Operation _____________________________ 41
IPX-1M48-L__________________________________________________________ 42
IPX-2M30-L__________________________________________________________ 44
IPX-2M30H-L ________________________________________________________ 46
IPX-4M15-L__________________________________________________________ 48
IPX-11M5-L__________________________________________________________ 50
2.2 AREA OF INTEREST _______________________________________________ 52
2.2.1 Horizontal and Vertical Window ____________________________________ 52
2.2.2 Calculating the Frame Rate Using Vertical Window _____________________ 53
IPX-VGA120-L _______________________________________________________ 54
IPX-VGA210-L _______________________________________________________ 55
IPX-1M48-L__________________________________________________________ 56
IPX-2M30-L__________________________________________________________ 57
IPX-4M15-L__________________________________________________________ 58
IPX-11M5-L__________________________________________________________ 59
2.3 BINNING__________________________________________________________ 60
2.4 EXPOSURE CONTROL _____________________________________________ 62
2.4.1 Electronic Shutter ________________________________________________ 62
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2.4.2 Variable Frame Rate – Programmable Integration_______________________ 62
2.4.3 Long Integration _________________________________________________ 63
2.5 EXTERNAL TRIGGER _____________________________________________ 65
2.5.1 Standard Triggering - Programmable Exposure_________________________ 66
2.5.2 Fast Synchronized Triggering – Rapid Capture _________________________ 67
2.5.3 Double Exposure Triggering________________________________________ 68
2.6 STROBE OUTPUT__________________________________________________ 70
2.6.1 Strobe Positioning________________________________________________ 70
2.6.2 Strobe Electrical Connectivity ______________________________________ 70
2.7 GAIN and OFFSET _________________________________________________ 72
2.8 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT___________________________________________ 73
2.9 TRANSFER FUNCTION CORRECTION – USER LUT __________________ 74
2.9.1 Standard Gamma Correction________________________________________ 74
2.9.2 User Defined LUT - Examples______________________________________ 75
2.10 DYNAMIC SIGNAL-TO-NOISE CORRECTION________________________ 80
2.11 IMAGE REVERSAL ________________________________________________ 81
2.12 NEGATIVE IMAGE ________________________________________________ 82
2.13 CAMERA INTERFACE _____________________________________________ 83
2.13.1 Status LED _____________________________________________________ 83
2.13.2 Temperature Monitor _____________________________________________ 83
2.13.3 Integration Time Monitor __________________________________________ 84
2.13.4 Frame Rate Monitor ______________________________________________ 84
2.14 TEST MODE_______________________________________________________ 85
2.15 AUTOMATIC IRIS CONTROL_______________________________________ 86
Chapter 3 – Camera Configuration _____________________________________________ 87
3.1 Overview __________________________________________________________ 88
3.2 Configuration Memory_______________________________________________ 89
3.3 Command Format___________________________________________________ 90
3.4 Command Help_____________________________________________________ 91
3.5 Startup procedure___________________________________________________ 92
3.6 Saving and Restoring Settings_________________________________________ 93
3.6.1 Set Boot From (‘sbf’)______________________________________________ 93
3.6.2 Get Boot From (‘gbf’) _____________________________________________ 93
3.6.3 Load From Factory (‘lff’)___________________________________________ 93
3.6.4 Load From User (‘lfu’)_____________________________________________ 94
3.6.5 Save To Factory (‘stf’)_____________________________________________ 94
3.6.6 Save To User (‘stu’)_______________________________________________ 94
3.7 Retrieving Manufacturing Data _______________________________________ 95
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3.7.1 Get Manufacturing Data (‘gmd’) _____________________________________ 95
3.7.2 Get Assembly Number (‘gan’)_______________________________________ 95
3.7.3 Get Model Number (‘gmn’) _________________________________________ 95
3.7.4 Get Firmware Version (‘gfv’)________________________________________ 95
3.7.5 Get Software Version (‘gsv’) ________________________________________ 96
3.8 Command Description _______________________________________________ 97
3.8.1 Horizontal Window_______________________________________________ 97
3.8.1.1 Set Horizontal Window (‘shw’)_________________________________ 97
3.8.1.2 Get Horizontal Window (‘ghw’)________________________________ 97
3.8.2 Vertical Window_________________________________________________ 98
3.8.2.1 Set Vertical Window (‘svw’)___________________________________ 98
3.8.2.2 Get Vertical Window (‘gvw’)___________________________________ 98
3.8.3 Shutter Time ____________________________________________________ 99
3.8.3.1 Set Shutter Time (‘sst’)_______________________________________ 99
3.8.3.2 Get Shutter Time (‘gst’)______________________________________ 99
3.8.4 Long Integration ________________________________________________ 100
3.8.4.1 Set Long Integration (‘sli’)___________________________________ 100
3.8.4.2 Get Long Integration (‘gli’)___________________________________ 100
3.8.5 Strobe Position _________________________________________________ 101
3.8.5.1 Set Strobe Position (‘ssp’)___________________________________ 101
3.8.5.2 Get Strobe Position (‘gsp’)___________________________________ 101
3.8.6 Analog Gain ___________________________________________________ 102
3.8.6.1 Set Analog Gain (‘sag’)______________________________________ 102
3.8.6.2 Get Analog Gain (‘gag’)_____________________________________ 102
3.8.7 Analog Offset __________________________________________________ 103
3.8.7.1 Set Analog Offset (‘sao’)_____________________________________ 103
3.8.7.2 Get Analog Offset (‘gao’)____________________________________ 103
3.8.8 Dual Tap mode _________________________________________________ 104
3.8.8.1 Set Dual Mode (‘sdm’)_______________________________________ 104
3.8.8.2 Get Dual Mode (‘gdm’)______________________________________ 104
3.8.9 Bit Depth______________________________________________________ 105
3.8.9.1 Set Bit Depth (‘sbd’)________________________________________ 105
3.8.9.2 Get Bit Depth (‘gbd’)________________________________________ 105
3.8.10 Lookup Table Operation__________________________________________ 106
3.8.10.1 Set Lookup Table (‘slt’)______________________________________ 106
3.8.10.2 Get Lookup Table (‘glt’)_____________________________________ 106
3.8.10.3 Get Lookup Header (‘glh’)___________________________________ 106
3.8.11 Noise Correction processing_______________________________________ 107
3.8.11.1 Set Noise Correction (‘snc’)__________________________________ 107
3.8.11.2 Get Noise Correction (‘gnc’)__________________________________ 107
3.8.12 Horizontal mode ________________________________________________ 108
3.8.12.1 Set Horizontal Mode (‘shm’)__________________________________ 108
3.8.12.2 Get Horizontal Mode (‘ghm’)_________________________________ 108
3.8.13 Vertical Mode __________________________________________________ 109
3.8.13.1 Set Vertical Mode (‘svm’)____________________________________ 109
3.8.13.2 Get Vertical Mode (‘gvm’)____________________________________ 109
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3.8.14 Test Pattern generation ___________________________________________ 110
3.8.14.1 Set Test Mode (‘gtm’)_______________________________________ 110
3.8.14.2 Get Test Mode (‘gtm’)_______________________________________ 110
3.8.15 Image Reversal mode ____________________________________________ 111
3.8.15.1 Set Image Reversal (‘sir’)____________________________________ 111
3.8.15.2 Get Image Reversal (‘gir’) ___________________________________ 111
3.8.16 Trigger operation _______________________________________________ 112
3.8.16.1 Set Trigger (‘str’)___________________________________________ 112
3.8.16.2 Get Trigger (‘gtr’)___________________________________________ 112
3.8.16.3 Set Trigger Duration (‘std’)___________________________________ 113
3.8.16.4 Get Trigger Duration (‘gtd’)__________________________________ 113
3.8.16.5 Set CC Integration (‘sci’)____________________________________ 113
3.8.16.6 Get CC Integration (‘gci’)____________________________________ 113
3.8.16.7 Set Pre-Exposure (‘spe’)____________________________________ 114
3.8.16.8 Get Pre-Exposure (‘gpe’)____________________________________ 114
3.8.16.9 Set Double Exposure (‘sde’)_________________________________ 115
3.8.16.10 Get Double Exposure (‘gde’)_________________________________ 115
3.8.17 Negative Image mode____________________________________________ 116
3.8.17.1 Set Negative Image (‘sni’)___________________________________ 116
3.8.17.2 Get Negative Image (‘gni’)___________________________________ 116
3.8.18 Temperature Monitoring__________________________________________ 117
3.8.18.1 Get Current Temperature (‘gct’) ______________________________ 117
3.8.18.2 Set Temperature Alarm (‘sta’)________________________________ 117
3.8.18.3 Get Temperature Alarm (‘gta’)________________________________ 117
3.8.18.4 Set Temperature Threshold (‘stt’)_____________________________ 118
3.8.18.5 Get Temperature Threshold (‘gtt’)____________________________ 118
3.8.19 Programmable Frame Rate ________________________________________ 119
3.8.19.1 Set Frame Rate (‘sfr’)_______________________________________ 119
3.8.19.2 Get Frame Rate (‘gfr’)_______________________________________ 119
3.8.20 Current Speed and Exposure_______________________________________ 120
3.8.20.1 Get Camera Speed (‘gcs’)___________________________________ 120
3.8.20.2 Get Camera Exposure (‘gce’)________________________________ 121
Chapter 4 – Warranty and Support_____________________________________________ 122
4.1 ORDERING INFORMATION _______________________________________ 123
4.2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT____________________________________________ 124
4.3 WARRANTY______________________________________________________ 125
Appendix A – Camera Configuration Reference __________________________________ 126
A.1 General Commands___________________________________________________ 127
A.2 Retrieving Manufacturing Data _________________________________________ 128
A.3 Retrieving Camera Performance ________________________________________ 128
A.4 Restricted Commands _________________________________________________ 129
A.5 Configuring Workspace Settings ________________________________________ 130
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A.6 Retrieving workspace settings___________________________________________ 133
Appendix B – Lynx Configurator ______________________________________________ 136
B.1 Overview ____________________________________________________________ 137
B.2 Discovery Procedure __________________________________________________ 137
B.3 Usage _______________________________________________________________ 138
Appendix C – Lynx Terminal _________________________________________________ 140
C.1 Overview____________________________________________________________ 141
C.2 Setup _______________________________________________________________ 141
C.3 Download Utility _____________________________________________________ 146
C.4 Terminal Utility ______________________________________________________ 147
Appendix D – Creating Look Up Tables_________________________________________ 148
D.1 Overview____________________________________________________________ 149
D.2 Using an ASCII text editor _____________________________________________ 149
D.3 Using Microsoft Excel _________________________________________________ 150
Appendix E – Software Installation ____________________________________________ 151
E.1 Software Suite________________________________________________________ 152
E.2 Software Installation from CD __________________________________________ 153
E.3 Software Upgrade from Web Site________________________________________ 153
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List of Figures
Figure 1.0 - CCD Pixel Structure................................................................................................ 15
Figure 1.1 - Spectral response – monochrome quantum efficiency.......................................... 16
Figure 1.2 - Spectral response – color quantum efficiency........................................................ 17
Figure 1.3 - Spectral response – UV quantum efficiency .......................................................... 17
Figure 1.4 - Camera Back Panel................................................................................................. 21
Figure 1.5 - Camera Output Connector...................................................................................... 22
Figure 1.6 - Camera Power Connector (viewed from rear) ....................................................... 25
Figure 1.7 - C-mount cameras – IPX-VGA/1M48/2M30/2M30H............................................. 26
Figure 1.8 - F-mount cameras – IPX-4M15 and IPX-11M....................................................... 26
Figure 1.9 - IPX-VGA120-L and IPX-VGA0210-L.................................................................... 27
Figure 1.10 - IPX-1M48-L........................................................................................................... 28
Figure 1.11 - IPX-2M30-L and IPX-2M30H-L.......................................................................... 29
Figure 1.12 - IPX-4M15-L........................................................................................................... 30
Figure 1.13 - IPX-11M5-L........................................................................................................... 31
Figure 1.14 - C-mount and F-mount adapter............................................................................. 32
Figure 2.1 - Single Output Mode of Operation........................................................................... 35
Figure 2.2 - Dual Output Mode of Operation............................................................................. 36
Figure 2.3 - Center columns output mode of operation............................................................. 37
Figure 2.4 - Center Columns Output in Dual Mode of Operation ............................................ 38
Figure 2.5 - Center Columns Output in Dual Tap Mode........................................................... 38
Figure 2.6 - Single Output Line Timing (IPX-VGA120/210-L)................................................. 39
Figure 2.7 - Dual Output Line Timing (IPX-VGA120/210-L)................................................... 40
Figure 2.8 - Single / Dual Center Output Frame Timing (IPX-VGA210-L)............................. 40
Figure 2.9 - Center Columns Single Output Line Timing (IPX-VGA210-L)............................ 41
Figure 2.10 - Center Columns Dual Output Line Timing (IPX-VGA210-L)............................ 41
Figure 2.11 - Single Output Line Timing (IPX-1M48-L) .......................................................... 42
Figure 2.12 - Dual Output Line Timing (IPX-1M48-L)............................................................. 42
Figure 2.13 - Single / Dual Output Frame Timing (IPX-1M48-L) ........................................... 43
Figure 2.14 - Single output line timing (IPX-2M30-L).............................................................. 44
Figure 2.15 - Dual output line timing (IPX-2M30-L)................................................................ 44
Figure 2.16 - Single / Dual Output Frame Timing (IPX-2M30-L) ........................................... 45
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Figure 2.17 - Single Output Line Timing (IPX-2M30H-L)....................................................... 46
Figure 2.18 - Dual Output Line Timing (IPX-2M30H-L) ........................................................ 46
Figure 2.19 - Single / Dual Output Frame Timing (IPX-2M30H-L)........................................ 47
Figure 2.20 - Single Output Line Timing (IPX-4M15-L) .......................................................... 48
Figure 2.21 - Dual Output Line Timing (IPX-4M15-L)............................................................. 48
Figure 2.22 - Single / Dual Output Frame Timing (IPX-4M15-L) ........................................... 49
Figure 2.23 - Single Output Line Timing (IPX-11M5-L) .......................................................... 50
Figure 2.24 - Dual Output Line Timing (IPX-11M5-L)............................................................. 50
Figure 2.25 - Single / Dual Output Frame Timing (IPX-11M5-L) ........................................... 51
Figure 2.26 - Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning...................................................... 52
Figure 2.27 - Frame Rate vs. Vertical Window Size (IPX-VGA120-L)..................................... 54
Figure 2.28 - Frame Rate vs. Vertical Window Size (IPX-VGA210-L)..................................... 55
Figure 2.29 - Frame Rate vs. Vertical Window Size (IPX-1M48-L).......................................... 56
Figure 2.30 - Frame Rate vs. Vertical Window Size (IPX-2M30-L).......................................... 57
Figure 2.31 - Frame Rate vs. Vertical Window Size (IPX-4M15-L).......................................... 58
Figure 2.32 - Frame Rate vs. Vertical Window Size (IPX-11M5-L).......................................... 59
Figure 2.33 - Horizontal and Vertical Binning.......................................................................... 60
Figure 2.34 - Electronic Shutter Position................................................................................... 62
Figure 2.35 – Programmable Frame Rate.................................................................................. 63
Figure 2.36 - Long Integration.................................................................................................... 64
Figure 2.37 - Hardware Trigger Electrical Connection............................................................. 66
Figure 2.38 - Standard Triggering Timing................................................................................. 67
Figure 2.39 - Fast Synchronized Triggering - Rapid Capture................................................... 68
Figure 2.40 - Double Exposure Triggering................................................................................ 69
Figure 2.41 - Strobe Pulse Positioning....................................................................................... 70
Figure 2.42 - Strobe Output Electrical Connection (Internal) .................................................. 71
Figure 2.43 – Recommended External Strobe Output Electrical Connection.......................... 71
Figure 2.44 - AFE Gain and Offset ............................................................................................ 72
Figure 2.45 - Data Output Format.............................................................................................. 73
Figure 2.46 - Look Up Table....................................................................................................... 74
Figure 2.47 - Gamma Corrected Video Signal........................................................................... 75
Figure 2.48 - Custom LUT .......................................................................................................... 76
Figure 2.49 - Knee Correction..................................................................................................... 76
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Figure 2.50 - Contrast Correction............................................................................................... 77
Figure 2.51 - Negative Image...................................................................................................... 77
Figure 2.52 - Dynamic Signal-to-Noise Correction ................................................................... 80
Figure 2.53 - Normal and Mirror Image.................................................................................... 81
Figure 2.54 - Normal and Negative Image................................................................................. 82
Figure 2.55 - Fixed Pattern #1: Single and Dual Modes.......................................................... 85
Figure 2.56 - Fixed Pattern #2: Single and Dual Modes.......................................................... 85
Figure B.1 – Select Port dialog ................................................................................................. 137
Figure B.2 – LynxConfigurator graphical user interface........................................................ 138
Figure B.3 – Terminal dialog.................................................................................................... 139
Figure C.1 – LynxTerminal main dialog.................................................................................. 141
Figure C.2 – Plug-in Properties dialog..................................................................................... 142
Figure C.3 – Serial Transport Properties dialog...................................................................... 143
Figure C.4 – Camera Link Transport Properties dialog.......................................................... 144
Figure C.5 – Transport dialog................................................................................................... 145
Figure C.6 – Loader View dialog.............................................................................................. 146
Figure C.7 –Terminal View dialog............................................................................................ 147
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