Imperx Tiger T8820 User manual

IMPERX
Tiger CCD Cameras
User Manual
with Camera Link®
The Imperx Tiger series of cameras use large format CCD sensors to produce
images up to 8856 x 5280 resolution. Combined with advanced processing
technology, these cameras produce finely detailed images suitable for a wide
range of applications, including flat panel inspection, aerial mapping, electronics
and PCB manufacturing, and more. Tiger cameras are made of precision-
machined aluminum and industrial grade components.
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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, defense, and
aerospace imaging applications including flat panel inspection, biometrics, aerial mapping,
surveillance, traffic management, semiconductors and electronics inspection, 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
US Phone: [phone]

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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. FOR GLASSLESS CAMERAS, THE CCD OR CMOS IS NOT
COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.
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.
Copyright © 2017 IMPERX Inc. All rights reserved. All information provided in this manual
is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by IMPERX for its use.
IMPERX reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice.
Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without
obtaining prior permission from IMPERX. IMPERX reserves the right to make changes to its
products or to discontinue any product or service without notice, and advises its
customers to obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify, before placing
orders, that the information being relied on is current.
IMPERX PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED, AUTHORIZED, OR WARRANTED TO BE
SUITABLE FOR USE IN LIFE-SUPPORT APPLICATIONS, DEVICES OR SYSTEMS OR OTHER
CRITICAL APPLICATIONS, WHERE MALFUNCTION OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN REASONABLY
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IMPROPER USE OR SALE.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 About Tiger Series Cameras................................................................ 10
1.1 General Overview .................................................................................................... 10
1.1.1 Tiger Key Features........................................................................................... 11
1.2 Industrial Versus Ruggedized Versions.................................................................... 12
1.3 T8820 and T8810 Technical Specifications .............................................................. 12
1.4 T6640 and T6641 Technical Specifications .............................................................. 13
1.5 T4940 and T4840 Technical Specifications .............................................................. 14
1.6 T3640 and T3340 Technical Specifications .............................................................. 16
1.7 T2040 Technical Specifications................................................................................ 17
1.8 Ordering Information............................................................................................... 18
2 Hardware........................................................................................... 19
2.1 Camera Connectivity................................................................................................ 19
2.1.1 Pin Assignments .............................................................................................. 20
2.1.2 Electrical Connectivity..................................................................................... 21
2.1.3 LED Status ....................................................................................................... 23
2.2 Power Supply ........................................................................................................... 24
2.2.1 Power Supply for Active EF Mounts................................................................ 25
2.3 Cable Assembly........................................................................................................ 26
2.4 Mechanical Drawings............................................................................................... 26
2.4.1 Large Tiger Cameras........................................................................................ 26
2.4.2 Small Tiger Camera ......................................................................................... 28
2.4.3 Small Tiger Camera with Forced Air Cooling................................................... 29
2.5 Optical...................................................................................................................... 31
2.6 Spectral Response.................................................................................................... 32
T6641 Camera ....................................................................................................32
T6640 Camera ....................................................................................................33
2.7 Environmental ......................................................................................................... 35
2.8 Forced Air Cooling for Industrial Versions ............................................................... 36
2.8.1 DC Fan Dimensions ......................................................................................... 37
2.8.2 Replacing the Fan............................................................................................ 39
3 Configuration Software ...................................................................... 41
3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................. 41
3.2 Installing the Software............................................................................................. 41
3.3 Starting CamConfig .................................................................................................. 45
3.4 Main Window .......................................................................................................... 46
3.4.1 Camera Configuration Memory ...................................................................... 46
3.4.2 Menu Options ................................................................................................. 47
3.4.2.1 Run Application ......................................................................................47
3.4.2.2 Load From . . ..........................................................................................47
3.4.2.3 Save To . . . .............................................................................................48
3.4.2.4 Boot From . . ..........................................................................................48
3.4.2.5 Command Terminal................................................................................48
3.4.2.6 Download Terminal................................................................................49
3.4.2.7 Connection .............................................................................................49
3.4.3 View Options................................................................................................... 51

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3.4.4 Help Menu ...................................................................................................... 51
3.5 Small Tiger Gain & Offset Control Panel.................................................................. 52
3.6 Output Control Panel............................................................................................... 52
3.6.1 Output Mapping.............................................................................................. 53
3.6.1.1 Output Signals for both Industrial and Ruggedized Cameras.................53
3.6.1.2 Output Signals for Ruggedized Camera Only .........................................54
3.6.2 Strobe Settings................................................................................................ 54
3.6.2.1 Strobe Position and Duration.................................................................55
3.6.3 Internal Pulse Generator................................................................................. 55
3.7 Acquisition Control Panel ........................................................................................ 55
3.7.1 Trigger Options ............................................................................................... 56
3.7.2 Trigger Strobe Options.................................................................................... 57
3.7.3 Exposure Options............................................................................................ 58
3.8 AEC/AGC Control ..................................................................................................... 59
3.9 Image Parameters Panel.......................................................................................... 60
3.9.1 Binning ............................................................................................................ 60
3.9.2 Area of Interest (AOI)...................................................................................... 61
3.9.2.1 Ruggedized Cameras –Master AOI/Slave AOI .......................................61
3.9.2.2 Industrialized Camera AOI......................................................................62
3.9.3 Image Structure .............................................................................................. 62
3.9.4 Image Corrections........................................................................................... 63
3.9.5 Test.................................................................................................................. 64
3.10 Color Panel............................................................................................................. 65
3.11 Temperature Control............................................................................................. 66
4 Camera Features................................................................................ 67
4.1 Bad Pixel Correction ................................................................................................ 67
4.2 FFC Correction ......................................................................................................... 67
4.3 Digital Gain, Offset, and Shift .................................................................................. 68
4.4 Area of Interest........................................................................................................ 68
4.5 Look-up Table .......................................................................................................... 68
4.6 White Balance.......................................................................................................... 68
4.7 Automatic Gain and Exposure Control .................................................................... 68
4.8 Configurable Bit Depth ............................................................................................ 68
4.9 ESD Event Protection ............................................................................................... 69
5 Technical Support .............................................................................. 70
Appendix A –Creating Tables................................................................ 71
A.1 Creating LUT Tables................................................................................................. 71
A.1.1 Using an ASCII Text Editor............................................................................... 71
A.1.2 Using Microsoft Excel ..................................................................................... 72
A.2 Creating Corrective Maps........................................................................................ 72
Appendix B –Camera Registers............................................................. 74
B.1 Camera RGS Space Structure................................................................................... 74
B.1.1 Camera Local Space ........................................................................................ 74
Saving and Restoring Settings ............................................................................74
Camera Information Registers ...........................................................................75
Miscellaneous.....................................................................................................76

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EOS Lens Control Information Registers ............................................................76
B.1.2 Camera Information........................................................................................ 77
Camera Part Number .........................................................................................77
Firmware Information ........................................................................................78
B.1.3 Parameter Registers ....................................................................................... 78
Image Size (AOI) Registers..................................................................................78
Exposure Control Registers ................................................................................79
AEC, AGC, AIC Workspace Registers...................................................................80
Gain and Offset Workspace Registers................................................................80
Triggering Registers............................................................................................81
Pulse Generator Registers..................................................................................83
Test Pattern Workspace Registers .....................................................................83
Output Registers ................................................................................................83
Output Data Format...........................................................................................84
Color Registers ...................................................................................................85
Data Correction Registers ..................................................................................85
FIGURES
Figure 1: Back panel of the Tiger CLM T6640 camera. ........................................................ 19
Figure 2: Back panel of the Tiger CLF T8820 camera........................................................... 19
Figure 3: Connector Pin-outs............................................................................................... 20
Figure 4: IN1 electrical connection...................................................................................... 21
Figure 5: IN2 electrical connection...................................................................................... 21
Figure 6: OUT1 LVTTL electrical connection........................................................................ 22
Figure 7: Open drain logic driver. ........................................................................................ 22
Figure 8: Low side load driver. ............................................................................................ 23
Figure 9: High side load driver............................................................................................. 23
Figure 10: PS12V04A power supply (ordered separately)................................................... 24
Figure 11: The PS12V07A power supply.............................................................................. 25
Figure 12: PS12V07B power supply showing connection to EF Mount............................... 25
Figure 13: CLM-T6640 camera cabling to computer’s frame grabber. ............................... 26
Figure 14: CL large Tiger camera, side view. ....................................................................... 27
Figure 15: CL large Tiger camera, front view....................................................................... 27
Figure 16: CL large Tiger camera, back view. ...................................................................... 28
Figure 17: CL small Tiger camera, side view........................................................................ 28
Figure 18: CL small Tiger camera, front view. ..................................................................... 29
Figure 19: CL small Tiger camera, back view....................................................................... 29
Figure 20: Small Tiger with fan, side view. .......................................................................... 30
Figure 21: Small Tiger with fan, front view.......................................................................... 30
Figure 22: Small Tiger with fan, back view. ......................................................................... 31
Figure 23: T6641 monochrome with micro lens. ................................................................ 32
Figure 24: T6641 color (Bayer RGB) with micro lens........................................................... 32
Figure 25: T6641 color (Truesense Sparse CFA) with micro lens......................................... 33
Figure 26: T6640 monochrome with micro lens. ................................................................ 33
Figure 27: T6640 color (Bayer RGB) with micro lens........................................................... 34
Figure 28: T6640 color (Truesense Sparse CFA) with micro lens......................................... 34
Figure 29: The optional fan attaches to the top of the C6640 camera body. ..................... 36
Figure 30: DC fan dimensions, overhead view. ................................................................... 37

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Figure 31: DC fan dimensions, profile view......................................................................... 38
Figure 32: T6640 camera with optional fan. ....................................................................... 39
Figure 33: Unplug existing fan connector............................................................................ 39
Figure 34: Attach fan connector to controller board. ......................................................... 40
Figure 35: Securing fan to camera....................................................................................... 40
Figure 36: The installer helps you to remove existing copies. ............................................ 41
Figure 37: Select Port screen............................................................................................... 45
Figure 38: CamConfig main window.................................................................................... 46
Figure 39: Main window menu options. ............................................................................. 47
Figure 40: Command Terminal. ........................................................................................... 48
Figure 41: Download Terminal. ........................................................................................... 49
Figure 42: Connection options and settings........................................................................ 50
Figure 43: The Gain & Offset screen provides analog and digital gain................................ 52
Figure 44: Output Control screen........................................................................................ 53
Figure 45: Strobe settings.................................................................................................... 54
Figure 46: Internal Pulse Generator settings....................................................................... 55
Figure 47: Acquisition Control screen. ................................................................................ 56
Figure 48: Acquisition exposure options............................................................................. 58
Figure 49: AEC/AGC Control screen. ................................................................................... 59
Figure 50: Image Parameters screen................................................................................... 60
Figure 51: Master AOI and Slave AOI settings..................................................................... 61
Figure 52: Industrialized camera AOI. ................................................................................. 62
Figure 53: Image structure settings..................................................................................... 62
Figure 54: Image correction settings................................................................................... 63
Figure 55: Image test settings ............................................................................................. 64
Figure 56: Color screen........................................................................................................ 65
Figure 57: Temperature control. ......................................................................................... 66
Figure 58: ESD protection warning...................................................................................... 69
Figure 59: Alternating test patterns appear when an ESD event occurs............................. 69
Figure 60: LUT example....................................................................................................... 72
TABLES
Table 1: Tiger family megapixel cameras. ........................................................................... 11
Table 2: Industrial vs. Ruggedized camera versions............................................................ 12
Table 3: T8820, T8810 technical specifications................................................................... 13
Table 4: T6640 / T6641 technical specifications.................................................................. 14
Table 5: T4940, T4840 technical specifications................................................................... 15
Table 6: T3640, T3340 technical specifications................................................................... 17
Table 7: T2040 technical specifications............................................................................... 18
Table 8: Camera ordering information................................................................................ 18
Table 9: Camera connectors and LED status indicator........................................................ 20
Table 10: Hirose connector pin assignments. ..................................................................... 20
Table 11: LED colors indicate camera status. ...................................................................... 24
Table 12: Optical specifications........................................................................................... 31
Table 13: Menu option descriptions. .................................................................................. 51
Table 14: Internal output signals for industrial and ruggedized cameras. .......................... 54
Table 15: Additional internal output signals available only for ruggedized cameras.......... 54
Table 16: Slave AOI modes.................................................................................................. 62

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Table 17: Bit depth, bit shift, output format descriptions................................................... 63
Table 18: Image correction descriptions ............................................................................. 64
Table 19: Test modes. ......................................................................................................... 65
Table 20: White balance presets......................................................................................... 65

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1 About Tiger Series Cameras
1.1 General Overview
The Tiger series of CCD cameras combine large format sensors with advanced processing
technology to produce exceptional, high-resolution images with excellent quality,
uniformity, and dynamic range. Tiger cameras use progressive scan technology to achieve
smooth, realistic motion.
This manual covers the following Tiger cameras:
•47-megapixel T8820, frame rates up to 7 fps.
•47-megapixel T8810, frame rates up to 3.5 fps.
•29-megapixel T6641, frame rates up to 4.9 fps (with enhanced NIR).
•29-megapixel T6640, frame rates up to 4.9 fps.
•16-megapixel T4940, frame rates up to 8.8 fps.
•16-megapixel T4840, frame rates up to 7.9 fps.
•8.6-megapixel T3640, frame rate up to 15 fps.
•8-megapixel T3340, frame rates up to 21 fps.
•4-megapixel T2040, frame rates up to 34 fps.
The cameras in this manual are compatible with the Camera Link®output interface. They
include a graphical user interface for camera’s configuration software. The following table
describes the Tiger model cameras covered in this manual.
Model
Resolution
Outputs
Type
Image Area
Image Sensor /
Manufacturer
T8820 –
47 MP
8880 × 5392
16
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA
48.7 mm (H) × 29.0
mm (V)
KAI-47051, ON
Semiconductor
T8810 –
47 MP
8880 × 5392
8
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA
48.7 mm (H) × 29.0
mm (V)
KAI-47051, ON
Semiconductor
T6641 –
29 MP
6600 x 4400
4
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA with
Enhanced NIR
36.17 mm (H) ×
24.11 mm (V)
KAI-29052, ON
Semiconductor
T6640 –
29 MP
6600 x 4400
4
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA
36.17 mm (H) x
24.11 mm (V)
KAI-29050, ON
Semiconductor
T4940 –
16 MP
4920 x 3280
4
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA
26.93 mm (H) x
17.95 mm (V)
KAI-16050, ON
Semiconductor
T4840 –
16 MP
4880 x 3256
4
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA
36.0 mm (H) x 23.9
mm (V)
KAI-16070, ON
Semiconductor
T3640 –
8.6 MP
3600 x 2400
4
Mono/Color/
Sparse CFA
26.64 mm (H) ×
17.76 mm (V)
KAI-08670, ON
Semiconductor