Xenics Bobcat-640-GigE Scientific User manual

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User Manual
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ENG-2012-UMN020-R000.12

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Disclaimer
All products manufactured by Xenics nv are warranted as laid down in the sales conditions.
Xenics nv has no other obligation or liability for defects than those set forth therein.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. Xenics nv specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose.
This warranty will no longer be valid if the instructions contained herein are not followed.
Xenics nv shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss of damage, whether based on contract,
tort, product liability or any other legal theory.
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Names and marks appearing on the products herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Xenics nv. All other
trademarks, trade names or company names referenced in this document are used for identification only and are the property of
their respective owners.
Quality Assurance
The Quality Management System under which these products are developed and manufactured has been certified in accordance
with the ISO 9001 standard.
Xenics nv is committed to a policy of continuous development for which we reserve the right to make changes and improvements on
any of the products described in this manual without prior notice.

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Revision History
Issue Issue date Changes
Modified
by
000.01 10/10/2012 New document CDU
000.02 12/10/2012
Getting started chapter added and upgrade firmware
added
CDU
000.03 31/10/2012
Tab 4.1: column added, chap. 4.2.1 Xenics TCP
Protocol: new, chap. 4.3: screenshots added, chap 5.1:
small update, chap 6.1: small update
CDU
000.04 23/11/2012 Camera features and functions (chapter 8) updated JDS
000.05 30/11/2012 Chap. 4.5 Power Cable Diagram: new CDU
000.06 22/02/2013 Table 2.1: weight added CDU
000.07 07/06/2013
GigE and CL combined in 1 User Manual
Update Auto-exposure
JDS
000.08 05/07/2013
New revision of appendix XFPA-640 control and
operation CDU
000.09 06/09/2013
Table 3.1 updated and put all lenses optional
New revision of appendix XSP protocol and appendix
Network connection set-up for GigE CDU
000.10 10/09/2013 Table 2.1 updated: weight CDU
000.11 15/10/2013
Appendices updated: put drawings together in 1
appendix CDU
000.12 29/10/2013 Specification table updated JDS
Change Details
This table lists all changes of this issue compared to the previous released one.
Chapter/Section Changes Modified by
1.3 Ref 6 updated and links removed CDU
3 Table 3.1: updated and put all lenses optional CDU
2.3.1 Table 2.1 updated: weight CDU
1.3 and 7
Appendices updated: put drawings together in 1
appendix
CDU
Table 3.1 Updated CDU
4 Reordered and interfaces updated CDU
Table 4.1 Added CDU
Table 2.1 & 2.2 Updated JDS

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Table of Contents
Revision History................................................................................................................3
Change Details .................................................................................................................3
List of Abbreviations..........................................................................................................6
List of Figures ...................................................................................................................7
List of Tables.....................................................................................................................8
1. Introduction................................................................................................................9
1.1. Scope .................................................................................................................9
1.2. Manual Overview................................................................................................9
1.3. Reference Documents ......................................................................................10
1.4. Conventions Used in This Manual.....................................................................10
1.5. Safety Warnings................................................................................................11
1.6. Conformity ........................................................................................................11
1.7. Contact Information...........................................................................................12
2. Mechanical & Electrical Specifications .....................................................................13
2.1. Bobcat-640 Detector Specifications ..................................................................13
2.2. Bobcat-640-GigE & CL Specifications...............................................................14
3. Optical Interface.......................................................................................................15
4. Electrical Interface ...................................................................................................16
4.1. General Overview Connectors and Specifications.............................................16
4.2. Power Interface.................................................................................................17
4.3. Trigger Interface................................................................................................18
4.4. GigE Interface...................................................................................................19
4.5. Camera Link Interface.......................................................................................20
5. Software Installation.................................................................................................21
5.1. Xeneth Installation ............................................................................................21
5.2. SDK Installation ................................................................................................21
6. Getting Started.........................................................................................................22
6.1. Install the Software ...........................................................................................22
6.2. Connect the Camera Cables.............................................................................22
6.3. Connect the Camera via Xeneth.......................................................................22

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6.4. Camera Properties............................................................................................23
7. Appendices..............................................................................................................24
7.1. Appendix A .......................................................................................................24
7.2. Appendix B .......................................................................................................24
7.3. Appendix C.......................................................................................................24
7.4. Appendix D.......................................................................................................24
7.5. Appendix F........................................................................................................24
7.6. Appendix G.......................................................................................................24

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List of Abbreviations
CC Camera Control
CL Cameralink
GigE Gigabit Ethernet
PoE Power over Ethernet
SDK Software Development Kit
SWIR Short Wave Infrared
XSW Xenics Short Wave Module

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List of Figures
Figure 3-1 Optical components: lens - insert - front.........................................................15
Figure 4-1 Camera power connector...............................................................................17
Figure 4-2 Cable connector.............................................................................................17
Figure 4-3 Pin out of Camera Link connector on the XSW-640-CL module.....................20
Figure 6-1 Xeneth shortcut..............................................................................................22
Figure 6-2 Connection dialog - settings...........................................................................22
Figure 6-3 Camera properties settings tab......................................................................23

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List of Tables
Table 1-1 Camera overview - Bobcat-640-GigE and Bobcat-640-GigE and CL.................9
Table 2-1 Electro-optical detector specifications .............................................................13
Table 2-2 Specifications Bobcat-640-GigE and CL..........................................................14
Table 3-1 Lens configuration...........................................................................................15
Table 4-1 Electrical interface specifications for Bobcat-640-GigE, CL Interface ..............16
Table 4-2 Camera power connector 12VDC......................................................................17
Table 4-3 Cable connector 12VDC ...................................................................................17
Table 4-4 Camera Link connector (base) pin assignment................................................20

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1. Introduction
1.1. Scope
This User Manual describes the technical specifications, dimensions, image processing, basic
and advanced parameters and related subjects for the following cameras:
Camera
Part number
Description
Bobcat-640-GigE Scientific XEN-000296
High resolution SWIR imaging Camera with
TE1 stabilization and GigE interface
Bobcat-640-GigE Industrial XEN-000298
High resolution SWIR imaging Camera with
TE1 stabilization and GigE interface
Bobcat-640V-GigE Scientific XEN-000099
High resolution VisNIR Imaging Camera with
TE1 stabilization and GigE interface
Bobcat-640V-GigE Industrial XEN-000139
High resolution VisNIR Imaging Camera with
TE1 stabilization and GigE interface
Bobcat-640-CL Industrial XEN-000297
High resolution SWIR imaging Camera with
TE1 stabilization and CL interface
Bobcat-640V-CL Industrial XEN-000140
High resolution VisNIR Imaging Camera with
TE1 stabilization and CL interface
Table 1-1 Camera overview - Bobcat-640-GigE and Bobcat-640-GigE and CL
Target group: This technical manual is written for professional users.
Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the camera!
1.2. Manual Overview
This section provides a chapter overview:
•Chapter 1 gives an overview of the conventions used in this manual (styles and
symbols), the safety warnings, conformity information about Xenics cameras and
the contact information.
•Chapter 2 gives a mechanical (2D drawings) and electrical overview
•Chapter 3describes the optical interfaces
•Chapter 4describes the electrical interfaces
•Chapter 5provides the installation of the Xeneth and SDK software
•Chapter 6lists the steps to get started using the Bobcat-640 camera
•Chapter 7lists the appendices.
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1.3. Reference Documents
(Ref. 1) Xenics Serial Protocol ENG-2011-ICD003
(Ref. 2) Mechanical Drawings GigE and CL
(Ref. 3) Auto Gain Control ENG-2013-UMN006
(Ref. 4) Auto Exposure Control ENG-2012-UMN017
(Ref. 5) XFPA-640 Control and Operation ENG-2013-ICD007
(Ref. 6) Network connection setup for GigE ENG-2013-ICD003
(Ref. 7) Xeneth Installation Manual (see Xeneth SW directory)
ENG-2012-UMN005
1.4. Conventions Used in This Manual
To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information, the
following typographical styles and symbols are used:
The styles used in this manual are:
•Bold: used for programs, inputs (commands or parameters) or highlighting important
things
•Courier New: used for code listings and output.
•Italics: used for modes and fields.
The symbols used in this manual:
Note: This symbol highlights important information.
Warning: This symbol highlights important instructions. These instructions must
be followed to avoid malfunctions!
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