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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.
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The Quality Management System under which these products are developed and manufactured has been certified in accordance
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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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1.5. Safety Warnings
The following safety warnings must be followed:
Supply voltage polarity: Use the correct polarity of the 12 V supply voltage.
Warranty: The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or any
manipulations not approved by the manufacturer.
Electrostatic discharge: The camera contains sensitive electronic components
which
can be destroyed by means of electrostatic discharge. Use sufficient
grounding to minimize the risk of damage.
Environmental conditions: Operate the camera in dry and dust free
environment.
Regarding the signal quality of the camera it is an advantage to operate the
camera under constant ambient air temperature (~20°C).
Beneath or above ambient temperature a sufficient heating or cooling may be
necessary.
Warm-up Period: Depending on the prevailing environmental conditions, some
time might pass after the camera start, until the image quality reaches its
optimum.
1.6. Conformity
Xenics declares under its sole responsibility that all standard cameras of the Bobcat 640
family to which this declaration relates to, are conform with the following standard(s) or other
normative document(s):
•CE, following the provisions of 2004/108/EG directive
•RoHS (2002/95/EC).
CE:
We declare, under our sole responsibility, that the previously described Bobcat cameras
areconform to the CE directives.
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1.7. Contact Information
•Xenics nv (Headquarters)
Ambachtenlaan 44
BE-3001 Leuven
Belgium
T [phone]
[e-mail]
•Xenics USA, Inc.
North American office
[e-mail]
•Xenics South America
[e-mail]
•sInfraRed Pte, Ltd
Asian sales, manufacturing and custom solutions office
[e-mail]
•Distributors worldwide
Xenics is a European based provider of infrared imaging products and has
representatives and distributor locations around the world to service our many
customers.
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2. Mechanical & Electrical Specifications
The mechanical drawings of Bobcat-640-GigE and CL can be found in Appendix B.
2.1. Bobcat-640 Detector Specifications
The detector specifications are summarized in Table 2-1.
Parameter Specification
Unit
Sensor type InGaAs FPA; ROIC with CTIA topology
Spectral Band 0.9 to 1.7 µm
Optional 0.4 to 1.7 (VisNIR) µm
Array format 640x512 pixels
Pixel pitch 20 μm
Quantum Efficiency (1) 75 %
Dark Current (2) 1.1x106electrons/s
ROIC Noise High Gain (2) 60 electrons
ROIC Noise Low Gain (2) 400 electrons
Integration Capacitor
High Gain
6.7 fF
Integration Capacitor
Low Gain 85 fF
Pixel operability >99 %
Cooling TE1
Table 2-1 Electro-optical detector specifications
(1) Peak Value
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2.2. Bobcat-640-GigE & CL Specifications
The camera specifications are listed in Table 2-2.
Feature GigE CL
Unit
Imaging performance
Frame rate 100
Hz
Window of interest Yes (minimal window: 32x4)
Exposure time range 1-40000 (1) µs
Sensitivity
High Gain
1.28 electrons/ADU
Sensitivity
Low Gain
16.57 electrons/ADU
Readout mode Integrate Then Read (ITR)
Integrate While Read (IWR)
On-board image
processing
- Imaging correction (fixed NUC for Bobcat-GigE,
TrueNUC for Bobcat-CL),
- Auto-Gain and Offset
- Auto-Exposure (Only for Bobcat CL)
- Trigger possibilities
A to D conversion
resolution
14 bit
Interfaces
Image acquisition
and Camera control
GigE Vision Camera Link
Trigger in or out
Power Requirements
Input Voltage
12±10%
V
Power consumption (2)
4
3
W
Physical characterisctics
Dimensions (3)
55x55x81.7
55x55x72
mm3
Camera weight (3)
334 without lens
285 without lens
g
Environmental specifications
Ambient operating
temperature
-40 to 60 [tbc]
°C
Vibration 4.3G (20 to 1000 Hz)
G
Shock 40G (11ms, half-sine profile)
G
Table 2-2 Specifications Bobcat-640-GigE and CL
(1) At 25°C FPA temperature
(2) Typical value, measured without TEC
(3) Without Lens
The design and specifications for the products described above may change
without notice.
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3. Optical Interface
The optical interface of the camera consists of three parts: the front panel, a lens insert and
the lens itself.
Figure 3-1 Optical components: lens - insert - front
A list of all possible lenses is shown in Table 3-1.
Lens configuration Bobcat-640-
GigE & CL
SWIR lens 25mm f/1.4 (Stingray) OPT-000062 x
VIS lens 50mm f/0.95 OPT-000031 x
SWIR lens 50mm f/2.0 + mount/filter holder ASY-000657 x
SWIR lens 75mm f/2.0 + mount/filter holder ASY-000443 x
SWIR lens 100mm f/2.0 + mount/filter holder ASY-000444 x
SWIR lens 200mm f/2.4 + mount/filter holder ASY-000658 x
C-mount extender rings OPT-000119 x
Table 3-1 Lens configuration
It is possible to use the following different solvents to clean a lens:
•Ethanol: removal of fingerprints and other contaminants
•Alcohol: final cleaning before use.
Perform the following steps to clean a lens:
1. Immerse lens tissue in Alcohol / Propanol or Ethanol (reagent grade).
2. Wipe the lens in "S" motion in such way that each lens area will not be
wiped more than once!
3. Repeat stage 2 until the lens is clean. Use a new lens tissue each time!
Insert
Front
Lens
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4. Electrical Interface
4.1. General Overview Connectors and Specifications
Interface Connector Specification Camera Protocol
Bobcat-640-GigE
Input power (12V DC) Hirose HR10-7R-4SA(73) 12V ±10%
Trigger SMA
Trigger in:
VIN,L = 0.8V Max.
VIN,H = 2V Min.
VIN,MAX = 30V
Internal Pull-down: R = 10k
Ω
Trigger out:
VHIGH = 3.3V ±10%
VLOW = 0V
Ethernet RJ45 connector GigE standard GigE Vision
Bobcat -640-CL
Input power (12V DC) Hirose HR10-7R-4P(73) 12V ±10%
Trigger SMA
Trigger in:
VIN,L = 0.8V Max.
VIN,H = 2V Min.
VIN,MAX = 30V
Internal Pull-down: R = 10k
Ω
Trigger out:
VHIGH = 3.3V ±10%
VLOW = 0V
Mini-camera link CONN SDR 26POS
VERT RECEPT
Serial control: 115200 baud, 8n1
Levels: RS-644
XSP Protocol
(see (Ref. 1))
Image acquisition: CL
CL Base protocol/
1 TAP for image
acquisition
Table 4-1 Electrical interface specifications for Bobcat-640-GigE, CL Interface

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4.2. Power Interface
The power cable must be connected to the backside of the camera (see (Ref. 2) for its
location). Figure 4-1 lists the connector pins overview. Table 4-2 shows schematically the pin
location.
For a Bobcat-640-GigE, the power cable does not need to be connected to the camera in
case Power over Ethernet (PoE) is used.
Pin Signal
1 + 12V
2
+ 12V
3
Gnd
4
Gnd
Figure 4-1 Camera power connector
Table 4-2 Camera power connector 12VDC
Pin Signal
1 + 12V
2 + 12V
3
Gnd
4
Gnd
Figure 4-2 Cable connector
Table 4-3 Cable connector 12VDC
The power cable (ASY-001268) must be connected to the backside of the camera. Table
4-3 lists the connector pins overview. Figure 4-2 shows schematically the pin location of
the cable connector (Hirose HR10-7P-4P(73)).
4 1
3 2
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4.3. Trigger Interface
For the trigger interface, a SMA connector is foreseen.
The trigger interface can be configured as Trigger-IN or Trigger-OUT. The following settings
can be customized:
•Trigger OUT
oPolarity:
High
Low.
oWidth
oDelay.
•Trigger-IN
oSensitivity
Level
Edge.
oPolarity:
Low level / falling edge
High level / rising edge.
oDelay
oTrigger skip-count.
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4.4. GigE Interface
GigE Vision®is a camera interface standard that uses the Gigabit Ethernet (GigE)
communication protocol. It provides a framework for transmitting high-speed video and
related control data over Ethernet networks.
To realize the GigE communication the Bobcat-640-GigE cameras are equipped with a
1000Base-T Ethernet interface (RJ-45 connector). The data connection between camera and
PC can be established via a standard CAT5e cable.
The GigE Vision standard defines how compliant products interact to deliver video and control
information over Ethernet networks. It has the following four main elements:
Device discovery: defines the sequence of events required for compliant devices to
obtain valid Internet Protocol addresses, and for control applications to discover compliant
devices.
GigE Vision control protocol (GVCP): defines how to specify video stream channels and
control and configure compliant devices.
GigE Vision stream protocol (GVSP): defines how images are packetized and provides
mechanisms for cameras or other types of video transmission systems to send image data
and other information to compliant receivers.
An extensible mark-up language (XML) description file: provides the equivalent of a
computer-readable data sheet of features in compliant devices. This file must be based on
standard defined by the European Machine Vision Association'sGenICam™.

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4.5. Camera Link Interface
Camera Link is an interface for the transfer of digital video data. The standard defines
data transfer on a physical base and determines connectors, cables and components for
transmission and reception. Different configurations are available, distinguishing between
the numbers of parallel transferred data bits.
For the Bobcat-640-CL camera, the BASE configuration with 1 TAP is used. The pin
assignment and pin lay-out of the Camera Link connector on the Bobcat-640-CL module
are shown in Figure 4-3 and Table 4-4.
Figure 4-3 Pin out of Camera Link connector on the XSW-640-CL module
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 14 GND
2 X0 15 X0+
3
X1
16
X1+
4
X2
17
X2+
5
XCLK
18
XCLK+
6
X3
19
X3+
7 SerTC+ 20 SerTC-
8 SerTFG- 21 SerTFG+ P
9
CC1
22
CC1+
10
CC2+
23
CC2
11
CC3
24
CC3+
12
CC4+
25
CC4
13
GND
26
GND
Table 4-4 Camera Link connector (base) pin assignment
CC1 can be configured as trigger input.
CC2 to CC4 in Table 4-4 are not supported by the module. The clock rate is 40 MHz with
one tap & 16 bit/pixel.