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Linea Camera Link HS Camera User’s Manual 16k Monochrome CMOS Line Scan sensors | cameras | frame grabbers | processors | software | vision solutions P/N: 03-032-20249-00 www.teledynedalsa.com ...

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Notice © 2016 Teledyne DALSA All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use. Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this informat...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Contents • 1 Contents LINEA CAMERA LINK HS SERIES OVERVIEW ................................................. 3 DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................

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2 • Contents Linea CLHS Series Camera BINNING .................................................................................................... 34 PIXEL READOUT DIRECTION (MIRRORING MODE) .................................................

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview • 3 Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview Description The new Linea™ line scan cameras deliver the exceptional performance and features found in Teledyne DALSA’s current...

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4 • Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview Linea CLHS Series Camera Linea CLHS Application Advantages • High speed: up to 71 kHz • 16,384 pixel resolutions • Compact and robust camera body • Multiple regions of interest for...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview • 5 Part Numbers and Software Requirements This manual covers the Linea Camera Link HS models summarized below. New models area added to this manual as they are released by T...

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6 • Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview Linea CLHS Series Camera Supported Industry Standards GenICam The Linea CLHS camera is GenICam™ compliant and implements a superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specificat...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview • 7 Camera Specifications Overview Specifications Performance Imager Format High speed CMOS line scan Resolution 16, 384 pixels Pixel Size 3.52 µm x 3.52 µm ...

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8 • Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview Linea CLHS Series Camera Storage, Humidity and MTBF Specifications Environmental Specifications Storage temperature range -20 °C to +80 °C Humidity (storage and operation) 15% to 85% relat...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview • 9 Spectral Responsivity The responsivity graph describes the sensor’s response to different wavelengths of light (excluding lens and light source characteristics). 0 ...

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10 • Linea Camera Link HS Series Overview Linea CLHS Series Camera Effective Quantum Efficiency The quantum efficiency graph describes the fraction of photons at each wavelength that contribute charge to the pixel. ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Setup • 11 Camera Setup System Precautions and Cleaning Precautions • Read these precautions and the rest of the information in this manual before using the camera. Do not open the housing of th...

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12 • Camera Setup Linea CLHS Series Camera Connectors The camera has two connectors: • A Hirose 6-pin connector for camera power. • A CLHS connector for control and video data transmitted to / from the host computer. The followin...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Setup • 13 Data Cables The Camera Link HS cables are made to handle very high data rates. Cable length can be up to 15 meters. Camera Link HS cables can be bought from an OEM. OEM cables are also availabl...

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14 • Camera Setup Linea CLHS Series Camera The XML is automatically read from the camera and CamExpert will use it to set up the panes detailing the configurable functionality of the camera. The two CamExpert instances can now be used ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera • 15 The central section of CamExpert provides access to the camera features and parameters. Note: The availability of features depends on the CamExpert user setting. Not all features are available to all users...

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16 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation CamExpert for Linea CLHS Cameras The Sapera CamExpert tool is the interfacing tool for GenCP compliant Camera Link cameras, and is supported by the Sapera library and hard...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 17 • Device Selector pane: View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device. After a device is selected, CamExpert will only present parameters applicable to that device. Optio...

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18 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Acquisition control button: Click once to start live grab, click again to stop. Single frame grab: Click to acquire one frame from device. Software trigger button: With the I/...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 19 The following sections describe typical operations performed with the camera. The descriptions rely on the feature-based Camera Link GenCP protocol, using the Sapera CamExpert application. ...

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20 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera CamExpert, second instance: select LA_HM_16k07A_00_R from the Device drop-down menu. Figure 3. CamExpert Camera Control Window At this point you are ready to start operating the camera...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 21 Typical Setup and Evaluation Optical Configuration Typically, the first thing you want to do is to evaluate the camera’s image quality under operating conditions similar to those you wil...

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22 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Check Camera and Sensor Information Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application—for example, the CamExpert GUI shown in the following examples. Parameters ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 23 and the LED will turn red. After you have diagnosed and remedied the issue use the Restart Camera function. Note: The voltage displayed is the camera’s input voltage. The voltage meas...

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24 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Internal Test Image Generator The camera includes a number of internal test patterns which can easily confirm camera cable connections or driver installations, without the need for a camera ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 25 Calibrating the Camera Important Note: to ensure best results, the conditions under which you calibrate the camera (for example, temperature and illumination) should be as close to the ac...

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26 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera • After several seconds the PRNU calibration will end and the correction coefficients will be enabled. The system gain remains as first set. • The coefficients and gain parameters, tim...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 27 Flat Field Parameters This Flat Field category contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination. Flat Field Pa...

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28 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera • Range 0 to 511 DN (12-bit) or 0 to 31 DN (8-bit) • Default value is 0 DN for each pixel Calibration PRNU Use “Correction Algorithm” to calculate the per pixel gain to achieve th...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 29 The parameters that control gain and black level are grouped together in the Camera Control category: Camera Control Offset Single value added to each pixel. Apply a digital addition...

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30 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Trigger Modes The camera’s image exposures are initiated by a trigger event. The trigger event is either a programmable internal signal used in free running mode, an external input used fo...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 31 Exposure Controls Exposure control is defined as the start of exposure and exposure duration. Exposure control modes define the method and timing of controlling the sensor integration peri...

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32 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Control Parameter Description Internal Line Rate Camera line rate in a range from 300 Hz up to 71 kHz. This feature is only available when the camera is in Internal Mode (free ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 33 GenICam parameters to set: • I / O Controls > Trigger Mode > Off • Camera Control > Internal Line Rate > user value • Camera Control > Exposure Time > user value...

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34 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera External Trigger Width Exposure An alternative external trigger mode allows the external signal width to control the exposure duration. Line readout time remains similar to programmable expo...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 35 For this camera, the default binning value is 1 x 1, The Vertical Binning and Horizontal Binning features in the Image Format category represents the number of horizontal pixels that wil...

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36 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera Pixel Readout Direction (Mirroring Mode) The Line Mirroring feature, in the Image Format category, sets the tap readout from left to right or from right to left. This feature is especially u...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 37 • AOI Width is used to indicate the width of the AOI. Minimum region width is 40 pixels and must be a multiple of 8 (base, medium, and full modes) or 10 (deca mode). ...

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38 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera To initiate operation of the AOI once setup: • The AOI mode must be changed to Active. • Be sure to set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI widths set up in the camera...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 39 Saving and Restoring Camera Settings The parameters used to select, load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information category. There are 8 user sets available and 1...

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40 • Camera Operation Linea CLHS Series Camera User Setting The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non-volatile memory as a User Set. The camera automatically restores the last saved user settings when it powers up. T...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Operation • 41 Download a List of Camera Parameters For diagnostic purposes you may want to download a list of all the parameters and values associated with the camera. To do this use the File Access Cont...

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42 • Linea CLHS Series Camera • From the file Type drop menu, select the file type that will be uploaded to the camera. This CamExpert tool allows quick firmware changes or updates. • From the File Selector drop menu, select ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera • 43 Technical Specifications Mechanical Specifications ...

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44 • Technical Specifications Linea CLHS Series Camera Additional Notes on Linea CLHS Identification and Mechanical Identification Label Linea CLHS cameras have an identification label applied to the back side, with the following info...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Technical Specifications • 45 EMC Declarations of Conformity Please note: conformity testing for the Linea CLHS cameras will be complete in early 2017 ...

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46 • Additional Reference Information Linea CLHS Series Camera Additional Reference Information Optical Considerations This section provides an overview to illumination, light sources, filters, lens modeling, and lens magnification. Ea...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Additional Reference Information • 47 Lens Modeling Any lens surrounded by air can be modeled for camera purposes using three primary points: the first and second principal points and the second focal point. The...

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48 • Additional Reference Information Linea CLHS Series Camera Sensor Handling Instructions This section reviews proper procedures for handling, cleaning, or storing the camera. Specifically the camera sensor needs to be kept clean and a...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Additional Reference Information • 49 An important note on window blemishes When flat field correction is performed, window cleanliness is paramount. The figure below shows an example of what can happen if a ble...

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50 • Appendix A: GenICam Commands Linea CLHS Series Camera Appendix A: GenICam Commands This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features. Access these features using the CamExpert interface. Parameters in gray are read only...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Appendix A: GenICam Commands • 51 Display Name Feature & Values Description Standard & View Vendor DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name. (RO) Beginner Model DeviceModelName Display...

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52 • Appendix A: GenICam Commands Linea CLHS Series Camera Camera Control Category The camera controls, as shown by CamExpert, groups sensor specific features. This group includes controls for line rate and exposure time. Camera Contro...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Appendix A: GenICam Commands • 53 I/O Control Category The camera’s I/O controls, as shown by CamExpert, group features used to configure external inputs and acquisition actions based on those inputs, plus cam...

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54 • Appendix A: GenICam Commands Linea CLHS Series Camera ROI Offset X flatfieldCalibrationROIOffset Set the starting point of a region of interest where a flat field calibration will be performed DFNC Beginner ROI Width flatfi...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Appendix A: GenICam Commands • 55 Horizontal Binning BinningHorizontal Number of horizontal photo-sensitive cells to combine together. This increases the intensity of the pixels but reduces the horizontal res...

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56 • Appendix A: GenICam Commands Linea CLHS Series Camera Refresh GenCP Status refreshGenCPStatus Press to return the current status of the GenCP 1.00 Beginner Last GenCP Status genCPStatus If a feature read or write fails t...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera Appendix A: GenICam Commands • 57 Device Streaming Registers Start – End Command Requirements Important: Every start command must have a corresponding end command. If not the camera can be in an unpredicta...

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58 • Appendix A: GenICam Commands Linea CLHS Series Camera User Set User_Set Use UserSetSelector to specify which user set to access. Flat Field Flat_Field Use UserSetSelector to specify which user flatfield to access. User FPN...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera • 59 Appendix C: Error and Warning Messages BiST: Built in Self Test The BiST error flags are binary flags with each bit being independent from each other. The message from the BiST should be “Good” mean...

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60 • Appendix C: Error and Warning Messages Linea CLHS Series Camera Operational Error Codes Code Description 0X8002 Invalid Parameter 0xC01C CPA_TOO_MANY_OUTLIERS 0x401E USER_FPN_CLIPPING 0x401F FLAT_FIELD_CLIPPING ...

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Linea CLHS Series Camera • 61 Document Revision History Revision Description Date 00 Preliminary release. December 12, 2016 ...