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pco.dimax

User’s Manual

pco.dimax User’s Manual V1.01 © PCO AG, Germany

n this manual you find instructions for the pco.dimax

CMOS high-speed camera

Target Audience: This camera is designed for use by

technicians, engineers, and scientists.

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Updated February 2010 © PCO AG

Table of Contents

pco.dimax User’s Manual V1.01 © PCO AG, Germany

Table of Contents

1Introduction .....................................................................4

High Speed meets High Resolution.

2Safety Instructions ..........................................................5

Save money, reduce stress, stay healthy

3System Components.......................................................6

What’s in the Box?

4Installation .......................................................................7

Get your camera and computer ready for start.

5Quick Start .......................................................................8

How to get an image fast and easy

6Camera Control for the pco.dima ................................9

The main interface for all camera settings

6.1 The “Camera Control” window...............................................................9

6.2 The Timing sheet..................................................................................10

6.3 The Sensor (Size) sheet ........................................................................15

6.4 The Sensor (Misc.) sheet ......................................................................16

6.5 The CamRam sheet..............................................................................17

6.6 The Recording sheet ............................................................................18

6.7 The In/Out Signals sheet ......................................................................20

7Camware Features ........................................................21

Software for image acquisition and archiving

7.1 f no camera is connected ....................................................................21

7.2 Overview ..............................................................................................22

7.3 The File Menu.......................................................................................23

7.4 The Camera Menu................................................................................27

7.5 The Acquisition Menu...........................................................................28

7.6 The View Menu.....................................................................................29

7.7 The Window Menu................................................................................32

7.8 The Help Menu.....................................................................................32

7.9 The Local Menu....................................................................................33

7.10 Additional Features...............................................................................34

Appendi

A1 Technical Data ................................................................36

A2 Mechanical Dimensions ..................................................37

A3 GigE nstallation and System Requirements ...................38

A4 mage File Formats..........................................................44

A5 Service and Maintenance................................................46

A6 Customer Service and Trouble Shooting ........................47

A7 Firmware Update.............................................................47

A8 Digital Camera Tools CD-ROM .......................................48

A9 FAQ .................................................................................49

About PCO..............................................................................51

1 ntroduction

pco.dimax User’s Manual V1.01 © PCO AG, Germany

1 Introduction

High Speed meets High Resolution.

Features

This high speed 12 bit CMOS camera system comprises advanced CMOS

and electronics technology. t is perfectly suited for high speed camera

applications such as material testing, off-board crash or impact tests or

super slow motion movie clips. The system features also a variety of trigger

options to cover all off-board applications that have been required by the

automotive industry.

The camera’s main features are:

•1279 fps @ full resolution 2016 x 2016 pixel

•2410 fps @ HD resolution

•4502 fps @ 1008 x 1000 pixel

•12 bit dynamic range

•color & monochrome image sensor versions available

•exposure time range 2 µs - 40 ms

•image memory in camera (camRAM up to 36 GB)

•double shutter operation

•GigE & USB2.0 & Cameralink data interfaces

•multiple trigger interface optimized for automotive applications

•smart battery control (1h full operation or 6h data backup)

Areas of Application

•high speed particle image

velocimetry (P V)

•short time physics

•spray analysis

•hyper velocity impact studies

•automobile crash tests

•material testing

•tensile tests

•airbag inflation

•fast flow visualization

•hydrodynamics

•fuel injection

•sparks in electronical switches

•combustions imaging

•semiconductor quality control

•fast events in nature and machine

•super slow motion movie clips

•ballistics

2 Safety nstructions

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2 Safety Instructions

Never operate the camera in humid or dusty environments or in places with

high amounts of X-ray radiation. Humidity, dust or X-rays could damage

the camera.

To avoid the risk of water condensation, protect the camera against

extreme changes of ambient temperature. f condensation enters the

camera, there is the risk of electric shock.

To prevent damage to the camera, the system must be kept stable and

protected against strong jolts or vibrations. The socket at the bottom of

the camera is to be used for mounting purposes only.

The slits in the camera case (side & back planes) are designed for heat

dissipation by the camera fan. To prevent overheating of the camera, do

not block these slits. Do not leave the camera system in direct sunlight to

avoid the risk of overheating.

Electric shock warning – Never slide any items through the slits into the

camera because of the risk of electric shock if the voltage parts inside are

touched.

Each time the camera is used, check the power cable for any damage.

Never position the cable in a way that it could become a tripping hazard.

Do not force the lens onto the camera. To protect the lens connector thread

from damage, use minimal force when attaching a lens to the camera.

f any of the following conditions apply, immediately switch off the camera,

separate it from the power line and contact our customer support:

f the power cable or the power plug seems to be worn or

damaged.

f liquids have penetrated the device.

f, after thoroughly reviewing the instruction manual, the device is

still not operating properly.

f the camera has been dropped or the casing is damaged.

3 System Components

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3 System Components

The camera system includes the following parts.

Camera Head

F-mount optical connection:

The distance between the front edge of the F-mount and

the sensor is 46.5 mm.

For standard F-mount/SLR lenses and adapters.

LEDs indicate camera status

Recording – Status – Error

Dust Filter (e changeable)

Input/Output BNC connectors

Trigger – Acquire – R G-B – Status – Sync in/out

Lemosa connectors

Automotive applications - www.lemo.com

Interface

GigE Vision – USB 2.0 – Cameralink

1/4-20 UNC and 3/8-16 UNC and M8 threads

5.2 mm pinholes

Serial Number tag

Power Supply

24V AC Desktop Power Supply with EC14 chassis plug and XLR connector

Power Cord

Standard EC13 connector (for Germany only)

Battery Pack (optional)

NiMH (standard), Li- on (upon request)

Cable

10m Patch cable RJ45 Cat6.0

Digital Camera Tools (CD-ROM)

The accompanying CD contains (see appendix A8):

• Camware: software for camera control & image acquisition

• camera driver & tools

• software development kit (SDK) and demo programs in C and C++

4 nstallation

pco.dimax User’s Manual V1.01 © PCO AG, Germany

4 Installation

You will find all necessary files on the accompanying CD.

You may also download the newest versions of our software, camera

drivers, and third party software drivers from our website (support section).

n this chapter you find the quick installation utilizing USB interface. For the

more advanced GigE Vision installation and system requirements please

see appendi A3.

Minimum computer system requirements:

•Clock speed > 1.6GHz

•RAM > 512MB

•Windows XP/ Service Pack 2 or Win2000/ Service Pack 4

•1280 x 1024 pixel resolution display

•32-bit-graphics card (16.7 million colors)

recommended: CUDA-enabled GPU (see chapter 7.6)

•USB 2.0

recommended: 1000Mbps N C with PC -Express (see A3-5)

4.1 USB

Please have the USB drivers and files downloaded on your computer.

Connect camera with PC and start camera. The camera is ready after one

beep.

4.2 Camera Driver

The first time the camera is connected via USB to the computer, Windows

will notify the user that a new device has been detected. Afterwards, the

typical Windows hardware drivers’ installation process will begin. At this

point, you are asked for the location of the corresponding file.

Please click on the drive where the CD with the drivers has been inserted or

to the directory where the installation software has been downloaded.

Windows will perform any further installation and system registration

automatically.

4.3 Camware

The Camware 32-bit Windows application software enables you to control

every camera parameter or setting. mages can be displayed on a monitor

and may be downloaded and stored.

The CD runs automatically (if not: please begin the installation manually by

double clicking on the setup.exe file). The installation software copies all

necessary DLL files into the corresponding Windows directories. While

doing this, older versions of these files will be replaced, if present. All

required Windows registration entries will be made automatically. After a

successful installation, you will find the program file ’Digital Camera

Toolbox’ in your program directory. Other helpful tools are also installed in

the same file (see appendix A8).

5 Quick Start

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5 Quick Start

Note: n order to get familiar with your new camera & software it might be

helpful, if you first aim at an object that is easy to focus and that can be

seen at standard light conditions.

5.1 Preparation

installation is finished (see chapter 4)

an appropriate lens is attached (remove cap!)

or the camera is attached properly to the microscope,

spectrograph or other scientific device

camera is connected to the power supply

camera is connected to the PC

computer is on

camera is on (the camera is ready after one beep)

5.2 Start

start Camware

open view window

- if not already open -

start “live preview”

apply “auto range peak”

you may adjust aperture and focus

You should now clearly see the object in the

window.

f you need to change exposure time (e.g. the image is still either

too dark or too bright), please go to chapter 6!

f you want to record and save images, please see chapter 6 and

chapter 7 for detailed information!

6 Camera Control for the pco.dimax

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6 Camera Control for the pco.dima

The 'Camera Control' window in Camware is the main interface for all

camera settings.

For further Camware features please see chapter 7!

6.1 The “Camera Control” window

The camera control window can be opened by selecting the proper

command in the "Camera"-Menu or by the corresponding button in the

toolbar:

The camera control dialog always adapts to the camera type connected.

For the pco.dimax the camera control settings are spread over six property

sheets

, which will be explained below.

Changes to the camera control sheets must be completed by pressing the

“Accept” button

f the "Accept" button is not pressed, these changes will be ignored and lost. f the

changes are within the allowed condition limits of the camera, a message is sent to the

computer, the button disappears and the green lamp will be highlighted. f an illegal

change was attempted, the camera will not accept the change and the red lamp will be

highlighted.

n the information field

you can view some information about the

camera. Click into the info field in order to scroll through the values.

Estimated Recording Time (est. rec. time) due to selected fps, RO , camRAM size.

6 Camera Control for the pco.dimax

6.2 The “Timing” sheet

General Information

n this context trigger means exposure trigger, i.e. the trigger signal

controls the exposure of a single image.

Exposure and readout are done simultaneously, i.e. while image “n” is being

readout from the sensor, image “n+1” is already integrated within the

sensor’s pixel elements.

n case of short exposure times, the readout is the limiting factor:

Q: What is the max possible exposure time for max speed?

A: see table

RO max fps 1/fps ma e p time tsys

2016x2016 1103 907 µs 828 µs 79 µs

55MHz 480x480 12435 80 µs 71 µs 9 µs

2016x2016 1279 782 µs 713 µs 69 µs

62.5MHz 480x480 14849 67 µs 59 µs 8 µs

For long exposure times, the exposure time is the limiting factor:

Q: What is the achievable frame rate for a given long exposure time?

A: see table

RO exp time 1/exp time ma fps tsys

2016x2016 99.22 fps 79 µs

55MHz 480x480 10 ms 100 fps 99.90 fps 10 µs

2016x2016 99.32 fps 68 µs

62.5MHz 480x480 10 ms 100 fps 99.91 fps 9 µs

Due to overhead and system times (t

sys

) the actual max exposure time or

frame rate will be shorter than expected.

For precise timing, use [External Exp. Start] or [External Exp. Ctrl] mode.

exposure n

readout

n + 1

n n + 1 n - 1

exp

sys

exposure n

readout

n + 1 n + 2

n n + 1 n + 2

exp

readout

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