Atmel CAMELIACOL 2.5M manual

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M 2.5 MEGAPIXEL COLOR DIGITAL CAMERA User guide V 1.1 July 2000 Phone +33 (0) 1 69 33 00 00 - Fax +33 (0) 1 69 33 03 21 1 / 12 www.atmel-grenoble.com CAMELIA PACKAGE CONTENTS : Depending on the selected configuration, a CAMELIA package may include : ♦ CAMELIA COLOR camera ♦ FGT COLOR frame grabber board ♦ ‘’Power supply’?[...]

  • Page 2

    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 2 / 12 1. IMA GING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 3 2. CAMELIA COLOR 2.5 M CAMERA 4 2.1 CCD 4 2.2 Timing 4 2.3 Anti-blooming by clocking 6 2.4 Electrical interfaces : 6 2.4.1 Power supply : 6 2.4.2 digital I/O 6 2.4.3 RS232 interface 7 2.5 El ectro-optical performance 8 2.6 Geometrical specifications 10 2.7 Environmental requirements[...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 3 / 12 1. IMAGING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ♦ CAMELIA camera is powered by a +24V power supply. ♦ CAMELIA camera is configured through the serial port of the computer. ♦ CAMELIA camera sends digital video to the FGT frame grabber. ♦ As CAMELIA 's CCD is a full frame sensor, you must use either pulsed lightning or a [...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 4 / 12 2. CAMELIA COLOR 2.5M CAMERA 2.1 CCD ♦ image format : 35.9mm(V) x 26.5mm(H) ♦ 1840(V) x 1360(H) active pixels ♦ readout register along the small side of the image area. (vertical image) ♦ pixel geometries : ◊ 19.5µm(V) x 19.5µm(H). ♦ filter mosaic : BAYER pattern : B G B G G R G R B G B G G R G R ◊ [...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 5 / 12 Timing diagram (for continuous operation) : Timing diagram (for operation with ‘’external trigger’’) : Timing diagram (for operation with ‘’integration time control’’) : LEN FEN video lines 2 3 1 1838 1839 1840 1360 pixels INT. TIME SET BY RS232 SHUTTER FRAME INTEGRATION shutter delay FRAME READOUT [...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 6 / 12 2.3 A NTI - BLOOMING BY CLOCKING Anti-blooming can be activated or inhibited (see 2.5.3) : ♦ anti-blooming OFF : this position is recommended if anti-blooming is not required for the application. ♦ anti-blooming ON : anti-blooming operation reduces the pixel saturation charge. As a consequence, camera gain must[...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 7 / 12 2.4.3 RS232 INTERFACE Camera configuration is set by RS232 interface. The following features are available : Function RS232 configuration Comment Timing mode 3 modes : - continuous (free running) - external trigger - external ITC Binning 3 modes : - no binning - 2x2 pixel binning - 4x4 pixel binning image size : 13[...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 8 / 12 2.5 E LECTRO - OPTICAL PERFORMANCE ♦ Conditions : ◊ frame integration time : 40ms ◊ camera operating free air temperature : 25°C ♦ Performance : Parameter Symbol Typical Value Unit Full scale value see note 2 VPE 4095 adu Temporal noise σ see note 3 VN 2 adu Dark signal non uniformity σ see note 4 DSNU 5[...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 9 / 12 Note : µJ/cm 2 measured on the CCD chip. Including BG38 2mm. 400 500 600 700 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 Wavelength (n m ) Responsivity (ADU/µV/cm²) Red Green Blue Spectral respo nsivi ty C AMELIA COLOR 2.5M[...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 10 / 12 2.6 G EOMETRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 112.0 mm 110.5 mm REAR PANEL DATA & SYNC TH 31CA179M SN: Made in France RS 232 POWER ø 66 . 0 mm 64.0 mm 6.0 mm 2 X ø 2 . 0 mm 4 X M3 64.0 mm FRONT PANEL 74.0 mm 144.5 mm 114.0 mm 2X 1/4_20 UNC 2B 25.6 mm 108.0 mm 4.0 mm[...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 11 / 12 2.7 E NVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ♦ operating temperature : 0°C / +50°C ♦ storage temperature : -20°C / 70°C ♦ operating humidity : < 80% at +35°C ♦ vibration : 2g sinusoidal, from 10Hz to 100Hz. 3. CONNECTORS AND CABLES 3.1 ‘’D ATA AND SYNC ’’ CONNECTOR 50 points 3M connector. ♦ connector [...]

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    CAMELIACOL 2.5M user guide 12 / 12 3.2 ’P OWER SUPPLY ’’ CABLE ♦ On power supply side : ◊ SUBD9 male. Pin out : Pin Number Signal 1 +24V 2 +24V 3 NC 4 NC 5 NC 6 GROUND 7 GROUND 8 NC 9 NC ◊ note : NC : not connected. 3.3 ‘’RS232’’ CABLE ♦ on computer side : ◊ SUBD9 female ◊ pin out compatible with computer serial port ♦ n[...]