Alkeria CELERA P Series Manuel utilisateur

series

dual-USB3 polarization camera

USER GUIDE

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Release 1.0 - July, 2023

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Summary 2

Summary

1 Getting started 7

1.1 Requirements............................................ 7

1.2 Softwaredownload......................................... 8

1.3 Connections............................................. 11

1.4 FirstStart .............................................. 12

1.4.1 StatusLED ........................................ 12

1.4.2 RunAlkeriaplayer.................................... 12

2 Introducing CELERA P Cameras 14

2.1 CELERAP .............................................. 14

2.1.1 DetailedSpecications................................. 16

2.2 Optionalaccessories........................................ 18

2.3 OrderingInformation ....................................... 18

2.4 USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 SuperSpeed interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.4.1 Isochronousendpoint.................................. 19

2.4.2 Bulkendpoint ...................................... 19

2.4.3 USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 controller cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2.5 Installationrequirements..................................... 20

2.6 MaestroUSB3SDK......................................... 20

2.6.1 SoftwareLicense .................................... 21

2.7 SafetyandPrecautions ...................................... 21

3 Hardware Description 23

3.1 Sensors................................................ 23

3.1.1 SONYIMXMZRSensors................................ 23

3.1.1.1 Monochrome Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.1.1.2 Polarization lter array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.2 Filters................................................. 24

3.3 Mechanicaldescription ...................................... 25

3.4 Adaptersforstandardlens .................................... 28

3.4.1 C-Mountadapter .................................... 28

3.4.1.1 Maximum lens protrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.4.2 F-Mountadapter .................................... 30

3.5 FlangeFocalDistance ....................................... 31

Summary 3

3.6 Handlingprecautions ....................................... 32

3.6.1 Temperature and humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

3.6.2 Warrantylimitations .................................. 32

3.6.3 Mechanicalstress.................................... 32

3.6.4 Heatdissipation ..................................... 32

3.6.5 Monitoring internal temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3.6.6 Automatic internal temperature safety mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3.6.7 EMI/ESD precautions: noise and electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3.7 CleaningCELERAPcamera.................................... 35

3.7.1 Beforestarting...................................... 35

3.7.2 Cleaning CELERA P camera housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3.7.3 Opticalpathcleaning .................................. 35

3.7.4 Impurities......................................... 36

3.7.5 Filtercleaning ...................................... 36

3.7.6 Sensorcleaning ..................................... 37

3.7.7 Usingcompressedair.................................. 37

3.7.8 After cleaning procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4 Interfacing to the world 39

4.0.1 DetectingI/Opower .................................. 40

4.1 I/Ocable............................................... 41

4.2 PowerSelection........................................... 42

4.3 I/Omodule.............................................. 42

4.3.1 Inputmodulestructure................................. 42

4.3.1.1 Debouncingmodule................................ 43

4.3.1.2 Inputevents..................................... 44

4.3.1.3 RS-422........................................ 45

4.3.1.4 RS-644........................................ 46

4.3.1.5 LV-TTL / LV-CMOS / 12 V - 24 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4.3.2 Output module structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

4.3.2.1 RS-422........................................ 49

4.3.2.2 RS-644........................................ 49

4.3.2.3 LV-TTL/LV-CMOS................................. 50

4.3.2.4 5to24VOutput .................................. 51

4.3.3 Bidirectional module structure (port 0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

4.3.4 I/Oswitchingtime.................................... 51

4.4 Usinginputsignals ......................................... 52

4.4.1 Encodermodule..................................... 52

4.4.1.1 Encoderhysteresis................................. 53

4.4.1.2 Directionreversal ................................. 53

4.4.1.3 Conguring the encoder module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4.4.1.4 Reading and resetting encoder position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4.4.2 Frequency Multiplier (Phase Locked Loop (PLL)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4.4.3 Triggermanager..................................... 56

4.5 Controllingoutputports...................................... 57

Summary 4

4.5.1 Polarity .......................................... 57

4.5.2 Opencollector...................................... 58

4.5.3 Softwareoutput..................................... 58

4.5.4 TriggerOutput...................................... 58

4.5.4.1 Exposure....................................... 59

4.5.4.2 Strobe ........................................ 59

4.5.4.3 Trigger........................................ 60

4.5.4.4 Triggerready .................................... 60

4.5.5 Customsources ..................................... 60

4.5.6 Input and output ports usage examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

4.6 SerialInterfaceModule ...................................... 61

5 System Setup 63

5.1 USBSetup.............................................. 63

5.1.1 How to choose a suitable USB cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

5.1.2 Recommended USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5.2 StatusLED.............................................. 66

5.3 When one CELERA P is not enough... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6 Trigger 68

6.1 Triggersources ........................................... 68

6.2 Acquisitionstarttrigger...................................... 69

6.3 Framestarttrigger......................................... 69

6.4 End-of-exposuretrigger...................................... 69

6.5 Triggerdelay............................................. 70

6.5.1 Encoderdelay ...................................... 70

6.5.2 Triggeroverrun ..................................... 70

6.6 Trigger conguration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

6.6.1 External trigger frame acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

6.6.2 Signal-driven exposure time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

6.6.3 Encoder synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

7 The processing Chain 74

7.1 LightMeter ............................................. 74

7.2 Chunkdata ............................................. 75

7.2.1 Framenumber ...................................... 76

7.2.2 Timestamp........................................ 76

7.2.2.1 Time stamp resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

7.2.3 Encoderposition..................................... 76

7.2.4 Inputstatus........................................ 76

7.2.5 Burstnumber....................................... 77

7.2.6 Sequencerpage ..................................... 77

7.2.7 Congurationexample ................................. 77

7.3 FrameCombiner .......................................... 77

7.3.1 FlushandAutoFlush .................................. 78

7.3.2 Congurationexample ................................. 78

Summary 5

8 Capturing images 79

8.1 Videomodes............................................. 79

8.1.1 Mode 0 (Polarized Outputs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

8.1.1.1 Extracting polarized data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8.1.1.2 Secondary Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8.1.2 Mode1(RAW)...................................... 82

8.1.3 Mode2(FusionView).................................. 82

8.2 RegionofInterest(ROI)...................................... 82

8.3 Pixelformat............................................. 84

8.4 ADCresolution........................................... 85

8.5 Framerateandbandwidth .................................... 86

8.5.1 Reserving bandwidth for isochronous channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

8.5.2 Bandwidth limits for isochronous endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

8.5.3 Bandwidth limit for bulk endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

8.5.4 Packet size for isochronous endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

8.5.4.1 Calculating the required bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

8.5.5 Packet size for bulk endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

8.5.6 Connecting multiple devices to the same host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

8.5.7 Framerate ........................................ 91

8.5.8 Preserverates ...................................... 92

8.5.9 Maximizingframerate ................................. 93

8.6 Controls ............................................... 93

8.6.1 Shutter .......................................... 93

8.6.1.1 High resolution shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

8.6.1.2 Shutterresolution ................................. 94

8.6.1.3 Automaticexposure................................ 94

8.6.2 AnalogGain........................................ 95

8.6.3 DigitalGain........................................ 96

8.6.4 User Look-Up Table (LUT)s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

8.6.5 VirtualAngle....................................... 97

8.6.6 SaturationDetection .................................. 97

8.6.7 Luma............................................ 98

8.6.8 TimeStamp........................................ 98

8.6.9 FlipandRotate...................................... 98

8.7 Savingdeviceconguration.................................... 99

8.7.1 ExportandimportXML................................. 99

8.8 CongurationExample ...................................... 100

8.9 PatternGenerator ......................................... 100

9 Alkeria Advanced Sequencer 101

9.1 SequencerEnabledControls ................................... 101

9.2 Pageconcept ............................................ 102

9.3 PageSetup.............................................. 102

9.3.1 WritingPageSettings.................................. 102

9.3.2 FirstandLastpage.................................... 102

Summary 6

9.4 Movingbetweenpages ...................................... 103

9.4.1 Manualpageselection ................................. 103

9.4.2 Increment and reset events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

9.4.3 EventSources ...................................... 104

9.5 Conictsandtimings........................................ 105

9.6 Examplesofconguration..................................... 105

9.6.1 Example 1: drive illuminators with CELERA P camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

9.6.2 Example 2: split camera eld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

10 Alkeria player 108

10.1 Device Connection and Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

10.2Toolbarbuttons........................................... 108

10.3SettingsPanel............................................ 111

10.3.1 Advanced Sequencer Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

10.3.2 Features.......................................... 111

10.3.3 VideoSettings ...................................... 111

10.3.4 Trigger........................................... 114

10.3.5 Alkeria Advanced Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

10.3.6 Advancedfeatures ................................... 115

10.4SaveSequencePanel........................................ 116

10.5DisplayOptionPanel........................................ 117

10.6CameraMenu............................................ 117

10.6.1 Saving and Exporting Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

10.6.2 I/Opanel ......................................... 118

10.6.3 LUTEditor ........................................ 119

11 Warranty 121

11.1RMA ................................................. 121

12 Firmware Update 122

13 EMC certication and compliance 123

13.1CEconformity............................................ 123

13.2 FCC conformity - Class A (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

13.3ICES-003(Canada)......................................... 124

13.4Limitationofliability........................................ 124

13.5RoHSConformity.......................................... 124

13.6InformationforUsers ....................................... 125

List of Acronyms 126

Example Code 128

1. Getting started 7

Getting started

1.1 REQUIREMENTS

For getting started with CELERA P you will need the material listed below:

• A CELERA P camera equipped with a lens adapter (Figure 1.1);

• A lens compatible with the chosen lens adapter;

• An USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 cable (Figure 1.2);

• A computer with an USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 controller;

Figure 1.1: CELERA P camera

1. Getting started 8

(a) (b)

Figure 1.2: Required USB cable is type-A on the PC side (a) and micro-B on the camera side (b).

1.2 SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD

After camera purchasing, our Sales Department will provide you with access to our website’s User Area.

In there you can nd everything you need to set and use the camera: manuals, guides, tutorials, software

and rmware updates. Users Area accounts are personal, and can only be created by Alkeria’s Sales

Dept.

Once your account has been activated, you will receive an email to reset your account password: click

on the link to set your password. Please store your login credentials in a secure place.

To download the software, follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to our website www.alkeria.com (Figure 1.3)

Figure 1.3: Alkeria website

1. Getting started 9

Step 2: Click on “User Area - Support” top-right button (Figure 1.4)

Figure 1.4: User Area button

Step 3: Once redirected to login form, insert your username and password and click “Log in” (Figure 1.5)

Figure 1.5: User Area log in form

Step 4: On “Downloads” root folder, you can nd many le categories, each containing various les

(Figure 1.6)

Figure 1.6: User Area root folder

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