Dalsa Piranha4 Series Manual

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Piranha4 2K and 4K Color Camera User's Manual 3Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20180-06Contents System Precautions ................................................................................................. 6Precautions ................................................................................................. 6Electrostatic discharge and the CMOS sensor ........................................... 61. The Piranha4 Color Camera _____________________________________________________________________________ 7Camera Highlights ................................................................................................... 7Camera Performance Specifications ....................................................................... 8Flash memory size ...................................................................................... 10Certifications ............................................................................................................ 10Supported Industry Standards ................................................................................. 11Sensor Responsivity and Design ............................................................................. 11Responsivity ................................................................................................ 11Spatial correction and trilinear sensor design ............................................. 16Parallax correction ...................................................................................... 20Camera direction ......................................................................................... 21Mechanicals ............................................................................................................. 22Camera mounting and heat sink considerations......................................... 28Filters .......................................................................................................... 282. Quick, Simple Steps to Acquire an Image ___________________________________________________________________ 293. Software and Hardware Setup ____________________________________________________________________________ 30Recommended system requirements ......................................................... 30Setup Steps: Overview ............................................................................................ 301. Install and configure frame grabber and software .................................. 302. Connect Camera Link and power cables ................................................ 303. Establish communicating with the camera .............................................. 304. Operate the camera ................................................................................ 30Step 1. Install and Configure the Frame Grabber and Software ............................ 31Install frame grabber ................................................................................... 31Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI ....................................................... 31Step 2. Connect Data, Trigger, and Power Cables.................................................. 32Data connector: Camera Link ..................................................................... 33Camera link bit definitions ........................................................................... 34Camera Timing......................................................................................................... 34Camera Link cable quality and length ......................................................... 45Input signals, Camera Link ......................................................................... 45Output signals, Camera Link clocking signals ............................................ 45Power connector ......................................................................................... 46LEDs ........................................................................................................... 46Step 3. Establish Communication with the Camera ................................................. 47Power on the camera .................................................................................. 47Connect to the frame grabber ..................................................................... 47Connect to the camera ................................................................................ 47Check LED status ....................................................................................... 47Software interface ....................................................................................... 47Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4 Cameras.................................................. 48