Camera_Minimum_Specifications.doc

Specification for High Speed Digital Cameras High Speed Digital Camera

CMOS-based high-speed camera capable of taking up to 800 full resolution (4 Megapixel pictures-per-second to include power supply, shipping case, and interface control document. This camera is to allow full software remote control functionality including framerate, resolution/windowing, trigger setup, exposure, and session-specific black reference over a TCP/IP network.

Specifications:

Camera:

· Nominal 4 Megapixel Resolution

· 12 bit Color Sensor

· Nominal 10 micrometer Pixel Pitch with square pixels

· Minimum ISO12232 SAT rating of 1200

· 800 Frames per second at full resolution

· User Selectable resolution to allow increased frame rate at lower resolutions.

· On Board Volatile Memory Storage of at least 32 GB

· Allow memory segmentation up to at least 24 segments.

· Global Electronic Shutter

· Live and Playback Video through onboard HD-SDI BNC connector

· External timing source input

· End of Exposure Time Tagging (User Selectable)

· IRIG-B Timing Input with 50 microsecond or better measurement uncertainty relative to a specified point of exposure (beginning or end).

· F, EOS or C Mount Lens interface Camera Input/Output Requirements:

· Command & Control available by Gigabit Ethernet off of back camera panel. Required secondary external adapter boxes are not acceptable. Data download is to be accomplished via gigabit Ethernet as well.

· Viewfinder port

· HD-SDI or 3G-SDI BNC port

· Hardware trigger input. Switch closure preferred.

Camera Enclosure:

· Weight less than 20 lbs

· Size is less 7” W x 7” H x 10” D

· Mounting ¼” – 20 threaded base plate

· Weather Sealed:

· Sealed enclosure; bottom mounting surface provides conductive heat transfer

· Operational Temperature: 0 to 40 degrees C 8% to 80% RH Operational Environment

· Operational Shock: 30G, half sine wave, 11 ms, 10 times all axes

· Operational Vibration: 0.25G, 5-500 Hz

· Camera and enclosure shall have a minimum of 2 years manufacturer’s warranty from date of delivery to include parts and services.

Power Requirements:

· AC operation on standard US 110VAC or

· DC powered @ nominal 24VDC

Software Requirements:

· Shall provide the ability to view the digital images and perform analysis on the digital data in real-time while the saved image data is being written to disk

· Shall be able to provide a software trigger to begin/control acquisition

· An SDK shall be provided to allow control from user developed C++ software

· An interface document shall be provided that allows an end user the ability to write their own software for controlling all available features of the camera that are accessible over the Ethernet interface.

· An interface document shall be provided that fully describes the content of any proprietary or non-standardized image files that are generated by the system.