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SM1 Thread CompatibilityCompatibility of the C-Mount CMOS Cameras with Thorlabs' SM1 internal or external threadings. Our CS-Mount Cameras feature the same compatibility. Components Included with CMOS CamerasItem #CableLens Mounting AdaptersPost Mounting AdaptersOther AccessoriesDCC1545MUSB 2.0CS-Mount to External SM1CS-Mount to Internal SM1CS-Mount to C-Mount (Unanodized)8-32 and M4 Thread AdaptersSoftware CD with ManualQuick Start GuideDCC1645CDCC1240MUSB 2.0C-Mount to External SM1C-Mount to Internal SM1-DCC1240CDCC3240MUSB 3.0-8-32 and M4 Thread AdaptersDCC3240CDCC3240NCS235MUUSB 3.0-Software CD with ManualQuick Start GuideWrench to Loosen Optical Assembly (Item # )Manual Download Information CardLens Mount Dust CapCS235CU. ThorCam is a powerful image acquisition software package that is designed for use with our cameras on 32- and 64-bit Windows ® 7 or 10 systems. This intuitive, easy-to-use graphical interface provides camera control as well as the ability to acquire and play back images. Single image capture and image sequences are supported.
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Application programming interfaces (APIs) and a software development kit (SDK) are included for the development of custom applications by OEMs and developers. The SDK provides easy integration with a wide variety of programming languages, such as C, C, C#, and Visual Basic.NET. Support for third-party software packages, such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, and µManager is available. Thank you for contacting Thorlabs. We apologize for the inconvenience in finding the relevant specifications and will consider ways to improve this. The spectral quantum efficiency plots for these cameras can be found by clicking on the popup images in the table row labeled 'Sensitivity Graph', found as you scroll down the webpage to the respective subgroups for each camera.
These plots can also be found by clicking on the 'Graphs' tab, underneath the main product family image near the top of the page. I have the camera DCC1545M and I have to fit together to the objective MVL6WA. I have used an adapter CS mount to C mount, however if I screw completely the objective to the camera I can`t get to focus the image. I have to unscrew some rounds to get a focused image.
Does it need any special adapter or ring to use?Other question: I have to use also a filter FEL0750, but if I use a SM1QP coupled to the objective the image appears limited by the own lens tube filter holder. Does it is possible to place the filter between the camera and the objective, using some additional piece? Dear Thorlabs,In our lab we have a Thorlabs camera marked with the identification numbers: UI-3240CP-NIR-GL-TL. We are attempting studies in which we need to know the relative intensity of light of different wavelengths (700-900nm), to do so I need as much information as possible on the quantum efficiency of this camera in that range.When I attempted to search for UI-3240-NIR-GL-TL I was redirected to the DCC3240N. Are these two products the same or comparable? If not do you have information for the UI-3240-NIR-GL-TL?In particular I see that there is a quantum efficiency curve for the DCC3240-NIR camera. Is that curve accurate for the UI-3240 camera?
If so can you provide me with the data used to produce that curve (preferably in ASCII format)? If that curve is not accurate for the UI-3240 can you provide me with similar accurate data for that camera.Thank you for your time and help. Thank you for contacting Thorlabs. The Scientific Camera Support folders located in your c drive will have two separate folders containing drivers for the DCX series cameras and the Gig-e scientific cameras. The camera you mentioned is a DCx series camera, which is based on the uc480 drivers found under.C:Program FilesThorlabsScientific ImagingDCx Camera Support.It's possible you may be using the incorrect drivers, please make sure you are using the correct drivers for your camera before programming. A techsupport representative will contact you directly to troubleshoot.
Response from Yashasvi at Thorlabs USA: Hello Zhixue, thank you for contacting Thorlabs. All of our cameras are triggerable, which allows them to be synchronized to an external trigger pulse. You may want to look into the 'Bulb' mode, which allows the trigger pulse to set both the instant of exposure and the duration of exposure. We would need more information regarding the illumination (e.g. Steady or strobed, motion in FOV) that will help determine the precision with which you need to synchronize your cameras. Please note that our cameras are LabVIEW compatible, which can be used for some very basic synchronization.
I will reach out to you directly to discuss your application further. I have DCC3260M.
I have several questions regarding the uc480.Messaging command:1. The.Net manual says one can refer to uc480.NET C# SimpleLive for demo, but I do not find the uc480.Messaging command in this demo. Also, there are multiple files included in SimpleLive. Which file should I look at? Which line should I look at?2.
I do not find uc480MultipleCameraScan in the Scientific Imaging folder.3. Can you give me an example of how to use this command in Matlab? What should be in the second argument of cam.Messaging.Enable?
Should it be a Matlab listener? What I want to do is to have camera parameters set up in advance, and have the camera wait. When the trigger occurs, I want the camera copies the image of the passed image memory to an array automatically. Hello, thank you for contacting Thorlabs. We are sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing with your install. Are there any specific errors that you are getting? Which installation are you trying to use?
The correct one in your case would be the '32-Bit and 64-Bit Installations' for either the current version 3.0.0 or archived version 2.9.1. Please ensure that no other ThorCam installations are active when you go through this install. We're not seeing any issues with the installs on our end, especially the archived version 2.9.1, which was quite a stable release. I will reach out to you directly to troubleshoot further. We would like to capture raw data from DCC3240N camera. It looks imposible using the ThorCam software (only jpeg format is proposed).
So we look at the Matlab script you proposed. We try to change the line corresponding to color format setting with this one:cam.PixelFormat.Set(uc480.Defines.ColorMode.SensorRaw12)But the data collected and casted to uint8 (usign uint8(tmp)) are all equal to 0.We tried other raw format (raw8 and raw16), but same results. We only get valid data when using RGBA8Packed color mode.And if raw data (10 or 12 bits) are returned how the bits are packed in bytes?Could you help us? I am currently trying to use the DCC3240N within LabVIEW through the latest DOT NET llb, I currently have two main issues. Firstly the format of the CopyToArray function which returns int32& s32Image is strange: two 32bit integers for each 10bit pixel value, instead of say a 16bit int per pixel value, are there plans for a better CopyToArray function? Secondly is there an example where the camera is running at 60fps (1280.1024) and copying all data to the PC?
The best I have managed is around 30fps. I've got a DCC1240C CMOS camera as part of my modular optical tweezers setup I ordered from you (OTKB/M). The image on my camera, however, shows the presence of a lot of noise that obstructs the clear view of my sample. I have followed all the steps listed in the manual for connecting the camera and installing the software, but I seem to be struggling with adjusting the right settings. Would you please advise on what settings would one normally use to properly image 1.5-micron silica particles with OI 100x objective? We have 3 or 4 of these cameras but have always just used ThorCam.
We want to do more custom operations now, so I've been trying to develop our own c application with image acquisition using this camera. Unfortunately, it's been quite frustrating. All I really need is a matrix whose values get updated every time a new image is acquired.
An example that sounds useful is 'uc480PixelPeek' but I haven't been able locate it. Also, it would be great if this camera could integrate with opencv image acquisition function. I am attempting to incorporate this camera (DCC1545M) into a test rig I am developing in C#. I've purchased DCC1240M and I'm running ThorCam to make a single frame snapshot for acquiring gray-scale images. Now here are my two questions:1.
I've been informed of the Auto White Balance adjustment and Color Saturation adjustment from the Manual. Are they still in use in my application situation? I thought they were only in relationship with the color images, not gray-scale images, but I find the Color Saturation adjustment enable in the 'image enhancement' page of ThorCamsettings. Actually I don't want the auto adjustment functions because I need the RAW data from read-out of CMOS.2.
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When saving images by ThorCam with DCC1240M, the only file format for selection is JPEG format.However, JPEG-compression is a kind of lossy compression. Can I save single frame image with lossless compression format? How?If you could drop me a line I would appreciate it. Thank you for your support. Hi, I am trying to control the DCC1545M camera using the provided C SDK in Qt on Windows 7.
I'm getting an exception when I try to use isSetColorMode to ISCMMONO8 (Even though I have working LabView code that does this. If I use ISCMRGB32 it works ok but does this make sense for a monochrome camera?).I also can't use the isCaptureVideo or isFreezeVideo functions - I get an error code of -1.
I'm following the directions in the SDK manual in my code but it's still not working and I'm not getting helpful errors. I purchased one of these recently expecting the software to be similar to an analogous model I bought from Edmund Optics. While it's mostly similar, thorcam for some reason only offers video as multiframe TIFF instead of avi with jpeg compression (which I am used to from the Edmund software). As both your software and the EO software are presumably built from the same SDK (that I have neither interest in nor time to mess with), is there a version of thorcam that allows saving to any kind of compressed video format?
Multipage full-frame tiffs at 30fps are really only good for 10s of seconds at most before they become incredibly big, and this really decreases the utility of the software and thus the camera itself. I have switched to use DCC3240N with Thorcam V2.2. There is a poor quality jpeg RGB output only while the sensor is a NIR monochrome one. How can I get a BMP or PNG output with a higher quality and in monochrome format (pixel, intensity). You are not providing a Tiff output for this type of camera which is ridiculous. There is no option for false color preview of monochrome images. The output file is only supporting 8 bits which is smaller than the 10 bit contrast of the sensor.
All of these options are available in other commercial products. Response from Jeremy at Thorlabs: Thank you very much for your feedback regarding the software. ThorCam produces a monochrome image but in a 24-bit color arrangement with equal RGB values to achieve the monochrome rendering. Multipage TIFF files are produced during recording sequences, but they are likewise arranged as 24-bit color frames with R=G=B. For 10-bit monochrome acquisition, you would have to use the camera SDK for the moment. We will be implementing your requests in a future update of the software.
There's a work around if you are OK with 8-bit TIFF. Since you did not leave your contact info, can you e-mail us at [email protected] about this please? Dear Thor Labs,I am writing to ask whether the DCC3240 series of cameras has an ASCOM compatible driver available and if not, is your SDK free for use so that someone in the public domain could create one?The WDM compatibility of the camera makes it available to some Astronomy applications, but an ASCOM driver would increase application compatibility considerably. I would be interested in writing such a ASCOM driver using your SDK if nobody has already done so.If you could drop me a line I would appreciate it.Regards,Brett. Owning both the DCC16xx and DCC15xx model and developing a image analysis program for Windows and Linux, I'm quite puzzled about the organization of the drivers. When downloading the Windows setup, I'll get the uc480.h,.lib and.dll for x86 and x64. But under Linux (Ubuntu) those files are named ueye.h and ueyeapi.so.
According to the content of the headers, these libraries differ. Of course, I can include a differentiation in my program to switch between uc480 and ueye. But it appears to me that the uc480 should be available for Linux systems as well (e.g. To be found in the uc480.h as 'DRIVERDLLNAME'. The manual does also not mention any such (naming) issue.Thanks for your support,Clemens.
Response from Mike at Thorlabs: Thank you for your feedback. We use many factors in deciding how to name our products, including industry trends and published literature, to be sure that our customers can find products using the most common names. Given that there is software and it can produce an image instead of just a signal, we decided that 'Camera' is the most accurate way to describe this product line. However, we will keep your feedback in mind as we continue to monitor trends and consider changes to the presentation for this product line in the future. Hello, we are using a DCC1545M on our microscope.
I am trying to use the setAOI function on LabView to decrease the size of my output images (and I cannot use the bining since I want to keep my resolution as high as possible). However, despite the input WidthIN and HeightIN I am setting, it seems the output AOI will always display a width of 1280 pixels and a height such as HeightOUT.1280 = WidthIN.HeightIN.Just to make things clear, I made sure that all the parameters (X,Y,Width and Height) are divisible by 16.Do you have any suggestions concerning this issue? To whom it may concern,I have recently received the DCC1545M CMOS Camera.
I tried playing around with it a little bit to test its capabilities. However, when I use the uc480 Viewer and try to zoom, the image always zooms to the top right corner. Checking the manual, I noticed that the current cursor position for the zoom and pixelzoom window is not displayed at the bottom right corner of the main screen.What can I do to change this?Also, is it still true, that you don't offer false color capabilities within uc480 viewer?Best regardsTill Klostermann. This is a response from Thomas at Thorlabs. Thank you very much for your inquiry.
Please make sure that you are using the latest available software version from our website (Version 4.20: If you click on the button 'show zoom window' in the task bar then a smaller window will open. To select the area to be displayed in the smaller window you should simultaneously press CTRL and the right mouse button. I will contact you directly with more detailed information. I recently bought a CMOS 2.0 USB camera DCC1545M and am exploring the options to control it. It seems that MATLAB image acquisition toolbox does have all the functions that I need for my application; however, before I implement my application based on the toolbox I wanted to know if using the toolbox will adversely affect the acquisition speed (frames per second). I am specially concerned about the speed when the region of interest is small. I need a frame per second rate of about 300 for a region of interest of size about 100-by-100 pixels.
This is a response from Thomas at Thorlabs. Please disconnect the camera and uninstall the software, you can download the newest software version for DCU and DCC Series USB Cameras from our homepage: Please download and install the newest software before connecting camera. After the installation is successfully completed you can connect the camera to the computer. The first time you connect a DCx camera to a USB port under Windows, two driver files will be registered. The first file ('uc480boot') contains the generic driver, the second file the model-specific driver. The model will be immediately recognized whenever you connect the camera to this port again.
If you use a different port, the registration will be repeated. Under Windows the camera will be listed in the uc480 Camera Manager's camera list. When the camera has been correctly installed, the LED on the back of the camera lights up green. I will contact you directly if you need further information. Best Regards, Thomas.
A response form Julien at Thorlabs: Thank you for your feedback! This issue is most probably related to the fact that the allocated memory in openCV for this camera is too small. The camera will typically deliver an image having the same size as the memory that is allocated for this image. This means taht if this size is too small, the resolution will be automatically reduced. I will contact you directly to see how the declaration of the memory space was made and if this could be the reason for the issue.
A response form Julien at Thorlabs: Thank you for your inquiry! The number of camera that can be used is high (50). The main practical limitation is usually not the amount of devices the USB protocol can deal with but rather the bandwidth available on the computer or on the USB hubs used. The maximum bandwidth is 480Mb/s which means that if the number of information transiting over the bus is higher than this, the frame rate will have to be lowered. As far as the software is concerned, one instance will need to be opened for each camera used.
This limitation of course does not apply when the SDK is used and several cameras can be read out simultaneously. Hi there,I purchased a DCC1545M camera, which works fine.I use the camera in preview mode only, to monitor the events in a microscope setup.I'm wondering if there is a easy way to increase the contrast of the picture. I'm used to the Leica camera software. There you have an histogram of the pictures gray levels, and you can chose two gray values between which your picture information lies, and make these two values the new black and white in your picture. In this way you can e.g. Make a 0.3-gray displayed black and a 0.4-gray being displayed white. Correspondingly, the contrast of everything inbetween increases drastically.Is there any easy way of doing something similar?
Free third party software?I managed to get a preview from the camera in Matlab. However, if i want to manipulate the image data, I think I have to plot every single frame, and then I end up with roughly 2 frames per second.Any suggestions?
A response from Julien at Thorlabs: Thank you for your inquiry! The camera can indeed be controlled using ActiveX controls. This functionnality was originally designed however for implementation within C/C or visual basic. The ActiveX controls are based on the dll ad thus require the use of the header file in the code. It will thus be necessary to go through MEX files at some point. This in turn means that it would probably be more efficient to stick to the C driver and implement the complete controls in Matlab using MEX files.
This approach would probably correspond to the same programming effort but would offer more control possibilities than the activeX approach. I will contact you directly to discuss the possible options. A response from Julien at Thorlabs: Thank you for your inquiry! The extent to which the hologram will be ok will largely depend on the exact optical system you are using. If the interference pattern when using a BC106-VIS was not satisfactory, it will also not work when using a DCC1240M since the pixel sizes are very similar. Further, the DCC1240M uses a protective glass plate inform of the Cmos chip, which could also lead to an extra etalon effect that might add another modulation to the interference pattern.
I will contact you directly to discuss the details of your setup in order to see what can be expected. A response from Julien at Thorlabs: Thank you for contacting us on this matter. The installation of such a camera should actually be very straightforward. The behavior you describe is not normal and indicates that the camera you have is faulty. I also find it very surprising that two cameras failed within such a short time. Those cameras are normally very reliable and sturdy. I will contact you in order to see if a root cause for the repeated problem can be found and set up the repair of the camera.
I have a DCC1645C camera that no longer seems to work. I plugged it into a 64-bit Windows 7 machine, which recognized the device and installed the appropriate drivers. The camera worked as expected for 15 minutes, but then it stopped. I unplugged and plugged it back in, but when I ran the UC480 viewer software I received an error saying that no UC480 camera was present.
I uninstalled and reinstalled the software to no avail. Moreover, if I look at Device Manager, nothing appears when I plug in the camera under the Universal Serial Bus controllers section.
I had this problem with an identical camera around 6 months ago, but had figured the particular camera was bad. Now I'm suspicious something else is happening since this happened to a second camera. I also tried several USB cables as well as several Windows 7 64 bit machines (and one Windows XP 32-bit machine) and the UC480 viewer software still reported a camera as not present. Response from Javier at Thorlabs to paul.s.hamilton: We introduced our DCC CMOS cameras with low cost in mind. Making the external hardware trigger interface available requires a redesign of housing of the camera, plus a few other changes that would drive cost up.
Regarding your second question about the flash and long term exposure, these features are available only if the camera has a hardware interface for trigger and flash, as our CCD DCU series cameras do. The flash is controlled via a kind of 'trigger out' port, and long term exposure is possible only with external triggering. So it is not only a question of the software not supporting this, but the hardware does not allow for this feature, either. I will contact you directly for further support. With a little tinkering, I just found out that these CMOS cameras are in fact externally triggerable.
In the manual, you see the PC board inside has a spot for a 9-pin connector which has pins for triggering (as well as 2 strobes, power, and most likely the USB signals). Thorlabs (or your supplier), why dont you make this feature available to us without having to hack it ourselves?
The cameras are infinitely more useful with the external triggering.Along these lines, I was wondering if there are any experts on the software that can tell me if the flash or long-term exposure features can be used with the DCCs. The uc480 viewer software doesnt allow it but the spec sheet for the CMOS chip suggests it should be possible. A response from Julien at Thorlabs: A DirectShow device needs to be installed by hand during the software installation process, in order to be accessible.
You should try to reinstall your software. During this installation, you will be prompted with a pop up window telling that there is no DirectShow device. By simply clicking add, you will then create a new DirectShow device which you will then be able to access. Should this approach not help, please contact [email protected] for direct assistance.
Thank you for your feedback. We provide direct support for those drivers. Based on the exact nature of your problem, we could send you the newest version of our driver, which solves a couple of windows 7 related issues. Should this not help further, we could also have two engineers log onto your system through VPN so that they could help directly with the troubleshooting.
We will proceed and send you the new driver as soon as we have your contact information. Please contact [email protected]. We have purchased three cameras for our experiments and hope to use it to build prototypes. However, the Labview driver does not work well on our Windows 7 64bit PC.
It stops working when you change the camera settings. We have to unplug the USB cable and restart the program when that happenes. We have communicated with the customer support for awhile but did not get the issue resolved. We really need the person who developed the Labview driver to communicate with us so that the camera can be useful.
Response from Javier at Thorlabs to grjgordo: Thank you very much for submitting your inquiry. All camera settings can be set either to automatic or to manual. Concerning the contrast, several parameters can be set manually when autocontrast is deactivated. This includes gamma, gain (for each color when using a color camera) and dark level.
Those functions can be accessed by going into the device properties under the tab 'Image'. You can go to page 49 of the manual for more details. I will contact you directly in case you have any further questions. First of all this is an excellent little camera and software for the price. However, is there any way you can adjust the contrast on this CMOS camera manually. The auto-contrast feature does not work very well.
In the histogram showing the distribution of pixel intensities from 0-255, almost all of my pixel values are in the middle of the range for the preparation I am looking at. If I could simply manually adjust the contrast to spread the pixel histogram out my image would look much better.
Is there any way to do this?Thanks. Response from Tor at Thorlabs to Vivian: Thank you for your inquiry. The area of interest of the camera can be set from the software directly from the task bar menu as explained in section 6.2 of the manual (Also the option 'show only Area of interest' from the view tab should be selected.In order to set allow an as fast as possible data transfer from the camera to the computer, the pixel clock should be set to its maximum value. Also the exposure should be set to the fastest value possible given the amount of light to be detected. Finally, any reduction of the amount of data to be transferred will increase the number of images per second that are sent to the computer.
This can be achieved by reducing the AOI or by increasing he subsampling (section 6.4.3 of the manual). Hi, camera works great on its own. But I run into connectivity problems when using other USB DAQ cards through a hub (NI-6501).When camera and two DAQ cards are plugged directly into labtop, everything works fine. Camera + hub (nothing in hub) camera works.
Camera + hub + plugging in a DAQ card freezes the video until I unplug the DAQ card. My hub is powered (5V 3 amp max) so I dont think its power related. Same problem occurs when using an ocean optics spectrometer instead of the DAQ card peripherals.Any suggestions? A response from Julien at Thorlbas to Johane: Did you try to set the frame rate at its minimum value? The software of the DCx cameras is written in such a way that one first sets the frame rate to a fixed value and the exposure time can then be set within the range that allows the camera to operate at this given frame rate.
About your other question, it is not directly possible to change the camera ID in Labview but you can do it through the camera manager. This procedure needs to be done only once since the camera ID is directly written in the EEPROM. I will send you an email with a prerelease version of the Labview manual and the exact procedure to change the camera ID.
A response from Julien at Thorlabs: USB uses a tree topology and is host controlled. That means that a PC with host functionality isrequired for the DCC and DCU cameras. With hubs and/or repeater theroot hub’s connection facilities can be extended. Therefore in order to connect two DCC1545M to a computer, the first camera can be connected to the computer directly and the second needs to be connected through a USB hub.About your second question, the UC480 viewer does not offer the possibility to display false color image. However, an extensive function library as well as several example programs can be used to easily obtain this type of images in other environment, like for instance Labview.
Color and Monochrome Versions Available. Electronic Rolling Shutter. USB 2.0 Connection in an Ultra-Compact Housing. 25 fps in Freerun Mode and over 200 fps with Limited Area of Interest. Ships with USB 2.0 CableThe DCC1545M and DCC1645C CMOS cameras operate with only a rolling shutter and feature an ultra-compact dustproof housing. Frame rates up to 250 fps are possible with a limited area of interest and sufficient light conditions. The small footprint and mini USB 2.0 connector at the side of the housing allow usage in setups where space is at a premium.These cameras feature a CS-mount lens mounting thread.
To equip any of our C-mount camera lenses, the included CS-mount to C-mount extension adapter is required to ensure that the sensor is in the focal plane of the camera lens.In addition, the DCC1545M and DCC1645C cameras are also shipped with CS-mount to SM1 internal and CS-mount to SM1 external thread adapters. Additional compatible adapters are available at the bottom of the page. Two 1/4'-20 screw adapters are also included to allow the camera housing to be post mounted using 8-32 or M4 standard screws. Please note that larger lenses may need to be supported independently of the camera.Our color CMOS cameras have an IR shortpass filter that cuts off transmission above 650 nm. Removing the filter will expose the CMOS sensor to the environment, which could result in dust entering the camera and causing the performance to deteriorate. For those who are very familiar with cameras and sensors, it is possible to change the filter yourself in a cleanroom environment. If you are not comfortable performing this procedure, please send the camera to Thorlabs where our skilled technicians have the tools to safely remove the filter without damaging the camera.
Contact for assistance.These cameras are compatible with our and using the included CS to C-mount adapter. Our standard lenses include fixed focal lengths from 3.5 mm to 75 mm with maximum apertures of up to f/0.95, as well as an 18 - 108 mm focal length, f/2.5 zoom lens.
Our high-magnification zoom lenses are a modular system that features magnifications from 0.07 to 28. Back of Camera with Input for External Trigger. Color and Monochrome Versions Available. Global and Rolling Shutter Mode. USB 2.0 Port Provides Power and Computer Interface. 25.8 fps in Freerun Mode and up to 98 fps with Limited Area of Interest.
Trigger Input. Ships with USB 2.0 CableThe DCC1240M monochrome and DCC1240C color high-sensitivity USB 2.0 CMOS cameras include CMOS sensors that allow for switching between rolling and global shutter mode, offer a high dynamic range and include an input for an external trigger. The cameras are controlled and powered via a USB 2.0 connection. These cameras can achieve frame rates up to 98 fps (reduced ROI).Each camera is shipped with C-mount to internal SM1 and C-mount to external SM1 adapters (also sold separately below). Taps in the bottom of the camera allow for post mounting with 8-32 or M4 screws.Our color CMOS cameras have an IR shortpass filter that cuts off transmission above 650 nm. Removing the filter will expose the CMOS sensor to the environment, which could result in dust entering the camera and causing the performance to deteriorate.
For those who are very familiar with cameras and sensors, it is possible to change the filter yourself in a cleanroom environment. If you are not comfortable performing this procedure, please send the camera to Thorlabs where our skilled technicians have the tools to safely remove the filter without damaging the camera. Contact for assistance.These cameras are fully compatible with our and that are sold separately. Our standard lenses include fixed focal lengths from 3.5 mm to 75 mm with maximum apertures of up to f/0.95, as well as an 18 - 108 mm focal length, f/2.5 zoom lens.
Our high-magnification zoom lenses are a modular system that features magnifications from 0.07 to 28. Color, Monochrome, and NIR Versions Available. Global and Rolling Shutter Modes. USB 3.0 and GPIO Ports. 60 fps in Freerun Mode and Capable of 229 fps with Limited Area of Interest. Trigger Input.
Ships with USB 3.0 CableThe DCC3240M monochrome, DCC3240C color, and DCC3240N NIR cameras have a USB 3.0 connection for improved performance. Compared to the DCC1240, the DCC3240 cameras are capable of faster frame rates (25.8 fps vs. 60.0 fps in Free Run Mode) and lower trigger delays (as low as 3 µs vs 20 µs).
Each camera is powered via the USB port and also has two GPIOs (General Purpose I/O) that allow the camera to serve as a trigger for peripheral devices. Faster than the DCC1240 cameras, they can achieve a maximum frame rate of 229 fps (limited ROI).The front apertures of these cameras feature an internal C-mount thread.
The bottom of the housing has a 6 mm deep 1/4'-20 tap, so adapters are included for easy post mounting using either the 8-32 or M4 standard. These cameras can also be connected to using the adapters sold at the bottom of this page.Our color CMOS cameras have an IR shortpass filter that cuts off transmission above 650 nm. Removing the filter will expose the CMOS sensor to the environment, which could result in dust entering the camera and causing the performance to deteriorate. For those who are very familiar with cameras and sensors, it is possible to change the filter yourself in a cleanroom environment. If you are not comfortable performing this procedure, please send the camera to Thorlabs where our skilled technicians have the tools to safely remove the filter without damaging the camera. Contact for assistance.These cameras are fully compatible with our and that are sold separately.
Our standard lenses include fixed focal lengths from 3.5 mm to 75 mm with maximum apertures of up to f/0.95, as well as an 18 - 108 mm focal length, f/2.5 zoom lens. Our high-magnification zoom lenses are a modular system that features magnifications from 0.07 to 28. Item # aCS235MUCS235CUCMOS Sensor TypeMonochromeColorSensitivity GraphExposure ModeGlobal ShutterRead Noise. Four 4-40 tapped holes allow components to be attached to the camera.
Pictured is our Cage Plate withC-Mount threading. Monochrome or Color CMOS 1920 x 1200 Pixel (2.3 Megapixel) Sensor. Global Shutter. These optional accessories allow for easy use of the auxiliary port of our compact scientific (Quantalux ® sCMOS & Kiralux™ CMOS) or scientific CCD cameras. These items should be considered when it is necessary to externally trigger the camera, to monitor camera performance with an oscilloscope, or for simultaneous control of the camera with other instruments.For our USB 3.0 cameras, we also offer a PCIe USB 3.0 card and extra cables for facilitating the connection to the computer.Auxiliary I/O Cable (8050-CAB1)The 8050-CAB1 is a 10' (3 m) long cable that mates with the auxiliary connector on our scientific cameras. and provides the ability to externally trigger the camera as well as monitor status output signals.
One end of the cable features a male 12-pin connector for connecting to the camera, while the other end has a male 6-pin Mini Din connector for connecting to external devices. This cable is ideal for use with our interconnect break-out boards described below. For information on the pin layout, please see the Pin Diagrams tab above.The 8050-CAB1 cable is not compatible with our former-generation 1500M series cameras.Interconnect Break-Out Board (TSI-IOBOB)The TSI-IOBOB is designed to 'break out' the 6-pin Mini Din connector found on our scientific camera auxiliary cables into five SMA connectors. The SMA connectors can then be connected using to other devices to provide a trigger input to the camera or to monitor camera performance. The pin configurations are listed on the Pin Diagrams tab above.Interconnect Break-Out Board / Shield for Arduino (TSI-IOBOB2)The TSI-IOBOB2 offers the same breakout functionality of the camera signals as the TSI-IOBOB. Additionally, it functions as a shield for Arduino, by placing the TSI-IOBOB2 shield on a Arduino board supporting the Arduino Uno Rev.
3 form factor. While the camera inputs and outputs are 5 V TTL, the TSI-IOBOB2 features bi-directional logic level converters to enable compatibility with Arduino boards operating on either 5 V or 3.3 V logic.
Sample programs for controlling the scientific camera are available for download from our, and are also described in the manual (found by clicking on the red Docs icon below). For more information on Arduino, or for information on purchasing an Arduino board, please see.The image to the right shows a schematic of a configuration with the TSI-IOBOB2 with an Arduino board integrated into a camera imaging system. The camera is connected to the break-out board using a 8050-CAB1 cable that must be purchased separately. The pins on the shield can be used to deliver signals to simultaneously control other peripheral devices, such as light sources, shutters, or motion control devices. Once the control program is written to the Arduino board, the USB connection to the host PC can be removed, allowing for a stand-alone system control platform; alternately, the USB connection can be left in place to allow for two-way communication between the Arduino and the PC.
The compact size of 2.70' x 2.10' (68.6 mm x 53.3 mm) also aids in keeping systems based on the TSI-IOBOB2 compact.USB 3.0 Camera Accessories (USB3-MBA-118 and USB3-PCIE)We also offer a USB 3.0 A to Micro B cable for connecting our cameras to a PC (please note that one cable is included with each USB 3.0 camera). The cable measures 118' long and features screws on either side of the Micro B connector that mate with tapped holes on the camera for securing the USB cable to the camera housing. When operating USB 3.0 cameras it is strongly recommended that the Thorlabs-supplied USB 3.0 cable be used, with the retention screws securely fastened. Due to the high data rates involved, users may experience problems when using generic USB 3.0 cables.Cameras with USB 3.0 connectivity may be connected directly to the USB 3.0 port on a laptop or desktop computer. USB 3.0 cameras are not compatible with USB 2.0 ports.
Host-side USB 3.0 ports are often blue in color, although they may also be black in color, and typically marked 'SS' for SuperSpeed. A USB 3.0 PCIe card is sold separately for computers without an integrated Intel USB 3.0 controller. Note that the use of a USB hub may impact performance. A dedicated connection to the PC is preferred.
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