| |
Stability (M'/m'/S) |
Max Radius |
Centroid Std Dev |
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Max Radius |
Average Radius |
Distance to Mean Centroid |
| |
X/Y centroid/peak Strip chart plots |
Std Dev of Radius |
Maximum wander |
| |
Sample/Time controlled |
Avg X/Y position |
Auto scaling |
| |
Pass/Fail limits |
Std Dev X/Y |
Sample/Time controlled |
| |
Auto scaling |
Sample/Time controlled |
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| |
*Beam Width/Diameter Strip Charts with Results |
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| |
X/Y M/m beam widths plots |
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Beam Diameter plot |
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| |
Mean/Std Dev/Min/Max results displayed |
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*Power/Energy Strip Charts |
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Total Power/Energy plot |
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| |
Peak fluence plot |
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| |
Avg Power plot |
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| |
Mean/Std Dev/Min/Max results displayed |
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| |
*Elliptical Results Strip Chart |
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Elliptical orientation plot |
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Ellipticity plot |
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Eccentricity plot |
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| |
Mean/Std Dev/Min/Max results displayed |
|
|
| Beam Profile Display
Options |
Utilizes advanced hardware accelerated graphics
engines. All display windows can be satellited to
utilize multiple display monitors. |
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|
| |
Can open one each simulaneous 2D and 3D beam
display windows |
Can veiw one diplay window in either 2D or 3D |
Can open multiple 2D and 3D
display windows |
| |
Common color palette for 2D and 3D displays |
Common color palette for 2D and 3D displays |
2D and 3D may render in different
colors |
| |
Can open X and/or Y 1D beam slice profiles overlaid
onto the 2D or 3D displays or in separate windows. |
Can overlay 1D slice profiles in the 2D display
window |
Can open X and/or Y 1D beam
slice profiles in separate
windows. |
| |
Continuous software zooming in both 1D, 2D and 3D
displays |
Software Zoom Magnification fixed to powers of 2x
in all displays |
Continuous software zooming
in both 1D and 3D displays but
fixed scaling in 2D displays |
| |
Pan to any detector location |
Pan to any detector location |
Pan to any detector location |
| |
Continuous Z axis display magnitude scaling |
Z axis display magnitude scaling fixed to powers
of 2x |
|
| |
Multiple 128 color palettes user selectable |
Multiple 128 color palettes user selectable |
Single rainbow color palette,
different in 2D and 3D |
| |
*Able to partition the camera imager into multiple
partitions with separate results. |
|
|
| 1D Features |
Available overlaid with 2D and 3D or in separate
windows |
Overlayed onto 2D beam display only, not scalable |
Separte windows for each
display and results |
| |
X and Y plots on separate or combined displays |
1D Gaussian fit to the profile with results |
X any Y plots on separate or
combined displays |
| |
1D displays with basic results and column row
summing option |
1D Tophat results on a line thru a drawn aperture |
1D displays with basic results
and column row summing
option |
| |
Tophat 1D displays with Tophat results |
Profile display of the Gauss fit results |
1D Gaussian fit to the profile
with results |
| |
Gaussian 1D displays with Gaussian fit results |
|
1D Tophat results on a line
thru a drawn aperture |
| |
1D Profile display of the Gauss fit results on 1D, 2D
and 3D displays |
|
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| |
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|
| 2D Features |
Continuously zoomable and resizable displays in
floatable window |
Continuously resizable and 2x power zoomable child
window |
Continuously resizable and
preset scaleable child window |
| |
Continuous Z axis display magnitude scaling |
Software Zoom Magnification fixed to powers of 2x
in all displays |
Beam is always auto scaled to
the display palette |
| |
Zoomable to subpixel resolution for origin and cursor
placements |
Superimpossed display of reference beam or
Gaussian fit |
Multiple Point-to-point
distance measurements |
| |
Pixel boundaries delinated at higher zoom
magnifications |
Overlay grid for coarse measurements |
|
| |
Adjustable Cursors that can track peak or centroid |
Adjustable Cursors that can track peak or centroid |
Adjustable Cursors that can
track peak or centroid |
| |
Adjustable Crosshairs that can track peak or
centroid |
Crosshairs for precise point-to-point distance
measurements |
Crosshair that can track peak,
X that can track centroid |
| |
Adjustable manual apertures |
Adjustable manual apertures |
Adjustable manual aperture
(called ROI) |
| |
Viewable Auto-aperture placement |
|
|
| |
Displayed beam width marker |
Overlaid aperture shows graphical representation of
beam width calculation |
Displayed beam width marker |
| |
Integrated Mouse actuated pan/zoom controls |
Pan/Zoom window controls in separate child window |
Zoom controlled in tab, panning
controlled in slider bars |
| |
Separate 2D pan/zoom window to show current view
in 2D beam display |
|
|
| |
Manual or fixed origin placement |
Manual or fixed origin placement |
Origin fixed at center of
display |
| |
*Ability to create partitions using the manual
aperture controls |
|
|
| 3D Features |
3D graphics utilize solid surface construction with
lighting and shading effects |
3D graphics utilize wire frame construction with
hidden line removal |
3D Solid surface |
| |
Integrated Mouse actuated pan/zoom/tilt/rotate
controls |
Rotate/Tilt controls in separate child window |
Integrated Mouse actuated
pan/zoom/tilt/rotate controls |
| |
Selectable Mesh for drawing speed vs resolution
control |
Selectable wire frame density |
Selectable wire frame density |
| |
Continuously zoomable and resizable displays in
floatable window |
Secondary display of reference beam or Gaussian fit |
|
| |
Continuous Z axis display magnitude scaling |
|
|
| |
User enabled backplanes with cursor projections |
|
User enabled backplanes with
beam projections |
| *Partitioning |
Allows the user to subdivide the imager into separate
beam measurement regions. All enabled results are
computed inside of each partition. |
|
|
| |
The manual aperture is used to define and create
rectangular partions |
|
|
| |
Partitions must be aligned parallel with the X and Y
axes. |
|
|
| |
When partitioning is enabled some results items will
no longer be permitted while some new results items
will be enabled. |
|
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| |
Centroid measurements between beams in each
partition can be performed. |
|
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| |
Partioned imagers must have a single origin common
to all partitions. All coordinate results are globally
referenced to this single origin. |
|
|
| |
Individual partitions can be viewed in the 2D display
window one at a time or all at once. The 3D display
only operates globally. |
|
|
| Statistical Analysis |
Performed on all measurement functions with
on-screen display |
Performed on all measurement functions with onscreen
display |
Limited to select results in
Tophat and Beam Wander
results items |
| |
Choices of intervals |
Choices of intervals |
|
| |
Manual start/stop |
Manual start/stop |
|
| |
Time from 1 second to 1000 hours |
Time from 1 second to 1000 hours |
|
| |
Frames from 2 to 99,999 |
Frames from 2 to 99,999 |
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| |
Measurements reported |
Measurements reported |
|
| |
Current frame data, Mean, Standard Deviation,
Minimum, Maximum of each calculation performed |
Current frame data, Mean, Standard Deviation,
Minimum, Maximum of each calculation performed |
|
| |
Controls integrated with beam stability results,
scatter and strip chart plots |
Seprarate acquisition controls for pointing stability
results |
|
| File types |
Industry Standard HDF5 data and setup file format
which are compatible in third party applications such
as MatLab and Mathmatica |
Propriatary Data and Setup format |
Propriatary Data and Setup
format |
| |
Math program and Excel compatable csv results files |
Math program and Excel compatable csv results files |
Math program and Excel
compatable csv results files |
| |
Graphics in jpg, gif, tif, png, bmp |
Graphics in bmp |
Graphics in jpg, gif, tif, png,
bmp |
| |
#Legacy file compatability with LBA formats |
|
|
| |
PDF Reports (a single file which allows the copy and
paste of results, images and BeamGage settings to
external applications) |
|
Microsoft HTML Format (MHT
a single file which shows
results, images and BeamStar
settings |
| Printing |
Images, reports, results, graphs, charts, statistics,
setup information |
Images, results, statistics and setup information |
Images, reports, results, and
setup information |
| |
Option to print many frames in a single operation |
Option to print many frames in a single operation |
Single frame printing |
| |
WYSIWYG images |
|
WYSIWYG images |
| Pass/Fail |
Set Maximum/Minimum limits on all calculations and
statistics |
Set Maximum/Minimum limits on most calculations |
Set Maximum/Minimum limits
on most calculations |
| |
Red/Green font color indication on result items |
Red/Green font color indication on result items |
Red/Green font color
indication on result items |
| |
Multiple choices for indication of failed parameters,
including TTL pulse for external alarm. |
Multiple choices for indication of failed parameters,
including TTL pulse for external alarm. |
|
| |
Master pass/fail which triggers alarm on any failure |
Master pass/fail which triggers alarm on any failure |
|
| |
USB signal, beep, stop, and log alarm options |
USB signal, beep, stop, and log alarm options |
|
| Logging |
Video Data Logging Formats: HDF5, csv, math
program ASCII |
Video Data Logging Formats: propriatary binary, math
program ASCII |
|
| |
Result Logging Formats: Math program and Excel
compatable csv results |
Result Logging Formats: Math program and Excel
compatable cma (csv) |
Result Logging Formats:
Math program and Excel
compatable csv results |
| |
Picture Logging Formats: jpg, tif, gif, bmp, png |
Picture Logging Formats: bmp |
|
| |
Chart Formats: csv, math program |
|
Beam Wander Results: csv |
| |
Cursor Data |
Cursor Data |
|
| |
#Column & Row Sums |
Column & Row Sums |
|
| |
#Reports |
|
|
| |
Continuous Logging |
Continuous Logging |
|
| |
Time Interval Logging |
Time Interval Logging |
|
| |
Frame Count Logging |
Frame Count Logging |
|
| |
Periodic Sampling |
Periodic Sampling |
|
| |
Pass/Fail Sampling |
Filter Passed or Failed Frames |
|
| |
Burst Sampling, after a user specified time interval,
sample a user specified number of frames |
|
|
| Exporting |
Convert frame buffer data to third party format |
Convert frame buffer data to third party format |
|
| |
Export a user specified number of frames from the
buffer |
Export a user specified number of frames from the
buffer |
|
| |
Export Video Data Formats: HDF5, csv, math program |
Export Video Data Formats: math program |
|
| |
Export Result Formats: csv, math program |
Export Result Formats: cma(csv), math program |
|
| |
Export Picture Format: jpg, tif, gif, bmp, png |
Export Picture Format: bmp |
|
| |
Cursor Data |
Cursor Data |
|
| |
#Column & Row Sums |
Column & Row Sums |
|
| Automation Interface
(ActiveX) |
Fully functional Automation Interface with examples
in LabVIEW, Excel, Visual Studio.Net C# & Visual
Studio.Net VB |
Limited Automation Interface with examples in
LabVIEW, Excel & VB6 |
Limited Automation Interface
with examples in LabVIEW,
VB.NET & VB6 |
| |
Automate launch and termination of the application |
|
Automate launch and
termination of the application |
| |
Automate start, stop, Ultracal, Auto-X, Auto Setup |
Automate start, stop, Ultracal |
|
| |
Automate the loading of application setups |
Automate the loading of application setups |
|
| |
Automate control of all camera settings |
|
|
| |
Automate a majority of the application features and
controls |
Automate select application controls |
|
| |
Automate the capture of Binary Video Data |
Automate the capture of Binary Video Data |
Automate the capture of
Binary Video Data |
| |
Automate the acquisition of aplication results |
Automate the acquisition of aplication results |
Automate the acquisition of
aplication results |
| |
Automate the acquisition of aplication Images |
Automate the acquisition of aplication Images |
|
| Integrated Help |
PDF Operators Manual |
PDF Operators Manual |
PDF Operators Manual |
| |
Context Sensitive Help |
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|
| |
Context Sensitive Hints |
Context Sensitive Hints |
Context Sensitive Hints |
| Signal Conditioning for Enhanced Accuracy |
Spiricon's patented Ultracal enables more accurate
beam measurement and display. Ultracal takes a
multi- frame average of the baseline offset of each
individual pixel to obtain a baseline accurate to
approximately 1/8 of a digital count. This baseline
offset is subtracted from each frame, pixel by pixel,
to obtain a baseline correction accurate to 1/8 digital
count. Spiricon's Ultracal method retains numbers
less than zero that result from noise when the baseline
is subtracted. Retaining fractional and negative
numbers in the processed signal can increase the
beam width measurement accuracy by up to 10X
over conventional baseline subtraction and clip level
methods. Spiricon's Ultracal conforms to the best
method described in ISO 11146-3:2004. |
Spiricon's patented Ultracal enables more accurate
beam measurement and display. Ultracal takes a
multi- frame average of the baseline offset of each
individual pixel to obtain a baseline accurate to
approximately 1/8 of a digital count. This baseline
offset is subtracted from each frame, pixel by pixel,
to obtain a baseline correction accurate to 1/8 digital
count. Spiricon's Ultracal method retains numbers
less than zero that result from noise when the baseline
is subtracted. Retaining fractional and negative
numbers in the processed signal can increase the
beam width measurement accuracy by up to 10X
over conventional baseline subtraction and clip level
methods. Spiricon's Ultracal conforms to the best
method described in ISO 11146-3:2004. |
Background Subtraction |
| Frame Averaging |
Up to 256 frames can be averaged for a signal-tonoise
ratio, S/N, improvement of up to 16X. (Noise
is averaged up to 1/256th [8 fractional bits]) Data is
processed and stored in a 32bit format. |
Up to 256 frames can be averaged for a signal-tonoise
ratio, S/N, improvement of up to 16X. (Noise is
averaged up to 1/32nd [5 fractional bits] and the 32
bit processing memory is used to retain large sums
before division.) |
Frame averaging |
| Frame Summing |
Up to 256 frames can be summed to pull very weak
signals out of the noise. |
Up to 256 frames can be summed to pull very weak
signals out of the noise. |
|
| |
Due to the precise nature of Ultracal baseline
setting, (i.e., a retention of both positive and
negative noise components) summing of frames
can be performed without generating a large
offset in the baseline. |
Due to the precise nature of Ultracal baseline
setting, (i.e., a retention of both positive and
negative noise components) summing of frames
can be performed without generating a large offset
in the baseline. |
|
| Convolution (Adjacent
Pixel Averaging) |
Choice of 5 convolution algorithms for spatial filtering
for both display and calculations. Spatial filtering
improves the visual S/N. |
Choice of 5 convolution algorithms for spatial filtering
for both display and calculations. Spatial filtering
improves the visual S/N. |
|
| Beam MakerTM |
BeamMaker allows the user to model both Laguerre-
Gaussian and Hermite-Gaussian laser beams in
various modal configurations. With these models you
have verification and validation tools that allow not
only OSI but also the end user to verify BeamGage's
basic beam width measurement algorithms. It can
also be used to model laser beams with special input
conditions such as signal-to-noise, background offset,
and bits per pixel resolution. This allows the user
to better understand the accuracy of measurements
made under both optimum and adverse conditions.
This tool provides the user with a method to validate
algorithms against current ISO standards and
methods. It can also be used to validate third party
algorithms by making the output data available for
use in third party applications. |
|
|
| Camera Features |
Camera features are governed by the capabilities of
the various cameras that will interface with these
software products, and second by which of these
camera features are implemented in the software.
This section will describe typical camera features
supported in the application. |
Frame grabber models of LBA support additional
external trigger and strobe output modes connected
to the frame grabber and not the camera. Frame
grabber products are in "end of life" phase and are
not covered in this comparison. |
|
| |
Black Level Control (used by Ultracal and Auto-X and
Auto-setup) |
Black Level Control (used by Ultracal) |
Black Level Control (manual
or auto control) |
| |
Gain Control (used by Auto-X and Auto-setup) |
Gain Control |
Gain Control (manual or auto
control) |
| |
Exposure Control (used by Auto-X and Auto-setup) |
Exposure Control |
Exposure Control (manual or
auto control) |
| |
User Programmable ROI |
User Programmable ROI |
User Programmable ROI |
| |
Pixel Binning |
Pixel Binning |
|
| |
Pixel Sampling |
Pixel Sampling |
|
| |
Bits per pixel setting |
Bits per pixel setting |
Bits per pixel setting |
| |
External Trigger Input |
External Trigger Input |
External Trigger Input |
| |
Trigger Delay |
Trigger Delay |
|
| |
Strobe Output |
Strobe Output |
|
| |
Strobe Delay |
Strobe Delay |
|
| |
External Trigger Probe |
External Trigger Probe |
External Trigger Probe |
| |
Internal Trigger Probe |
|
|
| Camera related features in
the applications |
These are features related to but not generally
dependant upon the camera design. |
|
|
| |
Gamma Correction |
Gamma Correction |
|
| |
Gain Correction |
Gain Correction |
|
| |
Bad Pixel Correction |
|
|
| |
Lens Applied Option |
Lens Applied Option |
|
| |
Pixel scale settings |
Pixel scale settings |
|
| |
Magnification settings |
Magnification settings |
Magnification settings |
| |
Frame buffer settings |
Frame buffer settings |
Frame buffer settings |
| |
Ultracal |
Ultracal |
|
| |
Enable Auto-X (auto exposure control) |
|
Enable auto-, exposure/gain/
black level |
| |
Perform an Auto-Setup |
|
|
| |
8/10/12/14/16 bits per pixel |
8/10/12/14 bits per pixel |
8/10/12 bits per pixel |
| |
Select Format or ROI |
Select Format or ROI |
Select Format |
| |
Measure S/N ratio |
|
Measure S/N ratio |
| Trigger, Capture and
Synchronization Methods |
Capture methods are features related to the
application while Synchronization methods relate
more to the abilities of the specific camera.
NOTE: Frame capture rates are determined by many
factors and are not guaranteed for any specific
operating configuration. |
|
|
| |
Trigger modes |
Trigger modes |
Trigger modes |
| |
CW - captures continuously, see Continuous below |
CW - captures continuously at the camera frame
rate |
CW - captures continuously
at the camera frame rate |
| |
Trigger-In from laser: Trigger pulses supplied to
the camera |
Trigger-In from laser |
Trigger-In from laser |
| |
Strobe-Out to laser: Strobe pulses output from the
camera |
Strobe-Out to laser |
Trigger-Out to laser |
| |
Video Trigger: Frame captured and displayed only
when the camera sees a signal greater than a user
set level |
Video Trigger. Display and calculations update only
when the camera captures a signal greater than a
user set level |
Video Trigger. Display and
calculations update only when
the camera captures a signal
greater than a user set level |
| |
Capture options |
Capture options |
Capture options |
| |
Capture options are redefined and are approached
in a different manner than older products. The items
listed below will allow for all of the previous methods
but with more flexability than ever before. |
Continuous |
Continuous |
| |
Results Priority: Results priority will slow the capture
rate to be in sync with the computational results
and display updates. |
Single shot |
Single shot |
| |
Frame Priority: Frame priority will slow results and
display updating to insure that frames are collected
and stored in the frame buffer as fast as possible.
(replaces block mode) |
Live Video (Displays at camera rate without
calculations or storage of frames) |
|
| |
Stop After: Will collect a set number of frames and
then stop (replaces Single-Shot mode) |
Block Mode (Captures frames at camera rate
without display) |
|
| |
Periodic: Will collect frame at a programmed
periodic rate. |
Post processing (Processes a block of frames
previously captured) |
|
| |
Periodic Burst: Will collect frames in a Burst at
programmed periodic rates |
|
|
| |
Post processing is still available but is done via a
different mechanism and is limited to only data file
sources. |
|
|
| Video Playback |
Video playback, post processing and post analysis |
Data file playback, post processing and post analysis |
Video playback with post
anaysis |
| |
User customizable playback rates |
|
User customizable playback
rates |
| |
Video file quick pan/search controls |
|
|
| |
Whole video file playback looping with sub-selection
looping |
Frame buffer one pass playback with sub-selection
options |
Whole video file playback
looping only |
| |
Playback Video produced by logging |
Playback data files produced by logging |
|
| |
Almost all measurements can be performed on video
files |
Almost all measurements can be performed on data
files |
Almost all measurements can
be performed on video files |
| System Requirements |
PC computer running Vista-32 or -64, Laptop or
Desktop |
PC computer w/Windows 2000, XP Pro, or Vista-32,
Laptop or Desktop |
PC computer w/Windows XP
Pro, or Vista-32, Laptop or
Desktop |
| |
GHz Pentium style processor, dual core
recommended |
GHz Pentium style processor |
GHz Pentium style processor |
| |
Minimum 2GB RAM for standard and 3-4GB for
Professional and Enterprise versions |
Minimum 1GB RAM for XP, 2GB for Vista-32 |
Minimum 1GB RAM for XP,
2GB for Vista-32 |
| |
Accelerated Graphics Processor |
Plug & Play compatible |
Plug & Play compatible |
| |
Hard drive space suitable to hold the amount of video
data you expect to store. (50-100 GB recommended) |
Hard drive space suitable to hold the amount of video
data you expect to store. (50-100 GB recommended) |
Hard drive space suitable to
hold the amount of video data
you expect to store. (50-100
GB recommended) |
| |
Provision for PCI-Express, Firewire, or USB2 input
depending on camera |
Provision for PCI, PCI-Express, Firewire, or USB2
input depending on camera |
Provision for Firewire or USB2
input depending on camera |
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