The distance from the front of the camera to the sensor is nominally 12.7mm, not including the SM2 adapter.

4.5 Frames/second

The effective frame rates listed in BeamGage specification sheets are the maximum rates typically achievable in actual use when in 2x2 binning mode. Frame buffering, image processing techniques, graphical displays, and mathematical computation all add degrees of overhead to achieving higher frame rates. This can be further limited by the available PC hardware. BeamGage features two modes, Frame Priority and Results Priority, which change how the system balances the work. Results Priority acquires a frame, performs any enabled image processing, performs all calculations and updates the graphical displays before accepting another frame from the camera. This mode is most useful when a temporal sequence of frames is not necessary and should always be enabled when logging. Frame Priority mode will allow the calculations and graphical display updates to be interrupted if another frame is ready from the camera before those operations are complete. This can be useful when collecting all frames at the maximum camera frame rate is necessary.

45 µm – 23 mm

The accurate beam size minimum is derived by the pixel size of the camera. In order to get an accurate measurement, there must be enough coverage of pixels to ensure that illuminating another pixel will not over exaggerate the beam size.

Many laptops disable the GigE port on the computer when docked. Try using the port on the docking station.
All GigE ports used to connect to the SP504S need to be configured according to the Ethernet Configuration for Ophir-Spiricon GigEVision Products document.

The saturation intensity for the SP504S is 1.68 mW/cm² at 633nm.

If the SP504S is used on a NIC that is not properly configured or does not fully support Gigabit Ethernet speeds, over time the camera frame rate may degrade or stop altogether. Ensure that the NIC driver properties have been optimized according to the Ethernet Configuration for Ophir-Spiricon GigEVision Products document. If the degrading frame rates continue, the camera must be power cycled in order to restore operation.