Leica Photo Scanner DSW700 User Manual

DSW700 System Description  
DSW700 Technical Details  
Overview  
Softcopy photogrammetry work, stereo-compilation, and ultimately, orthophotos can  
only be as accurate as the source imagery. Working in a digital photogrammetry environment requires  
that the scanned aerial photographs are not only as accurate as possible but that the appearance of  
the film is reproduced faithfully and that the raw air photos are scanned quickly so that production can  
begin rapidly.  
The Leica DSW700 Digital Scanning Workstation is a photogrammetric scanner,  
designed for maximum throughput. It is capable of scanning aerial film, cut sheets or roll, black and  
white, color or false color, positive or negative, at a very high speed. The geometric and radiometric  
performances meet all photogrammetric requirements. The DSW700 includes several innovations,  
not only to achieve maximum speed but also to optimize radiometric performance by virtually  
eliminating Newton rings.  
The DSW700 is built on the successful design of the earlier DSW200/300/500/600 models, based on  
a heavy, precise mechanical construction with moving stage plate, and stationary digital camera with  
state-of-the-art CCD sensor. The principal improvements over current scanner design include a novel  
ring light with LEDs of various colors, a high quality 11-megapixel sensor, and anti-reflective coatings  
on the stage and cover plates to combat Newton rings. A further innovation is the use of next  
generation optical encoders to position the stage, resulting in increased geometric accuracy.  
Key Features  
The Leica DSW700 Digital Scanning Workstation performs precision scanning of black and white,  
color or false color, cut or roll film negatives and diapositives at a very high speed, to provide the  
highest quality digital imagery for use in softcopy photogrammetric workstations.  
The system consists of the following principal components:  
Heavy mechanical construction, with stage plate mechanism, to support the motorized roll-film  
transport, moving in the X and Y directions below the stationary illumination source and above the  
lens and sensor  
Dome light source consisting of LEDs of different colors  
12-bit CCD large-array sensor to capture the image patchwise  
Convenient change of optical pixel size throughout the full 3µm to 20µm continuous resolution  
range, so that scanning takes place at the pixel size required by the user, without any image  
resampling  
High performance PC host computer running Windows® XP Professional  
Comprehensive, flexible software to control all aspects of the scanning operation, facilitated by an  
easy-to-use graphical user interface.  
The XY stage is built to very high mechanical standards, taking into account that both cut and roll film  
must be accommodated. The stage is exceptionally sturdy and provides independent positioning with  
respect to the X and Y sensor axes. Mounted on the base are the optics and 12-bit digital sensor  
used to digitize the transparencies. The optical path has been minimized for optimal performance: no  
beam splitters or folding mirrors are used and the light path is straight. The stage and optical path are  
mounted inside a specially designed enclosure, which prevents dust and dirt from accumulating on  
the film or extraneous light from entering the system during scanning. Illumination is provided directly  
by an LED dome light supported above the stage. This cool light source is located 125 mm above the  
platen, so does not subject the film, stage or optical path to unwanted heat. The dome consists of  
LEDs of different colors to allow for color as well as black and white images to be scanned.  
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6. Digital sensor and lens A large-format, 12-bit, CCD array sensor is fitted on the DSW700. It  
provides better performance than any previous model in terms of the area of the film that can  
be captured. Faster and larger sensors that are also lower in noise translate directly into  
speed and quality improvements. The new sensor also creates a cleaner, more consistent  
scan and allows future efforts to be redirected away from perfecting raw capture towards  
higher level image processing, such as dodging or automatic light balancing in roll-film  
scanning. A 120 mm color-corrected lens has been selected to image the film on to the  
sensor. This lens provides greater light throughput and low distortion. An 80 mm lens is  
available as an option to facilitate even higher resolution for special applications. By varying  
the vertical positions of the CCD sensor and lens, both of which are mounted on a rail  
mechanism with clamps and slow motion screws, the physical pixel size at the film plane is  
adjustable in the range 4.5-22 µm (0.00018-0.00087 inch). With the optional 80 mm lens,  
pixel sizes as small as 3 µm are possible. Raw imagery is captured and may be output at any  
pixel size selected by the user, up to 256x the raw pixel size at the film plane. The precise  
CCD image geometry and low distortion optics provide an almost distortion-free image.  
7. User control panel The user control panel is mounted inside the upper casing of the  
DSW700. It has two rows of 16 buttons and a small LCD panel with four rows of characters.  
The panel is used to input user commands, run diagnostics, etc. It contains a small computer  
circuit to control the LCD display, read the push button switches and communicate with a  
DOS-based communications computer card. The panel may also be used for manual  
movement of the stage and roll-film transport.  
8. Power supplies and electronics There are four DC power supplies: one gives 5V and 12V,  
one gives 40V for the motors, one gives 12-24V for the CCD sensor, and the fourth gives 24V  
for the LED dome light. The DSW700 runs at 3.2 amps on 110V (1.6 amps at 220V) and the  
peak load with a 500 foot (152 m) film roll is calculated to be 6 amps.  
9. Outer housing The stylish skins of the DSW700 consist of two main parts. The pedestal  
around the base structure is made from pressure formed plastic and the top housing of  
fiberglass. The pedestal is dark gray, the top housing silver gray and the colored inserts  
Leica red. The product name is in black and the Leica logo in red on white. There is a single  
LED to indicate power and the top housing has a large lid for loading and unloading cut or roll  
film or for viewing the position of a film roll.  
10. Tools and accessories Standard system delivery provides all special tools and accessories  
required for routine maintenance, lubrication and calibration, including a precision glass grid  
plate for checking stage accuracy, and special filters for calibration of sensor radiometric  
response.  
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Host computer and software  
1. Host computer The DSW700 requires a host with dual processors running the Windows®  
XP Professional operating system. The requirement is:  
Workstation PC such as the HP XW8400  
Two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors, 2.33 Ghz minimum  
4 GB RAM  
250 GB SATA hard drive (minimum)  
DVD±RW drive recommended  
Graphics card must be a PCIe graphics card with minimum resolution of 24-bit,  
1152x900 and 256MB memory  
Quality color display, capable of being calibrated (must be capable of adjusting color  
temperature to 6500K as well as offer three gain and three bias sliders  
corresponding to the Red, Green and Blue channels) is desirable.  
Operating system: Windows XP Professional (SP2) 32-bit  
Serial line PCI slot card offering additional serial port connections  
This is required since the HP xw8400 only includes one built in serial port and  
two are needed; one for the LED strobe control and another for stage motion  
communication. Details on the recommended card are below:  
Manufacturer -  
Digi  
Model -  
2-port EIA-232 Universal PCI Serial card  
77000847  
Manufacturer Part Number -  
Other forms of storage, for example optical disk, DAT or DLT, may be chosen as  
options or the SATA drive capacity may be expanded.  
2. Operating system, user interface and application environment The PC operating system  
must be Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2. The application software consists of  
the Leica SCAN, Image Utilities and FastDodge products. The software is GUI-based and  
promotes a consistent “point and select” operation in all functionality.  
3. Stage calibration A calibrated grid plate, supplied with the system, is utilized to determine a  
table of corrections to be applied in real-time to the stage coordinates to achieve the final  
stage positioning accuracy of the system. It proceeds automatically once the operator has  
manually pointed to the first grid intersection. The grid intersections, spaced at 15 mm  
intervals, are driven to and measured automatically, using the correlator mode of operation to  
point precisely to each grid intersection. When all grid intersections have been measured, a  
table of corrections is computed. Finally, the precision estimates for the unit are calculated by  
scanning the glass grid, measuring the intersections in the scanned image and comparing  
them to the corrections built.  
4. Sensor calibration This function performs both a geometric and a radiometric calibration of  
the sensor. For the geometric calibration, a calibration grid is used to determine the actual  
optical pixel size (the X and Y pixel dimensions are measured independently). A  
transformation is developed between the sensor and the stage coordinate system at 25  
distinct points to model the path of light as it passes through the film, glass, and lens and  
ultimately strikes the sensor. The radiometric calibration uses four-color image patches and  
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time variable dark frame captures to determine a set of bias and gain adjustments. These  
adjustments are measured for every pixel in each color band to correct for variations in  
radiometric response over the entire sensor area, as well as discrepancies in time of  
exposure. The bias and gain adjustments are then saved in calibration files for later  
application to the image patches captured during digitization.  
5. Photo/stage orientation (interior orientation) This function is used to establish a precise  
photo-to-stage coordinate transformation (interior orientation) for the input film placed on the  
digitizer stage. The transformation is based on the measurement of up to eight fiducial  
marks. It provides for transformations from a simple scale and rotation to a standard affine fit.  
The program assists the operator in the location of the fiducial marks, automatically slewing to  
their approximate positions. Real-time light control and zooming of the image is available to  
assist the operator in pointing (measuring a sub-pixel location). The user can easily store the  
coordinates of the fiducial marks with the other camera calibration data. When the fiducial  
marks on the first image from a particular camera are measured, their image patches are  
stored as templates to enable automated interior orientation of subsequent images acquired  
by the same sensor, essential for autonomous operation with roll film. In addition, fiducial  
marks can be specifically enhanced in the scan without disturbing the geometric placement.  
This allows scans to be made with highly readable fiducial marks.  
6. Image scanning Image scanning, sometimes called image digitizing, and utilizes the CCD  
sensor to convert the image transparency into digital data for use on digital photogrammetric  
workstations. A large capacity hard drive is provided as standard equipment for archiving of  
scanned imagery. Other output devices can be provided. In standard configurations where  
the DSW700 is an element of a larger system, imagery can be transferred electronically over  
a local network, in which case GigaBit connection with Category 6 cabling is strongly  
recommended. Several image formats are supported, both on-the-fly and off-line, including  
plain raster (Band Interleaved by Line), VITec, TIFF, tiled TIFF, tiled TIFF JPEG, NITF JPEG  
and JPEG2000. An embedded set of minification levels may be optionally stored in the tiled  
TIFF formats and JPEG2000.  
7. Supporting software In addition to the applications described above, the software package  
includes a number of utilities which can be used to accomplish a variety of common tasks.  
This set of command line utilities are most commonly applied to: reformat scanned imagery  
into any of the common raster formats mentioned above; have the final resolution of a  
digitized image re-sampled to any coarser final resolution; and convert color images to black  
and white, or have the final radiometric characteristics of the image modified after data  
collection. Additionally, since all of the utilities are executed from a command line, they may  
be embedded in a script or batch file to modify a large number of images at once. A powerful  
viewing program is also included to check the appearance of the completely scanned image.  
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General physical requirements  
Temperature The system should be installed in a normal, air-conditioned office environment. The  
operating temperature range is 21±2°C, but no equipment failures occur over the range 17-25°C.  
Humidity The operational relative humidity range is 40-70%. The maximum relative humidity is  
90%.  
Vibration Externally induced floor vibrations must be less than 0.01g at all frequencies.  
Floor space and carrying capacity The equipment can be installed in a 1 x 2 meter area  
with a floor carrying capacity of 800 kg.  
Electrical power The required electrical supply is 60±2 Hz, 110V or 50±2 Hz, 230V nominal. The  
normal configuration requires a single independent 20 amp circuit.  
Documentation Instruction manuals are supplied giving detailed operating procedures as well as  
hardware description and maintenance instructions. In addition, the normal system hardware and  
software documentation provided with the computer and operating systems software is included. A  
training manual is also available.  
Specifications  
Basic technology Moving stage, stop and stare, stationary CCD array  
XY stage  
Geometric resolution 0.5 µm  
Geometric precision <1.5 rmse on each axis  
Scanning format In excess of 260 x 260 mm  
Speed of stage travel Maximum 100 mm/second  
Roll film transport Mounted on XY stage  
Maximum spool diameter 194 mm (7.625 inches)  
Film length Maximum 152 m (500 feet)  
Film width Variable, 70-240 mm  
Frame advance speed >0.3 m/second  
Rewind speed 5 minutes for 152 m (500 foot) roll  
Scanning optics and electronics  
Light source LED dome light  
Stage and cover plates optically flat glass, with anti-reflective coating  
CCD array sensor 4000 x 2700  
Sensor pixel size 9 µm  
Lens Schneider 120 mm, f/5.6, color-corrected  
Optional lens Schneider 80 mm, f/5.6, color-corrected  
Image pixel size 4.5-22 µm (3.0-4.5 µm with optional lens)  
Sample optical resolution 33 lp/mm @ 15 µm, 40 lp/mm @ 12.5 µm, 100 lp/mm @ 5 µm  
Electrical power  
Input power 110/220V AC, 50/60 Hz  
Maximum load 6 amperes  
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Dimensions  
Size 1238 x 1003 x 1175 mm width x depth x height  
Weight 288 kg (633 lb)  
Host computer  
Workstation PC with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors, 2.33 GHz minimum processors  
RAM 4 GB  
250 GB SATA Hard disk minimum  
PCIe Graphics Card, 24-bit or 32-bit at 1152 x 900 resolution and 256 MB memory  
DVD±RW drive recommended  
Operating system Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2  
Scanning software  
Calibration XY stage geometric, sensor geometric and radiometric  
Interior orientation Interactive, semi-automated, fully automatic  
Scanning formats plain raster (BIL), VITec, TIFF, tiled TIFF, tiled TIFF  
JPEG, NITF JPEG and JPEG2000  
Typical scanning times* for 230 x 230 mm aerial photograph  
12.5 µm black and white 1.5 minutes color 3.5 minutes  
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Film advance and automated interior orientation 30 seconds  
20 µm black and white 1.2 minutes color 3 minutes  
Film advance and automated interior orientation 30 seconds  
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* All scan times include on-the-fly rescaling, sharpening, user specified file format, re-orientation (flip, rotate),  
overview and histogram generation, using a PC similar to the one specified above.  
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