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GE4900 User Manual 

 

70-0031A-D

 

AVT Inc. 

 

 

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System Optimization 

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Open  the  Network  Connections  Dialog  as  follows:  From  the  Windows  desktop  select  start, 
then select Control Panel, then double click on the Network Connections icon. Double click 
the relevant network card listed or right-click the relevant network card and select Properties.   
This will open the properties window for your network card. See Figure 9.  

 

 

 

Figure 9. Network card main properties window. 

 

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From the Properties window select Configure then select the Advanced tab. See Figure 10. 

Summary of Contents for Prosilica GE4900

Page 1: ...Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc 101 3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby BC V5J 5E9 Canada USER MANUAL April 21 2010 GE4900 GE4900C ...

Page 2: ...pecifications 2 Supported Features 3 Mechanical 4 Connections 5 Cleaning the Sensor 10 Adjusting the F mount 11 Camera Installation 13 System Optimization 18 Trouble Shooting 20 Addendum 23 GE IO Schematic 24 Hirose 12 pin Trigger Schematic 25 Mini SMB Trigger Schematic 26 Trigger Timing Diagram 27 Notes on Triggering 28 ...

Page 3: ... shipping VERIFY ALL EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS Verify all external connections in terms of voltage levels power requirements voltage polarity and signal integrity prior to powering this device CLEANING This product can be damaged by some volatile cleaning agents Avoid cleaning the image sensor unless absolutely necessary Please see instructions on sensor cleaning in this document DO NOT EXCEED ENVIRONM...

Page 4: ...s Trigger Jitter 10ns Tpd 90ns Operating Temperature 0 to 50 Celsius Operating Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Size 66mm height x 66mm width x 110mm length Weight 395g 406g for GE4900C Hardware Interface Standard IEEE 802 3 1000BASE T 100BASE TX Software Interface Standard GigE Vision Standard 1 0 Regulatory Conforms to CE FCC Applies to GE4900C only Power consumption will increase with reduced R...

Page 5: ...0 seconds in 1 microsecond increments Gain 0 to 28dB Region of Interest ROI independent x and y control with 1 pixel resolution Horizontal Binning 1 to 8 pixels Vertical Binning 1 to full resolution of sensor Pixel Formats Mono8 Mono16 Bayer8 Bayer16 Sync Out Modes trigger ready trigger input exposing readout imaging strobe GPO On monochrome versions only VERTICAL BINNING AND VERTICAL ROI CAN SIGN...

Page 6: ...l 70 0031A D AVT Inc 4 Mechanical 109 7 M3 3MM DEEP 16 PLCS TYP 50 TYP 26 TYP 49 66 66 All dimensions are in mm Add 0 3mm for color cameras due to addition of IR blocking filter Figure 1 GE SERIES mechanical dimensions ...

Page 7: ...GE4900 User Manual 70 0031A D AVT Inc 5 Connections 5 6 1 7 4 3 2 Figure 2 GE SERIES connection diagram ...

Page 8: ...eneral Purpose I O Pin out Camera rear view 12 Isolated Ground The General Purpose I O port uses a Hirose HR10A 10R 12SB connector on the camera side The mating cable connector is Hirose HR10A 10P 12P This connector can be purchased from Prosilica or from http www digikey com See Addendum for more detail DO NOT EXCEED 5 5V ON SIGNAL INPUTS All inputs and outputs are galvanically isolated from the ...

Page 9: ...e Ethernet port to a peripheral device connected to the camera ISOLATED GROUND These signals are internally connected to isolated ground At least one of these signals must be connected to the users external circuit ground However it is good practice to provide a dedicated ground return for each signal used For example a good cable design would connect the required signal on one conductor of a twis...

Page 10: ...t Trigger Ready Indicates when the camera will accept a trigger signal Trigger Input A relay of the trigger input signal used to daisy chain the trigger signal for multiple cameras Readout Valid when camera is reading out data Strobe Programmable pulse based on one of the above events Imaging Valid when camera is exposing or reading out GPO User programmable binary output Any of the above signals ...

Page 11: ...ccept an input voltage range of 5V to 17V DC Cameras designated as C with serial numbers 02 2xxxC xxxxx and later versions can accept an input voltage range of 5V to 24V DC However the suggested nominal voltage is 12V and cameras are tested at 12V Cameras will normally include a power supply However compatible power supplies can also be ordered separately from Prosilica Prosilica P N 02 8000A for ...

Page 12: ...filter carefully using a 2 5mm hex wrench Clean both sides of the IR filter using the same techniques as explained below for the sensor window DO NOT TOUCH ANY OPTICS WITH FINGERS OIL FROM FINGERS CAN DAMAGE FRAGILE OPTICAL COATINGS Cleaning with Air If it is determined that debris is on the sensor window then remove the camera lens and blow the sensor window directly with clean compressed air If ...

Page 13: ...OT REQUIRE ADJUSTING If for some reason the F mount requires adjustment use the following method Attach F mount compatible lens Use an F mount compatible lens that allows an infinity focus Attach the lens to the camera using a counter clockwise rotation of about a quarter turn The lens should snap into place and the lens flange and camera flange should mate over the full circumference ...

Page 14: ...d the F mount front assembly to the camera body Image to Infinity Set the lens to infinity and image a distant object The distance required will depend on the lens used but typically 30 to 50 feet should suffice Gently move the F mount front assembly until the image is in focus Carefully tighten the 3 set screws Recheck the focus ...

Page 15: ...tes however typical Jumbo Frames are around 9000 bytes Frame size is the number of bytes per packet and the larger the frame size the less the computer CPU will be loaded due to the processing of incoming packets There are many Gigabit Ethernet cards available which will support Jumbo Frames The following examples have been verified to work well with the Prosilica cameras Intel PRO 1000 D Link DGE...

Page 16: ...at came with the network card o Once the driver is installed open the Network Connections Dialog as follows From the Windows desktop select start then select Control Panel then double click on the Network Connections icon Double click the relevant network card listed or right click the relevant network card and select Properties This will open the properties window for your network card See Figure...

Page 17: ... IP address of 169 254 x y where x and y can be any number Press the TAB key after entering the IP address and the subnet mask will automatically be entered The subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 Click OK to save changes Note that if Windows reports a conflict with the above IP address simply repeat the above steps and change the last digit of the IP address to a different value Figure 6 Network card TCP ...

Page 18: ...able lengths must not exceed 100 meters Power Connection The camera requires a 12V DC power supply that can source a minimum of 600 mA of current See the Connections section of this document for more information Other Cabling The camera can be triggered either through the 12 pin general purpose connector or the mini SMB input The compatible cable connectors are specified in the Connections section...

Page 19: ...recognized If the camera does not appear in the Viewer list after approximately 10 seconds then try disconnecting and reconnecting the power If it still does not appear restart the viewer If it still does not appear see the Trouble Shooting section of this document o See Figure 8 Select the wrench icon to change camera settings Change the PacketSize to a value of 1500 Select the eye icon to image ...

Page 20: ...Panel then double click on the Network Connections icon Double click the relevant network card listed or right click the relevant network card and select Properties This will open the properties window for your network card See Figure 9 Figure 9 Network card main properties window o From the Properties window select Configure then select the Advanced tab See Figure 10 ...

Page 21: ...0 If the list contains a property called Receive Descriptors then change this value to its maximum value Select OK to save properties o From the main properties dialog as in Figure 9 make sure that only the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box is selected then click OK The card is now optimized for use with the Prosilica camera o Open the viewer and set the PacketSize to 8228 ...

Page 22: ... cabling known to work Configure your NIC as outlined in Gigabit Ethernet Setup For Windows It should have an IP address of 169 254 x x Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 This is the AutoIP address range If your NIC has no access to a DHCP server the camera will still be auto assigned an IP address There should be no gateway on your NIC Connect a single camera directly to your NIC no hub switch and run the p...

Page 23: ...same subnet as your NIC Camera is not listed or flashing Camera Unavailable There may be multiple NICs on your system set to the same subnet The camera can not know which card to resolve to Change the IP address of your NIC If you are still having problems type ipconfig all in a windows command prompt and send a screenshot to support prosilica com Ipconfig all screenshot Is the camera listed in Sa...

Page 24: ...are trigger event to capture frames Packets are incoming but all dropping Be sure you have JumboFrames enabled on your NIC Otherwise decrease your PacketSize setting to 1500 All packets completing as normal but black image Check ExposureValue ExposureMode and be sure your scene is suitably lit If you are still having problems acquiring images please send your camera settings file click on the disk...

Page 25: ...GE4900 User Manual 70 0031A D AVT Inc 23 Addendum ...

Page 26: ...3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VDD1 GND1 IN1 IN2 OUT3 OUT4 NC GND1 GND2 NC IN4 IN3 OUT2 OUT1 GND2 VDD2 ISO TXD ISO 5V GALVANIC ISOLATION BOUNDARY ISOLATED 5V POWER RS 232 TXD SYNC OUT 3 LOGIC SYNC OUT 3 ISO RXD OUT SYNC OUT 1 SYNC OUT 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HIROSE HR10A 10R 12SB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 1u LOGIC RXD MINI SMB RS232 TXD TRIGGER INPUT SYNC OUT 2 IL716 3 NVE 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 27: ...TTL RECEIVER USERS TRIGGER CIRCUIT CABLE SIDE SYNC OUT 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HIROSE HR10A 10P 12P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR buffer driver inside the camera The required trigger input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA See the Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR for more detailed information...

Page 28: ...5V TTL DRIVER SYNC OUT 1 5V TTL RECEIVER The trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR buffer driver inside the camera The required trigger input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA See the Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR for more detailed information Note that the trigger input signal is not terminated to match the cable impedance ...

Page 29: ...A B AVT Inc 27 Trigger Timing Diagram User Trigger Logic Trigger Exposure Readout Trigger Ready Imaging Tpd Trigger Latency Interline Time Expose Start Delay Trigger Jitter Idle Registered Exposure Time Readout Time N N 1 N N 1 ...

Page 30: ...s when the next Exposure cycle can begin such that the Exposure will end after the current Readout o Interline Time is the time between sensor row readout cycles o Imaging is high when the camera image sensor is either exposing and or reading out data o Idle is high if the camera image sensor is not exposing and or reading out data Rules o The User Trigger pulse width should be at least three time...

Page 31: ...riggering cycle time whereby the camera image sensor is exposing and reading out simultaneously then the User Trigger signal should be applied as soon as a valid Trigger Ready is detected o In this case Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter can be up to 1 line time since Exposure must always begin on an Interline boundary ...

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