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Summary of Contents for Alvium 1800 U-050c

Page 1: ...V3 1 3 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany 2020 Mar 12 USB3 VISION CAMERAS Alvium USB Cameras User Guide...

Page 2: ...width on page 136 Bare board cameras Bare board cameras offer Alvium camera technology at a low price If you intend to design an application using bare board cameras please consider Aligning the senso...

Page 3: ...www alliedvision com en support technical documentation alvium usb documentation under Additional documents Alvium Cameras Accessory Guide Optimum Heat Dissipation for Housed Alvium Cameras applicatio...

Page 4: ...neral info alliedvision com Support support alliedvision com Headquarters Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany T 49 36428 677 0 F 49 36428 677 28 Sales offices Europe...

Page 5: ...ier Declaration of Conformity 16 For customers in Canada 16 Pour utilisateurs au Canada 16 Bare board and open housing cameras 17 Avoid electromagnetic interferences 17 Intended use 18 Copyright and t...

Page 6: ...8m c 45 Absolute QE 47 Spectral response 47 ROI frame rates 48 Alvium 1800 U 319m c 49 Absolute QE 51 Spectral response 51 ROI frame rates 52 Alvium 1800 U 500m c 53 Absolute QE 55 Spectral response 5...

Page 7: ...6 Focal length vs field of view 96 Type 1 17 6 mm diagonal 96 Type 1 15 8 mm diagonal 96 Type 2 3 11 1 mm diagonal 97 Type 1 1 8 8 9 mm diagonal 97 Type 1 2 5 7 1 mm diagonal 98 Type 1 2 9 6 3 mm diag...

Page 8: ...e note 127 Firmware update with Vimba 127 Troubleshooting and performance 128 Optimizing performance 129 Frame rate jitter 129 Value changes by feature interdependencies 130 Effects for the related fe...

Page 9: ...Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 9 Document history and conventions This chapter includes Document history 10 Conventions used in this user guide 11 Naming and terms 12...

Page 10: ...r DPC Updated description for sensor shutter modes V3 0 0 2020 Jan 06 Added Alvium 1800 U 040m c U 158m c and U 501m NIR models V2 0 0 2019 Oct 18 Added Alvium 1800 U 050m c and U 120m c models Update...

Page 11: ...ommand to type in by the user selected menu options or other selectable options UIElements Text that is displayed or output by the system like parts of the GUI dialog boxes buttons menus important inf...

Page 12: ...ct codes in the Alvium Cameras Hardware Options document at www alliedvision com en support technical documentation alvium usb documentation under Additional documents Term or acronym Description Refe...

Page 13: ...per second Alvium 1800 U 500m c on page 53 open housing Camera housing that is open at the back side to be designed into an encompassing housing with other components Open Housing S Mount on page 80 P...

Page 14: ...lvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 14 Compliance safety and intended use This chapter includes Compliance notifications 15 Intended use 18 Copyright and trademarks 18 Your safety 19 Product safety 21...

Page 15: ...ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic...

Page 16: ...28 677 106 quality alliedvision com Responsible Party U S Contact Information Allied Vision Technologies Inc 102 Pickering Way Suite 502 Exton PA 19341 USA T 1 978 225 2030 Note changes or modificatio...

Page 17: ...nces Interface cables power cables and I O cables are sensitive to electromagnetic interference Use shielded cables only We recommend using cables offered by Allied Vision Avoid coiling We recommend u...

Page 18: ...as components for medical product after design in by the medical device manufacturer and based on a quality assurance agreement QAA between Allied Vision supplier and medical device manufacturer custo...

Page 19: ...p we recommend wearing protective gloves Providing optimum heat dissipation Design bare board and open housing cameras into a heat dissipative housing with a high thermal conductivity For more informa...

Page 20: ...void personal injury Mount the camera according to the instructions in Mounting housed cameras on page 104 Ensure shock and vibration do not exceed the specified range see Shock and vibration on page...

Page 21: ...if you are wearing a wrist strap your body is grounded but your clothes are not Bare board and open housing cameras use a special ESD housing Cable connections Provide sufficient strain relief for all...

Page 22: ...eld chassis GND caused by ground loops This can damage the camera and the connected devices or cause malfunctions Avoid potential differences between the camera housing and GND All wiring must be done...

Page 23: ...supported by USB 2 0 See Operating systems and bandwidth on page 136 Some pixel formats may not be supported Handling bare board cameras Bare board cameras are an electronic assembly without a protec...

Page 24: ...sensor Dirt and scratches can damage the sensor as well Alvium USB cameras do not need additional cleaning Cameras are cleaned before shipping Incorrect cleaning can damage the sensor or the filter Th...

Page 25: ...a maximum protrusion within camera specifications Figure 2 shows maximum protrusion For details see Lens mounts and maximum protrusion on page 92 For S Mount lenses read Mounting and focusing S Mount...

Page 26: ...ver the optical path of the camera when you apply heat sink compound or adhesive to prevent substances and fumes from damaging optical surfaces Adhere to the instructions and safety notes provided by...

Page 27: ...00 U 040m c 33 Alvium 1800 U 050m c 37 Alvium 1800 U 120m c 41 Alvium 1800 U 158m c 45 Alvium 1800 U 319m c 49 Alvium 1800 U 500m c 53 Alvium 1800 U 501m NIR 58 Alvium 1800 U 507m c 63 Alvium 1800 U 1...

Page 28: ...the transport layer interface GenTL used to grab images Alvium 1800 U cameras comply to GenICam GenAPI V3 1 GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention V2 2 SFNC GenICam Pixel Format Naming Convention...

Page 29: ...iconductor sensors The curve in the absolute QE plots shown in this chapter is from the sensor manufacturer data sheet The information was correct at the time of publishing Sony CMOS sensors Sony prov...

Page 30: ...l below values for Mono8 increasing the DeviceLinkThroughputLimit value may increase maximum frame rates Component Property Desktop workstation Dell Precision T5500 Precision EHW400 Chipset Chipset In...

Page 31: ...External trigger Maximum values No increase Table 8 Frame rates depending on shutter modes and trigger modes Achieved frame rates may not match specified values Some sensors have an exposure start ji...

Page 32: ...lso for color models Camera operation in freerun mode Sensor readout using ADC bit depth Without bandwidth limitations Dimensions For your model s dimensions see Dimensions and mass on page 75 In manu...

Page 33: ...YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BayerRG12 BayerRG12p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 12 bit Maximum frame rate 281 fps at...

Page 34: ...o 85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenIC...

Page 35: ...QE for 1800 U 040m c Sony IMX287 Figure 4 Spectral response for 1800 U 040m c Sony IMX287 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm S...

Page 36: ...Bps Increasing the DeviceLinkThroughputLimit value does not increase frame rates Image format Width pixels Height pixels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps at 200 MBps Full resolution 728 544 396 032 281...

Page 37: ...CrYY YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 10 bit Maximum frame rate 115 fps at 200 MBps Exposur...

Page 38: ...85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICa...

Page 39: ...30 35 40 45 50 55 60 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm ON Semi PYTHON 480 absolute QE Blue QE Green QE Red QE Monochrome QE 0 000...

Page 40: ...inkThroughputLimit value does not increase frame rates Image format Width pixels Height pixels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps at 200 MBps Full resolution 808 608 491 264 115 VGA 640 480 307 200 174 HV...

Page 41: ...ble YCbCr411_8_CbYYCrYY YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BayerRG12 BayerRG12p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 12 bit Maximu...

Page 42: ...85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICa...

Page 43: ...5 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm ON Semi AR0135CS absolute QE Blue QE Green QE Red QE Monochrome QE 0 000 0 05...

Page 44: ...e DeviceLinkThroughputLimit value does not increase frame rates Image format Width pixels Height pixels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps at 200 MBps Full resolution 1280 960 1 228 800 52 HD 1280 720 921...

Page 45: ...YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BayerRG12 BayerRG12p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 12 bit Maximum frame rate 150 fps at...

Page 46: ...85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICa...

Page 47: ...Absolute QE for 1800 U 158m c Sony IMX273 Figure 10 Spectral response for 1800 U 158m c Sony IMX273 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Quantum Efficiency Wave...

Page 48: ...xels Height pixels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps 200 MBps 250 MBps 300 MBps Full resolution 1456 1088 1 584 128 112 138 150 WXGA 1440 900 1 296 000 134 166 177 SXGA 1280 1024 1 310 720 134 158 HD 128...

Page 49: ...Y YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BayerRG12 BayerRG12p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 12 bit Maximum frame rate 53 fps at...

Page 50: ...85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICa...

Page 51: ...1 Absolute QE for 1800 U 319m c Sony IMX265 Figure 12 Spectral response for 1800 U 319m c Sony IMX265 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Quantum Efficiency Wav...

Page 52: ...Height pixels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps at 200 MBps Full resolution 2064 1544 3 186 816 53 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 53 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 74 UXGA 1600 1200 1 920 000 67 WXGA 1440 900 1...

Page 53: ...YCbCr411_8_CbYYCrYY YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 10 bit Maximum frame rate 67 fps at 35...

Page 54: ...elative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICam Access 1 See Mounting the heat sink on page 102 2 Output by DeviceTempera...

Page 55: ...0 60 70 80 90 100 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm ON Semi AR0521 absolute QE Blue QE Green QE Red QE Monochrome QE 0 000 0 050 0 100...

Page 56: ...s Full resolution 2592 1944 5 038 848 38 48 57 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 61 76 85 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 91 113 118 UXGA 1600 1200 1 920 000 99 108 WGXGA 1440 900 1 296 000 141 SXGA 1280 1024 1 31...

Page 57: ...xels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps 330 MBps 350 MBps 375 MBps Full resolution 2592 1944 5 038 848 63 67 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 85 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 118 UXGA 1600 1200 1 920 000 107 WGXGA...

Page 58: ...color pixel formats Not applicable RGB color pixel formats Not applicable Maximum image bit depth 10 bit Maximum frame rate 67 fps at 350 MBps Exposure time 7 4 s to 10 s at 200 MBps Image buffer RAM...

Page 59: ...able Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICam Access 1 See Mounting the heat sink on page 102 2 Output by DeviceT...

Page 60: ...nductor AR0522 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm ON Semi AR0522 absolute QE Monochrome QE 0 000 0 050...

Page 61: ...Full resolution 2592 1944 5 038 848 38 48 57 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 61 76 85 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 91 113 118 UXGA 1600 1200 1 920 000 99 108 WGXGA 1440 900 1 296 000 141 SXGA 1280 1024 1 310...

Page 62: ...ls ROI area pixels Frame rate fps 330 MBps 350 MBps 375 MBps Full resolution 2592 1944 5 038 848 63 67 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 85 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 118 UXGA 1600 1200 1 920 000 107 WGXGA 14...

Page 63: ...YY YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BayerRG12 BayerRG12p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 12 bit Maximum frame rate 34 fps a...

Page 64: ...85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICa...

Page 65: ...264 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm Sony IMX264 absolute QE Blue QE Green QE Red QE Monochrome QE 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 30...

Page 66: ...ls Height pixels ROI area pixels Frame rate fps at 200 MBps Full resolution 2464 2056 5 065 984 34 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 45 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 63 UXGA 1600 1200 1 920 000 57 WXGA 1440 900...

Page 67: ...YY YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BayerRG12 BayerRG12p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 12 bit Maximum frame rate 22 fps a...

Page 68: ...85 C Open housing3 5 C to 65 C Closed housing 5 C to 65 C Not applicable Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICa...

Page 69: ...Absolute QE for 1800 U 1236m c Sony IMX304 Figure 20 Spectral response for 1800 U 1236m c Sony IMX304 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Quantum Efficiency Wa...

Page 70: ...Bps 250 MBps 300 MBps Full resolution 4112 3008 12 368 896 15 19 22 QUXGA 3200 2400 9 216 000 24 28 QSXGA 2560 2048 5 242 880 32 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 43 Full HD 1920 1080 2 073 600 60 UXGA 1600 12...

Page 71: ...icable YCbCr411_8_CbYYCrYY YCbCr422_8_CbYCrY YCbCr8_CbYCr RGB color pixel formats Not applicable BayerGR8 BayerGR10 BayerGR10p BGR8 RGB8 default Maximum image bit depth 10 bit Maximum frame rate 17 fp...

Page 72: ...e Relative humidity 0 to 80 non condensing Digital interface Micro B USB 3 1 Gen 1 interface Camera controls GenICam V2 0 GenICam Access 1 See Mounting the heat sink on page 102 2Output by DeviceTempe...

Page 73: ...1 312 91 121 141 HSXGA 5120 3200 16 384 000 11 13 16 HXGA 4096 3072 12 582 912 14 17 QUXGA 3200 2400 7 680 000 14 18 21 QSXGA 2560 2048 5 242 880 16 21 25 QXGA 2048 1536 3 145 728 18 23 27 Full HD 192...

Page 74: ...350 MBps 375 MBps Full resolution 5496 3672 20 181 312 151 161 171 HSXGA 5120 3200 16 384 000 18 19 20 HXGA 4096 3072 12 582 912 21 QUXGA 3200 2400 7 680 000 23 25 26 QSXGA 2560 2048 5 242 880 27 29 3...

Page 75: ...UNS 2B Maximum protrusion1 mm 11 0 8 6 13 6 Body dimensions L W H mm 25 29 29 25 29 29 30 29 29 Mass 45 g 40 g 45 g 1For details see Lens mounts and maximum protrusion Table 33 Open housing dimension...

Page 76: ...9 29 33 29 29 38 29 29 Mass 60 g 60 g 60 g 1 For details see Lens mounts and maximum protrusion Table 35 Closed housing dimensions and mass USB 90 closed housing S Mount CS Mount C Mount Flange focal...

Page 77: ...d in the naming for camera hardware options 90 The connector is at the camera left side as seen from the lens mount This option is named 90 Bare Board Standard 90 page 78 page 79 Open Housing Standard...

Page 78: ...m c 19 8 mm 2 2 mm 1 0 mm 1 3 mm Alvium 1800 U 050m c 19 5 mm 1 4 mm 1 25 mm 1 75 mm Alvium 1800 U 120m c 19 6 mm 1 3 mm 1 15 mm 1 15 mm Alvium 1800 U 158m c 19 8 mm 2 2 mm 1 0 mm 1 3 mm Alvium 1800 U...

Page 79: ...2 mm 1 0 mm 1 3 mm Alvium 1800 U 050m c 19 5 mm 1 4 mm 1 25 mm 1 75 mm Alvium 1800 U 120m c 19 6 mm 1 3 mm 1 15 mm 1 15 mm Alvium 1800 U 158m c 19 8 mm 2 2 mm 1 0 mm 1 3 mm Alvium 1800 U 319m c 19 9...

Page 80: ...ium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 Open Housing S Mount Figure 23 Dimensions for Open Housing S Mount 24 29 4 24 29 4 M12 x 0 5 12 M2 2 4x 21 2 9 25 4 9 1 8 5 18 10 5 M2 2 M2 3 3 2x 8 20 M3 2 5 2x 8 20...

Page 81: ...meras User Guide V3 1 3 Open Housing CS Mount Figure 24 Dimensions for Open Housing CS Mount CS Mount M2 2 4x 24 24 29 4 29 4 24 9 MIN 25 3 MAX 13 3 13 2 9 27 8 8 5 9 1 18 10 5 M2 2 M2 3 3 2x 8 20 M3...

Page 82: ...eras User Guide V3 1 3 Open Housing C Mount Figure 25 Dimensions for Open Housing C Mount 24 29 4 24 29 4 M2 2 4x C Mount 29 9 min to 30 3 max 7 9 27 8 13 3 13 8 5 9 1 18 10 5 M2 2 M2 3 3 2x 13 M3 2 5...

Page 83: ...ser Guide V3 1 3 Open Housing S Mount 90 Figure 26 Dimensions for Open Housing S Mount 90 M12x0 5 12 M2 2 2x 24 29 4 31 6 24 6 29 4 24 18 21 2 9 19 1 25 4 1 13 13 3 M2 3 3 2x M3 2 5 2x 8 20 M2 2 8 5 1...

Page 84: ...1 3 Open Housing CS Mount 90 Figure 27 Dimensions for Open Housing CS Mount 90 24 6 M2 2 4x 24 24 29 4 29 4 CS Mount 24 9 min 25 3 max 13 3 18 M2 3 3 2x 13 2 9 27 8 18 5 min 18 9 max 8 5 10 5 16 9 M2...

Page 85: ...3 Open Housing C Mount 90 Figure 28 Dimensions for Open Housing C Mount 90 24 29 4 M2 2 4x C Mount 29 4 24 24 6 29 9 min to 30 3 max 13 3 7 9 27 8 M2 3 3 2x 13 18 23 5 min to 23 9 max 8 5 10 5 16 9 M2...

Page 86: ...USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 Closed Housing S Mount Figure 29 Dimensions for Closed Housing S Mount 24 29 4 24 29 4 M2 2 4x M12x0 5 12 33 2 2 9 21 9 1 8 5 18 M2 2 M2 3 3 2x M3 2 5 2x 20 8 24 6 8 33...

Page 87: ...as User Guide V3 1 3 Closed Housing CS Mount Figure 30 Dimensions for Closed Housing CS Mount CS Mount M2 2 4x 29 4 24 24 29 4 33 2 5 7 11 5 27 8 2 9 8 5 9 1 18 10 5 M2 2 M2 3 3 2x 24 6 4 3 M3 2 5 2x...

Page 88: ...ras User Guide V3 1 3 Closed Housing C Mount Figure 31 Dimensions for Closed Housing C Mount 24 29 4 24 29 4 M2 2 4x C Mount 38 2 5 7 11 5 7 9 27 8 8 5 9 1 18 10 5 M2 2 M2 3 3 2x 29 6 13 M3 2 5 2x 4 3...

Page 89: ...ser Guide V3 1 3 Closed Housing S Mount 90 Figure 32 Dimensions for Closed Housing S Mount 90 24 29 4 31 6 24 6 24 29 4 M12x0 5 12 M2 2 4x 21 2 9 19 33 2 11 5 5 7 18 M2 3 3 2x 33 2 20 8 M3 2 5 2x 20 8...

Page 90: ...1 3 Closed Housing CS Mount 90 Figure 33 Dimensions for Closed Housing CS Mount 90 24 6 M2 2 4x 24 29 4 29 4 24 CS Mount 33 2 5 7 11 5 18 5 min to 18 9 max 18 2 9 27 8 M2 3 3 2x 8 5 10 5 16 9 M2 2 28...

Page 91: ...1 3 Closed Housing C Mount 90 Figure 34 Dimensions for Closed Housing C Mount 90 24 29 4 M2 2 4x C Mount 29 4 24 24 6 38 2 5 7 11 5 7 9 27 8 23 5 min to 23 9 max 18 M2 3 3 2x 8 5 10 5 16 9 M2 2 13 M3...

Page 92: ...left CS Mount and C Mount right NOTICE Damage to sensor or optics by unsuitable lenses The sensor filter lens or camera electronics can be damaged if a lens exceeding maximum protrusion is mounted to...

Page 93: ...are board S Mount CS Mount C Mount Color No filter Type Hoya C5000 IR cut filter Monochrome No filter Table 40 Optical filters availability Spectral transmission values The following curve shows typic...

Page 94: ...Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 94 Lenses Focal length vs field of view This chapter includes About this chapter 95 Optical vignetting with certain lenses 95 About S Mount lenses 96 Focal length vs field o...

Page 95: ...es Please ask your Allied Vision Sales representative in case you need more information Optical vignetting with certain lenses Lenses with short focal lengths may show optical vignetting at the edges...

Page 96: ...apply to 1800 U 2050m c cameras Focal length mm Field of view H V in mm Object distance 500 mm Object distance 1000 mm 8 872 638 1759 1287 12 577 422 1168 854 16 429 314 872 638 25 270 197 553 405 35...

Page 97: ...584 1408 1175 8 523 436 1054 880 12 346 288 700 584 16 257 215 523 436 25 162 135 332 277 35 113 94 234 196 50 77 64 162 135 Table 43 Focal length versus field of view type 2 3 sensor cameras Focal l...

Page 98: ...013 759 2031 1523 3 6 786 590 1578 1184 4 8 588 441 1182 887 6 469 352 945 709 8 351 263 707 530 12 232 174 469 352 16 172 129 351 263 25 108 81 222 167 Table 45 Focal length versus field of view type...

Page 99: ...2 3 6 662 496 1329 996 4 8 495 371 995 746 6 395 296 795 596 8 295 221 595 446 12 195 146 395 296 16 145 109 295 221 25 91 68 187 140 Table 47 Focal length versus field of view type 1 3 sensor cameras...

Page 100: ...as User Guide V3 1 3 100 Installing the camera This chapter includes Touching hot cameras 101 Mounting the heat sink 102 Mounting the camera 103 Mounting the lens 105 Software and driver installation...

Page 101: ...Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 Touching hot cameras CAUTION Burns to the skin If you hold the camera in your hands during operation your skin may get hurt Wear protective gloves when you touch a...

Page 102: ...NOTICE Damage to the camera by heat sinks mounted improperly Allow mechanical contact only at the cooling areas Avoid any mechanical stress to the sensor and electronics area Avoid short circuits of t...

Page 103: ...board cameras For heat dissipation see the Optimum Heat Dissipation for Housed Alvium Cameras application note For electromagnetic compatibility see the Electromagnetic Compatibility for Open Housing...

Page 104: ...Nm maximum torque for a thread engagement of 2 mm between screws and mounting threads see Figure 41 For technical drawings see Dimensions and mass on page 75 We recommend you to additionally use botto...

Page 105: ...ul when mounting or unmounting lenses CAUTION Personal injury by falling lenses A falling lens can hit your body and hurt you Use a lens support for heavy lenses see Heavy lenses on page 20 NOTICE Dam...

Page 106: ...llied Vision S Mount lenses For technical data of Allied Vision S Mount lenses with dedicated operating instructions see the S Mount Lenses User Guide at www alliedvision com en support technical docu...

Page 107: ...ted lens measured from lens mount front flange b maximum protrusion 11 0 mm c length of the lens See Lens mounts and maximum protrusion on page 92 3 Set a gauge to the length of a Figure 43 S Mount le...

Page 108: ...he lens mount until you feel the lens is locked Figure 46 Tightening the fixing nut Checking focus is set and locked properly 8 Check No 1 Try to rotate the lens with little force in both directions t...

Page 109: ...mba SDK Vimba Viewer and Vimba Driver Installer for Windows see www alliedvision com software For more details see ReleaseNotes_Linux txt or ReleaseNotes_Windows txt in the directory of your Vimba ins...

Page 110: ...ge an assigned driver follow the instructions 1 Connect your Alvium USB camera to the computer using a USB 3 0 or 3 1 Type A to Micro B cable 2 Start Vimba Driver Installer and open the USB3 Vision Ca...

Page 111: ...iver popup 5 Click Apply to install the Vimba driver for the camera The driver has been installed successfully the camera is recognized Figure 48 Vimba Driver Installer camera driver not installed Fig...

Page 112: ...vice is shown under the section Other devices continue with action step 1 Otherwise continue with action step 3 1 Look at the section Universal Serial Bus controllers 2 Disable the new found USB Compo...

Page 113: ...ver 4 Click Browse my computer for driver software 5 Select Your local Vimba directory Allied Vision Vimba_V x x VimbaUSBTL Driver 6 Follow the instructions The camera driver is installed successfully...

Page 114: ...um USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 114 Camera interfaces This chapter includes Recommended accessories 115 Back panel 115 I O connector pin assignment 116 Non isolated programmable GPIOs 117 Status LED...

Page 115: ...eras Accessory Guide at www alliedvision com en support technical documentation alvium usb documentation under Additional documents Figure 54 Bare board camera Interface Section in this user guide I O...

Page 116: ...without screw lock have no shielding and are designed to be used with bare board or open housing Alvium cameras For applications without an additional EMC housing use shielded cables such as 12322 JST...

Page 117: ...t high 2 4 to 3 3 VDC at max 12 mA GPIOs Internal pull up resistor 33 k to 63 k 3 EXT GPIO 1 IN OUT See Pin 2 EXT GPIO 0 4 EXT GPIO 2 IN OUT See Pin 2 EXT GPIO 0 5 EXT GPIO 3 IN OUT See Pin 2 EXT GPIO...

Page 118: ...input voltage levels NOTICE Damage to the camera by high output current or voltage The camera can be damaged when connected to a device that exceeds the specified maximum current or voltage Consider m...

Page 119: ...ing to get the camera back to normal operation 1 Restart the camera 2 If the LED indicates error state again please contact support alliedvision com LED settings You can define LED settings with the D...

Page 120: ...Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 120 Triggering This chapter includes Trigger signal flow 121 Trigger latency 121 Triggering with rolling shutter cameras 122...

Page 121: ...this document also have exposure delay depending on camera settings see Triggering with rolling shutter cameras on page 122 Electronic rolling shutter is commonly called rolling shutter Features avail...

Page 122: ...e 1 with a delay 2 Exposure time is shorter than readout time but longer than for exposure 1 Trigger 2 starts exposure 2 with a delay shorter than for exposure 1 3 Exposure time is longer than readout...

Page 123: ...Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 123 Image data flow This chapter includes the image data flow for Alvium USB cameras...

Page 124: ...OI Analog Analog Analog USB buffer USB buffer USB buffer USB buffer Y U V5 R G B4 Color transform4 matrix Color transform4 matrix GenICam for USB Pixel formatter n bit1 n bit1 Contrast Contrast R G B4...

Page 125: ...0m c 12 bit Alvium 1800 U 050m c 10 bit Alvium 1800 U 120m c 12 bit Alvium 1800 U 158m c 12 bit Alvium 1800 U 319m c 12 bit Alvium 1800 U 500m c 10 bit Alvium 1800 U 501m NIR 10 bit Alvium 1800 U 507m...

Page 126: ...Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 126 Firmware update This chapter describes how firmware is updated on Alvium USB cameras...

Page 127: ...to use the Vimba Firmware Updater for easy handling If you want to update the firmware without installing Vimba please contact support alliedvision com If firmware update fails The camera is shown as...

Page 128: ...Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3 1 3 128 Troubleshooting and performance This chapter includes Optimizing performance 129 Troubleshooting common issues 142...

Page 129: ...a is operated in freerun mode without triggering changing parameters during exposure leads to a frame rate jitter When parameters are entered the next frame starts only after readout and sensor reconf...

Page 130: ...or another feature For example frame rates can be reduced when PixelFormat is changed subsequently Figure 61 shows the interdependencies Figure 61 Interdependencies between features Ac Frame Rate Exp...

Page 131: ...eatures you adjust the more current values deviate from previously set values The same effects that apply to ExposureTime also apply to AutoExposure To avoid readjustments apply settings in the order...

Page 132: ...l has accumulated some dark current reducing the size of the margin The following images show a pixel that has accumulated a higher dark current than the margin The pixel has accumulated dark current...

Page 133: ...type 1 For additional compensation see Black level compensation for certain sensors on page 134 Typically there is no measure to improve the image signal The rising black level shifts black and dark g...

Page 134: ...ck level value drift depending on exposure time and DeviceTemperature measured at the mainboard The black level compensation adjusts this effect as shown in Table 59 Should additional compensation be...

Page 135: ...ty Rolling shutter Global reset shutter Line readout Line exposure start Deferred from line to line Common for all lines Line exposure time Common for all lines Increases from line to line Image acqui...

Page 136: ...s with an image buffer Data rate is averaged over the frame time Using DeviceLinkThroughputLimit Reduced the maximum line data rate DeviceLinkThroughputLimit controls the maximum bandwidth of the data...

Page 137: ...inux To ensure compatibility with older Linux versions the default value of MaxTransferSize in the Vimba USBTL USB Transport Layer is not very high To optimize the performance adjust the value of the...

Page 138: ...desktop system Linux embedded system Mainboard Dell Precision T5600 NVIDIA Jetson TX2 CPU Intel Xeon E5 2609 0 4 cores ARMv8 2x rev 0 4x rev 3 4 cores CPU frequency 2 40 GHz 2 0 GHz RAM 8 GB 8 GB Gra...

Page 139: ...x embedded system Pixel format RGB8 Image size 2592 1944 Frame rate 25 7 fps 28 6 fps CPU payload 30 4 cores 50 4 cores Table 64 CPU payload for RGB8 Property Linux desktop system Linux embedded syste...

Page 140: ...e other camera will be assigned 100 percent bandwidth To always assign 50 percent to both cameras they have to be controlled to use no more than 50 percent bandwidth each If the computer cannot proces...

Page 141: ...dividual settings The graphics show bandwidth distribution on a common bus Three cameras try to use full bandwidth at the same time If one camera is inactive the host will provide its share to the oth...

Page 142: ...ur USB camera See the Alvium Cameras Accessory Guide at www alliedvision com en support technical documentation alvium usb documentation under Additional documents Windows only 2 Check if your compute...

Page 143: ...power supply cable from the hub 2 Reconnect both Result The camera is recognized again 5 The camera connected directly to the computer is not recognized anymore Check if a hub included in the USB hos...

Page 144: ...le or the connected computer 1 Connect the camera with a different cable to a different computer If The camera works properly Then The camera is intact but your previous computer or cable has a defect...

Page 145: ...For more information see Dividing bandwidth between devices on a common USB 3 0 or 3 1 Gen 1 bus on page 140 3 Check if the camera is connected to cascading hubs reducing the available bandwidth Atta...

Page 146: ...c devices For example despite shielding a USB 3 0 or 3 1 Gen 1 cable can interfere with a wireless mouse Tests have shown an increase of the noise floor up to 20 dB for the affected devices To enable...

Page 147: ...ground loops 22 H hardware assembly camera mounting 103 104 heat sink mounting 102 lens mounting 105 heat dissipation 19 hubs 141 I image data flow 124 intended use 18 interfaces 114 IR cut filter 93...

Page 148: ...User Guide V3 1 3 troubleshooting 128 camera recognition 142 performance 145 radio signal interference 146 unexpected events 144 typical operation 30 32 U USB 2 0 23 USB cables 23 USB host controller...

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