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Prosilica GB at a glance

Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2.2.6

Prosilica GB at a glance

Prosilica GB cameras have a Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) port and work with Gigabit
Ethernet hardware and cable lengths up to 100 meters. Prosilica GB cameras are
GigE Vision V1.2 compliant.

Scope of delivery

Your Allied Vision camera is delivered with the following components:
•

Prosilica GB GigE Vision camera

•

Quickstart Guide

•

Camera box.

What else do you need?

Read this manual carefully

Learn how to protect your Prosilica GB camera from damage and fully understand
its functions.

Content

URL

GigE Features Reference, Camera data sheets, 3D
CAD STEP files

www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-
documentation/prosilica-gb-documentation.html

Technical papers and knowledge base

www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-
papers-knowledge-base.html

Camera lenses and accessories

www.alliedvision.com/en/products/
accessories.html

Download Vimba and software tools

www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-
downloads.html

Download the latest GigE firmware loader and
release notes.

www.alliedvision.com/en/support/firmware

For details about camera warranty duration and
sensor warranty terms.

www.alliedvision.com/en/support/warranty

Table 1: Additional resources

Summary of Contents for Prosilica GB Series

Page 1: ...GigE VISION CAMERAS Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany 2019 Jul 08...

Page 2: ...damage and fully understand its functions Content URL GigE Features Reference Camera data sheets 3D CAD STEP files www alliedvision com en support technical documentation prosilica gb documentation h...

Page 3: ...tic interferences 13 Camera applications and intended use 13 General use 13 Use in medical devices 14 Copyright and trademarks 14 Installation and hardware 15 Precautions 16 Electrical connections 16...

Page 4: ...l response 39 ROI frame rate 40 Prosilica GB model comparison 41 Camera attribute highlights 42 IR cut filter 43 Mechanical dimensions 44 Mechanical drawings 46 Landscape sensor and inline connector 4...

Page 5: ...Video iris user circuit example 63 Trigger timing diagram 64 Trigger definitions 64 Trigger rules 65 Triggering during the idle state 65 Triggering during the readout state 65 Image data flow 66 Clean...

Page 6: ...info alliedvision com Technical support support alliedvision com Sales offices Europe Middle East and Africa 49 36428 677 0 North Central and South America 1 877 USA 1394 Asia Pacific 65 6634 9027 Chi...

Page 7: ...ica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 Page 7 Document history and conventions This chapter includes Document history Layout styles and symbols used in this manual Acronyms and abbreviations and used in this...

Page 8: ...from Camera data path to Image data flow and updated the figure Changed chapter name from Camera dimensions to Mechanical dimensions Merged the Resolution and ROI frame rates chapter into Specificatio...

Page 9: ...ctor V2 0 4 2013 Oct 02 Added optical flange focal distance and maximum lens protrusion information Updated Cleaning optical components section Updated vertical binning value for Prosilica GB660 serie...

Page 10: ...ings feature names Input Courier New Italics Feature options Mode Blue Cross references web page links email links Link Table 2 Styles used in this technical manual NOTICE Property damage message This...

Page 11: ...n Description AIA Automated Imaging Association CAD Computer aided design Cat 6 Category 6 Ethernet cable CCD Charge coupled device DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol EMVA European Machine Vision Asso...

Page 12: ...Manual V2 2 6 Page 12 Compliance and intended use This chapter includes Compliance notifications for the following areas Europe Information about application and intended use of the camera Copyright a...

Page 13: ...r cables recommended by Allied Vision Camera applications and intended use General use The user is responsible for operating the camera within the specifications that are defined in this document and...

Page 14: ...mmercial industrial or business environment The test phase and programming should be carried out by advanced users Use in medical devices The camera provides basic adequacy to be used in medical devic...

Page 15: ...echnical Manual V2 2 6 15 Installation and hardware This chapter describes the components required for your vision system including configuring the host computer NIC settings and connecting your Prosi...

Page 16: ...ions section of this document Special care must be taken to maintain an operating temperature as specified in the Specifications chapter NOTICE Verify all external connections in terms of voltage leve...

Page 17: ...tions on optics cleaning in this document We can clean your camera as a service for you if necessary For more information contact Allied Vision support NOTICE Provide the following conditions to keep...

Page 18: ...wearing a wrist strap your body is grounded but your clothes are not Do not remove the sensor board and main board from its anti static packaging unless your body is grounded ESD shielding To protect...

Page 19: ...s possible but may impact camera performance for example framerate Check with your network administrator if required for network configuration Installing the NIC driver Install the network card driver...

Page 20: ...100 1 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Default gateway blank NIC driver settings The NIC should be adjusted to improve system performance when using a GigE Vision camera This performance is related to minimizi...

Page 21: ...Under Network Adapters locate the Ethernet NIC right click the entry and select Properties in the menu 4 Select the Advanced tab 5 Select the property Jumbo Packet and set the value to 9014 Bytes 6 Cl...

Page 22: ...ing up the camera A camera power adapter for each GigE camera is available from Allied Vision See Specifications for connector definition and voltage specifications A list of Allied Vision recommended...

Page 23: ...ftware provides increased functionality such as image processing and video recording Allied Vision s Vimba SDK is based on the GenICam standard GenICam based third party software automatically connect...

Page 24: ...Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 Page 24 Specifications This chapter provides Applied standard Technical specifications Absolute QE plots Spectral sensitivity plots ROI frame rate...

Page 25: ...GigE Vision USB3 Vision DCAM IEEE 1394 Camera Link This approach enables proper interoperability between GenICam compliant hardware and software solutions without the need for customization The GenICa...

Page 26: ...e rate increase Cameras with a burst mode frame rate are able to output more data than the maximum available bandwidth 124 MBps and will see a frame rate increase with a reduction in width Number of f...

Page 27: ...onse was converted to a normalized QE response and adjusted using three measured QE values at 448 nm 529 nm 632 nm for color sensors and one measured QE value at 529 nm for monochrome sensors Waveleng...

Page 28: ...Os 1 input 1 output RS232 1 Voltage requirements 5 to 16 VDC Camera serial number 02 22XXA 5 to 25 VDC Camera serial number 02 22XXB Operating temperature 0 to 70 C ambient temperature without condens...

Page 29: ...D 12 bit Bit depth 8 bit 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats Not applicable YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel formats Not appli...

Page 30: ...GB650 Sony ICX424 absolute QE Figure 2 Prosilica GB650 Sony ICX424 spectral response Y t y Y Z Y Y Y D Y 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Spectral Response A...

Page 31: ...rate fps Height Frame rate fps 493 121 6 150 304 9 450 131 8 100 390 4 400 145 2 50 547 2 350 162 6 20 713 5 300 184 0 10 795 0 250 212 1 5 843 5 200 250 2 1 886 0 Table 6 Frame rate as a function of...

Page 32: ...ps A D 14 bit Bit depth 8 bit 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats Not applicable YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel formats Not...

Page 33: ...60 Sony ICX618 absolute QE Figure 5 Prosilica GB660 Sony ICX618 spectral response Y t y Y Z Y Y Y D Y 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 3000 0 4000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Spectral R...

Page 34: ...ght Frame rate fps 493 119 1 150 261 0 450 128 0 100 315 5 400 139 9 50 398 0 350 154 3 20 474 0 300 171 5 10 505 7 250 193 7 5 523 2 200 222 5 1 538 2 Table 8 Frame rate as a function of ROI height W...

Page 35: ...s per second A D 14 bit Bit depth 8 bit 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats Not applicable YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel fo...

Page 36: ...380 Sony ICX285 absolute QE Figure 8 Prosilica GB1380 Sony ICX285 spectral response Y t y Y Z Y Y Y D Y 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 3000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Spectral Respon...

Page 37: ...ght Frame rate fps 1024 30 0 200 95 8 1000 30 6 100 130 6 900 33 4 50 159 5 800 36 8 20 183 9 700 41 1 10 193 9 600 46 4 5 199 2 500 53 2 2 202 6 400 62 4 1 203 7 300 75 6 Table 10 Frame rate as a fun...

Page 38: ...e at full resolution 15 1 fps A D 14 bit Bit depth 8 bit 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats Not applicable YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed R...

Page 39: ...450 Sony ICX625 absolute QE Figure 11 Prosilica GB2450 Sony ICX625 spectral response Y t y Y Z Y Y Y D Y 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 3000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Spectral Respo...

Page 40: ...fps 2050 15 1 400 44 2 1800 16 7 300 50 0 1600 18 4 200 57 6 1400 20 4 100 68 0 1200 22 8 50 74 7 1000 26 0 20 79 3 900 27 9 10 81 0 800 30 1 5 81 9 700 32 7 2 82 5 600 35 8 1 82 6 500 39 5 Table 12 F...

Page 41: ...l Manual V2 2 6 Prosilica GB model comparison Figure 13 Maximum frame rate comparison for select models 10 100 1000 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 Frame Rate fps Height pixels Prosilica GB650 Prosi...

Page 42: ...event Rising edge falling edge any edge level high level low External trigger delay 0 to 60 s 1 s increments Fixed rate control 0 001 frames per second to maximum frame rate Imaging modes Free runnin...

Page 43: ...to prevent infrared wavelength photons from passing to the sensor In the absence of IR filter images are dominated by red and incapable of being properly color balanced Monochrome cameras do not emplo...

Page 44: ...B Technical Manual V2 2 6 Page 44 Mechanical dimensions This chapter includes Sensor and connector orientation CAD drawing and dimensions Sensor position accuracy Maximum protrusion distance and filte...

Page 45: ...Description Example Landscape GB Sensor mounted in landscape orientation GB1380 GS1380 Portrait GB P Sensor mounted in portrait orientation GB1380 P GS1380 P Table 14 Sensor orientation options Prosi...

Page 46: ...nt See figure 19 for lens mount dimensions All measurement values are in millimeters Figure 15 Prosilica GB1380 series mechanical drawing 42 2 19 1 69 9 16 5 16 5 45 2 1 6 5 2 3 6 PLCS TYP 2 6 2 PLCS...

Page 47: ...9 for lens mount dimensions All measurement values are in millimeters Figure 16 Prosilica GB1380 V series mechanical drawing 45 2 19 1 69 9 16 5 42 2 16 5 64 7 3 6 PLCS TYP 3 2 2 PLCS TYP 2 6 19 1 9 4...

Page 48: ...re 19 for lens mount dimensions All measurement values are in millimeters Figure 17 Prosilica GB1380 P series mechanical drawing 69 9 16 5 16 5 42 2 19 1 45 2 ITEM 3 SONY ICX285 ITEM 1 3M 10214 55G3PC...

Page 49: ...for lens mount dimensions All measurement values are in millimeters Figure 18 Prosilica GB1380 PV series mechanical drawing 64 7 19 1 16 5 42 2 45 2 16 5 69 9 2 1 9 1 M2 5x0 45 31 2 23 6 16 45 7 29 5...

Page 50: ...Mechanical dimensions Page 50 Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 Camera lens mount Figure 19 Prosilica GB lens mount 32 5 26 7 7 4 11 4 16 5 21 3 38 1 Nominal value Add 0 3 mm for color cameras...

Page 51: ...nt use the following method Loosen locking ring Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the locking ring Be careful not to scratch the camera When the locking ring is loose unthread the ring a few turns fr...

Page 52: ...s protrusion values for Prosilica GB cameras with C Mount Figure 21 Cross section of typical Prosilica GB front assembly with C Mount Model Sensor orientation Lens protrusion Model Sensor orientation...

Page 53: ...age 53 Camera interfaces This chapter includes A general description of the I Os including trigger features I O connector pin assignments I O block diagrams A general description of trigger rules incl...

Page 54: ...connection ports LED Color Status LED1 Flashing green Camera is powered Solid green Camera is booted and link with the host is established LED2 Flashing orange or solid orange Ethernet activity Table...

Page 55: ...der code 02 3002A Intel Pro 1000 GT PCI 1 port Contact the Allied Vision Sales team for additional GigE host controllers Cable lengths Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported The 8 pin RJ 45 jack...

Page 56: ...2 Camera GND In GND for external power Ground for camera power supply Black 3 In 1 In Uin high 5 to 24 V Uin low 0 to 0 8 V Input 1 opto isolated SyncIn1 White 4 Isolated IO GND In Out Common GND for...

Page 57: ...or and pin out For cable color and pin out information see the Allied Vision I O cable data sheet www alliedvision com en support technical documentation accesso ries data sheets html Figure 23 Prosil...

Page 58: ...d pair RxD RS232 and TxD RS232 These signals are RS232 compatible These signals are not optically isolated Tie RS232 ground to Camera GND to complete the RS232 circuit Communication is at 11520 baud I...

Page 59: ...ut signals can be assigned to a variety of internal camera signals via software They can be configured to active high or active low The internal camera signals are listed as follows Out 1 Opto isolate...

Page 60: ...Camera I O non isolated user circuit example for more wiring information Signal ground Signal Ground must be connected to the user s external circuit ground if In 2 or Out 2 is to be used or if the R...

Page 61: ...07 The corresponding transistor emitter is connected to isolated ground See the Fairchild MOCD207 datasheet for more detailed information Figure 24 Prosilica GB isolated trigger user circuit Input Inc...

Page 62: ...Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 for more detailed information Figure 25 Prosilica GB non isolated trigger user circuit Input Incoming trigger must be able to source 10 A at 3 3 Volts Input trigger volt...

Page 63: ...n values and rely solely on the auto iris for adjustment to ambient lighting The following schematic uses Camera Power to power the video iris lens and assumes Camera Power 12 Volts Most video iris le...

Page 64: ...ensor is integrating light Readout High when the camera image sensor is reading out data Trigger latency Time delay between the user trigger and the start of exposure Trigger jitter Deviation from the...

Page 65: ...ing the fastest triggering cycle time whereby the camera image sensor is exposing and reading out simultaneously apply the user trigger signal as soon as a valid trigger ready is detected In this case...

Page 66: ...Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 Page 66 Image data flow This chapter presents diagrams that illustrate data flow of the image data...

Page 67: ...yer Interpolation Digital 1 Color information is lost when vertical binning is active 2 Factory calibrated Not a user control Note The output from frame memory to the GigE interface is dependent on th...

Page 68: ...Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 68 Cleaning optical components This chapter describes safety instructions and cautions for cleaning lenses optical filters protection glass or sensors...

Page 69: ...in the preview window while you rotate the camera over the target Do not confuse this with a pixel defect which appears as a distinct point Particles can either rest loosely or can be more or less stu...

Page 70: ...d before cleaning your camera and optics The MSDS provides important information including hazard identification first aid measures handling and storage and PPE NOTICE Never use these cleaning materia...

Page 71: ...d surface to see if any dirt or dust remains 6 If dust spots remain repeat this procedure using new clean lens tissue as previously described Cleaning with compressed air Allied Vision does not recomm...

Page 72: ...Use an anti static ionizer attachment to reduce the risk of static caused damage Use a filter to remove moisture and oil from the air Use short directed bursts of air to remove impurities Compressed a...

Page 73: ...Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 73 Firmware update This chapter includes instructions on updating the firmware on your Allied Vision Prosilica GB camera...

Page 74: ...ConfigFiles will be invalidated and erased Before loading new firmware backup your current camera settings Vimba Viewer select the Save Camera Settings icon from the Cameras window to export the camer...

Page 75: ...ware included in the package 3 Click Next Select your camera model on this page Recovery Mode Select the Use recovery mode check box if the connected GigE camera is not found by the firmware loader or...

Page 76: ...Firmware update 76 Prosilica GB Technical Manual V2 2 6 4 Click Next 5 Click Upload to start the update The existing firmware will be erased and the new firmware will be updated to the camera...

Page 77: ...echnical Manual V2 2 6 6 The Firmware Loader displays a success status upon completion Click Quit to exit the loader Power cycle after upgrade or downgrade You must always power cycle the camera after...

Page 78: ...Firmware Recovery mode 75 Update 74 Flange focal distance C Mount 51 Frame memory 26 Frame rate 26 G General safety notes 17 GenICam 25 Gigabit Ethernet Cable length 2 Interface 2 GigE Host controlle...

Page 79: ...ing 65 Exposure cycle 65 Idle 65 Imaging 65 Integrating light 59 Interline time 65 Registered exposure time 64 Sensor row readout cycles 65 signal exposure start delay 65 Signal GND 57 59 60 Spectral...

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