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Technical Manual

GigE Vision Cameras

V2.2.2

2018-Jun-16

Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda, Germany

Allied Vision Prosilica GS 

Summary of Contents for Prosilica GS

Page 1: ...Technical Manual GigE Vision Cameras V2 2 2 2018 Jun 16 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany Allied Vision Prosilica GS ...

Page 2: ...d brands cited in this document are property and or copyright material of their respective owners Use of these trademarks logos and brands does not imply endorsement Copyright 2018 Allied Vision GmbH All rights reserved Allied Vision Technologies GmbH 06 2018 All rights reserved President CEO Frank Grube Tax ID DE 184383113 Headquarters Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany T 49 0 36428 677 0 F 49...

Page 3: ...urope 12 For customers in the USA 12 Avoid electromagnetic interferences 12 Camera applications and intended use 13 General use 13 Use in medical devices 13 Specifications 14 Specifications common to all models 14 Prosilica GS650 GS650C 15 Absolute QE 16 Spectral response 16 Prosilica GS660 GS660C 17 Absolute QE 18 Spectral response 18 Prosilica GS1380 GS1380C 19 Absolute QE 20 Spectral response 2...

Page 4: ...and TxD RS232 34 Input triggers 34 Output signals 35 Signal ground 36 Video iris 36 Reserved 36 Camera I O opto isolated user circuit example 36 Camera I O non isolated user circuit example 37 Video iris user circuit example 38 Trigger timing diagram 39 Notes on triggering 39 Firmware update 41 Resolution and ROI frame rates 42 Prosilica GS650 43 Prosilica GS660 44 Prosilica GS1380 45 Prosilica GS...

Page 5: ... https www alliedvision com en about us where we are html Email For general inquiries please contact info alliedvision com For technical support please contact support alliedvision com Headquarters Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany T 49 36428 677 0 Reception T 49 36428 677 230 Sales F 49 36428 677 28 President CEO Frank Grube Registration Office AG Jena HRB 2089...

Page 6: ...iedvision com en support technical documentation prosilica gs documentation Version Date Remarks V2 0 0 2011 Jul 14 New Manual Release status V2 0 1 2013 Jan 28 Renamed Camera IO signals Reworked cleaning optics section Reworked the spectral plots and Frame rate vs Height graphs Removed the internal I O circuit diagram V2 0 2 2013 Apr 22 Updated the RoHS directive Updated the exposure control valu...

Page 7: ...om GigE Camera and Driver Features to GigE Features Reference Changed chapter name from Description of data path to Camera data path Replaced the optical flange focal distance section with C Mount flange focal distance section Updated datapath diagram for Color Prosilica GS cameras V2 1 1 2017 Apr 07 Updated absolute QE plots and added spectral response plots Updated contact information and addres...

Page 8: ...nputs or highlighting important information bold Courier Code listings Input Upper case Register REGISTER Italics Modes fields Mode Parentheses and or blue Links Link Table 2 Styles Note This symbol highlights important information Caution This symbol highlights important instructions You have to follow these instructions to avoid malfunctions www This symbol highlights URLs for further informatio...

Page 9: ...device Caution Cleaning This product can be damaged by some volatile cleaning agents Avoid cleaning the image sensor unless absolutely necessary Please see instructions on optics cleaning in this document Caution Do not exceed environmental specifications See environmental specifications limits in the Specifications section of this document Special care must be taken to maintain a reasonable opera...

Page 10: ... IR filter With no lens or lens cap on a camera the IR filter is exposed and debris can accumulate on it This is the most probable location for debris It should not be necessary to remove the IR filter for cleaning Clean the outside of the IR filter glass using the techniques explained in the next section If it is determined that the debris is on the inside surface of the filter glass or on the se...

Page 11: ...ace Use 99 pure isopropyl alcohol and clean cotton swabs Wet the swab in the alcohol Quickly wipe the optics in a single stroke Prolonged exposure of alcohol on the swab can cause the swab glue to loosen and transfer to the optic glass Do not reuse the same swab Repeat this process until the debris is removed If this process fails to remove the debris contact Allied Vision Caution Do not exceed 6 ...

Page 12: ... found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause har...

Page 13: ...able to run with the camera The camera is a component it is neither a complete product nor is it a ready made technical solution The camera supporting software can be obtained and installed separately from the camera Usage of the software is solely the responsibility of the user The camera must not be opened For all repair tasks contact Allied Vision or one of Allied Vision s authorized representa...

Page 14: ...DC Cameras SN 02 22XXA 5 to 25 VDC Cameras SN 02 22XXB Operating temperature 0 to 70 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 to 70 C ambient temperature without condensation Operating humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Dimensions 96 56 26 including connectors Interface IEEE 802 3 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet Interface standard GigE Vision Standard 1 ...

Page 15: ... 8 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed BGR8Packed RAW pixel formats BayerRG8 BayerRG12 BayerGR12Packed Exposure control 10 µs to 78 5 s 1 µs increments Gain control 0 to 30 dB Binning Sum Horizontal 1 to 8 columns Vertical 1 to 14 rows Power consumption 3 W Mass typical 184...

Page 16: ...4 absolute QE All measurements were done without protection glass or IR cut filter With protection glass or filters quantum efficiency QE decreases by approximately 10 The uncertainty in measurement of the QE is Ͳ 10 25 The values are typical and are subject to minor variations Red QE Green QE Blue QE Monochrome QE 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Spectral ...

Page 17: ... Image buffer 16 MB Bit depth 8 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed BGR8Packed RAW pixel formats BayerRG8 BayerRG12 BayerGR12Packed Exposure control 10 µs to 78 5 s 1 µs increments Gain control 0 to 30 dB Binning Sum Horizontal 1 to 8 columns Vertical 1 to 14 rows Power con...

Page 18: ...618 absolute QE All measurements were done without protection glass or IR cut filter With protection glass or filters quantum efficiency QE decreases by approximately 10 The uncertainty in measurement of the QE is Ͳ 10 25 The values are typical and are subject to minor variations Red QE Green QE Blue QE Monochrome QE 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 3000 0 4000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 95...

Page 19: ...mage buffer 16 MB Bit depth 8 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed BGR8Packed RAW pixel formats BayerRG8 BayerRG12 BayerGR12Packed Exposure control 10 µs to 78 5 s 1 µs increments Gain control 0 to 30 dB Binning Sum Horizontal 1 to 8 columns Vertical 1 to 14 rows Power consu...

Page 20: ...5 absolute QE All measurements were done without protection glass or IR cut filter With protection glass or filters quantum efficiency QE decreases by approximately 10 The uncertainty in measurement of the QE is Ͳ 10 25 The values are typical and are subject to minor variations Red QE Green QE Blue QE Monochrome QE 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 3000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Sp...

Page 21: ... bit Image buffer 16 MB Bit depth 8 12 bit Monochrome pixel formats Mono8 Mono12 Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixel formats YUV411Packed YUV422Packed YUV444Packed RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed BGR8Packed RAW pixel formats BayerRG8 BayerRG12 BayerGR12Packed Exposure control 10 µs to 42 9 s 1 µs increments Gain control 0 to 30 dB Binning Sum Horizontal 1 to 8 columns Vertical 1 to 14 rows Power...

Page 22: ...5 absolute QE All measurements were done without protection glass or IR cut filter With protection glass or filters quantum efficiency QE decreases by approximately 10 The uncertainty in measurement of the QE is Ͳ 10 25 The values are typical and are subject to minor variations Red QE Green QE Blue QE Monochrome QE 0 0000 0 1000 0 2000 0 3000 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Sp...

Page 23: ...ual and auto White balance Red and blue channel manual and auto control External trigger event Rising edge falling edge any edge level high level low External trigger delay 0 to 60 s 1 µs increments Fixed rate control 0 001 fps to maximum frame rate Imaging modes Free running external trigger fixed rate software trigger Sync out modes Trigger ready trigger input exposing readout imaging strobe GPO...

Page 24: ...ing 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 employ an IR filter The figure below shows the filter transmission response for the IRC30 filter employed in the Prosilica GS cameras Figure 9 IRC30 filter transmission response 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 Transmission Wavelength nm 50 350 450 550 650...

Page 25: ...low and detailed dimension drawings are provided in Mechanical drawings in the next section Sensor orientation Model Description Example Landscape GS Sensor mounted in landscape orientation GS1380 Portrait GS P Sensor mounted in portrait orientation GS1380 P Table 9 Prosilica GS sensor orientations Note Prosilica GS660 GS660C GS2450 and GS2450C do not support portrait sensor orientation ...

Page 26: ... Prosilica GS650 GS650C mechanical drawing 95 3 55 9 7 2 21 5 1 4 20 2 PLCS TYP 26 26 26 M3 4MM DEEP 8 PLCS TYP 73 7 21 6 38 ITEM 1 3M 10214 55G3PC ITEM 2 HALO HFJ11 1G16E L12RL ITEM 3 SONY ICX424 Nominal for C Mount Reduce by 5 mm for CS Mount Add 0 33 mm for color option ITEM 3 PIXEL 1 1 9 4 15 7 38 25 4 ...

Page 27: ...S650 P GS650C P mechanical drawing 55 9 7 2 21 5 95 3 15 7 9 4 25 4 38 1 4 20 2 PLCS TYP 38 21 6 73 7 26 26 26 M3 4MM DEEP 8 PLCS TYP ITEM 3 PIXEL 1 1 ITEM 1 3M 10214 55G3PC ITEM 2 HALO HFJ11 1G16E L12RL ITEM 3 SONY ICX424 Nominal for C Mount Reduce by 5 mm for CS Mount Add 0 33 mm for color option ...

Page 28: ...llowing 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 from the camera face Image to infinity Use a C Mount compatible lens that allows an infinity focus Set the lens to infinity and image a distant object 10 to 15 meters should suffice Make sure the lens is firmly thre...

Page 29: ...igure 13 Cross section of typical Prosilica GS assembly with C Mount Model Sensor orientation Lens protrusion mm Model Sensor orientation Lens protrusion mm GS650 P Portrait 13 64 GS1380 Landscape 13 64 GS650 Landscape 13 64 GS1380 P Portrait 13 64 GS650C Landscape 8 95 GS1380C Landscape 9 00 GS650C P Portrait 9 27 GS1380C P Portrait 9 32 GS660 Landscape 13 64 GS2450 Landscape 13 64 GS660C Landsca...

Page 30: ...representative or your local Allied Vision distribution partner for information on accessories https www alliedvision com en about us where we are html Figure 14 Prosilica GS connection port and interface LED Color Status LED1 Flashing green Camera is powered Solid green Camera is booted and link with the host is established LED2 Flashing solid orange Ethernet activity Table 11 Status of LEDs in P...

Page 31: ...ucts cameras various installation manual GigE_Installation_Manual pdf Note See Hardware Selection for Allied Vision GigE Cameras application note for a list of recommended Ethernet adapters https www alliedvision com fileadmin content documents products cameras various appnote Hardware_Selection_for_Allied_Vision_GigE_Cameras pdf A standard Ethernet adapter is available for purchase from Allied Vi...

Page 32: ...o isolated SyncIn1 White 4 Isolated IO GND In Out Common GND for In Out Isolated input and output signal ground Brown 5 Out 1 Out Open emitter max 20 mA Output 1 opto isolated SyncOut1 Green 6 Video Iris Out PWM signal for iris control Blue 7 Reserved Orange 8 9 10 TxD RS232 Out RS232 Terminal transmit data Yellow 11 RxD RS232 In RS232 Terminal receive data White Brown 12 In 2 In LVTTL max 3 3 V I...

Page 33: ...onnector is available for purchase from Allied Vision Order code 02 7003A Note For cable color and pin out information see the Allied Vision I O cable data sheet https www alliedvision com en support technical documentation accessories data sheets html Figure 15 Prosilica GS cable color coding Camera side 3M MDR 10214 55G3PC connector Pin Signal Direction Level Description I O cable color code Tab...

Page 34: ...ignals allow communication from the host system via the Ethernet interface to a peripheral device connected to the camera These signals are not isolated therefore careful attention should be used when designing cabling in noisy environments Input triggers Input triggers allow the camera to be synchronized to an external event The camera can be programmed to trigger on the rising edge falling edge ...

Page 35: ...gnals 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 isolated Out 1 is optically isolated and should be used in noisy environments Out 1 requires a pull up resistor of greater than 1 KΩ to the user s 5 V logic supply Tie Camera GND to Isolated IO GND to complete th...

Page 36: ...be used or if the RS232 port is to be used Note that Signal Ground is common with Camera GND however it is good practice to provide a separate ground connection for power and signal Video iris This signal can be used to drive the video input of a video iris lens See Video iris user circuit example section for wiring information Reserved These signals are reserved for future use and should be left ...

Page 37: ...7 data sheet for more detailed information Camera I O non isolated user circuit example Caution Input Incoming trigger must be able to source 10 mA Output User power with pull up resistor R2 is required Figure 17 Prosilica GS non isolated trigger user circuit Caution Input Incoming trigger must be able to source 10 µA at 3 3 V Input trigger voltage greater than 5 5 V will damage the camera Output ...

Page 38: ...ble to changing light conditions It allows the user to manually control the exposure and gain values and rely solely on the auto iris for adjustment to ambient lighting Caution The following schematic uses CAMERA POWER to power the video iris lens and assumes CAMERA POWER 12 V Most video iris lenses operate at a 8 to 16 V input voltage Therefore this circuit is not appropriate if using a 24 V came...

Page 39: ...trigger and the logic trigger Exposure High when the camera image sensor is integrating light Readout High when the camera image sensor isreading out data Trigger Latency Time delay between the user trigger and the start of exposure Trigger jitter Error in the trigger latency time Table 13 Explanation of signals in timing diagram User trigger Logic trigger Exposure Readout Trigger ready Imaging In...

Page 40: ...d reading out simultaneously apply the User Trigger signal as soon as a valid Trigger Ready is detected In this case Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter can be up to 1 row time since Exposure must always begin on an Interline boundary Trigger ready Indicates to the user that the camera will accept the next trigger Registered exposure time Exposure time value currently stored in the camera memory Ex...

Page 41: ...re introductions and product improvements motivate new firmware releases All users are encouraged to use the newest firmware available and complete the firmware update if necessary www Download the latest GigE firmware loader from the Allied Vision website https www alliedvision com en support firmware www For more information on GigE firmware update https www alliedvision com fileadmin content do...

Page 42: ...MB s and an 8 bit pixel format such as Mono8 or BayerRG8 Frame rates may be lower if using network hardware incapable of 124 MB s The camera frame rate can be increased by reducing the camera s Height attribute resulting in a decreased region of interest ROI or window The camera frame rate can also be increased by increasing the camera s BinningY attribute resulting in a vertically scaled image le...

Page 43: ...2 2 2 43 Resolution and ROI frame rates Prosilica GS650 Figure 20 Frame rate vs height for Prosilica GS650 Frame rate 1 14 39 µs Height 1114 28 µs 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 0 100 200 300 400 500 Frame Rate fps Height pixels ...

Page 44: ...2 2 44 Resolution and ROI frame rates Prosilica GS660 Figure 21 Frame rate vs height for Prosilica GS660 Frame rate 1 13 26 µs Height 1844 78 µs 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 0 100 200 300 400 500 Frame Rate fps Height pixels ...

Page 45: ...2 2 45 Resolution and ROI frame rates Prosilica GS1380 Figure 22 Frame rate vs height for Prosilica GS1380 Frame rate 1 27 79 µs Height 4881 40 µs 30 55 80 105 130 155 180 205 0 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 Frame Rate fps Height pixels ...

Page 46: ...2 2 46 Resolution and ROI frame rates Prosilica GS2450 Figure 23 Frame rate vs height for Prosilica GS2450 Frame rate 1 26 63 µs Height 12079 91 µs 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 Frame Rate fps Height pixels ...

Page 47: ... Resolution and ROI frame rates Prosilica GS model comparison Figure 24 Maximum frame rate versus region height for all Prosilica GS cameras 10 100 1000 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 Frame Rate fps Height pixels GS650 GS660 GS1380 GS2450 ...

Page 48: ...nning Vertical ROI 12 bit 12 bit GigE 12 bit Frame memory Gigabit Ethernet interface Factory calibrated NOT a user control Camera control Offset Horizontal binning 12 bit Horizontal ROI HIROSE I O RS232 Sensor Analog Analog ADC 12 bit Analog Analog Gain Horizontal binning Vertical binning Vertical ROI 12 bit Gigabit Ethernet interface 12 bit White balance Offset 8 bit 8 12 bit Bayer Interpolation ...

Page 49: ... en support technical documentation prosil ica gs documentation Vimba SDK https www alliedvision com en products software PvAPI SDK Under Legacy Software https www alliedvision com en support software downloads Knowledge base https www alliedvision com en support technical papers knowledge base Case studies https www alliedvision com en applications Firmware https www alliedvision com en support f...

Page 50: ...cations 9 exposing trigger 40 exposure definition 39 exposure cycle trigger 40 exposure start delay 40 F Firmware update 41 Flange focal distance C Mount 28 G Gigabit Ethernet port 31 GND for ext power 32 I idle signal 40 imaging signal 40 Input triggers 34 In 1 32 34 35 In 2 32 35 36 integrating light trigger 39 interline time 40 IR filter 10 24 IRC30 24 Isolated IO GND 32 34 35 L Landscape 25 26...

Page 51: ...D 33 35 36 Spectral sensitivity Prosilica GS1380 monochrome 20 Prosilica GS1380C color 20 Prosilica GS2450 monochrome 22 Prosilica GS2450C color 22 Prosilica GS650 monochrome 16 Prosilica GS650C color 16 Prosilica GS660 monochrome 18 Prosilica GS660C color 18 Status LEDs 30 Storage temperature 14 StreamBytesPerSecond 42 Styles 8 Symbols 8 T time delay trigger 39 Tpd definition 39 Trigger jitter 39...

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