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Basler L800k

USER’S MANUAL

Document Number: DA000688

Version: 08 Language: 000 (English)

Release Date: 16 February 2007

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Page 1: ...Basler L800k USER S MANUAL Document Number DA000688 Version 08 Language 000 English Release Date 16 February 2007 DRAFT...

Page 2: ...his manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules For customers in Canada This apparatus complies with...

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Page 5: ...Power Cable 2 5 2 3 Camera Link Implementation in the L800k 2 6 2 4 Input Signals 2 8 2 4 1 ExSync Controls Line Readout and Exposure Time 2 8 2 5 Output Signals 2 9 2 5 1 Pixel Clock 2 9 2 5 2 Line V...

Page 6: ...3 11 3 6 1 Gain 3 11 3 6 1 1 Setting the Gain 3 12 3 6 2 Gain Balance 3 13 3 6 2 1 Setting the Gain Balance 3 14 3 6 3 Offset 3 15 3 6 3 1 Setting the Offset 3 15 3 6 4 Offset Balance 3 15 3 6 4 1 Set...

Page 7: ...or at Reset 3 45 3 15 5 Downloading a Saved User Set File to Your PC or Uploading a Saved User Set File From Your PC 3 46 4 Configuring the Camera 4 1 Configuring the Camera with the Camera Configurat...

Page 8: ...40 Defective Pixel Correction Mode CSR 4 40 Two line Averaging CSR 4 41 Test Image Mode CSR 4 42 Camera Reset CSR 4 42 Serial Communication CSR 4 43 4 2 3 Bulk Data and the Bulk Data Control and Stat...

Page 9: ...inding Using the Camera LED 6 1 6 2 Troubleshooting Charts 6 3 6 2 1 No Image 6 3 6 2 2 Poor Quality Image 6 5 6 2 3 Interfacing 6 7 6 2 4 RS 644 Serial Communication 6 8 6 3 Before Calling Basler Tec...

Page 10: ...Contents VI BASLER L800k Draft...

Page 11: ...click Start All Programs Basler Vision Technologies CCT CCT The CCT window will open and the software will connect to your camera 2 Scroll down until you find the Camera Information group heading If...

Page 12: ...nds on the line rate and the Camera Link clock speed All models are monochrome Throughout the manual the camera will be called the L800k Passages that are only valid for a specific version will be so...

Page 13: ...configuration RS 644 LVDS when used with an optional Basler Interface Converter k BIC Video Data Output Modes Single tap one pixel per clock cycle Dual tap two pixels per clock cycle Dual separated t...

Page 14: ...ric IR cut off filter is strongly rec ommended The filter should transmit in a range from 400 nm to 700 720 nm and it should cut off from 700 720 nm to 1100 nm The camera s F mount adapter does not in...

Page 15: ...C 80 C 4 F 176 F Storage humidity 20 80 relative non condensing 1 5 2 Ventilation Allow sufficient air circulation around the camera to prevent internal heat build up in your system and to keep the c...

Page 16: ...te static during cleaning cotton is a good choice To clean the surface of the camera housing use a soft dry cloth To remove severe stains use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral det...

Page 17: ...ack of the camera a 26 pin 0 050 inch Mini D Ribbon MDR female connector used to transmit video data control data and configuration data a 6 pin micro miniature push pull receptacle used to provide po...

Page 18: ...nk Transmitter 4 Tx X2 19 Tx X3 Output Camera Link LVDS Data from Camera Link Transmitter 6 Tx X3 18 Tx Clk Output Camera Link LVDS Transmit Clock from Camera Link Transmitter 5 Tx Clk 12 CC4 Not Conn...

Page 19: ...a Making or breaking connections when power is on can result in damage to the camera The camera is not protected for reverse voltage If reverse voltage is applied to the camera while it is connected t...

Page 20: ...s a female 0 050 inch MDR connector as called for in the Camera Link Specification 6 Pin Connector The 6 pin connector on the camera is a Hirose micro miniature locking receptacle part HR10A 7R 6PB or...

Page 21: ...d with an L800k is 10 meters 2 2 2 Power Cable A Hirose 6 pin locking plug will be shipped with each camera This plug should be used to connect the power supply cable to the camera For proper EMI prot...

Page 22: ...emiconductor DS90LV048A differential line receiver to receive the RS 644 camera control input signals and the serial communication input signal defined in the Camera Link specification A DS90LV011A di...

Page 23: ...Camera Interface BASLER L800k 2 7 Draft Figure 2 3 Camera Frame Grabber Interface...

Page 24: ...plied to the camera by the frame grabber The signal is input to the camera on pins 9 and 22 of the 26 pin MDR connector as specified in the Camera Link standard When the camera is operating with an Ex...

Page 25: ...perate with a 20 40 60 MHz pixel clock respectively 2 5 2 Line Valid Bit As shown in Figures 2 6 and 2 7 the line valid bit indicates that a valid line is being transmitted Pixel data is only valid wh...

Page 26: ...OUT4 Pixel Bit 4 Pixel Bit 4 Port A5 TxIN6 RxOUT6 Pixel Bit 5 Pixel Bit 5 Port A6 TxIN27 RxOUT27 Pixel Bit 6 Pixel Bit 6 Port A7 TxIN5 RxOUT5 Pixel Bit 7 Pixel Bit 7 MSB Port B0 TxIN7 RxOUT7 Pixel Bit...

Page 27: ...it 3 Not Used Pixel B Bit 3 Port B4 TxIN13 RxOUT13 Even Pixel Bit 8 Even Pixel Bit 4 Pixel B Bit 8 Pixel B Bit 4 Port B5 TxIN14 RxOUT14 Even Pixel Bit 9 MSB Even Pixel Bit 5 Pixel B Bit 9 MSB Pixel B...

Page 28: ...cle will contain the data for pixel number one On the second cycle of the pixel clock the line valid and data valid bits will be high Ten of the bits transmitted during this clock cycle will contain t...

Page 29: ...mation Figure 2 4 L800k Single 10 or 8 Bit Output Mode with Edge or Level controlled Exposure When the AOI and Stamp features are used N could be more or less than 8160 see Sections 3 7 and 3 8 Timing...

Page 30: ...xposure When the AOI and Stamp features are used N could be more or less than 8160 see Sections 3 7 and 3 8 Timing diagrams are not to scale Pixel Data 10 or 8 bits 5 1 3 N N 2 N 4 N 6 Pixel Clock 2 4...

Page 31: ...of the pixel clock the line valid and data valid bits will be high Ten of the bits transmitted during this clock cycle will contain the data for pixel number three and ten of the bits will contain dat...

Page 32: ...ts 9 13 1 5 Data Valid N 1 N 5 N 9 N 13 Pixel Clock Even Pixel Data 10 or 8 bits 10 14 2 6 N 4 N 8 N 12 N N 8160 ExSync Signal 215 0 s L801k 108 0 s L802k 71 8 s L803k 3 7 11 4 8 12 N 3 N 7 N 11 N 2 N...

Page 33: ...N 1 N 5 N 9 N 13 Pixel Clock Even Pixel Data 10 or 8 bits 10 14 2 6 N 4 N 8 N 12 N N 8160 3 7 11 4 8 12 N 3 N 7 N 11 N 2 N 6 N 10 Data Valid end of programmed time 210 0 s L801k 105 0 s L802k 70 0 s...

Page 34: ...for pixel number 8160 On the second cycle of the pixel clock the line valid and data valid bits will be high Ten of the bits transmitted during this clock cycle will contain the data for pixel number...

Page 35: ...l controlled Exposure Pixel A Data 10 or 8 bits 5 7 1 3 Data Valid N 2 Pixel Clock Pixel B Data 10 or 8 bits N 2 3 N 2 5 N 2 7 N 2 1 N 8160 ExSync Signal 12 s L801k 6 s L802k 4 1 s L803k 2 6 N 4 N 6 N...

Page 36: ...Exposure Pixel A Data 10 or 8 bits 5 7 1 3 N 2 Pixel Clock Pixel B Data 10 or 8 bits N 4 N 6 N N 8160 2 4 6 N 1 N 3 N 5 N 2 2 N 2 4 N 2 6 N 2 1 N 2 3 N 2 5 N 2 3 N 2 5 N 2 7 N 2 1 N 2 2 N 2 4 N 2 6 Da...

Page 37: ...not attached to the pins in the frame grabber end of the cable Instead the wires are unterminated and are folded back inside of the connector housing on the frame grabber end see Figure 2 10 If you o...

Page 38: ...tocol 2 6 1 Making the Serial Connection Frame grabbers compliant with the Camera Link specification are equipped with a serial port integrated into the Camera Link interface that can be used for RS 6...

Page 39: ...W for the L801k L802k L803k respectively Also note the information about the 6 pin connector in Section 2 1 3 and about the power cable in Section 2 2 2 Caution Be sure that all power to your system...

Page 40: ...Camera Interface 2 24 BASLER L800k Draft...

Page 41: ...and charge readout When operating in free run the camera outputs lines continuously At readout accumulated charges are transported from the light sensitive sensor elements pixels to the CCD shift reg...

Page 42: ...4 Use of two line averaging Section 3 9 4 L For single and dual video data output mode the digitized pixel data is reordered in the camera s FPGA so that the pixels will be transmitted from the camer...

Page 43: ...nary write commands from within your own application to set the camera s control and status registers CSRs With the CCT With the CCT see Section 4 1 you use the Video Data Output Mode parameter in the...

Page 44: ...determines the camera s line rate The ExSync signal can be periodic or non periodic as required When the camera is operating with an ExSync signal three modes of exposure time control are available e...

Page 45: ...set the camera s control and status registers CSRs With the CCT With the CCT see Section 4 1 you use the Exposure Time Control Mode parameter in the Exposure parameters group to select the ExSync edge...

Page 46: ...trolling exposure with an ExSync signal using the edge controlled mode will give you the best performance in terms of signal to noise ratio Exposure Start Delay When an exposure is triggered by the Ex...

Page 47: ...Setup Time Transfer Gate Time Setup Time Transfer Gate Time Setup Time Level controlled 0 0 s 0 67 s 0 0 s 0 5 s 0 000 s 0 5 s Programmable 0 0 s 0 67 s 0 0 s 0 5 s 0 000 s 0 5 s Edge controlled 5 0 s...

Page 48: ...g edge to rising edge of the internal control signal The falling edge of the control signal is irrelevant The line is read out and transferred on the rising edge of the internal control signal see Fig...

Page 49: ...he Line Period parameter is used to set the line period If you select the free run programmable mode you can use the Exposure Time parameter to set the exposure time By Setting CSRs You select the exp...

Page 50: ...on L800k cameras The integrate enabled signal indicates that an exposure is taking place The signal will go high when each exposure begins and go low when the exposure ends The characteristics of the...

Page 51: ...camera output for a given amount of light On L800k cameras the gain function is accomplished by using a digital technique When you set the gain to a particular dB value a multiplier is calculated base...

Page 52: ...in a CSR Section 4 3 1 explains using read write commands L All cameras have default gain settings that are referenced to a factory master L800k camera This default output is referred to as 0 dB of g...

Page 53: ...e left odd even gain balance is adjustable within a range from 1 00 dB to 1 00 dB in increments of 0 01 dB The default setting is 0 dB Setting the left odd even gain balance to a positive number will...

Page 54: ...t the left right gain balance by writing a value to the Absolute L R Gain Balance field or to the Raw L R Gain Balance field of the Left Right Gain Balance CSR see page 4 20 You set the left odd even...

Page 55: ...the right half of the CCD sensor and the even pixels in the right half of the CCD sensor are processed through four different electronic channels When you change the global offset setting as described...

Page 56: ...he default setting is 0 DN Setting the right odd even offset balance to a positive number will increase the offset applied to the odd pixel values from the right half of the sensor and decrease the of...

Page 57: ...aptured by the camera exceeds the range of camera output In this situation all of the pixels that are seeing a light level higher than the camera can represent will be clipped at the camera s maximum...

Page 58: ...erest When the area of interest feature is used the number of transmitted pixels does not decrease and the maximum achieveable line rate does not increase Valid pixels are signalled using the line val...

Page 59: ...ng pixel by writing a value to the Starting Pixel field of the AOI Starting Pixel CSR see page 4 34 You set the AOI length by writing a value to the Length field of the AOI Length CSR see page 4 35 Se...

Page 60: ...e AOI see Section 3 7 feature the stamp pixels are transmitted immediately after the last pixel in the AOI as shown in Figure 3 13 The figure illustrates what you would see if the AOI was set for a st...

Page 61: ...follows the table Position Function Position Function S1 Fixed value of 0xAA S9 Total High Pixels LSByte S2 Fixed value of 0x55 S10 Total High Pixels MSByte S3 Line Counter LSByte S11 Total Low Pixel...

Page 62: ...icant bytes respectively of the Total High Pixels The Total High Pixels indicates the number of pixels in the captured line that are above a camera parameter called the High Pixel Threshold see Sectio...

Page 63: ...eful when you are adjusting the camera s focus Generally the higher the line contrast value the better the focus Stamp Pixel S16 Stamp pixel S16 is reserved for future use Currently its value will alw...

Page 64: ...3 9 1 2 DSNU Shading Correction In theory when a line scan camera with a digital sensor captures a line in complete darkness all of the pixel values in the line should be near zero and they should be...

Page 65: ...ave a set of DSNU shading values in place you can enable and use DSNU shading correction With the DSNU correction feature enabled the camera will use the set of DSNU shading values to apply the approp...

Page 66: ...he field of view of the camera Adjust your lighting optics line rate exposure mode exposure time gain and camera temperature as you would for normal system operation 2 Capture several lines and examin...

Page 67: ...lculate the PRNU correc tion values will not be corrected for DSNU 2 You can generate the PRNU shading values while using DSNU shading cor rection If you do this the pixel values used to calculate the...

Page 68: ...commands from within your own application to set the camera s control and status registers CSRs With the CCT With the CCT see Section 4 1 you use the Shading Mode parameter in the Image Enhancement p...

Page 69: ...ile in the camera s non volatile memory Once you have saved a set of shading values to a file you can choose to activate the saved file When you activate the saved shading value file two things happen...

Page 70: ...en you are using an ExSync signal to control the camera When the dark noise cancellation feature is enabled the exposure start delay and end delay are increased The size of the exposure start delay an...

Page 71: ...egisters CSRs With the CCT With the CCT see Section 4 1 you use the Dark Noise Cancellation parameter in the Image Enhancement parameters group to enable dark noise cancellation By Setting CSRs You en...

Page 72: ...pixel 1 If pixel 8160 is defective the camera will use the value from pixel 8159 as the corrected value for pixel 8160 Note that sensors with two adjacent defective pixels are not allowed Any sensor w...

Page 73: ...amera will actually output 50 lines Figure 3 15 on page 3 34 shows the timing diagram that applies when two line averaging and single 10 bit or single 8 bit output are enabled After the first exposure...

Page 74: ...with Two line Averaging Single Output Mode When the AOI and Stamp features are used N could be more or less than 8160 see Sections 3 7 and 3 8 When dual or dual separated output mode is used the came...

Page 75: ...ion Tool Plus CCT or by using binary write commands from within your own application to set the camera s control and status registers CSRs With the CCT With the CCT see Section 4 1 you use the Two lin...

Page 76: ...the test image Multiple transi tions of the ExSync signal will produce a two dimensional image as shown in Figure 3 17 or Figure 3 19 If the camera is set for Free run each cycle of the camera s inter...

Page 77: ...e for both pixels is 128 At pixels 511 and 512 a white odd pixel is next to a black even pixel At pixels 513 and 514 a black odd pixel is next to a white even pixel To the human eye the gradient appea...

Page 78: ...ixel 1 is 2 the gray value of pixel 2 is 3 the gray value of pixel 3 is 4 and so forth This shifting of the gradient makes the pattern appear to be moving as the ExSync signal or the internal control...

Page 79: ...t for an 8 bit output mode When the camera is set a 10 bit output mode all pixels will have a value of 256 Test image four should appear as a uniform gray image Test image four is useful for checking...

Page 80: ...arameters group to determine if an overvoltage condition has been detected If the value is 1 an overvoltage condition has been detected By Reading Inquiry Registers You check for an overvoltage condit...

Page 81: ...situation is to activate the camera s factory configuration set see Section 3 15 3 Activating the factory set will load a set of factory determined optimal parameters into the camera Whenever you set...

Page 82: ...ck on Camera in the menu at the top of the CCT window and a drop down list will appear Click on Reset Camera in the drop down list to initiate a reset By Setting CSRs You can initiate a reset by writi...

Page 83: ...ion set is usually just called the factory set for short 3 15 1 Saving Configuration Sets As mentioned above the work configuration set is stored in the camera s volatile memory and the settings are l...

Page 84: ...camera s volatile memory The values in the activated user set file will now be automatically copied into the work set when ever the camera is powered up or reset Activating a User Set File You can ac...

Page 85: ...e factory set will now be automatically copied into the work set whenever the camera is powered up or reset Activating the Factory Set File You can activate the factory set file with the Camera Config...

Page 86: ...era s control and status registers CSRs With the CCT With the CCT see Section 4 1 you use the File Name Select parameter and the Download User Set File parameter or the Upload User Set File parameter...

Page 87: ...ize operation for your particular application the following parameters may also need to be configured Gain Offset Area of Interest Stamp The camera is programmable via the RS 644 serial connection in...

Page 88: ...osoft Windows and that you have a basic knowledge of how to use programs If not please refer to your Microsoft Windows manual 4 1 1 Opening the Configuration Tool 1 Make sure that the properties for t...

Page 89: ...he list The current setting for each parameter appears in the right column By default a Parameter Description window is displayed In this window you can find basic information on the selected paramete...

Page 90: ...k set To access on line help press the F1 key whenever the configuration tool is active L Keep in mind that the work set is stored in the camera s volatile memory Any changes you make to the work set...

Page 91: ...ated with the camera s features Section 4 2 2 explains feature control and status registers in more detail lists the feature control and status registers in the camera and describes the function of ea...

Page 92: ...each field within the registers 4 2 1 1 Inquiry Register Details Vendor Information Inquiry Model Information Inquiry Register Base Address 0x0100 Field Name Register Status Offset 0x0000 Size 1 Byte...

Page 93: ...ield indicates the status of this inquiry register 0x00 The register is not available 0x01 The register is available Field Name Serial Number Offset 0x0001 Size 20 Bytes Type Read only Description Str...

Page 94: ...tus of this inquiry register 0x00 The register is not available 0x01 The register is available Field Name FPGA Firmware Version Offset 0x0001 Size 3 Bytes Type Read only Description The value in this...

Page 95: ...ected For more in formation about the error read the Binary Command Status Inquiry register see page 4 11 This bit is auto cleared on read 8 15 Reserved 16 An FPGA not ready error has occurred For mor...

Page 96: ...it is set to 0 the error is not present Bit Description 0 No FPGA firmware available 1 FPGA firmware is available but the firmware has failed to load 2 The camera s maximum line rate has been exceeded...

Page 97: ...available Field Name Binary Command Status Offset 0x0001 Size 1 Byte Type Read only Description Each bit in this field specifies an error condition see table below Bit 0 is the least signifi cant bit...

Page 98: ...CSRs in L800k cameras and shows detailed information about the use of each field within the register 4 2 2 1 Raw Value Fields vs Absolute Value Fields As you look through the descriptions of the featu...

Page 99: ...tings in the raw gain field of the gain CSR This means that if you are writing a value to the absolute field a value of 1 38 1 41 or 1 44 would be valid because they are the equivalent of writing 300...

Page 100: ...rogrammable 0x02 Free run edge controlled 0x04 ExSync level controlled 0x05 ExSync programmable 0x06 ExSync edge controlled See Section 2 5 5 for a description of the video data output modes Register...

Page 101: ...ltiplier and the actual exposure time is equal to the value in this field times 2 30 s For example if the value in this field is set to 1200 0x0004B0 then Exposure Time 1200 x 2 30 s Exposure Time 80...

Page 102: ...precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 4 for more information about the line period Field Name Absolute Min Offset 0x0005 Size 4 Bytes Type Read only Description Minimum allowed floatin...

Page 103: ...value Byte 2 Mid byte of the max value Byte 3 High byte of the max value Byte 4 Always 0x00 not used Register Base Address 0x1700 Field Name Register Status Offset 0x0000 Size 1 Byte Type Read only D...

Page 104: ...54 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 1 for more information about gain Field Name Absolute Min Offset 0x0005 Size 4 Bytes Type Read only Description Minimum allowed floatin...

Page 105: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 106: ...tandard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 2 for more information about gain balance Field Name Absolute Min Offset 0x0005 Size 4 Bytes Type Read only Description M...

Page 107: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 108: ...increments of 0 01 The value in this field is a standard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 2 for more information about gain balance Field Name Absolute Min Offse...

Page 109: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 110: ...standard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 2 for more information about gain balance Field Name Absolute Min Offset 0x0005 Size 4 Bytes Type Read only Description...

Page 111: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 112: ...y range from 800 0 DN to 800 0 DN in increments of 0 5 The value in this field is a standard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 3 for more information about offset...

Page 113: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 114: ...ght offset balance can normally range from 80 0 DN to 80 DN in increments of 0 5 The value in this field is a standard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 4 for more...

Page 115: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 116: ...odd even offset balance can normally range from 80 0 DN to 80 DN in increments of 0 5 The value in this field is a standard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 4 for...

Page 117: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 118: ...odd even offset balance can normally range from 80 0 DN to 80 DN in increments of 0 5 The value in this field is a standard IEEE 754 single precision 32 bit floating point number See Section 3 6 4 for...

Page 119: ...ing The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the min value Byte 2 High byte of the min value Field Name Raw Max Offset 0x0011 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only Description Max...

Page 120: ...ing Pixel must be set to an odd number i e 1 3 5 7 9 etc The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the starting pixel value Byte 2 High byte of the starting pixel value S...

Page 121: ...AOI Length must be set to an even number i e 2 4 6 8 etc The 2 bytes in this field are interpreted as follows Byte 1 Low byte of the length value Byte 2 High byte of the length value See Section 3 7 f...

Page 122: ...ates the status of this control register 0x00 The register is not available 0x01 The register is available All related settings are OK 0x80 A value in the register is set out of range Field Name Mode...

Page 123: ...e low pixel limit Byte 2 High byte of the low pixel limit See Section 3 8 for more information about the stamp feature and the low pixel limit Field Name Min Offset 0x0003 Size 2 Bytes Type Read only...

Page 124: ...high pixel threshold Byte 2 High byte of the high pixel threshold See Section 3 8 for more information about the stamp feature and the high pixel threshold Field Name Min Offset 0x0003 Size 2 Bytes Ty...

Page 125: ...rrection See Section 3 9 1 for more information about shading correction Register Base Address 0x2100 Field Name Register Status Offset 0x0000 Size 1 Byte Type Read only Description The integer value...

Page 126: ...isabled 0x01 Dark noise cancellation enabled Note In edge controlled mode dark noise cancellation has no effect on the image See Section 3 9 2 for more information about dark noise cancellation Regist...

Page 127: ...this control register 0x00 The register is not available 0x01 The register is available All related settings are OK 0x80 A value in the register is set out of range Field Name Mode Offset 0x0001 Size...

Page 128: ...Test image 1 enabled fixed gradient pattern 0x02 Test image 2 enabled moving gradient pattern 0x03 Test image 3 enabled uniform black pattern 0x04 Test image 4 enabled uniform gray pattern See Section...

Page 129: ...gs are OK 0x80 A value in the register is set out of range Field Name Bitrate Offset 0x0001 Size 1 Byte Type Read Write Description Writing an integer value to this field sets the bit rate 0x0F 9600 b...

Page 130: ...data to files in the non volatile memory For example you can use the configuration set bulk data control register to create a named file in the camera and to store the settings from the current work...

Page 131: ...t you want to save the DSNU and PRNU shading values currently in the volatile memory to a file named ShadingValues in the camera s non volatile memory To do so you would follow this procedure 1 Use a...

Page 132: ...saved bulk data file is available from Basler see Section 4 4 Activating a Saved Shading Value File The process of activating a saved shading value file accomplishes two things It copies the values fr...

Page 133: ...Info field of the configuration set bulk data CSR a If the value is 0x00 it means that the file exists and it is not an activated file Continue to step 4 b If the value is 0x04 it means that the file...

Page 134: ...of bytes to be read Max is 255 characters Address 0x281B Base address for the configuration set bulk data CSR plus the offset for the Data field Data none 5 You receive a bulk data response frame from...

Page 135: ...bulk data CSR plus the offset for the Data field Data Bytes to be written 4 Repeat step 3 as many times as needed to write all of the data from the PC to the camera 5 Close the bulk data file in the...

Page 136: ...Description If you are performing a bulk data read or write operation this field will indicate when no more data exits 0x00 More data exists 0x01 No more data exists 0x03 File operation error 0x04 Th...

Page 137: ...If you are performing a bulk data read or write operation this field will indicate when no more data exits 0x00 More data exists 0x01 No more data exists 0x03 File operation error 0x04 This is an act...

Page 138: ...e register field will be replaced and the camera will send a write response back to the host computer Each field within a control register or an inquiry register has a specific memory address When you...

Page 139: ...ation of the fields within a binary command frame The text below the graphic describes each field of the command frame in detail Figure 4 2 Representation of a Command Frame and Response BFS Binary Fr...

Page 140: ...Code bit would be 0b1 and the AddrLen bits would be 0b00 This would result in a binary value of 0b00000100 which translates to a hex value of 0x04 for the FTF field OpCode Function 0b00000 This is a...

Page 141: ...Size for read commands 0 bytes Size for write commands the number of bytes indicated in the DataLen field of the frame BCC Block Check Character field The use of a block check character in read write...

Page 142: ...rame it will respond with an ACK but will send no frame If the host sends a read command and gets no ACK NAK the host can assume that no camera is present or the camera is in a garbage state for some...

Page 143: ...alue of 0b00 for the AddrLen indicates that the address portion of this frame contains a 16 bit address If you check the table on page 4 42 you will find that the address for the Status field of the T...

Page 144: ...able on page 4 42 you will find that the address for the Mode field of the Test Image CSR is 0x1801 a 16 bit address You are free to use any supported AddrLen as long as the CSR address will fit into...

Page 145: ...o find the XOR sum of two binary numbers you add the two digits in each column using the following rules If both digits are 0 the result is 0 If both digits are 1 the result is 0 If one of the digits...

Page 146: ...0k Draft 4 4 Binary Command Sample Code Sample code that illustrates how to use binary commands with L800k cameras is available at the Basler web site Please look for the documentation downloads on th...

Page 147: ...manufactured with high precision Planar parallel and angular sides guarantee precise mounting with high repeatability Caution The camera is shipped with a cap on the lens mount To avoid collecting dus...

Page 148: ...ns and Mounting Facilities The dimensions for L800k cameras are as shown in Figure 5 1 L800k cameras are equipped with four M4 mounting holes on the front and two M4 mounting holes on each side as ind...

Page 149: ...Mechanical Considerations BASLER L800k 5 3 Draft 5 2 Sensor Positioning Accuracy The sensor positioning accuracy is as shown in Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Sensor Positioning Accuracy in mm or degrees...

Page 150: ...Mechanical Considerations 5 4 BASLER L800k Draft 5 3 Sensor Line Location The location of the sensor line on the sensor chip is as shown in Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Sensor Line Location...

Page 151: ...Mechanical Considerations BASLER L800k 5 5 Draft 5 4 F Mount Adapter Dimensions Figure 5 4 F Mount Adapter Dimensions in mm...

Page 152: ...Mechanical Considerations 5 6 BASLER L800k Draft...

Page 153: ...ral seconds flashes orange and then becomes solid orange This is the normal LED sequence at power on or after a camera reset Solid orange The camera has power and is OK LED flashes with gradually incr...

Page 154: ...4 3 1 An unknown error with the binary read write command format has occurred 6 Repeated pattern of 3 slow orange flashes The last shading table generation process failed The flashing will stop when...

Page 155: ...The output must be 12 VDC 1 2 V Also make sure that the power source meets the other specs shown in Section 2 8 Is the power source OK No Replace the power source Yes Use a voltmeter to check the pow...

Page 156: ...s The line period is set no lower than the values shown in Table 3 4 Are the settings OK No Correct the settings Binary Commands Did you set up free run using the CCT or with binary commands Yes Yes S...

Page 157: ...ed images appear to be completely black or very dark Use the CCT to activate the Factory Set Once the Factory set is activated capture several images Is the problem still present Yes Yes No Yes No A p...

Page 158: ...Try decreasing the exposure if they are too bright Check your light source If the images are too dark try increasing your light intensity Try decreasing the intensity if they are too bright Check you...

Page 159: ...tle page of this manual Before you call for support be sure to make note of the camera settings and the frame grabber settings you are using You should also have a captured live image and a captured t...

Page 160: ...a port number and a dll library name Click on an RS 644 port in the list Does a list of camera settings appear The RS 644 port is working correctly Exit this chart Yes Yes No Yes No No Does a Can t c...

Page 161: ...o your nearest Basler support center Or you can write an e mail listing the requested pieces of information and with the requested files attached Our technical support contact numbers are shown in the...

Page 162: ...ame ters that you were using when the problem occurred To make a copy of the parameters open the parameter set in the CCT and save or dump the settings to a file Send the generated file to Basler Tech...

Page 163: ...tions of the FTF field in Sections 4 3 2 1 and 4 3 2 2 Corrected the notebox on page 3 20 and the table on page 3 21 DA00068805 9 March 2005 Added Section 1 1 indicating the camera version to which th...

Page 164: ...te box on page 3 30 Table 3 7 on page 3 31 Page 4 40 Updated CCT screenshot Figure 4 1 on page 4 3 Added Section 6 3 DA00068807 02 August 2005 Corrected description of two line averaging CSR on page 4...

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Page 167: ...iguring the camera by setting registers 4 5 with the config tool 4 2 connector types 2 4 control and status registers 4 5 4 12 CSRs 4 12 D dark images 3 41 dark noise cancellation 3 30 data valid bit...

Page 168: ...26 programmable exposure mode 3 5 3 8 R raw value fields in feature CSRs 4 12 registers 4 5 RS 644 output 2 23 serial connection 2 22 S sensor line location 5 4 pixel size 1 3 positioning accuracy 5...

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