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Installing the MVS-8100M

Cognex MVS-8100M Hardware Manual

Note

As of the time of publication (April 2009), Cognex is no longer
shipping the MVS-8100 and MVS-8100M+. The MVS-8100M Style B
is scheduled to end production during 2009.

Throughout this manual, the term

8100

refers to the 8100, and 8100M, and 8100M+

except where discussing features specific to one model.

The term

8100M

refers to all styles of the 8100M, except where discussing features

specific to one 8100M style.

8100M, style B

Updated version of the 8100M with optional
video filtering for improved image
acquisition.

801-8139-xx

8100M+

Updated version of the 8100M with
additional video filtering for improved image
acquisition and support for a variable scan
timing generator.

801-8137-xx

MVS-8100M
Version

Features

Barcode label
number

Table 1.

Identifying your 8100M version (

= obsolete)

Summary of Contents for MVS-8100M

Page 1: ... Sony XC 55 Cameras 19 Configuring Sony XC ES50 Cameras 19 Configuring Sony XC ST50 Cameras 21 Chapter 2 Installing Light Control Hardware 23 Dynamic Light Control Overview 23 Bright Field and Dark Field Illumination 24 Light Module Electrical Control 24 Connecting a Light Module 26 Primary and Auxiliary Light Modules 26 One Primary Per Camera 26 One Primary One Auxiliary per Camera 26 Light Modul...

Page 2: ... Port Termination Jumpers 41 Output Power Indicator LEDs 41 Monochrome Monitor Output 42 Trigger and Strobe Expansion Panel 43 Trigger Input 44 Status Output 44 Strobe Output 45 Trigger and Strobe Header 46 External Sync Connector 8100M and 8100M Only 47 Jumper Settings for the 8100 48 Jumper Settings for the 8100M and 8100M 48 MVS 8100 Cameras and Camera Cables 51 Index 53 ...

Page 3: ...rdware Description on page 31 describes the 8100 in detail including environmental and power requirements and mechanical and electrical specifications This chapter also describes the electrical interface to the 8100 The MVS 8100 has been released in several versions See Identifying Your MVS 8100 on page 9 for version information Throughout this manual the term 8100 refers to the 8100 8100M and 810...

Page 4: ...mes dialog box names and menu choices italic Used for names of variables data members arguments enumerations constants program names file names Used for names of books chapters and sections Occasionally used for emphasis courier Used for C C code examples and for examples of program output bold courier Used in illustrations of command sessions to show the commands that you would type italic When e...

Page 5: ...nual 7 Cognex Offices Cognex Corporation serves its customers from the following locations Corporate Headquarters Cognex Corporation Corporate Headquarters One Vision Drive Natick MA 01760 2059 508 650 3000 Web Site www cognex com ...

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Page 7: ...ex software Additional requirements may be imposed by your Cognex software package Check the Cognex software s release notes for the software s requirements if any on Minimum recommended CPU speed Host operating system including the supported service pack release level Supported video cards Desktop color depth the number of colors displayable Desktop size the number of pixels displayable in width ...

Page 8: ...iscussing features specific to one model The term 8100M refers to all styles of the 8100M except where discussing features specific to one 8100M style 8100M style B Updated version of the 8100M with optional video filtering for improved image acquisition 801 8139 xx 8100M Updated version of the 8100M with additional video filtering for improved image acquisition and support for a variable scan tim...

Page 9: ...ollowing sections Jumper Settings for the 8100 on page 48 Jumper Settings for the 8100M and 8100M on page 48 2 Turn off the host PC 3 Remove the cover of the host PC and select a PCI slot for the 8100 The 8100 requires a PCI slot that supports 5 V signalling The 8100 s PCI bus connector is slotted to allow placement only in a 5 V slot which are the most commonly found PCI slot types Motherboard PC...

Page 10: ... are sure you will connect no more than one camera to the 8100 and will not add cameras later and you are not using a light control module The total available draw for all cameras and light modules with J3 in the 1 2 position is about 750 mA Figure 2 J3 jumper position for internal camera power Back of PC Front of PC 5 volt key 3 3 volt key 3 3 volt key 5 volt key 64 bit PCI or PCI X slots 32 bit ...

Page 11: ...and power cable for external camera power Caution Failure to correctly attach and configure the external power cable to your MVS 8100 as described in these steps may result in damage to your frame grabber motherboard or both 5 Press the card into its slot until it is seated firmly and replace the slot cover screw 6 Locate the 8100 s external 12 V power connector at J2 as shown in Figure 3 on page ...

Page 12: ...hing a VGA monitor cable to a camera connector can cause the board to malfunction However the PolySwitch resettable fuse on the camera port should protect the board from permanent damage Normal operation is restored after the incorrect connection is removed 8 If you are installing one of the following cameras with the MVS 8100M or MVS 8100M see the additional instructions in Using Rapid Reset Came...

Page 13: ... third and fourth camera attach the camera port expansion panel P N 300 0177 to the PC s back panel in an unused bus slot position Figure 5 shows the camera port expansion panel Figure 5 8100 camera port expansion panel P N 300 0177 Connect the expansion panel s 30 pin IDC connector to the camera expansion header on the board J12 taking care to match up the red edge of the expansion panel s ribbon...

Page 14: ...in software to use genlock mode in order to synchronize with the external source Connect the external HDRIVE signal to pin 1 and the external VDRIVE signal to pin 3 of jack J13 on the 8100M Use pins 2 and 4 as ground returns See Table 17 on page 47 for the pinout of jack J13 Set jumpers JP6 and JP7 as shown in Table 3 Note The settings for jumpers JP6 and JP7 affect all four camera ports If you se...

Page 15: ...100M Style B see Figure 16 on page 35 For the 8100M see Figure 17 on page 36 Note Setting jumpers JP10 through JP13 for rapid reset support disables the use of a light module on that camera port You cannot use rapid reset cameras and light modules on the same 8100M or 8100M camera port at the same time However each camera port can be set individually so you can mix rapid reset cameras with other t...

Page 16: ...trobe Expansion Panel To connect trigger strobe and status lines use the trigger and strobe expansion panel P N 800 0062 Secure the expansion panel to an unused bus slot position on the PC s back panel A 10 line ribbon cable extends from the expansion panel to the header at position J1 in the upper right corner of the 8100 The brown wire in the multi colored ribbon cable must align with pin 1 on t...

Page 17: ...s internal Follow this procedure 1 On the rear panel of the XC 55 55BB locate the 1N 1I switch Place this switch in the 1N position 2 Remove the cover of the camera control module Inside the camera control module locate the circuit board labeled SG 257 On the SG 257 circuit board locate rotary switch S2 which is in the upper right of a set of four rotary switches as you hold the camera with its to...

Page 18: ... panel To configure the switches for the Sony XC ES50 camera 1 Configure the 10 position DIP switch as shown in Figure 8 Note You can set switch 5 to ON in factory default mode to use field integration rather than frame integration single field and half resolution video formats only 2 Set the manual gain switch in the fully vertical position 3 Set the HD VD switch to external EXT 4 Set the 75Ω swi...

Page 19: ... if you set the XC ST50 for rapid reset mode you must also set a jumper on the MVS 8100 as described in Using Rapid Reset Cameras on page 17 Figure 9 Sony XC ST50 camera back panel To configure the switch for the Sony XC ST50 camera 1 Configure the 8 position DIP switch as shown in Figure 9 Note Set switch 5 to ON in free running mode to use field integration rather than frame integration single f...

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Page 21: ...are and Cognex software can be used together to control Cognex light modules dynamically This means that power to the LED arrays in the light module can be adjusted up or down in mode and intensity to obtain the best image to capture for vision processing Dynamic control of lighting is especially important in chip wafer manufacturing where light shining onto the reflective surface of the wafer can...

Page 22: ... directs light at the object from an angle providing off axis diffuse illumination Dark field illumination is used to inspect the roughness of surfaces that normally reflect light such as metal If illumination in one direction does not produce a clear image you can use dark field illumination in multiple directions Cognex software is used to vary the ratio of bright field to dark field illuminatio...

Page 23: ...e light control modules Cognex strongly recommends setting jumper J3 with pins 2 3 covered and using the external 12 V power cable P N 300 0175 This is because PCI slots are limited by the PCI standard to providing no more than 750 mA per slot See installation step 4 on page 11 for instructions ...

Page 24: ...o light modules each for one or two camera ports When there are two light modules per camera port one light module is primary and one auxiliary Two light modules per camera can be used for example to simultaneously illuminate the camera s field of view from the top and from the side If your Cognex software package supports primary and auxiliary light modules the primary light port is always the on...

Page 25: ...les This rare configuration is illustrated in Table 8 Camera port Lightsper camera Light module purpose Connect to light port Camera 0 2 Primary for camera 0 0 Not used Auxiliary for camera 0 1 Camera 2 2 Primary for camera 2 2 Not used Auxiliary for camera 2 3 Table 6 Case 2 using adjacent light ports for auxiliary Camera port Lightsper camera Light module purpose Connect to light port Camera 0 2...

Page 26: ...e same as that of the associated camera port For example light port 0 is associated with camera port 0 light port 1 with camera port 1 and so on For the MVS 8100C light port numbering depends on where cable 300 0246 is used When plugged into the DIN 8 port on the MVS 8100C it supplies connections to light ports 0 and 1 When plugged in the DIN 8 port on the camera port expansion panel it supplies c...

Page 27: ...top line of case 1 Table 5 on page 26 Figure 12 Connecting one primary light module Connecting One Camera Two Light Modules To connect a primary and an auxiliary light module for use with one camera connect the auxiliary light module to the other branch of the light module cable 8100C C A M 0 C A M 1 Light module cable P N 300 0246 Four wire Cognex cable camera RJ 11 cable Amp RJ 11 coupler ...

Page 28: ...e Manual Figure 13 illustrates the top two lines highlighted in green of case 2 Table 6 on page 27 Figure 13 Connecting two light modules to one camera C A M 0 C A M 1 Cognex cable camera Light module cable P N 300 0246 Amp RJ 11 coupler Four wire RJ 11 cable 8100C ...

Page 29: ...e is provided later in this chapter Frame Grabber Feature Cognex MVS 8100M Image acquisition timing supported CCIR or EIA RS 170 Acquired image size 640x480 EIA RS 170 768x570 CCIR 640x480 asynchronous reset Acquired image resolution 8 bits per pixel 6 bits by using an input lookup table Camera input ports 4 2 on baseboard 2 with expansion panel Camera power supplied by board Yes Source of synchro...

Page 30: ...control Dynamic light intensity control for up to two external camera lights up to four with expansion panel Board power requirements The PCI connector is slotted only for 5 V signaling and must be placed in 5 V PCI slot Frame Grabber Feature Cognex MVS 8100M Table 9 MVS 8100 features ...

Page 31: ...Figure 14 shows the major components of the 8100 Figure 14 8100 component location Figure 14 shows the factory default jumper settings for the 8100 On the 8100 pin 1 is to the left of all horizontal jumper blocks and is at the top of all vertical jumper blocks The effects of the jumper settings for the 8100 are discussed in Table 18 on page 48 JP6 JP7 JP1 JP2 J3 JP4 JP5 JP3 Camera External power P...

Page 32: ... horizontal jumpers and jacks and on the bottom for vertical jumpers and jacks The exceptions are jacks J3 J12 and J1 which have pin 1 on the left The pin 1 locations for the 8100M are marked in Figure 15 The effects of the jumper settings for the style A 8100M are described in Table 19 on page 49 JP6 JP7 JP1 JP2 J3 JP4 JP5 JP3 External power Power LEDs Trigger strobe Camera 0 Camera 1 Video out 1...

Page 33: ...he style B 8100M the location of pin 1 is marked with a notch in the white line surrounding the jumper s location on the board The effects of the jumper settings for the style B 8100M are described in Table 19 on page 49 JP6 JP7 JP2 J3 External power Power Trigger strobe Camera 0 Camera 1 Video out 1 1 175 1 0 mm 107 0 5 mm connector header J1 J12 Replaceable fuse 61 1 0 mm 195 1 5 mm 1 J13 Extern...

Page 34: ...ations of the MVS 8100 two camera ports and a video monitor output port are on the back panel Two expansion panels are available One expansion panel connects to the camera expansion header and provides two additional camera ports The other expansion panel connects to the trigger and strobe connector and provides access to external I O signals Each expansion panel occupies a back panel slot but doe...

Page 35: ...c connector Environmental Requirements Table 10 lists the environmental requirements for the 8100 image acquisition board These specifications are for the environment inside the PC where the 8100 is installed Table 10 Environmental requirements Operating Conditions Storage Conditions Temperature 10 to 50 C 40 to 65 C Humidity non condensing 10 to 90 10 to 90 ...

Page 36: ...e 11 is the power required for the 8100 board itself Additional 12 VDC power is required for each attached camera and light module See Fuses for a discussion of the additional power requirements Fuses Attached cameras and light modules draw from the 8100 s available 12 V power Each camera can draw up to 500 mA of current and is fused for fault currents at 1 A Each light module can draw up to 250 m...

Page 37: ...sion Panel Figure 5 on page 15 shows the expansion panel Cognex P N 300 0177 that carries the cameras 2 and 3 signals to the PC s back panel When installing the expansion panel note that the red edge of its ribbon cable must align with pin 1 of the 30 pin camera expansion header on the 8100 Camera Expansion Header If you are creating your own cable for the camera expansion header use the pinout in...

Page 38: ... out or CAM2 light module bright field control 4 12 VDC CAM2 power 5 Ground 6 CAM2 light module dark field control 7 Ground 8 12 VDC CAM2 light module power 9 12 VDC CAM2 power 10 Ground 11 No connect 12 Ground 13 HDRV CAM2 14 VDRV CAM2 15 Ground 16 No connect 17 12 VDC CAM3 light module power 18 Video CAM3 19 Rapid reset line out or CAM3 light module bright field control 20 12 VDC CAM3 power 21 G...

Page 39: ...sociated light module port All eight LEDs are normally illuminated when power is on When an LED is off it indicates an overcurrent fault on the associated device port The ports are protected by PolySwitch resettable fuses so removing the overcurrent condition should re illuminate the LED Note Overcurrent conditions should be corrected immediately 25 12 VDC CAM3 power 26 Ground 27 No connect 28 Gro...

Page 40: ... by the frame grabber The BNC connector on the 8100 s back panel provides monochrome output for a monitor with the following specifications Monitor output 1 volt peak to peak EIA RS 170 or CCIR signal with video and sync information Monitor termination 75 ohm termination required for proper sync level Signal 2 to 1 interlaced with horizontal and vertical sync Output resolution 768 horizontal by 57...

Page 41: ... connected by a multi colored ribbon cable to a connector panel with one DB 9F connector The trigger and strobe expansion panel is shown in Figure 7 on page 18 The pinout for the trigger and strobe connector at J1 and the corresponding DB 9F port on the expansion panel are shown in Table 15 Note The PWR pin 3 and GND pin 5 connections supply 5 V through current limiting resistors This reduces the ...

Page 42: ...rity is configurable with software commands The schematic of the external trigger input circuit is shown in Figure 21 Figure 21 Trigger input schematic Status Output The status output applies to the currently selected camera and is available for use by your application The signal connections are optically isolated You can use the status output in one of two ways Attach the STSOP and STSOR pins to ...

Page 43: ... on the currently selected camera The strobe device to be triggered should have optically isolated inputs For the original MVS 8100 and MVS 8100M styles A and B the strobe output signal is a pulse of 20 to 30 mA with a duration of about two horizontal line scans The active sense or polarity of this output is high For the MVS 8100M the strobe pulse width and duration is settable with software comma...

Page 44: ...rigger and Strobe Header If you are creating your own cable to connect to the 8100 s trigger and strobe header use the information in this section Figure 24 shows the pin numbering for trigger and strobe header at board position J1 Figure 24 Pin numbering of trigger and strobe header STRB 1 K 1N916 1N916 24 Ω 24 Ω VCC 2N5771 STRB 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 Top edge of board ...

Page 45: ...RIVE signals Connect the external sync source to the 4 pin header at position J13 Table 17 shows the pinout for the external sync connector Table 17 Pinout of external sync connector Note If you supply HDRIVE and VDRIVE from an external source you must use the external source for all cameras connected to the 8100 You cannot mix external and internal sync cameras Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 T...

Page 46: ...tyle A refer to Figure 15 on page 34 on the 8100M style B refer to Figure 16 on page 35 on the 8100M refer to Figure 17 on page 36 Jumper Block Number of Pins Default Setting Purpose J3 3 2 3 Selects source of 12 V power On the original 8100 do not change this jumper from its default position which requires the use of the power cable P N 300 0175 JP1 JP2 JP4 JP5 2 Closed Jumper s presence or absen...

Page 47: ...losed Jumper s presence or absence selects 75 Ω or high impedance termination respectively of the board s four camera ports See Camera Port Termination Jumpers on page 41 for more information JP3 2 8100M style A only Open Reserved for internal use Jumper block must remain open JP6 3 8100M and 8100M 2 3 Selects source of the VDRIVE signal Covering pins 2 3 routes the VDRIVE signal from the 8100M to...

Page 48: ...ions as JP10 but applies to camera port 1 JP13 3 8100M and 8100M 1 2 Same setting options as JP10 but applies to camera port 0 JP14 2 8100M style A only Closed Reserved for internal use Do not remove jumper JP15 3 8100M style A only 2 3 For revisions A through E Reserved for internal use Jumpers must cover pins 2 3 For revision F Reserved for internal use Soldered link covers pins 1 and 2 The boar...

Page 49: ...ur camera or both Camera 8100 8100M 8100M Cognex Camera Cable Notes Sony XC 75 300 0181 RS 170 interlaced Sony XC 75CE 300 0181 CCIR interlaced Sony XC 55 Sony XC 55BB 300 0239 Progressive scan Set switches in rapid reset mode see page 19 Sony XC ST50 Sony XC ES50 300 0181 RS 170 interlaced with switches in factory default mode see pages 19 and 21 Sony XC ST50CE Sony XC ES50CE 300 0181 CCIR interl...

Page 50: ...are Manual Pulnix TM 9701 300 0351 Progressive scan rapid reset used with a CCF video format Pulnix TM 7EX 300 0155 RS 170 interlaced Pulnix TM 6CN 300 0264 CCR interlaced Camera 8100 8100M 8100M Cognex Camera Cable Notes Table 20 MVS 8100 cameras and cables ...

Page 51: ...eld illumination 24 C camera connector pinout 39 expansion header 15 36 39 pin numbering 40 pinout 40 expansion panel 15 28 39 ports 14 39 Pulnix TM 6CN 52 Pulnix TM 7EX 52 Pulnix TM 9701 51 52 Sony XC 55 19 51 Sony XC 75 51 Sony XC ES50 19 20 21 51 Sony XC ES50CE 51 Sony XC ST50 51 Sony XC ST50CE 51 termination 41 cameras CCIR 31 42 51 RS 170 31 42 51 CCIR cameras 31 42 51 chip set 9 D dark field...

Page 52: ...31 fuse 38 H HDRIVE signal 16 47 49 header 38 camera expansion 15 36 39 pin numbering 40 pinout 40 camera port termination jumpers 41 trigger and strobe J1 18 43 host PC requirements 9 I I O expansion panel pinout 43 identify which 8100 9 image resolution 31 size 31 input trigger 44 J jumper camera port termination 41 jumper settings MVS 8100 41 48 MVS 8100M 16 17 41 48 MVS 8100M 16 17 41 48 L LED...

Page 53: ...6 28 300 0264 52 300 0317 51 300 0351 52 300 5179 51 300 5180 51 800 0062 18 43 PC power supply 13 Pentium 9 pin numbering camera expansion header 40 trigger and strobe header 46 pinout camera expansion header 40 camera ports 39 trigger and strobe panel 43 PolySwitch 14 24 41 ports camera 14 39 power indicator LEDs 41 power supply 13 primary light module 26 Pulnix TM 6CN 52 TM 7EX 52 TM 9701 51 52...

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