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4.General Specifications

Dimensions

29mm×29mm×40.3mm (without lens adapter or connectors)

Weight

75g

Operating System

Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit
and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS
Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only
support Gigabit Ethernet Camera)

Data Interface

Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

Programmable Control

Image size, gain, exposure time, trigger polarity, flash polarity

Conformity

CE, RoHS, FCC, GigE Vision, GenICam

Table 4-4 MER2-160-75GM/C-P camera parameter

4.5.2. Spectral Response

Figure 4-7 MER2-160-75GC-P sensor spectral response

Summary of Contents for MERCURY2 GigE Series

Page 1: ...MERCURY2 GigE Cameras User Manual Version V1 0 12 Date 2021 03 08 China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

Page 2: ...Branch The right is also reserved to modify or change any parts of this manual in the future without prior notification All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners 2021 China Da...

Page 3: ...nd improved structures The camera is equipped with standard GigE interface which is easy to install and use The MERCURY2 family cameras have small size which are a good choice for users who have dimen...

Page 4: ...Package 5 3 1 2 User Software Interface 5 3 2 Camera Power 7 3 3 Camera Driver Installation 7 3 3 1 System Requirements 7 3 3 2 Driver Installation 8 3 4 Camera IP Configuration 8 3 5 Open Device and...

Page 5: ...Response 34 4 12 MER2 503 23GM C 35 4 12 1 Parameter 35 4 12 2 Spectral Response 37 4 13 MER2 503 23GM C P 38 4 13 1 Parameter 38 4 13 2 Spectral Response 39 4 14 MER2 630 18GM C 40 4 14 1 Parameter 4...

Page 6: ...7 3 I O Port 70 7 3 1 Line0 Opto isolated Input Circuit 71 7 3 2 Line1 Opto isolated Output Circuit 73 7 3 3 GPIO 2 3 Bidirectional Circuit 75 7 3 3 1 Line2 3 is Configured as Input 76 7 3 3 2 Line2 3...

Page 7: ...hite Balance ROI 106 8 3 5 2 Auto White Balance Adjustment 107 8 3 6 Test Pattern 107 8 3 7 User Set Control 109 8 3 8 Device User ID 111 8 3 9 Timestamp 112 8 3 10 Binning 113 8 3 11 Decimation 115 8...

Page 8: ...9 Software Tools 148 9 1 GigE IP Configurator 148 9 1 1 GUI 148 9 1 2 User Guide 149 9 1 2 1 Refresh Devices 149 9 1 2 2 Auto Config 150 9 1 2 3 Display Information 151 9 1 2 4 Configure IP Address 1...

Page 9: ...Data to Device 167 9 4 2 5 Load FFC Data from File Save FFC Data to File 167 9 4 3 Precautions 167 9 4 3 1 FFC Implementation 167 9 4 3 2 Preview 168 9 5 Static Defect Correction Plugin 168 9 5 1 GUI...

Page 10: ...o the locking screw connectors the MERCURY2 series cameras can secure the reliability of cameras deployed in harsh industrial environments Featuring high reliability and high price performance ratio t...

Page 11: ...tware can be downloaded from the Downloads of DAHENG IMAGING website The relevant contents are as follows Document MERCURY2 GigE Cameras User Manual CAD Technical Drawing DAHENG IMAGING MER2 G CAD Tec...

Page 12: ...ctro static before operating cameras 2 2 Environmental Requirements 1 Housing temperature during operation 0 C 45 C humidity during operation 10 80 Storage temperature 20 C 70 C 2 To avoid collecting...

Page 13: ...a This equipment may generate or radiate radio frequency energy If it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communications but there...

Page 14: ...and to set the IP mode when the camera is powered on 5 Sample These samples demonstrate cameras functions the user can easily use these samples to control cameras or refer to the samples to develop t...

Page 15: ...use some third party software that supports the GigE Vision protocol to control the camera such as HALCON Note GEN i CAM standard GEN i CAM is administered by the European Machine Vision Association...

Page 16: ...t power via the Hirose I O port And if you cut off the Hirose I O port the camera will get power via PoE and may restart 1 Voltage outside of the specified range can cause damage 2 The plug on the cab...

Page 17: ...pecially when installing the sys file you must always pay attention to the anti virus software to intercept the driver If intercepted it may cause the driver installation to fail 3 4 Camera IP Configu...

Page 18: ...o the host and configuring the IP you can double click the GalaxyView software to acquire image The steps are as follows 1 Click the icon on the Toolbar in the GalaxyView to refresh device list 2 Afte...

Page 19: ...e W m2 s or DN W m2 s The spectral response graphs given by different manufacturers are different Some graphs ordinate is relative sensitivity response and abscissa is wavelength Some graphs ordinate...

Page 20: ...ithout lens adapter or connectors Weight 65g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10...

Page 21: ...l Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 12 4 2 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 1 MER2 041 302GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 2 MER2 041 302GM sensor spectral r...

Page 22: ...t Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 20 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 42 99dB 43 03dB Synchronization Hardware trigger software...

Page 23: ...t OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Pro...

Page 24: ...Specifications MER2 160 75GC MER2 160 75GM Resolution 1440 1080 Sensor Type Sony IMX273 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 2 9 inch Pixel Size 3 45 m 3 45 m Frame Rate 75 6fps 1440 1080 adjust th...

Page 25: ...DC Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 65g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 L...

Page 26: ...al Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 17 4 4 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 5 MER2 160 75GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 6 MER2 160 75GM sensor spectral re...

Page 27: ...reserved bandwidth to 5 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 20 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 40 76dB 40 61dB Synchroniza...

Page 28: ...it OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Pr...

Page 29: ...s Specifications MER2 202 60GC MER2 202 60GM Resolution 1600 1200 Sensor Type EV76C570 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 8 inch Pixel Size 4 5 m 4 5 m Frame Rate 60fps 1600 1200 adjust the pack...

Page 30: ...DC Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 62g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 L...

Page 31: ...al Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 22 4 6 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 9 MER2 202 60GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 10 MER2 202 60GM sensor spectral r...

Page 32: ...ved bandwidth to 5 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Shutter Time 14 s 0 86s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer BG8 Bayer BG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 39 46dB 38 38dB Synchronizati...

Page 33: ...it OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Pr...

Page 34: ...231 41GM C 4 8 1 Parameters Specifications MER2 231 41GC MER2 231 41GM Resolution 1920 1200 Sensor Type Sony IMX249 LQJ global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 2 inch Pixel Size 5 86 m 5 86 m Frame...

Page 35: ...DC Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 62g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 L...

Page 36: ...l Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 27 4 8 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 13 MER2 231 41GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 14 MER2 231 41GM sensor spectral r...

Page 37: ...Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Shutter Time 20 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 44 8dB 44 83dB Synchronization Hardware trigger softwar...

Page 38: ...it OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Pr...

Page 39: ...Specifications MER2 302 37GC MER2 302 37GM Resolution 2048 1536 Sensor Type Sony IMX265 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 8 inch Pixel Size 3 45 m 3 45 m Frame Rate 37 4fps 2048 1536 adjust th...

Page 40: ...V Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 62g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Li...

Page 41: ...l Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 32 4 10 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 17 MER2 302 37GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 18 MER2 302 37GM sensor spectral...

Page 42: ...t Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Shutter Time 20 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 40 84dB 40 86dB Synchronization Hardware trigger software...

Page 43: ...ux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Programmable Control Image size gai...

Page 44: ...ications MER2 503 23GC MER2 503 23GM Resolution 2448 2048 Sensor Type Sony IMX264 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle Diagonal 11 1 mm 2 3 type Pixel Size 3 45 m 3 45 m Frame Rate 23 5fps 2448 2048 a...

Page 45: ...V Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 62g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Li...

Page 46: ...l Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 37 4 12 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 21 MER2 503 23GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 22 MER2 503 23GM sensor spectral...

Page 47: ...5 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Shutter Time 20 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 40 69dB 40 79dB Synchronization Hardware trigger...

Page 48: ...ux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Programmable Control Image size gai...

Page 49: ...Specifications MER2 630 18GC MER2 630 18GM Resolution 3088 2064 Sensor Type Sony IMX178 rolling shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 8 inch Pixel Size 2 4 m 2 4 m Frame Rate 18 45fps 3088 x 2064 adjust t...

Page 50: ...V Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 65g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win8 1 Win10 Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Li...

Page 51: ...l Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 42 4 14 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 25 MER2 630 18GC sensor spectral response Figure 4 26 MER2 630 18GM sensor spectral...

Page 52: ...036 adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved bandwidth to 5 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 23 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal...

Page 53: ...inux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Programmable Control Image size g...

Page 54: ...M C P 4 16 1 Parameter Specifications MER2 1220 9GC P MER2 1220 9GM P Resolution 4024 3036 Sensor Type Sony IMX226 rolling shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 7 inch Pixel Size 1 85 m 1 85 m Frame Rate...

Page 55: ...12VDC 10 24VDC 10 supplied via the camera s 8 pin Hirose connector Power Consumption 3W 24VDC Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 40 3mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 75g Operating System W...

Page 56: ...Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 47 4 16 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 29 MER2 1220 9GC P sensor spectral response Figure 4 30 MER2 1220 9GM P sensor spectra...

Page 57: ...st the packet size to 8192 and reserved bandwidth to 5 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 31 s 1s Gain 0dB 24dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ra...

Page 58: ...OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Programmable Control Image size gain e...

Page 59: ...Specifications MER2 2000 6GC P MER2 2000 6GM P Resolution 5496 3672 Sensor Type Sony IMX183 rolling shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 inch Pixel Size 2 4 m 2 4 m Frame Rate 5 8fps 5496 x 3672 adjust th...

Page 60: ...lied via the camera s 8 pin Hirose connector Power Consumption 3W 24VDC Lens Mount C Dimensions 29mm 29mm 40 3mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 75g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win8 Win...

Page 61: ...Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 52 4 18 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 33 MER2 2000 6GC P sensor spectral response Figure 4 34 MER2 2000 6GM P sensor spectra...

Page 62: ...ndwidth to 5 frame rate to 21fps ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 14 s 1s Gain 0dB 16dB Pixel Formats Bayer GB8 Bayer GB12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 37 36dB 37 19dB Sy...

Page 63: ...OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Prog...

Page 64: ...ndwidth to 5 frame rate to 13fps ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 14 s 1s Gain 0dB 16dB Pixel Formats Bayer GB8 Bayer GB12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 37 15dB 36 94dB Sy...

Page 65: ...OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Prog...

Page 66: ...dwidth to 5 frame rate to 9fps ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Shutter Time 36 s 1s Gain 0dB 23 9dB Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 40 48dB 40 66dB Sy...

Page 67: ...t OS Ubuntu14 04 Ubuntu16 04 Linux OS Mac OS 10 12 Mac OS 10 13 Mac OS 10 14 Mac OS 10 15 Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera Data Interface Fast Ethernet 100Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbit s Pro...

Page 68: ...ME2P 2621 4GC P ME2P 2621 4GM P Resolution 5120 5120 Sensor Type Gpixel GMAX0505 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 inch Pixel Size 2 5 m 2 5 m Frame Rate Default 4 1fps 5120 5120 adjust the pa...

Page 69: ...via the camera s 8 pin Hirose connector Power Consumption 4W 24VDC 4 75W PoE Lens Mount C Dimensions 36mm 31mm 50 6mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 75g Operating System Windows XP Win7 Win...

Page 70: ...4 General Specifications China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 61 4 22 2 Spectral Response Figure 4 39 ME2P 2621 4GM C P sensor spectral response...

Page 71: ...5 Dimensions China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 62 5 Dimensions 5 1 Camera Dimensions Figure 5 1 MER2 G mechanical dimensions Figure 5 2 MER2 G P mechanical dimensions...

Page 72: ...5 Dimensions China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 63 Figure 5 3 ME2P G P mechanical dimensions...

Page 73: ...e camera The color models are equipped with an IR filter and the cut off frequency is 700nm The mono models are equipped with transparent glasses Remove IR filters or transparent glasses will defocus...

Page 74: ...pecifications and the tripod adapter step thickness from the table below Screw specification Tripod adapter step thickness mm Spring washer thickness mm Screwing length of camera screw thread mm M3 6...

Page 75: ...ency is 700nm which reduces the influence of invisible light on the image The monochrome models are equipped with transparent glasses Remove IR filters or transparent glasses will defocus the image pl...

Page 76: ...t the lens image can cover There are mainly 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 3 and so on When selecting a lens make sure that the max image circle of the lens is not smaller than the sensor size of the digital c...

Page 77: ...mechanical structure the optical axis fluctuates below 10 m The housing is small and compact the minimum outer diameter is only 29 5mm and it can be installed in various limited spaces Easy to install...

Page 78: ...o install there are 3 fixing holes on the lens barrel for fixing the iris and focusing The best fixing hole can be selected according to the installation environment Models HN 0619 5M C2 3X HN 0816 5M...

Page 79: ...started in the userset mode the parameter set is wrong and the camera is switched to the default mode to start Use the IP Configurator to save the camera IP or re save the userset After the camera is...

Page 80: ...White Green Opto isolated output 8 Line1 White Blue Opto isolated output Table 7 2 I O port definition back sight of camera The polarity of power cannot be reversed otherwise camera or other peripher...

Page 81: ...ble 7 3 Circuit limiting resistor value The connection method of the opto isolated input circuit and the NPN and PNP photosensor is shown in Figure 7 2 and Figure 7 3 The relationship between the pull...

Page 82: ...ondition Value us Rising edge delay VIN 5V 3 02 6 96 VIN 12V 2 46 5 14 Falling edge delay VIN 5V 6 12 17 71 VIN 12V 8 93 19 73 Table 7 4 Delay time of opto isolated input circuit in typical applicatio...

Page 83: ...V 1k 0 97 11 11 24V 1k 1 04 23 08 Table 7 5 Output voltage and output current of opto isolated output circuit in typical application environment Rising time delay tr td 50 s 0 C 45 C parameter descrip...

Page 84: ...90 of amplitude Falling time tf the response time for LINE1 to decrease from 90 of the amplitude to 10 Storage time ts the response time from OUTPUT1 decreases to 50 of amplitude to LINE1 rises to 10...

Page 85: ...s input To avoid the damage of GPIO pins please connect GND pin before supplying power to Line2 3 Logic 0 input voltage 0V 0 6V Line2 3 voltage Logic 1 input voltage 1 9V 24V Line2 3 voltage The statu...

Page 86: ...escription as shown in Figure 7 4 7 3 3 2 Line2 3 is Configured as Output Range of external voltage EXVCC is 5 24V Maximum output current of Line2 3 is 25mA output impedance is 40 Output voltage and o...

Page 87: ...ng time tf 1 82 1 94 Rising time delay tr td 0 19 0 26 Falling time delay tf ts 1 97 2 09 Table 7 8 Delay time when GPIO is configured as output in typical conditions When Line2 3 is configured as out...

Page 88: ...ring feature including rising edge filtering and falling edge filtering The user can set the trigger filter feature by setting the TriggerFilterRaisingEdge and the TriggerFilterFallingEdge The range o...

Page 89: ...gure 8 3 Input Signal Input Line LineInverter False Input Line LineInverter True Figure 8 3 Setting input line reverse 8 1 2 Output Mode Operation 1 Configuring Line as output The MER2 G series camera...

Page 90: ...camera s constant output level for special processing such as controlling the constant light source or the alarm light two level types are available high level or low level For example select line2 a...

Page 91: ...d to avoid excessive triggering It is recommended to use the TriggerWait signal only when the camera is configured for hardware trigger For software trigger please use the AcquisitionStatus When the c...

Page 92: ...The MER2 G series camera can select the user defined output by setting LineSource by setting UserOutputValue to configure the output signal By setting UserOutputSelector to select UserOutput0 UserOutp...

Page 93: ...es level status bit of the MER2 G series camera is shown in Table 8 1 The default polarity does not reverse and the default value is 0xC Line3 Line2 Line1 Line0 1 1 0 0 Table 8 1 Camera line status bi...

Page 94: ...ed including software trigger and hardware trigger the camera will acquire and transmit a frame of image 8 2 1 2 Acquisition Stop It can send AcquisitionStop command to camera at any time The acquisit...

Page 95: ...tinuous acquisition mode Single frame acquisition mode In single frame acquisition mode the camera will only acquire one frame of image at a time 1 When the trigger mode is set to On the trigger type...

Page 96: ...the set AcquisitionFrameCount frames of image If the AcquisitionStop command is received during the acquisition process the image being transmitted may be interrupted resulting in the number of image...

Page 97: ...s and so on Image Transmission Trigger Signal frame2 frame2 frame1 frame3 frame5 frame4 frame6 Figure 8 15 FrameBurstStart trigger The switches of FrameBurstStart trigger and FrameStart trigger are mu...

Page 98: ...shown in Figure 8 17 the camera with trigger mode OFF begins after receiving an AcquisitionStart command At point 1 the camera gets a command of setting trigger mode ON while it is in wait state The t...

Page 99: ...r frequency is lower than permissible maximal FPS Frame per Second of the camera the current frame rate is trigger frequency If the trigger frequency is higher than permissible maximal FPS Frame per S...

Page 100: ...the negative pulse signal s negative width will be narrower about 20 40 s You can adjust filter parameter to accurately filter trigger signal 8 2 8 Exposure Time Mode According to the length of the ex...

Page 101: ...ion when capturing moving objects Exposure time Readout time All lines are exposing at the same time All lines transfer electrons from exposure area to storage area Reading electrons from storage area...

Page 102: ...different which will occur smear phenomenon The Global Reset Release exposure method can effectively avoid smear and it must be used with flash Exposure time Readout time All lines are exposing at th...

Page 103: ...in UltraShort exposure time mode The MER2 G series camera supports setting the exposure time in Standard exposure time mode The exposure time is shown as follows Model Exposure Mode Adjustment Range...

Page 104: ...ing range in Standard exposure time mode The exposure precision of the camera is limited by the sensor when the steps in the user s interface and the demo display as 1 s actually the steps is one row...

Page 105: ...he exposure and readout of the current frame are completed then the next frame will expose and read out As shown in the Figure 8 22 the Nth frame is read out after a period of time the N 1th frame to...

Page 106: ...er than the frame blanking time the exposure time and the readout time will be overlapped As shown in the Figure 8 24 Trigger_mode ON When the interval between two triggers is less than the sum of exp...

Page 107: ...MER2 G series camera can adjust the analog gain and the range of analog gain is as follows Model Adjustment Range Default Steps MER2 041 302GM C 0 24dB 0dB 0 1dB MER2 041 302GM C P 0 24dB 0dB 0 1dB M...

Page 108: ...the sensor in the camera and the vertical axis represents the gray value of the output image When the amplitude of the sensor output signal remains constant increasing the gain makes the response cur...

Page 109: ...BayerRG12 MER2 202 60GM C Mono8 Mono10 BayerBG8 BayerBG10 MER2 202 60GM C P Mono8 Mono10 BayerBG8 BayerBG10 MER2 231 41GM C Mono8 Mono10 BayerRG8 BayerRG10 MER2 231 41GM C P Mono8 Mono10 BayerRG8 Baye...

Page 110: ...and from top to bottom Mono8 Figure 8 28 Mono8 pixel format When the pixel format is set to Mono8 the brightness value of each pixel is 8 bits The format in the memory is as follows Y00 Y01 Y02 Y03 Y...

Page 111: ...f brightness BayerRG8 Figure 8 29 BayerRG8 pixel format When the pixel format is set to BayerRG8 the value of each pixel in the output image of the camera is 8 bits According to the location differenc...

Page 112: ...s parameters include OffsetX OffsetY width and height of the output image The camera only reads the image data from the sensor s designated region to the memory and transfer it to the host and the ot...

Page 113: ...th is 4 The step of AAROIOffsetY and AAROIHeight is 2 The setting of the AAROI depends on the size of the current image and cannot exceed the range of the current image That is to say assuming the Wid...

Page 114: ...nge is 0 4095 The camera adjusts the gain value within the range minimum gain value maximum gain value which is set by the user The auto gain feature can be used with the auto exposure at the same tim...

Page 115: ...value that relative to the upper left corner of the image Where the step length of X axis direction offset and width is 4 the step length of Y axis direction offset and height is 2 The ROI setting dep...

Page 116: ...g to the light source so that the hue of the ROI is the same as the hue of the light source That is high temperature is cold low color temperature is warm The auto white balance feature is only availa...

Page 117: ...image is scrolling to the left A printscreen of the moving diagonal gray gradient test image is shown in Figure 8 34 Image rolling direction Image rolling direction Figure 8 34 Moving diagonal gray g...

Page 118: ...ters Default or the user configuration parameters UserSet to the current effective configuration parameters The UserSetDefault is refer to the user can specify a set of parameters which to be loaded i...

Page 119: ...tion parameters 2 The operation of configuration parameters The operations for configuration parameters include the following three types save parameters load parameters and set the UserSetDefault Sav...

Page 120: ...onfiguration parameters are generated The operation steps are as follows 1 Use UserSetSelector to select Default or UserSet0 2 Execute UserSetLoad command to load the User Set specified by UserSetSele...

Page 121: ...er is reset to 0 whenever the camera is powered off and on again Some of the camera s features use timestamp values such as event and timestamps can be used to test the time spent on some of the camer...

Page 122: ...xel values of adjacent pixels of the same color R G B G R G G B Figure 8 37 Horizontal color Binning by 2 R G B G R G G B Figure 8 38 Vertical color Binning by 2 When the horizontal Binning factor and...

Page 123: ...without affecting the camera s response to light Considerations When Using Binning 1 Effect on ROI settings When Binning is used the value of the current ROI of the image the maximum ROI of the image...

Page 124: ...ecify a vertical Decimation factor of n the camera transmits only every nth pair of rows For example when you specify a vertical Decimation factor of 2 the camera skips rows 1 and 2 transmits rows 3 a...

Page 125: ...Decimation Considerations When Using Decimation 1 Effect on ROI settings When you are using Decimation the settings for your image ROI refer to the resulting number of rows and columns Taking MER2 23...

Page 126: ...e X and Reverse Y The Reverse X and Reverse Y features can mirror acquired images horizontally vertically or both Enabling Reverse X To enable Reverse X set the ReverseX parameter to true The camera m...

Page 127: ...t portions of the image depending on whether the Reverse X or the Reverse Y feature are enabled Figure 8 51 The original image Figure 8 52 Reverse X enabled Figure 8 53 Reverse Y enabled Figure 8 54 R...

Page 128: ...parameter is set to 0 i e digital shift is disabled When the DigitalShift parameter is set to 1 the camera will shift the pixel value to the left by 1 bit When the DigitalShift parameter is set to 2 t...

Page 129: ...d trigger type Two trigger types are available FrameTriggerWait and AcquisitionTriggerWait For example if you want to determine if the camera is waiting for FrameStartTrigger signals set the Acquisiti...

Page 130: ...M P 0 4095 16 ME2P 900 13GC P 0 4095 17 ME2P 2621 4GM C P 0 1023 8 Table 8 6 MERCURY2 GigE series camera black level adjustment range 8 3 16 Remove Parameter Limits The range of camera parameters is u...

Page 131: ...0 3 0 63 White Balance component factor 0 15 998 0 31 998 Auto White Balance 1 15 998 1 31 998 MER2 041 302GM C P Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 48 Au...

Page 132: ...Gain 0 24 0 48 Black Level 0 255 0 255 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component factor 0 15 998 0 31 998 Auto White Balance 1 15 998 1 31 998 MER2 231 41GM C Exposure 20 1000000 20 25000000 Auto Exp...

Page 133: ...0 48 Black Level 0 4084 0 4084 White Balance component factor 0 15 998 0 31 998 Auto White Balance 1 15 998 1 31 998 MER2 302 37GM C P Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000...

Page 134: ...0 24 0 48 Black Level 0 511 0 511 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component factor 0 15 998 0 31 998 Auto White Balance 1 15 998 1 31 998 MER2 630 18GM C Exposure 19 1000000 19 15000000 Auto Exposur...

Page 135: ...e 23 1000000 23 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 27 Auto Gain 0 24 0 27 Black Level 0 255 0 255 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component factor 0 15 998 0 31 998 Auto White Balance 1 15 998 1 31 998 MER2 1220 9...

Page 136: ...1 998 MER2 2000 6GM C P Exposure 31 1000000 31 15000000 Auto Exposure 31 1000000 31 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 27 Auto Gain 0 24 0 27 Black Level 0 255 0 255 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component facto...

Page 137: ...Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component factor 0 15 998 0 15 998 Auto White Balance 1 15 998 1 15 998 Table 8 7 Parameter range of features supported before and after Rem...

Page 138: ...onfiguration process is as follows 1 Set TimerSelector currently only Timer1 supported 2 Set LineSelector 3 Set the LineSource to Timer1Active 4 Set TimerTriggerSource currently only ExposureStart sup...

Page 139: ...rom 0 You can select one of the above three signals to count by CounterEventSource The FrameTrigger and AcquisitionTrigger signals of the counter statistics refer to the signals that have been trigger...

Page 140: ...will be cleared when the camera is powered off 2 CounterReset is used to software reset the counter Camera models that support this feature Model MER2 041 302GM C MER2 041 302GM C P MER2 160 75GM C M...

Page 141: ...white balance processing on the image by default If the external environment light source used is D65 light source the image will not produce color deviation Even if the current light source is select...

Page 142: ...ust first be configured appropriately 2 Configuring color transformation a Camera which not support light source preset function There are two modes for configuring color transformation default mode R...

Page 143: ...mode the user can input the color transformation value according to the actual situation to achieve the color transformation effect 3 How it works The color transformation feature uses a transformati...

Page 144: ...n Enter the expected value for the Saturation parameter and the range is 0 to 128 By default the parameter is set to 64 no saturation perform 3 How it works The saturation adjustment is performed by a...

Page 145: ...g Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 136 4 Effect images Figure 8 60 Before saturation Figure 8 61 After saturation Camera model that support this feature Model ME2P 560 21GC P ME2P 900...

Page 146: ...lack pixels gray value 0 and white pixels gray value maximum will not be adjusted If you enable Gamma correction and the pixel format is set to a 10 bit or 12 bit pixel format some image information w...

Page 147: ...After sharpness adjustment Sharpness adjustment Adjust the sharpness value to adjust the camera s sharpness to the image The adjustment range is 0 3 0 The larger the value the higher the sharpness 8 4...

Page 148: ...ation Mirror of the ME2P GM C P camera The previous coefficient will no longer apply There are three ways to obtain the FFC coefficient According to the current environment Read from device available...

Page 149: ...ining FFC coefficient is shown in the figure below and the yellow part are optional steps For details of the FFC plugin please see section 9 4 1 Acquisition Frame Count 2 Acquisition of Bright Field I...

Page 150: ...FC coefficient file format ffc 8 4 7 Lookup Table When the analog signal that is read out by the sensor has been converted via ADC generally the raw data bit depth is larger than 8 bits there are 12 b...

Page 151: ...he lookup table feature is enabled The default is disabled If you want to replace all pixel values it is recommended to use the LUTValueAll function See the LutValueAll sample code in the Development...

Page 152: ...nnel data which is transferred to the host terminal by the camera in bytes and the default value is 1500 It includes the IP header UDP header and GVSP header which the total length is 36 bytes so the...

Page 153: ...acket size is 8192 the packet delay is 2000 the reserved bandwidth is 20 and the link speed is 1Gbps The time to transport a single stream packet is 8192 8 1000 000 000 66 The time of packet delay is...

Page 154: ...event and transmit a related event message to the host whenever a specific situation has occurred For MER2 G series camera the camera can generate and transmit events for the following situations The...

Page 155: ...s been completed 8 6 2 BlockDiscard Event When the average bandwidth of the write in data is greater than the average bandwidth of the read out data the frame buffer may overflow If the frame buffer i...

Page 156: ...tOverrun event is enable the camera will send an EventOverrun event to the host and discard all the events in the current cache 8 6 6 FrameBurstStartOvertrigger Event When the camera is in FrameBurstS...

Page 157: ...tool can reset device and reconnect device a Reset device The effect is the same as powering Off On The program inside the device is reloaded b Reconnect device The effect is the same as closing devi...

Page 158: ...ed the camera will assign itself an Auto IP address LLA Link Local Address and the Auto IP address ranges from 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 254 Device User ID The user defined identity for camera settin...

Page 159: ...ame subnet IP is invalid and IP conflicts with other devices the program will modify the device s IP to the same subnet After selecting the Auto Config 2 According to device s IP address If the curren...

Page 160: ...camera feature in the tree list the following camera information is displayed in the information display window below the left side of the main window Vendor The name of the camera vendor Model The n...

Page 161: ...e tool select the camera whose IP configuration you want to change b In the right pane of the tool select DHCP c Select the Save button When the tool has finished saving the information in the top pan...

Page 162: ...ce does not support this feature Reset Device When the device is not convenient to power down but also need to reload the program this feature can be used at this time Reconnect Device This function i...

Page 163: ...eras IP address are the same If the cameras IP address are the same a red exclamation mark will be displayed in the right of the camera list as shown in the Figure 9 5 2 The camera s IP address and th...

Page 164: ...fluence The parameters in Figure 9 6 are explained as follows 1 The Width and Height are the set ROI size 2 The definitions of BinningHorizontal BinningVertical DecimationHorizontal DecimationVertical...

Page 165: ...heoretical frame rate currently acquired by the camera and usually the error between this value and the actual frame rate acquired by the camera is no more than 1 Take the MER2 231 41GM C camera as an...

Page 166: ...device Lut CSV file can read the saved values The default mode is the camera default value Auto Create Lut Adjust the Lut range Gamma brightness and contrast to add effects on base Lut Save Lut Write...

Page 167: ...lut Then select the Lut File in GroupBox again and select the saved Lut file to restore the parameters If you copy the file to another terminal and read it you can still restore the parameters 9 3 2...

Page 168: ...GUI is as shown in Figure 9 9 Read From Device disabled Figure 9 9 Read From Device disabled When selecting Read From Device the polyline graph and image effects are updated to the lookup table in th...

Page 169: ...t or default Lut and auto create Lut the widget interface will update the parameters stored when saving Lut the updated parameter values include Lut range Gamma brightness contrast and the values sele...

Page 170: ...ng will result in failure to read the file 5 Default The default option is the Lut data when the device is shipped from the factory and is the initial value in each situation If there is an error in o...

Page 171: ...ave and restore the parameters 9 3 2 4 Save Lut The group contains two widgets Save To File and Write To Device 1 When selecting Save To File the current Lut data can be saved to the file The saved fi...

Page 172: ...age directory so do not arbitrarily change the installation package directory structure to avoid read write failure 9 4 Flat Field Correction Plugin ShadingCorrectionTool plx is the software kit for D...

Page 173: ...revent coefficients loss when the device is powered off 7 Load File Load the FFC coefficient from the file and make it immediate effect 8 Save File Save the calculated FFC coefficient to a file When t...

Page 174: ...on of brightfield image to complete the bright field image acquisition 3 The number of bright field images acquired is related to the Acquisition Frame Count For example if the number of Acquisition F...

Page 175: ...he bright field image is too bright 1 The larger the Acquisition Frame Count is set the longer it will take to acquire the bright field images 2 When the color camera is acquiring bright field images...

Page 176: ...9 4 2 5 Load FFC Data from File Save FFC Data to File 1 When loading FFC data from file or saving FFC data to file the FFC is enabled by default After the read from the device is successful the FFC ta...

Page 177: ...tal camera The plugin is integrated into GalaxyView exe After opening the device through GalaxyView open the Static Defect Correction plugin from the menu bar plugin list Using the plugin you can achi...

Page 178: ...llows No Widget Function 1 Catch Acquisition an image to analyze the location of the defect pixels and noise points 2 Threshold Set the threshold for defect pixels and noise points judgment 3 Defect C...

Page 179: ...e display in the status bar If the current device supports the function of static defect pixel correction and the merged pixel number is less than the number 1023 that the device supports The defect p...

Page 180: ...s 5 The counted defect pixels by the device under the maximum resolution are applicable to any ROI image The counted defect pixels by the device in the ROI are only applicable to the image in the ROI...

Page 181: ...n a multiple cameras application 1 Adjust the packet size or packet delay but frame rate reducing followed 2 Using multiple network cards and the cameras are connected separately to different network...

Page 182: ...than 9 The disadvantage of methods 1 is that the solution may reduce the acquisition performance for the user who has low requirement of acquisition frame rate or the user who use trigger mode can se...

Page 183: ...020 10 21 8 V1 0 7 Add MER2 503 23GM C P and MER2 2000 6GM C P Add MER2 G P mechanical dimensions 2020 11 03 9 V1 0 8 Add ME2P 2621 4GM C P and MER2 1220 9GM C P Update the information of ME2P 1230 9G...

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