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8.Features

 

©  2023 China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch                                                      107 

Trigger  mode  maximum  frame  rate:  The  maximum  frame  rate  of  camera  when  FrameStart  or 
FrameBurstStart is ON. Default full frame and short exposure time, and camera is not limited by interface 
bandwidth at this time.   

Acquisition burst mode permissible frames: To ensure that frame dropping could not occur, the maximum 
number of trigger signals (FrameStart ON / FrameBurstStart OFF and frame rate is equal to trigger mode 
maximum frame rate) or the maximum high-speed burst frames (FrameStart OFF / FrameBurstStart ON 
and camera is under FrameBurstStart trigger mode) of camera. 

 

When the user sends the trigger signal to the camera at a frequency lower than the maximum 
frame rate of trigger mode, the permissible frame number for acquisition burst will be increased. 

Camera models that support this feature and relevant parameters: 

Model 

Pixel formats 

(sensor bit 

depth) 

Continuous 

mode maximum 

frame rate (fps) 

Trigger mode 

maximum 

frame rate (fps) 

Acquisition burst 

mode permissible 

frames 

MER2-502-79U3M/C-HS 
MER2-502-79U3M-HS POL 

8bit 

79.16 

96.84 

87 

10bit 

39.58 

48.42 

43 

ME2S-560-70U3M/C 

8bit 

70.33 

75.30 

1087 

12bit 

35.17 

37.65 

542 

ME2S-1610-24U3M/C 

8bit 

24.49 

32.94 

124 

10/12bit 

12.24 

18.27 

48 

ME2S-2020-19U3M/C 

8bit 

19.47 

26.07 

63 

10/12bit 

9.74 

14.43 

24 

ME2S-2440-16U3M/C 

8bit 

16.09 

21.95 

59 

10/12bit 

8.04 

12.17 

23 

8.2.7.

 

Software Trigger Acquisition and Configuration 

 

Software trigger acquisition configuration 

The camera supports software trigger acquisition mode. Three steps followed should be ensured. 

1)

 

Set the Trigger Mode to ON. 

2)

 

Set the Trigger Source to Software. 

3)

 

Send Software Trigger command. 

All the software trigger commands are sent by the host through the USB3.0 bus, to trigger the camera to 
acquire and transmit images. 

Summary of Contents for MERCURY2 USB3

Page 1: ...MERCURY2 USB3 Vision Cameras User Manual Version V2 0 4 Date 2023 10 09 China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch ...

Page 2: ...ranch 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 2023 China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch Web www daheng imaging com en Sales Email isales daheng imaging com Sales Tel 86 10 8282 8878 8081 Support Email isupport daheng imaging com ...

Page 3: ...eras are include standard version MER2 U3 L series Pro version ME2P U3 series Lite version ME2L U3 L series and Super version ME2S U3 series The camera is equipped with standard USB3 0 interface is easy to install and use The MERCURY2 USB3 Vision cameras are especially suitable for machine vision applications such as industrial inspection medical scientific research education security and so on Th...

Page 4: ...1 Host Preparation 5 3 1 1 Software Package 5 3 1 2 User Software Interface 5 3 2 Camera Power 6 3 2 1 MER2 ME2P ME2L Series 6 3 2 2 ME2S Series 7 3 3 Camera Driver Installation 7 3 3 1 System Requirements 7 3 3 2 Driver Installation 7 3 4 Open Device and Start Acquisition 8 4 General Specification 9 4 1 Explanation of Important Parameters 9 4 1 1 About Spectral Response 9 4 2 MER2 U3 L Series 9 4...

Page 5: ...41 4 3 2 ME2S 1260 28U3M C 42 4 3 3 ME2S 1610 24U3M C 44 4 3 4 ME2S 2020 19U3M C 45 4 3 5 ME2S 2440 16U3M C 47 4 4 ME2P U3 Series 48 4 4 1 ME2P 560 36U3M C 48 4 4 2 ME2P 900 43U3M C 50 4 4 3 ME2P 1230 23U3M C 51 4 4 4 ME2P 1231 32U3M C 53 4 4 5 ME2P 1840 21U3M C 54 4 4 6 ME2P 2621 15U3M C ME2P 2622 15U3M C 56 4 4 7 ME2P 2621 15U3M NIR ME2P 2622 15U3M NIR 58 4 5 ME2L U3 L Series 60 4 5 1 ME2L 042 1...

Page 6: ...Connector Pin Definition 81 7 3 1 1 MER2 ME2P Series 81 7 3 1 2 ME2L Series 81 7 3 1 3 ME2S Series 82 7 3 2 I O Electrical Features 82 7 3 2 1 Line0 Opto isolated Input Circuit 82 7 3 2 2 Line1 Opto isolated Output Circuit 85 7 3 2 3 GPIO 2 3 Bidirectional Circuit 87 7 3 2 3 1 Line2 3 is Configured as Input 88 7 3 2 3 2 Line2 3 is Configured as Output 92 8 Features 94 8 1 I O Control 94 8 1 1 Inpu...

Page 7: ...5 Auto Exposure Auto Gain 124 8 3 6 Test Pattern 126 8 3 7 User Set Control 128 8 3 8 Device User ID 130 8 3 9 Timestamp 131 8 3 10 Binning 131 8 3 11 Decimation 133 8 3 12 Reverse X and Reverse Y 135 8 3 13 Digital Shift 138 8 3 14 Acquisition Status 139 8 3 15 Black Level and Auto Black Level 140 8 3 15 1 Black Level 140 8 3 15 2 Auto Black Level 140 8 3 16 Remove Parameter Limits 140 8 3 17 Use...

Page 8: ... 167 8 6 Events 176 8 6 1 ExposureEnd Event 177 8 6 2 BlockDiscard Event 177 8 6 3 BlockNotEmpty Event 177 8 6 4 FrameStartOvertrigger Event 178 8 6 5 FrameBurstStartOvertrigger Event 178 8 6 6 FrameStartWait Event 178 8 6 7 FrameBurstStartWait Event 178 8 7 Sequencer 178 8 7 1 Relevant Parameters 179 8 7 2 User Guide 179 8 7 3 Sequence support 180 9 Software Tool 181 9 1 LUT Create Tool 181 9 1 1...

Page 9: ... 9 2 2 5 Load FFC Data from File Save FFC Data to File 188 9 2 3 Precautions 189 9 2 3 1 FFC is not Supported 189 9 2 3 2 Preview 189 9 3 Static Defect Correction Plugin 189 9 3 1 Static Defect Correction Steps 191 9 3 2 Acquisition Images 192 9 3 3 Static Defect Correction 193 9 3 4 How to Use Defect Pixel Data File 193 9 4 Frame Rate Calculation Tool 193 10 FAQ 195 11 Revision History 197 12 Con...

Page 10: ...ectors the MERCURY2 USB3 Vision cameras can secure the reliability of cameras deployed in harsh industrial environments Featuring high reliability and high price performance ratio the MERCURY2 USB3 Vision cameras are especially suitable for machine vision applications such as industrial inspection medical scientific research education security and so on 1 2 Naming Rules Details of the MERCURY2 USB...

Page 11: ...ning 1 Do not install and operate the product in extreme environments with vibration high temperature humidity dust strong magnetic fields explosive corrosive smoke or gases as it may damage the camera cause a fire or electric shock 2 Do not aim at the product with high intensity light sources directly as it may damage the sensor 3 If the device damaged emits smoke odor or noise please turn off th...

Page 12: ...ing shielded cable can avoid electro magnetic interface Shielding layer of the cable should conduct to ground nearby and not until stretched too long When many devices need conduct to ground using single point grounding to avoid earth loop 3 Keep your cameras away from equipment with high voltage or high current such as motor inverter relay etc If necessary use additional shielding 4 ESD electro s...

Page 13: ...ents may not offer adequate protection to broadcast services within a residential environment 2 FCC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and f...

Page 14: ...er to the samples to develop their own control programs 5 Programmer s Manual This manual is the users programming guide that instructs the users how to configure the programming environment and how to control cameras and acquire images through the camera interface library You can download the latest software package from the website www daheng imaging com en Downloads 3 1 2 User Software Interfac...

Page 15: ...CAM standard GEN i CAM is administered by the European Machine Vision Association EMVA GenICam provides a generic programming interface for all kinds of cameras and devices It provides a standard application programming interface API no matter what interface technology is being used It mainly includes the following modules GenAPI an XML description file format defining how to capture the features ...

Page 16: ...e GalaxySDK contains various operating systems such as Windows Android and Linux The requirements for the operating system and version of the installation package are as follows Operating Systems Applicable Version Windows Windows 7 32bit 64bit Windows 10 32bit 64bit Windows 11 64bit Linux Ubuntu 12 04 or above kernel version 3 5 0 23 or above Android Android 6 or above 3 3 2 Driver Installation T...

Page 17: ...he USB3 0 interface of the host Double click the GalaxyView software to acquire image The steps are as follows 1 Click the icon on the Device Tree in the GalaxyView to refresh device list 2 After the device is enumerated double click the device enumerated in the device list 3 Click the icon on the Device Tree to perform the Start Acquisition operation on the current device ...

Page 18: ...ctral response graphs given by different manufacturers are different Some graphs ordinate is relative sensitivity response and abscissa is wavelength Some graphs ordinate is QE and abscissa is wavelength 4 2 MER2 U3 L Series 4 2 1 MER2 041 436U3M C L Specifications MER2 041 436U3C MER2 041 436U3C L MER2 041 436U3M MER2 041 436U3M L Resolution 720 540 Sensor Sony IMX287 global shutter CMOS Max Imag...

Page 19: ... 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support trigger polarity and flash polarity Conformity CE RoHS FCC UL USB3 V...

Page 20: ...gnal Noise Ratio 44dB 43 46dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N ...

Page 21: ...cations Figure 4 2 MER2 041 528U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 2 3 MER2 135 150U3M C L Specifications MER2 135 150U3C MER2 135 150U3C L MER2 135 150U3M MER2 135 150U3M L Resolution 1280 1024 Sensor SmartSens SC130GS global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 2 7 inch Pixel Size 4 0μm 4 0μm Frame Rate 150fps 1280 1024 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats...

Page 22: ...C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support trigger polarity ...

Page 23: ...ono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 38 96dB 39 19dB Exposure Time Standard 8μs 1s Actual Steps 2 row periods Gain 0dB 16dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Sensor 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp ...

Page 24: ...4 MER2 135 208U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 2 5 MER2 160 227U3M C L Specifications MER2 160 227U3C MER2 160 227U3C L MER2 160 227U3M MER2 160 227U3M L Resolution 1440 1080 Sensor Sony IMX273 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 2 9 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 227fps 1440 1080 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10...

Page 25: ... C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support trigger polarity and ...

Page 26: ...Signal Noise Ratio 45 32dB 45 32dB Exposure Time Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage...

Page 27: ... Figure 4 6 MER2 230 168U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 2 7 MER2 231 41U3M C L Specifications MER2 231 41U3C MER2 231 41U3C L MER2 231 41U3M MER2 231 41U3M L Resolution 1920 1200 Sensor Sony IMX249 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 2 inch Pixel Size 5 86μm 5 86μm Frame Rate 41fps 1920 1200 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit 12bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 ...

Page 28: ...rage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support trigger polarity and flash ...

Page 29: ...12 Signal Noise Ratio 39 89dB 39 98dB Exposure Time Standard 7μs 1s Actual Steps 1μs Gain 0dB 16dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Horizontal FPGA Vertical Sensor 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N A Operating T...

Page 30: ...8 MER2 240 159U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 2 9 MER2 301 125U3M C L Specifications MER2 301 125U3C MER2 301 125U3C L MER2 301 125U3M MER2 301 125U3M L Resolution 2048 1536 Sensor Sony IMX252 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 8 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 125fps 2048 1536 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10...

Page 31: ... C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support trigger polarity and ...

Page 32: ...ise Ratio 40 09dB 40 76dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Stor...

Page 33: ... 4 10 MER2 302 56U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 2 11 MER2 502 79U3M C L Specifications MER2 502 79U3C MER2 502 79U3C L MER2 502 79U3M MER2 502 79U3M L Resolution 2448 2048 Sensor Sony IMX250 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 2 3 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 79 1fps 2448 2048 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 M...

Page 34: ...perating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support t...

Page 35: ...xposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C ...

Page 36: ... MER2 503 36U3C MER2 503 36U3C L MER2 503 36U3M MER2 503 36U3M L Resolution 2448 2048 Sensor Sony IMX264 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 2 3 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 36fps 2448 2048 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 40 5dB 40 4dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps...

Page 37: ...perating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support t...

Page 38: ...posure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 7...

Page 39: ...ions MER2 630 60U3C MER2 630 60U3C L MER2 630 60U3C W90 MER2 630 60U3M MER2 630 60U3M L MER2 630 60U3M W90 Resolution 3088 2064 Sensor Sony IMX178 rolling shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 8 inch Pixel Size 2 4μm 2 4μm Frame Rate 60fps 3088 2064 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 40 19dB 40 18dB Ex...

Page 40: ...idity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions MER2 U3 L 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors MER2 U3 W90 29mm 29mm 58 8mm with lens adapter without I O connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g MER2 U3 W90 78g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity f...

Page 41: ...B 40 77dB Exposure Time Standard 10μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating...

Page 42: ...6 MER2 1220 32U3M C L W90 sensor spectral response 4 2 17 MER2 2000 19U3M C L W90 Specifications MER2 2000 19U3C MER2 2000 19U3C L MER2 2000 19U3C W90 MER2 2000 19U3M MER2 2000 19U3M L MER2 2000 19U3M W90 Resolution 5496 3672 Sensor Sony IMX183 rolling shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 inch Pixel Size 2 4μm 2 4μm Frame Rate 19 6fps 5496 3672 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Mono Color ...

Page 43: ...dity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions MER2 U3 L 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors MER2 U3 W90 29mm 29mm 58 8mm with lens adapter without I O connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g MER2 U3 W90 78g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity fl...

Page 44: ...o12 Signal Noise Ratio 43 3dB 43 3dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 ...

Page 45: ... sensor spectral response 4 2 19 MER2 160 249U3M C L HS Specifications MER2 160 249U3C HS MER2 160 249U3C L HS MER2 160 249U3M HS MER2 160 249U3M L HS Resolution 1440 1080 Sensor Sony IMX273 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 2 9 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 249 2fps 1440 1080 ADC Bit Depth 8bit 10bit 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit 12bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer ...

Page 46: ...torage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight MER2 U3 65g MER2 U3 L 61g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity MER2 U3 L not support trigger polarity and flas...

Page 47: ...81dB 40 67dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation FPGA 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger MER2 U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs MER2 U3 L N A ...

Page 48: ...camera specifications Figure 4 20 MER2 502 79U3M C L HS sensor spectral response 4 2 21 MER2 502 79U3M HS POL Specifications MER2 502 79U3M HS POL Resolution 2448 2048 Sensor Sony IMX250 MZR global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 2 3 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 79 1fps 2448 2048 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Mono polarization Pixel Formats Mono8 Mono10 Signal...

Page 49: ...p 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 29mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 65g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity Conformity CE FCC UL USB3 Vision GenICam Table 4 21 MER2 502 79U3M HS POL camer...

Page 50: ... Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 37 34dB 37 21dB Exposure Time Standard 11μs 1s Actual Steps 1μs Gain 0dB 16dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Horizontal FPGA Vertical Sensor 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Stor...

Page 51: ...amera specifications Figure 4 22 ME2S 560 70U3M C sensor spectral response 4 3 2 ME2S 1260 28U3M C Specifications ME2S 1260 28U3C ME2S 1260 28U3M Resolution 4096 3072 Sensor ON XGS12000 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 inch Pixel Size 3 2μm 3 2μm Frame Rate 28fps 4096 3072 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Sig...

Page 52: ...0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 4 1W 5V Power Requirements Power through USB3 0 interface Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 38 8mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 60g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity Conform...

Page 53: ...2 4μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 3μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period decimation enabled 20μs 1μs 3μs 20μs Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Powe...

Page 54: ...ponse 4 3 4 ME2S 2020 19U3M C Specifications ME2S 2020 19U3C ME2S 2020 19U3M Resolution 4504 4504 Sensor Sony IMX541 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 inch Pixel Size 2 74μm 2 74μm Frame Rate 19 4fps 4504 4504 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit 12bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono10 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 40 6dB 42 1dB Exposure ...

Page 55: ...rating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 4 2W 5V Power Requirements 12VDC 10 24VDC 10 supplied via Hirose connector recommend or power through USB3 0 interface Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 38 8mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 60g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polar...

Page 56: ... 3dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 2 4μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 3μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period decimation enabled 3μs 20μs 1μs 20μs Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C ...

Page 57: ...m Table 4 26 ME2S 2440 16U3M C camera specifications Figure 4 26 ME2S 2440 16U3M C sensor spectral response 4 4 ME2P U3 Series 4 4 1 ME2P 560 36U3M C Specifications ME2P 560 36U3C ME2P 560 36U3M Resolution 2600 2160 Sensor Gpixel GMAX2505 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 2 inch Pixel Size 2 5μm 2 5μm Frame Rate 36 1fps 2600 2160 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Mono Color Color...

Page 58: ...nput and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 36mm 31mm 38 8mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 66g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity...

Page 59: ...e Standard 11μs 1s Actual Steps 1μs Gain 0dB 16dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Horizontal FPGA Vertical Sensor 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumptio...

Page 60: ...3U3C ME2P 1230 23U3M Resolution 4096 3000 Sensor Sony IMX304 LQR global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 23 5fps 4096 3000 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 40 59dB 40 47dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 28μs 1s Actual Steps 1...

Page 61: ...mp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 3W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 36mm 31mm 38 8mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 66g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity Conformity CE RoHS FCC USB3 Vision GenICam Table 4 29 ME2P 1230 23U3M C camera...

Page 62: ...Signal Noise Ratio 40 79dB 40 63dB Exposure Time UltraShort 1μs 100μs Actual Steps 1μs Standard 24μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Sensor 1 1 2 2 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C ...

Page 63: ...ons Figure 4 30 ME2P 1231 32U3M C sensor spectral response 4 4 5 ME2P 1840 21U3M C Specifications ME2P 1840 21U3C ME2P 1840 21U3M Resolution 4504 4096 Sensor Gpixel GMAX2518 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 inch Pixel Size 2 5μm 2 5μm Frame Rate 21 4fps 4504 4096 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer GB8 Bayer GB12 Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise ...

Page 64: ...to isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 3 5W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 36mm 31mm 38 8mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight 66g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity Conformit...

Page 65: ...μs Gain 0dB 16dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Decimation Horizontal FPGA Vertical Sensor 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 Synchronization Hardware trigger software trigger I O 1 input and 1 output with opto isolated 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 3 5W 5V Lens Mount C Data Inter...

Page 66: ...ave up to 12 consecutive defect pixel cluster The camera has static defect pixel correction function and it will calibrated for the default factory parameters If the scene parameters are changed you can use the static defect pixel correction plugin to re calibrate For details please see section 9 3 1 Monochrome camera As shown below cluster with 4 consecutive defect pixels in a row is not allowed ...

Page 67: ...NIR Specifications ME2P 2621 15U3M NIR ME2P 2622 15U3M NIR Resolution 5120 5120 Sensor GMAX0505 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 inch Pixel Size 2 5μm 2 5μm Frame Rate 15 1ps 5120 5120 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 12bit Mono Color Mono NIR Pixel Formats Mono8 Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 36 15dB Exposure Time Standard 11μs 1s Actual Steps 1μs Gain 0dB 16dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB ...

Page 68: ...6g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity Conformity CE RoHS FCC USB3 Vision GenICam Table 4 33 ME2P 2621 15U3M NIR ME2P 2622 15U3M NIR camera specifications Figure 4 36 ME2P 2621 15U3M NIR ME2P 2622 15U3M NIR sensor spectral response Note ME2P 2622 15U3M NIR is the Grade2 sensor and ME2...

Page 69: ... Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 43 55dB 43 57dB Exposure Time Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning N A Decimation N A Synchronization Hardware trigger ME2L U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO ME2L U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity...

Page 70: ... 37 ME2L 042 121U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 5 2 ME2L 161 61U3M C L Specifications ME2L 161 61U3C ME2L 161 61U3C L ME2L 161 61U3M ME2L 161 61U3M L Resolution 1440 1080 Sensor Sony IMX296 global shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 2 9 inch Pixel Size 3 45μm 3 45μm Frame Rate 61 2fps 1440 1080 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 M...

Page 71: ... 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 28 1mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight ME2L U3 47g ME2L U3 L 44g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity ME2L U3 L not support trigger polarity and flash polarity Conformity CE RoHS FCC USB3 Vi...

Page 72: ...riod Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning N A Decimation N A Synchronization Hardware trigger ME2L U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO ME2L U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 28 1mm without lens adapter or connectors Weigh...

Page 73: ... row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning N A Decimation N A Synchronization Hardware trigger ME2L U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO ME2L U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 28 1mm without lens adapter or connector...

Page 74: ...ats Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Mono8 Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 39 29dB 39 43dB Exposure Time Standard 20μs 1s Actual Steps 1 row period Gain 0dB 24dB Default 0dB Steps 0 1dB Binning N A Decimation N A Synchronization Hardware trigger ME2L U3 L N A software trigger I O 1 input with opto isolated 1 programmable GPIO ME2L U3 L N A Operating Temp 0 C 45 C Storage Temp 20 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 80 Powe...

Page 75: ...ifications Figure 4 39 ME2L 505 36U3M C L sensor spectral response 4 5 6 ME2L 830 22U3M C L Specifications ME2L 830 22U3C ME2L 830 22U3C L ME2L 830 22U3M ME2L 830 22U3M L Resolution 3840 2160 Sensor Sony IMX334 rolling shutter CMOS Max Image Circle 1 1 8 inch Pixel Size 2 0μm 2 0μm Frame Rate 22 1fps 3840 2160 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit 10bit Mono Color Color Mono Pixel Formats Bayer...

Page 76: ...erating Humidity 10 80 Power Consumption 2 7W 5V Lens Mount C Data Interface USB3 0 Dimensions 29mm 29mm 28 1mm without lens adapter or connectors Weight ME2L U3 47g ME2L U3 L 44g Operating System Windows 7 10 11 32 64bit Linux Android ARMv7 ARMv8 Programmable Control Image size gain exposure time trigger polarity flash polarity ME2L U3 L not support trigger polarity and flash polarity Conformity ...

Page 77: ...5 Dimensions 2023 China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 68 5 Dimensions 5 1 Camera Dimensions Figure 5 1 MER2 U3 mechanical dimensions Figure 5 2 MER2 U3 L mechanical dimensions ...

Page 78: ...5 Dimensions 2023 China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 69 Figure 5 3 MER2 U3 W90 mechanical dimensions Figure 5 4 ME2S U3 mechanical dimensions ...

Page 79: ...5 Dimensions 2023 China Daheng Group Inc Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch 70 Figure 5 5 ME2P U3 mechanical dimensions Figure 5 6 ME2L U3 mechanical dimensions ...

Page 80: ...d length of ME2L cameras should be less than 9 4mm as shown in Figure 5 9 And the maximum lens allowed thread length of ME2S cameras should be less than 10 15mm as shown in Figure 5 10 The color models are equipped with an IR filter and the cut off frequency is 700nm The mono models are equipped with a transparent glass Remove IR filter or transparent glass will defocus the image plane Contact our...

Page 81: ... is recommended that you select the screw specifications 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 hexagon socket head cap screw 2 5 0 8 2 7 M3 8 hexagon socket head cap screw 4 5 0 8 2 7 M3 10 hexagon socket head cap screw 6 5 0 8 2 7 M2 4 hexagon socket ...

Page 82: ...ERCURY2 color models are equipped with IR filters The monochrome models are equipped with transparent glasses Contact our technical support when the glass needed to be removed Figure 6 1 Infrared cut off filter transmittance curve for MERCURY2 color camera Figure 6 2 Transparent glass transmittance curve for MERCURY2 mono camera ...

Page 83: ...t When selecting a lens select the lens of the same mount as the camera 2 Max Image Circle The maximum sensor size that 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 camera 3 Resolution The resolution represents the ability of the lens to record the...

Page 84: ...tion performance with a unique mechanical structure the optical axis fluctuates below 10µm The housing is small and compact the minimum outer diameter is only φ29 5mm and it can be installed in various limited spaces Easy to 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 0...

Page 85: ... at long working distance Compact and robust Up to 5G of anti vibration performance Models HN 0528 6M C2 3B HN 0828 6M C2 3B HN 1228 6M C2 3B HN 1628 6M C2 3B HN 2528 6M C2 3B HN 3528 6M C2 3B HN 5028 6M C2 3B HN 7528 6M C2 3B 6 2 4 HN 20M Series Prime Lenses The HN 20M series lenses are 20 megapixels lenses for industrial suitable for sensors with max image circle of 1 This series of lenses has t...

Page 86: ...es has the following features 6 megapixels resolution 6 50mm focal length available The housing is small and compact the minimum outer diameter is only φ33 0mm and it can be installed in various limited spaces Ultra low optical distortion greatly improving the accuracy and stability Models HN P 0628 6M C1 1 8 HN P 0828 6M C1 1 8 HN P 1228 6M C1 1 8 HN P 1628 6M C1 1 8 HN P 2528 6M C1 1 8 HN P 3528...

Page 87: ... 20 megapixels lenses for industrial with max image circle of 1 1 This series of lenses has the following features 20 megapixels resolution 12 50mm focal length available 2 4μm small pixel size F2 4 large aperture design Miniaturized structure Ultra low optical distortion Models HN P 1224 20M C1 1 1 HN P 1624 20M C1 1 1 HN P 2524 20M C1 1 1 HN P 3524 20M C1 1 1 HN P 5024 20M C1 1 1 6 2 8 HN P 25M ...

Page 88: ...5M C1 2 1 HN P 1624 25M C1 2 1 HN P 2524 25M C1 2 1 HN P 3524 25M C1 2 1 HN P 5024 25M C1 2 1 6 2 9 HN P Series 8K 16K Line Scan Lenses Features of this series lenses are as follows 8K 16K pixels resolution Focal length of 60mm 3 7μm 7μm pixel size Magnification from 0 04 to 0 05 Models HN P 6040 H HN P 6040 L ...

Page 89: ...een Data is being transmitted Flashing yellow The camera s initialization failed Table 7 1 Camera status 7 1 2 ME2S Series An LED light is set on the back cover of camera which indicates camera s status as shown in Table 7 1 LED light can display 3 colors red yellow and green LED status Camera status Off The camera is powered off or only USB3 0 interface external power supply is power on Solid red...

Page 90: ...output 6 Line3 Pink GPIO input output 7 Line1 White Green Opto isolated output 8 Line1 White Blue Opto isolated output Table 7 3 I O port definition back sight of the camera The polarity of GPIO pins cannot be reversed otherwise camera or other peripherals could burn out 7 3 1 2 ME2L Series ME2L Series I O port is implemented by Hirose 8 pin receptacle Diagram Pin Definition Description 1 Line0 Op...

Page 91: ...GPIO GND Table 7 5 I O port definition back sight of camera The polarity of GPIO pins cannot be reversed otherwise camera or other peripherals could burn out 7 3 2 I O Electrical Features The MER2 ME2P ME2L ME2S cameras have different available I O MER2 ME2P ME2L 8 pin connector ME2S 6 pin connector see details in 7 3 1 I O Connector Pin Definition I O with the same signal definition are also have...

Page 92: ...o protect the Line0 while the external input voltage is higher than 9V a circuit limiting resistance is needed in the external input The recommended values are shown in Table 7 6 External input voltage Circuit limiting resistance Rlimit Line0 input voltage 5V Non or 90Ω About 5V 9V 680Ω About 5 5V 12V 1kΩ About 6V 24V 2kΩ About 10V Table 7 6 Circuit limiting resistor value The connection method of...

Page 93: ...t Figure 7 5 NPN photosensor connected to opto isolated input circuit ME2S 3 3V Line0 Line0 1 INPUT0 1 6 2 5 3 4 External circuit Signal output Power PWR GND PNP Current limiting resistor Camera internal circuit Figure 7 6 PNP photosensor connected to opto isolated input circuit ME2S Rising edge delay 50μs 0 C 45 C parameter description as shown in Figure 7 7 Falling edge delay 50μs 0 C 45 C param...

Page 94: ...cuit Rising time delay TRIGIN_R_DELAY the time required for the response to the decrease to 0 8V of INPUT0 from 50 rising of LINE0 Falling time delay TRIGIN_F_DELAY the time required for the response to the rise to 2V of INPUT0 from 50 falling of LINE0 7 3 2 2 Line1 Opto isolated Output Circuit Hardware schematics of opto isolated output circuit is shown below 1 2 8 7 6 4 5 3 OUTPUT1 Rexternal EXV...

Page 95: ...isolated output circuit in typical application environment Rising time delay tr td 50μs 0 C 45 C parameter description is shown in Figure 7 10 Falling time delay ts tf 50μs 0 C 45 C parameter description is shown in Figure 7 10 Delay time in typical application conditions environment temperature is 25 C are shown in Table 7 9 Parameter Test Condition Value μs Storage time ts External power is 5V p...

Page 96: ...90 to 10 of the maximum value Storage time ts the time required from 50 falling of OUTPUT1 to the rise to 10 of the maximum value of LINE1 Rising time tr the time for the response of LINE1 to rise from 10 to 90 of its final value 7 3 2 3 GPIO 2 3 Bidirectional Circuit 1 2 8 7 6 4 5 3 3 3V Line2 Line3 INPUT2 INPUT3 OUTPUT2 OUTPUT3 PTC PTC Figure 7 11 Line2 3 bidirectional circuit MER2 ME2P 1 8V INP...

Page 97: ...igured as input the internal equivalent circuit of camera is shown below taking Line2 as an example 1 2 8 7 6 4 5 3 3 3V Line2 INPUT2 Input Input External circuit Figure 7 14 Internal equivalent circuit of camera when Line2 is configured as input MER2 ME2P 1 8V Line2 FPGA INPUT2 External circuit Input Input 8 5 1 4 3 7 2 6 Camera internal circuit Figure 7 15 Internal equivalent circuit of camera w...

Page 98: ...input voltage 1 9V 24V Line2 3 voltage The status is unstable when input voltage is between 0 6V and 1 9V which should be avoided When input of Line2 3 is high input current is lower than 100μA When input of Line2 3 is low input current is lower than 1mA When Line2 3 is configured as input The connection method between them and NPN and PNP photoelectric sensors is shown below 1 2 8 7 6 4 5 3 3 3V ...

Page 99: ...nsor connected to Line2 input circuit MER2 ME2P 1 8V Line2 FPGA INPUT2 Camera internal circuit External circuit Signal output Power PWR GND NPN Pull up resistor 8 5 1 4 3 7 2 6 Figure 7 19 NPN photoelectric sensor connected to Line2 input circuit ME2L 1 8V Line2 FPGA INPUT2 Camera internal circuit Camera GND External circuit Signal output Power PWR GND PNP Pull down resistor 8 5 1 4 3 7 2 6 Figure...

Page 100: ... Signal output Power PWR GND PNP Pull down resistor Figure 7 22 PNP photoelectric sensor connected to Line2 input circuit ME2S When LIine2 3 is configured as input pull down resistor over 1K should not be used otherwise the input voltage of Line2 3 will be over 0 6V and logic 0 cannot be recognized stably Input rising time delay 2μs 0 C 45 C parameter description as shown in Figure 7 23 Input fall...

Page 101: ...conditions Rising time delay tr td 20μs 0 C 45 C parameter description as shown in Figure 7 24 Falling time delay ts tf 20μs 0 C 45 C parameter description as shown in Figure 7 24 Delay parameters are affected greatly by external voltage and external pull up resistor but little by temperature Output delay time in typical application conditions temperature is 25 C are shown in Table 7 11 Parameter ...

Page 102: ... the rise to 10 of the maximum value of LINE2 Rising time tr the time for the response of LINE2 to rise from 10 to 90 of its final value When Line2 3 is configured as output the internal equivalent circuit of camera is shown below taking Line2 as an example 1 2 8 7 6 4 5 3 EXVCC 5 24V Line2 OUTPUT2 33ΩPTC External circuit Figure 7 25 Internal equivalent circuit of camera when Line2 is configured a...

Page 103: ...the camera is powered on Line2 and Line3 are input by default which can be configured to be input or output by LineMode 2 Input Debouncer In order to suppress the interference signals from hardware trigger the camera has the hardware trigger filtering feature including rising edge filtering and falling edge filtering The user can set the trigger filter feature by setting the TriggerFilterRaisingEd...

Page 104: ...etting input line to reverse 8 1 2 Output Mode Operation 1 Configuring Line as output The camera s Line1 is a uni directional opto isolated output I O Line2 and Line3 are bi direction configurable I Os The Line1 is camera s default Line2 is the default if the camera does not support Line1 output when the camera is powered on Line2 and Line3 can be configured to be output by changing the LineMode o...

Page 105: ...pecial 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 as the output line the output source is selected as UserOutput1 and the output value is defined as true LineSelector is selected as line2 LineMode is set to Output LineSource is set to UserOutput1 UserOutputSelector is selected as UserOut...

Page 106: ...sureActive signal schematic diagram ExposureActive Signal All lines are exposing at the same time after data reset Trigger Signal Actual exposure time for all lines Figure 8 8 Global reset release shutter mode ExposureActive signal schematic diagram This signal is useful when the camera or target object is moving For example suppose the camera is mounted on a robotic arm that can move the camera t...

Page 107: ...d high Trigger Signal FrameTriggerWait Signal Output Image Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Signal 1 Signal 2 Signal 3 Figure 8 9 FrameTriggerWait signal schematic diagram When the trigger mode is FrameBurstStart FrameStart mode is off each time the camera receives a trigger signal and it will acquire the set AcquisitionFrameCount frames of image After receiving the trigger signal the AcquisitionTriggerWai...

Page 108: ...ltaneously 2 Setting the user defined status for the output lines The camera can select the user defined output by setting LineSource by setting UserOutputValue to configure the output signal By setting UserOutputSelector to select UserOutput0 UserOutput1 or UserOutput2 By setting UserOutputValue to set the user defined output value and the default value is false when the camera is powered on 3 Ou...

Page 109: ... shown in Table 8 1 The default polarity does not reverse The default value of MER2 ME2P ME2S cameras is 0xE and the default value of ME2L cameras is 0x4 Line3 Line2 Line1 Line0 1 1 0 0 Table 8 1 Camera line status bit 8 2 Image Acquisition Control 8 2 1 Acquisition Start and Stop 8 2 1 1 Acquisition Start It can send AcquisitionStart command immediately after opening the camera The acquisition pr...

Page 110: ...2 Acquisition Stop It can send AcquisitionStop command to camera at any time The acquisition stop process is irrelevant to acquisition mode But different stop time will result in different process as shown in Figure 8 15 and Figure 8 16 Acquisition stop during reading out Complete stop Reading out Stop command Stop time Exposure Incomplete frame Figure 8 15 Acquisition stop during reading out As s...

Page 111: ...r executing the AcquisitionStart command the camera waits for a trigger signal which may be a software trigger or a hardware trigger of the camera When the camera receives the trigger signal and acquires an image the camera will automatically stop image acquisition If you want to acquire another frame of image you must execute the AcquisitionStart command again 2 When the trigger mode is set to Of...

Page 112: ...o Off After executing the AcquisitionStart command the camera will continuously acquire images until it receives the AcquisitionStop command You can check if the camera is in the waiting trigger status by the camera s trigger wait signal or by using the acquisition status function 8 2 3 Trigger Type Selection Two camera trigger types are available FrameStart and FrameBurstStart Different trigger t...

Page 113: ...alue of the Acquisition burst frame count parameter is reached For example the FrameStart trigger mode and the FrameBurstStart trigger mode are selected at the same time If the Acquisition burst frame count parameter is set to 3 when the camera receives a FrameBurstStart trigger signal no image will be acquired When the FrameStart trigger signal is received the camera will acquire1 image each time...

Page 114: ...ches from trigger mode to continuous mode at point 4 and then the camera works in continuous mode Switch trigger mode during blanking Acquisition Mode Camera output Continuous mode Continuous Frame Trigger mode Trigger Frame Trigger 1 2 3 4 frame1 frame2 frame3 frame4 frame6 frame5 Continuous mode Continuous Frame Figure 8 21 Switch trigger mode during blanking As shown in Figure 8 21 the camera w...

Page 115: ... of the USB 3 0 interface so camera is under standard mode In this mode the frame rate is lower or equal to the current transmission capacity influenced by the current exposure time image size and other factors When the combination of trigger modes is any of the above three the maximum frame rate output by the camera is not limited by the physical bandwidth of the USB 3 0 interface and acquisition...

Page 116: ...quisition burst will be increased Camera models that support this feature and relevant parameters Model Pixel formats sensor bit depth Continuous mode maximum frame rate fps Trigger mode maximum frame rate fps Acquisition burst mode permissible frames MER2 502 79U3M C HS MER2 502 79U3M HS POL 8bit 79 16 96 84 87 10bit 39 58 48 42 43 ME2S 560 70U3M C 8bit 70 33 75 30 1087 12bit 35 17 37 65 542 ME2S...

Page 117: ...f the Trigger Source is set by Line2 or Line3 it should be ensured that the corresponding Line is set as Input Please refer to section 8 1 1 for more information of the camera programmable GPIOs Hardware trigger acquisition features The relative features about the camera s trigger signal process are illustrated below 1 The polarity of lines can be set to inverted or not inverted and the default se...

Page 118: ...e mode after the 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 be exposed The formula of non overlapping exposure frame period non overlapping exposure frame period exposure time readout time Sensor Exposure Time Non overlaping Non overlaping Frame ...

Page 119: ...me N 2 Frame N Frame N 1 Sensor Exposure Sensor Readout Blank Blank Figure 8 24 The exposure sequence diagram in overlapping exposure mode Continuous acquisition mode If the exposure time is greater than the frame blanking time the exposure time and the readout time will be overlapped As shown in the Figure 8 24 Trigger acquisition mode When the interval between two triggers is less than the sum o...

Page 120: ...g edge triggering is enabled exposure starts when the trigger signal rises and continues until the exposure time has expired as shown in Figure 8 26 Exposure Exposure Time Hardware trigger signal Figure 8 26 The sequence diagram in rising edge trigger of Timed exposure mode If falling edge triggering is enabled exposure starts when the trigger signal falls and continue until the exposure time has ...

Page 121: ...eature can optimize the acquisition of overlapping images This parameter is especially useful if the user wants to maximize the camera s frame rate i e if the user wants to trigger at the highest rate possible Prerequisites a Set the TriggerMode parameter to On b Set the TriggerSource parameter to one of the available hardware trigger source e g Line0 c Set the ExposureMode parameter to TriggerWid...

Page 122: ...cess of global shutter is as shown in Figure 8 30 all the lines of the sensor are exposed at the same time and then the sensor will read out the image date one by one The advantage of the global shutter is that all the lines are exposed at the same time and the images do not appear offset and distortion when capturing moving objects The time width of the flash signal can be got by the following fo...

Page 123: ...wing formula Tstrobe Texposure N 1 Trow Exposure time Readout time Exposure line by line Readout after exposure Reading Time Exposing Figure 8 31 Electronic rolling shutter Global Reset Release Shutter As the sensor starts exposure line by line all of the pixels in the sensor start exposing at the same time However the end time of upper lines and lower lines of the same frame of image is different...

Page 124: ...t The standard exposure time mode is the default setting For the manual adjustment please refer to section 8 2 9 For the automatic adjustment and continuous automatic adjustment please refer to section 8 3 5 In UltraShort exposure time mode the MERCURY2 USB3 Vision camera only supports manual adjustment of the exposure time Since standard exposure time mode is the default setting if you want to se...

Page 125: ..._delay Texposure_delay Figure 8 33 The exposure delay sequence diagram in overlaping exposure mode When a hardware trigger signal is received to the sensor to start exposure there is a small delay which is called the exposure delay and consists of four parts of time as shown in Figure 8 34 T1 The delay introduced by the hardware circuit when the external signal passes through the optocoupler or GP...

Page 126: ...ta for each model is as follows Model Exposure Delay μs MER2 041 436U3M C Mono8 BayerRG8 13 17 MER2 041 528U3M C BPP8 11 5 14 75 BPP10 12 85 16 775 BPP12 15 7 21 05 MER2 135 150U3M C 13 63 MER2 135 208U3M C Mono8 BayerBG8 10 08 Mono10 BayerBG10 13 53 MER2 160 227U3M C Mono8 BayerRG8 13 17 Mono10 BayerRG10 20 6 28 5 MER2 230 168U3M C Mono8 BayerRG8 15 20 Mono10 BayerRG10 24 2 33 8 MER2 231 41U3M C ...

Page 127: ...Mono10 BayerRG10 24 8 34 7 MER2 502 79U3M HS POL Mono8 14 9 19 85 Mono10 24 8 34 7 ME2S 560 70U3M C 23 41 ME2S 1260 28U3M C BayerRG8 Mono8 51 6 BayerRG12 Mono12 97 6 ME2S 1610 24U3M C Mono8 BayerRG8 82 2 91 85 Mono10 Mono12 BayerRG10 BayerRG12 144 2 161 6 ME2S 2020 19U3M C Mono8 BayerRG8 71 4 79 7 Mono10 Mono12 BayerRG10 BayerRG12 125 140 ME2S 2440 16U3M C Mono8 BayerRG8 82 2 91 85 Mono10 Mono12 B...

Page 128: ...dB the image gray value is 126 and if the gain is increased to 6dB the image gray will increase to 252 Thus increasing gain can be used to increase image brightness When the environment brightness and exposure time keep constant another way to increase the image brightness is to change the camera s digital gain by modifying the lookup table for more details please see section 8 4 5 Note that incre...

Page 129: ... Pixel Format By setting the pixel format the user can select the format of output image The available pixel formats depend on the camera model and whether the camera is monochrome or color The following table shows the pixel format supported by the camera The image data starts from the upper left corner and each pixel is output brightness value of each pixel line from left to right and from top t...

Page 130: ... them Y00 Y01 Y02 are the gray value of each pixel that start with the first row of the image The first byte of each pixel is low 8 bits of brightness and the second byte of each pixel is high 8 bits of brightness BayerRG8 Figure 8 37 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 differen...

Page 131: ... each pixel in the output image of the camera is 8 bits According to the location difference the three components of red green and blue are respectively represented The format in the memory is as follows G00 R01 G02 R03 G04 B10 G11 B12 G13 B14 Where G00 is the first pixel value of the first row for the green component R01 represents the second pixel value for the red component and so on so that th...

Page 132: ...he format in the memory is as follows G00 B01 G02 B03 G04 R10 G11 R12 G13 R14 Where G00 is the first pixel value of the first row for the green component B01 represents the second pixel value for the blue component and so on so that the first row pixel values are arranged R10 is the first pixel value of the second row for the red component the G11 is the second pixel value for the green component ...

Page 133: ... OffsetX refers to the starting column of the ROI and the OffsetY refers to the starting row of the ROI Among them the step of OffsetX and width vary from one camera to another and the step of OffsetY and height is 2 The coordinates of the ROI of the image are defined the 0th raw and 0th column as the origin of the upper left corner of the sensor As shown in the figure the OffsetX of the ROI is 4 ...

Page 134: ... not met the user cannot set the ROI The default value of ROI is the entire image you can set the ROI according to your need Where the minimum value of AAROIWidth can be set to 16 and the maximum value is equal to the current image width The minimum value of AAROIHeight can be set to 16 and the maximum value is equal to the current image height they are all need to meet the condition1 For example ...

Page 135: ...l close the auto exposure feature When using the Continuous mode the camera will continuous adjusting the exposure time according to the data of the AAROI so that the data in the AAROI is kept near to the expected gray level The expected gray value is set by the user and it is related to the data bit depth For 8bit pixel data the expected gray value range is 0 255 and for 12bit pixel data the expe...

Page 136: ...the adjacent frame the first pixel gray value of the next frame increases by 1 compared to the previous frame So in the dynamic image the image is scrolling to the left A printscreen of the moving diagonal gray gradient test image is shown in Figure 8 43 Image rolling direction Image rolling direction Figure 8 43 Moving diagonal gray gradient test image SlantLine In the static diagonal gray gradie...

Page 137: ...startup parameter set UserSetDefault The UserSetSave is to save the effective configuration parameters to the user configuration parameter set which is set by the user The UserSetLoad is to load the vendor default configuration parameters Default or the user configuration parameters UserSet to the current effective configuration parameters The UserSetDefault is refer to the user can specify a set ...

Page 138: ...l not be lost The MERCURY2 USB3 Vision camera can store a set of user configuration 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 Save parameters UserSetSave Save the current effective configuration parameters to the user configuration parameters The sto...

Page 139: ...oad the UserSet specified by UserSetSelector to the device and makes it active Change startup parameter set UserSetDefault The user can use UserSetDefault to select Default or UserSet0 as the UserSetDefault When the camera is reset or powered on again the parameters in the UserSetDefault will be loaded into the effective configuration parameters 8 3 8 Device User ID The MERCURY2 USB3 Vision camera...

Page 140: ...rations The unit of timestamp is ns 8 3 10 Binning The feature of Binning is to combine multiple pixels adjacent to each other in the sensor into a single value and process the average value of multiple pixels or sum the multiple pixel values which may increase the signal to noise ratio or the camera s response to light How Binning Works On color cameras the camera combines sums or averages the pi...

Page 141: ...able Sum and Average Sum The values of the affected pixels are summed and then output as one pixel This improves the signal to noise ratio but also increases the camera s response to light Average The values of the affected pixels are averaged This greatly improves the signal to noise ratio without affecting the camera s response to light Considerations when Using Binning 1 Effect on ROI settings ...

Page 142: ...e number of sensor pixel columns or rows that are transmitted by the camera reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted and reducing bandwidth usage How Vertical Decimation Works On mono cameras if you specify a vertical Decimation factor of n the camera transmits only every nth row For example when you specify a vertical Decimation factor of 2 the camera skips row 1 transmits row 2 s...

Page 143: ... horizontal Decimation As a result the image width is reduced For example enabling horizontal Decimation by 2 halves the image width The camera automatically adjusts the image ROI settings Horizontal Decimation does not or only to a very small extent increase the camera s frame rate Configuring Decimation To configure vertical Decimation enter a value for the DecimationVertical parameter To config...

Page 144: ...isplayed image will be reduced in width or height 4 Mutually exclusive with Binning Decimation and Binning cannot be used simultaneously in the same direction When the horizontal Decimation value is set to a value other than 1 the horizontal Binning feature cannot be used When the vertical Decimation value is set to a value other than 1 the vertical Binning feature cannot be used On some camera mo...

Page 145: ...ly and vertically Figure 8 58 The original image Figure 8 59 Reverse X and Y enabled Using Image ROI with Reverse X or Reverse Y If you have specified an image ROI while using Reverse X or Reverse Y you must bear in mind that the position of the ROI relative to the sensor remains the same Therefore the camera acquires different portions of the image depending on whether the Reverse X or the Revers...

Page 146: ...erRG Enable Reverse X and disable Reverse Y BayerGR Disable Reverse X and enable Reverse Y BayerGB Enable Reverse X and Reverse Y BayerBG ME2L 161 61U3C L Disable Reverse X and Reverse Y BayerRG Enable Reverse X and disable Reverse Y BayerGR Disable Reverse X and enable Reverse Y BayerGB Enable Reverse X and Reverse Y BayerBG ME2L 203 76U3C L Disable Reverse X and Reverse Y BayerRG Enable Reverse ...

Page 147: ...e is set to the maximum value Configuring Digital Shift To configure the digital shift factor enter the expected value for the DigitalShift parameter By default the 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 the camera will shift the pixel valu...

Page 148: ...e can determine whether the camera is waiting for trigger signals This is useful if you want to optimize triggered image acquisition and avoid over triggering To determine if the camera is currently waiting for trigger signals a Set the AcquisitionStatusSelector parameter to the expected trigger type Two trigger types are available FrameTriggerWait and AcquisitionTriggerWait For example if you wan...

Page 149: ...cally adjusted to ensure that the average gray value of the dark field is about 0 5 in the highest bit depth image The default mode is Off If it is Continuous mode the black level is adjustment continuously If it is Once mode the auto black level mode will automatically change to Off after once adjustment If it is Off mode the auto black level is disabled Auto Black Level does not support the adju...

Page 150: ...0000 Auto Exposure 8 1000000 8 15000000 Gain 0 16 0 20 Auto Gain 0 16 0 20 Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 MER2 160 227U3M C L Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 48 Auto Gain 0 24 0 48 Black Level 0 255 0 255 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White ...

Page 151: ...nce component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 MER2 240 159U3M C L Exposure 7 1000000 7 15000000 Auto Exposure 7 1000000 7 15000000 Gain 0 16 0 24 Auto Gain 0 16 0 24 Black Level 0 4095 0 4095 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 MER2 301 125U3M C L Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 1500000...

Page 152: ... L Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 48 Auto Gain 0 24 0 48 Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 MER2 502 79U3M POL Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 48 Auto Gain 0 24 0 48 Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 M...

Page 153: ...sure 8 1000000 8 15000000 Auto Exposure 8 1000000 8 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 27 Auto Gain 0 24 0 27 Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 MER2 1220 32U3M C L W90 Exposure 10 1000000 10 15000000 Auto Exposure 10 1000000 10 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 27 Auto Gain 0 24 0 27 Black Level 0 255 0 255 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Bal...

Page 154: ...1023 BPP10 0 4095 BPP12 0 255 BPP8 0 1023 BPP10 0 4095 BPP12 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 MER2 160 249U3M C L HS Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Auto Exposure 20 1000000 20 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 48 Auto Gain 0 24 0 48 Black Level 0 255 0 255 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0...

Page 155: ...0000 Auto Exposure 11 1000000 11 15000000 Gain 0 16 0 24 Auto Gain 0 16 0 24 Black Level 2047 2047 2047 2047 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 ME2S 1260 28U3M C Exposure 162 1000000 162 15000000 Auto Exposure 162 1000000 162 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 24 Auto Gain 0 24 0 24 Black Level 4095 4095 4095 4095 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance co...

Page 156: ...ono 0 46 5 Color Black Level 0 4095 BPP8 0 1023 BPP10 0 4095 BPP12 0 4095 BPP8 0 1023 BPP10 0 4095 BPP12 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 ME2S 2440 16U3M C Exposure 3 1000000 3 15000000 Auto Exposure 3 1000000 3 15000000 Gain 0 24 0 48 Mono 0 46 5 Color Auto Gain 0 24 0 48 Mono 0 46 5 Color Black Level 0 1023 BPP10 0 4095 BPP12 0 102...

Page 157: ...ss 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 ME2P 900 43U3M C Exposure 11 1000000 11 15000000 Auto Exposure 11 1000000 11 15000000 Gain 0 16 0 24 Auto Gain 0 16 0 24 Black Level 256 2047 256 2047 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 63 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 63 996 ME2P 1231 32U3M C Exposure 24 1000000 24 15000000 Auto Expos...

Page 158: ...00 Auto Exposure 11 1000000 11 15000000 Gain 0 16 0 24 Auto Gain 0 16 0 24 Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 White Balance component 0 15 996 0 31 996 Auto White Balance 0 15 996 0 31 996 ME2P 2621 15U3M NIR Exposure 11 1000000 11 15000000 Auto Exposure 11 1000000 11 15000000 Gain 0 16 0 24 Auto Gain 0 16 0 24 Black Level 0 1023 0 1023 Sharpness 0 3 0 63 ME2P 2622 15U3M C Exposure 11 10...

Page 159: ...lash area immediately after being written and the data will not disappear after the camera is powered off 8 3 17 2 User Data Area 512K In addition to the above 16KB user data area the camera also has a 512KB ROM area for storing large amounts of data and files Users can access the user s data area through API After writing it will immediately saved into the camera s Flash area and will not disappe...

Page 160: ...ediately 8 3 19 Counter The camera only supports one counter Counter1 which can count the number of FrameTrigger AcquisitionTrigger and FrameStart signals received by the camera The counter starts counting from 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 ...

Page 161: ...e MGCExposureTime and MGCGain parameters are in effect for each frame 2 2Frame mode Two frames of different MGCExposureTime and MGCGain can be set For example you can set the MGCExposureTime and MGCGain of frame 0 to 1000μs 0 and the parameters of frame 1 to 10000μs 6 0 acquire 8 frames of images and the effect is as follows 3 4Frame mode Four frames of different MGCExposureTime and MGCGain can be...

Page 162: ...When the Multi Gray Control is set to 4Frame mode if the value of CurrentAcquisitionFrameRate is 44 0Hz then the maximum trigger frequency is 44 0 4 11 Hz 8 4 Image Processing 8 4 1 Light Source Preset 1 MER2 ME2P ME2S Series The MER2 ME2P ME2S series camera supports light source preset function and provides Off mode Custom mode and four specified common color temperature light source modes The ca...

Page 163: ...lance ratio under the current color temperature or auto white balance function The color correction is enabled when the color correction check box is checked in the image processing plug in 8 4 2 Auto White Balance MERCURY2 USB3 Vision camera supports auto white balance function and supports Once mode and Continuous mode Auto white balance of ME2L series cameras is performed by software so it has ...

Page 164: ...tween the ROI and the current image Auto White Balance Adjustment Auto White Balance function calculates the white balance coefficient based on the data in ROI and then use the coefficient to adjust the components of the image in order to make the R G B component the same in the ROI The Auto White Balance feature is only available on color sensors 1 MER2 ME2P ME2S Series The auto white balance can...

Page 165: ...e software or hardware to convert the RGB value that is read to the standard RGB value Because the color space is continuous all the other RGB values that are read can be converted to the standard RGB values by using the mapping table created by the 24 colors 1 Prerequisites For the color transformation to work properly the white balance must first be configured appropriately 2 Configuring color t...

Page 166: ...n to get better results The realization of Gamma function is also require calling the image processing library The Gamma value is passed into the Gamma function realization interface according to actual needs and the recommended Gamma is 1 8 2 2 3 How it works The color correction function uses a transformation matrix to modify red green and blue pixel data for each pixel The color transformation ...

Page 167: ...l values will be interpolated during the Gamma correction process resulting in loss of accuracy and loss of image information If the Gamma feature is required and no image information is lost avoid using the Gamma feature in 10 bit or 12 bit pixel format 4 Additional parameters Depending on your camera model the following additional parameters are available a GammaEnable Enable or disable Gamma co...

Page 168: ...ters by the maximum pixel format supported by the currently used camera a On cameras with a maximum pixel bit depth of 12 bits The LUTIndex selectable item is 0 4095 each LUTIndex corresponds to a LUTValue and the LUTValue range is 0 4095 b On cameras with a maximum pixel bit depth of 10 bits The LUTIndex selectable item is 0 1023 each LUTIndex corresponds to a LUTValue and the LUTValue range is 0...

Page 169: ... The sharpness supported by the camera include sharpness and sharpness with noise suppression 8 4 6 1 Sharpness Enable sharpness ON means that the sharpness feature is enabled Figure 8 70 Before sharpness adjustment Figure 8 71 After sharpness adjustment Sharpness adjustment Adjust the sharpness value can adjust the camera s sharpness to the image The adjustment range is 0 3 0 The larger the value...

Page 170: ...s The adjustment range is 0 1 The larger the value the higher the noise suppression Figure 8 74 After sharpness noise suppression 8 4 7 Flat Field Correction During the use of the camera there may be various inconsistencies in the image which are mainly reflected in the following aspects 1 Inconsistent response of individual pixels 2 The difference in gray value between the image center and the ed...

Page 171: ...s factor will no longer apply There are three ways to obtain the FFC coefficient According to the current environment Read from device available for part of the camera Load file There are two ways to save the FFC coefficient Write to device available for part of the camera Save file For cameras that support FFC In addition to the plugin FFC can be set to on off in the camera feature When set to on...

Page 172: ...eld image to obtain the average image It is not a necessary step generally the default value is used If the image noise is high it is recommended to increase the acquisition frame count 2 Acquisition of bright field images perform this function to complete the bright field image acquisition It is recommended to align the white paper or the flat fluorescent lamp to ensure the same amount of light i...

Page 173: ... at a certain resolution and FFC coefficient has been written to the device if you need to adjust ROI or set Binning Decimation Reverse X Y and other parameters you can follow the following steps 1 Switch the FFC switch from on to off 2 Stop the acquisition modify the ROI to the expected value or set Binning Decimation Reverse X Y and other parameters 3 Start the acquisition open the FFC plugin an...

Page 174: ...cted 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 3 3 matrix When the saturation intensity is modified the saturation can be changed by modifying the adjustment matrix A Rout Gout Bout RR GR BR RG GG BG RB GB BB Rin Gin Bin Roffset Goffset Boffset A RR GR BR RG GG ...

Page 175: ... camera unit μs Texp The exposure time of the camera unit μs 2 Frame rate Unit fps F 106 Tf It is recommended to use the frame rate calculation tool the frame rate will be calculated automatically after the configuration parameters are filled 8 5 2 USB Interface Bandwidth The theoretical bandwidth of the USB3 0 interface is 400MBps but actually the value will decrease with the type of the USB3 0 h...

Page 176: ...eviceLinkCurrentThroughput is 300000000Bps the maximum trigger frequency is 59 8Hz full resolution 8bit when the DeviceLinkCurrentThroughput is 35000000Bps the maximum trigger frequency is 6 9Hz full resolution 8bit Model Min of DeviceLinkThroughputLimit Max of DeviceLinkThroughputLimit Step of DeviceLinkThroughputLimit MER2 U3 L 35000000Bps 8bit 400000000Bps 1000000Bps 70000000Bps 10bit 70000000B...

Page 177: ...unit μs Trow 214 40 5 35 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 42 Trow MER2 135 150U3M C L The row period unit μs Trow 253 40 6 325 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 30 Trow MER2 135 208U3M C L The row period unit μs Trow 182 40 4 55 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 30 Trow MER2 160 227U3M C L When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerRG8 the row period unit μs ...

Page 178: ...6 40 19 9 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 38 Trow MER2 240 159U3M C L When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerGB8 the row period unit μs Trow 335 66 67 5 025 When the pixel format is Mono10 Mono12 BayerGB10 BayerGB12 the row period unit μs Trow 670 66 67 10 05 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 24 Trow MER2 301 125U3M C L When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerRG8 the r...

Page 179: ...iod unit μs Trow 240 2 40 12 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 38 Trow MER2 503 36U3M C L MER2 503 36U3M POL The row period unit μs Trow 532 40 13 3 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 32 Trow MER2 630 60U3M C L W90 When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerRG8 the row period unit μs Trow 420 54 7 78 When the pixel format is Mono10 or BayerRG10 the row period unit μs Trow 42...

Page 180: ...q Height 38 Trow MER2 041 608U3M C L HS When the sensor bit depth is BPP8 the row period unit μs Trow 113 40 2 825 When the sensor bit depth is BPP10 the row period unit μs Trow 140 40 3 5 When the sensor bit depth is BPP12 the row period unit μs Trow 183 40 4 575 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 42 Trow MER2 160 249U3M C L HS When the sensor bit depth is BPP8 the row period unit μs...

Page 181: ...a acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 38 Trow ME2S 560 70U3M C When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerGB8 the row period unit μs Trow 3 152 75 6 08 When the pixel format is Mono12 or BayerGB12 the row period unit μs Trow 3 304 75 12 16 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 15 Trow ME2S 1260 28U3M C When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerRG8 the row period unit μs Trow 736 64 11 5 When t...

Page 182: ...cquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 110 Trow ME2S 2440 16U3M C When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerRG8 the row period unit μs Trow 386 40 9 65 When the pixel format is Mono10 Mono12 or BayerRG10 BayerRG12 the row period unit μs Trow 696 40 17 4 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 110 Trow ME2P 560 36U3M C When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerGB8 the row period unit μs Trow 5 152 6...

Page 183: ...q Height 34 Trow ME2P 1231 32U3M C When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerRG8 the row period unit μs Trow 376 40 9 4 When the pixel format is Mono10 or BayerRG10 the row period unit μs Trow 376 2 40 18 8 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 54 Trow ME2P 1840 21U3M C When the pixel format is Mono8 or BayerGB8 the row period unit μs Trow 4 152 60 10 13 When the pixel format is Mono12 or B...

Page 184: ...l format is Mono12 the row period unit μs Trow 48 248 60 8 24 8 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 16 Trow ME2L 042 121U3M C L Row period unit μs Trow 540 37 5 14 4 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 30 Trow ME2L 161 61U3M C L Row period unit μs Trow 552 37 5 14 72 The camera acquisition time unit μs Tacq Height 30 Trow ME2L 203 76U3M C L Row period unit μs Trow 446 37 5 ...

Page 185: ...amera the camera can generate and transmit events for the following situations The camera has ended exposure ExposureEnd An image block is discarded BlockDiscard The trigger signal overflow FrameStartOvertrigger The image frame block is not empty BlockNotEmpty The burst trigger signal overflow FrameBurstStartOvertrigger The trigger signal wait FrameStartWait The burst trigger signal wait FrameBurs...

Page 186: ...6 1 ExposureEnd Event If the ExposureEnd Event is enabled when the camera s sensor has been exposed the camera sends out an ExposureEnd Event to the host indicating that the exposure has 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 is full and the ...

Page 187: ...ionTrigger signal and the camera will send a FrameBurstStartOvertrigger event to the host Note that the camera will send the corresponding number of FrameBurstStartOvertrigger events if it receives multiple AcquisitionTrigger signals during the acquisition period of one frame of image 8 6 6 FrameStartWait Event When the camera is in FrameTrigger mode the camera starts acquiring images and if it do...

Page 188: ... replaced by the values stored in the selected sequence set SequencerSetActive When SequencerMode is set to On displays the sequence set number currently in use as shown below The advance from one sequence set to the next occurs automatically as FrameStart trigger signals are received When SequencerMode is set to Off displays Not Available 0 1 2 3 0 Image0 Image1 Image2 Image3 SequencerSetActive T...

Page 189: ...efore SequencerMode set to On the auto gain auto exposure and auto white balance functions must be set to Off Sequencer Gain only supports digital gain not analog gain 1 When SequencerConfigurationMode is switched from Off to On the current value of GainSelector is automatically changed to digital gain 2 When SequencerMode is switched from Off to On the current value of GainSelector is automatical...

Page 190: ...device 3 Write the adjusted LUT to device 4 Read the saved LUT from LUT CSV file 5 Save the adjusted LUT to file Figure 9 1 The GUI of LUT Create Tool After opening the device and LUT Create Tool through GalaxyView exe the initial GUI is shown in Figure 9 1 The layout and function description of widgets are as follows Select Base LUT Include Standard LUT Read From Device LUT File CSV File and Defa...

Page 191: ...support read write LUT or does not support LUT to be used on other terminal devices after adjusting LUT effect through this terminal then you can use the Save To File function After adjusting LUT select Save To File and choose the save format as lut Then select the LUT File in Select Base LUT again and select the saved LUT file to restore the parameters If you copy the file to another terminal and...

Page 192: ... selects knee2 LUT Range input 0 1023 Gamma input 110 brightness input 100 Contrast input 100 and the GUI after selecting Write To Device is shown in Figure 9 4 3 LUT file After selecting the LUT file a dialog box for selecting the file will pop up You can select the file in the format of lut and update the polyline diagram and image acquisition effect of the device If you select Standard LUT or D...

Page 193: ...re five sets of parameters in Auto Create LUT the maximum LUT range default value 4095 range 0 4095 minimum value default value 0 range 0 4032 Gamma default value 100 range 0 400 brightness default value 0 range 150 150 contrast default value 0 range 150 150 where the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the LUT range needs to be greater than or equal to 63 After selecting the Sele...

Page 194: ...oc library and parse it into lookup table format that can be set to the appropriate camera The specific steps are as follows a Get the length of the Lookup Table b Apply for the LUT Buffer resource of the corresponding size according to the LUT length c Read the LUT file xxx lut and get the LUT Buffer data d Set the LUT Buffer data into the camera Make sure the LUTEnable is true e Save the current...

Page 195: ...oftware for DAHENG IMAGING digital camera The plugin is integrated into GalaxyView exe After opening the device through this software open the FFC plugin from the menu bar plugin list Using the plugin you can achieve the following functions 1 Execute FFC on the current device 2 Obtain the FFC factor that has been validated from the device 3 Write the prepared FFC factor to the device to prevent th...

Page 196: ...FC factor to a file When the factor is subsequent used it can be loaded directly from the file 9 Prompt Information Prompt the execution status and error message when executing FFC 10 Default prompt message It is demanded to acquire bright field images again for executing FFC after changing ROI Binning Decimation Mirror of the camera The prompt message will always be displayed on the GUI Table 9 1...

Page 197: ...n 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 if white balance has not been done the image after FFC is an image with white balance effect 9 2 2 3 Execute FFC 1 Execute FFC is enabled after the bright field image acquisition is completed 2 Click Execute FFC to calculate the FFC factor and set it to the devic...

Page 198: ...nnot be previewed 9 3 Static Defect Correction Plugin Static Defect Correction Plugin support all series of DAHENG IMAGING digital 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 achieve the following functions 1 Analyze the defect pixel in the current ima...

Page 199: ...Set the threshold for defect pixels and noise points judgment 3 Bright dark scene Count the defect pixels 4 Actual scene Count the noise points 5 Count Count the location of the defect pixels and noise points 6 StaticDefectCorrection Hardware Choose whether to perform Static Defect Correction 7 SavetoDevice Save the defects information to the device 8 SavetoFile Save the defects information to a f...

Page 200: ...of static defect pixel correction and the merged pixel number is less than the number 8192 that the device supports The defect pixel information will be written into the FLASH of the device Operation The Static Defect Correction can be performed by hardware or software If the current device supports Static Defect Correction and the merged pixel number is less than 8192 hardware is preferred to per...

Page 201: ...acquisition 3 When counting defect pixels it is required to acquisition images with uniform gray scale For example use bright field images when detecting dark defect pixels and use dark field images when detecting bright defect pixels 4 When the threshold is fixed the number of defect pixels will be affected by the exposure time and gain The greater the value of exposure time and gain the greater ...

Page 202: ...the user can check or uncheck Static Defect Correction to check the correction result When the device performs Static Dead Pixel Correction it is temporarily unable to remove the dead pixels at the left and right boundaries The monochrome camera is 3 pixels from the boundary and the color camera is 6 pixels from the boundary 9 3 4 How to Use Defect Pixel Data File 1 The format of the defect pixel ...

Page 203: ...epresents the recommended maximum transmission bandwidth of the camera If this value is exceeded frame losing may occur 7 The AcquisitionFrameRate represents the maximum value of the frame rate control when the AcquisitionFrameRateMode is set to on and whether the maximum value can be reached depends on whether the camera is affected by other acquisition parameters 8 AcquisitionFrameRateMode indic...

Page 204: ...opened the camera 5 Fail to open device it shows that This device can only be operated on an USB3 0 Port 1 Please check whether the camera is connected to USB2 0 port or USB2 0 HUB Be sure to connect the camera to USB3 0 port 6 No images after acquisition start 1 Please load the default parameter set reopen the demo execute the command AcquisitionStart again and then check the frame rate 2 Open th...

Page 205: ...40 IPC 1 Be sure the driver version of AMD USB controller is later than 2 20 10 Brightness changes flicker or received incomplete frames in ME2L U3 series cameras acquisition 1 Be sure one USB3 0 controller can only be connected to one ME2L U3 series camera and no other USB devices can be connected Including keyboard mouse USB flash disk etc ...

Page 206: ...m 6pin to 8pin 2 Modify the description of section 7 3 3 Modify the mechanical dimensions of ME2L cameras 4 Add the ME2L model to section 0 2020 04 30 8 V1 0 7 1 Add section 8 2 10 Set Exposure 2020 05 20 9 V1 0 8 1 Modify the description of Figure 6 1 and Figure 6 2 2 Modify the diagram and core color of Table 7 4 in section 7 3 1 2020 07 20 10 V1 0 9 1 Add section 8 4 7 and section 9 2 Flat Fiel...

Page 207: ...e series resistance requirement when the external voltage of Line0 is 5V and modify Table 7 6 2022 02 16 24 V1 0 23 1 Add section 9 1 2 5 Read LUT 2022 03 22 25 V1 0 24 1 Add section 8 4 1 Light Source Preset 2 Add section 8 4 9 Saturation 3 Update the information of ME2P 2621 15U3M C 4 Add ME2P 2622 15U3M C ME2P 2622 15U3M NIR ME2P 2621 15U3M NIR 2022 04 21 26 V1 0 25 1 Update the information of ...

Page 208: ...uction section 8 2 6 Acquisition Burst Mode and section 8 4 7 4 FFC Precautions 3 Update the parameter figure in section 4 4 Add ME2S mechanical dimensions in section 5 1 5 Update Figure 6 1 and Figure 6 2 6 Add HN P 6M 1 1 8 series prime lenses HN P 20M series prime lenses HN P series line scan lenses 7 Update section 7 3 8 I O Port section 8 1 I O Control section 8 2 10 Set Exposure section 8 2 ...

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