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CameraLink Area Scan Camera

User Manual

Table 1-3

Pin Definition (Type II and Type III)

Illustration

No.

Signal

I/O Signal
Source

Description

Color

GND

Line 2 signal
ground

Camera power
supply ground

Black

DC_PWR

Camera power
supply

Red

TX485+

White/Blue

TX485-

White/Green

GND_IO

Line 0 and
line 1 signal
ground

Opto-isolated
signal ground

Grey

RX485+

White

RX485-

Brown

232_RXD --

RS232_RXD

Orange

232_TXD --

RS232_TXD

Blue

OPTO_G
ND

Line 2 signal
line

Input or output Green

OPTO_O
UT

Line 1 signal
line

Opto-isolated
output

Purple

OPTO_IN

Line 0 signal
line

Opto-isolated
input

Yellow

The cable color here refers to the color of cable supplied. If cable of other manufacturers is used,
the cable color may differ, and the actual cable you purchased shall prevail.

For type IV and type V, they have a 12-pin power and I/O interface, and their pin definition is
shown in Table 1-4.

Summary of Contents for CameraLink Area Scan Camera

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Page 2: ...TY SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE USE OF THE PRODUCT BY YOU IS AT YOUR OWN RISK IN NO EVENT WILL HIKROBOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES INCLUDING AMONG OTHERS DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF DATA CORRUPTION OF SYSTEMS OR LOSS OF DOCUMENTATION WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT TORT ...

Page 3: ...en tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to r...

Page 4: ... www recyclethis info 2006 66 EC battery directive This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union See the product documentation for specific battery information The battery is marked with this symbol which may include lettering to indicate cadmium Cd lead Pb or mercury Hg For proper recycling return the battery to your supplier or to a ...

Page 5: ...e device may be damaged Avoid sudden collision and pack the device with the accompanied carton and cushioning material or similar package Using Environment In order to reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not let the device get wet or damp Do not drop objects onto the device and avoid vigorous vibration Keep the device away from magnetic interference Do not use the device in extremely heat...

Page 6: ...ice so that when problems arise the device can be packed with packaging materials and sent to the agent or returned to the manufacturer for processing The company does not bear any liability for accidental damage during transportation caused by non original packaging This device is a precision electronic device no components can be maintained by user do not disassemble the device arbitrarily Clean...

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Page 8: ...t Operation 10 3 2 1 Install MVS Client 10 3 2 2 Set MVS Client 11 3 2 3 Main Window 12 3 2 4 Feature Tree 13 3 2 5 Transport Layer Control 14 3 3 Serial Port Tool 15 Chapter 4 Camera Feature 17 4 1 Global Shutter 17 4 2 Overlap Exposure 17 Chapter 5 Image Acquisition 19 5 1 Set Frame Rate 19 5 2 Set Trigger Mode 20 5 3 External Trigger Mode 21 5 3 1 Set External Trigger Source 21 5 3 2 Set Softwa...

Page 9: ... 1 2 Line 1 Opto isolated Output Circuit 37 7 1 3 Line 2 Bi direction I O Circuit 38 7 2 I O Wiring 41 7 2 1 Line 0 Wiring 41 7 2 2 Line 1 Wiring 42 7 2 3 Line 2 Wiring 43 Chapter 8 Image Parameter 46 8 1 Check Resolution 46 8 2 Set ROI 46 8 3 Set Image Reverse 47 8 4 Set Pixel Format 48 8 5 Set Test Pattern 49 8 6 Set Binning 52 8 7 Set Exposure Mode 52 8 8 Set Gain 53 8 8 1 Set Analog Gain 53 8 ...

Page 10: ...Correction 62 Chapter 9 Other Functions 64 9 1 Device Control 64 9 2 Set Fan 65 9 3 Save and Load User Set 66 9 4 Set Transport Layer Control 68 9 5 Update Firmware 69 Chapter 10 Trouble Shooting 71 Chapter 11 Revision History 72 Appendix A Camera Parameter Index 73 Appendix B Command List 78 ...

Page 11: ...ra with TEC TEC refers to the Thermo Electric Cooler that is able to keep the camera s sensor temperature around environment temperature to ensure the normal operation of the camera For specific appearances and dimensions please refer to the camera s specification for details These appearances are subject to change and the actual device you purchased shall prevail 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 Figure 1 1 Appearan...

Page 12: ...w hole It is used to fix the camera For type I type II and type III you should use M3 screw to fix the camera to a position For type IV and type V you should use M4 screw to fix the camera to a position 3 CL1 interface It refers to the CameraLink1 with SDR interface 4 CL2 interface It refers to the CameraLink2 with SDR interface 5 Screw hole for CL interface It is used to fix CameraLink cables 6 P...

Page 13: ...al Source Description Color 1 DC_PWR Camera power supply Orange 2 OPTO_IN Line0 signal line Opto isolated input Yellow 3 GPIO Line2 signal line Input or output Purple 4 OPTO_OUT Line1 signal line Opto isolated output Blue 5 OPTO_GND Line0 and line1 signal ground Opto isolated signal ground Green 6 GND Line2 signal ground Camera power supply ground Grey The cable color here refers to the color of c...

Page 14: ...ed signal ground Grey 6 RX485 RX485 White 7 RX485 RX485 Brown 8 232_RXD RS232_RXD Orange 9 232_TXD RS232_TXD Blue 10 OPTO_G ND Line 2 signal line Input or output Green 11 OPTO_O UT Line 1 signal line Opto isolated output Purple 12 OPTO_IN Line 0 signal line Opto isolated input Yellow The cable color here refers to the color of cable supplied If cable of other manufacturers is used the cable color ...

Page 15: ...TEC power supply White Blue 4 DC_PWR_TEC TEC power supply White Green 5 OPT_OUT Line 1 signal ground Opto isolated output signal ground Grey 6 OPT_IN Line 0 signal ground Opto isolated intput signal ground White 7 GND_TEC TEC power supply ground Brown 8 232_RXD RS232_RXD Orange 9 232_TXD RS232_TXD Blue 10 GND_TEC TEC power supply ground Green 11 OPT_OUT Line 1 signal line Opto isolated output Purp...

Page 16: ...ator Status Description 1 Blue red indicator It is unlit The camera is powered off or updating firmware fails or loading uboot application fails 2 Blue red indicator It is solid After powering on the camera is starting up 3 Blue indicator It is flashing fast After starting up the camera shows this status The camera is under internal trigger mode and in transmission status 4 Blue indicator It is fl...

Page 17: ...y 1 Suitable power adapter or switch power supply You need to purchase it separately 5 Cable s 1 2 The cable s here refers to CameraLink cable s and the camera interface for connecting CameraLink cable is SDR interface You can use 1 or 2 cable s to transmit data You need to purchase it separately in accordance with camera interface and frame grabber model 6 Lens 1 Lens with C mount M58 mount or F ...

Page 18: ...u need to select applicable CameraLink cable according to camera interface and frame grabber model and connect camera s CameraLink interfaces to respective interfaces of the frame grabber The camera has 2 CameraLink interfaces and it can transmit data via 1 or 2 CameraLink interface s With different interface number the camera uses different CameraLink interfaces to have varied data transmission b...

Page 19: ...r cannot be identified properly or acquire image normally For more details please refer to the user manual of frame grabber you purchased 3 1 2 Set Frame Grabber Software After connecting with the camera you are required to set the parameters in the frame grabber software Incorrect parameters or not setting parameters may make the camera fail to output images Table 3 1 Parameters of Dalsa Frame Gr...

Page 20: ... more operations 3 2 MVS Client Operation 3 2 1 Install MVS Client Purpose The MVS client is used to connect the camera set its parameters etc The MVS client software introduced here is compatible with 32 64 bit Windows XP 7 10 The software introduced in this manual is V3 1 0 If other versions are used the graphic user interface may differ The software version of V3 1 0 and higher can support the ...

Page 21: ...client to open it 2 Click to find the camera in device list as shown below Figure 3 2 Find the Camera 3 Right click the searched camera you can set baud rate according to actual demand 4 Double click the camera or click to connect camera The default value of baud rate is 9600 and it is recommend to set as 115200 The refresh process may take a few minutes please wait patiently ...

Page 22: ...t please refer to the actual one you got Table 3 3 Description of the Main Window No Area Name Description 1 Menu Bar Function modules including File View Settings Tool and Help 2 Control Toolbar The control toolbar provides quick operations for camera images 3 Device List Panel Display the GigE Vision cameras USB3 Vision cameras and Camera Link cameras And provide icons for connecting disconnecti...

Page 23: ...orting exporting and saving features You can refer to the MVS User Manual for detailed MVS operations by clicking Help User Manual in the MVS software 3 2 4 Feature Tree The camera setting supports 3 kinds of user level Beginner Expert or Guru which displays different camera attributes For Guru Level it provides the most comprehensive camera attribute for professional use Here we take Guru Level a...

Page 24: ... can set shading correction to correct shade Counter And Timer Control You can set the function of Counter 0 as trigger source Digital IO Control You can set the different input and output signals Transport Layer Control You can set the parameters of transport layer of the camera User Set Control You can save or load the camera s parameters You can set the default parameter when running the softwa...

Page 25: ...MVS client and frame grabber software the serial port tool can also be used to detect camera status read and set camera parameters You can set camera parameters by connecting CameraLink serial port cable When accessing the camera or using the terminal in the application software you are required to set the parameters as follows Table 3 5 Serial Port Tool Serial Port Parameter Value Baud Rate 9600 ...

Page 26: ...Success r n If the reading command has been set the returned value is as follows Success r n r n get Note Name Value r n If setting the writing or reading command fails the returned value is as follows Failed r n r n Wrong input format r n Executing the reading or writing command is as follows Table 3 7 Command for Writing or Reading Command for writing The following example is to set the exposure...

Page 27: ...re 4 1 Global Shutter 4 2 Overlap Exposure The process that camera captures one frame of image includes two stages exposure and readout According to the overlap relation between the exposure time and the readout time cameras with different sensors can be divided into overlap exposure and non overlap exposure The camera mentioned in this user manual uses overlap exposure to process image data Overl...

Page 28: ...e 3 Frame 1 Readout Frame 2 Readout Figure 4 2 Internal Trigger Overlap Exposure Overlap Exposure under External Trigger Mode Sensor exposure Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Exposure 3 Trigger_in 1 Trigger_in 2 Trigger_in 3 Frame 1 Readout Frame 2 Readout Figure 4 3 External Trigger Overlap Exposure ...

Page 29: ...rame rate will be When the configured exposure time is less than or equal to t exposure time will not influence the frame rate Bandwidth the larger the bandwidth the higher the frame rate will be Pixel format the more bytes pixel format occupy the lower the frame rate will be You can set real time frame rate as shown below Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Acquisition Frame Rate 2 Enter frame rate...

Page 30: ...Parameter Value Principle Internal trigger mode Acquisition Control Trigger Mode Off The camera acquires images via its internal signals External trigger mode Acquisition Control Trigger Mode On The camera acquires images via external signals These signals can be software signal and hardware signal including software trigger hardware trigger counter trigger and frame grabber trigger You can set tr...

Page 31: ...n Control Trigger Source Software The software sends trigger signal to the camera via CameraLink interface to acquire images Hardware trigger Acquisition Control Trigger Source Line 0 Line 2 External device connects camera via camera I O interface External device sends trigger signal to camera to acquire images Counter trigger Acquisition Control Trigger Source Counter 0 The counter sends trigger ...

Page 32: ...ra and type V camera there is no configurable Line 2 5 3 2 Set Software Trigger You can set software trigger as shown below Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Selector 2 Select Frame Burst Start as Trigger Selector and On as Trigger Mode 3 Select Software as Trigger Source and click Execute in Trigger Software to send trigger commands Figure 5 5 Set Software Trigger ...

Page 33: ...Input as Line Mode Figure 5 6 Set Line2 as Input Signal 3 Select Line 0 or Line 2 as Trigger Source Here we take Line 0 as an example Figure 5 7 Set Hardware Trigger 5 3 4 Set Counter Trigger The counter trigger provides frequency division to the external trigger signal You can set counter trigger as shown below Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Selector 2 Select Frame Burst Start as Trigg...

Page 34: ...ble only at present Counter Event Source Read and write It selects the signal source of counter trigger Line 0 Line 2 and CC 1 2 3 4 are available It is disabled by default Counter Reset Source Read and write It selects the signal source of resetting counter Software is available only It is disabled by default Counter Reset Write is available under certain condition It resets counter and it can be...

Page 35: ...below Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Selector 2 Select Frame Burst Start as Trigger Selector and On as Trigger Mode 3 Select CC 1 2 3 4 as Trigger Source Here we take CC 1 as an example as shown below Figure 5 10 Set Frame Grabber Trigger For more details about frame grabber trigger please refer to the user manual of frame grabber you purchased ...

Page 36: ...port Support Support Trigger activation Not support Support Support Support Trigger debouncer Not support Support Not support Support 5 4 1 Set Burst Frame Count Under external trigger mode you can set burst frame count as shown below Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Acquisition Burst Frame Count 2 Enter proper value according to actual demands Its range is from 1 to 1023 Figure 5 11 Set Burst Fr...

Page 37: ...delay Trigger_in 2 Trigger delay Trigger_in 3 Trigger delay Figure 5 13 Signal Delay Sequence Diagram You can set proper value in Trigger Delay and its range is from 0 μs to 16000000 μs Figure 5 14 Set Trigger Delay 5 4 3 Set Trigger Cache Enable The camera has the function of Trigger Cache Enable During the triggering process if the camera receives new trigger signal it will save and process the ...

Page 38: ...ame image is created normally If the 1st frame image s exposure time of the 2nd trigger signal is earlier than the camera s last frame creation time of the 1st trigger signal and then the camera will delay this exposure time Thus making sure this exposure time is not earlier than the camera s last frame creation time of the 1st trigger signal 5 4 4 Set Trigger Activation The camera supports trigge...

Page 39: ...sition at the beginning of the falling edge of the trigger signal You can set trigger activation as shown below Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Activation 2 Select Falling Edge or Rising Edge as Trigger Activation Figure 5 16 Set Trigger Activation 5 4 5 Set Trigger Debouncer The external trigger input signal of the camera may have signal bounce that may cause false trigger Thus it is ne...

Page 40: ...5 t6 t1 t2 trigger signal is ignored t3 t4 trigger signal outputs after delaying t3 t5 t6 trigger signal outputs after delaying t5 Figure 5 17 Trigger Debouncer Sequence Diagram You can set trigger debouncer as shown below Steps 1 Click Digital IO Control Line Debouncer Time 2 Enter proper value in Line Debouncer Time and its range is from 1 μs to 1000000 μs Figure 5 18 Set Trigger Debouncer ...

Page 41: ...put signal of the camera is switch signal which is used to control external devices such as light source PLC etc There are two ways to realize trigger output signal including level inverter and strobe signal 6 2 1 Enable Level Inverter The level inverter function is used to control the camera s output signal manually You can enable level inverter function via setting line inverter parameter as sho...

Page 42: ...The camera currently supports setting ExposureActive as line source only Steps 1 Click Digital IO Control 2 Set ExposureActive as Line Source 3 Enable Strobe Enable Figure 6 3 Enable Strobe Regarding strobe signal you can also set its duration delay and pre delay Set Strobe Line Duration You can set strobe line duration as shown below Steps 1 Click Digital IO Control Strobe Line Duration 2 Enter p...

Page 43: ...o Strobe Line Duration value Set Strobe Line Delay The camera supports setting strobe line delay to meet actual demands When exposure starts the strobe output doesn t take effect immediately Instead the strobe output will delay according to the strobe line delay setting You can set strobe line delay as shown below Steps 1 Click Digital IO Control Strobe Line Delay 2 Enter proper value in Strobe Li...

Page 44: ...gger delay Figure 6 6 Sequence Diagram of Strobe Line Delay Set Strobe Line Pre Delay The camera also supports the function of strobe line pre delay which means that the strobe signal takes effect early than exposure This function is applied to the external devices that have slow response speed You can set strobe line pre delay as shown below Steps 1 Click Digital IO Control Strobe Line Pre Delay ...

Page 45: ...ay The sequence diagram of strobe line pre delay is shown below Strobe Trigger_in 1 Sensor exposure Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Exposure 3 Trigger delay Trigger_in 2 Trigger delay Trigger_in 3 Trigger delay Duration Strobe pre delay Figure 6 8 Sequence Diagram of Strobe Line Pre Delay ...

Page 46: ...uit in camera I O control is shown below Line 0 GPI Line 0 VCC Figure 7 1 Line 0 Internal Circuit The maximum input current of Line 0 is 25 mA Logic 1 Input Level Logic 0 Input Level Internal Logic TDR TDF Figure 7 2 Input Logic Level Table 7 1 Input Electrical Feature Parameter Name Parameter Symbol Value Input Logic Level Low VL 0 VDC to 1 VDC Input Logic Level High VH 1 5 VDC to 24 VDC ...

Page 47: ...akdown voltage is 30 VDC and keep voltage stable 7 1 2 Line 1 Opto isolated Output Circuit The Line 1 opto isolated output circuit in camera I O control is shown below GPO Line 1 Line 1 Figure 7 3 Line 1 Internal Circuit The maximum output current of Line 1 is 25 mA Logic 1 Output Level Logic 0 Output Level Internal Logic TDR TDF Figure 7 4 Output Logic Level Opto isolated output electric feature ...

Page 48: ... voltage and resistance the corresponding current and the parameter of output logic level low are shown below Table 7 3 Parameter of Output Logic Level Low External Voltage External Resistance VL Output Current 3 3 V 1 KΩ 575 mV 2 7 mA 5 V 1 KΩ 840 mV 4 1 mA 12 V 2 4 KΩ 915 mV 4 6 mA 24 V 4 7 KΩ 975 mV 4 9 mA 7 1 3 Line 2 Bi direction I O Circuit The Line 2 bi direction I O circuit in camera I O c...

Page 49: ...rameter Name Parameter Symbol Value Input Logic Level Low VL 0 VDC to 0 5 VDC Input Logic Level High VH 1 5 VDC to 24 VDC Input Rising Time TDR 1 μs Input Falling Time TDF 1 μs Make sure the input voltage is not from 0 5 VDC to 1 5 VDC as the electric status between these two values are not stable The breakdown voltage is 30 VDC and keep voltage stable To prevent damage to the GPIO pin please conn...

Page 50: ...e is 40 Ω When the voltage of external resistance 1KΩ is pulled up to 5V the logic level and electrical feature of configuring Line 2 as output are shown below Logic 1 Output Level Logic 0 Output Level Internal Logic TDR TDF TF TR Figure 7 7 Output Logic Level Table 7 6 Electrical Feature of Line 2 Output Parameter Name Parameter Symbol Value Output Logic Level Low VL 220 mV Output Logic Level Hig...

Page 51: ...r to the actual one you got 7 2 1 Line 0 Wiring When the camera uses Line 0 as hardware trigger source wirings are different with different external devices of input signal PNP Device Camera Power Supply Opt Iso in Camera Power Ground PWR VCC Device Power Supply Signal Line Device Power Ground PNP Device I O Ground GND of PWR GND of VCC Figure 7 8 Line 0 Connecting to PNP Device NPN Device If the ...

Page 52: ... 4 7 KΩ resistor to protect circuit Camera Power Supply Opt Iso in Camera Power Ground PWR VCC I O Ground GND of PWR GND of VCC Switch Figure 7 10 Line 0 Connecting to a Switch 7 2 2 Line 1 Wiring When the camera uses Line 1 as output signal wirings are different with different external devices PNP Device Camera Power Supply Opt Iso out Camera Power Ground PWR VCC Device Power Supply Signal Line D...

Page 53: ...ut signal and output signal Type IV camera and type V camera do not have bi direction I O function Line 2 Configured as Input When the camera uses Line 2 as hardware trigger source wirings are different with different external devices of input signal PNP Device It is recommended to use 330 Ω pull down resistor Camera Power Supply Bi direction I O Camera Power Ground PWR VCC Device Power Supply Sig...

Page 54: ...o 4 7 KΩ resistor to protect circuit Camera Power Supply PWR VCC Switch Bi direction I O Camera Power Ground GND of PWR and VCC Figure 7 15 Line 2 Connecting to a Switch as Input Line 2 Configured as Output When the camera uses Line 2 as output signal wirings are different with different external devices PNP Device Camera Power Supply Bi direction I O Camera Power Ground PWR VCC Device Power Suppl...

Page 55: ... 1 KΩ to 4 7 KΩ pull up resistor If the VCC of NPN device is 12 VDC and it is recommended to use 1 KΩ pull up resistor Camera Power Supply Bi direction I O Camera Power Ground PWR VCC Device Power Supply Signal Line NPN Device GND of PWR and VCC Device Power Ground Figure 7 17 Line 2 Connecting to NPN Device as Output ...

Page 56: ... the camera Setting Region of Interest can reduce the bandwidth of the image being transmitted Thus increasing the frame rate to some extent The camera currently supports 1 ROI only that is there is Region 0 for Region Selector parameter only Region of interest can be set only when you stop real time acquisition Steps 1 Click Image Format Control Region Selector 2 Set proper value in Width Height ...

Page 57: ...of camera the above mentioned setting steps may be different please refer to the actual one you got 8 3 Set Image Reverse The camera supports horizontal and vertical reverse image output Horizontal reverse refers to the image reverses in a horizontal way and vertical reverse refers to the image reverses in a vertical way You can set image reverse as shown below Steps 1 Click Image Format Control 2...

Page 58: ...ra the image reverse function may be different please refer to the actual one you got 8 4 Set Pixel Format The camera supports many pixel formats For specific pixel formats that the camera supports please refer to the specifications of the camera For different pixel formats they have varied data formats and their relation is shown below ...

Page 59: ...t pixel formats please refer to the actual condition 8 5 Set Test Pattern The camera supports test pattern function When there is exception in real time image you can check whether image of test mode have similar problem to determine the reason This function is disabled by default and at this point the outputted image by the camera is real time image If this function is enabled the outputted image...

Page 60: ...l 50 Figure 8 6 Set Test Pattern The camera offers 5 test patterns including Mono Bar Check board Oblique Mono Bar Gradual Mono Bar and Horizontal Color Bar as shown below Figure 8 7 Mono Bar Test Pattern Figure 8 8 Check Board Test Pattern ...

Page 61: ...al 51 Figure 8 9 Oblique Mono Bar Test Pattern Figure 8 10 Gradual Mono Bar Test Pattern Figure 8 11 Horizontal Color Bar Test Pattern For different models of camera the test pattern may be different please refer to the actual one you got ...

Page 62: ...and Binning Vertical refers to the image s height For different models of camera the binning function may be different please refer to the actual one you got 8 7 Set Exposure Mode The camera supports exposure function For specific exposure range that the camera supports please refer to the specifications of the camera The camera has 3 types of exposure Off Once and Continuous The exposure mode and...

Page 63: ...ous the exposure time should be within the range of Auto Exposure Time Lower Limit and Auto Exposure Time Upper Limit as shown below Figure 8 13 Set Exposure Time under Once or Continuous Mode If the camera is under Continuous exposure mode once external trigger mode is enabled the camera will automatically switch to Off exposure mode 8 8 Set Gain 8 8 1 Set Analog Gain The camera supports analog g...

Page 64: ...Once or Continuous the gain should be within the range of Auto Gain Lower Limit and Auto Gain Upper Limit as shown below Figure 8 14 Set Analog Gain under Once or Continuous Mode When increasing the analog gain the image noise will increase too which will influence image quality If you want to increase image grayscale value it is recommended to increase the camera s exposure time If the exposure t...

Page 65: ...ality It is recommended to use analog gain first and then to adjust digital gain if the analog gain cannot meet demands 8 9 Set Brightness The camera brightness refers to the brightness when the camera adjusts image under Once or Continuous exposure mode or Once or Continuous gain mode You can set brightness as shown below You should enable Once or Continuous exposure mode or Once or Continuous ga...

Page 66: ...mage will be 8 10 Set Black Level The camera supports black level function that allows you to change the overall brightness of an image by changing the gray values of the pixels by a specified amount The range of black level is from 0 to 4095 You can set black level as shown below Steps 1 Click Analog Control and enable Black Level Enable 2 Enter proper value in Black Level according to actual dem...

Page 67: ...ous Continuous automatic white balance It implements an algorithm that finds possible gray areas in the Bayer data It is recommended to correct white balance when there is great difference between the camera s color effect and actual effect You can correct white balance as shown below Steps 1 Put a white paper in the range of the camera s field of view and make sure the paper covers the entire fie...

Page 68: ...ion The camera supports Gamma correction function Generally the output of the camera s sensor is linear with the photons that are illuminated on the photosensitive surface of the sensor Gamma correction provides a non linear mapping mechanism as shown below Gamma value between 0 5 and 1 image brightness increases dark area becomes brighter Gamma value between 1 and 4 image brightness decreases dar...

Page 69: ...og Control Gamma Selector 2 Select sRGB as Gamma Selector 3 Enable Gamma Enable Figure 8 20 Set sRGB Mode The Gamma correction function is disabled by default 8 13 Set Saturation You can set saturation as shown below Only the color camera supports saturation function Steps 1 Click Analog Control Saturation Enable 2 Enable Saturation Enable 3 Enter proper value in Saturation according to actual dem...

Page 70: ...rpness as shown below Steps 1 Click Analog Control Sharpness Enable 2 Enable Sharpness Enable 3 Enter proper value in Sharpness according to actual demands and its range is from 0 to 100 Figure 8 22 Set Sharpness 8 15 Set Channel Correct Mode The channel correction function is used to solve the differences among taps You can set channel correct mode as shown below Steps 1 Click Analog Control Chan...

Page 71: ...2 Select AOI 1 or AOI 2 AOI 1 adjusts image brightness and AOI 2 adjusts white balance for color camera 3 Enter proper value in Auto Function AOI Width Auto Function AOI Height Auto Function AOI Offset X and Auto Function AOI Offset Y according to actual demands 4 If you select AOI 1 as Auto Function AOI Selector and enable Auto Function AOI Usage Intensity If you select AOI 2 as Auto Function AOI...

Page 72: ...ue according to actual demands and its range is from 0 to 4095 Figure 8 25 Set LUT You cannot use Gamma correction function and LUT function at the same time In the format of Bayer the color camera does not have LUT function 8 18 Set Shading Correction The shading correction function is used to improve the image uniformity when you acquire a non uniformity image due to external conditions Some mod...

Page 73: ...CameraLink Area Scan Camera User Manual 63 4 Enable NUFFC Enable Figure 8 26 Set Shading Correction ...

Page 74: ...ly It is the manufacturer information Device Family Name Read only It is the device series name Device Version Read only It is the device version Device Firmware Version Read only It is the device firmware version Device Serial Number Read only It is the device serial number Device User ID Read and write Device name and it is empty by default You can set according to your preference Maximum Device...

Page 75: ... Read only It displays the real time temperature of the device you selected in Device Temperature Selector TEC Enable Write only It enables TEC TEC is able to keep the camera s sensor temperature around environment temperature to ensure the normal operation of the camera TEC Temperature Write only It sets the TEC temperature TEC Fan Speed Write only It sets the speed of TEC fan The specific parame...

Page 76: ...meters including 1 default set and 3 custom sets The relation among 4 sets of parameters is shown below Current Parameter User Parameter 1 User Parameter 2 User Parameter 3 Device Default Parameter load save load Figure 9 2 Parameter Relation You can save parameters load parameters and set user default as shown below Save Parameters Steps 1 Click User Set Control and select a user set in User Set ...

Page 77: ...ameters is available when connecting with camera but without live view Set User Default You can also set default parameter by selecting parameter from drop down list of User Set Default as shown below Figure 9 5 Set User Default Save the custom parameters setting and select it as the default one otherwise the camera adopts the default set every time after it being rebooted 0 stands for the default...

Page 78: ...ame with that of Device Tap Geometry Inconsistent parameters may lead to image exception You can select different tap numbers by clicking Transport Layer Control Device Tap Geometry CI Configuration Read only It is the configuration mode It switches automatically in accordance with different tap configuration mode You can select different frame grabber configuration modes by clicking Transport Lay...

Page 79: ...ice Tap Geometry that the camera supports please refer to the actual one you got Here we take Geometry_1X_1Y Geometry_1X_2YE and Geometry_1X2_2YE as an example The configuration modes in CI Configuration work normally only when the camera and the frame grabber you purchased support 9 5 Update Firmware The camera supports updating firmware via CameraLink cable Before updating make sure power cable ...

Page 80: ...k to select the camera you want to update 4 Click to select the update file in the local computer 5 Click Update to start updating Figure 9 9 Update Firmware You can only update the firmware when the camera is free and the camera will reboot automatically after updating the firmware The firmware updating process may take a few minutes please wait patiently ...

Page 81: ...llation exception occurs Check software version or reinstall the frame grabber driver or software 2 The camera s LED indicator shows solid blue but frame grabber software cannot generate image Incorrect parameter settings of frame grabber software for example resolution Check frame grabber parameter settings If settings are not correct please refer to Section 3 1 2 for details The camera is in tri...

Page 82: ...Revision History No Version No Document No Date Revision Details 1 1 0 0 UD12979B Jan 9 2019 Original version 2 1 0 1 UD14755B May 18 2019 Add different appearances of the camera Delete acquisition mode Add Section 8 15 Set Channel Correct Mode Add Section 8 18 Set Shading Correction ...

Page 83: ...Info Device Family Name Device Version Device Firmware Version Device Serial Number Device User ID Maximum Device Response Time Device Manifest Table Address Device SBRM Address Device Uptime s Board Device Type Device Command Timeout Device Reset Device Clock Selector Device Clock Frequency Device Temperature Selector Device Temperature TEC Enable TEC Temperature TEC Fan Speed Image Format Contro...

Page 84: ...n Binning Selector Section 8 6 Binning Horizontal Binning Vertical Acqusition Control Acquisition Burst Frame Count Section 5 4 Acqusition Frame Rate Fps Section 5 1 Acqusition Frame Rate Control Enable Resulting Frame Rate Fps Trigger Selector Section 5 3 Trigger Mode Trigger Software Trigger Source Trigger Activation Trigger Delay µs Trigger Cache Enable Exposure Mode Section 8 7 Exposure Time µ...

Page 85: ...Section 8 9 Black Level Section 8 10 Black Level Enable Balance White Auto Section 8 11 Balance Ratio Selector Balance Ratio Gamma Section 8 12 Gamma Selector Gamma Enable Saturation Section 8 13 Saturation Enable Sharpness Section 8 14 Sharpness Enable Channel Correct Mode Section 8 15 Fan Open Threshold Section 9 2 Auto Function AOI Selector Section 8 16 Auto Function AOI Width Auto Function AOI...

Page 86: ...te Shading NUFFC Enable Digital IO Control Line Selector Section 5 3 3 Section 6 Line Mode Line Inverter Line Status Line Status All Line Source Strobe Enable Line Debouncer Time µs Strobe Line Duration µs Strobe Line Delay µs Strobe Line Pre Delay µs Counter And Timer Control Counter Selector Section 5 3 4 Counter Event Source Counter Reset Source Counter Reset Counter Value Counter Current Value...

Page 87: ... User Manual 77 Control Device Tap Geometry CI Configuration GenCP Version Major GenCP Version Minor Supported Baudrates User Set Control User Set Current Section 9 3 User Set Selector User Set Load User Set Save User Set Default ...

Page 88: ...W w DeviceReset 1 TECEnable R W w TEC_enable n r TEC_enable 0 Disable 1 Enable TECTemperature R W w TEC_tmp_set n r TEC_tmp_set n TEC Temperature 100 TECFanSpeed R W w TEC_speed_set n r TEC_speed_set 0 100 DeviceClockFrequency R W w DeviceClockFrequency n r DeviceClockFrequency 0 85M 1 70M 2 60M Width R W w Width n r Width Height R W w Height n r Height OffsetX R W w OffsetX n r OffsetX OffsetY R ...

Page 89: ...MonoBar Binning R W w Binning n r Binning bit31 bit16 BinningVertical bit15 bit0 BinningHorizontal Decimation R W w Decimation n r Decimation bit31 bit16 DecimationVertical bit15 bit1 DecimationHorizontal AcquisitionBurstFrame Count R W w AcquisitionBurstFrameCount n r AcquisitionBurstFrameCount 1 1023 AcquisitionFrameRate R W w AcquisitionFrameRate n r AcquisitionFrameRate 1000 1000000000 if Acqu...

Page 90: ...Enable n r TriggerCacheEnable 0 Disable 1 Enable ExposureTime R W w ExposureTime n r ExposureTime ExposureAuto R W w ExposureAuto n r ExposureAuto 0 off 1 once 2 continues GainAbsVal R W w GainAbsVal n r GainAbsVal n Gain 0 0359 64 GainCtrl R W w GainCtrl n r GainCtrl 0 off 1 once 2 continues BlackLevel R W w BlackLevel n r BlackLevel 0 4095 BlackLevelCtrl R W w BlackLevelCtrl n r BlackLevelCtrl 0...

Page 91: ...nAbsVal n r SaturationAbsVal 0 255 SaturationCtrl R W w SaturationCtrl n r SaturationCtrl 0 Disable 0 x 10000 Enable FanOpenThreshold NA w FanOpenThreshold n r FanOpenThreshold 0 100 LineMode R W w LineMode n1 n2 r LineMode n1 n1 0 set LineSelector to line0 1 set LineSelector to line1 2 set LineSelector to line2 5 set LineSelector to CC1 6 set LineSelector to CC2 7 set LineSelector to CC3 8 set Li...

Page 92: ...0 1 set LineSelector to line1 2 set LineSelector to line2 5 set LineSelector to CC1 6 set LineSelector to CC2 7 set LineSelector to CC3 8 set LineSelector to CC4 n2 0 1000000 StrobeLineDuration R W w StrobeLineDuration n1 n2 r StrobeLineDuration n1 n1 0 set LineSelector to line0 1 set LineSelector to line1 2 set LineSelector to line2 5 set LineSelector to CC1 6 set LineSelector to CC2 7 set LineSe...

Page 93: ...o CC4 n2 0 10000 StrobeLinePreDelay R W w StrobeLinePreDelay n r StrobeLinePreDelay 0 5000 DeviceTapGeometry R W w DeviceTapGeometry n r DeviceTapGeometry 0x01010101 Geometry_1X_1Y 0x01020101 Geometry_1X2_1Y 0x01020102 Geometry_1X2_1Y2 0x0a0b0c0d Geometry_aXb_cYd ClConfiguration R r ClConfiguration 0 base 1 medium 2 full 4 EightyBit UserSetSelector R W w UserSetSelector n r UserSetSelector 0 defau...

Page 94: ...CameraLink Area Scan Camera User Manual 84 UserSetDefaultSelector R W w UserSetDefaultSelector n r UserSetDefaultSelector 0 default 1 userset1 2 userset2 3 userset3 ...

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