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GigE Line Scan Camera

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User Manual 

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7.6.1 Acquisition Burst Frame Count ............................................................................... 31 

7.6.2 Trigger Activation .................................................................................................... 32 

7.6.3 Trigger Delay............................................................................................................ 34 

7.6.4 Frame/Line Trigger Cache ....................................................................................... 35 

7.6.5 Trigger Debouncer ................................................................................................... 37 

Chapter 8 I/O Output ............................................................................................................... 39 

8.1 Select Output Signal ......................................................................................................... 39 

8.2 Set Output Signal .............................................................................................................. 39 

8.2.1 Enable Line Inverter ................................................................................................ 40 

8.2.2 Enable Strobe Signal ................................................................................................ 40 

Chapter 9 I/O Electrical Feature and Wiring .............................................................................. 45 

9.1 I/O Introduction ............................................................................................................... 45 

9.2 I/O Electrical Feature ........................................................................................................ 45 

9.2.1 Differential Input Circuit .......................................................................................... 45 

9.2.2 Differential Output Circuit ....................................................................................... 46 

9.2.3 Bi-Direction I/O Circuit ............................................................................................ 47 

9.3 Input Wiring ..................................................................................................................... 49 

9.3.1 First Type of Input Wiring ....................................................................................... 49 

9.3.2 Seond Type of Input Wiring .................................................................................... 52 

9.4 Output Wiring .................................................................................................................. 54 

Chapter 10 Image Parameter .................................................................................................... 56 

10.1 Image Resolution ............................................................................................................ 56 

10.2 Set ROI ............................................................................................................................ 56 

10.3 Set Image Reverse .......................................................................................................... 57 

10.4 Set Image Compression Mode ....................................................................................... 58 

10.5 Set Pixel Format ............................................................................................................. 58 

10.6 Set Test Pattern .............................................................................................................. 60 

10.7 Set Binning ..................................................................................................................... 62 

10.8 Set Exposure Auto .......................................................................................................... 63 

10.9 Set HDR .......................................................................................................................... 64 

10.10 Set Gain ........................................................................................................................ 64 

10.10.1 Set Analog Gain ................................................................................................... 65 

10.10.2 Set Digital Gain .................................................................................................... 66 

10.11 Set Brightness ............................................................................................................... 67 

10.12 Set Black Level .............................................................................................................. 67 

Summary of Contents for MV-CL021-40GM

Page 1: ...GigE Line Scan Camera User Manual ...

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Page 3: ...his equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense FCC Conditions This device c...

Page 4: ...is document are defined as follows Symbol Description Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in equipment damage data loss performance degradation or unexpected results Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which if not avoided will result in death or serious i...

Page 5: ...t lamp Otherwise the lens may be damaged The device should be stored in dry environment without corrosive gas Avoid placing the device in direct sunlight and poorly ventilated locations or near heat sources such as heater or heating ignoring this warning may lead to fire hazards Do not operate in explosive environment Keep the surrounding area well ventilated to avoid heat accumulation Do not cont...

Page 6: ...h the image sensor directly If the sensor needs to be cleaned use a clean rag and wet it with alcohol then gently wipe off the dirt if the device is not in use cover the image sensor with dust cover for protection Installation Do not install the device on vibrating surface or places that are vulnerable to impact Personnel Requirement Quality requirements for installation and maintenance personnel ...

Page 7: ...tion 8 5 1 Install Client Software 8 5 2 Turn off Firewall 9 5 3 Set PC Network 10 5 4 Set Camera Network 11 5 5 Connect Camera to Client Software 12 Chapter 6 Client Software Layout 13 Chapter 7 Image Acquisition 16 7 1 Set Line Rate 16 7 2 Set Frame Timeout 17 7 3 Set Acquisition Mode 18 7 4 Set Trigger Mode 19 7 5 Set Trigger Source 20 7 5 1 Set Software Trigger 21 7 5 2 Set Hardware Trigger 22...

Page 8: ...Electrical Feature 45 9 2 1 Differential Input Circuit 45 9 2 2 Differential Output Circuit 46 9 2 3 Bi Direction I O Circuit 47 9 3 Input Wiring 49 9 3 1 First Type of Input Wiring 49 9 3 2 Seond Type of Input Wiring 52 9 4 Output Wiring 54 Chapter 10 Image Parameter 56 10 1 Image Resolution 56 10 2 Set ROI 56 10 3 Set Image Reverse 57 10 4 Set Image Compression Mode 58 10 5 Set Pixel Format 58 1...

Page 9: ...0 22 Set Space Correction 80 10 22 1 Set Line Rate Ratio 81 10 22 2 Set Pixel Shift and Parallax Direction 82 Chapter 11 Other Functions 84 11 1 Device Control 84 11 2 Embedded Information in Image 86 11 3 TDI Function 89 11 4 Scan Direction 90 11 5 File Access Control 91 11 6 Event Control 93 11 7 Transport Layer Control 94 11 8 Transfer Control 98 11 9 Save and Load User Set 98 11 10 Set Multica...

Page 10: ...sorting etc 1 2 Key Feature Supports auto and manual adjustment for gain exposure time and white balance manual adjustment for Look Up Table LUT Gamma correction etc Adopts the image interpolation algorithm for the color reproduction Adopts GigE interface and max transmission distance of 100 meters without relay Compatible with the GigE Vision Protocol the GenlCam Standard and the third party soft...

Page 11: ...pearance Appearances here are for reference only Refer to the camera s specification for detailed dimension information and corresponding models 1 2 2 2 4 3 6 5 Figure 2 1 Appearance Type I Figure 2 2 Appearance Type II Figure 2 3 Appearance Type III ...

Page 12: ...ce It refers to the Gigabit Ethernet interface for transmitting data 5 LED Indicator It indicates the camera s status 6 Power and I O Interface It provides power supply input output signal serial port etc Refer to the table below for the relation between camera model and camera appearance type Table 2 2 Camera Model and Appearance Type Camera Model Camera Appearance Type MV CL021 40GM MV CL022 40G...

Page 13: ...available The first type of pin definitions is applicable to MV CL021 40GM MV CL022 40GC and MV CL042 90GM GC The second type of pin definitions is applicable to other camera models 3 1 1 First Type of Pin Definitions Refer to the pin definitions and labels attached to the power and I O cable to wire the device Table 3 1 Pin Definitions First Type No Signal I O Signal Source Description 1 GND Powe...

Page 14: ..._N Line 4 Differential output IO 1 3 1 2 Second Type of Pin Definitions Refer to the pin definitions and labels attached to the power and I O cable to wire the device Table 3 2 Pin Definitions Second Type No Signal I O Signal Source Description 1 GND Power supply ground 2 DC_PWR DC power supply positive 3 LINE0_P Line 0 Differential input output IO 0 4 LINE0_N Line 0 Differential input output IO 0...

Page 15: ... 1 Red Flashing very slowly Cable connection error occurs 2 Red Solid Major error occurs 3 Blue Flashing slowly The camera is acquiring images under trigger mode 4 Blue Flashing rapidly The camera is acquiring images normally 5 Blue Solid The camera is in idle status 6 Red and blue Flash alternatively The function of finding me is executed or the firmware is updating When the indicator is flashing...

Page 16: ...r or switch power supply according to the camera power supply and consumption You need to purchase it separately 5 Network Cable 1 The CAT 5e network cable or above You need to purchase it separately 4 2 Install Camera Before you start Make sure all the related devices are powered off during the installation Steps 1 Fix the camera to the installation position and install lens and lens adapter to t...

Page 17: ...are is used to connect the camera set its parameters etc The MVS client software is compatible with 32 64 bit Windows XP 7 10 32 64 bit Linux and 64 bit MacOS operating systems Here we take Windows as an example The graphic user interface may differ by different versions of the client software you use You can download the MVS client software from https en hikrobotics com Steps 1 Double click the M...

Page 18: ...lient software For different Windows versions the path name or interface may differ Steps 1 Go to Windows Firewall Windows XP system Click Start Control Panel Security Center Windows Firewall Windows 7 system Click Start Control Panel Windows Firewall Windows 10 system Click Start Control Panel System and Security Windows Defender Firewall 2 Click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off on the le...

Page 19: ...ent mode Select Obtain an IP address automatically to get an IP address of the PC automatically Select Use the following IP address to set an IP address for the PC manually 3 Set NIC property via the PC 1 Go to NIC settings page Control Panel Hardware and Sound Device Manager Network Adapter 2 Select corresponding network interface card and click Advanced 3 Set Jumbo Packet value to 9014 Bytes Tra...

Page 20: ...rate the camera in the client software only when the camera is in the same network segment with the PC where the client software is installed Steps 1 Double click the client software to run it 2 Click in device list to search the device 3 Select a device to be connected 4 Right click the device and click Modify IP 5 Set the IP address of the device in the same network segment with the PC 6 Click O...

Page 21: ... 5 Connect Camera to Client Software Make sure your device IP address is in the same network segment with the PC where you installed the client software before connecting the device to it Double click the device name in device list or click to connect the device to the client ...

Page 22: ...the actual one you got Table 6 1 Description of Main Window No Area Name Description 1 Menu Bar The menu bar displays function modules including File View Settings Tool and Help 2 Control Toolbar The control toolbar provides quick operations for the device 3 Device List Panel This panel displays device list and you can connect or disconnect device modify device IP address etc 4 Device Information ...

Page 23: ...can view and set the device resolution image reverse function pixel format region of interest test pattern etc Acquisition Control You can view and set the device acquisition mode line rate trigger mode exposure mode etc Analog Control You can view and set the device gain black level Gamma correction etc Color Transformation Control You can view and set the device color transformation related para...

Page 24: ...ew and set the device s event control related parameters to let the device generate an event and transmit a related event message to the computer Chunk Data Control You can view and set the device s chunk data control related parameters to generate supplementary image data and append that data to every image that you acquire Transport Layer Control You can view and set the parameters of the device...

Page 25: ... Pixel format The more bytes pixel format occupy the lower the line rate will be Bandwidth The larger the bandwidth the higher the line rate will be Image compression mode This function is used to compress data before transmitting to the PC and increase the frame rate to some extent In client software click Acquisition Control Acquisition Line Rate Hz and enter Acquisition Line Rate Hz You can vie...

Page 26: ...and the camera will wait line quantity data if the outputted line quantity does not reach the configured height value If the frame timeout function is enabled the camera outputs one frame image after its outputted line quantity reaches the configured height value in the configured frame timeout time You can set Partial Frame Discard and Abandon Extra Image in Acquisition Control if the camera s ou...

Page 27: ...card and Abandon Extra Image according to actual demands Figure 7 3 Set Frame Timeout 7 3 Set Acquisition Mode The camera has 2 acquisition modes including SingleFrame mode and Continuous mode SingleFrame mode When camera starting image acquisition it acquires one image only and then stops Continuous mode When camera starting image acquisition it acquires images continuously Real time frame rate d...

Page 28: ...ou can adjust the line rate parameters according to actual demand Line trigger mode Acquisition Control Trigger Selector and Trigger Mode Trigger Selector Line Start Trigger Mode On and Trigger Selector Frame Burst Start Trigger Mode Off Under this mode the frequency of the external line trigger control signal determines the line rate and only one line is exposed when a trigger signal is input Fra...

Page 29: ...part from the internal trigger mode you need to set the trigger source for line trigger or frame trigger if their trigger signals come from external signals Six types of trigger sources are available including software trigger hardware trigger shaft encoder control frequency converter control action command trigger and free trigger The software trigger and action command trigger are valid for the ...

Page 30: ...tion Control Trigger Source Anyway Use trigger sources mentioned above to send trigger signal to the camera to acquire images The trigger source may differ by camera models These trigger sources are valid only the frame trigger mode line trigger mode or line frame trigger mode is enabled In line frame trigger mode if the trigger source selected and trigger parameters configured for the frame trigg...

Page 31: ...able hardware trigger At this time external devices send commands to the camera to acquire images The specific hardware trigger sources may differ by camera models Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Selector 2 Select Frame Burst Start or Line Start as Trigger Selector and On as Trigger Mode 3 Select specific lines as Trigger Source according to actual demands Here we take Line 0 as trigger ...

Page 32: ... and set Line Format according to actual demands SingleEnded It can receive single ended input signal Differential It can receive TTL LVTTL standard input signal When selecting Differential as Line Format the camera supports 5 12 24 VDC differential signal input The line format function may differ by camera models You need to select line format according to the external device connected Otherwise ...

Page 33: ...rm motion can also be a perfect match A trigger signal can be set as acquiring multiple lines or multiple frames with adjustable ratio Follow steps below to set shaft encoder control Steps 1 Click Encoder Control and set Encoder Source A and Encoder Source B according to actual demands 2 Set Encoder Trigger Mode Any Direction means that both forward and backward direction will trigger Forward Only...

Page 34: ...camera models Encoder Trigger Frequency outputs 4 signals by default 4 Set Encoder Counter Mode Ignore Direction means that both forward and backward direction will count Follow Direction means that the forward direction is valid and Encode Counter will increase Backward Direction means that the backward direction is valid and Encode Counter will increase ...

Page 35: ...erter as trigger source The hardware signal trigger or shaft encoder control signal can be converted into the signal frequency of frame trigger or line trigger by camera s frequency converter module The frequency converter module includes PreDivider Multiplier and PostDivider The signal after being processed by these 3 modules is the camera s final trigger signal PreDivider The input signal first ...

Page 36: ...cessively high frequency may be generated in the frequency adjustment exceeding the max line rate of the camera PostDivider PostDivider reduces signal frequency via an integer factor and uses the newly generated frequency signal as the camera s trigger signal Follow steps below to set frequency converter control Steps 1 Click Frequency Converter Control and select specific line or Encoder Module O...

Page 37: ...ake sure that line trigger is enabled and input source value of frequency converter control and trigger source value of acquisition control is the same before viewing trigger line rate 7 5 6 Set Action Command Trigger The action command function may differ by camera models The action command allows you to execute actions on multiple cameras at roughly the same time by using a single broadcast prot...

Page 38: ... feature The bitwise AND operation of the Group Mask against the Action Group Mask feature should results in non zero 4 Enable Scheduled 5 Click in Benchmark Camera to select one camera as benchmark camera Once benchmark camera is selected other cameras keep time synchronization with it 6 Optional Enter Delay Time according to actual demands The delay time should NOT be shorter than the maximum ti...

Page 39: ...rigger or line trigger you can select Anyway as trigger source to enable the free trigger At this time the camera can receive signals of all trigger sources Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Selector 2 Select Frame Burst Start or Line Start as Trigger Selector and On as Trigger Mode 3 Select Anyway as Trigger Source Figure 7 17 Set Free Trigger 7 6 Trigger Related Parameters The configurab...

Page 40: ...he line trigger is enabled the relation between trigger source and trigger related parameters is shown below Table 7 5 Trigger Source and Trigger Related Parameters Trigger Source Parameters Hardware Trigger Shaft Encoder Control Frequency Converter Control Free Trigger Trigger Activation Trigger Delay Line Trigger Cache Trigger Debouncer 7 6 1 Acquisition Burst Frame Count If the camera enables t...

Page 41: ...The sequence diagram above uses rising edge as trigger activation and the camera s height parameter is 4 7 6 2 Trigger Activation The specific trigger activation parameters may differ by camera models The camera supports trigger acquisition in the rising edge falling edge any edge level high or level low of the external signal The principle and parameter of trigger activation are shown below Table...

Page 42: ...e level high Level Low Acquisition Control Trigger Activation Level Low The camera receives signal and triggers when the level signal sent by the external device is in the level low The setting method for trigger activation is different in frame trigger and line trigger Set Trigger Activation in Frame Trigger Go to Acquisition Control and set Trigger Activation according to actual demands Figure 7...

Page 43: ...and Exposure Time determine the exposure time When Trigger Width is selected as Exposure Mode you can select Level Low or Level High as Trigger Activation and exposure time is determined by the duration of the level signal only Figure 7 22 Trigger Width as Exposure Mode The trigger width function may differ by camera models 7 6 3 Trigger Delay The trigger delay function allows the camera to add a ...

Page 44: ...camera enables the frame trigger or line trigger it has the frame line trigger cache function During the triggering process if the camera receives new trigger signal it will save and process the signal if you enable this function Trigger cache enable can save up to 3 trigger signals The setting method for trigger cache is different in frame trigger and line trigger Set Trigger Cache in Frame Trigg...

Page 45: ...rame Filtered Enable Trigger Cache Enable the 2nd trigger signal will be saved If the 1st frame image s exposure time of the 2nd trigger signal is not earlier than the camera s last frame creation time of the 1st trigger signal and then the 2nd trigger signal s 1st frame image is created normally Figure 7 27 Second Frame Created Normally If the 1st frame image s exposure time of the 2nd trigger si...

Page 46: ... and the camera s height parameter is 4 Set Trigger Cache in Line Trigger Steps 1 Click Acquisition Control Trigger Selector 2 Select Line Start as Trigger Selector and On as Trigger Mode 3 Enable Line Trigger Cache Enable Figure 7 29 Set Trigger Cache in Line Trigger 7 6 5 Trigger Debouncer The trigger debouncer function allows the camera to filter out unwanted short external trigger signal that ...

Page 47: ...e and set Line Debouncer Time according to actual demands Figure 7 31 Set Line Debouncer Time When the configured debouncer time is larger than trigger signal time and the trigger signal will be ignored The unit of line debouncer time may differ by device models The sequence diagram above uses rising edge as trigger activation ...

Page 48: ...rmat function may differ by camera models If a bi directional configurable line signal is selected as Line Selector and Line Mode is Input currently but you cannot set Strobe as Line Mode The reason is that the bi directional configurable line signal is selected as trigger source in one of line trigger frame trigger shaft encoder control frequency converter control settings You should set other li...

Page 49: ...directly output signal to external devices when the camera s event source occurs The camera supports synchronously outputting signals when it outputs one frame or one line image If you need to let the camera output signals when it outputs one frame image follow steps below to set it Steps 1 Click Digital IO Control and set Exposure Start Active as Line Source 2 Select Frame Mode as Strobe Source S...

Page 50: ...he camera will output one strobe signal at the same time Refer to the table below for detailed event source description The specific event source may differ by camera models Table 8 1 Event Source Description No Name Description 1 Exposure Start Active The camera outputs signals to external devices when it starts exposure 2 Acquisition Start Active The camera outputs signals to external devices wh...

Page 51: ...ad and write It selects counter source Counter 0 is available only at present Counter Event Source Read and write It selects the signal source of counter trigger 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 counte...

Page 52: ...trobe 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 Click Digital IO Control Strobe Line Delay and enter Strobe Line Delay according to actual demands Figure 8 6 Set Strobe Line Delay The sequence diagram of strobe ...

Page 53: ...es effect early than exposure This function is applied to the external devices that have slow response speed Click Digital IO Control Strobe Line Pre Delay and enter Strobe Line Pre Delay according to actual demands Figure 8 8 Set Strobe Line Pre Delay The sequence diagram of strobe line pre delay is shown below Figure 8 9 Sequence Diagram of Strobe Line Pre Delay The camera s height parameter is ...

Page 54: ...he differential input signal in I O signals supports the single ended input and its internal circuit is shown below Figure 9 1 Internal Circuit of Differential Input The RS 422 standard RS 644 standard and TTL LVTTL standard input signal are applied to the differential input RS 422 Standard Input In order to make sure the normal operation of input circuit it is required to connect camera s ground ...

Page 55: ...l input adopts TTL LVTTL standard signal the input terminal s 120 Ω terminal resistance must be disabled and its input electrical feature requirement is shown below Table 9 1 Electrical Feature Requirement of TTL LVTTL Voltage Description 0 V to 1 V Level low 1 V to 3 V Unstable voltage and it is not recommended to use it 3 3 V to 24 V Level high 9 2 2 Differential Output Circuit The internal circ...

Page 56: ...a s ground signal with external ground signal 9 2 3 Bi Direction I O Circuit The bi directional I O can be used as the input signal and output signal and its internal circuit is shown below Figure 9 3 Bi Directional I O Circuit Set Line 2 as Input Logic 0 input level 0 VDC to 0 5 VDC GPIO2 pin Logic 1 input level 1 5 VDC to 30 VDC GPIO2 pin With the condition of 100 Ω and 5 VDC the logic level and...

Page 57: ...TF 0 016 μs Input Rising Delay TDR 1 μs Input Falling Delay TDF 1 μs Set Line 2 as Output The maximum current is 25 mA and the output impedance is 40 Ω When the environment temperature is 25 C 77 F the relation among external voltage resistance and the output low level is shown below Table 9 3 Parameter of Output Logic Low Level External Voltage External Resistance VL GPIO2 3 3 V 1 KΩ 160 mV 5 V 1...

Page 58: ...l signal and single ended signal The input wiring has two types according to the camera s pin definitions The first type of input wiring corresponds to the first type of pin definitions mentioned in Table 3 1 and the second type of input wiring corresponds to the second type of pin definitions mentioned in Table 3 2 Make sure that the hardware trigger signals have been configured as input signal H...

Page 59: ...ifferential Signal Source Camera Power Signal Source Power PWR VCC Camera Power Ground Camera GND Signal Source GND OUT Ã R1 R2 Differential Input Negative Figure 9 7 12 V and 24 V Differential Signal Sources Output Differential Signal With different voltages of differential signal sources the respective resistance values in wiring are also different as shown below Table 9 5 Relation between Volta...

Page 60: ...Input Positive PNP Single Ended Signal Source Camera Power Signal Source Power PWR VCC Camera Power Ground Camera GND Differential Input Negative Signal Source GND Signal Ground Hang Signal Line Signal Source PowerGround Figure 9 9 PNP Single Ended Signal Source Connects Differential Input When the PNP single ended signal source provides bi directional I O to the camera the wiring is shown below T...

Page 61: ...Input When the NPN single ended signal source provides bi directional I O to the camera the wiring is shown below The VCC of NPN single ended signal source is 12 V or 24 V NPN Single Ended Signal Source Camera Power Signal Source Power PWR VCC Camera Power Ground Camera GND Bi Directional I O Signal Source GND Signal Ground Signal Line Signal Source PowerGround R1 12 V Figure 9 12 NPN Single Ended...

Page 62: ...different wirings as shown below PNP Single Ended Signal Source Camera Power Signal Source Power PWR VCC Camera Power Ground GND LINE P LINE N Signal Source PowerGround Hang Signal Line Figure 9 14 PNP Single Ended Input Wiring without Pull Down Resistor PNP Single Ended Signal Source Camera Power Signal Source Power PWR VCC Camera Power Ground GND LINE P Signal Line R 1 KΩ to 4 7 KΩ LINE N Hang S...

Page 63: ...et as output signals to trigger other devices The wiring may differ by I O signals used as differential output or single ended output Here we take one type of GigE line scan cameras as an example to introduce the input wiring Refer to the actual camera you got for specific appearance When I O signals are used as differential output the wiring is shown below Triggered Device Camera Power PWR Camera...

Page 64: ...e Figure 9 18 Single Ended Output Wiring without Pull Up Resistor If the triggered device needs a LVTTL of 5 V and above you should add a pull up resistor between 1 KΩ and 10 KΩ The voltage of VCC should be matched with the trigger voltage Triggered Device Camera Power PWR VCC Camera Power Ground GND LINE P Signal Line R 1 KΩ to 10 KΩ LINE N Hang Power Ground of Trigger Device Figure 9 19 Single E...

Page 65: ...ng 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 Click Image Format Control and set Width Height and Offset X Width it stands for horizontal resolution ...

Page 66: ...er value For different models of camera the above mentioned setting steps will be different please refer to the actual one you got 10 3 Set Image Reverse The image reverse function may differ by camera models The camera supports horizontal reverse image output Click Image Format Control and enable Reverse X Figure 10 3 Set Image Reverse ...

Page 67: ...e size of compressed image is larger than that of raw image under HB function this parameter will increase When this parameter increases rapidly it is recommended to disable HB function HB version refers to the version of High Bandwidth function 10 5 Set Pixel Format The camera supports many pixel formats For specific pixel formats that the camera supports please refer to the Specifications of the...

Page 68: ... 9 Bayer RG Pixel Pattern Figure 10 10 Bayer RBGG Pixel Pattern For different pixel formats they have varied data formats and their relation is shown below For max line rate of different pixel formats please refer to the actual condition Table 10 1 Data Format of Different Pixel Formats Pixel Format Pixel Size Bits Pixel Mono 8 Bayer 8 Bayer RBGG 8 8 ...

Page 69: ...el Format 10 6 Set Test Pattern The test pattern may differ by camera models 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 im...

Page 70: ...offers 4 test patterns including Mono Bar Checkboard Oblique Mono Bar Gradual Mono Bar and Test Image 1 For color camera it also supports Vertical Color Bar and Horizontal Color Bar Figure 10 13 Mono Bar Test Pattern Figure 10 14 Checkboard Test Pattern Figure 10 15 Oblique Mono Bar Test Pattern ...

Page 71: ... Bar Test Pattern Figure 10 19 Test Image 1 Test Pattern The pattern of the test image 1 may differ by camera models 10 7 Set Binning The binning function may differ by camera models The purpose of setting binning is to enhance sensibility With binning multiple sensor pixels are combined as a single pixel to reduce resolution and improve image brightness ...

Page 72: ...wn below Table 10 2 Exposure Method and Principle Exposure Method Principle Off The camera exposures according to the value configured by user in Exposure Time Once Adjust the exposure time automatically according to the image brightness After adjusting it will switch to Off Mode Continuous Adjust the exposure time continuously according to the image brightness For 2K camera when its trigger mode ...

Page 73: ...as you need to enable TDI function first Refer to section TDI Function for details For some models of cameras the gain you set in 2 sets of settings should be the same The camera supports HDR High Dynamic Range function that the camera acquires images based on 2 sets of settings and each with its own exposure time and gain Click Acquisition Control enable HDR Enable select 0 as HDR Selector and se...

Page 74: ...mera the analog gain range and setting method may be different please refer to the actual one you got Gain The camera supports 3 types of analog gain modes Off Once and Continuous Click Analog Control and select Gain Auto according to actual demands The analog gain mode and principle are shown below Table 10 3 Analog Gain Mode and Principle Gain Mode Principle Off The camera adjusts gain according...

Page 75: ...tional 12 dB to the value you set Figure 10 24 Set ADC Gain x 4 Enable Preamp Gain Click Analog Control Preamp Gain and enter Preamp Gain according to actual demands Figure 10 25 Set Preamp Gain 10 10 2 Set Digital Gain Apart from analog gain the camera also supports digital gain function Click Analog Control enable Digital Shift Enable and enter Digital Shift Figure 10 26 Set Digital Gain ...

Page 76: ...de or Once or Continuous gain mode first before setting brightness Click Analog Control Brightness and set Brightness according to actual demand and its range is from 0 to 255 Figure 10 27 Set Brightness After setting brightness the camera will automatically adjust exposure time to let image brightness reach target one Under Once or Continuous exposure mode or Once or Continuous gain the higher th...

Page 77: ... 0 Once Automatic white balance once Adjust the white balance for a certain amount of time then stop It implements an algorithm that finds possible gray areas in the Bayer data Continuous 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 ...

Page 78: ... condition In order to avoid repeated correction after rebooting the camera it is recommended to save white balance parameter to User Set after white balance correction You can refer to the Section Save and Load User Set for details If the light source and color temperature in environment change you need to correct white balance again 10 14 Set Gamma Correction Under Bayer pixel format the MV CL02...

Page 79: ...ection including User mode and sRGB mode You can set User mode as shown below Steps 1 Click Analog Control Gamma Selector 2 Select User as Gamma Selector 3 Enable Gamma Enable 4 Enter Gamma according to actual demands and its range is from 0 to 4 Figure 10 31 Set User Mode You can set sRGB mode as shown below Steps 1 Click Analog Control Gamma Selector 2 Select sRGB as Gamma Selector 3 Enable Gamm...

Page 80: ...select AOI 1 or AOI 2 as Auto Function AOI Selector AOI1 1 is used to adjust the image brightness and AOI 2 is used to adjust the white balance for color cameras 2 Enter Auto Function AOI Width Auto Function AOI Height Auto Function AOI Offset X and Auto Function AOI Offset Y according to actual demands 3 Enable Auto Function AOI Usage Intensity if AOI 1 is selected as Auto Function AOI Selector O...

Page 81: ...x to let them back to the standard value so that the overall color of images is more vivid The color correction function is realized by multiplying each RGB component by a correction matrix Currently the supported color conversion module is RGB to RGB Two methods are available to set color transformation control Method 1 Click Color Transformation Control enable CCM Enable and set Color Transforma...

Page 82: ...s pixel format is not in Mono format Only the pixel format is YUV RGB or BGR the MV CL022 40GC camera supports hue function Adjusting the hue shifts the colors of the image Steps 1 Click Color Transformation Control and enable CCM Enable 2 Enable Color Transformation Enable 3 Enable Hue Enable and enter Hue according to actual demands ...

Page 83: ...ly the pixel format is YUV RGB or BGR the MV CL022 40GC camera supports saturation function Adjusting the saturation changes the colorfulness of the colors A higher saturation makes colors easier to distinguish Steps 1 Click Color Transformation Control and enable CCM Enable 2 Enable Color Transformation Enable 3 Enable Saturation Enable and enter Saturation according to actual demands ...

Page 84: ...t function allows you to select different color areas in the image to set customized hue and saturation value Steps 1 Click Color Transformation Control and enable Color Adjustment Enable Figure 10 38 Select Color 2 Select Color Adjustment Selector and set corresponding Color Adjustment Hue and Color Adjustment Saturation according to actual demands ...

Page 85: ...ot use Gamma correction function and LUT function at the same time After using the TDI function you need to set LUT again Steps 1 Click LUT Control and enable LUT Enable 2 Enter LUT Index according to actual demands and its range is from 0 to 1023 3 Enter LUT Value according to actual demands and its range is from 0 to 4095 4 Click Execute in LUT Save to save it The parameter of LUT Save may diffe...

Page 86: ...camera has completed FPNC correction by default and you do not need to set it again if the camera has no FPNC correction function Steps 1 Click Shading Correction and select FPNC Correction as Shading Selector 2 Click Execute in Activate Shading and enable FPNC User Enable Figure 10 41 FPNC Correction 10 21 2 PRNUC Correction The camera currently supports PRNUC Photo response Non Uniformity Correc...

Page 87: ...follow steps below to operate Steps 1 Click Shading Correction and click Execute in Activate Shading 2 Enable NUC Enable and PRNUC Enable will be enabled automatically Figure 10 44 Set Shading Correction I For MV CL022 40GC camera follow steps below to operate Steps 1 Click Shading Correction and set PRNUC target related parameters according to actual demands ...

Page 88: ...Correction II For other camera models follow steps below to operate Steps 1 Click Shading Correction select PRNUC User Selector and the camera starts to acquire images 2 Set PRNUC target related parameters according to actual demands Disable PRNUC Target Enable if you want to use the camera s auto correction standard At this time the camera compares and corrects the average R G B component value o...

Page 89: ...n for specific areas set PRNUC Width and PRNUC Offset X according to actual demands and enable PRNUC ROI Enable Figure 10 47 ROI PRNUC Correction 10 22 Set Space Correction The space correction function may differ by camera models The space correction SC includes line rate deviation correction and parallax deviation correction and they are used to reduce image details deviation caused by line rate...

Page 90: ...he table below for effect contrast Table 10 5 Effect Contrast Camera Type Normal Image Abnormal Image Mono Camera Color Camera It is recommended to set line rate ratio larger than 1 when the camera s line rate is larger than that of the object It is recommended to set line rate ratio smaller than 1 when the camera s line rate is smaller than that of the object It is recommended to set line rate ra...

Page 91: ... vague and images of color cameras are dispersive If you find the image s edge has pixel deviation via observation follow steps below to alleviate it Refer to the table below for effect contrast If the overall image has the phenomenon below it may be caused by lens optical structure deviation Table 10 6 Effect Contrast Camera Type Normal Image Abnormal Image Mono Camera ...

Page 92: ...s pixel deviation For the mono camera if its upper sensor is closer to the measured objects and select Start Line as Parallax Direction Otherwise select End Line instead For the color camera if its sensor s B line is closer to the measured objects and select Blue as Parallax Direction If its sensor s R line is closer to the measured objects and select Red instead 3 Set Pixel Shift to have a best e...

Page 93: ...ndor Name Read only It is the name of device manufacturer Device Model Name Read only It is the device model Device Manufacture Info Read only It is the manufacturer information 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 ID Read only It is the device ID De...

Page 94: ...nnection quantity Device Link Heartbeat Mode Read and write It enables heartbeat mode or not Device Stream Channel Count Read only It counts data packet quantity Device Stream Channel Selector Read and write It is the character set used in register Device Stream Channel Type Read only It is the stream channel type Device Stream Channel Link Read only It is the stream channel link quantity Device S...

Page 95: ...e stream condition If the size of compressed image is larger than that of raw image under HB function this parameter will increase When this parameter increases rapidly it is recommended to disable HB function HB Version Read only It refers to the version of High Bandwidth function 11 2 Embedded Information in Image The embedded information function and chunk data function may differ by camera mod...

Page 96: ...s 4 bytes are used to transfer the brightness information Value Range 0 to 4095 Note High bits will be complemented with 0 automatically 5 White Balance 8 Bytes R G B occupies 2 bytes each Value Range 0 to 4095 6 Frame Counter 4 Bytes Value Range 0 to 232 1 7 Ext Trigger Count 4 Bytes Value Range 0 to 232 1 8 Line Input Output 4 Bytes 4 bytes are used to transfer the line input and output informat...

Page 97: ...ct into the image data The ROI area do not influence collection information embedding If the ROI area is small and there is not enough space in first line image and then the collection information will be embedded into the second line image The low 8 bit of each valid data storages image embedded information Click Image Format Control Embedded Image Info Selector select specific parameters as Embe...

Page 98: ...ge in priority if you enable chunk data function and embedded information function both Steps 1 Click Chunk Data Control 2 Enable Chunk Mode Active 3 Select specific parameters in Chunk Selector according to actual demands 4 Enable Chunk Enable Figure 11 2 Set Chunk Data Control 11 3 TDI Function The TDI function may differ by camera models When switching TDI Mode the camera may have short period ...

Page 99: ...he camera overlaps 2 adjacent line data and outputs 1 line data as final result 4 TDI means that the camera overlaps 4 line data and outputs 1 line data as final result Go to Image Format Control TDI Mode and set TDI Mode according to actual demands Figure 11 3 Set TDI Mode 11 4 Scan Direction The scan direction function may differ by camera models Make sure that the scan direction and the moving ...

Page 100: ...supports User Set 1 2 3 LUT Luminance 1 2 3 User PRNUC 1 2 3 and User FPNC The file access control function and specific device features that can be imported and exported may differ by camera models Make sure that you have stopped acquisition before using this function Make sure that the firmware is same when exporting or importing files between two cameras Steps 1 Select the camera in the device ...

Page 101: ...t 1 2 3 is selected as device feature you need to load the corresponding user set you selected to take effect If LUT Luminance 1 2 3 is selected as device feature and they will take effect only when you select the same parameters in LUT Selector If User PRNUC 1 2 3 is selected as device feature and they will take effect only when you select the same parameters in PRNUC User Selector If User FPNC i...

Page 102: ...rate an event and transmit a related event message to the computer whenever a specific situation occurs Steps 1 Click Event Control select specific event in Event Selector Figure 11 7 Set Event Control 2 Select Notification On as Event Notification 3 Right click the connected device in device list and click Event Monitor 4 Check Messaging Channel Event When specific event occurs the event monitor ...

Page 103: ... device s register GEV Interface Selector Read only It sets which physical network interface to be controlled GEV MAC Address Read only It is the MAC address of the network interface GEV Supported Option Selector Read and write It selects the GEV option to interrogate for existing support GEV Supported Option Read only It indicates whether the selected GEV option is supported or not GEV Current IP...

Page 104: ...pported by this device GEV Persistent IP Address Read and write It indicates the persistent IP address for this network interface It is only used when the device boots with the persistent IP configuration scheme GEV Persistent Subnet Mask Read and write It indicates the persistent subnet mask associated with the persistent IP address on this network interface It is only used when the device boots ...

Page 105: ...tch Reset Read and write It resets the timestamp control latch Timestamp Value Read only It is a read only element It indicates the latched value of the timestamp GEV CCP Read and write It controls the device access privilege of an application GEV MCP Host Port Read and write It controls the port to which the device must send messages Setting this value to 0 closes the message channel GEV MCDA Rea...

Page 106: ...bit of the IP header of each stream packet GEV SCPS Big Endian Read only It is the Endianness of multi byte pixel data for this stream GEV SCPS Packet Size B Read and write It specifies the stream packet size in bytes to send on this channel GEV SCPD Read and write It indicates the delay in timestamp counter units to insert between each packet for this stream channel GEV SCDA Read and write It ind...

Page 107: ... supports Basic only Transfer Queue Max Block Count It refers to the max image quantity that the camera memory can save Transfer Queue Current Block Count It refers to the current saved image quantity in the camera memory Transfer Queue Over Flow Count It refers to the number of covered images in the camera memory Transfer Queue Mode It refers to the camera memory queue mode 11 9 Save and Load Use...

Page 108: ...et user default as shown below Here we take selecting User Set 1 as an example Save Parameters Click User Set Control select a user set in User Set Selector and click Execute in User Set Save to save parameters Figure 11 11 Save User Set Load Parameters Click User Set Control select a user set in User Set Selector and click Execute in User Set Load to load parameters to the camera as shown below F...

Page 109: ...but you cannot get its image data Data Receiver This mode allows you read the camera s parameters and get its image data but you cannot edit the camera s parameters The same camera can be connected to only one MVS client software via the controller and data receiver or the controller mode at the same time while in the data receiver mode the same camera can be connected to multiple client software ...

Page 110: ... Settings 2 Select Role and enter the IP Address and Port 3 Click OK Figure 11 15 Set Multicast for Available Camera For the connected camera you can set multicast function as follows For the connected camera only the Controller and Data Receiver is available Steps 1 Right click the connected camera and click Multicast Settings 2 Enable the multicast function and edit the IP Address and Port 3 Cli...

Page 111: ...ware Before updating make sure power cable and others are properly connected Please use the firmware package of the corresponding camera model for updating Steps 1 Click Tool Firmware Updater to open the update interface 2 Click to select the camera 3 Click to select the update file in the local computer 4 Click Update to start updating Figure 11 17 Update Firmware ...

Page 112: ...era User Manual 103 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 113: ...re value properly Increase the camera s exposure value or enable auto exposure mode 4 Live view is normal but the camera cannot be triggered The trigger mode is not enabled or the trigger source is incorrect Incorrect trigger wiring Check whether the trigger mode is enabled and selected trigger source is correct Check whether trigger wiring is correct 5 A bi directional configurable line signal is...

Page 114: ...ion Input Wiring Modify section Set Pixel Format Modify section Set Gamma Correction Modify section Set Color Transformation Control Modify section Set Hue Modify section Set Saturation Modify section Set LUT Add section Set Flat Field Correction Add section Set Space Correction Modify section File Access Control V3 4 14 UD22897B Feb 1 2021 Modify section Appearance Modify section Interface and In...

Page 115: ...n Interface and Indicator Add section Set Image Compression Mode Modify section Set Shading Correction Modify section Device Control Add section TDI Function V1 2 0 UD17632B Dec 5 2019 Modify section Client Software Layout Modify section Set Line Rate Modify section Event Control Add section Set Pixel Format Add section Transfer Control V1 1 0 UD16661B Oct 10 2019 Modify section Appearance Add sec...

Page 116: ...e Version Device Firmware Version Device Serial Number Device ID Device User ID Device Uptime s Board Device Type Device Connection Selector Device Connection Speed Mbps Device Link Selector Device Link Speed Mbps Device Link Connection Count Device Link Heartbeat Mode Device Stream Channel Count Device Stream Channel Selector Device Stream Channel Type Device Stream Channel Link Device Stream Cha...

Page 117: ...t Max Region Selector Section Set ROI Region Destination Width Height Offset X Offset Y Reverse X Section Set Image Reverse Reverse Scan Direction Section Scan Direction Pixel Format Section Set Pixel Format Pixel Size Image Compression Mode Section Set Image Compression Mode Test Pattern Generator Selector Section Set Test Pattern Test Pattern Binning Selector Section Set Binning Binning Horizont...

Page 118: ...ference Line Rate Hz Resulting Frame Rate Fps Trigger Selector Section Set Trigger Source Section Trigger Related Parameters Trigger Mode Trigger Source Trigger Activation Trigger Partial Close Trigger Delay Trigger Cache Enable Line Trigger Cache Enable Exposure Mode Section Set Exposure Auto Exposure Time µs Exposure Auto Auto Exposure Time Lower Limit µs Auto Exposure Time Upper Limit µs Frame ...

Page 119: ...evel Section Set Black Level Black Level Enable Balance White Auto Section Set White Balance AWB Color Temperature Mode Balance Ratio Selector Balance Ratio Gamma Section Set Gamma Correction Gamma Selector Gamma Enable Auto Function AOI Selector Section Set AOI Auto Function AOI Width Auto Function AOI Height Auto Function AOI Offset X Auto Function AOI Offset Y Auto Function AOI Usage Intensity ...

Page 120: ...tment Enable Section Set Color Adjustment Color Adjustment Selector Color Adjustment Hue Color Adjustment Saturation LUT Control LUT Selector Section Set LUT LUT Enable LUT Index LUT Value LUT Save Encoder Control Encoder Selector Section Set Shaft Encoder Control Encoder Source A Encoder Source B Encoder Trigger Mode Encoder Counter Mode Encoder Counter Encoder Counter Max Encoder Counter Reset E...

Page 121: ...tion Set Flat Field Correction Activate Shading NUC Enable PRNUC Enable PRNUC ROI Enable PRNUC Width PRNUC Offset X FPNC User Enable PRNUC User Enable PRNUC User Selector PRNUC Target Enable PRNUC Target R PRNUC Target G PRNUC Target B PRNUC Smooth Enable Line Rate Ratio Section Set Space Correction Pixel Shift Parallax Direction Digital IO Control Line Selector Section I O Output Line Mode Line F...

Page 122: ...Trigger Action Queue Size Action Selector Action Group Mask Action Group Key Counter And Timer Control Counter Selector Enable Strobe Signal Counter Event Source Counter Reset Source Counter Reset Counter Value Counter Current Value File Access Control File Selector Section File Access Control File Operation Selector File Operation Execute File Open Mode File Operation Status File Operation Result...

Page 123: ...evice Mode Character Set GEV Interface Selector GEV MAC Address GEV Supported Option Selector GEV Supported Option GEV Current IP Configuration LLA GEV Current IP Configuration DHCP GEV Current IP Configuration Persistent IP GEV PAUSE Frame Reception GEV Current IP Address GEV Current Subnet Mask GEV Current Default Gateway GEV First URL GEV Second URL GEV Number Of Interfaces GEV Persistent IP Ad...

Page 124: ...tch Reset Timestamp Value GEV CCP GEV MCP Host Port GEV MCDA GEV MCTT ms GEV MCRC GEV MCSP GEV Stream Channel Selector GEV SCP Interface Index GEV SCP Host Port GEV SCP Direction GEV SCPS Fire Test Packet GEV SCPS Do Not Fragment GEV SCPS Big Endian GEV SCPS Packet Size B GEV SCPD GEV SCDA GEV SCSP Gev GVSP Extended ID Mode Transfer Control Transfer Selector Section Transfer Control Transfer Contr...

Page 125: ...ansfer Queue Max Block Count Transfer Queue Current Block Count Transfer Queue Over Flow Count Transfer Queue Mode User Set Control User Set Current Section Save and Load User Set User Set Selector User Set Load User Set Save User Set Default ...

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