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RGB Color

Progressive Scan Camera

CV-M77

Operation Manual

Camera: Revision B

Manual: Version 2.1

M77BmanMay11.doc

JPT 11-05-04

Summary of Contents for CV-M77

Page 1: ...RGB Color Progressive Scan Camera CV M77 Operation Manual Camera Revision B Manual Version 2 1 M77BmanMay11 doc JPT 11 05 04 ...

Page 2: ... Trigger 11 6 4 2 Pulse Width Control Trigger 12 6 4 3 Frame Delay Readout EPS 13 6 4 4 Frame Delay Readout PWC 14 6 4 5 Long Time Exposure 15 6 5 Other functions 16 6 6 Request functions 17 6 7 Save and Load functions 17 7 Configuring the Camera 18 7 1 Setting by Switch and Jumper 18 7 1 1 Rear Switch 18 7 1 2 Internal Switch setting 18 7 1 3 Jumper settings 20 7 1 4 Jumper table 21 7 2 RS 232C c...

Page 3: ...ontrol Tool software can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Standard Composition The standard camera composition consists of the camera main body 3 Main Features New 1 3 full frame progressive scan interline transfer CCD RGB Primary color mosaic filter Bayer and DSP for excellent color reproduction 1034 h x 779 v 4 65µm square pixels 1028 x 768 pixels read out XGA format 25 full frames 1028 h x 770 ...

Page 4: ...nector for RS 232C signals input of ext trigger pulse and WEN output 7 12 pin connector for 12V DC power and HD VD input output 8 9 pin D Sub connector for RGB video output video sync and pixel clock output 9 Switch to set shutter speed and function mode 10 Screw holes for tripod mounting plate optional plate 11 4 M3 mounting threads 2 1 Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 6mm 0...

Page 5: ...input NC 12V NC JP401 and JP301 open 12V DC JP401 short and JP301 open 12 GND Seen from rear of camera 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 Fig 2 12 pin connector Notes Factory settings in bold italic 1 Signals on pin no 4 and 6 can be changed by jumpers See 7 Configuring the Camera for more information 2 Do not input ext VD in trigger modes JP301 is short by a capacitor 5 2 6 pin Multi connector RS 232C Tr...

Page 6: ... information 5 4 Principle diagram for input and output jumpers The below diagram shows the input output circuits with jumpers for alternative pin connections It can be useful for control of jumpers and connections Jumpers are shown in factory settings GND JP305 JP402 JP401 NC GND 4 6 NC Pclk 9 12 NC Trig 12v 11 12 NC Pclk 9 9 Trig 5 6 VDin VDout 7 12 NC VDin 1 9 EEN W EN 6 6 HDin VDout 6 12 HDin ...

Page 7: ...g 6 Video outputs Trigger input The trigger input is AC coupled To allow a long wide pulse width the input circuit is a flip flop which is toggled by the negative and positive differentiated spikes cause buy the falling and rising edge The input signal level is 4V 2V The trigger input impedance is 1 2 kΩ or 75Ω selectable via the internal switch S301 3 Fig 7 Trigger input HD and VD input The HD an...

Page 8: ...ked with 3 times higher rate But only the signals from every third line is transferred to the horizontal ccd register for read out Signals from the lines between are dumped The horizontal resolution is unchanged but the vertical resolution is reduced to 1 3 The advantages are Frame rate 3 times higher The image is sampled from the whole sensor area Horizontal resolution unchanged Xsub Horizontal c...

Page 9: ...faults SW 301 1 and 301 2 to ON for 75 Ω termination of HD VD Input Ext HD in on pin 6 on 12 pin connector 4 0 Vp p 2 0V Ext VD in on pin 7 on 12 pin connector 4 0 Vp p 2 0V Important notes on using this mode External sync system should follow the camera scanning system The ext HD VD phase relations should follow as shown in fig 10 Fig 10 External VD and HD phase relation 6 2 2 Output of Internal ...

Page 10: ...n Trigger mode to Normal TR 0 5 6 7 OFF Shutter to Normal or Programmable SM 0 SM 1 Shutter speed SH 0 through 11 1 2 3 4 Programmable exposure PE 3 through 791 Other functions Input Ext HD in on pin 6 on 12 pin connector 4 0 Vp p 2 0V If used Ext VD in on pin 7 on 12 pin connector 4 0 Vp p 2 0V If used Important notes on using this mode External sync system should follow the camera scanning syste...

Page 11: ...xposure stops 0 5 H after the last HD pulse To avoid the 1H exposure jitter caused by this delay it is recommended to synchronize the external trigger to HD as shown in fig 14 The trigger input can be TTL level or 75 ohm terminated by setting the specific S301 switch on the PK 8308 board to OFF or ON see switch settings When 75 ohm terminated the signal input level is 4 0 Vp p 2 0V Mode setting an...

Page 12: ...dge of the ext HD and less than 2 µsec after the falling edge of the ext HD see fig 14 Otherwise the jitter will be too high Mode setting and all other settings can be done via RS 232C control if rear switch SW1 10 is ON Mode setting and some other settings can be done by switch if rear switch SW1 10 is OFF For details refer to 7 Configuring the Camera To use this mode RS SW1 Set function Trigger ...

Page 13: ... the actual exposure time The resulting video signal will start to be read out after the rising edge of the external trigger signal The WEN pulse indicates the start of valid video signal Refer to timing charts for details A new trigger pulse must not be applied before the video read out has finished Mode setting and all other settings can be done via RS 232C control if rear switch SW1 10 is ON Mo...

Page 14: ...xt HD and less than 2 µsec after the falling edge of the ext HD see fig 14 Otherwise the jitter will be too high Mode setting and all other settings can be done via RS 232C control if rear switch SW1 10 is ON Mode setting and some other settings can be done by switch if rear switch SW1 10 is OFF For details refer to 7 Configuring the Camera To use this mode RS SW1 Set function Trigger mode to Fame...

Page 15: ...lse indicates the start of valid video signal Refer to timing charts for details A new trigger pulse must not be applied before the video read out has finished Mode setting and all other settings can be done via RS 232C control if rear switch SW1 10 is ON Mode setting and some other settings can be done by switch if rear switch SW1 10 is OFF For details refer to 7 Configuring the Camera To use thi...

Page 16: ...chronized The exposure will start at the first HD pulse after the falling edge of the external trigger signal See figure 14 for the phase relationship between ext HD and ext VD pulses Mode setting and all other settings can be done via RS 232C control if rear switch SW1 10 is ON This mode can not be set by switch For details refer to 7 Configuring the Camera To use this mode RS Set function Trigge...

Page 17: ...t 3 times higher WEN polarity WP Will invert the WEN output polarity Default is active low EEN polarity EP Will invert the EEN output polarity Default is active low WEN SYNC WS Switch between WEN or composite sync on pin 7 on 9pin sub D connector Also by switch G on SYNC SY If SY 1 the green output video will have composite sync added pin 4 on 9pin sub D connector Also by switch AGC AS This comman...

Page 18: ...al clip level is set to 0 8 volt on a 75Ω terminated video output Gamma select GS This commands selects the video gamma to be 1 of 3 values 6 6 Request functions The following commands are for transmission and identification Echo Back EB 1 If on the camera will echo back the RS 232C transmission Version Number VN If received the camera will send back its firmware version number as a 3 digits numbe...

Page 19: ... CONTROL SHUTTER GAMMA Manual Local RS232C Auto 1 25 Off 1 50 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 750 1 1000 1 1500 1 2000 1 3000 EXT TRIGGER Off Edge pre select Pulse width 10 9 GAIN SW 1 1 0 0 45 1 4000 1 10 000 Fr DELAY Off On Fig 20 Rear switch setting 7 1 2 Internal Switch setting On the PK8308 board inside the camera three switches exist S301 S302 and S303 The switch settings determine Termination of extern...

Page 20: ...3 switch adds in ON position the composite sync signal to the green video signal The factory setting is OFF leaving the green RGB signal without sync signals The S302 4 switch outputs in ON position the WEN signal via pin 7 of the 9 pin DSUB connector The factory setting is OFF In the OFF position the camera outputs the composite sync signal via pin 7 of the 9 pin DSUB connector SW303 The SW303 sw...

Page 21: ... of interest JP401 and JP402 Factory setting JP401 and JP402 are open Fig 25 Jumpers on PK8309A The PK8308A board has 12 jumpers of interest JP301 JP312 Factory setting At JP301 is mounted a capacitor to protect the trigger circuit against 12V DC JP303 JP307 JP308 JP309 and JP312 are short JP302 JP304 JP305 JP306 JP310 and JP311 are open JP312 JP309 JP305 JP307 JP304 JP310 JP306 JP308 JP302 JP311 ...

Page 22: ... pin DSUB connector 1 NC Open 1 VD input Open Open Short 6 HD input Open 6 HD output Open 9 NC Open 9 PCLK output Open Short NOTE When using the HD VD PCLK and WEN signals input or output from the 12 pin connector do not use the same signals input or output from the 9 pin D SUB connector and vice versa The external trigger pulse or DC 12V can be input at pin No 11 of the 12 pin Hirose connector by...

Page 23: ...D 5 GND 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 CI 9 pin D con PC COM PORT CAMERA TXD RXD GND 1 CD 4 DTR 6 DSR 2 RXD 3 TXD 5 GND 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 CI 9 pin D con PC COM PORT CAMERA Protocol Transmit setting to camera NN Parameter CR LF NN is any kind of command Capital or small letters The camera answers COMPLETE CR LF To have all communication visible on the emulator screen start with EB 1 CR LF The camera answers COMPLETE CR...

Page 24: ... WS WEN Sync switch WS Param CR LF 0 WEN 1 Sync C Gain and analogue signals settings AS AGC switch AS Param CR LF 0 OFF Manual 1 ON Auto GA Master gain level GA Param CR LF 0 700 Available when AS 0 RG Red gain level RG Param CR LF 0 255 Available when WB 0 BG Blue gain level BG Param CR LF 0 255 Available when WB 0 AG AGC level AG Param CR LF 0 255 Available when AS 1 WB White balance WB Param CR...

Page 25: ...ch more than a program with a window interface It also provides an easy and efficient ActiveX interface built for MS Windows 98 ME NT and 2000 The OCX interface has the ability to connect to the camera using the serial interface of the PC by reading and writing properties for the camera This integration requires simple programming skills within Visual Basic Visual C or similar languages in a Micro...

Page 26: ...d above and it will automatically be included in the list of help files For newer camera models the About Window also shows Model Name camera ID and User ID It is possible to edit and save free text in User ID At the bottom of the windows all windows but the Communication Window is a coloured bar The bar is green when the Camera Control Tool is connected to a camera and the camera is turned on The...

Page 27: ...ttached and all functions are fully functional in offline mode Off line mode is indicated in The Communication Window where a status field with graphic and text indicates the on off line status Changing the selected communication port from the communication window changes the online off line status If a camera is found on the selected communication port the application runs online otherwise offlin...

Page 28: ...amera Control Tool bar is always on top of other windows 2 When you minimize the Camera Control Tool bar all open windows will close 3 It is possible to work with the Camera Control Tool when the camera is online and when the camera is offline 4 The newer JAI cameras always start up with the last used user area but for some old models it will start up with the last saved user area 5 The Camera Con...

Page 29: ...CV M77 28 9 External Appearance and Dimension Fig 28 Outlines ...

Page 30: ...2 V 75 Ω Pixel clock output 4 V 2 V 75 Ω Composite sync output 4 V 2 V 75 Ω Trigger modes Continuous Edge pre select Pulse width control HD non reset Trigger input Edge pre select 1 H Shutter 1 25 1 50 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 750 1 1000 1 1500 1 2000 1 3000 1 4000 1 10 000 second Programmable exposure 1 5 H to 791 H Pulse width control 1 5 H to 2000 H Long time exposure 2 frames to Frame delay readout...

Page 31: ...ra only from the type of power source indicated on the camera Power off the camera during any modification such as changes of jumper and switch setting 11 2 Typical Sensor Characteristics The following effects may be observed on the video monitor screen They do not indicate any fault of the camera but do associate with typical sensor characteristics V Aliasing When the CCD camera captures stripes ...

Page 32: ...1 1 EN 50082 1 Company and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners JAI A S cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to products and documentation without prior notification JAI A S Denmark Phone 45 4457 8888 Fax 45 4491 8880 www jai com JAI Corporation Japan Phone 81...

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