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AM-800GE  

AB-800GE 

8M Digital Progressive Scan 

Monochrome and Color Camera

 

 

 
 

 Document Version:1.4 

AM/AB-800GE_Ver.1.4_Sept2013 

 

User Manual 

Summary of Contents for AB-800GE

Page 1: ...1033E 1109 AM 800GE AB 800GE 8M Digital Progressive Scan Monochrome and Color Camera Document Version 1 4 AM AB 800GE_Ver 1 4_Sept2013 User Manual...

Page 2: ...asures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products known as China RoHS The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera mark shows that the envir...

Page 3: ...asures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products known as China RoHS The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera mark shows that the envir...

Page 4: ...been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferenc...

Page 5: ...tput circuit diagram for customer 16 6 2 3 Optical Interface Specifications 17 6 3 Iris video output 17 6 4 Trigger input 19 6 5 Exposure Active output 19 7 Video signal output 20 7 1 Video output ima...

Page 6: ...7 8 2 3 LVAL LOW level period 30 8 Network configuration 32 8 1 GigEVision Standard interface 32 8 2 Equipment to configure the network system 32 8 2 1 PC 32 8 2 2 Cables 32 8 2 3 Network card NIC 32...

Page 7: ...ation 53 9 5 Timer Control 53 9 5 1 TimerSelector 53 9 5 2 TimerDuration 53 9 5 3 TimerDelay 53 9 5 4 TimerValue 53 9 5 5 TimerStatus 53 9 5 6 TimerTriggerSource 54 9 5 7 TimerTriggerActivation 54 9 6...

Page 8: ...utter 73 11 6 Balance Ratio Only for AB 800GE 73 11 6 1 Balance Ratio 73 11 6 2 Balance Ratio Auto 74 11 7 Blemish compensation 74 11 8 LUT 74 11 9 Gamma 76 11 10 Shading Correction 77 11 11 Bayer col...

Page 9: ...pture the image using Software Trigger 88 12 4 5 9 Sequence Trigger setting 89 12 4 5 10 Multi ROI setting 90 12 4 5 11 Delayed readout setting 91 12 4 5 12 Operate the external strobe light 91 12 4 6...

Page 10: ...ation The purpose of the GenICam standard is to provide a common program interface for various machine vision cameras By using GenICam cameras from different manufactures can seamlessly connect in one...

Page 11: ...as LUT FFC Flat Field Compensation blemish compensation and Bayer interpolation The AM 800GE and AB 800GE work in continuous single frame and multi frame modes for acquisition control together with ti...

Page 12: ...modes for faster frame rates 3dB to 24dB gain control for AM 800GE and 0dB to 24dB for AB 800GE 10 s 1 100 000 to 2 seconds exposure control in 1 s steps Exposure Timed control mode Timed and trigger...

Page 13: ...ype and horizontal type 2 10 Mounting holes M3 max length 4 5mm 3 1 Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 10mm F mount version is also available as factory option 2 Note When an RJ 45...

Page 14: ...ntinuous mode Flashing green The camera is receiving external trigger Ethernet connector indicates Steady green 1000 Base T has been connected Flashing green 100 Base 10Base have been connected Note F...

Page 15: ...ents Please contact the nearest JAI distributor for details on recommended industrial RJ 45 connectors Fig 4 Gigabit Ethernet connector The digital output signals follow the Gigabit Ethernet interface...

Page 16: ...d please pay careful attention so that circuit boards are not damaged 5 4 1 SW 900 This switch sets the 75 ohm trigger input termination to ON or OFF The factory default setting is OFF which is TTL le...

Page 17: ...0 is located in the upper board when the top cover is removed Fig 7 SW500 back side 5 4 3 SW 901 This DIP switch can select OPT IN or Iris video output through pin 3 and 4 of the HIROSE 12 pin connect...

Page 18: ...eStatus The user can ascertain the status of input and output signals 6 1 4 LineSource This function lets you designate the signal source to output through Line 1 to Line 4 as part of the LineSelector...

Page 19: ...inputs and outputs can cope with a wide range of voltages the voltage range for inputs is 3 3V to 24V DC whereas Fig 9 Opto coupler outputs will handle 5V to 24V DC The figure at the right shows the...

Page 20: ...6 8 Fig 12 Optical Interface Performance 6 3 Iris video output This signal can be used for lens iris control in Continuous and pre dump modes The signal is 1 0 V p p with H sync from 75 without termi...

Page 21: ...the phenomenon Iris Interpolate Gain Note 0 255 At frame rates below 20fps the auto iris operation may appear jumpy as it rapidly moves from one level to the next This function prevents this so calle...

Page 22: ...rrent is 120mA However if a current of more than 50mA is flowed it is necessary to use bigger diameter wires for connecting pins 8 and 9 If narrower gauge wires are used it may not work properly due t...

Page 23: ...pixels in 1 For horizontal 16 pixels each in 2 Fig 17 CCD sensor layout 7 2 AOI Area of Interest In the AM 800GE and AB 800GE the output image size can be determined by setting the output area 7 2 1 A...

Page 24: ...6 Height Effective lines 7 2 2 2 When the full image plus the vertical OB is transmitted Offset X 16 Offset Y 0 Width 3296 Height Effective lines 4 7 2 2 3 When the full image plus the horizontal OB i...

Page 25: ...4 2471 end_area_num start_area_num 1 end_area_num 4 52 Frame rate Hz 1 Frame line number x 0 00003879 Setting examples Area Offset Height Frame rate fps 1 2 622 1236 Continuous 16 11 Timed EPS Smearle...

Page 26: ...6656 by 16 pixels step RGB8_Packed 24 9984 by 24 pixels step YUV422_Packed 16 6656 by 16 pixels step As for LinePitch and Width if one is changed the other will also be changed The relationship betwee...

Page 27: ...ing Vertical and Height If Binning Vertical is set at 1 or 2 Height is changed accordingly Binning Vertical 1 Height is 2476 as the maximum Binning Vertical 2 Height is 1240 as the maximum Note If Bin...

Page 28: ...AND AB 800GE the following pixel types supported by GVSP are available With regard to the details of GVSP please refer to the GigE Vision Specification available from the AIA www machinevisiononline...

Page 29: ...X X X X G0 G0 R1 R1 Even Line 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X X X X X X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X X X X X X B0 B0 G1 G1 7 6 8 GVSP_PIX_BAYERGR10_Packed Odd Line 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 X X 0 1 X X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R1 G...

Page 30: ...BayerGR10 Bpp16 Mono10_Packed Bpp12 BayerGR10_Packed Bpp12 Mono12 Bpp16 BayerGR12 Bpp16 Mono12_Packed Bpp12 BayerGR_Packed12 Bpp12 RGB8_Packed Bpp24 YUV422_Packed Bpp16 7 7 YUV output The AB 800GE ha...

Page 31: ...ertical timing for partial scanning AOI Frame rate examples when the start line and the end line are set as follows Offset HEGHT A L B L C L Total line L Acquisition Frame rate fps 416 1648 118 1648 1...

Page 32: ...Fig 26 Vertical timing Vertical binning AOI setting Int_ LVAL ExposureActive FrameActive Int_ FVAL DATA 1262 L 1236 L OB BF OB BF Valid data OB BF CCD Exposure 9L 12L 5L Int_ LVAL ExposureActive Fram...

Page 33: ...22clk 42 13 s 1clk 20 83ns Exposure starting line 1LVAL 2182 clk 45 46 s Fig 28 Horizontal timing Vertical binning ON 7 8 2 3 LVAL LOW level period 1 When waiting for a trigger signal or at the exposu...

Page 34: ...to Readout LVAL LOW period is 1LVAL as the maximum Fig 30 LVAL LOW period if Overlap is set to Readout EEN LVAL Trigger EEN LVAL The first occurrence after the exposure start line LVAL LOW period vari...

Page 35: ...cameras going through a switch and or a single path or when operating in a system with limited transmission bandwidth the Delayed Readout Mode and Inter Packet Delay functions can be useful 8 2 Equipm...

Page 36: ...Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3 not all combinations of network interface cards NICs and switches routers are suitable for use with the GigE Vision compliant camera JAI will endeavor to continuously verif...

Page 37: ...Pixel Type if Jumbo frames are used the packet size may be automatically optimized to a smaller size 8 3 2 1 Exposure function in Mono Bayer and YUV outputs During sensor readout the next exposure wi...

Page 38: ...l tool Regarding data transfer rate a larger packet size produces a slightly lower data transfer rate The AM 800GE and AB 800GE can support a maximum of 16020 byte packets provided the NIC being used...

Page 39: ...J 90 64 E 18 G 2 8 D 1000000 Where G ROUNDUP A B C 8 E 36 2 The following table shows Bits per Pixel Item C which depends on the pixel format Pixel format Bit RGB8 bayerGR8 8 Mono10_Packed Mono12_Pack...

Page 40: ...o mega bit In the case of the AM 800GE and AB 800GE with the full image and Mono 8bit pixel format The data transfer rate 3328 x 2476 x 8 x 10 2 1000000 673 Mbit s 8 4 GigE camera connecting examples...

Page 41: ...stent IP In this case each camera can use the maximum 800Mbps band width However the load for the internal bus CPU and the application software become heavy so a powerful PC will most likely be requir...

Page 42: ...ger The data traffic is controlled by the buffer of the hub It is necessary to check the buffer value of the unit 8 4 3 3 If delayed readout is used The packet delay should be set smaller and the pack...

Page 43: ...ion Transfer Start Acquisition Control Active Trigger Exposure Control Acquisition Start Acquisition Stop Acquisition Abort Acquisition Mode Acquisition Frame count Trigger Selecctor Frame Start Trigg...

Page 44: ...s are output the acquisition is stopped Continuous AcquisitionStart command outputs frames until AcquisitionEnd is initiated 9 1 2 1 Single Frame In single frame mode executing the AcquisitionStart co...

Page 45: ...set in the range of 1 to 255 frames After all frames are captured this operation is automatically stopped In case of PIV operation this has to be set to an even number Normal multi frame operation 1...

Page 46: ...ALSE At this moment the output stops AcquisitionStart Acquisition Trigger Wait AcquisitionActive Acquisition Trigger Wait AcquisitionStop ExposureActive CCD Readout FrameActive Stream Active Frame 1 F...

Page 47: ...y the number of lines required for the desired AOI readout 4 AcquisitionFrameRate cannot be used if the trigger mode is ON 5 If the exposure time is longer than the frame rate the exposure time has pr...

Page 48: ...ion Trigger Wait AcquisitionActive Acquisition TriggerWait AcquisitionStop Acquisition start command Acquisition stop command ExposureActive CCD Readout FrameActive FrameTransfer Frame1 FrameN FrameTr...

Page 49: ...cted by AcquisitionStart trigger as the trigger and make AcquisitionActive effective TriggerMode Off AcquisitionStart command is input It makes AcquisitionActive effective regardless of AcquisitionSta...

Page 50: ...effective self running operation takes place 9 2 1 3 Stream control The signal readout from the CCD can be stored in the frame memory and the stream control determines the timing of the readout as th...

Page 51: ...it is determined by the trigger activation setting of function used TTL signal and initialized accordingly However as there are several functions used TTL signal and each has own trigger activation s...

Page 52: ...ronous reset there is no jitter 9 2 6 Triggerdelay This function delays the trigger signal against the trigger input Step is 1usec Step The setting range is 16bit and from 0 to 65 535usec Trigger dela...

Page 53: ...ference video level is controlled by JAI AGC Reference ExposureAuto includes OFF Once and Continuous modes The following detailed settings are aslo possible ExposureAuto speed The reaction speed can b...

Page 54: ...orks as the trigger to reset the counter Off Software Line 1 TTL out1 Line 2 TTL out2 Line 3 Opt out1 Line 4 Opt out2 Line 5 Opt in1 Line 6 Opt in2 Line 7 TTL in1 Line 8 LVDS in Action1 Action2 9 4 5...

Page 55: ...untUp Count NoChange CounterEvent CounterEvent Counter 0000 Count CounterDuration Counter Completed CounterIdle Counter Trigger Wait Count FFFF CounterStatus 16bit Counter 0000 CountUp FFFF Counter 00...

Page 56: ...y of the timer start The internal delay counter can be set in 16bit 9 5 4 TimerValue This can set the default value of the timer and read the current setting value 9 5 5 TimerStatus This checks the cu...

Page 57: ...ollowing list AcquisitionTrigger FrameStart FrameEnd Line1RisingEdge Line1FallingEdge Line2RisingEdge Line2FallingEdge Line3RisingEdge Line3FallingEdge Line4RisingEdge Line4FallingEdge Line5RisingEdge...

Page 58: ...nuous mode Free run For applications not requiring asynchronous external triggering this mode should be used In this mode it is possible to use a lens with a video controlled iris As for the timing pl...

Page 59: ...mode Acquisition mode Continuous Single Frame Multi Frame Acquisition Frame Count Required number if Multi Frame is selected Trigger Selector Frame Start Trigger Mode On Trigger Source Select from th...

Page 60: ...if the trigger is input while the CCD is not reading out it works as LVAL asynchronous Binning Control t1 t2 t3 OFF 2x1 43 3 s 0 05 s 2L min 2L 1x2 2x2 46 87 s 0 05 s 2L min 2L Fig 43 TriggerOverlap R...

Page 61: ...ode Acquisition mode Continuous Single Frame Multi Frame Acquisition Frame Count Required number if Multi Frame is selected Trigger Selector Frame Start Trigger Mode On Trigger Source Select from the...

Page 62: ...his mode if the trigger is input during CCD readout it works as LVAL synchronous and if the trigger is input while the CCD is not reading out it works as LVAL asynchronous Binning Control t1 t2 t3 t4...

Page 63: ...gger is read out FVAL LVAL and DVAL are output too To use this mode Acquisition Mode Multi Acquisition frame Count 2 Trigger selector Frame Start Trigger mode ON Exposure Mode Timed Trigger option JAI...

Page 64: ...ses produce two video outputs To use this mode Acquisition Mode Multi note Acquisition Frame Count 2 or even number Note Trigger selector Frame Start Trigger mode ON Exposure mode Timed Trigger option...

Page 65: ...equence is output as described below Trigger Sequence Operation Fig 44 Sequential Trigger Mode This function is effective when the video send mode selector is set at the Sequence Trigger Mode In Seque...

Page 66: ...nning Horizontal Vertical mode is set from ON to OFF the area setting value is not changed automatically It should be set manually To use this mode Acquisition mode Single Frame Trigger Selector Frame...

Page 67: ...tical readout lines Multi ROI Offset X Set the horizontal offset Multi ROI Offset Y Set the vertical offset Each ROI can be overlapped Note If Binning Horizontal Vertical mode is set from OFF to ON af...

Page 68: ...is selected in JAI_AcqusitionTransferStart Trigger settings Readout settings 10 6 3 OB transfer It is possible for the user to decide whether the optical black OB portion of the image will be transfer...

Page 69: ...l 2 8 1656 4 2476 1 8 1656 1664 1 2476 Only for AM 800GE Binning Vertical 2 Binning Horizontal 2 8 1656 4 1240 1 8 1656 1664 1 1240 10 6 3 1 Vertical OB transferred Set as follows Offset X 16 Note Off...

Page 70: ...10 7 Mode and function matrix table The following table shows the possible combinations of mode and function for effective and for invalid Trigger Mode Binning Vert Binning Hori Exposure Time AOI Mult...

Page 71: ...ight AGC ASC AIC Fig 51 ALC function concept GainAutoReferecne will determine the target video level for AGC Auto Shutter and or Auto iris For instance if GainAutoReference is set to 100 video level A...

Page 72: ...the following range AM 800GE DigitalAll 1024 1023 Tap2All 512 511 AB 800GE DigitalAll 1024 1023 DigitalRed 512 511 DigitalBlue 512 511 Tap2All 512 511 Tap2Red 512 511 Tap2Blue 512 511 11 2 4 Black Lev...

Page 73: ...the master gain can be adjusted from 0dB to 24dB and R and B gains can be adjusted in the range of 7dB to 10dB using the master gain as the reference The AM 800GE and AB 800GE has the resolution of x0...

Page 74: ...meter can be adjusted in the following range AM 800GE AnalogAll 0 7079 16 DigitalAll 0 7079 1 4125 Digital Tap2All 0 8912 1 1220 AB 800GE AnalogAll 1 0 16 DigitalAll 0 7079 1 4125 Digital Tap2All 0 89...

Page 75: ...Continuous The gain auto control is always active The detailed settings are GainAuto speed Set the reaction speed of gain auto GainAuto Max Set the maximum level of the gain auto control GainAuto Min...

Page 76: ...GC Reference the brightness level can be controlled In Exposure Auto there are three modes OFF Exposure auto is disabled Once The exposure control is done only when it is enabled Continuous The exposu...

Page 77: ...AM 800GE and AB 800GE uses compensation data collected in the factory and can be turned ON or OFF The default setting is OFF Users can recalibrate the high response blemishes White and store for use H...

Page 78: ...UT Enable True By clicking the Processing tab the following settings screen can be accessed This screen includes Look up table settings and image transformation settings 1 512 CCD output LUT parameter...

Page 79: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 76 Fig 57 Look up table values 11 9 Gamma This command is used for setting the required gamma characteristics In order to use Gamma set JAI LUT Mode Gamma Fig 58 Gamma compensation...

Page 80: ...and B channel are adjusted to match with G channel characteristics The block for compensation is 24 pixels H x 18 pixels V and the complementary process is applied to produce the compensation data wi...

Page 81: ...ncept drawing for the color interpolation process Fig 61 Color interpolation concept drawing 11 12 Test Image selector One of the following signals can be output through GigE interface Gray Horizontal...

Page 82: ...with previous cameras However starting with the AM 800GE AND AB 800GE and after JAI GigE Vision cameras will now fully comply with GenICam SFNC feature names Accordingly terminologies used for functi...

Page 83: ...ayers GenICam has 3 levels of settings Those are Beginner Expert and Guru The number of available settings increase with each level up to a maximum in the Guru layer The following examples of Acquisit...

Page 84: ...ces The relation of the line input and output Digital I O and the external terminal in the JAI GigE Vision cameras is fixed Refer to chapter 6 1 Digital Interface for the details In the Control Tool t...

Page 85: ...ble for only output and accordingly it is not selectable in the Control tool Line Format is automatically set at Opto Coupled The following figure is an example of setting output so that the signal ou...

Page 86: ...g position of the image in the horizontal direction Width Specify the width of the image OFFSET Y Specify the starting line of the image Height Specify the height of the image In order to readout full...

Page 87: ...After setting the acquisition click Start Acquisition button 12 4 4 1 Basic settings The basic setting items are Acquisition Mode Trigger Selector Exposure Mode Acquisition Mode Acquisition Mode can b...

Page 88: ...OFF setting Refer to chapter 9 1 for the details ON In this case if Acquisition Start Trigger is applied the status is waiting the trigger input The acquisition starts in the order of Acquisition sta...

Page 89: ...te increasing the sensitivity Acquisition Mode Continuous Free run Acquisition Frame Rate 5fps Trigger selector Acquisition Start Trigger mode OFF Acquisition End Trigger mode OFF Frame Start Trigger...

Page 90: ...Any value which can be set When PIV operation is selected this should be set even number 12 4 5 5 Capture one frame image with the trigger width using the external trigger Acquisition Mode Single Fram...

Page 91: ...tart Trigger mode ON Exposure Start Trigger mode OFF Exposure Stop Trigger Mode OFF JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Trigger Mode OFF Exposure Mode Timed Exposure Time Any value Frame Start setting Trig...

Page 92: ...ful if the customer tests the trigger function In order to use the software trigger use User Output Select User Output and select the same user output in the Trigger Source 12 4 5 9 Sequence Trigger s...

Page 93: ...her images are set in the same manner Next index can also set the order of capturing the images In order to stop the sequence the next index of the last index should be set OFF 12 4 5 10 Multi ROI set...

Page 94: ...Next Index to OFF 12 4 5 11 Delayed readout setting If a system using multiple cameras is configured it can use delayed readout in order to improve the traffic in the PC port Refer to the chapter 8 4...

Page 95: ...E AB 800GE 92 12 4 6 How to view the XML file All features and registers are stored in the camera as an XML file The XML file is stored in the following folder Program JAI SDK GenICam XML Transportlay...

Page 96: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 93 12 4 7 Feature Tree Information 12 4 8 Feature Properties Guru a Device Control...

Page 97: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 94 b Image Format Control c Acquisition Control d Digital IO Control...

Page 98: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 95 e Counter And Timer Control f Event Control...

Page 99: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 96...

Page 100: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 97 g Analog Control h LUT Control i Transport Layer Control...

Page 101: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 98 j User Set Control k Action Control l JAI Custom Control...

Page 102: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 99...

Page 103: ...M ount 14 7 1 42 36 0 55 0 28 1 42 36 40 1 57 1 5 7 1 57 40 40 69 45 45 45 3 0 12 30 1 18 55 2 17 27 5 55 2 17 27 5 1 08 1 08 depth 0 18 depth 0 18 depth0 18 depth0 18 2 44 62 LINK ACT DC IN TRIG GPIO...

Page 104: ...77 14 0 55 40 1 57 1 57 40 45 45 50 1 97 36 1 42 62 2 44 3 0 12 1 77 1 57 40 45 16 0 630 12 0 472 57 41 1 61 2 24 98 1 77 depth 0 18 4 M3 depth 0 18 O utsi de si ze tol erance 0 3m m Depth 4 5 F Mount...

Page 105: ...AM 800GE AB 800GE 102 14 Specifications 14 1 Spectral response Fig 66 Spectral response AM 800GE Fig 67 Spectral response AB 800GE...

Page 106: ...5 Min for RGB 2 6 7fps Max 0 5 Min for YUV Binning Horizontal 1 2 Vertical 2 18 8fps Max 0 5 Min for 8bit 18 1fps Max 0 5 Min for 10 12bit packed 13 6fps Max 0 5 Min for 10 12bit Image Format Full re...

Page 107: ...C measuring range resolution is 0 0625 C Interface 3 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE802 3 AIA GigE Vision Standard Jumbo frame max 16020 Default packet size is 1476Bytes Not compliant with 100BASE T Power DC 12...

Page 108: ...r blemishes Over time some pixel defects can occur This does not have a practical effect on the operation of the camera These will show up as white spots blemishes Exposure to cosmic rays can cause bl...

Page 109: ...as those used for photographic equipment Please do not use compressed air as moisture in the compressed air will cause dust to stick to the surface of CCD and or Low Pass Filter After using a blower...

Page 110: ...F and Trigger OFF Correct figures in timing charts correct figures in the minimum trigger interval and add notes to sequential trigger and multi ROI Jan 2011 1 2 Add various control functions to Auto...

Page 111: ...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 produc...

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