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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

Summary of Contents for AM-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 ...

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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 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 t...

Page 5: ...utput 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 image 20 7 2 AOI Area of Interest 20 7 2 1 AOI parameters 20 7 2 2 AOI setting details 21 7 2 2 1 When only the image part is transmitted OB is not transferred 21 7 2 2 2 When the full image plus the ve...

Page 6: ...0 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 8 2 4 Hub 33 8 3 Recommended Network Configurations 33 8 3 1 Guideline for network settings 33 8 3 2 Video data rate network bandwidth 34 8 3 2 1 Exposure function in Mono Bayer and YUV outputs 34 8...

Page 7: ...vation 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 Event Control 54 9 6 1 EventSelector 54 9 7 ActionControl 54 9 7 1 ActionDeviceKey 54 9 7 2 ActionSelector 55 9 7 3 ActionGroupMask 55 9 7 4 ActionGroupKey 55 10 Operation modes 55 10 1 Continuous m...

Page 8: ...hutter 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 color interpolation Only for AB 800GE 77 11 12 Test Image selector 78 11 13 Temperature sensor Command TMPO 78 12 Examples of operation using JAI Control Tool 79 12 1 About GenICamTM SFNC1 3 79 12 2 Exa...

Page 9: ...apture 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 How to view the XML file 92 12 4 7 Feature Tree Information 93 12 4 8 Feature Properties Guru 93 13 External Appearance and Dimensions 100 14 Specifications 102 14 1 Spectral response 102 14 2 Speci...

Page 10: ...iation 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 platform For details about the GigE Vision standard please visit the AIA web site www machinevisiononline org and for GenICam the EMVA web site www genicam org JAI GigE Vision cameras comply with bo...

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 timed and trigger width exposure controls Both cameras also have pre dump and PIV modes As an application programming interface JAI provides an SDK Software Development Kit This SDK includes GigE Visio...

Page 12: ...t modes for faster frame rates 3dB to 24dB gain control for AM 800GE and 0dB to 24dB for AB 800GE 10μs 1 100 000 to 2 seconds exposure control in 1μs steps Exposure Timed control mode Timed and trigger width for exposure control Pre dump RCT and PIV modes for specific applications ALC to automatically control exposure for changing lighting conditions by combining auto gain control auto shutter and...

Page 13: ...type 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 cable with thumb screws is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a driver The RJ 45 receptacle on the camera might be damaged For security the strength to tighten...

Page 14: ...ontinuous 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 Flashing amber Network active in communication Note When 100BASE 10BASE are connected the green is also flashing However the video is not streamed through Ethernet Fig 2 Rear Panel ...

Page 15: ...ments 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 using RJ 45 conforming connector The following is the pin assignment for the Gigabit Ethernet connector Pin No In Out Name 1 In Out MX1 DA 2 In Out MX1 DA 3 In Out MX2 DB 4 In Out MX3 DC 5 In Out MX...

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 level No Functions Setting ON OFF 1 Trigger input termination 75Ω TTL 2 NC The 75 ohm termination DIP switch is located the right side as looking from the lens when the top cover is removed The photo in...

Page 17: ...00 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 connector The default setting is OPT IN No Functions Setting ON OFF 1 OPT IN Iris video OUT select Iris video OPT IN 2 OPT IN Iris video OUT select GND for iris video OPT IN Fig 8 SW901 SW500 SW500 Sensor s...

Page 18: ...neStatus 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 configuration Each signal is selected from the following five signals AcquisitionTriggerWait AcquisitionActive FrameTriggerWait FrameActive ExposureActive JAI_Acquisitionwait Counter1Active Timer1Ac...

Page 19: ...d 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 functional principle opto coupler of the opto isolated inputs outputs 6 2 1 Recommended External Input circuit diagram for customer Fig 10 External Input Circuit OPT IN 1 and 2 6 2 2 Recommended Exte...

Page 20: ... 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 termination Fig 13 Iris video output The iris video signal is composed to average the video level in the center area of each frame and can be output as a composite signal with H sync As shown in the following ...

Page 21: ...e 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 called hunting phenomenon by interpolating new auto iris control levels between each frame thereby smoothing the rate of the auto iris changes Iris Calculate Ratio Note 20 160 This function compensates Ir...

Page 22: ...ent 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 to resistance issues This output can be changed to open collector Fig 16 Exposure Active output signal by SW500 ５V ５V Trigger INI B Trigger INI A 1000 0 1μ Trigger IN 0 1μ 1K 1K 22K 15K 3K 100K Open Coll...

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 AOI parameters In order to set the output area 4 parameters including OffsetY OffsetX Width and Height should be specified 1 2 2 ...

Page 24: ...96 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 is transmitted Offset X 0 Offset Y 4 Width 3328 Height Effective lines Note When the horizontal OB is transferred the width must be set at its maximum WidthMax HeightMax OffsetY OffsetX Width Height 1...

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 Smearless OFF Trigger Width 1 4 932 618 Continuous 22 71 Timed EPS Smearless OFF Trigger Width 1 8 1086 310 Continuous 28 51 Timed EPS Trigger Width 7 2 3 2 Binning control setting 2x1 or 2x2 If Offset is l...

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 between LinePitch and width is Mono8 Bayer8 Linepitch Mono10 Bayer10_Packed Linepitch 1 5 Mono10 12 Bayer10 12 Linepitch 2 RGB8_Packed Linepitch 3 YUV422_Packed Linepitch 2 7 3 In case of vertical binning ...

Page 27: ...ning 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 Binning Vertical is reset to 1 after setting to 2 the maximum value is not changed It is necessary to set manually 7 4 Digital video output Bit allocation Although the AM 800GE and AB 800GE are digital ...

Page 28: ...800GE 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 org Model Pixel Type supported AM 800GE Mono8 Mono10 Mono10_Packed Mono 12 Mono12_Packed AB 800GE BayGR8 BayGR10 BayGR12 BayGR10_Packed BayGR12_Packed RGB8_Packed GVSP_PIX_YUV422_PACKED 7 6 1 GVS...

Page 29: ...X 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 G0 Even 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 B0 G1 7 6 9 GVSP_PIX_BAYERGR12 12bit output Odd Line 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 X X X X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 X X X X G0 G0 R1 R1 Even L...

Page 30: ...6 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 has a YUV output as well as an ordinal RGB interpolated output The conversion formula is as follows and cannot be controlled externally Y 0 299 R 0 587 G 0 114 B Cb 0 5 B 0 169 R 0 331 G 128 Cr 0 5 R 0...

Page 31: ...tical 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 114 1906 13 52562 622 1236 171 1236 167 1600 16 11240 932 618 247 618 244 1135 22 71352 1086 310 287 310 281 904 28 51752 Int_ LVAL ExposureActive FrameActive Int_ FVAL DATA 2524L 2472L 15L OB BF OB BF V...

Page 32: ...ig 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 FrameActive Int_ FVAL DATA Total line ＢＣＡ OB BF OB BF Valid data OB BF CCD Exposure 12L Offset HEGHT A L B L C L Total line L Frame rate Hz 210 824 112 824 108 1056 22 47999 314 618 164 618 159 953 24 909...

Page 33: ...022clk 42 13μs 1clk 20 83ns Exposure starting line 1LVAL 2182 clk 45 46μs 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 exposure start line LVAL LOW period varies as shown in the following table Binning Control LVAL LOW period LVAL cycle Ordinary Exposure start Ordinary Exposure start OFF 2x1 186clk 306clk 1862ck 38 79 us 1...

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 varies 186clk 306clk Binning Vertical 1 OFF 2x1 346clk 506clk Binning Vertical 2 1x2 2x2 Maximum 2 LVAL LVAL Low period ...

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 Equipment to configure the network system 8 2 1 PC The PC used should have the following performance or better 1 Recommended CPU Core2 Duo 2 4GHz or better Better than Core2 Extreme 2 Recommended memory 2G...

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 verify these combinations in order to give users the widest choice of GigE components for their system design For details of the network settings please refer to the Getting Started Guide supplied with th...

Page 37: ...n 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 will start 1 2 3 2471 2472Line 1 2 3 2471 2472Line Fig 31 Exposure behavior Model Pixel Type Frame Rate Packet size Packet size is 1500 AM 800GE MONO8 10 2Frame s 693Mbps MONO10_PACKED MONO12_PACKED 9 ...

Page 38: ...ol 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 has a Jumbo Frames function with a setting of a 16020 bytes or larger Caution Do not set the packet size larger than the maximum setting available in the NIC or switch to which the camera is connecte...

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_Packed 12 Bayer10_Packed ayer12_Packed 12 Mono10 Mono12 16 Bayer10 Bayer12 16 RGB8_Packed 24 YUV422Packed 16 Calculation example AM 800GE AB 800GE Pixel type Mono Bayer8 Item Unit Symbol Setting Image Wi...

Page 40: ...to 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 8 4 1 Using a switching hub for 1 port All cameras and NIC belong to the same subnet The accumulated transfer rate for all cameras should be within 800Mbps The packet size and the packet delay should...

Page 41: ...istent 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 required 8 4 3 The data transfer for multiple cameras 8 4 3 1 If delayed readout is not used in continuous mode The packet delay should be set larger The data traffic is controlled by the buffer of the hub...

Page 42: ...rger 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 packet delay trigger controls the data traffic If the camera has a pulse generator it can control the data traffic ...

Page 43: ...tion Transfer Start Acquisition Control Active Trigger Exposure Control Acquisition Start Acquisition Stop Acquisition Abort Acquisition Mode Acquisition Frame count Trigger Selecctor Frame Start Trigger Selector Exposure Start Trigger Selector Exposure End Acquisition Frame Rate Stream Control Acquisition Status Control Internal Stream Control Acquisition Status Internal Exposure Control Fig 34 A...

Page 44: ...es 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 command causes one frame to be captured After one frame is captured this operation is automatically stopped In order to restart the capture it is necessary to input the AcquisitionStart command again B...

Page 45: ...e 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 AcquisitionStart command is input 2 AcquisitionTriggerWait becomes effective 3 AcquisitionActive becomes TRUE 4 Output N frames as specified by AcquisitionFrameCount 5 AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE...

Page 46: ...FALSE At this moment the output stops AcquisitionStart Acquisition Trigger Wait AcquisitionActive Acquisition Trigger Wait AcquisitionStop ExposureActive CCD Readout FrameActive Stream Active Frame 1 Frame N AcquisitionStatus Fig 37 Continuous timing This drawing shows a case where the trigger is ON If the trigger is OFF FrameActive becomes TRUE at the same timing as AcquisitionActive 9 1 3 Acquis...

Page 47: ...by 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 priority and the frame rate might be reduced 9 1 6 AcquisitionStatus AcquisitionStatus can show the operating status of the following signals set by AcquisitionStatusSelector Each function is Acquisiti...

Page 48: ...tion Trigger Wait AcquisitionActive Acquisition TriggerWait AcquisitionStop Acquisition start command Acquisition stop command ExposureActive CCD Readout FrameActive FrameTransfer Frame1 FrameN FrameTriggerWait AcquisitionStatus Fig 39 Acquisition Status If ExposureMode On Trigger Mode ON AcquisitionStart Acquisition Trigger Wait AcquisitionActive Acquisition TriggerWait AcquisitionStop Acquisitio...

Page 49: ...ected by AcquisitionStart trigger as the trigger and make AcquisitionActive effective TriggerMode Off AcquisitionStart command is input It makes AcquisitionActive effective regardless of AcquisitionStart trigger AcquisitionEnd trigger Set whether the end of the capture is to be controlled externally or not TriggerMode On While AcquisitionActive is effective input the signal selected by Acquisition...

Page 50: ...s 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 the stream This can be compared to delayed readout in the previous model JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Set the start of the stream externally Trigger Mode ON When AcquisitionActive is active the strea...

Page 51: ...l 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 setting the camera initializes according to its priority The initial Trigger Activation Set function forces to set the input polarity after the power is ON and the user can always use the fixed settin...

Page 52: ...hronous 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 delay AcquisitionStart AcquisitionEnd FrameStart JAIAcquisitionTransferStart 9 3 Exposure Control This is the function to manage the exposure settings 9 3 1 Exposure Mode The exposure mode can be selecte...

Page 53: ...eference 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 be controlled ExposureAuto Max Set the maximun expsoure time ExposureAuto Min Set the minimum expsoure time GainAutoReference Set the reference video level for operation ALC channel area Set the porti...

Page 54: ...works 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 CounterResetActivation This selects the timing for resetting the counter RisingEdge The counter is reset at the signal rising edge FallingEdge The counter is reset at the signal falling edge 9 4 6 Co...

Page 55: ...ountUp Count NoChange CounterEvent CounterEvent Counter 0000 Count CounterDuration Counter Completed CounterIdle Counter Trigger Wait Count FFFF CounterStatus 16bit Counter 0000 CountUp FFFF Counter 0000 CounterValue 0000 FFFF CounterValue AtReset Count CounterValue In Event Active Event NoActive Event NoActive Fig 40 Counter Status 9 4 10 CounterTriggerSource This is used to select the counter tr...

Page 56: ...ay 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 current status of the timer and provides one of the following TimerIdle When the timer is not operating When TimerTriggerSource is OFF TimerTriggerWait When the timer is waiting for the start trigger T...

Page 57: ...following list AcquisitionTrigger FrameStart FrameEnd Line1RisingEdge Line1FallingEdge Line2RisingEdge Line2FallingEdge Line3RisingEdge Line3FallingEdge Line4RisingEdge Line4FallingEdge Line5RisingEdge Line5FallingEdge Line6RisingEdge Line6FallingEdge Line7RisingEdge Line7FallingEdge Line8RisingEdge Line8FallingEdge 9 7 ActionControl ActionControl is used to activate the specific functions of mult...

Page 58: ...inuous 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 please refer to chapter 7 7 Video output timing In continuous mode exposure time can be controlled by the frame rate or by the electronic shutter The following examples describe the GenICam settings us...

Page 59: ...s 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 the pull down menu Trigger Overlap OFF or Read out Exposure Mode Timed Important notes on using this mode Trigger pulse 2 LVAL to 1 FVAL The following table shows minimum trigger interval in Trigger Ov...

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 3μs 0 05μs 2L min 2L 1x2 2x2 46 87μs 0 05μs 2L min 2L Fig 43 TriggerOverlap READOUT Timed 10 2 3 SmearLess ON In this mode in addition to the trigger setting for Timed the trigger option should be set at smearless In this mode Trigegr OverLap can be set only OFF t1 Trigger CC...

Page 61: ...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 the pull down menu Trigger Overlap OFF or Read out Exposure Mode Trigger Width Important notes on using this mode Trigger pulse width 2 LVAL to 2 seconds The following table shows minimum trigger interva...

Page 62: ...this 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 OFF 2x1 43 3μs 0 05μs 2L min 2L 50 1μs 0 05μs 1x2 2x2 46 8μs 0 05μs 2L min 2L 53 6μs 0 05μs Fig 45 Trigger OverLap READOUT Trigger width t1 Trigger CCD Exposure Exposure Int_FVAL t3 t4 t2 Exposure Pe...

Page 63: ...igger 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 Custom Control Pre Dump In this mode Trigger Overlap is automatically set to OFF Important notes on using this mode The following table shows minimum trigger interval in Trigger Overlap OFF accumula...

Page 64: ...lses 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 JAI Custom Control PIV Note These two features are exclusively set to Multi and 2 if they are set to others In this mode Trigger Overlap is automatically set to OFF Fig 47 PIV mode Exposure External...

Page 65: ...sequence 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 Sequence Trigger Mode the following parameters can be set Sequence ROI index The index ID to which the settings will be applied Sequence ROI FrameCount The number of frames to capture at this index Sequen...

Page 66: ...inning 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 Start Trigger Mode On Trigger Source Select from the pull down menu Trigger Overlap OFF or Read out Exposure Mode Timed Trigger Width For each sequence The following table shows the minimum trigger ...

Page 67: ...rtical 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 after ROI size is determined the area setting value is automatically changed to a half of the value However if Binning Horizontal Vertical mode is set from ON to OFF the area setting value is not chang...

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 transferred or not The optical black part can be used for black reference in the application software The default setting is only for the image Exposure CCD output Store in GigE GigE output Frame Start Trigg...

Page 69: ... 2 8 1656 4 2476 1 8 1656 1664 1 ます 2476 Only for AM 800GE Binning Vertical 2 Binning Horizontal 2 8 1656 4 1240 1 8 1656 1664 1 ます 1240 10 6 3 1 Vertical OB transferred Set as follows Offset X 16 Note Offset Y 0 Width 3296 Height Effective lines 4 Note If Binning Horizontal is set to x2 Offset X should be 8 10 6 3 2 Horizontal OB transferred Set as follows In this case the width should be set at ...

Page 70: ...nd 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 Multi ROI Sequence ROI ALC Auto Exposure Gain Over lap AIC AGC ASC Exposure OFF Trigger OFF １２ Timed Trigger OFF １２ Timed Trigger On EPS １２ TriggerWidth PWC １２ Timed JAI_PreDump RCT １２ Timed JAI_PIV １２ Only fo...

Page 71: ...right 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 AGC Auto Shutter and or Auto iris will function to maintain 100 video level Please note that ALC function is available only for the continuous mode 11 2 Black level control This function adjusts the s...

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 Level Auto The tap balance can be adjusted Use lens cap for adjustment OFF Adjust manually Once Adjust only one time Digital All Digital Tap 2 All Digital All Digital Red All Digital Blue All Digital Ta...

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 00012 step using both analog gain 0 00359db step and digital gain In the AB 800CL blue and red channels can adjust in x0 00012 step by using digital gain Refer to the following drawing Analog All Di...

Page 74: ...ameter 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 8912 1 1220 Digital RedAll 0 4466 3 1623 Digital BlueAll 0 4466 3 1623 Digital Tap2Red 0 8912 1 1220 Digital Tap2Blue 0 8912 1 1220 34dB 24dB 17dB 10dB 0dB 3dB 7dB 672 0 84 Gain Gain Setting Value Gain...

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 Set the minimum level of the gain auto control Gain Auto Reference Set the target level of video For instance set 100 of the video as the reference video level ALC Channel area Set the portion of the...

Page 76: ...AGC 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 exposure control is always active The detailed settings are ExposureAuto speed Set the reaction speed of exposure control ExpsoureAuto Max Set the maximum level of the exposure control ExposureAuto Min Set...

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 However the low response Black can be used only with the factory default setting Fig 55 Blemish compensation Note If defective pixels are found consecutively in the horizontal direction the blemish co...

Page 78: ...LUT 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 The required characteristics can be achieved by multiplying LUT parameter and each of 512 points ...

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: ... 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 with less error Note Under the following conditions the shading correction circuit may not work properly If there is some area in the image with a video level less than 70 If part of the image or the entire...

Page 81: ...cept 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 Ramp Gray Vertical Ramp Fig 62 Test pattern 11 13 Temperature sensor Command TMPO This function reads out the temperature inside the camera The measuring range 55 to 125ºC Resolution 0 0625 ºC Gｒ B3 G...

Page 82: ...y 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 functions may be different from those used with previous models Refer also to chapter 9 Core functions 12 2 Examples of camera operation The following explains the operation of the camera using the GenICam...

Page 83: ...layers 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 Acquisition control menus illustrate how settings expand from level to level Beginner ...

Page 84: ...ices 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 they are displayed as Line1 TTL Out 1 Note This settings menu is only available in the Expert and Guru setting layers ...

Page 85: ...able 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 output from Line1 TTL Out 1is selected from signals in the Line Source In this case there is no selection OFF 12 4 2 2 Select Trigger Source Which signal is used as the trigger signal can be configured...

Page 86: ...ng 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 pixels OFFSET X 0 Width Maximum number of pixels in the horizontal direction OFFSET Y 0 Height Maximum number of pixels in the vertical direction The above setting includes OB in both horizontal and...

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 be selected from Continuous Single Frame and Multi Frame Continuous If the trigger is input the image is continuously captured In order to stop the acquisition Acquisition End command must be executed...

Page 88: ...r 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 start Trigger input and Trigger signal input OFF In this case the camera runs freely If the trigger signal is input the acquisition starts immediately Trigger setting Select from Frame Start Exposure St...

Page 89: ...ate 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 mode OFF JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Trigger Mode OFF Exposure Mode OFF or Timed Exposure Time Any value If Exposure Mode is Timed 12 4 5 3 Capture one frame with preset exposure time using the ex...

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 Frame Trigger selector Acquisition Start Trigger mode OFF Acquisition End Trigger mode OFF Frame Start Trigger mode ON JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Trigger Mode OFF Exposure Mode Trigger Width Frame St...

Page 91: ...Start 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 Trigger Source Choose from the above selection Trigger Activation Rising Edge Falling Edge Trigger Overlap Off or Read Out Trigger Delay Any value Normally set to 0 12 4 5 8 Capture the image using Softw...

Page 92: ...eful 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 setting First of all it is necessary to set acquisition mode described before Set Video Send mode selector in the JAI Custom Control to Sequence mode Then set each image by Sequence ROI Index in the J...

Page 93: ...ther 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 setting First of all it is necessary to set acquisition mode described before Set Video Send Mode Selector in the JAI Custom Control to Multi Mode ...

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 3 The data transfer for multiple cameras Setting Trigger selector JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Trigger mode ON This should be applied to all connected cameras 12 4 5 12 Operate the external strobe ...

Page 95: ...GE 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 Transportlayers JAI ...

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: ... 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 φ 30 φ 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 POWER TRIG GigE Outsi de si ze tol erance 0 3mm 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 in inch ...

Page 104: ...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 φ 57 φ 41 φ 1 61 φ 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 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 depth 0 18 4 M3 Depth 4 5 depth 0 18 LINK AC T DCIN TR IG GPIO POWE R TR IG GigE ...

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: ...0 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 resolution 3296 h x 2472 v Binning h x v 1 x 2 3296 h x 1236 v 2 x 1 1648 h x 2472 v 2 x 2 1648 h x 1236 v AOI Height 8 2476 1 line step Offset Y 0 2468 1 line step Width 8 3296 8 pixels step Offset X ...

Page 107: ...5ºC measuring range resolution is 0 0625ºC 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 12V to 24V 10 8 16W at normal Full resolution DC 12V DC 12V to 24V 10 9 84W at normal 8x8 AOI DC 12V Lens mount C mount or F mount The rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 10mm The rear p...

Page 108: ...or 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 blemishes to appear on the image sensor Please take care to avoid exposure to cosmic rays during transportation and storage It is recommended using sea shipment instead of air flight in order to limit ...

Page 109: ...h 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 if dust is still not removed please consult with JAI technical support 6 Exportation When exporting this product please follow the export regulation of your own country 7 References 1 This manual and...

Page 110: ...FF 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 Iris Lens Output Correct typo Correct Mode and Function matrix table RCT and PIV Correct the value for minimum trigger interval July 2012 1 3 Correct disordered layout in 8 3 2 Sept 2013 1 4 Add how ...

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