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Change History

Month/Year

Revision

Changes

June.2008

1.0

New release

Sept 2009

1.1

Add the limitation of the current for open corrector
output.(5.3.3), Add the caution for screw used for
installation(11.4).

July 2010

1.2

Change the Japanese text to English on Fig.10

Aug 2010

1.3

7.1 DIP switch, Correct the drawing (Position of open collector
and Emitter follower was reversed

Sept. 2011

1.4

In Preset shutter, 1/30 was missed and added in the protocol
List.

Summary of Contents for BB-500 CL

Page 1: ...BM 500CL BB 500CL Digital Monochrome Color 5 megapixel Camera with Camera Link interface Document Version 1 4 BMB 500CL_Ver 1 4_Sept2011 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...quipment has 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 in...

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Page 4: ...ucts known as China RoHS The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera mark shows that the environment friendly use period of contained Hazardous Substances is 15 years 嶷勣廣吭並嗤蕎嗤墾麗嵎賜圷殆兆各式根楚燕功象嶄鯖繁酎慌才忽佚連恢匍何〆窮徨佚連恢瞳麟半陣崙砿尖一隈〇云恢瞳ゞ嗤蕎嗤墾麗嵎賜圷殆兆各式根楚燕泌和桟隠聞喘豚窮徨佚連恢瞳嶄根嗤議嗤蕎嗤墾麗嵎賜圷殆壓屎械聞喘議訳周和音氏窟伏翌亶賜融延窮徨佚連恢瞳喘薩聞喘乎窮徨佚連恢瞳音氏斤桟廠夛撹冢嶷麟半賜斤児繁附夏恢夛撹冢嶷鱒墾議豚方忖仝15々葎豚 15定 ...

Page 5: ...dout Draft mode 14 6 2 Pre process functions 15 6 2 1 Bayer White Balance 15 6 2 2 L R channel balance 15 6 2 3 Automatic output level controls 15 6 2 4 Programmable Look Up Table LUT 16 6 2 5 Blemish Compensation circuit 16 6 3 Sensor Layout and timing 17 6 3 1 CCD Sensor Layout 17 6 3 2 Horizontal timing 18 6 3 3 Vertical timing 18 6 3 4 Partial Scan 19 6 3 5 Vertical Binning 20 6 3 6 Decimation...

Page 6: ...l Tool Bar 33 8 2 The About Window 33 8 3 Communication Window 34 8 4 Camera Control Window 35 8 5 Look up table LUT 36 8 6 Using the Camera Control Tool 36 9 External Appearance and Dimensions 37 10 Specifications 38 10 1 Spectral response 38 10 2 Specification table 39 11 Appendix 41 11 1 Precautions 41 11 2 Typical Sensor Characteristics 41 11 3 Caution when mounting a lens on the camera 41 11 ...

Page 7: ...million pixel and CL stands for Camera Link interface BB 500CL Where B stands for Basic family B stands for Bayer mosaic color 500 represents the resolution 5 million pixel and CL stands for Camera Link interface 3 Main Features C3 Basic series 2 3 progressive scan camera Monochrome and Bayer mosaic color versions 2456 h x 2058 v active pixels 3 45 μm square pixels 15 05 frames second with full re...

Page 8: ... C mount lens must be less than 10 0mm 2 Note When a Camera Link cable is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a driver The Camera Link receptacle on the camera might be damaged For security the strength to tighten screws is less than 0 291 Newton meter Nm Tightening by hand is sufficient in order to achieve this 3 Note The part number for the tripod adapter pl...

Page 9: ... by SW 800 See Chapter 7 1 5 2 Digital Output Connector for Camera Link Type 26 pin MDR connector 3M 10226 1A10PL Fig 3 26 Pin Camera Link Connector Pin No In Out Name Note 1 14 Shield GND 2 15 O TxOUT0 Data out 3 16 O TxOUT1 4 17 O TxOUT2 5 18 O TxClk Clock for CL 6 19 O TxOUT3 Data out 7 20 I SerTC RxD LVDS Serial Control 8 21 O SerTFG TxD 9 22 I CC1 Trigger Trigger IN 10 23 N C 11 24 N C 12 25 ...

Page 10: ... circuit is designed as a flip flop circuit The leading and trailing edges of the trigger pulse activate the circuit The trigger polarity can be changed by TP 1 Trigger input level 4 V 2 V Trigger can also be applied through the Camera Link connector when the command TI 0 has been sent 5 3 3 XEEN output XEEN is on pin 9 on 12 pin Hirose connector The output uses either a complementary emitter foll...

Page 11: ...om the digital video FVAL LVAL DVAL and EEN are multiplexed into the twisted pairs which are a part of the Camera Link Trigger signals and the serial camera control are feed directly through its own pairs The 26 pin MDR Camera Link connector pin assignment follows the Camera Link base configuration For a detailed description of the Camera Link standard please refer to the Camera Link standard spec...

Page 12: ...ser programmable or fixed 2 3 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 image height It also features vertical binning BM 500CL only and decimation readout draft mode for faster frame rates There are 2 trigger modes in addition to continuous operation The Pre Select and Pulse Width trigger modes are available with a unique automatic LVAL sync or a sync selection function Below the functions are described in detail below 6 ...

Page 13: ...d activates the Auto shutter function This function controls the shutter speed according to light changes and keeps the specified video level Auto shutter controls from OFF 1 15 to 1 250 seconds 6 1 3 Continuous operation or triggered operation The camera can operate in continuous operation applications not requiring asynchronous external trigger This mode permits the use of a lens with video cont...

Page 14: ...igger at next LVAL prevents feed through noise 2 Avoid trigger at FVAL transition LVAL period as the function may randomly switch between next LVAL and immediate 2 External Trigger 1 LVAL 3 In this period camera executes trigger immediately no delay Fig 9 Auto detect LVAL sync a sync accumulation 6 1 7 Starting pixel Bayer color mosaic The BB 500CL is a color camera based on a CCD sensor with a Ba...

Page 15: ... Command Parameter Start line STL 2 to 2058 End line ETL 2 to 2058 The effective read out lines can be calculated from the following formula The End line the Start line 1 Frame rate calculation Frame rate fps 1 Total LVAL number of 1 frame x 32 µs Total LVAL number of 1 frame FVAL LOW period Upper Fast dump period Normal read out period Lower Fast dump period FVAL LOW 4 lines Upper Fast Dump perio...

Page 16: ...each line readout Vertical binning can not be used together with the Partial scan Fig 11 Vertical Binning 6 1 10 Decimation readout Draft mode BM 500CL BB 500CL has a decimation readout draft mode 4 lines of every 16 lines are read out In the BB 500CL a similar scheme is applied but 2 GB lines and 2 RG lines combined in order to facilitate Bayer to RGB conversion see fig 12 When using this mode th...

Page 17: ...1 R2 GR1 GR2 B1 B2 GB1 GB2 White Balance Area s Select 6 divided area for both L and R channels Note Bayer white balance should be adjusted in continuous mode 6 2 2 L R channel balance BM 500CL BB 500CL has dual tap readout architecture with a Left L and Right R channel In order to achieve the same gain and black level for both channels the BM 500CL BB 500CL has built in R L channel balance functi...

Page 18: ...If the LUT is not configured Gamma is set at 1 0 OFF 6 2 5 Blemish Compensation circuit BM 500CL BB 500CL has a blemish compensation circuit This function compensates for blemishes on the CCD sensor typically pixels with extremely high response or extremely low response This applies to both Monochrome and Color versions Pixels that fulfill the blemish criteria can be compensated by adjacent pixels...

Page 19: ...yout with respect to pixels and lines used in the timing and video full frame read out is shown below For Bayer color sequence refer to chapter 6 1 7 Fig 13 CCD sensor layout 1 1 Active Pixel Output 2456 H x 2058 V L Channel 1228 24 24 1 1 2058 OB OB Dummy Dummy OB OB R channel 1228 2 8 16 16 ...

Page 20: ...de H Timing FULL FRAME READ OUT PATIAL READ OUT 1LVAL 1924ck 32us 1ck 16 66ns LVAL DATA OUT OB Valid data OB 40ck 1228ck 1268ck 656ck DVAL 1228ck 696ck Fig 14 Horizontal timing 6 3 3 Vertical timing The FVAL period for continuous mode full scan is shown Fig 15 Vertical timing for full scan ...

Page 21: ...or the fixed partial scan settings 1 2 1 4 1 3 and 2 3 Values for vertical timing in partial scan continuous mode AREA FVAL Low L A L B L C L Total line L frame rate L Start line End line 1 2 4 176 1030 93 L 1303 L 23 93 515 1544 1 4 4 262 514 136 L 918 L 34 04 773 1286 1 8 4 304 258 158 L 724 L 43 07 901 1158 2 3 4 118 1374 65 L 1561 L 19 97 343 1716 Remark The color sequence for BB 500CL differs...

Page 22: ...combines charge from two adjacent lines reducing the vertical resolution to half and at the same time increasing frame rate and sensitivity By activating this function the frame rate is increased to 48 87 fps This function is available only for BM 500CL Important Note Vertical Binning can not be used together with the Partial Scanning Horizontal Timing H Timing V binning 1LVAL 2524ck 42 07us 1ck 1...

Page 23: ...cal timing Fig 19 Vertical Timing for Vertical Binning 6 3 6 Decimation readout Draft mode The draft mode reads out 4 lines out of every 16 lines The frame rate is 37 54 frames per a second Fig 20 Vertical Timing for Draft Mode ...

Page 24: ...ime accumulation time is defined by the SH or PE commands The resulting video signal will start to be read out after the selected shutter time For timing details refer to fig 14 through fig 19 and fig 20 21 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Edge pre select TR 1 Scanning SC 0 to 5 Programmable Partial PRGP 0 or 1 V Binning VB 0 or 1 Shutter mode to pre set or programmable SM 0 or 1 Shut...

Page 25: ...e period Trigger input during FVAL HIGH sets LVAL SYNC mode Fig 21 Pre select trigger mode LVAL synchronized LVAL async timing EPS LVAL ASYNC 8μ s 1μ s TRIG 2L min EEN XEEN FVAL 2L 3L CCD Exposure Exposure period Trigger input during FVAL HIGH sets LVAL ASYNC node Fig 22 Pre select trigger mode LVAL a synchronous ...

Page 26: ...her functions and settings Input Ext trigger Camera Link or 12 pin Hirose TI 0 TI 1 Important notes on using this mode 1 The minimum trigger duration 1 LVAL LVAL async 2 LVAL LVAL sync 2 Depending on the timing of the leading edge of the trigger pulse in relationship to FVAL accumulation will be synchronous or a synchronous in relationship to LVAL See chapter 6 1 6 for details 3 The minimum interv...

Page 27: ...SYNC Fig 24 Pulse Width trigger mode LVAL a synchronous 6 5 Mode and function matrix The following table shows which functions will work in the different modes for BM 500CL BB 500CL Func Shutter Partial Binning Accumulation Iris video Trigger mode Pre set Programmable Auto Shutter LVAL sync async output Cont TR 0 EPS TR 1 Auto PWC TR 2 Auto Fig 24 Mode and function matrix ...

Page 28: ...scription of the ASCII based short command protocol Communication setting 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 LF Transmit request command to camera NN CR LF NN is any kind of command The...

Page 29: ... partial image This central part of the image is read out with normal speed The lines below the partial image are read out and dumped with a high speed Refer to the Chapter 6 2 4 When SC is set at 5 the Draft mode can be activated Refer to the Chapter 6 1 9 7 3 3 Variable Programmable Partial PRGP 0 1 STL 2 to 2058 ETL 2 to 2058 The variable partial scan can set the start line and the end line of ...

Page 30: ... LSB for 10bit or 8 LSB for 8bit 7 4 Save and Load Functions The following commands are for store and load camera settings in the camera EEPROM Load settings LD This command will load previous stored settings to the camera 3 user settings can be stored in the camera EEPROM 1 factory setting is also stored in the camera The settings stored in the last used user area is used as default settings at p...

Page 31: ...pleted yet 1 Succeeded 2 Error 1 G ch image too bright 3 Error 2 G ch image too dark 4 Error 3 Time out error One of values is back from camera B Shutter 1 Shutter Mode SM Param CR LF SM CR LF 0 Preset Shutter 1 Programmable exposure 2 Preset Shutter SH Param CR LF SH CR LF 0 Off 1 1 30 2 1 60 3 1 100 4 1 250 5 1 500 6 1 1000 7 1 2000 8 1 4000 9 1 8000 10 1 10000 Available when SM 0 3 Programmable...

Page 32: ...ignal settings 1 Gain Level GA Param CR LF GA CR LF 84 to 336 2 Gain Adjust 2 GJUT2 Param CR LF GJUT2 CR LF 84 to 84 3 Gain Mode AGC Param CR LF AGC CR LF 0 Manual Gain Control 1 Auto Gain Control 4 AGC Reference AGCF Param CR LF AGCF CR LF 0 to 8192 5 Black Level BL Param CR LF BL CR LF 255 to 767 6 User Black set up1 BLS Param CR LF BLS CR LF 511 to 511 For L ch 7 User Black set up 2 BLS2 Param ...

Page 33: ...m CR LF TPN CR LF 0 OFF 1 white noise 2 Horizontal grey 3 Vertical grey 4 Moving grey 5 Color bar 1 6 Color bar 2 7 Moving Color bar 13 Blemish Compensation BLM Param CR LF BLM CR LF 0 OFF 1 ON 14 Pixel Offset switch POS Param CR LF POS CR LF 0 OFF 1 ON For BB 500CL 15 Pixel Gain switch PGS Param CR LF PGS CR LF 0 OFF 1 ON For BB 500CL 16 Pixel Gain R1 PGR Param CR LF PGR CR LF 0 to 16384 For L ch...

Page 34: ...0 Factory area 1 User 1 area 2 User 2 area 3 User 3 area Latest used DATA AREA becomes default at next power up 2 Save Settings to Camera EEPROM SA Param CR LF 1 User 1 area 2 User 2 area 3 User 3 area Note parameter 0 is not allowed 3 EEPROM Current Area No Request EA CR LF 0 Factory area 1 User 1 area 2 User 2 area 3 User 3 area The camera return the latest used DATA AREA NOTE Do not try to use ...

Page 35: ...ops up a separate Tool Window when pressed The layout of the program can be adjusted by arranging the windows the way it is preferred The program will store this information and recreate this layout when the program is restarted All Camera Control Tools have a Communication Window and an About Window The other window s contains camera control commands 8 1 1 Camera Control Tool Bar This is a Camera...

Page 36: ...tton is only used for RS 232 communication Off On line mode The Camera Control Tool Application can run Offline without a camera attached 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 chang...

Page 37: ...e the Load button to restore previously saved camera settings from either the Factory or the User EEPROM area Write All Camera Data to File Click the Write Camera Data button to save all camera settings into a text file The information that can be saved is Model Name Camera ID User ID Firmware Version Current Settings Factory Settings and the available User Areas The file is formatted as shown in ...

Page 38: ... with the last used user area but for some old models it will start up with the last saved user area 5 The Camera Control Tool saves the last used settings not the user area which don t have to be the same as for the last saved user area 6 The setup file CameraName ini stores all information about camera settings When the program is started the last settings for the program are loaded from the fil...

Page 39: ... 25 Outline 55 40 55 40 7 45 40 7 45 55 4 M3深5 DCIN TRIG DIGITAL I O POWER TRIG DCIN TRIG DIGITAL I O POWER TRIG 1 57 1 57 2 17 2 17 depth0 20 40 C Mount 4 M3深5 1 57 2 17 1 77 0 28 depth0 20 4 M3深5 1 57 1 77 0 28 depth0 20 40 7 45 4 M3深5 1 57 1 77 0 28 depth0 20 ...

Page 40: ...pecifications 10 1 Spectral response Fig 26 Spectral response for BM 500CL Fig 27 Spectral response for BB 500CL 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 Relative Response Wavelength nm I IR Cut Filter ...

Page 41: ...0 Green w IR cut filter S N ratio More than 50 dB 0dB gain Digital Video output 8 10 or 12 bit in Camera Link 8 10 or 12 bit raw Bayer video in Camera Link Iris video output Analogue 0 7 Vpp Gain Manual 3 to 12 dB AGC 3 dB to 12 dB Can not use together with Auto shutter Bayer white balance One push auto range from 2600K to 6500K Preset 3200K 4600K 5600K Gamma Look up table γ 1 0 Default 0 45 LUT 2...

Page 42: ...0Hz to 200Hz XYZ Shock 70G Regulatory CE EN61000 6 2 and EN61000 6 3 FCC part 15 class B RoHS WEEE Power 12V DC 10 5 5W Normal Operation Lens mount C mount Flange back 17 526 mm 0 05mm Image centre 0 1mm from C mount centre Dimensions 55 x 55 x 55 mm HxWxD Weight 200 g 200 g Note Above specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 43: ...out visible image sensor 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 fli...

Page 44: ...ate please use the provided screws 11 5 Exportation When exporting this product please follow the export regulation of your own country 11 6 References 1 This manual can for BM 500CL BB 500CL can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Datasheet for BM 500CL BB 500CL can be downloaded from www jai com 3 Camera control software can be downloaded from www jai com Camera chassis Fixing plate Mounting the ca...

Page 45: ...4 8 10 20 E external trigger 7 10 20 External trigger 4 G Gain 26 27 28 29 36 Gamma 36 H Hirose 6 7 10 20 22 26 27 L Lens mount 37 M Mini CL connector 6 P Partial scanning 11 17 18 25 Pixels in video output 36 PoCL 7 Preset Shutter 9 27 36 Programmable exposure 4 27 36 Progressive scan 4 8 S Scanning format 25 Spectral response 35 Synchronization 36 T Trigger input 5 10 26 Trigger polarity 7 26 V ...

Page 46: ...rent for open corrector output 5 3 3 Add the caution for screw used for installation 11 4 July 2010 1 2 Change the Japanese text to English on Fig 10 Aug 2010 1 3 7 1 DIP switch Correct the drawing Position of open collector and Emitter follower was reversed Sept 2011 1 4 In Preset shutter 1 30 was missed and added in the protocol List ...

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