BM-500CL / BB-500CL
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1.
General
BM-500CL is a monochrome progressive scan CCD camera and the BB-500CL is the equivalent Bayer
mosaic progressive scan CCD camera. Both have 5 million pixels resolution.
These cameras are suitable for a wide range of applications within factory automation, an also for
applications outside the factory floor, such as ITS (Intelligent Traffic Solutions), high-end
surveillance and medical.
The latest version of this manual can be downloaded from: www.jai.com
The latest version of Camera Control Tool for BM-500CL/BB-500CL can be downloaded from:
www.jai.com
For camera revision history, please contact your local JAI distributor.
2.
Camera nomenclature
The standard camera composition consists of the camera main body and C-mount protection cap.
The camera is available in the following versions:
BM-500CL
Where
B
stands for "Basic" family,
M
stands for "Monochrome",
500
represents the resolution "5
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 resolution in continuous operation
15 frames/second with external trigger and full resolution
Up to 43.6 frames/second with partial scan
22.9 frames/second with vertical binning (BM-500CL only)
Draft mode reads out 4 lines out of every 16 lines with 37.54 fps
Shutter speed from 64.13 μs to 2 sec. using Pulse Width Trigger
Programmable exposure from 64.13 μs to 66.44 ms
Pre-select and Pulse width trigger modes
Built in LUT (Look Up Table )
2 types of Auto White Balance , One push and Preset
Blemish Compensation circuit built in
LVAL-synchronous/-asynchronous operation (auto-detect)
Auto iris lens video output allows a wider range of light
12- or 10- or 8-bit output
Setup by Windows NT/2000/XP via serial communication
