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1006E-0906 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

CM-040MCL/040MCL-RA 

CB-040MCL/040MCL-RA 

 

Digital Monochrome / Color 

Progressive Scan Camera

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Document Version: Ver.1.3 

CM/CB-040MCL_Ver.1.3_July2012 

 
 

User's Manual 

Summary of Contents for CB-040MCL-RA

Page 1: ...1006E 0906 CM 040MCL 040MCL RA CB 040MCL 040MCL RA Digital Monochrome Color Progressive Scan Camera Document Version Ver 1 3 CM CB 040MCL_Ver 1 3_July2012 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...part 1 FCC This equipment 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...

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Page 5: ...d timing 14 6 2 1 CCD Sensor Layout 14 6 2 2 Horizontal timing 15 6 2 3 Vertical timing 15 6 2 4 Partial Scanning 16 6 2 5 Vertical binning 17 6 3 Operation Modes 18 6 3 1 Continuous operation 18 6 3 2 Edge Pre select EPS Trigger Mode 19 6 3 3 Pulse Width Control PWC Trigger Mode 20 6 3 4 Reset Continuous RCT trigger mode 22 6 4 Operation Mode and Functions matrix 23 7 Configuring the Camera 24 7 ...

Page 6: ...pecifications 34 10 1 Spectral response 34 10 2 Specification table 35 11 Appendix 36 11 1 Precautions 36 11 2 Typical Sensor Characteristics 36 11 3 Caution when mounting a lens on the camera 36 11 4 Caution when mounting the camera 37 11 5 Exportation 37 11 6 References 37 Change History 39 User s Record 40 ...

Page 7: ...trigger mode allows the camera to capture high quality images of fast moving objects The color version CB 040MCL based on a CCD sensor with primary RGB Bayer mosaic filter outputs raw Bayer images 8 bit or 10 bit output is available to interface with the capture board The cameras also provide an Auto iris control video output The latest version of this manual can be downloaded from www jai com For...

Page 8: ... vertical binning CM 040MCL only and fixed partial scan Exposure time from 27 4 μs to 2 sec using pulse width trigger mode Programmable exposure from 54 8 μs to 16 3 ms in full frame scan Preset exposure from OFF to 1 10000 Edge pre select pulse width control and reset continuous trigger Manual gain control in the range of 3 dB to 12 dB LVAL synchronous asynchronous operation auto detect Auto iris...

Page 9: ...ipod mount plate Note 3 1 Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 10 0 mm 2 Note When a Mini Camera Link cable is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a screwdriver The Camera Link receptacle on the camera might be damaged For security the strength to tighten screws is less than 0 147 Newton meter Nm Tightening by hand is sufficient in order to a...

Page 10: ...ches to OFF position In order to set 75 ohm two switches should be changed to ON position Fig 4 SW 600 DIP switch Pin no Signal Remarks 1 GND 2 12 V DC input 3 GND 4 Iris Video out Continuous and RCT 5 GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 GND 9 XEEN output 10 Trigger input Note 1 11 12 V DC input 12 GND 1 Default setting is via Camera Link This can be selected by command TI 75ohm termination is available by SW 600 Pin...

Page 11: ...EN output XEEN is on pin 9 of the 12 pin HR connector The output circuit is 75 complementary emitter followers or open collector They will deliver a full 5 volt signal This can be selected by a DIP switch located on the rear board As changing the position requires removal of the circuit board it is necessary to consult with JAI sales representatives Factory default is complementary emitter followe...

Page 12: ...t Analogue Out Equivalent Digital Out 8bit 10bit Black 0 Setup 3 6 25mV 8LSB 32LSB 300mV 100 700mV 222LSB 890LSB 342mV 114 800mV 255LSB 1023LSB Digital Out LSB 32 700 25 Analog Out mV 890 1023 BlackLevel 0 White ClipLevel 800 100 Level Fig 8 Digital output 10bit output ...

Page 13: ... delay LVAL asynchronous or delayed until next LVAL LVAL synchronous In the following section the functions are described in detail 6 1 1 Vertical Binning CM 040MCL only The binning functions can be used to achieve higher frame rate or higher sensitivity The drawback is lower resolution Vertical binning is done by adding the charge from pixels in adjacent lines in the horizontal CCD register Fig 1...

Page 14: ...ing fixed rate and variable The partial scanning function uses the middle of the image vertically to achieve faster frame rates This is very useful when capturing and inspecting an image which does not require full height CM 040MCL CB 040MCL has 4 types of partial scan modes such as 2 3 1 2 1 4 an 1 8 Mode Start line End line Frame Rate Fast Dump Fast Dump Normal Scan 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 8 97 145 219 25...

Page 15: ...ected the exposure time is controlled by the width of the trigger pulse The minimum trigger pulse width is equal to 1L 27 437µs and the recommended maximum is 2 seconds 6 1 5 Auto Iris Lens video output 12 pin Hirose connector This analog signal is available at pin 4 of the 12 pin Hirose connector It can be used for lens iris control in continuous mode and RCT mode only This output is always effec...

Page 16: ... the camera works in LVAL asynchronous mode no delay mode This applies to both edge pre select EPS trigger mode and pulse width trigger PWC mode Fig 13 Auto detect LVAL sync async accumulation 6 1 7 Rear panel indicator The rear panel mounted LED provides the following information Power Trig LED Amber Power connected initiating Steady green Camera is operating in continuous mode Flashing green The...

Page 17: ...or Layout The CCD sensor layout with respect to pixels and lines used in the timing and video full frame read out is shown below 823 592 3 40 776 2 582 OB OB Active Pixels Output Video Output 776 H x 582 V R G G B R G Pixel 1 1 DVAL 6 OB 3 38 2 OB 8 Fig 15 CCD sensor layout ...

Page 18: ...A 15 6 2 2 Horizontal timing The LVAL period is shown for normal continuous mode Fig 16 Horizontal timing 6 2 3 Vertical timing The FVAL period for normal continuous mode full scan is shown Fig 17 Vertical timing for full scan ...

Page 19: ...ming information for the fixed partial scan settings 1 2 1 4 1 3 and 2 3 Values for vertical timing in partial scan continuous mode Fig 18 Vertical timing for partial scanning AREA FVAL Low L A L B L C L Total line L frame rate fps Start line End line 1 2 6 16 294 14 L 330 L 110 145 438 1 4 6 23 146 20 L 195L 186 219 364 1 8 6 26 74 24 L 130 L 280 255 328 2 3 6 12 390 9 L 417L 87 97 486 ...

Page 20: ...o half and at the same time increasing frame rate and sensitivity By activating this function the frame rate is increased to 111 019 fps This function is available only for CM 040MCL 040MCL RA Important Note Vertical Binning cannot be used together with Partial Scanning Horizontal Timing 1LVAL 1010 ck 29 925 us 1ck 29 629629ns LVAL DATA OUT OB 782 ck 38ck 820 ck 190 ck DVAL 776 ck 6 ck V Binning H...

Page 21: ...3 Pulse Width Control Mode PWC Pulse width controlled exposure 4 Reset Continuous Trigger Mode RCT Pre selected exposure 6 3 1 Continuous operation For applications not requiring asynchronous external triggering this mode should be used In continuous mode it is possible to use a lens with video controlled iris For timing details refer to fig 16 through fig 21 To use this mode Set function Trigger ...

Page 22: ... OFF CM 040MCL only Shutter mode Preset Programmable Shutter speed 1 61 OFF to 1 10 000 Programmable exposure 2 L to 596 L Accumulation Auto LVAL Sync LVAL a sync Other functions and settings Input External trigger 12 pin Hirose or Camera Link Important notes on using this mode Trigger pulse 1 LVAL to 1 FVAL Async Trigger pulse 2 LVAL to 1 FVAL Sync The following table shows minimum trigger interv...

Page 23: ...AL asynchronous The resulting video signal will start to be read out after the trigger rising edge For timing details refer to fig 16 through fig 21 and fig 24 and 25 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode PWC Scanning Full Partial Vertical binning ON OFF CM 040MCL only Accumulation Auto LVAL sync LVAL a sync Other functions and settings Input External trigger 12 pin Hirose or Camera Link Impo...

Page 24: ... LVAL sync LVAL async timing Fig 25 Pulse Width control LVAL async PWC LVAL ASYNC μ s 1μ s Trigger 1L min 1L CCD Exposure EEN Exposure FVAL Full 82 3 us 110 us V Binning 90 us 120 us 3L 4L When the trigger is input during FVAL LOW period LVAL aSYNC is automatically set 3 05 ...

Page 25: ...ous trigger mode makes it possible to use triggering in conjunction with a lens with video controlled iris To use this mode Set function Trigger mode RCT Scanning Full Partial Vertical binning ON OFF CM 040MCL only Shutter mode Preset Programmable Shutter speed 1 61 OFF to 1 10000 Programmable exposure 2L to 596 L Accumulation LVAL async only Other functions and settings Input External trigger 12 ...

Page 26: ...L Sync Async Auto Iris output Note 2 0 Continuous Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 Edge Pre select PS Yes Yes Yes Auto No 2 Pulse Width Control PW Not applicable Yes Yes Auto No 3 RCT Yes Yes Yes Async Yes Note 1 Vertical binning is available only for CM 040MCL Note 2 The auto iris output is only effective in normal scan and vertical binning modes It is not available in partial scan mode ...

Page 27: ...a NN CR LF NN is any kind of command The camera answers NN Parameter CR LF Transmit the following to have the camera actual setting ST CR LF The camera answers A complete list of the current settings Transmit the following to have a command list HP CR LF The camera answers A list with all commands and possible settings Invalid parameters send to camera 99 is an invalid parameter SH 99 CR LF The ca...

Page 28: ...elects the shutter from the 10 fixed steps SH 0 through SH 9 With SM 1 from programmable in 595 steps PE 2 through PE 596 7 2 5 Trigger input select TI 0 TI 1 This function selects the trigger input to be through Camera Link TI 0 or as TTL through the 12 pin Hirose connector TI 1 7 2 6 Trigger polarity TP 0 TP 1 The active trigger polarity is normally low TP 0 It can be inverted to active high TP ...

Page 29: ...User ID UD Param CR LF UD CR LF User can save and load free text 12 or less characters 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 1 100 2 1 120 3 1 250 4 1 500 5 1 1000 6 1 2000 7 1 4000 8 1 8000 9 1 10000 Available when SM 0 3 Programmable Exposure PE Param CR LF PE CR LF 2 to 596 Available when SM 1 C...

Page 30: ...CR LF 84 to 336 2 Black Level BL Param CR LF BL CR LF 0to 1023 F Saving and loading data in EEPROM 1 Load Setttings from Camera EEPROM LD Param CR LF 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 0 is not allowed 3 EEPROM Current Area No R...

Page 31: ...ool Bar and a number of associated Tool Windows Each button in the Tool Bar pops 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 co...

Page 32: ... program automatically sends a camera request on every communication port The user is prompted to use a communication port if a camera answers the request This button 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 Communicati...

Page 33: ...when the camera is turned off To save current camera settings you have to save them in one of the available user areas Use 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 U...

Page 34: ...ea 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 file CameraName ini 7 When you turn on the camera and the Camera Control Tool it is possible that the...

Page 35: ...8 2 60 1 97 MINI CL Outsi de si ze tol erance 0 3m m POWER TRIG 50 66 Serial No 6 M3 depth 3 5 FC C seal Caution seal 58 44 29 C Mount 13 26 26 1 73 1 14 14 5 0 57 0 51 5 0 2 1 02 1 02 depth0 14 3 M3 depth 3 5 5 0 2 Unit mm inch depth0 14 Fig 27 Outline for CM CB 040MCL ...

Page 36: ...25 Serial No Caution seal 58 FCC seal depth0 14 depth0 14 depth0 14 1 14 29 31 1 22 32 5 8 0 31 1 28 1 02 26 1 02 1 28 0 57 1 73 0 20 5 0 31 1 02 32 5 8 14 5 44 26 26 Outside size tolerance 0 3mm Unit mm inch 3 M3 depth 3 5 4 3M depth 3 5 6 3M depth 3 5 Fig 28 Outline for CM CB 040MCL RA ...

Page 37: ...Fig 30 Spectral response for CB 040MCL 040MCL RA 400 500 600 700 800 900 Wave length nm 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 Relative response 1000 W ave length nm 400 500 600 700 800 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 R elative response IR stop B G R W ave length nm 400 500 600 700 800 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 R elative response IR stop B G R ...

Page 38: ... ratio More than 50 dB 0dB gain Digital Video output Camera Link 8 bit 10 bit Camera Link BAYER 8 bit 10 bit Iris video output Analog 0 7 V p p Gain Manual 3 to 12 dB Gamma γ 1 0 Synchronization Internal X tal Hardware Trigger modes Edge Pre Select Pulse Width Control RCT Electronic Shutter Preset Shutter speed Programmable exposure OFF 1 61 and 1 100 to 1 10 000 in 9 steps 2L 54 8µs to 596 L 16 3...

Page 39: ...t 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 trans...

Page 40: ...od mounting plate 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 for CM 040MCL 040MCL RA CB 040MCL 040MCL RA can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Datasheet for CM 040MCL 040MCL RA CB 040MCL 040MCL RA can be downloaded from www jai com 3 Camera control software can be downloaded from w...

Page 41: ... pre select EPS 10 Electronic Shutter 12 external trigger 8 13 G Gain 35 Gigabit Ethernet 7 H Hirose 8 20 L Lens mount 35 P partial scan 16 Partial scanning 16 Partial Scanning 11 Pixels in video output 35 Preset Shutter 12 35 Programmable Shutter 12 Pulse Width Control PWC 20 R RCT 22 RS 232C 24 S Spectral response 34 Synchronization 35 T Trigger input 13 Trigger mode 20 22 Trigger polarity 8 V V...

Page 42: ...release Sept 2009 1 1 Change the depth in chassis from 4mm to 3 5mm and add caution May 2011 1 2 he description in the chapter 7 2 RS 232C control is corrected since CMCB 040MCL does not have RS 232C interface through 12pin connector July2012 1 3 Correct command BA 0 for 10bit and 1 for 8bit ...

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