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Digital Monochrome and Color

Progressive Scan Cameras

CV-A10 CL
CV-A70 CL

Operation Manual

Camera: CV-A10CL Revision C

CV-A70CL Revision C

Manual: Version 1.3

A10-70ClmanDec14.doc

JPT 14-12-05

Summary of Contents for CV-A10 CL

Page 1: ...Digital Monochrome and Color Progressive Scan Cameras CV A10 CL CV A70 CL Operation Manual Camera CV A10CL Revision C CV A70CL Revision C Manual Version 1 3 A10 70ClmanDec14 doc JPT 14 12 05 ...

Page 2: ...tion When a Camera Link cable is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a screw driver The Camera Link receptacle on the camera might get damaged For security the force used to tighten screws is less than 0 291 Newton Meter Nm Tightening by hand is sufficient in order to achieve this 3 Ã ...

Page 3: ...ng Signals 12 6 3 1 Input of External HD VD signals 12 6 3 2 Input of external trigger 13 6 3 3 Output of EEN 13 6 4 Operation Modes 14 6 4 1 LVAL synchronous accumulation 15 6 4 2 LVAL a synchronous accumulation 16 6 4 3 Continuous operation 17 6 4 4 Edge Pre select Trigger Mode 18 6 4 5 Pulse Width Control Trigger Mode 19 6 4 6 Reset Continuous Trigger mode 20 6 4 7 Sensor Gate Control 21 6 5 Ot...

Page 4: ...om www jai com The latest version of Camera Control Tool for CV A10 CL and CV A70CL can be downloaded from www jai com For camera revision history please contact your local JAI distributor 2 Standard Composition The standard camera composition consists of the camera main body The camera is available in the following version CV A10 CL Monochrome progressive scan camera CV A70 CL Color progressive s...

Page 5: ...onnector for DC 12V power external sync signals 5 LED for power and trigger indication 6 Mounting holes 10 x M3deept4 1 Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 9 0mm When IR cut filter is used it must be less than 6 0 mm The IR cut filter is placed in the C mount thread The C mount 25 mm IR cut filter must be ordered separately Fig 1 Locations 3 ...

Page 6: ...Camera Link standardized multiplexed signal output interface Camera Link base configuration is used The interface circuit is build around the NS type DS90CR285MTD The following signals are found on the Digital Output Connector SerTC RxD serial data to camera SW301 1 On for CL Off 12 pin HR SerTFG TxD serial data to frame grabber SW301 1 On for CL Off 12 pin HR CC1 Trigger input TI 0 for CL TI 1 fo...

Page 7: ...FF for RS232C RxD SW301 3 ON for ext VD in OFF for RS232C TxD SW302 3 ON for HD 75Ω termination OFF forTTL SW302 4 ON for VD 75Ω termination OFF forTTL Fig 5 HD VD input RS 232C 5 3 3 Trigger input With TI 1 the trigger input is on pin 10 12 pin connector The input is AC coupled To allow a long pulse width the input circuit is a flip flop which is toggled by the negative or positive differentiated...

Page 8: ...r 11 Sheilds TXD out RXD in Ext trig 1 in Ground Signal Connector pin CV A33 Camera Camera Link Cable Camera Signals To Frame Grabber Ext Trig 2 in Camera Link Pin 1 14 13 26 X0 X1 X2 X3 Xclk SerTFG SerTC CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 Sheilds 4 x 7 1 MUX 8bit 10bit D2 D0 D3 D1 D4 D2 D5 D3 D6 D4 D7 D5 D8 D6 D9 D7 NC D8 NC D9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC LVAL...

Page 9: ... has the same effect as smearless readout Smear over highlighted areas are reduced for the triggered frame Trigger SG Exposure Video out Dump Read out Continuous video out Continuous video out Triggered Frame Trigger SG Exposure Video out Dump Read out Continuous video out Continuous video out Triggered Frame Fig 9 Restart continuous trigger mode 6 1 2 Sensor Gate Control This function is for appl...

Page 10: ...ing Hor 2 1 binning Ver 3 1 binning Hor 3 1 binning Sensitivity 1 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 4 x 9 x Resolution 768 h x 576 v 768 h x 288 v Ver 4 1 binning Hor 4 1 binning Ver 4 1 binning Hor 4 1 binning 4 x 4 x 16 x 384 h x 288 v 768 h x 192 v 768 h x 144 v 384 h x 576 v 256 h x 576 v 192 h x 576 v 256 h x 192 v 192 h x 144 v Note By H binnnig the pixel clock shall be divided in grabber for correct aspect...

Page 11: ...ng 6 2 1 CCD Sensor Layout The CCD sensor layout with respect to pixels and lines used in the timing and video full frame read out is shown below B G R B G R B B G R G R G G G G G R G R G G R R 1 clock 27 66 ns 1 line 26 7 µs Fig 13 CCD sensor layout 9 ...

Page 12: ...l timing The LVAL period is shown for normal continuous mode 1 clock 27 66 ns Fig 14 Horizontal timing 6 2 3 Vertical timing The FVAL period for normal continuous mode full scan is shown 1 line 26 7 µs Fig 15 Vertical timing for full scan 10 ...

Page 13: ...tical binning Values for the vertical timing with V binning in continuous mode Mode Binning Hor freq KHz Effect video LVAL Lines per frame Frame Rate FPS Remarks VB 0 Off 37 50 576 625 60 VB 1 2 1 V binning 33 29 287 312 107 CV A10 CL only VB 2 3 1 V binning 29 92 191 208 144 CV A10 CL only VB 3 4 1 V binning 27 18 143 156 174 CV A10 CL only Fig 17 Timing for vertical binning 6 2 6 Horizontal binn...

Page 14: ...ernal VD The tracking range for H is 37 50 KHz 1 The external HD VD signal should be 4 0 Vp p 2 0 V from a 75 Ω source External HD VD synchronizing can be used for full or partial scanning but not in binning modes Only external HD may be input in trigger modes Fig 19 through fig 22 shows timing details for external sync operations To use this mode Set function SW 301 2 and 301 3 to ON for external...

Page 15: ... ns Fig 22 Ext HD to int LVAL phase relations 6 3 2 Input of external trigger The external trigger signal can be via Camera Link TI 0 or pin 10 on 12 pin connector TI 1 Here it should be 4 0 Vp p 2 0 V from a 75 Ω source Factory setting TTL For 75 Ω termination SW302 1 should be ON 6 3 3 Output of EEN The EEN signal is 4 0 Vp p from a 75 Ω source The signal is also found in Camera Link 13 ...

Page 16: ... 5 TR 10 Reset Continuous Trigger Pre selected exposure The triggered shutter in EPS PWC and RTC mode can be LVAL synchronous or LVAL a synchronous accumulation Refer to chapter 6 4 1 and 6 4 2 To avoid 1H time jitter in LVAL synchronous mode it is recommended to synchronize the trigger to HD as shown I fig 23 If trigger transitions are inside the shown limits the accumulation jitter will be minim...

Page 17: ...results in up to 1 LVAL jitter In trigger modes with LVAL synchronous accumulation a new exposure can be started while the previous frame is read out The new exposure should not finish before the frame is read out FVAL shall be low for 2 LVAL The maximum frame rate in trigger modes can then be close to the frame rate in continuous mode Important notes on using this mode In LVAL synchronous trigger...

Page 18: ...iling edge A new trigger must not be applied before the previous frame is read out FVAL is low The minimum trigger interval should be longer than exposure time 1 FVAL 3 LVAL Important notes on using this mode In LVAL a synchronous trigger modes there is no exposure jitter t1 Exposure start delay 1 75 000 1 100 000 1 150 000 1 300 000 4 µsec 7 µsec 11 µsec 14 µsec Fig 26 LVAL a synchronous accumula...

Page 19: ...Vertical binning CV A10 CL only VB 0 through 3 Horizontal binning CV A10 CL only HB 0 through 3 Shutter mode normal programmable or auto SM 0 through 2 Shutter speed SH 0 through14 Programmable exp PE 0 through 625 Other functions and settings Input Ext HD in on pin 6 on 12 pin connector If used Ext VD in on pin 7 on 12 pin connector If used Important notes on using this mode External sync system ...

Page 20: ...r to fig 13 through fig 17 and fig 28 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Edge pre select TR 1 Scanning SC 0 through 3 Vertical binning CV A10 CL only VB 0 through 3 Horizontal binning CV A10 CL only HB 0 through 3 Shutter mode to normal or programmable SM 0 SM 1 Shutter speed SH 0 through14 Programmable exp PE 0 through 625 Accumulation LVAL synch or a synch LS 0 LS 1 Other functions an...

Page 21: ...ad out after the trigger rising edge For timing details refer to fig 13 through fig 17 and fig 29 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Pulse width control TR 2 Scanning SC 0 through 3 Vertical binning CV A10 CL only VB 0 through 3 Horizontal binning CV A10 CL only HB 0 through 3 Accumulation LVAL synch or a synch LS 0 LS 1 Other functions and settings Input Ext trigger Camera Link or 12 H...

Page 22: ... For timing details refer to fig 13 through fig 17 and fig 30 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Reset continuous trigger TR 10 Scanning SC 0 through 3 Vertical binning CV A10 CL only VB 0 through 3 Horizontal binning CV A10 CL only HB 0 through 3 Shutter mode normal programmable or auto SM 0 through 2 Shutter speed SH 0 through14 Programmable exp PE 0 through 625 Accumulation LVAL sync...

Page 23: ...ring line 28 where the internal XSG is placed Fig 32 The sensor gate control signal can be synchronized by the FVAL signal Fig 31 and fig 32 For video out timing details refer to fig 13 14 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Sensor gate control TR 3 Scanning SC 0 Vertical binning CV A10 CL only VB 0 Horizontal binning CV A10 CL only HB 0 Other functions and settings Input Ext SG control ...

Page 24: ...t on the CCD output Lowest shutter speed is reduced to be shorter than the frame read out time There is no limitation in PWC mode Binning will only work in full frame modes SC 0 Smearless readout SL 1 This function will reduce the unwanted smear signal from a highlighted scene when a short exposure time is used It works in all trigger modes but a dummy readout is performed before the active accumu...

Page 25: ...s BA 0 BA 1 For 8 bits only the 8 most significant bits are output The below figures shows the bit allocations for Gamma 1 0 and Gamma 0 45 Gamma 1 Gamma 0 45 CV A10CL only CCD out Analog Signal Digital Out 10bit Digital Out 8bit Black Setup 3 6 25mV 32LSB 8LSB 200mV 700mV 890LSB 222LSB 230mV 800mV 1023LSB 255LSB CCD out Analog Signal Digital Out 10bit Digital Out 8bit Black Setup 3 6 25mV 32LSB 8...

Page 26: ...nning terminal emulator software Hyper terminal Status version camera ID model name user ID and the help list are shown Please refer to chapter 7 2 RS 232C control and chapter 7 3 CV A10CL A70CL Command List Echo Back EB 1 If on the camera will echo back the RS 232C transmission Status ST If received the camera will send back its current setting for all functions Help HP If received the camera wil...

Page 27: ...cters UD user ID free text for user max 16 characters SM shutter mode 0 preset shutter 1 programmable exposure 2 auto shutter SH preset shutter 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 15000 10 1 25000 11 1 75000 12 1 100000 13 1 150000 14 1 300000 PE programmable exposure 0 628 TR trigger mode 0 normal continuous 1 edge pre select 2 pulse width control 3 senso...

Page 28: ...board SW301 is for communication and external HD VD in No Functions ON OFF 1 Communication port switch LVDS CameraLink RS232C HIROSE 12pin 2 HIROSE 12pin No 6 switch External HD in RS232C RxD In 3 HIROSE 12pin No 7 switch External VD in RS232C TxD Out 4 SW 302 is for 75Ω termination of trigger and HD VD input No Functions ON OFF 1 Trigger In Termination switch 75Ω TTL 2 Reserved 3 External Trigger...

Page 29: ...D 1 CD 4 DTR 6 DSR 2 RXD 3 TXD 5 GND 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 CI 9 pin D con PC COM PORT CAMERA 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 ...

Page 30: ...utter 1 Program exp Only for TR 0 and TR 1 SH Shutter speed SH Param CR LF 0 Off 1 60 2 1 120 4 1 500 6 1 2000 8 1 8000 10 1 25 000 12 1 100 000 14 1 300 000 1 1 100 3 1 250 5 1 1000 7 1 4000 9 1 15 000 11 1 75 000 13 1 150 000 When SM 0 PE Programmable exposure PE Param CR LF 0 to 628 L 0 1 8L 3 3µs 1 2 8L 6 7µs 2 3 8L 10µs 3 4 8L 13 3µs 4 1 5L 40µs 5 2 5L 66 7µs 628 625L 16 7ms When SM 1 L 26 7 ...

Page 31: ... much more than a program with a window interface It also provides an easy and efficient ActiveX interface built for MS Windows 98 ME NT and 2000 The OCX interface has the ability to connect to the camera using the serial interface of the PC by reading and writing properties for the camera This integration requires simple programming skills within Visual Basic Visual C or similar languages in a Mi...

Page 32: ...tioned above and it will automatically be included in the list of help files For newer camera models the About Window also shows Model Name camera ID and User ID It is possible to edit and save free text in User ID At the bottom of the windows all windows but the Communication Window is a coloured bar The bar is green when the Camera Control Tool is connected to a camera and the camera is turned o...

Page 33: ...era 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 changes the online off line status If a camera is found on the selected communication port the application runs online otherwise o...

Page 34: ...The Camera Control Tool bar is always on top of other windows 2 When you minimize the Camera Control Tool bar all open windows will close 3 It is possible to work with the Camera Control Tool when the camera is online and when the camera is offline 4 The newer JAI cameras always start up with the last used user area but for some old models it will start up with the last saved user area 5 The Camer...

Page 35: ...s filter block in front of the CCD sensor Wave length nm 400 500 600 700 800 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 Relative response IR stop B G R Wave length nm 400 500 600 700 800 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 Relative response IR stop B G R 400 500 600 700 800 900 Wave length nm 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 Relative response 1000 Fig 39 Spectral sensitivity for CV A10 CL and CV A70 CL 33 ...

Page 36: ... V TTL or 75 Ω terminated Tracking range for H 37 50 KHz 1 Trigger input TTL Camera Link 4 V 2 V TTL or 75 Ω terminated Via Camera Link EEN output 4 V from 75 Ω source Trigger modes Continuous Edge Pre Select Pulse Width Control and Sensor Gate control Accumulation LVAL synchronous or asynchronous Shutter speed EPS 1 60 to 1 300 000 second Programmable exposure 1 8 line to 625 lines 3 3 µs to 16 7...

Page 37: ...ypical Sensor Characteristics The following effects may be observed on the video monitor screen They do not indicate any fault of the camera but do associate with typical sensor characteristics V Aliasing When the CCD camera captures stripes straight lines or similar sharp patterns jagged image on the monitor may appear Blemishes Some pixel defects can occur but this does not have en effect on the...

Page 38: ...1 1 EN 50082 1 Company and product names mentioned in this 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 products and documentation without prior notification JAI A S Denmark Phone 45 4457 8888 Fax 45 4491 8880 www jai com JAI Corporation Japan Phone 81...

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