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Progressive Scan Monochrome CCD Camera

CV-A11

Operation Manual

Camera: Revision B

Manual: Version 2.1

A11Manualjul15

JPT 15-07-03

Summary of Contents for CV-A11

Page 1: ...Progressive Scan Monochrome CCD Camera CV A11 Operation Manual Camera Revision B Manual Version 2 1 A11Manualjul15 JPT 15 07 03 ...

Page 2: ... Operations 6 6 1 Basic functions 6 6 2 Input output of HD VD Signals 7 6 3 Continuous Operation Non triggered 7 6 4 External Trigger Modes 8 6 5 Edge Pre select Mode 9 6 6 Pulse Width Control Mode 10 6 7 Frame delay read out Mode 11 6 8 Long Time Exposure Mode 12 6 9 Start Stop Mode 13 6 10 Smearless Mode 14 6 11 Partial scan readout mode 15 6 12 Other Functions 16 7 Configuring the Camera 17 7 1...

Page 3: ... Control Tool for CV A11 can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Standard Composition The standard camera composition consists of the camera main body 3 Main Features New compact size 1 3 monochrome CCD camera 648 h x 492 v pixels for VGA Progressive scan Single channel video output High S N ratio 56dB Extended range of functions and options compared with CV M10 Shutter speeds from 1 30 to 1 100 000 ...

Page 4: ...meter for manual gain setting 5 Mounting holes 8 x M3 For precision mounting use only the 4 holes located at the forward part of the bottom plate 6 1 3 interline transfer type CCD sensor 7 Lens mount for C mount lenses 1 Note 1 Rear protrusion on the C mount lens must be less than 10mm 0 4 inches approx When IR cut filter is used it must be less than 7 0 mm 0 28 inches approx The IR cut filter is ...

Page 5: ... Seen from rear 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin no Signal Remarks 1 TXD out RS 232C 2 RXD in RS 232C 3 GND 4 GND 5 Trigger input Parallel with pin 11 on 12 pin con 6 EEN output 3 For WEN out refer to chapter 10 2 Fig 3 6 pin connector Plugs for cable HR10A 7P 6S Notes Alternative signals can be placed on these pins by switch or jumper settings or RS 232C commands See chapter 10 1 and 10 2 for alternative signals ...

Page 6: ...00n 1k Trigger input 33k 100k 1n NC NC 5 6 JP4 11 12 100 100n 12v JP1 The trigger polarity can be changed Trigger input level 4 V 2 V The trigger input impedance is 1 kΩ JP1 and JP4 are for alternative configuration for pin 10 Fig 5 Trigger input 5 3 3 HD and VD input 5V 47p 33k TTL 1k2 GND 10µ 4k7 VD HD Input output 75 SW2 1k 1n NC From VD HD output SW1 5V 47p 33k TTL 1k2 GND 10µ 4k7 VD HD Input ...

Page 7: ...l or partial scanning With partial scanning only the vertical central part of the CCD sensor is read out with a higher frame rate The partial scan is done by a fast dump read out of the lines in the vertical ccd register down to the top of the partial image The partial 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 Imaged...

Page 8: ...on PK8299 to IN for external VD HD input Factory default SW 2 on PK8299 to 75 Ω for termination of VD HD SW 2 on PK8299 to TTL for TTL level for VD HD Factory defaults SW 1 on PK8299 to OUT for internal VD HD output Input Ext VD in or int VD out on pin 7 on 12 pin connector Ext HD in or int HD out on pin 6 on 12 pin connector Important notes on using this mode External sync system should follow th...

Page 9: ... In Edge pre select TR 1 and smearless TR 6 the shutter mode can be SM 0 or SM 1 Smearless read out will reduce the smear caused by highlighted zones seen in images taken with a short shutter speed Before the accumulation can start a fast dump read out is performed It takes 28H from trigger leading edge to start of accumulation Important notes on using trigger modes The HD synchronized accumulatio...

Page 10: ... functions Input Ext trigger to pin 5 on 6 pin connector or 11 on 12 pin connector Ext HD to pin 6 on 12 pin connector If used Fig 17 Edge pre select Important notes on using this mode As the start of exposure will be synchronized with the internal H signal the start of exposure may be shifted by max 1H To avoid this shift jitter synchronize the camera with an external HD and make sure that the tr...

Page 11: ...and make sure that the trigger pulse aligns to the HD signal as shown in Fig 14 This trigger mode is also supported by a function called HD Asynchronous Accumulation ACSII command HC This function allows integration to start immediately at the leading falling edge of the Ext Trig pulse instead of at the next horizontal drive pulse HD Please refer to fig 15 and fig 16 To enable this function set HC...

Page 12: ...ng time exposure of the CCD image sensor This trigger mode is also supported by a function called HD Asynchronous Accumulation ACSII command HC This function allows integration to start immediately at the leading falling edge of the Ext Trig pulse instead of at the next horizontal drive pulse HD Please refer to fig 15 and fig 16 To enable this function set HC 1 Factory default is HC 0 If the falli...

Page 13: ...ods 525H To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Long Time exposure TR 4 Polarity and other functions Input Ext trigger to pin 5 on 6 pin connector or 11 on 12 pin connector Ext VD to pin 7 on 12 pin connector Ext HD to pin 6 on 12 pin connector Fig 20 Long time exposure Important notes on using this mode Exposure time range is 1 30 sec to However it is recommended not to use exposure over 2...

Page 14: ... 5 on 6 pin connector or 11 on 12 pin connector Ext VD to pin 7 on 12 pin connector Ext HD to pin 6 on 12 pin connector If used Fig 21 Start stop mode Important notes on using this mode As the start of exposure will be synchronized with the internal H signal the start of exposure may be shifted by max 1H To avoid this shift jitter synchronize the camera with an external HD and make sure that the t...

Page 15: ...rless TR 6 Shutter mode to Normal or Programmable SM 0 SM 1 Shutter Speed using fixed steps SH 0 through 7 or Programmable exposure PE 1 through 1023 Polarity and other functions Input Ext trigger to pin 5 on 6 pin connector or 11 on 12 pin connector Ext HD to pin 6 on 12 pin connector If used Fig 22 Smearless mode NOTE Fig 22 is omitted Important notes on using this mode As the start of exposure ...

Page 16: ...s 240 SC 1 1 3 partial readout 73 fps 160 SC 2 1 6 partial readout 124 fps 80 SC 3 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to any TR 0 through TR 6 Shutter mode to Normal or Programmable SM 0 SM 1 Shutter Speed using fixed steps SH 0 through 7 or Programmable exposure PE 1 through 1023 Polarity and other functions Input Ext trigger to pin 5 on 6 pin connector or 11 on 12 pin connector Ext VD to...

Page 17: ...justed by GA Manual Gain level in the range 0 to 255 SU Setup level This setting can adjust the setup level or black level Normal 20 mVpp 2 mv WC White clip level To adjusting the desired white clip level Normal 800 mVpp 30 mv GA Gamma select Gamma can be 1 linear or 0 45 Signal and Polarity CW Pixel clock WEN out Select between Pixel clock or WEN out on pin 6 on the 6 pin connector Note that JP2 ...

Page 18: ...g 24 RS 232C cable Protocol Transmit setting to camera NN Parameter CR LF NN is any kind of command Capital or small letters To have all communication visible on the emulator screen start with EB 1 CR LF The camera answers COMPLETE CR LF Transmit the following to see the current parameter for a command NN CR LF NN is any commands with parameters The camera answers NN Parameter Transmit the followi...

Page 19: ... sync only for TR 2 and TR 3 C Signals and polarity SO Sync signal SO Param CR LF 0 no sync 1 sync on video CW Clock WEN CW Param CR LF 0 WEN out 1 Clock out CW 0 if clock not used TP Trigger polarity TP Param CR LF 0 active low 1 active high 2 WP WEN polarity WP Param CR LF 0 active low 1 active high D Gain and analogue signals setting AS AGC Switch AS Param CR LF 0 AGC off 1 AGC on 0 manual gain...

Page 20: ...m Camera Tools For the integrator and experienced user the Camera Control Toll is 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 si...

Page 21: ...4 2 Selecting termination of HD VD input signals The default setting of the HD VD input is high impedance TTL The camera expects to get a signal that swings between 2 and 5 volts This setting allows the largest number of camera to be synchronized from a single HD VD source such as another camera or a frame grabber Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to terminate the HD VD input in orde...

Page 22: ...1 50 1 60 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 1 4000 1 10 000 1 20 000 1 40 000 1 80 000 1 100 000 sec Pulse width control 1 5 H to 1000H Start stop 1 30 to 1 10 000 second Long time exposure 1 frame to Programmable exposure 0 5H to 1023 5H Frame delay readout Time from PWC trigger input to ext VD input Functions controlled by RS 232C Scanning format Trigger mode Shutter speed Trigger WEN polarity Acc...

Page 23: ...e changes Hirose pin Function JP2 JP3 JP5 JP1 JP4 Remarks 9 PCLK output enabled Short Note 2 9 No connection Open 10 WEN output Open Short 10 Connected to ground Short Open 11 Ext Trigger input Open Short 11 12V DC in Short Open Note 1 Configuration shown in Bold Italic is factory default setting Note 2 The RS 232C command CW must be set to CLK Fig 28 PK8304 Rear Board of CV A11 10 2 WEN out on pi...

Page 24: ...changes of jumper and switch setting 10 3 Typical CCD Characteristics The following effects may be observed on the video monitor screen They do not indicate any fault of the CCD camera but do associate with typical CCD characteristics V Smear Due to an excessive bright object such as electric lighting sun or strong reflection vertical smear may be visible on the video monitor screen This phenomeno...

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