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Digital Monochrome and Color

Megapixel Progressive Scan Cameras

CV-M4

/M4

CV-M7

/M7

Operation Manual

Camera: Revision B

Manual: Version 1.0

Preliminary

M4plusBman1may07.doc

JPT 07-05-03

Summary of Contents for CV-M4+

Page 1: ...Digital Monochrome and Color Megapixel Progressive Scan Cameras CV M4 M4 CL CV M7 M7 CL Operation Manual Camera Revision B Manual Version 1 0 Preliminary M4plusBman1may07 doc JPT 07 05 03 ...

Page 2: ... 8 6 2 Output of Timing Signals 11 6 3 Continuous Operation Non triggered 12 6 4 External Trigger Modes 15 6 5 Edge Pre select Mode 16 6 6 Pulse Width Control Mode 18 6 7 Frame delay read out Mode 19 6 8 Frame delay read out Mode with multiple exposure 20 6 9 Other Functions 21 7 Configuring the Camera 22 7 1 Mode setting SW1 on rear 22 7 2 Mode setting SW301 inside 22 7 3 Internal Switch and Jump...

Page 3: ... the EIA 644 LVDS digital interface crisp and clear images are achieved The CV M4 CL features the Camera Link standardized multiplexed signal output interface The latest version of this manual can be downloaded from www jai com The latest version of Camera Control Tool for CV M4 M4 CL and CV M7 CV M 7CL can be downloaded from www jai com For camera revision history please contact your local JAI di...

Page 4: ...V M7 M7 CL 3 4 Locations and Functions 1 CCD sensor 2 Lens mount C mount 3 Rear panel with SW1 4 Digital output connector 5 DC in Trigger in RS 232C connector 6 Gain potentiometer 7 Mounting holes M3 Fig 1 Locations ...

Page 5: ...t 8 GND 9 EEN sync out 1 composite sync 10 Trigger input 2 Or on LVDS or Camera Link 11 Multi shutter 2 Or on LVDS or Camera Link 12 GND Pin no Signal Function Remarks 1 14 D2 Video output LSB 2 15 D3 Video output 2 16 D4 Video output 4 17 D5 Video output 5 18 D6 Video output 6 19 D7 Video output 7 20 D8 Video output 8 21 D9 Video output MSB 8 most significant bits of the 10 bit digitized video 9 ...

Page 6: ...w the Camera Link standardized multiplexed signal output interface The output driver is NS type DS90CR283 and the receiver is NS type DS90CR284 The following signals are found on the Digital Output Connector SerTC RXD serial data to camera SerTFG TXD serial data to frame grabber CC1 Trigger signal in for exposure control CC2 Trigger input for multiple exposure X0 to X3 Camera Link multiplexed data...

Page 7: ...k Trig input pin 10 Multi shut pin 11 The trigger inputs on the 12 pin Hirose connector 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 spikes caused by the falling or rising trigger edges The trigger polarity can be changed Trigger input level 4 V 2 V The trigger input impedance is 10 kΩ The trigger inputs can ...

Page 8: ... 4 19 6 18 5 21 8 7 20 22 9 10 23 24 11 12 25 Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 5 Pair 4 Pair 7 Pair 6 Pair 8 Pair 9 Pair 11 Pair 12 Sheilds TXD out RXD in Ext trig in Ground Signal Connector pin CV M4CL Camera D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 EEN LEN FEN DVAL nc Pclk TXD out RXD in Ext trig in Camera Link Cable Camera Signals Camera Signals To Frame Grabber Multi Shut in Multi Shut in 1 14 13 26 X0 X1 X2 X3...

Page 9: ...mage is read out with normal speed The lines below the partial image is read out and dumped with a high speed With partial scan the shutter speed is limited to be shorter than the frame read out time SC 1 1 50 SC 2 1 100 SC 3 1 200 In PWC mode TR 2 there is no limitation A minor signal distortion can be expected below highlighted areas saturated areas It is caused by limitation in the vertical ccd...

Page 10: ...de the accumulation will start at the first internal HD pulse after the trigger leading edge In HD a synchronous trigger mode the trigger leading edge will immediately reset the internal H timing and start the accumulation In H synchronous trigger mode and H a synchronous trigger mode a new trigger must not be applied before the previous frame is read out Int HD Trigger Accum H a synchronous Int H...

Page 11: ... The values for the missing blue b and red r pixels are calculated in 3 different ways Some are based on adding the 4 diagonal placed pixels The sum is then divided by 4 Other calculations are done by adding the 2 values The upper and lower or the left and the right are added together and the sum is divided by 2 Missing green g pixels are all based on adding left right upper lower and then divide ...

Page 12: ...rm v Remarks 0 Normal n SH PE for shutter select 1 Edge Pre select n SH PE for shutter select SL Smearless active RC 1 for Restart Continuous Trigger mode 2 Pulse Width n SL Smearless active 3 Fr Delay read out n SH PE for shutter select ML Multi shutter active SL Smearless active Binning will only work Allowed and described mode for CV M4 and CV M4CL n Non allowed All trigger modes can be H synch...

Page 13: ...000 second or with the programmable exposure in 1056 steps In partial scanning and binning modes M4 and M4CL only shutter times longer than the actual frame time has no meaning The exposure will be equal the frame time Fig 16 show horizontal timing details and Fig 17 through 18 shows vertical timing details with binning and partial scanning To use this mode Set function Trigger mode TR 0 Shutter m...

Page 14: ...CV M4 M4 CL CV M7 M7 CL 13 Fig 17 Vertical timing details full frame Fig 17A Vertical timing details with vertical binning M4 and M4 CL only ...

Page 15: ...figures for continuous modes Scanning mode Lines frame Lines in video out Pixels line Pixels line in video out H time µs Rate fps Pix clk MHz Remarks Full 1060 1030 1592 1380 39 32 24 40 49 H binning removed on rev B V binning 565 515 1752 1380 43 27 44 40 49 H binning removed on rev B 1 2 partial 588 512 1552 1380 39 32 44 40 49 1 4 partial 360 256 1552 1380 39 32 70 40 49 1 8 partial 248 128 155...

Page 16: ... Restart Continuous Trigger RCT mode RC 1 can be activated in edge pre select mode TR 1 By RS 232C and CL only In pulse width control PWC mode the exposure time can be from 2H to Thermal noise and dark current noise will increase by accumulation time therefore the exposure time is not recommended to exceed 2 seconds Vertical binnig mode BI 1 can be used in all 3 modes Only with full scan SC 0 Binn...

Page 17: ...ith a delay 133H 5 23 msec after the trigger An EEN pulse will indicate the active accumulation time and a FEN pulse indicates that the resulting video is read out To use this mode Set function Trigger mode Edge Pre select TR 1 Shutter mode Normal or Programmable SM 0 SM 1 Shutter Speed SH 0 through 9 Programmable exposure PE 0 through 1057 H synchronous trigger HC 0 HC 1 Restart Continuous Trigge...

Page 18: ...CV M4 M4 CL CV M7 M7 CL 17 Remark that the dump read out in smearless takes 133H before the accumulation start Fig 20A Edge Pre select smearless Fig 21 Edge Pre select with Restart Continous Trigger ...

Page 19: ...lse width should be longer than 133 H 5 23 msec An EEN pulse will indicate the active accumulation time and a FEN pulse indicates that the resulting video is read out To use this mode Set function Trigger mode Pulse Width Control TR 2 H synchronous trigger HC 0 HC 1 Smearless readout SL 0 SL 1 Polarity and other functions Input Ext trigger to LVDS Camera Link or pin 10 on 12 pin connector Importan...

Page 20: ...posure starts with a delay 133H 5 23 msec after the trigger An EEN pulse will indicate the active accumulation time and a FEN pulse indicates that the resulting video is read out To use this mode Set function Trigger mode Frame delay read out TR 3 H synchronous accumulation HC 0 HC 1 Smearless readout SL 0 SL 1 Polarity and other functions Input Ext trigger to LVDS Camera Link or pin 10 on 12 pin ...

Page 21: ... msec after the trigger Input of the multiple shutter trigger can be applied 1H after the exposure time EEN low An EEN pulse will indicate the active accumulation time and a FEN pulse indicates that the resulting video is read out To use this mode Set function Trigger mode Frame delay read out TR 3 Multiple exposure ML 1 H synchronous accumulation HC 0 HC 1 Polarity and other functions Input Ext t...

Page 22: ... selected by the command BI 1 or by the internal switch SW301 6 Off 0 normal ON V binnig Binning is only for CV M4 and M4 CL When binning is active the horizontal time H is changed from 39 3 µsec to 43 3 µsec It will result in longer exposure times in Edge Pre Select shutter mode PE SYNC EEN output SE Will select SYNC or EEN signal output on pin 9 on 12 pin connector Trigger polarity TP Will inver...

Page 23: ...y settings SW 6 Binning for M4 M4 CL only High active Low active M4 CL M7 CL OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LVDS Hirose Internal SW TRIGGER sel TRIGGER pol LEN FEN EEN pol MULTIPLE EXP Off On BINNING NC NC NC Off Ver M4 M7 LEN FEN EEN pol MULTIPLE EXP OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Off Ver LVDS Hirose Internal SW Off On BINNING NC NC NC TRIGGER sel TRIGGER pol Shown in factory settings Fig 26 Internal Switch 7 3 ...

Page 24: ...None Xon Xoff Control None RS 232C cable 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 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 camera answers NN Parameter CR LF Transm...

Page 25: ...FF 1 On Multi Trig input TR 3 SE Sync EEN SE Param CR LF 0 Sync out 1 EEN out Pin 9 on 12 pin FP FEN LEN EEN polarity FP Param CR LF 0 active low 1 active high TP Trigger polarity TP Param CR LF 0 active low 1 active high 2 TI Trigger Input TI Param CR LF 0 Hirose 12p 1 LVDS CL D Gain and analogue signals setting GA Manual gain Level GA Param CR LF 0 low 510 high Range 0 to 510 RP Rear Potentiomet...

Page 26: ...dows 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 simple progr...

Page 27: ...m 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 lenght nm 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 Relative response 1000 Fig 30 Spectral sensitivity for M4 M4 CL Fig 31 Spectral sensitivity for M7 M7 CL ...

Page 28: ...rsions Video output analogue 0 7 Vpp 75 Ω For test only Gamma 1 0 Gain Gain range Manual 3 to 12 dB Synchronization Int X tal Ext random trigger Sync output Composite 4 Vpp from 75 Ω Trigger input TTL 4 V 2 V EEN output 4 Vpp from 75 Ω Pixel clock output LEN output FEN output Trigger input Multiple exposure LVDS or Camera Link LVDS or Camera Link LVDS or Camera Link TTL LVDS or Camera Link TTL LVD...

Page 29: ...tures 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 practical operation Patterned Noise When the CCD camera captures a dark object at high temperature or is used for long time integration fixed pattern noise shown as white dots may appear on the video monitor screen Disclaimer I...

Page 30: ... multiplexed into the Camera Link so it is not possible to use an oscilloscope to control the timing for a camera frame grabber system The 4 test points are TRIG Input trigger signal EEN Exposure enable signal FEN Frame enable FVAL Camera Link signal LEN Line enable LVAL Camera Link signal The test points are found on the PK8373A board shown in fig 32 LEN FEN EEN TRIG TP3 TP4 TP5 TP6 PK8373A Fig 3...

Page 31: ...d 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 JAI Corporation Japan JAI America Inc USA Produktionsvej 1 2600 Glostrup German Industry Center 800 Wes...

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