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GO-2400M-PMCL

GO-2400C-PMCL

2.35M Digital Progressive Scan

Monochrome and Color Camera

Document Version: 1.2

GO-2400-PMCL_Ver.1.2_Mar.2017

User Manual

Summary of Contents for GO-2400M-PMCL

Page 1: ...ludes important safety precautions and instructions on how to operate the unit Be sure to read this manual to ensure proper operation 2016 JAI GO 2400M PMCL GO 2400C PMCL 2 35M Digital Progressive Sca...

Page 2: ...nce 31 Acquisition Control Image Acquisition Controls 31 Changing the Frame Rate 31 Maximum frame rate period formula 32 Exposure Mode 32 Image Output Timing 33 Vertical timing 33 Horizontal timing 34...

Page 3: ...sted 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...

Page 4: ...of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products known as China RoHS The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera mark shows that the environment friendly use period of...

Page 5: ...of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products known as China RoHS The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera mark shows that the environment friendly use period of...

Page 6: ...methods to remove dust Phenomena specific to CMOS image sensors The following phenomena are known to occur on cameras equipped with CMOS image sensors These do not indicate malfunctions Aliasing When...

Page 7: ...te power supply and or conversion cable not supplied is required Output formats You can choose from 8 bit 10 bit and 12 bit for both monochrome and color outputs As the color camera cannot perform whi...

Page 8: ...mera Frame grabber board Computer Parts Identification 1 Lens mount C mount Mount a C mount lens microscope adapter etc here Before mounting a lens be sure to refer to Step 2 Connecting Devices page 1...

Page 9: ...k CL Clock 6 19 Out X_OUT3 Data out 7 20 In SerTC RxD LVDS Serial Control 8 21 Out SerTFG TxD 9 22 In CC1 Trigger JAI standard trigger 10 23 In CC2 Reserved 11 24 N C 12 25 N C 13 14 Shield Power Retu...

Page 10: ...The blinking interval is not related to the actual input interval of the external trigger 4 DC IN trigger IN connector 4 pin round Connect the cable for a VA 044G Power Supply optional or for DC IN tr...

Page 11: ...are first time only When using the camera for the first time install the software for configuring and controlling the camera JAI SDK on the computer When you install JAI SDK JAI Camera Control Tool wi...

Page 12: ...olling the camera via JAI SDK Checking the frame grabber board s settings Settings must be configured on the frame grabber board to enable Gen CP support For details refer to the operating instruction...

Page 13: ...cessary devices Attach the lens in a clean environment to prevent dust from adhering to the unit Camera body 2 Direct connection or MP 43 tripod adapter plate 6 DC IN trigger IN connection cable not s...

Page 14: ...vice use screws that match the camera locking screw holes on the camera Large M3 small M2 depth 3 mm Use the supplied screws to attach the tripod adapter plate Caution For heavy lenses be sure to supp...

Page 15: ...essary devices are connected and power is supplied to the camera the power trigger LED at the rear of the camera lights amber and initialization of the camera starts When initialization is complete th...

Page 16: ...rch for Cameras 2 Select the camera you want to configure 3 Check that the settings of the selected camera are displayed Configuring the Output Format Configure the size position and pixel format of t...

Page 17: ...Note Settings can only be changed when image capture on the camera is stopped If an item is grayed out and does not appear even when you select it click Stop Acquisition to stop image capture 2 Click...

Page 18: ...larity Rising Edge rising edge of input signal Exposure Mode Timed control via exposure time Exposure Time 20363 s Exposure Auto Off This item is only enabled when Exposure Mode is set to Timed Cautio...

Page 19: ...7 15 1X8 1Y 84 85 Frame Period 81 usec 7999 919 19 Control via External Triggers When Controlling the Exposure Time Using Specified Exposure Times Configure the settings as follows Item Setting value...

Page 20: ...igger operation Frame Start Trigger Mode On Trigger Source trigger signal source Any Trigger Activation trigger polarity Level High high level duration Level Low low level duration Exposure Mode Trigg...

Page 21: ...Exposure times page 19 1 Set Exposure Mode to Timed Timed is the default setting 2 Specify the exposure time in Exposure Time The setting value for the exposure time can only be changed when Exposure...

Page 22: ...Analog All master gain can be configured For the GO 2400C PMCL Analog All master gain Digital Red digital R gain and Digital Blue digital B gain can be configured individually v Configure the gain va...

Page 23: ...ts near the subject such as a white cloth or wall can also be used Be sure to prevent the high intensity spot lights from entering the screen 2 Select the Balance White Auto tab and click Continuous o...

Page 24: ...ngs User Set1 to 3 User memory Temporary memory Current setting values Control Tool Save User Set1 User Set2 User Set3 Note The setting values are not saved to the computer Control Tool To save user s...

Page 25: ...e capture User settings can only be loaded when image capture on the camera is stopped 2 Select the settings to load Default and User Set1 to User Set3 in User Set Selector 3 Select User Set Load and...

Page 26: ...ons that can be used together are as follows Exposure Mode Frame Start Trigger Exposure Time ROI Balance White Auto 1 Gain Auto Exposure Auto Video Send Mode Sensor Multi ROI Trigger Sequence Mode Com...

Page 27: ...for a variety of purposes such as noise removal for trigger signals and phase adjustment for pulse outputs Such functions are generally referred to as GPIO functions Signals are selected as follows W...

Page 28: ...h input Output destination Trigger Selector Line Selector Pulse Generator Selector Acquisition Start Acquisition Stop Frame Start Transfer Start Line2 OPT Out 1 GPIO 1 Line2 OPT Out 2 GPIO 2 Time Stam...

Page 29: ...y setting on the camera For details configuring frame grabber board settings refer to the operating instructions for each board Tap Geometry CL Configuration IP Bypass Off IP Bypass On 1X2 1Y Base bit...

Page 30: ...30 GO 2400M PMCL GO 2400C PMCL 1X3 1Y 1X3 1Y is a 3 tap output format as defined in GenICam tap geometry 1X4 1Y 1X4 1Y is a 4 tap output format as defined in GenICam tap geometry...

Page 31: ...on type and maker Acquisition Control Image Acquisition Controls Perform operations and configure settings related to image capture in Acquisition Control On the GO 2400 PMCL acquisition control alwa...

Page 32: ...118 23 1X8 1Y 74 25 4 848 10 6 164 21 1X8 1Y 74 25 6 222 10 6 127 96 1X8 1Y 84 85 4 808 10 6 165 59 1X8 1Y 84 85 6 222 10 6 127 96 Exposure Mode The following exposure modes are available on the came...

Page 33: ...0 1216 1256 16 510 60 57 84 85 80 357 40 1216 1256 15 630 63 98 1X3 1Y Full 37 125 51 491 40 1216 1256 24 393 41 00 74 25 113 706 40 1216 1256 11 046 90 53 84 85 129 355 40 1216 1256 9 710 102 99 1X4...

Page 34: ...38 038 74 25 8 968 976 13 145 76 076 84 85 8 968 1056 12 444 80 357 1X3 1Y Full 37 125 76 645 721 19 421 51 491 74 25 8 645 653 8 795 113 706 84 85 11 645 656 7 731 129 355 1X4 1Y Full 37 125 8 484 4...

Page 35: ...trigger ms exposure condition minimum exposure time 1X2 1Y 1X3 1Y 1X4 1Y 1X8 1Y 84 85 MHz 8 bit 84 85 MHz 8 bit 84 85 MHz 8 bit 84 85 MHz 8 bit Full 15670 9736 7836 6046 ROI 2 3 Height 810 10618 6597...

Page 36: ...919 19 84 85_8 15 167 2 1 7999 937 15 84 85_10 20 214 19 7999 919 19 Smallest input pulse width of trigger signal 10 S or more When Exposure Mode is Trigger Width Scanning range Shortest period of tri...

Page 37: ...0 9 3 27 4 27 84 85 24 264 23 25 24 1X4 1Y Full 37 125 41 452 36 41 40 74 25 20 227 17 20 8 20 84 85 19 214 16 19 6 19 1X8 1Y Full 37 125 21 231 17 21 2 21 74 25_8 16 169 12 16 15 74 25_10 20 215 18 2...

Page 38: ...FVAL end to Exposure end min X2 usec Horizontal ROI ALL 13 H Freq 1X2 1Y Full 37 125 342 167 74 25 171 75 84 85 162 69 1X3 1Y Full 37 125 252 121 74 25 114 35 84 85 100 45 1X4 1Y Full 37 125 172 80 74...

Page 39: ...19 19 84 85_8 7 3 to 12 7999 937 15 84 85_10 33 to 39 7999 919 19 Gain Control Analog All can be used for gain control for both the monochrome and color camera Analog All master gain uses the sensor s...

Page 40: ...using 256 setting points indexes on the GO 2400M C PMCL To use the LUT function Configure the settings as follows Item Setting value selectable range Description JAI LUT Mode LUT Use LUT LUT Selector...

Page 41: ...lay As the light emitting properties of the monitor are not linear the entire image may be darker or the gradation in the dark areas may be less noticeable when camera outputs are displayed without pr...

Page 42: ...ed due to the small interpolation block Each block is 128 128 pixels The total size of the blocks is 2048 H 1280 V but the actual number of effective pixels for the camera is 1936 H 1216 V The ineffec...

Page 43: ...Color Shading Select the shading correction mode Shading Mode User 1 User 2 User 3 Select the user area to which to save the shading correction value Display a white chart under a uniform light and ex...

Page 44: ...umber of lines scanned decreases The minimum area is as follows Minimum width value pixels Minimum height value pixels GO 2400M PMCL Binning Off 96 Binning On 48 The minimum value for Monochrome varie...

Page 45: ...f reflectance The order of execution and the repetition of particular presets are based on user defined parameters stored in the sequence as well as the sequence mode selected in the Video Send Mode S...

Page 46: ...H V LUT Enable2 Frame Count2 Next Index2 Index128 ROI128 Exposure 128 Gain128 M Red Blue Black Level128 Binning128 H V LUT Enable128 Frame Count128 Next Index128 Index Selector MUX Index Table Index N...

Page 47: ...mma is selected the Gamma setting defined in the camera s Analog Control section will be applied to all exposures in the sequence If LUT is selected the LUT characteristics defined in Analog Control w...

Page 48: ...reduced scanning time for the compressed areas However you cannot make the line frequency faster by compressing in the horizontal direction ROI 1 1 ROI 1 2 ROI 1 3 ROI 1 4 ROI 2 1 ROI 3 1 ROI 4 1 ROI...

Page 49: ...dex the corresponding area is configured When False is specified the settings within the index are disabled OffsetH Width 16 pixels step OffsetV Height 2 lines step ROI 1 1 ROI 1 2 ROI 1 3 ROI 1 4 ROI...

Page 50: ...ine rate ROI Height 1 ROI Height 2 ROI Height 3 ROI Height 4 vertical invalid lines Invalid vertical lines 40 constant The value of Line Rate depends on tap geometry and Camera Link pixel clock freque...

Page 51: ...levels will be maintained at 100 for AGC and ASC Automatic gain level control Set Gain Auto to Continuous Detailed Settings for Automatic Gain Level Control Gain Auto When Gain Auto is set to Continu...

Page 52: ...posure start and exposure transfer end and by comparing these values you can determine which internal camera state at which missed triggers will occur Counter occurrence diagram Frame trigger GVCP tra...

Page 53: ...output and camera output data can be set to the same bit width Operation using 12 bit outputs must be performed in bypass mode Video process bypass mode On Off Camera operation All video processes exc...

Page 54: ...ignal Description 1 Power In DC 12 V In DC 12 to 24 V 10 2 In TTL In Line4 3 Out TTL Out Line1 4 Out Power GND COMMON GND P Iris Pin No Input output Signal Description 1 Out OUT B P Iris control signa...

Page 55: ...ion only Configuration procedure Configure the following settings when using a P Iris lens 1 Start the camera Do not connect the P Iris lens connector to the camera yet 2 Set the P IRIS Lens Control s...

Page 56: ...step 9 and adjust the aperture of the iris Auto operation Proceed to step 10 and start auto operation 9 When operating the P Iris manually adjust the P Iris position to obtain the appropriate brightn...

Page 57: ...Display the SFNC version XML Major Version R O XMLMajorVersion Display the XML version XML Minor Version R O XMLMinorVersion Display the XML version XML Sub Minor Version R O XMLSubMinorVersion Displ...

Page 58: ...rey Vertical Ramp GreyHorizontalRampMoving Grey Horizontal Ramp Moving HorizontalColorBar Horizontal Color Bar VerticalColorBar Vertical Color Bar MovingColorBar Moving Color Bar 0 Off Select the test...

Page 59: ...In 2 Nand1_In_1 NAND Gate 1 In 1 Nand1_In_2 NAND Gate 1 In 2 6 CC1 Select the input output to configure Line1 TTL Out and Line4 TTL In are available on Standard Model Line Mode R O Input Output Input...

Page 60: ...d All and Digital Blue All are only available on the GO 2400C PMCL Black Level R W 133 to 255 133 255 0 Set the black level value Balance White Auto R W Off Off Once Once Continuous Continuous Preset_...

Page 61: ...t point for the Low interval using clock value When the counter reaches this value the output becomes 0 Pulse Generator End Point ms R W 0 000013468 to 14 1222 0 000013468 14 1222 1 35E 05 Set the sta...

Page 62: ...s item is not displayed for the GO 2400M PMCL LUT Index R W 0 to 255 0 255 0 Set the LUT index table number LUT Value R W 0 to 4095 0 4095 0 Set the LUT value h TransportLayerControl Configure Camera...

Page 63: ...blemish you want to correct Blemish Data Position Y Value R W 1 to 1215 1 1215 Varies by camera Display the y coordinate vertical pixel position of the correction blemish selected in Blemish Data Ind...

Page 64: ...LC Area Enable All R W Off On On On Specify all photometry areas for ALC regardless of the enabled disabled statuses configured individually for each photometry area with ALC Area Selector Off Specify...

Page 65: ...photometry area with AWB Area Selector Off Specify areas for AWB based on the enabled disabled statuses configured individually for each photometry area with AWB Area Selector AWB Control Speed R W 1...

Page 66: ...3 37876 0 Set the blue gain of the selected Sequence Roi Index Sequence Roi H Binning R W 133 to 255 133 255 0 Set the black level of the selected Sequence Roi Index Sequence Lut enable R W True False...

Page 67: ...Max R O 0 to 255 0 255 74 Display the maximum step number for the P Iris lens selected in P IRIS Lens Select This is only enabled when P IRIS Lens Select is set to a setting other than OTHERS P Iris...

Page 68: ...IRIS Position Limit R W 0 200 74 Set the maximum step number for when P IRIS Lens Select is set to OTHERS This is only enabled when P IRIS Lens Select is set to OTHERS P Iris models only P IRIS Phase...

Page 69: ...us Counter 2 R O Counter Counter 2 Select the counter Counter2 Event Source R W Off Off FrameTrigger Frame Trigger FrameStart Frame Start ExposureStart Exposure Start FrameTransferEnd Frame Transfer E...

Page 70: ...Firm Ver No VN CR LF Display the firmware version DeviceReset W O CRS00 1 CRS00 1 CR LF Reset the device 4 Image Format Control Height R W HTL Min to Max OffsetY 2 1216 1216 HTL Param CR LF HTL CR LF...

Page 71: ...0 15 0 TI Param CR LF TM CR LF Select the trigger signal source FrameStartTrig Activation R W TA 0 RisingEdge 1 FallingEdge 2 LevelHigh 3 LevelLow 0 3 0 TA Param CR LF TA CR LF Select the polarity of...

Page 72: ...AGC Param CR LF AGC CR LF Enable disable gain auto adjustment BlackLevelRawAll R W BL min to 0 to max 133 255 0 BL Param CR LF BL CR LF Set the black level value BlackLevelRawRed R W BLR1 min to 0 to...

Page 73: ...ounter2EventSource R W CE2 False True 0 1 0 CE2 Param CR LF CE2 CR LF Select the counter event signal for which to read the count value for Counter2 Counter0Reset R W CR0 1 1 1 CR0 0 CR LF Reset Count...

Page 74: ...ading Color model only 0 1 0 SDCM Param CR LF SDCM CR LF Select the shading correction mode Color only fixed at Flat Shading for Mono ShadingCorrect W O RS 0 0 0 BMRCW 0 CR LF Execute shading correcti...

Page 75: ...e Count9 R W SQF9 Min to Max 1 255 1 SQF9 Param CR LF SQI9 CR LF Set the frame count of Sequence Roi Index9 Only enabled during Trigger Sequence Mode SequenceModeFrame Count10 R W SQF10 Min to Max 1 2...

Page 76: ...ce Mode SequenceModeNext Index9 R W SQNI9 Same as SequenceRoiIndex 1 128 1 SQNI9 Param CR LF SQNI9 CR LF Set the index to be executed after Sequence Roi Index9 Only enabled during Trigger Sequence Mod...

Page 77: ...de OffsetX5 R W SQOX5 Min to Max 0 1840 0 SQOX5 Param CR LF SQOX5 CR LF Set the Offset X of Sequence Roi Index5 SequenceMode OffsetX6 R W SQOX6 Min to Max 0 1840 0 SQOX6 Param CR LF SQOX6 CR LF Set th...

Page 78: ...SequenceMode OffsetY5 R W SQOY5 Min to Max 0 1214 0 SQOY5 Param CR LF SQOY5 CR LF Set the Offset Y of Sequence Roi Index5 SequenceMode OffsetY6 R W SQOY6 Min to Max 0 1214 0 SQOY6 Param CR LF SQOY6 CR...

Page 79: ...de ExposureTime5 R W SQPE5 Min to Max 15 1 8000000 18000 SQPE5 Param CR LF SQPE5 CR LF Set the exposure time of Sequence Roi Index5 SequenceMode ExposureTime6 R W SQPE6 Min to Max 15 1 8000000 18000 S...

Page 80: ...ng x2 1 2 1 SQHB10 Param CR LF SQHB10 CR LF Monomodelonly Set the horizontal binning of Sequence Roi Index10 Mono only SequenceMode Hbinning128 R W SQHB128 1 Hbinning OFF 2 Hbinning x2 1 2 1 SQHB128 P...

Page 81: ...SQLUT2 CR LF Enable disable the LUT setting for Sequence Roi Index2 SequenceMode LutEnable3 R W SQLUT3 Off On 0 1 0 SQLUT3 Param CR LF SQLUT3 CR LF Enable disable the LUT setting for Sequence Roi Ind...

Page 82: ...ck level of Sequence Roi Index128 SequenceMode GainRed1 R W SQPGR1 Min to Max 4533 17713 0 SQPGR1 Param CR LF SQPGR1 CR LF Colormodelonly Set the red gain of Sequence Roi Index1 SequenceMode GainRed2...

Page 83: ...4533 17713 0 SQPGB9 Param CR LF SQPGB9 CR LF Colormodelonly Set the blue gain of Sequence Roi Index9 SequenceMode GainBlue10 R W SQPGB10 Min to Max 4533 17713 0 SQPGB10 Param CR LF SQPGB10 CR LF Colo...

Page 84: ...OffsetY2 R W SMROY2 Min to Max 0 1214 0 SMROY2 Param CR LF SMROY2 CR LF Set the Offset Y of Sensor Multi Roi Index2 SensorMultiRoi OffsetY3 R W SMROY3 Min to Max 0 1214 0 SMROY3 Param CR LF SMROY3 CR...

Page 85: ...mum value for the Gain Auto AGC control range GainAutoMin R W AGCGI Min to Max 100 1599 100 AGCGI Param CR LF AGCGI CR LF Set the minimum value for the Gain Auto AGC control range ALCChannelAreaAll R...

Page 86: ...idLeft R W ALCHML 0 Off 1 On 0 1 1 Enable disable the Mid High Left photometry area ALCChannelArea HighLeft R W ALCHL 0 Off 1 On 0 1 1 Enable disable the High Left photometry area RequestBalanceWhite...

Page 87: ...AWBHR 0 Off 1 On 0 1 1 Enable disable the High Right photometry area AWBChannelArea HighMidRight R W AWBHMR 0 Off 1 On 0 1 1 Enable disable the High Mid Right photometry area AWBChannelArea HighMidLef...

Page 88: ...am CR LF PGCM0 CR LF Set the clear signal condition for the count clear input of the pulse generator GpioPulseGenSync Mode0 R W PGSM0 0 Async Mode 1 Sync Mode 0 1 0 PGSM0 Param CR LF PGSM0 CR LF Selec...

Page 89: ...38th line GpioNand1 InputInvert2 R W ND1INV2 Same as above 0 1 0 ND1INV2 Param CR LF ND1INV2 CR LF Not required LineInverter_ Nand1In2 exists on 40th line LUTSequenceR R W LUTSR Min to Max 0 4095 0 L...

Page 90: ...mber PirisAutoMin R W PLI 0 FULL OPEN 1 F1 4 2 F2 3 F2 8 4 F4 5 F5 6 6 F8 7 F11 8 F16 9 F22 10 F32 11 CLOSE 0 11 1 PLI Param CR LF PLI CR LF Minimum value and Maximum value are different depending on...

Page 91: ...currently being used for control when using ALC VideoProcessBypass R W VPB 0 Off 1 On 0 1 0 VPB Param CR LF VPB CR LF Enable disable video process bypass mode Framerate min limit R O ARMIN Min to Max...

Page 92: ...se Show CameraLink Warning Dialog True False True CXP Transport Layer Sync Remote And Local Devices True False True File Save File Format Tiff Jpeg Bmp Jai RAW Tiff Encoder parameter 75 GigE Transport...

Page 93: ...ERROR WARN NOTICE INFO DEBUG NOTEST INFO Format string LOG d x c m n Append To Log file True False False Video Display Stretch Live Video True False True Restore Live Video Window True False True Skip...

Page 94: ...the display As the light emitting properties of the monitor are not linear the entire image may be darker or the gradation in the dark areas may be less noticeable when camera outputs are displayed wi...

Page 95: ...to 1920 2 to 8 pixels step Height 2 to 1216 1 line step 2 to 1216 2 lines step Offset Y 0 to 1214 2 lines step 0 to 1214 2 lines step Binning H 1 1936 H 1936 H 2 968 H V 1 1216 V 1216 V 2 608 V Pixel...

Page 96: ...DC 12 V to 24 V 10 via input terminal Current 230 mA 20 mA at 12 V input full pixel Typical Power 2 76 W at 12 V input full pixel Typical PoCL Input range DC 12 V Current 230 mA 20 mA at 12 V input f...

Page 97: ...1 1 2 13 40 mm 165 fps 8 bit 2 MP 1920 1080 ROI 5 86 5 86 1 1 2 12 91 mm 185 fps 8 bit 1 4 MP 1400 1050 ROI 5 86 5 86 1 1 6 10 26 mm 190 fps 8 bit 1 3 MP 1280 1024 ROI 5 86 5 86 1 1 7 9 61 mm 195 fps...

Page 98: ...PMCL 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Sensitivity wave length nm Rch Gch Bch Dimensions 12 20 41 5 23 7 22 29 29 18 19 2 C Mount 10 12 5 14 3 M3 Depth 3 4 M2 Depth...

Page 99: ...rporation in the United States and other countries Intel and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries Other system and product names described in this do...

Page 100: ...e Properties 57 Feed tray 14 File menu 35 G Gain Auto 51 Gain Control 23 Gain level 22 Gamma 97 GPIO 27 H High dynamic range 94 I Installation 11 J JAI Control Tool 11 JAI SDK 11 L LED 10 Lens 23 LUT...

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