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RM/TM-4200CL

RMC/TMC-4200CL

Digital Monochrome/Color

Progressive Scan, Interline-Transfer GE Camera

Document Version: E

Document P/N: 10393

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Page 1: ...RM TM 4200CL RMC TMC 4200CL Digital Monochrome Color Progressive Scan Interline Transfer GE Camera Document Version E Document P N 10393 ...

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Page 3: ...N55024 1998 A1 2001 All JAI Inc products bearing the CE mark have been declared to be in conformance with the applicable EEC Council Directives However certain factory installed options or customer requested modifications may compromise electromagnetic compatibility and affect CE compliance Please note that the use of interconnect cables that are not properly grounded and shielded may affect CE co...

Page 4: ...expressly approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RM TM 1405GE Series Operation Manual JAI Inc 625 River Oaks Parkway San Jose CA 95134 Tel 408 383 0300 Tel 800 445 5444 Fax 408 383 0301 www jai com November 09 2009 ...

Page 5: ...Connector 8 2 3 3 Power and External Sync Connector 8 3 Functions and Operations 9 3 1 Sensor Layer and Timing 9 3 2 Scan Area 11 3 2 1 Preset Scan Area 11 3 2 2 Programmable Scan Area 11 3 2 3 Full Scan Area 2x2 Binning 12 3 2 4 Resolution Proportional Digital Zoom 13 3 3 Electronic Shutter 16 3 3 1 Preset Shutter 16 3 3 2 Programmable Exposure Continuous Mode 17 3 3 3 Asynchronous No Shutter Mod...

Page 6: ... 33 5 3 5 Video Depth 34 5 3 6 Image Pre Processing 34 5 3 7 Ctrl Signals 34 5 3 8 Trigger 34 5 3 9 LUT Look Up Table 34 5 3 10 Report Section 36 5 3 11 Main Menu Option 36 5 3 12 EEPROM 37 5 3 13 Main Menu Connectivity 37 5 3 14 Main Menu About 38 5 3 15 Exit 38 6 Serial Communication Kit 39 6 1 Serial Communication Kit 39 6 2 RM 4200CL Command List 39 7 Problems and Solutions 44 7 1 Symptom No V...

Page 7: ...ow the installation directions 26 Figure 30 The screen grabber has an essential dll file 26 Figure 31 Add or Remove Programs utility uninstalls older software 27 Figure 32 Main DualTap AccuPiXEL Window 28 Figure 33 Setting up CamLink 29 Figure 34 Choose the desired frame driver dll 29 Figure 35 An error message appears if the dll application is missing 29 Figure 36 The report frame is near the bot...

Page 8: ...report frame shows the recent camera actions 36 Figure 56 A table helps users understand the report screen 36 Figure 57 Use the Option menu to access the test pattern 37 Figure 58 Use the Option menu to access the video output order 37 Figure 59 Use the Connectivity menu to set buffer size 38 Figure 60 The About menu provides hardware and software information 38 Figure 61 Physical Dimensions 46 Fi...

Page 9: ...nfigurations 4 Table 3 12P 02S Interface Cable Pin Out 6 Table 4 Scan Area Start Points 16 Table 5 Electronic Preset Shutter 16 Table 6 Timing Chart 21 Table 7 Asynchronous Mode Chart 22 Table 8 RM 4200CL Command List 40 Table 9 RM 4200CL Command Response Table 42 Table 10 RM 4200CL Camera Specifications Table 45 ...

Page 10: ...RM TM 4200CL Series x List of Tables ...

Page 11: ...erations and a standard feature of all RM 4200CL cameras The RM 4200CL has a phase lock loop PLL to synchronize on the external horizontal drive Hd for multi camera operation that is offered as a standard feature Applications for the RM 4200CL include machine vision medical imaging intelligent transportation systems high definition graphics on line inspection gauging character reading archiving an...

Page 12: ...t and shutter speed External VINIT with pulse width the duration between pulse edges controls the shutter speed externally Internal shutter speed control the speed control varies from 1 125 to 1 16 000 sec The video signal and FDV starts with internal V reset timing originally set to respond to shutter speed although this can be changed to sensor or other input Output The RM 4200CL has dual tap si...

Page 13: ... may be required for your application Please check with your JAI representative before you install your camera to determine what you might need PD 12U series power supply 12P 02S power cable 26CL 02 26 Camera Link cable TP 20 Tripod Mounting kit for dimensions go to www jai com EN CameraSolutions Products Accessories Pages Home aspx 2 2 Camera Setup 2 2 1 Heat Dissipation The RM 4200CL is a compac...

Page 14: ... is shown in Table 2 below Figure 3 26 pin Camera Link Connector Table 2 Connector and Pin out Configurations Camera Link Connector Pin Description I O Pin Description I O 1 GND 14 GND 2 Tx OUT 0 Out 15 Tx OUT 0 Out 3 Tx OUT 1 Out 16 Tx OUT 1 Out 4 Tx OUT 2 Out 17 Tx OUT 2 Out 5 Tx CLK OUT Out 18 Tx CLK OUT Out 6 Tx OUT 3 Out 19 Tx OUT 3 Out 7 SerTC In 20 SerTC In 8 SerTFG Out 21 SerTFG Out 9 VINI...

Page 15: ... of the camera JAI power supplies feature a 122 240VAC 12VDC 1 2A universal voltage power supply JAI recommends the following power supplies PD 12UU PD12UU No 12 pin Hirose US Plug PD 12UUP PD 12UU with 12 pin connector US plug PD 12UE PD 12UU No 12 pin Hirose European plug PD 12UEP PD 12UU with 12 pin connector European plug For users providing power through the 12 pin connector the PD 12P PD 12U...

Page 16: ...r 1 Rotate the connector while applying slight pressure until the keyways line up 2 Press the connector into place until firmly seated 3 Plug the power cord into the 100V AC socket This will power up the camera Note If using a power supply other than the standard PD 12U Series from JAI certain characteristics are required of the power supply and the wiring in order to properly power the camera The...

Page 17: ...ameters There should be an obvious need to refocus the lens before attempting to change the back focus This is a very exacting task Some cameras have been returned to the factory to reset the back focus after failed attempts to change the focus by customers It might be wise to label cameras whose back focus was adjusted 1 The camera must be connected to a monitor before attempting to adjust the ba...

Page 18: ...a Link Refer to Section 2 2 3 for information on digital output connectors 2 3 2 Analog Output Connector The camera has a BNC connector on the back panel to output the analog video signal 2 3 3 Power and External Sync Connector Refer to Sections 2 2 2 and 2 2 4 for information on the power and external sync connectors ...

Page 19: ...1 22 to calculate the values of the variables used in the timing diagrams shown in these sections 3 1 Sensor Layer and Timing Figure 9 Digital Video Output The CCD sensor layout is shown as it is used in the timing video readout with respect to pixels and lines For the RMC 4200CL the effective full frame Bayer sequence starts with GRG For partial scan the sequence starts with GRG for the odd lines...

Page 20: ...RM TM 4200CL Series 10 Functions and Operations Figure 10 Camera Timing Chart Figure 11 Digital Data Output Order for Configuration Figure 12 Field Video Timing Continuous Mode ...

Page 21: ...mped out using the fast dump function of the CCD This transfer method causes the frame rate of each mode to vary 3 2 2 Programmable Scan Area In Programmable Scan Area mode users can specify both the start point of the active scan area and the total active lines through the serial communication commands The area selected by users is transferred out line by line The rest of the lines are dumped out...

Page 22: ...tern odd row start Figure 14 Bayer pattern even row start 3 2 3 Full Scan Area 2x2 Binning RM 4200CL offers 2x2 binning of the full scan area In full scan 2x2 binning mode pixel i j includes all the information of pixel 2i 1 2j 1 2i 1 2j 2i 2j 1 and 2i 2j in normal full scan mode where i j 1 2 1024 In this mode vertical binning makes frame transfer faster than normal scan mode however due to the m...

Page 23: ... pending image post processing algorithm that enables the user to digitally modify the camera s field of view while maintaining a constant data rate between the camera and the host computer This is accomplished by sub sampling pixels in the field of view in a manner proportional to the digital zoom level Note The number of pixels used to create an image in these modes is always 512 H x 512 V Figur...

Page 24: ... fourth pixel in every fourth line of the full 2048 H x 2048 V CCD to produce a 512 H x 512 V output The image is effectively 1x digital zoom but with lower bandwidth Figure 17 1x Digital Zoom 3 2 4 2 1 3x RPDZ 1 3x Mode produces an image that is effectively 1 3x digital zoom Figure 18 1 3x Digital Zoom ...

Page 25: ...4 4 4x RPDZ 4x Mode produces an image that is effectively 4x digital zoom taken from the center of the FOV Figure 20 4x Digital Zoom Note The total zoom level will be the optical zoom established by the lens multiplied by the RPDZ mode settings Example A lens that delivers a 5x optical field of view in the RPDZ 4x setting will give 20x total magnification ...

Page 26: ...Programmable Scan Area 1 2048 1 2048 x 2048 3 3 Electronic Shutter The RM 4200CL has a substrate drain type shutter mechanism which provides a superb picture at various speeds The preset values are shown in Table 5 3 3 1 Preset Shutter Table 5 Electronic Preset Shutter Dual Tap Single Tap Shutter Speed Continuous Async Mode Continuous Async Mode Mode sec sec Mode sec sec 0 No shutter No shutter No...

Page 27: ...rom interfering with a new image most users set up the application in a dark area and depend on a strobe light for illumination From the time the external trigger activates until the transfer gate turns off about 9 5 video lines are available for integration if everything is properly configured the strobe flashes during this time Figure 21 External Trigger Timing 3 3 4 Asynchronous Programmable Ex...

Page 28: ... state The exposure is off following the trigger active off Exposure time is controlled by the pulse width of the external trigger Because the CCD requires some overhead from trigger active off to the transfer gate event the actual exposure time is equal to Exposure Time Pulse Width 20 6μs Since one discharge signal Vsub is generated right after the active edge of the trigger it is asynchronous wi...

Page 29: ...tween the first exposure and the second exposure In order to keep two exposure periods constant the LDV is reset before the first image is transferred out The maximum trigger frequency in this mode is equal to 1 transfer time of two frames 4μs The minimum active period of the external trigger is 5μs Figure 24 PIV Exposure Timing Table 3 3 7 PWC PIV Mode The PWC PIV mode is based on PIV Fixed Expos...

Page 30: ...RM TM 4200CL Series 20 Functions and Operations Figure 25 PWC PIV Timing Table ...

Page 31: ...868 single 168 168 168 168 168 84 1704 tF dual 80 80 80 80 80 40 80 tG single 224 224 224 224 224 112 224 tH A B D D U and Z n tA 822 n 1 2 3 Pixel Clock T n tA 411 n 1 2 3 tJ dual 100 100 100 100 100 50 868 Pixel Clock single 166 166 166 166 166 83 1702 tK 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 tL dual 76 76 76 76 76 116 700 single 78 78 78 78 78 117 702 tM 2048 2048 2048 2048 2048 1024 512 tN 2080 1100 620 ...

Page 32: ...es is limited by the well capacity at saturation The range is limited by the structure and the pixel size The RM 4200CL uses a CCD with 7 4 μm x 7 4 μm pixel and two phase vertical shift register structure The well capacity is 40 000 electrons The theoretical dynamic range is 40 000 30 1333 1 60 dB A typical CCD camera does not use the full dynamic range due to the nominal gain and the output spec...

Page 33: ... gamma correction There is no 12 bit LUT The look up table has two knee points variable gamma selection that allow the 10 bit input to be segmented into three regions The look up table selection can be made by knee curve direct input 3 5 External Sync and Pixel Locking The RM 4200CL accepts an external sync of standard HD and VD at TTL level for general locking to a system sync and clock The frequ...

Page 34: ...Before Installing the Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Please note the following requirements Your computer must be running Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows XP The software requires one available communication port that is not in conflict with other peripherals such as the mouse or modem Installation of the software requires 2 4 MB of free space in your PC hard dis...

Page 35: ...ample Windows XP has an unzip capability as part of the operating system 10 Open the file 11 Double click on the Setup icon It is not necessary to decompress the DualTapAccuPiXEL CAB file Figure 27 Setup installs Dual Tap AccuPIXel v 2 7 0 12 8 Follow the Setup instructions Figure 28 AccuPIXel Setup screen Note Change the installation directory if desired ...

Page 36: ...tware fails to start if the frame grabber dll is missing This may happen because the link to the dll is lost if the previous version of dual tap software was uninstalled or if a frame grabber has not been installed If JAI Cam2Net software is being used and was installed with the default pathway the screen grabber is located at C CameraLink If necessary use the Windows Search feature to find the ne...

Page 37: ...iXEL series camera control software from the control panel follow the steps below 1 Open Add or Remove Programs in the control panel 2 Select Dual Tap AccuPiXEL from the lists of the installed software 3 Click the Change or Remove button Figure 31 Add or Remove Programs utility uninstalls older software ...

Page 38: ... Camera Link connector on the rear panel of the camera The interface shown here is for the RM RMC 4200 CL cameras Figure 32 Main DualTap AccuPiXEL Window Exposure Control Continuous Trigger Shutter Speed Expo Lines Scan Area Mode Gain Control Master Gain R Fine Gain R Auto Gain check box Offset Voltage Master Offset R Fine Offset R Auto Offset Taps Video Depth Image Pre processing Control Signals ...

Page 39: ...an error message displays Figure 35 An error message appears if the dll application is missing Click Start All Programs DualTapAccuPiXEL DualTapAccuPiXEL to open the Dual Tap software 5 2 1 GigE Mode GigE mode is not supported for CL cameras 5 3 Operating The Control Software 5 3 1 Check Current Camera Setting Click the Report button to get the current camera setting from the camera The Report but...

Page 40: ...r Time drop down list box allows you to select the specific shutter speed for manual shutter and Async shutter Manual shutter speed 0 is no shutter mode Async shutter speed 0 is Async No Shutter mode Async shutter speed 1 8 is Async preset shutter mode Async shutter speed 9 is Async no delay shutter mode pulse width control For detailed information please see Electronic Shutter Figure 37 Continuou...

Page 41: ...l mode is limited to the size of the frame Enter the number of lines desired either by clicking on the arrows in the interface or by inputting a number directly into the box beside the Expo lines box 5 3 2 3 Scan Area Changing the scan area affects the image resolution If desired the size of the scan area can be selected from the drop down list box When the Scan Area setting is used to designate t...

Page 42: ...er to zoom in on a specific portion of the CCD For a more detailed explanation see Section 3 2 4 Resolution Proportional Digital Zoom Figure 43 RPDZ Selection 5 3 3 Gain Control 5 3 3 1 Gain Gain controls the brightness of an image If the gain number is increased for example 1000 to 2000 the image becomes brighter If the gain number is decreased the image becomes dimmer The Gain Control box allows...

Page 43: ...Checking the R Auto Offset checkbox causes the camera to automatically adjust the offset The camera continues to adjust the offset unless the user un checks the auto offset in that case the offset is left off When the offset is changed the software does not confirm the new setting with an acknowledgement It is necessary to click on the Report button to refresh the screen if you want to confirm the...

Page 44: ...he Enable Blemish Compensation checkbox Figure 48 Checking Enable Blemish Compensation activates Image Pre Processing 5 3 7 Ctrl Signals Use the option buttons to select the control signal that matches your cabling setup either CL or 12Pin Figure 49 Set Ctrl Signal by clicking the option button matching your cabling 5 3 8 Trigger Use the option buttons to select either Active High or Active Low Fi...

Page 45: ... Gamma 45 option is designed to cause the camera to gather light for a result very similar to what the human eye sees The heavier curved blue line represents the Gamma 45 LUT adjustment Figure 53 Gamma 45 imitates human eye sensitivity when creating an image The knee setting allows two adjustments in the light gathering configuration of the LUT to permit the camera to correct images as they are ca...

Page 46: ... The report usually shows the last action so you can verify at a glance if the camera received a command After taking an action such as Send Knees go to the bottom of the Dual Tap AccuPiXEL RM 4200 screen and click on the Report button The frame updates to show the most recent action carried out by the camera Figure 55 The report frame shows the recent camera actions To check the entire configurat...

Page 47: ...rd Page 1 is power up default This page will allow you to save default settings for loading at power up 5 3 12 1 Load Page From the main menu select file and load page and click the page number and load camera setting from EEPROM 5 3 12 2 Save Page From the main menu select File Save Page and click the page number to save the current camera setting to EEPROM Note Page 0 is the factory default page...

Page 48: ...enu select About and click Camera Model to check the camera information 5 3 14 2 CPU Firmware Version From the main menu select About and click CPU Firmware Version to check the CPU firmware information 5 3 14 3 About Control Software From the main menu select About and click About Control Software to check the software information 5 3 15 Exit From the main menu select File and click Exit to exit ...

Page 49: ...tware s operation please see the software portion of this manual Graphical User Interface 6 2 RM 4200CL Command List The LVDS version of this camera can be controlled via RS 232 commands The Start character is always and the End character is always CR return For example to set Asynchronous Pulse Width Mode send the command SA9 CR to the camera The following table contains RS 232 commands that can ...

Page 50: ...X A Fixed exposure PIV X B PWC PIV ADS XXX cr o cr Set Async Mode Programmable Shutter XXX 000 81F SHR cr o shtr cr Inquire current shutter mode Gain and Offset MGA XXX cr o cr Set Master Gain XXX 000 FFF MGB XXX cr o cr Set R channel Fine Gain XXX 000 FFF VRA XXX cr o cr Set Master Offset XXX 000 FFF VRB XXX cr o cr Set R channel Fine Offset XXX 000 FFF MGA cr oMG XXX cr Inquire Master Gain XXX 0...

Page 51: ...PST cr o settings cr Report Current Settings Dual Tap Digital Video Output Order VDO X cr o VD X cr Set Dual Tap Digital Video Output Order X A B C A B C Inquire video output order Image Pre processing BLC 0 cr o cr Set White Blemish Calibration Flag EBL X cr o BL X cr Enable Disable Blemish Compensation and Inquire Status X 0 Disable X 1 Enable X Inquire Status Miscellaneous DUL X cr o cr Single ...

Page 52: ...Scan Area 2 1000 Digital Zoom x1 1001 Digital Zoom x2 Bit 3 Scan Area 3 1000 Digital Zoom x3 1001 Digital Zoom x4 Bit 4 Rsvd Bit 5 Rsvd Bit 6 Pixel Output Order 0 00 01 Bit 7 Pixel Output Order 1 10 Byte 10 Function Flag 1 Bit 0 Shutter 0 Continuous Mode 0000 1001 Continuous preset shutter 0 9 Byte 10 Bit 1 Shutter 1 Trigger Mode Bit 2 Shutter 2 0000 Async no shutter 0001 1000 Async preset shutter...

Page 53: ... Rsvd Bit 6 Password 0 Disable 1 Enable Bit 7 Test Pattern 0 Disable 1 Enable Byte 13 14 X1 Y1 Coordinate for Knee 1 X1 Y1 H 00 H FF Byte 15 16 X2 Y2 Coordinate for Knee 2 X2 Y2 H 00 H FF Byte 17 18 Start Line of Programmable Scan Area Start Line of Programmable Scan Area H 0000 H 07FF Byte 19 20 Total Lines of Programmable Scan Area Total Lines of Programmable Scan Area H 0001 H 0800 Byte 21 22 S...

Page 54: ...able 7 2 Symptom Dark Video Remedies Check that the following are properly connected and operational Shutter selection Iris opening on the lens 7 3 Symptom Non synchronized Video Remedies Check that the following are properly connected and operational Proper mode output Frame grabber software camera selection 7 4 Information and Support Resources For further information and technical support North...

Page 55: ...ux f 1 4 no shutter 15 fps Color 0 8 lux f 1 4 no shutter 15 fps Pixel sensitivity 31μV e Video Output Analog Digital output 714 mVp p composite video 75 Ω 12 bit 10 bit 8 bit single tap dual tap AGC OFF Gamma Programmable LUT Gamma 1 0 std Lens Mount C F M 42 mount use 1 format lenses Power Requirement 12V DC 10 520 mA 20mA typical at 25 Operating Temp 10 C to 50 C Vibration 7 Grms 10Hz to 2000Hz...

Page 56: ...re 61 Physical Dimensions Caution When mounting the camera to any fixture do not use screws that extend more than 5 mm into the camera housing to avoid possible damage to the internal circuitry For attaching the tripod mounting plate only the supplied screws should be used ...

Page 57: ...Appendix 47 RM TM 4200CL Series 8 1 2 Spectral Response Figure 62 Monochrome Spectral Response Figure 63 Color Spectral Response ...

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