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RM/TM-1327GE

RMC/TMC-1327GE

Digital Monochrome/Color

Progressive Scan Cameras

Document Version: F

Document P/N: 10164

Summary of Contents for RM/TM-1327GE Series

Page 1: ...RM TM 1327GE RMC TMC 1327GE Digital Monochrome Color Progressive Scan Cameras Document Version F Document P N 10164 ...

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Page 3: ...00 A2 2003 Immunity EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 All JAI 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 ...

Page 4: ...ssly approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment JAI Inc 625 River Oaks Parkway San Jose CA 95134 Tel 408 383 0300 Tel 800 445 5444 toll free Fax 408 383 0301 E mail camerasales americas jai com www jai com September 17 2009 ...

Page 5: ...ray 15 3 2 2 Bayer Color Filter Array CFA 15 3 2 3 Starting Pixel Configuration 16 3 2 4 Sync and Data 17 3 2 5 Camera Functions 17 3 2 6 Interpolation Software 17 3 2 7 Color Interpolation 18 3 3 Electronic Shutter 18 3 4 External Sync 18 3 5 Asynchronous Reset 18 3 5 1 Async No Shutter 18 3 5 2 Async Programmable Shutter Speed Control 19 3 5 3 External VINIT With Pulse Width No Delay Shutter 19 ...

Page 6: ...Layer 38 5 7 1 Persistent IP 38 5 7 2 Stream Channel Packet Size 39 5 8 IPEngine 39 5 8 1 SignalRoutingBlock 41 5 8 2 ControlBits 43 5 8 3 PLC LookupTable 44 5 8 4 PLCSpecialConfigurations 45 5 8 5 Counters 47 5 8 6 Pulse Generators controls 48 5 8 7 PLC Grabber Features 49 5 8 8 IPEngine Examples 49 5 9 Register Map 50 6 Troubleshooting 55 6 1 Problems and Solutions 55 6 1 1 Symptom No Video 55 6...

Page 7: ...re 10 Acquisition And Trigger Controls Category 32 Figure 11 AnalogControls Category 33 Figure 12 ImageSizeControl category 34 Figure 13 Image Output Example 35 Figure 14 LookUp Table 36 Figure 15 UserSets Category 37 Figure 16 DeviceInformation Category 37 Figure 17 GigEVisionTransportLayer Persistent IP 39 Figure 18 PLC LUT Diagram 40 Figure 19 PLC 41 Figure 20 SignalRoutingBlock 41 Figure 21 Co...

Page 8: ...22 Table 3 Video Output Vertical Timing 23 Table 4 External HD Locking and External VD Reset Horizontal Timing 23 Table 5 External HD Locking and External VD Reset Vertical Timing 23 Table 6 Asynchronous Reset 24 Table 7 Asynchronous Direct Shutter and Pulse Width Control 24 Table 8 TM 1327GE Camera Specifications Table 57 ...

Page 9: ...s on line inspection gauging character reading archiving and high security surveillance The TM 1327GE series consists of the TM RM 1327GE monochrome and the TMC RMC 1327GE color Unless otherwise noted all information contained in this manual is relevant to all models 1 2 Features The TM 1327GE has the following features Miniature size and light weight The printed circuit boards in the TM 1327GE ha...

Page 10: ...T 5V pulse is applied to pin 6 on the Hirose or the PLC 12 pin connector it resets the camera s scanning and purging of the CCD The TM 1327GE has three modes to control the asynchronous reset and shutter speed Async no shutter The video signal and FDV are reset by external VINIT Async Programmable shutter The shutter speed control depends on the number of horizontal lines controlled through softwa...

Page 11: ...2 1 3 Accessories and Options The following additional accessories and options may be required for your application PD 12U series power supply 12P 02S power cable Cat5e or cat6 shielded Ethernet cable not supplied by JAI Tripod Mounting Kit TP 20 for dimensions go to www jai com EN CameraSolutions Products Accessories Pages Home aspx Check with your JAI representative before you install your camer...

Page 12: ...FCC compliance Double shielded cables further reduce emissions 2 2 3 Power Supplies and Power Cable Setup 2 2 3 1 Power Supplies The TM 1327GE camera requires 12V DC power obtained through the 12 pin connector located on the rear panel of the camera JAI recommends the following 100 240V AC 12V DC 1 2A universal voltage power supplies PD 12UU PD 12UU no 12 pin connector US Plug PD 12UUP PD 12UU wit...

Page 13: ... 8 White coax shield TTL OUT STROBE 3 Red coax shield GND Analog Ground 9 White coax shield TTL IN External_HD 4 Red coax Reserved 10 Brown Reserved 5 Orange coax shield GND Digital Ground 11 Blue Reserved 6 Orange coax TTL IN External_Trigger 12 Black coax Reserved Note Make sure that the unused leads are not touching and that there is no possibility that exposed wires could cause the leads to sh...

Page 14: ... oscilloscope and other specialized equipment While the factory set focus serves well in most cases an adjustable back focus makes it possible to improve image sharpness when using lower cost zoom lenses custom optics or in unusual parameters 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 t...

Page 15: ...ive scan CCD permits full vertical and horizontal resolution of images acquired at very high shutter speeds The electronic shutter which has speeds to 1 21 000 sec can be reset asynchronously by external pulse control Uniform square pixels provide superior image definition in any orientation On chip micro lenses mean increased sensitivity 3 2 1 Color Filter Array JAI AccuPiXEL cameras use Bayer CF...

Page 16: ... The first line is generally R and G The camera timing can be adjusted to start with either G or R by skipping the very first pixels at each line The majority of color interpolation software can select between a variety of pixel relations such as R G start or G R start as well as G B start and B G start Once the correct scanning is configured the rest of the interpolation will be exactly the same ...

Page 17: ...UT is a powerful tool to adjust the dynamic range as well as the color dynamic range Since human color perception is non linear LUT selection can help optimize color contrast by selecting the LUT value Gamma 0 45 is logarithmic and is close to human perception When LUT is selected black level adjustment must be more accurate than for B W cameras For a detailed timing chart please refer to the stan...

Page 18: ...ocessing speed may vary depending on the architecture and speed of the computer 3 3 Electronic Shutter The TM 1327GE has a substrate drain type shutter mechanism which provides a superb picture at various speeds without smearing A built in flexible shutter speed control selects the electronic shutter rate from 1 30 to 1 21 000 With VINIT high CC1 the CCD keeps discharging With an active low pulse ...

Page 19: ... value entered from1 to 1040 via control software The shutter value equals 1 5H horizontal line time or 47 6 μsec for each increment Figure 8 Async Programmable Shutter Speed Control 3 5 3 External VINIT With Pulse Width No Delay Shutter For multiple camera applications such as 2D or 3D measurement and multi angle inspection simultaneous image capturing at an exact shutter timing for all cameras i...

Page 20: ...nimum level dark point and A D reference top voltage maximum level saturation point are set to 10 bit A D input so that the full dynamic range of the CCD is utilized at 10 bit references as the input and the LUT output is converted into 8 bit to adjust the gamma correction Notice that the LUT look up table is not available in the 10 bit grayscale mode The look up table has two knee points variable...

Page 21: ...Operation 21 RM TM 1327GE Series 3 7 Camera Timing Charts ...

Page 22: ... 1327GE Series 22 Operation 3 8 Video Output Table 2 Video Output Horizontal Timing Horizontal Timing Number of pixels 30fps μs A 1741 31 65 B 349 6 35 C 1392 25 31 D 0 0 E 0 0 F 61 1 11 G 61 1 11 H 364 4 44 ...

Page 23: ...2 65 Q 3 94 96 3 94 96 R 7 221 58 nfp 2 nfp 2 32 65 Where 3 9 External HD Locking and External VD Reset Table 4 External HD Locking and External VD Reset Horizontal Timing Horizontal Timing Number of pixels 30fps μs eA 1 0 02 eB 160 2 91 eC 1448 28 75 eD 15 0 27 Table 5 External HD Locking and External VD Reset Vertical Timing Vertical Timing Full Scan Area User Scan Area SP x TL y Number of lines...

Page 24: ... 302 34 aC 160P 2 91 aD 9L 284 89 Table 7 Asynchronous Direct Shutter and Pulse Width Control Asynchronous Direct Shutter ADS n Pulse Width Control Pulse Width z L lines P pixels 30 fps μs L lines 30 fps μs aE 1L 31 65 10P 0 18 aF 53P 0 96 53P 0 96 aG n 1 L 960P n 1 31 65 17 45 z 960P z 17 45 aH K 1 K 1 31 65 K 1 to K K 1 to K 31 65 ...

Page 25: ...ons can be useful 4 2 GigE Vision Aware Software A GigE Vision camera can be controlled by any software that understands the protocol At JAI we provide the JAI GigE Vision SDK and Control Tool to interface with our cameras The remainder of the manual will show screenshots of the JAI Control Tool but other 3rd party software will provide similar functionalities 4 3 Recommended Network Configuration...

Page 26: ...ent memory capacity Configure inter packet delay to avoid congestion in network switches Disable screen saver and power save functions on computers Use high performance computers with multi CPU hyper thread and 64 bit CPU etc Only use Gigabit Ethernet equipment and components with the camera Use at least Cat5e or preferably Cat6 Ethernet cables Whenever possible limit the camera output to Mono8 Mo...

Page 27: ...lect target NIC right click and click Properties Note The following procedure uses the Intel R PRO 1000 as an example If a different IC is used the setup tabs will likely be different In that case set the item in a manner similar to what is described here 8 Click Advanced tab ...

Page 28: ... Packet Size the camera can use 10 Click OK 11 Close Device Manager 12 Close System Properties clicking OK 4 3 5 Setting Receive Descriptors If the Network Connection Properties list contains a property called Receive Descriptors then change its property to the maximum value supported by the NIC installed in the computer Click OK to save the property ...

Page 29: ... connecting several cameras to one network interface card via a switching hub it is important to optimize the Inter Packet Delay of the cameras to avoid congestion in the switch A sure sign of congestion is the loss of packets Since increasing the inter packet delay also adds overhead to the data transfer it is important to calculate the optimal setting in order to make best use of the video bandw...

Page 30: ...ferred to the Packet Delay column of the Control Tool 4 3 8 Confirm the Filter Driver is used The filter driver is installed as an optional function when JAI SDK is installed If the filter driver is not installed at that time it can be installed from All Programs JAI SDK GigE Vision Filter Driver Install GigE Vision Filter Driver If the Filter Driver is installed properly the Camera Control Tool i...

Page 31: ...e setting in the Settings window Access the Settings window by clicking on the icon to the left of the blue question mark icon Refer to the Getting Started Guide provided with the JAI GigE Vision SDK and Control Tool for more information about controls in the Settings window ...

Page 32: ...nto the onboard memory Acquisition is stopped when the onboard memory capacity is reached if AcquisitionRecordingWrapAround is set to False Images can be read from the camera using either ContinuousReadout or SingleFrameReadout ContinuousReadout Recorded images will be read continuously from the camera s onboard memory When no more images are available timeouts may occur in some software SingleFra...

Page 33: ...ue It is a write only register so you will not see the value change ExposureMode specifies mode of operation for the exposure control or shutter All Async modes and PulseWidthControl require a trigger signal The possible options are Off No shutter ContinuousProgrammable Puts the camera into ContinuousProgrammable mode and enables the ContinuousProgrammable value feature below AsyncNoShutter this m...

Page 34: ...nd it uses one channel to read out images from the image sensor WidthMax shows the current valid maximum value for Width HeightMax shows the current valid maximum value for Height Width sets the width of the output image When ScanMode is changed it is necessary to set this value to equal to or less than WidthMax Height sets the height of the output image When ScanMode is changed it is necessary to...

Page 35: ...w ScanMode controls the image size captured by the image sensor By changing to a smaller size you can achieve a faster frame rate After changing ScanMode it is necessary to adjust the Width and Height value to a valid value Available options expressed in unit of Width x Height pixels A_1392x1040 UserProgrammable user programmable scan area via UserScanAreaStart and UserScanAreaLines features UserS...

Page 36: ...alues below KneeX1 controls the X value of first Knee point KneeY1 controls the Y value of first Knee point KneeX2 controls the X value of second Knee point This value must be greater than KneeX1 KneeY2 controls the Y value of second Knee point KneeSet after you have changed the values of the knee points click KneeSet to apply the setting The camera will take a few seconds to calculate the LUT tab...

Page 37: ...ave the camera settings to the currently selected memory page If Default is selected in UserSetSelector then UserSetSave is grayed out Default factory settings won t be overwritten UserSetLoad load the camera settings from the selected memory page UserSetDefaultSelector chooses which memory page the camera will use as setting during boot up 5 6 DeviceInformation Show camera s general information s...

Page 38: ... connected to the network the camera will use the following sequence to obtain an IP Address 1 Persistent IP 2 DHCP a DHCP server on the network will assign the camera an IP Address 3 Link Local Address LLA an IP Address in the 169 254 X X ranged is assigned By default only DHCP and LLA are enabled LLA will always be enabled To disable DHCP mode set GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP to false You can a...

Page 39: ... Guru visibility mode The host software must send at least one command to the camera during this period otherwise it loses control of the camera This is usually handled by the control tool 5 8 IPEngine The camera is sectioned into two logical modules a camera head and the IPEngine The camera head contains the components to capture images while the IPEngine takes care of interfacing to the outside ...

Page 40: ... TM 1327GE Series 40 Configuring the Camera Figure 18 PLC LUT Diagram Note Ext_VD EXT_HD EVINIT and INTG_CON all go the camera head TTL Output Strobe goes outside the camera via Pin 8 of the 12 Pin cable ...

Page 41: ...s a group of switches that let you route signals to the PLC Lookup Table There are a total of 8 input lines numbered from I0 to I7 Each input line can accept a number of different signals The input signals can be from the camera head externally from the 12 Pin cable or the PLC itself Figure 20 SignalRoutingBlock ...

Page 42: ...gnal is also connected to the EXT_VD that goes to the camera head Please see the PLCSpecialConfigurations section below PLC PLC_Q7 PLC output This signal is also connected to the EXT_HD that goes to the camera head Please see the PLCSpecialConfigurations section below Counter Counter1Gt Counter1 s output signaling when the current count value is greater than some user defined value Please see Coun...

Page 43: ...lable The control bits can be used as software triggers by toggling between two states True and False True sets the signal High while False sets the signal to Low When a bit is toggled on the host software a Write Register command is sent to the camera The arrival time of the packet depends on current network traffic therefore is varied These are recommended for testing purposes For more precise t...

Page 44: ...ollowing Boolean operations Variable0 Op0 Variable1 Op1 Variable2 Op2 Variable3 Variable0 Op0 Variable1 Op1 Variable2 Op2 Variable3 Variable0 Op0 Variable1 Op1 Variable2 Op2 Variable3 Variable0 Op0 Variable1 Op1 Variable2 Op2 Variable3 All Q controls follow this format PLC_Q _Variable0 the first input signal PLC_Q _Operator0 a Boolean operator PLC_Q _Variable1 the second input signal PLC_Q _Operat...

Page 45: ...y mode to at least Expert to get access to these controls There are two controls of interest in this category PLC_Q6_Configuration and PLC_Q7_Configuration These two controls affect which signal source the EXT_VD and EXT_HD come from PLC_Q6_Configuration affects the EXT_VD signal Set to Zero to get the signal from the PLC_Q6 output Set to One to bypass the PLC LUT and get the signal directly from ...

Page 46: ...RM TM 1327GE Series 46 Configuring the Camera Figure 23 PLC Special Configurations Figure 24 CountersAndTimersControls ...

Page 47: ...rement when the signal goes from Low to High PLC_Q16_FallingEdge decrement when the signal goes from High to Low PLC_Q16_AnyEdge decrement on any Falling or Rising Edge PLC_Q16_LevelHigh decrement when the signal is at the High section PLC_Q16_LevelLow decrement when the signal is at the Low section CounterDuration sets the value that the CounterValue will be compared to When the CounterValue and ...

Page 48: ...10 PLC_Q11 PLC_Q16 PLC_Q17 CounterTriggerSource select the source signal to start the counter Currently it is set to Off meaning always on CounterValue the read only value showing the current counter value 5 8 6 Pulse Generators controls The Pulse Generator lets you create a pulsed digital signal with a configurable frequency They can be configured to emit a continuous periodic pulse One use of th...

Page 49: ...atures IPEngine ÆGrabber Æ Channel0 ÆAcquisitionConfiguration GrbCh0AcqCfgMemoryWaterLevel the camera has 16MB of memory for frame buffering Water level setting specifies how much of that memory to use with the AcquistionMode s recording features Once the buffer is full no more images will be stored Possible settings are Level50 50 Level75 75 Level87Point5 87 5 Level100 100 GrbCh0AcqCfgInvertPixel...

Page 50: ...l CAM_STROBE_Out c Set PLC_I7 to Timer1Out Setup the ProgrammableLogicController PLC to route the Timer1 output to the camera s trigger line a Goto IPEngine ProgrammableLogicController LookupTable i Set Q4 PLC_Q4_Variable0 to PLC_I7 Trigger Line ii Set Q0 PLC_Q0_Variable0 to PLC_I4 Strobe output iii Set Q5 PLC_Q5_Variable0 to One Integration signal always on Example 3 Setting up Integration Signal...

Page 51: ...nner ContinousProgrammable RW 0 1052 Factory Set Beginner TriggerPolarity RW ActiveLow ActiveHigh ActiveLow Beginner AnalogControls GainRaw RW 71 231 Factory Set Beginner VTopr RW 128 224 Factory Set Guru VBottom RW 120 255 Factory Set Guru AutoBlackLevel RW Enable Disable Disable Guru CountersAndTimersControls TimerSelector RW Timer1 Timer2 Timer3 Timer4 Timer1 Beginner TimerDelayRaw RW 1 65535 1...

Page 52: ...velLow Off Beginner CounterResetSource RW PLC_Q3 PLC_Q7 PLC_Q8 PLC_Q9 PLC_Q10 PLC_Q11 PLC_Q16 PLC_Q17 PLC_Q3 Beginner CounterTriggerSource RW Off Off Beginner CounterValue RO 0 4294967295 Beginner DeviceInformation DeviceVendorName RO Beginner DeviceModelName RO Beginner DeviceManufacturerInfo RO Beginner DeviceVersion RO Beginner DeviceID RO Expert DeviceUserID RW User definable string Beginner G...

Page 53: ...ghtMax Height Beginner PixelFormat RW Monochrome Mono8 Mono10 Mono10Packed Bayer BayerRG8 BayerGB8 BayerRG10 BayerGB10 Monochrome Mono8 Bayer BayerGR8 Beginner ScanMode RW A_1392x1040 UserProgrammable A_2048x2048 Beginner UserScanAreaStart RW 0 to 1040 UserScanAreaLines 1 0 Beginner UserScanAreaLines RW 0 to 1040 UserScanAreaStart 500 Beginner TestImageSelector RW Off DeviceSpecific IPEngineTestPa...

Page 54: ...ult Value Visibility Level UserSets UserSetLoadStatus RO InProgress Failure Success Expert UserSetSelector RW Default UserSet1 UserSet6 Beginner UserSetLoad RW Execute Command Beginner UserSetSave RW Execute Command Beginner UserSetDefaultSelector RW Default UserSet1 UserSet6 UserSet1 Expert ...

Page 55: ... 1 Symptom No Video Remedies Check that the following are properly connected and operational Power supplies Power cables Main power source Shutter control Async mode Lens Digital output cable Analog video cable 6 1 2 Symptom Dark Video Remedies Check that the following are properly connected and operational Shutter selection Iris opening on the lens 6 1 3 Symptom Non Synchronized Video Remedies Ch...

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Page 57: ...hutter 30 fps Video Output Analog 714 mV 75 ohms 750 mV white clip Digital output Gigabit Ethernet 8 or 10 bit selectable Gamma Programmable LUT Gamma 1 0 std Lens Mount C mount use 2 3 format lenses or larger Power Requirement 12V DC 10 430mA typical at 25 C Operating Temp 10 C to 50 C Vibration 7 Grms 10 Hz to 2000 Hz Random Shock 70G 11 ms half sine Size W x H x L 50 8mm x 50 8mm x 84 8mm Weigh...

Page 58: ...igure 25 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 59: ...Specifications 59 RM TM 1327GE Series 7 1 2 Spectral Response Figure 26 Monochrome Spectral Response Figure 27 Color Spectral Response ...

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