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Troubleshooting

TM-6740GE Hardware

Troubleshooting

9.1 Problems and Solutions

Following are troubleshooting tips for common problems. Generally, problems can easily be solved by
following these instructions. If the following remedies fail to offer a solution to your problems, please
contact a JAI PULNiX representative.

9.1.1 Symptom: No Video

Remedies: Check that the following are properly connected and operational.

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Power supplies

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Power cables

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Main power source

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Shutter control

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Async mode

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Lens

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Digital output cable

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Analog video cable

9.1.2 Symptom: Dark Video

Remedies: Check that the following are properly connected and operational.

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Shutter selection

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Iris opening on the lens

9.1.3 Symptom: Non-Synchronized Video

Remedies: Check that the following are properly connected and operational.

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Proper mode output

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Frame grabber software camera selection

Summary of Contents for TM-6740GE

Page 1: ...10086 Rev D I m a g i n g P r o d u c t s O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l TM RM 6740GE Progressive Scan Cameras...

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Page 3: ...equested 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 c...

Page 4: ...llowing statement is related to the regulation on Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products known as China RoHS The table shows contained Hazardous...

Page 5: ...3 2 1 GUI Features 13 3 3 Configuring the Internal Frame Grabber 13 3 4 Modes 13 3 4 1 Check the Current Camera Setting 13 3 4 2 Exposure Control 14 3 4 3 Scan and Binning Modes 15 3 4 4 Gain Setting...

Page 6: ...4 Sync and Data 42 8 2 5 Camera Functions 43 8 2 6 Interpolation Software 44 8 2 7 Color Interpolation 44 8 3 Electronic Shutter 44 8 4 Integration 45 8 5 External Sync 45 8 6 Asynchronous Reset 45 8...

Page 7: ...vii 10 1Specifications 64 10 1 1 TM 6740GE Physical Dimensions 65 10 1 2 Spectral Response 66...

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Page 9: ...List 25 TABLE 5 18 Bytes Status Report 27 TABLE 6 12 Pin Connector 33 TABLE 7 TM 6740GE Scan Mode 39 TABLE 8 Electronic Shutter Speeds 45 TABLE 9 Video Output A to J 53 TABLE 10 Video Output K to T 55...

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Page 11: ...17 Look Up Table 17 FIGURE 18 Memory Pages 17 FIGURE 19 White Balance Control Settings 19 FIGURE 20 GE Camera GPIO Control Block 21 FIGURE 21 GPIO Configuration Page 22 FIGURE 22 The GPIO Function Sel...

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Page 13: ...w to connect the camera The appendix complements and should be used in conjunction with the three following documents Cam2Net User s manual Cam2Net IP Device Drivers Cam2Net C SDK Reference Manual The...

Page 14: ...ore installing the JAI PULNiX GigE camera SDK software please note the following requirements Your computer must have a Pentium processor running at least 1 4GHZ and its operating system must be eithe...

Page 15: ...ct the desired driver install Install High Performance IP Device Driver or Install Intel Network Driver The network installation options vary based on the NIC card installed on the system A dialog box...

Page 16: ...ck the Change or Remove button FIGURE 3 Change and Remove Buttons 1 4 4 Quick Start Use the following quick start process when the Camera Interface Application is installed on your PC 1 Connect the ca...

Page 17: ...by using the host computer s CPU In default mode the camera supports 2 x 2 color interpolation For better color performance the user can select 3 x 3 interpolation in the Camera Interface Application...

Page 18: ...e function of each pin For your convenience the GPIO assignments are listed for the relevant pins A magnified illustration of each pin s assignment follows in Figure 7 on page 7 TABLE 1 Hirose Connect...

Page 19: ...has speeds to 1 64 000 sec can be reset asynchronously by external pulse control The frame rate for a full image is 200 fps with partial scan mode of up to 3205 fps A 4 3 ratio imager format with unif...

Page 20: ...fast scanning The CCD has an excellent S N ratio at the default setting that is greater than 50dB The CCD has a built in micro lens for increased quantum efficiency Electronic shutter The TM 6740GE h...

Page 21: ...solution integration images Its CCD imager can be exposed for longer than the normal scan timing of 1 200 sec This integration feature provides extra sensitivity for applications in dark environments...

Page 22: ...re To select the mode open the Configure page and select the Image Setting tab Under the Pixel Type select either Grayscale 8 2 taps or Grayscale 10 2 taps Note that when Grayscale 10 2 taps is select...

Page 23: ...and click Configure The camera configuration dialog box displays 5 Select the GigE Camera Software tab This is the Integrated GigE Camera Software shown in Figure 11 on the next page 3 2 Configuring t...

Page 24: ...Page 12 Configuring the TM 6740GE Camera TM 6740GE Software FIGURE 11 Integrated GigE Camera Software To select the output pixel depth 8 or 10 bit use the Pixel type setting on the Image Settings tab...

Page 25: ...ly for example the Image Settings tab in the integrated camera software This has the added benefit of reducing unnecessary traffic on the GigE network therefore freeing bandwidth for other cameras 3 4...

Page 26: ...FIGURE 12 Advanced Configuration Port Communication 3 4 2 Exposure Control In Exposure Control under the GigE Camera software tab shown in Figure 13 you can specify the shutter mode and set the shutte...

Page 27: ...c No Shutter mode Async shutter speed 1 8 is Async normal shutter mode Async shutter speed 9 is Async no delay shutter mode pulse width control Direct Shutter allows you to select shutter speed for di...

Page 28: ...urce under 80 saturation If the camera is in Async trigger mode and the trigger frequency is low or slow it may take longer to collect enough frames to balance the channel Another condition in which C...

Page 29: ...are numbered 0 6 The Load Page button loads the corresponding camera settings from the EEPROM while the write page button writes the current camera settings to the corresponding memory page in the EEP...

Page 30: ...to Q5 1 and Q4 I7 3 Set the shutter mode in the GigE camera software page to async shutter For more information refer to Section 3 4 2 a Mode on page 15 3 4 11 Save Restore Settings to Your Hard Disk...

Page 31: ...test pattern that is internally generated by the integrated camera software 3 4 14 Version You can view the version number of the Cam2Net camera interface application by clicking Help About The versio...

Page 32: ...E has four externally controllable standard signals Trigger VINIT or EXT_TRIG CC1 equivalent Integration Control INTEG ROI CC2 equivalent VD in EXT_VD CC3 equivalent HD in EXT_HD CC4 equivalent The la...

Page 33: ...e 0 zero is through the lookup table Value 1 one is bypassing the lookup table The SDK and the Cam2Net Camera Interface Application both supply methods to select GPIO bypass of the external VD and HD...

Page 34: ...Software FIGURE 21 GPIO Configuration Page FIGURE 22 The GPIO Function Select Page 4 3 GPIO Label Table Table 2 below shows which GPIO inputs carry the different signals The top line for each label c...

Page 35: ...r external integration control I4 CAM_STROBE Internal signal Strobe Input PULSE_GEN3 Pulse Generator 3 signals go here I5 CTRL0 Internal control signal PULSE_GEN2 Pulse Generator 2 signals go here I6...

Page 36: ...e Pulse Generator tabbed dialog box to the following values Delay 60 000 Width 6 000 Granularity 250 Now check the Periodic option and change the camera settings to Async 9 This will trigger the camer...

Page 37: ...for ch B DDD 085 1E8 MGA cr oGA XXX cr Enquire CDS gain for ch A MGB cr oGB XXX cr Enquire CDS gain for ch B EABL cr o cr Enable auto gain balance DABL cr o cr Disable auto gain balance ABL cr oAB N c...

Page 38: ...ge N N 0 6 Page 0 is factory setting and not allowed to change by customer LDPG N cr o settings cr Load Page N N 0 6 RDPG N cr o settings cr Read Report Page N N 0 6 Scan Mode SMD M cr o cr Set Mode M...

Page 39: ...ScanMode2 00 vertical no binning 01 vertical binning by 2 10 vertical binning by 4 Bit 1 Bit 0 ScanMode1 ScanMode0 00 Scan area A 01 Scan area B 10 Scan area C 11 Scan area D Byte 10 Function Flag 1...

Page 40: ...Bit 0 AUTOBALANCING 0 Disable AB 1 Enable AB Byte 13 X1 X1 Y1 Coordinate for Knee 1 X1 Y1 H 00 H FF Byte 14 Y1 Byte 15 X2 X2 Y2 Coordinate for Knee 1 X2 Y2 H 00 H FF Byte 16 Y2 Byte 17 Reserved Byte...

Page 41: ...finition in any orientation On chip micro lenses provide increased sensitivity The TM 6740GE has a full dynamic range control function which can be set at externally selectable look up table LUT knee...

Page 42: ...in microlens for increased quantum efficiency Electronic shutter The TM 6740GE has a substrate drain type shutter mechanism which provides superb pictures at various speeds without smearing For more...

Page 43: ...capturing high resolution integration images Its CCD imager can be exposed for longer than the normal scan timing of 1 200 sec This integration feature provides extra sensitivity for applications in...

Page 44: ...locations for downloading the datasheet manual and camera control software If you do not have Internet access please contact JAI PULNiX to receive this material on a CD ROM 7 1 3 Accessories and Optio...

Page 45: ...ion Pin 1 is Ground and pin 2 is 12V DC The pin out table is shown in Figure 24 FIGURE 24 12 Pin Connector Pinouts Pin 1 is Ground and pin 2 is 12V DC Table 6 shows the pin out table TABLE 6 12 Pin Co...

Page 46: ...ower through the 12 pin connector the PD 12P PD 12UEP and PD 12UUP power supplies are available with the 12 pin mating connector already attached to the leads from the power supply You can connect the...

Page 47: ...0V AC socket This powers up the camera 7 2 4 Attaching the Camera Lens The TM 6740GE camera accepts 1 3 or larger format size C mount lenses To attach the C mount lens1 to the camera carefully engage...

Page 48: ...he back focus 2 To back focus the camera first attach a C mount lens in the mount Be certain that the lens is prop erly seated 3 Next set the lens focus to infinity if the lens is a manual iris set th...

Page 49: ...the electronic shutter camera is only 244 TV lines The situation is the same for an HDTV format camera since it has interlaced scanning and the vertical resolution of the shuttered image is 500 lines...

Page 50: ...k of 40 MHz The progressive scan reads every line from top to bottom and all lines are exposed with a single electronic shutter FIGURE 28 Full Progressive Scan Mode A 3 Partial Scan Mode By selection...

Page 51: ...ve Pixels Vertical Frequency Hz Horizontal Frequency KHz Output Clock Binning Scan Area Digital MHz Analog MHz No binning A 640x480 200 100 40 80 B 640x160 540 100 C 224x480 500 250 D 224x160 1250 250...

Page 52: ...hip micro lenses mean increased sensitivity 2x1 A 320x480 200 100 20 40 B 320x160 540 100 C 112x480 500 250 D 112x160 1250 250 2x2 A 320x240 400 100 B 320x80 1000 100 C 112x240 1000 250 D 112x80 2315...

Page 53: ...issing colors to make smooth clear images This is called color interpolation Today s high speed computers allow such color interpolation to be done almost in real time Because these cameras do not con...

Page 54: ...xactly the same Please contact JAI PULNiX for further information regarding CCD manufacturers FIGURE 30 Example of Color CCD CFA Pattern 8 2 4 Sync and Data The individual color data is exactly the sa...

Page 55: ...s the LUT Look up Table is different The LUT is a powerful tool to adjust the dynamic range as well as color dynamic range Since human color perception is non linear LUT selection can help optimize co...

Page 56: ...data 8 bit or 10 bit into 3 RGB data 8 bit x 3 and adds the color matrix to adjust and balance each of the R G and B channels white balance or color balance The image quality depends on the camera s o...

Page 57: ...it Ethernet cable to low GND or providing pulse width control up to 1 sec Please refer to Figure 26 12P 02S Interface Cable optional on page 35 for pin out information on the 12 pin connector 8 5 Exte...

Page 58: ...ter Vinit trigger starts the first exposure period within one line 1H 10 sec and transfers the frame after a 43 sec exposure After the first transfer a new full frame exposure period 5msec begins Asyn...

Page 59: ...HD and the internal VINIT is delayed to set up the shutter speed period The shutter speed is controlled by communication software Video output timing starts right after the internal VINIT and single...

Page 60: ...camera runs with slightly different H and data clock timing the image capturing is exactly simultaneous FIGURE 33 No Delay Shutter The TM 6740GE camera also has read out inhibit control ROI to contro...

Page 61: ...the same as the internal shutter speed control Async Direct Shutter is controlled by GigE camera acquisition software and sent serially through an Ethernet cable to the camera The GUI interface that c...

Page 62: ...it uses less than 1 5 of the full dynamic range Machine vision and outdoor applications cannot afford to miss image information behind the saturation which is why the dynamic range adaptation is crit...

Page 63: ...ideo Analog Video C B D E F G H I J Digital Video Analog Video M L N O P Q R S T 2 External HD Locking External VD Reset External HD eA eD eC Internal HD eE LDV eB External VD eF eI eH Internal VD eJ...

Page 64: ...Analog Video M aH External Vinit aE Discharge aC aG aF Transfer Gate Strobe aD Async Normal Shutter async shutter 1 8 Async No delay Shutter async shutter 9 Async No Shutter async shutter 0 FDV Analo...

Page 65: ...112 224 320 1x2 A 400 80 320 640 800 B 400 80 320 640 800 C 160 48 112 224 320 D 160 48 112 224 320 1x4 A 432 112 320 640 864 B 432 112 320 640 864 C 192 80 112 224 384 D 192 80 112 224 384 4 Video Ou...

Page 66: ...B 216 56 160 20 52 320 432 C 96 40 56 22 50 112 192 D 96 40 56 22 50 112 192 4x1 A 10MHz 100ns 20MHz 50ns 100 20 80 10 4 26 160 200 B 100 20 80 160 200 C 40 12 28 56 80 D 40 12 28 56 80 4x2 A 100 20 8...

Page 67: ...0 3 4 240 250 B 100 20 80 6 11 80 100 C 250 10 240 3 4 240 250 D 108 28 80 4 21 80 108 1x4 A 130 10 120 3 4 120 130 B 58 18 40 5 10 40 58 C 130 10 120 3 4 120 130 D 65 25 40 4 18 40 65 2x1 A 20MHz 50n...

Page 68: ...0 200 4x2 A 250 10 240 3 4 240 250 B 100 20 80 6 11 80 100 C 250 10 240 3 4 240 250 D 108 28 80 4 21 80 108 4x4 A 130 10 120 3 4 120 130 B 58 18 40 5 10 40 58 C 130 10 120 3 4 120 130 D 65 25 40 4 18...

Page 69: ...0 20ns 400 32 368 13 B 100 10 400 368 C 250 4 160 128 D 250 4 160 128 1x2 A 100 10 400 368 B 100 10 400 368 C 250 4 160 128 D 250 4 160 128 1x4 A 92 6 10 8 432 400 B 92 6 10 8 432 400 C 208 3 4 8 192...

Page 70: ...VD Reset Timing Lines Binning Scan Area Freq kHz Time sec eF eG eH eI eJ No binning A 40Mhz 25ns 200 5000 2 500 9 491 1 B 540 1850 185 176 5 C 500 2000 500 491 1 D 1250 800 200 191 5 1x2 A 400 2500 25...

Page 71: ...8 49 1 C 1602 624 130 121 1 D 3205 312 65 56 0 4x1 A 10MHz 100ns 200 10 20ns 500 9 491 1 B 540 10 185 176 5 C 500 4 500 491 1 D 1250 4 200 191 5 4x2 A 400 10 250 241 1 B 1000 10 100 91 2 C 1000 4 250...

Page 72: ...43 2 4 8 1 9 19 C 16 0 4 0 3 8 18 D 16 0 4 0 3 8 32 1x2 A 43 2 4 8 1 9 10 B 43 2 4 8 1 9 17 C 16 0 4 0 3 8 8 D 16 0 4 0 3 8 25 1x4 A 46 4 4 8 2 7 10 B 46 4 4 8 2 7 16 C 19 2 4 0 4 6 8 D 19 2 4 0 4 6 2...

Page 73: ...1 9 10 B 43 2 4 8 1 9 17 C 16 0 4 0 3 8 8 D 16 0 4 0 3 8 25 4x4 A 46 4 4 8 2 7 10 B 46 4 4 8 2 7 16 C 19 2 4 0 4 6 8 D 19 2 4 0 4 6 22 aJ 1 sec recommended value aK 1 line s1 9 means async shutter 1...

Page 74: ...9 1 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 Anal...

Page 75: ...Support Resources For further information and support Phone 408 383 0300 800 445 5444 Fax 408 383 0301 E mail imaging jaipulnix com Mail JAI PULNiX Inc Sales Department 625 River Oaks Parkway San Jos...

Page 76: ...ata Clock Output 40 00 MHz Resolution Digital 640 H x 480 V Analog over 480 TV lines H x 480 TV lines V S N Ratio 50dB min Min Illumination Monochrome 1 1 lux Color 9 0 lux f 1 4 no shutter 200 fps Se...

Page 77: ...to Section 7 2 1 on page 32 for information on camera heat dissipation Image quality will degrade with increasing temperature TABLE 14 TM 6740GE Camera Specifications Table Feature TM 6740GE 93 0 3 6...

Page 78: ...endix TM 6740GE Hardware 10 1 2 Spectral Response FIGURE 38 Spectral Response 0 4 0 35 0 3 0 25 0 2 0 15 0 1 0 05 0 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Wavelength nm Absolute Quantum...

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