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How to Modify the dm.config File to Change Camera and System Assignments

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 <Devices>

    <Device name="GigEVision1" devClass="GigE">
      <Assignments>
        <Assignment type="ACQ" uid="94d2afa3-95bb-4e6d-83bd-
098e5ed439d2" />
        <Assignment type="ACQ" uid="189b1b90-624b-4eec-b282-
839558dc0f6c" />
      </Assignments>
    </Device>
    <Device name="SoftSys1" devClass="Software" />
  </Devices>

  

<Resources>

    <Resource uid="94d2afa3-95bb-4e6d-83bd-098e5ed439d2" 
type="GigE_Camera" MACAddress="00-06-BE-00-09-4A">
      <gige>
        <CameraID>TL=&gt;GevTL , INT=&gt;FD::MAC-&gt;00-1B-21-0A-0C-
72::National Instruments GigE Vision Adapter - Packet Scheduler 
Miniport , DEV=&gt;::MAC-&gt;00-06-BE-00-09-4A::Baumer 
Optronic::VISIONSCAPE CMG20</CameraID>
        <IPAddress>192.168.254.3</IPAddress>
        <MACAddress>00-06-BE-00-09-4A</MACAddress>
        <VendorName>Microscan</VendorName>
        <ResolutionX>1624</ResolutionX>
        <ResolutionY>1236</ResolutionY>
        <ModelName>VISIONSCAPE CMG20</ModelName>
      </gige>
    </Resource>
    <Resource uid="189b1b90-624b-4eec-b282-839558dc0f6c" 
type="GigE_Camera" MACAddress="00-06-BE-00-09-4B">
      <gige>
        <CameraID>TL=&gt;GevTL , INT=&gt;FD::MAC-&gt;00-1B-21-0A-0C-
72::National Instruments GigE Vision Adapter - Packet Scheduler 
Miniport , DEV=&gt;::MAC-&gt;00-06-BE-00-09-4B::Baumer 
Optronic::VISIONSCAPE CMG20</CameraID>
        <IPAddress>192.168.254.2</IPAddress>

        <MACAddress>00-06-BE-00-09-4B</MACAddress>
        <VendorName>Microscan</VendorName>
        <ResolutionX>1624</ResolutionX>
        <ResolutionY>1236</ResolutionY>
        <ModelName>VISIONSCAPE CMG20</ModelName>
      </gige>
    </Resource>
  </Resources>

</DMConfiguration>

The GigEVision1 system now contains two assignments and there is a 
second camera resource at the bottom of the file.

The debug window now shows two cameras on GigEVision1:

11:19:11 QuerySWRights: GigE license rights detected, features: 
Visionscape GigE (x8): YES / IntelliFind: YES / Third Party GigE 
Cameras: 0 allowed 
11:19:13 CreateSystemsFromConfigFile: found 2 devices in dm.config 
file 
11:19:13     Creating GigE System 1: GigEVision1 

Summary of Contents for 98-000113-01

Page 1: ...Visionscape GigE Camera Guide 83 100029 02 v4 1 November 2011 ...

Page 2: ...We state herein that we are using the names to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement Disclaimer The information and specifications described in this manual are subject to change without notice Latest Manual Version For the latest version of this manual see the Download Center on our web site at www microscan com Technical Support For technical support e mail helpdesk...

Page 3: ...ns 1 4 Package Contents 1 4 Visionscape GigE Camera Models 1 5 CHAPTER 2 System Components 2 1 Basic Components 2 1 Visionscape GigE Camera 2 2 Front Panel 2 3 Rear Panel 2 3 Mode Status LEDs 2 4 Important Label Information 2 4 Mounting and Wiring the Visionscape GigE Camera 2 5 Field I O Wiring Examples 2 7 Input Opto Wiring 2 7 Output Opto Wiring 2 9 External Strobe and Sensor 2 11 Power Require...

Page 4: ...cs 3 2 APPENDIX A Connector Pinouts A 1 Visionscape GigE Camera Connectors A 2 Power Connector A 2 Strobe and Trigger Connector A 3 Gigabit Ethernet Connector A 4 APPENDIX B Cable Specifications B 1 98 000129 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Power M8 3 to Pigtail 5M B 2 98 000126 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger M8 4 to Pigtail 5M B 3 98 000133 01 and 98 000134 01 Cat 6 Ethernet with Jack Screw...

Page 5: ...ual contains detailed information about the Visionscape GigE Camera Manual Conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this manual Items emphasizing important information are bolded Menu selections menu items and entries in screen images are indicated as Run triggered Modify etc ...

Page 6: ...Preface vi Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 ...

Page 7: ...v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide 1 1 1 Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction FIGURE 1 1 Visionscape GigE Camera ...

Page 8: ...n successfully applied in thousands of production installations worldwide Setup of a new vision application employing Microscan GigE camers is performed on a host PC using the same powerful graphical application environment as the rest of the Visionscape line The patented Visionscape step program architecture allows transfer of a vision application program between systems using GigE Cameras and th...

Page 9: ...scan GigE Vision Low cost solutions for PC based machine vision High usable bandwidth for imaging Multiple camera support Use of low cost commodity components for image transfer Support for built in I O at the PC Power over Ethernet option for VGA camera Applications Part presence absence Assembly verification Inspection Gauging Part location orientation detection Alignment guidance Automatic ID D...

Page 10: ... 1 lists and describes the Visionscape GigE Camera models including acquisition modes and resolutions TABLE 1 1 Visionscape GigE Camera Models and Resolutions Part Number Visionscape GigE Camera Model Resolution Sensor Size FPS 98 000113 01 CMGC03 VGA Mono CMOS 752 x 480 1 3 60 98 000114 01 CMGC03C VGA Color CMOS 748 x 476 1 3 60 98 000115 01 CMG03 VGA Mono CCD 656 x 494 1 3 90 98 000116 01 CMG03C...

Page 11: ...rts inside Basic Components Table 2 1 lists the Visionscape GigE Camera hardware components Note CMOS Visionscape GigE cameras CMGC03 and CMGC03c 98 000113 01 and 98 000114 01 do not report trigger overrun too fast trigger conditions These cameras should not be specified for high trigger rate applications where overruns may occur TABLE 2 1 Visionscape GigE Camera Hardware Components Part Number De...

Page 12: ...er M8 4 to Pigtail 5M 98 000129 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Power M8 3 to Pigtail 5M 98 000133 01 Cat6 Ethernet with Jackscrews to RJ45 High Flex 2M 98 000134 01 Cat6 Ethernet with Jackscrews to RJ45 High Flex 5M I O Boards 98 000130 01 PCIe DIO Card 16 In 16 Out Isolated with Cable and Terminal 98 000142 01 PCIe DIO Card 16 In 16 Out Isolated with Cable and Terminal PNP Current Sourcing GigE Port ...

Page 13: ...the front C Mount Lens threads for the Visionscape GigE Camera FIGURE 2 1 Front Panel Rear Panel Figure 2 2 shows the layout of the rear panel which contains the RJ45 socket for the Gigabit Ethernet network connection an M8 3 connector for power and an M8 4 connector for trigger and strobe signals FIGURE 2 2 Rear Panel ...

Page 14: ...wn label which contains important information about that camera P N The Microscan part number of your Visionscape GigE Camera S N The serial number of your Visionscape GigE Camera MAC The MAC address of your Visionscape GigE Camera Type The model type of your Visionscape GigE Camera TABLE 2 2 Mode Status LEDs LED Color Function 1 Green Power On Yellow Readout Active Green Link Active Green Flashin...

Page 15: ...the Visionscape GigE Camera to a 24V power supply or to the Visionscape GigE power supply Mounting Using Front Block Note Do not insulate the mounting block The mounting block of the Visionscape GigE Camera is part of the heat dissipation system and metal to metal contact is required for effective cooling Refer to Appendix C Specifications for mounting block dimensions You can mount the Visionscap...

Page 16: ... 2011 Mounting Using Base Mounting Plate You can mount the Visionscape GigE Camera using the base mounting plate that is supplied with the camera see Figure 2 5 FIGURE 2 5 Base Mounting Plate 20 threaded mounting hole 6 mm from edge Top View Side View Length 47 mm Width 36 mm ...

Page 17: ...ards The DIO capability of the VS 1 Smart Camera is described in full in the VS 1 Smart Camera Guide That of the GigE cameras and the PCIe boards is described below Visionscape GigE Camera I O Built In Trigger Input 2 The Visionscape GigE cameras incorporate an input for a trigger signal that can be used to initiate image acquisition Figure 2 6 shows the input opto wiring TrigIN for isolated NPN a...

Page 18: ...secs User Defined DebounceLow 0 to 5 usecs User Defined Built In Strobe Output The Visionscape GigE cameras incorporate an output for a strobe signal that is coordinated with image acquisition Figure 2 7 shows the output opto wiring Strobe for isolated outputs FIGURE 2 7 Output Opto Wiring Flash for Isolated Inputs Flash Output Signal Response Logic Low 0 to 4 5 Vdc Logic High 5 to 30 Vdc 24Vdc 16...

Page 19: ...lectrical interface to equipment such as PLCs or sensors These boards are PCI Express bus compliant interface board used to provide a digital signal I O function on a PC They product can input and output digital signals at 12 24VDC They provide 16 opto coupler isolated inputs and 16 opto coupler isolated outputs with digital filter function to prevent wrong recognition of input signals and output ...

Page 20: ...Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 Both DIO kits are supplied with a 1 5m cable Shielded Cable with two 37 pin D Sub Connectors for connection to a 32 DIN rail mount terminal strip the dimensions of which are shown below ...

Page 21: ...thin 200 sec Output Format Opto isolated output Current source type Negative logic 1 Opto coupler isolated open collector output current sink type Negative logic 1 Number of Output Signal Channels 16 channels One common Output Voltage 35 VDC Max Output Current 100mA per channel Max Residual Voltage with Output On 0 5V or less Output current 50mA 1 0V or less Output current 100mA Surge Protector Ze...

Page 22: ...ust be observed 1 If leading low to high rising edge triggering is specified the trigger signal must be wired to one of the lower 8 input points I 00 to I07 in the diagram above IN0 to IN7 in Visionscape 2 If trailing high to low falling edge triggering is specified the trigger signal must be wired to one of the upper 8 input points I 10 to I 17 in the diagram above IN8 to IN15 in Visionscape This...

Page 23: ...ansition of a logical high to low on pins 0 7 or logical low to high on pins 8 15 is 10ms Cycles can be less than 10ms without missing trigger events 10ms represents the longest delay for being notified of a transition This is relevant for IO Display Windows as the minimum update speed of the visual indicators It would also affect input triggers if they are set to use the opposite edge from the di...

Page 24: ... transitioning simultaneously After the voltage goes from high to low on the pins 0 3 it can take up to 200 s for the computer to register the level of inputs 0 3 and be read as logic highs Once the logical low to high transition has occurred each trigger response can take 100 s to process In the case of 4 simultaneous transitions it can take up to 600 s for the last trigger response If transition...

Page 25: ...ing The input circuits of interface blocks of the current sourcing DIO board is illustrated in the image below The signal inputs are isolated by opto couplers ready to accept current sinking output signals The board therefore requires an external power supply to drive the inputs The power requirement for each input pin approximates to 5 1mA at 24VDC or 2 6mA at 12VDC ...

Page 26: ... be used as a low to high trigger only while inputs 8 to 15 can be used as a high to low trigger In cases where trigger events are needed from both edges of a signal the signal needs to be simultaneously wired to a low to high sensitive input pin and a high to low sensitive pin as shown in the above diagram All 16 inputs are available for general purpose reading when not used for triggering events...

Page 27: ...a Guide 2 17 Connecting a Switch Input Output Wiring Connect the output signals to a current driven controlled device such as a relay or LED The connection requires an external power supply to feed currents The board controls turning on off the current driven controlled device using a digital value ...

Page 28: ...urrent per channel is 100mA at maximum A zener diode is connected to the output transistor for protection from surge voltages A PolySwitch based over current protector is provided for every eight output transistors When the over current protector works the output section of the board is temporarily disabled If this is the case turn of the power to the PC and the external power supply and wait for ...

Page 29: ... connection requires an external power supply to feed current The board inputs the ON OFF state of the current driven device as a digital value The input circuits of interface blocks of this product is illustrated in the image above The signal inputs are isolated by opto couplers ready to accept current sinking output signals The board therefore requires an external power supply to drive the input...

Page 30: ...cting a Switch Output Wiring Connect the output signals to a current driven controlled device such as a relay or LED The connection requires an external power supply to feed current The board controls turning on off the current driven controlled device using a digital value Output Circuit ...

Page 31: ...urated transistor for output The residual voltage low level voltage between the collector and emitter with the output on is 0 5V or less at an output current within 50mA or at most 1 0V at an output current within 100mA A zener diode is connected to the output transistor for protection from surge voltages A PolySwitch based overcurrent protector is provided for every 8 output transistors When the ...

Page 32: ...rge variation in process speed considerable variation in location of the part within the Field of View FOV may result The FOV specified for the Visionscape GigE Camera should be large enough to cover the variation in location Power Requirements Refer to Table 2 3 when determining the power supply requirements for your GigE Camera Power Supply Wiring For complete information about the power supply ...

Page 33: ...er Internet Protocol TCP IP Some systems split internet protocol into two separate entries TCP IP Rev 4 and Rev 6 All Microscan cameras use TCP IP Rev 4 There may also be anti virus filters such as McAfee NDIS Intermediate Filter GigE cameras should be on their own dedicated network This has nothing to do with Microsoft or with sharing Visionscape installs a dedicated driver for GigE cameras that ...

Page 34: ... make sure that you disable it in the Properties dialog below It will almost certainly conflict with the JAI software that Visionscape uses to receive images from the cameras In the example above note the two check boxes at the bottom of the dialog box If you have these checked then you will see a small icon for each NIC in the task bar This is a useful visual indicator of network status ...

Page 35: ... set to 192 168 254 2 with the subnet mask set to 255 255 255 0 The mask means that all devices connected to the NIC should have addresses that start with 192 168 254 x It is recommended that you steer clear of using any address that ends with 1 for instance 192 168 254 1 as this is sometimes used by networks for gateways devices that convert one sort of protocol to another In addition you should ...

Page 36: ...work Adapter for use with GigE Cameras To reduce the load on the PC to a minimum you need to optimize the NIC Visionscape does not perform this optimization because every installation has different requirements and every NIC has different limitations Optimization is performed as follows Navigate to the network adapter properties and click on the Configure button next to the network card descriptio...

Page 37: ...mber 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide 2 27 Next click on the Advanced tab and you should see a list of parameters that can be tuned by the user Look for Jumbo Frames sometimes called Jumbo Packets Set this to the maximum available typically 9014 bytes but only 4k or 5k on some NICs ...

Page 38: ...m Components 2 28 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 Then select Receive Descriptors if available This is sometimes grouped within Performance Options Click on the Properties button to bring up this view ...

Page 39: ...the data immediately but data is still coming in from the camera These receive descriptors buffer the system against this It is almost essential when using a CMG50 camera Attaching and Configuring the Camera s Once you have all this done you can connect your camera directly or plug in a switch and then connect cameras to that As they come out of the box the cameras should now assign themselves add...

Page 40: ...een similar to this The camera here is set to use DHCP and the address is 192 168 254 3 However a persistent IP address is preferable Check the Use persistent IP box and uncheck the Use DHCP box Enter 192 168 254 3 in the lower IP address box and 255 255 255 0 Click Apply You will be prompted to reboot the camera as follows ...

Page 41: ...the camera too Now the NIC is set correctly and you need to adjust the way the software sends the data from the camera to the PC The NIC allows the use of jumbo packets now but it does not enforce their use You have to tell Visionscape to use them This is done as follows Make sure that the dm config file C Vscape DM dm config is deleted This will give you a clean start Now boot FrontRunner This wi...

Page 42: ...any cameras you have connected you may have Camera_0 Camera_1 Camera_2 and Camera_3 directories these all have the same things inside You ll need to repeat the procedure for Camera_0 on all 4 cameras The two parameters InterPacketDelay and PacketSize are both set to 0 which tells Visionscape to use its default values The first thing you need to do is set the PacketSize to 9014 Right click on Packe...

Page 43: ...sending data at 90 frames per second if your particular application only runs at 30 frames per second It makes a lot more sense and puts a lot less stress on the PC to slow the camera down to the point where it is still fast enough to run faster than the inspection requirements but not much faster Let s give the application 10 headroom and say that for our 30 frames per second application we feel ...

Page 44: ...the next actually there is a minimum delay of approximately 96 nanoseconds This process repeats until all the packets that make up an image have been transmitted Increasing the IPD tells the camera to take a short break between sending each packet which might give other devices a chance to send some of their data We can put a delay between each packet The inter packet delay is set in ticks where t...

Page 45: ...at you are using a CMG03c a VGA camera that can output data at slightly more than 90 fps The display on the PC can probably only manage 60 fps FrontRunner works as follows The camera is put into a continuous acquisition mode If the inter packet delay is negligible it will indeed be acquiring frames at 90 fps FrontRunner will take a frame and then process it before displaying it on screen This proc...

Page 46: ...nd inter packet delay to the rate at which you absolutely must run and you get Dropped Packets messages when running in live video then your PC is not capable of running the application and you should find a faster PC The usual reason for this is the graphics adapter Any onboard adapter that uses shared memory is going to have problems The Dropped Packets message means that the NIC could not send ...

Page 47: ...MLSchema Settings servicePort 8899 servicePort serviceBase http localhost serviceBase path DM path enableLogging true enableLogging engineExePath C dev EngineSolution EngineProcess bin Debug Vision scape EngineProcess exe engineExePath Settings Devices Device name GigEVision1 devClass GigE Assignments Assignment type ACQ uid 94d2afa3 95bb 4e6d 83bd 098e5ed439d2 Assignments Device Device name SoftS...

Page 48: ...ights detected features Visionscape GigE x8 YES IntelliFind YES Third Party GigE Cameras 0 allowed 10 41 39 CreateSystemsFromConfigFile found 2 devices in dm config file 10 41 39 Creating GigE System 1 GigEVision1 10 41 39 Channel 0 Filter Driver Microscan VISIONSCAPE CMG20 1624x1236 MAC 00 06 BE 00 09 4A IP 192 168 254 3 Connected 10 41 39 Creating SW System 1 SoftSys1 10 41 40 Creating IO Server...

Page 49: ...solutionY 1236 ResolutionY ModelName VISIONSCAPE CMG20 ModelName gige Resource Resource uid 189b1b90 624b 4eec b282 839558dc0f6c type GigE_Camera MACAddress 00 06 BE 00 09 4B gige CameraID TL gt GevTL INT gt FD MAC gt 00 1B 21 0A 0C 72 National Instruments GigE Vision Adapter Packet Scheduler Miniport DEV gt MAC gt 00 06 BE 00 09 4B Baumer Optronic VISIONSCAPE CMG20 CameraID IPAddress 192 168 254 ...

Page 50: ...ner device bar you will see that there is still only one GigE device listed Create a new job and bring up the editor Click on the vision system step on the left and you will see something similar to that shown below There are the two cameras both now available for use in the new job Suppose you want to break your cameras down so that instead of all being part of one big system they are on separate...

Page 51: ...e ACQ uid 189b1b90 624b 4eec b282 839558dc0f6c Assignments Device Device name SoftSys1 devClass Software Devices Copy everything for the first device and paste it immediately above the SoftSys1 device as follows Devices Device name GigEVision1 devClass GigE Assignments Assignment type ACQ uid 94d2afa3 95bb 4e6d 83bd 098e5ed439d2 Assignment type ACQ uid 189b1b90 624b 4eec b282 839558dc0f6c Assignme...

Page 52: ... the device bar Two GigE systems are available each with one camera The Backplane debug window also shows the change 14 01 47 QuerySWRights GigE license rights detected features Visionscape GigE x8 YES IntelliFind YES Third Party GigE Cameras 0 allowed 14 01 49 CreateSystemsFromConfigFile found 3 devices in dm config file 14 01 49 Creating GigE System 1 GigEVision1 14 01 49 Channel 0 Filter Driver...

Page 53: ... the network in place of the damaged device Will Visionscape automatically detect this change for you The answer is no not in the current version of Visionscape What will happen is that the new camera will be added to the end of the resources list in the dm config file The uid for the new camera will be automatically added to the end of the GigEVision1 list This probably isn t what you want In add...

Page 54: ...ionY ModelName VISIONSCAPE CMG20 ModelName gige Resource Resources DMConfiguration The vision system step shows this one camera as being available for use Everything is as it should be Now we are going to shut Visionscape down and change the camera to another one This camera is then added to the dm config list xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 DMConfiguration xmlns xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema ...

Page 55: ... TL gt GevTL INT gt FD MAC gt 00 1B 21 0A 0C 72 National Instruments GigE Vision Adapter Packet Scheduler Miniport DEV gt MAC gt 00 06 BE 00 09 4A Baumer Optronic VISIONSCAPE CMG20 CameraID IPAddress 192 168 254 2 IPAddress MACAddress 00 06 BE 00 09 4A MACAddress VendorName Microscan VendorName ResolutionX 0 ResolutionX ResolutionY 0 ResolutionY ModelName VISIONSCAPE CMG20 ModelName gige Resource ...

Page 56: ... to use camera 1 even though it is not there We opened a job that had been saved for the first camera and tried to take a picture It failed and output the red error bar below the buffer in FrontRunner The debug window also informed us that this was not going to work 16 31 33 GigeVision1 No Acquisition control There is no control connection for Camera 1 16 31 33 GigEVision1 Camera 1 Not Detected Ch...

Page 57: ...ld leave the resources entry in the file but it is cleaner to delete it make sure you delete the correct one use the uid from the original camera from the line you just deleted Before Resources Resource uid 2ca5cfd1 14c2 45dd b692 9a2948d18361 type GigE_Camera MACAddress 00 06 BE 00 09 4B gige CameraID TL gt GevTL INT gt FD MAC gt 00 1B 21 0A 0C 72 National Instruments GigE Vision Adapter Packet S...

Page 58: ...ResolutionX ResolutionY 0 ResolutionY ModelName VISIONSCAPE CMG20 ModelName gige Resource Resources We should now be able to bring up FrontRunner again and only see the one camera We should also be able to run jobs from our original camera on this new device assuming they are the same type of camera Everything looks fine in the debug window 16 41 54 QuerySWRights GigE license rights detected featu...

Page 59: ...ial Scan Acquisition All of the new Visionscape GigE cameras support partial scan mode This is easy to use if you don t mind getting your hands dirty modifying the camera definition file Here s how to do it Imagine you re using a CMG03 The camdef file is in the C Vscape Drivers CamDefs directory and it s called microscan_visionscape_cmg03_656x494_gigevision cam Open this file with the text editor ...

Page 60: ... the Y Offset to 197 because 494 100 394 394 2 197 197 lines to ignore take 100 lines and ignore the rest Save this file making sure that you do not save it as a text file Save as Type All Files Load FrontRunner and you should now be able to select this new camdef for your camera How to Set Up a Multiple Camera System the Easy Way Imagine that a customer wants to use four CMG20 cameras in a single...

Page 61: ...sometimes called Receive Buffers On some drivers these may be buried inside Performance Options Jumbo Frames Make sure this is set to the maximum available typically 9014 bytes but only 5k on some NICs Receive Descriptors Set this to the maximum typically 2048 Save the changes You have just enabled the NIC to handle larger packets This means that instead of sending image data from the camera in ch...

Page 62: ...me you have run FrontRunner then quit FrontRunner and the Backplane and delete dm config before going back to step 1 6 Close the Backplane you can do this by right clicking on the icon in the taskbar 7 Connect the second camera and repeat steps 3 and 4 8 Repeat step 5 for cameras 3 and 4 You have now attached all four cameras to the switch and the Visionscape software saw them each in order This w...

Page 63: ...ll actually have Camera_0 Camera_1 Camera_2 and Camera_3 directories these all have the same things inside You ll need to repeat the procedure for Camera_0 on all 4 cameras The two parameters InterPacketDelay and PacketSize are both set to 0 which tells Visionscape to use its default values The first thing you need to do is set the PacketSize to 9014 To do this right click on PacketSize and select...

Page 64: ...onscape to use jumbo packets but the four cameras are still going to be sending data at the same rate 128MB per second overall What this means is that one camera will start sending a solid stream of data another camera will try to do the same thing but find that the network is completely snarled and the result will be that image data will be lost We need to slow down the cameras now so that they l...

Page 65: ...ons show how this works 15 000 ticks is 240 microseconds 2MB image is approximately 222 9k packets 222 240 microseconds 53 milliseconds The camera could run at 16 fps which is 62 milliseconds per frame We have just increased the overall time per frame from 62 milliseconds to 62 53 115 milliseconds This is more than 5 frames per second so we should be all set depending on exposure time The final st...

Page 66: ...ers such as McAfee NDIS Intermediate Filter GigE cameras should be on their own dedicated network This has nothing to do with Microsoft or with sharing Visionscape installs a dedicated driver for GigE cameras that is called JAI GigE Vision Filter Driver This filter driver recognizes GigE vision packets and filters them so that the CPU doesn t have to deal with sorting them out This lowers the CPU ...

Page 67: ...Components 2 v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide 2 57 In the example below note the two check boxes at the bottom of the dialog box If you have these checked then you will see a small icon for each NIC in the task bar This is a useful visual indicator of network status ...

Page 68: ...The mask means that all devices connected to the NIC should have addresses that start with 192 168 254 x It is recommended that you steer clear of using any address that ends with 1 for instance 192 168 254 1 as this is sometimes used by networks for gateways devices that convert one sort of protocol to another You should also optimize the NIC How to Set Up a Multiple Camera System covered setting...

Page 69: ...is choice You can simplify things still further by assigning each camera its own static address When you install Visionscape a couple of utilities are installed for you These can be found under the Start Menu in Start All Programs Microscan Visionscape Tools Diagnostics The one we are interested in here is Visionscape GigE Camera IP Config Open this program and you should see a screen similar to t...

Page 70: ...ot the camera as follows Cycle power to the camera and you are ready The config tool will now show the following Now every time the camera is rebooted it will automatically set this IP address so it will not have to search the network to determine what IP address to use This is ideal in fixed industrial setups However it does mean that you cannot simply swap cameras from NIC to NIC or even change ...

Page 71: ...type CMD in the Run box 2 Navigate to the directory shown above You can do this by whatever means you prefer but a step by step way would be to type a cd b cd c cd Vscape d cd 412_10 e cd dll 3 Type aregsvr 4 This will register all the Visionscape components again Another problem that some customers have encountered seems to be related to the installation process although this affects the dm confi...

Page 72: ...r CMG50 are employed in applications with high trigger rates Microscan recommends that each camera is connected directly to its own PC network port If a switch must be used then the available network bandwidth will be restricted to that of the link between the switch and the PC network port In these circumstances the trigger rate should be restricted to limit the overall pixel rate to approximatel...

Page 73: ...dit 2 Navigate to 3 Select InterPacketDelay 4 Select Decimal and enter desired values Recommended Values for InterPacketDelay IPD and Maximum Frames per Second FPS 2 Cameras on a Single Port 3 Cameras on a Single Port 4 Cameras on a Single Port CMG20 Camera IPD 261 48 133 FPS 16 16 10 CMG50 Camera IPD 206 167 133 FPS 7 5 4 ...

Page 74: ...Chapter 2 System Components 2 64 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 ...

Page 75: ...v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide 3 1 3 Optics 3 CHAPTER 3 Optics This section contains information specific to the Optics options for the Visionscape GigE Camera ...

Page 76: ...m 98 92800572 Lens 12mm 98 92800573 Lens 16mm 98 92800574 Lens 25mm 98 92800575 Lens 35mm 98 92800576 Lens 50mm 98 92800577 Lens 75mm Lens Focal Length Extension mm 8 mm 12 mm 16 mm 25 mm 35 mm 50 mm 75 mm Horiz FOV mm Camera Face Distance mm 0 0 108 203 91 248 81 305 38 234 36 328 36 495 28 582 Horiz FOV mm Camera Face Distance mm 0 5 41 94 44 140 51 197 28 201 43 297 33 460 26 561 Horiz FOV mm C...

Page 77: ... Guide A 1 A Connector Pinouts A APPENDIX A Connector Pinouts This section contains information about Visionscape GigE Camera connectors Power Connector on page A 2 Strobe and Trigger Connector on page A 3 Gigabit Ethernet Connector on page A 4 ...

Page 78: ...mating cable Table A 2 describes the power connector signals Notes 1 Connector Type M8 3 Plug with Male Pins 2 Mates with Type M8 3 Socket with Female Pins TABLE A 1 Power Connector Mating Cable Supplier Part Number Description Microscan 98 000129 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Power M8 3 to Pigtail 5M TABLE A 2 Power Connector Signals Pin Signal Name Description 1 Vcc 24 volts 350ma typical 3 5W 8VDC...

Page 79: ...ector mating cable Table A 4 describes the strobe and trigger connector signals TABLE A 4 Strobe and Trigger Connector Signals Connector Type M8 4 Plug with Male Pins Mates with Type M8 4 Socket with Female Pins TABLE A 3 Serial and Secondary I O Connector Mating Cable Supplier Part Number Description Microscan 98 000126 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger M8 4 to Pigtail 5M Pin Signal Name ...

Page 80: ...r FIGURE A 3 Gigabit Ethernet Connector RJ45 Table A 5 lists the supplier for the Gigabit Ethernet connector mating cables TABLE A 5 Ethernet Connector Mating Cable Supplier Part Number Description Microscan 98 000133 01 98 000134 01 Cat 6 Ethernet with Jack Screws to RJ45 High Flex 2M Cat 6 Ethernet with Jack Screws to RJ45 High Flex 5M Gigabit Ethernet Connector RJ45 ...

Page 81: ...nector Type 8 Position RJ45 Jack Wiring Standard EIA568 Cable Type 1000Base T 4 Twisted Pairs Unshielded Cat 6 250MHz recommended Impedance of Twisted Pairs 100 ohms copper wire TABLE A 6 Gigabit Ethernet Connector 1000 Base T RJ45 Signals Pin Signal Name Description 1 MX1 Pair 1 2 MX1 Pair 1 3 MX2 Pair 2 4 MX3 Pair 3 5 MX3 Pair 3 6 MX2 Pair 2 7 MX4 Pair 4 8 MX4 Pair 4 ...

Page 82: ...Appendix A Connector Pinouts A 6 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 ...

Page 83: ...n only Microscan does not guarantee the performance or quality of cables provided by other suppliers TABLE B 1 Cable Part Numbers and Descriptions Part Number Descriptions 98 000129 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Power M8 3 to Pigtail 5M 98 000126 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger M8 4 to Pigtail 5M 98 000133 01 Cat 6 Ethernet with Jack Screws to RJ45 High Flex 2M 98 000134 01 Cat 6 Ethernet w...

Page 84: ...able with an M8 x 3 female connector on one end Figure B 1 shows the wiring for the 98 000129 01 Visionscape GigE Camera power cable FIGURE B 1 Visionscape GigE Camera Power Cable Table B 2 describes the signals for the 98 000129 01 Visionscape GigE Camera power cable TABLE B 2 Visionscape GigE Camera Power Cable Pin Signal Name Description 1 Vcc 24 volts 350ma typical 3 5W 8VDC 370ma thru 30VDC 1...

Page 85: ...n M8 x 4 female connector on one end Figure B 2 shows the wiring for the 98 000126 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger cable FIGURE B 2 Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger Cable Table B 3 describes the signals for the Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger cable TABLE B 3 Visionscape GigE Camera Strobe Trigger Cable Pin Signal Name Description 1 TrigIN External Trigger Input 2 TrigIN Exte...

Page 86: ...y flexible cable with RJ45 connectors at both ends One end of the cable has jack screws to securely mount the cable to the camera Figure B 3 shows the wiring for the 98 000133 01 and 98 000134 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Extended I O cables FIGURE B 3 98 000133 01 and 98 000134 01 Visionscape GigE Camera Ethernet Cable Table B 4 lists the available lengths for the Visionscape GigE Camera Ethernet C...

Page 87: ...mber 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide B 5 Table B 5 describes the signals for the Visionscape GigE Camera Ethernet Cable TABLE B 5 Visionscape GigE Camera Ethernet Cable Pin Signal Name Description 1 MX1 Pair 1 2 MX1 Pair 1 3 MX2 Pair 2 4 MX3 Pair 3 5 MX3 Pair 3 6 MX2 Pair 2 7 MX4 Pair 4 8 MX4 Pair 4 ...

Page 88: ...Appendix B Cable Specifications B 6 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 ...

Page 89: ... CCD Sensor Size 1 3 1 2 1 3 Sensor Color Monochrome Color Monochrome Color Monochrome Height 36mm 1 42 Width 36mm 1 42 Depth 42 1mm 1 66 48mm 1 90 Weight 115g with tripod mount Power 8VDC 370ma thru 30VDC 120ma Power Consumption 3 5W Lens Type C Mount Communications Gigabit Ethernet I O 1 Optoisolated Input and 1 Optoisolated Output Humidity 10 to 90 Non Condensing Acquisition Progressive Scan Fu...

Page 90: ... Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 Electronic Shutter 4µs to 60 S 1µs Step Operating Temperature 5 C to 50 C Storage Temperature 10 C to 70 C Compliance CE FCC Part 15 Class B RoHS TABLE C 1 Specifications Continued ...

Page 91: ...pod mount Power 8VDC 370ma thru 30VDC 120ma Power Consumption 3 5W Lens Type C Mount Communications Gigabit Ethernet I O 1 Optoisolated Input and 1 Optoisolated Output Humidity 10 to 90 Non Condensing Acquisition Progressive Scan Full and Partial Frame Capture Cell Size 4 65µm x 4 65µm 4 4µm x 4 4µm 3 45µm x 3 45µm 7 4µm x 7 4µm Image Resolution 1392 x 1040 1624 x 1236 2448 x 2050 656 x 494 Electr...

Page 92: ...Appendix C Specifications C 4 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 Dimensions FIGURE C 1 Visionscape GigE Camera Dimensions CCD ...

Page 93: ...Dimensions Specifications C v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide C 5 FIGURE C 2 Visionscape GigE Camera Dimensions CMOS ...

Page 94: ...Appendix C Specifications C 6 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 FIGURE C 3 Mounting Block Dimensions ...

Page 95: ...vity Specifications C v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide C 7 Spectral Sensitivity FIGURE C 4 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMGC03 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 96: ...Appendix C Specifications C 8 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 FIGURE C 5 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMGC03C Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 97: ...ral Sensitivity Specifications C v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide C 9 FIGURE C 6 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG03 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 98: ...Appendix C Specifications C 10 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 FIGURE C 7 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG03C Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 99: ...al Sensitivity Specifications C v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide C 11 FIGURE C 8 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG04 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 100: ...Appendix C Specifications C 12 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 FIGURE C 9 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG08 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 101: ...al Sensitivity Specifications C v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide C 13 FIGURE C 10 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG13 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 102: ...Appendix C Specifications C 14 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 FIGURE C 11 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG20 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 103: ...al Sensitivity Specifications C v4 1 November 2011 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide C 15 FIGURE C 12 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics CMG50 Note Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics ...

Page 104: ...Appendix C Specifications C 16 Visionscape GigE Camera Guide v4 1 November 2011 ...

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