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User’s Manual

Line Scan Camera

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RCDL4K8GE

NIPPON ELECTRO-SENSORY DEVICES

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Page 1: ...User s Manual Line Scan Camera Type RCDL4K8GE NIPPON ELECTRO SENSORY DEVICES CORPORATION GigE Vision is a registered trademark of AIA...

Page 2: ...ation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense For Customers in the...

Page 3: ...se specified to do so in this manual When hands are wet avoid handling this product and do not touch any of the connection cable pins or other metallic components Do not operate this product in an env...

Page 4: ...of the sensors visible optical range can affect the image Sensitivity may fluctuate depending on the spectral response level of the light source In cases like this changing the light source to one wi...

Page 5: ...paired or replaced during the warranty period of the original product is the same as the expired date of the warranty period on the original product Exclusions from Warranty Coverage We will under no...

Page 6: ...ufactured as a general purpose product for general industry In applications expected to be life critical or safety critical the installer or user is requested to install double or triple failsafe syst...

Page 7: ...21 3 1 Camera Connection 21 3 2 Input Output Connectors and Indicator 23 3 3 Power Supply Connection 24 3 4 External Trigger Connector HR10G 10R 12PB 25 3 4 1 RS 422 Input 26 3 4 2 LVDS Input 26 3 4...

Page 8: ...ger signal 49 4 2 4 5 Setting Exposure Mode 49 4 2 4 6 Setting Exposure Time 50 4 2 5 Analog Control 51 4 2 5 1 Setting Analog gain 51 4 2 5 2 Gain type selection 51 4 2 5 3 Setting Digital gain 52 4...

Page 9: ...t IP 66 4 2 10 2 Packet Size 67 4 2 10 3 Packet Delay 68 4 2 11 NED additional features 69 4 2 11 1 Setting Pixel Correction 69 4 2 11 2 Setting Pixel Correction Target Value 69 4 2 11 3 Saving White...

Page 10: ...Handling Instructions 85 6 1 Electrostatic Discharge and the Sensor 85 6 2 Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratches 85 6 3 Cleaning the Sensor Window 85 7 Troubleshooting 86 7 1 No Image 86 7 2 Nois...

Page 11: ...between camera and PC Data transmission up to 100m using a CAT 5e cable or above Single power source DC12 15V for operation Pixel non linearity shading correcting function 1 2 Applications Inspection...

Page 12: ...s surface and roller end faces Automobile component Architectural reinforcement parts Various pin parts Typical detection item Chip Dent Scratch Chipped end faces External dimensions Device specificat...

Page 13: ...ordinate 0 The object moves for one column of pixels and is scanned The object moves for next one column of pixels and is scanned B2 G2 B2 G2 B2 G2 B2 G2 Y coordinate 2 G1 R1 G1 R1 G1 R1 G1 R1 Y coord...

Page 14: ...plifier Digital Analog Amplifier x 1 x 10 Digital ALL x 1 x 2 Digital R G B x 1 x 3 Digital Offset Adjustable Range DN ALL 40 40 R G B 20 20 Video output format GigE Control Input Line In1 3 Exposure...

Page 15: ...ix Transforming 10 Gamma Transforming Remarks 1 DN Digital Number 8bit 0 255 10bit 0 1023 2 Measurements were made at room temperature The spectral Responsivity is shown below Figure 1 5 1 Spectral Re...

Page 16: ...les 4 places at the front 8 places at the side to fix the camera Or use the 1 4 20UNC screw hole the screw hole for a tripod 1 place at the side to fix the camera If using the front panel M4 mounting...

Page 17: ...NED UME 0111 01 RCDL4K8GE 17 The dimensions for camera are shown below Figure 2 2 1 Dimensions F Mount...

Page 18: ...ources are relatively inexpensive provide a uniform field and longer life span compared to other light sources However they also require a camera with excellent sensitivity Halogen light sources gener...

Page 19: ...ecute NED_PRNUCalibration 5 Change NED_FFCMode to User White This calibration can improve the white balance and the waveform flatness of the camera signal See below for more details 4 1 2 List of Came...

Page 20: ...D RCDL4K8GE UME 0111 01 20 3 Waveforms using 3 wavelength fluorescent lamp The waveforms using 3 wavelength fluorescent lamp with this camera are flat after adjusting white balance with User white mod...

Page 21: ...bit CT Desktop Adapter EXPI9301CT etc on the PCI or PCI Express bus 2 Connect the power to the camera Note Use a power cable to connect the camera power to the camera Connect the plug end of the cable...

Page 22: ...NIC Multi port Gigabit NIC 1port Gigabit Switching HUB PC PC PC PC Example of connection between 1 PC and 1 camera Example of connection between 1 PC and 3 cameras Example of connection between 1 PC a...

Page 23: ...NED UME 0111 01 RCDL4K8GE 23 3 2 Input Output Connectors and Indicator The layout of input output connectors and the indicator lamp are as follows Figure 3 2 1 Input Output Connectors and Indicator...

Page 24: ...ng power transmission Do not remove the cable while image data is being transmitted Compatible Cable Compatible plug DGPSH 10 HIROSE HR10A 7P 6S Power supply voltage DC 12 15V 5 Consumption Current ra...

Page 25: ...AME I O 1 LineIn1 IN 7 LineOut1 OUT 2 LineIn1 IN 8 LineIn2 IN 3 LineIn3 IN 9 LineIn2 IN 4 LineIn3 IN 10 Unused NC 5 GND GND 11 LineOut2 OUT 6 LineOut1 OUT 12 LineOut2 OUT Notes 1 In order to ensure co...

Page 26: ...e receivers The signal level will decrease and the signal will not be received correctly Figure 3 4 2 External Trigger Input Connection Diagram differential 3 4 2 LVDS Input When using LVDS for input...

Page 27: ...gure 3 4 3 External Trigger Input Connection Diagram TTL 3 4 4 RS 422 Output To use the RS 422 output connect the camera with a differential twisted pair as shown in figure 3 4 4 For correct operation...

Page 28: ...re to check that the receiver side must be terminated If not correct signals may not be received Figure 3 4 5 External Trigger Output Connection Diagram LVDS 3 4 6 TTL Output To use TTL output connect...

Page 29: ...rnal trigger output uses the external trigger input driver as an intermediary as shown in figure 3 4 7 Therefore it is possible to switch the output ON OFF by use of an enable resistor For settings se...

Page 30: ...s Figure 3 5 1 RJ 45 connector 3 6 LED indicating camera status The LED is used to indicate power present and to the camera status Table 3 6 1 LED indication Camera Status by LED Indicator LAN is conn...

Page 31: ...Discovery Check your frame grabber s manual for how to perform device discovery 4 1 2 List of Camera Control Registers This camera supports GenICam SFNC 2 3 and the camera setting of the features show...

Page 32: ...e TestPattern RW Off GreyHorizontalRamp NED_GreyDiagonalRamp Color Bar Off Test Pattern Output Acquisition Control AcquisitionLineRate RW 300 30030 2640 Hz unit TriggerSelector RW FrameActive Exposure...

Page 33: ...H time of External trigger ExposureTime RW 2 0 3331 0 376 4 0 1 sec step Analog Control NED_AnalogGain RW x100 x1000 x100 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x8 x10 Gain Selector RW All Red Green Blue All All Red Green...

Page 34: ...he Transformation matrix Digital IO Control Line Selector RW LineIn1 LineIn2 LineIn3 LineOut1 LineOut2 LineIn1 Input LineIn1 LineIn2 LineIn3 Output LineOut1 LineOut2 Line Mode R Input Output No need o...

Page 35: ...Phase Combination of A B phases One cycle of 4 state with filtering High Resolution One cycle of 1 state without filtering Encoder Divider RW 1 200 1 One pulse by Pulse number input Encoder Output Mod...

Page 36: ...and User Set Control User Set Selector RW Default UserSet1 UserSet1 Default factory settings UserSet1 user settings 1 User Set Load W Loads the User Set specified by UserSetSelector to the device and...

Page 37: ...tory white Correction OFF Factory black correction Factory white correction Factory black correction User arbitrary white correction User arbitrary black correction Factory white correction User arbit...

Page 38: ...rence 1 Device Control for Device temperature 2 Image Format Control for Imaging 3 Acquisition Control for Exposure Trigger 4 Analog Control for Gain Offset 5 Color Transformation Control for Color Tr...

Page 39: ...0111 01 RCDL4K8GE 39 4 2 2 Device Control 4 2 2 1 Displaying Temperature of Camera Displays the temperature of camera inside Register name Device Temperature Displaying Value Figure 4 2 2 1 Device Tem...

Page 40: ...tiples of 4 e g OffsetX 5 is not possible In addition if the total of OffsetX and Width exceeds 4096 the input will not be accepted First reduce one value then increase the other e g 1 To go from Offs...

Page 41: ...2 3 1 3 Valid Pixel Region 4 2 3 2 Height Setting The Height parameter is used to set the number of lines in 1 frame The range of values is as follows Height 16 4096 Figure 4 2 3 2 1 Height OffsetX Wi...

Page 42: ...on average Example Binning Horizontal Mode Sum Addition Figure 4 2 3 3 Binning Horizontal Mode 4 2 3 4 Setting Horizontal Pixel Binning Sets the number of horizontal pixel binning of the output signal...

Page 43: ...ixel OFF of Vertical pixel binning 2 2 pixels Example Binning Horizontal 1 OFF Figure 4 2 3 6 Binning Vertical 4 2 3 7 Scan Direction Switches scanning direction Register name ReverseX VAL clear the c...

Page 44: ...ion allows you to check that data is being transferred correctly from the camera Register name Test Pattern VAL Off Grey Horizontal Ramp NED_Grey Diagonal Ramp Color Bar Figure 4 2 3 9 1 Test Pattern...

Page 45: ...utput When NED_GreyDiagonalRamp is selected the below pattern is output Figure 4 2 3 9 4 NED_GreyDiagonalRamp Figure 4 2 3 9 5 NED_GreyDiagonalRamp The value increases by 1DN each pixel up to 255DN fr...

Page 46: ...ColorBar Figure 4 2 3 9 7 ColorBar 512 pixels in order from the first pixel Black R 0 G 0 B 0 White R 255 G 255 B 255 Yellow R 255 G 255 B 0 Light blue R 0 G 255 B 255 Green R 0 G 255 B 0 Pink R 255 G...

Page 47: ...g on the processing time of PC 2 The reciprocal of the line rate 1 Acquisition Line Rate is set in increments of 0 100 s When a value of 1 Acquisition Line Rate is not divisible in 100ns the real set...

Page 48: ...e Trigger Mode of Register name to get permission for using the External trigger Select On on the Trigger Mode if the External trigger is used Register name Trigger Mode VAL Off On Disable Enable Exam...

Page 49: ...r LineIn2 External trigger LineIn3 External trigger Example Trigger Sourse Encoder 1 Figure 4 2 4 4 Trigger Source 4 2 4 5 Setting Exposure Mode Sets the Exposure Mode of Register name when the Trigge...

Page 50: ...and Timed on the Exposure Mode are set Register name Exposure Time VAL 2 000 3331 000 0 1100 s step Example Exposure Time 376 400 Figure 4 2 4 6 Exposure Time The value of the Acquisition Line Rate m...

Page 51: ...in 8 steps Register name NED_AnalogGain VAL X 1 00 X 10 00 Example Analog Gain 1 00 Setting analog gain x1 00 Figure 4 2 5 1 NED_AnalogGain 4 2 5 2 Gain type selection Select a color to set the digita...

Page 52: ...o x2 in 512 steps Register name Gain VAL 1 000 2 000 0 001957step Example Gain 1 327 Figure 4 2 5 3 Gain 4 2 5 4 Offset type selection Select a color to set the offset of the camera Register name Blac...

Page 53: ...mple BlackLevel 10 Figure 4 2 5 5 Black Level 4 2 5 6 Setting Balance White Auto Sets the Balance White Auto Register name Balance White Auto VAL Off Once Reset Example Balance White Auto Once Figure...

Page 54: ...True Disable Enable Example Color Transformation Enable False Figure 4 2 6 1 Color Transformation Enable 4 2 6 2 Select Color Transformation item Select the setting item of Color Transformation Value...

Page 55: ...NED UME 0111 01 RCDL4K8GE 55 Figure 4 2 6 2 Color Transformation Value Selector...

Page 56: ...igital IO Control 4 2 7 1 Setting I O signal Sets I O signal Register name Line Selector VAL LineIn1 LineIn2 LineIn3 input LineOut1 LineOut2 output Example Line Selector LineIn1 Figure 4 2 7 1 Line Se...

Page 57: ...nput signal polarity reversal True Check the box Enabling Input signal polarity reversal Example Enabling Input signal polarity reversal Line Inverter On Figure 4 2 7 3 Line Inverter 4 2 7 4 Setting L...

Page 58: ...ce 4 2 7 5 Setting I O Signal Format Sets I O signal format Register name Line Format VAL TTL RS422NotTerminate RS422Terminate LVDS Example Line Format TTL Figure 4 2 7 5 Line Format See Section 3 4 1...

Page 59: ...ge are invalid NED_LineMaskTimeF The time during which changes in the signal falling edged are invalid Using this function you can control the generation of unwanted frames due to unexpected variation...

Page 60: ...ignal for Encoder Source B Register name Encoder Source B VAL Off LineIn1 LineIn2 LineIn3 Example when LineIn2 is set on Encoder Source B Line Format LineIn2 Figure 4 2 8 3 Encoder Source B 4 2 8 4 Se...

Page 61: ...for the chattering signals Example Encoder Mode Four Phase when Four Phase is set on Encoder Mode Figure 4 2 8 4 1 Encoder Mode Figure 4 2 8 4 2 Encoder Mode 4 2 8 5 Setting Encoder Divider Sets numb...

Page 62: ...n direction Motion Pulse output in normal and reverse rotation directions Example when Position Up is set on Encoder Output Mode Encoder Output Mode Position Up Figure 4 2 8 6 Encoder Output Mode 4 2...

Page 63: ...LineIn2 LineIn3 Example when Frame End is set on Encoder Reset Source Encoder Reset Source Frame End Figure 4 2 8 9 Encoder Reset Source 4 2 8 10 Setting Encoder Reset Activation Sets the Encoder Res...

Page 64: ...fault User Set 1 Factory setting User setting Example User Set Selector User Set 1 Figure 4 2 9 1 User Set Selector 4 2 9 2 Setting Memory Loading Reading the camera setting data from the flash memory...

Page 65: ...era setting Follow the steps below to set the camera setting at the time of factory shipping Select Default on User Set Selector User Set Selector Default Figure 4 2 9 4 1 User Set Selector Set the Ex...

Page 66: ...ave Execute The camera setting data at factory shipping can be used to operate the camera even after the power for camera is off Figure 4 2 9 4 3 User Set Save 4 2 10 Transport Layer Control 4 2 10 1...

Page 67: ...register Register name Gev SCPS Packet Size VAL 512 9152 Example Gev SCPS Packet Size 8964 Figure 4 2 10 2 Gev SCPS Packet Size 1 packet contains not only image data but also a data header with trans...

Page 68: ...967295 Example Gev SCPD 50 Figure 4 2 10 3 Gev SCPD Notes Packet Delay is set to 0 at the time of shipping however it should be set to as large a value as possible to obtain stable image data However...

Page 69: ...n User black Factory white User black and factory white correction User black User white User black and user white correction Example NED_FFCMode User white Figure 4 2 11 1 NED_FFCMode 4 2 11 2 Settin...

Page 70: ...p of analog gain Register name NED_FPNCalibration VAL Execute Example NED_FPNCalibration Execute Figure 4 2 11 4 NED_FPNCalibration 4 2 11 5 Setting conditions of White pixel correction and Black corr...

Page 71: ...External Trigger Signal LineIn1 LineIn2 LineIn3 TTL RS422NotTerminate RS422Terminate LVDS After selecting Line Selector in the categories of Digital IO Control Example LineIn3 and TTL Line Selector L...

Page 72: ...Off at this time Note Do not skip the step above otherwise the wave pattern and the image may not be output properly Setting External Trigger Signal Format LineIn1 LineIn2 LineIn3 and TTL RS422NotTer...

Page 73: ...ng Permission before using External Trigger Setting After selecting Trigger Mode in the categories of Trigger Selector set as follows Trigger Mode On See section 4 2 4 3 Remark The above settings can...

Page 74: ...Trigger signal input The trigger signal is entered when the TriggerSoftware in the Acquisition Control category is executed Trigger Software Execute Remark The above settings can be saved See section...

Page 75: ...Gigabit Ethernet transfer rate may vary depending on the processing power of your PC and NIC Allowing some margin it is recommended to calculate around 110 120 Mbytes s 1 Frame Scan Period 1 Line Scan...

Page 76: ...Time are set in the camera control registers The range of the settable Line rate and the programmable exposure time are shown below Table 4 5 1 1 Free Run Exposure Time 1 scan Acquisition Line Rate Hz...

Page 77: ...programmable exposure time The range of the settable line period and the programmable exposure time are shown below Table 4 5 2 External Trigger Timed Exposure Time a Trigger pulse H time s 2 9 b Tri...

Page 78: ...to rising edge of the trigger pulse cycle The start of each exposure is determined by the rising edge of the trigger pulse cycle The exposure time is set by the trigger pulse H time The range of the s...

Page 79: ...amount of exposure when the output saturates Figure 4 6 1 Saturation Exposure and Dark Current Output By setting the offset you can set the Y intercept arbitrarily DF shows the digital offset value Th...

Page 80: ...s response curve and results in a higher camera output for a given amount of light See section 4 2 5 1 for setting Analog gain and section 4 2 5 2 for setting Digital gain Figure 4 7 1 PGA Gain Adjus...

Page 81: ...ivity Analog Amplifier Sensitivity V lx s 0 x1 00 0 0dB 40 1 x2 00 6 0dB 80 2 x3 00 9 5dB 120 3 x4 00 12 0dB 160 4 x5 00 14 0dB 200 5 x6 00 15 6dB 240 6 x8 00 18 1dB 320 7 x10 00 20 0dB 400 Digital ga...

Page 82: ...of each pixel at perfectly dark factory correction Cal_wh Output data of each pixel in uniform illumination factory correction or in taking a picture of subject for correction user white correction Ta...

Page 83: ...E 83 4 9 Gamma Correction Setting Switches Gamma correction value The relation between Input and Output should be calculated to the following formula Output 1023 Input 1023 gamma Figure 4 9 1 Gamma Co...

Page 84: ...ve is recommended Be sure that the network on which you connect your GigE camera is a dedicated network and not shared with any other data transmitting devices Not only will image data not be correctl...

Page 85: ...and should be handled like other optical components with care If you use the camera in a dusty area prepare a dust proof enclosure Dust can obscure pixels producing dark lines on the image 6 3 Cleanin...

Page 86: ...pacity of the power source is sufficient Connect the camera and the PC with LAN cables Use a 1000BASE T compatible device as your network adapter Are you using the supplied GigEGrab software Can the f...

Page 87: ...the full aperture The optical axes of the camera and the image sensor are aligned The capture software must support the camera s pixel format Check whether the software included on the GigEGrab can c...

Page 88: ...d for 3 or more years or the ambient temperature is higher than room temperature Check the deterioration of the power supply The camera LAN cables and the power source cable are in swinging motion Che...

Page 89: ...will become hotter than the ambient temperature while in operation because of self heating Allow sufficient air circulation around the camera to give it a longer life Keep the ambient temperature wit...

Page 90: ...rporation Head Office 2 5 12 Itachibori Nishi Ku Osaka 550 0012 Japan Phone 81 6 6534 5300 Fax 81 6 6534 6080 Tokyo Office Gibraltar Ohi BLD Room No 402 1 45 2 Ohi Shinagawa Ku Tokyo 140 0014 Japan Ph...

Page 91: ...NED UME 0111 01 RCDL4K8GE 91 Revision History Revision Number Date Changes 01 01 Oct 2020 Initial release...

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