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SVS-VISTEK

Specifications

8.1

EXO174*CL

Model

exo174MCL

exo174CCL

familiy

EXO

active pixel w x h

1920 x 1200

max. frame rate

70 fps

chroma

mono

color

interface

Camera Link Base

sensor name

IMX174LLJ

IMX174LQJ

sensor manufacturer

Sony

sensor architecture

Area CMOS

shutter type

global

equivalent format

1/1.2"

diagonal

13,4 mm

pixel w x h

5,86x5,86 µm

optic sensor w x h

11,34x7,13 mm

exposure time

20 µs / 1s

max. gain

18 dB

dynamic range

72 dB

S/N Ratio

frame buffer

256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla

CL_geometry

1x2-1y;1x3-1y

frequency select

exp. time adjustment

manual;auto;external

px format 8 / 12 / 16

x / x / -

packed readout

max binning h / v

2 / 2

LUT

12to8(1)

ROI

white balancing

auto;manual

tap balancing

gain

auto;manual

black level

manual

particle image velocimetry

readout control

flat field correction

shading correction

defect pixel correction

image flip

horizontal;vertical

Summary of Contents for EXO Series

Page 1: ... Manual EXO series exo174 exo183 CL exo249 CL exo250 CL exo252 CL exo267 CL exo304 CL exo4000 CL exo5000 CL Phone 1 813 984 0125 Fax 1 866 874 9521 sales pyramidimaging com www pyramidimaging com Pyramid Imaging ...

Page 2: ...ior to starting any work with this camera The basic prerequisite for safe work is compliant with all specified safety and handling instructions Accident prevention guidelines and general safety regulations shoud be applied Illustrations in this Operation Manual are provided for basic understanding and can vary from the actual model of this camera No claims can be derived from the illustrations in ...

Page 3: ... LED Codes 11 4 4 Software 12 4 4 1 Installation of ConvCam5 12 4 4 2 Connecting the camera 14 4 4 3 ConvCam5 14 4 4 4 Viewer Software 14 4 5 Update firmware 16 4 6 Driver Circuit Schematics 18 5 Connectors 19 5 1 Camera Link 19 5 1 1 Connectors Camera Link 19 5 1 2 CameraLink Pinout 20 5 1 3 Camera Link timing 22 5 2 Input output connectors 24 6 Dimensions 25 6 1 exo174 CL exo249 CL exo183 CL 25 ...

Page 4: ...perature Sensor 62 7 2 3 Basic Capture Modes 63 7 2 4 LookUp Table 66 7 2 5 ROI AOI 68 7 3 I O Features 68 7 3 1 Assigning I O Lines IOMUX 68 7 3 2 Strobe Control 75 7 3 3 Sequencer 82 7 3 4 PWM 84 7 3 5 Optical Input 85 7 3 6 PLC Logical Operation on Inputs 87 7 3 7 Serial data interfaces 88 7 3 8 Trigger Edge Sensitivity 91 7 3 9 Debouncing Trigger Signals 91 7 3 10 Prescale 93 7 4 IR Cut Filter...

Page 5: ...Contents v 11 IP protection classes 125 12 Glossary of Terms 126 13 Index of figures 129 14 Index 132 ...

Page 6: ...n death or serious injury CAUTION Caution indicates a hazard with a low level of risk which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Risk of damage PROHIBITION A black graphical symbol inside a red circular band with a red diagonal bar defines a safety sign that indicates that an action shall not be taken or shall be stopped CAUTION A black graphical symbol inside a yellow triangle de...

Page 7: ...ipment RoHS All SVS VISTEK cameras comply with the recommendation of the European Union concerning RoHS Rules USA and Canada This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning This...

Page 8: ...nscaling of machine vision applications The EXO is easy to integrate and comes with a full package of useful hardware features 3 1 Building blocks simplify design in 3 1 1 Exclusive body architecture The EXO Series comes in a new 50 x 50 mm aluminum body The elaborate high precision machined unibody housing ensures perfect temperature distribution even for the most demanding sensors The electric c...

Page 9: ...mmendation of frame grabbers Some frame grabbers support 1x3 tap configuration With this configuration you might achieve framerates of more than 50 faster than in specs Again contact us for recommended frame grabbers There are different transfer rates with different camera link types Camera Link full 80 bit technology is also known as Camera Link Deca Some models support Power over Camera Link PoC...

Page 10: ... you attach any light to the camera make sure the power supply has enough power not to fail when the camera is putting light ON The integrated sequencer allows multiple exposures with settings to be programmed creating new and cost effective options Logical functions like AND OR are supported Up to 4 x open drain high power OUT Up to 4 x high voltage IN TTL up to 25 Volts Power MOSFET transistors ...

Page 11: ...hen connect power supply When using your own power supply e g 10 25 V DC see also Hirose 12 pin for a detailed pin layout of the power connector For power input specifications refer to specifications 4 3 Camera Link Flashing LED Codes On power up the camera will indicate its current status with a flashing LED on its back The LED will change color and rhythm The meaning of the blinking codes transl...

Page 12: ...f camera you bought several software packages apply 4 4 1 Installation of ConvCam5 Your SVCam combined software installer including SVConvCam a controller app for SVCam Camera Link cameras TL_Driver GenICam drivers and transport layer DDLs 1st Expand ZIP Extract the zip archive to your local hard drive 2st Install Run the executable file 1 Click Install Click Next CAUTION Make sure you have the la...

Page 13: ...accept terms of License Agreement Choose Options 2 and Location to install Click Finish 1 x64 for 64 bit operating systems x86 for 32 bit operating systems 2 It is recommended to install all applications included to the installation package ...

Page 14: ...D B Y Y O U R F R A M E G R A B B E R Tap configuration Trigger mode Pixel width and height 4 4 3 ConvCam5 Set values as needed 4 4 4 Viewer Software The final image will be shown or processed by your own valued software package After camera configuration an image will be directed to the software connected to your frame grabber E g Multicam by Euresys While using a Euresys frame grabber the first ...

Page 15: ... the list of camera vendors choose SVS VISTEK and the camera you want to view Select frame grabber and connector For Topology values refer to the Euresys documentation At first stay with Mono for topology Choose your connector configuration click Finish Now an image should appear according to your setup configurations made with ConvCam ...

Page 16: ...om Euresys 4 5 Update firmware Some features may not have been implemented in your camera at the time of selling For updating your camera firmware to the most recent version you need the firmware tool SVCam CC4 Firmware Upgrade and the firmware file download it from website login area matching your camera model ...

Page 17: ... Ensure proper camera connection configuration Run the update tool Adjust the port to the Camera Link port where your camera is attached Press check button Your camera and its current firmware should show up Load the new firmware file Press update Wait until the process has finished Do not touch the system while doing the upgrade ...

Page 18: ...SVS VISTEK Getting Started 18 4 6 Driver Circuit Schematics Figure 4 basic Illustration of driver circuit ...

Page 19: ...ame grabber is needed Matching frame grabbers can be purchased from Pyramid Imaging 5 1 1 Connectors Camera Link Specification Type 26 Pin connector MDR female Mating Connector 3M Part Nr connector 10126 6000EL Part Nr hood 10326 A200 00 Operating Mode Camera Link with RS 232 communication ...

Page 20: ...1 FG to Camera ExSync 10 CC2 FG to Camera Prin not used 11 CC3 FG to Camera External Camera Clock 12 CC4 FG to Camera nc 13 GND Shield 3 power return 14 GND Shield 2 power return 15 X0 Camera to FG Data 16 X1 Camera to FG Data 17 X2 Camera to FG Data 18 Xclk Camera to FG Transmitter Clock 19 X3 Camera to FG Data 20 SerTC FG to Camera Camera Control RS232 21 SerTFG Camera to FG Camera Control RS232...

Page 21: ...SVS VISTEK Connectors 21 ...

Page 22: ... data The Duration of None Valid Data between two lines tnvd is three time the Camera Link clock clk Delay before every first line is 2 times clk 𝑡𝐿𝐿𝐿 𝑝𝑝ℎ 𝐶𝐶_𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔_𝑋 1 𝐶𝐶_𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 CL_clock 85 MHz FVAL tFv d Frames are not sent permanently Between two frames will be a gap even at highest frame rates Minimum duration between two valid frame signals is the duration of one line 𝑡𝐹𝐹𝐹 2 1 𝐶𝐶_𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑡𝐿𝐿𝐿 ...

Page 23: ...1 85MHz CL_clock 960 1 85e6 s 11 29 µs tnvd 3 1 85MHz time between two valid line data packages 3 85e6 s 35 3 ns tFvd 2 x 1 85MHz delay before first line tLVd tnvd 1200 lines count 2 85e6 s 11 29 µs 35 3 ns 1200 23 5 ns 11 29 µs 35 3 ns 1200 2 960 3 1200 s 85e6 13 6 ms Camera Link architecture exo174 CL 1X2_1Y count 2 pixelh 1920 pixelv 1200 CL_clock 85 MHz Figure 7 example calculation of Camera L...

Page 24: ...refer to SVCam Sensor Actor manual with Murr and Phoenix breakout boxes To be found separate within the USP manuals Hirose 12Pin For detailed information about switching lights from inside the camera refer to strobe control Specification Type HR10A 10R 12P Mating Connector HR10A 10R 12S Figure 8 Hirose 12 Pin pin out HR10A 10R 12PB ...

Page 25: ... 6 Dimensions All length units in mm Find drawings in the web download area at https www svs vistek com en support svs support download center php CAD step files available with valid login at SVS VISTEK com 6 1 exo174 CL exo249 CL exo183 CL front side Left ...

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Page 28: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 28 Cross Section 6 2 exo250 CL exo252 CL front side Left ...

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Page 32: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 32 6 3 exo267 CL exo304 CL ...

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Page 35: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 35 6 4 exo4000 CL front side Left ...

Page 36: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 36 Side Right Top ...

Page 37: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 37 Bottom Back ...

Page 38: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 38 Cross Section ...

Page 39: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 39 6 5 exo5000 U3 front side Left ...

Page 40: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 40 Side Right Top ...

Page 41: ...SVS VISTEK Dimensions 41 Bottom Back Cross Section ...

Page 42: ...hread 1 32 Inch CS Mount Cameras accept both types of lenses C Mount lenses require a 5mm adapter ring to be fitted Also available at SVS VISTEK C Mount Cameras only accept C mount lenses as the flange to sensor distance does not allow a CS mount lens close enough to the Sensor to achieve a focused image Figure 9 Illustration of C CS Mount differences ...

Page 43: ...emiconductor Light sensitive semiconductor elements arranged as rows and columns Compared to the CCD sensor CMOS doesn t need additional vertical or horizontal readout registers Every light sensitive element is directly addressed In stead of a charge a voltage is sampled and converted by the ADC Figure 10 Illustration of conventional CMOS sensor technique ...

Page 44: ...on of CMOS four channel output Actual readout order differs from sensor to sensor Sony IMX readout technology IMX technology from Sony is based on their experiences in CCD technology Using an architecture based on an interline transfer sensor the vertical shift register is used as an analog memory ...

Page 45: ...el memory more time can be spend on counting the electrons So a correlated double sampling can be done twice Once on the pixel and secondly during the A D conversion This is why the IMX series is recommended as one of the best signal to noise ratio sensors in the world ...

Page 46: ... motion blur if the moving object is so fast that the same point of the object covers different pixels at start and end of the exposure time in the image A global shutter image is a snapshot of the whole scene Below are illustrations of some images taken with different shutter types The camera does not move the bottles are sitting on an assemly line driving by Figure 13 motion blur with global shu...

Page 47: ...e sensor and the whole sensor has always to be read out you need to make sure that light conditions are stable while reading the sensor This restriction applies especially to using PWM driven lights or flash lighting with rolling shutter Unstable light conditions will result in a horizontal line structured pattern noise PWM lights with rolling shutter PWM Pulse Width Modulated powered light or dim...

Page 48: ...e delay of scanning time as soon the sensor is fully open You should keep the object in total darkness while the first scanning time In this case as all lines are sensitive to light at the same time after the first scan time flashing time can be as short as you like You will not see the typical geometric rolling shutter distortions as shown above Imaging will be similar to global shutter Exposure ...

Page 49: ...erate of the sensor reading the full sensor area internal full sensor speed please refer to the relating sensor specs Calculate Framerates According to the calculation as below the requested times for scanning through all lines of the sensor will affect maximum framerate calculation as well In this example the camera is an exo183 with 3672 lines and 54 dummy lines Each line takes 22 2 ms readout t...

Page 50: ...500ms 20 50 ms 24 41 6 ms Cinema 25 40 ms PAL progressive 29 97 33 366700033 ms NTSC 30 33 33 ms NTSC 50 20 ms PAL interlaced 75 13 33 ms 100 10 ms Virtually any value within the specification can be chosen Maximum frame rate depends on Pixel clock Image size Tap structure Data transport limitation Processing time 7 1 5 Acquisition and Processing Time The whole period of tome a picture is exposed ...

Page 51: ... first priority is to adjust the exposure time and if the exposure time range is not sufficient gain adjustment is applied It is possibility to pre define the range min max values of exposure time and of gain The condition to use this function is to set a targeted averaged brightness of the camera image The algorithm computes a gain and exposure for each image to reach this target brightness in th...

Page 52: ...values per pixel 12 bits to 212 4096 values per pixel 16 bit to 216 65536 values per pixel Every additional bit doubles the number for quantification SVCam output is 8 12 or 16 bit depending on your camera model and the way you read the values from the camera Be aware that increasing the bit format from 8 to 12 bit also increases the total amount of data According to the interface framerates can b...

Page 53: ...SVS VISTEK Feature Set 53 Figure 21 Figure of original picture black white Figure 22 Reduced color depth quantification ...

Page 54: ...rmance of the image depends on the software used NOTICE It is recommended to use a IR cut filter for color applications White Balance The human eye adapts to the definition of white depending on the lighting conditions The human brain will define a surface as white e g a sheet of paper even when it is illuminated with a bluish light White balance of a camera does the same It defines white or remov...

Page 55: ...n the active and the effective resolution of almost every sensor Some pixels towards the borders of the sensor will be used only to calibrate the sensor values These pixels are totally darkened The amount of dark current in these areas is used to adjust the offset Figure 25 Illustration of active and effective sensor pixels ...

Page 56: ... 26 Illustration of dark noise cut off by the offset Most noise is proportional to temperature To spare you regulating the offset every time the temperature changes A precedent offset is set by the camera itself It references certain pixels that never were exposed to light as black refer to resolution active and effective So the offset will be set dynamically and conditioned to external influences...

Page 57: ...ise Therefore gain should be last choice for increasing image brightness Modifying gain will not change the camera s dynamic range Figure 28 noise caused by too much gain Auto Gain For automatic adjustment of Gain please refer to Auto Luminance Please note with CMV4000 sensors gain adjustment is possible in steps only Please find step values are as below When using autogain with steps of gain the ...

Page 58: ...irrored horizontally or vertically Image flip is done inside the memory of the camera therefore not increasing the CPU load of the PC Figure 29 Figure of original image Figure 30 Figure of image horizontally flipped Figure 31 Figure of image vertically flipped ...

Page 59: ...ghboring pixels directly on the chip before readout Binning is only used with monochrome CCD Sensors For reducing resolution on color sensors refer to decimation Vertical Binning Accumulates vertical pixels Figure 32 Illustration of vertical binning Horizontal Binning Accumulates horizontal pixels Figure 33 Illustration of horizontal binning 2 2 Binning A combination of horizontal and vertical bin...

Page 60: ...reducing data rate by reducing the region you are interested in Figure 35 Horizontal decimation Decimation on Color Sensors The Bayer pattern color information is preserved with 1 3 horizontal and vertical resolution The frame readout speed increases approx by factor 2 5 Figure 36 Illustration of decimation on color sensors 7 1 16 Burst Mode The hardware interface GigE USB3 etc of your camera very...

Page 61: ...the camera on USB cameras the maximum sensor speed is limited to the maximum interface speed This means the maximum trigger frequency cannot be higher than camera freerun frequency The image buffer will protect against breaking datarates of the USB line though Usage of Burst Mode Burst Mode has 2 main purposes If transfer speed breaks down e g Ethernet transfer rate due to high network load tolera...

Page 62: ...ade in steps In this example the transfer rate is 66 7 MHz thus resulting in steps of 15 ns 𝑡 1 66 6 𝑀𝑀𝑀 1 66 666 666 6 1 𝑠 15 10 9 𝑠 15 𝑛𝑛 NOTICE Use multiples of 15 ns to write durations into camera memory 7 2 2 Temperature Sensor A temperature sensor is installed on the mainboard of the camera To avoid overheating the temperature is constantly monitored and read Besides software monitoring the ...

Page 63: ... width External trigger and pulse width controlled exposure time In this mode the camera is waiting for an external trigger which starts integration and readout Exposure time can be varied using the length of the trigger pulse rising edge starts integration time falling edge terminates the integration time and starts frame read out This mode is useful in applications where the light level of the s...

Page 64: ...ted by the internal microcontroller of the camera At the rising edge of the trigger the camera will initiate the exposure The software provided by SVS Vistek allows the user to set exposure time e g from 60 μs 60 Sec camera type dependent Exposure time of the next image can overlap with the frame readout of the current image trigger pulse occurs when FVAL is high When this happens the start of exp...

Page 65: ...SVS VISTEK Feature Set 65 ...

Page 66: ...rast increase by applying an S shaped curve The maximum resolution is shifted to the mid range Contrasts in this illumination range is increased while black values will be interpreted more black and more of the bright pixels will be displayed as 100 white For further Information about curves and their impact on the image refer to our homepage Knowledge Base LUT Figure 37 Custom LUT adding contrast...

Page 67: ...age with a Gamma value between 1 8 up to 2 55 The Gamma algorithms for correction can simplify resolution shifting as shown seen above Input Output signal range from 0 to 1 Output Signal Input SignalGamma Figure 38 Several gamma curves comparable to a LUT Gamma values less than 1 0 map darker image values into a wider ranger Gama values greater than 1 0 do the same for brighter values NOTICE Gamma...

Page 68: ...ncreasing the maximum speed in term of frames per second With CCD sensors setting an AOI on the left or right side does not affect the frame rate as lines must be read out completely In CMOS Sensors AOI can be chosen too 7 3 I O Features 7 3 1 Assigning I O Lines IOMUX The IOMUX is best described as a switch matrix It connects inputs and outputs with the various functions of SVCam I O It also allo...

Page 69: ...ra with a non SVS Vistek GigEVision client you might not see the clearnames of the lines but only line numbers In this case use this list of line names Line0 Output0 Line1 Output1 Line2 Output2 Line3 Output3 Line3 Output4 Line5 Uart In Line6 Trigger Line7 Sequencer Line8 Debouncer Line9 Prescaler Line10 Input0 Line11 Input1 Line12 Input2 Line13 Input3 Line14 Input4 Line15 LogicA Line16 LogicB Line...

Page 70: ...onnectors when physically wiring Also the IOMUX can be illustrated as a three dimensional dice Long address spaces indicate which signals are routed to witch module within the camera Figure 41 I O switch matrix connections will be made withn a 1 instead of a 0 ...

Page 71: ...SVS VISTEK Feature Set 71 Figure 42 I O Lines with open end indicate physical in and outputs ...

Page 72: ...sequenzer_0 10 expose input 11 readout input 12 r_sequenzer_pulse_a output from module iomux_sequenzer_0 pulse 13 rr_pwm_out_c output from module iomux_sequenzer_0 14 rr_pwm_out_d output from module iomux_sequenzer_0 15 r_sequenzer_active output from module iomux_sequenzer_0 16 r_debouncer output from module iomux_dfilter_0 17 r_prescaler output from module iomux_prescaler_0 18 r_sequenzer_pulse_b...

Page 73: ...ounce input input to module iomux_dfilter_0 9 prescale input input to module iomux_prescaler_0 10 logic inputa input to module iomux_logic_0 11 logic inputb input to module iomux_logic_0 12 mft_txd output 13 pulseloop hw_trigger input to module iomux_pulseloop_0 14 pulseloop hw_trigger input to module iomux_pulseloop_1 15 pulseloop hw_trigger input to module iomux_pulseloop_2 16 pulseloop hw_trigg...

Page 74: ...ra is exposing the sensor connect line 17 to 14 signal from pulse loop module 1 appears on line 7 connect line 7 to 1 output 1 Turn of a light that was ON during the time between two pictures connect line 17 to 15 invert signal from pulse loop module 2 it appears on line 20 connect line 20 to 2 output 2 Inverter Set to 1 Inverter and set to 1 is part of every input and every output of the modules ...

Page 75: ...ls that can be used simultaneously or independent from each other According to the I O specification of your camera two or four channels can be used as open drain Refer to specifications 4 IO high voltage drain Figure 43 Illustration of four LEDs switched internal by the camera For detailed connector pin out refer to Connectors For further information using the breakout box and simplifying OIs ref...

Page 76: ...SVS VISTEK Feature Set 76 Figure 44 Illustration of conventional schematic electric circuit Figure 3 4IO simplifies light control ...

Page 77: ...SVS VISTEK Feature Set 77 Figure 4 Illustration of schematic wiring with 4IO model using the break out box matrix ...

Page 78: ...Pulse output starting on low or high level Pre and post duration time Number of loops E X A M P L E A P P L I C A T I O N S Initiated by an external trigger the camera drives an LED illumination directly from the open drain output and initiates the camera exposure after a pre defined delay Figure 45 pulseloop for strobe and exposure C A M E R A C A S C A D E Three cameras are triggered in cascade ...

Page 79: ...ED 250 mA Voltage Supply 24 V Voltage drop at Resistor 24 V 11 V 13 V Pull up Resistor R 𝟏𝟏 𝑽 𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎 52 Ω Total Power 𝑷 𝑼 𝑰 6 W Power at LEDs 𝟏𝟏 𝑽 𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎 2 75 W Power Loss at Resistor 𝟏𝟏 𝑽 𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎 3 25 W USE RIGHT DIMENSION OF RESISTOR Protect your display from damage by selecting the appropriate resistor dimension The PWM output will put full operational voltage to the LED display ...

Page 80: ...c This means the off time is 850 mSec The sum of time on and time off is 1000 mSec 1 Sec NOTICE The shorter the time on the higher current can be used the longer LEDs will work Strobe Timing Exposure Delay A value representing the time between the logical positive edge of trigger pulse and start of integration time Unit is 1μs Default is 0μs Strobe Polarity Positive or negative polarity of the har...

Page 81: ...SVS VISTEK Feature Set 81 Strobe Control Example Setup Figure 47 Illustration of an application using the 4IO ...

Page 82: ...re Start µs Exposure delay after Interval start Exposure Stop µs Exposure Stop related to Interval Start Strobe Start µs Strobe delay after Interval start Strobe Stop µs Strobe Stop related to Interval Start PWM Frequency T Basic duty cycle 1 Hz for PWM PWM Line 1 Demodulation Result PWM Line 2 Demodulation Result PWM Line 3 Demodulation Result PWM Line 4 Demodulation Result Values can be set for ...

Page 83: ...00 µs 875 000 µs 190 000 µs Exposure Stop 700 000 µs 125 000 µs 720 000 µs Strobe Start 110 000 µs 125 000 µs 350 000 µs Strobe Stop 875 000 µs 875 000 µs 875 000 µs PWM Frequency 4 Hz 4 Hz 4 Hz PWM Line 0 100 0 80 PWM Line 1 20 50 0 PWM Line 2 0 100 30 PWM Line 3 Trigger set to negative slope Use higher frequencies Figure 48 illustration of three sequencer intervals ...

Page 84: ...rtain voltage range such as diodes or LEDs Diode characteristic Since LEDs have a bounded workspace the PWM ensures a variable intensity of illumination at a constant voltage on the diodes In addition the lifetime of a diode increases The internal resistance is ideal in this area The diode gets time to cool down when operated with a PWM in its workspace Implementation of PWM Modulation frequency T...

Page 85: ...50 intensity Figure 51 75 intensity The integrals over both periods 𝑇𝐴 and 𝑇𝐴 are equal 𝐀 𝑡𝐴2 𝑡𝐴1 𝐁 𝑡𝐵2 𝑡𝐵1 An equal amount of Photons will be emitted The intensity of light is the same 𝑡𝐴2 𝑡𝐴1 𝑡𝐵2 𝑡𝐵1 The periods 𝑇𝐴 and 𝑇𝐵 are equal in length T H E P W M M O D U L E 7 3 5 Optical Input An optical input is designed for galvanic separation of camera and triggering device Noise transients and voltag...

Page 86: ...r in terms of signal transmission than a direct electrical connection An optical input needs some current for operation The SVS Vistek optical input is specified to 5 24V 8mA The opto coupler galvanically divides electrical circuits by emitting light on one side and interpreting light in the other There is no direct electric interaction between both electrical circuits Figure 5 Optical input schem...

Page 87: ...on the logic input The result can be connected to a camera trigger signal or it may be source for the next logical operation with another input It is possible to connect it to an OUT line as well AND Both trigger inputs have to be true A B Y A B 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 NAND The NEGATIVE AND is true only if its inputs are false Invert the output of the AND module A B Y A NAND B 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 ...

Page 88: ...h or a low level pulse_out Invert both trigger inputs By inverting the resulting pulse_out you will get the NOR I pulse A B Y A B NOR Y A B NOR i 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 3 7 Serial data interfaces ANSI EIA TIA 232 F RS 232 and RS 422 from EIA read as Radio Sector or commonly as Recommended Standard are technical standards to specify electrical characteristics of digital signaling circuit...

Page 89: ...e values are low 3 15 V high 3 15 V With restrictions refer to Table serial interface parameter above Data transportis asynchronous Synchronization is implemented by fist and last bit of a package Therefore the last bit can be longer e g 1 5 or 2 times the bit duration Datarate bits per second must be defined before transmission Serial interface Parameter RS 232 RS 422 Maximum open circuit voltage...

Page 90: ... implemented by the UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter Figure 52 UART encoding of a data stream RS 422 RS 422 is a differential low voltage communication standard Figure 53 LVDS signal no return to zero volt Refer to specifications to see if RS 422 is implemented in your camera ...

Page 91: ...tt trigger Instead of triggering to a certain value Schmitt trigger provides a threshold FI GUR E 54 S CHMIT T TR I GGER N OI SE S U SPE N SI ON 7 3 9 Debouncing Trigger Signals Bounces or glitches caused by a switch can be avoided by software within the SVCam Figure 55 bounces or glitches caused by a switch ...

Page 92: ... place and enable the debouncer module in between the trigger schmitt trigger and the input source e g line 1 DebouncDuration register can be set in multiples of 15ns implement of system clock E g 66 666 1 ms Figure 56 debouncer between the trigger source and trigger The Debouncer module Figure 57 Illustration of the debouncer module ...

Page 93: ... word resulting in 16 unique settings Reducing count of interpreted trigger signal Use the prescaler to ignore a certain count of trigger signals Divide the amount of trigger signals by setting a divisor Maximum value for prescale divisor is 16 4 bit Figure 58 Prescale values The prescale module Figure 59 Illustration of the prescale module ...

Page 94: ...raise the protection class of the camera by protecting the sensor and camera internals from environmental influences IP67 models do have an IR cut filter by default Please refer to your camera order to see if a filter is built in Alternatively take a close look on the sensor Build in IR filters are screwed within the lens mount See figure below All kinds of filter can be ordered and placed in fron...

Page 95: ...tral sensitivity of the sensor The spectral graph below shows the wavelength relative impact of the SVS VISTEK standard filter Figure 61 IR cut filter light transmission Focal Impact of Filters As an IR cut filter mainly consist of a small layer of glass 1 mm thick there is an impact on the flange focal distance Refraction within the layer cause shortening this distance When ordering a standard ca...

Page 96: ... ongoing development on our cameras so specs might change and new features being added The following pages will give an overview of the core features of EXO Camera Link cameras Note The EXO CL cameras are supporting 1x3_1y tap configuration If your framegrabber is supporting this as well you might get framerates up to 50 higher than shown in the datasheet ...

Page 97: ...or w x h 11 34x7 13 mm 11 34x7 13 mm exposure time 20 µs 1s 20 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 72 dB 72 dB S N Ratio 44 44 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 ROI 1 1 whi...

Page 98: ...n out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x33 89 mm 50x50x33 89 mm weight 138 g 138 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 0 W 4 0 W operating temperature 10 60 C 10 60 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status production production 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February ...

Page 99: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 99 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 62 IMX174LQJ Figure 63 IMX174LLJ Color Mono ...

Page 100: ...µm optic sensor w x h 16 05x12 61 mm 16 05x12 61 mm exposure time 228 µs 1s 228 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 72 dB 72 dB S N Ratio 40 40 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto manual auto px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 ROI 1 1 white ba...

Page 101: ...n out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x33 89 mm 50x50x33 89 mm weight 138 g 138 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 3 5 W 3 5 W operating temperature 10 60 C 10 60 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status production production 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February ...

Page 102: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 102 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 64 IMX183LQJ Figure 65 IMX183LLR Color Mono ...

Page 103: ...sor w x h 11 34x7 13 mm 11 34x7 13 mm exposure time 38 µs 1s 38 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 72 dB 72 dB S N Ratio 44 44 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 ROI 1 1 wh...

Page 104: ...2 in out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x33 89 mm 50x50x33 89 mm weight 138 g 138 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 0 W 4 0 W ambient temperature 10 45 C 10 45 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status replaced replaced 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February 1 2...

Page 105: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 105 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 66 IMX249LQJ Figure 67 IMX249LLJ Color Mono ...

Page 106: ...sor w x h 8 5x7 09 mm 8 5x7 09 mm exposure time 20 µs 1s 20 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 72 dB 72 dB S N Ratio 40 40 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 ROI 1 1 white ...

Page 107: ...n out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x34 12 mm 50x50x34 12 mm weight 138 g 138 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 0 W 4 0 W operating temperature 10 60 C 10 60 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status production production 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February ...

Page 108: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 108 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 68 IMX250LQJR Figure 69 IMX250LLR Color Mono ...

Page 109: ...r w x h 8 5x7 09 mm 8 5x7 09 mm exposure time 29 µs 1s 29 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 72 dB 72 dB S N Ratio 39 39 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to12 1 12to12 1 ROI white bala...

Page 110: ...n out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x34 12 mm 50x50x34 12 mm weight 140 g 140 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 0 W 4 0 W operating temperature 10 60 C 10 60 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status production production 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February ...

Page 111: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 111 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 70 IMX267LQR Figure 71 IMX267LLR Color Mono ...

Page 112: ...r w x h 8 5x7 09 mm 8 5x7 09 mm exposure time 29 µs 1s 29 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 72 dB 72 dB S N Ratio 39 5 39 5 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 ROI 1 1 whit...

Page 113: ...n out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x34 12 mm 50x50x34 12 mm weight 140 g 140 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 0 W 4 0 W operating temperature 10 60 C 10 60 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status production production 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February ...

Page 114: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 114 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 72 IMX304LQR Figure 73 IMX304LLR Color Mono ...

Page 115: ...tic sensor w x h 11 26x11 26 mm 11 26x11 26 mm exposure time 26 µs 1s 26 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 52 dB 52 dB S N Ratio 38 38 frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 R...

Page 116: ...2 in out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x38 04 mm 50x50x38 04 mm weight 138 g 138 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 5 W 4 5 W ambient temperature 10 45 C 10 45 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status replaced replaced 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February 1 2...

Page 117: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 117 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 74 CMV4000 3E5C1PP Figure 75 CMV4000 3E5M1PP Color Mono ...

Page 118: ...8 µm optic sensor w x h 8 94x7 06 mm 8 94x7 06 mm exposure time 40 µs 1s 40 µs 1s max gain 18 dB 18 dB dynamic range 58 dB 58 dB S N Ratio frame buffer 256MB RAM 32MB Flash 256MB RAM 32MB Fla CL_geometry 1x2 1y 1x3 1y 1x2 1y 1x3 1y frequency select exp time adjustment manual auto external manual auto external px format 8 12 16 x x x x packed readout max binning h v 2 2 2 2 LUT 12to8 1 12to8 1 ROI ...

Page 119: ...2 in out 1 1 1 1 RS 422 in out power supply 10 25 V 10 25 V lens mount C Mount C Mount dynamic lens control size w h d 1 50x50x34 13 mm 50x50x34 13 mm weight 138 g 138 g protection class IP40 IP40 power consumption 4 5 W 4 5 W ambient temperature 10 45 C 10 45 C rel humidity non condensing 10 90 10 90 status replaced replaced 1 please refer to model drawings SVS VISTEK February 1 2018 February 1 2...

Page 120: ...SVS VISTEK Specifications 120 Spectral sensitivity characteristics Figure 76 NOIP1SE5000A Figure 77 NOIP1SN5000A Color Mono ...

Page 121: ...eturn authorization is issued Seller will inform Buyer of related repair and or replacement costs and request authorization before incurring such costs Buyer shall identify all returned material with Sellers invoice number under which material has been received If more than one invoice applies material has to be clearly segregated and identified by applicable invoice numbers Adjustment is continge...

Page 122: ...resent or don t have the proper quality the camera cannot read out any frame Mode 1 and 2 Beware of spikes on the signal Image is present but distorted Check the camera configuration file of your frame grabber Check number of front and back porch pixel Wrong numbers in configuration file can cause sync problems Check if your frame grabber can work with the data rate of the camera Image of a color ...

Page 123: ...ing System E g Win 7 XP Which Camera are you using Type e g svs3625MTHCPC Serial Number Which Accessories are you using Power Supply Cable Lens Type and Focal Length Firmware No of Version Operation Mode Please send a screenshot of ConvCam screen or log file In case of EURESYS Grabber Brand and Type Driver Version If Patch please specify Camera file used Short Description of Problem E g missing li...

Page 124: ...SVS VISTEK Troubleshooting 124 Space for further descriptions screenshots and log files ...

Page 125: ...ct when the enclosure is at an angle of 15 either side of the vertical 2 Protected against water droplets Droplets falling vertically must not have any harmful effect with enclosure at an angle of 15 either side of the vertical 3 Protected against spray water Water sprayed at any angle of up to 60 either side of the vertical must not have any harmful effect 4 Protected against water splashes Water...

Page 126: ...l Semiconductor interface Channel link It was designed for the purpose of standardizing scientific and industrial video products including cameras cables and frame grabbers Charge Coupled Device Commonly used technology used for camera sensors used to detect quantify light i e for capturing images in an electronic manner CCDs were first introduced in the early 70ies Complementary Metal Oxide Semic...

Page 127: ...nd below the desired area Typically applied to CCD sensors In most CMOS image sensors an AOI area of interest or ROI region of interest can be defined by selecting the area to be read This leads to increased frame rate The base clock beat that operates the sensor chip is It is typically also the clock with which pixels are presented at the output node of the image sensor A camera RAW image file co...

Page 128: ... 3 0 interface and uses USB 3 0 ports Components from different manufacturers will easily communicate with each other Cameras for industrial use usually provide a set of different trigger modes with which they can be operated The most common trigger modes are 1 Programmable shutter trigger mode Each image is captured with a pre defined shutter time 2 Pulse Width Control trigger The image capture i...

Page 129: ...15 interlaced effect 46 Figure 16 Rolling shutter lines light sensitivity versus time 48 Figure 1 illustration of rising amount of values gray scales by increasing the bit format 52 Figure 1 Simplified illustration of a quantification graph 52 Figure 19 Shade difference in 8 bit format 52 As shown in figure 20 differences in shades of gray are hardly visable on screen or in print 52 Figure 21 Figu...

Page 130: ...using the 4IO 81 Figure 48 illustration of three sequencer intervals 83 Figure 49 25 intensity 85 Figure 50 50 intensity 85 Figure 51 75 intensity 85 Figure 52 UART encoding of a data stream 90 Figure 53 LVDS signal no return to zero volt 90 FIGURE 54 SCHMITT TRIGGER NOISE SUSPENSION 91 Figure 55 bounces or glitches caused by a switch 91 Figure 56 debouncer between the trigger source and trigger 9...

Page 131: ...SVS VISTEK Index of figures 131 Figure 74 CMV4000 3E5C1PP 117 Figure 75 CMV4000 3E5M1PP 117 Figure 76 NOIP1SE5000A 120 Figure 77 NOIP1SN5000A 120 ...

Page 132: ...mera Link Deca 9 Camera Link Features 9 Camera Link Flashing LED Codes 11 Camera Link 19 CameraLink Pinout 20 CCD 59 68 CMOS 43 68 Color 54 60 Connecting the camera 14 Connectors 19 Connectors Camera Link 19 Contents of Camera Set 11 ConvCam 123 ConvCam5 12 14 Cross Section 28 38 Cycle duration 84 dark noise 56 dB 57 debouncer 68 92 Debouncing 91 Debouncing Trigger Signals 91 Decimation 60 Decimat...

Page 133: ...mma 67 Gamma Correction 67 Getting Started 11 Global shutter 46 Glossary of Terms 126 Horizontal Binning 59 I O 68 I O Features 68 illumination 84 Image Flip 58 Image Impact of IR Cut Filter 95 Implementation of PWM 84 Index of figures 129 Input output connectors 24 input vector to switch matrix 72 Installation of ConvCam5 12 interval 82 Inverter 74 Inverter Set to 1 74 IO Assignment 91 IP protect...

Page 134: ...t 25 35 Side Right 26 36 Software 12 Software Trigger 64 Sony IMX readout technology 44 Space for further descriptions screenshots and log files 124 Specifications 96 Spectral Impact of IR Cut Filters 95 Spectral sensitivity characteristics 99 102 108 Strobe 68 Strobe Control 75 Strobe Control Example Setup 81 Strobe Delay 80 Strobe Duration 80 Strobe Polarity 80 Strobe Timing 80 Support Request F...

Page 135: ...SVS VISTEK Index 135 Vertical Binning 59 Viewer Software 14 Warranty 121 WARRANTY 7 121 White Balance 54 Why PWM 84 ...

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