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Trigger Inhibition

Enabling Trigger inhibition

Write the following three commands in sequence.

Disabling Trigger inhibition

Write the following three commands in sequence.

User Free Memory

Enabling User free memory

Write the following three commands in sequence.

Disabling User free memory

Write the following three commands in sequence.

When User free memory is enabled, the addresses
0xF0F50000 to 0xF0F500FC become open.
These addresses are available for writing data freely.
The written data are retained even if the power is turned
off.

Address

Data

F0F30000

08004600

F0F30004

0032FFFF

F0F30008 80000000

Address

Data

F0F30000

08004600

F0F30004

0032FFFF

F0F30008 00000000

Address

Data

F0F30000

08004600

F0F30004

0011FFFF

F0F30008 80000001

Address

Data

F0F30000

08004600

F0F30004

0011FFFF

F0F30008 00000000

Address

Data

F0F50000

Any data

F0F50004

F0F500FC

Summary of Contents for XCD-SX90

Page 1: ...Technical Manual A CUJ 100 12 1 Digital Camera Module 2007 Sony Corporation XCD V60CR SX90CR U100CR Color model XCD V60 SX90 U100 Black and white model ...

Page 2: ...4 Bus Synchronization 14 Partial Scan 15 Binning Mode 16 Format7 Mode4 for XCD V60 V60CR 16 16 bit Mode 16 Control Camera Command Status Register 17 ConfigurationROM 18 Control Base Address 20 Inquiring about Supported Video Modes 20 Video Mode Settings S800 21 Video Mode Settings S400 21 Starting Stopping Video Transfer ContinuousShot 21 OneShot and MultiShot 21 Control of IIDC Standard Features ...

Page 3: ...s automatically operate in synchronization with the 1394 bus without using an external sync signal The exposure timing on multiple cameras is synchronized correctly via the IEEE1394b cable only Broadcast delivery of commands The camera settings for all the cameras connected to the same bus can be changed at the same time For example the gain or shutter speed is set to the same value on all the cam...

Page 4: ...C mount lens commercially available Use an appropriate lens for the camera module and usage 4 Camera module interface board commercially available Install the board in a PCI bus slot of a host device such as a PC Select an IEEE1394 interface board to match your system Select an IEEE1394b interface board if you use the transfer speed of 800 Mbps 5 VCT ST70I tripod adaptor Sony Attach this adaptor t...

Page 5: ...Overview 5 Connection Diagram C mount lens VCT ST70I Tripod Adaptor Host equipment PC etc IEEE1394b cable Host adaptor card XCD V60 V60CR SX90 SX90CR U100 U100CR ...

Page 6: ...our screw reference holes 3 can be used as the tripod adaptor screw holes too Screw the VCT ST70I tripod adaptor into the four screw holes when you use a tripod Rear 4 IEEE1394b connectors Connect an IEEE1394b camera cable not supplied to this connector 5 12 pin I O connector When power from the IEEE1394b connector is insufficient power is supplied through this connector Connect a camera cable suc...

Page 7: ...nto the IEEE1394b connector until it snaps into place holding it Then tighten the fixing screws placed on both sides of the cable connector 1 IEEE1394b connector 2 Fixing screws 3 IEEE1394b camera cable not supplied 4 IEEE1394b connector cap The IEEE1394b connector on the right has a cover cap exclusively for this camera If you use this connector remove the cap The unused connector shall be covere...

Page 8: ...l which may damage the finish Phenomena Specific to CCD Image Sensors The following phenomena that may appear in images are specific to CCD Charge Coupled Device image sensors They do not indicate malfunctions White flecks Although the CCD image sensors are produced with high precision technologies fine white flecks may be generated on the screen in rare cases caused by cosmic rays etc This is rel...

Page 9: ...0 100 064h 10 ms 1 100 1000 3E8h 1 s 1010 3F2h 2 s 1150 47Eh 16 s When Auto Shutter is selected the exposure time is adjusted automatically based on the brightness of the subject At this time the reference level target point is set in the AutoExposure register For details on AutoExposure see Auto Exposure on page 10 For long exposure times When the exposure time is longer than the frame period the...

Page 10: ...s in the lookup table EEPROM of the camera Lookup Table The lookup table of this camera consists of 1 024 tables with10 bit input and 10 bit output The lookup table allows setting of an arbitrary gamma curve or binary segmentation 3 3 Image Filter For black and white models only simple image processing using the 3 x 3 image filter is possible on hardware 0 Filter OFF 1 Sharpness enabled 2 Horizont...

Page 11: ...l The camera settings should be prestored in memory channels Trigger mode 15 Sequential trigger mode Trigger mode 15 allows shooting of images by loading the camera settings prestored in memory channels in sequence each time a trigger is input As this camera is equipped with 15 memory channels a repeat pattern of up to 15 image shootings can be set for trigger mode 14 or 15 The number of the repea...

Page 12: ...ite balance Hue Color models only When the white balance cannot be obtained with the R and B level adjustment you can change the G level by hue adjustment Normally use the default hue setting Trigger Delay Issue of a trigger signal can be delayed from the external trigger inside the camera This delay adjustment is useful to get an appropriate shooting timing when the position of the subject is not...

Page 13: ... or Auto White Balance parameter setting mode the set frame is highlighted on the video image Test Charts A color bar chart for color models only and a gray scale chart can be output Changing Bayer Patterns Color models only The color models of this camera series output raw data For these models the correct color reproduction is not obtained if the Bayer pattern in the application software does no...

Page 14: ...ple cameras to the same bus 2 Set the video mode and frame rate appropriately on each camera and prepare the cameras for sending images at the same time 3 Set each camera to the software trigger mode 4 Issue a software command for node number 63 Now all the cameras start exposure and output images simultaneously All the commands including the video mode setting and the feature control are capable ...

Page 15: ...cannot be cut in convex and L shapes The minimum unit size for partial scan is 32 pixels 24 lines The cut out position can be set in unit of 4 pixels 4 lines For high speed scanning set the maximum packet size When using multiple cameras at the same time set a small packet size that falls within the 800 Mbps band When using Partial scan mode set Format7 Mode0 Vertical Vertical Direction Horizontal...

Page 16: ...when the image is compressed in both the vertical and horizontal directions When Binning mode is used set either Format7 Mode1 2 2 binning or Format7 Mode2 1 2 binning Format7 Mode4 for XCD V60 V60CR As 90 fps mode is not defined by the IIDC standard this camera realizes 90 fps mode in Format7 Mode4 16 bit Mode This camera supports 16 bit Black white Monochrome mode Only the least significant 10 b...

Page 17: ...t so only the least significant 32 address bits are shown in this Guide bbbbbbbb bbnnnnnn 11111111 11111111 11110000 11110000 00000000 00000000 NodeID BusID Must be 1 Address used by the camera Address Resister F0000000 Base address F0000400 ConfigROM area F0F00000 Base address for camera commands F0F00000 CameraInitialize F0F00100 Video Format Inq F0F00180 Video Mode Inq F0F00200 Frame Rate Inq F...

Page 18: ...nitSoftwareVersion 000102h conforms to IIDC Standards Version 1 3 The offset address of UnitDependentInfo is required to be 430h 000001h 1 434h Offset 0 7 8 15 16 23 24 31 Bus Info Block 400h 04 22 ROM CRC 404h 31 33 39 34 408h 20 FF A2 13 40ch 08 00 46 10 NodeVendorID ChipID Hi 410h 00 37 1A 96 Chip ID Lo Root Directory 414h 0003 CRC 418h 03 08 00 46 ModuleVendorID 41ch 0C 00 83 C0 420h D1 00 00 ...

Page 19: ...s the firmware version Vendor_unique_info_1 is the hardware version Vendor_unique_info_2 is the link version Vendor_unique_info_3 is the serial number of the camera VendorNameLeaf For offset address 464h the length of the VendorNameLeaf is 3 Quadlets The subsequent 8 bytes are fixed at 00 After that the four characters for SONY are entered ModelNameLeaf For offset address 474h the length of the Mo...

Page 20: ...CR F0F00180h 06000000h 06000000h 06000000h Data Address XCD V60 V60CR XCD SX90 SX90CR XCD U100 U100CR F0F00180h 0000000h 27000000h 27000000h Data Address XCD V60 V60CR XCD SX90 SX90CR XCD U100 U100CR F0F00180h 0000000h 22000000h 27000000h Data Address XCD V60 V60CR XCD SX90 SX90CR XCD U100 U100CR F0F00180h F8000000h F0000000h F000000h Data Address XCD V60 V60CR XCD SX90 SX90CR XCD U100 U100CR F0F0...

Page 21: ... both OneShot and MultiShot commands With a OneShot command after outputting just one single frame image the camera enters an idling state With a MultiShot command the camera enters the idling state after outputting exactly the specified number of images OneShot MultiShot nnnn indicates the number of frames to be output You can specify any number between 0001h and FFFFh 1 and 65535 If 0000h is spe...

Page 22: ...256 20 31 Max 1023 F0F00508h Sharpness Black and white models only 89000007h 0 This feature exists 4 The value can be read out 7 Manual setting can be selected 8 19 Min 0 20 31 Max 7 F0F0050Ch WhiteBalance Color models only 9B7009FFh 0 This feature exists 4 The value can be read out 6 Auto setting can be selected 7 Manual setting can be selected 8 19 Min 1792 20 31 Max 2559 F0F00510h Hue Color mod...

Page 23: ...N and OFF 8 Trigger Source 0 exists 15 Software Trigger Mode exists 16 Trigger Mode0 exists 17 Trigger Mode1 exists 30 Trigger Mode14 exists 31 Trigger Mode15 exists F0F00534h TriggerDelay 89000FFFh 0 This feature exists 4 The value can be read out 7 Manual setting can be selected 8 19 Min 0 20 31 Max 4095 F0F00584h Pan 89 h 0 This feature exists 4 The value can be read out 7 Manual setting can be...

Page 24: ...e equivalent to 0 7 82000003 Sets an optional gamma curve by a user See LUT Address Data F0F0081C 82000ddd Controls shutter using the manually set relative value 83000xxx Sets the shutter control to AUTO relative value C2000xxx Controls shutter using the manually set absolute value C3000xxx Sets the shutter control to AUTO absolute value F0F00978h To obtain this address see The formula for absolut...

Page 25: ...he Bayer output pattern changes by shifting one pixel at the image output starting position from right to left and or up or down Bayer array patterns Pattern 0 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Address Data F0F20400 0000000d Outputs a signal to the output port Selectable values are 0 to 3 F0F20404 Reads out the status of the input port Readable values are 0 to 3 G B R G B G G R R G G B G R B G Address...

Page 26: ...ature exists 8 1394b mode is available 16 The power control is not available 19 OneShot is available 20 MultiShot is available 28 31 15 memory channels Address Data Bit F0F0040Ch Opt_Function _Inq 50000000h 0 1 Does not support PIO 2 Does not support SIO 3 Supports Strobe output Address Data Control register address F0F00484h PIO_Control_ CSR_Inq 003C8100h F0F20400h Address Data F0F20400h 0000000d...

Page 27: ...xt data in EEPROM mode only after confirming that the previous writing has been completed because writing in EEPROM mode requires a long time The common Lookup table is used for both the 16 bit mode and 8 bit mode For the 8 bit mode the most significant 8 bits of the 10 bits will handle data Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 0030FFFF F0F30008 80000000 Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 ...

Page 28: ... here is read out when the optical filter is set to 8 Display of Test Chart Displaying the color bar Write the following three commands in sequence Displaying the gray scale Write the following three commands in sequence Turning off the test chart Write the following three commands in sequence Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 0031FFFF F0F30008 80000000 Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F3000...

Page 29: ...ds in sequence When User free memory is enabled the addresses 0xF0F50000 to 0xF0F500FC become open These addresses are available for writing data freely The written data are retained even if the power is turned off Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 0032FFFF F0F30008 80000000 Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 0032FFFF F0F30008 00000000 Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 0011FFFF F0...

Page 30: ... percentage units F0F63010 R level can be obtained example value F0F63014 G level can be obtained example value F0F63018 B level can be obtained example value F0F63020 00dd00dd Sets the OnePush AWB speed using the most significant 16 bits Sets the AWB speed using the least significant16 bits F0F63024 0000000d Sets algorithm selection 0 or 1 Address Data F0F30000 08004600 F0F30004 0035FFFF F0F30008...

Page 31: ... status 01000000 indicates during recording and 010100nn indicates recording has stopped 8 Set trigger mode to OFF 9 Secure the isochronous resource and start video The recorded images are output continuously If trigger mode remains ON one image is output each time a trigger is input 10 Read F0F40000 to check the playback status 02000000 indicates during playback and 02010000 indicates playback ha...

Page 32: ...ion may occur when noise overlaps a trigger signal In this case suppress noise in the trigger generation circuit When the above conditions are unavoidable the trigger inhibition period can be limited only while the image is being output Keep in mind however that if the trigger inhibition feature is enabled the overlap trigger cannot be accepted and the minimum trigger input cycle becomes longer ac...

Page 33: ...able by the unit of 4 4 Lens mount C mount Flange back 17 526 mm Minimum illumination Black and white model 2 lx Iris F1 4 Gain 24 dB Shutter 1 60s 129 XCD V60 1 30s 182 XCD SX90 1 15s 258 XCD U100 Color model 20 lx Iris F1 4 Gain 18 dB Shutter 1 60s 129 XCD V60CR 1 30s 182 XCD SX90CR 1 15s 258 XCD U100CR Brightness Adjustable Gamma Adjustable using the Lookup table Shutter speed 1 100 000 to 16 s...

Page 34: ...Coding Frame Rate XCD V60 V60CR XCD SX90 SX90CR XCD U100 U100CR 0 5 640 480 Mono8 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 30 60 6 640 480 Mono16 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 30 60 1 2 800 600 Mono8 7 5 15 30 5 1024 768 Mono8 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 30 6 800 600 Mono16 3 75 7 5 15 30 7 1024 768 Mono16 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 30 ...

Page 35: ...r than 1 60 s 2 2 1280 960 Mono8 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 30 5 1600 1200 Mono8 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 6 1280 960 Mono16 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 7 1600 1200 Mono16 1 875 3 75 7 5 15 Format Mode Image Size Color Coding Frame Rate XCD V60 V60CR XCD SX90 SX90CR XCD U100 U100CR Format Mode XCD V60 XCD V60CR XCD SX90 XCD SX90CR XCD U100 XCD U100CR 7 0 Partial scan Frame rate Depends on the area 1 2 2 binning Frame rate 1...

Page 36: ... and light source parameters XCD U100 Spectral sensitivity relative response parameters without lens and light source parameters 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 Wave Length nm Relative Response 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 Wave Length nm Relative Response 400 450 B G R 500 550 600 650 700 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 0 Wave Length nm Relative Response...

Page 37: ... XCD U100CR Spectral sensitivity relative response parameters without lens and light source parameters 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 Wave Length nm Relative Response 400 450 B G R 500 550 600 650 700 ...

Page 38: ...mensions 26 1 1 16 2 M3 depth 4 3 32 M3 depth 3 16 13 17 32 44 1 3 4 33 1 5 16 65 5 2 5 8 57 5 2 3 8 8 5 16 12 pin connector IEEE1394b connector 4 M3 depth 4 3 16 M3 depth 3 16 13 17 32 50 2 26 1 1 16 Unit mm inches ...

Page 39: ... information contained herein is for reference only and does not convey any license by any implication or otherwise under any intellectual property right or other right of Sony or third parties Sony cannot assume responsibility for any right infringements arising out of the use of this information Sony Corporation ...

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