2002 Sony Corporation
CCD Black-and-WhiteVideo Camera Module
XC-HR70
A-BAD-100-11 (1)
Technical Manual
Page 1: ... 2002 Sony Corporation CCD Black and White Video Camera Module XC HR70 A BAD 100 11 1 Technical Manual ...
Page 2: ...tions 9 Trigger Pulse Specifications 9 Video Output Modes 10 Binning OFF 10 Binning ON 10 About the Electronic Shutter 11 DIP Switches on the Rear Panel 11 Normal Shutter 11 External Trigger Shutter 12 Restart Reset 13 To Set Restart Reset Mode 13 To Use High rate Scan Mode A 14 External Trigger Shutter 16 To Set the External Trigger Shutter 17 To Use High rate Scan Mode B 18 Timing Chart 21 Speci...
Page 3: ... and VD signals from a 12 pin connector by changing the setting of a rear panel switch Electronic shutter You can choose from FL flickerless mode and a wide range of image speeds 1 125 to 1 20 000 s for the best match to shooting conditions External trigger shutter function 1 4 to 1 100 000 s You can obtain a freeze picture by inputting an external trigger This function is useful for shooting a fa...
Page 4: ...10N 10 m CCXC 12P25N 25 m Camera adaptor DC 700 700CE Tripod adaptor VCT 333I Insulated type C mount lens VCL 12YM Sony VF2509 Canon Close up ring kit LO 77ERK C mount lens VCL 12YM VF2509 Close up ring kit LO 77ERK XC HR70 Tripod adaptor VCT 333I Camera cables CCXC 12P02N CCXC 12P05N CCXC 12P10N CCXC 12P25N Camera adaptor DC 700 700CE Conforms to new EIAJ 12 pin assignments AC VIDEO OUT HD VD WEN...
Page 5: ...ference holes Tripod screw holes at the bottom These precision screw holes are for locking the camera module Locking the camera module using these holes secures the optical axis alignment You can install the camera on a tripod To install on a tripod you will need to install the VCT 333I tripod adaptor using the reference holes on the bottom of the camera 4 Reference holes at the bottom These preci...
Page 6: ...maging information on fast moving objects at a precise moment in time The factory settings for these switches are for normal operation restart reset and external trigger shutter OFF For more information see Restart Reset page 13 and External Trigger Shutter page 16 4 Gain switch bit 9 This switch selects FIX fixed or MANUAL manual adjustment factory setting FIX left side 5 Binning mode switch bit ...
Page 7: ...put Signal Reset Signal VD input Signal 8 9 10 WEN output Signal 11 Trigger pulse input Signal 12 VD output Ground VD input Ground Reset Ground Reset Ground Rear panel Factory mode settings of rear panel Number Switch name Factory mode setting 1 Shutter speed and mode setting DIP switches All bits are OFF left 2 75Ω termination switch ON 3 M GAIN control knob 4 HD VD signal input output switch EXT...
Page 8: ... ranges can lead to internal reset instability and high rate interval instability However when you input an external HD VD phase signal in all modes the video out signals are output about 1 H later than the external VD Mode Settings During normal operation HD phase 43 05 µs VD phase 34 27 ms 17 13 ms binning ON OFF continuous Phase timing is as shown above falling edge only applied During restart ...
Page 9: ...ermination ON and OFF The voltage and pulse width used are as measured at pin 7 of the 12 pin multi connector on the rear panel 0 V 4 5 V HD VD 4 5 V 0 V 4 5 V 0 V HD Input Specifications Input impedance 75Ω or 10 kΩ or more Input amplitude 2 0 to 5 0 Vp p for both 75Ω termination ON and OFF The voltage and pulse width used are as measured at pin 6 of the 12 pin multi connector on the rear panel T...
Page 10: ...T connector every 1 29 2 s line sequential output External synchronization is possible by external HD VD Binning ON Mixed signals for vertically adjacent pixels are output from the VIDEO OUT connector every 1 58 4 s External synchronization is possible by external HD VD Frame image Frame image Frame image Binning image Binning image Binning image Binning image Binning image Rear panel DIP switches...
Page 11: ... and in external trigger shutter mode 1 Normal Shutter This mode provides continuous video output with the electronic shutter selected by switches to capture a high speed moving object clearly 8 8 Other modes refers to restart reset mode and external trigger shutter mode Rear panel DIP switches Switches 1 to 4 Shutter speed switches Switch 5 High rate scan mode switch Switches 6 to 8 Trigger shutt...
Page 12: ...By inputting an external trigger pulse the camera is able to capture fast moving objects clearly For more information see External Trigger Shutter page 16 1 125 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 1 4000 1 10000 1 20000 1 100 ...
Page 13: ...ultaneously set the high rate scan mode switch 5 to ON right side Long exposure The Restart Reset function extends the CCD accumulation time resulting in highly sensitive image capture This function is effective when you cannot gain satisfactory sensitivity under normal operating conditions or when you want to observe the trail of a moving object Extend the VD interval T between external VD pulses...
Page 14: ...witch and the external VD width and frequency The image obtained is centered as shown below Note In Restart Reset mode video out signals are output about 1 H later than the external VD 768 lines X lines 1 H BLKG interval Tb line Effective image interval X line External VD interval Tv line External VD VBLKG Video out External VD width TW line ...
Page 15: ...ula of effective lines between Binning ON and Binning OFF VD interval Tv line 398 17 13 ms 193 8 31 ms 129 5 55 ms External VD width Tw line High rate scan OFF 23 29 Effective lines X line 370 15 93 ms 159 6 85 ms 89 3 83 ms BLKG interval Tb line 28 1 205 ms 34 1 464 ms 40 1 722 ms Frame rate frame s 58 4 120 180 Effective lines X line 768 33 06 ms 354 15 24 ms 220 9 47 ms 152 6 54 ms BLKG interva...
Page 16: ...or the timing in which video signals are obtained Mode 1 Non reset mode In this mode a video signal synchronized with a VD signal is output after a trigger pulse is input The video signal is synchronized with the external VD signal when an external HD VD signal is input The video signal is synchronized with an internal VD signal when no external HD VD signal is input External or internal synchroni...
Page 17: ...video signal will be output if you input a new trigger pulse before the video signal output for the previous trigger pulse is output completely To Set the External Trigger Shutter There are two ways to set the shutter speed Using the DIP switches on the rear panel For shutter speeds see the following table Mode 1 Non reset mode Mode 2 Reset mode 1 125 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 ...
Page 18: ...al VD In high rate scan mode image output and the WEN rising edge are always synchronized but the WEN width becomes undefined High rate scan mode cannot be used in external trigger shutter mode 2 1 H BLKG interval Tb line Effective image interval X line Trigger interval T line X lines 768 lines External VD Video out WEN Trigger External VD width TW line The image output is terminated by inputting ...
Page 19: ...ere Tw External VD width line Tb BLKG interval line T Triger interval line 2 Ineffective interval H caused by trigger input Note that there is no difference in the formula of effective lines between Binning ON and Binning OFF Effective lines X line 766 33 06 ms 355 15 28 ms 221 9 51 ms 153 6 59 ms Trigger interval T line 796 34 27 ms 387 16 66 ms 258 11 11 ms 193 8 31 ms External VD width Tw line ...
Page 20: ...is not defined whether the image is output for the external VD falling edge or the image is output for the next external VD falling edge 1 in the figure shows that the image is output for the next external VD 2 shows the image for the external VD In this case see WEN since output of the image and WEN make up a pair In any other case the image is output for the external VD falling edge after the tr...
Page 21: ...n for any trigger input in this period 4 Input the external VD within the period of 10 µs to 35 ms after the trigger falling edge 1 and 2 in the figure There is no guarantee of operation for any other input If an invalid signal is input the input is changed to a valid signal and after several V signals normal operation resumes 5 With the XC HR70 a signal synchronized with VD cycle is not output No...
Page 22: ...e image is output for the internal VD falling edge after the trigger falling edge 1 and 2 in the figure If the period from the trigger falling edge to the internal VD falling edge T in the figure is under 10 µs it is not defined whether the image is output for the internal VD falling edge or the image is output for the next internal VD falling edge 3 in the figure shows that the image is output fo...
Page 23: ...ion Exposure time Te 2 Exposure time Te 2 Trigger pulse width 3 T T under 10 ms 4 796 H Bininng OFF 398 H Binning ON Exposure time Te 2 2 µs to 250 ms T T 10 ms or more 4 T T 10 ms or more 4 Trigger 1 External HD 1 Video out 5 WEN External VD 1 Continuous VD 4 An image is output when an external VD signal falls 10 ms or more after a trigger pulse rises 2 and 3 in the figure If the period from the ...
Page 24: ...4 Input the external VD within the period of 10 ms to 45 ms after the trigger rising edge 1 and 2 in the figure There is no guarantee of operation for any other input If an invalid signal is input the input is changed to a valid signal and after several V signals normal operation resumes 5 With the XC HR70 a signal synchronized with VD cycle is not output Note Make sure that the trigger signal and...
Page 25: ...er a trigger pulse rises 2 and 3 in the figure If the period from the trigger rising edge to the internal VD falling edge T in the figure is under 10 ms it is not defined whether the image is output for the external VD falling edge or the image is output for the next external VD falling edge 1 in the figure shows that the image is output for the next internal VD In this case see WEN since the imag...
Page 26: ...put inhibition area There is no guarantee of operation for any trigger input in this period External trigger shutter operation Normal operation 3 Mode transition state External input inhibition area 50 ms External trigger shutter operation Exposure time Te 2 Exposure time Te 2 Trigger pulse width 3 796 H Binning OFF 398 H Binning ON Trigger 1 Video out 5 WEN 1 H to 2 H 4 1 H to 2 H 4 4 The video o...
Page 27: ...any trigger input in this period T 4 External trigger shutter operation Normal operation 3 Mode transition state External input inhibition area 50 ms External trigger shutter operation Exposure time Te 2 Exposure time Te 2 Trigger pulse width 3 796 H Binning OFF 398 H Binning ON Trigger 1 Video out 5 WEN T 4 2 µs to 250 ms 4 The image is output at the shortest timing from the trigger rising edge a...
Page 28: ...n manually adjusted to maximum F1 8 Video S N ratio 56 dB Gain Fixed Manually adjustable Gamma compensation 1 fixed White clip 820 mV 70 mV Read mode Normal mode Bining mode Shutter External trigger shutter Shutter speed External trigger shutter 1 4 to 1 100 000 s Power requirements 12 V DC range 10 5 to 15 V Power consumption 2 0 W Operating temperature 5 to 45 C 23 to 113 F Storage temperature 3...
Page 29: ...tral Sensitivity Characteristics Typical Values An example of spectral sensitivity characteristics without taking the characteristics of the lens or the characteristics of the light source into consideration 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 ...
Page 30: ...al value 1 horizontal scan period 1270 Optical black Horizontal transfer stop period Dummy bits Optical black Effective total pixels 1034 Output video period 1024 Horizontal blanking period 246 Values without units indicate the clock counts 43 05 µs 36 µs 33 9 ns HD 8 34 µs 6 27 µs HSYNC 73 0 75 µs 2 47 µs 5 12 µs 102 22 151 5 5 40 164 29 3 ...
Page 31: ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 28 11 778 779 778 779 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 796 Vertical Output Waveform Timing Chart Binning ON Camera video output signal Typical value The transfer stop period is included in the dummy bits CCD output signal 398 H 9 H 387 µs VD HD SG 9 H 387 µs Dummy bits Optical black Optical black Vertical blanking period 28 H 1205 µs The transfer stop period is included in the dummy bits C...
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