Technical Manual
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Digital Video Camera Module
© 2009 Sony Corporation
XCL-U100
Page 1: ...Technical Manual A D9A 100 11 1 Digital Video Camera Module 2009 Sony Corporation XCL U100 ...
Page 2: ...5 2 Digital clamp 26 5 3 Digital gain 26 5 4 Digital pedestal 26 5 5 Gamma correction 27 5 5 1 Arbitrary setting method 27 5 5 2 Coefficient input method 27 5 6 3 3 filter 29 5 6 1 Mode 1 29 5 6 2 Mode 2 30 5 7 Binarization 31 5 8 8 10 12 bit depth selection 32 5 9 Grayscale chart 32 Camera Control Commands General 33 Serial Communication Specifications 33 Command system 33 Command format 33 Comma...
Page 3: ...nction Shutter speed can be selected from variety of available speeds External trigger shutter function 2 to 1 10 000 s You can obtain a still picture by inputting an external trigger This function is useful to shoot a fast moving object clearly Partial scan The camera module can limit the number of the actual video output lines to achieve high frame rates enabling high speed image processing Body...
Page 4: ...lfunctioning sensor element will cause a single pixel blemish in the picture This is generally not a problem White speckles While CCD image pickup device is made by an accurate technique imperceptible speckless may rarely come up on the screen due to cosmic rays and so on This is connected to the principle of CCD image pickup device not a malfunction And the white speckless are easy to come up in ...
Page 5: ... not Performance may also be dependent on the host device e g Computer so consult the dealer if images are not displayed properly This cable connects to the DIGITAL IF connector on the rear panel of the camera module Image control signals are transmitted via this cable If there is support for PoCL power is also supplied at the same time If you use a camera module interface board with support for P...
Page 6: ...patible camera link cable to a PoCL compatible camera module interface board you can power control and output images from the camera using a single cable Using the DC IN connector You can supply power via the DC IN connector using the power adapter Use DC 700 700CE which is the stable power source free from ripple or noise When both the DIGITAL IF and DC IN connectors are used the power supply fro...
Page 7: ...se four screw holes to attach a VCT 333I tripod adaptor d Reference screw holes bottom These precision screw holes are for locking the camera module Locking the camera module into these holes secures the optical axis alignment Note Refer to XCL U100 Demensions in page 43 for about the position size of the Guide hole and the Reference hole Using a tripod To use the tripod install the tripod adaptor...
Page 8: ...r signal via the 26 pin mini connector and operate a camera module in the external trigger mode The following table shows the relation between the pin numbers of the DIGITAL IF connector and the input output signals and the like About the 1st pin and 26th pin of the 26 pin mini connector The connection differs depending on the type of camera module interface board you use In the case of PoCL suppo...
Page 9: ... cable that is not compatible with PoCL non PoCL may cause a malfunction of the camera or camera module interface board Controlling the camera from the host device You can control the camera from host device such as a computer The following table shows the control functions You can send a command corresponding to the control items with parameters for the desired settings if necessary from the host...
Page 10: ... recognized correctly by the camera if it does not meet the following conditions H level 1 5 V to 1 7 V L level 0 8 V to 1 0 V DVAL Exposure output specific only DC IN terminal Stated in the voltage of when terminating at more than 10 k ohms DC IN terminal DIGITAL IF terminal 90 10 2 5 V 10 0 µs 2 s Width 0 0 6 V Rising time 2 0 µs or less Amplitude When trigger pulse polarity is positive 90 10 2 ...
Page 11: ...l trigger delay TRG DELAY f Added command Digital gain DGAIN f Parameters are different Digital pedestal DPEDESTAL f Parameters are different Digital clamp DCLAMP f Parameters are different Binarize setting BINARIZE a Gamma mode setting GAMMA MODE f Parameters are different LUT value setting GAMMA a Filter mode FILTER MODE a Filter setting FILTER a Binning setting BINNING a Partial scan setting PA...
Page 12: ...200 horizontal vertical The effective clock for standard LVAL is 1600 and the effective lines for FVAL is 1200 Port 8 bits 10 bits 12 bits Port A0 D1 0 D1 0 D1 0 Port A1 D1 1 D1 1 D1 1 Port A2 D1 2 D1 2 D1 2 Port A3 D1 3 D1 3 D1 3 Port A4 D1 4 D1 4 D1 4 Port A5 D1 5 D1 5 D1 5 Port A6 D1 6 D1 6 D1 6 Port A7 D1 7 D1 7 D1 7 Port B0 D1 8 D1 8 Port B1 D1 9 D1 9 Port B2 D1 10 Port B3 D1 11 Port B4 Port ...
Page 13: ...L is set to ON Note When horizontal partial scan is set to ON set the line number for the effective video area Set the number of columns to read to a number between 128 and 1600 An error will occur if the number of columns configured is not within this range 1 2 3 159815991600 1600 1 1600 CL 320 CL 1 21 820 1600 1600 1 1600 CL 320 CL 780 CL 20 CL LVAL DVAL CL Horizontal timing Common for each mode...
Page 14: ... 1 s 17552 H 1 fps 1 2 s 500 ms 8177 H 2 fps 1 7 5 s 133 34 ms 1302 H 7 5 fps 1 15 s OFF 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 30 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 60 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 100 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 120 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 250 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 500 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 1 000 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 2 000 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 5 000 s 66 8 ms 53 H 14 97 fps 1 10 ...
Page 15: ...H 0 5 fps 1 s 1 s 18152 H 1 fps 1 2 s 500 ms 8777 H 2 fps 1 7 5 s 133 34 ms 1902 H 7 5 fps 1 15 s 66 80 ms 653 H 14 97 fps 1 30 s OFF 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 60 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 100 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 120 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 250 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 500 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 1 000 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 2 000 s 33 44 ms 27 H 29 90 fps 1 5 000 s 33 44...
Page 16: ...ting position for display 32 exposure time T1 T1 number of lines displayed 62 ROUNDUP starting position for display 32 8 0 ROUNDUP 1217 ending position for display 8 0 H T3 T1 number of lines displayed ROUNDUP functions Round up the value for the function ROUNDUP x 0 x to the nearest whole number Example ROUNDUP 50 0 0 50 ROUNDUP 50 3 0 51 High speed transferring period High speed transferring per...
Page 17: ... 1 30 s 33 333 ms 18 ms Configurations between 1 10 000 s and 1 60 s are valid and configurations between 1 30 s and 2 s will be ignored 1 Even when the shutter is arbitrary the shutter speed is less than or equal to T1 Shutter T1 2 s 2 s 1 s 1 s 1 2 s 500 ms 1 7 5 s 133 34 ms 1 15 s 66 68 ms 1 30 s 33 34 ms 1 60 s 16 67 ms 1 100 s 10 01 ms 1 120 s 8 33 ms 1 250 s 4 01 ms 1 500 s 1 983 ms 1 1 000 ...
Page 18: ... 30 s in binning mode and 1 15 s to 1 48 s depending on the number of lines in partial scan mode For details on partial scan mode see page 21 T1 is the maximum exposure time T1 1253 H T3 T2 32 H exposure time T1 Shutter setting value in edge mode pulse width in width mode Edge trigger mode T1 T3 1 H 1200 H 1600 CL 1 2 1 320 CL T2 1199 1200 When trigger pulse polarity is positive TRG width FVAL LVA...
Page 19: ...er width T2 T3 OFF 2 001 s or more 100 µs or more 2 s or less 2 s 2 002 s 1 001 s or more 1 s 1 002 s 501 ms or more 500 ms 501 71 ms 134 ms or more 133 34 ms 135 05 ms 66 8 ms or more 66 67 ms 68 38 ms 33 34 ms 35 05 ms 16 67 ms 18 38 ms 10 ms 11 71 ms 8 33 ms 10 04 ms 4 ms 5 71 ms 2 ms 3 71 ms 1 ms 2 71 ms 500 µs 2 21 ms 250 µs 1 96 ms 100 µs 1 81 ms T1 T3 1 H 1600 CL 1 2 1 320 CL T2 600 H 599 6...
Page 20: ...s 10 01 ms 10 97 ms 1 120 s 8 33 ms 9 29 ms 1 250 s 4 01 ms 4 97 ms 1 500 s 1 983 ms 2 94 ms 1 1 000 s 1 023 ms 1 98 ms 1 2 000 s 543 µs 1 50 ms 1 5 000 s 223 µs 1 18 ms 1 10 000 s 117 µs 1 08 ms Shutter T1 Trigger width T2 T3 OFF 2 001 s or more 100 µs or more 2 s or less 2 s 2 001 s 1 001 s or more 1 s 1 001 s 501 ms or more 500 ms 501 ms 134 ms or more 133 34 ms 134 3 ms 66 8 ms or more 66 67 m...
Page 21: ...P 50 0 0 50 ROUNDUP 50 3 0 51 In edge mode T2 will be set to the values on the right side of the table when the shutter is set to the values on the left side of the table In width mode the shutter will be set to the values on the left side of the table when the trigger width is set to the values T2 on the right side of the table The shutter setting is ignored in width mode T1 Tb 1 H 320 CL T2 739 ...
Page 22: ...settable shutter value differs depending on the mode Refer to the following table a Settable Not settable f Depends on the number of lines configured for PARTIAL 1 The trigger signal period must be longer than the shutter speed Shutter OFF is the same as 1 15 s 2 If the partial starting position for display is 32 set the ending position to a value 504 If the partial starting position for display i...
Page 23: ... function When the exposure time is set to 100 µs and below or 2 s and above smear and noise may appear in images This is not a malfunction Parameter 1 16 Arbitrary shutter selection Parameter 2 Numeral in increments of 1 µs 0 60000000 Parameter 3 1 36 MHz integer in increments of 27 78 ns 0 35 Exposure time µs Command 10 µs SHUTTER 16 10 0 Minimum setting 31 500 SHUTTER 16 31 30 1500000 SHUTTER 1...
Page 24: ...N STRB Configure this setting with WEN STRB You can change the output format of the 10th pin signal of the DC IN connector 12 pin connector 40 ms 70 ms When inclusion of noise The timing chart is when in trigger width mode The width of the external trigger is set to 40 ms and the period to 70 ms At that time the SUB resulting from the next trigger exists in the image transferring period resulting ...
Page 25: ...n extract the outline portion by detecting the edges of an image for which gamma correction has been performed and then perform Binarization processing The DSP functions can be used in all camera modes SEL Grayscale chart Digital pedestal Digital clamp Digital gain Gamma correction Binarization Bit depth 3 3 filter Edge detection CCD Image Digital Analog AFE gain pedestal Camera link output DSP ...
Page 26: ... images With the value of 1023 default value at 0 step you can adjust to 255 step by entering 0 and to 255 step by entering 2047 This setting raises the whole level Note The digital gain changes the whole level Therefore if it is used when the previous step of the digital clamp has been changed from the default value 1023 the change in the black level will be digital gain factor digital clamp addi...
Page 27: ...ry setting method The arbitrary setting method is for inputting an LUT value for an arbitrary value from 0 to 4095 The relation of level OUT of the output image to level IN of the input image is expressed by the following equation 5 5 2 Coefficient input method You can use Modes 4 and 5 of GAMMA MODE to create your own gamma curve by setting the γ coefficient and offset value If the level of the i...
Page 28: ...coefficient to 0 45 and then save it GAMMA MODE 4 OK GAMMA 0 45 300 The gamma value is saved OK Create a gamma curve by setting the gamma mode to 5 setting the offset to 500 and setting the γ coefficient to 0 60 and then check the screen GAMMMA MODE 5 OK GAMMA 0 60 500 Check the picture The gamma value is not saved here OK SAVE The gamma mode is also not saved The gamma mode will be MODE 4 the off...
Page 29: ...e noise may occur in the last line due to the fact that 3 3 pixel data is used for conversion Adjust the ending position for partial scan reading and use data that does not include noise 5 6 1 Mode 1 Use FILTER to specify the parameters for the coordinates and coefficient of 3 3 squares The coordinates of the factor are as shown below x Setting example a Secondary differentiation Laplacian filter ...
Page 30: ...de 2 Six patterns have been provided 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 1 888 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 Filter type Effect Factor 1 Laplacian filter of 8 proximity Detects edges 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 2 Laplacian filter of 4 proximity Detects edges 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 3 Moving average filter Blurs the image 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 0 111 4 Weighted average filter Blurs the image 0 062 0 125 0 0...
Page 31: ...bits If the image output bit is changed the setting ranges for the threshold value will be 64 to 975 when 10 bits and 256 to 3800 when 12 bits Note When setting the parameter convert the threshold value setting into a value of 12 bits even if you use the camera in 8 bits or 10 bits Reference The edge detection image can be emphasized by using a combination of edge detection and binarization proces...
Page 32: ...s setting with GRAYSCALE This setting outputs the grayscale chart in the camera instead of video signals This is common for all modes It can be used to for example set the condition and check the level in the current usage environment Block Level 12 bits Width Pixel Height Pixel A 250 148 1200 B 640 145 C 1030 D 1420 E 1810 F 2200 G 2590 H 2980 I 3370 J 3760 K 4095 147 K J I H G F E D C B A ...
Page 33: ...rs of decimal number Command input and response The camera returns an echo to valid inputs letters of the alphabet numbers spaces backspaces and Enter Carriage Return Input of letters and symbols other than those above are ignored When command execution is completed normally OK is displayed Input PARTIAL 1 100 699 CR Window display OK CRLF When command execution is not completed normally ERROR STA...
Page 34: ...e adjusting 0 Note The command varies depending on Parameter 1 When Parameter 1 is between 0 and 15 OFF or preset SHUTTER Parameter 1 Parameters 2 and 3 are unnecessary When Parameter 1 is 16 arbitrary setting SHUTTER 16 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 x Trigger Mode Setting Command TRG MODE Parameter 1 Mode 0 2 0 OFF t Normal output of moving picture 1 External trigger Edge detection t Controls the shutt...
Page 35: ...ets the gamma mode Setting gamma mode 3 initializes LUT value x LUT Value Setting the case of gamma mode 1 and 2 Command GAMMA Parameter 1 IN data 0 4095 Parameter 2 OUT data 0 4095 Process Sets the LUT value optionally x LUT Value Setting When gamma modes 4 and 5 Command GAMMA Parameter 1 Gamma value 0 00 1 00 Parameter 2 Gamma offset value 0 4095 Process Sets the LUT value with a gamma value Fil...
Page 36: ... signal output bit depth Note This can also be changed with the IMG WIZE command x Serial Transmission Speed Setting Command BRATE Parameter 1 Baud rate 0 3 0 9600 bps 1 19200 bps 2 38400 bps 3 57600 bps Process Sets the serial transmission speed Setting Value Control Command The setting value control command controls camera setting data saved in the EEPROM inside the camera The following list sho...
Page 37: ...number Data CA Camera information 1 Version AF AFE 2 AFE gain Pedestal SH Shutter 3 Shutter speed Shutter speed adjusting value Shutter speed fine adjusting TR Trigger 6 Trigger mode External trigger pulse polarity Trigger overlap mode Trigger delay Start time adjusting value End time adjusting value BR Binarization 2 Binarization mode Binarization threshold value DG Digital 6 Digital gain mode Di...
Page 38: ...ist of camera control commands is displayed Command Limitation Even a valid parameter can be invalid in combination with some settings In this case the command is invalid and ERROR STATUS is displayed For details on shutter speed during partial scan see pages 16 and 21 Partial scan mode Trigger mode and pulse polarity BINNING Partial scan mode 0 OFF Setting is possible 1 ON Setting is not possible...
Page 39: ...ma value OUT data change point Gamma offset value LUT value setting LUT value setting FILTER MODE Mode Filter mode setting FILTER MODE1 MODE2 Address Table pattern Filter factor Filter table setting Filter table pattern setting BINARIZE Mode Binarization threshold value Binarization mode Binarization threshold value setting BINNING Mode Binning mode setting PARTIAL Mode Read beginning position Rea...
Page 40: ...olarity External trigger polarity setting TRG OVLP 0 OFF Trigger overlap mode setting TRG DELAY 0 OFF 000 000 Trigger delay time setting GAMMA MODE 0 OFF Gamma mode setting FILTER MODE 0 OFF Filter mode setting BINARIZE 0 OFF 1911 Binarization mode Binarization threshold value setting BINNING 0 OFF Binning mode setting PARTIAL 0 OFF 0 1199 Partial scan setting HPARTIAL OFF 0 1599 Horizontal partia...
Page 41: ...ffective lines 1600 1200 horizontal vertical Sensitivity 400 lx F5 6 0 dB Minimum illumination 1 lx with the gain control at 18 dB F1 4 Gain 0 to 18 dB Gamma correction OFF ON Mode 1 to 5 Read mode normal binning Shutter External trigger shutter Shutter speed External trigger shutter 2 to 1 10 000 s Power 12 V DC 10 to 15 V with DC IN connector 10 to 13 V with DIGITAL IF connector Performance guar...
Page 42: ...Typical Values 42 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics Typical Values 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 Camera Relative Response Wave Length nm Lens characteristics included and light source characteristics excluded ...
Page 43: ...Specifications XCL U100 Dimensions 43 XCL U100 Dimensions 29 29 12 30 12 14 5 23 7 15 20 42 16 5 22 12 non PoCL PoCL Unit mm 2 M2 Depth 3 4 M2 Depth 3 3 M2 Depth 3 ...
Page 44: ... 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 ...
