Technical Manual
A-CY5-100-
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Digital Video Camera Module
© 2008 Sony Corporation
XCL-5005CRXCL-5005
Page 1: ...Technical Manual A CY5 100 11 1 Digital Video Camera Module 2008 Sony Corporation XCL 5005CR XCL 5005 ...
Page 2: ... XCL 5005CR 30 6 6 1 Black balance automatic adjustment method 30 6 6 2 Black balance direct adjustment method 30 6 7 Gamma correction XCL 5005CR XCL 5005 31 6 7 1 Arbitrary setting method 31 6 7 2 Five point approximate linear interpolation 31 6 7 3 Coefficient input method 32 6 8 3 3 filter XCL 5005 33 6 8 1 Mode 1 33 6 8 2 Mode 2 34 6 9 Edge detection enhancement DTL XCL 5005 35 6 10 Binarizati...
Page 3: ...Electronic shutter function Shutter speed can be selected from variety of available speeds External trigger shutter function 2 to 1 10000 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 i...
Page 4: ...tric charge induced by infrared radiation deep in the photosensor It appears as a vertical smear since the CCD imaging element uses an interline transfer system Vertical aliasing When you shoot vertical stripes or lines they may appear jagged Blemishes A CCD image sensor consists of an array of individual sensor elements pixels A malfunctioning sensor element will cause a single pixel blemish in t...
Page 5: ...t the frame rate may become low because of insufficient processing capacity even if you use a PCI 64 bit compatible board If you want to output 15 frames of images every second use a PCI Express board 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 interface connector on the rear panel o...
Page 6: ...r over Camera Link standard By connecting a PoCL compatible 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 I...
Page 7: ...era module Locking the camera module into 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 a tripod adaptor VCT ST70I to the camera on the reference holes c Note Refer to XCL 5005CR 5005 Demensions in page 55 for about the position size of the Guide hole and the Reference hole Using a tripod To use the tripod inst...
Page 8: ...tap and you can select from 1TAP and 2TAP When setting the output tap you need to set the camera module interface board and change the file when you change the camera settings When images are not displayed correctly refer to the user s manual and other documentation for the camera module interface board and check the settings The following table shows the relation between the pin numbers of the di...
Page 9: ... 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 device to control the camera Refer to Camera Control Commands on page 39 for details on how to send a command the commands and their parameters Note Make sure to supply p...
Page 10: ...IC output and inputs the converted signal Note that the signal level cannot be 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 DIGITAL IF terminal 4 5 V 0 V ...
Page 11: ...lt for the CCD manufacturing technique to make two amplifier characteristics accord completely and the output levels of left and right may be different In this case a boundary appears in the center of the window due to the difference of the left and right levels XCL 5005CR 5005 has an automatic correction function that automatically detects and corrects the difference between the levels in order t...
Page 12: ...0 can also be used in the same way on the XCL 5005 as they are both black and white models In addition commands that are shared across black and white models and color models can be used in the same way on the XCL 5005CR This model has also been enhanced with a variety of additional functions and control commands However you can still use a power adapter and a camera module interface board without...
Page 13: ...ata the signals of all pixels are sequentially output according to the Bayer array shown in the figure below This is common for each operation mode In the case of RGB 24 bit there are 8 bits of each of R G and B per pixel IMG TAP XCL 5005 XCL 5005CR 8 10 12 bits RAW 8 10 12 bits RGB 24 bits 1TAP 80 MHz 0 a a a 2TAP 40 MHz 1 a a 1TAP 80 MHz 2TAP 40 MHz 8 bits 10 bits 12 bits RGB 24 bits 8 bits 10 b...
Page 14: ...80 MHz 3 3 2 2TAP 40 MHz 1 2 3 2445 2446 2447 2448 1 2 4 N 1 N D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 2448 N pixels 1 2 3 1 2 4 N 1 N D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1...
Page 15: ...erence after data processing making the pixel count for image output 2446 2048 horizontal vertical Port 1TAP 80 MHz 2TAP 40 MHz 8 bits 10 bits 12 bits RGB 24 bits 8 bits 10 bits 12 bits Port A0 D1 0 D1 0 D1 0 DR 0 D1 0 D1 0 D1 0 Port A1 D1 1 D1 1 D1 1 DR 1 D1 1 D1 1 D1 1 Port A2 D1 2 D1 2 D1 2 DR 2 D1 2 D1 2 D1 2 Port A3 D1 3 D1 3 D1 3 DR 3 D1 3 D1 3 D1 3 Port A4 D1 4 D1 4 D1 4 DR 4 D1 4 D1 4 D1 4...
Page 16: ...te does change even if HPARTIAL is set to ON Note When HPARTIAL is set to ON set the column number for the effective video area Set the read column number to a multiple of 4 between the range of 128 to 2448 An error will occur if the configured column number is out of range or not a multiple of 4 72 CLK 2448 CLK 2444 CLK 76 CLK 1 CENTER 2444 CENTER 2446 1 2 3 2447 2448 1 CLK LVAL DVAL Video output...
Page 17: ... adding two vertical lines to read from the CDD in order to almost double the frame rate The binning mode is not available for the XCL 5005CR Note The camera cannot be operated with the binning mode and the partial scan mode set to ON at the same time 66 H 2050 H 1 2 3 4 5 2048 2049 2050 1 H Normal 1 V 2116 H FVAL LVAL DVAL Video output 1 H 33 H 1025 H 1 2 3 4 5 1023 1024 1025 Binning 1 V 1058 H F...
Page 18: ...ng period in increments of 1 line To make the beginning position of the actual video output the same as any that of any mode other than partial scan set PARTIAL OFFSET 0 To use Mode 1 of XCL 5005 with the same setting as XCL 5000 set PARTIAL OFFSET 38 The setting is PARTIAL OFFSET 38 at the time of shipment The setting range available for PARTIAL OFFSET may be different depending on the mode Begin...
Page 19: ... LVAL DVAL Video output The horizontal timing is the same as in normal mode PSAF A LINE B LINE Rate fps 0 128 447 55 1 256 422 47 2 384 396 41 3 512 370 36 4 640 345 32 5 768 319 29 6 896 294 27 7 1024 268 25 8 1152 242 23 9 1280 217 21 10 1408 191 20 11 1536 166 19 12 1664 140 18 13 1792 114 17 14 1920 89 16 15 2048 63 15 PSAF A LINE B LINE Rate fps 0 64 455 61 1 128 442 56 2 192 429 51 3 256 417...
Page 20: ... a partial scan offset allows you to set the read beginning position and read line number in increments of 1 line The line number A of the actual video vertical blanking period B and frame rate are determined by the values of the read line number PSAF and partial scan offset PER 432 0 8 PSAF PARTIAL OFFSET Set the PARTIAL OFFSET and read line number PSAF so that the total line number does not exce...
Page 21: ...rthermore if the shutter is set to OFF the shutter speed is automatically set to 1 15 s 1 T1 T2 T3 2050 H 2448 CLK 72 CLK 2050 1 2050 T4 Trigger Example of positive electrode The horizontal timing is the same as in the normal mode FVAL LVAL DVAL Video output TRG There is only one LVAL which is less than 2448 CLK during T4 length in order to adjust the timing T4 changes by depending on T1 Trigger m...
Page 22: ...ormal mode TRG There is only one LVAL which is less than 2448 CLK during T4 length in order to adjust the timing T4 changes by depending on T1 Trigger mode T1 T2 Shutter T3 ms Edge detection mode More than 34 ms More than 10 µs OFF 67 1 30 s 33 66 1 100 s 10 32 1 120 s 8 64 1 250 s 4 32 1 500 s 2 32 1 1000 s 1 32 1 2000 s 0 82 1 5000 s 0 52 1 10000 s 0 42 1 15 s 67 1 7 5 s 135 1 1 2 s 509 2 1 s 10...
Page 23: ...can Example of positive electrode The horizontal timing is the same as in the normal mode FVAL LVAL DVAL Video output TRG There is only one LVAL which is less than 2448 CLK during T4 length in order to adjust the timing T4 changes by depending on T1 Trigger mode T1 T2 Shutter T3 ms Edge detection mode See the formula under this table More than 10 µs OFF 66 86 1 15 s 66 86 1 30 s 33 52 1 100 s 10 1...
Page 24: ...ng A and B T1 0 0315 A B ms Trigger mode T1 T2 Shutter T3 ms Width detection mode See the formula under this table More than 10 µs and less than 2 s 0 T2 1 72 1 T2 2 47 2 T2 3 26 3 T2 4 36 4 T2 5 15 5 T2 5 94 6 T2 6 72 7 T2 7 51 8 T2 8 30 9 T2 9 09 10 T2 9 88 11 T2 10 66 12 T2 11 45 13 T2 12 24 14 T2 13 02 15 T2 13 81 ...
Page 25: ...ode Refer to the following table a Settable Not settable f Settable depending on the condition 1 The electronic shutter is not used In this case when the exposure output setting WEN STRB 2 is selected for the 10th pin signal output terminal of the DC IN connector 12 pin connector Hi is always output 2 The 1 30 s setting is only available under the following conditions In Modes 1 and 3 when the nor...
Page 26: ...n remove the noise by using the overlap function When the exposure time is set to 10 µs and below or 2 s and above smear and noise may appear in images This is not a malfunction Parameter 1 15 Arbitrary shutter selection Parameter 2 Numeral in increments of 1 µs 0 60000000 Parameter 3 1 60 MHz integer in increments of 16 7 ns 0 59 Exposure time µs Command 0 050 50 ns SHUTTER 15 0 3 Minimum setting...
Page 27: ...in connector When the parameter for the shutter speed setting is set to the following values the signal output of the 10th pin is fixed at Hi This also applies when in trigger width detection mode SHUTTER 0 in all modes SHUTTER 7 in all modes SHUTTER 1 in binning mode 40ms 70ms When inclusion of noise The timing chart is when in trigger width mode The width of the external trigger is set to 40 ms ...
Page 28: ...d and then perform Binarization processing The DSP functions can be used in all camera modes SEL XCL 5005CR XCL 5005 Grayscale chart Digital pedestal Digital pedestal DSP input Flip flop DSP input Digital clamp Digital gain Gamma correction Binarization Bitwidth TAP selection Digital clamp Pixel gain Gamma correction DSP output Color chart RGB correction Bit width TAP selection DSP output Edge det...
Page 29: ...tic clamp control more effective If a subject of variable density exists near the left or right boundary of the window the effectiveness of automatic clamp control may be very great so set a low ADC COEF value to stabilize the image 6 4 Digital gain XCL 5005 Configure this setting with DGAIN and the level with DGAIN STEP Set the variable between 1 to 2 6 dB and set the factor in 128 steps and Yout...
Page 30: ...pecifying invalid numbers will result in an error 6 6 Black balance XCL 5005CR Configure this setting with BBALANCE You can adjust the black clamp level when PIXEL GAIN 1 There is an automatic adjustment method for calculating the black balance from the OB Optical Black pixel value and a direct method that allows you to set the black balance for the left and right areas individually 6 6 1 Black ba...
Page 31: ...elation of level OUT of the output image to level IN of the input image is expressed by the following equation 6 7 2 Five point approximate linear interpolation This method allows you to set the gamma curve easily by selecting 1 to 5 for the strength of the output values for the 5 points 256 512 1024 2048 and 3072 12 bit values Note Performing approximate linear interpolation with Mode 2 and Mode ...
Page 32: ...vel of the output image corresponding to an IN level of a particular input image x Example of gamma command Set the gamma mode to 1 and set level 500 to 300 and save it GAMMA MODE 1 OK GAMMA 500 300 OK Set the gamma mode to 4 then set the point 512 to level 3 and check the picture The setting is not saved here After that set the gamma mode to 2 and save it GAMMA MODE 4 OK GAMMA 512 3 Check the pic...
Page 33: ...nnot be enabled when edge detection enhancement DTL is set to ON 6 8 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 When Mode 1 is set the automatic correction function automatic clamp control cannot be set to ON x Setting example a Secondary differentiation Laplacian filter of 8 proximity This filte...
Page 34: ...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 35: ...r is that it outputs clearer edge detection images Edge enhancement DTL MODE 2 is a sharpening filter that enables adjustment of the level for sharpening by freely setting a weighting coefficient for the outline image obtained through edge detection You can specify the enhancement level of sharpening with DTL COEF This filter allows you to obtain a sharpened image with the noise reduced which is d...
Page 36: ...ge of 240 to 3900 when 12 bits If the image output bit is changed each of the setting ranges of the threshold value will be 60 to 975 when 10 bits and 15 to 243 when 8 bits However 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 ...
Page 37: ...lecting RGB 24 bit you can set RGB color correction which allows for 255 step correction of each of the R G and B levels This is set to 12 bits at the time of shipment 6 13 Grayscale chart XCL 5005 Configure this 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 che...
Page 38: ... 4095 4095 341 E Blue 899 980 2409 352 682 F Green 1124 2377 1172 350 G Red 2810 867 964 350 H Yellow 3710 3196 498 350 I Magenta 3003 1381 2393 350 J Cyan 128 2136 2585 355 K White 3902 3902 3886 341 L White 3902 3902 3886 352 684 M Gray A 3212 3212 3212 350 N Gray B 2569 2569 2569 350 O Gray C 1959 1959 1943 350 P Gray D 1365 1365 1365 350 Q Black 835 835 835 355 R Black 0 0 0 0 341 Block Color ...
Page 39: ...meters 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 0 15 CR Window display OK CRLF When command execution is not completed normally ERROR ST...
Page 40: ...the fine setting is a maximum value of 502 With these values the gain setting is 18 dB and variable range can be assured for all cameras It is possible to set the step setting to a maximum value of 36 and the fine setting to a maximum value of 1023 without causing an error However the maximum values for these settings at which the gain setting also increases may be smaller than 36 and 1023 respect...
Page 41: ...15 Process Sets the edge enhancement filter factor x DTL Mode Setting Command DTL MODE Parameter 1 Mode 0 2 0 OFF 1 Edge detection filter 2 Edge enhancement filter Process Sets the DTL mode Regarding the edge enhancement filter the edge enhancement filter factor is reflected x Binarization Threshold Value Setting Command BINARIZE Parameter 1 Mode 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON Parameter 2 Binarization threshold v...
Page 42: ...t side of the window Command GGAIN R Parameter 1 Gain 0 2047 Process Sets the G gain for when WBMODE manual setting on the right side of the window Reference value 128 x Manual B Gain Setting Command BGAIN Parameter 1 Gain 0 2047 Process Sets the B gain for when WBMODE manual setting Reference value 128 x Manual B Gain Setting Left side of the window Command BGAIN L Parameter 1 Gain 0 2047 Process...
Page 43: ...ital pedestal level x Automatic Clamp Control Setting Command AUTO DCLAMP Parameter 1 Mode 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON Parameter 2 Clamp setting value 0 65535 Process Sets the automatic clamp control and the clamp setting value x Automatic Clamp Control Correlation Factor Setting Command ADC COEF Parameter 1 Correlation factor 0 4095 Process Sets the automatic clamp control correlation factor x Digital Clamp S...
Page 44: ...int 0 15 Parameter 3 Read block number 0 15 When divided into 32 Parameter 2 Read beginning point 0 31 Parameter 3 Read block number 0 31 When divided into arbitrary number Parameter 2 Read beginning point 0 408 Parameter 3 Read line number 1 2050 Process Specifies the mode setting of partial scan with Parameter 1 and the read area for when scan operation with Parameter 2 and Parameter 3 The range...
Page 45: ...600 bps Process Sets the serial transmission speed Setting Value Control Command The setting value control command controls camera setting data saved in the Flash ROM inside the camera The following list shows the contents Setting Initialization Command Note Some data are not initialized by executing the following commands For details refer to Parameter List on page 51 x Initialization of Setting ...
Page 46: ...right SH Shutter 3 Shutter speed Shutter speed adjusting value Shutter speed fine adjusting TR Trigger 3 Trigger mode External trigger pulse polarity Trigger overlap mode DT DTL 2 DTL mode Edge enhancement filter factor BR Binarization 2 Binarization mode Binarization threshold value DG Digital 11 Digital gain mode Digital gain step Digital pedestal mode Digital pedestal Automatic clamp control se...
Page 47: ...c adjustment method black clamp level right Direct adjustment method black clamp level left Direct adjustment method black clamp level right Red color correction Green color correction Blue color correction DG Digital 9 Digital pedestal mode Digital pedestal Automatic clamp control setting Automatic clamp control convergence value Automatic clamp control correlation factor Digital clamp mode left ...
Page 48: ...polarity Image output data tap 2TAP only Partial scan read area Shutter speed setting Divided into 16 Divided into 32 Arbitrary setting Pre setting 0 to 5 0 to 11 1 to 781 1 100 to 1 10000 6 to 15 12 to 31 782 to 2050 1 30 to 1 10000 AUTO DCLAMP Filter mode 1 Black balance 0 OFF Setting is possible Setting is possible 1 ON Setting is not possible Setting is possible left right adjustment is not po...
Page 49: ...B gain setting BGAIN L Gain Manual B gain setting left BGAIN R Gain Manual B gain setting right BBALANCE Mode Black clamp level adjusting correction value Black clamp level setting BBALANCE L Mode Black clamp level adjusting correction value Black clamp level setting left BBALANCE R Mode Black clamp level adjusting correction value Black clamp level setting right RCORR Color correction RGB red cor...
Page 50: ... Binarization threshold value Binarization mode Binarization threshold value setting BINNING Mode Binning mode setting PARTIAL Mode Read beginning position Read area Partial scan setting PARTIAL OFFSET Offset value Partial scan offset setting HPARTIAL Mode Read column number Horizontal partial scan setting EXTTRG Trigger selection External trigger signal input selection GRAYSCALE Mode Grayscale ou...
Page 51: ...igital gain step setting DPEDESTAL 0 OFF 32 Digital pedestal setting AUTO DCLAMP ON Unique value of camera Automatic clamp control setting ADC COEF 208 Automatic clamp control correlation factor DCLAMP 0 OFF 32 Digital clamp level setting SHUTTER 0 Shutter speed setting TRG MODE 0 OFF Trigger mode setting TRG POL 1 Positive polarity External trigger polarity setting TRG OVLP 0 OFF Trigger overlap ...
Page 52: ...isted below Take care when initializing settings Category name Content Data number Data SH Shutter Shutter speed adjusting value Shutter speed fine adjusting TR Trigger Trigger overlap mode DG Digital Automatic clamp control correlation factor PT Partial Partial scan offset value Horizontal partial scan mode horizontal partial scan column number IO IN OUT Image output data tap Flip flop output set...
Page 53: ...zontal vertical Horizontal resolution Equivalent to 1800 TV lines or more Sensitivity XCL 5005CR 2000 lx F5 6 0 dB XCL 5005 400 lx F5 6 0 dB Minimum illumination XCL 5005CR 8 lx with the gain control at 18 dB F1 4 XCL 5005 1 lx with the gain control at 18 dB F1 4 Gain 0 to 18 dB Gamma correction OFF ON Mode 1 to 7 Read mode normal binning XCL 5005 only Shutter External trigger shutter Shutter spee...
Page 54: ... Response XCL 5005CR Wave Length nm Lens characteristics included and light source characteristics excluded R G B 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 0 CCD Relative Response Wave Length nm XCL 5005 0 0 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 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 55: ...GITAL IF 5Mega CCD XCL 5005CR non PoCL PoCL DC IN DIGITAL IF 5Mega CCD XCL 5005CR non PoCL PoCL Unit mm inches 4 M3 50 2 13 17 32 57 5 2 3 8 8 11 32 50 2 13 17 32 4 M3 44 1 3 4 44 1 3 4 φ28 7 1 1 8 26 1 1 16 26 1 1 16 XCL 5005CR 5005 XCL 5005 is written here for the XCL 5005 model ...
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