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oCam-1CGN-U-T User Manual

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3

Features

External View

Additional Technical Information

2. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 6

Camera Specifications

Board Dimensions

Case Dimensions

3. TRIGGER SIGNAL ..................................................................................................................... 8

Trigger Signal Connector Specifications

Trigger Signal Specifications

4. HOW TO USE ON WINDOWS SYSTEM ............................................................................ 11

Connection to Windows PC

Viewing the Camera Image

4. HOW TO USE ON LINUX SYSTEM .................................................................................... 14

Connection to Linux PC

Viewing the Camera Image

5. NOTES ...................................................................................................................................... 18

6. TRIGGER SIGNAL BOARD .................................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................... 21

Specifications of the Bundle M12Lens

Specifications of the Onboard M12 Lens Holder

How to Update the Camera Firmware

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Page 1: ...oCam 1CGN U T User Manual 2019 4 WITHROBOT Inc ...

Page 2: ...CGN U T User Manual www withrobot com Page 1 Revision History Rev Date Description Author 1 0 2019 4 1st Release PD Note This product is for indoor use only Severe electrostatic stress can damage the product ...

Page 3: ...TRIGGER SIGNAL 8 Trigger Signal Connector Specifications 8 Trigger Signal Specifications 9 4 HOW TO USE ON WINDOWS SYSTEM 11 Connection to Windows PC 11 Viewing the Camera Image 12 4 HOW TO USE ON LINUX SYSTEM 14 Connection to Linux PC 14 Viewing the Camera Image 14 5 NOTES 18 6 TRIGGER SIGNAL BOARD 19 APPENDIX 21 Specifications of the Bundle M12Lens 21 Specifications of the Onboard M12 Lens Holde...

Page 4: ...recise timing of image acquisition and to be synchronized with external lights and even with other cameras Interface USB3 0 SuperSpeed High Speed Up to 54 fps 1280 x 960 180 fps 640 x 480 Easy Installation With UVC 1 1 support no additional driver needs to be installed for Windows and Linux Versatility Supports wide range of standard M12 lenses with a lens replaceable structure Global Shutter The ...

Page 5: ...ww withrobot com Page 4 External View Figure 1 External view of oCam 1CGN U T Figure 2 oCam 1CGN U T board Protective Case Replaceable M12 Lens Lens Lock Ring Mounting Hole for Tripod External Trigger Connector USB 3 0 Connector ...

Page 6: ... Page 5 Additional Technical Information Further technical information including the latest firmware and example source codes are available at https github com withrobot oCam tree master Products oCam 1CGN U T Figure 3 Technical information site ...

Page 7: ...25 15 fps 640 H x 480 V pixels 100 90 60 50 30 25 15 fps binning 320 H x 240 V pixels 180 150 120 100 60 50 fps cropping Image Format Bayer RGB Shutter Global Shutter Camera Controls Manual Exposure Control Gain Control Manual White Balance Red Control Manual White Balance Blue Control Auto White Balance Setup by oCamViewer of WITHROBOT Inc Lens Standard M12 Replaceable Supported OS Windows 7 10 L...

Page 8: ...oCam 1CGN U T User Manual www withrobot com Page 7 Board Dimensions Figure 4 Board size Unit mm Case Dimensions Figure 5 Case size Unit mm 49 49 49 51mm with tripod mounting adapter ...

Page 9: ...ignals in the range of 3V 5V DC Pint 3 For trigger signals in the range of 5V 24V DC Figure 6 Pin description of the external trigger input signal connector The circuit diagram of external trigger input is shown in the next figure The input pins and the internal circuit are isolated with a photo coupler Therefore the external input trigger signal needs to supply more than 2 mA current to activate ...

Page 10: ...in the low level at least 1 msec T1 Figure 8 One shot mode Multi Shot Mode With this mode the camera acquires multiple frames of images The interval between the two adjacent trigger pulses should be at least 2 msec T2 To get images as specified by the trigger signal frequency it is needed to set the camera speed at least twice the trigger signal frequency If the camera speed is set below this the ...

Page 11: ...mages continuously at the interval set as camera speed For example in the following figure the camera starts to acquire the image after the trigger signal goes low and acquires the images at the interval of T3 set as the camera fps When the trigger signal goes high the camera stops to acquire the images Figure 10 Continuous mode ...

Page 12: ...ither USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 to the USB port of the computer After the camera is detected the computer will show a message that the camera is connected To check if the camera is connected successfully open the device manager and check if the oCam 1CGN U T appears correctly as shown below Figure 11 Connection check example of Windows 10 ...

Page 13: ... format you need to use image viewing software that can handle this format such as the oCamViewer program provided by the WITHROBOT Inc On starting the oCamViewer the main window will appear as shown below Figure 12 Main window of the oCamViewer for Windows Select the resolution and the fps on the dropdown list Figure 13 Resolution selection on the oCamViewer ...

Page 14: ...ick the Cam Ctrl button while the camera is being displayed to open the control window Use the slide bar to change a parameter Figure 14 Control window of the oCamViewer for Windows To stop viewing the camera image click the Stop button on the main window To terminate the oCamViewer click the Exit button on the main window Full source code of the oCamViewer is available at the following site https...

Page 15: ...mage in Bayer RGB format other than the typical YUV format you need to use image viewing software that can handle this format such as the oCamViewer program provided by the WITHROBOT Inc On starting the oCamViewer the main window will appear as shown below Figure 15 Main window of the oCamViewer for Linux Select the oCam 1CGN U T in the Device list On clicking the Connect button the camera image w...

Page 16: ...nual www withrobot com Page 15 To change the resolution fps select Format on the right panel and select one on the dropdown list and then click the Apply button at the bottom Figure 16 Resolution selection on the oCamViewer ...

Page 17: ...GN U T User Manual www withrobot com Page 16 To change the camera parameters select Controls on the right panel and use the slide bar to change a parameter Figure 17 Camera controls of the oCamViewer for Linux ...

Page 18: ...ing the Camera Image with the Guvcview Start the Guvcview by entering the guvcview command on the terminal window Figure 18 Starting the Guvcview Figure 19 Guvcview image window On the Guvcview camera image window the current frame rate is shown on the top bar ...

Page 19: ...s by hand Therefore in a vibrating environment the lens can be loosened by being rotated by itself To prevent this it is recommended to lock the lens by using the supplied lens lock ring after you finish adjusting the focus To change the lens you need to loosen the lock ring first before you take out the lens from the holder ...

Page 20: ...autonomous trigger signals Asynchronous Internal Asynchronous Provides 8 time sequential autonomous trigger signals External Synchronous External Synchronous Provides 8 time synchronized trigger signals driven by an external signal source Asynchronous External Asynchronous Provides 8 time sequential trigger signals driven by an external signal source Table 2 Trigger modes Multiple mTrigger boards ...

Page 21: ...r programmable 5 msec 30 000 msec Range of interval between trigger pulse user programmable 0 msec 30 000 msec Range of trigger signal asynchronous trigger pulse width user programmable 5 msec 30 000 msec Range of number of trigger pulses user programmable 0 30 000 Table 3 mTrigger specifications ...

Page 22: ...oCam 1CGN U T User Manual www withrobot com Page 21 APPENDIX Specifications of the Bundle M12Lens ...

Page 23: ...oCam 1CGN U T User Manual www withrobot com Page 22 Specifications of the Onboard M12 Lens Holder ...

Page 24: ...lable at the following site https github com withrobot oCam tree master Firmware Update_FW The instruction to use the UpdateFW exe is available at the following site https github com withrobot oCamS tree master Firmware The oCamViewer source code is available at the following site https github com withrobot oCam tree master Software Technical Support E Mail withrobot withrobot com Copyright c 2019...

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