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xiB & xiB-64 - Technical Manual Version 1.06

2.3.

PCI Express Vision Camera Applications

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Automation

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High speed inspection

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Ultra-fast 3D scanning

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Material and Life science microscopy

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Ophthalmology and Retinal imaging

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Broadcasting

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Fast process capture, e.g. golf club swings

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Aerial Imaging

2.4.

Common features

Sensor Technology

CMOS, Global shutter

Acquisition Modes

Continuous, software and hardware trigger, limited fps, triggered exposure and burst,
exposure controlled by trigger length

Partial Image Readout

ROI, Skipping and Binning modes supported (model specific)

Image data formats

8, 10 or 12 bit RAW pixel data

Color image processing

Host based de-Bayering, sharpening, Gamma, color matrix, true color CMS

Hot/blemish pixels correction

On camera storage of more than 5000 pixel coordinates, host assisted correction

Auto adjustments

Auto white balance, auto gain, auto exposure

Flat field corrections

Host assisted pixel level shading and lens corrections

Image Data and Control Interface iPass external PCIe connector (Gen2 x4 for xiB, and Gen3 x8 for xiB-64)

General Purpose I/O

2x opto-isolated input, 2x opto-isolated output, and 4 non-isolated I/O, 4X user
configurable LEDs

Signal conditioning

Programmable debouncing time

Synchronization

Hardware trigger input, software trigger, exposure strobe output, busy output, ..

Housing and lens mount

Optional Canon EF mount available

Power requirements

12-24V input, 9-29W

Environment

Operating 0°C to 50°C on housing, RH 80% non-condensing, -30°C to 60°C storage
Ingress Protection: IP40

Operating systems

Windows 10 (x86 and x64), Linux Ubuntu, MacOS 10.8

Software support

xiAPI SDK, adapters and drivers for various image processing packages

Firmware updates

Field firmware updatable

table 2-2, common features

Note: 1) Power consumption is model specific

Summary of Contents for xiB64 Series

Page 1: ...xiB xiB64 ksi bee or sai bee PCI Express camera series Technical Manual Version 1 06 August 2018 ...

Page 2: ...ollaboration with customers XIMEA has developed a broad spectrum of technologies and cutting edge highly competitive products XIMEA s camera centric technology portfolio comprises a broad spectrum of digital technologies from data interfaces such as FireWire USB 2 0 3 0 and USB 3 1 PCIe and PCIe based aggregation to cooled digital cameras with CCD and CMOS sensors as well as smart cameras with emb...

Page 3: ...ility EMC Generic standards Immunity for industrial environments EN 61000 6 3 2007 A1 2011 Generic standards Emission standard for residential commercial and light industrial environments EN 61000 6 4 2007 A1 2011 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 6 4 Generic standards Emission standard for industrial environments EN 61000 4 2 2009 Electrostatic discharge immunity test EN 61000 4 3 2006 A2 20...

Page 4: ... 6 GenICam GenTL API GenICam standard transport layer interface grabbing images GenICam GenTL provides an agnostic transport layer interface to acquire images or other data and to communicate with a device Each XIMEA camera can be GenTL Producer 1 4 Helpful Links Ximea Homepage http www ximea com xiB product page https www ximea com en pci express camera pci express camera cmv12000 cmv20000 PCI Ex...

Page 5: ...General Specification 14 3 2 1 Environment 14 3 2 2 Firmware Host driver API features 14 3 3 Lens Mount 15 3 4 Mounting points 16 3 5 Optical path 16 3 6 Model Specific Characteristics 17 3 6 1 CB120xG CM 17 3 6 1 1 Sensor and camera parameters 17 3 6 1 2 Quantum efficiency curves 18 3 6 1 3 Dimensional drawings CB120xG CM 19 3 6 1 4 Referenced documents 20 3 6 1 5 Sensor features 20 3 6 2 CB200xG...

Page 6: ...olated Digital Input General info 46 3 9 4 2 Digital Input signal levels 46 3 9 4 3 Digital Input Internal Schematic 47 3 9 4 4 Digital Input Wiring 47 3 9 4 5 Digital Input Timing 48 3 9 5 Optically isolated Digital Output 48 3 9 5 1 Optically isolated Digital Output General info 48 3 9 5 2 Optically isolated Digital Output Delay 48 3 9 5 3 Optically isolated Digital Output Internal schematic 49 ...

Page 7: ...ite Balance 71 4 5 2 1 Assisted Manual White Balance 71 4 5 2 2 Auto White Balance 71 4 5 3 Gamma 71 4 5 4 Sharpness 71 4 5 5 Color Correction Matrix 72 4 5 6 Sensor Defect Correction 72 4 5 7 HDR 73 5 Software 76 5 1 Accessing the Camera 76 5 1 1 Proprietary API 76 5 1 2 Standard Interface 76 5 1 2 1 GenICam 76 5 1 3 Vision Library Integration 76 5 2 XIMEA CamTool 77 5 3 Supported Vision Librarie...

Page 8: ...ep 1 Contact Support 93 6 2 2 Step 2 Create Product Service Request PSR 93 6 2 3 Step 3 Wait for PSR Approval 93 6 2 4 Step 4 Sending the camera to XIMEA 93 6 2 5 Step 5 Waiting for Service Conclusion 94 6 2 6 STEP 6 Waiting for return delivery 94 6 3 Safety instructions and precautions 94 6 3 1 Disassembling 94 6 3 2 Mounting Screwing 94 6 3 3 Connections 95 6 3 4 Power supply 95 6 3 5 Environmen...

Page 9: ... Off the shelf hardware can be used for camera to computer interfaces but testing was limited to the items discussed in this manual See section 3 10 3 12 for materials needed to interface your camera to the computer Both copper 10m and fiber optic 100m cables are available for interfaces 2 2 Advantages Industry standard interface Off the shelf components can be used no frame grabber Optional EF le...

Page 10: ...t assisted correction Auto adjustments Auto white balance auto gain auto exposure Flat field corrections Host assisted pixel level shading and lens corrections Image Data and Control Interface iPass external PCIe connector Gen2 x4 for xiB and Gen3 x8 for xiB 64 General Purpose I O 2x opto isolated input 2x opto isolated output and 4 non isolated I O 4X user configurable LEDs Signal conditioning Pr...

Page 11: ...ly CBxxxyG zz xiB 64 family CBxxxyG zz X8G3 CB xiB and xiB 64 family name xxx Resolution in 0 1 MPixel E g 1 3 MPixel Resolution xxx 013 y y C color model y M black white model y R black white Infrared extended model G Global shutter all xiB xiB 64 cameras are global shutter zz Vendor of the sensor zz CM CMOSIS zz LX Luxima ...

Page 12: ...4 6 µm 12 64 dB 45 6 mm 30 CB500CG CM Color CB013MG LX X8G3 b w 1280 x 864 13 7 µm 10 60 dB 21 1 mm 3500 CB013CG LX X8G3 Color CB019MG LX X8G3 b w 1920 x 1080 10 0 µm 10 60 dB 22 mm 2500 CB019CG LX X8G3 Color CB120MG CM X8G3 b w 4096 x 3072 5 5 µm 8 10 12 60 dB 28 1 mm 330 CB120CG CM X8G3 Color CB120RG CM X8G3 b w NIR table 2 3 models overview Note 1 Full resolution RAW8 format 2 7 Options Most mo...

Page 13: ...bles CBL PCI COP 1M0 1 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 copper cable CBL PCI COP 3M0 3 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 copper cable CBL PCI COP 5M0 5 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 copper cable CBL PCI COP 7M0 7 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 copper cable CBL PCI FIB 10M0 10 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 fiber optics cable CBL PCI FIB 20M0 20 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 fiber optics cable CBL PCI X8G3 COP 3M0 3 0m PCIe Gen 3 x8 copper cable CBL PCI FIB 10M0 10 0m PCIe Gen 2 x4 o...

Page 14: ...on 10 to 25 C Ambient temperature operation 0 to 50 C Ambient temperature for storage and transportation 25 to 70 C Relative Humidity non condensing 80 table 3 1 environment Housing temperature must not exceed 65 C The following parameters are not guaranteed if the camera is operated outside the optimum range Dark current Dynamic Range Linearity Acquisition and readout noise S N ratio durability 3...

Page 15: ...without the optional EF Mount Adapter The cameras are optionally delivered with or without outer EF Mount Adapter Note The distance between the outer EF Mount Adapter and the active sensor surface is 44 mm and when no EF Mount Adapter is included it is 13 4 mm Cameras with 4 3 or smaller sensor format can also be equipped with C mount lens adapter ...

Page 16: ...hread Four mounting points at the front panel are used for the EF mount adapter when installed Figure 3 2 drawing demonstrating the mounting hole positions Camera shown without EF mount 3 5 Optical path No filter glass is added by Ximea All windows are applied by the sensor vendor see sensor vendor data sheets for optical path details ...

Page 17: ...ersion gain e LSB12 TBD Dark noise e TBD Dark current e s 22 RT 10 bit mode DSNU e 2 in 10 bit mode PRNU 1 27 Linearity TBD Shutter efficiency 1 50 000 Micro lenses Yes Camera parameters Digitization bit 8 10 12 Supported bit resolutions bit pixel 8 9 10 11 12 16 Exposure time EXP 0 019 3500 ms Variable Gain Range VGA dB 0 12dB 1 Refresh rate MRR fps 133 103 86 at 8 10 12 bit Power consumption2 St...

Page 18: ...536 10 267 1x1 1x1 4096 x 3072 12 92 1x1 2x2 2048 x 1536 12 443 2x2 1x1 2048 x 1536 12 267 table 3 4 CB120xG CM standard readout modes 3 6 1 2 Quantum efficiency curves figure 3 3 CMV12000 mono color and NIR quantum efficiency curve CMOSIS 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm CMV12000 Spectral Response Monochrome Red Bay...

Page 19: ...xiB xiB 64 Technical Manual Version 1 06 19 3 6 1 3 Dimensional drawings CB120xG CM figure 3 4 dimensional drawing CB120xG CM figure 3 5 dimensional drawing CB120xG CM with EF mount adapter ...

Page 20: ...sheet v2 11 3 6 1 5 Sensor features feature Note Binning Yes 2x2 Skipping Yes 2x2 ROI Vertical cropping results in increased read speed horizontal reduces data transfer HW Trigger Trigger with overlap see 4 3 2 Trigger controlled Acquisition Exposure HDR Not available table 3 5 sensor features available ...

Page 21: ...in e LSB12 TBD Dark noise e TBD Dark current e s 125e s RT DSNU e 10 PRNU TBD Linearity TBD Shutter efficiency 1 50 000 Micro lenses Yes Camera parameters Digitization bit 12 Supported bit resolutions bit pixel 8 9 10 11 12 16 Exposure time EXP 0 094 1050 ms Variable Gain Range VGA dB 0 2 551 Refresh rate MRR fps 32 12 bit Power consumption Stand by W 6 6 Maximum W 9 0 Dimensions Mass height mm 60...

Page 22: ...B200xG CM standard readout modes 3 6 2 2 Quantum efficiency curves figure 3 6 CMV20000 mono and color quantum efficiency curve CMOSIS 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm CMV20000 Spectral Response Monochrome Red Bayer Green Bayer Blue Bayer ...

Page 23: ...iB 64 Technical Manual Version 1 06 23 3 6 2 3 Dimensional drawings CB200xG CM figure 3 7 dimensional drawing CB200xG CM with EF mount adapter figure 3 8 dimensional drawing CB200xG CM with EF mount adapter ...

Page 24: ... v2 3_2 3 6 2 5 Sensor features feature Note Binning No Skipping No ROI Vertical cropping results in increased readout speed horizontal reduces data transfer HW Trigger Trigger without overlap usable see 4 3 2 Trigger controlled Acquisition Exposure HDR Supported table 3 8 sensor features available ...

Page 25: ...olution bit 12 FWC ke 14 5 Dynamic range dB 64 SNR Max dB 41 6 Conversion gain e LSB12 TBD Dark noise e 8 8 Dark current e s 33 DSNU e 24 5 PRNU 1 0 Linearity TBD Shutter efficiency 1 PLS 1 18000 Micro lenses yes Camera parameters Digitization bit 12 Supported bit resolutions bit pixel 8 9 10 11 12 16 Exposure time EXP TBD Variable Gain Range VGA dB 0 12 Refresh rate MRR fps 32 8 bit pixel Power c...

Page 26: ...0 8 61 4 1x1 2x2 3960 3000 10 61 4 1x1 2x2 3960 3000 12 61 4 2x2 1x1 3960 3000 8 30 8 2x2 1x1 3960 3000 10 30 8 2x2 1x1 3960 3000 12 30 8 table 3 10 CB500xG CM standard readout modes 3 6 3 2 Quantum efficiency curves figure 3 9 CMV50000 Quantum Efficiency CMOSIS 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm CMV50000 Spectral R...

Page 27: ...al Manual Version 1 06 27 3 6 3 3 Dimensional drawings CB500xG CM with and without EF mount figure 3 10 dimensional drawing CB500xG CM w o EF mount adapter figure 3 11 dimensional drawing CB500xG CM with EF mount adapter ...

Page 28: ...11 3 6 3 5 Sensor features feature Note Binning Yes 2x2 Skipping Yes 2x2 ROI Vertical cropping results in increased read speed horizontal reduces data transfer HW Trigger Trigger with overlap usable see 4 3 2 Trigger controlled Acquisition Exposure HDR Not available table 3 11 sensor features available ...

Page 29: ... gain e LSB12 TBD Dark noise e 14 Dark current e s TBD DSNU e TBD PRNU 1 5 Linearity TBD Shutter efficiency 1 PLS TBD Micro lenses TBD Camera parameters Digitization bit 10 Supported bit resolutions bit pixel 8 9 10 11 12 16 Exposure time EXP 1µs 1sec Variable Gain Range VGA dB 0 18dB Refresh rate MRR fps 3500 10 bit Power consumption typical W TBD Maximum W TBD Mechanical height mm 60 width mm 70...

Page 30: ...4 2 Quantum efficiency curves figure 3 12 LUX13HS quantum efficiency chart Luxima 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm LUX13HS Spectral Response Monochrome Red Bayer Green Bayer Blue Bayer ...

Page 31: ...al Version 1 06 31 3 6 4 3 Dimensional drawings CB013xG LX X8G3 figure 3 13 dimensional drawing CB013xG LX X8G3 without EF mount adapter figure 3 14 dimensional drawing CB013xG LX X8G3 with EF mount adapter and fan cooler unit ...

Page 32: ...tasheet_V2 3 3 6 4 5 Sensor features feature Note Binning No Skipping No ROI Vertical cropping results in increased read speed horizontal reduces data transfer HW Trigger Trigger with overlap usable see 4 3 2 Trigger controlled Acquisition Exposure HDR Not available table 3 14 sensor features available ...

Page 33: ...gain e LSB12 TBD Dark noise e 10 Dark current e s TBD DSNU e TBD PRNU 1 5 Linearity TBD Shutter efficiency 1 PLS TBD Micro lenses TBD Camera parameters Digitization bit 10 Supported bit resolutions bit pixel 8 9 10 11 12 16 Exposure time EXP 1µs 1sec Variable Gain Range VGA dB 0 18dB Refresh rate MRR fps 3500 10 bit Power consumption typical W TBD Maximum W TBD Mechanical height mm 60 width mm 70 ...

Page 34: ...xiB xiB 64 Technical Manual Version 1 06 34 3 6 5 2 Quantum efficiency curves TBD figure 3 15 LUX19HS quantum efficiency chart Luxima ...

Page 35: ...al Version 1 06 35 3 6 5 3 Dimensional drawings CB019xG LX X8G3 figure 3 16 dimensional drawing CB019xG LX X8G3 without EF mount adapter figure 3 17 dimensional drawing CB019xG LX X8G3 with EF mount adapter and fan cooler unit ...

Page 36: ...tasheet_V2 3 3 6 5 5 Sensor features feature Note Binning No Skipping No ROI Vertical cropping results in increased read speed horizontal reduces data transfer HW Trigger Trigger with overlap usable see 4 3 2 Trigger controlled Acquisition Exposure HDR Not available table 3 17 sensor features available ...

Page 37: ...onversion gain e LSB12 TBD Dark noise e TBD Dark current e s 22 RT 10 bit mode DSNU e 2 in 10 bit mode PRNU 1 27 Linearity TBD Shutter efficiency 1 PLS 1 50 000 Micro lenses Yes Camera parameters Digitization bit 8 10 12 Supported bit resolutions bit pixel 8 9 10 11 12 16 Exposure time EXP 0 019 3500 ms Variable Gain Range VGA dB 0 12dB 1 Refresh rate MRR fps 330 at 8 bit Power consumption Stand b...

Page 38: ...10 267 1x1 1x1 4096 x 3072 12 130 1x1 2x2 2048 x 1536 12 528 2x2 1x1 2048 x 1536 12 267 table 3 19 CB120xG CM X8G3 standard readout modes 3 6 6 2 Quantum efficiency curves figure 3 18 CMV12000 mono color and NIR quantum efficiency curve CMOSIS 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm CMV12000 Spectral Response Monochrome Red...

Page 39: ...al Version 1 06 39 3 6 6 3 Dimensional drawings CB120xG CM X8G3 figure 3 19 dimensional drawing CB120xG CM X8G3 without EF mount adapter figure 3 20 dimensional drawing CB120xG CM X8G3 with EF mount adapter and fan cooler unit ...

Page 40: ...sheet v2 11 3 6 6 5 Sensor features feature Note Binning Yes 2x2 Skipping Yes 2x2 ROI Vertical cropping results in increased read speed horizontal reduces data transfer HW Trigger Trigger with overlap see 4 3 2 Trigger controlled Acquisition Exposure HDR Not available table 3 20 sensor features available ...

Page 41: ...onnected in system the LEDs are showing PCIe link status The meaning differs between xiB and xiB 64 slightly LED Color Defaults On Blink Off 1 Green PCIe Lanes x4 or x2 x1 Link down 2 Red PCIe Clock Present PCIe Clock OK No PCIe Clock 3 Blue PCIe Clock Present PCIe Clock OK No PCIe Clock 4 Orange PCIe Link Speed Gen2 Gen1 Link down table 3 22 LED output description after computer boot up xiB LED C...

Page 42: ...ssTM connector is used for high speed data transmission Please note that many computers do not initialize PCIe buses that do not have devices plugged in upon boot The camera needs to be plugged in with power when the computer is booted up before use 3 8 1 iPassTM Connector Location figure 3 22 position iPassTM connector It is important that the power is turned off when inserting detaching the cabl...

Page 43: ...ble side Ximea PN CBL CB PWR SYNC 3M0 for 3m cable xiB 64 I O Power 12 pin Alysium 60 30 1112 Opto isolated trigger input and non isolated I O plus camera power Alysium 60 41 1012 60 41 1112 60 01 1012 60 01 1112 60 03 1012 60 03 1112 Ximea PN CBL MT PWR SYNC 3M0 for 3m cable table 3 25 GPIO mating connector description 3 9 1 Location IO and power interface receptacle is located on the underside o...

Page 44: ...2 INOUT4 Non isolated I O LVTTL 3 3 50µA table 3 26 xiB I O connector Pin Assignment xiB 64 figure 3 25 xiB 64 IO connector pinout I O connector Pin Assignment Pin Name Signal Technical description 1 IN2 Opto isolated Input 2 0 8 Low 4 24 High 2 IN1 Opto isolated Input 1 0 8 Low 4 24 High 3 OUT2 Opto isolated Output 2 Open collector 4 OUT1 Opto isolated Output 1 Open collector 5 AUX PWR Power supp...

Page 45: ...ded twisted pair configuration xiB 3 9 3 Power input The cameras require a DC input of 12 to 24V with a maximum of about 29W without lens control Ximea offers a power supply which can plug into the CBL CB PWR SYNC 3M0 or CBL MT PWR SYNC 3M0 power sync cable and provide DC power to the camera from an AC 120V 230V source GND AUX_PWR INOUT1 INOUT2 INOUT3 INOUT4 IN1 IN2 IN_GND OUT1 OUT2 OUT_GND shield...

Page 46: ...0 2µs VINPUT 10V TAMBIENT 25 C Input delay falling edge1 10 7 0 2µs VINPUT 10V TAMBIENT 25 C Number of inputs 1 External trigger mapping Yes Input functions Trigger get current level rising or falling edge are supported table 3 28 Optically isolated digital input general info Note 1 Propagation delay depends on voltage level propagation jitter is significantly lower 3 9 4 2 Digital Input signal le...

Page 47: ... signal flow inside the camera is below figure 3 27 digital input interface schematic 3 9 4 4 Digital Input Wiring figure 3 28 digital input interface wiring VCC DIGITAL IN PUT IINP UT FPG A_IN PUT GND Comm on IO Gr oun d 6 20 R 1 00 R 1 0K 4 9K 9 GND PLC Device Input Camera GND Common IO Ground Common Output Power Supply ...

Page 48: ... collector NPN Protection short circuit over current Reverse voltage Protection circuit PTC Resettable Fuse Maximal sink current 25mA Trip current 50mA self restarting when failure mode current disconnected Inductive loads No Effect of incorrect output terminal connection Protected against reverse voltage connection Maximal output dropout 1 7V sink current 25mA Number of outputs 1 Strobe output ma...

Page 49: ...ut transfer characteristics 3 9 5 4 Digital Output Wiring Digital output has an open collector switching transistor with common IO Ground In most cases a power source for external device must be provided Connecting Digital OUTPUT to a NPN compatible PLC device input biased Output state Output switch state Input state ON Sourcing current Pull up energized OFF Relaxing Not energized PTC Fuse FPGA_OU...

Page 50: ...ly one general opto isolated input is used Output state Output switch state Input state ON Sourcing current Pull down energized OFF Relaxing Not energized figure 3 32 Connecting Digital OUTPUT to a NPN compatible PLC device input more bidirectional inputs used Note In this case a bidirectional opto isolated input must be used figure 3 33 Connecting Digital OUTPUT to a NPN compatible PLC device sin...

Page 51: ...o a PNP compatible device Pull up resistor can be calculated as follows psu input input V V R I Where psu V power supply voltage Must be higher than required input amplitude input V required input amplitude input I input driving current corresponding to input amplitude Remember to use the appropriate resistor power rating psu input input P R V V I GND Common IO Ground DIGITAL OUTPUT Common PLC Dev...

Page 52: ...3 9 5 1 Optically isolated Digital Output General info led V LED forward voltage see table below led I LED current Note Remember to use the appropriate resistor power rating 𝑃 𝑅𝐸𝑆 𝐼𝑙𝑒𝑑 2 𝑅 𝑉 𝑝𝑠𝑢 𝑉𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑙𝑒𝑑 Typical LED forward voltage LED Colour Vled typ Vled max Note Standard Red 1 7V 2 1V Super Bright Red 1 85V 2 5V Low power Red 1 7V 2 0V Orange 2 0V 2 1V Yellow 2 1V 2 2V Green 1 9V 2 5V Emerald ...

Page 53: ...rent for transistor You should also use an external diode to protect the transistor from over voltage while disconnecting an inductive load Keep in mind that this connection has an inverted logic Current will flow through the load at the start of the camera figure 3 36 Inductive load Relay Driving inverted logic For positive logic you can use a second bipolar transistor figure 3 37 Inductive load ...

Page 54: ...ng examples Use external pull up in case that no pull up at controller input is used Negative edge No 0 5µs figure 3 34 Note that external pull up is not used in this case Assume that internal pull up at the controller input is used table 3 33 digital output wiring examples 3 9 5 5 Digital Output Timing Typical input delay between FPGA Output to Digital Output Edge Type Typ delay μs Off On 0 5 On ...

Page 55: ...e 400ns Load 100kΩ threshold 2V Output delay falling edge 450ns Load 100kΩ threshold 0 5V Input impedance minimum 15kΩ Input level for logical 0 0 7V Input level for logical 1 3 3V Input debounce filter No Input delay rising edge 750ns VINPUT 5V TAMBIENT 25 C Input delay falling edge1 1200ns VINPUT 5V TAMBIENT 25 C Input functions Trigger get current level Rising or falling edge are supported for ...

Page 56: ...can be achieved with the fiber optic option since the copper cables are limited to 7 0m to 3 0m for PCIe Gen 3 Both cables interface with a PCIe adapter board for your PC see section 3 12 Get the latest information on available accessories at https www ximea com en pci express camera pci express camera cmv12000 cmv20000 figure 3 39 CBL PEX4 COP xM0 PCIe Gen 2 x4 copper cable Figure 3 40 CBL PEX4 F...

Page 57: ...4 G2 COP PCIe Gen 2 x4 extender host adapter for copper cables PN Description PEX4 G2 COP PCIe Gen 2 x4 extender host adapter for copper cables 1 port PEX4 G2 COP X2 PCIe Gen 2 x4 extender host adapter for copper cables 2 ports PEX4 G2 FIB PCIe Gen 2 x4 extender host adapter for fiber optics cables 1 port PEX8 G3 X1 DOL PCIe Gen 3 x8 extender host adapter for copper and fiber optics cables PEX8 G3...

Page 58: ...ync cable current revisions of this cable are 3m in length Cable components Item Description 1 65 00 1112 IO Series 65 12 pin male circular plug 2 A11 8861 UL20276 5STP 30 10C 30 OD 5mm Black 3 Heat shrinkable tube 4 Stripped and tinned leads 5 DC power in socket female OD5 5 ID2 1 black 6 Shield wire 7 Cable label table 3 39 sync power cable components Pin Signal 1 GND 2 AUX PWR 3 IN1 4 IN2 5 IN ...

Page 59: ...current revisions of this cable are 3m in length Item Description 1 Series60 Female Circular Plug 60 01 1112 IO BLK 2 TBA UL20276 4STP 28 4C 28 2C 24 OD 6 80mm BLK 3 Process end with wire end stripped and tin soldered 4 DC power in socket female OD5 5 ID2 1 BLK 5 Cable label 6 Heat shrinkable tube table 3 40 sync power cable components Pin Signal 1 IN2 2 IN1 3 OUT2 4 OUT1 5 AUX PWR 6 GND 7 INOUT1 ...

Page 60: ...0MM BRACKET T Get the latest information on available accessories at xiB xiB 64 series tripod mounting bracket figure 3 47 mounting tripod adapter Use 2x M4 screws provided with bracket as a kit for mounting Bracket can be mounted on the bottom top and sides of the camera ...

Page 61: ...crew driver and 4 M2 5x14 can be attached or detached When removing or inserting fan assembly please take care not to damage spring pins used to connect the cooling unit to camera electronics figure 3 48 mounting fan cooling element CB X8G3 FAN COOLER The following image depicts the mounting holes on the back of the camera to mount different cooling elements figure 3 49 rear mounting holes ...

Page 62: ...necessary remove 4xM2 screws indicated in image below These screws also hold the camera together so this step must be done with care Place the heatsink as depicted and return the four M2 screws you removed unless the heatsink kit comes with different screws It is advised to use thermal grease between the camera and heatsink to improve heat dissipation from the camera head figure 3 50 mounting cool...

Page 63: ...re 3 51 mounting lens adapter with CANON EF mount MECH 60MM EF ADAPTER 3 19 xiB Lens adapter LA C MNT 60MM xxx KIT xiB and xiB 64 cameras with 4 3 or smaller sensor can be equipped with C mount lens adapter With this adapter the C mount lenses may be used Adapter is mounted using 4 front mount holes Optionally camera can be assembled in production when the operation has been ordered along with cam...

Page 64: ...nd frameworks supported in Windows For more information visit page https www ximea com support wiki apis APIs 4 1 2 Hardware Requirements The XIMEA xiB xiB 64 cameras are compatible with PCI express Generation 2 3 Please note details and the most recent info at https www ximea com support wiki xib PCI_Express_camera_ _xiB 4 1 2 1 System Configuration Minimum system configuration For a basic operat...

Page 65: ... MB of free disc space Video NVIDIA or Radeon graphics card 128MB Ports Motherboard with PCIe x4 16 Gen 2 x8 Gen3 for xiB 64 slot for compatible PCIe host adapter See 3 12 PCIe host adapter cards 4 1 2 2 Cables The PCI express cable that you use with the xiB or xiB 64 camera is responsible for the supply of power and the data transfer to the PC It is critical to use an industrial PCI express cable...

Page 66: ...e without reducing the physical size of the sensing area This feature is useful when optics are used that are particularly fitted to a certain sensor size and if it is necessary to maintain the full image circle on the sensor Downsampling can be achieved in two ways binning and skipping 4 2 3 1 Binning When binning is applied the image is divided into cluster of k l pixels where all pixels in each...

Page 67: ...n efficient storage and later offline processing is required Format is defined by XI_PRM_TRANSPORT_PIXEL_FORMAT table 4 1 image formats Note1 For color modes RGB32 and RGB24 the image from sensor needs to be pre processed de bayering CPU load is higher in these modes Setting this parameter will reset current region of interest RGB24 is being processed from the RGB32 by removing the unused Alpha ch...

Page 68: ...igger controlled Acquisition Exposure Unlike in the free run each image exposure can also be triggered with an input trigger signal In this mode the sensor waits in stage until the trigger signal arrives Only then the exposure of first frame is started which is followed by the data readout XIMEA cameras supports several triggered modes along with single image exposure after one trigger The trigger...

Page 69: ...on trigger input line and trigger delay are disabled The timing strongly depends on camera settings Most of the times can be calculated using Camera performance calculator The delay between trigger input and start of exposure 𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑝 𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦 Where tsensdelay Delay introduced by sensor itself For most sensors the delay is constant Cameras with CMV50000 sensor have this time dependent on set...

Page 70: ...me burst active Please see Frame Burst Modes https www ximea com support wiki allprod Frame_Burst_Modes 4 3 2 3 Exposure defined by trigger pulse length In this mode the exposure is defined by trigger pulse length This can be used to achieve longer exposure than allowed by API Also it can be used to trigger several images in sequence with different exposure time Exposure time is measured and repor...

Page 71: ...h the objective to achieve a target intensity level for the following image Further the maximum applicable exposure and gain values can be defined Since both exposure and gain have an influence on the intensity the ratio between those two parameters in their contribution to the algorithm can also be set exposure priority 4 5 2 White Balance Only for color models The white balance can be adjusted w...

Page 72: ...just the brightness contrast and saturation 4 5 6 Sensor Defect Correction During the manufacturing process every camera is tested for various type of defects and a list of the measured defect pixels is created and stored in the camera s non volatile memory This list is then used for the correction of acquired images during operation The correction is inactive by default but can be turned on by th...

Page 73: ...pe integration The dynamic range of a linear image sensor is limited by the saturation of the pixel Different light intensities are shown in the figure below All blue marked light intensities cause different signal levels and can be separated without saturation All red marked intensities cause an overexposure and the info about the different light intensity above 100 is lost figure 4 6 image satur...

Page 74: ...kind of HDR method the user has to define two pairs of parameters T1 SL1 and T2 SL2 T1 and T2 define portions of the total exposure time and the length of the three timing phases SL1 and SL2 define portions of the sensor saturation so called kneepoint1 and kneepoint2 Please note the figure below figure 4 8 image saturation example with HDR Please note the exemplary corresponding positions 1 5 in t...

Page 75: ...ixels in this phase Phase 3 All pixels are integrated until the exposure time is reached The pixel saturation may reach the maximum saturation level The main idea of this method is to reach an approx logarithmic saturation curve In order to achieve this goal phase2 always has a smaller slope than phase1 and phase3 smaller than phase 2 Thus the signal response during phase1 is higher as during phas...

Page 76: ...s for C C developments and xiAPI Net for C Net based developments 5 1 2 Standard Interface As an alternative to the proprietary API the camera can be accessed through a set of standard interfaces These interfaces decouple a specific hardware design e g physical interface of a camera from its control in software Therefore multiple camera classes and types can be used in a unified way 5 1 2 1 GenICa...

Page 77: ...era families Short description It runs on Windows Linux macOS systems offering a substantial imaging tool set which can be further extended with custom modules using a plugin infrastructure CamTool is based on Qt for the UI and xiAPI for the camera control Its camera settings menu resembles the parameter set of the xiAPI figure 5 1 CamTool Layout ...

Page 78: ...ave load camera and program settings LUT Look up table Lua scripting CamTool allows to operate all connected cameras simultaneously In this case all control are layered for the cameras Basic controls are placed as tabs in upper part of the window Image window can be detached from application if needed Amount of visible camera controls depend on visibility level which can be set in Edit Options For...

Page 79: ...l Based Design More http www mathworks de or https www ximea com support wiki vision libraries MathWorks_Matlab 5 3 1 2 MVTec HALCON HALCON is the comprehensive standard software for machine vision with an integrated development environment IDE that is used worldwide More http www mvtec com halcon or https www ximea com support wiki vision libraries MVTec_HALCON 5 3 1 3 National Instruments LabVIE...

Page 80: ...86 64 Windows 10 32 64 bit APIs xiAPI xiAPI NET xiApiPtyhon Examples CamTool xiCop GenTL Producer for connection of GenTL Consumer applications Vision Libraries integration demonstrations o NI LabView interface xiLib 5 4 2 Installation Download and execute the XIMEA API Software Package installer EXE file approximate size 100 MB http www ximea com downloads recent XIMEA_Installer exe Read the Lice...

Page 81: ...eck the components you don t want to install but it is recommended to leave them all checked figure 5 3 XIMEA Windows Software Package installation 2 Specify the install location you can leave the default location or change it to your desired location figure 5 4 XIMEA Windows Software Package installation 3 ...

Page 82: ...6 82 Now the XIMEA API Software Package should start copying files updating System Variables and installing drivers if necessary figure 5 5 xiAPI installation Windows 4 Installation is completed figure 5 6 xiAPI installation Windows 5 Finish ...

Page 83: ... Contents The package contains Driver beta version for XIMEA USB2 and USB3 cameras xiAPI Ximea CamTool Examples o xiSample sample showing basic image acquisition in xiAPI 5 5 2 Installation Download XIMEA Linux Software Package wget http www ximea com downloads recent XIMEA_Linux_SP tgz figure 5 7 XIMEA Linux Software Package installation 1 Untar tar xzf XIMEA_Linux_SP tgz cd package Start install...

Page 84: ...ual Version 1 06 84 figure 5 8 XIMEA Linux Software Package installation 2 1 Note If logged in user is not root you will be asked for your password to get root access because the installation runs with root account using sudo ...

Page 85: ...Tool Examples o xiSample sample showing basic image acquisition in xiAPI 5 6 2 Installation Before installing XIMEA macOS Software Package it may be necessary to modify security settings on your computer The new feature of OS X 10 8 called GateKeeper can prevent you from using our macOS Software Package due to the fact that the current version is unsigned Open System Preferences application and cl...

Page 86: ...EA macOS Software Package http www ximea com downloads recent XIMEA_OSX_SP dmg Mount it by double clicking this file in Finder Run the install script to install XiAPI on your macOS system A window with package contents will open 5 6 3 Start XIMEA CamTool Connect camera Start Applications XIMEA CamTool Start acquisition by clicking on orange triangle at upper left corner of CamTool ...

Page 87: ...tware packages for Windows Linux and MacOS For information on the software packages see 5 Software 5 7 3 xiAPI Functions Description The core of xiAPI consists of the following functions which allow controlling of the camera functionality get the number of discovered devices XI_RETURN xiGetNumberDevices OUT DWORD pNumberDevices open interface XI_RETURN xiOpenDevice IN DWORD DevId OUT PHANDLE hDevi...

Page 88: ... Device This example shows the enumeration of available devices If any device was found the first device with index 0 is opened HANDLE xiH NULL Get number of camera devices DWORD dwNumberOfDevices 0 xiGetNumberDevices dwNumberOfDevices if dwNumberOfDevices printf No camera found n else Retrieving a handle to the camera device xiOpenDevice 0 xiH 5 7 5 2 Parameterize Device This example shows how an...

Page 89: ...ure start This time should be less than 10µs figure 5 11 GPIO schematic HANDLE xiH xiOpenDevice 0 xiH select trigger source xiSetParamInt xiH XI_PRM_TRG_SOURCE XI_TRG_EDGE_RISING select input pin 1 mode xiSetParamInt xiH XI_PRM_GPI_SELECTOR 1 xiSetParamInt xiH XI_PRM_GPI_MODE XI_GPI_TRIGGER set digital output 1 mode xiSetParamInt xiH XI_PRM_GPO_SELECTOR 1 xiSetParamInt xiH XI_PRM_GPO_MODE XI_GPO_E...

Page 90: ...ABC the application should set parameter XI_PRM_AUTO_BANDWIDTH_CALCULATION to XI_OFF before the first xiOpenDevice is used This setting disabled ABC and the camera stream is not limited 5 7 7 GenICam For more information on programing according the GenICam standard please visit the standard s website at http www emva org standards technology genicam ...

Page 91: ...rmance bottlenecks xiCOP is capable of retrieving the system s hardware tree thus problematic hardware configurations can be identified Diagnosis of firmware and software compatibility xiCOP checks relevant firmware and software versions and warns if a component is not up to date List all currently attached XIMEA devices and their features Suggests solution for diagnosed issues One click update to...

Page 92: ...ical Support There are a few steps to take before contacting your local dealer for technical support In case you cannot display images from your xiB or xiB 64 camera please open the XIMEA xiCOP software please see 5 8 XIMEA Control Panel It will immediately start searching for connected cameras Your camera will appear in the XIMEA camera list on the upper left side of the xiCOP window if it is con...

Page 93: ... is not working as expected please contact your local dealer for troubleshooting the product and determine the eligibility of a Product Service Request PSR In case you were asked to create a PSR by your local contact please continue to STEP 2 NOTE Your product must be UNDER WARRANTY in order to qualify for a free repair or replacement 6 2 2 Step 2 Create Product Service Request PSR Read the XIMEA ...

Page 94: ...eturn shipment please confirm it by changing the status of the PSR to Received by customer 6 3 Safety instructions and precautions This chapter describes safety instructions and precautions valid for xiB xiB 64 cameras and special considerations regarding XIMEA board level cameras In order to avoid harm or damage your xiB or xiB 64 camera please handle it like described in this manual paying speci...

Page 95: ...tions or too much light laser light 6 3 7 Protect the optical components Do not touch the optical components with hard or abrasive objects When handling the camera avoid touching the lenses and filter glasses Fingerprints or other impurities may affect the image quality and may damage the surfaces Mount dismount lenses and additional filters only in a dust free environment Do not use compressed ai...

Page 96: ... unit Repaired or replaced Products are covered for the remainder of the original Product warranty period Please note our explanations regarding the usage and handling of board level cameras and related restrictions of warranty see 6 3 11 Safety instructions for board level cameras Warranty is void if any proprietary labeling is removed This warranty does not apply to units that after being examin...

Page 97: ...rchaser has the non exclusive right to use standard software and firmware provided that it remains unchanged is used within the agreed performance parameters and on the agreed equipment Without express agreement the Purchaser may make one back up copy of standard software 4 Partial deliveries are allowed unless they are unreasonable to accept for the Purchaser 5 The term claim for damages used in ...

Page 98: ...er the statutory provisions providing that a remedy period is not needed shall be unaffected The Purchaser shall be obliged to return the Retained Goods The fact that the Supplier takes back Retained Goods and or exercises the retention of title or has the Retained Goods seized shall not be construed to constitute a rescission of the contract unless the Supplier so expressly declares Article IV Ti...

Page 99: ... location of concealed electric power gas and water lines or of similar installations as well as the necessary structural data 3 Prior to assembly or erection the materials and equipment necessary for the work to start must be available on the site of assembly or erection and any preparatory work must have advanced to such a degree that assembly or erection can be started as agreed and carried out...

Page 100: ...bodily injury or damage to health and or intentionally or grossly negligent breach of contract on the part of the Supplier The above provisions do not imply a change in the burden of proof to the detriment of the Purchaser Any other or additional claims of the Purchaser exceeding the claims provided for in this Article VIII based on a Defect are excluded Article IX Industrial Property Rights and C...

Page 101: ...ion of the delivery period has previously been agreed with the Purchaser Article XII Other Claims for Damages 1 Unless otherwise provided for in the present GL the Purchaser has no claim for damages based on whatever legal reason including infringement of duties arising in connection with the contract or tort 2 This does not apply if liability is based on a the German Product Liability Act Produkt...

Page 102: ...mount section minor changes 1 02 10 10 2017 Corrected typos and added handling guidelines 1 03 11 09 2017 Corrected specification CB500 1 04 01 18 2018 Added CB019xG LX X8G3 Added c mount lens adapter Updated Triggered acquisition paragraph 1 05 02 23 2018 Corrected IO connector specification 1 06 08 21 2018 Corrected frame rate table for CB500 ...

Page 103: ...e per second FWC Full Well Capacity GR Global reset GS Global shutter IR Infra Red JTAG Joint Test Action Group LSB Least Significant Bit MIMR Multiple integration multiple ROI MSB Most significant bit MSL Moisture sensitivity level NA Not Available PCB Printed Circuit Board same as PWB PGA Programmable gain amplifier PRNU Photo response non uniformity PWB Printed Wiring Board same as PCB RGB Red ...

Page 104: ...gure 3 20 dimensional drawing CB120xG CM X8G3 with EF mount adapter and fan cooler unit 39 figure 3 21 position status LEDs 41 figure 3 22 position iPassTM connector 42 figure 3 23 position GPIO power connector 43 figure 3 24 xiB IO connector pinout 43 figure 3 25 xiB 64 IO connector pinout 44 Figure 3 26 Recommended twisted pair configuration xiB 45 figure 3 27 digital input interface schematic 4...

Page 105: ... 4 5 Exposure defined by trigger pulse length 70 figure 4 6 image saturation example without HDR 73 figure 4 7 image example without HDR 73 figure 4 8 image saturation example with HDR 74 figure 4 9 image example with HDR 74 figure 4 10 HDR approx logarithmic saturation curve 75 figure 5 1 CamTool Layout 77 figure 5 2 XIMEA Windows Software Package installation 1 80 figure 5 3 XIMEA Windows Softwa...

Page 106: ...and camera parameters 37 table 3 19 CB120xG CM X8G3 standard readout modes 38 table 3 20 sensor features available 40 table 3 21 LED output description after camera is opened in API 41 table 3 22 LED output description after computer boot up xiB 41 table 3 23 LED output description after computer boot up xiB 64 41 table 3 24 PCI express mating connector description 42 table 3 25 GPIO mating connec...

Page 107: ...xiB xiB 64 Technical Manual Version 1 06 107 table 6 2 interface depending transfer rates 93 table 6 3 service operations overview 94 ...

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