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Technical Manual

A-CNA-100-

(1)

Black and White
Digital Video
Camera Module

XCL-5000

Summary of Contents for XCL-5000

Page 1: ...Technical Manual A CNA 100 12 1 Black and White Digital Video Camera Module 2007 Sony Corporation XCL 5000 ...

Page 2: ...process 26 Binarization 27 Digital pedestal 28 Switching image output 8 10 12 bit width selection 28 Grayscale chart 28 Camera Control Commands General 29 Serial Communication Specifications 29 Command system 29 Command format 29 Command input and response 29 Command Specification 30 Camera control commands 30 AFE Setting Command 30 DTL Binarization Setting Command 31 Digital Setting Command 31 Ga...

Page 3: ...rigger This function is useful to shoot a fast moving object clearly Partial scan The camera module can limit the number of effective video output lines to achieve high frame rates enabling high speed image processing Binning By binning two pixels that align vertically you can acquire a frame rate twice as high as that in the normal mode Body fixing The screw holes to install the camera module are...

Page 4: ...el 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 the following conditions Using the camera in high t...

Page 5: ...to PCI 32 bit the frame rate may become low according to lack of processing capacity When you want to make this product output 15 frames per second use a board corresponding to more than PCI 64 bit PCI X You can use a cable of 5 meters and you can extend it up to 10 meter by using a repeater commercially available Select a proper cable as the maximum usable length of a cable differs due to the att...

Page 6: ...lens The performance of a lens may change according to the aperture level If the resolution is not enough adjust the aperture level 2 Guide holes Top 3 Reference holes bottom These precision screw holes are for locking the camera 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 instal...

Page 7: ... follows For details on the pin arrangement see the following Figure Note When you operate a camera module by inputting an external trigger signal via the 26 pin connector make sure to input external trigger signals that meet the following specifications to both the two pins Specifications for the External Trigger Signal Amplitude LVDS using a 3 3 volt IC Connections Input a TRIG signal to the 9th...

Page 8: ...thout the power supplied this may cause a mulfunction of the camera module Trigger signal specifications Input impedance Stated in the voltage determined at more than 10 k ohms Convert the signal which meets the specifications above into LVDS format 3 3 V power drive IC output and inputs the converted signal Note that the signal level cannot be recognized correctly by the camera if it does not mee...

Page 9: ...or the CCD producing technique to make two amplifier characteristics accord completely and the output levels of left and right may differ In this case a boundary appears in the center of the window due to the difference of the left and right levels XCL 5000 has an automatic correction function that automatically detects and corrects the difference between the levels in order to make it indistingui...

Page 10: ...ignals is at 15 frames per second as continuous video 1 2 3 4 5 2446 2447 2448 72CLK 1CLK 2448CLK 1H 66H 2050H 1 2 3 4 5 2048 2049 2050 Horizontal timing Common in each mode 1CLK 1 80MHz 12 5ns 1H 2520CLK LVAL DVAL STROBE Image output Vertical timing 1V 2116H FVAL LVAL DVAL Image output ...

Page 11: ...ition of two vertical lines to read from the CCD Note You cannot operate the camera with the binning mode and the partial scan mode on at the same time 1H 33H 1025H 1 2 3 4 5 1023 1024 1025 Vertical timing 1V 1058H FVAL LVAL DVAL Image output The horizontal timing is the same as in the normal mode ...

Page 12: ...tive image The PSAH value of just before the effective image starting point determines which line of the CCD effective pixel will be the effective image starting point It involves fine adjustment of the timing inside the high speed transmission length and the lines for 1 block are not simply 128 It differs according to the PSAH value Also after you have set an effective image ending point of an ar...

Page 13: ...h the normal mode and the partial scan mode repeatedly if the 38 line shift described on the left poses a problem set to the partial scan mode instead of the normal mode and select the whole window area in order to use it without the image shift In this case the effective image area will be 2016 lines Shifting up 38 lines Effective image area 2016 lines Invalid image area Normal mode Partial scan ...

Page 14: ...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 PSAH PSAF A LINE B LINE RATE fps 5 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 6 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 ...

Page 15: ...5 32 5 768 319 29 6 896 294 27 10 0 128 447 55 1 256 422 47 2 384 396 41 3 512 370 36 4 640 345 32 5 768 319 29 11 0 128 447 55 1 256 422 47 2 384 396 41 3 512 370 36 4 640 345 32 12 0 128 447 55 1 256 422 47 2 384 396 41 3 512 370 36 13 0 128 447 55 1 256 422 47 2 384 396 41 14 0 128 447 55 1 256 422 47 15 0 128 447 55 ...

Page 16: ...utter OFF is selected the shutter speed is automatically set to 1 15s 1 T1 T2 T3 2050H 2448CLK 72CLK 2050 1 2050 T4 Vertical timing Example of positive electrode The horizontal timing is the same as in the normal mode FVAL LVAL DVAL Image output TRG Only one LVAL is less than 2448CLK during T4 length in order to adjust the timing T4 changes by depending on T1 Trigger mode T1 T2 Shutter T3 ms Edge ...

Page 17: ...he normal mode TRG Only one LVAL is less than 2448CLK 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 msec More than 10 usec OFF 67 1 30s 33 66 1 100s 10 32 1 120s 8 64 1 250s 4 32 1 500s 2 32 1 1000s 1 32 1 2000s 0 82 1 5000s 0 52 1 10000s 0 42 1 15s 67 1 7 5s 135 1 1 2s 509 2 1s 1000 2s 2000 Width dete...

Page 18: ...l timing Example of positive electrode The horizontal timing is the same as in the normal mode FVAL LVAL DVAL Image output TRG Only one LVAL is less than 2448CLK 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 usec OFF 66 86 1 15s 66 86 1 30s 33 52 1 100s 10 18 1 120s 8 5...

Page 19: ...nd B T1 0 0315 A B msec Trigger mode T1 T2 Shutter T3 ms Width detection mode See the formula under this table More than 10 usec and less than 2 sec 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 20: ...nic shutter In this case when EXPOSURE is selected for the signal output terminal of the tenth pin of the DC IN connector Hi is always output 2 When the lines for normal transmission PSAF are 0 to 5 it is Possible setting When the lines are 6 to 15 it is Impossible setting 3 The trigger signal period must be longer than the shutter speed Shutter OFF is the same as 1 15s Normal Binning Partial Trig...

Page 21: ...can extract the outline by using the edge detection from an image which is processed by the gamma correction and then you can binarize the image The DSP function can be used for all camera modes SEL SEL Right Left Digital clamp DSP input Digital gain Gamma correction 3 3 filter Edge detection Edge emphasis Binarization Digital pedestal Bit width selection Grayscale chart DSP output ...

Page 22: ...d left digital clamp control cannot be used The function is set to ON in the factory setting Digital gain In this block 1 to 2 twice 6 dB is processed in 128 steps Yout Yin factor is processed You can use it when the image is dark only with AFE gain for example Reference When only the digital gain is controlled the black level is also changed as the digital gain effects the whole display level But...

Page 23: ... values for 5 points 256 512 1024 2048 and 3072 are set to 1 2 3 3 and 3 by the 5 points proximity line form supplement In MODE 2 and MODE 4 5 points proximity line form supplement the gamma curve may not be in sequence In this case it may seem that data lacking in a point there is no output level after the gamma process when the video signal is displayed in the waveform or the histogram This is b...

Page 24: ...ter that set the gamma mode to 2 and save it GAMMA MODE 4 OK GAMMA 512 3 Check the picture The setting is not saved OK GAMMA MODE 2 OK GAMMA 512 3 The setting is saved OK Set the gamma mode to 2 You cannot set a value other than 5 points 256 512 1024 2048 3072 500 is not correct in the following GAMMA MODE 2 OK GAMMA 500 300 ERROR SYNTAX OK Turn off the gamma mode You cannot input the GAMMA comman...

Page 25: ...r of 8 proximity This filter detects an edge a point where the contrast is changed like the outline of the object in the picture b Picture acumination filter A point where the contrast is changed like an edge is emphasized by subtracting the secondary differentiation In the following filter the Laplacian filter of 8 proximity is multiplied by weighting factor 0 111 and then subtracting from the or...

Page 26: ...age Edge emphasis is the acumination filter which enables adjustment of the acuminating level by setting a desired weighting factor for the outline image made by edge detection An acuminated image can be displayed with controlling noises This is difficult only with the filter process Note In edge detection mode the boundary of the CCD right and left areas is rarely detected as the edge This case m...

Page 27: ...ge output bit is changed the range of the threshold value setting will be 60 to 975 in 10 bits and 15 to 243 in 8 bits Note that the threshold value setting must be converted into a value of 12 bits even if you use the camera in 8 bits or 10 bits Reference The edge detected image can be accentuated by combining the edge detection and the binarizion process ...

Page 28: ...witching image output 8 10 12 bit width selection 12 bits output 10 bits output and 8 bits output can be selected The factory setting is 12 bits output Grayscale chart Outputs the grayscale chart instead of the video signal It can be used for condition setting or level check in the current usage environment Y ...

Page 29: ...ers 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 STATU...

Page 30: ...o 502 parts and fine adjusts VGA Gain of AFE on the right side of the window and sets them x Pedestal Setting Command PEDESTAL Parameter 1 Pedestal level 0 1023 Process Sets AFE pedestal level x Pedestal Setting Left side of the window Command PEDESTAL L Parameter 1 Pedestal level 0 1023 Process Sets AFE pedestal level on the left side of the window x Pedestal Setting Right side of the window Comm...

Page 31: ...arameter 1 Mode 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON Process Sets the DSP digital and Y gain x Digital Y gain Step Setting Command DGAIN STEP Parameter 1 Gain 0 128 Process Sets and fine adjusts the DSP digital and Y gain x Digital Pedestal Setting Command DPEDESTAL Parameter 1 Mode 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON Parameter 2 Pedestal level 0 255 Process Sets the digital pedestal level x Automatic Clamp Control Setting Automatic Correc...

Page 32: ...able 1 6 Process Sets the filter table Binning Partial Setting Command x Binning Mode Setting Command BINNING Parameter 1 Mode 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON Process Sets the binning mode x Partial Scan Setting Command PARTIAL Parameter 1 Mode 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON Parameter 2 Read beginning block point 0 15 Parameter 3 Read block number Process Sets the mode of Partial scan in parameter 1 and specifies the read area of...

Page 33: ...tting Command x Save Setting Command SAVE Process Writes the data corresponding to the camera control command in the Flash ROM Another command is not accepted during execution of the process After completion of execution the following message is displayed OK Normal completion Note If the completion is not normal the saved data may be damaged Read Setting Command x Read Setting Command LOAD Process...

Page 34: ...imity γ mode 2 and 4 Category name Content Data numbers Data CA Camera information 1 Version AF AFE 4 AFE Gain left AFE Gain right Clamp level left Clamp level right SH Shutter 1 Shutter speed TR Trigger 2 Trigger mode External trigger pulse polarity DT DTL 2 DTL mode Edge emphasis filter factor BR Binarization 2 Binarization mode Binarization threshold value DG Digital 10 Digital Y Gain mode Digi...

Page 35: ...mitation Even a valid parameter can be invalid in combination with some settings In this case the command is invalid and ERROR STATUS is displayed Shutter speed condition Filter mode Mode 1 only Partial scan mode Partial scan read block numbers Shutter speed setting 0 5 1 100 to 1 10000 6 15 1 30 to 1 10000 Automatic Clamp Control Setting Automatic Correction Function Filter mode 1 OFF Setting is ...

Page 36: ...r setting Shutter speed setting TRG MODE Mode Trigger mode setting TRG POL Pulse polarity External trigger polarity setting DTL MODE Mode DTL mode setting DTL COEF Filter factor Edge emphasis filter factor setting IMG WIZE Data width Image data width setting GAMMA MODE Mode γ mode setting GAMMA MODE1 3 MODE2 4 IN data Changing point OUT data Strong and weak γ table setting γ table setting FILTER M...

Page 37: ...ain step setting DPEDESTAL OFF 32 Digital pedestal setting AUTO DCLAMP ON 8192 2 Automatic clamp control setting DCLAMP OFF Digital clamp level setting SHUTTER 0 Shutter speed setting TRG MODE OFF Trigger mode setting TRG POL 1 Straight polarity External trigger polarity setting DTL MODE OFF DTL mode setting DTL COEF 8 2 Outline emphasis filter factor setting IMG WIZE 0 12 bit Image data width set...

Page 38: ...zontal resolution Equivalent to 1800 TV lines or more 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 OFF MANUAL DEFAULT Read mode normal binning Shutter External trigger shutter Shutter speed External trigger shutter 2 to 1 10000 sec Power 12 V DC Range 10 5 to 15 V Power consumption 3 6 W Operating temperature 5 to 45 C 23 to 113 F...

Page 39: ...cs Typical Values 39 Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics Typical Values 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 Relative Response Wave Length nm Lens characteristics included and light source characteristics excluded ...

Page 40: ...cations XCL 5000 Dimensions 40 XCL 5000 Dimensions DC IN DIGITAL IF 5Mega CCD XCL 5000 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 5 1 1 8 26 1 1 16 26 1 1 16 ...

Page 41: ... 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 ...

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