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1. be Pulse Software Driven inverter generator _q Event Driven Output she lt Signal Driven Output Source lt amp Software Driven Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 53 Example Counter Start Source OFF CounterStartSource OFF Countermode OFF Countermode Active CounterEnd Event Generated Counter CounterWait Trigger Counter is Active Counter is IDLE Counter Completed Overflow CounterStartSourcez OFF CounterResetSourcez OFF Counter Reset CMD CounterResetSource CounterEnd e The counter starts on the counterReset Cmd e The counter continues unless a new counterReset Cmd is received which then restarts the counter at 00 e When Counter Reset Source Event or CounterEnd the counter is reset to 00 but does not restart counting until the next CounterReset Cmd Example Counter Start Source CounterEnd itself CounterStartSource CounterEnd itself Countermode OFF Countermode Active CounterEnd Event Generated CounterWait Trigger Counter is Active Counter is IDLE Counter gt Completed CounterStartSource CounterEnd itself Counter Reset CMD CounterResetSource CounterEnd e Counter starts when Counter Mode is set to Active e A Counter Reset CMD will reset the counter to 00 and it then continues counting e counterResetSourc
2. Off Off Single ROI per image Active Active The ROI per image feature is active ROI Count Horizontal multipleROI CountHorizontal Specifies the number of ROI Region of Interest available for the X axis Expert DFNC gt ROI Count Vertical multipleROI CountVertical Specifies the number of ROI Region of Interest available for the Y axis Expert DFNC ROI Count multipleROI Count Specifies the number of possible ROI Region of Interest available in an acquired image One is minimum while the maximum is device specific Expert DFNC RO ROI Selector multipleROI Selector Select an ROI Region of Interest when Multiple ROI Mode is enabled Selector range is from 1 to the Multiple ROI Count value lt Expert DFNC gt ROI x1 y1 roil_1 ROI x1 y1 ROI x2 y1 roi2_1 ROI x2 y1 ROI x3 y1 roi3_1 ROI x3 y1 ROI x4 y1 roi4_1 ROI x4 y1 ROI x1 y2 roil_2 ROI x1 y2 ROI x2 y2 roi2_2 ROI x2 y2 ROI x3 y2 roi3_2 ROI x3 y2 ROI x4 y2 roi4_2 ROI x4 y2 ROI x1 y3 roil 3 ROI x1 y3 ROI x2 y3 roi2_3 ROI x2 y3 ROI x3 y3 roi3_3 ROI x3 y3 ROI x4 y3 roi4_3 ROI x4 y3 ROI x1 y4 roil_4 ROI x1 y4 ROI x2 y4 roi2_4 ROI x2 y4 ROI x3 y4 roi3_4 ROI x3 y4 ROI x4 y4 roi4_4 ROI x4 y4 ROI Offset X multipleROI Offsetx Horizontal offset in pixels from the origin to the selected ROI Region of Interest lt Exp
3. 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Measured Fill Factor x Quantum Efficiency FF x QE 14 e Genie Nano Series Overview Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Nano Quick Start If you are familiar with GigE Vision cameras follow these steps to quickly install and acquire images with Genie Nano and Sapera LT in a Windows OS system If you are not familiar with Teledyne DALSA GigE Vision cameras go to Connecting the Genie Nano Camera e Your computer requires a second or unused Ethernet Gigabit network interface NIC e Install Sapera 8 01 and make certain to select the installation of GigE Vision support e Connect Nano to the spare NIC and wait for the GigE Server Icon in the Windows tray to show that the Nano is connected The Nano Status LED will be steady Blue If you have no lens on the Nano e Start CamExpert The Nano Status LED will be steady Green e Select the moving test pattern from the Image Format Feature Category e Click grab If you have a lens on the Nano e Start CamExpert The Nano Status LED will be steady Green e Click the button to show a full camera image on CamExpert display e Click grab e Adjust the lens aperture and or adjust the Nano Exposure as required Camera Works Now What Consult this manual for detailed Networking and Nano feature descriptions as you write debug and optimize your imaging application Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Nano Quick Start e 15 Connecti
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5. Line 3 Line3 Index of the physical line and associated I O control block to use Pin 6 is the Output Signal and Pin 4 is the common output power on the I O connector Line 4 Line4 Index of the physical line and associated I O control block to use Pin 8 is the Output Signal and Pin 4 is the common output power on the I O connector 1 00 Beginner Line Name lineName Description of the physical Pin associated with the logical line Input 1 Input 2 Output 1 Output 2 Input1 Input2 Output1 Output2 Associated with the logical line Input 1 Associated with the logical line Input 2 Associated with the logical line Output 1 Associated with the logical line Output 2 1 00 Beginner DFNC Line Format LineFormat Specify the current electrical format of the selected physical input or output RO Opto Coupled OptoCoupled The line is opto Coupled 1 00 Expert Line Mode LineMode Reports if the physical Line is an Input or Output signal RO See Input Signals Electrical Specifications See Output Signals Electrical Specifications Input Input The line is an input line Output Output The line is an output line 1 00 Expert Line Status LineStatus Returns the current status of the selected input or output line False True 1 00 Expert Line Status All LineStatusAll Returns the current status of
6. 16 12 28 Freeze button was clicked 16 12 31 Grab button was clicked 16 12 34 Freeze button was clicked 16 2 Nano C1920 1 Exposure Time value was changed from 2500 000000 to 3500 16 12 44 Grab button was clicked 16 12 45 Freeze button was clicked 16 12 52 Nano C1920 1 Exposure Time value was changed from 3500 000000 to 4500 16 12 53 Grab button was clicked 16 12 55 Freeze button was clicked 16 13 01 Nano C1920 1 Test Image Selector value was changed from Off to GreyDiagonalRamp Moving 16 13 03 Grab button was clicked 16 13 09 Freeze button was clicked m Parameters Visibility Guru Output Messages Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Using Nano with Sapera API e 25 About the Device User ID The Nano can be programmed with a user defined name to aid identifying multiple cameras connected to the network For instance on an inspection system with 4 cameras the first camera might be labeled top view the second left view the third right view and the last one bottom view The factory default user name is set to match the camera serial number for quick initial identification Note that the factory programmed Genie Nano serial number and MAC address are not user changeable When using CamExpert multiple Genie Nano cameras on the network are seen as different Nano xxxxx devices as an ex
7. 1 00 Beginner Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 43 Any Edge AnyEdge The trigger is considered valid on any edge of the line source signal after any processing by the line inverter module Level High LevelHigh The trigger is considered valid on the high level of the line source signal Level Low LevelLow The trigger is considered valid on the low level of the line source signal Trigger Delay Trigger Overlap TriggerDelay TriggerOverlap Specifies the delay in microseconds to apply after receiving the trigger and before activating the triggerEvent min 0 max 2000000 States if a trigger overlap is permitted with the Active Frame readout signal This read only feature defines if a new valid trigger will be accepted or latched for a new frame Off Off No trigger overlap is permitted ReadOut ReadOut Trigger is accepted immediately after the exposure period 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Guru Line Selector LineSelector Selects the physical line or pin of the external device connector to configure Line 1 Linel Index of the physical line and associated I O control block to use Pin 5 is the Input Signal and Pin 3 is the common Ground on the I O connector Line 2 Line2 Index of the physical line and associated 1 0 control block to use Pin 7 is the Input Signal and Pin 3 is the common Ground on the I O connector
8. The camera output image frame consists only of the ROI areas in the same order as the ROI rows and columns The user must account for the change between ROI data for each output image row The output image being smaller reduces the bandwidth requirements Example Actual Sample with Six ROI Areas 3x2 This example uses the example problem of solder inspection of certain components on a PCB The image below of a sample PCB shows 6 ROI areas highlighted by the yellow overlay graphics manually added to this example Note how the top row ROI areas may be larger than ideal due to height and width requirements of ROI areas in the second row constraints and interdependencies as defined in the preceding ROI descriptions Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 63 La oe I M gt With the ROI areas defined the camera outputs an image consisting only of data within those ROI areas as shown below Such data reduction improves transfer bandwidth and also reduces image processing time for the host system imaging application lt 64 Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Internal Test Pattern Generator The Genie Nano camera includes a number of internal test patterns which easily confirm camera installations without the need for a camera lens or proper lighting Use CamExpert to easily enable and select the any of the Nano test patterns from the drop menu while the camera is not
9. Timer 1 End TimerlEnd Counts the number of Timer 1 End events Counter Incremental Line counterl ncrementalLineActivation Selects the counter signal activation mode The 1 00 Activation counter increments on the specified signal edge or Expert level DFNC Rising Edge RisingEdge Increment the counter on the rising edge of the selected I O Line Falling Edge FallingEdge Increment the counter on the falling edge of the selected I O Line Any Edge AnyEdge Increment the counter on the falling or rising edge of the selected 1 0 Line Counter Duration counterDuration Sets the duration or number of events before the 1 00 CounterEnd event is generated Expert DFNC Counter Reset Source counterResetSource Selects the signal source to reset the counter After a 1 10 reset the counter waits for the next countStartSource Expert signal or event DFNC Reset Cmd Off Reset on reception of the Reset Icommand Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 51 TimerReset Cmd Off for the supported events Starts with the reception of the TimerReset Icommand Acquisition Start AcquisitionStart Start Timer on Acquisition Start event Acquisition End AcquisitionEnd Start Timer on Acquisition End event Exposure Start ExposureStart Start Timer on Exposure Start event Exposure End ExposureEnd Start Timer on Exposure End event
10. patterns from Nano Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting e 107 Other Problems or Issues This section describes problems that do not fit any of the categories above Typically these are issues found in the field under specific or unusual conditions Random Invalid Trigger Events Do not change the exposure time while grabbing else an Invalid Trigger Event may be generated This applies to any exposure mode or trigger source The Invalid Trigger Event is not catastrophic and only indicates the loss of a video frame Stopping acquisitions first will avoid this error Minimum Sapera Version Required Save User Configuration Failed An unusual error that occurred with no other Nano control problem The solution is to verify the minimum Sapera version used with the Nano Framework The Genie Nano requires Sapera version 8 00 or later Issues with Cognex VisionPro When the Cognex VisionPro package is uninstalled the Genie Nano becomes not available within CamExpert due to the Cognex uninstaller removing GigE Vision components This forces a Genie Nano user to reinstall the framework package Cognex VisionPro remains a useable third party product except for their uninstaller fault Genie Nano users just need to account for this issue until resolved by Cognex 108 e Troubleshooting Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Contact Information Sales Information www teledynedalsa com mv mailto info teledynedalsa com Teledy
11. 1 00 highlight if the firmware is a beta or custom design Beginner RO Manufacturer Part Number deviceManufacturerPartNumber Displays the device manufacturer part number 1 00 DFNC Beginner Manufacturer Info DeviceManufacturerl nfo This feature provides extended manufacturer 1 00 information about the device Genie Nano cameras Beginner show which firmware design is currently loaded Firmware Version DeviceFirmwareVersion Displays the currently loaded firmware version 1 00 number Firmware files have a unique number and Beginner have the cbf file extension Serial Number DeviceSerialNumber Displays the device s factory set serial number 1 00 Expert MAC Address deviceMacAddress Displays the unique MAC Media Access Control 1 00 address of the Device DFNC Beginner Device User ID DeviceUserI D Feature to store a user programmable identifier of up 1 00 to 15 characters The default factory setting is the Beginner camera serial number RW Device Temperature DeviceTemperatureSelector Select the source where the temperature is read 1 00 Selector Beginner Internal Internal User feature Interpolated value from FPGA and or PHY temperature Maxl nternal MaxlInternal Records the highest device temperature since power up Value is reset on power off Device Temperature DeviceTemperature The temperature of the selected source in degrees Celsius Power up Configuration UserSetDefaultS elector Selects the camera configuration set to
12. 1 as the Power up Configuration UserSet2 UserSet2 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 2 as the Power up Configuration Calibration Date deviceCalibrationDateRaw Date when the camera was calibrated Device Acquisition Type deviceAcquisitionType Displays the Device Acquisition Type of the product Sensor Sensor The device gets its data directly from a sensor 1 00 DFNC Invisible Device TL Type DeviceTLType Transport Layer type of the device 1 00 DFNC GigE Vision GigEVision GigE Vision Transport Layer Invisible Device TL Version Major DeviceTLVersionMaj or Major version of the device s Transport Layer 1 00 Invisible Device TL Version Minor DeviceTLVersionMinor Minor version of the device s Transport Layer userSetError 1 00 Invisible NoError No Error 1 00 Invisible LoadGenericError Unknown error 1 00 DFNC Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 31 LoadMemoryError Not enough memory to load set LoadFileError LoadlInvalidSetError LoadResourceManagerError Internal file I O error At least one register could not be restored properly An internal error happened related to the resource manager SaveGenericError SaveBusyError SaveMemoryError Unknown error The camera is busy and cannot perform the action Camera ran out of memory while saving set SaveFileError Internal file I O error SavelnvalidSetError An invalid user set was requested SaveResourceManagerEr
13. Camera is functional but frame rate is lower than expected 104 e Troubleshooting Nano Series GigE Vision Camera e There is no image but the frame rate is as expected See Camera is functional frame rate is as expected but image is black Other problems e Unexpected Trigger Events See Random Invalid Trigger Events Verifying Network Parameters Teledyne DALSA provides the Network Configuration tool to verify and configure network devices and the Nano network parameters See section Network Configuration Tool of the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual if there were any problems with the automatic Nano software installation Before Contacting Technical Support Carefully review the issues described in this Troubleshooting section To aid Teledyne DALSA personnel when support is required the following should be included with the request for support e From the Start menu go to Programs Dalsa Sapera LT Tools and run the Log Viewer program From its File menu click on Save Messages to generate a log text file e Report the version of Genie Nano Framework and Sapera version used Device Available with Operational Issues This section considers issues with cabling Ethernet switches multiple cameras and camera exposure All information concerning the Teledyne DALSA Network Configuration Tool and other networking considerations is available in the Teledyne DALSA Network I maging manual Firmware Updates As a general rule
14. Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification The first column indicates whether a feature applies to monochrome or color camera models via a symbol No symbol indicates a common feature Additionally the description column will indicate which feature is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention indicated by DFNC versus the GenlCam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown B W Color Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device Scan Type DeviceScanType Defines the scan type of the device s sensor Genie Nano is an Areascan camera lt RO Beginner gt Areascan Areascan Device uses an Areascan sensor Sensor Color Type sensorColorType Defines the camera sensor color type lt RO DFNC Beginner gt Monochrome Sensor Monochrome Sensor color type is monochrome _ a H1 Bayer Sensor Input Pixel Size pixelSizel nput CFA Bayer Sensor color type is Bayer Color Filter Array CFA Size of the image input pixels in bits per pixel lt RO DFNC Guru gt 10 Bits Pixel Bpp10 Sensor output data path is 10 bits per pixel 12 Bits Pixel Sensor Width SensorWidth Bpp12 Sensor output data path is 12 bits per pixel Defines the sensor width in a
15. Host Configuration Protocol Network requires a DHCP server LLA LLA Device IP Address Configuration is set to LLA Link Local Address Also known as Auto IP Used for unmanaged networks including direct connections from a device to a dedicated NIC ForcelP ForcelP Device IP Address Configuration is set to ForcelP Used to force an IP address change Current IP Address GevCurrentl PAddress Reports the IP address for the given 1 00 network interface Beginner Current Subnet Mask GevCurrentSubnetMask Reports the subnet mask of the given 1 00 interface Beginner Current Default Gateway GevCurrentDefaultGateway Reports the default gateway IP address to 1 00 be used on the given network interface Beginner Current IP set in LLA GevCurrentl PConfigurationLLA Controls whether the LLA Link Local 1 00 Address IP configuration scheme is Guru activated on the given network interface Current IP set in DHCP GevCurrentl PConfigurationDHCP Controls whether the DHCP IP 1 00 configuration scheme Dynamic Host Guru Configuration Protocol is activated on the given network interface Current IP set in GevCurrentl PConfigurationPersistentl P Controls whether the Persistentl P 1 00 Persistentl P configuration scheme is activated on the Guru given network interface Primary Application IP GevPrimaryApplicationl PAddress Returns the IP address of the device 1 00 Address hosting the primary application RO Guru Device Access Privilege deviceCCP Cont
16. Maximum frame rate values are based on zero vertical offset limited to firmware 1 00 Horizontal Cropping Partial Scan Genie Nano supports cropping the acquisition horizontally by grabbing less pixels on each horizontal line Horizontal offset defines the start of the acquired video line while horizontal width defines the number of pixels per line Horizontal control features have the following independent constants e Horizontal Offset is limited to pixel increment values of 4 to define the start of the video line e Horizontal Width decrements from maximum in pixel counts of 8 i e the video width is in steps of 8 pixels Horizontal Offset Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 61 Using the Multiple ROI Mode Genie Nano monochrome cameras implement the Multiple ROI mode region of interest features which allow having 2 to 16 smaller image ROI areas versus the single ROI area possible with vertical and horizontal crop functions These multiple areas are combined as one output image reducing transfer bandwidth requirements plus with the added benefit that any reduction of the number of vertical lines output will result in a greater possible camera frame rate This increased frame rate increase written to internal memory is similar to using the vertical crop feature Important Usage Details e Two to 16 ROI areas are supported by the Genie Nano 4x4 matrix maximum e For any select
17. Messages 107 No camera exposure when expected 107 Camera is functional but frame rate is lower than expected 107 Camera acquisition is good but frame rate is lower than expected 107 Camera is functional frame rate is as expected but image is black 107 Other Problems or Issues 108 Random Invalid Trigger Events 108 Minimum Sapera Version Required 108 Issues with Cognex VisionPro 108 CONTACT INFORMATION 109 SALES INFORMATION 109 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 109 INDEX 110 4 e Contents Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano Series Overview Description The Genie Nano series a member of the Genie camera family provides a new series of affordable easy to use digital cameras specifically engineered for industrial imaging applications requiring improved network integration Genie Nano cameras use the industries latest leading sensors such as the Sony Pregius series of global shutter active pixel type CMOS image sensors Genie Nano cameras combine standard gigabit Ethernet technology supporting GigE Vision 1 2 with the Teledyne DALSA Trigger to Image Reliability framework to dependably capture and transfer images from the camera to the host PC Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors image resolutions and feature sets either in monochrome or color versions GigE with TurboDrive Genie Nano cameras include TurboDrive technology delivering high speed data transfers exceeding the GigE l
18. any Nano installation must include the firmware update procedure see File Access Control Category Nano camera firmware that does not match a newer version of installed Nano Framework software is likely to have unpredictable behavior Problems might be e Nano is not found by the device discovery process e Nano is found by the Sapera GigE Server but an application such as CamExpert does not see the camera e A Nano that had a fault with a firmware update will automatically recover by booting with the previous firmware version Important New Nano cameras installed in previously deployed systems are fully backward compatible with the older vision application Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting e 105 Power Failure During a Firmware Update Now What Don t panic There is far greater chance that the host computer OS is damaged during a power failure than any permanent problems with the Nano When electrical power returns and the host computer system has started follow this procedure e Connect power to the Nano The Nano processor knows that the firmware update failed e The Genie Nano will boot with the previous version of firmware and will operate normally e Perform the firmware update procedure see File Access Control Category again Cabling and Communication Issues With only two cables connected to Nano possible cabling issues are limited Power supply problems e fthe Nano status LED is off th
19. exists within the sensor The Sony sensors allow an offset range between 0 and 511 DN The factory settings default value for each sensor used by various Nano models is recommended as per the sensor manufacturer design specifications Note With the factory default offset testing a camera s black output in 8 bit mode may show a 2 DN value difference across the image Changing the Black Level value up or down will push sensor noise present at the sensors native bits per pixel to fall within one 8 bit value thus the noise becomes hidden Gain Selector Digital The gain function controls the post sensor digital amplifier available only on some models of Nano cameras This gain factor is independent of any sensor gain set This setting is a linear number range of 1 to 4 in 0 1 steps Sensor Gain Stages Analog Digital N A Black Level Control Post Digital Gain Control Sensor Gain Control Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 37 Bayer Mosaic Pattern Genie Nano Color cameras using Sony IMX174 249 sensors output raw Bayer image data using the mosaic pattern shown below Teledyne DALSA Sapera CamExpert tool interprets the raw Bayer output when the user enables the Pre Processing Software Bayer Decoder CamExpert also provides an automatic white balance tool to aid RGB gain adjustments Advanced Came Flat Field Correction gt Bayer CFA Decoder gt Disabled Lookup Table
20. frame rates faster that the Gigabit Ethernet link or the IEEE Pause frame Only when the internal buffer is consumed would an Image Lost Event be generated Using Transfer Queue Current Block Count with CamExpert This feature returns the number of frames buffered within the Genie Nano pending transfer to the host system Image frames are buffered in cases where the host system is temporarily busy or cases of high network traffic with other devices through the same Ethernet switch By buffering image frames the Genie Nano will not need to drop frames when there are temporary delays to the transfer When using CamExpert right click on this field and then click on Refresh from the pop up menu The current frame count in the transfer buffer is displayed in the Value field During live grab if the number of frames in the transfer buffer is increasing then there is a problem with the network or host bandwidth being exceeded The ImageLost event occurs when all buffer space is consumed Features that Cannot be Changed During a Transfer The following features cannot be changed during an acquisition or when a transfer is connected Features Locked During a Sapera Transfer Feature Group CAMERA INFORMATION UserSetLoad SENSOR CONTROL NA 1 O CONTROL NA COUNTER AND TIMER CONTROL IMAGE FORMAT CONTROL NA PixelFormat OffsetX OffsetY Width Height Multi ROI ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER CONTROL DeviceRe
21. hardware with the purchase of a GigE Vision Module license or the Sapera processing SDK with a valid license The GigE Vision Compliant XML device description file is embedded within Genie Nano firmware allowing GigE Vision Compliant applications access to Genie Nano capabilities and controls immediately after connection 8 e Genie Nano Series Overview Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano Common Specifications Model and Sensor specific specifications follow the common specifications present here Synchronization Modes Free running External triggered Software trigger through Ethernet Exposure Modes Programmable in increments of 1us minimum in us is model specific maximum is 16 seconds Pulse controlled via Trigger pulse width Trigger I nputs Opto isolated 2 4V to 24V typical 16mA min Debounce range from 0 up to 255 us Trigger Delay from 0 to 2 000 000 us Strobe Outputs Output opto isolated Aligned to the start of exposure with a programmable delay duration and polarity using start of exposure on output line source feature Image Buffer 90 MB total on board memory for acquisitions and packet resend buffering Gain In Sensor gain model dependent and Digital gain up to 4x Counter and Timer 1 Counter and 1 Timer User programmable acquisition independent with event generation Timestamp 1us internal timer to timestamp images and events Test image Internal generator with choi
22. image resolutions which may not support the full feature set defined in this category Parameters Visibility Guru x Category Parameter Value E Event Control a GigE Vision Transport Layer Upload Download File Setting z lt lt Less File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls 4 WL_ File Access Control Feature Descriptions The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification File Selector FileSelector Selects the file to access The file types which are 1 00 accessible are device dependent Guru Firmware Firmware1 Upload new firmware to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle Select the DeviceReset feature after the upload completes File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file in the 1 00 device This operation is executed when the File Operation Guru Execute feature is called Open Open Select the Open operation executed by FileOperationExecute Close Close Select the Close operation executed by FileOperationExecute Read Read Select the Read operation executed by FileOperationExecute Write Wr
23. indicated by green text for easy identification Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 49 Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device Version amp View Counter Selector counterSelector Selects the counter to configure Es xpert Counter 1 Counterl Select counter 1 DFNC Counter mode counterMode Selects the counter mode The selected Counter is 1 00 either Active or Disabled When Disabled the Counter Expert can be configured DFNC Off Off The selected Counter is Disabled Active Active The selected Counter is Enabled Counter Status counterStatus Returns the current state of the counter Eis xpert Counter Idle Counterldle The counter is idle DFNC The counterStartSource feature is set to off Counter Trigger Wait CounterTriggerWait The counter is waiting for a start trigger Counter Active CounterActive The counter is counting for the specified duration Counter Completed CounterCompleted The counter reached the CounterDuration count Counter Overflow CounterOverflow The counter reached its maximum possible count Counter Start Source counterStartSource Select the counter start source Counter increments 1 10 Cl from 0 to the value of the counterDuration feature Expert Off Off Counter is stopped DENG Acquisition Start AcquisitionStart Counter starts on the reception of the Acquisition Start event Acquisition End
24. load and 1 00 Selector make active on camera power up or reset The Beginner BE camera configuration sets are stored in camera non volatile memory RW None None Factory Setting Default Load factory default feature settings 1 00 Beginner UserSet1 UserSetl Select the user defined configuration UserSet 1 as the Power up Configuration UserSet2 UserSet2 Select the user defined configuration UserSet 2 as the Power up Configuration User Set Selector UserSetSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load feature To settings from or save current feature settings to The Factory set contains default camera feature settings RW Factory Setting Default Select the default camera feature settings saved by the factory UserSet 1 UserSet1 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet1 1 00 to save to or load from features settings previously Beginner Nano Series GigE Vision Camera UserSet 2 UserSet2 Select the User Defined Configuration space UserSet1 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Load Configuration Save Configuration UserSetLoad UserSetSave Loads the camera configuration set specified by the User Set Selector feature to the camera and makes it active Can not be updated during a Sapera transfer W Saves the current camera configuration to the user set specified by the User Set Selector feature The user sets are located on the camera in non volatile mem
25. number of video lines grabbed for a frame By not scanning the full height of the sensor the maximum possible acquisition frame rate is proportionately increased up to the Genie Nano model maximum The following figure is an example of a partial scan acquisition using both Height and Vertical Offset controls The Vertical Offset feature defines at what line number from the sensor origin to acquire the image The Height feature defines the number of lines to acquire to a maximum of the remaining frame height Note that only the partial scan image ROI is transmitted to the host computer Vertical Offset Partial Image Grab Partial Scan Illustration Note n general using short exposures at high frame rates will exceed the maximum bandwidth to host transfer speed when the camera buffer memory is filled The tables below for different Genie Nano models describes frame rate maximums written to internal memory that can be sustained during continuous acquisition Increase the exposure time decrease the frame rate enable TurboDrive or acquire a limited number of frames so as to not exceed the transfer bandwidth 60 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Maximum Frame Rate fps Examples 1216 38 fps 83 1080 43 fps 94 900 51 fps 111 600 75 fps 163 450 98 fps 212 300 141 fps 304 150 249 fps 539 74 409 fps 884 32 632 fps 1366 16 799 fps 1724 Note
26. pitch area scan camera a lens with an effective focal length of 45mm and requires that 100um in the object space correspond to each pixel in the image sensor Using the preceding equation the object distance must be 450mm 0 450m 104m _ 45mm OD 450mm 0 450m 100un OD Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Additional Reference Information e 97 Sensor Handling Instructions This section reviews proper procedures for handling cleaning or storing the Genie Nano camera Specifically the Genie Nano sensor needs to be kept clean and away from static discharge to maintain design performance Electrostatic Discharge and the Sensor Cameras sensors containing integrated electronics are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor window surface can induce charge buildup on the underside of the window that cannot be readily dissipated by the dry nitrogen gas in the sensor package cavity With charge buildup problems such as higher image lag or a highly non uniform response may occur The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation erroneous calibration ensure that you perform flat field correction only after a charge buildup has dissipated over 24 hours Important Charge buildup will affect the camera s flat field correction calibration To avoid an Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratches The sensor window is part o
27. support the full feature set defined in this category Parameters Visibility Guru x Category Parameter Value Camera Information Stream Channel Selector 0 Sensor Control Device Link Speed in Mbps 1000 VO Controls PacketSize 9000 Interpacket Delay 0 Counter And Timer Control i Packet Resend Buffer Size 24 0 Image Format Controls IP Configuration Status DHCP Acquisition and Transfer Control Current IP Address 69 254 3 198 Event Control Current Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 GigE Vision Transport Layer Current Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 File Access Control Current IP set in LLA True GigE Vision Host Controls Current IP set in DHCP True Current IP set in PersistentIP False Primary Application IP Address 69 254 104 101 Device Access Privilege Control Exclusive Access Discovery Acknowledge Delay lot Enabled Current Heartbeat Timeout 3000 GVCP Heartbeat Disable lot Enabled Communication Timeout in msec 0 Communication Retransmissions Count 0 lt lt Less GigE Vision Transport Layer Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention denoted by DFNC versus the GenlCam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a
28. the 1 00 device will fire one test packet Invisible Payload Size PayloadSize Provides the number of bytes transferred 1 00 for each image or chunk on the stream Invisible channel MAC Address GevMACAddress MAC address of the network interface i un nvisible Current Camera IP GevCurrentl PConfiguration Current camera IP configuration of the 1 00 Configuration selected interface Invisible LLA LLA Link Local Address Mode DHCP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Mode Network requires a DHCP server Persistentl P PersistentlP Persistent IP Mode static Persistent IP Address GevPersistentl PAddress Persistent IP address for the selected 1 00 interface This is the IP address the Invisible camera uses when booting in Persistent IP mode Persistent Subnet Mask GevPersistentSubnetMask Persistent subnet mask for the selected 1 00 interface Invisible Persistent Default Gateway GevPersistentDefaultGateway Persistent default gateway for the selected 1 00 interface Invisible Primary Application Socket GevPrimaryApplicationSocket Returns the UDP User Datagram Protocol 1 00 source port of the primary application Invisible Device Access Privilege GevCCP Controls the device access privilege of an 1 00 Control application Invisible Open Access OpenAccess OpenAccess Exclusive Access ExclusiveAccess Grants exclusive access to the device to an application No other application can control or monitor the device Control Access Con
29. the Sensor Window Even with careful handling the sensor window may need cleaning The following steps describe various cleaning techniques to clean minor dust particles to accidental finger touches Use compressed air to blow off loose particles This step alone is usually sufficient to clean the sensor window Avoid moving or shaking the compressed air container and use short bursts of air while moving the camera in the air stream Agitating the container will cause condensation to form in the air stream Long air bursts will chill the sensor window causing more condensation Condensation even when left to dry naturally will deposit more particles on the sensor When compressed air cannot clean the sensor Teledyne DALSA recommends using lint free ESD safe cloth wipers that do not contain particles that can scratch the window The Anticon Gold 9 x 9 wiper made by Milliken is both ESD safe and suitable for class 100 environments Another ESD acceptable wiper is the TX4025 from Texwipe An alternative to ESD safe cloth wipers is Transplex swabs that have desirable ESD properties There are several varieties available from Texwipe Do not use regular cotton swabs since these can introduce static charge to the window surface Wipe the window carefully and slowly when using these products Ruggedized Cable Accessories Teledyne DALSA provides optional I O cable assemblies for Genie Nano Users wishing to build their I O cabling by starting fr
30. the start of exposure and exposure duration The feature Exposure Mode selects the controlling method for the exposure The start of exposure is initiated by an internal timer signal an external input trigger signal or a software function call The exposure duration can be programmable ExposureMode Timed or controlled by the external input trigger pulse width ExposureMode TriggerWidth Synchronous Mode Timing Synchronous Mode Exposure is synchronous to the line timing of the sensor Exposure time steps are lus and the readout can be concurrent to the exposure for the fastest possible frame rate Synchronous mode starts the exposure period aligned to the sensor horizontal line timing and the programmable duration steps are lus Exposure duration is from a camera sensor specific minimum in us up to 16 sec In this mode sensor exposure and sensor readout of the previous frame s exposure occur simultaneously This allows operating the sensor up to its maximum frame rate Any trigger received before the start of frame readout is ignored and generates an invalid frame trigger event Since the external trigger is asynchronous with the Nano horizontal line timing the frame exposure start is subject to 1 horizontal line jitter Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 39 Internal Programmable Exposure ExposureMode Timed The Genie Nano in Internal Programmable Timed Exposure mode has the following features Pr
31. vertical binning decimation or any other function changing the vertical dimension of the image lt RO Invisible gt Pixel Coding PixelCoding Output image pixel coding format of the sensor lt RO Invisible gt Mono Mono Pixel is monochrome MonoSigned MonoSigned Pixel is monochrome and signed MonoPacked MonoPacked Pixel is monochrome and packed Raw Bayer Raw Pixel is raw Bayer Pixel Color Filter PixelColorFilter Indicates the type of color filter applied to the image lt RO Invisible gt fala None None No filter applied on the sensor Bayer GR BayerGR For BayerGR the 2x2 mosaic alignment is GR BG Bayer RG BayerRG For BayerRG the 2x2 mosaic alignment is RG GB Bayer GB BayerGB For BayerGB the 2x2 mosaic alignment is GB RG Bayer BG BayerBG For BayerBG the 2x2 mosaic alignment is BG GR Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 59 Width and Height Features for Partial Scan Control Width and Height controls along with their respective offsets allow the Genie Nano to grab a region of interest ROI within the full image frame Besides eliminating post acquisition image cropping done by software in the host computer a windowed ROI grab reduces the bandwidth required on the Gigabit Ethernet link since less pixels are transmitted Vertical Cropping Partial Scan The Height and Vertical Offset features used for vertical cropping reduce the
32. AcquisitionEnd Counter starts on the reception of the Acquisition End event Exposure Start ExposureStart Counter starts on the reception of the Exposure Start event Exposure End ExposureEnd Counter starts on the reception of the Exposure End event Readout Start ReadoutStart Counter starts on the reception of the Readout Start event Readout End ReadoutEnd Counter starts on the reception of the Readout End event Frame Start FrameStart Counter starts on the reception of the Frame Start event Valid Frame Trigger ValidFrameTrigger Counter starts on the reception of the Valid Frame Trigger Rejected Frame Trigger InvalidFrameTrigger Counter starts on the reception of the Invalid Frame Trigger Line 1 Linel Counter starts on the specified transitions on Line 1 See Input Signals Electrical Specifications Line 2 Line2 Counter starts on the specified transitions on Line 2 Output 1 Line3 Counts the number of transitions based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting of Output 1 Output 2 Line4 Counts the number of transitions based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting of Output 2 Timer 1 End TimerlEnd Counter starts on the reception of the Timer 1 End event Counter 1 End CounterlEnd Counter starts on the reception of the Counter 1 End event Counter Start Line counterStartLineActivation Selects the activation mode of the input line trigger 1 00 Activation which starts the counter T
33. Camera Dynamic Range Test Conditions e Exposure 100us e 0 Full Light Level TT SNR Test Conditions e Exposure 2000us e 80 saturation Specifications calculated according to EMVA 1288 standard using white LED light Sensor Cosmetic Specifications Hot Dead Pixel defects ttt Typical 0 0025 Any pixel that deviates by 20 from the average of Max 0 005 neighboring pixels at 50 saturation including pixel stuck at 0 and maximum saturated value Spot defects none Grouping of more than 8 pixel defects within a sub area of 3x3 pixels to a maximum spot size of 7x7 pixels Clusters defects none Grouping of more than 5 single pixel defects in a 3x3 kernel Column defects none Vertical grouping of more than 10 contiguous pixel defects along a single column Row defects none Horizontal grouping of more than 10 contiguous pixel defects along a single row ttt Test conditions e Nominal light illumination at 50 of saturation e Temperature of camera is 45 C Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano Series Overview e 13 Spectral Response Monochrome Models M194x amp M192x Sony IMX174 amp IMX249 Quantum Efficiency 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Measured Fill Factor x Quantum Efficiency FF x QE Color Models C194x amp C192x Sony IMX174 amp IMX249 Red Green Blue Quantum Efficiency n5 lo WwW C 3 2 9g 9 58 Sos S oS amp
34. Camera LED light sources 95 LED states 18 lens parameters 94 lens selection 93 light source aging 95 line signals 47 Link Local Address 19 Log Viewer tool 106 long cable lengths 106 low frame rates 107 M MAC address 26 maximum frame rate 39 MTBF 11 Multiple ROI 62 N Nano connectors 17 Nano rear view 17 Network Configurations 19 NIC optimization 24 O object distance 97 operational status 18 optimize network 79 opto coupled outputs 48 P packet resend conditions 106 Pause Frame Flow Control 90 PAUSE Frame support 16 PDF 8 Persistent IP 19 PoE Class 0 87 power failure during update 106 Power Over Ethernet 6 power up state 33 Pre Processing 38 procedures for handling 98 Q quick start 15 R reducing bandwidth 63 Responsivity 94 retention latches 86 RJ 45 Ethernet 86 ROI modes 62 Nano Series GigE Vision Camera S Sapera LT User s manual 22 Sapera version 8 screw locks 86 secure Ethernet cable 102 secured Ethernet cable 106 sensor cleaning 99 sensor controls 34 79 Sensor gain 37 sensor integration period 39 sensor specification 12 sensor tolerance 85 signal debounce circuit 47 Software Platforms 8 software triggers 47 Sony Pregius 5 status LED 18 status LED sequence 18 subnet 23 synchronization timing 40 synchronous exposure 39 T Temperature Management 32 test pattern generator 65 third party filter
35. Dialog CamExpert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a Nano camera state Power up Configuration Camera Power up configuration Factory Setting v Load Save Configuration Factory Setting v Load Camera Power up Configuration The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power up see feature UserSetDefaultSelector The user chooses from one factory data set or one of two possible user saved states Load Save Configuration The second drop list allows the user to change the camera configuration any time after a power up see feature UserSetSelector To reset the camera to the factory configuration select Factory Setting and click Load To save a current camera configuration select User Set 1 or 2 and click Save Select a saved user set and click Load to restore a saved configuration Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 33 Sensor Control Category The Genie Nano sensor controls as shown by CamExpert groups sensor specific parameters This group includes controls for frame rate exposure time gain etc Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to other feature settings Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table that are tagged as Invisible are usually f
36. Format Format of the pixel provided by the device Contains all format information as provided by PixelCoding PixelSize PixelColorFilter combined in one single value lt Beginner gt o Monochrome 8 Bit Mono8 Mono8 Monochrome 8 Bit m Monochrome 10 Bit Mono10 Mono10 Monochrome 10 Bit m Monochrome 12 Bit Mono12 Mono12 Monochrome 12 Bit ni BayerRG 8 Bit BayerRG8 Color camera BayerRG 8 Bit ni BayerRG 10 Bit BayerRG10 Color camera BayerRG 10 Bit ni BayerRG 12 Bit BayerRG12 Color camera BayerRG 12 Bit Pixel Size PixelSize Total size in bits of an image pixel lt RO Guru gt 8 Bits Pixel Bpp8 Bpp8 8 bits per pixel 10 Bits Pixel Bpp10 Bpp10 10 bits per pixel 12 Bits Pixel Bpp12 Bpp12 12 bits per pixel Horizontal Offset OffsetX Horizontal offset from the Sensor Origin to the Area Of Interest in pixels lt Beginner gt Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 57 Vertical Offset OffsetY Vertical offset from the Sensor Origin to the Area Of Interest in Lines lt Beginner gt Width Width Width of the Image provided by the device in pixels lt Beginner gt Height Height Height of the Image provided by the device in lines lt Beginner gt Multiple ROI Mode multipleROI Mode Enable the Multiple ROI Region of Interest per image feature The ROI Count is set by the Multiple ROI Count feature lt Expert DFNC gt
37. Genie Nano Series Camera User s Manual Monochrome amp Color GigE Vision Area Scan sensors cameras frame grabbers processors software vision solutions Genie Nano T 5 MARS TELEDYNE DALSA P N M USR bnc ite i P Everywhereyoulook Notice 2015 Teledyne DALSA All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Teledyne DALSA Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Windows Windows Vista Windows 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks or intellectual property mentioned herein belong to their respective owners Document Date September 15 2015 Document Number G3 GOOM USROO About Teledyne DALSA Teledyne DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs develops manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions in addition to providing wafer foundry services Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging offers the widest range of machine vision components in the world From industry leading image sensors through powerful and sophisticated cameras frame grabber
38. MemorySize Indicates the amount of device memory in MBytes 1 00 Size available for internal image frame accumulation in the DFNC transfer queue Increasing or decreasing memory Expert reserved by devicePacketResendBufferSize will affect total memory available here Device Registers DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Announces the start of registers streaming without 1 00 Streaming Start immediate checking for consistency Invisible Device Registers DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Announces end of registers streaming and performs 1 00 Streaming End validation for registers consistency before activating Invisible them Device Feature DeviceFeaturePersistenceStart Announces the start of feature streaming without 1 00 Streaming Start immediate checking for consistency Invisible Device Feature DeviceFeaturePersistenceEnd Announces end of feature streaming and performs 1 00 Streaming End validation for feature consistency before activating Invisible them Register Check DeviceRegistersCheck Performs an explicit register set validation for 1 00 consistency Invisible Registers Valid DeviceRegistersValid States if the current register set is valid and 1 00 consistent Invisible Operational Reference e 67 Acquisition Buffering All acquisitions are internally buffered and transferred as fast as possible to the host system This internal buffer allows uninterrupted acquisitions no matter of any transfer delays that might occur such as acquisition
39. Monitor tool from the Sapera Tools installed with Sapera e Make sure the Memory Overflow event monitor is enabled e Continue grabbing from the Nano at maximum frame rate If any memory overflow events are counted then the Nano internal buffer could not be transmitted on time and was discarded Such a condition may occur with large frame color or high frame rate Nano cameras e Note that the Sapera CamExpert tool has limits to the maximum frame rate possible due to CamExpert generating an interrupt for each acquired frame The Sapera Grab Demo may be better suited for testing at higher frame rates e Verify that network parameters are optimal as described in the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Module manual Ensure the host computer is not executing other network intensive tasks Try a different Gigabit NIC e Note that a changed acquisition frame rate becomes active only when the acquisition is stopped and then restarted Camera is functional frame rate is as expected but image is black e Verify that the lens iris is open e Aim the Nano at a bright light source e Check that the programmed exposure duration is not too short or set it to maximum See Sensor Control Category e Using CamExpert set the Nano to output its Internal Pattern Generator This step is typically done for any camera installation to quickly verify the Nano and its software package See Internal Test Pattern Generator for information on using CamExpert to select internal
40. Nano Common Specifications for details of each Genie Nano model Monochrome Cameras C mount G3 GM10 M1940 M949 Sony IMX174 1936 x 1216 CS mount coming soon C mount G3 GM11 M1920 M1920 Sony IMX249 1936 x 1216 CS mount coming soon Color Cameras G3 GC10 C1940 C mount 1936 x 1216 coming soon CS mount TBA with IR Filter G3 GC11 C1920 ne TBA ith IR Filt wi ilter C1920 Sony IMX249 i 1936 x 1216 coming soon CS mount TBA with IR Filter Accessories Mounting Bracket Plate with 1 4 inch screw mount tripod mount G3 AMNT BRA00 I O Blunt End Cable 2 meter Screw Retention to Flying Leads G3 AIOC BLUNT2M I O Breakout Cable 2 meter Screw Retention to Euroblock connector G3 AIOC BRKOUT2M Power and Cable Evaluation Kit Includes a Power Supply 12V an Ethernet Cable RJ 45 2 meter and an I O G3 ACBL EVALKIT Breakout Cable 2 meter to Euroblock connector Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano Series Overview e 7 Windows Development Software Sapera LT version 8 01 or later for Windows Available for download includes Sapera Network Imaging Package and GigE Vision I maging http www teledynedalsa com imaging support Driver Sapera Runtime and CamExpert Provides everything you will need to develop imaging applications Sapera documentation in compiled HTML help and Adobe Acrobat PDF Sapera Processing maging Development L
41. Options for Models M C194x amp M C192x e The following figure shows the lens image circles relative to Genie Nano models using the Sony IMX174 and IMX249 sensors respectively e Atypical 1 lens will fully illuminate these sensors while the use of a 2 3 lens will have some corner vignetting e Note the horizontal blue dashed lines defining the HD video format These indicate setting the Image Format controls to Height 1080 with a Vertical Offset 60 1 3 Lens 22 5mm Image Circle 1 Lens 16mm Image Circle IMX174 IMX249 2 3 Lens 711mm Image Circle Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Additional Reference Information e 95 Additional Lens Parameters application specific There are other lens parameters that are chosen to meet the needs of the vision application These parameters are independent of the Nano model assuming that the Lens Mount and Lens Sensor Size parameters are correct as previously covered in this section A vision system integrator or lens specialist should be consulted when choosing lenses since there is a trade off between the best lenses and cost An abridged list of lens parameters follows all of which need to be matched to the application e Focal Length Defines the focus point of light from infinity This parameter is related to the Nano mount C or CS mount See Genie Nano Common Specifications Back Focal Distance e Field of View A lens is designed to image objects at some limi
42. Readout Start ReadoutEnd Start Timer on Readout Start event Readout End ReadoutStart Start Timer on Readout End event Frame Start FrameStart Start Timer on Frame Start event Frame Trigger ValidFrameTrigger Start Timer on Frame Trigger event Frame Burst End FrameBurstEnd Start Timer on Frame Burst End event MultiFrame End Trigger FrameBurstEnd Reset on reception of the Frame Burst end Line 1 Linel Reset counter on the specified transition on line 1 See Input Signals Electrical Specifications Line 2 Line2 Reset counter on the specified transition on line 2 Output 1 Line3 Counts the number of transitions of Output 1 based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting Output 2 Line4 Counts the number of transitions of Output 2 based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting Timer 1 End TimerlEnd Reset on reception of the Timer End Counter 1 End CounterlEnd Reset on the reception of the Counter end Counter Reset Input Line counterResetLineActivation Specify the edge transition on the selected line that 1 00 Activation will reset the selected counter INE Rising Edge RisingEdge Reset counter on rising edge of the selected signal Falling Edge FallingEdge Reset counter on falling edge of the selected signal Any Edge AnyEdge Reset counter on the falling or rising edge of the selected signal Counter Value counterValue Read the current value of the selected
43. SPECIFICATION 85 CONNECTORS 86 10 pin I O Connector Details 86 1 O Mating Connector Sources 87 Power over Ethernet PoE Support 87 Input Signals Electrical Specifications 88 Output Signals Electrical Specifications 89 COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS FOR NANO CAMERAS 90 Host PC System 90 Ethernet Switch Requirements 90 IEEE 802 3x Pause Frame Flow Control 90 Ethernet to Fiber Optic Interface Requirements 91 EC amp FCC DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY 92 ADDITIONAL REFERENCE I NFORMATION 93 LENS SELECTION OVERVIEW 93 Lens Options for Models M C194x amp M C192x 93 Additional Lens Parameters application specific 94 OPTICAL CONSIDERATI ONS 94 Illumination 94 Light Sources 95 IR Cut off Filters 95 Lens Modeling 97 Magnification and Resolution 97 SENSOR HANDLI NG NSTRUCTI ONS 98 Electrostatic Discharge and the Sensor 98 Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratches 98 Cleaning the Sensor Window 99 RUGGEDIZED CABLE ACCESSORIES 99 Cable Assembly G3 AI OC BLUNT2M 100 Cable Assembly G3 AlOC BRKOUT2M 101 RUGGEDIZED RJ 45 ETHERNET CABLES 102 Components Express Cable Assemblies 102 Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Contents e 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 103 OVERVIEW 103 Problem Type Summary 103 Verifying Network Parameters 105 Before Contacting Technical Support 105 DEVICE AVAILABLE WITH OPERATIONAL ISSUES 105 Firmware Updates 105 Power Failure During a Firmware Update Now What 106 Cabling and Communication Issues 106 Acquisition Error without Timeout
44. all available line signals at time of polling in a single bitfield The order is Line1 Line2 Line3 1 00 Expert Line Inverter Linel nverter False True Control to invert the polarity of the selected input or output line signal 1 00 Beginner Input Line Detection Level 44 e Operational Reference lineDetectionLevel Specifies the voltage threshold required to recognize a signal transition on an input line 1 00 Beginner Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Threshold for TTL Threshold_for_TTL A signal below 0 8V will be detected as a Logical LOW and a signal greater than 2 4V will be detected as a Logical HIGH on the selected input line DFNC OutputLineSource must be SoftwareControlled If the outputLineSoftwareLatchControl Latch the state of the pin will change with the outputLineSoftwareCmd command Active Active Sets the Output circuit to close Input Line Debouncing lineDebouncingPeriod Specifies the minimum delay before an input line 1 00 Period voltage transition is recognizing as a signal Beginner transition DFNC Output Line Source outputLineSource Selects which internal signal or event driven pulse 1 00 or software control state to output on the selected Beginner line Note the LineMode feature must be set to DFNC Output The List of supported output line sources is pr
45. alue Guru DFNC Off Off Output pin state set by outputLineValue Latch Latch Output pin state set by outputLineSoftwareCmd Output Line Software outputLineSoftwareCmd Writing a value of 1 in the bit field applies the 1 00 Command Latch value of the outputLineSoftwareLatchControl Expert and or executes the PulseOnSoftwareCmd for any DFNC output line programmed for software control The feature outputLineSoftwareCmd can take any binary value and each bit set to 1 corresponds to a Icommand for an Output Note that Outputs are numbered from 1 to N therefore Bit 1 of outputLineSoftwareCmd corresponds to Output1 This is applicable to OutputLineSource Pulse On where Software Cmd for Pulse mode or OutputLineSource SoftwareControlled and OutputLineSoftwareLatchControl Latch for static states Line Pinout linePinAssociation Enumeration of the physical line or pin on the 1 00 device I O connector RO Invisible Pin5 Signal Pin3 Gnd Pin5Signal_Pin3Gnd Pin 5 is the Input Signal and Pin 3 is the common input Ground on the I O connector Pin7 Signal Pin3 Gnd Pin7Signal_Pin3Gnd Pin 7 is the Input Signal and Pin 3 is the common input Ground on the I O connector Pin6 Signal Pin4d Pwr Pin6Signal_Pin4Pwr Pin 6 is the Output Signal and Pin 4 is the common output Power on the device connector Pin8 Signal Pin4d Pwr Pin8Signal_Pin4Pwr Pin 8 is the Output2 Signal and Pin 4 is the common output Power on the de
46. ample Non Teledyne DALSA cameras are labeled as GigEVision Device Click on a device user name to select it for control by CamExpert An imaging application uses any one of these attributes to identify a camera its IP address MAC address serial number or User Name Some important considerations are listed below e Do not use the camera s IP address as identification unless it is a persistent IP since it can change with each power cycle e A MAC address is unique to a single camera therefore the control application is limited to the vision system with that unique camera if it uses the camera s MAC address e The User Name can be freely programmed to clearly represent the camera usage This scheme is recommended for an application to identify cameras In this case the vision system can be duplicated any number of times with cameras identified by their function not their serial numbers or MAC address 26 e Using Nano with Sapera API Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference Using CamExpert with Genie Nano Cameras The Sapera CamExpert tool is the interfacing tool for GigE Vision cameras and is supported by the Sapera library and hardware CamExpert allows a user to test camera functions Additionally CamExpert saves the Nano user settings configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individual camera parameter files on the host system ccf An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisiti
47. and acquisition system specifics and more The Teledyne DALSA Web site http mv dalsa com provides an introduction to this potentially complicated issue Click on Knowledge Center and then select Application Notes and Technology Primers Review the sections of interest It is often more important to consider exposure than illumination The total amount of energy which is related to the total number of photons reaching the sensor is more important than the rate at which it arrives For example 5uJ cm can be achieved by exposing 5mW cm for 1ms just the same as exposing an intensity of 5W cm for 1us 94 e Additional Reference Information Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Light Sources Keep these guidelines in mind when selecting and setting up light source e LED light sources are relatively inexpensive provide a uniform field and longer life span compared to other light sources However they also require a camera with excellent sensitivity e Halogen light sources generally provide very little blue relative to infrared light IR e Fiber optic light distribution systems generally transmit very little blue relative to IR e Some light sources age such that over their life span they produce less light This aging may not be uniform a light source may produce progressively less light in some areas of the spectrum but not others IR Cut off Filters Genie Nano cameras are responsive to near infrared IR wavelengths To prevent infr
48. ared from distorting the color balance of visible light acquisitions use a hot mirror or IR cut off filter that transmits visible wavelengths but does not transmit near infrared wavelengths and above All models of Genie Nano color cameras have a spectral response that extends into near IR wavelengths as defined for each sensor model in the sensor specification descriptions Images captured will have washed out color if the sensor response is not limited to the visible light band The following graphics shows the transmission response of typical filters designed for CMOS sensor cameras When selecting an IR cut off filter choose a near infrared blocking specification of 650nm Filters that block at 700nm or longer wavelengths designed for CCD cameras are not recommended for Genie Nano color cameras 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Additional Reference Information e 95 The graphic below shows a sample response of a color camera with an overlay of a cut off filter suppressing wavelengths above 650nm from reaching the camera sensor IR Filter Cutoff Wavelengths above cutoff blocked 1050 1075 1100 Wavelength nm 96 e Additional Reference Information Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Lens Modeling Any lens surrounded by air can be modeled for camera purposes using three primary points the first and second principal points and the second focal point T
49. ary from Beginner features required for basic operation of the device to Guru optional features required only for complex operations CamExpert presents camera features based on their visibility attribute and provides quick Visibility level selection via controls below each Category Parameter list lt lt Less More gt gt The user can also choose the Visibility level from the View Parameters Options menu 28 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Camera Information Category Camera information can be retrieved via a controlling application Parameters such as camera model firmware version etc are read to uniquely identify the connected Nano device These features are typically read only GigE Vision applications retrieve this information to identify the camera along with its characteristics Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Visibility Guru Category Camera Information Sensor Control VO Controls Counter And Timer Control Image Format Controls Acquisition and Transfer Cont Event Control GigE Vision Transport Layer File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls Parameter Manufacturer Name Family Name Model Name Device Version Manufacturer Part Number Manufacturer Info Firmware Version Serial Number MAC Address Device Us
50. ble from a large number of Nano cameras which are simultaneously triggered will depend on the Nano model frame size and network details Additionally using Pause Frame may change the Jumbo Frame value which maximizes data throughput Each imaging system should be tested for data rate limits 90 e Technical Specifications Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Ethernet to Fiber Optic Interface Requirements In cases of camera to PC separations of more than 100 meters but an Ethernet switch is not desired a fiber optic media converter can be used The FlexPoint GX from Omnitron Systems www omnitron systems com converts GigE to fiber transmission and vice versa It supports multimode MM fiber over distances of up to 220 m 720 ft and single mode SM fiber up to 65 km 40 mi with SC MT RJ or LC connector types Important The inclusion in this manual of GigE to fiber optic converters does not guarantee they will meet specific application requirements or performance The user must evaluate any supplemental Ethernet equipment Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications e 91 EC amp FCC Declarations of Conformity Pending 92 e Technical Specifications Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Additional Reference Information Lens Selection Overview This section provides a general overview to selecting a lens for the various models of Genie Nano Brief information on other lens parameters to consider follows those sections Lens
51. ce of static and shifting patterns User settings Select factory default or either of two user saved camera configurations TurboDrive Technology Currently supported when using 8 bit pixel format Sapera 8 01 or later C mount models 17 52 mm CS mount models 12 52 mm Camera L x H x W 21 2 mm x 29 mm x 44 mm without lens mount or connectors see Mechanical Specifications 38 9 mm x 29 mm x 44 mm with C mount and connectors Mass 46g C mount with no lens Power connector via 10 pin connector or RJ45 in PoE mode Ethernet connector RJ45 Input Voltage 10 to 36 Volts DC 10 10 9 to 56 Volts DC Absolute min max Range on Auxiliary connector Supports the Power Over Ethernet standard PoE Class 3 as per IEEE 802 3af Power Dissipation typical lt 3 6W 12V 4 1W POE Ethernet Speed Gigabit Ethernet 1000Mbps 10 100Mbps are not supported Ethernet Option supported PAUSE Frame support as per I EEE 802 3x Data and Control GigE Vision 1 2 compliant Environmental Conditions Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C Housing Temperature Operating Relative Humidity 10 to 70 non condensing Storage 40 C to 80 C temperature at 20 to 80 non condensing relative humidity Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano Series Overview e 9 EMI Shock and Vibration Certifications Compliance Directives Standards ID Overview EN61000 4 2 2008 Electrostatic disc
52. counter En xpert DFNC Counter Value At Reset counterValueAtReset Reads the value of the selected counter when it was 1 00 reset by a trigger or by an explicit Counter Reset Expert command DFNC Counter Reset counterReset Resets the selected counter to zero The counter 1 00 starts immediately after the reset To temporarily Expert disable the counter set the Counter Event Source DFNC feature to Off Timer Selector timerSelector Selects which timer to configure n xpert Timer 1 Timerl Timer 1 selected DFNC Timer Mode timerMode Select the Timer mode The selected Timer is Active 1 00 or Disabled When Disabled the Timer can be Expert configured DFNC Off Off The selected Timer is Disabled Active Active The selected Timer is Enabled Timer Status timerStatus Returns the current state of the timer ES xpert Timer Idle Timerldle The timer is idle The CounterStartSource feature is DFNC set to off Timer Trigger Wait TimerTriggerWait The timer is waiting for a start trigger Timer Active TimerActive The timer is counting for the specified duration Timer Completed TimerCompleted The timer reached the TimerDuration count Timer Start Source timerStartSource Select the trigger source to start the timer The Event 1 00 Control section provides details and timing diagrams DIN 52 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Line 1 Line1 Start Timer on a transition of I O Line 1
53. ctive pixels lt RO Expert gt Sensor Height SensorHeight Defines the sensor height in active lines lt RO Expert gt Acquisition Frame Rate AcquisitionFrameRate Specifies the camera internal frame rate in Hz Any user entered value is automatically adjusted to a valid camera value Note that a change in frame rate takes effect only when the acquisition is stopped and restarted lt Beginner gt Exposure Mode Timed ExposureMode Timed Sets the operation mode for the camera s exposure or electronic shutter lt Beginner gt The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with a FrameStart event Trigger Width TriggerWidth Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Use the Trigger Activation feature to set the polarity of the trigger The Trigger Width setting is applicable with TriggerSelector Framestart Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 35 Exposure Alignment exposureAlignment Exposure Alignment specifies how the exposure is executed in relationship to the sensor capabilities and current frame trigger lt DFNC Beginner gt Synchronous Synchronous Exposure is synchronous to the internal timing of the sensor The readout is concurrent to the exposure for the fastest possible frame rate When a valid trigger is rec
54. d step values lt Guru Black Level Selector BlackLevelSelector Selects which Black Level to adjust using the Black Level features lt Beginner gt Analog AnalogAll Sensor Dark Offset Black Level BlackLevel Controls the black level as an absolute physical value This represents a DC offset applied to the video signal in DN digital number units The Black Level Selector feature specifies the channel to adjust lt Beginner gt 36 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Offset Gain Control Details Applies to Nano models using Sony IMX174 249 sensors Monochrome or Color The Gain and Black level functions are applied at the sensor and or on the digital image values output by the sensor as described below Gain Selector Sensor The gain function controls the sensor hardware Sensor gain is applied first by an analog amplifier from 0 to 24dB and then continues automatically via a digital amplifier from 25 to 54 dB Note that digital noise increases linearly with higher gain values Gain Values are a linear range from 1 to n in 0 01 steps The entered value is automatically converted to dB to control sensor gain Users can also control gain via the Gain Raw feature Gain Raw An alternative method to control sensor gain where values entered represent 0 1dB increments The value range is 0 to 480 which controls a 0 to 48dB gain range Black Level This offset variable
55. de with the following information Model Part Number Serial number MAC ID 2D Barcode CE and FCC logo Additional Mechanical Notes For information on Nano lens requirements see Optical Considerations Each camera side has two mounting holes in identical locations which provide good grounding capabilities Overall height or width tolerance is 0 05mm Nano supports a screw lock Ethernet cable as described in Ruggedized RJ 45 Ethernet Cables Sensor Alignment Specification The following figure specifies sensor alignment for Genie Nano where all specifications define the absolute maximum tolerance allowed for production cameras Dimensions x y Z are in microns and referenced to the Genie Nano mechanical body or the optical focal plane for the z axis dimension Theta specifies the sensor rotation relative to the sensor s center and Nano mechanical Sensor Alignment Reference it i E theta variance gt Y Z variance not shown x X variance i Camera Models M C1940 amp M C1920 X variance 250 microns Y variance 250 microns Z variance 300 microns Theta variance 1 degree Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications e 85 Connectors e A single RJ 45 Ethernet connector for control and video data to the host Gigabit NIC Additionally for PoE the Genie Nano requires an appropriate PoE Class 0 or Class 3 or
56. driver 104 transfer controls 66 transport layer controls 74 TurboDrive 5 TurboDrive enable 79 U Updates 6 user defined name 26 User Name 26 V vertical and horizontal cropping 60 vertical cropping 60 vignetting 93 visibility attribute 28 workstation 22 XML device file 8 Index e 111
57. e DC supply power is not connected or faulty Verify the power supply voltage Communication Problems e Use a shielded cable where the connector shell electrically connects the Nano chassis to the power supply earth ground This can eliminate trigger issues in a high EMI environment e Check that the Ethernet cable is clipped both to the Nano and the NIC or switch on the other end e Verify the Ethernet cabling Poor cables will cause connections to auto configure at lower speeds e Use a secured Ethernet cable when the Nano is in a high vibration environment See Ruggedized RJ45 Ethernet Cables e Check the Ethernet status LEDs on the NIC used with the camera The Link Status indicator is on and the activity LED should flash with network messages e Verify that the Ethernet cable is CAT5e or CAT6 This is very important with long cable lengths e When using very long cables up to the maximum specified length of 100m for gigabit Ethernet different NIC hardware and EMI conditions can affect the quality of transmission e Minimum recommended Ethernet cable length is 3 feet 1 meter e Use the Log Viewer tool see point below to check on packet resend conditions e Run the Sapera Log Viewer Starte Programs Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT Tools Log Viewer Start the Nano acquisition program such as CamExpert There should not be any packet resend messages else this indicates a control or video transmission problem due to poor connection
58. e a DHCP server function therefore a dedicated DHCP server is required The DALSA Network Configuration Tool can be configured as a DHCP server on the NIC used for the GigE Vision network RO Indicates if Persistent IP is supported by the selected interface This protocol is only suggested if the user fully controls the assignment of IP addresses on the network and a GigE Vision camera is connected beyond routers The GigE Vision camera is forced a static IP address The NIC IP address must use the same subnet otherwise the camera is not accessible If the Nano camera is connected to a network with a different subnet it cannot be accessed RO Enables generation of extended status codes RO 1 00 Invisible 1 00 Invisible 1 00 Invisible Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 77 GVCP Pending Timeout GevGVCPPendingTimeout Indicates the longest GVCP command 1 00 stream RO execution time before a device returns a Invisible PENDING_ACK Gev MCP HostPort GevMCPHostPort Indicates the port to which the device 1 00 must send messages RO Invisible Gev MCDA GevMCDA Indicates the destination IP address for 1 00 the message channel RO Invisible Gev MCSP GevMCSP This feature indicates the source port for 1 00 the message channel RO Invisible Stream Channel Interface GevSCPInterfacel nd
59. e features along with their view attribute and device framework version For each feature the device version may differ for each camera sensor available Such differences will be clearly indicated for any applicable feature When a Device Version number is indicated this represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification The first column indicates whether a feature applies to monochrome or color camera models via a symbol No symbol indicates a common feature Additionally the description column will indicate which feature is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention denoted by DFNC versus the Genl Cam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown Display Name Feature amp Values Description Data Stream Selector dataStreamSelector Select which data stream to control default is Stream 1 lt RO Beginner DFNC gt Stream1 Stream1 Adjust parameters for Stream1 Data Stream Type dataStreamType This feature is used to retrieve the transfer protocol used to stream blocks lt RO Beginner DFNC gt Image Image The Image data blocks are streamed using the payload type I mage Pixel Format Pixel
60. e must be set to CounterEnd When the counterValue feature reaches the counterDuration value an event is generated and the counter is reset to 00 then continues 54 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Example CounterStartSource EVENT and Signal Edge Base CounterStartSource EVENT and Signal Edge Base Countermode OFF Countermode Active CounterEnd Event Generated Counter Counter is Active CounterWait Trigger Counter is IDLE Counter Completed Overflow CounterStartSource EVENT or CounterResetSource OFF ne uqa nasa Counter Reset CMD CounterResetSource Event Itself A Y CounterResetSource CounterEnd Itself Example CounterStartSource Line Edge Base Example CounterStartSource Line Edge Base Example 2 Countermode OFF Countermode Active CounterEnd Event Generated CounterResetSource CounierEnd ltself Counter STATUS CounterWait Counter D J CounterDuration 12 mmu EAE E EE PHY ATE uuo HLLELLELEELELELULILLILHE The Second StartSource Pulse is ignored Counter is IDLE Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 55 Image Format Control Category The Genie Nano Image Format controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format image cropping and multiple ROI Additionally a feature control to select and output a Genie Nano internal test image simplifies qualifying a camera setu
61. e set defined in this category Parameters Visibility Guru x Category Parameter Value Camera Information Acquisition Status Selector Acquisition Active Sensor Control Acquisition Status False VO Controls Acquisition Mode Not Enabled Acquisition Frame Count Not Enabled c eres Acquisition Arm Cmd Press Sp Foe CONNU Acquisition Start Cmd Not Enabled Acquisition and Transfer Control Acquisition Stop Cmd Not Enabled Event Control Acquisition Abort Cmd Not Enabled GigE Vision Transport Layer Transfer Control Basic File Access Control Transfer Queue Current Block Count 0 GigE Vision Host Controls Transfer Queue Memory Size 66 0 lt lt Less Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention denoted by DFNC versus the Genl Cam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device V
62. eAlignment Synchronous ValidFrameTrigger ValidFrameTrigger T eed D ae tad FrameTrigger Inactive FrameTrigger Active FrameTrigger Inactive ReadOut 1 ReadOut 2 External Trigger Programmable Synchronous Mode Exposure Timing External Trigger Trigger Width Exposure e The following graphic shows an exposure started by an external active high trigger and duration controlled by the signal width e External Trigger input on Line 1 or Line 2 ExposureMode TriggerWidth signal High example External Trigger Input Signal 1 ExposureEnd Event Le Reco LineStart ExposureStart Event FrameTrigger Active FrameTrigger Inactive Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 41 I O Control Category The Genie Nano I O controls as shown by CamExpert groups features used to configure external inputs and acquisition actions based on those inputs plus camera output signals to other devices Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementi
63. ectionLevel RW lineDebouncingPeriod RW Linelnverter RW LineStatus RO Connector See 10 pin I O Connector Details for connector pinout and electrical information The cable shell and shield should electrically connect the Genie Nano chassis to computer chassis for maximum EMI protection Line Transition Validation Each input incorporates a signal debounce circuit following the opto couple to eliminate short noise transitions that could be wrongly interpreted as a valid pulse The duration is user programmable from Ous to 255us with CamExpert Line Signal Propagation amp Timing Maximum delay values are defined in Input Signals Electrical Specifications Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 47 Output Line Details The general purpose output line signals are connected to I O lines 3 and 4 which have the following features for control or status indication e Feature set Linelnverter RW outputLineSource RW outputLinePulseDelay RW outputLinePulseDuration RW outputLineValue RW outputLineSoftwareCmd RW LineSelector RW LineName RO linePinAssociation RO LineFormat RO LineMode RO LineStatus RO See Output Signals Electrical Specifications for more information e External outputs Can be used as a strobe signals to control lighting or to generate programmable pulses when specific events are generated by the camera e Output on Events Each output can be set independently to one of
64. ed ROI the Offset X Offset Y features define the upper left corner of the ROI e Offset Width and Height features have individual increment values step size to consider e The first ROI of any row sets the height value for any other ROI in that row e The first ROI of any column sets the width value of any other ROI in that column The following graphics show examples of the multi ROI function 2x1 and 2x2 areas the resultant camera output and the constraints when configuring the ROI areas Example Two Horizontal ROI Areas 2x1 f ROI x1 y1 ROI x2 y1 Camera Outputs only the 2 ROI Areas ROI x1 y1 ROI x2 y1 2 ROI Areas Defined e Note that ROI x1 y1 defines the height of any ROI in that row e ROI x2 y1 can have a different width e The camera output image frame consists only of the two ROI areas The user must account for the change between ROI data for each output image row e The output image being smaller reduces the bandwidth requirements 62 Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Example Four ROI Areas 2x2 gt ROI x1 y1 ROI x2 y1 ROI x1 y1 ROI x2 y1 B i I Camera Outputs only the 4 ROI Areas 4 ROI Nea Defined Note that ROI x1 y1 defines the height of any ROI in that row ROI x2 y1 can have a different width ROI x1 y2 can have a different height relative to ROI x1 y1
65. efore an AcquisitionStart command 1 00 This optional command validates all the current Guru features for consistency and prepares the device for a fast start of the acquisition If not used explicitly this command is automatically executed at the first AcquisitionStart but will not be repeated for subsequent ones unless a data transfer related feature is changed in the device Acquisition Start Cmd AcquisitionStart Start image capture using the currently selected 1 00 acquisition mode The number of frames captured is Beginner specified by AcquisitionMode feature Acquisition Stop Cmd AcquisitionStop Stops the Acquisition of the device at the end of the 1 00 current frame unless the triggerFrameCount feature is Beginner greater than 1 WO Acquisition Abort Cmd AcquisitionAbort Aborts the acquisition immediately This will end the 1 00 capture without completing the current Frame or Beginner aborts waiting on a trigger If no acquisition is in progress the command is ignored Transfer Control TransferControlMode Sets the method used to control the transfer 1 00 Basic Basic Basic mode ensures maximum compatibility but does Expert not allow for control of the transfer flow User Controlled UserControlled Manual mode allows maximum control of the transfer flow Transfer Queue Current transferQueueCurrentBlockCount Returns the current number of blocks in the transfer 1 00 Block Count queue DFNC Expert Transfer Queue Memory transferQueue
66. egion Therefore the trigger is rejected and no frame acquisition occurs Image Lost ImageLost Event sent on control channel when an image is lost due to insufficient memory Events Overflow eventsOverflow Event sent on control channel when all previous active events have been disabled because the camera cannot send them fast enough generating in internal message overflow Required events must be re enabled manually Event Notification EventNotification Enable Events for the event type selected by the 1 00 EventSelector feature Expert 70 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Off Off The selected event is disabled On GigEVisionEvent On GigEVisionEvent The selected event will generate a software event The selected event will generate a software event This entry is deprecated Using On is recommended Event Statistic Selector eventStatisticS elector Selects which Event statistic to display 1 00 Image Lost ImageLost Image is acquired but lost before it s been Expert DFNC transferred Invalid Frame Trigger InvalidFrameTrigger Counts the frame trigger occurring in an invalid Trigger region Packet Resend Count PacketResendCount Counts the number of packet resends Event Statistic Count eventStatisticCount Display the count of the selected Event E xper DFNC Event Statis
67. eived and the ExposureTime is shorter than the readout period the ExposureStart event is latched in the previous frame s readout That is the ExposureStartEvent is delayed and is initiated when the actual exposure starts such that the exposure ends and readout begins as soon as the previous readout has completed Exposure Delay exposureDelay Specifies the delay in microseconds Us to apply after the FrameStart event before starting the ExposureStart event lt DFNC Beginner gt Exposure Time ExposureTime Sets the exposure time in microseconds when the Exposure Mode feature is set to Timed lt Beginner gt Actual Exposure Time exposureTimeActual Actual Exposure Time performed by sensor due to its design based on the requested 12 x c 7 Exposure Time lt Beginner gt Gain Selector GainSelector Selects which gain is controlled when adjusting gain features lt Beginner gt Sensor SensorAll Apply a gain adjustment within the sensor to the entire image The first half of the gain range is applied in the analog domain and the second half is digital Digital DigitalAll Apply a digital gain adjustment to the entire image This independent gain factor is applied to the image after the sensor Gain Gain Sets the selected gain as an amplification factor applied to the image User adjusts the Gain feature or the GainRaw feature lt Beginner gt Gain Raw GainRaw Raw Gain value that is set in camera Model Specific for range an
68. er Event EventValidFrameTrigger Generate an event on valid frame trigger cer ID uru Valid Frame Trigger Data EventValidFrameTriggerData Data of the valid frame trigger event rU uru Valid Frame Trigger Event EventValidFrameTrigger Timestamp of the Valid frame trigger event RO 1 00 Timestamp Timestamp Guru InvalidFrameTrigger Event EventlnvalidFrameTrigger Generate an event on invalid frame trigger ius ID uru Invalid Frame Trigger Eventl nvalidFrameTriggerData Data of the invalid frame trigger event 1 00 Data Guru InvalidFrameTrigger Event EventlnvalidFrameTrigger Timestamp of the invalid frame trigger event RO 1 00 Timestamp Timestamp Guru ImageLost Event ID Eventl mageLost Generate an event on image lost ae uru Image Lost Data Eventl mageLostData Data of the image lost event S uru ImageLost Event Eventl mageLostTimestamp Timestamp of the image lost event RO 1 00 Timestamp Guru Events Overflow Event ID EventeventsOverflow Represents the event ID to identify the 1 00 EventeventsOverflow software Event RO Guru Event Overflow Data EventeventsOverflowData Data of the event overflow event SU uru Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 71 Events Overflow Event EventeventsOverflowTimestamp Timestamp of the EventeventsOverflow event 1 00 Timestamp Guru Gev Timestamp Latch GevtimestampControlLatch Latch the current timestamp internal counter value 1 00 in the timestampValue featu
69. er ID Device Built In Self Test Device Built In Self Test Status Device Built In Self Test Status All Device Reset Device Temperature Selector Value Teledyne DALSA Genie Nano M1940 1 00 Standard Design 1CA18 0005 Change Me 00 55 44 33 22 11 Serenity 1 Press Press Internal Device Temperature 44 107105 Power up Configuration Less Setting Camera Information Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and in which device version the feature was introduced Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention indicated by DFNC versus the Genl Cam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 29 30 e Operational Reference saved by the user Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device Version amp View Manufacturer Name DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name 1 00 Beginner Family Name DeviceFamilyName Displays the device family name 1 00 Beginner Model Name DeviceModelName Displays the device model name 1 00 Beginner Device Version DeviceVersion Displays the device version This tag will also
70. ered Multiple Frame Synchronous Exposures The following timing graphic shows the primary events and acquisition timing associated with a synchronous exposure of two frames from a single trigger event Multiple FrameActive exposureAlignment Synchronous T l Input Signal L Event J Event FrameTrigger Inactive FrameTrigger Active FrameTrigger Inactive FrameStart Event 1 FrameStart Event 2 i Frame Inactive Frame Inactive ReadOut 1 ws lI ExposureStart Event 1 a L ExposureEnd L Event 1 ReadOut 2 Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 73 GigE Vision Transport Layer Control Category The Genie Nano GigE Vision Transport Layer control as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure features related to GigE Vision specification and the Ethernet Connection Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors and image resolutions which may not
71. ernet power injector e Method 3 Mount the camera on a metallic platform with a good connection to earth ground 20 e Connecting the Genie Nano Camera Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Using Nano with Sapera API A Genie Nano camera installation with the Teledyne DALSA Sapera API generally follows the sequence described below Network and Computer Overview e Nano needs to connect to a computer with a GigE network adapter either built in on the computer motherboard or installed as a third party PCI adapter See the previous section Connecting the Genie Nano Camera e Laptop computers with built in GigE network adapters may still not be able to stream full frame rates from Nano especially when on battery power e Nano also can connect through a Gigabit Ethernet switch When using VLAN groups the Nano and controlling computer must be in the same group refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Package user s manual e f Genie Nano is to be used in a Sapera development environment Sapera LT 8 10 needs to be installed which includes the GigE Vision Module software package with the Teledyne DALSA GigE Vision TurboDrive Technology module e f Genie Nano will be used in a third party GigE Vision Compliant environment Sapera or Sapera runtime is not required and you need to follow the installation instructions of the third party package e The Windows Firewall exceptions feature is automatically configured to allow the Sapera GigE Ser
72. ersion amp View Acquisition Status AcquisitionStatusSelector Selects the internal acquisition signal to read using 1 00 Selector AcquisitionStatus Expert Acquisition Active AcquisitionActive Device is currently doing an acquisition of one or many frames Acquisition Status AcquisitionStatus Reads the state of the internal acquisition signal 1 00 selected using the Acquisition Status Selector feature Expert Acquisition Mode AcquisitionMode Set the acquisition mode of the device It defines the 1 00 number of frames to capture during an acquisition Beginner and the way the acquisition stops 66 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Single Frame SingleFrame One frame is captured for each AcquisitionStart Command An AcquisitionStop occurs at the end of the Active Frame Multi Frame MultiFrame A sequence of frames is captured for each AcquisitionStart Command The number of frames is specified by AcquisitionFrameCount feature An AcquisitionStop occurs at the end of the Active Frame s Continuous Continuous Frames are captured continuously with AcquisitionStart until stopped with the AcquisitionStop command Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Acquisition Frame Count AcquisitionFrameCount Number of frames to be acquired in MultiFrame 1 00 acquisition mode Beginner Acquisition Arm Cmd AcquisitionArm Arms the device b
73. ersion DeviceManifestSchemaMinorVersion Indicates the minor version number of the 1 00 Schema file of the selected manifest Invisible entry Manifest Primary URL DeviceManifestPrimaryURL Indicates the first URL to the XML device 1 00 description file of the selected manifest Invisible entry Manifest Secondary URL DeviceManifestSecondaryURL Indicates the second URL to the XML 1 00 device description file of the selected Invisible manifest entry Device Mode Is Big Endian GevDeviceModel sBigEndian Endianess of the device registers I E nvisible Device Mode CharacterSet GevDeviceModeCharacterSet Character set used by all the strings of the 1 00 bootstrap registers Invisible reserved1 UTF8 reserved2 GevSCPSDoNotFragment GevSCPSDoNotFragment This feature state is copied into the do 1 00 not fragment bit of IP header of each Invisible stream packet RO Gev SCPS BigEndian GevSCPS BigEndian Endianess of multi byte pixel data for this i TA nvisible 78 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Defaults for devicePacketResendBufferSize The default minimum for devicePacketResendBufferSize allows at least two maximum sized buffer Resend buffers hold the last images that have been transferred to host More buffers allow more possible resend packets But it is important to remember that increasing the packet resend buffer value consumes internal memory used for image buffers waiting to transfer This will reduce the nu
74. ert DFNC gt ROI Offset Y multipleROI OffsetY Vertical offset in pixels from the origin to the selected ROI Region of 58 e Operational Reference Interest lt Expert DFNC gt Nano Series GigE Vision Camera ROI Width multipleROI Width Width of the selected ROI Region of Interest provided by the device in pixels Expert DFNC gt ROI Height multipleROI Height Height of the selected ROI Region of Interest provided by the device in pixels Expert DFNC Test Image Selector Testl mageSelector Selects the type of test image generated by the camera eS S lt Beginner gt Off Off Image is from the camera sensor Grey Horizontal Ramp GreyHorizontalRamp Image is filled horizontally with an image that goes from the darkest possible value to the brightest Grey Vertical Ramp GreyVerticalRamp Image is filled vertically with an image that goes from the darkest possible value to the brightest Grey Diagonal Ramp Moving GreyDiagonalRampMoving Image is filled horizontally with an image that goes from the darkest possible value to the brightest by 1 Dn increment per pixel and that moves horizontally Width Max WidthMax The maximum image width is the dimension calculated after horizontal binning decimation or any other function changing the horizontal dimension of the image lt RO Invisible gt Height Max HeightMax The maximum image height is the dimension calculated after
75. es 16 1228 Freeze button ws cicked z 16 1231 Grab button was clicked n 16 12 34 _ Freeze button was clicked 16 12 42 Nano C1920 1 Exposure Time value was changed from 2500 000000 to 3500 16 12 44 Grab button was clicked Nowe 16 12 45 Freeze button was clicked Itl die Priced deel a unge frowo Frame size delominod by image 16 12 52 Nano C120 1 Exposure Time value was changed from 3500 000000 to 4500 fomat feature Height Grab button was clicked le button was clicked Entry Name FrameStart C1920_1 Test Image Selector value was changed from Off to GreyDiagonalRampMoving button was clicked le button was clicked Entry Display Name MuitiFrame Trigger Start button was clicked inn 16 46 52 Freeze button was clicked E Desc soe Eee capture multiple frames The number of frames is specified by the Mace ee dier Entry Name FrameBurstStart 16 46 59 Freeze button was clicked Parameters Visibiity Guru Output Messages Reach B C Users spisan Doc Ol c a pu 16 47 Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 27 e Device pane View and select from any installed GigE Vision or Sapera acquisition device After a device is selected CamExpert will only present parameters applicable to that device e Parameters pane Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device CamExpert displays parameters on
76. event See Input Signals Electrical Specifications Line 2 Line2 Start Timer on a transition of I O Line 2 event Timer 1 End TimerlEnd Start Timer on Timer End event Counter 1 End CounterlEnd Start Timer on Counter 1 End event Timer Line Activation timerStartLineActivation Select the trigger activation mode which starts the 1 00 timer Expert DFNC Rising Edge RisingEdge Starts counter on rising edge of the selected signal Falling Edge FallingEdge Starts counter on falling edge of the selected signal Any Edge AnyEdge Starts counter on the falling or rising edge of the selected signal Timer Duration timerDuration Sets the duration in microseconds of the timer 1 00 pulse Expert DFNC Timer Value timerValue Reads the current value in microseconds of the 1 00 selected timer Expert DFNC Timer Reset timerReset Resets the timer to 0 while timerStatus TimerActive 1 00 Timer then waits for the next timerStartSource event po Counter and Timer Group Block Diagram Timer and Counter Module TimerEnd Event l Timer Input I A i Event Driven Line Selector D aie Line Input Line 1 to 4 B jm Debouncer inverter Counter xd CounterEnd Event Physical X AL M M EE La Line es Trigger Module Input LineStatus Trigger Trigger Signal nd Um ues ouput Activation Software Trigger Cmd
77. ex Index of network interface RO 1 00 Index Invisible Gev SCP HostPort GevSCPHostPort Indicates the port to which the device 1 00 must send the data stream RO Invisible Gev SCDA GevSCDA Indicates the destination IP address for 1 00 this stream channel RO Invisible Gev SCSP GevSCSP Indicates the source port of the stream 1 00 channel RO Invisible Gev First URL GevFirstURL Indicates the first URL to the XML device 1 00 description file Invisible Gev Second URL GevSecondURL Indicates the second URL to the XML 1 00 device description file Invisible Gev Major Version GevVersionMajor Major version of the specification p nvisible Gev Minor Version GevVersionMinor Minor version of the specification mane nvisible Manifest Entry Selector DeviceManifestEntrySelector Selects the manifest entry to reference oo nvisible XML Major Version DeviceManifestXMLMajorVersion Indicates the major version number of the 1 00 XML file of the selected manifest entry Invisible XML Minor Version DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion Indicates the Minor version number of the 1 00 XML file of the selected manifest entry Invisible XML SubMinor Version DeviceManifestXMLSubMinorVersion Indicates the SubMinor version number of 1 00 the XML file of the selected manifest Invisible entry Schema Major Version DeviceManifestSchemaMajorVersion Indicates the major version number of the 1 00 Schema file of the selected manifest Invisible entry Schema Minor V
78. f the optical path and should be handled like other optical components with extreme care Dust can obscure pixels producing dark patches on the sensor response Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated The dark patches shift position as the angle of illumination changes Dust is normally not visible when the sensor is positioned at the exit port of an integrating sphere where the illumination is diffuse Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using a compressed air blower unless the dust particles are being held by an electrostatic charge in which case either an ionized air blower or wet cleaning is necessary Oil is usually introduced during handling Touching the surface of the window barehanded will leave oily residues Using rubber finger cots and rubber gloves can prevent oil contamination However the friction between the rubber and the window may produce electrostatic charge that may damage the sensor Scratches can be caused by improper handling cleaning or storage of the camera When handling or storing the Nano camera without a lens always install the C mount protective cap Scratches diffract incident illumination When exposed to uniform illumination a sensor with a scratched window will normally have brighter pixels adjacent to darker pixels The location of these pixels changes with the angle of illumination 98 e Additional Reference Information Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Cleaning
79. firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification 74 Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Delay the device will wait to acknowledge a discovery command RO Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device Version amp View Stream Channel Selector GevStreamChannelSelector Selects the stream channel to control 1 00 Expert Device Link Speed GevLinkS peed Indicates the transmission speed 1 00 negotiated by the given network interface Expert PacketSize GevSCPSPacketSize Specifies the stream packet size in bytes 1 00 to send on this channel Expert Interpacket Delay GevSCPD Indicates the delay in us to insert 1 00 between each packet for this stream Expert channel Packet Resend Buffer Size devicePacketResendBufferSize Indicates the amount of memory to 1 00 reserve in MBytes for the packet resend DFNC buffer Guru IP Configuration Status GevI PConfigurationStatus Reports the current IP configuration 1 00 status RO Guru None None Device IP Configuration is not defined Persistentl P PersistentlP Device IP Address Configuration is set to Persistent IP static DHCP DHCP Device IP Address Configuration is set to DHCP Dynamic
80. gE Vision cameras cannot connect properly with the NIC or has acquisition timeout errors there may be a conflict with the third party camera s filter driver In some cases third party filter drivers modify the NIC properties such that the Teledyne DALSA Sapera Network Imaging Driver does not install Verify such a case by uninstalling the third party driver and installing the Nano package again e Verify that your NIC is running the latest driver available from the manufacturer A properly installed Nano with no network issues may still not perform optimally Operational issues concerning cabling Ethernet switches multiple cameras and camera exposure are discussed in the following sections Device Available but with Operational Issues Always Important e Why should Nano firmware be updated See Firmware Updates e Power Failure During a Firmware Update Now What e Cabling and Communication Issues e See Preventing Operational Faults due to ESD to avoid random packet loss random camera resets and random loss of Ethernet connections No Timeout messages e can use CamExpert to grab with no error message but there is no image display window stays black See Acquisition Error without Timeout Messages e can use CamExpert to grab with no error message but the frame rate is lower than expected See Camera acquisition is good but frame rate is lower than expected e There is no image and the frame rate is lower than expected See
81. gistersStreamingStart DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd EVENT CONTROL NA GIGE VISION TRANSPORT LAYER CONTROL GIGE VISION HOST CONTROL GevSCPSPacketSize InterPacketTimeout InterPacketTimeoutRaw ImageTimeout FILE ACCESS CONTROL NA 68 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Event Control Category The Genie Nano Event control as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure Camera Event related features Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors and image resolutions which may not support the full feature set defined in this category Parameters Visibility Guru Category Camera Information Sensor Control VO Controls Counter And Timer Control Image Format Controls Acquisition and Transfer Cont Timestamp Latch Cmd Timestamp Value TimeStamp Source Timestamp Tick Frequency in Hz TimeStamp Latch Source Timestamp Reset Cmd El Event Control Event Notification Event Info GigE Vision Transport Layer File Access Control G
82. greater power source device such as a powered computer NIC or a powered Ethernet switch or an Ethernet power injector For industrial environments Nano supports the use of screw lock Ethernet cables see Ruggedized RJ 45 Ethernet Cables on page 102 Note that for PoE installations a shielded Ethernet cable is required to provide a camera ground connection to the controlling computer e A single 10 pin connector SAMTEC TFM 105 02 L D WT for all Genie Nano I O and an auxiliary DC power source Nano supports connecting cables with retention latches or screw locks The following figure shows pin number assignment SAMTEC TFM 105 02 L D WT 10 pin I O Connector Details Teledyne DALSA makes available optional I O cables as described in Accessories Contact Sales for availability and pricing Pin Number Genie Nano Direction Definition 1 PWR GND Camera Power Ground 2 PWR VCC Camera Power DC 10 to 36 Volts 3 GPI Common General Input Common Ground 4 GPO Power General Output Common Power 5 GPI 1 In General External Input 1 6 GPO 1 Out General External Output 1 7 GPI 2 In General External I nput 2 8 GPO 2 Out General External Output 2 9 Reserved 10 Chassis Camera Chassis 86 Technical Specifications Nano Series GigE Vision Camera I O Mating Connector Sources For users wishing to build their own custom I O cabling the following product information is provided
83. gt V Software Hardware Ds Setting Bayer Mosaic Pattern and the CamExpert processing function to decode the Genie Nano Color Native Sensor Exposure Timing Nano cameras make use of various sensors from different manufacturers Each of these sensor families will have timing characteristics which need to be understood when designing externally triggered imaging applications This section describes these AC characteristics for each Nano sensor family External Trigger Characteristics Models M C1940 amp M C1920 Start of Exposure Details External for Nano Models M C1940 amp M C1920 Trigger Input TT rising edge active 2 Input propagation Delay see Input Signals Electrical Specifications Internal Trigger Control i Delay to Next Horizontal Time K Re alignment delay is maximum i of 1 Horizontal Line Time Mr sk a a Internal Continuous Horizontal Line Time Clock Actual Sensor Exposure Start Delay after 2 H Time lt Sensor Exposure lt lt Exposure Active gt gt 38 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Exposure Controls Detail Exposure Control modes define the method and timing of controlling the sensor integration period The integration period is the amount of time the sensor is exposed to incoming light before the video frame data is transmitted to the controlling computer Exposure control is defined as
84. harge immunity test EN61000 4 3 2006 Al 2007 A2 Radiated radio frequency electromagnetic field 2010 immunity test EN61000 4 4 2004 Electrical fast transient burst immunity test EN61000 4 5 2005 Surge immunity EN61000 4 6 2008 Immunity to conducted disturbances induced by radio frequency fields CE EN61000 4 8 2009 Power frequency magnetic field immunity EN61000 4 11 2004 Voltage variations immunity EN61000 6 2 2005 Electromagnetic immunity EN61000 6 4 2007 Electromagnetic emissions CISPR 11 2009 A1 Limit class A Conducted Emissions group 1 FCC part 15 subpart B 2010 CISPR 22 2008 Limit class A LAN port Conducted Emissions FCC Part 15 class A RoHS Compliancy as per European directive 2011 65 EC For an image of Genie Nano certificates see EC amp FCC Declarations of Conformity on page 92 Vibration amp Shock Tests Test Levels while operating Test Parameters Random vibrations Level 1 2 grms 60 min Frequency range 5 to 2000 Hz Level 2 4 grms 45 min Directions X Y and Z axes Level 3 6 grms 30 min Shocks Level 1 20 g 11 ms Shape half sine Level 2 30 g 11 ms Number 3 shocks and 3 shocks Level 3 40 g 60 ms Directions X Y and Z axes Additional information concerning test conditions and methodologies is available on request 10 e Genie Nano Series Overview Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Mean Time Between Failure MTBF The analysis was carried out for operating
85. hat the TriggerSource feature is set to 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 Beginner Trigger Source TriggerSource Specifies the internal signal or physical input line to use as the trigger source The selected trigger must have its TriggerMode set to ON See Input Signals Electrical Specifications Line 1 Line 2 Linel Line2 Select Line 1 and associated I O control block to use as the external trigger source See LineSelector feature for complete list Select Line 2 and associated I O control block to use as the external trigger source See LineSelector feature for complete list Software Software The trigger command source is only generated by software using the Trigger Software command TimerlEnd Event Timer1End Select the TimerEnd Event as the internal trigger source CounterlEnd Event CounterlEnd Select the CounterEnd Event as the internal trigger Source 1 00 Beginner Trigger Input Line Activation Rising Edge TriggerActivation RisingEdge Select the activation mode for the selected Input Line trigger source This is applicable only for external line inputs The trigger is considered valid on the rising edge of the line source signal after any processing by the line inverter module Falling Edge FallingEdge The trigger is considered valid on the falling edge of the line source signal after any processing by the line inverter module
86. he primary points for a lens should be available from the lens data sheet or from the lens manufacturer Primed quantities denote characteristics of the image side of the lens That is h is the object height and h is the image height The focal point is the point at which the image of an infinitely distant object is brought to focus The effective focal length f is the distance from the second principal point to the second focal point The back focal length BFL is the distance from the image side of the lens surface to the second focal point The object distance OD is the distance from the first principal point to the object Primary Points in a Lens System LIGHT RAYS FROM LEFT gt gt SECOND PRINCIPAL POINT SECOND FOCAL POINT OBJECT HEIGHT h L OPTICAL AXIS FIRST PRINCIPAL POINT OBJECT DISTANCE OD Magnification and Resolution The magnification of a lens is the ratio of the image size to the object size h Where m is the magnification h is the image height pixel m size and h is the object height desired object resolution h size By similar triangles the magnification is alternatively given by pee ies OD These equations can be combined to give their most useful form h f This is the governing equation for many object and image plane parameters h OD Example An acquisition system has a 512 x 512 element 10 m pixel
87. hernet Connector supports PoE Supports Thumbscrew Optional Tripod Secured Cables Mount Genie Nano Rear View Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Connecting the Genie Nano Camera e 17 LED Indicators The Genie Nano has one multicolor LED to provide a simple visible indication of camera state as described below The Nano Ethernet connector does not have indicator LEDs the user should use the LED status on the Ethernet switch or computer NIC for networking status Camera Status LED Indicator The camera is equipped with one LED to display its operational status When more than one condition is active the LED color indicates the condition with the highest priority such as an acquisition in progress has more priority than a valid IP address assignment Once the Genie Nano connects to a network and an IP address is assigned the Status LED will turn to steady blue Only at this time will it be possible by the GigE Server or any application to communicate with the camera The following table summarizes the LED states and corresponding camera status LED State Definition LED is off No power to the camera Steady Red Initial state on power up before flashing Remains as steady Red only if there is a fatal error Camera is not initialized Flashing Red Initialization sequence in progress Wait less than a minute for the Nano to reboot itself Steady Red Flashing Blue Fatal Error If the Genie Nano does no
88. his is only applicable when Expert the counterStartSource feature selects a physical DFNC Line Rising Edge RisingEdge Starts counting on rising edge of the selected Line Falling Edge FallingEdge Starts counting on falling edge of the selected Line 50 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Any Edge AnyEdge Starts counting on the falling or rising edge of the selected Line Acquisition Start AcquisitionStart Reset on reception of the Acquisition Start Acquisition End AcquisitionEnd Reset on reception of the AcquisitionEnd Exposure Start ExposureStart Reset on reception of the Exposure Start event Exposure End ExposureEnd Reset on reception of the Exposure End event Readout Start ReadoutStart Reset the counter on the reception of the Readout Start event Readout End ReadoutEnd Reset the counter on the reception of the Readout End event Frame Trigger FrameStart Reset on reception of the Frame Trigger Valid Frame Trigger ValidFrameTrigger Reset on reception of the Valid Frame Trigger Rejected Frame Trigger InvalidFrameTrigger Reset on reception of the Invalid Frame Trigger Counter Incremental counterl ncrementalSource Select the event source which increments the 1 00 Source counter The Event Control section provides details Expert and timing diagrams for the sup
89. ibrary Contact Teledyne DALSA Sales available for Windows or Linux sold separately GigE V Framework for both X86 or Arm type processor Contact Teledyne DALSA Sales Third Party GigE Vision Development Support of Genl Cam GenApi version 2 3 General acquisition and control Support of Genl Cam GenApi version 2 3 File access firmware configuration data upload amp download Support of Genl Cam XML schema version 1 1 Genl Cam support XML camera description file Embedded within Genie Nano About GigE Vision Genie Nano cameras are 10096 compliant with the GigE Vision 1 2 a BEEN EN specification which defines the communication interface protocol used by any e GigE Vision device The device description and capabilities are contained in an XML file For more information see V I http www machinevisiononline org public articles index cfm cat 167 Genie Nano cameras implement a superset of the GenlCam specification which defines device capabilities This description takes the form of an XML G E N 1 CAM device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module of the Genl Cam specification For more information see www genicam org The Teledyne DALSA GigE Vision Module provides a license free development platform for Teledyne DALSA GigE hardware or Sapera vision applications Additionally supported are Sapera GigE Vision applications for third party
90. igE Vision Camera Contents e 1 About the Device User ID 26 OPERATIONAL REFERENCE 27 USING CAMEXPERT WITH GENIE NANO CAMERAS 27 CamExpert Panes 27 CamExpert View Parameters Option 28 CAMERA INFORMATION CATEGORY 29 Camera Information Feature Descriptions 29 Temperature Management 32 Power up Configuration Dialog 33 Camera Power up Configuration 33 Load Save Configuration 33 SENSOR CONTROL CATEGORY 34 Sensor Control Feature Descriptions 35 Offset Gain Control Details 37 Bayer Mosaic Pattern 38 Native Sensor Exposure Timing 38 External Trigger Characteristics Models M C1940 amp M C1920 38 Exposure Controls Detail 39 Synchronous Mode Timing 39 Internal Programmable Exposure ExposureMode Timed 40 External Trigger Programmable Exposure 40 External Trigger Trigger Width Exposure 41 O CONTROL CATEGORY 42 O Control Feature Descriptions 43 I O Module Block Diagram 46 Trigger Mode Details 47 Trigger Source Types Trigger Mode On 47 Input Line Details 47 Output Line Details 48 Output High and Output Low Block Diagram 48 COUNTER AND TIMER CONTROL CATEGORY 49 Counter and Timer Control Feature Description 49 Counter and Timer Group Block Diagram 53 Example Counter Start Source OFF 54 Example Counter Start Source CounterEnd itself 54 Example CounterStartSource EVENT and Signal Edge Base 55 Example CounterStartSource Line Edge Base Example 55 IMAGE FORMAT CONTROL CATEGORY 56 Image Format Control Feature Descr
91. igE Vision Host Controls Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Event Statistic Selector Event Statistic Count Event Statistic Count Reset Value Press 0 Internal Clock 1000000 Frame Start Press Start of Exposure Off Invalid Frame Trigger 0 Press Operational Reference e 69 Event Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention denoted by DFNC versus the GenlCam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device Version amp View Timestamp Latch Cmd timestampControlLatch Latch the current timestamp internal counter value 1 00 in the timestampValue feature Expert DFNC Timestamp Value timestampValue Returns the 64 bit value of the timestamp counter E xpert DFNC TimeStamp Source timestampSource Specifies the source used as the inc
92. imit TurboDrive uses advanced data modeling to boost data transfers up to 2 or 3 times faster than standard GigE Vision speeds with no loss of image quality These breakthrough rates are achieved using a proprietary patent pending process that assembles data from the sensor to optimize throughput simultaneously taking full advantage of both the sensor s maximum frame rate and the camera s maximum GigE data transfer speed up to 110 Mbytes s Teledyne DALSA s TurboDrive increases system dependability and robustness similar to Camera Link throughput on a GigE network Important Actual Transfers with TurboDrive is Image content dependent but in the best case scenario transfers over a GigE Network can reach the camera s internal acquisition limit of 84fps If transfers are less than the camera maximum frame rate camera memory will be used as a circular frame buffer Refer to TurboDrive Primer on the Teledyne DALSA web site for more detail Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano Series Overview e 5 Genie Nano Overview e Optimized rugged design with a wider operating temperature e Available in multiple resolutions monochrome and color e Higher frame rates with Teledyne DALSA GigE Vision TurboDrive Technology e Visual camera multicolor status LED on back plate e Multi ROI support e 2 general purpose inputs e 2 general purpose outputs e Supports both Power Over Ethernet PoE and auxiliary power input e Counter Timer and Even
93. in acquisition mode Select live grab to see the pattern output Note that internal test patterns are generated by the camera FPGA thus are identical for monochrome or color camera models The Nano Test Patterns are e Grey Horizontal ramp mage is filled horizontally with an image that goes from the darkest ossible value to the brightest e Grey Vertical ramp mage is filled vertically with an image that goes from the darkest possible value to the brightest e Grey Diagonal Ramp Moving combination of the 2 previous schemes but first pixel in image is incremented by 1 between successive frames This is a good pattern to indicate motion when doing a continuous grab Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 65 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category The Genie Nano Acquisition and Transfer controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure the optional acquisition modes of the device Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors and image resolutions which may not support the full featur
94. ion camera support including TurboDrive If no Sapera development is required then the Sapera LT SDK is not needed to control the Linea GigE camera Sapera runtime with CamExpert provides everything to control the camera Procedure e Download and install Sapera 8 01 which automatically provides GigE Vision support with Teledyne DALSA TurboDrive technology e Optional If the Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT SDK package is not used click to install the Genie Nano firmware and user manuals only Follow the on screen prompts e Connect the camera to an available free Gigabit NIC Refer to Sapera LT User s Manual concerning application development with Sapera Note The Teledyne DALSA Sapera CamExpert tool used throughout this manual to describe Genie Nano features is installed with either the Sapera LT runtime or the Sapera LT development package Camera Firmware Updates Under Windows the user can upload new firmware downloaded from Teledyne DALSA support using the File Access Control features provided by the Sapera CamExpert tool Firmware via Linux or Third Party Tools Consult your third party GigE Vision software package for file uploads to the connected device 22 e Using Nano with Sapera API Nano Series GigE Vision Camera GigE Server Verification After a successful Genie Nano Framework package installation the GigE Server icon is visible in the desktop taskbar tray area note that in Windows 7 the icon remains hidden un
95. iption 57 Width and Height Features for Partial Scan Control 60 Vertical Cropping Partial Scan 60 Maximum Frame Rate fps Examples 61 Horizontal Cropping Partial Scan 61 Using the Multiple ROI Mode 62 Important Usage Details 62 Example Two Horizontal ROI Areas 2x1 62 Example Four ROI Areas 2x2 63 Example Actual Sample with Six ROI Areas 3x2 63 Internal Test Pattern Generator 65 ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER CONTROL CATEGORY 66 Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions 66 Acquisition Buffering 68 Using Transfer Queue Current Block Count with CamExpert 68 Features that Cannot be Changed During a Transfer 68 EVENT CONTROL CATEGORY 69 2 e Contents Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Event Control Feature Descriptions 70 Basic Exposure Events Overview 72 Events Associated with Triggered Synchronous Exposures 73 Events Associated with Triggered Multiple Frame Synchronous Exposures 73 GIGE VISION TRANSPORT LAYER CONTROL CATEGORY 74 GigE Vision Transport Layer Feature Descriptions 74 Defaults for devicePacketResendBufferSize 79 GIGE VISION HOST CONTROL CATEGORY 79 Teledyne DALSA TurboDrive 79 FILE ACCESS CONTROL CATEGORY 80 File Access Control Feature Descriptions 80 Updating Firmware via File Access in CamExpert 82 SAPERA TOOLS FOR NETWORKING 83 NANO P CONFIGURATION MODE DETAILS 83 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 84 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 84 ADDITIONAL NOTES ON GENIE NANO IDENTIFICATION AND MECHANICAL 85 SENSOR ALIGNMENT
96. ite Select the Write operation executed by FileOperationExecute Delete Delete Select the Delete operation executed by FileOperationExecute File Operation Execute FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by File Operation Selector 1 00 on the selected file Guru User Defined Saved Image userDefinedSavedl mage Upload or download an image in the camera BRE Guru File Open Mode FileOpenMode Selects the access mode used to open a file on the device 1 00 80 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Guru Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Read Read Select READ only open mode Write Write Select WRITE only open mode File Access Buffer FileAccessBuffer Defines the intermediate access buffer that allows the 1 00 exchange of data between the device file storage and the Guru application File Access Offset FileAccessOffset Controls the mapping offset between the device file 1 00 storage and the file access buffer Guru File Access Length FileAccessLength Controls the mapping length between the device file 1 00 storage and the file access buffer Guru File Operation Status FileOperationStatus Displays the file operation execution status RO Ea uru Success Success The last file operation has completed successfully Failure Failure The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully for an unknown reason File Unavailable FileUna
97. l Output Details e Programmable output mode such as strobe event notification etc see outputLineSource feature e Outputs are open on power up with the default factory settings e Asoftware reset will not reset the outputs to the open state if the outputs are closed e Auser setup configured to load on boot will not reset the outputs to the open state if the outputs are closed e No output signal glitch on power up or polarity reversal e Maximum Common Power Voltage 30Vdc e Maximum Output Current 36mA Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications e 89 Computer Requirements for Nano Cameras The following information is a guide to computer and networking equipment required to support the Nano camera at maximum performance The Nano camera series complies with the current Pv4 Internet Protocol therefore current Gigabit Ethernet GigE equipment should provide trouble free performance Host PC System e Operating System Windows 7 8 0 8 1 either 32 bit or 64 bit for all are supported e Operating System Linux scheduled support TBD Network Adapters e GigE network adapter either add on card or on motherboard The Intel PRO 1000 MT adapter is an example of a high performance NIC Typically a system will need an Ethernet GigE adapter to supplement the single NIC on the motherboard e PCI Express adapters will outperform PCI adapters e Network adapters that support Jumbo Frames will outperform adapters with fi
98. le versions of vertical thumbscrew RJ 45 cable sets RJ45 Vertical w Thumbscrews All cables made in U S A all cables RoHS compliant CAT6 certified tested for near end far end crosstalk and return loss IGE 3M 3meters IGE 10M 10meters IGE 25M 25meters IGE 50M 50meters I GE 100M 100meters Components Express Cable Assemblies For Information contact Components Express Inc CEI 10330 Argonne Woods Drive Suite 100 Woodridge IL 60517 4995 Phone 630 257 0605 800 578 6695 outside Illinois Fax 630 257 0603 http www componentsexpress com 102 e Additional Reference Information Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting Overview In rare cases an installation may fail or there are problems in controlling and using the Nano camera This section highlights issues or conditions which may cause installation problems and additionally provides information on computers and network adapters which have caused problems with Nano Emphasis is on the user to perform diagnostics with the tools provided and methods are described to correct the problem The GigE Server status provides visual information on possible Nano problems The three states are shown in the following table Descriptions of possible conditions causing an installation or operational problem follow Note that even a Nano installation with no networking issue may still require optimization to
99. lect a camera file Optional Resolution 1920 Pixels x 1200 Lines RGB 8 8 8 8 Detection Parameters Guru Category Parameter Camera Information Sensor Control V0 Controls Counter And Timer Control Image Format Controls Acquisition and Transfer Control Event Control GigE Vision Transport Layer File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls Value Manufacturer Name Teledyne DALSA Family Name Model Name Device Version Manufacturer Part Number Manufacturer Info Firmware Version Serial Number MAC Address Device User ID Device Built In Self Test Device Built In Self Test Status Device Built In Self Test Statu Device Reset Device Temperature Selector Device Temperature Power up Configuration lt lt Less Genie Nano C1920 1 00 G3 GC11 C1920 Standard Design Raw Bayer 4CA18 0002 A0000102 00 01 0D C2 01 59 Nostromo 1 Press Passed 0 Press Internal 46 075756 Setting EST p 16 11 44 Freeze button was clicked Feature Display Name Manufacturer Name Description Displays the device vendor name Feature Name DeviceVendorName Type IString SapFeature TypeString 16 11 52 Nano C1920 1 Trigger Mode value was changed from On to Off 16 12 25 Nano_C1920_1 Test Image Selector value was changed from GreyDiagonalRampMoving to Off 16 12 26 Grab button was clicked
100. lected by the Trigger Source feature External signals are isolated by an opto coupler input with a time programmable debounce circuit Trigger Source Types Trigger Mode On Trigger Source Software An exposure trigger is sent as a control command via the Ethernet network connection Software triggers cannot be considered time accurate due to network latency and sequential command jitter But a software trigger is more responsive than calling a single frame acquisition since the latter must validate the acquisition parameters and modify on board buffer allocation if the buffer size has changed since the last acquisition Trigger Source Line 1 or 2 An external trigger signal is opto coupled and subject to a signal debounce input delay plus inversion circuits Trigger Line Polarity For external line signals a rising edge signal is suggested to minimize the time it takes for the opto coupler to change state Trigger Source Timer1End Event The Timerl End Event is used as the internal trigger source Refer to Counter and Timer Controls for information on those features Trigger Sourcez CounterlEnd Event The Counter1 End Event is used as the internal trigger source Input Line Details The general purpose input line signals are connected to I O lines 1 and 2 which have the following features for control or status indication Feature set LineSelector RW LineName RO linePinAssociation RO LineFormat RO LineMode RO lineDet
101. listing all devices connected to the host system Each GigE device is listed by name along with important information such as the assigned IP address and device MAC address The screen shot below shows a connected Nano with no networking problems Manufacturer Model U Serialnumber MAC addess Sta CamealP NICIP MasPktSize Teledyne DALSA Nano C1920 40000102 00 01 0D C2 01 58 Connected 169 254 5 35 169 254 104 101 Enable 2 Nostromo 1 In the event that the device is physically connected but the Sapera GigE Server icon is indicating that the connected device is not recognized click Scan Network to restart the discovery process Note that the GigE server periodically scans the network automatically to refresh its state See Troubleshooting for network problems Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Using Nano with Sapera API e 23 Optimizing the Network Adapter used with Nano Most Gigabit network interface controllers NIC allow user modifications to parameters such as Adapter Buffers and Jumbo Frames These should be optimized for use with the Nano during the installation Refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network I maging package manual for optimization information using the Network Configuration Tool Quick Test with CamExpert Windows When the Genie Nano camera is connected to a Gigabit network adapter on a host computer testing the installation with CamExpert is a straightforward procedure Start Sapera CamExpe
102. ly if those parameters are supported by the installed device This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hardware in use e Display pane Provides a live or single frame acquisition display Frame buffer parameters are shown in an information bar above the image window e Control Buttons The Display pane includes CamExpert control buttons These are Acquisition control button Click once to start live grab click again to stop Single frame grab Click to acquire one frame from device Software trigger button With the I O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled Software Trigger type click to send a single software trigger command CamExpert display controls these do not modify the frame buffer data Stretch or shrink image to fit set image display to original size or zoom the image to any size and ratio Note that under certain combinations of image resolution acquisition frame rate and host computer speed the CamExpert screen display may not update completely due to the host CPU running at near 10096 This does not affect the acquisition Histogram Profile tool Select to view a histogram or line column profile during live acquisition e Output pane Displays messages from CamExpert or the GigE Vision driver CamExpert View Parameters Option All camera features have a Visibility attribute which defines its requirement or complexity The states v
103. mber of frames acquired at frame rates exceeding the transfer rates possible to the host computer Memory size is monitored with the feature transferQuUeueMemorySize GigE Vision Host Control Category The GigE Vision Host controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure the host computer system GigE Vision features used for Genie Nano networking management None of these parameters are stored in any Genie Nano camera These features allow optimizing the network configuration for maximum Nano bandwidth Settings for these parameters are highly dependent on the number of cameras connected to a NIC the data rate of each camera and the trigger modes used Information on these features is found in the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Module User manual Teledyne DALSA TurboDrive For Genie Nano cameras supporting TurboDrive ensure to set the feature Turbo Transfer Mode to True Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 79 File Access Control Category The File Access control in CamExpert allows the user to quickly upload various data files to the connected Genie Nano The supported data files are for firmware updates etc Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors and
104. mera Close e From the File Type drop menu select the file Type that will be uploaded to the Genie Nano This CamExpert tool allows quick firmware changes or updates when available for your Genie Nano model e From the File Selector drop menu select the Genie Nano memory location for the uploaded data This menu presents only the applicable data locations for the selected file type e Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window e Select the specific file from the system drive or from a network location e Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the Genie Nano e Reset the Nano when prompted 82 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Sapera Tools for Networking Nano IP Configuration Mode Details In general automatic IP configuration assignment LLA DHCP is sufficient for most Nano installations Please refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network I maging Package manual for information on the Teledyne DALSA Network Configuration tool and network optimization for GigE Vision cameras and devices Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Sapera Tools for Networking e 83 Technical Specifications Mechanical Specifications Note Genie Nano with C or CS Mount 84 e Technical Specifications Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Additional Notes on Genie Nano Identification and Mechanical Identification Label Genie Nano cameras have an identification label applied to the bottom si
105. mode is unable to forward packets across routers Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Connecting the Genie Nano Camera e 19 Preventing Operational Faults due to ESD Nano camera installations which do not protect against ESD electrostatic discharge may exhibit operational faults Problems such as random packet loss random camera resets and random loss of Ethernet connections may all be solved by proper ESD management The Nano camera when used with a simple power supply and Ethernet cable is not properly connected to earth ground and therefore is susceptible to ESD caused problems An Ethernet cable has no ground connection and a power supply s 0 volt return line is not necessarily connected to earth ground Teledyne DALSA has performed ESD testing on Nano cameras using an 8 kilovolt ESD generator without any indication of operational faults The two following methods either individually or together will prevent ESD problems e Method 1 Use a shielded grounded power supply that connects ground to pin 10 of the I O connector The Nano case is now properly connected to earth ground and can withstand ESD of 8 kilovolts as tested by Teledyne DALSA e Method 2 When using Power Over Ethernet PoE Teledyne DALSA strongly recommends using a shielded Ethernet cable to provide a ground connection from the controlling computer power supply to the Genie Nano PoE requires a powered computer NIC or a powered Ethernet switch or an Eth
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107. nelOUnconditionalStreamin StreamChannelOExtendedChunkDa yva lt so Gev Supported Option LLA Supported GevSupportedOption GevSupportedl PConfigurationLLA Returns TRUE if the selected GEV option is supported RO Indicates if LLA Auto IP is supported by the selected interface The LLA method automatically assigns the Nano with a randomly chosen address on the 169 254 xxx xxx subnet After an address is chosen the link local process sends an ARP query with that IP onto the network to see if it is already in use If there is no response the IP is assigned to the device otherwise another IP is selected and the ARP is repeated Note that LLA is unable to forward packets across routers LLA is the recommended scheme when only one NIC is connected to GigE cameras ensure only one NIC is using LLA on your PC otherwise IP conflicts will result RO 1 00 Invisible 1 00 Invisible DHCP Supported Persistent IP Supported GVCP Extended Status Codes GevSupportedl PConfigurationDHCP GevSupportedl PConfigurationPersistentl P GevGVCPExtendedStatusCodes Indicates if DHCP is supported by the selected interface This IP configuration mode requires a DHCP server to allocate an IP address dynamically over the range of some defined subnet The Nano must be configured to have DHCP enabled This is the factory default settings The DHCP server is part of a managed network Windows itself does not provid
108. ng different sensors which may support different features within this category Parameters Visibility Expert Category Camera Information Sensor Control VO Controls Counter And Timer Control Image Format Controls Acquisition and Transfer Cont Event Control GigE Vision Transport Layer File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls 42 e Operational Reference Parameter Value Trigger Selector Single Frame Trigger Start Trigger Mode On Trigger Frames Count Not Enabled Software Trigger Press Trigger Source Line1 Trigger Input Line Activation Level Low Trigger Delay 0 0 Line Name Output 1 Line Pinout Pin6 Signal Pin4 Pwr Line Format Opto Coupled Line Mode Output Line Status False Line Inverter False Input Line Detection Level Not Enabled Input Line Debouncing Period Not Enabled Output Line Source Pulse on Start of Exposure Output Line Pulse Signal Activation Not Enabled Output Line Pulse Delay 0 Output Line Pulse Duration 1 Output Line Value Not Enabled Line Status All 0x0000000000000003 Output Line Software Command 0 lt lt Less More gt gt Nano Series GigE Vision Camera I O Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these features along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention indicated by DFNC versus the Genl Cam S
109. ng the Genie Nano Camera GigE Network Adapter Overview Genie Nano connects to a computer s Gigabit Network Adapter If the computer is already connected to a network the computer requires a second network adapter either onboard or an additional PCle NIC adapter Refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual for information on optimizing network adapters for GigE Vision cameras PAUSE Frame Support The Genie Nano supports the Gigabit Ethernet PAUSE Frame feature as per IEEE 802 3x PAUSE Frame is the Ethernet flow control mechanism to manage network traffic within an Ethernet switch when multiple cameras are simultaneously used This requires that the flow control option in the NIC property settings and the Ethernet switch settings must be enabled Refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual Connect the Genie Nano Camera Connecting a Genie Nano to a network system is similar whether using the Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT package or a third party GigE Vision development package e Power supplies must meet the requirements defined in section Input Signals Electrical Apply power to the camera e Connect Nano to the host computer GigE network adapter or to the Ethernet switch via a CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable Note cable should not be less than 1 meter 3 feet long or more than 100 meters 328 feet long e Once communication with the host computer is started the automatic IP configuration sequence will assign an LLA IP addre
110. o Series GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications e 87 Input Signals Electrical Specifications External Inputs Block Diagram User Side Camera Side INPUT Port X INPUT Common External Input Details e Opto coupled 2 4V to 24V with internal current limit e Selectable input trigger threshold levels for TTL 12V and 24V signal inputs see lineDetectionLevel feature e Used as trigger acquisition event counter or timestamp event or integration control e User programmable debounce time from 0 to 255ys in 1ys steps e Source signal requirements e Single ended driver meeting TTL 12V or 24V standards e Differential signal drivers cannot be used due to the shared input common External Input AC Timing Characteristics Conditions Description Min Unit Input Pulse OV 3V Input Pulse width High 1 3 us Input Pulse width Low 1 7 Hs Max Frequency 315 KHz Input Pulse 0V 5V Input Pulse width High 0 6 Hs Input Pulse width Low 2 Hs Max Frequency 247 KHz Input Pulse 0V 12V Input Pulse width High 0 39 us Input Pulse width Low 3 us Max Frequency 160 KHz Input Pulse OV 24V Input Pulse width High 0 39 us Input Pulse width Low 4 9 Hs Max Frequency 103 KHz 88 e Technical Specifications Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Output Signals Electrical Specifications External Outputs Block Diagram User side Camera side Output Common Power Output Port X Externa
111. oduct specific The Event Control section provides details and timing diagrams for the supported trigger modes Off Off Line output is Open Software Controlled SoftwareControlled The OutputLineValue feature changes the state of the output Pulse on Start of Frame PulseOnStartofFrame Generate a pulse on the start of the Frame Active event Pulse on Start of Exposure PulseOnStartofExposure Generate a pulse on the ExposureStart event This option is typically used to trigger a strobe light Pulse on End of Exposure PulseOnEndofExposure Generate a pulse on the ExposureEnd event This option is typically used to trigger a strobe light Pulse on Start of Readout PulseOnStartofReadout Generate a pulse on the ReadoutStart event Pulse on End of Readout PulseOnEndofReadout Generate a pulse on the ReadoutEnd event Pulse on Valid Frame PulseOnValidFrameTrigger Generate a pulse on the ValidFrameTrigger event Trigger Pulse on Rejected Frame s PulseOnInvalidFrameTrigger Generate a pulse on the InvalidFrameTrigger Trigger event Pulse on Start of Acquisition PulseOnStartofAcquisition Generate a pulse when the AcquisiontStart event occurs Pulse on End of Acquisition PulseOnEndofAcquisition Generate a pulse when the AcquisiontStop event occurs Pulse on End of Timer 1 PulseOnEndofTimer1 Generate a pulse on the TimerEnd 1 event Pulse on End of Counter 1 PulseOnEndofCounterl Generate a pulse on the CounterEnd 1 event Pulse on In
112. ogrammable internal trigger where the maximum and minimum sensor frame rate limits are defined by the ExposureTime feature Exposure synchronization timing is Synchronous Mode where the exposure is aligned with the sensor horizontal line timing and the next acquisition is triggered by an internal programmable timer Exposure duration is user programmable e Exposure maximum is dependent on the frame rate e Minimum exposure in us is model dependent Image readout is simultaneous where the grabbed image frame is readout during the next frame exposure time This allows for fastest possible frame rates Exposure Example Frame Inactive Frame Inactive Free running Exposure Timing External Trigger Programmable Exposure Also known as Edge Pre select exposure See timing diagram below An external trigger edge initiates the exposure process The user programmable delay exposureDelay from valid trigger edge to start of exposure is camera model specific Supports Synchronous Mode timing for fastest possible frame rates Start of exposure is aligned on the next horizontal line while the exposure duration period is in lus steps Exposure and sensor readout can be concurrent Exposure duration is programmable from the model dependent minimum to 16 seconds in 1us steps 40 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera e Any external trigger received before the last exposure is ignored exposur
113. om available cable packages should consider these popular assemblies described below Contact Sales for pricing and delivery Users also may order cable assembly quantities directly from Components Express In such cases use the manufacturer s part number shown on the cable assembly engineering drawing Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Additional Reference Information e 99 Cable Assembly G3 AIOC BLUNT2M 1 Y c I 40 T JHS ZIT cwm V WXX CS912 DD V uieq 3 AY ON SMG 3ZIS AV49 6 131OIA 8 31429 O I Q3AO93dv amg L um N33u5 9 NLL MOTI3A S Yo 39NYuO t dul ssaudx3 syueuodujo5 0323H5 NMO8 STOC C 8 gt ApIq ar nyy dau c 2v 18 I 69 OXZlA IIvi3d 318V1 i SI LANOHONOSHL 33Q010 aeq uononpoJg AAAA ww wo T V HH 3384 Qv31 ISN LSnw aa Aay JAY N a 8 m I c3lv9S g IVa Ao SHON oor JADA IADXCK eS TO DD 00 92 4 a A re ug O 6 j 01 ain Ms E q N ae dum I 1 6 Ei Vd ES k mmm done et I es IT uit dl a 3 ew ue SJo38l XX 3 piq iniy SI0z 8 Bumed Jegur V p G3 O1ddv aiva NOLLdT42S3d Asad 3NOZ AYOLSIH NOISIA3 T Nano Series GigE Vision Camera 100 e Additional Reference Information
114. on display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acquisition program CamExpert Panes The various areas of the CamExpert tool are described in the summary figure below GigE Vision device Categories and Parameter features are displayed as per the device s XML description file The number of parameters shown is dependent on the View mode selected i e Beginner Expert Guru see description below Camexpert Untitied File View Pre Processing Tools Help Dc Device Selector Device E9 Nano C1920 1 dim Nostromo 1 Bd Configuration Select a camera file Optional x Detection Parameters Visibility Guru x Category Parameter Value tioan Sensor Control Trigger Mode off T Not Enabled VO Controls Sc Not Enabled Counter And Timer Control T Not Enabled naqa Fonnat Contasis Trigg Activati Not Enabled Acquisition and Transfer Control Tig Not Enabled Event Control Trigger Delay Not Enabled GigE Vision Transport Layer Line Selector File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls Line Status Line Inverter Line Detection Level Threshold for TTL Line Debouncing Pe 0 t Line Source Not Enabled x BufferID 4 lt lt 4 Feature Display Name Trigger Selector Output Messages x Description EXS xn ihe of trigger to configure with the various Trigger featur
115. or Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important features shown by CamExpert may change with different Genie Nano models implementing Parameters Visibility Guru Category Camera Information Sensor Control VO Controls Counter And Timer Control Image Format Controls Acquisition and Transfer Control Event Control GigE Vision Transport Layer File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls 34 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera different sensors image resolutions and color versions Parameter Device Scan Type Sensor Color Type Input Pixel Size Sensor Width Sensor Height Value Areascan Monochrome Sensor 10 Bits Pixel 1920 1200 Acquisition Frame Rate 83 998 Exposure Mode Exposure Alignment Exposure Delay Exposure Time Actual Exposure Time Gain Selector Gain Gain Raw Black Level Selector Black Level lt lt Less Timed Synchronous Not Enabled 1007 1007 9 Sensor 10 0 Analog 60 0 Sensor Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these features along with their view attribute and device framework version For each feature the device version may differ for each camera sensor available Such differences are indicated for any applicable feature When a Device Version number is indicated this represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As
116. ory W LoadBusyError The camera is busy and cannot perform the action Device Built In Self Test deviceBIST Command to perform an internal test which will 1 00 determine the device status W Beginner Device Built In Self Test deviceBISTStatus Return the status of the device Built In Self test 1 00 Status Possible return values are device specific Beginner Passed Passed No failure detected 1 00 DFNC Beginner Last firmware update FirmwareUpdateFailure Last firmware update operation failed 1 00 failed Beginner Unexpected Error Unexpected Error Switched to recovery mode due to unexpected software error Device Built In Self Test deviceBISTStatusAll Return the status of the device Built In Self Test as a Status All bitfield The meaning for each bit is device specific Device Reset DeviceReset Resets the device to its power up state W Serial Number DevicelD Displays the device s factory set camera serial 1 00 number Beginner Power up Configuration UserSetDefault Specify the camera configuration set to load and Selector make active on camera power up or reset The camera configuration sets are stored in camera non volatile memory None None Keep Internal configuration 1 00 Invisible Factory Setting Default Select the Factory Setting values as the Power up 1 00 Configuration Invisible UserSet1 UserSetl Select the user defined configuration UserSet
117. ounce circuit 47 development platform 8 device discovery 24 DHCP 19 diagnostic LED 16 Dust problems 98 E Edge Pre select 40 effective focal length 97 electrostatic discharge 20 ESD 98 ESD testing 20 Ethernet cable length 16 Ethernet link speed 107 Ethernet switch 90 event controls 69 event notification 89 exposure duration 39 exposure period 107 external trigger 107 110 e Index fast frame rate 60 fastest frame rates 40 fiber optic light sources 95 firewall exceptions 21 firmware update 21 flow control protocol 90 focal point 97 format controls 56 frame rate limits 90 Frame Trigger modes 47 free running mode 40 G gain 37 Gain Raw 37 GenICam Specification 8 21 Genie identifier 24 GigE server tray icon 23 103 104 GigE to fiber opti 91 GigE Vision compliant 19 GigE Vision Specification 6 8 H halogen light sources 95 HD video format 93 heat management 32 heat transfer 32 high EMI 106 high frame rate 60 horizontal crop 61 hot mirror 95 HTML help 8 I I O cable assemblies 99 I O cable options 86 I O cabling 87 I O connector 86 I O controls 42 I O signals 17 IEEE 802 3x 90 image exposures 47 Image Lost Event 68 industrial RJ 45 102 infrared filters 95 internal buffer 68 internal memory 9 internal pattern 107 ionized air blower 98 IP configuration 16 IP configuration protocol 16 19 Nano Series GigE Vision
118. ows For any GigE Vision device the IP configuration protocol sequence is e Persistent IP if enabled e DHCP if a DHCP server is present such as the Teledyne DALSA Smart DHCP server e Link Local Address always enabled as default The factory defaults for Nano is Persistent IP disabled and DHCP enabled with LLA always enabled as per the GigE Vision specification For additional information see Nano IP Configuration Mode Details Supported Network Configurations The Genie Nano obtains an IP address using the Link Local Address LLA or DHCP by default If required a persistent IP address can be assigned refer to the Network Imaging manual Preferably a DHCP server is present on the network where the Genie Nano issues a DHCP request for an IP address The DHCP server then provides the Nano an IP address The Teledyne DALSA Network Configuration tool installed with the Sapera Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Package provides a DHCP server which is easily enabled on the NIC used with the Genie Nano refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging user s manual The LLA method if used automatically assigns the Nano with a randomly chosen address on the 169 254 xxx xxx subnet After an address is chosen the link local process sends an ARP query with that IP onto the network to see if it is already in use If there is no response the IP is assigned to the device otherwise another IP is selected and the ARP is repeated Note that the LLA
119. p without a lens Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors and image resolutions which may not support the full feature set defined in this category Parameters Visibility Guru Category Camera Information Sensor Control VO Controls Counter And Timer Control Image Format Controls Acquisition and Transfer Control Event Control GigE Vision Transport Layer File Access Control GigE Vision Host Controls 56 e Operational Reference Parameter Data Stream Selector Data Stream Type Pixel Format Pixel Size Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset Width Height Multiple ROI Mode ROI Count Horizontal ROI Count Vertical ROI Count ROI Selector ROI Offset X ROI Offset Y ROI Width ROI Height Test Image Selector lt lt Less Value Streami Image Monochrome 8 Bit Off lot Enabled lot Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled Off Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Image Format Control Feature Description The following table describes thes
120. perform to specification Device Not Available Device IP Error Device Available GigE Server Tray Icon a mn m Note It will A red X will remain over the The GigE server tray icon The GigE server tray icon when take a few GigE server tray icon when shows a warning when a device the Nano device is found The seconds for the the Nano device is not found is connected but there is some Nano has obtained an IP address GigE Server to This indicates a network issue type of IP error and there are no network issues refresh its state where there is no Optimization may still be after any communication with Nano Or required to maximize change in the simplest case the performance Nano is not connected Problem Type Summary Nano problems are either installation types where the Nano is not found on the network or setup errors where the Nano device is found but not controllable Additionally a Nano may be properly installed but network optimization is required for maximum performance The following links jump to various topics in this troubleshooting section x Device Not Available A red X over the GigE server tray icon indicates that the Nano device is not found This indicates either a major camera fault or condition such as disconnected power or a network issue where there is no communication e Review the section Using Nano to verify required installation steps e Refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging man
121. ported events DFNC Off Off Counter is stopped Acquisition Start AcquisitionStart Counts the number of Acquisition Start events Acquisition End AcquisitionEnd Counts the number of Acquisition End events Exposure Start ExposureStart Counts the number of Exposure Start events ExposureEnd ExposureEnd Counts the number of Exposure End events Readout Start ReadoutStart Counts the number of Readout Start events Readout End ReadoutEnd Counts the number of Readout End events Frame Start FrameStart Counts the number of Frame Start events Valid Frame Trigger ValidFrameTrigger Counts the number of Valid Frame Triggers Rejected Frame s InvalidFrameTrigger Counts the number of Rejected Frame s Trigger Trigger MultiFrame End Trigger FrameBurstEnd Counts the number of multi frame end triggers Line 1 Linel Counts the number of transitions on Line 1 based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting See Input Signals Electrical Specifications Line 2 Line2 Counts the number of transitions on Line 2 based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting Output 1 Line3 Counts the number of transitions of Output 1 based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting Output 2 Line4 Counts the number of transitions of Output 2 based on the counterl ncrementalLineActivation feature setting Internal Clock InternalClock The counter increments on each microsecond tick of the device internal Clock
122. put 1 Event PulseOnIlnput1 Generate a pulse on the Input signal 1 event Pulse on Input 2 Event PulseOnInput2 Generate a pulse on the Input signal 2 event Pulse on Software PulseOnSoftwareCmd Generate a pulse on the Input of a Software Command Command Output Line Pulse Signal outputLinePulseActivation Specifies the input line activation mode to trigger 1 00 Activation the OutputLine pulse pod Rising Edge RisingEdge Specifies that the trigger is considered valid on the rising edge of the source signal Falling Edge FallingEdge Specifies that the trigger is considered valid on the falling edge of the source signal Any Edge AnyEdge Specifies that the trigger is considered valid on the falling or rising edge of the source signal Output Line Pulse Delay outputLinePulseDelay Sets the delay in us before the output line pulse 1 00 signal Applicable for the OutputLineSource Beginner feature DFNC Output Line Pulse Duration outputLinePulseDuration Sets the width duration of the output line pulse in 1 00 microseconds Beginner DFNC Output Line Value outputLineValue Sets the output state of the selected Line if the 1 00 outputLineSoftwareLatchControl OFF gd Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 45 Inactive Inactive Sets the Output circuit to open Output Line Software Latch outputLineSoftwareLatchControl When Off the selected output line is set with the 1 00 Control value in Output Line V
123. re Invisible Gev Timestamp Value GevtimestampValue Returns the 64 bit value of the timestamp counter d nvisible Gev Timestamp Tick GevtimestampTickFrequency Indicates the number of timestamp ticks or 1 00 Frequency increments during 1 second frequency in Hz Invisible Gev Timestamp Reset GevtimestampControlReset Resets the timestamp counter to 0 eens nvisible Basic Exposure Events Overview The following timing graphic shows the primary events related to a simple acquisition FrameActive FrameStart Event Ll ReadOut TET pees ExposureStart L Event ExposureEnd 1 Event 72 Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Events Associated with Triggered Synchronous Exposures The following timing graphic shows the primary events and acquisition timing associated with a synchronous exposure of two individually triggered frames FrameActive exposureAlignment Synchronous ValidFrameTrigger validFrameTrigger Frame Inactive ReadOut 1 fr ExposureSta ReadOut 2 Exposurestart eadOut 2 Event 1 e Ba ae ExposureEnd yA L Event 1 Event 1 j L Event 2 J pos ee FrametTrigger Inactive FrameTrigger Active FrameTrigger Inactive FrameStart E Event a Framestart Event 2 I i Frame Inactive Events Associated with Trigg
124. rementing 1 00 signal for the Timestamp register Expert DFNC Internal Clock InternalClock The timestamp source is generated by the camera internal clock Refer to the timestampTickFrequency feature for the time base Timestamp Tick Frequency timestampTickFrequency Indicates the number of timestamp ticks or 1 00 increments during 1 second frequency in Hz Expert DFNC Timestamp Latch Source timestampLatchSource Specifies the internal event or signal that will latch 1 00 the timestamp counter into the timestamp buffer a Frame Start FrameStart The timestamp is latched on frame start Timestamp Reset Cmd timestampControlReset Resets the timestamp counter to 0 ed xpert DFNC Event Selector EventSelector Select the Event to enable disable with the 1 00 EventNotification feature Expert Start of Frame FrameStart Event sent on control channel on an Active Frame This occurs with the start of the exposure delay Start of Exposure ExposureStart Event sent on control channel on start of exposure End of Exposure ExposureEnd Event sent on control channel on end of exposure Acquisition Start Next AcquisitionStartNextValid Event sent on control channel when the Valid AcquisitionStart command can be used again Valid Frame Trigger ValidFrameTrigger Event sent on control channel when a valid frame trigger is generated Invalid Frame Trigger InvalidFrameTrigger Event sent on control channel when a frame trigger occurs in an invalid Trigger r
125. rols the device access privilege of an 1 00 Control application Guru DFNC Exclusive Access ExclusiveAccess Grants exclusive access to the device to an application No other application can control or monitor the device Control Access ControlAccess Grants control access to the device to an application No other application can control the device Control Access Switchover ControlAccessSwitchoverActive Enables another application to request Active control access to the device Discovery Acknowledge GevDiscoveryAckDelay Indicates the maximum randomized delay e uru Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference e 75 Current Heartbeat Timeout GevHeartbeatTimeout Indicates the current heartbeat timeout in 1 00 milliseconds Guru GVCP Heartbeat Disable GevGVCPHeartbeatDisable Disables the GVCP GigE Vision Control 1 00 Protocol heartbeat monitor This allows Expert control switchover to an application on another device Communication Timeout GevMCTT Provides the transmission timeout value in 1 00 milliseconds Guru Communication GevMCRC Indicates the number of retransmissions 1 00 Retransmissions Count allowed when a message channel message Guru times out Gev GVSP Extended ID GevGVSPExtendedI DMode Enables the extended ID mode 1 00 Mode Expert Fire Test Packet GevSCPSFireTestPacket When this feature is set to True
126. ror An internal error happened related to the resource manager DFNC Major Rev deviceDFNCVersionMajor Major revision of Dalsa Feature Naming Convention which was used to create the device s XML DFNC Minor Rev deviceDFNCVersionMinor Minor revision of Dalsa Feature Naming Convention which was used to create the device s XML Invisible SFNC Major Rev DeviceSFNCVersionMajor Major Version of the Genicam Standard Features 1 00 Naming Convention which was used to create the DFNC device s XML Invisible SFNC Minor Rev DeviceSFNCVersionMinor Minor Version of the Genicam Standard Features 1 00 Naming Convention which was used to create the DFNC device s XML Invisible SFNC SubMinor Rev DeviceSFNCVersionSubMinor SubMinor Version of the Genicam Standard Features 1 00 Naming Convention which was used to create the Invisible device s XML 1 00 Invisible 1 00 Invisible Temperature Management Genie Nano cameras are designed to optimally transfer internal component heat to the outer metallic body If the camera is free standing i e not mounted it will be very warm to the touch Basic heat management is achieved by mounting the camera onto a metal structure via its mounting screw holes Heat dissipation is improved by using thermal paste between the camera body not the front plate and the metal structure 32 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Power up Configuration
127. rsion 1 00 1 line time 13 73 us 23 23 us auto adjusted to steps of 9 5 us 3 line time with initial beta version 1 00 Horizontal Line Time 20 5 us 9 5 us Exposure Time Maximum 16 sec End of Exposure to Start of Readout 22 lines 451 5ys 22 lines 209 2ys Readout Time Horizontal Line Time max x lines in full frame 20 in us Exposure Control Internal Trigger to Start of Exposure Internal Programmable via the camera API External based on Trigger Width 2 to 3 line time External Exposure Control 1 line time 13 73 us Gain Control In Sensor Gain 48dB range up to 24dB as analog gain in 0 1 dB steps 1x to 15x from 24dB to 48dB as digital gain in 0 1 dB steps from 16x to 250x Additional Digital Gain 4x monochrome models only color models TBA Black Offset Control Multi ROIl Support Yes 0 to 511 dn TBA Yes n Sensor Synchronization Via External Trigger Signal Or Internal Trigger Free Run Data Output Gigabit Ethernet 115MB sec max Pixel Size 5 86 um x 5 86 um Shutter Full frame electronic global shutter function Full Well charge 32 ke max Output Dynamic Range f t 75 dB 12 bit buffer 68 dB 10 bit 12 e Genie Nano Series Overview Signal to Noise ratio tt t 30 dB typical DN Variation 50 saturation 0 5 Responsivity see graphic Nano Series GigE Vision
128. rt by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices In the Device list area on the left side the connected Nano camera is shown or will be listed in a few seconds after CamExpert completes the automatic device search device discovery Select the Nano camera device by clicking on the camera user defined name By default the Nano camera is identified by its serial number The Nano status LED will turn green indicating the CamExpert application is now connected Click on the Grab button for live acquisition the Nano default is Free Running mode Focus and adjust the lens iris See Operational Reference for information on CamExpert parameters with the Nano camera If the Nano has no lens just select one of the internal test patterns available Image Format Controls Test Image Selector All but one are static images to use with the Snap or Grab function of CamExpert The single moving test image is a shifting diagonal ramp pattern which is useful for testing network computer bandwidth issues see following image Refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging package manual if error messages are shown in the Output Messages pane while grabbing 24 e Using Nano with Sapera API Nano Series GigE Vision Camera File Pre Processing Tools Help Ose Device Selector x Device EF Nano C1920 1 dm Nostromo 1 Ej fa a i x Configuration Se
129. s vision processors and software to easy to use vision appliances and custom vision modules Contents GENIE NANO SERIES OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION GigE with TurboDrive Genie Nano Overview GigE Firmware PART NUMBERS AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Monochrome Cameras Color Cameras Accessories Windows Development Software Third Party GigE Vision Development About GigE Vision GENIE NANO COMMON SPECIFICATIONS EMI Shock and Vibration Certifications 10 Mean Time Between Failure MTBF 11 PERFORMANCE MODELS M C1940 amp M C1920 12 Model Specifications 12 Sensor Cosmetic Specifications 13 Spectral Response 14 NANO QUICK START 15 F YOU HAVE NO LENS ON THE NANO 15 IF YOU HAVE A LENS ON THE NANO 15 CAMERA WORKS NOW WHAT 15 oo oo oo 1 1 U1 U1 01 te CONNECTI NG THE GENI E NANO CAMERA 16 GiGE NETWORK ADAPTER OVERVI EW 16 PAUSE Frame Support 16 CONNECT THE GENI E NANO CAMERA 16 Connectors 17 LED Indicators 18 Camera Status LED Indicator 18 LED States on Power Up 18 Genie Nano IP Configuration Sequence 19 Supported Network Configurations 19 PREVENTING OPERATIONAL FAULTS DUE TO ESD 20 USI NG NANO WI TH SAPERA API 21 NETWORK AND COMPUTER OVERVIEW 21 INSTALLATION 22 Procedure 22 Camera Firmware Updates 22 Firmware via Linux or Third Party Tools 22 GigE Server Verification 23 GigE Server Status 23 OPTIMIZING THE NETWORK ADAPTER USED WITH NANO 24 QUICK TEST WITH CAMEXPERT WINDOWS 24 Nano Series G
130. s or extremely high EMI environments 106 e Troubleshooting Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Acquisition Error without Timeout Messages Streaming video problems range from total loss of image data to occasional loss of random video data packets The following section describes conditions identified by Teledyne DALSA engineering while working with Nano in various computers and setups See the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual for information on network optimizations No camera exposure when expected e Verify by using the camera in free running mode Do not use external trigger mode when testing a camera setup e If using free running mode verify that the exposure period is set to the maximum possible for the set frame rate e Load factory default from the Power up Configuration in CamExpert This will reset the camera to its nominal acquisition rate Camera is functional but frame rate is lower than expected e Verify Ethernet link speed If the LAN connection is limited to 100 Mbps the Genie Nano frame rate maximum will be limited once the internal buffers are filled See the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual for information on network optimizations e f using an external trigger verify the trigger source rate and Nano parameters such as trigger to exposure delay Camera acquisition is good but frame rate is lower than expected e While running CamExpert and grabbing in free run mode at the maximum frame rate start the Sapera
131. ss as described in section Genie Nano IP Configuration Sequence or a DHCP IP address if a DHCP server is present on your network e Check the status LED which will be initially red then switch to flashing blue while waiting for IP configuration See Camera Status LED_for Nano LED display descriptions e The factory defaults for Nano is Persistent IP disabled and DHCP enabled with LLA always enabled as per the GigE Vision specification For additional information see Nano IP Configuration Mode Details See the next section Connectors for an overview of the Nano interfaces 16 e Connecting the Genie Nano Camera Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Connectors The Nano has two connectors e A single RJ 45 Ethernet connector for control and video data transmitted to from the host computer Gigabit NIC The Genie Nano also supports Power Over Ethernet PoE See Ruggedized RJ 45 Ethernet Cables for secure cables e A 10 pin I O connector for camera power plus trigger strobe and general I O signals The connector supports a retention latch while the Nano case supports thumbscrews Teledyne DALSA provides optional cables see Accessories See 10 pin 1 O Connector Details for connector pin out specifications The following figure of the Genie Nano back end shows connector and LED locations See Mechanical Specifications for details on the connectors and camera mounting dimensions Camera Mounts 4 sides Status LED 10 Pin 1 O amp Power Et
132. t reboot itself contact Technical Support Slow Flashing Blue Ethernet cable disconnected The camera continuously attempts to assign itself an IP address Fast Flashing Blue File Access Feature is transferring data such as a firmware update etc Steady Blue IP address assigned no application connected to the camera Steady Green Application connected Flashing Green Acquisition in progress Flashing occurs on frame acquisition but does not exceed a rate of 100ms for faster frame rates 0 Note Even if the Nano has obtained an IP address it might be on a different subnet than the NIC it is attached to Therefore if the Nano LED is blue but an application cannot see it this indicates a network configuration problem Review troubleshooting suggestions in the Network Imaging manual LED States on Power Up The following LED sequence occurs when the Genie Nano is powered up connected to a network ED 18 e Connecting the Genie Nano Camera Flashing Red initialization Flashing Blue waiting for IP Blue IP assigned Green application connected Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Genie Nano IP Configuration Sequence The Genie Nano IP Internet Protocol Configuration sequence to assign an IP address is executed automatically on camera power up or when connected to a network As a GigE Vision compliant device Nano attempts to assign an IP address as foll
133. tandard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification Display Name Feature amp Values Description Device Version amp View Trigger Selector TriggerSelector Selects which type of trigger to configure with the various Trigger features Single Frame Trigger Start FrameStart Selects a trigger starting the capture of a single frame Frame size is determined by image format feature Height MultiFrame Trigger Start FrameBurstStart Selects a trigger to capture multiple frames The number of frames is specified by the triggerFrameCount feature 1 00 Beginner Trigger Mode TriggerMode Controls the enable state of the selected trigger Off Off The selected trigger is turned off The selected trigger is turned active 1 00 Beginner Trigger Frames Count Software Trigger triggerFrameCount TriggerSoftware Sets the total number of frames to acquire when a valid trigger is received This feature is available only when TriggerSelector FrameBurstStart Generate a software command internal trigger immediately no matter w
134. ted distance range at some positive or negative magnification This defines the field of view e F Number aperture The lens aperture defines the amount of light that can pass Lenses may have fixed or variable apertures Additionally the lens aperture affects Depth of Field which defines the distance range which is in focus when the lens is focus at some specific distance e Image Resolution and Distortion A general definition of image quality A lens with poor resolution seems to never be in focus when used to image fine details e Aberrations defect chromatic spherical Aberrations are specific types of lens faults affecting resolution and distortion Lens surface defects or glass faults distort all light or specific colors Aberrations are typically more visible when imaging fine details e Spatial Distortions Describes non linear lens distortions across the field of view Such distortion limits the accuracy of measurements made with that lens Optical Considerations This section provides an overview to illumination light sources filters lens modeling and lens magnification Each of these components contribute to the successful design of an imaging solution Illumination The amount and wavelengths of light required to capture useful images depend on the particular application Factors include the nature speed and spectral characteristics of objects being imaged exposure times light source characteristics environmental
135. temperatures varying from 0 to 809C with the product steady state temperature determined as 202C The following table presents the predicted MTBF and failure rate values Camera Assembly MTBF hours MTBF years 3514728 401 2 2040096 2329 Failure Rate Failure 10 hours 0 284517 0 490173 0 994329 2 301294 1005703 114 8 MTBF versus Operating Temperature MTBF years Temperature C Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Camera Assembly Board BOM 800 00001 Board BOM 800 00005 Genie Nano Series Overview e 11 Performance Models M C1940 amp M C1920 The sensor description below provides a specification table and response graphics The graph describes the sensor response to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics Model Specifications Supported Features Camera Models full resolution 1936x1216 Maximum Frame Rate Output M1920 C1920 M1940 C1940 Minimum Frame Rate 0 06 fps 0 06 fps internal acquisition Maximum Frame Rate 38 8 fps 83 9 fps with TurboDrive System dependent on the GigE network based on typical 115 MBs of image data Pixel Data Formats Monochrome 8 bit Monochrome 12 bit Bayer 8 bit Bayer 12 bit Monochrome 8 bit Monochrome 10 bit Bayer 8 bit Bayer 10 bit Sensor Exposure Time Minimum 1 line time 13 73 us 34 23 us auto adjusted to steps of 20 5 us 3 line time with initial beta ve
136. the available event modes defined by the outputLineSource feature Output High and Output Low Block Diagram Output signal lines when either in the High or Low state are shown in the following figures with an simplified external circuit a EE insimul ANA 1988 vec ANN 1688 vee zw a A he V x v 1 Current flow u ae Examples of Logic HI and Logic LO output circuits 48 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Counter and Timer Control Category The Genie Nano counter and timer controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure acquisition counters and timers for various input lines and signal edge detection Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Also important Genie Nano cameras are available in a number of models implementing different sensors and image resolutions which may not support the full feature set defined in this category Parameters Visibility Guru Category Parameter Up Camera Information Counter Selector Counter Sensor Control Counter mode Off I O Con
137. tic Count eventStatisticCountReset Reset the count of the selected Event 1 00 Reset Expert DFNC Frame Start Data EventFrameStartData Data of the frame start event S uru Frame Start Event ID EventFrameStart Represents the event ID to identify the 1 00 EventFrameStart software Event RO Guru Frame Start Event EventFrameStartTimestamp Timestamp of the EventFrameStart event RO 1 00 Timestamp Guru Exposure Start Event ID EventExposureStart Represents the event ID to identify the 1 00 EventExposureStart software Event RO Guru Exposure Start Data EventExposureStartData Data of the exposure start event a uru Exposure Start Event EventExposureStartTimestamp Timestamp of the EventExposureStart event RO 1 00 Timestamp Guru Exposure End Event ID EventExposureEnd Represents the event ID to identify the 1 00 EventExposureEnd software Event Guru Exposure End Data EventExposureEndData Data of the exposure end event aed uru Exposure End Event EventExposureEndTimestamp Timestamp of the EventExposureEnd event RO 1 00 Timestamp Guru AcquisitionStartNextValid EventAcquisitionStartNextValid Generate an event on acquisition start next valid 1 00 Event ID Guru Acquisition Start Next EventAcquisitionStartNextValidData Data of the acquisition start next valid event 1 00 Valid End Data Guru AcquisitionStartNextValid EventAcquisitionStartNextValid Timestamp of the acquisition start next valid 1 00 Event Timestamp Timestamp event RO Guru Valid Frame Trigg
138. til a camera is connected After connecting a camera see following section allow a few seconds for the GigE Server status to update The Nano camera must be on the same subnet as the NIC to be recognized by the GigE Server The normal GigE server tray The GigE server tray icon A red X will remain over the icon when the Genie device is shows a warning when a device GigE server tray icon when the found It will take a few is connected but there is some Genie device is not found This seconds for the GigE Server to type of IP error indicates a major network issue refresh its state after the Genie Or in the simplest case the has obtained an IP address Genie is not connected If you place your mouse cursor on this icon the GigE Server will display the number of GigE Vision devices found by your PC Right click the icon and select status to view information about those devices See Troubleshooting for more information GigE Server Status Once the Genie Nano is assigned an IP address its Status LED is steady blue the GigE server tray icon will not have a red X through it indicating that the Nano device was found It might take a few seconds for the GigE Server to refresh its state after the Nano has obtained an IP address Right click the GigE Server tray icon to open the following menu About Sapera GigE Server SHOW Status Dialog Box HIDE Status Dialog Box Scan Network Click on Show Status to open a window
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140. trolAccess Grants control access to the device to an application No other application can control the device Control Access Switchover ControlAccessSwitchoverActive Enables another application to request Active control access to the device Interface Selector GevInterfaceSelector Selects which physical network interface 1 00 to control Invisible Number Of Interfaces GevNumberOfl nterfaces Indicates the number of physical network 1 00 interfaces supported by this device RO Invisible Message Channel Count GevMessageChannelCount Indicates the number of message 1 00 channels supported by this device RO Invisible Stream Channel Count GevStreamChannelCount Indicates the number of stream channels 1 00 supported by this device 0 to 512 RO Invisible Gev Supported Option GevSupportedOptionSelector Selects the GEV option to interrogate for 1 00 Selector Invisible existing support RO 76 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera IPConfigurationLLA IPConfigurationDHCP IPConfigurationPersistentl P StreamChannelSourceSocket MessageChannelSourceSocket CommandsConcatenation WriteMem PacketResend Event EventData PendingAck Action PrimaryApplicationSwitchover ExtendedStatusCodes DiscoveryAckDelay DiscoveryAckDelayWritable TestData ManifestTable CCPApplicationSocket LinkSpeed HeartbeatDisable SerialNumber UserDefinedNam StreamChannelOBigAndLittleEndia StreamChannel0l PReassemb StreamChan
141. trols Counter Status Counter idle Counter Start Source Linel Counter And Timer Control Counter Start Line Activation Falling Edge Image Format Controls Counter Incremental Source Line1 Acquisition and Transfer Cont Counter Incremental Line Activation Rising Edge Event Control Counter Reset Source Reset Cmd GigE Vision Transport Layer Counter Reset Input Line Activation Not Enabled Counter Duration 222 File Access Control Counter Value 0 GigE Vision Host Controls Counter Value At Reset 0 Counter Reset Not Enabled Timer Selector Timer1 Timer mode Off Timer Status Timer Idle Timer Start Source Line2 Timer Line Activation Rising Edge Timer Duration in us 333 Timer Value 0 Timer Reset Not Enabled lt lt Less Counter and Timer Control Feature Description The following table and block diagram describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention indicated by DFNC versus the GenlCam Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC tag is not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number As Genie Nano capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase therefore identifying the supported function package New features for a major device version release will be
142. ts available to support imaging applications e lys internal timer can timestamp images e Variety of internal test image patterns for quick camera verification e 2 User Settings sets to store and recall camera configurations e Supports the Gigabit Ethernet PAUSE Frame feature e GigE Vision 1 2 compliant e Gigabit Ethernet GigE interconnection to a computer via standard CAT5e or CAT6 cables e Gigabit Ethernet GigE transfer speed up to 115 MB second e Application development with the freely available Sapera LT software libraries e Native Teledyne DALSA Trigger to Image Reliability design framework e Refer to the Operation Reference and Technical Specifications section of the manual for full details GigE Firmware Firmware updates for Genie Nano are available for download from the Teledyne DALSA web site www teledynedalsa com imaging support downloads Choose Genie Nano Firmware from the available download sections then choose the zip file download specific to your camera model When using Sapera LT update the camera firmware using CamExpert see File Access via the CamExpert Tool 6 e Genie Nano Series Overview Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Part Numbers and Software Requirements This manual covers the Genie Nano monochrome and color models summarized below This table groups models by color mode resolution and other physical parameters New models area added to this manual as they are released by Teledyne DALSA See Genie
143. ual to review networking details e In multiple NIC systems where the NIC for the Nano is using LLA mode ensure that no other NIC is in or switches to LLA mode It is preferable that the Teledyne DALSA DHCP Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting e 103 server is enabled on the NIC used with the Nano instead of using LLA mode which prevents errors associated with multiple NIC ports e Verify that your NIC is running the latest driver available from the manufacturer dn Device IP Error The GigE server tray icon shows a warning with IP errors Review the following topics on network IP problems to identify and correct the condition Please refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Package manual for information on the Teledyne DALSA Network Configuration tool and network optimization foe GigE Vision cameras and devices Multiple Camera Issues e When using multiple cameras with a computer with multiple NIC ports confirm each Nano has been assigned an IP address by checking the GigE server e To reduce network traffic in configured problem free systems use the Network Configuration tool to stop camera discovery broadcasts Refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual e When using multiple cameras connected to an VLAN Ethernet switch confirm that all cameras are on the same subnet setup on that switch See the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging package manual for more information e Ifa Nano camera installed with other Gi
144. vailable The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the file is currently unavailable File Invalid Filelnvalid The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the selected file in not present in this camera model File Operation Result FileOperationResult Displays the file operation result For Read or Write 1 00 operations the number of successfully read written bytes Guru is returned RO File Size FileSize Represents the size of the selected file in bytes aes uru Device User Buffer deviceUserBuffer Unallocated memory available to the user for data storage 1 00 DFNC Invisible User Defined Saved Image userDefinedSavedlmageMax Maximum size of the user Defined Saved Image 1 00 Max Size Size DFNC Invisible Operational Reference e 81 Updating Firmware via File Access in CamExpert e Click on the Setting button to show the file selection menu r File Access Control Select the type of file to upload or download from the device File Type Available Type Device Fimwae o y File selector Fimwae Description Upload new firmware to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle Select the DeviceReset feature after the upload completes Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File path C Users Public Documents G enie_Nano_Sony_IM gt 174 Upload to Ca
145. ver to pass through the firewall e Computers with VPN software virtual private network may need to have the VPN driver disabled in the NIC properties This would be required only on the NIC used with the Nano Testing by the user is required e Once a Nano is connected look at the small camera icon added to the Windows tray next to the clock Ensure the Nano camera has been found right click the icon and select Status Note that in Windows 7 the icon remains hidden until a camera is connected e Anew Nano installation may require a firmware update The File Selector feature is used to select a firmware file See the CamExpert procedure Updating Firmware v Firmware via File Access in CamExpert for additional information e Use CamExpert installed either with Sapera or Sapera runtime to test the installation of the Nano camera Set the Nano to internal test pattern See Internal Test Pattern Generator e Set up the other components of the imaging system such as light sources camera mounts optics encoders trigger sources etc Test with CamExpert Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Using Nano with Sapera API e 21 Installation with an account that has administrator privileges Note to install Sapera LT and the GigE Vision package logon to the workstation as an administrator or When Genie Nano is used in a Sapera development environment Sapera LT 8 01 needs to be installed which automatically provides all GigE Vis
146. vice connector I O Module Block Diagram Timer and Counter Module TimerEnd Event Input A 1 Event Driven Line Selector D ee Line Input Line 1 to 4 2 jn Debouncer inverter Counter aus CounterEnd Event Physical Line A a Trigger Module lt _ gt Input LineStatus Trigger T r Trigger Signal eq or Eine Source ouput Activation Software Trigger Cmd Pulse Software Driven generator g Event Driven Output inverter pro Signal Driven Output Source lt Software Driven 46 e Operational Reference Nano Series GigE Vision Camera Trigger Mode Details Genie Nano image exposures are initiated by an event The trigger event is either the camera s programmable internal clock used in free running mode an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer These triggering modes are described below Free running Trigger Mode Off The Nano free running mode has programmable internal timers for frame rate and exposure period Frame rate minimums maximums and increments supported are sensor specific Maximum frame rates are dependent on the required exposure External trigger Trigger Mode On Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal where the specific input line is se
147. xed packet size frames e 10 100 Ethernet is not supported Laptop Information e Older laptop computers with built in GigE network adapters may still not be able to stream full frame rates from Nano Thorough testing is required with any laptop computer to determine the maximum frame rate possible refer to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Package user s manual Ethernet Switch Requirements When there is more than one device on the same network or a camera to PC separation greater than 100 meters an Ethernet switch is required Since the Genie Nano GigE camera complies with the Internet Protocol it should work with all standard Ethernet switches However switches offer a range of functions and performance grades so care must be taken to choose the right switch for a particular application IEEE 802 3x Pause Frame Flow Control Ethernet Switches supporting Full duplex IEEE 802 3x Pause Frame Flow Control must be used in situations where multiple cameras may be triggered simultaneously In such a case the NIC maximum bandwidth would be exceeded if there was no mechanism to temporarily hold back data from cameras Nano cameras support the IEEE 802 3x pause frame flow control protocol automatically so that images from many cameras can be transmitted through the switch to the NIC efficiently without data loss As a working example one such switch tested at Teledyne DALSA is the NETGEAR GS716T Important The maximum frame rate possi

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