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1. Output LEVEL User Veo 08 11 TDR _15 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities User Power VCC a a a a a Falling Time FT 36 34 45 68 Fig 12 Optical Interface Performance 6 3 Iris video output This signal can be used for lens iris control in self running mode The signal is NUM luminance signal and passes through the gain circuit However due to reversed compensation applied the gain settings do not influence this signal The iris video output is 0 7 V p p from 75 Q and without sync u Iris Video Fig 13 Iris video output 5V 6 4 Trigger input Hirose 12P 46 D Sub 9P 3 The trigger input is on pin 4 or 6 on the 12 pin connector or pin 3 on the D sub 9 pin connector The input is AC coupled To allow a long pulse width the input circuit is a flip flop which is toggled by the negative or positive differentiated spikes caused by the falling or rising trigger edges The trigger polarity can be changed Trigger input level is 4 V 2 V It can be terminated by SW600 ON for 75Q OFF for TTL Factory default Fig 14 Trigger input SW600 6 5 Exposure Active output Exposure Active signal positive is found on Opt out on Hirose 12P or TTL out on D sub 9 pin connector The output circuit is 75 Q complementary emitter followers Output level gt 3 V from 75Q no termination It can be changed to the open collector signal When the open collector is used the m
2. See the possibilities Al 140GE Digital 3CCD Progressive Scan RGB Color Camera Document Version 1 0 AT 140GE_Ver 1 0_Jan2011 1013E 1101 AT 140GE Notice The material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to JAI Ltd Japan and may only be used by the purchasers of the product JAI Ltd Japan makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein JAI Ltd Japan reserves the right to make changes without notice Company and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Warranty For information about the warranty please contact your factory representative Certifications CE compliance As defined by the Directive 2004 108 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council EMC Electromagnetic compatibility JAI Ltd Japan declares that AT 140GE complies with the following provisions applying to its standards EN 61000 6 3 Generic emission standard part 1 EN 61000 6 2 immunity FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
3. The starting point of the gradation moves to the right AT 140GE DAS I at 140ce Gray Vertical Ramp Moving Color Bar The starting point of the gradation moves to the bottom Fig 52 Test patterns 61 12 12 1 12 2 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Examples of operation using JAI Control Tool About GenlCam SFNC1 3 The AT 140GEis designed as conforming to GenlCam SFNC1 3 GenlCam SFNC stands for GenlCam Standard Feature Naming Convention By defining the standard cases and the Standard features general purpose software can control cameras from any manufacturers which conform to the GenlCam standard JAI in the past used traditional feature names in order to maintain naming continuity with previous cameras However starting with the AT 140GE and after JAI GigE Vision cameras will now fully comply with GenlCam SFNC feature names Accordingly terminologies used for functions will be much different from previous models This manual explains the basic operation using feature names specified in the GenlCam SFNC 1 3 specification The latest version of JAI GigE Vision cameras comply with GenlCam SFNC1 3 However JAI can offer the following options for customers who use older versions of GIgE Vision cameras JAI provides the following software 1 Version prior to SFNC 1 3 for older camera version 2 Downgrade to old version from the latest SFNC 1 3 version Please contact local sales representativ
4. 0B Reserved Reserved 40ck 524ck Do 1p 1392clk a DATA OUT CCD Out 1392ck lt 1434ck 1 1 clock is 1 pixel clock and OB is optical black period 2 int_LVAL is High in the period of effective pixels and OB 3 This timing chart explains the camera operating timing and the output is converted in the GigE vision interface The transferred image is 1040 effective lines When OB is transferred OB parts are also included Fig 24 Horizontal timing OD cx AT 140GE 7 7 2 Binning Vertical 2 ON In this mode the vertical transfer and the horizontal transfer functions are arranged to add adjacent pixels in vertical direction and to output as one pixel This results in reducing the vertical resolution to 530 lines but the frame rate can be increased 7 2 2 1 Vertical period 1L 2462Clock 57 32us 1 FVAL period e VAL 530L F 526L S EVAL j T Frame Active Exposure Active int_FVAL int_LVAL S UB S G Exposure Period m wT oO 520L z D DATA OUT rg Reserved 1L T Ww A ol 520 ea R A w co za YS Reserved 2L DVAL Fig 25 Vertical timing in Binning Vertical ON 7 7 2 2 Horizontal period 1 LVAL period 1 clock 42 954 MHz 23 28ns Clock 2462 467 1434 1028 Int LVAL FVAL Rising Edge FVAL Falling Edge In
5. Connect the camera to the network If the connection is established start the JAI Control Tool The model name of the connected camera and icon will be displayed in the screen 3 AT 140GE After clicking the icon the status will change to indicate the camera is successfully connected to the Control Tool SE JAI Camera Control Tool ka Start Acquisition L Pause Snap Stop Acquisit El gJ AT 1 40GE 9 Model AT 140GE i al 7 Manufacturer JAI Ltd Japan 2 IP Address 169 254 255 1 i eae 7 MAC Address O0 Ol0 DF O1 00 00 i i User defined Name i ci Serial Number H Network Interface 12 2 3 Camera setting layers GenlCam has 3 levels of settings Those are Beginner Expert and Guru The number of available settings increase with each level up to a maximum in the Guru layer Logg Feature Properties Cit z Feature Properties a tap Feature Properties Ci i ka Guru The following examples of Acquisition control menus illustrate how settings expand from level to level lt 63 Beginner E c Acquisition Control Acquisition Mlode Acquisition Start Acquisition Stop Acquisition Frame Count Acquisition Frame Rate A Trigger Selecto rt Trigger Mlode Trigger Sottware Trigger Source Trigger Activatio rek Exposure Moce Exposure Time Exposure Auto Expert E c Acquisition Control Acquisition Mode Acquisition Start Acquisition Stop Acquisition
6. Line 4 Opt out2 Line 5 Opt in1 2 Line 6 Opt in2 B Line 7 TTL in1 Line 8 LVDS in 5 Action Action2 9 5 11 CounterTriggerActivation This selects the timing for starting the count up RisingEdge The counter starts at the signal rising edge FallingEdge The counter starts at the signal falling edge AnyyEdge The counter starts at any edge LevelHigh The counter starts when the signal becomes HIGH level Levellow The counter starts when the signal becomes LOW level 47 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 9 6 Timer Control 9 6 1 TimerSelector There is one internal timer The timer function starts if the start trigger TimerDelay and TimerDuration are set 9 6 2 TimerDuration This is used to set the maximum value of the timer 9 6 3 TimerDelay This can set the period to start the timer This results in the delay of the timer start 9 6 4 TimerValue This can set the default value of the timer and read the current setting value 9 6 5 TimerStatus This checks the current status of the timer and provides one of the following Timerldle When the timer is not operating When TimerTriggerSource is OFF TimerTriggerWait When the timer is waiting for the start trigger TimerActive When the timer is operating TimerCompleted When the timer reaches its maximum value Timer TimerDuration DelayTimer TimerDelay Delay Delay 16bit DelayTimer Timer TimerTrigger Timer TimerStatus Time
7. Sequence Repetition E Multi Roi Index Multi Roi Next Index Multi Roi width O Sequence Roi Index Sequence Roi Frame Count Sequence Roi Mext Index oe quence Roi Width Sequence Roi Height nequence Roi Offset X Then in the Sequence ROI Next Index the next image is set Other images are set in the same manner Next index can also set the order of capturing the images In order to stop the sequence the next index of the last index should be set OFF O Sequence Roi Index Index Q Sequence Roi Frame Count Sequence Roi Mext Index sequence Roi Width Sequence Roi Height oequence Roi Offset Sequence Roi Offset oequence Roi Gain Exposure Selector Sequence Repetition O Multi Roi Index Multi Roi Next Index Multi Foi Width Multi Foi Height Multi Roi Offset m EE a i a 12 4 5 11 Multi ROI setting Set Video Send Mode Selector in the JAI Custom Control to Multi ROI mode Set the image selected by ROI Index The following example is Index 0 E m JAI Custom Control Blemish Selector White Blue Shading Correction Mode Flat Shading shading Correct Push ta Execute Command Shading Selector Red Video Send Mode Selector Normal Mode A Sequence Roi Index Index Sequence Repetition 1 NE Multi Roi Index Multi Roi Next Index Multi Row Width Multi Roi Height Multi Roi Offset X Multi Roi Offset Y mA LAT P am m eT ee ee a da aa mt Then the next image is set by Multi ROI Next Index The f
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9. 5 4 Capture multi frames of the image with preset exposure time using the external eE EE T E EE E EE EEE A EE EE E 73 12 4 5 5 Capture one frame of the image with the trigger width using the external 73 N e EEPE EEEE E E E E O E EE I EEOSE E SO E O O E E 73 12 4 5 6 Capture multi frames of the image with the trigger width using the external 74 MO OC PE E E E A E E E E A E E A 74 12 4 5 7 Capture the image continuously with preset exposure time by using the external 74 a a 1E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E T T 74 12 4 5 8 Capture the image by Exposure Start trigger and stop by Exposure End 75 12 4 5 9 Capture the image using Software Trigger sesssessesesoesesescesesceceseeceeeee 76 12 4 5 10 Sequence Trigger setting sessessescesoesossesoesoesoeseesosoesoesoesoesosseeooes 76 2AT MURON sc ccucoros scucasuseeusenecce E T 71 12 4 5 12 Delayed readout setting ssesesessscesescrcesceceoescoeoeseeceoeseecesesoroseeeceee 78 12 4 5 13 Operate the external strobe light ccc cece cence cence ceeecceeeeceeneeceeeees 78 12 4 5 14 Achieve white balance using individual exposure time for R G B ssssssssseses 78 12 4 6 How to view the XML file sesessssssssecsecesesesesesesesesescececesecececeseseseeseseo 79 13 External Appearance and Dimensions ccccccccccccccccccccecccecccecs 80 1A SDOCINICAUIONS arn E E E E E E S 81
10. Ext Trigger y ee A Delay of Exposure End 1 5 to 2 5L FVAL LYAL o Expo Aine m Pxposure Period _ _ _ _ _ w 2 5L Exposure Data Out Delay FA OOo Delay of Exposure Start 8 5L t1 1L Max DATA out Fig 41 Synchronous reset Trigger width 53 10 5 2 Asynch AT 140GE ronous reset timing 10 5 2 1 In the case of Expsoure mode Timed Trigger ON Full frame Ext Trig FVAL LVAL Exposure Active Exposure DATA out p lt q Exposure delay 9 7us 2 to 3L Data Out Delay aD See the possibilities re a 8 to 9L a Fig 42 Asynchronous reset Timed 10 5 2 2 In the case of Expsoure mode Trigger width Trigger ON Full frame Delay of Exposure End LVAL Exposure Active Exposure DATA out 29 7us a Delay of Exposure Start 9 7us p 2 to 3L Data out Delay 8 to 9L p C E Note In BinningVertical the delay of exposure end is 39 7usec 1L 1720clock Fig 43 Asynchronous reset Trigger width _54 AT 140GE 10 6 Sequence Trigger Mode This mode allows the user to define a preset sequence of up to 10 images each with its own ROI Exposure time and Gain values As each trigger input is received the image data within the preset sequence is output as described below Trigger ji i Sequence Operation Fig 44 Sequential Trigger Mode This f
11. Minimum trigger interval Overlap is set at Readout and the trigger is input 1054L 3L during the readout LVAL Sync Overlap is set at OFF or Readout and the trigger Exposure time 1054L 3L is input when the readout is not active LVAL Async Note 1 On the above table 1054L is FVAL interval on normal continuous mode 2 If BinningVertical is effective 1L is different from the normal scanning So the minimum trigger interval will be different From most longest charnel When the LVAL Sync Accum 2 5L PE M n 2L Max 1V Wher then LVAL Avene doom 20to30L 1 LINe 1958 Clock 45 58 us Ext Trig Pt FYVAL LYALL S ae Reh SUB E o aaa Rch SG l Rch Exposure Period WILLD e a Gch SUB E T Gch SG Lo rr Bch SG S Ss a Bch Exposure Per lod 7 eigen i E Exposure Same as most shortest channel Active o Jo oOo S P ee _ Effective Lines S 1040L au DATA OUT DYAL Fig 37 Trigger control with timed exposure Full pixels readout _ 50 AT 140GE Note If the exposure time of R channel is 1 21sec and the exposure time of G channel is 1 50 000sec the image quality of the green channel may not be guaranteed due to the fundamentals of CCD operation In this mode it is recommended to use the Same exposure time for all three channels If it is necessary to use different exposure times please check the image quality fi
12. Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Frame Count 1 Acquisition Frame Rate 2081506 Acquisition Frame Fate Abs 20 81 506 Acquisition Status Selector Acquisition Trigger Walit A Trigger Selector Frame Start Trigger logde Ct Trigger Softtware Push to Execute Command N Trigger Source Trigger Activation Trigger CyerLap Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Abe Trigger Delay Raw Exposure Mlode Exposure Time Exposure Time us Exposure Time Raw Exposure Auto User Output 2 E d Digital IO Control User Output 3 E Line Selector Line4 Opt Out 2 Line 7 TTLIn1 Software Line amp Optical In 1 Line amp Optical In 2 Line 8 LYDS In Timer Start Timer End Counter Start Counter End User Output O User Output 1 12 4 3 Specify the image size to be captured Refer also to the chapter 7 2 The following parameters are required to specify the image size OFFSET X Specify the starting position of the image in the horizontal direction Width Specify the width of the image OFFSET y Specify the starting line of the image Height Specify the height of the image In order to readout full pixels OFFSET x 0 Width Maximum number of pixels in the horizontal direction OFFSET y 4 Height Maximum number of pixels in the vertical direction In the AT 140GE total pixels include pixels in the OB In order to transfer the full pixel image without OB a setting of OFFSET x 0 and OFFSET y 4 is
13. Rate _ 20 814 fps _ _ Jo oo o S Trigger selector Exposure Mode OFFor Timed Jo 12 4 5 2 Capture the image with a half of the frame rate increasing the sensitivity Acquisition Mode Continuous Jo ooo Acquisition Frame Rate _ 10fPs _ __ o Trigger selector Exposure Mode OFF or Timed Joo 12 4 5 3 Capture one frame of the image with preset exposure time using the external trigger Acquisition Mode Single Frame Trigger selector Exposure Mode Timed S o Exposure Time Any value oo _72 AT 140GE Frame Start settings T rigge r Source Trigger Activation Trigger Overlap Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Abs Trigger Delay Raw Exposure Mlode Exposure Time Exposure Time us Exposure Time Faw Exposure Auto J d Digital IO Control J Line Selector Line Mode Choose from the above selection Rising Edge Falling Edge Any Edge Off or Read Out Any value Normally set to 0 12 4 5 4 Capture multi frames of the image with preset exposure time using the external trigger In the 12 4 5 3 example the following setting should be changed Acquisition Mode Multi Frame Acquisition Frame Count Any value which can be set 12 4 5 5 Capture one frame of the image with the trigger width using the external trigger Acquisition Mode Single Frame Trigger selector Exposure Mode Trigger Width Mes e AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Frame Start setting Trigger Source Software Trig
14. control Note means that this setting does not impact the operation Trigger Controlled TriggerWidth The shortest frame period varies depending on the number of lines to be read out e g partial scanning 520 image lines requires a total of 707 lines to be read out see formula in section 7 8 If the line number setting is smaller than the number of lines required to support the AOI the line number setting is ignored and the frame period is based on the total number of OB blanking transition and image lines If all pixels are read out the maximum frame rate is 20 814Hz which is 1054 total lines 9 1 5 2 The calculation of the frame rate for the setting area 1 Binning Vertical 1 OFF Line frequency 42954000Hz 1958clk 21937Hz Frame frequency 21937Hz total number of lines Note for the minimum 8 line partial scan the total line number is 366 2 Binning Vertical 2 ON Line frequency 42954000HZ 2462clk 17447Hz Frame frequency 17447Hz Setting total line number Please refer to chapter 7 8 for the formula for line number calculation _ 38 AT 140GE 9 1 6 AcquisitionStatus AcquisitionStatus can show the operating status of the following signals set by AcquisitionStatusSelector Each function is AcquisitionTriggerWait Effective if waiting for a trigger AcquisitionActive Effective if capture is allowed AcquisitionTransfer Effective while the data is transferring FrameTriggerWait Effective if
15. e Combination of Acquisition Control Exposure Mode and Trigger Control provide various image capture options e Manual continuous or one push white balance e Analog iris video output for lens iris control e _LVAL synchronous asynchronous operation Trigger Overlap function e Comprehensive software tools and SDK for Windows XP Vista 7 32 bit x86 and 64 bit x64 JAI SDK Ver 1 3 0 and after AT 140GE 4 Locations and Functions 4 1 Locations and functions Top View Q Side View Front View Rear View Outside size tolerance 0 3mm Unit mm Bottom View 1 Lens mount Lens mount of C mount type 1 2 CCD sensor 1 2 inch CCD 3 RJ 45 connector GigE Vision interface with thumb screws 4 12 pin connector DC 12V Trigger IN and EEN out 5 D sub 9 pin connector LVDS IN and TTL IN and OUT 6 LED Power and trigger indications 7 LINK Indication for Network connection 8 ACT Indication for GigE communication 9 Holes for RJ 45 thumbscrews Vertical type and horizontal type 2 10 Mounting holes M3 max length 5mm _ 3 1 Note Applicable C mount lens should be designed for 3 CCD cameras Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 4mm Be advised when using a lens with the iris diaphragm fully open vignetting on corners may occur 2 Note When an RJ 45 cable with thumb screws is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a driver The RJ 45
16. flight in order to limit the influence of cosmic rays on the camera Pixel defects blemishes also may emerge due to prolonged operation at elevated ambient temperature due to high gain setting or during long time exposure It is therefore recommended to operate the camera within its specifications Patterned Noise When the sensor captures a dark object at high temperature or is used for long time integration fixed pattern noise may appear on the video monitor screen 3 Caution when mounting a lens on the camera When mounting a lens on the camera dust particles in the air may settle on the surface of the lens or the image sensor of the camera It is therefore important to keep the protective caps on the lens and on the camera until the lens is mounted Point the lens mount of the camera downward to prevent dust particles from landing on the optical surfaces of the camera This work should be done in a dust free environment Do not touch any of the optical surfaces of the camera or the lens 84 AT 140GE 4 Caution when mounting the camera When you mount the camera on your system please make sure to use screws of the recommended length described in the following drawing Longer screws may cause serious damage to the PCB inside the camera Camera chassis 45mm 0 2mm Fixing plate Mounting the camera to fixing plate If you mount the tripod mounting plate please use the provided screws Camera chassis 45mm 0 2
17. guidelines 1 Whenever possible use a peer to peer network 2 When connecting several cameras going through a network switch make sure it is capable of handling jumbo packets and that it has sufficient memory capacity 3 Configure inter packet delay to avoid congestion in network switches 4 Disable screen saver and power save functions on computers 5 Use high performance computers with multi CPU hyper thread and 64 bit CPU etc Only use Gigabit Ethernet equipment and components together with the camera Use at least Cat5e and preferably Cat6 Ethernet cables Whenever possible limit the camera output to 8 bit a ae 97 8 3 2 8 3 3 8 3 4 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Video data rate network bandwidth The video bit rate for the AT 140GE in Normal mode is Pixel Type Frame Rate Packet data volume assumes the packet size is 4036 noo bikan 733 733 Mbit s RGB10V2Packed Note 1 Note1 Depending on the packet size the frame rate of 20 81 fps may not be achieved This figure will depend on the system configuration used RESEND not possible If Jumbo Frames Max 16020 are not used the packet data will be bigger by 2 If Jumbo frames are used the packet size may be automatically optimized to a smaller size For details of setting Jumbo Frames please refer to the Getting Started Guide Note for setting packet size The packet size is set to 1428 as the factory default Users
18. output 4 AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE stop capturing _ 34 AT 140GE ExposureActive FrameActive CCD Readout Stream Active AcquisitionStart isiti AnduSIN on Acquisition AcquisitionStatus Trigger ees AcquisitionTriggerWait Wait Fig 28 Single frame timing This drawing shows a case where the AcquisitionStart trigger is ON If the acquisition trigger is OFF FrameActive is always high Forcing acquisition to stop While AcquisitionActive is TRUE if AcquisitionEnd or AcquisitionAbort is initiated AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE stop capturing Related functions AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop AcquisitionAbort 9 1 2 2 MultiFrame In this mode the AcquisitionStart command captures the number of frames which are specified by AcquisitionFrameCount AcquisitionFrameCount can be set in the range of 1 to 255 frames After all frames are captured this operation is automatically stopped Normal multi frame operation 1 AcquisitionStart command is input 2 AcquisitionTriggerWait becomes effective AcquisitionActive becomes TRUE Output N frames as specified by AcquisitionFrameCount AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE Then the output stops See the following diagram 3 4 5 If AcquisitionFrameCount N A cquisition E x Acquisition AcquisitionStatus riggerWai AcquisitionActive TriggerWait Setting range of AcquisitionFrameCount 1 lt AcquisitionFrame
19. output circuits is displayed Opto isolated Interface The control interface of the C3 GigE Vision camera series has opto isolated inputs and FSL outputs providing galvanic separation between the camera s inputs outputs and peripheral D equipment In addition to galvanic separation the opto isolated inputs and outputs can cope with a wide range of voltages the voltage range for inputs is 3 3V to 24V DC whereas Fig 9 Opto coupler outputs will handle 5V to 24V DC The figure at the right shows the functional principle opto coupler of the opto isolated inputs outputs 14 AT 140GE 6 2 1 Recommended External Input circuit diagram for customer EXTERNAL INPUT User JAI side C3 Series CAMER A side hirose 12 connector User Power 2k2 3 3V to 24V hirose 12 connector PS88101 Fig 10 External Input Circuit OPT IN 1 and 2 6 2 2 Recommended External Output circuit diagram for customer EXTERNAL OUTPUT User Camera side inside hirose 12 connector Pin 8 and 10 User Power 5V to 24V Jj Ta szy J lt From Camera Circuit OUT hirose 12 connector Pin 7 and 9 Fig 11 External Output Circuit OPT OUT 1 and 2 6 2 3 Optical Interface Specifications The relation of the input signal and the output signal through the optical interface is as follows Camera Output Signal Output Line Voltage 4 gt
20. pin OPT x 2 HIROSE 9 pin TTL 75Q x 1 LVDS x 1 HIROSE 9 pin TTL x 2 Analog Analog All Master gain Analog Red R gain Odb to 15dB 0 0359dB step 6dB to 6dB 0 0359dB step Analog Blue B gain 6dB to 6dB 0 0359dB step Digital Digital All Digital Master gain 3dB to 3dB 0 0541dB step Gain Gain range Digital Red R gain 3dB to 3dB 0 0541dB step Digital Blue All B gain 3dB to 3dB 0 0541dB step Acquisition Control Single frame Multi frame Continuous Acquisition start Acquisition end Frame start Exposure start Exposure end Trigger Control hares JAI Acquisition transfer start In conjunction with the trigger control the operation mode can be set 1 OFF 2 Timed Setting unit is Trigger mode OFF Self running 1 line step 1 Exposure Control Trigger mode ON 1u second step 2 3 Trigger width Exposure for the pulse width duration 4 Trigger controlled Exposure the duration between start and stop 1 Timed Trigger mode OFF Clock 1 line Counter for exposure 16bit 2 Trigger mode ON Clock 1MHz Counter for exposure 16bit Timer function X 1 Clock 1MHz Timer counter and timer delay counter 16bit Counter function X 1 Counter 16bit The internal signal status can be output as the event message White balance Manual one push continuous Gain range 6 to 6 dB tracking range 4000K to 9000K White balance setting in factory 7800K _ 82 LUT Gamma Linea
21. shading The following applies to the lens consideration Use a lens with a 1 2 inch optical format designed for a 3CCD camera The shading will depend on the focal length and F number Wide angle lenses or using a lens with the iris fully open may cause the shading characteristics to deteriorate 11 3 Auto White balance The AT 140GE has 2 auto white balance modes one push auto white balance or continuous auto white balance Both modes adjust the R channel and B channel using the G channel as the reference in order to set all three channels equal The reference color temperature is 7800K The measuring area for the auto while balance is the same as the area of the output AOI Po Continuous One push OFF Manual Tracking range 0 5 to 2 0 0 5 to 2 0 0 5 to 2 0 Note In continuous mode if the white part is not enough to make an adjustment the white balance may not achieve a proper white color Note The completion of one push auto white requires a maximum of 5 seconds to complete 11 4 Gain The analog gain and the digital gain can be set externally The gain functions are as follows Analog All This is the master gain control This can set R G and B simultaneously The range is 0 to 15dqB Analog Red R gain for WhiteBalance The range is 6dB Analog Blue B gain for WhiteBalance The range is 6dB Digital All This is for fine tuning of the master gain The range is 3dB Digital Red This is for fine tuning of
22. the R channel The range is 3dB Digital Blue This is for fine tuning of the B channel The range is 3dB Note If WhiteBalance Balance Ratio is set the level of Analog Red and Analog Blue is applied 59 11 4 1 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities GainAuto This enables auto level control using Gain JAI AGC Reference can control the brightness of the auto gain Selections for GainAuto are OFF Once or Continuous The adjusting range is JAI AGC Reference 0 to 255 Gain 0 to 15dB 5 6 times BlackLevel The black level of the image can be controlled by 1 LSB step for 10 bit output Linear matrix The AT 140GE incorporates a linear color matrix circuit to improve color reproduction Because this circuit processes signals in the linear stage before the gamma correction circuit the gamma circuit does not affect color reproduction The linear matrix is set by Color Transformation Selector This is OFF at the default setting This circuit has 1 Linear OFF 2 RGB to RGB Individual settings for R G and B are possible 3 RGB to Custom 1 SRGB setting Standard which HP and Microsoft specify for printers and monitors This preset is based on this standard 4 RGB to Custom 2 Adobe RGB setting Standard which Adobe systems specify This preset is based on this standard Important Note If SRGB or Adobe RGB is used please note the following procedure 1 Achieve white balance under the con
23. the trigger can be accepted during the data readout in cases where FrameStart trigger or ExposureStart trigger are ON OFF While the CCD reads out the data the trigger cannot be accepted This works as LVAL asynchronous operation ReadOut While the CCD reads out the data the trigger can be accepted In this mode if the trigger is input during CCD readout it works as LVAL synchronous and if the trigger is input while the CCD is not reading out it works as LVAL asynchronous This is the same behaviour as LVAL SYNC ASYNC auto detection Note During synchronous reset a jitter of up to 1 LVAL will occur from trigger input to exposure start and end During asynchronous reset there is no jitter The minimum trigger interval is shown as follows The synchronous reset shows the shorter interval Minimum trigger interval Synchronous reset 1054L 3L Asynchronous reset Maximum exposure time 1054L 3L Note The above table is based on Exposure mode Timed Trigger ON 10 5 1 Synchronous reset timing 10 5 1 1 In the case of Expsoure mode Timed Trigger ON Full frame Ext Trigger O o FVAL Tp O SS LVAL AU UU UU bo UUUUUUWUUU Exposure O Jea EPosure Period eko Active Exposure Period A p al Exposure Delay a Data Out Delay p t1 1L Max 8 5L DATA out _ Fig 40 Synchronous reset Timed 10 5 1 2 In the case of Expsoure mode Trigger width Trigger ON Full frame
24. the trigger signal _A TriggerMode Off ExposureEnd trigger TriggerMode On TriggerMode Off 9 2 2 Memory readout control It is possible to control the the Frame Memory AT 140GE ED See the possibilities While AcquisitionActive is effective self running operation takes place When ExposureMode is set at TriggerControlled this controls the stop timing only when ExposureStart is ON While AcquisitionActive is effective ExposureMode is TriggerControlled and ExposureStart is ON the exposure is stopped by using the signal selected by ExposureEnd as the trigger and the data is output While AcquisitionActive is effective self running operation takes place readout timing after the signal from the CCD is stored in JAl_AcquisitionTransferStart This activates the memory readout control TriggerMode ON TriggerMode OFF 9 2 3 Triggersoftware While AcquisitionActive is effective AcquisitionTransferStart outputs the stored data While AcquisitionActive is effective the stream is output This is one of the trigger sources and is the software trigger command This has one command signal to each of the 6 items of TriggerSelector To use this function TriggerSource must be set at TriggerSoftware 9 2 4 Triggersource The following signals can be selected as the trigger signal source d Off Software Line 1 TTL out1 4 Line 2 TTL out2 Line 3 Opt out1 6 Line 4 Opt out
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26. 2 D Line 5 Opt in1 Line 6 Opt in2 Line 7 TTL in1 Line 8 LVDS in a Timer1Start 2 Timer1End 4 Counter1 Start Counter1End 5 UserOut1 UserOut2 4D UserOut3 _ 42 AT 140GE UserOut4 Action1 Action2 9 2 5 TriggerActivation This determines the behaviour of the trigger RisingEdge Initiate at the signal rising edge FallingEdge Initiate at the signal falling edge AnyEdge Initiate at either the signal rising edge or falling edge LevelHigh Initiate during the signal high level When receiving the trigger if this is effective the trigger is automatically received LevelLow Initiate during the signal low level When receiving the trigger if this is effective the trigger is automatically received Note When TriggerWidth is used TriggerActivation should be set at either LevelHigh or LevelLow 9 2 6 Triggeroverlap This function sets whether the trigger can be received during the data readout when FrameStart or ExposureStart is ON Off The trigger cannot be accepted during CCD readout This works the same as LVAL asynchronous trigger ReadOut The trigger can be accepted during CCD readout This works as LVAL synchronous trigger if the CCD is reading out the data If CCD is not reading out the data it works as LVAL async 9 2 7 Triggerdelay This function delays the trigger signal against the trigger input Step is 1usec Step The setting range is from 0 to 65 535usec at 16bit 9 3 Ex
27. 200 265 Fig 22 Iris video output _20 AT 140GE 7 7 Video output timing 7 7 1 Binning Vertical 1 OFF 7 7 1 1 1 frame period 1 FVAL period 1054L 1L 1958Cl ock 45 58us AA 1048L Frame Active FVAL gt x a vA gt e Exposure Active e S E 0 0 int _FVAL Oe E moe DPTTTITTTTTTITINT TIT T TTT TTT S UB P a 2 a ae ac a Exposure Period st Wo I FAM 1040L 0 5 DATA OUT eg R T WwW A vI I I i i I R w a Reserved 2L DVAL M oT int_FVAL is High in the period of effective lines and OB 2 int_LVAL is always output 3 int_DVAL is output in the period of effective lines 4 This timing chart explains the camera operating timing and the output is converted in the GigE vision interface The transferred image is 1040 effective lines When OB is transferred OB parts are also included Fig 23 Vertical timing A AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 7 7 1 2 Horizontal period In case of normal mode full frame or AOI 1 LVAL period Ick 42 954MHz 23 28ns ck 1958ck 167 1434ck 524ck 7 LVAL FVALRaising Edge FVAL Falling Edge FVAL 1866clk Pl 86clk SUB oath 86clk SG 945clk f Exposure Period AAAA Exposure es NN Active 1 Dummy Effective Pixels oB Blank i
28. 4 1 Using a switching hub for 1 port e g Switching Hub Subnet 192 168 1 x Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 DHCP Server Broadband Router All cameras and NIC belong to the same subnet The accumulated transfer rate for all cameras should be within 800Mbps The packet size and the packet delay should be set appropriately in order for the data not to overflow in the switching hub 8 4 2 Connecting a camera to each port of a multi port NIC Subnet 169 255 100 x Camera 1 NIC PC Subnet 169 255 101 x Camera 2 Subnet 169 255 102 x Camera 3 Subnet 169 255 103 x Camera 4 This is the example for using a 4 port NIC The pair of the connecting camera and the NIC constructs one subnet As for the IP configuration it is appropriate to use the persistent IP In this case each camera can use the maximum 800Mbps band width However the load for the internal bus CPU and the application software become heavy so a powerful PC will most likely be required 30 AT 140GE 8 4 3 The data transfer for multiple cameras 8 4 3 1 If delayed readout is not used in continuous mode Exposure ee O O Camera Outout Frame Data MM P PP Camera EE E A OE cme SE en El A C d Od Go Switching Hub L Output Frame Data Ld LC Ld Ld gt To the Switchin Hub The packet delay should be set larger The data traffic is controlled by the buf
29. 9 1 3 AcquisitionAbort AcquisitionAbort forces capture to stop if the AcquisitionAbort command is set while AcquisitionTriggerWait is effective or during exposure The exact behaviour depends on the status of acquisition and readout Condition 1 While reading out from CCD CCD readout and streaming continue After they are completed AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE stop capturing At this moment if AcquisitionStart is set restart the capturing Condition 2 Acquisition is active but CCD readout is not yet initiated After the exposure is completed the output is not initiated AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE Condition 3 Awaiting a trigger AcquisitionActive immediately becomes FALSE capturing is not possible 9 1 4 AcquisitionFrameCount If Acquisition Mode is set to MultiFrame AcquisitionFrameCount can set the number of frames to be captured each time the AcqusitionStart command is input Setting range is 1 to 255 frames Presetting 1Frame ReadOut 1 1 TotalLine H H AcquisitionFrameRate If AcquisitionFrameRate is valid FramesStart is OFF ExposureStart is OFF Setting range of AcquisitionFrameRate Min LinesSAcquisitionFrameRateS 65535 OxFFFF Min Lines vary depending on readout lines Fig 31 Acquisition Frame Count 9 1 5 AcquisitionFrameRate 1 In the trigger OFF mode self running mode it is possible to set the exposure period longer than the number of lines required fo
30. Abort Acquisition Frame Count Acquisition Frame Rate A Acquisition Status Selector Acquisition Status EW Trigger Selector Trigger Mlode Trigger Software Trigger Source Trigger Activation Trigger ChyerLap Trigger Delay Exposure Mlode Exposure Time Exposure Auto Guru AT 140GE Continua us Push to Execute Command gt Push to Execute Command gt 1 2061508 Frame Start On Push to Execute Command gt Line 7 TTLIn1 Rising Edge Off 157 00000 Off Continuous Push to Execute Command gt Push to Execute Command gt Push to Execute Command gt 2001309 Acquisition Trigger Wait False Frame Start On Push to Execute Command gt Line 7 TTLIn1 Rising Edge Read Out O OO000 Off 157 00000 Off 64 aD See the possibilities AT 140GE er ee a E c Acquisition Control Acquisition Mode Continuous Acquisition Start Push to Execute Command Acquisition Stop Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Abort Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Frame Count Acquisition Frame Rate 2001508 Acquisition Frame Fate Abs 2001508 A Acquisition Status Selector Acquisition Trigger Wait Acquisition Status False Frame Start Trigger Mlode On Trigger Software Push to Execute Command gt Trigger Source Line 7 TTLIn1 Trigger Activation Rising Edge Trigger CryerLap Read Out Trigger Delay OOOO Trigger D
31. Acquisition Trigger Wait User Output Value Acquisition Active E e Counter And Timer Control pais eee alt Frame Active Counter Selector Preagsure Active Timer Selector E f Event Control 12 4 5 14 Achieve white balance using individual exposure time for R G B In the AT 140GE if Exposure Mode is set to Timed it is possible to white balance by adjusting individual exposure times for R G and B channels A better S N ratio can be achieved as compared to using gain Select each R G or B channel in the JAI Exposure Time Selector 78 AT 140GE Bj JAI Exposure Time Selector 7 i Exposure Time E JAI Exposure Time Enable Green JAI AGC Reference Ble Set the exposure time for each channel in the JAI Exposure Time JAD Exposure Time Selector Blue be J I Exposure Time 22417 80664 JAI Exposure Time Enable JAIL AGC Reference JAI Exposure Time AAT Fennsure Time 12 4 6 How to view the XML file All features and registers are stored in the camera as an XML file The XML file is stored in the following folder Program GenlCam 2 0 gt XML gt Transportlayers JAI 79 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 13 External Appearance and Dimensions C mount 4 M 3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 Outside size tolerance 0 3mm 4 M3 Depth 4 5 Unit mm Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 4 0mm Fig 53 Outline 80 AT 140GE 14 Specificat
32. Count 255 0xFF Fig 29 Multi Frame timing 35 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities This diagram shows a case where the AcquisitionStart trigger is ON If the AcquisitionStart trigger is OFF FrameActive is always high Forcing acquisition to stop While AcquisitionActive is TRUE if AcquisitionEnd or AcquisitionAbort is initiated AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE stop capturing Once the operation is set to FALSE the internal FrameCount is reset Related functions AcquisitionStart AcquisitionFrameCount AcquisitionEnd AcquisitionAbort 9 1 2 3 Continuous mode In this mode when the AcquisitionStart command is set the image is continuously output at the current frame rate This is the default setting for the AT 140GE 1 AcquisitionStart command is input 2 AcquisitionTriggerWait becomes effective 3 AcquisitionActive becomes TRUE 4 Images begin outputting continuously 5 AcquisitionEnd command is sent 6 AcquisitionActive becomes FALSE At this moment the output stops Stream Active AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop Acquisition Acquisition AcquisitionStatus Trigger AcquisitionActive Trigger Wait Nai Fig 30 Continuous timing This drawing shows a case where the AcquisitionStart trigger is ON If the AcquisitionStart trigger is OFF FrameActive is always high Related functions AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop AcquisitionAbort 36 AT 140GE
33. E NIC PCI Express Manufacture e paxes PRS Intel PRO 1000MT Intel PRO 1000MT aia Port ee Server Adapter _ 33 66 100 133 MHz Intel PRO 1000GT Quad 32bit or 64bit D on Server Adapter Intel PRO 1000PT 2 5Gbps uni directional Server Adapter a 5Gbps bi directional Intel Pro 1000 CT J 2 5Gbps uni directional Desktop adaptor a 5Gbps bi directional Gigabit ET2 Quad port a ee 10Gbps uni directional Server Adapter 20Gbps bi directional Intel Gigabit ET Dual port 10Gbps uni directional Server Adapter V x4 20Gbps bi directional Intel Gigabit EF Dual port pee 10Gbps uni directional Server Adapter rd 20Gbps bi directional 8 2 4 Hub It is recommended to use the metal chassis type due to the shielding performance As the hub has a delay in transmission please note the latency of the unit 8 3 Recommended Network Configurations Although the AT 140GE conforms to Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 3 not all combinations of network interface cards NICs and switches routers are suitable for use with the GigE Vision compliant camera JAI will endeavor to continuously verify these combinations in order to give users the widest choice of GigE components for their system design gt For details of the network settings please refer to the Getting Started Guide supplied with the JAI SDK 8 3 1 Guideline for network settings To ensure the integrity of packets transmitted from the camera it is recommended to follow these simple
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35. False tt Line Status False Line Source Frame Active Line Format Opto Coupled User Output Selector No Connect User Output Value e Counter And Timer Control Counter Selector Timer Selector fl Fent Control O O H H o The following figure is an example of setting output so that the signal output from Line1 TTL Out 1is selected from signals in the Line Source In this case Exposure Activeis selected to output through TTL Out 1 TTL is automatically selected as Line Format E d Digital IO Control O Line Selector Line TTL Out 1 Line Mode Output Line Inverter False Line Status False Line Source Exposure Active Line Format Off E User Output Selector Acquisition Trigger Wait User Output Value Acquisition Active E e Counter And Timer Control Frame Trigger Wait j Frame Active Counter selector Exposure Active Timer Selector E f Event Control 12 4 2 2 Select Trigger Source Which signal is used as the trigger signal can be configured by the Trigger Source in the Trigger Selector of Acquisition Control In the following figure Frame Start is selected as the trigger and the trigger source is configured Line7 TTL In 1 In the following picture Trigger Mode is OFF But to activate the trigger it should be set ON 66 AT 140GE E c Acquisition Control Acquisition Mode Continuous Acquisition Start Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Stop Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Abort
36. Fi for additional help 4th 1392 P Height 1040 0 4 12 4 4 1 Basic settings The basic setting items are Acquisition Mode Trigger Selector Exposure Mode Acquisition Mode Acquisition Mode Continuous Acquisition Start single Frame Acquisition Stop Multi Frame Acquisition Abort SO REIN LOUIS Acquisition Frame Count Acquisition Frame Rate Acauisition Frame Rate Abs PO Oo266 Acquisition Mode can be selected from Continuous Single Frame and Multi Frame Continuous If the trigger is input the image is continuously captured In order to stop the acquisition Acquisition End command must be executed Single Frame If the trigger is input only one frame is captured and after the completion of capturing the acquisition is automatically stopped Multi Frame If the trigger is input frames which are set by Acquisition Frame Count are captured and after the completion of capturing the acquisition is automatically stopped Trigger Selector Frame Start Trigger Moce Acquisition Start Trigger Software Acquisition End Frame Start Tri r Source T a Activation Exposure Start rigger ctivation Exposure End Trigger OverLap JAL Acquisitian Transfer Start Trigger De lay Trigger Delay Abs _70 AT 140GE Trigger Selector includes Acquisition Start and Acquisition End commands which determine the start point and end point of acquisition and Trigger commands which set the trigger timing Acquisition Sta
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38. SDK is available for Windows XP and Vista 32 bit and 64 bit For the details of software installation please refer to the Getting Started Guide supplied on the JAI SDK download page AT 140GE Camera Operation 1 General The AT 140GE complies with GenlCam Standard Feature Naming Convention SFNC ver 1 3 and functions described in this booklet are described based on this standard The AT 140GE is a digital 3CCD progressive scan RGB color camera It employs three 1 2 inch 1392 h x 1040 v 1 45 Megapixel CCDs and runs at 20 frames per second in full resolution mode The AT 140GE has a GigE Vision interface and its output can be either 24 bit or 30 bit RGB JAI developed a new 1 2 inch compact F4 0 prism optical system and in combination with a linear color matrix the AT 140GE provides a higher fidelity of color reproduction The AT 140GE also incorporates a dynamic shading circuit gamma correction circuit and knee correction circuit to provide high picture quality Functions like AOI and vertical binning allow higher frame rates The latest version of this manual can be downloaded from www jai com The latest version of the JAI GigE Vision SDK amp Control Tool for the AT 140GE can be downloaded from www jai com For camera revision history please contact your local JAI distributor 2 Camera nomenclature The standard camera composition consists of the camera main body and C mount protection cap The camera is availab
39. Stap Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Abort Push to Execute Command gt Acquisition Frame Count 1 Acquisition Frame Rate 20 01 509 Acquisition Frame Rate Abs 061 309 E Acquisition Status Selector Acquisition Trigger Wait Acquisition Status False Trigger Selector Frame Start Trigger Wloge Cin Trigger Software Push to Execute Command Trigger Source Line 7 TTLIn1 Trigger Activatior Rising Edge Trigger OverLap Read Out Trigger Delay 0 00000 Trigger Delay Abs O O0000 Trigger Delay Raw i Exposure hloda Off Exposure Time 157 00000 Exposure Time Cus 157 00000 Exposure Time Raw a Exposure Auto tf E d Digital IO Control After setting the acquisition click Start Acquisition button 69 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities JAI Camera Control Too Dal Start Anggon T Pause Snap Stop Acquisition Start image recording Start Acquisition Feature Properties Feature Tree Information cfl Processing Start image acquisition 21 Guru lt i gt Node Info amp Refresh Wizard f gt Script from the selected camera Device Clock Selector Sensor This will set up the stream Device Reset Push to Execute Command gt channel between the b Image Format Control Sensor Width 1392 camera and the Control TEETE Tat q Tool and start the Sensor Taps One acquisition inside the sensor Digitization Taps One camera Width Max 1 408 i Height Max 1044 Press
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41. aximum current is 120mA However if a current of more than 50mA is flowed it is necessary to use bigger diameter wires for connecting pin 8 and 9 In case of narrower wires due to its resistance it may not work properly This output can be changed to open collector signal by SW100 Fig 15 ExposureActive output 180 Open Collector HIROSE D SUB SW100 Push Pull _16 AT 140GE 7 Video signal output 7 1 Video output image 1434 OB Optical Black High Speed dump by 2 lines 1047 1054 Active Pixels 1392 H x 1040 V 1958 clock 1392 16 24 524 2 blank Read out Horizontal Note The following OB area can be transferred For vertical 4 pixels in 1 For horizontal 16 pixels in 2 Fig 16 CCD sensor layout slis Read out Vertical AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 7 2 AOI Area of Interest In the AT 140GE the output image size can be determined by setting the output area 7 2 1 AOI parameters In order to set the output area 4 parameters including OffsetY OffsetX Width and Height should be determined 0 0 OffsetY OffsetX HeightMax WidthMax Fig 17 AOI setting 7 2 2 AOl setting details In the AT 140GE AOI settings must consider the optical black areas when specifying the area to be transferred 0 0 OB 4 lines 0 4 OB 16 pixels 1392 1044 a 0 1044 1408 1044 Fi
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44. diagram for signal processing 11 2 Shading compensation The AT 140GE implements a digital shading compensation circuit for the white shading which could be caused in the prism or optical system The whole image is divided horizontally and vertically and uses the center level as the reference The circuit will compensate the difference between the center and each divided area The range for compensation is a maximum of 25 In the factory the shading compensation is activated and stored in the Factory area of the memory The user can uses this data if the shading compensation is ON The factory default is OFF The AT 140GE has two shading compensation circuits 1 Color shading compensation In this mode the shading is compensated using the G channel as the reference R and B channels are adjusted to match the characteristics of the G channel White balancing can then be used to match the R G and B levels YN LIAN __ 7 An Video Level Video Level Fig 48 Conceptual drawing for color shading compensation 58 AT 140GE 2 Flat shading compensation In this mode each channel can be adjusted to achieve flat characteristics N D A Video Level Video Level Fig 49 Conceptual drawing for flat shading compensation Note The maximum level of shading compensation is 25 Under certain circumstances relating to lighting conditions or lenses used it may not be possible to fully compensate for
45. dition of D65 6500K illumination 2 Gamma should be set at 0 45 and set the linear matrix at either sRGB or Adobe RGB 3 Monitor should comply with sRGB or Adobe RGB color reproduction capability Blemish compensation The AT 140GE has a blemish compensation circuit The maximum compensation is up to 16 pixels The data for the compensation is stored in the Factory memory The user can select to use this data or not MS Defective Pixel ae J Fig 50 Conceptual drawing for blemish compensation _ 60 AT 140GE Gamma 0 45 11 8 LUT Look Up Table and gamma 1Obit The AT 140GE provides a LUT Look UP Epu Table to adjust the gamma JAI LUT mode is used for this function If LUT is selected the required gamma characteristics can be achieved The gamma can be set from 1 0 to 0 45 Gamma 1 0 10bit Input Fig 51 Gamma setting Analog Signal Digital Out 32bit Digital Out 24bit Setup 3 6 25mV 32LSB 8LSB 200mV 700mV 890LSB 222LSB 230mvV 800mV 1023LSB 255LSB Note The analog signal is used only internally 11 9 Test pattern generator The AT 140GE has an internal test pattern generator These signals are output as the last process of the digital signal processing circuit and can be used for adjustment of the related system The AT 140GE has a total of 6 test pattern types P AT 140GE AT 140GE P AT 140GE Gray Horizontal ramp Gray Vertical Ramp Gray Horizontal Ramp Moving
46. does not impact the operation Trigger Controlled 9 3 2 ExposureTime This is effective only if ExposureMode is set to Timed This command can set the exposure time By using JAl_Exposure_Time Enable the exposure time of R G and B channels can be set the same time or set independently False ExposureTime is effective True JAIl_ExposureTime_R JAl_ExposureTime_G and JAl_ExposureTime_B are effective The setting step for the exposure time Trigger On 1usec Step Trigger OFF 1Line Step _44 AT 140GE The setting range of the exposure time Trigger On 66us 65535us Trigger Off 1L the maximum value which can be set 9 3 3 ExposureAuto This is auto exposure control function and is effective only in the Timed mode The brightness is controlled by JAl AGC Reference ExposureAuto includes OFF Once and Continuous modes The setting range is JAI AGC Reference 0 255 ExposureTime 72L the maximum value which can be set 9 4 UserOutputSelector In addition to TriggerSoftware the user can use the following commands as the trigger input sources UserOutput1 UserOutput2 UserOutput3 UserOutput4 The setting value is False or True 9 5 Counter function This function can count up the internal pulse counts 9 5 1 CounterSelector The AT 140GE has one counter The counter function is activated by setting ConterEventSource CounterResetSource or StartSource Yes 9 5 2 CounterE
47. ds on the interrelationship of all three feature sets Trigger Mode JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Internal Stream Control Acquisition Start Acquisition Stop Stream Control Acquisition Abort Acquisition Trigger Status Acquisition State Start Control Trigger Exposure Control Selector Trigger Selecctor Acquisition Frame Start Internal Stop Exposure Control Exposure Start Trigger Selector Exposure End Acquisition Control Trigger Exposure Control Active Fig 27 Acquisition control Trigger Exposure control work flow 9 1 1 Basic image acquisition flow The basic commands for acquiring images are as follows Acquisition mode To determine the number of the frame to be captured Trigger Selector Acquisition Start Trigger Select if the acquisition start is controlled externally Acquisition End Select if the acquisition end is controlled externally Trigger Selector Frame amp Exposure start Select if the acquisition of the frame is controlled externally 33 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Exposure mode To set the exposure method The flow of these commands is shown below The following drawings are based on the conditions that the Acquisition mode is Single and the Trigger selector is Frame Start If the acquisition start is set at ON The acquisition is controlled externally Acquisition Start Acquisition Acquisition q Frame Start Start Start Command Tr
48. e This can read the counter value or set the default value when the counter starts 9 5 7 CounterValueAtReset This can store the value just before reset and read the value 9 5 8 CounterDuration This can set the CounterCompleted value of the counter The counter itself can count up to the maximum FFFF 9 5 9 CounterStatus This shows the counter status Counterldle CounterTriggerWait CounterActive CounterCompleted CounterOverflow The counter is not operating The CounterTriggerSource is Off When the counter is waiting for the start trigger The counter is operating When the counting value reaches CounterDuration If the counter counts past the maximum value _ AG AT 140GE Count CounterValue In Count FFFF Count CounterDuration Counter CountU Count Counter 16bit Counter 0000 p NoChange 0000 f j i Event NoActive i i CounterEvent CounterEvent T CounterTrigger CounterReset Counter counter Counter Counter CounterStatus idle a ounterActive Completed Overflow Counterldle CounterValue CounterValue AtReset Fig 35 Counter Status 9 5 10 CounterTriggerSource This is used to select the counter trigger from the following signals The counter trigger is the trigger that starts the count up Off AcquisitionTrigger 3 AcquisitionStart 4 AcquisitionEndFrame TriggerFrameStart 6 FrameEnd Line 1 TTL out1 Line 2 TTL out2 Line 3 Opt out1
49. ePitch can be set as follows RGB8Packed _ 24 4224 bytes RGB10V1Packed 32 5632 bytes RGB10V2Packed 32 5632 bytes Note If the minimum is 8 pixels and the output is RGB 8bit 8 pixels x 3 bytes 24 bytes If the maximum is 1408 pixels and the output is RGB 8bit 1408 pixels x 3 bytes 4224 bytes As for LinePitch and Width if one is changed the other will also be changed The relationship between LinePitch and width is RGB8Packed Linepitch 3 RGB10V1Packed Linepitch 4 RGB10V2Packed Linepitch 4 As the width is changed the output area will also be changed _94 AT 140GE a i ee Full Image Full Image Full Image LinePitch 4176 LinePitch 2088 LinePitch 2088 Offset x 348 7 10 The relationship between PxelSize and PixelFormat PixelSize and PixelFormat are interlocked for each setting If PixelSize is Bpp24 PixelFormat is RGB amp 8Packed If PixelSize is Bpp32 PixelFormat is RGB10V1Packed or RGB10V2Packed This relationship works reversely too 7 11 The relationship between Binning Horizontal and Width LinePitch If Binning Horizontal is set at 1 OFF or 2 ON Width LinePitch is changed accordingly Binning Horizontal 1 Width is 1408 as the maximum Binning Horizontal 2 Width is 704 as the maximum Note If Binning Horizontal is reset to 1 after setting to 2 the maximum value is not changed It is necessary to reset manually 7 12 The relationship between Binning Vertical and Height If Binni
50. elay Abe OOOO Trigger Delay Raw D Exposure Mode CHT Exposure Time 157 00000 Exposure Time us 157 00000 Exposure Time Raw J Exposure Auto ff 12 4 Input and output settings 12 4 1 Connection with the external devices The relation of the line input and output Digital 1 0 and the external terminal in the JAI GigE Vision cameras is fixed Refer to the chapter 6 1 for the details E d Digital IO Control Line TTL Out 2 Ei Line Selector Line Mode Line TTL Out 1 Line Inverter Hine E Sere Lines Opt Out 1 ti t oe a Line4 Opt Out 2 VASS Line5 Opt In 1 Line Format Line Opt In 2 A User Output Selector ser Output Value False In the Control Tool they are displayed as Line1 TTL Out 1 Note These settings are only available in the Expert and Guru setting layers 12 4 2 Setting inputs and outputs 12 4 2 1 Select signal to connect with Line which is selected by Line selector This function determines which signal is connected with Digital 1 0 Line 1 through Line 8 The following figure is an example of setting Line 5 Opt In 1 In this case Line Source is the signal to connect with Line 5 Opt In 1 But Frame Active is available for only output and 65 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities accordingly it is not selectable in the Control tool Line Format is automatically set at Opto Coupled E d Digital IO Control O Line Selector Lineb Opt In 1 Line Mode Input Line Inwerter
51. elect signal Fig 7 SW100 the right board when looking from the lens side 5 4 3 SW 700 This DIP switch can select OPT IN or Iris video output through pin 3 and 4 of the HIROSE 12 pin connector The default setting is OPT IN Functions Po ON OPT IN select ts Ne viceo et GND for iris video OPT IN select 4 Fig 8 SW700 On the top board 13 6 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 4 6 1 5 6 1 6 6 2 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Input and output Interface Digital Interface In the AT 140GE the input and output interfaces for Hirose 12P and D Sub 9P are configured as follows LineSelector The following input and output signals are configured on Line 1 through Line 8 Line 1 TTL out1 Line 2 TTL out2 3 Line 3 Opt out1 4 Line 4 Opt out2 Line 5 Opt in1 Line 6 Opt in2 D Line 7 TTL in1 Line 8 LVDS in Linelnverter This function changes the polarity of the signal LineStatus The user can ascertain the status of input and output signals LineSource This function lets you designate the signal source to output through Line 1 to Line 4 as part of the LineSelector configuration Each signal is selected from the following five signals AcquisitionTriggerWait 2 AcquisitionActive 3 FrameTriggerWait 4 FrameActive ExposureActive LineMode The current mode of signals input or output is displayed LineFormat The interface of input and
52. energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment AT 140GE Supplement The following statement is related to the regulation on Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products known as China ROHS The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera D mark shows that the environment friendly use period of contained Hazardous Substances is 15 years BSta Sil As ASWUANTREMRGER Ris PEARAANES RM Wes ESSER r ask AED A Broo AS A SOM NITRERRESR WTF ASAS WRN TH FAT Ae ZARE ZA RN i Cr VI P
53. es for the details JAI SDK Ver 1 3 JAI SDK has also been upgraded to version 1 3 In a GigE Vision compliant camera all features are described in the XML file inside the camera and after connecting JAI Control Tool software all features are downloaded to the JAI Control Tool software If customers use older versions of cameras together with the Control Tool software ver 1 3 feature properties shown in the Control Tool exhibit old features name enabling customers to operate cameras in a familiar way If the latest version of the camera is connected some traditional JAI feature names such as JAI Preset Shutter will display in the Feature Properties in addition to the newer GenlCam SFNC 1 3 names These feaures can be set as usual and settings for those features are reflected automatically in the GenlCam SFNC 1 3 feature names O El d JAI Acquisition and Trigger Control JAT Shutter Mode JAI Preset Shutter JI Exposure Time Raw JAI Exposure Time tus JA Exposure Mode The features shown above will vary depending on the specific camera s62 x AT 140GE 12 3 Examples of camera operation The following explains the operation of the camera using the GenlCam SFNC 1 3 Control Tool 12 3 1 Operational cautions 1 Features shaded gray in the Features Properties can not be set 2 If the image size is to be changed image capturing should first be stopped before setting the size parameters 12 3 2 Connecting camera s
54. esoesoscesoesoesoesoesosoeeoesoesoeee 16 7 Video signal output ssessessoesoesoossosoosooesoesoosoosooessesoosooeosesoesoos 17 AAs Videc OULDUL AMOS S lt cecnccdntatectincecactonladecedececaceearatas AEO EONA 17 Fide AOLA Or IM OOS ercer rie A A E EEEE 18 lei AOP TIME O eE EEEE EEE AEE EEEE EEEE 18 lekk AOSE GCA enere EEE aaah EEEE NEE 18 7 2 2 1 When only the image part is transmitted OB is not transferred sssssssssese 18 7 2 2 2 When the full image plus the vertical OB is transmitted cece ec ee eee e eens 18 7 2 2 When the full image plus the horizontal OB is transmitted ccc cece eee ees 19 7 3 Incase of vertical binning and horizontal DINNING cccee ccc ee cece eeecceeeeceeeeceeees 19 7 4 Digital video output Bit allocation sssessesssescesescseseseecesesoeceseesesesceceseecesesees 19 f3 Pixel format and ICU Ty Ss rrcsrcre reren EEEE EN 20 7 5 1 GVSP_PIX_RGB8_PACKED RGB 24bit output s ssssssssssessssescsesesesesesscsesee 20 7 5 2 GVSP_PIX_RGB10V1_PACKED RGB 30bit OUtpPUt eee cece cece eeeeeeeeeceeeees 20 7 5 3 GVSP_PIX_RGB10V2_PACKED RGB 30bit OUtDPUt cece cece ccc eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 20 7 6 Auto iris video output leVel cee ccc ce ccc ccesccceeccceeecceeesceeesceeescceeesceeescesescceees 20 lef Video output TPIMMNG 2 ccaasenscanscbessracnesoouescbenerannesoseetonenerasnesosu
55. fer of the hub It is necessary to check the buffer value of the unit 8 4 3 2 If delayed readout is not used in trigger mode Trigger 0 to all cameras LY Lr 1 I Output Frame iExposure Data i Switching Hub Output Frame Data To the Switchin Hub gt LD UL UL Ii The packet delay should be set larger The data traffic is controlled by the buffer of the hub It is necessary to check the buffer value of the unit 3 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 8 4 3 3 If delayed readout is used Trigger 0 to all cameras ECSS C Trigger 1 to each camera a STCO N A T o Exposure Output Frame Data Gamera 1 Gamera 2 ee eee Gamera 3 a Gamera 4 El kl Switching Hub Output Frame Data To the Switchin Hub gt LD The packet delay should be set smaller and the packet delay trigger controls the data traffic If the camera has a pulse generator it can control the data traffic 39 AT 140GE 9 Core functions gt The function naming of the AT 140GE complies with GenlCam SFNC ver 1 3 Most of the camera s core operation is controlled by a combination of standard GenlCam features related to acquisition triggering and exposure Additional control is provided via built in counter timer and event functions 9 1 Acquisition function Before using trigger and exposure controls various acquisition controls must be set The operation of the camera depen
56. g 18 OB transfer 7 2 2 1 When only the image part is transmitted OB is not transferred Offset X 0 Offset Y 4 Width 1392 Height Effective lines 7 2 2 2 When the full image plus the vertical OB is transmitted Offset X 0 Offset Y 0 Width 1392 Height Effective lines 4 _18 AT 140GE 7 2 2 When the full image plus the horizontal OB is transmitted Offset X 0 Offset Y 4 Width 1408 Height Effective lines Note When the horizontal OB is transferred the width must be set at its maximum 7 3 Incase of vertical binning and horizontal binning 0 0 0 0 704 0 OB 4 lines OB 4 lines XY 2 L 0 4 a oOo m O 1392 524 a lt b x 0 524 1408 524 m O Fig 19 Vertical binning 696 1044 0 1044 704 1044 Fig 20 Horizontal binning 7 4 Digital video output Bit allocation Although the AT 140GE is a digital camera the image is generated by an analog component the CCD sensor The table and diagram below show the relationship between the analog CCD output level and the digital output CCD out Analog Signal Digital Out 24 Digital Out 32 bit bit Black Setup 3 6 8LSB 32LSB 25mV 200mV 700mV 222LSB 890LSB 230mV 800mV 255LSB 1023LSB The standard setting for 10 bit Pen OERE video level is 890 LSB 200 mV CCD output level equals 100 video ii ia output T 32 Black Level 25 Analog Signal mV 700 800 Fig 21 Digital outpu
57. ger Activatio n Trigger OverLap Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Abs Trigger Delay Raw Exposure Moce Exposure Time Exposure Time us Exposure Time Raw Exposure Auto J d Digital IO Control J Line Selector Line Mlode Choose from the above selection Level High or Level Low Off or Read Out Any value Normally set to 0 12 4 5 6 Capture multi frames of the image with the trigger width using the external trigger Line amp Optical In 1 Line 6 Optical In 2 Line 7 TTLIn1 User Output 0 User Output 1 User Output 2 User Output 3 Action 1 In the example 12 4 5 5 the following setting should be changed Acquisition Mode Multi Frame Acquisition Frame Count Any value which can be set 12 4 5 7 Capture the image continuously with preset exposure time by using the external trigger Acquisition Mode Continuous Trigger selector Exposure Mode Timed S o Exposure Time Any value o _74 AT 140GE Frame Start setting Trigger Source software Trigger Activatio ret Trigger OQyerLap Line E Optical In 1 Trigger Delay Line amp Optical In 2 Line 7 TTLIn1 Trigger Delay Abs Line amp LVDS In Trigger Delay Raw Timert Start Exposure Mode Timert End Exposure Time Counter Start Exposure Time us Counter End User Output 0 User Output 1 User Output 2 Exposure Time Raw Exposure Auto J d Digital IO Control User Output 3 J Line Selector Action 1 Line Mode Ac
58. gger operation This will set how to control the output and the exposure 9 2 1 1 Acquisition This is the trigger function to control the output This controls AcquisitionStart and AcquisitionEnd A description of the configuration process is as follows AcquisitionStart trigger Set whether the capture start is to be controlled externally or not TriggerMode On After AcquisitionStart command is input input the signal selected by AcquisitionStart trigger as the trigger and make AcquisitionActive effective TriggerMode Off AcquisitionStart command is input It makes AcquisitionActive effective regardless of AcquisitionStart AcquisitionEnd trigger Set whether the end of the capture is to be controlled externally or not TriggerMode On While AcquisitionActive is effective input the signal selected by AcquisitionEnd as the trigger and make AcquisitionActive invalid TriggerMode Off AcquisitionStart command is input It makes AcquisitionActive invalid regardless of the trigger source Note Refer also to section 9 1 1 _ 40 AT 140GE 9 2 1 2 Exposure These commands are used for setting the exposure control They include FrameStart ExposureStart and ExposureEnd If ExposureMode is set to any setting except OFF the combination of the ExposureMode setting and the TriggerControl setting will determine the type of exposure and whether triggering is OFF or ON The following table shows the combination and the opera
59. how the image information will be read out from the camera Normal Ordinary operation Sequence Mode Sequence ROI operation Multi Mode Multi ROI operation 9 9 ActionControl ActionControl is used to activate the specific functions of multiple cameras on the Same network at the same time For instance it can be used to trigger multiple cameras at the same time ActionControl appears as two inputs Action 1 Action 2 and is connected with 6 Triggers CounterReset of the counter CounterTrigger and Timer If ActionControl is used the input source to the trigger should be set to Action 1 or Action 2 in advance 49 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 10 Operation modes 10 1 Continuous mode Free run For applications not requiring asynchronous external triggering this mode should be used In this mode it is possible to use a lens with a video controlled iris As for the timing please refer to chapter 7 7 Video output timing In continuous mode exposure time can be controlled by the frame rate or by the electronic shutter The following examples describe the GenlCam settings used to configure the camera for continuous operation 10 2 Trigger operation with timed exposure Previously called EPS An external trigger pulse initiates the capture and the exposure time accumulation time is set in advance The minimum active period of the trigger is 66usec and the minimum trigger interval is shown below
60. igger Trigger Trigger Executed 29 e Acai E Start n i Acquisition Acquisition ae me alae a Acquisition Active FU Status Trigger Wait Trigger Wait Trigger Wait If the acquisition start is set at OFF The acquisition is controlled internally Acquisition Start Frame Start Frame Start Command Trigger Trigger Executed f Y Y Acquisition Frame Start ae Frame Start i Acquisition Active Status Trigger Wait q Trigger Wait The following sections provide the details for each command set 9 1 2 Acquisition mode The AT 140GE has three settings for capturing images Single frame AcquisitionStart command outputs one frame Then the acquisition is Stopped MultiFrame AcquisitionStart command outputs frames which are set by AcquisitionFrameCount After the set frames are output the acquisition is stopped Continuous AcquisitionStart command outputs frames until AcquisitionEnd is initiated 9 1 2 1 Single Frame In single frame mode executing the AcquisitionStart command causes one frame to be captured After one frame is captured this operation is automatically stopped In order to restart the capture it is necessary to input the AcquisitionStart command again BlockID is not reset until AcquisitionEnd is input and is incremented when the AcquisitionStart command is called Normal single frame operation 1 AcquisitionStart command is input 2 AcquisitionActive becomes TRUE accepts capture 3 1 frame is
61. ions 14 1 Camera sensitivity response Relative Sensitivity Response 100 80 60 40 20 AT 140GE Camera Sensitivity Response AN JK IN NU 400 500 600 Wave length nm Fig 54 AT 140GE Camera Sensitivity response 81 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 14 2 Specification table AT 140GE 1 2 inch F4 0 prism Progressive int Xtal 3 x 1 2 IT CCD on prism Sony ICX267AL 6 47 h x 4 84 v mm 1 2 inch diagonal 4 65 h x 4 65 V um 1392 h x 1040 DV 22 954 MHZ More than 1054 lines Binning Vertical 1 Full area readout Effective total lines Horizontal freq Frame rate Full area Binning Vertical 1 1040 1054 21 938 KHZ 20 814 fps 1 Minimum line setting 7 Binning Vertical 1 8 366 21 938 KHz 59 94 fps 2 Vertical binning Binning Vertical 2 520 530 17 447 KHz 32 92 fps 1 Full area readout and fastest frame rate 2 8 line readout and fastest frame rate Horizontal Binnin Binning horizontal 1 OFF 2 ON S The frame rate and line rate is not changed Horizontal frequency Vertical frequency Frame rate at Continuous mode OB transfer mode ON OFF D GigE Vision interface Ae aC O output RGB8Packed RGB10V1Packed RGB10V2Packed Video output for lens iris 0 7 V p p 75 Q NUM luminance signal w o Sync Sensitivity on sensor min 0 83 Lux full frame gain 15dB trigger OFF 50 video gt 50 dB 0dB gain Inputs HIROSE 12
62. ked Calculation example AT 140GE Pixel type RGB8 Item Image Width Number of Packets including Data Leader amp Trailer Packet Data Transfer Rate Mbit s packets c O G ROUNDUP 1392 x 1024 x 24 8 4036 36 2 1086 2 1088 J 90 62 4036 18 x 1088 2 x 8 x 20 814 1000000 733 Mbit s 8 3 5 Simplified calculation Approximate value A simple way to calculate the approximate data transfer rate is the following Transfer data image width pixel x Image Height pixel x depth per pixel depending on the pixel format x frame rate 1 000 000 convert to mega bit In the case of the AT 140GE with the full image and RGB 8bit pixel format The data transfer rate 1392 x 1040 x 24 x 20 814 1000000 723 Mbit s 8 3 6 Note for 100BASE TX connection In order to use 100Mbps network 100BASE TX and Full Duplex are available Half Duplex cannot be used In the case of connecting on 100BASE TX the maximum packet size should be 1500 bytes In the case of connecting on 100BASE TX the specifications such as frame rate trigger interval and so on described in this manual cannot be satisfied Pixel Type Frame rate at Full Frame scan fps RGB8_Packed Approx 2 Pp Approx 22 RGB10V1_Packed RGB10V2_Packed Approx 1 5 Note The above frame rates are based on approx 7OMbps of total frame transfer data 29 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 8 4 GigE camera connecting examples 8
63. le in the following versions AT 140GE Where A stands for Advanced family T stands for 3 CCD 140 represents the resolution 1 4 million pixels and GE stands for GigE Vision interface AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 3 Main Features e 3x 1 2 CCD progressive scan RGB color camera for vision applications e 3 x 1392 h x 1040 v resolution with 4 65um effective square pixels e Compact RGB prism for C mount lenses e Shading reduction permits wider choice of lenses e Maximum 20 814 frames per second with 1392 h x 1040 v pixels e Variable partial scan is available for faster frame rate e Maximum 59 94 fps with 1392 h x 8 v pixels in AOI mode e Vertical binning for higher sensitivity and frame rate of 32 92 fps e Horizontal binning is also available for increasing sensitivity frame rate is not changed e 24 bit RGB output or 30 bit RGB output RGB 8 RGB 10V1 or RGB 10V2 pixel format e Gamma can be set from 1 0 OFF to 0 45 and LUT is also available selectable e Linear matrix circuit with sRGB or Adobe RGB pre setting e Built in shading compensation circuit for color shading and flat field shading e Blemish compensation ON OFF function blemishes are compensated up to 16 pixels e Acquisition control includes single frame multi frame and continuous e Exposure mode includes off timed trigger width and trigger controlled e Trigger control includes frame start exposure start and exposure end
64. m Select Software in the Trigger Source and execute Trigger Software command Software trigger is generated inside the camera and the settings are not changed Therefore it is useful if the customer tests the trigger function In order to use the software trigger use User Output Use r Output D Iser Output Value E e Counter And Timer Control User Output 1 E Counter Selector ae T Counter Event Source Counter Event Activation Select User Output and select the same user output in the Trigger Source Trigger Source Software Trigger Activatio rek Trigger CyerLap Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Abe Trigger Delay Raw Exposure Moc Exposure Time Exposure Time Cus Exposure Time Raw Exposure Auto J d Digital IO Control J Line Selector Line Mlode Line amp Optical In 1 Line Optical In 2 Line TTLIn1 Line 6 LYOS In Timert Start Timeri End Counter Start Counterl E User Qutpat g User Output 1 User Output 2 User Output 3 12 4 5 10 Sequence Trigger setting Set Video Send mode selector in the JAI Custom Control to Sequence mode Then set each image by Sequence ROI Index in the JAI Custom Control 76 AT 140GE The following example is for IndexO and one frame is captured sequence Roi Index Sequence Roi Frame Count sequence Roi Next Index oequence Roi width sequence Roi Height sequence Roi Offset sequence Roi Offset sequence Roi Gain Exposure Selector
65. maximum of 5 preset ROI images can be taken from one image Using this function the total data can be smaller than a full frame ROI2 2 aos 5 4 Fig 45 Multi ROI If the Video Send Mode Selector is set to Multi Mode this function becomes effective In the Multi ROI Mode the following items can be set see section 12 4 5 11 for an example Multi ROI Index This is the index 0 4 to which the setting will be applied Multi ROI Next Index Indicate the next index to read out Multi ROI Width Set the horizontal readout width Multi ROI Height Set the vertical readout lines Multi ROI Offset X Set the horizontal offset Multi ROI Offset Y Set the vertical offset Each ROI can be overlapped 56 AT 140GE 10 8 Delayed Readout Mode JAI Custom Control If multiple cameras need to be simultaneously triggered by one trigger pulse this function can be used in order for the Ethernet bandwidth to accommodate the added traffic without conflicts Refer to the chapter 8 4 too This function can be set by the following Set VideosendmodeSelector in the JAI Custom Control to Multi ROI and Set JAI_AcqusitionTransferStart to ON then the readout can be controlled by the external trigger signal which is selected in JAl_AcqusitionTransferStart Frame Start Trigger JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Trigger Ethernet output GigE output Fig 46 Delayed Read Out 10 9 Mode and function matrix table The foll
66. may enter any value for the packet size and the value will be internally adjusted to an appropriate legal value that complies with the GenlCam standard The packet size can be modified in the GigE Vision Transport Layer Control section of the camera control tool Regarding data transfer rate a larger packet size produces a slightly lower data transfer rate The AT 140GE can support a maximum of 16020 byte packets provided the NIC being used has a Jumbo Frames function with a setting of a 16020 bytes or larger Caution Do not set the packet size larger than the maximum setting available in the NIC or switch to which the camera is connected Doing so will cause output to be blocked Calculation of Data Transfer Rate In order to calculate the data transfer rate the following parameters and formula are required Setting parameter Item Unit Symbol Image Width pixels A Image Height pixels B Bits per Pixel bits C Frame Rate fps D Packet Size Bytes E Number of Packets including Data Leader amp Trailer packets G Packet Data Transfer Rate Mbit s J Fixed value Item Unit value Data Leader Packet Size Bytes 90 Data Trailer Packet Size Bytes 64 Formula to calculate Data Transfer Rate J 90 64 E 18 G 2 8 D 1000000 _ 28 AT 140GE Where G ROUNDUP A B C 8 E 36 2 The following table shows Bits per Pixel Item C which depends on the pixel format RGB8 amp 24 0 RGB10V1Packed RGB10V2Pac
67. mm Tripod mount Attaching the tripod mount 5 Exportation When exporting this product please follow the export regulation of your own country 6 References 1 This manual and datasheet for the AT 140GE can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Camera control software can be downloaded from www jai com _ 85 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Change history Changes Nov 2010 New release 86 AT 140GE User s Record Camera type AT 140GE Revision ueseesesesessses Serial No o haaeesasesscees Firmware version sssseessseeseee For camera revision history please contact your local JAI distributor User s Mode Settings User s Modifications Company and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners JAI A S cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to products and documentation without prior notification Europe Middle East amp Africa Asia Pacific Americas Phone 45 4457 8888 Phone 81 45 4400154 Enone toll ree 1 800 443 Fax 45 4491 3252 Fax 81 45 440 0166 Phone 1 408 383 0300 Visit our web site at www jai com GY See the possibilities 87
68. n conditions When using multiple cameras going through a switch and or a single path or when operating in a system with limited transmission bandwidth the Delayed Readout Mode and Inter Packet Delay functions can be useful Equipment to configure the network system PC The PC used should have the following performance or better 1 Recommended CPU Core2 Duo 2 4GHz or better Better than Core2 Extream 2 Recommended memory 2Gbyte or more 3 Video card Better than PCI Express Bus Ver 1 0 x16 VRAM should be better than 256MByte DDR2 4 Other The resident software should not be used Cables GigEVision configures the system by using 1000BASE T 100BASE T can be used with some restriction Refer to chapter 8 3 6 In the market CAT5e 125MHz CAT6 250MHz and CAT7 600MHZz cables are available for 1000BASE T There are crossover cables and straight through cables available Currently as most equipment complies with Auto MDI MDI X please use straight through cables Among crossover cables a half crossover type exists which the Ethernet will recognize as 100BASE T Network card NIC The network card should comply with 1000BASE T and also have the capability of JUMBO FRAMES When the jumbo frame size is set at a larger number the load on the CPU will be decreased Additionally as the overhead of the packet is decreased the transmission will have more redundancy JAI confirms the following network cards _26 AT 140G
69. ng Vertical is set at 1 OFF or 2 ON Height is changed accordingly Binning Vertical 1 Height is 1044 as the maximum Binning Vertical 2 Height is 524 as the maximum Note If Binning Vertical is reset to 1 after setting to 2 the maximum value is not changed It is necessary to reset manually 25 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 8 Network configuration 8 1 8 2 8 2 1 8 2 2 8 2 3 For details of the network settings please refer to the Getting Started Guide supplied with the JAI SDK GigEVision Standard interface The AT 140GE is designed in accordance with the GigE Vision standard Digital images are transmitted over Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet cables All camera functions are also controlled via the GigE Vision interface The camera can operate in Continuous mode providing an endless stream of images For capturing individual images related to a specific event the camera can also be triggered For precise triggering it is recommended to use a hardware trigger applied to the Hirose 12 pin connector It is also possible to initiate a software trigger through the GigE Vision interface However when using a software trigger certain latency inherent to the GigE interface must be expected This latency which manifests itself as jitter greatly depends on the general conditions and traffic on the GigE connection The frame rate described in this manual is for the ideal case and may deteriorate depending o
70. ollowing example is for Index 1 T AT 140GE ED See the possibilities E Multi Rot Index Multi Roi Next Index Multi Rot Width Multi Roi Height Multi Roi Offset Multi Roi Offset Y J I Exposure Time Selector JI Exposure Time Enable After that set the image of Index 1 by Multi ROI Index While repeating the above procedure set the necessary ROI Maximum of 5 images can be set On the last image setting set Multi ROI Next Index to OFF 12 4 5 12 Delayed readout setting If a system using multiple cameras is configured it can use delayed readout in order to improve the traffic in the PC port Refer to the chapter 8 4 3 3 Setting Trigger selector JAI Acquisition Transfer Start Trigger mode ON This should be applied to all connecting cameras El Trigger Selector Exposure End n w Trigger Mode Acquisition Start EEEE Acquisition End Trigger Source Frame Start Exposure Start Trigger Activation Fenosure End Trigger Over Lap JAI Acquisition Transfer Sta Trigger Delay 12 4 5 13 Operate the external strobe light Exposure Active can be used as the strobe driven signal Then set LINE for signal output The following example selects Line 1 TTL Out 1 as the output terminal E d Digital IO Control E Line Selector Line TTL Out 1 Line Mode Output Line Inverter False Line Status False Line Source Exposure Active Line Format Off E User Output Selector
71. owing table shows the possible combination of mode and function for effective and x for invalid Auto Auto Trigger Binning Exposure Frame Multi Sequence ee MES BO ctire operation mode Vertical Time Count ROI ROI t en o OFF ON x 0 wal Timed triggered Timed triggered OFF ON O __ triggered triggered 57 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 11 Image processing 11 1 Basic construction The AT 140GE is a 3CCD camera equipped with F4 1 2 inch prism optics Red green and blue color signals are taken from each of the 1 45 megapixel CCDs which have been filtered to the appropriate spectral wavelengths A 32 bit microprocessor controls all functions in the AT 140GE camera The CCD sensor output is normalized in CDS and preamplifiers The signals are then digitized to 16 bits Digital gain control color matrix look up tables and setup can do signal processing in 16 bits before the signal is converted to a 32 or 24 bit RGB pixel format via the GigE Vision interface B ch A D amp process circuit Blemish compensation Shading compensation Color matrix LUT Gamma Knee G ch A D amp process circuit Blemish compensation Shading compensation IE Eoo o Color matrix Light gt pe Gee LUT Gamma Knee SOeL9 Ul 4819 R ch A D amp process circuit ee foe ae Blemish compensation CCD Shading compensation ee eee ee Color matrix LUT Gamma Knee 4 0 Fig 47 Principle
72. posure Control This is the function to manage the exposure settings 9 3 1 Exposure Mode The exposure mode can be selected from the following choices Off No exposure control Timed The exposure time is to be set in microseconds If FrameStart and ExposureStart in TriggerSelector are OFF the exposure is controlled in Free Run If FrameStart or ExposureStart in TriggerSelector is ON this functions as the EPS mode ee AT 140GE ED See the possibilities TriggerWidth This mode controls the exposure time by the pulse width If FrameStart and ExposureStart in TriggerSelector is OFF The camera operates in Free Run If FrameStart or ExposureStart in the TriggerSelector is ON this functions as the PWC mode TriggerControlled The exposure is controlled by ExposureStart and ExposureEnd The following is the table for the combination of ExposureMode and TriggerControl and its function TriggerSelector Frame Exposure Exposure Previous JAI Start Start End Operation trigger name Trig OFF Free run a Lela control OFF Trig OFF Free run Trigger possible ean FrameStart Trigger ExposureStart Trigger Trig OFF Free run Trigger ON ExposureMode ol Timed TriggerWidth Trig On PWC F Framestart rigger Trig On Exposurestart Trig OFF Free run Trigger No Anai ii ad OFF Trig OFF Free run Trigger No Exposure oa OFF Start Stop Note means that a setting
73. r CCD drive in the designated area of interest AOI 2 The number of lines set by AcquisitionFrameRate determines the frame period 3 The range of lines which can be set by AcquisitionFrameRate is 1 to 65535 16 bits The shortest period is dictated by the number of lines required for the desired partial scan AOI readout see formula in section 7 8 4 AcquisitionFrameRate cannot be used if the trigger mode is ON 5 This function is useful for a long term exposure or time lapse output ae AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 9 1 5 1 Setting the self running mode Trigger OFF The self running mode can be utilized under one of the following conditions ExposureMode is OFF 2 ExposureMode is Timed and FrameStart is OFF and ExposureStart is OFF 8 ExposureMode is TriggerWidth and FrameStart is OFF and ExposureStart is OFF 4 ExposureMode is TriggerControlled and ExposureStart or ExposureEnd is OFF The following table shows the configurations for free running the camera If the exposure mode is set Timed and the frame start and exposure start of the trigger selector are set OFF the exposure can be controlled Trigger Selector Frame Exposure Exposure ExposureMode OFF Trig OFF Free run No exposure Control wo Trig OFF Free run OFF Exposure can be controlled _ FF Timed Trig OFF Free run No exposure control Trig OFF Free run OFF No exposure control Trig OFF Free run O No exposure
74. r Matrix Shading Compensation Blemish Compensation Black level Event message Video output connector Control interface Operating temperature Humidity Storage temp humidity Vibration Shock Regulations Power Lens mount Flange back Optical axis Dimensions Weight AT 140GE LUT or gamma can be selected 1024 LUT setting points 10 bit values Gamma 1 0 to 0 45 Manual for R G and B Preset sRGB Adobe RGB ON OFF Color shading and flat field shading Up to 16 pixels 128LSB at 10 bit output Exposure start Exposure end Trigger IN Video start Video end GPIO status RJ 45 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet IEEE802 3 ATA GigE Vision Standard Packet size can be set from 1476 bytes to 16K 16020 bytes Default is 1476 5 C to 45 C 20 80 non condensing 25 C to 60 C 20 80 non condensing 3 G 15 Hz 200 Hz in XYZ 50 G CE EN 61000 6 2 EN 61000 6 3 FCC part 15 class B RoHS 10 8V to 26 4V DC 0 66 A Typical Full frame DC 12V in C mount Rear protrusion on C mount must be less than 4mm The lens used should be designed for 3CCD cameras 17 526mm Tolerance 0 to 0 05mm Center 0 1mm 55 x 55 x 98 3 mm HxWxD 340g Note 1 Above specifications are subject to change without notice 2 Specifications are valid after a 30 min warm up period 83 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Appendix 1 Precautions Personnel not trained in dealing with similar electronic devices
75. receptacle on the camera might be damaged For security the strength to tighten screws is less than 0 147 Newton meter Nm Tightening by hand is sufficient in order to achieve this 3 Note The tripod adapter plate MP 41 can be used Fig 1 Locations AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 4 2 Rear panel indicator The rear panel mounted LED provides the following information Amber Power connected initiating DCN TRG Steady green Camera is operating in Continuous mode Flashing green The camera is receiving external trigger Ethernet connector indicates Steady green 1000 Base T has been connected Flashing green 100 Base TX has been connected Note Flashing amber Network active in communication a 2 5 52 Q Note When 10BASE T is connected the green is also flashing However the video is not streamed through Ethernet Fig 2 Rear Panel 10 AT 140GE 5 Pin Assignment 5 1 12 pin Multi connector DC IN Digital IO Type HR10A 10R 12PB 01 Hirose male Seen from rear of Pinno Signal Remarks camera GND cin Trie videol Opt In 2 Iris video 1 ene 6 Optini y 8 OptOutt 9 opt out2 10 Opt Out2 o1 fC input fav to ray 12 GND O Fig 3 12 pin connector 1 Default is Opt In 2 DIP switch SW700 changes to iris video output 5 2 Digital Output Connector for Gigabit Ethernet Type RJ 45 HFJ11 1G02E L21RL or equi
76. rigger is input the exposure is activated When the end trigger is received the exposure is stopped to output the image data The minimum active period of the trigger is 66usec and the minimum trigger interval is shown as follows Overlap is set at Readout and the 1 Exposure time lt 1054L trigger is input during the readout 1054L 3L LVAL Sync 2 Exposure time gt 1054L Exposure time 2L Overlap is set at OFF or Readout and the Exposure time 1054L 3L trigger is input when the readout is not active LVAL Async Note 1 On the above table 1054L is FVAL interval in normal continuous mode 2 In BinningVertical 1L is different from the normal scanning So the minimum trigger interval will be different Exposure start Exposure end Trig 1048L 1L 1958Cl ock 45 58us gt int _FVAL o eee int _LVAL TTT T TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT os PTT TTTTTTTT TTT TTT TT TTT TTT S UB ee nr aia t1 7 m m m m m S G t2 Exposure When the LVAL Sync Accum t1 1 5 to 2 5L t2 2 5L Period eI When the LVAL Async Accum t1 1 5L t2 2 9 to 3 0L Exposure Active Vo Es OB 4L Reserved 2L Effective Lines Reserved 1040L jas oo aa LLL DATA OUT o A S int DVAL TTT TTI gt PTT TTT Fig 39 Trigger operation by TriggerControlled 52 AT 140GE 10 5 Trigger input and exposure start timing Triggeroverlap This function is used to set whether
77. rldle TriggerWai Temene Timerldle t Timer Completed Fig 36 Timer Status 9 6 6 TimerTriggerSource The start trigger signal to the timer can be selected from the following list Off 2 AcquisitionTrigger 3 AcquisitionStart 4 AcquisitionEnd FrameTrigger 6 FrameStart O FrameEnd Line 1 TTL out1 Line 2 TTL out2 _ 48 AT 140GE Line 3 Opt out1 D Line 4 Opt out2 Line 5 Opt in1 3 Line 6 Opt in2 Line 7 TTL in1 Line 8 LVDS in Timer1End d7 Timer2End Action Action2 9 6 7 TimerTriggerActivation The timing of the start trigger to the timer can be selected from the following RisingEdge The timer starts at the signal rising edge FallingEdge The timer starts at the signal falling edge AnyEdge The timer starts at any edge LevelHigh The timer starts when the signal becomes HIGH level Levellow The timer starts when the signal becomes LOW level 9 7 Event Control 9 7 1 EventSelector The event can be selected from the following list AcquisitionTrigger FrameStart FrameEnd ExposureStart ExposureEnd Line1RisingEdge Line1FallingEdge Line2RisingEdge Line2FallingEdge Line3RisingEdge Line3FallingEdge Line4RisingEdge Line4FallingEdge Line5RisingEdge Line5FallingEdge Line6 RisingEdge Line6FallingEdge Line RisingEdge Line 7FallingEdge Line8RisingEdge Line8 amp FallingEdge 9 8 Video Send Mode The Video Send Mode is the function to select
78. rst 10 3 Trigger operation by TriggerWidth Previously called PWC In this mode the accumulation time is equal to the trigger pulse width Here it is possible to have a long time exposure The minimum active period of the trigger is 2L and the minimum trigger interval is shown as follows Overlap is set at Readout and the 1 If Exposure time lt 1054L trigger is input during the readout 1054L 3L LVAL Sync 2 If Exposure time gt 1054L Exposure time 2L Overlap is set at OFF or Readout and the Exposure time 1054L 3L trigger is input when the readout is not active LVAL Async Note 1 On the above table 1054L is FVAL interval in normal continuous mode 2 In BinningVertical 1L is different from the normal scanning So the minimum trigger interval will be different Min 2L Max 41V 43214L 1L 1958 Clock 45 58 us a oy Fa Trigger f 1048L o FVAL LVAL TTT TT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TT SUB a gt e o O oOo SG t2 l LVAL sync accum t1 1 5 to 2 5L t2 2 5L EEN if te oe OB Effective lines 0B 1040L 2L PONA nE LESI ee a O a DATA OUT TT DVAL TTT MOTTO Fig 38 Trigger control by TriggerWidth Full pixel readout 5 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 10 4 Trigger operation by TriggerControlled The timing of the exposure start and the exposure end is controlled by consecutive triggers After the start t
79. rt has ON or OFF setting Refer to chapter 9 1 for the details ON In this case if Acquisition Start Trigger is applied the status is waiting the trigger input The acquisition starts in the order of Acquisition start Trigger input and Trigger signal input OFF In this case the camera runs freely If the trigger signal is input the acquisition starts immediately Trigger setting Select from Frame Start Exposure Start Exposure End and JAI Acquisition Transfer Start and set the details Frame Start The exposure starts at the point of frame start Exposure Start The exposure starts at the point of exposure start Exposure End This command stops the exposure This is used together with Exposure Start and Trigger Controlled JAI Acquisition Transfer Start This command makes the delayed readout from the camera effective Exposure Mode setting Exposure Mode Exposure Time Exposure Time ue Exposure Time Raw Exposure Auto E d Digital IO Control Trigger Controlled E Line Selector Line TTL Out 2 Timed The exposure is effective only for setting duration Trigger Width The exposure time is equal to the trigger width Trigger Controlled Exposure Start Trigger starts the exposure and Exposure End stops the exposure 91 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 12 4 5 Setting examples 12 4 5 1 Capture the image continuously with fastest frame rate Acquisition Mode Continuous Acquisition Frame
80. sceeessceeecs 63 AT 140GE 123 1 Operational CAUTIONS js56c5020occen teense tacaccnesecacee ee varene sasateensoeercneeesesee wins 63 12 3 2 Connecting camera S ssessesessescesoesoesoecesoesoesoesoeoesoesoesoesoeceesesoesoesees 63 12 4 nputand OULDULSETUINGScscccscversteosaediescotesscesseatesunesesseussectsonscvensensseeesonseueness 65 12 4 1 Connection with the external devices ssssssesesesososososseseseseseseseseseseeo 65 12 4 2 Setting inputs and outputs sccdssndesciaswacaudsunddcucetesseudsuwedexcaseesssdnusdavecansess 65 12 4 2 1 Select signal to connect with Line which is selected by Line selector 65 12 4 2 2 Select Trigger Source s sssssesessecesesceeceseecroeeceeceoeececeseececeseeceseeceoeeceeeee 66 12 4 3 Specify the image size to be captured cece cece eee c cece ec eeeeceeeeceeeeeceesecees 67 1Z4 Az ACQUISITION Of the imade sacs vc ce swe cadence souneien saree se ceanbitasanessseceaeieeseneeseesad 69 24A Basic SOLUNOS eatacnasoncecacotneconssonteceattecaeecsaelomecsdeeusenvnndedecwiecedestenceeuaste 70 TAi SENE CaO ES orririk es Ei 72 12 4 5 1 Capture the image continuously with fastest frame rate cece ce eee e eee ees 72 12 4 5 2 Capture the image with a half of the frame rate increasing the sensitivity 72 12 4 5 3 Capture one frame of the image with preset exposure time using the external 72 12 4
81. se 26 P re ects vee cei E E pale E A E oc vara A T E E 26 Darel CAVES sac cc seadscces cade decane ucennaeaceaeseauceannstueocecsasaonecsaedeaseabeannseaueceeeeauceess 26 8 2 3 Network card NIC nc ccccccascaccmasaocsewasecnceaweaacsaensenecsawrsessanesentesaeneecoswnneneas 26 Bee DD E E EE es aap E A E A E T 27 8 3 Recommended Network Configurations ssesescesesescesesceecesesceseseecesesceseseeseeese 27 8 3 1 Guideline for network settings sssessecesesseceseececeeseceseeceosececeoeececseeeoeo 27 8 3 2 Video data rate network bandwidth ssssessesesoesssessesesoeseseecesesoseeseeceeese 28 8 3 3 Note for Setting packet size cece ccc ce nec ceeccceescceeecceeescceeesceeecceeescceeces 28 8 3 4 Calculation of Data Transfer Rate sesesssososoesesesssssssessscscsesesososoeseoeo 28 8 3 5 Simplified calculation Approximate value ssesessssssessesescoeseseecesesceceseecseeeso 29 8 3 6 Note for 100BASE TX connection ssssesesesssosceseseseoessssssssscseseseseeosoecseoeo 29 8 4 GigE camera connecting examples sesesseceseecsceseecoeoescecoesesosoreceeosoreososeeeceoreoee 30 8 4 1 Using a switching hub for 1 pOrt sssssssesesessesesceseseesesesceceseecesesceecesesceeeee 30 8 4 2 Connecting a camera to each port of a multi port NIC sssssessesssesseseseeseseeses 30 8 4 3 The data transfer for multiple cameras ssessesessessses
82. sesesceseseecesesceceseeceeeeo 31 8 4 3 1 If delayed readout is not used in continuous mode sssssessssssesseseseeseseeees 31 8 4 3 2 If delayed readout is not used in trigger mode cece cece cece cece ceeeeceeeeeeeees 31 8 4 3 3 If delayed readout is used sssessesessesecessecesseceoesceceseecsoseeeceseecseceeeeeeee 32 CONS FUNCIONS erener EEEE E E E EE E E E S 33 Ai ATUTON TN Oee E EE 33 9 1 1 Basic image acquisition WOW ssesessscsesessecesesosceseecesesososeeecoeoesososeeeceoeeoee 33 I2 ACULI MOO saesson eE ERE REEE EE 34 Tiet SEEI e E T A 34 PL MOF eeen E E E E EES 35 Pek2 COMUIMUOUS MOOC ssserascdiserrare tserbon CEEA E EEREN 36 I3 ACJUSIONADO cenceseceeunctasseassaeseesnetansenosucaseenoten seasseouseraetasseenoseeseeaouenees 37 9 1 4 AcquisitionFrameCount sessesescescesoesoesoscesoesoesoesoesesoesoesoeseesoecesoeeoesees 37 93 ACUS EOMP AICI ACS sissrpririsriiri t innr rE e A RERE 37 9 1 5 1 Setting the self running mode Trigger OFF sssssssessssesosseseeceseseeceseeceeese 38 9 1 5 2 The calculation of the frame rate for the setting area cece cece ccc eee eeeees 38 we ACUS a U E E 39 Ie Toer CONO ee dace occacnsgencdonckincasnn TO AE OE AEAEE 40 9 2 1 TriggerSelector TrigSerMOde sesessesesessscesesosoessecesesosoreeeoesescoeoeeesceoeeoee 40 PT AC a Oa ces E A E E S ctenetese 40 Pe EDO O ea EE E EE EEE 4
83. sesesoeceseecesesceeceseee 11 5 2 Digital Output Connector for Gigabit Ethernet ssssesescesesescesescoeceseecesesoeceseeo 11 23s DUD pin COMMECLOr FOr OPIO 2 siccccc seca etees ies nEri 12 Die DIP SWE eae EE E E E anc saentecee 12 Dial W OOO eE EE EEE E ensued sersseatiogsanes 12 Ded OW TOO ea E E E E E 13 Ded W OO a E A E ON 13 6 Input and output Interface sesssessoescoesooesooesooesooesooesooesooecooeeo 14 Cale DION a O aer E E A E E E 14 Ck EE E O e A E EEES E E EN tenses 14 ChL CNET eaa E E E E E E E E A E EES 14 Cko HEINE A reas E E E EE EEE E EE EEEE EE EE E EE EE EAE SEEE ERA 14 Cet EINE O O asas a E EE TEE E A EE EE E EEEE NEE ST 14 Get TEMG MOG acces soir tele certo EEEE EAE SEEE ETEN EEE bis wa EEE EEVEE TEE ESEE EEEREN EE 14 Cer O PIRGFORMAL natccsascenncetyecsansas casaascuacnsrsas docmapaae cheney docaniausimensas accnasaueeuensass 14 6 4 Opto isolated RCIA Ce cserprerersisrt ertet neern EErEE AEAEE 14 6 2 1 Recommended External Input circuit diagram for customer ssssssseseseesesesceseee 15 6 2 2 Recommended External Output circuit diagram for customer cceeeeeceeeees 15 6 2 3 Optical Interface Specifications s ssssesessecesesceceececesescoeoeececeseecoeoseeeceosee 15 boe WE VCO ONDO ere E E EEE EET S 16 Ci TACSI eeen E E E EE E EEE Te 16 6 5 Exposure Active OutpUt sessessessesescesoesoesoesoesesoeso
84. should not service this camera The camera contains components sensitive to electrostatic discharge The handling of these devices should follow the requirements of electrostatic sensitive components Do not attempt to disassemble this camera Do not expose this camera to rain or moisture Do not face this camera towards the sun extreme bright light or light reflecting objects When this camera is not in use put the supplied lens cap on the lens mount Handle this camera with the maximum care Operate this camera only from the type of power source indicated on the camera Power off the camera during any modification such as changes of jumper and switch settings 2 Typical Sensor Characteristics The following effects may be observed on the video monitor screen They do not indicate any fault of the camera but are associated with typical sensor characteristics Vertical Aliasing When the CCD camera captures stripes straight lines or similar sharp patterns the image on the monitor may appear jagged Blemishes All cameras are shipped without visible image sensor blemishes Over time some pixel defects can occur This does not have a practical effect on the operation of the camera These will show up as white spots blemishes Exposure to cosmic rays can cause blemishes to appear on the image sensor Please take care to avoid exposure to cosmic rays during transportation and storage It is recommended using sea shipment instead of air
85. t 10 bit output 19 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 7 5 Pixel format and pixel type In the GigE Vision Interface GVSP GigE Vision Streaming Protocol is used for an application layer protocol relying on the UDP transport layer protocol It allows an application to receive image data image information and other information from a device As for the sensors in the AT 140GE the following pixel types supported by GVSP are available With regard to the details of GVSP please refer to the GigE Vision Specification available from the AIA www machinevisiononline org 7 5 1 GVSP_PIX_RGB8_PACKED RGB 24bit output 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte po RO BO o i j2jsj4 s5je l7 ol l2 3 4 5l6 7 ol1 l 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 5 2 GVSP_PIX_RGB10V1_PACKED RGB 30bit output 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte RO Go Bo ROU OB oli fojijoli xixpojij2i3i4isjel7folii2i3j4 slel7tojij2 3i4i5 6j7 7 5 3 GVSP_PIX_RGB10V2_PACKED RGB 30bit output 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte po RO BD Oli j2 3i4isjel7 aiajojif2i3i4jsfel7isjotolii2 3p4i5iej7 slolx x 7 6 Auto iris video output level This video output signal is NUM luminance signal and does not have SYNC It is available only in self running operation It is also not available during AOI operation This signal is not affected by the gain control Analog Out 200mV 700mV 230mV 7 800mV 00 Level I oO a gt Analog Out mV CCD Out mV
86. t FVAL DU ks a ee 2370 A S UB DES Gals 1289 30us 86 86 SG 1375 Exposure Period Z O Exposure H Active n eee eee eee eee D Effective Pixels s Blank OB 1392 40ck ee lt DATA oT E E E _ DVAL TO cco oye WE g 1 i lt 1434 z 1028 Fig 26 Horizontal timing in Binning Vertical ON Jle AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 7 8 The calculation of AOI size and frame rate The frame rate for an AOI setting is calculated by the following formula Frame rate fps Horizontal frequency 21 938KHz Total lines Total lines OB period Transition period before start line L Effective image period L Transition period after end line L Blank period L Where OB period 4L Fixed Blank period 6L Fixed 4 Startline 1 1 Transition period before start line Round 1040 Endline 2 Transition period after end line Round i Calculation example Readout 1 2 partial scan at the center 520L Start line 261L End line 780L OB period 4L Blank period 6L Transition period before start line 4 261 1 3 1 88 1 89 gt 89 Transition period after end line 1040 780 2 3 87 3 gt 88 Total lines 4 89 520 88 6 707 Frame rate 21938 707 31 03 fps 7 9 The relationship between LinePitch and Width The setting range of LinePitch is changed when the output is set at 8 bit or 10 bit Lin
87. the starting point Refer to the chapter 7 2 2 Beginner E b Image Format Control Width 1304 Height 1040 Offset x g Offset r 4 Pixel Format Faba Packed Test Image Selector Ct 67 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Expert Guru E b Image Format Control sensor Width Lage sensor Height 1040 censor Taps Cine sensor Digitization Tape Cine Width Max 1406 Height Wlaw 1044 Width 1384 Height 1040 Offset x 0 Offset r 4 Line Pitch 4152 Binning Horizontal 1 Binning Vertical Pixel Format FoaBE Packed Pixel Coding PGG Packed Pixel Size App 4 Pixel Color Filter Mone Test Image Selector Ct Full pixels readout Full pixels and OB __ part Line Pitch is explained in chapter 7 9 The resulting image is shown below This is the result of Line Pitch set to 2088 which is half of full width The half image starting from the beginning of the full image is enlarged and output This is a picture captured in TIFF 68 AT 140GE 12 4 4 Acquisition of the image The settings related to image acquisition are configured in the Acquisition Control The following shows theAcquisition Control screen Guru layer i Feature Properties er Feature Tree Information i Node Info Refresh 4 Wizard Script Appi 4 Pixel Color Filter None Test Image Selector tf El c Acquisition Control Acquisition Mode Continuous Acquisition Start Push to Execute Command Acquisition
88. tion TriggerSelector Frame Exposure Exposure Start Start End Operation Previous JAI trigger name o NF OFF Free run of o i Exposure Control of Trig OFF Free run Trigger Exposure Control OFF Is possible os rramestare Trigger PP FrameStart Trigger ee eraran O o ExposureStart Trigger Trig OFF Free run Trigger No Exposure Control OFF Trig On PWC FrameStart Trigger Trig On PWC ExposureStart eee OFF Trig OFF Free run Trigger No Exposure Control OFF Trigger Trig OFF Free run Trigger Controlled No Exposure Control OFF Note means that this setting does not impact the operation FrameStart trigger Set whether the start of the frame is to be controlled externally or not TriggerMode On While AcquisitionActive is effective and ExposureMode is set at Timed or TriggerWidth start exposure using the signal selected by FrameStart trigger TriggerMode Off While AcquisitionActive is effective self running operation takes place ExposureStart trigger Under the following conditions this works the trigger to Start the exposure Frame start trigger is OFF and ExposureMode is set at Timed or TriggerWidth orTriggerControlled Note If TriggerControlled is selected ExposureEnd must be ON too TriggerMode On While AcquisitionActive is effective FrameStart is OFF and is set at Timed TriggerWidth or TriggerControlled Starts the exposure by using the signal selected by ExposureStart as
89. tion 2 Trigger Source Choose from the above selection Trigger Activation Rising Edge Falling Edge Any Edge Trigger Overlap Off or Read Out Trigger Delay Any value Normally set to 0 12 4 5 8 Capture the image by Exposure Start trigger and stop by Exposure End Acquisition Mode Single Frame Trigger selector Exposure Mode Trigger controlled SS Exposure Start and Exposure End setting For each item the following should be set Trigger Source Software Trigger Activation Trigger OverLap Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Abe Trigger Delay Raw Exposure Moc Line amp Optical In 1 Line Optical In 2 Line 7 TTLIn1 Exposure Time Exposure Time Cus Exposure Time Raw Exposure Auto Counter Start Counter End User Output 0 User Output 1 User Output 2 J d Digital IO Control J Line Selector Line Mode Trigger Source Choose from the above selection Trigger Activation Rising Edge Falling Edge Any Edge Of User Output 3 Trigger Overlap Off Trigger Delay O O 75 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 12 4 5 9 Capture the image using Software Trigger Acquisition Mode Continuous Jooo O Trigger selector Exposure Mode OFF or Timed Frame Start setting O Trigger Selectort Frame Start Trigger Mlode On L Trigger Sottware Push to Execute Comman gt Trigger Soaurce software Trigger Activatio n Trigger OwerLap Line amp Optical In 1 oe P
90. unction is effective when the video send mode is set at the Sequence Mode In Sequence Mode the following parameters can be set see section 12 4 5 10 for an example Sequence ROI index The index ID to which the settings will be applied Sequence ROI FrameCount The number of frames to capture at this index Sequence ROI Next index Indicate the next index ID in the sequence Sequence ROI Width Set the horizontal readout width Sequence ROI Height Set the vertical readout lines Sequence ROI Offset X Set the horizontal offset Sequence ROI Offset Y Set the vertical offset Sequence ROI Gain Set the gain Sequence ROI Exposure Time Set the exposure time The oe o aen default settings can be modified by the user to define a sequence Exposure Frame Width Height ran ign 7 Frame time ean count Ser oo o 1054 0 1 KEZE o 0084 A E E 1392 1040 0o 1 f 1054 0 1 1392 1040 0 1 f 1054 0 1 A d u u u 5 1392 1040 o 1 1054 0 J 1 1 1054 0 1054 7 1392 1040 0 1 1054 0 f 1 8 1392 1040 0 1 1054 0 1 ae eee ee ee ee 10 1392 1040 0 1 104 0 1 The other necessary register for the sequence ROI mode is Sequence Repetition It sets the number of times the sequence will repeat in the range of 1 to 255 or indefinitely Sequence Repetition 0 He a 55 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 10 7 Multi ROI Mode A
91. valent The AT 140GE cameras also accept industrial RJ 45 connectors with thumbscrews This assures that the connector does not come undone in tough industrial environments C C Please contact the nearest JAI distributor for details on recommended industrial RJ 45 connectors Fig 4 Gigabit Ethernet connector The digital output signals follow the Gigabit Ethernet interface using RJ 45 conforming connector The following is the pin assignment for the Gigabit Ethernet connector 11 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 5 3 D Sub 9pin connector For GPIO Type DD 09SSG Fig 5 D Sub 9pin connector I O Note LVDS In 1 LVDS In 1 Line 7 ees 7S5ohm Terminator Note 1 TTL Out 1 OO Note1 Can be changed by DIP switch SW600 5 4 DIP switch DIP switches are located on circuit boards When the top cover is removed please pay careful attention so that circuit boards are not damaged 5 4 1 SW 600 This switch sets the 75 ohm trigger input termination to ON or OFF The factory default setting is OFF which is TTL level Trigger input termination 2 Right side for 75 ohms termination SW600 Fig 6 SW600 On rear panel AT 140GE 5 4 2 SW 100 This switch selects the ExposureActive signal The factory default setting is TTL signal and it can be changed to the open collector signal Setting ahi po ON OOF 1 Exposure Active output Open Collector TTL signal s
92. ventSource CounterEventSource can be selected from the following signals CounterEventSource works as the trigger to start the count up Off 2 AcquisitionTrigger 3 AcquisitionStart 4 AcquisitionEnd FrameStart Line 1 TTL out1 Line 2 TTL out2 Line 3 Opt out1 Line 4 Opt out2 Line 5 Opt in1 Line 6 Opt in2 D Line 7 TTL in1 3 Line 8 LVDS in _45 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities 9 5 3 CounterEventActivation This selects the timing for when the counter starts up RisingEdge The counting starts at the signal rising edge FallingEdge The counting starts at the signal falling edge AnyEdge The counting starts at any edge of the signal 9 5 4 CounterResetSource The reset source can be selected from the following signals The reset source works as the trigger to reset the counter Off Software 3 Line 1 TTL out1 4 Line 2 TTL out2 Line 3 Opt out1 6 Line 4 Opt out2 Line 5 Opt in1 Line 6 Opt in2 Line 7 TTL in1 Line 8 LVDS in a Action 2 Action2 CounterResetActivation 9 9 9 This selects the timing for resetting the counter RisingEdge The counter is reset at the signal rising edge FallingEdge The counter is reset at the signal falling edge AnyEdge The counter is reset at any edge LevelHigh The counter is reset during the signal HIGH level LevelLow The counter is reset during the signal LOW level 9 5 6 CounterValu
93. w standard interface using Gigabit Ethernet for machine vision applications and it was mainly set up by AIA Automated Imaging Association members GigE Vision is capable of transmitting large amounts of uncompressed image data through an inexpensive general purpose LAN cable for a long distance GigE Vision also supports the GenlCam standard which is mainly set up by the EMVA European Machine Vision Association The purpose of the GenlCam standard is to provide a common program interface for various machine vision cameras By using GenlCam cameras from different manufactures can seamlessly connect in one platform For details about the GigE Vision standard please visit the AIA web site www machinevisiononline org and for GenlCam the EMVA web site www genicam org JAI GigE Vision cameras comply with both the GigE Vision standard and the GenlCam standard Before using GigE Vision camera All software products described in this manual pertain to the proper use of JAI GigE Vision cameras Product names mentioned in this manual are used only for the explanation of operation Registered trademarks or trademarks belong to their manufacturers To use the JAI SDK it is necessary to accept the Software license agreement first This manual describes necessary equipment and the details of camera functions Software installation The JAI GigE Vision SDK amp Control Tool can be downloaded from the JAI web site at www jai com The JAI
94. waiting for FrameTrigger FrameActive Effective during FrameEffective period FrameTransfer Effective while the data is transferring ExposureActive The longest exposure period is provided if R G and B channel exposure times are different The following diagrams show different scenarios for Exposure Mode and Trigger Mode and their effect on AcquisitionStatus If ExposureMode OFF ExposureActive FrameActive CCD Readout Frametransfer Frame tTriggerWait Pf Acquisition AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop Acquisition start stop command command Acquisition oe dae Trigger AcquisitionActive pea eon AcquisitionStatus Wait TriggerWait Fig 32 Acqusition Status If ExposureMode On Trigger mode OFF CCD Readout Frametransfer Frame TriggerWait Po Acquisition AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop Acquisition start stop command command Acquisition A ate i 5 hes cquisition or Trigger AcquisitionActive f _ 39 AT 140GE ED See the possibilities Fig 33 Acquisition status 3 If ExposureMode On trigger mode ON Frame Trigger ExposureActive FrameActive CCD Readout Frametransfer Frame TriggerWait Acquisition AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop Acquisition start sto command command Acquisition A oe che f cquisition PE Trigger AcquisitionActive f Fig 34 Acqusiition status 9 2 Trigger Control 9 2 1 TriggerSelector TriggerMode This is the function to set the tri

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