VC-12MC Only - Stemmer Imaging
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1. e The Mount Plate is provided as an optional item e The camera can be fixed without using this Mount Plate Page 23 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 6 2 Precaution to center the image sensor e User does not need to center the image sensor as it is adjusted as factory default settings e When you need to adjust the center of image sensor please contact your local dealer or the manufacturer for technical assistance 6 3 Precaution about blurring compared to the center e User does not need to adjust the tilt as it is adjusted as factory default settings e Ifthe tilt settings need to be adjusted inevitably please contact your local dealer or factory representative for technical support 6 4 Controlling the Camera e You can control the camera by executing the Configurator exe file e You can download the latest Configurator at machinevision vieworks com e Please refer to your Camera Link frame grabber user manual Page 24 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 7 Camera Interface 7 1 General Description As shown in the following figure 4 types of connectors and status indicator LED are located on the back of the camera and have the functions as follows e 26 pin Camera Link Connector 1 Base controls video data transmission and the camera e Gi 26 pin Camera Link Connector 2 Medium Full transmits video data s Status LED displays power status and operation mo2. 67 8 Rear Block 67 8 Rear Block Reference Plane Side for Camera Mounting Reference Plane Front for Camera Mounting VC 12MC Camera Link F mount Mechanical Dimension Page 21 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 47 42 Mechanical 8 M5 DP5 E g y Camera Mounting Screw Holes 19 0 67 8 Rear Block U 7 L Re A Image wa 33 940 1 37 3 _ 67 8 Rear Block 80 Reference Plane Side we for Camera Mounting Reference Plane Front for Camera Mounting Figure 5 12 VC 25MC Camera Link F mount Mechanical Dimension Page 22 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 6 Connecting the Camera The following instructions assume that you have installed a Camera Link frame grabber in your PC including related software For more information refer to your Camera Link frame grabber User Manual To connect the camera to your PC follow the steps below 1 Make sure that the power supply is not connected to the camera and your PC is turned off 2 Plug one end of a Camera Link cable into the Camera Link connector on the camera and the other end of the Camera Link cable into the connector on your Camera Link frame grabber Connect the plug of the power adaptor to the power input connector on the camera Plug the power adaptor into a working electrical outlet Verify that all the cable connections are secure 6 1 Mount Plate
3. CAUTION Page 38 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 4 Exposure The CMOS sensor of VC series uses global shutter that exposes the entire imager simultaneously The below figure illustrates the timing of exposure and readout of CMOS sensor Readout is performed consecutively from first to last line where readout defines the process of reading the accumulated charges on pixels Readout Time also called Transfer Time defines the rate at which one frame of an image is transferred Start of exposure End of exposure Las Ve 1 1 L I x Trigger Signal Image Figure 8 4 Exposure Timing Diagram Page 39 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 4 1 Real Exposure VC 12MC Only In VC 12MC 65 when you set the Trigger Mode to Free Run or the Exposure Mode to Program the exposure time will be determined by the user settings set command With these settings the camera will generate trigger signals internally As soon as the camera detects a trigger signal the camera will begin a frame exposure When the exposure time ends the pixels are being sampled and prepared for readout This sequence is called the frame overhead time FOT Immediately after the FOT the frame is read out automatically During the FOT an additional exposure time will be applied as the offset value shown in the Figure 8 5 This offset value varies depending on the camera s Camera Link Output Mode settings The setti
4. Gain and Offset can be changed through Voltage Reference adjustment which is applied commonly to all ADCs Gain adjustment can be set among 0 12 dB and setting value can be set as a value from 0 to 64 step Relation between setting value and actual Gain dB is shown below Gain dB setting value X 0 19 dB Gain Curve 1 A Gain dB 0 16 32 48 63 Register Value Figure 8 11 Register Setting vs Gain Offset can be set between 0 63 LSB based on 8 bit data output and setting value has 64 step values Page 45 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 8 Defective Pixel Correction The CMOS sensor may have Defect Pixels which cannot properly react to the light Correction is required since it may deteriorate the quality of output image Defect Pixel information of CMOS used for each camera is entered into the camera during the manufacturing process If you want to add Defect Pixel information it is required to enter coordinate of new Defect Pixel into the camera For more information refer to Appendix A The sdc command is used to set whether to use Defective Pixel Correction feature 8 8 1 Correction Method Correction value for Defect Pixel is calculated based on valid pixel value adjacent in the same line L3 L2 L1 R1 R2 R3 T lt Current Pixel gt Figure 8 12 Location of Defect Pixel to be corrected If Current Pixel is a Defect Pixel as shown in
5. VICVWO KS VC Camera Link series 5 3 Camera Block Diagram Ext Trig FPGA 16 32 Channel LVDS Image Data Image aa Strobe SiGe GE i ZSS Sensor SPI Control Control Logic MicroController L CH FLASH SRAM uonein6lU09 INA yuUresowed EEPROM Figure 5 1 Camera Block Diagram All controls and data processing of VC cameras are carried out in one FPGA chip The FPGA generally consists of a 32 bit RICS Micro Controller and Processing amp Control Logic The Micro Controller receives commands from the user through the Camera Link interface and then processes them The Processing amp Control Logic processes the image data received from the CMOS sensor and then transmits data through the Camera Link interface And also the Processing amp Control Logic controls the trigger inputs and strobe outputs which are sensitive to time Furthermore FLASH and DDR2 is installed outside FPGA DDR2 is used to process images and FLASH contains the firmware that operates the Micro Controller Page 13 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 5 4 Sensor Information The following graphs show the spectral response for VC 2MC monochrome and color camera CMV2000 Spectral response 70 QE emm with glass lid zs without glass lid CAE EHS EK KE RR KEE KAREASR Pm P OO st et sf OO ei Vi CH VO Oh CN am wo mr eo om m wm M UM D D D
6. Displays camera information product name serial number version etc Page 67 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICVVO KS 10 3 Tab 10 3 1 VIEW tab VC Camera Link series VIEW tab allows you to set the camera readout mode test image mode data bit channel LUT image processing etc e Mode e Test Image e Camera Link Output e Data Bit e Image Processing e Dark Image Correction Vieworks VC 25MC M30 File Start Up Tool About vew moneexr ANALOG Mode Nomal ROI Binning 1x1 5 2x2 Test Image None Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 5119 lt Fu Camera Link Output Data Bit 8 Bit Dark Image Correction 5 10 Bit 2 Tap Base 4 Tap Medium 8 Tap Full 10 Tap Full Image Processing F Defect Corr VC 25MC M30 ear E v22102 Figure 10 7 VIEW Tab Selects readout mode If ROI is selected ROI setting area is activated and ROI can be set by entering desired values If Binning is selected x2 option button is activated Supported only on VC 25MC Selects whether to apply test image and the type of test image Selects Camera Link output mode Selects width of data output Sets Defect Correction feature On or Off Corrects Fixed Pattern Noise at camera dark image Not supported on VC 25MC Page 68 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICVWO KS VC Camera Link series Configurator provides the VIEW tab for the VC 12MC model as follows L ls N
7. Table 8 5 VC 25MC Maximum Frame Rate depending on ROI Size e The ROI values H x V may vary depending on the type of Camera Link frame grabber For technical assistance contact your local dealer or the manufacturer e The ROI setting commands for VC 12MC are different from the other models since it CAUTION supports the Multiple ROI feature Refer to Table 9 4 Command List 4 for the related commands Page 35 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 2 Multi ROI VC 12MC Only The VC 12MC 65 model provides the Multi ROI feature which allows you to define up to thirty two regions on the sensor array When an image is acquired only the pixel information from the defined regions will be readout of the sensor The pixel data read out of the regions will then be combined together and will be transmitted from the camera as a single image It is recommended that you first set the Offset X and Width parameters since all of the regions must be the same width and all of the regions must be vertically aligned The next step in the setup process is to define each individual region in order Up to 32 regions can be set up ranging from 0 through 31 Set the each region to ON OFF and then set the Offset Y the offset between the top of the sensor and the top of the region and Height the height of the region values to define each region In figure 8 2 for example three regions have been set With these settings the camera would output
8. E v22102 Figure 10 10 MODE EXP Tab Selects trigger mode Once a mode has been selected related selections will be activated Selects exposure source Selects trigger source Selects polarity of trigger input Sets exposure time when trigger mode is set with Free Run mode or when Exposure is set with program Sets strobe type Sets the polarity of strobe output signal Page 70 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 10 3 3 ANALOG Tab ANALOG tab allows you to set gain and offset settings of the image File Start Up Tool About VIEW MODE EXP ANALOG Video Gain C 2 2 0 31 63 0 6 12 dB Video Offset C ob D EN 63 VC 25MC M30 433 E v22102 Figure 10 11 ANALOG Tab e Video Gain Sets gain value e Video Offset Sets offset value Page 71 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS 10 3 4 FFC Tab VC Camera Link series Configurator provides the FFC tab for the VC 12MC and VC 25MC models as follows Vieworks VC 12MC C65 File Start Up Tool About vew MODEEXP ANALOG FFC FFC Data Flash Memory Number of acquisition frame Load from Flash Save to Flash Generate FFC Data Download Upload Download to camera Upload to PC FFC Offset Level 1 0 2047 4095 s FFC Data e Flash Memory s FFC Data Download Upload s FFC Offset Level VC 12MC C65 V2 2 10 2 501 Figure 10 1
9. 10 4 Tool Menu e Refresh Loads and displays the current camera setting values on Configurator e Terminal Displays user commands in Terminal window under GUI To hide Terminal window uncheck Terminal by clicking again e Color Calibration Displays the Color Calibration window for Bayer sensor color temperature calibration When you click the Auto White Balance button white balance is adjusted once and then Off Bayer Gain Red Gain Green Blue Gain Be 1 00000 1 00000 1 00000 Re Figure 10 5 Color Calibration VC 12MC Only e Factory Setting Not supported in the user side e High Speed Not supported on VC Series Page 66 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS 10 2 4 About s Camera Info L w pie Start Up Tool About VIEW Camera Info 0 gt Mode Nomal RO d Binning CI 1x1 2x2 Test Image None Test 1 Test 2 En s19 Ome Lara Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bt 10 Bi a 4 Tap Medium Image Processing _GenersteData 10 Tap Full E Defect Corr VC 25MC M30 433T V2 2 10 2 vieworks INDUSTRIAL CA Camera Information Camera Name VC 25MC M30 Serial Number Z9 MCEABU012 FPGA Version 00 91 MCU Version 00 94 Copyright Vieworks 2011 All rights reserved Configurator Version V2 2 10 2 Ca Figure 10 6 About Menu VC Camera Link series
10. 77 B 2 EEE 80 Page 5 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series 1 Precautions General CAUTION Do not drop disassemble repair or alter the device Doing so may damage the camera electronics and cause an electric shock Do not let children touch the device without supervision Stop using the device and contact the nearest dealer or manufacturer for technical assistance if liquid such as water drinks or chemicals gets into the device Do not touch the device with wet hands Doing so may cause an electric shock Do not store the device at a higher temperature In addition maintain the ambient temperature in a range of OC to 40 C during operation Otherwise the device may be damaged by excessively high temperatures Installation amp Maintenance CAUTION Power Supply CAUTION Do not install in dusty or dirty areas or near an air conditioner or heater to reduce the risk of damage to the device Avoid installing and operating in an extreme environment where vibration heat humidity dust strong magnetic fields explosive corrosive mists or gases are present Do not apply excessive vibration and shock to the device This may damage the device Avoid direct exposure to a high intensity light source This may damage the image sensor Do not install the device under unstable lighting conditions Severe lighting change will affect the quality of the image produced by the device Do not use solvents or
11. Camera Control Port 1 or External Connector as source of the external trigger input signal e Trigger Polarity set whether polarity of Trigger signal entered is Active High or Active Low e Exposure Source select to synchronize exposure time with pulse width of trigger input signal or with exposure time programmed inside the camera Page 42 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 5 3 Overlap Trigger Input When trigger is entered during frame transfer as shown in the figure below it performs exposure process for newly entered trigger while transferring the previous data In this case shooting images is possible up to the maximum frame rate speed of 1 Transfer Time sec regardless of the exposure time i Exposure Source Pulse width Program exposure time i External Trigger CC1 or External EXPOSURE Exposure N Exposure N 1 Exposure N 2 Strobe Out Data Transfer FVAL Image N Image N 1 Image N 2 Figure 8 9 Camera Operation when Overlap Trigger is entered Following list shows the operation of camera on exceptional trigger input e When the trigger signal with the faster period than the maximum frame rate condition is entered the next frame transfer is performed before completing the previous frame transfer This causes the failure of obtaining overall image e f new trigger is entered during the exposure process after Exposure Source is set as Program the
12. Field data and use the sfc command to apply the Flat Field Correction At this time the Flat Field data is stored on the RAM a volatile memory In order to reuse the stored data use sdf command to store them on the FLASH a non volatile memory 1 It is recommended that you enable the Defective Pixel Correction feature before activating the Flat Field Generator 2 Activating the Flat Field Generator will set the camera s resolution to its full resolution A 3 To acquire an image operate the camera with free run mode or apply a trigger signal 4 When the generation of the Flat Field data is completed the previous settings for the camera will be restored Page 47 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series lt Flat Field Calibration Block Diagram gt 1 64 Scale Down gt External EH SRAM lt Flat Fielding Block Diagram gt External Bilinear Interpolated SRAM FES Magnification Es K IR M IF Ss lt IC gt Figure 8 13 Generation and Application of Flat Field Data Magnified Image Boundary PTT ty a ETITIT A 16 Pixel Scale Down Data Magnified Image Boundary Figure 8 14 Bilinear Interpolated Magnification Page 48 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOrKS VC Camera Link series 8 9 1 Flat Field Selector VC 25MC Only As mentioned above the active Flat Field data
13. Ground Cable Shield PAIR 12 26 Ground Ground Cable Shield Table 7 1 Pin Assignments for Camera Link Connector 1 Page 26 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series PAIR List Pin Signal Name Description 1 Ground Ground Cable Shield PAIR 0 14 Ground Ground Cable Shield SEN 2 YO LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 15 Y0 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 2 3 Y1 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 16 Y1 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 3 4 Y2 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 17 Y2 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 4 5 YCLK LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 18 YCLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx PAIR 5 6 Y3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx 19 Y3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx 7 Not Used PAIR 6 Connected with 100 ohm 20 Not Used 8 Z0 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 7 21 Z0 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 9 Z1 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 8 22 21 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 10 Z2 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 9 23 22 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 11 ZCLK LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 10 24 ZCLK LVDS Out Camera Link Clock Tx 12 Z3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx PAIR 11 25 Z3 LVDS Out Camera Link Channel Tx 13 Ground Ground Cable Shield PAIR 12 26 Ground Ground Cable Shield Table 7 2 Pin Assignments for Camera Link Connector 2 Page 27 of
14. Width siw n OK n Width value Get Width giw n Set Height current region sih n OK n Height value Get Height current region gih n Set RGB Gain srg ib f OK Get RGB Gain grg db f f Gain parameter Auto generation RGB Gain arg OK Table 9 4 Command List 4 VC 12MC Only Command Syntax Value Returned Description Generate Flat Field Data gfd OK Operate Flat Field generator Save Flat Field Data sfd OK Save Flat Field data Load Flat Field Data lfd OK Load Flat Field data Set Flat Field Correction sfc OI OK 0 Off Get Flat Field Correction gfc OI 1 Active of Flat Field Correction 0 Select Flat Field data 0 1 Select Flat Field data 1 Set Flat Field Selector sfs 0 1 2 3 OK 2 Select Flat Field data 2 Get Flat Field Selector gfs n 3 Select Flat Field data 3 Only available on VC 25MC Table 9 5 Command List 5 Flat Field Correction Page 62 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 10 Configurator GUI Configurator a sample application is provided to control VC Series camera Configurator provides easy to use Graphic User Interface GUI for the user while using the commands mentioned previous chapters 10 1 Camera Scan When you execute the program while the camera is turned on Camera Scan window appears as shown in the figure below At this time the program checks serial port of computer and DLL provided by Camera Link to scan whether the camera is connected If
15. imaging sensor s active pixel If temperature is increased by seven degrees it is getting worse with double white pixels To effectively reduce white pixels maintain the operating temperature as low as possible and mount the camera on a substantial metal component in your system to provide sufficient heat dissipation You can also use the defective pixel correction to remove white pixels Add a defective pixel to defective pixel map or modify the defective pixel map stored in the camera Figure 8 22 White Pixel Page 55 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 9 Camera Configuration 9 1 Setup Command All the settings for the camera are carried out through RS 644 serial interface of camera link With the following communication setting it can be controlled using terminal or direct control at user application s Baud Rate 19200 bps e Data Bit 8 bit e Parity Bit No Parity e Stop bit 1 stop bit e Flow control None All types of camera setting commands except Firmware Download requiring massive data transmission are delivered in ASCII command type All camera setup commands start from user application and the camera returns the response OK Error or information for the command The camera informs the completion of command execution through response with write command while the camera returns the error response or information with read command Command format lt command gt lt parameter
16. newly entered signal will be ignored In this case exposure time is longer than trigger input period and the frame rate will be slower than trigger input period since all the entered trigger signals cannot synchronize Page 43 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 6 Camera Link Output VC Series supports 2 Tap 4 Tap 8 Tap or 10 Tap output modes according to the user interface Tap setting value defines the number of output pixel data for each Pixel Clock Cycle 85 MH and the speed of frame data transmission varies depending on the tap setting Frame Data is output in interleaved order as shown in the figure below This tap setting can be set using the scl command A H A P 2 Tap Output 1 Pixel Clock Cycle BASE 1 AREA E wmd 4 Tap Output 1 Pixel Clock Cycle MEDIUM 1 A B C D E F G H A B mm sas Guia 1 Pixel Clock Cycle FULL 1 es FULL 1 1 Pixel Clock Cycle 1 Camera Link Configuration Figure 8 10 Camera Link Output Mode t Supported Camera Link Output Mode e VC 2MC 150 and VC 4MC 80 support 2 Tap and 4 Tap A e VC 2MC 340 VC 4MC 180 and VC 12MC 65 support 2 Tap 4 Tap 8 Tap and 10 Tap e VC 3MC 280 and VC 25MC 30 support 8 Tap and 10 Tap Page 44 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 7 Gain and Offset
17. thinners to clean the surface of the device This can damage the surface finish Applying incorrect power can damage the camera If the voltage applied to the camera is greater or less than the camera s nominal voltage the camera may be damaged or operate erratically Please refer to 5 2 Specifications for the camera s nominal voltage x Vieworks Co Ltd does NOT provide power supplies with the devices Make sure the power is turned off before connecting the power cord to the camera Otherwise damage to the camera may result Page 6 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 2 Warranty For information about the warranty please contact your local dealer or factory representative 3 Compliance amp Certifications 3 1 FCC Declaration This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at own expenses 3 2 CE DoC EMC Directive 2004 10
18. 2 FFC Tab Generates the Flat Field Correction data to be used for correction You can set only one frame for correction Saves Save to Flash the generated FFC data to Flash in order to reuse in the future or loads Load From Flash the saved FFC data Downloads Download to camera FFC data from the user computer or uploads Upload to PC FFC data to the user computer Sets the offset value of the image after applying the Flat Field Correction Page 72 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 11 Troubleshooting e f no image is displayed on the screen p Ensure that all the cable connections are secure 2 Ensure that the power supply is properly connected 2 Ensure that trigger signal is applied correctly when you use external trigger mode e If images are not clear a Ensure the camera lens or glass is clean p Check that the lens aperture is adjusted properly e f images are dark 2 Ensure that your camera lens is not blocked p Check that exposure time is set properly e If you identify abnormal operation or overheating sign 2 Ensure that the power supply is properly connected o Stop using the camera when you notice smoke or abnormal overheating e Ifthe trigger mode is not working correctly 2 Ensure that CC1 setting on the grabber board is configured correctly when you use CC trigger mode 2 Ensure that cable connections are secure when you use external trigger mode e If you identify t
19. 8 EC Testing Standard EN 55022 2006 A1 2007 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Class A 3 3 KC KCC Statement Description Class A This device obtained EMC registration for office use Class A and may be Broadcasting Communication used in places other than home Sellers and or users need to take note of this Device for Office Use Page 7 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 4 Package Components Package Components A VC Camera lt C mount gt VC Camera lt F mount gt Mount Plate Optional gt M5 Set Screws for Tilt Adjustment Provided only with F mount camera e You can adjust the tilt using the M5 set screws however it is not recommended since it is adjusted as factory default settings e If the tilt settings need to be adjusted inevitably please contact your local dealer or factory representative for technical support Page 8 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 5 Product Specifications 5 1 Overview VC Series is a high speed industrial area scan camera equipped with the latest global shutter CMOS image sensor With its high reliability and durability this camera is best suitable for machine vision requiring high speed continuous shooting Main features e High speed 2 3 4 12 25 megapixel CMOS image sensor e Electronic exposure time control global shutter e Output Pixel Format a VC 2MC 4MC 12MC 25MC 8 10 bit a VC 3MC 8 bit e Strobe Outpu
20. 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series Camera Link Output Mode CL Configuration CL Connector 1 CL Connector 2 2 Tap BASE O X VC 2MC 340 4 Tap MEDIUM O O VC 4MC 180 8 Tap FULL O O VC 12MC 65 10 Tap FULL O O VC 3MC 280 8 Tap FULL O O VC 25MC 30 10 Tap FULL O O Table 7 3 Connector Arrangement for Camera Link Output Modes When you connect a Frame Grabber to Camera Link Connectors using Camera Link cables make sure you connect to the correct Camera Link Connector Incorrect connection of Connector 1 and Connector 2 may cause malfunction of the camera or communication problems between PC and the camera Page 28 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 7 3 Power Input Connector The power input connector is a Hirose 6 pin connector part HR10A 7R 6PB Pin arrangement and configuration are as follows Figure 7 3 Pin Arrangement of Power Input Connector Pin Number Signal Description 12V DC DC Power Input DCGround Ground DC Ground Table 7 4 Pin ee of Power Input Connector Connecting the power cable to the camera can be made by using the Hirose 6 pin plug part HR10A 7P 6S or the equivalent The power adaptor is recommended to have at least 1A current output at 12 V DC 10 voltage output Users need to purchase the power adaptor separately Precaution for Power Input e Make sure the power is turned off before connecting the power cord to t
21. A 4 Tap N A 8 Tap 227 fps 10 Tap 284 fps 2 Tap N A 4 Tap N A 8 Tap 4 41 ms 10 Tap 3 51 ms 8 bit 8 10 Tap 1 100000 7 sec 10 us step lt 5m Camera Link Cable at 85 MH 0 63 LSB 64 step O 12 dB 64 step Free Run Trigger Programmable Exposure Time and Trigger Polarity External 8 3 V 5 0 V Logical level input Optically isolated Camera Link CC1 60 dB C or F mount 10 14 V DC Max 6 W Operating 0 C 40 C Storage 40 C 70 C 68 mm x 68 mm x 54 mm 420g with F mount Page 10 of 81 Configurator Specifications of VC Series VC 2MC VC 3MC RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series VC Series VC 4MC 80 VC 4MC 180 VC 12MC 65 Resolution H x V 4096 x 3072 Sensor GMOSIS CMV 12000 Diagonal 28 14 mm Sensor Type High Speed Progressive Scan CMOS Image Sensor Pixel size 5 5 um X 5 5 um Interface Camera Link Electronic Shutter Global Shutter 2 Tap 13 0 fps 8 Tap 51 7 fps 10 Tap 64 3 fps 2 Tap 76 9 ns 8 Tap 19 4 ns 10 Tap 15 6 ns 8 bit 2 4 Tap 8 bit 2 4 8 10Tap 8 bit 2 4 8 10 Tap Pixel Data Format 10 bit 2 4 Tap 10 bit 2 4 8 Tap 10 bit 2 4 8 Tap Camera Link Pixel Clock 85 Miz Exposure Time 1 100000 7 sec 10 us step 5 100000 7sec 10 us step Cable Length lt 5m Camera Link Cable at 85 me Black Offset 0 63 LSB 64 step Video Gain O 12 dB 64 step THAT Mode Programmable eee Trigger Polarity External Trigger External 3 3 V 5 0 V Logical level
22. About VIEW MODE EXP ANALOG Mode Nomal ROI Binning 1x1 22 Test Image 5 None D Test 1 D Test 2 Test 3 5119 Full Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing 8 Tap Full Save Data 10 Tap Full F Defect Corr Generate Data Download completed 433 V2 210 2 Page 76 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICVWO KS Appendix B Field Upgrade B 1 MCU VC Camera Link series 1 Select File gt System Upgrade gt MCU Upgrade on Configurator Load Setting Save Setting Defect Pixel System Upgrade Test 1 H MCU Upgrade FPGA Upgrade Test 2 se OTt ru Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bt 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing Generate Data nr Save Data 10 Tap Full E Defect Corr Eee Download completed 433 E v22102 2 Search and select the provided MCU upgrade file srec then click Open D PER Date modified Type GE ES Recent Places Desktop VC2_ 25M 00 94 srec E Libraries 1 31 2013 3 36 PM SREC File Page 77 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 3 Configurator starts downloading MCU upgrade file to the camera and downloading status is displayed at the bottom of the window If you wa
23. External input Set Trigger Polarity stp Off OK 0 Active low Get Trigger Polarity gtp OI 1 Active high Set Exposure Source ses OI OK 0 Program Exposure by camera Get Exposure Source ges OI 1 Pulse Width by external trigger input Set Exposure Time set n OK n Exposure Time in ps Get Exposure Time get n Setting range 10 7 000 000 ws Set Analog Gain sag n OK n Analog Gain parameter Get Analog Gain gag n Setting range 0 63 Set Analog Offset sao n OK n Analog Offset parameter Get Analog Offset gao n Setting range 0 63 Set Test Image sti 0 1 2 3 OK 0 Off Get Test Image gti 0 1 213 1 2 Fixed pattern image 3 Moving pattern image Set Data Bit sdb 8 10 OK 8 8 bit output Get Data Bit gdb 8 10 10 10 bit output Set Strobe Polarity ssp OI OK 0 Active low Get Strobe Polarity gsp OI 1 Active high Table 9 1 Command List 1 Page 60 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series Syntax Value Command Description Returned Generate Offset Calibration Data god OK Generate offset calibration data to the volatile memory Save Offset Calibration Data sod OK Save offset calibration data to the flash memory Load Offset Calibration Data lod OK Load offset calibration data from the flash memory Calibration data is loaded automatically at the start up status Set Defect Correction sde On OK 0 Off Get Defect Correction gdc OI 1 Active of Defect Correction 0 2 Tap output Set Camera Link Mode
24. M PP 0 oO Oo mn gi ei ei Wavelength nm Figure 5 2 Mono Spectral Response for VC 2MC CMV2000 color spectral reponse QE NAN NAMN NAMN NAN NAN NAN NAMN NAN mmm mS 999 WWW W 0 W W e FR 9 9 9 W O G G SS O Wavelength nm Figure 5 3 Color Spectral Response for VC 2MC Page 14 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series The following graph shows the spectral response for VC 3MC monochrome and color camera 02 Mono 215 Gren D Green2 S Z zm Be lt Bo a om 0 05 gt N 9 300 400 500 602 700 600 90D 1000 1100 WaveLength nm Figure 5 4 Mono and Color Spectral Response for VC 3MC Page 15 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series The following graphs show the spectral response for VC 4MC monochrome and color camera CMV4000 Spectral response with glass lid without glass lid Wavelength nm Figure 5 5 Mono Spectral Response for VC 4MC CMV4000 color spectral reponse Wavelength nm Figure 5 6 Color Spectral Response for VC 4MC Page 16 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series The following graph shows the spectral response for VC 12MC monochrome and color camera 8 Mono Red Green1 Absolute QE s Green2 Blue 350 450 550 650 750 850 950 1050 Wavelength nm Figure 5 7 Mono and Color Spectral R
25. Transfer Time p Frame Rate FPS 1 Frame Transfer Time sec has a fixed value e Case 2 Exposure Time gt Frame Transfer Time o Frame Rate FPS 1 Exposure Time sec varies depending on Exposure Time value Transfer Time gt l l Exposure SettingTime Internal Trigger Exposure Image N 1 Image N Image N 1 Frame Transfer Image N 1 Image N Figure 8 6 Exposure Time is shorter than Readout Time E Exposure Setting Time N l Transfer Time l Readout Time i I I I Internal Trigger I Exposure Image N 1 Image N Image N 1 Frame Transfer Image N 1 Image N Figure 8 7 Exposure Time is longer than Readout Time Page 41 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 5 2 External Sync Mode In External Sync Mode camera keeps standby status until trigger signal is entered and when trigger is entered the image is transmitted frame transfer after exposure process To operate the camera in External Sync mode it is required to set Trigger Source regarding which input CC1 input port or External Trigger port will be used for trigger signal as well as Polarity and Exposure source of the signal entered ENG Trigger Pulse Width External Trigger CC1 or External EXPOSURE Exposure Time Data Transfer Transfer Time Figure 8 8 External Sync Mode Following is the summary of basic setting items e Tigger Source select either CC1
26. UT T 44 8 7 Gain ant OMS E 45 8 8 Defective Pixel Correction sise 46 8 8 1 e cT ee h Method E 46 8 9 Flat Field Correction VC 12MC VC 25MC Only ss 47 8 9 1 Flat Field Selector VC 25MC Only iii 49 8 10 Auto White Balance VC 12MC Only sise 50 8 11 Temperature EE 50 8 12 Status LE PRES PO R RE ERA 50 8 13 DEICH SONAN EE 51 8 14 SR ee 52 8 15 SO E 53 8 15 1 Ettel Helle 53 8 15 2 Strobe Polarity EE 53 8 16 Field USC AR eege Eegeregie 53 8 17 Dark Image ee EE 54 8 17 1 Sequence of Dark Image Correction ss 54 8 18 REP RO ies Sabie ee eee eo ieee tee eae ea ee 55 9 Camera Configuration us sccsrecaracrannaremenenrannnrancceraraneennnnnc nneeauasesnnnenreue 56 9 1 Setup Command sss ent mien eee en 56 9 2 Actual Time Applied for Commande sss sese 58 9 3 Parameter Storage Space ER 59 9 4 Command R EE 60 10 Configurator GUI VE 63 10 1 RI e en eee tn eee ea ee en 63 10 2 LS LEE EEE 64 10 2 1 DE TR RTE EE PRE RE EN aE 64 10 2 2 OLA Re 4222 a is een E ive cdevaaadv adi alter TE tatee dus 65 10 2 3 e el 66 10 2 4 lee EE 67 Page 4 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 10 3 E EE 68 10 3 1 MEW snes salt aes clase Ee 68 10 3 2 MODE EXP TD ed satya a da oi 70 10 3 3 ANALOG RD da a de le en de ee 71 10 3 4 FRO elle Rrra ney mee Deon Teeny een a 72 11 Troubleshooting E 73 Appendix A Defective Pixel Map Download 74 Appendix B Field RE IT ns nsc ennui ut 77 B 1 MOU ree ee ee ee ete ee ee eee eee
27. VC series User Manual VC 2MC 150 340 VC 3MC 280 VC 4MC 80 180 VC 12MC 65 VC 25MC 30 VIEWOT KS Imaging Expert VICWOTKS Revision History VC Camera Link series Revision Date Description 1 0 2010 10 01 Initial release 1 1 2010 12 13 Added scl and oc command 1 2 2010 12 21 Added VC 2MC M C340 model 1 3 2011 04 07 Revised Max Frame Rate 1 4 2011 07 12 Added 2 Tap and 4 Tap 10 bit e Added VC 2MC 150 and VC 4MC 80 e Added Camera Block Diagram description 1 5 2011 10 25 Added Data Format e Added Defective Pixel Correction e Added Appendix A and B 1 6 2011 11 11 Added VC 4MC 40 1 7 2012 06 19 Added 8 Tap 10 bit data output to VC 2MC 340 and VC 4MC 180 models 1 8 2012 08 27 Revised the description of the Get Trigger Mode command e Changed the User Manual file name t ER e Deleted VC 4MC 40 model e Added VC 3MC 280 model e Added VC 25MC 30 model ag AP e Added description of M5 set screws for tilt adjustment s Added Actual Time Applied for Commands 2 1 2013 09 09 Added VC 12MC 65 i S s Added 2 Tap and 4 Tap output mode to VC 12MC 65 e Revised the maximum FPS values depending on ROI Size of VC 2MC 2 3 2014 07 25 Added the maximum FPS values depending on ROI Size of VC 4MC 2 4 2014 09 19 Applied new Cl 2 5 2015 04 30 Added the Flat Field Correction feature to VC 25MC 30 Page 2 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series Conte
28. an image with 2048 width x 1844 the total height of the three regions size e Offset X 1024 Width 2048 e ROIO 2 Offset Y 204 Height 512 e BOL 1 2 Offset Y 1024 Height 716 e ROI 2 a Offset Y 2356 Height 616 0 Offset Y ght RO 1 Offset Y BOL 0 Hei ght ROI D DD 0 DD 0 D 0 OI 9090990090 oooo00000000000000 ooo0o00000000oocaona ROI_2 Offset Y ROI_1 Hei O000000000000000000 106896 098690 0000000000 O0000000800000000000 D000000000 Ed 00 00000 Rago 06 8 0 0 0 06 QO 000 T 000000 hyve 90 029 06 G QG ooo N oo Ba 0090009009 000 RS OO Oo CH 00000 a ooooo Figure 8 2 Multi ROl Page 36 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series There are several things to Keep in mind when setting Multi ROI The sum of the Offset X value plus the Width value must not exceed the width 4096 on the VC 12MC of the camera s sensor The sum of the Offset Y value plus the Height value must not exceed the height 3072 on the VC 12MC of the camera s sensor The Offset X and Width values must be a multiple of 8 ranging from 24 to 4096 The Offset Y and Height values must be a multiple of 4 ranging from 4 to 3072 You need to set the regions in order When you set a preceding region to OFF all the succeeding regions will be set to OFF automatically For example you have set four regions from 0 through 4 If you set the region 1 to OFF the regio
29. ance lt 100 Q gt gt TRIGGER_IN Pin 1 Pulse Width gt 1us Amplitude Range 3V 5V gt gt TRIGGER_IN PIN 2 Figure 7 6 Recommended Pulse Trigger Driver Input ON Resistance lt 100 Q Ru TRIGGER IN Pin 2 Minimum T gt gt GROUND PIN3 ON Time gt 1us Figure 7 7 Recommended Contact Trigger Input Page 31 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 7 6 Strobe Output Circuit The strobe output signal is 3 3 V output level of a TTL Driver IC The pulse width of signal is synchronized with the exposure signal shutter of the camera 3 3V 470 STROBE_SIGNAL STROBE_OUT gt gt TRIGGER IN TTL Driver gt gt TRIGGER_IN SS ESE R Figure 7 8 Strobe Output Schematic Page 32 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VC Camera Link series VICWOTKS 8 Camera Features 8 1 Region Of Interest ROI The Region of Interest ROI feature allows you to specify a portion of the sensor array You can acquire only the frame data from the specified portion of the sensor array while preserving the same quality as you acquire a frame from the entire sensor array ROI is determined as the overlapping area of two areas when designating start point and end point in horizontal and vertical direction as shown in the figure below Start point and End point mean the starting and end of the ROI In the VC 2MC 4MC and 12MC models the frame rate will increase as the vertical ROI is made smaller However the ho
30. ata Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit O 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing Petes ba 8 Tap Full 5 10 Tap Full F Defect Corr Save Data VC 25MC M30 433T E v22102 Page 74 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series 3 Search and select the created file and click Open Look in Upgrade O rm az Name S Date modified Type 3 er BEN defect 7 30 2013 10 21 AM Microsoft Recent Places Desktop Libraries 4 Configurator starts downloading defective pixel map data to the camera and downloading status is displayed at the bottom of the window File Start Up Tool About vew att Ten bo Cep OE ROI PE a ning 1x1 E 2x2 Test Image None B Test 1 EI ewa 5119 Test 3 e Fut Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 108t 4 Tap Medium Image Processing Generate Data 8 Tap Full n Save Data 10 Tap Full Defect Corr Savenata j 50 V2 2102 Page 75 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOrKS VC Camera Link series 5 Once the download has been completed the saving process will begin During the saving process make sure not to disconnect the power cord 6 Once all the processes have been completed Download completed message will appear at the bottom of the window Vieworks VC 25MC M30 e a File Start Up Tool
31. ata Format Data can be processed in the unit of 10 bit internally but can be selectively output in the unit of 8 or 10 bit at output When it is output in 8 bit unit the 2 least significant bits will be dropped from overall 10 bits MSB LSB ez o oe ov oe os pa os oe on Data ne os os or ee os oes Toe er for mowa or o e e e e eTe Figure 8 16 Data Format H 4 t Supported data format VC 3MC 280 supports only 8 bit Page 51 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 14 Test Image To check normal operation of the camera it can be set to output test image created inside instead of image data from the imaging sensor There are 3 types of test image image with different value in horizontal direction Test Image 1 image with different value in diagonal direction Test Image 2 and moving image with different value in diagonal direction Test Image 3 Test image can be applied in all operation modes of the camera To set Test Image use the sti command Figure 8 17 Test Image 1 Figure 8 18 Test Image 2 Figure 8 19 Test Image 3 Page 52 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 15 Strobe Strobe signal is used to synchronize the external light source with camera or to measure the exposure time applied to current camera Pulse width of Strobe signal is from the generating point of Shutter signal to the starting point of Readout which coi
32. de e 6 pin Power Input Connector supplies power to the camera s 4 pin Control Connector inputs external trigger signal and outputs strobe Figure 7 1 VC Series Back Panel 7 2 Camera Link Connector Figure 7 2 Camera Link Connector Page 25 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series Camera output complies with Camera Link Standard and the following list shows the pin configuration of the connector PAIR List Description 1 Ground Ground Cable Shield PAIR 0 14 Ground Ground Cable Shield SR 2 X0 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 15 X0 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 2 3 X1 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 16 X1 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 3 4 X2 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 17 X2 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 4 5 XCLK LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 18 XCLK LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter PAIR 5 6 X3 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 19 X3 LVDS Out Camera Link Transmitter 7 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver PAIR 6 20 SerTC LVDS In Serial Data Receiver BNR 8 SerTFG LVDS Out Serial Data Transmitter 21 SerTFG LVDS Out Serial Data Transmitter 9 CC 1 LVDS In Software External Trigger PAIR 8 22 eeh LVDS In Software External Trigger 10 N C N C N C PAIR 9 23 N C N C N C 11 N C N C N C PAIR 10 24 N C N C N C 12 N C N C N C PAIR 11 25 N C N C N C 13 Ground
33. e Load from Flash button to load the selected Flat Field data into the active Flat Field data Page 49 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 10 Auto White Balance VC 12MC Only The Auto White Balance feature is implemented on the VC 12MC C65 color camera It will control the white balance of the image acquired from the color camera according to the GreyWorld algorithm The entire pixel data will be used by the Auto White Balance feature to control the white balance As soon as you activate the Auto White Balance feature the Digital Red Digital Green and Digital Blue will be set to 1 Then the Digital Red and Digital Blue will be adjusted to control the white balance The arg command is used to set whether to use the Auto White Balance feature 8 11 Temperature Monitor The camera has an embedded sensor chip to monitor the internal temperature The oct command is used to check the temperature of the camera 8 12 Status LED There is a green LED to inform the operation status on the back of camera LED status and corresponding camera status are as follows e Continuous ON operates in Free Run Mode e Repeat ON for 0 5 second OFF for 0 5 second operates in Trigger Mode e Repeat ON for 1 second OFF for 1 second outputs Test Image e Repeat ON for 0 25 second OFF for 0 25 second operates in Trigger Mode and outputs Test Image Page 50 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 13 D
34. ence of Dark Image Correction How to Correct Dark Image using Configurator 1 Prevent penetration of light into the camera image sensor Click the Generate Data button in the View tab to generate correction data Click the Save Data button to save correction data in the flash memory The saved data will be applied to the camera automatically when the camera is turned on C Vieworks VC 4MC C180 File Start Up Tool About VIEW MODE EXP ANALOG Mode Nomal Oaor Test Image 2048 HD x 2048 None OTet i O Test 2 O Test 3 Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base Os Bt O 106i O 4 Tap Medium Generate Data Image Processing See 10 Tap Full Defect Corr eel VC 4MC C180 40 10 Figure 8 21 Dark Image Correction on Configurator How to Correct Dark Image using Serial Command 1 Prevent penetration of light into the camera image sensor 2 Use the terminal command gop to generate correction data in the camera 3 Use the terminal command sop to save correction data in flash memory Page 54 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 18 White Pixel If you use a VC 25MC camera under the condition of high ambient temperature white pixels also known as hot pixels may be occurred due to the characteristic of equipped high resolution CMOS sensor White pixels are caused by accumulated current leakage in the charge storage region inside the
35. esponse for VC 12MC Page 17 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series The following graph shows the spectral response for VC 25MC monochrome and color camera Responsivity V s Wim2 Wavelength nm Figure 5 8 Mono and Color Speciral Response for VC 25MC Page 18 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 5 5 Mechanical Specification The camera dimensions in millimeters are as shown in the following figures Mechanical FB A 8 M5 DP 5 Camera Mounting Screw Holes M25 4 x P0 794 C Mount Thread 87 68 0 0s 955 0 67 8 Rear Block _33 940 1 68 07 Image Plane 11 2 39 3 67 8 Rear Block Reference Plane Side for Camera Mounting Reference Plane Front for Camera Mounting Figure 5 9 VC 2MC 3MC 4MC Camera Link C mount Mechanical Dimension Page 19 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VC Camera Link series VIEWOr KS A Mechanical FB 8 M5 DP 5 R 21 8 Camera Mounting Screw Holes Glass 67 8 Rear Block 33 940 1 Image Plane as 67 8 Rear Block 40 1 393 Reference Plane Side for Camera Mounting Reference Plane Front for Camera Mounting Figure 5 10 VC 2MC 3MC 4MC Camera Link F mount Mechanical Dimension Page 20 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS 68 0 0s 68 0 00s Figure 5 11 VC Camera Link series 47 42 Mechanical 8 M5 DP 5 Camera Mounting Screw Holes
36. eter value temporarily set by the user User space can be read and written but Factory space can be read only At camera booting setting value in one of 3 storage spaces is copied to work space according to Config Initialization value and value of the space is used for camera setting Since values in work space is valid only while the power is on it should be copied to user space 1 or user space 2 using the sct command Volatile Memory RAM P Work Space d Non_volatile Memory ROM Factory Space m Faeto Space lt gt d User 1 Space gt User 2 Space D Figure 9 2 Parameter Area Page 59 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS 9 4 Command List VC Camera Link series Command Syntax Melis Description Returned Help h String Display a list of all commands Set Read Out Mode srm OI OK bie dee HEES Soe ou 1 ROI Region of Interest mode ROI is set using sha and sva commands Set Horizontal Area sha nin2 OK n1 Starting point of horizontal direction Get Horizontal Area gha ni n2 n2 End point of horizontal direction Set Vertical Area sva nin2 OK n1 Starting point of vertical direction Get Vertical Area gva ni n2 n2 End point of vertical direction Set Trigger Mode stm 011 OK 0 Free Run mode Get Trigger Mode gtm OI 1 Trigger Overlap mode Set Trigger Source sts 112 OK 1 CC1 port input Get Trigger Source gts 112 2
37. he camera Otherwise damage to the camera may result CAUTION e Ifthe camera input voltage is greater than 16 V damage to the camera may result Page 29 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 7 4 Control Connecter The control connector is a Hirose 4 pin connector part HR10A 7R 4S and consists of an external trigger signal input and strobe output port Pin arrangement and configuration are as follows 00 L Figure 7 4 Pin Arrangement of Control Connector Pin Number Signal Trigger Input Trigger Input DC Ground Table 7 5 Pin Arrangement of Control Connector Description DC Ground 3 3 V TTL Output Output resistance 47 Q The mating connector is a Hirose 4 pin plug part HR10A 7P 4P or the equivalent connectors Page 30 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 7 5 Trigger Input Circuit Following figure shows trigger signal input circuit of the 4 pin connector Transmitted trigger signal is applied to the internal circuit through a photo coupler Minimum trigger width that can be recognized by the camera is 1 ys If transmitted trigger signal is less than 1 us the camera will ignore the trigger signal External trigger circuit example is shown below masa 330 Q TRIGGER_IN TRIGGER_IN at d HR10A 7R 4SB PHOTO COUPLER Figure 7 5 Trigger Input Schematic STROBE_OUT gt gt gt gt TRIGGER IN Output Resist
38. he difference between left and right image o Check whether left and right gain settings are different o Check whether left and right offset settings are different e f there is a communication failure between the camera and PC 2 Ensure that the camera link cable is connected properly 2 Ensure that serial communication settings are configured properly on both PC and frame grabber Page 73 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series Appendix A Defective Pixel Map Download 1 Create the Defective Pixel Map data in Microsoft Excel format as shown in the left picture below and save as a CSV file csv The picture in the right shows the created Excel file opened in Notepad The following rules need to be applied when creating the file a Lines beginning with or are treated as notes 2 Each row is produced in the order of the horizontal and vertical coordinate values p The input sequence of pixel is irrelevant E Microsoft Excel defectData c D defectDataa csy H GO ISF BAe AAO comment line comment line L22 Comment line comment line ares H 2011 178 52 699 268 1112 1713 608 2 Start Up Tool About Load Setting gt Save Setting gt Toll Li 5149 Defect Pixel L Download to Camera Ease Upload to PC Exit D 2x2 Test Image None D Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 5119 gt Full Camera Link Output D
39. input Optically isolated Software Trigger Camera Link CC1 Dynamic Range 60 dB Power 10 14 V DC Max 6 W Environmental Operating DC 40 C Storage 40 C 70 C Mechanical 68 mm X 68 mm X 54 mm 420g with F mount Configuration SW Configurator Table 5 2 Specifications of VC Series VC 4MC VC 12MC Page 11 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Series Resolution H x V Sensor Sensor Size mr Sensor Type Pixel size Interface Electronic Shutter Max Frame Rate Transfer Time Pixel Data Format Camera Link Pixel Clock Exposure Time Cable Length Black Offset Video Gain Trigger Mode External Trigger Software Trigger Dynamic Range Lens Mount Power Environmental Mechanical Configuration SW 5120 X 5120 On Semiconductor VITA 25K 4 5 um X 4 5 um Global Shutter 8 Tap 25 3 fps 10 Tap 30 8 fps 8 Tap 39 42 ms 10 Tap 32 47 ms 8 bit 8 10 Tap 10 bit 8 Tap 1 100000 7 sec 10 us step lt 5m Camera Link Cable at 85 mx 0 63 LSB 64 step 0 12 dB 64 step Free Run Trigger Programmable Exposure Time and Trigger Polarity 10 14 V DC Max 8 W Operating 0 C 40 C Storage 40 C 70 C 68 mm X 68 mm X 54 mm 420g with F mount Table 5 3 Specifications of VC Series VC 25MC VC Camera Link series 23 04 X 23 04 Diagonal 32 5 mm High Speed Progressive Scan CMOS Image Sensor External 3 3 V 5 0 V Logical level input Optically isolated Camera Link CC1 RA14 11A 010
40. is stored in the camera s volatile memory and the data is lost if the camera is reset of powered off To use the active or generated Flat Field data after the camera is powered on or reset you need to save them in the camera s non volatile memory The VC 25MC model provides four reserved areas in the camera s non volatile memory available for saving Flat Field data You can use the Flat Field Selector feature to select one of the four reserved areas Non volatile Memory Flash C Volatile Memory RAM Flat Field Data 0 KT Flat Field Data 1 D Active Flat Field Data Flat Field Data 2 Flat Field Data 3 Figure 8 15 Flat Field Selector Saving a Flat Field data To save the current active Flat Field data into a reserved area in the camera s flash memory 1 Use the sfs 0 1 2 3 command to specify a reserved area where the current active Flat Field data will be stored 2 Use the sfd command or click the Save to Flash button in Configurator to save the active Flat Field data to the selected reserved area Loading the Flat Field data If you saved a Flat Field data into the camera s non volatile memory you can load the saved Flat Field data from the camera s non volatile memory into the camera s active Flat Field data 1 Use the sfs 0 1 2 3 command to specify a reserved area whose Flat Field data will be loaded into the camera s active Flat Field data 2 Use the Ifd command or click th
41. l gt lt parameter2 gt lt cr gt 0 2 parameters follow the command Response If execution of write command is successfully completed OK lt cr gt lt lf gt ex Write command In response to a set 100 command the camera will return in hex value Command 73 65 74 20 31 30 30 OD set 100 lt cr gt Response 73 65 74 20 31 30 30 OD OA Ab 4B OD OA 3E Set 100 lt cr gt lt 1t gt ORSDESIES gt Echo result Page 56 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series If execution of read command is successfully completed lt parameterl gt lt cr gt lt lf gt ex Read command In response to a get command the camera will return in hex value Command 67 65 74 OD get lt cr gt Response 67 65 74 OD OA 31 30 30 OD OA 3 get lt cr gt lt lf gt 1L00 lt er gt lt 1Lt gt gt Echo response prompt If execution of command is not completed Error lt Error Code gt lt cr gt lt lf gt Prompt After sending response Camera sends prompt always gt is used as prompt Types of Error Code 0x80000481 values of parameter not valid 0x80000482 number of parameter is not matched 0x80000484 command that does not exist 0x80000486 no execution right Page 57 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 9 2 Actual Time Applied for Commands When you execute a command the actual or real time applied for the command varies dependi
42. mera to user computer Upload to PC e System Upgrade Upgrades MCU program or FPGA logic es Exit Exits Configurator Page 64 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICVWVO KS VC Camera Link series 10 2 2 Start Up You can select the camera setting values to load when the camera is turned on Factory Setting vd User1 Setting User 2 Setting 5119 1x1 22 Test Image None E Test 1 Test 2 5119 Sma ru Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bi 4 Tap Medium Image Processing Corse Data 8 Tap Full Save Data 10 Tap Full E Defect Corr VC 25MC M30 433T E v22102 Figure 10 3 Start Up Menu e Factory Setting Loads the camera setting values from Factory Space e User Setting Loads the camera setting values from User1 Space e User Setting Loads the camera setting values from User2 Space Page 65 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 10 2 3 Tool gt r C 25 MC J File Start Up About VIEW MODE Refresh Mode S Terminal Nomal ia Color Calibration ROI Factory Setting ne High Speed 1x1 z Test Image None Test 1 Test 2 9 Test 3 s lt Fu Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium image Processing EE 8 Tap Full z ave Data 10 Tap Full Defect Corr VC 25MC M30 433 C V2 210 2 Figure
43. n Or select About gt Camera Info to confirm the MCU version vieworks INDUSTRIAL CAMERA Camera Information Camera Name VC 25MC M30 Serial Number Z9 MCEABU012 FPGA Version 00 91 MCU Version 00 94 Copyright Vieworks 2011 All rights reserved Configurator Version V2 2 10 2 Ca Page 79 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS B 2 FPGA 1 2 3 VC Camera Link series Select File gt System Upgrade gt FPGA Upgrade on Configurator Load Setting Save Setting Defect Pixel ST ru Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bt 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing 8 Tap Full 10 Tap Full Defect Corr System Upgrade Test 1 S MCU Upgrade FPGA Upgrade 51 19 Generate Data Save Data Download completed 433 C V2210 2 Search and select the provided FPGA upgrade file bin and click Open Lookin Ji Upgrade O P Er Ge Name Date modified Type ED WEE V0 ST bin A0 as PM BIN File Recent Places Desktop Libraries A Computer m U a File name VC 25M30_VO0_91 D Open Network Filles of type Binary Dei bin X Cancel E Open as read only The subsequent processes are identical to those of MCU upgrade Page 80 of 81 RA14 11A 010 BS Vieworks Co Ltd 41 3 Burim ro 170beon gil Dongan gu Anyang si Gyeonggi do 431 060 Re
44. n 2 3 and 4 will be set to OFF You do not need to order the regions from top to bottom on the sensor For example you could place the region 1 near the bottom of the sensor the region 2 near the top and the region 3 in the middle You can save Configurator gt File gt Save Setting gt User 1 or User 2 the setting values for Multi ROI to parameter storage space and then load Configurator gt File gt Load Setting gt From User 1 Space or From User 2 Space the values to the camera when desired Refer to Table 9 4 Command List 4 for the commands related to Multi ROI Page 37 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 3 Binning VC 25MC Only Binning has the effects of increasing the level value and decreasing resolution by adding the values of the adjacent pixels and sending them as one pixel VC 25MC provides two binning factor X1 and x2 that the user can apply both horizontally and vertically The below figure shows application of 2 X 2 binning four pixels are summed and reported out of the camera as a single pixel Using binning reduces the resolution of camera s imaging sensor in half however it results in double signal to noise ratio with the same brightness as an original image You can set the Binning Factor by using the sbf command CIBLE BE EE UGBUBUB III UGBUBUB BATAM Figure 8 3 2 x 2 Binning Even if the binning is performed on the color camera the resulting image will be monochrome
45. ncides with exposure time of camera 8 15 1 Strobe Output The camera can provide the Strobe Output signal that is synchronized with the exposure time of the camera The Strobe Output signal is shown below Pulse Width Internal or External Trigger Exposure O enen Strobe Out t SE Active High 1 Figure 8 20 Strobe signal in Trigger mode 8 15 2 Strobe Polarity Polarity can be set for Strobe signal output The ssp command is used to set the polarity of strobe signal 8 16 Field Upgrade The camera has the function to upgrade firmware and FGPA logic through RS 644 interface of Camera Link rather than disassemble the camera in the field See Appendix B for details on how to upgrade Page 53 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 17 Dark Image Correction CMOS sensor may result in lower sensitivity at dark level This is caused by fixed pattern noise variation depending on the exposure settings or characteristic change according to the temperature variation of AFE and sensor cell Sensitivity change resulted by temperature variation is less than 1 dB 10 degree The acquisition condition of correction data is 25 degree based on the camera case temperature To acquire optimized image at user environment it is recommended to perform dark image correction after the camera is installed and the temperature of the camera is stabilized VC 25MC 30 does not support dark image correction 8 17 1 Sequ
46. ng on the type of the command and operating status of the camera All commands except Set Exposure Time set command are applied to change the settings as illustrated below on the rising edge of a VCCD signal before starting readout process When you execute a set command the exposure time setting will be changed at the starting of the exposure In the Trigger mode you must execute commands before applying trigger signals in order to synchronize image outputs with the commands In the Free Run mode even if you execute a command you may acquire up to two images without applying the command This is true because it is hard to verify the current operating status of the camera in the Free Run mode Command Command set Command Command Executed Recognized Ack OK Executed Recognized Ack OK 1 1 1 1 D a Command Exposure Time Setting Command Applied Applied Exposure N Exposure N 1 Exposure l l VCCD Image N Image N 1 i ch READOUT Figure 9 1 Actual Time Applied for Commands Page 58 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICVWO KS VC Camera Link series 9 3 Parameter Storage Space The camera has 3 non volatile storage space used for parameter storage and 1 volatile work space that is applied to actual camera operation 3 storage space is divided into Factory Space that contain basic value at the factory and 2 user space User Space 1 User Space 2 that can save param
47. ng value on the exposure time is equal to actual exposure time because the offset value is compensated on the actual exposure time In 8 tap output channel mode for example the exposure time is set to 200 us The camera will subtract offset value 50 us from the exposure time setting internally and thus the actual exposure time will be 200 us as the user settings Due to the offset value the minimum exposure time is limited as shown in the Table 8 6 Le Actual Exposure Time Le Offset gt Figure 8 5 Real Exposure for VC 12MC 65 Frame Cycle 2 Tap 50 us 4 Tap 50 us 8 Tap 50 us 10 Tap 40 us Table 8 6 Offset Value for VC 12MC 65 2 Tap 50 us 4 Tap 50 us 8 Tap 50 us 10 Tap 40 us Table 8 7 Minimum Exposure Time for VC 12MC 65 Page 40 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 5 Trigger Mode Trigger mode of the camera is divided into Free Run mode where image is synchronized to Internal Trigger signal created inside the camera and External Sync mode where image is synchronized to the trigger signal entered into the external port 8 5 1 Free Run Mode In Free Run mode the period of internal trigger signal is determined by Transfer Time 1 Frame data transmission time and Exposure setting value and image is obtained with this periodic signal Frame Rate the period of internal signal is determined with the following two conditions e Case 1 Exposure Time lt Frame
48. nt to cancel the upgrade process click Cancel This process requires several minutes to complete File Start Up Tool About VIEW MODE EXP ANALOG Mode 9 Nomal Roi eo Binning 1x1 E 5 22 Test Image 5 None E Test 1 Test 2 5119 W put Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing 8 Tap Full 10 Tap Full Defect Corr 38 4 Once the download has been completed the saving process will begin During the saving process the Generate Data Save Data V2 2 10 2 camera cannot be restored if a power failure occurs Make sure that the power connection is secure File Start Up Tool About VIEW MODE EXP ANALOG Mode Nomal 5 ROI Binning 1x1 S 22 Test Image None at Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 5119 lt Full Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing 9 8 Tap Full 10 Tap Full Defect Corr Generate Data Save Data Download completed 433 C V2 2 10 2 Page 78 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 5 Once all the processes have been completed turn the power off and turn it back on again Select Tool gt Terminal and enter the gmv command to confirm the versio
49. nts 1 PEG TH Te T S SAS RE nadaanan anada anaana anadan a inad ana nanana 6 A T a TO 7 3 Compliance S COMMA ON Ss nn nn nanas resser ennenen enne 7 3 1 FCC EE eege eegene 7 3 2 CE NEE 7 3 3 EEE 7 d Package Components wisissiiinsiserisecssecisccntantsausserssenesanisasseenesecedenndannacideusdanisacasanniwsdawadads 8 B Product SDECITICATONS EE 9 5 1 CS EE er ee ee ee ee 9 5 2 SEI seiis eire a EE nan ins tata ni ar Liane mre nes aire 10 5 3 Camera Block Diagram EE 13 5 4 Sensor Information ME 14 5 5 Mechanical Specification ege EES 19 6 Connecting the Camera E 23 6 1 Munt PAS nn Eege 23 6 2 Precaution to center the image Sengar EEN 24 6 3 Precaution about blurring compared to the center 24 6 4 Controlling the Gamera EE 24 7 Camera Ee ET 25 7 1 ERR tne ee eee ee ee ee ee 25 7 2 Camera Link CONN CON i sese eee eee 25 7 3 eege 29 7 4 Control e ale 30 7 5 Trigger Input Le 1 ARR Gs Saeed ease 31 7 6 Strobe Output Gir Cuil eeneg ne met ee me ae 32 B Cam ra ENT 33 8 1 Region Of Interest RO Disease emma 33 8 2 Multi ROI VC 12MC Only EE 36 8 3 Binning VC 25MC On sese eee 38 8 4 Eegeregie 39 8 4 1 Real Exposure VC 12MC Only iii 40 Page 3 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 5 rigger ModE lee den en in 41 8 51 FreeRun dee EE 41 B 5 2 External Syne lee 42 8 5 3 OVerlap Trigger IMPUtissscevethccnheteedenevedhscadusbessteguabecadekesdvsedeasace naked caneenvi ceded a iadaaa Sei 43 8 6 Camera Link OUTP
50. one Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Camera Link Output Data Bit 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bit 4Tap Medium Image Processing HU 8 Tap Full E Fiat Field Corr gt gt set10 OK 109 ms 29 e v2 212 Figure 10 8 VIEW tab for VC 12MC Disables the Multi ROI feature and set to its full resolution 4096 x 3072 Displays the Setting Multi ROI window for setting Multi ROI Flat Field Correction Offset X Offset Y Width Height Status 0 o a z oe H o ECH 3 o s 3072 oer 3 o 4006 z 3 o 296 r o o o s am oe 3 o s z oer o o Le La oe 3 Ea 1 oe es gen gn R Er s Figure 10 9 Setting Multi ROI VC 12MC Only Sets the Flat Field Correction feature On or Off Page 69 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series 10 3 2 MODE EXP Tap MODE EXP tab allows you to select trigger mode exposure time and strobe e Trigger Mode e Exposure e Source e Polarity e Exposure Time e Strobe Type e Strobe Polarity FE Vieworks VC 25MC M30 fo Jee File Start Up Tool About vew MODE EXP ANALOG Trigger Mode Free Run External Sync Exposure Source Polarity Pulse Width CC1 port Active Low Program External Port Active High Exposure Time L 10 10 us 1 ms 100 ms 7s 10 us Strobe Type Strobe Polarity Narrow Output J Active Low Wide Output Active High VC 25MC M30 433
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52. rizontal ROI does not affect the frame rate In the VC 3MC and VC 25MC models the frame rate will increase as both the vertical and horizontal ROI are made smaller 0 0 HSI ZE 1 0 V Start Vertical Enterest ROI V End HSI ZE 1 VSI ZE 1 0 VSI ZE 1 H Start H End Figure 8 1 RO In VC 2MC the maximum frame rates depending on the changes of vertical ROI are shown in the following table ROI Size H X V 2048 X 16 3689 3 fps 6692 2 fps 10622 3 fps 12103 0 fps 2048 X 32 2094 4 fps 4036 9 fps 6979 1 fps 7960 3 fps 2048 X 64 1123 3 fps 2250 8 fps 4139 6 fps 4725 4 fps 2048 X 128 582 8 fps 1194 1 fps 2282 4 fps 2606 7 fps 2048 X 256 297 0 fps 615 9 fps 1203 0 fps 1374 3 fps 2048 X 512 149 9 fps 312 9 fps 618 2 fps 706 4 fps 2048 X 1024 75 3 fps 157 7 fps 313 5 fps 358 2 fps Table 8 1 VC 2MC Maximum Frame Rate depending on ROI Size Page 33 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series In VC 3MC the maximum frame rates depending on the changes of both horizontal and vertical ROI are shown in the following table ROI Size H x V 8 Tap 10 Tap 640 x 480 1830 fps 2288 fps 1024 x 768 807 fps 1010 fps 1280 x 1024 486 fps 632 fps 1600 x 1200 346 fps 432 fps 1680 x 1680 229 fps 296 fps 1696 x 1710 227 fps 284 fps Table 8 2 VC 3MC Maximum Frame Rate depending on ROI Size In VC 4MC the maximum frame rates depending on the changes of vertical ROI are sho
53. scl 01212 OK 1 4 Tap output Get Camera Link Mode gcl 0 11213 2 8 Tap output 3 10 Tap output Set Binning Factor sbf 1 2 OK 1 binning off Get Binning Factor gbf 112 2 2 by 2 binning Table 9 2 Command List 2 Command Syntax Kc Description Returned Save Config To sct 112 OK 1 Save to User 1 Setting 2 Save to User 2 Setting Load Config From IGT O 1 2 OK 0 Load from Factory Setting 1 Load from User 1 Setting 2 Load from User 2 Setting Set Config Initialization sci 0 1 2 OK 0 Load from Factory Setting when initializing Get Config Initialization gci O 1 2 1 Load from User 1 Setting when initializing 2 Load from User 2 Setting when initializing Get Model Name gmn String Display Model Name Get MCU Version gmv String Display MCU version Get FPGA Version gfv String Display FPGA version Get Serial Number gsn piece String Display Serial Number Get Current Temperature gct String Display Temperature value Table 9 3 Command List 3 Page 61 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS VC Camera Link series Value e Command Description Returned Set Region Select srs n OK n Region number 0 31 Get Region Select grs n Set Region Mode current region src OI OK 0 Region Off Get Region Mode current region grc oji 1 Region On Set Offset X sox n OK n X axis offset Get Offset X gox n Set Offset Y current region soy n OK n Y axis offset Get Offset Y current region goy n Set
54. t e Defective Pixel Correction e Camera Link Output Mode a VC 2MC 4MC 12MC 2 Tap 4 Tap 8 Tap 10 Tap a VC 8MC 25MC 8 Tap 10 Tap e Gain Offset Control e Test Image e LVDS RS 644 serial communication by Camera Link interface e Temperature monitor e Field upgrade e Dark image correction Supported only on VC 2MC 3MC 4MC 12MC Page 9 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICWOTKS 5 2 Specifications Specifications for each VC camera model are as follows VC Series Resolution H x V Sensor Sensor Size m Sensor Type Pixel size Interface Electronic Shutter Max Frame Rate Transfer Time Pixel Data Format Camera Link Pixel Clock Exposure Time Cable Length Black Offset Video Gain Trigger Mode External Trigger Software Trigger Dynamic Range Lens Mount Power Environmental Mechanical Configuration SW Table 5 1 VC 2MC 150 2048 x 1088 VC 2MC 340 VC Camera Link series VC 3MC 280 1696 x 1710 CMOSIS CMV 2000 On Semiconductor LUPA 3000 11 26 X 5 98 2 3 13 57 X 13 68 1 High Speed Progressive Scan CMOS Image Sensor 5 5 um X 5 5 um 2 Tap 74 4 fps 4 Tap 148 5 fps 8 Tap N A 10 Tap N A 10 Tap 337 6 fps 2 Tap 13 44 ms 4 Tap 6 73 ms 8 Tap N A 10 Tap N A 10 Tap 2 96 ms 8 bit 2 4 Tap 10 bit 2 4 Tap Camera Link Global Shutter 8 Tap 295 4 fps 8 Tap 3 38 ms 8 bit 2 4 8 1 0Tap 10 bit 2 4 8 Tap 85 Miz 8 0 um X 8 0 um 2 Tap N
55. the above figure correction value of this pixel is obtained as shown in the following table depending on whether surrounding pixel is Defect Pixel or not Adjacent Defect Pixel s Correction value of Current Pixel None L1 R1 2 L1 R1 R1 L1 L1 R1 L2 R2 2 L1 R1 R2 L2 L2 L1 R1 R2 L2 L1 R1 R2 L3 R3 2 L2 L1 R1 R2 R3 L3 L3 L2 L1 R1 R2 R3 Table 8 8 Calculation of Defect Pixel Correction Value Page 46 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 8 9 Flat Field Correction VC 12MC VC 25MC Only The Flat Field Correction feature improves the image uniformity when you acquire a non uniformity image due to external conditions The Flat Field Correction feature can be summarized by the following equation Where EC 5 lue of corrected image IR lue of original image TB 5 fset value IF lue of Flat Field data In order to use the Flat Field Correction feature one must first generate IF the Flat Field data This can be done by adjusting the camera to the actual environment and activating the Flat Field Generator The Flat Field Generator will standardize a series of images curtailing the image to 1 16 pixel generate the curtailed Flat Field data and store it in the internal frame buffer of the FPGA When curtailed images are used for corrections it is expanded and applied with a Bilinear Interpolation as shown in the Figure 8 14 Use gfd command to generate the Flat
56. there is a camera connected it displays model name on the screen If the camera is not properly displayed on the screen check the connection of cable with power of camera and press the refresh button When you double click model name displayed on the screen Configurator is executed and displays current setting value of camera connected Camera Scan el vieworks INDUSTRIAL CAMERA Port Camera COM3 VC 25MC M30 COM1 Not found Solios XCL 0 Porto Figure 10 1 Configurator Loading Window Page 63 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series 10 2 Menu 10 2 1 File Vieworks VC 25MC M30 Start Up Tool About Load Setting gt From File Soig 2 From Factory Space Defect Pixel K From Userl Space System Upgrade E From User2 Space Exit 22 Test Image D None Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Camera Link Output Data Bit Dark Image Correction 2 Tap Base 8 Bit 10 Bit 4 Tap Medium Image Processing Generate Data 8 Tap Full S fS Save Data 10 Tap Full Defect Corr VC 25MC M30 433T V2 210 2 Figure 10 2 File Menu s Load Setting Loads the camera setting value from the camera memory Factory User1 User2 or user computer From File e Save Setting Saves the camera setting values to the camera memory User1 or User2 or user computer To File e Defect Pixel Downloads defect information to the camera Download to Camera or uploads defect information saved in the ca
57. wn in the following table ROI Size H x V 2 Tap 4 Tap 8 Tap 10 Tap 2048 x 16 3689 3 fps 6692 2 fps 10622 3 fps 12103 0 fps 2048 X 32 2094 4 fps 4036 9 fps 6979 1 fps 7960 3 fps 2048 x 64 1123 3 fps 2250 8 fps 4139 6 fps 4725 4 fps 2048 X 128 582 8 fps 1194 1 fps 2282 4 fps 2606 7 fps 2048 X 256 297 0 fps 615 9 fps 1203 0 fps 1374 3 fps 2048 X 512 149 9 fps 312 9 fps 618 2 fps 706 4 fps 2048 X 1024 75 3 fps 157 7 fps 313 5 fps 358 2 fps 2048 X 2048 39 6 fps 78 9 fps 157 1 fps 179 5 fps Table 8 3 VC 4MC Maximum Frame Rate depending on ROI Size In VC 12MC the maximum frame rates depending on the changes of vertical ROI are shown in the following table ROI Size H x V 2 Tap 4 Tap 8 Tap 10 Tap 4096 x 500 78 fps 156 fps 304 1 fps 377 9 fps 4096 x 1000 39 fps 79 fps 155 8 fps 193 6 fps 4096 x 1500 26 fps 52 fps 104 7 fps 130 1 fps 4096 x 2000 19 fps 39 fps 78 9 fps 98 0 fps 4096 x 2500 15 fps 31 fps 63 2 fps 78 6 fps 4096 X 3072 13 fps 25 fps 51 6 fps 64 0 fps Table 8 4 VC 12MC Maximum Frame Rate depending on ROI Size Page 34 of 81 RA14 11A 010 VICGWOTKS VC Camera Link series In VC 25MC the maximum frame rates depending on the changes of both horizontal and vertical AOI are shown in the following table AOI Size H x V 8 Tap UR GTS 3000 X 3000 57 0 fps 69 2 fps 4000 X 3000 49 3 fps 59 9 fps 4000 X 4000 37 0 fps 45 0 fps 5120 X 5120 25 3 fps 30 8 fps
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