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1. The following example is not on the same Subnet NIC IP 169 250 23 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 CamIP 169 254 13 0 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 This can happen if you use a non AutoIP range on your NIC and it doesn t have access to a DHCP server Either change your NIC IP to bein the AutoIP range or fix the camera IP address to be on the same subnet as your NIC GC1020 Technical Manual Page 18 Hl e Camera is not listed or flashing Camera Unavailable There may be multiple NICs on your system set to the same subnet The camera can not know which card to resolve to Change the IP address of your NIC If you are still having problems type ipconfig all in a windows command prompt and send a screenshot to AVT support cx C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe C gt ipconfig all Windows IP Configuration Host Name z MANUFACTURING2 Primary Dns Suffix Prosilica local Node Type Hybrid IP Routing Enabled Yes WINS Proxy Enabled EL No DNS Suffix Search List Prosilica local prosilica local Ethernet adapter GigE 2 Connection specific DNS Suffix z Description gt s o ele e s a IntelCR PRO 1666 GT Desktop Adapter Physical Address M ulum p Dhcp Enabled a wi e te cer m MN IP Address DEE 159 254 13 2 Subnet Mask e gt Lee E cL HM Default Gateway s Ipconfig all screenshot Is the camera listed in2. GC1020 GC1020C Technical Manual 700024A Updated August 27 2010 Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc lll 101 3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby BC V5J 5E9 Canada Table of Contents Ee ii TAU MOC EE 1 ageet E 1 Warranty EE 1 SPECINCALIONS E 2 GEERT 3 W Nu A COMI SCIONS E 5 Cleaning a MI cm 9 Adj stng CEL MOWING nano Ia e ira 10 Camera Installation PE M 11 System ODE IMI ZAIN EE 16 Hsec Eh 18 Poi eM T M 21 CTS FGM GE dd Um 22 Isolated Ba S Be oz LT Ln PR M 23 N n isolated Mers Cheat wee dat ca uice E RR b ea ERR RE 24 Vue EE occ 25 Trigger TG DiagraM RR RE TT 26 Notes on ITI LEA LLC SIT 27 GC1020 Technical Manual Page ii lll Legal notice For customers in the U S A FCC Compliance Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuantto 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 However there is no guarantee that interferences will not occur in a
3. decreased bandwidth and other problems Use Cat5e or better cabling known to work Configure your NIC as outlined in Gigabit Ethernet Setup For Windows It should have an IP address of 169 254 x x Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 This is the AutoIP address range If your NIC has no access to a DHCP server the camera will still be auto assigned an IP address There should be no gateway on your NIC Connect a single camera directly to your NIC no hub switch and run the IP Configuration utility Start gt Programs gt Prosilica gt GigEIPConfig or C Program Files Prosilica GigEViewer ipconfig exe You may need to wait up to 30 sec for camera to appear ES List of Prosilica GigE Vision cameras on the local Ethernet network Configuration Mode Subnet Mask Gateway Status 02 21104 05013 DHCP 169 254 25 33 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edt Configuration Set the IP configuration for your camera When you click OK the configuration is saved as the camera s power up settings Obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP Fallback to AutolP Obtain an IP address automatically using Auto IP 169 254 xxx xxx C Use the following IP address IP address 169 254 4 1 Subnet mask Default gateway 0 0 0 0 Change A camera in DHCP AutoIP fallback mode e Camera is listed Your camera and NIC must be on the same subnet e g NIC IP 169 254 23 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Camera IP 169 254 43 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0
4. Addendum GC1020 Technical Manual Page 21 GC 10 Schematic AS SEEN FROM CAMERA REAR VIEW POWER GROUND 12V POWER SYNC INPUT 1 YNCO 390R FAIRCHILD 1 8W MOCD207M VDD 3 3 SYNC INPUT 1 ISOLATED GROUND SYNC INPUT 2 HIROSE HR10A 10R 12PB SYNC OUTPUT 2 CAMERA INTERNAL CIRCUIT 6 SYNC OUTPUT 1 2 VDD 3 3 T 200R 3 kb VDD 3 3 Ea RS232 TXD gt LOGIC SYNC INPUT 1 LOGIC SYNC OUTPUT 1 lt __ LOGIC TxD MAXIM MAX3221CPWR td EN Forceorr pE pO ke Cl vec 34 L93 0 1u 3v anp H4 4 ci pout H jl su Sica FORCEON H c2 DIN KH rc em rd INVALID p 5 a RIN ROUT S RS232 RXD VDD 3 3 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SN74LVC2G241DCU 81 voc 10 PS SYNC OUTPUT 2 6 20E 1A T3 em d 2Y k 2A GND gt Loic RxD LOGIC SYNC OUTPUT 2 gt LOGIC SYNC INPUT 2 Page 22 GC1020 Technical Manual Hl Isolated Trigger Schematic USERS TRIGGER CIRCUIT POWER GROUND 7 POWER GROUND 12V POWER SYNC INPUT 1 DRIVER HIROSE HR10A 10P 12S USER POWER RECOMMENDED V ALUES 1K ER WER SYNC OUTPUT 1 RECEIVER 5V 0 12V 0 7K 2 7K 24V 1 8K 4 7K This circuit assumes a 10mA drive current Ir from User s trigger circuit into camera through R1 R2 is
5. J ALLIED Installing GigE Viewer for Testing o The latest Viewer software can be downloaded from http www alliedvisiontec com us support html o Run the GigE Viewer Installer exe This will install the Prosilica GC Digital Camera drivers as well as the GigE Viewer application program o Plug in the Prosilica GC camera via the Gigabit Ethernet port Plug in the power connection Verify that the Status LED 2 is a solid green Run the GigE Viewer Application It will take a few seconds for the camera to be recognized If the camera does not appear in the Viewer list after approximately 10 seconds then try disconnecting and reconnecting the power If it still does not appear restart the viewer If it still does not appear see the Trouble Shooting section of this document o See Figure 8 Select the wrench icon to change camera settings Change the PacketSize to a value of 1500 Select the eye icon to image The camera should now be imaging If the camera is not imaging see the Trouble Shooting section of this document Note that the PacketSize can be set to 8228 if the network card has been optimized to support jumbo frames o See the System Optimization Section to maximize the performance of your system SampleViewer File Help Host 02 20404 00009 GE1380 02 2040A 00009 GE1380 020 fps See 02 2040A 00009 GE1380 Ss Attributes ER Acquisition AcquisitionMode Continuous Trigger TriggerMode Freerun Contro
6. O O For applications requiring the shortest possible Trigger Latency and the smallest possible Trigger Jitter the User Trigger signal should be applied when Imaging is false and Idle is true In this case Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter are as indicated in the Specifications section GC1020 Technical Manual Page 27 lll Triggering during the Readout State o Forapplications requiring the fastest triggering cycle time whereby the camera image sensor is exposing and reading out simultaneously then the User Trigger signal should be applied as soon as a valid Trigger Ready is detected In this case Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter can be up to 1 line time since Exposure must always begin on an Interline boundary Page 28 GC1020 Technical Manual
7. SampleViewer but can t acquire images Reset your camera settings to factory default with ConfigFilelndex Factory click the ConfigFileLoad button While streaming check your Stats GC1020 Technical Manual Page 19 02 21714 05001 GC2450C Controls Values Sensor TimeStampFrequency 100000000 Uniqueld 5556 Strobe E SyncIn E SyncOut E Stats StatDriverType Standard StatFilterversion 1 14 StatFrameRate 1 StatFramesCompleted StatFramesDropped StatPacketsErroneous StatPacketsMissed StatPacketsReceived StatPacketsRequested StatPacketsResent oo OO OO CH All stats 0 while streaming Firewall likely blocking traffic e Allstats 0 Likely a firewall is blocking incoming traffic Disable your firewall Check your camera trigger settings Many camera trigger modes require a software or hardware trigger event to capture frames e Packets are incoming but all dropping Be sure you have JumboFrames enabled on your NIC Otherwise decrease your PacketSize setting to 1500 e All packets completing as normal but black image Check ExposureValue ExposureMode and be sure your scene is suitably lit If you are still having problems acquiring images please send your camera settings file click on the disk icon in SampleViewer to AVT support Left click floppy disk icon and select destination file name Saving camera setting file GC1020 Technical Manual Page 20 lll
8. THE SMALL PACKAGING AND HIGH SPEED OF THE GC CAMERAS SPECIAL CARE IS REQUIRED TO GC1020 Technical Manual Page 2 Wi Supported Features Imaging Modes free running external trigger fixed rate software trigger Fixed Rate Control 0 001 fps to maximum frame rate External Trigger Delay Oto 60 seconds in 1 microsecond increments External Trigger Event rising edge falling edge any edge level high level Low Exposure Time 10 microseconds to 60 seconds in 1 microsecond increments Gain 0 to 22dB Region of Interest ROI independent x and y control with 1 pixel resolution Horizontal Binning 1 to 8 pixels Vertical Binning 1 to full resolution of sensor Pixel Formats Mono8 Mono16 Bayer8 Bayer 16 RGB24 YUV411 YUV422 YUV444 BGR24 RGBA24 BGRA24 Sync Out Modes trigger ready trigger input exposing readout imaging strobe GPO On monochrome versions only GC1020 Technical Manual Page 3 WV LI f KK E EL LA Mechanical 26 M3x4 2x 12 8 39 9 Nominal value Add 0 3mm for color cameras ALLIED 2x Figure 1 GC SERIES mechanical dimensions GC1020 Technical Manual Page 4 UI Connections 1 Figure 2 GC SERIES connection diagram GC1020 Technical Manual Page 5 I Item 1 GIGABIT ETHERNET PORT This port conforms to the IEEE 802 3 1000BASE T standard for Gigabit Ethernet over copper It is recommended that CAT5E or CAT6 compatible cabling and connectors be used for best
9. appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 169 254 1 Subnet mask 255 Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Figure 6 Network card TCP IP address GC1020 Technical Manual Page 13 ll 2 Gige Local Properties General Authentication Advanced Internet Connection Firewall C Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet Learn more about Internet Connection Firewall Internet Connection Sharing C Allow other network users to connect through this computer s Internet connection Home networking connection Select a private network connection Learn more about Internet Connection Sharing If you re not sure how to set these properties use the Network Setup Wizard instead Figure 7 Turn off Firewall o Return to the Gige Local Properties window as in Figure 5 Select the Advanced tab as in Figure 7 and disable the Firewall for this device Click OK to save changes Gigabit Ethernet Cabling All Gigabit Ethernet cabling and connectors should be CAT5E or CAT6 compatible Cable lengths must not exceed 100 meters Power Connection The camera requires a 12V DC power supply that can source a minimum of 500 mA of current See the Connections section of this document for more information GC1020 Technical Manual Page 14
10. at these signals are not isolated and therefore careful attention should be used when designing cabling in noisy environments GC1020 Technical Manual Page 7 ll Isolated Ground must be connected to the user s external circuit ground if Sync Input 1 or Sync Output 1 is to be used Isolated Ground Signal Ground Signal Ground must be connected to the user s external circuit ground if Sync Input 2 or Sync Output 2 is to be used or if the RS 232 port is to be used Note that Signal Ground is common with Power Ground however it is good practice to provide a separate ground connection for power and signaling when designing the cabling Video Iris This signal can be used to drive the video input of a video iris lens See Addendum DNC These signals are reserved for future use and should be left disconnected Item 3 Status LED 1 LED COLOR STATUS Solid Orange Ethernet link established Flashing Orange Ethernet activity Item 4 Status LED 2 LED COLOR STATUS Solid Green Normal operation Flashing once per second Boot up pending 3 quick flashes once per Camera fault second GC1020 Technical Manual Page 8 Cleaning the Sensor A DO NOT CONTACT CLEAN SENSOR UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY I dentifying Debris Debris on the image sensor or optical components will appear as a darkened area or smudge on the image that does not move as the camera is moved Do not confuse this with a pixel defect which will appear as a d
11. connected to the open collector of Fairchild MOCD207 The corresponding transistor emitter is connected to isolated ground See the Fairchild MOCD207 datasheet for more detailed information GC1020 Technical Manual Page 23 Hl Non isolated Trigger Schematic USERS TRIGGER CIRCUIT POWER GROUND POWER GROUND 12V POWER SYNC INPUT 2 3 3V DRIVER SYNC OUTPUT 2 3 3V RECEIVER HIROSE HR10A 10P 12S The non isolated trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 buffer driver inside the camera The required sync input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA See the Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 for more detailed information GC1020 Technical Manual Page 24 Hl Video Iris Schematic POWER GROUND POWER GROUND 12V POWER HIROSE HR10A 10P 12S LENS POWER VIDEO SIGNAL P LENS GROUND 4 JEITA CONNECTOR GC1020 Technical Manual Page 25 Hl Trigger Timing Diagram Readout Time Trigger Latency Tpd Expose Start Registered Del Exposure Time User Trigger ed a P Readout deeg N N 1 Interline Time Trigger Ready Imaging Idle GC1020 Technical Manual Page 26 I Notes on Triggering Definitions O O O Rules User Trigger is the trigger signal applied by the user Logic Trigger is the trigger signal seen by the camera internal logic Tpd is the propagation delay between the Use
12. ed If this is the case then proceed to the contact cleaning technique Contact Cleaning Only use this method as a last resort Use 99 laboratory quality isopropyl alcohol and clean cotton swabs Dampen the swab in the alcohol and gently wipe the sensor in a single stroke Do not reuse the same swab Do not wipe the sensor if the sensor and swab are both dry You must wipe the sensor quickly after immersion in the alcohol or glue from the swab will contaminate the sensor window Repeat this process until the debris is gone If this process fails to remove the debris then contact AVT GC1020 Technical Manual Page 9 ll Adjusting the C mount LOCKING RING C MOUNTRING Figure 4 Camera Front View A THE C MOUNT IS ADJUSTED AT THE FACTORY AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE ADJUSTING If for some reason the C mount requires adjustment use the following method Loosen Locking Ring Use an adjustable wrench to loosen locking ring Be careful not to scratch the camera When the locking ring is loose unthread the ring a few turns from the camera face A wrench suitable for this procedure can be provided by AVT P N 11 0048A I mage to Infinity Use a c mount compatible lens that allows an infinity focus Set the lens to infinity and image a distant object The distance required will depend on the lens used but typically 30 to 50 feet should suffice Make sure the lens is firmly threaded onto the c mount ring Rotate the lens and c moun
13. frames per second XVGA Gigabit Ethernet cameras based on the Sony ICX204AL and ICX204AK CCD sensors Precautions READ INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY gt This document contains specific information which is necessary for the correct operation and treatment of this product DO NOT OPEN THE CAMERA WARRANTY IS VOID IF CAMERA IS OPENED gt This camera contains sensitive components which can be damaged if handled incorrectly KEEP SHIPPING MATERIAL gt Poor packaging of this product can cause damage during shipping VERIFY ALL EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS gt Verify all external connections in terms of voltage levels power requirements voltage polarity and signal integrity prior to powering this device CLEANING gt This product can be damaged by some volatile cleaning agents Avoid cleaning the image sensor unless absolutely necessary Please see instructions on sensor cleaning in this document DO NOT EXCEED ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS gt See environmental specifications limits in the Specifications section of this document Warranty Allied Vision Technologies AVT provides a 2 year warranty which covers the replacement and repair of all AVT parts which are found to be defective in the normal use of this product AVT will not warranty parts which have been damaged through the obvious misuse of this product GC1020 Technical Manual Page 1 Specifications Sensor Type Sensor Shutter Type I
14. istinct point Locating Debris Before attempting to clean the image sensor it is important to first determine that the problem is due to debris on the sensor window To do this you should be viewing a uniform image such as a piece of paper with the camera Debris will appear as a dark spot or dark region that does not move as the camera is moved To determine that the debris is not on the camera lens rotate the lens independent of the camera If the spot moves as the lens moves then the object is on the lens not on the image sensor and therefore cleaning is not required If the camera has an IR filter then rotate the IR filter If the object moves then the particle is on the IR filter not the sensor If this is the case remove the IR filter carefully using a small flat head screw driver Clean both sides of the IR filter using the same techniques as explained below for the sensor window DO NOT TOUCH ANY OPTICS WITH FINGERS OIL FROM FINGERS CAN DAMAGE FRAGILE OPTICAL COATINGS Cleaning with Air If it is determined that debris is on the sensor window then remove the camera Lens and blow the sensor window directly with clean compressed air If canned air is used do not shake or tilt the can prior to blowing the sensor View a live image with the camera after blowing If the debris is still there repeat this process Repeat the process a number of times with increased intensity until it is determined that the particulate cannot be dislodg
15. lied without any guarantees or warranty whatsoever be it specific or implicit Also excluded are all implicit warranties concerning the negotiability the suitability for specific applications or the non breaking of laws and patents Even if we assume that the information supplied to us is accurate errors and inaccuracy may still occur Copyright All text pictures and graphics are protected by copyright and other laws protecting intellectual property It is not permitted to copy or modify them for trade use or transfer nor may they be used on web sites Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc 1 2010 All rights reserved GC1020 Technical Manual Page iii I Contacting Allied Vision Technologies Technical information http www alliedvisiontec com e Support support alliedvisiontec com Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Headquarters Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda Germany Tel 49 36428 677 0 Fax 49 36428 677 28 e mail info alliedvisiontec com Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc 101 3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby BC V5J 5E9 Canada Tel 1 604 875 8855 Fax 1 604 875 8856 e mail info alliedvisiontec com Allied Vision Technologies Inc 38 Washington Street Newburyport MA 01950 USA Toll Free number 1 877 USA 1394 Tel 1 978 225 2030 Fax 1 978 225 2029 e mail info alliedvisiontec com GC1020 Technical Manual Page iv Introduction The GC1020 series of cameras are sensitive 33
16. ls Exposure Gain GigE Ethernet H IP HeartbeatTimeout PacketSize Retries Image Binning FrameTag H ROI ImageReset Figure 8 GigE Viewer application window GC1020 Technical Manual Page 15 I System Optimization o Open the Network Connections Dialog as follows From the Windows desktop select start then select Control Panel then double click on the Network Connections icon Double click the relevant network card listed or right click the relevant network card and select Properties This will open the properties window for your network card See Figure 9 2 Gige Local Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using BB SMC EZ Card 1000 SMCS452TX V 2 This connection uses the following items L1 Client for Microsoft Networks A File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks B QoS Packet Scheduler M Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Figure 9 Network card main properties window o From the Properties window select Configure then select the Advanced tab See Figure 10 Page 16 GC1020 Technical Manual ll SMC EZ Card 1000 SMC94527TX V 2 Properties Sg General Advanced Driver Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the p
17. mage Resolution Pixel Size Optical Format Lens Mount Color Sensor Filter Pattern Full Resolution Frame Rate Frame Rate 640 x 480 ROI 1 0 Power Requirements Digitization Trigger latency Trigger Jitter Tpd Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Size Weight Hardware Interface Standard Software Interface Standard I Sony ICX204AL CCD ICX204AK for color Progressive Interline 1024 x 768 pixels 4 65um x 4 65pm 1 3 inch C mount with adjustable back focus CS mount available Bayer 33 7 fps 49 8 fps 1isolated input output 1 non isolated input output 1 RS 232 input output Less than 2 9W 5V to 16V 1 12 Bits 2 8us for non isolated I 0 4 5us for isolated 1 0 20ns for non isolated 1 0 0 5us for isolated I 0 10ns for non isolated 1 0 1 3us for isolated 1 0 0 to 50 Celsius 20 to 80 non condensing 33mm height x 46mm width x 59mm length 99g IEEE 802 3 1000BASE T 100BASE TX GigE Vision Standard 1 0 Regulatory CE FCC RoHS Applies to GC1020C only tt Power consumption will increase with reduced ROI imaging and color interpolation ttt Nominal operating voltage is 12V Cameras have been tested at 12V See Notes on Triggering in the Addendum MAINTAIN A REASONABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE IF THE CAMERA IS TO BE OPERATED IN A WARM ENVIRONMENT IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE CAMERA BE MOUNTED ON A HEAT SINK SUCH AS A METAL BRACKET AND THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW DUE TO
18. particular installation Operation of this equipment in a residential environment is likely to cause harmful interference You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules For customers in Canada This digital apparatus complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in the Radio Interference Regulations Pour utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil num rique est conforme aux normes classe A pour bruits radio lectriques sp cifi es dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique Life support applications These products are not designed for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Allied Vision Technologies customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Allied Vision Technologies for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Trademarks Unless stated otherwise all trademarks appearing in this document are the property of Allied Vision Technologies and are fully protected by law Warranty The information provided by Allied Vision Technologies is supp
19. performance Cable lengths up to 100m are supported Item 2 General Purpose I O PORT PIN FUNCTION Power Ground 12V Power Sync Input 1 isolated Sync Output 1 isolated 11 12 8 Isolated Ground Video Iris DNC RS 232 TXD RS 232 RXD Signal Ground ON On Ui KR WwW N e GA Sync Input 2 non isolated m D Figure 3 General Purpose I O Pin out Camera Sync Output 2 non isolated rear view The General Purpose I 0 port uses a Hirose HR10A 10R 12PB connector on the camera side The mating cable connector is Hirose HR10A 10P 12S This connector can be purchased from AVT or from http www digikey com See Addendum for more detail CAN BE DRIVEN FROM A HIGHER VOLTAGE IF A CURRENT LIMITING RESISTOR IS USED TO DO NOT EXCEED 5 5V ON SIGNAL INPUTS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED SYNC INPUT 1 LIMIT THE CURRENT TO LESS THAN 10 MILLIAMPS 12V Power and Power Ground To operate the camera 12V Power with suitable current capacity see specifications must be provided on Pin 2 and the Power Ground on Pin 1 A cable assembly providing this power can be ordered from AVT P N 02 8003A for North America or P N 02 8004A for a Universal supply GC1020 Technical Manual Page 6 ll These input signals allow the camera to be synchronized to some external event The camera can be programmed to trigger on the rising edge falling edge both edges or level of this signal The camera can also be programmed to captu
20. r Trigger and the Logic Trigger Exposure is high when the camera image sensor is integrating light Readout is high when the camera image sensor is reading out data Trigger Latency is the time delay between the User Trigger and the start of Exposure Trigger Jitter is the error in the Trigger Latency time Trigger Ready indicates to the user that the camera will accept the next trigger Registered Exposure Time is the Exposure Time value currently stored in the camera memory Expose Start Delay is the delay time from the start of Exposure to valid Trigger Ready Itis the Registered Exposure Time subtracted from the Readout time and indicates when the next Exposure cycle can begin such that the Exposure will end after the current Readout Interline Time is the time between sensor row readout cycles Imaging is high when the camera image sensor is either exposing and or reading out data Idle is high if the camera image sensor is not exposing and or reading out data The User Trigger pulse width should be at least three times the width of the Trigger Latency as indicated in the Specifications section of this document The end of Exposure will always trigger the next Readout The end of Exposure must always end after the current Readout The start of Exposure must always correspond with the Interline Time if Readout is true Expose Start Delay equals the Readout time minus the Registered Exposure Time Triggering during the Idle State
21. re an image at some programmable delay time after the trigger event Sync Input 1 and Sync Input 2 Sync Input 1 is isolated and should be used in noisy environments to prevent false triggering due to ground loop noise Sync Input 2 is non isolated and can be used when a faster trigger is required and when environmental noise is not a problem Sync Output 1 and Sync Output 2 These signals only function as outputs and can be configured as follows Exposing Corresponds to when camera is integrating light Trigger Ready Indicates when the camera will accept a trigger signal Trigger Input A relay of the trigger input signal used to daisy chain the trigger signal for multiple cameras Readout Valid when camera is reading out data Imaging Valid when camera is exposing or reading out Strobe Programmable pulse based on one of the above events GPO User programmable binary output Any of the above signals can be set for active high or active low Sync Output 1 will require a pull up resistor of greater than 1Kohm to the user s 5V logic supply Sync Output 1 is isolated and should be used in noisy environments Sync Output 2 is non isolated and can be used when environmental noise is not a problem and when faster response is required RS 232 RXD and RS 232 TXD These signals are RS 232 compatible These signals allow communication from the host system via the Ethernet port to a peripheral device connected to the camera Note th
22. roperty you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Autonegotiation Port A 9014 DuplexCapabilities Port A FlowControl Port 4 Hardware Checksumming Interrupt Moderation LinkSpeed Log Status Messages Max IRO per Sec Maximum Frame Size Network Address Number of Receive Buffers Number of Transmit Buffers Role on Port Wake Up Capabilities Figure 10 Network card advanced settings o Set Maximum Frame Size or Jumbo Frames to the maximum possible value A typical value is 9000 If the list contains a property called Receive Descriptors then change this value to its maximum value Select OK to save properties From the main properties dialog as in Figure 9 make sure that only the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box is selected then click OK The card is now optimized for use with the Prosilica GC camera o Open the viewer and set the PacketSize to 8228 GC1020 Technical Manual Page 17 lll Trouble Shooting Is the camera getting power The right LED is the camera power indicator If unlit check the power adaptor If possible swap with one that is known to work If using a custom power adaptor be sure the adaptor and wire gauge is rated to at least 500 mA If the right LED still does not light up contact AVT support Is the camera powered but not detected in SampleViewer Damaged or poor quality Ethernet cabling can result in no cameras found dropped packets
23. sted or right click the relevant network card and select Properties This will open the properties window for your network card See Figure 5 2 Gige Local Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using Sa SMC EZ Card 1000 SMC3452TX 2 This connection uses the following items L1 Client for Microsoft Networks A File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks C fll QoS Packet Scheduler XF Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Figure 5 Network card main properties window GC1020 Technical Manual Page 12 I o Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box and then select Properties See Figure 6 Network card TCP IP address Select the Use the following IP address and enter an IP address of 169 254 x y where x and y can be any number Press the TAB key after entering the IP address and the subnet mask will automatically be entered The subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 Click OK to save changes Note that if Windows reports a conflict with the above IP address simply repeat the above steps and change the last digit of the IP address to a different value Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the
24. t ring until the image is focused Carefully tighten locking ring Recheck focus GC1020 Technical Manual Page 10 I Camera Installation Computer Interface The Prosilica GC cameras will work with any Ethernet network card however AVT strongly recommends using Gigabit Ethernet components that support Jumbo Frames A Jumbo Frame is loosely defined as a frame size greater than 1500 bytes however typical Jumbo Frames are around 9000 bytes Frame size is the number of bytes per packet and the larger the frame size the less the computer CPU will be loaded due to the processing of incoming packets There are many Gigabit Ethernet cards available which will support Jumbo Frames The following examples have been verified to work well with the Prosilica GC cameras e Intel PRO 1000 e D Link DGE 550T e SMC EZ Card 1000 Gigabit Ethernet cards supporting this feature can also be purchased with the camera P N 02 3002A GC1020 Technical Manual Page 11 I Gigabit Ethernet Setup for Windows o Install network card in computer o Boot the PC and cancel the Found new Hardware Wizard window that may appear when Windows detects the new card o Install the driver that came with the network card o Once the driver is installed open the Network Connections Dialog as follows From the Windows desktop select start then select Control Panel then double click on the Network Connections icon Double click the relevant network card li
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