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1. H A KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Firmware MCU Firmware Version 1 22 LOGLUXi5 CL_122_F149 txt Update FPGA Firmware Version 1 004 FPGA Info Info 1 LOGLUxXib CL 0104 bin Info 2 Version 1 004 Dump Figure 22 The Firmware menu Page 26 of 46 The Advanced features box must be checked to make an update or back up copy of the camera firmware The user can update the MCU firmware by clicking Update in the MCU Firmware panel By clicking Update in the FPGA Firmware panel the user can update the FPGA firmware Clicking Dump creates a back up copy of the FPGA firmware Note Improper use of the functions in this menu may result in a malfunction of the camera In this case the camera would have to be sent in for repair KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The Framegrabber menu The framegrabber menu is used for setting the data storage and greyscale histogram display parameters and for grabbing a frame and creating an image file from the live image w LUGLUX camera configuration tool mv Disconnect Advanced features S LOGLUX 15 CL camera SNr E e Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest amegqrabber Configuration IV Display framebuffer JI Trigger lx Switchport 0 Display histogram
2. that allow the dynamic range of the IBIS5 sensor to be varied They can be used to define both the number of integration cycles and the integration time for the individual integration cycles A valid integration time is an integer number given in nanoseconds if zero is entered in one of the above mentioned registers the associated integration cycles is skipped Possible register settings are shown in the following examples This is a typical example of the single integration slope mode PROFILE INTO 0 PROFILE INTT 0 PROFILE _INT2 0 The only integration cycle is carried out at the highest initial potential in 38 885ms The left photo of Figure 3 was taken with this setting This is an example of the multiple integration slope mode PROFILE INTO 0 The first integration cycle is run at the third largest initial potential in PROFLE INTT 0 200us Thereafter the second integration cycle is carried out at the lowest initial potential in 10us Because of the first long integration PROFILE 10000 time evaluable residual potentials are obtained for the dark pixels whereas in general very low residual potentials or none at all are obtained for the bright pixels As compared with the first integration cycle slightly lower residual potentials are obtained for the dark pixels as a result of the second short integration time while the bright pixels now reach evaluable residual potential levels
3. Advanced features Lm Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest A Trigger iX Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor i Output data E E l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 txt l Lookup table 3 512GW t Special functions DJ Terminal lt Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattem KAMERA WERK DRESDEN G ERMANY S LOGLUX 15 CL camera SNr Profile 2 Factory setting s Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting f witchport SwitchGroupBox Switch signal source Off Trigger Start of integration C End of integration CameraLink CC2 CameraLink Register Switch signal delay msec 0 000000 Switch signal length msec 0 001000 Switch signal polarity C Low High Figure 15 The Switchport profile menu source e Off 5 No signal source is assigned to the selected switchport e Trigger The external trigger input of the camera is assigned to the selected switchport Start of integration The event Start of the integration cycle for one image is assigned to the selected switchport Note In the rolling shutter mode this option is ineffective as there is no controlled integration time available e End of integration The event End of the integration cycle for one image is assigned to the selected switchport No
4. Framegrabber profile menu addition of user initial setting of framegrabber time out for controlled image capture via external trigger signal functional extension by saving of image sequences and rename button label Sequence instead of AVI KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 3 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Introduction This manual describes the installation and functions of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL made by KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH as well as the software and hardware components which are additionally required for a camera system The below chapters will enable the user to operate a camera system including a CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX 15 CL and to fully exploit the camera functions by applying the supplied LOGLUX LuxWare configuration tool Furthermore the commands referred to herein permit the ambitious programmer to configure the camera at CMOS sensor register level by means of the integral terminal Note This manual was drawn up with utmost care However since the unit is constantly being improved no guaranty can be given that the information is complete and correct at any time We have made great efforts to provide you with a perfect product but in view of the numerous computer configurations it is impossible to guarantee that your computer or your application works trouble free in all configurations and combinations We cannot guarantee that a specific app
5. ROIheight 1 1023 ROI height in pixel PROFILE INTO 138 llong Integration time slope 1 PROFILE INTI 13C l long Integration time slope 2 32 PROFILE INT2 140 1long Integration time slope 3 LM ante eran on ame m ns PROFILE_INT3 144 l long Integration time last slope PROFILE_SHUTTER 148 1 byte Shutter principle 0 synchronous shutter 1 rolling shutter PROFILE_SUBSAMPL 149 1 byte X Y subsampling 0 no subsampling 1 subsampling in X 2 subsampling in Y 3 subsampling in X Y PROFILE_AMPLIFIER 14A 1 byte Amplification factor 0 6 amplification PROFILE CALIB 14B l byte Calibration 0 fast calibration 1 slow image calibration 2 slow line calibration 3 slow im line calibration PROFILE_PRCHARGE 14C l byte Precharge 0 precharge line 1 continuous precharging PROFILE DESCRPTN 150 32 bytes Profile description ASCII character W set 16F Table 4 Registers of function group Camera profiles The factory set initial values of camera profile 1 have been compiled and listed in a table they can be reloaded to the desired profile s by means of register PARAM_INITPROFILE for the other camera profiles same values but different register address range KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 31 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Register Addr Descri
6. i5 CONFIG EOLTYPE The register specifies the end of line characters to be sent The control character for carriage return CR new line NL or a combination thereof can be chosen Example w 03 0 line break character CR NL CONFIG VERIFY The register specifies the initiation of the camera internal hardware check Example 07 500 no hardware write check CONFIG MSGMASK register specifies the scope of messages to be output This filter may be advantageously used for function verifications or debugging Example w 08 SFO show all errors only CONFIG PROFILE register specifies the working profile of the sensor A write access immediately results in the sensor being set to the parameters of the given working profile Example w 09 1 working profile is profile 1 CONFIG_DESCRIPTION The register contains a string of 32 ASCII characters that identify the camera The default setting is Camera SN 630 xxx camera serial number Function group Camera profiles This function group is used for setting the parameters of the four selectable camera sensor profiles the parameters being the pixel clock rate snapshot mode trigger rate trigger mode video mode look up table used region of interest integration time modes multiple slope mode settings shutter mode and line and or column subsampling The camera profiles are located in the following register address ranges Register addre
7. 250g without lens camera with LuxWare software and manual on CD ROM Pin assignments of the LOGLUX i5 CL The mechanical and electrical parameters of the CameraLink connector DIGITAL OUT correspond to the CameraLink standard specifications More information can be found in the following documents and under www ieee org e CameraLink Interface Standard Specification Technical Communications October 2000 e CameraLink Technology Brief Basler Vision Technologies March 2001 Assignment of pins of the 9 pole support connector COM POWER TRIG Front view Signal name Function 1 24V 24V power supply 2 Rx Serial reception 3 Tx Serial transmission 4 GND_pwr Central ground power supply 5 GND if Serial signal ground 6 Ext Trig in Trigger signal input 7 GND pwr Central ground trig SW M 8 Ext SW out 1st switch signal output Fitting female connector example 9 Ex SW out 2nd switch signal output product name JEZ 9S made by JST Pin assignment of the split cable for the LOGLUX i5 CL Power supply Binder 2 pin conn Binder 2 pin female c type 712 Order 99 0402 00 02 Pin 1 24VDC Pin 2 GND Trigger input switch outputs Binder 4 pin conn Binder 4 pin female c type 712 Order no 99 0410 00 04 Pin 1 Trigger input Pin 2 Switchport 0 Pin 3 Switchport 1 Pin 4 GND Page 40 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual
8. 81 89 89 Disabled Disabled Total time Raw sensor data Relative intensity KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Figure 16 The Exposure profile menu With Exposure and Manual exposure configuration the user is given two independent possibilities of adjusting the conversion characteristic of the camera sensor First the integration time base must be set under Exposure precalculation with the choice being between the current integration time or a new total integration time User or the maximum time possible under the current auto trigger rate Trigger When selecting User the user must give the Total time in ms Then by means of two functions logarithm of base x root of base x the user can approximate the sensor conversion function for up to another three integration times to choose from To this end the user highlights under Mode the desired conversion function to be approximated and enters the value of the base of the conversion function to be approximated under Scale Finally the accuracy of the conversion function approximation is defined by selecting the number of integration steps in the Slopes box All settings are activated by clicking button Apply Under Manual exposure configuration the user is given the possibility to define the shape of the sensor conversion characteristic by entering the integration time numbe
9. Factory setting s mip Profile 3 Factory setting s E e Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t l Lookup table 3 512GW t ty Special functions Terminal 9 Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERM ANY Trigger Source Trigger delay msec 0 000000 C Off C External falling edge External rising edge CameraLink rising edge Register C Auto Trigger Mode Single Snapshot Sequence Snapshot Continous Snapshot Trigger sequence count 2 65535 2 Kz Trigger Frequency Trigger frequency Hz 1 6500 0 usable Framerate 26 2 Figure 14 The Trigger profile menu Under Trigger Source the user can choose one of the following trigger sources e Off Trigger is inactive live image is frozen e External falling edge The camera is triggered by an external signal applied to the trigger input of the camera Triggering is effected by the falling edge of the signal e External rising edge The camera is triggered by an external signal applied to the trigger input of the camera Triggering is effected by the rising edge of the signal e CameraLink CC1 gt The camera is triggered by an external signal sent from the CameraLink port CC1 camera control 1 e Register The camera is triggered upon
10. This register setting is thus suitable for images with primarily dark regions Another example of the multiple integration slope mode Four integration cycles are carried out here with the integration times being reduced by a power of ten each starting from 35ms By a clever selection of the integration time length a dynamic trast range of gt 100dB in the active frame can be implemented PROFILE INT3 35000 contras j Pape JT sou in four integration cycles The right hand photo in Figure 3 was taken with this setting When taking highly dynamic images variations of the register settings may be necessary to get optimum results The following procedure is recommended for setting the register First a suitable exposure time preferably that in register PROFIL_INTS is set for the darkest region of the frame Thereafter integration cycles are added one by one preferably starting with register PROFIL INT2 The integration times of all integration cycles will then be summed up to give the previously determined optimum exposure time for the darkest image regions Users of the LOGLUX LuxWare configuration tool are also recommended to apply the above procedure However they have to enter the individual integration times into input fields Kneepoint 1 3 instead of directly into the registers PROFILE INTO 2 and into input field Remaining time instead of directly into PROFIL INT3 respectively The overall integration t
11. hardware used framegrabber or FireWire ports parameter branches can be opened and closed by clicking the tree nodes with the left mouse key The selected parameter branches are highlighted in a color or bold After the selection of a parameter branch in the left half of the window green arrow the contents of the branch will be displayed in the right half of the window All parameter settings are made here with menus selection fields shifting bars mouse etc operation or input fields keyboard entries being available for the purpose The function of the selected parameter branch is displayed in the green heading block At the bottom of the window to the right of the KWD logo is a status indicator window for Figure 10 The configuration menu relevant output functions which is not permanently visible KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Page 14 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The Camera globals menu This menu is used for renaming the selected camera setting the communication speed selecting the camera profile and displaying two camera temperature values f LOGLUX camera configuration tool PEE Disconnect Advanced features LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr Profile 1 Factory sett Profile 2 Factory setting s Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting s l
12. the accuracy of selected exposure time and analog effects during readout 5 Output data Wp Profile 2 Factory setting s Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 txt 1 Lookup table 3 512GW t Special functions DJ Terminal lt Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattem Current readout time msec 32 768 Shutter Syncronous Shutter Snapshot C Rolling Shutter Amplification Setting an Amplification other than 1 00 can help to use the whole ADC range KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Figure 17 The Sensor profile menu KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH The pixel clock rate of the camera can be set in the Pixel clock box The frame readout time is displayed below the box One of the two sensor shutter modes i e synchronous shutter or rolling shutter can be selected under Shutter Under Amplification the user can set the amplification factor for the analog amplifier downstream of the sensor in 6 increments Default is 1 Note For the following reasons the amplification factor should not be changed in industrial image processing applications The proper calibration of the camera is no longer guaranteed The pixel values are falsified through the amplification limitation The signal noise would be amplified and the desired improvement of the image brightness cannot be achieved Page 21
13. Figure 5 right side However this advantage is at the price of the image rate A comparison of Figures 4 and 5 left sides shows that the central snapshot shutter mode does not permit a time staggered readout of the sensor lines The central snapshot shutter mode should be used whenever undistorted images of moving objects are needed Compared with the rolling curtain shutter mode the image rate is lower Page 8 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The look up tables LUTs of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL The possibility of immediate real time data manipulation in the camera is a great advantage of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL In addition to the fixed programmed functions such as bit shifting operations three user specific configurable look up tables LUTs are available for the purpose A LUT is a user definable function value table in which a function value can be assigned to each of the 29 i e 1024 10 bit greyscale values of the IBIS5 sensor At a constant 12ns signal delay this value assignment occurs almost in real time Using the LUTs is explained in more detail in section Function group LUT programming of chapter Description of the LUGLUX i5 CL register set The CameraLink image data interface For a fast and safe transmission of the image data from the camera to the host system PC IPC two modern transmission concepts have be
14. LUT programming Three register banks 10000 107FE for LUT1 11000 117FE for LUT2 and 12000 127FE for LUT3 are available for three user specific LUTs In addition to the function values y allocated to each of the possible 1024 greyscale values x of the sensor also a description of the respective LUT functions is contained in these register banks Prior to the word wise filling of the LUTx with function values the respective erase sequence must be entered into register TMFLASHx_ERASE_QUADLET It is not possible to overwrite individual function values in a LUT Example w 10800 6C656473 erase sequence for LUTI 510000 SO3FE 1st function value LUT1 510001 SO3FD nd function value LUTI w 10002 SOS3FC 3rd function value LUT1 w 5107 0002 1022nd function value 0 1 S107FD 0001 1023rd function value 0 1 w 5107 0000 1024th function value 0 1 The example describes what function values need to be entered in the user specific LUT1 to generate an inverted image provided the missing function values are added in the above mentioned manner Programming aids are recommended to be used for the generation and programming of the function values Two such aids are included in the software package for the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL One is a MathCAD 2000 document which permits the function values to be easily generated and saved in a file by defining the corresponding ma
15. MaxPort gt Description lt My own powerful framegabber gt Explanation of the individual lines KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 45 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 e InterfaceLibrary This is the name of the serial dynamic link library clser dll of your framegrabber If the library is not located in the installation folder of the configuration tool the whole directory path must be specified e MinPortId This is the lowest supported CameraLink port fap identifier see the framegrabber manual MaxPortId This is the highest supported CameraLink port tap identifier see the framegrabber manual Description This is a freely chosen descriptor of the framegrabber used for identification purposes in the LuxWare configuration tool Example CameraLink framegrabber MVtitan CL made by Matrix Vision GenericCameraLinkDevice InterfaceLibrary clsermv dll MinPortId 0 MaxPortId 1 Description MVTitan_CL Using software supported framegrabbers on the serial COM port of the LOGLUX i5 CL camera For a very safe and very fast communication between the host system PC IPC and camera the serial COM port of the LOGLUX i5 CL camera is recommended to be used However it is a prerequisite that the CameraLink framegrabber is supported by the LuxWare configuration tool An additional 9 pole null modem cable RS 232 port of the split adapter cable is here required to connect the camera to a vac
16. OF FUNCTION GROUP WORKING PARAMETERS k kk n nnn nennen 36 TABLE 7 REGISTERS OF FUNCTION GROUP LUT 4 I nennen nennen nnn nnne n kK KK KK KK kk 37 Revision index Version Changes supplements etc 1 05 May 04 Update of the LuxWare V 1 1 3 program window dumps Addition of chapter Frequently asked questions instructions for INI modifications 1 06 June 04 1 07 July 1 08 July Update of the LuxWare V 1 2 1 program window dumps Addition of chapter The Switchport profile menu Complete revision of chapter Function group Camera profiles integration of the trigger and switching module in the firmware version camera V 1 22 uC V 1 004 FPGA renaming and addition of registers address relocations etc Addition of figure View of a split cable in chapter Installation of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL and of item LOGLUX i5 CL split cable pin assignment in chapter Technical specifications Addition of item Technical data of the LOGLUX i5 CL survey in chapter Technical specifications 704 Addition of item Notes on the update of the LOGLUX i5 CL firmware in chapter Technical specifications 704 Update of the LuxWare V 1 2 4 program window dumps Addition of chapter Special function profile menu Modification in chapter
17. Precharge 0 precharge line PROFILE_DESCRPTN 150 Profile description Single Integration Dual Integration Slope Quadruple Integration m Slope Slope 16F Table 5 List of register initial values of function group camera configuration PROFILE PIXELCLK The register specifies the frequency of the pixel clock in Hz The pixel clock has an influence on a number of parameters among them the image readout rate and may lead to undesired effects e g the fading of the last pixel read out if unfavorably set Example 102 420000000 Pixel clock rate is 20 MHz PROFILE TRGSOURCE The register describes the trigger source and the type of triggering A single snapshot snapshot sequence or continuous snapshot can be triggered by an external trigger signal by signal CC1 camera control 1 applied to the CameraLink interface or by setting bit O corresponds to a register value of 1 in the PARAM TRIGGER register This releases a clock generator which generates the trigger signals for the sensor at the desired frequency and in the desired number In the case of autonomous camera systems which are not externally triggered the camera can trigger itself during booting Example 103 3 Trigger via TRegister PROFILE TRGDELAY The register specifies a delay of the trigger event in nanoseconds The actual delay time is rounded to comply with the pixel clock accuracy e g TRGDELAY 80 75 76ns delay at 66 MHz pixel cloc
18. a universally applicable and powerful framegrabbing card for any application Its main components are an integral image processor TM1300 a large memory for the software and data 8MB standard optional 32MB and two plug connectors for two base and one medium CameraLink ports Please consult the manufacturers manual when installing the PC plug in card Note You need to have administrator rights for the respective PC if you want to install hardware or software components Figure 7 MATRIX Vision MVtitan CL PC plug in card Page 10 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 If no difficulties occurred during installation the CameraLink MVtitan CL PC plug in card is properly installed Note general no re registration with Microsoft the maker of the Windows operating system Microsoft safety system will be necessary Please make sure you use drivers certified by Microsoft where possible See also the information of the plug in card manufacturer Installation of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL Once the CameraLink see above has been properly installed the installation of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL is very easy First mount the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL in a safe and stable manner Use the slot the bottom of the camera housing and the associated keys for the purpose where possible as these allow safe fastening
19. dust dude wh 21 The Output data profile menu eti t RR ORDRE OR 22 THE SPECIAL FUNCTION MENU 5 23 a 24 THE PERMINAL MENU n d de h b e yak Ka Y de d bi b y k ei Mao UL 25 THE FIRMWARE MENU iets A 26 THE FRAMEGRABBER MEN c arl x l al kh kab E Kul a Sh L L ha Ana a ala da a Ak r Away ae ak dh dr dew ada Aa d da len a a S k Y 27 DESCRIPTION OF THE LOGLUX I5 CL REGISTER SET eene kk a 29 FUNCTION GROUP CAMERA CONFIGURATION a sl yak la kl alay sese EL aa adeo ve ee kel ak aa ec kaka a Ree Dale awk ak 29 FUNGTION GROUP CAMERA PRO FILE S 20 7 kak b cde d E a D ke banek ba A Lee 30 FUNCTION GROUP WORKING PARAMETERS k k y k k kk k nn nne nnn kK n nena s sena sn kk kk k kk k kk KK kk kK enn 36 FUNCTION GROUP LUT kak kak kk kek kk K k kk K k kk K k kk KA kk k nina kk k K k k kk kk k kk k kk k kk k kk 37 GLOSSAR 38 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION d zdiy copo ra o Eva
20. eene nnne nnns 10 INSTALLATION OF THE CAMERALINK PC PLUG IN CARD MATRIX VISION MVTITAN CL eee 10 INSTALLATION OF THE CMOS INDUSTRIAL CAMERA LOGLUX 5 22 6 6 11 INSTALLATION OF THE LOGLUX LUXWARE CONFIGURATION TOOL reser reser ense rns 11 DESCRIPTION OF THE LOGLUX LUXWARE CONFIGURATION TOOL eene nnns 12 THE PHILOSOPHY 25 2 ra Elm e Lai rsen racemis 12 THE STWART MENU se Maton rte ca a Eure e te ta a e td ont t a Edie Mo Ye e e rec 13 THE CONFIGURATION MENU ir totes den N R a Yak ode e e tabe ut dodo dee nos ue Actas tesa 14 THE CAMERA GLOBALS MENU Rex lr kk Nc Rr E vet D NEED A E RED M sides ed URN re DRE 15 THE PROFILE GUOBALS MENU over deca ret dece teet dece edt eee ett desse cesa ed eder sci 16 THEUSER PROFILE PARAMETERS 17 The Region of Interest profile menu esses eene nne ASE SEA EEE KEK KAKA kK nennen 17 The Trigger profile 18 ThesSwitchport profile mehu sss cuii d es ee c a t c t fe e e Pod 19 The Sensor profile ment i iacet doo edidi xebi Quse di Hela sede
21. inrer a dialog and acknowledge the update will start and the EL data are transferred to the camera 6 11 00006 Suchen rx ZO Fumar 1 e e SS Dateiname L GUU XA CIL_101_F149 t t EX Duelo ILOBLLOC frmwune fed 2 Abbrechen ditinen e Upon the completion of the update either click D Disconnect or continue operating the camera if desired FPGA firmware update 1 1 an When updating the FPGA firmware the contents of file LOGLUXIBCL xxx bin with xxx standing for the current version in the user specific source directory must be transferred to the camera e Select the Firmware profile menu gt m atia A 1 h A n F res Suchen ri ben z E3 el E k dvanced Features mee e Click button Update in panel We FPGA Firmware e Highlight the FPGA firmware file LOGLUXISCL in the user specific source directory EE Windows standard dialog and MEE ori teni Lt seido acknowledge the update will 999 Jusuet FPGA bern ting z temen start and the data are transferred to the camera Upon the completion of the update either click Disconnect or continue operating the camera if desired Updating the LOGLUX LuxWare software A new version of the PC software may be installed without any problems in the directory containing the
22. reo oun ce da T ka ka XERE Ka Ru au Kaka n 40 TECHNICAL DATA OF THE LOGLUX 5 CL 40 PIN ASSIGNMENTS OF THE LOGLUX 5 CL de 40 PIN ASSIGNMENT OF THE SPLIT CABLE FOR THE 5 002 0666 tens 40 WIRING OF THE LOGLUX I5 CL TRIGGER INPUT ocr rs ea eee tete pde vede de eise edt 41 WIRING OF THE LOGLUX 5 CL SWITCH OUTPUTS 3 5 Dee 41 NOTES ON UPDATING THE FIRMWARE FOR THE LOGLUX 5 CL CAMERA eeeee tette 41 CHOOSING A LENS FOR THE LOGLUX 5 CL ertt Ero ite I rer Ne er dre wh 44 MATCHING THE FLANGE FOCAL LENGTH OF A LENS WITH THE LOGLUX 5 CL 44 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS cineri kaka cornu ka ka kl ka kk ka n o ka ka kak aan kl a W k ka ka nau a A wa da ka k a a na cuiu 44 ADDING A NON SUPPORTED CAMERALINK FRAMEGRABBER c ecescecescecescssececcececcececceseceecareecstercesatertatersetereseass 45 USING SOFTWARE SUPPORTED FRAMEGRABBERS ON THE SERIAL COM PORT OF THE LOGLUX 15 CL CAMERA 46 Page 2 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 List of figures FIGURE 1 FRONT AND REAR VIEW OF THE CMOS INDUSTRIAL CAMERA LOGLUX 15 CL 5 FIGURE 2 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE CMOS INDUST
23. specific tables in the camera to the host system and loading or saving user specific look up tables LUT from the host system PC IPC to the camera H LOGLUX camera configuration tool Disconnect F Advanced features E e Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest J Trigger WI Switchport Switchport 1 Exposure lt Sensor 5 Output data m Profile 2 Factory setting s M Profile 3 Factory setting s Gm Profile 4 IEEE LUT3 TX Lookup 3 1X Lookup pru LUT 4 txt 1 Lookup table 3 512GW t t Special functions BJ Terminal 2 Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern 5 LOGLUX 15 CL camera SNr Lookup T able Name LUT3 TXT Actions Read Load KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Lookup table contents Lookup table from camera 500 1000 1500 Ready Figure 20 The Look up table menu Page 24 of 46 The user can enter the desired LUT name in the Name field All upper case and lower case letters and numerals as well as the separating character are available for the purpose The buttons under Actions allow the user to choose from the following LUT functions e Read The selected LUT is transferred from the camera to the host system PC IPC and the function values are displayed under Lookup table con
24. status field displays the temperature measured at the sensor in the camera Page 15 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The Profile globals menu The menu is used for renaming the selected camera profile initializing the selected profile with one of the factory settings or copying all parameters of a profile to the selected profile H LOGLUX camera configuration tool mv TITAN EEXE Disconnect Advanced features 8 LOGLUX 15 CL camera SNr Region of interest Trigger lx Switchport 0 iX Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor 2 Output data Profile 2 Factory setting 5 Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT 1 Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t l Lookup table 3 512GW t Special functions DJ Terminal 2 Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern Eo 9 8 Ro KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Profile global Profile Name Factory_setting_single_slope Init profile Init profile with factory defaults for Digital video single slope Caution all settings of this profile will get lost Init now i profile Load Profile with settings from 1 Factory setting single slope Y Caution all settings of this profile will get lost Load now Profile backup Backup di Restore The user can
25. the camera and PC IPC mechanically safe and see to it that the camera and PC IPC are properly powered e For a firmware update always use the safest and fastest communication method between the camera and PC IPC if possible Though one of the serial ports of the CameraLink interface may be used for an MCU firmware update the RS 232 port will be the better solution And last but not least an old thumb rule Do not change a running system i e do not update the firmware unless it is absolutely necessary Components of a firmware update for a LOGLUX i5 CL camera e an firmware update file txt e an FPGA firmware update file bin and the LOGLUX LuxWare PC software Some functions of the above mentioned components depend on the availability of functions in other components For this reason it is advisable to check if a new version of the LOGLUX LuxWare software is available when for instance the MCU firmware is updated On the other hand an extension of the LOGLUX LuxWare functions usually calls for a complete firmware update of MCU and FPGA An exception is the firmware update for the FPGA which may have user specific functions and is thus not so closely coupled to the other components The following firmware update procedure is recommended The firmware update files Prior to updating the firmware the user must first unpack the firmware files provided by KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH in form of a zip or
26. time an initial potential which is approx 1896 lower than the potential before the first integration cycle is applied to the sensor cell Before a third integration cycle and after the second integration time this initial potential is reduced by approx 3496 and before a fourth integration cycle and after the third integration time the initial potential is reduced by approx 54 Before a subsequent integration cycle the above mentioned initial potential is applied to those pixels only which were completely discharged i e over exposed in the previous integration cycle The residual potentials of all the other pixels are separately added to the residual potentials of the subsequent integration cycles This means that very bright pixels require at least two in some cases even four integration cycles with the respective integration potentials and integration times whereas very dark pixels may need but a single initial potential in up to four integration times to deliver evaluable residual potentials Page 6 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 Upon the completion of the last integration cycle the residual potentials of the pixels are inverted and translated into digital numerical values Please note that the multiple integration slope mode does not work when the rolling shutter mode is selected There are four registers PROFILE INITO PROFILE INIT1 PROFILE INIT2 PROFILE
27. to various modular design systems having fitting counterparts Once the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL has been safely mounted connect the cables to the host system PC or IPC For the purpose plug the properly laid customized data cables into the 5 232 D SUB 9 pole corresponding electrical mechanical ete to PC IPC connectors on the camera and into the D SUB 9 pole CameraLink MVtitan CL PC plug in card of the PC or IPC Then connect the split adapter Fig 7 to the 9 pole D SUB connector on the camera and power supply unit plug type or DIN EN bus bar power supply unit Furthermore you may use the split Trigger inputs Switching outputs adapter to link the camera up with an 4 pole connector optional triggering system e g the switching output of a light barrier in Figure 8 view of a split cable order to trigger the framegrabbing process in an event controlled mode The same plug connector is provided with two additional switching outputs to power supply 2 pole connector Once the plug connectors and data cables have been safely connected the operating voltage 24 V 10 can be applied to the camera Caution Always use the plug type power supply unit supplied with the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL SET or DIN bus bar type 24V power supply units which are suitable for industrial control systems PLCs Always connect the camera to a separate power supply Readiness for o
28. transfer the image data by means of a cable connected to the host system PC Figure 2 Front and rear view of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL The CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL is based on a universal hardware concept which comprises a CMOS large area image sensor FS pre processing unit VV controller SE data interface DS and operating voltage supply SV In the pre processing unit the image data from the CMOS image sensor can be linked up in real time with one of three possible user specific LUTs look up tables In the process the image data can be replaced by function values e g arithmetic operations defining greyscale bigis VJ is c threshold in a LUT for example the camera can be made to deliver the suitable image material for a edge recognition The camera firmware can be updated via an additional RS232 interface Voltage is supplied from a plug type power supply unit 24V 6W comes with the unit or an SPS DIN rail power supply unit 24V 11094 The CMOS large area sensor IBIS5 The sensor element used in the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL is a type IBIS5 CMOS image sensor made by Fillfactory Mechelen Belgium It is a photo optical component of the latest CMOS image sensor generation Being a typical SOC system on chip the sensor does not only accommodate the sensor pixel elements proper but also all peripheral analog and digital components required to de
29. AMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH When starting the software for the first time a window will appear after some time that shows the image processing IP hardware of the PC which is connected to the existing framegrabber FireWire and or RS 232 ports A query window will appear in all following program starts asking the user if the IP hardware settings of the previous program start are to be used again or if an IP hardware scan as referred to above is to be made When selecting the LOGLUX i5 CL cameras connected to the respective ports the camera names are displayed the following should be noted Cameras plugged into RS 232 ports do not deliver a live image with the configuration tool Where a camera image is needed the viewing software of the framegrabber or a suitable third party software should be used Cameras connected to the other ports deliver an image right away when the configuration tool is activated All the user has got to do is adjusting the image to a size that fits the desktop PC A camera is activated by highlighting its name in the Camera selection window and then clicking button Connect Should a camera be found another hardware scan can be started by clicking button Scan Pressing button Cancel will end the program Page 13 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The configuration menu The configuration window is subdivided into four panels w
30. CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 Wiring of the LOGLUX i5 CL trigger input The trigger input must be wired as follows Wiring of the LOGLUX i5 CL switch outputs The switch outputs must be wired as follows CAUTION The switches in the camera can be loaded to a maximum of 500mA This should be taken into account when dimensioning the units to be switched in dependence of the switching voltage Notes on updating the firmware for the LOGLUX i5 CL camera General information As is the case with all consumer and industrial goods that allow their functions to be serviced improved or extended by software the updating of the firmware is a sensible matter Even if there are intelligent and safe ways of updating operator errors can be remedied to a limited degree only For this reason the following should be noted when updating the firmware Take the time to read this chapter carefully and don t rush things when updating the firmware Once damage has occurred it will surely take longer to remedy it KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 41 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Do not panic when a firmware update fails It is certainly not the camera that is defective but one of its functions will not properly work In such a case just send the camera to KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH to take care of the trouble e Create a safe environment Make sure the connections made
31. D t v Ad d feat Q x ean three parts At the top is a toolbar including amp LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr m Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest A Trigger WI Switchport iX Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor 2 Output data Profile 2 Factory setting s Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t l Lookup table 3 512GW t e Special functions 2 Firmware Framegrabber 8 89 89 functions that serve the logging of the configuration process All user inputs and camera outputs are logged in the window beneath At the bottom the user can enter the configuration commands as specified in the camera manual and send them to the camera by actuating the ENTER key 1 Toolbar functions gt Displays a previously created and saved macro Clicking the button opens the standard Windows dialog Play Macro whereupon the user may choose the desired LLM file Bayer pattern A command sequence entered from the terminal is saved as macro Clicking the button opens the standard Windows dialog Record Macro whereupon the user may give the desired LLM file a name 3 All inputs and outputs which are displayed in the log window are saved in a text file Clicking the button opens the standard Windows dialog Save as whereupon the user may giv
32. GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The Special Function menu This menu is used for configuration of special additional functions if camera has a custom designed camera firmware inside In standard delivery the camera has no custom designed camera firmware inside 6 LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr jm Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest J Trigger Switchport 0 iX Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor 5 Output data Profile 2 Factory setting s mp Profile 3 Factory setting s H Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t 1 Lookup table 3 512GW t Special functions Terminal lt Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattem KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY No special function present Figure 19 The Special Function menu KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH If the camera has a custom designed camera firmware inside the listed additional functions can be configure by adjusting option entry fields e g Details have to be taken from documentation of custom designed firmware Cameras in standard delivery have no custom designed camera firmware inside therefore only a label No special function present is showed Page 23 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The Look up Table x menu This menu is used for loading one of the three user
33. ITPROFILE This register allows the camera to be identified from the host register Events can be generated in the camera by entering data in this register These events are sent to various modules such as the trigger or switchport module Functions can be triggered in the respective module if the event register had been specified in the module s event source parameter Example If the value 04 event register had been entered register PROFILE TRGSOURCE a write access to register PARAM EVENT using the value 01 will trigger a framegrabbing process This could be done to simulate the response of the camera to an external trigger signal The register permits the factory default settings of camera profiles 1 to 4 to be reset The register content of the respective target profile will be irrevocably overwritten by the register content of the source profile Example w 905 13 initializes P1 with P3 PARAM COPYPROFILE Page 36 of 46 The register permits camera profiles 1 to 8 to be given identical register contents The register content of the respective target profile will be irrevocably overwritten by the register content of the source profile Example w 906 62 copies Profil2 to Profil KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 PARAM TEMPO PARAM Register PARAM TEMPO reads the temperature on the sensor board and register PARAM the tempe
34. LOGLUX camera configuration tool metit CI sl lol x At the top of the window is a Disconnect 7 3 s s button which is used to return to the df _Discomect m e hardware scan When the button is clicked all settings of the currently used camera are LOGLUX ib CL camera SNr Profile 1 Factory sett globals Camera Name gm m m ab Profile 2 Factory setting s EOGLU 6 CL conere SNES 1002 stored To the right of the button is an option Wp Profile 3 Factory_setting_s R4 camera field Advanced features which allows Profile 4 Factory setting additional configuration tools to be used e g Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT MP Lookin table 2 C 115200 the built in terminal program it should be Lookup table 3 512GW tu S 6 selected by experienced users only The Special functions Active Profile symbol buttons on the right side may be used Mies Factory setting single slope x to call up program information 1 and online irmware An 8 Framegrabber Temperature a help the snapshot button flash symbol Bayer pattem Temperature headboard C 4 serves to dump the live image window as a PNG graphics file in the installation directory of the program The left side displays the tree structure of the parameters of the selected LOGLUX i5 CL camera and the
35. Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t l Lookup table 3 512GW t t Special functions Terminal lt Firmware y Framegrabber Bayer pattern Em m m m 1 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Lamera globals Camera Name LOGLUX_i5_CL_camera_SNr_631_1 002 Baudrate 115200 9600 Active Profile 1 Factory setting single slope m Temperature Temperature headboard C 44 Figure 11 The Camera globals menu KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH The user can change the name of the selected camera in the Camera Name input field All upper case and lower case letters numerals as well as the separating character are available The new name will be valid and the respective entry in the tree structure updated immediately upon leaving the input field The camera name may have up to 32 digit positions The Baudrate option allows the communication speed to be set Once set the speed will be immediately available It should be noted that a baud rate of 9600 only is available when the camera is configured via the CameraLink interface Under Active Profile the user can select the camera profile to be used from four different factory set camera configurations Selectable are all profiles visible in the tree structure The currently used profile is displayed in the tree structure with a preceding green arrow The Temperature
36. Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 CL Version 1 08 July 2004 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Table of Contents T TT TL IL Re Melis RU es RE T 3 LIST OF TABLES A yh nan alay ey W K Pese re em ee irre ect ne ee ep ec Po e neve edes 3 REVISION IN az ririh E E 3 INTRODUC TON 4 THE CMOS INDUSTRIAL CAMERA LOGLUX 15 CL xas a nuk xwak kar ka ka Kiy k Kane key e k niw keye l kk Kava k dw 5 The CMOS large area sensor IBI SBD LL EEE EEE EEE EEE EKE KAKA KK KA AKA KA KA KA AK KAKA KA KA KIRA 5 The dynamic contrast range of the IBIS5 SenSor LL LULUEL ELEEAAEEEEEEEEE EEE EEE EEE EKE KEK KK K KK KK KA 6 The shutter Modes of the 55 111 ka lsa ka kana K ba a k a Lan kalen W bay AER WA ae renean nnn 8 The ook up table LUTs of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 9 The CameraLink image data interface E EEE 9 THE COMPLETE LOGLUX 5 CL SET CAMERA SYSTEM a lt A keren d k reka K r WW k n xua k Zen 9 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES RN HHHH 9 OPERATION OF THE COMPLETE LOGLUX 15 CL SET CAMERA SYSTEM 10 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DD ne nnne ennt nennen nennt nennen innen ener
37. OGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The user profile parameters The Region of Interest profile menu 6 LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr Lm Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest J Trigger Switchport 0 Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor 2 Output data mp Profile 2 Factory setting s Top mip Profile 3 Factory setting s 0 H Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT i l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 txt l Lookup table 3 512GW t Height 0 Height 1 1024 Step 1 1024 1 wmm RO positiorr Special functions DJ Terminal lt Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Figure 13 The Region of Interest profile menu KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH This menu is used for adjusting the image region on the sensor which is of interest to the user region of interest and for directly setting the maximum possible frame readout rate by means of the parameters X_Size width of the ROI and Y Size height of the ROI since sensor pixels are scanned in the specified region only progressive scan The horizontal image geometry parameters distance of ROI from left and width of the ROI are set in the and Width fields respectively The associated scroll bars can also be used for a coarse pre adjustment Only integer values may be set The vertical image geometry parameters di
38. RIAL CAMERA LOGLUX 5 5 FIGURE EXAMPLE OF A VERY HIGH IMAGE CONTRAST K k kK K k AK K k kk s sn anne snas nsns KK KK nan 6 FIGURE 4 WORKING PRINCIPLE OF THE ROLLING CURTAIN SHUTTER AND THE IMAGING OF MOVING OBJECTS 8 FIGURE 5 WORKING PRINCIPLE OF THE CENTRAL SNAPSHOT SHUTTER AND THE IMAGING OF MOVING 8 FIGURE 6 MATRIX VISION MVTITAN CL PC PLUG IN nennen nene nnn kk in kk KA nnn nnn nnn 10 FIG URE T VIEWSORA SPENT GABLE 4ik 2 52025585 NL LS hele k va Ee tee AT 131 FIGURES MEN U 5 e hawer tete o yewe dur n Abdio dito a de Done ced 13 FIGURE 9 THE CONFIGURATION nnn nnn nn hern K k nnn nn kk K k kk n risa s sese sirena sire se a rene a renean nnn 14 FIGURE 10 2 THE GAMERA GEOBALS MEN z say k ya yane reto duct eve doy dede a e Mune Guan TER 15 FIGURE 11 THE PROFIEE GEOBALS 5 5 ee rente spo tr sede v KESA une Dome t Ri YAY LER E SR e EE Fed 16 FIGURE 12 FIGURE 13 FIGURE 15 FIGURE 16 THE REGION OF INTEREST PROFILE nem 17 THEZTRIGGER PROEILEMENU 22 Ki la b r ke bia oerte tes Le toe Dite tel 18 THE EXPO
39. SURE PROFILE mene nnn nnne n nnne rn nene nn inna iss nn kk k kk k rena rennen an 20 THES SENSOR PROFILE MENU 222 5 Six Sile een Means vae co eye Maus cues POE Eee lets Peu EOS 21 FIGURE 17 THE OUTPUT DATA PROFILE MENU tw yl yay xci p c Eden DU ne EV Dor vm S Dex Kan et oe 22 FIGURE 19 THE E OOKCUP TABLE X MENU 4 teo ee eode lan Da e da dees De dee ne Sede De deest Gath Be te dese b y sede eza dt tede dene 24 FIGURE 20 THE TERMINAL MENU rcnoum aa a e ia ad a a ai eda i ai rad a iaai ad iei 25 FIGURE21 THE FIRMWARE MENU 46l mae W tea bA aa a 26 FIGURE 22 THE FRAME CRAB ER MENU AX ln lse crt faa atc alek x k a LM aaa i 27 List of tables TABLE 1 LIST OF CAMERA CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS kek K k ninh n kk a renean nennen 28 TABLE 2 PARAMETER NOTATION FOR CAMERA CONFIGURATION kk kk k kk K k KK k nnns KA KK AK kk KAK nn nnn 28 TABLE 3 REGISTERS OF THE FUNCTION GROUP CAMERA eene nnn nene nennen 29 TABLE 4 REGISTERS OF FUNCTION GROUP CAMERA PROFILES emen nn n renean renean nnn 31 TABLE 5 LIST OF REGISTER INITIAL VALUES OF FUNCTION GROUP CAMERA CONFIGURATION eeeee n 32 TABLE 6 REGISTERS
40. a Register Address Format Description Valuerange Meaning Default CONFIG SIGNATURE 00 no user access CONFIG BAUDRATE 02 lbyte RS232 baud rate selection 12 115200 baud 1 1 9600 baud CONFIG_EOLTYPE 03 1 byte Line break type 0 0D0A CRNL 1 1 0D CR 2 0A0D NLCR 3 0A NL 4 00 NULL CONFIG_VERIFY 04 1 byte Hardware write verification 00 none FF 01 EEPROM FF all messages CONFIG_MSGMASK 05 1 byte Message mask 00 no message FO 01 debug messages only 02 information only 03 all information 10 log error only 20 host interface error only 40 RS232 error only 80 hardware error only F0 all errors FF all messages CONFIG_PROFILE 06 1 byte Working profile of sensor 1 4 profiles 1 4 1 CONFIG_DESCRIPION 20 32 bytes Camera description ASCII character Camera SN 3F set Table 3 Registers of the function group Camera configuration CONFIG BAUDRATE The register specifies the baud rate for communication via the RS 232 interface and the serial interface embedded in the CameraLink interface Make sure the used serial interface of the host system supports the selected baud rate The baud rate is immediately set upon the write access to the register If no valid baud rate is configured it is set to 9600 baud Example 02 12 baudrate 115kBaud KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 29 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX
41. al devices to standardized PC ports Personal computer IPC industrial personal computer Peripheral components interconnect standard of a PC internal data transmission process or physical plug in unit connection PCI slot Here Full frame scan principle of continuously scanning the sensor lines in ascending order without distinguishing between even and odd sensor lines in contrast to the field scan see ROI Place where device functions are found e g in cameras functionally and or logically associated device functions combined in a register set see Register Region of interest that part of the full frame which is of interest to the user Line standard for transmitting and receiving data via a serial interface based on the V 24 or V 28 standard System on chip combination of large scale integrated function units to form a complete functional system e g on an optical sensor that comprises all relevant function units for a camera German Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung universal control unit used in automation processes Here Method of scanning only every second sensor line or column results in halving the spatial resolution of an image see SOC Here a program for the remote transmission of data here of camera configuration commands by ASCII coded characters Here Functional unit that triggers camera relevant functions start of image capturing etc e g by feeding an external signal to the camera Dominating op
42. also the number of integration sections A valid integration time KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 PROFILE SHUTTER must be entered in register PROFILE for the single integration slope mode the other registers are to be filled with zeros The following conditions must be met to display a sensor frame as a live image e integration time value must be lower than PROFILE INTX gt 4000 4010 PROFILE PIXELCLK Additionally no integration time except the last may be lower than PROFILE INTX gt 4000 3 52 10 PROFILE PIXELCLK in the multiple integration slope mode Example w 138 24000000 single int SMode with 24ms The register specifies the sensor shutter principle Please note the multiple integration slope mode is not possible when selecting the rolling shutter and thus registers PROFILE INTO PROFILE INT1 PROFILE INT2 and PROFILE are inactive The integration time is here determined by the image readout rate Example 148 1 rolling shutter mode PROFILE SUBSAMPLE PROFILE AMLIFIER PROFILE CALIB The register specifies whether or not a subsampling of the lines and or columns of the sensor shall be carried out Example 149 3 X Y Subsampling The register specifies the amplification factor of the analog amplifier downstream of the sensor The register value should not be changed for the following reasons e Th
43. ameters left hand zeros may be omitted Strings up to a length of 32 characters are accepted The camera responds to a command request in a chronological order However prior to or after the request for a command a message may be sent which is not related to that command Every line of a message or response is closed with a cr character 0D Messages always have the following format Maskbyte String Page 28 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 with the plus sign identifying a message mask byte allocating the message priority see the description of CONFIG_MSGMASK in function group Camera configuration in the next chapter and String being the text of the message Example 40 frame error A response to the command will always end with a status line of the following format VAL OK or ERR with VAL containing the optional command return value oK meaning no error and ERR meaning an error has occurred during command execution Description of the LOGLUX i5 CL register set The functions of the configuration registers of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL are chronologically ordered by function groups which are described below Function group Camera configuration This function group serves the basic configuration of the camera with regard to the baud rate and format of the configuration data and the setting of the working profile of the camer
44. and red respectively Please note that the two latter modes require more computer power and may thus result in a lower image rate Question How can the Multiple integration slope mode reasonably be configured Answer The best way is to start using an integration exposure time in such a way that with the integration time as low as possible the details which are of interest can just be safely discerned in the dark parts of the image The time to be so determined is the total integration time for the specific image When using the Exposure precalculation function in the Exposure configuration window of the active LuxWare profile the user may adapt the transmission function of the sensor by carrying out an approximation to an exponential or root function To this end the previously determined total integration time is subdivided into up to four partial integration times This can also be performed manually i e the user can add up to four partial integration times to obtain the previously determined total integration time Reasonably the first partial integration time should be the longest time and the last partial integration time should be the shortest time Page 44 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer In what format are the single imag
45. ant RS 232 COM port of the host system PC IPC Furthermore the INI file LuxConfig ini which is found in the same directory as the configuration software needs to be modified as follows with a simple text editor and the following lines have to be added PortMapping lt Grabber gt Tap lt Id gt lt COM Port gt Explanation Grabber stands for one of the supported framegrabbers Tap Id stands for the used framegrabber CameraLink port on the MVtitan CL of Fa Matrix Vision this is for example 0 or 17 COM port stands for the used RS 232 COM port of the host system PC IPC Example CameraLink port 1 of the MVtitan CL is mapped with the COM1 port PortMapping MVTitanCLTapl 1 Page 46 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH
46. ay 10 us The register specifies a pulse length for switchport signal 0 or 1 The actual delay time is rounded to comply with the pixel clock accuracy e g TRGDELAY 80 75 76ns delay at 66 MHz pixel clock rate Example 511 100000 Switchport 1 PLength 100 us The register specifies the start position left of the visible sensor frame The value must represent an even number of pixels and satisfy the condition PROFILE XSTART 1280 PROFILE WIDTH Example 130 100 X start coord is 100 The register specifies the start position above the visible sensor frame The value must satisfy the condition PROFILE YSTART 1024 PROFILE HEIGHT Example 132 150 X start coord is 150 The register specifies the width of the visible sensor frame The value must represent an even number of pixels and satisfy the condition PROFILE WIDTH 1280 PROFILE XSTART Example 134 800 frame width is 800 pixels The register specifies the height of the visible sensor frame The value must satisfy the condition PROFILE HEIGHT 1024 PROFILE YSTART Example 136 600 frame height is 600 pixels PROFILE INTO PROFILE INT1 PROFILE INT2 PROFILE INT3 Page 34 of 46 These registers specify the integration times for the individual integration sections in the multiple integration slope mode The number of registers in which valid integration times have been entered the entries must be unequal to zero is
47. c image noise on sensors caused during production by random physical processes results for example in an inhomogeneous grey of a homogeneously illuminated area Frames per second frame rate Field programmable gate array large scale integrated electronic module comprising a large number of elementary logic elements which can be programmed to carry out complex functions Framegrabbing unit for electronic cameras mostly in form of PCI plug in cards for the PC Hertz unit of frequency 1 MHz 10 Hz Purposeful interruption e g of data transmissions or program runs see PC Alternative PC operating system based on UNIX Product name and acronym derived from logarithmic and light Greek Lux Here data format comprising 4 bytes or 32 bits value range 2 Lowest significant bit of a larger information unit such as a byte Look up table value assignment table e g greyscale image data Function unit e g of camera control commands Microcontroller unit see Hz Highest significant bit of a larger information unit such as a byte Open host controller interface standard interface for the unified connection of semiconductor KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 PC PCI progressive scan region of interest Register Register set ROI RS 232 SOC SPS subsampling system on chip Terminal Trigger unit UNIX word KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH extern
48. change the name of the selected profile in the Profile Name input field All upper case and lower case letters and numerals as well as the separating character are available for the purpose The new name will be valid and the respective entry in the tree structure updated immediately upon leaving the input field The profile name may have up to 32 digit positions The Init profile option allows the user to initialize the selected profile with one of the factory set profiles It should be noted here that all settings of the chosen profile overwritten This option is ideal for user specific optimization purposes as suitable profile parameters have already been pre set for up to four applications In Load profile the user can load the selected profile with all parameters of another profile It should be noted that settings of the selected profile get lost Figure 12 The Profile globals menu Page 16 of 46 This option is ideal for copying profiles of identical contents Both options are activated by clicking button Init now and Load now respectively In panel Profile backup the user can store the active program in a backup file INI file or restore it from a backup file INI file Optionally a backup file may also be stored in a script file which can be called up in the built in terminal program by the restore function KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera L
49. d on the flange of the lens mount First loosen the three setscrews on the circumference of the lens mount flange for the purpose use the supplied small hexagonal wrench wrench size 0 9 and turn the setscrews out by one full rotation each Then turn the lens with guide ring out of the flange or into the flange until the subject is in optimum focus Finally retighten the setscrews applying not too much force For more information also with respect to using zoom lenses see the website of PENTAX Europe GmbH www pentax de Frequently asked questions Question What do need the Advanced Features option for Answer By means of this option you have access to the terminal which is an integral part of the program and to the functions in a camera firmware update In order to avoid unintentional activation of the above mentioned functions the box is normally not checked Question What do the different framebuffer display modes mean Answer Grey option shows the eight lowermost bits MSB of a pixel Option Blue enhanced shows the lowermost nine bits MSB of a pixel and gives the black and white regions of a live image a green and red color respectively This allows an underexposure or overexposure of the image to be easier detected The Pseudo grey option shows 10 5 bit interpolated greyscale values MSB slightly differing from the exact RGB greyscale values Here too the black and white regions are tinted green
50. e ignored as configuration data The following commands are available Syntax Command Description Parameter help Help Displays a help text none ver Version Displays the current software version none w ADR VAL Write register Writes value VAL to register ADR v s EODD r ADR Read register Reads value from register ADR ADR 0 FFFFFFFF Reads register bank as from register ADR 0 100 200 d ADR Dump register ADR e g from the first register of see following description of function group the function groups Table 1 List of camera configuration commands The following parameter notations are possible Number system data format Syntax Value range Hexadecimal byte B 00 FF Binary byte 00000000 11111111 Decimal byte B 0 255 Hexadecimal word W 0000 FFFF Binary word AN 0000000000000000 1111111111111111 Decimal word W 0 65535 Hexadecimal long L 00000000 FFFFFFFF Binary long AL 00000000000000000000000000000000 11111111111111111111111111111111 Decimal long L 0 4294967295 Character string String Max 255 char with ASCII codes 21 7E Character Character with ASCII code 21 7E Table 2 Parameter notation for camera configuration The above notation method is applied both to parameters transmitted to the camera and to data output from the camera In case of the par
51. e proper calibration of the camera is no longer guaranteed The pixel values are falsified through the amplification limitation e The signal noise would be amplified and the desired improvement of the image brightness cannot be achieved Example w S14A 1 Ampl factor is 5 25 The register specifies the calibration routine for the sensor The output amplifier is calibrated during every line blanking period The fast mode 0 can force a calibration to be carried out during one clock cycle This is however not as accurate as would be desired and thermal noise would be unavoidable during calibration in contrast thereto the slow calibration mode 1 43 is incremental and free of any thermal noise Some 200 or more slow calibrations have the same effect as one fast calibration The differing slow calibration modes may be set at the start of an image 1 or any line not yet read out 2 or both together 3 Example w S14B 1 Slow image calibration PROFILE PRECHARGE The register is set either to line by line or to permanent column by column precharging In some applications it may be necessary to use the continuous charging of the pixel columns instead of the precharging with every line scanning operation KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 35 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Example PROFILE DESCRIPTION w S14C 1 permanent precharging The register contains a strin
52. e the desired LOG file a name All inputs and outputs which are KAMERA WERK DRESDEN Hi 2 displayed the log window deleted ERMANY Figure 21 The Terminal menu A This function is used for setting the font size and type of the terminal Option Dump all displays all messages generated by the camera The Timeout box can be used to select the serial communication time out in seconds The commands and registers available for the configuration of the LOGLUX i5 CL camera are described in chapters Description of the LOGLUX i5 CL communication log and Description of the LOGLUX register set see below KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 25 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The Firmware menu This menu displays the components of your camera and allows an update or back up copy of the firmware versions to be made H LOGLUX camera configuration tool mv TITAN CU Pen Jmnmlixl Disconnect Advanced features 9 LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr e Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest J Trigger Switchport 0 tJ Switchport 1 Exposure lt Sensor 5 Output data Profile 2 Factory setting s Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT 1 Lookup table 2 LUT 4 txt l Lookup table 3 512GW t Special functions Terminal ogmm Framegrabber Bayer pattem
53. egrabber within milliseconds This option is primarily important for controlled picture capturing via external triggering signal Save as allows the user to save the live image as an image file or video sequence button or Sequence to a data medium When storing it as a video sequence the user has the choice between a continuous stream of frames option Continous Stream or a given number of successive frames Sequence length In both cases the file stream AVI or raw data format storage process can be cancelled by repeatedly clicking the Sequence button which now reads stop Page 27 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Description of the LOGLUX 15 CL communication log The configuration data are exchanged between the host system PC IPC and LOGLUX i5 CL camera by way of a line oriented ASCII log This method allows a platform independent configuration of the camera from any terminal All configuration commands consist of an command character string of up to four characters letters and of max four parameters depending on the command Command and parameter are separated by a space character 20 Space bar By actuating the ENTER key 0D 0A alternatively by appending a nil character 00 the configuration data are sent to the camera A comment may be appended to the configuration data by using a semicolon the characters following the semicolon ar
54. en implemented in the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL an improved version of the LVDS low voltage differential signal technique the CameraLink standard which features a large transmission bandwidth and a very good transmission safety is nowadays considered a quasi standard for data interfaces as used in industrial image processing In addition to the image data transmission from the camera to the host system it is also possible to control and configure the camera from the host system via up to four integral serial ports A distance of up to 10m between the camera and host system can be bridged without any auxiliary devices repeaters or the like being necessary For further technical data see the technical documentation of the CameraLink standard The complete LOGLUX i5 CL SET camera system The LOGLUX i5 CL SET is a complete package designed to facilitate and speed up the understanding and operation of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL The package includes an industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL without lens a PC plug in card MATRIX Vision MVtitan CL a general data cable an RS 232 data cable 3m long each a split adapter for splitting up the power supply RS 232 trigger input and switching outputs a plug in power supply unit 24V 6W and a CD ROM with driver and software for the Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000 and XP Optional accessories Various CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL accessor
55. entering the value 1 into the camera register PARAM TRIGGER Alternatively the Trigger now button can be used e Auto The camera is continuously triggered by an internal clock generator The Trigger Delay box allows the user to enter a delay time for the trigger signal Under Trigger Mode the user can choose the framegrabbing mode single snapshot snapshot sequence or continuous mode If the sequence mode is selected the number of images to be captured can be entered in the Trigger sequence count box Under Trigger Frequency the user can specify a desired trigger frequency in Hz The maximum frame rate in Hz that can be reached in dependence of relevant parameters is displayed below the box It should be noted that the trigger port of the camera is electrically isolated see chapter Technical specifications maximum trigger frequency is largely dependent on the integration time of the individual image Page 18 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The Switchport profile menu This menu serves the setting of the signal sources switch signal delay switch signal length and polarity of a switch signal using one of the two camera switchports 0 and 1 H The source of a switch signal applied to a switchport is selected under Switch signal LOGLUX camera configuration tool myTITAN CL Pen m xj Disconnect
56. erating system for work stations and mainframe computers Here Data format comprising 2 bytes or 16 bits value range 219 Page 39 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Technical specification Technical data of the LOGLUX i5 CL survey Sensor format Pixel size ADC resolution Image transfer rate Shutter modes Dynamic range FPN Sensitivity S N ratio Spectral range Configuration 1280 x 1024 pixels l in sensor diagonal freely selectable ROI 6 7 x 6 7um 10 bit greyscale value Resolution 1280 x 1024 36 1024 x 768 58 320 x 240 445 rolling shutter central shutter 64 dB linear gt 100 dB in multiple integration slope mode lt 0 2 RMS 8 46 V Ix s in visible light and NIR range 70 Ix 1 W m 1600 1 400 1000 nm 4 user programmable camera profiles bootable with initial settings Integral functions test image three user program LUTs optional target graticule pixel binning real time matrix operations etc CameraLink base RS 232 115kbaud electrically isolated one 24VDC trigger port electrically isolated two 24VDC max 500mA switchports low side switch electrically isolated Power supply 18 35 VDC Power loss lt 2 W Temp range 0 60 C operation Dimensions HxWxD 54 x 46 x 82 mm without lens Lens mount Weight Scope of delivery Interfaces C mount approx
57. es stored The LuxWare configuration tool offers four standard formats for storing single camera frames e TIFF format the lowermost eight bits MSB per pixel are stored e PNG format In 8 bit images the lowermost eight bits MSB of each pixel are stored in 10 12 14 16 bit images 16 bits MSB are stored e PGM format In 8 bit images the lowermost eight bits MSB of each pixel are stored in 10 12 14 16 bit images 16 bits MSB are stored In addition the PGM file contains a file header in which among others the pixel format and the image geometry are stored e PPM format the RGB values are stored as ASCII data How does the LuxWare software communicate with the camera The software uses a scriptable ASCII log for the description see chapter Description of the LOGLUX i5 CL communication log What does the error message Invalid value read maybe camera not initialised mean A register read by the LuxWare configuration software contains an invalid value In this case you should initialize the active profile using the values of one of the pre defined profiles or copy the values of another profile to the active profile Is framegrabber xyz supported CameraLink framegrabbers are supported in two ways KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH offer several CameraLink framegrabbers which are supported by the LuxWare configuration tool Other CameraLink framegrabbers may be used to configure the LOGLUX i5 CL camera b
58. g of 32 ASCII characters that identify the profile Function group Working parameters This function group provides various camera service registers among them registers specifying the firmware of the camera as well as functions for setting the trigger register for initializing and copying camera profiles and for reading a temperature sensor inside the camera Please note that these registers are volatile i e the register values are not saved when the power is turned off Register Address Format Description Value range Meaning Access PARAM VERSION 900 llong Firmware version read only PARAM EVENT 904 lbyte Event generation for trigger Write access releases a trigger and switchport 01 signal switchport 1 event or write 02 switchport 2 event only 04 PARAM INITPROFILE 905 lbyte Initializes a profile 1x 4x Initializes profile 1 4 with the write Init values for only x1 Single integration slope mode x2 Dual integration slope mode x3 Quadr integration slope mode PARAM_COPYPROFIL 906 1 byte Copies a profile 1 8 Target profile 4 write x1 x8 Source profile 1 4 only PARAM TEMPO 908 1 word Temperature sensor 0 218 398 Temperature in Kelvin read only PARAM TEMPI 90A 1 Temperature sensor 1 218 398 Temperature in Kelvin read only Table 6 Registers of function group Working parameters PARAM VERSION PARAM EVENT PARAM IN
59. g pre processed e Invert image The image data are subtracted from the constant 1024 which results in an inversion of the image data e nbit s shift right 1 9 The image data are shifted to the right bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the most significant bits MSB the lowest significant bits LSB get lost e invert and n bit s shift right 1 9 The image data are subtracted from the constant 1024 which results in an inversion of the image data Subsequently the image data are shifted to the right bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the most significant bits MSB the lowest significant bits LSB get lost e n bit s shift left 1 9 The image data are shifted to the left bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the lowest significant bits MSB the most significant bits LSB get lost e invert and n bit s shift left 1 9 image data are subtracted from the constant 1024 which results in an inversion of the image data Subsequently the image data are shifted to the left bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the lowest significant bits MSB the most significant bits LSB get lost e User lookup table 1 3 The image data are linked up with the selected LUT During the process 1024 user specific function values are assigned to each of the 1024 greyscale values e Test image This option results in the display of a test image KAMERA WERK DRESDEN
60. he right side this information can be read without difficulty provided the printing quality is good The photos were taken with the same overall integration time approx 39ms Two dynamic ranges can be set on the IBIS5 sensor In the first range of approx 67dB the sensor exhibits an almost linear transmission function The operating mode of the sensor is termed single integration slope mode In the inactive state the shutter of the sensor is closed a defined potential i e electrical voltage is applied to the individual sensor cell which is shown simplified as a light sensitive capacitor When the sensor shutter is opened the photons hitting the sensor cell cause the potential to die away When the sensor shutter is re closed after a defined time integration or exposure time the residual potential of the sensor cell can be measured and translated into a digital numerical value By several successive integrations of the sensor cell potential with respect to time applying different integration times the second dynamic range which is going to be described in more detail here will be extended to approximately 100dB This working mode of the sensor is called multiple integration slope mode and functions as follows The basis is the above described single integration slope mode In contrast to it however at least one more integration cycle is carried out in the multiple integration slope mode After the expiry of the first integration
61. ies are available from ourselves and third parties among others lenses customized data cables DIN EN rail power supplies media converters etc Please see our current product range and links to other products on our website www kamera werk dresden de or get in touch with our marketing department telephone 49 351 2806 218 and 49 351 2806 390 fax 49 351 2806 392 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 9 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Operation of the complete LOGLUX i5 CL SET camera system System requirements The following host system PC IPC requirements must be met for a safe and proper operation of the complete LOGLUX i5 CL SET camera system Minimum desktop PC system Optimum desktop PC system Portable PC system notebook Pentium 111 or Athlon processor 1 0GHz Pentium III IV or Athlon XP processor gt 2 0GHz Pentium III IV or Athlon XP mobile processor gt 2 0GHz 256MB PC133 512MB PC400 512MB PC400 gt 20GB hard disk with 1MB 2x80GB hard disk with 2MB gt 40GB hard disk with 2MB cache cache in RAIDO mode cache Motherboard with UDMA133 IDE Motherboard with RAID interface controller and FireWire interface PCI AGP graphics card with PCI AGP graphics card with Separate graphics solution with nVidias400 or Radeon 7000 nVidias440 or Radeon 9200 nVidiasnForce2 or Radeon chipset chipset mobility chipset Min 1 vaca
62. ime current integration time is displayed in input field Remaining time KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 7 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The shutter modes of the IBIS5 sensor The IBIS5 has two shutter modes viz the rolling or curtain shutter mode and the synchronous or snapshot shutter mode The working principles and resultant characteristics of the two shutter modes are described below The working principle of the rolling or curtain shutter can be described by means of the following graphic representation Moving object Integration Readout Direction of object movement Readout Image of direction object of rows Figure 5 Working principle of the rolling curtain shutter and the imaging of moving objects As is shown in Figure 4 left an object is imaged by recording individual lines The capturing of a line in turn is subdivided into three phases resetting all pixels of a line integrating all pixels of a line and reading out all pixels of a line The content of a picture element of an image is not fixed until the integration phase is completed It should be noted that the integration phase for line 7 for example will not start until the integration phase for line 1 is complete When the camera is set to the rolling curtain shutter mode and an attempt is made to capture moving object whose motion vector is normal to the sensor line readout vector it can easil
63. k rate There is also a hardware dependent delay in addition to the set delay time Among others this hardware dependent delay is determined by the camera internal electrical isolation of an optical coupling device transmission time or by the slope edge steepness of the 24V trigger signal w 104 1000 Example delay is lus Page 32 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 PROFILE TRGRATE The register specifies the rate or frequency of framegrabbing in Hz or PROFILE SMODE PROFILE TMMODE snapshots per second after triggering for a sequence of snapshots or a continuous snapshot video Where the readout speed of an image is sufficiently low the actual image rate corresponds to the framegrabbing rate with the following condition having to be satisfied PIXELCLK WIDTH HEIGHT TRGRATE Otherwise the framegrabbing rate is limited in dependence of the readout speed to the maximum possible framegrabbing rate value Example w 108 430 Image rate is 30 Hz This register specifies the framegrabbing mode of the camera triggering system A single snapshot sequence of snapshots or video can be generated upon triggering Example w 10A 1 Trigger for single snapshot Register PROFILE TMMODE activates one of the available LUT functions serving the link up with the incoming image data e The image data are subtracted from the constant 1024 which results i
64. lication purpose is served Within the framework of the statutory regulations any liability for direct damage indirect damage and third party damage resulting from the purchase or operation of a LOGLUX i5 CL CMOS industrial camera is excluded Liability in cases of intent and gross negligence remains unaffected therefrom In any case our liability is limited to the purchase price of the unit This manual is protected by copyright All rights created thereby in particular the right to translate reprint or lecture to use figures or tables to broadcast microfilm or reproduce the contents or parts thereof in any other way or to store it partly or wholly in data processing systems are reserved Also in individual cases the manual or parts thereof are permitted to be reproduced only within the scope of the Copyright Act of the Federal Republic of Germany of September 9 1965 as amended As a rule a fee is charged for any reproduction Violations are subject to the penal provisions of the Copyright Act Copyright KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH 2004 Even if no express reference is made thereto the use or reproduction of model or trade names mentioned in this manual does not justify the assumption that such names are free names within the meaning of the trademark and proprietary rights that could be used by everyone Wherever direct or indirect reference is made in this manual to acts regulations or standards e g DIN VDI VDE KAMERA WERK DRESDEN G
65. liver a noise corrected 10 bit greyscale value as an output signal Main features of the sensor are its high resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels XGA resolution the wide dynamic contrast range of up to 100dB the integrated FPN fixed pattern noise correction of the raw image data and two shutter modes rolling curtain shutter and synchronous snapshot shutter As regards the conversion process the IBIS5 is an integrating photo optical sensor For more technical data please refer to the latest IBIS5 data sheet The following paragraphs describe selected functions of the sensor Understanding these functions is imperative to the proper use of the various functional units KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 5 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The dynamic contrast range of the IBIS5 sensor In contrast to say CMOS sensors for multimedia applications the IBIS5 has a very wide dynamic contrast range This parameter describes the sensor s capability to show both very bright and very dark image parts in the active frame The figure shows a CD ROM whose surface is diagonally lit by a lamp from the front with the LOGLUX i5 CL set for a normal approx 67dB and extended approx 100dB contrast range respectively Figure 4 Example of a very high image contrast range In the photo on the left side neither the manufacturer s name nor the storage capacity nor the maximum write speed can be read On t
66. mbH cannot guarantee that they are correct and up to date We recommend to consult the complete regulations or standards as amended for the specific own application KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Bismarckstrasse 56 D 01257 Dresden Phone 0351 2806 0 Fax 0351 2806 392 eMail info kamera werk dresden de Web www kamera werk dresden de Page 4 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL The CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL is of the latest and most modern products from the industrial image processing CMOS camera range of KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH The camera can be considered a logically consistent development of the well known universally applicable predecessor model LOGLUX HDRC4 Main features of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL e CMOS camera with free pixel selection progressive scan and CameraLink data interface e Approx 36 images second full frame higher rates when a smaller frame size is used up to approx 1500 images second are possible Resolution 1280x1024 pixels 10 bit greyscale gt 100 dB contrast dynamic range Digital image data interface Possibility to pre process the image data by means of the integral LUTs ook up tables Spectral working range from 400nm to 1000nm Sturdy continuously cast aluminum casing with C type lens mount Possibility to configure and control the camera and
67. n an inversion of the image data image data are shifted to the right bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the most significant bits MSB the lowest significant bits LSB get lost e The image data are subtracted from the constant 1024 which results in an inversion of the image data Simultaneously the image data are shifted to the right bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the most significant bits MSB the owest significant bits LSB get lost image data are shifted to the left bit by bit by n bits Zeros inserted at the lowest significant bits MSB the most significant bits LSB get lost e The image data are subtracted from the constant 1024 which results in an inversion of the image data Simultaneously the image data are shifted to the left bit by bit by n bits Zeros are inserted at the lowest significant bits MSB the most significant bits LSB get lost e A test image is displayed The region of interest is subdivided into fixed size squares and each square is filed with a graduated greyscale extending from top left to bottom right LUT s User LUT 1 to User LUT 3 can be filled with user specific function values see Function group LUT programming Example 510 0601 User LUT 1 is selected PROFILE SWOSOURCE PROFILE SW1SOURCE This register describes the source of switchport signal 0 or 1 A switchport signal may be generated by the trigger module up
68. nt PCI slot Min 1 vacant PCI slot PCMCIA FireWire interface CRT monitor or LC display with CRT monitor or LC display with LC display with min contrast of min contrast of 1 250 min contrast of 1 500 1 250 Operating system MS Windows Operating system MS Windows Operating system MS Windows 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP The system requirements for IPC systems are similar to those for desktop PC systems for reasons of the tougher use conditions more exclusive components may occasionally have to be chosen For configuring an IPC system just contact a systems house of your choice With the exception of the real time recording of large image data streams e g AVI captures in full frame and at full frame rate normal operation of the camera will be basically possible also with a minimum host system configuration however some difficulties might occur In view of the numerous existing PC IPC system configurations it is impossible to guarantee that the full scope of camera system functions can be used in every configuration In any case a sound basis of a successful start up and trouble free operation is a minimally equipped host system only the graphics and framegrabber cards are installed that meets the above mentioned requirements and has a newly installed operating system Installation of the CameraLink PC plug in card MATRIX Vision MVtitan CL The type MVtitan CL CameraLink PC plug in card is
69. of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The Output data profile menu In this menu the user can select one of the built in image data pre processing functions and the user specific ook up tables LUTs These include bit rotation operations inversions and test image generation aL OGLUX amp camera configuration tool metit Disconnect Advanced features 5 LOGLUX 15 CL camera SNr m Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest JI Trigger Switchport iX Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor i Dutput data Profile 2 Factory setting s Wp Profile 3 Factory setting s Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT 1 Lookup table 2 LUT 4 txt 1 Lookup table 3 512GW t t Special functions Terminal 2 Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern EH KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Jutput data mode Transfer mode Bypass Invert Image n bit s shift right 1 9 5 invert and n bitis shift right 1 E E invert and n bit s shift left 1 E E C n bitfs shift left 1 9 User lookup table 1 3 Testimage Figure 18 The Output data profile menu Page 22 of 46 Under Transfer mode the user can select one of the following functions e Bypass The image data are transferred from the sensor to the image data interface without bein
70. old version If the newer version is installed in a different directory the INI file should be copied from the installation directory of the old version to that of the new version It is advisable to save this INI file to another storage medium e g a floppy disc KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 43 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Choosing a lens for the LOGLUX i5 CL The camera has a standardized C mount with a flange focal length distance from the lens mounting flange to the active sensor surface of 17 53mm and an inch system based thread 1 32UN 2A specification The sensor size calls for CCTV lenses which are at least suitable for 2 3 inch sensors In any case high quality lenses featuring a low distortion high image resolution high grade antireflection coating and good contrast ratio should be used for image processing purposes Lenses as used in common surveillance equipment are not suitable for industrial image processing applications Matching the flange focal length of a lens with the LOGLUX i5 CL Production tolerances both of the lens and the optical camera system make it necessary to fine adjust the flange focal length using the camera adjusting feature Make the adjustment at full aperture Set the focusing ring of the lens to infinity Point the camera to a well structured sufficiently distant subject 2 2000 x focal length Make sure the lens is properly seate
71. on the event Trigger Start of Integration SOI or End of Integration EOI or due to a rising slope of signal CC2 or CC3 camera control 2 3 via the CameraLink interface Note Events SOI and EOI will not occur the rolling shutter mode as there is no controlled integration time and consequentially no configured switchport activities Example S10E 6 Switchport 0 upon event Reg KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 33 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 PROFILE SWOPOL PROFILE SW1POL PROFILE SWODELAY PROFILE SW1DELAY PROFILE SWOLEN PROFILE SW1LEN PROFILE XSTART PROFILE YSTART PROFILE WIDTH PROFILE HEIGHT The register describes the polarity of switchport signal O or 1 If register PROFILE SWxSOURCE is set to OFF the switchport level can be directly controlled by register PROFILE SWxPOL Example 119 0 Switchport 1 is low active This register specifies a delay time for switchport signal 0 or 1 The actual delay time is rounded to comply with the pixel clock accuracy e g TRGDELAY 80 75 76ns delay at 66 MHz pixel clock rate There is also a hardware dependent delay in addition to the set delay time Among others this hardware dependent delay is determined by the camera internal electrical isolation of an optocoupler transmission time or by the slope edge steepness of the 24V trigger signal Example 110 10000 Switchport 0 del
72. ons are largely excluded In many cases only a mouse is required for setting the parameters Professional users have full access to all relevant sensor functions at register level by using a terminal program which is an integral part of the LOGLUX LuxWare Moreover this form of configuration is fully scriptable i e all settings can be logged and stored as an ASCII file and transferred from one platform e g Microsoft Windows to another e g UNIX Linux It is primarily the programmers who will benefit from this function All camera settings can be stored in so called user profiles which are re loaded when needed These user profiles remain stored in the camera itself even after disconnection from the power supply It is a special feature of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL that the user can manipulate the image data in the camera using up to three selectable ook up tables The LUT load and storage functions required for the purpose are provided by the software Page 12 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The start menu a LOGLUX Connect Advanced features x 51 880 COMI 2 97 Port 0 8 LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr 631 1002 E E myTITAN CL PCI slot 15 Port B P Port 1 8 LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr 631 1002 Connect Cancel Scan SS KAMERA WERK DRESDEN NUS GERMANY Scanning finished Figure 9 The start menu K
73. other file and load them into a folder of his choice Establishment of a serial connection Plug a null modem cable into the RS 232 port split cable to connect the camera to the PC IPC m Note It is strongly recommended to use the RS 232 port of the gt camera for a firmware update Pc F Poa Putt he camera into operation and start the LOGLUX LuxWare EP TITAN de JF Poad PC software e n the start menu select the desired camera in window Camera Selection image processing hardware scan see chapter Description of the LOGLUX LuxWare configuration software The start menu then click Connect Note For the purpose of a faster data transmission during an update the baud rate of the serial RS 232 port is recommended to be set to 115000 kbaud in menu Camera Globals Page 42 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 MCU firmware update When updating the MCU firmware the contents of file LOGLUXIBCL xxx txt with xxx standing for the current version in the user specific source directory must be transferred to the camera Select the Firmware profile menu Activate the Advanced Features option Click button Update in panel MCU Firmware 2 a Prolite 1 Fecto Highlight the MCU firmware file LOGLUXIBCL ooctxt 2 esie Sh 3 the user specific source directory Windows standard
74. peration is indicated by the continuously lit green status LED on the rear of the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL The CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL is now ready for operation The next step is the installation of the LOGLUX LuxWare configuration tool Installation of the LOGLUX LuxWare configuration tool Once the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL has been properly prepared the installation of the LOGLUX LuxWare is very easy After booting the PC and logging into the Windows operating system as administrator the LOGLUX LuxWare software is automatically started after insertion of the CD ROM if you have activated the auto CD ROM start option on your computer If not start Setup exe in the main directory of the CD ROM manually In both cases follow the instructions given by the installation software KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 11 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Description of the LOGLUX LuxWare configuration tool The philosophy The LOGLUX LuxWare configuration tool automatically finds the interfaces of the PC IPC system and the cameras connected to the system The user selects the camera to be configured Owing to the logical tree structure principle applied the complex functions of the IBIS5 CMOS image sensor used in the CMOS industrial camera LOGLUX i5 CL are easy to understand and handle plausibility check of the settings is made so that faulty operati
75. ption xl nia profile value x3 PROFILE PIXELCLK 102 Pixel clock rate 410 PROFILE TRGSOURCE 103 Trigger source 4 free running trigger PROFILE TRGDELAY 104 Trigger delay 0 0 ns PROFILE TRGRATE 108 Trigger rate 10 Hz PROFILE SMODE 10A Snapshot mode 0 sequence mode PROFILE TMMODE 10C Look up table LUT 0000 no LUT PROFILE SWOSOURCE 10E Source switchport 0 0 off PROFILE SWOPOL 10F Polarity switchport 0 1 high active PROFILE SWODELAY 110 Delay switchport 0 0 0 ns PROFILE SWOLEN 114 Sig time switchport 0 1000 1 us PROFILE SWISOURCE 118 Source switchport 0 0 off PROFILE SWIPOL 119 Polarity switchport 0 1 high active PROFILE SWIDELAY 11A Delay switchport 0 0 0 ns PROFILE SWILEN 11E Sig time switchport 0 1000 1 us PROFILE XSTART 130 ROI X start position 0 PROFILE YSTART 132 ROIY start position 0 PROFILE WIDTH 134 ROI width 1278 PROFILE HEIGHT 136 ROI height 1023 PROFILE INTO 138 Integration time slope 1 0 0 3107 PROFILE INTI 13C Integration time slope 2 0 0 910 PROFILE INT2 140 Integration time slope 3 0 210 9104 PROFILE INT3 144 Integration time 1 slope 2310 310 4110 PROFILE SHUTTER 148 Shutter principle 0 synchronous shutter PROFILE SUBSAMPL 149 X Y subsampling 0 no subsampling PROFILE AMPLIFIER 14A Amplification factor 0 1 00 PROFILE CALIB 14B Calibration 0 fast calibration PROFILE PRCHARGE 14C
76. r and value of up to three more integration steps Entering a valid integration time in Last slope this is absolutely necessary if the above option is not made use of results in an exposure at a single integration time single integration slope By entering more valid integration times exposure at up to four successive integration times can be implemented Below the Last slope input field are displayed the total exposure time and the frame rate which depends on the camera configuration in the currently used profile The value shown in the figure can be considered a good value The raw i e not pre processed sensor greyscale value versus object light intensity diagram gives a survey of the sensor conversion function in the individual integration steps Page 20 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The Sensor profile menu Sensor specific parameters are entered in this menu These include the pixel clock rate the shutter mode the ADC amplification and the gamma correction option S LOGLUX camera configuration tool nie TAN CEPI Disconnect Advanced features 6 LOGLUX i5 CL camera SNr jm Profile 1 Factory sett ensor Feature DH Region of interest J Trigger Pixel clock MHz Switchport 40 Switchport 1 Exposure 40 lt The pixel clock affects frame readout time
77. ral shutter mode is set in this menu this means most of the settings will not be available until the Synchronous shutter snapshot mode is activated in the Sensor profile menu For a reasonable and fast selection of the options in this menu the respective chapter in the camera manual The dynamic contrast range of the IBIS5 sensor is recommended to be thoroughly read aj LOGLUX amp camera configuration tool mvTITAN EE Disconnect Advanced features 5 LOGLUX_i5_CL_camera_SNr_ Lm Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest zin xl Exposure precalculatio Total time aT ox otal ti 12082093 Switchport Time ba e Mode Lo W Switchport 1 User 9 0 ERES Slopes E lt Sensor Current po Scale 200 i Output data ede mip Profile 2 Factory setting j M Profile 3 Factory setting s mp Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT l Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t l Lookup table 3 512GW tx i Special functions EJ Terminal lt Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern Preview new set beside current set Apply rr Manual Exposure configuratiorr min 0 088000 increment 0 000001 msec Slope 1 0 900090 Disabled Slope 2 0 090009 Slope 3 0 088000 min 0 004000 increment 0 000001 msec Last slope 0 004000 1 082033 1 082 msec framerate 26 2 Hz Conversion characteristic
78. rature inside the camera Example r 908 Function group LUT programming This function group is used for programming the three user specific look up tables available reads the sensor temperature Register Address Format Description Valuerange Meaning TMFLASHI WORD 0000 10000 1024 1st function value of LUT1 0000 Place where function S p Dr po value y allocated to TMFLASHI WORD 03FE 107FE 04 1024th function value of LUT1 03FF greyscale value x is found TMFLASHI DESCRIPTION 810800 256 bytes Description of LUT1 ASCII character set TMFLASHI ERASE QUADLET 10820 1 long Erase sequence for LUT1 6C656473 TMFLASH2_WORD_0000 11000 1024 1st function value of LUT2 0000 Place where function 5s ET m E value y allocated to TMFLASH2 WORD 03 117FE 04 024 function value of LUT2 03FF greyscale value x is found TMFLASH2 DESCRIPTION 811800 256 bytes Description of LUT2 ASCII character set TMFLASH2 ERASE QUADLET 11820 1 long Erase sequence for LUT2 6C656473 TMFLASH3_WORD_0000 12000 1024 1st function value of LUT3 0000 Place where function v n m is value y allocated to TMFLASH3 WORD 03FE 127FE YS 1024th function value ofLUT3 03FF greyscale value x is found TMFLASH3 DESCRIPTION 12800 256 bytes Description of LUT3 ASCII character set TMFLASH3 ERASE QUADLET 12820 1 long Erase sequence for LUT3 6C656473 Table 7 Registers of function group
79. ss range Content of register address range 100 1FF Camera profile 1 200 2FF Camera profile 2 300 3FF Camera profile 3 400 4FF Camera profile 4 As an example for camera profile 1 the following table shows all registers of this function group for the other camera profiles same register names but different register address range Register Addr Format Description Valuerange Meaning Default PROFILE PIXELCLK 102 llong Pixel clock rate 207 4107 Pixel clock rate in Hz PROFILE TRGSOURCE 103 lbyte Trigger source 0 no trigger 1 trigger on H L slope 2 trigger on L H slope 3 L H slope on See table 4 trigger via T register Initial values 5 Free running trigger of profile PROFILE TRGDELAY 104 llong Trigger delay 0 222 delay time in ns registers PROFILE_TRGRATE 108 1 word Trigger rate 1 6500 trigger rate in Hz PROFILE SMODE 10A 1 word Snapshot mode 0 sequence mode 1 single snapshot 2 65535 continuous mode Continued on next page Page 30 of 46 KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 Register Addr Format Decsription Valuerange Meaning Default PROFILE TMMODE 10C Look up table LUT 0000 no LUT 0100 invert image data 80201 50209 shif
80. stance of ROI from top and height of the are set in the Top and Height fields respectively The associated scroll bars can also be used for a coarse pre adjustment The maximum possible values of distance of ROI from left and distance of ROI from top are limited by the parameter settings width of the and height of the ROI The graphic ROI position display gives an indication of the position and size of the ROI set relative to the full CMOS sensor area Page 17 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The Trigger profile menu This menu is used for setting the trigger source and framegrabbing mode Either an external signal applied to the trigger input of the camera level step OV 24V see chapter Technical specifications or a trigger mechanism built into the camera can be selected as trigger source for framegrabbing In the latter case a free running or register controlled trigger mechanism can be chosen from Furthermore the user can select the desired frame rate and the number of images to be captured single snapshot snapshot sequence continuous snapshot BETI nT camera configuration tool mvTITAN EL PEESES Disconnect Advanced features 8 LOGLUX 15 CL camera 5 Lm Profile 1 Factory sett Region of interest x WI Switchport tX Switchport 1 Exposure amp Sensor 5 Output data Profile 2
81. t image data 1 9 bits to right 0301 0309 shift image data 1 9 bits to right and invert 80401 50409 shift image data 1 9 bits to left 0501 0509 shift image data 1 9 bits to left and invert 0601 50603 user LUT 1 3 0700 greyscale test chart PROFILE SWOSOURCE 10E lbyte Source switchport 0 0 off 1 TRG Event Trig Modul 2 SOI Event Trig Modul 3 EOI Event Trig Modul 4 LH Slope CL Sig CC2 5 LH Slope CL Sig CC3 6 event register PROFILE SWOPOL 10F lbyte Polarity switchport 0 0 low active 1 high active PROFILE SWODELAY 110 llong Delay switchport 0 0 2 delay time in ns PROFILE SWOLEN 114 llong Signal time switchport 0 150 22 signal time in ns PROFILE_SW1SOURCE 118 1 byte Source switchport 1 0 Aus 1 TRG Event Trig Modul 2 SOI Event Trig Modul 3 EOI Event Trig Modul 4 LH Slope CL Sig CC2 See table 3 LH Slope CL Sig CC3 Initial values 6 event register of the profile PROFILE_SW1POL 119 1 byte Polarity switchport 1 0 low active registers 1 high active PROFILE SWIDELAY 11A llong Delay switchport 1 022222 delay time in ns PROFILE SWILEN 11E 1 long Signal time switchport 1 150 222 signal time in ns PROFILE_XSTART 130 1 word ROI X start position 2 0 638 X coordinate in pixel PROFILE YSTART 132 1 word ROI Y start position 0 1022 Y coordinate in pixel PROFILE WIDTH 134 1 word ROI width 2x 1 640 ROI width in pixel PROFILE HEIGHT 136 1 word
82. te In the rolling shutter mode this option is ineffective as there is no controlled integration time available e CameraLink CC2 A signal applied to the CameraLink port CC2 camera control 2 is assigned to the selected switchport For the generation of this signal see your Framegrabber Manual or the CameraLink standard e CameraLink gt gt A signal applied to the CameraLink port CC3 camera control 2 is assigned to the selected switchport For the generation of this signal see your Framegrabber Manual or the CameraLink standard e Register camera register PARAM TRIGGER is assigned to the selected switchport Entering the value 1 in this register will generate a switch pulse at the selected switchport Alternatively the Set Switch button can be used for the purpose A switch delay in milliseconds for the selected switchport can be entered in the Switch signal delay box A switch signal pulse length in milliseconds can be entered in the Switch signal length box for the selected switchport The polarity of the switch signal at the selected switchport can be chosen under Switch signal polarity e Low gt The switch signal is low active e High gt The switch signal is high active KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 19 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 The Exposure profile menu The conversion function of the camera in the cent
83. tents By clicking button Save the transferred LUT can be saved as a text file in the host system PC IPC e Load gt A LUT text file in the host system is selected to be transferred to the camera When the button is pressed the standard Windows dialog Load LUT from is opened and the user can choose the desired file in the TXT format Clicking the Write button transfers the selected LUT to the camera e Save Write A LUT transferred from the camera is saved as a text file in the host system LUT Save or a LUT is transferred from the host system PC IPC to the camera Write When clicking Save the standard Windows dialog Save LUT to is opened and the user can name the desired TXT file Note that the inscription and function of the Save Write button will not be visible and active respectively until the Read or button is pressed KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Version 1 08 04 07 The Terminal menu This menu is used for configuring the LOGLUX i5 CL camera by means of the integral ASCII terminal For the commands required to configure the camera see the camera manual Selecting the Advanced features option is a prerequisite for using the terminal gi L OGLUX amp camera configuration tool myTITAN CL Pens All xl The ASCII terminal incorporated the LuxWare configuration software divides into
84. thematical functions The other is a simple Delphi 6 program allowing the function values generated by the afore mentioned document to be programmed into the camera in one go Should the MathCAD 2000 application not be available any other suitable program can be used to generate the function values In this case if the above Delphi 6 program is intended to be used for programming the function value file should have the following format The separating character for every function value is CRNL carriage return 4 new line This character has the same effect as actuating the ENTER key e The file must comprise 1024 unsigned integer function values The value range must not exceed the limit 2 1 1023 The end of the file shall read file name LUT KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Page 37 of 46 Version 1 08 04 07 Manual CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX i5 Glossary ADC Administrator ASCII Baud Baud rate BIOS Bit Byte CameraLink CD ROM Chip set CMOS C mount dB Decibel DIN D SUB ESD EN FireWire Firmware fixed pattern noise fps FPGA framegrabber Hz Interrupt IPC Linux LOGLUX long LSB LUT macro MCU MHz MSB OHCI Page 38 of 46 Analog to digital converter Rights administrator for PC systems at operating system level American standard code for information interchange see baud rate Unit Baud number of data units transferred in one second Basic inp
85. un cun Show framebuffer as Exposure C amp Sensor 2 ae Output data Blue enhanced Pseudogrey RGB Grabbing mode Greyscale data Bayer data p Profile 2 Factory_setting_s lt Profile 3 Factory_setting_s mp Profile 4 Factory setting s l Lookup table 1 LUT3 TXT 1 Lookup table 2 LUT 4 t t l Lookup table 3 512GW t e Special functions DJ Terminal 2 Firmware Framegrabber Bayer pattern Grab image as 24 Bit RGB aligned Grabber setup grab timeout msec 5000 Image Continous Stream Sequence length Save as KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GERMANY Figure 23 The Framegrabber menu KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH Clicking Display framebuffer or Display histogram under Configuration will display the frame currently captured by the camera or the histogram of that frame respectively Show framebuffer as allows the current frame to be shown either as a greyscale false color or RGB image only LOGLUX i5 CL camera but the image data are not manipulated Grabbing mode is only available with the LOGLUX i5 CL color version Under Grab image as the greyscale values of the grabbed frame can be choose between greyscale or bayer formated colour image datas Grab image as is only available with the LOGLUX i5 CL color version In Grabber setup user can enter a time out for image capture via fram
86. ut output system minimum operating system for PC booting allows among others settings to be made on available communication e g integral FireWire interfaces Smallest information unit in digital data processing values 0 ow L off state and 1 high on state Combination of 8 bits to form an information unit value range 2 0 255 Parallel digital transmission standard Compact disc read only memory storage medium consisting of a metal coated plastic disk with an information storage layer Set of large scale integrated circuits in personal computers performing special functions e g the provision of data communication interfaces Complementary metal oxide semiconductor modern technology used e g in optical sensors standardized mount for optical components e g lenses see decibel logarithmic measure of a physical unit e g the range of contrast K 20 log max contrast min contrast contrast range in full frame Deutsche Industrie Norm German industrial standard Standardized connector format with trapezoidal connector screen and two or three lines of male female contacts for external PC ports e g serial RS 232 interfaces Electrostatic discharge ESD caused by electrostatic charging must be avoided when handling PC plug in cards European standard Serial digital transmission standard also known as IEEE1394a or iLink Apple trademark Operating software of camera function units Abbr FPN here stati
87. y be seen that the image of the moving object is distorted Figure 4 right side The degree of image distortion is determined by the relation between sensor line readout speed and object speed In most cases this distortion effect is unacceptable for image processing For this reason the rolling curtain shutter mode should where possible only be used for imaging objects that do not move or move slowly relative to the sensor line readout speed In this case however the image can be captured at very high image rates The working principle of the central or snapshot shutter mode can be described by means of the following graphic representation Moving object How a A Reset Integration Readout Direction of object movement Readout Image of direction object of rows Figure 6 Working principle of the central snapshot shutter and the imaging of moving objects As is obvious from Figure 5 left side the object is here too produced by recording individual image lines and a line is also captured in three phases resetting all picture elements of a line integrating all pixels of a line and reading out all pixels of a line But in contrast to the rolling curtain shutter mode the reset and integration phases for all lines are connected up in terms of time Only reading out the individual lines is separate This approach reveals a big advantage over the rolling curtain shutter mode The image of a moving object is free of distortions
88. y means of the INI file of the LuxWare configuration tool see Adding a non supported CameraLink framegrabber Why does my supported framegrabber communicate so slowly or faultily Depending on the framegrabber used more or less faults occur as regards the framegrabber s support of the serial API This may result in a slow down of the communication or in a faulty communication with the camera The remedy is to use the serial COM port of the LOGLUX i5 CL camera see Using software supported framegrabbers on the serial COM port of the LOGLUX i5 CL camera My LOGLUX i5 CL camera is connected but not detected Why First check if the host system PC IPC and camera as well as camera and power supply unit are properly connected Moreover make sure the system load on the hardware of the host system is as low as possible during the LOGLUX i5 CL search process since too heavy a load might result in an exceeding of the communication time Adding a non supported CameraLink framegrabber If your CameraLink framegrabber is not supported by the LuxWare configuration tool the INI file of the software may be used for configuring the LOGLUX i5 CL camera To this end modify the INI file LuxConfig ini it is found in the same directory as the configuration tool as follows and add the following lines using a simple text editor GenericCameraLinkDevice InterfaceLibrary clser lt xxx gt dll MinPortId lt MinPort gt MaxPortId lt

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