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1. TriggerFwdBkwd Figure 5 10 Quad A B Mode 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 5 Functionality A B Trigger Debounce A debouncing logic can be enabled by setting ABTriggerDeBounce True It is implemented with a watermark value of the EncoderCounter see Fig 5 11 Suppose ABTriggerDirection fwd then the watermark value is increased with the increments of the EncoderCounter If EncoderCounter decreases e g Due to bouncing problems the watermark value is hold unchanged Triggers are then only generated when the watermark value increases Bouncing A B GrayCounter oya K 2 AeL XJ 0 1 EncoderCounter 0 X 1 2 YYA 3 YAY 5 Watermark 0 1 y2 y3 y4 y5 TriggerFwd l M q M m Figure 5 11 A B Trigger Debouncing example with ABMode quad The A B Trigger Debounce mode can also be used for another issue In some applications the conveyor belt may stop between parts In practice the conveyor belt stops and retraces by a small amount which may cause a misalignment in the system If ABTriggerDirection fwd is used and the Debounce mode is enabled and the conveyor belt starts again in forward direction no triggers are generated for the amount that the conveyor belt retraced see Fig 5 12 The highest value of the EncoderCounter is stored as the watermark Triggers are only generated when the EncoderCounter is at the watermark lev
2. Power GigE Interface Card GigE Softtriager Trigger Source Trigger Source Figure 5 3 Trigger source 34 Machine Vision Flash System PC Camera GigE Frame Grabber with FPGA Processor Power GigE Softtrigger J GigE eccesee Pin GigE eeeoses amp GigE LSoftrigger Trigger Source Trigger Source Softtrigger io 1 0 Board ane os never gt Figure 5 4 Trigger Inputs Multiple GigE solution 5 2 3 Trigger and AcquisitionMode The relationship between AcquisitionMode and TriggerMode is shown in Table 5 2 When TriggerMode Off then the frame rate depends on the AcquisitionFrameRateEnable property see also under Free running in Section The ContinuousRecording and ContinousReadout modes can be used if more than one camera is connected to the same network and need to shoot images si multaneously If all cameras are set to Continuous mode then all will send the er packets at same time resulting in network congestion A better way would be to set the cameras in ContinuousRecording mode and save the images in the memory of the IPEngine The images can then be claimed with ContinousReadout from one camera at a time avoid network collisions and congestion 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 35 5 Functionality AcquisitionMode Continuous TriggerMode Off After the command AcquisitionStart is executed Camera is in free running mode Acquisition can
3. Default Gateway GigE Vision Device IP Configuration MAC Address O0 11 1c f5 a0 1c IP Address 169 254 209 150 Subnet Mask 25 255 0 0 Default Gateway Figure 3 12 Setting IP address 5 Finish the configuration process and connect the camera to PF_GEVPlayer GEVPlayer DEK Ele Tools Help Connection Select Connect IP address MAC address Manufacturer atoni 622 Model Name Acquisition Control Mode Continuous Channel Data Channel 0 gt Play Parameters and Controls Communication control GEV Device control Image stream control Figure 3 13 PF_GEVPlayer is readily configured 6 The camera is now connected to the PF_GEVPlayer Click on the Play button to grab images An additional check box DR1 appears for DR1 cameras The camera is in dou a ble rate mode if this check box is checked The demodulation is done in the PF_GEVPlayer software If the check box is not checked then the camera out puts an unmodulated image and the frame rate will be lower than in double rate mode 22 If no images can be grabbed close the PF_GEVPlayer and adjust the Jumbo Frame parameter see Section 3 3 to a lower value and try again GEvPlayer File Tools Help Connection Display Disconnect IP address MAC address Manufacturer Model Name Acquisition Control Mode Channe
4. A white balance utility is available in the PF_GEVPlayer in Tools gt Image Filtering see Fig 7 3 The gain of the colour channels can be adjusted manually by sliders or an auto white balance of the current image can be set by clicking on the White Balance button To have a correct white balance setting the camera should be pointed to a neutral reference object that reflects all colours equally e g a special grey reference card while clicking on the White Balance button The white balance settings that were made as described in this section are ap plied by the PF_GEVPlayer software and are not stored in the camera To store O the colour gain values in the camera the Gain settings in the GEV Device Control in AnalogControl must be used If the gain properties in the camera are used then the PF_GEVPlayer RGB Filtering should be disabled Image Filtering RGB Filtering Enabled Offsets Red J J Green F z J I Blue Reset white Balance Bayer Interpolation 3x3 Interpolation v Figure 7 3 PF_GEVPlayer image filtering dialog 7 2 5 Save camera setting to a file The current camera settings can be saved to a file with the PF_GEVPlayer File gt Save or Save As This file can later be applied to camera to restore the saved settings File gt Open Note that the Device Control window must not be open to do this lt gt The MROI and LUT settings are not saved in the file 76 7 2 6 Get feature
5. 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras 65 6 Hardware Interface 6 5 4 Differential RS 422 Inputs G2 models ISO_INCO and ISO_INC1 are isolated differential RS 422 inputs see also Fig 6 3 They are connected to a Maxim MAX3098 RS 422 receiver device Please consult the data sheet of the MAX3098 for connection details A Don t connect single ended signals to the differential inputs ISO_INCO and ISO_INC1 see also Fig 12 pol Hirose Camera Connector RX RS422 5V TTL Logic Level ISO_INCx_P ISO_INCx_N YOUR_GND Figure 6 11 Incorrect connection to ISO_INC inputs 6 5 5 Master Slave Camera Connection The trigger input of one Photonfocus G2 camera can easily connected to the strobe output of another Photonfocus G2 camera as shown in Fig This results in a master slave mode where the slave camera operates synchronously to the master camera Master Camera ISO_PWR Slave Camera ISO_PWR m ISO_VCC 6 4k7 PTC ISO_OUTO 3 2 7 10k ISO_INO enhanced Power FET Power 12 12 MOSFET ISO_GND ISO_GND ISO_GND Figure 6 12 Master slave connection of two Photonfocus G2 cameras 66 se lia 1 kan ISO_GND ISO_GND Hirose Connectors 6 5 6 1 0 Wiring The Photonfocus cameras include electrically isolated inputs and outputs Take great care when wiring trigger and strobe signals to the camera specially over big distances
6. keie ETHERNET E STATUS POWER Tie Photon Fods A a z j GIG az VISION GEN lt i gt CAM Generic Interface for Cameras TROON Figure 4 1 Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera series with C mount lens 26 4 2 Feature Overview The general specification and features of the camera are listed in the following sections The detailed description of the camera features is given in Chapter 5 Characteristics Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE Camera Series Interface Gigabit Ethernet GigE Vision and GenlCam compliant Camera Control GigE Vision Suite Trigger Modes Software Trigger External isolated trigger input PLC Trigger Image pre processing Hotpixel correction Features Optimized for ultra low light applications Very low noise of less than 1e7 Features Output greyscale resolution of up to 16 bit internal resolution of 18 bit Configurable region of interest ROI Constant frame rate independent of exposure time Crosshairs overlay on the image Test pattern LFSR and grey level ramp Temperature monitoring of camera Camera informations readable over SDK Image information and camera settings inside the image status line 2 isolated trigger inputs 2 differential isolated RS 422 inputs and 2 isolated outputs Table 4 1 Feature overview see Chapter 5 for more information 4 3 Available Camera Models CE Please check the availability of a specific camera model on our webs
7. 10 bits and 12 bits there is a selection of plain or packed format The plain format uses more bandwidth than the packed format but is easier to process in the software Table 7 4 shows the number of bits per pixel to are required for a pixel format Fig 7 5 shows the bit alignment of the packed pixel formats DataFormat Bits per pixel Mono8 8 Mono10 16 Mono10Packed 12 Mono12 16 Mono12Packed 12 Mono14 16 Mono16 16 Table 7 4 GigE pixel format overview Se the image by the SDK the format Mono8 must be used The DR1 colour camera models have the BayerGB8 format This should be used to display the debayered colour image in the PF_GEVPlayer display To demodulate Mono10Packed Byte 0 Bitr 9 8 7 6 5 4 Pixel Pixel A Pixel A Pixel B Pixel A Pixel B Figure 7 5 Packed Pixel Format 7 8 Miscellaneous Properties 83 7 Software 84 Mechanical Considerations 8 1 Mechanical Interface During storage and transport the camera should be protected against vibration shock moisture and dust The original packaging protects the camera adequately from vibration and shock during storage and transport Please either retain this packaging for possible later use or dispose of it according to local regulations 8 1 1 Cameras with GigE Interface Fig 8 1 shows the mechani
8. DC 10 24 V DC 10 Trigger signal input range 5 30 V DC Power consumption lt 44W Lens mount C Mount CS Mount optional I O Inputs 2x Opto isolated 2x RS 422 Opto isolated Dimensions 55 x55 x57 mm Mass 285 g Connector I O Power Hirose 12 pole mating plug HR10A 10P 12S Connector Interface RJ 45 Conformity CE ROHS WEEE IP Code IP20 Table 4 4 Physical characteristics and operating ranges Fig 4 2 shows the quantum efficiency curve of the monochrome ultra low light sensor of the MV1 R1280 camera 80 MV1 R1280 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Figure 4 2 Spectral response of the ultra low light sensor of the MV1 R1280 camera 4 4 Technical Specification 29 4 Product Specification 30 gt Functionality This chapter serves as an overview of the camera configuration modes and explains camera features The goal is to describe what can be done with the camera The setup of the cameras is explained in later chapters 5 1 Reduction of Image Size 5 1 1 Region of Interest ROI Some applications do not need full image resolution By reducing the image size to a certain region of interest ROI the frame rate can be increased A region of interest can be almost any rectangular window and is specified by its posi
9. Number of bursts n 1 30000 Table 5 3 Summary of timing parameters relevant in the external trigger mode using camera MV1 R1280 50 GigE 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 41 5 Functionality 5 2 9 A B Trigger for Incremental Encoder An incremental encoder with A B outputs can be used to synchronize the camera triggers to the speed of a conveyor belt These A B outputs can be directly connected to the camera and appropriate triggers are generated inside the camera The A B Trigger feature is is not available on all camera revisions see Appendix Blfor a list of available features In this setup the output A is connected to the camera input ISO_INCO see also Section 6 5 4 and Section A 1 and the output B to ISO_INC1 In the camera default settings the PLC is configured to connect the ISO_INC inputs to the A B camera inputs This setting is listed in Section 7 7 3 The following parameters control the A B Trigger feature TriggerSource Set TriggerSource to ABTrigger to enable this feature ABMode Determines how many triggers should be generated Available modes single double quad see description below ABTriggerDirection Determines in which direction a trigger should be generated fwd only forward movement generates a trigger bkwd only backward movement generates a trigger fwdBkwd forward and backward movement generate a trigger ABTriggerDeBounce Suppresses the generation of triggers when the A B signal bounce ABTriggerD
10. Table 1 1 Photonfocus Contact 1 3 Sales Offices Photonfocus products are available through an extensive international distribution network and through our key account managers Contacts to our key account managers can be found at www photonfocus com 1 4 Further information Photonfocus reserves the right to make changes to its products and documenta C tion without notice Photonfocus products are neither intended nor certified for use in life support systems or in other critical systems The use of Photonfocus products in such applications is prohibited Photonfocus is a trademark and LinLog is a registered trademark of Photonfo CS cus AG CameraLink and GigE Vision are a registered mark of the Automated Imaging Association Product and company names mentioned herein are trade marks or trade names of their respective companies 1 Preface ce Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Photonfocus AG CS Photonfocus can not be held responsible for any technical or typographical er rors 1 5 Legend In this documentation the reader s attention is drawn to the following icons CE Important note lt gt Alerts and additional information A Attention critical warning Q Notification user guide Introduction 2 1 MV1 R1280 Introduction The Photonfocus MV1 R1280 camera series is built around a ultra low noise CMOS image
11. To avoid a sensor artifact the exposure must start at a fixed position from the E start of the read out of one row Therefore the exposure start must be delayed by a time TExpDel which can be as long as the read out of one row Exposure time lt read out time When the exposure time is smaller than the read out time then the maximal frame rate depends only on the height of the ROI see Fig 5 1 MaxFrameRate 1 ReadoutTime ReadoutTime h 28 8 us Frame lt n gt Frame lt n 1 gt Trigger Exposure Time Exposure Readout Readout Time Figure 5 1 Read out timing 1 exposure time smaller than read out time 32 Exposure time gt read out time When the exposure time is equal or bigger than the read out time then the maximal frame rate depends only on the exposure time see Fig 5 2 MaxFrameRate 1 ExposureTime Frame lt n gt Trigger Exposure Readout lt Readout Time Figure 5 2 Read out timing 2 exposure time equal or bigger than read out time 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 5 2 1 Introduction The start of the exposure of the camera s image sensor is controlled by the trigger The trigger can either be generated internally by the camera TriggerMode Off free running trigger mode or by an external device TriggerMode On external trigger mode This section refers to the external trigger mode if not otherwise specified In external trigger mode the trigger can be app
12. XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card NIC must be installed in the PC The NIC should support jumbo frames of at least 9014 bytes In this guide the Intel PRO 1000 GT desktop adapter is used The descriptions in the following chapters assume that such a network interface card NIC is installed The latest drivers for this NIC must be installed Photonfocus GigE camera Suitable power supply for the camera see in the camera manual for specification which can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership GigE cable of at least Cat 5E or 6 CE Photonfocus GigE cameras can also be used under Linux ce Photonfocus GigE cameras work also with network adapters other than the Intel PRO 1000 GT The GigE network adapter should support Jumbo frames Do not bend GigE cables too much Excess stress on the cable results in transmis A sion errors In robots applications the stress that is applied to the GigE cable is especially high due to the fast movement of the robot arm For such applications special drag chain capable cables are available The following list describes the connection of the camera to the PC see in the camera manual for more information 11 3 How to get started GigE G2 1 Remove the Photonfocus GigE camera from its packaging Please make sure the following items are included with your camera e Power supply connector e Camera body cap If any items are missing o
13. a few meters and in noisy environments Improper wiring can introduce ground loops which lead to malfunction of triggers and strobes There are two roads to avoid ground loops e Separating I O ground and power supply ISO_GND and ISO_PWR from camera power CAM_GND CAM_PWR Using a common power supply for camera and I O signals with star wiring Separate Grounds To separate the signal and ground connections of the camera CAM_GND CAM_PWR data connections from the I O connections ISO_GND ISO_PWR ISO_IN ISO_OUT is one way to avoid ground loops Fig 6 13 shows a schematic of this setup In this setup the power supplies for the camera and for ISO power must be separate devices Separate ground gt no ground loop Isolato Figure 6 13 I O wiring using separate ground 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras 67 6 Hardware Interface Common Grounds with Star Wiring Ground loops can be avoided using star wiring i e the wiring of power and ground connections originate from one star point which is typically a power supply Fig shows a schematic of the star wiring concept Fig shows a schematic of the star wiring concept applied to a Photonfocus GigE camera The power supply and ground connections for the camera and for the I O are connected to the same power supply which acts as the Star Point Device 1 Device n Device 2 Figure 6 14 Star wiring principle St
14. area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 3 4 Local Area Connection Properties 3 4 Network Adapter Configuration 15 3 How to get started GigE G2 2 By default Photonfocus GigE Vision cameras are configured to obtain an IP address automatically For this quick start guide it is recommended to configure the network adapter to obtain an IP address automatically To do this select Internet Protocol TCP IP see Fig 3 4 click the Properties button and select Obtain an IP address automatically see Fig Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Figure 3 5 TCP IP Properties 16 3 Open again the Local Area Connection Properties window see Fig 3 4 and click on the Configure button In the window that appears click on the Advanced tab and click on Jumbo Frames in the Settings list see Fig 3 6 The highest number gives the best performance Some tools however don t support the value 16128 For this guide it is recommended to select 9014 Bytes in the Value list Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adapter Properties f Power Management Boot O
15. in microseconds TriggerMode AcquisitionControl External triggered mode TriggerSource AcquisitionControl Trigger source if external triggered mode is selected Header_Serial Info Cameralnfo Visiblity Guru Serial number of the camera UserSetSave UserSetControl Saves the current camera settings to non volatile flash memory 7 5 Permanent Parameter Storage Factory Reset The property UserSetSave in category UserSetControl stores the current camera settings in the non volatile flash memory At power up these values are loaded The property UserSetSave in category UserSetControl overwrites the current camera settings with the settings that are stored in the flash memory The command CameraHeadFactoryReset in category PhotonfocusMain restores the settings of the camera head The property CameraHeadStoreDefaults in category PhotonfocusMain stores only er the settings of the camera head in the flash memory It is recommended to use UserSetSave instead as all properties are stored 7 3 Pleora SDK 77 7 Software ee The calibration values of the FPN calibration are not stored with UserSetSave or CameraHeadStoreDefaults Use the command Correction_SaveToFlash for this see Correction_SaveToFlash 7 6 Persistent IP address It is possible to set a persistent IP address Set GevPersistentIPAddress in category TransportLayerControl to the desired IP address Set GevPersistentSubnetMask in category TransportLayerContro
16. inputs This settings connects the ISO_INC differential inputs to the A B camera inputs ISO_INCO is mapped to the A signal and ISO_INC1 to the B signal see Table 7 2 the visibility in the PF_GEVPlayer must be set to Guru for this purpose The AB Trigger feature is not available on all camera revisions see Appendix B for a list of available features Feature Value Category AcquisitionControl TriggerSource ABTrigger AcquisitionControl PLC _l2 Line2 lt PLC gt SignalRoutingBlock PLC_I3 Line3 lt PLC gt SignalRoutingBlock PLC_Q6_VariableO PLC_I2 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Variable1 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Operator1 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Variable2 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6 Operator2 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q7_VariableO lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_OperatorO Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Variable1 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Operator1 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Variable2 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Operator2 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Variable3 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 Table 7 2 PLC Settings for AIB Trigger from differential inputs lt PLC gt in category IPEngine ProgrammableLogicController 7 7 PLC 81 7 Software 7 7 4 PLC Settings for A B Trigger from single ended inputs This configuration maps the single ended inputs to the A B camera inputs ISO_INO is mapped to the A sign
17. of the camera Fig 6 1 shows the plugs and the status LED which indicates camera operation Ethernet Jack RJ 45 Power Supply and I O Connector Status LED Figure 6 1 Rear view of the GigE camera 6 2 Power Supply Connector The camera requires a single voltage input see Table 4 4 The camera meets all performance specifications using standard switching power supplies although well regulated linear power supplies provide optimum performance It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages will damage the camera 57 6 Hardware Interface Cf Asuitable power supply can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership For further details including the pinout please refer to Appendix A 6 3 Status Indicator GigE cameras A dual color LED on the back of the camera gives information about the current status of the GigE CMOS cameras LED Green It blinks slowly when the camera is not grabbing images When the camera is grabbing images the LED blinks at a rate equal to the frame rate At slow frame rates the LED blinks At high frame rates the LED changes to an apparently continuous green light with intensity proportional to the ratio of readout time over frame time LED Red Red indicates an active serial communication with the camera Table 6 1 Meaning of the LED of the GigE CMOS cameras 6 4 Power and Ground Connection for GigE G2 Cameras The interfac
18. 24 Product Specification 4 1 Introduction The Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera is built around an ultra low noise CMOS image sensor with a high dynamic range The camera is targeted at demanding ultra low light scientific applications and high end night vision systems The principal advantages are e Resolution of 1280x1024 pixels e Optimized for ultra low light conditions e Very low noise of less than 1 e7 e Output greyscale resolution of up to 16 bit internal resolution of 18 bit Spectral range 350 930 nm e Rolling Shutter e Gigabit Ethernet interface GigE Vision and GenlCam compliant e Frame rate 33 fps at full resolution e Advanced I O capabilities 2 isolated trigger inputs 2 differential isolated RS 422 inputs and 2 isolated outputs e Crosshairs overlay on the image e Image information and camera settings inside the image status line e Software provided for setting and storage of camera parameters e The rugged housing at a compact size of 55 x 55 x 57 mm makes the Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera series the perfect solution for applications in which space is at a premium e Programmable Logic Controller PLC for powerful operations on input and output signals e AIB RS 422 shaft encoder interface e Wide power input range from 12 V 10 to 24V 10 The general specification and features of the camera are listed in the following sections 25 4 Product Specification l y
19. B first and uses the lower 8 bits of the pixel value so that the total size of a parameter field is 32 bit see Fig 5 20 The assignment of the parameters to the fields is listed in Table 5 5 LSB MSB LSB MSB LSB MSB LSB MSB LSB MSB LSB MSB Pixel O 1 02 03 4 S wh Mr 18 19 140 091 112 118 AAS 16 147 118 119 20121 122 123 i i i i i i It It i It i Ik Ik Ik FF 00 AA 55 Preamble Field 0 Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Figure 5 20 Status line parameters replace the last row of the image 52 Start pixel index Parameter width bit Parameter Description 0 32 Preamble 0x55AA00FF Image Counter see Section 5 7 1 Real Time Counter see Section 12 8 Missed Trigger Counter see Section 16 16 Image Average Value raw data without taking in account gain settings see Section 5 7 1 20 24 Integration Time in units of clock cycles see Table 4 3 24 16 Reserved Burst Trigger Number 28 8 Missed Burst Trigger Counter 32 11 Horizontal start position of ROI OffsetX 36 11 Horizontal end position of ROI OffsetX Width 1 40 11 Vertical start position of ROI OffsetY In MROI mode this parameter is the start position of the first ROI 44 11 Number of rows 1 HeightInterface 1 48 2 Trigger Source 0 TriggerMode Off 1 TriggerMode On TriggerSource PLC_Q4 2 TriggerMode On TriggerSource Line1 3 TriggerMode On TriggerSo
20. C ISO_INC1 input signal A4 camera head gt PLC FVAL Frame Valid signal A5 camera head gt PLC LVAL Line Valid signal A6 camera head gt PLC DVAL Data Valid signal A7 camera head gt PLC Reserved CL_SPARE Q0 PLC gt not connected Q1 PLC gt power connector ISO_OUT1 output signal signal is inverted Q2 PLC gt not connected Q3 PLC gt not connected Q4 PLC gt camera head PLC_Q4 camera trigger Q5 PLC gt camera head PLC_Q5 only available on cameras with Counter Reset External feature Q6 PLC gt camera head Incremental encoder A signal only available on cameras with AB Trigger feature Q7 PLC gt camera head Incremental encoder B signal only available on cameras with AB Trigger feature Table 6 2 Connections to from PLC 6 6 PLC connections 71 6 Hardware Interface 72 Software 7 1 Software for Photonfocus GigE Cameras The following packages for Photonfocus GigE G2 H2 cameras are available on the Photonfocus website www photonfocus com eBUS SDK Contains the Pleora SDK and the Pleora GigE filter drivers Many examples of the SDK are included PFinstaller Contains the PF_GEVPlayer the DR1 decoding DLL a property list for every GigE camera and additional documentation and examples The option GigE_Tools PF_GEVPlayer SDK examples and doc for GigE cameras must be selected 7 2 PF_GEVPlayer The camera parameters can be configured by a Graphical User Interface G
21. INO and ISO_IN1 are single ended isolated inputs The input circuit of both inputs is identical see Fig 6 3 Fig 6 5 shows a direct connection to the ISO_IN inputs In the camera default settings the PLC is configured to connect the ISO_INO to the PLC_Q4 camera trigger input This setting is listed in Section 7 7 2 12 pol Hirose Camera Connector 10k ISO_VCC j ae enhanced Input Voltage 7 Max 30V DC Min 30 VD T 7 ISO_INO L YOUR_GND YOUR_GND ISO_GND es lH Power FET 4 7V ISO_GND ISO_GND Figure 6 5 Direct connection to ISO_IN Fig 6 6 shows how to connect ISO_IN to TTL logic output device Control Logic 12 pol Hirose Camera ISO_VCC Do enhanced Connector YOUR_VCC R 7 ISO_INO all 12 YOUR_GND YOUR_GND ISO_GND ISO_GND a KH Power FET 4 7V ISO_GND Figure 6 6 Connection to ISO_IN from a TTL logic device 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras 63 6 Hardware Interface 6 5 3 Single ended Outputs ISO_OUTO and ISO_OUT1 are single ended isolated outputs ISO_OUTO and ISO_OUT1 have different output circuits ISO_OUT1 doesn t have gt a pullup resistor and can be used as additional Strobe out by adding Pull up or as controllable switch Maximal ratings that must not be exceeded voltage 30 V current 0 5 A power 0 5 W Fig 6 7 shows the connection from the ISO_OUTO output to a TTL logi
22. O_INC1_N ISO_VCC MAX3098 eee 10k ISO_INO A l enhanced Power FET Min 30V 4 7V Max 30V ISO_GND ISO_GND ISO_VCC 10k ml ISO_IN1 enhanced lH Power FET Min 30V 4 7V Max 30V E GND ISO_GND ISO_PWR ISO_OUTO PIG a DF L Max 30V Pl Max 0 5A Mia Max 0 5W ISO_GND ISO_OUT1 PTC oS sie Max 30V i Max 0 5A Power Max 0 5W MOSFET ISO_GND ISO_GND Isolated Interface Camera Electronic fo 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras Figure 6 3 Schematic of inputs and output G2 models 61 6 Hardware Interface Camera RX HTL input range 10V to 30V ISOLATOR ISO_INCO_P ISO_INCO_N l ISO_INC1_P ISO_INC1_N ISO_VCC l ISO_VCC l 10k I ISO_INO enhanced l H Power FET Min 30V 4 7V Max 30V l ISO_GND ISO_GND f 5 ISO_VCC 5 oO L i z i S 10k i g ISO_IN1 enhanced a ES 2 Power FET S E Min 30V 4 7V 5 lt Max 30V 2 3a a GND ISO_GND So Ga N CG o 8 S ISO_PWR 2 i Gg 0 3 i E i o ISO_OUTO PIC akz SE e Max 30V i gt l Max 0 5A OSE Max 0 5W a ISO_GND ISO_OUT1 FIG connect to ISOCPWR Max 30V i i HTL_ENC_PWR Max 0 5A Power l HTL ENC GND Max 0 5W MOSFET ISO GND ISO_GND HTL input range 10V Figure 6 4 Schematic of inputs and output H2 models 6 5 2 Single ended Inputs ISO_
23. ResetCounterMode Continuous resets the counters on every occurrence of an active edge of the reset source without the requirement to arm the device first This setting is suited if the reset source signal is different than the camera trigger The active edge of the reset input can be set by the property Counter_ResetCounterSourcelnvert If set to True then the rising edge is the active edge else the falling edge Counter reset by an external signal is important if you would like to synchronize multiple cameras One signal is applied to all cameras which resets the coun ters simultaneously The timestamps of all cameras are then theoretically syn er chronous with each other In practice every camera runs on its own clock source which has a precision of 30 ppm and therefore the values of the timestamp real time counter of the cameras may diverge with time If this is an issue then the counters could be reset periodically by the external signal gt The counter reset by an external signal feature might not be available on all camera revisions see Appendix B for a list of available features 5 2 12 Trigger Acquisition The applied trigger can be enabled or disabled by one or two external signals in the TriggerAcquisition mode This mode works with free running internal trigger and external trigger The property TriggerAcquisition_Enable enables the TriggerAcquisition mode Level Triggered Trigger Acquisition The Level Triggered
24. Source property Images are saved on the on board memory of the IP engine until the memory is full The available memory is 24 MB ContinousReadout don t care All Images that have been previously saved by the ContinuousRecording mode are acquired from the IP engine s on board memory Table 5 2 AcquisitionMode and Trigger 36 5 2 4 Exposure Time Control Depending on the trigger mode the exposure time can be determined either by the camera or by the trigger signal itself Camera controlled Exposure time In this trigger mode the exposure time is defined by the camera For an active high trigger signal the camera starts the exposure with a positive trigger edge and stops it when the preprogrammed exposure time has elapsed The exposure time is defined by the software Trigger controlled Exposure time In this trigger mode the exposure time is defined by the pulse width of the trigger pulse For an active high trigger signal the camera starts the exposure with the positive edge of the trigger signal and stops it with the negative edge External Trigger with Camera controlled Exposure Time In the external trigger mode with camera controlled exposure time the rising edge of the trigger pulse starts the camera states machine which controls the sensor and optional an external strobe output Fig 5 5 shows the detailed timing diagram for the external trigger mode with camera controlled exposure time Pe S CCf
25. To add exceptions for an individual connection select it and then click Settings 1394 Connection Local Area Connection W Local Area Connection 2 Security Logging You can create a log file for troubleshooting purposes Settings ICMP With Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP the computers on 4 network can share error and status information Default Settings To restore all Windows Firewall settings to a default state Pipsinrailerauke click Restore Defaults Figure 3 7 Windows Firewall Configuration 18 3 5 Network Adapter Configuration for Pleora eBUS SDK Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Check the eBUS Universal Pro Driver see Fig for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties f General Advanced Connect using E Intel R PR01000 GT Desktop dap This connection uses the following items v UR eBUS Universal Pro Driver r File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks JE 00S Packet Scheduler v s Description eBUS Universal Pro Filter Driver C Show icon in notification a
26. UI tool for Gigabit Ethernet Vision cameras or they can be programmed with custom software using the SDK A GUI tool that can be downloaded from Photonfocus is the PF_GEVPlayer How to obtain and install the software and how to connect the camera is described in Chapter B After connecting to the camera the camera properties can be accessed by clicking on the GEV Device control button see also Section CS __ The PF_GEVPlayer is described in more detail in the GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide GEVQS which is included in the PFinstaller Ze There is also a GEVPlayer in the Pleora eBUS package It is recommended to use the PF_GEVPlayer as it contains some enhancements for Photonfocus GigE cameras such as decoding the image stream in DR1 cameras 73 7 Software 7 2 1 PF_GEVPlayer main window After connecting the camera see Chapter 3 the main window displays the following controls see Fig 7 1 Disconnect Disconnect the camera Mode Acquisition mode Play Start acquisition Stop Stop acquisition Acquisition Control Mode Continuous Single Frame or Multi Frame modes The number of frames that are acquired in Multi Frame mode can be set in the GEV Device Control with AcquisitionFrameCount in the AcquisitionControl category Communication control Set communication properties GEV Device control Set properties of the camera head IP properties and properties of the PLC Programmable Logic Controller see also Section 6 6 and documen
27. al and ISO_IN1 to the B signal see Table 7 3 the visibility in the PF_GEVPlayer must be set to Guru for this purpose The AB Trigger feature is not available on all camera revisions see Appendix B for a list of available features Table 7 3 Feature Value Category TriggerMode On AcquisitionControl TriggerSource ABTrigger AcquisitionControl PLC _10 LineO lt PLC gt SignalRoutingBlock PLC_I1 Line1 lt PLC gt SignalRoutingBlock PLC_Q6_VariableO PLC_IO lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_OperatorO Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Variable1 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_ Operator Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Variable2 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Operator2 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q6_Variable3 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q6 PLC_Q7_VariableO PLC_I1 lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Operator0O Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Variable1 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Operator1 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Variable2 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Operator2 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 PLC_Q7_Variable3 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q7 IPEngine ProgrammableLogicController 82 PLC Settings for A B Trigger from single ended inputs lt PLC gt in category 7 8 Miscellaneous Properties 7 8 1 PixelFormat The property PixelFormat in category ImageFormatControl sets the pixel format For
28. analysis of the test images with a histogram tool gives gives a flat histogram O only if the image width is a multiple of 1024 in 10 bit or 12 bit mode or 256 in 8 bit mode The height should be a multiple of 1024 In 12 bit mode 5 8 1 Ramp Depending on the configured grey level resolution the ramp test image outputs a constant pattern with increasing grey level from the left to the right side see Fig Figure 5 21 Ramp test images 8 bit left 10 bit middle 12 bit right 54 5 8 2 LFSR The LFSR Linear Feedback Shift Register test image outputs a constant pattern with a pseudo random grey level sequence containing every possible grey level that is repeated for every row The LFSR test pattern was chosen because it leads to a very high data toggling rate which stresses the interface electronic and the cable connection Figure 5 22 LFSR linear feedback shift register test image In the histogram you can see that the number of pixels of all grey values are the same Please refer to application note AN026 for the calculation and the values of the LFSR test image 5 8 3 Troubleshooting using the LFSR To control the quality of your complete imaging system enable the LFSR mode set the camera window to 1024 x 1024 pixels x 0 and y 0 and check the histogram If your image acquisition application does not provide a real time histogram store the image and use a graphic software tool e g ImageJ to display the his
29. ar wirinig gt no ground loop Figure 6 15 I O wiring using star wiring Fig shows an example of how to connect a flash light and a trigger source to the camera using star wiring The trigger in this example is generated from a light barrier Note how the power and ground cables are connected to the same power supply Start Point Power Supply L Light Barrier lia m n a e a e e a a a a e e e A Ethernet Data Cable Camera Machine Vision System PC Figure 6 16 I O wiring using star wiring example 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras 69 6 Hardware Interface An example of improper wiring that causes a ground loop is shown in Fig Connecting CAM_GND and ISO_GND the wrong way i Ground loop gt Ground loop Ground plane voltage difference Figure 6 17 Improper I O wiring causing a ground loop 70 6 6 PLC connections The PLC Programmable Logic Controller is a powerful device where some camera inputs and outputs can be manipulated and software interrupts can be generated Sample settings and an introduction to PLC are shown in Section 7 7 PLC is described in detail in the document PLC Name Direction Description AO LineO Power connector gt PLC ISO_INO input signal Ai Line1 Power connector gt PLC ISO_IN1 input signal A2 Line2 Power connector gt PLC ISO_INCO input signal A3 Line3 Power connector gt PL
30. asked to restart the computer please click on Yes to restart the computer before proceeding After the computer has been restarted open the eBUS Driver Installation tool Start gt All Programs gt eBUS SDK gt Tools gt Driver Installation Tool see Fig 3 2 If there is more than one Ethernet network card installed then select the network card where your Photonfocus GigE camera is connected In the Action drop down list select Install eBUS Universal Pro Driver and start the installation by clicking on the Install button Close the eBUS Driver Installation Tool after the installation has been completed Please restart the computer if the program asks you to do so eBUS Driver Installation Tool File Help Network Adapter MAC Description Current Driver Action 00 19 d1 6d 82 0c Intel R 82566DC Gigabit Network Connect Manufacturer Driver Do Nothing 00 1b 21 38 8d 99 Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adapter Manufacturer Driver Install eBUS Universal Pro Driver Learn more about drivers Close Figure 3 2 eBUS Driver Installation Tool Download the latest PFInstaller from the Photonfocus server Install the PFinstaller by double clicking on the file In the Select Components see Fig 3 3 dialog check PF_GEVPlayer and doc for GigE cameras For DR1 cameras select additionally DR1 support and 3rd Party Tools For 3D cameras additionally select PF3DSuite2 and SDK 3 3 Software Installation 13 3 Ho
31. be stopped by executing AcquisitionStop command Continuous On Camera is ready to accept triggers according to the TriggerSource property Acquisition and trigger acceptance can be stopped by executing AcquisitionStop command SingleFrame SingleFrame MultiFrame Camera acquires one frame and acquisition stops Camera is ready to accept one trigger according to the TriggerSource property Acquisition and trigger acceptance is stopped after one trigger has been accepted Camera acquires n AcquisitionFrameCount frames and acquisition stops MultiFrame Camera is ready to accept n AcquisitionFrameCount triggers according to the TriggerSource property Acquisition and trigger acceptance is stopped after n triggers have been accepted SingleFrameRecording SingleFrameRecording SingleFrameReadout ContinuousRecording don t care Off Camera saves one image on the on board memory of the IP engine Camera is ready to accept one trigger according to the TriggerSource property Trigger acceptance is stopped after one trigger has been accepted and image is saved on the on board memory of the IP engine One image is acquired from the IP engine s on board memory The image must have been saved in the SingleFrameRecording mode Camera saves images on the on board memory of the IP engine until the memory is full ContinuousRecording Camera is ready to accept triggers according to the Trigger
32. c device PTC is a current limiting device Control Logic YOUR_PWR Camera 12 pol Hirose Connector ISO_PWR ISO_PWR YOUR_PWR ti 6 7 4k7 PTC 1 ISO_ouTo 3 A le Max 30V H Max 0 5A Power Max 0 5W 12 MOSFET o ISO_GND ISO_GND YOUR_GND Figure 6 7 Connection example to ISO_OUTO YOUR GND Fig 6 8 shows the connection from ISO_OUT1 to a TTL logic device PTC is a current limiting device 12 pol Hirose Control Logic Camera Connector YOUR_PWR YOUR_PWR PTC Iso ouri 8 i amp ie Max 30V Max 0 5A Power 12 MOSFET Max 0 5W ISO_GND ISO_GND YOUR_GND YOUR_GND Figure 6 8 Connection from the ISO_OUT1 output to a TTL logic device 64 Fig 6 9 shows the connection from ISO_OUT1 to a LED Camera 12 pol Hirose Connector YOUR_PWR 4 ie ISO_OUT1 8 Power 12 MOSFET ISO_GND ISO_GND YOUR_GND Figure 6 9 Connection from ISO_OUT1 to a LED Respect the limits of the POWER MOSFET in the connection to ISEO_OUT1 Max gt imal ratings that must not be exceeded voltage 30 V current 0 5 A power 0 5 W see also Fig The type of the Power MOSFET is International Rectifier IRLMLO100TRPbF Gana 12 pol Hirose Connector ae ISO_OUT1 8 cS le Max 30V Power F Max 0 5A 12 MOSFET Max 0 5W ISO_GND ISO_GND YOUR_GND Figure 6 10 Limits of ISO_OUT1 output
33. cal drawing of the camera housing for the Photonfocus MV1 R1280 G2 camera series 1 4 20UNCy 8 55 8xM57 8 E a ae 8 j ollo 3 m G 09 g k J Ci 57 2 45 61 2 Figure 8 1 Mechanical dimensions of the Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE cameras For long life and high accuracy operation we highly recommend to mount the O camera thermally coupled so that the mounting acts as a heat sink To verify proper mounting camera temperature can be monitored using the GeniCam command DeviceTemperature under GEVDeviceControl 85 8 Mechanical Considerations 8 2 Adjusting the Back Focus The back focus of your Photonfocus camera is correctly adjusted in the production of the camera This section describes the procedure to adjust the back focus if you require that because e g you are using a special lens 1 Screw a lens strongly into the camera s C mount ring 2 Unscrew the 3 small screws that lock the C mount ring with a hex wrench of size 0 89 mm The position of the screws is shown in Fig The ring can now be screwn upwards or downwards by turning the lens 3 To adjust the back focus fully open the aperture of the lens and set the focus to infinite Start the image acquisition and point the camera to a straight edge line in a distance x x infinite distance of your lens from the camera e g a door frame 5 Scr
34. ce Selection Procedure displaying the selected camera 3 Select camera model to configure and click on Set IP Address GEY Device Selection 4 Refreshing Interface Information S E system Description Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adap Network Interface 00 16 76 d7 10 11 192 168 1 156 MAC 00 1b 21 07 ac 8e S e eBUS Interface 00 1b 21 07 ac 8e 192 168 5 1 P dess 13288854 K iM 1 D1312 80 GB 12 00 11 1c 00 65 3d 169 254 245 176 Defauk Gateway L GigE Yision Device Information mac O0 11 1 00 65 3d IP 169 254 245 176 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Vendor Photonfocus AG Model MV1 D1312 80 GB 12 Access Status Unknown Manufacturer Info Photonfocus AG 00140622 Version Version 0 1 02 01 12 Serial Number User Defined Name Protocol Version 1 0 IP Configuration Invalid on this interface License Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices Set IP Address Figure 3 11 GEV Device Selection Procedure displaying GigE Vision Device Information 3 6 Getting started 3 How to get started GigE G2 4 Select a valid IP address for selected camera see Fig There should be no exclamation mark on the right side of the IP address Click on 0k in the Set IP Address dialog Select the camera in the GEV Device Selection dialog and click on Ok Set IP Address NIC Configuration MAC Address 00 1b 21 38 8d 99 IP Address 169 254 209 228 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0
35. d out by the user The burst trigger mode is only available when TriggerMode On Trigger source is determined by the TriggerSource property The timing diagram of the burst trigger mode is shown in Fig 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 39 5 Functionality Gitter Wt tpurst external trigger pulse input trigger after isolator trigger pulse internal camera control delayed trigger for burst trigger engine trigger delay delayed trigger for shutter control t burst period time trigger delay internal shutter control le trigger offset t exposure l l delayed trigger for strobe control Ustrobezdelay internal strobe control i tiro be offset Estrobe duration l l external strobe pulse output gt Ud isoo tput Figure 5 7 Timing diagram for the burst trigger mode 40 5 2 8 Trigger Timing Values Table 5 3 shows the values of the trigger timing parameters MV1 R1280 50 GigE MV1 R1280 50 GigE ta iso input ta Rs422 input tyitter tirigger delay tburst trigger delay thurst period time depends on camera settings 0 33 5s tirigger offset NON burst mode 200 ns duration of 1 row ttrigger offset Durst mode 250 ns 250 ns texposure tstrobe delay tstrobe offset NON burst mode tstrobe offset burst mode tstrobe duration ta iso output ttrigger pulsewidth
36. e electronics is isolated from the camera electronics and the power supply including the line filters and camera case Fig 6 2 shows a schematic of the power and ground connections in the G2 camera models 58 Camera Internal Power Supply POWER Power Supply DC DC vcc_1 8 a2 DC DC vec 2 g S ae _ DC DC vcc_3 fe no v o O Wu 2 c 2 2 J le a D 5 GND POWER_RETURN ae GND oO a CASE CASE I O and Trigger Interface RX RS422 ISOLATOR ISO_INCO_P 5 4 ISO_INCO_N gt ISO_INC1_P o 11 i 2 H o ISO_INC1_N gt z 10 g v O amp i 5 YOUR_PWR v ISO_PWR a E t 8 elt ei g i Ww E D lh 412 ae O ap e 1 YOUR_GND in ISO_GND g we 1 oO ISO_INO 7 gt g ISO_IN1 p ISO_OUTO 3 lt q ISO_OUT1 l 8 Camera Electronic Figure 6 2 Schematic of power and ground connections in G2 camera models 6 4 Power and Ground Connection for GigE G2 Cameras 6 Hardware Interface 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras 6 5 1 Overview The 12 pol Hirose power connector contains two external trigger inputs two strobe outputs and two differential inputs G2 models RS 422 H2 models HTL All inputs and outputs are connected to the Programmable Logic Controller PLC see also Section 6 6 that offers powerful operations C
37. e warranty does not apply to any product that has been modified or al A tered by any party other than manufacturer or for any defects caused by any use of the product in a manner for which it was not designed or by the negligence of any party other than manufacturer 87 9 Warranty 88 10 References All referenced documents can be downloaded from our website at www photonfocus com ANO07 Application Note Camera Acquisition Modes Photonfocus March 2004 GEVQS GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide Pleora Technologies Included in eBUS installer MANO51 Manual Photonfocus GigE Quick Start Guide Photonfocus PLC iPORT Programmable Logic Controller Reference Guide Pleora Technologies Included in GigE software package ANO08 Application Note Photometry versus Radiometry Photonfocus December 2004 AN026 Application Note LFSR Test Images Photonfocus September 2005 89 10 References 90 A Pinouts A 1 Power Supply Connector The power supply connectors are available from Hirose connectors at Fig A 1 shows the power supply plug from the solder side The pin assignment of the power supply plug is given in Table A 2 It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages will damage or destroy the camera C The connection of the input and output signals is described in Section 6 5 CE Asuitable power supply can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership Co
38. eBounce is ignored when ABTriggerDirection fwdbkwd ABTriggerDivider Specifies a division factor for the trigger pulses Value 1 means that all internal triggers should be applied to the camera value 2 means that every second internal trigger is applied to the camera EncoderPosition read only Counter signed integer that corresponds to the position of incremental encoder The counter frequency depends on the ABMode It counts up down pulses independent of the ABTriggerDirection Writing to this property resets the counter to 0 A B Mode The property ABMode takes one of the following three values Single A trigger is generated on every A B sequence see Fig 5 8 TriggerFwd is the trigger that would be applied if ABTriggerDirection fwd TriggerBkwd is the trigger that would be applied if ABTriggerDirection bkwd TriggerFwdBkwd is the trigger that would be applied if ABTriggerDirection fwdBkwd GrayCounter is the Gray encoded BA signal that is shown as an aid to show direction of the A B signals EncoderCounter is the representation of the current position of the conveyor belt This value is available as a camera register Double Two triggers are generated on every A B sequence see Fig 5 9p Quad Four triggers are generated on every A B sequence see Fig 5 10 42 There is a bug in the single A B trigger mode in some camera revisions see Ap pendix B A B Trigger Bug In this case when the encoder position moves back and for
39. ection of the object movement is not available if ABTriggerAOnly is enabled then the encoder position is always incremented Detailed diagrams are shown in Fig 5 14 and Fig Note that the quad mode is not available when ABTriggerAOnly true A Do EncoderCounter 0 X 1 2 y3 ya y5 TriggerFwd TriggerBkwd TriggerFwdBkwd Figure 5 14 AOnly Trigger in Single A B Mode EncoderCounter 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TriggerFwd TriggerBkwd TriggerFwdBkwd Figure 5 15 AOnly Trigger in Double A B Mode Encoder Position The internal ABTrigger signal before the ABTriggerDivider is processed for the Encoder Position every TriggerFwd pulse increments the Encoder Position and every TriggerBkwd pulse decrements its value For details refer to the diagram of the corresponding mode The Encoder Position value can be accessed through the EncoderPosition property or through the status info that is inserted into the image see Section 5 7 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 45 5 Functionality By default the Encoder Position is only generated when TriggerMode 0n and TriggerSource ABTrigger When the property ABTriggerCountAlways True then the Encoder Position is generated regardless of the trigger mode 5 2 10 Missed Tr
40. el Quad A B Mode Debouncing A B GrayCounter TETEA 2 i Gh 3 G3 Ga a EncoderCounte 0 YT Y2Y3 Y4 5 yey yeyo Watermark OMG E2m CMa Om COME E TriggerFwd forward movement forward movement high watermark is saved trigger when watermark is exceeded Oka vovt veya ovK2 K5 Ye NX 7 N 8 N 9 K 10 Yt y 12 13 Y 14 yio 141 12 y 13 14 Figure 5 12 A B Trigger Debouncing example with ABMode quad example for encoder retracing 44 A B Trigger Divider if ABTriggerDivider gt 1 then not all internally generated triggers are applied to the camera logic E g If ABTriggerDivider 2 then every second trigger is applied to the camera see Fig 5 13 A B GrayCounter EncoderCounter InternalTriggerFwd AppliedTriggerFwd Figure 5 13 A B Trigger Divider example with ABTriggerDivider 1 ABMode quad A Only Trigger The camera supports the use of simple incremental decoders that only provide one input by enabling the property ABTriggerA0nly The B signal is ignored in this mode and information about dir
41. en ABTriggerDivider _a2 _Q10 gt ABTriggerMode Q3 gt Q6 gt Q7 gt pgO_out gt pg1_out gt pg2_out gt pg3_out gt ____del_ out rsl_out gt gp_cnt_eq gt gp_cnt_gt gt ts_trigO gt ts_trig1 gt ts_trig2 gt ts_trig3 gt Q11 Q15 gt Q16 gt Q17 gt Image Control Block ABTriggerDirection ABTriggerDebounce ABTriggerAOnly Power Connector HE O decoupling Pe 1 0 decoupling inverting Figure 7 4 PLC functional overview and trigger connections The simpliest application of the PLC is to connect a PLC input to a PLC output The connection of the ISO_INO input to the PLC_Q4 camera trigger is given as an example The resulting configuration is shown in Section 7 7 PLC 79 7 Software 1 Identify the PLC notation of the desired input A table of the PLC mapping is given in Section 6 6 In our example ISO_INO maps to AO or Lineo 2 Select a Signal Routing Block SRB that has a connection to the desired PLC input and connect it to the PLC input In our example SRB PLC_IO will be used as it has a connection to LineO To connect the SRB to input set PLC_I lt x gt to the input In the example set PLC_IO to LineO 3 Identify the PLC notation of the desired output A table of the PLC mapping is given in Section 6 6 In the example Q4 is the desired output 4 Connect the LUT that correspond
42. equence is running The value of the Missed Burst Trigger Counter can be read out from the camera property Counter_MissedBurstTrigger When the Missed Burst Trigger Counter reaches its maximal value it will not wrap around The user can reset the Missed Burst Trigger Counter 5 2 11 Counter Reset by an External Signal The image counter and the real time counter timestamp see Section 5 7 1 can be reset by an external signal Both counters can be embedded into the image by the status line see Section or their register can be read out These counters may be used to check that no images are lost or to ease the synchronisation of multiple cameras The external signal to reset the above mentionend counters is selected by the property Counter_ResetCounterSource Available choices are PLC_04 to PLC_07 see Section 7 7 Line1 ISO_IN1 and ExposureStart ExposureStart resets the counters at the start of an exposure The property Counter_ResetCounterMode determines how often the selected source should reset the counters The setting Once works together with the property Counter_ResetCounterOnNextTrigger If Counter_ResetCounterMode Once then the counters are reset on the next active edge of the selected reset source property Counter_ResetCounterSource after the device is armed with Counter_ResetCounterOnNextTrigger True The register Counter_ResetCounterOnNextTrigger is reset after the resetting trigger is received 46 The setting Counter_
43. es 5 6 Crosshairs se s lt esa a a ee ee a 5 6 1 Functionality Image Information 5 7 1 Counters and Average Value 5 7 3 Camera Type Codes 5 8 Test Images ianuas ee 5 7 5 8 2 CESR e maioio es be on eRe Ge Gr eS E 5 8 3 Troubleshooting using the LFSR Hardware Interface 6 1 GigE Connector 6 3 Status Indicator GigE cameras 6 4 Power and Ground Connection for GigE G2 Cameras 6 5 Trigger and Strobe Signals for GigE Cameras 6 5 1 Overview 6 5 2 Single ended Inputs 6 5 3 Single ended Outputs 6 5 6 VOWiring s eraa a akren sisadek aaa ee ee 6 6 PLC connections a aoaaa aoaaa a 7_ Software 7 1 Software for Photonfocus GigE Cameras 7 2 PF_GEVPlayer 7 2 1 PF_GEVPlayer main window 7 2 2 GEV Control Windows 05 7 2 3 Display Area 7 2 4 White Balance Colour cameras only Fags Peet ah ae as 73 PlEOraiSDKY eee oe ok Se ae eae a eae hh aad ee A 7 4 Frequently used properties 7 5 Permanent Parameter Storage Factory Reset 7 6 Persistent IP address 0 0 0 00000000 a Z PLGA E Se Bese diver et Be Ge ee en ey Shee Rh Moves Sp bs Hee Ee Bon E 7 7 1__Introduction 0 0 00000000 ee 7 7 2 PLC Settings for ISO_INO to PLC_Q4 Camera Trigger 7 7 3 PLC Settings for A B Trigger from differential inputs 7 7 4 PLC Settings for A B Trigger from single ended inputs 8 Miscellaneou
44. ew the ring upwards or downwards until the straight edge line distance infinite is also straight on the camera image 6 Tighten the small screws As the ring is locked the lens can now be easily removed SIGETHERNET _Z STATUS POWER 1 0 NY 2 Photon focts Figure 8 2 Position of the 3 small screws that lock C mount ring 8 3 CE compliance The Photonfocus camera MV1 R1280 50 CL is in compliance with the below mentioned standards according to the provisions of European Standards Directives e EN 61000 6 3 2001 e EN 61000 6 2 2001 e EN 61000 4 6 1996 e EN 61000 4 4 1996 e EN 61000 4 3 1996 e EN 61000 4 2 1995 EN 55 022 1994 86 Warranty The manufacturer alone reserves the right to recognize warranty claims 9 1 Warranty Terms The manufacturer warrants to distributor and end customer that for a period of two years from the date of the shipment from manufacturer or distributor to end customer the Warranty Period that e the product will substantially conform to the specifications set forth in the applicable documentation published by the manufacturer and accompanying said product and e the product shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use The distributor shall not make or pass on to any party any warranty or representation on behalf of the manufacturer other than or inconsistent with the above limited warranty set 9 2 Warranty Claim The abov
45. external trigger pulse input trigger after isolator trigger pulse internal camera control l delayed trigger for shutter control t trigger delay internal shutter control t trigger offset t exposure O ee SSSSCesSFSSSSSSSsSF delayed trigger for strobe control U Gape asisy internal strobe control gt oro be offset U strobezduration n external strobe pulse output Sal Udisooutpuk Figure 5 5 Timing diagram for the camera controlled exposure time The rising edge of the trigger signal is detected in the camera control electronic which is implemented in an FPGA Before the trigger signal reaches the FPGA it is isolated from the camera environment to allow robust integration of the camera into the vision system In the signal isolator the trigger signal is delayed by time ta iso input This signal is clocked into the FPGA which leads to a jitter of tjitter The pulse can be delayed by the time tirigeer delay Which can be configured by a user defined value via camera software The trigger offset delay 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 37 5 Functionality ttrigger offset results then from the synchronous design of the FPGA state machines and from to requirement to start an exposure at a fixed point from the start of the read out of a row The exposure time texposure is controlled with an internal exposure time controller The trigger pulse from the internal camera contro
46. f The pinout of the power connector is described in Section A 1 CS G2 models ISO_INCO and ISO_INC1 RS 422 inputs have 10 V to 13 V extended common mode range H2 models The voltage level for the HTL interface should be given by the user by means of connecting the encoder power pin HTL_ENC_PWR and the ISO_PWR C pinto the same power supply within a range between 10 and 30V In the same way encoder ground HTL_ENC_GND and ISO_GND signals should be connected to the same ground in order to guarantee the good reception of the differential signals C 1SO_OUTO and ISO_OUT1 have different output circuits see also Section ce Asuitable trigger breakout cable for the Hirose 12 pol connector can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership Simulation with LTSpice is possible a simulation model can be downloaded from Se our web site www photonfocus com on the software download page in Support section It is filed under Third Party Tools Don t connect single ended signals to the differential inputs ISO_INCO and i ISOJINGI Fig 6 3 shows the schematic of the inputs and outputs for the G2 models and Fig 6 4 for the H2 models All inputs and outputs are isolated ISO_VCC is an isolated internally generated voltage 60 12 pol Hirose Connector ISO_INCO_P RX RS422 ISO_INCO_N ISOLATOR 10V to 13V extended ISO_INC1_P Common Mode Range IS
47. hutter control t trigger offset t exposure l JUO o Se trigger for strobe control t strobe delay internal strobe control t t strobe offset strobe duration external strobe pulse output t d iso output Figure 5 6 Timing diagram for the Pulsewidth controlled exposure time The timing of the rising edge of the trigger pulse until to the start of exposure and strobe is equal to the timing of the camera controlled exposure time see Section 5 2 4 In this mode however the end of the exposure is controlled by the falling edge of the trigger Pulsewidth 38 The falling edge of the trigger pulse is delayed by the time t4 iso input Which results from the signal isolator This signal is clocked into the FPGA which leads to a jitter of tjitter The pulse is then delayed by tirigger delay by the user defined value which can be configured via camera software After the trigger offset time tirigger offset the exposure is stopped The time from the active trigger edge to the active edge of the next trigger lt gt must not be smaller than the minimal frame time 1 MaxFrameRate achievable with the current camera settings Violation of this condition can result in corrupt images or the camera might stop to grab images 5 2 5 Trigger Delay The trigger delay is a programmable delay in milliseconds between the incoming trigger edge and the start of the exposure This featu
48. ible frame rate is attained if AcquisitionFrameRateEnable is disabled Settings for free running trigger mode 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 33 5 Functionality TriggerMode Off In Constant Frame Rate mode AcquisitionFrameRateEnable True exposure starts after a user specified time has elapsed from the previous exposure start so that the resulting frame rate is equal to the value of AcquisitionFrameRate Software Trigger The trigger signal is applied through a software command TriggerSoftware in category AcquisitionControl Settings for Software Trigger mode TriggerMode On and TriggerSource Software Line1 Trigger The trigger signal is applied directly to the camera by the power supply connector through pin ISO_IN1 see also Section A 1 A setup of this mode is shown in Fig 5 3 and Fig The electrical interface of the trigger input and the strobe output is described in Section 6 5 Settings for Line1 Trigger mode TriggerMode On and TriggerSource Line PLC_Q4 Trigger The trigger signal is applied by the Q4 output of the PLC see also Section 6 6 Settings for PLC_Q4 Trigger mode TriggerMode On and TriggerSource PLC_Q4 ABTrigger Trigger from incremental encoder see Section 5 2 9 The A B Trigger feature is not available on all camera revisions see Appendix B for a list of available features CE Some trigger signals are inverted A schematic drawing is shown in Fig Machine Vision Flash System PC Camera
49. igger Counters The missed trigger counters are important tools to make sure that the frequency of an external trigger can be processed by the camera A value bigger than 0 indicates that not all applied triggers were processed The missed trigger counters are reset by writing the value 0 to the counter register The counter value can be read out by a property or it can be embedded in the camera image by the status line see Section 5 7 2 It is recommended to reset the missed trigger counters after modifying trigger related settings Missed Trigger Counter If an external trigger TriggerMode 0n is applied while the camera is not ready to accept a new trigger a counter Missed Trigger Counter is incremented and the trigger is rejected The value of the Missed Trigger Counter can be read out from the camera property Counter_MissedTrigger When the Missed Trigger Counter reaches its maximal value it will not wrap around The user can reset the Missed Trigger Counter by writing the value 0 to Counter_MissedTrigger In Burst Trigger Mode see Section 5 2 7 an increment of the missed burst trigger value indicates that the burst trigger period time Trigger_BurstTriggerPeriodTime is too short for the applied camera settings Missed Burst Trigger Counter When the camera is in burst trigger mode see Section 5 2 7 a missed burst trigger counter will be incremented when a subsequent external trigger TriggerMode 0n is applied while a burst s
50. ite www photonfocus com MV1 R1280 50 G2 16 1280 x 1024 33 fps no Table 4 2 Available Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera models Footnotes frame rate at at full reso lution 4 2 Feature Overview 27 4 Product Specification 4 4 Technical Specification Sensor Technology MV1 R1280 CL Ultra low light CMOS sensor CMOS Optical format diagonal 2 3 11 7 mm diagonal Resolution Pixel size 1280 x 1024 pixels 7 1 pm x 7 1 um Active optical area 9 1mm x 7 3 mm Dark current 10 e7 s Read out noise 1e7 Full well capacity SNR 13 ke7 114 1 Spectral range lt 380 to 940 nm to 10 of peak responsivity Responsivity 2130 x 10 DN J m 570 nm 8 bit Quantum Efficiency gt 75 Optical fill factor 75 Dynamic range 82 dB Characteristic curve Linear Shutter mode Rolling shutter Interface Maximal Frame rate 2 GigE Vision 33 fps Camera pixel formats Fixed Pattern Noise FPN 8Bit 10Bit 12Bit 16Bit lt 1DN RMS 8bit Exposure Time 58 us 335 ms Analog Gain n a Digital Gain 0 1 to 15 99 FineGain up to 2048x Micro lenses No Sensor bit depth 18 bit Table 4 3 resolution 28 General specification of the Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera series Footnotes at full MV1 R1280 GigE 0 C 50 C 20 80 Storage temperature moisture 25 C 60 C 20 95 12 V
51. ively a status line within the image data can be switched on that contains all the available image information 5 7 1 Counters and Average Value Image counter The image counter provides a sequential number of every image that is output After camera startup the counter counts up from 0 counter width 24 bit The counter can be reset by the camera control software Real Time counter The time counter starts at 0 after camera start and counts real time in units of 1 micro second The time counter can be reset by the software in the SDK Counter width 32 bit Missed trigger counter The missed trigger counter counts trigger pulses that were ignored by the camera because they occurred within the exposure or read out time of an image In free running mode it counts all incoming external triggers counter width 8 bit no wrap around see also Section 5 2 10 Missed burst trigger counter When the camera is in burst trigger mode see Section 5 2 7 a missed burst trigger counter will be incremented when a subsequent external trigger TriggerMode 0n is applied while a burst sequence is running see also Section 5 2 10 Average image value The average image value gives the average of an image in 16 bit format 0 65535 DN regardless of the currently used grey level resolution 5 7 2 Status Line If enabled the status line replaces the last row of the image with camera status information Every parameter is coded into fields of 4 pixels LS
52. l gt Play Parameters and Controls l Communication control GEV Device control Image stream control 1130images 35 4FP5 401 6 Mbps Figure 3 14 PF_GEVPlayer displaying live image stream 7 Check the status LED on the rear of the camera ENN The status LED light is green when an image is being acquired and it is red when serial communication is active 8 Camera parameters can be modified by clicking on GEV Device control see Fig B 15 The visibility option Beginner shows most the basic parameters and hides the more advanced parameters If you don t have previous experience with Photonfocus GigE cameras it is recommended to use Beginner level Device Control Visibility Beginner DeviceInformation DeviceModelName DeviceManufacturerInfo DeviceVersion DeviceUserID ImageSizeControl Width Height PixelFormat Offsetx 0 Offsety 0 AcquisitionAndTriggerControls AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart Command SelectedNodeName his is where the description of the node will be written This static item will also ontain extra information depending on the node type like increment for integers or things like that Figure 3 15 Control settings on the camera 3 6 Getting started 23 3 How to get started GigE G2 9 To modify the exposure time scroll down to the AcquisitionControl control category bold title and modify the value of the ExposureTime property
53. l to the sub net mask Set GevCurrentIPConfigurationPersistent in category TransportLayerControl to True Set GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP in category TransportLayerControl to False The selected persistent IP address will be applied after a reboot of the camera i a a E Ta 78 7 7 PLC 7 7 1 Introduction The Programmable Logic Controller PLC is a powerful tool to generate triggers and software interrupts A functional diagram of the PLC tool is shown in Fig The PLC tool is described in detail with many examples in the PLC manual which is included in the PFinstaller The AB Trigger feature is not available on all camera revisions see Appendix B for a list of available features TriggerSoftware Software Line1 Strobe TriggerSource j P Off Free running trigger _ p Internal ISO_OUTO CAMERA_GND gt oe gt om camera CAMERA PWR Pic_as wider trigger ISO_PWR m o ABTrigger ISO_GND p TriggerMode TriggerSource ISO_INO 1SO_IN1 A0 Line0 ISO_INCO_P M Line1 g ISO_OUT1 ISO LINCO N A2 Line2 gt Qos 7 ISO_INC1_P A3 Line3 gt Q3 e ISO INC1 N FVAL A4 Q4 LVAL AS gt Q5 DVAL AG gt Q6 RESERVED eci AB PLC_ctrl0 gt Trigger R ti gg o Se PLC ctrit gt gt a Control PLC ctri2 gt Enhanced g Block Q8 j i ivi 2 PLC_ctrl3 gt ieee Pa
54. l starts also the strobe control state machines The strobe can be delayed by tstrobe delay With an internal counter which can be controlled by the customer via software settings The strobe offset delay tstrobe delay results then from the synchronous design of the FPGA state machines A second counter determines the strobe duration tstrobe duration Strobe duration For a robust system design the strobe output is also isolated from the camera electronic which leads to an additional delay of ta iso output Table 5 3 gives an overview over the minimum and maximum values of the parameters External Trigger with Pulsewidth controlled Exposure Time In the external trigger mode with Pulsewidth controlled exposure time the rising edge of the trigger pulse starts the camera states machine which controls the sensor The falling edge of the trigger pulse stops the image acquisition Additionally the optional external strobe output is controlled by the rising edge of the trigger pulse Timing diagram Fig 5 6 shows the detailed timing for the external trigger mode with pulse width controlled exposure time t external trigger pulse input exposure trigger after isolator trigger pulse rising edge camera control t jitter l delayed trigger rising edge for shutter set t trigger delay trigger pulse falling edge camera control delayed trigger falling edge shutter reset t trigger delay internal s
55. le3 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 Table 5 4 Example of using ISO_INO as trigger enable in level mode Edge Triggered Trigger Acquisition The Edge Triggered mode is enabled by setting TriggerAcquisition_Mode to Edge and TriggerAcquisition_Enable True Two signals act as trigger enable see Fig 5 17 A rising edge on the start signal enables triggering A rising edge on the stop signal disables all triggers The start stop signals are selected by TriggerAcquisition_StartSource and TriggerAcquisition_StopSource TriggerAcquisition_Start TriggerAcquisition_Stop disabled disabled Applied Trigger f f Figure 5 17 Trigger Acquisition Level triggered TriggerAcquisition_Mode Edge Internal Trigger Enable enabled TriggerIn Trigger Acquisition and Free Running Trigger The TriggerAcquisition feature can also be used with free running trigger TriggerMode 0ff TriggerAcquisition enables or disables in this case the generation of the free running trigger 48 5 3 Data Path Overview The data path is the path of the image from the output of the image sensor to the output of the camera The sequence of blocks is shown in figure Fig Image Sensor Digital Offset Digital Gain Digital Fine Gain y Hotpixel Correction 3 Crosshairs insertion y Status line insertion v Test images insertion Apply data resol
56. lied through the power supply connector of the camera or through a software command see Section 5 2 2 The trigger signal can be configured to be active high or active low When the frequency of the incoming triggers is higher than the maximal frame rate of the current camera settings then some trigger pulses will be missed A missed trigger counter counts these events This counter can be read out by the user The exposure time in external trigger mode can be defined by the setting of the exposure time register camera controlled exposure mode or by the width of the incoming trigger pulse trigger controlled exposure mode see Section 5 2 4 An external trigger pulse starts the exposure of one image In Burst Trigger Mode however a trigger pulse starts the exposure of a user defined number of images see Section The start of the exposure is shortly after the active edge of the incoming trigger An additional trigger delay can be applied that delays the start of the exposure by a user defined time see Section 5 2 5 This often used to start the exposure after the trigger to a flash lighting source 5 2 2 Trigger Source The trigger signal can be configured to be active high or active low by the TriggerActivation category AcquisitionControl property One of the following trigger sources can be used Free running The trigger is generated internally by the camera Exposure starts immediately after the camera is ready and the maximal poss
57. list of camera A list of all features of the Photonfocus GigE cameras in HTML format can be found in the GenICam_Feature_Lists sub directory in Start gt All Programs gt Photonfocus gt GigE_Tools Alternatively the feature list of the connected camera can be retrieved with the PF_GEVPlayer Tools gt Save Camera Features as HTML 7 3 Pleora SDK The eBUS package provides the PureGEV C SDK for image acquisition and the setting of properties A help file is installed in the Pleora installation directory e g C Program Files Pleora Technologies Inc eBUS SDK Documentation Various code samples are installed in the installation directory e g C Program Files Pleora Technologies Inc eBUS SDK Samples The sample PvPipelineSample is recommended to start with Samples that show how to set device properties are included in the PFinstaller that can be downloaded from the Photonfocus webpage 7 4 Frequently used properties A property list for every camera is included in the PFinstaller that can be downloaded from the Photonfocus webpage The following list shows some frequently used properties that are available in the Beginner mode The category name is given in parenthesis Width ImageFormatControl Width of the camera image ROI region of interest Height ImageFormatControl Width of the camera image ROI OffsetX OffsetY ImageFormatControl Start of the camera image ROI ExposureTime AcquisitionControl Exposure time
58. lue of the pixel with the grey values of the the two neighbours on each side and determines if the pixel should be corrected The hotpixel correction is enabled with the property Correction_EnHotpixel Only pixels brighter than a predefined grey value Correction_HotpixelMinVal are corrected The value Correction_HotpixelMinVal can be modified by the user 5 6 Crosshairs 5 6 1 Functionality The crosshairs inserts a vertical and horizontal line into the image The width of these lines is one pixel The grey level is defined by a 12 bit value 0 means black 4095 means white This allows to set any grey level to get the maximum contrast depending on the acquired image The x y position and the grey level can be set via the camera software Figure Fig 5 19 shows two examples of the activated crosshairs with different grey values One with white lines and the other with black lines C The 12 bit format of the grey level was chosen to be compatible with other Photonfocus cameras The x and y positon is absolute to the sensor pixel matrix It is independent on the ROI configuration 50 Figure 5 19 Crosshairs Example with different grey values 5 6 Crosshairs 51 5 Functionality 5 7 Image Information There are camera properties available that give information about the acquired images such as an image counter average image value and the number of missed trigger signals These properties can be queried by software Alternat
59. mode is enabled by setting TriggerAcquisition_Mode to Level and TriggerAcquisition_Enable True A signal acts as a trigger enable see Fig 5 16 This signal is selected by TriggerAcquisition_StartSource A high signal level enables triggering of the camera and a low signal level disables all triggers To invert the TriggerAcquisition signal use one of the PLC_Q signal and select C the inverted signal as its source Table 5 4 shows a setting that uses ISO_INO as trigger enable signal the inverted signal is used as ISO_INO is inverted in the input logic see Fig 7 4 TriggerAcquisition_ Start Internal Trigger Enable KEISI enabled disabled TriggerIn a M Applied Trigger f Figure 5 16 Trigger Acquisition Level triggered TriggerAcquisition_Mode Level 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 47 5 Functionality Feature Value Category TriggerAcquisition_Enable True Trigger TriggerAcquisition TriggerAcquisition_Mode Level Trigger TriggerAcquisition TriggerAcquisition_StartSource PLC_Q5 Trigger TriggerAcquisition PLC _10 LineO lt PLC gt SignalRoutingBlock PLC_Q5_VariableO PLC_IO_Not lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 PLC_Q5_ Operator0 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 PLC_Q5_Variable1 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 PLC_Q5 Operator1 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 PLC_Q5_Variable2 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 PLC_Q5 Operator2 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q5 PLC_Q5_Variab
60. nnector Type Order Nr 12 pole Hirose HR10A 10P 12S soldering 110 0402 0 12 pole Hirose HR10A 10P 12SC crimping 110 0604 4 Table A 1 Power supply connectors Hirose HR10 series female connector Figure A 1 Power supply connector 12 pole female rear view of connector solder side 91 A Pinouts Pin I O Type Name Description 1 CAMERA_GND Camera GND OV 2 CAMERA_PWR Camera Power 12V 24V 3 ISO_OUTO Default Strobe out internally Pulled up to ISO_PWR with 4k7 Resistor 4 ISO_INCO_N INCO differential input G2 RS 422 H2 HTL negative polarity 5 ISO_INCO_P INCO differential input G2 RS 422 H2 HTL positive polarity 6 ISO_PWR Power supply 5V 24V for output signals Do NOT connect to camera Power 7 ISO_INO INO input signal 8 ISO_OUT1 MISC Q1 output from PLC no Pull up to ISO_PWR can be used as additional output by adding Pull up or as controllable switch max 100mA no capacitive or inductive load 9 ISO_IN1 Trigger IN Default Trigger IN 10 ISO_INC1_N INC1 differential input G2 RS 422 H2 HTL negative polarity 11 l ISO_INC1_P INC1 differential input G2 RS 422 H2 HTL positive polarity 12 PWR ISO_GND I O GND OV Table A 2 Power supply connector pin assignment 92 Camera Revisions B 1 General Remarks This chapter lists differences between the revisions of the camera models List of terms used in this chapter Standard Trigge
61. photon focus User Manual MV 1 R1280 50 G2 Camera Series Ultra low light CMOS camera with GigE interface MAN066 04 2015 V1 0 All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Photonfocus AG for its use Photonfocus AG reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Photonfocus AG Contents 1 1 About Photonfocus 1 2 Contact 1 3 Sales Offices 1 5 Legend 2 Introduction 2 1 MV1 R1280 Introduction 3 How to get started GigE G2 3 1 Introduction 3 5 Network Adapter Configuration for Pleora eBUS SDK 3 6 Getting started 4 Product Specification 4 1 Introduction 4 2 Feature Overview 4 3 Available Camera Models 4 4 Technical Specification Functionality 5 1 Reduction of Image Size 5 1 1 Region of Interest ROI 5 1 2 Maximal Frame Rate 5 2 Trigger and Strobe 5 2 1 Introduction 5 2 2 Trigger Source 5 2 3 Trigger and AcquisitionMode 5 2 4 Exposure Time Control 5 2 5 Trigger Delay 5 2 6 Strobe Output 5 2 7 Burst Trigger 5 2 8 Trigger Timing Values 5 2 9 A B Trigger for Incremental Encoder 5 2 10 Missed Trigger Counters 5 2 11 Counter Reset by an External Signal 5 4 Gain and Offset 5 CONTENTS CONTENTS 5 5 Hotpixel Correction 2 0
62. ptions Driver Resources General Link Speed Advanced n tel Advanced Adapter Settings Settings Value a Gigabit Masts Slave Mode e v Locally Administered Address Log Link State Event Performance Options QoS Packet Tagging Ls TCP IP Offloading Options Wait for Link sii Use Default Jumbo Frames Enables Jumbo Frame capability for TCP IP packets In situations where large packets make up the majority of traffic and additional latency can be tolerated Jumbo Frames can reduce CPU utilization and improve wire efficiency Jumbo Frames are larger than standard Ethernet frames which are approximately 1 5k in size Note Changing this setting may cause a momentary loss of connectivity v Figure 3 6 Advanced Network Adapter Properties 3 4 Network Adapter Configuration 17 3 How to get started GigE G2 4 No firewall should be active on the network adapter where the Photonfocus GigE camera is connected If the Windows Firewall is used then it can be switched off like this Open the Windows Firewall configuration Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Windows Firewall and click on the Advanced tab Uncheck the network where your camera is connected in the Network Connection Settings see Fig 3 7 Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Network Connection Settings Windows Firewall is enabled for the connections selected below
63. r Standard trigger features Trigger Source Free running Software Trigger Line1 Trigger PLC_Q4 Trigger Exposure Time Control Camera controlled Trigger controlled Additional features Trigger Delay Burst Trigger and Strobe Counter Reset External Reset of image counter and real time counter by an external signal B 2 MV1 R1280 50 G2 16 V1 0 ROI yes MROI no Decimation no Standard Trigger yes TriggerAcquisition yes AB Trigger yes Counter Reset External yes Multiple Slope no Hotpixel Correction yes Digital Gain Offset yes Analog Gain no LUT no Crosshairs yes Status Line yes Test Images yes Table B 1 Revisions MV1 R1280 50 G2 16 93 B Camera Revisions 94 C Document Revision History Revision Date Changes
64. r damaged please contact your dealership 2 Connect the camera to the GigE interface of your PC with a GigE cable of at least Cat 5E or 6 Ethernet Jack RJ 45 Power Supply and I O Connector Status LED Figure 3 1 Rear view of the Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera series with power supply and I O con nector Ethernet jack RJ45 and status LED 3 Connect a suitable power supply to the power plug The pin out of the connector is shown in the camera manual Check the correct supply voltage and polarity Do not exceed the operating voltage range of the camera CEs Assuitable power supply can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership 4 Connect the power supply to the camera see Fig 3 1 12 3 3 Software Installation This section describes the installation of the required software to accomplish the tasks described in this chapter y Install the latest drivers for your GigE network interface card Download the latest eBUS SDK installation file from the Photonfocus server You can find the latest version of the eBUS SDK on the support Software Down load page at www photonfocus com Install the eBUS SDK software by double clicking on the installation file Please follow the instructions of the installation wizard A window might be displayed warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing You can safely ignore this warning and click on Continue Anyway If at the end of the installation you are
65. re may be required to synchronize the external strobe with the exposure of the camera 5 2 6 Strobe Output The strobe output is an isolated output located on the power supply connector that can be used to trigger a strobe The strobe output can be used both in free running and in trigger mode Strobe settings Strobe_Delay Programmable delay delay from the active input trigger edge to the rising edge of the strobe output signal Strobe_PulseWidth Width of the trigger pulse in us A setting of 0 turns off the strobe output Strobe_Invert Inverts the strobe output signal Strobe_Invert False strobe signal active high Strobe_Invert True strobe signal active low The strobe output needs a separate power supply Please see Section 6 5 Fig and Fig 5 4 for more information 5 2 7 Burst Trigger The camera includes a burst trigger engine When enabled it starts a predefined number of acquisitions after one single trigger pulse The time between two acquisitions and the number of acquisitions can be configured by a user defined value via the camera software The burst trigger feature works only in the mode Camera controlled Exposure Time The burst trigger signal can be configured to be active high or active low When the frequency of the incoming burst triggers is higher than the duration of the programmed burst sequence then some trigger pulses will be missed A missed burst trigger counter counts these events This counter can be rea
66. rea when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 3 8 Local Area Connection Properties 3 5 Network Adapter Configuration for Pleora eBUS SDK 19 3 How to get started GigE G2 3 6 Getting started This section describes how to acquire images from the camera and how to modify camera settings 1 Open the PF_GEVPlayer software Start gt All Programs gt Photonfocus gt GigE_Tools gt PF_GEVPlayer which is a GUI to set camera parameters and to see the grabbed images see Fig 3 9 GEVP layer Eile Tools Help Connection Disconnect IP address MAC address Manufacturer Model Name Acquisition Control Mode Channel Data Channel 0 Play Stop Parameters and Controls Communication control GEY Device control Image stream control Figure 3 9 PF_GEVPlayer start screen 20 2 Click on the Select Connect button in the PF_GEVPlayer A window with all detected devices appears see Fig If your camera is not listed then select the box Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices GEV Device Selection 4 Refreshing Interface Information B System E Network Interface 00 16 76 d7 10 11 192 168 1 156 S e eBUS Interface 00 1b 21 07 ac 8e 192 168 5 1 s MV1 D1312 80 GB 12 00 1 1 1c 00 65 3d 169 254 245 176 GigE Yision Device Information Cancel Figure 3 10 GEV Devi
67. s Properties 7 8 1 PixelFormat 2 0000000 7 Mechanical Considerations 8 1 Mechanical Interface 0 0 000088 8 2 Adjusting the Back Focus 8 3 CE compliance 9 Warranty 9 1 Warranty Terms 9 2 Warranty Claim 10 References A 1 Power Supply Connector 2 B Camera Revisions B 1 General Remarks B 2 MV1 R1280 50 G2 16 C Document Revision History CONTENTS 89 91 91 93 93 95 CONTENTS Preface 1 1 About Photonfocus The Swiss company Photonfocus is one of the leading specialists in the development of CMOS image sensors and corresponding industrial cameras for machine vision Photonfocus is dedicated to making the latest generation of CMOS technology commercially available Active Pixel Sensor APS and global shutter technologies enable high speed and high dynamic range 120 dB applications while avoiding disadvantages like image lag blooming and smear Photonfocus product range is complemented by custom design solutions in the area of camera electronics and CMOS image sensors Photonfocus is ISO 9001 certified All products are produced with the latest techniques in order to ensure the highest degree of quality 1 2 Contact Photonfocus AG Bahnhofplatz 10 CH 8853 Lachen SZ Switzerland Phone 41 55 451 00 00 Email sales photonfocus com Support Phone 41 55 451 00 00 Email support photonfocus com
68. s to the desired output to the SRB from step 2 In the example PLC_Q4 is connected to PLC_I0 Note that every LUT has the capability to connect up to 4 inputs In the example only the first input PLC_Q4_VariableO is used The other inputs are ignored by setting the PLC_Q4_ Variable to Zero and the PLC_Q4 Operator to Or for inputs 1 to 3 5 Ifa PLC output is used to connect to a camera trigger then the corresponding Trigger Source must be activated In the example TriggerSource is set to PLC_Q4 and TriggerMode is set to On 7 7 2 PLC Settings for ISO_INO to PLC_Q4 Camera Trigger This setting connects the ISO_INO to the internal camera trigger see Table 7 1 the visibility in the PF_GEVPlayer must be set to Guru for this purpose Feature Value Category TriggerMode On AcquisitionControl TriggerSource PLC_Q4 AcquisitionControl PLC _10 LineO lt PLC gt SignalRoutingBlock PLC_Q4 VariableO PLC_IO_Not lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 PLC_Q4 OperatorO Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 PLC_Q4 Variable1 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 PLC_Q4 Operator1 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 PLC_Q4 Variable2 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 PLC_Q4 Operator2 Or lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 PLC_Q4 Variable3 Zero lt PLC gt LookupTable Q4 Table 7 1 PLC Settings for ISO_INO to PLC_Q4 Camera Trigger lt PLC gt in category IPEngine ProgrammableLogicController 80 7 7 3 PLC Settings for A B Trigger from differential
69. sensor with a high dynamic range The image sensor uses an innovative integration mode and an advanced analog to digital conversion ADC to achieve a read out noise of less than 1e7 Fig 2 1 shows the impressive low light performance of the MV1 R1280 camera by showing a comparison with the MV1 D2048x1088 camera with a CMOSIS CMV2000 sensor Both images were shot at the same illumination and with an exposure time of 30 ms The left hand image was shot at a gain of 128 with a MV1 D2048x1088 camera that is known for his good sensitivity The right hand image was shot with the MV1 R1280 camera at room temperature with a gain of 256 Figure 2 1 Photonfocus MV1 D2048x1088 left versus MV1 R1280 right low light performance 2 Introduction 10 How to get started GigE G2 3 1 Introduction This guide shows you 3 2 How to install the required hardware see Section B 2 How to install the required software see Section 3 3 and configure the Network Adapter Card see Section 3 4 and Section 3 5 How to acquire your first images and how to modify camera settings see Section 3 6 A Starter Guide MAN051 can be downloaded from the Photonfocus support page It describes how to access Photonfocus GigE cameras from various third party tools Hardware Installation The hardware installation that is required for this guide is described in this section The following hardware is required PC with Microsoft Windows OS
70. t PLC Image stream control Set image stream properties and display image stream statistics GEVPlayer DER Eile Tools Help Connection Select Connect Disconnect 9 0 IP address MAC address 00 11 Manufacturer Model MY1 D1312 C023 40 G2 12 Name Acquisition Control Mode Channel gt Play Parameters and Controls Communication control GEV Device control Stream Oimages N AFPS N AMbps Display N A FPS Image stream control Error count O Last error NJA Figure 7 1 PF_GEVPlayer main window Below the image display there are two lines with status information 7 2 2 GEV Control Windows This section describes the basic use of the GEV Control windows e g the GEV Device Control window The view of the properties in the control window can be changed as described below At start the properties are grouped in categories which are expanded and whose title is displayed in bold letters An overview of the available view controls of the GEV Control windows is shown in Fig 7 2 74 To have a quick overview of the available categories all categories should be collapsed The categories of interest can then be expanded again If the name of the property is known then the alphabetical view is convenient If this is the first time that you use a Photonfocus GigE camera then the visibility should be left to Beginner The description of the curren
71. th by a small amount the EncoderCounter is incremented and the decre gt ment is sometimes omitted leading to a wrong EncoderPosition indication in the camera Therefore the single A B trigger mode should not be used in the affected versions To have the same behaviour as the single trigger mode but without the bug use the double A B mode and double the value of ABTriggerDi vider AT TT TU B GrayCounter 0 X1 X2 X 3 KO XTX 2 3 es CR Ee Ee ee 6 K2X3 Xo Kt EncoderCounter oyi y2 ya yo Ya TriggerFwd TriggerBkwd TriggerFwdBkwd Figure 5 8 Single A B Mode Al Bi J JT GrayCounter 0 1 2Y Y3 Yo Y1 2 3 Y 2 1Y oOVY3 2 1 X2 3 Xoya EncoderCounter 0 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 TriggerFwd TriggerBkwd TriggerBkwd Figure 5 9 Double A B Mode ie E co B GrayCounter 0 X 1 X 2X3 XO X17 X 2X3 K2X7X OX3 K2 XK 1 X23 Xo X14 EncoderCounter oY1y2y3 Ya ys ye x7 Xe ys 4 3 2 X 1 Y2 y3 4X5 TriggerFwd TriggerBkwd
72. tion within the full frame and its width W and height H lt gt The ROI width must be a multiple of 2 When the vertical ROI parameters OffsetY Height are modified the camera er stops sending image for a time that is at most equal to the length of 3 full frames Triggers that are sent during this time are ignored A list of common image dimension and its frame rates is shown in Table 5 1 There is a frame rate calculator in the support section of the Photonfocus web page www photonfocus com ROI Dimension MV1 R1280 50 GigE 1280 x 1024 33 fps 800 x 600 SVGA 57 fps 1024 x 1024 640 x 640 512 x 512 256 x 256 135 fps 1280 x 1 11570 fps Table 5 1 Frame rates of different ROI settings minimal exposure time 31 5 Functionality 5 1 2 Maximal Frame Rate The maximal frame rate of the camera depends on the camera settings The following factors influence the maximal frame rate see also Table 5 1 e The length of the exposure time A shorter exposure time can lead to an increase in the maximal frame rate e ROI height a smaller height ROI can lead to an increase in the maximal frame rate The maximal frame rate of the camera can be determined by a frame rate calculator in the support section of the Photonfocus web page www photonfocus com The maximal frame rate with the current camera settings can be read out by the camera register AcquisitionFrameRateMax in PF_GEVPlayer or with the SDK
73. tly selected property is shown at the bottom ot the window E After selecting a property from a drop down box it is necessary to press lt Enter gt or to click with the mouse on the control window to apply the property value to the camera A red cross at the upper right corner of the GEV Control Window indicates a lt gt parameter error i e a parameter is not correctly set In this case you should check all properties A red exclamation mark at the right side of a parameter value indicates that this parameters has to be set correctly Expand all Collapse all Visibility dpe categories categories selection gt o gt indication GEY Device Control Toggle category PS y e N alphabetical view E Visibilty Gore B Expand DeviceContre category ImageFormatControl Collapse v E category Height 1082 PixelFormat Monog TestImageSelector Off Offsetx 0 Offset 0 AcquisitionControl AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart Command AcquisitionStop Command idth Property idth of the Image provided by the device in pixels description in 768 Max 1312 Increment 32 Figure 7 2 PF_GEVPlayer Control Window 7 2 PF_GEVPlayer 75 7 Software 7 2 3 Display Area The images are displayed in the main window in the display area A zoom menu is available when right clicking in the display area Another way to zoom is to press the Ctrl button while using the mouse wheel 7 2 4 White Balance Colour cameras only
74. togram In the LFSR linear feedback shift register mode the camera generates a constant pseudo random test pattern containing all grey levels If the data transmission is correctly received the histogram of the image will be flat Fig 5 23 On the other hand a non flat histogram Fig indicates problems that may be caused either by a defective camera by problems in the acquisition software or in the transmission path In robots applications the stress that is applied to the camera cable is especially high due to the fast movement of the robot arm For such applications special drag chain capable cables are available Please contact the Photonfocus Support for consulting expertise 5 8 Test Images 55 5 Functionality M Histogramm Port A Picture 620 M Histogramm Port A Picture 620 Port A Picture 620 127 255 Figure 5 23 LFSR test pattern received and typical histogram for error free data transmission M Histogramm Port A Picture 440 M Histogramm Port A Picture 440 Port A Picture 440 il 127 255 Figure 5 24 LFSR test pattern received and histogram containing transmission errors 0 56 Hardware Interface 6 1 GigE Connector The GigE cameras are interfaced to external components via e an Ethernet jack RJ45 to transmit configuration image data and trigger e a12 pin subminiature connector for the power supply Hirose HR10A 10P 12S female The connectors are located on the back
75. urce Software 4 TriggerMode On TriggerSource ABTrigger 52 2 Digital Gain 56 2 Digital Offset 60 16 Camera Type Code see Table 5 6 64 32 Camera Serial Number 68 32 Reserved 72 32 Custom value value of register StatusLineCustomValue that can be set by the user 76 16 FineGain This is fixed a point value in the format 4 digits integer value 12 digits fractional value 80 24 Encoder Position only available in some models see Appendix B 84 32 Reserved 88 32 Reserved 92 4 Trigger Level signal level of the trigger input signal only available in some models see Appendix B Bit 0 PLC_Q4 Bit 1 Line1 Bit 2 PLC_Q6 A Trigger Bit 3 PLC_Q7 B Trigger Table 5 5 Assignment of status line fields 5 7 Image Information 53 5 Functionality 5 7 3 Camera Type Codes Camera Model Camera Type Code MV1 R1280 50 G2 16 Table 5 6 Type codes of Photonfocus MV1 R1280 GigE camera series 5 8 Test Images Test images are generated in the camera FPGA independent of the image sensor They can be used to check the transmission path from the camera to the acquisition software Independent from the configured grey level resolution every possible grey level appears the same number of times in a test image Therefore the histogram of the received image must be flat O A test image is a useful tool to find data transmission errors or errors in the access of the image buffers by the acquisition software The
76. ution 8 16 bit Image output Figure 5 18 camera data path 5 3 Data Path Overview 49 5 Functionality 5 4 Gain and Offset There are two different gain settings on the camera Gain Digital Fine Gain Digital fine gain accepts fractional values from 0 01 up to 15 99 It is implemented as a multiplication operation Digital Gain Digital Gain is a coarse gain with the settings x1 x2 x2048 It is implemented as a binary shift of the image data where the two LSB from the image sensor and 0 are shifted to the LSB s of the gray values E g for gain x2 the output value is shifted by 1 and bit 0 is set to sensor LSB bit 1 The resulting gain is the product of the two gain values which means that the image data is multiplied in the camera by this factor Digital Fine Gain and Digital Gain may result in missing codes in the output im age data A user defined value can be subtracted from the gray value in the digital offset block If digital gain is applied and if the brightness of the image is too big then the interesting part of the output image might be saturated By subtracting an offset from the input of the gain block it is possible to avoid the saturation 5 5 Hotpixel Correction Image noise is amplified when operating at high gain values In this case some pixels appear as very bright pixels There is a hotpixel correction that corrects this issue The hotpixel correction compares the grey va
77. w to get started GigE G2 ie Setup PFInstaller Win 32Bit x86 Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue PFRemote and SD USB environment for any Photonfocus USB camera Z PF3DSuite2 and SDK DR1 support and 3rd Party Tools PF_GEVPlayer and doc for GigE cameras Current selection requires at least 78 4 MB of disk space Figure 3 3 PFinstaller components choice 14 3 4 Network Adapter Configuration This section describes recommended network adapter card NIC settings that enhance the performance for GigEVision Additional tool specific settings are described in the tool chapter 1 Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties General Advanced Connect using E Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items eBUS Universal Pro Driver a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks JE QoS Packet Scheduler v i Install Uninstall Description eBUS Universal Pro Filter Driver C Show icon in notification

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