Technical Application Note
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1. POINTEGREY Innovation in Imaging N b i ra E R Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 Technical Application Note TAN2013010 Revised August 23 2013 1 1 Subject Technical Application Note TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 2 Applicable Product s e Grasshopper3 USB 3 0 specifically o GS3 U3 41C6 1 3 Application Note Description This application note describes the configuration and settings needed to achieve the maximum potential from Point Grey USB 3 0 cameras The capabilities of Point Grey USB 3 0 cameras and in particular the GS3 U3 push the boundaries of USB 3 0 technology and thus may require extra consideration with respect to system configuration Preparing for Use System Components and Configuration Supplying Power Test Configuration Troubleshooting Skipped Frames Additional Downloads and Support PGR the Point Grey Research Inc logo FlyCapture Digiclops Dragonfly Dragonfly Express Chameleon Firefly Flea Ladybug Zebra Scorpion and Triclops are trademarks or registered trademarks of Point Grey Research Inc in Canada and other countries Copyright 2013 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 4 Preparing for Use Before you use your Point Grey USB 3 0 camera we recommend that you are aware of the following resources Getting Started Manual for the camera provides informatio2. Pixel Format mage size units 16 H 2 V Camera Information Pixel Format Raw 8 mage offset units 2 H 2 V Camera Registers Pre color processing subsampling Image N A Trigger Strobe r Al Left 0 Width 2048 Post color processing subsampling Advanced Camera Settings N A Top 0 Height 2048 a High Dynamic Range s Standard binning Unknown mi ii Cente Max Image Size Center ROI Max Image Size Bayer binning Unknown Look Up Table CEET Cols N A Rows N A Frame Buffer Binning GigE Only p i megan Bandwidth Information Data Flash Image Size 4194 KB System Information Estimated Bandwidth MB s Packet Size Bus Topology 528 fs 48048 Help Support Packet Size 41184 lt Packet Delay Hit Apply to Enable Packet Delay Apply 6 Click the Apply button Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 8 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 10 Additional Downloads and Support Point Grey Research Inc endeavors to provide the highest level of technical support possible to our customers Most support resources can be accessed through the Support section of our website Creating a Customer Login Account The first step in accessing our technical support resources is to obtain a Customer Login Account This requires a valid name and email address To apply for a Customer Login Account go to the Downloads page Knowledge Base Our Kno
3. last bus reset Oh 22m 37s 4 b E OK Frame Rate Proc Disp Req 90 44 fps 93 85 fps 90 00 fps Cursor N A RGB N A Zoom 100 0 Image dimensions 20 Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 7 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 9 Troubleshooting Skipped Frames By default the GS3 U3 41C6 is configured to Format 7 Mode O 8 bit pixel format 2048 x 2048 maximum resolution This configuration uses an estimated 350 MB s bandwidth which may be too high for some systems to process If your camera is skipping frames lower the bandwidth until the camera is able to stream without errors This can be achieved by reducing the packet size A smaller packet size means lower bandwidth which results in a lower frame rate Resolution Packet Bandwidth Frame Rate Maximum Size MB s FPS 2048x2048 48048 378 9 Default Setting To lower the packet size 1 Open the FlyCap program Start gt All Programs Point Grey FlyCapture2 SDK Point Grey FlyCap2 2 Select the camera and click OK 3 On the Main window toolbar click the Camera Control dialog button 800 4 Click on the Custom Video tab Adjust the packet size with the slider or enter a value in the textbox Camera Settings Custom Video Modes A E E E a qdes Mode Image Information Mode X Maximum image size 2048x2048 Custom Video Modes i a
4. power source Laptop users in particular are encouraged to purchase a GPIO power supply for the GS3 U3 Part Number ACC 01 9009 sold by Point Grey 1 7 Frame Rate Values in FlyCap2 The FlyCap2 program main window reports four frame rate values for the camera The variance in these rates is affected by the memory and resources available to process images from the camera e Requested the target frame rate for the camera to output to the PC e Received the frame rate that has arrived at the PC and is in memory e Processed the frame rate passed to FlyCapture and converted for display e Displayed the frame rate displayed on the screen by the FlyCap program To view the frame rate information 1 Open the FlyCap program Start gt All Programs Point Grey FlyCapture2 SDK gt Point Grey FlyCap2 2 Select the camera and click OK The main window opens FlyCap2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 File View Settings Help oe gt Fags D _ a O wW wo w w amp Camera Information G Frame rate i Processed 90 12 fps Displayed 93 85 fps i Requested 90 00 fps iv Received 90 01 fps Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 4 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 8 Test Configuration Point Grey tested the GS3 U3 41C6 using the following configuration 1 8 1 System Component
5. ard binning Unknown Width 2048 A ER f D Look Up Table Height 2048 a ae Cols N A Rows N A Pixel format Raw 8 Frame Buffer Binning GigE Only ae ae r Data Flas 5 Image Size 4194 KB H Embedded image information a Horizontal Vertical i f H Diagnostics System Information pee Estimated Bandwidth MB s Bus Topology Help Support Packet Size gt Packet Delay Min U Max Packet Delay P OK Frame Rate Proc Disp Req 90 19 Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 6 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 Main Window FlyCap2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 lo 2 File View Settings Help O00 0 0EE 899 Camera Information Frame rate fee Processed 90 12 fps Displayed 93 85 fps ba Requested 90 00 fps is Received 90 01 fps Timestamp Seconds Wed Jul 10 15 29 01 2013 j Microseconds 998370 5 Camera timestamp seconds 75 2 Camera timestamp count 5231 a Camera timestamp offset 2458 E image Width 2048 Height 2048 bie Pixel format Raw amp ou Bits per pixel amp ee Embedded image information Diagnostics Skipped frames 0 a Link recovery count camera 0 gt Link recovery count host 0 2 Transmit failures 0 ben Packet Resend Requested 0 bs Packet Resend Received 0 kes Time since initialization Oh 22m 37s g Time since
6. n on installing components and software needed to run the camera The Getting Started manuals can be downloaded from the Point Grey Website Technical Reference for the camera provides information on the camera s specifications features and operations as well as imaging and acquisition controls The technical references can be downloaded from the Point Grey Downloads page FlyCapture2 SDK contains utilities to configure the camera such as Driver Control GUI update firmware and drivers and check setup As well contains the FlyCapture2 API for use in creating your own applications FlyCapture2 can be downloaded from the Point Grey Downloads page Firmware updates ensure you are using to most up to date firmware for the camera to take advantage of improvements and fixes The latest firmware can be downloaded from the Point Grey Downloads page Knowledge Base Articles provide additional information on the setup and function of the camera Knowledge Base Article 368 Recommended System Components for USB 3 0 Cameras Knowledge Base Article 389 Setting up Multiple USB 3 0 Cameras Knowledge Base Article 405 How can power my Point Grey USB 3 0 camera Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 2 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 5 System Components and Configuration For detailed information on system components for Point Grey USB 3 0 cameras see K
7. nowledge Base Article 368 To optimally support the Grasshopper3 recommended system components are Description Intel R Core TM i7 2600K or equivalent 4 GB Renesas Electronics uPD720202 Part Number ACC 01 1201 sold by Point Grey 3 meter Part Number ACC 01 2300 sold by Point Grey Windows 7 SP1 x86 PGRxHCI 2 3 3 54 or later FlyCapture 2 5 2 3 or later v1 10 3 0 or later We recommend using the latest versions of the driver FlyCapture SDK and camera firmware When configuring your USB 3 0 camera recommended best practices are e Minimize or avoid asynchronous calls to the camera while streaming e Dedicate sufficient CPU resources for image acquisition e Limit one camera per USB 3 0 controller Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 3 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 1 6 Supplying Power Generally speaking USB 3 0 cameras draw adequate power through the USB 3 0 interface However the Grasshopper3 power consumption is higher than the Flea3 U3 due to its large format sensors and bigger FPGA The power consumption can therefore reach as high as 4 5 W the upper limit of USB 3 0 power supply This may be too much for some laptops to supply To troubleshoot power issues e Ensure that your interface card is connected to the computer s power supply e Or connect the camera via a powered USB hub e Or use an external GPIO
8. s Description Intel R Core TM i7 2600K 4 GB Renesas Electronics uPD720202 Part Number ACC 01 1201 sold by Point Grey 3 meter Part Number ACC 01 2300 sold by Point Grey Windows 7 SP1 x86 PGRxHCI 2 3 3 54 FlyCapture 2 5 3 4 v1 11 3 0 1 8 2 FlyCapture Settings Camera Information FlyCap2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 File View Settings Help 0 0 0 O O GeE OO9 Camera Information Frame rate FlyCapture2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 fo amp ls b Processed 97 36 fps Displayed 106 14 fps Camera Settings Camera Information nasi i Requested 90 00 fps Standard Video Modes sic ii on Serial Number 13185974 _ Received 90 01 fps Custom Video Modes 6 Times p Model Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C Seconds Wed Jul 10 15 27 29 2013 Vendor Point Grey Research Microseconds 22207 Camera Registers Sensor CMOSIS CMV4000 1 2048x2048 CMOS Camera timestamp seconds 110 a Resolution 2048x2048 ig Trigger Strobe _ Camera timestamp count 5439 iafe USB 3 0 i Camera timestamp offset 0905 Advanced Camera Settings Speed 55000 E image High Dynamic Range PCle Bus Speed 5 0 GT s ie Width 2048 T n E ae Look Up Table IIDC Version 1 32 ir te pi tar Buff Firmware Version 1 11 3 0 iL pi t rame Buffer 2 a Firmware Build Time Fri Jul 12 19 47 17 2013 i Bits per pixel 8 amp 8 Da
9. ta Flash f Ta i ATIN Driver USB Host Controller Driver PGRXHCI sys 2 3 3 59 H Diagnostics System Information to Cli Bus Topology Help Support Advanced Time since initialization Oh 21m 4s Time since last bus reset Oh 21m 4s Transmit failures 0 Reset Pixel clock frequency 384 00000 MHz Horizontal line frequency 186046 5 Hz ok Frame Rate Proc Disp Req 97 36 Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 5 Point Grey Research TAN2013010 Achieving Maximum Frame Rate with GS3 U3 Camera Settings FlyCap2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 File View Settings Help Camera Information I Frame rate FlyCapture2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 m Processed 88 54 fps c Setti Displayed 42 72 fps _ Requested 90 00 fps Standard Video Modes Absolute Mode Auto On Off One Push Received 90 01 fps aT are as Brightness g os79 z Timestamp _ _ooOoOO l on i Exposure 1 070 q Seconds Wed Jul 10 15 26 34 2013 ee U J EV 8 z Microseconds 234911 Camera Registers Sharpness g l 1024 a Camera timestamp seconds 55 Trigger Strobe Hue g 0 000 S deg Camera timestamp count 7108 _ _ _ CC E oS i Camera timestamp offset 0213 Advanced Camera Settings Q 100 000 j
10. wledge Base contains answers to some of the most common support questions It is constantly updated expanded and refined to ensure that our customers have access to the latest information Product Downloads Customers with a Customer Login Account can access the latest software and firmware for their cameras from our Downloads page We encourage our customers to keep their software and firmware up to date by downloading and installing the latest versions Contacting Technical Support Before contacting Technical Support have you 1 Read the product documentation and user manual 2 Searched the Knowledge Base 3 Downloaded and installed the latest version of software and or firmware If you have done all the above and still can t find an answer to your question contact our Technical Support team Revised 23 Aug 13 Copyright 2012 Point Grey Research Inc All rights reserved 9
11. z E Image High Dynamic Range Gamma l Q 1250 Ea Width 2048 tooktetabla Iris Height 2048 Mt do z Pixel format Raw 8 Frame Buffer Focus i Bits per pixel 8 Data Flash Zoom H Embedded image information a Diagnostics System Information Pan Bus Topology Tilt Help Support Shutter Y 11 032 ms B Gain g 1 584 a 6 Frame Q om Hime ww W B Red g 482 W B Blue g 762 H Power Temperature 318 9K 45 75 C 114 35 F e OK Frame Rate Proc Disp Req 88 54 Custom Video Settings FlyCap2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 File View Settings Help CKC Camera Information I Frame rate FlyCapture2 2 5 3 4 Point Grey Research Grasshopper3 GS3 U3 41C6C 13185974 3 BEERA Camera Settings Custom Video Modes be Dispi 90 s L Requested 90 00 fps Standard Video Modes Mode Image Information oo _OmtomVideoModes l ee a Ti p Pixel Format Image size units 16 H 2 V Seconds Wed Jul 10 15 25 54 2013 Camera Information Pixel Format Image offset units 2 H 2 V jon Microseconds 517241 Camera Registers Pre color processing subsampling Camera timestamp seconds 16 kaange N A Trigger Strobe zj ra E 5 Camera timestamp count 1470 Left po 4 Width Post color processing subsampling i Camera timestamp offset 0543 Advanced Camera Settings ae N A i Top 0 4 Height 248 H ES E Image High Dynamic Range Stand
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