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1. Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Operation Manual 69 1136 PUL mix Rev A Imaging Products i Notice Page Notice The material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to JAI PULNIX Inc and may only be used by the purchasers of the product JAI PULNIX Inc makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein JAI PULNIX Inc reserves the right to make changes without notice Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows XP and Windows Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Manual JAI PULNIX Inc 1330 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 Tel 408 747 0300 Tel 800 445 5444 Fax 408 747 0880 E mail imaging jaipulnix com www jaipulnix com FILE A3942 UL F 150 000 mo lt gt TERED JAI PULNIX INC Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULII X N Page ii Table of Contents 1 INTOdUCIO esc espro ros caera ee ee Goes Et 1 1 1 Software Installation 2 22 sn nn 1 1 1 1 Before Installing the2. LITE STT TEE EEE EEE TI TLI core 2 3 2 a Shutter Mode Shutter Mode Sutter Mode Shutter Mode In this list box you can select Manual or Manual M Async or Direct shutter Manu 2 3 2 b Shutter Time Shutter Suntch Direct The Shutter Time list box allows you to select the specific o 3 E 200 shutter speed for manual shutter and Async shutter Manual shutter shutter speed 0 is no shutter mode Async shutter shutter speed 0 is Async No Shutter mode Async shutter shutter speed 1 8 is Async normal shutter mode Async shutter shutter speed 9 is Async no delay shutter mode pulse width control For detailed information please see the appropriate camera manual Scroll Bar Direct Shutter allows you to select shutter speed for direct shutter count by v the video line 2 3 2 c Scan Mode scan Moda The dual tap AccuPiXEL series cameras have four selectable scan modes The Mode A Scan Mode list box allows you to select scan mode Mode A Mode B Mode C Mode D Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULNIX Page 6 Graphical User Interface 2 3 3 Gain Control 2 3 3 a Gain The Gain Control box allows you to change the Gain value from 2 97dB to en 21 96dB To change the value move the slider or enter the value directly into MGAME MGRIAEI the text box 9 99 9 99 2 97 2 97 21 38 21 98 2 3 3 b Gain Auto Balancing Control Click the Autobalance E bu
3. Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software 0 0 0 seen rennen 1 1 1 2 Installing the Software skn een 2 1 1 3 Installing the Camera Link API DLL clserxXX dll 2 1 1 4 Uninstalling the Software 0 0 cee 2 2 Graphical User Interface o oooooooooo 3 2 1 GUI Features 34455 00082 Ahrens 3 2 2 Open the Link to the Camera o o oooooocoooomo 3 2 2 1 Open Close RS 232 Port lollis 3 2 2 2 Open Close Camera Link 0 a 4 2 3 Operating The Control Software o o oo oo o o 4 2 3 1 Check Current Camera Setting 0 0 00 cece eee 4 2 3 2 Exposure CONG esci bended 000000005 Ji Pee be oe ee eee ha ek 5 2 3 3 Ec ca au Br ae neben arbeite 6 2 3 4 Offset Voltage loosi oss 6 2 3 5 LUT Look Up Table loss skn eee 7 2 3 6 Main Menu Option 0 0 0 00 eee 7 2 3 7 EEPROM srt ee een 8 2 3 8 Main Menu About 22222222 onen eee nenn 8 2 3 9 EN a AA ee 9 3 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Serial Commands 10 Dual tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULTTX j February 5 2004 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Operation Manual TM 4000 series TM 2030 series and TM 6730 series including CL versions Introduction The dual tap AccuPiXEL series cameras are high resolution progressive scan cameras with JAI PULNIX proprietary LUT control and other excellent f
4. Link cameras use differential serial communication through the Camera Link connector on the rear panel of the camera Shutter Mode and Speed Scan Mode Gain Control Offset Voltage Report Auto balancing enable disable LUT Look Up Table Control 2 2 Open the Link to the Camera For the RS 232 serial port refer to Open Close RS 232 Port below For Camera Link refer to Open Close Camera Link below 2 21 Open Close RS 232 Port 2 2 1 a Open Dual Tap AccuPixel GUI Linea A o a o ass Ka gt From the main menu select CommPort and click Open Select the port number and set 9600 bps no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit and click Done Check the status bar and make sure the RS 232 port is opened Auto Balance Disabled 12 12 PM CommPort Opened 2 2 1 b Close Page 3 Graphical User Interface Comm Port ie Baud Rate 9600 Parity y v Data bits la Stop bits Mo l Done Commeort From the main menu select CommPort and click Close Check the status bar and make sure that the RS 232 port is closed Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULNI Page 4 Graphical User Interface 2 2 2 Open Close Camera Link 2 2 2 a Open From the main menu select Camera Link and click Open Choose About the appropriate Camera Link API dil typically named clserXXX dll Ton which is pr
5. N N 0 6 RPST lt cr gt o settings lt cr gt Report Current Overall Settings Scan Mode SMD M lt cr gt o lt cr gt Set Mode M A B C D SMD lt cr gt oMD mode lt cr gt Enquire current scan mode Miscellaneous CAM lt cr gt olCamMode lt cr gt Enquire Camera Model VER lt cr gt o version lt cr gt Enquire current version of firmware Note Ifa command is not accepted for any reason the camera will return a Nack response e lt er gt means that the command is a system command It is valid when having an appropriate password provided Note I byte data is represented in 2 ASCII characters e g Ox3A is 3A or 0x3341 lt CR gt 0x0D Command or response terminator lt NAK gt e Command not accepted RS Command RPST lt CR gt TS Return ORR 24 bytes lt CR gt TABLE 2 18 Bytes Status Report Byte 1 2 MGA Channel A Gain Control H 042 H 1E8 Byte 3 4 VRA Channel A Offset Voltage H 000 H 1 FF Byte 5 6 MGB Channel B Gain Control H 042 H 1E8 Byte 7 8 VRB Channel B Offset Voltage H 000 H 1 FF Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PWLIEX Page 12 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Serial Commands TABLE 2 18 Bytes Status Report Continued Byte 9 Function Flag 0 Bi
6. command either via RS 232 or Camera Link The Start character is always 66 99 and the End character is always lt CR gt return For example to set Asynchronous Pulse Width Mode send the command SA9 lt CR gt to the camera The following table contains serial commands that can be used to control the camera TABLE 1 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Camera Preliminary Command List End of Command Parameters Command Ack Response Description Camera Control MGA DDD lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set CDS gain for ch A DDD 042 1E8 MGB DDD lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set CDS gain for ch B DDD 042 1E8 MGA lt cr gt 0GA DDD lt cr gt Enguire CDS gain for ch A MGB lt cr gt 0GB DDD lt cr gt Enguire CDS gain for ch B VRA DDD lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set offset voltage for ch A DDD 000 IFF VRB DDD lt cr gt O lt cr gt Set offset voltage for ch B DDD 000 1FF VRA lt cr gt OVA DDD lt cr gt Enquire offset voltage for ch A VRB lt cr gt oVB DDD lt cr gt Enquire offset voltage for ch B Test Pattern Auto Calibration and Auto Channel Balance FABL lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Enable Auto Gain Channel Balance DABL lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Disable Auto Gain Channel Balance ABL lt cr gt oABIN lt cr gt Check if auto gain balance is enabled N 1 Enable N 0 Disable FACL lt
7. cr gt 0 lt cr gt Enable Auto Calibration DACL lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Disable Auto Calibration ACL lt cr gt 0AC N lt cr gt Check if auto calibration is enable N 1 Enable N 0 Disable TPTN N lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Enable Disable Test Pattern N 1 Enable N 0 Disable Shutter Control MSH S lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set Manual Shutter S 0 9 DSH DDD cr 0 lt cr gt Set Direct Shutter DDD 000 81F ASH S lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set Async Shutter S 0 9 SHR lt cr gt o shtr lt cr gt Enguire current shutter mode and number Lookup Table LINR lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set linear table GM45 lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set gamma 45 table KNEF XIY1X2Y2 lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set knees X1 Y1 X2 Y2 00 FF PULNIX Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Page 11 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Serial Commands TABLE 1 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Camera Preliminary Command List Continued Command Parameters ae Ack Response Description SLUT N lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Set Positive Knee or Negative Knee 0 Positive 1 Negative LUT lt cr gt o lut lt cr gt Enguire current LUT setting Memory Pages WRPG N lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Write Page N N 0 6 Page 0 is factory setting LDPG N lt cr gt 0 lt cr gt Load Page N N 0 6 RDPG N lt cr gt o settings lt cr gt Read Report Page
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9. eatures The software for these cameras was developed to function as standard software for the entire dual tap AccuPiXEL series and can open either the RS 232 serial port COM or Camera Link Camera Link users must physically install the Camera Link frame grabber board into the PC They must also install the Camera Link API clserXXX dll software These cameras are specially designed to capture images in progressive scan non interlace format producing a full frame of electronic shutter images as well as normal images 1 1 Software Installation Following are instructions to install the dual tap AccuPiXEL series camera control software on a PC 1 1 1 Before Installing the Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Before installing the dual tap AccuPiXEL series camera control software please note the following reguirements e Your computer must be running Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows XP e The software requires one free communication port that is not in conflict with other peripherals such as the mouse or modem e Installation of the software reguires 2 0 MB of free space in your PC hard disk Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PUL nix Page 2 Introduction 1 1 2 Installing the Software To install the dual tap AccuPiXEL series camera control software insert the installation floppy disk into your PC s floppy drive and run Setup exe The installer will direct you to
10. install the application code Note You can change the installation directory if you want 1 1 3 Installing the Camera Link API DLL clserXXX dll To install the Camera Link control software with frame grabber software please consult the frame grabber company or JAI PULNiX 1 1 4 Uninstalling the Software To uninstall the dual tap AccuPiXEL series camera control software from the control panel follow the steps below 1 Open Add or Remove Programs in the control panel 2 Select JAI PULNiX AccuPiXEL Dual Tap Camera Control Software from the lists of the installed software 3 Click the Change or Remove button BB Add or Remove Programs Change or Remove Programs Add Hew Programs Size 2255MB Size 5 44MB a Dell Media Experience Size 653MB o Dell Picture Studio Dell Image Expert Dell Solution Center Dell Support Dual Tap AccuPixel Software v2 D Size 2 966 Add Femowe Na i Fi d DE Components Used occasionally Last Used On 12 15 2003 Set Program A ee J d Defaults To change this program or remove it from pour computer click Ehange Remove DVD Wizard Pro 5 75 Size 135MB al E Sere aku m ile P U LITIX J Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software 2 Graphical User Interface 2 1 GUI Features The following is a list of camera functions that can be controlled by PC serial commands The dual tap AccuPiXEL series Camera
11. nee point values visually by clicking and dragging the knee line You may enter X Y X Y gt values directly to adjust the knee curve When you have chosen the value you want and are ready to set this value to the camera click the Send Knees button 2 3 6 Main Menu Option 2 3 6 a Password Please contact JAI PULNIX for password access The password allows access to the EEPROM to rewrite factory default settings 2 3 6 b Test Pattern From the main menu select Option and click Test pattern to enable or disable test pattern Test Pattern Video Data Ouput Order Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULNIX Page 8 Graphical User Interface 2 3 6 c Pixel Output Order From the main menu select option and Video data Password output order and click 8 lt or lt gt or lt lt Test Pattern Video Data Ouput Order ky lt Em 99 lt lt First video data are pixel no 1 and no 1025 s Sa gt First video data are pixel no and no 2848 lt lt First video data are pixel no 1 and no 2 2 3 7 EEPROM Dual tap AccuPiXEL cameras have seven pages restore the cameras settings Page 0 is the factory default page and cannot be edited without a password Page 1 is power up default This page will allow you to save default setting to load at powe
12. ovided by the frame grabber manufacturer If the board is not sew installed or the wrong API dll is selected an error message appears If this happens please contact JAI PULNIX for further assistance Check the status bar to make sure the Camera Link status is opened Look in 5 nt cf Ee My Recent Document Desktop My Documents ig My Computer a File name clsermtx dl Open hy Pd etwork Files of type CameraLink API Dlifolser dil Places Open as read only CameraL ink Opensd Auto Balance Disabled 1226PM 2 2 2 b Close From the main menu select Camera Link and click Close Check the status bar to make sure the Camera Link status is closed 2 3 Operating The Control Software 2 3 1 Check Current Camera Setting Click the Report button to get the current camera setting from the camera For detailed information about the current camera setting please see Table 2 on page 11 PULNIX Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Page 5 Graphical User Interface AutoBalanceE TX EFST EX oRROODEOMS00DEN021000000000000FFFF0O0FFFF000000081F 2 3 2 Exposure Control Exposure Control In Exposure Control you can specify the shutter mode and scan mode Shutter Mode Manual u Sutter Suntch
13. r up 2 3 7 a LoadPage From the main menu select file and load page and click the page number and load camera setting from EEPROM 2 3 7 b Save Page From the main menu select File Save Page and click the page number to save the current camera setting to EEPROM Note Page 0 is the factory default page and is protected by password 2 3 7 c ReadPage From the main menu select File Read Page and click the page number to read the EEPROM When you read the page from EEPROM the current camera setting will not be changed 2 3 8 Main Menu About 2 3 8 a Camera Model From the main menu select About and click Camera Model to check the camera information 2 3 8 b CPU Firmware Version From the main menu select About and click CPU Firmware Version to check the CPU firmware information 2 3 8 c About Control Software From the main menu select About and click About Control Software to check the software information PULII X Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Page 9 Graphical User Interface 2 3 9 Exit From the main menu select File and click Exit to exit the software Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULI K j Page 10 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Serial Commands 3 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Serial Commands The dual tap AccuPiXEL series cameras can be controlled by serial
14. t 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 ScanMode3 0000 Scan Mode A Bit 2 ScanMode2 0001 Scan Mode B Bit 1 ScanModel 0010 Scan Mode C Bit 0 ScanMode0 0011 Scan Mode D Byte 10 Function Flag 1 Bit 7 ShutterMode2 000 Manual Shutter Bit 6 ShutterModel 001 Async Shutter Bit 5 ShutterMode0 010 Direct Shutter Bit 4 Bit 3 ShutterSpeed3 0000 1001 Shutter Speed 0 9 Bit 2 ShutterSpeed2 Bit 1 ShutterSpeed1 Bit 0 ShutterSpeed0 Byte 11 Function Flag 2 Bit 7 LUTSIGN 0 Positive LUT 1 Negative LUT Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 LUTTABLE2 000 Linear LUT Bit 1 LUTTABLEI 001 Gamma 45 LUT Bit 0 LUTTABLEO 010 Two Knee Table Byte 12 Function Flag 3 Bit 7 TESTPATTERN 0 Disable TP 1 Enable TP Bit 6 PASSWORD 0 Disable PW 1 Enable PW Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 AUTOBALANCING 0 Disable AB 1 Enable AB Byte 13 XI X1 Y1 Coordinate for Knee 1 Byte 14 YI X1 Yl H 00 H FF Byte 15 X2 X2 Y2 Coordinate for Knee 1 Byte 16 Y X2 Y2 H 00 H FF PULNIX Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software Page 13 Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Serial Commands TABLE 2 18 Bytes Status Report Continued Byte 17 Reserved Byte 18 Reserved Byte 19 Reserved Byte 20 Reserved Byte 21 22 Direct Shutter H 000 H 819 Byte 23 24 Reserved Dual Tap AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software PULI K j GY PuLnix Imaging Pro
15. tton to enable Gain Auto balancing Once it is finished the software will disable Gain Auto balancing automatically AutoBalance Disabled TX EAEL 2 3 4 Offset Voltage Offset Voltage The Channel A offset voltage is master the channel B is slave The offset VEN VET voltage box allows you to change Channel A offset voltage To change the value move the slider or enter the value directly into the box The camera itself automatically adjusts Channel B offset voltage every other frame 2l 3 RPT N TOO OO un i wn i E PULNIK bual Tap AccuPIXEL Series Camera Control Software 2 3 5 LUT Look Up Table The Knee Control box allows you to set your own knee value to each LUT For more detail regarding knee control please refer to the appropriate hardware operation manual or data sheet 2 3 5 a LUT 255 Positive E Negative 191 Table Selection 137 xt 66 ve aa xa m Ya 3m 3 Send Knees Left Ense Richt Knee 66 22 Positive or Negative LUT Selection 176 224 0 Page 7 Graphical User Interface oo 63 127 191 255 x4 The LUT control panel allows you to select the positive or negative LUT 2 3 5 b The LUT Selection box allows you to choose between linear or gamma 0 45 output 2 3 5 c Knee Control LUT Look Up Table Selection Table Selection Linear Gamma 45 The Knee Control graphical control allows you to change two k
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