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1. You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can I decide which device software is safe to install Figure 7 Windows Security Select Always trust option and clicking on Install to continue Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 10 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM TZ Device Driver Installation Wiz Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard The drivers were successfully installed on this computer You can now connect your device to this computer If your device came with instructions please read them first Driver Name Status wi Lumenera uldr092 Ima Ready to use Figure 8 Last step of the USB installation Clicking Finish After the software has been installed plug the USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 camera into a free USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 high speed port Note The first time a USB camera is connected to any USB port on the computer the user must be logged into an account with Administrator rights Once the PC recognizes a camera in a specific port the camera can be disconnected and reconnected by a user with non administrator privileges Before the camera becomes operational the oper
2. 4 17 20 GPI Event Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code is a console based application that demonstrates how to link an event to the camera s GPI events 4 17 20 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample yg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 73 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 21 GPIO Test Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to read the GPI port of the camera and write to the GPO port 4 17 21 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 74 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Ma
3. Sample applications are included with every installation of the LuCam software and LgCam Software The purpose of these sample programs is to showcase many of the camera features and capabilities as part of an evaluation of the camera The full source code for each sample application is included with the purchase and installation of the SDK package These sample applications demonstrate the use of the majority of the LuCam API functions Most of the samples are provided as a coding reference for customers using the LuCam API functions to develop camera applications All of the sample applications are provided to use as is in the following default installation directory C Program Files Lumenera Corporation LuCam Software SDK Executables or C Program Files x86 Lumenera Corporation LuCam Capture Software Executables The supplied sample applications are listed by name in the table below Additional descriptions and screen shots showing the application sample dialogs for many of these samples can be found below the Table 16Error Reference source not found AutoLens exe AutoProperty exe AVlacquisition exe AVISample exe BlankCamera exe BlankCameraNET exe BurstMode exe Callback exe Cam2VideoSync exe CaptureToFile exe CaptureVideoFrameToFile exe ClickCrop exe ColorMonoCapture exe ConfigGige exe CoolingAppNote exe DemoConversionEX exe Demosaicing exe DirectX exe DirectXSnap exe
4. FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 71 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 19 Get Ranges Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to read and write the camera properties and get their value ranges 4 17 19 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample x GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample x C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 9 Gigabit Ethemet GigE Vision USB 2 0 Lg230 gt S N 485826580 Get Ranges Update Save Report About Video Properties Snapshot Properties General P 1 General P 2 Current Min Default 25 011 25 011 0 E 0 1 1 Common Properties 1 Saturation Digital Gain Digital Red Gain Digital Green Gain Digital Blue Gain Max Width Max Height Figure 55 Get Property Ranges Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 72 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM
5. s Interface Description For Lg cameras the external header can be found on the back of the camera near the GigE connector Figure 37 Lg Camera External Header Location and Pin Numbering 3 12 6 1 Recommended Mating Connectors The HR10A 10P 12S connector can be used as mating connectors for the HR10A 10R 12 connector All of these connectors can be purchased from Digi Key www digikey com but other parts suppliers may also carry them 3 12 6 2 Header Pin out Pin Default configuration 1 NC 2 GND 3 GEI 4 GPO1 5 GND 6 GPI2 7 GPO2 8 GND 9 GPIO1 10 GPIO2 11 NC 12 GND Table 13 Header Pin out Definition 3 12 6 3 GPI O Connector Description For all GPO pins the voltage swing is as follows e Fora LOW value 0 0 to 0 1 V e For a HIGH value 3 0 to 3 3 V For all GPI pins the tolerated input voltage swing is as follows e For LOW input voltages 0 0 to 0 5 V e For HIGH input voltages 2 0 to 5 0 V pg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 45 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 7 Signal Definitions for All Cameras GPO1 Strobe Out This signal serves double duty and is also used to provi
6. 3 11 SUBWINDOWINEASUESAMENINCESIBINN NN 35 Sel 2 EXTERNAL OIEA 35 3 12 1 Standard LuCam Camera GPI O Interface DUDescriotion 35 3 12 2 LuCam Large Format LW1X05X Camera GPI O Interface Description oooocoincicinncnninncnnemmmcccancccrernnnnnos 38 3 12 3 GPI O Descriptions and Signal Definitions for Mini Camergs 39 3 12 4 Lm11059 USB Cameras GPI O s Interface Description 42 3 12 5 USB 3 0 Cameras GPI O s Interface Description oococooococonococononononnnononannnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnn nn nrnnnnonnrrnnnnnnnos 43 3 12 6 Gigabit Cameras GPI O s Interface Description ooooooccccinccinonicnnncocacccononcncnnrnnnnccnnn rn nn 45 3 12 7 Signal Definitions for All Cameras oocoonnicccinnconnnnonncannncccne rc 46 3 12 8 er 47 3 12 9 Taking a Single Frame Snapshot with the Camera External I O Intertace noo 47 3 19 EXTERNAL POWER corintios 51 3 14 LENS MOUNT tacita A A A ADA 52 3 19 CAMERA IDS riasso ii A A A AA AA 52 4 ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SAMPLE APPS INCLUDED 11 ssccsssscesseeeeeenseseeeseseneeneeeeeeeeeeseaeseseeeeeeneeseaeseseenenseeeeeeees 53 ANG GENERAL OVERVIEW cti ia titi intacta iaa iaa iria 53 4 17 DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE APPLICATIONS cconccccoccononcnnnnccconccnnnn nana 54 4 17 1 A toLens Sample APplICA ION veia a A ii 54 4 17 2 Auto Properties Sample Application 1 2c ccccccceceeccteneececseeceneeeseaeeseneeceneecsanessaaecseaeecseneessaneseseeseeseessnneesnaees 54 4 17 3 EE ee ET 56 4 17 4 Blank Camera Sample
7. 7 GPO2 8 GND 9 GPIO1 10 GPIO2 11 NC 12 GND Table 10 Header Pin out Definition 3 12 4 3 GPI O Connector Description For all GPO pins the voltage swing is as follows e For a LOW value 0 0 to 0 1 V e For a HIGH value 3 0 to 3 3 V For all GPI pins the tolerated input voltage swing is as follows e For LOW input voltages 0 0 to 0 5 V e For HIGH input voltages 2 0 to 5 0 V pg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 42 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 5 USB 3 0 Cameras GPI O s Interface Description For Lt cameras the external GPIO connector can be found on the back of the camera near the LED up right a V External External power input terminal 5Vdc GPO1 Optically isolated output positive terminal amp amp GPO1 Optically isolated output negative terminal GPIO2 Bi directional general purpose l O GPIO3 Bi directional general purpose I O O GPI1 Optically isolated input negative terminal GPl1 Optically isolated input positive terminal GND External power ground reference terminal Figure 32 USB 3 0 Camera front view of connector Table 11 USB 3 0 Camera Header Pin out Definition 3 12 5 1 Recommen
8. 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 78 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 28 Perm Storage Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to access and use the permanent storage buffer on the camera 4 17 28 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 4 17 29 ResetAndFF Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code is a console based application that demonstrates how to reset the camera and configure it to perform Fast Frame snapshots 4 17 29 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products Matlab Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 4 17 30 Scrolling Preview Sample Application This Visual C Nei sample code demonstrates on how to create a scrolling preview window 4 17 30 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products Matlab Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample pg Lumenera corporation
9. CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 28 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Camera Model Rolling Shutter Half Global Shutter Global Shutter Lu070 Lu075 Lw070 Lw075 Lm075 Yes Lu080 Lu085 Lm085 Yes Lu100 Lu105 Yes Yes Lw110 Lw115 Yes Lu120 Lu125 Yes Yes Lu130 Lu135 Lw130 Lw135 Lm135 Yes Lu160 Lu165 Lw160 Lw165 Lm165 Yes Lu170 Lu175 Lu176 Yes Lu200 Lu205 Yes Yes Lw230 Lw235 Lg235 Yes Lu270 Lu275 Yes Lw290 Lw295 Yes Lu330 Lu335 Yes Lu370 Lu375 Yes Lw560 Lw565 Yes Lw570 Lw575 Yes Yes Lw620 Lw625 Yes Yes Lw11050 Lw11056 Lw11057 Lw11058 WES Lw11059 Lm11059 Lg11059 Lw16059 Yes Lt225 Lt425 Lt365 Lt665 Lt965 Yes Lt1265 Table 2 Shutter Types by Camera Model Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 24 11062014 Lumenera Comeras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM The frame integration will either be progressive sc
10. Enable Dual Tap Correction is applicable only for the full frame format camera models where the sensor output can be processed through either a single tap or by using a dual tap mode to improve the data throughput Image Averaging averages 5 frames of video together to reduce random image noise when the Capture button is pressed This option will produce undesirable results when the field of view contains objects in motion Image Summing sums 5 frames of video together to produce a brighter image when the Capture button is pressed This option will produce undesirable results when the field of view contains objects in motion The resulting image will be 5 times brighter than the current preview images Hue Saturation pops up a dialog that allows you to adjust the hue and saturation of the live preview Display Video Properties presents a canned dialog generated by the LuCam API that allows you to adjust video properties Exposure Gain Gamma Brightness and Contrast 2 5 5 Snapshot Settings The Exposure value controls the time between the start of image capture and the data read out for a snapshot expressed in milliseconds The Exposure Delay value indicates the time in milliseconds between the receiving the snapshot trigger input and the start of integration on the sensor The Snapshot button is used to grab an image from the camera using its snapshot mode and half global or global shutter if available and display it on screen
11. GigE Vision Products Matlab Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice SS 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 3 AVI Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to capture and playback an AVI file 4 17 3 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample H Versions Frame Format gt Properties width Tas reg i068 tas X offset fo Y offset fo Gain L00 Preview Subsample X 1 Subsample Y FE Capture Pixel format 8bit i6bit E Binned VE Snapshot AVI Capture Properties IT Capture AVI file 7 Prevew while capturing 441 Convert after capture I Show frame rate AVI Playback AVI file Browse Play Pause Stop Color Matrix Properties C None Halogen Apply to C Fluorescent Zenon T Video Incandescent Identity M avi C Daylight C Custom 7 Snapshot Figure 44 AVI Sample Applicatio
12. Strobe delay ms Contast ps 1 enable Snapshots received 0 Snapshots forced 0 Capture time Average capture time Oms Average fps D Start Snapshot et temp f 40 312 Get temp Refresh Update op apsho Figure 59 Snapshot Application Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved 80 Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 32 Threshold Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to setup the camera to work in threshold mode In this mode the camera will only return pixel data that is higher than the threshold value The data returned include the pixel intensity and its X and Y coordinates 4 17 32 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 4 17 33 WinConsole Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code is a generic console based application 4 17 33 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVI
13. This Visual C Net sample is a console based application that lists the available frames rates for the camera 4 17 14 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample yg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 67 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 15 Fast Synch Snaps Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to do fast synchronous snapshots from multiple cameras 4 17 15 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample yg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 68 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 16 Flipping Sa
14. 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 31 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM The camera has two operating modes Streaming Video and Snapshot 3 9 1 Streaming Video In streaming video mode image frames are continuously being sent from the camera to the computer where they are available for use The data is pushed from the camera with no user intervention required An output signal is provided on the external I O header indicating the start of exposure for each video frame and can be used to help synchronize events with the video images The camera will operate with the fastest frame rates in this mode 3 9 2 Snapshot Asynchronous Trigger Snapshot mode is used to capture one or more individual frames in an asynchronous manner In this mode the user must initiate the action to start the image retrieval through either hardware or software The software trigger is provided using API function calls The function call is made causing the snapshot to be taken and a single image is returned The hardware input trigger with or without programmable delay can be used to initiate the snapshot via the external I O interface An API function call is made that puts the camera into this wait for hardware trigger state and then blocks until the hardware trigger is received Once th
15. ACTIVE HIGH 85 ps pulse each time a frame is output in video mode for most of the cameras For some of the CCD based cameras the duration of the pulse reflects the exposure set in the camera and the falling edge represents the Start of Readout of the sensor The LucamGpoSelect API function is used to enable disable the Video SOF signal This signal can be toggled using the LucamGpioWrite function Currently supported on the Lw070 Lw130 Lw160 and Lw230 based cameras This functionality is reported on GPIO3 on USB 3 0 Lt s products GPI1 Trigger In This signal serves double duty and is also used to receive an ACTIVE HIGH LVTTL input Vin min 0 V Vin max 3 3 V pulse which will trigger the taking of a snapshot when any of the Take Snapshot API functions are used with the useHwTrigger option enabled The active high pulse must have a minimum width of 0 5 ps There is no maximum limit to the trigger pulse width This signal is floating and MUST be driven at all times when being used The signal status can be obtained by using the LucamGpioRead function GPI2 This signal is floating and MUST be driven at all times when being used The signal status can be obtained by using the LucamGpioRead function GPI3 This signal is floating and MUST be driven at all times when being used The signal status can be obtained by using the LucamGpioRead function GPI4 This signal is floating and MUST be driven at all times when being
16. Application csccccccccccsceceeeceeneceeneececncecsaeesenaecseaeecsaeessaassseaeeceaeeseasesessecseneessnnesenes 57 4 17 5 Callback Sample Application coimas 58 4 17 6 CaptureToFile Sample Application cccsccccccceceeccessseceeseeceneeesaeesenaeceeneecsaeessaaecseaeeceeetecsanesenaeseeseecseneeenaees 59 4 17 7 ClickCrop Sample Aoplcatton nasisa inaa iaiaaeaia aaraa iaaa ideaa da aaaeaii an A iaaii aa 60 4 17 8 DirectShow Callback Sample Appolicaton 61 4 17 9 DirectX Sample Application ccccccccccccscececececeneeesnseeeeneeceececsaeeeenaecseneeceeeessaessenaececeeeseeessassseaeecseetetsnnsseass 62 4 17 10 DirectX Snapshot Sample Application 2 ccccccccccecceesseceececeneeecsaeeseneeceenteceanessaaesseaeeceeneeseassseseecseeeessnnsessas 63 4 17 11 Dual Slope Sample Aoplcaton 64 4 17 12 Dual Snapshot Application csccccccceceesceenseccceeeceeneesaaecseneeceneeecsaesseneeceeaeecaeessaaesseaeecsuneesassseseecseetecsenseeaes 65 4 17 13 DX Control Sample Aoplcaton nenene eneee 66 4 17 14 Enum Frame Rates Sample Aopication nenn eenn 67 4 17 15 Fast Synch Snaps Sample Applcaton nenn neen eenn 68 4 17 16 Flipping Sample Appolcaton neen nenn nenene 69 4 17 17 Frame Rate Sample Application cccccccccccsccccceeceneceensecseneecseeeecaeeseneeceeececeaeessnaesseaeecsuneeseassseaeeceentessneseeaes 70 4 17 18 Get 16 bit Info Sample Application csccccsccccccceceeeeeenseeseneecceeecsaeeseneeceacecsaneseaaesseaeeceeeses
17. Bayer color filter An example of a RGGB Bayer filter is shown in Figure 26 Each 2x2 submosaic contains 2 green 1 blue and 1 red filter In Error Reference source not found pixel 0 0 has a red color filter that filter light in red wavelength range pixel 0 1 pixel 16 0 and pixel 16 1 filter light in green green and blue wavelength range respectively In other words each pixel will represent one of the RGB colors The raw image data from a color sensor will have all pixel values corresponds to the intensity of light filtered by the Bayer filter also referred as the raw Bayer format The raw image data is not bitmap data To get the bitmap data a conversion is needed Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved 33 Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 0 123456 7 8 9101112 13 14 15 Figure 26 Color pixel s mapping RGGB List of sensor Bayer format by camera model is in Table 6 When creating a formatted image each pixel of a color image is defined by 3 mosaic color channels RGB The API conversion functions will process each pixel in the raw file to build the corresponding RGB pixels of the image a process called Demosaicing The output of Demosaicing is a BMP
18. Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 9 DirectX Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to access the camera through its DirectX interface It provides controls to start and stop the video stream preview the video data and control the demosaicing method control the exposure gamma contrast and brightness values lt also demonstrates how to access the permanent buffer storage on the camera 4 17 9 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Afs Capture Start preview Stop preview Demosaicing method Find Lumenera camera C Fast Start stream Stop stream B li Set 16 bits mode Quality Data lenath 0 8 bits look up table Set 8 bits mode ata length Gamma i Get format Frame count 0 Contrast i oe Auto Min Max Cur Brightness fo Exposure 0 4000 E m Permanent buffer I Flip I Miror Cooling F Use colling Read Pl Video format Get a Camera properties Lutf properties Exit ee Figure 49 DirectX Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change
19. G amp Driver Installation Tool s 02 e0 a7 48 0a 01 Gg Virtual Private Network Manufacturer Do Nothing 08 00 27 00 80 e4 VirtualBox Host Only Ethernet Adapter Manufacturer Do Nothing X 10 60 4b 81 43 b3 Intel R 82579LM Gigabit Network Connect eBUS Universal Pro Driver Do Nothing x Figure 18 eBUS Driver settings Should either of the following warning messages appear click Continue Anyway Software Installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo The software you are installing for this hardware testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Ethemet Bus Filter Miniport Continuing your installation of this software may impair haod x yo ee passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility cb destabilize the Correct operation of your system with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and Soe i A 5 a A contact the software vendor for software that has Continuing you inat PIT coop E ine passed Windows Logo testing either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STOP Installation STOP Installation Figure 19 Unsigned Driver Warning When the dialog box below a
20. Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Camera Model Mosaic Order Lw290 Lw295 Green 1 Blue Green 2 Lu330 Lu335 Red Green 1 Green 2 Blue Lu370 Lu375 Green 1 Red Blue Green 2 Lw560 Lw565 Red Green 1 Green 2 Blue Lw570 Lw575 Green 1 Green 2 Lw620 Lw625 Green 1 Green 2 Lw11050 Lw11056 Lw11057 Lw11058 Lw11059 Lm11059 Green 1 Green 2 Lg11059 Lw16059 Green 1 Blue Green 2 Lt225 Lt425 Green 1 Blue Green 2 Lt365 Lt965 Red Green 2 Blue Lt665 Green 1 Blue Green 2 Lt1265 Green 1 Green 2 Table 6 Bayer Data Color Mosaic Order Subwindowing also known as region of interest ROI is the ability of the camera to output a smaller image size subwindow than the whole imager array An imager that supports a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels for example could output a subwindow of 640 x 480 pixels with the subwindow being positioned nearly anywhere inside the 1280 x 1024 The subwindow is actually a smaller field of view than the maximum resolution available There are limitations on the granularity of the subwindow size and on its position within the whole array The granularity is 8 pixels Subsampling also known as decimation is the throwing away of every n pixel or pixel pair in the image in the X and or Y directions For example an imager with a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 could throw away every second pixel in both the X and Y directions and output an i
21. Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample x GigE Vision Products Matlab Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Width Frame Format f Versions O Properties 2048 Height 1088 Exposure 50 80 Refresh Update X offset 0 Y offset 0 Gain Sub Bin X 1 Sub Bin Y 1 Gamma 1 000 Preven Black Level 45 TT Save in aoak Max Size Save true ShowROI Center Preview Ror Pixel format 8bit 16 bit 169 82 FPS Region of Interest Target Max Exp ms a e ea A Snapshot Settings 7 Use video settings Exposure 1 000 Red gain 1 000 Green1 gain 1 000 I Use strobe Gain 1 000 Blue gain 1 000 Green2 gain 1 000 Use HW trigger Snapshot Multi frame capture Stay in snap mode Figure 43 AutoLens Application 4 17 2 Auto Properties Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to set camera auto properties Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 54 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 2 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample
22. are supported with use of external resistor Current flowing between pins 6 and 3 must not exceed 50 mA maximum and should nominally be 20 mA The internal resistor value on these pins is 2200 Therefore Vinput 0 02 A 220 Q Rexternal Optically Isolated Output These outputs require an external resistor and current biasing for use Connect pin 2 to a supply voltage and place a resistor between pin 1 and Ground Measure the current output at pin 1 The current flowing between pins 2 and 1 must not exceed 50 mA and should nominally be 20 mA For example if biasing with a 5 V supply output referenced to 5 V use a 2200 series resistor For a 12 V supply use 5600 Bi directional Input Outputs The direction of these inputs can be controlled through software The input pins are 3 3 V or 5 V nominal The output pins are 3 3 V nominal Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 40 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual DL Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 3 3 GPI O Input and Output Port Tolerances Optically isolated Input e Nominal voltage 5 V e Maximum voltage 12 V e Threshold voltage for input to be considered high is approximately 0 55 V Note The maximum can be increased with
23. b Universal Serial Bus controllers c Unconfigured Device d Imaging Devices Section Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 19 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Device Manager File Action View Help e E Ga a E Display adapters m DVD CD ROM drives 23 Human Interface Devices 4 2 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers E IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers E 23 Infrared devices 5 Keyboards E D Mice and other pointing devices El Modems Monitors Network adapters HB 1394 Net Adapter 2 E9 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet BM Intel R PRO Wireless 2200BG Network Connection E Ki Other devices A Lw330 e A PCMCIA adapters a PCMCIA and Flash memory devices E a Ports COM amp LPT MOR Processors ES Secure Digital host controllers 3 Right click on this entry and select Update Driver E Device Manager File Action View Help es mega e Sai Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives 93 Human Interface Devices 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Sa IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Jl Infrared devices gt Keyboards D Mice and other pointing devices 5 1 A A A Modems Monitors BB Network adapters EY 1394 Net Adapter 2 E Broad
24. consult www poynton com GammaFAQ html The WB button adjusts a camera s video preview color gain settings white balance based on the overall image using the Gray World Algorithm It is done in software by grabbing a video frame analyzing it adjusting the color gains and repeating until the colors in the image are balanced resulting in an equal amount of Red Blue and Green in the image It is best to put a neutral target e g white or grey paper in front of the camera before performing a color balance For best results the image exposure time should be adjusted so that the scene does not contain any saturated pixels values at maximum brightness Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 25 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 2 5 3 View Menu Items Preview Frame Rate will display the average frame rate of the preview window The average is computed over the whole time span that the display has been actively previewing since the last time Start Preview was pressed Show Image Stats displays a window showing the average image intensity for both the preview and snapshots It takes into consideration the current pixel depth It also shows the average color pixel val
25. ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield Figure 16 32 Bit Drivers Installation Once the 32 bit drivers are installed on your computer press Finish Please note that on 64 bit computers this step will be repeated for the 64 bit driver installation InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed LgCam32bitDLL Click Finish to exit the wizard Figure 17 32 Bit Installation Drivers Completed During the package installation the eBUS Driver Installation Tool will launch automatically as shown in Figure 17 below Select Install eBUS Universal Driver from the drop down list under Action Install this driver for the network interface card NIC that will be used to connect to the camera Select Do Nothing for all other NICs and then click the Install button If your system has an Intel PRO 100 network interface card then select Optimize Driver instead of the universal one Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 15 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM
26. to provide the TAC with some basic information to gain access to the customer Knowledge Base and the Download Centre Please provide the following details via email to support lumenera com to obtain a user name and password e Name company name address and telephone number e Camera model and serial number e Purchase information e g did you purchase from an OEM or distributor e SDK password that was provided to you if SDK was purchase or the proof of its purchase Upon providing the above information you will receive your access information via email from the TAC team All of the necessary software and device drivers are contained in an installation program available on the Lumenera website under the Support section The following files are installed when you run the installation program 2 4 1 Drivers amp INF The Lumenera camera driver files come as a pair for each camera model supporting a two stage driver load process These two files have the sys extension and are copied to SYSTEM32 DRIVERS folder in the standard Windows folder on your system These files are named LucamXXX sys and LuldrXXX sys or LwcamXXX sys and LwidrXXX sys licamusb sys or LecamXXX and Lcldr the XXX represents the 3 digit camera ID number Each of the sys files is called into operation by a custom file with the inf extension The location of the inf files is controlled by the Windows O S They are installed and copied to the INF folder in the sta
27. without notice 62 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 10 DirectX Snapshot Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to acquire a snapshot through the DirectX interface change the exposure and gain values use the strobe output and toggle the trigger input between a SW trigger and HW trigger 4 17 10 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample yg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 63 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 11 Dual Slope Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to use the dual slope feature of the Lu120 and Lw620 cameras 4 17 11 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 7 Dual Slope Sa d di Versions Exit Refresh Preview Window Size Width 3000 Height 2208 offse
28. 070C Lu075C 0x08C Lw070M Lw075M Lw070C Lw075C 0x18C Lm075M Lm075C 0x28C Lu080M Lu085M Lu080C Lu085C 0x085 Lm085M Lm085C 0x284 Lu100M Lu105M Lu100C Lu105C 0x092 Lw110M Lw115M Lw110C Lw115C 0x49F Lu120M Lu125M Lu120C Lu125C 0x096 Lu130M Lu135M Lu130C Lu135C 0x09A Lw130M Lw135M Lw130C Lw135C 0x19A Lm135M Lm135C 0x29A Lu160M Lu165M Lu160C Lu165C 0x08A Lw160M Lw165M Lw160C Lw165C 0x18A Lm165M Lm165C 0x28A Lu170M Lu175M Lu170C Lu175C Ox09E Lu176C 0x082 Lu200C Lu205C 0x097 Lw230M Lw235M Lw230C Lw235C 0x180 Lu270C Lu275C 0x08D Lw290C Lw295C 0x1CD Lu330C Lu335C 0x09B Lw330C Lw335C 0x19B Lu370C Lu375C 0x08B Lw560M Lw565M Lw560C Lw565C 0x1CE Lw570M Lw575M Lw570C Lw575C 0x1C5 Lw620M Lw625M Lw620C Lw625C 0x186 Lw11050M Lw11056M Lw11057M Lw11058M Lw11059M 0x1C8 Lw11050C Lw11056C Lw11057C Lw11058C Lw11059C Lw16059 0x1C9 Lg235C Lg235M 0x40080 Lg11059 0x400C8 Lt220 0x602 Lt365 0x613 Lt420 0x604 Lt665 0x616 Lt965 0x619 Lt1265 0x61C Table 15 List of Camera Identification Number Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 52 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Additional Software Sample Apps included
29. 11 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM User Account Control Program name LgCamSetup exe Publisher Unknown File origin Network drive gt show details Figure 9 User Account Control Warning Message The installation starts with a welcome dialog box Click Next to continue with the installation of the LgCam software Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LgCam Software The InstallShield Wizard will install Lat am Software on your computer To continue click Next Figure 10 LgCam Install Welcome Screen Read the license agreement accept and click Next to continue Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 12 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM License greement Please read the following license agreement carefully License Agreement Software This Agreement states the terms and conditions upon which Lumenera Corporation Lumenera offers to license to you the Licensee the software together with all related documentation and accompanying items including but not limited to the executable programs drivers libraries and data files associated with such programs c
30. 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 79 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 31 Snapshot Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to take snapshots 4 17 31 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products Matlab Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample E Preview Version Info Exit Window Size Snapshot parameters Snapshot Clock Width 2048 Height 1088 Global shutter Rolling shutter Xx offset 0 Y offset 0 Slow snapshot V Fast snapshot Snapshot Tap Exp ms 4000 0 Gain 18 372 Use Multi Dialog Single Snapshot e Sub Bin mode 1 I Bin Snapshot Timeout Pixel depth Sbit 16 bit Snap timeout exp ms 1000 0 Video Frame Rate CUSTOM a ia 0 0 60 000599 1 000 Hue 0 000 0 0 Video Tap 1 000 Saturation 1 000 Strobe length ms 0 0410 Brightness 0 000 I View snapshots Exp amp Gain F Use HW trigger Use strobe I Force snapshots M Verbose Multiple Snapshot Test Number of snapshots Image Properties Ke ree Exposure delay ms Gamma
31. C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Update C web F Binned Preview Snapshot Settings a AE 7 Use HW trigger Timeout ms 3000 Global Rolling Snapshot Frame Format Width 640 Height X offset fo Y offset Properties Exposure be 16 02 1 75 a jo Gain Subsample X fi Subsample Y Bag Pixel format e 8 bit Figure 57 Histogram Application Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 76 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 24 HwTrigCount Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to configure the camera to use the HW trigger to capture snapshots 4 17 24 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 4 17 25 Infinity Test Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to capture DeltaVu type snapshots with the INFINITYX 21 camera 4 17 25 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Ba
32. Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 8 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 4 Ready to Install Program Click Install to continue Setup Status The InstallShield Wizard is installing Lut am Capture Software Installing Figure 5 Installation Status The installation progress bar updates as the listed files are installed Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice q 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Welcome to the Device Driver Installation Wizard This wizard helps you install the software drivers that some computers devices need in order to work To continue click Next Figure 6 Device Driver Installation Wizard Window Click Next to continue Would you like to install this device software Name Lumenera Imaging devices Publisher Lumenera Corporation EI
33. DSCallback exe DualSlope exe DXControl exe EnumCameras exe EnumFrameRates exe FastSynchSnaps exe Flipping exe FrameRate exe FrameRateCentric exe Get16BitInfo exe GetRanges exe GetRangesNET exe GPlEvent exe GpioTest exe HiDySample exe Histogram exe HwTrigCount exe InfinityTest exe MonoCheck exe MultiSnapshot exe DualSnapshot_VBNET exe PermStorage exe PictureFlip exe PictureFlipVB exe QueryInterface exe RemovalEvent exe ResetAndFF exe ScrollingPreview exe Snapshot exe Snapshots exe StartStopVideoTest exe SurfacelnspectSample exe takemultiplecamfastframe exe Threshold exe TwoCams exe VBFastFrames exe VideoFormatTest exe WinConsole exe winconsolenet exe Table 16 Additional Software included Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 11062014 53 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 1 AutoLens Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to control auto iris and focus capabilities of a lens used with the Lw11059 Lg11059 and Lw16059 based cameras 4 17 1 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft
34. EW Sample VB Base Sample pg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 81 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Annex 1 Power Requirements for Lt365R Lt665R Lt965R Cameras The latest revision of the Lt365R Lt665R and Lt965R cameras support full power over USB at any frame rate using a USB 3 0 Y cable and enabling High Power USB Mode via software The USB 3 0 Y cable is included with Ltx65R camera series Note According to the USB 3 0 specification a certified host port can provide 900mA of power The Ltx65R cameras can draw up to 1200 mA when operating at the faster frame rates in 1 2 or 4 tap modes If you plan to use the camera at a slower frame rate you can use a standard USB 3 0 cable for power and the entire system will be USB 3 0 compliant To remove the requirement for a separate power supply to simplify OEM integration or specific deployments the cameras can receive the full power draw over a USB Y cable connected to a host computer s USB 3 0 port data and power and a USB 3 0 port power only on the same USB card controller The camera needs to have High Power USB Mode enabled which will allow the camera to draw power from the USB Y cable to ope
35. ISTA Windows 7 or Windows 8 platforms 32 or 64 bit Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 6 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM The following screen capture images provide a walk through of the installation procedure on Windows 7 system GE _LuCam Capture Softw Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Lut am Capture Software The InstallShield Wizard will install LuCam Capture Software on your computer To continue click Next Figure 1 Welcome Installshield Wizard Window Click Next to continue M Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 7 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Important Note Please read the following text Important information regarding this install WARNING Please ensure you are running this application with Administrator privileges Disconnect all cameras Close all camera related software In order to install correctly LuCam Capt
36. LUMENERA CAMERA USER S MANUAL WWW LUMENERA COM _umenera Industrial amp OEM sameras USER S MANUAL Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice U 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM License Agreement Software This Agreement states the terms and conditions upon which Lumenera Corporation Lumenera offers to license to you the Licensee the software together with all related documentation and accompanying items including but not limited to the executable programs drivers libraries and data files associated with such programs collectively the Software The Software is licensed not sold to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement Lumenera grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the Software is used only in conjunction with Lumenera s family of products In using the Software you agree not to a Decompile disassemble reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for any Product except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction b Remove or obscure any trademark or copyright notices Limited Warranty Hardware and Software Any use of the so
37. Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice U 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS tartas catian catarata todas ll 1 INTRODUCTION inciso dana aaa ii iia 4 1 1 THE LUMENERA USB AND GIGE CAMERA FAMILY cococccccccccicocicicncinacinannnnnn nn nn nn nn n rra r rn rr rre 4 2 INSTALLING AND USING THE CAMERA oonncccccococoonononononanananannnnnnnnnn RRA 5 2 2 CAMERA AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION coooinnncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnn tn 1n rnrn rnrn rnrn rnrn EnEAEnEAEAEAEAEAEAENEAEAENEAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEE EE EEEE E EEn En 5 2 2 1 Minimum System Requirements cccccccccccsseccenceceeececsaeeceneeceeeeceaeeseaaecseneeceueeesaaesseneeceeeeeceesssaeeeeneecenneeenaees 5 2 2 2 Camera Power Heouirements cnc rr 5 2 2 3 Camera TEE 5 2 2 4 USB Camera Installation Drocecdure 6 2 2 5 GigE Cameras Installation Procedure 11 2 2 6 USB Plug and Play Device Hecogonmion nenene en nenn 17 2 2 7 Software Upgrade Procedure 1 cssccccscececnceceeeeesnaeeseneeceeneecsaeseanaecaeneeceeeessaesaaaeeseeeceseaeessnassseaeecsensesensssnes 18 2 2 8 USB Camera Troubleshooting A 18 2 3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE uan rana aida a da See eege gege A RA ge 21 2 4 USING THE INSTALLED SOFTWARE piscis ispan aaa aa A aa Aa a a A AAE i A E EE a AEE GA 21 2 4 1 DIVES eege 21 2 4 2 DireciShoWFlll EE 21 2 4 3 leese Nee ET 22 2 4 4 S
38. O2 Strobe Out AH 3 4 GND GPO3 5 6 GND GPO4 Video SOF 7 8 GND GPI1 Trigger In 9 10 GND GPI2 11 12 GND GPI3 13 14 GND GPI4 15 16 GND or VCC Output opt Table 7 Header Pin out Definition Note Certain camera models can be configured with alternate output for pin 16 In general the Luxxx products with amber LED will have pin 16 connected to GND and Lw or Lu products with green LED will have this pin connected to VCC Contact the Technical Assistance Centre for details or confirming the current configuration of this pin None of the signals can supply much current Maximum current draw should be kept to less than 24 mA For all GPO pins the voltage swing is as follows e Fora LOW value 0 0 to 0 1 V e For a HIGH value 3 0 to 3 3 V For all GPI pins the tolerated input voltage swing is as follows e For LOW input voltages 0 0 to 0 5 V e For HIGH input voltages 2 0 to 5 0 V Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 37 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 2 LuCam Large Format LW1X05X Camera GPI O Interface Description For Large Format cameras the GPI O port is located on the back of the camera just above the USB and pow
39. RA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 30 11062014 Lumenera Comeras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM A flash or strobe may be used with any camera model and the option is available to provide a programmable trigger signal from the camera to the flash or strobe device to tell it when to fire However the type of shutter mode being used will dictate what conditions will be required and how well flash photography will work with the camera 3 8 1 Flash with Rolling Shutter The use of a flash with rolling shutter is only feasible for cameras that allow exposures longer than frame read out time typically about 70 ms This is because with exposures less than that only a band across the imager is being exposed at the same point in time and when the flash occurs it will only illuminate that region of the imager The flash must be fired at the time when all the pixels of the imager are simultaneously sensitive to light The strobe signal from the camera is generated at a user selectable delay from that point in time Generally the ambient lighting should be low enough i e dark so that during the overall exposure the ambient light will not contribute much to the overall brightness of the image This is particularly true if the flash is being used to stop the motion of a fast moving object otherwise blurring or skewing may occur For imaging st
40. Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample m Capture Properties File name rf Browse Max frames Capture to capture m Image Properties Height offset Y offset Exposure in ms Subsample 1 Gain Figure 47 CaptureToFile Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice sa 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User y Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 7 ClickCrop Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to use the Callback function to apply an overlay to the video stream Either a rectangle or elliptical overlay can be selected and placed onto the preview window The size of the shapes can also be defined The position can be selected by clicking with the mouse on a location in the preview window A snapshot can be taken based on the full field of view or just the overlay area 4 17 7 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Video properties Width 2048 H
41. See Shutter Types and Camera Modes sections below for more information about snapshot mode and global shutter The Hide View button will close the snapshot image display window The Wait for HW Input Trigger toggle is used to specify that the snapshot should be hardware HW triggered using the HW trigger input of the camera s external header With this option selected when the Snapshot button is pressed the Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 26 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM software will pause as the camera waits for the HW trigger before returning the image There is a built in time out of 25 seconds after which time if the HW trigger has not occurred the software will resume operation The Use Strobe Trigger toggle is used to specify that during the snapshot exposure the strobe trigger output should be fired The Strobe Delay value indicates the time in milliseconds between the rising edge of strobe output and the rising edge of the strobe trigger pulse The Save As button is used to save the snapshot image to disk in one of the available formats The 16 Bits per Pixel toggles the camera between 8 and 16 bit data mode for snapshot capture The Whit
42. ader pins automatically when the Take Snapshot related functions those that use the LUCAM_SNAPSHOT structure are called with certain options see the LuCam API documentation for more details The LUCAM_SNAPSHOT structure allows the setting of the following parameters that control the taking of a snapshot and the timing of triggers Trigger Mode useHwTrigger There are two types of snapshot triggering hardware and software When enabled the snapshot will be triggered when the trigger input signal is detected after a Take Snapshot API is called the API blocks until it times out or until the trigger occurs and the frame of data is returned When disabled the API function itself triggers the snapshot and returns the frame of data The hardware trigger is expected on Pin 9 of the External Interface Header as described above The software trigger is initiated from within the API Take Snapshot functions for more details see the API documentation Trigger Delay exposureDelay A delay in milliseconds from the trigger hardware or software to the start of frame exposure can be set Strobe Mode useStrobe In concert with either triggering mode a user may also trigger an external strobe light synchronized to the frame exposure When this parameter is enabled the strobe signal pulse will be initiated on Pins 1 and 3 as described above In this case a strobe delay should be defined Strobe Delay strobeDelay A delay in milliseconds from the tri
43. ample Application Exvecutables 22 2 4 5 Software Development Kit GD 22 2 4 6 DOCUMENT MON EE 23 2 4 7 Driver Only Installation Packages nana 23 2 5 USING LUCAM amp LGCAM CAPTURE cccccccccncncncnononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononrnononrnononononanononananananons 24 2 5 1 Buttons and Interface COntrols ococococococococononononananonononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononnns 25 2 5 2 Dialog tems 0 ii A A A cassis aaa aiaa 25 2 5 3 View Menu CNIS oi EEN 26 2 5 4 Options M nu MS aa 26 2 5 5 Snapshot Settings EE 26 3 UNDERSTANDING YOUR CAMERA cooococococononononononononononnnnnnnnnnnnnn cnn cnn nn nn nn nn anna ennnen nnne 28 3 6 SHUTIER DR TEE 28 3 6 1 FROM Eeer 28 3 6 2 Hall Eeer 28 3 6 3 Eeler 28 3 7 SCANNING MODE na Ee Ee EE 30 3 7 1 Progressive EE 30 3 7 2 Ela LEE 30 3 8 USE OF E NN e 31 3 8 1 Flash tee ie ET 31 3 8 2 Flash with Half Global Shutter 31 3 8 3 Flash with Global Shutter NO 31 3 9 GAMERA MODES EEN 32 3 9 1 Streaming VideO orita ii A ege ege 32 3 9 2 Snapshot Asynchronous LTO EE 32 GZ Lumeneng 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice Ww 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM SET OM DA TATE KT 32
44. an external resistor as described in Section 0 Optically isolated Output e Output requires an external resistor e Maximum voltage depends on the external resistor value Note Maximum current that can be provided from the output port is 50 mA Bi directional I O e Nominal voltage can be either 3 3 V or 5 V e Maximum voltage 5 V e Minimum threshold for input to be considered high is approximately 2 V e Maximum threshold for an input to be considered low is approximately 0 8 V corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 41 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 4 Lm11059 USB Cameras GPI O s Interface Description For Lm cameras the external GPIO connector can be found on the back of the camera near the LED up right Figure 31 Lm11059 header and pin numbering 3 12 4 1 Recommended Mating Connectors The HR10A 10P 12S connector can be used as mating connectors for the HR10A 10R 12 connector All of these connectors can be purchased from Digi Key www digikey com but other parts suppliers may also carry them 3 12 4 2 Header Pin out Pin Default configuration 1 12V power in 2 GND 3 GEI 4 GPO1 5 GND 6 GPI2
45. an or interlaced depending on the sensor chip used in the specific camera model Most digital cameras use progressive scan Cameras that have Interlaced Scan type are listed in Table 3 at the end of this section Table 3 3 7 1 Progressive Scan In a progressive scan camera the entire image is integrated exposed at one point in time for global shutters or line by line from top to bottom for rolling shutters 3 7 2 Interlaced Scan In an interlaced scan camera the entire image is made up of two fields Each field is made up of the odd lines of the image odd field or the even lines of the image even field Each field is captured in a progressive manner using a global shutter but the exposure for the second field is started after the first one is read out When there is no movement of the object being viewed you will not see a difference between progressive and interlaced scan images However when there is movement of the object the interlaced scan image will exhibit image artefacts known as the comb effect where the edges of the object look like the teeth of a comb because the object is in a different place for the odd versus the even rows of the image Camera Model Interlaced Scan Mode Lu330 Lu335 Yes Table 3 Interlaced Scan Mode by Camera Model Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENE
46. ange any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield Figure 13 LgCam Ready to Install The first message box is a friendly warning letting you know that the installation may take several minutes Click OK to continue The installation may take several minutes please be patient during this WP process When asked to select a driver for the network adapter being used please select the Universal Driver unless you have an Intel Pro 1000 NIC then the Optimal Driver should be used for optimal performance Figure 14 Installation may take several minutes The next pop up message will prompt the installation of LgCam 32 bit drivers Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LgCam32bitDLL The InstallShield R Wizard will install LgCam32bitDLL on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Figure 15 32 Bit Drivers Installation Welcome Screen Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 14 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Click Next to continue then select Install Ready to Install the Program The wizard is
47. ating system must load the device drivers The LED on the camera will not illuminate until the camera drivers have been successfully loaded to the camera 2 2 5 GigE Cameras Installation Procedure 1 Ensure you are logged into the computer with administrator privileges prior to continuing the installation 2 Download the latest version of the LgCam Software from the Lumenera Industrial Camera Downloads web page http www lumenera com support downloads industrial downloads php 3 Close all running application software then execute the latest LgCam software package previously downloaded by double clicking on the installation program The camera should NOT be connected to the computer at this point 4 Follow the onscreen prompts to install the software drivers and user application The installation script steps are the same whether the installation takes place on a Windows XP Windows VISTA or Windows 7 platforms 32 or 64 bit 5 On a Windows VISTA or Windows7 computer you may see the warning shown above if the UAC User Access Control is enabled Respond by clicking the Yes button The following screen capture images provide a walk through of the installation procedure Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice
48. com NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet B i Intel R PRO Wireless 22008G Network Connection E gt Other devices ER T paate prven T A E pemg Ze Ports Uninstall KA Scan for hardware changes A Secur Properties The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard run is launched and the normal camera installation steps should be followed Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 20 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM If you need assistance with the installation use of the software or if you require help with general camera operation please contact the Technical Assistance Centre TAC via email at support lumenera com or by phone at 1 613 736 4077 press 2 from the auto attendant To obtain the latest software release and other technical information visit the technical support tab on the Lumenera website at www lumenera com Our support website contains technical information available to the general public such as Frequently Asked Questions FAQ s For our Lumenera customers we provide a Knowledge Base with more product specific solutions and a Download Centre for customers to obtain the most recent software releases As a customer you will need
49. data and not RGB data For BMP data each pixel s data has the reverse BGR order for 32 bit format which includes an Alpha channel it will be BGRA and the top row of the image will be the bottom row of the BMP data inverted At this point you can save image as Bitmap TIFF or JPG When using the LuCam Capture application to preview video from a color camera or save images to disk conversion of the data to standard 24 bit RGB data is done by the software automatically When using the API available with the SDK you have complete control over this conversion process Camera Model ee Pixel 1 Row 1 Pixel 2 Row 1 Pixel 1 Row 2 Pixel 2 Row 2 ieee HIS Lts EMTS Red Green 1 Green 1 Blue Lu080 Lu085 Green 1 Red Blue Green 2 Lm085 Blue Green 1 Green 2 Red Lu100 Lu105 Blue Green 1 Green 2 Red Lw110 Lw115 Green 1 Blue Red Green 2 Lu120 Lu125 Green 1 Blue Red Green 2 ieee LeS Larie re Red Green 1 Green 2 Blue ee HES SUS BAe Red Green 1 Green 2 Blue Lu170 Lu175 lu176 Green 1 Red Blue Green 2 Lu200 Lu205 Blue Green 1 Green 2 Red Lw230 Lw235 Lg235 Red Green 1 Green 2 Blue Lu270 Lu275 Green 1 Green 2 Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 34 11062014
50. de an ACTIVE LOW 5 5 ms pulse suitable for triggering a strobe unit when any of the Take Snapshot API functions are used with the useStrobe option enabled This strobe pulse can be delayed with respect to the start of frame exposure by a user selectable amount see the Lumenera API Reference Manual for further details This signal can be toggled using the LucamGpioWrite function For USB 3 0 product the strobe signal can be programme to be used on GPIO2 or GPIO3 GPO2 Strobe Out This signal serves double duty and is also used to provide an ACTIVE HIGH 5 5 ms pulse suitable for triggering a strobe unit when any of the Take Snapshot API functions are used with the useStrobe option enabled This strobe pulse can be delayed with respect to the start of frame exposure by a user selectable amount see the Lumenera API Reference Manual for further details The strobe signal can be toggled using the LucamGpioWrite function For USB 3 0 product the strobe signal can be programmed to be used on GPIO2 or GPIO3 When GPO2 is programmed to be used as a strobe signal it just inverts the polarity of GPO1 so this means that the GPO1 needs to be programmed as a strobe signal in order to generate the second strobe signal GPO3 This signal can be toggled using the LucamGpioWrite function For USB 3 0 Lt s series the GPO3 can also be used as the start of frame signal SOF GPO4 Video SOF This signal serves double duty and is also used to provide an
51. de and when using the Snapshot mode described below The gain value is a multiplicative factor so a value of 1 means no gain The value of every pixel in the image is multiplied by the gain value resulting in an increase in image brightness When the gain setting is increased any sensor noise will be amplified along with the image data and the picture quality will be degraded The higher the gain the more noticeable this is The AGC toggle button is used to toggle the Automatic Gain Control not available for all cameras When selected the slider changes to Luminance Target allowing you to select the average scene brightness that you want to maintain as ambient lighting changes The gain will be automatically adjusted in an attempt to maintain the average brightness Note When both AEC and AGC are selected if an increase in brightness is required exposure is amplified first until its limit is reached and then gain is adjusted When a decrease in brightness is required gain is reduced first until its limit is reached and then exposure is adjusted This maintains the best image quality The Gamma value is applied to the image to make it look better on screen It is used to correct the non linearity inherent in most CRT monitors A value of 1 represents no gamma correction Values less than one will make the image appear darker while a value greater than one will make the image appear brighter For more information about Gamma and why it is used
52. de without uninstalling the older version it will uninstall it for you The Software Upgrade procedure will launch automatically to install the new software immediately following the un install USB 3 0 and GigE camera model may require a product firmware upgrade The software to upgrade product firmware could be downloaded at htip www lumenera com support downloads industrial downloads php The installation instruction will be included in the package and it is highly suggested that you review these instructions prior to proceed to a product update 2 2 8 USB Camera Troubleshooting In the event that the Lumenera USB camera is not functional the most likely reason is that the drivers were not loaded to the camera This can occur when a camera was connected to the PC prior to the software being installed When the USB plug and play device detection is initiated for any new device the operating system will effectively quarantine the device if it cannot locate the appropriate driver files In this event the camera drivers will be blocked from loading even after the drivers are installed unless the device detection process is invoked manually The steps to correct this only take a couple of minutes to complete Make sure that the Lucam software is installed before proceeding 1 Right mouse click the My Computer icon on your computer screen and choose Properties Click Device Manager on System Properties window A keyboard shor
53. ded Mating Connectors The HR1824 ND connector can be used as mating connectors MXR 8PIN All of these connectors can be purchased from Digi Key www digikey com but other parts suppliers may also carry them There is 2 optional connectors that you can get from Lumenera the first one is La2000PK which is a 5V power adapter and the din to HR1824 ND adapter for external power usage The second optional connector is the La2000PIOK which are the combination of a 5V power adapter and the din to Hirose connector with loose wire for easy access to the GPIO signals Please refer to section 3 12 5 5 for more information on color coding used to expose lO s 3 12 5 2 GPI O Connector Description For all non isolated GPO GPI pins the voltage swing is as follows e For a LOW value 0 0 to 0 1 V e For a HIGH value 3 0 to 3 3 V e The typical forward current d is 20mA with maximum of 50mA 3 12 5 3 Optically Isolated Input The optically isolated input pins are designed to operate from 5V to 24V at a typical current of 20mA and must not exceed 50mA Greater input voltages are supported with use of an external resistor When current flow from GPI1 to GPI1 it will be seen as a level 1 from camera otherwise camera will see it at level 0 A simple usage is to apply the signal active high on GPI1 and then have GPI1 connect to ground plane of the input signal Figure 33 In some applications the trigger may need to be active low and then Vcc 5 24V
54. deo stream from the connected camera it must be stopped before another application will be able to access it Launch the LuCam LgCam Capture application from the Windows Start menu or from a desktop shortcut icon LuCam Captu File View Options Help Cc Gigi ion Disconnect Video Image Size Frame Rate 2048 x 1088 bd 169 82 fp y Taps Exposure ms 50 8 Gain x H T AGC Extended Gain 1 0 Gamma 1 00 we ff Snapshot Exposure ms 3 0 Capture Exposure Delay ms 0 0 Hide Capture 16 Bits per Pixel v F Wait for HW Input Trigger Ta F Use Strobe Output strobe L Im fos Figure 24 LuCam Capture Main Window Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 24 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 2 5 1 Buttons and Interface Controls The Connect Disconnect button is used to open or close connection with camera In the connection process the radio button USB and GigE Vision radio button enable to select the camera interface to use The Start Preview button is used to start the video display to the screen The Stop Preview button is used to stop the video display to the screen Video Frame Capture button is used to g
55. e Balance Gains for Strobe Snapshot values allow you to set the Red Green and Blue gains to be used during the snapshot capture This allows you to white balance according to the strobe lighting that is being used They are only applied if the Use Strobe Trigger option is selected GZLumeneng corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 27 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 Waha LUMENER A COM Understanding Your Camera The sensors in each camera model will use either a rolling shutter half global shutter or global shutter or a combination of these types Check Table 2 at the end of this section to determine which camera model has which shutter type These types may be selectable for the snapshot mode of the camera described in a later section 3 6 1 Rolling Shutter With a rolling shutter the exposure process begins whereby rows of pixels in the image sensor start exposing in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom At some later point in time the readout process begins whereby rows of pixels are read out in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom in exactly the same manner and at the same speed as the e
56. e trigger is received the API function returns and passes back the image or a timeout error code if the user selected timeout occurs Any of the available shutter types can be used with snapshot mode An output strobe signal with programmable delay can also be synchronized with each snapshot This is described in more detail in External I O Interface section Unlike most commercial cameras Canon Nikon etc raw data format that usually proprietary to camera manufacturer it contains camera settings and other meta data for post processing in addition to the standard raw image data The RAW data from Lumenera camera are actual RAW pixel values Take an 8 bit 16x16 image as an example shown in Figure 25 Monochrome pixels mapping the raw image data are all 256 pixel values saved row by row Figure 25 Monochrome pixels mapping Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 32 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM The RAW data has two available pixel formats that represent pixel bit depth i e 8 and 16 bpp bits per pixel For 16bpp pixel format depending on the camera model 10 12 or 14 bits will be valid data with the remaining 6 4 or 2 bits always set to zero The pix
57. eassseseesseneesseneeeaes 71 4 17 19 Get Ranges Sample Application ccccccsccccscccccsceceensesnsecseneecseeeecsaessaneeceeatecanesanaesaeaeecensessassseasecseneetennseaaes 72 4 17 20 GPI Event Sample Aopication anana den ana eaaa aAa aa Eaka PREEN EASE Eaa aaia ARa an 73 4 17 21 GPIO Test Sample AppliCation ccccccceccccsceceencecennsesnseeseneecsetecsaesseaeecsnsecsanssanaacseasecseneesasssessecsennersnnsniaes 74 4 1722 HiDy Sample ApplicatliON EE 75 4 17 23 Histogram Sample Appication 76 4 17 24 HwTrigCount Sample Application ccsccccscccccececeeeeesneceeneeceeeeecsaeesenaecsacecsaneesaaesseaeecseneesasesesseseeetessenseeass 77 4 17 25 infinity Test Sample Applicatton neen neen 77 4 17 26 Mono Check Sample Application ccccsccccscecccececeeneeenseceeneeceeneecaeesensecsencecsaneesaaesseasecseneeseasssensecseanetsenseenes 77 4 1727 PictireFlip ADDICALION a a at ives 78 4 17 28 Perm Storage Sample Applicaton neen neen neee 79 4 17 29 ResetAndFF Sample Application ccccsccccsceccceecseseeenecseneeccuseecaeesenseceuacecanessaaesseneecseneeseasssensecseetessensesaes 79 4 17 30 Scrolling Preview Sample Appltcatton neen nenn 79 4 17 31 Snapshot Sample Application 2 cccccccceccecssecccneeceeeeeensecseneeceeeeecsaeescnsecsentecsaeesssaesseaeeceeeeeseansseaseseeeeesseneesaes 80 4 17 32 Threshold Sample Application 2 cccccccecccccsseccenceceneeesanecseaeeceeeecsaeesenaeceeececeaeeseaaesseneeceeneeseaesseasecee
58. ect to change without notice 3S 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 1 1 Recommended Mating Connectors The following mating connectors have been tested to work with the cameras All of them are for 16 pin 2 x 8 2 mm pitch headers e AMP Tyco P N 2 111626 5 IDC Ribbon Cable Receptacle e Molex GC Waldom P N 87568 1663 IDC Ribbon Cable Receptacle e Molex GC Waldom P N 87568 1693 IDC Ribbon Cable Receptacle Locking For above mating connectors 1 mm 28 AWG stranded round conductor flat cable is recommended e Molex GC Waldom 51110 1650 Wire Crimp Receptacle o Female Crimp Terminal for above P N 50394 8100 e Norcomp P N 2564 16 01RP2 Vertical Dual Row Receptacle e Sullins P N PPWNO82AFCN Vertical Dual Row Receptacle All of these connectors can be purchased from Digi Key www digikey com but other parts suppliers may also carry them tf KL ATTY Figure 27 External Header Location and Pin Numbering Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 36 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 1 2 Header Pin out SIGNAL PIN PIN SIGNAL GPO1 Strobe Out AL 1 2 GND GP
59. ed then the camera preview and captured images will not display correctly Their names are Lutf ax Lucustom ax Lustrcfg ax Lgsrcflt ax in case of GigE Vision camera 2 4 3 Application Software 2 4 3 1 USB products The LuCam Capture application LuCam exe is installed in the default location C Program Files Lumenera Corporation LuCam Capture Software A shortcut to this application is added to the Start Menu at the default location Start All Programs Lumenera LuCam Capture LuCam Capture exe 2 4 3 2 GigE Vision products The LgCam Capture application LgCam exe is installed in the directory selected during the installation process The default location is C Program Files Lumenera CorporationLgCam A shortcut to this application is added to the Start Menu at the location selected during installation The default location is Start All Programs Lumenera LgCam LgCam exe 2 4 4 Sample Application Executables Every installation of LuCam software and LgCam software includes a set of executable sample programs to facilitate the evaluation of the camera functionality and performance By default these applications are installed to C Program FilelLumenera Corporation LuCam Capture Software Executables directory The majority of the LuCam API functions are exercised in these sample executables Support for these sample programs is not provided Although they are periodically maintained some of the sample
60. edure Lumenera s USB 2 0 and USB 3 0 high speed cameras are designed to operate straight out of the box However prior to plugging the camera into the computer it is recommended that you first install the software which is available at http www lumenera com support downloads industrial downloads php Note Specific Install Guide documents are available for USB 2 0 and for USB 3 0 camera models directly from the Downloads page where the software installs are accessed Look for the Install Guide that pertains to your camera products models Follow the steps below for simple installation 1 Ensure you are logged into the computer with administrator privileges and the camera should NOT be connected to the computer prior to continuing the installation 2 Download the latest version of the LuCam Software from the Lumenera Industrial Camera Downloads web page http www lumenera com support downloads industrial downloads php 3 Close all running application software then execute the latest LuCam software package previously downloaded by double clicking on the installation program 4 Double click on the installation program or wait a few moments for the auto play function to load the setup program automatically when downloading the software 5 Follow the onscreen prompts to install the software drivers and user application The installation script steps are the same whether the installation takes place on a Windows XP Windows V
61. eight po Y offset pa 50 795 Gain 1 000 Color balance Apply pa Crop height 240 e Rectangl C Elpa ppb Si le 1088 x offset Exposure J Crop settings Crop width e fi 0 Ges fi 1 SR a Disconnect Exit default Figure 48 ClickCrop Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 6O 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 8 DirectShow Callback Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code demonstrates how to setup a Callback function using the camera s DirectX interface The Callback function applies a gamma function to the video data through a LUT Look Up Table 4 17 8 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample yg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 61 11062014 Lumenera
62. el data bits are stored most significant bit aligned in each word The words are in Big Endian byte order for Lu series cameras most significant byte is the first of each byte pair and Little Endian byte order for Lw Lt and Lg series camera least significant byte is first of each byte pair The following tables illustrate this point where the data for the first three pixels completely light saturated of an image are represented Pixel Pixel 1 Pixel 2 Pixel 3 16 bit Word Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 ode Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 LSB MSB LSB MSB LSB MSB Binary value 11000000 11111111 11000000 11111111 11000000 11111111 Hex value 0xCO OxFF 0xCO OxFF OxCO OxFF Decimal value 192 255 192 255 192 255 Table 4 Pixel Data Format for 16 bpp 10 valid data bits for all Lu series cameras Pixel Pixel 1 Pixel 2 Pixel 3 16 bit Word Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 Byte Order MSB LSB MSB LSB MSB LSB Binary value 11111111 11000000 11111111 11000000 11111111 11000000 Hex value OxFF 0xCO OxFF 0xCO OxFF 0xCO Decimal value 255 192 255 192 255 192 Table 5 Pixel Data Format for 16 bpp 10 valid data bits for all Lw Lt and Lg series cameras For monochrome cameras each byte 8bpp or word 16bpp represents one pixel in the image For color cameras each pixels is covered by one
63. er supply connectors This port uses a DIN connector from CUI part number MD 80 It is also available from Digikey www digikey com Digikey part number CP 2080 ND The pin numbering is shown in Figure 28 and Table 8 define the pin out definition 1 2 E de 5 6 7 8 Figure 28 Large Format Camera External Header Location and Pin Numbering 3 12 2 1 Header Pin out SIGNAL PIN GND 1 GPO1 Strobe Out AL GPO2 Strobe Out AH GPO3 GPO4 Video SOF GPI1 Trigger In GPl2 GPI3 INI Oo a AJOJN Table 8 Large Format Camera External Header Pin out Definition For all GPO pins the voltage swing is as follows e Fora LOW value 0 0 to 0 1 V e For a HIGH value 3 0 to 3 3 V For all GPI pins the tolerated input voltage swing is as follows e For LOW input voltages 0 0 to 0 5 V e For HIGH input voltages 2 0 to 5 0 V Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 38 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 3 GPI O Descriptions and Signal Definitions for Mini Cameras For all mini form factor cameras the external header can be found on the back of the camera near the Mini USB connector lt
64. etesseneeeaes 81 4 17 33 WinConsole Sample Aoplcaton neen ne nenene ne nenen 81 DL Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice ue 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Introduction Lumenera cameras provide a quick and easy means of displaying and capturing high quality video preview and images on any USB 2 0 USB 3 0 or GigE equipped desktop laptop or embedded computer Designed with flexibility in mind each camera model has its own distinct characteristics and performance advantages over the others whether speed resolution image quality sensitivity or price Because they are USB and GigE based there is no need for a framegrabber Instead a single cable provides full command control and data transfer at speeds of up to 24 MB s Lu series 48 MB s Lw series 500 MB s Lt series or 100 MB s Lg series Most cameras have a provision to be externally powered for cases where the USB port does not supply sufficient power e g some USB cards on laptop computers GigE products and large format cameras require an external power supply All cameras share the same simple yet powerful API allowing easy migration from one camera model to another Both board level and encl
65. from the original date of purchase Should the unit fail during the warranty period Lumenera will at its option repair or replace the failed unit Repaired or replaced units will be covered under warranty for the remainder of the original one 1 year warranty period This warranty does not apply to units that after being inspected by Lumenera have been found to have failed due to customer abuse accidents mishandling tampering alteration improper installation improper power source negligence opening of the enclosure or if the serial number has been removed or damaged This warranty does not cover labour or incurred charges required in removing or installing the unit any business interruption loss of profits revenues or any consequential damages Units returned to Lumenera beyond the warranty period will be repaired if possible and all appropriate material and labour charges will apply Any returning product specifically those being returned under warranty must follow the Returned Material Authorization RMA process Any units being returned are to be properly packaged in original packing if possible Lumenera will not cover damage sustained in shipping due to improper packing For RMA instructions please refer to our website at www lumenera com support rma php Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014
66. from trigger circuit should be applied at GPI1 and signal at GPI as illustrated in Figure 36 The internal resistor value on these pins is 8200 Therefore Vinput 0 02 A 8200 Rexternal Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 43 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User y Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Trigger signal Vcc 5 24Vdc 5 24Vdc internal to camera 8200 Bee LED ogm PC3CH7D Opto coupler Internal to camera 8200 Internal LED Ee PC3CH7D Opto L coupler Trigger signal 5 24Vdc Figure 33 Active High Example Figure 34 Active Low Example 3 12 5 4 Optically Isolated Output The optically isolated output requires an external resistor and biasing current The current flow between collector and emitter should nominally be 20mA and must not exceed 50 mA For example for biasing with a 5V supply output referenced to 5V use a 2200 series resistor For a 12V supply use 5600 There are 2 common configuration can be used for outputs active high or active low output signal Active high output will produce and output level to VCC when the LED in the opto coupler is on Figure 35 Figure 36 demonstrate how to configure the GPO1 to output O when
67. ftware or hardware is at your own risk The software is provided for use only with Lumenera s hardware and other related software The Software is provided for use as is without warranty of any kind to the maximum extent permitted by law Lumenera disclaims all warranties of any kind either expressed or implied including without limitation implied warranties or conditions of merchantability quality and fitness for a particular purpose Lumenera is not obligated to provide any updates or upgrades to the software or purpose Lumenera is not obligated to provide any updates or upgrades to the software or any related hardware Limited Liability Hardware and Software In no event shall Lumenera or its Licensor s be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation incidental direct indirect special or consequential damages damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or other pecuniary loss arising out of the use or inability to use this Software or related Hardware including but not limited to any of Lumenera s family of products Warning This unit is for use only with compatible UL listed devices If the unit is powered via an external power adapter the powered adapter shall be UL listed with LPS output Product Warranty Lumenera Corporation warrants to the original purchaser that our cameras are guaranteed to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one 1 year
68. gger hardware or software to the strobe pulse rising edge for ACTIVE HIGH falling edge for ACTIVE LOW can be set Exposure Time exposure The length of time in milliseconds to expose the image before readout begins Refer to the Figure 39 Figure 40 and Figure 41 below for sample diagrams that illustrate how camera trigger circuits and output strobe circuits can be configured pg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 47 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Notes Ul is PC3ETD from Sharp Digikey PN 425 1355 1 ND or equivalent 3 37 power source is not available at GPIO connector of LU and LW1105 cameras Trigger circuit need to have it to bias the optocoupler Lumenera LU Trigger circuit Lumenera LW1105x Customer circuit 3 3Vde jer_Out 5 24Vde Figure 39 General Purpose Input Sample Circuit Diagram Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 43 11062014 Lumenera Cameras Use
69. ill objects this is not as much of a concern In this case you only need to ensure that you are not overexposing the object with both a long exposure and a flash 3 8 2 Flash with Half Global Shutter The use of a flash or strobe with an imager using a half global shutter is similar to the rolling shutter case However because the imager starts at once exposing all the pixels globally the strobe signal from the camera is generated at a user selectable delay from the start of exposure It doesn t have to first wait for the rolling shutter to open up all the way like for rolling shutter mode Again the ambient lighting should be low enough so that during the image read out where the imager is still sensitive the ambient light will not contribute much to the overall brightness of the image This is a concern for both moving objects where both blurring and skewing may occur and still objects where you may have uneven brightness from the top of the image to the bottom as described in the previous section 3 8 3 Flash with Global Shutter The use of a flash or strobe with a global shutter has no limitations or concerns The strobe signal from the camera is generated at a user selectable delay from the start of the exposure Very short global exposures can be used so there will be no blurring or skewing or overexposing due to long exposures Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613
70. mage that is 640 x 512 pixels yet covers the same field of view of the original full resolution Not all cameras support Subsampling Those that do may support subsample levels of 2 4 or 8 Some cameras even allow different Subsampling in the X vs the Y directions Binning is similar to Subsampling except instead of throwing pixels away pixel values are combined in some fashion They can be either summed to provide greater sensitivity or averaged to reduce noise The resulting resolution would be the same as for Subsampling but the data from every pixel is used Several cameras support Binning with binning levels up to 8 by 8 It is important to note that certain camera models do work in multi tap configuration to give better speed performance and this need to be taken in consideration when working with sub window subsampling or binning mode 3 12 1 Standard LuCam Camera GPI O Interface Description For board level cameras the External Interface Header can be found in the corner of the PCB next to the silver USB connector For enclosed cameras it is found on the side of the camera near the USB connector lt is a male 2 mm pitch 16 pin 2 x 8 header The pin numbering can be seen in Figure 27 Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subj
71. mat cameras Lw1105x Lw1605x some USB 3 0 cameras Lt365 Lt665 Lt965 and GigE cameras run off the external power supply only Please refer to Section 3 13 for more information on selecting the appropriate power supply for your camera If an incorrect external power supply is used it could damage the camera and void your warranty The Lt225 amp Lt425 camera models operate using power directly taken from the USB 3 0 ports In some circumstances it may be desirable or necessary to provide external power to operate these camera models Also if the Lt225 or Lt425 camera models are used on a USB 2 0 port they will require a 5V 1A DC external power supply provided through the GPIO connector Refer to section 3 12 5 for specifications and pin out to apply external power to the USB 3 0 camera model For Lt365 Lt665 Lt965 there is an optional way to provide power to the camera by using a Y cable Please consult Annex 1 for more information 2 2 3 Camera LED indicator The Lumenera Lu and Lw cameras models include a single function LED that illuminates once the camera device drivers have successfully loaded and the camera is operational The LED is an amber color for the Lu series and a green color for the Lw series camera models If the LED fails to illuminate on an Lu or Lw camera model this typically indicates that the Windows operating system has not successfully loaded the device drivers onto the camera For the Lumenera Lt camera models a m
72. mple Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to flip and mirror the video preview 4 17 16 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Abel Camera Nun Disconnec Preview gt Window Size Width 3909 Height 2208 x offset g Y offset o Exposure ms DER Refresh Update m Flip Properties Filip vertical Capture Snapshot Version Info Figure 52 Flipping Application Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice oF 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 17 Frame Rate Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to read the available frame rates 4 17 17 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Camera Width 2048 Height 1088 offset 0 Y offset 0 Exposure 5 000 Gain 1 000 Desired framerate 16982831 Subsample f I Stream
73. n Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice S6 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 4 Blank Camera Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code is generic on connecting and controlling the camera 4 17 4 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample x GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample x C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Lg230i gt S N 4858265 Exposure ms 25 011 Gain Width 1616 Height X Offset 0 Y Offset 0 Sub Sample X 1 Sub Sample Y 1 Pixel Format 8 Bits 16 Bits Openning Camera Little Endian Figure 45 Blank Camera Application Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice ER 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User y Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 5 Callback Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to measure the number of frames captured by the computer f
74. ndard Windows folder on your system There are up to two of these files for each camera model supported by the software The names of these files are LucamXXX inf and LuldrXXX inf or LwcamXXX inf and LwldrXXX inf the XXX represents the 3 digit camera ID number USB 3 0 cameras are all using the same driver ltcamusb inf Lumenera uses a custom utility to ensure that the driver files are installed and registered to conform to Windows logo testing The application is called luihlp exe and is included with the driver only installation packages described below 2 4 2 DirectShow Filters Several DirectShow or WDM related files are installed in the SYSTEM folder in the standard Windows folder on your system All of these files have the ax extension These files are stored in the program files folder where the Lumenera software is installed under Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFOOLUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 21 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Uninstall_LuCam_Software When these DirectShow filter files are installed they are registered with the O S as residing in a specific folder location If these files are deleted or moved to a different folder location without being correctly re register
75. ng 3 Refer to section 3 12 5 for the mating GPIO connector and pin out to supply external power PE format cameras LW1105x LW62x 12 Volts DC Regulated 2 2A Minimum Current Rating 3 2 1mm Tip 4 Center Positive Minimum Lg series cameras 1 12 Volts DC Regulated 2 2A Minimum Current Rating 3 2 1mm Tip 4 Center Positive 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice s 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User y Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM By default most cameras are equipped with an industry standard C mount lens mount A CS mount may be ordered as an option The large format camera models accept the equivalent SLR lenses for Canon Nikon F mount Pentax K mount based on the specific camera model ID Lw11059 Lw16059 Lm11059 Lg11059 Canon Lw11058 Pentax Lw11057 Nikon Each camera has a unique camera ID that can be accessed through the LuCam API interface This ID can be useful to set specific camera functions in your software The LuCam Capture application displays this ID in its About dialog box Below is a list of current camera IDs Camera Model ID Lu070M Lu075M Lu
76. nual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 22 HiDy Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to test the High Dynamic Range feature of the Lm085 camera 4 17 22 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample HiDy Sample Application Tamera Fe Disconnect m Frame Format Width Ti Het Te X offset 0 Y offset 0 Subsample X 1 Subsample Y Pixel format Sbit C 16bit E Binned Properties Exposur 27 80 Gain 1 00 Knee 1 exp 0 000 Knee 2exp 0 000 Knee 1level 199 000 Knee 2 level 239 000 Snapshot Figure 56 High Dynamic Range Application yg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 75 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual WWW LUMENERA COM Release 6 5 4 17 23 Histogram Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to generate a text based histogram when images are captured 4 17 23 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample
77. ollectively the Software Ta The Software is licensed not sold to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement Lumenera grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the Software is used only in conjunction with Lumenera s family of products X accept the terms of the license agreement 5 do not accept the terms of the license agreement lt Back Cancel Figure 11 License Agreement It is recommended that you select the complete install option and click Next to complete installation settings Setup Type Select the setup type to install Please select a setup type Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Custom Select which program features you want installed Recommended for advanced users Figure 12 LgCam Installation type Click Install to begin the software installation process Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 13 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or ch
78. only no preview 7 16 Bite Binning Preview Refresh Update Available Available frame rate 1 10 61398 frame rates Available frame rate 2 21 22795 Available frame rate 3 42 45636 Available frame rate 4 84 91271 Available frame rate 5 169 82831 Reported Actual frame rate 169 82831 frame rate Figure 53 Frame Rate Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 7O 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 18 Get 16 bit Info Sample Application This sample Visual C Net application is a console based application that provides information on the 16 bit mode of the camera such as its bit depth and whether the output data is structured as big Endian or little Endian 4 17 18 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample s pixel depth is 12 The 16 bit data is in big endian format Application complete and will terminate in 5 seconds Figure 54 Get 16 bit Info Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077
79. ontact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing E STOP Installation Figure 21 Hardware Installation a The Window s New Hardware Wizard will pop up detecting a new Lumenera Unconfigured Device Select Install the software automatically from the options that are presented and click Next A warning may appear notifying you that the drivers have not been digitally signed by Microsoft Click Continue Anyway to continue with the driver installation then click Finish to install the drivers After a few seconds the Window s New Hardware Wizard will pop up again if it doesn t unplug and re plug the camera device detecting a Lumenera xxxxx Camera device Select Install the software automatically from the options that are presented and click Next A warning may appear notifying you that the drivers have not been digitally signed by Microsoft Click Continue Anyway to continue with the driver installation Then click Finish to install the drivers Please Note Depending on the camera model purchased the string Mega 092 may be different than noted above b Important Windows will ask you to re run these steps each time you plug the camera into a new USB 2 0 port You must have administrator privileges the first time the camera is used on any given USB 2 0 port You may wish to repeat these installation steps at this time for all USB 2 0 ports Windows VISTA Windows 7 amp Windows 8 Sy
80. or both video frames and snapshot frames and calculate the capture time of each frame and the average frame rate The code demonstrates how to create a Callback function for both a preview and snapshot Callback 4 17 5 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample Cf Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 7 Callback Sample Camera number fi Window Size Width 2048 Height 1088 Exposure ms Gain 1 0 Refresh Update m Frame rate Video frame rate C Snapshot frame rate Frames received 0 Capture Time O ms Avg frame rate O fps Measure frame rate Wersion Info Exit Figure 46 Callback Application Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved 58 Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 6 CaptureToFile Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to capture and save images and to convert the pixel data into ASCII text and saves this data to a text file 4 17 6 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base
81. osed cameras are available All cameras also have an external interface header for hardware input and output signals Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 4 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Installing and Using the Camera The Lumenera camera you have just purchased is designed to operate with minimal setup Note Prior to plugging the camera into the computer you must first install the software In the event that the camera was connected to the computer prior to the software being installed it will be necessary to perform some manual setup using the Windows Device Manager following the software install Refer to the trouble shooting section 2 2 8 of this manual for the necessary instructions 2 2 1 Minimum System Requirements e Windows XP SP 3 or Windows VISTA or Windows 7 or Windows 8 e 32 and 64 bit platforms are supported e 1 0 GHz Pentium III or higher compatible e 512 MB RAM 1 GB recommended e USB 2 0 USB 3 0 or GigE port 2 2 2 Camera Power Requirements Most camera models run directly off the USB bus for power supply command control and data output In some cases and or camera models there may be a need to externally power the camera Large for
82. ppears the LgCam software installation is complete In order to use the GigE Vision camera the computer must be restarted therefore select restart the computer now and then click Finish to close the window InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Lat am Software Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now D No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Cancel Figure 20 LgCam Installation Completed Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 16 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 2 2 6 USB Plug and Play Device Recognition Windows XP Systems Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Lumenera USB 2 0 Camera has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and c
83. r y Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM General Purpose Output Sample Circuits Active High configuration i Lumenera LU LW G123 4 SOL y Trigger from GPO is active High Lumenera LU Customer circuit 2901434 y egg Figure 40 General Purpose Output Sample Circuit Diagram Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 49 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Simple Flash Circuit Sample 0 1uF 100V 330V CONNECTION R3 TO HV STROBE TRIGGER FROM GPIO IS ACTIVE HIGH IN 1 GND OF CIRCUIT PIN 2 TO TRIGGER TRANSFORMER TRIG OPEN CIRCUIT WHEN R1 TRIGGER NOT ASSERTED 2 2K ve LUMENERA GPIO HV STROBE INTERFACE pize Document Number R A B Date Wednesday February 23 2005 SEH 1 SL 1 Figure 41 Simple Flash Sample Circuit Diagram Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice SO 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Most camera models are powered e
84. rab a frame of video from the video stream and display it on screen The Save As button is used to save the image to disk in one of the available formats The Hide View button will close the image display window The Capture amp Save Bayer Data toggle button allows you to view and save the raw Bayer data that comes from the camera before it is processed into 24 bit RGB data color cameras only If a captured image is currently being displayed this button will toggle the image between raw Bayer and processed 24 bit data 2 5 2 Dialog Items Video Image Control The Image Size dropdown list provides the available video display resolutions The Preview must be stopped in order to switch between the various image sizes The Frame Rate dropdown box provides a list of available display frame rates Not all cameras have this capability The Taps dropdown box provides a list of number of taps available to select Not all cameras support multiple taps The Exposure slider is used to adjust the video exposure time in milliseconds The AEC toggle button is used to toggle the Automatic Exposure Control not available for all cameras When selected the slider changes to Luminance Target allowing you to select the average brightness you want to maintain as ambient lighting changes The exposure will be automatically adjusted in an attempt to maintain the average brightness The Gain slider is used to adjust the global gain of the camera for both video mo
85. rate at the faster frame rates To enable the High Power USB Mode please contact Lumenera s Technical Assistance Center TAC to download the utility to configure the camera Once enabled the camera will retain this setting even if it is rebooted Lumenera Technical Assistance Center Phone 1 613 736 4077 x2 Email support lumenera com Support Hours Mon Fri 9 00am 5 30pm ET North America The camera supports 1 2 and 4 taps to increase the read rate of the data off the image sensor and increase the frame rate There are also 3 clock configurations Quarter approx Half approx and Full The camera can be configured to operate off standard USB power USB Y power or External Power under the conditions shown below Sensor Clock Speed Frame Rate Configuration Quarter Half Full 4 Taps 2 Taps 1 Tap To use USB Y cable the camera must be set to High Power USB Mode by contacting TAC Operation of the camera in the high power mode state can be done with one of the optional power supply options you may have ordered with your camera La2000PK GPIO Adapter International Power Supply or La2000PIOK GPIO Adapter with lO leads International Power Supply OR you can use the USB Y cable provided with the camera enabled in High Power USB mode Note Not all USB cards controllers are designed to support this type of power configuration for a Y cable If the camera is not operating at f
86. s do not function with every Lumenera camera model Refer to section 4 17 of this manual for additional details on the sample executables 2 4 5 Software Development Kit SDK The software development kit is required for software development with Lumenera camera models In order to minimize customer development cycle Lumenera is providing one SDK that is shared by our USB2 0 USB3 0 GigE and INFINITY products Documentation Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 projects C C NET and VB NET Software support and plug in development support MATLAB Windows LabVIEW Windows are included with this single license on time purchase This package can be directly downloaded from our website at the link below and password will be provided at purchase or proof of purchase by TAC team http www lumenera com support downloads industrial downloads php If you wish to purchase the SDK please contact your Lumenera Business Development representative YLumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 22 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 2 4 6 Documentation Documentation consisting of this User s Manual the API reference manual and the latest available Application Notes and White Papers is ins
87. se Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample 4 17 26 Mono Check Sample Application This Visual C Net sample can be used to determine whether the camera is mono or color 4 17 26 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample pg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 77 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 27 Picture Flip Application Pictureflip exe is a simple application that will mirror or flip the video preview 4 17 27 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects C Base Sample x GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample x C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Lo230i gt S N 485826580 Disconnect Stop Flip 25 011 125 1616 1216 Figure 58 Picture Flip Application M Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613
88. signal is active Vcc 5V Vcc 5V Output signal Internal to camera Internal photo 2 Internal photo transistor of the transistor of the PC3CH7D Opto E PC3CH7D Opto se A coupler Output internal to camera Figure 35 Active High output Figure 36 Active Low Output 3 12 5 5 La2000PIOK optional connector pin out information The La2000PIOK provide the ability to use external power and easy access of the GPIO signals for USB 3 0 Lt s camera model Pin Function Wire color Description 1 V External External power input terminal 5Vdc 2 GPO1 Optically isolated output positive terminal 3 GPO1 Optically isolated output negative terminal 4 GPIO2 Bi directional general purpose UO 5 GPIO3 Bi directional general purpose UO 6 GPI1 Optically isolated input negative terminal 7 GPl1 Optically isolated input positive terminal 8 GND External power ground reference terminal Table 12 La2000PIOK Wire color definition Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 44 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 6 Gigabit Cameras GPI O
89. stems The Lumenera USB camera drivers are digitally signed with Microsoft Under the Windows VISTA and Windows 7 operating systems the camera will be automatically identified and the drivers will be silently loaded in the background Typically a small balloon dialog appears in the lower right hand side of the screen indicating that a device has been detected and the drivers are loading Allow up to 1 minute for the device drivers to load and when the LED is illuminated on the camera it is operational Run the LuCam Capture application software from your Start menu to control the camera Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice a 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 2 2 7 Software Upgrade Procedure The Software Upgrade procedure is similar to the original software installation If you have installed a previous version of the software you should uninstall it prior to running the Software Upgrade Note Should the Uninstall Script identify that a reboot is required please ensure that you perform this step by rebooting your computer before installing the Software Upgrade Failure to do so could cause difficulties with any future installations If you run the Software Upgra
90. t lo Y offset lo Exp msl 1491 936 Gain 1 950 Subsampling fi Pixel depth Sbit 16 bit Snapshot Dual Slope Options Max snapshot exp ms foo Snapshot knee 1 ms 1 00 Snapshot knee 2 ms 1 00 1 00 Snapshot Figure 50 Dual Slope Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 64 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 12 Dual Snapshot Application This Visual VB Net sample code is a simple application to take snapshot with two cameras connected It gives the ability to setup all parameters to enable the acquisition of a single snapshot or take synchronous snapshot or take snapshot in threads mode 4 17 12 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects C Base Sample x GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample x VB Base Sample USB 0 GigE Lg230i 40080 485826580 Camera Camera Index 1 Image Format Width Height Pixel Format Sub Sample 1 9 8Bits Snapshot Timing Control Exposure ms 25 011 Exposure Delay 0 Strobe Delay ms 9 Time Out ms 5000 E Use strobe E Use Trigger Gains Digi
91. tal Gains Gain Gain Red 1 1 Gain Green1 1 1 Gain Green2 Gain Blue Save Format Fle Name Cam1Snapshot Conversion Demosaicing Method Color Correction Matrix CCM FAST X FLUORESCENT X WB Preview Update Refresh Figure 51 Dual Camera Snapshot Application Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 6S 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 13 DX Control Sample Application This Visual C Net sample code is a console based application that uses the DirectX interface of the camera 4 17 13 1 Application Support x USB products x SDK MicroSoft Visual Studio projects x C Base Sample GigE Vision Products MATLAB Sample C Base Sample LabVIEW Sample VB Base Sample Lu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 66 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 4 17 14 Enum Frame Rates Sample Application
92. talled in a folder called Documentation in the directory selected during the installation process The default location is C Program Files Lumenera Corporation LuCam Capture Software C Program Files Lumenera Corporation LgCam Software The latest documentation release is included with the download of the current release of LuCam Software and LgCam Software available on the Support tab of the Lumenera website at www lumenera com 2 4 7 Driver Only Installation Packages Included with the SDK are Driver Only installation packages that can be used to install and run the specific camera models on any computer without the need to install the complete software package In each camera model directory you will find the camera driver and inf files the DirectShow files and the API DLL files Also included in the directory there is an installation batch file that can be used to install these files or used as a reference for your own installation script and the Microsoft regsvr32 exe application needed to register the Lutf ax DirectShow filter file These packages are installed in a folder called Driver Only Installations in the directory selected during the installation process The default location is C Program Files Lumenera Corporation Lumenera Camera SDK Redist The files contained in these directories are the same ones used by the camera If during your development a camera file update is required use the updated files as part of
93. tcut exists to access this menu quickly press the Windows Start key and the Pause Break keys simultaneously O EE DU CE OOOO OO ERE SCH mesa EE EIERE Figure 22 Shortcut System Manager Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 18 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM System Properties System Restore IL Automatic Updates General Computer Name Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device mee Device Manager SA Drivers Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles Do Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store Zas different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 23 System Manager 2 Find the entry in the list with a yellow question mark or the exclamation mark icon A See example below It will likely be located under one of these headings a Other Devices
94. ue in each mode When the Update for options are selected the average values are updated with each new image received Deselecting these options disables the updates Move Capture Window to Origin will move the capture window to the top left corner of your desktop 2 5 4 Options Menu Items Read Write Registers pop up a dialog allowing you to read and write the registers of the camera This is an advanced function and should not be used without the advice of Lumenera s technical support staff Light Source provides the option of selecting the ambient lighting source that is being used so that the proper colour correction can be performed by the camera The visual impact resulting from the light source adjustment varies by camera model and in some cameras the impact is negligible Enable Preview 16 bit Mode will place the camera into 16 bit video preview mode The video preview window will only display the upper 8 bits but when you hit the Capture button will capture 16 bit video frames The number of actual valid data bits per pixel will vary by camera model Refer to the camera datasheet for the output options available for a specific model Monochrome Preview puts the camera into monochrome mode Sharpen Captured Image applies a sharpening algorithm to the image when it s captured not in the live preview If an image is currently being displayed this option will toggle the displayed image between sharpened and unsharpened
95. ull power LED is solid green when idle then try alternate USB ports or cards Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 82 11062014
96. ulti function LED that illuminates in either green or orange to provide additional information that can be interpreted by the camera operator If the indicated status is not easily understood then contact the Lumenera Support team with a description of the LED behaviour Check Table 1 below for the LED appearance and Status pg Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice Ss 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM Status I Solid orange Device driver failed to load Blinks orange a few times per second Firmware failed to load Blinks orange once per 2 seconds FPGA failed to load Solid green Camera ready operational Dimmer green Camera streaming or fast frames is enabled Dimmer green snapshot LED will be dimmer green for duration of exposure Blink orange green Not enough power to stream video External power is required For camera that are not Lt425 Lt225 These cameras usually can operate a lower frame rate if not enough power So if the LED is blinking from orange to green this could mean camera has an older hardware revision or and firmware update is required Table 1 LED status for Lt425 and Lt 225 Camera models 2 2 4 USB Camera Installation Proc
97. ure Software requires that this application be run with Administrator access that all applications connecting to cameras are closed and that all cameras are disconnected After the installation has completed connect your cameras Figure 2 Important Note Installshield Wizard Window Ensure that cameras are disconnected and click Next License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully License Agreement Software This Agreement states the terms and conditions upon which Lumenera Corporation Lumenera offers to license to you the Licensee the software together with all telated documentation and accompanying items including but not limited to the executable programs drivers libraries and data files associated with such programs collectively the Software The Software is licensed not sold to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement Lumenera grants to you the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the Software is used only in conjunction with Lumenera s family of products y T 5 do not accept the terms of the license agreement nstallShield lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 3 License Agreement Review the License Agreement accept the terms and click Next Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera
98. used The signal status can be obtained by using the LucamGpioRead function VCC Output This optional feature allows the camera to output a 3 3 V DC signal on Pin 16 The camera can source up to 50 mA of current from this pin This feature is only available on Lw based cameras that have been ordered with this option available This feature is not available on existing Lu based cameras The large format cameras mini cameras and GigE Vision cameras do not have this signal available on the external I O connector Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 46 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 8 USB Tether Connector Some board level models have a connector to enable use of a 5 pins flat connector Figure 38 for the USB connection For the signal voltages please refer to USB 2 0 specifications Table 14 describes the connector signal configuration PIN Function 4 VBUS 2 DM 3 DP 4 GND 5 SHIELD GND Table 14 USB Tether Connector Pin out Description Figure 38 USB Tether connector 3 12 9 Taking a Single Frame Snapshot with the Camera External UO Interface The Lumenera LuCam API makes use of several of the External Interface He
99. uses a standard RJ45 connector as shown in Figure 29 Pin 1 Pin 8 Figure 29 Mini Camera External Header Location and Pin Numbering 3 12 3 1 Header Pin out Pin Function Signal 1 optically isolated output negative lead GPO1 negative lead 2 optically isolated output positive lead GPO1 positive lead 3 optically isolated input negative lead GPI1 negative lead 4 bi directional input output O GPO GPI2 5 ground ground reference for GPIO2 4 6 optically isolated input positive lead GPI1 positive lead 7 bi directional input output 2 GPO GPI4 8 bi directional input output 1 GPO GPI3 Table 9 Mini Camera External Header Pin out Definition Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 379 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM 3 12 3 2 GPI O Connector Description A sample configuration for trigger and strobe using this connector is shown in Figure 30 220 fro Joo a fen lon foo AN wa no A GND Figure 30 Mini Camera GPIO Connector Circuit Diagram Optically Isolated Input These input pins are designed for 3 3 to 5 V nominal input 12 V absolute maximum Greater input voltages
100. wever since during readout of the image the lines are still integrating like rolling shutter the actual image exposure differs from the top to the bottom The difference is the time taken to readout the image and varies for each camera 70 ms is typical Under bright ambient lighting conditions the image will appear brighter the further down the image you go A half global shutter is most effective when used under controlled lighting e g strobe flash Because integration continues to occur during readout the skewing motion artefact can still occur 3 6 3 Global Shutter With a global shutter the entire image array starts exposing at the same time globally At some later point in time the entire image array stops exposing at the same time and the image is read out in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom sometimes odd rows are read out first followed by the even rows The difference from the other modes is that during readout the imager is no longer integrating light The time delay between the start of exposure and end of exposure is defined as the exposure time and it represents the total amount of time that the image integrates Because all the pixels start exposure at the same time integrate over the same interval and stop exposing at the same time there is no potential for motion artefacts as there is in the other modes Blu menera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON
101. xclusively via the USB cable which nominally supplies 5 Volts Large format camera models eg Lw11059 Lw16059 require an external 12V power adapter The Lu176 model requires a 9V power adapter to charge the flash A power adapter can also be used to power the camera in cases where the USB cable does not supply power e g from a Laptop computer or non powered USB hub The GigE Vision camera models require an external 12V power adapter at all time The appropriate external power adapter for your camera can be purchased directly from Lumenera The Lumenera power adapter part number for your camera can be found in camera datasheet on the Lumenera website www lumenera com Product tools in the universal power guide http www lumenera com support pdf PowerSuppliesPMN pdf or you can contact Lumenera Technical Assistance team Support lumenera com The usage of a universal power adapter is also possible and this component must adhere to the following specifications Lu series cameras 1 6 Volts DC Regulated 2 1000mA Minimum Current rating 3 2 1mm Tip 4 Center Positive Lw series cameras 1 5 Volts DC Regulated 2 500mA Minimum Current Rating 3 2 1mm Tip 4 Center Positive Exception Lw110 uses a 6 V DC power adapter when USB power is insufficient pg Lumenera corporation Lt Series cameras 1 5 Volts DC Regulated 2 Lt225 Lt425 1000mA Minimum Current rating Lt365 Lt665 Lt965 Lt1265 2 5A Current rati
102. xposure process The time delay between a row starting to expose and a row being read out is the integration time also known as the exposure time This integration time can be varied from a single line start exposure followed by a read out while the next line is exposing up to a full frame time last line starts exposing at the bottom of the image before reading starts at the top In some cases longer exposures can be obtained by delaying the read out even longer during which time the entire array is exposing Since the integration process moves through the image over some length of time skewing of moving objects may become apparent For example if a vehicle is moving through the image during capture light from the top of the vehicle will be integrated at some earlier time than light from the bottom of the vehicle causing the bottom of the vehicle to appear slanted forward in the direction of motion For most slow moving objects or still image capture this motion artefact is not noticeable 3 6 2 Half Global Shutter With a half global shutter the entire image array starts exposing at the same time globally At some later point in time the readout process begins whereby rows of pixels are read out in sequence starting at the top of the image and proceeding row by row down to the bottom exactly like the rolling shutter case The time between the global start of integration and the start of readout is defined as the exposure time Ho
103. your installation package You can replace the files in this directory as necessary Note LgCam Software installation does not have a driver only Installation package therefore the complete installation process is required to ensure all dependencies are installed Lumenera corporation 7 CAPELLA COURT OTTAWA ON CANADA K2E 8A7 TEL 613 736 4077 FAX 613 736 4071 WWW LUMENERA COM INFO LUMENERA COM O 2014 Lumenera Corporation All rights reserved Design features and specifications are subject to change without notice 23 11062014 Lumenera Cameras User s Manual Release 6 5 WWW LUMENERA COM The LuCam and LgCam Capture applications are simple demonstration programs that are easy to use The applications are built using the SDK and are a sampling of what the API functions can do however it does not incorporate all of the available features of the API The complete source code for this application is available to those that purchase the SDK Only one camera may be controlled by each instance of LuCam LgCam Capture but several instances of the application may be run simultaneously If more than one camera is detected by the application a list of available camera serial numbers is presented allowing the user to select the camera they wish to control Additionally the image stream from any one camera can only be provided to a single application If LuCam LgCam Capture or any one of the sample executables is extracting a vi

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