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1. SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Quick Start Reference Guide Installation of Software 1 Uninstall any previous version of StCamSWare software before installing the latest version and DO NOT connect the camera until instructed to do so Install the StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 CD in the CD ROM and click setup exe to begin the installation process In the Choose Setup Language window select the desired setup language then click OK Next the Welcome InstallShield Wizard screen will appear click the Next button to continue In the License Agreement window select I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next if you agree with the terms of the Agreement Next the Setup Type window will appear select the Complete setup type then click Next In the Choose Destination Location window click Next The Ready to Install the Program will appear click Install Inthe Windows Logo Testing screen click Continue Anyway 0 Finally the InstallShield Wizard Complete window will appear click the Finish button 1 Make sure to continue with the Installation of USB Driver Instructions a 3 00ND Installation of USB Driver 1 Connect the camera to the PC via USB2 0 cable 2 The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear Select Install the software automatically Recommended then click Next 3 Hardware Install
2. Il StCamSWare Starting and Operating A Starting StCamSWare Software B Operating the StCamSWare Software 1 File Menu w wewannanamawwaza 2 Option Menu ssssmeo 3 Capture Menu sse 4 Window Menu wewwwaa 5 Helo WIEN aa I Advanced Menu wswwamenwa nza nannananzanzanzawa A Gain Shutter Tab weweweo B White Balance Tab w mamamawa CA Ua DO kaa E Color Gamma Tab smamemonsa SA aa TaD AWA IA Ia AUA AA USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Important Notes 1 This document details installation instructions for installing Sentech s StCamSWare software for Windows XP Screen shots and instructed procedures in this document are from Windows XP and may vary slightly in Windows 2000 and Windows Vista 2 For high resolution models of the Sentech USB cameras select appropriate high resolution lenses otherwise picture quality may not be optimized 3 Camera may not work or may not work at optimum levels if it is connected to a USB hub It is recommended to connect the camera directly to a USB 2 0 connector in the computer 4 Uninstall any other USB camera drivers before loading this software 5 Ifthe
3. Gain Shutter White Balance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger ID Other Direction Mode Polarity Status 00 ea iae IA 01 eu isa OO asita SA 02 oi uasi I HIGH 03 Jose OO aita Hen e SW Status OFF MINA WI lt NJOFF E Update save Si Load Li Reset Re Figure 66 IO Tab In Advanced Settings The camera provides four hardware I O connections for the various signals These features are provided for the purposes of many machine vision applications as well as other applications Read this section along with the I O Timing Chart on page 50 1 Input I O s lO0 and 101 By clicking on either 100 or 101 the input configuration of the input signals can be set up These functions are user configurable and can be set up to provide the following input functions on either of the input points a Mode There are four modes that can be assigned to an Input signal 1 Disable 00 This mode disables the Input pin for which it is assigned 2 General Input 01 This input may be used for auxiliary purpose The status of this input can be obtained by using Sentech SDK 3 Trigger Input 10 This provides an input path for a Hardware Trigger input into the camera By applying a Trigger Pulse to the camera one frame of image can be obtained As the camera provides both hardware and software triggers Hardware Trigger must be selected to utilize this feature on the Trigger tab
4. StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 11 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 c Settings Important Note In the Settings S function there are two levels of operation control There is a Simple Menu and an Advanced Menu The Simple Menu is geared towards an end user type level Whereas the Advanced Menu is geared towards an engineering level In this section we will review both Simple and Advanced menus as well as the menu bars associated with these operations Click Options O on the main menu bar and select the Setting S function By selecting Setting S the following Simple Menu window appears and can be used to modify the camera settings a StCamSWare 2 STC C33USB A5L3029 Property 1 Property 2 Auto Gain 886 dB Shutter REE 1 2918 Mirror Image OFF Normal z Save S Loadil Reset R Advanced Figure 26 Settings Simple Menu Property 1 Tab As shown in Figure 26 there are two tabs available for selection Property 1 and Property 2 Both of these tabs have the basic end user level control setups for the camera operation 1 Property 1 Tab settings on the Simple menu a Gain Note Noise levels become more prominent when the gain level becomes higher Proper lens aperture and shutter speed adjustments are required to reduce the gain level i e opening lens aperture more and
5. 4 Readout Input 30 This provides an input path for a Readout Signal into the camera This function instructs the camera to release the video output signal when the Operation Mode is set to Trigger w readout As this camera can be configured for either a hardware or software readout in order to configure this output pin the ReadOut Source must be set to the Hardware mode b Polarity This setting allows the Polarity of the Input Signal to be set at either Positive or Negative for those signals where this is applicable c Status This allows the signal to be set at either a High or Low status when it is appropriate to do so StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 53 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 2 Output I O s 102 and 103 By clicking on either 102 or 103 the output configuration of the output signals can be set up These functions are user configurable and can be set up to provide the following input functions on either of the output points a Mode There are seven modes which can be assigned to an output signal 1 Disable 00 This mode disables the Input pin for which it is assigned 2 General Output 01 By assigning General output to one of the output pins some logical signals in a system can be extracted as a hardware signal to this IO point In the system designed with the SDK this is con
6. AGC OneShot ALC OneShot AGC OFF Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF ALC Fixed AGC OneShot Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot a Fixed Shutter AGC OFF OFF ALC AGC OFF In this mode the camera works with a fixed shutter speed and a fixed gain value This mode is suitable for applications which have consistent light conditions or when absolute video level measurements are required Since there is no automatic gain or shutter function at this setting the picture may be too dark or saturated depending on the adjustments of the shutter speed fixed gain and or lens aperture Adjust these three for optimum brightness of the image The available control functions for this mode are Fixed Gain Fixed Shutter Preset Shutter Speeds Digital Gain b Auto Shutter ON AGC ON ALC FullAuto AGC ON In this mode the camera works in the auto shutter mode and AGC automatic gain control This mode is suitable for applications in which lighting conditions change gradually i e applications with natural outdoor lighting In this mode the shutter soeed and gain change automatically to maintain the video output level at optimum brightness despite light intensity changes on the object The Target Brightness slide bar is activated when this mode is selected and this Brightness Target level defines the targeted brightness level desired to be maintained automatically StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 29 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manu
7. To change this program or remove it from your computer click Change Remove Change Remove Figure 16 Add or Remove Programs Window 4 Select Remove then click the Next button siam Ware V0 lprialstield Wizard Waeleza Welgoma bo fhe 5 Caen Was YUDA eha Mantensanza puram This pogan beir pou moiy ahaa Dick one of the options baka Select nza pecan beshures bo edd on select ounerdly installed lesius bo verre Fenta si pogam lesturs insted by the pavioui reup Figure 17 Welcome Screen StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 8 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 5 Click the Yes button to proceed to the next step StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard Do wou want to completely remove the selected application and all of its Features Figure 18 Remove Application Screen 6 Click the Finish button to close the Uninstaller StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard Uninstall Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling StCamS Ware v0 08 msasa SENTECH lt Back i Figure 19 Uninstall Complete StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 9 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN ll Starting and Operating the StCamSWare A Starting StCamSWare Software Make certain that the software driver is correctly installed and the USB camera is connected to a mapped USB 2 0 port before continuin
8. 10 tabs Any settings to the Trigger and 1 0 tabs will be lost and these tab settings will return to the default settings when the camera is turned off StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 15 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 c Load Button By selecting the Load L button Figure 30 below will select the previously saved camera set up profile which is to be loaded for the camera operation and follow the standard Windows procedures Look in E My Documents e c Eee Files of type CFG File cfg v Cancel V Le Figure 30 Load File d Reset Button By selecting the Reset RY button the camera settings will reset to the factory defaults When the camera is powered down and restarted it will restart with the factory defaults e Advanced Menu This menu allows controls similar to those explained for the Simple menu settings except the level of control is significantly deeper and more powerful In order to support the continuity of the explanation of the Menu Bar on the image screen a detailed explanation of the Advanced menu will be provided in the Advanced Menu Instructions section on page 27 of this manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 16 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Ra StCamSWare 7 51C C33USB A5L3029 v0 0 0 8 FilefFi Optionf Capture Window wai Helpi HI FreezelP Rename
9. Callback Functions Correction Note On this screen above the Callback Function Drop will be changed to Frames Received in the next revision of this software Therefore in this manual Drop will be referred to as Frames Received This menu option allows users to enable and disable the following callback functions which are applied to the live video Highlight the desired function for the application and click the enable button to activate the function to the viewing screen To deactivate a running applied callback function highlight the enabled callback function and click the Disable button Click the OK button to apply any changes 1 Grid This function lays a 4x3 square grid on the image 2 Ellipse This function generates a 9 zone circular diagram on the image 3 FPS The Frames Per Second data is located at the upper right hand corner of the image The data displayed represents the number of frames per second the total number of frames from when the software started running this count is reset every time the application is closed the total number of frames from when the camera was powered up this count continues until the camera is powered down 4 Logo This function lays a Sentech logo at the top left hand corner of the image viewing screen 5 Frames Received Drop The count of frames received and dropped is located at the bottom left of the viewing screen
10. Trigger Tab Timing Control Slide Bars There are six timing control slide bars By utilizing these controls you can set certain timing parameters fixed delay time duration time etc for the I O signals described under the G 1 0 tab a Exposure Delay When the Exposure Delay control is set at 0 nsec the camera exposure starts immediately after the trigger signal arrives at the camera By adjusting this control to an X nsec value greater than 0 that value of X is the additional delay time added onto the actual start of the exposure time See Figure 58 below Trigger In ee Wa Exposure time Figure 58 Exposure Delay Timing Chart b Strobe Start Delay When the Strobe out programmable output signal is utilized this sets the delay time of Strobe out programmable output signal See in the IO Signal Timing Chart on Page 50 c Strobe End Delay This adjustment defines when the Strobe out programmable output signal should end referencing to the end of the CCD exposure See in the IO Signal Timing Chart on Page 50 d Pulse Delay This adjustment is used to set the delay time for various output signals Trigger output Programmable Exposure end and CCD readout end See in the IO Signal Timing Chart on Page 50 e Pulse Duration This adjustment is used to set the time duration for various output signals Trigger output Programmable Exposure end and CCD reado
11. e In the case that the standard core color values are not acceptable this matrix may be used to adjust those core values If no adjustment or additional processing for the core color values then R is Red G is Green and B is Blue without any processing by this matrix The values shown in this matrix before any adjustments are made are the Factory Default values e The active value range which may be put into the matrix is from 32 768 to 32 767 Note Luminance is primarily carried in the Green channel Therefore if for example the three default values are each changed from 100 to 1 000 the image will become quite saturated If the lens is closed down to reduce the amount of light that is allowed onto the CCD a more natural image color will be regained This might be useful for very low light applications Please note that this will also increase the noise in the image a OK By selecting the OK button all changes to the Color Matrix will be reflected in the Image and the Color Matrix window will close b APPLY By selecting the APPLY button all changes to the Color Matrix will be reflected in the image and the color Matrix window will stay open allowing further adjustments c CANCEL By selecting the CANCEL button the values will be set at the last saved setting and the window will close d RESET Clicking the RESET button will replace the parameters of the Color Matrix Window with the factory default
12. a Camera PID 1106 However the Camera Serial data will change camera to camera when different cameras are used StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 24 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 b Advanced Setting Important Note There are two versions of the advanced menu the trigger version and the non trigger version Unless your application requires the trigger function the following Advanced Settings section is non applicable The following image is the Advanced Menu screen WITHOUT the Trigger and IO tabs This is the menu screen that should be used to set up the camera for non trigger applications ns StCamSWaref 2 STC C83USB JC6K8246 Sie Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Other ALG Mode OFFCALG Fixed AGG OFF 7 Fixed Gain j 694454 dev 28 Fixed Shutter 1 20 SI0FF 1 120 100 1 60 1 50 1 80 1 25 RESET Savela LoadiLi Figure 46 Advanced Menu Screen without Trigger and IO Note To navigate to the image above click Options O in the menu bar and select Settings then click the Advanced button located at the bottom right hand corner of the window If your application DOES require the trigger function click Help H on the main menu bar and select the Advanced Setting function By selecting Advanced Setting the following window appears Enter the password and click the OK
13. and then select install by right clicking on the mpeg4acm inf file The following message appears when the video stream capture process is finished Figure 39 AVI File Window StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 21 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 4 Window Menu Fal StCamS Ware 7 51C C33USB A5L30279 v0 0 0 8 File F Option G Capturelly Window Help HI Show Thumbnail T Figure 40 Window Menu a Show Thumbnail Click Window W on the menu bar and select the Show Thumbnail T function If any Thumbnail images have been captured during the session the captured images will be displayed and can be saved or deleted Figure 41 Live image with Thumbnail Window Right click on the image of the thumbnail window and the following 6 functions are selectable 1 Show The function will display the selected snap shot with another window a By right clicking the open thumbnail under this Show function the image can be saved To save the thumbnail from this screen follow standard Window procedures b Pixel Position equation in the menu bar This data shows the x y position of the cursor and its RGB values of the particular pixel where the cursor is located This feature is useful when it is desired to know RGB values on particular position of the image i For example what may be displayed is 1 x y 743 118 R G B 80 89 79 The meaning
14. button for activation of the trigger function Advanced Setting Eg Password Figure 47 Advanced Setting Password Window For the Advanced Setting password please contact your Sentech representative StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 25 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Once the password is entered the Advanced Menu screen for a trigger application will look as follows Gain Shutter WhiteBalance ve Color Color Gamma Trigger Id Other ALG Mode OFF ALG Fixed AGC OFF Weight Fixed Gain ja ATIBA dai Fixed Shutter e TAB S32 OF F 41120 100 1 60 10 wao 1 25 RESET Target Brightness Figure 48 Advanced Menu Screen Please note the difference is the Trigger and the IO tabs The Sentech USB Camera series has two types of trigger software based trigger called Soft Trigger and a hardware based trigger called Hard Trigger The trigger functions available are model dependent All Sentech USB cameras with the prefix TC or TB have a Soft Trigger function in the camera Only Sentech USB cameras with the model number suffix of ASH have a Hard Trigger For example STC TC33USB AS has a Soft Trigger STC TC33USB ASH has a Soft Trigger and a Hard Trigger StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 26 59 Rev 1 1 SEN lll Advanced TECH Menu Inst
15. extending shutter speed longer etc Two gain modes are selectable i AGC Automatic Gain Control To activate the AGC check the Auto box Note When AGC is selected the Brightness Target slide bar is activated Adjust the target brightness level with the slide bar for the optimum brightness level desired for the application This adjustment sets the upper range limit for the AGC and or Auto Shutter In this AGC mode the gain level changes automatically according to the light intensity changes on the object li Fixed Gain The camera works in the Fixed Gain mode by un checking the Auto box at the right end of the Gain slide bar In the Fixed Gain mode the gain level can be adjusted with the Gain slide bar StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 12 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 b Shutter Two shutter modes are selectable i Auto Shutter control The camera works with the auto shutter control by checking the Auto box at the right end of the Shutter Slide bar Note Brightness Target is activated and can be adjusted for the target brightness level with the slide bar when the auto shutter control is activated li Fixed Shutter control The camera works with the fixed shutter control by un checking the Auto box at the right end of Shutter slide bar The shutter soeed can be adjusted and set to the desired setting with the slide bar when
16. may be reduced when this function is used because the processing is done in the PC If this function is unnecessary for the system application please use the camera without this function StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 13 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 a StCam Ware 1 S1C C33USB A5L3033 Property 1 Property 2 Advanced Figure 27 Settings Simple Menu Property 2 Tab Settings Property 2 Tab for the Simple menu By selecting Property 2 tab the screen shown above will display f Hue The color hue can be adjusted by checking the On box at the left end of Hue and Saturation The hue is adjustable with the slide bar If the On box is left unchecked the camera default value of the hue is used g Saturation The saturation can be adjusted by checking the On box at the left end of Hue and Saturation The saturation is adjustable with the slide bar If the On box is left unchecked the default value of the saturation is used h Gamma The default value of the gamma is 1 0 The gamma can be adjusted to other values by checking the On box at the left end of the Gamma The gamma is adjustable with the slide bar Note Gamma correction or adjustment is setting the linearity of gray scale representation Gamma value 1 0 represents linear transmission In the case of this camera when you set the gamma value below 1 0
17. reflected as shown on Figure 67 below This status data may be used by the user or the system to make something happen in the system For example different systems may have different or multiple software settings and the OFF status of switch 1 would result in software set A being downloaded into the camera whereas the ON status of switch 1 would result in software set B being downloaded into the camera ais StCamSWare 2 S1C TC202USB Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger 10 Other Direction Mode Polarity Status 100 fINPUT x Disablef00 sw ffPositive HIGH x 01 finpuy aa St CS CSi zi 102 General Output 01 HIGH 7 3 Ti Positive vi zi SwW1 4 Status OK Save S Load L Reset R Simple Figure 67 IO Tab in Advanced Settings 4 Update If one of the input pins is set to General Input by clicking this button the status of the signal over that input pin is updated to the current status and displayed StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 55 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 H Other Tab ais StCamSWare 1 STC TC202USB Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger 10 Other Scan Mode 7 F A _ _ _ _ AA le ie f Glock Speed Normal Still Image Pixel Format BGR4 Color Interpolation Bilinear v Mirror M
18. the gray scale of the brighter side is expanded and the gray scale of the darker side is suppressed On the other hand when you set the gamma value above 1 0 the gray scale of the brighter side is suppressed and the gray scale of the darker side is expanded i Sharpness The sharpness can be adjustable by checking On at the left end of the Sharpness The sharpness is adjustable with slide bar If the On box is left unchecked the camera default value of the sharpness is used Note By increasing the sharpness the noise in the image becomes more prominent If required adjust the shutter speed gain and lens aperture to reduce the noise Important Note The frame rate may be reduced when these functions are used because the processing is done in the PC If this function is unnecessary for the system application please use the camera without this function StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 14 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 2 Menu Bar Refer to the bottom of Figure 27 on page 14 a OK button By clicking the OK button the Setting Window will close and the current settings will temporarily remain in the software as long as the software remains open However these settings have NOT been saved by clicking the OK button Therefore when the camera is powered down and re started it will reboot with the original or last saved settings b Save bu
19. the Automatic Light Compensation factor for the Auto Shutter and the AGC To adjust the numbers simply type in the desired weight factor or click the up or down arrows for the weight factor The larger the number the more affect that area of the image has on the ALC adjustment The range of the weight factor is from 1 to 255 b Area This control function allows the area sizes on the image to be adjusted in order to further control the Weight impact in the ALC calculations There are six crosshairs in the screen Each line defines a border of the segments which have weight values as described in the above section a Weight Each line position can be adjusted by the X1 X2 X3 Y1 Y2 Y3 slide bars which allows the area size to be defined StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 32 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 3 Fixed Gain Note The Sentech USB cameras offer two kinds of gain Analog Gain and Digital Gain Analog Gain is gain that is generated off of the CCD before signal passes to the A D convertor after which the signal is processed digitally As Analog Gain is increased video noise is also increased Digital Gain is gain that is applied digitally after the signal has passed the A D convertor and is being processed digitally Unlike Analog Gain Digital Gain can be increased without increasing or adding noise to the image This control is used to set the desired level of an
20. the red rows from the ones in the blue rows as Gr and Gb respectively R gt Gr Go B Figure 51 Color Diagram 1 White Balance Mode Selection StCamSWare 1 STC TC202USB TRG2MC PP1 NOO11 WO San Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger 10 Other White Balance FullAuto olor Waalt h ZILIDZIJ Color Gain Gr 100128 Color Gain Gb E A oot 28 olor ain D O4 200 Auto Target R 100000 Auto Target B 100000 ok Save S Load L Reset R Simple Figure 52 White Balance Tab in Advanced Settings Through the White Balance drop down menu the following four White Balance modes are selectable a OFF By selecting this mode the camera works without white balance processing This mode would be utilized in those cases where raw data is desired Due to the Bayer color filter the picture becomes green tinted as there are more pixels on the CCD that have green filters on them than there are with red or blue filters on them See illustration above StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 36 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 b Manual By selecting this mode the camera works with manual white balance This mode is highly recommended in applications in which the color temperature of the light is constant By adjusting Color Gain R Color Gain Gr Color Gain Gb and Color Gain B the desired level of W
21. this function Note When the Sentech StCamSWare software is closed without first saving the captured thumbnails the following warning message will appear allowing an opportunity to save the thumbnails StCamS Ware x he J There are images that are not saved IF you quit this application these images are removed Cancel Figure 43 Image Saving Window If this screen appears please follow the standard windows procedures to save the file or close this window StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 23 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 5 Help Menu Fal StCamS Ware 7 S51C C33USB A5L30279 v0 0 0 File F Option Capture C Window Help HI Version Informationty Advanced Setting Figure 44 Help Menu a Version Information Click Help H on the main menu bar and select the Version Information V function By selecting Version Information V Figure 45 below will appear It displays the camera and software properties About StGamh Ware StoamsWare w0 0 0 8 stGamD dlv0 0 6 1 StUSBD dllv0 0 0 7 StlsBsyevO 002 Camera FID 1106 Camera Frimmare 0011 0008 Gamera SerialSTC C33SUSBC45L3029 Copyright 6 2005 2008 Sensor Technology https ny serntech co jp Figure 45 Version Information Note In this information the camera PID is a number that is assigned to a group type of camera by Sentech For example all UXGA Color cameras will have
22. ver 0 0 8 10 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN B Operating the StCamSWare Software 1 File Menu fea StCamS Ware 7 51C C33USB A5L3029 v0 0 0 8 FilefF Option G CapturetC WindowtW HelptH Figure 23 File Menu a Close the Software Click File FY on the menu bar and select the Close X button Note Unless you wish to end the application do not do this at this time 2 Option Menu Ra StCamS Ware 7 51C C33USB A5L3029 v0 0 0 8 File F Optionfic Captureic Window HelptH FreezelP Rename CameralR i SettinglSi Size callbachi Co Figure 24 Options Menu a Freeze Live Video Click Options O on the menu bar and select the Freeze P function The image on the PC will be frozen To go back to live video click Options O on the menu bar and select the Live Video P function b Rename the Camera Click Options O on the menu bar and select Rename Camera R function By selecting this function the following window will appear Type a new name in the field and select the OK button to change the camera name This change will reflect on the identification in the blue header at the top of the window Note The program will save any name change of the camera The program will reopen with the new name Camera Mame Gamera Name S5TC C33USEtA5L3029 Cancel Figure 25 Camera Name Window
23. C ON e ALC AGC OneShot e ALC OneShot AGC OFF 11 Digital Gain Note The Sentech USB cameras offer two kinds of gain Analog Gain and Digital Gain Analog Gain this gain that is generated off of the CCD before the signal is processed digitally As Analog Gain is increased video noise is also increased Digital Gain is gain that is applied digitally after the signal has started to be processed Unlike Analog Gain Digital Gain can be increased without increasing or adding noise to the image This control allows the Digital Gain value to be set The Digital Gain for ALC operations can be adjusted with this slide bar StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 35 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN B White Balance Tab Important Note The frame rate may be reduced when either the FullAuto or One Shot White Balance modes are used because these functions are processed in the PC If these modes are unnecessary for the application please do not use them Note This camera utilizes an RGB Bayer Mosaic filter and the arrangement of R red G green and B blue is shown in Figure 51 below This filter is placed over CCD so that each pixel has an R G or B filter over it Color interpolation is done in the PC and a full color image is created As you see in the drawing below there are more green pixels than red or blue pixels For convenience purposes we differentiate green pixels in
24. CameratlRi SettinglSi Sizet Callbackfc Figure 31 Option Menu d Size Z This menu option allows the user to set the image size to 7 pre assigned sizes The size of the image may not be adjusted by dragging the window with the cursor This will adjust the window size but will NOT adjust the image size 1 X8 By selecting this setting the image size is digitally magnified 8 times larger To navigate in the viewable portion of this digitally magnified image use either the cursor or the x or y axis cursors 2 X4 By selecting this setting the image size is digitally magnified 4 times larger To navigate in the viewable portion of this digitally magnified image use either the cursor or the x or y axis cursors 3 X2 By selecting this setting the image size is digitally magnified 2 times larger To navigate in the viewable portion of this digitally magnified image use either the cursor or the x or y axis cursors 4 X1 By selecting this function the preview window size is changed to the original preview window size and is a 1 1 ratio with the image produced by the camera When the camera is configured with a mega pixel sensor the image is larger than the computer screen can display Therefore to navigate in the viewable portion of this image use either the cursor to the x or y axis cursors 5 X1 2 By selecting this function the image size is changed to a 1 2 size smaller window than the original image size window I
25. Gamma Trigeer IO Other R Gamma Mode R Gamma 7 007007 Gr Gamma Mode Gr Gamma 1 000007 Gb Gamma Mode Gb Gamma 7 OOF 00 B Gamma Mode B Gamma 100000 Savei si Losdr LI Reset Ri Simple Figure 56 Color Gamma Tab in Advanced Settings The slide bar is activated and or accessible by setting any of the Gamma Mode selections to ON or Reverse Adjust the Color Gamma volumes with the slide bars 1 R Gamma Mode Through this drop down menu the following three R Gamma Mode control options are selectable a OFF In this mode the camera works with the R gamma equal to 1 0 The R Gamma cannot be adjusted in this mode b ON In this mode the R Gamma can be adjusted The R Gamma is adjustable with the R Gamma slide bar c Reverse This mode creates gray scale revered image in R and provides gamma correction at the same time In this mode what would normally be a bright pixel is represented as dark and dark as bright StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 43 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 2 Gr Gamma Mode Through this drop down menu the following three Gr Gamma Mode control options are selectable a OFF By selecting this mode the camera works with Gr Gamma equal 1 0 The Gr Gamma cannot be adjusted in this mode It is recommended that this setting and Gb Gamma setting should be equal otherwise horizontal strip
26. LC Mode Selections e Auto Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OneShot e Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot 7 Brightness Tolerance This control is used to set the Brightness Tolerance level referencing to the Brightness Target value mentioned above This control allows the upper and lower limit values of the brightness range to be set By setting the upper and lower values of the range the automatic gain control or automatic shutter control collectively called ALC is activated when actual video level exceeds the range set here The Brightness Tolerance for ALC operations can be adjusted with this slide bar This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Auto Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OneShot e Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot 8 Brightness Threshold This control is used to set the Brightness Threshold level This value supports or is related to the Brightness Target value This function allows the upper and lower limit values of the brightness level to be set for additional control of the Automatic Gain Control and or Automatic Shutter Control collectively called ALC In other words when ALC is in operation the automatic adjustments will halt when the brightness level reaches to
27. OFF In this mode the color saturation and hue settings cannot be changed The camera operates with factory default Hue and Saturation settings in this mode b ON In this mode the color saturation and hue settings can be changed by adjusting the respective slide bars 1 Saturation This function is activated when the Hue Saturation Mode is set to ON The saturation setting can be adjusted with the slide bar 2 Hue This function is activated when the Hue Saturation Mode is set to ON The hue setting can be adjusted with the Slide bar StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 41 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 2 Color Matrix window The following Figure 55 appears by selecting the Color Matrix button This widow is for detailed color adjustment Do not adjust these settings if the default color is satisfactory for the application Color Matrix bs Ri 1x 0 xar ja xB o 37100 RESET GRAY a 0x R DA xa Wr amp Be O01 100 REVERSE aa wie we KA 100 x B 0 4 37100 AFFLY CANCEL Figure 55 Color Matrix Window The 4x3 Matrix above allows for 12 parameters to be used to set the Color Matrix of the image Any changes made to the parameters are only reflected to the image after the OK or APPLY button is selected eR G and B are the result of the formulas where the R color G color and B color have been revised by the formula
28. Received Got is the number of frames received in the current session Dropped Droped is the number of frames not received by the computer in the current session Important Note The Callback functions Grid Ellipse and Logo are primarily for demonstration purposes only to show that this type of callback function can be used with the camera by code generation via the SDK Typically this Callback function will be used when code is being written in C In the case of Visual Basic an Overlay is more common for this type of function Please see the information under the Other tab on page 56 of this manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 18 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual m StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 3 Capture Menu Pal StCamS Ware 7 51C C33USB A5L3079 v0 0 0 8 File F Option tG Capturefity Windowt W HelptH Snap Shotts Video Capturefyy Figure 33 Capture Menu a Snap Shot Click Capture C on the menu bar and select the Snap Shot S function By clicking Snap Shot S an image is captured The captured image is temporarily stored as a Thumbnail located at the right side of the viewing screen with a snap shot number on the bottom right hand corner The captured image can be displayed saved and deleted Figure 34 Thumbnail Window Important Note The delay between clicking the Snap Shot button and the actual imag
29. SWare ver 0 0 8 11 IO Signal Timing Chart The chart below illustrates the various IO Timing features and their functions for the Sentech USB cameras Trigger T CCD exposure Cam Int operation Video out Cam To PC Trigger output loop through D i Camera gt 10 connector Strobe out exposure Camera 10 Int Strobe start Int Delay A delay time Delay 00 s clk B 4 5 clk Int Pulse delay Pulse duration Delay time Boat time i 7100 s clk 4 5 clk i Output delay time Output r width Int Pulse delay Int Pulse duration H Delay time Delay time i 4 5 clk 4 5 clk Strobe end A delay time Strobe out programmable Camera gt IO Trigger output programable Camera gt IO connector Exposure End Camera gt IO connector i 0 Int P Delay 45cki E CCD Read End Output Camera gt 10 Connector Figure 60 I O Signal Timing Chart Note This data is applicable for both the Soft and Hard Trigger type Sentech USB cameras If a hardware trigger is being used this data is applicable for both the Edge Preset and Pulse Width type triggers 12 CAUTIONS a Trigger input signal cycle time Set the trigger signal input cycle time to be more than the exposure time video output otherwise the following phenomenon may occur Double images Excess or abnormal noise No video image b The status of the input signa
30. SWare ver 0 0 8 58 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 5 Mirror Mode Mirror Mode allows the orientation for the image to be changed digitally Through this drop down menu the following four mirror modes are selectable a OFF By selecting this mode a normal image is displayed b Horizontal By selecting this mode a so called mirror image horizontally reversed image or right left converted image is displayed c Vertical By selecting this mode a vertically reversed top bottom flip image is displayed d Horizontal Vertical By selecting this mode both a vertically and a horizontally reversed image 180 degree rotated image from the original image is displayed 6 Rotation The Rotation function allows the image to be digitally rotated The following three rotation modes are selectable a OFF By selecting this mode a normal image is displayed b CLOCKWISE 90 By selecting this mode the image will rotate 90 degrees clockwise from the original preview image c COUNTERCLOCKWISE_90 By selecting this mode the image will rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise 7 Display Mode Setting Through this drop down menu the following display modes are selectable a GDI This is Windows based display functionality This is the default mode of display Note The following display modes are for use with the SDK when a program is going to be written which will h
31. a can now be used on the PC with the StCamSWare software Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for s Sentech USB Camera Click Finish to close the wizard Figure 14 Finish New Hardware Wizard Important Note During this process of Installing the USB Driver a USB port on the computer has been mapped or assigned to work with the software to be able to use the USB camera on that USB port If the camera is plugged into a different USB port from the port that has been mapped the camera will not work Therefore this process of installing the USB Driver must be executed for each USB port which will have a camera plugged into it StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 7 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN B Uninstalling the Product Refer to page 1 for Prepare to Install the StCamSWare Uninstalling any previous versions of this software is required before installing the current StCamSWare software 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Select the Add or Remove Programs icon within the Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Figure 15 Add or Remove Programs Icon 3 Select StCamSWare v0 XX on the Add or Remove Programs window then click the Change Remove button StCamSWare 0 08 Size 01 94M Used rarely Last Used On 2 15 2008
32. al StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 The available control functions for this mode are Weight Target Brightness Brightness Tolerance Brightness Threshold AGC Range Shutter Range Digital Gain c Auto Shutter ON AGC OFF ALC FullAuto AGC OFF In this mode the camera works with the auto shutter mode and fixed gain control This mode is suitable for applications in which the lighting conditions change gradually yet a certain fixed gain value is required The available control functions for this mode are Weight Fixed Gain Target Brightness Brightness Tolerance Brightness Threshold Shutter Range Digital Gain d Fixed Shutter AGC ON ALC Fixed AGC ON In this mode the camera works with a fixed shutter soeed and the AGC auto gain control This mode is suitable for applications in which lighting conditions change gradually yet a certain fixed shutter speed is required The available control functions for this mode are e Weight e Fixed Shutter e Preset Shutter Speeds e Target Brightness e Brightness Tolerance e Brightness Threshold e AGC Range e Digital Gain e Auto Shutter AGC OneShot ALC AGC OneShot Auto Shutter AGC One Shot allows the user to set the shutter and gain values to a desired temporary fixed setting If the camera is powered down these temporary values will be lost This is a fast convenient mode to set the fixed shutter speed and fixed gain value with one action for a given e
33. alog gain when the gain has a fixed value This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Fixed Shutter AGC OFF e Auto Shutter AGC OFF e Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF Once the Fixed Gain is activated the Fixed Gain slide bar can be used to adjust the desired level of the analog gain to the desired level 4 Fixed Shutter This control is used to set the desired shutter soeed when the shutter speed has a fixed value This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Fixed Shutter AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot Once the Fixed Shutter is activated the Fixed Shutter slide bar can be used to adjust the shutter speed to the desired level Note Maximum shutter speed can be obtained by setting the slide bar to the far right end position As the slide bar is moved towards the left the shutter speed will gradually become shorter Please note that at the far left position the shutter speed goes back to the maximum speed Note When fine adjustments are needed for the shutter speed select the Fixed Shutter slide bar and hit the right or left arrow key This is applicable on all other slide bars as well 5 Shutter Speed Buttons This control is used to set the shutter speed at traditional preset values This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Fixed S
34. ation Windows Logo Testing Warning click Continue Anyway 4 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard click Finish button 5 If the camera will be connected to more than one USB connector on the same computer repeat this Installation of USB Driver process with the camera connected to each of the USB ports intended to be used This maps the port enabling it to drive the camera with the software Starting the Camera 1 Make certain that the software driver is correctly installed and the USB camera is connected to the USB2 0 port before continuing forward with the instructions 2 Click the shortcut icon of StCamSWare software to start the program If the software does not start immediately please wait a few moments until the system recognizes the camera 3 When the software is recognized the live image will appear Figure 1 Live Image This concludes the Quick Start portion of the instruction manual Please proceed forward with the manual for a more detailed version of these instructions and additional operating instructions for the Sentech USB camera StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 i Rev 1 1 SENJIEGH StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Contents A Installing the Product v 1 System Reguirements 2 Prepare to Install 3 Install the StCamSWare 4 Install the USB Driver B Uninstalling the Product
35. ation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway Figure 10 Windows Logo Testing k Click the Finish button to close the installer StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing StCamSWare v0 08 on your computer ni SENTECH eer cence Figure 11 InstallShield Wizard Finish Screen Important Note to this point we have installed the basic StCamSWare Viewing Software however to complete the entire installation process it is necessary to also install a USB driver to the PC Proceed to the next page and follow instructions Installing the USB Driver to complete the installation process StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 5 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 4 Installing the USB Driver a Connect the camera to the PC via an USB 2 0 cable Important Note The USB Driver must be installed before camera operation b The Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear when the USB camera connects to the PC This window appears when one of the following occurs e The USB camera is connected to the PC for the first time after installing the StCamSWare software e The computer has never been connected to the Sentech USB Camera series before
36. ave Overlay type annotation ability The base of this functionality is using the abilities of Direct Draw These modes will tend to use more Graphic Card memory and less CPU memory This is a popular method for programming in Visual Basic If the user is not going to write code with the SDK then it is recommended to keep this Display Mode Setting set to the GDI mode b Direct Draw Offscreen This overlay function is synthesized inside the video board and this mode handles 16bits format c Direct Draw Overlay This overlay function is synthesized by utilizing the overlay function on the video board and this mode handles 16bits format d Direct Draw Offscreen HQ This overlay function is synthesized inside the video board and this mode handles 24bits format e Direct Draw Overlay HQ This overlay function is synthesized by utilizing the overlay function on the video board and this mode handles 24bits format StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 59 59 Rev 1 1 USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Revisions SA 22 2 2008 Revised Document Michelle Campbell KAA 05 21 2008 Final Document Michelle Campbell Base Doc for V O 8 StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Sensor Technologies America Inc 1345 Valwood Parkway Suite 320 Carrollton Texas 75006 6891 TEL 972 481 9223 FAX 972 481 9209 URL http Awww sentechamerica com Sensor Tec
37. c Select Install the software automatically Recommended then click the Next button to proceed to the next step Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Sentech USB Camera If your hardware came with an installation CD WE or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Figure 12 Found New Hardware Wizard Screen d The following window is a standard Microsoft warning when installing software than has not passed Windows Logo testing Click the Continue Anyway button to proceed to the next step Hardware Installation A The software vou are installing for this hardware Sentech USB Camera has not passed Windows Logo testing to venty its compatibility with Windows PF 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 contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway Figure 13 Windows Logo Testing StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 6 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 e Click the Finish button to close the installer The USB camer
38. computer has multiple USB ports and the camera will be used on different USB ports at different times then each of the various ports which will be used must be mapped before the camera can be used on a given port I Installation Process A Installing the Product 1 System Requirements e Windows 2000 SP4 Windows SP SP2 32bit or Windows Vista 32bit e USB 2 0 Connection on PC 2 Prepare to Install the StCamSWare Please uninstall previous versions of StCamSWare before installing the latest version Disconnect the camera from the PC while installing the StCamSWare software Refer to Page 8 to uninstall previous versions 3 Install StCamSWare Software a Insert the StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 disk into the CD ROM drive b Click setup of StCamSWare software to start installation process STCamSWare File Edt view Favorites Tools Help setup Shams are Ds 1 Sentech Figure 2 Setup exe c Then select a language choice under the Choose Setup Language drop bar and click the OK button Choose Setup Language Figure 3 Choose Setup Language StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 1 59 Rev 1 1 SENJIEGH d Click the Next button to continue USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard installshield SENTECH e After reading over the license agreement select I accept the terms of the license agreement Welcome to the InstallShi
39. des are selected the control options on the control option screen will change Note In the case in which at least one of auto mode is selected b c and d below it is possible that a constant flickering or brightness fluctuation may occur in environments with fluorescent lighting This is because the internal feedback time is too long for the photometric detection for the ALC function since this decision is executed on the computer over the USB port Note The Sentech USB cameras offer two kinds of gain Analog Gain and Digital Gain Analog Gain is gain that is generated off of the CCD before signal passes to the A D convertor after which the signal is processed digitally As Analog Gain is increased video noise is also increased Digital Gain is gain that is applied digitally after the signal has passed the A D convertor and is being processed digitally Unlike Analog Gain Digital Gain can be increased without increasing or adding noise to the image Correction Note In the next version of the StCamSWare Viewing Software the wording of the menu selections in the ALC Mode Selection will be changed In this manual the new menu selections will be used The current selections are as follows Currently Modes Revised Wording in this Manual OFF ALC AGC OFF Fixed Shutter AGC OFF ALC FullAuto AGC ON Auto Shutter ON AGC ON ALC FullAuto AGC OFF Auto Shutter ON AGC OFF ALC Fixed AGC ON Fixed Shutter AGC ON ALC AGC OneShot Auto Shutter
40. e Additionally this setting may help improve the SN ratio 3 Still Image Pixel Format Selection Through the Still Image Pixel Format drop down menu the two following formats are selectable These selections define the signal format of the still image recording Choose appropriate format according to requirements of the application which will be used Some applications require a BGR24 format and some require a BGR382 format The image qualities of these are the same a BGR24 By selecting this format each pixel of the still image is represented in 24 bits b BGR382 By selecting this format each pixel of the still image is represented in 32 bits To achieve 32bits pixel format six additional dummy bits are added to make up 32bits These additional bits do not carry any image information StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 57 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 4 Color Interpolation Each pixel on the CCD has a Red Green or Blue filter over it This means each pixel does not have color information for two of three primary colors i e green pixels are missing blue and red The process of filling in the absent color information is called Color Interpolation The StCamSWare Viewing Software provides five different algorithms for color interpolation Color Interpolation is only applicable with color cameras The following Color Interpolation algorithms are s
41. e acquisition may be very short to significant depending of the performance of the PC Right click on the desired thumbnail and the following six functions are selectable 1 Show This function will display the selected thumbnail with another window 2 Snap Shot No By selecting this function the snap shot number appears on the bottom right hand corner of the thumbnail image 3 Size The size of the displayed image can be changed by selecting this function This function is reflected to the displayed image only not for the saved image StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 19 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 4 Save By selecting Save the following window will appear and can be used to save the image Save File Save in Deskop amp ex Ee My Documents 4 My Computer my Network Places psp misc Proformas File name FO Save as type BMP File bmp v Cancel Figure 35 Save File a Select the desired folder file name file type and save the image b The following file types can be selected i Bitmap BMP ii TIFF TIF iii JPEG JPG iv PNG PNG 5 Delete The selected thumbnail is deleted by using this function 6 Delete All All displayed images in the thumbnail window are deleted by selecting this function When the software is closed without first saving the image the following warning message will appear allo
42. ec This is a convenient method to either a slow down the frame rate of the camera or b increase the sensitivity Note If the 1 2 Partial or 1 4 Partial mode is selected the scan rate of the image increases These modes are suitable for the applications which require the higher scan rate of the images e Variable Partial This mode selection allows users to define the areas of interest in the operation of partial scan mode By selecting this mode users can set the height of the partial scan range by the slide bar Height Also by adjusting Offset Y you can shift the area of interest of the CCD image area vertically StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 56 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Note The following menu selections related to Binning are available only with black and white model cameras and not available on the color models Binning is the function of sending output in which multiple horizontal lines have been added together For example in the case of Binning 7 2 two horizontal lines are bundled together added and sent out as one line information In the same manner if Binning is selected four horizontal lines are bundled together added and sent out as one line information The binning modes are very convenient when higher frame rates are required and vertical resolution is not critical The following binning modes are available f Binning 1 1 g Bi
43. eld Wizard for StCamS Ware v0 08 The InstallShield Wizard will install StCamS Ware v0 08 on your computer To continue click Next Figure 4 Installation Welcome Screen StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement P d the following license agreement carefully installshield SENTECH StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Attention USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD SENTECH SOFWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS YOU MUST RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND IF THE SOFTWARE IS SUPPLIED WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT YOU MAY RETURN THE ENTIRE UNUSED PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND SENTECH SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS The following License Terms govern your use of the accompanying Software unless you have a separate written agreement with SENTECH License Grant SENTECH grants you a license to Use one copy of the Software Use means at maine Tan diane ianntallianm nranti ma akin m than BWA Wass amarr ant accept the terms of the license agreement Print do not accept the terms of the license agreement lt Back Neo O v Figure 5 License Agreement 2 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 f Select the setup type then click the Next button e The Complete selection installs the StCamSWare software This i
44. electable through the drop down menu a OFF Mono By selecting this mode the image is generated without any color information If this mode is selected while using a color camera a monochrome image will be generated but the image will have geometric patterns due to the primary color filter This mode is not recommended for color cameras b OFF Color By selecting this mode the image appears with no color interpolation The image generated is comprised of the raw color information Red Green and Blue due to the Bayer filter c Nearest Neighbor Replication By selecting this mode the color of the image is generated with the simplest color interpolation algorithm In the case that red is needed on a green pixel the algorithm simply copies the color from the nearest red pixel and uses that value for the missing red color information on the green pixel The execution of the Nearest Neighbor Replication algorithm requires very limited resource from the PC however some pixelization effect may be visible especially along sharp contrast edges The color reproduction will also be less accurate than either the Bilinear or Bi Cubic algorithms d Bilinear By selecting this mode the camera works with the Bilinear algorithm which is a more complex color interpolation algorithm This generates a more accurate color reproduction and smoother edge renderings than the Nearest Neighbor method put requires more computational power
45. es may appear throughout the image b ON By selecting this mode the Gr Gamma can be adjusted The Gr gamma is adjustable with the Gr gamma slide bar It is recommended that this setting and Gb Gamma setting should be equal otherwise horizontal stripes may appear throughout the image c Reverse This mode creates a gray scale reversed image in Gr and provides gamma correction at the same time In this mode what would normally be a bright pixel is represented as dark and dark as bright 3 Gb Gamma Mode Through this drop down menu the following three Gb Gamma Mode control options are selectable a OFF By selecting this mode the camera works with Gb Gamma equal 1 0 The Gb Gamma cannot be adjusted in this mode It is recommended that this setting and Gb Gamma setting should be equal otherwise horizontal stripes may appear throughout the image b ON By selecting this mode the Gb Gamma can be adjusted The Gb Gamma is adjustable with the Gb gamma slide bar It is recommended that this setting and Gb Gamma setting should be equal otherwise horizontal stripes may appear throughout the image c Reverse This mode creates a gray scale reversed image in Gb and provides gamma correction at the same time In this mode What would normally be a bright pixel is represented as dark and dark as bright 4 B Gamma Mode Through this drop down menu the following three B Gamma Mode control opti
46. for this mode are e Weight e Target Brightness e Brightness Tolerance e Brightness Threshold e AGC Range e Shutter Range e Digital Gain f Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF ALC OneShot AGC OFF This mode is very similar to the previous mode e above The difference is that in this mode the gain is set at a fixed value by the operator and the OneShot process is used to set only the shutter speed After the shutter speed has been set the gain value can be further adjusted by either the Fixed Gain or Digital Gain slide bars This mode is used to set the gain at a certain fixed value and to find optimum shutter speed Set the fixed gain value first then click the Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF selection The available control functions for this mode are e Weight e Fixed Gain e Target Brightness e Brightness Tolerance e Brightness Threshold e Shutter Range e Digital Gain g Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot ALC Fixed AGC OneShot This mode is also very similar to the previous mode e above The difference is that in this mode the shutter speed is set at a fixed value by the operator and the OneShot process is used to set only the gain value After the gain value has been set the shutter soeed can be further adjusted by either the Fixed Shutter slide bar or the Preset Shutter Speed Buttons This mode is used to set the shutter speed at a certain fixed value and to find optimum gai
47. from the PC The algorithm is as follows Interpolation of green pixels the average of the upper lower left and right pixel values is assigned as the G value of the interpolated pixel For example G8 G3 G7 G9 G13 4 Interpolation of red blue pixels Interpolation of a red blue pixel at a green position the average of two adjacent pixel values in corresponding color is assigned to the interpolated pixel For example B7 B6 B8 2 R7 R2 R12 2 Interpolation of a red blue pixel at a blue red position the average of four adjacent diagonal pixel values is assigned to the interpolated pixel For example R8 R2 R4 R12 R14 4 B12 B6 B8 B16 B18 4 e Bi Cubic By selecting this mode the image appears with the most sophisticated color interpolation algorithm in this software Each Interpolated color value is defined based on a certain equation factored by the distances and color values of the surrounding pixels This creates very smooth edge rendering and excellent color reproduction however this method also requires most computational power from the PC This interpolation algorithm is generally described as the next formula C x y 2u 2uc xx y1 eh x xx eh ly y1 K 1 In this software we utilize the method called One Variable Cubic interpolation in which the pixels up to two pixels away from the subject pixel may be the object for this color interpolation See Figure 69 to the right Figure 69 StCam
48. g forward with the instructions 1 Double click the shortcut icon of StCamSWare software to start the program If the software does not start immediately even though the USB camera is connected to the PC the software may not recognize the USB camera Please wait a few moments until the system recognizes the camera to use the StCamSWare software SI il otGamowWare Figure 20 StCamSWare Icon 2 The following Camera Selection window appears this may mean the camera is not connected to the PC or the driver is not properly installed Click cancel exit from the software window and try reinstalling the software again making sure not to miss any steps and making sure to follow the proper sequence Camera Selection searching Cameras Figure 21 Camera Selection 3 When the Viewing Software and drivers are correctly installed and the USB camera is connected properly through the driver to the PC the live image appears Note If there is no picture it is possible that the camera has been plugged into a different USB port than was assigned to this software To confirm the port number go to the Device Manager and confirm the port number where Sentech Camera is assigned or map the camera to the second USB port by rerunning the Installing the USB Driver set up software For additional information please see section 4 Installing the USB Driver in this manual on page 6 Figure 22 Live Image StCamSWare
49. ger tab window This button is activated when the Operations Mode is set to either trigger or Trigger w readout and the Trigger Source is set to Software If the modes are set like this by clicking this button a software trigger is sent to the camera c Read Out This button issues a software Read Out signal via the Trigger tab window This button is activated when the Operations Mode is set to Trigger w readout The Trigger Source may be set to either Software or Hardware If the modes are set like this by clicking this button a readout signal is sent to the camera This allows the image to be read off of CCD As explained earlier when the Operation Mode is set to Trigger w readout the camera will start to integrate upon receipt of the trigger however the signal will be held on the CCD until this signal is provided Note This feature is very useful especially when multiple cameras are used in one system With the correct read out timing for multiple cameras the congestion of USB traffic may be minimized Note Dark current noise is accumulated while the video output is being held on the CCD The longer the charge is held on the CCD in the Trigger w readout mode while it is waiting for this Read Out signal the nosier the output will be StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 47 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 9
50. he sharpness mode is set to ON The sharpness setting can be adjusted with the slide bar 2 Sharpness Coring This function is activated and can be accessible when the sharpness mode is set to ON The detection range of sharpness enhancement can be adjusted with the slide bar Note This adjustment is also called aperture correction or edge enhancement The principal of this correction is adding edge enhancement information based on the gray scale signal level difference and image sharpness is increased significantly However as a nature of this principle as the Sharpness Gain increases the background noise becomes more noticeable In such a case the Sharpness Coring can be increased and the background noise will reduce significantly Please note if the Sharpness Coring is increased too much eventually the effect of Sharpness Gain will also become null StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 40 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 D Color Tab ee StCamSWare 1 5TC TC202USB TRG2MC PP1 NO011 _ Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigeer 10 Other HueSaturation Mode OFF saturation Fe Color Color Matrixi Savei 3 Loadt LI Reset R Simple Figure 54 Color Tab in Advanced Settings 1 Hue Saturation Mode Through the drop down menu the following two Hue Saturation modes are selectable a
51. his setting must be equal to the setting or value of Color Gain Gr Lines may appear on the image when Color Gain Gb and Color Gain Gr are not equal 5 Color Gain B This slide bar is used to adjust the blue color level of the white balance 6 Auto Target R This slide bar is used to adjust the red color level of the white balance in Full Auto or One Shot modes 7 Auto Target B This slide bar is used to adjust the blue color level of the white balance in Full Auto or One Shot modes StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 38 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 C Y Tab Important Note The frame rate may be reduced when this function is used because the function is processed in the PC If this function is unnecessary for the application system please do not use it pa StCamSWare 1 STC TC202USB TRG2MC PP1 NO011 _ Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger 10 Other Gamma Mode OFF H COT amma Sharpness Mode x Save S Load L Reset R __Simple Figure 53 Y Tab in Advanced Settings Note Gamma correction or adjustment is referring to the linearity of the gray scale representation Gamma value 1 0 represents a linear transmission In the case of the Sentech USB cameras when the gamma value is set below 1 0 the gray scale of the brighter side is expanded and the gray scale of the darker side is sup
52. hite can be set to define the manual white balance The meaning of each of the four slide bars that are activated in this mode are as follows e Color Gain R Color gain for all red pixels e Color Gain Gr Color gain for all green pixels in the red rows e Color Gain Gb Color gain for all green pixels in the blue rows e Color Gain B Color gain for all blue pixels c Full Auto By selecting this mode the camera activates Auto White Balance AWB In AWB the camera constantly calculates what it thinks is white based on the scene it is currently processing This mode is recommended in applications in which the camera is constantly exposed to different color temperatures of light The following slide bars are activated in the AWB mode e Color Gain Gr e Color Gain Gb e Auto Target R e Auto Target B By adjusting Color Gain Gr Color Gain Gb Auto Target R and Auto Target B the desired level of White can be set to help define the Automatic White Balance processing d OneShot By selecting this mode the camera works with OneShot Auto White Balance also referred to as Push to Set White Balance This mode is highly recommended for applications in which the color temperature of the light is constant during a session but may vary from session to session This is a temporary White Balance setting and will be lost when the camera is powered down Therefore the OneShot Auto White Balance set
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54. hutter AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot The values for the preset shutter speed buttons for fixed shutter soeeds vary by different camera types The preset shutter speeds are listed below by sensor size VGA XGA SXGA UXGA a 1 120 1 120 1 120 1 120 b 1 100 1 100 1 100 1 100 c 1 60 1 60 1 60 1 60 d 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 e 1 30 1 30 1 30 1 30 f N A N A 1 25 1 25 g Reset 1 30 Reset 1 30 Reset 1 19 Reset 1 15 Note By clicking Reset the shutter speed will be reset to the original value which is the longest shutter speed available at the selected mode StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 33 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 6 Target Brightness This control is used to set the desired brightness level for all ALC automatic controls An example of where this might be used is on a microscope Usually a microscope will have a light source and the optics of the scope will serve as the lens train By hooking up the camera to the microscopes coupler and putting the ALC Mode in any of the selections below the desired brightness level of the image can be targeted by adjusting the Target Brightness slide bar This Brightness Target level defines the brightness level you would like to maintain automatically with the automatic modes The target brightness can be adjusted with this slide bar This function is activated and can be accessed in the following A
55. ignals through the hardware A Hard Trigger signal should be supplied to the camera via one of the I O ports provided on the camera Please refer to the explanation in the next IO tab Page 51 d Disable This setup disables the trigger input Correction Note This Disable selection is the same as the one above This will be removed in a future iteration of this software 3 Trigger Mode This field becomes enabled when Trigger is selected in the Operation mode and Hardware is selected in the Trigger Source In this Hardware Trigger mode the camera offers two different types of hardware triggers a Edge Preset Trigger The duration of exposure is determined by the preset Fixed Shutter speed which is set under the Gain Shutter tab see page 29 b Pulse Width Trigger The duration of exposure is determined by the pulse width of the input trigger pulse 4 Readout Source This function can ONLY be activated and accessed in Operation mode e Trigger w readout The Readout Source has two setting selections a Software b Hardware Under the Trigger w readout mode the video output signal is held on the CCD as a charge until a Readout signal is applied This selection determines the type of the signal which will be supplied whether it is a software based or hardware based signal If Software is selected the signal must be supplied from the sof
56. install Select the necessary features then click the Next button This window appears when Custom install type is selected See Step F on page 3 StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard Select Features Select the features setup will install Select the features you want to install and deselect the features you do not want to install Description 8 98 MB of space required on the C drive 107690 56 MB of space available on the C drive irstalshied SENTECH lt Back M ne Cancel Figure 8 Select Features I Click the Install button to proceed to the next step StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard 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 installshield SENTECH Figure 9 Install Program StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 4 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 j The following window is a standard Microsoft warning when installing software that has not passed Windows Logo testing Click the Continue Anyway button to proceed to the next step Software Installation The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verfy its compatibility with Windows sP ell me why Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the corect oper
57. l pins at power up All input pins must be set at low status when power is turned on Otherwise the camera may not operate properly StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 50 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 G IO Tab Note The selections and functionality on this lO tab are only available for use with Sentech s USB hard trigger type cameras These cameras will have a suffix designator at the end of the model number ASH For example STC TC33USB ASH or STC TB202USB ASH If the camera does not have this ASH at the end of the model number that unit is unable to use hard triggers and will not be able to use this tab a S tCamSWare 1 S7TC TC207USB Gain Shutter White Balance Y Calor Color Gamma Trigger D Other Direction Mode Polarity Status oo Disable 00 In Disable 00 De Disable 00 x pi Disable 00 e vil Sw Status OFF IJOFF IJOFF lt IJOFF E Update pavetos Load Li Reset Fi Simple Figure 61 IO Tab in Advanced Settings ASH hardware trigger type cameras provide four hardware O s for the various purposes These features are provided and can be configured for the purposes of many machine vision and other applications requiring trigger functions The I O points are available at both the Hirose 12p connector and the pin jack on the rear panel of the camera Hirose 12P c
58. n this mode the entire image is displayed with no digital zoom 6 X1 4 By selecting this function the image size is changed to a 1 4 size smaller window than the original image size window In this mode the entire image is displayed with no digital zoom 7 X1 8 By selecting this function the preview window size is changed to a 1 8 size smaller window than the original preview window In this mode the entire image is displayed with no digital zoom 8 Adjust Window Size In the case that the preview window size has been sized differently than the preview window size this selection adjusts the preview window back to the same size as the image per the settings above Note Setting sizes x1 through x8 may result in a size of the image from mega pixel CCDs that is literally larger than the viewing display Therefore the entire image may not be displayed on the monitor or in the case of using Callbacks see the following section the full effect of these Callbacks may also not be displayed In order to view various locations of the image being displayed the user has to navigate to the correct or desired location of the image with the x and y cursors StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 17 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 e Callback Click Options O on the menu bar and select the Callback E function Callback Functions Enable Disable Enable iste Figure 32
59. n value Set the fixed gain value first then click the Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF selection The available control functions for this mode are e Weight e Fixed Shutter e Preset Shutter Speeds e Target Brightness e Brightness Tolerance e Brightness Threshold e AGC Range e Digital Gain StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 31 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 2 Weight This function allows the user to define the importance or weight of physical areas on the image sensor or image during the calculation of the Automatic Values for Auto Gain or Auto Shutter This function can be activated and accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Auto Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter Fixed Gain e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OneShot e Auto Shutter OneShot Fixed Gain e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot By Clicking the Weight button the ALC Weight Area window in shown below in Figure 49 will appear in the live image window and the image be divided by crosshatches as shown in Figure 50 ALC Weight Area Weight Figure 49 ALC Weight Area Window Figure 50 Live Image with Weight a Weight The number placed in each area signifies determines the value of the weight given in relationship to the weight value of the other areas in calculating the effect of the auto function i e
60. ncludes the DirectShow driver and Twain driver interface If you choose Complete continue with step g then skip to step i on Page 4 e The Custom selection allows the user the option to select the installation folder and choose the camera features to be installed If you choose Custom continue by following step g StCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard 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 9 Custom Select which program features you want installed Recommended for advanced users installshield SENTECH Figure 6 Setup Type g Choose a folder to install the StCamSWare software then click the Next button t is recommended to use the default folder Otherwise click the Browse button to select a different installation folder tCamSWare v0 08 InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files Setup will install StCamS Ware v0 08 in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder cron Files StCamSW are Installshield SENTECH Figure 7 Destination Location StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 3 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 h Select the features to
61. nction button at the bottom right hand corner of the screen will switch to Simple Please see Figure 49 below ii otCamSWare 1 STC TC202USB TRG2MC PP1 NO011 Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger 10 Other ALG Mode OFFCALG Fixed AGC OFF v Fixed Gain AA _______ _ x2 77 886 dB 85 Fixed Shutter 1 15 32 0FF 1 120 14100 1 60 1 50 1 30 1 25 RESET Digital Gain x2 00 1 28 Save S Load L Reset R Figure 49 Advanced Menu Screen In the Advanced window there are eight tabular sections six in the case of non trigger that can be observed at the top of the window The following section of the manual will explain the settings for each of these eight Advanced window tabs At this time if the application requires trigger function and the Trigger and IO tabs are not displayed as in Figure 49 above please refer to Page 25 B Advanced Setting and follow the directions in order to display the Advanced screen which includes the Trigger and IO tabs If the application does not require the trigger function it is not necessary to bring up these tabs StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 28 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN A Gain Shutter Tab 1 ALC Mode Selection The following seven ALC Automatic Light Compensation modes are selectable through the drop down menu As these various mo
62. nning 1 2 h Binning 1 4 i Binning Variable Note In the Binning Variable mode both Binning and Variable Partial activate simultaneously The image is created based on Binning 1 2 method and the area of interest can be set with the same method as in the Variable Partial mode 2 Clock Speed This function allows the Clock Speed of the camera readout to be set The following three Pixel Clock Speeds are selectable through this drop down menu a Normal By selecting this mode the pixel clock speed is set to normal If the PC has enough performance and it is not occupied with other tasks the following scan rates can be achieved on the Sentech USB cameras VGA 59 94 frames per second XGA 29 18 frames per second SKGA 19 26 frames per second UXGA 15 32 frames per second b 1 2 By selecting this mode the pixel clock speed is 1 2 of the normal pixel clock speed half soeed of Normal c 1 4 By selecting this mode the pixel clock speed is 1 4 of the normal pixel clock speed quarter speed of Normal Note As the pixel clock speed slows down the frame rate will also slow down accordingly As the frame rate slows down the light sensitivity of the camera increases due to the longer exposure time Hence for low light applications which require higher sensitivity selecting either the 1 2 or 1 4 Clock Speed may be effective in helping increase the brightness of the imag
63. nvironment with set lighting and lensing First set the Target Brightness at the desired or optimum brightness level needed for the application and click Auto Shutter AGC OneShot By doing this the fixed shutter speed and fixed gain values are set automatically to maintain the Target Brightness setting Once this action is taken the shutter and gain values are fixed on a temporary basis These values will be held until they are either reset or until the camera is powered off In this mode the Target Brightness slide bar is activated and can be adjusted To change the brightness level set a different value with the Target Brightness slide bar and select Auto Shutter AGC OneShot again StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 30 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 There are two ways to perform set the Auto Shutter AGC OneShot brightness level 1 Go to Auto Shutter AGC On and adjust the Target Brightness Bar to the desired level Next select Auto Shutter AGC OneShot This will set the Fixed Shutter and Fixed Gain values to that brightness level 2 Select ALC AGC OneShot and adjust the Target Brightness slide bar to the desired value then go back to the ALC Mode drop down menu and again click on ALC AGC One Shot again This will reset the shutter and gain values according to the new Brightness Target value The available control functions
64. ode OFF Normald v Rotation Norm o Display Mode GDI ie Save S Load L Reset R Simple Figure 68 Other Tab in Advanced Settings 1 Scan Mode Through the drop down menu the following five scan method modes are selectable a Normal By selecting this mode a full screen image is displayed b 1 1 Partial By selecting this mode a normal full screen image is displayed just as if the previous Normal mode had been selected However with this 1 1 Partial mode if the PC has enough capacity the frame rate may increase slightly as the blanking information is omitted in the video output signal c 1 2 Partial By selecting this mode approximately half of the vertical center screen image is displayed and frame rate increases d 1 4 Partial By selecting this mode approximately one quarter of the vertical center screen image is displayed and frame rate increases Note For the Scan Mode by selecting the 1 1 1 2 or 1 4 Partial mode the range of the shutter speeds for the fixed shutter on the Gain Shutter tab is expanded beyond the range available under the Normal mode This expanded range of shutter speeds can be used to set an extended exposure time For example with a Sentech UXGA color USB camera the slowest shutter speed under the Normal scan mode is 1 15 sec however by setting the scan mode to 1 1 Partial mode the slowest shutter speed is now expanded to 1 4 69 s
65. of this data is as follows a 1 x y 743 118 means that the cursor is currently on the 743rd pixel of the 118th row of pixels b R G B 80 89 79 means that the color value of this pixel is R 80 G 89 and B 79 on a standard color matrix where Black 0 0 0 2 Snap Shot No By selecting this function the snap shot number appears on the bottom right hand corner of the thumbnail image By selecting it again the snapshot number disappears 3 Size The size of the displayed image can be changed by selecting this function This function is reflected to the displayed images in the thumbnail window only and does not change the actual size of a saved image These size changes are applied to all thumbnails in the Thumbnail window StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 22 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 4 Save By clicking Save the following window will appear allowing the image to be saved Rave File my Documents 3 My Computer my Network Places C Proformas File mame Save as tupe EMF File bmp Cancel Figure 42 Save File a Select the desired folder file name file type and save the image b The following file types can be selected i Bitmap BMP ii TIFF TIF iii JPEG JPG iv PNG PNG 5 Delete The selected thumbnail is deleted by selecting this function 6 Delete All All displayed thumbnails in the Thumbnail window are deleted by selecting
66. onnector provides four I O points 2 inputs and 2 outputs and the pin jack provides two O points 1 input and 1 output See the connector drawings below for the signal assignments Note Any combination of these I O points may be used and configured for up to a total of four I Os with a maximum of two Input I Os and two Output I Os 12 pin Hirose Connector Pin No Signal type HR10A 10R 12P 1 GND 5V DC USB eit sy 12 PG Figure 62 Hirose Connector Drawing Figure 63 Hirose Connector Pin Out StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 51 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Stereo Pin Jack IO 2 Output IO 1 Input Ground Figure 64 Stereo Pin Jack Mono Pin Jack IO 2 Output Ground Figure 65 Mono Pin Jack For both the Hirose and the Pin Jacks these I O points are user configurable and can be configured through this IO tab IOO and lO1 are assigned for input signals only and 102 and 103 are assigned for output signals only Assigning signals to each I O is very simple 1 Click the down arrow key provided for each I O then popup window appears and it shows all available signals for that I O Simply choose desired signal 2 After that set up enable polarity of that signal by selecting Positive or Negative StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 52 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 nie StCamSWare 1 STC TC202USB Sele
67. ons are selectable a OFF In this mode the camera works with the B Gamma equal to 1 0 The B Gamma cannot be adjusted in this mode b ON In this mode the B Gamma can be adjusted The B gamma is adjustable with the B Gamma slide bar c Reverse This mode creates gray scale revered image in B and provides gamma correction at the same time In this mode what would normally be a bright pixel is represented as dark and dark as bright StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 44 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN F Trigger Tab The set up and control features for the Trigger functions of the Sentech USB cameras are provided on this tab Note If the current display of the StCamSWare Viewing Software does not have the Trigger and IO tabs displayed and the trigger function is needed please refer to Pages 25 of this manual If a Trigger function is not needed please proceed to Page 56 to review the Other tab a StCamSWare 1 STC TC202USB TRG2MC PP1 NOO11 _ La X Gain Shutter WhiteBalance Y Color Color Gamma Trigger 0 Other Operation Mode Free Run v Edge Preset Y Disable Reset Counter Software Exp End Signal Disabled X Immediate Immediate Line Clock Save S Load L Reset R Simple Figure 57 Trigger Tab in Advanced Settings 1 Operation Mode Through the Operation Mode drop down menu the foll
68. onsecutive trigger is applied before the completion of previous video readout 7 Exp Readout Exposure control to readout timing This function provides two drop down selections for exposure control as related to the readout timing a Immediate For normal operations please use this selection b Wait Readout With this setting the camera automatically delays the timing of the start of the next exposure so that the end timing of this next exposure matches the end of the readout of the prior exposure Inthe event that a trigger is received with a timing that would result in the end of the next exposure occurring before the end of the readout of the prior exposure this will delay the start of the next exposure until these timings will match 8 Trigger Tab Operational Function Buttons a Reset Counter When the Callback function FPS See Figure 32 on page 18 is utilized three numbers are displayed at the right top corner of the image These are the number of frames per second the total number of frames from when the software started running the total number of frames from when the camera was powered up By clicking the Reset Counter button the total number of frames from when the camera was powered up is reset This count may be accessed and controlled for reference purposes by utilizing the SDK during system design b Software Trigger This button issues a software trigger signal via the Trig
69. or settings that were previously saved to file StCamDemo cfg setting file The change is reflected to the image after the OK or APPLY button is selected e GRAY Clicking the GRAY button will set the Color Matrix to a monochrome image setting The change is reflected to the image after the OK or APPLY button is selected h REVERSE Clicking the REVERSE button will set the Color Matrix to a negative image setting This change is reflected to the image after the OK or APPLY button is selected StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 42 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN E Color Gamma Tab Through this tab unlike the Gamma Correction under the Y tab the color gamma correction factors can individually be set on R Gr Gb and B Note Gamma correction or adjustment is setting linearity of gray scale representation as mentioned before With the adjustments below the grayscale can be set rendering on individual color segments Gamma value 1 represents linear transmission In the case of this camera when the gamma value is set below 1 the gray scale of brighter side is expanded and the gray scale of darker side is suppressed On the other hand when the gamma value is set above q the gray scale of brighter side is suppressed and the gray scale of darker side is expanded Gain Shutter White Balance AF Color Color
70. owing three modes are selectable a Free Run In this mode the camera outputs video continuously as in a non trigger operation b Trigger In this mode the camera waits for a trigger input signal When a trigger signal is received the camera exposes and sends one frame of video The image generated by supplying a trigger is displayed on the monitor until the next image is generated upon receipt of the next trigger c Trigger w readout In this mode the camera waits for the trigger input signal The camera exposes when the trigger signal is received However the video output signal is held on the CCD until the readout signal is applied As a result this function allows the user to control the readout timing from the CCD 2 Trigger Source This function can be activated and accessed in the following Operation Mode settings e Trigger e Trigger w readout The Trigger Source has four setting selections a Disable This setup disables the trigger input b Software By selecting this mode the camera will accept a trigger signal through the software over the USB cable The Soft Trigger button under the Trigger Mode will emulate this function By selecting this mode the Soft Trigger button under Trigger Mode will be activated StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 45 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 c Hardware By selecting this mode the camera accepts trigger s
71. pressed On the other hand when the gamma value is set above 1 0 the gray scale of the brighter side is suppressed and the gray scale of the darker side is expanded 1 Gamma Mode Through this drop down menu the following three Gamma modes are selectable a OFF In this mode the gamma value is set at 1 0 This mode also prohibits the gamma value from being changed b ON By selecting this mode the gamma value can be changed In this mode the gamma value can be adjusted with the Gamma slide bar c Reverse This mode creates a gray scale reversed image and provides gamma correction at the same time In this mode pixels which would normally be bright are represented as dark and dark as bright In this mode the gamma value can be adjusted with the Gamma slide bar StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 39 59 Rev 1 1 TECI USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 SEN 2 Sharpness Mode Through this drop down menu the following two Sharpness modes are selectable a OFF The sharpness setting cannot be adjusted in this mode The camera works with minimum sharpness gain and minimum sharpness coring settings in this mode b ON The sharpness setting can be adjusted in this mode This adjustment is also known as aperture correction The available control functions for the ON mode are 1 Sharpness Gain This function is activated and can be accessible when t
72. ructions USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 As stated on Page 16 the following section of the manual will be an in depth instruction guide to the Advanced settings in the Option O and Settings S selection of the main menu bar Important Note For purposes of the following instructions there are two different advanced menu screen options one menu with the trigger function and the other without the trigger function The following section of the manual will cover the Advanced Menu screen including the trigger functions If your application does not require triggering please ignore the Trigger and IO tabs The following is the Table of Contents for the remaining section of the manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Pages 45 55 in the advanced menu screen Contents Advanced Menu A Gain Shutter Tab w wwwwee B White Balance Tab wwwewe Fe DEBEN TA Dancin arope nnr GAIO TAD err N PU Other Ti 27 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Advanced Menu Click the Options O button in the menu bar then select Settings S At the bottom right hand corner of the screen click the Advanced button By selecting the Advanced button the Advanced Settings window appears for more detailed settings of the camera After clicking the Advanced button notice the fu
73. t 13 This notification output signal is sent out following to the end or completion of each video output transmission from the camera By utilizing this CCD Read End Output signal the system can ensure the camera has completed transferring the previous video output signal 7 Strobe Output Programmable 20 This Strobe Output Programmable output signal may be used to drive an external strobe device In this mode the beginning of the strobe output signal can be defined programmed referencing the beginning of the Trigger Input signal with a delay timing and the end duration of the Strobe signal can also be set 8 Strobe Output Exposure 21 With this selection the strobe output signal synchronizes with actual exposure timing b Polarity This setting allows the Polarity of the Output Signal to be set at either Positive or Negative for those signals where this is applicable c Status This setting allows the signal to be set at either a High or Low status when applicable StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 54 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 3 SW 1 4 Status Under the trap door cover on the top of the camera are four status hardware switches These switches have no operational impact on the camera performance They may be set to an ON or OFF position The ON or OFF position setting will be
74. the camera is in fixed shutter control mode c Brightness Target The Brightness Target is activated when the camera is set to AGC or the auto shutter control While activated the target brightness level can be adjusted with the slide bar d While Balance Two white balance modes are selectable i Auto White Balance The camera works with the auto white balance by checking the Auto box at the right end of the Manual White Balance R and Manual White Balance B slide bars li Manual White Balance The camera works with the manual white balance by un checking the Auto box at the right end of Manual White Balance R and Manual White Balance B slide bars Manual White Balance R and Manual White Balance B can be adjusted with the slide bars to determine the desired value of white when the camera is in the manual white balance mode e Mirror Image The following four Mirror Image modes are selectable through this drop down menu i OFF Normal A normal image is displayed by selecting this mode li Horizontal A mirror image horizontal reversed image or right left converted image is displayed by selecting this mode iii Vertical A vertically flipped image is displayed by selecting this mode iv Horizontal Vertical Both a horizontally and vertically reversed image 180 degree rotated image from the original image is displayed by selecting this mode Important Note The frame rate
75. this value set for the Brightness Threshold Note To insure a stable ALC operation choose a smaller value for the Brightness Threshold level than the Brightness Tolerance setting This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Auto Shutter AGC ON e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OneShot e Auto Shutter OneShot AGC OFF e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 34 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 9 AGC Range This control is used to set the AGC range This defines the range of gain values for the AGC operation When the gain value mode selected uses Auto Gain AGC ON the active range will be limited to the upper and lower values shown where the Slide bar is highlighted The active AGC range lower and upper can be adjusted with this slide bar This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e Auto Shutter AGC ON e Fixed Shutter AGC ON e Auto Shutter AGC OneShot e Fixed Shutter AGC OneShot 10 Shutter Range The active shutter speed range upper and lower can be adjusted with this slide bar When the upper and lower shutter speed values are set the auto shutter speed will be limited only to the range shown where the slide bar is highlighted This function is activated and can be accessed in the following ALC Mode Selections e ALC FullAuto AG
76. tings will need to be reset for every session Follow the procedures below to use this OneShot White Balance feature and to set the white balance for this session e Under the proper lighting source place a white object in front of the camera so that the whole screen is covered by the white target e Click OneShot white balance and keep the white object for a few seconds until the screen becomes pure white or gray no color tint At this moment the white balance is properly set for the particular light source and lens currently being used The camera will retain this white balance setting until the process is executed again or until the camera is powered down e f or when the color temperature of the light source changes repeat this process to reset the white balance value The following slide bars are activated in the OneShot mode e Color Gain Gr e Color Gain Gb e Auto Target R e Auto Target B StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 37 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual SstCamSWare ver 0 0 8 2 Color Gain R This slide bar is used to adjust the red color level of the white balance 3 Color Gain Gr This slide bar is used to adjust the green in the red rows This setting must be equal to setting or value of Color Gain Gb Lines may appear on the image when Color Gain Gb and Color Gain Gr are not equal 4 Color Gain Gb This slide bar is used to adjust the green in the blue rows T
77. tton Select the Save S button and the following message will appear j Save s Initial Setting For This Camera Type Figure 28 Save Initial Settings Window e By selecting the Yes button the initial settings of the camera will be replaced by current settings in the software on the computer Note 1 These settings are not specific to the camera used while making these settings If the same model and type of camera Note 2 is used for the saved settings they will be also applied to the second camera Note 1 This data will be saved as StCamSWare cfg in the folder where StCamSware resides in the case the Windows XP In the case of the Windows Vista it is saved under ProgramData Sentech StCamSWare Note 2 The settings saved under this operation is applicable only on the products under the same PID Product ID Sentech USB cameras are grouped into each PID based on the resolutions of CCD color or monochrome CCD s e By selecting the No button the following window below will appear This option allows you to save the current camera settings to a specified file on a computer drive TO Ali Save in ji My Documents e f amp ee EJ Save as type CFG File cfg v Cancel p A Figure 29 Save File Important Note By clicking Save all settings under both the Simple menu but and the Advanced menu are saved with the exception of any changes which have been made in the Trigger and or
78. tware via the USB cable If Hardware is selected the signal should be supplied through one of the I O ports provided on the camera Please refer to the explanation provided in the following section IO Tab Page 51 5 Exp End Signal The Sentech USB cameras have the ability to send out cue or notification signal through the software as soon as the camera exposure is completed and this set up enables or disables that function This function is activated and accessible when the Operation Mode is set to one of the trigger modes The Exp End Signal has two set up selections a Disabled b Enabled This signal may be extremely convenient in the case that the application requires notification of exposure completion in order to generate some downstream action For example if a certain actuator process in the system must be activated only after the completion of an exposure this feature would allow that to be achieved StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 46 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 6 Exp HD This function provides two drop down selections for exposure control as related to the trigger timing a Immediate With this setting the exposure starts at the arrival of the trigger signal b Wait HD With this selection the exposure on the CCD holds until the next HD Horizontal Drive Pulse occurs This eliminates the picture noise created by Vsub signal when the c
79. ut end See in the IO Signal Timing Chart on Page 50 StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 48 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 f Readout Delay When this control value is set at 0 nsec the video output signal is output immediately after the readout input signal arrives at the camera By adjusting this value to an X nsec value greater than 0 that value of X is the additional delay time added the output time for the video output signal See Figure 59 below Readout In Internal delay Video out Figure 59 Readout Delay Timing Chart 10 Line Clock amp Second Button At the right hand side of the Trigger Tab Timing Control Slide Bars is an information box which displays the timing setting values of the Timing Control Slide Bars These values can be displayed in two different value formats The desired display format can be seen simply by clicking on the Line Clock and Second button By clicking on this button the two formats are toggled back and forth from on to the other The two data formats are a Line Clock displays the unit of measure in nanoseconds ns b Second displays the unit of measure in clocks and line In this case clock represents each pixel clock duration time and line represents each horizontal duration time StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 49 59 Rev 1 1 SEN TEC USB Color Camera User s Manual StCam
80. venient way to obtain a signal as hardware output signal Through this viewing software for a demonstration purpose the status of this signal can be set to either High or Low 3 Trigger Output Programmable 10 This output signal is produced from a Trigger Input signal applied to the camera and may be used to trigger another downstream camera By referencing the beginning of the External Trigger Input signal to the camera the beginning of this trigger output timing may be programmed or delayed by adjusting Pulse delay time under the Trigger tab 4 Trigger Output Loop through 11 This function is very similar to the Trigger Output Programmable listed above The only difference is that in this mode the timing of the Trigger Output is not programmable cannot be delayed This mode is used to pass through the Trigger Input as an output signal for various purposes including triggering other cameras Please note there is a fixed time delay of several hundred pixel clocks associated with this process 5 Exposure End 12 This notification output signal is sent out following the end or completion of an exposure By utilizing this Exposure End output signal the system can be ensured that the exposure has been completed For example this could be useful to move objects via an actuator to a next position stage after confirming the end of exposure etc 6 CCD Read End Outpu
81. wing an opportunity to save the image StCamsS Ware x There are images that are not saved IF you quit this application these images are removed Cancel Figure 36 Save Image Screen b Video Capture Click Capture C on the menu bar and then select the Video Capture VY function The Video Capture VY function is used to record live images Select a folder to save the video in Then the Record Setting window will appear to choose the appropriate compression method and frame rate Save File Hr Docus My eBooks B My Music B My Pictures L My Videos Save as type avi File avi v Cancel Figure 37 Save File SiCamSWare ver 0 0 8 20 59 Rev 1 1 SENTECH USB Color Camera User s Manual StCamSWare ver 0 0 8 Recording Setting Compressor Uncompressed kuji Frame Gount 300 H a File Size Less Than 235999528 Bytes Recording Timed 0 26sec CANCEL Figure 38 Recording Setting Window Important Note It is necessary to use an MPG4C32 dll file when a video stream is captured by using MS MPEG4v1 MS MPEG4v2 compression Access to an MPG4C32 dll file can be found in Windows Media tool 4 1 and Windows Media Codec 8 0 for IT Professionals In the case of Windows Vista this method will not work by executing Windows Media Codec 8 0 for IT Professionals wmpcdcs8 exe Please unzip wmpcdcs8 exe with the proper tool

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