Smartek Giganetix Camera Family User Manual
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1. Camera 1 Packet n Packet 3 Packet 2 Packet4 Packet Camera 2 Packet n Packet 3 Packet 2 Collision Figure 42 Without inter packet delay Packets sending flow Packets receiving flow Camera 1 Packet n Delay Packet 2 Packet 1 Packet 1 Camera 2 Delay Packet 2 Delay Figure 43 Using inter packet delay 13 Jun 2011 49 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 5 1 Setting inter packet delay GeySCPSBigEndian False GevSCPSPacketSize 1500 GevSCPD 0 a Gavscna COARNARE Figure 44 Packet size and inter packet delay In TransportLayerControl section there are features GevSCPSPacketSize and GevSCPD GevSCPD feature represents inter packet delay and is expressed in microseconds This value can range from 0 to 1000 ys Inter packet delay should be set according to number of cameras connected to certain PC and packet size but care must be taken not to decrease acquisition frame rate Default inter packet delay on the camera is defined as packet size 100 us meaning that default inter packet delay for 1500 byte packets is 15 us GevSCPSPacketSize feature represents the size of packets and is expressed in bytes When GigEVisionClient connects to camera it tests for maximum available packet size Default camera packet size is 1500 bytes but it can be larger if network hardware supports jumbo frames Assuming packet size is 1500 bytes actual Ethern2. Image sensor Sony ICX625 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 2448 x 2050 Optical size 2 3 Pixel size in um 3 45 x 3 45 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 15 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 3 6W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 7 2 0 6 3 0 5 Eos E 0 3 0 2 0 1 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nm Figure 28 Spectral sensitivity for GC2441 Monochrome 1 0 9 G R 0 8 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 5 2 04 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Wavelength nm Figure 29 Spectral sensitivity for GC2441 Color 13 Jun 2011 27 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 15 GC1021M GC1021C Image sensor Kodak KAI 01050 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1024 x 1024 Optical size 1 2 Pixel size in um 5 5 x 5 5 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 60 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption TBD Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity Relative response o 8 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Wavelngth nm Figure 30 Spectral sensitivity for GC1021 Monochrome Relative response
3. 14 bits Power consumption 2 3W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 oO E 07 g 0 6 oO 2 05 2 04 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 400 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength nn Figure 10 Spectral sensitivity for GC651 Monochrome Relative response 550 600 650 700 Wavelength nm Figure 11 Spectral sensitivity for GC651 Color 13 Jun 2011 18 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 6 GC652M GC652C Image sensor Sony ICX424 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 659 x 494 Optical size 1 3 Pixel size in um 7 4 x74 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 90 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 2 6W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 A 0 7 5 0 6 5 05 3 04 aw 0 3 0 2 0 1 00 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Figure 12 Spectral sensitivity for GC652 Monochrome Relative response 550 600 650 700 Wave Length nm Figure 13 Spectral sensitivity for GC652 Color 13 Jun 2011 19 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 7 GC653M GC653C Image sensor Sony ICX414 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution
4. 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Wavelength nm Figure 31 Spectral sensitivity for GC 1021 Color 13 Jun 2011 28 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 16 GC1601M GC1601C Image sensor Kodak KAI 02050 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1600 x 1200 Optical size 2 3 Pixel size in um 5 5 x 5 5 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 30 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption TBD Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity Relative response gt o wm A 8 olf j 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Wavelngth nm Figure 32 Spectral sensitivity for GC1601 Monochrome Relative response 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Wavelngth nm Figure 33 Spectral sensitivity for GC1601 Color 13 Jun 2011 29 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 17 GC1921M GC1921C Image sensor Kodak KAI 02150 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1920 x 1080 Optical size 2 3 Pixel size in um 5 5 x 5 5 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 32 ADC bi
5. 2011 21 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 9 GC1031M GC1031C Image sensor Sony ICX204 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1034 x 779 Optical size 1 3 Pixel size in um 4 65 x 4 65 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 30 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 2 2W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 0 8 2 o6 0 2 pe 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Figure 18 Spectral sensitivity for GC1031 Monochrome Relative response 600 700 Wave Length nm Figure 19 Spectral sensitivity for GC1031 Color 13 Jun 2011 22 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 10 GC1291M GC1291C Image sensor Sony ICX445 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1296 x 966 Optical size 1 3 Pixel size in um 3 75 x 3 75 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 30 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption TBD Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity P 0 8 a 0 6 a 0 4 0 2 pa 500 700 800 900 1000 Waveform nm Figure 20 Spectral sensitivity for GC1291 Monochrome 1 0 R 0 9 0 8 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 Relative R
6. Reseting device OK a In case of any errors please repeat the update process 13 Jun 2011 56 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 5 FAQ Frequently asked questions Q What image sensors are used on Giganetix cameras A Our Giganetix cameras use CMOS image sensors from Aptina and CCD image sensors from Sony and Kodak Q What is the camera architecture A Giganetix camera uses Altera Cyclone III FPGA Q What is the maximum Ethernet cable length that can be used with Giganetix camera A The maximum Ethernet cable length is 100m Q How do you connect to Giganetix camera from PC A Giganetix camera comes with GigE Vision compliant client application to display images and IP filter driver which filters GigE Vision stream channel data images from network traffic This way CPU utilization is reduced to minimum so there is enough CPU power left for image processing Q What is the maximum frame rate of Giganetix camera A Maximum frame rate of camera is defined as maximum frame rate at full resolution and is different for every camera model if image sensor area is bigger maximum frame rate is smaller for same pixel clock frequency User can choose to increase frame rate by reducing image AOI area of interest Q What is partial scan A Frame rate of camera number of images camera captures per second depends on AOI image width x image height and pixel frequency if exposur
7. Software driver Giganetix IP filter driver GigE Vision compliant Client software GigE Vision compliant GenlCam compliant Windows XP Vista Windows 7 32 and 64bit Linux 32 and 64bit Table 7 Software specifications 13 Jun 2011 11 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 8 Dimensions 00 797 C Mount and mage sensor optical center All dimensions are in mm inch 13 Jun 2011 12 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 Camera models Gi c AIA 2 1 EMI and ESD consideration VISION Excessive EMI and ESD can cause problems with your camera such as false triggering or can cause the camera to suddenly stop capturing images EMI and ESD can also have a negative impact on the quality of the image data transmitted by the camera To avoid problems with EMI and ESD you should follow these general guidelines Use high quality shielded cables The use of high quality cables is one of the best defenses against EMI and ESD Try to use
8. H x W 659 x 494 Optical size 1 2 Pixel size in um 9 9x 9 9 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 90 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 2 6W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 me 0 7 5 0 6 S 0 5 Z o4 jaa 0 3 0 2 0 1 Zoo 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Figure 14 Spectral sensitivity for GC653 Monochrome Relative response 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Wave Length nm Figure 15 Spectral sensitivity for GC653 Color 13 Jun 2011 20 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 8 GC781M GC781C Image sensor Sony ICX415 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 782 x 582 Optical size 1 2 Pixel size in um 8 3 x 8 3 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 64 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 2 6W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 2 07 S 0 6 2 0 5 04 0 3 0 2 0 1 00 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Fiaure 16 Spectral sensitivitv for GC781 Monochorme 0 8 0 6 Relative response 0 4 0 2 lee 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Wave Length nm Figure 17 Spectral sensitivity for GC781 Color 13 Jun
9. Spectral sensitivity for GC2591 Monochrome 0 5 0 45 A E G 0 4 F H E 20357 E 03 025t E 02 E w E na P 0 1 j 0 05 0 E 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Figure 7 Spectral sensitivity for GC2591 Color 13 Jun 2011 16 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 4 GC3851M GC3851C Image sensor Aptina MT9J003 Sensor type CMOS Sensor resolution H x W 3856 x 2764 Optical size 1 2 3 Pixel size in um 1 67 x 1 67 Analog gain in dB 0 23 5 Shutter Rolling Exposure Time 36us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 7 ADC bit depth 8 bits Power consumption 2 5W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity ney 9 um Efficie 350 750 850 950 1050 Wavelength nm Figure 8 Spectral sensitivity for GC3851 Monochrome Blue Green Red 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Figure 9 Spectral sensitivity for GC3851 Color 13 Jun 2011 17 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 5 GC651M GC651C Image sensor Sony ICX618 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 659 x 494 Optical size 1 4 Pixel size in um 5 6 x 5 6 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 120 ADC bit depth 8
10. and instantiates stream channels on the device It also defines the way for the device to notify an application about specific events e GigE Vision Stream Protocol covers the definition of data types and the ways images and other data are transferred from device to application e GigE Device Discovery Mechanism provides mechanisms for a device to obtain valid IP address and for an application to enumerate devices on the network An XML description file based on the GenlCam standard this file provides the mapping between a device feature and the device register implementing the feature 13 Jun 2011 4 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 4 2 GenlCam GENS gt CAM 2 emva GenlCam Generic Interface for Cameras is a generic programming interface for machine vision cameras The goal of the standard is to decouple industrial camera interfaces technology such as GigE Vision Camera Link USB or FireWire from the user application programming interface API GenlCam is administered by the European Machine Vision Association EMVA GenlCam consists of three modules to help solving the main tasks in machine vision field in a generic way These modules are 1 GenApi configures the camera and details how to access and control cameras by using an XML description file 2 Standard Feature Naming Convention SFNC are the recommended names and types for common features in cameras to promote inte
11. camera cables that are the correct length and try to run the camera cables and power cables parallel to each other Avoid coiling camera cables Avoid placing camera cables parallel to wires carrying high current switching voltages such as wires supplying stepper motors or electrical devices that employ switching technology Attempt to connect all grounds to a single point e g use a single power outlet for the entire system and connect all grounds to the single outlet Use a line filter on the main power supply Install the camera and camera cables as far as possible from devices generating sparks Decrease the risk of electrostatic discharge by taking the following measures e Use conductive materials at the point of installation e Use suitable clothing cotton and shoes Control the humidity in your environment Low humidity can cause ESD problems 2 2 Sensor information and technical specification all models separate Spectral sensitivity is defined without glass between CCD and lens and without light source characteristics 13 Jun 2011 13 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 1 GC1281M Image sensor Aptina MT9M001 Sensor type CMOS Sensor resolution H x W 1280 x 1024 Optical size 1 2 Pixel size in um 5 2 x 5 2 Analog gain in dB 0 23 5 Shutter Rolling Exposure Time 32us 0 5s Max frame rate at full resolution 30 ADC bit depth 8 bits
12. is a time the image sensor is converting incoming light into electronic charge in pixels before transferring the frame off the chip Exposure duration can be set and is expressed in microseconds See 3 4 Sensor information and technical specification all models separate for definition of default exposure and exposure range for each image sensor ExposureMode feature is used to set the operation mode of the Exposure The default value is Timed e Timed enables exposure The exposure duration time is set by using the Exposure Time Example of different Exposure Time settings In the left picture Exposure Time is set to 10000 us and in the right it is set to 22000 us Figure 36 Different exposure time setting 13 Jun 2011 43 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 1 6 Test your camera Set AcquisitionMode to Continuous 1 TriggerMode to Off 2 and click Start 3 The image should appear on the screen Properties Ex D Parameters Device Info Registers Visibility Guru X Refresh Property Value B E DeviceControl E ImageFormatControl B AcquisitionControl AcquisitionMode AcquisitionStart AcquisitionStop AcquisitionFrameCount 1 E AcquisitionStatusSelector AcquisitionActive AcquisitionStatus True TriggerSelector AcquisitionStart TriggerMode TriggerSoftware gt Show command Trigg Tr wation TriggerDela 0 00 ExposureMode Timed ExposureTime 20000 00 al E DigitallOCon
13. is not defined in this region Voltage level representing logical 1 Absolute maximum the camera may be damaged when the absolute maximum is exceeded 0 to 24 VDC 0 to 1 4 VDC gt 1 4 to 2 2 VDC gt 2 2 VDC 30 0 VDC Table 4 Electrical specification for trigger input 1 5 5 1 Scheme all models 12 Pin Receptacle 1 Camera 2 BF545C 3 3 3V INPUT 2 4 Oo bl INPUT 2 5 el External 6 o _o Gnd 3 3V INPUT 1 7 l 51k o INPUT 1 4 Optional HCPLO62N 180 Q 8 B gt Trigger 1 Trigger 9 line 1 1 0 0 lt 1 O Y INPUT 1 11 A aE INPUT 1 12 Eg Input Voltage ml MAX Gnd BF545C External 30V DC 3 3V gt Gnd o 3 3 V 5 1k HCPLO62N 180 Q Trigger _ line 2 Ko E Y Gnd Figure 2 Trigger input scheme 13 Jun 2011 9 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 5 6 Digital output all models Cameras are equipped with two physical output lines The output lines are accessed via the 12 pin receptacle on the back of the camera lt 3 3 VDC 3 3 to 24 VDC The I O output may operate erratically Recommended operating voltage Absolute maximum the camera may be damaged if the absolute maximum is exceeded 30 0 VDC The maximum current surge for outp
14. set to Off When in SingleFrame or MultiFrame mode camera acquires certain number of frames and then acquisition is stopped 4 1 2 Trigger mode TriggerMode activates deactivates trigger operation It can take any of the following values e On enables trigger operation e Off disables trigger operation Once again setting the TriggerMode property to Off and the AcquisitionMode property to Continuous places the camera into free run mode 4 1 3 Trigger source TriggerSource specifies the internal signal or physical input line to use as the trigger source The selected trigger must have its TriggerMode set to On TriggerSource can take any of the following values e Software specifies that the trigger source will be generated by software using the TriggerSoftware command e Line1 Line2 specifies which physical line or pin and associated I O control block to use as external source for the trigger signal 13 Jun 2011 42 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 1 4 Trigger activation TriggerActivation specifies the activation mode of the trigger TriggerActivation can take any of the following values e RisingEdge specifies that the trigger is considered valid on the rising edge of the source signal e FallingEdge specifies that the trigger is considered valid on the falling edge of the source signal 4 1 5 Exposure Exposure feature defines the sensor integration time It
15. your Network Connections settings to which the camera is connected is enabled Now PC will try to acquire network address in case your IP address is not fixed the following message will appear ip Local Area Connection This connection has limited or no connectivity You might not be able to access the Internet or some network resources For more information click this message This means that an IP address should be provided manually To provide IP address manually right click on the Local Area Connection to which the camera is connected and press Properties button Local Area Connection Status General Support Connection Status Limited or no connectivity Duration 00 53 55 Speed 1 0 Gbps More information Activity Received 16 979 Fire a Close 13 Jun 2011 34 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual Now select Internet Protocol TCP IP and press Properties button 4 Local Area Connection Properties E General Authentication Advanced Connect using EY Intel R 82566DC 2 Gigabit Network This connection uses the following items ll Client for Microsoft Networks a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 15 005 Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall KE Properties Y Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diver
16. 00 50 C2 70 81 C1 192 168 0 111 13 Jun 2011 37 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 3 3 Filter driver installation Smartek provides its own filter driver to ensure optimal performance of the digital camera This driver is compatible with GigE Vision standard Smartek Filter Driver separates incoming packets containing image data from the other traffic on the network making the image data flow from the camera to the software more efficient If GigEVisionClient is started without the Smartek Filter Driver the following warning message appears GigEVisionClient warning D Could not load Smartek GigE Vision Filter Driver There is also a warning message in the top bar Warning Smartek Filter Driver not loaded Follow this steps to install the Smartek Filter Driver Step 1 Open the Local Area Connection in your Network Connections settings to which the camera is connected and press Properties button t Local Area Connection Status p General Support Connection Status Limited or no connectivity Duration 00 53 55 Speed 10 0 Mbps More information Activity Received Packets 16 979 Cra be 13 Jun 2011 38 Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual Step 2 Click on the Install button 4 Local Area Connection Properties PET General Authentication Advanced Connect using EY Intel R 82566DC 2 Gigabit Network This conn
17. 14 bits Power consumption 2 8W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 7 5 0 6 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 1 00 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Figure 24 Spectral sensitivity for GC1392 Monochrome 1 0 R 0 9 0 8 0 7 E 0 6 04 0 3 0 2 0 1 5 Ema 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Wave Length nm Figure 25 Spectral sensitivity for GC1392 Color 13 Jun 2011 25 Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 13 GC1621M GC1621C Image sensor Sony ICX274 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1628 x 1236 Optical size 1 1 8 Pixel size in um 44x 4 4 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 25 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 2 7W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 7 Fos 2 05 3 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 400 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Figure 26 Spectral sensitivity for GC 1621 Monochrome 0 8 0 6 0 4 Relative response 0 2 400 550 600 650 700 Wave Length nm Figure 27 Spectral sensitivity for GC 1621 Color 13 Jun 2011 26 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 14 GC2441M GC2441C
18. Power consumption 2 3W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity Relative response 350 450 750 850 950 1050 Wavelength nm Figure 4 Spectral sensitivity for GC1281 Monochrome 13 Jun 2011 14 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 2 GC2041C Image sensor Aptina MT9T031 Sensor type CMOS Sensor resolution H x W 2048 x 1536 Optical size 1 2 Pixel size in um 3 2 x 3 2 Analog gain in dB 0 23 5 Shutter Rolling Exposure Time 53us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 12 ADC bit depth 8 bits Power consumption 2 2W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity Relative response 600 650 700 750 800 Wavelength nm Figure 5 Spectral sensitivity for GC2041 Color 13 Jun 2011 15 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 3 GC2591M GC2591C Image sensor Aptina MT9P031 Sensor type CMOS Sensor resolution H x W 2592 x 1944 Optical size 1 2 5 Pixel size in um 2 2X 2 2 Analog gain in dB 0 23 5 Shutter Rolling Exposure Time 36us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 14 ADC bit depth 8 bits Power consumption 2 2W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 0 7 0 6 2 0 5 E 0 4 03 0 2 0 1 i i a 350 450 550 650 750 850 950 1050 1150 Wavelength nm Figure 6
19. R filter and IR cut filter optional Infrared filters are long pass filters that block the visible light and pass IR light They are characterized by their cut on wavelength typically the wavelength at which the transmission is 50 of the maximum These filters use absorptive glass that is robust cost effective and insensitive to angle of incidence 100 80 60 40 Transsmision T 098 20 400 nm 800 nm 1000nm A 600 nm Figure 49 Infrared filter specification The IR cut filter is a short pass filter that blocks infrared light and transmits the visible also based on an absorptive glass 100 80 60 40 Transmission T 489 20 E A 400 nm 600 nm 800 nm 1000 nm A Figure 50 IR Cut filter specification 13 Jun 2011 54 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 9 Firmware update To update the camera firmware follow these steps Under Control menu press Firmware Update option Control Help ib Find Devices Ctrl F se M Disconnect Device Devices X Properties Image Log Click on the Browse button to select a firmware to install Cc Upload new firmware to device Find and open a firmware to install After selecting and opening firmware program will run a compatibility test between the devic
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22. at can be set e Vertical pixel offset e Vertical pixel count e Horizontal pixel offset e Horizontal pixel count OffsetX lt gt A OffsetY A Maximum height Height AS g lt J Maximum width Figure 46 Area Of Interest To increase frame rate at CCD cameras vertical image size can be decreased Decreasing horizontal image size does not increase frame rate at CCD cameras For CMOS cameras decreasing vertical or horizontal image increases frame rate It can be used to minimize data exchange 13 Jun 2011 51 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 6 1 Setting Area Of Interest Area Of Interest is defined in the ImageFormatControl section Parameters Device Info Registers Visibility Guru X Refresh A ImageFormatControl h HeightMax Width Height Offsetx Offset BinningHorizontal Binningvertical PixelFormat SensorTaps 8 AcquisitionControl Here is an example of setting the Area Of Interest Values for image below Width 1392 Height 1040 OffsetX 0 OffsetY 0 Values for image below Width 879 Height 535 OffsetX 0 OffsetY 0 Values for image below Width 879 Height 535 OffsetX 255 OffsetY 380 Figure 47 Settings for different Area Of Interest 13 Jun 2011 52 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 7 Analog control Property value EE DigitallOControl E Anal
23. e and firmware If the selected firmware is compatible PASSED is indicated in text window Upload new firmware to device button will become available click on that button 13 Jun 2011 55 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 Firmware Update Dialog PR File name Smartek_GC1621M_V1_0_0_4 D240210 fw_update Upload new firmware to device Status AAA VENDOR_NAME Smartek MODEL_NAME GC1621M APPLICATION FIRMWARE_YERSION 1 0 0 4 BUILD_DATE 10 02 2010 MIN_HARDWARE_VERSION 1 0 MAX_HARDWARE_ VERSION 1 9 FORMAT_VERSION 1 2 NUM_OF_CHUNKS 3 CHUNK_1_DESC HARDWARE CHUNK_1_ SIZE 423472 CHUNK_1_OFFS 0x00200000 CHUNK 2 DESC SOFTWARE CHUNK _2_ SIZE 579376 CHUNK 2 OFFS Ox00300000 CHUNK 3 DESC GENICAM_XML CHUNK_3_ SIZE 12680 CHUNK 3_OFFS 0x002C0000 Programming file is compatible with selected device Programming is enabled The device calculates Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC of uploaded firmware If the CRC is OK firmware is written to device s memory This process can take a couple of minutes When updating of new firmware finishes simply close the dialog box The below image shows successful firmware update Programming file is compatible with selected device Programming is enabled PASSED Update mode set OK Update header checked OK Update header processed OK Firmware written to device memory OK Firmware CRC OK Flash written OK ES
24. e time is small enough When higher frame rate is needed user can choose to reduce number of rows to scan by dropping lines from start or end of image image is only partially scanned This effectively reduces AOI and thus increases frame rate Q What are the minimum and maximum exposure times for cameras A The minimum and maximum exposure times for cameras are defined in accompanied documentation Q How to connect more then one camera to PC A To connect more cameras to PC use a Gigabit Ethernet switch or PC NIC with multiple ports Q Why are there noise lines in the GigEVisionClient A The noise lines represent the loss of data packets Please check your NIC Ethernet switch and network settings Use GevSCPD property to increase inter packet delay 13 Jun 2011 57 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 6 CE Conformity declaration We Smartek d o o Ziskovec 141 HR 40000 Cakovec Croatia Contact Person Mr Damir Dolar Email info smartek hr Hereby declare that Product Digital Gigabit Ethernet Camera Type Family Giganetix Type GC1281M GC2041C GC2591M GC2591C GC3851M GC3851C GC651M GC651C GC652M GC652C GC653M GC653C GC781M GC781C GC1031M GC1031C GC1291M GC1291C GC1391M GC1391C GC1392M GC1392C GC1621M GC1621C GC2441M GC2441C GC1021M GC1021C GC1601M GC1601C GC1921M GC1921C Is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the f
25. ection uses the following items ll Client for Microsoft Networks 8 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 15 005 Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP 4 Install Uninstall Properties Descriptor C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Close Cancel Step 3 Select Service and click Add button Select Network Component Type ag Click the type of network component you want to install e Client vice F Protocol Description Services provide additional features such as file and printer sharing Step 4 Click Have Disk to select a driver to install Select Network Service Click the Network Service that you want to install then click OK If you have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk Manufacturer 1 Network Service CiD ell 13 Jun 2011 a Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual Step 5 To select a source folder click Browse Install From Disk make sure that the correct drive is selected below A Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then Copy manufacturer s files from Step 6 Go to directory where GigEVisionSDK is installed and locate under drivers FilterDriver files GigEVDrv inf and GigEVDrv_m inf Pick one of them Note either one will work Locate File Look i
26. eeeeesaaeeeessneeeeeas 57 6 CE Conformity de laratiori corea ideo Sache ai aana aaa giaestedaes otros 58 7 Smartek INFOrMAtION 0 2 0 cece eceeccecceecceeceeceeeceeceecueeceeceecueeneeneeeaeeueeaeeseeeueeaeeceeeaeeaeeseeeneeeeaeeeeaeanenees 59 Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 Overview 1 1 Precautions Due to the ultra small compact housing of the camera it has a tendency to develop high temperature To maintain optimal working temperature mount the camera on a metal surface O Do not attempt to disassemble this camera there are C sensitive optical parts inside Tampering with it could lead to permanent damage Do not expose this camera to rain or moisture This 8 device is not intended to work under water Do not face this camera towards the sun extremely bright light or light reflecting objects Even when this camera is not in use put the supplied lens cap on the lens mount Handle this camera with the maximum care Do not throw the device there are fragile glass parts inside Operate this camera only from the type of power source indicated on the camera Operating the camera exceeding specifications can damage the camera permanently see 2 1 Mechanical and electrical specifications 13 Jun 2011 1 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 2 Description Innovative Gigabit Ethernet technology digital camera line up specially designed to meet demanding high quality i
27. esponse 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 400 550 600 650 700 Wavelength nm Figure 21 Spectral sensitivity for GC1291 Color 13 Jun 2011 23 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 11 GC1391M GC1391C Image sensor Sony ICX267 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1392 x 1040 Optical size 1 2 Pixel size in um 4 65 x 4 65 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 20 ADC bit depth 8 14 bits Power consumption 2 5W Weight 90g Spectral Sensitivity 1 0 0 8 5 0 6 ow 0 2 00 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wave Length nm Figure 22 Spectral sensitivity for GC1391 Monochrome Relative response 0 400 500 600 700 Wave Length nm Figure 23 Spectral sensitivity for GC 1391 Color 13 Jun 2011 24 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 2 2 12 GC1392M GC1392C Image sensor Sony ICX285 Sensor type CCD Sensor resolution H x W 1392 x 1040 Optical size 2 3 Pixel size in um 6 45 x 6 45 Analog gain in dB 0 40 Shutter Full frame Exposure Time 10us 10s Max frame rate at full resolution 30 ADC bit depth 8
28. et packet size including inter frame gap preamble header and CRC on the wire is 1538 bytes maximum of 81274 packets are sent every second via Ethernet interface which means that time required to transfer one packet is 12 3 us Delay should be a bit longer than time required to transfer one packet in order to ensure that packets from second camera will fit in the vacant time slot On the other hand if the camera is producing 60000 packets per second 50 frames per second 1200 packets per frame total transfer time must not exceed 16 67 us if frame rate is to be preserved Example Three cameras are connected to one PC and are sending 1500 byte packets each Delay should be such that packets from all three cameras are serialized to PC NIC interface Setting inter packet delay to 30us will ensure that packets from other two cameras will fit in the gap between two consecutive packets Camera 1 Packet 3 Delay Packet 2 3 Arriving packet flow Camera 2 Delay Packet 2 Delay Packet 1 Packet 1 Packet 1 Camera 3 Delay M Delay Figure 45 Example inter packet delay three cameras 13 Jun 2011 50 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 6 Area Of Interest AOI Area Of Interest feature allows you to select a specific part of the image sensor area In other words only the pixels from the area defined by your settings will be transmitted to PC The parameters th
29. housing Precise image sensor alignment Optional built in IR filter Standard C Mount lens adapter Industrial connectors ElAJ Hirose 12 pin and screw mount RJ45 Rubber sealed image sensor space Horizontal and vertical binning Opto isolated inputs and outputs Very competitive price and performance Firmware update over Ethernet High shock and vibration resistance Low power consumption low thermal generation Internal image buffer for retransmission and reliability 13 Jun 2011 Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 4 Supported industry standards g gT mmm pp y GiGH AIA 1 4 1 GigE Vision VISION MTOMMEDIMeGIG ASSOCIATION GigE Vision is a communication interface standard for high performance industrial cameras based on the Gigabit Ethernet technology The standard is trying to unify protocols currently used in machine vision industrial applications GigE Vision is administered by the Automated Imaging Association AIA Features of the GigE Vision standard e Fast data transfer rates up to 1 Gbit s based on 1000BASE T e Data transfer length up to 100m exceeding maximum length of FireWire USB and Camera Link interfaces e Based on established standard allowing communication with other Ethernet devices and computers GigE Vision has four main elements e GigE Vision Control Protocol runs on the UDP protocol The standard defines how application controls and configures devices
30. iltered arriving signals Debouncer lt Debouncer value Internal trigger signal a Debouncer value Trigger latency fixed value Latency Trigger delay can be set to zero Delay Exposure lt gt Exposure Figure 40 Complete process of image acquisition 13 Jun 2011 47 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 3 Parallel exposure and sensor readout The image acquisition process on the camera includes two distinct parts The first part is the exposure of the pixels in the image sensor Once exposure is complete the second part of the process readout of the pixel values from the sensor takes place As you can see running the camera with readout and exposure overlapped can allow higher acquisition frame rates because the camera is performing two processes at once Image acquisition N Exposure Readout Image acquisition N 1 Exposure Readout Image acquisition N 2 Exposure Readout Image acquisition N 3 Exposure Readout Time Figure 41 Parallel exposure and readout 4 4 Acquisition frame rate When camera is configured in continuous frame or free run mode AcquisitionMode is set to Continuous and TriggerMode is set to Off it continuously acquires and transmits images at maximum supported frame
31. mage machine vision applications conforming to industrial GigE Vision standard Compact housing that fits almost every space critical application Fine selection of Sony Aptina and Kodak CCD and CMOS sensors delivers images with high sensitivity and low noise Excellent price to performance ratio makes this portfolio perfect choice for every demanding user The Smartek Giganetix camera family are an affordable easy to use digital cameras designed for industrial imaging applications Smartek cameras combine standard Gigabit Ethernet technology with Smartek GigEVisionSDK image acquisition software which reliably captures and transfers images from the camera to the PC All Smartek Giganetix cameras are supported by Smartek GigEVisionSDK library and also all Smartek Giganetix cameras can perform on other software platforms If you are using this device with other software please check the user guides from those manufacturers 13 Jun 2011 2 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 3 Key benefits and features Ultra small compact form Sony Aptina and Kodak CCD and CMOS Long cable length up to 100m Uses low cost Cat5E or Cat6 Ethernet cables ADC 14bit pixel depth Max 65MHz pixel clock sampling Image exposure from 10us to 10s Very small trigger latency 2us jitter lt 0 5us Partial scan and region of interest functions High frame rates or high sensitivity option One housing size fits all sensors Anodized aluminum
32. ment 1 5 3 Ethernet status Ethernet connector comes with yellow and green LED Green LED indicates Ethernet link and activity while yellow LED indicates camera status Green LED Status Off No link Solid on Link on Ethernet link exist Blinking Indicates ongoing Ethernet activity Yellow LED Status Off Not powered Solid on Power on Status OK One blink then Off Two blinks then Off Three blinks then Off Four blinks then Off No user firmware Factory firmware active Watchdog timer timeout error User firmware data CRC error Internal FPGA configuration error Table 2 Ethernet LEDs status 13 Jun 2011 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 5 4 Power connector Power connector Pin no Signal Power GND DC power supply Output 1 Output 1 Input 2 Input 2 Input 1 Input 1 Output 2 Output 2 O MI NID aA RIT wn alo Input 1 N Input 1 Table 3 Power connector assignment 13 Jun 2011 8 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 5 5 Trigger input all models Cameras are equipped with two physical input lines designated as input line 1 and input line 2 The input lines are accessed via the 12 pin receptacle on the back of the camera Each input line is opto isolated Recommended operating voltage Voltage level representing logical O Region where the transition threshold occurs the logical state
33. n O FilterDriver T GigEvDrv inf 9 GigEYDrv_m inf File name GigEVDrv inf Files of type etup Information inf Step 9 Windows will show a warning messages click Continue Anyway every time it shows up Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Smartek GigE Vision Miniport has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Smartek Filter Driver is installed 13 Jun 2011 ae Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 GigEVisionClient features General information about the camera selected from the list of discovered devices is displayed under Device Info tab Under Parameters tab there is a tree of features extracted from GenlCam camera description file Q start stop Parameters Device Info E Ze Visibility Guru y O Refresh Property DeviceControl ImageFormatControl AcquisitionControl DigitallO Control AnalogControl TransportLayerControl 4 1 Acquisition control The AcquisitionControl section describe
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35. ogControl E GainSelector all Gain 16 00 F EX BlackLevelSelector al BlackLewel 0 00 Fl Teamemawhl 1 Canbenl 4 7 1 Gain Gain property controls the selected gain as an absolute physical value This is an amplification factor applied to the video signal The unit and values of this feature are specific to the device and must be defined in the XML device description file The camera s gain is expressed in decibels CCD signal is amplified and digitized in analog digital converter By setting the gain we are adjusting camera s gray values Gain also increases image sensor s analog noise Default gain and gain range for each image sensor is defined in the section 3 4 Sensor information and technical specification all models separate 4 7 2 Black level BlackLevel property controls the analog black level as an absolute physical value This represents a DC offset applied to the video signal The unit and values of this feature are specific to the device and must be defined in the XML device description file Black level is an additive to camera s analog video signal before digitization Black level offset increases or decreases image brightness It s expressed in percentage full scale Here are examples of setting the Gain In the left image Gain is set to 19 and in the right is set to 14 Figure 48 Different gain set 13 Jun 2011 53 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 8 I
36. ollowing EC directives Reference No Title 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC directive Following standards or normative documents EN 55022 1994 Class A A1 1995 A2 1997 EN 61326 1997 Class A A1 1998 A2 2001 A3 2003 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 The product specified above was tested conforming to the applicable Rules under the most accurate measurement standards possible and that all the necessary steps have been taken and are in force to assure that production units of the same product will continue comply with the requirements Dna ir 13 Jun 2011 Damir Dolar Dipl Ing Hardware Engineer Smartek d o o 13 Jun 2011 58 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 7 Smartek Information Published by Smartek d o o Ziskovec 141 HR 40000 Cakovec Croatia www smartek hr Email info smartek hr Tel 385 40 86 57 32 Fax 385 40 86 57 31 Copyright O 2011 by Smartek d o o All rights reserved For further information please contact our sales partners 13 Jun 2011 59 Qsmartek
37. port If camera is connected peer to peer with Ethernet cable or via Ethernet switch and no DHCP server is installed search result can look something like in the picture below Cameras are shipped in DHCP mode and in case DHCP server does not exist camera obtains the IP address using Link Local Address LLA IP configuration protocol If there is a warning symbol next to the camera model name the application is unable to connect to the camera because the camera and the PC are on different subnet Change IP address of the device to be on the same subnet as the IP address in Local Area Connection settings To change the IP address of the camera click on the Set Ip To Device icon 7 GigEVisionClient File View Control Help mo ws PD Devices Sx Model mac IP Address G 00 50 C2 70 81 C1 169 254 49 249 13 Jun 2011 SS Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual New window will open Here you can set the new IP address subnet mask and gateway Make sure you don t provide the same IP address to camera as in Local Area Connection settings Set Device Ip Address PR Ip Configuration LLA DHCP Permanent Ip Address Ip Address 192 168 0_ 111 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0__ Gateway 192 168 0_ 2__ Select the camera that is found and click on the Connect Device icon to connect to the camera X GigEVisionClient File View Control Help w we PD aaa Devices Sx MAC IP Address x G
38. r ie Setup Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Select Destination Location Where should Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library be installed O Setup will install Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse At least 95 3 MB of free disk space is required 13 Jun 2011 31 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual Step 4 Select which components to install on the drop down menu or click Next to continue with full installation ie Setup Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue gt Source Files Current selection requires at least 107 8 MB of disk space Step 5 Click Browse to select different folder or click Next to install to the default Start menu folder ie Setup Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts r gt Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse HS martek GigEVisionSDK J 13 Jun 2011 32 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual Step 6 To install software click Install Installation
39. r signal lt gt Exposure Figure 38 Exposure with a falling edge of the trigger 13 Jun 2011 45 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 2 4 Trigger debouncer Trigger debouncer time defines minimum time interval that input signal must remain active in order to be recognized as valid trigger input signal Trigger debouncer is used to prevent possible unwanted trigger events It eliminates short noises that could easily be interpreted as trigger signals The function of the trigger debouncer is shown in the figure below two glitches are ignored by the debouncer because the width of those signals is shorter than the debouncer time value while the third signal is accepted as valid trigger signal because it s width is longer than the debouncer time limit TriggerDebouncerTime feature is used to set trigger debouncer time expressed in us Trigger debouncer time effectively increases delay time between external trigger signal and internal trigger signal used to start the exposure so it should be set large enough so as to filter unwanted glitches to trigger the camera and small enough to keep the delay as small as possible Unfiltered arriving signals Debouncer Debouncer limit Internal trigger signal o Delay Figure 39 Trigger debouncer function 13 Jun 2011 46 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual Unf
40. rate Using AcquisitionFrameRate feature it is possible to decrease the number of frames camera acquires and transmits in free run mode which consequently lowers the Ethernet bandwidth needed by the camera This is useful in situations where Ethernet bandwidth is limited like connecting several cameras to the PC which can acquire images at faster speed than is needed by application For example if the camera is transferring images at 70 MB s 2Mpix camera at 35 fps it is not possible to connect two of them to a single port PC network card because of the Ethernet bandwidth limitation Setting acquisition frame rate to 20 fps camera is using only 40 MB s so there is enough bandwidth left for the second camera to transfer images Setting AcquisitionFrameRate property to zero effectively disables the feature allowing the camera to acquire and transfer images at maximum frame rate 13 Jun 2011 48 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 5 Inter packet delay This feature is used when connecting multiple cameras to one PC If multiple cameras are connected to PC and inter packet delay feature isn t used excessive collision between packets may occur and data may be lost In order to avoid that delay between packets can be defined This feature ensures that none of data is lost and all packets are transferred safely to their destination Packets sending flow Packets receiving flow
41. roperability 3 GenTL is the transport layer interface for enumerating cameras grabbing images from the camera and moving them to the user application GenlCam provides supports for five basic functions 1 Configuring the camera supports a range of camera features such as frame size acquisition speed pixel format gain image offset etc 2 Grabbing images creates access channels between the camera and the user interface and initiates receiving images 3 Graphical user interface enables user GUI interface to seamlessly talk to the camera s 4 Transmitting extra data enables cameras to send extra data on top of the image data Typical examples could be histogram information time stamp area of interest in the frame etc 5 Delivering events enables cameras to talk to the application through an event channel 1 4 3 Standard Features Naming Convention SFNC SFNC provides the definitions of standard use cases and standard features The goal is to cover and to standardize the naming convention used in all those basic use cases where the implementation by different vendors would be very similar anyway The GenlCam technology allows exposing arbitrary features of a camera through a unified API and GUI Each feature can be defined in an abstract manner by its name interface type unit of measurement and behavior The GenApi module of the GenlCam standard defines how to write a camera description file that describe
42. s a specific camera s mapping Smartek implemented this naming convention in all of its products For detail information about this convention visit www emva org 13 Jun 2011 5 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 4 4 C mount A C mount is a type of lens mount commonly found on 16mm movie cameras closed circuit television cameras and trinocular microscope phototubes C mount lenses provide a male thread which mates with a female thread on the camera The thread is nominally 1inch 25mm in diameter with 32 threads per inch designated as 1 32 UN 2A in the ANSI B1 1 standard for unified screw threads The flange focal distance is 17 526mm 0 6900inch for a C mount 1 5 Connections 1 5 1 Connecting scheme Giganetix camera Ethernet cable a GigE NIC 12V DC POWER Power connector TRIGGER INPUT 2x DIGITAL OUTPUT 2x Figure 1 Connecting scheme 13 Jun 2011 6 Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 5 2 Ethernet connector Ethernet connector RJ45 Ethernet 1000BaseT 803 2 compliant Pin no Description 1 BI_DA Bi directional pair A BI_DA Bi directional pair A BI_DB Bi directional pair B BI_DC Bi directional pair C BI_DC Bi directional pair C BI_DB Bi directional pair B BI_DD Bi directional pair D COINI Oo oa RR wo rh BI_DD Bi directional pair D Table 1 Ethernet connector assign
43. s all features related to image acquisition including the trigger and exposure control It describes the basic model for acquisition and the typical behavior of the device Parameters Device Info R egisters Visibility Guru v Refresh Property Value El AcquisitionControl AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart gt Use Start Stop buttons AC top gt Use Start Stop buttons AcquisitionFrameCount 1 AcquisitionStatusSelector AcquisitionActive TriggerSelector AcquisitionStart TriggerMode Off F 5 J command lt Linet TriggerActivation RisingEdge TriggerDelay 0 00 ExposureMode Timed ExposureTime 20000 00 13 Jun 2011 41 Asmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 1 1 Acquisition mode The AcquisitionMode property controls the acquisition mode of the device It defines the number of frames captured during the acquisition and the way the acquisition stops lt can take any of the following values e Continuous frames are captured continuously until stopped with the AcquisitionStop command e SingleFrame camera captures only one frame e MultiFrame camera captures a specific number of frames number of frames is set under the AcquisitionFrameCount In order for the camera to run in continuous frame or free run mode in which camera acquires and transfers images at maximum supported frame rate AcquisitionMode must be set to Continuous and TriggerMode must be
44. se interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Enable Use the following IP address and type in for example the numbers that are shown in the figure below Note In order for camera to be connectable the IP address that is provided manually should be on the same subnet as the camera s IP address Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically O the following IP address IP address 192 168 0 10 Subnet mask 259 2001 200 snl Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server e ee 13 Jun 2011 35 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 3 2 2 Connecting GigEVisionClient with the camera Run the GigEVisionClient and click Find Devices icon to start searching for devices GigEVisionClient File View Control Help If no camera has been found check your hardware and software settings Make sure everything is plugged properly and your firewall settings are not blocking connection to the camera If you still experience problem please contact Smartek sup
45. t depth 8 14 bits Power consumption TBD Weight 90 Spectral Sensitivity 0 50 AA Relative response 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 Wavelngth nm Figure 34 Spectral sensitivity for GC 1921 Monochrome Relative response o A 550 950 1000 1050 1100 600 650 700 750 800 Wave Length nm 850 900 Figure 35 Spectral sensitivity for GC 1921 Color 13 Jun 2011 30 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 3 GigEVisionSDK library for Windows 3 1 GigEVisionSDK library installation Before camera can transfer images to PC GigEVisionSDK library must be installed on PC properly Follow those steps in order to install the software on your PC Step 1 To start the installation run the Smartek GigEVisionSDK library installation Step 2 Setup screen appears click Next fe Setup Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Welcome to the Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Setup Wizard This will install Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Version 2 5 2 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Step 3 Click Browse to select the destination folder or just click Next to install the software in the default folde
46. trol ex Image OA Status Color Adjust ia AX 1p40 Snap FPS 20 DISPISY FPS 20 XY 255 975 RGB 0 O 0 Note if the image display is all black and the Snap FPS 4 value is above zero than try opening the lens iris If you are still experiencing problem please contact Smartek support 13 Jun 2011 a Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 4 2 External trigger External trigger is used when the camera needs to be synchronized to external trigger event The camera can be triggered on the rising or the falling edge of the input trigger signal The minimum width of the external trigger signal is defined by the trigger debouncer time property 4 2 1 Trigger latency Trigger latency is time expressed in microseconds which shows how long it takes for camera to detect an external trigger input Trigger latency can t be modified Please compare this important feature with other manufacturers 4 2 2 Trigger delay Trigger delay is a delay from input trigger to exposure start and is expressed in us Trigger delay can be set 4 2 3 Trigger edge e Rising edge exposure starts on the rising edge of the trigger Falling edge exposure starts on the falling edge of the trigger External trigger signal period External trigger signal lt p Exposure Figure 37 Exposure with rising edge of the trigger External trigger signal period gt External trigge
47. uts 25 mA Table 5 Electrical specification for digital output 1 5 7 Scheme all models aay 2200 MOCD207 M BC847BS ine y gt K Aa 4 Gnd Output 1 q 2200 j line 2 MOCD207 M BC847BS OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 1 Voltage Y Nat a 4 Output 5 2700 Signal 6 7 T 3 3 to 24 i 8 Ext Gnd VDC Gnd OUTPUT 2 9 OUTPUT 2 Voltage 10 Output 270Q Signal Camera 11 12 y o L 3 3 to 24 ExtGnd VDC Figure 3 Digital output scheme 13 Jun 2011 10 Ysmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 1 6 Mechanical and electrical specifications External dimensions H x W x L 35 0 x 35 0 x 47 9 mm 1 38 x 1 38 x 1 89 in Housing Black anodized aluminum case Weight Approx 90g 3 20z Storage temperature 30 C 60 C 22 F 140 F Operating temperature 5 C 45 C 23 F 113 F Operating humidity 25 80 no condensation Storage humidity 25 95 no condensation Power requirements 12V DC Min 10V Max 24V For optimal performance 12V DC is recommended Lens mount C mount Connectors Screw mount Ethernet RJ45 EIAJ Hirose 12 pin Conformity CE FCC RoHS GigE Vision GenlCam Table 6 Mechanical and electrical specifications 1 7 Software specifications Firmware update Over Gigabit Ethernet
48. will install Smartek Filter Driver and Windows will show a warning messages click Continue Anyway every time ie Setup Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Smartek GigE VisionSDK Library on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files Smartek GigEVisionSDK Setup type Full installation binary amp sources Selected components Program Files Source Files Start Menu folder Smartek GigEVisionSDK Completing the Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Setup Wizard To complete the installation of Smartek GigEVisionSDK Library Setup must restart your computer Would you like to restart now Yes restart the computer now O No will restart the computer later 13 Jun 2011 33 Qsmartek Giganetix camera family User Manual 3 2 Connecting camera Now that everything is installed connect the camera to PC It can be connected to PC either via Gigabit Ethernet switch or peer to peer with Ethernet cable Make sure your firewall settings are not blocking communications with camera If that is the case firewall must be turned off In order to turn off the firewall in Windows find Windows Firewall under Control Panel and turn it off 3 2 1 Connecting peer to peer with Ethernet cable Make sure that the Local Area Connection in
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