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ALC control method........................40 AGC (Auto Gain Contorl) ........................ 41 Auto shutter ............................ 42 ALC settings procedure ......................... 42 White balance (Only available for color camera) ..............43 White balance control methods ..................... 43 STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 3/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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LUT Control .......................... 61 10.6 Digital IO Control ......................... 62 10.7 Logic Block Control ......................62 10.8 Software Signal Control ...................... 62 10.9 Counter And Timer Control ....................63 10.10 Event Control ........................64 STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 4/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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Chunk Data Control ......................65 10.13 Action Control ........................65 10.14 File Access Control ......................66 10.15 Test Control ........................66 10.16 Transport Layer Control ....................67 Revision History ....................69 STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 5/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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Do not use with out of power voltage range Do not wrong wiring. that is specified in the specifications for this This will cause of fire or malfunction. camera. This will cause of fire, electrification or malfunction. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 6/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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It is turn off the camera when maintaining or This will cause of fire, electrification or inspecting the camera. malfunction. This will cause of electrification. [Disposal] Caution It is necessary to dispose as industrial waste. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 7/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Exchange or repair the malfunction camera if the malfunction is occurred by our responsibility. “Warranty” mean is warranty for the delivered camera itself. Please accept the induction damage by the camera malfunction is not included. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 8/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
No.18S112-ES01 Introduction This document describes the specification of the following cameras: STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE Features GigE Interface Support PoE (Power over Ethernet) Small robust camera housing Maximum frame rate (Full resolution): 282.8 fps @ 0.4M 8bits ...
Input Voltage (*2) +10.8 to +26.4 Vdc External power (via 6 pin connector) / Power Over Ethernet (IEEE802.3af) Consumption +12 V / +24 V: 3.1 W, PoE: 3.3 W Default: Bold STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 10/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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Black Level Optimum Target Luminance IM-600 (Topcon) Gamma Factory Setting (*2) The camera operates with external power when power suppling by external power supply and PoE to camera at same time. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 11/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Ethernet connector: RJ45 connector Power- I/O connector: HR10A-7R-6PB (Hirose) or equivalent Camera Mounting Six M3 screw holes (Two on top, four on bottom plate) Weight Approximately 65 g (*1) Excluding the connectors STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 13/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
74 deg. C, the camera housing temperature (top plate) will be less than 64 deg. C. Taking these steps will maintain the heat rating of the electronic components of the camera. Upper side of camera Measuring point STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 14/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Yellow light: Blinking 1 GB Transferring 100 MB Transferring Please use a 1GB supported NIC, Network Switcher and Ethernet cable. Check the setting of NIC and Network Switcher being used is “1GB transferring”. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 15/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
8) Debounced Line 2 9) User Output 1 10) User Output 2 11) Timer 0 Active 12) Software Signal 0 13) Software Signal 1 14) Logic Block 0 15) Pulse Per Second STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 16/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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Selected signal for “Software Signal 1” at “Software Signal Control” is out. 14) Logic Block 0 “Logic Block 0” signal is out. 15) Pulse Per Second “Pulse / second” signal (50% Duty, 1 Hz interval) is out. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 17/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
The camera has current limiting circuit on camera. The current limiting resistor does not necessary. Opto-isolated output It is necessary to have current limiting resistor at outside of camera, to keep less than 50 mA. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 18/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
The camera inside circuit may get damage if accidentally uses as output without current limiting resistor. For safety, please add current limiting resistor even use as input. a) Open Collector GPIO uses as output b) Open Collector GIPO uses as input STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 19/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
External Trigger Signal External Trigger Signal with camera internal delay Tdelay 5.2.6.2 External Trigger Signal Delay (Negative polarity trigger signal) External Trigger Signal External Trigger Signal with camera internal delay Tdelay STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 22/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
2 μseconds +24 V 53.2 μseconds 2 μseconds Note. Please use this measured delay as reference. The delay time may fluctuate depending on photo coupler variation, pull-up voltage and pull-up resister. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 23/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
2.2 μseconds 2 μseconds +24 V 0.8 μseconds 2 μseconds Note. Please use this measured delay as reference. The delay time may fluctuate depending on transistor variation, pull-up voltage and pull-up resister. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 24/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Pixel (m) of Data: mth pixel being transferred STC-MCS43POE (Color) Pixel 11 Pixel 21 of Data of Data Pixel 12 Pixel 22 of Data of Data Pixel (m, n) of Data: mth pixel of nth line being transferred STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 27/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
No.18S112-ES01 Camera Operational Modes Normal Mode (Rolling shutter) Exposure Time Expose Image out * The exposure time for each line is same. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 28/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
The expose period is low states of trigger signal. Timing Trigger signal (Positive polarity) Expose Image out Note: The exposure time is active pulse duration of trigger signal. Please refers “Exposure Timing” for more details. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 29/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
In this trigger mode with negative polarity, the expose starts at falling edge of trigger signal. The exposure duration time is based on preset exposure setting stored by camera setting communication. Timing Trigger signal (Positive polarity) Expose Image out Note: The exposure time is “Exposure Time” on GenICam setting. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 32/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
“Line Debounce Time” setting time. Please input trigger signal has more than “Line Debounce Time” time active pulse width trigger signal. Note 2: Please refers “5.2.6 External Hardware Trigger Input Delay” for more details about “External hardware trigger delay”. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 33/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
However, if the trigger signal input while exposing with previous trigger signal or output image, trigger signal is disregard. Timing Trigger signal (Positive polarity) Expose Image out Note: The exposure time is “Exposure Time” on GenICam setting. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 34/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
“User Set Save” CANNOT execute when “Default” was selected at “User Set Selector” User Set Selector Setting Procedure 1. Selects “User Set X” at “User Set Selector” 2. Execute “User Set Save” STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 35/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Please follow the procedure in below for camera settings put back to factory default settings. Setting Procedure Selects “Default” at “User Set Selector”. Executes “User Set Load”. Select “User Set X” at “User Set Selector”. Executes “User Set Save”. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 36/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Selects control gain Digital All: Digital Gain DigitalGain IFloat Type Digital Gain Range: 0 to 4,095 Default: 0 Digital Gain Formula Gain (x times) = 1 + (“Digital Gain” / 128) STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 37/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
The lower limit of signal is clamped at this setting level. The signal does not lower than this. GenICam Parameters BlackLevel IFloat Type Black Level Range: 12bits output: 0 to 240 10bits output: 0 to 60 8bits output: 0 to 15 Default: 0 STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 38/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Default: 1 * Sets 10 on Region 4 only Sets the weight for each weight area. AutoLuminancePeak IInteger Type Importance ratio for the brightness peak at ALC control. Range: 0 to 255 Default: 0 STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 39/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
If AGC and auto shutter are ON for ALC control, auto shutter function maintains brightness first. The AGC function maintains brightness if brightness cannot maintain to “Auto Luminance Target” with auto shutter. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 40/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
This cannot be set greater than “Gain Auto Limit Max” GainAutoLimitMax IFloat Type Maximum gain for AGC [GainSelector] Range: 0 to 208 Default: 208 This cannot be set smaller than “Gain Auto Limit Min” STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 41/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
4. Sets “Continuous” for “Exposure Auto” when using auto shutter function. 5. Sets “Exposure Auto Limit Min” and “Exposure Auto Limit Max” when using auto shutter function. 6. Sets “Auto Luminance Target”. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 42/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Sets “OFF” at “Balance White Auto” automatically after sets “Balance Ratio” for all colors. Push to set white balance setting procedure 1. Sets the flat white target then acquires image. 2. Sets “Once” at “Balance White Auto”. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 43/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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2. Selects adjusting color from Red, Green or Blue at “Balance Ratio Selector”. 3. Sets gain for selected adjusting color at “Balance Ratio”. The settings can be save into camera with “User Set Control” function. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 44/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Vertical offset (in line) for region 0 YOffset Range: 0 to 539 Default: 0 The white balance calculation region settings are like below: BalanceWhite AutoOffsetY White balance gain BalanceWhite calculation region 0 AutoHeight BalanceWhite BalanceWhite AutoOffsetX AutoWidth STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 45/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
OffsetY IInteger Type Vertical offset for output image (in line) Range: 0 to 536 Default: 0 Adjustable steps: 4 The ROI region settings are below: OffsetY Height ROI region OffsetX Width STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 46/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Software Signal 0 Software Signal 1 Sensor Logic Block 0 “ AND ” “ OR ” Trigger Source The trigger signal is selectable by GenICam commands. Trigger Source: select trigger type STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 48/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
LUT ON / OFF selection LUT Value IInteger Type The output value for input value that specifies by index Range: 0 to 4,095 4095 4095 LUT Index e.g. LUT usage (low brightness level enhancement) STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 49/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Horizontal position for selected index for process defective pixel correction Range: 0 to 719 Default: 0 PixelCorrectionY IInteger Type Vertical position for selected index for process defective pixel correction Range: 0 to 539 Default: 0 STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 50/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
IEnumeration Type Polarity of reference signal to reset counter Activation CounterReset ICommand Type Rest switch “Activate as switch when selecting “Software” at “Counter Reset Source” CounterValue IInteger Type Returns number of counter STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 51/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
IInteger Type Select camera to apply action command Logical AND of Group Mask of camera and Group Mask of action command is 1 for any bit of 32bits, camera executes action command. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 53/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Defined delay between master device and slave device by comparing these messages. If time difference between master device and slave device is occurred, adjust internal clock of slave device to synchronize to master device. Synchronize clock regularly to correcting time drift. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 54/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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Timestamp, action command will be scheduled automatically and each camera start exposing at same time. Action Control setting is required when action command generating. IEEE1588 PTP supported Switching HUB M: Master S: Slave e.g. PTP configuration STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 55/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Indicates the number of streaming channels supported by the device. Device Stream Channel Selector Selects the stream channel to control. Device Stream Channel Type [Device Reports the type of the stream channel. Stream Channel Selector] STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 56/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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Latches the current timestamp counter into Timestamp Latch Value. Timestamp Latch Value Returns the latched value of the timestamp counter. Device User Memory Read / Write the user data from / to the non-volatile memory. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 57/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Test Pattern [Test Pattern Generator Selects the type of test pattern that is generated by the device as Selector] image source. Test Pattern Input Value [Test Pattern Test Pattern Input Value Generator Selector] STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 58/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Determine the lower limit of exposure time when Exposure Auto is set to Continuous. Exposure Auto Limit Max Determine the upper limit of exposure time when Exposure Auto is set to Continuous. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 59/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Auto Region Selector] (STC-MCS43POE) Balance White Auto Y Offset [Balance White Determine Y offset of targeted region for auto white balance. Auto Region Selector] (STC-MCS43POE) Gamma Controls the gamma correction of pixel intensity. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 60/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Determine if targeted pixel is enabled for pixel correction. Index] Pixel Correction X [Pixel Correction Index] Determine x-coordinate of targeted pixel for pixel correction. Pixel Correction Y [Pixel Correction Index] Determine y-coordinate of targeted pixel for pixel correction. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 61/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Software Signal Control Name Description Software Signal Selector Selects which Software Signal features to control. Software Signal Pulse [Software Signal Generates a pulse signal that can be used as a software trigger. Selector] STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 62/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Timer Trigger Activation [Timer Selector] Selects the activation mode of the trigger to start the Timer. Timer Value [Timer Selector] Reads or writes the current value (in microseconds) of the selected Timer. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 63/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Save the User Set specified by User Set Selector to the non-volatile memory of the device. User Set Default Selects the feature User Set to load and make active by default when the device is reset. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 64/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Provides the mask that the device will use to validate the action on reception of the action protocol message. Action Group Mask [Action Selector] Provides the key that the device will use to validate the action on reception of the action protocol message. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 65/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
File Size [File Selector] Represents the size of the selected file in bytes. 10.15 Test Control Name Description Test Pending Ack Tests the device's pending acknowledge feature. Test Event Generate Generates a Test Event. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 66/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
Gev GVCP Extended Status Codes Selector Selects the GigE Vision version to control extended status codes for. Gev GVCP Extended Status Codes [Gev Enables the generation of extended status codes. GVCP Extended Status Codes Selector] STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 67/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...
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GVSP transmitter must send data stream or the destination IP address from which a GVSP receiver may receive data stream. Gev SCSP [Gev Stream Channel Selector] Indicates the source port of the stream channel. STC-MBS43POE / STC-MCS43POE 68/70 Product Specifications and User’s Guide...