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Mako G at a glance Mako G at a glance Mako G cameras have a Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interface. Mako G cameras are GigE Vision V1.2 and GenICam SFNC V1.2.1 compliant. Mako G cameras work with Gigabit Ethernet hardware and cable lengths up to 100 m.
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Mako G at a glance Content Document name Link Technical papers and https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical- knowledge base papers-knowledge-base.html 3D CAD files https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical- documentation/mako-documentation.html Read this manual carefully Learn how to protect your camera from damage and fully understand its functions. Software downloads...
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Contact us Contact us Connect with Allied Vision by function https://www.alliedvision.com/en/meta-header/contact.html Find an Allied Vision office or Allied Vision distributor https://www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are.html Email info@alliedvision.com support@alliedvision.com Telephone Europe, Middle East, and Africa: +49 36428-677-0 North and South America: +1 (877) USA-1394 Asia-Pacific: +65 6634-9027...
Document history and conventions This chapter includes: • Document history • Layout styles and symbols used in this manual Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Updated the specifications for G-223 and G-419 V2.0.2 2013-Sep-16 Updated the frame rate information for G-223 and G-419 in Specifications chapter Updated introduction to include link to Mako G literature webpage Status LEDs Updated section Added captions to tables in Camera lenses section Added links to GigE Camera and Driver Features document V2.0.3...
Mako G-131B/C Mako G-192B/C Added , and specifications and spectral sensitivity plots Updated Mako G camera smart features table Added camera lens information Mako G-030B/C ROI frame rate Mako G-131B/C ROI frame rate Added , and Mako G-192B/C ROI frame rate...
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Version Date Remarks V3.2.0 2015-Mar-20 Replaced old links with new Allied Vision website links Changed file name from ‘GigE Camera and Driver Features’ to ‘GigE Features Reference’ Changed chapter name from ‘Description of data path’ to ‘Camera data path’ V4.0.0...
You have to follow these instructions to avoid malfunctions. Practical hint This symbol highlights a practical hint that helps to better understand the camera‘s features and functions, and to make better use of it. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Document history and conventions Further information available online This symbol highlights URLs for further information. The URL itself is shown in blue. Example: https://www.alliedvision.com Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Safety and legislation § This chapter includes: • General safety notes for Mako G cameras • Information about the legal requirements and restrictions for Mako G cameras based on current and relevant legislation • Particular emphasis has been given to legislation...
Installation Manual. Avoid damage to the camera due to high temperature Due to the small packaging and high speed of Mako G cameras, ensure that housing temperature of the camera does not exceed 45 °C. The following are general guidelines for heat dissipation: •...
Legislation CE and RoHS Allied Vision Technologies declares under its sole responsibility that all standard cameras of the Allied Vision Mako G family to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s): •...
Allied Vision Technologies for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale. Other legal notices Trademarks Unless stated otherwise, all trademarks appearing in this document of Allied Vision Technologies are brands protected by law. Warranty The information provided by Allied Vision Technologies is supplied without any guarantees or warranty whatsoever, be it specific or implicit.
Specifications This chapter provides: • Technical specifications • Spectral sensitivity plots • ROI height vs. Frame rate plots • Comparison of feature availability in Mako G camera models Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Normally, an image is captured and transported in consecutive steps. The image is taken, read out from the sensor, digitized and sent over the GigE network. Mako G cameras are equipped with a FIFO image buffer. Specifications tables for each camera show how many frames can be stored by each model.
BinningVertical is horizontal row summing on CCD before readout. The frame rate for an ROI at the same effective height as binning will be slower because the CCD still needs to read out the “fast readout rows” in ROI mode. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. Table 2: Mako G-030B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Specifications Mako G-030B/C ROI frame rate Max. frame rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 204 µs 6.25 µs ROI height Maximum frame rate at full resolution according to formula: 309 fps 4000 Height [pixels] Figure 3: Frame rate as a function of ROI height [width=644 pixels]...
Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. Table 4: Mako G-032B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Specifications Mako G-032B/C ROI frame rate Max. frame rate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - – 19.46 µs ROI height 2.29 µs 492 ROI height 195.81 µs Maximum frame rate at full resolution according to formula: 102.3 fps Height [pixels]...
Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. Table 6: Mako G-125B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
60.5 x 29 x 29 mm Mass 80 g Hardware interface standard PoE, IEEE 802.3af 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX Software interface standard GigE Vision Standard V1.2 Camera control interface GenICam SFNC V1.2.1 compliant Table 8: Mako G-131B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. • The e2v sensor does not support exposure duration via external level trigger. Table 8: Mako G-131B/C camera specifications (Continued) Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Specifications Mako G-131B/C ROI frame rate 2000 1050 Height [pixels] Figure 12: Frame rate as a function of ROI height [width=1280 pixels] ROI height [pixels] Width [pixels] Frame rate [fps] ROI height [pixels] Width [pixels] Frame rate [fps] 1024 1280...
60.5 x 29 x 29 mm Mass 80 g Hardware interface standard PoE, IEEE 802.3af 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX Software interface standard GigE Vision Standard V1.2 Camera control interface GenICam SFNC V1.2.1 compliant Table 10: Mako G-192B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. • The e2V sensor does not support exposure duration via external level trigger. Table 10: Mako G-192B/C camera specifications (Continued) Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Specifications Mako G-192B/C ROI frame rate 2000 1000 1200 Height [pixels] Figure 15: Frame rate as a function of ROI height [width=1600 pixels] ROI height [pixels] Width [pixels] Frame rate [fps] ROI height [pixels] Width [pixels] Frame rate [fps] 1200...
Camera firmware v1.52.8151 shows minimum exposure values without frame overhead time, i.e., 1 µs. See sensor data sheet for details on frame overhead time. This will be fixed in the next firmware release. Table 12: Mako G-223B/NIR/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Horizontal and Vertical: 1, 2, 4, 8 factor Opto-isolated I/Os 1 input, 3 outputs Voltage requirements 12–24 VDC or PoE Power consumption 2.4 W @ 12 VDC; 2.8 W PoE Table 14: Mako G-234B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. Table 14: Mako G-234B/C camera specifications (Continued) Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Specifications Mako G-234B/C ROI frame rate Maximum frame rate at full resolution measured with 12-bit sensor (Bayer12Packed, Mono12Packed): 31 fps 1000 1200 Height [pixels] Figure 21: 12-bit sensor frame rate as a function of ROI height [width=1936] Maximum frame rate at full resolution measured with 10-bit sensor (BayerRG8, Mono8): 40.1 fps...
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60.8 1200 40.6 31.4 96.9 74.9 1080 44.9 34.8 362.4 280.2 1024 47.3 36.6 566.0 437.7 50.4 38.9 853.8 660.3 62.3 48.2 1028.1 795.0 Table 15: Frame rate as a function of ROI height [width=1936] Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Camera firmware v1.52.8151 shows minimum exposure values without frame overhead time, i.e., 1 µs. See sensor data sheet for details on frame overhead time. This will be fixed in the next firmware release. Table 16: Mako G-419B/NIR/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Frame valid state: sensor is reading out and camera is busy. If next frame is requested by an external trigger in this state, higher latency may occur as compared to the Idle state. Table 18: Mako G-503B/C camera specifications Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Specifications Mako G-503B/C ROI frame rate 1100 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Height [pixels] Figure 28: Frame rate as a function of ROI height [width=2592 pixels] ROI height [pixels] Width [pixels] Frame rate [fps] ROI height [pixels] Width [pixels]...
Specifications Camera feature comparison Allied Vision cameras support a number of standard and extended features. The table below identifies a selection of capabilities and compares the availability of features in Mako G camera models. Camera control documents: A complete listing of camera controls, including control definitions can be found online: •...
Mechanical dimensions This chapter includes: • CAD drawing and dimensions of standard housing model and tripod adapter • Sensor position accuracy • Maximum protrusion distance and filter diameter for C-Mount and CS-Mount Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Mechanical dimensions Tripod adapter This tripod adapter (Allied Vision order number 4807) can be used for all Mako G cameras with the standard housing. 29.7 23.7 R2.5 (4x) 3.4 (3x) 10.9 R3 (4x) 0.2 x 45° 0.5 x 45° (2x) UNC 1/4"-20...
Camera body Pixel area Pixel area Sensor case Sensor case Figure 31: Allied Vision sensor position accuracy Method of positioning Optical alignment of the photo sensitive sensor area into the camera front module (lens mount front flange). Reference points Sensor: Center of the pixel area (photo sensitive cells).
All standard color Mako G cameras are equipped with a Hoya C5000 IR cut filter with a 16 mm or 22 mm diameter. Standard monochrome Mako G cameras are not equipped with any filter or protection glass. Filter and protection glass options Allied Vision offers several filter options for both monochrome and color Mako G cameras.
5.8 Filter 22 CS-Mount CS-Mount Figure 33: C-Mount and CS-Mount dimensions for Mako G models with a 22 mm filter Adjusting C-Mount and CS-Mount The dimensional adjustment cannot be done by the customer. All modifications have to be done by Allied Vision.
Filter and lenses This chapter includes information on: • Suitable lens formats for Mako G camera models • Standard IR cut filter and its transmission characteristics Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Filter and lenses Camera lenses Allied Vision offers different lenses from a variety of manufacturers. This section presents tables that list selected image field of view (width x height) depending on sensor size, distance and focal length of the lens.
93 x 68 mm 191 x 140 mm 35 mm 65 x 48 mm 135 x 99 mm Table 22: Mako G-032B/C focal length vs. field of view Mako G-125B/C Field of view Focal length for type 1/3 sensor Distance = 500 mm Distance = 1000 mm 4.0 mm...
137 x 103 mm 281 x 211 mm 35 mm 96 x 72 mm 199 x 149 mm Table 25: Mako G-192 focal length vs. field of view Mako G-223B/NIR/C Field of view Focal length for type 2/3 sensor Distance = 500 mm Distance = 1000 mm 4.8 mm...
150 x 94 mm 312 x 196 mm 50 mm 102 x 64 mm 215 x 135 mm Table 27: Mako G-234B/C focal length vs. field of view Mako G-419B/NIR/C Field of view Focal length for type 1 sensor Distance = 500 mm...
35 mm 76 x 57 mm 157 x 118 mm Figure 34: Mako G-503B/C focal length vs. field of view IR cut filter Color cameras are equipped with IR cut filter. The following illustration shows the spectral transmission of the IR cut filter.
This chapter includes: • A general description of the inputs and outputs (including trigger features) • I/O connector pin assignments • I/O block diagrams • A general description of trigger rules including a timing diagram and definitions Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Figure 36: Rear view of Mako G camera Gigabit Ethernet interface LED 1 (orange) LED 2 (green) Hirose I/O port Status LEDs The tables below describe the status LEDs of Mako G cameras. LED 1 color Status Solid orange Ethernet link established Flashing orange...
Safety-related instructions to avoid malfunctions Read all Notes and Cautions in the GigE Installation Manual before using the Hirose I/O connector. Hirose connector The cable side Hirose connector is available for purchase from Allied Vision (part number K7600503). Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Input block diagram External Internal 180R Isolated In GND Figure 37: Input block diagram The input can be connected directly to the system for voltages up to 24 VDC. An external resistor is not necessary. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Current (constant-current source) 3–4 mA Table 32: Input parameters Minimum pulse width The minimum pulse width for all Mako G cameras is: 20 kHz Figure 38: Minimum pulse width Test conditions The input signal was driven with 3.3 V and no external additional series resistor.
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Figure 40: Output switching times Parameter and value 1 µs 26 µs 1 µs 21 µs 2 µs 47 µs can deviate by 5 µs) Table 34: Parameters Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Active once the camera has been recognized by the host PC and is ready to start acquisition. FrameTriggerReady Active when the camera is in a state that will accept the next frame trigger. Table 35: Output signals Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
SyncIn1 Strobe1 Figure 42: Output block diagram Trigger timing diagram The following diagram explains the general trigger concept. Further information available online For trigger description on camera control basis, see GigE Features Reference: https://www.alliedvision.com/fileadmin/content/documents/products/cam- eras/various/features/GigE_Features_Reference.pdf Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Time between sensor row readout cycles Imaging High when the camera image sensor is either exposing and/or reading out data Idle High if the camera image sensor is not exposing and/or reading out data Table 36: Trigger definitions Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
In this case, trigger latency and trigger jitter can be up to 1 line time since exposure must always begin on an Interline boundary. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Offset Offset Gain Analog 12 bit Analog Analog Frame Gain GigE Interface Defect Mask Gamma Look-up Table Memory 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit GigE Factory calibrated. Not a user control. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Reverse X/Y Gain Offset Sensor Analog Analog Analog Analog Internal sensor components Gamma Binning Defect Mask Decimation 10 bit 10 bit 10 bit 10 bit Frame Memory GigE Interface Look-up Table 10 bit 10 bit GigE Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Image data flow Mako G-223B, G-223B NIR, G-419B, G-419B NIR Sensor System Sensor System Offset Sensor Vertical ROI ‡ Gain Offset Analog Analog Analog Analog Internal sensor components Gamma Gain Horizontal ROI Defect Mask 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit...
Reverse X/Y Gain Offset Sensor Analog Analog Analog Analog Internal sensor components Gamma Decimation Binning Defect Mask 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit Frame Memory GigE Interface Look-up Table 12 bit 12 bit GigE Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
8/12 bit 8 bit 8 bit Factory calibrated. Not a user control. For on-camera interpolated PixelFormats only (8-bit output). Raw un-interpolated PixelFormats skip this block (8/12 bit output) depending upon the bit depth of PixelFormat used. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Memory transformation 10 bit 8 bit 8 bit 8/10 bit GigE For on-camera interpolated PixelFormats only (8-bit output). Raw un-interpolated PixelFormats skip this block (8/10 bit output) depending upon the bit depth of PixelFormat used. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
8 bit 8/12 bit GigE Factory calibrated. Not a user control. For on-camera interpolated PixelFormats only (8-bit output). Raw un-interpolated PixelFormats skip this block (8/12 bit output) depending upon the bit depth of PixelFormat used. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Mono8, BayerRG8 10-bit For on-camera interpolated PixelFormats only (8-bit output). YUV411 10-bit Raw un-interpolated PixelFormats skip this block (8/12 bit YUV422 10-bit output) depending upon the bit depth of PixelFormat used. YUV444, RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed 10-bit Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Memory transformation 12 bit 8 bit 8 bit 8/12 bit GigE For on-camera interpolated PixelFormats only (8-bit output). Raw un-interpolated PixelFormats skip this block (8/12 bit output) depending upon the bit depth of PixelFormat used. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Cleaning optical components This chapter describes safety instructions and cautions for cleaning lenses, optical filters, protection glass, or sensors. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Important instructions to be read first Please read these instructions before you contact Allied Vision or your Allied Vision camera distributor for assistance. Ask Allied Vision or your Allied Vision camera distributor if you are not familiar with the procedures described below. Warranty...
Figure 44: Illustration of camera orientation when removing lens or dust cap Identifying impurities If you observe any image artifacts in your video preview of your Mako G camera you may have impurities either on the lens, filter/protection glass, or on the sensor protection glass.
Removing IR cut filter/protection glass To remove the IR cut filter/protection glass use the special tool (Allied Vision part number E9020001 for 16mm filter and part number 3851 for 22 mm filter). Materials for cleaning optical components Use only these cleaning materials for optical components •...
Wipe the glass surface with a spiral motion from the center to the rim. Normally, several spiral wipes are recommended. Wipe only on glass avoiding contact to metal surfaces, because microscopic dirt could be released and could cause scratches on the glass. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Allied Vision distributor. Cleaning with compressed air Allied Vision does not recommend cleaning Mako G cameras with compressed air. Figure 46: Do not use compressed air Possible material damage •...
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• Keep the compressed air pressure at a moderate strength only. Pressure at the nozzle should be less than 1 bar (15 psi). • Operating distance from the camera should be 5 to 30 cm. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
Firmware update This chapter includes: • How to update the firmware on your Allied Vision Mako G camera. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Firmware update To update the firmware on your Allied Vision GigE camera Launch the Allied Vision Firmware Loader. Click Next. The Firmware Loader displays a list of firmware included in the package Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Click Next. You can select your camera model on this page. Recovery Mode Select the Use recovery mode checkbox if the connected GigE camera is not found by the firmware loaded, or if the GigE camera is listed as unavailable. Click Next. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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Possible material damage Do not unplug the GigE cable or camera power supply during the update procedure. The Firmware Loader will display a success status upon completion. Click Quit to exit the loader. Mako G Technical Manual V4.0.0...
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