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Spark Series User Manual SP-5000M-CXP4 SP-5000C-CXP4 5MP Digital Progressive Scan Monochrome and Color Camera Document Version: 1.0 SP-5000-CXP4_Ver. 1.0_Jan2015 1058E-1410...
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JAI Ltd., Japan and may only be used by the purchasers of the product. JAI Ltd., Japan makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
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SP-5000M-CXP4 Supplement The following statement is related to the regulation on “ Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products “ , known as “ China RoHS “. The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera.
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SP-5000C-CXP4 Supplement The following statement is related to the regulation on “ Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products “ , known as “ China RoHS “. The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera. mark shows that the environment-friendly use period of contained Hazardous Substances is 15 years.
In order to learn more about EMVA 1288, please visit http://www.emva.org Interface The SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 employ CoaXPress as an interface system. In order to connect the camera to a PC, it requires the use of a Frame Graber board and the appropriate coaxial cable(s).
As a common Spark Series feature, a new connector for lens control is employed. SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 support P-iris and motor-driven lenses as standard lens control capabilities.
Various readout modes, including horizontal and vertical binning (SP-5000M-CXP4 only) and ROI (Region Of Interest) for faster frame rates 0 dB to +24 dB gain control for both SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 10 μs (1/100,000) to 8 seconds exposure control in 1 μs step ...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Locations and functions Locations and functions Lens mount C-mount (Note *1) 10-pin connector AUX Connector for lens control (Standard) LED Indication for power and trigger input 12-pin connector DC and trigger input LINK LEDs LINK 1 through 4 Status indication for CoaXPress interface ...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Rear panel The rear panel mounted LEDs provide the following information: POWER/TRIG Amber: Power connected – initiating This light goes OFF after initiating. Steady green: Camera is operating in Continuous mode Flashing green: The camera is receiving external triggering ...
CXP-6 6.250 (up to 68 m) In the SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4, the maximum bit rate is 6.25 Gbps per one cable and the power supply is available on the CXP#1 connector only. For the details of the specifications, please refer to “JIIA-NTF-001-2010” published by Japan Industrial Imaging Association, http://www.jiia.org.
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SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 CoaXPress Interface Number of Lanes 1, 2, and 4 PoCXP is applied to Only Link1. PoCXP Link2, Link3 and Link4 are not available CXP Output Maximum frame rate 8 Bit 53 fps MONO 10 Bit 42 fps...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Connectors and pin assignment 5.2.1 Digital Video Output (75Ω 1.0・2.3 DIN Receptacle) Type: CoaXPress Connector (ACX1785-ND Amphenol Connector or equivalent) The SP-5000-CXP4 has three connecting systems described in 5.1.2. They are one lane, two lanes and four lanes connecting systems.
LVDS_IN1+ Line11 LVDS_IN1- Digital IN/OUT interface In the SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4, the digital IN/OUT capability in the software control tool can assign the necessary signals needed for the system. 5.3.1 Line Selector In the Line Selector, the following input and output signals can be assigned.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Table - 9 Line Source Line Source item Description Connect Low Level signal to line item selected in Line Selector, Default setting High Connect High Level signal to line item selected in Line Selector Acquisition Trigger Wait...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 5.3.7.1 Basic block diagram Sel Bit (5,0) Sel Bit (7) Soft Trigger Trigger 0 (Acquisition Start) Trigger 1 (Acquisition Stop) FVAL IN Trigger 2 (Frame Start) Exposure Active GPIO 1 (TTL OUT 1) Acquisition Trigger Wait Sel Bit (7)
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 5.3.7.2 IN and OUT matrix table The following table shows the input and output matrix table. Table – 10 GPIO IN and OUT matrix table Selector (Cross Trigger Pulse Generator Line Selector point switch output) Selector Selector...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 5.4.3 Pulse Generator Length Set the counter up value (number of clocks, refer to Table 14) for the selected pulse generator. If Repeat Count value is “0”, and if Pulse Generator Clear signal is not input, the pulse generator generates the pulse repeatedly until reaching this counter up value.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Sensor layout, output format and timing Sensor layout CMOS sensors used in the SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 have the following tap and pixel layout. 6.1.1 Monochrome sensor 2560 Pixels Pixel (0,0) Fig.10 Monochrome sensor layout 6.1.2 Bayer color sensor...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 6.2. Camera output format The following table shows the relationship between camera output and sensor readout system. Camera output format Sensor readout system Reference figure 1X–1Y 1-tap readout 6.2.1 Note: The description of camera output format is based on GenICam SFNC Ver.1.5.1.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 6.3.3 ROI (Region Of Interest) setting In the SP-5000-CXP4, a subset of the image can be output by setting Width, Height, Offset-X, and Offset- Y. If the height is decreased, the number of lines read out is decreased and as the result, the frame rate is increased.
Allowed values range from 25691 Hz to 0.125 Hz for SP-5000M-CXP4, however if the frequency entered is faster than the time required for the default frame rate, the setting is ignored and the default frame rate is used. For example, the minimum frame period for the smallest possible ROI (64H x 8V) requires 25691 Hz, so any entry more than 25691 will always be ignored.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.2.1 Exposure Mode The exposure mode can be selected from the following three ways. Table35. Exposure mode Exposure Mode setting Exposure operation No exposure control (free-running operation) Exposure operation at the value set in Exposure Time. Setting value is usec unit.
Acquisition Control 8000000 [us] 7.2.3 Exposure Auto This is a function to control the exposure automatically. It is effective only for Timed. JAI ALC Reference controls the brightness. There are three modes, OFF, Once and Continuous. OFF: No exposure control Once:...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Associated GenICam registers GenICam Access Values Category Name Exposure Continuous Acquisition Control Auto Once Exposure JAI-Custom Auto Max 8000000 Exposure JAI-Custom Auto Min 8000000 7.3. Trigger Control 7.3.1 Trigger Source The following signals can be used as the trigger source signal.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.5. Timed mode This mode allows a single image frame to be captured with a preset exposure time by using the external trigger. Additional settings determine if the trigger pulse can be accepted during the exposure period.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.6. Trigger width mode In this mode, the exposure time is equal to the trigger pulse width. Accordingly, longer exposure times are supported. Additional settings determine if the trigger pulse can be accepted during the exposure period.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.7. RCT mode Until the trigger is input, the camera operates continuously and the video signal for the auto-iris lens is output provided the AUX connector has been ordered with a Type 2 configuration option. At this moment, the video signal, FVAL and LVAL are output but DVAL is not output. When the trigger is input, the fast dump is activated to read out the electronic charge very quickly, after which the accumulation and the readout are performed.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.8. PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) The Particle Image Velocimetry mode can be used in applications where 2 images need to be taken with a very short time interval. It can only be used with strobe flash as illumination.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 30.6 us 44.4 us 44.4 us 78.6 us 78.6 us 154 us 73.4 us 73.5 us 73.5 us 73.4 us 73.4 us 73.4 us 8bit 4L~5L 3L~4L 3L~4L 3L~4L 3L~4L 2L~3L 2085L 2073L 2079L 2071L 2071L 2063L Fig.23...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.9.2 Sequence mode basic timing In this mode, as each trigger input is received, the image data associated with the next index within the preset sequence is output. Frame Start Trigger In Sequence Index 0 Index 1...
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In Sequence ROI Gain Selector, the gain settings for each index are available. SP-5000C-CXP4: Gain (ALL), Red and Blue can be set. SP-5000M-CXP4: Only Gain is displayed and can be set. (7) Sequence ROI Black Level Black Level setting is available for each index.
Sequence ROI LUT Enable JAI-Custom Sequence Black -256 to 255 JAI-Custom Level Sequence ROI Gain Red -45 to 379 JAI-Custom (for Color Model) Sequence ROI Gain Blue -45 to 379 JAI-Custom (for Color Model) Note: binning is only for SP-5000M-CXP4. - 43 -...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 7.10 Multi ROI function This function divides one frame image into a maximum of 8 images vertically and reads out all areas in one frame. In this function, width is the same for all 8 images. The multi ROI function is enabled if [Video Sending Mode] is set to “Multi ROI”.
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SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 ROI setting explanation if Multi ROI Index is set to 1, 2, 3 and 4 Index 4 Offset X Index 2 Offset X Index 1 Offset X Index 3 Offset X Index 1 Offset Y Index 1 Height...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Other functions Black level control This function adjusts the setup level. The adjusting level is -256 to +255LSB at 10-bit output. 8.1.1 Black Level Selector The following factors can be set. SP-5000M-CXP4: DigitalAll SP-5000C-CXP4: DigitalAll/DigitalRed/ DigitalBlue 8.1.2 Black Level The black level can be set in the following range.
SP-5000C-CXP4: DigitalAll:100~1600 Digital Red All/Digital Blue All:-45~379 8.2.4 Gain Auto This function automatically controls the gain level. This is controlled by the command JAI ALC Reference. There are three modes. OFF: Adjust manually. Once: Operate only one time when this command is set...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 The following detailed settings are also available. ALC Speed: The rate of adjustment of GainAuto can be set (Common with ExposureAuto). Gain Auto Max: The maximum value of GainAuto control range can be set Gain Auto Min:...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 ALC Channel Area Middle High Middle JAI-Custom Right ALC Channel Area JAI-Custom Middle High Middle Left ALC Channel Area JAI-Custom Middle High Left ALC Channel Area JAI-Custom High Right ALC Channel Area JAI-Custom High Middle Right ALC Channel Area...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Balance White Channel Area JAI-Custom Middle Low Left Balance White Channel Area JAI-Custom Middle High Right Balance White Channel Area JAI-Custom Middle High Middle Right Balance White Channel Area JAI-Custom Middle High Middle Left Balance White Channel Area...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 8.3.3 LUT value This is the “adjusted” or “output” pixel value for a given LUT index. It has a range of 0 to 4095 (12- bit) and is automatically scaled to the bit depth of the current operating mode (8-bit or 10-bit).
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 8.4.1 Linear or Dark Compression SP-5000-CXP4 has a function which improves the signal to noise ratio in the dark portion of the video. The default setting is Linear but users can select Dark Compression if it is appropriate for their application.
8.6. Blemish compensation The SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 have a blemish compensation circuit. This function compensates blemishes on the CMOS sensor (typically pixels with extremely high response or extremely low response). This applies to both monochrome and color versions. Pixels that fulfill the...
Fig.36 Color interpolation concept drawing Lens control The SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 can be used with 4 different types of auto iris lenses, in addition to standard lenses with manual iris control. If an auto iris function is to be utilized, the lens type used must be selected in Lens Select.
8.8.1 About P-Iris New Spark Series SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4 come equipped with P-Iris control as part of the standard lens control function. The P-Iris system is a newly developed lens control method designed to control the iris more precisely. Especially for video cameras in surveillance applications utilizing megapixel CCD or CMOS imagers, it becomes a very important factor to control an iris in order to achieve the maximum camera performance.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 1) When the camera is powered 2) When the lens is selected in P-Iris Lens Select 3) If the lens is changed in P-Iris Lens Select 8.8.2.4 P-Iris Auto min. / P-Iris Auto max. This function can set the control range when the iris is operated automatically. Auto max. sets the limit when the iris goes open and Auto min.
Near JAI-Custom In the SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4, auto gain, auto shutter and auto iris functions can be combined to provide a wide ranging automatic exposure control from dark to bright or vice versa. The functions are applied in the sequence shown below and if one function is disabled, the linkage between the other two is maintained.
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SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Dark Light changes Bright AGC operation Gain is fixed at Min. AGC works: Max ~ Min (User set) Auto Shutter Auto shutter operation Auto Shutter Auto shutter works: Max ~ Min (User set) fixed at Min Auto iris works:...
High Left 8.10 HDR (High Dynamic Range) (SP-5000M-CXP4 only) HDR sensing mode can be set when HDR Mode is set to ON while Exposure Mode is Timed. The parameters to configure dynamic range are HDR_SLOPE Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4.
Camera setting Camera Control Tool In the SP-5000M-CXP4 and SP-5000C-CXP4, control of all camera functions is done by the JAI SDK and Control Tool software. All controllable camera functions are stored in an XML file inside of the camera. The JAI SDK and Control Tool software can be downloaded from www.jai.com.
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 11.2 Specifications table Specifications SP-5000M-CXP4 SP-5000C-CXP4 Scanning system Progressive scan, 1-tap Synchronization Internal CoaXPress (JIIA NIF-001-2010 CoaXPress Standard First Edition) Interface 6.25 Gbps, 4 links, Compliant with PoCXP Image sensor 1 inch Monochrome CMOS 1 inch Bayer color CMOS...
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SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Trigger Width 10 μs (Min.) ~ ∞ (Max.) Auto Exposure OFF / Once / Continuous Auto Exposure Response Speed 1 ~ 8 Line Selector (12P): GPIO IN / GPIO OUT Line4 TTL in: High Level: 2V to 5V, Low level: Less 1V, Input Resistance:1.5KΩ...
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SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Weight 215g Note1): Continuity of the Histogram is guaranteed for up to 12dB of gain. Note2): Approximately 5 minutes pre-heating is required to achieve these specifications. Note3): The above specifications are subject to change without notice. - 67 -...
SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 Appendix 1. Precautions Personnel not trained in dealing with similar electronic devices should not service this camera. The camera contains components sensitive to electrostatic discharge. The handling of these devices should follow the requirements of electrostatic sensitive components.
5. Exportation When exporting this product, please follow the export regulation of your own country. 6. References 1. This manual and datasheet for SP-5000M-CXP4 / SP-5000C-CXP4 can be downloaded from www.jai.com 2. Camera control software can be downloaded from www.jai.com...
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