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- Page 1 China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch Mercury USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Version：V1.0.0 2017-6-22...
- Page 2 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual All rights reserved. No parts of this manual may be used or reproduced, in any forms or by any means, without prior written permission of China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch.
- Page 3 We really appreciate your choosing the product of DAHENG‐IMAGE. Mercury USB2.0 series camera is the mature area scan digital camera, featuring mega pixels resolution, super precision, high definition, extremely low noise and perfect color conversion. The camera, which is equipped with a standard USB2.0 interface, is convenient for use and connection.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Contents 1. Introduction ....................1 1.1. Models ........................1 1.2. General Specifications..................... 1 1.2.1. MER-030-120Ux (-L) ...................... 1 1.2.2. MER-040-60UX (-L) ......................2 1.2.3. MER-125-30Ux (-L) ......................4 1.2.4. MER-130-30UM (-L) ....................... 6 1.2.5. - Page 5 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 4.4.1. Analog Gain ......................... 25 4.4.2. Digital Gain ........................26 4.5. Black Level ......................26 4.6. White Balance ....................... 27 4.6.1. Auto White Balance ..................... 27 4.6.2. Manual White Balance ....................27 4.7. Filters/Anti-reflection Glass .................. 27 4.8.
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Page 6: Introduction
1. Introduction 1.1. Models The current Mercury USB2.0 camera models are listed in the top row of the specification tables on the next pages of this manual. The camera models are differentiated by their resolution, their maximum frame rate at full resolution, and whether the camera’s sensor is mono or color. -
Page 7: Mer-040-60Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Data Interface USB2.0 Programmable Image size, gain, Exposure time, Image size, gain, Exposure time, etc. Control trigger polarity, flash polarity, etc. Conformity CE, GenICam The value is related to the ROI/Video mode/capture speed level/horizontal blanking and etc. - Page 8 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Resolution 752 x 480 Sensor Type Global Shutter CMOS Optical Size 1/3 inch Pixel Size 6.0μm × 6.0μm Frame Rate 60fps@ 752 × 480 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit、10bit Shutter Time 1μs～1s *...
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Page 9: Mer-125-30Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Pixel Bit Depth 8bit、10bit Shutter Time 1μs～1s * ×2,×1, ×0.5, ×0.25 Digital Gain Pixel Data Formats Mono8/ Mono10 Signal Noise Ratio 35dB Definition 490lines Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger Software trigger 1 opto-isolated input line and 1 opto- isolated output line，1 GPIO... - Page 10 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Pixel Data Formats Bayer RG8 / Bayer RG12 Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger Software trigger 1 opto-isolated input line and 1 opto- isolated output line，1 GPIO Operating Temp. 0℃～45℃ Operating Humidity 10%～80% Power Consumption <1.2W...
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Page 11: Mer-130-30Um (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Weight Software Windows XP/Win7/Win8/Win10 32bit and 64bit OS Data Interface USB2.0 Image size, gain, Exposure time, Programmable Control Image size, gain, Exposure time, etc. trigger polarity, flash polarity, etc. Conformity CE, GenICam The value is related to the ROI/Video mode/capture speed level/horizontal blanking and etc. -
Page 12: Mer-132-30Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Programmable Image size, gain, Exposure time, Image size, gain, Exposure time, etc. Control trigger polarity, flash polarity, etc. Conformity CE, GenICam The value is related to the ROI/Video mode/capture speed level/horizontal blanking and etc. -
Page 13: Mer-310-12Uc (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Table 1- 9MER-132-30UM (-L) General Specifications Specifications MER-132-30UM MER-132-30UM-L Resolution 1292 x 964 Sensor Type Optical Size 1/3 inch Pixel Size 3.75μm × 3.75μm Frame Rate 30fps@1292 x 964 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit、12bit... -
Page 14: Mer-500-7Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Optical Size 1/2 inch Pixel Size 3.2μm × 3.2μm Frame Rate 12fps@ 2048× 1536 ADC Bit Depth 10bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit、10bit Shutter Time 151μs～1s * ×2,×1, ×0.5, ×0.25 Digital Gain Pixel Data Formats... - Page 15 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Frame Rate 7fps@ 2592 x 1944 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit、12bit Shutter Time 6μs～1s * ×1, ×0.5, ×0.25，×0.125, ×0.0625 Digital Gain Pixel Data Formats Bayer GR8/ Bayer GR12 Dynamic Range 70.1dB...
- Page 16 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual ×1, ×0.5, ×0.25，×0.125, ×0.0625 Digital Gain Pixel Data Formats Mono8/ Mono12 Dynamic Range 70.1dB Signal Noise Ratio 44dB Definition >1000lines Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger Software trigger 1 opto-isolated input line and 1 opto- isolated output line，1 GPIO...
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Page 17: Spectral Response
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 1.3. Spectral Response 1.3.1. MER-030-120Ux (-L) Figure1- 1 MER-030-120UC (-L) Sensor Spectral Response Figure1- 2 MER-030-120UM (-L) Sensor Spectral Response... -
Page 18: Mer-040-60Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 1.3.2. MER-040-60Ux (-L) Figure1- 3 MER-040-60UC (-L) Sensor Spectral Response Figure1- 4 MER-040-60UM (-L) Sensor Spectral Response... -
Page 19: Mer-125-30Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 1.3.3. MER-125-30Ux (-L) Figure1- 5 MER-125-30UC (-L) Sensor Spectral Response Figure1- 6 MER-125-30UM (-L) Sensor Spectral Response... -
Page 20: Mer-130-30Um (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 1.3.4. MER-130-30UM (-L) Figure1- 7 MER-130-30UM (-L) Sensor Spectral Response 1.3.5. MER-132-30Ux (-L) Figure1- 8 MER-132-30UC (-L) Sensor Spectral Response... -
Page 21: Mer-310-12Uc (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Figure1- 9 MER-132-30UM (-L) Sensor Spectral Response 1.3.6. MER-310-12UC (-L) Figure1- 10 MER-310-12UC (-L) Sensor Spectral Response... -
Page 22: Mer-500-7Ux (-L)
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 1.3.7. MER-500-7Ux (-L) Figure1- 11 MER-500-7UC (-L) Sensor Spectral Response Figure1- 12 MER-500-7UM (-L) Sensor Spectral Response... -
Page 23: Mechanical Interface
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 2. Mechanical Interface 2.1. Mechanical Dimensions Unit: mm Three Views: Figure2- 1 MER-USB Series Mechanical Dimensions... -
Page 24: Filters/ Anti-Reflective Glass
Figure2- 2 MER-USB-L Series Mechanical Dimensions 2.2. Filters/ Anti-reflective Glass Each Mercury color camera is equipped with an additional infrared cut-Off filter, and each monochrome camera is equipped with a piece of transparent anti-reflection glass. The following figures are their specifications and spectral response. - Page 25 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Figure2- 3 MERCURY Infrared Cut-Off Filter Spectral Response Figure2- 4 MERCURY Transparent Glass Spectral Response...
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Page 26: Optical Interface
2.3. Optical Interface Figure2- 5 Optical interface Mercury USB cameras are equipped with C-mount lens adapters. The distance between the installation datum of lens and sensor photosensitive surface is 17.526 mm (in the air). After the filter/ transparent glass is installed, the distance between the installation datum and the filter/ transparent glass is 10.8mm, As shown in... - Page 27 Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 2) To avoid collecting dust on the optical filter, always keep the plastic cap on cameras when no lens is mounted. 3) Make sure that cameras are transported in the original factory packages.
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Page 28: Installation And Use
UpdateDriver firstly. 3.2. Application Programming Interface After the Daheng MERCURY Camera Software Suite has been installed on your PC, you can control all the camera parameters using the programming interface. The Programmer Guides and the API References are also included in the Software Suite. -
Page 29: Image Acquisition Control
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 4. Image Acquisition Control 4.1. Exposure 4.1.1. Exposure Mode Mercury series camera has two exposure modes: CCD cameras: Global shutter; CMOS cameras: the MER-040-60Ux camera is global shutter, and the others are electronic rolling shutter;... -
Page 30: Auto Exposure
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 4.1.3. Auto Exposure The MER series camera is designed for the industrial applications, designed for automatic exposure control, which can be adapted to different light variations without human intervention. The user can choose the operating environment according to the surrounding environment, and sets the Maximum &... -
Page 31: Digital Gain
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Figure 4- 1 VGA Gain 4.4.2. Digital Gain The camera also provides a hardware digital gain when outputting 8bit images. Table4- 6 Digital Gain Mode Hardware digital Gain ADC Level 0: Original brightness ×1 MER-500-7Ux ADC Level 1：Original brightness ÷... -
Page 32: White Balance
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual you should use the white balance function which is belong to the color cameras to eliminate the grid, but that will reduce the sharpness of the image. 4.6. White Balance Under different color temperatures, the object’s color may change. Especially the white objects. Indoors, the white objects looks with orange tonal under the tungsten light which is of a low color temperature, under that light condition, the image will yellow shift;... -
Page 33: Output Port
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual Figure 4- 2 Camera input circuit 4.8.2. Output Port The MER series camera has one channel output signal, which is connected into the camera by the Hirose of the camera. And the output signal is opto-isolated. The voltage range of the VCC must between 5VDC - 24VDC. -
Page 34: Connection Method Of Cables
4.8.3. Connection Method of Cables The MERCURY USB interface cameras have two types of trigger signals, one is positive voltage drive signal and the other is negative voltage drive signal. Both the High and the Low which are described in the software interface function and the demo, are based on positive voltage drive. -
Page 35: Faq
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 5. FAQ Answer (1) Lower the acquisition speed; (2) Increase the horizontal blanking length; The cameras often stop capturing (3) Check the cable, Host and working environment; while working, but returned to (4) Recommend to use the USB port which is on the normal after executing the start motherboard;... -
Page 36: Revision History
Mercury Series USB2.0 Cameras User Manual 6. Revision History Version Remarks Date V1.0.0 Initial release; 2017-6-22...
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