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  • Page 1 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev 2.1 AT - Automation Technology GmbH...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EventGeneration ................14 FileAccessControl ................14 The GenICam Features Configuration of C4-2350-GigE ........ 16 Correction of Column Fixed Pattern Noise (FPN) of C4-2350-GigE ....18 The C4-2350-GigE Camera Algorithms ............19 The Image Mode (IMG) ..............19 The Maximum Intensity Profile Mode (MAX) ......... 20 The Threshold Mode (TRSH) ..............
  • Page 4 The Center Of Gravity Mode (COG) ..........22 The Data Output Format of C4-2350-GigE ........... 23 The Data Channel Assignment DC0-DC2 ........... 23 The Output Frame Structure .............. 24 C4-2350-GigE Camera Triggering ............... 26 Description of Profile Trigger Modes ........... 26 Description of Modes for Triggering of Sequencer/Frame and Profile Acquisition ..................
  • Page 5 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. No license is granted under any patents or patent right of AT – Automation Technology GmbH. Trademarks All nationally and internationally recognized trademarks and trade names are hereby acknowledged.

  • Page 6: C4 Camera Series Overview

    The figures below demonstrate some typical triangulation geometries. The following notation is used in the approximation of height resolution: ∆X= resolution along the laser line (lateral), ∆Y= resolution perpendicular to the laser line (longitudinal in the direction of motion), ∆Z= height resolution. 2 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 7: Geometry 1

    The camera views the object perpendicularly to its surface, while the laser line is projected under the triangulation angle α. The height resolution can be approximated: ∆Z ≈ ∆X / tan(α) α Scan direction • 3 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 8: Geometry 3

    The camera views the object under an angle α, while the laser line is projected under a different angle β at the camera side. The height resolution can be approximated: ∆Z ≈ ∆X * cos(β) / sin(α - β), β α Scan direction 4 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 9: The C4-2350-Gige Camera General Specifications

    68 mm x 68 mm x 64.2 mm (C-Mount) 68 mm x 68 mm x 93.2 mm (F-Mount) Mass (without optics) 350 g (C-Mount), 420 g (F-Mount) Power connector 20-pin MDR Ethernet connector RJ45 Illumination control connector 5-pin M9 • 5 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 10: Mechanical Drawings

    Operating Temperature 0 °C to +50 °C (non condensing) Output Data Interface Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) Communication Protocol GigE Vision with GeniCam Mechanical Drawings: C4-2350-GigE with C-Mount adapter: C4-2350-GigE with F-Mount adapter: 6 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 11: The C4-2350-Gige Camera Sensor Specifications

    Max. External Full-Frame Rate 25 fps Effective Frame / Profile Rate at Number of Rows Effective Frame / Profile Rate (Hz) Max. Row Length 23450 12160 3040 1520 1728 Spectral sensitivity of C4-2350-GigE sensor • 7 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 12: C4-2350-Gige Camera Operational Reference

    IEnumeration Format of the image pixels. For more details, see the Pixel Format description chapter. - Mono8 - Mono16 ReverseY IBoolean When set to true, this parameter flips the image vertically. 8 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 13: Acquisitioncontrol

    IBoolean Stops the position calculation along an AOI column, as soon as the falling edge of a Gauss curve is detected. NumCOGSP IInteger Number of subpixel bits of COG output (0-6). • 9 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 14: Cameracontrols - Sensorcontrols

    True: DC2 outputs the position value with 1 subpixel. False: DC2 outputs the right edge position. EnableDC1TrshWidth IBoolean Controls the output in channel DC1, when TRSH algorithm is selected: True: DC1 outputs the laser line width. 10 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 15: Cameracontrols - Commands

    IFloat Reads the input analog voltage of illumination control (range 0.0-5.0 V DC) Output1MinPulseWidth IInteger Output1 minimum pulse width in microseconds (µs) Output2MinPulseWidth IInteger Output2 minimum pulse width in microseconds (µs) • 11 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 16: Triggercontrols

    True: Use IN1/IN2 instead of A/B as encoder input False: Use A/B as encoder input UseAlternateResolverInputsInv IBoolean True: Invert encoder input over IN1/IN2 erted False: Do not invert encoder input over IN1/IN2 12 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 17: Gigevisiontransportlayer

    ICommand Resets the timestamp count of the device GevTimestampValue IInteger Latched 64-bit value of the timestamp. Value must first be latched using GevTimestampControlLatch. GevStreamChannelSelector IInteger Indicate which stream channel to configure • 13 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 18: Usersets

    FileOperationExecute ICommand Executes the operation selected by FileOperationSelector on the selected file. FileOpenMode IEnumeration Selects the access mode in which a file is opened in the device. - Read - Write 14 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...
  • Page 19 FileOperationResult IInteger Represents the file operation result. For Read or Write operations, the number of successfully read/written bytes is returned. FileSize IInteger Represents the size of the selected file in bytes. • 15 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 20: The Genicam Features Configuration Of C4-2350-Gige

    The GenICam Features Configuration of C4-2350-GigE Due to dependencies of the XML nodes of C4-2350-GigE registers, it is recommended to follow a specific order, when configuring the GenICam features of the camera. The list shown below, generated as a CXC file by the CX-Explorer, demonstrates an example of the correct write order:...
  • Page 21 SequencerMode FreeRun ProfileTriggerMode FreeRun GevStreamChannelSelector GevSCPSPacketSize 1500 GevSCPD 5000 ChunkModeActive EventSelector None EventNotification Off EventSelector AcquisitionStart EventNotification Off EventSelector AcquisitionEnd EventNotification Off EventSelector TransferStart EventNotification Off EventSelector TransferEnd EventNotification Off EventSelector AcquisitionStart • 17 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 22: Correction Of Column Fixed Pattern Noise (Fpn) Of C4-2350-Gige

    This effect, which is known as Column Fixed Pattern Noise, is caused due to variations in the pixel column amplification of the sensor chip. The C4-2350-GigE provides a function to correct the FPN sensor artefact and homogenize the acquired image intensity. The correction takes place for every column of the sensor.

  • Page 23: The C4-2350-Gige Camera Algorithms

    The C4-2350-GigE Camera Algorithms The C4-2350-GigE camera can be operated both in a variety of 3D profile modes and in image mode. The current operation mode can be chosen by setting the parameter Camera Controls→ ModeAndAlgorithmControls→CameraMode. The frame rate can be increased in all camera modes by reducing the AOI size. In the image mode the frame rate is limited by the output rate of the camera interface (GigE).

  • Page 24: The Maximum Intensity Profile Mode (Max)

    0 to 1727 pixels (11 bit). If there is more than one local maximum, the position of the first maximum (starting from row zero) is used. 20 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 25: The Threshold Mode (Trsh)

    In threshold mode the camera can output either the left and right threshold position separately or the subpixel position (P ) and the line width (P ). Moreover, the maximum intensity value can be optionally delivered. • 21 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 26: The Center Of Gravity Mode (Cog)

    In addition the laser line width can be delivered over the Data Channel DC1. The average intensity of the illumination profile can be calculated by normalising the sum of intensity value I with the line width. 22 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 27: The Data Output Format Of C4-2350-Gige

    Alg. Flags – Output over DC1 (16 bit mode): Bit14 = LEFT_TRSH_FOUND_FLAG: indicates that the left edge of laser line was found Bit15 = RIGHT_TRSH_FOUND_FLAG: indicates that the right edge of laser line was found • 23 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 28: The Output Frame Structure

    The Output Frame Structure Depending on configuration, the C4-2350-GigE writes data to the output frame according to following scheme: for (profile_idx=1; profile_idx <=ProfilesPerFrame; profile_idx ++) for(AOI_idx=1; AOI_idx<=NumAOIs; AOI_idx++) if(EnableDC0==true) write_data_of_DC0 (AOI_idx); if(EnableDC1==true) write_data_of_DC1 (AOI_idx); if(EnableDC2==true) write_data_of_DC2 (AOI_idx); Index Definition Index #...
  • Page 29 Data of DC0 readout from AOI2 Data of DC2 readout from AOI2 Data of DC0 readout from AOI1 Data of DC2 readout from AOI1 Data of DC0 readout from AOI2 Data of DC2 readout from AOI2 • 25 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 30: C4-2350-Gige Camera Triggering

    Camera input 1 (PTM1) Profile Profile Profile Profile Acquisition 1 Acquisition 2 Acquisition 3 Acquisition 4 Camera input 2 (PTM2) Profile Profile Profile Profile Acquisition 1 Acquisition 2 Acquisition 3 Acquisition 4 26 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...
  • Page 31 Profile Trigger Mode (PTM) Encoder/Resolver Interface (PTM3) RS422 Example: Trigger after number of steps = 4 Counter Profile Profile Profile Acquisition 1 Acquisition 2 Acquisition 3 Internal Trigger • 27 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 32: Description Of Modes For Triggering Of Sequencer/Frame And Profile Acquisition

    Start over camera input 1 PTM0 (free-run) Single frame acquisition is triggered over the rising edge of camera input 1 (IN1) PTM2 (IN2) PTM3 (RS422) trigger start of sequencer (frame trigger) 28 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...
  • Page 33 (see ChunkImageInfo for details). Remarks: The above table applies also to acquisition in image mode. In this case the camera delivers a gray scale sensor image for every profile trigger. • 29 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 34: The Chunk Data Mode Of C4-2350-Gige

    The Chunk Data Mode of C4-2350-GigE General Description The C4-2350-GigE features a Chunk Data mode for providing additional information to the acquired image data. The implementation of XML nodes is performed according to SFNC 1.4: • Category ChunkDataControl • ChunkModeActive •...

  • Page 35: Payload Layout In Chunk Data Mode

    An endian converter for ChunkData is not supported. Payload Layout in Chunk Data Mode Chunk Image Data GV_ChunkDescriptorData for Image Data N x GV_ChunkAcqInfo GV_ChunkDescriptorData for ChunkAcqInfo GV_ChunkImageInfo GV_ChunkDescriptorData for ChunkImageInfo • 31 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 36: Xml Descriptors And Id's

    XML Descriptors and Id’s ChunkImageInfo <Port Name="FrameInfoPort"> <ChunkID>11119999</ChunkID> </Port> ChunkAcqInfo <Port Name="CameraChunkPort"> <ChunkID>66669999</ChunkID> </Port> ChunkImage <Port Name="ImageInfoPort"> <ChunkID>A5A5A5A5</ChunkID> </Port> 32 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 37: Chunk Data Structure

    _GV_ChunkImageInfo unsigned int mSizeYReal; unsigned int numChunkAcqInfo; unsigned int flag; GV_ChunkImageInfo; #define CHUNKIMAGEINFO_FLAG_BIT_START_FRAME 0x00000001 #define CHUNKIMAGEINFO_FLAG_BIT_STOP_FRAME 0x00000002 typedef struct _GV_ChunkDescriptor unsigned int descriptor; unsigned int length; } GV_ChunkDescriptorData; #pragma pack(pop) • 33 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 38: The Gige-Vision Events Of C4-2350-Gige

    The GigE-Vision Events of C4-2350-GigE The C4-2350-GigE supports a number of events that can be monitored by a software application by means of a callback function. Events provide real time notification on various stages of the acquisition sequence and data transfer.

  • Page 39: C4-2350-Gige Camera Interface

    ENC_A+ encoder Track1 RS422 none reversible input (A+) ENC_B+ encoder Track2 RS422 none reversible input (B+ ) VCC_OUT Power supply voltage of camera optoisolated outputs (5 V / 24 V DC) • 35 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...
  • Page 40 Part Numbers for I/O Connector MDR 20 Description Part Number 3M 20-pin Connector 10120 lockable connector case 10320 MDR20 I/O Connector Pin Assignment Cable Plug: View from solder side: Camera Receptable: View from rear side of camera: 36 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 41: The Illumination Control

    Input for monitoring specific functions of illumination device (0 – 5 V DC) Part Number for Illumination Control Connector Description Part Number Binder Series 712 M9 5-pin male connector, EMV 99-0413-10-05 protected M9 5-pin male connector 90° angled, 99-0413-75-05 EMV protected • 37 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 42: Schematic Of C4-2350-Gige Digital Inputs

    Schematic of C4-2350-GigE digital inputs Schematic of C4-2350-GigE digital outputs 38 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 43: Description Of Leds

    Green blink = Indication of network activity 5 (GigE_right) Green On = Linkspeed 1 Gbit Yellow On = Linkspeed 100 Mbit Off = Linkspeed 10 Mbit or wait for end of autonegotiation • 39 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 44: Integrated Rs232 Serial Interface And Camera Boot Log

    Ready to start GEV. 00004721 ms: Start system monitoring. Stack info: Current Stack position changed to 0x00001F94. 00004729 ms: Load Bootstrap registers. 00004733 ms: ************************************** 00004737 ms: Camera type: 2350 00004740 ms: Model: C4_2350_GigE 40 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...
  • Page 45 00004983 ms: Network interface is up, speed: 1000 Mbps 00004988 ms: IP: 169.254. 64. 2 00004992 ms: Netmask: 255.255. 0. 0 00004995 ms: Gateway: 0. 0. 0. 0 00004998 ms: Assigned from static address • 41 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 46: The External C4-I/O-Panel (#202 182 006)

    5600 the panel features a 2 A fuse for camera protection in order to avoid signal noise, do not connect the main ground GND_EXT to other GND signals P1/1 P4/1 P2/1 42 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...
  • Page 47 Mechanical Dimensions (mm) Weight of C4-I/O-Panel: 50 g Mount for DIN rail assembly • 43 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 48: The C4 Cables

    Y-cable for simultaneously connecting fan and laser to the C4 camera. Please 202 182 401 specify the cable length between camera and laser. 202 182 405 Cable for laser control, 5 pin, length 2 m, pigtail 44 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 49: Service Information

    In order to process your support inquiries immediately, we always need the serial number of the camera, a dump of configuration EEPROMs, a snapshot and a precise problem description. Product Inquiries and Price Quotations info@AutomationTechnology.de • 45 C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

  • Page 50: Warranty Conditions

    46 • C4-2350-GigE Camera Hardware Reference Manual Rev. 2.1...

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