SICK Ranger C50 Reference Manual

1 Safety

Q U I C K S tA R t
b Read these operating instructions before using the device.
Ranger C
b Connection, assembly, and settings must be performed by
competent technicians.
b Do not connect external I/O signals to the device while it is
3D Camera
powered. This may damage the device.
b Protect the device from moisture and dirt during operation.
b Do not use the device in areas with risk for explosion.
EN
b Safe operation of lasers (accessory) depend on the type of
lasers being used. Carefully read the safety instructions in
the laser's manual.

2 Product Specification

Ranger C is a high-speed 3D camera that can measure up to
30,000 shape profiles/s. The camera can also operate in a
MultiScan mode, where it can simultaneously measure 3D,
grayscale, scatter, gloss, etc.
The Ranger serves as a data streamer, from which the
measurement data is transferred through a CameraLink
connection to a PC for further processing.
The Ranger C can be started, stopped and configured by
applications running on the PC. Note that the Ranger C
Development software is required to build such applications.
The Ranger C is intended to be the vision component in a
machine vision system.
The ISM Radio Frequency Classification is Group 1, Class A
(EN55011).
Warning:

3 Connections

Ranger C is connected to a 12 ... 24 V DC power supply, and
to a PC running Windows 7/XP equipped with a CameraLink
frame grabber board:
b The power supply is connected to the Power I/O connector
(14-pin female LEMO connector).
b The frame grabber board in the PC is connected to the
CameraLink connector (26 position MDR female plug)
b I/O signals that are used, for example pulse trigger signals
from encoders or the laser trigger signal from the Ranger C
camera, are also connected to the Power I/O connector.

4 System Requirements

b PC
b Cables
- CameraLink Up to 10 m when using a CameraLink pixel
- Power I/0
5 Installation
Australia Österreich
b Install the frame grabber board (
Phone +61 3 9497 4100 Phone +43 (0)22 36 62 28 8-0
Development software (
1800 33 48 02 – tollfree E-Mail office@sick.at
b Attach a lens to the Ranger C (
E-Mail sales@sick.com.au
Polska
b Mount the Ranger C, additional light sources, and other
Belgium/Luxembourg Phone +48 22 837 40 50
equipment to be used by the vision system such as encod-
Phone +32 (0)2 466 55 66 E-Mail info@sick.pl
E-Mail info@sick.be ers and photoelectric switches for triggering.
Republic of Korea
Brasil Phone +82-2 786 6321/4 b If the I/O signals are used, connect the equipment using the
Phone +55 11 3215-4900 E-Mail kang@sickkorea.net
signals to the Power I/O connector of the Ranger C.
E-Mail sac@sick.com.br
Republika Slovenija
A Ranger M/C Power-I/O terminal (
Ceská Republika Phone +386 (0)1-47 69 990
for connecting I/O signals to the Ranger C. It offers screw
Phone +420 2 57 91 18 50 E-Mail office@sick.si
terminals for connecting the signals, and connects to the
E-Mail sick@sick.cz
România
Ranger C with a SAH Power & I/O cable (
China Phone +40 356 171 120
Phone +852-2763 6966 E-Mail office@sick.ro b Connect the CameraLink connector on the Ranger C to a
E-Mail ghk@sick.com.hk
Russia CameraLink connector on the frame grabber board installed
Danmark Phone +7 495 775 05 34
in the PC, using a CameraLink cable (
Phone +45 45 82 64 00 E-Mail info@sick-automation.ru
unpowered.
E-Mail sick@sick.dk
Schweiz
b Connect an unpowered 12 ... 24 V DC power supply (
Deutschland Phone +41 41 619 29 39
the Power I/O connector on the Ranger C, or to the power
Phone +49 211 5301-301 E-Mail contact@sick.ch
E-Mail kundenservice@sick.de plug on the Ranger M/C Power-I/O terminal.
Singapore
España Phone +65 6744 3732 b Switch on the power supply.
Phone +34 93 480 31 00 E-Mail admin@sicksgp.com.sg

6 Service and Maintenance

E-Mail info@sick.es
Suomi
France Phone +358-9-25 15 800
The Ranger C contain no user serviceable parts inside. The
Phone +33 1 64 62 35 00 E-Mail sick@sick.fi
warranty of the device will be void if opened.
E-Mail info@sick.fr
Sverige
Great Britain Phone +46 10 110 10 00
b Check screw connections and connectors at regular
Phone +44 (0)1727 831121 E-Mail info@sick.se
intervals.
E-Mail info@sick.co.uk
Taiwan
b Clean the housing with a soft cloth, dry or dampened with a
India Phone +886 2 2375-6288
mild water diluted cleaning agent without powder additives.
Phone +91–22–4033 8333 E-Mail sales@sick.com.tw
E-Mail info@sick-india.com
Türkiye
In case of unit failure, please contact SICK or a SICK represen-
Israel Phone +90 216 587 74 00
tative that delivered the unit for further instructions.
Phone +972-4-999-0590 E-Mail info@sick.com.tr
E-Mail info@sick-sensors.com
United Arab Emirates

7 Further Information

Italia Phone +971 4 8865 878
Phone +39 02 27 43 41 E-Mail info@sick.ae For more information on the Ranger C, please refer to the
E-Mail info@sick.it
USA/Canada/México Ranger C Operating Instructions and Reference Manual.
Japan Phone +1(952) 941-6780
Phone +81 (0)3 3358 1341 1 800-325-7425 – tollfree For support issues, please contact technical support on email:
E-Mail support@sick.jp E-Mail info@sickusa.com
tech-support@sickivp.se
Nederlands
More product information is also available on
Phone +31 (0)30 229 25 44
E-Mail info@sick.nl www.sick.com.
Norge More representatives and agencies
Phone +47 67 81 50 00 in all major industrial nations at
E-Mail austefjord@sick.no www.sick.com
8011742/UR84 ∙ All rights reserved ∙ Subject to change without notice
A
18.5
6
11
28
Mounting holes M3, 6 mm
1
Mounting holes M3, 3.5 mm
2
3 CameraLink connector (MDR-26 female plug)
Class A equipment is intended to be used in an
industrial environment. Power I/O connector (14-pin LEMO female)
4
LEDs: COM
5
B
PWR
USR1/ Camera is ready for measuring
USR2 (yellow flashing)
Recommended: Windows 7/XP Professional,
3 GHz processor, 1024 MB memory,
B
800 MHz bus speed.
For evaluation, a PC with lower specifications
may be sufficient.
clock rate of 33 MHz.
Up to 3 m for a pixel clock rate of 66 MHz. PoWeR I/o
Up to 50 m.
ConneCtoR
C
) and the Ranger C
a
) on the PC.
b
).
c
Pin Signal
1 Reserved
2 Reserved
3 In2
4 In1
) can also be used
d
5 In0
6 In4
7 In3
).
e
8 Out0
9 Reserved
). The PC should be
10 Reserved
f
11 nReset
) to
12 Reserved
g
13 Gnd
14 Pwr
Signal levels
TTL input (Power I/O)
TTL output (Power I/O)
Camera reset
Important for installation
b Ensure that both peripherals and the Ranger C are
unpowered before connecting them
b Ensure that connected peripherals or I/O signals are
never powered when the Ranger C is unpowered.
b Camera housing must be connected to chassis ground
and the complete system should be installed as an
electrically shielded installation.
Profile Front
108.9
75
50 15.5
12.5
25
3
1 2
Back
4
3
CameraLink connected and channel
initialized (red)
Supply voltage OK (red)
15.5
1 10 13
9
2
11
CaMeRaLInk
8
3 12 14
13
ConneCtoR
4 7
6
5
14
Remark Pin Signal Remark
Reserved 1 Inner shield Connects to signal ground.
Reserved 2 X0- Data channel 0, -
Mark counter up (TTL) 3 X1- Data channel 1, -
Mark counter down (TTL) 4 X2- Data channel 2, -
Measurement enable (TTL) 5 Xclk- Pixel clock, -
Trig counter up (TTL) 6 X3- Data channel 3, -
Trig counter down (TTL) 7 SerTC- Serial data to camera, -
TTL output 0 8 SerTFG- Serial data from camera, -
Reserved 9 CC1- Camera control input 1, -
Reserved 10 CC2- Camera control input 2, -
Camera reset, active low 11 CC3- Camera control input 3, -
Reserved 12 CC4- Camera control input 4, -
Ground for Pwr, nReset, In0...4, Out0 13 Inner shield Connects to signal ground.
Camera power supply, 12 ... 24 V 14 Inner shield Connects to signal ground.
15 X0+ Data channel 0, +
16 X1+ Data channel 1, +
17 X2+ Data channel 2, +
18 Xclk+ Pixel clock, +
Low High
19 X3+ Data channel 3, +
20 SerTC+ Serial data to camera, +
-0.5 ... +0.8 V +2.0 ... +5.75 V
0 ... +0.4 V +2.4 ... +3.3 V 21 SerTFG+ Serial data from camera, +
-0.3 ... +0.8 V +2.4 ... +3.6 V 22 CC1+ Camera control input 1, +
23 CC2+ Camera control input 2, +
24 CC3+ Camera control input 3, +
25 CC4+ Camera control input 4, +
26 Inner shield Connects to signal ground.
To prevent ground loops:
b Connect the camera DC ground (Pin 13) to the 0 V on the
DC power supply, never to chassis ground.
b Always use an isolated DC power supply.
C
b
50
25
a
PC with
CameraLink
50
frame grabber
25
25 12.5
5
d
g
90 ... 260 V AC 24 V DC
25
D
Max. speed ½ pixel resolution
24.5
kHz 3D measurement speed
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 100 200 300 400 500
Sensor rows
1
E
26
Ranger C C40
Imager CMOS
Pixel resolution (columns x rows) 512 x 512
High resolution row (columns) –
Optics (C-mount) 1/2-inch
IR filter (1) –
Interfaces CameraLink
Inputs 5 x TTL level
Outputs 1 x TTL level
Weight (without optics) 390 g
Dimensions (L x W x H) 109 x 50 x 50
Supply voltage 12 ... 24 V DC
Power consumption 8 W, 1.25 A
Connectors: Power & I/O LEMO, 14-pin, female
CameraLink Mini D Ribbon (MDR), 26 contacts, female
Camera house temperature +5 ... +50 °C
Enclosure rating IP 20
Housing material Aluminum
Type code Ranger-C40412 Ranger-C50412 Ranger-C50422 Ranger-C55412 Ranger-C55422
Part number 1014218
(1) Half transmission at 750 nm. Row 100-511 with filter. Row 0-10 without filter.
Accessories
Ranger C Accessory kit
CameraLink frame grabber, X64 CL single board (
3D Camera Development software ( )
b
Lens, 25 mm, F1.4 ( )
c
Ranger M/C Power-I/O terminal ( )
d
Power & I/O cable, 3 m ( ) (2)
e
CameraLink cable, 3 m ( ) (2)
f
Ranger Power supply, 24 V DC, with line cords (
Terminal box, ICT-B ( )
h
Laser triangulation parts ( )
i
Laser, 660 nm, 35 mW ( )
k
Camera mounting parts ( )
m
(2) Cables are available in different lengths.
h
24 V DC
f
Laser power
5.3 V
e
Ranger C
i
m
k
I/O signals
c
Encoder Photoelectric switch
Best resolution / pixel resolution MultiScan measurement speed
1
16
4 MultiScan components
kHz Hi3D speed kHz (3D, Hi-res gray, Gray, Scatter)
7 8
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0 0
0 100 200 300 400 500 0 100 200 300 400
Sensor rows 3D Sensor rows
C50 C50-IR C55 C55-IR
1536 x 512 1536 x 512 1536 x 512 1536 x 512
– – 3072 3072
1-inch 1-inch 1-inch 1-inch
– IR high pass – IR high pass
1014216 1014223 1014217 1014224
Part.No.
1014313
) 6030530
a
2047925
1014252 (3)
1014284 (3)
1014266 (3)
1014310 (3)
) 2040591 (3)
g
1028342
1014254
6033005
1014255 (3)
(3) Included in the Ranger C Accessory kit
500