Foreword Abstract The document briefly describes 3000/5000/7000 series USB3 Area Scan Industrial Camera, including product introduction, networking, basic parameters and applications for quick operation. Symbol Convention The following symbols may appear in this document, and their meanings are as follows: Symbol Description Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could...
Important Safety Instructions Here is the proper use of the product and prevention of dangers as well as loss of property, etc. Be sure to follow the instructions when using. Please do not place or install the device in the location with strong sunlight or near the heat-generating equipment, make sure the cover temperature is controlled bellow 60℃.
Product Overview Product Introduction 3000/5000/7000 series USB3 area scan camera adopts high-performance sensor chip and realizes real-time non-compressed image data transmission via USB, which is compatible with any application development tool which meets USB3Vision and GenICam standard. Max transmission rate 5Gb/s can satisfy the requirements of transmission rate in most industrial applications.
Figure 1-1 Typical Networking Main Technical Parameters A5031M/CU815 5000 series 0.3MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Sensor Model PYTHON300 Sensor Type CMOS Mono/Color Mono/Color Shutter Global Resolution 640×480 Sensor Pixel Size 4.8×4.8 [μm] Sensor Size 1/4" Bit Depth 8/10 Frame Rate Dynamic 60dB...
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A5031M/CU815 5000 series 0.3MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Weight Conforms to CE,FCC,UL,RoHS,USB3Vision and Certification GenICam Software MV Viewer or GenICam and USB3Vision supported devices A5051M/CU545 5000 series 0.5MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Sensor Model PYTHON500 Sensor Type CMOS Mono/Color Mono/Color...
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A5131M/CU210 5000 series 1.30MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Sensor Model PYTHON1300 Sensor Type CMOS Mono/Color Mono/Color Shutter Global Resolution 1280×1024 Sensor Pixel Size 4.8×4.8 [μm] Sensor Size 1/2" Bit Depth 8/10 Frame Rate Dynamic 60dB Range Signal to Noise Ratio >38dB (SNR)
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A5201M/CU150 5000 series 2.0MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Shutter Global Resolution 1920×1200 Pixel Size 4.8×4.8 [μm] Sensor Size 2/3" Bit Depth 8/10 Frame Rate Dynamic 60dB Range Signal to Noise Ratio >38dB (SNR) Image Gain 0dB~18dB Exposure Time 16μS~1S Mono:Mono8/10p;...
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A5501M/CU60 5000 series 5.0MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Sensor Size 1" Bit Depth 8/10 Frame Rate Dynamic 60dB Range Signal to Noise Ratio >38dB (SNR) Image Gain 0dB~18dB Exposure Time 16μS~1S Mono:Mono8/10p; Image Format Color:BayerRG8/10p,BayerGB8/10p; Data Interface USB3.0 6-pin Hirose connector: 1 channel opto-isolated input, 1 Physical IO Interface...
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A5402M/CU90 5000 series 4.0MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Range Signal to Noise Ratio >38dB (SNR) Gain 0dB~54dB Exposure Time 28.9μS~1S Mono:Mono8/10p; Image Format Color:BayerRG8/10p,BayerGB8/10p; Data Interface USB3.0 6-pin Hirose connector: 1 channel opto-isolated input, 1 Physical IO Interface channel opto-isolated output,...
A7500M/CU75 7000 series 5.0MP USB3 Mono/Color Area Scan Industrial Camera Gain 0dB~48dB Exposure Time 33.6μS~1S Mono:Mono8/10p; Image Format Color:BayerRG8/10p,BayerGB8/10p; Data Interface USB3.0 6-pin Hirose connector: 1 channel opto-isolated input, 1 Physical IO Interface channel opto-isolated output, channel without Interface opto-isolation and configurable for input/output Lens Mount Power Supply Power supply via USB connector...
Figure 1-8 IMX250 Mono Spectral Response Figure 1-9 IMX250 Color Spectral Response Environmental Requirements The following are the environmental requirements for USB3 area scan industrial camera: Temperature and humidity Ambient temperature should not exceed 50 ℃ , it is best to work in an air-conditioned environment.
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Operating cover temperature:0℃~60℃. Operating ambient humidity:20%~80% no condensation. Storage temperature:-30℃~+80℃. Storage humidity:20%~80% no condensation. Please install the device in a stable location indoors, with enough heat dissipation space. Please keep certain ventilation. Product Overview...
Interface Description The back of the device has two interfaces, the network interface and 6pin power as well as I/O interface, as shown below: Figure 2-3 Interface Description 2.2.1 USB Port USB port supports USB2.0 and USB3.0,which can be used in camera control, data transmission and power supply.
Electrical Specification 2.3.1 Power and USB Port Electrical Specifications Sheet 2-2 Power and USB Port Electrical Specifications Parameter Description Power Specification +5.0V power supply via USB3.0 port(Conforms to USB3.0 interface specification) EMS Standard Electrostatic discharge(GBT17626.2/IEC61000-4-2) Metal cover contact 6kV EMC Standard Class B 2.3.2 IO Port Electrical Specification 2.3.2.1 Opto-isolated Input...
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Voltage Description Note voltage which should not be exceeded, an inductive load such as intermediate relay, otherwise it will cause damage to the please use the built-in freewheeling diode or device the output interface will be damaged. I/O output may go wrong if logical 1 has DC<3.3V been set within this range, it is advised to use 0V to indicates logical 0...
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Figure 2-6 GPIO Input Circuit Figure 2-7 Input Circuit of 5V TTL Logic Level 2.3.2.4 GPIO Output Sheet 2-6 GPIO Output Voltage Description DC 0~30V I/O output swing range, 30V is limit voltage which should not be exceeded, otherwise it will cause damage to the device DC+3.3V~+24V Any voltage within this range can be used to indicates logical 1, it is defined by user...
Figure 2-8 GPIO Output Indicator Light Description The indicator light description of the device is shown in Sheet 2-7. Sheet 2-7 Indicator Light Description Status Indicator light status Note Red light quick flashing Device booting. The application software API is connected to the Blue light high brightness device, free mode, no image transmission.
Product Installation Installation is divided into hardware installation and application installation. Hardware Installation Before installation, please check the device whether there is any obvious damage, and confirm with the list of default accessories. 3.1.1 Default Accessories The list of default accessories is shown in Sheet 3-1. Sheet 3-1 Accessory List Accessory Number...
such devices in parallel because such devices have strong electro-magnetic radiation which is easy to couple to the camera's transmission line. Shelter grounds of all devices must be connected together and take single point grounding. Multi-point grounding easily leads to voltage difference between devices which form circuits to induce couple electro-magnetic interference.
Network Settings Please make sure that USB area scan camera is properly connected to the PC. Please install the application in the PC. If have any problems, please refer to ―3.2 Software Installation‖ for details. When the camera is well connected with cables, the application installed can detect the online camera. The detailed steps for network settings are as follows: Step1 Client installation.
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the online devices, the interface is shown in Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2 Software Interface Step1 Device connection. Click to connect the device. Click after successful connection, the device interface and property interface are shown in Figure 4-3 and Figure 4-4 respectively. You can click to disconnect the device.
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Sheet 4-1 Parameter Description Parameter Description Please refer to Sheet 4-2 for more details about the menu column. It is to detect the device list of all the online devices, which are GigE, USB and CameraLink. :Refresh, click the icon and manually refresh the info of online device. :It means the device is in a connectable state.
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Parameter Description :Maximize the window. :Restore the window size downwards. :Minimize the window. :Close the application. :It is to display all the combined parameter info. :It is to combine all the displayed parameter info. Parameter visibility. Click according to your needs.
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Menu Note Save current picture Save the video stream data of last frame as picture file. Connection control It is to set the time of connection timeout and detection interval. Cache option It is to set the cache parameter of video stream data. It can implement corresponding operations only when the image is paused or stopped.
Main Function Description This chapter mainly introduces function parameters related to industrial camera. Please refer to "Properties" interface in MV Viewer for details of parameter information. Industrial camera supports three user levels which are Beginner, Expert and Guru. The parameter items in corresponding property interface of each level are slightly different.
Functions of ISP module for different image formats are shown in Sheet 5-1: Sheet 5-1 Functions of ISP Module for Different Image Formats Format Exposure Gain Blacklevel WhiteBalance Mono Bayer Set BalanceWhiteAuto to Off; select Disable Set GainRaw Set BlackLevelAuto to Red, Green or Blue in Function to 1...
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Figure 5-1 Device Control Sheet 5-2 Device Control—Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation The scan type of the sensor: area scan / line scan. DeviceScanType DeviceVendorName Device vendor name. DeviceModelName Device model name. DeviceFamilyName Device series. DeviceManufacturerInfo Device manufacturer info. DeviceVersion Device version, including updated date and SVN number in the bracket. Device firmware version, including updated date and SVN number in the DeviceFirmwareVersion bracket and the number following the semicolon represents the hardware...
Parameter Explanation DeviceSFNCVersionMinor The minor version of SFNV supported by the device. DeviceLinkThroughputLimitMode Enables the bandwidth limit function. DeviceLinkThroughputLimit The value of bandwidth limit. DeviceReset Device reset button which can restart the camera by calling API. DeviceTemperatureSelector Select to view the temperature of sensor board / mainboard. (℃) .
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Sheet 5-3 Image Format Control – Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation SensorWidth Sensor raw image width in pixels. SensorHeight Sensor raw image height in pixels. Maximum width of the image (in pixels), which will be affected by WidthMax decimation, etc. Maximum height of the image (in pixels), which will be affected by HeightMax decimation, etc.
not be improved when Decimation is on in CCD type. AcquisitionControl In this property, you can set the image acquisition mode, trigger mode and exposure time etc., as shown in Figure 5-3; please refer to Sheet 5-4 for detailed parameter settings. Figure 5-3 Acquisition Control Sheet 5-4 Acquisition Control - Parameter Explanation Parameter...
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Parameter Explanation Number of frames to acquire. AcquisitionFrameCount It is invalid to change this parameter when image acquisition mode is SingleFrame or Continue. You can set the acquisition frame count in MultiFrame mode. Acquisition frame rate. AcquisitionFrameRate The frame rate set in AcquisitionFrameRate is valid only when AcquisitionFrameRateEnable is True.
Parameter Explanation it will be abnormal and needs to stop the frame capture and restart to return to normal. Exposure mode: supports Timed mode and TriggerWidth mode. Timed: exposure time is set in ExposureTime. TriggerWidth: exposure time is the external trigger pulse ExposureMode width.
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Figure 5-4 Digital IO Control Sheet 5-5 Digital IO Control - Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation LineSelector Selects the external IO line for configuration. LineMode Configures the output mode of selected IO Line:Input/Output. Controls the selected physical input or output line signal inversion, LineInverter True is for the signal to invert, False for the signal not to invert.
Parameter Explanation When IO line is selected to be the input, you can set the debouncer time. LineDebouncerTimeAbs A pulse less than the set value will not be considered as a valid trigger input. AnalogControl In this property, you can adjust the acquired analog signals, including gain , black balance, white balance and gamma correction etc., as shown in Figure 5-5;...
Parameter Explanation change to be Off. When BlackLevelAuto is set as Continues, it will continuously set BlackLevel according to the return value of sensor. Black level will change when the temperature rises. It is recommended to capture a more accurate black level when the temperature is constant. Selects Red, Green or Blue channel to set white balance.
Figure 5-6 LUT Control Sheet 5-7 LUT Control - Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation Selects the channel of LUT. LUTSelector Currently only Luminance(brightness)Look-Up Table is supported. LUT setting. LUTEnable Enables LUT for LUT lookup table function. LUTIndex Sets digital points of the lookup table in LUTIndex with range of 0~4095.
UserSetControl In this property, you can save or load the parameter scheme set by user and set the default parameter configuration when opening the client, as shown in Figure 5-8; please refer to Sheet 5-9 for detailed parameter settings. Figure 5-8 User Set Control Sheet 5-9 User Set Control - Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation...
Figure 5-9 Counter and Timer Control Sheet 5-10 Counter and Timer Control - Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation Selects the counter which needs to configure:Counter0 or Counter1. CounterSelector If Counter0 is selected,CounterEventSource displays FrameTrigger. If Counter1 is selected,CounterEventSource displays FrameStart. Selects the signal source to reset the counter:non-reset Off、software signal CounterResetSource reset SoftwareSignal0 and hardware signal reset Line1.
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Figure 5-10 ISP Control Sheet 5-11 ISP Control - Parameter Explanation Parameter Explanation SharpnessEnabled Sets sharpness enable. Sharpness Sets image sharpness. Sets image denoising mode. DenoisingMode When Disable is selected, no denoising process is performed. When Bilateral is selected, it uses Bilateral algorithm to denoise. Denoising When Bilateral is selected, the level of denoising can be set.
You can solve problems that you may encounter with following instructions: Application fails to discover the device. Reason analysis: The camera fails to boot up normally. Connection of network cable is abnormal. Solutions: Reboot the camera, check if cable connection is abnormal and check if the indicator light is normal.
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External trigger connection is wrong. It fails to select external trigger in trigger mode. Solutions: Select correct trigger mode and make sure external connection is correct. The image is reverse when the client software checks image. Reason analysis: ...
Cleaning and Maintenance This chapter mainly introduces cleaning and replacement of color filter. We have installed a fully transparent protective glass for the mono camera with the main purpose to prevent dust falling on the surface of image sensor. The color camera is equipped with a low-pass filter that cuts off to the near-infrared band.
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