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MV0 CMOSIS Camera Series
CMOS camera series with GigE Interface
MV0-D2048x1088-C01-160-G2
MV0-D2048-C01-160-G2
MAN078 12/2018 V1.1

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  • Page 1 Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS Camera Series CMOS camera series with GigE Interface MV0-D2048x1088-C01-160-G2 MV0-D2048-C01-160-G2 MAN078 12/2018 V1.1...
  • Page 2 All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by Photonfocus AG for its use. Photonfocus AG reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice. Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Photonfocus AG.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Preface 1.1 IMPORTANT NOTICE! ........1.2 About Photonfocus .
  • Page 4 CONTENTS 4.4.1 Exposure Mode ........30 4.4.2 Exposure Start Trigger .
  • Page 5 CONTENTS 11 Image Data Processing 11.1 Overview ..........57 11.2 Column FPN Correction .
  • Page 6 CONTENTS 16.3 Life support applications ........92 17 Warranty 17.1 Warranty Terms .

  • Page 7: Preface

    Preface 1.1 IMPORTANT NOTICE! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE BEFORE OPERATING THE CAMERA STORE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE FOR FURTHER READING Photonfocus AG Bahnhofplatz 10 CH-8853 Lachen SZ Switzerland www.photonfocus.com info@photonfocus.com +41 – 55 451 00 00 MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 7 of 111...

  • Page 8: About Photonfocus

    1 Preface 1.2 About Photonfocus The Swiss company Photonfocus is one of the leading specialists in the development of CMOS image sensors and corresponding industrial cameras for machine vision. Photonfocus is dedicated to making the latest generation of CMOS technology commercially available.

  • Page 9: Legend

    1.6 Legend 1.6 Legend In this documentation the reader’s attention is drawn to the following icons: Important note, additional information Important instructions General warning, possible component damage hazard Warning, electric shock hazard Warning, fire hazard MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 9 of 111...
  • Page 10 1 Preface MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 10 of 111...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Introduction 2.1 Introduction This manual describes standard Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS series cameras that have a Gigbit Ethernet (GigE) interface. The cameras contain CMV2000 and CMV4000 from CMOSIS. 2.2 Camera Naming Convention The naming convention of the MV0 CMOSIS camera series is summarized in Fig. 2.1.
  • Page 12 2 Introduction Name Resolution Frame Rate Notes MV0-D2048x1088-C01-160-G2 2048 x 1088 50 fps Gigabit Ethernet 2 MP monochrome standard camera. MV0-D2048-C01-160-G2 2048 x 2048 26 fps Gigabit Ethernet 4 MP monochrome standard camera. Table 2.1: Camera models covered by this manual (Footnotes: frame rate at at full resolution) MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 12 of 111...

  • Page 13: Product Specification 3.1 Introduction

    Product Specification 3.1 Introduction The Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS GigE camera series is built around the CMOS image sensors CMV2000 and CMV4000 from CMOSIS. They provide a resolution of 2048 x 1088 (CMV2000) and 2048 x 2048 (CMV4000) pixels. The camera series is optimized for low light conditions and there are standard monochrome, NIR enhanced monochrome (I) and colour (C) models.
  • Page 14 3 Product Specification Figure 3.1: Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS GigE camera series MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 14 of 111...

  • Page 15: Feature Overview

    3.2 Feature Overview 3.2 Feature Overview The general specification and features of the camera are listed in the following sections. The detailed description of the camera features is given in the following chapters. Characteristics Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS GigE Camera Series Interface Gigabit Ethernet (PoE), GigE Vision and GenICam compliant Camera Control...
  • Page 16 3 Product Specification 2 MPix Cameras 4 MPix Cameras Sensor Manufacturer CMOSIS Sensor Type CMV2000 CMV4000 Technology CMOS active pixel Scanning system progressive scan Optical format / diagonal 2/3” (12.75 mm diagonal) 1" (15.92 mm diagonal) Resolution 2048x1088 pixels 2048x1088 pixels Pixel size 5.5 m x 5.5 m Active optical area...

  • Page 17: Absolute Maximum Ratings

    3.3 Technical Specification Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS GigE Camera Series Operating temperature / moisture 0°C ... 50°C / 20 ... 80 % (camera needs to be connected to heat sink) Storage temperature / moisture -25°C ... 60°C / 20 ... 95 % Trigger signal input range +5 ..

  • Page 18: Spectral Response

    3 Product Specification 3.3.3 Spectral Response Fig. 3.2 shows the quantum efficiency curve of the monochrome CMV2000/4000 sensors from CMOSIS measured in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 1000 nm. Monochrome 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 3.2: Quantum efficiency (QE) [%] of the CMV2000/4000 monochrome and near infrared image sensors (with micro lenses) Fig.
  • Page 19 3.3 Technical Specification Red Bayer Green Bayer Blue Bayer 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 3.3: Quantum efficiency (QE) [%] of the CMV2000/4000 CMOS color image sensors (with micro lenses) MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 19 of 111...

  • Page 20: Rgb Bayer Pattern Filter (Color Models)

    3 Product Specification The color cameras are equipped with a IR cut-off filter to avoid false colors arising when an infra-red component is present in the illumination. Fig. 3.4 shows the transmssion curve of the cut-off filter. Figure 3.4: Transmission curve of the cut-off filter in the Photonfocus MV0 Pyhton GigE cameras 3.4 RGB Bayer Pattern Filter (color models) Fig.

  • Page 21: Image Acquisition

    Image Acquisition This chapter gives detailed information about the controlling of the image acquisition. It shows how the camera can be triggered or run in free-running mode, and how the frame rate can be configured. The structure offers a lot of flexibility in the configuration. It follows the GenI- Cam naming convention.

  • Page 22: Image Acquisition, Frame And Exposure Control Parameters

    4 Image Acquisition Acquisition Control The acquisition control block takes care of the acquisition function. The camera can only capture frames, when the acquisition has been started and is active (see Section 4.2 for more information). Frame Control The frame control block takes care of the capturing of one or many frames and burst of frames (see Section 4.3 for more information).

  • Page 23: Image Acquisition, Frame And Exposure Trigger

    4.1 Overview 4.1.4 Image Acquisition, Frame and Exposure Trigger The camera can run in "free-running" mode, which means that it captures images automatically in full frame rate once the acquisition has been started. However the acquisition and image capturing can be controlled by triggers. For this purposes, there are seven triggers available: •...

  • Page 24: Acquisition Control

    4 Image Acquisition 4.2 Acquisition Control A c q u i s i t i o n T r i g g e r W a i t ) c q u i s i t i o n C o n t r o l A c q u i s i t i o n A c t i v e A c q u i s i t i o n S t a r t T r i g g e r ) c q u i s i t i o n S t a r t ( )

  • Page 25: Acquisition Start Trigger

    4.2 Acquisition Control ) c q u i s i t i o n S t a r t ( ) A c q u i s i t i o n S t o p ( ) . r a m e F r a m e .

  • Page 26: Acquisition End Trigger

    4 Image Acquisition 4.2.4 Acquisition End Trigger The acquisition end trigger can be used to control the acquisition end procedure. The main property of this trigger is the trigger mode. It can be set to on or off: Acquisition End Trigger Mode = on When the acquisition status is "Acquisition Active", it goes to "Acquisition Trigger Wait"...

  • Page 27: Frame Control

    4.3 Frame Control 4.3 Frame Control . r a m e C o n t r o l F r a m e T r i g g e r W a i t F r a m e A c t i v e F r a m e S t a r t T r i g g e r F r a m e S t a r t F r a m e B u r s t S t a r t T r i g g e r...

  • Page 28: Frame Burst End Trigger

    4 Image Acquisition A c q u i s i t i o n S t a r t ( ) A c q u i s i t i o n S t o p ( ) . r a m e .

  • Page 29: Frame Control Output Signals

    4.3 Frame Control A c q u i s i t i o n S t a r t ( ) A c q u i s i t i o n S t o p ( ) . r a m e .

  • Page 30: Exposure Control

    4 Image Acquisition 4.4 Exposure Control - x p o s u r e C o n t r o l E x p o s u r e A c t i v e E x p o s u r e S t a r t T r i g g e r E x p o s u r e S t a r t E x p o s u r e E n d T r i g g e r E x p o s u r e E n d...

  • Page 31: Exposure Control Output Signals

    4.4 Exposure Control Exposure End Trigger Mode = on An activated exposure cycle will be terminated and the image read out will be started, as soon as an exposure end trigger has been received. The "Exposure Active" status goes to inactive. Exposure end triggers are only processed, when an exposure start trigger has started a trigger controlled exposure cycle previously.

  • Page 32: Overlapped Image Acquisition Timing

    4 Image Acquisition 4.5 Overlapped Image Acquisition Timing The camera is able to perform an overlapped image acquisition. It means, a new exposure can be started during the image readout of the previous image. Fig. 4.10 shows an image acquisition procedure when images are captured in overlapped mode. The status "Frame Active"...
  • Page 33 4.5 Overlapped Image Acquisition Timing which can be counted by a counter (see Section 5.1.5 for more information how to count missed triggers). Fig. 4.11 and Fig. 4.12 shows both timing situations, when the exposure time longer than the read out time and when the exposure time is shorter than the read out time. F r a m e - x p o s u r e R e a d O u t...

  • Page 34: Acquisition-, Frame- And Exposure-Trigger Configuration

    4 Image Acquisition 4.6 Acquisition-, Frame- and Exposure-Trigger Configuration The acquisition-, frame- and exposure timing can be controlled by 7 triggers: • Acquisition Start Trigger • Acquisition End Trigger • Frame Start Trigger • Frame Burst Start Trigger • Frame Burst End Trigger •...

  • Page 35: Trigger Software

    4.6 Acquisition-, Frame- and Exposure-Trigger Configuration Software Signal Pulse A trigger is generated by the software signal pulse, which comes from a common software signal pulse register (see Section 4.7 for more information). Counter Start A trigger signal is generated by the counter start event (see Section 5.1.3 for more information about the counter start event).

  • Page 36: Trigger Divider

    4 Image Acquisition 4.6.5 Trigger Divider The trigger divider specifies a division factor of the incoming trigger pulses. A division factor of 1 processes every incoming trigger. A division factor of 2 processes every second trigger and so 4.6.6 Trigger Delay The trigger delay lets the user specify a delay, that will be applied between the reception of a trigger event and when the trigger becomes active.

  • Page 37: Software Signal Pulse And User Output

    4.7 Software Signal Pulse and User Output 4.7 Software Signal Pulse and User Output The software signal pulse block contains eight general purpose registers which allow generating internal pulse signals by software access. These pulse signals are internally connected to following functions, where it can be used to start a procedure: •...
  • Page 38 4 Image Acquisition MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 38 of 111...

  • Page 39: Counter & Timer

    Counter & Timer 5.1 Counter + o u n t e r A c t i v a t i o n C o u n t e r 4 i s i n g E d g e T r i g g e r F a l l i n g E d g e B o t h...

  • Page 40: Counter Status

    5 Counter & Timer If additionally a trigger source is selected, the counter is waiting for a trigger. It ignores counter events until a valid trigger event has been received. A valid trigger signal on the selected trigger source starts the counter, which means, that it counts the predefined number of events from the start value according to the counter start value and duration configuration.

  • Page 41: Counter Event Source

    5.1 Counter Counter Trigger Source Off The state of the counter changes to "trigger wait". The counter reset source can be set to the counter end signal of the same counter. This allows to restart the counter automatically as soon as it arrives its end condition.

  • Page 42: Counter Trigger Source

    5 Counter & Timer MissedFrameBurstStartTrigger Count the number of missed frame burst start triggers. A missed frame burst start trigger event is generated, when a frame burst start trigger cannot be processed. MissedExposureStartTrigger Count the number of missed exposure start triggers. A missed exposure start trigger event is generated, when an exposure start trigger cannot be processed.

  • Page 43: Counter Reset Source

    5.1 Counter Exposure Start Starts with the reception of the exposure start event. Exposure End Starts with the reception of the exposure end event. User Output 0 ... 7 Starts and counts events as long as the selected user output bit is asserted. When the counter is started, it ignores counter events as long as the corresponding user output bit is deasserted (see Section 4.7).

  • Page 44: Timer

    5 Counter & Timer FrameTrigger Resets with the reception of the frame trigger. Frame Start Resets with the reception of the frame start event. Frame End Resets with the reception of the frame end event. Frame Burst Start Resets with the reception of the frame burst start event. Frame Burst End Resets with the reception of the frame burst end event.

  • Page 45: Timer Usage

    5.2 Timer 6 i m e r T i m e r R e s e t ( ) T i m e r S t a t u s T i m e r A c t i v e A c t i v a t i o n T i m e r 6 i m e r V a l u e...

  • Page 46: Timer Reset

    5 Counter & Timer 5.2.4 Timer Reset The timer can be reset by a software command. It performs a software reset of the timer counter and starts the timer immediately (change to state timer active), when trigger source is set to off; otherwise it goes into the state timer trigger wait. 5.2.5 Timer Trigger Source The timer trigger source selects the events that will be the used to reset and to start the timer.

  • Page 47: O Control

    I/O Control This chapter shows the structure of the physical input and physical output line. It describes the signal path and how to configure it. The I/O control block contains a signal input path and a signal output path. 6.1 Input Signal Path The camera has one physical signal input line, which comes from the input opto-isolator of the camera hardware interface (see Section 13.6) and which is fed into the input signal path of the camera.
  • Page 48 6 I/O Control O u t p u t S i g n a l P a t h " L E D S 0 " O u t p u t S i g n a l P a t h " L E D S 1 "...

  • Page 49: Action Control

    Action Control ) c t i o n C o n t r o l A c t i o n U n c o n d i t i o n a l M o d e ) c t i o n D e v i c e K e y A c t i o n 3 A c t i o n 2 A c t i o n 3...

  • Page 50: Action Control Output

    7 Action Control 7.2 Action Control Output The action output signals can be used to trigger other blocks, like counter, timer, acquisition, frame or exposure control. MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 50 of 111...

  • Page 51: Image Format Control

    Image Format Control The focus on the interesting parts of an image can be set by setting the region of interest (ROI) (see Section 8.1). The ROI influences the image size which leads into an increased frame rate (see Chapter 9 for more information about the available frame rate).
  • Page 52 8 Image Format Control MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 52 of 111...

  • Page 53: Frame Rate

    Frame Rate The frame rate depends on the image size, the used exposure time and the max data rate of the GigE interface (MaxDataRateInterface). The image size is given by the image size, which can be configured by the ROI, MROI and decimation settings (see Chapter 8). Two different timing situations has to be considered: •...
  • Page 54 9 Frame Rate ROI Dimension [Standard] D2048x1088-C01 (CMV2000) D2048-C01 (CMV4000) 2048 x 2048 n.a. 26 fps 2048 x 1088 50 fps 50 fps 1920 x 1080 (HD1080) 54 fps 54 fps 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) 75 fps 75 fps 1024 x 1024 106 fps 106 fps 1280 x 768 (WXGA)

  • Page 55: High Dynamic Range Mode (Hdr)

    High Dynamic Range Mode (HDR) 10.1 Multiple Slope Mode (High Dynamic Range) The Multiple Slope High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode is a special integration mode that increases the dynamic range of the pixels, and thus avoids the saturation of the pixels in many cases.
  • Page 56 10 High Dynamic Range Mode (HDR) P i x e l r e s e t V h i g h K n e e p o i n t A V l o w 2 ( M u l t i s l o p e _ V a l u e 2 ) K n e e p o i n t B V l o w 1 ( M u l t i s l o p e _ V a l u e 1 ) J i m e...

  • Page 57: Image Data Processing

    Image Data Processing 11.1 Overview The pixel, which are read out of the image sensor, are processed in the cameras data path. The sequence of blocks is shown in figure Fig. 11.1. MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 57 of 111...
  • Page 58 11 Image Data Processing 1 m a g e S e n s o r C o l u m n F P N C o r r e c t i o n D i g i t a l O f f s e t D i g i t a l G a i n D i g i t a l F i n e G a i n R G B C o l o u r...

  • Page 59: Column Fpn Correction

    11.2 Column FPN Correction 11.2 Column FPN Correction Due to the readout structure of the image sensors there is a column-wise fixed pattern noise (FPN). The Column FPN Correction (ColCorrection) adds or subtracts a fixed value to a column. These values are obtained by a calibration process. The ColCorrection of the camera was calibrated at Photonfocus production facility.

  • Page 60: Storing The Calibration In Permanent Memory

    11 Image Data Processing Column noise changes with different analog gain settings. The column FPN cor- rection of the camera needs to be recalibrated when the analog gain setting is changed. 11.2.3 Storing the calibration in permanent memory After running the calibration procedure (see Section 11.2.2) the calibration values are stored in RAM.

  • Page 61: Grey Level Transformation (Lut)

    11.4 Grey Level Transformation (LUT) 11.4 Grey Level Transformation (LUT) Grey level transformation is remapping of the grey level values of an input image to new values. The look-up table (LUT) is used to convert the greyscale value of each pixel in an image into another grey value.
  • Page 62 11 Image Data Processing Grey level transformation − Gain: y = (255/1023) ⋅ a ⋅ x a = 1.0 a = 2.0 a = 3.0 a = 4.0 1000 1200 x: grey level input value (10 bit) [DN] Figure 11.3: Applying a linear gain with clamping to an image MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 62 of 111...

  • Page 63: Gamma

    11.4 Grey Level Transformation (LUT) 11.4.2 Gamma The ’Gamma’ mode performs an exponential amplification, configurable in the range from 0.4 to 4.0. Gamma > 1.0 results in an attenuation of the image (see Fig. 11.4), gamma < 1.0 results in an amplification (see Fig. 11.5). Gamma correction is often used for tone mapping and better display of results on monitor screens.

  • Page 64: User-Defined Look-Up Table

    11 Image Data Processing 11.4.3 User-defined Look-up Table In the ’User’ mode, the mapping of input to output grey levels can be configured arbitrarily by the user. This procedure is explained in Section C.4. 7 s e r L U T y = f ( x ) 8 b i t 1 2 b i t...
  • Page 65 11.4 Grey Level Transformation (LUT) ( 0 , 0 ) N   N   N   N   O   O   L U T 0 O   L U T 1 O   m a x m a x Figure 11.7: Overlapping Region-LUT example...
  • Page 66 11 Image Data Processing Fig. 11.9 shows the application of the Region-LUT to a camera image. The original image without image processing is shown on the left-hand side. The result of the application of the Region-LUT is shown on the right-hand side. One Region-LUT was applied on a small region on the lower part of the image where the brightness has been increased.

  • Page 67: Crosshairs

    11.5 Crosshairs 11.5 Crosshairs The crosshairs inserts a vertical and horizontal line into the image. The width of these lines is one pixel. The grey level is defined by a 12 bit value (0 means black, 4095 means white). This allows to set any grey level to get the maximum contrast depending on the acquired image.
  • Page 68 11 Image Data Processing The x- and y-positon is absolute to the sensor pixel matrix. It is independent on the image format settings (see Chapter 8 for more information about the available image format configurations). Fig. 11.11 shows two situations of the crosshairs configuration. The same image format settings are used in both situations.

  • Page 69: Status Line And Image Information

    11.6 Status Line and Image Information 11.6 Status Line and Image Information There are camera properties available that give information about the acquired images, such as integration time, ROI settings or average image value. These properties can be queried by software.
  • Page 70 11 Image Data Processing Start pixel index Parameter width [bit] Parameter Description Preamble: 0x66BB00FF Counter 0 Value (see Section 5.1) Counter 1 Value (see Section 5.1) Counter 2 Value (see Section 5.1) Counter 3 Value (see Section 5.1) Timer 0 Value in units of clock cycles (see Section 5.2) Timer 1 Value in units of clock cycles (see Section 5.2)

  • Page 71: Camera Type Codes

    11.6 Status Line and Image Information 11.6.3 Camera Type Codes Camera Model Camera Type Code MV0-D2048x1088-C01-160-G2 MV0-D2048-C01-160-G2 Table 11.3: Type codes of Photonfocus MV0 CMOSIS GigE camera series MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 71 of 111...

  • Page 72: Test Images

    11 Image Data Processing 11.7 Test Images Test images are generated in the camera FPGA, independent of the image sensor. They can be used to check the transmission path from the camera to the acquisition software. Independent from the configured grey level resolution, every possible grey level appears the same number of times in a test image.
  • Page 73 11.7 Test Images Figure 11.14: LFSR (linear feedback shift register) test image In the LFSR (linear feedback shift register) mode the camera generates a constant pseudo-random test pattern containing all grey levels. If the data transmission is correctly received, the histogram of the image will be flat (Fig. 11.15). On the other hand, a non-flat histogram (Fig.
  • Page 74 11 Image Data Processing Figure 11.16: LFSR test pattern received and histogram containing transmission errors MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 74 of 111...

  • Page 75: Precautions

    Precautions 12.1 IMPORTANT NOTICE! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE BEFORE OPERATING THE CAMERA STORE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE FOR FURTHER READING The installation of the camera in the vision system should be executed by trained and instructed employees. DANGER - Electric Shock Hazard Unapproved power supplies may cause electric shock.
  • Page 76 12 Precautions Incorrect plugs can damage the camera connectors. Use only the connectors specified by Photonfocus in this manual. Using plugs designed for a smaller or a larger number of pins can damage the connectors. The cameras deliver the data to the vision system over interfaces with high band- width.
  • Page 77 12.1 IMPORTANT NOTICE! Cleaning of the housing To clean the surface of the camera housing: • Before cleaning disconnect the camera from camera power supply and I/O connectors. • Do not use aggressive solvents or thinners which can damage the surface, the serial number label and electronic parts.
  • Page 78 12 Precautions MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 78 of 111...

  • Page 79: Hardware Interface

    Hardware Interface 13.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Value Camera Control Input Signal Voltage Single Ended 0 V ... +24 V Camera Control Output Signal Voltage Single Ended 0 V ... +24 V Camera Control Output Signal Output Current Single Ended 0.1 A Camera Control Output Signal Output Power Single Ended 0.15 W...

  • Page 80: Status Indicator (Gige Cameras)

    13 Hardware Interface Figure 13.1: Rear view of the GigE camera 13.5 Status Indicator (GigE cameras) Six LEDs on the back of the camera gives information about the current status of the GigE CMOS cameras. LED S0, S1 and S2 are configurable. It can be selected, which camera status information is showed by these LEDs (see Section 7.2 for the available camera status signals).

  • Page 81: I/O Connector

    13.6 I/O Connector 13.6 I/O Connector 13.6.1 Overview The 4-pole Binder M5 x 0.5 I/O connector contains one external single-ended line input, one external single-ended line output. The pinout of the I/O connector is described in Appendix A. A suitable trigger breakout cable for Binder 4 pole connector can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership.

  • Page 82: Single-Ended Line Input

    13 Hardware Interface 13.6.2 Single-ended Line Input ISO_IN is a single-ended isolated input (see Fig. 13.2). Fig. 13.3 shows a direct connection to the ISO_IN input. 4 p o l . B i n d e r C a m e r a C o n n e c t o r 1 S O _ I N C u r r e n t...

  • Page 83: Single-Ended Line Output

    13.6 I/O Connector 13.6.3 Single-ended Line Output ISO_OUT is a single-ended isolated output. Fig. 13.5 shows the connection from the ISO_OUT output to a TTL logic device. 4 p o l . B i n d e r C o n t r o l L o g i c C a m e r a C o n n e c t o r Y O U R _ P W R...

  • Page 84: Master / Slave Camera Connection

    13 Hardware Interface 13.6.4 Master / Slave Camera Connection The trigger input of one Photonfocus MV0 GigE camera can easily connected to the strobe output of another Photonfocus G2 camera as shown in Fig. 13.8. This results in a master/slave mode where the slave camera operates synchronously to the master camera.

  • Page 85: Mechanical Considerations

    Mechanical Considerations 14.1 Mechanical Interface During storage and transport, the camera should be protected against vibration, shock, moisture and dust. The original packaging protects the camera adequately from vibration and shock during storage and transport. Please either retain this packaging for possible later use or dispose of it according to local regulations.

  • Page 86: Optical Interface

    14 Mechanical Considerations 14.2 Optical Interface 14.2.1 Cleaning the Sensor The sensor is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components: with extreme care. Dust can obscure pixels, producing dark patches in the images captured. Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated.
  • Page 87 14.2 Optical Interface Product Supplier Remark EAD400D Airduster Electrolube, UK www.electrolube.com Anticon Gold 9"x 9" Wiper Milliken, USA ESD safe and suitable for class 100 environments. www.milliken.com TX4025 Wiper Texwipe www.texwipe.com Transplex Swab Texwipe Small Q-Tips SWABS Q-tips Hans J. Michael GmbH, www.hjm-reinraum.de BB-003 Germany...
  • Page 88 14 Mechanical Considerations MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 88 of 111...

  • Page 89: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 15.1 No images can be acquired If no images can be acquired then the cause could be one of the following: Camera is not triggered: see Section 15.1.1 First proceed with the above list in numerical order. If still no images can be acquired go back to step 2.
  • Page 90 15 Troubleshooting MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 90 of 111...

  • Page 91: Standards Compliance

    Standards Compliance 16.1 Directives and General Standards The products described in this manual in the form as delivered are in conformity with the provisions of the following European Directives: • 2014/30/EU Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) • 2014/35/EU Low Voltage (LVD) • 2011/65/EU Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) Conformity to the Directives is assured through the application of the following standards: Emission:...

  • Page 92: For Customers In Canada

    16 Standards Compliance You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

  • Page 93: Warranty

    Warranty The manufacturer alone reserves the right to recognize warranty claims. 17.1 Warranty Terms The manufacturer warrants to distributor and end customer that for a period of two years from the date of the shipment from manufacturer or distributor to end customer (the "Warranty Period") that: •...
  • Page 94 17 Warranty Avoid cleaning the sensor with improper methods. Follow the instructions in the corresponding chapter of this manual. Transport and store the camera in its original packaging only and protect the sensor and the lens mount with a camera body cap. 10.

  • Page 95: Support And Repair

    Support and Repair This chapter describes the product support and repair. 18.1 Technical Support First level technical support is given from the sales department of Photonfocus or your local dealer. In case your issue could not be solved in this way Photonfocus support team takes over. The Photonfocus support team is available via email: support@photonfocus.com.
  • Page 96 18 Support and Repair MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 96 of 111...

  • Page 97: References

    References All referenced documents can be downloaded from our website at www.photonfocus.com. MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 97 of 111...
  • Page 98 19 References MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 98 of 111...

  • Page 99: A Pinouts

    Pinouts A.1 I/O Connector The camera has a binder I/O connector, which is shown in Fig. A.1. The pin assignment is given in Table A.2. It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera. Incorrect voltages will damage or destroy the camera. The connection of the input and output signals is described in Section 13.6.
  • Page 100 A Pinouts I/O Type Name Description ISO_IN Trigger input (opto-isolated) ISO_GND I/O GND 0V ISO_OUT Strobe output (opto-isolated) n.a. RESERVED Do not connect Table A.2: I/O connector pin assignment MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 100 of 111...

  • Page 101: B Camera Timing

    Camera Timing B.1 Timed Exposure Mode Camera Timing Fig. B.1 shows a timing example, when the camera capture frames with rising edges on the camera ISO_IN input. The external signal, which is fed into the cameras ISO_IN input is isolated by an opto-isolator.
  • Page 102 B Camera Timing 1 S O _ I N L i n e I n i s o - i n I n t e r n a l L i n e I n P u l s e i n p u t - j i t t e r D e l a y e d L i n e I n P u l s e p u l s e - d e l a y...

  • Page 103: C Use Cases

    Use Cases This chapter shows some typical configurations of the camera. It gives some tips, how to acquire images, how to use the general purpose counters and timers and how to configure the look up table. C.1 Acquisition This section shows some configuration procedures of frequently used acquisition situations. C.1.1 Camera runs in "free-running"...

  • Page 104: Camera Runs In Triggered Mode

    C Use Cases • In FrameRateControlled acquisition mode the max configurable exposure time depends on the configured frame rate. When the user increases the frame rate, the camera decreases the exposure time automatically if necessary. C.1.3 Camera runs in triggered mode The camera can be triggered by a software or hardware signal.

  • Page 105: Triggered Controlled Exposure Mode

    C.1 Acquisition The number of frame within a burst must be set by parameter AcquisitionBurstFrameCount parameter. Set the parameter EnAcquisitionFrameRate to False if the frames within a burst must be acquired as fast as possible. If the frames within a burst must be acquired with a certain speed, set the parameter EnAcquisitionFrameRate to True and configure either AcquisitionFrameTime or AcquisitionFrameRate accordingly.

  • Page 106: Timer

    C Use Cases C.2 Timer There are four general purpose timers available. The following sections show some use cases, how the timers can be used. C.2.1 Strobe Signal Output The timer can be used to generate a pulse with a certain width on the LineOut output together with every exposure cycle in order to control an external light.

  • Page 107: Counter

    C.3 Counter C.3 Counter There are four general purpose counters available, which can be used to count any events in the camera. The following sections show some use cases, how the counters can be used. There are some examples of simple counter configurations as well as some more sophisticated settings.

  • Page 108: Missed Trigger Counter

    C Use Cases C.3.4 Missed Trigger Counter For monitoring purposes it might be necessary to detect an overtriggering condition. It means, that not all applied triggers can be processed by the camera. This can be done by setting up of a missed trigger counter.

  • Page 109: Look-Up Table (Lut)

    C.4 Look-Up Table (LUT) C.4 Look-Up Table (LUT) C.4.1 Overview The LUT is described in detail in Section 11.4. To manually set custom LUT values in the GUI is practically not feasable as up to 4096 values for every LUT must set. This task should be done with the SDK. If LUT values should be retained in the camera after disconnecting the power, then they must be saved with UserSetSave.

  • Page 110: Predefined Lut Settings

    C Use Cases Set LUTValue (in category LUTControl) to desired value. The LUTValue corresponds to the grey value of the 8 bit output signal of the LUT. The LUTIndex is auto incremented internally after setting a LUTValue. If consec- utive LUTIndex are written, then it is required to set LUTIndex only for the first value.

  • Page 111: D Document Revision History

    Document Revision History Revision Date Changes January 2018 First version December 2018 - Fig. 14.1 updated - wrong IO connector pin assignment corrected - chapter "High Dynamic Range Mode" added MAN078 12/2018 V1.1 111 of 111...

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