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Triton Camera Technical Manual
V1.0.0
Revised on: May 1, 2019

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  • Page 1 Triton Camera Technical Manual V1.0.0 Revised on: May 1, 2019...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Setting Up Persistent IP ........................13 Bandwidth Management ........................14 Jumbo Frames ............................. 14 Receive Buffers ........................... 14 Device Link Throughput Limit ......................14 User Sets, Streamables, and File Access ....................15 User Sets ............................. 15 LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 3 RoHS, REACH, and WEEE ........................25 CE ................................ 25 Camera Features ............................26 Image Processing Controls ........................26 Defect Pixel Correction ........................26 Gain ..............................27 Color Processing ..........................28 White Balance ............................. 28 Look-Up Table (LUT) ..........................29 LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 4 Action Control ............................45 Analog Control ............................46 Chunk Data Control ..........................47 Color Transformation Control ......................... 47 Defect Correction Control ........................47 Device Control ............................48 Digital IO Control ............................. 50 Event Control ............................51 LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 5 Serial Access Control ..........................54 Test Control ............................. 54 Transfer Control ............................55 Transport Layer Control .......................... 55 GigE Vision ............................56 PTP Control ............................57 User Set Control ............................58 Revision History ............................59 LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 6: Welcome

    Triton camera the smallest IP67-rated camera in the world. Featuring Active Sensor Alignment for 100% optical precision, robust M12 and M8 connectors and a selection of the latest Sony Pregius CMOS sensors make the Triton camera ideal for many industrial applications.

  • Page 7: Safety And Precautions

    Safety and Precautions Follow these guidelines carefully before using your Triton camera. Definition and Symbols The Warning icon indicates a potentially hazardous situation. If not avoided, the situation can result in damage to the product. The ESD icon indicates a situation involving electrostatic discharge. If not avoided, the situation can result in damage to the product.

  • Page 8: Installing The Camera Hardware

    This allows the camera to be mounted with Phoenix’s or another standard tripod adapter. Triton’s M3 mounting holes are recommended to maximize the overall system rigidity when a heavy lens is installed.

  • Page 9: Lens

    Find IP67-rated GigE and GPIO cables in the Cables section of the Lucid web store. GPIO Plug When the GPIO port on the Triton camera is not in use, you must attach the GPIO plug to achieve the IP67 rating. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 10: Lens Tube

    Without a lens tube, the Triton achieves the IP50 rating, which is protection against dust but not water. With a lens tube from LUCID Vision Labs, the Triton camera achieves the IP67 rating, which is dust proof and water resistant.

  • Page 11: Configuring The Camera And Host System

    Configuring the Camera and Host System Installing the Ethernet Driver LUCID Vision Labs recommends updating to the latest version of your Ethernet adapter’s driver before connecting your camera. You may need to navigate to the manufacturer’s website to find the latest version of the driver.
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  • Page 13: Camera Ip Setup

    Camera IP Setup There are three methods used by LUCID cameras to obtain an IP address: Persistent - The camera uses a fixed IP address • • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) - The camera is assigned an address from a DHCP server •...

  • Page 14: Bandwidth Management

    Bandwidth Management Jumbo Frames Lucid Vision Labs recommends enabling jumbo frames on your Ethernet adapter. A jumbo frame is an Ethernet frame that is larger than 1500 bytes. Most Ethernet adapters support jumbo frames; however it is usually turned off by default.

  • Page 15: User Sets, Streamables, And File Access

    The Triton features two customizable user sets to load or save user-defined settings on the camera. Accessing the user set named Default will allow loading or saving of factory default settings. The Triton camera will load the user set selected in UserSetDefault when powering up or when reset.
  • Page 16 The following pseudocode demonstrates writing to the camera using file access: User Sets, Streamables, and File Access functions do not load or save camera IP configuration settings. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 17: Using The Camera

    Using Arena SDK The Arena Software Development Kit (SDK) is designed from the ground up to provide customers with access to the latest in industry standards and computer technology. The SDK supports Lucid GigE Vision cameras on both Windows and Linux platforms.

  • Page 18: Camera Specifications

    Camera Specifications Power The Triton camera can be powered via the Ethernet cable using Power over Ethernet (PoE) or the GPIO using the pins described in the GPIO Characteristics section. When using PoE, the power supply must comply with the IEEE 802.3af standard. You can find recommended parts to power the camera in our web store.

  • Page 19: Gpio Schematics

    Max Fall Min Pulse Min Input Min Input Delay (us) Delay (us) Time (us) Time (us) Input (us) High (V) Low (V) Sample values measured at room temperature. Results may vary over temperature and setup. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 20: Opto-Isolated Output - Gpio Line 1

    Max Fall Current Resistor (Ω) Delay (us) Delay (us) Time (us) Time (us) (mA) Level 1.8k 1.8k 2.7k 4.7k 1.8k 2.7k 4.7k 6.8k Sample values measured at room temperature. Results may vary over temperature and setup. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 21: Non-Isolated Input - Gpio Line 2

    Typical values measured at room temperature. Results may vary over temperature. Non-isolated Output - GPIO Line 2 Non-isolated Output Measurements: Voltage External Max Rise Max Fall Max Rise Max Fall Current Resistor (Ω) Delay (us) Delay (us) Time (us) Time (us) (mA) Level LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 22: Non-Isolated Input - Gpio Line 3

    Same as Non-isolated Output – GPIO Line 2 (GPIO_OUT is Pin 4, GND is Pin 5) 2.5V Output LED Status The Triton camera is equipped with an LED that identifies the current state of the camera. LED Status Status Information Flashing red Camera powered, but no Ethernet link established.

  • Page 23: Ir Filter

    Active: LED indicates camera status according to the above table. IR Filter Color cameras from Lucid Vision Labs are equipped with an IR filter that is installed under the gasket of the mount. Mono cameras are equipped with a transparent glass window instead of an IR filter. The...

  • Page 24: Shock And Vibration

    (random) 30min per axis The Triton camera was mounted by securing the four M3 mounting holes on the bottom of the camera as illustrated below. To mimic a real camera usage scenario, a dummy lens mass is attached to the camera lens mount during the shock and vibration test.

  • Page 25: Specification Tests

    Users are advised that any changes or modifications not approved by Lucid Vision Labs will void the FCC compliance. The product is intended to be used as a component of a larger system; hence users are advised that cable and other peripherals may affect overall system FCC compliance.

  • Page 26: Camera Features

    The details of each of the image processing controls are described below. Defect Pixel Correction The Triton camera supports a list of pixel coordinates to be corrected via firmware. For the list of pixel coordinates, their actual pixel values are replaced by interpolation of their neighboring pixel values. The camera has a preloaded pixel correction list and these pixels are loaded during the camera manufacturing process.

  • Page 27: Gain

    The following pseudocode demonstrates adding a defective pixel to the correction list: Gain Gain refers to a multiplication factor applied to a signal to increase the strength of that signal. On LUCID cameras, gain can be either manually adjusted or automatically controlled.

  • Page 28: Color Processing

    The following pseudocode demonstrates setting Gain to 12 dB: Color Processing The Triton camera is equipped with a debayering core within the image processing pipeline. The color processing core enables the camera to output a color processed image format in addition to the unprocessed Bayer-tiled image.

  • Page 29: Look-Up Table (Lut)

    LUTIndex = 1092 -> LUTValue = 20, then the mapped value of LUTIndex = 1091 will be LUTValue = 15) To reset Look-Up Table, please execute LUTReset command The following pseudocode demonstrates replacing black pixel values with white pixel values: LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 30: Gamma

    ColorTransformationValueSelector chooses which coefficient in the conversion matrix and the coefficient value is shown in ColorTransformationValue. In Mono, YUV or YCbCr pixel formats, ColorTransformationValue is read only. Image Format Controls The Triton camera is equipped with the following image format control capabilities. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 31: Region Of Interest (Roi)

    Binning The Triton camera supports binning in which columns and/or rows of pixels are combined to achieve a reduced overall image size without changing the image’s field of view. This feature may result in an increase of camera’s frame rate.

  • Page 32: Decimation

    Decimation Some Triton camera support decimation in which columns and/or rows of pixel are skipped to achieve reduced overall image size without changing the image’s field of view. This feature is also known as “subsampling” due to the smaller sample size of pixels the camera transmits. This feature may result in an increase of camera’s frame rate.

  • Page 33: Horizontal And Vertical Flip

    The following pseudocode demonstrates configuring the camera to flip both horizontal and vertical axes: If the camera is acquiring images, AcquisitionStop must be called before changing horizontal or vertical flip. Test Pattern The camera outputs a FPGA-generated pattern when test pattern is enabled. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 34: Digital Io

    ExposureTime value. The Digital IO lines correspond to the Triton’s GPIO pins. Please consult the GPIO Cable section for more information on the required cable for the GPIO connector and the GPIO Characteristics section for a GPIO pinout diagram.

  • Page 35: Triggeroverlap

    FrameRate. Some Digital IO lines may be Input only (e.x. an opto-isolated input). Consult the GPIO Characteristics section for a GPIO pinout diagram. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 36: Configuring An Output Line

    Characteristics section for a GPIO pinout diagram. Turning on GPIO Voltage Output The Triton camera is capable of supplying external circuits with power through the V line. By default, this line is turned off. The following pseudocode demonstrates enabling the GPIO V line to output 2.5V.

  • Page 37: Chunk Data

    The host application will be able to request the device transmit one or more block. By default, this control is disabled on the Triton and acquired images are automatically transmitted. Automatic Transfer Control When using Automatic Transfer Control mode, the transfer of blocks to the host are controlled the device’s acquisition controls.

  • Page 38: Usercontrolled Transfer Control

    The following pseudocode demonstrates enabling UserControlled Transfer Control mode with MultiBlock TransferOperationMode on the camera. It also demonstrates transferring 2 blocks from the on-camera buffer for each transmission operation. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 39 TransferQueueMaxBlockCount, the new images will will be dropped. Set TransferStatusSelector to QueueOverflow and read TransferStatus to determine if a block is lost. To turn off the Transfer Control mechanism, set the TransferControlMode to Basic. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 40: Firmware Update

    The firmware fwa files for each camera are located on our Downloads page. Every Lucid camera comes with an on-board firmware update page that can be directly accessed in a web browser. If you already know your camera’s IP address you can access it at http://{your-camera-ip- address}/firmware-update.html.
  • Page 41 When the firmware update is complete, the camera will reboot. Once the update is finished, you can close the Firmware Update page and access the camera again. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 42: Device Nodes

    Note that if “Acquisition Stop” is executed after “Acquisition Start” but prior to a frame is available, it is possible that no frame is acquired. The following code block demonstrates configuring camera to single frame acquisition mode. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 43 AcquisitionFrameCount is set to a value of 3. Continuous Acquisition Under Continuous acquisition mode, frames are acquired once AcquisitionStart is called. Frames are acquired until AcquisitionStop is called. During the acquisition process, all Transport Layer parameters are locked and cannot be modified. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 44 TriggerMode must be off for this parameter to take effect. AcquisitionFrameRateEnable Controls if the AcquisitionFrameRate feature is writable and used to control the acquisition rate. AcquisitionLineRate Controls the rate (in Hertz) at which the Lines in a Frame are captured. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 45: Autoexposureaoi

    Controls auto exposure AOI height relative to user AOI. AutoExposureAOIOffsetX Controls auto exposure AOI offset X relative to user AOI. AutoExposureAOIOffsetY Controls auto exposure AOI offset Y relative to user AOI. Action Control Node Name Description LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 46: Analog Control

    Controls how many frames are used for collecting statistics for BalanceWhiteAuto. GammaEnable Controls the selected balance ratio as an absolute physical value. This is an amplification factor applied to the video signal. Gamma Controls the gamma correction of pixel intensity. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 47: Chunk Data Control

    The index of the defect corrected pixel to access. DefectCorrectionPositionX The column index of the defect corrected pixel selected by DefectCorrectionIndex. DefectCorrectionPositionY The row index of the defect corrected pixel selected by DefectCorrectionIndex. DefectCorrectionGetNewDefect Get a new defect corrected pixel to be entered. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 48: Device Control

    DeviceManifestSchemaMajorVersion Indicates the major version number of the schema file of the selected manifest entry. DeviceManifestSchemaMinorVersion Indicates the minor version number of the schema file of the selected manifest entry. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 49 Indicate to the device the end of feature persistence. DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Prepare the device for registers streaming without checking for consistency. DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Announce the end of registers streaming. DeviceIndicatorMode Controls the behavior of the indicator LED showing the status of the Device. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 50: Digital Io Control

    User Output register. If the UserOutputValueAllMask feature is present, setting the user Output register using UserOutputValueAll will only change the bits that have a corresponding bit in the mask set to one. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 51: Event Control

    Selects the target file in the device. FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file in the device. This operation is executed when the FileOperationExecute feature is called. FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by FileOperationSelector on the selected file. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 52: I2C Access Control

    Selects the physical line to use for the I2C SCL source. I2CSdaSource Selects the physical line to use for the I2C SDA source. Image Format Control Node Name Description PixelFormat Format of the pixels provided by the device. PixelFormatMappingSelector Selects the pixel format mapping. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...
  • Page 53 DecimationVertical Number of vertical pixels to decimate. This reduces the vertical resolution (height) of the image. A value of 1 indicates that no vertical decimation is performed by the camera. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 54: Lut Control

    This feature controls the number of data bits used for serial communication. SerialFlowControl This feature controls the flow control used for serial communication. Test Control Node Name Description TestPendingAck Tests the device’s pending acknowledge feature. TestEventGenerate Generates a Test Event. TestMode None LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 55: Transfer Control

    Protocol (PTP) of the device. ReceivedPacketResendCount Returns the number of received packet resend commands. ValidPacketResendCount Returns the number of valid packet resends handled by the device. UnavailablePacketResendCount Returns the number of unavailable packet resends handled by the device. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 56: Gige Vision

    Controls the device access privilege of an application. GevPrimaryApplicationSocket Returns the UDP source port of the primary application. GevPrimaryApplicationIPAddress Returns the address of the primary application. GevMCPHostPort Controls the port to which the device must send messages. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 57: Ptp Control

    PtpOffsetFromMaster returns -1 then the synchronization has not started. PtpClockID Returns the latched clock ID of the PTP device. PtpParentClockID Returns the latched parent clock ID of the PTP device. PtpGrandmasterClockID Returns the latched grandmaster clock ID of the PTP device. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 58: User Set Control

    Selects the feature User Set to load and make active by default when the device is reset. UserSetFeatureSelector Selects which individual User Set feature to control. UserSetFeatureEnable Enables the selected feature and make it active in all the User Sets. LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

  • Page 59: Revision History

    Revision History Version Number Date Changes V1.0.0 First Public Release of this document. May 1, 2019 LUCID Triton Camera Technical Manual...

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