Preparing The Controller And Cameras; Camera Setup - Omron SYSMAC FH Series User Manual

Preparing the Controller and Cameras

Camera Setup

FH/FZ5-series Sensor Controllers use the CameraLink standard for camera connection. At normal camera
connection, a single camera cable is used for a single camera, and each camera is connected to the Sensor
Controller in the CameraLink base configuration. Starting from camera connector 0 on the Sensor Controller,
connect cameras to the camera connectors you want to use in ascending order of camera connector number.
IMPORTANT
• Immediately after starting up the FH/FZ5 Sensor Controller and immediately after changing scenes, there will be no input
image. No input image is processed as the same color image as in the factory default state.
• If you open the Properties Dialog Box before inputting an image, click the Cancel button to close the dialog box. Pressing
the OK button in the dialog box will change the setting to the same color camera setting as the factory default setting.
(Reference: The measurement NG (image mismatch) error will result when connecting a monochrome camera (p.832))
Using Two Cables for High-frame-rate Camera Use (FH Series Only)
FH-series Sensor Controllers support the CameraLink standard's base configuration and medium configuration.
The medium configuration enables use at a higher frame rate than the base configuration, reducing image input
time. The configuration that can be connected will depend on the connected cameras. See the instruction sheet
of the cameras you are using.
To connect a camera in the medium configuration, you will need to use two camera cables of the same type and
length to connect the camera and Sensor Controller (two-cable connection). Sensor Controller camera
connectors should be connected as a pair with ascending consecutive even and odd numbered connectors. The
table below shows the camera connector and camera number assignments when connecting the Sensor
Controller and camera cable with a two-cable connection.
Camera numbers for operation modes other than multi-line random trigger mode
The table below shows the camera connector and camera number assignments when the operation mode is a
mode other than the multi-line random trigger mode. A number corresponding to a Sensor Controller camera
connector number is assigned for the camera number. When using two-cable connection, the even number in
the pair of ascending consecutive camera connector numbers is assigned as the camera number.
Sensor Controller
camera connector
number
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
70

Preparing the Controller and Cameras

Camera number in application software
Example when all cameras
use one-cable connection
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
WWW.NNC.IR
Example when all cameras
use two-cable connection
0
2
4
6
Example when combining
one- and two-cable
connection
0
1
2
Not connected
5
6
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