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China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch
MERCURY2 GigE Cameras
User Manual
Version: V1.0.12
Date: 2021-03-08

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  • Page 1 China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch MERCURY2 GigE Cameras User Manual Version: V1.0.12 Date: 2021-03-08...
  • Page 2 All rights reserved. No parts of this manual may be used or reproduced, in any forms or by any means, without prior written permission of China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch. The right is also reserved to modify or change any parts of this manual in the future without prior notification. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
  • Page 3 Preface We really appreciate your choosing of DAHENG IMAGING products. The MERCURY2 GigE series (MER2-G) camera is DAHENG IMAGING's mature area scan industrial digital camera. The MERCURY2 cameras are the second generation of MERCURY cameras, which provide more features and improved structures. The camera is equipped with standard GigE interface, which is easy to install and use.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ........................1 1.1. Series Introduction ....................1 1.2. Naming Rules ......................1 1.3. Standards ........................ 1 1.4. Document, CAD/Technical Drawing and Software Downloads ........ 2 2. Precautions ........................3 2.1. Guidelines for Avoiding EMI and ESD ..............3 2.2. Environmental Requirements .................. 3 2.3.
  • Page 5 4.6.2. Spectral Response ......................22 4.7. MER2-202-60GM/C-P ................... 23 4.7.1. Parameters ........................23 4.7.2. Spectral Response ......................24 4.8. MER2-231-41GM/C ....................25 4.8.1. Parameters ........................25 4.8.2. Spectral Response ......................27 4.9. MER2-231-41GM/C-P ................... 28 4.9.1. Parameters ........................28 4.9.2. Spectral Response ......................29 4.10.
  • Page 6 4.20.2. Spectral Response ......................56 4.21. ME2P-1230-9GM/C-P ..................57 4.21.1. Parameter ........................57 4.21.2. Spectral Response ......................58 4.22. ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P ..................59 4.22.1. Parameter ........................59 4.22.2. Spectral Response ......................61 5. Dimensions ........................62 5.1. Camera Dimensions ....................62 5.2.
  • Page 7 8.2.8. Exposure Time Mode ......................91 8.2.8.1. Standard Exposure Time Mode .................. 91 8.2.8.2. UltraShort Exposure Time Mode ................91 8.2.9. Set Exposure ........................92 8.2.10. Overlaping Exposure and Non-overlaping Exposure ............96 8.2.11. Exposure Delay........................ 97 8.3. Basic Features ...................... 98 8.3.1.
  • Page 8 8.5. Image Transmission .................... 142 8.5.1. Maximum Allowable Frame Rate ..................142 8.5.2. Stream Channel Packet Size ..................143 8.5.3. Stream Channel Packet Delay ..................143 8.5.4. Bandwidth Reserve ......................144 8.5.5. Frame Transfer Control ....................145 8.6. Events ......................... 145 8.6.1.
  • Page 9 9.4. Flat Field Correction Plugin ................. 163 9.4.1. GUI........................... 163 9.4.2. User Guide ........................164 9.4.2.1. FFC Execution Steps ....................164 9.4.2.2. Acquisition of Bright Field Images ................165 9.4.2.3. Execute FFC ......................166 9.4.2.4. Read FFC Data from Device / Write FFC Data to Device ........167 9.4.2.5.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    1.2. Naming Rules Details of the MERCURY2 GigE series (MER2-G) camera are given in the general specifications below. Each camera model name is determined by its sensor's maximum resolution, maximum frame rate at maximum resolution, the color/monochrome type of the sensor, etc.

  • Page 11: Document, Cad/Technical Drawing And Software Downloads

    1.Introduction 1.4. Document, CAD/Technical Drawing and Software Downloads Product related document, CAD/Technical drawing and software can be downloaded from the Downloads of DAHENG IMAGING website. The relevant contents are as follows: Document MERCURY2 GigE Cameras User Manual CAD/Technical Drawing DAHENG IMAGING MER2-G CAD/Technical Drawing Galaxy Windows SDK—USB3.0, GigE, MERCURY USB2.0 Cameras...

  • Page 12: Precautions

    2.Precautions 2. Precautions 2.1. Guidelines for Avoiding EMI and ESD CAT-5e cables or above with S/STP shielding are recommended. Using shielded cable can avoid electro-magnetic interface. Shielding layer of the cable should conduct to ground nearby and not until stretched too long. When many devices need conduct to ground, using single point grounding to avoid earth loop.

  • Page 13: Certification And Declaration

    2.Precautions DAHENG tripod adapter does not need to use spring washer. 2.4. Certification and Declaration 1. CE, RoHS We declare that DAHENG IMAGING MERCURY2 GigE digital cameras have passed the following EU certifications:  2014/30/EU—Electromagnetic Compatibility Restriction  2011/65/EU—Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and its revised directive 2015/863/EU 2.

  • Page 14: Installation Guidelines

    3.1. Host Preparation 3.1.1. Software Package The software package of DAHENG IMAGING's MERCURY2 series is used to control the MERCURY2 series camera to provide stable, real-time image transmission, and provides a free SDK and abundant development sample source code. The package is composed of the following modules: Driver Package (Driver): This package provides the MERCURY2 series camera driver program, such as: the GigE Vision cameras' Filter Driver Program.
  • Page 15 This interface is developed according to the standard of general transport layer in Gen<i>Cam standard, DAHENG IMAGING follows the Gen<i>Cam standard and provides the GenTL interface for the user, the user can use the GenTL interface directly to develop their own control program.

  • Page 16: Camera Power

    3.Installation Guidelines 3.2. Camera Power The MER2-G-P series camera can get power in either of two different ways: via PoE (Power over Ethernet) or via Hirose I/O port. The MER2-G series cameras can be powered in one way: via Hirose I/O port. Via PoE (Power over Ethernet) Via PoE (Power over Ethernet), i.e., via the Ethernet cable plugged into the camera's RJ45 jack.

  • Page 17: Driver Installation

    3.Installation Guidelines 3.3.2. Driver Installation The steps to install the GalaxySDK under Windows are as follows: Download corresponding version installation package from www.daheng- imaging.com/en/Downloads. Run the installer. Follow the instructions of the installation wizard to complete the installation process. During the installation process, you can choose the camera interface you need (USB2.0, USB3 Vision, GigE Vision, etc.).

  • Page 18: Open Device And Start Acquisition

    3.Installation Guidelines 3.5. Open Device and Start Acquisition After powering the device, connecting the device to the host, and configuring the IP, you can double-click the GalaxyView software to acquire image. The steps are as follows: Click the icon on the Toolbar in the GalaxyView to refresh device list. After the device is enumerated, double-click the device enumerated in the device list.

  • Page 19: General Specifications

    4.General Specifications 4. General Specifications 4.1. Explanation of Important Parameters 4.1.1. About Spectral Response QE: Which is the ratio of the average number of photoelectrons produced per unit time to the number of incident photons at a given wavelength. Sensitivity: The change of the sensor output signal relative to the incident light energy. The commonly used sensitivity units are V/((W/m2) •s), V/lux •s, e-/((W/m2) •s) or DN/ ((W/m2) •s).
  • Page 20 4.General Specifications 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W@24VDC Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only...

  • Page 21: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.2.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-1 MER2-041-302GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-2 MER2-041-302GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 22: Mer2-041-302Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.3. MER2-041-302GM/C-P 4.3.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-041-302GC-P MER2-041-302GM-P Resolution 720 × 540 Sensor Type Sony IMX287 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/2.9 inch 6.9μm × 6.9μm Pixel Size Frame Rate 302.3fps @ 720 × 540 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit, 12bit...

  • Page 23: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 29mm×29mm×40.3mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 24: Mer2-160-75Gm/C

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-4 MER2-041-302GM-P sensor spectral response 4.4. MER2-160-75GM/C 4.4.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-160-75GC MER2-160-75GM Resolution 1440 × 1080 Sensor Type Sony IMX273 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/2.9 inch 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size 75.6fps @ 1440 × 1080 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 25 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 40.75dB 40.66dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W@24VDC Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight...

  • Page 26: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.4.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-5 MER2-160-75GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-6 MER2-160-75GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 27: Mer2-160-75Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.5. MER2-160-75GM/C-P 4.5.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-160-75GC-P MER2-160-75GM-P Resolution 1440 × 1080 Sensor Type Sony IMX273 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/2.9 inch 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size 75.6fps @ 1440 × 1080 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 28: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 29mm×29mm×40.3mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 29: Mer2-202-60Gm/C

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-8 MER2-160-75GM-P sensor spectral response 4.6. MER2-202-60GM/C 4.6.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-202-60GC MER2-202-60GM Resolution 1600 × 1200 EV76C570 global shutter CMOS Sensor Type Max. Image Circle 1/1.8 inch 4.5μm × 4.5μm Pixel Size 60fps @ 1600 × 1200 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 30 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 39.46dB 38.41dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W@24VDC Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight...

  • Page 31: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.6.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-9 MER2-202-60GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-10 MER2-202-60GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 32: Mer2-202-60Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.7. MER2-202-60GM/C-P 4.7.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-202-60GC-P MER2-202-60GM-P Resolution 1600 × 1200 EV76C570 global shutter CMOS Sensor Type Max. Image Circle 1/1.8 inch 4.5μm × 4.5μm Pixel Size 60fps @ 1600 × 1200 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 33: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 29mm×29mm×40.3mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 34: Mer2-231-41Gm/C

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-12 MER2-202-60GM-P sensor spectral response 4.8. MER2-231-41GM/C 4.8.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-231-41GC MER2-231-41GM Resolution 1920 × 1200 Sensor Type Sony IMX249 LQJ global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.2 inch 5.86μm × 5.86μm Pixel Size Frame Rate 41fps @ 1920 × 1200 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth...
  • Page 35 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 45.22dB 45.38dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W@24VDC Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight...

  • Page 36: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.8.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-13 MER2-231-41GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-14 MER2-231-41GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 37: Mer2-231-41Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.9. MER2-231-41GM/C-P 4.9.1. Parameters Specifications MER2-231-41GC-P MER2-231-41GM-P Resolution 1920 × 1200 Sensor Type Sony IMX249 LQJ global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.2 inch 5.86μm × 5.86μm Pixel Size Frame Rate 41fps @ 1920 × 1200 ADC Bit Depth 12bit Pixel Bit Depth 8bit, 10bit...

  • Page 38: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 29mm×29mm×40.3mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 39: Mer2-302-37Gm/C

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-16 MER2-231-41GM-P sensor spectral response 4.10. MER2-302-37GM/C 4.10.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-302-37GC MER2-302-37GM Resolution 2048 × 1536 Sensor Type Sony IMX265 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.8 inch 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size 37.4fps @ 2048 × 1536 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 40 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 40.09dB 40.76dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W @ 24V Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors)

  • Page 41: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.10.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-17 MER2-302-37GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-18 MER2-302-37GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 42: Mer2-302-37Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.11. MER2-302-37GM/C-P 4.11.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-302-37GC-P MER2-302-37GM-P Resolution 2048 × 1536 Sensor Type Sony IMX265 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.8 inch 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size 37.4fps @ 2048 × 1536 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 43: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 44: Mer2-503-23Gm/C

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-20 MER2-302-37GM-P sensor spectral response 4.12. MER2-503-23GM/C 4.12.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-503-23GC MER2-503-23GM Resolution 2448 × 2048 Sensor Type Sony IMX264 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle Diagonal 11.1 mm (2/3-type) 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size 23.5fps @ 2448 × 2048 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 45 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 40.77dB 40.59dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W @ 24V Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors)

  • Page 46: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.12.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-21 MER2-503-23GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-22 MER2-503-23GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 47: Mer2-503-23Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.13. MER2-503-23GM/C-P 4.13.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-503-23GC-P MER2-503-23GM-P Resolution 2448 × 2048 Sensor Type Sony IMX264 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle Diagonal 11.1 mm (2/3-type) 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size 23.5fps @ 2448 × 2048 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 48: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 49: Mer2-630-18Gm/C

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-24 MER2-503-23GM-P sensor spectral response 4.14. MER2-630-18GM/C 4.14.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-630-18GC MER2-630-18GM Resolution 3088 × 2064 Sensor Type Sony IMX178 rolling shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.8 inch 2.4μm × 2.4μm Pixel Size 18.45fps @ 3088 x 2064 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 50 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 40.25dB 40.28dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% Power Consumption < 3W @ 24V Lens Mount Dimensions 29mm×29mm×29mm (without lens adapter or connectors)

  • Page 51: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.14.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-25 MER2-630-18GC sensor spectral response Figure 4-26 MER2-630-18GM sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 52: Mer2-1220-9Gm/C

    4.General Specifications 4.15. MER2-1220-9GM/C 4.15.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-1220-9GC MER2-1220-9GM Resolution 4024 × 3036 Sensor Type Sony IMX226 rolling shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.7 inch 1.85μm × 1.85μm Pixel Size 9.63fps @ 4024 × 3036 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 53: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 54: Mer2-1220-9Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-28 MER2-1220-9GM sensor spectral response 4.16. MER2-1220-9GM/C-P 4.16.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-1220-9GC-P MER2-1220-9GM-P Resolution 4024 × 3036 Sensor Type Sony IMX226 rolling shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/1.7 inch 1.85μm × 1.85μm Pixel Size 9.63fps @ 4024 × 3036 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 55 4.General Specifications Pixel Formats Bayer RG8/Bayer RG12 Mono8/Mono12 Signal Noise Ratio 39.86dB 40.2dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% PoE (Power over Ethernet, IEEE802.3af compliant) or 12VDC -10% ~ Camera Power...

  • Page 56: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.16.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-29 MER2-1220-9GC-P sensor spectral response Figure 4-30 MER2-1220-9GM-P sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 57: Mer2-2000-6Gm/C

    4.General Specifications 4.17. MER2-2000-6GM/C 4.17.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-2000-6GC MER2-2000-6GM Resolution 5496 × 3672 Sensor Type Sony IMX183 rolling shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1 inch 2.4μm × 2.4μm Pixel Size 5.8fps @ 5496 x 3672 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 58: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12、 Mac OS 10.13、 Mac OS 10.14、 Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 59: Mer2-2000-6Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-32 MER2-2000-6GM sensor spectral response 4.18. MER2-2000-6GM/C-P 4.18.1. Parameter Specifications MER2-2000-6GC-P MER2-2000-6GM-P Resolution 5496 × 3672 Sensor Type Sony IMX183 rolling shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1 inch 2.4μm × 2.4μm Pixel Size 5.8fps @ 5496 x 3672 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 60 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 41.39dB 41.04dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% PoE (Power over Ethernet, IEEE802.3af compliant) or 12VDC-10% ~ Camera Power Requirements 24VDC+10% supplied via the camera's 8-pin Hirose connector...

  • Page 61: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.18.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-33 MER2-2000-6GC-P sensor spectral response Figure 4-34 MER2-2000-6GM-P sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 62: Me2P-560-21Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.19. ME2P-560-21GM/C-P 4.19.1. Parameter Specifications ME2P-560-21GC-P ME2P-560-21GM-P 2600 × 2160 Resolution Sensor Type Gpixel GMAX2505 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/2 inch 2.5μm × 2.5μm Pixel Size Default: 19.1fps @ 2600 × 2160 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and Frame Rate reserved bandwidth to 5, frame rate to 21fps) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 63: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 36mm × 31mm × 50.6mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 64: Me2P-900-13Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.20. ME2P-900-13GM/C-P 4.20.1. Parameter Specifications ME2P-900-13GC-P ME2P-900-13GM-P Resolution 4200 × 2160 Sensor Type Gpixel GMAX2509 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1/2 inch 2.5μm × 2.5μm Pixel Size Default: 11.8fps @ 4200 × 2160 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5, frame rate to 13fps) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 65: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 36mm × 31mm × 50.6mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 66: Me2P-1230-9Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications 4.21. ME2P-1230-9GM/C-P 4.21.1. Parameter Specifications ME2P-1230-9GC-P ME2P-1230-9GM-P 4096 × 3000 Resolution Sensor Type Sony IMX304 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1.1 inch 3.45μm × 3.45μm Pixel Size Default: 8.7fps @ 4096 × 3000 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and Frame Rate reserved bandwidth to 5, frame rate to 9fps) ADC Bit Depth...

  • Page 67: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications Dimensions 36mm × 31mm × 50.6mm (without lens adapter or connectors) Weight Windows XP / Win7 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Windows Embedded 32bit and 64bit OS, Ubuntu14.04 / Ubuntu16.04 Linux OS Operating System Mac OS 10.12 / Mac OS 10.13 / Mac OS 10.14 / Mac OS 10.15 (Only support Gigabit Ethernet Camera) Data Interface Fast Ethernet(100Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet(1000Mbit/s)

  • Page 68: Me2P-2621-4Gm/C-P

    4.General Specifications Figure 4-38 ME2P-1230-9GM-P sensor spectral response 4.22. ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P 4.22.1. Parameter Specifications ME2P-2621-4GC-P ME2P-2621-4GM-P 5120 × 5120 Resolution Sensor Type Gpixel GMAX0505 global shutter CMOS Max. Image Circle 1.1 inch 2.5μm × 2.5μm Pixel Size Default: 4.1fps @ 5120 × 5120 (adjust the packet size to 8192 and reserved Frame Rate bandwidth to 5, frame rate to 4.5fps) ADC Bit Depth...
  • Page 69 4.General Specifications Signal Noise Ratio 35.65dB 35.93dB Synchronization Hardware trigger, software trigger 1 input and 1 output with opto-isolated, 2 programmable GPIOs Operating Temp. 0° C~45° C Storage Temp. -20° C~70° C Operating Humidity 10%~80% PoE (Power over Ethernet, IEEE802.3af compliant) or 12VDC -10% ~ Camera Power Requirements 24VDC+10% supplied via the camera's 8-pin Hirose connector...

  • Page 70: Spectral Response

    4.General Specifications 4.22.2. Spectral Response Figure 4-39 ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P sensor spectral response © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 71: Dimensions

    5.Dimensions 5. Dimensions 5.1. Camera Dimensions Figure 5-1 MER2-G mechanical dimensions Figure 5-2 MER2-G-P mechanical dimensions © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...
  • Page 72 5.Dimensions Figure 5-3 ME2P-G-P mechanical dimensions © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 73: Optical Interface

    5.Dimensions 5.2. Optical Interface Figure 5-4 Optical interface of C-mount MER2-G cameras are equipped with C-mount lens adapters. The back-flange distance is 17.526 mm (in the air). The maximum allowed thread length of lens should be less than 11.3mm, as shown in Figure 5-4. A longer lens thread will damage camera.
  • Page 74 5.Dimensions Figure 5-5 Schematic diagram of screw specification, tripod adapter step thickness and spring washer thickness It is recommended that you select the screw specifications and the tripod adapter step thickness from the table below: Screw Tripod adapter step Spring washer Screwing length of camera specification thickness (mm)

  • Page 75: Filters And Lenses

    6.Filters and Lenses 6. Filters and Lenses 6.1. Filters The MERCURY2 color models are equipped with IR filters. The thickness of the filter is 0.7± 0.05mm, and the cut-off frequency is 700nm, which reduces the influence of invisible light on the image. The monochrome models are equipped with transparent glasses.

  • Page 76: Lens Selection Reference

    6.Filters and Lenses 6.2. Lens Selection Reference DAHENG IMAGING is a professional supplier for images and machine vision devices in China. In addition to industrial cameras, it also provides high-resolution, high-optical machine vision lenses for a wide range of industrial cameras on the market.

  • Page 77: Hn-2M Series

    6.Filters and Lenses f = sensor size (horizontal or vertical) * Working distance / Field of View (corresponding to the horizontal or vertical direction of the sensor size) The corresponding lens is selected by the calculated focal length. 6.2.1. HN-2M Series The HN-2M series lenses are 2 megapixels for industrial, suitable for sensors with max.
  • Page 78 6.Filters and Lenses  Easy to install, there are 3 fixing holes on the lens barrel for fixing the iris and focusing. The best fixing hole can be selected according to the installation environment Models:  HN-0619-5M-C2/3X  HN-0816-5M-C2/3X  HN-1216-5M-C2/3X ...

  • Page 79: Electrical Interface

    7.Electrical Interface 7. Electrical Interface 7.1. LED Light An LED light is set on the back cover of camera which indicates camera's status, as shown in Table 7-1. LED light can display 3 colors: red, yellow and green. LED status Camera status No power Solid red...

  • Page 80: Line0 (Opto-Isolated Input) Circuit

    7.Electrical Interface Diagram Definition Core Color Description Line0+ Green Opto-isolated input + Blue PWR GND & GPIO GND Line0- Grey Opto-isolated input - POWER_IN Purple Camera external power, +12V DC Line2 Orange GPIO input/output Line3 Pink GPIO input/output Line1- White Green Opto-isolated output - Line1+ White Blue...
  • Page 81 7.Electrical Interface  Minimum input current: 7mA  The status is unstable when input voltage is between 2.5V and 5V, which should be avoided  When peak voltage of input signal over 9V, a current limiting resistor is recommended to protect the input line.

  • Page 82: Line1 (Opto-Isolated Output) Circuit

    7.Electrical Interface  Rising edge delay: <50μs (0°C~45°C), parameter description as shown in Figure 7-4  Falling edge delay: <50μs (0°C~45°C), parameter description as shown in Figure 7-4  Different environment temperature and input voltage have influence on delay time of opto-isolated input circuit.
  • Page 83 7.Electrical Interface External Circuit Camera internal circuit OUTPUT1 EXVCC Rexternal Line1+ Line1- Figure 7-5 Opto-isolated output circuit  Range of external voltage (EXVCC) is 5~24V  Maximum output current of Line1 is 25mA  Output voltage and output current of opto-isolated output circuit in typical application environment (temperature is 25°...

  • Page 84: Gpio 2/3 (Bidirectional) Circuit

    7.Electrical Interface OUTPUT1 LINE1+ Figure 7-6 Parameter of opto-isolated output circuit  Delay time (td): the response time from OUTPUT1 rises to 50% of amplitude to LINE1+ decreases to 90% of amplitude  Falling time (tf): the response time for LINE1+ to decrease from 90% of the amplitude to 10% ...

  • Page 85: Line2/3 Is Configured As Input

    7.Electrical Interface 7.3.3.1. Line2/3 is Configured as Input When Line2/3 is configured as input, the internal equivalent circuit of camera is shown in Figure 7-8, taking Line2 as an example: 3.3V Camera internal circuit External circuit INPUT2 Line2 Figure 7-8 Internal equivalent circuit of camera when Line2 is configured as input To avoid the damage of GPIO pins, please connect GND pin before supplying power to Line2/3.

  • Page 86: Line2/3 Is Configured As Output

    7.Electrical Interface External 3.3V circuit Power+ Camera internal circuit Signal FPGA INPUT2 output Line2 Pull-up resistor Figure 7-10 PNP photoelectric sensor connected to Line2 input circuit  When Line2/3 is configured as input, if the corresponding output device is common-anode connected, pull-down resistor over 1K should not be used, otherwise the input voltage of Line2/3 will be over 0.6V and logic 0 cannot be recognized stably Input rising time delay: <2μs (0°C~45°C), parameter description as shown in Figure 7-4...
  • Page 87 7.Electrical Interface Parameter Test Conditions Value (us) Storage time (ts) 0.17 0.18 Delay time (td) 0.08 0.09 Rising time (tr) 0.11 0.16 External power is 5V, pull-up resistor is 1kΩ Falling time (tf) 1.82 1.94 Rising time delay = tr+td 0.19 0.26 Falling time delay = tf+ts...

  • Page 88: Features

    8.Features 8. Features 8.1. I/O Control 8.1.1. Input Mode Operation Configuring Line as input The MER2-G series camera has three input signals: Line0, Line2, and Line3. In which the Line0 is uni- directional opto-isolated input, Line2 and Line3 are bi-directional lines which can be configured as input or output.

  • Page 89: Output Mode Operation

    8.Features Input Signal Delay Time 1000ms Trigger Delay Valid Signal Figure 8-2 Trigger delay schematic diagram Input Inverter The signal level of input lines is configurable for the MER2-G series camera. The user can select whether the input level is reverse or not by setting "LineInverter". For the MER2-G series camera, the default input line level is false when the camera is powered on, indicating that the input line level is not reversed.
  • Page 90 8.Features What status (high or low level) of the output signal is valid depends on the specific external circuit. The following signal diagrams are described as examples of active low.  Strobe In this mode the camera sends a trigger signal to activate the strobe. The strobe signal is active low. After receiving the trigger signal, the strobe signal level is pulled low, and the pull-low time is the sum of the exposure delay time and the exposure time.
  • Page 91 8.Features Trigger Signal Exposure line by line Readout after exposure Exposure Time ExposureActive Figure 8-6 Electronic rolling shutter "ExposureActive" signal schematic diagram This signal is also useful when the camera or target object is moving. For example, suppose the camera is mounted on a robotic arm that can move the camera to different position.
  • Page 92 8.Features When the trigger mode is "FrameBurstStart", each time the camera receives a trigger signal, it will acquire multiple frames of image (the number of frames can be obtained by the function "AcquisitionFrameCount"). After receiving the trigger signal, the "AcquisitionTriggerWait" signal is pulled low and the camera starts the exposure transmission.

  • Page 93: Read The Linestatus

    8.Features 8.1.3. Read the LineStatus Read the level of single line The MER2-G series camera can get the line's signal status. When the device is powered on, the default status of Line0 and Line1 is false, and the default status of Line2 and Line3 is true. Read all the lines level The MER2-G series camera can get the current status of all lines.

  • Page 94: Acquisition Stop

    8.Features  Trigger Acquisition Start Status … … Trigger … … Exposure … … Reading out Figure 8-11 Trigger acquisition process In trigger mode, sending AcquisitionStart command is not enough, a trigger signal is also needed. Each time a frame trigger is applied (including software trigger and hardware trigger), the camera will acquire and transmit a frame of image.

  • Page 95: Acquisition Mode

    8.Features As shown in Figure 8-12, when the camera receives an acquisition stop command during reading out, it stops transferring frame data immediately. The currently transferred frame data is regarded as incomplete frame and will be discarded.  Acquisition stop during blanking Stop command Stop time...

  • Page 96: Trigger Type Selection

    8.Features  Continuous acquisition mode: In continuous acquisition mode, the camera continuously acquires and transmits images until the acquisition is stopped 1) When the trigger mode is set to On, the trigger type is FrameStart After executing the AcquisitionStart command, the camera waits for a trigger signal, which may be a software trigger or an hardware trigger of the camera.

  • Page 97: Switching Trigger Mode

    8.Features  FrameBurstStart trigger mode You can use the frame burst trigger to acquire a series of images ("continuous shooting" of the image). Each time the camera receives a FrameBurstStart trigger signal, the camera will start acquiring a series of images. The number of acquired image frames is specified by the "Acquisition burst frame count" parameter.

  • Page 98: Continuous Mode And Configuration

    8.Features As shown in Figure 8-16, the camera starts with trigger mode OFF after receiving acquisition start command. At point 1, the camera gets a command of setting trigger mode ON while transferring the 3 frame in trigger mode OFF. The trigger mode is not active until the 3 frame is finished, at point 2, and then the trigger signal will be accepted.

  • Page 99: Software Trigger Acquisition And Configuration

    8.Features In continuous mode, ROI size, packet delay may have effects on frame rate. 8.2.6. Software Trigger Acquisition and Configuration  Software trigger acquisition configuration The camera supports software trigger acquisition mode. Three steps followed should be ensured. Set the Trigger Mode to ON. Set the Trigger Source to Software.

  • Page 100: Exposure Time Mode

    8.Features 1) The polarity of lines can be set to inverted or not inverted, and the default setting is not inverted. 2) Improper signal can be filtered by setting appropriate value to trigger filter. Raising edge filter and falling edge can be set separately. The range is from 0 to 5000 μs. The default configuration is not use trigger filter.

  • Page 101: Set Exposure

    8.Features MER2-041-302GM/C-P MER2-160-75GM/C MER2-160-75GM/C-P MER2-503-23GM/C MER2-503-23GM/C-P ME2P-1230-9GM/C-P In UltraShort exposure time mode, the MER2-G camera does not support automatic adjustment of the exposure time, only support manual adjustment of the exposure time. 8.2.9. Set Exposure  Global Shutter The implementation process of global shutter is as shown in Figure 8-19, all the lines of the sensor are exposed at the same time, and then the sensor will read out the image date one by one.
  • Page 102 8.Features The electronic rolling shutter has low price and high resolution, which is a good choice for some static image acquisition. Exposure line by line Readout after exposure Exposing Exposure time Reading Readout time Time Figure 8-20 Electronic rolling shutter ...
  • Page 103 8.Features Set the “SensorShutterMode” to ”Global Reset” External camera flash Camera model that support Global Reset Release Shutter mode: Model MER2-630-18GM/C MER2-630-18GM/C-P MER2-1220-9GM/C MER2-1220-9GM/C-P  Setting the exposure time The MER2-G series camera supports setting the exposure time in UltraShort exposure time mode. The exposure time is shown as follows: Exposure Range (μs) Steps (μs)
  • Page 104 8.Features MER2-302-37GM/C-P Global Shutter 20-1000000 1 row period MER2-503-23GM/C Global Shutter 20-1000000 1 row period MER2-503-23GM/C-P Global Shutter 20-1000000 1 row period MER2-630-18GM/C Global Shutter 19-1000000 1 row period MER2-630-18GM/C-P Global Shutter 19-1000000 1 row period MER2-1220-9GM/C Rolling Shutter 23-1000000 1 row period MER2-1220-9GM/C-P Rolling Shutter...

  • Page 105: Overlaping Exposure And Non-Overlaping Exposure

    8.Features 8.2.10. Overlaping Exposure and Non-overlaping Exposure There are two stages in image acquisition of the MER2-G series camera: exposure and readout. Once the camera is triggered, it begins to integrate and when the integration is over, the image data will be read out immediately.

  • Page 106: Exposure Delay

    8.Features  Overlaping exposure In overlaping exposure mode, the current frame image exposure process is overlaping with the readout of the previous frame. That is, when the previous frame is reading out, the next frame image has been started exposure. As shown in the Figure 8-24, when the N frame image is reading out, the N+1 frame image has been started exposure.

  • Page 107: Basic Features

    8.Features The unit of exposure delay is us, the range is 0 ~ 5000us, and the minimum value is 0. Trigger Signal fix_delay Strobe Signal exposure_delay Exposure Stage Figure 8-26 The exposure delay sequence diagram in overlaping exposure mode 8.3. Basic Features 8.3.1.
  • Page 108 8.Features MER2-630-18GM/C 0-24dB 0dB, 0.1dB MER2-630-18GM/C-P 0-24dB 0dB, 0.1dB MER2-1220-9GM/C 0-24dB 0dB, 0.1dB MER2-1220-9GM/C-P 0-24dB 0dB, 0.1dB MER2-2000-6GM/C 0-24dB 0dB, 0.1dB MER2-2000-6GM/C-P 0-24dB 0dB, 0.1dB ME2P-560-21GM/C-P 0-16dB 0dB, 0.1dB ME2P-900-13GM/C-P 0-16dB 0dB, 0.1dB ME2P-1230-9GM/C-P 0-23.9dB 0dB, 0.1dB ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P 0-16dB 0dB, 0.1dB Table 8-4 MER2-G series camera analog gain adjustment range When the analog gain changes, the response curve of the camera changes, as shown in Figure 8-27.

  • Page 109: Pixel Format

    8.Features 8.3.2. Pixel Format By setting the pixel format, the user can select the format of output image. The available pixel formats depend on the camera model and whether the camera is monochrome or color. The following table shows the pixel format supported by the camera. Model Pixel Format MER2-041-302GM/C...
  • Page 110 8.Features ME2P-900-13GM/C-P Mono8, Mono12, BayerGB8, BayerGB12 ME2P-1230-9GM/C-P Mono8, Mono12, BayerRG8, BayerRG12 ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P Mono8, Mono12, BayerGB8, BayerGB12 Table 8-5 Pixel format that the MER2-G series camera supported The image data starts from the upper left corner, and each pixel is output brightness value of each pixel line from left to right and from top to bottom.
  • Page 111 8.Features selected, the effective data is only 12 bits, the 4 of the MSB 16 bits data are set to zero. Note that the brightness value of each pixel contains two bytes, arranged in little-endian mode. The format is as follows: ……...

  • Page 112: Roi

    8.Features  BayerRG10/BayerRG12 When the pixel format is set to BayerRG10 or BayerRG12, the value of each pixel in the output image of the camera is 16 bits. According to the location difference, the three components of red, green and blue are respectively represented.

  • Page 113: Auto Exposure / Auto Gain

    8.Features When reducing the height of the ROI, the maximum frame rate of the camera will be raised. Please refer section 8.5.1 for specific effects on the acquisition frame rate. 8.3.4. Auto Exposure / Auto Gain 8.3.4.1. ROI Setting of Auto Exposure / Auto Gain For Auto Exposure and Auto Gain, you can specify a portion of the sensor array and only the pixel data from the specified portion will be used for auto function control.

  • Page 114: Auto Gain

    8.Features 1000 1024 Figure 8-31 An example for the relative position between the ROI and the current image 8.3.4.2. Auto Gain The auto gain can adjust the camera’s gain automatically, so that the average gray value in AAROI is achieved to the expected gray value. The auto gain can be controlled by “Once” and “Continuous” mode. When using the “Once”...

  • Page 115: Auto White Balance

    8.Features The camera adjusts the exposure time in the range [minimum exposure time, maximum exposure time] which is set by the user. The auto exposure feature can be used with the auto gain at the same time, when target grey is changed from dark to bright, the auto exposure adjust is prior to auto gain adjust.

  • Page 116: Auto White Balance Adjustment

    8.Features 1000 1024 Figure 8-32 An example for the relative position between the ROI and the current image 8.3.5.2. Auto White Balance Adjustment The auto white balance can be set to “Once” or “Continuous” mode. When using the “Once” mode, the camera just adjusts the white balance ratio only once, when using the “Continuous”...
  • Page 117 8.Features Figure 8-33 Gray gradient test image  SlantLineMoving In the moving diagonal gray gradient test image, the first pixel value of adjacent row in each frame increases by 1, until the last row. When the pixel gray value increases to 255, the next pixel gray value returns to 0.

  • Page 118: User Set Control

    8.Features Figure 8-35 Static diagonal gray gradient test image 8.3.7. User Set Control By setting various parameters of the camera, the camera can perform the best performance in different environments. There are two ways to set parameters: one is to modify the parameters manually, and the other is to load parameter set.
  • Page 119 8.Features stored in the non-volatile memory of the camera, so when the camera is reset or powered on again, the effective configuration parameters will not be lost, and these parameters cannot be modified. The user configuration parameters (UserSet): The effective parameters are stored in volatile memory of the camera, so when the camera is reset or powered on again, the effective configuration parameters will be lost.

  • Page 120: Device User Id

    8.Features  GainAuto, AutoGainMax, AutoGainMin  AAROIOffsetX, AAROIOffsetY, AAROIWidth, AAROIHeight  BalanceWhiteAuto, AWBLampHouse  AWBROIOffsetX, AWBROIOffsetY, AWBROIWidth, AWBROIHeight  BalanceRatio(R/G/B)  LUT, Gamma, Color Correction  Binning, Decimation  AcquisitionMode  Reverse X and Reverse Y  Sharpness  ExposureDelay Load parameters (UserSetLoad): Load the vendor default configuration parameters or the user configuration parameters into the effective configuration parameters.

  • Page 121: Timestamp

    8.Features Figure 8-36 IP Configurator Set by calling the software interface, for details please see the Programmer’s Guide. When using multi-cameras at the same time, it is necessary to ensure the uniqueness of the user-defined name of each camera, otherwise, an exception will occur when the camera is opened.

  • Page 122: Binning

    8.Features 8.3.10. Binning The feature of Binning is to combine multiple pixels adjacent to each other in the sensor into a single value, and process the average value of multiple pixels or sum the multiple pixel values, which may increase the signal-to-noise ratio or the camera’s response to light.
  • Page 123 8.Features  Binning Factors Two types of Binning are available: horizontal Binning and vertical Binning. You can set the Binning factor in one or two directions. Horizontal Binning is the processing of pixels in adjacent rows. Vertical Binning is the processing of pixels in adjacent columns. Binning factor 1: Disable Binning.

  • Page 124: Decimation

    8.Features 4) Mutually exclusive with Decimation Binning and Decimation cannot be used simultaneously in the same direction. When the horizontal Binning value is set to a value other than 1, the horizontal Decimation feature cannot be used. When the vertical Binning value is set to a value other than 1, the vertical Decimation feature cannot be used.
  • Page 125 8.Features Figure 8-43 Mono camera horizontal Decimation Figure 8-44 Color camera horizontal Decimation As a result, the image width is reduced. For example, enabling horizontal Decimation by 2 halves the image width. The camera automatically adjusts the image ROI settings. Horizontal Decimation does not (or only to a very small extent) increase the camera’s frame rate.

  • Page 126: Reverse X And Reverse Y

    8.Features 4) Mutually exclusive with Binning Decimation and Binning cannot be used simultaneously in the same direction. When the horizontal Decimation value is set to a value other than 1, the horizontal Binning feature cannot be used. When the vertical Decimation value is set to a value other than 1, the vertical Binning feature cannot be used. 8.3.12.

  • Page 127: Digital Shift

    8.Features Figure 8-49 The original image Figure 8-50 Reverse X and Y enabled  Using Image ROI with Reverse X or Reverse Y If you have specified an image ROI while using Reverse X or Reverse Y, you must bear in mind that the position of the ROI relative to the sensor remains the same.
  • Page 128 8.Features  How Digital Shift Works Configuring a digital shift factor of n results in a logical left shift by n on all pixel values. This has the effect of multiplying all pixel values by 2 If the resulting pixel value is greater than the maximum value possible for the current pixel format (e.g., 255 for an 8-bit pixel format, 1023 for a 10-bit pixel format, and 4095 for a 12-bit pixel format), the value is set to the maximum value.

  • Page 129: Acquisition Status

    8.Features Example 3: Digital Shift by 1, 12-bit Image Data, High Value Assume that your camera is using a 12-bit pixel format. Also assume that one of your original pixel values is 2839. Raw pi xel value: 283 9 Shift pi xel value: 409 5 If you apply digital shift by 1 to this pixel value, the resulting value is greater than the maximum possible...

  • Page 130: Remove Parameter Limits

    0~4095 ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P 0-1023 Table 8-6 MERCURY2 GigE series camera black level adjustment range 8.3.16. Remove Parameter Limits The range of camera parameters is usually limited, and these factory limits are designed to ensure the best camera performance and high image quality. However, for certain use cases, you may want to specify parameter values outside of the factory limits.
  • Page 131 8.Features Model Features Set the switch to off Set the switch to on Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Auto Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~48 Auto Gain 0~24 0~48 MER2-041-302GM/C Black Level 0~255 0~255 Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998...
  • Page 132 8.Features Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998 Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Auto Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~48 Auto Gain 0~24 0~48 MER2-160-75GM/C-P Black Level 0~255 0~255 Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998...
  • Page 133 8.Features Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~7.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~7.998 1~31.998 Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Auto Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~48 Auto Gain 0~24 0~48 MER2-302-37GM/C Black Level 0~4084 0~4084 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998 Exposure...
  • Page 134 8.Features Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998 Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Auto Exposure 20~1000000 20~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~48 Auto Gain 0~24 0~48 MER2-503-23GM/C-P Black Level 0~511 0~511 Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998...
  • Page 135 8.Features Auto Gain 0~24 0~27 Black Level 0~4095 0~4095 Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998 Exposure 23~1000000 23~15000000 Auto Exposure 23~1000000 23~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~27 Auto Gain 0~24 0~27 MER2-1220-9GM/C Black Level 0~255 0~255 Sharpness 0~63...
  • Page 136 8.Features Auto Exposure 31~1000000 31~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~27 Auto Gain 0~24 0~27 Black Level 0~255 0~255 Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~31.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~31.998 Exposure 31~1000000 31~15000000 Auto Exposure 31~1000000 31~15000000 Gain 0~24 0~27 Auto Gain 0~24 0~27 MER2-2000-6GM/C-P...

  • Page 137: User Data Area

    8.Features Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~15.998 Exposure 14~1000000 14~15000000 Auto Exposure 14~1000000 14~15000000 Gain 0~16 0~24 Auto Gain 0~16 0~24 ME2P-900-13GM/C-P Black Level 0~4095 0~4095 Sharpness 0~63 White Balance 0~15.998 0~15.998 component factor Auto White Balance 1~15.998 1~15.998 Exposure 14~1000000 14~15000000 Auto Exposure 14~1000000...

  • Page 138: Timer

    8.Features 8.3.18. Timer The camera only supports one timer (Timer1), which can be started by a specified event or signal (only ExposureStart signal is supported). The timer can configure a timer output signal that goes high on a specific event or signal and goes low after a specific duration. After a trigger source event that starts the TimerTrigger Source occurs, it starts to delay for a specified time.

  • Page 139: Counter

    8.Features Camera models that support this feature: Model MER2-041-302GM/C MER2-041-302GM/C-P MER2-160-75GM/C MER2-160-75GM/C-P MER2-302-37GM/C MER2-302-37GM/C-P MER2-503-23GM/C MER2-503-23GM/C-P MER2-630-18GM/C MER2-630-18GM/C-P MER2-1220-9GM/C MER2-1220-9GM/C-P MER2-2000-6GM/C MER2-2000-6GM/C-P ME2P-560-21GM/C-P ME2P-900-13GM/C-P ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P 8.3.19. Counter The camera only supports one counter (Counter1), which can count the number of FrameTrigger, AcquisitionTrigger and FrameStart signals received by the camera.

  • Page 140: Image Processing

    8.Features 1. Set CounterSelector, currently only Counter1 supported. 2. Set CounterEventSource, the values that can be set are FrameStart, FrameTrigger, AcquisitionTrigger. 3. Set CounterResetSource, the values that can be set are Off, SoftWare, Line0, Line2, Line3. 4. Set CounterResetActivation, currently only RisingEdge supported. After the acquisition is stopped, the Counter continues to work, will not be cleared, and it will be cleared when the camera is powered off.

  • Page 141: Color Transformation Control

    8.Features corresponding white balance coefficient and color transformation coefficient in the four specified color temperature light source modes.  Off Mode The camera does not perform white balance and color conversion processing on the image by default.  Custom Mode The camera does not perform white balance and color conversion processing on the image by default.
  • Page 142 8.Features Figure 8-57 Color template The user can use a color template containing 24 colors and shoot this color template with a camera, the RGB value of each color may be different from the standard RGB value of the standard color template, the vendor can use the software or hardware to convert the RGB value that is read to the standard RGB value.
  • Page 143 8.Features  Enter the expected value for the ColorTransformationValue parameter to adjust the value at the selected position. The parameter’s value range is -4.0 to +4.0. Color conversion: It enabled when set to true. In User/Custom mode, the user can input the color transformation value according to the actual situation to achieve the color transformation effect.

  • Page 144: Saturation

    8.Features Figure 8-59 After color transformation 8.4.3. Saturation Some ME2P-GC-P series cameras support saturation function. Saturation function can changes the colorfulness (intensity) of the colors to achieve the goal image effect. 1) Prerequisites If the SaturationEnable parameter is available, it must be set to On. 2) Configuring saturation Enter the expected value for the Saturation parameter and the range is 0 to 128.
  • Page 145 8.Features 4) Effect images Figure 8-60 Before saturation Figure 8-61 After saturation Camera model that support this feature: Model ME2P-560-21GC-P ME2P-900-13GC-P ME2P-2621-4GC-P © China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch...

  • Page 146: Gamma

    8.Features 8.4.4. Gamma The Gamma can optimize the brightness of acquired images for display on a monitor. 1) Prerequisites If the GammaEnable parameter is available, it must be set to true. 2) How it works The camera applies a Gamma correction value (γ) to the brightness value of each pixel according to the following formula (red pixel value ®...

  • Page 147: Sharpness

    8.Features 8.4.5. Sharpness The sharpness algorithm integrated in the camera can significantly improve the definition of the edges of the image. The higher the definition, the clearer the contour corresponding to the image. This feature can improve the accuracy of image analysis, thus improving the recognition rate of edge detection and OCR. ...
  • Page 148 8.Features The FFC Plugin can be used to get, save and preview the FFC coefficient. The plugin interface is shown in Figure 8-66: Figure 8-66 FFC Plugin interface it is demanded to acquire bright field images again for executing FFC after changing ROI, Binning, Decimation, Mirror of the ME2P--GM/C-P camera.

  • Page 149: Ffc Coefficient Calculation And Preview

    8.Features Camera models that support this feature: Model ME2P-560-21GC-P ME2P-900-13GC-P ME2P-2621-4GM/C-P The following will describe: FFC coefficient calculation and preview, FFC coefficient reading and saving, file loading and saving. 8.4.6.1. FFC Coefficient Calculation and Preview Before the FFC coefficient is obtained, it is recommended to determine the aperture of the lens and the gain of the camera.

  • Page 150: Read/Save Coefficient

    8.Features  The image should not be too dark. The gray value of the darkest area of the brightfield is recommended to be greater than 20  It is recommended to control the bright field gray value by adjusting the exposure time or light source, and do not adjust the aperture Execute FFC: Calculate the FFC coefficient using the acquired images.

  • Page 151: Image Transmission

    8.Features To create a lookup table, you need to determine the range of LUTIndex and LUTValue parameters by the maximum pixel format supported by the currently used camera. a) On cameras with a maximum pixel bit depth of 12 bits The LUTIndex selectable item is 0-4095, each LUTIndex corresponds to a LUTValue, and the LUTValue range is [0,4095].

  • Page 152: Stream Channel Packet Size

    8.Features  Usually, the camera front-end sensor readout time and the camera internal transfer time is called the camera acquisition time. The camera acquisition time is affected by the ROI which is set by the user  The camera’s exposure time The calculation of the camera’s acquisition time The camera’s acquisition time is related to the OffsetY and the height of the ROI.

  • Page 153: Bandwidth Reserve

    8.Features Among them: the �������� is packet size, ���������� is packet delay, BandW is reserved bandwidth, ������ ������ �������������� ���������� is link speed. �������� Effective network bandwidth: Band�� = (�������� × 8�������� × (1 − Band�� )/(�� + �� ���������� ������...

  • Page 154: Frame Transfer Control

    8.Features 8.5.5. Frame Transfer Control When multiple cameras are connected to the host by switches, if trigger these cameras to acquire images at the same time, when transmitting the images, because of the instantaneous bandwidth of the switch is too large, and the storage capacity is limited, data loss will occur. Therefore, the user needs to use frame transfer delay to avoid this problem.

  • Page 155: Exposureend Event

    8.Features Event ID BlockDiscard Event Timestamp Event ID EventOverrun Event Timestamp Event ID FrameStartOvertrigger Event Frame ID Timestamp Event ID BlockNotEmpty Event Timestamp Event ID FrameBurstStartOvertrigger Event Frame ID Timestamp Event ID FrameStartWait Event Timestamp Event ID FrameBurstStartWait Event Timestamp Table 8-8 The effective information of each event Among them: the timestamp is the time when the event occurs, and the timer starts when the camera is powered on or reset.

  • Page 156: Framestartovertrigger Event

    8.Features 8.6.4. FrameStartOvertrigger Event When the camera receives the FrameTrigger hardware trigger signal or software trigger signal, if the front- end sensor is exposing, it will not be able to respond to the new FrameTrigger signal, then the camera will send a FrameStartOvertrigger event to the host.

  • Page 157: Software Tools

    9. Software Tools 9.1. GigE IP Configurator GxGigeIPConfig.exe is a matching tool of DAHENG IMAGING’s MER2-G digital camera series software. Users can use this tool to implement the following functions. This tool can enumerate all GigE Vision cameras attached to your network.

  • Page 158: User Guide

    9.Software Tools [Information display] It will display the information of selected feature which can be a camera or a network card. When the tree list root feature is selected, the information display window is empty. [Refresh Devices] Update the network adapters list and the cameras list. [Auto Config] Configurate the IP address of the current network card and all the devices under it.

  • Page 159: Auto Config

    9.Software Tools 9.1.2.2. Auto Config You can configurate the device’s IP address manually or automatically. In manual mode, the user is required to understand the basic network knowledge and to set the device one by one manually. In auto mode, the program will be executed automatically without the operator intervening. If a user needs a batch of GigE cameras with no IP conflict between them, the user needs to connect all the cameras to the network and to make sure that all the cameras can be enumerated by IP configurator, then performs the IP config function automatically.

  • Page 160: Display Information

    9.Software Tools When the user configures the GigE cameras’ IP in batches using the [Auto Config] function under the same environment (First, connect a batch of cameras to perform this function, then replace another batch after completion), in the two sets of cameras, the IP address may conflict.

  • Page 161: Ip Configuration Mode

    9.Software Tools Figure 9-3 Configure IP address 9.1.2.5. IP Configuration Mode You should select the camera feature which is to be modified in the camera list, select the Static IP, DHCP, or LLA, then select Save, the details are as follows: To set a camera to a static IP address section 9.1.2.4.

  • Page 162: Change The Device User Id

    9.Software Tools In the right pane of the tool, select Auto IP (LLA). Select Save. When the tool has finished saving, the information in the top pane and the lower left area will have been updated automatically. Operation results: Change the camera IP configuration mode to “LLA”. If operating successfully, the current IP address is allocated with the LLA mode.

  • Page 163: Length Limitation Of User-Defined Name

    9.Software Tools Figure 9-4 Check IP address format 9.1.3.2. Length Limitation of User-defined Name The maximum allowable length of the user-defined name is 16 bytes. 9.1.3.3. Tips The cameras’ IP address are the same If the cameras’ IP address are the same, a red exclamation mark will be displayed in the right of the camera list, as shown in the Figure 9-5.

  • Page 164: Frame Rate Calculation Tool

    9.Software Tools 9.2. Frame Rate Calculation Tool Figure 9-6 Frame rate calculation tool The frame rate calculation tool is currently provided in the form of Excel. When using it, firstly select the camera model in the table, and then achieve the expected frame rate by modifying the parameter of the camera.

  • Page 165: Lut Create Tool

    9.3. LUT Create Tool 9.3.1. GUI LUT Create Tool, which supports all series of DAHENG IMAGING cameras. This plugin is integrated into GalaxyView.exe. After opening the device that you want to operate through this software, you can open LUT Create Tool from the menu bar plugin list. With the plugin you can achieve the following functions: Adjust the image Gamma, brightness, and contrast.

  • Page 166: User Guide

    9.Software Tools Figure 9-7 The GUI of LUT Create Tool After opening the device and LUT Create Tool through GalaxyView.exe, the initial GUI is shown in Figure 9-7. The layout and function description of widgets are as follows: [GroupBox] Select Lut from standard Lut, read from device, Lut file, CSV file and default. Standard Lut is eight groups of factory standard Luts.

  • Page 167: Groupbox

    9.Software Tools is powered on again, select the "Read From Device" in the GroupBox to load the UserSet0 and restore the parameter value. If the device does not support reading/writing Lut, or does not support Lut to be used on other terminal devices after adjusting Lut effect through this terminal, then you can use the "Save To File"...
  • Page 168 9.Software Tools Read From device When you select read from device, the tool will automatically load UserSet0, and then load the Lut saved by the device. If the device supports LUTEnable, it will automatically set LUTEnable to true to display the image effect in real time, the GUI is as shown in Figure 9-9（Read From Device disabled）.
  • Page 169 9.Software Tools Figure 9-10 Select "Read From Device" Lut file After selecting the Lut file, a dialog box for selecting the file will pop up. You can select the file in the format of Lut, and update the polyline diagram and image acquisition effect of the device. If you select standard Lut or default Lut, and auto create Lut, the widget interface will update the parameters stored when saving Lut (the updated parameter values include Lut range, Gamma, brightness, contrast, and the values selected by the standard Lut drop-down box).

  • Page 170: Auto Create Lut

    9.Software Tools Figure 9-11 Select CSV file CSV file can be manually modified by users. Currently, csv storage format saves decimal number of every four bytes to the first cell of each line in the file, and the maximum value of the number in each cell is 4095, a total of 4096 lines.

  • Page 171: Save Lut

    9.Software Tools After selecting the GroupBox, when the above parameters are modified, the generated Lut will be written to the device Flash in real time. At this time, if the "Write To Device" is not selected. After the device is powered off and restarted, the modified parameters will be lost.

  • Page 172: Directory Structure

    9.4. Flat Field Correction Plugin ShadingCorrectionTool.plx is the software kit for DAHENG IMAGING digital camera. The plugin is integrated into GalaxyView.exe. After opening the device through this software, open the FFC plugin from the menu bar plugin list.

  • Page 173: User Guide

    9.Software Tools After opening the device through GalaxyView.exe and opening the FFC plugin, the initial state of the GUI is shown in Figure 9-13. The widgets layout and function description are as follows: Widget Function The number of images acquired for the acquisition of bright field Acquisition Frame Count images Acquisition of Bright Field...

  • Page 174: Acquisition Of Bright Field Images

    9.Software Tools Step6: You can choose to write the correction coefficient (including the Acquisition Frame Count) to the device or save it to a file for subsequent use. 9.4.2.2. Acquisition of Bright Field Images When the device is in the stop acquisition mode, click "Acquisition of brightfield Images", the image will be displayed in the GalaxyView acquisition GUI.

  • Page 175: Execute Ffc

    9.Software Tools If the brightness of the acquired bright field image is greater than 250, it will prompt in the prompt box that the acquired bright field image will affect the effect of FFC, as shown in Figure 9-15. In this case, it is recommended to adjust the image brightness in the range of 20~250, and then reacquiring the bright field images.

  • Page 176: Read Ffc Data From Device / Write Ffc Data To Device

    9.Software Tools When the FFC is completed, the preview widget takes effect. The preview function can be used to check the effects before and after the FFC. 9.4.2.4. Read FFC Data from Device / Write FFC Data to Device When reading FFC data from the device or writing FFC data to the device, the FFC is enabled by default.

  • Page 177: Preview

    The preview widget is grayed out when acquiring bright field images and cannot be previewed. 9.5. Static Defect Correction Plugin Static Defect Correction Plugin support all series of DAHENG IMAGING digital camera. The plugin is integrated into GalaxyView.exe. After opening the device through GalaxyView, open the Static Defect Correction plugin from the menu bar plugin list.

  • Page 178: Gui

    9.Software Tools 9.5.1. GUI Figure 9-19 Static Defect Correction GUI After opening the device through GalaxyView.exe and opening the Static Defect Correction plugin, the initial state of the GUI is shown in Figure 9-19. The plugin layout and function description are as follows: Widget Function Acquisition an image to analyze the location of the defect pixels and...

  • Page 179: User Guide

    9.Software Tools Save to Device Save the defect pixel information to the device Save to File Save the defect pixel information to a file Display the image. After counting the defect pixels and noise points, Image display area the location of the defect/noise pixels will be marked on the displayed image Defect pixel number Display the number of defect pixels...

  • Page 180: Acquisition Images

    The format of the defect pixel data file is “.dp” and the default save path is under the installation package directory: *\Daheng Imaging\GalaxySDK\Demo\Win64\resource\gxplugins\DefectPixelCorrection; When you need to use the SDK to implement the Static Defect Correction function, you can read the saved defect pixel data file and call the function of the image processing library: DxStaticDefectPixelCorrection to realize the Static Defect Correction of the image.

  • Page 181: Faq

    10.FAQ 10. FAQ General Question Answer Confirm that the camera packet size is greater than 1500, generally the packet size is set to be the maximum. If the host is not in jumbo frame mode, modify the maximum size of the IP packet to jumbo frame mode.
  • Page 182 10.FAQ Method 1: Modify the parameter of the stream layer MaxNumQueueBuffer (the maximum buffer number of acquisition queue) to be less than 9. The disadvantage of methods 1 is that the solution may reduce the acquisition performance, for the user who has low requirement of The device fails to start acquisition, and acquisition frame rate or the user who use trigger the “Attach Buffer fails”...

  • Page 183: Revision History

    11.Revision History 11. Revision History Version Changes Date V1.0.0 Initial release 2020-02-27 Add section 8.2.8 Add ME2P-1230-9GM/C-P V1.0.1 2020-06-22 Modify the description of Figure 6-1 and Figure 6-2 Modify power consumption and weight of the camera V1.0.2 Modify the format of the manual 2020-06-28 V1.0.3 Modify Pixel Format of MER2-202-60GC...

  • Page 184: Contact Us

    If you need to order products or inquire product information, please contact our sales: Tel: +86 10 8282 8878 Email: isupport@daheng-imaging.com 12.2. Contact Support If you have any questions in using DAHENG IMAGING products, please contact the experts on our support team: Tel: +86 10 8282 8878 Email: isupport@daheng-imaging.com...

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