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User’s Manual Line Scan Camera Type: XCM2085DLMT2 NIPPON ELECTRO-SENSORY DEVICES CORPORATION...
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Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Please return all End of Life NED products to the distributor from whom the product was purchased for adequate recycling and / or disposal. All costs of returning the Product to NED are borne by the shipper.
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing NED’s Line Scan Camera. We look forward to your continued custom in the future. For safety use For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the product and keep this manual for future reference.
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For stabilized image capturing, turn on the power supply and execute aging for ten to twenty minutes before actually using the camera unit. Do not share the power supply with motor units or other devices that generate noise interference. Do not disconnect the camera while rewriting an embedded memory. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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As a general rule, in the first instance fault diagnosis should take the form of a telephone call or an email to enable us to assess the circumstances of the malfunction. However, depending on the customer’s requests, we, or our agent, may require an additional fee for this service. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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On request, arrangements can be made separately. Scope of Repair Service The above assumes business dealings and usage to take place in the customer’s region / country. In cases of business dealings and/or usage outside the customer’s region/country, separate consultation is required. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
4.2.10 Black Pixel Correction Data Save ................34 4.2.11 White Pixel Correction Data Save ................35 4.2.12 Initializing Pixel Correction Data .................. 35 4.2.13 Setting Pixel Correction ....................36 4.2.14 Setting Exposure Time - Readout Time ............... 36 XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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7.2 When Noise is present in the Image ..................61 7.3 When the Camera becomes hot ....................63 8 CLISBeeCtrl ......................64 8.1 Overview ............................ 64 8.2 System Requirements ......................64 8.3 Install ............................64 8.4 Uninstall ............................. 64 XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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8.7 Upgrade ............................. 76 8.8 How to Program ........................76 8.9 Attention on use........................76 9 Others ........................77 9.1 Notice ............................77 9.2 Contact for support ........................77 9.3 Product Support ........................78 Revision History ....................... 79 XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
The camera comes with a C-Mount, but an F-Mount can be chosen as an option. 1.2 Application Inspection of Transparent panels and PCBs Flat panel display inspection Inspection of glass and sheet-like objects Inspection of high speed moving objects This camera utilizes an Intelligent Transportation System Outdoor surveillance XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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LED incident lighting Figure 1-2-1 Visual Inspection of PCBs Applicable Work COB, BGA and MCM printed circuit boards Unit Configuration 1. Camera: Line scan camera 2. Controller: Dedicated software for PC system Applicable Fields Inspection of patterns on film PCBs XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
85MHz_1tap by 2x2 pixels binning 2048pixels A line B line (View from camera mount side when the camera screw hole for a tripod is at the bottom) 1024 pixels with 14µm-square pixel equivalent by 2x2 pixels binning 1024pixels 14um 14um XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Data/Controller 3M: MDR26 [Camera Link] x 1 Connectors Power Supply Hirose: HR10A (6Pin) Lens Mount Standard: C Mount (Option: F Mount) Operating Temperature (˚C) 0 to 50 No Condensation Power Supply Voltage (V) DC 12 to 15 [+/-5%] XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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*2) Measurements were made at room temperature. *3) Lens mounts are only offered as an attached part of the camera and are not to be purchased separately without camera. The spectral responsivity is shown below. Figure 1-4-1 Spectral Responsivity XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
8mm at the front and less than 6mm at the side. No X-, Y-axis orientation and tilt adjustment mechanism is available. Please prepare an adjustment mechanism if required. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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The dimensions of the camera are shown below. Unit : mm Figure 2-2-1 Dimensions of the Camera XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
2.3 Optical Interface The XCM2085DLMT2 comes with a C-Mount as standard, but an F-Mount can be chosen as an option. 1) Quantities of light and the wavelength etc. of a source of light necessary to take the image for which the customer hopes are different according to the usage. The factor to...
* The target pixel slope line links the 1st pixel position to the last pixel position and θ shows the degree of leaning of target pixel slope line. Table 2-4-1 The measured data of the pixel position The measured data ( of 10 samples) x1,x2 ±0.2mm y1,y2 ±0.2mm ±1.0° θ XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
DC+12V 10W Figure 3-1-1 Connections between Camera and Frame Grabber Board and Power Supply Camera Link cable manufacturers may have two types of cable for the Camera Link Base Configuration board. See the specification and choose the appropriate cable. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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Link cable type and length for your application. We recommend you perform a connection test in advance. Table 3-1-1 calculated value of maximum cable length Solios model clock speed(MHz) maximum cable length (m) SOL 6M CL E* (20~66MHz) SOL 6M FC E* (20~85MHz) XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
3.2 Input / Output Connectors and Indicator The layout of input /output connecters and the LED indicator are as follows. Camera Link Connector CMOS DIGITAL LINE SCAN CAMERA Clisbee-A DATA CTRL Indicator POWER DC12-15V Power Connector (HIROSE HR10A-6P) Figure 3-2-1 Input/Output Connectors and Indicator XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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To avoid uncoupling of the cable connectors during power on, make sure to clamp them with the locking screws. Do not unplug the cables while power is being supplied to the camera. This camera uses 6-pin round shape push-pull lock type connector for the Power Supply XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Power supply voltage: DC+12 –15V (+/-5%) Consumption Current (rated): DC+12V: 170mA If the lamp fails to illuminate even after power is supplied, turn off power immediately. Inspect wiring. Check the voltage and capacity of the supplied power source. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
CMD□VAL 1□VAL2□VAL3 CR CMD: Control text (3 Bytes) Use 3 lowercase letters only. No numerals allowed. Carriage Return (0x0D) Space (0x20) or Comma (0x2C) □: VAL: Setting value (decimal, 1 Byte x maximum 5 digits) <Example> gax□0 CR XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Table 4-1-3-1 Error Messages Camera Response Meaning Camera executed command CMD ERR! Command is not valid CMD OVR ERR! Command text line is too long VAL ERR! Parameter accepted was outside of specified range MEM ERR! Camera memory error XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Delete user arbitrary pixel correction data and reset to factory Pixel Correction setting. Data Do not turn off the power supply calibdef Initializing until this control is completed. It takes about one minute and 30 seconds to complete it. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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250 to Correction 0/1/2/3/4 4000 VAL2 is omissible at other than Setting gamma 4. The gamma value is VAL2/1000. For example:If gamma 4=2200,γ=2.2 Output Data clkcl 85/40 85MHz/40MHz Rate Setting Programmable Exposure Time( µs )=VAL2÷85 Exposure-Readout Time= 2.129+(VAL1÷85) XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Line Delay 0(Line Delay setting is not used) Output Signal Setting 1 8bit, 2048pixels_2tap Output Signal Setting 2 Dual Line Mode (Average) 1000 Gamma Correction Setting gamma Gamma correction setting is not used Output Data Rate Setting clkcl 85MHz XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
>gdx 255 4.2.3 Setting Digital Offset Sets digital offset -127 to 127(0.5DN/step at 8bit / 2DN/step at 10bit) Format 2 CMD□VAL 1 CR VAL1 -127 to 127 <Example> odx□10 CR (Setting digital offset 5/20DN at 8/10-bit]) >OK >odx 10 XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Save the user arbitrary black pixel correction data of analog gain in flash memory. The data at each step of analog gain can be saved. This command can be used in at perfect dark of the camera. Format 1 CMD CR <Example> blk CR >OK >blk XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
1 minute. After that, OK comes back from the camera. Do not turn off the power supply of the camera during this execution or the camera may be damaged. Format 1 CMD CR calibde <Example> calibdef CR >OK >calibdef XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
>OK >shc 1,200 4.2.14 Setting Exposure Time - Readout Time Prolongs the line period without changing the exposure time. Format 2 CMD□VAL1 CR VAL1 0 to 1048575 (XCM2085DLMT2 : 0 to 12339.4µs) <Example> pad□10 CR >OK >pad 10 XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
4.3 Digital Processing flow in FPGA The digital processing flow in FPGA is shown below. Video (8bit) Video(8,10bit) To Channel Link Driver Figure 4-3-1 FPGA Processing Block Diagram Note: When Test Pattern is selected, Black/White reference, Digital Gain & Offset are omitted. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
(CC1) supplied from the frame grabber board side. If you do not send CC1 or sending control input signals are out of the designated range, you cannot get images and cannot change the settings. See 4.8.2 and 4.8.3. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
8 b it 1 0 b it b it4 b it4 b it3 b it3 b it2 LS B b it2 b it1 b it1 b it0 b it0 LS B Figure 4-7-1 Pin Assignments of Digital Data XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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2048 Invalid Invalid Invalid Invalid (#1 TAP) Note: FVAL = 0 (low level) fixed Figure 4-7-2 Video Output Phase of the Camera at XCM2085DLMT2 ② In case of 1024 pixels 1tap output XCM2085DLMT2 DATAFORMAT(1024Pixels1Tap) 1024 XClk DVAL LVAL VIDEO Invalid...
Readout time 12.07 25.6 (unit:µs) scan Exposure ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ Readout Figure 4-8-1-1 Free Run Exposure Mode Note: The timing of reading out does one scanning delay from the exposure. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
≧0.024 ≧0.024 b Trigger pulse L time ≧0.024 ≧0.024 c Trigger pulse cycle ≧13.212 ≧27.525 (unit:µs) Readout Figure 4-8-2-1 External Trigger (Trigger Edge) Exposure Mode Note: The timing of reading out does one scanning delay from the exposure. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Trigger pulse H time ≧11.102 ≧24.3 Trigger pulse L time ≧2.100 ≧3.225 Trigger pulse cycle ≧13.212 ≧27.525 (unit:µs) Figure 4-8-3-1 External Trigger (Trigger Level) Exposure Mode Note: The timing of reading out does one scanning delay from the exposure. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
By setting the offset, you can set the Y-intercept arbitrarily. DF shows the digital offset value. The gradient of the line does not change. DF : Offset Value Output Amount of Incident Light (lx・s) Figure 4-9-2 Offset Adjustment Adjust amount of offset in accordance with the requirements of your camera system. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Vin :Input data (digital) Vout :Output data (digital) The corrected data is expressed in the following equation. Vout= (Vin-Cal_bl) x Target_val / (Cal_wh-Cal_bl) Waveform before bit correction Output Pixel Number Waveform after bit correction Output Pixel Number Figure 4-11-1 Waveform before and after bit correction XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
(3) Confirm that the camera returns “>OK” and “>wht”. Thus user white correction data is saved and loaded to the camera. (4) Send the “shc 2 VAL CR” command through serial communication. Then the user white correction will be on and set the correction level as “VAL”. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
This camera can generate a test pattern. Use the test pattern to verify the proper timing and connections between the camera and the frame grabber board. The test pattern of XCM2085DLMT2, (8 bit) is as follows. Figure 4-12-1 Test Pattern of XCM2085DLMT2 Figure 4-12-2 Test Image of XCM2085DLMT2 In 10-bit mode, from pixel 0, 10 bit data is output in order (0,1,2,3...
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The test pattern of XCM2085DLMT2, (8 bit, 1024pixels1tap) is as follows. Figure 4-12-3 Test Pattern of XCM2085DLMT2(1024pixels1tap) Figure 4-12-4 Test Image of XCM2085DLMT2(1024pixels1tap) In 10-bit mode, from pixel 0, 10-bit data is output in order (0,1,2,3... 1023), repeating one time.
5 Confirming Camera Settings 5.1 Before Power-on (1) Confirm the pin assignment of the power cable. Name 12 -15V 12 -15V 12 -15V Figure 5-1-1 Pin Assignment of Power Cable XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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Confirm the connection with the Camera Link cable and frame grabber. The connection channel in case of “Solios”, Camera side connector CL1 and frame grabber side connector CHANNEL#0 CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL Indicator CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL Power Supply Connector Figure 5-1-3 Channels of Camera Link Cables XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Figure 5-2-1 Confirmation of Connection (2) Set a trigger mode and a video output mode with the camera control utility Trigger mode: Free Run Video output: 8bit Figure 5-2-2 Setting of Exposure Mode and Video Output Mode XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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(3) Capture images using a camera interface board utility. In case of Matrox’s Solios, it is convenient to use Intellicam. Figure 5-2-3 Solios Intellicam dcf Window XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
(2) Are there dark lines in the direction of vertical scanning on the image? <Cause> <1> Dust on the sensor window Dust may get onto the sensor window from the inside or the outside of the camera. Remove the dust with air or a lens cleaner. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Dust can obscure pixels, producing dark lines on the image. 6.3 Cleaning the Sensor Window Dust: Can usually be removed by blowing the window surface using a compressed air blower. Oil: Wipe the window with a lint-free cloth wiper moistened with ethyl alcohol carefully and slowly. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
The sample software program is used to with the camera control the camera and is communicating successfully. To next page with the camera successfully. To next page To next page Confirm the communication software, the control protocol for the camera and commands. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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The optical axes of the camera and Check the light source. If the images are the image sensor are aligned. too dark, try to increase the light intensity, and vice versa. The camera could be faulty. Please contact us for assistance. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
(attached to a machine which applies stress to the cables). Check the condition of the camera cables and the power supply cable. The camera could be faulty. Please To next page contact us for assistance. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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When the camera gain is on a high level, bright spots occur without incident light. The camera could be faulty. Please Secondary radiation (rays) contact us for assistance. could cause bright spots, but this is not a malfunction. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Allow sufficient air circulation around the camera to give it a longer product life. Keep the ambient temperature within the range of the specifications. The camera could be faulty. Please contact us for assistance. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
8 CLISBeeCtrl 8.1 Overview The CLISBeeCtrl is the remote control software for “CLISBee*” camera using “NED Camera Control Protocol” (NCCP) from a PC. Connectable interfaces are following. 1)Camera Link API 2)Communication Port (COM port, RS232C) *CLISBee is the nickname for XCM series camera.
A A A A B B B B C C C C D D D D E E E E Buttons in the tool-bar have the following functions. A: Exporting parameters in the text file format. B: Connection with the camera. C: Disconnection. D: Setting Communication. E: Version Information. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
2) Select the interface in Drop-down-list-box. 3) Click “Setting” button to set the interface. (See 8.5.2.2. and 8.5.2.3.) Click “OK” button. Click “Cancel” button when stopping setup. Note: The camera can be used without this operation after it has been set up correctly. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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8.5.2.2 Setting Communication port 1) Set up each item as follows. (NED standard) However, when the setup which differs to the camera to connect is shown, follow there. (1)Port: Select connecting port. (2) Bits per Second: 9600 (3) Data bits: 8...
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Note: The camera can be used without this operation after it has been set up correctly. Note: DLL for Camera Link API is provided by the manufacturer of the grabber board. Please contact the manufacturer of the grabber board for detail. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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Next Receive: The maximum time between a letter and the next one. Send: The maximum time until finishing sending a command. Click “OK” button. Click “Cancel” button when stopping setup. Note: The camera can be used without this operation after it has been set up correctly. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Click the “Memory Dump” button to acquire the current data of the camera. 8.5.4 Disconnect and end program Click button C. Then click “X” button in the upper right of the window. 8.5.5 Check of the contents of communication Click “Console” tag near the bottom window. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Click button A. Input file name and click “Save” button. Present setting value of each control is saved by text format. 8.5.7 Import Parameters from text file Select menu “File” – “Text Load” Input file name and click “Open” button. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
This camera does not use ‘Analog 2’ Digital : Set a value with the slider, the edit-box or the spin-button. Then, click “Send” button. < Offset > Digital : Set a value with the slider, the edit-box or the spin-button. Then, click “Send” button. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Scanrate: Shows the calculated value of the scan rate. (unit: µs) Scanrate -> Counter automatic setting: The Counter value of Clock, Dividing, and Padding is calculated and set from the present value when the scanning cycle is set and then clicking on the “Scanrate->Counter Calculating” button. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
ADC Characteristic Read Only Direction of scanning: The order of outputting data from the camera is switched in positive direction (forward) or opposite direction (reverse). XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Loading the data from the camera’s flash memory. Flash Save: Saving the data in the camera’s flash memory. Flash Initialize: Initializing the camera’s flash memory with the factory standard data. Note: It takes a while to save and initialize. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Reproducing and distributing without notice the part or all of this software and this document is prohibited. Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling and modifying parts or all of this software without notice is prohibited. The specification of this software and the contents of this document may be changed without announcement. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
Contents of this document are subject to change without prior notice. Every care has been taken in the preparation of this User’s Manual. If you should discover any errors or omissions, please notify your nearest NED representative. 9.2 Contact for support...
If there is still a problem with your camera after checking it in accordance with the troubleshooting guide, turn off the power and call your NED representative. In such case, please inform us of the status of the camera. You can get the status by (1) executing the “sta”...
Revision History Revision Date Changes Number 16 November 2015 Initial release 16 February 2016 Added the function to switch the data rate. XCM2085DLMT2 UME-0059-02...
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