Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Contents Notice/Warranty/Certifications Blemish Compensation Usage Precautions Shading Correction Features Binning Function Parts Identifications Decimation mode ROI Function (Single ROI) Preparation Pulse Generator Preparation Process Sequencer Function Step 1: Installing the Software Counter And Timer Control Function...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Supplement The following statement is related to the regulation on “ Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products “ , known as “ China RoHS “. The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Supplement The following statement is related to the regulation on “ Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products “ , known as “ China RoHS “. The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Usage Precautions Notes on cable configurations The presence of lighting equipment and television receivers nearby may result in video noise. In such cases, change the cable configurations or placement. Notes on LAN cable connection Secure the locking screws on the connector manually, and do not use a driver.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Features Go-X Series GigE Vision interface cameras are industrial progressive scan cameras equipped with a global shutter CMOS image sensor. These provide an attractive combination of high resolution, high speed, and high image quality for machine vision applications.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Parts Identification ② ④ ⑤ ③ ① ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ① Lens mount(C-mount) Mount a C-mount lens, microscope adapter, etc. here. ❖ Before mounting a lens, be sure to refer to “Step 2:Connecting Devices” and confirm the precautions for attaching a lens and the supported lens types.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ③ POWER/TRIG LED Indicates the power and trigger input status. LED status and camera status Light Status POWER/ (Lit amber) Camera initializing. TRIG LED (Lit green) Camera in operation. (Blinking green) During operation in trigger mode, trigger signals are being input.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ■ Recommended external input circuit diagram (reference example) Opto In + (Pin2) Opto In - (Pin3) ■ Recommended external output circuit diagram (reference example) Opto Out + (Pin4) Opto Out - (Pin5) OPTO-In circuit characteristics Technical notes —...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Characteristics of the recommended circuits for Opto OUT OUTPUT LINE RESPONSE TIME Camera Output Signal Output Line Voltage For the operating conditions of applied voltage (User Power) +12V, load resistance 10kΩ, and cable length 1m, the timing is shown in the table below.
When using the camera for the first time, install the software for configuring and controlling the camera (eBUS SDK for JAI) on the computer. ❖ When you install eBUS SDK for JAI, eBUS SDK for JAI player will also be installed. Download the eBUS SDK for JAI from the JAI website.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Step 2: Connecting Devices (or direct connection) Camera body ④ Network card ③ LAN cable ①Lens ⑤ Computer ② Direct connection (or MP-43 tripod adapter plate) Switching hub ⑥ DC IN/trigger IN connection cable To external trigger ⑦...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Note The following formula can be used to estimate the focal length. Focal length = WD /(1 + W/w) WD :Working distance (distance between lens and object) :Width of object :Width of sensor ② Direct connection(or MP-43 tripod adapter plate)...
Verifying the Connection between the Camera and PC Verify whether the camera is properly recognized via Control Tool. Connecting the Camera to Control Tool Startup eBUS Player for JAI eBUS Player for JAI eBUS Player for JAI startup screen appears. — 15 —...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F eBUS Player for JAI File Tools Help Connection Disconnect Select / Connect IP address MAC address GUID Vendor Model Name Acquisition Control Source Mode Play Stop Parameters and Controls Communication control Device control Image stream control Select the camera you want to configure.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Check that the settings of the selected camera are displayed. eBUS Player for JAI File Tools Help Connection Disconnect Select / Connect IP address MAC address GUID XXXXXXXXXXX Vendor JAI Corporation GOX-3201C-PGE Model JAI_DEMO Name...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Step 5: Changing the Camera Settings This section explains how to change settings by describing the procedure for changing the output format as an example. Configuring the Output Format Configure the size, position, and pixel format of the images to be acquired.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Step 6: Adjusting the Image Quality Display the camera image and adjust the image quality. Displaying the Image Display the image captured by the camera. When you push [Play] button, the camera image appears in right area.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Adjusting the Gain Adjust the image quality using the gain and white balance* functions. *) Color model only To adjust the image quality The Visibility must be changed from [Beginner] to [Guru]. Adjust the sensitivity via the analog gain (i.e., master gain).
*) Color model only Step 7: Saving the Settings The setting values configured in the player (eBUS SDK for JAI) will be deleted when the camera is turned off. By saving current setting values to user memory, you can load and recall them whenever necessary.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Select [UserSetSave], and click [Execute ‘UserSetSave’ Command]. The current setting values are saved as user settings. ■ To load user settings Stop image acquisition. User settings can only be loaded when image capture on the camera is stopped.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Main Functions Acquisition Control This camera has three Acquisition modes (SingleFrame, MultFrame, Continuous). Use [AcquisitionControl] settings to perform operations and settings for image capture. SingleFrame When the [AcquisitionStart] command is executed, one frame of image is captured.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Exposure Mode This camera has three Exposure modes (Off, Timed, TriggerWidth). Use [AcquisitionControl] settings to perform operations and settings for exposure. ExposureMode = Off Exposure control is not performed (free-running operation). The exposure time is the longest possible time within the operating conditions such as the frame rate.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Trigger Control The camera allows the following controls to be performed via external trigger signals. TriggerSelector Description AcquisitionStart Start image acquisition in response to the external trigger signal input. AcquisitionEnd Stop image acquisition in response to the external trigger signal input.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Pixel Format Selectable PixelFormat is as follows. Color model : BayerRG8, BayerRG10, BayerRG10Packed, BayerRG12, BayerRG12Packed, BayerGB8, BayerGB10, BayerGB10Packed, BayerGB12, BayerGB12Packed, BayerGR8, BayerGR10, BayerGR10Packed, BayerGR12, BayerGR12Packed, BayerBG8, BayerBG10, BayerBG10Packed, BayerBG12, BayerBG12Packed Monochrome model : Mono8, Mono10, Mono10Packed, Mono12, Mono12Packed Note In color model, the Bayer array is changed by the image flip function.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F GPIO (Digital Input/Output Settings) The unit can input/output the following signals to and from external input/output connectors. External output Line2 : Opt Out DC IN / TRIG IN connector (6-pin round) External input Line5 : Opt In...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F VideoProcessBypassMode The video process bypass mode is a function that bypasses internal video processing on the camera. When bypass is enabled, the sensor output and camera output data can be set to the same bit depth.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Calculate the maximum frame rate (approximate) This section describes how to calculate the maximum frame rate (approximate). The maximum frame rate is as follows depending on the sensor’s scanning range and the GigE bandwidth. ■ The maximum frame rate (GigE bandwidth) Interface_FR[Hz] = BandwidthPerPixelFormat ÷...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ■ During Continuous operation ([Frame Start] trigger is [Off]) FR_Cont[Hz] = MIN(Interface_FR, Sensor_FR) ■ When [TriggerMode] is [On] ([Frame Start] trigger is [On]) First, calculate the maximum OverlapTime value for the shortest trigger cycle. MaxOverlapTime_TrOlrd[us] = (1000000/FR_Cont) - (14 x H_period) ・When ExposureTime ≦...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Timing chart (GOX-3201MC-PGE) ■ When [ExposureMode] is [Timed] • FrameStartTrigger On A (Frame Period) Next trigger Input enabled Next trigger disabled Trigger Sensor Exposure Exposure Exposure time Active Readout Period From Trigger start edge to...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ■ When [ExposureMode] is [TriggerWidth] • FrameStartTrigger On A (Frame Period) Next trigger Input enabled (Next trigger disabled) Trigger Sensor Exposure Exposure ExposureTime Active Readout Period From Trigger start edge Period From Trigger end to...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Timing chart (GOX-5103MC-PGE) ■ When [ExposureMode] is [Timed] • FrameStartTrigger On A (Frame Period) Next trigger Input enabled Next trigger disabled Trigger Sensor Exposure Exposure Exposure time Active Readout Period From Trigger start edge to...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ■ When [ExposureMode] is [TriggerWidth] • FrameStartTrigger On A (Frame Period) Next trigger Input enabled (Next trigger disabled) Trigger Sensor Exposure Exposure ExposureTime Active Readout Period From Trigger start edge Period From Trigger end to...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Gain Control Adjust the [AnalogAll] (master gain) setting first, and then adjust the [AnalogRed], [DigitalRed]. Color model Digital Red Digital Blue Analog All 15dB 15dB x 16 24dB -7dB -7dB 15dB 15dB x 1.0 -7dB...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F White Balance To adjust the white balance automatically, set [BalanceWhiteAuto] to Once (automatic adjustment only once) or Continuous (automatic adjustment always). The metering area can be limited for automatic adjustment. To limit the metering area, specify each of the 16 areas with [AWBAreaSelector] and set [AWBAreaEnable] to True or False.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ALC (Automatic Level Control) Function The ALC (automatic level control) function combines the automatic gain control (AGC/Auto Gain Control) and automatic exposure control (ASC/Auto Shutter Control) functions, and is capable of handling various changes in brightness.The function operates as follows in response to changes in brightness.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Gamma Function The gamma function corrects the output signals from the camera beforehand (reverse correction), taking into consideration the light-emitting properties of the monitor display. As the light-emitting properties of the monitor are not linear, the entire image may be darker or the gradation in the dark areas may be less noticeable when camera outputs are displayed without processing.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F LUT (Lookup Table) The LUT function is used to generate a non-linear mapping between signal values captured on the sensor and those that are output from the camera. You can specify the output curve using 257 setting points (indexes).
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F BlemishCompensation Multiple defective pixels that are not adjacent to each other can occur on conventional CMOS sensor cameras. This camera features a function that interpolates defective pixels using the surrounding pixels. Up to 256 pixels can be corrected. Pixel interpolation can be performed via automatic detection or point-by-point manual settings.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Shading Correction The ShadingCorrection function corrects non-uniformity (i.e., shading) in the amount of light generated by the lens and lighting equipment. Using this function allows correction even if top, bottom, left, and right shading is not symmetrical in relation to the center of the screen (H, V).
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ■ To use the shading correction function Configure the settings as follows. Item Setting value Description ShadingCorrectionMode FlatShading, ColorShading Select the shading correction mode. ShadingMode User1, User2, User3, Off Select the user area to which to save the shading correction value.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ROI Function (Single ROI) The ROI (region of interest) function allows you to output images by specifying the areas to scan. Specify the area to scan by specifying width, height, and horizontal/vertical offset values under [ImageFormatControl].
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Pulse Generator By using this function, any signal can be generated inside the camera. The following is an example of signal generation. Settings PulseGeneratorStartPoint = 2 PulseGeneratorEndPoint = 6 PulseGeneratorLength = 10 PulseGeneratorPulseWidth = 4...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Sequencer Function The Sequencer function lets you define up to 32 index combinations of exposure time, gain, ROI, and other settings which can be stepped through each time a trigger is received.This is particularly useful for quickly capturing multiple exposures of objects under inspection to adjust for areas or components with significantly different levels of reflectance.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Sample TriggerSequencer mode operation User-defined Indexes (up to 32) Triggers/ Image Frames Specify "1" in [SequencerSetStart], and start TriggerSequencer mode with index 1. Capture a 2-frame image with the first and second triggers. For the next index, configure index 3 specified in [SequencerSetNext], and capture an image with the number of frames (number of triggers) specified in [SequencerFrameNumber].
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Counter And Timer Control Function This camera supports only the counter function. The counter function counts up change points in the camera’s internal signals using the camera’s internal counter, and reads that information from the host side. This function is useful for verifying error conditions via the count value using internal camera operations.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F ■ Internal camera blocks Counter0 Counter Event detection FrameStartTrigger At event occurrence or count up Counter1 Counter Event detection ExposureStart At event occurrence or count up Counter2 Counter Event detection SensorReadOut At event occurrence or count up...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Chunk Data Function The Chunk Data function adds camera configuration information to the image data that is output from the camera. Embedding camera configuration information in the image data allows you to use the serial number of the camera as a search key and find specific image data from among large volumes of image data.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Event Control Function The Event Control Function is a function that outputs a signal change point inside the camera as information indicative of an event occurrence (event message) by using GVCP (GigE Vision Control Protocol).
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Action Control Function The Action Control Function is a function that executes the pre-configured action when the camera receives action commands. Action commands can send both unicast and broadcast messages and give instructions for actions to multiple cameras simultaneously by broadcasting them.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F PTP (Precision Time Protocol) Function The camera can work as the slave for Precision Time Protocol defined in IEEE 1588. When the IEEE 1588 master clock exists in the network where the camera is connected, this function synchronizes the camera to the time of the master clock.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Setting List This camera complies with GenICam. Each setting item name conforms to GenICam SFNC (Standard Features Naming Convention). (There are some JAI-specific setting items). Each setting item is an integer type (IInteger), a real type (IFloat), an element...
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Feature Properties Item Setting range Default value Description a) DeviceControl Display/configure information related to the device. DeviceVendorName ー "JAI Corporation" Display the manufacturer name. DeviceModelName ー ー Display the model name. DeviceManufacturerInfo ー See the possibilities Display the manufacturer information.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description b) ImageFormatControl Configure image format settings. SensorWidth GOX-3201MC-PGE : 2064 ー Display the maximum image width. GOX-5103MC-PGE : 2464 SensorHeight GOX-3201MC-PGE : 1544 ー Display the maximum image height.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description c) AcquisitionControl Configure image capture settings. AcquisitionMode 0:SingleFrame 2:Continuous Select the image capture mode. 1:MultiFrame 2:Continuous AcquisitionStart ー ー Start image capture. AcquisitionStop ー ー Stop image capture. AcquisitionFrameCount 1〜65535...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description d) EventControl Configure settings for event control. EventSelector ー AcquisitionTrigger Select the event to send the event message. [setting range] 0:AcquisitionTrigger, 1:FrameStart, 2:FrameEnd, 5:ExposureStart, 6:ExposureEnd EventNotification Off, On Sets whether or not to send an event message when an event selected by [EventSelector] occurs.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description e) AnalogControl Configure analog control settings. GainSelector 0:AnalogAll Select the gain to configure. AnalogAll, 1:DigitalRed, (DigitalRed and DigitalBlue are color model only) 2:DigitalBlue Gain AnalogAll, x1.0 Set the gain value for the gain setting selected in [GainSelector].
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description f) DigitalIOcontrol Configure settings for digital input/output. LineSelector 21:Line2 21:Line2 Select the input/output to configure. 24:Line5 60:Nand0 In1 61:Nand0 In2 62:Nand1 In1 63:Nand1 In2 255:TimestampReset LineSource ー ー Select the line source signal for the item selected in [LineSelector].
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description g) PulseGenerator Configure pulse generator settings. ClockPreScaler 1〜4096 Set the division value for the prescaler (12 bit) using PixelClock as the base clock. PulseGeneratorClock (MHz) 0.0181274〜74.25 0.45 Set the clock used for the pulse generator.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description j) TransportLayerControl Display information on transport layer control. PayloadSize 48 〜 67109240 12288 Display the payload size. (Include ChunkData) (unit: bytes) GevCurrentPhysicalLinkConfigration SingleLink SingleLink Display the LinkConfiguration status. (Fixed at [SingleLink] on this camera) GevSupportedOptionSelector ー...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F GevStreamChannelSelector 0 (Fixed) Selects the stream channel to control. GevSCCFGPacketResendDestina True, False False Sends a test packet. When this feature is set, the device will fire one test tion packet. GevSCCFGAllInTransmission True, False False GevSCCFGUnconditionalStreami...
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Idle Allows confirmation of the AGC, ASC, and AWB convergence status. [Status] 1:ExecutingASC, 2:ExecutingAGC, 3:ExecutingASCandAGC, 4:ExecutingAWB 5:ExecutingASCandAWB, 6:ExecutingAGCandAWB, 7:ExecutingASCandAGCandAWB, 8:Convergent, 9:ConditionError, 255:Idle o) BlemishControl Configure settings for JAI white blemish correction. BlemishEnable True, False True Enable/disable blemish correction. BlemishDetect ー...
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Item Setting range Default value Description SequencerControl Configure sequencer settings. SequencerMode Off, On Enable/disable [SequencerMode]. SequencerModeSelect 0:TriggerSequencerMode, TriggerSequencerMode Select the sequencer mode. 1:CommandSequencerMode SequencerSetSelector 1〜32 Select the index number to configure. SequencerWidth ー ー Set the width of the selected SequencerIndex.
Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Check the following before requesting help. If the problem persists, contact your local JAI distributor. ■ Power supply and connections The POWER/TRIG LED remains lit amber and Camera initialization may not be complete due does not turn green, even after power is to lack of a power.
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Go-X Series GigE Vision I/F Index 6-pin round Lens Lens mount Acquisition Lookup Table Adjusting the Black Level Adjusting the Gain Parts Identification Pixel format Binning Function POWER/TRIG LED Blemish Compensation Camera locking screw holes Connecting Devices Counter And Timer Control...