Table of Contents General Information ......................4 Terms of Use ......................4 Precautions ........................6 Safe Usage Instructions ..................6 Power ........................6 Usage ........................7 Temperature ......................7 Specifications and Requirement ..................8 General Specifications ..................8 Electrical Specifications ..................9 3.2.1 Recommended Operating Conditions ............
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Auto Exposure ..................30 6.2.2 Manual Exposure ..................31 Data Filtering ....................... 31 IR Image ......................31 DS77 Series Accessories and Package ................. 33 Customization Service ....................35 Appendix ..........................35 ROHS Declaration ......................35 Laser Specification ......................35 Manufacturer ......................35 Factory ........................
The purpose of this document is to familiarize the customer with the correct operation of the Vzense ToF DS77 Series products family. This document provides important information about the camera’s features, hardware specification, safe use of the camera, and installation procedures.
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Clean with care If you have to clean the housing of the camera, follow the guidelines in the notice as below: ⚫ Use a soft, dry cloth that won’t generate static during cleaning; ⚫ To remove tough stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a small amount of neutral detergent(Pure water or alcohol);...
The DC power can accept 12V~24V power source. For higher than 24V or lower than 12V, the device shall not work well or even be damaged. Vzense doesn’t produce PoE injector, but we can purchase it from 3 party and ship to customer at original cost.
Usage Don’t try to open the camera housing. Each camera has been calibrated at the factory to achieve precise measurements. Touching internal components may damage the camera and cause calibration data lost. Incorrect plugging in and unplugging of the camera’s power cable can damage the camera. To avoid switch-on surges damaging the camera, please plug in the power cable into the camera’s power connector firstly before getting power source on.
3 Specifications and Requirement General Specifications Vzense DS77 Specification Technology ToF (Time-of-flight) Depth Camera Depth Sensor Resolution and Frame rate 640 x 480(VGA)@30FPS Output Formats Depth & IR Map (RAW12) Depth Sensor Field of View Typical: H-70°V-50° H-Horizontal, V-Vertical(degree) RGB Sensor Resolution and Frame Rate...
Electrical Specifications 3.2.1 Recommended Operating Conditions Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ. Units DC Power Digital I/O (Ext_Trigger) RS485 Operating Temperature °C Operating humidity Storage humidity Storage temperature °C 3.2.2 Power Consumption Parameter Conditions Average Units Active Mode 400mm-5000mm @30fps Broadcast Mode Note: 12V input voltage 3.2.3 Absolute Maximum Ratings...
DS77 Pro Dimension This drawing contains information about the dimensions and user mounting location of the ToF Camera Front View Back View Bottom View Top View Left View Right View Fig. 3.1: ToF Camera Dimensions: (Unit:mm)
DS77 Lite Dimension This drawing contains information about the dimensions and user mounting location of the ToF Camera. Front View Back View Bottom View Top View Left View Right View Fig. 3.2: ToF Camera Dimensions:(Unit:mm)
DS77C Pro Dimension This drawing contains information about the dimensions and user mounting location of the ToF Camera Front View Back View Bottom View Top View Left View Right View Fig. 3.3: ToF Camera Dimensions: (Unit:mm)
DS77C Lite Dimension This drawing contains information about the dimensions and user mounting location of the ToF Camera. Front View Back View Bottom View Top View Left View Right View Fig. 3.4: ToF Camera Dimensions:(Unit:mm)
The definition of HFOV and VFOV can be exchanged, i. e. we can rotate the camera sensor to have larger FOV at vertical direction. Typical FOV of DS77 Series is 70°*55°, we can do FOV customization if the customer requires, and reasonable NRE fee shall be charged.
◼ 32-bit Windows 7/10/11 ◼ 64-bit Windows 7/10 (recommended)/11 ◼ Linux (x86, x64) Vzense ToF Driver The Vzense ToF Driver software is available for Windows, Linux, ARM Linux operating systems and includes the following: ◼ SDK code ◼ Sample code ◼...
2. Y coordinate is 9.75mm offset from the Y direction axis line of the camera housing; 3. Z coordinate is zero offset at the front of the camera housing; Meshlab and CloudCompare tools are recommended to analyze the point cloud data saved by Vzense software or SDK method.
4 Interface with Host DS77 Pro&DS77C Pro Interface DS77 Pro&DS77C Pro is equipped with two M12 aviation connectors at the back of its housing as shown in below figure. For more information about pin assignments and connector types, see the following sections. Figure 4.1 DS77 Pro Interface Figure 4.2 DS77C Pro Interface...
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8PIN-X CODE Ethernet Interface Designation Description TX_D1+ Tranceive Data+ TX_D1- Tranceive Data- RX_D2+ Receive Data+ RX_D2- Receive Data- BI_D4+ Bi-directional Data+ BI_D4- Bi-directional Data- BI_D3- Bi-directional Data- BI_D3+ Bi-directional Data+ 8PIN-A CODE Multiple Functional Interface Line Color Designation BLACK BROWN RS485-A GREEN RS485-B...
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Hardware Trigger Function Hardware trigger mode is available only when the camera works at slave mode, in slave mode the camera will wait for the hardware trigger signal on Ext_Trigger. The EXT_Trigger signal is to driver the MOSFET, External input trigger signal voltage should range 3.3V-20V, driving current ability should be more than 5mA;...
DS77&DS77C Lite Interface DS77C Lite is equipped with RJ45, LED, 6pin connector, IP reset button at the back of its housing as shown in below figure. For more information about pin assignments and connector types, see the following sections. Figure 4.3 DS77C Lite Interface Figure 4.4 DS77 Lite Interface...
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6PIN Connector for DS77C Lite The 6pin connector includes the one physical input signals and one physical output signal, RS485 signal. The pin assignments and pin numbering for the receptacle are as shown in below table. The connector of the camera is a Molex receptacle, part number 535170630. The recommended mating connector is a Molex plug, part number 511030600.
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EXT_Trigger Frame start Frame start Camera Exposure The requirement to T1 should be from 100us to 2ms; T2 means the interval between two trigger signals, it MUST be more than 33ms; T3 means the exposure time of the frame, it varies according to the range mode;...
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IP Reset Button for DS77C Lite A hidden button hole is for IP reset, a pin shall be used to press the button. While the camera is powered on, long pressing the button for 10 seconds until the LED is off.
LED Indication An LED at the back side of the camera indicates the camera status. The LED animation table is shown as below: Ethernet Broadcast, no connection established, BLUE LED blinking repeatedly Ethernet connection established, BLUE LED constantly on IP RESET, Press the IP RESET button for 5 seconds, PURPLE LED is on for 5 seconds and blink twice then the product reset itself.
5 Installation Hardware Installation You have read and understood the warnings listed under "Precautions" on Chapter 2; To achieve reliable distance measurements, please follow below tips: ⚫ Better not using the camera in strong sunlight. If have to, keep the ambient light ⚫...
PoE feature. For Vzense DS77 Series camera, the POE Switch or POE injector needs to support IEEE 802.3at-2009 standard also known as PoE+, which can provide up to 25.5W, or IEEE 802.3bt- 2018 standard also known as PoE++, which can provide up to 60W.
Please chose the suitable version based on the product and system. Windows SDK, Linux SDK have different project repository. 5.2.2 Graphic Tool on windows Vense DSUTool is a graphic tool on windows for the all Vzense DS77 Series products. Download or clone DSUTool evaluation tool from our GitHub /Gitee: China:https://gitee.com/Vzense/DS-Tools Oversea:https://github.com/Vzense/DS-Tools...
5.2.4 Default IP address The default IP address of the DS77 Series is 192.168.1.101, if you want to set the IP with others or enable DHCP method, please use Vzense DSUTool to change the default setting: Download VzenseDSUTool from: China:https://gitee.com/Vzense/DS-Tools Oversea:https://github.com/Vzense/DS-Toolsl...
Product State Machine ⚫ Power Off: product do not have any power ⚫ Broadcast: broadcast IP address, socket have not connected ⚫ Connected: socket is connected, product can transfer image and answer host command ⚫ Factory Reset: resume all data to factory setting ⚫...
Step 1: set the DS77 product as hardware slave trigger mode by a software API; Please refer to the sample code of Vzense DS77 hardware slave trigger mode; Step 2: Feed the DS77 with a correct hardware trigger signal.
Flying pixel removing; IR Image Besides the depth image, Vzense DS77 Series camera can also output a VGA resolution IR image. And the IR image is exactly timing synchronized with the depth image. Pixel to pixel mapping is also exactly aligned.
In package item list: DS77 Pro&DS77C Pro Part No. Description Picture DS77 Pro&DS77C Pro Vzense DS77 Pro&DS77C Pro Depth Camera Module -CAT6a Ethernet Cable, 26AWG 4 Pair, shielded Twisted Pair; -Aviation Connector to RJ45 814000300025 -Cord Length: 3m -8PIN A CODE Multiple Functional Cable...
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BLACK Ext_OUT VZENSE-UGDS77 User guide You can ask Vzense to do customization to the cable for any reason, for example extending the cable length. Please do NOT use the accessories from other parts except Vzense Company, otherwise warranty will void.
8 Customization Service Vzense team has rich experience in ToF product design and delivery, we welcome customer to send customization requirement besides the standard module. Reasonable NRE fee shall be charged depends on the requirement. Appendix ROHS Declaration Laser Specification...
Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Vzense Technology for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Revision History Revised on Version Description Approved by 22-Dec-2021 Add appendix with laser spec and manufacturer information per requirement by compliance test...
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