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Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera About OZRAY Co., Ltd. Founded in 1984, OZRAY is a Machine solution company that has been coexisting along with the history of the Korean machine vision system. Our company provides cameras, interface, library, machine vision components which is part of the optical machine system and technical service.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 1 Introduction The Pollux CL (Camera Link) series is a family of high-speed CMOS area scan monochrome cameras designed for a broad range of applications. Table 1 shows the camera models covered in this manual.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 1.1 Key Features • Camera Link output configurations & Max frame rate - 47.0 fps at Full plus mode (10-tap 8-bit) - 40.0 fps at Full mode (8-tap 8-bit) - 20.0 fps at Medium mode (4-tap 8-bit/10-bit/12-bit) - 15.0 fps at Base mode (3-tap 8-bit)
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 1.3 Sensor Specifications Specifications PXe16M47CCL Sensor TELEDYNE e2v EMERALD16M Resolutions (Effective Pixels) 4096(H) x 4096(V) 11.47 x 11.47 mm Optical Format (diagonal : 16.22mm) Pixel Pitch 2.8 x 2.8 μm Full Well Capacity...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 1.4 Color Filter Array (Color) The PX16M47CCL is processed with a Bayer RGB color pattern(M_BAYER_RG) as shown in figure 1. Pixel (0,0) has a red filter situated to the top left. Green1 and Green2 have a slightly different spectral response due to (optical) cross talk from neighboring pixels.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 2 Mechanical Camera housings are made with high precision from machined aluminum. Mechanical drawings are shown below Figure 1. Figure 4. Mechanical drawings Page 10 of 40 Manual 1.2...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 2.1 Mechanical Specifications Summary of mechanical specifications are shown below Table 3. Specification Description 48 mm x 48 mm x 52.494 mm (Except for Mount) Size Weight 400 g (no lens) Sides : 8 x M4 x 0.7...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 2.3 Power Connector The Pollux Camera Link cameras powered using a 12-24V ± 10% DC power source. The power connector is shown in Figure 3, and the pinout is shown in Table 4.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 3 Power Over Camera Link (PoCL) The Pollux Camera Link cameras comply with “Power over Camera Link” which enables power to be supplied to the camera through the Camera Link cables. Power must be supplied via both Camera Link cables in order to utilize the PoCL capabilities.
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera PAIR List Signal Name Type Description 12V Power PoCL DC +12V PAIR 0 Cable Inner Shield Ground Ground Camera Link Transmitter LVDS - Out PAIR 1 Camera Link Transmitter LVDS - Out Camera Link Transmitter...
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera PAIR List Signal Name Type Description 12V Power PoCL DC +12V PAIR 0 Cable Inner Shield Ground Ground Camera Link Transmitter LVDS - Out PAIR 1 Camera Link Transmitter LVDS - Out Camera Link Transmitter...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 3.2 Trigger Input Design There are one input triggers and an output trigger on the power connector (pin 5, and 3). The inputs and output are connected to Opto-islolated I/Os in the camera, with an input/output voltage range of 2.5 V to 5.0 V.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 3.3 LED Status Indicator A two-color (Red/Green) LED on the back of the camera is used to indicate operational status. Table 7 summarizes the operating states indicated by the LED. LED State Description...
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera Figure 9. Installation using a power supply 3. If you are using PoCL (Power Over Camera Link) : a. Plug one ends of the other two Mini Camera Link (MiniCL) SDR26 PoCL cables...
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera Figure 10. Installation using PoCL Page 19 of 40 Manual 1.2...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4 Camera Functions 4.1 Camera Link Output Format The Camera Link downlink outputs can run at Full plus (6.80 Gbps) and Full (5.44 Gbps). The camera Set the Camera Link frame rate as shown in Table 8.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.2 Frame Rate and Exposure The frame rate in free-run exposure mode is controlled with the Frame Rate command. The frame period is specified in microseconds. The minimum frame period of the camera (maximum frame rate) is determined by the output format and the resolution.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.3 Camera Mode The exposure mode of the camera is controlled using the Camera Mode command, and there are three options: • Free-running • External Trigger Timed • External Trigger Width 4.3.1 Free-running In this mode, a rising edge of internal trigger the start of integration and readout.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.3.2 External Trigger Timed In this mode, a rising edge on the synchronization pin is used to trigger the start of integration and readout. The integration time is defined by a Exposure Time Command.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.3.3 External Trigger Width In edge-triggered level-controlled exposure mode the exposure of the frame is controlled by the active state of the input trigger. The frame period and exposure commands have no effect in this mode. Timing for this mode is shown in Figure 10.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.4 Image Region of Interest The Image Region of Interest (ROI) feature allows you to specify a portion of the sensor array. You can acquire only the frame data from the specified portion of the sensor array while preserving the same quality as you acquire a frame from the entire sensor array.
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera Case 1. Resolution = 4096 x 576 CL Mode = Full Mode Sensor Max Frame Time = (1/50000000) * 302 * (576 + 12) = 3,551 us Max Exposure Time = (1/50000000) * 302 * 576 = 3,479 us Frame Rate = 1/3,551 = 282 fps Case 2.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.5 Gain 4.5.1 Analog Gain An analog gain can be applied using the Analog Gain command. Valid range is 0 to 3, and the corresponding gain values are shown in Table 11. The analog gain is applied by a Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA) in every column before the analog to digital conversion.
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.6 Serial Communication Setting Camera is set by RS232C via Camera Link Serial communication connector. The following setting is for the description of serial communication. 4.6.1 COM Port setting • Bit / second (B) : 115200 bps •...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.6.2 Command List Parameter input type I = Integer value H = Hex integer value F = Float value S = Strings Command Parameter Default Description None Help Description None Check all the setting value of parameter...
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera Command Parameter Default Description tfps None When external trigger input, read current frame rate. Test Pattern Setting ptest 0 : Test Pattern OFF 1 : Test Pattern ON Select Test Pattern psel 0 : Static...
Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.7 Pollux Communication program Choose the version that matches the windows specification 32-bit or 64-bit. 4.7.1 COM Port Setting • Run Pollux_GUIx64.exe or Pollux_GUIx32.exe Figure 16. OZRAY Camera Control Software Page 32 of 40 Manual 1.2...
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera • Set COM Port number to be enable Camera Link via frame grabber. Figure 17. Set COM Port • Once communication is connected, you will get the following dialog. Figure 18. Read camera configuration Page 34 of 40 Manual 1.2...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera • Check camera model name, serial number, temperature of sensor & camera. Figure 19. Camera connection 4.7.2 Camera Setting • Basic description for the camera setting. Figure 20. Camera setting Page 35 of 40...
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera • Acquisition Mode : Select of Image Acquisition Mode 0 : Free Running - Continuous Image Acquisition 1 : External Trigger Timed - Trigger is used Start of Frame. 2 : External Trigger Width - Trigger is used Start of Frame and Exposure.
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OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera Figure 22. Setting ROI at Pollux terminal Page 37 of 40 Manual 1.2...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 4.7.3 User Set PXe16M47CCL can save/load camera configuration settings up to 7 using User Set Command. Figure 23. User set save/load Page 38 of 40 Manual 1.2...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 5 Order Numbers Table 14 shows the order numbers for Pollux Camera Link cameras. Part Number Description PX12M64MCL Camera, 12MP, monochrome, F-mount, Camera Link PXe12M63MCL Camera, 12MP, monochrome, C-mount, Camera Link PXe12M63CCL Camera, 12MP, color, C-mount, Camera Link...
OZRAY Pollux Small Series – 16M Camera 6 Document Revision History Revision Date Modification 08/22/18 Initial Release. 06/07/19 Add other CL modes 7 Firmware Revision History Revision Date Modification 08/22/18 Initial Release. Page 40 of 40 Manual 1.2...
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