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TM-770 TM-775NIR TM-773NIR Monochrome Interlaced Interline Transfer CCD Cameras Document Version: E Document P/N: 10680...
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The material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to JAI Inc., and may only be used by the purchasers of the product. JAI, Inc. makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
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Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. TM-77X Operation Manual JAI Inc. 625 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA 95134 Tel:(408) 383-0300...
TM-77X Series Table of Contents Disclaimer Notice ....................... iii Table of Contents ....................... v List of Figures ........................vii List of Tables ........................ix Hardware Introduction ..................11 Product description ..................... 11 Features......................11 Configurable Options Availability ................12 Applications ...................... 12 System Configuration ...................
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TM-77X Series 4.5.5 Advanced Iris Controls..................36 Configurable Options Available ................37 5.1.1 ALC (Option OP1-5) .................... 37 5.1.2 White Blemish Compensation (Option OP2-5) ............... 39 5.1.3 Extended Temperature Range (-45°C to +65°C) (Option OP22-5-1) ........39 5.1.4 Conformal Coat (Option OP22-5-5) ................40 Troubleshooting ....................
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TM-77X Series 8.3.96 Window Size Control (Obsolete in firmware 1.60 – replaced by WDS) ......... 77 8.3.97 WXN – Min ALC Window X Value................77 8.3.98 WYN – Min ALC Window Y Value ................77 8.3.99 WXX – Max ALC Window X Value ................78 8.3.100 WYX –...
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TM-77X Series List of Figures Figure 1. TM-77X System Configuration .................. 13 Figure 2. 15-Pin Connector ....................14 Figure 3. Back Focus Set-Screw Locations ................16 Figure 4. 15P-02-9P Cable ....................16 Figure 5. 15P-02-9P-FULL Cable................... 17 Figure 6. Input Signals ...................... 18 Figure 7.
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TM-77X Series List of Tables Table 1 TM-77X Product Specifications Table ................ 43 List of Tables...
TM-77X Series TM-77X Hardware Instructions Hardware Introduction Product description The TM-77X is designed to be simple, yet high quality camera capable of meeting a variety of application requirements. Featuring an advanced HAD-type interline transfer CCD imager, this miniaturized high resolution camera offers many standard and optional features at a very affordable price.
Three Year Warranty The CCD solid state image sensor allows the camera to maintain a superior performance level indefinitely while requiring virtually no maintenance. JAI, Inc. backs all of the TM Series cameras with a three-year warranty. Warning: Unscrewing the camera cover or opening the camera in any way will void this warranty.
Following is a list of additional accessories or equipment that may be recommended or required for your particular application. Please check with your JAI, Inc. representative prior to the installation of your video system to determine what you might need.
15P-02-9P-FULL or 15P-02-9P, and the power supply is PD- 12UU. JAI, Inc. Power Cables If you are using JAI, Inc. power cables please refer to the pin-out diagram. The color coded leads use Grey for Ground and Yellow for +12V DC. Description...
Power down the camera before installing the auto-iris lens. To install the auto-iris lens in a JAI, Inc. camera, wire the signal on the lens to the 1 V peak-to-peak video output (pin 11) on the camera.
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TM-77X Series Figure 5. 15P-02-9P-FULL Cable Hardware Installation...
TM-77X Series 3 Functions and Operations Apart from the standard continuous operation, the TM-77X features three external asynchronous trigger modes (edge pre-select, pulse width controlled and Async RESET). Input of Ext HD/VD Signals In the default setting the camera will accept external HD/VD signals on pin 13 and 14 of the 15 pin connector. If external HD/VD is applied, the camera will synchronize to it.
TM-77X Series Modes of Operation 3.2.1 Continuous Operation (Non triggered) For applications that do not require asynchronous external trigger (continuous operation). This is the factory default setting of the camera. Figure 7. Timing Chart Figure 8. Horizontal timing details and pixel numbering for the CCD array. EIA Function and Operations...
TM-77X Series Figure 9. Vertical timing details for interlaced. EIA Note: Fig. 10 through fig.11 on the following pages shows horizontal and vertical timing details for interlaced and non-interlaced. 3.2.2 External Trigger Modes This camera has 3 external asynchronous trigger modes, which can be set by RS-232C commands. Async Reset Trig resets start frame Edge Pre-select Mode.
TM-77X Series 3.2.2.2 Edge Pre-select Mode The falling edge of the trigger pulse initiates the exposure. The exposure time (accumulation time) is governed by the pre-defined shutter speed set by RS-232C. (see section 4.3.5) The leading edge of the trigger pulse initiates the exposure. The exposure time (accumulation time) is governed by the pre-defined shutter speed set by RS-232C.
TM-77X Series Figure 11. Pulse width control EIA. Note: • Do not input external VD signal at Pin No. 7 of the 12-pin Hirose connector, as it may disturb the external trigger function. 3.2.3 Integrate Mode The standard factory setting for the TM-77X camera is FRAME MODE. In addition to the External Trigger modes, there is an External Integrate mode on pin 12 on the 15 pin connector.
Click on the “Save” button to save a compressed copy of the software to the hard drive of your system. Note: If you go to software and download based on the camera description, for example, TM-770, the software download is the correct, and latest released version.
4. Follow the installation instructions. Note: You can change the installation directory if you want. 4.1.2.1 Uninstalling Previous TM-77X JAI, Inc. Software • If you already have TM-77X software on the hard drive, the installer asks to uninstall the software.
TM-77X Series Figure 15. Uninstall Existing TM-77X Software 4.1.3 Fresh Installation of the TM-77X Software • Start by clicking on the Setup icon in the software folder. • Click Next to begin a clean install. Figure 16. Clean Install of TM-77X Software •...
TM-77X Series Figure 17. Accept the default install path. Figure 18. A bar indicates installation progress. Figure 19. The installer asks to close. • It is not necessary to restart the computer after installing the TM-77X software. • Click on the Windows Start menu to access a shortcut to the TM-77X software. •...
You must connect a camera via an RS-232 cable to the computer and power it up before starting the camera control software. Start the TM-77X software by clicking on the Start menu, and then selecting JAI_TM-77X and clicking the JAI TM-77X shortcut on the right.
As a user you can create UserSet1 and UserSet2 by selecting the appropriate line of the drop down menu. Factory Defaults can not be overwritten. Figure 24. Saving Settings 4.2.1.4 Exit Selecting Exit closes the JAI TM-77X Camera Control program. Software Introduction & Installation...
TM-77X Series Camera Control Main Window The camera is configured using the main window. The main window has these controls: • Gain Selection (top left) − ALC/AGC (if enabled) − Manual Gain • Zoom Control (top right) − Zoom In Coarse −...
TM-77X Series 4.3.1 Manual Gain In manual mode, the Manual Gain setting and Shutter Speed control may be adjusted to get the desired exposure. • Manual Gain The Manual Gain allows you to set the system gain. The range is from 0dB to 30dB (3dB to 30dB for TM-773NIR). 4.3.2 Zoom Control The zoom control allows you to remotely focus a motorized zoom lens when properly wired to the 15-pin...
TM-77X Series • Focus In Fine Pressing and holding this button causes the lens to “focus in” in a slow fashion. Releasing the button causes the focus to stop. The speed of the focus may be set using the Advanced Setting Menu (see section 4.5) •...
TM-77X Series 4.3.5 Shutter Figure 28. Shutter Control Set • Shutter Speed The TM-77x can be set for a range of shutter speeds by selecting the desired speed from the drop down list box. The speed is adjustable in increments of one horizontal line time (~63.56 us), from 1 to 260 lines. 4.3.6 Trigger Modes −...
TM-77X Series 4.3.9 Mirror Image This feature allows the user to flip the image horizontally (mirror image). “Off” corresponds to a normal image and “On” mirrors the image. Advanced Setting Window Software Introduction & Installation...
ID information. • Host Control Ver. The host software version is displayed. • Camera Model The JAI camera model number is displayed. • Firmware Ver. The camera firmware version is displayed. • FPGA Ver. The camera FPGA version is displayed 4.5.2...
TM-77X Series 4.5.3 Advanced Zoom Controls Figure 31. Zoom Controls • Zoom Max Voltage This sets the maximum voltage that will be applied to the zoom motor. The range is 0V to 9V. • Zoom Coarse Step This sets the voltage that gets applied to the zoom motor when the coarse Zoom control is activated. It is specified as a percentage of the Zoom Maximum Voltage •...
TM-77X Series 4.5.5 Advanced Iris Controls Figure 33. Iris Controls • Iris Max Voltage This sets the maximum voltage that will be applied to the iris motor. The range is 0V to 9V. • Iris Coarse Step This sets the voltage that gets applied to the iris motor when the coarse Iris control is activated. It is specified as a percentage of the Iris Maximum Voltage •...
TM-77X Series 5 Configurable Options Available This section describes the additional options the TM-77X offers. These options are only applicable if the units have been ordered with theses options. Figure 34. ALC Controls Set 5.1.1 ALC (Option OP1-5) This optional feature provides an automatic level control (ALC) function for the camera. The ALC function combines both automatic gain and exposure control to give the best response to lighting conditions.
TM-77X Series Figure 35. ALC Advanced Set • ALC Window These parameters define the rectangular Region of Interest (ROI) that will be used to calculate the ALC exposure level. The user defines the upper left and bottom right corner of the ROI using X & Y coordinates. The ROI can target the center of the image, or can be set to avoid a certain portion of the image so that its light value will not affect the ALC function.
TM-77X Series • High Sensitivity Mode When this box is checked, the camera’s “high sensitivity” mode is enabled. This mode uses special processing of the video signal to sum neighboring pixels and increase the level of the output signal as illumination decreases.
TM-77X Series 5.1.4 Conformal Coat (Option OP22-5-5) This optional feature calls for the individual printed circuit boards to be individually conformal coated. Conformal coating protects the camera from harsh environments, such as areas of high humidity, salt and spray conditions, etc. The conformal coating is normally a urethane based acrylic, but other materials can be used based on the customer’s request.
6 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Following are troubleshooting tips for common problems. Generally, problems can easily be solved by following these instructions. If the following remedies fail to offer a solution to your problems, please contact a JAI, Inc. representative. 6.1.1 Symptom: No Video Remedies: Check that the following are properly connected and operational.
First, find out which port has been selected by going to the Device Manager to determine the COM port. • Next, Open JAI Camera Control tool, select Preferences, and select the COM port. If working properly the camera should now be connected.
TM-77X Series 7 Specifications Product Specifications Table 1 TM-77X Product Specifications Table Model TM-770 TM-775NIR TM-773NIR Sensor 2/3”interlace CCD 1/2” NIR interlace CCD 1/3” NIR interlace CCD IXC422AL IXC428AL IXC258AL Active pixels 756 (H) x 494(V) Active area 10.25 mm x 8.5 mm 7.4 mm x 5.95 mm...
TM-77X Series 7.1.1 Physical Dimensions Figure 37. Physical Dimensions Caution: When mounting the camera to any fixture, do not use screws that extend more than 5 mm into the camera housing to avoid possible damage to the internal circuitry. For attaching the tripod mounting plate, only the supplied screws should be used.
TM-77X Series 8 Appendix Front End Detail Figure 39. Front End Assembly Camera Command Overview The TM-77X series Camera can be controlled via RS-232 communications. Commands are sent to the camera as a string of ASCII characters. Each command begins with a start character of “:” and ends with the end character CR (Decimal 10, hex D) which is indicated as <cr>...
TM-77X Series Detail List of Camera Commands Alphabetical Table of Camera Commands Commands marked with “*” are in-house commands. Command String Function AEC? AEC Mode AEC= AEC Mode AFA? AFE Register Address AFA= AFE Register Address AFW= AFE Write AGN? AGC Manual Gain AGN= AGC Manual Gain...
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TM-77X Series Command String Function DOU? * DOU Phase DOU= * DOU Phase DKS? Dark Speed DKS= Dark Speed ESH= Electronic Shutter for ALC ESH? Electronic Shutter for ALC FCI? Focus Control Interval FCI= Focus Control Interval FPGA? FPGA Version FOC? Focus Control FOC=...
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TM-77X Series Command String Function VPD= Video Pedestal VPS? * Video Pedestal State VPS= * Video Pedestal State VSA? V-Sat VSA= V-Sat VWC? Video White Clip VWC= Video White Clip WBM? White Balance Mode WBM= White Balance Mode WSF= * WSF Write Factory Unit ID String WSTA= Save Camera State...
TM-77X Series 8.3.1 AEC Mode Function Command String Camera Response :AEC=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set AEC Mode Set the Auto Exposure Control mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. User access to control of the AEC feature is determined by the SB2 setting.
TM-77X Series 8.3.4 AGC Manual Gain Function Command String Camera Response :AGN=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set AGC Manual Gain Set the AGC manual gain value. [DDD] is the gain count value with a range of 89-204. This is equivalent to a gain in dB from 32–5 dB.
TM-77X Series 8.3.7 AGC Mode Function Command String Camera Response Set AGC Mode :AMD=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set the AGC mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. User access to control of the AGC feature is determined by the SB1 setting.
TM-77X Series 8.3.9 AWB Window Display Function Command String Camera Response Auto White Balance Window :AWW=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Disable/Enable Disable or enable the Auto White Balance window display. [D] is the enable parameter. 0 = AWB Window Disabled. 1 = AWB Window Enabled. :AWW?<cr>...
:BTS?<cr> :oBTS[DD]<cr> Get Bright Speed Enquire current BTS value (bright speed for ALC). [DD] is the current value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770. 8.3.16 Camera Model Number Function Command String Camera Response :CAM?<cr>...
TM-77X Series 8.3.17 Chroma Filtering State - CFA Function Command String Camera Response :CFA=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set Chroma Filtering State Disable or enable the advanced color chroma filtering feature. [D] specifies to turn sharpening on or off. This feature only applies to the TMC-773 and TMC-775 models. 0 = Chroma filtering off.
TM-77X Series 8.3.20 Color Gain - Blue Function Command String Camera Response Set Blue Gain :CGB=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the blue color gain. [DDDD] is the color gain value with a range of 1-4095. This is equivalent to a gain of x0.001 - x3.999.
Set User-defined ID String Set the user-defined ID string in the camera’s EEPOM memory. [XXX…] specified up to 16 ASCII characters that are the user- defined ID string. Note: This feature applies to the TM-770, TM-773, and TM- 775. :CID?<cr> :o [XXX….]<cr>...
Get Dark Speed :DKS?<cr> :oDKS[DD]<cr> Enquire current DKS value (dark speed for ALC). [DD] is the current value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770. 8.3.30 Electronic Shutter for ALC Function Command String Camera Response :ESH=[D]<cr>...
TM-77X Series 8.3.33 Focus Control Function Command String Camera Response :FOC=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set Focus Control Set the Focus Control. [DDD] is the focus value with a range of 0 to 127 for a voltage range of 0-9 V. Therefore there are 0.141 V/count.
TM-77X Series 8.3.37 Gamma Function Command String Camera Response Set Gamma :GAM=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Sets the gamma value. [D] is the gamma flag. 0 = gamma 1.0. 1 = gamma 0.45. Get Gamma :GAM?<cr> :oGAM[D]<cr> Enquire current gamma setting. [D] is the current gamma setting.
:IFC?<cr> :oIFC[DD]<cr> Get Impulse Filter Enquire current IFC value (impulse filter for ALC). [DD] is the current value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770. 8.3.43 Iris Control Function Command String Camera Response Set Iris Control :IRC=[DDD]<cr>...
TM-77X Series 8.3.45 Iris Increment Function Command String Camera Response :IRI=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Iris Increment Increment the iris control by DDD% of full scale. [DDD] is the percent of full scale to increment the zoom to with a range of 1 - 100. The iris control motor will be pulsed with a voltage equal to DDD% of full scale for the duration specified by the ICI (Iris Control Interval) command and then returned to a neutral position.
TM-77X Series 8.3.48 Color Coefficient – Red 2 Function Command String Camera Response Set Color Coefficient R2 :KR2=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the color correction coefficient for Red 2 (R2). This is the red component of the 2 row of a 9 element color correction matrix.
TM-77X Series 8.3.51 Color Coefficient – Green 2 Function Command String Camera Response :KG2=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set Color Coefficient G2 Set the color correction coefficient for Green 2 (G2). This is the green component of the 2 row of a 9 element color correction matrix.
Get Log Average Wt :LAW?<cr> :oLAW[DD]<cr> Enquire current LAW value (log average weighting for ALC). [DD] is the current value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770. 8.3.57 Locate Blemishes Function Command String Camera Response :LDF!<cr>...
X value Enquire current lower right X co-ordinate for ALC control window. [DDD] is the current value with a range of 3-768. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775. 8.3.59 ALC Window – Lower Right Y Function...
TM-77X Series 8.3.64 MCP Manual Gate Function Command String Camera Response :MGA=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set MCP Manual Gate Set the MCP manual gate value. [DDD] is the gate code value with a range of 1-255. This is equivalent to a gate range of 0.065-17 msec.
TM-77X Series 8.3.68 MCP Mode Function Command String Camera Response :MMD=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set MCP Mode Set the MCP exposure control mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. :MMD?<cr> :oMMD[D]<cr> Get MCP Mode Enquire current MCP Mode. [D] is the current mode value. 0 = Manual.
TM-77X Series 8.3.72 Saturation Control – Blue and Red Function Command String Camera Response Set Saturation Control :SAC=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the blue and red saturation register controls (BYSAT and RYSAT) for advanced color processing. The value [DDDD] is the combined values for red and blue saturation controls. For each color, the value has a range of x1.0 to x2.0 which is mapped to an integer value of 0-255.
Camera Response Set SHD Level :SHD=[DD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the SHD level. [DD] is the level value with a range of 0-47. This command applies only to camera models TM-770, TMC- 773, and TMC-775. Get SHD Level :SHD?<cr> :oSHD[DD]<cr> Enquire current SHD level. [DD] is the current value with a range of 0-47.
TM-77X Series 8.3.77 Shutter Enable Function Command String Camera Response :SHE=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Shutter Enable Enables or disables electronic shutter control. [D] controls the shutter state: 0 = Shutter control disabled. 1 = Shutter control enabled. :SHE?<cr> :oSHE[D]<cr> Get Shutter Enable State Enquire current shutter control enable state.
The returned string is up to 16 ASCII characters made up of a 6 digit ID no, followed by an 8-digit date code, and a 2-digit revision code. Note: This feature applies to the TM-770, TM- 773, and TM-775. 8.3.82 SSX – Max Shutter Speed...
Get ALC Window Upper Left X value Enquire current upper left x co-ordinate for ALC control window. [DDD] is the current value with a range of 1-766. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775. 8.3.85 ALC Window – Upper Left Y Function...
:VPD?<cr> :oVPD[DDD]<cr> Enquire current Video Pedestal value. [DDD] is the pedestal code value with a range of 102–158. This corresponds to a pedestal value of 0-100 mVolts. Therefore there are 0.56 count/mV. (Exception: Range for the TM-770 is 0-255.) Appendix...
Enquire current Video White Clip value. [DDD] is the white clip code value with a range of 112 – 153. This corresponds to a white clip value of 228-856 mVolts. Therefore there are 0.65 count/mV. (Exception: Range for the TM-770 is 0-255.) 8.3.94 White Balance Mode Function...
Camera Response :WSZ=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set Window Size Set the window size for ALC control. [D] is the size parameter. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775. 0 = Center window. 1 = Full window. Get Window Size :WSZ?<cr>...
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TM-77X Series 8.3.99 WXX – Max ALC Window X Value Function Command String Camera Response Get ALC X Maximum :WXX?<cr> :oWXX[DDD]<cr> Enquire maximum allowable value for ALC window X coordinate values. Different camera models may have a different value range. 8.3.100 WYX –...
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TM-77X Series 8.3.104 Zoom Decrement Function Command String Camera Response Zoom Decrement :ZMD=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Decrement the zoom control by DDD% of full scale. [DDD] is the percent of full scale to decrement the zoom to with a range of 1 - 100. The zoom control motor will be pulsed with a negative voltage equal to DDD% of full scale for the duration specified by the ZCI (Zoom Control Interval) command and then returned to a neutral position.