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RM-670 RM-675NIR RM-673NIR Monochrome Interlaced Interline Transfer CCD Cameras Document Version: B Document P/N: 10734...
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Disclaimer 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. RM-67X Operation Manual JAI Inc. 625 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA 95134 Tel:(408) 383-0300...
RM-67X 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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RM-67X 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) ................39 Troubleshooting ....................
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RM-67X 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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RM-67X Series List of Figures Figure 1. RM-67X 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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RM-67X Series List of Tables Table 1 RM-67X Product Specifications Table ................ 43 List of Tables...
RM-67X Series RM-67X Hardware Instructions Hardware Introduction Product description An RM-67X camera is a 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 RM Series cameras with a three-year warranty. Warning: Unscrewing the camera cover or opening the camera in any way will void this warranty.
Please begin by checking your order against the Components List (below) to assure that you have received everything as ordered, and that nothing has been overlooked in the packing materials. If any item is missing, please contact your JAI, Inc.
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.
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.
RM-67X Series 3 Functions and Operations Apart from the standard continuous operation, the RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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. Horizontal timing details and pixel numbering for the CCD array. CCIR Function and Operations...
RM-67X Series Figure 8. Vertical timing details for interlaced. CCIR Note: Fig. 9 through fig.10 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.
RM-67X 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 8.3.63) 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.
RM-67X Series Figure 10. Pulse width control CCIR. 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 RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series RM-67X Camera Control Software 4 Software Introduction The RM-67X is supported by a software control tool that opens the RS-232 serial port (COM). This section addresses the JAI RM-67X camera software available for download at www.jai.com. Software Installation Following are instructions to install the RM-67X camera software on a PC.
4.Follow the installation instructions. Note: You can change the installation directory if you want. 4.1.2.1 Uninstalling Previous RM-67X JAI, Inc. Software • If you already have RM-67X software on the hard drive, the installer asks to uninstall the software. •...
RM-67X Series Figure 14. Uninstall Existing RM-67X Software 4.1.3 Fresh Installation of the RM-67X Software • Start by clicking on the Setup icon in the software folder. • Click Next to begin a clean install. Figure 15. Clean Install of RM-67X Software •...
RM-67X Series Figure 16. Accept the default install path. Figure 17. A bar indicates installation progress. Figure 18. The installer asks to close. • It is not necessary to restart the computer after installing the RM-67X software. • Click on the Windows Start menu to access a shortcut to the RM-67X 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 RM-67X software by clicking on the Start menu, and then selecting JAI_RM-67X and clicking the JAI RM-67X 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 23. Saving Settings 4.2.1.4 Exit Selecting Exit closes the JAI RM-67X Camera Control program. Software Introduction & Installation...
RM-67X 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 −...
RM-67X 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 RM-673NIR). 4.3.2 Zoom Control The zoon control allows you to remotely focus a motorized zoom lens when properly wired to the 15-pin connector.
RM-67X 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 4.4) •...
RM-67X Series 4.3.5 Shutter Figure 27. Shutter Control Set • Shutter Speed The RM-67x 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 (~64 us), from 1 to 312 lines. 4.3.6 Trigger Modes −...
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series 4.5.3 Advanced Zoom Controls Figure 30. 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 •...
RM-67X Series 4.5.5 Advanced Iris Controls Figure 32. 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 •...
RM-67X Series 5 Configurable Options Available This section describes the additional options the RM-67X offers. These options are only applicable if the units have been ordered with theses options. Figure 33. 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.
RM-67X Series Figure 34. 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.
RM-67X 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. The camera will automatically switch to high sensitivity processing under dark conditions when the video level from ALC drops below a minimum threshold.
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.
RM-67X Series 7.1.1 Physical Dimensions Figure 36. 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.
RM-67X Series 8 Appendix Front End Detail Figure 38. Front End Assembly Camera Command Overview The RM-67X 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>...
RM-67X 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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RM-67X 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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RM-67X 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...
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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>...
RM-67X Series 8.3.13 Blemish Count Function Command String Camera Response :BCT?<cr> :oBCT[DDD]<cr> Get Blemish Count Enquire current blemish count. The camera keeps a list of blemish pixels that are bright regardless of the input signal. This function returns the number of blemishes that have been identified for this camera.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series 8.3.25 Color Intensity - Red Function Command String Camera Response :CIR?<cr> :oCGR[DDDD]<cr> Get Red Intensity Enquire current red color intensity. [DDDD] is the current intensity value with a range of 1-4184394. 8.3.26 CID Customer ID String Function Command String Camera Response :CID=[XXX..]<cr>...
RM-67X Series 8.3.29 Dark Speed Function Command String Camera Response :DKS=[DD]<cr> :o<cr> Set Dark Speed Set the DKS value (dark speed for ALC). [DD] is the level value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770. Get Dark Speed :DKS?<cr>...
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series 8.3.41 Iris Control Interval Function Command String Camera Response Set Iris Control Interval :ICI=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the Iris Control Interval. [DDD] is the interval value with a range of 1 – 500 msec. This value determines the amount of time the iris control motor is pulsed during the IRI (Iris Increment) and IRD (Iris Decrement) commands.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series 8.3.54 Color Coefficient – Blue 2 Function Command String Camera Response :KB2=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set Color Coefficient B2 Set the color correction coefficient for Blue 2 (B2). This is the blue component of the 2 row of a 9 element color correction matrix.
RM-67X Series 8.3.58 ALC Window – Lower Right X Function Command String Camera Response Set ALC Window Lower Right :LRX=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> X value Set the lower right X co-ordinate for the ALC control window. [DDD] is the size parameter with a range of 3-768. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series 8.3.74 SHD Level Function Command String 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>...
RM-67X 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.
RM-67X Series 8.3.80 SMX – Max ALC Shutter Speed Function Command String Camera Response :SMX=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set ALC Max Shutter Speed Set the max shutter speed value the ALC mode can use. [DDD] is the shutter speed value with a range of 1-260 (NTSC models) or 1-310 (PAL models).
RM-67X Series 8.3.84 ALC Window – Upper Left X Function Command String Camera Response Set ALC Window Upper Left X :ULX=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> value Set the upper left x co-ordinate for the ALC control window. [DDD] is the size parameter with a range of 1-766. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775.
RM-67X Series 8.3.87 Video Encoder Address Function Command String Camera Response :VEA=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set Video Encoder Address Set the Video Encoder Address where subsequent video encoder writes (VEW) will place the value written. [DDD] is the address value with a range of 0-255. :VEA?<cr>...
RM-67X Series 8.3.92 V-Sat Function Command String Camera Response :VSA=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set V-Sat Set the V saturation value for the TM-773. [DDD] is the saturation value with a range of 0-63. :VSA?<cr> :oVSA[DDD]<cr> Get V-Sat Enquire current V saturation value for the TM-773. [DDD] is the saturation value with a range of 0-63.
RM-67X Series 8.3.95 Window Display Function Command String Camera Response :WDS=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set Window Display State Turns the display of the window for ALC control on and off. [D] is the state value. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775. 0 = ALC window display off.
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RM-67X 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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RM-67X 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.
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