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9.8.4 The setting procedure of ALC ......................42 White Balance (Only available for the color model) ............... 43 9.9.1 White balance control methods ......................43 9.9.2 Disable ..............................43 9.9.3 Manual (Off) ............................43 STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 3/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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Do not use with out of power voltage range Do not wrong wiring. that is specified in the specifications for this This will cause of fire or malfunction. camera. This will cause of fire, electrification or malfunction. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 5/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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Do not disassemble or repair the camera. It is turn off the camera when maintaining or This will cause of fire, electrification or inspecting the camera. malfunction. This will cause of electrification. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 6/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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No.15S065-05 [Disposal] Caution It is necessary to dispose as industrial waste. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 7/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Exchange or repair the malfunction camera if the malfunction is occurred by our responsibility. “Warranty” mean is warranty for the delivered camera itself. Please accept the induction damage by the camera malfunction is not included. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 8/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Horizontal / Vertical / Horizontal and Vertical / Off Defective Pixel Correction Up to 64 points Auto Image Auto Exposure Support Support Control Auto Gain Support Support Auto White Balance Support Default: Bold STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 10/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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(*3) The camera operates as USB3.0 standard even the camera connecting to a USB 2.0 port. Please careful about the power consumption of the camera when the camera connecting to USB2.0 port. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 11/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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USB host controller. This may resolve to increase the frame rate. PC resources may have consumed during the image processing (color interpolation, image display, etc.) with huge image data from camera. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 12/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
67 deg. C, the camera housing temperature (top plate) will be less than 60 deg. C. Taking these steps will maintain the heat rating of the electronic components of the camera. Upper side of camera Measuring point STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 15/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
USB OTG USB OTG ID SSTX− SuperSpeed transmitter differential pair (−) SSTX+ SuperSpeed transmitter differential pair (+) SSRX− SuperSpeed receiver differential pair (−) SSRX+ SuperSpeed receiver differential pair (+) 12345 678910 STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 16/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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(*3) When external IO port is connected, control the currency less than 15mA on IO port. Please do not apply more than 15 mA to connecting IO port as output IO port when external circuits connecting to IO port. (*4) The typical current value when high voltage input into Input port. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 17/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
The camera resets while “CAM_REST pin” connecting to GND 5 seconds in this circuit. The default camera setting is disable for this reset function. It is necessary to turn ON. General Purpose Input (Reference 2) STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 18/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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µ Internal Voltage(+3.3V) Internal Voltage USER_INPUT IO_GND Camera internal The capable input trigger’s pulse width is Positive Edge: more than Ts + Tf Negative Edge: more than Td + Tr STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 19/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
No.15S065-05 General Purpose Output (Reference 3) O General Purpose Output (Reference 4) STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 20/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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(*1) With reference 3. It was measuring on 1.8 V camera internal voltage. (*2) with reference 4. Internal Voltage Internal Voltage Camera internal Camera internal +3.3V or VCCext USER_OUTPUT USER_OUTPUT +3.3V or VCCext IO_GND IO_GND STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 21/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Pixel (n) of Data: nth pixel being transferred STC-MCS231U3V (Color) Pixel00 Pixel01 Data Data Pixel10 Pixel11 Data Data Pixel (m, n) of Data: nth pixel of the mth line being transferred STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 23/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
When Exposure Mode is set to Timed, the Exposure Time value will be set as the exposure time. ExposureTime 露光 Exposure VideoOut 映像出力 (*) The camera is set to Free run mode as the default mode. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 24/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Controlled, camera exposure and image acquisition do not work. (*) Please do not apply the Trigger through maximum frame rate on Trigger Mode. When Trigger applies within sensor Readout as exposure end, camera interrupted Readout. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 25/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
ExposureTime 露光 Exposure VideoOut 映像出力 Delay time on exposure start timing in the sensor Jitter (unit: μseconds Video Output Format STC-MBS231U3V STC-MCS231U3V 8bits 0 to 19.39 10bits 12bits 0 to 24.80 STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 26/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
露光 Exposure VideoOut 映像出力 Delay time on exposure start timing in the sensor Jitter (unit: μseconds Video Output Format STC-MBS231U3V STC-MCS231U3V 8bits 0 to 19.39 10bits 12bits 0 to 24.80 STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 27/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
This function can apply either external signal or a software command as the trigger. The software trigger can be applied through the “execute Trigger Software” command when the trigger is selected on the Trigger Selector. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 28/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
(*) When the Line polarity changing by Line Inverter, the active polarity of input trigger signal is changed. This function monitors the signal status on the input Line. The High level (Line Status: true) or Low level (Line Status false) status can be seen through the software. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 29/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
The trigger signal that added “Trigger Out Delay (Output pulse delay time)” and “Trigger Out On Time (Output pulse width)” is output. 4) Trigger Through Out The trigger input signal is output. (with a slight internal delay) STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 30/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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10) Exposure Active (In Exposure Period) The signal that activation time is exposure time is output. (*) Actual exposure period = Output signal pulse width + Minimum exposure time 13.73 seconds μ STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 31/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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(*) The trigger port in this chart describes Frame Start trigger as an example (*) Trigger Out and Strobe Out do not output from the camera for Exposure Start trigger and Exposure End trigger STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 32/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
The hardware reset can be done by CAM_RESET port. Sets On (Default: Off) at Line Device Reset Mode, and apply the Low voltage in 5 seconds on CAM_RESET port then camera rest. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 33/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Default: 0 Setting steps: 2 lines The parameters define as following chart. OffsetY Height ROI Region OffsetX Width (*) Width, Height, OffsetX, OffestY setting steps is the same in Binning and Decimation. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 34/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
1: Disable Binning 2: Binning 2 Pixel BinningVertical Integer Type Sets Binning on Vertical direction 1: Disable Binning 2: Binning 2 Pixel (*) Binning and Decimation function cannot be use simultaneously. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 36/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
1: Disable Decimation, 2: Decimate one of two pixels DecimationVertical Integer Type Sets decimation on vertical direction 1: Disable Decimation, 2: Decimate one of two pixels (*) Binning and Decimation function cannot be use simultaneously. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 37/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
ReverseY IBoolean Type Switch ON / OFF at Vertical False: Vertical Flip Off, True: Vertical Flip On. Default: False Reverse X(Off), Y(Off) Reverse X(Off), Y(On) Reverse X(On), Y(Off) Reverse X(On), Y(On) STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 38/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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No.15S065-05 Reverse X(Off), Y(Off) Reverse X(Off), Y(On) Reverse X(On), Y(Off) Reverse X(On), Y(On) (*) When the image is flipping for color camera, the pixel array is also flipped. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 39/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Sets gain at “Balance Ratio” for selected color at “Balance Ratio Selector”. GenICam Parameters BalanceRatio[BalanceRatioSelector] IFloat Type White Balance Gain Range: 0 to 511, Default: Red: 229, Green: 128, Blue: 272 White Balance Gain Formula Gain (x times) = BalanceRatio[BalanceRatioSelector] / 128 STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 40/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
When AGC and auto exposure are enabled, at first, the brightness adjusts with auto exposure function. If the brightness does not achieve “Auto Light Target” brightness with auto exposure function, the brightness adjusts with the AGC function. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 41/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Sets “Exposure Auto Limit Min” (When using Auto Exposure) Sets “Continuous” at “Gain Auto” (When using AGC) Sets “Gain Auto Limit Max” (When using AGC) Sets “Gain Auto Limit Min” (When using AGC) STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 42/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Sets “Blue” (when Blue gain set) at “Balance White Selector” Sets value at “Balance Ratio” Sets “Off” at “Balance White Auto” Optimizes white balance gain each frame automatically. Setting Procedure 1. Sets “Continuous” at “Balance White Auto” STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 43/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
White (Red, Green and Blue)”. Sets “Off” at “Balance White Auto” automatically after set “White Balance Gain”. Setting Procedure Sets the flat white target (To process white balance correctly) Sets Once on Balance White Auto STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 44/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
4096 A point 3584 3072 Gamma Table 2560 2048 Generate by the linear interpolation with A point 1536 and B point. 1024 1024 1536 2048 2560 3072 3584 4096 Input data STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 45/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
ROM that is selected at Setting UserSetSelector. Caution: Default Selector UserSetSave cannot execute when “Default” was selected at “UserSet Selector” UserSetSelector Setting Procedure 1. Selects “UserSetX” at “UserSetSelector” 2. Execute “UserSetSave” STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 46/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Setting Procedure Set “UserSetX” or “Default” at “UserSetDefault” Please follow the below procedure for the camera settings put back to the factory default settings. Setting Procedure Selects “Default” at “UserSetSelector”. Executes “UserSetLoad”. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 47/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
When the external hardware or software signal is input to the camera, the following process are proceeding. Line0 Line Line1 Debouncer Trigger Trigger トリガー Trigger Selector Delay Line2 Software Trigger Trigger Source STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 48/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Send notification as event when expose finishes in the camera. Event ID is 0x9001. (*) The event occurrence frequently, the stream data transferring rate could be reduced because Event and Stream (image data) share USB bus. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 49/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
DeviceLinkCommandTimeout Indicates the command timeout of the specified Link. This corresponds to the maximum response time of the device for a command sent on that link. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 50/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Height of the image provided by the device (in pixels). OffsetX Horizontal offset from the origin to the region of interest (in pixels). OffsetY Vertical offset from the origin to the region of interest (in pixels). STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 51/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
ExposureAutoLimitMax Determine the upper limit of exposure time when ExposureAuto is set to Continuous. ExposureAutoLimitMin Determine the lower limit of exposure time when ExposureAuto is set to Continuous. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 52/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Returns the Timestamp of the ExposureEnd Event. It can be used to determine precisely when the event occured. Name Description EventExposureStart Returns the unique Identifier of the Exposure Start type of Event. EventExposureStartTimestamp Returns the Timestamp of the Exposure Start Event. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 53/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Save the User Set specified by UserSetSelector to the non-volatile memory of the UserSetSave device. UserSetDefault Selects the feature User Set to load and make active by default when the device is reset. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 54/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
TestPendingAck before acknowledging the write. TestEventGenerate Generates a Test Event. TriggerEventTest This register is used to control the generation of test events. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 55/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
Revised maximum gain Added trademark information USB3 Vision is trademark of AIA. GenICam is trademark of EMVA. Other company names and product names in this document are trademarks of their respective owners. STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 56/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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No.15S065-05 19F, Ebina Prime Tower 9-50, Chuo 2 chome Ebina-city, Kanagawa 243-0432 Japan TEL +81-46-236-6660 FAX +81-46-236-6661 URL http://www.sentech.co.jp/ STC-MBS231U3V / STC-MCS231U3V 57/57 Product Specifications and Use’s Guide...
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