Interface with Host .................... 17 DCAM550-U ................... 17 DCAM550-P ................... 17 6pin Connector for DCAM550-U/P............18 Type A USB2.0 Connector for DCAM550-U ..........19 RJ45 Ethernet Connector for DCAM550-P ..........20 DCAM550-E ................... 20 LED Indication ..................24 IP Reset Button for DCAM550-P ............26 Principle of Time of Flight .................
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6.1.1 USB2.0 Mode Installation (DCAM550-U Only) ......29 6.1.2 100M Ethernet Installation (DCAM550-P and DCAM550-E) ..29 6.1.3 Power Over Ethernet Mode Installation ........30 Software Installation ................32 6.2.1 How to get ..................32 6.2.2 Graphic Tool on windows .............. 32 6.2.3...
DCAM550 product family is a series of products designed by Vzense company. It has three sub-series, DCAM550-U, DCAM550-P, DCAM550-E. DCAM550-U refers to the model with USB connection.
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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); after that wipe dry; Make sure no any residual detergent after cleaning, before reconnecting the camera to power Read the manual Do read the manual carefully before using the camera.
Eye safety is only guaranteed when the camera is used properly Power The DCAM550 model can work via either Power over Ethernet or external DC power. For PoE+ power source, the PSE device shall apply the PoE+ standard ( ) or 802.3at...
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.
Dimension(L*H*W) DCAM550-P: 65mm*65mm*52.7mm DCAM550-E: 65mm*65mm*59.5mm DCAM550-U: 265g Weight DCAM550-P: 279g DCAM550-E: 323g DCAM550-U: USB and DC Power Power Supply DCAM550-P: PoE+ or DC Power DCAM550-E: PoE+ or DC Power DCAM550-U: USB OTG and RS485 Interface DCAM550-P: Ethernet and RS485 DCAM550-E: Ethernet and RS485...
Electrical Specifications 3.2.1 Recommended Operating Conditions Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ. Units DC Power USB2.0 4.75 Digital I/O Vout Work (Exposure_timing) mode Digital I/O (Ext_Trigger) RS485 Operating Temperature ° C Operating humidity Storage humidity Storage temperature ° C 3.2.2 Power Consumption Parameter Conditions Average...
DCAM550-P Mechanical Specifications 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...
DCAM550-U Mechanical Specifications 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...
DCAM550-E Mechanical Specifications 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...
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 DCAM550 Series is 69° *51° , we can do FOV customization if the customer requires, and reasonable NRE fee shall be charged.
Operating system 32-bit Windows 7/10 64-bit Windows 7/10 Linux (x86, x64) Vzense ToF Driver The Vzense ToF Driver software is available for Windows and Linux. It includes the following: SDK code Sample code Software user manual...
3.7.3 Environmental Requirements Temperature and Humidity Ambient temperature during operation: -20–50 ° C Humidity during operation: 20–80 %, relative Storage temperature: -30–70 ° C Storage humidity: 20–80 %, relative Heat Dissipation We suggest to mount the camera on a thermally conductive material frame, for example metal frame which can help on heat dissipation.
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Fig. 3.3: Origin of the Coordinate System Meshlab and CloudCompare tools are recommended to analyze the point cloud data saved by Vzense software or SDK method.
4 Interface with Host DCAM550-U DCAM550-U ToF Camera is equipped with Type-A, LED, 6pin connector, DC JACK at the back of its housing as shown in below figure. For more information about pin assignments and connector types, see the following sections.
6pin Connector for DCAM550-U/P 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.
DCAM550-U has the Type A 2.0 interface for data transmission and power supply. By default the DCAM550-U works as USB slave at all time. The USB port can work as USB host by customization from Vzense team, if you really need the USB OTG feature, please contact Vzense team for technical support.
DCAM550-P has the standard RJ45 interface for Ethernet transmission and PoE+ power supply; DCAM550-E DCAM550-E ToF Camera is equipped with two M12 connectors at the back of its housing as shown in below figure. For more information about pin assignments and connector types, see the following...
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Insert the aviation cable a) Blue dot connector to blue socket, red dot connector to red socket; b) Push the connector into the socket carefully and steady; c) Grab the aviation connector and pull out to remove it from the socket...
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8 pin Ethernet Interface Designation Description Tranceive Data+ Tranceive Data- Receive Data+ PoE+ PoE+ Power + POWER PoE+ PoE+ Power + POWER Receive Data- PoE+ PoE+ Power - POWER PoE+ PoE+ Power - POWER 10 pin Multiple Functional Interface Designation Ext_OUT RS485-A RS485-B...
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RS485-A RS485-A RS485-B RS485-B Ext_Trigger INPUT External trigger input(3.3V-20V) Exposure_timing OUTPUT Control signal output Pull high (3.3V-20V) for 10 seconds then the IP RESET INPUT IP is reset as 192.168.1.101. 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.
Exposure LED Indication An LED at the back side of the camera indicates the camera status. The LED animation table is shown as below: DCAM550-U Waiting for USB enumeration, GREEN LED blinking: 200ms 2800m USB Connected without DC IN, GREEN LED constantly on:...
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DCAM550-P and DCAM550-E 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.
IP Reset Button for DCAM550-P 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. Then the IP is reset as 192.168.1.101.
A strong ambient light may affect the accuracy and precision of the depth data, the Vzense DCAM 710 is suggested to in user below 50K LUX ambient light. Multipath Propagation Based on the principle of ToF, Multipath effect may happen when the light reflected more one once.
To eliminate the multipath effect, you should: 1. Keep the camera working environment as clean as possible; 2. Avoid the camera be placed at concave forms environment, like corners of a room or inside of a narrow space; 3. Highly-reflective object shall be removed far away from the measurement target; Reflectivity of the Target Please note that different reflectivity of the target may cause measurement result deviation, objects which have 20% to 80% reflectivity to 850nm or 940nm infrared light...
The steps are as below: 1. Mount the camera in an appropriate fixture, e.g. a camera bracket; 2. Connect the DCAM550-P or DCAM550-E ToF camera to the host processor with the Ethernet cable(see chapter 9, Accessories and Package), the Ethernet socket locates...
4. Connect the adaptor to power source and power on; 5. Please do set the IP address of the camera and host PC in the same segment; 6. The default IP address of DCAM550-P or DCAM550-E is 192.168.1.101, you can change the IP address by the VzenseConfigTool;...
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4. Connect the PoE+ switch or PoE+ injector to power source;...
Please chose the suitable version based on the product and system. Windows SDK, Linux SDK have different project repository. 6.2.2 Graphic Tool on windows Vense uTool is a graphic tool on windows for the all Vzense ToF products. Download or clone uTool evaluation tool from our GitHub /Gitee: China:https://gitee.com/Vzense/UTool Oversea:https://github.com/Vzense/UTool...
SDK APIs. It has a pre-build version app in Tools folder, the source code is in Samples folder. See the document for the details. Firmware Upgrade Download the VzenseUpgradeTool from below link: China: https://gitee.com/Vzense/VzenseUpgradeTool Oversea: https://github.com/Vzense/VzenseUpgradeTool Please read the Vzense_UpgradeTool_User_Guide.pdf before upgrading firmware.
Product State Machine DCAM550-U Power Off: product do not have any power Working: product is ready for connect and frame out ToF Driver Upgrade: product is in upgrade of ToF driver System Upgrade: product is in upgrade of firmware...
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DCAM550-P 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 ...
Four default ranges: range0(0.35m~1.5m), range1(0.5m~2.8m), range2(0.8m~4.4m), range5(1.2m~6.0m). User can use Frameviewer to try the different command or can use the APIs to control the camera. The details please reference the SDK documents. USB Connection DCAM550 use UVC profile to transfer image and control command.
7 Features Slave Trigger Mode At slave trigger mode, the DCAM550 product outputs image only at every trigger signal happens. Please refer to 4.1 6 Pin Connector for the requirement to the hardware trigger signal; Two ways can set the DCAM550 product at slave trigger mode:...
One range mode of the Vzense DCAM550 camera can fulfill furthest distance be at most 5 times to nearest distance. For example, if the near limitation is 0.4m, then the furthest distance in this mode can reach about 2m.
Flying pixel removing; IR Image Besides the depth image, Vzense DCAM550 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.
8 Camera Operation on Frameviewer Please refer to 6.2.1 for the SDK downloading. Function Description 2D image show depth image colorize Camera hardware information show like SN, version Image store Depth 30 depth image in 30fps IR 30 IR image in 30fps Mode Switch Depth&IR 30 both depth and ir in 30fps...
8.1.1 Image area Image area is the area of showing depth image, IR image. 8.1.2 Command and information area Frameviewer use CMD shell for camera control and information output. Like the image below: switch mode, change detect range, save 3D image and so on.
Connect devices Frameviewer will auto-connect the device, and output the base information on the window. 2D view The display area can show different type image. 8.3.1 Depth Image Depth image is covert to a rainbow image for real distance showing. COLORMAP_RAIN 8bit Color_Map_Mi...
8.3.2 IR Image 3D image store When the depth image is showing, input ‘s/S’ to store the point cloud file. User can use CloudCompare to viewer the 3D image.
Range 0 0.35m~1.5m Range 1 0.5m~2.8m Range 2 0.8m~4.4m Range 5 1.2m~6.0m Please do NOT use uncalibrated modes, the measurement data will not be guaranteed. If you need other range mode requirement, you can ask Vzense team to do range...
Use range 0 and 2 WDR can match this requirement. Configure the WDR mode: If you have some particular requirement and want to use WDR mode, you can contract with Vzense FAE first. Change mode to WDR mode:...
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Depth image in range 0: Depth image in range 2:...
9 DCAM550 Accessories and Package In package items list: DCAM550-U Order No. Description Picture DCAM550-U Vzense DCAM550-U Depth Camera Module -Type A to Type A Lockable Cable -Cord Length: 1.5m 814000300012 -Support USB 2.0 High Speed -5V/1A on VBUS -DC 12V~24V Input -DC Plug: 5.5±0.1mm*2.1+0.1/-0mm*11.5±0.5mm...
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IP RESET VZENSE-UG550 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.
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Optional item list: Item Component Description Quantity Power adaptor, DC 12V,3A with 5.5mm head 814000300013 For DCAM550-U and DCAM550-P Power adaptor, DC 12V,3A with 10P aviation head 814000300017 For DCAM550-E H3C EWPAM2NPoE+ 802.3at PoE+ Injector H3C EWPAM2NPoE+ For DCAM550-P and DCAM550-E...
10 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 11-Mar-2022 Add a note related with frame rate when working Range5 Chapter 8 Modify some details, size...
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