Contents Before you start About this manual 1.1.1 Tips, remarks, and notes 1.1.2 Registered trademarks 1.1.3 Conformity and use 1.1.4 Supplements Warranty and non-warranty clause Support Introduction Intended use Scope of delivery Optional accessories System requirements The camera Camera description Operating temperature Additional cooling Interfaces of the camera...
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5.3.2 Power connector Sensor defect specifications Camera dimensions Timing diagrams 5.6.1 Free run with electronic shutter 5.6.2 External sync with internal timer 5.6.3 Pulse width mode Spectral response 5.7.1 Monochrome and color with UV/IR Cut Filter 5.7.2 Monochrome and color without UV/IR Cut Filter Appendix Declaration of Conformity...
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Figures Fig.: 3-1: Interfaces of the camera EoSens® 3CL Fig.: 4-1: Power connector pinning Fig.: 4-2: Optocoupler Fig.: 4-3: Connecting camera and image processing system Fig.: 5-1: CameraLink connector, MDR-26 Fig.: 5-2: Power connector Fig.: 5-3: Quantum Efficiency mono and color with UV/IR Cut Filter Fig.: 5-4: Quantum Efficiency mono and color without UV/IR Cut Filter...
Before you start About this manual This manual contains helpful information to install and operate the described cam- era. It has been produced with care. Nevertheless, information might be erroneous or incomplete. Mikrotron GmbH cannot be held responsible for any problems resulting from incomplete or erroneous information.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions given in this guide, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a res- idential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will have to correct the interference at its own expense.
Life support applications The products described in this manual are not designed for use in life support appli- ances or devices and systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. NOTICE Mikrotron customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Mikrotron for any damages res- ulting from such improper use or sale.
Introduction Intended use The camera EoSens® 3CL belongs to the product class of so-called high-speed machine vision (MV) cameras that are integrated into test or measurement systems. High-speed MV cameras are designed to capture images with high frame rate for various purposes in an industrial or scientific environment to deliver image data for further analysis.
Power supply NTCAM13xx: The 12V/2.5A power supply is available with 5 or 10 m cable. NTCAM13xxSTR with strobe connector: The 12V / 2.5 A power supply with strobe connector is available with 5 or 10 m cable. Adapter F-mount adapter C-mount adapter System requirements The PC or image processing system that is connected with the camera must be...
The camera Camera description The CMOS 3.0 Megapixel CameraLink cameras offer a high photo sensitivity and therefore make inspection in low light conditions possible. Both BASE and FULL mode cameras are available as monochrome and color version. Mikrotron CameraLink cameras comply with the CameraLink standard. The camera link standard defines the following items: Three configuration types BASE, MEDIUM and FULL with different data transfer speeds...
NOTICE The camera body temperature must not exceed the values specified in the technical data (see "Technical data" on page 18). In case of overheating, the camera will automatically be switched off and the com- munication between camera and PC will be interrupted. INFO Durability of the camera will be reduced when being operated in an environment that is constantly exceeding the maximum permissible operating temperature.
This connection allows a standardized real-time communication between frame grab- ber and camera via the standardized CameraLink machine vision protocol. The 6-pin Hirose connector is used to connect an external power supply. Status LED The multi-color status LED indicates camera and CL connection states. LED State Indication No power...
First steps Connecting power and I/O signals The power connector of DC power supply must be connected to the 6-pin Hirose plug (HR10A-7P-6S). Fig.: 4-1: Power connector pinning NOTICE If it is connected with another 12 - 24 V/2A power supply, take the pinning of the connector into account.
Fig.: 4-2: Optocoupler NOTICE The camera must be used with a supply voltage according to the camera spe- cification. Connecting a lower or higher supply voltage, AC voltage, reversal polar- ity or using wrong pins of the power connector may damage the camera. If doing so, the warranty will expire immediately.
Fig.: 4-3: Connecting camera and image processing system 1. Switch off the image processing system (1). 2. Connect the BASE connector of the camera (4) with the BASE connector of the frame grabber (2). 3. For FULL CL, connect the FULL connector of the camera (4) with the FULL con- nector of the frame grabber (2).
Video Pixel data Image Profile CL con- clock width Resolution frequency [MB/s] [pixel] [fps] Mode fig. [MHz] 200x200 FULL 320x240 FULL 640x480 FULL 1280x1024 FULL 1696x1710 FULL 640x480 FULL 1280x1024 10x8 FULL 1680x1710 10x8 FULL All values can be changed by using a load/write command. In contrary to the user profiles, the eight factory profiles cannot be changed.
4. Start the MC Control Tool and connect the camera (software). 5. Click the MISC tab and select “factory profile 7” from the “Load profile” selec- tion. 6. Click “Load”. 7. After the profile is loaded, click the Image Control tab. Changing the pixel clock NOTICE After loading the factory profile, do not change other settings than the ones...
Technical data Camera specifications Resolution 3.0 Megapixel Active pixels 1,696 x 1,710 px Frame rate (8 bit) max. 285 fps Sensor OnSemi LUPA3000 Sensor type CMOS global shutter Pixel depth 8 bit Pixel size 8 x 8 μm Active area (sensor 13.57 x 13.68 px format) Light sensitivity...
Signal Signal XCLK- XCLK+ SERTC+ SERTC- SERTFG- SERTFG+ CC1- CC1+ CC2+ CC2- CC3- CC3+ CC4+ CC4- Table: 5-1: Base CameraLink pinning Signal Signal YCLK- YCLK+ 100 Ω Term. 100 Ω Term ZCLK- ZCLK+ Table: 5-2: Full CameraLink pinning 5.3.2 Power connector Before applying power to the camera we strongly recommend to verify the used pins of the power connector, the polarity (+/-) of the leads and the supply voltage.
NOTICE The camera must be used with a supply voltage according to the camera spe- cification. Connecting a lower or higher supply voltage, AC voltage, reversal polar- ity or using wrong pins of the power connector may damage the camera. If doing so, the warranty will expire immediately.
Sensor defect specifications Parameter Description Limit BrightPix Number of bright pixels allowed in the full window size max. 25 bright pixels of 1696 x 1710 pixels. allowed; bright pixel A bright pixel is defined as a pixel that has a 25% defects are stored in a higher response than the median response of the dark global defect map...
31.3 14.9 69.8 41.3 F-mount C-mount Timing diagrams 5.6.1 Free run with electronic shutter In this mode, the frame rate and exposure time are controlled by the camera. At the strobe output (power connector) is a high signal while the camera exposes a picture. 5 Technical data...
5.6.2 External sync with internal timer In this mode, the frame rate is controlled by the frame grabber while the exposure time is controlled by the camera. 5.6.3 Pulse width mode In this mode, the frame rate and exposure time are controlled by the frame grabber with the CC1 (CameraLink) camera input.
Spectral response 5.7.1 Monochrome and color with UV/IR Cut Filter Fig.: 5-3: Quantum Efficiency mono and color with UV/IR Cut Filter 5.7.2 Monochrome and color without UV/IR Cut Filter Fig.: 5-4: Quantum Efficiency mono and color without UV/IR Cut Filter 5 Technical data...
EU Declaration of Conformity EU-Konformitätserklärung Mikrotron GmbH Phone: +49 (0)89 72634200 Landshuter Str.20-22 Fax: +49 (0)89 726342-99 D-85716 Unterschleissheim Mail to: info@mikrotron.de www.mikrotron.de We herewith declare under our sole responsibility that the products mentioned below: Hiermit erklären wir in alleiniger Verantwortung, dass die folgenden Produkte: Product type: 3MP Full Camera Link Camera Produkt:...
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