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- Page 1 USER MANUAL COE-U series USB 3.0 Camera USER MANUAL V1.1 CAMERAS...
- Page 2 User Manual About this Manual This Manual is applicable to Machine Vision USB3.0 Camera. The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons.
- Page 3 the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info. Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’...
- Page 4 Part Number Part number Description Type Structure COE-013-x-USB-040-yy-C CMOS, 1/2", 3.0, 1280x1024, 4.8pix, Type IV 201fps ,C-mount COE-016-x-USB-021-yy-C CMOS, 1/2.9", 3.0, 1440x1080, 3.45pix, Type I 249.1fps ,C-mount COE-023-x-USB-060-yy-C CMOS, 1/1.2", 3.0, 1936x1216, 5.86pix, Type I 40fps ,C-mount COE-050-x-USB-060-yy-C CMOS, 2/3", 3.0, 2448x2048, 3.45pix,...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview ................................... 6 Introduction ........................... 6 Main Features ........................6 Camera Physical Interfaces ..................... 6 1.3.1 Camera Dimension ............................6 1.3.2 Rear Panel Introduction ..........................7 1.3.3 Power and I/O Interface Introduction ......................7 1.3.4 Installation Accessories .......................... - Page 6 3.9.9 Image Reverse ............................32 3.9.10 HDR Cycling Mode............................. 33 3.9.11 Test pattern ............................... 34 3.9.12 Binning ..............................35 3.9.13 Decimation ..............................36 3.9.14 Black Level ..............................36 3.9.15 Sharpness ..............................36 3.9.16 Color Transformation Control ........................37 3.10 I/O Electric Feature ......................38 3.10.1 Line0 Opto-isolated Input Circuit ......................
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Overview Introduction The Machine Vision Camera is an image capturing device capable of real-time transmission of uncompressed image through a USB 3.0 interface. Remote image capturing and camera control, for example, the operating mode and the image parameters adjustment, are supported by client software. Main Features The USB 3.0 interface provides the 3 Gbps bandwidth. -
Page 8: Rear Panel Introduction
Type III Type IV Figure 1-1 Dimension of Other Models Note: The camera adopts the C-Mount lens interface. The flange back length of lens is 17.5mm±0.15mm. 1.3.2 Rear Panel Introduction The rear panel of the machine vision camera is shown in the figure below. Table 1-1 Description of the Rear Panel Description Lens Mount... -
Page 9: Installation Accessories
Figure 1-2 Power and I/O Interface Table 1-2 Description Signal I/O Type Description Power DC 12V Opt-Iso In Input Opto-isolated input GPIO Input/output Can be configured as input or output Opt-Iso Out Output Opto-isolated output Ground for opt- isolated I/O, not connected to Opto GND Input camera ground... -
Page 10: Chapter 2 Camera Installation And Configuration
Chapter 2 Camera Installation and Configuration Installing the Camera Steps: Unpack the camera package and install the lens (optional) to the camera body by rotating the lens clockwise. Fix the camera to the desired position. Use Micro USB 3.0 (B model) cable to connect the camera with a PC or any other transmission devices.. -
Page 11: Camera Configuration
Camera Configuration 2.3.1 Setting via Attribute Tree The software can read the XML file of camera attributes and display it in tree format. Steps: OECS Double click the icon to open the client software. The main user interface and the description of the client software are shown in Figure 2-22 and Table 2-1. - Page 12 Here we take Guru Level as an example. Click the icon before each attribute to view and edit the details. Figure 2-3 Attribute Page Device Control: In the Device Control attribute, you can view the camera details include device type, ⚫...
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Page 13: Chapter 3 Functions
Chapter 3 Functions Device Control 3.1.1 Name Modification Run client software and click Device Control. You will see the device type, the version information, the device serial number and so on. Input the device name in Device User ID as shown in Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1 Device Name Modification You can reset the device, and view the device temperature in Device Control, as shown in Figure 3-2. -
Page 14: Camera Data Format
3.2.1 Camera Data Format Color camera changes from the original data to RGB8 by color interpolation algorithm. Bayer GB, Bayer GR and any other patterns are shown in the following four figures. Figure 3-3 Bayer GR Pixel Pattern Figure 3-4 Bayer GB Pixel Pattern Figure 3-5 Bayer BG Pixel Pattern Figure 3-6 Bayer RG Pixel Pattern The camera uses 12 bit ADC (some only support 10 bit ADC). -
Page 15: Frame Rate
Packed, Mono10 Packed, Mono12 packed Bayer GR/GB/RG 12, Bayer BG/GR/RG 10, YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV), YUV4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed RGB 8 Click Image Format Control in the attribute list and select Pixel Format. You will find the supported pixel format. Choose the appropriate data output format as shown in Figure 3-7 and finish setting. Figure 3-7 Frame Rate Setting 3.2.2 Frame Rate... - Page 16 Figure 3-8 Frame Rate Setting The lowest frame rate within the three formulas is Resulting Frame Rate. Click Image Format Control and move. Select Width and Height. Adjust the ROI on the right side. The value in the Offset X and the Offset Y refer to the ROI starting point at the top left corner. The following figure shows the ROI setting.
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Page 17: Global Shutter And Rolling Shutter
Global Shutter and Rolling Shutter 3.3.1 Global Shutter Support global shutter camera. Exposure starts and ends in each line simultaneously. Data readout is after the exposure. The time for the sensor collecting exposure and for the data readout are the same, but as shown in Figure 3-10, different in the actual readout time. - Page 18 Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Readout Line 4 Line 5 Offset=Readout Line n-1 Line n Exposure Readout Figure 3-11 Rolling Shutter The figure of rolling shutter’s signal readout under internal trigger mode ⚫ Intergration1 Intergration2 Intergration3 Frame 1 Frame 2 Readout Readout Figure 3-12 Internal Trigger Mode...
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Page 19: Sensor Shutter Mode
3.3.3 Sensor Shutter Mode The sensor shutter mode allows you to set the operating mode of the device’s electronic shutter. The shutter mode refers to the way in which the image data is captured and processed. In general, there are 3 sensor shutter modes, including Global Reset, Rolling and Trigger Rolling. Global reset means that all of the sensor's pixels start exposing at the same time, but stop exposing at different time. -
Page 20: Internal Trigger Mode
Select On or Off in Trigger Mode to select either internal trigger mode or external trigger mode. (Off refers to the internal trigger mode and On refers to the external trigger mode.) 3.4.1 Internal Trigger Mode The Camera can output one image or several images continuously in the internal trigger mode. Click Acquisition Control in the attribute list. -
Page 21: Strobe Output
trigger signal. As shown in Figure 3-19, the delay time can be set through Trigger Delay. The range is from 0 to 32000000 and the unit is μs. Figure 3-18 Signal Delay Principle Figure 3-19 Delay Time Setting (3) Triggering Anti-jitter The noise may exist in external trigger’s input signal and it may cause spurious triggering status if it goes into the camera. - Page 22 As shown in Figure 3-21, click Digital IO Control. Select Line Selector and choose output pin. Check Strobe Enabled and finish setting. Figure 3-21 Strobe Output Mode Available Strobe parameter setting: (1) Polarity setting Tick Line Inverter to set polarity external trigger’s output signal, as shown in Figure 3-22. Figure 3-22 Modifying Strobe Polarity (2) Strobe valid time As shown in Figure 3-23, Strobe is set to high level.
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Page 23: Acquisition Mode Under External Trigger
Figure 3-23 Strobe Valid Electrical Level Duration (3) Strobe output delay The camera supports the function of Strobe signal output delay to satisfy special application: as shown in Figure 3-24, when exposure starts, the Strobe output is not valid immediately. Instead, the Strobe output will delay according to the setting in Strobe Line Delay. - Page 24 Figure 3-26 Single Frame Mode The frame rate and exposure time decide to trigger the next frame or not when reading out camera data. If exposure is in progress, the camera will ignore another external trigger signal. You can set a longer exposure time to achieve Bulb Shutter.
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Page 25: Overlap Exposure And Non-Overlap Exposure
Overlap Exposure and Non-overlap Exposure To capture one frame of image includes the exposure and the readout. According to the overlap relationship between the exposure time and the readout time, cameras with different chips can be divided into overlap exposure and non-overlap exposure. 3.7.1 Non-overlap Exposure After completing the current frame’s exposure and readout, the next frame starts to expose and read out. -
Page 26: Counter Control
Figure 3-31 Internal Trigger Overlap Exposure Overlap exposure under external trigger mode ⚫ Figure 3-32 External Trigger Overlap Exposure Counter Control The counter can divide frequencies that from external inputting trigger signal. You can control the exposure depends on your expectations. Operation steps are as follows: As shown in Figure 3-33, click Acquisition Burst Frame Count and select Trigger Source. - Page 27 Figure 3-34 Counter Frequency Division Configuration Note: By default, Line 0 is signal input pin. Line 2 is configurable input and output pin. Configure Line 2 to input pin in Digital IO Control, as shown in Figure 3-35, in order to do frequency division for Line 2. Figure 3-35 Configuring Line 2 Pin to Input In Counter And Timer Control, you should set Counter Value.
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Page 28: Imaging Parameter Setting
Figure 3-37 Resetting The Counter Imaging Parameter Setting 3.9.1 Exposure Time Please refer to the camera technical index to acquire the supported exposure time. The exposure control supports manual mode, single mode and continuous mode. When setting trigger mode, the single mode and continuous mode are invalid. -
Page 29: Gain Control
Figure 3-39 Set Exposure Time under Once or Continuous Mode Note: ● If the device is under Continuous exposure mode, once external trigger mode is enabled, the device will automatically switch to Off exposure mode. ● Some models of the device do not support Once or Continuous exposure mode. You can enter Exposure Time (µ... -
Page 30: Set Digital Gain
3.9.3.2 Set Digital Gain Apart from analog gain, the device supports digital gain function. When analog gain reaching its upper limit and the image is still too dark, it is recommended to improve image brightness via digital gain. Click Analog Control, enable Digital Shift Enable, and enter Digital Shift according to actual demands. Figure 3-41 Set Digital Gain Note: When increasing the digital gain, the image noise will greatly increase too, which will severely... -
Page 31: Region Setting Of Auto Functions
Figure 3-42 White Balance Setting 3.9.5 Region Setting of Auto Functions The camera can adjust exposure time and white balance automatically to achieve your expectations. By default, the camera will adjust the brightness and the white balance of the whole image. In addition, you can also set an area of interest, which is called AOI. -
Page 32: Gamma Correction
Figure 3-44 LUT Setting 3.9.7 Gamma Correction The camera supports Gamma Correction. Normally, the output of the camera chip and the number of photon that the sensor (on the chip) received are linear. And Gamma Correction provides a non-linear output. If the Gamma value is between 0.5 and 1, the image brightness decreases while the brightness of the dark area increases. -
Page 33: Brightness, Hue And Saturation
are only for reference. 3.9.8 Brightness, Hue and Saturation Brightness ⚫ You can adjust the brightness of the exposure target. The default value is 64. The larger the value, the brighter the image. ⚫ You can adjust the hue value in HSV. The default value is 128. Saturation ⚫... -
Page 34: Hdr Cycling Mode
Figure 3-48 The Comparison of ROI Output Before And After Mirroring 3.9.10 HDR Cycling Mode The camera supports HDR cycling mode: the camera can capture images in cycling mode depending on four groups of parameters. You can configure exposure time and Gain independently by setting parameters in each group. -
Page 35: Test Pattern
3.9.11 Test pattern Click Image Format Control in the attribute list. Select Test Pattern and set the parameter. The default test pattern is OFF, as shown in Figure 3-51. Figure 3-51 Test Pattern The camera provides four test patterns, including Mono Bar, Vertical Color Bar, Horizontal Color Bar and Checkboard as shown in the following four figures. -
Page 36: Binning
Figure 3-53 Vertical Color Bar Test Pattern Figure 3-54 Horizontal Color Bar Test Pattern Figure 3-55 Checkboard Test Pattern 3.9.12 Binning The purpose of setting binning is to enhance sensibility. With binning, multiple sensor pixels are combined as a single pixel to reduce resolution and improve image brightness. Click Binning Selector, and set Binning Horizontal and Binning Vertical according to actual demands. -
Page 37: Decimation
Figure 3-56 Set Binning The device also supports binning mode function if the binning is 2 × 2 and above. The binning mode defines how pixels are combined if the binning is 2 × 2 and above. Note: Configuring binning mode is supported when the device is acquiring images. 3.9.13 Decimation The decimation feature allows you to reduce the number of sensor pixel columns or rows that are... -
Page 38: Color Transformation Control
Go to Analog Control → Sharpness Enable, enable Sharpness Enable, and enter Sharpness according to actual demands. Figure 3-59 Set Sharpness 3.9.16 Color Transformation Control After the image is processed by the white balance, the overall image will be dark, and at the same time, various colors may deviate from their standard values to varying degrees. -
Page 39: 3.10 I/O Electric Feature
3.10 I/O Electric Feature 3.10.1 Line0 Opto-isolated Input Circuit In controlling camera I/O, Line0 input circuit can be shown in Figure 3-61. Figure 3-61 Input Circuit Logic 0 input level: 0~1VDC (OPTO_IN pin) Logic 1 input level: 1.5~24VDC (OPTO_IN pin) Maximum input current: 25 mA Please make sure the input voltage is not from 1V to 1.5V as the electric status among the two values is not stable. - Page 40 External Voltage External Resistor 510Ω 33Ω PTC OPTO_OUT(Line1) MMST3904 LTV-217 100Ω OPTO_GND OPTO_GND Figure 3-63 Output Circuit Maximum Line1 output current: 25 mA Internal Logic Logic 1 Output Level Logic 0 Output Level Figure 3-64 Output Logic Level Opto-isolated output electric feature can be shown in Table 3-3 (The external voltage is 3.3 V and the external resistance is 1 K.) Table 3-3 Output Electric Feature Parameter...
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Page 41: Line2 Configurable Bi-Direction I/O Circuit
2.4KΩ 915mV 4.6mA 4.7KΩ 975mV 4.9mA 3.10.3 Line2 Configurable Bi-direction I/O Circuit In controlling I/O, the configurable bi-direction non-isolated IO circuit of Line2 can be shown in Figure 3-65. Figure 3-65 Line2 Bi-direction I/O Circuit Note: The camera of MV-CA030-10GM/GC has no such function. Configure Line2 to input pin Logic 0 input level: 0~0.5VDC (GPIO2 pin) Logic 1 input level: 1.5~30VDC (GPIO2 pin) -
Page 42: 3.11 User Parameter And Preference Setting
Table 3-5 The Parameter of Output Logic Low Level VL（GPIO2） External Voltage External Resistor 3.3V 1KΩ 160mV 1KΩ 220mV 1KΩ 460mV 1KΩ 860mV 1KΩ 970mV When the external voltage of 1KΩ external resistance turns to 5V, features of output logic level and electric feature in GPIO2 configuration can be shown in Figure 3-67 and Table 3-6. -
Page 43: Embedded Information
Figure 3-68 Parameters Saving And Loading Figure 3-69 shows the relationship among four groups of parameters. Load Save Load Figure 3-69 The Relationship Among Four Groups of Parameters 3.11.2 Embedded Information The camera supports embedding information into the image data. The current supporting embedded information is: Timestamp ⚫... - Page 44 The Embedded information is as following: Timestamp: Take four bytes: transmission with four available data. Data format: The data format of the timestamp is shown in Figure 3-70. Figure 3-70 Timestamp Format Analog gain: Take four bytes: transmission with four available data. Connect the least significant 8 bit of the four data together.
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Page 45: File Access Control
Figure 3-71 Embedded Information 3.11.3 File Access Control Note: The functions in this manual are for reference only and may differ from the devices. The file access function can import or export the device’s feature files and save them in mfa format. The supported feature files include User Set 1/2/3, DPC, and LUT Luminance 1/2/3. -
Page 46: Event Control
the same parameters in LUT Selector. ● If DPC is selected as device feature, and it will take effect immediately. ● Importing and exporting the device feature among the same model of devices are supported. 3.11.4 Event Control Note: The functions in this manual are for reference only and may differ from the devices. The event control can record events happen to the device and allow you to view them. -
Page 47: 3.12 Firmware Updating
Figure 3-76 Event Monitor 4. Check Messaging Channel Event, and view the specific event after the device starts live view. Figure 3-77 Event Monitor Window 3.12 Firmware Updating Support firmware updating via LAN. After selecting available device in the device list, open... - Page 48 Tool>Firmware Updating Tool in the Menu. Select available firmware updating kit, as shown in Figure 3-78. Figure 3-78 Firmware Update...
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Page 49: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Indicator Status Definition Table 4-1 LED Indicator Status LED Status Definition Steady On The LED indicator keeps lights on all the time Unlit The LED indicator keeps unlit all the time Fast Flicker The LED indicator flickers every 200ms to 300ms Slow Flicker The LED indicator flickers every 1000ms. -
Page 50: Faq
Table 4-3 FAQ Problem Description Possible Reasons Solutions 1. The camera cannot be detected 1. The camera does not 1. Confirm that the power supply of camera is by the client work properly. well connected (via LED indicator), and the software.
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