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The camera in your possession has been produced with great care and has been thoroughly tested. Nonetheless, should you have reasons for complaint, then please contact your local SVS-VISTEK distributor. You will find a list of distributors in your area under: http://www.svs-...
Contents Contents Safety Messages ............5 Legal Information ............. 6 The EXO ..............7 Building blocks simplify design-in........ 7 3.1.1 Exclusive body architecture ..........7 3.1.2 Form follows requirements ..........7 The EXO with USB3 Vision ......... 7 4IO adds Light and Functionality ........ 9 Getting Started ............
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Contents 7.1.11 Gain ................54 7.1.12 Image Flip ..............55 7.1.13 Binning ..............56 7.1.14 Burst Mode ..............57 Camera Features ........... 58 7.2.1 System Clock Frequency ..........58 7.2.2 Temperature Sensor ............ 58 7.2.3 Basic Capture Modes ..........59 7.2.4 LookUp Table .............
A white graphical symbol inside a blue circle defines a safety sign that indicates that an action shall be taken to avoid a hazard. Cross-reference NOTICE Provides references and tips 1: T IGURE ABLE OF SAFETY MESSAGES SVS-VISTEK– Building blocks simplify design-in...
Customers, integrators and end users of SVS-Vistek products might sell these products and agree to do so at their own risk, as SVS-Vistek will not take any liability for any damage from improper use or sale.
In Theory, USB3.0 transfer rate is 5Gbps, USB3.1 even can transfer 10Gbps. Despite being standardized, we find a significant amount of USB3 hardware being sold still is not capable to cope with these high data SVS-VISTEK–The EXO Building blocks simplify design-in...
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This refers to some USB3 host chipsets, USB hubs as well to high processing load in the host computer. An integrated hardware buffer in the SVS-Vistek camera (240MB) will try to catch and buffer these cases. Burst Mode frame rate is limited to maximum USB speed. The SVCapture GUI will show the real data rate of successful transfers.
SVS-VISTEK 3.3 4IO adds Light and Functionality Your SVS-Vistek camera is equipped with the innovative 4IO-interface Figure 2: Illustration of 4IO concept of switching LEDs (depending on camera model up to 4 inputs/outputs, see specs) allowing full light control, replacing external strobe controllers. Each of the outputs can be individually configured and managed using pulse- width modulation.
Acquisition enabled Red slow ( 1 Hz ) Problem with initialization Red quickly ( 8 Hz) Camera overheating Blue permanent Waiting for trigger Cyan permanent Exposure active Violet permanent Readout/FVAL Table 1 table of flashing LED codes SVS-VISTEK–Getting Started Power supply...
(GenICam drivers and transport layer DDLs) SVCapture 2.x is a XML based software tool provided for free. It is created to show the capabilities of your SVS-Vistek camera and to show/modify values to your cam. Get control of exposure timing, trigger delay, image correction etc. or control up to 4 LED lights connected to the SVCam directly via the PC.
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SVS-VISTEK Software Setup Installation prosecco may differ from PC to PC. It is recommended to install the whole software package. Copy/expand the installation executable file to your hard drive. Run installation Read and accept the terms of license agreement Choose destination folder...
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SVS-VISTEK Install the USB 3.0 Driver Generic driver included in the windows system will not match all SVS-VISTEK USB3 Vision features. Start installation System, warning The installer will modify your system (USB 3.0 driver); there for windows systems will warn you with an interrupt.
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SVS-VISTEK Installation will proceed Installation completed Getting Started...
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SVS-VISTEK Initialization I R S T L A U N C H The software is XML based. So in case there is no Camera connected to the USB slot, no XML camera properties can be loaded, no values to control are available.
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SVS-VISTEK Conform to GenICam all control features will be listed in a flat tree diagram. Getting Started...
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SVS-VISTEK USB 3.0 driver The USB 3.0 driver You can find the USB 3.0 driver within your hardware manager: Firmware update From time to time make sure your camera is running up to date firmware. A firmware update tool is integrated in the software.
If you drive the camera as a light controller (see chapter 4IO) depending on the current the light is pulling it might be necessary to power the camera with an external power supply as standard USB3 devices are limited in their current supply. SVS-VISTEK–Connectors USB3 Vision...
SVS-VISTEK 5.2 Input / output connectors For further information using the breakout box and simplifying I/O connection refer to SVCam Sensor Actor manual (with Murr and Phoenix breakout boxes). To be found separate within the USP manuals. Hirose™ 12Pin For detailed information about switching lights from inside the camera, refer to strobe control.
Inch CS-Mount Cameras accept both types of lenses. C-Mount lenses require a 5mm adapter ring to be fitted. (Also available at SVS-VISTEK) C-Mount Cameras only accept C mount lenses as the flange to sensor distance does not allow a CS mount lens close enough to the Sensor to achieve a focused image.
Compared to the CCD sensor CMOS doesn't need additional vertical or horizontal readout registers. Every light sensitive element is directly addressed. In-stead of a charge, a voltage is sampled and converted by the ADC. Figure 7: Illustration of conventional CMOS sensor technique SVS-VISTEK–Feature-Set Basic Understanding...
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SVS-VISTEK Figure 8: Illustration of CMOS on chip processing Figure 9: Illustration of CMOS four channel output Actual readout order differs from sensor to sensor. Sony IMX readout technology IMX technology from Sony is based on their experiences in CCD technology.
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SVS-VISTEK By shifting the electrons into the on pixel memory more time can be spend on ‘counting’ the electrons. So a correlated double sampling can be done twice. Once on the pixel and secondly during the A/D conversion. This is why the IMX series is recommended as one of the best signal-to- noise-ratio sensors in the world.
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.2 Global Shutter / Progressive Scan Unlike rolling shutter or interlaced scan modes all pixels are exposed at the same time. Fast moving objects will be captured without showing movement distortion. Figure 11: motion blur Figure 12 rolling shutter with...
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.3 Frames per Second Frames per second, or frame rate describes the number of frames output per second. The inverse (1/ frame rate) defines the frame time. frame per second frame time (Exposure) applicable standard 0,25 500ms 41,6 � ms...
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.5 Exposure See various exposure and timing modes in chapter: Basic capture modes. Combine various exposure timings with PWM LED illumination, refer to sequencer. Setting Exposure time Exposure time can be set by width of the external or internal triggers or programmed by a given value.
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.7 Bit-Depth Values of brighness are internally represented by numbers. Numbers are represented by bytes, consisting out of single bits. The number of bits for brightness representation is limiting the number of brightness values or colour values that can be represented. Bit depth defines how many unique colors or grey levels are available in an image after digitization.
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SVS-VISTEK Figure 18: Figure of original picture - black & white Figure 19: Figure of quantification with 6 shades of gray (reduced colour depth) Feature-Set...
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.8 Color Color cameras are identical to the monochrome versions. The color pixels are transferred in sequence from the camera, in the same manner as the monochrome, but considered as “raw”-format. The camera sensor has a color mosaic filter called “Bayer” filter pattern named after the person who invented it.
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.9 Resolution – active & effective As mentions in the specifications, there is a difference between the active and the effective resolution of almost every sensor. Some pixels towards the borders of the sensor will be used only to calibrate the sensor values.
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.10 Offset For physical reasons the output of a sensor will never be zero, even the camera is placed in total darkness or simply closed. Always there will be noise or randomly appearing electrons that will be detected as a signal.
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.11 Gain Setting gain above 0 dB (default) is another way to boost the signal coming from the sensor. Especially useful for low light conditions. Setting Gain amplifies the signal of individual or binned pixels before the ADC. Referring to Photography adding gain corresponds to increasing ISO.
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.12 Image Flip Images can be mirrored horizontally or vertically. Image flip is done inside the memory of the camera, therefore not increasing the CPU load of the Figure 26: Figure of original image Figure 27: Figure of image horizontally flipped...
SVS-VISTEK 7.1.13 Binning Binning provides a way to enhance dynamic range, but at the cost of lower resolution. Instead of reading out each individual pixel, binning combines charge from neighboring pixels directly on the chip, before readout. Binning is only used with monochrome CCD Sensors. For reducing resolution on color sensors refer to decimation.
(as soon as there is enough time later on to deliver the images) (not applicable to USB cameras) Please note, as soon as the internal memory buffer is filled up, frames will be dropped. Due to this reason, SVS-Vistek camers provide up to 512MB image buffer memory. Feature-Set...
SVS-VISTEK 7.2 Camera Features 1.1.1.1 Tap Reconstruction on USB3 Vision Tap reconstruction takes place within the Camera in order to display the image correctly. Further balancing still can be done after reconstruction. 7.2.1 System Clock Frequency Default system clock frequency in almost every SVCam is set to 66.6 MHz.
SVS-VISTEK 7.2.3 Basic Capture Modes Free Running Free running (fixed frequency) with programmable exposure time. Frames are readout continously and valid data is indicated by LVAL for each line and FVAL for the entire frame. There is no need to trigger the camera in order to get data. Exposure time is programmable via serial interface and calculated by the internal logic of the camera.
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At the rising edge of the trigger the camera will initiate the exposure. The software provided by SVS-Vistek allows the user to set exposure time e.g. from 60 μs 60 Sec (camera type dependent).
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SVS-VISTEK Software Trigger Trigger can also be initiated by software (serial interface). NOTICE Software trigger can be influenced by jitter. Avoid Software trigger at time sensitive applications Feature-Set...
SVS-VISTEK 7.2.4 LookUp Table The LookUp Table Feature (LUT) lets the user define certain values to every bit value that comes from the ADC. To visualize a LUT a curve diagram can be used, similar to the diagrams used in photo editing software.
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SVS-VISTEK Gamma Correction Using the LookUp Table makes is also possible to implement a logarithmic correction. Commonly called Gamma Correction. Historically Gamma Correction was used to correct the illumination behavior of CRT displays, by compensating brightness-to-voltage with a Gamma value between 1,8 up to 2,55.
SVS-VISTEK 7.2.5 In Partial Scan or Area-Of-Interest or Region-Of-Interest (ROI) -mode only a certain region will be read. Figure 34: Illustration of AOI limitation on a CCD sensor Selecting an AOI will reduce the number of horizontal lines being read.
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Uart In Note: Line6 Trigger If you connect the camera with a non- Line7 Sequencer SVS-Vistek GigEVision client, you might Line8 Debouncer not see the clearnames of the lines, but Line9 Prescaler only line numbers. In this case, use this...
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SVS-VISTEK Refer to pinout in input / output connectors when physically wiring. Also the IOMUX can be illustrated as a three dimensional dice. Long address spaces indicate which signals are routed to witch module within the camera. Figure 36: illustration of the backside view of the camera mudules.
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SVS-VISTEK Figure 37: illustration of frontside view to the camera modules. Lines with open end indicate physical in- and outputs Feature-Set...
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SVS-VISTEK output vector from switch matrix name / register describtion io_out(0) output open drain io_out(1) output open drain io_out(2) output open drain * io_out(3) output open drain * io_txd output, when debug='0' rxd_to_uart1 output (uart_in) trigger output sequenzer_hw_trigger input to module iomux_sequenzer_0...
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SVS-VISTEK Example of an IOMUX configuration > The trigger signal comes in on line 0 > Debounce it. connect line 0 to 8: 1000000000000000000000000 signal appears again on line 15 – debouncer out > Use the prescaler to act only on every second pulse.
SVS-VISTEK 7.3.2 Strobe Control Drive LED lights from within your camera. Control them via ethernet. > SVCam cameras provide a flash controller integrated into the camera, saving money and hassle > Maximum current of up to 3 Amperes @ 40ms >...
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SVS-VISTEK Figure 39: Illustration of conventional schematic electric circuit Figure 2: 4IO simplifies light control Feature-Set...
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SVS-VISTEK Figure 3: Illustration of schematic wiring with 4IO model using the break out box (matrix) Feature-Set...
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SVS-VISTEK The pulseloop module A fully programmable timer/counter function with four individual pulse generators (pulseloop0 - 3) that can be combined with all SVCam I/O functions, as well as physical inputs and outputs. All timing settings are programmable in 15ns intervals.
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SVS-VISTEK LEDs in Continuous Mode Example Calculation “No Flash” (CW Mode) Voltage drop al 5 LEDs, 2,2 V per LED (see spec. of LED) 11 V Max. continuous current (see spec. of LED) 250 mA Voltage Supply 24 V Voltage drop at Resistor (24 V – 11 V) 13 V ...
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SVS-VISTEK LEDs in Flash Mode Most LEDs can be operated with much higher currents than spec in flash mode. This will result in more light. Plese refer to the specification of your LED panel. The MOS FETs at “OUT1” and “OUT2” are used like a “switch”. By controlling “on time”...
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SVS-VISTEK Strobe Control Example Setup Figure 42: Illustration of an application using the 4IO Feature-Set...
SVS-VISTEK 7.3.3 Sequencer The sequencer is used when different exposure settings and illuminations are needed in a row. E.g. the scenario to be captured may occur in three different versions and should therefore be recorded with three different light source settings.
SVS-VISTEK 7.3.4 PWM Pulse width modulation Description of the function used within the sequencer or implemented by the pulseloop module During Pulse Width Modulation, a duty cycle is modulated by a fixed frequency square wave. This describes the ratio of ON to OFF as duty factor or duty ratio.
SVS-VISTEK P W M : H E I N T E N S I T Y O F A That duty ratio is calculated as: Δ% = t / T. It is written about the value of "t" as PWMChange0-3[SeqSelector] per sequence into the Registry.
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SVS-VISTEK these kinds of interaction from power sources or switches. The disadvantage of an optical input is that it is slower in terms of signal transmission than a direct electrical connection. An optical input needs some current for operation. The SVS- Vistek optical input is specified to 5-24V, 8mA.
SVS-VISTEK 7.3.6 PLC/Logical Operation on Inputs The logic input combines trigger signals with Boolean algorithms. The camera provides AND, NAND, OR, NOR as below. You might connect 2 signals on the logic input. The result can be connected to a camera trigger signal or it may be source for the next logical operation with another input.
SVS-VISTEK If neither input is high, a low pulse_out (0) results. Combine trigger input one and two. Y = A v B No trigger input – one nor two – results in a high or a low level pulse_out. Invert both trigger inputs. By inverting the resulting pulse_out you will get the NOR I pulse Y = A ⊽...
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SVS-VISTEK In the SVCam’s these signals are used to send low-power data signals to control light or lenses (MFT). Serial interface Parameter RS-232 RS-422 Maximum open-circuit voltage ±25 V ±6 V Max Differential Voltage 25 V 10 V Min. Signal Range ±3 V...
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SVS-VISTEK UART Packaging Data into containers (adding start and stop bits) is implemented by the UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) Figure 47: UART encoding of a data stream RS-422 RS-422 is a differential low voltage communication standard. Figure 48: LVDS signal – no return to zero volt...
SVS-VISTEK 7.3.8 Trigger-Edge Sensitivity Trigger-Edge Sensitivity is implemented by a “schmitt trigger”. Instead of triggering to a certain value Schmitt trigger provides a threshold. Figure 49:illlustration of schmitt trigger noise suspension - high to low I low to high 7.3.9 Debouncing Trigger Signals Bounces or glitches caused by a switch can be avoided by software within the SVCam.
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SVS-VISTEK Therefor the signal will not be accepted till it lasts at least a certain time. Use the IO Assignment tool to place and enable the debouncer module in between the “trigger” (schmitt trigger) and the input source (e.g.: line DebouncDuration register can be set in multiples of 15ns (implement of system clock).
SVS-VISTEK 7.3.10 Prescale The Prescaler function can be used for masking off input pulses by applying a divisor with a 4-bit word, resulting in 16 unique settings. > Reducing count of interpreted trigger signal > Use the prescaler to ignore a certain count of trigger signals.
SVS-VISTEK 7.4 IR Cut Filter To avoid influences of infrared light to your image, cameras are equipped with an IR cut filter or an anti-refection coated glass (AR filter). > The EXO monochrome comes by default with an AR-Filter (anti reflex) >...
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White balance gets much more difficult. Contrasts get lost because of IR light influencing also blue and green pixels. SVS-VISTEK recommends IR cut filter for high demands on color or sharpness whether monochrome or color sensors. Spectral Impact of IR Cut Filters IR cut filter do influence the spectral sensitivity of the sensor.
Specifications All specifications can be viewed as well on our website, www.svs- vistek.com We are proud to have ongoing development on our cameras, so specs might change and new features being added. SVS-VISTEK–Specifications IR Cut Filter...
SVS-VISTEK 1.1 EXO174*U3 Model exo174MU3 exo174CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 max. frame rate 155 fps 155 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX174LLJ IMX174LQJ sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 8.1 EXO249*U3 Model exo249MU3 exo249CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 max. frame rate 31 fps 31 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX249LLJ IMX249LQJ sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 1.1 EXO250*U3 Model exo250MU3 exo250CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 2448 x 2048 2448 x 2048 max. frame rate 72 fps 72 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX250LLR IMX250LQR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK Spectral sensitivity characteristics Color Figure 61: IMX250LQJR Mono Figure 62: IMX250LLR 8.2 EXO252*U3 Model exo252CU3 exo252MU3 familiy Specifications...
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SVS-VISTEK active pixel w x h 2048 x 1536 2048 x 1536 max. frame rate 115 fps 115 fps chroma color mono interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX252LQR IMX252LLR sensor manufacturer Sony Sony sensor architecture Area CMOS Area CMOS...
SVS-VISTEK 8.3 EXO253*U3 Model exo253MU3 exo253CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 4096 x 3000 4096 x 3000 max. frame rate 29 fps 29 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX253LLR IMX253LQR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 8.4 EXO255*U3 Model exo255MU3 exo255CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 4096 x 2160 4096 x 2160 max. frame rate 42 fps 42 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX255LLR IMX255LQR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 8.5 EXO264*U3 Model exo264CU3 exo264MU3 familiy active pixel w x h 2448 x 2048 2448 x 2048 max. frame rate 35 fps 35 fps chroma color mono interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX264LQR IMX264LLR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 8.6 EXO265*U3 Model exo265MU3 exo265CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 2048 x 1536 2048 x 1536 max. frame rate 55 fps 55 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX265LLR IMX265LQR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 8.7 EXO267*U3 Model exo267MU3 exo267CU3 familiy active pixel w x h 4096 x 2160 4096 x 2160 max. frame rate 32 fps 32 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX267LLR IMX267LQR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK 8.8 EXO304*U3 Model exo304CU3 exo304MU3 familiy active pixel w x h 4096 x 3000 4096 x 3000 max. frame rate 23 fps 23 fps chroma color mono interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name IMX304LQR IMX304LLR sensor manufacturer Sony...
SVS-VISTEK Color Figure 75: IMX304LQR Mono Figure 76: IMX304LLR 8.1 EXO4000*U3 Model exo4000MU3 exo4000CU3 Specifications...
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SVS-VISTEK familiy active pixel w x h 2048 x 2048 2048 x 2048 max. frame rate 74 fps 74 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name CMV4000-3E5M1PP CMV4000-3E5C1PP sensor manufacturer CMOSIS CMOSIS sensor architecture Area CMOS...
SVS-VISTEK Spectral sensitivity characteristics Color Figure 77: CMV4000-3E5C1PP Mono Figure 78: CMV4000-3E5M1PP 8.1 EXO5000*U3 Model exo5000MU3 exo5000CU3 Specifications...
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SVS-VISTEK familiy active pixel w x h 2592 x 2048 2592 x 2048 max. frame rate 65 fps 65 fps chroma mono color interface USB3 Vision USB3 Vision sensor name NOIP1SN5000A NOIP1SE5000A sensor manufacturer ON Semiconductor ON Semiconductor sensor architecture...
If warranty label of camera is broken warranty is void. Seller makes no other warranties express or implied, and specifically, seller makes no warranty of merchantability of fitness for particular purpose. Please contact your local distributor first. What to do in case of Malfunction SVS-VISTEK–Terms of warranty EXO5000*U3...
– especially when using around 730 nm like “Schott KG 3“ to prevent IR radiation reaching the halogen light. CCD. No serial communication is possible Use “load camera DLL” and try again. between the camera and the PC. SVS-VISTEK–Troubleshooting FAQ...
SVS-VISTEK Please fax this form to your 10.2 Support Request Form / Check List local distributor. The right Fax number you can find on our Dear valued customer, homepage: http://www.svs- In order to help you with your camera and any interfacing problems we vistek.com...
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SVS-VISTEK Space for further descriptions, screenshots and log-files Troubleshooting...
The conditions must, however, be more severe than code 7 Protected against water from high- pressure Water directed at the enclosure from any angle under high and steam jet cleaning pressure must not have any harmful effect SVS-VISTEK–IP protection classes Support Request Form / Check List...
In electronics, gain is a measure of the ability of a two-port circuit (often an Gain amplifier) to increase the power or amplitude of a signal from the input to the output port by adding energy to the signal. SVS-VISTEK–Glossary of Terms Support Request Form / Check List...
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A camera RAW image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor. It is referred as raw in its meaning. SVS-VISTEK plays out RAW only. Read-Out control defines a delay between exposure and image readout. It...
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SVS-VISTEK A bright light source with a very short light pulse. Ideal for use with Strobe light industrial cameras, e.g. for “freezing” the image capture of fast moving objects. Can often be a substitute for the electronic shutter of the image sensor.
Figure 32: illustration of a custom LUT adding contrast to the midtones 62 Figure 33: illustration of several gamma curves comparable to a LUT .. 63 Figure 34: Illustration of AOI limitation on a CCD sensor ....64 SVS-VISTEK–Index of figures Support Request Form / Check List...
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SVS-VISTEK Figure 35: "IN0" connected to "debouncer" ........64 Figure 4: illustration of the backside view of the camera mudules. The side of the switch matrix. connections will be made withn a "1" instead of a "0" ....................66 Figure 5: illustration of frontside view to the camera modules....67 Figure 38: Illustration of four LEDs switched internal by the camera ..
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SVS-VISTEK External Trigger (Exposure Time) ISO 54 Kelvin 51 FAQ 131 LED 58 Feature-Set 43 LED Codes 10 Filter 90 LEDs 80 Firmware update 17 LEDs in Flash Mode 76 fixed frequency 59, 80 Legal Information 6 Flip 55 Light sources 51...
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SVS-VISTEK Resolution – active & effective Strobe Timing 76 Support Request Form 132 ROI 64 Support Request Form / Check ROI / AOI 64 List 132 RS-232 84, 85 SVCapture 2.x 11 RS-422 84, 86 System Clock Frequency 58 Tap Reconstruction on USB3...
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