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EAN-USB3 Vision Cameras
2024-05-03
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1
Overview ................................................................ 1
1.1
Additional Support Documentation ....................... 1
1.2
SightLine Software Requirements .......................... 1
1.3
Third Party Software .............................................. 1
2
1750-OEM USB Camera Bench Setup .................... 2
3
Setup ...................................................................... 3
4
4.1
Supported USB3 Camera Manufacturers ............... 4
4.2
1750 USB-C Connection ......................................... 4
4.3
Acquisition Settings ................................................ 5
5
Camera Discovery .................................................. 6
5.1
Alternative Camera Discover Method .................... 7
6
Advanced Configuration Options ........................... 7
6.1
Optional Supported Formats ................................. 8
6.2
Camera Passthrough Options ................................ 8
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6.3
Common USB3 Vision Features ............................. 9
6.3.1 DeviceLinkThroughputLimit Feature ...................... 9
6.4
and 4100-OEM ..................................................... 10
6.5
Querying USB3 Vision Features ........................... 11
6.6
Setting USB3 Vision Features ............................... 11
7
FLIR FireFly USB Configuration Example .............. 12
7.1
Setting Frame Rate and Pixel Format .................. 12
7.2
Acquisition Settings.............................................. 13
8
Troubleshooting ................................................... 14
8.1
Questions and Additional Support ....................... 16
Cameras .......................................................................... 16
Troubleshooting ............................................................. 18
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Overview ..............1 Common USB3 Vision Features ......9 Additional Support Documentation ....... 1 6.3.1 DeviceLinkThroughputLimit Feature ...... 9 SightLine Software Requirements ......1 Retrieving USB3 Vision Feature List - 4000-OEM and 4100-OEM ............. 10 Third Party Software ..........1 Querying USB3 Vision Features ...... -
Page 2: Overview
Panel Plus application. The Interface Command and Control (IDD) describes the native communications protocol used by the SightLine Applications product line. It is also available as a PDF from the Software Downloads page. Additional Engineering Application Notes (EANs) and ICDs are available on the Documentation page. -
Page 3: 1750-Oem Usb Camera Bench Setup
PC/USB connection to serial port 0 on the 1750-OEM. See Serial Interface and Adapter Boards: Communications in EAN-Startup-Guide-1750-OEM. SLA-USB-FPC-C Additional camera adapter boards can be connected using the SLA-4000- MIPI board. Figure 1: 1750-OEM USB Camera Bench Setup © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 4: 4000-Oem And 4100-Oem Usb Camera Bench Setup
EAN- Startup-Guide-4100-OEM Startup-Guide-4100-OEM. ▪ Camera Configuration Tables Additional camera adapter boards can be connected using the ▪ EAN-SLA-Product-Kits SLA-4000-MIPI board. See FFC cable instructions before connecting. Figure 2: 4000-OEM and 4100-OEM USB Camera Bench Setup © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 5: Camera Connection And Configuration Notes
EAN-USB3-Vision-Cameras 4 Camera Connection and Configuration Notes 4.1 Supported USB3 Camera Manufacturers Cameras manufactured by the following manufacturers should be recognizable by the SightLine USB3 Vision code. Cameras from manufacturers not included in this list are not supported. Basler Ximea •... -
Page 6: Acquisition Settings
4. If available, use the Auto Fill drop-down menu in the Acquisition Settings dialog to automatically populate the relevant fields with the correct settings. The settings can also be manually entered as shown in the camera configuration tables. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 7: Camera Discovery
3. Tera Term displays the device name. In this example the device manufacturer and the device serial number. Figure 6: Discover the Camera If the above command does not show the connected camera type continue to the next section. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 8: Alternative Camera Discover Method
The software looks for a compatible format that the camera can support that matches the selection in Acquisition Settings. The column order in Table 2 (from left to right) is the order that the software queries the camera for a matching supported format. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 9: Optional Supported Formats
Values that do not parse to valid floats or integers are set to 0. For Boolean types, the first character of the value string is checked. If the character is 0 the feature is set to false, if it is set to 1 it is true. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 10: Common Usb3 Vision Features
This parameter is necessary in cameras with a small output pixel buffer. There are some cameras that do not require this parameter, e.g., the FLIR Firefly and FLIR Blackfly. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 11: Retrieving Usb3 Vision Feature List - 4000-Oem And 4100-Oem
For Enumeration types, valid values are displayed as EnumEntry. Command types have no value and cannot be read or written to. Sending a USB3 Vision feature packet with the command type will execute the command. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 12: Querying Usb3 Vision Features
Options field: <FeatureName>=<FeatureTypeIndicator>;<FeatureValue> The feature type indicator is a single character that designates the type of feature to be set. Table 5: Feature Type Indicator Feature Type Feature Type Indicator Integer Double String Boolean © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 13: Flir Firefly Usb Configuration Example
5. Set the Exposure Time. In this example the Exposure time was set to ~32000 uSec to get a frame time of ~30 fps. This may be different depending on the camera. Figure 16: Set Exposure Time © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 14: Acquisition Settings
The settings can also be manually entered as shown in the camera configuration tables. In the Video Output section of the Connect tab be sure to select CAM 2 as the Command Camera when using. SightLine video processing tools. © SightLine Applications, LLC... -
Page 15: Troubleshooting
To verify the Verify the contents of rename-cdc-acm.rules matches the following: /etc/udev/rules.d/rename- KERNEL==”ttyACM*”, SYMLINK+=”ttySL0” cdc-acm.rules file exists. The UDEV rule maps newly connected devices by matching the ttyACM* string to the new ttySL0 device. © SightLine Applications, LLC... - Page 16 Check the connection quality of the USB cable to the camera. camera configuration. The ELP camera has a default framerate of <30fps. In the Acquisition Settings dialog window make to use fmt=YUYV,fps=60 in the Options field. (Troubleshooting continued next page) © SightLine Applications, LLC...
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Page 17: Questions And Additional Support
Support. Additional support documentation and Engineering Application Notes (EANs) can be found on the Documentation page of the SightLine Applications website. Appendix A: Updating UDEV Rules - USB3 Vision Cameras From Linux: 1. Establish and SSH session to the target hardware. - Page 18 Alternately vi can also be used to edit the file. From the PC 4000-OEM example: 1. Navigate to SLA-4000 Upgrade Utility folder at at C:\Program Files (x86)\SightLine Applications\SLA- 4000 Upgrade Utility 3.xx.xx. 2. From this folder navigate to firmware\release\root\etc\udev\rules.d.
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Page 19: Appendix B: Dual Usb Camera Limitations And Troubleshooting
Using Tera Term, verify that the devices /dev/video14 and /dev/video15 have been created by executing ls -l /dev/video*. Note that the SLA-4100 device starts at /dev/video30. 11. If they have not been created, try disconnecting and reconnecting the video devices, and/or rebooting the OEM. © SightLine Applications, LLC...
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