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USER'S MANUAL
Document Number: DA00056106
Release Date: 22 March 2004

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL Document Number: DA00056106 Release Date: 22 March 2004...
  • Page 2 These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Basler cus- tomers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Basler for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.
  • Page 3 Contacting Basler Support Worldwide Europe: Basler AG Ander Strusbek 60 - 62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Tel.: +49-4102-463-500 Fax.: +49-4102-463-599 vc.support.europe@baslerweb.com Americas: Basler, Inc. 740 Springdale Drive, Suite 100 Exton, PA 19341 U.S.A. Tel.: +1-877-934-8472 Fax.: +1-877-934-7608 vc.support.usa@baslerweb.com Asia: Basler Asia PTe. Ltd 25 Internat.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.6.1 Changing AOI Parameters “On-the-Fly” ......3-19 3.6.2 Changes to the Frame Rate With AOI ......3-20 BASLER A600...
  • Page 6 3.8.1 A600f Monochrome Cameras ........3-25...
  • Page 7 ..............v BASLER A600...
  • Page 8 DRAFT Contents BASLER A600...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    An easy way to see the firmware ID number for an A600 camera is by using the BCAM Viewer included with the Basler BCAM 1394 driver. To see the firmware ID number: 1. Attach your camera to a computer equipped with the BCAM 1394 driver.

  • Page 10: Performance Specifications

    Without lens adapter: 59.0 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (L x W x H) With C-mount adapter: 67.3 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm Weight < 100g (typical) Conformity CE, FCC Table 1-1: A600 Performance Specifications BASLER A600...

  • Page 11: Camera Models

    30 frames/s in 16 bit output modes Mono 100 frames/s in 8 bit output modes A602 50 frames/s in 16 bit output modes Color 100 frames/s in 8 bit output modes A602 50 frames/s in 16 bit output modes Table 1-2: A600 Camera Models BASLER A600...

  • Page 12: Spectral Response

    DRAFT Introduction 1.4 Spectral Response The spectral response for A600 monochrome cameras is shown in Figure 1-2. 1000 Wavelength (nm) Figure 1-2: A600 Monochrome Camera Spectral Response The spectral response curve excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics. BASLER A600...
  • Page 13 IR cut-off filter is recommended. The filter should transmit in a range of 400 nm to 700...720 nm, and it should cut off from 700...720 nm to 1100 nm. A suitable filter is included in the standard C-mount adapter on A600 cameras. BASLER A600...

  • Page 14: Environmental Requirements

    To clean the surface of the camera housing, use a soft, dry cloth. To remove severe stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral detergent, then wipe dry. Do not use volatile solvents such as benzine and thinners; they can damage the surface finish. BASLER A600...

  • Page 15: Camera Interface

    IEEE 1394 socket and a 10 pin RJ-45 jack located on the back of the housing. Figure 2-1 shows the location of the two connectors. 10 pin RJ-45 Jack IEEE 1394 Socket Figure 2-1: Camera Connectors BASLER A600...

  • Page 16: Pin Assignments

    Output Port 1 - Output Port 0 - Input Port 0 + In Gnd Comm Out VCC Comm Input Port 2 + Input Port 1 + Input Port 3 + Table 2-2: Pin Assignments for the RJ-45 jack BASLER A600...

  • Page 17: Connector Types

    The plug on the cable that you attach to the camera’s RJ-45 jack must have 10 pins. Use of a smaller plug, such as one with 8 pins or 4 pins, can damage the pins in the RJ-45 jack on the camera. BASLER A600...

  • Page 18: Cables

    1.7 W at 12 VDC. Ripple must be less than 1%. Caution! Use only standard IEEE 1394 connectors. The polarity of the input power to the camera must be as shown in Table 2-1. Do not reverse the input power polarity. Reversing the polarity will damage the camera. BASLER A600...

  • Page 19: Input And Output Ports

    By default, output ports 0, 1, and 2 are set to a low state after power on. Output port 3 is initially set to low but will go high approximately 100 to 300 ms after power on. Output port 3 will remain high for approximately 750 ms and will then reset to low. BASLER A600...

  • Page 20: Pixel Data

    2.6 IEEE 1394 Device Information The A600 uses an IEEE 1394a - 2000 compliant physical layer device to transmit pixel data. Detailed spec sheets for devices of this type are available at the Texas Instruments web site (www.ti.com). BASLER A600...
  • Page 21 560 Ω Out_2 - PC3Q64Q 560 Ω 560 Ω Out_3 - PC3Q64Q Shield Shield 560 Ω TPA+ To IEEE 1394a - 2000 TPA- Compliant Physical TPB+ Layer Controller TPB- IEEE Camera_Power_In + 1394 Socket Figure 2-3: I/O Schematic BASLER A600...
  • Page 22 DRAFT Camera Interface BASLER A600...

  • Page 23: Basic Operation And Standard Features

    1.30 of the “1394 - based Digital Camera Specification” (DCAM) issued by the 1394 Trade Association. The packets are passed to a 1394 physical layer controller which transmits them isochronously to a 1394 BASLER A600...
  • Page 24 This ensures that the data transmission rate has no influence on image quality. Exposure Switch Pixel Pixel Memory Reset Switch CMOS Sensor Decoder Control Logic Output Registers Digitized Pixel Data Figure 3-1: A600 Sensor Architecture BASLER A600...
  • Page 25 TrigRdy Image Image Data Data Link Physical IEEE CMOS FPGA Layer Layer 1394 Sensor Controller Controller Image Image Isochronous Isochronous Data Data Asynchronous Asynchronous Data Data Control Control: Gain Brtness. Micro- controller Asynchronous Data Figure 3-2: Block Diagram BASLER A600...

  • Page 26: Exposure Control

    So in this case, the maximum exposure time is 25.0 ms. Exceeding the maximum exposure time for your frame rate will cause the camera to slow down, i.e., it will cause the camera to operate at a lower frame rate. BASLER A600...

  • Page 27: Controlling Exposure Start With "Shot" Commands Via The 1394 Interface

    Typically, IEEE 1394 cameras are used with a driver which includes an interface that allows the user to parameterize and op- erate the camera without directly setting registers. The Basler BCAM 1394 Camera Driver, for example, has both a simple Windows ®...

  • Page 28: Controlling Exposure Start With A Software Trigger

    Trigger Ready signal. (See Section for more information on the Trigger Ready signal.) The following descriptions assume that you are using a software trigger to start exposure and that you are monitoring the Trigger Ready signal. BASLER A600...
  • Page 29 1.31 of the IIDC specification. Because the software trigger feature is so new, the Basler BCAM 1394 Driver does not yet include a method call to access this feature. As a work-around, you can use the...

  • Page 30: Controlling Exposure Start With An Extrig Signal

    ExTrig signal rises. If the camera is set for falling edge triggering, exposure starts when the ExTrig signal falls. Figure 3-4 illustrates programmable exposure with the camera set for rising edge triggering. ExTrig Period ExTrig Exposure (determined by shutter setting) Figure 3-4: Programmable Exposure with Rising Edge Triggering BASLER A600...
  • Page 31 The Trigger_Source field in the Trigger_Mode register is defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. Because the Trigger_Source feature is so new, the Basler BCAM 1394 Driver does not yet include a method call to access this feature. As a work-around, you can use the techniques described in the tutorial for the Basler Smart Features Framework Soft- ware to directly read from or write to the Trigger_Source field.
  • Page 32 6. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 each time that you want to begin exposure and capture an image. 7. Image exposure and transmission stop when the Iso_En/Continuous_Shot control register is set to 0. 3-10 BASLER A600...
  • Page 33 Typically, IEEE 1394 cameras are used with a driver which includes an interface that allows the user to parameterize and op- erate the camera without directly setting registers. The Basler BCAM 1394 Camera ®...

  • Page 34: Recommended Method For Controlling Exposure Start

    Frame Transmission Time = Packets/frame x 125 µs If the transmission time is greater than the transfer time: Start Delay = 125 µs. If the transmission time is less than the transfer time: Start Delay = (Transfer Time - Transmission Time) + 125 µs 3-12 BASLER A600...

  • Page 35: Trigger Ready Signal

    3.3 Trigger Ready Signal The trigger ready signal is not defined in the 1394 Trade Association Digital Camera Specification. Trigger ready is a patented feature of Basler cameras that allows our cameras to have optimized timings. The maximum frame rate for the camera can be limited by any one of three factors: •...

  • Page 36: Integrate Enabled Signal

    When you use the integrate enabled signal, be aware that there is a delay in the rise and the fall of the signal in relation to the start and the end of exposure. See Figure 3-6 for details. 3-14 BASLER A600...

  • Page 37: Gain And Brightness

    10 Bit Sensor Output (an amplification factor of 2) and see an increase in gray values to 254. Increasing Light 12 dB Gain Set to 255 1023 10 Bit Sensor Output Increasing Light Figure 3-7: Mapping at Various Gain Settings 3-15 BASLER A600...

  • Page 38: Setting The Gain

    A600 cameras is different from the implementation on other Basler cameras. This means that you can not directly compare the response of an camera to another Basler camera with the same gain setting. For example, if...

  • Page 39: Setting The Brightness

    0, changing the brightness setting by 4 results in a change of 1 in the digital values output by the camera. With the gain set to 255, changing the brightness setting by 1 results in a change of 1 in the digital values output by the camera. 3-17 BASLER A600...

  • Page 40: Area Of Interest (Aoi)

    “top” to 0, the value for “width” to 656 and the value for “height” to 491. To use the entire CMOS array in A600 color cameras, set the value for “left” to 0, the value for “top” to 0, the value for “width” to 656 and the value for “height” to 490. 3-18 BASLER A600...

  • Page 41: Changing Aoi Parameters "On-The-Fly

    (exposes) an image and while this image is being transmitted out of the camera, capture of the next image is triggered. In other words, capture of image N+1 begins while transmission of image N is still in progress. 3-19 BASLER A600...

  • Page 42: Changes To The Frame Rate With Aoi

    Formula 1: Max. Frames/s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ) 15.28 µs × AOI Height 15.28 µs Formula 2: Max. Frames/s --------------------------------------------------------------- - × Packets/frame 125 µs Formula 3: Max. Frames/s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Exposure Time in µs + 28 µs 3-20 BASLER A600...
  • Page 43 2000 µs + 28 µs Max. Frames/s = 493.1 Formula three returns the lowest value. So in this case, the limiting parameter is the exposure time and the maximum frame rate would be 493 frames per second. 3-21 BASLER A600...

  • Page 44: Color Creation In The A600Fc

    Y = 0.257 R + 0.504 G + 0.098 B + 16 U = -0.148 R - 0.291 G + 0.439 B + 128 V = 0.439 R - 0.368 G - 0.071 B + 128 3-22 BASLER A600...

  • Page 45: White Balance

    64, the image will be less red. If the field is set to a value higher than 64, the image will be more red. The default setting for the V_Value_or_R_Value is 64 (0x40). To determine the effect of this field on the captured images, use this formula: V_Value_or_R_Value field Setting Red Gain ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 3-23 BASLER A600...

  • Page 46: Color Filter Id

    Basler Smart Features Framework Software to directly read from or write to the Color_Filter_ID field. The Smart Fea- tures Framework Software is available on the Basler web site. To download the soft- ware go to: http://www.baslerweb.com/popups/popup_en_1825.php...

  • Page 47: Selectable 8 Or 10 Bit Pixel Depth

    Format 7, it can be set to output pixel data at either 8 bit or 10 bit depth. 3.8.1 A600f Monochrome Cameras For 8 Bit Depth Set the Color_Coding_ID field of the Format_7, Mode_0 register for Mono 8 (see Section 3.12.2...

  • Page 48: Mirror Image

    When mirror imaging is enabled, the Image_Position and Image_Size control registers for Format_7, Mode_3 are used to adjust the area of interest. Normal Image Mirror Image Figure 3-11: Mirror Imaging 3-26 BASLER A600...

  • Page 49: Strobe Control Output Signals

    The Strobe_1 signal can only be assigned to physical output port 1. The Strobe_2 and Strobe_3 output signals are also enabled, parameterized, and assigned to a physical output port in similar fashion to Strobe_0. 3-27 BASLER A600...
  • Page 50 The Strobe Control Output Signal registers are defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. Because the strobe control output signal feature is so new, the Basler BCAM 1394 Driver does not yet include a method call to access this feature. As a work-around, you can use the techniques described in the tutorial for the Basler Smart Features Frame- work Software to directly read from or write to the strobe control output signal registers.

  • Page 51: Parallel Input/Output Control

    The PIO Control registers are defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. Because the PIO control feature is so new, the Basler BCAM 1394 Driver does not yet include a method call to access this feature. As a work-around, you can use the tech- niques described in the tutorial for the Basler Smart Features Framework Software to directly read from or write to the PIO registers.

  • Page 52: Available Video Formats, Modes, And Frame Rates On Monochrome Cameras

    YUV 4:2:2, its output will be in the YUV 4:2:2 format but the output will be monochrome, not color. This monochrome version of the YUV 4:2:2 format is provided so that the camera can be used with Windows XP accessories such as Movie Maker. 3-30 BASLER A600...

  • Page 53: Customizable Formats And Modes

    LSB and the unused bits are filled with zeros. Pixel data is stored in the PC memory in little endian format, i.e., the low byte for each pixel is stored at the lower address and the high byte is stored at the neighboring higher address. 3-31 BASLER A600...
  • Page 54 , with the AOI set to full resolution, the maximum frame rate is 50 fps. Color code definitions can vary from camera model to camera model. This is especially true for older models of Basler cameras. Format_7, Mode_3 Format_7, Mode_3 is available on A601 and A602 monochrome cameras.

  • Page 55: Available Video Formats, Modes, And Frame Rates On Color Cameras

    Format_0, Mode_5, FrameRate_3 (Y Mono, 8 bits/pixel, 640 x 480 pixels at 15 fps) Format_0, Mode_5, FrameRate_4 (Y Mono, 8 bits/pixel, 640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps) Format_0, Mode_5, FrameRate_5 (Y Mono, 8 bits/pixel, 640 x 480 pixels at 60 fps) 3-33 BASLER A600...

  • Page 56: Customizable Formats And Modes

    The camera outputs raw data for each pixel. The pixel data is not processed to account for the color filter. 3-34 BASLER A600...
  • Page 57 A602 color cameras for compatibility with versions 1.6 and below of the Basler BCAM 1394 driver software. These early versions of the BCAM software cannot properly access the Raw 8 color coding. Instead, they require a Mono 8 color coding that results in the output of raw pixel data.
  • Page 58 DRAFT Basic Operation & Standard Features 3-36 BASLER A600...

  • Page 59: Configuring The Camera

    A fully functional driver is available for Basler IEEE 1394 cameras such as the A600 . The Basler BCAM 1394 Driver/Software Development Kit includes an API that allows a C++ programmer to easily integrate camera configuration and operating functions into your system control software.

  • Page 60: Block Read And Write Capabilities

    Cur_V_Mode, the Image_Position, the Image_Size and the Bytes_Per_Packet. (See Section 3.12.2 for more information on setting the Bytes per Packet in Format 7). 4.3 Configuration ROM The configuration ROM in the A600 is compliant with the DCAM specification V 1.30 BASLER A600...

  • Page 61: Implemented Standard Registers

    Camera will reset itself, break any state lock, and re-initialize itself to factory settings. Inquiry Register for Video Format Offset Name Notes 100h V_Format_Inq The A600f and A600fc support: • Format_0 • Format_7 Inquiry Registers for Video Mode Offset Name Notes 180h...
  • Page 62 • 15 fps (frame rate 3) • 30 fps (frame rate 4) 214h V_Rate_Inq_0_5 In format 0, mode 5, the A600f and the A600fc support the (Format_0, Mode_5) following frame rates: • 1.875 fps (frame rate 0) • 3.75 fps (frame rate 1) •...
  • Page 63 DRAFT Configuring the Camera CSR Inquiry Registers for Format 7 Offset Name Notes 2E0h V_CSR_Inq_7_0 The A600f and A600fc implement the CSR for: • Format_7, mode_0 2E4h V_CSR_Inq_7_1 The A600fc implements the CSR for: • Format_7, mode_1 2ECh V_CSR_Inq_7_3 The A600f implements the CSR for: •...
  • Page 64 DRAFT Configuring the Camera Inquiry Registers for Feature Elements Offset Name Notes 500h Brightness_Inq The A600f and A600fc support the following sub-features for brightness: • Presence_Inq • ReadOut_Inq • Manual_Inq • Min_Value = 0x000 • Max_Value = 0x3FF 50Ch White_Bal_Inq...
  • Page 65 DRAFT Configuring the Camera Offset Name Notes 530h Trigger_Inq The A600f and A600fc supports the following sub-features for trigger: • Presence_Inq • ReadOut_Inq • OnOff_Inq • Polarity_Inq • Value_Read_Inq * • Trigger_Source_0_Inq * • Trigger_Source_1_Inq * • Trigger_Source_2_Inq * • Trigger_Source_3_Inq * •...

  • Page 66: Control And Status Registers

    Multi_Shot is not supported 62Ch * Software_Trigger Write a 1 to set the trigger. Self cleared when Trigger Mode = 0 630h * Data_Depth Default = 8 Read only * These registers are defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. BASLER A600...
  • Page 67 Gain settings range from 0 (0x00) to 255 (0xFF). A setting of 0x00 results in a gain of 1x (0dB) A setting of 0xFF results in a gain of 4x (12 db) Default = 28 (0x1C) resulting in a gain of 2.5 dB BASLER A600...
  • Page 68 1 are both valid. When a software trigger is used, only trigger mode 0 is valid. The parameter portion of the register is ignored. * This field is defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. 4-10 BASLER A600...
  • Page 69 Color_Coding_ID A600f default = Mono 8 (ID = 0) A600fc default = YUV 4:2:2 (ID = 2) 014h Color_Coding_Inq The A600f supports the following color codes in this mode: • Mono 8 (ID = 0) • Mono 16 (ID = 5)
  • Page 70 • Data added by any enabled smart features 04Ch Unit_Position_Inq A600f: Hposunit = 1, Vposunit = 1 A600fc: Hposunit = 2, Vposunit = 2 * When you lower the bytes per packet setting, the number of bytes needed to transmit a frame (the packets per frame) will increase.
  • Page 71 RGB primary color filter (such as the Bayer filter used on Basler A600fc cameras). The A600f supports the following color filter IDs: • ID = 0 (RG/GB) • ID = 1 (GB/RG) •...
  • Page 72 • Data added by any enabled smart features 03Ch Total_Bytes_Lo_Inq See Total_Bytes_Hi_Inq register 040h Packet_Para_Inq UnitBytePerPacket = 4 MaxBytePerPacket depends on: • Image_Size • Color_Coding_ID * This Color_Coding_Inq register is defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. 4-14 BASLER A600...
  • Page 73 RGB primary color filter (such as the Bayer filter used on Basler A600fc cameras). The A600f supports the following color filter IDs: • ID = 0 (RG/GB) • ID = 1 (GB/RG) •...
  • Page 74 Default = (Hmax, Vmax) 010h Color_Coding_ID Default = Mono 8 (ID = 0) 014h Color_Coding_Inq The A600f supports the following color code in this mode: • Mono 8 (ID = 0) 024h * Color_Coding_Inq Field is not used in this mode.
  • Page 75 4095 packets per frame is allowed. If you set the bytes per packet too low, the number of packets per frame will exceed the 4095 packet limit and the camera will not transmit frames properly. ** The Data_Depth register and Color_Filter_ID register are defined in version 1.31 of the IIDC specification. 4-17 BASLER A600...
  • Page 76 The PIO_Output register will only set the state of physical output ports that are configured as “User Set” (see Section 5.7.10). For any output ports not configured as user set, the bit settings in this register will be ignored. 4-18 BASLER A600...
  • Page 77 The offset field in the table is the byte offset from the above base address. Offset Name Notes 000h * Srobe_CTRL_Inq The A600f and A600fc support the following strobe signals: • Strobe_0 • Strobe_1 • Strobe_2 • Strobe_3 100h *...
  • Page 78 0 when the port is configured for “strobe”. If the Strobe_1 signal is enabled, the signal will only be present on physical output port 1 when the port is configured for “strobe”. Etc. See Section 5.7.10 for more information about configuring the output ports. 4-20 BASLER A600...

  • Page 79: Advanced Features Registers

    4.5 Advanced Features Registers The functionally of the advanced features control and status registers has been made part of Basler’s Smart Features Framework (SFF). We strongly recommend that you use the SFF registers (see Section 5) rather than the advanced features registers.
  • Page 80 This string contains the camera’s “firmware ID” number. You can read the string to determine your camera’s firmware ID. The ID number’s position in the string is described in Section 1.1. For troubleshooting purposes, Basler technical support may ask you to read this register and to supply the results.
  • Page 81 Presence of test image 7 (Read only) 0: N/A 1: Available [15] Reserved Image_On [16..18] 0: No test image active (Read/write) 1: Test image 1 active 2: Test image 2 active 3: Test image 3 active [19..31] Reserved 4-23 BASLER A600...
  • Page 82 DRAFT Configuring the Camera 4-24 BASLER A600...

  • Page 83: Smart Features And The Smart Features Framework

    Features Framework 5.1 What are Smart Features Smart features are features unique to Basler cameras. Test Images, the Cycle Time Stamp, and the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) Checksum are examples of Basler smart features. In some cases, enabling a smart feature will simply change the behavior of the camera. The Test Image feature is a good example of this type of smart feature.

  • Page 84: What Do I Need To Use Smart Features

    • A method of accessing the camera’s DCAM register structure. We strongly recommend that you use the Basler BCAM 1394 Driver (v1.7 or higher) along with the Basler Smart Features Framework software to access the registers. (See Section for more information about the SFF Software.)

  • Page 85: Enabling And Parameterizing Smart Features

    (that is, enabled) by writing an advanced features set identifier (Feature ID) and a time-out value to the Advanced Features Access Control Register. From the point of view of the DCAM standard, smart features are a set of advanced DCAM features. The Feature ID associated with Basler smart features is 0x0030 533B 73C3.

  • Page 86: Determining The Address A Smart Feature's Csr

    Smart Features Address Register (SF_Addr_Register) at offset 0x20. If the feature isn’t supported by the device, a value of 0x0 will be read from the SF_Addr_Register. SF_Inq_Register Layout Offset 8-15 16-23 24-31 D4[3] D4[2] D4[1] D4[0] D4[7] D4[6] D4[5] D4[4] SF_Addr_Register Layout Offset 8-15 16-23 24-31 Address_Lo Address_Hi BASLER A600...
  • Page 87 If both Address_Lo and Address_Hi return zero, the camera doesn’t support the CRC checksum feature. Assuming the read operations yielded Address_Lo = 0xF2F0 0038 and Address_Hi = 0x0000 FFFF, the CRC Checksum feature CSR’s address is 0xFFFF F2F0 0038. BASLER A600...

  • Page 88: Enabling And Parameterizing A Smart Feature

    The descriptions also include a detailed layout of how the bits contained within the feature’s CSR relate to the parameters for the feature. After reading the description of your desired smart feature, you can enable and parameterize the feature by setting the appropriate bits within the CSR. BASLER A600...

  • Page 89: Getting Smart Features Results

    If the last four bytes of a chunk aren’t the bitwise complement of the preceding four bytes, the chunk’s length information isn’t valid and this indicates that a transmission error occurred. BASLER A600...

  • Page 90: How Big A Buffer Do I Need

    Make sure to check these fields after all smart features have been enabled and all other settings affecting the image size have been completed. The size information in these fields will allow you to properly set up buffers to receive the transmitted images. BASLER A600...

  • Page 91: Standard Smart Features On The A600F

    Pixel Data The pixel data from the captured image [ K Bytes ] For technical reasons, there might be a gap between the [ M Bytes ] pixel data and the other data in the extended image data. BASLER A600...
  • Page 92 [ 16 Bytes ] K + M + 40 Chunk Length This chunk’s total length in bytes. [ 4 Bytes ] K + M + 44 Inverted Chunk Length The bitwise complement of the chunk length. [ 4 Bytes ] 5-10 BASLER A600...

  • Page 93: Frame Counter

    8C5DB844 - 1C0F - 11D8 - 965F - 00105A5BAE55 [ 16 Bytes ] Chunk Length This chunk’s total length in bytes. [ 4 bytes ] Inverted Chunk Length The bitwise complement of the chunk length. [ 4 bytes ] 5-11 BASLER A600...

  • Page 94: Cycle Time Stamp

    994DD430 - 1C0F - 11D8 - 8F6B - 00105A5BAE55 [ 16 Bytes ] Chunk Length This chunk’s total length in bytes. [ 4 Bytes ] Inverted Chunk Length The bitwise complement of the chunk length. [ 4 Bytes ] 5-12 BASLER A600...

  • Page 95: Dcam Values

    494DE528 - 1B84 - 11D8 - 8A0C - 00105A5BAE55 Field Description Presence_Inq Presence of this feature (Read only) 0: Not Available 1: Available ---- [1 ... 30] Reserved Enable [31] Enable / Disable this feature (Read / write) 0: Disable 1: Enable 5-13 BASLER A600...
  • Page 96 Content of the DCAM Gamma CSR [ 4 bytes ] Same layout as the Gain CSR Gamma Absolute Value Field Description Abs Value [0 ... 31] Floating point value with [ 4 Bytes ] IEEE/real*4 format Unit: dB 5-14 BASLER A600...
  • Page 97 911C8982 - 1C0F - 11D8 - 8AF0 - 00105A5BAE55 [ 16 Bytes ] Chunk Length This chunk’s total length in bytes. [ 4 bytes ] Inverted Chunk Length The bitwise complement of the chunk length. [ 4 bytes ] 5-15 BASLER A600...

  • Page 98: Crc Checksum

    3B34004E - 1B84 - 11D8 - 83B3 - 00105A5BAE55 Field Description Presence_Inq Presence of this feature (Read only) 0: Not Available 1: Available ---- [1 ... 30] Reserved Enable [31] Enable / Disable this feature (Read / write) 0: Disable 1: Enable 5-16 BASLER A600...
  • Page 99 (i=0; i<nbyLength; i++) { c = (unsigned long)*pData++; for (j=0x80; j; j>>=1) { bit = crc & 0x8000; crc <<= 1; if (c & j) bit^= 0x8000; if (bit) crc^= 0x1021; return (unsigned short) (crc & 0xffff); 5-17 BASLER A600...
  • Page 100 /* Retrieve the desired CRC value from the data buffer */ nDesiredCRC = ((unsigned long*) pData)[ nbyLength / sizeof ( unsigned long ) - 1]; /* Return TRUE if they are equal */ return nCurrentCRC == nDesiredCRC; 5-18 BASLER A600...

  • Page 101: Test Images

    Figure 5-3, but the starting pixel values on each row will not be as described above.) The mathematical expression for test image one is: grayvalue [ x + y + 1 ] MOD256 Figure 5-3: Test Image One 5-19 BASLER A600...
  • Page 102 Test image three is similar to test image one but it is not stationary. The image moves by 1 pixel from right to left whenever a one-shot or a continuous-shot command signal is sent to the camera. 5-20 BASLER A600...
  • Page 103 0: Not Available 1: Available ----- [15] Reserved Image_On [16 ... 18] 0: No test image active (Read / write) 1: Test image 1 active 2: Test image 2 active 3: Test image 3 active ----- [19 ... 31] Reserved 5-21 BASLER A600...

  • Page 104: Extended Version Information

    A600 software. For troubleshooting purposes, Basler technical support may ask you to read this register and to supply the results. The extended version information smart feature does not add information to the im- age data stream and can be accessed even when the extended data stream feature (see Section 5.7.1) is disabled.

  • Page 105: Lookup Table

    10 Bit Sensor Reading Figure 5-5: LUT with Values Mapped in a Linear Fashion 8 Bit Camera Output 1023 10 Bit Sensor Reading Figure 5-6: LUT with Values Mapped for Higher Camera Output at Low Sensor Readings 5-23 BASLER A600...
  • Page 106 2. Use the CSR to load the values for the customized lookup table. When the lookup table is enabled, changes in the gain and brightness settings will have no effect on camera operation. The lookup table feature will work when the camera is set for any valid video format. 5-24 BASLER A600...
  • Page 107 10 bit pixel value reported from the sensor is 1022. 4100 Quadlet_1023 [1 Quadlet] Defines the 8 bit value that will be transmitted from the (Read / write) camera when the 10 bit pixel value reported from the sensor is 1023. 5-25 BASLER A600...
  • Page 108 Using the SFF Viewer to Upload a Lookup Table The Configurator window in the Basler SFF Viewer (see Section 5.4) includes an Upload button that can be used to easily load a file containing a customized lookup table into the camera. The file must be plain text and must be formatted correctly.

  • Page 109: Trigger Flag And Trigger Counter

    The counter is reset at power on or when an initialize command is issued. ----- [0 ... 30] Reserved Trigger_Flag [31] The flag is set to 1 by each trigger. It is cleared by a (Read only) read access to this register. 5-27 BASLER A600...

  • Page 110: Output Port Configuration

    The output port configuration feature is always enabled regardless of the video for- mat. By default, the Integrate Enabled signal is assigned to physical output port 0 and the Trigger Ready Signal is assigned to physical output port 1. 5-28 BASLER A600...
  • Page 111 If the Source_Select field is set to “user set”, this (Read / write) field sets the state of the output: 0: Low (non-conducting) 1: High (conducting) (Sets the state of the output before the inverter.) ----- [0 ... 31] Reserved 5-29 BASLER A600...
  • Page 112 CSR GUID 949D820A - 4513 - 11D8 - 9EB1 - 00105A5BAE55 Position Field Description Same as port 0. Same as port 0. Same as port 0. Same as port 0. Same as port 0. Same as port 0. 5-30 BASLER A600...

  • Page 113: Customized Smart Features

    The Basler camera development team is ready and able to handle requests for customized smart features. The cost to the customer for adding a customized smart feature to the A600...
  • Page 114 DRAFT Smart Features 5-32 BASLER A600...

  • Page 115: Mechanical Considerations

    M3 mounting holes on the bottom and two M3 mounting A600 holes on the top as indicated in Figure 6-1. Caution! To avoid collecting dust on the sensor, mount a lens on the camera immediately after unpacking it. BASLER A600...
  • Page 116 DRAFT Mechanical Considerations 2 x M3; 4 deep 23.5 73.3 13.3 4 x M3; 4 deep Photosensitive Surface of the CMOS Sensor Tolerances are TBD 17.526 Figure 6-1: A600 Mechanical Dimensions (in mm) BASLER A600...

  • Page 117: Maximum Lens Thread Length On The A600Fc

    The location of the filter limits the thread length of the lens that can be used on the camera. The thread length on your lens must be less than 7.5 mm. If a lens with a longer thread length is used, the camera will be damaged and will no longer operate. BASLER A600...
  • Page 118 DRAFT Mechanical Considerations BASLER A600...

  • Page 119: Revision History

    Removed the sections describing the A600f-HDR and Format 7, Mode 2. The A600f-HDR information is now in a separate manual. The following revisions were made as a result of changes to the camera firmware (firmware ID 21): Updated Sections 2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3, and...
  • Page 120 DRAFT Revision History Doc. ID Number Date Changes BASLER A600...

  • Page 121: Feedback

    DRAFT Feedback Feedback Your feedback will help us improve our documentation. Please click the link below to access an online feedback form. Your input is greatly appreciated. http://www.baslerweb.com/umfrage/survey.html BASLER A600...
  • Page 122 DRAFT Feedback BASLER A600...

  • Page 123: Index

    ....3-6 with an external trigger signal ... . 3-8 BASLER A600...
  • Page 124 ....... . . 1-2 white balance ......3-23 BASLER A600...

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