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SG-14 Camera User's Manual
1-Feb-12
03-032-20123-00
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  • Page 1 Spyder3 SG-14 Camera User’s Manual 1-Feb-12 03-032-20123-00 www.teledynedalsa.com...
  • Page 2 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual © 2012 Teled yne DALSA Inc. All inform ation provid ed in this m anual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assum ed by Teled yne DALSA for its use. Teled yne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this inform ation w ithout notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Contents The Spyder3 SG-14 Cameras ________________________________________________________________________ 6 Camera Highlights ................................6 Camera Performance Specifications ..........................7 Certifications ..................................10 Responsivity ..................................11 Mechanicals ..................................12 Mounting ................................. 13 Image Sensor ..................................14 Software and Hardware Setup ............................15 Host System Requirements ..........................
  • Page 4 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Timing: Exposure and Synchronization ..........................33 Timing ................................34 Exposure Controls ................................35 Set the Exposure Mode............................ 35 Exposure Modes in Detail ..........................36 Line Rate ................................... 37 Exposure Time ................................... 38 Triggers....................................38 Input / Output Control ...............................
  • Page 5 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual The PLC Control Block ............................. 89 GPIO Output Labels ............................91 Signal Routing Block ................................. 93 How the Signal Routing Block Works ......................94 How the Lookup Table Works ......................... 96 Appendix D: EMC Declaration ________________________________________________________________________ 97...

  • Page 6: The Spyder3 Sg-14 Cameras

    Camera Highlights The Sp yd er3 SG-14 GigE Vision (GEV) are high sensitivity d u al-line scan cam eras. When op erating in high sensitivity (d u al line scan) m od e the Sp yd er3 GEV cam era has 3x the resp onsivity of Teled yne DALSA’s Sp yd er2 line scan cam era.

  • Page 7: Camera Performance Specifications

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Models The Sp yd er3 SG-14 cam era is available in the follow ing configu rations: Table 1: Camera Models Overview Model Number Description SG-14-01K40-00-R 1k resolution, 1 sensor tap, 40 MH z d ata rate, 36 kH z line rate, RoH S com pliant.

  • Page 8: Mechanical Interface

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Feature / Specification Sensor Alignm ent ±50 µm ±50 µm ±0.25 m m z ±0.2° Mechanical Interface 1k and 2k Cam era Size 72 m m x 60 m m x 65 m m , all m od els Mass <...
  • Page 9 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Uncorrected global PRN U ECE Uncorrected local Uncorrected global Corrected local DN p -p Corrected global DN p -p 4k Dual and Single Corrected local DN p -p Corrected global DN p -p...

  • Page 10: Certifications

    Table 5: EMC Compliance Standards Compliance The CE Mark, FCC Part 15, and Ind ustry Canad a ICES-003 Evaluation of the DALSA Spyd er GigE SG-14 cam eras m eet the follow ing requirem ents: EN 55022 Class A, and EN 61326 Em issions Requirem ents, EN 55024, and EN 61326 Im m unity to Disturbances...

  • Page 11: Responsivity

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Responsivity Figure 1: Spyder3 GigE Vision 1k and 2k Responsivity Figure 2: Spyder3 GigE Vision 4k Responsivity Spectral Responsivity @ 0 dB Gain 2000 Low Sensitivity Mode 1800 Hi Sensitivity Mode 1600 1400...

  • Page 12: Mechanicals

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Mechanicals Figure 3: Spyder3 1k and 2k GigE Vision Mechanical 03-032-20123-00 Teledyne DALSA...

  • Page 13: Mounting

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Figure 4: Spyder3 4k GigE Vision Mechanical Mounting H eat generated by the cam era m u st be allow ed to m ove aw ay from the cam era. Mou nt the cam era on the frontp late (u sing the p rovid ed m ou nting holes) w ith m axim u m contact to the area for best heat d issip ation.

  • Page 14: Image Sensor

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Image Sensor The cam era u ses Teled yne DALSA’s d u al line scan sensor. The cam era can be configu red to read ou t in either high or low sensitivity m od e, tall p ixel m od e and forw ard or reverse shift d irection.

  • Page 15: Software And Hardware Setup

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Software and Hardware Setup Host System Requirements To achieve best system p erform ance, the follow ing m inim u m requ irem ents are recom m end ed :  Op erating system : Wind ow s XP Professional, Wind ow s Vista, Wind ow s 7 (either 32-bit or 64-bit for all) are su p p orted .

  • Page 16: Connect Power, Ethernet And I/O Cables

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual 2. Connect Power, Ethernet and I/O Cables  Connect a p ow er cable from the cam era to a +12 VDC to +15 VDC p ow er su p p ly. ...

  • Page 17: Step 1. Ethernet Network Card: Install And Configure

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Step 1. Ethernet Network Card: Install and Configure Install Network Card The follow ing netw ork card has been tested and is recom m end ed for u se w ith this cam era: Intel Pro/ 1000 MT Desktop Ad ap ter (33-MH z, 32-bit PCI).
  • Page 18 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Select ―Use the follow ing IP ad d ress‖ and set the IP ad d ress to any ad d ress in this su bnet other than 192.168.5.100, w hich is u sed by the cam era. In the exam p le below , the ad d ress 192.168.5.50 is u sed .
  • Page 19 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Figure 10. Jumbo Frames 10. Click ―OK‖ to save settings Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20123-00...

  • Page 20: Step 2. Connect Power, Ethernet, And Trigger Cables

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Step 2. Connect Power, Ethernet, and Trigger Cables WARN IN G! Grounding Instructions Static electricity can d am age electronic com p onents. Please d ischarge any static electrical charge by tou ching a grou nd ed su rface, su ch as the m etal com p u ter chassis, before p erform ing any hard w are installation.

  • Page 21: Ethernet Connector And Ethernet Led

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual WARNING: When setting up the camera’s power supplies follow these guidelines:  Ap p ly the ap p rop riate voltages.  Protect the cam era w ith a 2 am p slow -blow fu se betw een the p ow er su p p ly and the cam era.

  • Page 22: Gpio Connector: External Input

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual GPIO Connector: External Input A single 15-p in general p u rp ose inp u t / ou tp u t (GPIO) connector is u sed to receive or control external signals. For exam p le, the GPIO connector can be u sed to receive EXSYN C, PRIN (p ixel reset), and d irection signals.

  • Page 23: Ttl Inputs And Outputs

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual TTL Inputs and Outputs Figure 13: TTL Input Schematic 3.3V 1000  3.3V  Term ination: 1000 Ω series  Inp u t cu rrent: m inim u m 0 nA; m axim u m 2 m A ...

  • Page 24: Step 3. Establish Communication With The Camera

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Step 3. Establish Communication with the Camera Power on the camera Tu rn on the cam era’s p ow er su p p ly. You m ay have to w ait u p to 60 second s w hile the cam era w arm s u p and p rep ares itself for op eration.

  • Page 25: Using Sapera Camexpert With Spyder3 Cameras

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Using Sapera CamExpert with Spyder3 Cameras Cam Exp ert is the cam era interfacing tool su p p orted by the Sap era library. When u sed w ith a Sp yd er3 cam era, Cam Exp ert allow s a u ser to test all Sp yd er3 op erating m od es.

  • Page 26: Camexpert Panes

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual CamExpert Panes The Cam Exp ert ap p lication u ses 5 w ind ow s to sim p lify choosing and configu ring cam era files or acqu isition p aram eters for the installed d evice.
  • Page 27 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Acquisition control button: Click once to start live grab, click again to stop. Single frame grab: Click to acquire one fram e from d evice. Softw are trigger button: With the I/ O control param eters set to Trigger Enabled / Softw are Trigger type, click to send a single softw are trigger com m and .

  • Page 28: Step 4. Camera Settings And Test Patterns

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Step 4. Camera Settings and Test Patterns Review a Test Pattern Image The cam era is now read y to retrieve a test p attern . The Sp yd er3 cam eras inclu d e a bu ilt-in test p attern generator that can be u sed to confirm cam era Ethernet connections w ithou t the need for a cam era lens or p rop er lighting.

  • Page 29: Camera Operation

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual At this p oint you are read y to start op erating the cam era in ord er to acqu ire im ages, set cam era fu nctions, and save settings. Camera Operation...

  • Page 30: Check Camera And Sensor Information

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Check Camera and Sensor Information Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application—in the examples shown here, CamExpert. Parameters such as camera model, firmware version, sensor characteristics, etc. are read to uniquely identify the connected device.

  • Page 31: Saving And Restoring Camera Settings

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Saving and Restoring Camera Settings The p aram eters u sed to select, load and save u ser sets are grou p ed together u nd er the Cam era Inform ation set of featu res.
  • Page 32 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Current Session Active Setting The active setting for the cu rrent session is the set of configu ration s that are op erating w hile the cam era is cu rrently ru nning, inclu d ing all u nsaved changes you have m ad e to the settings before saving them .

  • Page 33: Timing: Exposure And Synchronization

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Timing: Exposure and Synchronization Im age exp osu res are initiated by an event. The trigger event is either the cam era's p rogram m able internal clock u sed in free ru nning m od e, an external inp u t u sed for synchronizing exp osu res to external triggers, or a p rogram m ed fu nction call m essage by the controlling com p u ter.

  • Page 34: Timing

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Timing tLine Period twSYNC twSYNC_INT EXSYNC tPR_INT twPR_HIGH twPR_LOW PRIN tREADOUT tTRANSFER tOVERHEAD Internal Line Valid tEthernet Latency Valid Data From Diagramed Ethernet Latency to PC ExSync Memory Table 8: Timing Parameter Table Units Min.

  • Page 35: Exposure Controls

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Overhead Delay Overhead _Delay can range from 5 to 6μs and d ep end s on the internal op erations of you r com p u ter. Exposure Controls The cam era can grab im ages in one of seven w ays. The cam era’s line rate (synchronization) can be generated internally throu gh the Acquisition Line Rate featu re (a m em ber of the Sensor Control set of featu res) or set externally w ith an EXSYN C signal, d ep end ing on you r m od e of op eration.

  • Page 36: Exposure Modes In Detail

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Exposure Modes in Detail Mode A. Internally Programmable Line Rate and Exposure Time (Factory Setting): ExposureMode Timed and LineTriggerMode Off (Internal) Operates at a m axim u m line rate and exposu re tim e.

  • Page 37: Line Rate

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Mode D. External Line Rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time: ExposureMode Timed and LineTriggerMode On (External) Figure 21: EXSYNC controls Line Period with Internally controlled Exposure Time Line Period Line Period Exposure Time...

  • Page 38: Exposure Time

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Exposure Time To set the cam era’s exp osu re tim e, u se the Exposure Time featu re fou nd in the Sensor Control set. This featu re is u sed to set the exp osu re tim e in µs. This featu re is only available w hen t he Exp osu re Mod e is set to Tim ed .

  • Page 39: Input / Output Control

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Start Mode Fram e Start Trigger Mod e Sp ecifies w hether the external fixed length fram e trigger is on or off. If the Fram eTriggerActiveMod e is on then it takes p reced ence.To tu rn On, p lease DeviceScanTyp e to Linescan...

  • Page 40: Gain, Black Level, And Background

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual If rotary encoder is used, Line0 -- Phase A , Line2 -- Phase B Line Format This feature returns or sets (if possible) the current electrical format of the selected physical input Line: No connect, TTL,...

  • Page 41: Image Size

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Black Level Control the analog black level offset as an absolu te p hysical valu e. Digital Gain (DN ) Sets the d igital system gain control. Digital Gain (d B) Digital gain am p lification in d B for a sp ecified tap .

  • Page 42: Pixel Format

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Im age Flip H orizontal This featu re is u sed to flip horizontally the im age sent by the d evice. Defau lt valu e: not flip p ed . Pixel Format Use the Pixel Form at featu re fou nd in the Image Format Control set to select the form at of the p ixel to u se d u ring im age acqu isition as either Mono 8 or Mono 12 bit d ep th.

  • Page 43: Sensor Shift Direction

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual externally controlled . This featu re is only available w ne sensorScanDirection is set to External. Read Sensor Shift Direction Read cu rrent d irection of the external signal that controls the sensor shift d irection. This featu re is available only w hen sensorScanDirection is set to External.

  • Page 44: Binning

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Binning Binning is the com bining of tw o or m ore im age sensor p ixels to form a new com bined p ixel p rior to read ou t or d igitizing. A binned im age u sing the sam e exp osu re settings as a non -binned im age w ill show an im p roved signal-to-noise ratio, red u ced scanning tim es (d u e to low er sp atial resolu tion) and save as a sm aller im age file size com p ared w ith a non-binned im age, at the exp ense of low er im age resolu tion.

  • Page 45: Camera Calibration

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Camera Calibration Processing Chain Overview and Description The follow ing d iagram show s a sim p lified block d iagram of the cam era’s analog and d igital p rocessing chain. The analog p rocessing chain begins w ith an analog gain ad ju stm ent, follow ed by an analog offset ad ju stm ent.

  • Page 46: Digital Processing

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Analog Processing Op tim izing offset p erform ance and gain in the analog d om ain lets you achieve a better signal-to-noise ratio and d ynam ic range than you w ou ld achieve by trying to op tim ize the offset in the d igital d om ain only.

  • Page 47: Analog Gain And Offset Adjustment

    This com m and calcu lates and sets the analog gain accord ing to the algorithm d eterm ined by the first p aram eter u sing the Calibrate Gain Selector featu re. This featu re is not available for the SG-14- 04K80 cam eras.
  • Page 48 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Calibration algorithm to use: Analog 8 to 13 Percent Above Target = This algorithm ad ju sts analog gain so that 8% to 13% of tap region of interest (ROI) p ixels are above the sp ecified target valu e (i.e. Calibrate Gain Target Value).

  • Page 49: Calibrate The Camera To Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction)

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Set Analog Offset (Black Level) Sets the analog offset. The analog offset shou ld be set so that it is at least 3 tim es the rm s noise valu e at the cu rrent gain. The analog offset is configu red for the noise at the m axim u m sp ecified gain and as a resu lt you shou ld not need to ad ju st the analog offset.
  • Page 50 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Correction Overview This cam era has the ability to calcu late correction coefficients in ord er to rem ove non -u niform ity in the im age. This vid eo correction op erates on a p ixel-by-p ixel basis and im p lem ents a tw o p oint correction for each p ixel.

  • Page 51: Digital Signal Processing

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual  The brightest p ixel shou ld be slightly below the target ou tp u t.  When 6.25% of p ixels from a single row w ithin the region of interest are clip p ed , flat field correction resu lts m ay be inaccu rate.
  • Page 52 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual GigE Vision Input Controls Advanced Processing Parameter Description FFC Coefficient Set N o. Selects the p ixel set to load , or save. There are 4 u ser sets available. Load FFC Coefficient Load s the Flat Field Correction Coefficients (sp ecified by the Pixel Set Selector) from the cam eras non -volatile m em ory.
  • Page 53 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Step 1: Prepare for Calibration For best resu lts, the cam era shou ld be setu p for calibration w ith sim ilar cond itions as to those in w hich it w ill be u sed . For exam p le, d ata m od e, exp osu re tim es and line rates, scan d irection , etc.

  • Page 54: Setting Digital Offset

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual PRNU Calibration Results Success PRN U calibration w as su ccessfu l. Greater_than_1_percent_clipped Greater than 1 % of PRN U coefficients have been calcu lated to be greater than the m axim u m allow able 8 or less than 1 (w hich w ill hap p en if the target is less than the m axim u m p ixel ou tp u t).

  • Page 55: Appendix A: Clear Dark Current

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Appendix A: Clear Dark Current Setting the Readout Mode Refer to the Clearing Dark Cu rrent section for m ore inform ation on this featu re. Use the Readout Mode featu re (from the Analog Controls fam ily) to clear ou t d ark cu rrent charge in the vertical transfer gates im m ed iately before the sensor is read ou t .
  • Page 56 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Dark Current Clear Immediate Readout to Dark Current Dark Mode Clear Current Transition Clear to Frequency Immediate Readout Transition Immediate Frequency Readout Watchdog Max. Line Rate in Max. Line Rate in Frequency Increasing Line Rate...
  • Page 57 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual SG-14-04K40 18.5KH z 9.25KH z When op erating in the d ark cu rrent clear m od e, there w ill be a slight d elay, equ ivalent to one read ou t tim e, before the actu al exp osu re is im p lem ented .

  • Page 58: Operating Mode

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Dark Current Clear Immediate Readout to Dark Current Dark Mode Clear Current Transition Clear to Frequency Immediate Readout Transition Immediate Frequency Readout Watchdog Max. Line Rate in Max. Line Rate in Frequency Increasing Line Rate...
  • Page 59 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual ReadoutMode 2, Immediate Readout Mode. Operating Region Time Period Operating Mode Refer to Figure 27. Dark Current Dum p state Im m ed iate Read ou t state Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t (T <...
  • Page 60 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Im m ed iate Read ou t state ReadoutMode 2, Immediate Readout Mode. Operating Region Time Period Operating Mode Refer to Figure 27. Dark Current Dum p state Im m ed iate Read ou t state Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t (T <...
  • Page 61 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Im m ed iate Read ou t to Dark Cu rrent Du m p : H ysteresis Artifacts ReadoutMode 0, Auto Mode. Operating Region Time Period Operating Mode Refer to Figure 27. Im m ed iate Read ou t state Dark Current Dum p state ReadoutMode 0, Auto Mode.

  • Page 62: Appendix B: Sensitivity Mode

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Appendix B: Sensitivity Mode Sensitivity Mode and Pixel Readout The cam era has the op tion to op erate in either high sensitivity or low sensitivity m od e or in tall p ixel m od e.
  • Page 63 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Pixel Detail Pixel Detail 14/10µm CCD Readout Shift Register Sensor 2(14µm x 14µm OR 10µm x 10µm) Sensor 1 (14µm x 14µm OR 10µm x 10µm) CCD Readout Shift Register Figure 29: Low Sensitivity Mode In low sensitivity m od e, the cam era u ses either a 14 µm x 14 µm p ixel (1k and 2k m od els) or a 10 µm x 10...

  • Page 64: Appendix C: Gpio Control

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Appendix C: GPIO Control The cam era’s General Pu rp ose Inp u t / Ou tp u t (GPIO) connector allow s the cam era to receive (and in som e cases ou tp u t) d irect, real-tim e control signals that are ind ep end ent from the Ethernet com m u nications.

  • Page 65: Configure Gpio Signal Levels

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Signal Description IN PUT_0- LVDS (negative) IN PUT_1+ LVDS/ TTL form at (p ositive) IN PUT_1- LVDS (negative) GN D IN PUT_2+ LVDS/ TTL form at (p ositive) IN PUT_2- LVDS (negative) IN PUT_3...

  • Page 66: Examples: Setting The Camera Modes

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual This follow ing section d escribes the step s requ ired to ru n the cam era in the available trigger m od es. We start w ith free ru nning m od e.
  • Page 67 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual In the Rotary Encod er Grou p > set the valu e to False. Figure 35: Rotary Encoder Group In the Start Mod e > set the Fram e Start Trigger valu e Off.

  • Page 68: Internal Line Trigger, External Direction Control, Internal Frame Trigger

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual In the Sensor Control Grou p > set the d esired exp osu re m od e, exp osu re tim e and line rate. Figure 38: Exposure Mode, Time, and Line Rate Settings...

  • Page 69: External Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal Frame Trigger

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual External Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal frame trigger In the Direction Control Grou p > set the p aram eter Sensor Scan Direction > to Forw ard or Reverse, d ep end ing on you r ap p lication.

  • Page 70: External Line Trigger, External Direction Control From Rotary Encoder

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual External Line Trigger, External Direction Control from Rotary Encoder Physically connect rotary Encod er p hase A to p in1-5 if u sing TTL, or p in 1-2 if u sing LVDS, and p hase B to p in 6-5 if u sing TTL, or p in6-7 if u sing LVDS.
  • Page 71 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual The forw ard and reverse d irection is set by changing ―Rotary Encod er Direction Phase‖. Check the d irection show n in the Direction Control Grou p to confirm the d irection;...

  • Page 72: External Frame Trigger: Frame Start Trigger Mode

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Figure 46: Rotary Encoder Debounce Factor Figure 47: Shaft Encoder Module External Frame Trigger: Frame Start Trigger mode In the Fram e Trigger Fu nction Grou p > set the Device Scan Typ e to Linescan.
  • Page 73 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Figure 49: Frame Trigger Mode In the Start Mod e grou p > set the Fram e Start Trigger Mod e valu e to ON . Figure 50: Frame Start Trigger Mode Note on the Frame Start Trigger When the fram e trigger goes high the softw are grabs a p red efined nu m ber of lines , as d efined in w id th and height in Im age Form at Control.
  • Page 74 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Figure 52: Frame Trigger Delayer External Frame Trigger – Frame Active Trigger mode. In the Start Mod e grou p > Make su re Fram e Start Trigger Mod e is Off. Figure 53: Frame Start Trigger Mode: Off In the Fram e Trigger Fu nction Grou p >...

  • Page 75: Outputs

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Note on the Frame Active Trigger When the fram e trigger goes high, the PC w ill collect d ata u ntil either, the signal goes low , or the fram e bu ffer is filled . The fram e height length w ill be d eterm ined by the length of the fram e trigger .
  • Page 76 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Figure 57: Output Selector The signal to ou tp u t can be selected from the Signal Rou ting Block p aram eters. For exam p le, the follow ing figu res w ill ou tp u t line 0. Please note that the fram e valid (PLC_A4) is alw ays high since Sp yd er3 is a line scan cam era.

  • Page 77: Trigger Settings: Guru Mode

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Trigger Settings: GURU Mode In m ost u se-cases the cam era m od e settings d escribed in the Beginner section w ill su ffice. Using the com m and s and p aram eters available in the Gu ru level allow you to p erform finer ad ju stm ents to the triggers or create d ifferent u se-cases from the ones p red efined in the Beginner level.
  • Page 78 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual PLC_Q7 is fed to a rescaler inp u t. So the rescaler w ill rescale line trigger signals: PLC_Q16 is set to Line1, w hich is fram e trigger: PLC_Q16 is fed into d elayer, so the fram e trigger signal can be d elayed :...
  • Page 79 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual PLC_Q4_Variable0 can be PLC_I0 or PLC_I3, d ep end ing on w hether or not the rescaler is enabled : PLC_Q12_Variable0 can be PLC_I1 or PLC_I4 d ep end ing on w hether or not the d elayer is enabled :...

  • Page 80: Pulse Generator

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Pulse Generator The behavior of the Pu lse Generator is d efined by their d elay and w id th. The d elay is the am ou nt of tim e the p u lse is inactive p rior to the p u lse, and the w id th is the am ou nt of tim e the p u lse is active.
  • Page 81 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual  Triggered on rising edge: Ind icates if a triggered p u lse generator is triggered on the rising ed ge of an inp u t  Triggered on high level: Ind icates is a triggered p u lse generator is triggered on the high level of an inp u t ...

  • Page 82: Rescaler

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual  I6, for p u lse generator 1 Rescaler The Rescaler lets you change the frequ ency of a p eriod ic inp u t signal. You can u se the Rescaler to m u ltip ly the p eriod by u p to 4096 or d ivid e it by u p to 4095.
  • Page 83 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Divider The d ivid er ap p lied to the inp u t frequ ency. The resu lting frequ ency is com p u ted as follow s: input frequencyx multiplica  output...

  • Page 84: Counter

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Counter The cou nter m aintains a cou nt valu e that can be increased , d ecreased , or cleared based on inp u t signals. The cou nter ou tp u ts tw o signals (w hich are inp u ts to the GPIO LUT).

  • Page 85: Input Debouncing

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Current Counter Value Disp lays the cu rrent cou nter valu e Input Debouncing The Debou ncers tab is u sed to configu re the d ebou ncers of the cam era. The d ebou ncers are associated w ith the first and second PH YSICAL inp u ts of the softw are, u su ally Inp u t 1 and Inp u t 2.

  • Page 86: Timestamp Counter

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Timestamp Counter Counter Select Tim estam p Cou nter (d efau lt), General Pu rp ose Cou nter . Granularity Ind icates the valu e of each tim estam p u nit of the tim estam p cou nter. Available valu es are:480 nanosecond s, 1 m icrosecond , 100 m icrosecond s, 10 m illisecond s.
  • Page 87 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual 3: Q9 4: Q10 5: Q11 6: Q16 7: Q17 Clear Mode Ind icates how the tim estam p m od u le hand les the ―clear eve nt‖. The p ossible valu es are:...

  • Page 88: Delayer

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Delayer The d elayer is u sed to d elay an inp u t signal. The ou tp u t of the d elayer is the d elayed version of the inp u t signal.

  • Page 89: The Plc Control Block

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual The PLC Control Block All signals p ass throu gh the PLC Control Block. Dep end ing on its p rogram m ing, the PLC Control Block generates ou tp u t signals that can be red irected to variou s cam era ou tp u ts.
  • Page 90 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual N ote that all external inp u ts (from the cam era, TTL inp u ts, and PLC controls) a re resynchronized . The ou tp u ts from the look-u p table are synchronou s.

  • Page 91: Gpio Output Labels

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual PLC Input Signal Routing Block The follow ing cod e sets the first entry in the PLC’s signal rou ting block: Setting the Signal Rou ting Block is com p licated by the fact that each entry in the table has a d ifferent set of enu m erated inp u ts.
  • Page 92 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Signal Label Description  Delayer 0 reference signal  Cou nter 0 clear event inp u t  Tim estam p cou nter set event inp u t  Tim estam p cou nter clear event inp u t Trigger for p u lse generator 0.

  • Page 93: Signal Routing Block

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Signal Label Description If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:  Rescaler 0 inp u t  Delayer 0 references signal  Cou nter 0 clear event inp u t ...

  • Page 94: How The Signal Routing Block Works

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual How the Signal Routing Block Works The Signal Routing Block has 8 outputs (I0 - I7). Each output uses a 16:1 multiplexer that connects to 16 inputs. The Signal Routing Block has more than 16 input signals, so not every input can be connected to every one of signals I0 - I7.
  • Page 95 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Correct Lookup Table Syntax Syntax Valid Construction Sample Line Line Ou tp u t = Exp ression EOL (end of line) Ou tp u t Q0, Q1, Q2, ..., Q16, Q17 Inp u t I0, I1, I2, ..., I6, I7...

  • Page 96: How The Lookup Table Works

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual How the Lookup Table Works The Looku p Table has 8 inp u ts (I0 - I7) cap able of tw o states each (tru e, false). Thu s, the ou tp u ts have a total nu m ber of 256 inp u t com binations.

  • Page 97: Appendix D: Emc Declaration

    Model SG-14-04K80 The CE Mark Evalu ation of the SG-14 Cam era, w hich is m anu factu red by Dalsa Inc., m eets the follow ing requ irem ents: EN 55022 , EN 55011 , and FCC Part 15 Class A Em issions Requ irem ents...

  • Page 98: Revision History

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Revision History Revision Number Change Description Revision Date Beta release. February 1 2012 03-032-20123-00 Teledyne DALSA...

  • Page 99: Index

    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual Index installation, 15 exposure controls, 35 exposure m od e timing, 36 analog exposure m od es, 35 processing, 46 exposure tim e, 38 applications, 6 factory settings, 29 binning, 44 features, 6...
  • Page 100 Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Cameras User’s Manual installation, 16 setting, 55 Input / Outp ut rebooting, 44 control, 39 requirem ents input/ outp ut, 20 Ethernet switch, 15 network adapter, 15 interface requirm ents electrical, 8 mechanical, 8 system, 15...

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