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Operation Manual SVCam-EVO Series evo1050 evo2050 Digital Camera Link Area Scan Cameras evo2150 Version 3.5 / last update: 08 / 2012 evo4050 evo8050...
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Safety Messages The classification of dangers is made pursuant to ISO 3864-2 and ANSI Y535.6 with the help of key words. This Operating Manual uses the following Safety Messages: DANGER! Risk of death or serious injury Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.
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Copyright Protection Statement (as per DIN ISO 16016:2002-5) Forwarding and duplicating this document, as well as using or revealing its contents are prohibited without written approval. Noncompliance is subject to compensatory damages. All rights reserved with regard to pat- ent claims or submission of design or utility patent.
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The camera in your possession has been produced with great care and has been thor- oughly tested. Nonetheless, should you have grounds for complaint, then please contact your local SVS-ViSTEK distributor. You will find a list of distributors in your area under: http://www.svs-vistek.com/company/distributors/distributors.php...
EN 50022-2. The conformity has been tested and the corresponding declarations and documentation are available at SVS-VISTEK GmbH. Federal Communications Commission (FCC / USA and Canada) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
1 introduction | 1.2 Intended Use Thank you for purchasing a SVS-VISTEK camera. This camera is a high-end electronic imaging device designed for use in Machine Vision applications. It can be used in stationary and mobile applications. Failure to operate the camera other than its intended use and making...
1 introduction | 1.3 Safety first MANDATORY ACTION! if any foreign object gets into the system components, dis- continue the use immediately. Do NOT try to continue to use the system. To do so invites a fire or an electric shock hazard.
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1 introduction | Cases for indeminity (limited warranty) AVOID ELECTROSTATIC We shall be exempted from taking respon- sibility and held harmless for damages or Do not expose the camera to high voltage or electro- losses incurred by user in the following cases. static discharge, it might be damaged.
Camera Type Resolution, H x V [Pixel] Sensor Size max. Frame Rate Pixel Size [µm] Housing, H x W x L [mm] ADC Bit used ADC Output Lens Mount Output Taps evo1050 1.024 x 1.024 1/2“ 190 fps 5.5 x 5.5...
O = One GE only: L = Non-adjustable clock speed: 50 MHz T = Two H = 64 MHz F = Four Dot Matrix Code - contact SVS-VISTEK for details. This Divice has to be recycled Conformity Serial Number Operating voltage 2.3 Content of Camera Set...
2 Getting Started | 2.4 Installation Install the camera in the desired location: To mount the camera use the supplied tripod adapter or the the four M3 holes located on the camera front plate. Connect a Camera Link cable to your frame grabber. Connect the Camera Link cable to connector A of the camera (see drawing).
C-Mount lenses. it is recommended to use high-quality optical solutions designed for the M42 x 1mm lens-mounting specification. Please contact SVS-ViSTEK or your local dealer for a lens recommendation. if you must use the M42-to-C-Mount adapter with a large format sensor, then do not use a lens designed for less than 1”...
3 Hardware | 3.2.3 Basic Circuits for Hardware Interfacing Basic Circuits: Digital Outputs are based on an „Open-Collector-Output“ of a FET Camera Vin + <=28 V DC Power Regulator – GND VI – Digital Input IN 1/2/3/4 Schmitt-Trigger FPGA V low < 0.8V DC V high >...
3 Hardware | 3.2.4 Camera Link™ Connector Camera Link™ Connector A Specification Type 26 Pin connector MDR female Mating Connector Part-Nr. connector 10126-6000EL Part-Nr. hood 10326-A200-00 Operating Mode Camera Link™ Base / Medium configuration Pinout Signal Name Direction Signal Description PoCL +12 Camera to FG Data...
3 Hardware | 3.2.4 Camera Link™ Connector Camera Link™ Connector B Specification Type 26 Pin connector MDR female Mating Connector Part-Nr. connector 10126-6000EL Part-Nr. hood 10326-A200-00 Operating Mode Camera Link™ Medium configuration Pinout Signal Name Direction Signal Description PoCL +12 Camera to FG Data Camera to FG...
4 Software Control | 4 Software Control 4.1 ConvCam 4 SVS-VISTEK supplies you with a Convenient Camera software What is ConvCam? control tool (called ConvCam) that allows you to control and set all parameters of the camera like; trigger mode, gain, offset, exposure, bin- ning, etc.
4 Software Control | 4.2 Installation of ConvCam The installation files for 64 bit applications are in the zipped folder “ConvCam4Setup64Vx.x”, the files for 32 bit applications are in “ConvCam4Setup32Vx.x” The 64 bit version runs only on 64 bit Windows. The 32 bit version is installable on 32 and 64 bit Windows.
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4 Software Control | select a folder, then click on “Next” Click “Next” to start the installation Confirm the installation of GeniCam by click on “NEXT” Confirm the GeniCam License by click on “i Agree”...
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4 Software Control | select a folder, then click on “Next” Click “Next” to start the installation Confirm the installation of GeniCam by click on “NEXT” Confirm the GeniCam License by click on “i Agree”...
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4 Software Control | installation is now complete, click on “Close” ConvCam is installed, you now will find the ConvCam Icon on your desktop: Double-click on Icon to start the program. The “Connection“ Folder Here you can establish the communication between the camera and the ConvCam4.exe application “Available Ports”:...
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4 Software Control | The “Device Control” Folder “Device Model Name”: Camera type name “Device ID”: Serial No. “Device Manufacturer Info”: Our company “Device Version”: Version no. of camera firmware “Pixel Frequency”: Different pixel frequencies are selectable Changing the pixel frequency affects the maximum frame rate, power consumption and signal to noise ratio of the camera: Higher frequency ->...
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4 Software Control | The “Acquisition Control” Folder “Acquisition Mode”: Select one of the five acquisition modes of the camera: None, Continuous, Software Triggered, Triggered with internal Exposure Control, Triggered with External (pulse width driven) Exposure Control “Trigger Software”: Will read one image only if camera is set to “Trigger Software”.
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4 Software Control | The “Analog Control” Folder ”Tap Selector“: Select the tap for the “Gain” and “Black Level” configuration: “TapAll”: gain and black level can be configu- red for all taps simultaneously. “Tap0”,”Tap1”,”Tap2”,”Tap3”: gain and black level can be adjusted for only one tap, useful for manual tap balancing.
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4 Software Control | The “Strobe Control” Folder “Exposure Delay” This numeric value represents the time between the (logical) positive edge of trigger pulse and start of integration time. Unit is 1µs. Default is 0µs. “Strobe Polarity” Select the polarity of the hardware strobe ouput DO1: “positive”...
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A click on the “Update” button opens a file dia- log where you can select a firmware file which is sent to the camera as firmware update. Don’t use without contacting SVS-ViSTEK support before! Updating with an improper file can damage your camera! The “Terminal”...
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4 Software Control | Protocol Baudrate: 115 K , 8 Databit, 1 Stopbit, no parity, no Handshake. When camera is powered on, the following message will be displayed.: “SVS4022MTLCPC 48”(or other sensor resp.) “<0x0d,0x0a>”...
For EURESYS ( usually C:\WINNT\system32\), “clseremc.dll” . • Set COM-Port to the appropriate number ( “1 “ for the first Camera Link connector , “2” for the second connector a.s.o. ). • Click on “ReadStatus”. If there is still a problem or you would like to receive the “ConvCam User Guide for Programmers” please contact SVS-VISTEK.
5 interfacing and Timing | 5 interfacing and Timing 5.1 Pixel- and Line-Timing 5.1.1 Basic Info: Free Running Free running with programmable exposure time. Frames are readout permanently and valid data is indicated by LVAL per line and FVAL by 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.
5 interfacing and Timing | Mode 1: External Trigger with Pulse Width Exposure Control (non overlap) External Trigger 5.1.2 Basic Info: Triggered Mode (Pulsewidth) Exposure Time 1 Exposure Time 2 External trigger and pulsewidth controlled exposure time. In this mode the camera is waiting for an external trigger which starts inte- Frame 1 Frame 2 gration and read out.
5 interfacing and Timing | External Trigger with Programmable Exposure Time (non overlap) 5.1.3 Basic Info: External Trigger (Exposure Time) External trigger with programmable exposure time. In this mode the External Trigger with Pro- grammable Exposure Time camera is waiting for an external trigger which starts integration but exposure time is programmable via serial interface and calculated by External Trigger the internal microcontroller of the camera.
5 interfacing and Timing | 5.1.4 Detailed Info of External Trigger Mode External Trigger with Pulse Width Exposure Control (overlap) Trigger Line VAL CCD Exposure Frame VAL Frame 0 Frame 1 T : Line Duration T : Transfer Delay T : Exposure Delay T : min.
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5 interfacing and Timing | External Trigger with Programmable Exposure Time (overlap) Trigger Line VAL CCD Exposure Frame VAL Frame 0 Frame 1 T : Line Duration T : Transfer Delay T : Exposure Delay T : min. Trigger External Trigger with Programmable Exposure Time (non overlap) Trigger CCD Exposure Serial Control Set...
6 Basic understanding of CCD Technology 6 Basic understanding of CCD Technology 6.1 Read out from CCD In a single-tap CCD the read out of the pixel charges takes place in 1 Tap Readout of CCD series, pixel for pixel and line by line sequence. The maximum frame rate is determined by the pixel clock frequency and the total number of pixels that are transferred for readout.
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6 Basic understanding of CCD Technology In a quad-tap CCD (CCD with four outputs) the read out of the pixel Quad Tap Readout of CCD is four times faster than in a “normal” one. “Quad Tap Output” An image generated by a dual-tap CCD can have differing brightness Tap Balancing between the two image halves.
6 Basic understanding of CCD Technology 6.2 Binning- and Decimation-Modes All BW-14 Bit cameras support ”Vertical Binning“ (1/2 vertical reso- lution). In horizontal direction “Decimation” can be used: no binning The BW camera sends a DVAL signal with 1/2 pixel clock frequency. active When DVAL signal is enabled on the grabber only every second pixel in horizontal direction is grabbed.
6 Basic understanding of CCD Technology 6.3 Cameras with Color Sensors All color cameras are identical to the black and white versions. The Color Pixels are transferred in Series color pixels are transferred in series from the camera, same as the monochrome but to be considered as “raw”...
6 Basic understanding of CCD Technology 6.4 Tap Geometry Dual Operation (2 Tap) 2XE-1Y (GEN<i>CAM) Tap geometry 3 … … F VAL Line No. 3 … … L VAL left Column No. … … L VAL right Column No. W [px] Tap 0 Tap 1 NOTICE...
7 Specifications | 7.1.2 evo1050MFHCPC Basic electro-optic specifications evo1050MFHCPC Camera evo1050MFHCPC Chroma mono Resolution Active [Pixel] 1024 x 1024 Framerate [fps] Sensor KAI-01050-A Sensor Vendor Truesense Imaging (Kodak) Monochrome Type Sensor Size H x V [mm] 5.64 x 5.64 Sensor Diagonal [mm] CCD Size Equivalent [inch] Pixel Size H x V [µm] 5.5 x 5.5...
7 Specifications | 7.1.3 evo2050CFHCPC Basic electro-optic specifications evo2050CFHCPC Camera evo2050CFHCPC Chroma bayer (RGB) Resolution Active [Pixel] 1600 x 1200 Framerate [fps] Sensor KAI-02050-C Sensor Vendor Truesense Imaging (Kodak) Type Color Sensor Size H x V [mm] 8.8 x 6.6 Sensor Diagonal [mm] CCD Size Equivalent [inch] Pixel Size H x V [µm]...
7 Specifications | 7.1.4 evo2050MFHCPC Basic electro-optic specifications evo2050MFHCPC Camera evo2050MFHCPC Chroma mono Resolution Active [Pixel] 1600 x 1200 Framerate [fps] Sensor KAI-02050-A Sensor Vendor Truesense Imaging (Kodak) Type Monochrome Sensor Size H x V [mm] 8.8 x 6.6 Sensor Diagonal [mm] CCD Size Equivalent [inch] Pixel Size H x V [µm] 5.5 x 5.5...
X/Y Position Center effective Sensor Area relative to Center of Lens Mount Camera Type +/- X / Y [mm]* +/- max. Rotation [°]* +/- Z [mm]** M,typ M,typ evo1050 0.15 0.02 evo2050 0.15 0.02 Sensor horizontal center line evo2150 0.15 0.02...
8 Troubleshooting | 8 Troubleshooting 8.1 FAQ Troubleshooting Problem Solution Camera does not respond to light. Check if camera is in Freerunning with serial exposure ctrl . When done, check with the pro- gram “Convenient Cam“ if you can read back any data from the camera like “Mode“, “type“ of CCD, exposure time settings and so on.
8 Troubleshooting | Please fax this form to your local distributor. The right Fax number you can find on our homepage: http://www.svs-vistek.com/ 8.2 Support Request Form / Check List company/distributors/distributors.php Sender: ____________________________ Dear valued customer, Firm: ______________________________ In order to help you with your camera and any interfacing problems Tel.: _______________________ ________...
9 Terms of warranty | 9 Terms of warranty Seller warrants that the article to be delivered under this order will be free from defects Standard Products Warranty and Adjustment in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 2 years from date of shipment.
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