WARRANTY WILL BE VOIDED. PRECAUTIONS Do dot attempt to disassemble, modify, or repair the camera. Contact UNIQ for help. Do not point the camera at bright objects, such as the sun, for a long period. It may cause CCD blooming and permanent damages.
1. Introduction 1.1 General Description The UC-610/UC-610CL is a high frame rate, color digital CCD camera using progressive scanning interline-transfer technology with R, G, B primary color mosaic filters (Bayer arrangement). A frame grabber collects digital, raw data and displays color images by software conversion. This color camera is useful for applications where color, high frame rate and high speed are required.
1.5 Camera Specifications Model UC-610 UC-610CL CCD Sensor 1/3” Progressive scan CCD (R, G, B primary color mosaic filters) Chip Size 5.79 mm x 4.89 mm Effective Pixels (H x V) 659 x 494 Unit Cell Size (H x V) 7.4 µm x 7.4 µm...
Figure 1. Camera and Frame Grabber System Setup 3. Camera Functions 3.1 12-Pin Connector The 12-pin Hirose connector is located on the Pin No. UC-610 UC-610CL rear panel of the camera. All ground signals on pin 1, 3, 5, and 8 are common grounds. +12V DC input +12 V DC input is recommended on pin 2, but this camera should withstand +12 V ±...
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3.2 Mode Switches Selection Designation: NS-Functional select DS-Shutter speed select NR- RS-232C communication Enable RI- Rear switch control Enable NP- Reserved for custom options PS- Reserved for custom options Figure 3. Mode switches NM-Normal mode AM-Asynchronous mode Timing details of the mode switches are shown in section 6. 3.3 Shutter Speed Dial Switch Shutter speed dial switch is located on the rear panel and there are 16 different positions.
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36 dB. Adjusting the gain potentiometer located on rear panel will change the gain value. Automatic gain control (AGC): AGC is not available and it is not recommended to use. Contact UNIQ for further details. Figure 6. Gain potentiometer...
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3.6.2 26-Pin Camera Link Connector PIN NO. CAMERA LINK UNIQ CAMERA FUNCTION SYMBOL SYMBOL 1, 14 INNER SHIELD SHIELD Inner shielding 2, 15 X0-, X0+ DATA0-, DATA0+ Video, LEN and FEN data output 3, 16 X1-, X1+ DATA1-, DATA1+ Video, LEN and FEN data output...
4. RS-232C Communication Control 4.1 Hyper Terminal Program UNIQ does not provide its own software program for RS-232C communication. In order to use RS- 232C interface, a Hyper Terminal software program must be installed and applied. The following shows how to run and use of Hyper Terminal.
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Reference decrease will be added to stored reference. bn### Reference number Note: It’s very uncommon to change reference level, contact UNIQ for further details. Note: 1. Command must be in “lower case.” 2. All numbers have to be in “hex” format, use a PC calculator to convert between hex and decimal numbers if necessary.
6. Camera Functional Timing 6.1 Free Run (Shutter Speed position 0, 110 fps) 6.2 Free Run (Shutter speed position from 1 to F) 6.3 Asynchronous Capture (Shutter speed position 0) 6.4 Asynchronous Capture (shutter speed position from 1 to E) 6.5 Asynchronous Capture with Pulse Width Control (shutter speed: F)
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6.7 Integration (via 12-pin Hirose connector ONLY) The UC-610/UC-610CL camera can be integrated up to 2 seconds without severe noise or dark current effect. To start integration, pin #11 (same as pin #27 of 40-pin digital connector) of the 12-pin connector must be connected to GND or 0V. The integrated video will be shifted out following the next vertical drive after pin #11 goes back to high or 5V level, as shown in figure 9 below.
Contact UNIQ for vendor list. 7.2 Lens C-mount lens is the standard lens for UC-610/UC-610CL camera. There are a variety of C-mount lenses in the market that works with UC-610/UC-610CL camera. Make sure the quality and specification of the lens match the camera's application. Some of the most popular lenses in the market, such as Cosmicar, Fujinon, Rodenstock, and Schneider, are recommended.
If it fails to show any good images, check the interface cable pinouts, both camera and frame grabber end, consult UNIQ or frame grabber manufacturer if necessary. Also, make sure the UC- 610/UC-610CL camera configuration file is correct.
If RS-232C is via 9-pin D-sub connector at PC end, make sure to short or connect pin # 4 and #6, and then short or connect pin # 7 and #8, but do not connect all 4 pins together. 9. Technical Support Information For technical assistance, contact UNIQ Technical Support or Applications Engineer at Phone: (408) 330-0818 Fax:...