Hardware & software trigger usb 2.0 color / monochrome xga ccd camera (13 pages)
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No.11S031-03 Small Cubic Type 5.0 Mega pixels CCD Color / Monochrome Camera Link Camera STC-CL500E STC-CLC500E Users guide Sensor Technology Co., Ltd STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
The communication format............................23 The camera control commands ..........................25 4.4.1 The camera commands list ..........................25 4.4.2 Description of the camera control commands....................26 4.4.3 Sequence for the command saves to the EEPROM..................31 STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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No.11S031-03 This document is the connectivity and operation users guide for STC-CL500E/CLC500E. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
0 to +0.99V +2.3 to +3.3V +3.3V TRG OUT +3.3V +12Vdc +12Vdc Notes: Trigger input signal can be assigned either on Camera Link connector (CC1) or on the No. 2 pin of the power/IO connector through the camera setting communication. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Note.3: Please change “12H.5” when use the trigger signal input from the power/IO connector. Note.4: The exposure time is “High” while the camera exposures. The equivalent circuit for the input pin of the power/IO connector +3.3V +3.3V On resister Max. = 30ohm 100ohm 10kohm TRIGGER IN TC7WH241FK TOSHIBA STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Blanking (Front) Blanking (Back) Number of the effective lines [Y] [BLK_F] [BLK_B) Total number of the line at 1 frame [TOTAL_LINE] Optical black Dummy bit Blanking (Front) Effective CCD effective lines lines Blanking (Back) Optical black STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
DVAL FVAL LVAL DA1 DA0 DA5 DA4 DA3 DA2 DA1 DA0 DA0 to DA7: 8bit data for one pixel from the first tap DB0 to DB7: 8bit data for one pixel from the second tap STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
No.11S031-03 The 2 taps transferring image STC-CL500E (Monochrome type) Pixel1 of Pixel1 of Pixel2 of Pixel2 of DataA DataB DataA DataB Pixeln of DataA: The transferring pixel from the first tap Pixeln of DataB: The transferring pixel from the second tap...
Note.2: The video output is going to be V reset by the next internal HD signal immediate after the exposure is finished. Note.3: The exposure time sets by the pulse width of the trigger signal. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Note.1: The trigger signal is removed by the filtering if the pulse width of the input trigger signal is smaller than 30 CLK. Please input the trigger signal has more then 31 CLK pulse width. Note.2: The exposure is going to start 198 CLK after the rising edge of the trigger signal. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Note.1: The camera does NOT switch to the normal mode when the long exposure mode is set. Note.2: The video output is going to be V reset by the next internal HD signal immediate after the exposure is finished. Note.3: The exposure time sets by the preset electronic shutter speed. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Note.1: The trigger signal is removed by the filtering if the pulse width of the input trigger signal is smaller than 30 CLK Please input the trigger signal has more then 31 CLK pulse width. Note.2: The exposure is going to start 198 CLK after the rising edge of the trigger signal. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
OFF. The maximum delay to start exposure from the trigger input is 1H. Trigger signal (Rising edge) Next HD Internal HD Normal SUB pulse timing SUB pulse Noise Noise Noise Noise CCD exposure Video out STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
4. About for one second after switching frame rate. The communication method UART (RS232C), binary communication The communication settings Settings Baud rate 9,600bps / 38,400bps Data bit 8bit Parity None Stop bit 1bit Flow control None STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
The value of the data is depending on the command End of the frame Sets (or gets) the value is as “03H” always Receiving code Result of the sending command 01H: OK (ACK), 10H: Receiving problem (NAC), 11H: Communication problem STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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Send the read command to read the 00H address data of the register 02, 00, 00, 01, 00, 03 SOF, (Device code/Read/Register), Command code, Data length, Data, EOF The return command 02, 01, 00, 03 STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Image effect selection (8bit: D[7..0]) 7A to 7FH Reserved Read / Write EEPROM control (8bit: D[7..0]) 81 to EFH Reserved Read / Write The signals of the power/IO connector (8bit: D[7..0]) F1 to FFH Reserved STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
0: Camera Link (CC1), 1: Power/IO connector (No. 2 pin) Exposure start mode D4 to D3: 00: Normal, 01: Reserved trigger 10 to 11: H reset D2 to D0: No function Sets always as "000" STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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Actual start line of the partial scanning = this value + 1 Automaticaly sets 2057 when sets more then 2057. The camera works with the full scanning when (PSR[] + PWR[]) is more than 2058. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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Initial data: GOFS[7..0] = The factory adjusted value, data range: 0 to 255 GOFS[7..0] [The clamp level] Initial data: CLAMP[7..0] = 0, data range: 0 to 31 38H: CLAMP[7..0] Sets the clamp level (The clamp level of the black signal). STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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Sets the test pattern output form the camera. D[7..0] D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 78H: TESTP[7..0] 00H: Video output, 01H: Gray schale, 02H: Ramp wave, 03H: 100% White, 04H: White clip, 05H: Color bar (RGB bayer), Others: Black STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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Please refer "1.2 The signals of the power/IO connector Initial data: 0000, data range: 0000 to 0111 Note: Change the C0H address data of the register and save to EEPROM when save the signals of the power/IO connector to the EEPROM. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
Note.3) When save the multiple command data, which is not sequence command, to the EEPROM, it is necessary to operate the number of times from 1) to 4). Example of the multiple command: “10H, 13H, 19H and 1BH” or “20H, 23H and 25H”. STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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No.11S031-03 7F, Harada center building 9-17, Naka cho 4 chome Atsugi-city, Kanagawa 243-0018 Japan Sensor Technology Co., Ltd TEL 81-46-295-7061 FAX 81-46-295-7066 URL http://www.sentech.co.jp/ STC-CL500E/CLC500E Users guide Rev. 1.3...
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