Allied Vision Technologies Prosilica GE680 Technical Manual

Allied Vision Technologies Prosilica GE680 Technical Manual

Ge680 series 200 frames per second, vga, gigabit ethernet cameras based on the kodak kai-0340d ccd sensor
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GE680 / GE680C
Technical Manual
700026A
Updated September 15, 2010
Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc.
101-3750 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC
V5J 5E9 / Canada

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  • Page 1 GE680 / GE680C Technical Manual 700026A Updated September 15, 2010 Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc. 101-3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC V5J 5E9 / Canada...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    System Optimization ....................21 Trouble Shooting ..................... 23 Addendum ........................26 GE IO Schematic ....................... 27 Hirose 12-pin Trigger Schematic ................. 28 Mini-SMB Trigger Schematic ..................29 Trigger Timing Diagram ..................... 30 Notes on Triggering ....................31 GE680 Technical Manual Page 2...
  • Page 3: Legal Notice

    Allied Vision Technologies customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Allied Vision Technologies for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.
  • Page 4: Contacting Allied Vision Technologies

    Contacting Allied Vision Technologies • Technical information: http://www.alliedvisiontec.com • Support: support@alliedvisiontec.com Allied Vision Technologies GmbH (Headquarters) Taschenweg 2a 07646 Stadtroda, Germany Tel.: +49.36428.677-0 Fax.: +49.36428.677-28 e-mail: info@alliedvisiontec.com Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc. 101-3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC, V5J 5E9, Canada...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction The GE680 series of cameras are sensitive, 200 frames per second, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet cameras based on the Kodak KAI-0340D CCD sensor. Precautions READ INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY. This document contains specific information which is necessary for the correct operation and treatment of this product.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    MAINTAIN A REASONABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF THE CAMERA IS TO BE OPERATED IN A WARM ENVIRONMENT, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE CAMERA BE MOUNTED ON A HEAT SINK SUCH AS A METAL BRACKET AND THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW. GE680 Technical Manual Page 6...
  • Page 7: Supported Features

    1 to full resolution of sensor Pixel Formats Mono8, Mono16*, Bayer8, Bayer16, RGB24, YUV411, YUV422, YUV444, BGR24, RGBA24, BGRA24 Sync Out Modes trigger ready, trigger input, exposing, readout, imaging, strobe, GPO *On monochrome versions only. GE680 Technical Manual Page 7...
  • Page 8: Mechanical

    Mechanical Figure 1. GE SERIES mechanical dimensions. GE680 Technical Manual Page 8...
  • Page 9: Connections

    Connections Figure 2. GE SERIES connection diagram. GE680 Technical Manual Page 9...
  • Page 10 This input signal allows the camera to be synchronized to some external event. The camera can be programmed to trigger on the rising or falling edge of this signal. The camera can also be programmed to capture an image at some programmable delay time after the trigger event. GE680 Technical Manual Page 10...
  • Page 11 Amp 413985-3 which can be used with RG174 coaxial cable. Contact AVT to purchase cabling. The Mini-SMB Trigger Input is internally connected to the Trigger Input (Pin 1) of the General Purpose I/O Port (Item 2 above). Therefore see this section for more detail. GE680 Technical Manual Page 11...
  • Page 12 Item 5: Status LED 1 LED COLOR STATUS Solid Green Ethernet link established. Flashing Green Ethernet activity. Item 6: Status LED 2 LED COLOR STATUS Solid Green Normal operation. Solid Orange Firmware missing. Flashing Orange Camera fault. GE680 Technical Manual Page 12...
  • Page 13 AVT (P/N 02-8000A for North America or P/N 02-8001A for a Universal supply). The inner conductor is positive power and the external conductor is ground. THE CAMERA POWER SUPPLY OPERATES MOST EFFICIENTLY AT 12V. GE680 Technical Manual Page 13...
  • Page 14: Cleaning The Sensor

    Repeat this process until the debris is gone. If this process fails to remove the debris, then contact AVT. GE680 Technical Manual Page 14...
  • Page 15: Adjusting The C-Mount

    The distance required will depend on the lens used but typically 30 to 50 feet should suffice. Make sure the lens is firmly threaded onto the c-mount ring. Rotate the lens and c- mount ring until the image is focused. Carefully tighten locking ring. Recheck focus. GE680 Technical Manual Page 15...
  • Page 16: Camera Installation

    Prosilica GE cameras: • Intel PRO/1000 • D-Link DGE-550T • SMC EZ Card 1000 Gigabit Ethernet cards supporting this feature can also be purchased with the camera (P/N 02- 3002A). GE680 Technical Manual Page 16...
  • Page 17 Click OK to save changes. Note that if Windows reports a conflict with the above IP address, simply repeat the above steps and change the last digit of the IP address to a different value. GE680 Technical Manual Page 17...
  • Page 18 Figure 7. Turn off Firewall. o Return to the Gige Local Properties window as in Figure 5. Select the Advanced tab as in Figure 7 and disable the Firewall for this device. Click OK to save changes. GE680 Technical Manual Page 18...
  • Page 19 The camera can be triggered either through the 12 pin general purpose connector or the mini-SMB input. The compatible cable connectors are specified in the Connections section of this document or contact AVT to purchase compatible cabling. AVT provides SMB-to-SMB or SMB-to-BNC cabling of varying lengths. GE680 Technical Manual Page 19...
  • Page 20 PacketSize can be set to 8228 if the network card has been optimized to support jumbo frames. o See the System Optimization Section to maximize the performance of your system. Figure 8. GigE Viewer application window. GE680 Technical Manual Page 20...
  • Page 21: System Optimization

    This will open the properties window for your network card. See Figure 9. Figure 9. Network card main properties window. o From the Properties window select Configure then select the Advanced tab. See Figure 10. GE680 Technical Manual Page 21...
  • Page 22 From the main properties dialog as in Figure 9, make sure that only the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box is selected then click OK. The card is now optimized for use with the Prosilica GE camera. o Open the viewer and set the PacketSize to 8228. GE680 Technical Manual Page 22...
  • Page 23: Trouble Shooting

    169.254.23.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0, Camera IP: 169.254.43.3 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0. The following example is not on the same Subnet: NIC IP 169.250.23.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, CamIP 169.254.13.0 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0. This can happen if you use a non GE680 Technical Manual Page 23...
  • Page 24 Ipconfig /all screenshot Is the camera listed in SampleViewer but can’t acquire images? Reset your camera settings to factory default: with ConfigFileIndex = Factory, click the ConfigFileLoad button. While streaming, check your Stats: GE680 Technical Manual Page 24...
  • Page 25 • All packets completing as normal, but black image. Check ExposureValue, ExposureMode, and be sure your scene is suitably lit. If you are still having problems acquiring images, please send your camera settings file (click on the disk icon in SampleViewer) to support@alliedvisiontec.com. Saving camera setting file GE680 Technical Manual Page 25...
  • Page 26: Addendum

    Addendum GE680 Technical Manual Page 26...
  • Page 27: Ge Io Schematic

    LOGIC TXD 0.1u OUT3 LOGIC RXD OUT4 0.1u GND2 GND1 RS232-TXD DOUT 0.1u FORCEON MINI-SMB SY NC OUT 1 ISO TXD 0.1u INVALID ISO RXD ROUT ISO+5V RS232-RXD ISOLATED 5V POWER ISOLATED GROUND GALVANIC ISOLATION BOUNDARY GE680 Technical Manual Page 27...
  • Page 28: Hirose 12-Pin Trigger Schematic

    The trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR buffer/driver inside the camera. The required trigger input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA. See the Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR for more detailed information. GE680 Technical Manual Page 28...
  • Page 29: Mini-Smb Trigger Schematic

    The trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR buffer/driver inside the camera. The required trigger input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA. See the Texas Instruments SN74ACT244PWR for more detailed information. Note that the trigger input signal is not terminated to match the cable impedance. GE680 Technical Manual Page 29...
  • Page 30: Trigger Timing Diagram

    Trigger Timing Diagram Readout Time Trigger Latency Expose Start Registered Delay Exposure Time User Trigger Logic Trigger Exposure Trigger Jitter Readout Interline Time Trigger Ready Imaging Idle GE680 Technical Manual Page 30...
  • Page 31: Notes On Triggering

    For applications requiring the shortest possible Trigger Latency and the smallest possible Trigger Jitter the User Trigger signal should be applied when Imaging is false and Idle is true. o In this case, Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter are as indicated in the Specifications section. GE680 Technical Manual Page 31...
  • Page 32 User Trigger signal should be applied as soon as a valid Trigger Ready is detected. o In this case, Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter can be up to 1 line time since Exposure must always begin on an Interline boundary. GE680 Technical Manual Page 32...

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