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Allied Vision Technologies Prosilica GC1290 series Technical Manual

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GC1290 / GC1290C
Technical Manual
700036A
Updated August 27, 2010
Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc.
101-3750 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC
V5J 5E9 / Canada

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  • Page 1 GC1290 / GC1290C Technical Manual 700036A Updated August 27, 2010 Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc. 101-3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC V5J 5E9 / Canada...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Trouble Shooting ..................... 18 Addendum ........................21 GC IO Schematic ....................... 22 Isolated Trigger Schematic ..................23 Non-isolated Trigger Schematic .................. 24 Video Iris Schematic ....................25 Trigger Timing Diagram ..................... 26 Notes on Triggering ....................27 GC1290 Technical Manual Page ii...

  • 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 GC1290 series of cameras are very sensitive, 30 frames per second, megapixel, Gigabit Ethernet cameras based on the Sony ICX445ALA and ICX445AQA, EXview HAD CCD sensors. 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. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 2...

  • Page 7: Supported Features

    Vertical Binning 1 to 16 rows Pixel Formats Mono8, Mono16*, Bayer8, Bayer 16, RGB24, YUV411, YUV422, YUV444, BGR24, RGBA24, BGRA24 Sync Out Modes trigger ready, trigger input, exposing, readout, imaging, strobe, GPO *On monochrome versions only. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 3...

  • Page 8: Mechanical

    Mechanical Figure 1. GC SERIES mechanical dimensions. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 4...

  • Page 9: Connections

    Connections Figure 2. GC SERIES connection diagram. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 5...
  • Page 10 Pin 2 and the Power Ground on Pin 1. A cable assembly providing this power can be ordered from AVT (AVT P/N 02-8003A for North America or AVT P/N 02-8004A for a Universal supply). GC1290 Technical Manual Page 6...
  • Page 11 These signals are RS-232 compatible. These signals allow communication from the host system via the Ethernet port to a peripheral device connected to the camera. Note that these signals are not isolated and therefore careful attention should be used when designing cabling in noisy environments. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 7...
  • Page 12 Solid Orange Ethernet link established. Flashing Orange Ethernet activity. Item 4: Status LED 2 LED COLOR STATUS Solid Green Normal operation. Flashing once per second Boot up pending 3 quick flashes once per Camera fault. second. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 8...

  • Page 13: Cleaning The Sensor

    Repeat this process until the debris is gone. If this process fails to remove the debris, then contact AVT. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 9...

  • Page 14: 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. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 10...

  • Page 15: Camera Installation

    Prosilica GC 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 (AVT P/N 02- 3002A). GC1290 Technical Manual Page 11...
  • Page 16 Connections icon. Double click the relevant network card listed or right-click the relevant network card and select Properties. This will open the properties window for your network card. See Figure 5. Figure 5. Network card main properties window. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 12...
  • Page 17 255. 0. 0. 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. Figure 6. Network card TCP/IP address. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 13...
  • Page 18 100 meters. Power Connection The camera requires a 12V DC power supply that can source a minimum of 500 mA of current. See the Connections section of this document for more information. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 14...
  • Page 19 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. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 15...

  • Page 20: 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. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 16...
  • Page 21 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 GC camera. o Open the viewer and set the PacketSize to 8228. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 17...

  • Page 22: Trouble Shooting

    AutoIP range on your NIC and it doesn’t have access to a DHCP server. Either change your NIC IP to be in the AutoIP range, or fix the camera IP address to be on the same subnet as your NIC. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 18...
  • Page 23 AVT support. 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: GC1290 Technical Manual Page 19...
  • Page 24 If you are still having problems acquiring images, please send your camera settings file (click on the disk icon in SampleViewer) to AVT support. Saving camera setting file GC1290 Technical Manual Page 20...

  • Page 25: Addendum

    Addendum GC1290 Technical Manual Page 21...

  • Page 26: Gc Io Schematic

    0.1u RS232-TXD DOUT 0.1u FORCEON LOGIC TXD 0.1u INVALID LOGIC RXD ROUT RS232-RXD VDD-3.3 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SN74LVC2G241DCU LOGIC SY NC OUTPUT 2 SY NC OUTPUT 2 SY NC INPUT 2 LOGIC SY NC INPUT 2 GC1290 Technical Manual Page 22...

  • Page 27: Isolated Trigger Schematic

    ) from User’s trigger circuit into camera through R1. R2 is connected to the open collector of Fairchild MOCD207. The corresponding transistor emitter is connected to isolated ground. See the Fairchild MOCD207 datasheet for more detailed information. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 23...

  • Page 28: Non-Isolated Trigger Schematic

    The non-isolated trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 buffer/driver inside the camera. The required sync input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA. See the Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 for more detailed information. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 24...

  • Page 29: Video Iris Schematic

    Video Iris Schematic CABLE SIDE POWER GROUND POWER GROUND 12V POWER 12V_POWER HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S LENS POWER VIDEO SIGNAL LENS GROUND JEITA CONNECTOR GC1290 Technical Manual Page 25...

  • 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 GC1290 Technical Manual Page 26...

  • 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. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 27...
  • 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. GC1290 Technical Manual Page 28...

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