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- Page 1 PEARL SERIES PEARL SERIES Tiny Form Factor User Operation Manual FIREWIRE CCD & CMOS Cameras USER MANUAL VERSION 2.0 Released September 2009 #2 Eun-Seok Bldg. 729-1 Yeoksam-Dong, Gangnam-Gu Seoul 135-080, Korea Tel : 82-2-527-9800 Fax : 82-2-527-9900...
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Page 2: Legal Notice
Legal Notice. For Customers in U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. -
Page 3: Before You Start
All the materials in this document are protected by copyright and other laws for intellectual property. They are not allowed to be copied, reproduced or modified for any use without the permission of IMI Tech. IMI TECH reserves the right to make changes in specifications, functions or designs at any time and without any notice. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Hardware Installation ............................11 2.3. Software Installation ............................12 PEARL Series Camera Specifications ................13 3.1. Black and White Camera ............................13 3.1.1. IMB-20FT Specification ..........................13 3.1.2. IMB-17FT Specification ..........................14 3.1.3. IMB-16FT Specification ..........................15 3.1.4. IMB-15FT Specification ..........................16 3.1.5. - Page 5 3.2.2. IMC-17FT Specification ..........................22 3.2.3. IMC-16FT Specification ..........................23 3.2.4. IMC-15FT Specification ..........................24 3.2.5. IMC-12FT Specification (Preliminary) ......................25 3.2.6. IMC-11FT Specification ..........................26 3.2.7. IMC-30FC Specification ..........................27 3.2.8. IMC-13FC Specification ..........................28 3.3. Spectral Sensitivity ............................... 29 3.3.1.
- Page 6 4.9.4. Trigger & Strobe delay ..........................49 4.9.5. Trigger Mode 0 ............................50 4.9.6. Trigger Mode 1 ............................50 4.9.7. Trigger Mode 2 ............................50 4.9.8. Trigger Mode 3 ............................51 4.9.9. Trigger Mode 4 ............................51 4.9.10. Trigger Mode 5 ............................52 4.9.11.
- Page 7 5.8.6. SIO(RS232) Registers ..........................67 5.8.7. SIO(RS232) IMI TECH Commands ......................70 5.9. Frame Save Function ............................71 5.10. LUT(Lookup table) ............................72 5.10.1. 4-step knee lookup table ..........................72 5.10.2. User defined lookup table ..........................73 5.11. One Pixel Snow Noise Remove ........................... 74 5.11.1.
- Page 8 7.11.5. Camera Supported Frame Rate cannot be achieved..................88 7.11.6. How to read the serial number........................88 Revision History ......................89 8.1. Added Since V 1.0 ..............................89 Firmware Update ......................89 10. Technical Support ....................... 89...
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Page 9: Introduction
Introduction 1.1. Overview IMI Tech’s PEARL Series opens up a new horizon in digital image processing; by providing more features in a very small form factor while still maintaining excellent cost effectiveness and high quality. The Pearl Series models are comprised of a wide range of resolutions and are equipped with a FIREWIRE interface and a trigger to suit the needs of every application. -
Page 10: Components
Page 2 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual connectivity. The PEARL SERIES firmware can be upgraded via FIREWIRE and the latest versions are available through our website; together with IMI’s SDK and demo applications. The PEARL SERIES IMx-xxFC cameras with CMOS sensors possess the same features and support the same functions as the PEARL SERIES IMx- xxFT cameras. -
Page 11: Optional Accessories
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 3 1.3. Optional Accessories Machine Vision CCD Lens FIREWIRE OHCI Adapter FIREWIRE PC-Card Bus Adapter FIREWIRE Cable FIREWIRE Genders FIREWIRE Hub Repeater Tripod Plate P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... -
Page 12: Dimension And Description
Page 4 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 1.4. Dimension and Description Camera Body Size : 29 (w) x 29 (H) x 39(D) mm Camera Body Weight : approx. 63 gram < IMx-xxFT Cameras > < IMx-xxFC Cameras > 1.5. Camera Interface The PEARL Series camera interface is located on the back of the camera (assuming lens mount is front) as per the following. -
Page 13: Firewire Port
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 5 Trigger FIREWIRE Port Connector Status LED 1.6. FIREWIRE Port The industry standard FireWire (IEEE-1394) port has the following pin assignment. Data and control of the camera are provided via FireWire and camera power can also be supplied by FireWire Signal VG(Ground) TPB-... -
Page 14: 1.6.2. Status Led
Page 6 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 1.6.2. Status LED LED Status Isochronous Channel Packet Transfer Disable GREEN Enable Enable Remark : Also when power off, LED is OFF 1.7. Electrical Operating Condition Trigger Method1 Ext. Trigger signal Cameras Ext. Trigger GND Method2 [IMI Recommend] Recommended Trigger Example Camera Side... -
Page 15: Pixel Data
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 7 Strobe Method1 Strobe signal FT Cameras Strobe GND Method2 [IMI Recommend] Recommended Strobe Example Camera Side User Side 220 Ω Strobe Strobe Pin Active High FT Series Camera GND Pin Opto. Coupler FC Cameras Same Electrical Specification Strobe User can set strobe... - Page 16 Page 8 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Where the following fields are defined in the IEEE 1394 standard as: data_length : number of bytes in the data field tg : (tag field) shall be set to zero channel : isochronous channel number, as programmed in the iso_channel field of the cam_sta_ctrl register tCode : (transaction code) shall be set to the isochronous data block packet tCode sy : (synchronization value) shall be set to 0001h on the first isochronous data block of a frame, and shall be set to zero on all other isochronous data blocks...
- Page 17 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 9 Y-(K+Pn-4) V-(K+Pn-3) Y-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K+Pn-1) <Y(Mono) Format > High Byte Low Byte Y-(K+0) Y-(K+1) Y-(K+2) Y-(K+3) Y-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-3) V-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K+Pn-1) Data Structure <Y, R, G, B > Each component has 8 bit data. The data type is “Unsigned Char” Signal Level (Decimal) Data (Hexadecimal) Highest...
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Page 18: Environmental Requirements
Page 10 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual <Y(Mono16)> Y component has 16 bit data. The data type is “Unsigned Short(big-endian)” Signal Level (Decimal) Data (Hexadecimal) Highest 65535 0xFFFF 65534 0xFFFE 0x0001 Lowest 0x0000 1.9. Environmental Requirements Operation Temperature : -5°C ~ 45°C / Storage Temperature : -20°C ~ 65°C Avoid operation in environment of high humidity over 90% and allow sufficient airflow for prevention of heat buildup P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... -
Page 19: Basic Installation
Standard FIREWIRE 6P-6P cable or 4P to 6P cable ( for Notebooks ) DirectX 9.0 or higher ( 9.0b or higher for Windows XP ) IMI Tech Digital Imaging CD Software (ImCam Application and Driver ) or other Windows Application such as amcap.exe Remark : Other software or hardware may be required for user specific applications. -
Page 20: Software Installation
Page 12 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 2.3. Software Installation Important !!, DO NOT CONNECT THE CAMERA BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE!! Insert the IMI Digital Imaging CD which will auto install the camera drivers and demo applications. (For details of the application and the driver please refer to the demo application manual.) FIREWIRE Digital Imaging CD Driver... -
Page 21: Pearl Series Camera Specifications
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 13 PEARL Series Camera Specifications 3.1. Black and White Camera 3.1.1. IMB-20FT Specification Features( IMB-20FT) Image Sensor Type 1/1.8-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX274AL) Effective pixels 2,010,000 pixels 1628(H) x 1236(V) Picture Size 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 4.4x4.4... -
Page 22: Imb-17Ft Specification
Page 14 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.1.2. IMB-17FT Specification Features( IMB-17FT) Image Sensor Type 1/2-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX267AL) Effective pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1388(H) x 1040(V) Picture Size 1388x1040, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 4.65x4.65 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16 20 (1388x1040, Format 7 mode 0) Real Frame Rate 35 (1388x520, Format 7 mode 0) -
Page 23: Imb-16Ft Specification
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 15 3.1.3. IMB-16FT Specification Features( IMB-16FT) Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX445AL) Effective pixels 1,251,936 pixels 1296(H) x 966(V) Picture Size 1288 x 964 Cell Size(um) 3.75 x 3.75 Real Frame Rate Lens Mount C Mount Scanning System Progressive System... -
Page 24: Imb-15Ft Specification
Page 16 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.1.4. IMB-15FT Specification Features( IMB-15FT) Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX204AL) Effective pixels 800,000 pixels 1034(H) x 779(V) Picture Size 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65x4.65 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16 30 (1024x768, Format 7 mode 0) Real Frame Rate 58 (1024x384, Format7 mode2, 1x2 binning) -
Page 25: Imb-12Ft Specification
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 17 3.1.5. IMB-12FT Specification Features (IMB-12FT) Image Sensor 1/2-inch Interline CCD (ICX414AL) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels 659(H) x 494(V) Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size 9.9x9.9 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16 60 (640x480, Format 7 mode 0) Real Frame Rate 120 (640x240, Format7 mode2, 1x2 binning) -
Page 26: Imb-11Ft Specification
Page 18 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.1.6. IMB-11FT Specification Features (IMB-11FT) Image Sensor 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX424AL) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels 659(H) x 494(V) Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size 7.40x7.40 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16 60 (640x480, Format 7 mode 0) Real Frame Rate 120 (640x240, Format7 mode2, 1x2 binning) -
Page 27: Imb-16Fc Specification
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 19 3.1.7. IMB-16FC Specification Features (IMB-16FC) Image Sensor 1/2" MT9M001 (Micron CMOS) Effective Pixels 1,310,720 pixels 1280(H) x 1024(V) Picture Size 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 5.2 x 5.2 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 / Y8, Y16 Real Frame Rate 24 (1280x1024, Format 7 mode 0) Lens Mount... -
Page 28: Imb-13Fc Specification
Page 20 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.1.8. IMB-13FC Specification Features( IMB-13FC) Image Sensor Type 1/3" MT9V022177ATM (Micron CMOS) Effective pixels 360,960 pixels 752(H) x 480(V) Picture Size 752x480, 640x480, 376x240 Cell Size(um) 6.0 x 6.0 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 Real Frame Rate 60(752x480, Format 7 mode 0), 110(376x240, Format 7 mode 1, 2x2binning) Lens Mount... -
Page 29: Color Cameras
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 21 3.2. Color Cameras 3.2.1. IMC-20FT Specification Features( IMC-20FT) Image Sensor Type 1/1.8-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX274AQ) Effective pixels 2,010,000 pixels 1600(H) x 1200(V) Picture Size 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 4.4x4.4 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422 16 (1600x1200, Format 7 mode 0) Real Frame Rate 32 (640x480, Format 7 mode 0) -
Page 30: Imc-17Ft Specification
Page 22 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.2.2. IMC-17FT Specification Features( IMC-17FT) Image Sensor Type 1/2-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX267AK) Effective pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1388(H) x 1036(V) Picture Size 1388x1036, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 4.65x4.65 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422 Real Frame Rate 20 (1388x1036, Format 7 mode 0) 35 (1388x520, Format 7 mode 0) -
Page 31: Imc-16Ft Specification
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 23 3.2.3. IMC-16FT Specification Features( IMC-16FT) Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX445AQ) Effective pixels 1,251,936 pixels 1296(H) x 966(V) Picture Size 1288 x 964 Cell Size(um) 3.75x3.75 Real Frame Rate Lens Mount C Mount Scanning System Progressive System Binning... -
Page 32: Imc-15Ft Specification
Page 24 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.2.4. IMC-15FT Specification Features( IMC-15FT) Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX204AK) Effective pixels 800,000 pixels 1034(H) x 779(V) Picture Size 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65x4.65 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422 Real Frame Rate 30 (1024x768, Format 7 mode 0) Lens Mount... -
Page 33: Imc-12Ft Specification (Preliminary)
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 25 3.2.5. IMC-12FT Specification (Preliminary) Features (IMC-12FT) Image Sensor 1/2-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX414AQ) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels 659(H) x 494(V) Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size 9.9x9.9 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV 422 Real Frame Rate 60 (640x480, Format 7 mode 0) Lens Mount... -
Page 34: Imc-11Ft Specification
Page 26 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.2.6. IMC-11FT Specification Features(IMC-11FT) Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX424AQ) Effective pixels 330,000 pixels 659(H) x 494(V) Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size(um) 7.40x7.40 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422 Real Frame Rate 60 (640x480, Format 7 mode 0) Lens Mount... -
Page 35: Imc-30Fc Specification
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 27 3.2.7. IMC-30FC Specification Features(IMC-30FC) Image Sensor Type 1/2" MT9T031 (Micron CMOS) Effective pixels 3,145,728 pixels 2048(H) x 1536(V) Picture Size 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 3.2 x 3.2 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 / Y8, Y16, YUV422 Real Frame Rate 10 (2048x1536, Format 7 mode 0) 26 (1024x768, Format 7 mode 1, 2x2 binning) -
Page 36: Imc-13Fc Specification
Page 28 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 3.2.8. IMC-13FC Specification Features (IMC-13FC) Image Sensor 1/3" MT9V022177ATC (Micron CMOS) Effective Pixels 360,960 pixels 752(H) x 480(V) Picture Size 752x480, 752X476, 640x480 Cell Size 6.0 x 6.0 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 / Y8, Y16, YUV422 Real Frame Rate 60 (752x480, Format 7 mode 0) 60 (752x476, Format 7 mode 2, yuv422) -
Page 37: Spectral Sensitivity
Pearl Series B&W Cameras <CCD sensors> Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-20FT Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-17FT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... - Page 38 Page 30 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-16FT Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-15FT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
- Page 39 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 31 Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-12FT Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-11FT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
- Page 40 Page 32 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual <CMOS sensors> Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-16FC Spectral Sensitivity for IMB-13FC P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
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Page 41: Pearl Series Color Cameras
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 33 3.3.2. Pearl Series Color Cameras <CCD Sensors> Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-20FT Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-17FT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... - Page 42 Page 34 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-16FT .Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-17FT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
- Page 43 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 35 Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-15FT Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-12FT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
- Page 44 Page 36 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-11FT <CMOS sensors> Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-30FC P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
- Page 45 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 37 Spectral Sensitivity for IMC-13FC P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
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Page 46: Basic Operation And Features
Page 38 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Basic Operation and Features The PEARL Series cameras with an FT suffix employ a progressive scan CCD sensor which provides different features for each model. Basic functions and features are similar, while each camera has its own specific function support. -
Page 47: Auto Exposure Control
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 39 0:N/A 1:Available Abs_Control Absolute value control 0: Control with value in Value field 1: Control with value in Absolute value CSR if this bit =1, value in Value filed is ignored [2..4] Reserved One_Push Write ‘1’: begin to work(Self cleared after operation) Read : Value=’1’... -
Page 48: Sharpness
Page 40 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual ON_OFF Write : ON or OFF this feature, Read : read a status 0: OFF, 1: ON If this bit=0, other fields will be read only. A_M_Mode Write : set the mode, Read : read a current mode 0: Manual, 1: Auto [8..19] Reserved... -
Page 49: Hue
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 41 ANCE Abs_Control Absolute value control 0: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit = 1, value in the Value field is ignored. [2..4] Reserved One_Push... -
Page 50: Shutter
Page 42 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 4000 4095 3500 3000 Gamma=2.5(25) 2500 Gamma=1.0.(10) 2000 1500 Gamma=0.4(4) 1000 4095 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Gamma Range Table Gamma Value Gamma Gamma Value Gamma 4.7. Shutter Shutter is defined as the integration time of the incoming light where both the Manual and the Auto Shutter are supported. -
Page 51: Imx-Xxfc
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 43 1~500 T= Y us 1us ~ 500us 501~1000 10us T= (Y-500)*10+500 us 510us ~ 5500us 1001~1705 100us T= (Y-1000)*100+5500 us 5.6ms ~ 76ms 1706 ~ 2399 T= (Y-1705)+76 ms 77ms ~ 770ms 2400~2902 10ms T= (Y-2399)*10+770 ms 780ms ~ 5800ms 2903~3304... -
Page 52: Gain
Page 44 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 4.8. Gain Gain refers to the amount of the CCD output signal amplification where gain and shutter have similar effect on the image. Manual and Automatic gain mode are supported and manual adjustment is possible for the following range. For Gain control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS”... -
Page 53: Imx-Xxfc
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 45 4.9.1.2. IMX-xxFC Edge Rising Edge or Falling Edge Trigger Mode Source External or Software Trigger Inquiry Register Address Name Field Description 530h TRIGGER_I Presence_Inq Presence of this feature Abs_Control_Inq Capability of control with absolute value [2..3] Reserved ReadOut_Inq... -
Page 54: Trigger And Strobe Signal Relation
Page 46 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 4.9.2. Trigger and Strobe Signal Relation 4.9.2.1. IMx-xxFT P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... -
Page 55: Imx-Xxfc
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 47 4.9.2.2. IMx-xxFC P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... -
Page 56: Trigger Timing Diagram For Imx-Xxfc
Page 48 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 4.9.2.3. Trigger Timing Diagram for IMx-xxFC Correlation of VD and fps Cameras D (Y8) IMB-13FC Trigger Mask + 7 HD 640 x 480 60fps 1 VD Exposure IMC-13FC Trigger delay + 30fps 2 VD Time 350ns 15fps... -
Page 57: Timing Diagram For External Trigger And Shutter And Strobe
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 49 4.9.3. Timing Diagram for External Trigger and Shutter and Strobe 4.9.3.1. IMx-xxFT This diagram shows the necessary time related to each signal for External trigger and Shutter and Strobe. 4.9.4. Trigger & Strobe delay The starting point for the Strobe signal is the same as the Starting point for the External trigger IMx-xxFT / IMx-xxFC P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y... -
Page 58: Trigger Mode 0
Page 50 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 4.9.5. Trigger Mode 0 The Camera starts integration of the incoming light from the external trigger input falling edge. The Integration time is described in the "Shutter" register. No parameter is needed. 4.9.6. Trigger Mode 1 The Camera starts the integration of the incoming light from the external trigger input falling edge. -
Page 59: Trigger Mode 3
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 51 4.9.8. Trigger Mode 3 Not supported at Format 7 Mode This is an internal trigger mode. The Camera will issue a trigger internally and the cycle time is N times (parameter) the cycle time of the fastest frame rate. The Integration time of the incoming light is described in the “Shutter”... -
Page 60: Trigger Mode 5
4.9.11. Trigger Mode 14 IMI Tech’s Vender Unique Mode This mode is the “preset multiple shutter mode with a single trigger”. This mode is Similar to “trigger mode 4” but the difference is that all the parameters are preset by the users using only a single trigger. “Exposure Number”, “Exposure Duration”, and “Exposure Interval”... - Page 61 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 53 P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
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Page 62: 4.10. Strobe Control Register
Page 54 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 4.10. Strobe Control Register Base Address : 0xF2F23000h Address Name Field Description 000h Strobe_CTRL_Inq Strobe_0_Inq Presence of strobe 0 signal Strobe_1_Inq Presence of strobe 1 signal Strobe_2_Inq Presence of strobe 2 signal Strobe_3_Inq Presence of strobe 3 signal [4..31] Reserved 004h... -
Page 63: 4.11. Trigger Delay Control
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 55 If Polarity_Inq is “0” Read only ( 0: lowa active output, 1: High active output) Delay after start of exposure until the Delay_Value [8..19] strobe signal asserts Duration of the strobe signal Duration_Value [20..31] A value 0 means dessert at the end of exposure function if required. -
Page 64: Strobe Delay And Duration Table
Page 56 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Abs_Control Absolute value control 0: Control with value in Value field 1: Control with value in Absolute value CSR if this bit =1, value in Value filed is ignored [2..5] Reserved On/OFF Write : ON or OFF this feature Read : read a status 0: OFF, 1: ON... -
Page 65: 4.13. Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 57 Inquiry Register Address Name Field Description 58Ch OPTICAL_FILTER_I Presence_Inq Presence of this feature Abs_Control_Inq Capability of control with absolute value Reserved One_Push_Inq One push auto mode (Controlled automatically by camera only once) ReadOut_Inq Capability of reading the value of this feature On/OFF_Inq Capability of switching this feature ON and... -
Page 66: Advanced Features
Page 58 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Advanced Features 5.1. Binning Mode Binning is defined as reading neighboring pixels from the CCD and combining them to create one pixel value. Binning has an advantage in the following situations as well as in various applications. Relative binning mode per camera model is described in each camera specification. -
Page 67: Full Binning
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 59 5.1.3. Full Binning Full binning mode can be obtained by combining both vertical and horizontal binning. First horizontal pixels are combined; followed by a vertical conjunction of these pixels. This would increase light sensitivity by a factor of 4 in the case of 2 x 2 ( Horizontal x Vertical ) binning. -
Page 68: Pan/Tilt
Page 60 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 5.2.1. Pan/Tilt Pan/Tilt is a function used to move a camera up and down or left and right. However, unlike the mechanical Pan /Tilt which is carried out by physically moving the camera up and down, this function by using a smaller video mode than the CCD’s effective pixels and moving the image up and down. -
Page 69: Multi-Camera Auto-Sync
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 61 5.4. Multi-Camera Auto-sync Not supported in 3.75 fps In applications incorporating Multi-Camera, there is often a need to synchronize the cameras. Multi-Camera Auto Synchronization is supported utilizing the FireWire bus time cycle register which is connected on the same FireWire bus without an external signal. Max 3 cameras can be supported for auto-sync on an OHCI card. -
Page 70: Memory Channel Save / Load
Page 62 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual time, with a single command. 5.6. Memory Channel Save / Load The setting of the camera features (Shutter, Gain…) and video mode can be stored in a non-volatile memory. The camera supports 16 memory channels as per the table below for the user to conveniently save and load different features as well as video modes. -
Page 71: Serial Interface
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 63 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SECONDS COUNT CYCLE COUNT CYCLE OFFSET Bit Numbe r... -
Page 72: Sio (Rs232) Rx Control Procedure
Page 64 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 5.8.3. SIO (RS232) RX Control Procedure STEP 1 Read RBUF_ST of the Receive Buffer Status Control Register (address : F2F22008h) and check number of RX data buffered in the camera. If (RBUF_ST !=0) the RX is Ready else RX is NOT Ready RBUF_ST : The number of current data buffered in the camera (Unit : byte) RBUF_CNT : READ : Remaining RX buffer size STEP 2 Write number of RX data intended to read from RBUF_CNT of the Receive Buffer Status... -
Page 73: Sio (Rs232) Tx Control Procedure Method I
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 65 3. Run RS232C jig Program 4. Make the settings like Baud rate enable 5. For example, transfer the data with 48byte Binary 6. F2F2 2008 Read -> transferred data’s Byte number is indicated. 5.8.4. SIO (RS232) TX Control Procedure Method I STEP 1 Check TX buffer size... -
Page 74: Sio (Rs232) Tx Control Procedure Method Ii
Page 66 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual STEP 3 Write number of TX data to be transferred to TBUF_CNT of Transmit_Buffer_Status_Control Register(Addr:F2F2200Ch) TBUF_CNT can be configured by unit of byte. The value of TBUF_CNT must be smaller than data written at SIO_Data_Register. If (write data number >... -
Page 75: Sio(Rs232) Registers
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 67 discarded. STEP4 If there is data to be transmitted repeat from Step 1 . Bit 0 ~ Bit 7 : 1 Data Bit 8 ~ Bit 15 : 2 Data Bit 16 ~ Bit 23 : 3 Data Bit 24 ~ Bit 31 : 4 Data... - Page 76 Page 68 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 0: Not ready 1: Ready Reserved RDRD [10] Receive data buffer ready Read only 0: Not ready 1: Ready [11] Reserved ORER [12] Receive buffer over run error Read : Current status Write : 0: Clear flag 1: Ignored [13] Receive data framing error Read : Current status...
- Page 77 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 69 Write : Character to transmit buffer +3 padding data if data is invalid 104h SIO_Data_Register [0..31] Alias SIO_Data_Register area for block _Alias transfer 1FFh P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
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Page 78: Sio(Rs232) Imi Tech Commands
IMI Tech Commands are valid when the Bit30 is to be set “0”(zero). SIO(RS232) IMI Tech commands are non IIDC compliant which is a specific mode for IMI cameras. Before using these commands serial communication parameters must be set at Serial_Mode_Reg(F2F22000h) F2F10018 means that the RS232 command is valid. -
Page 79: Frame Save Function
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 71 3Bytes Sharpness control (0x000~0x3F8) 1Bytes ISO control 1: ISO enable, 0: disable 1Bytes Trigger control 1: trigger enable, 0: trigger disable Read feature control value Return value order ‘G’[Gain] [Shutter] [Set/Clear auto gain and shutter] [Auto Exposure] [Gamma] [Brightness] [Sharpness] [ISO] [Trigger] ‘G’+18 0Bytes... -
Page 80: Lut(Lookup Table)
Page 72 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 5.10. LUT(Lookup table) The Pearl cameras support a LUT, which provides the user with an image with the user’s defined dynamic range. Through the LUT, the user can process the images from saturation to dark. The LUT can be used optionally with Brightness, Sharpness and Gamma. -
Page 81: User Defined Lookup Table
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 73 Before Image ( before 4 points LUT ) After Image ( after 4 points LUT ) 5.10.2. User defined lookup table The users can set defined points (data file) for the images and apply them to the LUT. The user’s defined LUT running procedure is as follows: LUT index is N (o~15). -
Page 82: 5.11. One Pixel Snow Noise Remove
Page 74 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual The user defined LUT save procedure is as follows: Check the save ready bit (bit1) status of the LUT save control register (0xF2F10140). If bit 1 is 0, wait. Write 1 at the LUT buffer address init bit (bit7) of the LUT save control register (0xF2F10140) : 0xF2F10140 (<= 0x01000000). - Page 83 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 75 Value Before Snow noise image After Snow noise removal P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y...
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Page 84: Pio Control Register
Page 76 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 5.11.1. PIO Control Register Short for Programmable Input/Output, PIO provides a set of IO ports which can be configured by the defined address. The PIO control register, by 1394 address, for strobe and trigger signal is as follows. Address Description (bit 0: msb) Read/Write... -
Page 85: User Defined Firewire Registers
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 77 User Defined FIREWIRE Registers User defined registers are features undefined in the IIDC specification which IMI cameras are capable of. The user can utilize extended features of the IMI specific FireWire register for an application. Note: For users who have had a previous version of an IMI Camera, several User Defined Registers have been incorporated in the IIDC V1.31 specification. - Page 86 Page 78 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Auto shutter-speed maximum/minimum value register.(32bit) 0xF2F10004 At auto shutter mode, shutter speed value is checked between auto shutter- speed maximum value and minimum value Read/Write Auto Shutter-Speed Maximum Value Auto Shutter-Speed Minimum Value Auto gain maximum/minimum value register.*(32bit) 0xF2F10008 At auto gain mode, gain value is checked between auto gain maximum value and minimum value.
- Page 87 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 79 Power on default memory channel 0xF2F1011C Read/Write Bit 0 ~ Bit 3 : power on initial memory channel Camera version register 0xF2F10200 Read only Bit 16~Bit 31 : camera version (ex: If reading value: 0x00003000, camera version is 3.000) Bright Level for Iris Control Application 0xF2F10120 Read only...
- Page 88 Page 80 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Bit 20~Bit31 : Y coordination of 4th knee point User defined LUT run control register Bit 0 : presence inquiry (read only) Bit 1 ~ Bit 4 : reserved Bit 5 : enable brightness, sharpness, gamma feature with user defined LUT 0xF2F1013C Read/Write function...
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Page 89: Video Formats And Modes
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 81 Video Formats and Modes IIDC 1.31 defines several video formats which determine the video data output from the camera. An overview of these formats is as follows: Format 0 : Video formats up to VGA(640 x 480) resolution. Format 1 : Video formats for SVGA(800 x 600) and XGA(1024x768) resolution. -
Page 90: Imb-20Ft / Imc-20Ft
Page 82 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 7.1. IMB-20FT / IMC-20FT Format Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 160 x 120 YUV 444 320 x 240 YUV 422 640 x 480 YUV 411 640 x 480 YUV 422 640 x 480... -
Page 91: Imb-15Ft / Imc-15Ft
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 83 640 x 480 640 x 480 Mono 8 640 x 480 Mono 16 800 x 600 YUV 422 800 x 600 RGB 8 800 x 600 Mono 8 1024 x 768 YUV 422 1024 x 768 RGB 8 1024 x 768 Mono 8... -
Page 92: Imb-12Ft / Imc-12Ft
Page 84 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 1024 x 768 Mono 8 800 x 600 Mono 16 1024 x 768 Mono 16 1024 x 768 30 fps Max at Mono 8 ( Frame rate may differ in YUV, Mono 16 and Bayer) 512x384 58 (512x384, Format7 mode1, 2x2 binning, B/W only) 1024x384... -
Page 93: Imc-30Fc
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 85 : Unsupported Mode as per IIDC 1.31 Specification 7.6. IMC-30FC Format Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 640 x 480 YUV 422 640 x 480 Mono 8 640 x 480 Mono 16 800 x 600 YUV 422 800 x 600... -
Page 94: Imb-13Fc / Imc-13Fc
Page 86 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 7.8. IMB-13FC / IMC-13FC Format Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 640 x 480 YUV 422 640 x 480 Mono 8 640 x 480 Mono 16 752 x 480 60 fps Max at Mono 8 ( Frame rate may differ in Mono 16 and Bayer) 752 x 476 30 fps Max at YUV 376 x 240... -
Page 95: Trouble Shooting
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 87 7.9. Trouble Shooting FireWire based cameras are used in connection with a system where the user may encounter problems as they operate. These problems may either come from the camera side or the system side. We recommend reading the manual carefully, especially the installation to features. -
Page 96: 7.11. Software Related Issues
Page 88 PEARL SERIES Operation Manual 7.11. Software Related Issues 7.11.1. System Environment IMI Cameras are IIDC compliant cameras that may be used in various application such as amcap, DirectX SDK, Windows XP capture utility, Applications supporting Twain Interface or WDM. They may also be used with image processing libraries such as IMAQ(labview), MIL 8.0(Matrox) or VisionPro(Cognex). -
Page 97: Revision History
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual Page 89 Revision History 8.1. Added Since V 1.0 Auto-gain, Auto-Shutter, Auto-White balance is supported in Trigger mode 0, 4, 15 IMx-16FT added Firmware Update IMI FireWire cameras’ Firmware can be updated via the FireWire cable. You my download the latest firmware from the IMI website as follows.
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