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TMC-775 TMC-773 Color Interlaced Interline Transfer CCD Cameras Document Version: B Document P/N: 10643...
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Disclaimer The material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to JAI Inc., and may only be used by the purchasers of the product. JAI, Inc. makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
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TMC-775/TMC-773 WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. TMC-775/TMC-773 Operation Manual JAI Inc. 625 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA 95134...
Software Installation....................21 4.1.1 Before Installing the Camera-Control Software ..............21 4.1.2 Installing the Software ...................21 4.1.3 Fresh Installation of the TMC-775/TMC-773 Software ............23 Using the TMC-775/TMC-773 Software .................25 4.2.1 The Main Screen ....................25 Camera Control Main Window ...................27 4.3.1 Manual Gain ......................28 4.3.2...
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6.1.1 Symptom: No Video....................40 6.1.2 Symptom: Dark Video .................... 40 6.1.3 Symptom: Non-synchronized Video ................40 TMC-775/TMC-773 Camera Control Software Troubleshooting ..........40 6.2.1 Problem: Camera is not recognized................40 6.2.2 Solution:......................40 6.2.3 Problem: Camera communication not found ..............40 6.2.4...
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TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.32 Dark Speed .......................59 8.3.33 Electronic Shutter for ALC ..................59 8.3.34 Focus Control Interval ..................59 8.3.35 Camera FPGA Version ..................59 8.3.36 Focus Control ....................60 8.3.37 Focus Decrement ....................60 8.3.38 Focus Increment....................60 8.3.39 Focus Neutral ....................60 8.3.40 Gamma......................61 8.3.41 Gamma Selection....................61 8.3.42...
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TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.92 Vertical Mode ....................76 8.3.93 Video Pedestal ....................76 8.3.94 V-Sat ......................76 8.3.95 Video White Clip ....................76 8.3.96 White Balance Mode.................... 77 8.3.97 Window Display ....................77 8.3.98 Window Size Control (Obsolete in firmware 1.60 – replaced by WDS) ......... 77 8.3.99...
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Figure 16. A bar indicates installation progress................24 Figure 17. The installer asks to close..................24 Figure 18. A shortcut provides easy access to the TMC-775/TMC-773 software........25 Figure 19. Main Screen File Menu ....................25 Figure 20. Set the COM Port ....................25 Figure 21.
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TMC-775/TMC-773 List of Tables Table 1 TMC-775/TMC-773 Product Specifications Table ............42 List of Tables...
Except for optical format (TMC-775 has a 1/2" optical format while the TMC-773 has a 1/3” optical format) the two cameras share a common set of features. Both have an NTSC color video interface. Unless specifically noted, information in this document regarding camera features and functions applies to both cameras.
Quick start-up and low power consumption. No more than 2 seconds are needed for the TMC-775/TMC-773 to warm up, and shooting can begin within a second after turning on the camera. The power consumption is less than 2.5W. This makes the cameras excellent for use with battery operated systems.
Camera Setup 2.2.1 Connector Pin Configurations 2.2.1.1 15-Pin Connector The TMC-775/TMC-773 have a 15-pin connector for power input. The pins handle a number of input and output functions, which will be discussed further in other sections. Figure 2. 15-Pin Connector...
The JAI cable for this series of cameras is part number is 15P-02-9P-FULL or 15P-02-9P, and the power supply is PD-12UU. 2.2.2.1 JAI, Inc. Power Cables If you are using JAI, Inc. power cables please refer to the pin-out diagram. The color coded leads use Grey for Ground and Yellow for +12V DC. Description Description...
Power down the camera before installing the auto-iris lens. To install the auto-iris lens in a JAI, Inc. camera, wire the signal on the lens into the 1 V peak-to-peak video output (pin 11) on the camera. 12 volts DC is available on pin 3.
TMC-775/TMC-773 Figure 5. 15P-02-9P-FULL Cable *On the TMC-775/TMC-773 this is for Integration function only. Does not support Ext. Trigger Hardware Installation...
Min signal amplitude 3.5 Vp-p Note: The TMC-775/TMC-773 have a one (1) horizontal line delay between the input VD signal and the output video. If external vertical drive (VD) is applied to the camera, it may cause the video output to be delayed 1 HD (1 H = ~64.0 µ...
TMC-775/TMC-773 Modes of Operation 3.2.1 Continuous Operation (Non triggered) For applications that do not require asynchronous external trigger (continuous operation). This is the factory default setting of the camera. Figure 7. Timing Chart Figure 8. Horizontal timing details and pixel numbering for the CCD array. EIA...
3.2.2 Integrate Mode The standard factory setting for the TMC-775/TMC-773 camera is FIELD MODE. An External Integrate mode is located on pin 12 of the 15 pin connector. This allows frames to continually integrate until this input pin is released. This is normally high or open. Holding the input “low” starts the integration.
TMC-775/TMC-773 TMC-775/TMC-773 Camera Control Software 4 Software Introduction The TMC-775/TMC-773 are supported by a software control tool that opens the RS-232 serial port (COM). This document addresses the JAI TMC-775/TMC-773 camera software available for download at www.jai.com. Software Installation Following are instructions to install the TMC-775/TMC-773 camera software on a PC.
4.1.2.1 Uninstalling Previous TMC-775/TMC-773 JAI, Inc. Software • If you already have TMC-775/TMC-773 software on the hard drive, the installer asks to uninstall the software. • Accepting the uninstall allows the existing software to be removed. The installer then closes.
Start by clicking on the Setup icon in the software folder. • Click Next to begin a clean install. Figure 14. Clean Install of TMC-775/TMC-773 Software • Accept the default installation path by clicking Next, if there is room on the hard drive. Use the browse button if you wish to set a different installation path.
• It is not necessary to restart the computer after installing the TMC-775/TMC-773 software. • Click on the Windows Start menu to access a shortcut to the TMC-775/TMC-773 software. • Click on the JAI_TMC-775/TMC-773 icon to start the software. Software Introduction & Installation...
You must connect a camera via an RS-232 cable to the computer and power it up before starting the camera control software. Start the TMC-775/TMC-773 software by clicking on the Start menu, and then selecting JAI_TMC-775/TMC-773 and clicking the JAI TMC-775/TMC-773 shortcut on the right (Figure 18).
As a user you can create UserSet1 and UserSet2 by selecting the appropriate line of the drop down menu. Factory Defaults can not be overwritten. Figure 22. Saving Settings 4.2.1.4 Exit Selecting Exit closes the JAI TMC-775/TMC-773 Camera Control program. Software Introduction & Installation...
TMC-775/TMC-773 Camera Control Main Window The camera is configured using the main window. The main window has these controls from left to right: • ALC Mode (top left) − ALC/AGC (if enabled) − Manual Gain • Zoom Control (top right) −...
TMC-775/TMC-773 4.3.1 Manual Gain In manual mode, the Manual Gain setting and Shutter Speed control may be adjusted to get the desired exposure. • Manual Gain The Manual Gain allows you to set the system gain. The range is from 0dB to 30dB (3dB to 30dB for TMC-773).
TMC-775/TMC-773 • Focus In Fine Pressing and holding this button causes the lens to “focus in” in a slow fashion. Releasing the button causes the focus to stop. The speed of the focus may be set using the Advanced Setting Menu (see section 4.5) •...
TMC-775/TMC-773 4.3.5 Shutter Figure 26. Shutter Control Set • Shutter Speed The TMC-77X can be set for a range of shutter speeds by selecting the desired speed from the drop down list box. The speed is adjustable in increments of one horizontal line time (~63.56 us), from 1 to 260 lines.
TMC-775/TMC-773 4.3.10 White Balance This area allows the user to set the white balance level. White Balance Mode allows the user to select between “Automatic” and “Manual”. Automatic - When this is selected, the camera continuously adjusts the white balance as the scene changes.
TMC-775/TMC-773 Advanced Settings Window This window is accessed from the menu at the top of the Camera Control Main Window. Software Introduction & Installation...
During factory setup, these fields will be populated with the factory unit information. Customer ID can be updated by the customer should they wish to maintain their own unique ID information. Unit ID, Date Code, and Unit Rev are for JAI internal use only. •...
TMC-775/TMC-773 4.5.3 Advanced Zoom Controls Figure 29. Zoom Controls • Zoom Max Voltage This sets the maximum voltage that will be applied to the zoom motor. The range is 0V to 9V. • Zoom Coarse Step This sets the voltage that gets applied to the zoom motor when the coarse Zoom control is activated. It is specified as a percentage of the Zoom Maximum Voltage •...
TMC-775/TMC-773 4.5.5 Advanced Iris Controls Figure 31. Iris Controls • Iris Max Voltage This sets the maximum voltage that will be applied to the iris motor. The range is 0V to 9V. • Iris Coarse Step This sets the voltage that gets applied to the iris motor when the coarse Iris control is activated. It is specified as a percentage of the Iris Maximum Voltage •...
TMC-775/TMC-773 Color Processing Window This window is accessed from the menu at the top of the Camera Control Main Window. 4.6.1.1 Sharpening This selection box allows the user to select the level of sharpness in the image, where the higher gain level adjustment correlates to higher edge sharpening.
TMC-775/TMC-773 5 Configurable Options Available This section describes the additional options the TMC-775/TMC-773 offers. These options are only applicable if the units have been ordered with theses options. Figure 33. ALC Controls Set 5.1.1 ALC (Option OP1-5) This optional feature provides an automatic level control (ALC) function for the camera. The ALC function combines both automatic gain and exposure control to give the best response to lighting conditions.
TMC-775/TMC-773 Figure 34. ALC Advanced Set • ALC Window These parameters define the rectangular Region of Interest (ROI) that will be used to calculate the ALC exposure level. The user defines the upper left and bottom right corner of the ROI using X & Y coordinates. The ROI can target the center of the image, or can be set to avoid a certain portion of the image so that its light value will not affect the ALC function.
TMC-775/TMC-773 Figure 35. White Blemish Set 5.1.3.1 Blemish Threshold (%) This feature is used to detect the white blemish pixels. The user enters the percentage above the mean to determine the blemishes. Clicking on “Locate Blemishes” will display the number of blemishes found in the “Blemish Count”...
6 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Following are troubleshooting tips for common problems. Generally, problems can easily be solved by following these instructions. If the following remedies fail to offer a solution to your problems, please contact a JAI, Inc. representative. 6.1.1 Symptom: No Video Remedies: Check that the following are properly connected and operational.
First, find out which port has been selected by going to the Device Manager to determine the COM port. • Next, Open JAI Camera Control tool, select Preferences, and select the COM port. If working properly the camera should now be connected.
TMC-775/TMC-773 7.1.1 Physical Dimensions Figure 36. Physical Dimensions Caution: When mounting the camera to any fixture, do not use screws that extend more than 5 mm into the camera housing to avoid possible damage to the internal circuitry. For attaching the tripod mounting plate, only the supplied screws should be used.
Camera Command Overview The TMC-775 and TMC-773 cameras can be controlled via RS-232 communications. Commands are sent to the camera as a string of ASCII characters. Each command begins with a start character of “:” and ends with the end character CR (Decimal 10, hex D) which is indicated as <cr>...
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.1 AEC Mode Function Command String Camera Response Set AEC Mode :AEC=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set the Auto Exposure Control mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. User access to control of the AEC feature is determined by the SB2 setting.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.4 AGC Manual Gain Function Command String Camera Response Set AGC Manual Gain :AGN=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the AGC manual gain value. [DDD] is the gain count value with a range of 89-204. This is equivalent to a gain in dB from 32–5 dB.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.7 AGC Mode Function Command String Camera Response Set AGC Mode :AMD=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set the AGC mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. User access to control of the AGC feature is determined by the SB1 setting.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.9 AWB State Function Command String Camera Response Auto White Balance State :AWB=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Disable or enable Auto White Balance control. [D] is the enable parameter. 0 = AWB Disabled. 1 = AWB Enabled. Get Auto White Balance State :AWB?<cr>...
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.12 Binning for ALC Function Command String Camera Response Set Binning :BIN=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Turn binning for automatic level control on/off. [D] is the state value. 0 = Binning off. 1 = Binning on Get Binning :BIN?<cr> :oBIN[D]<cr> Enquire current binning state for automatic level control. [D] is the current state value.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.16 Bright Speed Function Command String Camera Response Set Bright Speed :BTS=[DD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the BST value (bright speed for ALC). [DD] is the level value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770.
:CFT=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Threshold Set the advanced color chroma filtering threshold value. [DDD] is the value with a range of 0-127. This command applies only to camera models TMC-773 and TMC-775. Get Chroma Filtering :CFT?<cr> :oCFT[DDD]<cr> Threshold Enquire current chroma filtering threshold value. [DDD] is the current value with a range of 0-127.
TMC-775/TMC-773 Set Blue Gain :CGB=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the blue color gain. [DDDD] is the color gain value with a range of 1-4095. This is equivalent to a gain of x0.001 - x3.999. Therefore there are 1024 counts per gain unit.
TMC-775/TMC-773 Enquire current red color intensity. [DDDD] is the current intensity value with a range of 1-4184394. 8.3.29 CID Customer ID String Function Command String Camera Response Set User-defined ID String :CID=[XXX..]<cr> :o<cr> Set the user-defined ID string in the camera’s EEPOM memory.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.32 Dark Speed Function Command String Camera Response Set Dark Speed :DKS=[DD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the DKS value (dark speed for ALC). [DD] is the level value with a range of 1-100. This command applies only to camera models TM-770.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.36 Focus Control Function Command String Camera Response Set Focus Control :FOC=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the Focus Control. [DDD] is the focus value with a range of -127 - +127 for a voltage range of 0-9 V. Therefore there are 0.14.1 count/V.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.40 Gamma Function Command String Camera Response Set Gamma :GAM=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Sets the gamma value. [D] is the gamma flag. 0 = gamma 1.0. 1 = gamma 0.45. Get Gamma :GAM?<cr> :oGAM[D]<cr> Enquire current gamma setting. [D] is the current gamma setting.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.44 Iris Control Interval Function Command String Camera Response Set Iris Control Interval :ICI=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the Iris Control Interval. [DDD] is the interval value with a range of 1 – 500 msec. This value determines the amount of time the iris control motor is pulsed during the IRI (Iris Increment) and IRD (Iris Decrement) commands.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.48 Iris Increment Function Command String Camera Response Iris Increment :IRI=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Increment the iris control by DDD% of full scale. [DDD] is the percent of full scale to increment the zoom to with a range of 1 - 100. The iris control motor will be pulsed with a voltage...
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.51 Color Coefficient – Red 2 Function Command String Camera Response Set Color Coefficient R2 :KR2=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the color correction coefficient for Red 2 (R2). This is the red component of the 2 row of a 9 element color correction matrix.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.54 Color Coefficient – Green 2 Function Command String Camera Response Set Color Coefficient G2 :KG2=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the color correction coefficient for Green 2 (G2). This is the green component of the 2 row of a 9 element color correction matrix.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.57 Color Coefficient – Blue 2 Function Command String Camera Response Set Color Coefficient B2 :KB2=[DDDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the color correction coefficient for Blue 2 (B2). This is the blue component of the 2 row of a 9 element color correction matrix.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.61 ALC Window – Lower Right X Function Command String Camera Response Set ALC Window Lower Right :LRX=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> X value Set the lower right X co-ordinate for the ALC control window. [DDD] is the size parameter with a range of 3-768. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.67 MCP Manual Gate Function Command String Camera Response Set MCP Manual Gate :MGA=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the MCP manual gate value. [DDD] is the gate code value with a range of 1-255. This is equivalent to a gate range of 0.065-17 msec.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.71 MCP Mode Function Command String Camera Response Set MCP Mode :MMD=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set the MCP exposure control mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. Get MCP Mode :MMD?<cr> :oMMD[D]<cr> Enquire current MCP Mode. [D] is the current mode value.
0 = Normal sharpening. 1 = Enhanced sharpening. Get Sharpening Enhancement :SEN?<cr> :oSEN[D]<cr> Enquire current color sharpening mode. [D] is the sharpening mode. This feature only applies to the TMC-773 and TMC-775 models. 0 = Normal sharpening. 1 = Enhanced sharpening. Appendix...
:SHA=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Disable or enable the advanced color sharpening feature. [D] specifies to turn sharpening on or off. This feature only applies to the TMC-773 and TMC-775 models. 0 = Sharpening off. 1 = Sharpening on. Get Sharpening State :SHA?<cr>...
0-127. This command applies only to camera models TMC-773 and TMC-775. Get Sharpening Threshold :SHT?<cr> :oSHT[DDD]<cr> Enquire current sharpening threshold value. [DDD] is the current value with a range of 0-127. This command applies only to camera models TMC-773 and TMC-775. Appendix...
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.84 SMX – Max ALC Shutter Speed Function Command String Camera Response Set ALC Max Shutter Speed :SMX=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the max shutter speed value the ALC mode can use. [DDD] is the shutter speed value with a range of 1-260 (NTSC models) or 1-310 (PAL models).
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.88 ALC Window – Upper Left X Function Command String Camera Response Set ALC Window Upper Left X :ULX=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> value Set the upper left x co-ordinate for the ALC control window. [DDD] is the size parameter with a range of 1-766. This command applies to camera models TM-770, TMC-773, and TMC-775.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.92 Vertical Mode Function Command String Camera Response Set Vertical Mode :VMD=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set the Vertical mode. [D] is the mode parameter. 0 = Field. 1 = Frame. Get Vertical Mode :VMD?<cr> :oVMD[D]<cr> Enquire current Vertical mode. [D] is the current mode value.
Set White Balance Mode :WBM=[D]<cr> :o<cr> Set the advanced color processing white balance mode to manual or auto. [D] is the mode parameter. This feature only applies to the TMC-773 and TMC-775 models. 0 = Manual. 1 = Auto. Get White Balance :WBM?<cr>...
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.99 WXN – Min ALC Window X Value Function Command String Camera Response Get ALC X Minimum :WXN?<cr> :oWXN[DDD]<cr> Enquire minimum allowable value for ALC window X coordinate values. Different camera models may have a different value range. 8.3.100 WYN – Min ALC Window Y Value...
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.104 Zoom Control Interval Function Command String Camera Response Set Zoom Control Interval :ZCI=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Set the Zoom Control Interval. [DDD] is the interval value with a range of 1 – 500 msec. This value determines the amount of time the zoom control motor is pulsed during the ZMI (Zoom Increment) and ZMD (Zoom Decrement) commands.
TMC-775/TMC-773 8.3.107 Zoom Increment Function Command String Camera Response Zoom Increment :ZMI=[DDD]<cr> :o<cr> Increment the zoom control by DDD% of full scale. [DDD] is the percent of full scale to increment the zoom to with a range of 1 - 100. The zoom control motor will be pulsed with a voltage...
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