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Photonfocus MV1-D2080(IE)-G2
Gigabit Ethernet Series
CMOS Area Scan Camera
MAN059 09/2013 V1.1

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual Photonfocus MV1-D2080(IE)-G2 Gigabit Ethernet Series CMOS Area Scan Camera MAN059 09/2013 V1.1...
  • Page 3 All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by Photonfocus AG for its use. Photonfocus AG reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice. Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without prior...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1.1 About Photonfocus ........
  • Page 6 6 Software 6.1 Software for Photonfocus GigE Cameras ......91 6.2 PF_GEVPlayer ......... 91 6.2.1 PF_GEVPlayer main window .
  • Page 7 6.6.3 Region LUT ........97 6.6.4 User defined LUT settings .
  • Page 8 CONTENTS...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Preface 1.1 About Photonfocus The Swiss company Photonfocus is one of the leading specialists in the development of CMOS image sensors and corresponding industrial cameras for machine vision, security & surveillance and automotive markets. Photonfocus is dedicated to making the latest generation of CMOS technology commercially available.

  • Page 10: Legend

    1 Preface Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Photonfocus AG. Photonfocus can not be held responsible for any technical or typographical er- rors. 1.5 Legend In this documentation the reader’s attention is drawn to the following icons:...

  • Page 11: How To Get Started (Gige G2)

    How to acquire your first images and how to modify camera settings (see Section 2.6) • A Starter Guide [MAN051] can be downloaded from the Photonfocus support page. It describes how to access Photonfocus GigE cameras from various third-party tools.
  • Page 12 I / O C o n n e c t o r Figure 2.1: Rear view of a Photonfocus GigE camera with power supply and I/O connector, Ethernet jack (RJ45) and status LED Connect a suitable power supply to the power plug. The pin out of the connector is shown in the camera manual.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    Ethernet network card installed then select the network card where your Photonfocus GigE camera is connected. In the Action drop-down list select Install eBUS Universal Pro Driver and start the installation by clicking on the Install button. Close the eBUS Driver Installation Tool after the installation has been completed.
  • Page 14 2 How to get started (GigE G2) Figure 2.3: PFInstaller components choice...

  • Page 15: Network Adapter Configuration

    Open the Network Connections window (Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections), right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears.
  • Page 16 2 How to get started (GigE G2) By default, Photonfocus GigE Vision cameras are configured to obtain an IP address automatically. For this quick start guide it is recommended to configure the network adapter to obtain an IP address automatically. To do this, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (see Fig.
  • Page 17 Open again the Local Area Connection Properties window (see Fig. 2.4) and click on the Configure button. In the window that appears click on the Advanced tab and click on Jumbo Frames in the Settings list (see Fig. 2.6). The highest number gives the best performance. Some tools however don’t support the value 16128.
  • Page 18 2 How to get started (GigE G2) No firewall should be active on the network adapter where the Photonfocus GigE camera is connected. If the Windows Firewall is used then it can be switched off like this: Open the Windows Firewall configuration (Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections ->...

  • Page 19: Network Adapter Configuration For Pleora Ebus Sdk

    Open the Network Connections window (Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections), right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears. A Properties window will open.

  • Page 20: Getting Started

    This section describes how to acquire images from the camera and how to modify camera settings. Open the PF_GEVPlayer software (Start -> All Programs -> Photonfocus -> GigE_Tools -> PF_GEVPlayer) which is a GUI to set camera parameters and to see the grabbed images (see Fig.
  • Page 21 Click on the Select / Connect button in the PF_GEVPlayer . A window with all detected devices appears (see Fig. 2.10). If your camera is not listed then select the box Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices. Figure 2.10: GEV Device Selection Procedure displaying the selected camera Select camera model to configure and click on Set IP Address..
  • Page 22 2 How to get started (GigE G2) Select a valid IP address for selected camera (see Fig. 2.12). There should be no exclamation mark on the right side of the IP address. Click on Ok in the Set IP Address dialog.
  • Page 23 Camera parameters can be modified by clicking on GEV Device control (see Fig. 2.15). The visibility option Beginner shows most the basic parameters and hides the more advanced parameters. If you don’t have previous experience with Photonfocus GigE cameras, it is recommended to use Beginner level.
  • Page 24 2 How to get started (GigE G2) To modify the exposure time scroll down to the AcquisitionControl control category (bold title) and modify the value of the ExposureTime property.

  • Page 25: Product Specification

    The MV1-D2080(IE)-G2 GigE CMOS camera series is built around the monochrome A2080(IE) CMOS image sensor from Photonfocus, that provides a resolution of 2080 x 2080 pixels at a wide range of spectral sensitivity. It is aimed at demanding applications in industrial image processing and metrology that require a high Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).

  • Page 26: Feature Overview

    3 Product Specification Figure 3.1: MV1-D2080(IE)-G2 CMOS camera 3.2 Feature Overview Characteristics MV1-D2080(IE) GigE Series Interface Gigabit Ethernet, GigE Vision and GenICam compliant Camera Control GigE Vision Suite (PF_GEVPlayer, SDK) Trigger Modes Software Trigger / External isolated trigger input / PLC Trigger Features Region of Interest (ROI) Up to 512 regions of interest (MROI)

  • Page 27: Available Camera Models

    Resolution Color MV1-D2080-160-G2-12 2080 x 2080 25 fps MV1-D2080IE-160-G2-12 2080 x 2080 25 fps Table 3.2: Available Photonfocus MV1-D2080(IE)-G2 GigE camera models (Footnotes: frame rate at at full resolution, NIR enhanced camera with A2080IE image sensor) 3.3 Available Camera Models...

  • Page 28: Technical Specification

    3 Product Specification 3.4 Technical Specification Technical Parameters MV1-D2080(IE) Series Technology CMOS active pixel (APS) Scanning system Progressive scan Optical format / diagonal 1.3” (25.5 mm diagonal) @ maximum resolution 2/3” (11.6 mm diagonal) @ 1024 x 1024 resolution with ROI...
  • Page 29 MV1-D2080(IE)-160-G2 Operating temperature / moisture 0°C ... 50°C / 20 ... 80 % Storage temperature / moisture -25°C ... 60°C / 20 ... 95 % Camera power supply +12 V DC (- 10 %) ... +24 V DC (+ 10 %) Trigger signal input range +5 ..
  • Page 30 Fig. 3.2 shows the quantum efficiency and the responsivity of the A2080 CMOS sensor, displayed as a function of wavelength. For more information on photometric and radiometric measurements see the Photonfocus application notes AN006 and AN008 available in the support area of our website www.photonfocus.com.
  • Page 31 Fig. 3.3 shows the quantum efficiency and the responsivity of the A2080IE CMOS sensor, displayed as a function of wavelength. The enhancement in the NIR quantum efficiency could be used to realize applications in the 900 to 1064 nm region. 1200 QE [%] Responsivity [V/W/m^2]...
  • Page 32 3 Product Specification...

  • Page 33: Functionality

    Exposure time of the next image can start during the readout time of the current image. Readout Mode MV1-D2080(IE) Series Sequential readout available Simultaneous readout available Table 4.1: Readout mode of MV1-D2080 Series camera...
  • Page 34 4 Functionality Simultaneous readout mode (exposure time < readout time) The frame rate is given by the readout time. Frames per second equal to the inverse of the readout time. Simultaneous readout mode (exposure time > readout time) The frame rate is given by the exposure time.

  • Page 35: Readout Timing

    e x p o s u r e n - 1 e x p o s u r e n e x p o s u r e n + 1 r e a d o u t n - 1 i d l e i d l e r e a d o u t n...
  • Page 36 4 Functionality P C L K F r a m e T i m e S H U T T E R E x p o s u r e T i m e F V A L C P R E L i n e p a u s e L i n e p a u s e L i n e p a u s e...
  • Page 37 Simultaneous readout timing To achieve highest possible frame rates, the camera must be set to "Free-running mode" with simultaneous readout. The camera continuously delivers images as fast as possible. Exposure time of the next image can start during the readout time of the current image. The data is output on the rising edge of the pixel clock.
  • Page 38 4 Functionality P C L K F r a m e T i m e S H U T T E R E x p o s u r e T i m e F V A L C P R E L i n e p a u s e L i n e p a u s e L i n e p a u s e...

  • Page 39: Exposure Control

    Frame time Frame time is the inverse of the frame rate. Exposure time Period during which the pixels are integrating the incoming light. ® Pixel clock on CameraLink interface. PCLK SHUTTER Internal signal, shown only for clarity. Is ’high’ during the exposure time.

  • Page 40: Pixel Response

    4.2.2 LinLog Overview ® The LinLog technology from Photonfocus allows a logarithmic compression of high light intensities inside the pixel. In contrast to the classical non-integrating logarithmic pixel, the ® LinLog pixel is an integrating pixel with global shutter and the possibility to control the transition between linear and logarithmic mode.
  • Page 41 and Time2 are normalised to the exposure time. They can be set to a maximum value of 1000, which corresponds to the exposure time. ® Examples in the following sections illustrate the LinLog feature. LinLog1 ® In the simplest way the pixels are operated with a constant LinLog voltage which defines the knee point of the transition.This procedure has the drawback that the linear response curve changes directly to a logarithmic curve leading to a poor grey resolution in the logarithmic...
  • Page 42 4 Functionality LinLog2 ® To get more grey resolution in the LinLog mode, the LinLog2 procedure was developed. In LinLog2 mode a switching between two different logarithmic compressions occurs during the exposure time (see Fig. 4.13). The exposure starts with strong compression with a high ®...
  • Page 43 Typical LinLog2 Response Curve − Varying Parameter Time1 Time2=1000, Value1=19, Value2=18 T1 = 880 T1 = 900 T1 = 920 T1 = 940 T1 = 960 T1 = 980 T1 = 1000 Illumination Intensity Figure 4.15: Response curve for different LinLog settings in LinLog2 mode LinLog3 To enable more flexibility the LinLog3 mode with 4 parameters was introduced.
  • Page 44 4 Functionality Typical LinLog2 Response Curve − Varying Parameter Time2 Time1=850, Value1=19, Value2=18 T2 = 950 T2 = 960 T2 = 970 T2 = 980 T2 = 990 Illumination Intensity Figure 4.17: Response curve for different LinLog settings in LinLog3 mode...

  • Page 45: Reduction Of Image Size

    4.3 Reduction of Image Size With Photonfocus cameras there are several possibilities to focus on the interesting parts of an image, thus reducing the data rate and increasing the frame rate. The most commonly used feature is Region of Interest (ROI).

  • Page 46: Multiple Regions Of Interest

    4 Functionality ROI Dimension [Standard] MV1-D2080(IE)-160-G2 2080 x 2080 (full resolution) 25 fps 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 52 fps 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) 70 fps 1280 x 768 (WXGA) 93 fps 800 x 600 (SVGA) 79 fps 640 x 480 (VGA) 119 fps 2080 x 1024 50 fps...
  • Page 47 R O I . X R O I . X R O I . W ( 0 , 0 ) R O I . W ( 0 , 0 ) R O I . Y M R O I 0 . Y M R O I 0 R O I M R O I 1 .
  • Page 48 4 Functionality 6 5 6 p i x e l ( 0 , 0 ) 1 p i x e l 2 p i x e l 1 p i x e l 2 0 p i x e l 2 p i x e l 2 6 p i x e l 2 p i x e l...

  • Page 49: Decimation

    4.3.4 Decimation Decimation reduces the number of pixels in y-direction. Decimation can also be used together with ROI or MROI. Decimation in y-direction transfers every n row only and directly results in reduced read-out time and higher frame rate respectively. Fig.
  • Page 50 4 Functionality ( 0 , 0 ) R O I M R O I 0 M R O I 1 M R O I 2 m a x m a x Figure 4.23: Decimation and MROI The image in Fig. 4.24 on the right-hand side shows the result of decimation 3 of the image on the left-hand side.

  • Page 51: Trigger And Strobe

    An example of a high-speed measurement of the elongation of an injection needle is given in Fig. 4.25. In this application the height information is less important than the width information. Applying decimation 2 on the original image on the left-hand side doubles the resulting frame.

  • Page 52: Trigger And Acquisitionmode

    4 Functionality Line1 Trigger The trigger signal is applied directly to the camera by the power supply connector through pin ISO_IN1 (see also Section A.1). A setup of this mode is shown in Fig. 4.26 and Fig. 4.27. The electrical interface of the trigger input and the strobe output is described in Section 5.2.3.
  • Page 53 Figure 4.27: Trigger Inputs - Multiple GigE solution 4.4 Trigger and Strobe...
  • Page 54 4 Functionality AcquisitionMode TriggerMode After the command AcquisitionStart is executed: Continuous Camera is in free-running mode. Acquisition can be stopped by executing AcquisitionStop command. Continuous Camera is ready to accept triggers according to the TriggerSource property. Acquisition and trigger acceptance can be stopped by executing AcquisitionStop command.

  • Page 55: Exposure Time Control

    4.4.4 Exposure Time Control Depending on the trigger mode, the exposure time can be determined either by the camera or by the trigger signal itself: Camera-controlled Exposure time In this trigger mode the exposure time is defined by the camera. For an active high trigger signal, the camera starts the exposure with a positive trigger edge and stops it when the preprogrammed exposure time has elapsed.
  • Page 56 4 Functionality camera environment to allow robust integration of the camera into the vision system. In the signal isolator the trigger signal is delayed by time t . This signal is clocked into the d iso input FPGA which leads to a jitter of t .

  • Page 57: Trigger Delay

    The timing of the rising edge of the trigger pulse until to the start of exposure and strobe is equal to the timing of the camera controlled exposure time (see Section 4.4.4). In this mode however the end of the exposure is controlled by the falling edge of the trigger Pulsewidth: The falling edge of the trigger pulse is delayed by the time t which is results from the d iso input...
  • Page 58 4 Functionality e x t e r n a l t r i g g e r p u l s e i n p u t t r i g g e r a f t e r i s o l a t o r d - i s o - i n p u t t r i g g e r p u l s e i n t e r n a l c a m e r a c o n t r o l j i t t e r...
  • Page 59 MV1-D2080(IE)-160-G2 MV1-D2080(IE)-160-G2 Timing Parameter Minimum Maximum 1 µs 1.5 µs d iso input 65 ns 185 ns d RS422 input 25 ns jitter 0.42 s trigger delay 0.42 s burst trigger delay depends on camera settings 0.42 s burst period time (non burst mode) 100 ns duration of 1 row...

  • Page 60: Data Path Overview

    4 Functionality 4.5 Data Path Overview The data path is the path of the image from the output of the image sensor to the output of the camera. The sequence of blocks is shown in figure Fig. 4.31. I m a g e S e n s o r F P N C o r r e c t i o n D i g i t a l O f f s e t...

  • Page 61: Image Correction

    4.6 Image Correction 4.6.1 Overview The camera possesses image pre-processing features, that compensate for non-uniformities caused by the sensor, the lens or the illumination. This method of improving the image quality is generally known as ’Shading Correction’ or ’Flat Field Correction’ and consists of a combination of offset correction, gain correction and pixel interpolation.
  • Page 62 4 Functionality a v e r a g e o f b l a c k r e f e r e n c e p i c t u r e b l a c k r e f e r e n c e o f f s e t c o r r e c t i o n i m a g e m a t r i x...

  • Page 63: Gain Correction

    Hot pixel correction Every pixel that exceeds a certain threshold in the black reference image is marked as a hot pixel. If the hot pixel correction is switched on, the camera replaces the value of a hot pixel by an average of its neighbour pixels (see Fig. 4.34). h o t n - 1 n + 1...

  • Page 64: Corrected Image

    4 Functionality 0 . 8 0 . 9 a v e r a g e o f g r a y 1 . 2 1 . 2 0 . 8 1 . 3 r e f e r e n c e 0 .
  • Page 65 Histogram of the uncorrected grey reference image grey reference image ok grey reference image too bright 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400 3600 3800 4000 4200 Grey level, 12 Bit [DN] Figure 4.36: Proper grey reference image for gain correction 0 .

  • Page 66: Digital Gain And Offset

    4 Functionality 4.7 Digital Gain and Offset There are two different gain settings on the camera: Gain (Digital Fine Gain) Digital fine gain accepts fractional values from 0.01 up to 15.99. It is implemented as a multiplication operation. Digital Gain Digital Gain is a coarse gain with the settings x1, x2, x4 and x8. It is implemented as a binary shift of the image data where ’0’...
  • Page 67 y = f ( x ) m a x m a x Figure 4.38: Commonly used LUT transfer curves Grey level transformation − Gain: y = (255/1023) ⋅ a ⋅ x a = 1.0 a = 2.0 a = 3.0 a = 4.0 1000 1200...

  • Page 68: Gamma

    4 Functionality 4.8.2 Gamma The ’Gamma’ mode performs an exponential amplification, configurable in the range from 0.4 to 4.0. Gamma > 1.0 results in an attenuation of the image (see Fig. 4.40), gamma < 1.0 results in an amplification (see Fig. 4.41). Gamma correction is often used for tone mapping and better display of results on monitor screens.

  • Page 69: User-Defined Look-Up Table

    4.8.3 User-defined Look-up Table In the ’User’ mode, the mapping of input to output grey levels can be configured arbitrarily by the user. There is an example file in the PFRemote folder. LUT files can easily be generated with a standard spreadsheet tool. The file has to be stored as tab delimited text file. U s e r L U T y = f ( x ) 8 b i t...
  • Page 70 4 Functionality ( 0 , 0 ) N   N   N   N   O   O   L U T 0 O   L U T 1 O   m a x m a x Figure 4.43: Overlapping Region-LUT example ( 0 , 0 )
  • Page 71 Figure 4.45: Region-LUT example with camera image; left: original image; right: gain 4 region in the are of the date print of the bottle 4.8 Grey Level Transformation (LUT)

  • Page 72: Convolver

    4 Functionality 4.9 Convolver 4.9.1 Functionality The "Convolver" is a discrete 2D-convolution filter with a 3x3 convolution kernel. The kernel coefficients can be user-defined. The M x N discrete 2D-convolution p (x,y) of pixel p (x,y) with convolution kernel h, scale s and offset o is defined in Fig.
  • Page 73 Figure 4.48: 3x3 Convolution filter examples 1 Figure 4.49: 3x3 Convolution filter examples 1 settings 4.9 Convolver...
  • Page 74 4 Functionality Figure 4.50: Unsharp Mask Examples...

  • Page 75: Crosshairs

    4.10 Crosshairs 4.10.1 Functionality The crosshairs inserts a vertical and horizontal line into the image. The width of these lines is one pixel. The grey level is defined by a 12 bit value (0 means black, 4095 means white). This allows to set any grey level to get the maximum contrast depending on the acquired image.
  • Page 76 4 Functionality ( 0 , 0 ) ( 0 , 0 ) , G r e y L e v e l ) a b s o l u t a b s o l u t R O I R O I , G r e y L e v e l ) a b s o l u t...

  • Page 77: Image Information And Status Line

    4.11 Image Information and Status Line There are camera properties available that give information about the acquired images, such as an image counter, average image value and the number of missed trigger signals. These properties can be queried by software. Alternatively, a status line within the image data can be switched on that contains all the available image information.
  • Page 78 4 Functionality Start pixel index Parameter width [bit] Parameter Description Preamble: 0x55AA00FF Image Counter (see Section 4.11.1) Real Time Counter (see Section 4.11.1) Missed Trigger Counter (see Section 4.11.1) Image Average Value("raw" data without taking gain settings in account) (see Section 4.11.1) Integration Time in units of clock cycles (see Table 3.3) Burst Trigger Number (not yet supported, fixed to 0) Missed Burst Trigger Counter...

  • Page 79: Test Images

    4.12 Test Images Test images are generated in the camera FPGA, independent of the image sensor. They can be used to check the transmission path from the camera to the acquisition software. Independent from the configured grey level resolution, every possible grey level appears the same number of times in a test image.

  • Page 80: Lfsr

    In robots applications, the stress that is applied to the camera cable is especially high due to the fast movement of the robot arm. For such applications, special drag chain capable cables are available. Please contact the Photonfocus Support for consulting expertise.
  • Page 81 Figure 4.56: LFSR test pattern received and typical histogram for error-free data transmission Figure 4.57: LFSR test pattern received and histogram containing transmission errors 4.12 Test Images...
  • Page 82 4 Functionality...

  • Page 83: Hardware Interface

    It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera. Incorrect voltages will damage the camera. A suitable power supply can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership. For further details including the pinout please refer to Appendix A.

  • Page 84: Status Indicator (Gige Cameras)

    5 Hardware Interface 5.2.1 Status Indicator (GigE cameras) A dual-color LED on the back of the camera gives information about the current status of the GigE CMOS cameras. LED Green Green when an image is output. At slow frame rates, the LED blinks with the FVAL signal.

  • Page 85: Power And Ground Connection For Gige G2 Cameras

    5.2.2 Power and Ground Connection for GigE G2 Cameras The interface electronics is isolated from the camera electronics and the power supply including the line filters and camera case. Fig. 5.2 shows a schematic of the power and ground connections. C a m e r a I n t e r n a l P o w e r S u p p l y P o w e r S u p p l y...

  • Page 86: Trigger And Strobe Signals For Gige G2 Cameras

    Photonfocus dealership. Simulation with LTSpice is possible, a simulation model can be downloaded from our web site www.photonfocus.com on the software download page (in Support section). It is filed under "Third Party Tools". Fig. 5.3 shows the schematic of the inputs and outputs. All inputs and outputs are isolated.
  • Page 87 C a m e r a I S O L A T O R R S 4 2 2 I S O _ I N C 0 _ P I S O _ I N C 0 _ N - 1 0 V t o + 1 3 V e x t e n d e d I S O _ I N C 1 _ P...
  • Page 88 5 Hardware Interface Single-ended Inputs ISO_IN0 and ISO_IN1 are single-ended isolated inputs. The input circuit of both inputs is identical (see Fig. 5.3). Fig. 5.4 shows a direct connection to the ISO_IN inputs. In the camera default settings the PLC is configured to connect the ISO_IN0 to the PLC_Q4 camera trigger input.
  • Page 89 Single-ended Outputs ISO_OUT0 and ISO_OUT1 are single-ended isolated outputs. ISO_OUT0 and ISO_OUT1 have different output circuits: ISO_OUT1 doesn’t have a pullup resistor and can be used as additional Strobe out (by adding Pull up) or as controllable switch. Maximal ratings that must not be exceeded: voltage: 30 V, current: 0.5 A, power: 0.5 W.
  • Page 90 5 Hardware Interface Fig. 5.8 shows the connection from ISO_OUT1 to a LED. 1 2 p o l . H i r o s e C a m e r a C o n n e c t o r Y O U R _ P W R P T C I S O _ O U T 1...
  • Page 91 Figure 5.10: Incorrect connection to ISO_INC inputs Master / Slave Camera Connection The trigger input of one Photonfocus G2 camera can easily connected to the strobe output of another Photonfocus G2 camera as shown in Fig. 5.11. This results in a master/slave mode where the slave camera operates synchronously to the master camera.

  • Page 92: Plc Connections

    5 Hardware Interface 5.2.4 PLC connections The PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is a powerful device where some camera inputs and outputs can be manipulated and software interrupts can be generated. Sample settings and an introduction to PLC are shown in Section 6.10. PLC is described in detail in the document [PLC]. Name Direction Description...

  • Page 93: Software

    Ethernet Vision cameras or they can be programmed with custom software using the SDK. A GUI tool that can be downloaded from Photonfocus is the PF_GEVPlayer. How to obtain and install the software and how to connect the camera is described in Chapter 2.

  • Page 94: Pf_Gevplayer Main Window

    6 Software 6.2.1 PF_GEVPlayer main window After connecting the camera (see Chapter 2), the main window displays the following controls (see Fig. 6.1): Disconnect Disconnect the camera Mode Acquisition mode Play Start acquisition Stop Stop acquisition Acquisition Control Mode Continuous, Single Frame or Multi Frame modes. The number of frames that are acquired in Multi Frame mode can be set in the GEV Device Control with AcquisitionFrameCount in the AcquisitionControl category.
  • Page 95 If the name of the property is known, then the alphabetical view is convenient. If this is the first time that you use a Photonfocus GigE camera, then the visibility should be left to Beginner.

  • Page 96: Display Area

    6 Software 6.2.3 Display Area The images are displayed in the main window in the display area. A zoom menu is available when right clicking in the display area. Another way to zoom is to press the Ctrl button while using the mouse wheel.

  • Page 97: Get Feature List Of Camera

    6.2.6 Get feature list of camera A list of all features of the Photonfocus G2 cameras in HTML format can be found in the GenICam_Feature_Lists sub-directory (in Start -> All Programs -> Photonfocus -> GigE_Tools). Alternatively, the feature list of the connected camera can be retrieved with the PF_GEVPlayer (Tools ->...

  • Page 98: Gain Correction (Calibrategrey)

    6 Software Setup the camera width to the mode where it will be usually used. (Exposure time, ROI, ...) Due to the internal structure of the camera, best performance of calibration will be achieved when calibrating under "real conditions". If different ROI’s will be used, calibrate image under full ROI. If different exposure times will be used, calibrate the camera under the longest exposure time.

  • Page 99: Storing The Calibration In Permanent Memory

    The LUT is described in detail in Section 4.8. All LUT settings can be set in the GUI (PF_GEVPlayer ). There are LUT setting examples in the PFInstaller, that can be downloaded from the Photonfocus webpage. To manually set custom LUT values in the GUI is practically not feasable as up to 4096 values for every LUT must set.

  • Page 100: User Defined Lut Settings

    6 Software Set LUT content as described in Section 6.6.4. If two Region LUT are required, then select LUT 1 by setting LUTSelector (in category LUTControl) to 1 and repeat steps 4 and 5. Turn on LUT by setting LUTEnable to True. Turn on Region LUT by setting LUT_EnRegionLUT (in category RegionLUT) to False.

  • Page 101: Permanent Parameter Storage / Factory Reset

    Read the property MROI_Htot. Set the property Height (in category ImageFormatControl) to the value of MROI_Htot. This is mandatory as this value is not automatically updated. Example pseudo-code to set two MROI: The resulting total height of the example will be 400. SetFeature(’MROI_Enable’, false);...

  • Page 102: Plc

    6 Software 6.10 PLC 6.10.1 Introduction The Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a powerful tool to generate triggers and software interrupts. A functional diagram of the PLC tool is shown in Fig. 6.4. THE PLC tool is described in detail with many examples in the [PLC] manual which is included in the PFInstaller. S t r o b e I S O _ O U T 0 O f f...

  • Page 103: Plc Settings For Iso_In0 To Plc_Q4 Camera Trigger

    to Line0. To connect the SRB to input, set PLC_I<x> to the input. In the example, set PLC_I0 to Line0. Identify the PLC notation of the desired output. A table of the PLC mapping is given in Section 5.2.4. In the example Q4 is the desired output. Connect the LUT that corresponds to the desired output to the SRB from step 2.

  • Page 104: Miscellaneous Properties

    6 Software 6.11 Miscellaneous Properties 6.11.1 PixelFormat The property PixelFormat (in category ImageFormatControl) sets the pixel format. Table 6.2 shows the number of bits per pixel to are required for a pixel format. Fig. 6.5 shows the bit alignment of the packed pixel formats. The Mono10 and Mono12 must not be selected as these settings don’t produce valid images.

  • Page 105: Mechanical And Optical Considerations

    Mechanical and Optical Considerations 7.1 Mechanical Interface During storage and transport, the camera should be protected against vibration, shock, moisture and dust. The original packaging protects the camera adequately from vibration and shock during storage and transport. Please either retain this packaging for possible later use or dispose of it according to local regulations.

  • Page 106: Lens Mounting Options

    7 Mechanical and Optical Considerations 7.1.2 Lens mounting options The MV1-D2080(IE)-G2 cameras have a M42x1 mounting as default. Additional adapters for F-Mount and C-Mount (see Fig. 7.2) can be ordered. Drawing for the adapters can be found in Fig. 7.3 and Fig. 7.4. Figure 7.2: Left: M42, Middle: F-Mount, Right: C-Mount 85.8 15.7...
  • Page 107 56.3 15.7 26.7 60.3 46.7 Figure 7.4: Mechanical dimensions of the MV1-D2080-G2 GigE camera with C-Mount adapter 7.1 Mechanical Interface...

  • Page 108: Optical Interface

    7 Mechanical and Optical Considerations 7.2 Optical Interface 7.2.1 Cleaning the Sensor The sensor is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components: with extreme care. Dust can obscure pixels, producing dark patches in the images captured. Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated.
  • Page 109 12,5227, UN1219, slightly flammable. www.alfa-chemcat.com Table 7.1: Recommended materials for sensor cleaning For cleaning the sensor, Photonfocus recommends the products available from the suppliers as listed in Table 7.1. Cleaning tools (except chemicals) can be purchased directly from Photonfocus (www.photonfocus.com).
  • Page 110 7 Mechanical and Optical Considerations...

  • Page 111: Warranty

    Warranty The manufacturer alone reserves the right to recognize warranty claims. 8.1 Warranty Terms The manufacturer warrants to distributor and end customer that for a period of two years from the date of the shipment from manufacturer or distributor to end customer (the "Warranty Period") that: •...
  • Page 112 8 Warranty...

  • Page 113: References

    References All referenced documents can be downloaded from our website at www.photonfocus.com. AN001 Application Note "LinLog", Photonfocus, December 2002 AN006 Application Note "Quantum Efficiency", Photonfocus, February 2004 AN007 Application Note "Camera Acquisition Modes", Photonfocus, March 2004 AN008 Application Note "Photometry versus Radiometry", Photonfocus, December 2004 AN026 Application Note "LFSR Test Images", Photonfocus, September 2005...
  • Page 114 9 References...

  • Page 115: A Pinouts

    It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera. Incorrect voltages will damage or destroy the camera. The connection of the input and output signals is described in Section 5.2.3. A suitable power supply can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership. Connector Type Order Nr.
  • Page 116 A Pinouts I/O Type Name Description CAMERA_GND Camera GND, 0V CAMERA_PWR Camera Power 12V..24V ISO_OUT0 Default Strobe out, internally Pulled up to ISO_PWR with 4k7 Resistor ISO_INC0_N INC0 differential RS-422 input, negative polarity ISO_INC0_P INC0 differential RS-422 input, positive polarity ISO_PWR Power supply 5V..24V for output signals;...

  • Page 117: B Camera Revisions

    Camera Revisions B.1 General Remarks This chapter lists differences between the revisions of the camera models. List of terms used in this chapter: Standard Trigger Standard trigger features. Trigger Source: Free running, Software Trigger, Line1 Trigger, PLC_Q4 Trigger. Exposure Time Control: Camera-controlled, Trigger-controlled.
  • Page 118 B Camera Revisions...

  • Page 119: Revision History

    Revision History Revision Date Changes April 2013 First release September 2013 Appendix "Camera Revisions" added. Section "Mechanical Interface": drawing corrected and drawings of lens adapters added.

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