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High pixel 3CCD camera HV-F202SCL Operation Manual Thank you for purchase this fine Hitachi Kokusai Electric CCD camera. Before using the camera, please read this operation manual carefully. There is a possibility that the revised edition is exhibited on web.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
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16. Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. 17.
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WICHTIGE SICHERHEITS ANWEISUNGEN 1. Alle Anweisungen lesen Vor Betrieb des Erzeugnisses sollten alle Sicherheits-und Bedienungsanleitungen gelesen werden. 2. Die Anweisungen aufbewahren Die Sicherheits-und Bedienungsanleitungen sollten fünftigen Bezug aufbewahrt werden. 3. Warnungen beachten Die Warnungen auf dem Erzeugnis und in den Bedienungsanleitungen solten beachtet werden. 4.
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16. Eindringen von Fremdkörpern und Flüssigkeit Niemals Objekte irgendwelcher Art durch die Öffnungen in das Gerät schieben, da diese unter hoher Spannung stehende Teile berühren oder kurzschließen können, wodurch es zu Feuer oder elektrischem Schlag kommen kann. Niemals Flüssigkeiten irgendwelcher Art auf das Erzeugnis verschütten. 17.
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MISES EN GARDE IMPORTANTES 1. Lire les instructions Lire toutes les instructions de sécurité et de fonctionnement avant de faire fonctionner l’appareil. 2. Conserver ces instructions Conserver les instructions de sécurité et de fonctionnement á des fins de référence ultérieure. 3.
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16. Pénétration d’objets et de liquides Ne jamais enfoncer d’objets d’aucune sorte dans les ouvertures de l’appareil car ils pourraient toucher des points de tension dangereuse ou court-circuiter des piéces, ce qui pourrait provoquer un feu ou un choc électrique. Ne jamais renverser de liquide d’aucune sorte sur l’appareil.
WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Hitachi Kokusai Electric Ltd. responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to...
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This page show the declaration of conformity for CE. That reference number is the KV-0366, and report number is the V3T-0164. Note : This product using the following equipment satisfied the CE standard. The camera cable by shield type (C-201KSS). Mini-CameraLink cable (C-201SCL).
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China RoHS The following statement is related to the regulation on “ Measures for the Administration of the control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products “ , known as “ China RoHS “. The table shows contained Hazardous Substances in this camera. 说明书(环境方面:补充资料)...
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Phenomena inherent to CCD imaging device The following phenomena are inherent to a charge coupled device imaging element and do not indicate malfunction. 1) Smear and blooming Vertical bands are visible when a strong light enters the scene. Adjust the camera aiming direction carefully to avoid strong direct or reflected light.
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・ Sop using the camera at the approach of electrical storm (thunder audible). Protect the camera from rain if using it outdoors. ・ In event the camera shows any abnormality, switch off the camera and disconnect the power cord. Contract a Hitachi Denshi service representative. 2. Handling ・ Do not attempt to remove cover.
Overview HV-F202SCL is high precision 3CCD progressive scan color camera, which has single chip digital processing LSI, a C mount prism, 1/1.8 inch 2,000,000 pixels square CCD and CameraLink interface. Standard composition Check when unpacking Camera ········································································································ 1 Installation guide ····················································································· 1 Plug for DC IN/SYNC connector (HR10A-10P-12S) ·············...
Section name and functions Camera / Tripod adaptor mounting screw holes DC IN/SYNC connector Use for DC+12V power or external trigger / VD signal input or Flash / Lens mount VD output (C mount) DC IN/SYNC D.OUT 1 D.OUT 2 MODEL...
Connector 1. CameraLink connector (a) Interrelation between number of DATA bit and number of used conndecor Number of Data bits D.OUT1 D.OUT2 24bit (R: 8bit G: 8bit B: 8bit) O: Use 30bit (R: 10bit G: 10bit B: 10bit) -: Not use 36bit (R: 12bit G: 12bit B: 12bit) (b) Signal connection of DIGITAL OUT connector D.OUT2...
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2. DCIN/SYNC connector PIN NO. Signal PIN NO. Signal GND (+12V) TRIG-A / VD (H) IN +12V TRIG-B (C) IN TRIG-B (H) IN N.C. FLASH / VD (H) OUT FLASH / VD (C) OUT N.C. N.C. TRIG-A / VD (C) IN Connector (camera side) : SANWOO SHN-10-12 (RPCB) or equivalent Plug (matching cable plug : HR10A-10P-12S(01) HIROSE or equivalent TRIG-A/VD and TRIG-B are input using digital isolation, and FLASH/VD OUT is output by digital Isolation,...
Functions and operations Various mode setup and adjustment of HV-F202SCL are performed by the remote control via CameraLink. Operation and adjustment way of function utilized are described below. See "Remote control" (page 10 to 16) and "Command list" (page 17 to 20) about communication method of each command.
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(3) GAIN LEVEL : Setting of electrical sensitivity -LEVEL- : Adjust MANUAL gain level 0 (Factory setting) to 341 : Set MANUAL gain when AGC is OFF. Adjustable from 0 to 12dB in 342 steps. (4) BRIGHTNESS : Adjust offset level 0 to 255 : Set in 256 steps.
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(10) WHITE BALANCE : Setting of white balance. -MODE- : Selection of mode : White balance is adjusted in real time (automatic tracking). MANUAL (Factory setting) : White balance is adjusted manually by adjusting R, G and B GAIN. ADJUST : State for automatic white balance adjustment.
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-ADJUST- : AUTO SHADING (Correct white shading) ⅰ. Provide a proper aperture value of lens. ⅱ. Take an white image fully on screen. At this step, take care so that uneven brightness will not occur in the vertical and horizontal direction. ⅲ.
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(20) MEMORY CHANNEL : Setting of memory channel -LOAD- : Load memory channel DEFAULT (Factory setting): Return to the factory setting.. MEMORY 1 to MEMORY 4 : Load the memory channel 1 to 4 -SAVE- : Save memory channel MEMORY 1 to MEMORY 4 : Save current settings to the memory channel 1 to 4...
Remote control 1. Comms* specifications ・Control system : Start-stop synchronization system ・Transmission rate : 9600 bps ・Data length : 8 bit ・Star bit : 1 bit ・Stop bit : 1 bit ・Parity : None ・Bit transfer : LSB first *Comms: Communications 2.
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HITACH Transmit data (ASCII code) 3CCD ACK code (06H) Slave (HV-F202SCL) Master (Machine) ① Session starts when ENQ is sent from master to slave. ② Slave acknowledges by returning ACK to master. ③ Master sends data to slave. ④ Slave acknowledges receipt of data by again returning ACK to master and end the handshake.
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NACK code (15H) 3CCD ENQ code (05H) Slave NACK code (15H) (HV-F202SCL) ENQ code (05H) Master (Machine) NACK code (15H) ① Master sends ENQ code to slave. ② Since ACK code cannot be sent, slave sent NACK code to master.
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3 second elapse Send data (ASCII code) 3CCD 3 second Slave elapse (HV-F202SCL) Send data (ASCII code) Master (Machine) 3 second elapse Send data (ASCII code) ① Session starts when ENQ is sent from master to slave. ② Slave acknowledges by returning ACK to master.
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ENQ code (05H) ACK code (06H) Read command (ASCII code) HITACH ACK code (06H) 3CCD Read data (ASCII code) Slave 3 second (HV-F202SCL) elapse Read data (ASCII code) Master (Machine) 3 second elapse Read data (ASCII code) 3 second elapse Read data (ASCII code) ①...
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2 byte (ASCII code) Used for EEPROM write (0: write absent, 1: write present). ・ID No. : Camera peculiar ID. HV-F202SCL has (FFH). 2 byte (ASCII code) ・Area address : Classification of Send data (01H) and Read command (81H). 2 byte (ASCII code) ・Relative No.
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(2) Read (receive) data (slave to master) (a) Command data are converted into ASCII code and transmitted. (b) Comms byte quantity is 10. (c) Comms data format (transmission sequence) E T X S U M S T X Text data 1 byte 6 byte 1 byte...
Command list 1. Send data (setting command, Note: 1 to 7 and SUM need to be transformed into ASCII code) Item ETX SUM AREA RELATIVE STATUS ID NO. DATA ADDRESS FIXED MODE 1TRIG VD CONT TRIGGER POSITIVE POLARITY NEGATIVE CL-CC1 SOURCE 12pin 1/30...
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Item AREA RELATIVE STATUS ID NO. DATA ADDRESS MODE MANUAL AWC ADJUST (*1) WHITE MIN (0) BALANCE R-GAIN MAX (255) MIN (0) B-GAIN MAX (255) MODE MIN (0) R-SATURATION MAX (255) MIN (0) R-HUE MAX (255) MIN (0) Cy-SATURATION MAX (255) MIN (0) Cy-HUE MAX (255)
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Item ETX SUM AREA RELATIVE STATUS ID NO. DATA ADDRESS VD/FVAL FVAL HD/LVAL LVAL 24bit DATA BIT 30bit 36bit SIGNAL FLASH OUT OUTPUT POSITIVE POLARITY NEGATIVE MODE WHITE SPOT MIN (0) THRESHOLD MAX (255) DETECT MIN (DEFAULT) LOAD CH 1 MEMORY MAX (CH 4) MIN (CH 1)
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2. Read-out command (Note: 1 to 7 and SUM need to be transformed into ASCII code) Item AREA RELATIVE STATUS ID NO. DATA ADDRESS MODE TRIGGER SOURCE POLARITY PRESET SHUTTER SPEED VARIABLE VALUE GAIN LEVEL BRIGHTNESS MODE GAMMA LEVEL MODE KNEE POINT SLOPE...
CameraLink output timing chart 1. Horizontal timing 1920 clk 1600 clk VIDEO Active Picture LVAL 100 clk 110 clk 110 clk 1clk = 13.889ns 2. Vertical timing 1252 H 1200 H Active Picture VIDE FVAL 37 H 1 H = 1920 clk = 26.667 us 12 H...
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3. Transmitter LVDS output pulse position measurement (1) Base Configuration (a) 24bit D.OUT 1 13.889ns (72.0000MHz) CLKX Previous Cycle Next Cycle R7-1 R6-1 N.U. B3-1 B2-1 N.U. FVAL LVAL (VD) (HD) G2-1 G1-1 R1-1 R0-1 N.U.: Not used When using at Base configuration, please be sure to connect CameraLink cable to D.OUT 1. If the cable is connected to D.OUT 2, machine may break down.
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(2) Medium Configuration (a) 30bit D.OUT 1 13.889ns (72.0000MHz) CLKX Previous Cycle Next Cycle R7-1 R6-1 N.U. N.U. N.U. B3-1 B2-1 N.U. FVAL LVAL (VD) (HD) N.U. R9-1 N.U. N.U. R1-1 R0-1 N.U.: Not used D.OUT 2 13.889ns (72.0000MHz) CLKY Previous Cycle Next Cycle N.U.
Trigger operation and timing chart 1. Normal mode Shutter time (Camera setting value) Shutter time Data output 1252 H 12 H 37 H FVAL 1200 H 2. Fixed shutter mode When external trigger signal is POSITIVE (high active), after the trigger signal rise, exposure is start. The exposure time is set by the camera electronic shutter speed.
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3. ONE trigger mode When external trigger signal is POSITIVE (high active), after the trigger signal rise, exposure is start. At the trigger signal falling edge, the internal VD signal is reset and the video data are transmitted. The trigger signal width equals the exposure time.
Input / Output signal 1. Input signal The level of the trigger signal input to HV-F202SCL is as follows. (1) Input from CameraLink cable LVDS level. (2) Input from 12-pin connector 5Vp-p ± 0.5V 2. Output signal The level of the trigger signal output from HV-F202SCL is as follows.
Specifications Specifications of HV-F202SCL are showing. Optical system 1/1.8-inch F1.8 prism with IR cut filter Imaging device 1/1.8-inch interline CCD Total pixels 1688 (H) x 1248 (V) Effective pixels 1628 (H) x 1236 (V) Active pixels 1600 (H) x 1200 (V) Pixel pitch 4.4μm (H) x 4.4μm (V)
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