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- Page 1 prosilica USER MANUAL November 1, 2006 Prosilica Inc. www.prosilica.com tel: 604.875.8855 fax: 604.875.8856 © 2006 Prosilica Inc. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 GE680 User Manual Introduction...1 Precautions...1 Warranty ...1 Specifications...2 Supported Features...3 Mechanical...4 Connections...5 Cleaning the Sensor ...10 Adjusting the C-mount...11 Camera Installation ...12 System Optimization...17 Trouble Shooting ...19 Prosilica Inc. 70-0026A-A...
- Page 3 GE680 User Manual The GE680 series of cameras are sensitive, 200 frames per second, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet cameras based on the Kodak KAI-0340D CCD sensor. READ INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY. This document contains specific information which is necessary for the correct operation and treatment of this product.
- Page 4 GE680 User Manual Sensor Type Sensor Shutter Type Image Resolution Pixel Size Optical Format Lens Mount Color Sensor Filter Pattern Full Resolution Frame Rate Frame Rate (320 x 240 ROI) Power Requirements Digitization Trigger latency Trigger Jitter Operating Temperature Operating Humidity...
- Page 5 GE680 User Manual Imaging Modes Fixed Rate Control External Trigger Delay External Trigger Event Exposure Time Gain Region of Interest (ROI) independent x and y control with 1 pixel resolution Horizontal Binning Vertical Binning Pixel Formats Sync Out Modes *On monochrome versions only.
- Page 6 GE680 User Manual 3 MM DEEP 6 PLCS TYP Prosilica Inc. 39.1 Figure 1. GE SERIES mechanical dimensions. 79.2* All dimensions are in mm. *Add 0.3mm for color cameras due to addition of IR blocking filter. 51.3 70-0026A-A 19.7*...
- Page 7 GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Figure 2. GE SERIES connection diagram. Prosilica Inc.
- Page 8 GE680 User Manual This port conforms to the IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T standard for Gigabit Ethernet over copper. It is recommended that CAT5E or CAT6 compatible cabling and connectors be used for best performance. Cable lengths up to 100m are supported.
- Page 9 GE680 User Manual Sync Out 2 and Sync Out 3 These signals only function as outputs and can be configured as follows: Exposing Trigger Ready Trigger Input Readout Strobe Imaging Any of the above signals can be set for active high or active low.
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GE680 User Manual This Mini-SMB port on the camera uses an Amphenol 903-406J-51R connector. A suitable mating cable connector is Amp 413985-3 which can be used with RG174 coaxial cable. Contact Prosilica to purchase cabling. This connector is particularly useful for triggering multiple cameras in a “daisy chain” fashion. - Page 11 GE680 User Manual This port is required to provide power to the camera. This port provides threaded captivation of the power cable if required. The captivated cable mating connector is the Switchcraft 760K. This connector can be purchased from Prosilica or from http://www.digikey.com.
- Page 12 Debris will appear as a dark spot or dark region that does not move as the camera is moved. To determine that the debris is not on the camera lens, rotate the lens independent of the camera. If the spot moves as the lens moves, then the object is on the lens -not on the image sensor- and therefore cleaning is not required.
- Page 13 GE680 User Manual THE C-MOUNT IS ADJUSTED AT THE FACTORY AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE ADJUSTING. If for some reason, the C-mount requires adjustment, use the following method. Use an adjustable wrench to loosen locking ring. Be careful not to scratch the camera. When the locking ring is loose, unthread the ring a few turns from the camera face.
- Page 14 GE680 User Manual The Prosilica GE Series cameras will work with any Gigabit Ethernet network card; however Prosilica strongly recommends using Gigabit Ethernet components that support Jumbo Frames. A Jumbo Frame is loosely defined as a frame size greater than 1500 bytes however typical Jumbo Frames are around 9000 bytes.
- Page 15 GE680 User Manual o Install network card in computer. o Boot the PC and cancel the “Found new Hardware Wizard” window that may appear when Windows detects the new card. o Install the driver that came with the network card.
- Page 16 GE680 User Manual o Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box and then select Properties. See Figure 6. Network card TCP/IP address.. Select the Use the following IP address and enter an IP address of 169. 254. x. y, where x and y can be any number. Press the TAB key after entering the IP address and the subnet mask will automatically be entered.
- Page 17 GE680 User Manual o Return to the Gige Local Properties window as in Figure 5. Select the Advanced tab as in Figure 7 and disable the Firewall for this device. Click OK to save changes. All Gigabit Ethernet cabling and connectors should be CAT5E or CAT6 compatible. Cable lengths must not exceed 100 meters.
- Page 18 GE680 User Manual o The latest Viewer software can be downloaded from http://www.prosilica.com/support.htm. o Run the GigE Viewer Installer.exe. This will install the Prosilica Digital Camera drivers as well as the Prosilica GigE Viewer application program. o Plug in the Prosilica camera via the Gigabit Ethernet port. Plug in the power connection.
- Page 19 GE680 User Manual o Open the Network Connections Dialog as follows: From the Windows desktop select start, then select Control Panel, then double click on the Network Connections icon. Double click the relevant network card listed or right-click the relevant network card and select Properties.
- Page 20 GE680 User Manual o Set Maximum Frame Size or Jumbo Frames to the maximum possible value. A typical value is 9000. If the list contains a property called Receive Descriptors, then change this value to its maximum value. Select OK to save properties.
- Page 21 GE680 User Manual o Is power available? Check the status LED 1. If the LED is off, the camera is not getting power. Verify the connections and cabling. o Is the LED orange? This occurs if the firmware is corrupt because a firmware update was interrupted.
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