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USER MANUAL

December 23, 2009
GC1280
Prosilica Inc.
www.prosilica.com
tel: 604.875.8855
fax: 604.875.8856
© 2009 Prosilica Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USER MANUAL December 23, 2009 GC1280 Prosilica Inc. www.prosilica.com tel: 604.875.8855 fax: 604.875.8856 © 2009 Prosilica Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Table of Contents Table of Contents ..........................ii Introduction ..........................1 Precautions ..........................1 Warranty ............................1 Specifications ..........................2 Supported Features ........................3 Mechanical ..........................4 Connections ..........................5 Cleaning the Sensor ........................9 Camera Installation ........................10 System Optimization .........................15 Trouble Shooting ............... Error! Bookmark not defined.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Prosilica provides a 2 year warranty which covers the replacement and repair of all Prosilica parts which are found to be defective in the normal use of this product. Prosilica will not warranty parts which have been damaged through the obvious misuse of this product.

  • Page 4: Specifications

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Specifications Sensor Type Cypress IBIS5B-1300M CMOS Sensor Shutter Type Snapshot (freeze frame) Image Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels 6.7μm x 6.7μm Pixel Size Optical Format 2/3 inch Lens Mount C-mount † Full Resolution Frame Rate 27.2 fps †...

  • Page 5: Supported Features

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Supported Features Imaging Modes free-running, external trigger, fixed rate, software trigger Fixed Rate Control 0.001 fps to maximum frame rate External Trigger Delay 0 to 60 seconds in 1 microsecond increments External Trigger Event rising edge, falling edge, any edge, level high, level low...

  • Page 6: Mechanical

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Mechanical 4MM DEEP 4 PLCS TYP 50.7 33.1 30.8 45.7 All dimensions are in mm. Figure 1. GC SERIES mechanical dimensions. Prosilica Inc.

  • Page 7: Connections

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Connections Figure 2. GC SERIES connection diagram. Prosilica Inc.
  • Page 8 To operate the camera 12V Power with suitable current capacity (see specifications) must be provided on Pin 2 and the Power Ground on Pin 1. A cable assembly providing this power can be ordered from Prosilica (Prosilica P/N 02-8003A for North America or Prosilica P/N 02-8004A for a Universal supply).
  • Page 9 GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Sync Input 1 and Sync Input 2 These input signals allow the camera to be synchronized to some external event. The camera can be programmed to trigger on the rising edge, falling edge, both edges or level of this signal. The camera can also be programmed to capture an image at some programmable delay time after the trigger event.
  • Page 10 GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Isolated Ground Isolated Ground must be connected to the user’s external circuit ground if Sync Input 1 or Sync Output 1 is to be used. Signal Ground Signal Ground must be connected to the user’s external circuit ground if Sync Input 2 or Sync Output 2 is to be used or if the RS-232 port is to be used.

  • Page 11: Cleaning The Sensor

    Repeat this process until the debris is gone. If this process fails to remove the debris, then contact Prosilica. Prosilica Inc.

  • Page 12: Camera Installation

    Camera Installation Computer Interface The Prosilica GC Series cameras will work with any 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 13 GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Gigabit Ethernet Setup for Windows 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 14 GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C o Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box and then select Properties. See Figure 5. 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 15: Power Connection

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Figure 6. Turn off Firewall. o Return to the Gige Local Properties window as in Figure 4. Select the Advanced tab as in Figure 6 and disable the Firewall for this device. Click OK to save changes.
  • Page 16 Plug in the Prosilica camera via the Gigabit Ethernet port. Plug in the power connection. Verify that the Status LED 2 is a solid green. Run the Prosilica GigE Viewer Application. It will take a few seconds for the camera to be recognized. If the camera does not appear in the Viewer list after approximately 10 seconds then try disconnecting and reconnecting the power.

  • Page 17: System Optimization

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C System Optimization 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 18 GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Figure 9. Network card advanced settings. 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.

  • Page 19: Trouble Shooting

    The right LED is the camera power indicator. If unlit, check the power adaptor. If possible, swap with one that is known to work. If using a custom power adaptor, be sure the adaptor and wire gauge is rated to at least 500 mA. If the right LED still does not light up, contact Prosilica support.
  • Page 20 IP address of your NIC. If you are still having problems, type: ipconfig /all in a windows command prompt, and send a screenshot to Prosilica support. Ipconfig /all screenshot Is the camera listed in SampleViewer but can’t acquire images? Reset your camera settings to factory default: with ConfigFileIndex = Factory, click the ConfigFileLoad button.
  • Page 21 All packets completing as normal, but black image. Check ExposureValue, ExposureMode, and be sure your scene is suitably lit. If you are still having problems acquiring images, please send your camera settings file (click on the disk icon in SampleViewer) to Prosilica support. Saving camera setting file Prosilica Inc.

  • Page 22: Addendum

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-C Addendum Prosilica Inc.

  • Page 23: Gc Io Schematic

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-B GC IO Schematic CAMERA INTERNAL CIRCUIT AS SEEN FROM CAMERA REAR VIEW VDD-3.3 POWER GROUND 390R FAIRCHILD 12V POWER 1/8W MOCD207M SY NC INPUT 1 SY NC INPUT 1 SY NC OUTPUT 1 ISOLATED GROUND ISOLATED GROUND LOGIC SY NC INPUT 1 VDD-3.3...

  • Page 24: Isolated Trigger Schematic

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-B Isolated Trigger Schematic USERS TRIGGER CIRCUIT CABLE SIDE POWER GROUND POWER GROUND 12V POWER 12V_POWER SYNC INPUT 1 SYNC OUTPUT 1 ISOLATED GROUND SYNC INPUT 1 (DRIVER) HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S USER POWER RECOMMENDED VALUES USER POWER SYNC OUTPUT 1 (RECEIVER) 0.7K...

  • Page 25: Non-Isolated Trigger Schematic

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-B Non-isolated Trigger Schematic USERS TRIGGER CIRCUIT CABLE SIDE POWER GROUND POWER GROUND 12V POWER 12V_POWER SYNC INPUT 2 SYNC INPUT 2 (3.3V DRIVER) SYNC OUTPUT 2 SYNC OUTPUT 2 (3.3V RECEIVER) HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S The non-isolated trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 buffer/driver inside the camera. The required sync input current is less than 10uA and the maximum sync output current is 24mA.

  • Page 26: Video Iris Schematic

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-B Video Iris Schematic CABLE SIDE POWER GROUND POWER GROUND 12V POWER 12V_POWER HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S LENS POWER VIDEO SIGNAL LENS GROUND JEITA CONNECTOR Prosilica Inc.

  • Page 27: Trigger Timing Diagram

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-B Trigger Timing Diagram Readout Time Trigger Latency User Trigger Logic Trigger Exposure Trigger Jitter Readout Interline Time Trigger Ready Imaging Idle Prosilica Inc.

  • Page 28: Notes On Triggering

    GC1280 User Manual 70-0039A-B Notes on Triggering Definitions o User Trigger is the trigger signal applied by the user. o Logic Trigger is the trigger signal seen by the camera internal logic. o Tpd is the propagation delay between the User Trigger and the Logic Trigger.

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