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prosilica
USER MANUAL
November 1, 2006
GE680
GE680C
Prosilica Inc. www.prosilica.com tel: 604.875.8855 fax: 604.875.8856
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Precautions.......................................................................................................................................1 Warranty ..........................................................................................................................................1 Sp
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Introduction The GE680 series of cameras are sensitive, 200 frames per second, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet cameras based on the Kodak KAI-0340D CCD sensor. Precautions READ INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY. This document contains specific information which is necessary for the correct operation and treatment of this product. DO NOT OPEN THE CAMERA. WARRANTY IS VOID IF CAMERA IS OPENED. This camera contains sensitive components which can be damaged if handled
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Specifications Sensor Type Kodak KAI-0340D Sensor Shutter Type Progressive Interline Image Resolution 640 x 480 pixels Pixel Size 7.4μm x 7.4μm Optical Format 1/3 inch Lens Mount C-mount with adjustable back focus † Color Sensor Filter Pattern Bayer Full Resolution Frame Rate 202 fps Frame Rate (320 x 240 ROI) 374 fps I/O 1 isolated TTL compatible input, 3 isolated TTL compatible outputs †† Power Requirements Less than 4.5W Digitization 12 Bits Tri
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A 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 Exposure Time 10 microseconds to 60 seconds in 1 microsecond increments Gain 0 to 24dB Region of Interest (ROI) independent x and y control with 1 pixel resolution Ho
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Mechanical M3 3 MM DEEP 6 PLCS TYP 19.7* 26 26 79.2* 64 50 All dimensions are in mm. *Add 0.3mm for color cameras due to addition of IR blocking filter. 51.3 39.1 Figure 1. GE SERIES mechanical dimensions. 4 Prosilica Inc.
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Connections 5 6 1 2 7 3 4 Figure 2. GE SERIES connection diagram. 5 Prosilica Inc.
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Item 1: GIGABIT ETHERNET PORT 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. Item 2: General Purpose I/O PORT PIN FUNCTION 1 Trigger Input 2 Sync Out 2 3 Sync Out 3 9 1 8 10 4 RS-232 RXD 2 12 11 5 RS-232 TXD 7 6 DNC 3 6 7 DNC 4 5 8 DNC 9 DNC 10 Isolated Ground 11
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Sync Out 2 and Sync Out 3 These signals only function as outputs and can be configured as follows: Exposing Corresponds to when camera is integrating light. Trigger Ready Indicates when the camera will accept a trigger signal. Trigger Input A relay of the trigger input signal used to “daisy chain” the trigger signal for multiple cameras. Readout Valid when camera is reading out data. Strobe Programmable pulse based on one of the above events. Imaging
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Item 4: Mini-SMB Sync Out 1 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. The Sync Out 1 signal can be configured as follows: Exposing Corresponds to when camera is integrating light. Trigger Ready
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Item 7: AUXILIARY POWER PORT 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. This port can accept from 5V to 17V DC with the inner conductor being positive power and the external conductor being ground. However the suggested nominal voltage
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Cleaning the Sensor DO NOT CONTACT CLEAN SENSOR UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Identifying Debris Debris on the image sensor or optical components will appear as a darkened area or smudge on the image that does not move as the camera is moved. Do not confuse this with a pixel defect which will appear as a distinct point. Locating Debris Before attempting to clean the image sensor, it is important to first determine that the problem is due to debris on the
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Adjusting the C-mount LOCKING RING C MOUNT RING Figure 4. Camera Front View. 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. Loosen Locking Ring 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. A wrench suitable for this proc
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Camera Installation Computer Interface 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. Frame size is the number of bytes per packet and the larger the frame size, the less the computer CPU will be loaded d
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A 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. o Once the driver is installed, 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 releva
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A 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. The subnet mask is 255. 255. 0. 0. Click OK to save changes. Note that if Windows reports a conflict with the above IP addre
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Figure 7. Turn off Firewall. 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. Gigabit Ethernet Cabling All Gigabit Ethernet cabling and connectors should be CAT5E or CAT6 compatible. Cable lengths must not exceed 100 meters. Power Connection The camera requires a 12V DC power supply that can source a minimum of 500 mA of current. See
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Installing GigE Viewer for Testing 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. Verify that the Status LED 1 is a solid green. Run the Prosilica GigE Viewer Application. It
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A 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. This will open the properties window for your network card. See Figure 9. Figure 9. Network card main properties window. o From the Properties window selec
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GE680 User Manual 70-0026A-A Figure 10. 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. Select OK to save properties. o From the main properties dialog as in Figure 9, make sure that only the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box is selected then click OK. The card is now optimized for use with the P
