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Industry Standards
Spyd er GEV cam eras are 100% com pliant w ith the GigE Vision 1.0 specification. This specification d efines the com m unication
interface protocol used by GigE Vision d evices. For more information on these requirem ents refer to the follow ing site:
http:/ / w w w.machinevisiononline.org/ public/ articles/ d etails.cfm ?id =2761
Spyd er GEV cam eras im plem ent a superset of the GenICam™ specification which defines d evice capabilities. This d escription tak es
the form of an XML d evice d escription file respecting the syntax d efined by the GenApi m od ule of the GenICam specification. For
m ore inform ation on these requirem ents refer to the follow ing site: w w w.genicam .org.
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Contents
The Spyder3 SG-34 Cameras ________________________________________________________________ 5
Camera Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Performance Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Certifications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Image Sensor ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Responsivity ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Mechanicals........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Mounting ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Software and Hardware Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Setup Steps: Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Step 1. Ethernet Network Card: Install and Configure ...................................................................................................... 15
Step 2. Connect Power, Ethernet, and Trigger Cables ....................................................................................................... 18
Step 3. Establish Communication with the Camera ........................................................................................................... 22
Using Sapera CamExpert with Spyder3 Cameras .............................................................................................................. 23
Step 4. Camera Test Patterns ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Camera Operation ______________________________________________________________________ 26
Factory Settings ................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Check Camera and Sensor Information ............................................................................................................................. 26
Verify Temperature and Voltage ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Saving and Restoring Camera Settings ............................................................................................................................. 27
Timing: Exposure and Synchronization............................................................................................................................. 29
Exposure Controls .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Line Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Exposure Time ................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Triggers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Input / Output Control ....................................................................................................................................................... 35
Gain, Black Level, and Background .................................................................................................................................. 36
Image Size ......................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Color .................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Pixel Format ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Sensor Direction Control .................................................................................................................................................... 39
Resetting the Camera ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Camera Calibration ______________________________________________________________________ 41
Calibrating the Camera to Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction) ..................................................................... 42
Color Correction Matrix ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Appendix A: Clear Dark Current _____________________________________________________________ 50
Appendix B: GPIO Control _________________________________________________________________ 57
GPIO Getting Started: Beginner Mode .............................................................................................................................. 57
Examples: Setting the Camera Modes ............................................................................................................................... 59
Outputs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Trigger Settings: GURU Mode ........................................................................................................................................... 71
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PLC Control ........................................................................................................................................................................ 82
Signal Routing Block ......................................................................................................................................................... 87
Appendix C: EMC Declaration _______________________________________________________________ 91
Revision History ________________________________________________________________________ 92
Index________________________________________________________________________________ 93
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The Spyder3 SG-34 Cameras
Camera Highlights
The Sp yd er3 SG-34 GigE Vision (GEV) are high sensitivity, bilinear scan color cam eras. When op erating
in high sensitivity (bilinear) m od e, the Sp yd er3 GEV cam era has 3x the resp onsivity of Teled yne
DALSA’s Sp yd er2 line scan cam era. Plu s, the GigE Vision interface elim inates the need for a fram e
grabber, resu lting in significant system cost savings.
The Sp yd er3 cam eras are su p p orted by Teled yne DALSA Sap era™ softw are libraries featu ring
Cam Exp ert for sim p lified cam era set-u p and configu ration.
Features and Programmability
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Single color broad band resp onsivity u p to 79 DN (nJ/ cm 2) @ 20d B gain
2048 or 4096 p ixels, 14 µm x 14 µm (2k) and 10µm x 10µm (4k) p ixel p itch
Fill factor 90% (2k) and 86% (4k)
Up to 18 KH z (2k) and 9 KH z (4k) line rates
Dynam ic range u p to 677 : 1
Data transm ission u p to 100 m
±50 µm x, y sensor alignm ent
RoH S and CE com p liant
GeniCam com p liant
Easy-to-u se GUI
Op tional serial interface (ASCII, 57600 bau d , ad ju stable to 19200, 57600, 115200), throu gh virtu al
serial p ort throu gh Ethernet (not GeniCam com p liant)
Program m able gain, offset, exp osu re tim e and line rate, trigger m od e, test p attern ou tp u t, and
cam era d iagnostics
Flat-field correction—m inim izes lens vignetting, non -u niform lighting, and sensor FPN and PRN U
Description and Applications
The Sp yd er3 GigE Vision (GEV) Color cam era is DALSA’s latest GigE Vision cam era. The GigE Vision
interface elim inates the need for a fram e grabber, resu lting in significant system cost savings.
The Sp yd er3 GEV Color is also DALSA’s first d u al line scan color cam era. The Sp yd er3 GEV Color
cam era is id eal for:
 Cotton and textile insp ection
 Food , d ru g, and tobacco insp ection
 Wood , tile, and steel insp ection
 Postal sorting
 Recycling sorting
 100% p rint insp ection (lottery tickets, stam p s, bank notes, p aychecks)
 General w eb insp ection
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Models
The Sp yd er3 GEV color cam era is available in the follow ing configu rations:
Table 1: Spyder3 GigE Vision Color Camera Models Overview
Model Number
SG-34-02K80-00-R
SG-34-04K80-00-R
Description
2k resolution, 80 MH z d ata rate, 18 KH z line rate.
4k resolution, 80 MH z d ata rate, 9 KH z line rate.
Table 2: Software
Software
Sapera LT, includ ing Cam Expert GUI
application
QuickCam
Pleora Technologies Inc.’s Coyote
Third party softw are. E.g. CVB and N I.
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Version 7.1 or later. Tested and recom m end ed .
Version 2.0. Com pliant.
Com pliant.
Com patible. Drivers need to be provid ed by the third party.
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1.2 Performance Specifications
Table 3: Spyder3 GigE Vision Color Camera Performance Specifications
Feature / Specification
2k
4k
Im ager Form at
Resolution
Bilinear CCD
1
2048 pixels
Pixel Fill Factor
Pixel Size
4096 pixels
90 %
86 %
14 µm x 14 µm
10 µm x 10 µm
Output Form at (# of taps)
2
Antibloom ing
100x
Gain Range
0 to 20 d B
Color Output/ Arrangem ent
R/ G/ B and Mono
Exposure Tim es
3 to 3,000 µs
Speed
2k
Maxim um Line Rate
4k
18 KH z
Minim um Internal Line Rate
9 KH z
300 H z
Data Rate
80 MH Z
Mechanical Interface
2k
Cam era Size
4k
72 m m x 60 m m x 65 m m
Mass
< 300 g
Connectors
pow er connector
GigE connector
GPI/ O connector
6 pin m ale H irose
RJ45 w ith screw locks
H igh d ensity 15-pin d sub
Optical Interface
Back Focal Distance
6.56 ± 0.25 m m
Lens Mounts
M42 x 1, C and F (2k)
M58 x 0.75, F (4k)
Sensor Alignm ent
x
y
z
z
±50 µm
±50 µm
±0.25 m m
±0.2°
Electrical Interface
Input Voltage
+12 V to +15 V
Pow er Dissipation
< 10.5 W
Operating Tem perature
0 to 50 °C
Bit Wid th
Output Data Configuration
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Notes
1. The interpolation proced u re d oes not w ork on the first and last pixels; as a resu lt, t he nu m ber of effective fu ll
color (RGB) p ixels for the 2k and 4k cam eras is red u ced by 2 to 2046 or 4094 respectively.
Table 4: Camera Operating Specifications (Single Color)
Specifications
Unit
0 dB
Min
Typ
Broad band
responsivity
Max
Min
10 dB
Typ
Max
Min
20 dB
Typ
DN / (nJ/ cm ²)
2k
7.9
25
79
4k
4
12.6
40
Rand om noise
rm s
Max
DN
2k
4k
0.75
Dynam ic range
DN :DN
FPN global
DN p -p
335
677
106
0.788
1.56
2.5
5
1.19
2.38
3.75
7.5
214:1
33:1
67.7:1
Uncorrected
4
12.5
40
Corrected
2
2
4
PRN U ECD
Uncorrected
local
%
8.5
Uncorrected
global
%
10
Corrected local
DN p -p
5
Corrected global
DN p -p
5
Uncorrected
local
%
8.5
Uncorrected
global
%
10
Corrected local
DN p -p
5
Corrected global
DN p -p
5
SEE (calculated )
nJ/ cm ²
PRN U ECE
2k
32.2
10.1
3.21
4k
64.3
20.2
6.43
2k
31.7
31.7
31.7
4k
95
95
95
N EE (calculated )
pJ/ cm ²
Saturation
output
am plitud e
DN
DC offset
DN
255
2
5
5
5
Test conditions unless otherwise noted:
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8-bit valu es, Flat Field Correction (FFC) enabled .
CCD Pixel Rate: 40 MH z p er sensor tap
Line Rate: 5000 H z
N om inal Gain setting u nless otherw ise sp ecified
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Light Sou rce: Broad band Qu artz H alogen, 3250k, w ith 750 nm highp ass filter installed
Am bient test tem p eratu re 25 °C
Exp osu re m od e d isabled .
Unless sp ecified , d u al line m od e.
N otes: PRN U m easu red at 50% SAT.
Certifications
Table 5: EMC Compliance Standards
Compliance
The CE Mark, FCC Part 15, and Ind ustry Canad a ICES-003 Evaluation of the DALSA Spyd er GigE SG-34 cam eras
m eet the follow ing requirem ents:
EN 55022 Class A, and EN 61326 Em issions Requirem ents, EN 55024, and EN 61326 Im m unity to Disturbances
Image Sensor
This color bilinear cam era is based on DALSA’s bilinear CCD sensor. The first line of this tw o line sensor
has red (R) and blu e (B) alternating p ixels, w hile the second line has all green (G) p ixels. There is no gap
in betw een the tw o lines and this m inim izes any artifact d u e to sp atial correction. The G channel can be
u sed as a m onochrom e ou tp u t. The sensor has a 2 tap ou tp u t.
Figure 1: Bilinear sensor used in Spyder3 Color (block diagram)
CCD Readout Shift Register
N Pixels (14 µm x 14 µm or 10 µm x 10 µm)
R
G
B
G
R
G
B
G
R
G
B
G
R
G
B
G
R
G
B
G
R
G
B
G
N Pixels (14 µm x 14 µm or 10 µm x 10 µm)
CCD Readout Shift Register
N= 2048, 4096
Pixel 1, 1
Please note that interp olation p roced u re d oes not w ork on the first and last p ixels; as a resu lt, the nu m ber
of effective fu ll color (RGB) p ixels for the 2k and 4k cam eras is red u ced by 2 to 2046 or 4094 resp ectively.
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Responsivity
Figure 2: Spyder3 GigE Vision Responsivity
Spyder3 2k GEV Color
Responsivity [DN/(nj/cm2)]
100
Blue
90
Green
80
Red
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
400 450
500 550
600 650
700 750 800
850 900
950 1000 1050 1100
Wavelength [nm]
Spyder3 4k GEV Color
Responsivity [DN/(nj/cm2)]
40
Series1
35
Series2
Series3
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000 1050 1100
Wavelength [nm]
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Mechanicals
Figure 3: Spyder3 2k GigE Vision Color Camera Mechanical Dimensions
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Figure 4: Spyder3 4k GigE Vision Color Camera Mechanical Dimensions
Mounting
H eat generated by the cam era m u st be allow ed to m ove aw ay from the cam era. Mou nt the cam era on the
frontp late (u sing the p rovid ed m ou nting holes) w ith m axim u m contact to the area for best heat
d issip ation.
Figure 5: Spyder3 Mounting Example
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Software and Hardware Setup
Host System Requirements
To achieve best system p erform ance, the follow ing m inim u m resqu irem ents are recom m end ed :
 Op erating system : Wind ow s XP Professional, Wind ow s Vista, Wind ow s 7 (either 32-bit or 64-bit for
all) are su p p orted .
Network Adapter Requirements
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GigE netw ork ad ap ter (either PCI card or LOM): For high p erform ance you m u st u se a Intel
PRO/ 1000 MT ad ap ter.
The Sp yd er3 GEV cam era w orks only w ith netw ork ad ap ters based on the Intel 82546, 82541, and 82540
netw ork chip s. The d river w ill also fu nction w ith ad ap ters based on the Intel 82544 chip , bu t these are not
recom m end ed d u e to bu gs in the chip that can cau se control p ackets to be lost if sent w hile d ata is
stream ing.
Ethernet Switch Requirements
When you requ ire m ore than one d evice on the sam e netw ork or a cam era -to-PC sep aration of m ore than
100 m etres, you can u se an Ethernet sw itch. Since the Sp yd er3 GEV cam era com p lies w ith the Internet
Protocol, the cam era shou ld w ork w ith all stand ard Ethernet sw itches. H ow ever, sw itches offer a range of
fu nctions and p erform ance grad es, so care m u st be taken to choose the right sw itch for a p articu lar
ap p lication.
Setup Steps: Overview
Take the follow ing step s in ord er to setu p and ru n you r cam era system . They are d escribed briefly below
and in m ore d etail in the follow ing sections.
1. Install and Configure Ethernet Network Card
If you r host com p u ter d oes not have a Gigabit netw ork ad ap ter or equ ivalent (PCI bu s Gigabit N IC)
alread y installed , then you need to install on e.
For Gigabit p erform ance w e recom m end the Intel PRO/ 1000 MT ad ap ter, or equ ivalent. Follow the
m anu factu rer’s installation instru ctions.
A GigE Vision com p liant XML d evice d escrip tion file is em bed d ed w ithin the cam era’s firm w are
allow ing GigE Vision com p liant ap p lications (e.g. Qu ickCam , Pleora`s Coyote, and Sap eraLT) to know
the cam era’s cap abilities im m ed iately after connection. The Sp yd er3 cam era w as tested w ith and
su p p orts Sap eraLT w hich gives you access to the Cam Exp ert GUI, a GigE Vision com p liant ap p lication.
Software Installation
Install Sapera LT w ith CamExpert to control the Sp yd er3. You can access Sap era d rivers, SDKs, and
d em os from the follow ing link: http :/ / w w w .teled yned alsa.com / m v/ su p p ort/ d riverSDKlist.asp x
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2. Connect Power, Ethernet and I/O Cables
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Connect a p ow er cable from the cam era to a +12 VDC to +15 VDC p ow er su p p ly.
Connect the Ethernet cable from the cam era to the com p u ter Ethernet jack.
If u sing the external signals connect the external control cable to the cam era.
3. Establish communicating with the camera
Start the GUI and establish com m u nication w ith the cam era.
4. Check camera LED, settings and test pattern
Ensu re that the cam era is op erating p rop erly by checking the LED, the cu rrent settings, and by acqu iring
a test p attern.
5. Operate the Camera
At this p oint you w il be read y to op erate the cam era in ord er to acqu ire and retrieve im ages, set cam era
fu nctions, and save settings.
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Step 1. Ethernet Network Card: Install and
Configure
Install Network Card
The follow ing netw ork card has been tested and is recom m end ed for u se w ith this cam era: Intel Pro/ 1000
MT Desktop Ad ap ter (33-MH z, 32-bit PCI). Ord er Cod e: PWLA8391GT (single p acks). Follow the
m anu factu rer’s recom m end ations to install this card in the host PC.
Configure Network Card
The configu ration show n here u ses the Wind ow s XP op erating system as the host p latform .
The cam era com m u nicates u sing the Ethernet connection and em p loys the static IP ad d ress: 192.168.5.100
(d efau lt). A static ad d ress ensu res the fastest op eration. Alternatively, you can u se a d ynam ic IP ad d ress.
To configu re the netw ork card from the host PC:
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3.
In the Start m enu u nd er ―Control Panel‖ select ―N etw ork Connections,‖ and configu re the
netw ork card as follow s:
Select the installed netw ork card and click on ―Change settings of this connection.‖
Enable the ―Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP)‖ op tion only.
Figure 6. Internet Protocol
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5.
6.
With ―Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP)‖ selected , click on the ―Prop erties‖ bu tton.
Select ―Use the follow ing IP ad d ress‖ and set the IP ad d ress to any ad d ress in this su bnet other
than 192.168.5.100, w hich is u sed by the cam era. In the exam p le below , the ad d ress 192.168.5.50 is
u sed . Alternatively, select ―Obtain an IP ad d ress au tom atica lly‖ to u se a d ynam ic ad d ress.
Set su bnet to: 255.255.255.0 and click on ―OK.‖
Figure 7. IP Address
7.
8.
9.
Click ―OK‖ to save settings
Click on ―Configu re‖ bu tton and select ―Ad vanced ‖ tab
Enable ―Ju m bo Fram es‖ to greater than 9000 bytes. If you r N IC d oes not su p p ort ju m bo p ackets
the im age transfer sp eed w ill be slow er.
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Figure 8. Jumbo Frames
10. Click ―OK‖ to save settings
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Step 2. Connect Power, Ethernet, and Trigger
Cables
WARN IN G! Grounding Instructions
Static electricity can d am age electronic com p onents. Please d ischarge any static electrical
charge by tou ching a grou nd ed su rface, su ch as the m etal com p u ter chassis, before p erform ing
any hard w are installation.
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The u se of cables typ es and lengths other than those sp ecified m ay resu lt in increased em ission or
d ecreased im m u nity and p erform ance of the cam era.
Figure 9: Input and Output, trigger, and Power Connectors
Power Connector
!
WARN IN G: It is extrem ely im p ortant that you ap p ly the ap p rop riate voltages to you r cam era.
Incorrect voltages m ay d am age the cam era. Inp u t voltage requ irem ent: +12 V to +15 V DC.
Hirose 6-pin Circular Male
6
1
5
2
4
3
Pin
Description
1, 2, 3
Supply voltage—Min +12 VDC to Max +15 VDC
4, 5, 6
Ground
Mating Part: HIROSE
HR10A-7P-6S
Table 6. Hirose 6-Pin Power Pinout
The cam era requ ires a single 6-p in H irosie connector w ith a single voltage inp u t +12 VDC to +15 VDC for
p ow er. The cam era m eets all p erform ance sp ecifications u sing stand ard sw itching p ow er su p p lies,
althou gh w ell-regu lated linear su p p lies p rovid e op tim u m p erform ance.
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WARNING: When setting up the camera’s power supplies follow these guidelines
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Ap p ly the ap p rop riate voltages.
Protect the cam era w ith a 2 am p slow -blow fu se betw een the p ow er su p p ly and the cam era.
Do not u se the shield on a m u lti-cond u ctor cable for grou nd .
Keep lead s as short as p ossible in ord er to red u ce voltage d rop .
Use high-qu ality linear su p p lies in ord er to m inim ize noise.
Note: If your power supply does not meet these requirements, then the camera performance specifications are not
guaranteed.
Ethernet Connector and Ethernet LED
The cam era u ses an RJ45 connector and a stand ard Cat 5 cable for Gigabit Ethernet signals and serial
com m u nications. The d evice su p p orts 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbit/ s sp eed s.
N ote: Rou ter connection not su p p orted . Connection to a netw ork sw itch for a single cam era is su p p orted .
Data Transmission LED
Ethernet Connection
LED@ 1Gbps
Ethernet Connection LED
Stead y ON ind icates that an Ethernet connection is su ccessfu lly established at 1Gbp s.
Data Transmission LED
Stead y ON ind icates that the cam era is read y for d ata transm ission. Flashing ind icates that the cam era is
transm itting or receiving d ata.
EMC Compliance
In ord er to achieve EMC com p liance, the Sp yd er3 cam era requ ires the u se of shield ed CAT5e or CAT6
Ethernet cables.
Status LED
The cam era is equ ip p ed w ith a red / green LED u sed to d isp lay the statu s of the cam era's op eration. The
table below su m m arizes the op erating states of the cam era and the corresp ond ing LED states.
When m ore than one cond ition is active, the LED ind icates the cond ition w ith the highest p riority. Error
and w arning states are accom p anied by corresp ond ing m essages that fu rther d escribe the cu rrent cam era
statu s.
Priority
Color of Status LED
Meaning
1
Flashing Red
2
3
Flashing Green
Solid Green
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cam era therm al shutd ow n has occurred .
Cam era initialization or executing a long com m and .
Cam era is operational and functioning correctly.
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GPIO Connector:
A single 15-p in general p u rp ose inp u t / ou tp u t (GPIO) connector is u sed to receive or control external
signals. For exam p le, the GPIO connector can be u sed to receive EXSYN C, PRIN (p ixel reset), and
d irection signals. External Inp u t
The GPIO connector is p rogram m ed throu gh the GUI ap p lication. In Cam Exp ert the relevant p aram eters
are located in the category Inp u ts Grou p .
Figure 10: GPIO Connector and Pin Numbers
1
5
15
11
Table 7: GPIO Connector Pinout
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Signal
INPUT_ 0+
INPUT_0INPUT_1+
INPUT_1GND
INPUT_2+
INPUT_2INPUT_3
OUTPUT_3
OUTPUT_2+
OUTPUT_0+
OUTPUT_0OUTPUT_1+
OUTPUT_1OUTPUT_2-
Description
GenICam Default
LVDS/TTL format (positive)
LVDS (negative)
LVDS/TTL format (positive)
LVDS (negative)
EXSYNC +
EXSYNC FrameTrig +
FrameTrig -
LVDS/TTL format (positive)
LVDS (negative)
TTL auxiliary input
TTL auxiliary output
LVDS/TTL auxiliary output
LVDS/TTL auxiliary output
LVDS (negative)
LVDS/TTL auxiliary output
LVDS (negative)
LVDS (negative)
Direction +
Direction -
A schem atic of the TTL inpu t circu itry is show n below . The inpu t signals are fed into the engine from external
sou rces via the GPIO connector.
GPIO Isolation
All of the GPIOs are isolated from the rest of the cam era and the cam era case. They are not isolated w ith
resp ect to each other and share a com m on retu rn (grou nd ) throu gh p in 5 of the GPIO connector.
N ote: The shell connection of the GPIO connector is not isolated and it shou ld not be u sed as a retu rn
(grou nd ) for the GPIO signals. The shell connection is attached to the cam era case.
GPIO Configuration
Refer to Ap pend ix C: GPIO Control for a d etailed d escription of the GPIO u se-cases and configu ration options.
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TTL Inputs and Outputs
Figure 11: TTL Input Schematic
3.3V
1000
3.3V
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

TTL
Term ination: 1000 Ω series
Inp u t cu rrent: m inim u m 0 nA; m axim u m 2 m A
Inp u t voltage: m axim u m of low 0.66 V; m inim u m of high 2.6 V
TTL inp u ts are m axim u m 5 V and 3.3 V logic tolerant
Figure 12: TTL Output Schematic
100
5V
ESD
Protection



Term ination: 100 Ω series
Ou tp u t cu rrent: sink 50 m A; sou rce 50 m A
Ou tp u t voltage: m axim u m of low 0.55 V @ 32m A; m inim u m of high 3.8 V @ 32m A.
LVDS Inputs and Outputs (LVDS compliant)
Figure 13: LVDS Input
100
Figure 14Figure 15: LVDS Output
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Step 3. Establish Communication with the
Camera
Power on the camera
Tu rn on the cam era’s p ow er su p p ly. You m ay have to w ait u p to 60 second s w hile the cam era w arm s u p
and p rep ares itself for op eration.
Connect to the camera
1. Start a new Sap era Cam Exp ert ap p lication (or equ ivalent GigE Vision com p liant interface) by d ou ble clicking the d esktop icon created d u ring the softw are installation.
2. Cam Exp ert w ill search for installed Sap era d evices. In the Devices list area on the left sid e, the
connected Sp yd er cam era w ill be show n.
3. Select the Sp yd er cam era d evice by clicking on the cam era u ser -d efined nam e. By d efau lt the cam era is
id entified by its serial nu m ber.
Check LED Status
If the cam era is op erating correctly at this p oint, the d iagnostic LED w ill flash for 10 second s and then
tu rn solid green.
Software Interface
All the cam era featu res can be controlled throu gh the Cam Exp ert interface. For exam p le, u nd er the
Sensor Control m enu in the cam era w ind ow you can control the fram e rate and exp osu re tim es.
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Using Sapera CamExpert with Spyder3 Cameras
Cam Exp ert is the cam era interfacing tool su p p orted by the Sap era library. When u sed w ith a Sp yd er3
cam era, Cam Exp ert allow s a u ser to test all Sp yd er3 op erating m od es. Ad d itionally Cam Exp ert saves the
Sp yd er3 u ser settings configu ration to the cam era or saves m u ltip le configu rations as ind ivid u a l cam era
p aram eter files on the host system (*.ccf).
An im p ortant com p onent of Cam Exp ert is its live acqu isition d isp lay w ind ow w hich allow s im m ed iate
verification of tim ing or control p aram eters w ithou t the need to ru n a sep arate acqu isition p rogram .
For context sensitive help , click on the
bu tton then click on a cam era configu ration p aram eter. A
short d escrip tion of the configu ration p aram eter w ill be show n in a p op u p . Click on the
op en the help file for m ore d escrip tive inform ation on Cam Exp ert.
bu tton to
The central section of Cam Exp ert p rovid es access to the Sp yd er3 p aram eters. N ote: The availability of the
p aram eters is d ep end ent on the Cam Exp ert u ser setting.
CamExpert Panes
Figure 16: CamExpert Example
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The Cam Exp ert ap p lication u ses 5 w ind ow s to sim p lify choosing and configu ring cam era files or
acqu isition p aram eters for the installed d evice.
 D evice Selector pane: View and select from any installed Sap era acqu isition d evice. Once a d evice is
selected Cam Exp ert w ill only p resent acqu isition p aram eters ap p licable to that d evice. Op tionally
select a cam era file inclu d ed w ith the Sap era installation or saved by the u ser.
 Parameters pane: Allow s view ing or changing all acqu isition p aram eters su p p orted by the
acqu isition d evice. Cam Exp ert d isp lays p aram eters only if those p aram eters are su p p orted by the
installed d evice. This avoid s confu sion by elim inating p aram eter choices w hen they d o no t ap p ly to
the hard w are in u se.
 D isplay pane: Provid es a live or single fram e acqu isition d isp lay. Fram e bu ffer p aram eters are
show n in an inform ation bar above the im age w ind ow .
 Control Buttons: The Disp lay p ane inclu d es Cam Exp ert control bu ttons. These are:

Acquisition control button:
Click once to start live grab, click again to stop.
Single frame grab:
Click to acquire one frame from device.
Software trigger button:
With the I/O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled / Software Trigger
type, click to send a single software trigger command.
CamExpert display controls:
(these do not modify the frame buffer data)
Stretch image to fit, set image display to original size, or zoom the image to
any size and ratio.
Histogram / Profile tool:
Select to view a histogram or line/column profile during live acquisition.

Output Message pane: Disp lays m essages from Cam Exp ert or the d evice d river.
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Step 4. Camera Test Patterns
Review a Test Pattern Image
The cam era is now read y to retrieve a test p attern. The Sp yd er3 cam eras inclu d e a bu ilt -in test p attern
generator that can be u sed to confirm cam era Ethernet connections w ithou t the need for a cam era lens or
p rop er lighting. The test p atterns are u sefu l for verifying cam era tim ing and connections, and to aid in
system trou ble shooting.
Using Cam Exp ert, select Image Format Control > Test Image Selector and choose one of the available
test im ages. Select live grab to see the p attern ou tp u t. The follow ing test p atterns are available:
Figure 17. Grey horizontal step
Figure 18. Grey horizontal ramp
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At this p oint you are read y to start op erating the cam era in ord er to acqu ire im ages, set cam era fu nctions,
and save settings.
Camera Operation
Factory Settings
The cam era ship s and p ow ers u p for the first tim e w ith the follow ing factory settings:
 Forw ard CCD shift d irection
 8 bit, 2 tap
 N o binning
 Exp osu re m od e: internal sync & m axim u m exp osu re tim e
 5, 000 H z line rate
 Factory calibrated analog gain and offset
 Factory calibrated FPN and PRN U coefficients
Check Camera and Sensor Information
Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application—in the examples shown here,
CamExpert. Parameters such as camera model, firmware version, sensor characteristics, etc. are read to uniquely
identify the connected device.
The cam era inform ation p aram eters are grou p ed together as m em bers of the Cam era Inform ation set.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Camera Information
Parameter
Options
Manufacturer N am e
Mod el N am e
Manufacturer Info
Device Version
Read Only Parameters
Device ID
Device User ID
Define a cam era nam e up to 64 characters
Serial num ber
Read Voltage and
Tem perature
Click to read the voltage from the cam era. In general, the tem perature read is 15 C
greater than the tem perature at the front plate. The tem perature should not exceed 80
°C.
Input Voltage
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Verify Temperature and Voltage
To d eterm ine the voltage and tem p eratu re at the cam era, u se the Read Voltage and Temperature featu re
fou nd in the Camera Information set.
The tem p eratu re retu rned is the internal chip case tem p eratu re in d egrees Celsiu s. For p rop er op eration,
this valu e shou ld not exceed 80 °C. If the cam era exceed s the d esignated tem p eratu re it w ill shu t d ow n
and w ill not tu rn on u ntil the cam era’s tem p eratu re is 73 ºC or less. Use the reset camera fu nction.
The voltage d isp layed is the cam era’s inp u t voltage. N ote that the voltage m easu rem ent featu re of the
cam era p rovid es only ap p roxim ate resu lts (typ ically w ithin 10%). The m easu rem ent shou ld not be u sed
to set the ap p lied voltage to the cam era, bu t only u sed as a test to isolate gross p roblem s w ith the su p p ly
voltage.
Saving and Restoring Camera Settings
The p aram eters u sed to select, load an d save u ser sets are grou p ed together u nd er the Cam era
Inform ation set of featu res.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Camera Information
Parameter
User Set Selector / Device Configuration
Selector
User Set Load / Load Configuration
User Set Save / Save Configuration
Description
Selects the cam era configuration set to load feature settings from or
save current feature settings to: factory (d efault) or user sets.
The Factory / Default set contains d efault cam era feature settings.
User cam era configuration sets contain feature settings previously
saved by the user.
Load the set specified by User Set Selector to the cam era and m ake
it the active / current set.
Save the current set as selected user set.
Description of the Camera Settings
The cam era op erates in one of three settings:
1.
2.
3.
Cu rrent session
User setting
Factory setting (Defau lt, read -only)
The cu rrent settings can be saved (thereby becom ing the u ser setting) u sing the User Set Save p aram eter.
A p reviou sly saved u ser setting (User Set 1) or the factory settings can be restored u sing the User Set
Selector and User Set Load p aram eters.
The relationship betw een these three settings is illu strated here and d escribed below :
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Figure 19. Relationship between the Camera Settings
Current Session Active Setting
The active setting for the cu rrent session is the set of configu rations that are op erating w hile the cam era is
cu rrently ru nning, inclu d ing all u nsaved changes you have m ad e to the settings before saving them .
These active settings are stored in the cam era’s volatile m em ory and w ill be lost and cannot be restored if
the cam era resets or if the cam era is p ow ered d ow n or loses p ow er.
To save these settings for reu se the next tim e you p ow er u p or reset the cam era, or to p rotect agai nst
losing them in the case of p ow er loss, you m u st save the cu rrent settings u sing the User Set Save
p aram eter. Once saved , the cu rrent settings becom e you r User Set 1.
User Setting
The u ser setting is the saved set of cam era configu rations that you can cu stom ize, resave, and restore. By
d efau lt the u ser settings are ship p ed w ith the sam e settings as the factory set.
The com m and User Set Save saves the cu rrent settings to non -volatile m em ory as a User Set. The cam era
au tom atically restores the last saved u ser settings w hen it resets and / or p ow ers u p .
To restore the last saved u ser settings, select the User Set p aram eter you w ant to restore and then select
the User Set Load p aram eter.
Factory (Default) Settings
The d efau lt settin g is the cam era settings that w ere ship p ed w ith the cam era and w hich load ed d u ring the
cam era’s first p ow er-u p . To load or restore the original factory settings, at any tim e, select the D efault /
Factory Setting p aram eter and then select the User Set Load p aram eter.
Please note that the follow ing p aram eters are not reset w hen you load / restore the factory settings:
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Calibrate White Balance Target
PRN U Calibration Target
Color Correction Inp u t Channel
Color Correction Ou tp u t Channel
Tap
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Also note: By d efau lt, the u ser settings are set to the factory settings.
Timing: Exposure and Synchronization
Im age exp osu res are initiated by an event. The trigger event is either the cam era's p rogram m able internal
clock u sed in free ru nning m od e, an external inp u t u sed for synchronizing exp osu res to external triggers,
or a p rogram m ed fu nction call m essage by the controlling com p u ter.
Trigger com m and s are available as m em bers of the Line Trigger set.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Line Trigger
Line Trigger Mod e
Line Trigger Sou rce
Line Trigger Activation
External Line Trigger Frequ ency
The state of the line trigger. If OFF, then the line trigger is
internally generated . If ON , then triggered by an external signal.
The external sou rce that cau ses a line trigger. The line trigger is
from the GPIO_PIN 0. This featu re is available only w hen Line
Trigger Mod e is set to ON .
Determ ines the typ e of signal (high or low ) that w ill cau se a line
trigger. Line Trigger Mod e m u st be ON .
Read s the external line trigger frequ ency. N OTE: The cam era
cannot d etect frequ ency less than 5 H z and w ill d isp lay 1 if it
cannot d etect a signal. This featu re is available w hen the Line
Trigger Mod e is set o ON and Sensor Direction Control is set to
External.
The three trigger m od es are d escribed here:
Free running (trigger disabled): The cam era free-ru nning m od e has a p rogram m able internal tim er for
line rate and a p rogram m able exp osu re p eriod . Line rate is 0.1 fp s to the m axim u m su p p orted by the
sensor. Exp osu res range from the sensor m inim u m to a m axim u m also d ep end ent on the cu rren t line rate.
This alw ays u ses Synchronou s m od e w here exp osu re is aligned to the sensor horizontal line tim ing.
External trigger: Exp osu res are controlled by an external trigger signal. External signals are isolated by an
op to-cou p ler inp u t w ith a tim e p rogram m able d ebou nce circu it. The follow ing section p rovid es
inform ation on external trigger tim ing.
Softw are trigger: An exp osu re trigger is sent as a control com m and via the netw ork connection. Softw are
triggers can not be consid ered tim e accu rate d u e to netw ork latency and sequ ential com m and jitter. Bu t a
softw are trigger is m ore resp onsive than calling a single -line acqu isition (Snap com m and ) since the latter
m u st valid ate the acqu isition p aram eters and m od ify on -board bu ffer allocation if the bu ffer size has
changed since the last acqu isition.
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Timing
tLine Period
twSYNC
twSYNC_INT
EXSYNC
tPR_INT
tPR
twPR_HIGH
twPR_LOW
PRIN
tTRANSFER
tREADOUT
tOVERHEAD
Internal Line Valid
tEthernet Latency
Valid Data From
Diagramed
ExSync
Ethernet Latency to PC
Memory
Table 8: Timing Parameter Table
Units
tLine_Period
μs
tw Sync
tw SYN C_IN T
ns
ns
tPR
ns
tw PR_LOW
ns
tw PR_H IGH
ns
tPR_IN T
ns
Table 9: tReadout Values
tREADOUT
Sensor Size
1024
1
1024
2
2048
1
2048
2
4096
2
Table 10: tOverhead Values
tOVERHEAD
Sensor Size
1024
1024
2048
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27.78
14.71
54.1
27.78
54.1
100
100
(3000*)
0
3000
3000
3000
Typ.
Max.
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Notes
1K 1 Tap
1K 2 Tap
2K 1 Tap
2K 2 Tap
4k 2 Tap
For exp osu re m od e 4 this valu e need s
to be >3000ns other w ise >100ns
# Taps
Readout Time
25600ns
12800ns
51200ns
25600ns
# Tap s
1
2
1
2
Read ou t Tim e
725ns
450ns
1400ns
725ns
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Overhead Delay
Overhead _Delay can range from 5 to 6μs and d ep end s on the internal op erations of you r com p u ter.
Exposure Controls
The cam era can grab im ages in one of seven w ays. The cam era’s line rate (synchronization) can be
generated internally throu gh the Acquisition Line Rate featu re (a m em ber of the Sensor Control set of
featu res) or set externally w ith an EXSYN C signal, d ep end ing on you r m od e of op eration.
To select how you w ant the cam era’s line rate to be generated :
1.
2.
First set the cam era m od e using Exposure Mode and Line Trigger Mode com m and s.
N ext, if using m od e 2, 6, or 7 (see below ) use the com m and s Acquisition Line Rate Abs and / or Exposure
Time Abs to set the line rate and exposure tim e.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Sensor Control
Exp osu re Mod e
This featu re is u sed to set the op eration m od e of the
Exp osu re (or shu tter): Off, Tim ed , Trigger Wid th. If Off is
selected then the cam era u ses the m axim u m tim e
accord ing to its line rate.
Line Trigger Group
Line Trigger Mod e
The state of the line trigger. If the trigger is off, then the
line trigger is internally generated . Otherw ise, the line
trigger is cau sed by an external signal. Mod es: Off or On.
Set the Exposure Mode
Sets the cam era’s exp osu re m od e allow ing you to control you r sync, exp osu re tim e, and line rate
generation.
Programmable Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time
Mode LineTriggerMode ExposureMode
Description
A
Off (Internal)
Tim ed (Internal)
Yes
Yes
Internal line rate and exposure tim e.
Exposure m od e enabled .
B
On (External)
Off (Internal)
No
No
Maxim um exposure tim e. Exposure
m od e d isabled .
C
On (External)
TriggerWid th
(Internal)
No
No
Sm art EXSYN C. Exposure m od e
enabled .
D
On (External)
Tim ed (Internal)
No
Yes
Fixed integration tim e. Exposure m od e
enabled .
E
Off (Internal)
Off (Internal)
Yes
No
Internal line rate, m axim um exposure
tim e. Exposure m od e d isabled .
N ote: When setting the cam era to external signal m od es EXSYN C m u st be su p p lied .
Exposure Modes in Detail
Mode A. Internally Programmable Line Rate and Exposure Time (Factory Setting): ExposureMode Timed and
LineTriggerMode Off (Internal
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Operates at a m axim u m line rate and exposu re tim e. )


When setting the line rate (u sing the AcquisitionLineRateAbs com m and ), exposu re tim e w ill be red u ced , if
necessary, to accom m od ate the new line rate. The exposu re tim e w ill alw ays be set t o the m axim u m tim e (line
period – line transfer tim e – pixel reset tim e) for that line rate w hen a new line rate requ iring red u ced exposu re
tim e is entered .
When setting the exposu re tim e (u sing the ExposureTimeAbs com m and ), line tim e w ill be increased , if
necessary, to accom m od ate the exposu re tim e. Und er this cond ition, the line tim e w ill equ al the exposu re tim e
+ line transfer tim e.
Example 1: Exposure Time less than Line Period
Programmable Period (ExposureTimeAbs command)
Waiting
Readout
CR
Exposure Time
Programmable Period
Waiting
Readout
Line Period
CR
Exposure Time
Line Period
Programmable Period
Programmable Period (AquisitionLineRateAbs command)
CR=Charge Reset
Mode B. External Trigger with Maximum Exposure: ExposureMode Off and LineTriggerMode On (External)
Line rate is set by the period of the external trigger pu lses. The falling ed ge of the external trigger m arks the
beginning of the exposu re.
Example 2: Line Rate is set by External Trigger Pulses.
Line Period
Line Period
Readout
Readout
Exposure Time
Exposure Time
EXSYNC
Falling Edge
Ignored During
Readout
Falling Edge
Ignored During
Readout
Mode C. Smart EXSYNC, External Line Rate and Exposure Time: ExposureMode TriggerWidth and LineTriggerMode On
(External)
In this m od e, EXSYN C sets both the line period and the exposu re tim e. The rising ed ge of EXSYN C m arks the
beginning of the exposu re and the falling ed ge initiates read ou t.
Example 3: Trigger Period is Repetitive and Greater than Read Out Time.
Line Period
CR
Exposure Time
Line Period
Readout
Waiting
CR
Exposure Time
Readout
Waiting
EXSYNC
CR=Charge Reset
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edge ignored
during readout
EXSYNC falling
edge ignored
during readout
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Mode D. External Line Rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time: ExposureMode Timed and LineTriggerMode
On (External)
Figure 20: EXSYNC controls Line Period with Internally controlled Exposure Time
Line Period
Exposure Time
CR
Line Period
Readout
Waiting
Programmable period
using ExposureTimeAbs command
CR
Exposure Time
Readout
Waiting
Programmable period
using ExposureTimeAbs command
EXSYNC
CR=Charge Reset
Mode E. Internally Programmable Line Rate, Maximum Exposure Time: ExposureMode Off and LineTriggerMode Off
(Internal)
In this m od e, the line rate is set internally w ith a m axim u m exposu re tim e.
Figure 21: Mode 7 Camera Timing
Line Period
Line Period
Exposure Time
Exposure Time
Readout
Readout
Internal Sync set with
AquisitionLineRateAbs command
EXSYNC falling
edge ignored
during readout
EXSYNC falling
edge ignored
during readout
Line Rate
To set the cam era’s line rate, u se the Line Rate featu re fou nd in the Sensor Control set. This featu re is
only available w hile the cam era is op erating in Internal Imaging Mode (Trigger Mod e off).
GigE Vision Input Controls
Sensor Control
Parameter
Line Rate (H z)
Description
Cam era line rate, in H z. 300 H z m in., 68000 H z m ax.
Only available w hen the cam era is in Internal Mod e—trigger is d isabled
(Trigger Mod e off). Exp osu re Mod e is Tim ed and Line Trigger Mod e is ON .
Line rates are in the following configurations:
2k 1 tap: 300-18500 Hz
2k 2 tap: 300-36000 Hz
4k 2 tap: 300-18500 Hz
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Exposure Time
To set the cam era’s exp osu re tim e, u se the Exposure Time featu re fou nd in the Sensor Control set. This
featu re is u sed to set the exp osu re tim e in µs. This featu re is only available w hen the Timed Exposure
Mode. The allow able range is from 3 µs to 3300 µs.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Sensor Control
Parameter
Exp osu re Mod e
Exp osu re Tim e
Description
This featu re is u sed to set the op eration m od e of the Exp osu re (or shu tter):
Timed, Trigger Wid th, Off (m axim u m , accord ing to line rate).
This featu re is u sed to set the Exp osu re tim e (in m icrosecond s) w hen
Exp osu re Mod e is set to Tim ed . m in 3, m ax 3300 u s.
Triggers
GigE Vision Input Controls
Frame Trigger Function Group
The Fram e Trigger Control section d escribes all featu res related to fram e acqu isition u sing trigger(s).
One or m any Trigger(s) can be u sed to control the start of an Acqu isition, of a Fram e. It can also be
u sed to control the exp osu re d u ration at the beginning of a fram e.
Parameter
Description
Trigger Overlap
Fram e Trigger Delayer
Fram e Trigger Sou rce
Fram e Trigger Softw are Toggle
Sp ecify the typ e of trigger overlap p erm itted w ith the p reviou s
fram e. This d efines w hen a valid trigger w ill be accep ted (or
latched ) for a new fram e
Sp ecifies the d elay in m icrosecond s (μs) to ap p ly after the trigger
recep tion before activating it
The d elay of the selected trigger in 1 µs increm ents.
The line that triggers a fram e trigger w hen Fram e Start Trigger
Mod e is On.
Trigger Softw are is a com m and that can be u sed by an ap p lication
to generate an internal trigger w hen Trigger Sou rce is set to
Softw are. To generate a trigger, choose false first then choose tru e.
Active Mode
Fram e Active Trigger Activation
Fram e Active Trigger Mod e
Fram e Active Delay
Sp ecifies w hat typ e of signal(i.e. high, or low ) cau ses a variable
length fram e trigger.
Sp ecifies w hether the external variable length fram e trigger is on
or off. This trigger takes p reced ence over the Fram eStartTrigger.
Enable the d elayer.
Start Mode
Fram e Start Trigger Mod e
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off. If the Fram eTriggerActiveMod e is on then it takes
p reced ence.To tu rn On, p lease DeviceScanTyp e to Linescan (Start
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Mod e).
Fram e Start Trigger Activation
Fram e Start Delay
Sp ecifies w hat typ e of signal(i.e. high, or low ) cau ses a fixed
length fram e trigger w hen Fram e Start Trigger Mod e is On.
Enable the d elayer.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Line Trigger Function Group
The Line Trigger Control section d escribes all featu res related to line acqu isition u sing trigger(s). One
or m any Trigger(s) can be u sed to control the start of an Acqu isition, of a Line. It can also be u sed to
control the exp osu re d u ration at the beginning of a line.
Parameter
Description
Line Trigger Mod e
Line Trigger Sou rce
Line Trigger Activation
External Line Trigger Frequ ency
Read External Line Frequ ency
The state of the line trigger. If the trigger is off, then the line
trigger is internally generated otherw ise it is cau sed by an
external signal
The external line that cau ses a line trigger.The line trigger is from
GPIO_PIN 0. This featu re is available only w hen Line Trigger
Mod e in set to On.
Sp ecifies w hat typ e of signal(i.e. high, or low ) cau ses a line trigger
if Line Trigger Mod e is On.
Read s the external line trigger frequ ency. N OTE: The cam era
cannot d etect frequ ency less than 5 H z and w ill d isp lay 1 if it
cannot d etect a signal. This featu er is available w hen the Line
Trigger Mod e is se to ON and Sensor Direction Control is set to
External
Read the external line trigger frequ ency and u p d ates the
ExternalLineTriggerFrequ ency register. This featu re is available
w hen the Line Trigger Mod e is set to On.
Input / Output Control
CamExpert groups the camera I / O Controls Parameters in either the Inputs group or the Outputs. These parameters
allow configuring the Spyder3 inputs and outputs for type of signal and signal polarity.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Inputs Group
This grou p contains the featu res that allow the configu ration of the cam era p hysical inp u t lines (p ins)
Parameter
Line Selector
Line Form at
Line Connector Pin
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Description
This featu re selects w hich p hysical line (or p in) of the external
d evice connector to configu re. When a Line is selected , all the
other Line featu res w ill be ap p lied to its associated I/ O control
block and w ill cond ition the resu lting inp u t or ou tp u t signal.
Line0-- Line Trigger, Line1-- Fram e Trigger, Line2 -- Direction. If
rotary encod er is u sed , Line0 -- Phase A , Line2 -- Phase B
This featu re retu rns or sets (if p ossible) the cu rrent electrical
form at of the selected p hysical inp u t Line: N o connect, TTL, LVDS
Enu m eration of the p hysical line (or p in) on the d evice connector.
This featu re is not available w hen Line Form at is set to N ot
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Line Debou nce Factor
Connected and w hen Line Selector in set to a line sm aller than
Line2
Disp lays the line fu nction
This featu re control the m inim u m p eriod of a inp u t line transition
before d etecting a signal transition.
Outputs Group
Parameter
Description
Ou tp u t Selector
This featu re selects w hich p hysical line (or p in) of the external
d evice connector to configu re. When a Line is selected , all the
other Line featu res w ill be ap p lied to its associated I / O control
block and w ill cond ition the resu lting inp u t or ou tp u t signal.
Ou tp u t Form at
Line0 ou tp u ts signals at PLC_Q0; Line1 ou tp u ts signals at
PLC_Q1; Line2 ou tp u ts signals at PLC_Q2; Line3 ou tp u ts signals
at PLC_Q3.
This featu re retu rns or sets (if p ossible) the cu rrent electrical
form at of the selected p hysical ou tp u t Line: N o Connect, TTL, or
LVDS
Gain, Black Level, and Background
The cameras p rovid e gain and black level ad ju stments in the d igital d om ain for the sensor. The gain and
black level controls can m ake small com p ensations to the acqu isition in situ ations w here lighting varies
and the lens iris cannot be easily ad ju sted . The u ser can evalu ate gain and black level u sing CamExp ert.
The p aram eters that control gain, black level, and backgrou nd are grou p ed together in the Analog
Controls set.
N ote that calibrating the gain can take u p to 10 second s. Ad ju st the GUI’s tim eou t valu es (in the
Ad vanced Processing set) accord ingly.
A section d escribing cam era calibration in d etail is available later in this m anu al.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Analog Controls
Parameter
Light Sou rce
Tap
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Sp ecifies the ad ju stm ent to the color gain valu es for a given light
sou rce.
Uncorrected
White LED
H alogen
Flu orescent
Tu ngsten
Selects the tap to control.
All
Tap 1
Tap 2
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Selects w hich color to control.
All
Red
Green
Blu e
The gain, in d B, for a selected color and tap .
Color Gain (DB)
Color Gain Reference Up d ate
Calibrate White Balance
Calibrate White Balance Target
Provid es a new baseline for the colou r gain. Sets the cu rrent colou r
gain valu e to 0.0 d B
Ad ju st the color gain so that each color's average is equ al to the
CalibrateWhiteBalanceTarget. Alw ays set proper target before click
this bu tton. The sensorScanDirection m u st not be set to External. ***
WARN IN G: This com m and can take u p to 15 second s.
The goal of the CalibrateWhiteBlance com m and (in DN )
Color Gain Reference (DB)
Disp lays the com bination of the ColorGain, ColorGainReference and
DigitalGainAbs in d B.This valu e ranges from -0.92 to 24.0
The color gain reference valu e
Calibrate White Balance Resu lt
The resu lt of the last calibrate w hite balance
Total Color Gain (DB)
Read Calibrate White Balance
GigE Vision Input Controls
Analog Controls
Parameter
Description
Digital Gain (DN )
Sets the d igital system gain control. The gain is lim ited by the
highest Color Gain. Total Color Gain (Digital Gain * Color Gain)
m u st be betw een -0.92 and 24 d B.
Digital gain am p lification in d B.
Digital Gain (d B)
Backgrou nd Su btract (DN )
Color Correction Valu e
Used to increase im age contrast after FPN and PRN U calibration.
Su btract a backgrou nd valu e from the d igitized im age d ata (in
DN ).
The color correction valu e for the given ind icies. Max 8191.
Color Correction Inp u t Channel
Color Correction Ou tp u t Channel
Sp ecifies the color to correct u sing the color correction m atrix.
Table 11: Gain Range by Camera Model
Gain
1K /2K Cameras
Color Gain
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4K Cameras
-20.0 d B to +20.0 d B (0 d B d efau lt)
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Image Size
To set the height of the im age, and therefore the nu m ber of lines to scan and transm it, u se the p aram eters
grou p ed u nd er the Im age Form at Control set.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Image Format Control
Parameter
Maxim u m Im age Wid th
Description
This featu re rep resents the m axim u m w id th (in p ixels) of the
im age after horizontal binning, d ecim ation or any other
fu nction changing the horizontal d im ensions of the im age.
Defau lt w id th: size of the sensor.
Cu rrent w id th of the im age / area of interest (in p ixels). This
valu e is d ep end ent on the horizontal binning and m axim u m
w id th valu es.
Im age Wid th
Defau lt size w id th: size of the sensor.
Actu al im age height in active im age p ixels.
Im age H eight
Im age Offset
Im age Flip H orizontal
Defau lt height: 480 p ixels. Maxim u m height: 16, 383 p ixels.
Im age start p osition (in p ixels). The horizontal offset from
the origin to the AOI (in p ixels). Defau lt offset: 0.
This featu re is u sed to flip horizontally the im age sent by the
d evice. Defau lt valu e: not flip p ed .
Color
GigE Vision Input Controls
Sensor Control
Parameter
Pixel Color Filter
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Description
This featu re ind icates the typ e of color filter that is ap p lied to
the im age.
Bayer RG
Bayer GB
Bayer GR
Bayer BG
Monochrom e or color. Color typ es are: Bayer, CYGM, CYYM,
RGBW, RGBE, RBGG
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Pixel Format
Use the Pixel Form at featu re fou nd in the Image Format Control set to select the form at of the p ixel to u se
d u ring im age acqu isition as either Mono 8 or Mono 12 bit d ep th.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Image Format Control
Parameter
Pixel Form at
Description
Mono 8
RGB
Sensor Direction Control
Fou nd in the I / O Control > D irection Control set of featu res.
GigE Vision Input Controls
Direction Control
Parameter
Sensor Scan Direction
Sensor Shift External Direction
Read Sensor Shift Direction
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Description
Selects the forw ard or reverse CCD shift d irection or external
d irection control. This accom m od ates object d irection change
on a w eb and allow s you to m ou nt the cam era "u p sid e
d ow n"
The cu rrent sensor shift d irection w hen the d irection is
externally controlled . This featu re is only available w ne
sensorScanDirection is set to External.
Read cu rrent d irection of the external signal that controls the
sensor shift d irection. This featu re is available only w hen
sensorScanDirection is set to External.
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Sensor Shift Direction
You can select either forw ard or reverse CCD shift d irection. Selectable d irection accom m od ates object
d irection change on a w eb and allow s you to m ou nt the cam era ―u p sid e d ow n‖.
Figure 22: Object Movement and Camera Direction Example using an Inverting Lens
Resetting the Camera
The featu re Camera Reset, p art of the Camera Information set, resets the cam era.
The cam era resets w ith the last saved settings and the bau d rate u sed before the reset. Previou sly saved
p ixel coefficients are also restored .
GigE Vision Input Controls
Camera Information
Parameter
Cam era Reset
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Reset the cam era and p u t it in its p ow er -u p state (either w ith the d efau lt
factory settings or w ith saved u ser settings)
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Camera Calibration
Processing Chain Overview and Description
The follow ing d iagram show s a sim p lified block d iagram of the cam era’s d igital p rocessing chain.
The d igital p rocessing chain contains the FPN correction, the PRN U correction, the backgrou nd su btract,
and the d igital gain and offset ad ju stm ents.
These elem ents are u ser p rogram m able and m ost are m em bers of the Analog Controls and Advance
Processing sets.
Figure 23: Signal Processing Chain
Digital Processing
1.
Fixed p attern noise (FPN ) calibration (calcu lated u sing the FPN Calibrate p aram eter) is u sed to
su btract aw ay ind ivid u al p ixel d ark cu rrent.
2.
Photo-Resp onse N on-Uniform ity (PRN U) coefficients (calcu lated u sing the PRN U Target and
Calibrate PRN U p aram eters in the Advance Processing fam ily) are u sed to correct the d ifference in
resp onsivity of ind ivid u al p ixels (i.e. given the sam e am ou nt of light d ifferent p ixels w ill charge u p
at d ifferent rates) and the change in light intensity across the im age either becau se of the light sou rce
or d u e to op tical aberrations (e.g. there m ay be m ore light in the center of the im age). PRN U
coefficients are m u ltip liers and are d efined to be of a valu e greater than or equ al to 1. This ensu res
that all p ixels w ill satu rate together.
3.
Calibrate White Balance calibrates ind ivid u al colou r gain settings so that the ou tp u ts are equ al
betw een the colors.
4.
The Color Gain (D B) sp ecifies the gain in d B for a given color and tap .
5.
Backgrou nd su btract (Background Subtract (D N ) p aram eter) and system (d igital) gain (D igital
Gain (D N ) p aram eter) are u sed to increase im age contrast after FPN and PRN U calibration. It is
u sefu l for system s that p rocess 8-bit d ata bu t w ant to take ad vantage of the cam era’s 12 bit d igital
p rocessing chain. For exam p le, if you find that you r im age is consistently betw een 128 and 255DN (8
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bit), you can su btract off 128 (Background Subtract (D N ) 2048) and then m u ltip ly by 2 (D igital Gain
(D N ) 8192) to get an ou tp u t range from 0 to 255.
6.
The Color Correction Value (as p art of the Color Matrix featu re, see p age 48.) ad d s color sp ace
conversion fu nctionality to the cam era, allow ing you to im p rove the color resp onse.
Calibrating the Camera to Remove NonUniformity (Flat Field Correction)
Calibration Overview
When a cam era im ages a u niform ly lit field , id eally, all of the p ixels w ill have the sam e gray valu e.
H ow ever, in p ractice, this is rarely the case (see exam p le below ) as a nu m ber of factors can contribu te to
gray scale non-u niform ity in an im age: Lighting non -u niform ities and lens d istortion, PRN U (p ixel
resp onse non-u niform ity) in the im ager, FPN (fixed p attern noise) in the im ager, etc.
Figure 24. Image with non-uniformities
By calibrating the cam era you can elim inate the sm all gain d ifference betw een p ixels and com p ensate for
light d istortion. This calibration em p loys a tw o-p oint correction that is ap p lied to the raw valu e of each
p ixel so that non-u niform ities are flattened ou t. The resp onse of each p ixel w ill ap p ear to be virtu ally
id entical to that of all the other p ixels of the sensor for an equ al am ou nt of exp osu re.
Correction Overview
This cam era has the ability to calcu late correction coefficients in ord er to rem ove non -u niform ity in the
im age. This vid eo correction op erates on a p ixel-by-p ixel basis and im p lem ents a tw o p oint correction for
each p ixel. This correction can red u ce or elim inate im age d istortion cau sed by the follow ing factors:

Fixed Pattern N oise (FPN )

Photo Response N on Uniform ity (PRN U)

Lens and light sou rce non -u niform ity
Correction is im p lem ented su ch that for each p ixel:
Voutput =[(Vinput - FPN( pixel ) - digital offset) * PRNU(pixel) – Background Subtract] x System Gain
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=
d igital ou tpu t pixel valu e
Vinput
=
d igital inpu t pixel valu e from the CCD
PRN U( pixel)
=
PRN U correction coefficient for this pixel
FPN ( pixel )
=
FPN correction coefficient for this pixel
Backgrou nd Su btract
=
backgrou nd su btract valu e
System Gain
=
d igital gain valu e
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The algorithm is p erform ed in tw o step s. The fixed offset (FPN ) is d eterm ined first by p erform ing a
calibration w ithou t any light. This calibration d eterm ines exactly how m u ch offset to su btract p er p ixel in
ord er to obtain flat ou tp u t w hen the CCD is not exp osed .
The w hite light calibration is p erform ed next to d eterm ine the m u ltip lication factors requ ired to bring
each p ixel to the requ ired valu e (target) for flat, w hite ou tp u t. Vid eo ou tp u t is set slightly above the
brightest p ixel (d ep end ing on offset su btracted ).
Flat Field Correction Restrictions
It is im p ortant to d o the FPN correction first. Resu lts of the FPN correction are u sed in the PRN U
p roced u re. We recom m end that you rep eat the correction w hen a tem p eratu re change greater than 10°C
occu rs or if you change the analog gain, integration tim e, or line rate.
PRN U correction requ ires a clean, w hite reference. The qu ality of this reference is im p ortant for p rop er
calibration. White p ap er is often not su fficient becau se the grain in the w hit e p ap er w ill d istort the
correction. White p lastic or w hite ceram ic w ill lead to better balancing.
For best resu lts, ensu re that:
Note: If your
illumination or white
reference does not
extend the full field of
view of the camera,
the camera will send a
warning.
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50 or 60 H z am bient light flicker is su fficiently low not to affect cam era perform ance
and calibration resu lts.

For best resu lts, the analog gain shou ld be ad ju sted for the expected operating
cond itions and the ratio of the brightest to d arkest pixel in a tap shou ld be less than 3
to 1 w here:
Brightest Pixel (per tap)
3>
Darkest Pixel (per tap)
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The cam era is cap able of operating u nd er a range of 8 to 1, bu t w ill clip valu es larger
than this ratio.

The brightest pixel shou ld be slightly below the target ou tpu t.

When 6.25% of pixels from a single row w ithin the region of interest are clip ped , flat
field correction resu lts m ay be inaccu rate.

Correction resu lts are valid only for the cu rrent analog gain and offset valu es. If you
change these valu es, it is recom m end ed that you recalcu lat e you r coefficients.
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The FPN and PRN U calibration p aram eters are available as m em bers of the Ad vanced Processing set and
are only available to Gu ru u sers.
Figure 25. Advanced Processing / Calibration Parameters
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Advanced Processing
Parameter
Description
FFC Coefficient Set N o.
Selects the p ixel set to load , save, or configu re. There are 8 u ser sets available.
Load FFC Coefficient
Load s the Flat Field Correction Coefficients (sp ecified by the Pixel Set
Selector) from the cam eras non -volatile m em ory.
Saves the PRN U Correction Coefficients (sp ecified by the Pixel Set Selector)
to the cam era's non-volatile m em ory w hen Pixel Set Selector is not Defau lt .
Saves the FPN Correction Coefficients (sp ecified by the Pixel Set Selector) to
the cam era's non-volatile m em ory w hen Pixel Set Selector is not Defau lt .
Calcu late the fixed p attern noise correction coeffients. This shou ld be
p erform ed w ith a d ark sensor. This featu re is not available w hen Sensor Scan
Direction is set to External. *** WARN IN G: This com m and can take u p to 3
second s. Please ad ju st the GUI's tim eou t valu es.
The target valu e for the PRN U calibration algorithm
Save PRN U
Save FPN
FPN Calibrate
Target to Calibrate PRN U
PRN U Calibrate
Perform s a PRN U Calibration. To calibration PRN U, the d irection m u st not
be External. Alw ays set p rop er target before click ing this bu tton. ***
WARN IN G: This com m and can take u p to 15 second s.
FPN Enable
Id eally FPN calibration shou ld be d one before the PRN U calibration.
The state of the fixed p attern noise correction
PRN U Enable
Enables and d isables the fixed p attern noise correction
The state of the PRN U correction
Reset Coefficients
Enables and d isables the p hoto resp onse non -u niform ity correction
Resets the Pixel Coefficients to effectively tu rn off flat field correction.
Calibration Resu lt
Restores the cam eras p ixel coefficients to 0 for FPN and a PRN U factor of 1.
This com m and d oes not reset saved coefficients.
Disp lays the resu lt from the flat field calibration.
Read FFC Calibration
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Prepare for Calibration
For best resu lts, the cam era shou ld be setu p for calibration w ith sim ilar cond itions as to those in w hich it
w ill be u sed . For exam p le, d ata m od e, exp osu re tim es and line rates, scan d irection, etc.
For exam p le, set the color gain for the cu rrent color u sing the Color Gain com m and .
Step 1: White Balance Calibration
1.
2.
3.
Rem ove the lens cap and p rep are a w hite, u niform target.
Ad ju st the line rate so that the average ou tp u t is abou t 80% of the fu ll ou tp u t by: ad ju sting the
lighting, if you are u sing an internal exp osu re m od e. Or, ad ju st the line rate, if you are u sing the
Sm art Exsync m od e.
White balance calibrates ind ivid u al colou r gain settings so that the ou tp u ts are equ al betw een the
colors. Calibrate the w hite balance u sing the com m and s Calibrate White Balance Target and
Calibrate White Balance, w here the target valu e (alw ays cou nted as 12-bit) is 1024 to 4055 DN . For
exam p le, if you w ant to set the target to 255 x 80% = 204 DN in 8-bit m od e, then the target valu e is
(204/ 255) x 4096 = 3277 DN in 8-bit m od e. Therefore, you can set the target to 3300 DN .
Calibration results from the Calibrate White Balance command:
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


Su ccess
Clip p ed to m in > Color gain set m iniu m , failu re to reach target
Clip p ed to m ax > Color gain set m axim u m , failu re to reach target
Tim eou t > FPGA d id not retu rn new end of line statistics or vid eo line
Step 3: FPN Calibration
N ote that you d o not need to tu rn off the FPN and PRN U coefficients before calibrating, the cam era w ill
d o this au tom atically.
1. Stop all light from entering the cam era. The best w ay to d o this is to p u t on lens cap .
2. Calibrate FPN u sing the FPN Calibrate com m and .
3. Use the Read FFC Calibration Result p aram eter to d eterm ine if you r calibration w as a su ccess or
not.
4. To save the calibrated FPN coefficients to the FFC coefficient set show n, u se the Set FPN Save
p aram eter.
Step 4: PRNU Calibration: White Calibration
Perform s PRN U calibration to u ser entered valu e and elim inates the d ifference in resp onsivity betw een
the m ost and least sensitive p ixel creating a u niform resp onse to light. Using this com m and , you m u st
p rovid e a calibration target.
Execu ting these algorithm s cau ses the Background Subtract (D N ) valu e to be set to 0 (no backgrou nd
su btraction) and the D igital Gain (D N ) valu e to 4096 (u nity d igital gain). The p ixel coefficients are
d isabled (Pixel Set Load 0) d u ring the algorithm execu tion bu t retu rned to the state they w ere p rior to
com m and execu tion.
1.
2.
3.
Rem ove the lens cap and p rep are a w hite, u niform target.
Ad ju st the line rate so that the average ou tp u t is abou t 80% of the fu ll ou tp u t by: ad ju sting the
lighting, if you are u sing an in ternal exp osu re m od e. Or, ad ju st the line rate, if you are u sing the
Sm art Exsync m od e.
Set the PRN U target valu e u sing the Target to Calibrate PRN U com m and . The target valu e (alw ays
cou nted as 12-bit) and is 1024 to 4055 DN . For exam p le, if you w ant to se t the target to 255 x 80% =
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204 DN in 8-bit m od e, then the target valu e is (204/ 255) x 4096 = 3277 DN in 8-bit m od e. Therefore,
you can set the target to 3300 DN : Target to Calibrate PRN U is 3300.
Calibrate the PRN U u sing the PRN U Calibrate com m and .
Use the Read FFC Calibration Result p aram eter to d eterm ine if you r calibration w as a su ccess or
not.
To save the calibrated PRN U coefficients to the FCC coefficient set show n, u se the Set PRN U Save
p aram eter.
After the above com m and is com p leted , both the FPN an d PRN U coefficients are au tom atically
tu rned on.
Calibration results from the PRNU Calibrate command:
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


Su ccess
Clip p ed to m in > Color gain set m iniu m , failu re to reach target
Clip p ed to m ax > Color gain set m axim u m , failu re to reach target
Tim eou t > FPGA d id not retu rn new end of line statistics or vid eo line
W08: Greater than 1% of coefficients have been clip p ed > Greater than 1 % of PRN U coefficients
have been calcu lated to be greater than the m axim u m allow able 8.
Subtracting Background
Use the Background Subtract featu res after p erform ing flat field correction if you w ant to im p rove you r
im age in a low contrast scene. It is u sefu l for system s that p rocess 8 bit d ata bu t w ant to take ad vantage of
the cam era’s 12 bit d igital p rocessing chain. You shou ld t ry to m ake you r d arkest p ixel in the scene equ al
to zero.
Background Subtract Selector to select taps and Background Subtract (D N ) to s u btract a valu e in a
range from 0 to 4095 D N .
Setting Digital System Gain
Im p rove the signal ou tp u t sw ing after a backgrou nd su btract. When su btracting a d igital valu e from the
d igital vid eo signal, u sing the Background Subtract (D N ) featu re, the ou tp u t can no longer reach its
m axim u m .
Use this com m and to correct for this w here:
Digital Gain (DN) =
max output value
max output value - Background Subtract value
Gain Selector: Tap selection. Digital Gain DN : Gain setting. The gain ranges are 0 to 65535. The d igital
vid eo valu es are m u ltip lied by this valu e w here:
Digital Gain (DN) =
i
4096
Use this com m and in conju nction w ith the Background Subtract com m and .
4k m od el lim ited to 12953 (0 d B effective at factory set analog gain of -10 d B).
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Color Correction Matrix
The color m atrix ad d s color sp ace conversion fu nctionality to the cam era, allow ing you to im p rove the
color resp onse. A color sp ace is a w ay to m anage the d isp lay of im age color u sing a three -d im ensional
coord inate system . Different color sp aces are best for d ifferent d evices, su ch as RGB (red -green-blu e) for
CRT m onitors or YCbCr (lu m inance-chrom inance) for d igital television.
The color correction m atrix p rovid es a flexible and efficient m eans to convert im age d ata from on e color
sp ace to another, u sing u ser-entered m u ltip liers. This p rocess is su itable for u se in a w id e variety of
im age p rocessing and d isp lay ap p lications. The p rim ary p u rp ose of the color correction is to m ake color
d isp lay better on the ou tp u t d evice (i.e CRT, LCD, Plasm a, etc.).
In ord er to get the d ecim al equ ivalent m u ltip lication, every nu m ber in the table has to be d ivid ed by 4096 .
The table shou ld be read as follow s:
RED = 4096(/4096)*RED + 0*GREEN + 0*BLUE + Offset
GREEN = 0*RED + 4096(/4096)*GREEN + 0*BLUE + Offset
BLUE = 0*RED + 0*GREEN + 4096(/4096)*BLUE + Offset
The d efau lt valu es in the color correction m atrix are:
Color Correction:
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r
g
b
r
0
4096
g
0
0
0
0
4096
0
b
0
0
0
4096
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An example on how to use the color matrix
After calibrating the cam era and review ing the ou tp u t, you d eterm ine that you need to increase and ad d
m ore green to you r red ou tp u t. The color m atrix com m and s are fou nd in the Analog Controls set of
p aram eters.
The registers Color Correction Input Channel (Red, Green, Blue) and Color Correction Output Channel
(Red, Green, Blue) are u sed to choose locations in the table: Color CorrectionInp u t Channel sp ecifies the
inp u t channel and Color Correction Ou tp u t Channel sp ecifies the ou tp u t channel. The Color Correction
Value (in a range -32000 to 32000) p aram eter sp ecifies the correction coefficient.
Starting w ith the d efau lt valu es:
Color Correction:
Input Channel
Output
Channel
r
g
b
r
4096
0
0
g
0
4096
0
b
0
0
4096
Default
values 4096
OK>ColorCorrectionInputChannel Red
OK>ColorCorrectionOutputChannel Red
OK>ColorCorrectionValueRaw 8191
Color Correction:
r
g
b
r
8191
0
0
g
0
4096
0
b
0
0
4096
Increase Red input and
output to 8191
OK>ColorCorrectionInputChannel Green
OK>ColorCorrectionValueRaw 2048
Color Correction:
r
g
b
r
8191
2048
0
g
0
4096
0
b
0
0
4096
Increase Green Input to 2048
(maintaining Red output)
End ing w ith an increase of red and green in the red ou tp u t.
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Appendix A: Clear Dark Current
Setting the Readout Mode
Refer to the Clearing Dark Cu rrent section for m ore inform ation on this featu re.
Use the Readout Mode featu re (from the Sensor Controls set) to clear ou t d ark cu rrent charge in the
vertical transfer gates im m ed iately before the sensor is read ou t .
The available read ou t m od es are Auto, D ark Current, and Immediate Readout.
Auto: Clears d ark cu rrent below ~ 45% of the m axim u m line rate. (Defau lt m od e.)
D ark Current Clear: Dark cu rrent clear. Alw ays clears d ark. Red u ces the m axim u m line rate.
Immediate Readout: Im m ed iate read ou t. Does not clear d ark cu rrent.
N otes:
 The vertical transfer gates collect d ark cu rrent d u ring the line p eriod . This collected cu rrent is ad d ed
to the p ixel charge. This ad d itional charge is esp ecially noticeable at slow er line rates.
 This valu e is saved w ith the cam era settings.
 If the u ser is u sing internally p rogram m able line rate a nd exp osu re tim e, or internally programmable
line rate and maximum exposure time, and immediate read out mode, w ith Acqu isition LineRate
Abs at 45% of the m axim u m , and then Read ou tMod e 1 is selected , the follow ing w arning w ill be
d isp layed , bu t the Acqu isitionLineRateAbs valu e w ill not be changed : Warning 09: Internal line rate
inconsistent w ith read ou t tim e> The effect in both internal and external line rate m od es is that an
EXSYN C is skip p ed and , therefore, the ou tp u t w ill be at least tw ice as bright.
Gate Dark Current Clear
Im age sensors accu m u late d ark cu rrent w hile they w ait for a trigger signal. If the read ou t is not triggered
in a reasonable am ou nt of tim e, then this d ark cu rrent accu m u lation m ay increase to an excessive
am ou nt. The resu lt of this hap p ening w ill be that the first row , and p ossibly ad d itional row s (lines), of the
im age w ill be corru p t.
The sensor u sed in the Sp yd er3 GEV cam era contains tw o sou rces of d ark cu rrent that w ill accu m u late
w ith tim e: 1) in the p hoto sensitive area, and 2) in the gates u sed to clock -ou t the charge.
The gate d ark cu rrent can accou nt for ap p roxim ately 20% of the total d ark cu rrent p resent. While th e
exp osu re control has d irect control over the am ou nt of d ark cu rrent in the p hoto sensitive area, it has no
control over the charge accu m u lated in the gates. Even w ith exp osu re control on, at low line rates, this
gate charge can cau se the cam era to satu rate.
Using the Readout Mode com m and , the cam era u ser can control the cam era's behavior in ord er to
m inim ize the d ark cu rrent artifact.
The m od es of op eration selected by the Read ou t Mod e com m and are: Au to, On, or Off.
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Dark Current
Clear
Dark
Current
Clear to
Immediate
Readout
Transition
Frequency
Mode
Immediate
Readout
0Hz
Immediate
Readout to
Dark
Current
Clear
Transition
Frequency
Watchdog
Frequency
Max. Line Rate in
Dark Current Clear
Mode
Increasing Line Rate
Frequency
Max. Line Rate in
Immediate
Readout Mode
Figure 26: Gate Dark Current Clear
Table 12.
Model
SG-34-02K80
SG-34-04K80
Transition Frequencies
Dark Current Clear to
Immediate Readout to Dark
Immediate Readout
Current Clear Transition
Transition
6767 H z
3518 H z
8176 H z
4257 H z
Immediate read out mode (Off)
In this m od e the im age is read ou t, inclu d ing accu m u lated d ark cu rrent, im m ed iately follow ing the
trigger or the EXSYN C falling ed ge.
There are no line rate lim itations other than the am ou nt of gate d ark cu rrent that can be tolerated at low
line rates.
There are no tim ing or exp osu re anom alies other than situ ations w here EXSYN C is rem oved from
cam era. In this case, the cam era w ill op erate in a "w atchd og" state.
For inform ation on artifacts that m ay be exp erienced w hile u sing this m od e, see the Artifacts section
below .
Gate dark current clear mode (On)
In this m od e the gate d ark cu rrent w ill be cleared continu ou sly.
After the trigger (EXSYN C) is received , the d ark cu rrent is cleared from the im age sensor before the
im age is acqu ired . The line rate is lim ited to ½ the m axim u m line rate available for that m od el of cam era.
For inform ation on artifacts that m ay be exp erienced w hile u sing this m od e, see the Artifacts section
below .
Table 13.
Max. Line Rate
Model
Immediate Readout
Dark Current Clear Mode
Mode
SG-34-02K80
SG-34-04K80
18000 H z
9000 H z
9000 H z
4500 H z
When op erating in the d ark cu rrent clear m od e, there w ill be a slight d elay, equ ivalent to one read ou t
tim e, before the actu al exp osu re is im p lem ented . The actu al exp osu re tim e w ill not be altered .
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Table 14.
Model
Exposure Delay and Max Exposure Time in Auto Mode
SG-34-02K80
SG-34-04K80
55.5 µs
111 µs
Auto Mode (Auto)
In this m od e the line rate from the cam era w ill au tom atically cau se a sw itch betw een the gate d ark
cu rrent clear m od e and non gate d ark cu rrent clear m od e.
The frequ ency of w hen this m od e sw itchover occu rs d ep end s on the cam era m od el.
In cases w here the line rate is rap id ly increased from below the Dark Cu rrent Clear to Im m ed iate
Read ou t Transition Frequ ency to above the Im m ed iate Read ou t to Dark Cu rrent Clear Transition
Frequ ency, the first line follow ing this transition w ill likely be corru p ted .
The table below ou tlines the artifacts that m ay be seen d u ring this transition p eriod . All su bsequ ent lines
after this occu rrence w ill be as exp ected .
In the case of a slow transition (that is, w hen the EXSYN C line rate increases by less than 10% of the
p reviou s line rate) a line read ou t w ill not becom e corru p t.
There are also lim itations on the exp osu re tim e w hen op erating in a u to m od e: If the line rate exceed s half
the m axim u m line rate, then the exp osu re tim e cannot exceed the tim e stated in Table 14.
N ote: Teled yne DALSA recom m end s Au to m od e for m ost u sers.
For inform ation on artifacts that m ay be exp erienced w hile u sing this m od e, see the Artifacts section
below .
Please note: The grap hic below exp lains the relationship betw een the follow ing tables and the p reced ing
Figure 26. The op erating regions d escribed in the tables refer to a sp ecific region of Figure 26.
Dark Current
Clear
Dark
Current
Clear to
Immediate
Readout
Transition
Frequency
Mode
Immediate
Readout
0Hz
Immediate
Readout to
Dark
Current
Clear
Transition
Frequency
Watchdog
Frequency
Increasing Line Rate
Frequency
Max. Line Rate in
Dark Current Clear
Mode
Max. Line Rate in
Immediate
Readout Mode
ReadoutMode 0, Auto Mode.
Time Period
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Refer to the above figure
Operating Mode
T0
Dark Current Dump state
T1
Immediate Readout state
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Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t: Mu lti-Line Artifacts.
Auto Mode.
Operating Region
Time Period
Operating Mode
Refer to Figure 26.
T0
Dark Current Dum p state
T1
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
Time Period
Auto Mode.
Operating Region
Refer to Figure 26.
Operating Mode
T0
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
T1
Dark Current Dum p state
T2
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
Time Period
Immediate Readout Mode.
Operating Region
Refer to Figure 26.
Operating Mode
T0
Dark Current Dum p state
T1
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t (T IN T < #)
F
DUMP
F
IMMEDIATE
EXSYNC
T
DUMP
T
INT
LVAL
Valid
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Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t (T IN T > #)
F
DUMP
F
IMMEDIATE
EXSYNC
T
DUMP
T
INT
T
VERT_TRANS
LVAL
Valid
Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t: Mu lti-Line Artifacts
Auto Mode.
Operating Region
Time Period
Operating Mode
Refer to Figure 26.
T0
Dark Current Dum p state
T1
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
Time Period
Auto Mode.
Operating Region
Refer to Figure 26.
Operating Mode
T0
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
T1
Dark Current Dum p state
T2
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
Time Period
Immediate Readout Mode.
Operating Region
Refer to Figure 26.
Operating Mode
T0
Dark Current Dum p state
T1
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
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Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t (T IN T < #)
F
DUMP
F
> DUMP (MAX)
EXSYNC
T
DUMP
T
INT
T
VERT_TRANS
LVAL
Dark Cu rrent Du m p to Im m ed iate Read ou t (T IN T > #)
F
DUMP
F
> DUMP (MAX)
EXSYNC
T
DUMP
T
INT
T
VERT_TRANS
LVAL
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Im m ed iate Read ou t to Dark Cu rrent Du m p : H ysteresis Artifacts
Auto Mode.
Operating Region
Time Period
Operating Mode
Refer to Figure 26.
T0
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
T1
Dark Current Dum p state
Time Period
Auto Mode.
Operating Region
Refer to Figure 26.
Operating Mode
T0
Dark Current Dum p state
T1
Im m ed iate Read ou t state
T2
Dark Current Dum p state
EXSYNC
T
DUMP
T
INT
T
VERT_TRANS
LVAL
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Appendix B: GPIO Control
The cam era’s General Pu rpose Inpu t / Ou tpu t (GPIO) connector allow s the cam era to receive (and in som e
cases ou tpu t) d irect, real-tim e control signals that are ind epend ent from the Ethernet com m u nications. For
exam ple, the GPIO connector can be u sed to control EXSYN C, PRIN (pixel reset), and d irection signals.
You m ay w ant to u se non -Ethernet control signals becau se Ethernet netw ork protocols introd u ce a sm all bu t
m easu rable and u np red ictable lag that m ay not allow for extrem ely precise and reliable control of cam era
behavior, su ch as line rate, integration tim e, and read ou t d irection.
In general, to configu re the GPIO you need to accom plish three m ain tasks:
1.
Assign a physical cam era pin and signal to a GPIO Inpu t nu m ber.
2.
Map the GPIO Inpu t or Ou tp u t u sing the param eter com m and s located in the Line Trigger Fu nction,
Inpu ts, Ou tpu ts, Direction Control, and Sensor Control grou ps in the GUI. (Please note that this step
has alread y been perform ed for the Beginner level scenarios d escribed below .)
3.
If you w ant to u se ap plications other than those provid ed in the Beginner level exam ples, you can u se
the LUT p rogram m ing langu age to m ap the GPIO Inpu t Configu ration to the GPIO O u tpu t
Configu ration in the Gu ru level.
N ote: the screenshots p resented in this section are from the Cam Expert GUI. If you are u sing a d ifferent GUI
the arrangem ent of the com m and s and param eters m ay be d ifferent.
GPIO Getting Started: Beginner Mode
N OTE: The follow ing instru ctions are based on the d efau lt settings of the cam era. Cam eras are shipped from
the factory in a d efau lt setting. Defau lt settings are restored by load ing the factory d efau lt (see Trigger Settings
(GURU) for d etails).
The GPIO Connector
The GPIO connector is u sed to interface external signals in and ou t of the cam era . The connector contains 15
pins that can configu re 4 inp u ts and 4 ou tpu ts (See Figu re 1 and Table 1). Three of the fou r inpu ts/ ou tpu ts (i.e.
0 to 2) can be configu red as Off, LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal), or TTL (Transistor/ Transistor Logic).
The rem aining inpu t and ou tpu t (i.e. 3), can be configu red as either Off or TTL.
Figure 27: GPIO Pinout
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Pin
Signal
Description
1
IN PUT_ 0+
LVDS/ TTL form at (p ositive)
2
IN PUT_0-
LVDS (negative)
3
IN PUT_1+
LVDS/ TTL form at (p ositive)
4
IN PUT_1-
LVDS (negative)
5
GN D
6
IN PUT_2+
LVDS/ TTL form at (p ositive)
7
IN PUT_2-
LVDS (negative)
8
IN PUT_3
TTL au xiliary inpu t
9
OUTPUT_3
TTL au xiliary ou tpu t
10
OUTPUT_2+
LVDS/ TTL au xiliary ou tpu t
11
OUTPUT_0+
LVDS/ TTL au xiliary ou tpu t
12
OUTPUT_0-
LVDS (negative)
13
OUTPUT_1+
LVDS/ TTL au xiliary ou tpu t
14
OUTPUT_1-
LVDS (negative)
15
OUTPUT_2-
LVDS (negative)
Table 15: GPIO Signals
Configure GPIO Signal Levels
Before u sing any external triggers, the inpu t lines m u st be set to a proper signal level: either TTL (transistortransistor logic) or LVDS (low -voltage d ifferential signaling). The Spyd er 3 GigE cam eras hard w ire 3 inpu t
lines that requ ire signal level selection :
Line0 – line trigger or rotary encod er phase A inpu t
Line1 - Fram e trigger
Line2 – Direction control or rotary encod er phase B inpu t
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Figure 28: Inputs
Steps 1
Select the line: 0, 1, 2.
Steps 2
Select the correspond ing signal form at: TTL or LVDS.
This follow ing section d escribes the steps requ ired to ru n the cam era in the available trigger m od es. We start
w ith free ru nning m od e.
Examples: Setting the Camera Modes
Free Run Mode: Internal Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control,
Internal frame trigger
In the Line Trigger Fu nction Grou p > set the p aram eter Line Trigger Mod e valu e to Off,
Figure 29: Line Trigger
In the Direction Control Grou p > set the param eter Sensor Scan Direction > to Forw ard or Reverse, d epend ing
on you r ap plication.
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Figure 30: Scan Direction
In the Rotary Encod er Grou p > set the valu e to False.
Figure 31: Rotary Encoder Group
In the Start Mod e > set the Fram e Start Trigger valu e Off.
Figure 32: Start Mode
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In the Active Mod e > set the Fram e Active Trigger valu e Off.
Figure 33: Active Mode
In the Sensor Control Grou p > set the d esired exposu re m od e, exposu re tim e and line rate.
Figure 34: Exposure Mode, Time, and Line Rate Settings
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Internal Line Trigger, External Direction Control, Internal frame
trigger
Set the Fram e Start Trigger and Fram e Active Trigger valu es to off, as d escribed above. Set the Line Trigger
Mod e valu e to Off and the Exposu re Mod e, Exposu re Tim e and Line Rate as above.
In the Direction Control Grou p > set the Sensor Scan Direction to External.
Set the Inpu t Direction Signal to Line 2 (as d escribed at the start to this section).
Figure 35: Scan Direction
External Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal frame
trigger
In the Direction Control Grou p > set the param eter Sensor Scan Direction > to Forw ard or Reverse, d epend ing
on you r ap plication.
Set the Fram e Start Trigger and Fram e Active Trigger valu es to off, as d escribed above.
In the Line Trigger Fu nction Grou p > Set the Line Trigger Mod e valu e to On.
Figure 36: Line Trigger Mode
Set the Inpu t Direction Signal to Line 0 (as d escribed at the start to this section).
Verify the line frequ ency valu e by clicking the Read External Line Frequ ency param eter in the Line Trigger
Fu nction Grou p, as show n in the figu re above.
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If the rescaler is need ed , set the rescaler as show n in the follow ing figu re:
Figure 37: Rescaler
If the rescaler is enabled , the external line frequ ency w ill be m od ified u sing the Trigger Mu ltiplier and Trigger
Divid er com m and s, as show n above. For d etails, please refer to the Rescaler section in the GURU section.
N ote: the Trigger Mu ltiplier takes the follow ing three valu es only:
0 = frequ ency x 256
1 = frequ ency x 16
2 = frequ ency x 4096
For m ore inform ation abou t the Rescaler, please refer to Rescaler in the GURU section.
External Line Trigger, External Direction Control from Rotary
Encoder
Physically connect rotary Encod er phase A to pin1-5 if u sing TTL, or pin 1-2 if u sing LVDS, and phase B to pin
6-5 if u sing TTL, or pin6-7 if u sing LVDS.
In the Line Trigger Fu nction Grou p > Set the Line Trigger Mod e valu e to On.
Set Rotary Encod er Mod u le to Tru e.
Figure 38: Rotary Encoder Module
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Rescale the line trigger signal
The rotary encod er has its ow n bu ilt-in rescaler. Setting Rotary Encod er Mu ltiply Factor to 0 prod u ces an
ou tpu t frequ ency that is 4 tim es the rotary encod er ou tp u t. To set the ou tpu t to be the sam e as rotary encod er
ou tpu t, set the Rotary Encod er Mu ltiply Factor to 1 and Rotary Encod er Drop Factor to 4.
Figure 39: Rotary Encoder Multiply Factor
The forw ard and reverse d irection is set by changing ―Rotary Encod er Direction Phase‖.
Check the d irection show n in the Direction Control Grou p to confirm the d irection;
Figure 40: Rotary Encoder Direction Phase
In som e situ ations, it is d esirable to only resp ond to one d irection, either forw ard or reverse, yEnable the
Encod er Backlash Control fu nction and the Scan Direction to d esired d irection.
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Figure 41: Encoder Backash Control
If the Backlash Control is d isabled , the cam era w ill resp on d to both d irection s. This m ay cau se im age
artefacts w hen the d irection changes. To avoid this, increase the Rotary Encod er Debou nce Factor, as show n in
the follow ing figu re.
Figure 42: Rotary Encoder Debounce Factor
Figure 43: Shaft Encoder Module
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External Frame Trigger: Frame Start Trigger mode
In the Fram e Trigger Fu nction Grou p > set the Device Scan Type to Linescan.
Figure 44: Device Scan Type
In the Active Mod e grou p > ensu re that the Fram e Active Trigger Mod e valu e is Off.
Figure 45: Frame Trigger Mode
In the Start Mod e grou p > set the Fram e Start Trigger Mod e valu e to ON .
Figure 46: Frame Start Trigger Mode
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Note on the Frame Start Trigger
When the fram e trigger goes high the softw are grabs a pred efined nu m ber of lines , as d efined in w id th and
height in Im age Form at Control.
For a softw are trigger toggle Fram e softw are trigger from a False valu e to a Tru e valu e, or from Tru e to False
d epend ing on the Fram e Active Trigger Mod e.
Enable the d elayer in the Start Mod e grou p > set the Fram e Start Delay valu e to Tru e.
Figure 47: Frame Start Delay
In the Fram e Trigger Fu nction Grou p > set the Fram e Trigger Delayer valu e.
Figure 48: Frame Trigger Delayer
External Frame Trigger – Frame Active Trigger mode.
In the Start Mod e grou p > Make su re Fram e Start Trigger Mod e is Off.
Figure 49: Frame Start Trigger Mode: Off
In the Fram e Trigger Fu nction Grou p > Set the Device Scan type to Areascan.
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Figure 50: Frame Trigger Source
In the Active Mod e grou p > set the Fram e Active Trigger Mod e valu e to ON .
Figure 51: Frame Trigger Mode: On
Note on the Frame Active Trigger
When the fram e trigger goes high, the PC w ill collect d ata u ntil either, the signal goes low , or the fram e bu ffer
is filled . The fram e height length w ill be d eterm ined by the length of the fram e trigger .
At this point you can enable fram e d elayer as w ell.
Figure 52: Frame Active Delay
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Outputs
Ou tpu ts are u sed to control external d evices and m onitor internal signals.
Step 1
Select the ou tpu t line.
Step 2
Set the Signal Rou ting Block param eter. Refer to section ―PLC Inpu t Signal Rou ting Block‖ for m ore d etail
abou t PLC settings.
Important N ote: Signals PLC_10 to PLC_15 shou ld not be changed u nless you are very experienced w ith
triggers and PLC settings.
Step 3
Set the signal ou tpu t: Q0 to Q3.
Use the looku p table to ou tpu t signals to one of 4 GPIO ou tpu ts.
Figure 53: Output Selector
The signal to ou tpu t can be selected from the Signal Rou ting Block p aram eters. For exam ple, the follow ing
figu res w ill ou tpu t line 0. Please note that the fram e valid (PLC_A4) is alw ays high since Spyd er3 is a line scan
cam era.
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Figure 54: Signal Routing Block
Figure 55: Signal Q0 linked to the value of parameter PLC_10
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Trigger Settings: GURU Mode
In m ost u se-cases the cam era m od e settings d escribed in the Beginner section w ill su ffice. Using the com m and s
and p aram eters available in the Gu ru level allow you to perform finer ad ju stm ents to the triggers or create
d ifferent u se-cases from the ones pred efined in the Beginner level.
The follow ing instru ctions are based on the d efau lt settings of the cam era. Cam eras are ship ped from the
factory in a d efau lt setting. Defau lt settings are restored by load ing the factory d efau lt (see the figu re below ).
N OTE: load ing the factory d efau lt w ill take 10 second s or m ore to com plete. If you are not u sing Cam Expert, it
is recom m end ed that you set you r GUI tim eou t valu es to m axim u m setting. If you d o not ad ju st the GUI
tim eou t, you r GUI w ill d isconnect d u ring factory load .
After Factory d efau lt settings are load ed , param eters w ill be configu red as follow s;
PLC_Q7_Variable0 is set to line0, w hich is line trigger inp u t :
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PLC_Q7 is fed to a rescaler inpu t. So the rescaler w ill rescale line trigger signals:
PLC_Q16 is set to Line1, w hich is fram e trigger:
PLC_Q16 is fed into d elayer, so the fram e trigger signal can be d elayed :
PLC_Q6 is d irection and is fed by line2:
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PLC_Q4_Variable0 can be PLC_I0 or PLC_I3, d epend ing on w hether or not the rescaler is enabled :
PLC_Q12_Variable0 can be PLC_I1 or PLC_I4 d epend ing on w hether or not the d elayer is enabled :
PLC_Q14_Variable0 can be PLC_I1 or PLC_I4 d epend ing on w hether or not the d elayer is enabled :
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Pulse Generator
The behavior of the Pu lse Generator is d efined by their d elay and w id th. The d elay is the am ou nt of tim e the
pu lse is inactive prior to the pu lse, and the w id th is the am ou nt of tim e the pu lse is active.
The Pu lse Generator signals can be set in either triggered or pe riod ic m od e. In triggered m od e, the pu lse
generator is triggered by either the rising ed ge or high level of the inpu t signal. When triggered , the pu lse
generator is inactive for the d u ration of the d elay, then active for the d u ration of the w id th. After th at, it w ill
becom e inactive u ntil the next trigger occu rs. If a trigger occu rs w hile pu lse generator is alread y hand ling a
previou s trigger, the new trigger is ignored .
In period ic m od e, the trigger continu ou sly generates a signal that is based on the configu red d elay and w id th.
The period of the pu lse is therefore the d elay tim e plu s the w id th tim e.
Figure 56: Pulse Generator
Pulse Generator 0 to 3
Selects w hich pu lse generator to configu re. To view the p u lse generator properties, op en the d irectory.
Width
Ind icates the nu m ber of cycles (also d eterm ined by the granu larity) that the pu lse rem ains at a high level before
falling to a low level.
Delay
Ind icates the nu m ber of cycles (also d eterm in ed by the granu larity) that the pu lse rem ains at a low level before
rising to a high level.
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Trigger Mode
Ind icates how a triggered pu lse generator w ill hand le its triggers. The possible settings are:

Triggered on rising edge: Ind icates if a triggered pu lse generator is triggered on the rising ed ge of an
inpu t
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Triggered on high level: Ind icates is a triggered pu lse generator is triggered on the high level of an inpu t
Triggered on falling edge: Ind icates if a triggered pu lse generator is triggered on the fa lling ed ge of an
inpu t
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Triggered on rising AN D falling edges: Ind icates if a triggered pu lse generator is triggered on the rising
ed ge of an inpu t and on the falling ed ge of an inpu t
Triggered on low level: Ind icates if a triggered pu lse generator is trigg ered on the low level of an inpu t

Pulse Period (ns)
Disp lays the valu e of the param eter, in nanosecond s, of a com plete d elay -w id th cycle of the pu lse generator.
This valu e is com pu ted every tim e the d elay, w id th or granu larity is m od ified and is available regard less of the
period ic m od e.
Pulse Frequency (Hz)
Disp lays the frequ ency of the pu lse generator. This valu e is com pu ted every tim e the d elay, w id th or
granu larity is m od ified and is available regard less of the period ic m od e.
Pulse Generator Timing
Positive Pulse Generated from a Rising Edge Trigger
Trigger
Pulse_Out
pulse_delay
pulse_width
Negative Pulse Generated from a Level High Trigger
Trigger
Pulse_Out
pulse_delay
pulse_width
The
softw are can generate tw o internal signals u sing the interna l pu lse generators. The behavior of each of these
tw o pu lse generators is d efined by a d elay and a w id th. As show n in the accom p anying d iagram s, the d elay is
the tim e betw een the trigger and the pu lse transitions. The w id th is the tim e the pu lse stays at t he active level
before transitioning. The period ic m od e, the d elay d eterm ines the low tim e of the pu lse.
Each pu lse generator generates a signal that can be u sed as an inpu t to the GPIO Control Block. A triggered
pu lse generator need s an inp u t signal that com es from an ou tpu t of the GPIO Control Block.
Note: There is one clock cycle betw een the outpu t signal of a pu lse generator and the ou tpu ts of the GPIO
Control Block.
The labels for the inpu ts from the pu lse generators in the GPIO Control Block p rogram m ing langu ages are:

I7, for pu lse generator 0
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Rescaler
The Rescaler lets you change the frequ ency of a period ic inpu t signal. You can u se the Rescaler to m u ltiply the
period by u p to 4096 or d ivid e it by u p to 4095.
Figure 57: Granularity
The Rescaler is d efined by the follow ing settings:
Granularity
The granu larity is the nu m ber of clock cycles d u ring w hich the rescaler checks for activity on its inpu t. The
valu e to u se d epend s on the period / frequ ency of the inp u t signal. If a frequ ency lies betw een tw o d ifferent
granu larity settings, the low est setting w ill yield a better precision. The p ossible valu es are:
Acceptable Line rate relative to Granularity
(30 ns)
Minimum
Period
(s)
0
1
0.00000006
0.00197
509
333,333
1
4
0.00000024
0.00786
127
83,333
2
16
0.00000096
0.03146
32
20,833
3
256
0.00001536
0.50332
2.0
1,302
Gran
Precision
(s)
Min.
Frequency
(Hz)
Max. Freq.
(ER<1%)
(Hz)
Maximum Period

The ―Min. Frequ ency‖ is a fixed m inim u m , otherw ise the incom ing signal period cou nter gets
satu rated (reach the m axim u m cou nt).

The ―Max. Freq.‖ is a recom m end ed m axim u m to get Error less than 1%.
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Multiplicator
The m u ltiplier applied to the inpu t frequ ency. The possible valu es are:

Frequ ency is m u ltiplied by 256 (PLC_rsI0_Mu ltiplier = Frequ encyX256)

Frequ ency is m u ltiplied by 16 (PLC_rsI0_Mu ltiplier = Frequ encyX16)

Frequ ency is m u ltiplied by 4096 (PLC_rsI0_Mu ltiplier = Frequ encyX4096)
Divider
The d ivid er ap plied to the inpu t frequ ency. The resu lting frequ ency is com pu ted as follow s:
output _ frequency 
input _ frequencyx multiplica tor
divider
Input Selection
Ind icates w hich label in the GPIO LUT w ill be associated w ith the rescaler. Make su re you select an inpu t label
that is not being u sed for its d efau lt behavior. For exam ple, Q9 is u sed to send a trigger to pu lse generator 0. If
pu lse generator 0 is u sed in triggered m od e, then it w ill be triggered by Q9 and cannot be u sed as the inpu t for
the rescaler. The possible valu es are: Q3, Q7, Q8. Q9, Q10, Q11, Q16, and Q17.
Backup Enabled
Ind icates if the rescaler w ill u se a back-u p inpu t sou rce if its m ain sou rce stop s its activity.
Backup Window
Specifies the w ind ow of tim e d u ring w hich there can be n o activity from the m ain inp u t sou rce before the
rescaler sw itches to the back-u p sou rce. As soon as activity is d etected , the rescaler retu rns to its m ain inpu t
sou rce.
Backup Input
Sam e as the m ain inpu t sou rce
Granularity
Ind icates the nu m ber of PCI clock cycles that are u sed for each increm ent of the d elay and w id th. The am ou nt
specified in the granu larity is m u ltiplied by 30 nanosecond s.
Other Rescaler equ ations are:

Granu larity_setting = [1, 4, 16, 256]

Mu ltiplier_setting = [16, 256, 4096]

Divid er_setting [15:0] = [0..65535]

Granu larity = 30ns x Granu larity_setting

sig_in_period _cou nter [15:0] = MIN ( IN T( Signal_In_Period / Granu larity ), 65535)

m u ltiplier_ou t [31:0] = sig_in_period _cou nter[15:0] x Mu ltiplier_setting[15:0]

d ivid er_ou t[27:0] = IN T ( m u ltiplier_ou t[31:0] / Divid er_setting )

Signal_Ou t_Period = MAX( d ivid er_ou t[27:0], 2 ) x Granu larity
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Counter
The cou nter m aintains a cou nt valu e that can be increased , d ecreased , or cleared based on inpu t signals. The
cou nter ou tpu ts tw o signals (w hich are inpu ts to the GPIO LUT).
Counter Incremental Source
Specifies how the inpu t for increm enting the cou nt is hand led . The cou nter’s u p event u ses the Q17 label in the
LUT. It can be one of the follow ing settings:

Disabled


On the rising ed ge
On the falling ed ge

On both ed ges


On the high level
On the low level
Counter Decrement Event Source
Sam e as above bu t for the d ow n event, bu t u ses the Q16 label in the GPIO LUT.
Counter Reset Activation
Sam e as above bu t for the clear event. The clear event inp u t of the cou nter d oes not have a pred efined label on
the GPIO LUT.
Counter Reset Source
Ind icates w hich label from the GPIO LUT that w ill be associated w ith the clear event inpu t of the cou nter.
Make su re you select an inp u t label that is not being u sed for its d efau lt behavior. The possible valu es are: Q3,
Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q16, and Q17.
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Current Counter Value
Disp lays the cu rrent cou nter valu e
Input Debouncing
The Debou ncers tab is u sed to configu re the d ebou ncers of the cam era. The d ebou ncers are associated w ith the
first and second PH YSICAL inpu ts of the softw are, u su ally Inpu t 1 and Inpu t 2.
The d ebou ncers m ake su re that their correspond ing inpu ts filter ou t bou ncing effects. Bou ncing is w hen there
are a few very short pu lses w hen the inpu t signal transitions from low to high. Withou t d ebou ncing, the
controller m ay see these sm all pu lses as real signals.
The d ebou ncers m ake su re that the signal is tru ly high for the specified am ou nt of tim e before it is d eclared as
high. The sam e ap plies to the falling ed ge.
Input 0 Value
Ind icates the d ebou ncing valu e for inpu t 0. Each u nit is equ al to 16 clock cycles (30ns each), or 480ns.
Input 1 Value
Ind icates the d ebou ncing valu e for inpu t 1. Each u nit is equ al to 16 clock cycles (30ns each), or 480ns.
Input 2 Value
Ind icates the d ebou ncing valu e for inpu t 2. Each u nit is equ al to 16 clock cycles (30ns each), or 480ns.
Input 3 Value
Ind icates the d ebou ncing valu e for inp u t 3. Each u nit is equ al to 16 clock cycles (30ns each), or 480ns.
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Timestamp Counter
Counter Select
Tim estam p Cou nter (d efau lt), General Pu rp ose Cou nter.
Granularity
Ind icates the valu e of each tim estam p u nit of the tim estam p cou nter. Available valu es are:480 nanosecond s, 1
m icrosecond , 100 m icrosecond s, 10 m illisecond s.
Set Mode
Ind icates how the tim estam p m od u le hand les the ―set event‖. Possible valu es are:
Disabled
On Ap ply-The specified valu e is set w hen the u ser clicks the Ap ply bu tton.
Rising ed ge inpu t signal-When the signal on the ―set event‖ inpu t rises, the tim estam p m od u le applies the
specified valu e.
Set Input
Ind icates w hich label from the GPIO LUT that is associated w ith the ―set even t‖ inpu t of the tim estam p
m od u le. Make su re you select an inpu t label that is not being u sed for its d efau lt behavior. The possible valu es
are:
0: Q3
1: Q7
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2: Q8
3: Q9
4: Q10
5: Q11
6: Q16
7: Q17
Clear Mode
Ind icates how the tim estam p m od u le hand les the ―clear event‖. The possible valu es are:
Disabled
On Ap ply: The tim estam p cou nt is cleared w hen the u ser clicks the Apply bu tton
Rising ed ge inpu t signal: Then the signal on the clear event inpu t rises, the tim estam p m od u le clears the
tim estam p cou nter valu e
Clear Input
Ind icates w hich label from the GPIO LUT that is associated w ith the ―clear event‖ inpu t of the tim estam p
m od u le. Make su re you select an inpu t that is not being u sed for its d efau lt behavior. The possible valu es are:
0: Q3
1: Q7
2: Q8
3: Q9
4: Q10
5: Q11
6: Q16
7: Q17
Broadcast
When set to tru e, the operation is broad casted to all other d evices on the sam e netw ork as the cu rrent d evice.
Set Value
The valu e assigned is u sed w hen the ―set event‖ of the cou nter occu rs.
Current Value
Disp lays the tim estam p cou nter’s cu rrent valu e.
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Delayer
The d elayer is u sed to d elay an inpu t signal. The ou tpu t of the d elayer is the d elayed version of the inpu t
signal. A d elayer is d efined by:
D elay: The d elay is a valu e expressed in the nu m ber of rising ed ges from the reference signal.
Reference Signal: A period ic inpu t signal that is u sed to generate the d elay from the inpu t sou rce. It is
im portant that this reference signal be period ic. Also note that the pu lse w id th of the signal you w ant to d elay
m u st be greater than the period of the reference signal.
Input Sou rce Selection: The d elayer d oes not have a pre-assigned label in the GPIO Look-Up Table (Qn). This
param eter is u sed to select a label that is not used by another GPIO m od u le.
The ou tpu t of the d elayer is consid ered an inpu t for the GPIO Look -Up Table.
The labels for the ou tpu t from the d elayer in the GPIO Control Block program m ing langu ages d epend on the
LUT inpu t configu ration.
Figure 58: Delayer
The follow ing sections provid e d etails on the LUT control block, the LUT program m ing langu age and the
ad vanced featu res of the GPIO.
PLC Control
PLC control allow s very p recise control of the cam era. Most u sers d o not need to access the PLC fu nctions as
the Beginner level and Gu ru level fu nctions are ad equ ate for the m ajority of u se -cases. H ow ever, Spyd er
provid es a PLC and LUT program m ing for u sers w ho requ ire highly specialized control of the cam era
fu nctions.
In general, to configu re the PLC, you need to accom plish three m ain tasks:



Assign a physical camera pin and signal to a GPIO Input number.
Map the GPIO Input or Output using the parameters located in the Line Trigger Function, Inputs, Outputs, Direction
Control, and Sensor Control groups. (NOTE: This will override the factory default in beginner level. )
Use the LUT programming language to map the GPIO Input Configuration to the GPIO Output in Guru level.
The follow ing sections provid e d etails on the LUT control block, the LUT program m ing langu age and the
ad vanced featu res of the PLC.
N ote: the screenshots in this section are from the Cam Exp ert GUI. Other GUI’s shou ld contain a sim ilar
arrangem ent to w hat is show n.
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The PLC Control Block
All signals pass throu gh the PLC Control Block. Depend ing on its program m ing, the PLC Control Block
generates ou tpu t signals that can be red irected to variou s cam era ou tpu ts.
The PLC control block u ses a look u p table (LUT) to generate the ou tpu ts. This LUT contains eight d ifferent
inpu ts, each of w hich can generate 18 d ifferent ou tpu ts, resu lting in 256 entries of 18 bits.
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N ote that all external inpu ts (from the cam era, TTL inpu ts, and PLC controls) are resynchronized . The ou tpu ts
from the look-u p table are synchronou s.
The LUT is program m ed u sing a sim ple langu age. This langu age allow s you to create logical equ ations that
specify the cond itions that set particu lar ou tpu ts
N ote: There is a d elay of tw o clock cycles betw een the inpu ts of the LUT and its ou tpu ts. A clock cycle has a
period of 30 nanosecond s, so the d elay is 60 nanosecond s.
The signals in the PLC Control Block are d efined in the tables below .
Inpu ts to Cam Exp ert are labeled In (w here n is an integer from 0 to 7) and ou tpu ts are labeled Q n (w here n is
an integer from 0 to 15).
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PLC Input Signal Routing Block
The follow ing cod e sets the first entry in the PLC’s signal rou ting block:
Setting the Signal Rou ting Block is com plicated by the fact that each entry in the table has a d ifferent set of
enu m erated inpu ts. So for exam ple, a valu e of 0 for i0(i.e. GPIO Inpu t 0) m eans som ething d ifferent for i6 (i.e.
Pu lse Generator 1 Ou tpu t). Below is a table of enu m erated v alu es w ith respect to each entry.
For m ore inform ation on the Signal Rou ting Block, refer to the section below , Signal Rou ting Block on p age 87.
GPIO Output Labels
Signal
GPIO OUTPUT 0
GPIO OUTPUT 1
GPIO OUTPUT 2
GPIO OUTPUT 3
EXSYN C
PRIN
DIRECTION
CAM_CTRL (N OT
USED_
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Description
Q0
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
GPIO ou tp u t 0
GPIO ou tp u t 1
GPIO ou tp u t 2
GPIO ou tp u t 3
EXSYN C
PRIN
Cam era forw ard and reverse control.
Q7

Q8
Trigger for p u lse generator 1. Used only w hen the p u lse
generator is in triggered m od e.
If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:
 Rescaler 0 inpu t
CC4 signal. N ot u sed .
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Label
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


PULSE_TRIG0
Q9
PULSE_TRIG3
Q10
PULSE_TRIG2
Q11
GPIO_FVAL
Q12
GPIO_LVAL
Q13
GPIO_TRIG
Q14
GPIO_IRQ
Q15
CN T_DOWN
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Delayer 0 reference signal
Cou nter 0 clear event inpu t
Tim estam p cou nter set event inpu t
Tim estam p cou nter clear event inpu t
Trigger for p u lse generator 0. Used only w hen the p u lse
generator is in triggered m od e.
If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:
 Rescaler 0 inpu t
 Delayer 0 reference signal
 Cou nter 0 clear event inpu t
 Tim estam p cou nter set event inpu t
Tim estam p cou nter clear event inp u t
Trigger for p u lse generator 3. Used only w hen the p u lse
generator is in triggered m od e.
If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:
 Rescaler 0 inpu t
 Delayer 0 reference signal
 Cou nter 0 clear event inpu t
 Tim estam p cou nter set event inpu t
Tim estam p cou nter clear event inp u t
Trigger for p u lse generator 2. Used only w hen the p u lse
generator is in triggered m od e.
If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:
 Rescaler 0 inpu t
 Delayer 0 reference signal
 Cou nter 0 clear event inpu t
 Tim estam p cou nter set event inpu t
Tim estam p cou nter clear event inp u t
Ou tp u t to the internal grabber to rep lace or m ix w ith the
cam era’s FVAL signal. Dep end ing on the cam era, the FVAL
signal can be rep laced or com bined w ith the signal of this
ou tp u t.
Ou tp u t to the internal grabber to rep lace or m ix w ith the
cam era’s LVAL signal. Dep end ing on the cam eral, the LVAL
signal can be rep laced or com bined w ith the signal of this
ou tp u t.
Trigger of im age grabber w hen configu red to u se hard w are
trigger.
Trigger for an ap p lication callback. When the callback is
invoked , it p rovid es the follow ing inform ation:
 A bit m ask of the 8 LUT inpu ts at the tim e the interru pt was
generated .
 The tim estam p valu e at the tim e of the interru pt.
Trigger for the d ow n event of cou nter 0.
If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:
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Label
Q17
Description


Rescaler 0 inpu t
Delayer 0 references signal

Cou nter 0 clear event inpu t


Tim estam p cou nter set event inpu t
Tim estam p cou nter clear event inpu t
Trigger for the u p event of cou nter 0.
If available, can be u sed by one of the follow ing m od u les:
 Rescaler 0 inpu t
 Delayer 0 references signal
 Cou nter 0 clear event inpu t
 Tim estam p cou nter set event inpu t
 Tim estam p cou nter clear event inpu t
Signal Routing Block
In its sim plest term s, the Signal Rou ting Block is a grou p of sw itches that let you rou te signals to the
Looku p Table. You can d irect PLC inpu ts and feed back inpu ts to signals I0 throu gh I7.
The Signal Rou ting Block lets you red irect signals from the IO Block, the Vid eo IO Block, Looku p Table, and
the Enhanced Fu nction Block back into the Looku p Table for fu rther p rocessing. Becau se m ost of the other
blocks in the PLC u se preconfigu red inpu ts and ou tpu ts, the Signal Rou ting Block is the prim ary m ethod of
rou ting a signal from one block to another.
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How the Signal Routing Block Works
The Signal Routing Block has 8 outputs (I0 - I7). Each output uses a 16:1 multiplexer that connects to
16 inputs.
The Signal Routing Block has more than 16 input signals, so not every input can be connected to every one of signals I0 I7. However, signals I0 - I7 are functionally identical, so connecting to a specific one isn’t important. If you can’t route the
input with your first choice, simply choose another.
The Lookup Table lets you connect any input signal I0-I7 to any Lookup Table output signal Q0-Q17
You can manipulate your inputs using simple or complex Boolean expressions. The following expressions are both valid:
Q0 = I6
Q6 = !(I4 & I6) & ((I2 ^ I5) | I1)
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Line
Ou tp u t
Inp u t
Exp ression
Com bined Exp ression
Boolean Op erators
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Correct Lookup Table Syntax
Valid Construction
Ou tp u t = Exp ression EOL (end of
line)
Q0, Q1, Q2, ..., Q16, Q17
I0, I1, I2, ..., I6, I7
Inp u t
N ot Inp u t
Boolean constant
Exp ression Boolean op erator
Exp ression
N ot
& (and )
| (or)
^ (xor)
!
Delim iter
()
Boolean Constants
1, tru e, TRUE
0, false, FALSE
\r
\n
\ r\ n
\ n\ r
EOL
Rule
The ou tp u t m u st be on the left
hand sid e of the equ ation
(the valu e is being assigned to
Q4, not I5).
Ou tp u ts m ay not be on the right
hand sid e of the equ ation.
Equ ations m u st be sep arated by
a carriage retu rn or an EOL
sym bol.
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Q1=I5
Q1=!I5
Q1=FALSE
Q1=I5 & I3
Q16 = I8 | I6
Q14 = I4 & I6
Q15 = I3 | I5
Q9 = I1 ^ I8
Q0=!I0
Q10= !(I8 & I5)
Q0 = !(I0)
Q3 = !(I1 | (I7 ^ I5))
Q6 = (I3 | I5) ^ (I1 & I2)
Q0 = 1
Q3 = TRUE Q6 = I3 ^ tru e
(u sed only for SDK, not
Coyote)
Incorrect Lookup Table Usage
Incorrect Syntax
Correct Syntax
I5 = Q4
Q4 = I5
Q1 = I7 & I8
Q2 = Q1 | I5
Q3 = I7,Q15=I8
Q1 = I7 & I8
Q2 = (I7 & I8) | I5
Q3 = I7
Q15 = I8
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How the Lookup Table Works
The Looku p Table has 8 inpu ts (I0 - I7) cap able of tw o states each (tru e, false). Thu s, the ou tpu ts have a total
nu m ber of 256 inpu t com binations. The resu lt of each com bination can be 1 or 0.
When you m od ify the equ ations in the Looku p Table, the controller calcu lates the resu lts of all 256 inpu t
com binations and stores the resu lt of each ou tpu t as a 256-bit looku p table (hence the nam e). There are 18
ou tpu ts (Q0 - Q17), so the controller calcu lates 18 d ifferent looku p tables.
The controller then p asses the resu lting 18 looku p tables to the IP Engine. Know ing the valu e of the 8 inpu ts,
the PLC need s only look u p the valu e of the resu lting ou tpu t (for each ou tpu t), rather than calcu late it. Thu s,
the Looku p Table can achieve a propagation d elay of only one system clock cycle (30 ns), regard less of the
com plexity or nu m ber of Boolean expressions.
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Appendix C: EMC Declaration
Teled yne Dalsa's SG-34 cam eras m eet the requ irem ents ou tlined below w hich satisfy the EMC
requ irem ents for CE m arking, the FCC Part 15 Class A requ irem ents, and the Ind u stry Canad a
requ irem ents.
Model SG-34-04K80
The CE Mark Evalu ation of the SG-34 Cam era, w hich is m anu factu red by Teled yne Dalsa Inc., m eets
the follow ing requ irem ents:
EN 55022 , EN 55011 , and FCC Part 15 Class A Em issions Requ irem ents
EN 61326-1 and EN 55024 Im m u nity to Distu rbances
Models SG-34-02k 40 and 80
The CE Mark, FCC Part 15, and Ind u stry Canad a ICES-003 Evalu ation of the SG-34 Cam era m eets the
follow ing requ irem ents:
EN 55022 Class A, and EN 61326 Em issions Requ irem ents
EN 55024, and EN 61326 Im m u nity to Distu rbances
This equ ip m ent has been tested and fou nd to com p ly w ith the lim its for a Class A d igital d evice,
p u rsu ant to p art 15 of the FCC Ru les. These lim its are d esigned to p rovid e reasonable p rotection against
harm fu l interference w hen the equ ip m ent is op erated in a com m ercial environm ent.
This equ ip m ent generates, u ses, and can rad iate rad io frequ ency energy and , if not installed and u sed in
accord ance w ith the instru ction m anu al, m ay cau se h arm fu l interference to rad io com m u nications.
Op eration of this equ ip m ent in a resid ential area is likely to cau se harm fu l interference in w hich case the
u ser w ill be requ ired to correct the interference at the u ser's ow n exp ense.
Changes or m od ifications n ot exp ressly ap p roved by Teled yne DALSA cou ld void the u ser's au thority to
op erate the equ ip m ent.
N ame and Signature of authorized person
H ank H elm ond
Qu ality Manager, Teled ybe DALSA Inc.
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Revision History
Rev Number
00
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Change Description
Prelim inary release.
Date
February 1, 2012
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Index
exposure tim e, 34
B
background subtraction , 47
black level
control, 36
F
factory settings, 26
flat field correction
restrictions, 43
fram e triggers, 34
C
calibration, 41, 42
calibration steps, 46
cam era
dimensions, 11
camera information, 26
cam era interfacing tool, 23
certifications, 9
color correction m atrix, 48
color param eters, 38
connectors, 18
ethernet, 19
I / O, 20
location, 18
control block, 83
counter, 78
G
gain, 47
digital, 47
Gain
control, 36
GenICam
description of, 2
website, 2
GigE Vision
description of, 2
website, 2
GPIO
and camera modes, 59
connector, 57
Control, 57
control block, 83
counter, 78
debouncer, 79
delayer, 82
Output Labels, 85
outputs, 69
PLC control, 82
pulse generator, 74
rescaler, 76
signal routing block, 87
signals, 58
timestamp counter, 80
triggers, 71
GPIO isolation, 20
GUI
overview, 22
D
d ata rate, 7
d ebouncer, 79
d elayer, 82
d igital
gain, 47
processing, 41
signal processing, 47
d irection
sensor shift, 40
web movement, 40
d irection control, 39
E
electrical
specifications, 7
EMC Com pliance Stand ard s, 9
ethernet
connector, 19
ethernet card
installation, 13
exposure m od e
timing, 32
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I / O connector, 20
I/ O
control, 35
I/ O cable
installation, 14
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Input / Outp ut
control, 35
input/ outp ut, 18
interface
electrical, 7
mechanical, 7
optical, 7
default, 51
gate dark current clear, 51
immediate, 51
setting, 50
rebooting, 40
requirem ents
Ethernet switch, 13
network adapter, 13
requirm ents
PC, 13
rescaler, 76
resolution, 7
responsivity, 10
revision history, 92
routers, 19
L
LED, 19
line rate, 7
lookup table, 90
M
m echanical
drawing, 11
specifications, 7
m od els, 6
m od es
default, 33
S
sensor, 9
settings
current, 28
factory, 26, 29
loading, 27
saving, 27
user, 28
setup
overview, 13
shift d irection, 40
signal routing block, 87
size
image, 38
softw are
required, 6, 37
stand ard s
supported, 2
sw itch
connection, 19
N
netw ork ad apter, 13
netw ork card
configuration, 15
recommendation, 15
O
optical specs, 7
outputs
TTL, 21
P
perform ance specifications, 9
pixel form at, 39
PLC control, 82
pow er
pinout, 18
pulse generator, 74
R
T
tim estam p counter, 80
tim ing
mode 7, 33
Tim ing, 30
triggers, 34
TTL
outputs, 21
read out m od e
auto, 52
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