AVT Bigeye Technical Manual Low-noise or cooled CCD camera with GigE interface V2.0.
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Contents Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ................................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 6 Document history............................................................................................................ 6 Manual overview .............................................................................................................
Appendix ..................................................................................................................42 GigE Vision feature description for AVT Bigeye cameras ......................................................... 42 DeviceInformation .................................................................................................... 42 ImageSizeControl ..................................................................................................... 43 AcquisitionControl .......
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Introduction Introduction This Bigeye Technical Manual describes in depth the technical specifications, dimensions, all pixel formats, bandwidth and frame rate related subjects. Note Please read through this manual carefully. We assume that you have read already the How to install a GigE camera (Bigeye/Pearleye/Goldeye) and that you have installed the hardware and software on your PC or laptop (GigE interface card, cables etc.). http://www.alliedvisiontec.
Introduction • Chapter Index on page 46 gives you quick access to all relevant data in this manual. Conventions used in this manual To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information, the following typographical styles and symbols are used: Styles Style Function Example Bold Programs, inputs or highlighting bold important things Courier Code listings etc.
Introduction Before operation We place the highest demands for quality on our cameras. Target group This Technical Manual is the guide to detailed technical information of the camera and is written for experts. Note Caution Please read through this manual carefully before operating the camera. Before operating any AVT camera read the following safety instructions and ESD warnings.
Conformity Conformity Allied Vision Technologies declares under its sole responsibility that all standard cameras of the Bigeye family to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s): • CE, following the provisions of 2004/108/EG directive • RoHS (2002/95/EC) CE We declare, under our sole responsibility, that the previously described Bigeye cameras conform to the directives of the CE. Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Specifications Note The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or any manipulations not approved by the manufacturer. Bigeye P-132B Feature Specification Image device Type 2/3, progressive scan, Sony ICX 285AL, interline transfer sensor (no mechanical shutter required) EXView HAD Effective chip size 8.62 mm (H) x 6.6 mm (V) Cell size 6.45 μm x 6.45 μm Picture size (max.
Specifications Feature Specification Environmental air temperature 0 °C ... 35 °C Regulations CE, RoHS (2002/95/EC) Table 3: Specification Bigeye P-132B Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice. Note • • The right polarization of the 12 V supply voltage has to be taken into consideration. The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or any manipulations not approved by the manufacturer. Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Bigeye P-132B/C Cool / Bigeye P-132B Solar Cool Feature Specification Image device Type 2/3, progressive scan, Sony ICX 285AL, interline transfer sensor (no mechanical shutter required) ExView HAD Effective chip size 8.62 mm (H) x 6.6 mm (V) Cell size 6.45 μm x 6.45 μm Picture size (max.) 1280 (H) x 1024 (V) Lens mount C-Mount ADC 14 bits Pixel format Mono8, Mono10, Mono12 Bigeye P-132C Cool: additional BayerGB8, BayerGB10, BayerGB12 Frame rate up to 12.
Specifications Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice. Note • • • The right polarizat ion of the 12 V supply voltage has to be taken into consideration. The two hexagon socket screws (M 5) in the front plate may in no case be loosened as otherwise the vacuum area is getting leaky. The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or any manipulations not approved by the manufacturer. Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Bigeye P-629B Cool / P-629B Solar Cool Feature Specification Image device Type 35 mm, CCD progressive scan, Kodak KAF-6303E, full-frame transfer sensor Effective chip size 27.65 mm (H) x 18.48 mm (V) Cell size 9.00 μm x 9.00 μm Picture size (max.) 3072 (H) x 2048 (V) Lens mount F-Mount Shutter 50 ms ... 30 min. (built-in electromechanical long-live shutter: min. 1 x 106 cycles) Pixel format Mono8, Mono10, Mono12, Mono14, Mono16 Frame rate up to 0.
Specifications Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice. Note • • The right polarization of the 12 V supply voltage has to be taken into consideration. The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or any modifications not approved by the manufacturer. Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Bigeye P-1100B/C Cool Feature Specification Image device Type 35 mm, CCD progressive scan, Kodak KAI11002, interline transfer sensor (IT) (no mechanical shutter required) global shutter Effective chip size 36.18 mm (H) x 24.12 mm (V) Cell size 9.00 μm x 9.00 μm Picture size (max.) 4024 (H) x 2680 (V) Lens mount F-Mount Electronic shutter Asynchronous up to 1/1000 s (image-on-demand), adjustable in 232 μs steps Frame rate up to 1.6 fps (full frame) up to 3.
Specifications Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice. Note • • The right polarization of the 12 V supply voltage has to be taken into consideration. The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or any manipulations not approved by the manufacturer. Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Spectral sensitivity Figure 1: Spectral sensitivity of Bigeye P-132B / P-132B Cool Figure 2: Spectral sensitivity of Bigeye P-132C Cool Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Figure 3: Spectral sensitivity of Bigeye P-132B Solar Cool Figure 4: Spectral sensitivity of Bigeye P-629B Cool / P-629B Solar Cool Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Specifications Figure 5: Spectral sensitivity of Bigeye P-1100B Cool Figure 6: Spectral sensitivity of Bigeye P-1100C Cool Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Bigeye P-132B C-Mount Connection 89 82 71 50 Ø90 UNC 1/4" UNC 1/4" M3 max. screw depth 7 mm 4,5 mm 3 mm 14 31 44 Gigabit Ethernet connection L2 71 L3 Power L4 L5 Power / Control connection Ø90 Back view Figure 7: Camera dimensions: Bigeye P-132B (front/side/back) Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Camera dimensions LED Color Description L2 Red Camera is operational L3 Red Image-on-demand mode Power Green Power indicator L4 Red Exposure input activity L5 Red Frame output activity Table 7: Description of LEDs: Bigeye P-132B Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Camera dimensions Bigeye P-132B/C Cool and P-132B Solar Cool 111 104 72 44 71 99 C-Mount Connection Ø90 M6 7 mm UNC 1/4" UNC 1/4" max. screw depth 7 mm 7 mm M6 7 mm 12 31 53 66 Gigabit Ethernet connection Power / Control connection L2 L3 Power L4 44 L5 Temp Figure 8: Camera dimensions: Bigeye P-132B/C Cool and P-132B Solar Cool (front/side/back) Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Camera dimensions LED Color Description L2 Red Camera is operational L3 Red Temperature state (same function as Temp LED) Power Green Power indicator L4 Red Exposure input activity L5 Red Frame output activity Temp Red Indicates that cooling temperature has not reached approx. -20 °C. If this LED is permanently lit during operation, then the temperature of the camera might be too high: Check the ambient temperature and ensure unhindered air flow.
Camera dimensions Bigeye P-629B Cool / Solar Cool 102,75 87 39 F-Mount Connection 71 109 40 Ø90 M6 UNC 1/4" UNC 1/4" max. screw depth 7 mm 7 mm 8 mm M6 7 mm 12 32 31 53 37,5 82 Gigabit Ethernet connection Power / Control connection L2 L3 Power L4 L5 44 R M4 (4x) depth 6mm Temp Figure 9: Camera dimensions: Bigeye P-629B Cool / Solar Cool (front/side/back) Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Camera dimensions LED Color Description L2 Red Camera is operational L3 Red Temperature state (same function as Temp LED) Power Green Power indicator L4 Red Exposure input activity L5 Red Frame output activity Temp Red Indicates that cooling temperature has not reached approx. +5 °C. If this LED is permanently lit during operation, then the temperature of the camera might be too high: Check the ambient temperature and ensure unhindered air flow.
Camera dimensions Bigeye P-1100B/C Cool 143 136 104 71 99 72 Ø90 F-Mount Connection M6 7 mm UNC 1/4" UNC 1/4" max. screw depth 7 mm 7 mm M6 7 mm 12 31 53 66 Gigabit Ethernet connection Power / Control connection L2 L3 Power L4 44 L5 Temp Figure 10: Camera dimensions: Bigeye P-1100B/C Cool (front/side/back) Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Camera dimensions LED Color Description L2 Red Camera is operational L3 Red Image-on-demand mode Power Green Power indicator L4 Red Exposure input activity L5 Red Frame output activity Temp Red Indicates that cooling temperature has not reached approx. 0 °C. If this LED is permanently lit during operation, then the temperature of the camera might be too high: Check the ambient temperature and ensure unhindered air flow.
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces This chapter gives you information on the control junction, inputs and outputs and trigger features. www For accessories like cables see: http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/emea/products/ accessories/gige-accessories.html Control junction Camera I/O connector pin assignment (15-pin D-Sub jack) This jack is intended for the power supply as well as for controlling the camera by the user.
Camera interfaces This jack is intended for the power supply as well as for controlling the camera by the user. Bigeye P-629B Cool/Solar Cool Pin Signal 1 2 3 4 Direction Level External Power +12 V DC Description Power supply 1.3 A ... max. 2.8 A External GND 5 --- Reserved 6 --- Reserved 7 RXD In RS232 Serial control 8 TXD Out RS232 Serial control 9 Mode input + 12V, 20 mA max. Internal pull-up resistor 12V, 20 mA max. Optocoupler input 12V, 20 mA max.
Camera interfaces This jack is intended for the power supply as well as for controlling the camera by the user. Bigeye P-1100B Cool / P-1100C Cool Pin Signal 1 2 3 4 Direction Level External Power +12 V DC Description Power supply max. 3.0 A External GND 5 --- Reserved 6 --- Reserved 7 RXD In RS232 Serial control 8 TXD Out RS232 Serial control 9 Mode input + 12V, 20 mA max. Internal pull-up resistor 12V, 20 mA max. Optocoupler input 12V, 20 mA max.
Camera interfaces Mode input (Pin 9) The mode input provides a method for switching the camera between different exposure control modes using an externally applied signal. The indiviual function depends on the camera variant. The GigE Vision feature AcquisitionControl/TriggerMode can be used to switch the mode via software. Bigeye P-132 Note • • For more information see Chapter Mode setting on page 39.
Camera interfaces Trigger input (Pin 10, 11) This input allows control of the electronic or electromechanical shutter by an externally applied signal. It is necessary to switch the camera into image-ondemand mode to enable direct exposure control. Note For more information on image-on-demand mode: see Chapter Mode setting on page 39. The signal is level-sensitive, thus the HIGH duration directly dictates the exposure time of the camera.
Camera interfaces Exposure output (Pin 12, 13) Figure 15: Exposure output Caution Bigeye P-132 The current which flows through the optocoupler should not exceed 20 mA (at 12 V Rv 600 ). The exposure output indicates the active exposure time of the sensor. Usage: synchronize an external strobe light source. At the end of the exposure this output stays active approx. 76 μs (1 line) longer than the real exposure.
Camera interfaces At the end of the exposure this output stays active approx. 232 μs (1 line) longer than the real exposure. The active exposure is indicated in the image-ondemand operation also by the LED L4 on the backside of the camera. For using the exposure output an external resistor Rv according to the drawing has to be applied. After the end of image exposure the 2680 active lines of the image are transmitted. This image output is displayed by LED L5 at the backside of the camera.
Camera interfaces Frame-sync output (Pin 15) Bigeye P-132 The frame-sync output is only active in continuous operation. Figure 19: Frame-sync output (Bigeye P-132) The frame-sync output (active low) supplies approx. 1200 mV at a termination with 75 . Bigeye P-629 The frame-sync output becomes active at the beginning of an image output. Figure 20: Frame-sync output (Bigeye P-629) The frame-sync-output (active low) supplies approx. 900 mV at a termination with 75 .
Camera interfaces GigE interface The Bigeye cameras are equipped with a 1000Base-T Ethernet interface. The data connection between camera and PC can be established via a standard CAT5e patch cable to a 1000Base-T compatible Ethernet adapter card. To control the Bigeye cameras use the AVT AcquireControl software or any GigE Vision V1.2 compliant 3rd party software package.
Camera interfaces Exposure control Exposure time and dark time can be controlled using the features from the branch AcquisitionControl of the GigE Vision feature tree. tbd: More detailed explanation of timing constraints (regarding frame rate and exposure time) of the individual camera models. AcquisitionControl Description Feature AcquisitionMode This feature controls the acquisition mode of the software.
Camera interfaces Note Bigeye P-629: The timer has to be enabled via the ExposureMode feature in order to control the exposure. Set the TriggerMode feature to On if the electromechanical shutter operation is needed, otherwise it will stay permanently open. Beside the internal exposure control capabilities also direct exposure control by an externally applied signal is possible. In this case the ExposureMode has to be configured to Off to deactivate the internal timer.
Camera interfaces Camera TriggerMode Description Bigeye P-629 On Image-on-demand mode. Electromechanical shutter enabled. Exposure control via ExposureTime and DarkTime features (ExposureMode = Timed) or externally (ExposureMode = Off). Off Image-on-demand mode. Electromechanical shutter always open. Exposure control via ExposureTime and DarkTime features (ExposureMode = Timed) or externally (ExposureMode = Off). Bigeye P-1100 On Image-on-deman mode. Peltier cooling active.
Camera interfaces Gain Use the GigE Vision feature Gain from the feature branch AnalogControls to change the analog gain setting. Value 1 selects 0 dB gain and Value 2 switches to +6 dB gain. Feature Gain AnalogControls Description This feature controls the selected gain as a raw integer value. Table 15: Camera standard feature: AnalogControls Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Appendix Appendix GigE Vision feature description for AVT Bigeye cameras DeviceInformation Feature Description DeviceModeName Name of the attached camera model. DeviceID Unique 32 bit device ID of the AVT camera model. DeviceUserID User ID field. This field can be accessed (R/W) by the user to store an additional device identifier. DeviceScanType This feature specifies the scan type of the sensor (Areascan or Linescan). Table 16: Standard: DeviceInformation Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Appendix ImageSizeControl Feature Description SensorWidth Maximum width of the sensor in pixels. SensorHeight Maximum height of the sensor in pixels. WidthMax This feature represents the maximum width (in pixels) of the image after horizontal binning, decimation or any other function changing the horizontal dimensions of the image.
Appendix AcquisitionControl Feature Description AcquisitionMode This feature controls the acquisition mode of the software. This feature works independently (!) of the chosen camera mode (Continuous, IOD hardware trigger, IOD hardware timer). It describes how many frames should be acquired. AcquisitionStart Starts the image acquisition of the camera. AcquisitionStop Stops the image acquisition of the camera. TriggerMode Modifies the trigger mode of the camera.
Appendix CameraSpecialFeatures This feature is not available for Bigeye P-1100B/C Cool and Bigeye P-132B. Feature Description CameraTemperatureState Camera temperature state. 0 = The camera temperature is OK. 1 = The camera temperature is outside the optimum range. CameraTemperatureStateReg Camera temperature state register. QueryCameraTemperatureState Query camera temperature state. Table 20: Camera special feature: Camera temperature Bigeye Technical Manual V2.0.
Index Index A AcquisitionControl............................... 38, 44 AnalogControls ........................................ 44 B Binning .................................................. 40 BinningHorizontal .................................... 43 BinningVertical ........................................ 43 C camera dimensions .....................21, 23, 25, 27 camera interfaces ..................................... 29 CameraSpecialFeatures .............................. 45 CameraTemperatureState ...
Index Bigeye P-132B.................................... 18 Bigeye P-132B Cool ............................. 18 Bigeye P-132B Solar Cool ..................... 19 Bigeye P-629B Cool ........................ 19, 20 styles ....................................................... 7 Support .................................................... 5 symbols .................................................... 7 T Technical information.................................. 5 Trigger input .............................
