JAI AB-800CL, User Manual

Page 1: ...1027E 1102 AM 800CL AB 800CL 8M Digital Progressive Scan Monochrome and color Camera Document Version ver 1 0 AMAB 800CL_Ver 1 0_March 2011 User Manual ...

Page 2: ... 1 FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cau...

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Page 5: ...rate calculation if AOI is set 17 5 4 2 2 If the bit allocation is set to 8 10 or 12bit and the binning is OFF or 2x1 18 5 4 2 3 If the bit allocation is set to 8 10 or 12bit and the binning is 1x2 or 2x2 18 5 4 2 4 If the bit allocation is set to RGB 19 5 4 2 5 Setting example 1 19 5 4 2 6 Setting example 2 20 5 4 2 7 Setting example 3 20 5 4 3 Binning Command BNC Only for AM 800CL 21 5 4 4 Bayer...

Page 6: ...Readout 35 7 8 Edge dump mode so called RCT 36 7 9 PIV Particle Image Velocimetry 37 7 10 Operation and function matrix 37 8 Other functions 38 8 1 Black level control Command BL 38 8 2 Gain control Relative commands GA GJUT1 2 3 38 8 3 Tap control Relative commands AWA ABA GJUT1 GJUT2 GJUT3 38 8 4 Exposure auto Related Commands ASC 1 ON ASCS ASCEA ASCEI 39 8 5 Auto white balance Related commands ...

Page 7: ...ons table 61 Appendix 63 1 Precautions 63 2 Typical Sensor Characteristics 63 3 Caution when mounting a lens on the camera 63 4 Caution when mounting the camera 64 5 Exportation 64 6 References 64 Manual change history 65 User s Record 66 ...

Page 8: ...h resolution and high frame rate cameras with 3296 h x 2472 v pixel resolution and a 17fps frame rate for monochrome and Bayer color Accordingly the amount of data produced is very large If the output is set at 10 bits or 12 bits per pixel the total data stream is approx 2 2 Gbit sec as a 16 bit process in the frame grabber board A frame grabber board connected to the PCI 32bit bus has a bandwidth...

Page 9: ...ition control together with timed trigger width and trigger controlled exposure controls Both cameras also have edge dump and PIV modes The AM 800CL has H and V binning modes and both the AM 800CL and AB 800CL have an AOI Area Of Interest mode for achieving a faster frame rate The digital output is through a Camera Link digital interface with 8 bits 10 bits or 12 bits of pixel bit depth The latest...

Page 10: ...chrome and Bayer or 8 bit output RGB color 17 frames second with full resolution in continuous operation for monochrome or Bayer output 8 5 frames second for AB 800CL RGB output in camera interpolation Various readout modes horizontal and vertical binning AM 800CL only and AOI Area Of Interest modes for faster frame rate 3dB to 24dB gain control for AM 800CL and 0dB to 24dB for AB 800CL 10μs 1 100...

Page 11: ...fixing the camera to the mount plate or tripod mount plate Note 3 1 Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 10 0mm 2 Note When a Camera Link cable is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a driver The Camera Link receptacle on the camera might be damaged For security the strength to tighten screws is less than 0 291 Newton meter Nm Tightening by h...

Page 12: ...mera to the mount plate or tripod mount plate Note 3 1 Note Rear protrusion on F mount lens must be less than 12 0mm 2 Note When a Camera Link cable is connected to the camera please do not excessively tighten screws by using a driver The Camera Link receptacle on the camera might be damaged For security the strength to tighten screws is less than 0 291 Newton meter Nm Tightening by hand is suffic...

Page 13: ...Power connected initiating Steady green Camera is operating in Continuous mode Flashing green The camera is receiving external triggering Note The interval of flashing does not correspond with external trigger duration Fig 3 Rear panel DC IN TRIG D IGITAL I O POWER TRIG DC IN TRIG D IGITAL I O POWER TRIG ...

Page 14: ...by internal switch setting The default is the complementary emitter follower circuit See chapter 5 1 3 for the details 2 Factory default is trigger via Camera Link 5 1 2 Camera Link connector 5 1 2 1 Figure Type 26 pin MDR connector 3M 10226 1A10PL Fig 5 Camera Link connector Pin no Signal Remarks 1 GND 2 DC input 12V to 24V 3 GND 4 Iris video Only for Continuous and Trigger dump modes 5 GND 6 NC ...

Page 15: ...1 24 N C 12 25 N C 13 26 Shield GND 5 1 3 DIP switch SW500 The XEEN output through HIROSE 12 pin 9 can be connected to the complementary emitter follower circuit or the open collector circuit DIP switch SW500 is used to change circuits Factory default setting is the complementary emitter follower circuit Fig 6 SW500 PK9137A board is located at the top part after removing the top cover 1 3 4 6 1 3 ...

Page 16: ...1 G7 Tx11 Port C0 TAP B0 TAP B0 B0 Tx15 Port C1 TAP B1 TAP B1 B1 Tx18 Port C2 TAP B2 TAP B2 B2 Tx19 Port C3 TAP B3 TAP B3 B3 Tx20 Port C4 TAP B4 TAP B4 B4 Tx21 Port C5 TAP B5 TAP B5 B5 Tx22 Port C6 TAP B6 TAP B6 B6 Tx16 Port C7 TAP B7 TAP B7 B7 Tx17 LVAL Tx24 FVAL Tx25 DVAL Tx26 EEN Tx23 5 3 Interface circuits 5 3 1 Iris video output This signal can be used for lens iris control in Continuous and ...

Page 17: ... output XEEN is on pin 9 of the 12 pin Hirose connector The output uses either a complementary emitter follower circuit or open collector The output of the complementary emitter follower circuit is 3 V no termination When the open collector output is used the maximum current is 120mA However if the current is more than 50mA use thicker cable for connecting pins 8 and 9 If a thinner cable is used i...

Page 18: ...B 32 700 25 Analog Out mV 890 1023 BlackLevel 0 White ClipLevel 800 100 Level Fig 11 Bit allocation 5 4 1 2 Camera link output The AM 800CL and AB 800CL have a 4 tap readout from the CCD The 4 tap output is combined horizontally to output 2 taps through the Camera Link interface A B C D To Camera Link I F TAP C TAP D TAP A TAP B Fig 12 2 tap output In the case of RGB interpolation it is provided a...

Page 19: ...AB 800CL the frame rate setting has priority If AOI is used the frame rate setting should use fewer lines that that of AOI height For AOI setting if the upper TAP and lower TAP have the same duration the fastest frame rate can be achieved Thus if the AOI is centered vertically within the image the frame rate is maximized Examples of the settings are shown in sections 5 4 2 4 and 5 4 2 5 5 4 2 1 Fr...

Page 20: ...ight 26 Frame lines number Frame rate Hz 1 Frame lines number x 0 00004655 5 4 2 3 If the bit allocation is set to 8 10 or 12bit and the binning control is 1x2 or 2x2 Note In this case offset and height should use only even numbers 1 For a centered readout which covers both the upper and lower TAPS Use the following two formulas to calculate frame lines A and frame lines B Use the larger number of...

Page 21: ...cy Hz 0 2472 1263 17 01 Upper TAP 0 1236 1263 17 01 Center 618 1236 799 26 89 Lower TAP 1236 1236 1262 17 02 Upper TAP upper 0 618 800 26 85 Upper TAP lower 616 618 800 26 85 Center 926 618 568 37 82 Lower TAP upper 1236 618 799 26 89 Lower TAP lower 1852 618 799 26 89 Upper TAP upper 0 310 569 37 75 Upper TAP lower 924 310 569 37 75 Center 1080 310 452 47 53 Lower TAP upper 1236 310 568 37 82 Low...

Page 22: ...lower 1852 618 484 40 87 Upper TAP upper 0 310 408 48 49 Upper TAP lower 924 310 408 48 49 Center 1080 310 368 53 76 Lower TAP upper 1236 310 407 48 61 Lower TAP lower 2160 310 407 48 61 Upper TAP upper 0 154 369 53 61 Upper TAP lower 1080 154 369 53 61 Center 1158 154 349 56 68 Lower TAP upper 1236 154 368 53 76 Lower TAP lower 2316 154 368 53 76 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 Binning V x2 5 4 2 7 Setting exam...

Page 23: ...nd the resolution becomes less than the full frame readout H x V Pixels Sensitivity Spatial resolution H direction V direction 1 x 2 2 times Unchanged 1 2 2 x 1 2 times 1 2 Unchanged 2 x 2 4 times 1 2 1 2 5 4 4 Bayer output pattern The AB 800CL starts with GRG on odd lines and BGB on even lines as shown below If AOI is used Offset Y can be set every 2 lines and therefore it always starts with a GR...

Page 24: ... 2 Vertical timing 8bit 10 bit or 12bit for Bit allocation 6 2 1 If the binning control is BNC 0 OFF or BNC 2 2x1 6 2 1 1 AOI default setting Offset 0 Height 2472 LVAL FVAL DVAL DATA EEN XEEN CCD Exposure Valid Data 3L 24L 1236L Frame rate 1263L 17 009fps Fig 19 Vertical timing AOI default ...

Page 25: ...s follows Offset HEGHT A L B L C L Total line L Frame rate Hz 618 1236 181 618 0 799 26 89 927 618 258 309 0 567 37 89 309 618 104 618 78 800 26 85 463 309 142 309 116 567 37 89 6 2 2 If the binning control is BNC 1 1x2 or BNC 3 2x2 6 2 2 1 AOI initial setting Offset 0 Height 2472 LVAL FVAL DVAL DATA EEN XEEN CCD Exposure Valid Data 3L 18L 618L Frame rate 639L 30 96fps Fig 21 Vertical timing for t...

Page 26: ...A EEN XEEN CCD Expsoure Valid data A B C 3L Fig 22 Vertical timing Vertical binning AOI setting Offset HEGHT A L B L C L Total line L Frame rate Hz 618 1236 175 309 0 484 40 87 926 618 98 309 0 407 48 61 308 618 98 309 78 485 41 19 462 310 136 155 116 407 49 08 ...

Page 27: ...4L 8 5fps Fig 23 Vertical timing RGB output mode AOI setting 6 3 2 AOI setting LVAL FVAL DVAL DATA EEN XEEN CCD Expsoure Valid data A B C 3L Fig 24 Vertical timing RGB output mode AOI setting Offse t HEGHT A L B L C L Total line L Frame rate Hz 412 1648 130 1648 123 1901 11 30 618 1236 181 1236 175 1592 13 49 928 618 259 618 252 1129 19 03 1082 310 297 310 290 897 23 95 ...

Page 28: ... 1clk 25ns via Camera Link Exposure starting line 1LVAL 4364 clk 54 55μs Fig 26 Horizontal timing Vertical binning ON 6 4 3 DVAL output if the Binning control is set to 2 2x1or 3 2x2 If the Binning control is set to 2 2x1 or 3 2x2 DVAL is output in one pixel period within the effective output period Data is output by adding two pixels in horizontally as described below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3289 3290 32...

Page 29: ...osure start OFF 2x1 380clk 620clk 3724clk 46 55μs 3964clk 49 55μs 1x2 2x2 700clk 1020clk 4044clk 50 55μs 4364clk 54 55μs EEN LVAL Fig 28 LVAL LOW period varies 2 When the trigger control mode is set to ON and Overlap is set to Readout LVAL LOW period is 1LVAL as the maximum Trigger EEN LVAL Fig 29 LVAL LOW period if Overlap is set to Readout In the right after the exposure start line LVAL LOW peri...

Page 30: ...FF the frame rate can be set longer than 1 frame the normal period needed to capture all pixels By doing this the sensitivity of the image can be increased Maximum recommended exposure time is 2 seconds This function is available when the trigger mode is OFF The setting range is Shortest Longest 17 026Hz 1 frame period 0 5Hz 58 7326658ms 2 0 seconds 7 2 Exposure setting ...

Page 31: ...e repeated This function is effective only when the trigger mode is ON the exposure mode is set to Timed and the exposure sequence is ON 7 3 Trigger Control 7 3 1 Selection of the trigger input Command TI The command TI can select the trigger input At TI 0 the input through Camera Link line 0 is active and at TI 1 the input through the Hirose 12 pin connector is active The factory default setting ...

Page 32: ...rates the same as RCT mode If this mode is enabled Until the trigger is input the camera operates continuously and the video signal for the auto iris lens is output When the trigger is input the fast dump is activated to read out the electronic charge very quickly after which the accumulation and the readout are performed When the signal is read out FVAL LVAL and DVAL are output too 7 4 Auto shutt...

Page 33: ...xposure settings Exposure mode EM 1 Exposure time PE 10μs 2000000μs or Select Auto shutter control ASC Exposure time auto ASC 1 ON Exposure time auto speed ASCS 1 16 Deafult is 8 Exposure time auto max ASCEA 10μs 1048575μs Exposure time auto min ASCEI 10μs 1048575μs Minimum interval of the image Readout mode FULL 2 3 AOI 1 2 AOI 1 4 AOI 1 8 AOI Minimum frame line 2072 1561 1303 916 724 Note The AM...

Page 34: ...er control Trigger mode TM 1 ON Trigger overlap TO 0 OFF or 1 Readout OFF LVALsync Readout LVALsync async automatic setting Trigger source TI 0 Camera Link default or 1 Hirose 12 pin Trigger Activation TA 0 Rising edge 1 Falling edge Note The AM 800CL and AB 800CL prioritize the frame rate over the exposure time If the exposure time is set at longer than 58 73ms 1 frame period the frame rate must ...

Page 35: ... 800CL AB 800CL 33 7 6 2 If the overlap setting is Readout Trigger LVAL CCD Exposure EEN XEEN FVAL 2L Min t Exposure period 4 5L 5 5L Binning Control t OFF 2x1 53μs 0 5μs 1x2 2x2 61μs 0 5μs Fig 31 Readout ...

Page 36: ...e control Exposure mode EM 2 Trigger width Trigger control Trigger mode TM 1 ON Trigger overlap TO 0 OFF or 1 Readout OFF LVALsync Readout LVALsync async automatic setting Trigger source TI 0 Camera Link default or 1 Hirose 12 pin Trigger Activation TA 0 Rising edge 1 Falling edge 2 Any edge Minimum interval of the trigger pulse Readout mode FULL 2 3 AOI 1 2 AOI 1 4 AOI 1 8 AOI Minimum frame lines...

Page 37: ...00CL 35 7 7 2 If the overlap setting is Readout Trigger CCD Exposure Exposure period FVAL EEN XEEN 2L Min 4L t2 t1 Fig 33 Readout Binning Control t1 t2 OFF 2x1 53μs 0 5μs 83 2μs 0 5μs 1x2 2x2 61μs 0 5μs 87 2μs 0 5μs ...

Page 38: ... for full pixels readout is AM 800CL is 17 0263fps Fast dump period Exposure time AB 800CL is 8 5fps Fast dump period Exposure time Primary settings to use this mode Acquisition control Acquisition frame rate AR 1 42964 Exposure mode EM 1 Timed Auto mode ASC 1 Continuous Trigger dump TD 1 Dump ON Note The AM 800CL and AB 800CL gives priority to the frame rate over the exposure time If the exposure...

Page 39: ...two video outputs The frame rate for full pixels readout is 8 5fps for both AM 800CL and AB 800CL Primary Settings Exposure mode Timed PIV control ON Trigger mode TM 1 ON Exposure External Trigger EEN FVAL DVAL td te1 ift te2 tframe1 tframe2 4LVAL Fig 35 PIV mode 7 10 Operation and function matrix Operation mode Exposure control Expsoure auto Binning AOI Auto Iris output Overlap Note Continuous Ti...

Page 40: ...ue Gain Control Range AM 800CL Fig 36 Gain control 8 3 Tap control Relative commands AWA ABA GJUT1 GJUT2 GJUT3 The Tap control function adjusts automatically or manually the OFFSET and the gain differences between the upper and lower taps and the right and left taps The sensor used in the AM 800CLand AB 800CL divides the effective image area into 4 four areas as shown in the figure 30 in order to ...

Page 41: ... only in continuous mode or edge dump mode 8 5 Auto white balance Related commands AWB PGS PGR PGGR PGGB PGB In this function the gain of each R Gr Gb and B color can be individually adjusted to get the proper white balance B3 Gb2 B4 B1 Gb1 B2 Gｒ1 R Gｒ2 Fig 38 Auto white balance To adjust white balance the AB 800CL has three methods manual adjustment one push auto white balance and continuous auto...

Page 42: ...the factory and can be turned ON or OFF The default setting is OFF Fig 39 Blemish compensation Note If defective pixels are found consecutively in the horizontal direction the blemish compensation circuit does not work 8 7 LUT Relative commands LUTC LUTR LUYG LUTB This function can be used to convert the input to the desired output characteristics The Look Up Table LUT has 256 points for setup and...

Page 43: ...age and use that data as the reference Luminance levels of other areas are then adjusted so that the level of the entire area is equal The block for compensation is 64 pixels x 64 pixels and the complementary process is applied to produce the compensation data with less error Adjustable range Less 30 Fig 42 FFC compensation concept drawing Note Under the following conditions the FFC circuit may no...

Page 44: ...nd outputs as a monochrome signal The Bayer color interpolation can complement lacking color information on each pixel and output RGB color data as the result Color interpolation compensates for the lack of color information by using information from adjacent pixels The following is the concept drawing for the color interpolation process Gｒ B3 Gb2 B4 B1 Gb1 B2 Gｒ1 R Gｒ2 Gb3 B2 Gb4 Gb1 B1 Gb2 R1 Gｒ...

Page 45: ...This function reads out the temperature inside the camera The measuring range 55 to 125ºC Resolution 0 0625 ºC The following table shows examples of values which can be read out by the TMPO command The display resolution in the JAI camera control tool is 1 ºC ...

Page 46: ...t command to camera NN CR LF NN is any kind of command The camera answers NN Parameter CR LF Transmit the following to have the camera s actual settings ST CR LF The camera answers A complete list of the current settings Transmit the following to have a command list HP CR LF The camera answers A list with all commands and possible settings Invalid parameters sent to camera 99 is an invalid paramet...

Page 47: ...settings and utility commands 1 Camera Status Request ST CR LF Actual setting 2 Online Help Request HP CR LF Command list 3 Firmware Version VN CR LF 3 digits e g 100 Version 1 00 4 Camera ID Request ID CR LF max 12 characters 5 Model Name Request MD CR LF max 12 characters 6 User ID UD Param CR LF UD CR LF User can save and load free text 12 or less characters 7 Error code ERRER Param CR LF ERRER...

Page 48: ...e0 Camera Link 1 Line1 Hirose 12pin 3 Trigger Activation TA Param CR LF TA CR LF 0 Rising edge 1 Falling edge 2 High 3 Low 4 Trigger overlap TO Param CR LF TO CR LF 0 off 1 Read out F Exposure control 1 Exposure Mode EM Param CR LF EM CR LF 0 OFF 1 Timed 2 Trigger width 2 Exposure time PE Param CR LF PE CR LF 10μs 2000000μs Available when EM 1 2 3 ExposureAuto ASC Param CR LF ASC CR LF 0 off 1 Con...

Page 49: ...ue AGCGA Param CR L F AGCGA CR LF 0 to 672 AM xxxCL 84 to 672 AB XXXCL 7 Gain Auto Minimal gain value AGCGI Param CR LF AGCGI CR LF 84 to 588 AM xxxCL 0 to 588 AB XXXCL 8 Black Level BL Param CR LF BL CR LF 1024 to 1023 Digital User Setup Master H Balance Ratio 1 BalanceRatio RED PGR Param CR LF PGR CR LF 4533 17713 Data 8192 8192 7 10dB Only AB 800CL Pixel Gain for WB 2 BalanceRatio Blue PGB Para...

Page 50: ...s 512 Param 0 to 8191 After sending consecutive 512 data LUT data can be renewed J Gain and black level for TAP balance 1 Gain auto Tap Balance AWA Param CR LF 0 OFF 1 Once Run 2 Continuous 2 Request the Result of Gain auto Tap balance WBRS CR LF 0 Complete 1 Too Bright 2 Too dark 3 Timeout Error 4 Busy 5 Limit 6 Trig is not set as Normal 3 Fine Gain for Tap 2 GJUT2 Param CR LF GJUT2 CR LF 891 100...

Page 51: ...p balance BBRS CR LF 0 Complete 1 Too Bright 2 Too dark 3 Timeout Error 4 Busy 5 Limit 6 Trig is not set as Normal 14 Fine Black for tap 2 BL2 Param CR LF BL2 CR LF 512 to 511 Tap2 Black Fine For User 15 Fine Black for tap 3 BL3 Param CR LF BL3 CR LF 512 to 511 Tap3 Black Fine For User 16 Fine Black for tap 4 BL4 Param CR LF BL4 CR LF 512 to 511 Tap4 Black Fine For User 17 BayerPixel FineBlack for...

Page 52: ...RC Param CR LF Param 1 Black 2 White 3 Blemish Threshold White BMTHW Param CR L F BMTHW CR LF 0 to 16383 4 BLMP White H BMWH Param1 Param2 CR LF BMH Param1 CR LF Param1 Blemish No 1 to 256 Param2 H position 5 BLMP White V BMWV Param1 Param2 CR LF BMV Param1 CR LF Param1 Blemish No 1 to 256 Param2 V position L ALC control 1 Auto Iris Lens Control Signal output AIC Param CR LF AIC CR LF 0 off 1 on 2...

Page 53: ...am CR LF EXSQ CR LF 0 OFF 1 ON Available when EM 1 2 2 Exposure Sequence No N 1 16 PES N Param CR LF PES N CR LF 0 15 3 Exposure Repeat Time N 1 16 PER N Param CR LF PER N CR LF 0 15 4 Exposure Sequence Reset EXSR Param CR LF EXSR CR LF 0 OFF 1 ON Effective when EXSQ 1 Only command 1 is used In the firmware 1 is immediately turned to 0 5 Exposure Sequence End Point EXSEP Param CR LF EXSEP CR LF 0 ...

Page 54: ...μs Available when EXSQ 1 17 Exposure time 12 PE12 Param CR LF PE12 CR LF 10μs 2000000μs Available when EXSQ 1 18 Exposure time 13 PE13 Param CR LF PE13 CR LF 10μs 2000000μs Available when EXSQ 1 19 Exposure time 14 PE14 Param CR LF PE14 CR LF 10μs 2000000μs Available when EXSQ 1 20 Exposure time 15 PE15 Param CR LF PE14 CR LF 10μs 2000000μs Available when EXSQ 1 21 Exposure time 16 PE15 Param CR L...

Page 55: ... When the program is started the last settings for the program are loaded from the file CameraName ini 10 2 Camera Control Tool interface The Camera Control software consists of the main tool bar and associated tool windows When each icon in the main tool bar is clicked the associated window will open The program is refreshed after reboot The Camera control tool includes an About Window Communicat...

Page 56: ...boxes now RS 232CCommunication 1 Select COM ports from the CL Manufacturer COM ports list Box 2 Select the communication port where the serial cable is connected to the camera from the Serial Port list box or click the Auto button to search for a camera on communication port 1 to 16 The Serial Port list box and the Auto search button are only active when COM ports is selected Camera Link communica...

Page 57: ...settings from the camera to the program Files When clicking the Write to File or Read from File button the user is prompted for a file using a standard file dialog New files are created if they do not already exist Files for camera settings have the cam extension Information about the communication port is not stored in the files All settings are automatically sent to the camera when a file has be...

Page 58: ...AM 800CL AB 800CL 56 10 2 3 Camera Control Window 10 2 3 1 Exposure Control 10 2 3 2 Gain Control ...

Page 59: ...AM 800CL AB 800CL 57 10 2 3 3 Blemish Control When Open LUT table is clicked the left side window will open for example for blue channel ...

Page 60: ...57 1 57 1 57 40 40 69 45 45 45 62 2 44 3 0 12 φ 30 φ 1 18 55 2 17 27 5 55 2 17 27 5 1 08 1 08 depth0 18 depth0 18 depth0 18 depth0 18 POWER TRIG DIGITAL I O DC IN TRIG POWER TRIG DIGITAL I O DC IN TRIG Outsi de si ze tol erance 0 3m m 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 Fig 46 Outside dimensions C mount ...

Page 61: ...F Mount 55 27 5 1 08 55 2 17 27 5 1 08 1 77 1 77 14 0 55 40 1 57 1 57 40 45 45 50 1 97 36 1 42 62 2 44 3 0 12 1 77 1 57 40 45 16 0 630 12 0 472 φ57 φ41 φ1 61 φ2 24 98 1 77 depth0 18 depth0 18 depth0 18 Outside size tolerance 0 3mm 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 4 M3 Depth 4 5 Fig 47 Outside dimensions F mount ...

Page 62: ...AM 800CL AB 800CL 60 12 Specifications 12 1 Spectral response Fig 41 Spectral response AM 800CL Fig 42 Spectral response AB 800CL ...

Page 63: ...fset Y 2 line step Note number of horizontal pixels cannot be changed Sensitivity on sensor minimum 0 01 Lux Max gain Shutter OFF 50 video 0 2 Lux Max gain Shutter OFF 50 Green w IR cut filter S N ratio More than 57 dB 0dB gain CCD output 300mV Digital Video output Camera Link Pixel format 2 tap Pixel clock 80 MHz Pixel bit depth 8 bit 10 bit 12 bit BAYER 8 bit 10 bit 12 bit RGB 8 bit Iris video o...

Page 64: ... Power DC 12V to 24V 10 7 8W at normal operation DC 12V Lens mount C mount or F mount The rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 10mm The rear protrusion on F mount lens must be less than 12mm Flange back C mount 17 526 mm tolerance 0 to 0 05 mm F mount 46 5 mm tolerance 0 to 0 05 mm Sensor alignment X and Y axis 0 1 mm at center Optical filter Protection glass only Optical low pass fil...

Page 65: ...ishes Over time some pixel defects can occur This does not have a practical effect on the operation of the camera These will show up as white spots blemishes Exposure to cosmic rays can cause blemishes to appear on the image sensor Please take care to avoid exposure to cosmic rays during transportation and storage It is recommended using sea shipment instead of air flight in order to limit the inf...

Page 66: ...ipod mounting plate please use the provided screws 5 Exportation When exporting this product please follow the export regulation of your own country 6 References 1 This manual can and datasheet for AM 800CL AB 800CL can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Camera control software can be downloaded from www jai com Camera chassis Fixing plate Mounting the camera to fixing plate 5 0mm 0 2mm Camera chass...

Page 67: ...AM 800CL AB 800CL 65 Manual change history Date Revision Changes March 2011 Ver 1 0 New release ...

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