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CM-200 MCL / CB-200 MCL

 

 

 

8.

 

Camera Control Tool for CM-200

 

MCL / CB-200

 

MCL  

The camera control Tool for Windows 2000/XP can be downloaded from 

www.jai.com

.   

The control tool contents a camera control program and a developer’s kit for integrating the 

control tool in your own software.  For the integrator and experienced user, the Camera Control 
Toll is much more than a program with a window interface. It also provides an easy and efficient 
ActiveX interface built for MS Windows 2000/XP. The OCX interface has the ability to connect to 

the camera using the serial interface of the PC by reading and writing properties for the camera. 

This integration requires simple programming skills within Visual Basic, Visual C++ or similar 
languages in a Microsoft Windows environment.  

8.1.

 

Camera Control Tool Interface  

The Camera Control Tool Software is based on a main Tool Bar and a number of associated 
Tool Windows. Each button in the Tool Bar pops up a separate Tool Window when pressed. 

The layout of the program can be adjusted by arranging the windows the way it is preferred. 
The program will store this information and recreate this layout, when the program is 
restarted. All Camera Control Tools have a Communication Window and an About Window. 
The other window(s) contains camera control commands.  

 

8.1.1.

 

Camera Control Tool Bar  

This is a Camera Control Tool Bar and when the button of each widow, each control GUI can be 
initiated.  

  

 

  

  

About Window 

  

  
 

Communication Window 

Camera Control  Window 

8.2.

 

The About Window  

The about window contains information 
about the version of the program, Internet 
connection to JAI A/S and access to the 
help documents.  
 
The drop-down List box labelled “ Help 
File”  will list all files, which have the 
extension .pdf and that are found in the 
program (default) folder. 

                                      

 

 

It is possible to download updated 
operation manuals from the "downloads" 
section at the JAI website:  

http://www.jai.com 

An updated manual can be saved in the folder address mentioned above and it will automatically 
be included in the list of help files.  

 

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Summary of Contents for CB-200MCL

Page 1: ...User s Manual CM 200MCL CB 200MCL Digital Monochrome Color Compact Mini CL Camera Document Version 1 0 Camera Revision 0 ...

Page 2: ...CCD Sensor Layout 11 6 2 2 Horizontal timing 12 6 2 3 Vertical timing 12 6 2 4 Partial Scanning 13 6 2 5 Vertical Binning 14 6 3 Operation Modes 15 6 3 1 Continuous operation 15 6 3 2 Edge Pre select Trigger Mode 15 6 3 3 Pulse Width Control Trigger Mode 17 6 4 Mode and function matrix 18 7 Configuring the Camera 19 7 1 CL seriel control 19 7 2 Setting functions 20 7 2 1 Bit allocation BA 0 BA 1 2...

Page 3: ...Control Tool 25 9 External Appearance and Dimensions 27 10 Specifications 28 10 1 Spectral response 28 10 2 Specification table 29 11 Appendix 30 11 1 Precautions 30 11 2 Typical Sensor Characteristics 30 11 3 References 31 12 User s Record 33 2 ...

Page 4: ...mpact family M stands for Monochrome 200 represents the resolution 2 million pixel and MCL stands for Mini CL interface CB 200 MCL Where C stands for Compact family B stands for Bayer mosaic color 200 represents the resolution 2 million pixel and MCL stands for Mini CL interface 3 Main Features Compact series 1 1 8 inch progressive scan camera Monochrome and Bayer mosaic color versions 1620 h x 12...

Page 5: ...nsor 1 2 inch CCD sensor 3 26 pin connector Camera Link Interface Mini CL 4 12 pin connector DC 12V and trigger input Note 2 5 LED Indication for power and trigger input 6 Mounting holes M3 depth 4mm for tripod mount plate 1 Note Rear protrusion on C mount lens must be less than 10 0mm 2 Note Cameras with the PoCL Power over CL option do not have the 12 pin connector Fig 1 Locations 4 ...

Page 6: ...ype 26 pin SDR connector 3M or Honda type Mini CL connector Important note This camera is also available in a Power over Camera Link PoCL version In this case the 12 pin Hirose multi connector is not present on the rear panel PoCL cameras require special frame grabbers that provide power to the camera via the Camera Link cable Please consult www jai com 3rd party interfacing section for informatio...

Page 7: ... input level 4 V 2 V The trigger can also be supplied through the Camera Link connector when the command TI 0 has been set NOTE In the PoCL version trigger can only be applied through the Camera Link connector GND 5V 2 2 10k 2k2 75 TTL 100 Pin 9 XEEN output GND 5V 2 2 10k 2k2 75 TTL 100 Pin 9 XEEN output 5 3 3 XEEN output XEEN is on pin 9 on 12 pin HR connector The output circuit is 75 Ω complemen...

Page 8: ...ger modes in addition to continuous operation The Edge Pre Select and Pulse Width Control are available with a unique automatic LVAL sync or a sync selection function Below the functions are described in details 6 1 1 Digital Output Bit Allocation The 10 bit digital output is set 890 LSB as 100 video level when CCD output is 200mV The white clip level is set at 1023 LSB when CCD output is 230mV CC...

Page 9: ...lled iris The camera will operate at its maximum frame rate 25 frames second in this mode For applications that require an external trigger the camera can accept an external trigger input on pin 10 of the 12 pin Hirose connector or via Camera Link interface The command TI is used to switch between inputs The camera can operate up to 24 frames second in triggered operation 6 1 4 Iris video output T...

Page 10: ...oid trigger at FVAL transition 1 LVAL period as the function may randomly switch between next LVAL and immediate 3 In this period camera executes trigger immediately no delay 2 Fig 9 Auto detect LVAL sync a sync accumulation 6 1 7 Starting pixel Bayer color mosaic CB 200MCL is a color camera based on a CCD sensor with a Bayer RGB color mosaic The color image reconstruction is done in the host PC T...

Page 11: ...tion and higher frame rate By adding 2 pixels together the sensitivity is doubled The charge accumulated in 2 adjacent lines is added together in the horizontal CCD register This is done by providing two pulses to the vertical CCD register for each line readout Vertical binning can not be used together with the partial scanning Normal FUll scanning 2 1 Vertical Binning H H Vertical CCD regiser Hor...

Page 12: ...g 6 2 1 CCD Sensor Layout The CCD sensor layout with respect to pixels and lines used in the timing and video full frame read out is shown below For Bayer color sequence refer to chapter 6 1 7 1 line 32 μs 1 clock 15 38 ns Fig 12 CCD sensor layout 11 ...

Page 13: ...ATA OUT DVAL Valid data 1628 clk 1688 clk 1620 clk OB 4 clk 48 clk 392 clk 4 clk O B 12 clk O B Fig 13 Horizontal timing 6 2 3 Vertical timing The FVAL period for continuous mode full scan is shown Vertical Video Timing Full Frame Read out Frame rate 1251L 24 98fps LVAL FVAL DVAL DATA EEN XEEN 1 2 3 1234 1235 1236 1236L 2L OB OB Valid data 3L 10L CCD Exposure OB Fig 14 Vertical timing for full sca...

Page 14: ...timing information for the fixed partial scan settings 1 2 1 4 1 8 and 2 3 LVAL FVAL DVAL DATA 3L CCD Exposure EEN XEEN A B C Partial Frame Readout Values for vertical timing in partial scan continuous mode B L FVAL Low L A C Total line frame rate AREA L L L L Start line End line 618 1 2 3 46 45 712 43 89 309 924 310 1 4 3 68 67 448 69 75 463 773 156 1 8 3 79 78 316 98 89 540 696 824 2 3 3 31 30 8...

Page 15: ...ing combines charge from two adjacent lines reducing the vertical resolution to half and at the same time increasing frame rate and sensitivity By activating this function the frame rate is increased to 44 49 fps This function is available only for CM 200MCL Important Note Vertical Binning can not be used together with the Partial Scan Horizontal Timing Horizontal Video Timing V Binning 1 LVAL 233...

Page 16: ...tions not requiring asynchronous external trigger but should run in continuous operation this mode is used For timing details refer to fig 13 through fig 18 To use this mode Set function Trigger mode to Continuous TR 0 Scanning SC 0 through 4 V Binning VB 0 VB 1 Shutter mode pre set or programmable SM 0 SM 1 Shutter speed SH 0 to 9 Programmable exp PE 2 to 1252 Other functions and settings 6 3 2 E...

Page 17: ...e timing of the leading edge of the trigger pulse in relationship to FVAL accumulation will be synchronous or a synchronous in relationship to LVAL See chapter 6 1 6 for details LVAL Sync mode timing 1L m i n Tr i g LVAL C C D Exposur e EEN XEEN FVAL LVAL SYN C M ode Set t i ng 2L Exposur e 1L m ax Tr i gger i nput w ht hi n FVAL H I G H D ur at i on Fig 19 Edge pre select LVAL synchronized LVAL a...

Page 18: ... 1 Other functions and settings Input Ext trigger Camera Link or 12 Hirose TI 0 TI 1 Important notes on using this mode 1 The minimum trigger interval 1 LVAL 2 Depending on the timing of the leading edge of the trigger pulse in relationship to FVAL accumulation will be synchronous or a synchronous in relationship to LVAL See chapter 6 1 6 for the details LVAL SYNC Mode timing Tr i g C C D Exposur ...

Page 19: ...trol LVAL a Synchronous 6 4 Mode and function matrix The following table shows which functions will work in the different modes for CM 200MCL CB 200MCL Func Shutter Trigger Mode Pre select Accumulation Iris Partial V Binning Programmabl e scan LVAL sync Video a sync out Continuos TR 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pre select TR 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pulse Width TR 2 Yes Yes Yes Fig 23 Mode and function matr...

Page 20: ...d of command Capital or small letters The camera answers COMPLETE CR LF To have all communication visible on the emulator screen start with EB 1 CR LF The camera answers COMPLETE CR LF Transmit request 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 actual setting ST CR LF The camera answers A complete list of the...

Page 21: ...her in the horizontal CCD register This done by providing two pulses to the vertical CCD register for each line readout Note Vertical Binning can not be used together with the Partial scanning 7 2 4 Shutter mode SM 0 and SM 1 With SM 0 this function selects the shutter from the 10 fixed steps SH 0 through SH 9 With SM 1 from programmable in 1251 steps PE 2 through PE 1252 7 2 5 Trigger input selec...

Page 22: ... up EB CR LF 1 Echo on Camera Status Request ST CR LF 2 Actual setting Online Help Request HP CR LF 3 Command list 3 digits 4 Firmware Version VN CR LF e g 100 Version 1 00 Camera ID Request ID CR LF 5 max 10 characters Model Name Request MD CR LF 6 max 16 characters User can save and load free text 16 or less characters 7 User ID UD Param CR LF UD CR LF B Shutter 1 Shutter Mode SM Param CR LF 0 P...

Page 23: ...ttings 1 Gain Level GA Param CR LF 84 to 336 GA CR LF 2 Black Level BL Param CR LF 0 to 1023 BL CR LF F Saving and loading data in EEPROM 0 Factory area Load Setttings 1 User 1 area LD Param CR LF 1 from Camera EEPROM 2 User 2 area 3 User 3 area Latest used DATA AREA becomes default at next power up 1 User 1 area Save Settings 2 User 2 area SA Param CR LF 2 to Camera EEPROM 3 User 3 area Note para...

Page 24: ... in the Tool Bar pops up a separate Tool Window when pressed The layout of the program can be adjusted by arranging the windows the way it is preferred The program will store this information and recreate this layout when the program is restarted All Camera Control Tools have a Communication Window and an About Window The other window s contains camera control commands 8 1 1 Camera Control Tool Ba...

Page 25: ... answers the request Off On line mode The Camera Control Tool Application can run Offline without a camera attached and all functions are fully functional in offline mode Off line mode is indicated in The Communication Window where a status field with graphic and text indicates the on off line status Changing the selected communication port from the communication window changes the online off line...

Page 26: ...Click the Get Area button to read the power up settings area number 8 4 Camera Control Window The Camera Control Window contains the fundamental camera setting functions It is possible to set the shutter mode Trigger mode scan format gain control and black setting 8 5 Using the Camera Control Tool Here is some practical information about the Camera Control Tool 1 The Camera Control Tool bar is alw...

Page 27: ...era settings see 4 and 5 a To obtain the camera settings click Synchronize Program b To send the settings that are saved in the Camera Control Tool last used settings to the camera click Synchronize Camera c To see which area the camera has started up in click Get Area 26 ...

Page 28: ... 3 M3depth4 depth0 16 1 02 1 02 0 2 5 0 51 0 57 14 5 1 14 26 26 13 C Mount 29 44 58 Caution seal FCC seal depth0 16 6 M3depth4 Serial No 66 50 1 97 2 60 2 28 Fig 24 Outline Note Cameras with the PoCL Power over CL option do not have the 12 pin connector All other parts ar identical 27 ...

Page 29: ...CM 200 MCL CB 200 MCL 10 Specifications 10 1 Spectral response Fig 25 Spectral response for CM 200MCL Fig 26 Spectral response for CB 200MCL 28 ...

Page 30: ...output Analogue 0 7 Vpp Gain Manual 3 to 12 dB Gamma 1 0 Synchronization Int X tal External trigger 4 V 2 V TTL Trigger input TTL Camera Link Via Camera Link 4 V from 75 Ω source EEN output Trigger modes Pre Select and Pulse Width Accumulation LVAL synchronous or a synchronous automatic selection Preset Shutter speed 9 fixed steps 1 60 to 1 10 000 second 2 L to 1250 L 64 μs to 40 032ms Programmabl...

Page 31: ...mishes Some pixel defects can occur but this does not have en effect on the practical operation Cameras are shipped in the condition that CCD spots are not visible In general it is said that photo diodes of CCD sensor might damage by influence of cosmic ray and as a result CCD sensor will have spots Please pay attention so that camera might not be influenced by cosmic ray on storage and transporta...

Page 32: ... CB 200MCL can be downloaded from www jai com 2 Datasheet for CM CB 200MCL can be downloaded from www jai com 3 Camera control software can be downloaded from www jai com 4 Specifications for the CCD sensor Sony ICX274AL and ICX274AQ can be found on www jai com 31 ...

Page 33: ...ector 6 CCD sensor 4 Continuous operation 3 7 16 External trigger 3 6 8 9 16 Gain 6 9 22 27 31 Gamma 31 Hirose 5 6 8 9 17 18 22 24 Lens mount 4 31 Mini CL connector 5 Partial scanning 7 10 14 15 22 Pixels in video output 31 PoCL 3 6 Preset shutter 8 Programmable exposure 8 Progressive scan 3 7 Scanning format 22 Spectral response 30 Synchronization 31 Trigger input 1 4 6 22 31 Trigger polarity 6 2...

Page 34: ...S WITH THE FOLOWING PROVISIONS APPLYING TO IT EN61000 6 2 EN61000 6 3 Company and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners JAI A S cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to products and documentation without prior notification Europe Middle East Africa Asia Pacific ...

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