Pulnix TM-1400 Series, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...69 0115 Rev C TM 1400 Series Progressive Scan Shutter Cameras I m a g i n g P r o d u c t s O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l ...

Page 2: ...ted modifications may compromise electromagnetic compatibility and affect CE compliance Please note that the use of interconnect cables that are not properly grounded and shielded may affect CE compliance Contact the JAI PULNiX Applications Engineering Department for further information regarding CE compliance FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A dig...

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Page 4: ...itch 14 3 1 2 Digital Output Connector 14 3 1 3 Analog Output Connector 14 3 1 4 Power RS 232 and External Sync Connector 14 3 1 5 Shutter Speed Control Switch 14 3 1 6 Mode Selection Switch 14 3 2 Camera Rear Panel CL Versions 16 3 2 1 Digital Output Connector 16 3 2 2 Analog Output Connector 16 3 2 3 Power and External Sync Connector 16 3 3 Progressive Scanning 16 3 4 Electronic Shutter 17 3 5 A...

Page 5: ...232C not required for CL version 31 4 Troubleshooting 32 4 1 Problems and Solutions 32 4 1 1 Symptom No Video 32 4 1 2 Symptom Dark Video 32 4 1 3 Symptom Non Synchronized Video 32 4 2 Information and Support Resources 33 5 Appendix 34 5 1 Specifications 34 5 2 Physical Dimensions 35 5 3 Spectral Response 36 ...

Page 6: ...of Camera 6 FIGURE 4 31 Pin Digital Connector on Rear Panel of Camera TM 1400 only 7 FIGURE 5 Serial Communication Cable RS 232B 12 9 FIGURE 6 Pinout Configuration for Digital Output Cable 10 FIGURE 7 12P 02S Interface Cable optional 12 FIGURE 8 Pulse Width Async Shutter Timing 18 FIGURE 9 Physical Dimensions TM 1400 35 FIGURE 10 Physical Dimensions TM 1400CL 36 FIGURE 11 Spectral Response 36 ...

Page 7: ...E 2 12 Pin Connector TM 1400CL 6 TABLE 3 31 Pin Connector MP211 031 113 4300 7 TABLE 4 Connector Pinout Configurations 10226 6212 VC 8 TABLE 5 Shutter Speed Control Dial 9 TABLE 6 Mode Selection Switch 15 TABLE 7 Frame Grabber Interpolation Software List 24 TABLE 8 TM 1400 Series Product Specifications Table 34 ...

Page 8: ...t at externally selectable look up table LUT knee slopes to convert 10 bit input to 8 bit output thereby optimizing the CCD s full dynamic range in the normal output signal range The camera has an 8 bit RS 644 digital signal output for interfacing with external image processing systems All the key functions are externally controlled via RS 232C The TM 1400CL model has a Camera Link output and its ...

Page 9: ...of 1 60 non async mode only 1 125 1 250 1 500 1 1 000 1 2 000 1 4 000 1 8 000 or 1 16 000 second With VINIT high 5V the CCD keeps discharging With a negative pulse to VINIT the camera resets and purges the charge momentarily Then it starts integrating for the period of shutter control set by either an external pulse width or internal shutter control Progressive scanning permits a full 1040 lines o...

Page 10: ... resolution in non interlace format Integration is achieved by controlling pin 11 of the 12 pin connector to low GND or pulse width control VINIT to pin 6 of the 12 pin connector up to 1 second Warranty Please contact your factory representative for details about the warranty Warning Unscrewing the camera cover or opening the camera in any way will void the warranty unless prior written approval i...

Page 11: ...r the TM 1400CL camera Computer with frame grabber board analog frame grabber PD 12 series power supply Power and Ext Sync Digital cable SHUTTER MODE UP DOWN POWER VIDEO 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 1 0 F E D C B A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DIGITAL BNC cable 12P 02S RS 232B 12 cable in CS 232E kit 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 8 7 11 12 10 12 pin connectors OR CAMERA LINK POWER VIDEO Computer with Camera Link frame grabber PD 12P s...

Page 12: ...any item is missing please contact your JAI PULNiX representative immediately TM 1400 camera Document download card includes instructions on how to download the necessary documentation and software 2 1 3 Accessories and Options Following is a list of additional accessories and options that may be required for your application Please check with your JAI PULNiX representative before you install your...

Page 13: ...nal integration Pin 1 is Ground and Pin 2 is 12V DC Other pins handle a number of input and output functions as shown in Table 1 below TABLE 1 12 Pin Connector TM 1400 2 2 2 b 12 Pin Connector TM 1400CL The TM 1400CL has a 12 pin Hirose connector for power input and signal integration Pin 1 is Ground and pin 2 is 12V DC The pinout table is shown below For the TM 1400CL serial communication camera ...

Page 14: ...Valid FDV Frame Data Valid INTEG Integration control EXT CLK external pixel clock Differential input option TABLE 3 31 Pin Connector MP211 031 113 4300 Pin Description I O Pin Description I O 1 CLK Out 17 CLK Out 2 LDV Out 18 LDV Out 3 FDV Out 19 FDV Out 4 GND 20 VINIT TTL Integ TTL In In 5 EXT HD TTL EXT CLK In 21 EXT VD TTL EXT CLK In 6 INTEG TTL HD In In 22 N C HD In 7 N C VINIT VD In 23 GND VI...

Page 15: ... Connector The TM 1400 has a BNC connector on the rear panel to output analog video TABLE 4 Connector Pinout Configurations 10226 6212 VC Camera Link Connector MDR 26 pin Connector 10226 6212VC Pin Description I O Pin Description I O 1 GND 14 GND Shield 2 Tx OUT 0 Out 15 Tx OUT 0 Out 3 Tx OUT 1 Out 16 Tx OUT 1 Out 4 Tx OUT 2 Out 17 Tx OUT 2 Out 5 Tx CLK OUT Out 18 Tx CLK OUT Out 6 Tx OUT 3 Out 19 ...

Page 16: ...look up table LUT can be controlled by an external RS 232 interface The camera settings can be programmed or changed using the communication cable and software Commands from the RS 232 interface will override the rear panel switch settings of the camera Please refer to the AccuPiXEL Series Camera Control Software manual for details on the graphical user interface TABLE 5 Shutter Speed Control Dial...

Page 17: ...11 D3 PIN 12 D4 PIN 13 D5 PIN 14 D6 PIN 15 D7 PIN 16 NC PIN 17 CLK PIN 18 CDV PIN 19 FDV PIN 20 VINIT FROM 31 PIN CONN PIN 1 CLK PIN 2 LDV PIN 3 FDV PIN 16 GND PIN 37 INTEG PIN 8 DØ PIN 9 D1 PIN 10 D2 PIN 11 D3 PIN 12 D4 PIN 13 D5 PIN 14 D6 PIN 15 D7 NC PIN 20 CLK PIN 21 LDV PIN 22 FDV PIN 17 VINIT ORG 1RED GRY 1RED WHT 1RED YLW 1RED PNK 1RED ORG 2RED GRY 2RED WHT 2RED YLW 2RED PNK 2RED ORG 3RED G...

Page 18: ...commends the following power supplies PD 12UU 100 240V AC 12V DC 1 2A universal voltage power supply with US plug PD 12UUP 100 240V AC 1 2A universal voltage power supply with US plug and 12 pin connector PD 12UE 100 240V AC 12V DC 1 2A universal power supply with European plug PD 12UEP 100 240V AC 12V DC 1 2A universal power supply with European plug and 12 pin connector If you are providing powe...

Page 19: ...wires could cause the leads to short 2 2 7 c Building Your Own Power Cable Refer to the 12 pin connector pin out in Section 2 2 2 a on page 6 Connect the Ground lead to pin 1 and the 12V DC lead to pin 2 of the 12 pin connector Power must be DC regulated and of sufficient current to properly power the camera 2 2 7 d Attaching the Power Cable to the Connector The 12 pin connector is keyed and will ...

Page 20: ...o transmit analog video power sync signals and serial communication The mini coaxial leads in JAI PULNiX multi conductor cables are designed for short runs of no longer than 100 feet Note Make sure that no extraneous wires are visible which could cause a short 2 2 9 Attaching the Camera Lens The TM 1400 camera accepts 1 2 or larger format size C mount lenses To attach the C mount lens to the camer...

Page 21: ... 2 2 on page 6 for information on the power RS 232 and external sync connector 3 1 5 Shutter Speed Control Switch Please refer to Section 2 2 3 on page 9 for information on the Shutter Speed Control switch The factory default setting to the shutter speeds is no shutter 3 1 6 Mode Selection Switch Various modes can be implemented with the rear panel Mode Selection switch The Mode Selection switch w...

Page 22: ...in selection 5 Gain Selection 2 Up 18dB Down 22dB Higher gain selection 6 Linear LUT Up Back to linear table 7 Knee Selection Up Down Scroll Scroll 8 different LUTs 8 Async Reset Mode Up Normal Down Async Async and normal shutter 9 Factory Default Recall Up Down Recall Factory setting A Power Up Setting Up Recall Down Save Power up page setting B User Page Storage 1 Up Recall Down Save User page s...

Page 23: ...e horizontal resolution When electronic shutter is applied the CCD can hold only one field of charge at each exposure Therefore the vertical resolution of the electronic shutter camera is only 244 TV lines The situation is the same for an HDTV format camera since it has interlaced scanning and the vertical resolution of the shuttered image is 500 lines The TM 1400 uses a state of the art progressi...

Page 24: ...n page 2 3 5 1 External VINIT With Pulse Width The TM 1400 can be reset with external reset pulse VINIT Set the dial switch to 9 Apply a pulse width control VINIT signal generated from an external event trigger to the camera The internal reset pulse will be latched to HD and at the first HD timing from the external pulse leading edge negative going edge The CCD discharge pulse will be generated to...

Page 25: ...HD and the internal VD is delayed to set up the shutter speed period The shutter speed is controlled by the dial switch from 1 to 8 Video output timing starts right after the internal VD and single shots FDV is output at the internal VD timing EXT VINIT Pulse width control HD INT VD after trailing edge of EXT VINIT Discharge Transfer Gate FDV Analog Video Sync Exposure time set by pulse width 13H ...

Page 26: ...tion CCD output is limited to 714 10 71 4 mV Since the CCD s saturation voltage is 400 mV to 500 mV it uses less than 1 5 of the full dynamic range Machine vision and outdoor applications cannot afford to miss image information behind the saturation which is why the dynamic range adaptation is critical 3 6 1 Programmable Look Up Table LUT and Knee Control The TM 1400 has a built in LUT look up tab...

Page 27: ...nter 500 or 250 lines of video The maximum frame rate at 500 lines is 56 fps The maximum frame rate at 250 lines is 98 fps 3 8 External Sync The TM 1400 accepts an external sync of standard HD and VD at TTL level for general locking to a system sync and clock The external sync is only available for 15 frame mode and the frequency requirement is as follows fHD 31 1 KHz 2 fVD 29 53 Hz 2 Internal Mas...

Page 28: ...xel information to guess the missing colors to make smooth clear images This is called color interpolation Today s high speed computers allow such color interpolation to be done almost in real time Because these cameras do not contain internal color processing circuitry they are smaller and less expensive than full function color cameras 3 9 2 Bayer Color Filter Array CFA The Bayer CFA is an R G B...

Page 29: ...ormation regarding CCD manufacturers 3 9 4 Sync and Data The individual color data is exactly the same as the pixel data This means that the timing relationships of the color cameras are also the same as of the B W cameras For a detailed timing chart please refer to each B W camera s data sheet and manual If the frame grabber has a standard B W configuration file then AccuPiXEL color cameras can u...

Page 30: ...olor characteristics the following issues are different Two row binning scan When two rows are mixed in the CCD the Bayer color is no longer valid It provides color information but cannot be interpolated as a Bayer CFA LUT Look up Table The LUT is a powerful tool to adjust the dynamic range as well as color dynamic range Since human color perception is non linear LUT selection can help optimize co...

Page 31: ...ach of the R G and B channels white balance or color balance The image quality depends on the camera s own pixel data including pixel data independency from neighboring pixels noise and color filter and interpolation of the software algorithm such as 3 x 3 interpolation 2 x 2 interpolation color matrix white balance capability etc All AccuPiXEL color cameras are carefully designed for maximum colo...

Page 32: ...T hd Tcd Clock to Data Ready Tdc Data Ready to Next Clock Thd Data Hold Time Pixel Clock Data A Tcc 14 nsec Tdc 6 nsec Thd 5 nsec 2 Horizontal Signals External HD Internal HD LDV Digital Data Analog Video fHD 31 09KHz tHD 32 16 µs B 1608 P 32 16 µs A 1447 P 28 94 µs F 1608 P 32 16µs E 1392 P 27 84 µs D 216 P 4 32 µs H 216 P 4 32 µs G 1392 P 27 84 µs J 168P 3 36 µs K 1392 P 27 84 µs L 61 P 1 22µs I...

Page 33: ...al Data Analog Video Horizontal Frequency 31 09KHz 1H 32 16 usec A 1053 H 33 86 msec B 1 H 32 16 us C 9 H 289 44 us D 1044 H 33 58 ms E 1053 H 33 86 ms K 3 H 96 48 us F 13 H 418 08 us H 13 H 418 08 us J 10 H 321 60 us L 3 H 96 48µs G 1040 H 33 45 ms I 1040 H 33 45 ms M 1040 H 33 45 ms P 1044 H 33 58 ms Q 1053 H 33 86 ms U 1040 H 33 45 ms X 1040 H 33 45 ms N Variable H µs V 9 H 289 44 us T 13 H 418...

Page 34: ...ta Ready Tdc Data Ready to Next Clock Thd Data Hold Time Pixel Clock Data A Tcd 28 nsec Tdc 12 nsec Thd 10 nsec 2 Horizontal Signals External HD Internal HD LDV Digital Data Analog Video fHD 15 55 KHz tHD 64 32 µsec B 1608 P 64 32 µs A 1447 P 57 88 µs F 1608 P 64 32 µs E 1392 P 55 68 µs D 216 P 8 64 µs H 216 P 8 64 µs G 1392 P 55 68 µs J 168 P 6 72 µs K 1392 P 55 68 µs L 61 P 2 44 µs I 48 P 1 92 µ...

Page 35: ...r Internal VD FDV Digital Data Analog Video Horizontal Frequency 15 55 KHz 1H 64 32 usec A 1053 H 67 73 ms B 1 H 64 32 us C 9 H 578 88 us D 1044 H 67 15 ms E 1053 H 67 73 ms K 3 H 192 96 us F 13 H 836 16 us H 13 H 836 16 us J 10 H 643 20 us L 3 H 192 96 µs G 1040 H 66 89 ms I 1040 H 66 89 ms M 1040 H 66 89 ms P 1044 H 67 15 ms Q 1053 H 67 73 ms U 1040 H 66 90 ms X 1040 H 66 89 ms N Variable H µs V...

Page 36: ...rigger Internal VD FDV Digital Data Analog Video Horizontal Frequency 31 09 KHz 1H 32 16 usec A 550 H 17 69 ms B 1 H 32 16 us C 9 H 289 44 µs D 541 H 17 40 ms E 550 H 17 69 ms K 3 H 96 48 us F 50 H 1 61 ms H 50 H 1 61 ms J 47 H 1 51 ms L 3 H 96 48 µs G 500 H 16 08 ms I 500 H 16 08 ms M 500 H 16 08 ms P 541 H 17 40 ms R 550 H 17 69 ms V 500 H 16 08 ms Z 500 H 16 08 ms N Variable H µs W 47 H 1 51 ms...

Page 37: ...ger Internal VD FDV Digital Data Analog Video Horizontal Frequency 31 09 KHz 1H 32 16 usec A 315 H 10 13 ms B 1 H 32 16 us C 9 H 289 44 µs D 306 H 9 84 ms E 315 H 10 13 ms K 3 H 96 48 us F 65 H 2 09 ms H 65 H 2 09 ms J 62 H 1 99 ms L 3 H 96 48 µs G 250 H 8 04 ms I 250 H 8 04 ms M 250 H 8 04 ms P 306 H 9 84 ms R 315 H 10 13 ms V 250 H 8 04 ms Y 250 H 8 04 ms N Variable H µs W 62 H 1 99 ms U 65 H 2 ...

Page 38: ...he CS 232E serial communication kit This kit consists of the RS 232B 12 cable software disk and quick start card The software disk contains setup files for the graphical user interface GUI program Refer to the camera control software manual for information on the GUI Note For CL models the control software is included and serial communication is through the Camera Link cable No additional accessor...

Page 39: ...eck that the following are properly connected and operational Power supplies Power cables Main power source Shutter control Async mode Lens Digital output cable Analog video cable 4 1 2 Symptom Dark Video Remedies Check that the following are properly connected and operational Shutter selection Iris opening on the lens 4 1 3 Symptom Non Synchronized Video Remedies Check that the following are prop...

Page 40: ...2 Information and Support Resources For further information and support Phone 408 747 0300 800 445 5444 Fax 408 747 0660 E mail imaging jaipulnix com Mail JAI PULNiX Inc Sales Department 1330 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 ATTN Video Applications Web Site www jaipulnix com ...

Page 41: ... MHz Resolution Digital 1392 H x 1040 V Analog over 900 TV lines H x 800 TV lines V S N ratio 50dB min AGC off Min illumination 1 0 lux f 1 4 no shutter 30fps Sensitivity 10µV e Video output Analog 714mV 75 ohms 900 mV white clip Digital output 8 bit RS 644 output Camera Link TM 1400CL only AGC OFF Gamma Programmable LUT 1 0 std Lens mount C mount use 2 3 format lenses or larger Power req 12V DC 1...

Page 42: ...ble TM 1400 30DG 02 digital output cable CS 232E serial communication kit TM 1400CL 26CL 02 26 digital output cable PD 12UUP series includes power connector 12P 02S Refer to Section 2 2 on page 5 for information on camera heat dissipation TABLE 8 TM 1400 Series Product Specifications Table Continued 25 4 1 00 7 0 0 28 14 7 0 58 22 0 0 87 18 0 0 71 2X M6 44 0 1 73 1 4 20 SOC HD CAP SCR 2X M3 X 6 0 ...

Page 43: ...ral Response 25 4 1 00 7 0 0 28 14 7 0 58 63 0 2 48 75 7 2 98 34 0 1 34 22 0 0 87 18 0 0 71 2X M6 1 4 20 SOC HD CAP SCR 2X M3 X 6 0 0 24 18 4 0 73 22 4 0 88 11 0 0 43 44 0 1 73 44 0 1 73 CAMERA LINK POWER VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 8 7 11 12 10 0 Wave Length nm 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Relative Sensitivity 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 ...

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