Sony xci-sx100, Technical Manual

Page 1: ...Technical Manual A D3C 100 11 1 Intelligent Camera 2008 Sony Corporation XCI SX100 XCI SX100C XCI V100 XCI V100C ...

Page 2: ...Color Models Only 14 Manual Configuration Mode 14 3200K Preset Mode 14 5600K Preset Mode 14 One Push White Balance Mode 14 ATW Mode 14 Detection Area Settings 14 Exposure Adjustment Function 14 Gain Control Function 14 Iris Control Function 15 Detection Area Settings 15 Lookup Table 15 Filter Function 15 VIDEO Format 15 Buffer Lock 17 Watchdog Timer 17 GPIO Function 18 Notes on the Camera Operatio...

Page 3: ...ger signal This function is useful for shooting a fast moving object clearly Partial scan The camera module can limit the effective video output area to achieve high frame rates enabling high speed image processing Binning XCI SX100 V100 only Through vertical binning combining two vertically adjacent pixels you can decrease the data volume for sensor output images while retaining the entire angle ...

Page 4: ...g a CS mount lens be sure to remove the C mount adaptor on the camera In addition a separate 4 pin to 6 pin conversion cable is required when using a DC iris lens 4 Fall prevention wire rope supplied This is attached to one of the auxiliary holes top using the supplied screw Note Always use the fall prevention wire rope to secure the camera when installing the camera to a ceiling 5 LAN cable enhan...

Page 5: ...ctor 4 DC IN connector 5 SERIAL connector 6 DIGITAL I O connector 1 USB mouse keyboard 2 Monitor 3 Host device 4 Abnormal electricity 5 Ground electric potential difference 6 Power supply 7 Camera control device 8 DIGITAL I O control device 2 3 1 8 7 5 5 4 4 6 3 2 1 4 5 6 GND2 GND1 GND1 ...

Page 6: ...ew holes are for locking the camera in place Using these holes secures the optical axis alignment Rear 6 MONITOR monitor output connector 15 pin female You can connect a monitor cable to this connector and display your computer s operating system on a multiscan monitor 7 DIGITAL I O connector 15 pin male You can connect a DIGITAL I O cable to this connector to transmit data between the camera and ...

Page 7: ...ardware reset switch Push to restart the camera qd STATUS LED Lights in red when the BIOS is starting up qf POWER LED Lights green when the power is on qg LAN connector You can connect a LAN cable to this connector to input output a signal to from the host device the camera Notes For safety do not connect the connector for peripheral device wiring that might have excessive voltage to this port Whe...

Page 8: ...nt the cover to the camera module pressing the CompactFlash slot with the cover inside 4 Fasten the two screws to secure the cover Fitting the CS Mount Lens This camera module supports a C mount lens as the factory setup If you will be using a CS mount lens perform the following steps 1 Insert two 3 mm Allen wrenches commercially available through the screw recess holes of the C mount adaptor 2 Tu...

Page 9: ...install the camera at a height such as on a ceiling entrust the installation to an experienced contractor or installer If you install the camera at a height ensure that the installationlocation anditsmaterialare strong enough to support the weight and then install the camera securely Insufficient support may cause the camera to fall resulting in damage to the camera and severe injuries To prevent ...

Page 10: ...r ranging from 5 Vdc to 25 Vdc The following is an output circuit diagram 4 5 V to 24 0 V 0 0 V to 0 5 V 2 us to 4 s Input Circuit 10 kΩ 4 0 V to 5 0 V 0 0 V to 1 0 V Dependent on shutter speed The amplitude level is derived from the average terminal edge values when resistance is 10 KΩ ISO_IN1 to 4 ISO_IN_COM VCC 3 3 V To GPIO 3 3 kΩ TLP281 ISO_OUT1 to 4 5 to 8 ISO_OUT_COM1 ISO_OUT1 to 4 ISO_OUT_...

Page 11: ...meras to block the trigger Exposure does not start on cameras for which the trigger has been blocked Trigger Polarity Selects the polarity of the trigger input to the camera You can select from Positive and Negative The following diagram is an example of when Positive is selected Software Trigger The camera generates a trigger internally and captures a single still image at a preset timing Note Th...

Page 12: ...utter speeds for the first and second frames Automatically configure the shutter speed for first frame to a value that is incremental to the shutter speed manually configured for the second frame Trigger Counter A built in trigger counter allows the camera to count the number of input pulses for external triggers Counter values can be confirmed and reset Shared Trigger Function This camera is equi...

Page 13: ...t affect the frame rate However be aware that the shutter speed has priority and will affect the frame rate in cases where the shutter is slower than the reciprocal of the frame rate The frame rate will be equal to the reciprocal of the shutter speed in such cases Vertical Vertical Direction Horizontal Horizontal Direction Cutting by Partial scan mode Number of blocks in vertical direction Frame r...

Page 14: ...n be adjusted by using a gray chart or blank sheet of paper as a shooting subject Note The white balance cannot be adjusted if the image is too bright or too dark ATW Mode A mode in which the white balance is automatically adjusted based on data from the image This mode is ideal for shooting natural landscapes or shooting with a wide angle lens The camera may be unable to adjust the white balance ...

Page 15: ...is obtained luminance detection area Note You cannot use both the auto gain function and the auto iris function at the same time When both functions are enabled the auto gain function is given priority Lookup Table The lookup table of this camera consists of 1 024 entries of 10 bit inputs and 10 bit outputs The lookup table allows you to configure a gamma curve or binarization The parameters that ...

Page 16: ...uffer area Y RGBp color models only A mode that processes Y8 and RGBp simultaneously BGRi color models only A mode that uses 8 bits each to represent the B G R for 1 pixel and outputs to a single buffer area layer YUVi color models only A mode that uses 8 bits each to represent the Y U V for 1 pixel and outputs to a single buffer area layer Y BGRi color models only A mode that processes Y8 and BGR...

Page 17: ...restarts 1 ms to 64 s Positive negative and pulse level selections for GPIO output Notes Based on your operating environment the amount of delay in the operating system and applications you are using configure the appropriate time interval for restarting the system and appropriate timing for resetting the watchdog timer in applications Proper shutdown procedures through software are not performed ...

Page 18: ...and the x86 CPU Digital inputs delayed digital inputs external trigger inputs and GPIO outputs from the x86 CPU can be selected for the output You can select output signals individually for the eight digital outputs 4 input 8 output CPU FPGA IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 OUT 5 OUT 6 OUT 7 OUT 8 CPU Software controlled output 8 FPGA FPGA controlled output 8 Selector 8 circuits IN_COM ...

Page 19: ...ation circuit Accuracy of Auto White Balance This camera integrates the R G and B levels within the area specified by the AWB detection area and adjusts the R and B gains so as to equalize each level For this reason the correct white balance is obtained when a white subject is shot on the whole detection area The correct color reproduction may not be obtained during a normal scene shooting Note on...

Page 20: ...26 mm in air 12 5 mm in air Video output VGA to UXGA Vertical frequency 60 Hz Sensitivity SX100 400 lx F5 6 SX100C 2 000 lx F5 6 V100 400 lx F5 6 V100C 2 000 lx F5 6 Minimum illumination SX100 2 lx or less gain 18 dB F1 4 SX100C 20 lx or less gain 18 dB F1 4 V100 2 lx or less gain 18 dB F1 4 V100C 20 lx or less gain 18 dB F1 4 Gain 0 dB to 18 dB Read mode Normal mode Binning mode XCI SX100 V100 on...

Page 21: ...ens and light source parameters XCI V100C Spectral sensitivity relative response parameters without lens and light source parameters 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 0 Wave Length nm Relative Response 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 Relative Response Wave Length nm 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 B G R 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 Wave Length nm Relative Resp...

Page 22: ...1 4 43 6 from CS mount base 48 6 from C mount base Tripod screw Depth 5 4 M3 Depth 4 29 6 from CS mount base 34 6 from C mount base 7 3 48 6 Tripod screw Depth 5 95 29 6 from CS mount base 34 6 from C mount base 41 4 Unit mm inches 4 M3 Depth 4 ...

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