Basler Vision Technologies Basler scout scA640-70gc, User Manual

Page 1: ...Basler scout USER S MANUAL FOR GigE VISION CAMERAS Document Number AW000119 Version 05 Language 000 English Release Date 08 June 2007 ...

Page 2: ...his manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules For customers in Canada This apparatus complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in Radio Interference Regulations Pour utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil est conforme aux normes Classe A pour bruits radioélectriques spécifiée...

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Page 5: ...dware Installation 31 2 1 General Preparations 31 2 2 Software Installation 32 2 2 1 What You Must Know Before You Begin 32 2 2 1 1 What Happens When Installing a Basler GigE Vision Network Driver 34 2 2 2 Removing Older Pylon Software 36 2 2 3 Installing the pylon SDK 37 2 2 4 Installing the pylon Viewer 39 2 2 5 Adjusting the Installation 41 2 2 5 1 Configuring a Non compatible GigE or a Fast Et...

Page 6: ...dress 78 5 3 Camera IP Behavior 79 5 4 Changing a Camera s IP Configuration 81 6 Basler Network Drivers and Parameters 85 6 1 The Basler Filter Driver 86 6 2 The Basler Performance Driver 88 6 3 Transport Layer Parameters 96 7 Network Related Camera Parameters and Managing Bandwidth 97 7 1 Network Related Parameters in the Camera 97 7 2 Managing Bandwidth When Multiple Cameras Share a Single Netwo...

Page 7: ... Triggering 135 10 3 3 Acquiring a Single Image by Applying One Hardware Trigger Transition 136 10 3 4 Acquiring Images by Applying a Series of Hardware Trigger Transitions 137 10 4 Exposure Time Parameters 139 10 4 1 Setting the Exposure Time Using Raw Settings 139 10 4 2 Setting the Exposure Time Using Absolute Settings 140 10 5 Overlapping Exposure and Sensor Readout all models except scA750 60...

Page 8: ...igned Input Line to Receive a User Input Signal 190 12 2 Configuring Output Lines 191 12 2 1 Assigning a Camera Output Signal to a Physical Output Line 191 12 2 2 Setting the State of User Settable Output Lines 192 12 2 3 Setting an Output Line for Invert 193 12 2 4 Working with Timers 194 12 2 4 1 Setting the Trigger Source for a Timer 194 12 2 4 2 Setting a Timer Delay Time 195 12 2 4 3 Setting ...

Page 9: ...t Startup Set 228 14 Chunk Features 229 14 1 What are Chunk Features 229 14 2 Making the Chunk Mode Active and Enabling the Extended Data Stamp 230 14 3 Frame Counter 232 14 4 Time Stamp 234 14 5 Line Status All 236 14 6 CRC Checksum 238 15 Troubleshooting and Support 241 15 1 Tech Support Resources 241 15 2 Before Contacting Basler Technical Support 242 Revision History 245 Feedback 247 Index 249...

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Page 11: ... of the specification tables on the next pages of this manual The camera models are differentiated by their sensor size their maximum frame rate at full resolution and whether the camera s sensor is mono or color The scout GigE Vision camera models are available in the following housing variants standard housing 90 head housing The housing variants other than the standard housing are appended to t...

Page 12: ...net 1000 Mbit s Pixel Data Formats Mono Models Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 Mono 16 DCAM Mono 16 Mono 12 Packed YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed Color Models Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 Bayer BG 8 DCAM Raw 8 Bayer BG 16 DCAM Raw 16 Bayer BG 12 Packed YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 B...

Page 13: ... mm without lens adapter or connectors 85 5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm with lens adapter and connectors 90 head housing 91 65 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm without connectors and front module 97 mm x 44 mm x 41 8 mm with connectors and front module Weight standard housing 160 g typical 90 head housing 180 g typical Conformity CE FCC GenICam GigE Vision IP30 Table 1 General Specifications ...

Page 14: ...ailable in mono or color Data Output Type Fast Ethernet 100 Mbit s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000 Mbit s Pixel Data Formats Mono Models Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 Mono 16 DCAM Mono 16 Mono 12 Packed YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed Color Models Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 Bayer BG 8 DCAM Raw 8 Bayer BG 16 DCAM Raw 16 Bayer BG 12 Packed YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed ADC Bit De...

Page 15: ...9 mm without lens adapter or connectors 85 5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm with lens adapter and connectors 90 head housing 91 65 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm without connectors and front module 97 mm x 44 mm x 41 8 mm with connectors and front module Weight standard housing 160 g typical 90 head housing 180 g typical Conformity CE FCC GenICam GigE Vision IP30 Table 1 General Specifications ...

Page 16: ...ls available in mono or color Data Output Type Fast Ethernet 100 Mbits s or Gigabit Ethernet 1000 Mbits s Pixel Data Formats Mono Models Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 Mono 16 DCAM Mono 16 Mono 12 Packed YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed Color Models Mono 8 DCAM Mono 8 Bayer BG 8 DCAM Raw 8 Bayer BG 16 DCAM Raw 16 Bayer BG 12 Packed YUV 4 2 2 Packed DCAM YUV 4 2 2 YUV 4 2 2 YUYV Packed ADC...

Page 17: ... lens adapter or connectors 85 5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm with lens adapter and connectors 90 head housing 91 65 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm without connectors and front module 97 mm x 44 mm x 41 8 mm with connectors and front module Weight standard housing 160 g typical 170 g typical 160 g typical 90 head housing 180 g typical 190 g typical 180 g typical Conformity CE FCC GenICam GigE Vision IP30 ...

Page 18: ...onse for Mono Cameras The following graphs show the spectral response for each available monochrome camera model Fig 1 scA640 70gm Spectral Response Note The spectral response curves excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics Wave Length nm Relative Response ...

Page 19: ...Specifications Requirements and Precautions Basler scout 9 Fig 2 scA640 74gm Spectral Response Fig 3 scA750 60gm Spectral Response Wave Length nm Relative Response Wave Length nm Quantum Efficiency ...

Page 20: ...cations Requirements and Precautions 10 Basler scout Fig 4 scA780 54gm Spectral Response Fig 5 scA1000 20gm and scA1000 30gm Spectral Response Wave Length nm Relative Response Wave Length nm Relative Response ...