Imi Tech IMB-5200FT Instructions de montage

Nile SERIES

User Operation Manual

for FireWire CCD Cameras IMx-5xxxFT Models

USER MANUAL VERSION 2.0

Released Sep. 2009

#2 Eun-Seok Bldg. 729-1 Yeoksam-Dong, Gangnam-Gu

Seoul 135-080, Korea

Tel : 82-2-527-9800 Fax : 82-2-527-9900

Legal Notice.

For Customers in U.S.A.

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 when the equipment is

operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required

to correct the interference at his own expense. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in

this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable recommended in this 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 Europe

This apparatus has been certified to meet or exceed the standards for CE compliance per the Council Directives. Pertinent

testing documentation is available for verification.

For customers in Canada

This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio noise emissions set out in the Radio Interference Regulations.

Pour utilisateurs au France

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes Classe B pour bruits radioélectriques, spécifiées dans le Règlement sur le brouillage

radioélectrique.

Life support applications

These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where malfunction of these products

can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Allied customers using or selling these products for use in such

applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify allied for any damages resulting from such improper use or

sale.

Before You Start

This manual should help you in the installation and setting up of the camera; and we recommend that you carefully follow the

instructions described. To ensure that your warranty remains valid, please read the manual carefully before using the camera.

DO NOT disassemble, modify or repair the camera. There is no user serviceable part inside and disassembling the camera

may void the warranty. For prevention of fire or electric shock, DO NOT remove screws or covers from the camera.

Operation in a wet environment is NOT recommended and the camera SHOULD NOT be exposed to rain or moisture.

For prolong life and the protection of the camera’s CCD, do not point the camera directly at the sun or a strong spotlight which

may result in CCD blooming and permanent damage.

DO NOT operate the camera beyond the operation temperature range stated and AVOID usage in conditions exceeding 90%

humidity.

DO NOT use an unregulated power supply source to prevent damage to the camera’s circuits.

Use soft materials such as lens tissue or cotton tipped applicator with ethanol for CCD faceplate cleaning ONLY when

necessary and AVOID contact with fingers or any hard object. Do not use solvent, abrasives or detergent when cleaning the

camera body.

Warranty shall be voided for improper use of the camera or fault caused by the user or damage caused by other equipment

due to negligence

Warranty

IMI TECH warrants the original components free of defects for one year from purchase date. This warranty covers failures

and damage due to defect, which may occur during normal use. It does not cover damages or failure resulting from

mishandling, abuse, misuse or modification. An RMA number must be obtained in advance for every repair or replacement.

Disclaimer

The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be reliable. However, IMI TECH assumes no

responsibility for inaccuracies. There is no legal obligation to document internal relationships in any functional module of its

products, in either hardware or software.

All the materials in this document are protected by copyright and other laws for intellectual property. They are not allowed to

be copied, reproduced or modified for any use without the permission of IMI Tech. IMI TECH reserves the right to make

changes in specifications, functions or designs at any time and without any notice. The company names in this document

may be the trademarks and trade-names of their respective owner;and are hereby acknowledged.

NILE Series Operation Manual

1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1

1.1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2. Components .......................................................................................................................................................... 2

1.3. Optional Accessories............................................................................................................................................... 3

1.4. Dimension and Description ..................................................................................................................................... 4

1.5. Camera Interface ................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.5.1.. FireWire Port .............................................................................................................................................. 5

1.5.1.. Trigger Connector Port .................................................................................................................................. 6

1.5.1.. Status LED ................................................................................................................................................... 6

1.5.1.. Camera Power Requirement .......................................................................................................................... 6

1.6. Electrical Operating Condition ................................................................................................................................. 7

1.7. Pixel Data .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

1.8. Environmental Requirements. ............................................................................................................................... 11

2. Basic Installation........................................................................................................ 11

2.1. Recommended System Requirement ..................................................................................................................... 11

2.2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 11

2.3. Software Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 12

3. NILE SERIES Camera Specifications........................................................................... 13

3.1. Black and White Camera....................................................................................................................................... 13

3.1.1.. IMB-5200FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 13

3.1.1.. IMB-5145FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 14

3.1.1.. IMB-5140FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 15

3.1.1.. IMB-5120FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 16

3.1.1.. IMB-5080FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 17

3.1.1.. IMB-5040FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 18

3.2. Color Cameras ..................................................................................................................................................... 19

3.2.1.. IMC-5200FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 19

3.2.1.. IMC-5145FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 20

3.2.1.. IMC-5140FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 21

3.2.1.. IMC-5120FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 22

3.2.1.. IMC-5080FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 23

3.2.1.. IMC-5040FT Specification ............................................................................................................................ 24

3.3. Spectral Sensitivity ............................................................................................................................................... 25

3.3.1.. NILE SERIES B&W Cameras......................................................................................................................... 25

3.3.1.. NILE SERIES Color Cameras ........................................................................................................................ 28

4. Basic Operation and Features..................................................................................... 31

4.1. Brightness ........................................................................................................................................................... 31

4.2. Auto Exposure Control.......................................................................................................................................... 32

4.3. Sharpness............................................................................................................................................................ 33

4.4. White Balance...................................................................................................................................................... 33

4.5. Hue..................................................................................................................................................................... 34

4.6. Gamma ............................................................................................................................................................... 34

4.7. Shutter ................................................................................................................................................................ 35

4.8. Gain .................................................................................................................................................................... 36

4.9. Trigger & Strobe................................................................................................................................................... 36

4.9.1.. Supported Trigger ....................................................................................................................................... 37

4.9.1.. Trigger and Strobe Signal Relation ............................................................................................................... 38

4.9.1.. Timing Diagram for External Trigger and Shutter and Strobe ......................................................................... 39

4.9.1.. Trigger & Strobe delay................................................................................................................................. 40

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 0 ........................................................................................................................................... 40

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 1 ........................................................................................................................................... 40

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 41

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 41

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 4 ........................................................................................................................................... 42

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 5 ........................................................................................................................................... 42

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 12.......................................................................................................................................... 43

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 13.......................................................................................................................................... 43

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 14.......................................................................................................................................... 44

4.9.1.. Trigger Mode 15.......................................................................................................................................... 45

4.10. Strobe Control Register ..................................................................................................................................... 46

4.11. Trigger Delay Control ........................................................................................................................................ 47

4.11.1.. Strobe Delay / Duration Table ...................................................................................................................... 48

4.12. Optical Filter Control ......................................................................................................................................... 49

4.13. Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion ..................................................................................................................... 50

5. Advanced Features ..................................................................................................... 51

5.1. Binning Mode....................................................................................................................................................... 51

5.1.1.. Vertical Binning........................................................................................................................................... 51

5.1.1.. Horizontal Binning....................................................................................................................................... 51

5.1.1.. Full Binning ................................................................................................................................................ 51

5.2. Partial Scan ......................................................................................................................................................... 52

5.2.1.. Pan/Tilt ...................................................................................................................................................... 52

5.3. One-Shot and Multi-Shot ...................................................................................................................................... 54

5.4. Multi-Camera Auto-sync........................................................................................................................................ 55

5.5. Asynchronous Broadcasting. ................................................................................................................................. 56

5.6. Memory Channel Save / Load................................................................................................................................ 56

5.7. Time Stamp Register. ........................................................................................................................................... 56

5.8. Serial Interface .................................................................................................................................................... 57

5.8.1.. SIO Pass Through Scheme .......................................................................................................................... 57

5.8.1.. SIO (RS232) Control Setting Procedure ........................................................................................................ 57

5.8.1.. SIO (RS232) RX Control Procedure............................................................................................................... 58

5.8.1.. SIO (RS232) TX Control Procedure Method I ................................................................................................ 58

5.8.1.. SIO (RS232) TX Control Procedure Method II ............................................................................................... 59

5.8.1.. SIO Registers.............................................................................................................................................. 62

5.8.1.. SIO(RS232) IMI TECH Commands ............................................................................................................. 64

5.9. Frame Save Function............................................................................................................................................ 66

5.10. LUT(Lookup table) ............................................................................................................................................ 66

5.10.1.. 4step knee lookup table .............................................................................................................................. 67

5.10.1.. User defined lookup table............................................................................................................................ 68

5.11. User defined AE................................................................................................................................................ 69

5.12. One Pixel Snow Noise Remove........................................................................................................................... 69

5.13. PIO Control Register ......................................................................................................................................... 70

5.14. Edge Enhancement........................................................................................................................................... 71

6. User Defined FireWire Registers................................................................................. 72

6.1. User Defined FireWire Address.............................................................................................................................. 72

7. Video Formats and Modes........................................................................................... 77

7.1. IMB-5200FT / IMC-5200FT ................................................................................................................................... 78

7.2. IMB-5145FT / IMC-5145FT ................................................................................................................................... 79

7.3. IMB-5140FT/IMC-5140FT ..................................................................................................................................... 80

7.4. IMB-5120FT / IMC-5120FT ................................................................................................................................... 81

7.5. IMB-5080FT / IMC-5080FT ................................................................................................................................... 82

7.6. IMB-5040FT / IMC-5040FT ................................................................................................................................... 83

8. Trouble Shooting ........................................................................................................ 83

8.1. Hardware Related Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 83

8.1.1.. Camera is not recognized in the device manager .......................................................................................... 83

8.1.1.. LED is OFF while power is provided either by FireWire or external power. ....................................................... 84

8.1.1.. Camera Power ............................................................................................................................................ 84

8.1.1.. No Image or Black Image Displayed............................................................................................................. 84

8.2. Software Related Issues ....................................................................................................................................... 84

8.2.1.. System Environment ................................................................................................................................... 84

8.2.1.. Appears in Device Manager as unknown device. ........................................................................................... 84

8.2.1.. Multiple Camera Connection ........................................................................................................................ 84

8.2.1.. IMI’s Driver Support .................................................................................................................................... 85

8.2.1.. Camera Supported Frame Rate cannot be achieved....................................................................................... 85

8.2.1.. How to read the serial number..................................................................................................................... 85

9. Revision History.......................................................................................................... 85

9.1. Added Since V 1.0................................................................................................................................................ 85

z Auto-gain, Auto-Shutter, Auto-White balance is supported in Trigger mode 0, 4, 15......................................... 85

10. Firmware Update ........................................................................................................ 85

11. Technical Support....................................................................................................... 86

NILE SERIES Operation Manual Page 1

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1. Introduction

1.1. Overview

IMI Tech’s new NILE Series opens up a new horizon on digital image processing; by providing more features in a

small form factor while still maintaining excellent cost effectiveness and high quality. The NILE Series models are

comprised of a wide range of sensor resolutions and are equipped with a FireWireTM interface and a trigger to suit

the needs of every application.

The NILE Series offers the highest frame rate in each of its resolutions, compared with other products currently

available. The small form factor design has expanded implementation and broadens application areas by

eliminating the limits that currently exist due to size and weight.

A large selection of cameras is available and additional cameras are scheduled to be added to the NILE Series as

well. These will consist of various sensor sizes (1/2”, 2/3” 1/3”, 1/1.8”) and resolution (VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA,

UXGA) both in color and black and white. The NILE Series consist of the following models.

NILE SERIES Model Name CCD(Progressive) Resolution FPS at Max Resolution.

Black & White

IMB-5200FT 1/1.8” 1600 x 1200 16

IMB-5145FT 2/3” 1388 x 1036 20

IMB-5140FT 1/2” 1388 x 1040 20

IMB-5120FT 1/3” 1296 x 960 25

IMB-5080FT 1/3” 1024 x 768 36

IMB-5040FT 1/3” 640 x 480 86

Color

IMC-5200FT 1/1.8” 1600 x 1200 16

IMC-5145FT 2/3” 1388 x 1036 20

IMC-5140FT 1/2” 1388 x 1036 20

IMC-5120FT 1/3” 1296 x 960 25

IMC-5080FT 1/3” 1024 x 768 36

IMC-5040FT 1/3” 640 x 480 86

NILE Series ’s unique features include a lookup table and external trigger mode 0 ~ 5 plus 12,13,14,15, multi

camera auto-sync, one-shot and multi-shot, awide range of shutter speeds (1us ~ 3600s), RS232C pass through

via FireWire

, Fast format 7 partial scan, and horizontal and vertical binning modes (1x2, 2x2 for B&W). All

of these features provide maximum flexibility for a wide variety of applications. NILE Series‘s

firmware can be upgraded via FireWire

and the latest versions are available through our website together with

IMI’s SDK and demo applications.

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1.2. Components

Components in our package

The following components are included in the camera package

NILE Series

CAMERA UNIT

. Optical Low Pass filter for Color Models

FireWire

Digital Imaging CD

Driver

Demo Software

ImCam API Library

Manuals

Datasheets

User Manual

Downloadable Software

Latest Update of Firmware and Demo Applications are available o our website.

http://www.imi-tech.com

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