Allied International GX1050C, GX1050 User Manual

GX1050 / GX1050C

Allied Vision Technologies Canada
Inc.
101-3750 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC
V5J 5E9 / Canada

Technical Manual

700056A

April 7, 2010

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. 2

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5

Precautions .................................................................................................................. 5

Warranty ...................................................................................................................... 5

Specifications ............................................................................................................... 7

Supported Features ..................................................................................................... 8

Mechanical ................................................................................................................... 9

Connections ............................................................................................................... 10

Cleaning the Sensor .................................................................................................. 16

Adjusting the C-mount ............................................................................................... 17

Network Card Configuration ....................................................................................... 18

GigE Sample Viewer and Filter Driver ....................................................................... 22

Trouble Shooting ....................................................................................................... 23

Addendum ..................................................................................................................... 26

GX IO Schematic ....................................................................................................... 27

User Trigger Circuit Example ..................................................................................... 28

TV Zoom Lens Connection ........................................................................................ 29

Video Iris Connection ................................................................................................. 30

Trigger Timing Diagram ............................................................................................. 31

Notes on Triggering ................................................................................................... 32

Camera Controls ........................................................................................................ 34

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Legal notice

For customers in the U.S.A.
(FCC Compliance Information)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A 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. However there is no guarantee that interferences will not occur in a particular
installation. Operation of this equipment in a residential environment is likely to cause harmful interference.

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 B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

For customers in Canada

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

Pour utilisateurs au Canada

Cet appareil numérique est conforme aux normes classe A 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 Vision Technologies customers using or
selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Allied Vision
Technologies for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

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and are fully protected by law.

Warranty

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be it specific or implicit. Also excluded are all implicit warranties concerning the negotiability, the suitability for specific
applications or the non-breaking of laws and patents. Even if we assume that the information supplied to us is
accurate, errors and inaccuracy may still occur.

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Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc. 1/2010
All rights reserved.

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Contacting Allied Vision Technologies

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Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc.

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Introduction

The GX1050 series of cameras are sensitive, 112 frames per second, 1 megapixel,
Gigabit Ethernet cameras based on the Kodak KAI-01050 CCD sensor. These cameras
support the use of 1 or 2 gigabit Ethernet ports in a LAG configuration for higher
bandwidth requirements.

Precautions

READ INSTALLATION GUIDE CAREFULLY.

This document contains specific information which is necessary for the correct operation
and treatment of this product.

DO NOT OPEN THE CAMERA. WARRANTY IS VOID IF CAMERA IS OPENED.

This camera contains sensitive components which can be damaged if handled
incorrectly.

KEEP SHIPPING MATERIAL.

Poor packaging of this product can cause damage during shipping.

VERIFY ALL EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS.

Verify all external connections in terms of voltage levels, power requirements, voltage
polarity, and signal integrity prior to powering this device.

CLEANING.

This product can be damaged by some volatile cleaning agents. Avoid cleaning the
image sensor unless absolutely necessary. Please see instructions on sensor cleaning
in this document.

DO NOT EXCEED ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS.

See environmental specifications limits in the Specifications section of this document.

Warranty

AVT Canada Inc. provides a 2 year warranty which covers the replacement and repair
of all parts which are found to be defective in the normal use of this product. AVT

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Canada Inc. will not warranty parts which have been damaged through the obvious
misuse of this product.

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Specifications

***DUE TO TH

E SMALL PACKAGING AND HIGH SPEED

OF THE G

X CAMERA

S,

SPECIAL

Sensor Type Kodak KAI-01050
Sensor Shutter Type Progressive Interline
Image Resolution 1024 x 1024 pixels
Pixel Size

5.5µm x 5.5µm
Optical Format 1/2 inch
Lens Mount C-mount with adjustable back focus.
Color Sensor Filter Pattern†

Bayer
Full Resolution Frame Rate 112 fps
I/O 2 isolated inputs, 4 isolated outputs, RS-232 TX/RX,

video auto-iris, motorized iris, focus, and zoom
Power Requirements Less than 5.4W using a single Gige port

Less than 6.5W using 2 Gige ports
Digitization 14 Bits
Trigger latency*
Trigger Jitter*

1.5µs

±0.5µs
Operating Temperature 0 to 50 Celsius***
Operating Humidity 20 to 80% non-condensing
Size and Weight See mechanical diagrams
Hardware Interface Standard IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
Software Interface Standard GigE Vision Standard 1.0
Regulatory Conforms to CE, FCC, RoHS

† Applies to GX1050C only.
†† Power consumption will increase with reduced ROI imaging, vertical binning, and color formats.

* See Notes on Triggering in the Addendum.

CARE IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF THE
CAMERA IS TO BE OPERATED IN A WARM ENVIRONMENT, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE
CAMERA BE MOUNTED ON A HEAT SINK SUCH AS A METAL BRACKET AND THAT THERE
IS SUFFICIENT AIR FLOW.

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Supported Features

Imaging Modes free-running, external trigger, fixed rate, software trigger
Fixed Rate Control 0.001 fps to maximum frame rate
External Trigger Delay 0 to 60 seconds in 1 microsecond increments
External Trigger Event rising edge, falling edge, any edge, level high, level low
Exposure Time 10 microseconds to 60 seconds in 1 microsecond increments
Gain 0 to 34dB
Region of Interest (ROI) independent x and y control with 1 pixel resolution
Horizontal Binning 1 to 8 pixels
Vertical Binning 1 to 8 rows
Pixel Formats Mono8, Mono16*, Bayer8, Bayer16, Rgb24,

Yuv444, Bgr24, Rgba32, Bgra32, Bayer12Packed

Sync Out Modes trigger ready, trigger input, exposing, readout, imaging,

strobe, GPO

*On monochrome versions only.

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Mechanical

GX C-MOUNT

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Connections

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GIGABIT ETHERNET PORTS

PIN

FUNCTION

GENERAL PURPOSE IO P

ORT AS SEEN FROM

These ports conform to the IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T standard for Gigabit Ethernet over
copper. It is recommended that CAT5E or CAT6 compatible cabling and connectors be
used for best performance. Cable lengths up to 100m are supported. For higher
bandwidth requirements, both ports can be used in a link aggregation group (LAG)
configuration.

GENERAL PURPOSE IO PORT

1 POWER GROUND
2 EXTERNAL POWER
3 SYNC OUT 4
4 SYNC IN 1
5 SYNC OUT 3
6 SYNC OUT 1
7 USER GROUND
8 RS-232 RXD
9 RS-232 TXD
10 USER VCC
11 SYNC IN 2
12 SYNC OUT 2

BACK OF CAMERA

The General Purpose I/O port uses a Hirose HR10A-10R-12PB connector on the
camera side. The mating cable connector is Hirose HR10A-10P-12S. This connector
can be purchased from AVT Canada Inc. or from http://www.digikey.com. An open­ended cable assembly can also be ordered from AVT Canada Inc. (Part number 02­6033A).

See Addendum for more detail.

POWER GROUND

This is the main ground of the camera circuitry and will be the return path for the
external power source. This connection must be provided to operate the camera. The
conductor used for this connection must be adequate for the current consumption of the
camera. For best performance the connection for POWER GROUND should be
physically close to the EXTERNAL POWER connection.

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