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GigE VISION CAMERAS

Prosilica GC

Technical Manual

V2.4.1

Allied Vision Technologies GmbH // Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda / Germany 2018-Jun-19

Prosilica GC at a glance

Prosilica GC cameras have a GigE port and work with GigE hardware and cable lengths up to 100 meters. Prosilica GC cameras are GigE Vision V1.2 and GenICam SFNC V1.2.1 compliant.

Applied standards

Prosilica GC at a glance

GigE Vision®

GenICam™

The GigE Vision standard is an interface standard for digital machine vision cameras administered by the AIA that is widely supported in the machine vision industry. In contrast, Gigabit Ethernet is the network GigE Vision is built upon.

GenICam is a machine vision standard hosted by the EMVA. The aim of GenICam is to provide a generic configuration interface for cameras and devices independent of the used interface technology (for example, GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, DCAM IEEE 1394, Camera Link). This approach enables proper interoperability between GenICam compliant hardware and software solutions without the need for customization.

The GenICam standard consists of multiple modules that specify tasks to be solved. Allied Vision cameras and software make use of these modules, like the SFNC that standardizes feature names and types via an XML file or the transport layer interface (GenTL) that is used to grab images.

What else do you need?

Content URL

Camera data sheets GigE Features Reference Modular Concept 3D CAD STEP files Software and firmware downloads

Technical papers and knowledge base https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/ technical-documentation/prosilica-gcdocumentation.html

technical-papers-knowledge-base.html

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Contents

Prosilica GC at a glance 2

Applied standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What else do you need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Document history and conventions 8

Document history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Manual conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Product naming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Acronyms and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Compliance and intended use 15

Compliance notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

For customers in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

For customers in the USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

For customers in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Pour utilisateurs au Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Avoid electromagnetic interferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Camera applications and intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

General use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Use in medical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Copyright and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installation and hardware 18

General cautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Electrical connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Optical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Configuring the host computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing the Ethernet adapter driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Optional: Modifying Ethernet adapter IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ethernet adapter driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Enabling jumbo packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting your camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Downloading camera drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Powering up the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting to host application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Allied Vision software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Third-party software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Specifications 27

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Notes on specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Frame memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Resolution and ROI frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Absolute QE plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Spectral response plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Specifications common to all models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Prosilica GC660, GC660C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Prosilica GC1290, GC1290C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Prosilica GC1380H, GC1380CH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Prosilica GC1600H, GC1600CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Prosilica GC2450, GC2450C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

ROI frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Prosilica GC model frame rate comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Prosilica GC model comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Camera feature highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Camera feature comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Image data flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mechanical dimensions 50

Prosilica GC model housing (C-Mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tripod adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Flange focal distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

C-Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Adjustment of C-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Lens protrusion for C-Mount cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Sensor position accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

IR cut filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Camera interfaces 57

Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

GigE port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Camera I/O connector pin assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

I/O definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Camera power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Isolated IO ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

RxD RS232 and TxD RS232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Input triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Output signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Signal ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Video iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Video iris output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Camera trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Camera I/O opto-isolated user circuit example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Camera I/O non-isolated user circuit example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Trigger timing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Notes on triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Trigger rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Cleaning optical components 71

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Keep optical components clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Identifying impurities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Locating impurities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Materials for cleaning optical components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Cleaning Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Cleaning with compressed air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Firmware update 77

Appendix 82

Specifications common to all models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Prosilica GC650, GC650C (02-2110A, 02-2111A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Prosilica GC655, GC655C (02-2115A, 02-2116A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Prosilica GC750, GC750C (02-2160A, 02-2161A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Prosilica GC780, GC780C (02-2117A, 02-2118A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Prosilica GC1020, GC1020C (02-2165A, 02-2165B, 02-2166A, 02-2166B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Prosilica GC1350, GC1350C (02-2130A, 02-2131A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Prosilica GC1380, GC1380C (02-2140A, 02-2141A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Prosilica GC1600, GC1600C (02-2150A, 02-2151A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Camera feature comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Image data flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Prosilica GC monochrome models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Prosilica GC color models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Prosilica GC750C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Mechanical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Prosilica GC CCD model housing (C-Mount). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Prosilica GC CMOS model housing (C-Mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Lens protrusion for C-Mount cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Index 116

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Document history and conventions

This chapter includes:

• Document history

• Layout styles and symbols used in this manual

• Product naming

• Acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual

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Document history

Version Date Remarks

V2.0.0 2011-Jul-22 New manual release status

V2.0.1 2011-Oct-07 Added note to figure 34

V.2.0.2 2012-Sep-21 Renamed Camera IO signals

Reworked cleaning optics section

V.2.0.3 2013-Jan-14 Updated the exposure control values

Updated the Frame rate vs. Height graphs

Removed the internal I/O circuit diagram

V2.0.4 2013-Mar-26 Added Status LEDs section

Added appendix

Updated the RoHS directive

Updated the pixel format naming according to the GenICam naming convention

Added caution regarding the drive voltage for the video iris lens

Added frame rate formulas in the Resolution and ROI frame rates chapter

V2.0.5 2013-May-07 Updated the exposure control values in the Specifications chapter

Added Vimba SDK link in the Additional references section

Updated Allied Vision recommended cabling to Cat 6 or higher in the Gigabit

Ethernet interface section

V2.0.6 2013-Jul-05 Added contact information for Allied Vision Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Updated the links to Allied Vision GigE Installation Manual

Added links to Allied Vision GigE Camera and Driver Features document

V2.0.7 2013-Oct-02 Added optical flange focal distance and maximum lens protrusion information

Updated Cleaning optics section

Updated vertical binning values in Specifications chapter

Updated Tab l e 1 7

Updated links for PvAPI SDK

V2.0.8 2013-Nov-26 Added chapter Description of the data path

Updated the Index

V2.1.0 2015-Mar-20 Updated Allied Vision logo

Replaced old links with new Allied Vision website links

Changed file name from ‘GigE Camera and Driver Features’ to ‘GigE Features Reference’

Changed chapter name from ‘Description of data path’ to ‘Camera data path’

Replaced the optical flange focal distance section with C-Mount flange focal distance section

Updated datapath diagram for Prosilica GC: color models Updated exposure control and power requirements in Specifications chapter

Table 1: Document history

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Version Date Remarks

V2.2.0 2016-July-04 Changed the technical manual layout

Changed chapter name from Camera dimensions to Mechanical dimensions

Moved Sensor position accuracy section from Appendix to Mechanical dimensions chapter

Added Appendix for all older Prosilica GC hardware revision A models

Added Cleaning optical components chapter to replace Cleaning optics section in V2.1.0

Added Contact us section to replace Contacting Allied Vision section in V2.1.0

Added D revision feature changes for Prosilica GC660, GC660C, GC1290, GC1290C, GC1380H, GC1380CH, GC1600H, GC1600CH, GC2450, GC2450C

Added Installation chapter

Removed image flow chapter and added the diagrams to the Appendix

Added new image flow diagram for new Prosilica GC hardware revision D models at the end of the Specifications chapter

Updated frame rate information

Aligned the information in the Specification tables with the information on the product web pages

Various other minor improvements and corrections

New trigger latency and trigger jitter values for Prosilica GC hardware revision D models

Updated absolute QE plots and new spectral response plots for all hardware revision D models

For Prosilica GC660 and GC660C, the image width was changed from 659 to 658. It was changed to 658 so that the color version would image with Vimba when using default values.

Prosilica GC hardware revision A models support five user sets. Prosilica GC hardware revision D models support three user sets.

Added optical filter information to specification tables

New features for hardware revision D models include:

• Gamma correction

• Three look-up tables

• Hue, saturation, and color transformation

• Main board temperature readout

V2.2.1 2017-Feb-10 Updated QE plot and added spectral response plots

Corrected error in Installation and hardware chapter

V2.2.2 2017-Apr-07 Added cable color to camera I/O connector pin assignment including pin assignment

figure and cross reference to the Allied Vision I/O cable data sheet

V2.2.3 2017-May-24 Corrected the measurements for the Prosilica GC750

Added note to all models that dimensions include connectors and C-Mount

Updated the measurements to reflect the dimensions shown in the technical drawing

Table 1: Document history (continued)

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Version Date Remarks

V2.3.0 2017-Oct-18 Removed references to Prosilica GC660, GC1290, GC1380H, GC1600H, GC2450

hardware revision A models in the Appendix. The last time shipment period for these models ended on June 30, 2017 as detailed in PCN AVTPR-112. These hardware revision A models were replaced by hardware revision D models.

Changed Cell size terminology to Pixel size

Various other minor improvements and corrections

V2.4.0 2017-Dec-15 Updated exposure time values (GC660, GC1290, GC1380H, GC2450) and gain values

(GC1600H, GC2450) for latest firmware

Added Specifications common to all models to simplify the model specific tables

Simplified the Contact us section, please click the link to find contact information

for your region or email us at one of the provided email addresses.

Various other minor enhancements and corrections

V2.4.1 2018-Jun-19

Updated symbols used in this manual

Updated RoHS statement to include amendment 2015/863/EU

Table 1: Document history (continued)

Manual conventions

To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information, the following typographical styles and symbols that are used.

Styles

Style Function Example

Bold Program names, UI elements, highlighting

Italics Publication names, chapter titles, UI non-

Courier New Code listings, feature names Input

Courier New Italics Feature options Mode

Blue Cross references, web page links, email links Link

Table 2: Character styles used in this manual

bold

important things

Italics

interactive elements

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Symbols

NOTICE

Material damage

Precautions as described.

NOTICE

Material damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD)

Precautions as described.

CAUTION

Personal injuries

Precautions as described.

Safety-related instructions to avoid malfunctions

This symbol indicates important or specific instructions or procedures that are related to product safety. You have to follow these instructions to avoid malfunctions.

Practical hint

This symbol highlights a practical hint that helps to better understand the camera‘s features and functions, and to make better use of it.

Further information available online

This symbol highlights URLs for further information. The URL itself is shown in blue. Example:

https://www.alliedvision.com

Product naming

Names of third-party products in this document are shortened to ease reading. Nevertheless, we respect all manufacturer rights and trademarks.

Official product name Naming in this manual Manufacturer website

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Sony http://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/

ON Semiconductor ON Semi http://www.onsemi.com/

Table 3: Third-party product naming used in this manual

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Acronyms and abbreviations

The following table provides a list of abbreviations used in this document.

Acronym or Abbreviation

°C

AIA Automated Imaging Association

CAD Computer aided design

Cat 6 Category 6, Ethernet cable

CCD Charge-coupled device

CMOS Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol

EMVA European Machine Vision Association

Description

Degrees Celsius

Decibel

ESD Electrostatic discharge

FIFO First-in first-out

fps Frames per second

g Grams

GigE Gigabit Ethernet

GND Ground (power)

GVSP GigE Vision Streaming Protocol

H × V Horizontal × Vertical (sensor resolution measurement)

I/O Input/Output

KΩ Kiloohm

mA Milliampere

MB Megabyte

Mbps Megabits per second

mm Millimeter

MP Megapixel

MSDS Material safety data sheet

nm Nanometer

ns Nanosecond

psi Pound per square inch (atmospheric pressure)

QE Quantum efficiency

RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

ROI Region of interest

Table 4: Acronyms and abbreviations used in this document

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Acronym or Abbreviation

Description

s Second

SDK Software Development Kit

SFNC Standard Feature Naming Convention

TTL I/O Transistor-transistor logic input/output

TxD and RxD

Transmit and receive

V Volts

VDC Volts of direct current

W Watts

WEEE Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment

XML Extensible Markup Language

µA Microampere

μm

µs

Micrometer or micron

Microsecond

Table 4: Acronyms and abbreviations used in this document (continued)

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Compliance and intended use

This chapter includes:

• Information about the legal requirements and restrictions for Prosilica GC cameras based on current and relevant regulations

• Particular emphasis has been given to Europe, the U.S., and Canada

• Intended use statements

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Compliance notifications

For customers in Europe

Allied Vision has demonstrated the fulfillment of the requirements relating to the Prosilica GC camera family:

• Directive 2014/30/EU (Electromagnetic compatibility)

• Directive 2011/65/EU, including amendment 2015/863/EU (RoHS)

• Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE)

For customers in the USA

Class A digital device

Note: 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. 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.

We caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Compliance and intended use

For customers in Canada

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

CAN ICES-003

Pour utilisateurs au Canada

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes classe A pour bruits radioélectriques, spécifiées dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique.

CAN ICES-003

Avoid electromagnetic interferences

For all power and interface connections, only use shielded cables or cables recommended by Allied Vision.

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Camera applications and intended use

General use

• The user is responsible for operating the camera within the specifications that are defined in this document, and within appropriate environmental conditions and technical prerequisites, to ensure trouble-free camera operation.

• The camera is compliant with current data communication standards; however, those standards do not allow for self-monitoring. Thus, the camera cannot be used as a standalone device for security-related monitoring operations.

• The camera is a hardware product. Only when used with appropriate accompanying software, the camera will produce the desired results. The realization of intelligent solutions requires additional software that is suitable to run with the camera.

• The camera is a component, it is neither a complete product, nor is it a readymade technical solution.

• The camera-supporting software can be obtained and installed separately from the camera. Usage of the software is solely the responsibility of the user.

• The camera must not be opened. For all repair tasks, contact Allied Vision or one of Allied Vision's authorized representatives.

• Observe the intended use. The camera must only be used for purposes that are in conformity with the stated intended use.

• Additionally, refer to the warranty information on the Allied Vision website.

Use in medical devices

The camera provides basic adequacy to be used in medical devices as well, however, is not specially designated for operation in medical devices. When used as part of a medical device, a review of the specific application is necessary. Users who integrate the camera into an application must comply with the rules and regulations concerning medical devices.

Copyright and trademarks

All text, pictures, and graphics are protected by copyright and other laws protecting intellectual property. All content is subject to change without notice.

All trademarks, logos, and brands cited in this document are property and/or copyright material of their respective owners. Use of these trademarks, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement.

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Installation and hardware

This chapter describes the components required for your vision system including configuring the host computer, Ethernet adapter settings, and connecting your Prosilica GC camera.

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General cautions and warnings

Electrical connections

NOTICE

Material damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD)

The phenomenon is commonly known: when walking on a carpet, we get charged. Touching a door handle, we get an electric shock. ESD is dangerous for electronic devices, especially when tools or hands get in contact with connectors. We recommend measures to avoid damage by ESD:

• Unpacking: Remove the camera from its anti-static packaging only when your body is grounded.

• Workplace: Use a static-safe workplace with static-dissipative mat and air ionization.

• Wrist strap: Wear a static-dissipative wrist strap to ground your body.

• Clothing: Wear ESD-protective clothing. Keep components away from your body and clothing. Even if you are wearing a wrist strap, your body is grounded but your clothes are not.

Installation and hardware

NOTICE

Do not operate the camera beyond the environmental specifications

See environmental specifications limits in the Specifications section of this document. Special care must be taken to maintain a reasonable operating temperature.

NOTICE

Verify all external connections

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

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Operation outside the allowed temperature range can damage the camera. For best performance and to protect the camera from damage, keep the housing temperature between the specified operating temperature.

Observe the following:

• To avoid camera crashes, operate the camera with a lens or lens adapter attached only.

• For maximum heat dissipation, affix the camera to a heat sink, using the mounting threads.

- Use mounting base and heat sink with large surface areas.

- Use a mounting base with a high thermal conductivity.

• Reduce ambient temperature. For example, in an outdoor application with direct sunlight, provide shading by an enclosure.

• Provide ventilation or other active cooling of camera, mounting base, and heat sink.

NOTICE

Heat dissipation

Observe the following:

• To avoid camera crashes, operate the camera with a lens or lens adapter attached only.

• For maximum heat dissipation, affix the camera to a heat sink, using the mounting threads.

- Use mounting base and heat sink with large surface areas.

- Use a mounting base with a high thermal conductivity.

• Reduce ambient temperature. For example, in an outdoor application with direct sunlight, provide shading by an enclosure.

• Provide ventilation or other active cooling of camera, mounting base, and heat sink.

Optical components

NOTICE

Image sensor

Image sensors are sensitive to excessive radiation: focused sunlight, lasers, and x-rays can damage the sensor. Monochrome models are not fitted with filter or protection glass. Consider, when removing the lens or dust cap on these cameras, the sensor is not protected against dirt or scratches.

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NOTICE

Cleaning optical components

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

Allied Vision can clean your camera as a service for you, if necessary. For more information, contact Allied Vision support at https://www.alliedvision.com/en/

support/contact-support-and-repair.html.

NOTICE

Lenses

Provide the following conditions to keep dirt and droplets out of the optical system of camera and lens:

• Dust-free environment

• Low relative humidity

•No condensation

To keep dirt out of the lens mount, hold the camera with the lens mount facing the ground. Keep filter and camera back lens clean, because dirt becomes more visible the closer it gets to the sensor.

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Configuring the host computer

Allied Vision GigE Vision cameras can operate on 10/100 or Gigabit speed Ethernet adapters. In order to reach the maximum camera frame rate, a Gigabit speed Ethernet adapter with jumbo packet support is required.

If your host computer has an available Ethernet port, this can be used with Allied Vision GigE cameras. We recommend that your camera system uses a dedicated Ethernet port not shared with Internet or local area networks. If more ports are needed, or your existing Ethernet adapter is unable to operate at GigE speeds, installing additional hardware may be required.

Usage on mixed-use networks (with printers, Internet, email) is possible but may impact camera performance (for example, framerate). Check with your IT administrator if required for network configuration.

Installing the Ethernet adapter driver

Installation and hardware

Install the network card driver from your network card manufacturer. If no installation application is provided, update the driver manually.

To update the driver manually

1. Click the Start icon and select Control Panel in the menu.

2. Click View by Large Icons and select Device Manager in the list.

3. Under Network Adapters, locate the Ethernet network adapter, right-click the entry, and select Update Driver Software in the menu.

4. Select the Search automatically for updated driver software or Browse my computer for driver software.

5. Click Close once the driver has been installed.

Optional: Modifying Ethernet adapter IP address

After initial Ethernet adapter hardware installation, connect the Ethernet adapter directly to the camera. The default configuration assigns an IP address automatically using the Link-Local Address range of 169.254.xxx.xxx or an address defined by the DHCP server, if present.

Users can fix the adapter address to minimize the time required for a camera to be recognized by the host application. Systems that employ multiple Ethernet adapters connected to multiple cameras will also be required to fix the address of the Ethernet adapter.

To connect to the camera, edit the host PC’s adapter settings and configure the following settings:

• IP Address: 169.254.100.1

• Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0

• Default gateway: blank

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Ethernet adapter driver settings

The Ethernet adapter should be adjusted to improve system performance when using a GigE Vision camera. This performance is related to minimizing CPU usage and dropped or resent packets.

Edit the Ethernet adapter driver properties according to the values in the following table. The names and availability of the properties listed may vary depending on adapter manufacturer and model.

Property Value

Packet size or maximum transmission unit (MTU) 8228 bytes or larger

Interrupt Moderation Enable

Interrupt Moderation Rate Extreme

Receive Buffers Maximum value configurable

Transmit Buffers 256 bytes

Default packet size

The default packet size of Allied Vision GigE cameras is 8228 bytes. The host network adapter needs to support a packet size of equal or larger size to stream from the camera.

Ethernet adapter

For desktop systems, use a PCI Express bus Ethernet adapter. For laptops, use an expansion slot via an ExpressCard®.

A list of Allied Vision recommended Ethernet adapters is available on the Allied Vision website. See the Hardware Selection for Allied Vision GigE Cameras application note at https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-

knowledge-base.html.

Ethernet adapter settings

The Ethernet adapter settings may also vary depending on your system configuration and the network adapter manufacturer.

Enabling jumbo packets

Jumbo Frames or Jumbo Packets

The properties listed for the network adapter may include either Jumbo Packet or Jumbo Frames depending on the manufacturer. If neither is listed under

properties, your network card may not support this feature. You must use a network adapter that supports Jumbo Frames or Jumbo Packets.

To enable jumbo packets

1. Click the Start icon and select Control Panel in the menu.

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2. Click View by Large Icons and select Device Manager in the list.

3. Under Network Adapters, locate the Ethernet network adapter, right-click the entry, and select Properties in the menu.

4. Select the Advanced tab.

5. Select the property Jumbo Packet and set the value to 9014 Bytes.

6. Click OK to save the setting.

Connecting your camera

Use a Cat 6 or higher rated Ethernet cable to connect the camera to the host adapter. Crossover cabling is not required but does work. The camera has circuitry to determine if a crossover cable is being used.

Allied Vision recommends Cat 6 or higher rated Ethernet cables for Prosilica GC cameras. A different rating may not sustain peak interface bandwidth; leading to lost connectivity or image data coming from the camera.

Installation and hardware

Optics

Allied Vision Prosilica GC cameras offer various mechanical interfaces for installing a lens including C-Mount and CS-Mount. Lenses can be purchased directly from Allied Vision or from an Allied Vision distributor. Users need to select the desired focal length and appropriate optical format for the target camera model.

Accessories

Allied Vision offers a wide range of accessories for the use of Allied Vision GigE cameras and the easy integration in already existing applications including:

• GigE accessories including standard GigE components.

For more information on mechanical interface options for your Prosilica GC camera, see the Modular Concept at https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/

technical-documentation.html.

Contact your Allied Vision Sales team or your local Allied Vision distribution partner for information on accessories and lens recommendations:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are.html

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• Lenses for corresponding sensor sizes and resolutions.

Contact your Allied Vision Sales team or your local Allied Vision distribution partner for information on accessories and lens recommendations:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are.html

Recommended accessories

A list of Allied Vision recommended accessories is available on the Allied Vision website. See the Hardware Selection for Allied Vision GigE Cameras Application Note at https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-knowledge-

base.html.

Downloading camera drivers

Installation and hardware

Allied Vision GigE cameras work with the following software options.

Vimba Viewer or Vimba SDK:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/products/software

Third-party software solutions:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/products/software/third-party-libraries.html

Powering up the camera

A camera power adapter for each GigE camera is available from Allied Vision. See

Specifications on page 27 for connector definition and voltage specifications.

For Prosilica GC cameras

• Use only DC power supplies with insulated cases.

• For all power connections use only shielded cables to avoid electromagnetic interferences.

NOTICE

Connecting to host application

Once you have installed the Vimba Viewer or third-party application to your host computer, you can connect your Allied Vision GigE camera via an Ethernet cable. Connect the Hirose cable to power the camera to power the camera.

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Installation and hardware

Allied Vision software

All software packages provided by Allied Vision are free of charge and contain the following components:

•Drivers

• SDK for camera control and image acquisition

• Examples based on the provided APIs of the SDK

• Documentation and release notes

• Viewer application to operate and configure the cameras

Vimba Viewer documentation

Vimba Viewer documentation is included with the software download. Once Vimba Viewer is installed on your host PC, documentation is located under \Program Files\Allied Vision\Vimba.

Third-party software

In addition to the software provided by Allied Vision, there are numerous GigE Vision standard compliant third-party software options available. In general, thirdparty software provides increased functionality such as image processing and video recording.

Allied Vision’s Vimba SDK is based on the GenICam standard. GenICam-based third-party software automatically connects with Vimba's transport layers. Additionally, Vimba includes the Cognex Adapter for VisionPro.

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Specifications

This chapter provides:

• Technical specifications

• Absolute QE plots

• Spectral response plots

• ROI height vs. frame rate plots

• Camera feature comparison for hardware revision D models (serial number 02-21XXD-XXXXX)

• Image data flow diagram

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Notes on specifications

Dimensions and mass

Dimensions include C-Mount and connectors but not the tripod and lens.

Mass does not include the tripod and lens.

Hardware revision

This chapter includes camera specifications for all Prosilica GC models (hardware revision D). For previous Prosilica GC models (hardware revision A) see Appendix on page 82.

Hardware revision incompatibility

Prosilica GC hardware revision D models and firmware are not compatible with Prosilica GC hardware revision A models.

Specifications

NOTICE

Monochrome models

As monochrome models do not have an optical filter always attach a dust cap when a lens is not attached to minimize the possibility of contaminants falling on the sensor surface.

Frame memory

Normally, an image is captured and transported in consecutive steps. The image is taken, read out from the sensor, digitized and sent over the GigE network. Prosilica GC cameras are equipped with an image buffer. The memory operates according to the FIFO principle. Specification tables show how many frames can be stored by each model.

Number of frames

The number of frames ( format, and GVSP packet size. The stated number of frames is typical for full resolution, Mono8 or Bayer8, and a packet.

StreamHoldCapacity) depends on resolution, pixel

GevSCPSPacketSize = 8192 bytes per

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Specifications

Resolution and ROI frame rate

This section charts the resulting frame rate from changing sensor height from full image to a single line. Unless otherwise noted, sensors do not give an increase in readout speed with a reduction in width.

Resolution and ROI measurements

• Data was generated using bandwidth) and an 8-bit pixel format. Frame rates may be lower if using network hardware incapable of 124 Mbps.

• ROIs are taken as center image for maximum speed advantage, where feature

OffsetY = (full sensor height – ROI height)/2. BinningVertical is horizontal row summing on CCD before readout. The

• frame rate for an ROI at the same effective height as binning is slower because the CCD still needs to read out the “fast readout rows” in ROI mode.

Frame rate and readout

StreamBytesPerSecond = 124 Mbps (full

Although the sensor is capable of higher frame rates, readout is limited by GigE bandwidth and exposure value. You can improve frame rates with a reduced ROI and shorter exposure values.

Absolute QE plots

Important notice before reading the QE plots

All measurements were done without protection glass or IR cut filter. With protection glass or filters, QE decreases by approximately 10%.

The uncertainty in measurement of the QE values is 10.25%. This is mainly due to uncertainties in the measuring apparatus itself (Ulbricht sphere, optometer). Manufacturing tolerance of the sensor increases overall uncertainty.

Absolute QE plots for Sony CCD sensors

Sony provides relative response curves in their sensor data sheets. To create the absolute QE plots shown in this chapter, the relative response was converted to a normalized QE response and then adjusted as per three measured QE values (at 448 nm, 529 nm, 632 nm) for color sensors and one measured QE value (at 529 nm) for monochrome sensors.

Absolute QE plots for ON Semi CCD sensors

The curves in the absolute QE plots shown in this chapter are from the sensor manufacturer data sheet. The information was correct at the time of publishing. Sensor specifications may change without notice.

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Specifications

Wavelength

The wavelength range in the absolute QE plots is based on the information available in the sensor manufacturer data sheet at the time of publishing. Many color sensors are documented by the sensor manufacturer only for wavelengths from 400 nm to 700 nm.

For additional wavelength information, contact the sensor manufacturer.

Spectral response plots

Sony provides relative response curves in their sensor data sheets. To create the spectral response plots shown in this chapter, the relative response was adjusted as per three measured QE values (at 448 nm, 529 nm, 632 nm) for color sensors and one measured QE value (at 529 nm) for monochrome sensors.

Specifications common to all models

Feature Specification

Lens mount Default: C-Mount

Optional: CS-Mount

TTL (non-isolated) I/Os 1 input, 1 output

Opto-isolated I/Os 1 input, 1 output

RS232 1

Operating temperature 0 °C to +50 °C ambient temperature (without condensation)

Storage temperature -10 °C to +70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation)

Operating humidity 20% to 80% non-condensing

Power requirements 5 to 25 VDC

Interface IIEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T (GigE)

Interface standard GigE Vision® Standard V1.2

Camera control standard GenICam SFNC V1.2.1

Temperature monitoring Available for main board only.

Resolution: 0.031; Accuracy: ± 1 °C

Table 5: Specifications common to all Prosilica GC models

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Specifications

Prosilica GC660, GC660C

Specification

Feature

Resolution 658 (H) × 494 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX618ALA with EXview HAD

CCD™ technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 1/4

Sensor size 4.5 mm diagonal

Pixel size 5.6 μm × 5.6 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 64 MB

StreamHoldCapacity Up to 194 frames at full resolution

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 10 µs to 72.9 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 34 dB; 1 dB increments

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Power consumption 3.0 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 0.9 µs for non-isolated I/O; 0.9 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±50 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±50 ns for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 µs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 105 g

Prosilica GC660 Prosilica GC660C

0.3 MP

Sony ICX618AQ with EXview HAD CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

121 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerRG12Packed

Vertical: 1 to 14 rows

Table 6: Prosilica GC660, GC660C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX618absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

0.3000

0.4000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX618spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeQE

Specifications

Figure 1: Prosilica GC660, GC660C (Sony ICX618) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 2: Prosilica GC660, GC660C (Sony ICX618) spectral response

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ROI frame rate

100

160

220

280

340

400

460

520

10 60 110 160 210 260 310 360 410 460 510

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Specifications

Figure 3: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

494 121.18 200 226.23

450 130.23 150 265.35

400 142.31 100 320.82

350 156.86 50 405.61

300 174.32 20 482.06

250 197.16 10 514.37

Width=658 pixels

Table 7: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Specifications

Prosilica GC1290, GC1290C

Specification

Feature

Resolution 1280 (H) × 960 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX445ALA with EXview HAD

CCD™ technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 1/3

Sensor size 6.0 mm diagonal

Pixel size 3.75 μm × 3.75 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 64 MB

StreamHoldCapacity Up to 52 frames at full resolution

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 12 µs to 72.4 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 24 dB; 1 dB increments

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Power consumption 3 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 1.7 µs for non-isolated I/O; 1.7 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±50 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±50 ns for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 106 g

Prosilica GC1290 Prosilica GC1290C

1.2 MP

Sony ICX445AQA with EXview HAD CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

33 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerRG12Packed

Vertical: 1 to 14 rows

Table 8: Prosilica GC1290, GC1290C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX445absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

0.3000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX445spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Specifications

Figure 4: Prosilica GC1290, GC1290C (Sony ICX445) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 5: Prosilica GC1290, GC1290C (Sony ICX445) spectral response

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ROI frame rate

100

150

200

250

300

350

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Specifications

Figure 6: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

960 33.31 300 87.96

900 35.30 200 117.07

800 39.21 100 174.96

700 44.10 50 232.41

600 50.38 20 289.45

500 58.75 10 315.23

400 70.45 2 339.43

Width=1280 pixels

Table 9: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Specifications

Prosilica GC1380H, GC1380CH

Specification

Feature

Resolution 1360 (H) × 1024 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX285AL with EXview HAD

CCD™ technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 2/3

Sensor size 11.0 mm diagonal

Pixel size 6.45 μm × 6.45 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 64 MB

StreamHoldCapacity Up to 46 frames at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 10 µs to 72.9 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 33 dB; 1 dB increments

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Power consumption 3.3 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 1.9 µs for non-isolated I/O; 1.9 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±50 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±50 ns for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 111 g

Prosilica GC1380H Prosilica GC1380CH

1.4 MP

Sony ICX285AQ with EXview HAD CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

30 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerRG12Packed

Vertical: 1 to 14 rows

Table 10: Prosilica GC1380H, GC1380CH model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX285absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

0.3000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX285spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Specifications

Figure 7: Prosilica GC1380H, GC1380CH (Sony ICX285) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 8: Prosilica GC1380H, GC1380CH (Sony ICX285) spectral response

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ROI frame rate

100

120

140

160

180

200

220

0 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Specifications

Figure 9: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

1024 30.48 300 76.89

1000 31.1 200 97.36

900 34 100 132.68

800 37.48 50 162.08

700 41.76 20 186.93

600 47.15 10 197.01

500 54.13 2 205.88

400 63.53

Width=1360 pixels

Table 11: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Specifications

Prosilica GC1600H, GC1600CH

Specification

Feature

Resolution 1620 (H) × 1220 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX274AL with Super HAD

CCD™ technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Type 1/1. 8

Sensor size 8.923 mm diagonal

Pixel size 4.4 μm × 4.4 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 64 MB

StreamHoldCapacity Up to 33 frames at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 10 µs to 68.7 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 30 dB; 1 dB increments

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Power consumption 3.3 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 1.2 µs for non-isolated I/O; 1.2 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±50 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±50 ns for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 20 ns for non-isolated I/O; 0.5 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 105 g

Prosilica GC1600H Prosilica GC1600CH

2 MP

Sony ICX274AQ with Wfine Super HAD CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

25 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerRG12Packed

Vertical: 1 to 14 rows

Table 12: Prosilica GC1600H, GC1600CH model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX274absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

0.3000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX274spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Specifications

Figure 10: Prosilica GC1600H, GC1600CH (Sony ICX274) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 11: Prosilica GC1600H, GC1600CH (Sony ICX274) spectral response

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ROI frame rate

100

150

200

250

300

350

0 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Specifications

Figure 12: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

1220 25.82 400 67.72

1100 28.39 300 84.42

1000 30.96 200 112.06

900 34.04 100 166.62

800 37.8 50 220.22

700 42.49 20 272.89

600 48.52 10 296.53

500 56.53 2 318.62

Width=1620 pixels

Table 13: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Specifications

Prosilica GC2450, GC2450C

Specification

Feature

Resolution; 2448 (H) × 2050 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX625ALA with Super HAD

CCD™ technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 2/3

Sensor size 11.016 mm diagonal

Pixel size 3.45 μm × 3.45 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 64 MB

StreamHoldCapacity Up to 12 frames at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 10 µs to 48.0 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 24 dB; 1 dB increments

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Power consumption 3.8 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 0.8 µs for non-isolated I/O; 0.8 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±50 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±50 ns for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 20 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 106 g

Prosilica GC2450 Prosilica GC2450C

5 MP

Sony ICX625AQA with Super HAD CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

15 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerRG12Packed

Vertical: 1 to 14 rows

Table 14: Prosilica GC2450, GC2450C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX625absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

0.3000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX625spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Specifications

Figure 13: Prosilica GC2450, GC2450C (Sony ICX625) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 14: Prosilica GC2450, GC2450C (Sony ICX625) absolute QE

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ROI frame rate

0 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Specifications

Figure 15: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

2050 15.11 600 35.84

2000 15.42 400 44.21

1800 16.79 200 57.66

1600 18.42 100 68

1400 20.4 50 74.7

1200 22.87 20 79.4

1000 26.01 10 81.1

800 30.14 2 82.51

Width=2448 pixels

Table 15: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Specifications

100

200

300

400

500

600

0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 2250

Framerate[fps]

Height[pixels]

ProsilicaGCmodelcomparison

GC2450

GC1660

GC1380

GC1290

GC660

Prosilica GC model frame rate comparison

Figure 16: Maximum frame rate comparison for select models

Prosilica GC model comparison

Model Sensor Sensor type Sensor format Resolution Frame rate

GC660, GC660C Sony ICX618 CCD Typ e 1/4 658 × 494 121 fps  194 frames

GC1290, GC1290C Sony ICX445 CCD Type 1/ 3 1280 × 960 33 fps 52 frames

GC1380, GC1380C Sony ICX285 CCD Type 2/ 3 1360 × 1024 30 fps 46 frames

GC1600H, GC1600CH

GC2450, GC2450C Sony ICX625 CCD Type 2/ 3 2448 × 2050 15 fps 12 frames

Sony ICX274 CCD Type 1/1.8 1620 × 1220 25 fps 33 frames

Table 16: Prosilica GC model overview

StreamHold Capacity

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Camera feature highlights

Allied Vision cameras support a number of standard and extended features. The following table identifies a selection of capabilities of the Prosilica GC camera family.

Camera feature reference

A complete listing of camera features, including definitions can be found on the Allied Vision Technical Documentation web page, go to https://www.alliedvi-

sion.com/en/support/technical-documentation.html.

• Vimba and third-party users: GigE Features Reference

•PvAPI users: GigE Camera and Driver Attributes document

Feature Description

Gain control Manual and auto

Exposure time control Manual and auto

White balance Red and blue channel; manual and auto control

External trigger event Rising edge, falling edge, any edge, level high, level low

External trigger delay 0 to 60* s; 1 µs increments

Fixed rate control 0.001 fps to maximum frame rate

Imaging modes Free-running, external trigger, fixed rate, software trigger

Sync out modes Trigger ready, trigger input, exposing, readout, imaging,

strobe, GPO

ROI Independent × and y control with 1 pixel resolution

Multicast Streaming to multiple computers

Event channel In-camera events including exposure start and trigger are

asynchronously broadcast to the host computer

Image chunk data Captured images are bundled with feature information

such as exposure and gain value

Color matrix Correct color rendering for specific color temperature

Gamma, hue, and saturation Adjust image gamma, hue, and saturation

IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)

*May vary depending on the camera model

Synchronize clocks of multiple cameras using multicast messaging

Specifications

Figure 17: Prosilica GC camera and driver feature highlights

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Camera feature comparison

Allied Vision cameras support a number of standard and extended features. The following table identifies a selection of capabilities and compares the availability of features in Prosilica GC camera models.

Camera feature reference

A complete listing of camera features, including definitions can be found on the Allied Vision Technical Documentation web page, go to https://www.alliedvi-

sion.com/en/support/technical-documentation.html.

• Vimba and third-party users: GigE Features Reference

•PvAPI users: GigE Camera and Driver Attributes document

GC660 GC1290 GC1380H GC1600H GC2450

Auto gain ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Auto exposure ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Auto white balance (color models only) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Binning (Sum) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Black level (Offset) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Gamma correction ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Hue, saturation, color transformation (color models only)

Three look-up tables (LUTs) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Image optimization features

ROI ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Event channel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Image chunk data ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

RS232 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Three storable user sets (config files) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

StreamHold ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Sync out modes ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Camera control features

Temperature monitoring (main board only) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Specifications

Table 17: Prosilica GC feature comparison

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Image data flow

Sensor

AnalogGain Offset

Analog Analog Analog Analog

ADC

Analog

Whitebalance

Horizontal

Binning

VerticalBinning

Gamma

LookͲupTable

1212

Bayer

Interpolation

Digital

Hue,Saturation,

Colortransformation

Colorinformationislostwhenverticalbinningisactive.

Colorpixelformatscanbe12or14bitsperpixeldependingonthepixelformatselected. MonochromeandRAWpixelformatscanbe8,12,or14bitsperpixeldependingonthe pixelformatselected.

Thenumberofbitsperpixelvariesdependingonthepixelformatselected.

TheoutputfromframememorytotheGigEinterfaceisdependentonthepixelformat selected.

DigitalDigitalDigital

Digital

Digital2

Colorcamerasonly

Monochromecamerasand

RAWpixelformatsonly

VerticalROI

HorizontalROI

Histogram

Calculation

Digital

PixelFormatter

GigEVision

Streaming

Engine

GigEVisionMAC

FrameMemory

GigEInterface

GigE

Host

R/Y

G/U

B/V

The following diagram illustrates the data flow image data.

Camera feature reference

A complete listing of camera features, including definitions can be found on the Allied Vision Technical Documentation web page, go to https://www.alliedvi-

sion.com/en/support/technical-documentation.html.

• Vimba and third-party users: GigE Features Reference

•PvAPI users: GigE Camera and Driver Attributes document

Prosilica GC hardware revision D models

Specifications

Figure 18: Image flow diagram for Prosilica GC (hardware revision D) models

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Mechanical dimensions

This chapter includes:

• CAD drawings and dimensions of standard housing models

• Sensor position accuracy

• Maximum protrusion distance and filter diameter for C-Mount and CS-Mount

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Mechanical dimensions

3x4 (2x)

39.9

12.9*

58.7*

M3x4 (4x)

*Nominal value. Add 0.3 mm for

color cameras.

45.7

M3x4 (2x

)

42.9

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Prosilica GC cameras are available with different lens mount options. For more information, see the Modular Concept document at:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-documentation.html

Prosilica GC model housing (C-Mount)

Prosilica GC660, GC1290, GC1380H, C1600H, GC2450

Figure 19: Prosilica GC model housing dimensions

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Tripod adapter

0.5

32.5

6 PLCS TYP.

3.4 THRU

6 THRU

19.5

/4-20 Tapped Hole

THRU

4.5

A Prosilica GC camera can be mounted on a camera tripod by using a mounting plate. The same tripod adapter can be used for all models within the Prosilica GC camera family.

Prosilica GC tripod adapter

Contact your Allied Vision Sales representative or your local Allied Vision distribution partner to purchase the Prosilica GC tripod adapter (Allied Vision order code 02-5002A).

Mechanical dimensions

Figure 20: Tripod adapter for Prosilica GC series

Flange focal distance

C-Mount

Flange focal distance is the optical distance from the mounting flange to image sensor die. Prosilica GC C-Mount cameras are optically calibrated to a standard

17.526 mm optical flange focal distance, with a ±10 µm tolerance.

C-Mount

Prosilica GC cameras are shipped with adjustable C-Mount. The camera can also be built with a CS-Mount with a standard 12.50 mm optical flange focal distance and a ± 10 µm tolerance.

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Mechanical dimensions

Adjustment of C-Mount

The C-Mount is adjusted at the factory and should not require adjusting. If for some reason the lens mount requires adjustment, use the following method.

Figure 21: Prosilica GC camera and locking wrench

Loosen the locking ring

Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the locking ring. Be careful not to scratch the camera. When the locking ring is loose, unthread the ring a few turns from the camera face.

Lens tool - adjustment wrench

Contact the Allied Vision Sales team or your local Allied Vision distribution partner to purchase the hexagonal lens adjustment wrench for Prosilica GC cameras with C or CS locking ring (Allied Vision order code 02-5003A).

Adjusting the lens to infinity

Precondition: Use a C-Mount compatible lens that allows an infinity focus

1. Set the lens to infinity and image a distant object (10 m to 15 m). Make sure the lens is firmly threaded onto the C-Mount ring.

2. Rotate the lens and C-Mount ring until the image is focused.

3. Carefully tighten the locking ring and recheck focus.

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Lens protrusion for C-Mount cameras

Lens protrusion is the distance from outer edge of C-Mount ring to contact point of first surface internal to C-Mount ring. For color models this surface is the IR-filter holder, and for monochrome models this surface is the internal camera front plate (see figure 22). Table 18 presents lens protrusion values for Prosilica GC models with C-Mount.

Lens protrusion

Front Plate

SecƟon A-A for C-Mount

monochrome cameras

Figure 22: Cross section of typical Prosilica GC assembly with C-Mount

Model Lens protrusion [mm] Model Lens protrusion [mm]

GC660 13.64 GC1380CH 8.31

GC660C 11.01 GC1600CH 6.98

GC1290 13.64 GC1600H 13.64

GC1290C 12.20 GC2450 13.64

Lens protrusion

/ZĐƵƚĮůƚĞƌ

holder

SecƟon A-A for C-Mount

color cameras

GC1380H 13.64 GC2450C 10.93

Table 18: Lens protrusion for Prosilica GC models with C-Mount

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Sensor position accuracy

Sensor case

Camera body

Pixel area

Sensor case

Camera body

Pixel area

Mechanical dimensions

Figure 23: Sensor position accuracy

The following table defines the manufacturing accuracy of fitting sensors into Prosilica GC cameras.

Criteria Subject Properties

Reference Point Sensor Center of pixel area (photo sensitive cells)

Camera Center of camera front flange (outer case edges)

Accuracy ×-axis

y-axis

z-axis ±10 µm (optical back focal distance)

Alignment Optical alignment of photo sensitive sensor area

Table 19: Sensor position accuracy criteria

±400 µm (sensor shift)

± 1° (sensor rotation)

into camera front module (lens mount front flange).

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IR cut filter

100

350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950

Transmission[%]

Wavelength[nm]

All Prosilica GC color models are equipped with an infrared block filter (IR cut filter). This filter is employed to prevent infrared light from passing to the sensor. In the absence of an IR filter, images are dominated by red and incapable of being properly color balanced. Monochrome models do not employ an IR cut filter.

Figure 24 shows the filter transmission response for the IRC30 filter employed in the Prosilica GC cameras.

Mechanical dimensions

Figure 24: IR cut filter transmission response

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Camera interfaces

This chapter includes:

• A general description of the inputs and outputs (including trigger features)

• I/O connector pin assignments

• I/O block diagrams

• A general description of trigger rules such as timing diagram and definitions

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Back panel

Camera interfaces

This section provides information on GigE interface, inputs and outputs, and trigger features.

Accessories

Contact your Allied Vision Sales representative or your local Allied Vision distribution partner for information on accessories, go to:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are.html

Figure 25: Prosilica GC GigE port, Hirose I/O port, and LEDs

1 GigE port

2 LED1

3 LED2

4 Hirose I/O port

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Status LEDs

The color of the LEDs has the following meaning.

LED1 Flashing orange or solid

LED2 Flashing green Camera is powered

Table 20: Status of LEDs

LED2

Once the camera is booted, LED2 remains solid green as long as the camera is powered, even if connection with the host is lost.

Camera interfaces

LED Color Status

Ethernet activity

orange

Solid green Camera is booted, and link with the host is

established

GigE port

The GigE port conforms to the IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T standard for GigE over copper. Allied Vision recommends using Cat 6 or higher compatible cabling and connectors for best performance.

Ethernet adapters

See the Hardware Selection for Allied Vision GigE Cameras application note for a list of recommended Ethernet adapters:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-knowledgebase.html

A standard Ethernet adapter is available for purchase from Allied Vision: Order code: 02-3002A Model: Intel Pro 1000/PT

Ethernet cables

Cable lengths up to 100 meters are supported.

The 8-pin RJ45 jack has the pin assignment according to the Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T).

Allied Vision recommends using locking-screw cables from Components Express, Inc. for a perfect fit. Visit the CEI product configurator to customize the cable according to your needs.

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Camera I/O connector pin assignment

1 9

11 12

Camera interfaces

Camera side Hirose HR10A-10R-12PB connector

Pin Signal Direction Level Description

1 Camera GND In --- Ground for external

camera power supply

2 Camera Power In 5 to 16* VDC Camera power supply Red

3 In 1 In Uin(high) = 5 to 24 V

(low) = 0 to 0.8 V

4 Out 1 Out Open emitter max.

20 mA

5 Isolated IO GND In/Out --- Isolated input and output

6 Video iris Out --- PWM signal for iris control Green

7 Reserved --- --- --- Brown

8 TxD RS232 Out RS232 Terminal transmit data White

9 RxD RS232 In RS232 Terminal receive data Black

10 Signal GND --- --- Ground for RS232 and

11 In 2 In LVT TL

maximum 3.3 V

12 Out 2 Out LV TT L

maximum 3.3 V

*Some models offer 5 to 25 VDC. See Camera power for details.

Table 21: I/O connector pin assignment and I/O cable color coding

Input 1 opto-isolated (SyncIn1)

Output 1 opto-isolated (SyncOut1)

signal ground (Common GND)

non-isolated IO

Input 2 non-isolated (SyncIn2)

Output 2 non-isolated (SyncOut2)

I/O cable color code

Blue

Pink

Gray

Yellow

Orange

White and Black

White and Brown

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Hirose HR10A

. . . . . . . . . . . .

SHIELD

BLUE RED PINK GREY YELLOW GREEN BROWN WHITE BLACK ORANGE WHITE/BLACK WHITE/BROWN

Open End

. . . . . . . . . . . .

TRANSPARENT

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.

Hirose connector

The cable side Hirose connector is available for purchase from Allied Vision (Allied Vision order code K7600040).

Cable color and pin out

For cable color and pin out information, see the Allied Vision I/O cable data sheet:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-documentation/accessoriesdata-sheets.html

Figure 26: Prosilica GC cable color coding

I/O definition

Camera power

The Prosilica GC camera family has recently been updated to offer an expanded input power voltage range. The camera serial number is used to differentiate between cameras that offer 5 to 16 VDC and those that offer 5 to 25 VDC.

NOTICE

Input power voltage range

• SN 02-XXXXX-06000 to 02-XXXXX-07999: 5 to 16 V. 12 V nominal.

•SN ≥ 02-XXXXX-08XXX: 5 to 25 V. 12 V nominal

Further information available online

For more information on the power voltage range update for the Prosilica GC family, see the Prosilica GC Power Voltage Specification Update application note:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-knowledgebase.html

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12V power adapter with Hirose connector

A 12 V power adapter with Hirose connector is available for purchase from Allied Vision:

• Order code 02-8003D North America Supply.

• Order code 02-8004D Universal Supply.

Isolated IO ground

The Isolated IO GND connection provides the user ground reference and return path for In 1, and Out 1. It is recommended that the ground wiring be physically close to the I/O wiring to prevent parasitic coupling. For example, a good cable design connects In 1 to one conductor of a twisted pair, Isolated IO GND to the second conductor of the same twisted pair.

RxD RS232 and TxD RS232

These signals are RS232 compatible. These signals are not optically isolated. Tie RS232 ground to Signal GND to complete the RS232 circuit.

Further information available online

For complete RS232 description and usage, see the RS232 Port GigE Cameras application note:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-knowledgebase.html

Input triggers

Input triggers allow the camera to be synchronized to an external event. The camera can be programmed to trigger on the rising edge, falling edge, both edges, or level of the signal. The camera can also be programmed to capture an image at some programmable delay time after the trigger event.

In 1 (opto-isolated)

In 1 is optically isolated and can be used in electrically noisy environments to prevent false trigger events. Tie trigger ground to Isolated IO GND to complete the trigger circuit. Compared to the non-isolated trigger, In 1 has a longer propagation time. It can be driven from 5 to 24 V with a minimum current source of 10 mA. See Camera I/O opto-isolated user circuit example for wiring information.

In 2 (non-isolated)

In 2 is not electrically isolated and can be used when environmental noise is inconsequential and faster trigger response is required. The required trigger signal is low voltage TTL 3.3 V. Tie trigger ground to Signal GND to complete the trigger circuit. See Camera I/O non-isolated user circuit example for wiring information.

NOTICE

Input voltage limit

Exceeding 5.1 V on In 2 can permanently damage the camera.

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Camera interfaces

Output signals

Output signals can be assigned to a variety of internal camera signals via software. They can be configured to active high or active low. The internal camera signals are listed as follows:

Exposing Corresponds to when camera is integrating light.

Trigger Ready Indicates when the camera is ready to accept a trigger signal.

Trigger Input A relay of the trigger input signal used to daisy chain the

trigger signal for multiple cameras.

Readout Valid when camera is reading out data.

Imaging Valid when camera is exposing or reading out.

Strobe Programmable pulse based on one of the previously listed

events.

GPO User programmable binary output.

Out 1 (opto-isolated)

Out 1 signal is optically isolated and requires a user voltage with a suitable pull up resistor. Tie signal ground to Isolated IO GND to complete the external circuit. See the Camera I/O opto-isolated user circuit example for wiring information.

Out 2 (non-isolated)

Out 2 signal is not electrically isolated and can be used when environmental electrical noise is inconsequential and faster trigger response is required. Use Signal GND to complete the external circuit. The output signal is a low voltage TTL, maximum 3.3 V. Not suitable for driving loads in excess of 24 mA. See the Camera I/O opto-isolated user circuit example for wiring information.

Signal ground

Signal Ground must be connected to the user’s external circuit ground if In 2 or Out 2 is to be used, or if the RS232 port is to be used. Note that Signal Ground is common with Camera GND; however, it is good practice to provide a separate ground connection for power and signal.

Video iris

This signal can be used to drive the video input of a video iris lens. See the Video iris output section for wiring information.

Reserved

These signals are reserved for future use and should be left disconnected.

Video iris output

Prosilica GC cameras provide built-in auto iris controls for controlling video-type auto-iris lenses. These lenses are available from many popular security lens companies including Pentax, Fujinon, Tamron, and Schneider.

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12 V POWER

CAMERA GND

AMERA POWER

CAMERA GND

VIDEO SIGNAL

LENS POWER

LENS GROUND

JEITA CONNECTOR

HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

CABLE SIDE

Remote iris lens control allows the camera to be more adaptable to changing light conditions. It allows the user to manually control the exposure and gain values and rely solely on the auto iris for adjustment to ambient lighting.

NOTICE

Camera power

The following schematic uses CAMERA POWER to power the video iris lens, and assumes CAMERA POWER = 12 V. Most video iris lenses operate at a 8 to 16 V input voltage. Therefore, this circuit is not appropriate if using a 24 V camera power supply. Doing so may irreparably damage your lens. Consult your video iris lens specifications for the appropriate drive voltage.

Figure 27: Prosilica GC video iris schematic

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Camera trigger

IN 1 (DRIVER)

USER POWER

CAMERAPOWER

OUT1 (RECEIVER)

CAMERAGND

IN 1 OUT 1 ISOLATED IO GROUND

CAMERA POWER

CAMERA GND

HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

CABLE SIDE

USER

POWER

RECOMMENDED VALUES

R1* R2 5 V 0 1 Kɏ 12 V 0.7 Kɏ 2.7 Kɏ 24 V 1.8 Kɏ 4.7 K ɏ

Camera I/O opto-isolated user circuit example

Camera interfaces

Figure 28: Prosilica GC opto-isolated user circuit

*Cameras with SN: 02-XXXXX-0XXXX, R1 necessary for input greater than 5 V. Cameras with SN: 02-XXXXX-1XXXX, no R1 necessary, 5 to 24 V.

NOTICE

Input/Output

Input: Incoming trigger must be able to source 10 mA.

Output: User power, with pull-up resistor R2 is required.

Isolated output is connected to the open collector of Fairchild MOCD207. The corresponding transistor emitter is connected to isolated ground. See the Fairchild MOCD207 data sheet for more detailed information.

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CAMERA GND

HIROSE HR10A-10P-12S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

CABLE SIDE

12 V POWER

IN 2 OUT 2

CAMERA GND

CAMERA POWER

IN 2 (3.3 V DRIVER)

OUT 2 (3.3 V RECEIVER)

Camera I/O non-isolated user circuit example

Figure 29: Prosilica GC non-isolated user circuit

NOTICE

Input/Output

Input: Incoming trigger must be able to source 10 µA, at 3.3 V. Input trigger voltage greater than 5.5 V will damage the camera.

Output: The maximum sync output current is 24 mA, at 3.3 V.

The non-isolated trigger circuit is connected to a Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 buffer and driver inside the camera. See the Texas Instruments SN74LVC2G241 for more detailed information.

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Trigger timing diagram

User trigger

Logic trigger

Exposure

Readout

Trigger ready

Imaging

Interline Ɵme

Idle

Trigger latency

Exposure

start delay

Trigger jiƩer

Registered exposure Ɵme

Readout Ɵme

NN+1

Note: JiƩer at the beginning of an exposure has no eīect on the length of exposure.

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Figure 30: Prosilica GC internal signal timing waveform

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Notes on triggering

Term Definition

User trigger Trigger signal applied by the user (hardware trigger, software trigger)

Logic trigger Trigger signal seen by the camera internal logic (not visible to the user)

Propagation delay (tpd) Propagation delay between the user trigger and the logic trigger

Exposure High when the camera image sensor is integrating light

Readout High when the camera image sensor is reading out data

Trigger latency Time delay between the user trigger and the start of exposure

Trigger jitter Deviation from the trigger latency time

Trigger ready Indicates to the user that the camera will accept the next trigger

Registered exposure time Exposure time value currently stored in the camera memory

Exposure start delay Registered exposure time subtracted from the readout time and indicates

when the next exposure cycle can begin such that the exposure will end after the current readout

Interline time Time between sensor row readout cycles

Imaging High when the camera image sensor is either exposing and/or reading out

data

Idle High if the camera image sensor is not exposing and/or reading out data

Table 22: Explanation of signals in timing diagram

Trigger rules

User trigger pulse

The user trigger pulse width should be at least three times the width of the trigger latency as indicated in Specifications.

• The end of exposure will always trigger the next readout.

• The end of exposure must always end after the current readout.

• The start of exposure must always correspond with the interline time if readout is true.

• Exposure start delay equals the readout time minus the registered exposure time.

Triggering during the idle state

For applications requiring the shortest possible Trigger Latency and the smallest possible Trigger Jitter the User Trigger signal should be applied when Imaging is false and Idle is true. In this case, Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter are as indicated in the camera Specifications section.

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Triggering during the readout state

For applications requiring the fastest triggering cycle time whereby the camera image sensor is exposing and reading out simultaneously, apply the User Trigger signal as soon as a valid Trigger Ready is detected. In this case, Trigger Latency and Trigger Jitter can be up to 1 row time since Exposure must always begin on an Interline boundary.

For a more detailed description of the trigger concept for advanced users and special scenarios, see the Triggering Concept application note:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-knowledgebase.html

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Cleaning optical components

This chapter describes safety instructions and cautions for cleaning lenses, optical filters, protection glass, or sensors.

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Warranty

Cleaning optical components

Important instructions to be read first

Read these instructions before you contact Allied Vision or your Allied Vision distribution partner for assistance.

Contact Allied Vision or your Allied Vision distribution partner if you are not familiar with the procedures described in this chapter.

Warranty information available online

For details about camera warranty duration and sensor warranty terms, go to:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/warranty

Warranty precaution

To ensure your warranty remains in effect:

• Do not open the camera housing.

• Follow instructions described in this chapter.

• Use only optical quality tissue or cloth if you must clean a lens or filter.

• Use only optics cleaner. Do not use aggressive cleaners like benzine or spirit. Such cleaners may destroy the optical component’s surface.

• Do not use compressed air which can push dust into camera and lens unless you are trained to clean a camera using this method.

Allied Vision does not warranty against any physical damage to the sensor, filter, protection glass, or lenses. Use utmost care when cleaning optical components.

Warranty precaution

Allied Vision does not warranty against any physical damage to the sensor, filter, protection glass, or lenses. Use utmost care when cleaning optical components.

Keep optical components clean

The best way to ensure the camera remains clean is to avoid penetration of foreign substances into the camera.

When screwing or unscrewing the camera lens or dust cap, hold the camera with the mount opening towards the floor. This minimizes the possibility of any contaminants falling on the glass surface. Always store cameras and lenses with dust-caps on.

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Identifying impurities

If you observe any image artifacts in your video preview of your Prosilica GC camera you may have impurities either on the lens, filter or protection glass, or on the sensor protection glass. Every Prosilica GC camera is cleaned prior to sealing and shipment; however, impurities may develop due to handling or unclean environments.

As shown in figure 31, impurities (dust, particles or fluids) on the sensor or optical components appear as a dark area, patch or spot on the image and remain fixed in the preview window while you rotate the camera over the target.

Do not confuse this with a pixel defect which appears as a distinct point. Particles can either rest loosely or can be more or less stuck to the optical surface.

Cleaning optical components

Figure 31: Image with tiny dust on the filter (left) and dust on the sensor (right)

Locating impurities

Before you dismount the lens you should find out if the impurity is on the filter, lens, or sensor.

1. Start acquiring a uniform image (for example, a white sheet of paper) with the camera.

2. To identify the affected surface, move the suspected optical component and see if the contamination follows this movement.

a. If you move only the lens (not the camera) and the impurity moves as

well, the impurity is on the lens.

b. If you move the IR cut filter or protection glass window and the impurity

moves as well, the impurity is on the filter or protection glass. Carefully remove the filter or protection glass and clean it on both sides using the techniques explained in the next section. If the impurity is neither on the lens nor the IR cut filter or protection glass, it is probably on the sensor.

Removing IR cut filter

A pin spanner wrench (Allied Vision order code: E9020001) suitable for IR filter removal is available for purchase from Allied Vision for all Prosilica GC cameras.

NOTICE

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Materials for cleaning optical components

Use only these cleaning materials for optical components

• Optic approved lens cotton, cloth, or tissue that is chemically pure and free from silicones and other additives.

• Optic approved low residue cleaning liquid.

NOTICE

Never use these cleaning materials for optical components

• Dry swabs or tissue may cause scratches.

• Metal tools may cause scratches.

• Disposable cotton cosmetic swabs may contain contaminants harmful to optical glass.

• Cosmetic cotton my cause scratches or get caught in small gaps.

• Consumer eyeglass cleaning cloths may be pretreated with silicone harmful to optical glass.

• Aggressive cleaners like benzine, acetone, or spirits may damage the surface.

Optical cleaning liquid material safety data sheets

Read the MSDS for the optical cleaning liquid before cleaning your camera and optics. The MSDS provides important information including hazard identification, first aid measures, handling and storage, and PPE.

Cleaning Instructions

Workplace conditions

• Perform all cleaning operations (lenses, filter or protection glass, and sensor) in a dust-free clean-room.

• Avoid touching the optical components with your fingers or any hard material.

• Nitrile cleanroom gloves or powder free latex gloves are recommended to maintain low particulate levels.

• Use an ESD mat to prevent damage from an electrostatic discharge.

1. Unplug the camera from any power supply before cleaning.

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2. Apply a small amount of cleaning liquid to a new lens cleaning cotton, cloth, or tissue. The cotton, cloth, or lens tissue should be moist, but not dripping.

3. Hold the camera sensor diagonally upwards. Ensure that the camera is away from your body to prevent particles like skin flakes from falling on the sensor.

4. Wipe the glass surface with a spiral motion from the center to the rim. Normally, several spiral wipes are recommended. Wipe only on glass avoiding contact to metal surfaces, because microscopic dirt could be released and could cause scratches on the glass.

5. When you have finished cleaning, examine the surface in a strong light. Take an out-of-focus picture of a flat, illuminated surface to see if any dirt or dust remains.

6. If dust spots remain, repeat this procedure using new clean lens tissue (as described).

Cleaning issues

If you notice that the camera lens or sensor is not clean after attempting to clean twice, or if you have any questions regarding cleaning your camera, contact your Allied Vision distribution partner or Allied Vision support.

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Cleaning optical components

Cleaning with compressed air

Allied Vision does not recommend cleaning Prosilica GC cameras with compressed air.

NOTICE

Possible material damage

• Compressed air at high pressure and/or shorter operating distances may push dust into the camera or lens and physically damage the camera, sensor, or optical components.

• Propellant from non-optic approved compressed air products may leave a residue on the camera or lens and may physically damage the camera, sensor, or optical components.

• Compressed air may contain oil or moisture that could contaminate or damage the optical components.

• Use an air blower or compressed air only if you are familiar with cleaning a camera using this method.

If you want to clean your camera with compressed air despite of all the warnings:

• Use an optic approved compressed air product or compressor.

• Use an anti-static ionizer attachment to reduce the risk of static-caused damage.

• Use a filter to remove moisture and oil from the air.

Use short directed bursts of air to remove impurities.

Compressed air pressure and operating distance

• Keep the compressed air pressure at a moderate strength only. Pressure at the nozzle should be less than 1 bar (15 psi).

• Operating distance from the camera should be 5 to 30 cm.

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Firmware update

This chapter includes instructions on updating the firmware on your Allied Vision Prosilica GC camera.

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Firmware update

Download the latest GigE firmware loader from the Allied Vision website:

https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/firmware

Saved camera user sets

If new firmware contains a new feature or control, saved camera UserSets or ConfigFiles will be invalidated and erased!

Before loading new firmware, backup your current camera settings.

Vimba Viewer: select the Save Camera Settings icon from the Cameras window to export the camera settings file (XML file) to the host PC.

GigE SampleViewer: select the Disk icon from the Cameras window to export camera settings file (XML file) to the host PC.

To update the firmware on your Allied Vision GigE camera

1. Launch the Allied Vision Firmware Loader.

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2. Click Next. The Firmware Loader displays a list of firmware included in the package.

3. Click Next. You can select your camera model on this page.

Recovery Mode

Select the Use recovery mode checkbox if the connected GigE camera is not found by the firmware loader, or if the GigE camera is listed as unavailable. When selected, power cycle the camera to enter the Boot Loader mode.

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4. Click Next.

Firmware update

5. Click Upload to start the update. The existing firmware will be erased and the new firmware will be updated to the camera.

NOTICE

Possible material damage

Do not unplug the GigE cable or camera power supply during the update procedure.

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6. The Firmware Loader will display a success status upon completion. Click Quit to exit the loader.

Power cycle after upgrade or downgrade

You must always power cycle the camera after a firmware upgrade or downgrade.

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Appendix

The appendix includes the following information for older Prosilica GC cameras up to serial number 0221XXA (hardware revision A):

•Specification tables

• Absolute QE plots

• ROI height vs. frame rate plots

• Camera feature comparison of hardware version A models

• Image data flow diagrams

• Mechanical dimensions

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Specifications common to all models

Feature Specification

Lens mount Default: C-Mount

Optional: CS-Mount

TTL (non-isolated) I/Os 1 input, 1 output

Opto-isolated I/Os 1 input, 1 output

RS232 1

Operating temperature 0 °C to +50 °C ambient temperature (without condensation)

Storage temperature -10 °C to +70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation)

Operating humidity 20% to 80% non-condensing

Power requirements 5 to 16 VDC: Cameras with SN 02-XXXXX-06000 to 02-XXXXX-07999

5 to 25 VDC: Cameras with SN ≥ 02-XXXXX-08XXX

Interface IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T (GigE)

Interface standard GigE Vision® Standard V1.2

Camera control standard GenICam SFNC V1.2.1

Appendix

Table 23: Specifications common to all Prosilica GC models

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Prosilica GC650, GC650C (02-2110A, 022111A)

Appendix

Feature

Specification

Prosilica GC650 Prosilica GC650C

Resolution 659 (H) × 493 (V)

0.3 MP

Sensor Sony ICX424AL with HAD CCD™

technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 1/3

Sensor size 6 mm diagonal

Pixel size 7.4 µm × 7.4 µm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 16 MB

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 8 µs to 116.8 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 19 dB

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Vertical: 1 to full resolution

Power consumption 3.3 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 1.0 µs for non-isolated I/O; 2.8 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±20 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±0.5 µs for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 µs for isolated I/O

Sony ICX424AQ with Wfine HAD CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

90 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerGR12Packed

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 104 g

Table 24: Prosilica GC650, GC650C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX424absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX424spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Appendix

Figure 32: Prosilica GC650, GC650C (Sony ICX424) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 33: Prosilica GC650, GC650C (Sony ICX424) spectral response

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Frame rate

19.94 μs Height 1224.13 μs+

------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- --

150

210

270

330

390

450

510

570

630

690

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Framerat e[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Appendix

Figure 34: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

490 90.0 200 187.5

450 97.0 150 231.0

400 107.0 100 300.4

350 120.0 50 428.9

300 136.6 20 577.0

250 157.8 10 652.0

Width=659 pixels

Table 25: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Prosilica GC655, GC655C (02-2115A, 022116A)

Appendix

Feature

Specification

Prosilica GC655 Prosilica GC655C

Resolution 659 (H) × 493 (V)

0.3 MP

Sensor Sony ICX414AL with HAD technology Sony ICX414AQ with Wfine HAD

CCD™ technology

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 1/2

Sensor size 8.0 mm diagonal

Pixel size 9.9 μm × 9.9 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 16 MB

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 8 µs to 116.8 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 22 dB

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Vertical: 1 to full resolution

Power consumption 3.0 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 1.0 µs for non-isolated I/O; 2.8 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±20 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±0.5 µs for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 µs for isolated I/O

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

90 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerGR12Packed

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 105 g

Table 26: Prosilica GC655, GC655C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX414absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX414spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Appendix

Figure 35: Prosilica GC655, GC655C (Sony ICX414) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 36: Prosilica GC655, GC655C (Sony ICX414) spectral response

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Frame rate

19.94 μs Height 1224.14 μs+

----------------------------------------------------- --------------------

150

210

270

330

390

450

510

570

630

690

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Appendix

Figure 37: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

490 90.0 200 187.5

450 97.0 150 231.0

400 107.2 100 300.4

350 120.1 50 428.9

300 136.6 20 577.0

250 157.8 10 652.0

Width=659 pixels

Table 27: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Prosilica GC750, GC750C (02-2160A, 022161A)

Appendix

Feature

Resolution 752 (H) × 480 (V)

Sensor ON Semi MT9V022

Sensor type CMOS

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 1/3

Sensor size 5.35 mm diagonal

Pixel size 6 μm × 6 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 10-bit

A/D 10-bit

Image buffer 16 MB

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono10 Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed,

RAW pixel formats BayerBG8, BayerBG10

Exposure time control 30 µs to 60 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 48 dB

Power consumption 2.2 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 31 μs for non-isolated I/O; 43 μs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±20 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±0.5 µs for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 µs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 50.6 × 45.7 × 33 mm 50.9 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 85 g

Prosilica GC750 Prosilica GC750C

0.4 MP

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

67 fps

YUV444Packed

RGBA8Packed, BGRA8Packed

Specification

Table 28: Prosilica GC750, GC750C model specifications

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10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Quantum ĸĐŝĞnĐy

tĂǀĞlĞngth [nm]

400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Quantum ĸĐŝĞnĐy

tĂǀĞlĞngth [nm]

Red Green Blue

400 450 500 550 600 650 700

Appendix

Figure 38: Prosilica GC750 (ON Semi MT9V022) absolute QE

Figure 39: Prosilica GC750C (ON Semi MT9V022) absolute QE

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ROI frame rate

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Appendix

Figure 40: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

480 62.9 100 238.0

400 75.3 50 371.7

300 97.6 20 560.6

250 114.5 10 674.9

200 138.4 2 806.4

150 175.1

Width=752 pixels

Table 29: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Prosilica GC780, GC780C (02-2117A, 022118A)

Appendix

Feature

Resolution 782 (H) × 582 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX415AL with HAD technology Sony ICX415AQ with Wfine HAD

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan Shutter type Global Sensor format Typ e 1/2 Sensor size 8.0 mm diagonal Pixel size 8.3 μm × 8.3 μm Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit A/D 12-bit Image buffer 16 MB Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8 YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 8 µs to 116.8 s; 1 µs increments Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Gain control 0 to 26 dB 0 to 23 dB Power consumption 2.8 W at 12 VDC Trigger latency 1 μs for non-isolated I/O; 2.8 μs for isolated I/O Trigger j i t ter ±20 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±0.5 µs for isolated I/O Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm Mass (typical) 100 g

Prosilica GC780 Prosilica GC780C

Specification

0.5 MP

CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

63.9 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerGR12Packed

Vertical: 1 to full resolution

Table 30: Prosilica GC780, GC780C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX415absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX415spectralresponse

RedResponse GreeenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Appendix

Figure 41: Prosilica GC780, GC780C (Sony ICX415) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 42: Prosilica GC780, GC780C (Sony ICX415) spectral response

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Frame rate

24.70 μs Height 1139.14 μs+

----------------------------------------------------- --------------------

150

225

300

375

450

525

600

675

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Appendix

Figure 43: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

582 63.9 150 201.1

500 73.4 100 268.1

400 89.8 50 402.6

300 115.2 20 573.8

250 134.5 10 668.6

200 161.5

Width=782 pixels

Table 31: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Prosilica GC1020, GC1020C (02-2165A, 022165B, 02-2166A, 02-2166B)

Appendix

Feature

Resolution 1024 (H) × 768 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX204AL with HAD technology Sony ICX204AK with Wfine HAD

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor size Typ e 1/3

Sensor size 6.0 mm diagonal

Pixel size 4.65 μm × 4.65 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 16 MB

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 8 µs to 116.8 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 22 dB

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Opto-coupled I/Os 1 input, 1 output

Power consumption 2.9 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 2.8 µs for non-isolated I/O; 4.5 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±20 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±0.5 µs for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 99 g

Prosilica GC1020 Prosilica GC1020C

0.8 MP

CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

33 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerGR12Packed

Vertical: 1 to full resolution

Specification

Table 32: Prosilica GC1020, GC1020C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

QuantumEfficiency[%]

Wavelength[nm]

SonyICX204absoluteQE

AllmeasurementsweredonewithoutprotectionglassorIRcutfilter.

Withprotectionglassorfilters,quantumefficiency(QE)decreasesbyapproximately10%.

TheuncertaintyinmeasurementoftheQEis+/Ͳ 10.25%.

Thevaluesaretypicalandaresubjecttominorvariations.

RedQE GreenQE BlueQE MonochromeQE

0.0000

0.1000

0.2000

400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

SpectralResponse[A/W]

Wavel ength[nm]

SonyICX204spectralresponse

RedResponse GreenResponse BlueResponse MonochromeResponse

Appendix

Figure 44: Prosilica GC1020, GC1020C (Sony ICX204) absolute QE

Spectral response

Figure 45: Prosilica GC1020, GC1020C (Sony ICX204) spectral response

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ROI frame rate

Frame rate

33.56 μs Height 3971.23 μs+

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100

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Framerate[fps]

ROIheight[pixels]

Appendix

Figure 46: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps) Height (pixels) Frame rate (fps)

768 33.4 200 92.4

700 36.2 100 134.5

600 41.3 50 173.0

500 47.0 20 210.3

400 57.0 10 226.3

300 70.5 2 241.0

Width=1024 pixels

Table 33: Frame rate as a function of ROI height

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Prosilica GC1350, GC1350C (02-2130A, 022131A)

Appendix

Feature

Resolution 1360 (H) × 1024 (V)

Sensor Sony ICX205AL with HAD technology Sony ICX205AK with Wfine HAD

Sensor type Interline CCD, Progressive Scan

Shutter type Global

Sensor format Typ e 1/2

Sensor size 8.0 mm diagonal

Pixel size 4.65 μm × 4.65 μm

Optical filter Default: No filter

Optional: See the Modular Concept

Maximum frame rate at full resolution

A/D 12-bit

Image buffer 16 MB

Bit depth 8-bit, 12-bit

Monochrome pixel formats Mono8, Mono12, Mono12Packed Mono8

YUV color pixels formats YUV411Packed, YUV422Packed,

RGB color pixel formats RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed

RAW pixel formats BayerRG8, BayerRG12,

Exposure time control 8 µs to 116.8 s; 1 µs increments

Gain control 0 to 25 dB

Binning (Sum) Horizontal: 1 to 8 columns

Power consumption 3 W at 12 VDC

Trigger latency 3.5 µs for non-isolated I/O; 5 µs for isolated I/O

Trigger j i t ter ±20 ns for non-isolated I/O; ±0.5 µs for isolated I/O

Propagation delay (tpd) 10 ns for non-isolated I/O; 1.3 μs for isolated I/O

Body dimensions (L × W × H) 58.7 × 45.7 × 33 mm 59 × 45.7 × 33 mm

Mass (typical) 100 g

Prosilica GC1350 Prosilica GC1350C

1.4 MP

CCD™ technology

Default: IRC30 IR cut filter Optional: See the Modular Concept

20 fps

YUV444Packed

BayerGR12Packed

Vertical: 1 to full resolution

Specification

Table 34: Prosilica GC1350, GC1350C model specifications

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Absolute QE

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Quantum ĸĐŝĞnĐy

tĂǀĞlĞngth [nm]

400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Quantum ĸĐŝĞnĐy

tĂǀĞlĞngth [nm]

Red Green Blue

400 450 500 550 600 650 700

Appendix

Figure 47: Prosilica GC1350 (Sony ICX205) absolute QE

Figure 48: Prosilica GC1350C (Sony ICX205) absolute QE

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Allied Vision Prosilica GC660C, Prosilica GC1290C, Prosilica GC1600H, Prosilica GC1380CH, Prosilica GC1290 Technical Manual

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Specifications common to all models

Prosilica GC660, GC660C

Absolute QE

Spectral response

ROI frame rate

Prosilica GC1290, GC1290C

Absolute QE

Spectral response

ROI frame rate

Prosilica GC1380H, GC1380CH

Absolute QE

Spectral response

ROI frame rate

Prosilica GC1600H, GC1600CH

Absolute QE

Spectral response

ROI frame rate

Prosilica GC2450, GC2450C

Absolute QE

Spectral response

ROI frame rate

Prosilica GC model frame rate comparison

Prosilica GC model comparison

Camera feature highlights

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Image data flow

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Prosilica GC model housing (C-Mount)

Tripod adapter

Flange focal distance

C-Mount