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Gigabit-Ethernet Camera
Technical Reference Manual
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c Table Of Contents
Table of Contents
1Key features........................................................................................................................................1
1.1System Requirements.................................................................................................................1
2Technical data.....................................................................................................................................2
2.1Specifications..............................................................................................................................2
2.1.1Optical ................................................................................................................................2
2.1.2Electrical..............................................................................................................................2
2.1.3Mechanical..........................................................................................................................3
2.2Connections................................................................................................................................4
2.2.1Power/Trigger connector pinout.........................................................................................4
2.2.2SIRIUS connection example................................................................................................5
2.2.3Connecting to existing DEWETRON systems.......................................................................6
2.2.4Connecting multiple cameras.............................................................................................7
2.2.5Connections Overview........................................................................................................9
2.3Benchmarks..............................................................................................................................10
3Installation........................................................................................................................................11
3.1DEWESoft Fullinstaller..............................................................................................................11
3.2Manual update (camera driver and DEWESoft).......................................................................11
3.2.1Step-by-step instruction....................................................................................................11
4FAQ....................................................................................................................................................17
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 1Key features
1 Key features
The DS-CAM-88c/DS-CAM-120c are a high-speed Gigabit-Ethernet cameras with following key data:
DS-CAM-120c: 120 fps @ VGA (640x480)
DS-CAM-88c: 88 fps @ VGA (640x480)
Color
Auto-gain
Auto-shutter (also fixed shutter possible)
Auto-white balance
Triggered and free-run mode
Standard C-Mount
Small compact form factor
Low power consumption
Ruggedized (high-shock and vibration resistant, aluminium housing)
Real-time data streaming with full resolution
The camera supports the high-performance industrial standard “GigE Vision”. The standard introduced in 2006
provides a framework for transmitting high-speed video and related control over Ethernet networks.
The benefits are: high speed data transfer rates up to 1GBit/s (based on 1000Base-T) connectible to every standard
GigE Ethernet port and cable lengths up to 100m.
Dewesoft uses Smartek GigE SDK for communication with cameras that support GigE Vision standard.
IMPORTANT
For best performance we recommended using a SSD for storing data.
A disk write rate of 100 MByte/s should be established, especially if using more than 1
camera!
1.1 System Requirements
1 Gigabit-Ethernet port
Good PC performance (Core i5 CPU or better recommended, 4 GB RAM)
DEWESoft X or 7.1
Smartek GigE Vision SDK 2.7.0.1
DEWESoft GigE driver (cdv) 3.5
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c Technical data
2 Technical data
2.1 Specifications
2.1.1 Optical
DS-CAM-88c DS-CAM-120c
Image sensor Sony IT ICX414AL/AQ with HAD
microlens, progressive scan
Sony IT ICX618AL/AQ with Exview
HAD CCD II microlens
Sensor type CCD CCD
Optical size 1/2 " 1/4 “
Effective chip size 6.5 x 4.9 mm 4.46 x 3.80 mm
Cell size 9.9 x 9.9 µm 5.6 x 5.6 µm
Picture size (max) 656 x 492 pixel 646 x 492 pixel
ADC 14 bit 14 bit
Gain control 0 – 35 dB; auto-gain 0 – 32 dB; auto-gain
Exposure Time 26 μs – 60 s; auto-shutter 58 µs – 60 s; auto-shutter
Smart functions Auto-white-balance, color correction,
edge filter (sharpness), hue, sat.
Auto-white-balance, color correction,
edge filter (sharpness), hue, sat.
Max. frame rate (at full resolution) 88 fps 120 fps
2.1.2 Electrical
Power
Supply voltage 8 to 30 V DC 8 to 30 V DC
Power consumption <3.6 W (@ 12 V DC) <3.7 W (@ 12 V DC)
Power-over-Ethernet optional optional
Trigger input
Voltage level representing logical 0 0.0 … 1.0 V DC
Undefined state between 0 and 1 1.0 … 3.0 V DC
Voltage level representing logical 1 3.0 … 24.0 V DC
Absolute maximum voltage (above →
damage!)
36 V (only with external resistor of 3.3 kOhm in series)
Digital output
Maximum current source for output 20 mA, open emitter
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 2Technical data
2.1.3 Mechanical
External dimensions (H x W x L) 86.4 x 44.0 x 29.0 [mm]
(3.40 x 1.73 x 1.14 [in])
Housing aluminum case
Weight < 200 g (without lens)
Storage temperature -10 °C .. +70 °C (14 °F .. +158 °F)
Operating temperature 5 °C .. +45 °C (+41 °F .. +113 °F)
Operating humidity 25% .. 80% (no condensation)
Storage humidity 25% .. 95% (no condensation)
Lens mount C-mount (CS-mount optional)
Connectors Screw mount Ethernet RJ45; EIAJ (Hirose) 12 pin (matching part: Hirose
HR10A-10P-12S(73))
Conformity CE, FCC Class B, RoHS, GigE Vision, GenICam
Illustration 1: Dimensions
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2.2 Connections
On the rear side of the camera there are two connectors. The 12pin HIROSE connector (matching part: Hirose HR10A10P-12S(73)) contains the power, trigger and other digital pins. Ethernet connector pinout according to the standard.
Illustration 2: Connecting scheme
2.2.1 Power/Trigger connector pinout
Illustration 3: 12pin Hirose connector (matching part: Hirose HR10A-10P-12S(73))
on camera rear side
Pin # Signal
1 GND (for Power and RS232)
2 Power (+8...+30 V DC)
3 -
4 Camera In 1 (TRIGGER)
5 -
6 Camera Out 1 (open emiter, max. 20 mA)
7 Camera In GND
8 RxD (RS232)
9 TxD (RS232)
10 Camera Out Power (for digital outputs)
11 Camera In 2
12 Camera Out 2
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 2Technical data
2.2.2 SIRIUS connection example
In this picture you see a typical SIRIUS measurement instrument, consisting of one SBOX unit (integrated PC) on
bottom and one SIRIUS slice on top (from rear side).
The camera is directly connected to the Gigabit-LAN port. The second cable to the camera contains the power (from
SBOX Power out) and the trigger, connected to the SYNC port of the SIRIUS slice. The camera frames are now in perfect
sync with the analog data acquired by DEWESoftTM.
Note: Even if the camera is connected, synching to other SIRIUS devices is still possible, because there are different
pins used on the SYNC port for triggering/synching.
Illustration 4: SIRIUS SBOX with 1 SIRIUS slice connected to the DS-CAM-88c (or DS-CAM-120c)
(per cable H12f-L1B7m-L00B4m-3M)
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2.2.3 Connecting to existing DEWETRON systems
The DS-CAM-120c is also compatible to existing DEWETRON systems.
Please consider the system requirements:
see 1.1. System requirements
DEWETRON instrument must not have DI-ISO option (isolated inputs/outputs)! In this case clocking is not
possible, only free-run (the CLK pin is not available on the connector).
Free-run operation (without clocking, for low framerates) is easy, just connect the camera to the GigE LAN port.
If you want to trigger the camera, you have to use a special cable for the trigger/clock line. Usually every DEWETRON
instrument is equipped with a 37pin DSUB connector, please see DEWETRON manual for pinout, here for example is
the pinout for the Orion-1622-100 (see Reference List (b)).
Connect EXT_CLK1 (pin 17) to CLK of the Lemo 00 connector of the camera (pin 3, see 2.2.1).
Connect DGND (pin 37) to GND of the Lemo 00 connector (pin 4, see 2.2.1)
Set the pin EXT_CLK1 to “Video” in DEWESoft hardware setup
Illustration 5: DEWETRON Orion-1622-100 DSUB 37 pinout
Illustration 6: Clockout setup of EXT_CLK1 pin in DEWESoft
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 2Technical data
2.2.4 Connecting multiple cameras
Illustration 7: CAM-BOX2
If you need to connect more than one camera, there is a special “CAM-BOX2” available, which consists of
wide-range voltage input (9-36V)
an industrial Gigabit-Ethernet-Switch (without Power-over-Ethernet! No supply for DS-CAM-600!)
Power and Sync distribution for up to 4 cameras.
Small dimensions: 115 x 62 mm (front) and 135 mm deep
Illustration 8: CAM-BOX2 pinout
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Illustration 9: CAM-BOX2 pinout
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 2Technical data
2.2.5 Connections Overview
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2.3 Benchmarks
The following tests were done with SIRIUS SBOX and 1 to 4 cameras connected to the CAM-BOX2. Setup:
1 to 4 cameras connected over CAM-BOX2
SBOX: 128GB SSD -> max 190 MByte/s write rate
CPU: Intel Core i7 QM57; 2.0GHz; 4GB RAM
camera(s) clocked by SIRIUS
DEWESoft X1 SP7 b358
GigEVisionSDK Version 2.7.0.1
GigE Camera driver v3.5 (Plugin)
storing data to file, video buffer stable around 0..1%
with checked "optimize for switched network"
Achieved framerates (fps)
1 camera
x res y res DS-CAM-88c DS-CAM-120c
640 480 88 120
320 240 165 195
320 120 280 300
2 cameras
x res y res DS-CAM-88c DS-CAM-120c
640 480 88 120
320 240 165 195
320 120 280 210
3 cameras
x res y res DS-CAM-88c DS-CAM-120c
640 480 88 90
320 240 165 195
320 120 280 210
4 cameras
x res y res DS-CAM-88c DS-CAM-120c
640 480 88 60
320 240 165 195
320 120 280 210
HINT
Results (FPS) should be considered only as approximate MAX values. Writing
speed of disk may be limiting factor (we used SSD!). We recommend to test
cameras with your setup at about 0.8*max_FPS and higher to find where
corrupted image, frame lost or buffer overrun will occur.
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 3Installation
3 Installation
3.1 DEWESoft Fullinstaller
Usually all the drivers come with the DEWESoft Fullinstaller, if you select the option “GigE camera
driver” during installation. To check if the drivers are installed, go to Settings → Hardware setup →
Video and see if the checkbox “GigE” is visible. If not, execute the fullinstaller again, select Modify
and reinstall the option.
The last DEWESoft X Fullinstaller can be downloaded here: http://www.dewesoft.com/download
Illustration 10: DEWESoft X – installing GigE camera driver
3.2 Manual update (camera driver and DEWESoft)
Go to http://www.dewesoft.com/download and download
GigE Camera drivers.
(Zip file includes Smartek GigE SDK 2.7.0.1 and DEWESoft GigECamera driver 3.5)
latest DEWESoftX version
3.2.1 Step-by-step instruction
Install Smartek_GigEVisionSDK Note that you must be administrator, not just user with admin
rights! After installation be sure that “Smartek GigE Vision Filter Driver” is installed (picture 1)
under Local area Connection Properties.
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HINT
Note that the “Filter Driver” filters out all packets that are not GigE on
hardware level, so the camera will work much faster than without the filter.
Illustration 11: Installed Smartek GigE Vision Filter Driver.
Connect the camera to the PC via Ethernet cable and Power/Trigger-cable. See connection example
shown in 2.2.2.
The DS-CAM-88c/120c supports DHCP, so just set your computer's IP address to automatic and
wait until the IP is assigned. To test if the camera is working you can run Smartek GigEVisionClient.
By right-click on the camera you can also set IP to fix, if you prefer.
Illustration 12: Example: OK, cameras can be used, close the GigEVisionClient and
start DEWESoft.
To enable camera in Dewesoft, copy the file GigECamera.cdv into Dewesoft Addons folder, usually
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located in Dewesoft7\Bin\V7_1\Addons
Copy and replace your existing DEWESoftX.exe with the one downloaded.
Start DEWESoft and go to Settings > Hardware setup > Analog. For triggered mode (DEWESoft is
clocking the camera), check if your device (such as SIRIUS for example) is set to Standalone or
Master:
Illustration 13: Dewesoft > Settings > Hardware setup > Analog: Set device to
Master Sync.
Go to the Video tab and check »GigE Vision« and »Use trigger«, then click OK.
Illustration 14: Dewesoft: Hardware setup > Video: finds GigE camera(s).
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codec for
compression
after
measurement
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compression
(CPU intensive)
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For the “File types for storing” you can chose between:
“DVI”, which is uncompressed DEWESoft video format (takes a lot of disk space, ~35
Mbyte / s / camera @ 640x480 and 120fps, but no video size limit) – or
“AVI”, the live compression will take CPU power, performance depends on the used
computer; but we have experienced good results with the Xvid codec (uses multiple cores);
consider that AVI will stop recording after video file size reaches 2 GB!
“compress after measurement”: if you have a triggered measurement, you can use the
pause times to automatically compress a recorded video file after storing
For manual compression after the measurement set the appropriate compressor in “AVI file
type for compression”. We recommend the XVID codec. In Analysis mode you can then
manually select your datafile and click “AVI compress”.
Illustration 15: AVI compress after measurement
Go to Ch. Setup, click the Video button, click the Unused button to enable the video channel.
Illustration 16: Dewesoft > Ch. Setup > Video: setup camera(s).
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 3Installation
HINT
Ensure the firmware version of SIRIUS hardware is at least 3.1.0.16, otherwise
update the firmware. This is done with the “USB Firmware Upgrade Utility”
from http://www.dewesoft.com/download. Also the Firmware File can be
downloaded there. Close DEWESoft, start the Upgrade Tool, select “DEWESoft
USB” interface and firmware file and Start. After finished, it is very important
to unplug power AND USB cable and reboot the SIRIUS device.
Enter the channel setup. By now, already a picture should be shown.
Please look up “FAQ” section, if you get e.g. a NO FRAMES RECEIVED error.
HINT
If you change the frame rate, after typing the value, the input field gets a yellow
color; confirm the value by pressing the Enter key.
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Illustration 17: Camera settings in DEWESoft.
Use the “Advanced Settings”, if you want to change specific parameters of the camera, such as the
custom resolution (AOI, area of interest) for instance.
Illustration 18: Advanced settings
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 4FAQ
4 FAQ
GigE checkbox in hardware setup missing / Support for 64 bit Windows:
For 64-bit Windows all three Smartek GigE paths needs to be set to Win32_i86 in Environment variable PATH. Go to
My Computer and click System properties > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Environment Variables >
System variables > select Path > Edit.
Make the folloving changes:
%GIGE_VISION_SDK_PATH%\bin\Win32
%GENICAM_ROOT_V2_0%\bin\Win32_i86
%GENICAM_ROOT_V2_0%\bin\Win32_i86\GenApi\Generic
Save and reset Windows. Path correctness can be checked by GetEnviromentVariable('PATH');
GigE plugin is not found in Dewesoft
Issue: In 2.7.0.0 driver Smartek does not run file hardlink to GigEVisionSDK_32bit_dll.bat during installation.
Solution: So it needs to be done manually; run CMD as Admin and run the file from the folder
\Program files\Smartek\GigeVisionSDK\bin\
When this is done, Dewesoft normally recognizes the GigE plugin.
Issue affects Win7&8 64 bit and will be fixed by Smartek driver 2.7.1.0
No picture shown, “No frames received” error:
If you receive the error “NO FRAMES RECEIVED”, check:
Is the Trigger cable connected?
Try decreasing the Shutter value
Check in hardware setup if the DEWESoft USB device is set to Master or Standalone
Disable Trigger in hardware setup and check if it’s working in free-run mode (cable problem?)
Camera not found (not in GigEVisionClient, not in DEWESoft)
Check Windows Firewall settings
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Cameras not found in DEWESoft (yellow mark in GigEVisionClient):
Not able to use the cameras. Please wait a little bit (until IP is assigned). If that does not help, ensure the computers
network IP is set to automatic, as camera supports DHCP.
Illustration 19: IP address problem
See also Illustration 11 for a working example.
If the cameras are found, close GigEVisionClient and start DEWESoft.
Change IP address of the camera
If you manually change the IP address, please close DEWESoft, start the GigEVisionClient, right-click on the camera and
select “Set IP to device”; use the same subnet as the computer, example:
PC: 192.168.1.100, Subnet 255.255.255.0
Camera: 192.168.1.101, Subnet 255.255.255.0
The IP is ok, if the cameras are found with a red mark (see Illustration above), close GigEVisionClient and start
DEWESoft.
GigEVision client does not start, error message when starting
You can get it working by doing the following: Check if the operating system of your computer is 32bit or 64bit.
Copy the 64-bit dll’s (otherwise take the onces from the 32bit directories) from
C:\Program Files\Smartek\GigEVisionSDK\bin\Win64
and
C:\Program Files\Smartek\GigEVisionSDK\GenICam\bin\Win64_x64
to
\Windows\system32 (respectively \Windows\SysWOW64)
Then start the GigEVisionClient from C:\Program Files\Smartek\GigEVisionSDK\bin\Win64
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 4FAQ
Cameras not working in DEWESoft
If you followed the step-by-step installation procedure, but still the camera is not working in DEWESoft, you can try to
copy the used dll's manually:
Copy the 32-bit dll’s from
C:\Program Files\Smartek\GigEVisionSDK\bin\Win32
and
C:\Program Files\Smartek\GigEVisionSDK\GenICam\bin\Win32_i86
to
DEWESoft’s Addons folder.
Then restart DEWESoft.
Maximum framerate @ VGA resolution only 36 fps
When you adjust the framerate higher than 36 fps, and it is always reset to 36 fps, the Ethernet card in your computer
is most probably only 100 Mbit/s. Please check control panel → network card properties. Gigabit-Ethernet (1000
Mbit/s) is required!
Performance improvements (e.g. in case of frames lost, CPU overload or buffer overrun)
A loss of a few frames during a measurement is normal, due to collissions on the Ethernet network.
Here are some useful hints to improve the performance:
Do not operate the camera in a fully loaded network (e.g. office computers). Just use direct connection or one
switch (with no additional participants).
Disable all anti-virus, firewall, indexing and synchronization programs running in background.
Also check if you really have a Gigabit-Ethernet network card, not only 100Mbit/s.
Check if the LAN cable is at least of CAT5 quality, if you have longer cable lenghts it should be even better.
For this camera, the main improvement can be done by using a SSD (disk writing speed about 100...150
Mbyte/s. One camera at 640x480 @ 120fps takes about 35MByte/s, multiply the value with the number of
cameras used)
Disable any “live compression” in Hardware setup → Video. Codec may take CPU load.
Try to decrease the framerate / resolution
Use the Windows ressource monitor (can be found in Task manager) to check for bottlenecks.
For optimal performance we recommend to enable “Jumbo” frames on your PC network card. “Jumbo”
frames are Ethernet packets larger than 1500 bytes. This way less CPU time is spent for data reception
therefore increasing performance and minimizing data loss. (Control panel -> network and internet -> view
network status and tasks (network and sharing center) -> change adapter settings -> right-mouse-click on LAN
connection -> Properties -> Configure -> Advanced -> Jumbo Frame -> set to highest value (e.g. 9kB MTU))
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Also an overloaded DEWESoft setup (many displays, e.g. high resolution FFT instruments) will take system
power. Try at first only with camera video instruments.
Press <Ctrl>+<Shift>+<P> in DEWESoft Measure mode. On the right side the performance monitor will appear.
Watch the Cam video buffer. It should stay stable at low values.
Illustration 20: IP address problem
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DS-CAM-88c / DS-CAM-120c 5Documentation Version
5 Documentation Version
Revision number: 101
Last modified: Tue 23 Dec 2014, 16:45
Doc-Version Date
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Notes
1.0.0 13.08.12 initial revision
1.0.1 24.09.12 Changed benchmarks because of improvements in GigE Cam driver
1.7
1.0.2 24.09.12 More detailed path in “Support for 64 bit Windows”
1.0.3 04.10.12 Added secton 2.2.4 “Connections Overview”
1.0.4 02.11.12 Cable changed from camera to DEWE-43 in section 2.2.4
1.0.5 27.11.12 Changed first FAQ to “GigE checkbox in hardware setup missing / ...”
1.0.6 26.02.13 General update, CAM box pinout, more FAQs, small corrections
1.0.7 02.07.13 Changed name to “DS-CAM-120c”; minor hints and corrections,
dimensions added
1.0.8 16.10.13 Added FAQ “GigE plugin is not found in DEWESoft”
1.0.9 26.11.13
Added FAQ “Maximum framerate @ VGA resolution only 36 fps”
1.1.0 22.12.14
Merge of DS-CAM-88c and DS-CAM-120c into one manual
added new benchmarks for DS-CAM-88c
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