JAI CM-030PMCL-RH User Manual

CM-030PMCL-RH

1/3” Progressive Scan

Monochrome Remote Head Camera

Document Version: 1.1

CM-030PMCL-RH_Ver.1.1_Sept09

User's Manual

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Notice

The material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to JAI Ltd.,

Japan and may only be used by the purchasers of the product. JAI Ltd., Japan makes no
warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may
appear or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. JAI Ltd.,
Japan reserves the right to make changes without notice.

Company and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.

Warranty

For information about the warranty, please contact your factory representative.

Certifications

CE compliance

As defined by the Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, EMC
(Electromagnetic compatibility), JAI Ltd., Japan declares that CM-030PMCL-RH complies with
the following provisions applying to its standards.
EN 61000-6-3 (Generic emission standard part 1)
EN 61000-6-2 (Generic immunity standard part 1)

FCC

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Warning

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for FCC compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

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- Contents -

1. General .............................................................................................. 5

2. Camera nomenclature ............................................................................. 5

3. Main Features ....................................................................................... 5

4. Locations and Functions ........................................................................... 6

5. Pin Assignment ...................................................................................... 7

5.1. Digital Output Connector for Mini-CL (Camera Link) .......................................... 7

5.2. Camera Link interface .............................................................................. 7

6. Functions and Operations ......................................................................... 9

6.1. Basic functions ...................................................................................... 9

6.1.1. Digital Video Output (Bit Allocation) ..................................................... 9

6.1.2. Electronic Shutter .......................................................................... 10

6.1.3. Continuous operation or triggered operation .......................................... 11

6.1.4. Rear panel indicator ....................................................................... 11

6.1.5. Auto-detect LVAL-sync / async. accumulation ........................................ 11

6.1.6. Vertical Binning ............................................................................. 12

6.2. Sensor Layout and timing ......................................................................... 13

6.2.1. CCD Sensor Layout ......................................................................... 13

6.2.2. Horizontal timing ........................................................................... 14

6.2.3. Vertical timing .............................................................................. 14

6.2.4. Partial Scan .................................................................................. 15

6.2.5. Vertical Binning ............................................................................. 16

6.3. Operation Modes ................................................................................... 17

6.3.1. Continuous operation ...................................................................... 17

6.3.2. Pre-select Trigger Mode ................................................................... 18

6.3.3. Pulse Width Trigger Mode ................................................................ 20

6.3.4. EPS with Smear Less trigger mode ....................................................... 21

6.3.5. Minimum interval of the trigger input on each operation mode .................... 22

6.4. Mode and function matrix. ....................................................................... 23

7. Configuring the Camera .......................................................................... 24

7.1. RS-232C control .................................................................................... 24

7.2. Setting functions ................................................................................... 25

7.2.1. Bit allocation. BA=0, BA=1 ............................................................... 25

7.2.2. Partial scan. SC=0 through 4. ............................................................. 25

7.2.3. Vertical binning. VB=0, VB=1 ............................................................ 25

7.2.4. Shutter mode. SM=0 and SM=1 ........................................................... 25

7.2.5. Trigger polarity. TP=0, TP=1. ............................................................ 25

7.2.6. Gain level. GA=-84 through +336. ....................................................... 25

7.2.7. Black level. BL=0 through BL=1023. ..................................................... 25

7.3. Save and Load Functions .......................................................................... 25

7.4. CM-030PMCL-RH command list ................................................................... 26

8. Camera Control Tool for CM-030PMCL-RH ..................................................... 28

8.1. Camera Control Tool Interface .................................................................. 28

8.1.1. Camera Control Tool Bar .................................................................. 28

8.2. The About Window ................................................................................. 28

8.3. Communication Window .......................................................................... 29

8.4. Camera Control Window .......................................................................... 30

8.5. Using the Camera Control Tool .................................................................. 30

9. External Appearance and Dimensions .......................................................... 32

10. Specifications ...................................................................................... 33

10.1. Spectral response .................................................................................. 33

10.2. Specification table ................................................................................. 34

11. Appendix ............................................................................................... 35

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11.1. Precautions ............................................................................................ 35

11.2. Typical Sensor Characteristics ...................................................................... 35

11.3. Caution when mounting a lens on the camera ................................................. 35

11.4. Caution when mounting the camera .............................................................. 36

11.5. Exportation ........................................................................................... 36

11.6. References ............................................................................................. 36

Change History ............................................................................................. 38

User's Record ............................................................................................... 39

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1. General

CM-030PMCL-RH is 17mm diameter Remote Head camera using 330L pixels, monochrome
progressive scan CCD. This camera achieves a high speed frame rate of 120.491frames per
second. The camera head is small, so it suitable for such machine vision applications as
surface mounting, semiconductor inspection, surface inspection etc.
CM-030PMCL employs PoCL (Power on Camera Link) function and the camera operates full
functions by just connecting the cable with a POCL compatible frame grabber.
CM-030PMCL-RH is equipped with partial scan and vertical binning modes. Using these
functions the camera achieves higher frame rates.

The latest version of this manual can be downloaded from: www.jai.com
The latest version of Camera Control Tool for CM-030PMCL-RH can be downloaded from:
www.jai.com
For camera revision history, please contact your local JAI distributor.

2. Camera nomenclature

The standard camera composition consists of:

Camera body x 1
Sensor Protection cap x 1

The camera is available in the following versions:

CM-030PMCL-RH

Where C stands for "Compact" family, M stands for "Monochrome", 30 represents the
resolution "330K pixels", and PMCL for interface with “Power over Mini-CL”

Options: OP735 Lens f=7.5mm, F=1.6
OP715 Lens f=15mm, F=2.0
OP724 Lens f=24mm, F=3.1
PD-12U series AC power adaptor

3. Main Features

 φ17mm Remote head system with 1/3 inch Progressive CCD
 High frame rate of 120 fps in Continuous mode, Full resolution
 659 (h) x 494 (v) active pixels
 7.4 µm square pixels
 120 frames/second with external trigger and full resolution
 Up to 504 frames/second with partial scan of 1/8
 193 frames/second with vertical binning
 Shutter speed from 32.48μs to 2 sec. using Pulse Width Control
 Programmable exposure from 32.48μs to 8.299 ms by 1 LVAL (16.24µs) increments
 Pre-select, Pulse width and Pre-select with Smear Less trigger modes
 LVAL-synchronous/-asynchronous operation (auto-detect)
 PoCL (Power over CL) standard compliant
 10 or 8-bit output
 Setup by Windows NT/2000/XP via serial communication

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4. Locations and Functions

 CCD sensor 1/2 inch CCD sensor
 Lens mount Excluding mount M15.5 x 0.5
 Lock ring Is used to fix the focus position

 Camera head φ17mm Camera Head

 Camera cable 2m

 12-pin connector Connecting with CCU

 12-pin receptacle Connecting with Camera Head
 26-pin connector POCL, Camera Link Interface (Mini-CL) (Note *1)
 LED Indication for power and trigger input
 Mounting holes M3 depth 3.5mm for tripod mount plate

*1) Note: When a Camera Link cable is connected to the camera, please do not excessively

tighten screws by using a screw driver. The Camera Link receptacle on the camera
might get damaged. For security, the force to tighten screws should be less than

0.291 Newton meter (Nm). Tightening by hand is sufficient in order to achieve this.
The camera link cable must comply with PoCL standard.

Fig. 1. Locations ( version)

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i

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Z

①

　②

③

④

⑤

PoCL

POWER /TRIG

laesCCF

.oNlaireS

laesnoituaC

⑥

⑦

⑧

⑨

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5. Pin Assignment

5.1. Digital Output Connector for Mini-CL (Camera Link)

Type: 26-pin SDR connector (3M or Honda type) Mini-CL connector

Important Note for PMCL version

CM-030PMCL-RH camera feature “Safe Power” circuit which is specified by the PoCL standard.
This circuit is used to verify the presence of camera and PoCL cable before the frame grabber
provides power.

5.2. Camera Link interface

The digital video is available via Camera Link, with 8 or 10-bit pixel depth, using the CL Base
configuration. The digital output signals follow the Camera Link standard using Channel Link
chip sets.
The data bits from the digital video, FVAL, LVAL, DVAL and EEN are multiplexed into the
twisted pairs, which are a part of the Camera Link. Trigger signals and the serial camera
control are transmitted directly through its own pairs.

The 26-pin Mini-CL SDR connector pin assignment follows the Camera Link base configuration.

For a detailed description of the Camera Link standard, please refer to the Camera Link
standard specifications found on www.jai.com.

Pin No

I/O

Name

Note

1

I

DC +12V

13

I

GND

For # 26 pin

14

I

GND

For # 1 pin

26

I

DC +12V

7(+),20(-)

I/O

RXD

Serial Com.

8(-),21(+)

O

TXD

10(+),23(-)

I

Reserve

9(-),22(+)

I

Trigger

CC1 Ext. Trigger in

6(-),19(+)

O

TxOUT3

Camera Link out

4(-),17(+)

O

TxOUT2

3(-),16(+)

O

TxOUT1

2(-),15(+)

O

TxOUT0

5(-),18(+)

O

TxClk

Clock for CL

Fig.2. Mini-CL

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Port/Signal

8bitoutput

10bitoutput

Pin No.

Port A0

L2

L0

Tx0

Port A1

L3

L1

Tx1

Port A2

L4

L2

Tx2

Port A3

L5

L3

Tx3

Port A4

L6

L4

Tx4

Port A5

L7

L5

Tx6

Port A6

L8

L6

Tx27

Port A7

L9

L7

Tx5

Port B0

NC

L8

Tx7

Port B1

NC

L9

Tx8

Port B2

NC

NC

Tx9

Port B3

NC

NC

Tx12

Port B4

NC

NC

Tx13

Port B5

NC

NC

Tx14

Port B6

NC

NC

Tx10

Port B7

NC

NC

Tx11

Port C0

NC

NC

Tx15

Port C1

NC

NC

Tx18

Port C2

NC

NC

Tx19

Port C3

NC

NC

Tx20

Port C4

NC

NC

Tx21

Port C5

NC

NC

Tx22

Port C6

NC

NC

Tx16

Port C7

NC

NC

Tx17

LVAL

Tx24

FVAL

Tx25

DVAL

Tx26

EEN

Tx23

(Output Timing)

TxCLK

A7 A6 EEN C7 B7 B6 A7 A6C6

C3 C2 DVAL FVAL C5 C4 C3 C2LVAL

B2 B1 C1 C0 B4 B3 B2 B1B5

A1 A0 B0 A5 A3 A2 A1 A0A4

TxOUT3

TxOUT2

TxOUT1

TxOUT0

1 pixel cycle

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6. Functions and Operations

6.1. Basic functions

The CM-030PMCL-RH camera is 17mm diameter small remote head camera using 330K pixels,
monochrome progressive CCD. The length between a camera head and the CCU is 2m and the
cable is attached on the camera head. The frame rate is as high as 120.491 fps. The interface
to the host PC is via digital Mini Camera Link (Mini-CL) with POCL capability. The output video
is either 8 or 10 bits.
The camera has 2/3, 1/2, 1/4 or 1/8 partial scanning and vertical binning for faster frame
rates.
There are 3 trigger modes in addition to continuous operation. The Pre-Select, Pulse Width
control and Pre-select with Smear Less are available with a unique automatic LVAL sync or
async selection function.
Below the functions are described in detail.

6.1.1. Digital Video Output (Bit Allocation)

The 10-bit digital output is set 890 LSB as 100% video level when CCD output is 200mV.
The white clip level is set at 1023 LSB when CCD output is 230mV.

CCD out

Analogue level

Digital Out( 10 bits )

Black

Setup 3.6%, 25mV

32LSB

200mV

700mV

890LSB

230mV↑

800mV

1023LSB

Fig.3. Digital Output Bit Allocation ( 10 Bits output )

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6.1.2. Electronic Shutter

CM-0303PMCL-RH allows selecting shutter speed in two ways; preset shutter (10 fixed steps)
and programmable exposure (in 511 line period, LVAL, increments).

Preset Shutter
The following shutter speeds can be selected by command SH=0 through SH=9.
OFF (1/120), 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000, 1/10000, 1/15000, 1/30000
seconds

Programmable Exposure (PE)
The exposure time can be programmed in 16.24µs (LVAL period) increments. The range is
from 2 LVAL to 511 LVAL.

Minimum exposure time 2L

Maximum exposure time 511L

16.24 µs x 2(L) = 32.48 µs

16.24 µs x 511 (L) ≈ 8.299 ms

In binning mode:

Minimum Exposure time 2L

Maximum exposure time 257L

20.069 µs x 2(L) = 40.138 µs

20.069 µs x 257 (L) ≈ 5.158 ms

Preset shutter time for each output mode

The preset shutter value is converted to the programmable value (PE) inside the camera.
Accordingly, there is a slight difference between the preset shutter value and the actual
exposure time. Please refer the following table.

Preset

Shutter

Exposure

lines

[Line]

Actual exposure

Value[s]

FULL (µs)

VBinning(µs)

Off(1/120)

511

8299

5158

1/250

246

3995

4937

1/500

123

1998

2468

1/1000

62

1007

1244

1/2000

31

503

622

1/4000

15

244

301

1/8000 8 130

161

1/10000 6 97.4

120

1/15000 4 65

80.3

1/30000 2 32.5

40.1

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6.1.3. Continuous operation or triggered operation

The camera can operate in continuous operation applications not requiring asynchronous
external trigger. The camera will operate at its maximum frame rate, 120.491
frames/seconds in this mode.

For applications that require an external trigger, the camera can accept an external trigger
input via the Camera Link interface. The camera can operate with up to 120 frames/second in
triggered operation as well.

6.1.4. Rear panel indicator

The rear panel mounted LED provides
the following information:

 Amber:

Power connected - initiating

 Steady green:

Camera is operating in Continuous mode

 Flashing green:

The camera is receiving external trigger

Fig.4. Rear panel

6.1.5. Auto-detect LVAL-sync / async. accumulation

This function replaces the manual setting found in older JAI cameras. Whether accumulation
is synchronous or a-synchronous in relationship to LVAL depends on the timing of the trigger
input.
When trigger is received while FVAL is high (during readout), the camera works in LVAL
synchronous mode, preventing reset feed trough in the video signal. There is a maximum
jitter of one LVAL period from issuing a trigger and accumulation start.
If trigger is received when FVAL is low, the cameras works in LVAL-asynchronous mode (no
delay) mode.

This applies to both pre-select (PS) trigger mode and pulse width trigger (PW) modes.

Ext. trigger

FVAL

(1)

(3)

(1) In this period camera executes trigger at next LVAL (prevents feed-through noise)
(2) Avoid trigger at FVAL transition (+/- 1 LVAL period), as the function may randomly switch
between "next LVAL" and "immediate".
(3) In this period camera executes trigger immediately (no delay)

(2)

Fig. 5. Auto-detect LVAL sync /a-sync accumulation

POCL

POWER / TRIG