Mikrotron EoSens 12CXP+ Reference Manual

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EoSens 12CXP+ Camera

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12CXP Camera

Before You Start

About This Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Tips, Remarks, Notes and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Registered Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Conformity and Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

For customers in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4

Pour les utilisateurs au Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Life Support Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Warranty and Non-Warranty Clause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

EU Declaration of Conformity

EU-Konformitätserklärung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Introduction

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Scope of Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Optional Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

The 12CXP+ Camera

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Operating Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Additional Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Interfaces of the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Connecting a Frame Grabber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Connecting an External Power Supply or Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Status LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Resolution and Transmission Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Cleaning Sensor and Lens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

First Steps

Connect Camera and Image Processing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Power-up Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Configuring the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Reading the XML File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

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Acquisition Control

Acquistion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

AcquisitionMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

AcquisitionStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

AcquisitionStop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

AcquisitionBurstFrameCount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

TriggerSelector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

TriggerMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

TriggerSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

TriggerSoftware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

TriggerActivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

ExposureMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

ExposureTime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

ExposureTimeMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

AcquisitionFrameRate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

AcquisitionFrameRateMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

TestImageSelector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Device Control

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

DeviceReset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Bootstrap CoaXPress

Bootstrap Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

XmlManifestSize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

XmlManifestSelector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

XmlVersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

XmlSchemeVersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Iidc2Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

XmlUrlAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

DeviceVendorName . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

DeviceModelName . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

DeviceManufacturerInfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

DeviceVersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

DeviceSerialNumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

DeviceUserID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Manufacturer-specific Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

WidthAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

HeightAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

AcquisitionModeAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9

AcquistionStartAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

AcquistionStopAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

PixelFormatAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

DeviceTapGeometryAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

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Image1StreamIDAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

DeviceConnectionID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

ConnectionReset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

MasterHostConnectionID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

ControlPacketSizeMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

StreamPacketSizeMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

ConnectionConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

ConnectionConfigDefault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

TestMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

TestErrorCountSelector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

TestErrorCount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

TestPacketCountTx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

TestPacketCountRx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15

HsUpConnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15

Image Format Control

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

OffsetX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

OffsetY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

SensorWidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

SensorHeight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

WidthMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

HeightMax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

PixelFormat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

TapGeometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Image1StreamID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

DeviceScanType. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

User Set Control

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

UserSetSelector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

UserSetLoad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

UserSetSave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

UserSetDefaultSelector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Custom Features

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

DeviceInformationSelector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

DeviceInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

FixedPatternNoiseReduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

PixelResetMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

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Analog Control

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

BlackLevel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

ColumnGain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

DigitalGain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

Digital I/O Control

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6

LineSelector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6

LineSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7

LineInverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7

Technical Data

Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Spectral Response

Monochrome and Color Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Bayer Pattern

Color Filter Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Example for BayerRG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Camera Dimensions

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Side View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

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Before You Start

Please, read this chapter carefully. It provides important information on

• how to use this reference guide

• conformity and use of the product

• the warranty and non-warranty clause and how to ask for repair service

• the EU Declaration of conformity

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Tip: Gives hints.

Remark: Important infor‐

mation.

Note: Information concerning frame quality, timeouts,

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WARNING! Important information concerning data loss or

camera damage.

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Registered Trademarks

In this reference guide the following registered trademarks are used:

1. CoaXPress®

2. EoSens®

3. GenICam®

4. Microsoft® and Windows®

In the following, these trademarks are not specially marked as registered trademarks. This in no way implies that these trademarks can be used in another context without the trade mark sign!

Conformity and Use

Legal Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These requirements 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 instructions given in this reference guide, 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 have to correct the interference at its own expense.

Note: You are herewith cautioned that any changes or modifi‐

cations not expressly approved in this description could

void your authority to operate this equipment.

制造说明：

此设备的生产与测试依照 FCC 条例第 15 条条例，符合 A 类电子设备标准。产品提供在商用使用环境中的合理保护，以防止使用过程中可能涉及

到的损害。

此设备会产生、使用并可发射出无线电波，如果未按照本手册中所述安装和使用，可能会对无线通信设备产生干扰。如本设备在居民区操作出现干扰等情况，用户需要自费处理。

备注：请注意，如未按照此使用说明操作而自行更改设备，那么您将无权使用本设备。

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Supplements

Legal Information

規制適合宣言とご使用について（米国 FCC)

この機器は、FCC 規則のパート 15 に定められたクラス A デジタル装置に関する規制要件に基づいて所定の試験が実施され、その適合が認証されています。　これらの規制要件は、商業環境において機器を使用する際、有害な干渉に対する妥当な保護を提供するために設けられています。この機器は、無線周波数エネルギーを生成かつ利用するとともに、放射することもあります。　このリファレンスガイドの指示に従って設置および使用が行われない場合は、無線通信に有害な干渉を引き起こす恐れがあります。　この機器を住宅地で利用すると有害な干渉を起こすこともあり、その場合、使用者は自己負担において適切な対策を講じる必要があります。注意事項：　　このリファレンスガイドに明示的に承認していない変更や修正を行った場合には、本製品を使用する権利が無効となることがあります

For customers in Canada

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

Pour les utilisateurs au Canada

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

Life Support Applications

The products described in this reference guide are not designed for use in life support appliances or devices and systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury.

DANGER! MIKROTRON customers using or selling these prod-

ucts for use in such applications do so at their own

risk and agree to fully indemnify MIKROTRON for any

damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

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Warranty and Non-Warranty Clause

Warranty is described in §8 of our General Terms and Conditions which can be downloaded on MIKROTRONS’ web-page:

www.mikrotron.de/en/terms.html

In addition, take the following non-warranty clauses into account.

Note The camera does not contain serviceable parts. Do not

open the body of the camera. If the camera has been

opened, the warranty will be void.

WAR NI NG! The camera has to be used with a supply voltage accord‐

ing to the camera’s specification. Connecting a lower or

higher supply voltage, AC voltage, reversal polarity or

using wrong pins of the power connector may damage

the camera. Doing so will void warranty.

Legal Information

Note Our warranty does not protect against accidental dam-

age, loss, or acts of nature.

Note MIKROTRON cannot be held responsible for the loss of

data. We recommend a backup plan.

In case of warranty, please, make a note of the camera type and its serial number.

You find all necessary information on the identification plate of the camera.

Before sending back the camera, ask for a RMA (return merchandise authorization) number and RMA form either by: phone: +49 - 89 - 7263 4250 or e-mail:

service@mikrotron.de

Then send the camera back to your distributor. If no distributor is available, send it back to MIKROTRON.

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EU Declaration of Conformity EU-Konformitätserklärung

MIKROTRON GmbH Phone: +49 (0)89 72634200 Landshuter Str. 20-22 Fax: +49 (0)89 726342-99 D-85716 Unterschleissheim Mail: info@mikrotron.de www.mikrotron.de

We herewith declare under our sole responsibility that the products mentioned below: Hiermit erklären wir in alleiniger Verantwortung, dass die folgenden Produkte:

Product type: Camera Produkt: Kamera

Models: Modelle:

MC1288 and MC1289

are in conformity with the following EU directives: den folgenden EU‐Richtlinien entsprechen:

Title / Titel EU Directive

RoHS Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

RoHS-Richtlinie zur Beschränkung der Verwendung bestimmter gefährlicher Stoffe in Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten

Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC

Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit und zur Aufhebung der Richtlinie 89/336/EWG

2011/65/EU

2014/30/EU

During conformity-testing the following standards were consulted: Die Konformitätsvermutung wurde nach folgenden Standards überprüft:

Title / Titel EU Standard

Information technology equipment - Immunity characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement

EN55024:2011-09 Einrichtungen der Informationstechnik – Störfestigkeitseigenschaften Grenzwerte und Prüfverfahren

Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement

EN55022:2011-12 Einrichtungen der Informationstechnik – Funkstöreigenschaften - Grenzwerte und Messverfahren

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Introduction

This chapter informs about:

• the most important camera features and its sensor

• where the camera can be used

• what is part of the delivery

• system requirements

Overview

Introduction

12CXP+ high-speed CMOS cameras are CoaXPress V1.1 compliant and come with a 12 Megapixel sensor offering a resolution of 4096 (H) x 3072 (V). Another important feature is the high photo sensitivity of @550nm.

Configuring the camera to Full HD resolution with 1920 x 1080 pixels and using a frame rate of up to 449 fps (8 bit) opens a fascinating field of new applications. Full HD recordings are not only an advantage in industrial or high-speed applications but also when shooting a scene in high resolution documentary films or commercial clips.

With full resolution the frame rate amounts to 160 fps (8 bit). By defining a Region of Interest (ROI) the frame rate can be increased, depending on the size of the ROI.

Camera Highlights

All cameras are equipped with the CoaXPress high-speed interface technology and communicate with all CoaXPress compatible frame grabbers. This technology allows transfer rates of up to 6.25 Gbit/s per connection. When using four connections, a transfer rate of 25 Gbit/s will be reached. The possible cable length depends on the cable type, quality, and the transmission speed.

The electronics of the camera is well-protected by a compact and solid full metal housing making it robust enough to comply with the requirements in heavy industrial surroundings. Shielded coaxial cables as recommended by the CoaXPress standard will further improve robustness.

Due to the sensor size, cameras can only be equipped with standard F-Mount lenses. Only lenses for industrial purpose are suitable.

The most important camera features are:

• CXP connection speeds of 3.125, 5, or 6.25 Gbit/s

• power over CoaXPress of up to 13 W

• power save function (OFF, ON, standby, idle)

• wide power supply range from 12 – 24 V

• communication and image transfer via CoaXPress CXP6

• global shutter in μs-steps (min 1 μs)

• UV/IR filter for color cameras

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Sensor Highlights

Introduction

The most important features of the sensor are:

• 12 Megapixel high speed CMOS sensor

• monochrome or color (Bayer RGB filter)

• pixel size of 4.5 µm2

• resolution of 4096 x 3072 pixels;

• 8/10 bit pixel output

•on-chip FPN correction

• 7800 fps @reduced resolution of 128 x 32 at 6.25 Gbps

• 8295 fps@8 bit at 6.25 Gbps

• frame rate at full resolution: 160 fps@8bit; 136fps@10 bit

• 32.6mm optical format

• sensitivity of 5.8 V lux.s @ 550 nm

This high-speed camera comes with an electronically readable manual, describing all available GenICAM commands. For more information see "Reading the XML File" on page 4-5.

Scope of Delivery

The following components are part of delivery. Please, check whether the delivery is complete, before you start installing the camera:

• extended dynamic range of up to 59 dB

• trigger frequency of 150 kHz (one edge) and 300 kHz in AnyEdge mode

• Camera MC128x

•F-Mount lens adapter

• MIKROTRON’s Support CD with CXP_Programmer and CXP_Updater directories including:

– VCAM2 software

– GenICam XML file

– product documentation and others

Remark: In case you need a

firmware update, inform

MIKROTRON via mail:

info@mikrotron.de

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Firmware can be updated remotely via a special updating software.

Optional Accessories

Introduction

Lenses: Only lenses for industrial purpose are suitable. To find lenses or other accessories, visit www.mikrotron.de/en

Cables

• The four bundle cable KKRDDINDINxx/6Gx4 with DIN 1.0/2.3 connector at both ends (4x) is available in lengths of 5, 10, 15, or 20 m. It is used to connect the frame grabber and camera when both are equipped with DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors.

Tip: The triangle on the con‐

nector indicates connection

number 1.

• The cable KKRDDINBNCxx/6Gx4 with DIN 1.0/2.3 at one end and 4 BNC connectors at the other is available in lengths of 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 meters. It is used to connect a frame grabber with BNC sockets.

Power Supply If you do not use power over CXP, you need an external power supply unit, e.g. NTCAM132x with a 12 pin Hirose plug (HR10A-10P-12S(73)) and 5 m cable.

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System Requirements

In order to use the MC128x camera you need:

• an image processing system, e.g.: PC and operating system according to the requirements of the frame grabber

• a completely installed frame grabber with device driver and software

Introduction

Tip: Read more about frame

grabbers that were tested

with MIKROTRON cameras

in the Application Note

AN0036.

• CoaXPress cable with DIN 1.0/2.3 connector

Note All cables, connectors and the frame grabber have to be

CoaXPress V1.1 compliant.

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CHAPTER

The 12CXP+ Camera

The chapter describes the camera hardware, which means:

• available camera types and its differences

• operating temperature and additional cooling

• the interfaces at the rear of the camera used to connect frame grabber and power

• how to connect an external power supply including pinning and internal circuit

• LED to verify the camera status

• correlation between transmission speed and resolution

• how to clean lens and sensor, if necessary

Overview

The 12CXP+ Camera

The 12CXP+ area scan cameras are CoaXPress V1.1 compliant and are available in monochrome or color.

Type Data width

MC1288 8/10bit m F-mount CXP-6 160/136 fps

MC1289 8/10bit c F-mount CXP-6 160/136 fps

Mono: m

Color: c

*)C-mount is not available for 12CXP+ cameras.

The sensor of the color camera is covered with a Bayer filter in order to receive the RGB information of each image pixel. In addition, color cameras are equipped with an UV/IR cut filter. These filters transmit light with a wavelength from 370 to 670 nm - which means the visible spectrum only. This is important because CMOS sensors are susceptible to UV and IR rays outside the visible spectrum. As a result the image might not be sharp. Therefore UV/IR filter improve color images.

Lens Adapter Link speed Max. fps@4096x3072

Figure: 3-2:12CXP+ camera with cooling fins (1) and F-mount adapter (2)

Remark: 12CXP+cameras

can only be equipped with

F‐ mount adapters. FG‐

mount adapters are in

planning.

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Operating Temperature

Despite of its high performance, the fanless 12CXP+ is very compact and works noiselessly. Supposed, the camera is mounted on mechanical parts, heat, generated during operation, will be dissipated by the cooling fins of the camera and the mechanical parts.

Note The camera’s body temperature must not exceed 55°C.

In case of overheating, the communication between camera and frame grabber will be interrupted. Wait until the camera has cooled down, then switch it on.

After a restart of the software the camera can be re-initialized. Please, take appropriate cooling measures as described in the section Additional Cooling before operating the camera again.

The 12CXP+ Camera

Additional Cooling

Tip: If the camera is e.g.

mounted on a sturdy alumi‐

num structure, not only

cooling is ensured but also a

stable optical path. In addi‐

tion, vibrations will be mini‐

mized within the entire

system.

Note The camera is not intended for use on an isolated mount-

ing plate or in a closed housing where the temperature of

the camera will rise.

If the ambient temperature is constantly exceeding 40°C, additional cooling is required. This can be achieved by an

• air- or water-cooling system or by

• air-conditioned housings

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Interfaces of the Camera

At the rear of the camera you find one:

1) status LED

in order to verify the operating status of the camera. For more information see "Status LED" on page 3 -8.

2) CoaXPress DIN1.0/2.3 connector with four channels

which is used to connect the camera with a CoaXPress compliant frame grabber. It can supply the camera with power via power over coax (PoC). For more information see "Connecting

a Frame Grabber" on page 3 -5.

3) 12 pin Hirose power connector

which is used when an external power supply (12 - 24V) and/ or an external trigger is connected. For more information see "Connecting an External Power Sup‐

ply or I/O Signals" on page 3 -6.

The 12CXP+ Camera

Tip: Before connecting an

external trigger, check the

pinning of the Hirose con‐

nector, described on page 3‐

6. In addition, take the trig‐

ger settings into account.

For more information see

"Acquisition Control" on

page 5‐1.

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Connecting a Frame Grabber

At the time being, the CoaXPress standard describes four connections for data transmission between camera and frame grabber. The transmission speed of a 12CXP+ camera can either be set to 3.125, 5 or

6.25 Gbit/s. The possible cable length depends on the cable type used, its quality, and the selected transmission speed. These values will only be reached if the signal quality meets the requirements of the CXP-1.1 specification.

The 12CXP+ Camera

Tip: As the maximal cable

length also depends on the

quality of the cables, we

recommend to buy best

quality e.g. CXP cables from

MIKROTRON.

CXP‐Type Transmission speed

CXP-3 3.125 Gbit/s up to 100 m

CXP-6 6.25 Gbit/s up to 40 m

4x CXP-6 4 x 6.25 Gbit/s = 25 Gbit/s up to 40 m

1. All lines have to be of the same length.

Max. cable length

RG59 style

In order to connect a 12CXP+ camera with a frame grabber you can use any CoaXPress 1.1 compatible cable with a DIN connector. MIKROTRON offers cables with the following connectors.

•DIN DIN (cable KKRDDINDINxx/6Gx4)

•DIN BNC (cable KKRDDINBNCxx/6Gx4)

For more information see "Optional Accessories" on page 2 -4.

Note Please, carefully connect and release the socket with the

DIN1.1/2.3 connector. Connect them precisely to avoid

deformation of the connectors or other damages!

If connecting a frame grabber via DIN  BNC, keep the order from left to right when connecting one, two, or four BNC connectors.

Tip: Pin 1 of the DIN connec‐

tor always has to be con‐

nected.

If you look at the back of the camera, the left DIN connector is the master connector number 1 (marked by a triangle). Connect it with channel one of the frame grabber (please, read the frame grabber documentation).

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The 12CXP+ Camera

The possible connector combinations are shown in the table below.

Tip: All connections are hot‐

pluggable.

No. of

Connections

1 1

2 1+2 (link)

4 1+2+3+4 (link)

Connector

combination

On DIN DIN cables from MIKROTRON (KKRDDINDINxx/6Gx4), pin1 is marked with a triangle on the connector housing.

The assignment of the DIN-cables KKRDDINDINxx/6Gx4 and KKRDDINBNCxx/6Gx4 connector pins is as follows:

DIN connector

1 (triangle) TX channel 0

2 TX channel 1

3 TX channel 2

Function

4 TX channel 3

Connecting an External Power Supply or I/O Signals

Up to 13 W are delivered when using power over CoaXPress. In case you prefer an external DC power supply, connect it with the 12 pin Hirose connector (HR10A-10R-12PB (71)) at the rear of the camera.

The DC power supply has to deliver 12 - 24 V DC (min. 18 W) and has to be equipped with a HR-10A-10P-12S plug.

WARNING! The power connector of the camera has to be connected

with a DC power supply providing 12 to 24 V DC. Con‐

necting a lower or higher supply voltage, an AC voltage,

reversal polarity or using wrong pins of the power con‐

nector may damage the camera and will void warranty!

MIKROTRON offers the power supply unit NTCAM132x including a cable. In case you assemble your own cable, pay attention to the pinning described below. The 12 pin connector provides two inputs for

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The 12CXP+ Camera

connected with pin 3 + 5

internally connected with:

pin 4

pin 6

pin 10

an external trigger and one output signal. The output signal can be controlled. For more information see "Introduction" on page 12-5.

Tabl e 3‐1: Pinning of the 12 pin power connector

Pin Signal Pin Signal

Remark: The I/O pins 7 and

8 are not in use.

Tip: You can invert the level

of the output signal.

For more information see

"Digital I/O Control" on

page 12‐4.

1 + 12 GND 5 IO

2 + 11 VCC

(8 - 24 V)

3 IO

4 OUT0 10 IN1

GND

6 IN0

9 IO

GND

Note The I/O standard 3.3V LVTTL applies to all signal I/Os.

When connecting an external trigger, it might be helpful to know how the IN and OUT pins are internally connected.

Figure: 3-3:Internal circuit for IN and OUT pins

Note that the voltage of the low level has to be < 0.3 V.

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Status LED

The 12CXP+ Camera

A multi-color LED (1) indicates camera and CXP connection states according to the CXP 1.1 standard.

LED State ‐ Operating Indication

OFF no power solid orange system is booting slow pulse red powered, but nothing connected

(not applicable if PoCXP is used) fast flash alternate green/orange connection detection in progress, PoCXP active fast flash orange connection detection in progress, PoCXP not in use slow flash alternate red/green device incompatible, PoCXP active slow flash alternate red/orange device incompatible, PoCXP not in use solid green device connected but no data being transferred slow pulse orange device connected, waiting for event (e.g. trigger) fast flash green device connected, data being transferred slow flash alternate green/orange connection test packets being sent red - 500 ms pulse error during data transfer slow flash alternate red/green/orange compliance test mode enabled fast flash red system error

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Resolution and Transmission Speed

The tables below show the correlation between camera resolution and the transmission speed for an 8 and 10 bit image.

Resolution Frame rate (fps); 8 bit Remark

H V CXP‐3 CXP‐5 CXP‐6

4096 3072 81 130 160 2048 2048 122 195 239 1920 1080 229 367 449 Full HD 1280 1024 241 387 472 1024 1024 241 387 472 1024 768 318 512 625 1280 720 339 544 665 Half HD

640 480 499 802 980 256 256 893 1435 1753 128 128 1627 2613 3192

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Resolution

H V CXP‐5 CXP‐6

4096 3072 102 136 2048 2048 153 204 1920 1080 285 384 Full HD 1280 1024 300 404 Half HD 1024 1024 300 404 1024 768 397 534 1280 720 423 569

640 480 623 837 256 256 1116 1499 128 128 2034 2729

Frame rate (fps); 10 bit

Remark

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Cleaning Sensor and Lens

If necessary, clean the surface of the sensor and the lens with a dry and soft lens-cleaning tissue.

WARNING! Unplug the camera before you clean any parts!

Dismount the lens and the adapter but in no case open

the housing when cleaning the window of the sensor.

Note If the camera has been opened, warranty will be void.

WARNING! If there are coarse particles on the lens or the window of

the sensor, use a vacuum cleaner to remove them before

cleaning. Otherwise, the lens or sensor might be

scratched.

The 12CXP+ Camera

WARNING! Never use tools that may harm the sensor/lens.

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CHAPTER

First Steps

In this chapter you learn

• how to connect the camera with the image processing system

• about initial settings the camera provides when being powered-up

• basics on the configuration of the camera via GenICam

Connect Camera and Image Processing System

Before you start, make sure that all components of the camera/host chain like camera, connectors, cable and frame grabber as well as the software are fully CoaXPress V1.1 compliant.

Step 1. Switch off the image processing system Step 2. Connect the DIN V1.1/2.3 cable with the camera Step 3. Connect the other end of the cable with your CoaX-

Press V1.1 compatible frame grabber

First Steps

Step 4. If an external power supply is needed, connect the

power supply NTCAM132x (12 - 24 V) via the 12 pin Hirose connector with the camera

Step 5. In case you want to connect an external trigger, take

the pinning into account. For more information see "Connecting an External Power Supply or I/O Signals" on page 3-8.

Step 6. Unscrew the dust protection cover of the camera

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Power-up Profile

If the camera is powered-up, the power-up profile which is permanently stored in the non-volatile memory of the camera, will be loaded. This profile consists of a number of camera settings like sensor resolution and frame rate. It is used to bring the camera into a defined operation mode.

First Steps

Step 7. Mount the lens Step 8. If an external power supply is used, connect it with the

main supply

Step 9. Switch-on the image processing system Step 10. Check the LED of the camera to verify that the camera

is ready for use. (For more information see "Status

LED" on page 3-11. )

Tip: The camera has NOT to

be configured by the host to

start operation. The power‐

up profile will deliver all

necessary values.

Serial number and firmware version are provided in the non-volatile memory of the camera too. Use the GenICam feature DeviceSerialNumber to read the serial number and the firmware revision. Read the chapter Bootstrap Registers for more information.

If you need the serial number only, you find it on the identification plate of the camera.

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Configuring the Camera

All MIKROTRON’s CXP cameras are compliant to the CoaXPress specifi- cation. CoaXPress standardizes down- and uplink protocols, interfaces, cables, and connectors used by CoaXPress compliant cameras and frame grabbers.

All our CXP cameras use GenICam, which is a standardized generic programming interface. It is used to configure and control the CXP camera and supports five main features:

1. camera configuration

2. frame acquisition

3. graphical user interface (GUI)

4. transfer of camera data but also time stamps, region of interest (ROI) and histogram data

First Steps

5. transfer of events like a trigger

GenICam for CXP cameras consists of four parts:

1. GenAPI GenAPI is the application programming interface. It is used to configure and control a camera. All features are written in an XML file. The API is available for several operating systems.

2. Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC) SFNC provides standardized names and types for common device features.

3. Pixel Format Naming Convention PFNC is a pixel format naming convention.

4. GenTL The GenTL transport layer is supported by CoaXPress compliant frame grabbers and cameras. It allows to read and write into registers and to grab frames.

According to GenICam the camera uses registers for configuration. In order to change a value, e.g. the exposure time, the hexadecimal value has to be written into the camera register representing the exposure time (e.g. 0x1100).

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Reading the XML File

Feature knot Register knot

Port knot

All features of a CXP camera are described in the GenICam XML file. Extensible Markup Language (XML) is used to describe each feature as a XML feature knot. Feature knots are displayed in a tree structure.

A knot consists of a feature knot and a register knot. The feature knot contains the description of the command whereas the register knot shows how it is implemented in the camera. For example the type of the feature (command, string, integer,...), its access mode (R/W), a descriptive name (friendly name), the corresponding register address, and a short description of the feature in plain ASCII text. Some features have min. and max. values or a default value. Each feature corresponds to a camera setting.

Example:

First Steps

<Command Name="AcquisitionStart"> <ToolTip>Starts the Acquisition of the device.</ToolTip> <Description>Starts the Acquisition of the device.</Description> <DisplayName>Acquisition Start</DisplayName> <Visibility>Beginner</Visibility> <pValue>Acquisitio nStartReg</pValue> <CommandValue>0</CommandValue> </Command> <IntReg Name="AcquisitionStartReg"> <Address>0x8204</Address> <Length>4</Length> <AccessMode>WO</AccessMode> <pPort>Device</pPort> <Endianess>BigEndian</Endianess> </IntReg> </Group> <Port Name="Device"> <ToolTip>Port giving access to the device.</ToolTip> </Port>

Tip: All integer values are

interpreted as 32 bit

unsigned integers, if not

other mentioned. All strings

are NULL terminated and

consist of 8 bit characters.

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The port knot allows the connection to the device.

First Steps

The features in the XML file or your CXP camera are grouped according to their meaning. Available registers are:

• "Bootstrap Registers" on page 7-2

• "Acquistion Control" on page 5-2

•"Device Control" on page6-1

•"Image Format Control" on page8-1

• "User Set Control" on page 9-1

• "Custom Features" on page 10-1

• "Analog Control" on page 11-1

•"Digital I/O Control" on page12-4

The XML file is an ASCII file which is to be found on the DVD delivered with your product. It can either be saved (compressed or uncompressed) in the camera or saved as an external file on a local computer or a remote host. The path (URL) of the file can be read from the camera using the feature XmlUrlAddress.

Use the Software delivered by the frame grabber’s manufacturer to configure camera and frame grabber. In case you use a frame grabber from Active Silicon, MIKROTRON’s VCAM Software which is part of the delivery, can be used alternatively.

Please, refer to www.emva.org/standards-technology/genicam for further details on the GenICam standard.

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CHAPTER

Acquisition Control

This chapter provides information on available settings to control image acquisition and:

• configure the trigger settings

• control exposure

• set and read the (maximal) acquisition frame rate

• select a test image

Acquisition Control

Acquistion Control

The following commands allow to make settings required for image acquisition and to control an external trigger. Settings can only be changed if image acquisition is stopped.

Name Access Length [Bytes] Register Interface Page

AcquisitionMode R/W 4 Enumeration 5-2

AcquisitionStart W 4 Command 5-3

AcquisitionStop W 4 Command 5-3

TriggerSelector R/W 4 Enumeration 5-4

TriggerMode R/W 4 Enumeration 5-4

TriggerSource R/W 4 Enumeration 5-5

TriggerActivation R/W 4 Enumeration 5-6

AcquisitionBurstFrameCount R/W 4 Integer 5-3

TriggerSoftware WO 4 Integer 5-5

ExposureMode R/W 4 Enumeration 5-6

ExposureTime R/W 4 Integer 5-7

ExposureTimeMax R 4 Integer 5-7

AcquisitionFrameRate R/W 4 Integer 5-7

AcquisitionFrameRateMax R 4 Integer 5-8

TestImageSelector R/W 4 Enumeration 5-8

AcquisitionMode

This feature is used to set the device into a certain acquisition mode.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

enumeration

Continuous

selected mode

frame acquisition can be stopped with the feature AcquisitionStop

the camera records continuously a sequence of frames

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AcquisitionStart

Acquisition Control

This feature enables the device to send sampled images to the host.

AcquisitionStop

Access

Type

Out

Remark

write

command

0x00000001

—

AcquisitionMode defines how frames will be acquired

This feature stops acquiring frames after the acquisition of the current frame has been completed.

Access

Type

Out

write

command

x00000001

—

AcquisitionBurstFrameCount

This feature defines the number of frames to be acquired after each FrameBurstStart trigger. For more information see "TriggerSelector" on page 4.

Access

Type

Out

Tip: If FrameBurstStart is

selected in TriggerSelector,

ExposureMode has to be set

to Timed to make recording

possible.

read/write

integer

x00000001

number of frames to be acquired

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TriggerSelector

Acquisition Control

This feature is used to select the type of trigger to be configured.

Tip: If FrameBurstStart is

selected, ExposureMode

will have to be set to Timed.

Otherwise, recording will

not be possible.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

enumeration

FrameStart

FrameBurstStart

trigger selector type

Set AcquisitionBurstFrameCount in order to define the number of frames to be acquired when FrameBurstStart is active.

the camera will take one picture per trigger signal

the camera will take as many frames as defined in AcquisitionBurstFrameCount

TriggerMode

This feature activates or deactivates the trigger type selected by the feature TriggerSelector.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

enumeration

enables the selected trigger type; the camera waits for a trigger signal before acquiring a frame. The trigger signal can be a signal from the frame grabber, the 12-pin Hirose connector input, or a software trigger initiated by a software command. The trigger source has to be set in the feature TriggerSource. In trigger mode, the frame rate of the camera depends on the frequency of the trigger signals

OFF

disables the selected trigger type; all trigger signals will be ignored. The camera is set into the current acquisition mode

active mode

If a trigger is active, ExposureMode defines whether the exposure of an image is defined by the feature ExposureTime (fixed exposure time) or by the duration of the trigger signal itself (variable exposure time). The settings in ExposureMode will only become effective if triggered mode is ON.

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TriggerSource

Acquisition Control

This feature defines the source of the trigger signal.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

enumeration

Line0

CXP cameras with DIN connector offer one trigger input with two physical lines via the 12 pin Hirose connector (see page 3-6); the trigger signal can either be sent via line 0 or line 1

Line1

CXP cameras with DIN connector offer one trigger input with two lines via the 12 pin Hirose connector; the trigger signal can either be sent via line 0 or line 1

Software

CXPTrigger

active source

Only one trigger source can be active.

if TriggerSoftware is set, the trigger will be generated by the software using the feature TriggerSoftware; no external (hardware) trigger signal is needed if CXPTrigger is set, the camera will wait for an external trigger signal from the frame grabber before acquiring another frame; exposure time for the next image is the time defined in the feature ExposureTime

TriggerSoftware

Tip: When using Trigger‐

Software, the exposure time

of the next frame cannot be

defined by TriggerWidth of

the feature ExposureMode.

Instead, it has to be defined

by the feature Exposure‐

Time.

This feature generates an internal trigger.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

write

command

0x00000001

—

In order to generate a software trigger signal, “Software” has to be set in TriggerSource.

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TriggerActivation

Acquisition Control

Tip: If AnyEdge is selected, a

fixed exposure time

(ExposureMode = Timed)

has to be set.

This feature defines the activation mode for a trigger signal defined in TriggerSele ctor.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

enumeration

RisingEdge

Falling Edge

Any Edge

selected activator

Using the activator AnyEdge doubles the maximal trigger frequency.

camera will start to acquire frames on the arrival of a CXP 'trigger rising edge' trigger packet; this activator expects a subsequent 'trigger falling edge' trigger packet to finish the trigger sequence

camera will start to acquire frames on the arrival of a CXP 'trigger falling edge' trigger packet; this activator expects a subsequent 'trigger rising edge' trigger packet to finish the trigger sequence

camera will start to acquire frames on the arrival of a CXP 'trigger falling edge' as well as a 'trigger rising edge' trigger packet

ExposureMode

This feature sets the operation mode of the shutter. It defines how long a picture will be exposed if TriggerMode is activated.

Access

Type

Out

read / write

enumeration

Timed

exposure time is defined in the feature ExposureTime;

Trigger

set exposure mode

ExposureMode is enabled in trigger mode only. If you choose AnyEdge in TriggerActivator, Timed has to be set.

width of the current trigger signal pulse is used

Width

to control the exposure time; if TriggerActivation is set to RisingEdge, it will be the time the trigger stays high; if TriggerActivation is set to Falling Edge it will last as long as the trigger stays low.

Remark

Timed also has to be set if the TriggerSelector is set to FrameBurstStart.

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ExposureTime

Acquisition Control

If the exposure mode is set to Timed or no hardware trigger is defined, this feature allows to define the duration of exposure [µs].

ExposureTimeMax

Remark: This feature will

soon expire. Use Exposure‐

Time to get the highest pos‐

sible exposure time.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

1 … highest possible exposure time

current exposure time

incremented by 1

This feature returns the highest possible exposure time for the current camera settings in [µs].

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

unsigned integer

—

max. exposure time

The exposure time depends on the current frame rate settings.

AcquisitionFrameRate

Tip: If TriggerMode = ON,

AcquisitionFrameRate will

be disabled.

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This feature defines the acquisition rate in [Hz] when TriggerMode is OFF.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

>16... highest possible frame rate

AcquisitionFrameRate

incremented by 1; min. 10

AcquisitionFrameRateMax

This feature returns the highest possible frame rate in [Hz].

Acquisition Control

Remark: This feature will

soon expire. Use

AcquisitionFrameRate to

get the highest possible

frame rate.

TestImageSelector

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

unsigned integer

—

max. frame rate

The max. frame rate depends on the defined frame size, the used link speed, and the number of CoaXPress lines used for image streaming.

This feature selects the type of test image sent by the camera.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

enumeration

OFF

TestImageSelector is disabled

GreyHorizontal

GreyDiagonal

HorizontalRamp

current test image selection

A connection reset sets the camera into normal operation mode.

camera will send a test image that shows

Ramp

vertically oriented gray scale bars moving into horizontal direction on the screen

camera will send a test image that shows diagonally oriented gray scale bars moving on the screen into horizontal direction

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CHAPTER

Device Control

The chapter provides the only command on device control which is used to reset the camera.

Introduction

DeviceReset

Device Control

There is only one command to reset the camera.

This feature resets the device into power-up state.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

write

unsigned integer

0x00000001

—

length of 4 Bytes

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CHAPTER

Bootstrap CoaXPress

The chapter provides information on:

• bootstrap registers which are mainly used to deliver information about the camera in order to allow a communication between frame grabber and camera

Bootstrap Registers

CoaXPress compliant devices have to support a number of bootstrap registers. In contrast to other CXP camera features each bootstrap register is assigned to a fixed camera address as it is defined in the CoaXPress specification.

Bootstrap registers are defined for device information and allow frame grabbers to establish and maintain the connection between host and camera in a standardized way. Usually, the connection between camera and frame grabber is running in the background.

Bootstrap CoaXPress

Name Address Access

Standard 0x00000000 R 4 Integer 7-3

Revision 0x00000004 R 4 Integer 7-3

XmlManifestSize 0x00000008 R 4 Integer 7-4

XmlManifestSelector 0x0000000C R/W 4 Integer 7-4

XmlVersion 0x00000010 R 4 Integer 7-4

XmlSchemeVersion 0x00000014 R 4 Integer 7-5

XmlUrlAddress 0x00000018 R 4 Integer 7-6

Iidc2Address 0x0000001C R 4 Integer 7-5

DeviceVendorName 0x00002000 R 32 String 7-6

DeviceModelName 0x00002020 R 32 String 7-7

DeviceManufacturerInfo 0x00002040 R 48 String 7-7

DeviceVersion 0x00002070 R 32 String 7-8

DeviceSerialNumber 0x000020B0 R 16 String 7-8

DeviceUserID 0x000020C0 R/W 16 String 7-9

WidthAddress 0x00003000 R/W 4 Integer 7-9

HeigthAddress 0x00003004 R/W 4 Integer 7-9

AcquisitionModeAddress 0x00003008 R/W 4 Integer 7-9

AcquistionStartAddress 0x0000300C R/W 4 Integer 7-9

AcquistionStopAddress 0x00003010 R/W 4 Integer 7-9

PixelFormatAddress 0x00003014 R/W 4 Integer 7-9

DeviceTapGeometrieAddress 0x00003018 R/W 4 Integer 7-9

Image1StreamIDAddress 0x0000301C R/W 4 Integer 7-9

ConnectionReset 0x00004000 W/(R) 4 Integer 7-10

DeviceConnectionID 0x00004004 R 4 Integer 7-10

MasterHostConnectionID 0x00004008 R/W 4 Integer 7-10

ControlPacketSizeMax 0x0000400C R 4 Integer 7-11

StreamPacketSizeMax 0x00004010 R/W 4 Integer 7-11

Length [Bytes]

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Bootstrap CoaXPress

Name Address Access

ConnectionConfig 0x00004014 R/W 4 Enumerate 7-12 ConnectionConfigDefault 0x00004018 R 4 Integer 7-12 TestMode 0x0000401C R/W 4 Integer 7-13 TestErrorCountSelector 0x00004020 R/W 4 Integer 7-13 TestErrorCount 0x00004024 R/W 4 Integer 7-14 TestPacketCountTx 0x00004028 R/W 8 Integer 7-14 TestPacketCountRx 0x00004030 R/W 8 Integer 7-15 HsUpConnection 0x0000403C R 4 Integer 7-15 Start of manufacturer specific

Standard

Length [Bytes]

0x00006000 — — — 7-9

Interface

Page

This register provides a magic number indicating that the device implements the CoaXPress standard.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

unsigned integer

—

0xC0A79AE5

The magic number is an approximation of CoaXPress.

Revision

This register provides the revision of the CoaXPress specification implemented by this device.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

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unsigned integer

—

bits

31 ‐ 16 15 ‐ 00

E.g. devices compliant to revision 1.1 of the specification shall return the value 0x00010001.

major revision minor revision

XmlManifestSize

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register returns the number of available XML manifests. At least one manifest must be available.

XmlManifestSelector

Access

Type

Out

read

unsigned integer

—

This register selects the required XML manifest registers. It holds a number between zero and XmlManifestSize – 1.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

0 … XmlManifestSize-1

A connection reset sets the value to 0x00000000.

XmlVersion

This register provides the version number for the XML file given in the manifest referenced by the register XmlManifestSelector.

Access

Type

read

unsigned integer

—

bits

31 ‐ 24

23 ‐ 16

reserved; shall be 0

SchemaMajorVersion; major version number of the XML file

Out

15 ‐ 8

SchemaMinorVersion; minor version number of the XML file

7 ‐ 0

SchemaSubMinorVersion; sub-minor version number of the XML file

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XmlSchemeVersion

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides the GenICam schema version for the XML file given in the manifest referenced by the register XmlManifestSelector.

Iidc2Address

Access

Type

Out

read

unsigned integer

—

bits

31 ‐ 24

23 ‐ 16

reserved; shall be 0

SchemaMajorVersion; major version number of the schema used by the XML file

15 ‐ 8

SchemaMinorVersion minor version number of the schema used by the XML file

7 ‐ 0

SchemaSubMinorVersion sub-minor version number of the schema used by the XML file

Tip: This feature is currently

not supported.

This feature is meant for devices supporting the IIDC2 protocol (section 2.2 ref. 6) and will provide the starting address of the IIDC2 register space.

Access

Type

Out

read

unsigned integer

—

0x00000000

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XmlUrlAddress

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register indicates the start of the URL string referenced by the register XmlManifestSelector.

Access

Type

Out

Remarks

read

unsigned integer

—

Reading the returned register returns the name, register address, and the length of the GenICam XML file stored in the flash memory of the camera. The format of the address string of the following fields is:

Local

indicates the XML file is stored in the non-volatile memory in the device

Example:

“Local:Mikrotron_GmbH_MC258xS11 _Rev1_15_0.xml; 8001000;16C34?SchemaVersion=1.1.0”

indicates a GenICam XML file in the flash memory of the camera. The file can be read starting at address 8001000 and has a length of 16C34 Bytes. MIKROTRON does not support strings that reference a XML file located on the vendors homepage.

name of the XML file xml: uncompressed XML file

zip: compressed ZIP file address of the file in the device memory map,

given in hexadecimal notation without the first to characters “0x”

length of the file in Bytes, given in hexadecimal without the first to characters “0x”

DeviceVendorName

This register provides the name of the manufacturer of the device as a string.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

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read

string [0...32]

—

vendor name

Example: MIKROTRON GmbH

DeviceModelName

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides the model name of the device as a string.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

DeviceManufacturerInfo

This register provides extended manufacturer-specific information about the device as a string.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

string[0...32]

—

model name

Example: MC2586

read

string[0...48]

—

manufacturer information

Example: MIKROTRON GmbH

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DeviceVersion

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides the version of the camera hardware as a string.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

string[0...32]

—

device version string including the hardware, microcontroller software and FPGA version

The firmware version consists of the microcontroller version plus the FPGA version (V00.25.002F00.33.787). The format of the version string (byte numbers from left to right) in detail:

byte no.:

11 ‐ 12

14 ‐ 15

17 ‐ 19

21 ‐ 22

24 ‐ 25

27 ‐ 29

hardware tag

1 ‐ 2

hardware version major number

4 ‐ 5

hardware version minor number

7 ‐ 9

hardware version sub minor number

microcontroller tag mc major number

mc minor number

mc sub minor number

FPGA tag FPGA version major number

FPGA version minor number

FPGA version sub minor number

e.g.: H 03

04 . 000 V 00

25 . 002 F 00 . 33 . 787

DeviceSerialNumber

This register provides the serial number for the device as a NULL-terminated

string

Access

Type

Out

Remark

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read

string[0...16]

—

serial number of the camera

Example: 000000000000157

DeviceUserID

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides a user-programmable identifier for the camera as a string.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

string[0...16]

user ID

The User ID can be freely defined by the user. It will be saved in the flash memory of the camera. As a result, it will be preserved if the camera is switched off.

Manufacturer-specific Addresses

The following registers provide the address in the manufacturer-specific register space of the use-case feature with the corresponding name. These registers have a length of 4 bit and are read-only registers.

WidthAddress HeightAddress AcquisitionModeAddress AcquisitionStartAddress AcquisitionStopAddress PixelFormatAddress DeviceTapGeometryAddress Image1StreamIAddress

manufacturer-specific address of Width

manufacturer-specific address of Height

manufacturer-specific address of AcquisitionMode

manufacturer-specific address of AcquistionStart

manufacturer-specific address of AcquistionStop

manufacturer-specific address of PixelFormat

manufacturer-specific address of DeviceTapGeometry

manufacturer-specific address of Image1StreamID

Manufacturer-specific addresses allow non-GenICam applications or black-box format converters, to support the standard use-case and allow continuous acquisition and display of images.

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DeviceConnectionID

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides the ID of the device connection via which this register is read.

ConnectionReset

Access

Type

Out

Remark

Writing 0x00000001 into this register will reset the connection of the device.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

unsigned integer

—

connection ID

A connection ID of zero means that the connection is a master connection. This is a static register, but with a different value depending from which connection it is read.

read / write

unsigned integer

0x00000001

0x00000000

A link reset will stop a running image acquisition. A connection reset command via the master connection (connection 0) will reset a connection and activate its discovery connection configuration within 200 ms. The camera resets the register to 0x00000000 when it has activated its discovery connection configuration. Writing by the host should be regarded as “fire and forget” without waiting for acknowledgment. In general it is not possible to read this register while it has the value 0x00000001.

MasterHostConnectionID

This register holds the host connection ID of the host connected to the device master connection.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

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read/write

unsigned integer

host link ID

The value 0x00000000 is reserved to indicate an unknown Host ID. All writings to device extension connection will be ignored.

ControlPacketSizeMax

This register provides the maximum control packet size the host can read from the device or write to the device. The size is defined in Bytes and will be a multiple of 4 Bytes. The defined size is that of the entire packet, not only the payload.

Bootstrap CoaXPress

Access

Type

Out

Remark

StreamPacketSizeMax

This register holds the maximum stream packet size the host can accept. The size is defined in Bytes and will be a multiple of 4 Bytes. The defined size is that of the entire packet, not only the payload.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read

unsigned integer

—

control packet size in multiples of 4 Bytes

the control packet size is at least 128 Bytes

read / write

unsigned integer

stream packet data size in multiples of 4 Bytes

The device can use any packet size it wants to up to this size. A connection reset sets the value to 0x00000000.

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ConnectionConfig

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register holds a valid combination of the device link speed and the number of active down connections. Writing into this register sets the connection speeds on the specified connections.

Access

Type

Out

read / write

enumeration

connection configuration example (read the electronically readable manual for further information):

CONNECTION1SPEED3125

CONNECTION2SPEED3125

CONNECTION4SPEED3125

CONNECTION1SPEED5000

CONNECTION2SPEED5000

CONNECTION4SPEED5000

CONNECTION1SPEED6250

CONNECTION2SPEED6250

CONNECTION4SPEED6250

connection configuration

one connection of 3.125 Gbps per connection

two connections of 3.125 Gbps per connection

four connections of 3.125 Gbps per connection (default)

one connection of 5.000 Gbps per connection

two connections of 5.000 Gbps per connection

four connections of 5.000 Gbps per connection

one connection of 6.250 Gbps per connection

two connections of 6.250 Gbps per connection

four connections of 6.250 Gbps per connection

ConnectionConfigDefault

This register provides the value of the ConnectionConfig register that allows the Device to operate in default mode. This feature is used to start the camera with the default configuration that is stored in the custom profiles.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

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read

unsigned integer

—

0x00000000

TestMode

Bootstrap CoaXPress

Writing the value 0x00000001 into this register enables a test packet transmission from the camera to the host.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

TestErrorCountSelector

This register selects the required test count [TestErrorCount] register.

It holds a valid device connection ID 0 … n-1, or n for the optional high-speed up-connection.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

integer

0x00000000

0x00000001

same as above

A connection reset sets the value to 0x00000000. If the value is changed from 0x00000001 to 0x00000000, the device will complete the packet of 1024 test words currently being transmitted.

read / write

unsigned integer

0x00000000...0x00000003

A connection reset sets the value to 0x00000000.

normal operation

sending test packets to host

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TestErrorCount

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides the current connection error count for the connection referred to by the register TestErrorCountSelector.

TestPacketCountTx

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

0x00000000

error count

Writing 0x00000000 to this register resets the error count for the connector referred to by the register TestErrorCountSelector to zero. A connection reset sets all connection test counters to zero. The error count is the number of incorrect words that have been received in test packets.

This register provides the current transmitted connection test packet count for the connection referred to by the register TestErrorCountSe‐ lector.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

integer

0x0000000000000000

packet count

Writing 0x0000000000000000 into this register will reset to zero the transmitted connection packet count for the connection referred to by the register TestErrorCountSelector. A connection reset sets all connection test counters to zero.

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TestPacketCountRx

Bootstrap CoaXPress

This register provides the currently received connection test packet count for

the connection referred to by the register

TestErrorCountSelector.

HsUpConnection

Tip: This feature is currently

not supported.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

integer

0x0000000000000000

packet count

Writing 0x0000000000000000 to this register shall reset to zero the received connection packet count for the connection referred to by register TestErrorCountSelector. A connection reset sets all connection test counters to zero.

This register indicates whether the optional high speed up-connection is supported or not.

Access

Type

Out

read

integer

bits 1 - 30: reserved; shall be 0 ON = 1 OFF = 0

0 if high speed up-connection is OFF 1 if high speed up-connection is ON

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CHAPTER

Image Format Control

The chapter provides information on the image format control. You learn how to

• define the size and offset of a ROI

• read the size of the sensor

• read the max. height and width of an image

• read/write the pixel format

• read the TapGeometry

• read the streamID

• read the camera type (line or area scan)

Introduction

Image Format Control

These commands allow to set the size of the image, the so called region of interest (ROI). A ROI - like the red field in the figure below defines the part of an image to be scanned. It is defined by its Width, Heigth, OffsetX and OffsetY.

Name Access

Width R/W 4 Integer 8-3

Height R/W 4 Integer 8-3

OffsetX R/W 4 Integer 8-3

OffsetY R/W 4 Integer 8-4

SensorWidth R 4 Integer 8-4

SensorHeight R 4 Integer 8-4

WidthMax R 4 Integer 8-5

HeightMax R 4 Integer 8-5

PixelFormat R/W 4 Enumeration 8-5

TapGeometry R 4 Enumeration 8-6

Image1StreamID R 4 Integer 8-6

DeviceScanType R 4 Enumeration 8-6

Length [Bytes]

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Width

Image Format Control

This feature provides the image width in pixels.

Height

Access

Type

Out

Remark

This feature provides the image height in lines.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

128 … WidthMax

image width

the maximum value of this feature equals to SensorWidth; the image width has to be incremented by 64 pixels

read / write

unsigned integer

1 … HeightMax

image height

the maximum value of this feature equals to SensorHeight; the image height has to be incremented by 1 line

OffsetX

Horizontal offset from the origin to the region of interest (in pixels).

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

0 … OffsetXMax

horizontal offset

the maximal offset equals to SensorWidth. The offset has to be incremented by 64 pixels.

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OffsetY

Image Format Control

Vertical offset from the origin to the region of interest (in lines).

SensorWidth

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read / write

unsigned integer

0 … OffsetYMax

vertical offset

The maximal offset equals to SensorHeight. The offset has to be incremented by 1 line.

Effective width of the sensor in pixels.

Access

Type

Out

read only

unsigned integer

—

sensor width

SensorHeight

Effective height of the sensor in pixels.

Access

Type

Out

read only

unsigned integer

—

sensor height

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WidthMax

Image Format Control

Maximum width of the image in pixels.

HeightMax

PixelFormat

Access Type In

Out

read only

unsigned integer



maximally usable sensor width

Maximum height of the image in pixels.

Access

Type

Out

read

unsigned integer

—

maximally usable sensor height

This feature returns the bit format the camera uses for acquisition. The default format is 8 bit. It can be changed to 10 bit. For color cameras, the order of the Bayer pattern can be selected.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

enumeration

Mono8

Mono10pmsb

BayerRG8, Bayer‐

RG10msbGR10

see above

the available pixel formats depend on the camera connected (monochrome or color)

monochrome, 8 bit/ pixel (default)

monochrome, 10 bit/ pixel packed

order of the Bayer pattern in a color image ( chapter Bayer Color Filter)

monochrome, color camera

color camera

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TapGeometry

Image Format Control

This feature describes the format of the image data that is transferred from the camera to the host.

Image1StreamID

Access

Type

Out

read

enumeration

Geometry_1X_1Y

see above

single pixel scanning from left to right and single line scanning from top to button

This feature returns the stream ID of the primary image stream of the device.

Access

Type

Out

read only

unsigned integer

—

0x00000000

DeviceScanType

This feature returns the value of the camera type (area scan).

Access

Type

Out

read only

enumeration

—

Areascan (0x00000000)

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CHAPTER

User Set Control

The chapter provides information on how to

• save the current camera configuration into the internal Flash memory of the camera

• load a saved configuration

• set the default configuration

Introduction

User Set Control

User sets can be saved into the camera’s internal Flash memory. A user set can be loaded at runtime. If a user set is defined as default, it will be loaded during the start-up of the camera.

Name Access

UserSetSelector R/W 4 Enumeration 9-2

UserSetLoad W 4 Command 9-2

UserSetSave W 4 Command 9-3

UserSetDefaultSelector R/W 4 Enumeration 9-3

UserSetSelector

Length [Bytes]

Interface Page

This feature selects which user set (up to 3) will be loaded, saved or configured.

Access

Type

read/write

enumeration

Default

UserSet1

selects the factory settings

selects the first user set

UserSet2

selects the second user set

UserSetLoad

Out

Remark

UserSet3

active user set

Set the UserSetSelector first to select a user set for further operations (see below).

selects the third user set

Loads the user set specified in UserSetSelector from the camera flash memory to the camera registers and activates it.

Access

Type

write

command

Out

If the selected User Set has not been defined previously an error

Remark

message occurs. The default user set is a set of factory settings predefined by the MIKROTRON.

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UserSetSave

User Set Control

This feature saves the user set specified in UserSetSelector into the non-volatile memory of the device.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

UserSetDefaultSelector

This feature selects the user set which will be loaded and activated after a device reset.

Access

Type

write

command

A previously saved user set will be overwritten. The user set “Default” is a set of factory settings and cannot be overwritten.

read/write

enumeration

Default

selects the factory setting user set

Out

Remark

UserSet1

UserSet2

UserSet3

active default user set

The user set selector Default is preselected.

selects the first user set

selects the second user set

selects the third user set

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CHAPTER

Custom Features

The chapter informs about

• the connected device

• "FixedPatternNoiseReduction" on page 10-4

Introduction

Custom Features

Custom features are manufacturer specific camera functions and

therefore are not defined in the standard naming convention.

Name Access

DeviceInformationSelector R/W 4 Enumeration 10-2

DeviceInformation R 4 Integer 10-3

FixedPatternNoiseReduction R/W 4 Enumeration 10-4

DeviceInformationSelector

This feature selects one of the elements from the device information list

Access

Type

read / write

enumeration

Length [Bytes]

InfoSnr

InfoType

InfoSubType

Interface Page

serial number of the camera (same as feature DeviceID) camera type / model

camera sub type

Out

Remark

InfoHwRevision

InfoFpgaVersion

InfoSwVersion

InfoPwrSource

InfoPwrConsumption

InfoPwrVoltage

InfoTemperature

see row IN

First set the selector to define the data you want to read, then read the data by reading the register DeviceInformation (see below).

camera hardware revision

camera FPGA program version

microcontroller software version

returns the source of the camera power supply (external power supply or PoC)

actual power consumption of the camera in [µA]

actual voltage of the camera power supply in [mV]

sensor temperature idegrees Celsius

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DeviceInformation

Custom Features

This feature returns a value of the device information list selected by feature DeviceInfoSelector.

Access

Type

Out

read / write

unsigned integer

—

Device information values

InfoSnr

InfoType

InfoSubType

InfoHwRevision

InfoFpgaVersion

serial number of the camera (same as feature DeviceID); e.g.: 0x00000132

camera type/model; e.g.: 0x00002582 for Camera model MC2582

sub type number of the camera model; this number describes models with special features or a customized version; e.g. 0x00000001

describes the revision of the camera hardware bits 31-24: major revision number bits 23-16: minor revision number bits 15-00: build number e.g. 0x0103000B for revision 1.3 Build 11

version of the FPGA program of the camera: bits 31-24: major version number bits 23-16: minor version number bits 15-00: build number e.g.: 0x02050001 for Version 2.5 Build 1

Remark

InfoSwVersion

InfoPwrSource

InfoPwrConsumption

InfoPwrVoltage

InfoTemperature

Model number, hardware revision, FPGA version, and firmware version are also included in the string of the 'DeviceVersion' Bootstrap feature.

version of the microcontroller software: bits 31-24: major version number bits 23-16: minor version number bits

15-00: 15-00

e.g.: 0x020F0011 for Version 2.15 Build 17

returns the source of the camera power supply value 0: external power supply value 1: power over CXP line (PoC)

returns the actual power consumption of the camera in [µA]; e.g: 0x00066580for 419200 µA = 0.4192 A

returns the actual voltage of the camera power supply in [mV]; e.g.: 0x2E4A for 11850 mV = 11.85 Volt

returns the current camera temperature in degrees Celsius; the value returned is a signed integer; e.g.: 0x00000040 for 32 degree Celsius 0xFFFFFF2C for -2 degree Celsius

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FixedPatternNoiseReduction

This feature can be used to switch the fixed pattern noise (FPN) reduction ON or OFF. Digital sensors have a noise signature, the so called Fixed Pattern Noise. This feature reduces FPN by subtracting the dark current of pixels.

Custom Features

Access

Type

Out

read/write

enumeration

ON: MIKROTRON’s pixel FPN reduction is activated in order to improve the quality of the image

OFF: MIKROTRON’s FPN is deactivated status (ON/OFF)

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Analog Control

The section provides information on how to control the image quality by setting

• black level

• digital gain and

• column gain

Introduction

Analog Control

Black level defines the brightness in the darkest part of the image. Possible black level settings are values between 0 and 255. If the setting is correct, the sensor will deliver the pixel value 0 for a completely black image. If it is too high, the sensor will deliver a pixel value greater than 0 for black which means a shade of gray. If the value is too small, the sensor will deliver a pixel value of 0 for gray shades.

Gain is used to increase the brightness of the image. The available range depends on the camera connected. If you increase the gain, all pixel values of the image will be increased which means, the whole image becomes brighter. Unfortunately, noise will increase too.

BlackLevel

Name Access

BlackLevel R/W 4 Integer 11-2

Digital Gain R/W 4 Float 11-3

ColumnGain R/W 4 Integer 11-3

Length [Bytes]

Interface Page

The black level value defines the brightness in the darkest part of an image. An optimal setting means, the pixel value 0 is delivered for a completely black image. If it is too high, it will deliver a pixel value greater than 0 (which is reserved for a shade of gray). It it is too small, it will deliver a pixel value of 0 for a shade of gray. sensor’s

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

enumeration

0 to 255

current black level value

can be incremented by 1

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ColumnGain

Analog Control

Column gain will be increased before the analog value is converted into a digital value. As a consequence the dynamic range will decrease and noise will increase. In case your signal is too small, use column gain before you use digital gain.

DigitalGain

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

integer

min: 0

max: 3

column gain can be de-/incremented by: gain0 = gain x 1 (default gain1 = gain x 1.26 gain2 = gain x 1.87 gain3 = gain x 3.17

When using digital gain the all pixels values of the image will be increased. As a result, the whole image becomes brighter, the dynamic range is decreased, and noise will be increased. It is recommended to be used for 8-bit-images only.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

float

min: 1-10

max: 1-10

column gain can be de-/incremented in steps of 0.25

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Digital I/O Control

The chapter describes the features of Digital I/O Control used to

• change the signal level of a signal

Introduction

Digital I/O Control

There are three features needed to control the line out signals.

Name Access

LineSelector R/W 4 Enumeration LineSource R/W 4 Enumeration LineInverter R/W 4 Enumeration

Length [Bytes]

Interface

LineSelector

This feature selects the physical line that can be configured with the commands LineSource and LineInverter. Up to now, only OUT0 is available.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

enumeration

OUT0

selected output of the Hirose connector

expert feature

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LineSource

Digital I/O Control

This feature defines which signal will apply at the output selected with LineSelector.

LineInverter

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

enumeration

ExposureActive(STRB): selected signal applies at OUT0

selected signal

expert feature

This feature controls whether the level of the signal will be inverted or not.

Access

Type

Out

Remark

read/write

enumeration

inverted = 1 not inverted = 0

setting: inverted or not inverted

default is 0 (not inverted); expert feature

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APPENDIX

Technical Data

Sensor

Technical Data

Resolution

Sensor type

Operating temperature range

Pixel depth

Pixel size

Pixel type

Active area

Light sensitivity

Shutter speed

Internal dynamics

Fill factor x quantum efficiency

Full well charge

Camera

4096 x 3072

CMOS; monochrome or color (Bayer color filter)

-40 to +85 °C

8 / 10 bit

4.5 µm x 4.5 µm

in-pixel CDS, global shutter pixel architecture

32.6mm diagonal

5.8 V/lux.s @ 550 nm

from 1 µs to 0.1 s in steps of 1 µs 59 dB

50% @ 550 nm

12000 e¯

Video output

Communication

Trigger

Power supply

Power consumption

Shock & vibration

Dimensions (H x W x D)

Case temperature range

Weight

Lens mount

CoaXPress CXP-3, CXP-5 and CXP-6

CoaXPress with Gen<I>Cam based technology

asynchronous shutter via CoaXPress interface, hardware trigger connected with TRIG input of the 12-pin Hirose connector, and software trigger 12 … 24 V (min. 18 W) external power supply; power over CoaXPress of up to 13 W max. (4 x 6.25 Gbps and max. resolution) 875mA@10,5W

70 g, 7 g

80 x 80 x 86 mm (F-Mount)

between +5 and +50 °C

550 / 560 g without/with lens cover

F-mount

(root-mean-square acceleration)

rms

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APPENDIX

Spectral Response

Monochrome and Color Version

The charts below show the sensitivity of the monochrome and color sensor with Bayer color filter on the sensor glass lid.

Color cameras are by default equipped with a UV/IR cut filter with a transmittance from 370 to 670 nm resulting in a sensitivity shown in

the second chart.

Spectral Response

Image B-1: quantum efficiency curve for monochrome and color

On request all cameras can be delivered with or without UV/IR cut filter.

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Spectral Response

Image B-2: quantum efficiency curve for standard and NIR monochrome

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APPENDIX

Bayer Pattern

Color Filter Array

The sensor glass lid of MIKROTRON’s EoSens color cameras is covered with a Bayer color filter. In order to get the color information, the imaging software has to decode the information of each pixel into RGB by using the values of its neighbor pixels.

Depending on the sensor type, the color pattern can differ. The entry in the feature PixelFormat in the XML file shows what pattern applies to the sensor you use.

BayerRG10 for example stands for a 10 bit pattern that starts with a red pixel followed by a green one. BayerGB8 stands for an 8 bit pattern that starts with a green pixel followed by a blue one. The figure below shows the four possible Bayer patterns:

Bayer Pattern

Example for BayerRG

In a BayerRGB color pattern pixel (0;0) has a red filter situated in the upper left corner in the first line. Green1 pixels are located in the redgreen row, green2 pixels are located in a green-blue row.

Each red, green and blue filter element covers exactly one pixel on the sensor. A matrix of 2 x 2 filter elements builds a filter element matrix.

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Conclusions

Bayer Pattern

Because of the size and the order of a filter matrix element three facts can be concluded:

1. Any (sub) region of a Bayer pattern coded image has always to start with the same color on the top left (0;0) pixel position of the region.

2. A Bayer pattern image has to have an even number of pixels and an even number of lines.

3. Changing the image size can only be done by steps of 2 in the horizontal and vertically direction.

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APPENDIX

Camera Dimensions

Rear View

Camera Dimensions

Front View

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Side View

Camera Dimensions

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Manual Revision

12CXP+ Camera V1.2

This version was produced on 14

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Mikrotron EoSens 12CXP+ Reference Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

12CXP Camera

Before You Start

About This Reference Guide

Tips, Remarks, Notes and Warnings

Registered Trademarks

Conformity and Use

Supplements

Warranty and Non-Warranty Clause

EU Declaration of Conformity EU-Konformitätserklärung

Introduction

Overview

Camera Highlights

Sensor Highlights

Scope of Delivery

Optional Accessories

System Requirements

The 12CXP+ Camera

Overview

Operating Temperature

Additional Cooling

Interfaces of the Camera

Connecting a Frame Grabber

Connecting an External Power Supply or I/O Signals

Status LED

Cleaning Sensor and Lens

First Steps

Connect Camera and Image Processing System

Power-up Profile

Configuring the Camera

Reading the XML File

Acquisition Control

Acquistion Control

AcquisitionMode

AcquisitionStart

AcquisitionStop

AcquisitionBurstFrameCount

TriggerSelector

TriggerMode

TriggerSource

TriggerSoftware

TriggerActivation

ExposureMode

ExposureTime

ExposureTimeMax

AcquisitionFrameRate

AcquisitionFrameRateMax

TestImageSelector

Device Control

Introduction

DeviceReset

Bootstrap CoaXPress

Bootstrap Registers

Standard

Revision

XmlManifestSize

XmlManifestSelector

XmlVersion

XmlSchemeVersion

Iidc2Address

XmlUrlAddress

DeviceVendorName

DeviceModelName

DeviceManufacturerInfo

DeviceVersion

DeviceSerialNumber

DeviceUserID

Manufacturer-specific Addresses

DeviceConnectionID

ConnectionReset

MasterHostConnectionID

ControlPacketSizeMax

StreamPacketSizeMax

ConnectionConfig

ConnectionConfigDefault

TestMode

TestErrorCountSelector