Mikrotron EoSens 12CXP+ Reference Manual

EoSens 12CXP+ Camera

Reference Guide V1.2

Table of Contents

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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Note: Information concerning frame quality, timeouts,

or other...

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:

[e-mail]

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: [phone]
Landshuter Str. 20-22 Fax: [phone]
D-85716 Unterschleissheim Mail: [e-mail]
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

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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CHAPTER

2

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:

[e-mail]

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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

3

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

1

2

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

1

2

3

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

1

1

1

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

1

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

pin

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

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

1

1

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

The 12CXP+ Camera

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

4

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