NET NET145LA, NET145CL User Manual

NET 145CL/LA Manual

NET New Electronic Technology GmbH

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HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL AREA SCAN B&W CCD CAMERA

NET145LA
NET145CL

User Manual

Document ID : NET03-0105-00

Revision code : 1.0C

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Table of Contents

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... V

WARNING ......................................................................................................................................... V

PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................. V

LIMITED WARRANTY ...................................................................................................................... V

DISCLAIMER .................................................................................................................................... V

COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS FOR CE, FCC, MIC ................................................................ V

1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 1

2. HARDWARE SETUP................................................................................................................... 2

2.1 CONTENTS OF THE CAMERA PACKAGING ..................................................................................... 2

2.2 ACCESSORIES FOR SETUP (OPTION) ............................................................................................. 2

2.2.1 RS-644/LVDS Cable or CameraLink Cable .................................................................................................... 2

2.2.2 RS-232 Cable .................................................................................................................................................. 2

2.2.3 Power Cable .................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.2.4 Power Supply, PS low noise, low ripple and quality stabilized PS may be used. ............................................ 2

2.2.5 Popular frame grabber .................................................................................................................................... 2

2.2.6 Lens ................................................................................................................................................................. 2

2.3 EXTERNAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 2

2.4 DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................................................ 6

2.5 IMAGER SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................... 7

2.6 SETUP.......................................................................................................................................... 7

2.6.1 Setup Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 7

2.6.2 Camera setup .................................................................................................................................................. 7

2.6.3 Installation for RS-232 Control Program ........................................................................................................ 8

3. CAMERA FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................................. 9

3.1 SHUTTER ..................................................................................................................................... 9

3.1.1 Normal Shutter Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 9

3.1.2 Random Shutter Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 9

3.1.3 Shutter Function .............................................................................................................................................. 9

3.2 VERTICAL SYNC RESET ............................................................................................................... 9

3.2.1 When reset ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

3.3 TRIGGER TTL / TRIGGER LVDS ................................................................................................. 9

3.4 SAVE TO EEPROM ..................................................................................................................... 9

4. DIGITAL AND FUNCTIONAL TIMING ............................................................................... 10

5. SERIAL PROTOCOL AND COMMAND ............................................................................... 12

5-1 PROTOCOL ................................................................................................................................ 12

5.2 COMMAND ................................................................................................................................ 12

5.2.1 Command Format ......................................................................................................................................... 12

5.2.2 Command List ........................................................................................................................................... 13

5.3 COMMAND DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 13

5.4 DATA TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE ................................................................................................. 15

6. FRAME GRABBER SETUP ..................................................................................................... 15

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6.1 METEOR-II/DIG (FOR NET145LA) ........................................................................................... 15

6.1.1 FG Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 15

6.1.2 DCF Copying ................................................................................................................................................ 15

6.1.3 Start Intellicam .............................................................................................................................................. 15

6.1.4 Start DCF ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

6.1.5 Continuous Grab ........................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2 DIFFERENT FRAME GRABBER ................................................................................................... 16

8. TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................. 17

8.1 COMMON SOLUTIONS ................................................................................................................ 17

9. TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION ............................................................................ 17

Figure List

FIGURE 1. PARTS DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 2

FIGURE 2. POWER AND TRIGGER CONNECTOR ........................................................................ 3

FIGURE 3. SERIAL CONNECTOR ............................................................................................. 3

FIGURE 4. DATA CABLE CONNECTOR ..................................................................................... 4

FIGURE 5. NORMAL SHUTTER SPEED ..................................................................................... 5

FIGURE 6. IMAGER SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY CHARACTERISTICS ................................................. 7

FIGURE 7. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................... 7

FIGURE 8. DIGITAL INTERFACE TIMING ................................ ................................ .................. 11

FIGURE 9. SERIAL COMMAND LIST ........................................................................................ 13

• AFTER BOOTING, THE CAMERA SETS DATA OF [0]. ................................................................. 13

FIGURE 10. RANDOM SHUTTER LIST………..……………………………………………………………….14

FIGURE 11. CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................... 16

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Do not remove screws or covers to prevent fire or electric shock.
Do not expose this camera to rain, directly to sunlight or moisture, nor try to operate it in wet areas.

Do not attempt to remove camera cover nor modify any unit.
Warranty will be voided against the damage caused by you or any other equipment.

Before using this camera, please read the User’s Manual carefully.
The product has been safely designed to prevent malfunctions and accidents. Please observe
strictly the handling precautions below. If faults are suspected, consult the shop for NET
products nearest you without attempting to disassemble the camera yourself.

Important information

Warning

Precautions

Do not attempt to disassemble, modify, or repair the camera.
If you need, please contact New Electronic Technology.( “NET”) for help.
Do not directly shoot sunlight or strong spotlight to the camera for a long period.
It may cause CCD blooming and permanent damages.
Do not operate the camera beyond the temperature range and avoid using the camera
over 90% humidity.
Do not use unregulated power supply source.
Do not clean CCD faceplate with fingers or any hard objects other than Lens tissue or a
cotton tipped applicator and ethanol.
Do not use the strong or abrasive detergents when cleaning the camera body.

Limited Warranty

NET warrants only the original components to be free from defects in material for one year from the
purchasing date. This warranty covers failures or damages due to defects in material, which would occur
during normal use. It does not cover damages or failures, which result from shipment, mishandling, abuse,
misuse, or modification.
Any damage caused by improper handling will not be repaired by NET.

A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number is required prior to returning any NET product for repair or
replacement.

This proprietary document may not be reproduced or photocopied without the consent of NET, which doesn’t
make any warranty or assume or responsibility for the errors which may not appear in this document.
NET reserves the right to make changes without notice or obligation.

For technical assistance, please email to [e-mail] or [e-mail]

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Disclaimer

The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely reliable. However,
no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies, nor is any responsibility assumed by NET GmbH ( “NET” ) for
its use; nor for any infringements against the patents or the other rights of the third party resulting from its
use. No license is granted under any patent or the patent rights of NET. NET points out that there is no legal
obligation to documenting internal relationships in any functional module of its products, which is realized in
either hardware or software.
NET reserves the right to make changes in specifications, functions or designs at any time and without any
notice.
NET products are not authorized for use as components in life support devices or systems intended to
surgically be implanted into the body or intended to support or sustain life Product and the company names
in this document may be the trademarks and trade-names of their respective owner and are hereby
acknowledged.

Copyright © 2004 Net GmbH
All rights reserved.

COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS for CE, FCC, MIC

To meet EC requirements, shielded cables must be connected to other devices for these cameras. These
cameras have been tested in the compliant environment of a typical class A. It is assumed that the camera
has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide the reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

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1. Introduction

1.1 Overview

The NET145LA or NET145CL are a 1.45 Mega pixel digital camera with an EIA-644 (“LVDS”) or
CameraLink standard interface. The camera is a high resolution B/W progressive scan CCD camera.
The imager resolution is 1392 x 1040 pixels. All functions of the camera are adjusted via its digital and
serial interface. For this purpose, NET145LA/NET145CL provides a user-friendly RS-232C as external
port add to internal RS-232C, respectively.

It connects the camera ports with the serial port and frame grabber on the PC through customer’s cable.
Camera control program runs under WIN2000 / XP and gives control over the camera functions. A serial
command is possible to fully control the camera functions using the windows hyper terminal
independently. For this purpose, a well-known terminal program or any appropriate program may be used
as well.

NET145LA/NET145CL has an exclusive built-in look-up table(LUT). This can be set at externally
selectable functions such as gain, offset, shutter speed and others through the RS-232C. Details
concerning the command code can be found in the section “Serial Command”.

What is LVDS or Camera Link signal?

LVDS is a Low Voltage Differential Signaling device which extends the performance of the commonly used

RS-422 differential data bus. RS-422 limits the frequency to the 20 MHz range. However, LVDS clock
support is over 65MHz (66 MHz NSC, 65 MHz TI) and improves the signal transmission of cables with
10m to 30m lengths. It also reduces the EMI significantly. The LVDS device is now called RS-644 and is
pin-to-pin compatible with standard RS-422. If a frame grabber contains a RS-644 input, it can take both
RS-644 data and RS-422 data with extended cable length.

CameraLink standard is based on Channel Link Technology of National Semiconductor. Channel Link is
the standard and advanced concept of LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) technology for
transmitting digital data. Channel Link uses a parallel-to-serial transmitter and a serial-to-parallel receiver
to transmit data at rates up to 2.38 Gbps.

1.2 Features

2/3” Progressive Scan and interline transfer CCD Imager
1392(H) x 1040(V) effective pixels
Supports Digital RS-644(LVDS) or Camera Link
Supports 15fps full pixel and high frame rate up to 60fps as effective 256 lines
Square pixel
High sensitive and low smear
Full frame shutter from 1/15 to 1/6,000 sec
Supports random shutter
S/N ratio 50 dB or better
Asynchronous reset with external shutter control
10-bit RS-644/LVDS digital output
RS-232 external control
C-mount

1.3 Applications

Applications are machine vision, robotic control, inspection, character recognition, medical, biomedical

imaging, microscope, traffic control, surveillance, RFID and other scientific & industrial applications.

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1

2

36 19

DATA OUT

18 1

2

3

POWER

DC IN/ SYNC

Ext.sig.

REMOTE

1211

6

5

4

9

1

10

8

7

43

2

1

6

5

3

4

7

5

6

2. Hardware Setup

2.1 Contents of the camera packaging

• NET145LA / NET145CL Camera

• Lens cover

• RS-232C Controller Program

• User’s Manual

2.2 Accessories for setup (option)

2.2.1 RS-644/LVDS Cable or CameraLink Cable
Should be the flexible twisted pair and overall shielded cable.

2.2.2 RS-232 Cable

2.2.3 Power Cable

2.2.4 Power Supply, PS low noise, low ripple and quality stabilized PS may be used.

PS electricity requirement is 12VDC / 1A

2.2.5 Popular frame grabber

Refer to Appendix A (Compliant List)

2.2.6 Lens

C-mount Lens are available at NET GmbH / NET USA, Inc.

2.3 External Description

Figure 1. Parts Description

* NET145LA : 36 pin
* NET145CL : 26 pin

* Only for NET145LA

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Camera side connector : HR10-10R-12PA (Hirose)
Cable side plug : HR10A-10P-12S (Hirose)

5

82

12

10

4

11

3

7

6

1 9

Lens mount

It is suitable for various types of C mount lens.
C-mount ring can be rotated by loosing the hexagonal screws (M3:Dia 1.5mm)

Screw holes for mounting camera

Used for mounting the camera into a tripod stand, etc.

DC Power and Ext. Trigger connector

Figure 2. Power and Trigger Connector

• Strobe Pulse Signal : Can only be used with Random Shutter mode

Remote and Analog video output connector (Only for NET145LA)
Below is the connector for 15 Hz non-interlaced video signal of 1 Vp-p with Sync and RS-232C
control.

Figure 3. Serial Connector

• 3 Pin(Video), 4 Pin(+10V), and 5Pin (A.GND) are used for controlling IRIS of Lens, not for RS-232C
control

Pin No.

NET145LA

1

Power GND

2

+ 12V

3

A.GND

4

Analog Video Signal

5

GND

6

External Trigger

7

NC 8 GND 9 NC

10

GND

11

Strobe Pulse

12

GND

Pin No.

NET145CL

1

Power GND

2

+ 12V

3

GND 4 NC 5 GND

6

Rx (RS-232)

7

Tx (RS-232)

8

GND

9

Strobe Pulse

10

External Trigger

11

NC

12

GND

Camera

Pin No.

Signal

Signal Name

COM port

of PC (DB9)

1

RX

Receive data

3

2

SG

Signal GND

5

3

VIDEO *

-

-

4

+ 10V *

-

-

5

A.GND

Analog GND

-

6

TX

Transmit data

2

Camera side connector : HR10-7R-6PA (Hirose)
Cable side plug : HR10A-7P-6S (Hirose)

61

2

5

3

4

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Power LED

When power is on, LED turns blue.

External Trigger LED

When Ext. Trigger enters the LED lights up and under regular Trigger the LED turns green. If red blinks

continuously, it indicates an error with the camera or with Ext. Trigger.

Digital video data output connector

Used for connection with the 36-pin interface cable.

Figure 4. Data Cable Connector

1) CLK : Pixel clock output

2) HD : Reference timing pulse output for line data

3) VD : Reference timing pulse output for frame

4) EXT TRIG : Random shutter trigger input

Description for NET145LA

Pin No.

Signal

I/O

Pin No.

Signal

I/O 1 CLK +

O

19

D2 +

O

2

CLK -

O

20

D2 -

O

3

HD +

O

21

D3 +

O 4 HD -

O

22

D3 -

O

5

VD +

O

23

D4 +

O

6

VD -

O

24

D4 -

O 7 RX

I

25

D5 +

O

8

TX

O

26

D5 -

O

9

NC

27

D6 +

O

10

NC

28

D6 -

O

11

NC

29

D7 +

O

12

NC

30

D7 -

O

13

NC

31

D8 +

O

14

EXT TRIG

I

32

D8 -

O

15

D0 +

O

33

D9 +

O

16

D0 -

O

34

D9 +

O

17

D1 +

O

35

GND

18

D1 -

O

36

GND

1) Camera side connector : MDR 10236-

2200VE(3M)

2) Camera side connector : MDR 10226-

2200VE(3M)

1

13

26

14

1

18

19

36

(LVDS)

(Camera Link)

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Normal Shutter Speed Mode & Random Shutter Speed Mode

Figure 5. Shutter Speed

Description for NET145CL

Pin No.

Signal

I/O

Pin No.

Signal

I/O

1

GND

14

GND

2

TX0-

15

TX0+

3

TX1-

16

TX1+

4 TX2-

17

TX2+

5

TxClk-

18

TxClk+

6

TX3-

19

TX3+

7 SerTC+

20

SerTC-

8

SerTFG-

21

SerTFG+

9

CC1-

22

CC1+

10

NC

23

NC

11

NC

24

NC

12

NC

25

NC

13

GND

26

GND

Normal Shutter Speed

Random Shutter Speed

1/15sec

1/120sec

1/30sec

1/250sec

1/60sec

1/500sec

1/120sec

1/1000sec

1/500sec

1/2000sec

1/1000sec

1/3000sec

1/2000sec

1/4000sec

1/3000sec

1/8000sec

1/4000sec

1/16000sec

1/8000sec

1/16000sec

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2.4 Dimensions

Size : 50 (W) x 50 (H) x 76 (L) mm
Weight : approx. 330gr

7

3

DC IN/ SYNC

DATA OUT

POWER

5

4

11

6

12

Ext.sig .

REMOTE

43

10

2

189

2

61

5

1) Camera side connector
HR10-7R-6PA (Hirose)

2) Cable side plug
HR10A-7P-6S (Hirose)

1) Camera side connector
HR10-10R-12PA (Hirose)

2) Cable side plug
HR10A-10P-12S (Hirose)

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Please connect each device correctly.

2.5 Imager Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics

Figure 6. Imager Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics

2.6 Setup

2.6.1 Setup Configuration

Figure 7. System Configuration

2.6.2 Camera setup

Cable connection procedure should be in the following order.

When Plug-off, the step should be reversed !

iMac

PC with Frame Grabber

Cable for LVDS or Camera Link

PCMCIA

56K

INSERT THIS END

RS-232

Ext Trigger

Ext Power

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1) Connect one end of the data cable from FG on PC to camera connector.
1-1) Indicates the connector for outputting digital video signal

1-2) Read out 10-bit parallel signal according to EIA-644 or RS-422 specifications.

2) Connect serial cable(RS-232C) from COM Port on PC to camera connector.
(only used in case of NET145LA)

3) Connect one end of the power cable from power supply to camera connector.
3-1) Supply +12VDC power from the external DC power.

3-2) For the power supply voltage, supply the rated 12VDC. If it fluctuates, be sure to use the
voltage within the range 10VDC to 15VDC.

2.6.3 Installation for RS-232 Control Program

1) Make any folder (ex: NET145) on your PC

2) Copy the RS-232 control program to your PC

This should correspond to the appearance figure shown below

3) Program may be different according to the camera model

4) Run the RS-232 Control Program

5) Evaluate the serial communication, shutter speed, mode setting, etc.
(Refer to the Serial Command List)

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3. Camera Functions

3.1 Shutter

There are two modes in shutter mode such as normal mode and random mode.

3.1.1 Normal Shutter Mode
When the normal shutter is chosen, the CCD performs continuous exposure and outputs
the output video signal at real-time. Under this mode, Trigger signal is not accepted.

3.1.2 Random Shutter Mode

When input the external trigger signal, the CCD device charges and outputs rapidly the remained
electrical charge area and smear at CCD transfer area.

3.1.3 Shutter Function

The following trigger signal is not accepted within the video accumulation period after trigger
input(about 100ms after trigger is signaled).

3.2 Vertical Sync Reset

Vertical Sync Reset is only effective in Random Shutter Mode.

3.2.1 When reset

After the trigger signal input, the VD is automatically reset inside the camera.
In this case, the input of the EXT VD is not accepted.

3.3 Trigger TTL / Trigger LVDS

As described in section “Camera connectors” the cameras are equipped with two
equivalent trigger inputs. Pin 8 and 9 of the control interface utilize an opto-coupled TTL
input (TR-/+), while pin 2 and 3 of the image data interface make up an LVDS-based
trigger input. Normally, the latter is used. It is controlled via a frame grabber, which in
turn, obtains the trigger pulse from an external device (for instance a light barrier).

3.4 Save to EEPROM

Saves the current camera parameters to Camera’s EEPROM.

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4. Digital and Functional Timing

The image data interface of NET145LA / NET145CL is LVDS or CameraLink based.
The diagram below illustrates the transfer scheme of pixels, lines and frames. Please

note that the micro timing may differ from this scheme (signal delay, flank conductance,
etc.). Nevertheless, when it comes to the adaptation of a frame grabber to the camera,
the micro timing is usually not important. The scheme is conceptually simple: The
transfer of an image starts when FVAL(VD) goes low. During this time, LVAL(VD)
goes from high to low, thus indicating the transfer of the n-th line. A corresponding low
level of PLLK will then signal a valid pixel. Please note that the first and the last pixel of
a line, as well as the first and last lines of a frame are black.

A. Continuous Shutter Operations

1) Vertical Synchronization Signal

1061

7H

Blanking Period

Video Signal Period

VD

HD

Video

Out
0

19

12H

1068

1040H
1

2) Horizontal Synchronization Signal

(

1790

)

400T

Video Signal Period

0

180

HD

Video

Out

400

1392T

2T

3T

(

1790

)

3T

(1H)

0

Blanking Period

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Figure 8. Digital Interface Timing

3) Pixel Clock

1CLK=35nS

Pixel Clock

Digital Data

Pixel Clock = 28.6364MHz

B. The Condition after Input Random Trigger

Random Trigger

VD

Strobe Pulse

Exposure

Time

Video Out

Shutter Image

CCD Exposure

Period

1/500 ~1/2000 sec

Continuous Image

Continuous shutter

mode change to
Random shutter

mode

3.24ms

79.8us

58.8us

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5. Serial Protocol and Command

5-1 Protocol

Communication mode : Transmit by Full duplex serial
Data length : 8 bits
Stop bit : 1 bit
Parity : None
Transmission speed : 9600 bps
Refer to Figure3 Serial Connector about cable connection

5.2 Command

5.2.1 Command Format

Command is transferred in the following order..
[STX][CODE1][CODE2][TYPE][DATA1][DATA 2][ETX]

In the case of NET145LA,

STX = ‘\002’, ETX = ‘\003’, ACK = ‘\006’, NACK = ‘\025’

In the case of NET145CL,

STX = ‘Z’, ETX = ‘M’, ACK = ‘\006’, NACK = ‘\025’

• It is necessary to provide a text start character control code “STX” at the beginning of
each command, and a text end character control code “ETX” at the end.

• All the alphabetic characters of each command should be in capital letters.
Use of lower case characters does not cause the command to be executed.

• All Commands should be converted to ASCII characters before sending to the camera.

• In case of transmission of an incorrect command or in the event of a communication

error, a negative acknowledge character code “NAK” will be sent back from the camera.

Characters

Type

Command

Remark

1st character

STX

-

Start of Command

2nd & 3rd character

CODE

00 ~ FF

Command name

5th and 6th character

DATA

00 ~ FF

Data Value

Last character

ETX

-

End of Command

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5.2.2 Command List

Figure 9. Serial Command List

• After booting, the camera sets data of [0].

5.3 Command Description

(1) R_SHUT_SPEED
Controls Random shutter speed

Example : When sets Random shutter speed to 1/120 sec

NET145LA : \002050\003
NET145CL : Z050M

Control Item

Command

Description

CODE

TYPE

D

A
T
A

R_SHUT_SPEED

05 0 -

1/120sec

05 1 -

1/250sec

05 2 -

1/500sec

05 3 -

1/1000sec

05 4

1/2000sec

05 5

1/3000sec

05 6

1/4000sec

05 7

1/8000sec

N_SHUT_SPEED

04 0 -

1/15sec

04 1 -

1/30sec

04 2 -

1/60sec

04 3 -

1/120sec

04 4 -

1/500sec

04 5 -

1/1000sec

04 6 -

1/2000sec

04 7 -

1/3000sec

04 8 -

1/4000sec

04 9 -

1/8000sec

GAIN

06 0 XX

ADC gain control (00 : 0dB,
FF:+24dB)
(* default : 64) XX = 0x00 ~ 0xFF)

Fine/Draft mode

0E

0

-

Fine mode resolution (normal
shutter mode only)

0E

1

-

Draft mode resolution

Shutter mode

0F

0

-

Normal shutter mode

0F

1

-

Random shutter mode

OFFSET

13 0 XX

ADC Offset control with value xx,
XX=0x00~0xFF

13 1 -

ADC PED control, back to factory
setting

ALL RESET

14 F -

Factory setting

TX Clock

1C

0

-

Tx clock phase 0

1C

1

-

Tx clock shift by degree of 180

SAVE

F0 0 Y

- Saves the current setting value in
[Y] areas of flashrom.

- Load [Y] area value of flashrom

- Y = 0~ F

LOAD

F0 1 Y

RETUTN

01 F -

Transfer the current camera setting
value to the serial port.

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(2) N_SHUT_SPEED

Controls Normal shutter speed

(3) GAIN

Gain can be set for the range value from 0 dB to +24 dB.
To set Gain value to +24 dB

[STX] [0] [6] [0] [F] [F] [ETX]

(4) OFFSET

The following are the control method for offset value

Offset Setting

[STX] [1] [3] [0] [X] [X] [ETX]
[X] [X] :[0] [0] ~ [F] [F]

When sets at initial factory default

[STX] [1] [3][1] [ETX]

(5) ALL RESET

All setting condition initialized.

[STX] [1] [4] [F] [EXT]

By this command, all setting conditions return to initial setting condition. Initial setting
condition means Factory setting condition.

(6) SAVE/ LOAD
Available memorized and call preset setting condition.
This command can memorize camera setting condition (max.6 modes) and possible to call.

The memory to Page-1 present setting condition

[STX] [F] [0] [0] [1] [ETX]

When call Page-2 (memorized setting condition)

[STX] [F] [0] [1] [1] [ETX]

(7) RETURN

The current camera setup data is sent from the camera to the terminal.

A. Sending the setup data back to the camera.

[STX] [0] [1] [F] [ETX]

When the above command is accepted by the camera, the following command will
be transmitted continuously.

01F[ACK]05Y[ACK]04Y[ACK]06YY[ACK]0FX[ACK]130YY[ACK]

• [ACK] : Acknowledge control code

• X value is 0 or 1 and Y value is from 0 to 0xF

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5.4 Data Transmit and Receive

5.4.1 Transmission and Reception

(1) The following shows how the data is normally transmitted from the terminal and

received by the camera.
The command normally received by the camera is added with an
acknowledgement control code “ACK” and sent back to the terminal.

Example : N_SHUT_SPEED command is transmitted.

• [STX 0 A 1 ETX] is transmitted from the terminal.

• N_SHUT_SPEED switch of the camera is set to on.

• [0 4 1 ACK] is sent from the camera back to the terminal

(2) In case in which an incorrect command (a command not covered in the list) is transmitted

from the terminal

A negative acknowledge control code [NAK] is sent from the camera back to the terminal.

(3) Other errors

In the event that a command fails to be accepted due to occurrence of a
communication error, [NAK] is also sent back.

6. Frame Grabber Setup

6.1 Meteor-II/DIG (for NET145LA)

The bandwidth of the Meteor-II/Digital is not sufficient for the full speed mode of NET145LA.

All the other cameras may be used in Full Speed mode.

Please note that the Meteor-II/DIG works with Windows NT/2000/XP.

6.1.1 FG Installation
Please install the frame grabber Meteor-II/DIG first.
(The details of this installation are described in chapter 2 and 3 of Hardware
Installation and Installing Software of the grabbers manual.)

6.1.2 DCF Copying
Depending on the type of camera in use, you will find a CD named FOControl
shipped with camera. CD contains DCF file for the adaptation of the Meteor­II/DIG to NET145LA/NET145CL. Please copy the file to a hard disk directory of your
choice.

6.1.3 Start Intellicam
Start the program Matrox Intellicam, to be installed with the grabber.

P Please make sure that in the middle of the toolbar, MeteorII Digital Device 0 should be chosen and

displayed, which means MeteorII Digital Device 0 under the folder of MeteorII Dig of System
Delection

6.1.4 Start DCF
Exit Intellicam first and then start the DCF file.

6.1.5 Continuous Grab
Click Continuous Grab.
Window shows the free running image of the camera.

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6.2 Different Frame Grabber

NET145LA / NET145CL can be used with other digital frame grabbers as well. However, please note

that the implementation of the cable as well as the adaptation of the frame grabber requires some
experience.

7. Camera Specification

Figure 10. Camera Specifications

Features

NET145CL

NET145LA

Image Device

2/3” CCD Sony ICX285AL

Effective pixel

1.450.000 pixel 1392(H) x 1040(V)

Pixel Size

6.45 µm x 6.45 µm

Image Area

10.2 (H) x 8.30 (V) mm

Scanning System

Progressive Scan

Frame Rate

15fps full pixel read out

Shutter Speed

20µs – 66ms

Aspect Ratio

4 : 3

Lens Mount

C-mount

Flange Focal Distance

17.526mm

Digital Interface

Camera Link, RS-232C

EIA-644 (LVDS) or RS-422, RS232C

Gain Control

Auto or Manual

Synchronization

External Trigger

Gamma

1

Min. Illumination

0.5lux @ F 1.4

S/N Ratio

50 dB or better

Power Supply

12VDC

Power Consumption

500mA

Weight

approx. 330 gr.

External Dimensions

50 (W) x 50 (H) x 76 (D) mm

Operation Temp.

-10 to + 50 0C, 20 – 90% rel., non cond. Humidity

Storage Temp.

-20 to + 60 0C, 20 – 70% rel., non cond. Humidity

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8. Troubleshooting

The following information can help solving problems that may occur during the setup of
the camera. Make sure that the camera is part of the entire acquisition system

• Power supplies • Cabling

• Frame grabbers H/W and S/W • Host computer

• Light source • Optics

• Operation environment

8.1 Common Solutions

The first step during troubleshooting is to verify that the camera has all the correct connections
regarding Power supply, Data cables, etc.

9. Technical Support Information

If you need technical assistance, please do not hesitate to contact NET GmbH Technical Support

NET New Electronic Technology GmbH

Lerchenberg 7
86923 F inning, Germany
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-gmbh.com

NET Italia S.r.l.

Via Carlo Pisacane, 9
25128 Brescia, Italy
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-italia.it

NET USA, Inc.

3037 45th Street
Highland IN 46322, U SA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-usa-inc.com

NET Japan Co., Ltd.

2F Shin-Yo kohama 214 Bldg.
2-14-2 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku,
Yokohama-shi, 222-0033, Japan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-japan.com

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Appendix A. Compliant FG List

Manufacturer

Model

Remark

Mutech Corp

MV1500

Coreco Imaging

X64-CL

Euresys

Multi

Matrox Imaging

Meteor-II / Digital

National Instruments

IMAQ-1422

National Instruments

IMAQ-1424

NET New Electronic Technology GmbH

Lerchenberg 7
86923 F inning, Germany
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-gmbh.com

NET Italia S.r.l.

Via Carlo Pisacane, 9
25128 Brescia, Italy
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-italia.it

NET USA, Inc.

3037 45th Street
Highland IN 46322, U SA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-usa-inc.com

NET Japan Co., Ltd.

2F Shin -Yokohama 214 Bldg.
2-14-2 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku,
Yokohama-shi, 222-0033, Japan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.net-japan.com