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Before using this CMOS camera, please read through this instruction manual
carefully in order to use this product correctly and safely.
After reading, keep this instruction manual handy so that you can refer to,
whenever you need it.
CMOS Camera
Instruction Manual
Model
B/W Camera : BU302MG / BU505MG
Information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that may result in death or serious
injury (*1) in the event of improper handling.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that may result in light to moderate
injuries (*2) or only in property damage (*3)in the event of improper handling.
Safety Symbols
Description
PROHIBITED
This sign indicates PROHIBITION (Do not).
The content of prohibition is shown by a picture or words beside the symbol.
MANDATORY
This sign indicates MANDATORY ACTION (You are required to do).
The content of action is shown by a picture or words beside the symbol.
Safety Precautions
Before using this product, read these safety precautions carefully. Important information is shown in this
Instruction Manual to protect users from bodily injuries and property damages, and to enable them to use the
product safely and correctly.
Please be sure to thoroughly understand the meanings of the following signs and symbols before reading
the main text that follow, and observe the instructions given herein.
[Definition of Safety Signs]
Notes *1:“Serious injury” refers to cases of loss of eyesight, wounds, burns (high or low temperature),
electric shock, broken bones, poisoning, etc., which leave after-effects or which require
hospitalization or a long period of outpatient treatment of cure.
*2: "Light to moderate injuries" refers to injuries, burns, electric shock etc. that do not require
hospitalization or long-term treatment.
*3: "Property damage" refers to cases of extensive damage involving damage to buildings,
equipment, farm animals, pet animals and other belongings.
Stop operation immediately when any abnormality or defect occurs.
If abnormal conditions are present, such as smoke, a burning smell, ingress of water or
foreign matter, or if the equipment is dropped or malfunctions, fire or electric shock may
result.
Be always sure to disconnect the power cable from the wall socket at once and contact
your dealer.
Unplug
Do not use the equipment in locations subject to water splashes.
Otherwise, fire or electric shock may result.
Do not get wet
Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the equipment.
Otherwise, fire or electric shock may result.
For internal repair, inspection, or cleaning, contact your sales representative.
Never pull apart
Do not place anything on the equipment.
If metallic objects, liquid, or other foreign matter enters the equipment, fire or electric
shock may result.
Avoid
Do not install the equipment in an unstable or inclined location or locations
subject to vibration or impact.
Otherwise, the equipment may topple over and cause personal injury.
Avoid
During an electrical storm, do not touch the power cable and the connection
cable.
Otherwise, an electric shock may result.
Do not touch
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Use the specified voltage.
Use of an unspecified voltage may result in fire or electric shock.
Do not be handled roughly, damaged, fabricated, bent forcefully, pulled, twisted,
bundled, placed under heavy objects or heated the power cable and the
connection cable.
Observe the following when installing the equipment:
·Do not cover the equipment with a cloth, etc.
·Do not place the equipment in a narrow location where heat is likely to accumulate.
Otherwise, heat will accumulate inside the equipment, possibly resulting in a fire.
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Do not place the equipment in locations subject to high moisture, oil fumes,
steam, or dust.
Otherwise, fire or electric shock may result.
Avoid
Do not install the equipment in locations exposed to direct sunlight or humidity.
Otherwise, the internal temperature of the equipment will rise, which may cause a fire.
Avoid
Use only specified the power cable and the connection cables.
Otherwise, fire or electric shock may result.
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Do not give strong impact against the equipment.
It may cause the trouble.
Avoid
When performing connection, turn off power.
When connecting the power cable and the connection cable, turn off the equipment
power.
Otherwise, fire or electric shock may result.
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Do not expose its camera head to any intensive light (such as direct sunlight).
Otherwise, its inner image pickup device might get damaged.
Avoid
Avoid short-circuiting signal output.
Otherwise, a malfunction may occur.
Avoid
Avoid giving a strong shock against the camera body.
It might cause a breakdown or damage. If your camera is used in a system where its
camera connector is subjected to strong repetitive shocks, its camera connector is
possible to break down. If you intend to use your camera in such a situation, if possible,
bundle and fix a camera cable in the place near the camera, and do not transmit a
shock to the camera connector.
Avoid
Contact your sales representative to request periodic inspection and cleaning
(every approx five years).
Accumulation of dust inside the equipment may result in fire or electric shock.
For inspection and cleaning costs, contact your sales representative.
● Should the equipment be used in the following conditions or environments, give consideration to safety
measures and inform us of such usage:
1. Use of the equipment in the conditions or environment contrary to those specified, or use outdoors.
2. Use of the equipment in applications expected to cause potential hazard to people or property, which
require special safety measures to be adopted.
● This product can be used under diverse operating conditions. Determination of applicability of equipment or
devices concerned shall be determined after analysis or testing as necessary by the designer of such
equipment or devices, or personnel related to the specifications. Such designer or personnel shall assure
the performance and safety of the equipment or devices.
● This product is not designed or manufactured to be used for control of equipment directly concerned with
human life (*1) or equipment relating to maintenance of public services/functions involving factors of safety
(*2). Therefore, the product shall not be used for such applications.
(*1): Equipment directly concerned with human life refers to.
- Medical equipment such as life-support systems, equipment for operating theaters.
- Exhaust control equipment for exhaust gases such as toxic fumes or smoke.
- Equipment mandatory to be installed by various laws and regulations such as the Fire Act or Building
Standard Law
- Equipment related to the above
(*2): Equipment relating to maintenance of public services/functions involving factors of safety refers to.
- Traffic control systems for air transportation, railways, roads, or marine transportation
● Handle carefully
Do not drop the equipment or allow it to be subject to strong impact or vibration, as such action may cause
malfunctions. Further, do not damage the connection cable, since this may cause wire breakage.
● Environmental operating conditions
Do not use the product in locations where the ambient temperature or humidity exceeds the specifications.
Otherwise, image quality may be degraded or internal components may be adversely affected. In particular,
do not use the product in areas exposed to direct sunlight. Moreover, during shooting under high
temperatures, vertical stripes or white spots (noise) may be produced, depending on the subject or camera
conditions (such as increased gain). However, such phenomena are not malfunctions.
● Check a combination with the lens
Depending on the lens and lighting you use, an image is reflected as a ghost in the imaging area. However,
this is not because of a fault of the camera.
In addition, depending on the lens you use, the performance of the camera may not be brought out fully due
to deterioration in resolution and brightness in the peripheral area, aberration and others.
Be sure to check a combination with the camera by using the lens and lightning you actually use.
When installing a lens in the camera, make sure carefully that it is not tilted.
In addition, use a mounting screw free from defects and dirt. Otherwise, the camera may be unable to be
removed.
Install a next lens; its dimension of protrusion from bottom of the screw is equal to or less than 10 mm. If a
lens does not stand to this condition, it might not be installed to this camera.
● Mounting to pedestal
When mounting this product to a pedestal, make sure carefully that lens doesn’t touch with the pedestal.
● Do not expose the camera's image-pickup-plane to sunlight or other intense light directly
Its inner CMOS sensor might be damaged.
● Occurrence of moiré
If you shoot thin stripe patterns, moiré patterns (interference fringes) may appear. This is not a malfunction.
● Occurrence of noise on the screen
If an intense magnetic or electromagnetic field is generated near the camera or connection cable, noise may
be generated on the screen. If this occurs, move the camera or the cable.
● Handling of the protective cap
If the camera is not in use, attach the lens cap to the camera to protect the image pickup surface.
● If the equipment is not to be used for a long duration
Turn off power to the camera for safety.
● Maintenance
Turn off power to the equipment and wipe it with a dry cloth.
If it becomes severely contaminated, gently wipe the affected areas with a soft cloth dampened with diluted
neutral detergent. Never use alcohol, benzene, thinner, or other chemicals because such chemicals may
damage or discolor the paint and indications.
If the image pickup surface becomes dusty, contaminated, or scratched, consult your sales representative.
Following information is only for EU-member states:
The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household
waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent
potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more
detailed information about the take-back and recycling of this product, please contact
your supplier where you purchased the product.
“This symbol is applicable for EUmember states only”
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 limits 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 instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Defective pixels
A CMOS image sensor is composed of photo sensor pixels in a square grid array. Due to
the characteristics of CMOS image sensors, over- or under-driving of the pixels results in
temporary white or black areas (as if these are noises) appearing on the screen. This
phenomenon, which is not a defect is exacerbated under higher temperatures and long
exposure time.
Image shading
The brightness of the upper part of the screen may be different from that of the lower part. Note
that this is a characteristic of a CMOS image sensor and is not a fault.
● Disposal
When disposing of the camera, it may be necessary to disassemble it into separate parts, in accordance with
the laws and regulations of your country and/or municipality concerning environmental contamination.
The e-CON connector adoption enables to assemble the cable easily without using special tools.
● Random Trigger Shutter
The Random Trigger Shutter function provides images in any timing by input of an external trigger signal.
Trigger control from PC is available as well.
● Scalable
Selectable video output area. This mode achieves higher frame rate by reducing vertical output area. And
reduces occupied data rate of USB bus by reducing horizontal output area.
● Binning
B/W models hove binning. In this mode, pixel data is combined by vertical and horizontal. Vertical binning
achieves high frame rate.
● Decimation
Camera reads all effective areas at high speed by skipping lines.
● Compact and lightweight
This camera is compact and lightweight; it is easy to integrate into industrial equipment.
● EU RoHS & Chinese ROHS
* USB is a unified standard established by USB-IF(USB Implementers Forum).
* USB3 Vision is a unified standard established by AIA (Automated Imaging Association).
* GeniCam is a registered trademark of EMVA (European Machine Vision Association).
* IIDC2 is a unified standard established by JIIA (Japan Industrial Association).
* e-CON (Easy & Economy connector) is a sensor connector that is normalized by the manufacturer of the
- Please confirm the power supply of the camera off when plugging in or pulling out the I/O Connector. It causes the
breakdown.
- If your camera is used in a system where its connectors are subjected to strong repetitive shocks, its connectors are
possible to break down. If you use your camera in such a situation, use an USB3.0 cable with a lock screw, and secure
the camera cable as close as possible to the camera body for avoid physical shock to the camera connector.
- About e-CON cable: In the case that electric-wire is long or thin, input and output voltage may not satisfy specifications
of the camera or your system by voltage drop. Please confirm wires’ specifications before use them.
- Los t packets may occur by an electrical characteristic of the transmission line of USB3.0. (USB3.0 Interface Card,
- Depending on the lens you use, the performance of the camera may not be brought out fully due to the deterioration in
resolution and brightness in the peripheral area, occurrence of a ghost, aberration and others. When you check the
combination between the lens and camera, be sure to use the lens you actually use.
- In addition, use a mounting screw free from defects and dirt. Otherwise, the camera may be unable to be removed.
- As for the C-mount lens used combining this camera, the projection distance from bottom of the screw should use
10mm or less.
- The recognition of the trigger signal depends on the length, characteristic or driving current of the cable. Therefore
please confirm your system about those conditions.
- Pin 3 is signal ground. It isn’t conducted with camera frame.
Using shield cable, terminal processing of the shield is referred as above.
- Please confirm the EMC adaptability in whole of your system.
Depending on cable length, cable kinds and input current of trigger input line, Random Trigger Shutter operation may not
satisfy timing specification or camera may not receive EXT_TRIG signal. Please confirm it before use.
Notes of input level:
Line0 and Line2 have different input level. Please use input level within the voltage described in this specification.
- Input signal specification
Level : Low 0 ~ 0.5V, High 4.0 ~ 5.0V
Polarity : High active / Low active (initial factory setting: Low active)
Pulse Width : Minimum 50μs
- Output signal specification
Output Circuit : 5V CMOS
Maximum Current : +/-32mA
Polarity : High active / Low active (initial factory setting: Low active)
Signal Source : TIMER0 ACTIVE
USER OUTPUT
EXPOSURE ACTIVE
FRAME ACTIVE
FRAME TRANSFER
FRAME TRIGGER WAIT
- Line1 (GPIO Output, I/O connector : 2 pin)
Output Circuit : 5V CMOS
Maximum Current : +/-32mA
Polarity : High active / Low active (initial factory setting: Low active)
Signal Source : TIMER0 ACTIVE
USER OUTPUT
EXPOSURE ACTIVE
FRAME ACTIVE
FRAME TRANSFER
FRAME TRIGGER WAIT