VC VC40 series, VC44 series Operaing Instructions

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VC4XXX Operating Ma nual

Hardware Specifications and special Software Functions of

VC40XX and VC44XX Smart Cameras

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Foreword and Disclaimer

This documentation has been prepared with most possible care. However Vision Components GmbH
does not take any liability for possible errors. In the interest of progress, Vision Components GmbH
reserves the right to perform technical changes without further notice.
Please notify [e-mail] if you become aware of any errors in this manual or
if a certain topic requires more detailed documentation.
This manual is intended for information of Vision Component’s customers only. Any publication of this
document or parts thereof requires written permission by Vision Components GmbH.

Trademarks

Code Composer Studio and TMS320C6000, Windows XP, Total Commander, Tera Term, Motorola
are registered Trademarks. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

References

Since the VC4XXX smart camera family employs a TI processor, the programming environment and
functions for the VC20XX cameras can be used for this camera.

Further References under “Support + Download ” on www.vision-components.com:

„Support News“ – for up to date information on VC Software and Documentation.
„Knowledge Base / FAQ“ - searchable Database with latest software developments, frequently asked

questions and demo programs.

“Download Areas” for all documentation and Software downloads – refer to the following table:

Description Title on Website Download Center

Introduction to VC Smart Camera
programming

Programming Tutorial for

VC20XX and VC40XX Cameras

Service & Support

Download Center

Documentation Getting Started VC

Demo programs and sample code
used in the Programming Tutorial

Tutorial_Code

Service & Support

Download Center

Documentation Getting Started VC

VC4XXX Hardware Manual

VC4XXX Smart Cameras

Hardware Documentation

Service & Support

Download Center

Documentation Hardware

VCRT Operation System Functions
Manual

VCRT 5.0 Software Manual

Service & Support

Download Center

Documentation Software

VCRT Operation System TCP/IP
Functions Manual

VCRT 5.0 TCP/IP Manual

Service & Support

Download Center

Documentation Software

VCLIB 3.0 Image Processing Library
Manual

VCLIB 3.0 Software Manual

Service & Support

Download Center

Documentation Software

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This warning sign alerts of possible pitfalls to avoid. Please pay careful attention to sections
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Table of Contents

1

General Information 5

2 Feature Overview Smart Camera Families 6
3 Technical Specifications “VC Base” 8

3.1 Technical Specifications VC4018 8

3.2 Technical Specifications VC4016 9

4 Technical Specifications “VC Professional” 10

4.1 Technical Specifications VC4038 10

4.2 Technical Specifications VC4058 11

4.3 Technical Specifications VC4065 11

4.4 Technical Specifications VC4066 13

4.5 Technical Specifications VC4067 & VC4067NIR 14

4.6 Technical Specifications VC4068 15

5 Technical Specifications “VC Optimum” 16

5.1 Technical Specifications VC4438 16

5.2 Technical Specifications VC4458 17

5.3 Technical Specifications VC4459 18

5.4 Technical Specifications VC4465 19

5.5 Technical Specificat ions V C446 5C 20

5.6 Technical Specifications VC4466 21

5.7 Technical specifications VC4467 & VC4467NIR 22

5.8 Technical Specifications VC4468 23

5.9 Technical Specifications VC4472 24

6 VC4XXX Camera Interfaces 25

6.1 LAN / Ethernet Interface 26

6.1.1 Pin Assignments LAN / Ethernet Interface 26

6.1.2 Available Accessories for LAN / Ethernet socket 26

6.2 Trigger-/ V24- (RS232)-/ Keypad- / Encoder Interface 27

6.2.1 Pin Assignments Trigger-/ V24 (RS232)-/ Keypad/ - Encoder Interface 28

6.2.2 Trigger Cable 28

6.2.3 V24 (RS232) serial Cable 29

6.2.4 Y-Cable 29

6.2.5 Electrical Specifications of Trigger- / Serial-/ Keypad / Encoder Interface 30

6.3 Power Supply and IO Interface 33

6.3.1 Pin assignments Power Supply and IO Interface 33

6.3.2 Electrical specifications Camera Power Supply Camera 33

6.3.3 Shutdown Function for VC Professional and VC Optimum 34

6.3.4 Electrical Specifications digital PLC IO Interface 35

6.3.5 Available Accessories / Cables for Power Supply and IO Interface 36

6.4 Video Output Interface 37

6.4.1 Pin Assignment of Video Output Interface 37

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6.4.2 Available Accessories / Cables for Video Output Interface 37

7 Order Numbers Cameras and Accesso ries 38

7.1 Order numbers of all available VC4XXX Camera Models: 38

7.1.1 Order Numbers “VC Base” Models: 38

7.1.2 Order Numbers “VC Professional” Models: 38

7.1.3 Order Numbers “VC Optimum” Models: 38

7.2 Order numbers of all available VC4XXX Accessories 39

8 Programming VC4 XX X S m art Cam eras 43

8.1 Programming the additional Serial Interface 43

8.2 Programming the Encoder Interface 44

Appendix A: Block diagram VC40XX Smart Cameras A
Appendix B: Block diagram VC4018/ -16 Smart Cameras A
Appendix C: Dimensions VC Base (VC4018 and VC4016) B
Appendix D: Dimensions VC Profess ional and VC Optimum models B
Appendix E: Drawing Camera Head VC40XX and VC44XX C
Appendix F: Spectral Transmission of IR Filter D

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1 General Information

Standard and short VC4XXX housing

VC4XXX Smart Camera series rear view

The new VC4XXX Smart Camera generation from Vision Components succeeds the VC20XX product
line. The model variety of the VC20XX range has been extended further – from formerly 6 different
models to 12 (not counting color camera versions or doubling VC20XX serial / Ethernet versions).

In contrast to the VC20XX generation, the VC4XXX cameras are based on 3 different hardware
platforms with different processor performance, interfaces and programming features. This allows
even more to select the right smart camera for every application. The following section includes a
feature overview for all cameras for easier product selection.

The proven industrial housing and connectors of the VC20XX series has been kept for the new model
line. Together with the almost complete software compatibility this will aide the upgrade of existing
applications. For the new “VC Base Family range” it was possible to shorten the camera housing even
further, offering a complete vision system with a very small form factor.

Responding to customer demand, the VC4XXX features both – 100 Mbit Etherne t and an add itiona l
V24 (RS232) Interface. The RS232 interface connects to the Trigger socket. For this reason the
trigger input had to be slightly modified – existing trigger input circuits requires therefore adjustment.

From July 2006 all VC Pr of es siona l and VC Optimum models feature a incremental encoder input
allowing accurate synchronization of image acquisition with moving machinery for instance conveyor
belts.

Please refer to section 6.2 for details. All other interfaces have remained unchanged.

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2 Feature Overview Smart Camera Families

This manual describes 3 different Smart Camera families:

1. VC Base Family:
VC4018 and VC4016 Smart Cameras that are based on the VCSBC Hardware. These models
feature an even more compact housing than the VC Professional and Optimum VC Smart
Camera range. Although the VC4016 and VC4018 cameras omit features like the VGA output,
they still incorporate a powerful 400 MHz DSP, opto-isolated digital SPS IO’s, a high speed
trigger as well as 100 Mbit Ethernet and an additional R S232 serial interface. Both cameras
are also available with color sensor (Bayer filter).
In summary: The VC4018 and VC4016 are a very cost efficient solution if certain features are
not required.

2. VC Professional Family:

The VC4038 to VC4068 include all the standard features of a typical VC Smart Camera and
more. These models offer the largest variety of sensor resolutions, frame rates, shutter values
and interfaceability. The latest example is the new high speed encoder interface, that allows
accurate image synchronization with moving equipment. The VC Professional VC40XX range
also supports a number of new software features like internal events.
In summary: The variety and versatility of the VC Professional VC40XX range offers a
solution for almost every application.

3. VC Optimum Family:

The VC44XX feature the 1 GHz Ti C644X processor with 8000MIPS – made for applications
that require the maximum calculation power available in a vision system today. Further
additional features compared with the VC Pro f es s ional Family are: 64 Mbyte DRAM memory,
CCD resolutions of up to 2 mega pixel and frame rates of up to 250 fps (500 fps in binning
mode).

The high speed trigger input of all VC4XXX family allows jitter free taking – even when inspectin g fast
moving objects. As the previous generation the VC4XXX also includes 24 V digital IO’s and the VC
Professional and VC Optimum cameras incorporat e a direct video output.

As with all VC Smart Cameras with Texas Instruments DSP, the operation system VCRT allows multi­tasking. This means for instance that user interface commands can execute in parallel without
stopping the inspection process. It is also possible to transfer live images via TCP/IP using a
background task.

Image acquisition can be done in the camera background. The VC4XXX allow to perform the three
tasks of image capture, image transfer and image processing in parallel, greatly increasing the amount
of processed images per second.

The 1GHz TMS320C64 DSP is one of the fastest DSPs available. It features a RISC-like instruction
set, up to 8 instructions can be executed in parallel, two L1 cache memories (32 Kbytes each) and a
256 kB L2 cache on chip. Its high speed 64-channel DMA controller gives additional performance. The
DSP uses fast external SDRAM as main memory. A flash EPROM provides non-volatile memory.

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Feature comparison of the VC4XXX Smart Camera Families:

Features: VC Base Family

VC4018 and VC4016

VC Professional Family

VC4038 to VC4068

VC Optimum Family

VC4438 to VC4472

Processor

400MHz TMS320C64

DSP 32bit,

3200 MIPS

400MHz TMS320C64

DSP 32bit,

3200 MIPS

1GHz TMS320C64 DSP

64 bit,

8000 MIPS

Memory Bandwidth
(useable bandwidth)

400 Mbyte / sec 400 Mbyte / sec 800 Mbyte / sec

SDRAM

32 Mbyte 32 Mbyte 64 Mbyte

Flash Memory

4 Mbyte 4 Mbyte 4 Mbyte

SD card

2 GB

2 GB

VGA Output

No

Live image transfer to

PC via Ethernet

SVGA / SXGA Video

output integrated

SVGA / SXGA Video

output integrated

Digital IO’s

4 Inputs / 4 Outputs

up to 4x 400mA

NOT separated fom

power supply

4 Inputs / 4 Outputs up

to 4x 500mA

Separated fom power

supply

Inputs / 4 Outputs up to

4x 500mA

Separated fom power

supply

Supply Voltage

12…24V 24V 24V

Power interruption
detection (see 6.3.2)

High Speed Shutter

Down to 36µsec Down to 5µsec Down to 5µsec

Frames per Second

Up to 32 Up to 242 Up to 242

Binning Mode

2 times (up to 484 fps) 2 times (up to 484 fps)

Hardware Trigger
Input (jitter free)

High-speed Encoder
Interface

100 Mbit Ethernet
RS232 Serial

Interface
Real time clock
Temperature sensor
Trigger Event
Programmable Input

Lookup Table

Refer to the Appendix A and B for hardware structure diagrams of VC Base, VC Professional and VC
Optimum Famil y Smart Cameras.

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3 Technical Specifications “VC Base”

3.1 Technical Specifications VC4018

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/3" SONY ICX424AL - also available with color sensor (Bayer Filter)

Active pixels:

640(H) x 480(V)

Pixel size:

7.4(H) x 7.4(V) µm

Active sensor size:

4.74(H) x 3.55(V) mm

High-speed shutter: 36.2, 98.6, 161 microseconds, increasing with steps of 62.4

microseconds (full-frame shutter)
Low-speed shutter: up to 2 sec. adjustable integration time
Integration: full-frame
Picture taking: program-controlled, trigger controlled (interrupt); full-frame / 32 frames

per second, external high speed trigger
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 12.5 MHz / 10 bit, only the 8 most significant bits used for grey values
Input LUT none
Image Display Via 100 Mbit Ethernet onto PC
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 Mbytes SDRAM (synchronous dynamic RAM)
Memory capacity: Up to 100 full-size images in format 640x480
Flash EPROM: 4 Mbytes flash EPROM (nonvolatile memory) for programs and data, in-

system programmable, 3 MB available to user
MMC: Not available
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, outputs 4x400 mA
Trigger Input Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Ethernet interface: 100 Mbit
Video output No direct video output / download of live images via Ethernet possible
CE certification: CE Certification from Vision Components
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non condensing.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max. humidity:

80%, non condensing.
Power Supply 24V +/-20% DC
Power Consumption ≈3 W (current drawn from PLC outputs additional)

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3.2 Technical Specifications VC4016

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/3" SONY ICX204 AL - also available with color sensor (Bayer Filter)
Active pixels:

1024 (H) x 768 (V)
Pixel size:

4.65 (H) x 4.65 (H) µm

Active sensor size:

4.76(H) x 3.57(V) mm

High-speed shutter: From 46.7, 122.9, 199.1 microseconds, increasing with steps of 76.2

microseconds (full-frame shutter)
Low-speed shutter: up to 2 sec. adjustable integration time
Integration: full-frame
Picture taking: program-controlled, trigger controlled (interrupt); full-frame / 16.7 frames

per second, external high speed trigger
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 16.7 MHz / 10 bit, only the 8 most significant bits used for grey values
Input LUT none
Image Display Via 100 Mbit Ethernet onto PC
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 Mbytes SDRAM (synchronous dynamic RAM)
Memory capacity: Up to 100 full-size images in format 1024x768
Flash EPROM: 4 Mbytes flash EPROM (nonvolatile memory) for programs and data, in-

system programmable, 3 MB available to user
MMC: Not available
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, outputs 4x400 mA
Trigger Input Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Ethernet interface: 100 Mbit
Video output No direct video output / download of live images via Ethernet possible
CE certification: CE Certification from Vision Components
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non condensing.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max. humidity:

80%, non condensing.
Power Supply 24V +/-20% DC
Power Consumption ≈3 W (current drawn from PLC outputs additional)

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4 Technical Specifications “VC Professional”

4.1 Technical Specifications VC4038

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/3 “ SONY ICX424AL

Active pixels:

640(H) x 480(V)

Pixel size:

7.4 µm (H) x 7.4 µm (V)

Active sensor size:

4.74(H) x 3.55(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

63 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 126 frames/s, 640(H) x 240(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 19 µs, … + steps of 31 up to 8s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 25 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate

Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.

Power Supply /
Consumption

24V / max 5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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4.2 Technical Specifications VC4058

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/3”Kodak KAI-0340
Active pixels:

640(H) x 480(V)
Pixel size:

7.4 µm (H) x 7.4 µm (V)

Active sensor size:

4.74(H) x 3.55(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

242 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 484 frames/s, 640(H) x 240(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 19 µs, … + steps of 8.5 µs up to 2,2s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 2 x 50 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate

Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.

Power Supply /
Consumption

24V / max 5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

From june 2014 this camera is not available anymore. It has been replaced by the VC4459.

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4.3 Technical Specifications VC4065

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/2" SONY ICX415AL

Active pixels:

768(H) x 582(V)

Pixel size:

8.3(H) x 8.3(V) µm

Active sensor size:

6.37(H) x 4.83(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

55 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 110 frames / s, 782(H) x 291(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 20 µs,… + steps of 28.5 µs up to 7.4s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 33 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100 Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply / Consumption 24V / max 5 W, digital IOs s upplied additionally

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4.4 Technical Specifications VC4066

Component / Feature Specification
CCD Sensor:

1/3" SONY ICX204AL
Active pixels:

1024(H) x 768(V)
Pixel size:

4.65(H) x 4.65(V) µm

Active sensor size:

4.76(H) x 3.57(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

20 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 40 frames/s, 1024(H) x 384(V)
Shutter 10 µs, 15 µs, 20 µs, …+ steps of 61.5 µs up to 16,2s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 20 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1280x1024, horizontal / vertical frequency: 63.98 /

60.02 Hz, pixel frequency: 108 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp,

SVGA output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply / Consumption 24V / max 5 W, digital IOs s uppl ied additionally

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4.5 Technical Specifications VC4067 & VC4067NIR

Component / Feature Specification
CCD Sensor:

2/3" SONY ICX285AL EXview HAD CCD
Active pixels:

1280(H) x 1024 (V)
Pixel size:

6.45(H) x 6.45(V) µm

Active sensor size:

8.26(H) x 6.60(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

14 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 28 frames/s, 1280(H) x 1024(V)
Shutter 5 µs, 10µs, 15 µs,20 µs + steps of 67 µs up to 17.59s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 25 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: Additionna 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1280x1024, horizontal / vertical frequency: 63.98 /

60.02 Hz, pixel frequency: 108 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp,

SVGA output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply / Consumption 24V / max 5 W, digital IOs s uppl ied additionally

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4.6 Technical Specifications VC4068

Component / Feature Specification
CCD Sensor:

1/2" SONY ICX205A
Active pixels:

1280(H) x 1024 (V)
Pixel size:

4.65(H) x 4.65(V) µm

Active sensor size:

5.95(H) x 4.76(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

14 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 28 frames/s, 1280(H) x 1024(V)
Shutter 5 µs, 10µs, 15 µs,20 µs + steps of 67 µs up to 17.59s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 25 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor: Texas Instruments 400 MHz TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 32 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: Additionna 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1280x1024, horizontal / vertical frequency: 63.98 /

60.02 Hz, pixel frequency: 108 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp,

SVGA output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply / Consumption 24V / max 5 W, digital IOs s uppl ied additionally

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5 Technical Specifications “VC Optimum”

5.1 Technical Specifications VC4438

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/3 “ SONY ICX424AL

Active pixels:

640(H) x 480(V)

Pixel size:

7.4 µm (H) x 7.4 µm (V)

Active sensor size:

4.74(H) x 3.55(V) mm
Integration: full-frame
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

63 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 126 frames/s, 640(H) x 240(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 19 µs, … steps of 31 up to 8s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 25 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate

Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.

Power Supply /
Consumption

24V / max 5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.2 Technical Specifications VC4458

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/3”Kodak KAI-0340
Active pixels:

640(H) x 480(V)
Pixel size:

7.4 µm (H) x 7.4 µm (V)

Active sensor size:

4.74(H) x 3.55(V) mm
Integration: full-frame
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

242 frames per second

Binning

2 times binning, 484 frames/s, 640(H) x 240(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 19 µs, … + steps of 8.5 µs up to 2,2s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 2 x 50 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate

Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.

Power Supply /
Consumption

24V / max 5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

From june 2014 this camera is not available anymore. It has been replaced by the VC4459.

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5.3 Technical Specifications VC4459

Component / Feature Specification

CMOS Sensor:

1/3" CMOSIS CMV300
Active pixels:

640(H) x 480(V)
Pixel size:

7.4(H) x 7.4 (V) µm

Active sensor size:

4.74(H) x 3.55(V) mm

High-speed shutter:

8 µs + steps of 2 µs
Low-speed shutter:

up to 600 ms adjus table int egration time
Integration:

Global shutter
Picture taking: program-controlled or external high speed trigger, full-frame (312

frames per second) & partial scanning, jitterfree acquisition
A/D conversion: 100 MHz / 10 bit, only the 8 most significant bits used for grey

values
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate

Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.

Power Supply /
Consumption

24V / max 5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.4 Technical Specifications VC4465

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/2" SONY ICX415AL

Active pixels:

768(H) x 582(V)

Pixel size:

8.3(H) x 8.3(V) µm

Active sensor size:

6.37(H) x 4.83(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

55 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 110 frames / s, 782(H) x 291(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 20 µs,… + steps of 28.5 µs up to 7.4s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 33 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100 Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply / Consumption 24V / max 5.5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.5 Technical Specifications VC4465C

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/2” SONY ICX415AQ
Active pixels:

768(H) x 582(V)
Pixel size:

8.3(H) x 8.3(V) µm

Active sensor size:

6.37(H) x 4.83(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

55 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 110 frames / s, 782(H) x 291(V)
Shutter 5µs, 10 µs, 15 µs, 20 µs,… + steps of 28.5 µs up to 7.4s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 33 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100 Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 800x600, horizontal / vertical frequency: 48.08 / 72.19

Hz, pixel frequency: 50 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply / Consumption 24V / max 5.5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.6 Technical Specifications VC4466

Component / Feature Specification
CCD Sensor:

1/3" SONY ICX204AL

Active pixels:

1024(H) x 768(V)

Pixel size:

4.65(H) x 4.65(V) µm

Active sensor size:

4.76(H) x 3.57(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

20 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 40 frames/s, 1024(H) x 384(V)
Shutter 10 µs, 15 µs, 20 µs, …+ steps of 61.5 µs up to 16,2s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 20 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT 1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit

RGB, live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1280x1024, horizontal / vertical frequency: 63.98 /

60.02 Hz, pixel frequency: 108 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp,

SVGA output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max.

humidity: 80%, non condensing.
Power Supply /

Consumption

24V / max 5.5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.7 Technical specifications VC4467 & VC4467NIR

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

2/3" SONY ICX285AL EXview HAD CCD
Active pixels:

1280(H) x 1024 (V)
Pixel size:

6.45(H) x 6.45(V) µm

Active sensor size:

8.26(H) x 6.60(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

14 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 28 frames/s, 1280(H) x 512(V)
Shutter 5 µs, 10µs, 15 µs,20 µs + steps of 67 µs up to 17.59s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 25 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: Additional 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1280x1024, horizontal / vertical frequency: 63.98 / 60.02

Hz, pixel frequency: 108 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max. humidity:

80%, non condensing.
Power Supply /

Consumption

24V / max 5.5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.8 Technical Specifications VC4468

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/2" SONY ICX205A
Active pixels:

1280(H) x 1024 (V)
Pixel size:

4.65(H) x 4.65(V) µm

Active sensor size:

5.95(H) x 4.76(V) mm
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

14 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 28 frames/s, 1280(H) x 512(V)
Shutter 5 µs, 10µs, 15 µs,20 µs + steps of 67 µs up to 17.59s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 25 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: Additional 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1280x1024, horizontal / vertical frequency: 63.98 / 60.02

Hz, pixel frequency: 108 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA

output, HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max. humidity:

80%, non condensing.
Power Supply /

Consumption

24V / max 5.5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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5.9 Technical Specifications VC4472

Component / Feature Specification

CCD Sensor:

1/1.8” (8,923mm) SONY ICX274AL
Active pixels:

1600(H) x 1200 (V)
Pixel size:

4.4µm (H) x 4.4µm (V)

Active sensor size:

7.04mm (H) x 5.28mm (V)
Integration: full-frame progressive scan
Picture taking: program-controlled or triggered externally; full-frame /

10 frames per second
Binning 2 times binning, 20 frames/s, 1550(H) x 600(V)
Shutter 5 µs, 10µs, 15 µs,20 µs + steps of 48 µs up to 12.5s
Clamping: zero offset digital clamping
A/D conversion: 1 x 40 MHz / 10 bit
Input LUT

1024x8 bit (10bit → 8 bit)
Image display: black-and-white, Pseudo Color from color lookup table 3x8 Bit RGB,

live image, still image, graphics
Overlay: 8-bit overlay with LUT, maskable
Processor:

Texas Instruments 1 GHz, 8000 MIPS TMS320 C64 DSP
RAM: 64 MByte
Flash EPROM: 4 MByte
SD card 2 GB
Process interface: 4 inputs / 4 outputs, optically decoupled 24 V, outputs 4x500 mA
Trigger input: Fast 5 V TTL input and output, jitter free image acquisition
Ethernet interface: 100Mbit Ethernet
Serial Interface: 115,200 bd serial RS232 communication port
Video output (VESA

Standard):

Resolution: 1600x1200, horizontal / vertical frequency: 60Hz, pixel

frequency: 162 MHz, RGB, 3x75 Ohm, 1 Vpp, SVGA output,

HSYNC, VSYNC separate
Storage Conditions Temperature: -20 to 60 deg C, Max. humidity: 90%, non cond.
Operating Conditions Temperature: 0… +50 deg C (housing temperature), Max. humidity:

80%, non condensing.
Power Supply /

Consumption

24V / max 5.5 W, digital IOs supplied additionally

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6 VC4XXX Camera Interfaces

The VC40XX Smart Camera incorporates the fo llowing connector interfaces:

1. LAN / Ethernet Interface

2. Trigger- Serial V24 (RS232), Keypad and incremental encoder Interface

3. PLC IO and Power Supply Interface

4. Video Output Interface (not available with VC4018 and VC4016 cameras)

The pin assignments, electrical specifications as well as available accessories are shown for each
interface connector in the following sections.

Please also refer to the Product/Hardware/ Order Numbers for VC40XX Accessories/Cables page

for an up to date list of cables and further information available.

LAN / Ethernet Interface

PLC IO- / Power Supply Interface

Video OUT Interface

Trigger- / Serial RS232-/
Keypad- Interface

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6.1 LAN / Ethernet Interface

6.1.1 Pin Assignments LAN / Ethernet Interface

Signal

Pin

rear view camera socket:

T+

2 T-

1

R+

6

R-

5

-

3

- 4

6.1.2 Available Accessories for LAN / Ethernet socket

Signal Pin (to cam.) Pin (to PC) Cable Color

20m patch cable

Cable Color

10m patch cable

T+ 2 1

yellow

white/pink

T- 1 2

orange

pink

R+ 6 3

white/green

white/green

R- 5 6

green

green

- 3 NC - - - 4

NC - -

Refer to section 7.2 for a list of available cables with order numbers.

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6.2 Trigger-/ V24- (RS232)-/ Keypad- / Encoder I nt er f a c e

The trigger interface now incorporates 4 different functions:

1. Image trigger input for hardware controlled image acquisition.

2. Incremental encoder interface (from July 2006 – cameras with S/N XX1XXXX).

3. Serial RS232 interface (can not be used at the same time as the encoder interface).

4. Keypad interface (uses the serial input of the serial interface).

Note the following important changes from the VC20XX series:

- The serial interface of the VC4XXX cameras now connects to the trigger interface – a new cable is
required and the pin allocation is different from VC20XX serial cameras.

- The “TrigIN –“ trigger input form the VC20XX has been omitted. The trigger input signal “TrigIN”
level now has to be 2.4 to 5V TTL relative to the trigger interface ground, pin 3. Existing trigger
circuits for VC20XX cameras have to be adjusted to the VC4XXX, or the camera may be
damaged. Sample circuits are provided in section 6.2.5.

- The trigger input is no longer opto-isolated – use own protection if required.

- The first VC40XX cameras had no integrated pull down resistor as shown in section 6.2.5. Since

the trigger input is floating in this case, provide own external pull up resistor or connect TTL push/
pull sensor.

- A new keypad is required – the VC20XX keypad is not compatible with VC4XXX cameras! Refer
to the “7.2” section for details.

Note the following important changes from the VC40XX cameras shipped until July 2006:

- New serial number for all VC4XXX with encoder input – XX1XXXX instead of XX0XXXX.

- New models now boot with serial output inactive to protect connected encoder. Refer to section 8

for information on enabling the serial input.

- The camera operating systems of both hardware versions are not compatible. Do not install an
incompatible OS, as the camera hardware might get damaged!

- The following table shows the last OS version for XX0XXX cameras and the first OS Version for
XX1XXXX cameras:

Camera

models

Latest VCRT Versions for XX0XXXX

cameras (without encoder interface)

First VCRT Versions for XX1XXXX

cameras (with encoder interface)

VC4038

VCRT 5.23

VCRT 5.24-8

VC4065

VCRT 5.24-3

VCRT 5.24-8

VC4066

VCRT 5.23

VCRT 5.24-8

VC4068 - VCRT 5.24-11

VC4466

VCRT 5.24-3

VCRT 5.24-8

VC4468 - VCRT 5.24-13

“VC Base Family” cameras VC4016 and VC4018 do not include an Encoder Interface.
VC4058, VC4438, VC4458, VC4465 and VC4472 all feature an Encoder Interface from the start.

Multiple use of the trigger interface:

A “Y” adaptor cable is available for connecting several components to the trigger interfac e – refer to
section 6.2.4 for details. The use of the serial input and the encoder interface is not possible at the
same time.

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6.2.1 Pin Assignments Trigger-/ V24 (RS232)-/ Keypad/ - Encoder Interface

Pin Signals RS232 /

Standard Trigger

Signals Encoder Interface
Trigger

rear view camera socket:

1

V24 TxD Out

0+ (Zero Pulse Encoder)

6

1

3

4

5

2 + 5V Out + 5V Out (Power Supply TTL

Encoder)

3

GND

GND (Power Supply TTL Encoder)

4 V24 RxD In /

Keypad in

B+ (encoder input signal B+)

5

Trigger Out

Trigger Out

6

Trigger In

A+ (encoder input signal A+)

Compared with the VC20XX Trigger interface, the former “Trigin –“ Interface has been
replaced with a “V24 TxD Out” signal allowing the use of a bidirectional serial RS232 Interface
(refer to section 8 for programming details). This means when replacing a VC20XX camera
with a VC40XX the trigger input circuit needs to be modified, or the camera can be damaged!
See the Electrical specifications in secti on 6.2.5 for details.

Read the introduction of section 6.2 explaining important modifications of this interface
in order to avoid damaging the camera!

6.2.2 Trigger Cable

HIROSE 10A-7P-6SC
6-pin. solder plug

Length: 5m

Cable: 0.14mm LiYCY 6 conductors
shielded, outside diam eter 5 mm

2

Pin

Signal

Cable Color1

1

V24 TxD Out

green

2

+ 5V Out

brown

3 GND white

4

V24 RxD In

pink

5

Trigger Out

grey

6

Trigger In

yellow

Equipped on one end with a Hirose plug, length 5m, 10m or 25m
Refer to section 7.2 for a list of available cables with order numbers.

1

Note that the color coding for both cables has been chosen according to the VC20XX core colors.

For this reason the core colors of serial and trigger cables do not correspond to the same pin!

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6.2.3 V24 (RS232) serial Cable

HIROSE 10A-7P-6SC
6-pin. solder plug

Length: 5m

Cable: 0.14mm LiYCY 6 conductors
shielded, outside diam eter 5 mm

2

Pin

Signal

Cable Color

1

V24 TxD Out

brown

2

+ 5V Out

pink

3

GND

grey

4

V24 RxD In

white

5

Trigger Out

NC

6

Trigger In

NC

Equipped on one end with a Hirose plug, length 5m, 10m or 25m and on the other end with a 9 pin D­sub connector. This cable can also be ordered with out the D-sub connector.

Refer to section 7.2 for a list of available cables with order numbers.

Refer to section 8.1 for information on programming the serial interface.

6.2.4 Y-Cable

Connectors:

1x HR10A-7P-6P, male connector

2x HR10A-7J-6S, female socket

Cable length: 0.5m

The color coding of this cable corresponds to the Trigger Cable described above.
All cables are connected through – from the camera output to both extension sockets. Beware of
possible undesired electrical contacts for instance when switching between encoder and serial input
and connecting both at the same time.

Refer to section 7.2 for a list of available cables with order numbers.

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6.2.5 Electrical Specifications of Trigger- / Serial-/ Keypad / Encoder Interface

The trigger interface features a dedicated fast TTL trigger input (for use as image capture trigger) and
a fast TTL trigger output (as strobe-light trigger). Since both signals are fast at a very low noise
margin, it is recommended to keep the cable as short as possible. Use shielded cable for this purpose.

Neither the trigger input nor the trigger output has an inbuilt-in photo coupler

2

. Please ensure
that the electrical specifications of this section are met and provide galvanic isolation to trigger
input and output if necessary.
Please note that input and output are not protected against over current. The output is neither
protected against short circuit nor reverse voltage spikes from inductive loads.
The trigger input assures constant delay without jitter.

Technical data of trigger input:

input voltage:

2.4 - 5 V (TTL, CMOS)

input current:

3mA @ 3V / 5mA @ 5V

limiting resistor:

none

pull down resistor 1 kΩ

Included in later models

Opto- isolation:

none

reverse voltage protection: none

switching delay:

Max. 2µsec + interrupt latency

Capture delay

Approx 40µsec (constant), for jitter free operation

Max encoder signal frequency

25 MHz

Note the modified circuit of the trigger input, due to the additional RS232 interface. Old trigger input
circuits need to be modified in order to prevent damaging the trigger input of the VC40XX camera. See
the introduction of section 6.2 for details. The use of a transistor in the trigger input circuit is
recommended as shown in the following figures. These are sample circuits only – please check the
final circuit layout as this depends largely on the sensor / equipment connected.

Please also note that the GND of the Trigger/ RS 232 i nterface is not identical with the Power Supply/
PLC GND, GND IN com. (refer to section 6.3).

Selection of a suitable TTL encoder for di re ct connection to the trigger interface

A suitable TTL encoder can be connected directly to the encoder interface. The encoder power supply
can be done using the 5V and GND outputs of the trigger interface. The 0+, A+, B+ encoder signals
can be connected according to section 6.2.1 An encoder with “push- pull” output characteristic can
save a pull down resistor on the trigger input (refer to “Encoder.pdf” – see References on page 2).
Do not exceed the current rating of 50 mA for the 5V o ut, pin 2 (k e ypad, enco der power supply).
The input voltage of the trigger input needs to be at least 2.4V (maximum Voltage: 5V).

Tested incremental encoder:

- 2420 range of miniature encoders, TTL, Ub = 5-24V, Signal Level = Ub -2.5V, push pull,
manufacturer: Kübler GmbH, www.kuebler.com

- Siemens 1XP8001-2, TTL, Ub = 5-10V, for 3 phase 220V asynchrone motor, size H58 Din 332

2

The VC Base Family camera range VC4018 and -16 incorporate opto coupler on trigger in and out.

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Suggested Trigger Input Circuit PNP

The 1kΩ internal pull down resistor is not included in the initial hardware release (delivery until end of

2005). Please provide external pull down resistor in case the trigger input stays high.

Suggested Trigger Input Circuit NPN

Trig In, Pin 6

GND, Pin 3

1kΩ

TTL Input

R

R

5V Out, Pin 2

Trig In, Pin 6

GND, Pin 3

1kΩ

TTL Input

Camera Circuit

Trigger Input Circuit

Camera Circuit

Trigger Input Circuit

5V Out, Pin 2

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Trigger Input Circuit compatible to VC20XX and VC40XX cameras:

The trigger input circuit shown above can be used to connect both – the VC20XX and VC40XX smart
camera families.

Technical data of trigger output:

output voltage:

max. 7V

output curent:

max. 50mA

pull-up resistor:

none, external resistor required

Note:

An external pull up resistor is required (for instance 1 kΩ) between Trig Out and 5V+ out in
order to pull the floating trigger output back to high.
The 100 Ω Resistor protecting the TTL trigger output Pin 5 from the VC20XX has been
replaced with a self resetting poly fuse (see the following drawing). The trigger output is
switching to ground (active low). The behavior of the output signal however can be
programmed high or low during exposure (see the “Programming Tutorial” or the “Trigin.c”
demo program).

5V Out, Pin 2 (VC20XX and VC40XX)

Trig In+, Pin 6 (VC20XX and VC40XX)

GND, Pin 3 (VC20XX and VC40XX)

Trig In - Pin 1 (VC20XX only!)

R

R

Camera Circuit

Trigger Input Circuit

R pull-up

Trig-Out

GND

External Circuit

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6.3 Power Supply and IO Interface

This connector includes the camera Power Supply and digital PLC IOs.

6.3.1 Pin assignments Power Supply and IO Interface

Pin

Signal

Calbe Colors

rear view camera socket:

1

12-24V PLC3

red

2

(12-4) 24V IN Cam

red / blue

3

GND IN com.

black.

4

INP 1

pink

5

OUT 3

yellow

6

OUT 2

green

7

OUT 1

brown

8

OUT 0

white

9

12-24V PLC3

grey / pink

10

INP 3

purple

11

INP 2

blue

12

INP 0

grey

6.3.2 Electrical specifications Camera Power Supply Camera

The power supply of the VC Base Family range differs form the VC Professional and VC Optimum
Smart Camera ranges. With the Professional and Optimum cameras it is possible to supply the PLC
outputs with a voltage different from the camera power supply via pin 1 and 9. For instance with the
VC4038 to VC4472 camera models it is possible to supply the PLC outputs with 12V via Pin 1 and Pin
9, if that is the required output voltage for OUT0 to OUT3.

With the VC4018 and VC4016 and VC4002L cameras these PLC supply contacts are
internally connected with the camera power supply pin 2. In this case pin 1 and 9 require the
same voltage level as the camera power supply pin 2. Refer to section 6.3.4 for details on the
different PLC interface features.

Power supply differences for VC Base – VC Professional and VC Optimum Family Smart Cameras:

VC Base Family Range (VC4016

and VC4018)

VC Professional and VC

Optimum Family Smart Cameras

Power Supply Voltage

12 V – 24 V 24 V

Absolute Voltage Limits

9 V -30 V 20 V – 28 V

PLC output power
supply separated from
camera supply

Camera power supply and
PLC output supply internally
connected!

PLC outputs supplied separately

via Pin 1 and Pin 9, common GND

of power supply and PLC outputs

3

The PLC output voltage equals the power supply voltage with VC4016 and VC4018 cameras.

4

VC Base Family cameras VC4018 and VC4016 only – all other cameras require 24V supply voltage.

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In general the camera power supply is regulated in the camera, so an unregulated power source is
sufficient. However the absolute voltage levels specified above – depending on the camera range ­should never be exeeded.
In case of unstable power supply (voltage spikes or power interruptions) it is recommended to backup
the power supply by a capacitor or a battery large enough to prevent power interruptions.
It isreccomended to switch on the low voltage supply (12 to 24V) when booting the camera. Some
110/ 220V power supplies increase the output voltage too slow or drop the voltage under load at start
– up which might cause the camera not to boot propperly!

6.3.3 Shutdown Function for VC Professional and VC Optimum

The VC Professional and VC Optimum Smart Cameras incorporate a circuit to detect and
protocol power failures. If the PLC output power supply (12-24V PLC, Pin 1 and 9) of the
VC4038 to VC4472 cameras is interrupted, the system variable “POWFAIL” is set to “1”. In
case the PLC outputs are supplied, the status of “POWFAIL” is “0” (refer to the sysvar.h).

This behaviour, that can also be checked using the shell command “ht”, can be used to perform a
controlled camera shutdown in case of a power failure.

Connecting the PLC/ Power interface for using this feature:

Signal

Pin No.

color

connect to

24V IN Cam 2 red/blue 24V backup supply (supplying power at least 100ms

longer than grid supply in case of a power failure)

24V PLC

1

red

24V standard power (grid) supply

24V PLC

9

grey/pink

24V standard power (grid) supply

GND IN com.

3

black

GND power supply

Here, the PLC voltage (24V PLC) is connected directly to the power (grid-) supply. The main camera
power supply at Pin 2 should remain high for at least 100ms longer than the power supplied to the
PLC supply. This can be done for instance with help of a suitable capacitor.
If a power failure occurs or if the main power supply is turned off, the camera detects this signal not
being present and the POWPLC status is changed from 0 to 1.

The system variable can be polled from time to time using the getvar(POWFAIL) function. This can be
best done using a background task.

The following procedures can be performed:

1. Stopping the operation of all programs and interrupts (no pictures will be taken any longer).

2. Saving all buffers (to multi-media card or flash EPROM).

3. Protocol time and date of the shutdown.

4. The procedure then waits for the backup voltage to disappear or main power to re-establish. If the

latter happens the program might be able to continue where it has stopped. (In this case there
may be some lost images = some parts not checked correctly)

This feature is only available for VC Professional and VC Optimum cameras (VC4038 to

4472).
Note that this feature is for emergency use only and is not designed to handle frequent
interruptions. The backup voltage must be able to supply the specified voltage for a period of
at least 100 msec (in addition to the polling delay).

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6.3.4 Electrical Specifications digital PLC IO Interface

The VC4XXX series Smart Camera features digital inputs and outputs that allow for instance direct
input of light barriers signals or the control of pneumatic valves.
Please observe the current and voltage ratings specified in the following sections.

The PLC circuit of all VC Professional and Optimum Smart Cameras is separated from the camera
power supply. This however is not the case with the VC Base Family range models VC4016 and
VC4018.
The different interface features for these camera ranges are shown in the following table.

PLC IO differences for VC Base Family- and the VC Professional and VC Optimum cameras:

VC Base Family Range

(VC4016 and VC4018)

VC Professional and VC Optimum

Smart Cameras

Separation of PLC

output voltage

PLC outputs supply not

separated from power supply

PLC output supply separated from

camera power supply (common GND)

PLC Input Voltage

Identical with power supply

voltage

12 V– 24 V

PLC Input Current (max)

1.5 mA at 12V to 3.5mA @ 24V 1.5 mA at 12V to 3.5mA @ 24V

PLC Output Voltage

Identical with power supply

Voltage – internally connected

12 V to 24 V - supplied separately via

pin 1 and pin 9.

PLC Output Current
(max)

4 x 400 mA

Max total all outputs: 1A

4 x 500 mA

Max total all outputs: 1A

Max Current for 1 Power
/ PLC connector pin

500 mA 500 mA

Power failure detection

- see section 6.3.3

While the PLC outputs of the VC Professional and VC Optimum Families can be supplied with a
voltage different from the camera supply voltage, this is not the case with the VC Base Family
cameras, as mentioned above.

Irrespective of the camera model – when using the PLC outputs connect both PLC output
supply pins (pin 1 and pin 9) in order to limit the connector pin current.

The maximum combined current of all outputs should not exceed 1 A.

6.8k

1k

PLCin

max 24V

+20%

GNDin com

!

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6.3.4.1 Connection of Inputs VC Professional and VC Optimu m F amily

12 ­24V

inside camera

external switch,
relais, PLC, light
barrier, etc.

GND

(black cable)

+

- 4 digital Inputs

- Operating Voltage 12 to 24 V

- Threshold Voltage 8V (input high for signals

greater 8V)

- Maximum Voltage: 28V

- Reverse voltage protection

- Input Current 1mA @ 24V

- Signal debouncing hardware: 2.5 μs

(signals up to 2.5 μs length are ignored)

- Signal Debouncing Software: 40 μs waiting
time until a signal change is acknowledged

6.3.4.2 Connection of Outputs VC Professional and VC Optimum Family

relais,
motor,
etc.

GND
(black cable)

12-24V

(red cable)

inside camera

12-24V

+

- 4 digital outputs

- Operating Voltage 12 to 24 V

- current per output: 500 mA (total

current all outputs < 1000 mA)

- Connect both 12-24 V PLC power
supply pins 1 and 9.

- bit = 1 output will switch positive
voltage

- short-circuit and over- temperature
protection (2A)

6.3.5 Available Accessories / Cables for Power Supply and IO Interface

Equipped on one end with a Hirose plug jack, length 5m, 10m or 25m
Refer to section 7.2 for a list of available cables with order numbers.

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6.4 Video Output Interface

6.4.1 Pin Assignment of Video Output Interface

6.4.2 Available Accessories / Cables for Video Output Interface

HIROSE 10A-10P-10P
10-pin. pins solder plug

Length: 5m

Cable: 5 x mini coaxial cabl e 75 Ohm
outside diameter 7 mm

Signal

Pin No.

Connection

R Out

4

red signal
R GND

3

red shield
G Out

2

green signal
G GND

1

green shield
B Out

9

blue signal
B GND

8

blue shield
HS Out

10

white signal
HS GND

7

white shield
VS Out

6

gray signal

Equipped on one end with a Hirose plug, length 5m , 10m and 25m.
Please order "with 2nd connector", if you need a DSUB15 connector at the other end.

Refer to section 7.2 for a list of available cables with order numbers. The video interface is not

available for the VC Base Family cameras VC4016 and VC4018.

Pin

Signal

rear view camera socket:

1

G GND

2

G Out

3

R GND

4

R Out

5

VS GND

6

VS Out

7

HS GND

8

B GND

9

B Out

10

HS Out

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7 Order Numbers Cameras and Accessories

7.1 Order numbers of all available VC4XXX Camera Models:

7.1.1 Order Numbers “VC Base” Models:

Article Description

Order Number

VC4018

VK000258

VC4018C

VK000267

VC4016

VK000257

VC4016C

VK000268

7.1.2 Order Numbers “VC Professional” Models:

Article Description

Order Number

VC4038

VK000230

VC4058

VK000303

VC4065

VK000249

VC4066

VK000250

VC4067

VK000361

VC4067 NIR

VK000423

VC4068

VK000269

7.1.3 Order Numbers “VC Optimum” Models:

Article Description

Order Number

VC4438

VK000333

VC4458

VK000304

VC4459

VK002090

VC4465

VK000301

VC4465C

VK000302

VC4466

VK000272

VC4467

VK000360

VC4467 NIR

VK000427

VC4468

VK000300

VC4472

VK000307

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7.2 Order numbers of all available VC4XXX Accessories

For interface cables and connectors available also consult the corresponding section in chapter 6 of
this manual as well as the “VC Smart Camera Accessories” section – under the “Product” section on
our website www.visoin-comp.com .

Ethernet Cables (Refer to section 6.1.2):

Article Description

Order Number

Camera Connector

Second Connector

5m LAN-C6-Cable

VK000149

HRS connector female 6 pin RJ45

10m LAN-C6-Cable

VK000150

HRS connector female 6 pin

RJ45

20m LAN-C6-Cable

VK000151

HRS connector female 6 pin

RJ45

Ethernet Cross Module

VK000156

RJ45

RJ45 female socket

Trigger Cables (Refer to section 6.2.2):

Article Description

Order Number

Camera Connector

Second Connector

5m Trigger-Cable / C6 VK000115

HRS connector male 6 pin

without connector

10m Trigger-Cable / C6

VK000164

HRS connector male 6 pin

without connector

25m Trigger-Cable / C6

VK000153

HRS connector male 6 pin

without connector

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V24 (RS232) Serial Cable (Refer to section 6.2.3):

These cables differ from the serial VC20XX C6 cables!

Article Description

Order Number

Camera Connector

Second Connector

5m V24 cable VK000243

HRS male 6 pin

without connector

5m V24 cable with DSUB VK000244

HRS male 6 pin

D-SUB 9 pin female

10m V24 cable

VK000239

HRS male 6 pin

without connector

10m V24 cable with DSUB

VK000240

HRS male 6 pin

D-SUB 9 pin female

25m V24 cable

VK000241

HRS male 6 pin

without connector

25m V24 cable with DSUB

VK000242

HRS male 6 pin

D-SUB 9 pin female

Y-Cable for connecting several cables to the Trigger / Serial Interface (Refer to section 6.2.4):

Article Description

Order Number

Camera Connector

Second Connector

0.5m Y adapter cable VK000124

HRS male 6 pin

2 HRS female 6 pin

Power Supply and IO Interface Cables (refer to section 6.3.5):

Article Description

Order Number

Camera Connector

Second Connector

5m Power / PLC-Cable C6 VK000008

HRS female 12 pin

without connector

10m Power / PLC-Cable C6

VK000114

HRS female 12 pin

without connector

25m Power / PLC-Cable C6

VK000161

HRS female 12 pin

without connector

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VGA Video Output Cable (refer to section 6.4.2):

Article Description

Order Number

Camera Connector

Second Connector

5m SVGA-cable VK000006

HRS connector male 10 pin

without connector

5m SVGA-cable with
DSUB

VK000083

HRS connector male 10 pin

HD-SUB 15 pin male

5m SVGA-cable with

DSUB

VK000079

HRS connector male 10 pin HD-SUB 15 pin female

10m SVGA-cable VK000061

HRS connector male 10 pin

without connector

10m SVGA-cable with

DSUB

VK000133

HRS connector male 10 pin

HD-SUB 15 pin male

10m SVGA-cable with

DSUB

VK000080

HRS connector male 10 pin HD-SUB 15 pin female

25m SVGA-cable VK000065

HRS connector male 10 pin

without connector

25m SVGA-cable with

DSUB

VK000098

HRS connector male 10 pin

HD-SUB 15 pin male

25m SVGA-cable with

DSUB

VK000082

HRS connector male 10 pin HD-SUB 15 pin female

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Further Accessories:

Article Description

Order

Number

Camera Connector

Power Adapter C6 24V, with 12 pins conn. 3m VK000119

HRS connector female 12 pin

Power adapter for rail mounting, Input Voltage
100 - 240VAC 50/60 Hz, Output Voltage DC
24V +/-5%, max. 300 mA (7.5 W),
Equipped with connecting clamps for AC input
and 24V output, CE cert.

Using this power supply with VC Base
Cameras (VC4018 and VC4016) is only

possible when booting by switching the 24V

secondary side! 15W power supply needed

if switching the mains supply!

VK000036

VCSKBC4 Keypad (different from VCSKBC6
for VC20XX cameras!)

VK000238

IR cut filter (camera is shipped with this filter

mounted) refer to Appendix E

EK000625

Clear glass filter (replaces IR Cut filter)

EK000628

IR Transmitting Filter

EK000624

Flex cables for detached Camera Head mounting:

30mm length,20 core

5

EK000321

80 mm length,20 core 5

EK000322

200 mm length,20 core 5

EK000629

5

The feasibility of remote head mounting depends on working conditions (electrical noise, electro
magnetic radiation emitted from the camera, voltage drop over sensor cable, etc.). VC’s CE
certification is valid only for the standard camera set up.

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8 Programming VC4XXX Smart Cameras

This section contains special programming features for the VC4XXX smart camera series. Standard
software functions are described in following manuals:

Type of resource Name of file Download location

www.vision-comp.com

SW manual OS functions VCRT5.pdf

Service&Support  Download Center

 Documentation

SW manual Image Processing

Functions

VCLIB_300.pdf

Service&Support  Download Center

 Documentation

Please also check the “Getting Started VC” (Schnellstart VC Smart Kameras) as well as the “Support
News” and the “Knowledge Base / FAQ” on our website (see the “References” section on the very first
Page of this manual).

8.1 Programming the additional Serial Interface

The following program shows the programming of the VC4XXX serial interface (refer to section 6.2):
With the new encoder interface, it is required to initialize the serial interface prior to its use with the

following macro:

INTERFACE_MODE(SERIAL);

void sertest(void)
{
FILE *tty;
//unsigned xbaud=115200;
unsigned xbaud=9600;
char c=0;

print("\nSerial Interface Test press <ESC> to abort\n\n");

INTERFACE_MODE(SERIAL);

tty = fopen("kbd:", (void *)0); /* open serial device */

print("Set baudrate=%d\n",xbaud);
io_ioctl(tty,IO_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD,&xbaud);
xbaud=0;
io_ioctl(tty,IO_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_FLAGS,&xbaud);

print("\nWriting 'abcdefg' to serial device !\n");
write(tty,"abcdefg",7);

print("\nAny typed char on serial device will be echoed!\n");
print("\nPress ESC on serial terminal to exit!\n");

while(c != 0x1b && rbempty()==-1)
{
if(io_fstatus(tty)) // test if there are some chars in in buffer
{
c=io_fgetc(tty);
print("c=0x%x\n",c);

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if(c!=0x1b)
{
{
io_fputc(c, tty);
}
}
}
}

fclose(tty); /* close serial device */

fclose(tty); /* close RS485 */
}

8.2 Programming the Encoder Interface

Refer to section 6.2 for details on this interface and also the separate “Encoder Application Notes” under
“References” on page 2 of this document!

The encoder interface needs to be enabled prior to its use:

INTERFACE_MODE(ENCODER); // Encoder mode (RS232 disabled)

void enctest(void)
{
int Run=1,i=0;
char c;
print("\nEncoder Interface Test, press <ESC> to abort\n\n");
TRIGINP_NEG() ; // turning direction anti clockwise
tpict(); // take image to end live mode
INTERFACE_MODE(ENCODER); // Encoder mode (RS232 disabled)
ENC_DISABLE_CNT(); // disable counter
//ENC_WAIT_N(); // wait one time for next 0+ pulse
ENC_WAIT_N_TRIG(); // wait every time for next 0+ pulse
ENC_ENABLE_CNT(); // enable inputs
ENC_WRITE_CNT(506); // set Counter value
ENC_WRITE_RELOAD(256); // set Reload value
while(Run)
{
tenable(); // wait for external trigger and take picture
while(!trdy()) // wait for image completion
{
if(kbhit()) // check for keyboard input
{
c=rs232rcv();
if(c==0x1B) // check for "ESC"
{
while(cancel_capture_rq());
Run = 0; // deleting last capture request
}
}
printf("encodervalue is: %08d \r",ENC_READ_CNT());
wait(0,50); // waiting time to slow printing
}
print("************* exposure ************** (%u)\n",i++);
}
INTERFACE_MODE(SERIAL); // Serial mode (RS232 enabled)
vmode(0); // swtiching camera back to live mode
}

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Appendix A: Block diagram VC40XX Smart Cameras

Appendix B: Block diagram VC4018/ -16 Smart Cameras

CCD -

Sensor

PGA

CDS

A/D Con-

verter

FIFO
Trigger In/
Out

Control/
Stat us Reg.

PLC
Interface

32 MB SDRAM

4 MB Flash

Eprom

TMS

C64XX

DSP

Bus Controller

Driver

Controller

MODE

UART
(Receiver)

Trigger In/ Out

24V PLC In/ Out

Ethernet

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Appendix C: Dimensions VC Base (VC4018 and VC4016)

Maximal torque for M6 screws (all camera models) : 10 Nm

Appendix D: Dimensions VC Professional and VC

Optimum models

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Appendix E: Drawing Camera Head VC40XX and VC44XX

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Appendix F: Spectral Transmission of IR Filter

Note:

This IR cut filter is incorporated in every VC40XX camera. The IR filter can be removed if
required without loosing Vision Component’s manufacturer’s warranty. In this case, special
care must be taken not to damage the CCD sensor.
If the camera is used without IR filter it is important to replace it by a clear glass filter of the
same size. The C-mount flange distance from the CCD is accurately adjusted for the use of
the IR filter – removing the filter decreases the length of the optical path and it may become
impossible to focus some lenses to a larger working distance.

If the IR filter is not to be used, please order your camera with a clear glass filter or contact
Vision Components for obtaining a glass filter.

The order numbers for the clear glass filter is: EK000624
The order number for the IR cut filter (standard) is: EK000625

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