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Basler Camera User Manual

Manual is about: USB 3.0 CAMERAS

Summary of Camera

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    Basler ace user’s manual for usb 3.0 cameras document number: aw001234 version: 02 language: 000 (english) release date: 16 april 2014 this manual includes information about the following prototype cameras: aca2000-165, aca2040-90, aca3800-14, aca4600-10..

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    For customers in the u.S.A. 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 en...

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    Contacting basler support worldwide europe: basler ag an der strusbek 60 - 62 22926 ahrensburg germany tel.: +49 4102 463 515 fax.: +49 4102 463 599 support.Europe@baslerweb.Com americas: basler, inc. 855 springdale drive, suite 203 exton, pa 19341 u.S.A. Tel.: +1 610 280 0171 fax.: +1 610 280 7608 ...

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    Aw00123402000 table of contents basler ace usb 3.0 i table of contents 1 specifications, requirements, and precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Table of contents aw00123402000 ii basler ace usb 3.0 5.5 camera cabling requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 5.5.1 usb 3.0 cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 5.5.2 ...

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    Aw00123402000 table of contents basler ace usb 3.0 iii 6.3.3 setting the frame burst start trigger mode and related parameters . . . . . . 94 6.3.4 using a software frame burst start trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 6.3.4.1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Table of contents aw00123402000 iv basler ace usb 3.0 6.11 use case descriptions and diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 7 color creation and enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 7.1 color creation . . . . ...

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    Aw00123402000 table of contents basler ace usb 3.0 v 8.11.5 exposure auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 8.11.6 auto function profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 8.11.7 ...

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    Table of contents aw00123402000 vi basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 11: And Precautions

    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 1 1 specifications, requirements, and precautions this chapter lists the camera models covered by the manual. It provides the general specifications for those models and the basic requirements for using them. This chapter...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 2 basler ace usb 3.0 1.2 general specifications specification aca640-90um/uc aca640-120um/uc sensor size (h x v pixels) um: 659 x 494 uc: 658 x 492 um: 659 x 494 uc: 658 x 492 sensor type sony icx424al/aq progressive scan ccd global shutter...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 3 * unless otherwise noted, the values given for power consumption are maximum values. Software basler pylon 4 camera software suite (version 4.0 or higher) available for windows in 32 and 64 bit versions. Specification a...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 4 basler ace usb 3.0 specification aca1300-30um/uc aca1600-20um/uc sensor size (h x v pixels) um: 1296 x 966 uc: 1294 x 964 um: 1628 x 1236 uc: 1624 x 1234 sensor type sony icx445 al/aq progressive scan ccd global shutter sony icx274 al/aq ...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 5 * unless otherwise noted, the values given for power consumption are maximum values. Software basler pylon 4 camera software suite (version 4.0 or higher) available for windows in 32 and 64 bit versions. Specification a...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 6 basler ace usb 3.0 * unless otherwise noted, the values given for power consumption are maximum values. Specification aca1920-25um/uc sensor size (h x v pixels) um: 1920 x 1080 uc: 1920 x 1080 sensor type aptina mt9p031 progressive scan c...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 7 * unless otherwise noted, the values given for power consumption are maximum values. Specification aca2000-165um/umnir/uc aca2040-90um/umnir/uc sensor size (h x v pixels) um: 2048 x 1088 uc: 2046 x 1086 um: 2048 x 2048 ...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 8 basler ace usb 3.0 * unless otherwise noted, the values given for power consumption are maximum values. Specification aca2500-14 um/uc sensor size (h x v pixels) um: 2592 x 1944 uc: 2590 x 1942 sensor type aptina mt9p031 progressive scan ...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 9 specification aca3800-14um/uc aca4600-10uc sensor size (h x v pixels) um: 3856 x 2764 uc: 3856 x 2764 uc: 4608 x 3288 sensor type aptina mt9j003 progressive scan cmos rolling shutter aptina mt9f002 progressive scan cmos...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 10 basler ace usb 3.0 * unless otherwise noted, the values given for power consumption are maximum values..

  • Page 21: 1.3

    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 11 1.3 spectral response 1.3.1 mono camera spectral response the following graphs show the spectral response for each available monochrome camera model. The spectral response curves exclude lens characteristics and light ...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 12 basler ace usb 3.0 wavelength (nm) rela ti ve r e spon se fig. 2: aca640-120um spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 4 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 90 0 10 0 0 wavelength (nm) rela ti ve r ...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 13 wavelength (nm) rela tive re sponse fig. 4: aca1600-20um spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 3 5 0 4 5 0 5 5 0 65 0 7 50 85 0 9 5 0 1 0 5 0 11 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 wavelength (nm) qu antum ef fici ency (%)...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 14 basler ace usb 3.0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 wavelength (nm) quantum ef ficiency (%) fig. 6: aca2000-165um, aca2040-90um spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 0 4 00 50 0 60 0 70 0 8 00 9 00 ...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 15 3 5 0 4 5 0 5 5 0 65 0 7 50 85 0 9 5 0 1 0 5 0 11 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 wavelength (nm) qu antum ef fici ency (%) fig. 8: aca2500-14um spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 400 500 600 700 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0...

  • Page 26: 1.3.2

    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 16 basler ace usb 3.0 1.3.2 color camera spectral response the following graphs show the spectral response for each available color camera model . The spectral response curves exclude lens characteristics, light source characteristics, and ...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 17 wavelength (nm) relative response blue green red fig. 11: aca640-120uc spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 4 0 0 4 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 6 0 0 6 5 0 7 0 0 wavelength (nm) re...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 18 basler ace usb 3.0 wavelength (nm) relative response blue green red fig. 13: aca1600-20uc spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 35 0 4 0 0 45 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 6 0 0 65 0 7 0 0 7 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 wavelength (n...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 19 0 10 20 30 40 50 wavelength (nm) quantum ef ficiency (%) blue green red fig. 15: aca2000-165uc, aca2040-90uc spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 35 0 4 0 0 45 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 6 0 0 65 0 7 0 0 7 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 20 basler ace usb 3.0 400 500 600 700 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 wavelength (nm) qu antum ef fici ency (% ) blue green red fig. 17: aca3800-14uc spectral response (from sensor data sheet) 0.5 400 500 600 700 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 wavelength (nm)...

  • Page 31: 1.4

    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 21 1.4 mechanical specifications the camera housing conforms to protection class ip30 assuming that the lens mount is covered by a lens or by the plastic cap that is shipped with the camera. 1.4.1 camera dimensions and mo...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 22 basler ace usb 3.0 fig. 19: mechanical dimensions (in mm) for cameras with the c-mount lens adapter 16.5 23.7 (dimension for m3) 29 12 22 (dimension for m2) 20.7 bottom Ø 27 .8 7 12 29.3 17.526 29 6.9 15 top photosensitive surface of the...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 23 fig. 20: mechanical dimensions (in mm) for cameras with the cs-mount lens adapter 11.5 23.7 (dimension for m3) 29 12 22 (dimension for m2) 20.7 bottom Ø 28. 15 7 29.3 12.526 29 6.9 10 top photosensitive surface of the ...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 24 basler ace usb 3.0 1.4.2 maximum allowed lens thread length the c-mount lens adapter and the cs-mount lens adapter on all cameras (mono and color) is normally equipped with a plastic filter holder. The length of the threads on any lens y...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 25 (11) not to scale c-mo unt thre ad unthreaded c-mount lens (9.6) Ø 23 .1 max ir cut filter (color cameras only) thread: 9.6 max 10.8 max filter holder (mono and color cameras) fig. 21: maximum lens thread length (dimen...

  • Page 36: 1.5

    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 26 basler ace usb 3.0 1.5 mounting instructions to ensure optimum alignment of the camera when mounting the camera in your system, you must follow a certain tightening sequence when tightening screws. Depending on whether you use m2 or m3 s...

  • Page 37: 1.5.2

    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 27 1.5.2 tightening sequence when using the m3 screws 1. Tighten the screws for the mounting screw holes (a) in figure 24. 2. Tighten the screw for mounting screw hole (b) in figure 24. Fig. 24: designations of the mounti...

  • Page 38: 1.6

    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 28 basler ace usb 3.0 1.6 software licensing information the software in the camera includes the lz4 implementation. The copyright information for this implementation is as follows: lz4 - fast lz compression algorithm copyright (c) 2011-201...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 29 1.7 avoiding emi and esd problems the cameras are frequently installed in industrial environments. These environments often include devices that generate electromagnetic interference (emi) and they are prone to electro...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 30 basler ace usb 3.0 1.8 environmental requirements 1.8.1 temperature and humidity housing temperature during operation: 0 °c ... +50 °c (+32 °f ... +122 °f) (aca2000-165 and aca2040-90 only): 0 °c ... +60 °c (+32 °f ... +140 °f) humidity ...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 31 1.9 precautions for more specific information about the lens thread length, see section 1.4.2 on page 24 . Notice avoid dust on the sensor. The camera is shipped with a plastic cap on the lens mount. To avoid collectin...

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 32 basler ace usb 3.0 warranty precautions to ensure that your warranty remains in force: do not remove the camera’s serial number label if the label is removed and the serial number can’t be read from the camera’s registers, the warranty i...

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    Aw00123402000 specifications, requirements, and precautions basler ace usb 3.0 33 do not use solvents or thinners to clean the housing; they can damage the surface finish. Read the manual read the manual carefully before using the camera!.

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    Specifications, requirements, and precautions aw00123402000 34 basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 45: 2 Installation

    Aw00123402000 installation basler ace usb 3.0 35 2 installation the information you will need to do a quick, simple installation of the camera and related software is included in the quick installation guide for ace usb 3.0 cameras (aw0012350x000). The document also includes information about suitab...

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    Installation aw00123402000 36 basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 47: Changing Camera Parameters

    Aw00123402000 camera drivers and tools for changing camera parameters basler ace usb 3.0 37 3 camera drivers and tools for changing camera parameters this chapter provides an overview of the camera drivers and the options available for changing the camera’s parameters. The camera requires the basler...

  • Page 48: 3.1.1

    Camera drivers and tools for changing camera parameters aw00123402000 38 basler ace usb 3.0 the basler pylon 4 camera software suite includes these software features: the basler pylon usb3 vision™ driver and the pylon usb configurator the basler gige vision ® network drivers (filter driver and perfo...

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    Aw00123402000 camera drivers and tools for changing camera parameters basler ace usb 3.0 39 3.1.3 the pylon sdk after the basler pylon 4 camera software suite has been installed on your pc, you can access all of the camera’s parameters and can control the camera’s full functionality from within your...

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    Camera drivers and tools for changing camera parameters aw00123402000 40 basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 51: 4 Camera Functional

    Aw00123402000 camera functional description basler ace usb 3.0 41 4 camera functional description this chapter provides an overview of the camera’s functionality from a system perspective. The overview will aid your understanding when you read the more detailed information included in the later chap...

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    Camera functional description aw00123402000 42 basler ace usb 3.0 progressive scan ccd sensor vert. Shift reg. Vert. Shift reg. Vert. Shift reg. Vert. Shift reg. Pixels pixels pixels pixels horizontal shift register adc vgc fig. 25: ccd sensor architecture - progressive scan sensors sensor adc fpga ...

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    Aw00123402000 camera functional description basler ace usb 3.0 43 4.2 overview ( aca1920-25, aca2000-165, aca2040-90, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10) the camera provides features such as an electronic rolling shutter (aca1920-25, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10) or a global shutter (aca2000-1...

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    Camera functional description aw00123402000 44 basler ace usb 3.0 sensor fpga controller buffer image data image data i/o pc control: roi, gain, black level frame burst trigger signal or frame start trigger signal or frame counter reset signal or trigger input counter reset signal frame burst trigge...

  • Page 55: 5 Physical Interface

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 45 5 physical interface this chapter provides detailed information, such as pinouts and voltage requirements, for the physical interface on the camera. This information will be especially useful during your initial design-in process. The chapter al...

  • Page 56: 5.2

    Physical interface aw00123402000 46 basler ace usb 3.0 5.2 camera connector pin numbering and assignments 5.2.1 6-pin connector pin numbering and assignments the 6-pin connector is used to access the physical input and output lines on the camera. The pin numbering for the 6-pin connector is as shown...

  • Page 57: 5.2.2

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 47 5.2.2 usb3.0 micro-b port pin numbering and assignments the usb 3.0 micro-b port provides a usb 3.0 connection to supply power to the camera and to transmit video data and control signals. Pin numbering and pin assignments adhere to the universa...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 48 basler ace usb 3.0 5.5 camera cabling requirements 5.5.1 usb 3.0 cable use a high-quality usb 3.0 cable. If possible only use a cable that was recommended in document dg001115xx000 and preferably use a cable that was obtained from basler. To avoid emi, the cable m...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 49 5.6 camera power power must be supplied to the camera via the usb 3.0 cable plugged into the camera’s usb 3.0 micro-b port. Power consumption is as shown in the specification tables in section 1 of this manual. Notice an incorrect plug can damag...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 50 basler ace usb 3.0 5.7 opto-isolated input (pin 2/line 1) the camera is equipped with one dedicated opto-isolated input line designated as line 1. The input line is accessed via the 6-pin connector on the back of the camera (pin 2, see figure 30 ). In addition, th...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 51 figure 31 shows a schematic for the opto-isolated input line. The absolute maximum input supply voltage is +30.0 vdc. The current draw for the input line is between 5 ma and 15 ma. As an example, the use of a ttl or cmos logic gate in the extern...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 52 basler ace usb 3.0 5.8 opto-isolated output (pin 4/line 2) the camera is equipped with one dedicated opto-isolated output line designated as line 2. The output line is accessed via the 6-pin connector on the back of the camera (pin 4, see figure 30 ). In addition,...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 53 figure 32 shows a schematic for the opto-isolated output line. . Figure 33 shows a typical circuit you can use to monitor the output line with an led or an optocoupler. In this example, the voltage for the external circuit is +24 vdc. Current in...

  • Page 64: 5.9

    Physical interface aw00123402000 54 basler ace usb 3.0 5.9 direct-coupled general purpose i/o (gpio; pin 1/line 3, pin 3/line 4) 5.9.1 introduction the camera has two direct-coupled gpio lines that are accessed via pins 1 and 3 of the 6-pin connector on the back of the camera (see figure 30 ). The g...

  • Page 65: 5.9.2

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 55 5.9.2 operation as an input this section describes the electrical operation of a gpio line when the line has been set to operate as an input. 5.9.2.1 electrical characteristics the following i/o supply voltage requirements apply to a direct-coup...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 56 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about gpio pin assignments and pin numbering, see section 5.2.1 on page 46 . For more information about setting the gpio line operation, see section 5.11 on page 65 and section 5.12 on page 69 . 1 6 3 4 2 5 fpga input +3.3 v...

  • Page 67: 5.9.3

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 57 5.9.3 operation as an output this section describes the electrical operation of the gpio line when the line has been set to operate as an output. 5.9.3.1 electrical characteristics the following i/o supply voltage requirements apply to a direct-...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 58 basler ace usb 3.0 as shown in figure 36, shows the applicable electrical circuit when a gpio line is set to operate as an output. The figure is drawn to specifically apply to pin 1 (line 3) as an example but, with the necessary modifications, it equally applies t...

  • Page 69: 5.10.1 Introduction

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 59 5.10 temporal performance of i/o lines this section describes delays ("propagation delays") resulting from the operation of the camera’s input and output lines. For image acquisition, the propagation delays must be added to the delays described ...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 60 basler ace usb 3.0 fig. 37: analog external signal and associated internal line status with propagation delays for opto-isolated input and direct-coupled gpio inputs (line inverters disabled) * * t plh t phl t plh t phl v o lt age [vdc] 0 # 1 time 0 1 0 low high d...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 61 fig. 38: internal line status and associated output signals with propagation delays for opto-isolated output and direct-coupled gpio outputs (line inverters disabled) * * v o lt age [vdc] 0 5 v olt ag e [vdc] 0 5 t plh t phl t plh t phl direct-c...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 62 basler ace usb 3.0 5.10.2 factors determining i/o temporal performance a number of factors control the exact durations of propagation delays. The influence for some of the factors is, however, ill constrained or unknown. As a consequence, generally valid and exact...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 63 5.10.3 measured propagation delays the propagation delays reported in this section (see table 13 and table 14 ) are likely to be near- minimum values related to "slow" edges. The values relate to the specific camera operating conditions listed b...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 64 basler ace usb 3.0 5.10.4 recommendations for using camera i/os adhering to the following recommendations will help you to achieve efficient and stable camera operation when using the camera’s i/o lines. When reading the recommendations, also see figure 37 and fig...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 65 5.11 configuring input lines and signals 5.11.1 selecting a source signal for an input line you can select input line line 1 or gpio lines line 3 and line 4, if configured for input, to act as the source signal for the following camera functions...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 66 basler ace usb 3.0 5.11.2 input line debouncers the debouncer feature aids in discriminating between valid and invalid input signals and only lets valid signals pass to the camera. The debouncer value specifies the minimum time that an input signal must remain hig...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 67 setting the debouncer you can set a debouncer value for input line line 1 and for gpio lines line 3 and line 4 if configured for input: the debouncer value is determined by the value of the line debouncer time parameter value. The parameter is s...

  • Page 78: 5.11.3 Input Line Inverter

    Physical interface aw00123402000 68 basler ace usb 3.0 5.11.3 input line inverter you can set input line line 1 and gpio lines line 3 and line 4 if configured for input, or not to invert the incoming electrical signal. 1. Use the line selector to select, for example, line 1. 2. Set the value of the ...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 69 5.12 configuring output lines and signals 5.12.1 selecting a source signal for an output line to make a physical output line useful, you must select a source signal for the line. You can select output line line 2 and gpio lines line 3 and line 4...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 70 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about the pylon api and the pylon viewer, see section 3.1 on page 37 . The acquisition trigger and frame trigger wait signals, see section 7.10.4 on page 132 . The exposure active signal, see section 7.10.1 on page 127 . The...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 71 5.12.2 line minimum output pulse width it can occur that an output signal sent by the camera will not be detected by some receivers. This can happen when the output signal is too narrow or if it reaches its new signal level too slowly. To ensure...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 72 basler ace usb 3.0 setting the line minimum output pulse width the minimum output pulse width is determined by the value of the lineminimumoutputpulsewidth parameter. The parameter can be set in a range from 0 to 100 µs. 1. Use the line selector to select a camera...

  • Page 83

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 73 5.12.3 setting the status of a user settable output line as mentioned in the previous section, you can designate a camera’s output line as "user settable" by means of the useroutput parameters. If you have designated an output line as user setta...

  • Page 84: Settable Output Lines

    Physical interface aw00123402000 74 basler ace usb 3.0 5.12.4 setting and checking the status of all user settable output lines the useroutputvalueall parameter value is reported in bits 1 through 3 of a 32-bit word. The parameter value indicates the line status of each user settable output line. As...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 75 () set the value of the useroutputvalueall parameter to set all user output values. Read the value of the useroutputvalueall parameter to determine the current settings of all user output values. You can set and read the useroutputvalueall param...

  • Page 86: 5.12.5 Output Line Inverter

    Physical interface aw00123402000 76 basler ace usb 3.0 5.12.5 output line inverter you can set output line line 2 and gpio lines line 3 and line 4 if configured for output, to invert or not to invert the electrical output signal. 1. Use the line selector to select, for example, line 2. 2. Set the va...

  • Page 87

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 77 the following trigger source events are available: all cameras except aca3800-14 and aca4600-10 cameras: exposure start is currently the only trigger source event available to start timer 1. Aca3800-14 and aca4600-10 cameras only: flash window s...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 78 basler ace usb 3.0 5.12.6.2 setting the timer delay time you can set the timer 1 delay by setting the timer delay parameter. The units for setting this parameter are µs and the value can be set in increments of 1 µs. 1. Use the timer selector to select timer 1. 2....

  • Page 89

    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 79 5.13 checking the status of the i/o lines 5.13.1 checking the status of an i/o line you can determine the current status of any i/o line that depends on whether an electrical signal is applied to the line and whether the line inverter is disable...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 80 basler ace usb 3.0 no electrical signal applied and line inverters enabled: electrical signals applied and line inverters disabled: electrical signals applied and line inverters enabled: i/o line electrical signal / electrical signal level linestatus parameter val...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 81 the following example illustrates checking the status of output line line 2. 1. Use the line selector parameter to select, for example, output line line 2. 2. Read the value of the line status parameter to determine the current status of the lin...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 82 basler ace usb 3.0 you can determine the current status of all i/o lines with a single operation: reading the hexadecimal number of the linestatusall parameter value allows you to check the current status of all i/o lines. The following table refers to the bit fie...

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    Aw00123402000 physical interface basler ace usb 3.0 83 1. Read the value of the linestatusall parameter to determine the current status of all i/o lines. You can read the line status all parameter value from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following code snippet i...

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    Physical interface aw00123402000 84 basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 95: 6 Image Acquisition Control

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 85 6 image acquisition control this section provides detailed information about controlling image acquisition. You will find information about triggering image acquisition, about setting the exposure time for image acquisition, about control...

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    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 86 basler ace usb 3.0 command will expire. Before attempting to acquire another frame, you must execute a new acquisition start command. If the acquisition mode parameter is set to "continuous frame", an acquisition start command does not expire after a single...

  • Page 97

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 87 signals to the camera. The rate at which the camera will generate the signals and acquire frames will be determined by the way that you set several frame rate related parameters. If the trigger mode parameter for the frame start trigger i...

  • Page 98

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 88 basler ace usb 3.0 applying trigger signals the paragraphs above mention "applying a trigger signal". There are two ways to apply a frame burst start or a frame start trigger signal to the camera: via software or via hardware. To apply trigger signals via s...

  • Page 99: 6.2

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 89 6.2 acquisition start and stop commands and the acquisition mode executing an acquisition start command prepares the camera to acquire frames. You must execute an acquisition start command before you can begin acquiring frames. Executing ...

  • Page 100

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 90 basler ace usb 3.0 setting the acquisition mode and issuing start/stop commands you can set the acquisition mode parameter value and you can execute acquisition start or acquisition stop commands from within your application software by using the basler pyl...

  • Page 101: 6.3

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 91 6.3 the frame burst start trigger (when reading this section, it is helpful to refer to figure 44 on page 87 .) the frame burst start trigger is used in conjunction with the frame start trigger to control the acquisition of frames. In ess...

  • Page 102

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 92 basler ace usb 3.0 acquisition burst frame count parameter setting. The camera will then return to the "waiting for frame burst start trigger" acquisition status. In order to acquire more frames, you must apply a new frame burst start trigger signal to the ...

  • Page 103: 6.3.2

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 93 6.3.2 acquisition burst frame count when the trigger mode parameter for the frame burst start trigger is set to on, you must set the value of the camera’s acquisition burst frame count parameter. The value of the acquisition frame count c...

  • Page 104: 6.3.3

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 94 basler ace usb 3.0 6.3.3 setting the frame burst start trigger mode and related parameters you can set the trigger mode and trigger source parameters for the frame burst start trigger and also set the acquisition burst frame count parameter value from withi...

  • Page 105: 6.3.4

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 95 6.3.4 using a software frame burst start trigger 6.3.4.1 introduction if the camera’s frame burst start trigger mode parameter is set to on and the frame burst start trigger source parameter is set to software, you must apply a software f...

  • Page 106

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 96 basler ace usb 3.0 6.3.4.2 setting the parameters related to software frame burst start triggering and applying a software trigger signal you can set all of the parameters needed to perform software frame burst start triggering from within your application ...

  • Page 107: 6.3.5

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 97 6.3.5 using a hardware frame burst start trigger 6.3.5.1 introduction if the trigger mode parameter for the frame burst start trigger is set to on and the trigger source parameter is, for example, set to line 1, an externally generated el...

  • Page 108

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 98 basler ace usb 3.0 6.3.5.2 setting the parameters related to hardware frame burst start triggering and applying a hardware trigger signal you can set all of the parameters needed to perform hardware frame burst start triggering from within your application ...

  • Page 109: 6.4

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 99 6.4 the frame start trigger the frame start trigger is used to begin frame acquisition. Assuming that the camera is in a "waiting for frame start trigger" acquisition status, it will begin a frame acquisition each time it receives a frame...

  • Page 110: 6.4.1

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 100 basler ace usb 3.0 6.4.1 frame start trigger mode the main parameter associated with the frame start trigger is the trigger mode parameter. The trigger mode parameter for the frame start trigger has two available settings: off and on. 6.4.1.1 frame start t...

  • Page 111

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 101 6.4.1.2 frame start trigger mode = on when the trigger mode parameter for the frame start trigger is set to on, you must apply a frame start trigger signal to the camera each time you want to begin a frame acquisition. The trigger source...

  • Page 112

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 102 basler ace usb 3.0 6.4.1.3 setting the frame start trigger mode and related parameters you can set the trigger mode and related parameter values for the frame start trigger from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. If your settin...

  • Page 113: 6.4.2

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 103 6.4.2 using a software frame start trigger 6.4.2.1 introduction if the trigger mode parameter for the frame start trigger is set to on and the trigger source parameter is set to software, you must apply a software frame start trigger sig...

  • Page 114

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 104 basler ace usb 3.0 6.4.2.2 setting the parameters related to software frame start triggering and applying a software trigger signal you can set all of the parameters needed to perform software frame start triggering from within your application software by...

  • Page 115: 6.4.3

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 105 6.4.3 using a hardware frame start trigger 6.4.3.1 introduction if the trigger mode parameter for the frame start trigger is set to on and the trigger source parameter is set to line 1, an externally generated electrical signal injected ...

  • Page 116

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 106 basler ace usb 3.0 6.4.3.2 exposure modes if you are triggering the start of frame acquisition with an externally generated frame start trigger (exfstrig) signal, two exposure modes are available: timed and trigger width. Timed exposure mode when timed mod...

  • Page 117

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 107 trigger width exposure mode when trigger width exposure mode is selected, the length of the exposure for each frame acquisition will be directly controlled by the exfstrig signal. If the camera is set for rising edge triggering, the expo...

  • Page 118

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 108 basler ace usb 3.0 6.4.3.3 frame start trigger delay the frame start trigger delay feature lets you specify a delay (in microseconds) that will be applied between the receipt of a hardware frame start trigger and when the trigger will become effective. The...

  • Page 119

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 109 // execute an acquisition start command to prepare for frame acquisition camera.Acquisitionstart.Execute( ); // frame acquisition will start when the externally generated // frame start trigger signal (exfstrig signal)goes high the follo...

  • Page 120: 6.5

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 110 basler ace usb 3.0 6.5 setting the exposure time all models except the aca1920-25um/uc, aca2500-14um/uc, aca3800-14um/uc, aca4600-10uc if you are operating the camera in any one of the following ways, you must specify an exposure time by setting the camera...

  • Page 121

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 111 you can use the basler pylon api to set the exposure time parameter value from within your application software. The following code snippet illustrates using the api to set the parameter value: // set the exposure time to 40.0 µs camera....

  • Page 122: 6.6

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 112 basler ace usb 3.0 6.6 electronic shutter operation all ace cameras are equipped with imaging sensors that have an electronic shutter. There are two types of electronic shutter modes used in the sensors: global and rolling (with the variants electronic rol...

  • Page 123

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 113 for more information about the exposure active output signal, see section 6.8.1 on page 127 . For more information about the sensor readout time parameter, see section 6.9 on page 141 . Line 1 line 2 line 4 line 3 line 5 line 6 line 8 li...

  • Page 124: 6.6.2

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 114 basler ace usb 3.0 6.6.2 rolling shutter (aca1920-25, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10 only) the aca1920-25um/uc, aca2500-14um/uc, aca3800-14um/uc, and aca4600-10uc cameras are equipped with an electronic rolling shutter. The rolling shutter is used to c...

  • Page 125

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 115 you can calculate the reset runtime using this formula: reset runtime = trow x (roi height -1) you can calculate the total readout time using this formula: total readout time = [ trow x (roi height) ] + c 1 µs you can calculate the total...

  • Page 126

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 116 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about the exposure active output signal, see section 6.8.1 on page 127 . For more information about the exposure time parameter, see section 6.5 on page 110 . For more information about the flash window, see section ...

  • Page 127

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 117 you can calculate the total readout time using this formula: total readout time = [ trow x (roi height) ] + c 1 µs you can calculate the total runtime using the following formula: total runtime = exposure time parameter setting + total r...

  • Page 128

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 118 basler ace usb 3.0 setting the shutter mode the camera’s shutter has two operating modes: electronic rolling shutter mode and global reset release mode. The shutter will operate in the electronic rolling shutter mode whenever the electronic rolling shutter...

  • Page 129

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 119 for more information about the exposure time parameter, see section 6.5 on page 110 . Flash window in global reset release operating mode if you are using the global reset release mode, you should use flash exposure for capturing images ...

  • Page 130

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 120 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about the exposure time parameter, see section 6.5 on page 110 . The flash window signal cameras with a rolling shutter imaging sensor (aca1920-25, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10 models) can provide a flash windo...

  • Page 131: 6.7

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 121 6.7 overlapping image acquisitions 6.7.1 overlapping image acquisitions for all models except aca1920-25, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10 the frame acquisition process on the camera includes two distinct parts. The first part is the e...

  • Page 132

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 122 basler ace usb 3.0 determining whether your camera is operating with overlapped or non-overlapped exposure and readout is not a matter of issuing a command or switching a setting on or off. Rather the way that you operate the camera will determine whether ...

  • Page 133

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 123 guideline for overlapped operation with trigger width exposure if the camera is set for the trigger width exposure mode and you are operating the camera in a way that readout and exposure will be overlapped, there is an important guideli...

  • Page 134: 6.7.2

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 124 basler ace usb 3.0 6.7.2 overlapping image acquisitions for aca1920-25, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10 when using a camera with a rolling shutter, there are two common ways for the camera to operate: with “non-overlapped” acquisition and with “overlapp...

  • Page 135

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 125 determining whether your camera is operating with overlapped or with non-overlapped acquisition is not a matter of issuing a command or switching a setting on or off. Rather the way that you operate the camera will determine whether the ...

  • Page 136

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 126 basler ace usb 3.0 guideline for overlapped acquisition if you are operating the camera in such a way that frame acquisitions will be overlapped, there is an important guideline you must keep in mind: you must wait a minimum of 400 µs after the end of expo...

  • Page 137: 6.8

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 127 6.8 acquisition monitoring tools 6.8.1 exposure active signal exposure active on global shutter cameras (all models except the aca1920-25, aca2500-14, aca3800-14, aca4600-10) cameras with a global shutter imaging sensor can provide an "e...

  • Page 138

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 128 basler ace usb 3.0 exposure active on rolling shutter cameras (aca1920-25, aca2500-14 only) some cameras with a rolling shutter imaging sensor can provide an "exposure active" (expac) output signal. On these cameras, the signal goes high when exposure for ...

  • Page 139: 6.8.2

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 129 you can also use the basler pylon viewer application to easily set the parameters. For more information about the pylon api and the pylon viewer, see section 3.1 on page 37 . For more information about changing the selection of a camera ...

  • Page 140

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 130 basler ace usb 3.0 selecting the flash window signal as the source signal for an output line the flash window output signal can be selected to act as the source signal for a camera output line, e.G. Line 2. Selecting a source signal for the output line is ...

  • Page 141: 6.8.3

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 131 6.8.3 acquisition status indicator if a camera receives a software frame burst start trigger signal when it is not in a "waiting for frame burst start trigger" acquisition status, it will simply ignore the trigger signal and will generat...

  • Page 142: 6.8.4

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 132 basler ace usb 3.0 6.8.4 trigger wait signals if a camera receives a hardware frame burst start trigger signal when it is not in a "waiting for frame burst start trigger" acquisition status, it will simply ignore the trigger signal and will generate a fram...

  • Page 143

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 133 for more information about event notification, see section 8.12 on page 225 . The frame burst trigger wait signal will only be available when hardware frame burst start triggering is enabled. Time = camera is in a "waiting for frame burs...

  • Page 144

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 134 basler ace usb 3.0 selecting the frame burst trigger wait signal as the source signal for an output line the frame burst trigger wait signal can be selected to act as the source signal for a camera output line, e.G. Line line 2. Selecting a source signal f...

  • Page 145

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 135 figure 64 illustrates the frame trigger wait signal on a camera with a global shutter. The camera is set for the trigger width exposure mode with rising edge triggering and with exposure and readout overlapped. For more information about...

  • Page 146

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 136 basler ace usb 3.0 frame trigger wait signal details (all models except aca1920-25um/uc, aca2500-14um/uc, aca3800-14um/uc, aca4600-10uc) when the camera is set for the timed exposure mode, the rise of the frame trigger wait signal is based on the current e...

  • Page 147

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 137 when the camera is set for the trigger width exposure mode, the rise of the frame trigger wait signal is based on the exposure overlap time max parameter setting and on when readout of the current frame will end. This functionality is il...

  • Page 148

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 138 basler ace usb 3.0 you can use the basler pylon api to set the exposure overlap time max parameter value from within your application software. The following code snippet illustrates using the api to set the parameter value: camera.Exposureoverlaptimemax.S...

  • Page 149

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 139 frame acquisition n frame acquisition n+1 frame acquisition n+2 = line exposure = line readout time exfstrig signal frame trigger wait signal = camera in a "waiting for frame start trigger" status the rise of the frame trigger wait signa...

  • Page 150: 6.8.5

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 140 basler ace usb 3.0 selecting the frame trigger wait signal as the source signal for an output line the frame trigger wait signal can be selected to act as the source signal for a camera output line, e.G. Line 2. Selecting a source signal for an output line...

  • Page 151: 6.9

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 141 6.9 acquisition timing chart figure 68 shows a timing chart for frame acquisition and transmission. The chart assumes that exposure is triggered by an externally generated frame start trigger (exfstrig) signal with rising edge activation...

  • Page 152

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 142 basler ace usb 3.0 camera model exposure start delay aca640-90um/uc 22 µs aca640-120um/uc 18 µs aca1300-30um/uc 35 µs aca1600-20um/uc 46 µs aca1920-25um/uc 35 µs aca2000-165um/uc tbd µs (with frame acquisitions overlapped) tbd µs(with frame acquisitions no...

  • Page 153

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 143 note that you may have to add additional delays to the exposure start delay: if you use a hardware signal to trigger image acquisition, you must add a delay due to the input line response time (for input line line 1 or the gpio lines lin...

  • Page 154

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 144 basler ace usb 3.0 6.10 maximum allowed frame rate in general, the maximum allowed acquisition frame rate on any ace usb 3.0 camera can be limited by these factors: the exposure time for the acquisition of frames. If you use very long exposure times, you c...

  • Page 155: Allowed Frame Rate

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 145 6.10.1 using basler pylon to check the maximum allowed frame rate you can use the basler pylon api to read the current value of the resulting frame rate parameter from within your application software using the basler pylon api. The foll...

  • Page 156

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 146 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about image roi settings, see section 8.5 on page 185 . An important thing to keep in mind is a common mistake new camera users frequently make when they are working with exposure time. They will often use a very lon...

  • Page 157

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 147 6.11 use case descriptions and diagrams the following pages contain a series of use case descriptions and diagrams. The descriptions and diagrams are designed to illustrate how frame burst start triggering and frame start triggering work...

  • Page 158

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 148 basler ace usb 3.0 fig. 69: use case 1 - frame burst start trigger off and frame start trigger off use case: "free run" (frame burst start trigger off and frame start trigger off) the frame burst start trigger is off. The camera will generate frame burst s...

  • Page 159

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 149 use case 2 - frame burst start trigger off - frame start trigger on use case two is illustrated on page 150 . In this use case, the acquisition mode parameter is set to continuous. The trigger mode parameter for the frame burst start tri...

  • Page 160

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 150 basler ace usb 3.0 fig. 70: use case 2 - frame burst start trigger off and frame start trigger on use case: frame burst start trigger off and frame start trigger on the frame burst start trigger is off. The camera will generate frame burst start trigger si...

  • Page 161

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 151 use case 3 - frame burst start trigger on - frame start trigger off use case three is illustrated on page 152 . In this use case, the acquisition mode parameter is set to continuous. The trigger mode parameter for the frame burst start t...

  • Page 162

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 152 basler ace usb 3.0 fig. 71: use case 3 - frame burst start trigger on and frame start trigger off use case: fame burst start trigger on and frame start trigger off the frame burst start trigger is on, and the frame burst start trigger source is set to inpu...

  • Page 163

    Aw00123402000 image acquisition control basler ace usb 3.0 153 use case 4 - frame burst start and frame start triggers both on use case four is illustrated on page 154 . In this use case, the acquisition mode parameter is set to continuous. The trigger mode parameter for the frame burst start trigge...

  • Page 164

    Image acquisition control aw00123402000 154 basler ace usb 3.0 fig. 72: use case 4 - frame burst start trigger on and frame start trigger on use case: frame burst start trigger on and frame start trigger on the frame burst start trigger is on, and the frame burst start trigger source is set to softw...

  • Page 165: 7 Color Creation and

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 155 7 color creation and enhancement this chapter provides information about how color images are created on different camera models and about the features available for adjusting the appearance of the colors. 7.1 color creation the sen...

  • Page 166: 7.1.1

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 156 basler ace usb 3.0 7.1.1 bayer color filter alignment the alignment of the bayer filter to the pixels in the images acquired by color cameras depends on the camera model. Table 28 shows the filter alignment for each available camera model. On all colo...

  • Page 167: 7.1.2

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 157 7.1.2 pixel formats available on color cameras on color cameras, the following pixel formats are available for the output of color images: bayer formats depending on the camera model, the cameras equipped with a bayer pattern color ...

  • Page 168

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 158 basler ace usb 3.0 yuv formats most color cameras with a bayer filter can output color images based on pixel data in ycbcr422_8 format. When a color camera is set for this format, each pixel value in the captured image goes through a two step conversi...

  • Page 169: 7.2

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 159 7.2 integrated ir cut filter all color camera models are equipped with an ir-cut filter as standard equipment. The filter is mounted in a filter holder located in the lens mount. Monochrome cameras include a filter holder in the len...

  • Page 170: 7.3

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 160 basler ace usb 3.0 7.3 color enhancement features due to the presence of a bayer filter in the color cameras (see section 7.1 on page 155 ), the pixel values read out from the sensor reside in rgb color space. And for each pixel, the pixel value for o...

  • Page 171

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 161 setting the white balance with the white balancing scheme used on the cameras, the red intensity, green intensity, and blue intensity can be individually adjusted. For each color, a balance ratio parameter is used to set the intensi...

  • Page 172: 7.3.2

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 162 basler ace usb 3.0 // select the color for white balancing and set the related balanceratio value camera.Balanceratioselector.Setvalue(balanceratioselector_green); camera.Balanceratio.Setvalue(1.25); you can also use the basler pylon viewer applicatio...

  • Page 173

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 163 the correction for a specific light source uses a color transformation matrix that is automatically populated by coefficients ("color transformation values") suitable for the set light source. The color transformation values modify ...

  • Page 174: 7.3.3

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 164 basler ace usb 3.0 7.3.3 color adjustment the camera’s color adjustment feature lets you adjust hue and saturation for the primary and secondary colors in the rgb color space. Each adjustment affects those colors in the image where the adjusted primar...

  • Page 175

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 165 the rgb color space the rgb color space includes light with the primary colors red, green, and blue and all of their combinations. When red, green, and blue light are combined and when the intensities of r, g, and b are allowed to v...

  • Page 176

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 166 basler ace usb 3.0 c r black white r c m b g y m b g y fig. 74: rgb color cube with ycm secondary colors, black, and white, projected on a plane r c saturation adjustment hue adjustment decrease increase b g y m - + gray fig. 75: hue and saturation ad...

  • Page 177

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 167 hue and saturation adjustment the color adjustment feature lets you adjust hue and saturation for the primary and the secondary colors. Each adjustment affects those areas in the image where the adjusted color predominates. For exam...

  • Page 178

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 168 basler ace usb 3.0 enabling and setting color adjustment you can set the color adjustment hue and color adjustment saturation parameter values from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following code snippets illustrate ...

  • Page 179: 7.3.4

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 169 7.3.4 color transformation introduction the main objective for using a color transformation matrix is to make corrections to the color information delivered by the camera’s sensor. The correction can account for the kind of light so...

  • Page 180

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 170 basler ace usb 3.0 the color transformation matrix the color transformation feature processes red, green, and blue pixel data made available for each pixel (section 7.3 on page 160 ) and uses a transformation matrix to deliver modified red, green, and...

  • Page 181: 7.3.5

    Aw00123402000 color creation and enhancement basler ace usb 3.0 171 7.3.5 a procedure for setting the color enhancements when setting the color enhancements on the camera, we recommend using the procedure outlined below. Since it makes changing camera parameters quick and easy, we also recommend usi...

  • Page 182

    Color creation and enhancement aw00123402000 172 basler ace usb 3.0 8. The color fidelity should now be quite good. If you want to make additional changes, adjust the hue and saturation by using the color adjustment feature. Keep in mind that when you adjust a color, the colors on each side of it in...

  • Page 183: Features

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 173 8 features this chapter provides detailed information about the features available on each camera. This chapter also includes explanations of the parameters associated with each feature and how to operate the features. 8.1 gain the camera’s gain feature ...

  • Page 184: 8.1.1

    Features aw00123402000 174 basler ace usb 3.0 8.1.1 setting the gain the camera’s gain is determined by the value of the all parameter. The parameter is adjusted in [db] on a scale ranging from zero to a maximum value. The minimum regular value depends on whether vertical binning is enabled (see tab...

  • Page 185

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 175 1. Set the gain selector to all. 2. Set the gain parameter to your desired value (in [db]). You can set the gain selector and the gain parameter value from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following code snippet illustr...

  • Page 186: 8.2

    Features aw00123402000 176 basler ace usb 3.0 8.2 black level adjusting the camera’s black level will result in an offset to the pixel values output by the camera. Increasing the black level setting will result in a positive offset in the pixel values output for the pixels. Decreasing the black leve...

  • Page 187

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 177 1. Set the black level selector to all. 2. Set the black level parameter to your desired value. You can set the black level selector and the black level parameter value from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following co...

  • Page 188: 8.3

    Features aw00123402000 178 basler ace usb 3.0 8.3 remove parameter limits for each camera feature, the allowed range of any associated parameter values is normally limited. The factory limits are designed to ensure optimum camera operation and, in particular, good image quality. For special camera u...

  • Page 189: 8.4

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 179 8.4 digital shift the digital shift feature lets you change the group of bits that is output from the adc in the camera. Using the digital shift feature will effectively multiply the output of the camera by 2 times, 4 times, 8 times, or 16 times. The nex...

  • Page 190

    Features aw00123402000 180 basler ace usb 3.0 shift by 2 when the camera is set to shift by 2, the output from the camera will include bit 9 through bit 0 from the adc along with 2 zeros as lsbs. The result of shifting twice is that the output of the camera is effectively multiplied by 4. When the c...

  • Page 191: 8.4.2

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 181 when the camera is set to shift by 4, the 4 least significant bits output from the camera for each pixel value will be 0. This means that the gray value scale will only include every 16th gray value, for example, 16, 32, 48, 64, and so on. If the pixel v...

  • Page 192

    Features aw00123402000 182 basler ace usb 3.0 shift by 2 when the camera is set to shift by 2, the output from the camera will include bit 9 through bit 2 from the adc. The result of shifting twice is that the output of the camera is effectively multiplied by 4. If the pixel values being output by t...

  • Page 193: 8.4.3

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 183 8.4.3 precautions when using digital shift there are several checks and precautions that you must follow before using the digital shift feature. The checks and precautions differ depending on whether the camera will be set for a 12 bit pixel format or fo...

  • Page 194: 8.4.4

    Features aw00123402000 184 basler ace usb 3.0 8.4.4 enabling and setting digital shift you can enable or disable the digital shift feature by setting the value of the digital shift parameter. When the parameter is set to zero, digital shift will be disabled. When the parameter is set to 1, 2, 3, or ...

  • Page 195: 8.5

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 185 8.5 image region of interest (roi) the image region of interest (roi) feature lets you specify a portion of the sensor array and after each image is acquired, only the pixel information from the specified portion of the array is transmitted out of the ca...

  • Page 196

    Features aw00123402000 186 basler ace usb 3.0 guidelines for setting the image roi by default, the image roi is set to use the full resolution of the camera’s sensor. You can change the size and the position of the image roi by changing the value of the camera’s offset x, offset y, width, and height...

  • Page 197

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 187 camera model offset x offset y width height mini- mum setting mini- mum incre- ment mini- mum setting mini- mum incre- ment mini- mum setting mini- mum incre- ment mini- mum setting mini- mum incre- ment aca640-90um 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 aca640-120um 0 1 0 1 1...

  • Page 198

    Features aw00123402000 188 basler ace usb 3.0 settings with binning enabled table 34 indicates the minimum roi height settings when vertical binning is enabled (mono cameras and aca1920-25uc) normally, the x offset, y offset, width, and height parameter settings refer to the physical columns and row...

  • Page 199

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 189 table 35 indicates the minimum roi width settings when horizontal binning is enabled (mono cameras and aca1920-25uc). You can set the offset x, offset y, width, and height parameter values from within your application software by using the basler pylon a...

  • Page 200: 8.5.1

    Features aw00123402000 190 basler ace usb 3.0 8.5.1 horizontal and vertical roi centering the roi feature also includes center x and center y capabilities. When center x is enabled, the camera will automatically center the roi along the sensor’s x axis. When center y is enabled, the camera will auto...

  • Page 201: 8.6

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 191 8.6 binning 8.6.1 binning on monochrome cameras binning increases the camera’s response to light by summing the charges from adjacent pixels into one pixel. Two types of binning are available: vertical binning and horizontal binning. With vertical binnin...

  • Page 202

    Features aw00123402000 192 basler ace usb 3.0 with horizontal binning, adjacent pixels from 2 columns, 3 columns, or a maximum of 4 columns are summed and are reported out of the camera as a single pixel. Figure 79 illustrates horizontal binning. You can combine vertical and horizontal binning. This...

  • Page 203: 8.6.2

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 193 8.6.2 binning on color cameras (aca1920-25uc only) the aca1920-25uc color camera allows you to realize color binning, where pixel values for identical colors are binned vertically and/or horizontally. With vertical color binning, the gray values of adjac...

  • Page 204

    Features aw00123402000 194 basler ace usb 3.0 combining horizontal and vertical color binning you can combine vertical and horizontal color binning (see the example in figure 82). You can combine vertical and horizontal binning. This, however, may cause objects to appear distorted in the image. For ...

  • Page 205: 8.6.3

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 195 8.6.3 considerations when using binning increased response to light using binning can greatly increase the camera’s response to light. When binning is enabled, acquired images may look overexposed. If this is the case, you can reduce the lens aperture, t...

  • Page 206

    Features aw00123402000 196 basler ace usb 3.0 binning’s effect on decimation if vertical binning is used, vertical decimation (see below) is automatically disabled, and vice versa, i.E. If vertical decimation is used, vertical binning is disabled. Horizontal binning works independently of the decima...

  • Page 207: 8.7

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 197 8.7 decimation vertical (aca2000-165 and aca2040-90 only) the decimation vertical feature lets you specify the extent of vertical sub-sampling of the acquired frame, i.E. You can define rows that you want to be left out from transmission. The aca2000-165...

  • Page 208: 8.7.1

    Features aw00123402000 198 basler ace usb 3.0 you can set the decimation vertical parameter value from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following code snippet illustrates using the api to set the parameter values: // enable vertical decimation by 2 camera.Decimatio...

  • Page 209

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 199 vertical decimation’s effect on roi settings if vertical decimation is activated, the camera automatically adapts the roi settings to the modified image size based on the formulas below. For evaluating the new roi height, the camera takes into account th...

  • Page 210

    Features aw00123402000 200 basler ace usb 3.0 the following examples show how the modification of the decimation vertical value influences the automatically calculated new roi height: vertical decimation set ... Aca2000-165um [original roi height =2048] aca2040-90um [original roi height =2048] from ...

  • Page 211: 8.8

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 201 8.8 reverse x the reverse x feature is a horizontal mirror image feature. When the reverse x feature is enabled, the pixel values for each line in a captured image will be swapped end-for-end about the line’s center. This means that for each line, the va...

  • Page 212

    Features aw00123402000 202 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about auto functions, see section 8.11 on page 209 . Setting reverse x you can enable or disable the reverse x feature by setting the reversex parameter value. You can set the parameter value from within your application software by ...

  • Page 213

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 203 you can also use the basler pylon viewer application to easily set the parameter. For more information about the pylon api and the pylon viewer, see section 3.1 on page 37 ..

  • Page 214: 8.9

    Features aw00123402000 204 basler ace usb 3.0 8.9 luminance lookup table using the luminance lookup table for cameras with 12 bit adc data and pixel format set for 12 bit output whenever the camera is set for a 12 bit pixel format (e.G., mono 12), the 12 bits transmitted out of the camera for each p...

  • Page 215

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 205 0 1024 2048 3072 4095 12 bit digitized sensor reading 0 1024 2048 3072 4095 12 bit camera output fig. 89: lookup table with values mapped in a linear fashion 0 1024 2048 3072 4095 12 bit digitized sensor reading 0 1024 2048 3072 4095 12 bit camera output...

  • Page 216

    Features aw00123402000 206 basler ace usb 3.0 using the luminance lookup table for cameras with 12 bit adc data and pixel format set for 8 bit output as mentioned above, when the camera is set for a pixel format where it outputs 12 bits, the lookup table is used to perform a 12 bit to 12 bit convers...

  • Page 217: 8.10

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 207 8.10 gamma correction the gamma correction feature lets you modify the brightness of the pixel values output by the camera’s sensor to account for a non-linearity in the human perception of brightness. Gamma correction is always performed in the rgb colo...

  • Page 218

    Features aw00123402000 208 basler ace usb 3.0 setting gamma correction you can use the gamma parameter to set the gamma correction value. Set the gamma parameter value from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following code snippet illustrates using the api to set the...

  • Page 219: 8.11

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 209 8.11 auto functions 8.11.1 common characteristics auto functions control image properties and are the "automatic" counterparts of certain features such as the gain feature or the white balance feature, which normally require "manually" setting the relate...

  • Page 220: 8.11.2

    Features aw00123402000 210 basler ace usb 3.0 8.11.2 auto function operating modes the following auto function modes of operation are available: all auto functions provide the "once" mode of operation. When the "once" mode of operation is selected, the parameter values are automatically adjusted unt...

  • Page 221: 8.11.3

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 211 8.11.3 auto function rois each auto function uses the pixel data from an auto function roi for automatically adjusting a parameter value, and accordingly, for controlling the related image property. Some auto functions always share an auto function roi a...

  • Page 222

    Features aw00123402000 212 basler ace usb 3.0 8.11.3.1 assignment of an auto function to an auto function roi by default, the gain auto and the exposure auto auto functions are assigned to auto function roi 1 and the balance white auto auto function is assigned to auto function roi 2. The assignment...

  • Page 223

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 213 8.11.3.2 positioning of an auto function roi relative to the image roi the size and position of an auto function roi can be, but need not be, identical to the size and position of the image roi. Note that the overlap between auto function roi and image r...

  • Page 224

    Features aw00123402000 214 basler ace usb 3.0 0 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 0 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...

  • Page 225

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 215 8.11.3.3 setting an auto function roi setting an auto function roi is a two-step process: you must first select the auto function roi related to the auto function that you want to use and then set the size and the position of the auto function aoi. By de...

  • Page 226

    Features aw00123402000 216 basler ace usb 3.0 illustrate setting the offset x, offset y, width, and height parameter values. As an example, auto function roi 1 is selected: // select the appropriate auto function roi for gain auto and exposure // auto control. Currently, auto function roi1 is predef...

  • Page 227: 8.11.4

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 217 8.11.4 gain auto gain auto is the "automatic" counterpart to manually setting the gain all parameter. When the gain auto function is operational, the camera will automatically adjust the gain all parameter value within set limits until a target average g...

  • Page 228

    Features aw00123402000 218 basler ace usb 3.0 camera.Autofunctionaoiusebrightness.Setvalue(true); // set the position and size of the auto function roi camera.Autofunctionaoioffsetx.Setvalue(0); camera.Autofunctionaoioffsety.Setvalue(0); camera.Autofunctionaoiwidth.Setvalue(1294); camera.Autofunctio...

  • Page 229: 8.11.5

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 219 for general information about auto functions, see section 8.11 on page 209 . For information about auto function rois and how to set them, see section 8.11.3 on page 211 . 8.11.5 exposure auto exposure auto is the "automatic" counterpart to manually sett...

  • Page 230

    Features aw00123402000 220 basler ace usb 3.0 1. Select the auto function roi, for example roi 1. 2. Set the value of the offset x, offset y, width, and height parameters for the roi. 3. Set the value of the auto exposure time lower limit and auto exposure time upper limit parameters. 4. Set the val...

  • Page 231

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 221 camera.Autoexposuretimeupperlimit.Setvalue(500000.0); // set the target gray value for the selected auto function // the parameter value range refers to the theoretically maximum // available range of gray values for the set pixel format. // for example,...

  • Page 232: 8.11.6

    Features aw00123402000 222 basler ace usb 3.0 8.11.6 auto function profile if you want to use the gain auto function and the exposure auto function at the same time, the auto function profile feature also takes effect. The auto function profile specifies whether the gain or the exposure time will be...

  • Page 233: 8.11.7

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 223 8.11.7 balance white auto balance white auto is the "automatic" counterpart to manually setting the white balance. The balance white auto function is only available on color models. Automatic white balancing is a two-step process. First, the balance rati...

  • Page 234: 8.11.8

    Features aw00123402000 224 basler ace usb 3.0 for more information about the pylon api and the pylon viewer, see section 3.1 on page 37 . For general information about auto functions, see section 8.11 on page 209 . For information about auto function rois and how to set them, see section 8.11.3 on p...

  • Page 235: 8.12

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 225 8.12 event notification when event notification is set to "on", the camera can generate an "event" and transmit a related event message to the pc whenever a specific situation has occurred. The camera can generate and transmit events for the following ty...

  • Page 236

    Features aw00123402000 226 basler ace usb 3.0 while the camera is waiting for an acknowledgement, no new event messages can be transmitted. 4. Event notification involves making some additional software-related steps and settings. For more information, see the "camera events" code sample included wi...

  • Page 237: 8.13

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 227 you can enable event notification and make the additional settings from within your application software by using the pylon api. The pylon 4 camera software suite includes a "grab_cameraevents" code sample that illustrates the entire process. For more de...

  • Page 238: 8.13.1

    Features aw00123402000 228 basler ace usb 3.0 8.13.1 test image descriptions test image 1 - fixed diagonal gray gradient (8 bit) the 8 bit fixed diagonal gray gradient test image is best suited for use when the camera is set for monochrome 8 bit output. The test image consists of fixed diagonal gray...

  • Page 239

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 229 test image 3 - moving diagonal gray gradient (12 bit) the 12 bit moving diagonal gray gradient test image is similar to test image 2, but it is a 12 bit pattern. The image moves by one pixel from right to left whenever a new image acquisition is initiate...

  • Page 240

    Features aw00123402000 230 basler ace usb 3.0 test image 6 - moving diagonal color gradient the moving diagonal color gradient test image is available on color cameras only and is designed for use when the camera is set for y’cbcr output. As shown in figure 94, test image six consists of diagonal co...

  • Page 241: 8.14

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 231 8.14 device information parameters each camera includes a set of "device information" parameters. These parameters provide some basic information about the camera. The device information parameters include: device vendor name (read only) - contains the c...

  • Page 242

    Features aw00123402000 232 basler ace usb 3.0 genicam::gcstring s = camera.Devicefirmwareversion.Getvalue(); // read the device serial number parameter genicam::gcstring s = camera.Deviceserialnumber.Getvalue(); // write and read the device user id parameter camera.Deviceuserid.Setvalue("cam_1"); ge...

  • Page 243

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 233 // read the sensorwidth parameter int64_t i = camera.Sensorwidth.Getvalue(); // read the sensorheight parameter int64_t i = camera.Sensorheight.Getvalue(); // read the widthmax parameter int64_t i = camera.Widthmax.Getvalue(); // read the heightmax param...

  • Page 244: 8.15

    Features aw00123402000 234 basler ace usb 3.0 8.15 user defined values the camera can store five "user defined values". Each value is a 32 bit signed integer value that you can set and read as desired. The values simply serve as convenient storage locations for the camera user and have no impact on ...

  • Page 245: 8.16

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 235 8.16 user sets a user set is a group of parameter values with all the settings needed to control the camera. There are three basic types of user sets: a selection of user sets - some that can be configured by the user and some with factory setups that ca...

  • Page 246

    Features aw00123402000 236 basler ace usb 3.0 the user sets with factory setups when a camera is manufactured, numerous tests are performed on the camera and three factory optimized setups are determined. The three user sets with factory optimized setups are: the default user set with a standard fac...

  • Page 247: 8.16.1

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 237 8.16.1 selecting a user set if you want to load any of the six user sets into the active user set or if you want to configure user set 1, user set 2 or user set 3, you must first select the desired user set. When the camera is delivered, the default user...

  • Page 248: 8.16.2

    Features aw00123402000 238 basler ace usb 3.0 8.16.2 saving a user set after having set parameter values as desired, you can save them for further use into user set 1, user set 2 or user set 3. Saving the parameter values also means saving them from the current active set into a user set in the came...

  • Page 249: 8.16.3

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 239 8.16.3 loading user set into the active user set you can load any user set from the camera’s non-volatile memory into the camera’s active user set. Accordingly, you can load the user sets with factory setup (default user set, high gain user set, auto fun...

  • Page 250: 8.16.4

    Features aw00123402000 240 basler ace usb 3.0 you can also use the basler pylon viewer to easily set the selector. For more information about the basler pylon api and the pylon viewer, see section 3.1 on page 37 . 8.16.4 designating a user set as the user set default you can designate any user set f...

  • Page 251

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 241 the user set default selector is used to select the startup set: 1. Set the user set default selector to the desired user set. You can set the user set default selector from within your application software by using the pylon api. The following code snip...

  • Page 252: 8.17

    Features aw00123402000 242 basler ace usb 3.0 8.17 chunk features 8.17.1 what are chunk features? In most cases, enabling a camera feature will simply change the behavior of the camera. The test image feature is a good example of this type of camera feature. When the test image feature is enabled, t...

  • Page 253: 8.17.3

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 243 1. Set the chunk mode active parameter to true. You can set the chunk mode active parameter value from within your application software by using the basler pylon api. The following code snippet illustrates using the api to set the parameter value: camera...

  • Page 254

    Features aw00123402000 244 basler ace usb 3.0 // make chunk mode active, select and enable gain chunk camera.Chunkselector.Setvalue(chunkselector_gain); camera.Chunkenable.Setvalue(true); you can also use the basler pylon viewer application to easily set the parameters. For more information about th...

  • Page 255

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 245 8.17.3.3 timestamp chunk the timestamp chunk feature adds a chunk to each acquired image containing a timestamp that was generated when frame acquisition was triggered. The timestamp is a 64 bit value. The timestamp is based on a counter that counts the ...

  • Page 256

    Features aw00123402000 246 basler ace usb 3.0 8.17.3.4 counter value chunk the counter value chunk feature numbers items sequentially as they occur. When the feature is enabled, a chunk is added to each image containing the value of the counter. The counter value used for the chunk is taken from the...

  • Page 257

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 247 number ranges be aware that the counter value initially starts at 1. Whenever the counter restarts after having reached 4294967295 it will however start another counting cycle at 0. Counter reset whenever the camera is powered off, the counter will reset...

  • Page 258

    Features aw00123402000 248 basler ace usb 3.0 8.17.3.5 crc checksum chunk the crc (cyclic redundancy check) checksum chunk feature adds a chunk to each acquired image containing a crc checksum calculated using the x-modem method. As shown in figure 96 , the checksum is calculated using all of the re...

  • Page 259

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 249 you can also use the basler pylon viewer application to easily set the parameters. For more information about the pylon api and the pylon viewer, see section 3.1 on page 37 ..

  • Page 260: 8.17.4

    Features aw00123402000 250 basler ace usb 3.0 8.17.4 retrieving data chunks when the chunk mode is active and data chunks are enabled, the selected data chunks are appended to each acquired image when the image is transferred to the host pc (see section 8.17.1 on page 242 ), creating a set of chunks...

  • Page 261

    Aw00123402000 features basler ace usb 3.0 251 parsing the appended chunks after the image data chunk and appended chunks were transferred to the pc, the sequence of chunks must be parsed to retrieve the chunk data via a genicam node map. If you use code written in c++ the appended data chunks are pa...

  • Page 262

    Features aw00123402000 252 basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 263: 9.1

    Aw00123402000 troubleshooting and support basler ace usb 3.0 253 9 troubleshooting and support this chapter outlines the resources available to you, if you need help working with your camera. 9.1 tech support resources if you need advice about your camera or if you need assistance troubleshooting a ...

  • Page 264: 9.3

    Troubleshooting and support aw00123402000 254 basler ace usb 3.0 9.3 before contacting basler technical support to help you as quickly and efficiently as possible when you have a problem with a basler camera, it is important that you collect several pieces of information before you contact basler te...

  • Page 265

    Aw00123402000 troubleshooting and support basler ace usb 3.0 255 1 the camera’s product id: 2 the camera’s serial number: 3 host adapter and chipset that you use with the camera: do you use a hub? Yes no 4 describe the problem in as much detail as possible: (if you need more space, use an extra shee...

  • Page 266

    Troubleshooting and support aw00123402000 256 basler ace usb 3.0 8 how severe is the problem? Camera can still be used. Camera can be used after i take this action: camera can no longer be used. 9 did your application ever run without problems? Yes no 10 parameter set it is very important for basler...

  • Page 267

    Aw00123402000 revision history basler ace usb 3.0 257 revision history doc. Id number date changes aw00123401000 04 jun 2013 initial release of the document. Applies to prototypes only. Aw00123402000 16 apr 2014 first release of this document for series cameras and some prototype cameras. Updated as...

  • Page 268

    Revision history aw00123402000 258 basler ace usb 3.0

  • Page 269

    Aw00123402000 index basler ace usb 3.0 259 index numerics 6-pin connector ........................................46 a active set see active user set active user set .......................................235 aoi see image region of interest area of interest see image region of interest auto functio...

  • Page 270

    Index aw00123402000 260 basler ace usb 3.0 device firmware version parameter ....... 231 device id parameter .............................. 231 device manufacturer info parameter ..... 231 device model name parameter ............. 231 device scan type parameter .................. 231 device user id ...

  • Page 271

    Aw00123402000 index basler ace usb 3.0 261 l led indicator ...........................................47 lens adapter c-mount ......................................21 , 22 cs-mount ....................................21 , 23 lens thread length (max. Allowed) ...24 , 159 licensing lz4 ..................

  • Page 272

    Index aw00123402000 262 basler ace usb 3.0 roi centering ........................................ 190 center x .......................................... 190 center y .......................................... 190 rolling ~ shutter mode ................................ 114 s saturation ................