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Basler L201 User Manual

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    L200 series user’s manual document id number: da037104 revision date: may 23, 2002 subject to change without notice © basler vision technologies basler support worldwide: americas: +1-877-934-8472 europe: +49-4102-463-500 asia: +65-425-0472 vc.Support.Usa@baslerweb.Com vc.Support.Europe@baslerweb.Co...

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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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    Basler l200 series i draft table of contents 1 introduction 1.1 the basler l200 product family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1.1 camera name change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 performanc...

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    Ii basler l200 series draft 4 configuring the camera 4.1 configuring the camera with the camera configuration tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4.1.1 opening the configuration tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4.1.2 closing the configuration tool . ...

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    Introduction basler l200 series 1-1 draft 1 introduction 1.1 the basler l200 product family l200 series line scan cameras are versatile cameras designed for industrial use. Superb image sensing features are combined with a robust, high precision machined housing. Important features are: • high sensi...

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    Introduction 1-2 basler l200 series draft 1.2 performance specifications specifications l201 l203 sensor type 4096 pixel linear ccd pixel size 7 µm (h) x 7 µm (v), 7 µm pitch lens adapter f-mount fill factor 100% spectral response 250 - 1050 nm, peak at 750 nm (see figure 1-1) anti-blooming 1:100 or...

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    Introduction basler l200 series 1-3 draft figure 1-1: l200 spectral responsivity (as specified for the sensor).

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    Introduction 1-4 basler l200 series draft 1.3 precautions read the manual read the manual carefully before using the camera. Keep foreign matter outside of the camera do not open the casing. Touching internal components may damage them. Be careful not to allow liquid, flammable, or metallic material...

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-1 draft 2 camera interface 2.1 connections 2.1.1 general description l200 series line scan cameras are interfaced to external circuitry via three connectors located on the back of the camera. Figure 2-1 shows the connector types used on the camera and figure 2- ...

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    Camera interface 2-2 basler l200 series draft figure 2-2: l200 indicators and connector functions led green: power ok serial port: rxd, txd + 24 v power supply pixel clock led yellow: signal integrity lval 8 or 2 * 8 digital video out exsync.

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-3 draft 2.1.2 pin assignments the d-sub hd 44 pin receptacle is used to interface video data and control signals. The pin assignments for the receptacle are shown in table 2-1. The pins assigned to dout 8 - dout 15 are not used in the single output version. Pin ...

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    Camera interface 2-4 basler l200 series draft the d-sub 9 pin plug is used for rs-232 communication between the host computer and the camera. The pin assignments for the plug are shown in table 2-2. The subminiature, round 4 pin plug is used for input power. The pin assignments for the plug are show...

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-5 draft 2.2 cable information 2.2.1 video data cable between the camera and the frame grabber the video data cable between the camera and the frame grabber must be made with 28 gauge awg twisted pair wire and have a characteristic impedance of 100 ohms. The maxi...

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    Camera interface 2-6 basler l200 series draft 2.3 video data and control signals all video data and control signals on the l200 series cameras use lvds technology as specified for rs-644. Detailed information on rs-644 appears in section 2.3.3 2.3.1 input signals 2.3.1.1 exsync: controls line readou...

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-7 draft the whole range of intensity includes 256 gray values. The digital gray value 0 corresponds to black and the digital gray value 255 to white. Figure 2-5: l201 pixel timing, single output operation, edge or level-controlled exposure mode figure 2-6: l203 ...

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    Camera interface 2-8 basler l200 series draft figure 2-7: l201 pixel timing, single output operation, programmable exposure mode figure 2-8: l203 pixel timing, single output operation, programmable exposure mode.

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-9 draft figure 2-9: l201 pixel timing, dual output operation, edge or level-controlled exposure mode figure 2-10: l203 pixel timing, dual output operation, edge or level-controlled exposure mode.

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    Camera interface 2-10 basler l200 series draft figure 2-11: l201 pixel timing, dual output operation, programmable exposure mode figure 2-12: l203 pixel timing, dual output operation, programmable exposure mode.

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-11 draft 2.3.3 lvds and rs-644 information all video data and control signals on l200 series cameras use lvds technology as specified for rs-644. Basic rs-644 characteristics are outlined in table 2-6. L200 series cameras use national semiconductor ds90c031 diff...

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    Camera interface 2-12 basler l200 series draft figure 2-13: l200 series input/output connections (video data and control signals) 1y 1z 2y 2z 3y 3z 4y 4z dout8 /dout8 dout9 /dout9 dout10 /dout10 dout11 /dout11 2 3 6 5 10 11 14 13 1y 1z 2y 2z 3y 3z 4y 4z dout12 /dout12 dout13 /dout13 dout14 /dout14 d...

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    Camera interface basler l200 series 2-13 draft 2.3.3.1 rs-644/rs-422 compatibility typically, rs-644 and rs-422 devices are compatible. As shown in table 2-6, the rs-422 receiver threshold is ± 0.20 v. This threshold is well within the rs-644 voltage swing of ± 0.35 v. For this reason, an rs-422 rec...

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    Camera interface 2-14 basler l200 series draft 2.4 rs-232 serial port l200 series cameras are equipped with an rs-232 serial port for programming operation modes and parameters. The data character format is 8n1 (8 data bits + no parity + 1 stop bit). Baud rate is 9600 bps, others are available upon ...

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    Operation and features basler l200 series 3-1 draft 3 basic operation and features 3.1 functional description l200 series line scan cameras use ccd sensor chips which provide features such as electronic exposure time control and anti-blooming. Exposure is controlled via an external exsync signal. Th...

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    Operation and features 3-2 basler l200 series draft 3.2 configuration sets the camera’s adjustable parameters are stored in configuration sets and each configuration set contains all of the parameters needed to control the camera. There are three different configuration sets, the work set, the user ...

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    Operation and features basler l200 series 3-3 draft 3.3 basic exposure time control modes the camera can be programmed to function in three basic exposure time control modes. In these modes, an exsync signal is used to control exposure time and line readout. Note that the exposure time may vary by 2...

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    Operation and features 3-4 basler l200 series draft 3.4 free run mode in free-run, no exsync signal is required. The camera generates its own internally controlled sync signal and lines are transferred to the output of the camera automatically. In free-run there are two modes of exposure time contro...

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    Operation and features basler l200 series 3-5 draft 3.5 gain and offset the major components in the camera electronics include: a ccd sensor, two amplifiers, and two adcs (analog to digital converters). The pixels in the ccd sensor output voltage signals when they are exposed to light. These voltage...

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    Operation and features 3-6 basler l200 series draft to change gain and offset with programming commands and describe a method for keeping the channels in balance when you change gain and offset with commands. The factory default gain and offset are set so that with optimal lighting (see section 4.2....

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    Operation and features basler l200 series 3-7 draft 3.6 test image the test image mode is used to check the camera’s basic functionality and its ability to transmit an image via the video data cable. In test mode, the image is generated using a software program rather than the camera’s optics and cc...

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    Operation and features 3-8 basler l200 series draft 3.7 camera status l200 series cameras monitor their status by performing a regular series of self checks. The current status of the camera can be viewed in several ways: • with the camera configuration tool. You can use the status tab (see section ...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-1 draft 4 configuring the camera l200 series cameras are programmable via the serial port. They come factory-set so that they will work properly for most applications with minor changes to the camera configuration. For normal operation, the following param...

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    Configuring the camera 4-2 basler l200 series draft 4.1 configuring the camera with the camera configuration tool the camera configuration tool is a windows ® based program used to easily change the camera’s settings. The tool communicates via the serial interface and automatically generates the bin...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-3 draft using the refresh and apply buttons two buttons always appear at the bottom of the configuration tool window, the refresh button and the apply button. Typically, if you make a change to one or more of the settings on a tab, you must click the apply...

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    Configuring the camera 4-4 basler l200 series draft 4.2 configuring the camera with programming commands camera settings can be changed via the serial interface using a set of ascii based programming commands. The commands can be issued from a terminal emulation program or from your application. Sec...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-5 draft 4.2.3 reading configuration parameters to list all current configuration parameters, use the command :?. The camera replies with the current configuration of the work set: model l201 sn 792256123000 id cf020101 expmode 00 exptime 00100 flags 00 dac...

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    Configuring the camera 4-6 basler l200 series draft 4.2.5 camera status to check the current status of the camera, use the :f command. The camera replies with the current status flags. See section 6.2 for a more detailed explanation of status flags and a list of the flags. 4.2.6 gain command the for...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-7 draft 4.2.7 offset command the format of the command used to change the offset on the odd channel is :d1n 2 n 1 n 0 where n 2, n 1 and n 0 are hexadecimal digits. The value of the hexadecimal digits can range from 000 to 3ff (0 to 1023 decimal). The form...

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    Configuring the camera 4-8 basler l200 series draft 4.2.8 factors to consider when changing gain and offset there are two major factors to keep in mind when changing gain and offset from the factory defaults: 1. The electronics in the camera’s even channel and odd channel are slightly different. Due...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-9 draft figure 4-2: odd and even channel gain and offset if you want to change the gain using programming commands, you must select a percentage of the normally available gain/offset range and use the formula below to calculate the required settings for th...

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    Configuring the camera 4-10 basler l200 series draft figure 4-3: settings at 40% of the normal range even channel offset setting for 40% of normal range odd even odd even 0% 100% 40% odd channel offset setting for 40% of normal range even channel gain setting for 40% of normal range odd channel gain...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-11 draft example of setting the gain and offset: to aid your understanding of the process for setting gain and offset, an example appears below. The example assumes that you want to set the gain to 40% of the normally available range. 1. Use the :? Command...

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    Configuring the camera 4-12 basler l200 series draft 8. Use the terminal program to set the gain and offset to the values that you calculated: use the command :d003f to set the odd channel gain use the command :d1038 to set the odd channel offset use the command :d203c to set the even channel gain u...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-13 draft 4.2.9 programming exposure time control three modes of exsync exposure time control and two modes of free-run exposure time control can be selected by programming. See sections 3.3 and 3.4 for an explanation of the exposure time control modes. 4.2...

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    Configuring the camera 4-14 basler l200 series draft 4.2.9.2 setting the exposure time for programmable modes when the camera is operating in programmable mode, an exposure time must be specified. The exposure time command allows you to set a time unit and a multiplier. The camera determines the exp...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-15 draft 4.2.9.3 using the line period multiplier to set the line period for free-run mode when the camera is operating in free-run mode a line period must be specified. In other modes, the line period is ignored. The line period multiplier command allows ...

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    Configuring the camera 4-16 basler l200 series draft 4.2.10 programming single/dual output the format of the command used to select single or dual output is :on 1 n 0 where n 1 and n 0 are hexadecimal digits. • to select single output operation, enter the command :o00. • to select dual output operat...

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    Configuring the camera basler l200 series 4-17 draft 4.2.13 list of commands description command reading camera configuration read work set :? Read camera model :?0 read serial number :?1 read id :?2 read serial interface protocol version :?3 read firmware version :?4 read camera status flags :f set...

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    Configuring the camera 4-18 basler l200 series draft.

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    Mechanical considerations basler l200 series 5-1 draft 5 mechanical considerations 5.1 dimensions the camera’s sensor and electronics are housed in an aluminum case. Dimensions are given in the diagram in figure 5-1. All dimensions are in mm. 5.2 mounting facilities the l200 series camera housing is...

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    Mechanical considerations 5-2 basler l200 series draft figure 5-1: mechanical dimensions [in mm].

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    Mechanical considerations basler l200 series 5-3 draft 5.3 positioning accuracy of the sensor chip positioning accuracy of the sensor chip in the horizontal and vertical direction is ± 0.05 mm. As shown in figure 5-2, reference positions are two edges of the camera housing. Rotational positioning ac...

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    Mechanical considerations 5-4 basler l200 series draft 5.4 optical interface an adapter for f-mount lenses is available for all l200 series cameras. When choosing a lens, ensure that the image circle diameter of the lens is at least as great as the length of the photosensitive sensor area. 5.4.1 ada...

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    Troubleshooting basler l200 series 6-1 draft 6 troubleshooting 6.1 quick checklist if you are having trouble with the operation of your camera, make a quick check of the following items: • power is applied to the camera and it meets the specifications shown in section 2.5. • you are using the correc...

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    Troubleshooting 6-2 basler l200 series draft 6.2 fault finding using camera flags l200 series cameras regularly perform self tests. Detected errors are signaled by blinking of the yellow led on the back of the camera. The number of pulses indicate the detected error. If several error states are pres...

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    Basler l200 series i draft revision history doc. Id number date changes da037101 15-june-2001 initial release. Da037102 10-july-2001 made revisions required by the new camera configuration tool: removed the installation chapter and placed the installation informa- tion in a separate camera installat...

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    Ii basler l200 series draft.

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    Basler l200 series iii draft index a adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 anti-blooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 apply button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 c camera configuration tool apply butt...

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    Iv basler l200 series draft p performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 photo response non-uniformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 pixel clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....