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JAI RM-6740GE User Manual
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Rm/tm-6740ge rmc/tmc-6740ge digital monochrome/color progressive scan, interline-transfer ge camera document version: f document p/n: 10086.
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Disclaimer iii tm-6740ge series disclaimer the material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to jai inc., and may only be used by the purchasers of the product. Jai, inc. Makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which m...
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Tm-6740ge series iv disclaimer warning changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for fcc compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Tm-6740 series operation manual jai inc. 625 river oaks parkway san jose, ca 95134 tel:(408) 383-0...
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Table of contents v tm-6740ge series table of contents disclaimer notice ................................................................................................... Iii table of contents ................................................................................................... V lis...
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Tm-6740ge series vi disclaimer 4.3.3 disable firewalls ...................................................................................... 36 4.3.4 enabling jumbo frames .............................................................................. 36 4.3.5 setting receive descriptors ..............
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List of figures vii tm-6740ge series list of figures figure 1. 12-pin connector pinouts. ........................................................................... 12 figure 2. Gige ethernet connector ............................................................................ 12 figure 3. 12p-02s ...
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Tm-6740ge series viii list of tables list of tables table 1 12-pin connector ..................................................................................... 12 table 2 tm-6740ge scan modes .............................................................................. 17 table 3 electronic shut...
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Introduction 9 tm-6740ge series 1. Tm-6740ge series hardware operation manual 1 hardware introduction 1.1 product description the jai tm-6740ge is a dual-tap output, high-speed progressive scan ccd camera. The interline-type ccd permits full vertical and horizontal resolution of very high speed shut...
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Tm-6740ge series 10 introduction • electronic shutter the tm-6740ge has a substrate drain-type shutter mechanism which provides superb pictures at various speeds without smearing. • asynchronous reset the tm-6740ge captures async reset images and provides single-shot video output with single fdv. Th...
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Installation 11 tm-6740ge series 2 installation the following instructions will help you set up your camera quickly and easily. Jai suggests that you read through these instructions first, before you unpack and set up your camera system. 2.1 getting started 2.1.1 unpacking instructions jai recommend...
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Tm-6740ge series 12 installation 2.2.2 connector pin configurations 2.2.2.1 12-pin connector the tm-6740ge has a 12-pin hirose connector for power input and signal integration. Pin #1 is ground and pin #2 is +12v dc. The pin-out table is shown in table 1. Figure 1. 12-pin connector pinouts. Pin #1 i...
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Installation 13 tm-6740ge series pd-12uu pd-12uu (no 12-pin connector) us plug pd-12uup pd-12uu with 12-pin connector us plug pd-12ue pd-12uu (no 12-pin connector) european plug pd-12uep pd-12uu with 12-pin connector european plug if you are providing power through the 12-pin connector, the pd-12p, ...
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Tm-6740ge series 14 installation 2.2.3.3 building your own power cable refer to the 12-pin connector pin-out in table 1 on page 12. Connect the ground lead to pin #1, and the +12v dc lead to pin #2 of the 12-pin connector. Power must be dc-regulated, and of sufficient current to properly power the c...
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Installation 15 tm-6740ge series figure 4. Back-focus set-screw locations.
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Tm-6740ge series 16 operation 3 operation 3.1 progressive scanning the tm-6740ge uses a state-of-the-art progressive scanning interline transfer ccd which scans all lines sequentially from top to bottom at one frame rate. Like a non-interlace computer screen, it generates a stable, crisp image witho...
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Operation 17 tm-6740ge series binning mode the tm-6740ge series has horizontal and vertical binning. By selection, the camera has 1x2, 1x4, 2x1, 2x2, 2x4, 4x1, 4x2, and 4x4 binning. Table 2 tm-6740ge scan modes scan mode active pixels vertical frequency (hz) horizontal frequency (khz) output clock b...
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Tm-6740ge series 18 operation scan mode active pixels vertical frequency (hz) horizontal frequency (khz) output clock binning scan area digital (mhz) analog (mhz) 4x2 a 160x240 400 92.59 b 160x80 1000 92.59 c 56x240 1000 208.33 d 56x80 2315 208.33 4x4 a 160x120 712 92.59 b 160x40 1596 92.59 c 56x120...
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Operation 19 tm-6740ge series 3.2.3 starting pixel configuration all manufacturers produce identical bayer cfas, but there are slight differences between the ccds produced by different manufacturers. The first line is generally r and g. The camera timing can be adjusted to start with either g or r b...
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Tm-6740ge series 20 operation figure 8. Example of tmc-6740ge in default mode. It is important to meet the exact starting pixel at the line, and the starting line in frame. If the starting pixel or line is shifted due to the image capture configuration, then the interpolation software can be adjuste...
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Operation 21 tm-6740ge series all accupixel color cameras are carefully designed for maximum color performance. Jai strongly suggests that you use digital output for the best performance. Some software is used on board (fpga or dsp) to perform the interpolation. Other software simply uses the host c...
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Tm-6740ge series 22 operation 3.6.1 async no shutter async no shutter allows for strobe and back-to-back strobing (strobing both before the transfer gate and right after) applications as shown in figure 9. This mode is meant to be used in a dark environment in conjunction with a strobe light. Figure...
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Operation 23 tm-6740ge series the video signal starts with internal vinit. When the external vinit pulse is applied, internal vinit is latched to hd and the internal vinit is delayed to set up the shutter speed period. The shutter speed is controllable by the user via communication software. Video o...
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Tm-6740ge series 24 operation figure 11. Read-out inhibit 3.6.4 async programmable exposure mode async programmable exposure is determined by a shutter value entered from 0 to 2079. The shutter value equals 1h (horizontal line time) or 10 μsec for each increment. The async programmable exposure timi...
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Operation 25 tm-6740ge series 3.7 dynamic range control the typical interline transfer ccd has fixed noise levels based on dark current (thermal or kt noise), pattern noise, and the operating clock speed. In general, the level of the 40 mhz pixel clock ccd at room temperature is around 20 to 30 elec...
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Tm-6740ge series 26 operation 3.8 camera timing charts.
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Operation 27 tm-6740ge series.
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Tm-6740ge series 28 operation.
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Operation 29 tm-6740ge series 3.9 video output table 4 video output (a to j) scan mode output horizontal (pixels) binning scan digital analog digital analog area a b c f g h i j no binning a 40mhz 80mhz 400 80 320 58 16 86 640 800 b 400 80 320 640 800 c 160 48 112 224 320 d 160 48 112 224 320 1x2 a ...
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Tm-6740ge series 30 operation table 5 video output (k to t) scan mode output vertical (pixels) binning scan digital analog digital analog area k l m* p‡ r s t no binning a 40mhz 80mhz 500 20 480 3 14 480 500 b 185 25 160 9 13 160 185 c 500 20 480 3 14 480 500 d 200 40 160 9 28 160 200 1x2 a 250 10 2...
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Operation 31 tm-6740ge series 3.10 external hd locking and external vd reset table 6 external hd locking and external vd reset (ea to ee) scan mode pixel horizontal external hd locking timing (pixels) binning scan freq. Time ea eb ec ed ee area clock (khz) (μsec) no binning a 40mhz 100 10 400 32 368...
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Tm-6740ge series 32 operation table 7 external hd locking (ef to ej) scan mode pixel verticall external hd locking timing (pixels) binning scan freq. Time ef eg eh ei ej area clock (khz) (μsec) no binning a 40mhz 200 5000 500 9 500 500 b 540 1850 185 185 185 c 500 2000 500 500 500 d 1250 800 200 200...
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Operation 33 tm-6740ge series 3.11 asynchronous reset table 8 async reset scan mode async reset timing binning scan area aa (no lines) ab (μsec) ac (μsec) ad (μsec) ae ag (no lines) ah (lines) ai (lines)* s1-8† s9‡ no binning a >1 & 43.2 4.8 1.9 s1-8: >1 line s1=1 s2=2 s3=5 s4=12 s5=24 s6=49 s7=99 s...
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Functions and operations 35 tm-6740ge series 4 functions and operations 4.1 gige vision standard interface the tm-6740ge series cameras are designed in accordance with the gige vision standard. Digital images are transmitted over cat5e or cat6 ethernet cables. All camera functions are also controlle...
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Tm-6740ge series 36 functions and operations note: the mono10 and bayergri0 settings at full frame rate will exceed gige bandwidth. It is recommended to use mono8, mono10packed, or bayergr8 for max frame rate. For tm-6740ge series cameras, the jumbo frame can be set at a maximum 16260 bytes (factory...
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Functions and operations 37 tm-6740ge series (6) expand [network adapters]. (7) select target nic, right-click, and click [properties]. Note: the following procedure uses the intel ® pro/1000 as an example. If a different nic is used, the setup tabs will likely be different. In that case, set the it...
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Tm-6740ge series 38 functions and operations (9) select jumbo frames under property, and select the desired value. This setting defines the maximum gevscps packet size the camera can use. (10)click [ok]. (11)close [device manager]. (12)close [system properties] clicking [ok]. 4.3.5 setting receive d...
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Functions and operations 39 tm-6740ge series 4.3.6 interrupt moderation rate if the network connection properties list contains a property called interrupt moderation rate, then it is possible to set the preferred value. When it is changed from minimal, m high and extreme, number of interruption is ...
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Tm-6740ge series 40 functions and operations 1. At first, type in the frame rate of the connected camera. Tm-6740ge series cameras are 200 fps. 2. Set the bandwidth at 80%. 3. Click the calculation tab. 4. New value is calculated. 5. Click ok. This shown value is automatically transferred to the pac...
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Functions and operations 41 tm-6740ge series if it is not shown, confirm the setting in the “settings” window. Access the “settings” window by clicking on the “control knob” icon in the upper right corner of the window. Refer to the “getting started guide” provided with the jai gige vision sdk and c...
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Tm-6740ge series 42 configuring the camera 5 configuring the camera the following sections describe the various features of the camera. 5.1 acquisition and trigger controls these controls affect exposure mode, exposure time, and image acquisition operations. Figure 13. Acquisition and trigger contro...
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Configuring the camera 43 tm-6740ge series − continuouspreset1: 1 / 250 sec − continuouspreset2: 1 / 500 sec − continuouspreset3: 1 / 1,000 sec − continuouspreset4: 1 / 2,000 sec − continuouspreset5: 1 / 4,000 sec − continuouspreset6: 1 / 8,000 sec − continuouspreset7: 1 / 16,000 sec − continuouspre...
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Tm-6740ge series 44 configuring the camera 5.2 analogcontrols these controls allow you to make adjustment to image intensities (gain), black level, and channel balancing. The camera image sensor is read out via two channels called taps. Each channel’s gain, and black level can be independently adjus...
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Configuring the camera 45 tm-6740ge series 5.3 image size controls these controls allow you to make adjustment to the image’s size, scan mode, and binning. Please see section 3.1 for a table of possible image sizes and modes. Figure 15. Imagesizecontrol category sensordigitizationtaps: the image sen...
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Tm-6740ge series 46 configuring the camera figure 16. Image output example scanmode: controls the image size captured by the image sensor. By changing to a smaller size you can achieve a faster frame rate. After changing scanmode it is necessary to adjust the width and height value to a valid value....
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Configuring the camera 47 tm-6740ge series 5.4 lut (look up table) the camera’s lut is used for dynamic range control when the camera is in 8-bit output mode (mono8 or bayergr8). This allows for the full utilization of the image sensor’s 10-bit output as it is mapped to the 8-bit output. Figure 17. ...
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Tm-6740ge series 48 configuring the camera 5.5 usersets these controls are for saving camera settings to the onboard memory and selection of which setting will be used during bootup. Figure 18. Usersets category usersetselector: selects which memory page to load, or save. Available options: − defaul...
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Configuring the camera 49 tm-6740ge series devicmodelname: shows the camera model name. Deviceversion: shows the current camera version. Deviceid: the device serial id. This is set at the factory and only available in expert and guru visibility modes. Deviceuserid: user’s modifiable id. You can ente...
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Tm-6740ge series 50 configuring the camera figure 20. Gigevisiontransportlayer persistent ip 5.7.2 stream channel packet size images are sent via the streamchannel in gige vision terminology. The camera is able to adjust the size of the data packets sent on this channel. The minimum required value i...
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Configuring the camera 51 tm-6740ge series figure 21. Plc lut diagram note: ext_vd, ext_hd, evinit and intg_con all go the camera head. Ttl output (strobe) goes outside the camera via pin 8 of the 12-pin cable..
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Tm-6740ge series 52 configuring the camera figure 22. Plc 5.8.1 signalroutingblock the signal routing block is a group of switches that lets you route signals to the plc lookup table. There are a total of 8 input lines, numbered from i0 to i7. Each input line can accept a number of different signals...
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Configuring the camera 53 tm-6740ge series figure 23. Signalroutingblock here are the possible input signals into the plc: signal source signal name / input pin description 12 pin external_trigger_in_pin6 external trigger signal. 12 pin external_vd_in_pin7 external vertical drive signal. 12 pin exte...
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Tm-6740ge series 54 configuring the camera signal source signal name / input pin description pulse generator timer1out pulse generator 1 output signal. Pulse generator timer2out pulse generator 2 output signal. Pulse generator timer3out pulse generator 3 output signal. Pulse generator timer4out puls...
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Configuring the camera 55 tm-6740ge series figure 24. Controlbits 5.8.3 plc lookuptable the plc lookup table lets you connect any input signal i0-i7 to any lookup table output signal q0-q17. You can manipulate your inputs using simple or complex boolean operations. Each q output results from the boo...
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Tm-6740ge series 56 configuring the camera the q output allows the following boolean operations: − variable0 op0 variable1 op1 variable2 op2 variable3 − (variable0 op0 variable1) op1 variable2 op2 variable3 − variable0 op0 variable1 op1 (variable2 op2 variable3) − (variable0 op0 variable1) op1 (vari...
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Configuring the camera 57 tm-6740ge series plc_q7_configuration: affects the ext_hd signal. − set to zero to get the signal from the plc_q7 output. − set to one to bypass the plc lut and get the signal directly from external 12-pin cable. Note: if the ext_vd and ext_hd are not being used set plc_q6_...
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Tm-6740ge series 58 configuring the camera figure 27. Countersandtimerscontrols 5.8.5 counters the general purpose counter lets you maintain a count between 0 and 2 32 -1 (long integer). You can use different inputs to increment, decrement, or clear the counter value. The general purpose counter out...
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Configuring the camera 59 tm-6740ge series counterdecrementeventsource: selects the events that will decrement the counter. This signal comes from the q16 pin of the plc lut. Available options: − off: no decrement events − plc_q16_risingedge: decrement when the signal goes from low to high − plc_q16...
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Tm-6740ge series 60 configuring the camera 5.8.6 pulse generators controls the pulse generator lets you create a pulsed digital signal with a configurable frequency. They can be configured to emit a continuous (periodic) pulse. One use of this feature is to create a periodic trigger signal. The low ...
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Configuring the camera 61 tm-6740ge series 5.8.7 plc grabber features ipengine Ægrabber Æ channel0 Æacquisitionconfiguration grbch0acqcfgmemorywaterlevel: the camera has 16mb of memory for frame buffering. Water level setting specifies how much of that memory to use with the acquistionmode’s recordi...
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Tm-6740ge series 62 configuring the camera b. Set plc_i4 to “internal cam_strobe_out”. C. Set plc_i7 to timer1out. 4. Setup the programmablelogiccontroller (plc) to route the timer1 output to the camera’s trigger line. A. Goto ipengine > programmablelogiccontroller > lookuptable i set q4 > plc_q4_va...
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Configuring the camera 63 tm-6740ge series category / feature read/write value range default value visibility level blacklevelraw rw 0-511 factory set expert blacklevelautobalance rw off continuous continuous expert countersandtimerscontrols timerselector rw timer1 timer2 timer3 timer4 timer1 beginn...
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Tm-6740ge series 64 configuring the camera category / feature read/write value range default value visibility level deviceinformation devicevendorname ro beginner devicemodelname ro beginner devicemanufacturerinfo ro beginner deviceversion ro beginner deviceid ro expert deviceuserid rw user definabl...
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Configuring the camera 65 tm-6740ge series category / feature read/write value range default value visibility level testimageselector rw off devicespecific ipenginetestpattern off beginner lut lutmode rw linear gamma45 knne linear beginner kneex1 rw 0 - 255 255 beginner kneey1 rw 0 - 255 255 beginne...
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Tm-6740ge series 66 troubleshooting 6 troubleshooting 6.1 problems and solutions following are troubleshooting tips for common problems. Generally, problems can easily be solved by following these instructions. If the following remedies fail to offer a solution to your problems, please contact a jai...
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Appendix 67 tm-6740ge series 7 appendix 7.1 specifications table 9 tm-6740ge camera specifications table feature tm-6740ge imager 1/3" progressive scan interline transfer ccd (kai-0340) active area 4.74mm x 3.55mm active pixels 640 (h) x 480 (v) cell size 7.4μm x 7.4μm display mode (active pixels) 6...
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Tm-6740ge series 68 appendix 7.1.1 tm-6740ge physical dimensions figure 28. Physical dimensions caution:when mounting the camera to any fixture, do not use screws that extend more than 5 mm into the camera housing to avoid possible damage to the internal circuitry. For attaching the tripod mounting ...
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Appendix 69 tm-6740ge series 7.1.2 spectral response figure 29. Tm-6740 spectral response figure 30. Tmc-6740 spectral response.
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Tm-6740ge series 70 appendix.
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