Allied Vision Goldeye G User manual

GIGE VISION SWIR CAMERAS
Goldeye G
Technical Manual
V 2.0.0
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH // Taschenweg 2a, D-07646 Stadtroda/Germany 2015-Aug-26

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GoldeyeGTechn icalManualV2.0.0
Table of contents

Tableofcontents
ivGoldeyeGTechn icalManualV2.0.0
Tableofcontents
Documenthistoryandconventions
Documenthistory .......................................................................2
Conventionsusedinthismanual...........................................................3
Symbolsandnotes ...................................................................3
Manualoverview .......................................................................4
Safetyandlegislation
Generalsafetynotices...................................................................8
EuropeanEconomicArea(EEA)requirements................................................9
CEconformity .......................................................................9
WEEEcompliance....................................................................9
FCC‐ClassBDevice .....................................................................9
Legalnotice.........................................................................9
Applianceclassification .................................................................10
Targetgroup..........................................................................10
Intendeduse ..........................................................................10
Trademarks...........................................................................11
Warranty.............................................................................11
Copyright .............................................................................11
Customerassistance
Additionaldocumentation..................................................................14
Support ..............................................................................14
Contactaddresses:..................................................................15
Technicaldata
Modelsandmodularoptions.............................................................18
Advancedfeatures .....................................................................18
Cameraspecifications...................................................................20
GoldeyeG‐008SWIR................................................................20
GoldeyeG‐032SWIR,GoldeyeG‐032SWIRCool.........................................24
GoldeyeG‐033SWIR................................................................28
Cameradimensions ....................................................................32
Mountingthecamera ...............................................................32
Cameradimensions ....................................................................33
Sensorpositionaccuracy................................................................39
Methodofpositioning ...............................................................39
Referencepoints ...................................................................39
Accuracy..........................................................................39
X/Y‐tolerances.....................................................................39
Accessories
Adaptersandconnectors ................................................................42
Ethernetadapters ..................................................................42

Tableofcontents
vGoldeyeGTechnicalManualV2.0.0
PoweradaptersforGoldeyestandardmodels ...........................................42
PoweradaptersforGoldeyeCoolmodels ...............................................43
Hirose12‐pinI/Oconnectors .........................................................43
Hirose4‐pinpowerconnectors........................................................43
Mountadaptersandfilters ..............................................................44
Bandpassfilters1450nm(waterfilters) ................................................44
Otheraccessories......................................................................44
HeatsinksetforGoldeyeGcameras...................................................44
Filtersandmounts
Changingthelensadapter............................................................46
C‐Mount..............................................................................47
SpecificationsoftheC‐Mountadapter .................................................47
ChangingthefilterintheC‐Mountadapter .............................................47
F‐Mount ..............................................................................49
SpecificationsoftheF‐Mountadapter..................................................49
ChangingthefilterintheF‐Mountadapter..............................................49
M42‐Mount ...........................................................................51
SpecificationsoftheM42‐Mountadapter...............................................51
ChangingthefilterintheM42‐Mountadapter...........................................51
Specificfilterapplications ...............................................................53
Bandpassfilter .....................................................................53
Camerainterfaces
GigabitEthernet.......................................................................56
Powersupply..........................................................................58
TemperaturestatusLED .............................................................62
I/Oconnectorsandpinassignment .......................................................63
Connectors........................................................................63
I/Otypes..........................................................................63
Pinassignment.....................................................................64
I/Odefinition ..........................................................................65
ExternalGNDandexternalpower(pin1,pin2)..........................................65
Inputsignals ..........................................................................66
Isolatedinputblockdiagram..........................................................67
Outputsignals .........................................................................67
Isolatedoutputblockdiagram ........................................................69
Controlsignals .....................................................................71
Triggertimingdiagram...............................................................73
Notesontriggering .................................................................73
Dataprocessingpath
Imageprocessingchain.....................................................................78
ImagecorrectionsforSWIRsensors .......................................................79
Determinationandstorageofcorrectiondata...........................................79
Non‐uniformitycorrection(NUC) ......................................................80
Backgroundcorrection(BC) ..........................................................84

Tableofcontents
viGoldeyeGTech nicalManualV2.0.0
Defectpixelcorrection(DPC) .........................................................87
Otherimageprocessingfeatures .........................................................89
Look‐uptable(LUT).................................................................89
Binning ...........................................................................92
Framememory........................................................................94
AvailableGoldeyecameracontrols........................................................94
Temperaturecontrol
Principleofoperation .................................................................. 106
Temperaturecontrolofthesensor ...................................................106
Neutralizationofthetemperatureinfluence ...........................................107
Thetemperaturesetpoints ..........................................................109
Operationalstatuses ............................................................... 110
GigEFeaturesfortemperaturemanagement ........................................... 111
Firmwareupdate
Cameracleaning
Avoidingthenecessityofcameracleaning ................................................118
Identifyingcontaminations ............................................................. 119
Whereisthecontamination?—Locatingcontaminations.................................... 120
Removingfilter/protectionglass.......................................................120
Cleaninginstructions ..................................................................121
Useofcompressedair................................................................. 123
Index

GoldeyeGTechn icalManualV2.0.0
Document history and conventions
Thischapterincludes
•Overviewofthemanual(shortdescriptionof
eachchapter),thedocumenthistory
•Conventionsusedinthismanual(stylesandsym‐
bols)
• ReferencestofurtherinformationaboutAllied
VisionGigEcameras,availableAlliedVisionsoft‐
ware(incl.documentation),andwheretoobtain
it

2GoldeyeGTech nica lManualV2.0.0
Documenthistoryandconventions
ThisGoldeyeTechnicalManualdescribesindepththetechnicalspecificationsand
operatingprincipleoftheGoldeyecamerafamily(AlliedVisionorderno.4068xxx),
includingfeatureoverview,dimensions,I/Odefinition,pixelformats,image
processingandIR‐specificdataprocessing,basicandadvancedparameters,and
settingsaswellasbandwidthandframeraterelatedsubjects.
Documenthistory
Version/date
V1.0.0/2014‐Jul‐11 Firstreleaseofthedocument.
V1.1.0/2014‐Oct‐24 Introductionofautomaticnon‐uniformitycorrection.
IntroducedthenewChapterResolutionandROI.
IntroductionofGoldeyeG‐032SWIRCoolinmultiple
chapters.
AddedsmallupdatestoChapterSafetyandlegislation
onpage 7.
V1.2.0/2014‐Nov‐07 Updatedtonewbrandnameandnewbrandlogo.
V1.3.0/2015‐Mar‐20 IntroductionofGoldeyeG‐033.
Extendedthedescriptionofimagecorrections.
V2.0.0/2015‐Aug‐24 Completeimplementationofnewcorporatelayout.
IntroductionofGoldeyeG‐008.
IntroductionofLook‐uptableandBinningintothe
firmware.
Table1:Documenthistory

Documenthistoryandconventions
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Conventionsusedinthismanual
Togivethismanualaneasilyunderstandablelayoutandtoemphasizeimportant
information,thefollowingtypographicalstylesandsymbolsareused:
Symbolsandnotes
Style Functionandexample
Emphasis Somepartsofthetextareemphasized.
Publicationtitle IfPublicationTitlesappearinthetext,theyareitalicized.
Crossreference Partsofthetextthatcanbejumpedtowithanactivelink,are
markedasCrossReference.
Webreference PagesontheAlliedVisionwebsitearemarkedasaweb
reference.
OutputInmanycasesitisnecessarytomarktheoutput of
softwareontoaninterface.
Input Inasimilarway,humaninput into softwareismarked.
Table2:Markupconventionsusedinthismanual.
PracticalTip
Thissymbolhighlightsapracticaltipthathelpstobetterunderstandthecamera‘s
featuresandfunctions,andtomakebetteruseofit.
Furtherinformationavailableonline
ThissymbolhighlightsURLsforfurtherinformation.TheURLitselfisshowninblue.
Example:
http://www.alliedvision.com
Safety‐relatedinstructionstoavoidmalfunctions
Thissymbolindicatesimportantorspecificinstructionsorproceduresthatare
relatedtoproductsafety.Youneedtofollowtheseinstructionstoavoidmalfunc‐
tions.
Possibledamage
Thissymbolisusedtoaddressimportantinformationtoavoidphysicalormaterial
damage;however,isnotrelatedtobodilyinjury.
i

4GoldeyeGTech nica lManualV2.0.0
Documenthistoryandconventions
Manualoverview
Thismanualoverviewoutlinesthecontentsofeachchapterofthismanual.
•Documenthistoryandconventionsonpage 7(thischapter):
Documenthistory,andconventionsusedinthismanual(stylesandsymbols),
overviewofthemanual(shortdescriptionofeachchapter).Additionally,there
arereferencestofurtherinformationaboutAlliedVisionGigEcameras,avail‐
ableAlliedVisionsoftware(incl.documentation)andwheretoobtainit.
•Safetyandlegislationonpage 7:
InformationaboutthelegalrequirementsandrestrictionsconcerningallAllied
Visioncameras,basedoncurrentandrelevantlegislation.Particularemphasis
hasbeengiventolegislationoftheEuropeanEconomicAreaEEA(CE,RoHS,
WEEE)aswellaslegislationoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica(FCC).
•Customerassistanceonpage 13:
AlliedVisioncontactdatafor
‐ReferencestoadditionalAlliedVisiondocumentation
‐Technicalinformationandsupport
‐Commercialinformation
‐DetailsaboutaccessoriesavailableforGoldeyeGcameras
•Technicaldataonpage 17:
‐Technicalspecifications,advancedfeatures,andmeasuredspectralsensi‐
tivitydiagramsforeachGoldeyecameratype.
‐InformationaboutsensorpositionaccuracyofGoldeyeSWIRcameras.
‐Frameratesthatresultwhenchangingtheresolutionfromsmallestto
maximumwindowsize,listsframeratesachievablewithcommonvideo
formats,andexplainshowframeratesarecalculated.
‐CADdrawingsanddimensionsofstandardhousingmodelsincludingavail‐
ablelensmounts.
•Accessoriesonpage 41:
DetailsaboutaccessoriesavailableforGoldeyeGcameras:Ethernetadapters,
poweradapters,Hiroseconnectors,andotheraccessories.
•Filtersandmountsonpage 45:
LensmountsavailablefortheGoldeyefamily,availablefilteroptionsandhow
tochangefilters,andthelensesthatcanbeusedwiththeGoldeyecamera.
•Camerainterfacesonpage 55:
Generaldescriptionofpowersupplyandallinputsandoutputsofthecameras
(incl.triggerfeatures)—GigabitEthernetport,I/Oconnectorpinassignments,
schematicinput/outputblockdiagramsaswellasageneraldescriptionoftrig‐
gerrulessuchastimingdiagramanddefinitions.
•Dataprocessingpathonpage 77:
DescriptionofthedatapathoftheGoldeyecamerasinblockdiagrams,expla‐
nationoftheIR‐specificimageprocessingfeaturesoftheGoldeyefirmware,
andalistingofallcameracontrolfeaturesoftheGoldeye.
•Temperaturecontrolonpage 105:
Principleandfunctionalitiesoftemperaturemanagementandcoolingofthe
GoldeyeG.


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•Firmwareupdateonpage 115:
InformationaboutthefirmwareupdateofGigEcameras.
•Cameracleaningonpage 117:
Instructionsoncameracleaning.
•Indexonpage 125:
Quickaccesstoallrelevantdatainthismanual.

6GoldeyeGTech nica lManualV2.0.0
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(Thispagehasbeenleftblankintentionally.)

GoldeyeGTechn icalManualV2.0.0
§
Safety and legislation
Thischapterincludes:
• Informationaboutthelegalrequirementsand
restrictionsforallAlliedVisioncameras,basedon
currentandrelevantlegislation
• Particularemphasishasbeengiventolegislation
oftheEuropeanEconomicArea,EEA(CE,RoHS,
WEEE)aswellaslegislationoftheUnitedStates
ofAmerica(FCC)

8GoldeyeGTech nica lManualV2.0.0
Safetyandlegislation
Generalsafetynotices
Pleasereadthismanualcarefully.
Beforeusingthecamera,pleaseensureyoureadthesafetyinstructionsandESD
warningsaswellasallrelevantinformationontheAlliedVisionKnowledgeBase
webpage:
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical‐papers‐knowledge‐base.html.
Inaccuratedataordamagetotheequipmentcausedbydisregardofthismanualare
notsubjecttowarranty.
Warning:
Observesafetywhenusingelectricalconnections.
Forconnectionstoanypoweroutlet,onlyuseconnectorsthatfit,and/oradapters
withagroundinglead.
Usesufficientgroundingtominimizetheriskofdamage.
Caution:
Burnstotheskinpossibleifcamerahousingishot
Thecamerahousingmayheatupduringoperation.Touchingthecamerawithbare
handsmayleadtoinjuries.
Wearprotectivegloveswhentouchingaheated‐upcameraduringoperation.Also,
useproperheatdissipationmethodstokeepthecameraascoolaspossible.
Caution:
Avoidelectrostaticdischarge.
Electrostaticsensitivedevice.
Topreventequipmentdamage,usepropergroundingtechniques.

Safetyandlegislation
9GoldeyeGTech nica lManualV2.0.0
EuropeanEconomicArea(EEA)requirements
CEconformity
WEEEcompliance
FCC‐ClassBDevice
Legalnotice
ForcustomersintheU.S.A.
AlliedVisiondeclaresunderitssoleresponsibilitythatallcamerasoftheGoldeye
familyareinconformitywiththefollowingstandard(s)orothernormativedocu‐
ment(s):
•CE(2004/108/EC)
•RoHS(2011/65/EU)
Thisproductmustbedisposedofincompliancewiththedirective2002/96/ECon
wasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtopro‐
videreasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinaresidentialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencesnotoccurinaparticularinstalla‐
tion.Iftheequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionrecep‐
tion,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasethedistancebetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
•Useadifferentlineoutletforthereceiver.
•ConsultaradioorTVtechnicianforhelp.

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Youarecautionedthatanychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedinthis
manualcouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Theshielded
interfacecablereferencedinthismanualmustbeusedwiththisequipmentin
ordertocomplywiththelimitsforacomputingdevicepursuanttoSubpartBof
Part15ofFCCRules.
ForcustomersinCanada
ThisapparatuscomplieswiththeClassBlimitsforradionoiseemissionssetoutin
theRadioInterferenceRegulations.
PourutilisateursauCanada
CetappareilestconformeauxnormesclasseBpourbruitsradioélectriques,
spécifiéesdansleRèglementsurlebrouillageradioélectrique.
Lifesupportapplications
Theseproductsarenotdesignedforuseinlifesupportappliances,devices,or
systemswheremalfunctionoftheseproductscanreasonablybeexpectedtoresult
inpersonalinjury.AlliedVisioncustomersusingorsellingtheseproductsforusein
suchapplicationsdosoattheirownriskandagreetofullyindemnifyAlliedVision
foranydamagesresultingfromsuchimproperuseorsale.
Applianceclassification
Thecamerafamilydescribedinthismanualisintendedforcommercialuseonly,
forshortwaveinfraredlight,withoutaudiorecording,withoutinternalstorage
facility.
Targetgroup
Thistechnicalmanualisaguidetodetailedtechnicalinformationandhandling
instructions;therefore,itisintendedfortrainedmachinevisionspecialistsonly.
Intendeduse
•TheGoldeyecamerafamilyisdesignatedforcommercialuseonly.
•LiabilitycoversonlythecameraandthesoftwarecreatedbyAlliedVision.This
manualincludesreferencestosoftwareandaccessoriesthathavebeentested

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byAlliedVisionandfulfillAlliedVision‘shighqualityrequirements.However,
AlliedVisionisnotliableforanydamagecausedbythird‐partysoftwareand/or
third‐partyaccessories.
•Liabilitycanbegrantedonlyiftheuseradherestothehandlinginstructions
andsafetyadvicesintheAlliedVisioncameradocumentationliterature.
•Foranyquestionsconcerningcameraoperationthatarenotcoveredbythis
technicalmanual,contactAlliedVisionsupportoryourAlliedVisiondistributor.
•Forallrepairormaintenancework,pleasecontactyourAlliedVisiondistribu‐
tor.
•Priortoopeningthecamera,writtenconsentofthemanufacturermustbe
obtained.Tamperingwiththecameraterminatesthewarrantyimmediately.
Trademarks
Unlessstatedotherwise,alltrademarksappearinginthisdocumentofAlliedVision
arebrandsprotectedbylaw.
Warranty
TheinformationprovidedbyAlliedVisionissuppliedwithoutanyguaranteesor
warrantywhatsoever,beitspecificorimplicit.Also,excludedareallimplicit
warrantiesconcerningthenegotiability,thesuitabilityforspecificapplicationsor
thenon‐violationoflawsandpatents.Evenifweassumethattheinformation
suppliedtousisaccurate,errorsandinaccuracymaystilloccur.
Copyright
Alltexts,picturesandgraphicsareprotectedbycopyrightandotherlaws
protectingintellectualproperty.Itisnotpermittedtocopyormodifythemfor
tradeuseortransfer,normaytheybeusedonwebsites.
AlliedVisionTechnologiesGmbH07/2015
Allrightsreserved.
ManagingDirector:Mr.FrankGrube
TaxID:DE184383113
Headquarters:
Taschenweg2a
D‐07646Stadtroda,Germany
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Fax:+49(0)36428677‐28
e‐mail:[email protected]

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Customer assistance
Thischapterincludes:
• ReferencestoadditionalAlliedVisiondocumenta‐
tion
•Contactdatafortechnicalinformationandsup‐
port
• Commercialinformation
• DetailsaboutaccessoriesavailableforGoldeyeG
cameras

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Additionaldocumentation
Support
GigEcameraanddriverfeatures:
Fordetailedinformationoncameracontrols,readtheAlliedVisionGigEFeatures
Referencedocument.ItisavailableontheAlliedVisionTechnicalPapersandKnowl‐
edgeBasewebpage,anddescribesthestandardandadvancedcameracontrolsfor
GigEcamerasasseenfromtheVimbaViewerorGenICamcompliant3rd‐partysoft‐
waresolutions.
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical‐papers‐knowledge‐base.html
GigEInstallationManual:
TheGigEInstallationManualdescribesthehardwareinstallationproceduresfor
alliedVisionGigEcameras.Additionally,itincludessafetyinstructions,pinassign‐
mentsonI/Oconnectors,andGigEportconnectors.
ThedocumentisavailableontheAlliedVisionTechnicalPapersandKnowledgeBase
webpage:
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical‐papers‐knowledge‐base.html
Softwaredownload:
TheVIMBASDKandAcquireControlsoftwarepackagesapplicabletoGoldeyeG
camerascanbedownloadedfromtheAlliedVisionsoftwarewebsite(includingdoc‐
umentationandreleasenotes):
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software‐downloads.html
Technicalinformationandsupport:
Toobtainfurthertechnicalinformationandrequesttechnicalsupport,usethelink
ontheAlliedVisionwebsitebelow:
•http://www.alliedvision.com/en/contact.html
IfyouarearegisteredcustomeryoumayalsocontactAlliedVisionsupportviae‐
mail:
• [email protected]om
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