Allied Vision Manta Series User manual

GigE VISION CAMERAS
Manta
Technical Manual
V8.0.1
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH // Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda, Germany 2019-Jun-06

Manta at a glance
2Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
Manta at a glance
Manta cameras have a Gigabit Ethernet port and work with Gigabit Ethernet
hardware and cable lengths up to 100 meters. Manta cameras are AIA GigE Vision®
V1.2 and GenICam SFNC V1.2.1 compliant.
Manta cameras are offered with either a C-Mount or CS-Mount to support a wide
range of lenses. An M12-Mount (S-Mount) adapter is also available.
Scope of delivery
Your Allied Vision camera is delivered with the following components:
• Manta GigE Vision camera
• Download Instructions
Download the Manta Quickstart Guide from the Technical Documentation
website. The Quickstart Guide is available in 12 languages including Chinese,
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian,
Spanish, and Swedish.
What else do you need?
Read this manual carefully
Learn how to protect your camera from damage and fully understand its functions.
Content URL
GigE Features Reference, Camera data sheets,
Modular Concept, and 3D CAD STEP files
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-docume
ntation/manta-documentation.html
Technical papers and knowledge base www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-papers-k
nowledge-base.html
Camera lenses and accessories www.alliedvision.com/en/products/accessories.html
Download Vimba and software tools www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloa
ds.html
Download the latest GigE firmware loader and
release notes.
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/firmware
For details about camera warranty duration and
sensor warranty terms.
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/warranty
Table 1: Additional resources

Contact us
3Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
Contact us
Connect with Allied Vision by function
www.alliedvision.com/en/meta-header/contact
Find an Allied Vision office or distributor
www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are
General inquiries
[email protected]
Technical support
[e-mail]
Sales offices
Europe, Middle East, and Africa: [phone]
North, Central, and South America: +1 (877) USA-1394
Asia-Pacific: [phone]
China: [phone]
Headquarters
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
07646 Stadtroda, Germany
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
CEO/Geschäftsführer: Andreas Gerk
Registration Office: AG Jena HRB 208962

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Manta at a glance 2
Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What else do you need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contact us 3
Document history and conventions 9
Document history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Manual conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Symbols and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Product naming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Terms and acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Compliance and intended use 23
Compliance notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
For customers in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
For customers in the US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Supplier Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
For customers in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pour utilisateurs au Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Board level models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Avoid electromagnetic interferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Camera applications and intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Use in medical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Copyright and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installation and hardware 28
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electrical connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Optical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Board level cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mounting the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the host computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing the network interface card driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Optional: Modifying network interface card IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Network interface card driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Enabling jumbo packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting your camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Powering up the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Powering the camera via Hirose I/O port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Powering the camera via PoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting to host application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Allied Vision software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Third-party software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Specifications 38
Applied standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Shock and vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Notes on specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Frame memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Resolution and ROI frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sensor tap mode (CCD model series only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Absolute QE plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Spectral response plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Specifications common to all models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Manta G-031 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manta G-032 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Manta G-033 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Manta G-040 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Manta G-046 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Manta G-125 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manta G-145 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ROI frame rate for 30 fps variants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Manta G-145B NIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Increase of relative response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Manta G-146 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Manta G-158 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manta G-201 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
ROI frame rate for 30 fps variants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Manta G-223 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Manta G-235 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Manta G-282 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Manta G-283 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Manta G-319 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Manta G-419 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Manta G-504 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Manta G-505 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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Manta G-507 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Manta G-895 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Manta G-917 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Manta G-1236 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Camera feature comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mechanical dimensions 141
Tripod adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Manta type A camera dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Standard housing with C-Mount (default) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Angled-head housings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Board level variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C-Mount cross section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
CS-Mount cross section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Manta type B camera dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Standard housing with C-Mount (default) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Angled-head housings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Board level variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
C-Mount cross section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
CS-Mount cross section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Sensor position accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Filter and lenses 174
Camera lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Manta G-031 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Manta G-032 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Manta G-033 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Manta G-040 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Manta G-125 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Manta G-145 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Manta G-146 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Manta G-158 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Manta G-201 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Manta G-223 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Manta G-235 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Manta G-282 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Manta G-283 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Manta G-319 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Manta G-419 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Manta G-504 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Manta G-505 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Manta G-507 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Manta G-895 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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Manta G-917 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Manta G-1236 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Optical filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Camera interfaces 188
Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Manta type A status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Manta type B status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gigabit Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Camera I/O connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
I/O connector pin assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Input block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Output block diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Auto Iris (video type) output description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Control signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Input block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
I/O pin control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Output signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trigger timing concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trigger definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Image data flow 203
Manta model series with CCD sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Manta model series with CMOS sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Color interpolation (Bayer demosaicing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning optical components 210
Keep optical components clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Identifying impurities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Locating impurities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Materials for cleaning optical components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Firmware update 216
Appendix 221
Mechanical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Camera I/O connector pin assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Index 230

Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1 9
Document history and conventions
This chapter includes:
• Document history
• Layout styles and symbols used in this manual
• Product naming
• Terms and acronyms used in this manual

Document history and conventions
10Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
Document history
Version Date Document updates
V8.0.1 2019-Jun-05 • Corrected the feature comparison table in the Specification chapter
- Added ReverseX and ReverseY for Manta G-223 and G-419. These
features were available in firmware version 01.54.18163
• Changed the IR cut filter section to Optical filters and included all optical
filters available for the Manta camera family
• Editorial changes
V8.0.0 2019-Mar-08 • Updated Manta G-040, G-158, G-235, G-319, G-507, G-895, and G-1236
series specifications (firmware version 00.01.54.20343), see the GigE
Firmware Release Notes for details on the changes
• Added trigger latency and trigger jitter values for Manta G-223 and
G-419 series
• Updated symbols used in this manual
• Updated RoHS statement to include amendment 2015/863/EU
• Added content to Powering the camera via PoE in installation chapter
• Added Supplier Declaration of Conformity to the Installation and
hardware chapter
• Added EMC compliance statement to Installation and hardware chapter
• Added shock and vibration information
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
V7.9.1 2018-Mar-07 • Updated Manta G-1236 series specifications
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
V7.9.0 2018-Jan-12 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-040 series
- Sony IMX287 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-158 series
- Sony IMX273 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Added Specifications common to all models to simplify the model
specific tables
• Simplified the Contact us section, please click the link to find contact
information for your region or email us at one of the provided email
addresses.
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
• Removed references to Manta G-609 series. The last time shipment
period ends on February 23, 2018 as detailed in PCN 160414.
Table 2: Document history (sheet 1 of 10)

Document history and conventions
11Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V7.8.3 2017-Jun-28 • CMOSIS renamed to CMOSIS/ams following the acquisition of CMOSIS
by ams Sensors Belgium
• Corrected user trigger rules
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
V7.8.2 2017-May-15 • Corrected power consumption values for Manta G-319, G-507, G-895,
and G-1236 series
• Corrected two reported errors:
- Figure Manta type A CS-Mount dimensions (16 mm filter)
- Figure Manta type B CS-Mount dimensions (16 mm filter)
V7.8.1 2017-Apr-05 • Corrected the technical drawings for Manta Type B cameras (standard
housing, W90 housing, W90 S90 housing, W270 housing, and W270 S90
housing)
• Added cable color to camera I/O connector pin assignment including pin
assignment figure and cross reference to the Allied Vision I/O cable data
sheet
V7.8.0 2017-Jan-27 • Added Piecewise Linear HDR option to Exposure Mode for the Manta
G-223 and G-419 series. For more information, see the GigE Features
Reference.
• Corrected the technical drawings for Manta Type B board level cameras
(Manta G-223, G-235, and G-419 series) and added technical drawings
for Manta Type B board level cameras (Manta G-319, G-507, G-895, and
G-1236 series)
V7.7.0 2016-Dec-16 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-1236 series
- Sony IMX304 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Added ReverseX to the following Manta Type A monochrome models:
Manta G-031B, G-033B, G-046, G-125B, G-146B, G-201B, and G-504B.
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
V7.6.0 2016-Nov-25 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-895 series
- Sony IMX267 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Updated board level camera regulatory statement
• Updated missing values in specification tables
• Updated absolute QE plot and added spectral response plot for Manta
G-032
• Corrected reported errors
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 2 of 10)

Document history and conventions
12Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V7.5.0 2016-Aug-16 • New features for Manta G-282, G-283, G-505, and G-917 series:
- One-tap, dual-tap switchability (except Manta G-505)
- Trigger over Ethernet (ToE) Action Commands feature
-DeviceUserID is now accessible via the Vimba user interface
• New features and changes for Manta G-505 series:
- Binning: changed the maximum value for BinningX and BinningY
to 4
- ReverseX
• Added optical filter information to specification tables
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
V7.4.0 2016-Jul-08 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-319 series
- Sony IMX265 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-507 series
- Sony IMX267 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Added spectral response plots for select camera models
• Updated specification tables to be consistent with the information on
the product webpages
• Added Trigger over Ethernet Action Commands feature for supported
models. For more information see the GigE Features Reference.
• Updated frame rate plots
• Updated feature list for Manta 223, G-235, and G-419 series
• Added Installation and hardware chapter
• Various other minor enhancements and corrections
• Updated Manta type B CCD monochrome and color image data flow
diagram
• Updated image flow diagrams for Manta type B models (CCD and CMOS)
• Updated absolute QE plots for Manta G-282, G-283, G-505, and G-917
series
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 3 of 10)

Document history and conventions
13Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V7.3.0 2015-Nov-02 • Updated mass of all Manta type B cameras as per Product Change
Notification 2015-03-02.
• Changed the technical manual layout.
• Changed chapter name from Camera data path to Image data flow and
updated the figures.
• Changed chapter name from Camera dimensions to Mechanical
dimensions
• Merged the Resolution and ROI frame rates chapter into Specifications
chapter.
• Added Manta at a glance section
• Updated Manta type B mechanical drawings
• Added Legislation section in Safety and legislation chapter to replace
Legal notice and Conformity sections
• Moved Sensor position accuracy section from Appendix to Mechanical
dimensions chapter and deleted Appendix
• Added Camera features comparison section in Specifications chapter to
replace Camera smart features and Camera features sections
• Added Cross section: C-Mount and CS-Mount section to replace Cross
section: C-Mount and Cross section: CS-Mount sections
• Added Cleaning optical components chapter to replace Camera cleaning
and updated information
• Added Contact us section to replace Contacting Allied Vision section
• Removed references to Manta G-095B and G-095C models. The last
time shipment period ends on December 31, 2016 as detailed in PCN
2015-05-03
V7.2.0 2015-Mar-20 • Updated Allied Vision logo
• Replaced references of AVT and Allied Vision Technologies to Allied
Vision
• Updated links to new Allied Vision website
• Renamed Description of data path chapter to Image data flow
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 4 of 10)

Document history and conventions
14Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V7.1.0 2014-Oct-07 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-235 series
- Sony IMX174 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-505 series
- Sony ICX625 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Updated the following in the Specifications chapter
- Trigger latency and jitter values
-DecimationX and DecimationY control descriptions changed to
GenICam factor style
• Added BufferHandlingControl and StreamInformation in
Camera features section, applicable for Vimba version 1.3 or higher
• Updated Camera features section
• Added the following sections:
- Manta CMOS angled-head housings (type B)
- Manta CMOS board level variants (type B)
- Cross section: CS-Mount (type B)
V7.0.3 2014-Jun-09 • Added trigger latency and jitter values in the Specifications chapter
• Updated and rearranged Specifications chapter
• Added Camera feature comparison section
• Preliminary Manta type B angled-head and board level variant
information removed from the document until samples are available
V7.0.2 2014-May-08 • Updated camera block diagrams
• Updated drawings for Manta type A board level (non-PoE models):
dimensions and Manta type A board level (PoE): dimensions
• Updated spectral sensitivity plots
• Updated the note on StreamHoldCapacity in Specifications and
Frame memory sections
• Added section Exceptions for non-PoE Manta cameras up to serial
number 503323258
• Updated available color pixel formats for Manta G-223 and G-419 series
• Updated optional accessories in the Specifications chapter
• Added section Manta standard board level variants (type B)
• Added Hirose cable information
• Updated exposure time values for Manta G-145, G-223, G-282, and
G-283 series
• Corrected frame rate formula for Manta G-145B NIR
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 5 of 10)

Document history and conventions
15Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V7.0.1 2013-Sep-30 • Added Camera cleaning
• Changed maximum frame rates and gain range, added burst mode for
Manta G-223 and G-419 series
• Added a feature of Manta type B cameras:
-Temperature monitoring
• Added ReverseX feature in Camera features
• Added Manta angled-head housings (type B)
• Updated maximum gain values for Manta G-283 and G-917 series
• Updated minimum exposure time for Manta G-145 series (including 30
fps variants)
• Updated the frame rate versus height plots
V7.0.0 2013-Aug-30 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-419 series
- CMOSIS/ams CMV4000 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, ROI frame rate, camera lens
information, and image data flow
• As of this version, the document refers to Vimba SDK (not PvAPI)
• Changed cable recommendation to Category 6 or higher
• Manta G-145 series (including 30 fps variants): changed framerate
• Camera interfaces chapter: added input/output block diagrams and the
status LED description
• Changed minimum exposure times of Manta G-223 and G-419 series
• Changed ROI frame rates of Manta G-145-30fps series
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 6 of 10)

Document history and conventions
16Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V6.0.1 2013-Mar-20 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-223 series
- CMOSIS/ams CMV2000 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, ROI frame rate, camera lens
information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-282 series
- Sony ICX687 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-283 series
- Sony ICX674 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-917 series
- Sony ICX814 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• These models are called Manta type B, since there are some differences
to the other models that are called Manta type A (specifications,
housing, image data flow, features).
• New tripod adapter, new CAD drawings with LEDs on top of the
connector
• In Specifications chapter, the pixel formats are listed both for PvAPI and
Vimba (GenICam V1.0).
• Added Video iris output description chapter
• I/O pin assignment: 10 mA on outputs 1 and 2 (not 20 mA)
• Manta G-031B, G-031C: External trigger delay.
• Corrected the mass (200 grams) of Manta type A cameras Manta G-031,
G-032, G-033, G-046, G-125, G-145, G-146, G-201, G-504 series
• PoE models: compliant with Power over Ethernet IEEE 802.3at and IEEE
802.3af
• Deleted the Manual Overview chapter, Deleted Frame Rate Comparison
of all Manta cameras
• New date format: year-month-day
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 7 of 10)

Document history and conventions
17Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V5.0.0 2012-May-15 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-031 series
- Sony ICX618 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-145B NIR
- Sony ICX285 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Error found in Document history V3.0.0 by Validation Team:
-RGBA24 and BGRA24 must be named RGBA32 and BGRA32
- Added RGBA32 and BGRA32 color formats (except Manta
G-201B-30fps and G-201C-30fps)
- Added frame rate diagrams
• Added focal length 4.0 mm in the focal length vs field of view table for
the Manta G-125 series.
• Same main board for all Manta models:
• From serial number 503323258 on all Manta models including PoE and
board level versions contain the same main board.
• Revised non-PoE model drawings and new board level PoE drawings
• Revised PoE descriptions regarding IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at:
- See note in Gigabit Ethernet port. Manta PoE models can source
power from IEEE 802.3af (100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps) and from IEEE
802.3at compliant power sourcing equipment (PSE) such as switches
injectors or NICs
• New CAD drawings with Pin3 = Video Type Auto Iris Out
•Frame memory
- Manta G-032 series: changed from 49 to 99 frames
- Manta G-033 series: changed from 88 to 99 frames
- Manta G-046 series: changed from 35 to 70 frames
- Manta G-125 series: changed from 12 to 25 frames
- Manta G-145 series: changed from 10 to 22 frames
- Manta G-145-30fps series: changed from 10 to 22 frames
- Manta G-146 series: changed from 10 to 22 frames
- Manta G-201 series: changed from 8 to 16 frames
- Manta G-201-30fps series: changed from 8 to 16 frames
• Added frame rates for ROI height = 720
- Manta G-125 series ROI frame rate
•IR cut filter:
- Changed IR cut filter to type Jenofilt 217
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 8 of 10)

Document history and conventions
18Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V4.1.0 2011-Jun-24 • Added PoE information including:
- Power requirements, power consumption and regulations for PoE
models
- Note about PoE capable cameras
- PoE cameras < 220 grams (without lens)
• Corrected frame rate formulas for Manta G-033 and G-504 series
• C-Mount and CS-Mount not adjustable, for modifications contact
Customer Care and send camera to Allied Vision Technologies
• Manta board level:
- Manta board level: deleted (PWR output on demand) at Pin2
• Removed the Firmware update chapter (see Knowledge Base at Allied
Vision Technologies Website: search for GigE Firmware Update
application note)
• Revised image data flow block diagram.
• Added 30 fps variant: Manta G-145 and G-201 series
• Added Mono12Packed for monochrome cameras and
Bayer12Packed for color cameras.
• Added the following camera controls: Chunk Data, EventControls,
StreamFramerateConstrain, FrameStartTriggerOverlap,
PayloadSize, NonImagePayloadSize, SyncInGlitchFilter,
AutoIris, Gamma correction, LUT
• Manta G-145-30fps and G-201-30fps (non PoE)
- Have the same I/O pin assignment (input circuits and voltage range),
power LED and upside down PoE plug as PoE models
• Manta G-145B -30fps, G-145C-30fps, G-201B-30fps, and G-201C-30fps
non-PoE cameras behave like PoE cameras.
V4.0.1 2011-Jan-05 • Changed tripod drawing: added dimensions of three big threads (M6
and UNC 1/4-20).
• In specifications tables color pixel formats: inserted Mono8. Added note,
that Raw8, Raw16 displayed in some viewers means the same as
Bayer8, Bayer16.
• Changed GigE Vision V1.0 to V1.2 in all specification tables.
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 9 of 10)

Document history and conventions
19Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
V4.0.0 2010-Oct-25 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-033 series
- Sony ICX414 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-504 series
- Sony ICX655 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Added note that description of status LEDs can be found in Manta
Hardware Installation Guide.
• Changed file format from Adobe FrameMaker FM7 to FM9
V3.0.0 2010-Jun-09 • Initial commercial release: Manta G-046 series
- Sony ICX415 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-145 series
- Sony ICX285 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-146 series
- Sony ICX267 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Manta G-201 series
- Sony ICX274 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE, spectral response, ROI frame rate,
camera lens information, and image data flow
• Added spectral sensitivity note
• Added image memory size table
• With the new firmware version 01.40, due to a bug all Manta models
have only 12-bit in the image data flow (even if the ADC delivers 14-bit).
• Due to a repaired bug in FPGA and microcontroller, the
StreamHoldCapacity changed: Manta G-032 series from 49 frames
to 99 frames, Manta G-125 series from 12 frames to 25 frames.
•RGBA24 and BGRA24 are not supported
• Manta board level cameras have now a cooling plate.
V2.0.3 2010-Apr-15 • New manual release status
Version Date Document updates
Table 2: Document history (sheet 10 of 10)

Document history and conventions
20Manta Technical Manual V8.0.1
Manual conventions
To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important
information, the following typographical styles and symbols that are used.
Styles
Symbols and notes
Style (example) Function
Emphasis Some important parts or items of the text are emphasized
to make them more visible.
Feature names GigE features names are displayed as monospaced text.
Feature options Features options and register’s options that are selectable
by the user are displayed as monospaced italicized text.
UI Element Text that is displayed, or output, by the system for the user,
like parts of the GUI, dialog boxes, buttons, menus,
important information, windows titles.
Web Reference References to other documents or webpages, like web
links, hypertext links, emails, but also cross references, that
include a link the user can follow by clicking.
Table 3: Markup conventions used in this manual
NOTICE
Property damage message
This symbol addresses important information to avoid material damage; however,
is not related to physical injury.
NOTICE
Material damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Precautions as described.
CAUTION
Safety message
Note to prevent physical injury.