Allied Vision Prosilica GT Series User manual

GIGE VISION CAMERAS
Prosilica GT
Technical Manual
V3.2.0
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH // Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda, Germany 2019-Nov-14

Prosilica GT at a glance
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Prosilica GT at a glance
Prosilica GT cameras are constructed to cope with harsh environments, extreme
temperature variations, and constantly changing light conditions. They have a GigE
port and work with Gigabit Ethernet hardware and cable lengths up to 100 meters.
Prosilica GT cameras are GigE Vision V1.2 and GenICam SFNC V1.2.1 compliant.
Scope of delivery
Your Allied Vision camera is delivered with the following components:
• Prosilica GT GigE Vision camera
• Download instructions to gain access to the Prosilica GT Quickstart Guide. 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 Prosilica GT camera from damage and fully understand
its functions.
Content URL
GigE Features Reference, camera data sheets,
Modular Concept, 3D CAD STEP files
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-
documentation/prosilica-gt-documentation
Technical papers and knowledge base www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-
papers-knowledge-base
Camera lenses and accessories www.alliedvision.com/en/products/accessories
Download Vimba and software tools www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-
downloads
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 Allied Vision
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Contact Allied Vision
Website
To directly contact Allied Vision with any inquiry, go to:
www.alliedvision.com/en/meta-header/contact
To find an Allied Vision office or distribution partner, go to:
www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are
Support and general inquiries
For all camera-related queries contact us at [email protected]
For all general inquiries, contact us at inf[email protected]
Sales offices
Headquarters
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
07646 Stadtroda
Germany
T// [phone]
F// [phone]
Geschäftsführer (Managing Directors): Andreas Gerk, Peter Tix
• Europe, Middle East, and Africa T// [phone]
• North and South America Toll-free: +1 877 USA-1394
California: [phone]
T// [phone]
• Allied Vision Asia-Pacific T// [phone]
•SalesOfficeChina T// [phone]

Contents
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Prosilica GT at a glance 2
Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What else do you need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contact Allied Vision 3
Document history and conventions 9
Document history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Manual conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Compliance and intended use 20
Compliance notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
For customers in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
For customers in the US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Supplier Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
For customers in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Pour utilisateurs au Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid electromagnetic interferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Camera applications and intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
General use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use in medical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Copyright and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installation and hardware 25
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electrical connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Optical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mounting the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Standard and extended format housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Large Format housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the host computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing the NIC driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Optional: Modifying NIC IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
NIC driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Enabling jumbo packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting your camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Powering up the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Powering the camera via Hirose I/O port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Powering the camera via PoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting to host application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Allied Vision software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Third-party software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Specifications 35
Applied standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Shock and vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Notes on specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Specifications common to all models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Prosilica GT1290 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Prosilica GT1380 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Prosilica GT1600 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Prosilica GT1660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Prosilica GT1910 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Prosilica GT1920 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Prosilica GT1930 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Prosilica GT1930L series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Prosilica GT2000 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Prosilica GT2050 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Prosilica GT2300 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Prosilica GT2450 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Prosilica GT2460 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Prosilica GT2750 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Prosilica GT3300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Prosilica GT3400 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Prosilica GT4090 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Prosilica GT4096 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Prosilica GT4400 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Prosilica GT4905 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Prosilica GT4907 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Prosilica GT5120 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Prosilica GT5400 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Prosilica GT6400 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Prosilica GT6600 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Absolute QE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Spectral response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
ROI frame rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Prosilica GT model series comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Camera feature comparison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Standard and extended format models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Large Format models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Mechanical dimensions 147
Standard format housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C-Mount (default) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
CS-Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Extended format housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
C-Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
CS-Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Birger EF-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
F-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M42-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Large Format housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
C-Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
EF-Mount PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
F-Mount (default) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
F-Mount PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
M42-Mount PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
M42-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
M58-Mount PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
M58-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
TFL-Mount (35mm × 0.75) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tripod adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
1/40-20 tripod mount for Large Format cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Lens protrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Standard and extended format cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Large Format cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Flange focal distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Standard and extended cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Large Format cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Calibration variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
PA mounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sensor position accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Optical filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Camera interfaces 181
Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Standard and extended format housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Large Format housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

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Gigabit Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Camera I/O connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
I/O connector pin assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
I/O definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Camera power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
RxD RS232 and TxD RS232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Input triggers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Output signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lens control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Prosilica GT Large Format cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Camera trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Trigger timing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Trigger definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Image data flow 198
Prosilica GT model series with CCD sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Prosilica GT model series with CMOS sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cleaning optical components 203
Keep optical components clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Identifying impurities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Locating impurities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Materials for cleaning optical components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning with compressed air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Firmware update 208
Index 213

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Document history and conventions
This chapter includes:
• Document history
• Layout styles and symbols used in this manual
• Acronyms and terms used in this manual

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Document history
Version Date Remarks
V3.2.0 2019-Nov-14 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT4400 series
- Sony IMX367 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response plot, ROI frame rate,
image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT5400 series
- Sony IMX387 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response plot, ROI frame rate,
image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT6400 series
- Sony IMX342 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response plot, ROI frame rate,
image data flow
• Changed the IR cut filter section to Optical filters and included all optical filters
available for the Prosilica GT camera family
• New IR pass filters for standard and extended format cameras
V3.1.1 2019-Mar-08 • Editorial changes
V3.1.0 2019-Jan-31 • Updated Prosilica GT1930 and GT1930L series specifications (firmware version
00.01.54.20343), see the GigE Firmware Release Notes for details on the
changes
• Updated Prosilica GT2460 series specifications (firmware version
00.01.54.20343), see the GigE Firmware Release Notes for details on the
changes
• Updated Prosilica GT4090, GT4096, and GT5120 series specifications
(firmware version 00.01.54.20443), see the GigE Firmware Release Notes for
details on the changes
• Corrected Prosilica GT2050NIR exposure time control minimum value
(changed from 34 µs to 50 µs)
• Corrected defect pixel masking feature type in the camera feature comparison
table
• Added content in Installation chapter: Powering the camera via PoE
• Added technical drawings for Prosilica GT extended housing models
-CS-Mount
-BirgerEF-Mount
-M42-Mount
• Added technical drawing for Prosilica GT standard housing models
-CS-Mount
• Added technical drawing for Prosilica GT1930 standard housing
-CS-Mount
• Added StreamHoldCapacity values for Prosilica GT1380, GT1920, GT2300,
GT3400, GT4090, GT4096, GT4905, GT5120, and GT6600 series
• Added Mounting the camera to Hardware and Installation chapter
Table 2: Document history (sheet 1 of 7)

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V3.1.0 2019-Jan-31 • Added Supplier Declaration of Conformity to Compliance and intended use
chapter
• Added EMC compliance statement to Installation and hardware chapter
• Added shock and vibration information
• Various other minor improvements and corrections
V3.0.1 2018-Jun-19 • Corrected lens tool- adjustment wrench part number
• Updated RoHS statement to include amendment 2015/863/EU
V3.0.0 2018-May-01 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT2460 series
- Sony IMX264 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response plot, ROI frame rate,
image data flow
• Simplified the Contact us section, click the link to find contact information for
your region or email us at one of the provided email addresses.
• Added Specifications common to all models to simplify the model specific
tables
• Removed references to Order code: 2685 Adlink GIE62+PCI ex4, two ports. For
more information see the Product Change Notification.
• Various other minor improvements and corrections
• Added acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual
• Updated symbols used in this manual
• Updated Prosilica I/O table
V2.9.0 2017-Aug-04 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT4090 series
- ON Semi PYTHON 12K CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT4096 series
- ON Semi PYTHON 16K CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT5120 series
- ON Semi PYTHON 25K CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Corrected the Out3 and Out4 trigger circuit specification from 20 mA to 8 mA
• Added Piecewise Linear HDR mode option to Exposure Mode for the Prosilica
GT2000 and GT2050 series. For more information, see the GigE Features
Reference
• Changed the Prosilica GT1930L standard mount to EF-Mount PA
• Updated absolute QE plot for Prosilica GT cameras with CMOSIS/ams CMOS
sensors
• Updated all ON Semi absolute QE plots to reflect the Gen 2 CFA material
change
• 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
• Updated camera I/O connector pin assignment, input triggers, and output
signals section
• Added note to Specifications chapter for lens support with heavy lens load
and high vibration environments
• CMOSIS renamed to CMOSIS/ams following the acquisition of CMOSIS by ams
Sensors Belgium
Version Date Remarks
Table 2: Document history (sheet 2 of 7)

Document history and conventions
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V2.9.0 2017-Aug-04 • Corrected exposure value range for Prosilica GT2000
• Changed Cell size terminology to Pixel size
• Various other minor improvements and corrections
V2.8.1 2016-Aug-16 • Added optical filter information to specification tables
• Trigger over Ethernet Action Command feature
• Updated absolute QE plot for Prosilica GT cameras with Sony CCD sensors
• Updated specification notes section
• Various other minor improvements and corrections
• New features for Prosilica GT2450 series including:
- New PTP implementation
- Temperature readout (main board and sensor board)
- Look-up tables
-DecimationX/Y
- DeviceUserID
V2.8.0 2016-Jul-07 • Added spectral response plot for Prosilica GT1930, GT1930L, and GT3400
series
• Updated the absolute QE plot for GT1930 and GT1930L series
• Added spectral response plot for Prosilica GT cameras with Sony CCD sensors
• Updated absolute QE plot for Prosilica GT cameras with Sony CCD sensors
• Updated the image flow diagrams
• Trigger over Ethernet Action Command feature to select models
• New features for Prosilica GT2000 and GT2050 series
-DecimationX/Y
- Reverse X/Y
- DeviceUserID
• Feature change for Prosilica GT2000 and GT2050 series
- Column defect masking has been replaced by pixel defect masking
V2.7.0 2016-May-11 • Changed all instances of RegionY to OffsetY
• Changed all instances of BinningY to BinningVertical
• Aligned the information in the specification tables with the information on the
webpages
• New features for various Prosilica GT models including:
- Decimation X/Y (single-tap and quad-tap cameras only)
- Look-up tables
- Reverse X/Y
- Binning
- Sensor digitization taps (single-tap and quad-tap cameras only)
• Added sensor tap mode note in the Specifications chapter
• Updated frame rate information plots
• Various other minor improvements and corrections
Version Date Remarks
Table 2: Document history (sheet 3 of 7)

Document history and conventions
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V2.6.0 2016-Mar-04 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT1930 series
- Sony IMX174 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response plot, ROI frame rate,
image data flow
• Updated compliance statements
• Various minor corrections
• Added installation chapter
V2.5.0 2015-Dec-21 • 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 Prosilica GT at a glance section
• Added General safety notes section
• Added Regulations section in Safety and regulations 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 Cleaning optical components chapter to replace Camera cleaning and
updated information
• Added Contact us section to replace Contacting Allied Vision section
• Updated Prosilica GT Large Format lens mount drawings
V2.4.1 2015-Sep-15 • Added a note on removal of 4.75 KΩresistors from PCBA in Out 3 and 4 in
Opto-isolated section
V2.4.0 2015-Aug-25 • Updated color formats specification in Specifications chapter
• Updated camera I/O connector pin assignment, Input triggers and output
signals sections
• Added camera feature comparison section to replace Camera smart features
section of V2.3.0
V2.3.0 2015-Mar-20 • Replaced old links with new Allied Vision website links
• Changed file name from GigE Camera and Driver Features to GigE Features
Reference
• Changed chapter name from Description of data path to Camera data path
Version Date Remarks
Table 2: Document history (sheet 4 of 7)

Document history and conventions
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V2.2.0 2015-Mar-11 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT1930L series
- Sony IMX174 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response plot, ROI frame rate, EF
lens control, image data flow
• Updated Allied Vision logo
• Changed AVT and Allied Vision Technologies references to Allied Vision
• Updated additional references section
• Added Prosilica GT3300 with ON Semi KAI-08050 sensor information
• Renamed Truesense references to ON Semi
• Updated lens control port wiring
• Updated temperature monitoring specification for Prosilica GT2300 series
• Updated image data flow diagrams for color Prosilica GT cameras in
Description of the image data flow section
• Updated the defect masking information for the following:
- Prosilica GT monochrome cameras
- Prosilica GT color cameras
V2.1.1 2014-Jul-14 • Updated frame rate specification for Prosilica GT2000, GT2050, GT3400, and
GT4905 series
• Added defect mask note in block diagram of Prosilica GT monochrome
cameras with CCD sensors and block diagram of Prosilica GT color cameras
with CCD sensors
• Corrected the sensor and pixel size for Prosilica GT6600 series
• Added a note on binning in block diagram of Prosilica GT color cameras with
CCD sensors
• Added link to the technical drawing for Prosilica GT Large Format camera with
M42-Mount and M58-Mount
• Updated sensor position accuracy section
• Updated minimum exposure time for Prosilica GT2000 and GT2050 series
• Updated specifications for Prosilica GT4905 series
• Updated the power consumption specification in the Specifications chapter
• Replaced the optical flange focal distance section with the following sections:
- C-Mount flange focal distance
- F-Mount flange focal distance
• Updated information on Prosilica GT Out 3 and Out 4 trigger circuit and in
section Output: Opto-isolated internal circuit
• Updated temperature monitoring information in the Specifications chapter
• Updated filter and lenses section
• Replaced A/D and bit depth with Max. image bit depth in the Specifications
chapter
• Added M42-Mount technical drawing links for Prosilica GT standard and
extended cameras
V2.1.0 2013-Oct-28 • Added description of the image data flow chapter
• Added section Adjustment of F-Mount
Version Date Remarks
Table 2: Document history (sheet 5 of 7)

Document history and conventions
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V2.0.9 2013-Sep-16 • Updated the Mechanical dimensions chapter
• Updated lens control section
• Updated color cameras with IR cut filter section
• Updated the specifications for Prosilica GT2000C and GT2050C
• Added a note on the locking screw cables
• Added optical flange focal distance and maximum lens protrusion information
for C-Mount and F-Mount
• Added 1 inch lens format recommendation for Prosilica GT2000 series
• Added temperature monitoring information in the Specifications chapter
• Updated specifications for Prosilica GT2000 and GT2050 series
• Added frame rate tables in the Specifications chapter
V2.0.8 2013-Jul-05 • Updated the absolute QE plot for Prosilica GT1910
• Added links to Allied Vision GigE Camera and Driver Features document
V2.0.7 2013-May-16 • Updated the bit depth and exposure control camera specifications in the
Specifications chapter
• Updated pixel format naming according to the GenICam naming convention
• Corrected camera dimensions and mass for Prosilica GT3400
• Corrected the absolute QE plot for Prosilica GT3400
• Added Vimba SDK link
• Added ROI frame rate plots for Prosilica GT3400, GT4905, and GT4907
• Updated ROI frame rate plots in Specifications chapter
• Updated Allied Vision recommended cabling to CAT6 or higher in Gigabit
Ethernet port section
V2.0.6 2013-Feb-12 • Added status LEDs section
• Updated the RoHS directive
V2.0.5 2013-Jan-14 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT3400 series
- Sony ICX814 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, spectral response, ROI frame rate, image
data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT4905 series
- ON Semi KAI-16050 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT4907 series
- ON Semi KAI-16070 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Updated the circuits diagrams in the camera trigger section
• Updated the Prosilica GT trigger circuit values
• Removed the supported P-Iris section
• Updated the exposure control values
Version Date Remarks
Table 2: Document history (sheet 6 of 7)

Document history and conventions
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V2.0.4 2012-Sep-21 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT2000 series
- CMOSIS/ams CMV2000 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT2050 series
- CMOSIS/ams CMV4000 CMOS sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT6600 series
- ON Semi KAI-29050 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Link added to RS232 application note
• Added lens control port wiring
• Renamed camera IO signals
V2.0.3 2012-Jun-21 • Added DC-Iris information
V2.0.2 2012-May-31 • Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT1660 series
- ON Semi KAI-02050 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE plot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
• Initial commercial release: Prosilica GT3300 series
- ON Semi KAI-08050 CCD sensor
- Specifications, absolute QE pot, ROI frame rate, image data flow
V2.0.1 2012-Mar-08 • Added absolute QE plots
• Added Prosilica GT1910, GT1920, GT2300, and GT2750 frame rate plots
V2.0.0 2011-Dec-12 • New manual release status
Version Date Remarks
Table 2: Document history (sheet 7 of 7)

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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.

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Product naming
Names of third-party products in this document are shortened to ease reading.
Nevertheless, we respect all manufacturer rights and trademarks.
Acronyms and terms
The following table provides a list of acronyms and terms used in this document.
Instructions to avoid malfunctions
This symbol indicates important or specific instructions or procedures that are
related to product safety. You have to follow these instructions to avoid
malfunctions.
Practical hint
This symbol highlights a practical hint 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.
Official company name Naming in this document Manufacturer website
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Sony Sony-semicon.co.jp
ON Semiconductor ON Semi ONsemi.com
ams Sensors Belgium CMOSIS/ams ams.com/cmos-imaging-sensors
Table 4: Third-party product naming
Acronym or term Description
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
AIA Automated Imaging Association
CAD Computer aided design
CCD Charge-coupled device
CMOS Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CRA Chief Ray Angle
Table 5: Acronyms and terms used in this document (sheet 1 of 2)
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EMVA European Machine Vision Association
ESD Electrostatic discharge
FIFO First-in first-out
GigE Gigabit Ethernet
GND Ground (power)
GVSP GigE Vision Streaming Protocol
H × V Horizontal × Vertical (sensor resolution measurement)
I/O Input/Output
KΩKiloohm
LUT Look-up table
MSDS Material safety data sheet
NIC Network interface card
NIR Near Infrared
PA Planarity adjusted
PSE Power sourcing equipment
PTP Precision Time Protocol
QE Quantum efficiency
ROI Region of interest
SDK Software Development Kit
ToE Trigger over Ethernet Action Command
TTL I/O Transistor-transistor logic input/output
TxD and RxD Transmit and receive
Acronym or term Description
Table 5: Acronyms and terms used in this document (sheet 2 of 2)

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Compliance and intended use
This chapter includes:
• Compliance notifications for the following areas:
-Europe(CE)
-US(FCC)
- Canada (ICES)
• Information about application and intended use of
the camera
• Copyright and trademark statement
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