Balluff MATRIX VISION mvBlueNAOS User manual

mvBlueNAOS
Technical Manual
English - Version 2.14

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1.1 About this manual ............................................ 1
1.1.1 Goal of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.2 Contents of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Imprint .................................................. 2
1.3 Legal notice ............................................... 3
1.3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.2 cJSON .............................................. 7
1.3.3 Unity ............................................... 8
1.4 Revisions ................................................ 9
1.5 Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.5.1 Explanation of the warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.6 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.6.1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.6.2 Operating considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.6.2.1 Important Safety Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.6.2.2 Handling And Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6.2.3 Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6.2.4 Optimizing performance and life time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6.2.5 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6.2.6 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6.2.7 Adjusting the C-mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6.3 Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.6.4 Additional notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.6.4.1 For customers in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.6.4.2 For customers in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.6.4.3 Pour utilisateurs au Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.7 Introduction ............................................... 16
1.7.1 Software concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.7.2 Order code nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.7.2.1 mvBlueNAOS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.7.2.2 mvBlueNAOS4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.7.3 What's inside and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.8 Quickstart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.8.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.8.1.1 Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.8.1.2 Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.8.2 Installing The mvGenTL-Acquire Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.8.2.1 Installing the hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.8.2.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.8.2.3 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
1.8.3 Connecting The Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.8.3.1 Communicating With The Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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1.8.3.2 Setting Up The Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.8.3.3 About Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.8.4 Driver concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.8.4.1 VisionPro Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.8.4.2 HALCON Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.8.4.3 LabVIEW Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.8.4.4 DirectShow Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.8.4.5 Micro-Manager Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.8.5 Relationship Between Driver, Firmware And SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.9 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.9.1 mvBlueNAOS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.9.1.1 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.9.2 mvBlueNAOS4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.9.2.1 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.9.3 NAOS for Embedded (N4e) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1.9.3.1 Pin assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.9.3.2 Add-in cards for the NAOS for Embedded (N4e) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.9.4 OCuLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.9.4.1 Pin assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.9.4.2 Power/IO connector (for OCuLink model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.9.5 Signal LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1.9.6 Summary of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1.9.7 Summary of advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
1.10 Sensor Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
1.10.1 Image data flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
1.10.2 Output sequence of color sensors (RGB Bayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
1.10.3 Debayering of color sensors (RGB Bayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
1.10.4 Supported image formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
1.10.5 CMOS sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
1.10.6 Summary of CMOS sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
1.11 Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
1.11.1 Hot Mirror Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
1.11.2 Cold mirror filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
1.12 GUI tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1.12.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1.12.2 wxPropView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1.12.3 mvDeviceConfigure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1.13 GenICam and advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1.13.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1.13.2 Device Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1.13.3 Image Format Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
1.13.4 Acquisition Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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1.13.5 Counter And Timer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
1.13.6 Analog Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
1.13.7 Color Transformation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
1.13.8 Event Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
1.13.9 Chunk Data Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
1.13.10 File Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
1.13.11 Digital I/O Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
1.13.12 Transport Layer Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
1.13.13 User Set Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
1.13.14 mv Logic Gate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
1.13.15 mv Serial Interface Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
1.13.16 mv Auto Feature Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
1.14 Developing applications using the mvIMPACT Acquire SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
1.15 DirectShow interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1 Supported interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1.1 IAMCameraControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1.2 IAMDroppedFrames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1.3 IAMStreamConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1.4 IAMVideoProcAmp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1.5 IKsPropertySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.1.6 ISpecifyPropertyPages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.2 Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.3 Setting up devices for DirectShow usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
1.15.3.1 Registering devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
1.15.3.2 Renaming devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
1.15.3.3 Using regsvr32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
1.16 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
1.16.1 Error code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
1.16.2 Accessing log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
1.16.2.1 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
1.16.2.2 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
1.16.3 General Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
1.16.3.1 The error counter increases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
1.16.3.2 Which PC power settings are useful and possibly necessary? . . . . . . . . . . . 108
1.16.3.3 Why does updating the device list take so long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
1.16.4 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
1.16.4.1 Bluescreen On Machines Running Windows 10 Or Higher When Streaming Is Started111
1.16.5 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
1.16.5.1 No GenICam devices are detected on a Linux system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
1.17 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
1.18 Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
1.18.1 Introducing acquisition / recording possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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1.18.1.1 Acquiring a number of images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
1.18.1.2 Generating very long exposure times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
1.18.1.3 Working with multiple AOIs (mv Multi Area Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
1.18.1.4 Working with Event Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
1.18.2 Improving the acquisition / image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
1.18.2.1 Correcting image errors of a sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
1.18.2.2 Optimizing the color/luminance fidelity of the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
1.18.2.3 Setting a flicker-free auto expose and auto gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
1.18.2.4 Working with binning / decimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
1.18.3 Working with triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
1.18.3.1 Processing triggers from an incremental encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
1.18.3.2 Generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
1.18.3.3 Outputting a pulse at every other external trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
1.18.3.4 Creating different exposure times for consecutive images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
1.18.3.5 Detecting overtriggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
1.18.3.6 Triggering of an indefinite sequence with precise starting time . . . . . . . . . . . 173
1.18.3.7 Low latency triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
1.18.4 Working with I/Os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
1.18.4.1 Controlling strobe or flash at the outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
1.18.4.2 Creating a debouncing filter at the inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
1.18.5 Saving data on the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
1.18.5.1 Creating user data entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
1.18.5.2 Creating user set entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
1.18.5.3 Working with the UserFile section (Flash memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
1.18.6 Working with device features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
1.18.6.1 Working with the temperature sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
1.18.6.2 Reset timestamp by hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
1.18.6.3 Synchronizing camera timestamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
1.18.6.4 Working With The Serial Interface (mv Serial Interface Control) . . . . . . . . . . 200
1.18.7 Working with several cameras simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
1.18.7.1 Creating synchronized acquisitions using timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
1.18.8 Working with 3rd party tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
1.18.8.1 Using VLC Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
1.19 Appendix A. Specific Camera / Sensor Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
1.19.1 A.1 Pregius CMOS (Mono) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
1.19.1.1 mvBlueNAOS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
1.19.1.2 mvBlueNAOS4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
1.19.2 A.2 Pregius CMOS (Color) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
1.19.2.1 mvBlueNAOS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
1.19.2.2 mvBlueNAOS4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
1.20 Appendix C. Tested ARM platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
1.20.1 C.1 ARM64 based devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
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1.20.1.1 NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
1.20.1.2 NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
1.20.1.3 i.MX8M Mini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
1.20.1.4 Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
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1.1 About this manual 1
1.1 About this manual
1.1.1 Goal of the manual
This manual gives you an overview of the mvBlueNAOS, MATRIX VISION's compact PCI Express camera family
compliant to GenICam GenTL Producer, its technical data and basic operation of the mvBlueNAOS. Programming
the device is detailed in a separate documentation, which will be available in an online format.
1.1.2 Contents of the manual
At the beginning of the manual, you will get an introduction (p. 16) to the possible usages of the camera. The
following chapters contain general information about the camera including:
•Quickstart (p. 21) followed by
•Technical Data (p. 36)
•Sensor Overview (p. 54)
•Filters (p. 63)
The general information is followed by the description of the
•Software tools for the camera (p. 65) including the tools
•GenICam and advanced features (p. 66) introduces the GenICam and the advanced features of the camera
(the cameras are GenICam compliant devices).
•Developing applications using the mvIMPACT Acquire SDK (p. 86)
•DirectShow developers (p. 87) documents MATRIX VISION's mvIMPACT Acquire to DirectShow interface( -
DirectShow_acquire).
•Troubleshooting (p. 92) shows how to detect damages and other inconveniences.
•Use Cases (p. 122) describes solutions for general tasks and
• A Glossary (p. 113) explains abbreviations and technical terms.
•Appendix A. Specific Camera / Sensor Data (p. 212) contains all data of the Pregius CMOS sensors like
timings, details of operation, etc.
•Appendix C. Tested ARM platforms (p. 273) contains a list of ARM platforms tested with this product and
information on how to setup these systems for achieving optimal results
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1.2 Imprint
MATRIX VISION GmbH
Talstrasse 16
DE - 71570 Oppenweiler
Telephone: [phone]
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Website: http://www.matrix-vision.de
E-Mail:
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Author
U. Lansche
Date
2020
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1.3 Legal notice
1.3.1 Introduction
The firmware running on MATRIX VISION devices make use of a couple of third party software packages that come
with various licenses. This section is meant to list all these packages and to give credit to those whose code helped
in the creation of this software:
The mvBlueNAOS Kernel module was released under the terms of GPL v2.0 and is available as source code in the
installer:
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1.3.2 cJSON
A slightly modified version of cJSON is used inside some of the modules that eventually build up the firmware.
Copyright (c) 2009 Dave Gamble
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1.3.3 Unity
A slightly modified version of Unity ( https://github.com/ThrowTheSwitch/Unity) is used for unit
testing various modules that eventually build up the firmware.
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1.4 Revisions
Date Rev. Author Description Driver / Firmware version
24. May 2022 V2.14 LAN Add mvBlueNAOS4 (p. 19) .
9. May 2022 V2.13 LAN New sensors for mvBlueNAOS4 (p. 57)
added.
Added OCuLink (p. 46)
31. March 2022 V2.12 LAN Added temperatures Summary of com-
ponents (p. 51) .
10. March 2022 V2.11 LAN Updated Troubleshooting (p. 92) .
07. March 2022 V2.10 LAN Added note about distribution of electric-
ity consumption: CMOS sensors (p. 57)
.
28. January 2022 V2.09 LAN Added BVS CA-BN4-0124BC (12. -
4 Mpix [4128 x 3008]) (p. 263) .
26. January 2022 V2.08 LAN Added mvBlueNAOS4 (p. 38) informa-
tion and BVS CA-BN4-0124BG (12. -
4 Mpix [4128 x 3008]) (p. 233) .
22. September 2021 V2.07 LAN Added Add-in cards for the NAOS for
Embedded (N4e) Interface (p. 43) .
17. September 2021 V2.06 LAN New control mv Auto Feature Control
(p. 84) .
FW Revision 2.40. -
2546.0
19. August 2021 V2.05 LAN Updated power consumption informa-
tion.
11. August 2021 V2.04 LAN Introduced "NAOS for Embedded ( -
N4e)" for the PCIe Embedded interface.
21. July 2021 V2.03 LAN Updated Order code nomenclature
(p. 18) .
Added dimensional drawings (p. 36).
Added accessories (p. 20).
16. July 2021 V2.02 LAN Updated sensor data Appendix A. Spe-
cific Camera / Sensor Data (p. 212) .
01. July 2021 V2.01 LAN Added use case Low latency triggering
(p. 176).
03. May 2021 V2.00 LAN Corrected Symbols and Conventions
(p. 10).
13. January 2021 V1.00 LAN Seperated GUI tools (p. 65).
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1.5 Symbols and Conventions
Note
This symbol indicates general notes.
1.5.1 Explanation of the warnings
Always observe the warnings in these instructions and the measures described to avoid hazards. The warnings
used here contain various signal words and are structured as follows:
Attention
SIGNAL WORD
"Type and source of the hazard"
Consequences if not complied with
→Measures to avoid hazards.
The individual signal words mean:
Attention
Indicates a danger that can lead to damage or destruction of the product.
All due care and attention has been taken in preparing this manual. In view of our policy of continuous product
improvement, however, we can accept no liability for completeness and correctness of the information contained in
this manual. We make every effort to provide you with a flawless product.
In the context of the applicable statutory regulations, we shall accept no liability for direct damage, indirect damage
or third-party damage resulting from the acquisition or operation of a MATRIX VISION product. Our liability for intent
and gross negligence is unaffected. In any case, the extend of our liability shall be limited to the purchase price.
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1.6 Important Information
1.6.1 Important Safety Instructions
• We cannot and do not take any responsibility for the damage caused to you or to any other equipment
connected to a MATRIX VISION device. Similarly, warranty will be void, if a damage is caused by not following
the manual.
• Handle your MATRIX VISION device with care. Do not misuse it. Avoid shaking, striking, etc.. Your MATRIX
VISION device could be damaged by faulty handling or shortage.
• Do not use accessories not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
• The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
• Using the board-level version:
–Provide sufficient cooling because single components can reach high temperatures.
–Handle with care and avoid damage of electrical components by electrostatic discharge (ESD):
*Discharge body static (contact a grounded surface and maintain contact).
*Avoid all plastic, vinyl, and Styrofoam (except anti-static versions) around printed circuit boards.
*Do not touch components on the printed circuit board with your hands or with conductive devices.
1.6.2 Operating considerations
1.6.2.1 Important Safety Notes
• Handle with care and avoid damage of electrical components by electrostatic discharge (ESD):
–Discharge body static (contact a grounded surface and maintain contact).
–Avoid all plastic, vinyl, and Styrofoam (except anti-static versions) around printed circuit boards.
–Do not touch components on the printed circuit board with your hands or with conductive devices.
Be careful when bending the flex cable. The minimum bending radius is approx. 3 mm.
• Provide sufficient cooling because single components can reach high temperatures. Inadequate and incorrect
cooling invalidate the guarantee. For heat dissipation, we recommend to use a thermal conduction plate.
• Camera case temperature should not exceed 65 °C.
Attention
"Overheating"
The mainboards temperature may not exceed 80°C otherwise the device can be damaged.
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1.6.2.2 Handling And Cleaning
• Do not attempt to disassemble camera.
• When installing or removing a lens, take care that water or dust does not enter the inside of the camera.
1.6.2.3 Installing
Avoid installing or storing the camera in the following environments:
• Environments exposed to direct sunlight, rain or snow.
• Environments where combustible or corrosive gas exists.
• Excessively warm or cold environment (Operating ambient temperature: 0 to 45 °C)
• Humid or dusty environment.
• Place subjected to excessive vibration or shock.
• Environment exposed to strong electric or magnetic field.
• It is recommended to mount the camera on a thermoconducting surface such as aluminum or other metals
rather than plastic or wood.
• Please contact manufacturer or local distributor if you want to use additional enclosures for higher ingress
protection.
• Do not aim the camera at the sun or other very strong light sources, otherwise you can destroy the image
sensor.
1.6.2.4 Optimizing performance and life time
When the camera is used continuously for long time under high ambient temperature, the inside electrical parts may
deteriorate, resulting in shorter life span. Additional cooling by e.g. air convection is recommended.
1.6.2.5 Connectors
Confirm the power is off before connecting or disconnecting a signal cable. Grap connectors by the body, not the
attached wires.
1.6.2.6 Cleaning
• Use a blower or a lens brush to remove dust on the lens or the optical filter.
• Do not disassemble front flange.
• Clean case with dry soft cloth. Use neutral detergent liquid if needed; wipe the cover with dry cloth.
• Do not use benzene, thinner, alcohol, liquid cleaner or spray-type cleaner.
1.6.2.7 Adjusting the C-mount
The mvBlueNAOS does not support back focus adjustment in any way. There might be future versions with different
lensholders but for now, the back focus is fixed.
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