Basler Vision Technologies Basler scout scA640-70gm User manual

Basler scout
USER’S MANUAL FOR GigE VISION CAMERAS
Document Number: AW000119
Version: 05 Language: 000 (English)
Release Date: 08 June 2007

For customers in the U.S.A.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could
void your authority to operate this equipment.
The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in
order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart J ofPart 15 of FCC Rules.
For customers in Canada
This apparatus complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in Radio
Interference Regulations.
Pour utilisateurs au Canada
Cet appareil est conforme aux normes Classe A pour bruits radioélectriques, spécifiées dans le
Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique.
Life Support Applications
These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where
malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Basler
customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and
agree to fully indemnify Basler for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.
Warranty Note
Do not open the housing of the camera. The warranty becomes void if the housing is opened.
All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and is copyright Basler
Vision Technologies.

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1 Specifications, Requirements, and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Spectral Response for Mono Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Spectral Response for Color Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5 Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.5.1 Standard Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.5.1.1 Camera Dimensions and Mounting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.5.1.2 Sensor Positioning Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.5.2 90° Head Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.5.2.1 Camera Dimensions and Mounting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.5.2.2 Sensor Positioning Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.5.3 Maximum Thread Length on Color Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.5.4 Mechanical Stress Test Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
1.6 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.6.1 Temperature and Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.6.2 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.7 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2 Software and Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.1 General Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.2 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.2.1 What You Must Know Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.2.1.1 What Happens When Installing a Basler GigE Vision
Network Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.2.2 Removing Older Pylon Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.2.3 Installing the pylon SDK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.2.4 Installing the pylon Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.2.5 Adjusting the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.2.5.1 Configuring a Non-compatible GigE or a Fast Ethernet
Network Adapter Used with your Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
2.2.5.2 Changing the Driver Association for a Compatible GigE
Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.2.5.3 Unbinding the Basler Filter Driver from a Non-compatible GigE
or a Fast Ethernet Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.2.5.4 Installing a Software Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.2.6 If You Are Using Multiple Network Adapters in a Single PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.2.7 Software Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.3 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.4 Acquiring Your First Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.5 Adjusting Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.6 Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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3 Tools for Changing Camera Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.1 The pylon Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.2 The IP Configuration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.3 The pylon API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4 Network Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.1 Recommended Network Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.2 Recommended Network Architectures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.2.1 Peer-to-peer Network Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.2.2 Connecting Via Network Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4.3 PC Data Bus Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5 Camera and Network Adapter IP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.1 Network Adapter IP Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5.2 Changing a Network Adapter’s IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.2.1 Setting an Adapter to Use a Fixed IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.2.2 Setting an Adapter to Use DHCP / Alternate Configuration = APIPA . . . . . . . 76
5.2.3 Checking a Network Adapter’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5.3 Camera IP Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.4 Changing a Camera’s IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
6 Basler Network Drivers and Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6.1 The Basler Filter Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6.2 The Basler Performance Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
6.3 Transport Layer Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7 Network Related Camera Parameters and Managing Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . 97
7.1 Network Related Parameters in the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7.2 Managing Bandwidth When Multiple Cameras Share a Single Network Path . . . . . . 104
7.2.1 A Procedure for Managing Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8 Camera Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.1 Overview (all models except scA750-60). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8.2 Overview (scA750-60 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9 Physical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
9.1 General Description of the Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
9.2 Connector Pin Assignments and Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
9.2.1 12-Pin Receptacle Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
9.2.2 RJ-45 Jack Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
9.2.3 Pin Numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
9.3 Connector Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
9.3.1 8-pin RJ-45 Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
9.3.2 12-Pin Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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9.4 Cabling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
9.4.1 Ethernet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
9.4.2 Power and I/O Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
9.5 Input Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
9.6 Ethernet GigE Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
9.7 Input and Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9.7.1 Input Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9.7.2 Output Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
9.7.3 Output Line Response Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
10 Image Acquisition Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10.1 Controlling Image Acquisition with Parameters Only (No Triggering). . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10.1.1 Switching Off Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10.1.2 Acquiring One Image at a Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
10.1.3 Acquiring Images Continuously (Free-run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
10.2 Controlling Image Acquisition with a Software Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
10.2.1 Enabling the Software Trigger Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
10.2.2 Acquiring a Single Image by Applying One Software Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
10.2.3 Acquiring Images by Applying a Series of Software Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
10.3 Controlling Image Acquisition with a Hardware Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
10.3.1 Exposure Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
10.3.2 Setting the Camera for Hardware Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10.3.3 Acquiring a Single Image by Applying One Hardware Trigger Transition . . . 136
10.3.4 Acquiring Images by Applying a Series of Hardware Trigger Transitions . . . 137
10.4 Exposure Time Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10.4.1 Setting the Exposure Time Using "Raw" Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10.4.2 Setting the Exposure Time Using "Absolute" Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
10.5 Overlapping Exposure and Sensor Readout (all models except scA750-60). . . . . . . 142
10.5.1 Guidelines for Overlapped Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
10.6 Exposure Must Not Overlap Sensor Readout (scA750-60 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
10.7 Trigger Ready Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
10.7.1 Trigger Ready Signal (all models except scA750-60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
10.7.2 Trigger Ready Signal (scA750-60 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
10.8 Exposure Active Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
10.9 Acquisition Timing Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
10.10Maximum Allowed Acquisition Frame Rate (all models except scA750-60). . . . . . . . 152
10.11Maximum Allowed Acquisition Frame Rate (scA750-60 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
11 Pixel Data Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
11.1 Setting the Pixel Data Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
11.2 Pixel Data Formats for Mono Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
11.2.1 Mono 8 Format (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
11.2.2 Mono 16 Format (equivalent to DCAM Mono 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
11.2.3 Mono 12 Packed Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

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11.2.4 YUV 4:2:2 Packed Format (equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
11.2.5 YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
11.3 Pixel Data Output Formats for Color Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
11.3.1 The Bayer Color Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
11.3.1.1 Color Filter Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
11.3.2 Bayer BG 8 Format (equivalent to DCAM Raw 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
11.3.3 Bayer RG 8 Format (equivalent to DCAM Raw 8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
11.3.4 Bayer BG 16 Format (equivalent to DCAM Raw 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
11.3.5 Bayer BG 12 Packed Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
11.3.6 YUV 4:2:2 Packed Format (equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
11.3.7 YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
11.3.8 Mono 8 Format (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
11.4 Pixel Transmission Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
12 I/O Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
12.1 Configuring Input Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
12.1.1 Assigning an Input Line to Receive a Hardware Trigger Signal. . . . . . . . . . . 189
12.1.2 Using an Unassigned Input Line to Receive a User Input Signal . . . . . . . . . 190
12.2 Configuring Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
12.2.1 Assigning a Camera Output Signal to a Physical Output Line. . . . . . . . . . . . 191
12.2.2 Setting the State of User Settable Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
12.2.3 Setting an Output Line for Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
12.2.4 Working with Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
12.2.4.1 Setting the Trigger Source for a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
12.2.4.2 Setting a Timer Delay Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
12.2.4.3 Setting a Timer Duration Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
12.3 Checking the State of the I/O Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
12.3.1 Checking the State of a Single Output Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
12.3.2 Checking the State of All Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
13 Standard Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
13.1 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
13.2 Black Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
13.3 White Balance (on color models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
13.4 Integrated IR Cut Filter (on color models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
13.5 Area of Interest (AOI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
13.5.1 Changing AOI Parameters "On-the-Fly" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
13.6 Luminance Lookup Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
13.6.1 Lookup Table (all models except scA750-60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
13.6.2 Lookup Table (scA750-60 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
13.7 Event Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
13.8 Test Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
13.9 Device Information Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

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13.10Configuration Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
13.10.1Saving Configuration Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
13.10.2Loading a Saved Set or the Default Set into the Active Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
13.10.3Selecting the Default Startup Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
14 Chunk Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
14.1 What are Chunk Features?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
14.2 Making the "Chunk Mode" Active and Enabling the Extended Data Stamp . . . . . . . . 230
14.3 Frame Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
14.4 Time Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
14.5 Line Status All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
14.6 CRC Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
15 Troubleshooting and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
15.1 Tech Support Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
15.2 Before Contacting Basler Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

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Specifications,Requirements,andPrecautions
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1 Specifications,Requirements,
and Precautions
This section lists the camera models covered by the manual. It provides the general specifications
for those models and the basic requirements for using them.
This section also includes specific precautions that you should keep in mind when using the
cameras. We strongly recommend that you read and follow the precautions.
1.1 Models
The current Basler scout GigE Vision camera models are listed in the top row of the specification
tables on the next pages of this manual. The camera models are differentiated by their sensor size,
their maximum frame rate at full resolution, and whether the camera’s sensor is mono or color.
The scout GigE Vision camera models are available in the following housing variants:
standard housing
90° head housing
The housing variants other than the standard housing are appended to the camera’s name, e.g.
scA640-70gm/gc 90° head.
Unless otherwise noted, the material in this manual applies to all of the camera models listed in the
tables. Material that only applies to a particular camera model or to a subset of models, such as to
color cameras or a specific housing variant only, will be so designated.

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1.2 General Specifications
Specification scA640-70gm/gc scA640-74gm/gc scA750-60gm/gc
Sensor Size
(H x V pixels) gm: 659 x 494
gc: 658 x 492 gm: 659 x 494 gc: 658 x 492 gm: 752 x 480 gc: 750 x 480
Sensor Type Sony ICX424 AL/AQ Sony ICX414 AL/AQ Micron MT9V022
Progressive scan CCD Progressive scan CMOS
Optical Size 1/3" 1/2" 1/3"
Pixel Size 7.4 µm x 7.4 µm 9.9 µm x 9.9 µm 6.0 µm x 6.0 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 70 fps 79 fps 64.9 fps
Mono/Color All models available in mono or color
Data Output Type Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbit/s)
Pixel Data Formats Mono Models:
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Mono 16 ( = DCAM Mono 16)
Mono 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed ( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
YUV 4:2:2 Packed
( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Color Models:
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer BG 8 ( = DCAM Raw 8)
Bayer BG 16 ( = DCAM Raw 16)
Bayer BG 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed ( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer RG 8 ( = DCAM Raw 8)
YUV 4:2:2 Packed
( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
ADC Bit Depth 12 bits 10 bits (8 bits effective)
Synchronization Via external trigger signal or via software
Exposure Control Programmable via the camera API
Power
Requirements +12 to +24 VDC, < 1% ripple
3.0 W @ 12 V 2.5 W @ 12 V
I/O Ports 2 opto-isolated input ports and 4 opto-isolated output ports
Lens Adapter C-mount (CS-mount optional)

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Specification scA640-70gm/gc scA640-74gm/gc scA750-60gm/gc
Size (L x W x H)
(standard housing) 73.7 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (without lens adapter or connectors)
85.5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (with lens adapter and connectors)
(90° head housing) 91.65 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (without connectors and front module)
97 mm x 44 mm x 41.8 mm (with connectors and front module)
Weight
(standard housing) 160 g (typical)
(90° head housing) 180 g (typical)
Conformity CE, FCC, GenICam, GigE Vision, IP30
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Specification scA780-54gm/gc scA1000-20gm/gc scA1000-30gm/gc
Sensor Size
(H x V pixels) gm: 782 x 582
gc: 780 x 580 gm: 1034 x 779 gc: 1032 x 778 gm: 1034 x 779 gc: 1032 x 778
Sensor Type Sony ICX415 AL/AQ Sony ICX204 AL/AK Sony ICX204 AL/AK
Progressive scan CCD
Optical Size 1/2" 1/3" 1/3"
Pixel Size 8.3 µm x 8.3 µm 4.65 µm x 4.65 µm 4.65 µm x 4.65 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 55 fps 20 fps 31 fps
Mono/Color All models available in mono or color
Data Output Type Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) or Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbit/s)
Pixel Data Formats Mono Models:
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Mono 16 ( = DCAM Mono 16)
Mono 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed ( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Color Models:
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer BG 8 ( = DCAM Raw 8)
Bayer BG 16 ( = DCAM Raw 16)
Bayer BG 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed ( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
ADC Bit Depth 12 bits
Synchronization Via external trigger signal or via software
Exposure Control Programmable via the camera API
Power
Requirements +12 to +24 VDC, < 1% ripple
3.0 W @ 12 V
I/O Ports 2 opto-isolated input ports and 4 opto-isolated output ports
Lens Adapter C-mount (CS-mount optional)

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Specification scA780-54gm/gc scA1000-20gm/gc scA1000-30gm/gc
Size (L x W x H)
(standard housing) 73.7 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (without lens adapter or connectors) 85.5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (with lens adapter and connectors)
(90° head housing) 91.65 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (without connectors and front module)
97 mm x 44 mm x 41.8 mm (with connectors and front module)
Weight
(standard housing) 160 g (typical)
(90° head housing) 180 g (typical)
Conformity CE, FCC, GenICam, GigE Vision, IP30
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Specification scA1390-17gm/gc scA1400-17gm/gc scA1600-14gm/gc
Sensor Size
(H x V pixels) gm: 1392 x 1040
gc: 1390 x 1038 gm: 1392 x 1040 gc: 1390 x 1038 gm: 1626 x 1236 gc: 1624 x 1234
Sensor Type Sony ICX267 AL/AK Sony ICX285 AL/AQ Sony ICX274 AL/AQ
Progressive scan CCD
Optical Size 1/2" 2/3" 1/1.8"
Pixel Size 4.65 µm x 4.65 µm 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm 4.4 µm x 4.4 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 17 fps 17 fps 14 fps
Mono/Color All models available in mono or color
Data Output Type Fast Ethernet (100 Mbits/s) or Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbits/s)
Pixel Data Formats Mono Models:
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Mono 16 ( = DCAM Mono 16)
Mono 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed ( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Color Models:
Mono 8 ( = DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer BG 8 ( = DCAM Raw 8)
Bayer BG 16 ( = DCAM Raw 16)
Bayer BG 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed ( = DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
ADC Bit Depth 12 bits
Synchronization Via external trigger signal or via software
Exposure Control Programmable via the camera API
Power Requirements +12 to +24 VDC, < 1% ripple
3.5 W @ 12 V
I/O Ports 2 opto-isolated input ports and 4 opto-isolated output ports
Lens Adapter C-mount (CS-mount optional)

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Specification scA1390-17gm/gc scA1400-17gm/gc scA1600-14gm/gc
Size (L x W x H)
(standard housing) 73.7 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (without lens adapter or connectors)
85.5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (with lens adapter and connectors)
(90° head housing) 91.65 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (without connectors and front module)
97 mm x 44 mm x 41.8 mm (with connectors and front module)
Weight
(standard housing) 160 g (typical) 170 g (typical) 160 g (typical)
(90° head housing) 180 g (typical) 190 g (typical) 180 g (typical)
Conformity CE, FCC, GenICam, GigE Vision, IP30

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1.3 Spectral Response for Mono Cameras
The following graphs show the spectral response for each available monochrome camera model.
Fig. 1: scA640-70gm Spectral Response
Note
The spectral response curves excludes lens characteristics and light source
characteristics.
Wave Length (nm)
Relative Response

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Fig. 2: scA640-74gm Spectral Response
Fig. 3: scA750-60gm Spectral Response
Wave Length (nm)
Relative Response
Wave Length (nm)
Quantum Efficiency (%)

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Fig. 4: scA780-54gm Spectral Response
Fig. 5: scA1000-20gm and scA1000-30gm Spectral Response
Wave Length (nm)
Relative Response
Wave Length (nm)
Relative Response