Basler DART BCON SERIES User manual

USER’S MANUAL FOR BCON CAMERAS
Document Number: AW001369
Version: 02 Language: 000 (English)
Release Date: 01 November 2016
Basler dart

FCC and CE conformity
Conformity tests have been performed on dart BCON cameras. The cameras have been found to
comply with the CE and FCC requirements pursuant to EN 55022 and FCC Part 15, Subpart B
rules.
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 Information
To ensure that your warranty remains in force, adhere to the following guidelines:
Do not remove the camera’s product label
If the camera’s product label is removed and the serial number can’t be read from the camera’s
registers, the warranty is void.
Do not remove the camera front
If you are using a dart S-mount or a dart CS-mount camera, do not remove the camera front. The
camera front and the circuit board are firmly riveted. Both parts can be damaged if you remove the
camera front.
Prevent contact with foreign substances
Do not allow e.g. liquid, flammable or metallic material to get in contact with the board. Otherwise,
the camera may fail or cause a fire.
Avoid electromagnetic fields
Do not operate the camera in the vicinity of strong electromagnetic fields. Avoid electrostatic
charging.
Transport in original packaging
Transport and store the camera in its original packaging only. Do not discard the packaging.
Clean with care
Follow the cleaning instructions in Chapter 2 on page 3.
Read the manual
Read the manual carefully before using the camera.
All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and is copyright
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Table of Contents
1 About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Typographic Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Technical Specifications and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Spectral Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3.1 Mono Camera Spectral Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3.2 Color Camera Spectral Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4 Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4.1 Camera Dimensions and Mounting Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4.2 Maximum Lens Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.3 Mechanical Stress Test Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.5 Avoiding EMI and ESD Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.6 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.6.1 Temperature and Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.6.2 Heat Dissipation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Physical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 General Description of the Camera Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 FFC Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.2.1 Connector Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 Voltage Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.3.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.3.2 Input Voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.3.3 Output Voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.4 Timing Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.5 LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.6 IR Cut Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5 BCON Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1 Interface Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.2 BCON Data Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.2.1 Data Flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.2.2 Data Serialization and Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.2.3 Frame Valid Bit and Line Valid Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.2.4 Frame Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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5.2.5 Line Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.2.6 Sync Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2.7 BCON Output Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2.8 Pixel Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.3 BCON Output Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.4 BCON Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.5 I²C Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.5.1 I²C Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.5.2 Basler Specifics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6 Hardware Design Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6.1 BCON Data Output (X0, X1, X2, X3, XCLK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6.2 Trigger and General Purpose Input (CC0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.3 I²C Configuration Interface (I2C_SDC, I2C_SDA, I2C_ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.4 Power Supply (GND, VCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.5 LVDS Receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.1 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.2 Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8 I/O Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.1 Configuring Input Lines and Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.1.1 Using the Input Line for Frame Start Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.1.2 Input Line Debouncers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.1.3 Input Line Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.2 Configuring Output Lines and Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.2.1 Selecting a Source Signal for an Output Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.2.2 Setting the Status of a User Settable Output Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.2.3 Output Line Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.3 Checking the Status of the I/O Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.3.1 Checking the Status of an I/O Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.3.2 Checking the Status of All Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
9 Image Acquisition Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9.1 Acquisition Start and Stop Commands and the Acquisition Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9.2 The Frame Start Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.2.1 Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.2.2 Using a Software Frame Start Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.2.3 Using a Hardware Frame Start Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.3 Setting the Exposure Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.4 Electronic Shutter Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
9.4.1 Global Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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9.4.2 Rolling Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
9.5 Overlapping Image Acquisitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
9.5.1 Automatic Overlapping of Image Acquisitions (All Cameras). . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9.5.2 Manually Setting the Overlap Mode of Operation (daA1280-54bm/bc, daA1600-
60bm/bc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.6 Acquisition Monitoring Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.6.1 Exposure Active Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.6.2 Flash Window Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.7 Maximum Allowed Frame Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.7.1 Using the Basler pylon API to Check the Maximum Allowed Frame Rate. . . 78
9.7.2 Increasing the Maximum Allowed Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10 Pixel Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
10.1 Available Pixel Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
10.2 Details on Pixel Formats for Color Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
11 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
11.1 Feature Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
11.2 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
11.3 Black Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
11.4 Gamma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
11.5 Brightness/Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
11.5.1 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
11.5.2 Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
11.5.3 Setting Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
11.6 Color Enhancement Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
11.6.1 General Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
11.6.2 Light Source Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.6.3 Balance White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
11.6.4 Hue/Saturation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
11.6.5 PGI Feature Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
11.6.6 Sharpness Enhancement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
11.6.7 A Procedure for Setting the Color Enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
11.7 Image ROI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
11.8 Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
11.8.1 Setting Binning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
11.8.2 Setting the Binning Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
11.8.3 Considerations When Using Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
11.9 Reverse X and Reverse Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
11.9.1 Reverse X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
11.9.2 Reverse Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
11.9.3 Enabling Reverse X and Reverse Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11.10Defect Pixel Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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11.11Auto Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
11.11.1 Auto Function Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
11.11.2 Auto Function ROI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
11.11.3 Gain Auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
11.11.4 Exposure Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
11.11.5 Balance White Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
11.11.6 Auto Function Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
11.12Backlight Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11.13Test Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
11.14Device Information Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
11.15Configuration Sets and User Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
11.15.1 Saving a User Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
11.15.2 Loading a User Set or the Factory Set into the Active Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
11.15.3 Designating the Startup Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
12 Troubleshooting and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
12.1 Tech Support Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
12.2 Obtaining an RMA Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
12.3 Before Contacting Basler Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

AW00136902000 About this Document
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1 About this Document
This document contains important information about how to operate and configure Basler dart
BCON cameras properly and most efficiently. It also contains information about designing your
hardware to work with the Basler BCON interface.
Read these instructions before using Basler dart BCON cameras.
1.1 Target Audience
The Basler dart BCON User’s Manual is aimed at experienced hardware and software engineers
proficient in electronics, software development, and embedded system design.
The document is written for a target audience that has intermediate to advanced technical skills in
the areas mentioned above.
The document assumes that users have experience in the following areas:
System on a Chip (SoC) or System on Module (SoM) architectures
serial communication
FPGA programming
development of frame grabbing procedures
bus architectures such as I²C
Embedded Linux operating systems

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1.2 Typographic Conventions
The following fonts are used in this manual to draw attention to program elements etc.:
1.3 Further Reading
For more information about the technologies and protocols used to operate Basler BCON cameras,
refer to the following external documents:
I²C-Bus Specification and User Manual:
http://www.nxp.com/documents/user_manual/UM10204.pdf
LVDS Owner’s Manual:
http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/snla187/snla187.pdf
FH41 Series (Connector Data Sheet):
http://www.hirose.co.jp/cataloge_hp/ed_FH41_20140305.pdf
Channel Link Design Guide:
http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/snla167/snla167.pdf
GenICam Pixel Format Names and Values:
http://www.emva.org/wp-content/uploads/GenICamPixelFormatValues.pdf
The documents are provided by the respective owners, and the links might be changed by them.
Font Element or Symbol Example
Arial, bold
Program interface such as menu
commands, windows, dialog boxes, field
and button names
Press the OK button.
Emphasis (importance) Do not open the housing.
Path to directories, file and directory
names Copy the files into the Data\Statistics folder.
Consolas Source code camera.Gain.SetValue(10);
Consolas, italic Placeholder in source code SET relPath=DllDir
Key symbol (if available) Key names Press the key.
UPPER case Press the ESC key.
> Succession of commands Select File menu > Open.

AW00136902000 Precautions
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2 Precautions
DANGER
Electric Shock Hazard
Unapproved power supplies may cause electric shock. Serious injury or death
may occur.
You must use power supplies which meet the Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV)
and Limited Power Source (LPS) requirements.
WARNING
Fire Hazard
Unapproved power supplies may cause fire and burns.
You must use power supplies which meet the Limited Power Source (LPS)
requirements.
NOTICE
Dust on the sensor can impair the camera’s performance.
Every time you handle the camera without a lens attached, make sure that the camera is
pointing down so that no dust can reach the sensor.
If the camera is not installed, store it in its original packaging.
NOTICE
Heat can damage the camera.
Make sure that you provide sufficient heat dissipation to keep the operation temperature of the
device below the values indicated in Section 3.6.1 on page 21. For more information about
providing heat dissipation, see Section 3.6.2 on page 22.

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NOTICE
Incorrectly mounted lenses can damage camera components.
When mounting a lens on the camera, do not overtighten the lens. Otherwise, the screw
threads of the lens mount can be damaged.
For dart CS-mount variants:
Make sure that the lens does not intrude into the camera body more than 7 mm (color
cameras) or 11 mm (mono cameras). Otherwise, the IR cut filter (color cameras) or the
sensor (mono cameras) can be damaged.
If you want to use C-mount lenses for dart CS-mount cameras, make sure that you attach
a CS- to C-mount adapter ring to the C-mount lens before mounting it on a dart
CS-mount camera. Otherwise, the lens may reach too far into the camera and damage
the IR cut filter (color cameras) or the sensor (mono cameras).
For dart S-mount variants:
On S-mount cameras, the lens is screwed in and out to reach the desired level of focus.
S-mount lenses do not have a defined flange and therefore will not stop before they
touch (and possibly scratch or break) the sensor glass.
Do not screw in the lens deeper than 11.7 mm, especially during focusing.
For more information, see Section 3.4.2 on page 16.
NOTICE
Voltage outside of the specified range can cause damage.
You must supply camera power that complies with the individual voltage requirements of the
BCON interface lines:
The nominal voltage for the power supply line (VCC) is 5V.
The nominal voltage for the I²C interface lines (I2C_SCL, I2C_SDA, I2C_ID) is 3.3 V.
For more information, see Section 4.3 on page 27.
The dart BCON cameras must only be connected to other limited power sources (LPS) /
Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) circuits that do not represent any energy hazards.
NOTICE
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the sensor and the circuit board.
Use anti-static clothes and materials, e.g. conductive shoes, anti-static gloves, and ESD
protection wrist straps to decrease the risk of electrostatic discharge.
Use conductive materials and install conductive mats at the point of installation (e.g. floor,
workplace) to prevent the generation of static electricity.
Control the humidity in your environment. Low humidity can cause ESD problems.

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NOTICE
Incorrect cleaning can damage camera components.
Before cleaning, disconnect the camera from camera power by removing the connector.
After the cleaning procedure, make sure the cleaning material has evaporated before you
reconnect the plugs.
For dart bare board, dart S-mount and dart CS-mount mono variants, i.e. for dart BCON
cameras where the sensor is accessible:
Avoid cleaning the surface of the camera’s sensor.
If you must clean it, use a soft, lint-free cloth dampened with a small quantity isopropanol.
Use a cloth that will not generate static charge during cleaning (cotton is a good choice).
Electrostatic discharge might damage the sensor.
Cleaning the IR cut filter of dart CS-mount color variants (the sensor cannot be cleaned):
Try not to touch the IR cut filter and do not clean the IR cut filter mechanically. The glass
of the IR cut filter can break if you apply too much pressure.
Use clean, oil-free compressed air to clean the IR cut filter. Be careful not to apply too
much air pressure.
Do not use solvents or thinners to clean the board or the camera front or both. They can
damage the surface.
NOTICE
Conductive contact can damage the circuit board.
Whenever you work with the camera, make sure that the circuit board has no conductive contact
with other objects. Conductive contact can cause short circuit or overvoltage damage.

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3 Technical Specifications and
Requirements
This chapter lists the camera models covered by the manual. It provides the general specifications
for these models and the basic requirements for using them.
3.1 Models
The current Basler dart BCON 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 resolution, their
maximum frame rate at full resolution, and whether the camera’s sensor is mono or color.
All dart BCON camera models are available in three variants:
Bare board: This variant consists of a circuit board only.
S-mount: This variant consists of a circuit board with a camera front attached. S-mount lenses
can be attached to the lens mount on the camera front.
CS-mount: This variant consists of a circuit board with a camera front attached. CS-mount
lenses can be attached to the lens mount on the camera front.
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, to a subset of models, or a variant,
will be so designated.
The dart S-mount color cameras are not equipped with an IR cut filter. If you want
to operate a dart S-mount color camera with an IR cut filter, you must attach a
lens with an integrated IR cut filter to the camera.
dart
CS-mount (*)
dart
bare board
dart
S-mount
Fig. 1: dart BCON Variants
(*) CS-mount color cameras
are equipped with an IR cut filter.

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3.2 General Specifications
Specification daA1280-54bm/bc
Resolution
(H x V pixels) 1280 x 960
Sensor Type Aptina AR0134
Progressive scan CMOS
Global shutter
Optical Size 1/3"
Effective Sensor Diagonal 6 mm
Pixel Size (H x V) 3.75 µm x 3.75 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 54 fps
Mono/Color Mono or color
(color cameras include a Bayer pattern RGB filter on the sensor)
Pixel Formats Mono models: Mono 8
Mono 12
Color models: Bayer 8
Bayer 12
RGB 8
YCbCr422
Synchronization Via hardware trigger, via software trigger, or free run
Exposure Time Control Programmable via the camera API
Camera Power
Requirements Nominal +5 VDC, supplied via the camera’s 28-pin FFC connector
≈1.3 W (typical) @ 5 VDC
I/O Lines 1 input line (CC0) and 2 output lines (two bits on data lane X0)
Lens Mount S-mount, CS-mount, without mount (bare board)
Size (L x W x H) Bare board model: 4.8 mm x 27 mm x 27 mm
S-mount model: 17.5 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm
CS-mount model: 16.9 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm
Weight S-mount and CS-mount model: < 15 g
Bare board model: < 5 g
Conformity CE (includes RoHS), GenICam 2.4 (including PFNC 1.1 and SFNC 2.1), UL (in
preparation)
The EU Declaration of Conformity is available on the Basler website:
www.baslerweb.com
Software Basler pylon Camera Software Suite (version 5.0.4 or higher)
Available for Windows (x86, x64) and Linux (x86, x64, ARM)
Table 1: General Specifications (daA1280-54bm/bc)

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Specification daA1600-60bm/bc
Resolution
(H x V pixels) 1600 x 1200
Sensor Type e2v EV76C570
Progressive scan CMOS
Global shutter
Optical Size 1/1.8"
Effective Sensor Diagonal 9 mm
Pixel Size (H x V) 4.5 µm x 4.5 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 60 fps
Mono/Color Mono or color
(color cameras include a Bayer pattern RGB filter on the sensor)
Pixel Formats Mono models: Mono 8
Mono 12 (*)
Color models: Bayer 8
Bayer 12 (*)
RGB 8
YCbCr422
(*) 12-bit image data based on 10-bit sensor data. See Section 10.1 on page 80.
Synchronization Via hardware trigger, via software trigger, or free run
Exposure Time Control Programmable via the camera API
Camera Power
Requirements Nominal +5 VDC, supplied via the camera’s 28-pin FFC connector
≈1.3 W (typical) @ 5 VDC
I/O Lines 1 input line (CC0) and 2 output lines (two bits on data lane X0)
Lens Mount S-mount, CS-mount, without mount (bare board)
Size (L x W x H) Bare board model: 5.9 mm x 27 mm x 27 mm
S-mount model: 17.5 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm
CS-mount model: 16.9 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm
Weight S-mount and CS-mount model: < 15 g
Bare board model: < 5 g
Conformity CE (includes RoHS), GenICam 2.4 (including PFNC 1.1 and SFNC 2.1), UL (in
preparation)
The EU Declaration of Conformity is available on the Basler website:
www.baslerweb.com
Software Basler pylon Camera Software Suite (version 5.0.4 or higher)
Available for Windows (x86, x64) and Linux (x86, x64, ARM)
Table 2: General Specifications (daA1600-60bm/bc)

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Specification daA2500-14bm/bc
Resolution
(H x V pixels) 2592 x 1944
Sensor Type Aptina MT9P031
Progressive scan CMOS
Rolling shutter
Optical Size 1/2.5"
Effective Sensor Diagonal 7.13 mm
Pixel Size (H x V) 2.2 µm x 2.2 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 14 fps
Mono/Color Mono or color
(color cameras include a Bayer pattern RGB filter on the sensor)
Pixel Formats Mono models: Mono 8
Mono 12 (*)
Color models: Bayer 8
Bayer 12 (*)
RGB 8
YCbCr422
Synchronization Via hardware trigger, via software trigger, or free run
Exposure Time Control Via hardware trigger or programmable via the camera API
Camera Power
Requirements Nominal +5 VDC, supplied via the camera’s 28-pin FFC connector
≈1.4 W (typical) @ 5 VDC
I/O Lines 1 input line (CC0) and 2 output lines (two bits on data lane X0)
Lens Mount S-mount, CS-mount, without mount (bare board)
Size (L x W x H) Bare board model: 4.8 mm x 27 mm x 27 mm
S-mount model: 17.5 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm
CS-mount model: 16.9 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm
Weight S-mount and CS-mount models: < 15 g
Bare board model: < 5 g
Conformity CE (includes RoHS), GenICam 2.4 (including PFNC 1.1 and SFNC 2.1), UL (in
preparation)
The EU Declaration of Conformity is available on the Basler website:
www.baslerweb.com
Software Basler pylon Camera Software Suite (version 5.0.4 or higher)
Available for Windows (x86, x64) and Linux (x86, x64, ARM)
Table 3: General Specifications (daA2500-14bm/bc)

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3.3 Spectral Response
3.3.1 Mono Camera Spectral Response
The following graphs show the spectral response for each available monochrome camera model.
The spectral response curves exclude lens characteristics and light source
characteristics.
Wavelength (nm)
Quantum Efficiency (%)
Fig. 2: daA1280-54bm Spectral Response (From Sensor Data Sheet)

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30
25
20
15
10
5
0400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Wavelength (nm)
LSB10/nJ/cm²
Fig. 3: daA1600-60bm Spectral Response (From Sensor Data Sheet)
Wavelength (nm)
Quantum Efficiency (%)
Fig. 4: daA2500-14bm Spectral Response (From Sensor Data Sheet)

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3.3.2 Color Camera Spectral Response
The following graphs show the spectral response for each available color camera model.
The spectral response curves exclude lens characteristics, light source
characteristics, and IR cut filter characteristics.
To obtain best performance from color models of the camera, we recommend
using a dielectric IR cut filter. The filter should transmit in a range from 400 nm to
700 ... 720 nm, and it should cut off from 700 ... 720 nm to 1100 nm.
If you are using a
dart bare board color camera, we recommend installing an IR cut filter or a
lens with an integrated IR cut filter when integrating the camera into the
system.
dart S-mount color camera, we recommend attaching a lens with an
integrated IR cut filter to the camera.
dart CS-mount color camera, a suitable IR cut filter is already built into the
lens adapter. For more information, see Section 4.6 on page 30.
Wavelength (nm)
Quantum Efficiency (%)
Blue
Green
Red
Fig. 5: daA1280-54bc Spectral Response (From Sensor Data Sheet)