Basler Pioneer User manual

Basler pioneer
USER’S MANUAL FOR GigE VISION CAMERAS
Document Number: AW000151
Version: 06 Language: 000 (English)
Release Date: 20 September 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 Jof Part 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Spectral Response for Color Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.5 Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5.1 Camera Dimensions and Mounting Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5.2 Sensor Positioning Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5.3 Maximum Thread Length on Color Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.6 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.6.1 Temperature and Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.6.2 Heat Dissipation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.7 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 Software and Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.1 General Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.1 What You Must Know Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.1.1 What Happens When Installing a Basler GigE Vision
Network Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2.2 Removing Older Pylon Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.2.3 Installing the pylon SDK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.2.4 Installing the pylon Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.2.5 Adjusting the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.2.5.1 Configuring a Non-compatible GigE or a Fast Ethernet
Network Adapter Used with Your Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.2.5.2 Changing the Driver Association for a Compatible GigE
Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.2.5.3 Unbinding the Basler Filter Driver from a Non-compatible
GigE or a Fast Ethernet Network Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.2.5.4 Installing a Software Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.2.6 If You Are Using Multiple Network Adapters in a Single PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.2.7 Software Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.3 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.4 Acquiring Your First Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.5 Adjusting Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.6 Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3 Tools for Changing Camera Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.1 The pylon Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.2 The IP Configuration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.3 The pylon API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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4 Network Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.1 Recommended Network Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.2 Recommended Network Architectures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.2.1 Peer-to-peer Network Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.2.2 Connecting Via Network Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4.3 PC Data Bus Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Camera and Network Adapter IP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.1 Network Adapter IP Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.2 Changing a Network Adapter’s IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.2.1 Setting an Adapter to Use a Fixed IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.2.2 Setting an Adapter to Use DHCP / Alternate Configuration = APIPA . . . . . . . 64
5.2.3 Checking a Network Adapter’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.3 Camera IP Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.4 Changing a Camera’s IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6 Basler Network Drivers and Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6.1 The Basler Filter Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.2 The Basler Performance Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6.3 Transport Layer Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7 Network Related Camera Parameters and Managing Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . 85
7.1 Network Related Parameters in the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.2 Managing Bandwidth When Multiple Cameras Share a Single Network Path . . . . . . . 92
7.2.1 A Procedure for Managing Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
8 Camera Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
9 Physical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9.1 General Description of the Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9.2 Connector Pin Assignments and Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
9.2.1 12-Pin Receptacle Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
9.2.2 RJ-45 Jack Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.2.3 Pin Numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.3 Connector Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9.3.1 8-pin RJ-45 Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9.3.2 12-Pin Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9.4 Cabling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.4.1 Ethernet Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.4.2 Power and I/O Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.5 Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.6 Ethernet GigE Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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9.7 Input and Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.7.1 Input Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.7.2 Output Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.7.3 Output Line Response Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
10 Image Acquisition Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10.1 Controlling Image Acquisition with Parameters Only (No Triggering). . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10.1.1 Switching Off Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10.1.2 Acquiring One Image at a Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
10.1.3 Acquiring Images Continuously (Free-run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
10.2 Controlling Image Acquisition with a Software Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
10.2.1 Enabling the Software Trigger Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
10.2.2 Acquiring a Single Image by Applying One Software Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
10.2.3 Acquiring Images by Applying a Series of Software Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10.3 Controlling Image Acquisition with a Hardware Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10.3.1 Exposure Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10.3.2 Setting the Camera for Hardware Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
10.3.3 Acquiring a Single Image by Applying One Hardware Trigger Transition . . . 124
10.3.4 Acquiring Images by Applying a Series of Hardware Trigger Transitions . . . 125
10.4 Exposure Time Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
10.4.1 Setting the Exposure Time Using "Raw" Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
10.4.2 Setting the Exposure Time Using "Absolute" Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
10.5 Overlapping Exposure and Sensor Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
10.5.1 Guidelines for Overlapped Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
10.6 Trigger Ready Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
10.7 Exposure Active Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
10.8 Acquisition Timing Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10.9 Maximum Allowed Acquisition Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
11 Pixel Data Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
11.1 Setting the Pixel Data Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
11.2 Pixel Data Formats for Mono Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
11.2.1 Mono 8 Format (Equivalent to DCAM Mono 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
11.2.2 Mono 16 Format (Equivalent to DCAM Mono 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
11.2.3 Mono 12 Packed Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
11.2.4 YUV 4:2:2 Packed Format (Equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
11.2.5 YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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11.3 Pixel Data Output Formats for Color Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
11.3.1 The Bayer Color Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
11.3.1.1 Color Filter Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
11.3.2 Bayer GB 8 Format (Equivalent to DCAM Raw 8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
11.3.3 Bayer GB 16 Format (Equivalent to DCAM Raw 16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
11.3.4 Bayer GB 12 Packed Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
11.3.5 YUV 4:2:2 Packed Format (Equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
11.3.6 YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
11.3.7 Mono 8 Format (Equivalent to DCAM Mono 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
11.4 Pixel Transmission Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
12 I/O Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
12.1 Configuring Input Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
12.1.1 Assigning an Input Line to Receive a Hardware Trigger Signal. . . . . . . . . . . 165
12.1.2 Using an Unassigned Input Line to Receive a User Input Signal . . . . . . . . . 166
12.2 Configuring Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
12.2.1 Assigning a Camera Output Signal to a Physical Output Line. . . . . . . . . . . . 167
12.2.2 Setting the State of User Settable Output Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
12.2.3 Setting an Output Line for Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
12.2.4 Working with Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
12.2.4.1 Setting the Trigger Source for a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
12.2.4.2 Setting a Timer Delay Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
12.2.4.3 Setting a Timer Duration Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12.3 Checking the State of the I/O Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
12.3.1 Checking the State of a Single Output Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
12.3.2 Checking the State of All Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
13 Standard Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
13.1 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
13.2 Black Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
13.3 White Balance (on Color Models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
13.4 Integrated IR Cut Filter (on Color Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
13.5 Area of Interest (AOI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
13.5.1 Changing AOI Parameters "On-the-Fly" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
13.6 Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
13.6.1 Considerations When Using Binning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
13.7 Luminance Lookup Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
13.8 Event Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
13.9 Test Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
13.10Device Information Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
13.11Configuration Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13.11.1Saving Configuration Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
13.11.2Loading a Saved Set or the Default Set into the Active Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
13.11.3Selecting the Default Startup Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

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14 Chunk Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
14.1 What are Chunk Features?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
14.2 Making the "Chunk Mode" Active and Enabling the Extended Data Stamp . . . . . . . . 206
14.3 Frame Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
14.4 Time Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
14.5 Line Status All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
14.6 CRC Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
15 Troubleshooting and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
15.1 Technical Support Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
15.2 Before Contacting Basler Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

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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 pioneer GigE Vision camera models are listed in the top row of the specification
table on the next page 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.
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 only, will be so designated.

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1.2 General Specifications
Specification piA640-210gm/gc piA1000-48gm/gc piA1600-35gm/gc
Sensor Size
(H x V pixels) gm: 648 x 488
gc: 646 x 486 gm: 1004 x 1004 gc: 1000 x 1000 gm: 1608 x 1208 gc: 1604 x 1204
Sensor Type Kodak KAI-0340 Kodak KAI-1020 Kodak KAI-2020
Progressive scan CCD
Optical Size 1/3" 2/3" 1"
Pixel Size 7.4 µm x 7.4 µm 7.4 µm x 7.4 µm 7.4 µm x 7.4 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 210 fps 48 fps 35 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 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8)
Mono 16 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 16)
Mono 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed (equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Color Models: Mono 8 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer GB 8 (equivalent to DCAM Raw 8)
Bayer GB 16 (equivalent to DCAM Raw 16)
Bayer GB 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed (equivalent to 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
4.5 W @ 12 VDC 4.2 W @ 12 VDC 4.8 W @ 12 VDC
I/O Ports 2 opto-isolated input ports and 4 opto-isolated output ports
Lens Adapter C-mount
Size
(L x W x H) 86.7 mm x 44mm x 29 mm (without lens adapter or connectors) 98.5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (with lens adapter and connectors)
Weight ~ 220 g (typical)
Conformity CE, FCC, GenICam, GigE Vision; IP30
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Specification piA1900-32gm/gc
Sensor Size
(H x V pixels) gm: 1928 x 1084
gc: 1926 x 1082
Sensor Type Kodak KAI-2093
Progressive scan CCD
Optical Size 1"
Pixel Size 7.4 µm x 7.4 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 32 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 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8)
Mono 16 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 16)
Mono 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed (equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Color Models: Mono 8 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer GB 8 (equivalent to DCAM Raw 8)
Bayer GB 16 (equivalent to DCAM Raw 16)
Bayer GB 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed (equivalent to 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
4.4 W @ 12 VDC
I/O Ports 2 opto-isolated input ports and 4 opto-isolated output ports
Lens Adapter C-mount
Size
(L x W x H) 86.7 mm x 44mm x 29 mm (without lens adapter or connectors) 98.5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (with lens adapter and connectors)
Weight ~ 220 g (typical)
Conformity CE, FCC, GenICam, GigE Vision, IP30
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Specification piA2400-12gm/gc
Sensor Size
(H x V pixels) gm: 2456 x 2058
gc: 2454 x 2056
Sensor Type Sony ICX625ALA/AQA
Progressive scan CCD
Optical Size 2/3"
Pixel Size 3.45 µm x 3.45 µm
Max. Frame Rate
(at full resolution) 12 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 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8)
Mono 16 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 16)
Mono 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed (equivalent to DCAM YUV 4:2:2)
YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV) Packed
Color Models: Mono 8 (equivalent to DCAM Mono 8)
Bayer GB 8 (equivalent to DCAM Raw 8)
Bayer GB 16 (equivalent to DCAM Raw 16)
Bayer GB 12 Packed
YUV 4:2:2 Packed (equivalent to 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
5.4 W @ 12 VDC
I/O Ports 2 opto-isolated input ports and 4 opto-isolated output ports
Lens Adapter C-mount
Size
(L x W x H) 86.7 mm x 44mm x 29 mm (without lens adapter or connectors) 98.5 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm (with lens adapter and connectors)
Weight ~ 220 g (typical)
Conformity CE, FCC, GenICam, GigE Vision, IP30
Table 3: General Specifications

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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: piA640-210gm Spectral Response
Note
The spectral response curves exclude lens characteristics and light source
characteristics.
Wave Length (nm)
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Fig. 2: piA1000-48gm Spectral Response
Fig. 3: piA1600-35gm Spectral Response
Wave Length (nm)
Absolute Quantum Efficiency
Wave Length (nm)
Absolute Quantum Efficiency

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Fig. 4: piA1900-32gm Spectral Response
Fig. 5: piA2400-12gm Spectral Response
Wave Length (nm)
Absolute Quantum Efficiency
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Wave Length (nm)
Wave Length (nm)
Relative Response

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1.4 Spectral Response for Color Cameras
The following graphs show the spectral response for each available color camera model.
Fig. 6: piA640-210gc Spectral Response
Note
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, use of a
dielectric IR cut filter is recommended. 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.
A suitable IR cut filter is included in the standard C-mount lens adapter on
color models of the camera. (An IR cut filter is not included in the optional CS-
mount adapter.)
Wave Length (nm)
Absolute Quantum Efficiency
Blue
Green
Red

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Fig. 7: piA1000-48gc Spectral Response
Fig. 8: piA1600-35gc Spectral Response
Wave Length (nm)
Blue
Green
Red
Absolute Quantum Efficiency
Wave Length (nm)
Blue
Green
Red
Absolute Quantum Efficiency

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Fig. 9: piA1900-32gc Spectral Response
Fig. 10: piA2400-12gc Spectral Response
Wave Length (nm)
Blue
Green
Red
Absolute Quantum Efficiency
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Wave Length (nm)
Wave Length (nm)
Relative Response
Blue
Green
Red