CIS VISION:mini VCC-G22U21ACL Quick start guide

VCC-G22U21ACL Rev.900-612-32-00
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UXGA B/W Camera
49MHz Pixel Clock Camera Link
VCC-G22U21ACL
Product Specification
& Operational Manual
CIS Corporation
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g
lish

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Table of Contents
1. Scope of Application...............................................................................................................................3
2. Handling Precautions .............................................................................................................................3
3. Product Outline......................................................................................................................................5
4. Specification..........................................................................................................................................6
4.1. General Specification .......................................................................................................................6
4.2. Camera Output Signal Specification.....................................................................................................8
4.3. CCD Spectral Response (Representative value).....................................................................................9
5. Function Settings................................................................................................................................. 10
6. External Connector Pin Assignment ....................................................................................................... 12
6.1. 6 pins Circular Connector HR10-7R-6PA (HIROSE) .............................................................................. 12
6.2. 26pins camera Link connector 12226-1100-00 PL (SUMITOMO 3M) .............................................. 12
7. Timing Chart........................................................................................................................................ 13
7.1. Horizontal Synchronous Signal Timing................................................................................................ 13
7.2. Vertical Synchronous Signal Timing.................................................................................................... 13
7.2.1. Normal Shutter Mode (Trigger Shutter Mode OFF) ........................................................................... 13
7.2.2. Trigger Shutter Mode..................................................................................................................... 14
8. Remote Interface Function ................................................................................................................... 15
9. Initial Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 16
10. CCD Optical Axis Accuracy .................................................................................................................. 17
11. Dimensions........................................................................................................................................ 18
12. Cases for Indemnity (Limited Warranty)............................................................................................... 19
13. CCD Pixel Defect ................................................................................................................................ 20
14. Product Support................................................................................................................................. 20

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1. Scope of Application
This is to describe VCC-G22U21ACL Power Over Camera Link B/W CCD Camera. All specifications contained
herein are subject to change without prior notice. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited.
2. Handling Precautions
The camera must not be used for any nuclear equipments or aerospace equipments with which mechanical
failure or malfunction could result in serious bodily injury or loss of human life. Our warranty does not apply to
damages or defects caused by irregular and/or abnormal use of the product.
Please observe all warnings and cautions stated below.
Our warranty does not apply to damages or malfunctions caused by neglecting these precautions.
zDo not use or store the camera in the following extreme conditions:
¾Extremely dusty or humid places.
¾Extremely hot or cold places (operating temperature –5 to +45 )℃℃
¾Close to generators of powerful electromagnetic radiation such as radio or TV transmitters.
¾Places subject to fluorescent light reflections.
¾Places subject to unstable (flickering, etc.) lighting conditions.
¾Places subject to strong vibration.
zRemove dust or dirt on the surface of the lens with a blower.
zDo not apply excessive force or static electricity that could damage the camera.
zDo not shoot direct images that are extremely bright (e.g., light source, sun, etc.), and when camera
is not in use, put the lens cap on.
zFollow the instructions in Chapter 6, “External connector pin assignment” for connecting the camera.
Improper connection may cause damages not only to the camera but also to the connected devices.
zConfirm the mutual ground potential carefully and then connect the camera to monitors or computers.
AC leaks from the connected devices may cause damages or destroy the camera.
zDo not apply excessive voltage. (Use only the specified voltage.) Unstable or improper power supply
voltage may cause damages or malfunction of the camera.

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zThe voltage ripple of camera power DC +12V±10% shall be within ±50mV. Improper power
supply voltage may cause noises on the video signals.
zThe rising time of camera power supply voltage shall be less than +10V, Max 60ms. Please
avoid noises like chattering when rising.
In case of abnormal operation, contact the distributor from whom you purchased the product.
10 4020 30 50
10
11
12
[V]
Voltage Rising Time [ms]
9
8
7
60 70
Power Supply Voltage

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3. Product Outline
VCC-G22U21ACL is a high-resolution industrial B/W digital video camera module utilizing a 1/1.8 type PS IT CCD.
2M pixels CCD image sensor with on-chip micro-lenses realizes high sensitivity and high resolution.
At Full Frame Scan Mode, entire pixels can be read out within approx. 1/20s. Interface of G22U21ACL complies
with camera link standard.
Key Features
□ Camera settings can be changed via serial communications.
□ Selectable 8 bit or 10 bit.
□ 1/20～1/40,000s shutter speeds can be set per 1H.
□ Full frame scan mode and three different partial scan modes are available.
□ Approx. 20 fps at full frame scan mode.
□ Only 29mm cubic in size (excluding projection), light weight 50g, and speed makes it a best match for
use in embedded systems.

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4. Specification
4.1. General Specification
Item Specification
Pickup device
Device Type 1/1.8 type Interline Transfer B/W CCD, Sony ICX274AL
Effective Pixel Number 1628(H) x 1236 (V)
Recommended Pixels 1620(H) x 1200(V)
Unit Cell Size 4.40μm (H) x 4.40μm (V)
Chip Size 8.50mm (H) x 6.80mm (V)
Video output frequency
Pixel Clock 49.0908 MHz
Horizontal Frequency 25.568KHz Pixel Clock: 1920 CLK
Vertical Frequency
Full Frame Scan Mode: 1252H, approx 20 Hz
Partial Scan Mode 1: 1029H, approx 25 Hz
Partial Scan Mode 2: 837H, approx 30 Hz
Partial Scan Mode 3: 629H, approx 40 Hz
Sync. system Internal Sync. System
Video output standard PoCL or PoCL-Lite
Resolution 1000 TV lines
Resolving power 8bit / 10bit
Sensitivity F5.6 400 lx (Shutter 1/20s, Gain 0dB)
Minimum illumination F1.4 1.0 lx (Shutter 1/20s, Gain +12dB)
Dust or stains in
optical system
No dust or stain shall be detected on the testing screen with setting the camera
aperture at F16.
Power requirements DC +12V ±10% (Max voltage not to exceed 15V)
Power consumption 2.7 W (DC +12V IN)
Dimension Refer to overall dimension drawing (Clause 11)
29mm x 29mm x 29mm (excluding projection)
Mass Approx. 50 g
Lens mount C mount (Refer to overall dimension drawing )
Optical axis accuracy Refer to drawing for CCD Optical Axis Accuracy (Clause 10)
Gain variable range -1～+12dB
Shutter speed
variable range
OFF (1/20), 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000,
1/18000, 1/40000s
Trigger shutter mode ・Fixed Trigger Shutter Mode ・Pulse Width Trigger Shutter Mode
*Trigger pulse width shall be over 1H and less than 1/2s.

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Item Specification
Safety/Quality
standards
UL: Conform to UL Standard including materials and others.
RoHS: Conform to RoHS
CE: Conform to EN55022:2006 (Class A): Emission
Conform to EN61000-6-2:2005: Immunity
FCC: To be applied to FCC Class A digital Device
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
followin
g
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, includin
g
interference that
may cause undesired operation.
Durability
Vibration
Acceleration 98 m/s2(10.0G)
Frequency 20～200 Hz
Direction XYZ 3 directions
Testing time 120 min for each direction
Shock No malfunction shall be occurred with 490m/s2(50G) for ±X, ±
Y, and ±Z, 6 directions. (without package)
Operation environment
Temperature Operation guaranteed: -5℃～+45℃
Performance guaranteed: 0℃～+40℃
Humidity RH 20～80% with no condensation
Storage environment Temperature -25℃～+60℃
Humidity RH 20～80% with no condensation

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4.2. Camera Output Signal Specification
Item Specification
Video
output data
Video out 1628 (H) x 1236 (V) At Full Frame Scan Mode
Recommended 1600 (H) x 1200 (V)
Sync.
Signal I/O
LVAL output LVDS Camera Link connector
FVAL output LVDS
DVAL output LVDS
HD/VD input None
Trigger
input
Polarity POSI/NEGA Selectable
Min. Trigger Pulse width Over 1 HD
Camera Link input LVDS: CC1 input Camera Link connector
TTL Input Refer to the following drawing HR10-7R-6PA
100 Ω
1K
Ω470p
Input
Trigger
+5V
VIH Min2.0V
VIL Max0.8V
Video
output
signal
White Clip Level Digital 8bit : FFh
Digital 10bit : 3FFh
Setup Level Digital 8bit : 08 ±03h
Digital 10bit : 020 ±00Ch
5 seconds shall be waited after turning on power to get proper camera operation.

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4.3. CCD Spectral Response (Representative value)
※ Lens characteristics and illuminant characteristics are not considered.

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5. Function Settings
Camera functions can be set with serial data communications.
Gain 001
0: -1 dB
1: 0 dB
2: +6 dB
3: +12 dB
4: Manual Gain (Refer to Address 008)
E-Shutter 002
0: 1/20s (Off)
1: 1/50s
2: 1/100s
3: 1/250s
4: 1/500s
5: 1/1000s
6: 1/2000s
7: 1/4000s
8: 1/10000s
9: 1/18000s
10: 1/40000s
11～
15: 1/20s (Off)
16: Manual Shutter (Refer to Address 009&010)
No Function 003 0: Fixed. Do not change.
Trigger Mode 004
0: Normal Shutter Mode (Trigger Shutter Mode Off)
1: Fixed Trigger Shutter Mode
(Shutter speed can be set with address 002.)
2: Pulse Width Trigger Shutter Mode
(Shutter speed can be set with trigger pulse width.)
Scan Mode 005
0: Full Frame Scan Mode
1: Partial Scan Mode 1
2: Partial Scan Mode 2
3: Partial Scan Mode 3
No Function 006 0: Fixed. Do not change.
No Function 007 0: Fixed. Do not change.
Manual Gain Control 008 0～
255: -1dB～+12dB ※Set the data of address 001 to 004.
Manual Shutter Control 009&
010
0～
1251:
1/20s～1/40000s
※Set the data of address 002 to 016.
Address 009 MSB and address 010 LSB makes 10bit in total.
Shutter Speed = (1251.6-Data) x 39.11μs
Max Data = 4E3h = 1251
Trigger Polarity 011 0: Positive Input
1: Negative Input
No Function 012 0: Fixed. Do not change.

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Output Data Selection 013 0: 8 bit output data
1:
10 bit output data
Trigger Reset Mode 014 0: H-Synchronous Mode
1: CLK-Synchronous Mode
Data Save 015 Input 083 to save address 000～014 into EEP-ROM.
Note: Please note the followings when using trigger shutter mode.
Re-triggering at H-Synchronous Mode shall be after 2H of CCD read out signal.
Re-triggering at CLK-Synchronous Mode shall be after completion of video output.
Trigger pulse width shall be within the range of over 1HD to less than 1/2 sec.

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6. External Connector Pin Assignment
6.1. 6 pins Circular Connector HR10-7R-6PA (HIROSE)
6.2. 26pins camera Link connector 12226-1100-00 PL (SUMITOMO 3M)
Pin No.
1 Power IN +12V
2 Trigger IN (TTL Level)
3 RS-232C RXD (option)
4 RS-232C TXD (option)
5 Do not connect
6 GND
Pin No. Pin No.
1 GND 14 GND
2 X0- 15 X0+
3 X1- 16 X1+
4 X2- 17 X2+
5 Xclk- 18 Xclk+
6 X3- 19 X3+
7 SerTC+ 20 SerTC-
8 SerTFG- 21 SerTFG+
9 CC1-
(Trigger IN-)
22 CC1+
(Trigger IN+)
10 CC2+ 23 CC2-
11 CC3- 24 CC3+
12 CC4+ 25 CC4- (GND)
13 GND 26 GND
1
23
4
5
6

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LVAL output
FVAL output
DVAL output
Video Output
Exposure Time
Read OUT Signals
Discharge
Signals
9
Ha
11 12
SP output
c
"L"
"H"
"L"
"H"
"L"
"H"
"L"
"H"
bb
7. Timing Chart
7.1. Horizontal Synchronous Signal Timing
107CLK
185CLK
1920CLK
LVAL Signal Output
Video Signal Output
1600CLK
14CLK 14CLK
Active Area
DVAL Signal Output
7.2. Vertical Synchronous Signal Timing
7.2.1. Normal Shutter Mode (Trigger Shutter Mode OFF)
* Recommended number of output lines (b line) at full frame scan mode is 1200H dividing at the center.
Scan Mode a line
number
b line
number
c line
number
Total line
numbers
Full Frame Scan Mode 7 H 1236 H 0 H 1252 H
Partial Scan Mode 1 29 H 964 H 27 H 1029 H
Partial Scan Mode 2 53 H 724 H 51 H 837 H
Partial Scan Mode 3 79 H 464 H 77 H 629 H

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Fixed Trigger Shutter Mode
LVAL output
FVAL output
DVAL output
Read Out signal
Video Signal
Discharge signal
Trigger Input
a
Exposure Time
bc
SP output
Pulse Width Trigger Shutter Mode
abc
Re-Trigger Input
Cancell Area
9H
9H
Trigger Input
LVAL output
FVAL output
DVAL output
SP output
Discharge signal
Read Out signal
Video Signal
Exposure Time
Re-Trigger Input
Cancell Area
7.2.2. Trigger Shutter Mode
CLK- Synchronous Mode Details at Pulse Width Trigger Shutter Mode
Scan Mode a line
number
b line number c line
number
Total line
numbers
Full Frame Scan Mode 7 H 1236 H 0 H 1252 H
Partial Scan Mode 1 29 H 964 H 27 H 1029 H
Partial Scan Mode 2 53 H 724 H 51 H 837 H
Partial Scan Mode 3 79 H 464 H 77 H 629 H

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8. Remote Interface Function
Through RS-232C interface, the camera can be controlled by external PC.
(1) The settings for RS-232C are as follows.
Baud rate: 9600 bps
Data: 8 bits
Stop bit: 1 bit
Parity: None
XON/XOFF: not controlled
(2) Control code
・ The total control code is 14 bits, which conforms to ASCII code.
・ The control code consists of camera No. process code, remote controller address, remote controller
data, and CR. Execute Read/Write through PC, and the camera will reply the data.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7th Byte 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Camera No. Process code Remote controller
address
Remote controller
data
CR
00000: Common to the all
cameras.
000001～ZZZZZZ: Camera
No. of individual camera.
“R” Read mode Please refer to the
address table of 5.
Function Settings.
000～255 0 Dh
“W” Write mode
“C” Camera mode
Camera No. shall consist of 6 bytes of characters/numeric strings.
Send the individual camera number code or common number code, “000000”.
The reply data from the camera shall contain the registered number for that camera.
Process code
Input any one of R, W, or C to the process code.
R (read mode) is to read the data of remote controller address.
Please be noted to set any dummy data (000～255) to 11th ～13th, since a command shall consists of
14 bytes.
W (write mode) is to write the data to the remote controller address.
Please be noted that the data cannot be saved into EEPROM of the camera.
(Reboot the camera, and the data is reset to the initial setting.)
To save the data into EEPROM, please refer to Clause 5.4. Function Setting.
Note: Once the data was saved into EEPROM, it may not be reset to t he initial settings.

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C is the code to send the data back from the camera.
Note: Do not set code C when sending the data from PC side.
Remote controller address
Note: Do not save the data into the address other than specified, since it may cause the
damages or malfunction of the camera.
Remote controller data
Set the decimal number (000～255) for the remote controller data. Please be noted to set any
dummy data at read control mode.
CR
Be sure to input “CR” to confirm the end of the command.
※10ms should be waited to send the next command after receiving the response from the camera when
changing the mode in succession.
9. Initial Settings
Gain 001 1:0dB
E-Shutter 002 0:1/20s (Off)
Trigger Mode 004 0: Normal Shutter Mode (Trigger Shutter Mode Off)
Scan Mode 005 0: Full Frame Scan Mode
Manual Gain Control 008 Invalid
Manual Shutter Control 009&010 Invalid
Trigger Polarity 011 0: Positive Input
Input Trigger Port Select 012 0: 26 pins Camera Link connector (12226-1100-00 PL)
Output Data Select 013 0:8bit Output Data
Trigger Reset Mode 014 0: H-Synchronous Mode

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10. CCD Optical Axis Accuracy
12 29
Inclination of optical
axis to datum plane
14.5
29
6±0.3 6±0.3
6±0.3 6±0.3
10±0.3 10±0.3
29
M2
M3
M2
Datum
Plane
The center of effective pixels shall
be within Φ0.6 to the center of
lens mount.
Inclination of effective pixels θto
datum plane shall be
θ≦±0.5°
(＊) Dimension from datum plane to the center of lens mount.
Datum Plane
Product Name
Plate Position
（凹）
±0.5°
+0.1
-0.2
under±0.2°
(＊)

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11. Dimensions
29
29
G22U21ACL
UXGA
41
Ø28
12 29
DC IN
12
2-M2
Depth 3 4.5
999-482-00-00
3
4.5
12 20
3-M3
Depth 3
Product Name Label Position
4-M2
Depth 3
CMount
23.7
(M3 Size)
22
(M2 Size)
※ C Mount screws comply with ANSI/ASME B1.1, 1-32UN (2B)
※ Screw length from C mount lens surface shall be under 6mm. And, protruding portion shall be
less than 10mm.
(mm)

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12. Cases for Indemnity (Limited Warranty)
We shall be exempted from taking responsibility and held harmless for damage or losses incurred by the user
in the following cases.
In case damage or losses are caused by fire, earthquake, or other acts of God, acts by third party,
deliberate or accidental misuse by the user, or use under extreme operating conditions.
In case indirect, additional, consequential damages (loss of business interests, suspension of
business activities) are incurred as result of malfunction or non-function of the equipment, we
shall be exempted from responsibility for such damages.
In case damage or losses are caused by failure to observe the information contained in the
instructions in this product specification & operation manual.
In case damage or losses are caused by use contrary to the instructions in this product
specification & operation manual.
In case damage or losses are caused by malfunction or other problems resulting from use of
equipment or software that is not specified.
In case damage or losses are caused by repair or modification conducted by the customer or any
unauthorized third party (such as an unauthorized service representative).
Expenses we bear on this product shall be limited to the individual price of the product.

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13. CCD Pixel Defect
CCD pixel defects might be noted with time of usage of the products. Cause of the CCD pixel defects is the
characteristic phenomenon of CCD itself and CIS is exempted from taking any responsibilities for them.
14. Product Support
When defects or malfunction of our products occur, and if you would like us to investigate on the cause and
repair, please contact your distributors you purchased from to consult and coordinate.
□ Control SW
Sample software for camera control (RS-232C) can be downloaded from our home page.
URL: http://www.ciscorp.co.jp
We shall be exempted from taking responsibility and held harmless for damage or malfunction of your
hardware and software caused by using this control software. The purpose of this control software is for
you to check operation and evaluate our products. Please be noted that CIS does not customize the
program nor provide source code.