CONTRASTECH Mars Series User manual

Mars Line Scan GigE Camera
User Manual
Using iCentral with Mars Line Scan GigE Cameras

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© 2016 Hangzhou ContrasTech
Hangzhou ContrasTech reserves the right to make changes to this information without
notice. Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited
without prior permission having been obtained from Hangzhou ContrasTech.
About
This Manual is a basic description of Mars Line Scan GigE Industrial Camera, which
mainly includes the product description, quick installation guide and Simple
introduction of SDK(iCentral). This manual may be updated because of the product
upgrading or other reasons. Our sales or engineers will send you the latest manual if
your need.
Notice
We can not and do not take the responsibility for the damage caused to you or to
any other equipment connected to our camera.
Handle this camera with care. Do not abuse the camera. Avoid striking, shaking,
etc. The camera could be damaged by improper handling.
Do not open the housing and do not touch the internal components,you may
damage them.
Do not use strong or abrasive solvents(as alcohol, benzine or thinner) when
cleaning the cameras. Use instead a soft, lint free cloth lightly moistened with a
mild detergent solution.
Do not expose the camera to rain or moisture, or try to operate it in wet area. This
camera is designed for indoor use.
Please keep the camera closed or mount a lens on it to avoid the sensor from
getting dusty.
Avoid clean the surface of the camera’s sensor if possible. If must, use a lens
tissue or a cotton tipped applicator an ethanol.
This manual is applicable to the following models.
Model
Description
Mars2048-L50GM
Mono Camera(2K)
Mars4096-L26GM
Mono Camera(4K)

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Contents
1 Product Description..............................................................................................................- 4 -
1.1 Product Introduction.................................................................................................. - 4 -
1.2 Product Features.........................................................................................................- 4 -
1.3 Product Construction................................................................................................ - 4 -
1.3.1 Dimension...........................................................................................................- 4 -
1.3.2 Interface Description....................................................................................... - 5 -
1.4 Indicator Description................................................................................................. - 6 -
2 Camera Installation...............................................................................................................- 7 -
3 iCentral Installation...............................................................................................................- 7 -
4 iCentral Panes Description...............................................................................................- 10 -
4.1 Tool Bar....................................................................................................................... - 10 -
4.2 Visibility....................................................................................................................... - 11 -
4.3 Parameters Pane.......................................................................................................- 12 -
4.3.1 Device Control.................................................................................................- 12 -
4.3.2 Image Format Control Descriptions.......................................................... - 12 -
4.3.4 DigitalIOControl.............................................................................................. - 17 -
4.3.5 EventControl....................................................................................................- 18 -
4.3.6 AnalogControl................................................................................................. - 18 -
4.3.7 LUTControl.......................................................................................................- 19 -
4.3.8 TransportLayerControl..................................................................................- 19 -
4.3.9 UserSetCont.....................................................................................................- 24 -
4.3.10 CounterAndTimerControl...........................................................................- 25 -
4.3.11 ISPControl...................................................................................................... - 26 -

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1 Product Description
1.1 Product Introduction
Mars Series Gigabit Ethernet Industrial Line Scan Camera, with high performance
sensitive sensor, transmit image data through GigE data interface. It is compatible to
any application development tools which follow the GigE Vision and GenICam
Standard. Maximum transmission speed of 1GB/s could satisfy the requirement of
speed in most industrial applications. And it could work stably in a variety of harsh
environment. It’s distinguished itself by high reliability and high cost-performance.
1.2 Product Features
Simple Installation, Easy to operate, Support:
GigE interface, 1Gbps bandwidth, 100m maximum transmission distance.
Compact appearance 62*62*35mm.
On-board buffer(256MB), for data transmission and image reload under burst
mode.
Support API trigger / External trigger / Free Run mode and other trigger mode.
Support sharpness, noise reduction, auto exposure, gamma correction, LUT and
other ISP functions.
Support flat fielding, parameters saving, import and export of a multiple user
groups.
Color camera is interpolation,WB, CCM, hue, saturation.
Support a variety of image data output format: Mono8, Mono10, Mono10Packed,
YYUV422_8_UYVY, BayerRG8, BayerRG10, BayerRG10Packed, RGB8.
Compatible with GigE Vision protocol and GenICam standard, can seamlessly
connect with other third-party platform or SDK.
Support DC12-24V wide voltage power supply.
Accord with CE, FCC, UL, RoHS certifications.
1.3 Product Construction
1.3.1 Dimension
Product dimension as shown in Figure 1-1.
(unit: mm)
Figure 1-1 Product Dimension

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1.3.2 Interface Description
The description of each interface as shown in Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2 Interface Description

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6
Signal
Description
1
Power
+12~24V DC Power
2
3
-
No connection
4
5
GND
DC Power GND
6
1.4 Indicator Description
Indicator Description of Mars Series Industrial Line Scan Cameras as shown in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Indicator Description
Mode
Status
LED
Description
Normal
Red
Fast Flashing Red
The device is starting.
Blue
Low-light Blue
IP has been assigned, Software API is not connected with
the device.
High-light Blue
API is connected with the device, free mode, No image
transmission
Fast Flashing Blue
API is connected with the device, free mode, with image
transmission
Slow Flashing Blue
Using trigger mode.
Red
Blue
Flashing Alternately
Red and Blue
Firmware is upgrading.
Abnormal
Red
Steady Red
Device malfunction: like no stream, firmware upgrading fail..
Slow Flashing Red
The Network is disconnected.
Signal
Description
1
Line1_in-
RS422 input-
2
Line1_in+
RS422 input+/Single ended input
3
Line3_in/out-
RS422 I/O-
4
Line3_in/out+
RS422 I/O+ / Single ended I/O
5
Signal ground
Signal GND
6
Line5_out-
RS422 output-
7
Line5_out+
RS422 output+/ Single ended
output
8
Line2_in-
RS422 input-
9
Line2_in+
RS422 input+/ Single ended
input
10
Line4_GPIO
Single ended I/O
11
Line6_out-
RS422 output-
12
Line6_out+
RS422 output+/ Single ended
output

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2 Camera Installation
Open the camera box and take out the camera and accessories. Connect the camera to the
power supply and make sure it is energized. After connecting the camera to the computer by
Gigabit Ethernet cable, please download the SDK for the camera from Hangzhou ContrasTech
website:
wwww.contrastech.com
The material you need
PC or Laptop with Windows System(XP/7/8/10, 32bit or 64bit)
GigE Cable
Power supply unit for the GigE camera
AF-mount lens with M42 to F-mount adapter/ A C-mount lens with M42 to C-mount adapter
Steps:
1. Open the camera box and fix the camera to the installation position. Connect the camera
with right lens.
2. Connect the camera to the PC(network card) by Gigabit Ethernet cable (CAT5E or CAT6).
3. Choose one of the following power supply methods.
DC power supply: Follow the right cable definition to connect camera with a proper power
adapter (DC 12V) by using a 6pin power I/O hirose cable.
POE: Connect camera with network card or switch which support PoE function by GigE
cable.
3 iCentral Installation
iCentral supports Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows7/Windows8/Windows10 32/64bit
operating system/Arm/Linux.
Installation Steps
1. Please download SDK installation package (iCentral) from Our Company website:
www.contrastech.com “Support”》“Download”.
2. Click iCentral Setup to install. Choose the camera type you are using, and then install the
driver.

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Note: Please check the following item.

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3. Click the“iCentral.exe”icon to start the program
4. Once the iCentral started, the camera can be discovered in the same network segment and
it will be displayed in ‘Device List’. Moreover, if there is a new camera in the network, it is
required to click ‘refresh’ in order to refresh the device list.
5. Double click the device or click button for device connection and disconnection.
※Explanation of the icons in device list.
: Industrial camera which can be connected.
: Industrial Camera which has already connected to iCentral. Only one camera is allowed
to set up in iCentral at one time.

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4 iCentral Panes Description
The various areas of the iCentral are described in the figure below.
4.1 Tool Bar
File: For user configuration. User can do the following operations: open, open recent, save and save
as.
Tool bar
Parameters Pane
Message Window
Control Buttons
Acquisition Information
Acquisition Display