Daheng Imaging MERCURY GigE Series User manual

MERCURY GigE Cameras
User Manual
Version: V1.0.32
Date: 2023-09-09
China Daheng Group, Inc. Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch

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Preface
We really appreciate your choosing of DAHENG IMAGING products.
The MERCURY GigE series (MER-G) camera is DAHENG IMAGING's mature area scan industrial digital
camera, featuring high resolution, high definition and extremely low noise. The camera, which is equipped
with a standard GigE interface, supports Power over Ethernet (PoE, compatible of IEEE802.3af standard)
and is convenient for use and connection.
The MERCURY family cameras are especially suitable for machine vision applications such as industrial
inspection, medical, scientific research, education, security and so on.
The MERCURY GigE series camera is a compact camera that will be a good choice for the users who are
demanding on the camera size. This manual describes in detail on how to install and use the MERCURY
GigE digital cameras.

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Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Series Introduction .................................................................................................. 1
1.2. Naming Rules.......................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Standards ................................................................................................................ 1
1.4. Document, CAD / Technical Drawing and Software Downloads ............................. 1
2. Precautions................................................................................................................... 2
2.1. Guidelines for Avoiding EMI and ESD..................................................................... 2
2.2. Environmental Requirements .................................................................................. 2
2.3. Camera Mechanical Installation Precautions........................................................... 2
2.4. Certification and Declaration ................................................................................... 3
3. Installation Guidelines ................................................................................................... 4
3.1. Host Preparation ..................................................................................................... 4
3.1.1. Software Package ............................................................................................................... 4
3.1.2. User Software Interface....................................................................................................... 4
3.2. Camera Power ........................................................................................................ 5
3.3. Camera Driver Installation....................................................................................... 6
3.3.1. System Requirements ......................................................................................................... 6
3.3.2. Driver Installation................................................................................................................. 6
3.4. Camera IP Configuration ......................................................................................... 7
3.5. Open Device and Start Acquisition.......................................................................... 7
4. General Specifications................................................................................................... 8
4.1. Explanation of Important Parameters ...................................................................... 8
4.1.1. About Spectral Response.................................................................................................... 8
4.2. MER-030-120GC / MER-030-120GM...................................................................... 8
4.2.1. Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.2. Spectral Response .............................................................................................................. 9
4.3. MER-030-120GC-P / MER-030-120GM-P............................................................. 10
4.3.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 10
4.3.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 11
4.4. MER-031-300GC / MER-031-300GM.................................................................... 12
4.4.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 12
4.4.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 13
4.5. MER-031-300GC-P / MER-031-300GM-P............................................................. 13
4.5.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 13
4.5.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 14

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4.6. MER-031-300GM-P NIR........................................................................................ 15
4.6.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 15
4.6.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 16
4.7. MER-032-120GC / MER-032-120GM.................................................................... 16
4.7.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 16
4.7.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 17
4.8. MER-032-120GC-P / MER-032-120GM-P............................................................. 18
4.8.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 18
4.8.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 19
4.9. MER-041-302GC / MER-041-302GM.................................................................... 20
4.9.1. Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 20
4.9.2. Spectral Response ............................................................................................................ 21
4.10. MER-041-302GC-P / MER-041-302GM-P........................................................... 22
4.10.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 22
4.10.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 23
4.11. MER-050-200GC / MER-050-200GM.................................................................. 24
4.11.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 24
4.11.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 25
4.12. MER-050-200GC-P / MER-050-200GM-P........................................................... 25
4.12.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 25
4.12.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 26
4.13. MER-050-200GM-P NIR...................................................................................... 27
4.13.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 27
4.13.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 28
4.14. MER-051-120GC / MER-051-120GM.................................................................. 28
4.14.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 28
4.14.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 29
4.15. MER-051-120GC-P / MER-051-120GM-P........................................................... 30
4.15.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 30
4.15.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 31
4.16. MER-125-30GC / MER-125-30GM...................................................................... 31
4.16.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 31
4.16.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 32
4.17. MER-125-30GC-P / MER-125-30GM-P............................................................... 33
4.17.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 33
4.17.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 34
4.18. MER-130-30GM .................................................................................................. 35
4.18.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 35
4.18.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 36
4.19. MER-131-75GC / MER-131-75GM...................................................................... 37

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4.19.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 37
4.19.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 38
4.20. MER-131-75GC-P / MER-131-75GM-P............................................................... 38
4.20.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 38
4.20.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 39
4.21. MER-131-75GM-P NIR........................................................................................ 40
4.21.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 40
4.21.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 41
4.22. MER-132-30GC / MER-132-30GM...................................................................... 41
4.22.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 41
4.22.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 43
4.23. MER-132-43GC / MER-132-43GM...................................................................... 44
4.23.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 44
4.23.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 45
4.24. MER-132-43GC-P / MER-132-43GM-P............................................................... 46
4.24.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 46
4.24.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 47
4.25. MER-133-54GC / MER-133-54GM...................................................................... 48
4.25.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 48
4.25.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 49
4.26. MER-133-54GC-P / MER-133-54GM-P............................................................... 50
4.26.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 50
4.26.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 51
4.27. MER-200-14GC / MER-200-14GM...................................................................... 52
4.27.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 52
4.27.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 53
4.28. MER-200-20GC / MER-200-20GM...................................................................... 54
4.28.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 54
4.28.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 55
4.29. MER-200-20GC-P / MER-200-20GM-P............................................................... 56
4.29.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 56
4.29.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 57
4.30. MER-201-25GC / MER-201-25GM...................................................................... 58
4.30.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 58
4.30.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 59
4.31. MER-201-25GC-P / MER-201-25GM-P............................................................... 60
4.31.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 60
4.31.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 61
4.32. MER-203-30GC-P-L / MER-203-30GC-P-L-F03 ................................................. 62
4.32.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 62

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4.32.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 63
4.33. MER-204-30GC-P-L-F02..................................................................................... 63
4.33.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 63
4.33.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 64
4.34. MER-231-41GC / MER-231-41GM...................................................................... 65
4.34.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 65
4.34.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 66
4.35. MER-231-41GC-P / MER-231-41GM-P............................................................... 67
4.35.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 67
4.35.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 68
4.36. MER-232-48GM-P NIR........................................................................................ 69
4.36.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 69
4.36.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 70
4.37. MER-500-14GC / MER-500-14GM...................................................................... 71
4.37.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 71
4.37.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 72
4.38. MER-500-14GC-P / MER-500-14GM-P............................................................... 73
4.38.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 73
4.38.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 74
4.39. MER-503-20GC / MER-503-20GM...................................................................... 75
4.39.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 75
4.39.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 76
4.40. MER-503-20GC-P / MER-503-20GM-P............................................................... 77
4.40.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 77
4.40.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 78
4.41. MER-504-10GC-P / MER-504-10GM-P............................................................... 79
4.41.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 79
4.41.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 80
4.42. MER-530-20GM-P NIR........................................................................................ 81
4.42.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 81
4.42.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 82
4.43. MER-531-20GC-P / MER-531-20GM-P............................................................... 82
4.43.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 82
4.43.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 83
4.44. MER-630-16GC / MER-630-16GM...................................................................... 84
4.44.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 84
4.44.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 85
4.45. MER-630-16GC-P / MER-630-16GM-P............................................................... 86
4.45.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 86
4.45.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 87

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4.46. MER-1070-10GC / MER-1070-10GM.................................................................. 88
4.46.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 88
4.46.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 89
4.47. MER-1070-10GC-P / MER-1070-10GM-P........................................................... 90
4.47.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 90
4.47.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 91
4.48. MER-1220-9GC / MER-1220-9GM...................................................................... 92
4.48.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 92
4.48.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 93
4.49. MER-1220-9GC-P / MER-1220-9GM-P............................................................... 94
4.49.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 94
4.49.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 95
4.50. MER-1520-7GC................................................................................................... 96
4.50.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 96
4.50.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 97
4.51. MER-1520-7GC-P ............................................................................................... 97
4.51.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 97
4.51.2. Spectral Response .......................................................................................................... 98
4.52. MER-2000-5GC / MER-2000-5GM...................................................................... 99
4.52.1. Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 99
4.52.2. Spectral Response ........................................................................................................ 100
4.53. MER-2000-5GC-P / MER-2000-5GM-P............................................................. 101
4.53.1. Parameters .................................................................................................................... 101
4.53.2. Spectral Response ........................................................................................................ 102
4.54. EPL-136-22GM-P NIR....................................................................................... 103
4.54.1. Parameters .................................................................................................................... 103
5. Dimensions ............................................................................................................... 105
5.1. Camera Dimensions............................................................................................ 105
5.2. Optical Interface .................................................................................................. 106
5.3. Tripod Adapter Dimensions ................................................................................. 106
6. Filters and Lenses ..................................................................................................... 108
6.1. Filters .................................................................................................................. 108
6.2. Lens Selection Reference ................................................................................... 109
6.2.1. HN-2M Series .................................................................................................................. 110
6.2.2. HN-5M Series .................................................................................................................. 111
6.2.3. HN-6M Series .................................................................................................................. 111
6.2.4. HN-20M Series ................................................................................................................ 112
6.2.5. HN-P-6M Series .............................................................................................................. 113
6.2.6. HN-P-10M Series ............................................................................................................ 113

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6.2.7. HN-P-25M Series ............................................................................................................ 114
7. Electrical Interface..................................................................................................... 115
7.1. LED Light............................................................................................................. 115
7.2. Ethernet Port ....................................................................................................... 115
7.3. I/O Port................................................................................................................ 115
7.3.1. Line0 (Opto-isolated Input) Circuit .................................................................................. 116
7.3.2. Line1 (Opto-isolated Output) Circuit................................................................................ 118
7.3.3. GPIO 2/3 (Bidirectional) Circuit ....................................................................................... 120
7.3.3.1. Line2/3 is Configured as Input.................................................................................. 120
7.3.3.2. Line2/3 is Configured as Output ............................................................................... 121
8. Features ................................................................................................................... 123
8.1. I/O Control ........................................................................................................... 123
8.1.1. Input Mode Operation...................................................................................................... 123
8.1.2. Output Mode Operation................................................................................................... 124
8.1.3. Read the LineStatus ........................................................................................................ 125
8.2. Image Acquisition Control.................................................................................... 126
8.2.1. Acquisition Start and Stop ............................................................................................... 126
8.2.1.1. Acquisition Start........................................................................................................ 126
8.2.1.2. Acquisition Stop ........................................................................................................ 127
8.2.2. Switching Acquisition Mode............................................................................................. 128
8.2.3. Continuous Mode and Configuration............................................................................... 129
8.2.4. Software Trigger Acquisition and Configuration.............................................................. 129
8.2.5. Hardware Trigger Acquisition and Configuration ............................................................ 130
8.2.6. Set Exposure ................................................................................................................... 133
8.2.7. Overlap Exposure and Non-overlap Exposure ............................................................... 137
8.3. Basic Features .................................................................................................... 139
8.3.1. Gain ................................................................................................................................. 139
8.3.2. Pixel Format..................................................................................................................... 142
8.3.3. ROI................................................................................................................................... 147
8.3.4. Auto Exposure/Auto Gain................................................................................................ 148
8.3.4.1. ROI Setting of Auto Exposure/ Auto Gain ................................................................ 148
8.3.4.2. Auto Gain .................................................................................................................. 149
8.3.4.3. Auto Exposure .......................................................................................................... 149
8.3.5. Auto White Balance......................................................................................................... 149
8.3.5.1. Auto White Balance ROI........................................................................................... 149
8.3.5.2. Auto White Balance Adjustment............................................................................... 150
8.3.6. Lookup Table................................................................................................................... 151
8.3.7. Test Pattern ..................................................................................................................... 152
8.3.8. User Set Control .............................................................................................................. 154
8.3.9. Device User ID ................................................................................................................ 156

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8.4. Image Processing................................................................................................ 157
8.4.1. HDR ................................................................................................................................. 157
8.4.2. Sharpness........................................................................................................................ 157
8.4.3. Noise Reduction .............................................................................................................. 158
8.5. Image Transmission ............................................................................................ 159
8.5.1. Maximum Allowable Frame Rate .................................................................................... 159
8.5.2. Stream Channel Packet Size .......................................................................................... 166
8.5.3. Stream Channel Packet Delay ........................................................................................ 166
8.5.4. Bandwidth Reserve ......................................................................................................... 167
8.5.5. Frame Transfer Control ................................................................................................... 167
8.6. Events ................................................................................................................. 167
8.6.1. ExposureEnd Event......................................................................................................... 168
8.6.2. BlockDiscard Event ......................................................................................................... 169
8.6.3. BlockNotEmpty Event...................................................................................................... 169
8.6.4. FrameStartOvertrigger Event .......................................................................................... 169
8.6.5. EventOverrun Event ........................................................................................................ 169
9. Software Tools .......................................................................................................... 170
9.1. GigE IP Configurator ........................................................................................... 170
9.2. Frame Rate Calculation Tool............................................................................... 174
10. FAQ ........................................................................................................................ 176
11. Revision History ...................................................................................................... 178
12. Contact Us .............................................................................................................. 180
12.1. Contact Sales .................................................................................................... 180
12.2. Contact Support ................................................................................................ 180