IDS uEye XC USB 3 UVC User manual

uEye XC USB 3 (UVC)
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
Dimbacher Str. 10
D-74182 Obersulm, Germany
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Contents
1 Preface .............................................................................................................................................. 3
2 Symbols and hints ............................................................................................................................ 5
3 Safety inst ruct ions ............................................................................................................................ 6
4 uEye XC USB 3 ................................................................................................................................. 9
4.1 Standards and directives .............................................................................................................. 9
4.2 Ambient conditions ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Sy stem requirements ................................................................................................................. 11
4.4 Connec ting a uEye XC USB 3 .................................................................................................... 12
5 Mechanical specificat ions ................................................................................................................ 13
6 Optical specificat ions ...................................................................................................................... 14
6.1 Position ac c urac y of the sensor .................................................................................................. 14
6.2 Integrated lens ........................................................................................................................... 15
7 Camera featur es .............................................................................................................................. 16
Index .................................................................................................................................................. 17

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1 Preface
Introduction
IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH h a s t a k en eve ry poss i bl e c a r e in pr e p a r ing th i s man u a l. W e
how eve r a ssu me n o l ia b i l i ty for th e co n t en t, co m pl e t ene ss or qu a l i ty of th e in for ma t i o n co n t aine d th e r ein . Th e
co n t en t of th i s man u a l i s r eg ul a rly upd a t e d an d a d a pt e d to r e fl e ct th e curr en t st a tus of th e softw a r e . W e
furth e r m or e do n ot g u a r an t ee th a t th i s product w i ll fu n ct i o n w i thout e rrors, even i f th e st a t e d sp e c i f i c a t i o n s a r e
a dh e r e d to.
U n d e r n o c i rcu m st an c e s c an w e g u a r an t ee th a t a p a rt i cul a r obj e ct ive c an b e a ch ieve d w i th th e purch a s e of
th i s product.
In sof a r a s p e r mi tt e d u n d e r st a tutory r eg ul a t i o n s, w e a ssu me n o l ia b i l i ty for d i r e ct d amage , in d i r e ct d amage or
d amage s suff e r e d by th i rd p a rt ie s r e sult ing fro m th e purch a s e of th i s product. In n o even t sh a ll an y l ia b i l i ty
e xc ee d th e purch a s e pr i c e of th e product.
Pl ea s e n ot e th a t th e co n t en t of th i s man u a l i s nei th e r p a rt of an y pr evi ous or e x i st ing ag r eemen t, pro mi s e ,
r e pr e s en t a t i o n or l ega l r e l a t i o n sh i p, n or an a lt e r a t i o n or amen d men t th e r e of. All obl iga t i o n s of IDS Imaging
Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH r e sult fro m th e r e sp e ct ive co n tr a ct of s a l e , wh i ch a lso in clud e s th e co m pl e t e an d
e xclus ive ly a ppl i c a bl e w a rr an ty r eg ul a t i o n s. Th e s e co n tr a ctu a l w a rr an ty r eg ul a t i o n s a r e nei th e r e xt en d e d n or
l imi t e d by th e in for ma t i o n co n t aine d in th i s man u a l. S hould you r e qu i r e furth e r in for ma t i o n o n th i s product, or
en cou n t e r sp e c i f i c probl em s th a t a r e n ot d i scuss e d in suff i c ien t d e t ai l in th e man u a l, pl ea s e co n t a ct your loc a l
d ea l e r or syst em in st a ll e r.
Trademarks
Th e IDS lo g o i s a r egi st e r e d tr a d ema rk of IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH,
r egi st e r e d for U. S . (R eg .No. 4,513,138) an d oth e r cou n tr ie s.
IDS NXT an d uEye a r e r egi st e r e d tr a d ema rks of IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH. M i crosoft an d
W in dows a r e tr a d ema rks or r egi st e r e d tr a d ema rks of M i crosoft Corpor a t i o n . All oth e r products or co m p an y
name s men t i o ne d in th i s man u a l a r e us e d sol e ly for purpos e s of i d en t i f i c a t i o n or d e scr i pt i o n an d ma y b e
tr a d ema rks or r egi st e r e d tr a d ema rks of th e r e sp e ct ive ow ne rs.
C o p yri gh t
© IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH. All r ig hts r e s e r ve d. Th i s man u a l ma y n ot b e r e produc e d,
tr an s mi tt e d or tr an sl a t e d to an oth e r l ang u age , ei th e r a s a whol e or in p a rts, w i thout th e pr i or wr i tt en p e r mi ss i o n
of IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH.
S t a tus: M a rch 2023
C ontact
V i s i t our w e b s i t e https:// en . i ds- imaging .co m wh e r e you w i ll f in d a ll th e l a t e st in for ma t i o n a bout our softw a r e
an d h a rdw a r e products. Pl ea s e co n t a ct your loc a l IDS d i str i butors for f i rst l eve l support in your l ang u age . For
a l i st of IDS d i str i butors worldw i d e pl ea s e g o to our w e bs i t e https:// en . i ds- imaging .co m .

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Addr e ss
IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH
Dim b a ch e r S tr. 10
D -74182 Ob e rsul m , G e r man y
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https:// en . i ds- imaging .co m
Addr e ss in UK
IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s Ltd.
Ch e y enne Hous e , W e st S tr ee t,
F a r n h am , S urr e y, GU9 7EQ | U ni t e d K ing do m
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2 Symbols and hints
Th i s sy m bol in d i c a t e s h in ts w i th us e ful in for ma t i o n for b e tt e r u n d e rst an d ing an d us ing
f ea tur e s an d fu n ct i o n s.
Th i s sy m bol in d i c a t e s im port an t w a r ning s for product s a f e ty to pr even t d amage .
Th i s sy m bol in d i c a t e s im port an t w a r ning s for p e rso na l s a f e ty to pr even t in jury.

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3 Safety instructions
R ea d c a r e fully th e s e s a f e ty in struct i o n s b e for e in st a ll ing an d us ing th e product. Th e produc e r i s n ot
r e spo n s i bl e for d amage s an d in jury, wh i ch c an occur du e to f a ls e h an dl ing of th e product an d ign or ing th e
s a f e ty in struct i o n s. All w a rr an ty w i ll b e spo i l e d in th i s c a s e .
Intended use
IDS in dustr ia l c ame r a s a r e to b e us e d to c a ptur e image s for vi su a l i z a t i o n an d image proc e ss ing t a sks. Th e y
a r e d e s igne d for us e in in dustr ia l envi ro nmen ts. Obs e r ve th e r e qu i r emen ts for th e prop e r us e of th i s product.
F ai lur e to do so w i ll r en d e r th e w a rr an ty v o i d.
· Th e product i s n ot a uthor i z e d for us e in s e cur i ty r e l evan t a ppl i c a t i o n s. I f i t i s us e d in s e cur i ty r e l evan t
a ppl i c a t i o n s, th e custo me r i s r e spo n s i bl e for th e ne c e ss a ry a ppro va ls.
· I f th e product i s m od i f ie d or ch ange d, a ll a ppro va l b e co me s inva l i d. In th i s c a s e , th e custo me r i s r e spo n s i bl e
for en sur ing product co n for mi ty.
· Th e w a rr an ty e xp i r e s i f th e product i s im prop e rly d i s a ss em bl e d, r e work e d or r e p ai r e d by th e custo me r or a
th i rd p a rty an d IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH a ssu me s n o l ia b i l i ty for d e f e cts. I f you nee d
s e r vi c e , pl ea s e co n t a ct th e support t eam .
· Th e product i s n ot a toy. Op e r a t e an d stor e out of th e r ea ch of ch i ldr en .
P rotection a g ainst e l ectrostatic disc h ar g e ( ESD )
Bo a rd-l eve l c ame r a s a r e e sp e c ia lly s en s i t ive to e l e ctrost a t i c d i sch a r ge . M a k e sur e to av o i d me ch ani c a l or
e l e ctr i c a l d amage of th e pr in t e d c i rcu i t bo a rd or i ts co nne ct i o n s. W ea r E SD -prot e ct ive cloth ing an d obs e r ve
th e rul e s for h an dl ing E SD -s en s i t ive co m po nen ts.
· D o n ot touch th e pr in t e d c i rcu i t bo a rd wh i l e i t i s pow e r e d.
· Alw a ys hold th e bo a rd by th e e d ge s to av o i d th e r i sk of e l e ctrost a t i c d i sch a r ge d amage .
· For opt im u m E SD b e h avi or, a cl ea r an c e of 4 mm fro m n o n -sh ie ld e d hous ing s m ust b e main t aine d a ll th e
w a y a rou n d. For sh ie ld e d hous ing s, a s ma ll e r cl ea r an c e i s poss i bl e .
· Att a ch th e bo a rd to a co n duct ive surf a c e us ing th e f i x ing scr e ws. I f th i s i s n ot poss i bl e , en sur e an in sul a t ing
co nne ct i o n .
· Us e co nne ct ing c a bl e w i th a low-r e s i st an c e sh ie ld o n both s i d e s.
Insta ll ation , o p eration and maintenance
Th e product m ust b e co nne ct e d, t a k en in to op e r a t i o n an d main t aine d o n ly by a ppropr ia t e ly qu a l i f ie d
p e rso nne l. Th e e rror-fr ee an d s a f e op e r a t i o n of th i s product c an o n ly b e en sur e d i f i t i s prop e rly tr an sport e d,
stor e d, s e t up an d a ss em bl e d, an d op e r a t e d an d main t aine d w i th du e c a r e . Th e in st a ll a t i o n , in sp e ct i o n ,
main t enan c e , e xt en s i o n , an d r e p ai r ma y o n ly b e do ne by a uthor i z e d p e rso nne l.
· Obs e r ve th e sp e c i f i c a t i o n s in th e docu men t a t i o n wh en in st a ll ing th e product.
· D o n ot subj e ct th e product to d i r e ct su n l ig ht, m o i stur e or shock. E n sur e th a t th e I P cod e of th e product
mee ts th e r e qu i r emen ts for th e am b ien t co n d i t i o n s.

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· O n ly op e r a t e th e product u n d e r am b ien t co n d i t i o n s for wh i ch th e r e sp e ct ive product i s a ppro ve d. Th e us e
u n d e r oth e r am b ien t co n d i t i o n s ma y r e sult in d amage .
· To av o i d an y d amage to th e co nne ctors, o n ly m ou n t or r em o ve th e product w i th th e c a bl e s d i sco nne ct e d.
· L a y c a bl e s in such a w a y th a t n o o ne i s en d ange r e d.
· B e for e st a rt ing up, ch e ck i f th e e l e ctr i c a l w i r ing corr e spo n ds to th e sp e c i f i c a t i o n s in th e docu men t a t i o n .
F a ulty w i r ing (o ve r v olt age , u n d e r v olt age ) c an r e sult in a d amage in th e e l e ctro ni cs.
Trans p ort
· O n ly us e E SD p a ck aging for stor age an d tr an sport of E SD -s en s i t ive co m po nen ts.
· K ee p p a ck ing ma t e r ia ls l i k e f i l m s a w a y fro m ch i ldr en . Abus e ma y r e sult in suffoc a t i o n .
Op eration and p o w er su ppl y
Th e c ame r a pow e r supply m ust mee t th e r e qu i r emen ts for S ELV (s a f e ty e xtr a low v olt age )/LP S (l imi t e d pow e r
sourc e ) or E S 1/P S 2.
WAR NIN G! A U S B hub w i th e xt e r na l pow e r supply ma y c a us e p ain ful or d ange rous e l e ctr i c shock. Se r i ous
in jury or d ea th ma y occur. Us e a U S B hub th a t mee t th e r e qu i r emen ts for S ELV (s a f e ty e xtr a low v olt age )/LP S
(l imi t e d pow e r sourc e ) or E S 1/P S 2.
Avis pour le Canada
Fonctionnement et alimentation électrique
L'alimentation électrique de la caméra doit être conforme aux exigences de sécurité SELV (très basse
tension de sécurité)/LPS (source à puissance limitée) ou ES1/PS2.
AVERTISSEMENT! Sur un concentrateur USB équipé d'une alimentation externe, il existe des risques de
décharges électriques douloureuses ou dangereuses. Celles-ci peuvent provoquer des blessures graves,
voire mortelles. Utilisez un concentrateur USB conforme aux exigences de sécurité SELV (très basse
tension de sécurité)/LPS (source à puissance limitée) ou ES1/PS2.
CAU TI O N ! As th e c ame r a hous ing ma y ge t hot d e p en d ing o n th e op e r a t ing co n d i t i o n s th e r e ma y b e r i sk of
bur n s. Pro vi d e suff i c ien t h ea t d i ss i p a t i o n so th a t th e hous ing t em p e r a tur e do e s n ot e xc ee d 55 °C (131 °F).
C orrect dis p osa l
Di spos e th e c ame r a an d a cc e ssor ie s prop e rly an d s e p a r a t e ly fro m oth e r typ e s of w a st e to en cour age
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Accord ing to th e EC Di r e ct ive 2012/19/EU (WEEE) w e a r e obl ige d to t a k e b a ck th i s product, d i str i but e d by us
a ft e r Au g ust 13, 2005, fr ee of ch a r ge a t th e en d of i ts us e ful l i f e an d to en sur e i t corr e ct d i spos a l. As th i s
product i s e xclus ive ly for co mme rc ia l us e (B2B), i t m ust n ot b e h an d e d o ve r to a publ i c d i spos a l f a c i l i ty. Th e
product c an b e d i spos e d of by sp e c i fy ing th e d a t e of purch a s e an d th e s e r ia l n u m b e r a t th e follow ing a ddr e ss:
IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH
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4 uEye XC USB 3
Hous ing /bo a rd-l eve l
+/-
Dimen s i o n s h eig ht x w i dth x l eng th
61 x 32 x 19 mm
M e ch ani c a l sp e c i f i c a t i o n s
M e ch ani c a l sp e c i f i c a t i o n s
I P cod e
I P 30
· Prot e ct i o n again st th e ing r e ss i o n of s ma ll p a rt i cl e s (d iame t e r ≥
2.5 mm )
· No prot e ct i o n again st w a t e r
A m b ien t co n d i t i o n s
A m b ien t co n d i t i o n s
L en s m ou n t
In t eg r a t e d
Mou n t ing hol e s botto m /top/s i d e /fro n t
0/0/0/0, 4x b a ck
Thr ea d d iame t e r
M2.5
S t a tus LE D
Th e uEy e XC U S B 3 do e s n ot h ave a st a tus LE D .
In t e rf a c e co nne ctor
U S B 3.0 M i cro-B
Not e : Th e U S B c a bl e co nne ct e d to th e c ame r a m ust n ot b e
rout e d outs i d e bu i ld ing s wh en th e U S B c a bl e of th e c ame r a i s
co nne ct e d to a w i d e ly d i str i but e d U S B ne twork.
Pow e r supply
U S B
I /O co nne ctor
-
El e ctr i c a l sp e c i f i c a t i o n s
-
S p e c ia l f ea tur e s
Autofocus l en s
U S B 3 UVC c ame r a s a r e l imi t e d us a bl e u n d e r U S B 2.0. De p en d ing o n th e c ame r a m od e l, n ot
a ll c ame r a fu n ct i o n s a r e avai l a bl e in U S B 2.0 m od e . U S B 3 UVC c ame r a s a r e opt imi z e d for
U S B 3.0 ports an d a r e n ot t e st e d by IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH u n d e r U S B
2.0.
Note on p ositionin g accuracy
In a ppl i c a t i o n s wh e r e th e pos i t i o ning a ccur a cy of th e s en sor i s im port an t, an a ppropr ia t e
c a l i br a t i o n of th e c ame r a m ust b e pro vi d e d (s ee Pos i t i o n a ccur a cy of th e s en sor).
4.1 Standards and directi v es
IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s G m bH h e r e by co n f i r m s th a t th i s product h a s b een d eve lop e d, d e s igne d
an d man uf a ctur e d in co m pl ian c e w i th th e follow ing Europ ean d i r e ct ive s:
· 2014/30/EU: EMC - El e ctro magne t i c co m p a t i b i l i ty
· 2011/65/EU: RoH S - R e str i ct i o n of th e us e of c e rt ain h a z a rdous subst an c e s in e l e ctr i c a l an d e l e ctro ni c
e qu i p men t
· R eg ul a t i o n (EC) No. 1907/2006 co n c e r ning th e R egi str a t i o n , E va lu a t i o n , Author i z a t i o n an d R e str i ct i o n of
Ch emi c a ls (REACH)
· Th e CE d e cl a r a t i o n of co n for mi ty i s avai l a bl e o n th e IDS w e bs i t e .

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I f th e product i s m od i f ie d or ch ange d a ll a ppro va l b e co me s inva l i d. In th i s c a s e , th e custo me r i s r e spo n s i bl e
for en sur ing product co n for mi ty.
P roduct ty p e
uEy e XC U S B 3
In f ormation f or C E
EMC sp e c i f i c a t i o n s
EN 61000-6-2
EN 55035
EN 61000-6-3*
EN 55032 (Cl a ss B)
In f ormation f or U S A
Th i s e qu i p men t h a s b een t e st e d an d fou n d to co m ply w i th p a rt 15 of
th e FCC Rul e s.
Cl a ss B
In f ormation f or C anada R ensei g nements p our l e C anada
CAN I CE S -3(B) / NMB-3(B)
In f ormation f or UL
UL L i st e d
UL 62368-1
C S A C22.2 NO. 62368-1
In f ormation f or UK
EMC sp e c i f i c a t i o n s
UKCA
EN 61000-6-2
EN 55035
EN 61000-6-3*
EN 55032 (Cl a ss B)
F urt h er In f ormation
RCM
KC (R-R- img -U S B3XC)
Ch ina RoH S EFUP 25
* C ame r a s a r e in t en d e d for us e in in dustr ia l, r e s i d en t ia l, co mme rc ia l an d l ig ht in dustr ia l envi ro nmen ts.
F or customers in t h e U S A
Th i s e qu i p men t h a s b een t e st e d an d fou n d to co m ply w i th th e l imi ts for a Cl a ss B d igi t a l d evi c e , pursu an t to
p a rt 15 of th e FCC Rul e s. Th e s e l imi ts a r e d e s igne d to pro vi d e r ea so na bl e prot e ct i o n again st h a r m ful
in t e rf e r en c e in a r e s i d en t ia l in st a ll a t i o n . Th i s e qu i p men t gene r a t e s, us e s an d c an r a d ia t e r a d i o fr e qu en cy
ene r g y an d, i f n ot in st a ll e d an d us e d in a ccord an c e w i th th e in struct i o n s, ma y c a us e h a r m ful in t e rf e r en c e to
r a d i o co mm u ni c a t i o n s. How eve r, th e r e i s n o g u a r an t ee th a t in t e rf e r en c e w i ll n ot occur in a p a rt i cul a r
in st a ll a t i o n . I f th i s e qu i p men t do e s c a us e h a r m ful in t e rf e r en c e to r a d i o or t e l evi s i o n r e c e pt i o n , wh i ch c an b e
d e t e r mine d by tur ning th e e qu i p men t off an d o n , th e us e r i s en cour age d to try to corr e ct th e in t e rf e r en c e by
o ne or m or e of th e follow ing mea sur e s:
· R e or ien t or r e loc a t e th e r e c eiving an t enna .
· In cr ea s e th e s e p a r a t i o n b e tw een th e e qu i p men t an d R e c eive r.
· Co nne ct th e e qu i p men t in to an outl e t o n a c i rcu i t d i ff e r en t fro m th a t to wh i ch th e r e c eive r i s co nne ct e d.
· Co n sult th e d ea l e r or an e xp e r ien c e d r a d i o/TV t e ch ni c ian for h e lp.
Name o f R es p onsi bl e P arty
IDS Imaging Deve lop men t S yst em s, In c.
92 Mo n t va l e A ve ., S u i t e 4750
S to ne h am , MA 02180
U. S .A.
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