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BOBCAT Camera Hardware User’s Manual
Camera Link
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PoCL, GigE Vision
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, GEV (PoE), and CoaXPress
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Revision History
Rev 0.2
03/23/09
P. Dinev
Initial Pre-Release – Old UART protocol
Rev 0.3
07/31/09
P. Dinev
Old UART removed, added new UART protocol and new
register addresses.
Rev 0.4
08/25/09
P. Dinev
Image Enhancement section, AOI8 modes added.
Rev 0.5
08/27/09
P. Dinev
Figure 2.27a and related text changed.
Rev 0.6
01/15/10
P. Dinev
B0620, B2520 cameras added, all related tables and figures
updated. Minor errors fixed.
Rev 0.7
03/02/10
P. Dinev
B1620, B1920 cameras added, all related tables and figures
updated. Minor errors fixed.
Rev 0.8
03/12/10
P. Dinev
B2020, B4020 and B4820 cameras added, all related tables
and figures updated. Minor errors fixed.
Rev 0.9
04/12/10
P. Dinev
GEV option added to all cameras, all related tables and
figures updated. Minor errors fixed.
Rev 1.0
04/25/10
P. Dinev
Official Release
Rev 1.1
10/10/10
P. Dinev
Minor errors fixed.
Rev 1.2
12/30/10
P. Dinev
Minor errors fixed. 3x8 RGB out and WB feature added
Rev 2.0
01/10/12
B. Gisonni
Minor errors fixed. Added cameras in Bobcat series –
B1310, B1411, B1020, B1320, B1621, B1921, B2320,
B3320, B4821 and B6620. Major feature TRUESENSE.
Rev 2.0.1
04/02/12
B.Gisonni
Minor errors fixed.
Rev 2.0.2
04/12/12
B.Gisonni
Minor errors fixed. Software Bit Toggle, CamConfig GUI
Basic and new screens.
Rev 2.0.3
09/18/12
A.Moreno
Warranty period changed from 1 year to 2 years.
Rev 2.0.4
09/26/12
A.Moreno
B2510, B1922 cameras added.
Rev 2.0.5
10/22/12
A.Moreno
B6640, B3340 4 tap cameras added. New Ordering Table
Rev 2.0.6
03/27/13
A.Moreno
Lens Controller added for CLB, C-Mount CLM, and GEV
cameras.
Rev 2.0.7
05/30/13
A.Moreno
GEV Camera Connectivity added to manual. Section 1.4.3
Rev.2.0.8
01/08/14
A.Moreno
Added New CLB/CLM/GEV/GEV(PoE)/CXP Camera
Information. All related tables, figures, and mechanical
drawings were added.
Rev.2.0.9
03/19/14
M. Pangburn
Fixed links to Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 20
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 24
1.2 BOBCAT SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................... 26
1.3.1 General Information .......................................................................................................... 26
1.3.2 Spectral Response.............................................................................................................. 29
1.3.3 Bayer and TRUESENSE Pattern Information................................................................... 32
1.3.4 Technical Specifications.................................................................................................... 33
1.3 CAMERA CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................................ 49
1.4.1 CLB (Base) - Camera Link (CL) Output........................................................................... 49
1.4.2 CLM (Medium) - Camera Link (CL) Output.................................................................... 55
1.4.3 GigE (GEV) Camera Output............................................................................................. 62
1.4.4 CoaXPress (CXP) Camera Output ................................................................................... 65
1.4.5 Power Supply .................................................................................................................... 68
1.4 MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, and ENVIRONMENTAL................................................. 69
1.5.1 Mechanical ........................................................................................................................ 69
1.5.2 Optical ............................................................................................................................... 69
1.5.3 Environmental................................................................................................................... 70
CHAPTER 2 – CAMERA FEATURES 105
2.1 IMAGE RESOLUTION ................................................................................................... 106
2.1.1 Normal Mode – Single Output........................................................................................ 106
2.1.2 Normal Mode – Dual Output........................................................................................... 107
2.1.3 Normal Mode – Quad Output.......................................................................................... 108
2.1.4 Center Mode.................................................................................................................... 109
2.2 FRAME TIME CONTROL ............................................................................................. 113
2.2.1 Internal Line and Frame Time Control............................................................................ 113
2.2.2 Camera Speed Control..................................................................................................... 113
2.2.3 External Line and Frame Time Control .......................................................................... 115
2.3 REGION OF INTEREST................................................................................................. 115
2.3.1 Horizontal and Vertical Window .................................................................................... 115
2.3.2 Calculating the Frame Rate using Vertical Window....................................................... 118
2.4 BINNING ........................................................................................................................... 160
2.5 EXPOSURE CONTROL.................................................................................................. 165

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2.5.1 Internal Exposure Control - Electronic Shutter............................................................... 165
2.5.2 External exposure control................................................................................................ 165
2.5.3 Variable Frame Time – Programmable Line and Frame Time ....................................... 165
2.5.4 Automatic Exposure Control (AEC)............................................................................... 166
2.5.5 Automatic Iris Control (AIC).......................................................................................... 167
2.6 EXTERNAL TRIGGER................................................................................................... 168
2.6.1 Triggering Inputs............................................................................................................. 168
2.6.2 Acquisition and Exposure Control.................................................................................. 168
2.6.3 Trigger Strobe Control .................................................................................................... 169
2.6.4 Triggering modes ............................................................................................................ 169
2.7 STROBE OUTPUT........................................................................................................... 174
2.8 GAIN and OFFSET........................................................................................................... 175
2.8.1 Analog Domain – manual control................................................................................... 175
2.8.2 Digital Domain – manual control.................................................................................... 176
2.8.3 Automatic Gain Control (AGC)...................................................................................... 176
2.9 DATA OUTPUT FORMAT............................................................................................. 177
2.9.1 Bit Depth ..................................................................................................................... 177
2.9.2 Digital Data Shift......................................................................................................... 178
2.9.3 Output Format ............................................................................................................. 178
2.10 PULSE GENERATOR ..................................................................................................... 182
2.11 I/O CONTROL.................................................................................................................. 183
2.11.1 I/O Mapping................................................................................................................ 183
2.11.2 Electrical Connectivity................................................................................................ 184
2.12 TEST IMAGE PATTERNS ............................................................................................. 187
2.12.1 Test Image patterns ..................................................................................................... 187
2.12.2 Image Superimposition................................................................................................ 187
2.13 WHITE BALANCE AND COLOR CONVERSION..................................................... 188
2.13.1 White Balance ............................................................................................................. 188
2.13.2 Color (Bayer to RGB) Conversion.............................................................................. 188
2.14 DYNAMIC BLACK LEVEL CORRECTION AND TAP BALANCING................... 189
2.14.1 Black Level Correction ............................................................................................... 189
2.14.2 Tap Balancing.............................................................................................................. 189
2.15 TRANSFER FUNCTION CORRECTION – USER LUT............................................. 190
2.15.1 Standard Gamma Correction....................................................................................... 190
2.15.2 User Defined LUT....................................................................................................... 191

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2.16 DEFECTIVE PIXEL CORRECTION............................................................................ 192
2.16.1 Static Pixel Correction................................................................................................. 192
2.16.1 Dynamic Pixel Correction........................................................................................... 193
2.17 FLAT FIELD CORRECTION......................................................................................... 194
2.18 NEGATIVE IMAGE......................................................................................................... 196
2.19 CAMERA INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 197
2.19.1 Status LED .................................................................................................................. 197
2.19.2 Temperature Monitor .................................................................................................. 197
2.19.3 Exposure Time Monitor .............................................................................................. 197
2.19.4 Frame Time Monitor................................................................................................... 198
2.19.5 Current image size....................................................................................................... 198
2.20 LENS CONTROLLER..................................................................................................... 198
CHAPTER 3 – DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING 199
3.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 200
3.2 IMAGE ENHANCEMENT.............................................................................................. 200
3.2.1 Threshold Operation........................................................................................................ 200
3.2.2 Multi Point Correction..................................................................................................... 202
CHAPTER 4 – CAMERA CONFIGURATION 206
4.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 207
4.2 CAMERA CONFIGURATION....................................................................................... 207
4.2.1 Configuration Memory – parameter FLASH.................................................................. 207
4.2.3 Camera Serial Protocol.................................................................................................... 208
4.3 CAMERA CONFIGURATION REGISTER DESCRIPTION..................................... 213
4.3.1 Startup Procedure ............................................................................................................ 213
4.3.2 Saving and Restoring Settings......................................................................................... 213
4.3.3 Retrieving Manufacturing Data....................................................................................... 215
4.3.4 Camera Information Registers......................................................................................... 217
4.3.5 Image Size (AOI) Workspace Registers ......................................................................... 219
4.3.6 Exposure Control Workspace Registers.......................................................................... 226
4.3.7 AEC, AGC, AIC Workspace Registers........................................................................... 227
4.3.8 Video Amp, Gain and Offset Workspace Registers........................................................ 230
4.3.9 Triggering Workspace Registers..................................................................................... 233
4.3.10 Pulse Generator Workspace Registers ........................................................................ 236
4.3.11 Test Pattern Workspace Registers............................................................................... 237

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4.3.12 Input/output Workspace Registers .............................................................................. 239
4.3.13 Output Data Format..................................................................................................... 244
4.3.14 White Balance Workspace Registers .......................................................................... 245
4.3.15 Color Conversion Workspace Registers...................................................................... 246
4.3.16 Data Correction Workspace Registers ........................................................................ 247
4.4 DATA PROCESSING REGISTER DESCRIPTION.................................................... 248
4.4.1 Image Enhancement Workspace Registers ..................................................................... 248
4.5 LENS CONTROLLER REGISTER DESCRIPTION................................................... 250
4.5.1 Lens Controller Workspace Registers............................................................................. 250
CHAPTER 5 – CONFIGURATION UTILITY FOR BOBCAT CL CAMERAS 253
5.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 254
5.2 DISCOVERY PROCEDURE........................................................................................... 254
5.3 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ................................................................................ 255
5.4 MAIN GUI MENU............................................................................................................ 257
5.5 VIEW GUI WINDOWS.................................................................................................... 261
5.6 GUI HELP.......................................................................................................................... 262
5.7 PARAMETER WINDOWS.............................................................................................. 263
5.7.1 Video Amp .................................................................................................................. 263
5.7.2 I/O Control .................................................................................................................. 264
5.7.3 Trigger......................................................................................................................... 266
5.7.4 Pulse Generator ........................................................................................................... 268
5.7.5 Exposure...................................................................................................................... 269
5.7.6 Test Image................................................................................................................... 272
5.7.7 Area of Interest (AOI)................................................................................................. 273
5.7.8 Strobe Control ............................................................................................................. 275
5.7.9 Color............................................................................................................................ 276
5.7.10 Processing.................................................................................................................... 277
5.7.11 Data Output ................................................................................................................. 279
5.7.12 Lens Control................................................................................................................ 281
CHAPTER 6 – GEN>CAM REFERENCE MANUAL 284
6.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 285
6.2 NODE TREE...................................................................................................................... 286

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6.2.1 Device Information.......................................................................................................... 286
6.2.2 IP Engine ......................................................................................................................... 286
6.2.3 GigE Vision Transport Layer.......................................................................................... 286
6.2.5 Acquisition and Trigger Controls.................................................................................... 288
6.2.6 Counters and Timers Controls......................................................................................... 288
6.2.7 Analog Controls .............................................................................................................. 290
6.2.8 Test Mode........................................................................................................................ 290
6.2.9 User Sets.......................................................................................................................... 290
6.2.10 Custom Features.......................................................................................................... 291
CHAPTER 7– BOBCAT WARRANTY AND SUPPORT 294
7.1 ORDERING INFORMATION........................................................................................ 295
7.2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT................................................................................................. 296
7.3 WARRANTY..................................................................................................................... 297
APPENDIX A – CAMERA CONFIGURATION REFERENCE 298
A.0 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... 299
A.1 SAVING AND RESTORING REGISTERS................................................................... 299
A.2 CAMERA INFORMATION REGISTERS .................................................................... 299
A.3 IMAGE SIZE (AOI) REGISTERS.................................................................................. 300
A.4 EXPOSURE CONTROL REGISTERS.......................................................................... 301
A.5 VIDEO REGISTERS........................................................................................................ 301
A.6 AEC, AGC, AIC REGISTERS ........................................................................................ 302
A.7 TRIGGER REGISTERS.................................................................................................. 302
A.8 PULSE GENERATOR REGISTERS ............................................................................. 303
A.9 TEST PATTERN REGISTERS....................................................................................... 303
A.10 STROBE REGISTERS..................................................................................................... 303
A.11 INPUT AND OUTPUT REGISTERS ............................................................................. 304
A.12 OUTPUT DATA FORMAT REGISTERS ..................................................................... 304

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A.13 WB AND COLOR CORRECTION REGISTERS......................................................... 305
A.14 DATA CORRECTION REGISTERS............................................................................. 305
A.15 PROCESSING REGISTERS........................................................................................... 305
A.16 LENS CONTROL REGISTERS ..................................................................................... 305
A.17 MANUFACTURING DATA REGISTERS.................................................................... 306
APPENDIX B – CREATING LOOUP TABLES 307
B.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 308
B.2 USING AN ASCII TEXT EDITOR................................................................................. 308
B.3 USING MICROSOFT EXCEL........................................................................................ 309
APPENDIX C – CREATING DPC AND HPC TABLES 310
C.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 311
C.2 USING AN ASCII TEXT EDITOR................................................................................. 311
APPENDIX D - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION CL 312
APPENDIX E - FIRMWARE UPGRADE-CL 314
E.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 315
E.2 BOBCAT UPGRADE ....................................................................................................... 315
APPENDIX F - FIRMWARE UPGRADE 319
F-1 Overview: ........................................................................................................................... 320
F-2 RGS Upgrade..................................................................................................................... 323
F-3 IP Engine Install................................................................................................................ 324
APPENDIX G – POWER SUPPLIES 326

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FIGURES
FIGURE 1.0A – INTERLINE CCD PIXEL STRUCTURE. 27
FIGURE 1.0B – TRUESENSE COLOR FILTER INTERLINE CCD PIXEL STRUCTURE.27
FIGURE 1.1A – KAI (TRUESENSE) CCD TYPICAL MONO SPECTRAL RESPONSE. 29
FIGURE 1.1B – KAI (TRUESENSE) CCD TYPICAL UV SPECTRAL RESPONSE. 29
FIGURE 1.1C – KAI (TRUESENSE) CCD TYPICAL COLOR SPECTRAL RESPONSE.30
FIGURE 1.1D – TRUESENSE CCD TYPICAL SPECTRAL RESPONSE WITH AR
COATED COVER GLASS. 30
FIGURE 1.2A – ICX (SONY) CCD TYPICAL MONO SPECTRAL RESPONSE. 31
FIGURE 1.2B – ICX (SONY) CCD TYPICAL COLOR SPECTRAL RESPONSE. 31
FIGURE 1.3 – BAYER PATTERN ARRANGEMENT. 32
FIGURE 1.3A – TRUESENSE PATTERN ARRANGEMENT. 32
FIGURE 1.4 – CLB CAMERA BACK PANEL – BASE CAMERA LINK OUTPUT 49
FIGURE 1.4A – CLB CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR 50
FIGURE 1.4B – CLB CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR 52
FIGURE 1.4C – CLB CAMERA SERIAL/LENS CONTROL PIN-OUTS 53
FIGURE 1.5 – CLM CAMERA BACK PANEL – MEDIUM CAMERA LINK OUTPUT 55
FIGURE 1.5A – CLM CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR 1 56
FIGURE 1.5B – CLM CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR 2 57
FIGURE 1.5C – CLB CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR 59

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FIGURE 1.5D – CLM CAMERA SERIAL/LENS CONTROL PIN-OUTS 60
FIGURE 1.6 – GEV CAMERA BACK PANEL – GIGE OUTPUT 62
FIGURE 1.6A – GEV CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR PIN-OUTS 63
FIGURE 1.6B – GEV CAMERA SERIAL/LENS CONTROL PIN-OUTS 64
FIGURE 1.7 – CXP CAMERA BACK PANEL – COAXPRESS OUTPUT 65
FIGURE 1.7A – CXP CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR PIN-OUTS 66
FIGURE 1.7B – CXP CAMERA SERIAL/LENS CONTROL PIN-OUTS 67
FIGURE 1.9A – C-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B0610, B0620, B1310, B1410, B1411, B1610, B2510, AND
B2520. 71
FIGURE 1.9B – C-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B1620, AND CLB-1920. 72
FIGURE 1.9C – C-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B1020, B1320, B1621, B1921, B1923, AND B2320. 73
FIGURE 1.9D – C-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B1922, B2720, B3420. 74
FIGURE 1.9E – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B2020, B4020, B4820. 75
FIGURE 1.9F – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B4821, AND CLB-B4822. 76
FIGURE 1.9G – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLB-B2021, CLB-B3320, AND CLB-B6620. 77
FIGURE 1.9H – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLM-B1040, B1340, B1641, B1941, B1943, AND B2340. 78

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FIGURE 1.9I – C-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLM-B1942, CLM-B2740, CLM-B3440. 79
FIGURE 1.9J – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLM-B4841, AND CLM-B4842 80
FIGURE 1.9K – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
CLM-B2041, CLM-B3340, CLM-B6640 81
FIGURE 1.9L – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – WITH EXTERNAL HEATSINK
DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR 82
FIGURE 1.10A – C-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B0610, B0620, B1410, B1610, B2510, AND B2520. 83
FIGURE 1.10B – C-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B1620, AND GEV-B1920. 84
FIGURE 1.10C – C-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B1020, B1320, B1621, B1921, B1923, AND B2320. 85
FIGURE 1.10D – C-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B1922, GEV-B2720, AND GEV-B3420. 86
FIGURE 1.10E – F-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B2020, GEV- B4020, AND GEV-B4820. 87
FIGURE 1.10F – F-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B4821, AND GEV-B4822. 88
FIGURE 1.10G – F-MOUNT GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS FOR
GEV-B2021, GEV-B3320, AND B6620. 89
FIGURE 1.11A – C-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B0610, B0620, B1410, B1610, B2510, AND B2520. 90
FIGURE 1.11B – C-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B1620, AND POE-B1920. 91

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FIGURE 1.11C – C-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B1020, B1320, B1621, B1921, B1923, AND B2320. 92
FIGURE 1.11D – C-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B1922, GEV-B2720, AND GEV-B3420. 93
FIGURE 1.11E – F-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B2020, POE-B4020, AND POE-B4820. 94
FIGURE 1.11F – F-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B4821, AND POE-B4822. 95
FIGURE 1.11G – F-MOUNT POE GIGE VISION OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR POE-B2021, POE-B3320, AND POE-B6620. 96
FIGURE 1.12A – C-MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B0610, B0620, B1410, B1610, B2510, AND B2520. 97
FIGURE 1.12B – C-MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B1620, AND CXP-B1920. 98
FIGURE 1.12C – C-MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B1020, B1320, B1621, B1921, B1923, AND B2320. 99
FIGURE 1.12D – C-MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B1922, CXP-B2720, AND CXP-B3420. 100
FIGURE 1.12E – F-MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B2020, CXP-B4020, CXP-B4820. 101
FIGURE 1.12F – F-MOUNT CAMERA LINK OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B4821, AND CXP-B4822. 102
FIGURE 1.12G – F-MOUNT COAXEXPRESS OUTPUT – DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
FOR CXP-B2021, CXP-B3320, AND CXP-B6620. 103
FIGURE 1.13A – SMALL BOBCAT MOUNTING PLATE USING ¼ IN 20 THREAD. 104
FIGURE 1.13B – BIG BOBCAT MOUNTING PLATE USING ¼ IN 20 THREAD. 104

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FIGURE 2.1 – SINGLE OUTPUT MODE OF OPERATION. 106
FIGURE 2.2 – DUAL OUTPUT MODE OF OPERATION. 107
FIGURE 2.3 – QUAD OUTPUT OPERATION. 108
FIGURE 2.4A – CENTER COLUMNS OUTPUT MODE OF OPERATION. 110
FIGURE 2.4B – CENTER COLUMNS OUTPUT IN DUAL MODE OF OPERATION. 110
FIGURE 2.5 – CENTER COLUMNS OUTPUT IN DUAL TAP MODE. 111
FIGURE 2.6 – SUB-SAMPLED CCD OUTPUT. 111
FIGURE 2.7 – HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL WINDOW POSITIONING. 116
FIGURE 2.8 – SLAVE AOIS. 117
FIGURE 2.9 – PAOI ENABLED AS PROCESSING ROI. 117
FIGURE 2.10.1A – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B0610 119
FIGURE 2.10.1B – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B0620 120
FIGURE 2.10.1C – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1020 121
FIGURE 2.10.1D – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1040 122
FIGURE 2.10.1E – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1310 123
FIGURE 2.10.1F – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1320 124
FIGURE 2.10.1G – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1340 125
FIGURE 2.10.1H – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1410 126
FIGURE 2.10.1I – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1411 127
FIGURE 2.10.1J – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1610 128

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FIGURE 2.10.1K – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1620 129
FIGURE 2.10.1L – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1621 130
FIGURE 2.10.1M – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1641 131
FIGURE 2.10.1N – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1920 132
FIGURE 2.10.1O – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1921 133
FIGURE 2.10.1P – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1941 134
FIGURE 2.10.1Q – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1922 135
FIGURE 2.10.1S – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B1923 137
FIGURE 2.10.1U – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2020 139
FIGURE 2.10.1X– FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2320 142
FIGURE 2.10.1ZA – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2510 144
FIGURE 2.10.1ZB – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B2520 145
FIGURE 2.10.1ZE – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B3320 148
FIGURE 2.10.1ZF – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B3340 149
FIGURE 2.10.1ZI – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B4020. 152
FIGURE 2.10.1ZJ – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B4820. 153
FIGURE 2.10.1ZK – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B4821 154
FIGURE 2.10.1ZO – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B6620. 158
FIGURE 2.10.1ZP – FRAME RATE VS. VERTICAL WINDOW SIZE FOR B6640. 159
FIGURE 2.11 – 2:2 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BINNING 160

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FIGURE 2.11A – AOI WITHIN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BINNED IMAGE. 164
FIGURE 2.12 – ELECTRONIC SHUTTER POSITION 165
FIGURE 2.13 – PROGRAMMABLE FRAME TIME 166
FIGURE 2.14 – STANDARD TRIGGERING TIMING 170
FIGURE 2.15 – FAST SYNCHRONIZED TRIGGERING - RAPID CAPTURE 171
FIGURE 2.16 – DOUBLE EXPOSURE TRIGGERING 172
FIGURE 2.17 – FRAME ACCUMULATION TRIGGERING 173
FIGURE 2.18 – ASYNCHRONOUS TRIGGERING 173
FIGURE 2.19 – STROBE PULSE POSITIONING 174
FIGURE 2.20 – AFE GAIN AND OFFSET 175
FIGURE 2.21 – DATA OUTPUT FORMAT 177
FIGURE 2.22 – OUTPUT DATA USING 4 BITS DIGITAL RIGHT SHIFT 178
FIGURE 2.24A – 2 TAP SEQUENTIAL OUTPUT 179
FIGURE 2.24B – 2 TAP INTERLEAVED OUTPUT 180
FIGURE 2.24C – 2 TAP INTERLEAVED OUTPUT 180
FIGURE 2.24D – 4 TAP INTERLEAVED OUTPUT 181
FIGURE 2.25 – INTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR 182
FIGURE 2.26 – IN1, IN2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. 184
FIGURE 2.27 – OUT1, OUT2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. 184
FIGURE 2.30 – LOOK UP TABLE 190

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FIGURE 2.31 – GAMMA CORRECTED VIDEO SIGNAL 191
FIGURE 2.32 – CUSTOM LUT 191
FIGURE 2.33A – ORIGINAL IMAGE SHOWING ‘SHADING’ EFFECT 195
FIGURE 2.33B – FLAT FIELD CORRECTED IMAGE 195
FIGURE 2.34 – NORMAL AND NEGATIVE IMAGE 196
FIGURE 3.1 – ORIGINAL AND PROCESSED IMAGE WITH SINGLE THRESHOLD. 201
FIGURE 3.2 – ORIGINAL AND PROCESSED IMAGE WITH DOUBLE THRESHOLD.201
FIGURE 3.3 – ORIGINAL AND PROCESSED IMAGE WITH THRESHOLD AND GRAY
SCALE STRETCH. 202
FIGURE 3.4 – SINGLE POINT TF CORRECTION. 203
FIGURE 3.5 – MULTI POINT TF CORRECTION. 204
FIGURE 3.6 – MULTI POINT IMAGE CORRECTION (A – ORIGINAL, B – PROCESSED).
204
FIGURE 4.1 – SERIAL PROTOCOL FORMAT 208
FIGURE 4.2 – NORMAL WRITE CYCLE 209
FIGURE 4.3A – INVALID COMMAND ERROR 209
FIGURE 4.3B – RX TIMEOUT ERROR 209
FIGURE 4.4 – NORMAL READ CYCLE 210
FIGURE 5.1 – DISCOVERY PROCEDURE – SELECT PORT 254
FIGURE 5.2 – CAMCONFIG GUI ADVANCED 255
FIGURE 5.2A – CAMCONFIG GUI BASIC 256

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FIGURE 5.3 – MAIN MENU 257
FIGURE 5.5 – COMMAND TERMINAL 259
FIGURE 5.6 – DOWNLOAD TERMINAL 260
FIGURE 5.7 – VIEW GUI WINDOWS 261
FIGURE 5.8 – HELP MENU 262
FIGURE 5.9 – ABOUT CAMCONFIG. 263
FIGURE 5.10 – VIDEO AMP PARAMETER WINDOW 263
FIGURE 5.11 – I/O CONTROL PARAMETER WINDOW 265
FIGURE 5.13 – PULSE GENERATOR WINDOW 268
FIGURE 5.16 – AOI WINDOW. 274
FIGURE 5.17 – STROBE CONTROL WINDOW 275
FIGURE 5.18 – COLOR WINDOW 277
FIGURE 5.20 – DATA OUTPUT WINDOW 280
FIGURE 5.21 – LENS CONTROL WINDOW 282

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TABLES AND CAPTIONS
TABLE 1.0 – PIXEL STRUCTURE FOR DIFFERENT BOBCAT CAMERAS 28
TABLE 1.1A – B0610, B0620 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS. 34
TABLE 1.1B – B1020, B1310 AND B1320 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 35
TABLE 1.1C – B1410, B1411, AND B1610 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 36
TABLE 1.1D – B1620, B1621 AND B1920 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 37
TABLE 1.1E – B1921, B1922, AND B1923 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 38
TABLE 1.1F – B2020, B2021 AND B2320 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 39
TABLE 1.1G – B3320, B3420 AND B4020 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 41
TABLE 1.1H – B4820, B4821 AND B4822 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 42
TABLE 1.1I – B6620 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 43
TABLE 1.1J – B1040, B1340, AND B1641 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 44
TABLE 1.1K – B1941, B1942, B1943 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 45
TABLE 1.1L – B2041, B2340, AND B2740 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 46
TABLE 1.1M– B3340, B3440, AND B4841 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 47
TABLE 1.1N – B4842, B6640 CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS 48
TABLE 1.4A – CLB CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR – SIGNAL MAPPING 50
TABLE 1.4B – BASE CAMERA LINK BIT ASSIGNMENT 51
TABLE 1.4C – CLB CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 52

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TABLE 1.4D – CLB BNC CONNECTORS PIN MAPPING 53
TABLE 1.5A – CLM BASE CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR 1 – SIGNAL MAPPING56
TABLE 1.5B – CLM MEDIUM CAMERA OUTPUT CONNECTOR 2 – SIGNAL MAPPING
57
TABLE 1.5C – MEDIUM CAMERA LINK BIT ASSIGNMENT 59
TABLE 1.6A – GEV CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 63
TABLE 1.6B – GEV BNC CONNECTORS PIN MAPPING 63
TABLE 1.7A – CXP CAMERA POWER CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 66
TABLE 1.7B – CXP BNC PIG-TALE CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 66
TABLE 2.1 – IMAGE RESOLUTIONS FOR DIFFERENT MODES 112
TABLE 2.2 – FRAME RATES FOR DIFFERENT MODES 114
TABLE 2.3 – FRAME RATES FOR QUAD OUTPUT CAMERAS 114
TABLE 2.4A – IMAGE SIZES AND FRAME RATES FOR DIFFERENT H BINNING
MODES 161
TABLE 2.4B – IMAGE SIZES AND FRAME RATES FOR DIFFERENT V BINNING
MODES 162
TABLE 2.4C – B0620 CENTER MODE IMAGE SIZES AND FRAME RATES DURING V
BINNING 162
TABLE 2.4A – BOBCAT INPUT MAPPING 183
TABLE 2.4B – BOBCAT OUTPUT MAPPING 184
TABLE 3.1 – CURRENT CAMERA TEMPERATURE VALUES 219
TABLE 4.0 – AUTO IRIS 4 PIN MINI PLUG E4-191J 329

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Chapter 1 – Introduction
Introduction
Key features of the BOBCAT camera
Chapter 1