Kamera Werk Dresden CMOS User manual

Manual
CMOSIndustrialCamera
LOGLUXi5CL
Version1.08 (July2004)

Version 1.08 (04/07)Manual: CMOSIndustrialCameraLOGLUXi5
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TableofContents
LISTOFFIGURES..............................................................................................................................................3
LISTOFTABLES ...............................................................................................................................................3
REVISIONINDEX...............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................4
THE CMOS INDUSTRIALCAMERA LOGLUXI5CL..............................................................................................5
TheCMOSlarge-areasensorIBIS5...........................................................................................................5
The dynamic(contrast)rangeoftheIBIS5sensor...................................................................................6
The shuttermodesoftheIBIS5sensor...................................................................................................8
The look-up tables (LUTs)oftheCMOSindustrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL................................................9
TheCameraLink™imagedatainterface......................................................................................................9
THECOMPLETE LOGLUXI5CLSET CAMERASYSTEM.......................................................................................9
OPTIONALACCESSORIES...................................................................................................................................9
OPERATIONOFTHECOMPLETELOGLUXI5CLSETCAMERA SYSTEM................................................10
SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................10
INSTALLATION OFTHE CAMERALINK™PC PLUG-IN CARD MATRIXVISION MVTITAN-CL...........................................10
INSTALLATION OFTHE CMOS INDUSTRIALCAMERA LOGLUXI5CL....................................................................11
INSTALLATION OFTHE LOGLUXLUXWARECONFIGURATION TOOL.......................................................................11
DESCRIPTIONOFTHELOGLUXLUXWARECONFIGURATIONTOOL......................................................12
THEPHILOSOPHY...........................................................................................................................................12
THESTARTMENU...........................................................................................................................................13
THECONFIGURATIONMENU..............................................................................................................................14
THE 'CAMERAGLOBALS' MENU .........................................................................................................................15
THE 'PROFILEGLOBALS' MENU .........................................................................................................................16
THEUSER PROFILEPARAMETERS......................................................................................................................17
The 'Region ofInterest'profilemenu ....................................................................................................17
The ‚Trigger‘profilemenu ....................................................................................................................18
The ‚Switchport‘profilemenu...............................................................................................................19
The ‚Sensor‘profilemenu ....................................................................................................................21
The ‚Outputdata‘profilemenu .............................................................................................................22
THE 'SPECIAL FUNCTION' MENU........................................................................................................................23
THE 'LOOK-UP TABLEX' MENU..........................................................................................................................24
THE 'TERMINAL' MENU ....................................................................................................................................25
THE 'FIRMWARE' MENU ...................................................................................................................................26
THE 'FRAMEGRABBER' MENU............................................................................................................................27
DESCRIPTIONOFTHELOGLUXI5CLREGISTERSET..............................................................................29
FUNCTION GROUP ‚CAMERACONFIGURATION‘.....................................................................................................29
FUNCTION GROUP ‚CAMERAPROFILES‘..............................................................................................................30
FUNCTION GROUP ‚WORKINGPARAMETERS‘.......................................................................................................36
FUNCTION GROUP ‚LUT PROGRAMMING‘............................................................................................................37
GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................................................38
TECHNICALSPECIFICATION.......................................................................................................................40
TECHNICALDATAOFTHE LOGLUX I5CL(SURVEY)...........................................................................................40
PINASSIGNMENTSOFTHE LOGLUX®I5CL......................................................................................................40
PINASSIGNMENTOFTHESPLITCABLEFOR THE LOGLUX®I5CL..........................................................................40
WIRINGOFTHE LOGLUX®I5CL TRIGGER INPUT ...............................................................................................41
WIRINGOFTHE LOGLUX®I5CL SWITCH OUTPUTS............................................................................................41
NOTES ON UPDATINGTHEFIRMWAREFOR THE LOGLUX®I5CL CAMERA ...............................................................41
CHOOSINGALENSFOR THE LOGLUX®I5CL....................................................................................................44
MATCHINGTHEFLANGEFOCALLENGTH OFALENSWITHTHE LOGLUX®I5CL........................................................44
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS.............................................................................................................44
ADDINGANON-SUPPORTED CAMERALINK™FRAMEGRABBER.................................................................................45
USINGSOFTWARE-SUPPORTED FRAMEGRABBERSON THESERIAL COM PORTOFTHE LOGLUXI5CL CAMERA..........46

Manual: CMOSIndustrialCameraLOGLUXi5Version 1.08 (04/07)
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Listoffigures
FIGURE 1: FRONTAND REAR VIEWOFTHE CMOS INDUSTRIALCAMERALOGLUXI5CL............................................5
FIGURE 2:BLOCKDIAGRAMOFTHE CMOS INDUSTRIALCAMERA LOGLUXI5CL.......................................................5
FIGURE 3: EXAMPLEOFAVERYHIGHIMAGECONTRASTRANGE...................................................................................6
FIGURE 4:WORKINGPRINCIPLEOFTHEROLLING/CURTAIN SHUTTER AND THEIMAGINGOFMOVINGOBJECTS ......................8
FIGURE 5:WORKINGPRINCIPLEOFTHECENTRAL/SNAPSHOTSHUTTER AND THEIMAGINGOFMOVINGOBJECTS...................8
FIGURE 6: MATRIXVISION MVTITAN-CLPC PLUG-IN CARD...................................................................................10
FIGURE 1: VIEWOFASPLITCABLE ....................................................................................................................131
FIGURE 8: THESTARTMENU ...............................................................................................................................13
FIGURE 9: THECONFIGURATIONMENU..................................................................................................................14
FIGURE 10: THE 'CAMERAGLOBALS' MENU ...........................................................................................................15
FIGURE 11: THE 'PROFILEGLOBALS' MENU ...........................................................................................................16
FIGURE 12: THE 'REGION OF INTEREST' PROFILEMENU...........................................................................................17
FIGURE 13: THE ‚TRIGGER‘ PROFILEMENU............................................................................................................18
FIGURE 15: THE ‚EXPOSURE‘ PROFILEMENU.........................................................................................................20
FIGURE 16: THE ‚SENSOR‘ PROFILEMENU ............................................................................................................21
FIGURE 17: THE ‚OUTPUTDATA‘ PROFILEMENU.....................................................................................................22
FIGURE 19: THE 'LOOK-UPTABLEX' MENU ............................................................................................................24
FIGURE 20: THE 'TERMINAL' MENU.......................................................................................................................25
FIGURE 21: THE 'FIRMWARE' MENU......................................................................................................................26
FIGURE 22: THE 'FRAMEGRABBER' MENU..............................................................................................................27
Listoftables
TABLE 1: LISTOFCAMERACONFIGURATIONINSTRUCTIONS .....................................................................................28
TABLE 2: PARAMETER NOTATION FOR CAMERACONFIGURATION ..............................................................................28
TABLE 3: REGISTERSOFTHEFUNCTION GROUP 'CAMERACONFIGURATION'...............................................................29
TABLE 4: REGISTERSOFFUNCTION GROUP 'CAMERAPROFILES'..............................................................................31
TABLE 5: LISTOFREGISTER INITIALVALUES OFFUNCTION GROUP 'CAMERACONFIGURATION'........................................32
TABLE 6: REGISTERSOFFUNCTION GROUP 'WORKINGPARAMETERS'.......................................................................36
TABLE 7: REGISTERSOFFUNCTION GROUP 'LUT PROGRAMMING.............................................................................37
Revisionindex
VersionChanges,supplements,etc.
1.05(May`04) -Updateof theLuxWareV. 1.1.3programwindowdumps
-Additionofchapter‚Frequentlyaskedquestions‘+instructionsforINImodifications
1.06(June`04) -Updateof theLuxWareV. 1.2.1programwindowdumps
-Additionofchapter‚The‚Switchport‘profilemenu‘
-Completerevisionofchapter‚Functiongroup ‚Cameraprofiles‘‘,integration ofthetriggerand
switching moduleinthefirmware-version camera[V.1.22(uC),V.1.004 (FPGA)](renaming
and addition ofregisters,address relocations,etc.)
-Additionoffigure‚Viewofasplitcable‘inchapter‚InstallationoftheCMOSindustrialcamera
LOGLUX®i5CL‘andofitem‚LOGLUX®i5CLsplitcablepinassignment‘inchapter‚Technical
specifications‘
-Additionofitem‚TechnicaldataoftheLOGLUX®i5CL(survey)‘inchapter‚Technical
specifications‘
1.07(July`04) -Additionofitem‚Noteson theupdateoftheLOGLUX®i5CLfirmware‘inchapter‚Technical
specifications‘
1.08(July`04) -Updateof theLuxWareV. 1.2.4programwindowdumps
-Additionofchapter‘The‚Specialfunction’profilemenu’’
-Modificationinchapter’The‚Framegrabber’profilemenu’(additionofuserinitialsetting of
framegrabbertime-outforcontrolledimagecaptureviaexternaltriggersignal,functional
extension bysaving ofimagesequencesand renamebuttonlabel‚Sequence’instead of ‚AVI’)

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Introduction
Thismanual describesthe installation and functionsoftheCMOSindustrial cameraLOGLUXi5CL
made byKAMERAWERKDRESDENGmbH,aswell asthe softwareand hardwarecomponents
whichareadditionallyrequired foracamerasystem.
The belowchapterswill enablethe usertooperateacamerasystemincluding aCMOSindustrial
cameraLOGLUXi5CL,and tofullyexploitthecamerafunctionsbyapplying the supplied LOGLUX
LuxWareconfiguration tool.Furthermore,the commandsreferred tohereinpermitthe ambitious
programmertoconfigurethe cameraat CMOSsensorregisterlevelbymeansof the integral terminal.
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TheCMOSindustrial cameraLOGLUXi5CL
The CMOSindustrial cameraLOGLUXi5CL isone ofthe latestand most modernproductsfromthe
‚industrialimage processing CMOScamera‘ range of KAMERAWERKDRESDENGmbH.
The cameracan be considered alogically
consistentdevelopmentofthe well-known,
universallyapplicablepredecessormodel
LOGLUXHDRC4.
Mainfeaturesof the CMOSindustrialcamera
LOGLUXi5CL:
•CMOScamerawithfree pixel selection
(progressivescan)and CameraLink™data
interface
•Approx.36 images/second (fullframe),higherrateswhen asmallerframesizeisused (up to
approx. 1500 images/second arepossible)
•Resolution: 1280x1024 pixels,10-bitgreyscale
•>100 dBcontrast/dynamicrange
•Digital image datainterface
•Possibilitytopre-process the image databymeansof the integralLUTs(look-up tables)
•Spectral working range from400nmto1000nm
•Sturdycontinuouslycast aluminumcasing withC-type lensmount
•Possibilitytoconfigureand controlthe camera,and transferthe image data,bymeansofacable
connected tothe host system(PC).
The CMOSindustrial cameraLOGLUXi5CL isbased on
auniversalhardwareconceptwhichcomprisesaCMOS
large-area image sensor(FS),pre-processing unit(VV),
controller(SE),datainterface(DS) and operating voltage
supply(SV).
Inthe pre-processing unit,the image datafromthe CMOS
image sensorcan be linked up inrealtimewithone of
three possibleuser-specificLUTs(look-up tables).Inthe
process,the image datacan be replaced byfunction
values,e.g.arithmeticoperations.By defining agreyscale
thresholdinaLUT, forexample,the cameracan be made
todeliverthe 'suitable'image materialforaedge
recognition.
The camerafirmwarecan be updated via an additionalRS232 interface.Voltage issupplied froma
plug-type powersupplyunit(24V/6W;comeswiththe unit)oran SPSDINrail powersupplyunit(24V
±10%).
The CMOSlarge-area sensorIBIS5
The sensorelementused inthe CMOSindustrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL isatype IBIS5CMOS
image sensormade byFillfactory (Mechelen/Belgium).
It isaphoto-optical componentofthe latestCMOSimage sensorgeneration.Being atypicalSOC
(system-on-chip),the sensordoesnotonlyaccommodatethe sensor(pixel)elementsproper,butalso
allperipheral analog and digital componentsrequired todeliveranoise-corrected 10-bitgreyscale
value asan output signal.
Mainfeaturesofthe sensorareitshigh resolution of1280 x1024 pixels(XGAresolution),the wide
dynamic(contrast)range ofup to100dB,the integrated FPN(fixed patternnoise)correction ofthe raw
image data,and twoshuttermodes(rolling/curtain shutter and synchronous/snapshot shutter).
Asregardsthe conversion process, the IBIS5isan integrating, photo-opticalsensor.
Formoretechnicaldatapleaserefertothe latestIBIS5datasheet.
The following paragraphsdescribe selected functionsofthe sensor.Understanding thesefunctionsis
imperativetothe properuseofthe variousfunctionalunits.
Figure2:Front and rearviewoftheCMOSindustrial camera
LOGLUXi5CL
Figure3: Block diagramof theCMOS
industrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL
FS VV DS
SV SE

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The dynamic(contrast)range ofthe IBIS5sensor
Incontrastto,say,CMOSsensorsformultimediaapplications,the IBIS5hasaverywide dynamic
(contrast)range.Thisparameterdescribesthe sensor'scapabilitytoshowbothverybrightand very
dark image partsinthe activeframe.The figureshowsaCD ROMwhosesurfaceisdiagonallylitbya
lampfromthe front,withthe LOGLUXi5CL setforanormal(approx.67dB) and extended (approx.
100dB) contrast range, respectively.
Figure4: Exampleof averyhigh imagecontrast range
Inthe photoon the leftside,neitherthe manufacturer'snamenorthe storage capacitynorthe
maximumwritespeed can be read.Onthe rightside,thisinformation can beread withoutdifficulty,
provided the printing qualityisgood.The photosweretaken withthe sameoverallintegration time
(approx.39ms).
Twodynamicrangescan be seton the IBIS5sensor.Inthe firstrange ofapprox.67dB,the sensor
exhibitsan almostlineartransmission function.The operating mode ofthe sensoristermed single
integration slope mode:
Inthe inactivestate-the shutter ofthe sensoris'closed'-adefined potential,i.e.electricalvoltage,is
applied tothe individualsensorcell whichisshownsimplified asalight-sensitivecapacitor.When the
sensorshutteris'opened',the photonshitting the sensorcell causethe potentialtodieaway.When
the sensorshutterisre-closed afteradefined time(integration orexposuretime),the residual
potential of the sensorcell can be measured and translated intoadigitalnumericalvalue.
By severalsuccessiveintegrationsofthe sensorcell potentialwithrespecttotimeapplying different
integration times, the second dynamicrange -whichisgoing tobe described inmoredetailhere-will
be extended toapproximately100dB.Thisworking mode ofthe sensoriscalled multiple integration
slope mode and functionsasfollows:
The basisisthe abovedescribed single integration slope mode.Incontrast toit,however,at leastone
moreintegration cycleiscarried outinthe multiple integration slope mode.Aftertheexpiryofthe first
integration time,an initial potential whichisapprox.18% lowerthan the potentialbeforethe first
integration cycle,isapplied tothe sensorcell.Beforeathirdintegration cycleand afterthe second
integration time,thisinitialpotentialisreduced byapprox.34%;and beforeafourthintegration cycle
and afterthe thirdintegration time,the initial potential isreduced byapprox. 54%.
Beforeasubsequentintegration cycle,the above-mentioned initialpotentialisappliedtothosepixels
onlywhichwerecompletelydischarged -i.e.over-exposed -inthe previousintegration cycle.The
residualpotentialsofalltheotherpixelsareseparatelyadded tothe residual potentialsofthe
subsequent integration cycles.
Thismeansthatverybright pixelsrequireat leasttwo, insomecaseseven fourintegrationcycleswith
the respectiveintegration potentialsand integration times,whereasverydark pixelsmay'need'buta
singleinitialpotentialinup tofourintegration timestodeliverevaluableresidualpotentials.

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Upon the completion ofthe lastintegration cycle,the residualpotentialsofthe pixelsareinvertedand
translated intodigitalnumericalvalues.
Pleasenotethatthe multiple integration slope mode doesnotwork when the rolling shutter mode is
selected.
Therearefourregisters(PROFILE_INIT0/ PROFILE_INIT1/PROFILE_INIT2/PROFILE_INIT3)that
allowthe dynamicrange of the IBIS5sensortobe varied.Theycanbe used todefine boththe number
ofintegrationcyclesand the integrationtimefortheindividualintegration cycles.Avalidintegration
timeisan integernumbergiven innanoseconds;ifzeroisentered inone ofthe above-mentioned
registers, the associated integration cyclesisskipped.
Possibleregistersettingsareshowninthe following examples:
Thisis atypical exampleofthe single integration slope mode.
The onlyintegrationcycleiscarried outatthe highestinitial
potential in38.885ms.
The left photoofFigure3wastaken withthissetting.
Thisisan exampleof the multiple integration slope mode.
The firstintegration cycleisrun atthe thirdlargest initial potentialin
200µs.Thereafter, the second integration cycleiscarriedoutatthe
lowestinitial potential in10µs.Becauseofthe first‚long‘ integration
time,evaluableresidual potentialsareobtained forthe dark pixels,
whereasingeneralvery lowresidualpotentials,ornone atall,are
obtained forthe brightpixels.Ascompared withthe firstintegration cycle,slightlylowerresidual
potentialsareobtained forthe darkpixelsasaresultofthe second 'short'integration time,whilethe
brightpixelsnowreachevaluableresidualpotential levels.Thisregistersetting is,thus,suitablefor
imageswithprimarilydark regions.
Anotherexampleofthe multiple integration slope mode.
Fourintegration cyclesarecarried outhere,withthe integration
timesbeing reduced byapowerof ten each,starting from35ms.
By acleverselection oftheintegration timelength,adynamic
(contrast)range of>100dBinthe activeframecan be implemented
infourintegrationcycles.The right-hand photoinFigure3was
taken withthissetting.
Whentaking highlydynamicimages,variationsofthe registersettingsmaybe necessary toget
optimumresults.
The following procedureisrecommended forsetting the register:
Firstasuitableexposuretime-preferablythatinregisterPROFIL_INT3-issetforthe darkestregion
ofthe frame.Thereafter,integration cyclesareadded one byone,preferablystarting withregister
PROFIL_INT2.Theintegration timesofallintegration cycleswillthen be summed up togivethe
previouslydetermined optimumexposuretimeforthe darkest image regions.
Usersofthe LOGLUXLuxWareconfiguration tool arealsorecommended toapplythe above
procedure.However,theyhavetoenterthe individual integration timesintoinputfields‚Kneepoint
1...3‘instead ofdirectlyintothe registersPROFILE_INT0...2,and intoinputfield‚Remaining time‘
instead ofdirectlyintoPROFIL_INT3,respectively.The overall integrationtime(currentintegration
time)isdisplayed ininput field‚Remaining time‘.

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The shuttermodesof the IBIS5sensor
The IBIS5hastwoshuttermodes,viz.the rolling or curtain shutter mode and the synchronous or
snapshotshutter mode.The working principlesand resultantcharacteristicsofthe twoshuttermodes
aredescribed below.
The working principleofthe rolling or curtain shutter can be described bymeansofthe following
graphicrepresentation:
AsisshowninFigure4(left), an objectisimaged byrecording individual lines.The capturingof aline,
inturn, issubdivided intothree phases:resetting allpixelsofaline,integrating allpixelsofaline,and
reading outallpixelsofaline.The contentofapictureelementofan image isnotfixeduntil the
integration phaseiscompleted.Itshouldbe noted thatthe integration phaseforline 7,forexample,
willnot start untilthe integration phaseforline 1iscomplete.
Whenthe cameraissettothe ‚rolling/curtain shutter‘mode and an attemptismade tocapturea
moving objectwhosemotion vectorisnormaltothe sensorline readoutvector,itcan easilybe seen
that the image ofthe movingobject isdistorted (Figure4,rightside). The degree ofimage distortion is
determined bythe relation between sensorline readoutspeed and objectspeed.Inmostcases,this
distortion effect isunacceptableforimage processing.
Forthisreason,the ‚rolling/curtain shutter‘mode should,wherepossible,onlybe used forimaging
objectsthatdo notmove,ormoveslowlyrelativetothe sensorline readoutspeed.Inthiscase,
however,the image can be captured atveryhighimagerates.
The working principleofthe central or snapshotshutter mode can be described bymeansofthe
following graphicrepresentation:
AsisobviousfromFigure5(leftside),the objectishere,too,produced byrecording individualimage
lines,and aline isalsocaptured inthree phases:resetting allpictureelementsof aline,integratingall
pixelsofaline,and reading outallpixelsofaline.Butincontrasttothe ‚rolling/curtain shutter‘mode,
the resetand integration phasesforalllinesareconnected up intermsoftime.Onlyreading outthe
individual linesisseparate.Thisapproachrevealsabigadvantage overthe ‚rolling/curtain shutter’
mode:The image ofamoving objectisfreeofdistortions(Figure5,rightside).However,this
advantage isat the priceofthe image rate:Acomparison ofFigures4and 5(left sides)showsthatthe
‚central/snapshot shutter‘mode doesnot permitatime-staggered readout ofthe sensorlines.
The ‚central/snapshotshutter‘mode shouldbe used wheneverundistorted imagesofmoving objects
areneeded. Compared withthe ‚rolling/curtain shutter’mode,the image rateislower.
Figure5: Workingprincipleoftherolling/curtainshutterandtheimagingof movingobjects
Figure6: Workingprincipleofthecentral/snapshotshutterandtheimagingofmovingobjects

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The look-up tables (LUTs)of the CMOSindustrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL
The possibilityofimmediatereal-timedatamanipulation inthe cameraisagreatadvantage ofthe
CMOSindustrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL.Inaddition tothe fixed-programmed functionssuchasbit
shifting operations,three user-specific,configurable look-up tables (LUTs)areavailableforthe
purpose.
ALUTisauser-definablefunction value tableinwhichafunction value canbe assigned toeachofthe
210,i.e.1024,10-bitgreyscalevaluesofthe IBIS5sensor.Ataconstant12nssignaldelay,thisvalue
assignment occursalmostinreal time.
Using the LUTsisexplained inmoredetailinsection „Function group ‚LUTprogramming‘“ofchapter
„Description of the LUGLUXi5CL registerset“.
The CameraLink™image datainterface
Forafastand safetransmission of the image datafromthe cameratothe hostsystem(PC/IPC),two
moderntransmission conceptshavebeen implemented inthe CMOSindustrial cameraLOGLUXi5
CL.
Asan improved version ofthe LVDS(lowvoltage differential signal)technique,the CameraLink™
standard,whichfeaturesalarge transmission bandwidthand averygood transmission safety,is
nowadaysconsidered aquasistandardfordatainterfacesasused inindustrialimage processing.In
addition tothe image datatransmission fromthe cameratothe hostsystem,itisalsopossibleto
controland configurethe camerafromthe host systemvia up tofourintegral serial ports.Adistanceof
up to10mbetween the cameraand hostsystemcan bebridged withoutanyauxiliary devices
(repeaters orthe like)being necessary.
Forfurthertechnicaldatasee the technicaldocumentation of the CameraLink™standard.
ThecompleteLOGLUXi5CLSETcamerasystem
The LOGLUXi5CL SETisacompletepackage designed tofacilitateand speed up the
understanding and operation of the CMOSindustrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL.
The package includesan industrial cameraLOGLUXi5CL(withoutlens),aPCplug-incard
(MATRIXVision MVtitan-CL),ageneraldatacable,an RS-232 datacable(3mlong each),asplit
adapter(forsplitting up the powersupply,RS-232,triggerinputand switching outputs),aplug-in
powersupplyunit(24V/6W),and aCDROMwithdriverand softwareforthe MicrosoftWindows
operating systems2000 and XP.
Optional accessories
VariousCMOSindustrialcameraLOGLUXi5CL accessoriesareavailablefromourselvesand third
parties,among otherslenses,customized datacables,DIN/ENrail powersupplies,mediaconverters,
etc.Pleasesee ourcurrentproductrange and linkstootherproductson ourwebsite(www.kamera-
werk-dresden.de)orgetintouchwithourmarketing department(telephone [phone] and
[phone];fax[phone]).

Version 1.08 (04/07)Manual: CMOSIndustrialCameraLOGLUXi5
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OperationofthecompleteLOGLUXi5CLSETcamerasystem
Systemrequirements
The following host system(PC/IPC)requirementsmust be metforasafeand properoperation ofthe
completeLOGLUXi5CLSET camerasystem:
MinimumdesktopPCsystemOptimumdesktopPCsystemPortablePCsystem
(notebook)
PentiumIIIorAthlon
processor>1.0GHz PentiumIII/IVorAthlonXP processor>2.0GHz PentiumIII/IVorAthlonXP mobileprocessor>2.0GHz
256MB PC133512MB PC400512MB PC400
>20GBharddiskwith1MB
cache 2x80GBharddiskwith2MB cache inRAID0 mode >40GBharddiskwith2MB cache
MotherboardwithUDMA133-IDE
interface MotherboardwithRAID
controllerand FireWire
interface
-
PCI/AGPgraphicscardwith
nVidia400 orRadeon7000
chipset
PCI/AGPgraphicscardwith
nVidia440 orRadeon9200
chipset
Separategraphicssolution with
nVidianForce2 orRadeon
mobilitychipset
Min.1vacantPCIslotMin.1vacantPCIslot PCMCIA/FireWireinterface
CRTmonitororLC displaywith
min.contrast of 1:250 CRTmonitororLC displaywith min.contrast of 1:500 LC displaywithmin. contrast of 1:250
Operating systemMSWindows
2000/XP Operating systemMSWindows 2000/XP Operating systemMSWindows 2000/XP
The systemrequirementsforIPCsystemsaresimilartothosefordesktop PCsystems;forreasonsof
the 'tougher' useconditions,moreexclusivecomponentsmayoccasionallyhavetobe chosen.For
configuring an IPCsystem,just contact asystemshouseofyourchoice.
Withthe exception ofthe real-timerecording oflarge image datastreams(e.g.AVIcapturesinfull
frameand atfullframerate),normal operation ofthe camerawillbe basicallypossiblealsowitha
minimumhost systemconfiguration, however, somedifficultiesmight occur.
Inviewofthe numerousexisting PC/IPCsystemconfigurationsitisimpossibletoguarantee thatthe
fullscope ofcamerasystemfunctionscan be used ineveryconfiguration.Inanycase,asound basis
ofasuccessful start-up and trouble-free operation isaminimallyequipped hostsystem(onlythe
graphicsand framegrabbercardsareinstalled)that meetsthe above-mentioned requirementsand has
anewlyinstalled operating system.
InstallationoftheCameraLink™PCplug-incardMATRIXVisionMVtitan-CL
The type MVtitan-CL CameraLink™PCplug-in
cardisauniversallyapplicableand powerful
framegrabbing cardforanyapplication.Its
maincomponentsarean integral image
processor(TM1300),alarge memoryforthe
softwareand data(8MB standard,optional:
<=32MB),and twoplug connectorsfortwo
base and one medium CameraLink™ports.
Pleaseconsultthe manufacturer'smanual
wheninstalling the PCplug-incard.
Note: You need tohaveadministrator
rightsforthe respectivePCif you want to
installhardwareorsoftwarecomponents! Figure7: MATRIXVision MVtitan-CLPCplug-incard