Introducing the SK512GSD Line Scan Camera
Instruction manual SK512GSD • shared_Introduction_GigE_ML.indd
4 Instruction manual SK512GSD 2017-11 E • © Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH • Hamburg
The SK line scan camera series is designed for a wide
range of vision and inspection applications in both
industrial and scientific environments. The GigE series
camera SK512GSD uses the Gigabit Ethernet
communication protocol, enabling fast image transfer
using low cost standard cables up to 100 m in length. The
Gigabit Ethernet interface makes the line scan camera
highly scalable to faster Ethernet speeds, distinguishing
it with high performance and total flexibility.
All of the GigE cameras from Schäfter+Kirchhoff are
externally synchronizable and no grabber board is
needed as signal preprocessing is performed inside the
camera and does not impinge on CPU use.
Additional features include:
• customer-specific I/O signals in addition to the video
signal
• specialpreprocessingalgorithmscanbeimplemented
in the camera
• consistent attribution of camera IDs in multi-camera
operations
• SDK from Schäfter+Kirchhoff with the SkLineScan
operating program, libraries and examples.
1 Introducing the SK512GSD Line Scan Camera
1.1 Intended Purpose and Overview
Features
Shading Correction X
Programmable Lookup Table X
Thresholding X
Window Function (ROI) X
Line Trigger, Frame Trigger X
Frame Trigger Delay X
Threshold Trigger X
Advanced Synchonization Ctrl. X
Integration Control for R, G, B X
Decoupling of line frequency X
Extra signals for diagnosis X
Data cable length 100 m
Windows SK91GigE-WIN SDK
LabVIEW SK91GigE-LV VI Library
Linux -
The camera can be connected to a computer either via
the GigE socket directly or through a Gigabit Ethernet
switch.
Once the camera driver and the SkLineScan® program
have been loaded from the SK91GigE-WIN CD then the
camera can be parameterized. The parameters, such as
integration time, synchronization mode or shading
correction, are permanently stored in the camera even
after a power-down or disconnection from the PC.
The oscilloscope display in the SkLineScan® program
can be used to adjust the focus and aperture settings, for
evaluating field-flattening of the lens and for orientation
of the illumination and the sensor, see Camera Control
and Performing a Scan, p. 12.CCD line scan camera
2Power supply
3Illumination
Software, SDKs and eBus
driver
GigE switch
14
5
PC or
Notebook
with GigE
GigE interface for transmission
of video and control data over
distances up to 100 m
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3
Advanced
preprocessing
Fixed camera
IDs for multi-
camera systems
Application:
Parallel
acquisition
using a
GigE switch
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2
1
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