Xenics Bobcat 320 Gated User manual

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User Manual
Bobcat 320 Gated
ENG-2012-UMN016-R002

User Manual
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Disclaimer
All products manufactured by Xenics nv are warranted as laid down in the sales conditions.
Xenics nv has no other obligation or liability for defects than those set forth therein.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. Xenics nv specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose.
This warranty will no longer be valid if the instructions contained herein are not followed.
Xenics nv shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss of damage, whether based on
contract, tort, product liability or any other legal theory.
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medium or machine readable form without written permission from Xenics nv.
Names and marks appearing on the products herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Xenics nv. All other
trademarks, trade names or company names referenced in this document are used for identification only and are the property
of their respective owners.
Quality Assurance
The Quality Management System under which these products are developed and manufactured has been certified in
accordance with the ISO 9001 standard.
Xenics nv is committed to a policy of continuous development for which we reserve the right to make changes and
improvements on any of the products described in this manual without prior notice.

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Revision History
Issue Issue date Reason for changes Modified by Approved
by
000.01
29/08/2012
New document
JDS/CDU
JDS
000.02
11/09/2012
Chap. 3.1 updated
CDU
JDS
001
13/09/2012
First released issue
CDU
PMN
002 09/11/2012 Second released issue
CDU
JDS
Change Details
This table lists all changes of this issue compared to the previous released one.
Chapter/Section
Changes
Modified by
5.1.1.2 Small update
CDU
5.1.2 Tab. 5.4: Register address updated
CDU
6.1
Warning updated
CDU
6.2
Small update
CDU

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Table of Contents
Revision History..................................................................................................................3
Change Details ...................................................................................................................3
List of Abbreviations............................................................................................................6
List of Figures .....................................................................................................................7
List of Tables.......................................................................................................................8
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................9
1.1. Scope ...................................................................................................................9
1.2. Reference Documents ..........................................................................................9
1.3. Manual Overview..................................................................................................9
1.4. Conventions Used in This Manual.......................................................................10
1.5. Safety Warnings..................................................................................................10
1.6. Conformity ..........................................................................................................11
1.7. Contact Information.............................................................................................12
2. Mechanical and Electrical Specifications....................................................................13
2.1. Mechanical Overview..........................................................................................13
2.2. Specifications......................................................................................................14
3. Optical Interface.........................................................................................................15
3.1. Lens Cleaning.....................................................................................................16
4. Electrical Interfaces....................................................................................................17
4.1. Electrical Interface Connectors and Specifications..............................................17
4.1.1. Rear Connectors..........................................................................................17
4.1.2. Mating Connectors.......................................................................................18
4.2. Power Interface...................................................................................................19
4.3. Trigger Interface..................................................................................................19
4.4. Video Interface....................................................................................................20
4.5. Ethernet Interface ...............................................................................................20
4.6. Camera Link Interface.........................................................................................21
4.7. Reset Switches...................................................................................................22
4.7.1. Reset Switch................................................................................................22

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4.7.2. Rescue Switch.............................................................................................22
4.8. Indicator LEDs ....................................................................................................22
5. Interface Protocols.....................................................................................................23
5.1. Serial Message Protocol.....................................................................................23
5.1.1. Binary Messages .........................................................................................23
5.1.1.1. Payload Contents .................................................................................24
5.1.1.2. CRC Calculation ...................................................................................24
5.1.1.3. Payload Contents for Replies................................................................25
5.1.2. Text Messages ............................................................................................25
6. Software Installation...................................................................................................27
6.1. Xeneth Installation ..............................................................................................27
6.2. SDK Installation ..................................................................................................27
7. Getting Started...........................................................................................................28
7.1. Install the Software .............................................................................................28
7.2. Connect the Camera Cables...............................................................................28
7.3. Connect the Camera via Xeneth.........................................................................28
8. Registers and Commands..........................................................................................29
8.1. Identification Registers........................................................................................29
8.2. System Registers................................................................................................30
8.2.1. System Commands......................................................................................31
8.3. Platform Registers ..............................................................................................32
8.3.1. Trigger.........................................................................................................32
8.3.1.1. Trigger Mode ........................................................................................32
8.3.1.2. Trigger Delay........................................................................................32
8.3.1.3. Trigger Skip ..........................................................................................32
8.4. Bobcat Gated Registers......................................................................................33
8.5. Video Registers...................................................................................................33
8.6. Track Manager Registers....................................................................................34
8.7. XSP Registers ....................................................................................................34
8.8. Bulk Memory Access Registers...........................................................................34

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List of Abbreviations
ACK Acknowledge
CL
Camera Link protocol
CLAHE Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization
CR Carriage Return
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
DLE Data Link Escape
ETB
End Transmission Block
fps
Frames per second
ID Identity
IP Internet Protocol
LED Light Emitting Diode
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MSB Most Significant Bit
NC Not connected
NTSC National Television Standards Committee (analog video standard)
PAL
Phase Alternating Line (analog video standard)
RFU
Reserved for Future Use
STX
Start of Text
TBD To Be Defined
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair (Cat 5 network cabling)

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List of Figures
Figure 2-1 XC251 Bobcat mechanical interface ................................................................13
Figure 3-1 Main optical components: lens – front plate – adaptor ring...............................15
Figure 4-1 Bobcat-320-gated rear connectors...................................................................17
Figure 4-2 Mating connectors............................................................................................18
Figure 4-3 Power connector..............................................................................................19
Figure 4-4 Video interface Hirose to Coax.........................................................................20
Figure 7-1 Xeneth shortcut................................................................................................28

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List of Tables
Table 1-1 Camera overview – Bobcat 320 Gated................................................................9
Table 2-1 Specifications Bobcat 320 Gated Scientific .......................................................14
Table 3-1 Lens configuration.............................................................................................15
Table 4-1 Electrical interface specifications for Bobcat 320 Gated....................................17
Table 4-2 Electrical interfaces...........................................................................................18
Table 4-3 Power connector 12VDC...................................................................................19
Table 4-4 Trigger interface pin assignment.......................................................................19
Table 4-5 Video interface pin assignment .........................................................................20
Table 4-6 Camera Link connector (base) pin assignment..................................................21
Table 4-7 LED indications.................................................................................................22
Table 5-1 Binary message container.................................................................................23
Table 5-2 Payload contents...............................................................................................24
Table 5-3 Payload contents for replies..............................................................................25
Table 5-4 Text-based message container using register address......................................25
Table 8-1 Identification registers .......................................................................................29
Table 8-2 System registers ...............................................................................................30
Table 8-3 System commands............................................................................................31
Table 8-4 Platform registers..............................................................................................32
Table 8-5 Bobcat gated specific registers..........................................................................33
Table 8-6 Video registers..................................................................................................33
Table 8-7 Track manager registers ...................................................................................34
Table 8-8 XSP registers....................................................................................................34
Table 8-9 Bulk memory access registers...........................................................................34

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1.Introduction
1.1. Scope
This User Manual describes the technical specifications, interface description, dimensions,
image processing, basic and advanced parameters and related subjects for the following
camera:
Camera
Part number
Bobcat-1.7-320-Gated Scientific
XEN-000072
Table 1-1 Camera overview – Bobcat 320 Gated
Target group: This technical manual is written for professional users.
Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the camera!
1.2. Reference Documents
(1) Xeneth Installation Manual:
ENG-2012-UMN005-Rxxx_Xeneth-v2.4-Installation-Manual.docx
1.3. Manual Overview
This section provides a chapter overview:
•Chapter 1 (this chapter) gives an overview of the conventions used in this manual
(styles and symbols), the safety warnings, conformity information about Xenics
cameras and the contact information.
•Chapter 2gives a mechanical (2D drawings) and electrical specification overview
•Chapter 3 describes the optical interfaces
•Chapter 4describes the electrical interfaces
•Chapter 5describes the interface protocols
•Chapter 6provides the installation of the Xeneth and SDK software
•Chapter 7is a getting started list: it lists the steps to perform to be able to use the
camera
•Chapter 8 describes the registers and commands.
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1.4. Conventions Used in This Manual
To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information,
the following typographical styles and symbols are used:
The styles used in this manual are:
•Bold: used for programs, inputs (commands or parameters) or highlighting
important things
•Courier New: used for code listings and output.
•Italics: used for modes and fields.
The symbols used in this manual:
Note: This symbol highlights important information.
Warning: This symbol highlights important instructions. These instructions
must be followed to avoid malfunctions!
1.5. Safety Warnings
The following safety warnings must be followed:
Supply voltage polarity: Use the correct polarity of the 12 V supply voltage.
Warranty: The warranty becomes void in case of unauthorized tampering or
any manipulations not approved by the manufacturer.
Electrostatic discharge: The camera contains sensitive electronic
components which can be destroyed by means of electrostatic discharge.
Use sufficient grounding to minimize the risk of damage.
Models with Camera Link interface: First connect CL camera and grabber
with Camera Link data cable, and afterwards
supply power to the CL
camera.
Environmental conditions: Operate the camera in dry and dust free
environment.
Regarding the signal quality of the camera it is an advantage to operate the
camera under constant ambient air temperature (~20°C).
Beneath or above ambient temperature a sufficient heating or cooling may
be necessary.
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