See3CAM_10CUG

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21-May-2015

e-con Systems India Pvt Ltd

RISHABH INFO PARK,
RR Tower IV, 7th Floor,
Super A-16 & A-17, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate,
Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.
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See3CAM_10CUG

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Contents
1
2
3
4
5
6

Revision History ....................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4
Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................. 4
Description................................................................................................................................ 4
Interface connectors pin description ........................................................................................ 5
6.1
USB3.0 Connector Pin description................................................................................... 5
6.2
DIN Connector Pin-outs ................................................................................................... 6
6.3
Connector Part Numbers ................................................................................................. 6
7 Still Image Capture Modes ....................................................................................................... 6
7.1
Master Mode .................................................................................................................... 6
7.2
Trigger Mode .................................................................................................................... 7
8 Flash using Strobe Output ........................................................................................................ 8
9 Mechanical Specification .......................................................................................................... 9
9.1
See3CAM_10CUG Dimension ......................................................................................... 9

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See3CAM_10CUG
1 Revision History
Rev

Date

Description

Author

1.0

01 April 2013

Initial Draft

Kasthuri Rangan

1.1

05 April 2013

Added Timing Diagram

Kasthuri Rangan

1.2
1.3
1.4

25 July 2013
11 October 2013
21 May 2015

Updated with Bayer Color Format support

Added VGA resolution
Updated Sensor Part Number

Prabu
Kasthuri Rangan
Camera Team

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2 Introduction
The See3CAM_10CUG is a 1.3Mega pixel, UVC Compliant, USB3.0 SuperSpeed camera from econ Systems, a leading embedded Product Design Services company which specializes in the
advanced camera solutions. The See3CAM is a new family of USB3.0 SuperSpeed camera
products launched by e-con and See3CAM_10CUG is the first member of this family.
The See3CAM_10CUG is a global shutter, 1.3 Megapixel Camera that is based on the Aptina
AR0134 CMOS image sensor. This See3CAM_10CUG is a UVC-compliant USB3.0 SuperSpeed
Camera that is also backward compatible with USB2.0 host ports and does not require any
special camera drivers. The See3CAM_10CUG is capable of supporting 720p60(HD), 1280x960
resolution at 45 fps and 640x480 binned at 45 fps when interfaced to a USB3.0 host port. The
AR0134 CMOS image sensor used in this See3CAM_10CUG is a Global Shutter, 1/3 optical
form-factor, CMOS Image sensor from Aptina and the See3CAM_10CUG is supported with CSmount lens holder for enabling the users to choose the lens as per their requirements.
This document describes about the features and See3CAM_10CUG board and the pin-outs of the
connectors including with mechanical diagram.

3 Scope
The scope of this document is limited to a brief description, features of this board including the
mechanical diagram.

4 Disclaimer
The specifications of See3CAM_10CUG camera board and instructions on how to connect this
board with PC are provided as reference only and e-con Systems reserves the right to edit/modify
this document without any prior intimation of whatsoever.

5 Description
See3CAM_10CUG camera board uses USB3.0 capability of streaming 1280x720 resolution at 60
fps , 1280x960 at 45 fps and 640x480 binned from 1280x960 at 45 fps. Aptinas AR0134
Monochrome or RAW Bayer Color, progressive scan type sensor is used in this board. As stated
earlier, it has Global shutter thus makes it to use as Machine vision Camera.
The sensor supports external trigger input to enable synchronous frame capture. It also supports
both the master and trigger mode.
Also the sensor has Strobe output which can be used for turning ON flash LED.

Figure 1: See3CAM_10CUG
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6 Interface connectors pin description

There are two connectors on See3CAM_10CUG Board. One is USB3.0 Connector which is used
to connect the board with PC. And another is DIN connector which has opto-isolated Trigger input
pins and opto-isolated Strobe Output pins.

Figure 2: DIN Connector and USB Connector on See3CAM_10CUG

6.1 USB3.0 Connector Pin description

Pin
No

Signal
Name

Pin type

Description

VCC

POWER

Supplies 5V Power to the board

D-

I/O

USB Data-

D+

I/O

USB Data+

OTG ID

OTG ID for Identifying lines

GND

POWER

Ground

SSTX-

OUTPUT

Superspeed Transmit Data -

SSTX+

OUTPUT

Superspeed Transmit Data +

GND

POWER

Ground

SSRX+

INPUT

Superspeed Receive Data +

10

SSRX-

INPUT

Superspeed Receive Data -

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6.2 DIN Connector Pin-outs

Pin
No

Signal Name

Pin type

Description

STROBE_P_OUT

OUTPUT

Opto-Isolated Output + for Strobe

STROBE_N_OUT

OUTPUT

Opto-Isolated Output for Strobe

TRIGGER_P_IN

INPUT

Opto-Isolated Input + for Trigger

TRIGGER_N_IN

INPUT

Opto-Isolated Input for Trigger

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved for future use

Reserved

Reserved for future use

Reserved

Reserved for future use

Reserved for future use

6.3 Connector Part Numbers

Connector
USB3.0 Connector on
See3CAM_10CUG
DIN Connector on
See3CAM_10CUG
Mating Connector for
DIN

Description

Manufacturer

Part Number

CONN USB Micro-B type

Receptacle 10Pos Vertical SMT
CONN DIN Mini Receptacle
Socket 8Pos Vertical Through
Hole

SMP
Technology

U004-106104X0-Z

CUI Inc

MD-80SV

CONN DIN 8Pin Male Plug

CUI Inc

MD-80

7 Still Image Capture Modes

There are two still image capture modes in See3CAM_10CUG.
1) Master Mode
2) Trigger Mode

7.1 Master Mode

The Master Mode of operation can be considered as a free-running mode of the camera. The
camera is configured for a preview resolution and still resolution. The application is started and
the Master mode is chosen and the application starts streaming the video. This is a simple mode
of operation for the camera without any external trigger capability.
The still image pin can be configured for the required still capture resolution. The still image
capture can be done in two methods as described below:
Software Still Capture
Hardware Still Capture
When the user initiates the still capture operation, the still image is captured and stored. In the
Software Still Capture operation, the user initiates the still capture operation from the
e-CAMView application.
In the Hardware Still Capture mode, the image can be captured by generating an active High
pulse at pin no.3 (TRIGGER_P_IN) and connecting the users system ground at pin no.4
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(TRIGGER_N_IN) of DIN Connector. The system voltage can be either 12V DC or 24V DC.
Please refer the application note for schematics. The camera controller recognizes this rising
edge interrupt and then instructs the camera sensor to capture a still and this still image is sent to
Host. This Hardware Still Capture operation can be more like a hardware switch that initiates a
Capture operation when pressed by the user.
In Master Mode still image can be taken by using any of the methods, and also in both the
resolutions using any exposure or brightness value.
In both the cases, the Auto-exposure value is set in the still image capture. However, when the
camera is in Manual exposure mode for the video preview, the same manual exposure value is
used during the still image capture as well.

7.2 Trigger Mode

In Trigger mode, See3CAM_10CUG camera is capable of synchronizing the exposure (or
integration) of the pixels of the camera to an external trigger pulse that can be given through DIN
connector of See3CAM_10CUG. Since this is a global shutter camera, all the pixels start and
stop integrating at the same time, avoiding rolling skew during the capture of fast moving scenes.
In addition to this, the start of integration of pixels can be synchronized to an external event in
Trigger mode.
The asynchronous trigger input to sensor AR0134 is exposed as opto-isolated inputs to DIN
Connector by using opto-coupler. The system voltage can be either 12V DC or 24V DC. Sensor
interprets High Level as trigger pulse.
There are certain limitations/requirements that are to be followed by the user while using the
Trigger mode of See3CAM_10CUG, they are;
The minimum external trigger pulse width (Ttrig) should be 222 micro seconds in USB
3.0 and 1100 micro seconds in USB 2.0. Please refer the timing diagram given below.
Input Specifications
S. No
Parameter
1
Voltage Range (Max)
2
Maximum Forward current
3
Maximum Forward Voltage
4
Trigger Pulse width (USB3.0)
5
Trigger Pulse width (USB2.0)
6
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage

Value
24
30
1.55
222
1100
70

Unit
V
mA
V
s
s
V

Please refer Application Notes for more information and schematic.

In Trigger mode of See3CAM_10CUG, the preview will not be available and the camera will be
kept in standby waiting for a trigger pulse to start the integration of pixels and provide a global
shutter image.
The user can configure the camera settings such as focus, exposure, still image resolution, still
image storage location etc., in Manual mode and then enter the Trigger mode. In the Trigger
mode, the camera settings will be retained, but preview will not be available. The camera shall be
waiting for an external event on the DIN connector and the camera will start exposing on the
trigger signal. The external trigger pulse on the DIN connector must be of certain duration in order
for the camera to recognize this event.

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Figure2: Trigger Mode Timing Requirement

In Trigger mode, only external Trigger event is supported and no software still image capture is
possible.
In trigger mode still image capture is supported for 1280 x 720 , 1280 x 960 and 640x480 binned
from 1280x960 resolutions in both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0.
All the images taken will be stored in the default location i.e. the desktop or can be stored in any
user specified path, in the .BMP or .RAW format.

8 Flash using Strobe Output

The strobe output from sensor is exposed to DIN Connector. The strobe signal from sensor is
optically isolated by an opto-coupler on See3CAM_10CUG. This signal will be made high during
the time of capturing an image.
There are two options to connect Flash to DIN Connector.
Directly connecting Flash to DIN Connector (Condition: Maximum current allowed
through Flash D1 is 20mA )
Connecting LED Driver to DIN Connector (Condition: Greater than 20mA through Flash
D1)
Output Specifications
S. No
Parameter
1
Output Voltage
2
Output Current
3
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage
4
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage
5
Power Dissipation per channel

Value
30
20
70
0.4
125

Unit
V
mA
V
V
mW

Please refer Application Notes for more information and schematic.

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9 Mechanical Specification
See3CAM_10CUG board size is 40mm x 44mm. Board drawing and dimensions are given below.

9.1 See3CAM_10CUG Dimension

FRONT
Figure 3: Front Portion of See3CAM_10CUG mechanical dimensions.

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REAR
Figure 4: Rear portion of See3CAM_10CUG mechanical dimensions.
Note All dimensions are in mm

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