November 12, 2020
Ver1.01

USB3.0 CMOS CAMERAARTCAM-178IMX-USB3-T2
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

6.0 M Pixels ARTCAM-178IMX-USB3-T2

ARTRAY CO., LTD.

- 1 -Contents
1. Attention ··········································· 3
2. Introduction······································· 6
3. Main Features ··································· 6
4. The Product ······································ 7
5. Connect the Camera ·························· 76. Specifications ···································· 8
7. External Dimensions ·························· 108. Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics ········ 129. Recommended PC ···························· 14- 2 -1. Attention■About this manual
1. Before using the camera, please read this manual thoroughly.
2. Please keep this manual reachable and always refer to the contents when needed.
3. Please contact us if the manual is lost or damaged. We will provide a replacement.
4. We cannot guarantee the safety of improper uses of the camera.
5. For your safety, please follow the directions of this manual.
6. All contents are subject to change.
7. Images in this manual may have been simplified to be easier comprehended.
8. Please contact us if you find any unclear points or mistakes in this manual.
9. Quoting, copying or altering some or all parts of the manual without our permission is prohibited.
10. We are not responsible for any lost or damages on your profits due to the use of our products.
11. Please understand that our oversea branches do not provide maintenance or repair services.
■About the Icons
To keep the safety of the user, other people and their properties, please pay attention to the following icons.

WWarning

If the user fails to follow the instruction, serious injury or death may occur.

CautionIf the user fails to follow the instruction, physical injury on human or damages on hardware may occur.

- 3 -■For Safe Use

Warning●In following circumstances, please stop using the product and turn off the power immediately to prevent the risks offires and electric shocks. If the product is defective, please contact us for repair or exchange. For your safety, please do
not disassemble, modify or repair the camera on your own.
Please stop using the product and turn off the power immediately when :・The product becomes smoky or gets extremely hot on the surface, or makes unusual smells or sounds.
・Foreign material or water gets into the product.
・The product falls and becomes damaged.

●Do not place the product on unstable surfaces. The product may be fallen and people may get hurt.

Caution●Do not expose the product to steam or fumes to avoid electric shocks and fires.
●Do not leave the product in high temperature places such as inside of vehicles or under direct sunlight.
High temperature may cause damages to the camera, or even cause fires.
●Do not cover the product with cloth or other materials. The product may get extremely hot and the heat may cause
deformations on the parts or even cause fires.
●Please avoid dropping or shocking the product as the product may be damaged.
●Do not touch the cable with a wet hand. Such action may cause electric shocks.
●Please avoid continuously contacting the surface of the camera to your skin when the camera is being used. Thesurface temperature of the camera may cause burns.
■Other Notices●Please do not use the camera under strong lights such as sun light for a long period. Also please do not expose thecamera under strong lights even when the product is not being used because the sensor might be damaged.
Maintenance● Wipe the dirt on surface with soft cloth or tissue paper. Do not use alcohol, thinner or benzene to avoid damaging thesurface paints.
Electro Magnetic Interference●The camera may interference with electronic devices such as TV and radio. Please do not place the camera next tosuch equipment.

- 4 -■Export Control
The Government of Japan controls military sensitive goods and technologies including relevant dual-use goods andtechnologies.
This product is a Catch-all Control item subject to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and its relevant
legislations. Except for exporting to the 26 white countries designated in the Cabinet Order, export licenses are required
if the products are going to be used for military use or if the end user of the product is related to all kinds of militaryactivities. If your circumstances cause the need to apply export licenses, please notify us before you place orders. Also,
please notify us in advance if the end users or purposes of use change after the purchase and thus cause the need toapply export licenses.

*The 26 white countries not under the UNSC Arms Embargo :Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States
About the Japanese Security Export Controls, please refer to the webpage for Security Export Control Policy, The
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry :http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/englishpage.html■Guarantee
To save the environment, we do not issue warranty in printed format. Instead, all records of the warranty periods,delivery dates and the customer information are well kept in our system.
For more details, please refer to the sites below :Hardware Warranty : http : //www.artray.us/download/artray_warranty.pdf- 5 -2. Introduction
ARTCAM-178IMX-USB3-T2 is CMOS cameras designed for industrial use.
Adopting USB3.0 enable direct data transfer to PC without a capture board.

3. Main Features
・High Resolution, High Frame Rate
We provide high speed CMOS cameras of a 6 mega pixels.
・USB3.0 Interface
Our cameras adopt USB3.0 interface, so the data can be delivered to PC directly and no capture board is needed.
・Compact and lightweightEasy installation to various equipments.
・Included Viewer Software
ART-Viewer (Windows 7/8/10).
Users can easily preview, save images and change camera settings by ART-Viewer.
・2D Measurement & Filing Software(Optional)
Useful 2D measuring functions are available with the optional 2D Measuring & Filing Software - ART-MEASURE.
・Software Development Kit
For customer who prefers to create their own image processing software or use our camera with other applications, weprovide SDK upon requests.

- 6 -4. The Product1) Camera2) USB3.0 Cable A to B connector 3m3) CD-ROM (Product description, Viewer software, Device driver, Software development kit)

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1) C Mount lens2) 2 Measurement & Filing Software [ART-MEASURE]

5. Connect the Camera
5-1 How to connect a camera

5-2 Shutter Speed
Shutter speed can be changed on the standard viewer software ART-Viewer.
The shutter speed is set directly on the sensor register, so please refer to the following formulas for the real exposure
time.
Model
Formulas
178IMX-USB3-T2 Series

Range : 1～6121（Exposure time：1/10000～1/1.633sec）
Exposure time＝Shutter Value×100［μsec］- 7 -6. Specifications
6-1 Color Model
ARTCAM-178IMX-USB3-T2Sensor TypeCMOS Color Image Sensor

Active Pixels

3072(H)×2048(V)Active Imager

7.43(H)×4.99(V)mm

Size

1/1.8 inch

Scan Mode

Progressive Scan

Pixel Size

2.4(H)×2.4(V)μm

Shutter Type

Rolling Shutter

Color Filter Array

RGB Bayer Pattern

Frame Rate

50fps

Shutter Speed

1/10000～1/1.633sec

InterfaceUSB3.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization
SystemInternal Synchronization

Lens Mount

C Mount

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

PowerConsumption

Under Approx.4W

Ambient

Operating Temperature/Humidity : 0～35°C/10～80%(Non condensing)

Conditions

Storage Temperature/Humidity : 0～60°C /10～95%(Non condensing)External

71.6(W)×61.5(H)×43(D)mm

Dimensions※Lens, tripod mount is not included

External

Approx.200ｇ.

Dimensions※Lens, tripod mount is not included- 8 -7. External Dimensions
7-1

ARTCAM-178IMX-USB3-T2- 9 -8. Spectral sensitivity characteristics
8.1

ARTCAM-178IMX-USB3-T2- 10 -9. Recommended PC Spec
9-1 Recommended System Requirements●Host Controller
This camera is applicable to USB 3.0.
Connecting to USB 2.0 host controller may cause low-speed or failure to function properly.
●CPUThe driver of this camera is applicable to computer architecture “x86” or “amd64”.
The specification of CPU effects directly the imaging process speed, therefore it is highly recommended toutilize a high-end CPU if possible.
●Memory
In the viewer software, there is a data buffer which can store 4 to 8 frames.
Therefore, it is necessary to keep spare space at least for 8 frames in the memory.
(For example, when using 1.3MP color camera, 1280 x 1024 x 3 x 8 [byte] = 30[MB] is necessary.)
It is highly recommended to keep enough memory space especially when using high resolution camera.
●OSThis camera is applicable only to the architecture of Windows NT (32bit/64bit).
Standard functions are confirmed with OS after Windows 7.
In addition, it is recommended to use Windows 10.

Caution■Please refer the restrictions below when you use ARTCAM.
(1)Recommended System requirements
If the system specifications are below the recommended requirements, it is possible that the camera may not reach themaximum speed.
(2) Use of other USB3.0 hardware
The data on our camera/converter is transferred in bulk mode. For this reason, when using our camera/converter,
please avoid using other bulk transferred USB3.0 hardware such as Memory stick, External HDD, External DVD,
CDROM and etc.
As a solution, we recommend to install a PCI USB host card to the PC and connect external USB hardware to this port
only.
(3) USB3.0 cable Extension
We cannot guarantee the functionality of the USB3 camera if the user adopts USB3.0 extension cables or repeaterswhich are not confirmed by us. With the extension cables or repeaters, the bandwidth of transfer may differ, and thus
caused malfunctions such as a low frame rate or recognition failure on the camera.
What may cause the problem is that the regulation of the power lines becomes not enough, and so causes impudencemismatch on data signals.
*For the recommended extension cable, please contact our sales department. (TEL : +81-3389-5488)

ARTRAY CO., LTD. Obtained ISO 9001: 2015 2018/9/17
1-17-5 Kouenjikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0002 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3389-5488
Fax: +81-3-3389-5486
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