August 30, 2012
Ver1.01

USB2.0 CCD CAMERAARTCAM Series(CCD)
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
1.25M pixels

ARTCAM-445KY2 Series

1.25 M pixels

ARTCAM-445SS Series

1.5 M pixels

ARTCAM-150PⅢSeries

1.5 M pixels

ARTCAM-267KY Series

2.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-274KY Series

5.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-500PⅡSeries

5.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-625KY Series

ARTRAY CO., LTD.

Contents
1. Attention ··············································· 3
2. Introduction ··········································· 6
3. Main Features ······································· 6
4. The Product ·········································· 7
5. Connect the Camera······························ 8
6. Specifications ········································ 9
7. External Dimensions ······························ 13
8. External Trigger ····································· 17
9. Recommended PC ································ 18-2-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 an 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.

W

Warning

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

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

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■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. The
surface 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.

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■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 27 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 27 white countries not under the UNSC Arms Embargo :Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Republic of Korea, 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 CCD Series is CCD cameras for industrial use.
This series adopt USB2.0 interface, so the data can be delivered to PC directly without a capture board.
We provide a variety including cased cameras, board cameras which can be easily incorporated to other equipment,
and so on.

3. Main Features
・High Resolution, High Frame Rate
We provide high speed CCD cameras of a wide range of resolutions from 1.25 mega pixels to 5 mega pixels.
・USB2.0 Interface
Our cameras adopt USB2.0 interface, so the data can be delivered to PC directly and no capture board is needed.
・Small and Light
Our cameras are small and light, thus can be easily installed according to your desires.
Also, the board type camera with small type board lens is easy to be incorporated with other machines.
・Varieties to Your Needs
We provide a variety including cased cameras, board type cameras, C-Mount board type cameras.
Also, we provide color and monochrome models to meet customers’ needs.
(ARTCAM-500PⅡ has only color model available)
・External Trigger
ARTCAM-445KY2 / 150PⅢ / 267KY / 274KY / 500PⅡ/ 625KY series are designed with external triggers.
・Bounded Viewer Software
We provide the Viewer Software - ART-Viewer (Windows XP/Vista/7).
With this software, users can easily preview, save images and change camera settings.
・Direct Show compatible
Except for being recognized as a standard USB device on the PC, some of the cameras may also be recognized as a
DirectShow device.
(Please check if the model is DirectShow compatible with the sales representative before purchase)・2D Measurement & Filing Software(Optional)
Useful 2D measuring functions are available with the optional 2D Measuring & Filing Software - ART-MEASURE.
・Recording Software(Optional)
The optional recording software - ART-REC allows the user to save movies in AVI format.
・Software Development Kit(Optional)
For customer who prefers to create their own image processing software or use our camera with other applications, we
provide SDK upon requests.

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4. The Product1) Camera2) USB Cable

Cased Type : One end of the cable integrated to the camera, 1.8m approx.
Board Type : Type A USB cable, 1.8m approx.
3) Introduction Booklet
4) Viewer software/Device Driver CD<Options>
1) C Mount lens2) 2 Measurement & Filing Software [ART-MEASURE]
3) Recording Software [ART-REC]
4) Software Development Kit [ARTCCM-SDK]
5) LabView DLL6) 5m extension cable with USB2.0 repeater-7-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
445KY2 Series
445SS Series

150PⅢSeries

MethodRange : 2~1083(Exposure Time : 1/22500~1/20.79sec)
Exposure Time=(1084 – Shutter Value)×1600×0.0278 [μsec]*at 36MHz
Range : 8~1068(Exposure Time : 1/2234~1/12.5sec)
Exposure Time= (1074 – Shutter Value)×1790×0.0417 [μsec]*at 24MHz

267KY Series

Range : 8~1068(Exposure Time : 1/3352~1/19.8sec)
Exposure Time= (1074 – Shutter Value)×1790×0.0278 [μsec]*at 36MHz

274KY Series

Range : 2~1252(Exposure Time : 1/18750~1/15sec)
Exposure Time= (1253 – Shutter Value)×1920×0.0278 [μsec]*at 36MHz

500PⅡ Series

Range : 1~1013(Exposure Time : 1/8293~1/8.2sec)
Exposure Time=2894× Shutter Value ×0.0417 [μsec]*at 24MHz

625KY Series

Range : 2~2079(Exposure Time : 1/9580~1/4.6sec)
Exposure Time= (2080 – Shutter Value)×1924×0.0543 [μsec]*at 18.432MHz-8-

6. Specifications
6-1 Color Model(1)ARTCAM-

ARTCAM-

445KY2

ARTCAM-

445KY2-OP

445SS

150PⅢ
150PⅢ-OP

445KY2-OP-CM

150PⅢ-OP-CM

Sensor TypeCCD Color Image Sensor

Active Pixels

1296(H)×966(V)

1296(H)×966(V)1392(H)×1040(V)Active Imager

4.86(H)×3.62(V)mm

4.86(H)×3.62(V)mm

6.47(H)×4.83(V)mm

Size

1/3”

1/3”

1/2”

Scan Mode
Pixel Size

Progressive Scan
3.75(H)×3.75(V)μm

3.75(H)×3.75(V)μm

Shutter Type

Global Shutter

Color Filter Array

RGB Bayer Pattern

Frame Rate

22fps

Shutter Speed

1/22500~1/20.79s

22fps

12fps

1/22500~1/20.79s

1/2234~1/12.5s

InterfaceUSB2.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization System

Internal Synchronization

Lens Mount

C Mount

C Mount

C Mount(445KY2, 445KY2-OP-CM)(445SS, 445SS-OP-CM)(150PⅢ, 150PⅢ-OP-CM)

Board Lens Mount

Board Lens Mount

Board Lens Mount

M12 P0.5(445KY2-OP)

M12 P0.5(445SS-OP)

M12 P0.5(150PⅢ-OP)

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power Consumption

Under Approx.2W

Ambient Conditions
External Dimensions

Operating Temperature/Humidity : 0~35°C/10~80%(Non condensing)
Storage Temperature/Humidity : 0~60°C/10~95%(Non condensing)
Refer to section 7

Refer to section 7

Approx.100g(445KY2)
Weight4.65(H)×4.65(V)μm

Refer to section 7
Approx.100g(150PⅢ)Approx.20g(445KY2-OP)

Approx.60g(445SS)

Approx.60g(445KY2-OP-CM)*Lens, tripod and cable not included*Lens, tripod and cable not included

Approx.20g(150PⅢ-OP)
Approx.60g(150PⅢ-OP-CM)*Lens, tripod and cable not included-9-6-2 Color Model(2)ARTCAM-

ARTCAM-

267KY

274KY

267KY-OP

274KY-OP

267KY-OP-CM

274KY-OP-CM

Sensor TypeARTCAM-

ARTCAM-

500PⅡ

625KY

500PⅡ-OP-CM

625KY-OP-CM

CCD Color Image Sensor

Active Pixels

1392 (H)×1040(V)

1628(H)×1236(V)

2588(H)×1960(V)2456(H)×2058(V)

Active Imager

6.47(H)×4.83(V)mm

7.16(H)×5.44(V)mm

8.80(H)×6.66(V)mm

8.47(H)×7.10(V)mm

Size

1/2”

1/1.8”

2/3”

2/3”

Interlace Scan

Progressive Scan

3.4(H)×3.4(V)μm

3.45(H)×3.45(V)μm

Scan Mode
Pixel Size

Progressive Scan
4.65(H)×4.65(V)μm

4.4(H)×4.4(V)μm

Shutter Type

Global Shutter

Color Filter

RGB Bayer Pattern

Array
Frame Rate

18fps

15fps

Shutter Speed

1/3352~1/19.8s

1/18750~1/15s

Interface

2.4fps1/8293~1/8.2s

1/9580~1/4.6s

USB2.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization

Internal Synchronization

SystemLens Mount

3.75fpsC Mount

C Mount(267KY, 267KY-OP-CM)(274KY, 274KY-OP-CM)

C Mount

C Mount

Board lens Mount

Board lens Mount(500PⅡ, 500PⅡ-OP-CM)(625KY, 625KY-OP-CM)

M12 P0.5(267KY-OP)

M12 P0.5(274KY-OP)

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power

Under Approx.2W

Consumption
Ambient

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

Conditions

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

WeightRefer to section 7

Refer to section 7

Approx.100g(267KY)

Approx.100g(274KY)

Approx.20g(267KY-OP)

Approx.20g(274KY-OP)

Approx.60g(267KY-OP-CM)

Approx.60g(274KY-OP-CM)*Lens, tripod and cable not*Lens, tripod and cable notincludedincluded- 10 -

Refer to section 7

Refer to section 7

Approx.100g(500PⅡ)

Approx.100g(625KY)

Approx.60g(500PⅡ-OP-CM)

Approx.60g(625KY-OP-CM)*Lens, tripod and cable not*Lens, tripod and cable notincludedincluded6-3 Monochrome Model(1)ARTCAM-

ARTCAM-

445KY2-BW

ARTCAM-

150PⅢ-BW

445KY2-BW-OP

445SS-BW

150PⅢ-BW-OP

445KY2-BW-OP-CM
Sensor Type

150PⅢ-BW-OP-CM
CCD Monochrome Image Sensor

Active Pixels

1296(H)×966(V)

1296(H)×966(V)1392(H)×1040(V)Active Imager

4.86(H)×3.62(V)mm

4.86(H)×3.62(V)mm

6.47(H)×4.83(V)mm

Size

1/3”

1/3”

1/2”

Scan Mode
Pixel Size

Progressive Scan
3.75(H)×3.75(V)μm

3.75(H)×3.75(V)μm

Shutter Type

4.65(H)×4.65(V)μm

Global Shutter

Frame Rate

22fps

22fps

12fps

Shutter Speed

1/22500~1/20.79s

1/22500~1/20.79s

1/2234~1/12.5s

InterfaceUSB2.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization System

Internal Synchronization
C Mount

Lens Mount

C Mount(445KY2-BW, 445KY2-BW-OP-CM)

C Mount(150PⅢ-BW, 150PⅢ-BW-OP-CM)

Board lens Mount(445SS-BW)

Board lens Mount M12 P0.5

M12 P0.5(445KY2-BW-OP)(150PⅢ-BW-OP)

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power Consumption

Under Approx.2W

Ambient Conditions
External Dimensions

Operating Temperature/Humidity : 0~35°C/10~80%(Non condensing)
Storage Temperature/Humidity : 0~60°C /10~95%(Non condensing)
Refer to section 7
Approx.100g(445KY2-BW)

WeightApprox.20g(445KY2-BW-OP)
Approx.60g(445KY2-BW-OP-CM)

Refer to section 7
Approx.60g(445SS-BW)*Lens, tripod and cable notincluded*Lens, tripod and cable not included- 11 -

Refer to section 7
Approx.100g(150PⅢ-BW)
Approx.20g(150PⅢ-BW-OP)
Approx.60g(150PⅢ-BW-OP-CM)*Lens, tripod and cable not included6-2 Monochrome Model(2)ARTCAM-

ARTCAM-

267KY-BW

274KY-BW

267KY-BW-OP

274KY-BW-OP

267KY-BW-OP-CM

274KY-BW-OP-CM

Sensor TypeARTCAM625KY-BW
625KY-BW-OP-CM

CCD Monochrome Image Sensor

Active Pixels

1392 (H)×1040(V)

1628(H)×1236(V)

2456(H)×2058(V)

Active Imager

6.47(H)×4.83(V)mm

7.16(H)×5.44(V)mm

8.47(H)×7.10(V)mm

Size

1/2”

1/1.8”

2/3”

Scan Mode
Pixel Size

Progressive Scan
4.65(H)×4.65(V)μm

4.4(H)×4.4(V)μm

Shutter Type

Global Shutter

Frame Rate

18fps

Shutter Speed

1/3352~1/19.8s

15fps

2.4fps1/18750~1/15s

1/9580~1/4.6s

InterfaceUSB2.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization System

Internal Synchronization

Lens Mount

C Mount

C Mount(267KY-BW, 267KY-BW-OP-CM)(274KY-BW, 274KY-BW-OP-CM)

C Mount

Board lens Mount

Board lens Mount(625KY-BW, 625KY-BW-OP-CM)

M12 P0.5(267KY-BW-OP)

M12 P0.5(274KY-BW-OP)

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power Consumption

Under Approx.2W

Ambient Conditions
External Dimensions

Weight3.45(H)×3.45(V)μm

Operating Temperature/Humidity : 0~35°C /10~80%(Non condensing)
Storage Temperature/Humidity : 0~60°C /10~95%(Non condensing)
Refer to section 7

Refer to section 7

Refer to section 7

Approx.100g(267KY-BW)

Approx.100g(274KY-BW)

Approx.100g(625KY-BW)

Approx.20g(267KY-BW-OP)

Approx.20g(274KY-BW-OP)

Approx.60g(625KY-BW-OP-CM)

Approx.60g(267KY-BW-OP-CM)

Approx.60g(274KY-BW-OP-CM)*Lens, tripod and cable not*Lens, tripod and cable not included*Lens, tripod and cable not included

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7. External Dimensions
7-1 C-MOUNT, CASED, USB CABLE TYPEARTCAM-445KY2/445KY2-BW
ARTCAM-150PⅢ/150PⅢ-BW
ARTCAM-267KY/267KY-BW
ARTCAM-274KY/274KY-BW
ARTCAM-500PⅡ
ARTCAM-625KY/625KY-BW- 13 -

7-2 C-MOUNT, CASED (MINI CASE) USB CABLE TYPEARTCAM-445SS/445SS-BW- 14 -

7-3 BOARD LENS, BOARD TYPEARTCAM-445KY2-OP/445KY2-BW-OP
ARTCAM-150PⅢ-OP/150PⅢ-BW-OP
ARTCAM-267KY-OP/267KY-BW-OP
ARTCAM-274KY-OP/274KY-BW-OP*Design of the boards has beenchanged as following after Aug
2011.
Please contact your sales
representative for details.

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7-4 C-MOUNT, BOARD TYPEARTCAM-445KY2-OP-CM/445KY2-BW-OP-CM
ARTCAM-150PⅢ-OP-CM/150PⅢ-BW-OP-CM
ARTCAM-267KY-OP-CM/267KY-BW-OP-CM
ARTCAM-274KY-OP-CM/274KY-BW-CM
ARTCAM-500PⅡ-OP-CM
ARTCAM-625KY-OP-CM/625KY-BW-OP-CM*Design of the boards has beenchanged as following after Aug
2011.
Please contact your sales
representative for details.

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8. External Trigger
8-1. Trigger Input
ARTCAM-445KY2 / 150PⅢ/ 267KY / 274KY / 500PⅡ/ 625KY series are designed with external trigger.
Trigger Input Circuit

Camera

3.3V
BNC

R1

TRIG

PC814

R2

R1 = 2.4kΩ
R2 = 10kΩ- 17 -CPLD

9. Recommended PC● Intel chip set, Southbridge above ICH5
OS : Windows XP / Vista / 7
CPUPentium4 Above 2.4GHz
MemoryAbove 768M
*The camera may not work properly with some PCs(If USB host chips are other than AMD and Intel)

Caution■Please refer the restrictions below when you use ARTCAM.
(1)USB host chip
Please use Intel authorized USB2 host controller.
Make sure that you find “Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB2 ENHANCED HOST CONTROLLER”
window.
The direction is as below :"Control Panel" -> "Hardware" -> "Device Manager" -> "USB Controller"

on USB Controller

NOTE : We do not guarantee the proper operation of this camera on external USB host cards.
Based on the design, the external USB host card may have a slow transfer rate as being connected to a host via PCI
bus.
(2)Hyper Thread Bios
Please disable this function in case your PC has a built-in Intel hyper thread.
(3)Use of other USB2.0 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 USB2.0 hardware such as Memory stick, External HDD, External DVD,
CDROM and etc.
Especially if the PC adopts a Cypress control chip, it may not recognize the later connected bulk transfer device if thedevice is connected when the Artray camera is in function. This issue is hard to be solved because the problem is on
the lower firmware of the control chip and the PC bios.
As a solution, we recommend to install a PCI USB host card to the PC and connect external USB hardware to this port
only.
(4)USB2.0 cable Extension
We cannot guarantee the proper operation of the extension cable even it is compatible with USB2.0 unless theextension cable is confirmed by us. This is because the USB transfer frequency of this camera is 192MHz.
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)
Users may encounter problems such as "Camera error", "Disappearance of Device driver", " Operation error inhigh-speed mode", "Unknown USB device" and etc. if an unconfirmed extension cable is used.

ARTRAY CO., LTD.
1-17-5 Kouenjikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0002 Japan
Tel : +81-3-3389-5488
Fax : +81-3-3389-5486
Email : sales@artray.us URL : www.artray. us- 18 -