November 12, 2020
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USB3.0 In GaA s NIR CAMERAARTCAM-131TNIRINSTRUCTION BOOKLETARTRAY CO., LTD.
- 1 -Contents
1.

Attention ............................................................................................................ - 3 -2.

Introduction ........................................................................................................ - 6 -3.

Main Features ..................................................................................................... - 6 -4.

The Product ........................................................................................................ - 7 -5.

Connect the Camera ............................................................................................ - 8 5.1.

6.

Specifications ...................................................................................................... - 9 6.1.

Sensor Specification ....................................................................................... - 9 -6.2.

Camera Specification ...................................................................................... - 9 -6.3.

Camera Function .......................................................................................... - 10 -6.3.1.

Shutter Speed Setting ............................................................................. - 10 -6.3.2.

Eternal Trigger Function .......................................................................... - 11 -6.3.3.

Trigger Timing ....................................................................................... - 12 -

6.4.
7.

ARTCAM-131TNIR ........................................................................................ - 14 -Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics (Reference Value) .............................................. - 16 8.1.

9.

Each Terminal Information on the Back of the Camera....................................... - 13 -Dimensional Outline ........................................................................................... - 14 7.1.

8.

How to Connect a Camera ............................................................................... - 8 -ARTCAM-131TNIR ........................................................................................ - 16 -System Requirements ........................................................................................ - 17 9.1.

Recommended System Requirements ............................................................. - 17 -- 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 isprohibited.
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 thefollowing icons.

Warning
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 mayoccur.

- 3 -■ For Safe UseWarning●In following circumstances, please stop using the product and turn off the power immediately toprevent the risks of fires 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 orsounds.
・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 gethurt.

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 andthe 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 isbeing 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 the camera under strong lights even when the product is not being used because
the sensor might be damaged.

- 4 -Maintenance●Wipe the dirt on surface with soft cloth or tissue paper. Do not use alcohol, thinner or benzene toavoid damaging the surface paints.

■ Export Control
This product is a List Control item subject to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and its
relevant legislations No.1 10 (2) and (4). To export this product from Japan, obtaining export
licenses from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is required. It is also necessary for ourcompany to manage the information of users and the purposes of use. If the end users or purposesof use change after the purchase and thus cause the need to apply export licenses from Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry, please contact the sales representative in advance.

■CE marking
This camera complies with CE marking certification.
This camera meets the criteria listed below.
EMC Directive, 2014/30/EU

EN55032:2012

Class A (industrial)

EN55035:2017
RoHS Directive, 2011/65/EU

EN50581:2012

Category 9 (industrial monitoring and control instruments)■ Guarantee
To save the environment, we do not issue warranty in printed format. Instead, all records of thewarranty 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-131TNIR is an InGaAs camera which adopted in InGaAs (Indium Gallium Arsenide)
image sensor in the near-infrared region from 900 nm to 1700 nm.
The resolution is 640 x 512 pixel of the high definition for InGaAs sensor.
The camera adopts USB3.0 interface superior in the affinity with a PC, and the image data to a PCis delivered directly without a capture card.
ARTCAM-TNIR series adopts USB3.0 interface, so image data can be delivered to PC directly
without a capture board. Also, this camera is equipped with an on-board memory which avoid data
missing during transfer.

3. Main Features●NIR Detection with High Sensitivity
The InGaAs sensor can detect radiation invisible to human eyes and CCD/CMOS cameras in thewavelength range between 900 nm to 1700 nm bond.

●High Resolution, High Frame Rate
ARTCAM-131TNIR uses a higher resolution sensor of 640 x 512 pixel and delivers image at 263
frame per second.

●USB3.0 Interface
This camera adopts USB3.0 interface, so the data can be delivered to PC directly. No capture card
is needed.

●InGaAs Camera Viewer Software
The camera comes with a bonded viewer software ArtMeasure (Windows 7/8/10). With thissoftware, users can easily preview images, save images and change camera settings.

●Software Development Kit
For customer who prefers to create their own image processing software or use our camera withother applications, we provide SDK upon requests.

- 6 -4. The Product1) Camera2) USB3.0 Cable Type A-micro B connector cable, 3m approx.
3) AC adapter (DC12V)
4) Introduction Booklet5) Special viewer software/Device Driver CD6) Software Development Kit, ARTCCM-SDK<Options>
1) NIR Lenses (C Mount Lens)- 7 -5. Connect the Camera
5.1. How to Connect a Camera
Please connect the camera and the PC by using the attached USB3.0 cable.
Camera’s power is supplied from USB Bus Power.

- 8 -6. Specifications
6.1. Sensor Specification
MODEL

ARTCAM-131TNIRSensor TypeInGaA s Image SensorSensor Model

FPA0640P15F-17-CEffective Pixel Array

640(H) × 512(V)

Image Size

9.6（H）×7.68（V）mm

Scan Mode

Progressive Scan

Pixel Pitch

15(H)×15(V)μm

Spectral Range

900nm~1700nm

Pixel Operability≧99.5%
Rolling Shutter (Preview mode) /Shutter Type

Global Shutter (Trigger mode)

Frame Rate

263fps

Shutter Speed

1/136.3698 ～ 480ｍsec.

Sensitivity≧5 x 1012Jones

Full Well Capacity

High:19Ke- Mid:96Ke- Low:1.44Me-A/D Resolution

14bit

Synchronization System

Internal Synchronization/ External Trigger Synchronization

6.2. Camera Specification
InterfaceUSB3.0 Bulk Transfer

Lens Mount

C MountExternal I/O terminal

HR10A-7R-6S(73) (HIROSE)

PowerDC12V

Power Consumption

5W Approx.

Ambient Conditions

External Dimensions

Operating Temperature/Humidity : 0～35°C/10~80%(Non-condensing)
Storage Temperature / Humidity : 0～60°C / 10~95%(Non-condensing)
71.6(W)×61.5(H)×43.5(D)mm※Lens, Tripod mount and cables not included
220g Approx.

Weight- 9 -6.3. Camera Function
6.3.1. Shutter Speed Setting
The exposure time (electronic shutter speed) of the camera can be set in one line time resolution.
The exposure time can be calculated by the following formula:
Exposure Time = Shutter Value * One Line Time / 1000 [µsec] (Setting Range 1~65533)
The calculation formula for the one line time is different for every single mode.
Full Resolution Output（640x512）
1 Line Time = (640 / 16 + 26) * 1000 / 9 / 1000[µsec.]
Exposure Time (min) = 1 * (640 / 16 + 26) * 1000 / 9 / 1000 = 7.333[µsec.]
Exposure Time (max) = 65533 * (640 / 16 + 26) * 1000 / 9 / 1000 = 480,553.48[µsec.]≒ 480[msec.]- 10 -

6.3.2. Eternal Trigger Function

This camera has an external trigger electronic circuit, which is insulated by a photocoupler, andthus enables synchronized shooting by the input signal received from the external circuit.

HR10A-7R-6S(73) (HIROSE)※It is possible to change the pin connector and pin assignment.

- 11 -6.3.3. Trigger Timing

Item

Items

No.
t1

Required Time

Effective Trigger Input Pulse>10μsec.

Time required from the starting of thet2

External Trigger to the starting of theInternal Trigger Signals (may be delay<1μsec.

caused the photocoupler)
Time required from the starting of thet3

Internal Trigger Input to the Exposure

3CLKTimeExposure Time =t4

Exposure Time

The setting value of the Shutter Speed * 1H
periodt5

t6Time required for date transfer (from thesensor to the FPGA)(Effective Vertical Pixels+2)* 1H period

Time required for the transfer (from theDepending on the PC specification andFPGA to USB)

software- 12 -

6.4. Each Terminal Information on the Back of the Camera

External
I/O terminal
HR10A-7R-6S(73)(HIROSE)
USB3.0
microB Port
Power Port
DC12V

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7. Dimensional Outline
7.1. ARTCAM-131TNIR

HR10A-7R-6S(73)(Made by HIROSE ELECTRIC)

Drawing of the base withouta tripod mount- 14 -Position Relationship Diagram between the Sensor Package and the Light Receiving Surface

H = 15[um] * 640 = 9600 [um]V = 15[um] * 512 = 7680 [um]Field of Vision: Lens versus Sensor（Reference Value）※The ratios of sensor size (diagonal) to lens size in the above illustrations are as follows:

1/2 inch = φ8mm, 2/3 inch = φ11mm, 1 inch = 15.8mm.
Please note that the actual field of view varies depending on different lens.
- 15 -8. Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics (Reference Value)
8.1. ARTCAM-131TNIR- 16 -9. System Requirements
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 to utilize a high-end CPU if possible.
●MemoryIn 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] isnecessary.)
It is highly recommended to keep enough memory space especially when using highresolution 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 series.
(1) Recommended System Requirements
If the system specifications do not meet the requirements recommended above, it may bedifficult to run at the maximum frame rate.
(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 etc.
As a solution, we recommend installing a PCI USB host card to the PC and connect externalUSB hardware to this port only.
(3) USB3.0 Cable Extension
We cannot guarantee the functionality of the USB3.0 camera if the user adopts USB3.0
extension cables or repeaters which are not confirmed by us. With the extension cables orrepeaters, 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 impudence mismatch on data signals.
*For the recommended extension cable, please contact our sales department.
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