July 12, 2012
Ver1.10USB3.0 CMOS CAMERAARTCAM-MI-USB3 Series
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
5.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-500MI-USB3 Series

9.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-900MI-USB3 Series

10.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-1000MI-USB3 Series

14.0 M pixels

ARTCAM-1400MI-USB3 Series

ARTRAY CO., LTD.

Contents
1. Attention ··············································· 3
2. Introduction ··········································· 6
3. Main Features ······································· 64. The Product ·········································· 75. Connect the Camera······························ 86. Specifications ········································ 97. External Dimensions ······························ 128. System Requirements ···························· 13- 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.

- 3 -■For Safe UseWarning●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.

- 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 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-MI-USB3 Series is CMOS cameras for industrial use.
This series adopt USB3.0 interface, so the data can be delivered to PC directly without a capture board.

3. Main Features
・High Resolution, High Frame Rate
We provide high speed USB3.0 CMOS cameras of a wide range of resolutions from 5 mega pixels to 14 mega pixels.
・USB3.0 Interface
Our cameras adopt USB3.0 interface which provides a maximum transfer rate of 5 Gbps, directly to PC.
・Small and Light
Our cameras are small and light, thus can be easily installed according to your desires.
・Varieties to Your Needs
We provide a variety including cased cameras, board type cameras, C-Mount board type cameras.
Also, we provide color, monochrome and NIR models to meet customers’ needs.
・ROI(Region Of Interest)
One major benefit of CMOS sensor is the ROI function which enables readout of designated partial images with afaster transmission speed.
・Subsampling Function
This function results in a more pleasing output image with reduced subsampling artifacts and improves the frame rate.
・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.
・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, weprovide SDK upon requests.

- 6 -4. The Product1) Camera2) USB3.0 cable TYPE A-B connector 2m
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]- 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.
ModelMethod

500MI-USB3 Series

Range : 1～16383(Exposure Time : 1/34808～0.543sec)
Exposure Time=Shutter Value×33.16667 – 4.4375[μsec]*2592×1944 pixels at 96MHz

900MI-USB3 Series

Range : 1～8191(Exposure Time : 1/22191～0.31 sec)
Exposure Time= (Shutter Value×3633×2+1386)×0.0052083 [μsec]*3488×2616 pixels at 96MHz1000MI-USB3 Series

Range : 1～8192(Exposure Time : 1/16656～0.42 sec)
Exposure Time= (Shutter Value×4110×2+1386)×0.00625 [μsec]*3840×2768 pixels at 80MHz

1400MI-USB3 Series

Range : 1～8191(Exposure Time : 1/18440～0.4 sec)
Exposure Time= (Shutter Value×4696×2+1020)×0.0052083 [μsec]*4384×3288 pixels at 96MHz- 8 -6. Specifications
6-1 Color Model(1)ARTCAM-500MI-USB3
Sensor TypeARTCAM-900MI-USB3

ARTCAM-1000MI-USB3

ARTCAM-1400MI-USB3

CMOS Color Image Sensor

Active Pixels

2592(H)×1944(V)

3488(H)×2616(V)

3840(H)×2768(V)4384(H)×3288(V)Active Imager

5.70(H)×4.28(V)mm

6.10(H)×4.58(V)mm

6.41(H)×4.59(V)mm

6.14(H)×4.60(V)mm

Size

1/2.5”

1/2.3”

1/2.3”

1/2.3”

1.67(H)×1.67(V)μm

1.4(H)×1.4(V)μm

Scan Mode
Pixel Size

Progressive Scan
2.2(H)×2.2(V)μm

1.75(H)×1.75(V)μm

Shutter Type

Rolling Shutter

Color Filter Array

RGB Bayer Pattern

Frame Rate

13.9fps

9.7fps

7.6fps

6fps

Shutter Speed

1/34808～0.543s

1/22191～0.31s

1/16656～0.42s

1/18440～0.4sInterface

USB3.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization

Internal Synchronization

SystemLens Mount

C Mount

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power

Under Approx.4W

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
Weight50(W)×47(H)×59.4(D)mm

50(W)×47(H)×59.4(D)mm

50(W)×47(H)×59.4(D)mm

50(W)×47(H)×59.4(D)mm*Lens, tripod and cable not*Lens, tripod and cable not*Lens, tripod and cable not*Lens, tripod and cable notincluded

includedincludedincludedApprox.150g

Approx.150g

Approx.150g

Approx.150g- 9 -6-2 Monochrome Model
ARTCAM-500MI-BW-USB3
Sensor TypeCMOS Monochrome Image Sensor

Active Pixels

2592(H)×1944(V)Active Imager
Size

5.70(H)×4.28(V)mm 1/2.5”

Scan Mode

Progressive Scan

Pixel Size

2.2(H)×2.2(V)μm

Shutter Type

Rolling Shutter

Frame Rate

13.9fps

Shutter Speed

1/34808～0.543s

InterfaceUSB3.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization
SystemInternal Synchronization

Lens Mount

C Mount

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power Consumption

Under Approx.4W

Ambient Conditions

External Dimensions
WeightOperating Temperature/Humidity : 0～35°C /10～80%(Non condensing)
Storage Temperature/Humidity : 0～60°C /10～95%(Non condensing)50(W)×47(H)×59.4(D)mm*Lens, tripod and cable not included
Approx.150g- 10 -6-3 NIR model
ARTCAM-500MI-NIR-USB3Sensor TypeCMOS Monochrome Image Sensor

Active Pixels

2592(H)×1944(V)Active Imager
Size

5.70(H)×4.28(V)mm 1/2.5”

Scan Mode

Progressive ScanPixel Size

2.2(H)×2.2(V)μm

Shutter Type

Rolling Shutter

Frame Rate

13.9fps

Shutter Speed

1/34808～0.543s

InterfaceUSB3.0 Bulk Transfer

Synchronization
SystemInternal Synchronization

Lens Mount

C Mount

Power

DC5V(Supplied by USB port)

Power Consumption

Under Approx.4W

Ambient Conditions

External Dimensions
WeightOperating Temperature/Humidity : 0～35°C /10～80%(Non condensing)
Storage Temperature/Humidity : 0～60°C /10～95%(Non condensing)50(W)×47(H)×59.4(D)mm*Lens, tripod and cable not included
Approx.150g- 11 -7. External Dimensions
7-1 C-MOUNT, CASED, USB CABLE TYPEARTCAM-500MI-USB3/500MI-BW-USB3 /500MI-NIR-USB3
ARTCAM-900MI-USB3ARTCAM-1000MI-USB3
ARTCAM-1400MI-USB3- 12 -8. System Requirements
8-1 Recommended System Requirements●Intel chip set, Southbridge above ICH6
●CPU : Intel Core2duo 2.4GHz or higher●Memory : Above 512MB●OS : Windows XP or above
8-2 Minimum System Requirements●USB3.0 Enhanced Host Controller●CPU : Intel Pentium4 1.7GHz or higher●Memory : Above 256MB●OS : Windows 2000(SP4) or aboveCaution■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.
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- 13 -