uCAM-II-76LENS

Serial Camera Module DATASHEET DOCUMENT DATE: 12th June 2021 DOCUMENT REVISION: 1.3 uCAM-III Uncontrolled Copy when printed or downloaded. Please refer to the 4D Systems website for the latest Revision of this document W W W . 4 D S Y S T E M S . C O M . A U Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Description ......................................................................................................................4 2. Features...........................................................................................................................4 3. Pin Configuration and Dimensions ....................................................................................5 4. Pin Descriptions ...............................................................................................................6 5. Serial Interface - UART .....................................................................................................6 5.1. Single Byte Timing ................................................................................................................... 6 5.2. Single Byte Timing ................................................................................................................... 6 5.3. Auto-Baud Detect ................................................................................................................... 7 5.4. Setting the Baud Rates ............................................................................................................ 7 5.5. Setting the Baud Rates ............................................................................................................ 7 6. uCAM-III Power Supply .....................................................................................................7 7. Command Set ..................................................................................................................8 7.1. Initial (AA01h) ......................................................................................................................... 8 7.2. GET PICTURE (AA04h) ............................................................................................................. 9 7.3. SNAPSHOT (AA05h) ................................................................................................................. 9 7.4. SET PACKAGE SIZE (AA06h) ..................................................................................................... 9 7.5. SET BAUD RATE (AA07h) ......................................................................................................... 10 7.6. RESET (AA08h)......................................................................................................................... 10 7.7. DATA (AA0Ah) ......................................................................................................................... 10 7.8. SYNC (AA0Dh) ......................................................................................................................... 11 7.9. ACK (AA0Eh) ............................................................................................................................ 11 7.10. NAK (AA0Fh) .......................................................................................................................... 11 7.11. LIGHT (AA13h) ....................................................................................................................... 12 7.12. CONTRAST / BRIGHTNESS / EXPOSURE (AA14h) ................................................................... 12 7.13. SLEEP (AA15h) ....................................................................................................................... 13 8. Command Protocol ........................................................................................................ 14 8.1. Synchronising the uCAM-III ..................................................................................................... 14 8.2. INITIAL, GET PICTURE, SNAPSHOT, SET PACKAGE SIZE, RESET Commands ............................ 15 8.3. Taking SNAPSHOT Pictures ..................................................................................................... 16 9. Lens Information ............................................................................................................ 17 9.1. 56 Degree Lens Drawing ......................................................................................................... 18 9.2. 76 Degree Lens Drawing ......................................................................................................... 18 9.3. 116 Degree Lens Drawing ....................................................................................................... 19 10. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................... 20 uCAM-III Page 2 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Table of Contents 11. Embedded Display Modules ......................................................................................... 21 12. 4D Systems - Workshop 4 IDE ....................................................................................... 22 13. Specifications and Ratings ............................................................................................ 23 13.1. POA030R Spectral Response [5.55um x 5.55um] ................................................................. 24 14. Ordering Information ................................................................................................... 24 15. Hardware Revision History ........................................................................................... 25 16. Datasheet Revision History ........................................................................................... 25 17. Legal Notice ................................................................................................................. 26 18. Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 26 uCAM-III Page 3 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 1. Description 2. Features The uCAM-III (microCAM-III) is a highly integrated serial camera module which can be attached to any host system that requires a video camera or a JPEG compressed still camera for embedded imaging applications. • Small size, low cost and low powered camera module for embedded imaging applications. • uCAM-III: 5V DC Supply nominal • On-board EEPROM provides a command-based interface to external host via TTL serial link. The uCAM-III is an updated version of the uCAM-II, but is backward compatible and interchangeable, and has a few enhancements over the previous model which can be taken advantage of (refer Revision History section). • On-board 128KB of RAM, an upgrade over the uCAM-II, which enables complex images with texture to be captured without automatic downsampling. The module uses a CMOS VGA colour sensor along with a JPEG compression chip that provides a low cost and low powered camera system. The module has an on-board serial interface (TTL) that is suitable for a direct connection to any host micro-controller UART or a PC system COM port. • On board VGA colour sensor and RAW / JPEG CODEC for different resolutions. The uCAM-III is capable of outputting both RAW format and JPEG format images. • No external DRAM required. User commands are sent using a simple serial protocol that can instruct the camera to send low resolution (80x60 to 160x120) single frame raw images for viewing or high resolution (160x128 to 640x480) JPEG images for storage or viewing. • Locking nut for locking focus in place The uCAM-III comes in a compact form factor with a built in lens and a 5-wire connector that provides easy access to both power and serial data. • RoHS and Reach compliant • UART: up to 3.68Mbps for transferring JPEG still pictures or raw images. • Built-in down sampling, clamping and windowing circuits for VGA, QVGA or 160x120 image resolutions. • Built-in colour conversion circuits for 16-bit CrYCbY, 8-bit gray, 16-bit RGB or standard JPEG images. • Additions lenses available • Weight ~6g. • Dimensions: 32mm x 32mm x 21mm (without lens, including header) There are 3 lenses available for this camera from 4D Systems. A 56 degree (Standard), a 76 degree, and a 116 degree. These are available to purchase from 4D Systems separately if required. The uCAM-III ships with the 56 degree lens installed. There is a locking nut on the barrel thread of the lens, which is used to lock the focus in place once set, to prevent it from inadvertently being changed. uCAM-III Page 4 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 3. Pin Configuration and Dimensions PIN 1 27.5mm 32mm 27.5mm PIN 1 6.9mm 14.0mm 2.1mm Diameter Distance from Pins (centres) to bottom edge of PCB = 2.3mm PCB Thickness = ~1.6mm ~6mm 2.54mm ~8.5mm Varies with Focus uCAM-III Pin Outs Pin Symbol I/O 1 5V P 2 TX O 3 RX I 4 5 GND RES P I Description Main Voltage Supply +ve input pin. 4.5V to 9.0V DC range nominal 5V. Asynchronous Serial Transmit pin. Connect this pin to host controller Serial Receive (Rx) signal. The host receives data from uCAM-III via this pin. 3.3V Logic Asynchronous Serial Rec-+eive pin. Connect this pin to host controller Serial Transmit (Tx) signal. The host transmits commands to the uCAM-III via this pin. 3.3V Logic, however 5V Tolerant Supply Ground. Hardware Reset, will reset the camera, Active Low I = Input, O = Output, P = Power uCAM-III Page 5 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 4. Pin Descriptions 5. Serial Interface - UART 5V pin 1 (uCAM-III Supply Voltage Input): The uCAM-III has a dedicated hardware UART that can communicate with a host via this serial port. This is the main interface used by the host to communicate with the module to send commands and receive back data. The primary features are: • Full-Duplex 8 bit data transmission and reception through the TX and RX pins. • Data format: 8 bits, No Parity, 1 Stop bit. • Auto detect specific Baud rates from 9600 baud up to 921600 baud. • Selectable Baud rates up to 3686400 bps. Module supply voltage input pin. This pin must be connected to a regulated supply voltage. 4.5V to 9.0V DC range, nominal 5.0V. TX pin 2 (Serial Transmit): Asynchronous Serial port Transmit pin, TX. Connect this pin to host Serial Receive (Rx) signal. The host receives data from the uCAM-III module via this pin. This pin outputs 3.3V logic. RX pin 3 (Serial Receive): Asynchronous Serial port Receive pin, RX. Connect this pin to host Serial Transmit (Tx) signal. The host transmits data to the uCAM-III via this pin. This pin is 3.3V Logic however is 5.0V tolerant. GND pin 4 (uCAM-III Ground): Module ground pin. This pin must be connected to ground. RES pin 5 (uCAM-III Reset): Module hardware reset pin. This pin is optional, but provides a way to reset the camera with an active low pulse. The uCAM-III has low voltage serial TTL levels which can be directly interfaced to a micro-controller. The voltage levels could be converted to RS-232 through an external TTL to RS-232 converter to interface it to any RS-232 port such as the one on the PC. Please note that while the baud rate can go up to 3686400 bps, not all RS232/RS485/TTL USB adaptors/cables can go this high. Please ensure your hardware can handle the rate you want to use. Please refer to sections 5.3 and 5.4 for more information. 5.1. Single Byte Timing A single byte serial transmission consists of the start bit, 8-bits of data followed by the stop bit. The start bit is always 0, while a stop bit is always 1. The LSB (Least Significant Bit, Bit 0) is sent out first following the start bit. Figure 3.1 shows a single byte transmission timing diagram. 5.2. Single Byte Timing A single command consists of 6 continuous single byte serial transmissions. The following Figure 3.2 shows an example of the SYNC (AA0D00000000h) command. uCAM-III Page 6 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 6. uCAM-III Power Supply The uCAM-III can be powered a number of ways, using a DC power supply from 4.5V to 9V, where the typical voltage recommended is 5V. Please refer to section 7.1 for more information regarding synchronising the uCAM-III. 5.3. Auto-Baud Detect The module can auto-detect the baud rate of the incoming command. The host should make connection with one of the following baud rates: • 9600 bps • 14400 bps • 56000 bps • 57600 bps • 115200 bps • 921600 bps The module will keep using the last baud rate either autobauded or manually set until the next power cycle, or “full reset”. Note: The baud rate can be set higher than the baud rated determined by the Auto-Baud detect function. Refer to Section 5.4 Some power supplies have a slow rise time, so if you are powering the uCAM-III directly from a power supply and start communicating with it, you may have issues with SYNC as the module may start up in a weird state due to the slow rise time. Testing of power supplies with a rise time of under 5uS resulted in correct operation. Power supplies with a rise time of greater than about 50uS resulted in trouble to SYNC. It however is rare to encounter this issue. As general practice, it is highly recommended to utilize the hardware reset pin of the uCAM-III to reset the uCAM-III after powering it up, giving your power supply a chance to settle, and also then having the uCAM-III in a known state before you start communicating with it. Taking advantage of the RESET pin will also enable your project/product/application to have supervisory control over the uCAM-III, in the rare case it becomes unresponsive, and provides your host controller with the means to resume operation without any external intervention. 5.4. Setting the Baud Rates You can set Baud rates using the Set Baud command, refer to the table in section 7.5 Note: Baud rate changes holds until “full reset” command is sent or Power cycle occurs. So, you can synchronise at any of the Auto-detect Baud rate. 5.5. Setting the Baud Rates After the camera has been idle for 15 seconds (default) it enters sleep (low power) mode. To wake up the camera in this state it is necessary to send the ‘Sync’ command. If the camera is required to stay awake, it is recommended to periodically send a ‘Sync’ command, such as every 10 seconds, to prevent the camera going to sleep if no other commands are being sent. If communications are occurring between the Host and the camera, the camera will not go to sleep until it has been idle for 15 seconds. If sleep timeout is not required, then the sleep functionality can be disabled by sending the sleep command, and setting it to 0. uCAM-III Page 7 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 7. Command Set Command ID Number Parameter1 Parameter2 Parameter3 Parameter4 00h Skip Frame (Low Byte) RAW Resolution (Still Image only) 00h Skip Frame (High Byte) Package Size (Low Byte) Package Size (High Byte) 00h 1st Divider Reset Type Data Type 00h 2nd Divider 00h Length Byte 0 00h 00h 00h Length Byte 1 00h AA0Eh Command ID ACK Counter 00h / Package ID Byte 0 AA0Fh AA13h 00h Frequency Type NAK Counter 00h Error Number 00h 00h XXh* Length Byte 2 00h 00h / Package ID Byte 1 00h 00h AA14h Contrast (0-4, 2 is Normal) Brightness (0-4, 2 is Normal) Exposure (0-4, 2 is ‘0’) 00h AA15h Timeout (0-255) 00h 00h 00h INITIAL AA01h 00h Image Format GET PICTURE SNAPSHOT SET PACKAGE SIZE Set Baud Rate RESET DATA SYNC AA04h AA05h Picture Type Snapshot Type AA06h 08h AA07h AA08h AA0Ah AA0Dh ACK NAK LIGHT CONTRAST / BRIGHTNESS / EXPOSURE SLEEP JPEG Resolution 00h 00h If the parameter is 0xFF, the command is a special Reset command and the module responds to it immediately. 7.1. Initial (AA01h) The host issues this command to configure the image size and Image Format. After receiving this command, the module will send out an ACK command to the host if the configuration was successful. Otherwise, a NAK command will be sent out. 7.1.1 Image Format The uCAM-III can support 4 different image formats as follow: 8-bit Gray Scale (RAW, 8-bit for Y only) 16-bit Colour (RAW, CrYCbY) 16-bit Colour (RAW, 565(RGB)) JPEG 03h 08h 06h 07h 7.1.2 RAW Resolution The uCAM-III can support 4 different image resolutions when in RAW mode: 80 x 60 160 x 120 128 x 128 128 x 96 01h 03h 09h 0Bh 7.1.3 JPEG Resolution The uCAM-III embedded JPEG Code can support only multiples of 16 pixels, therefore the JPEG mode can only support following image sizes. It is different from the RAW mode. 160 x 128 320 x 240 640 x 480 uCAM-III 03h 05h 07h Page 8 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 7.2. GET PICTURE (AA04h) The host issues this command to request a picture from the uCAM-III. 7.2.1 Picture Type Snapshot Picture Mode RAW Picture Mode JPEG Picture Mode 01h 02h 05h 7.3. SNAPSHOT (AA05h) The uCAM-III will hold a single frame of still picture data in its buffer after receiving this command. This snapshot can then be retrieved from the buffer multiple times if required. 7.3.1 Snapshot Type Compressed Picture (JPEG) Uncompressed Picture (RAW) 00h 01h 7.3.2 Skip Frame Counter The number of dropped frames can be defined before capture occurs. “0” keeps the current frame, “1” captures the next frame, and so on. 7.4. SET PACKAGE SIZE (AA06h) The host issues this command to change the size of the data package which is used to transmit the compressed JPEG image data from the uCAM-III to the host. This command should be issued before sending SNAPSHOT or GET PICTURE commands to the uCAM-III. Note: The size of the last package varies for different JPEG image sizes. 7.4.1 Package Size The default size is 64 bytes and the maximum size is 512 bytes. ID : Package ID, starts from one for an image Data Size : Size of image data in the package Verify Code : Error detection code, equals to the lower byte of sum of the whole package data except the verify code field. The higher byte of this code is always zero. i.e. verify code = lowbyte(sum(byte[0] to byte[N-2])) Note 1: Once the host receives the image size from the uCAM-III, the following simple equation can be used to calculate the number of packages that will be received according to the package size set. The package settings only apply for compressed JPEG images. Number of packages = Image size / (Package size – 6) uCAM-III Page 9 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module Note 2: As the transmission of an uncompressed (RAW) image does not require the package mode, it is not necessary to set the package size for an uncompressed image. All of the pixel data for the RAW image will be sent continuously until completion. 7.5. SET BAUD RATE (AA07h) The host can set the Baud rates using this command. Use the table below as a guide. 7.5.1 Baud Rates Baud Rate 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 153600 230400 460800 921600 1228800 1843200 3686400 1st Divider 31 (0x1F) 31 (0x1F) 31 (0x1F) 31 (0x1F) 31 (0x1F) 31 (0x1F) 31 (0x1F) 7 7 7 1 2 1 0 2nd Divider 47 (0x2F) 23 (0x17) 11 (0x0B) 5 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Note: 3686400 baud is not achievable using the 4D programming cable or the PA5 due to the USB to Serial IC’s used. To utilise this high speed baud rate, please check your serial port/device can handle this baud rate. 7.6. RESET (AA08h) The host can reset by software the uCAM-III by issuing this command. If the comms are not responding however, this will likely not work, and will require either a power cycle or a hardware reset to be issued using Pin 5 of the 5 way header. 7.6.1 Reset Type 00h 01h Resets the whole system. The uCAM-III will reboot and reset all registers and state machines. Resets the state machines only. 7.7. DATA (AA0Ah) The uCAM-III issues this command to inform the host the type and the size of the image data which is ready for transmitting to the host. uCAM-III Page 10 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 7.7.1 Data Type Snapshot Picture RAW Picture JPEG Picture 01h 02h 05h 7.7.2 Length These three bytes represent the length of data of the Picture that is ready for transmission back to the host. 7.8. SYNC (AA0Dh) The host issues this command to make a connection. The ACK command must be received after sending this command. Refer to Section 5.2 for more details. 7.9. ACK (AA0Eh) This command indicates the success of the last operation. After receiving any valid command, the ACK command must be sent out except when getting data. The host can issue this command to request image data package with the desired package ID after receiving the DATA command from the uCAM-III. The host should send this command with package ID F0F0h after receiving a package to end the package transfer. Note: the field “command ID” should be 00h when request is for image data package. 7.9.1 Command ID The command with that ID is acknowledged by this command. 7.9.2 ACK Counter For debug only. 7.9.3 Package ID For acknowledging the DATA command, these two bytes represent the requested package ID. For acknowledging other commands, these two bytes are set to 00h. 7.10. NAK (AA0Fh) This command indicates corrupted transmission or unsupported features. 7.10.1 NAK Counter For debug only uCAM-III Page 11 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 7.10.2 Error Number Picture Type Error Picture Up Scale Picture Scale Error Unexpected Reply Send Picture Timeout Unexpected Command SRAM JPEG Type Error SRAM JPEG Size Error Picture Format Error Picture Size Error 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah Parameter Error Send Register Timeout Command ID Error Picture Not Ready Transfer Package Number Error Set Transfer Package Size Wrong Command Header Error Command Length Error Send Picture Error Send Command Error 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Fh 10h 11h F0h F1h F5h FFh 7.11. LIGHT (AA13h) The host issues this command to change the light frequency (hum) response of the uCAM-III. 7.11.1 Light Frequency Type 50Hz 60Hz 00h 01h 7.12. CONTRAST / BRIGHTNESS / EXPOSURE (AA14h) The host issues this command to change the Contrast, White Balance and Exposure, based on the 3 parameters with this command. 7.12.1 CONTRAST Min Low Normal (default) High Max 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 7.12.2 BRIGHTNESS Min Low Normal (default) High Max 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 7.12.3 EXPOSURE -2 -1 0 (default) +1 +2 uCAM-III 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h Page 12 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 7.13. SLEEP (AA15h) This command adjusts the sleep timeout of the uCAM-III from the default of 15 seconds, from disabled (0) to 255 seconds, using the commands 00h to FFh (0-255) uCAM-III Page 13 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 8. Command Protocol This section outlines command usage and protocol transaction between the host and the uCAM-III module. ACK and NAK responses are typical as replies from the Camera after sending a command, however silence is also possible if the camera has gone to sleep. Please refer to Section 6.9 and 6.10 for ACK/NAK information. 8.1. Synchronising the uCAM-III Send the SYNC command until receiving the ACK command from uCAM-III (usually an ACK command is received after sending the SYNC command 25 times). This must be performed following a power-up. SYNC (AA 0D 00 00 00 00) SYNC (AA 0D 00 00 00 00) Max. 60 times : : SYNC (AA 0D 00 00 00 00) ACK (AA 0E 0D xx 00 00) SYNC (AA 0D 00 00 00 00) ACK (AA 0E 0D xx 00 00) Note 1: The host should send the SYNC command one by one continuously until receiving the ACK and SYNC commands back from the uCAM-III module. Sometimes up to 25 to 60 SYNC commands maybe required before the module will respond. It is suggested that you start with a 5ms pause between retries and increase by 1ms for each additional retry. After receiving the response, the host should reply with the ACK command to finalise the synchronisation process. Note 2: After synchronising and establishing a communications link with the uCAM-III, allow up to 1-2 seconds before capturing the first image. The uCAM-III needs this time to allow its AGC and AEC circuits to stabilise, otherwise the received image luminance maybe too high or too low. Note 3: The SYNC command is used to wake the camera up from Sleep (see Section 5.5), and is also used to keep the camera awake by periodically sending this command. Periodically sending commands is only required if no commands have been sent. If communications are occurring between the Host and the Camera, the camera will stay awake. When they stop for 15 seconds (default), the camera will go to sleep and will require waking with the SYNC command. The sleep timeout can be adjusted using the sleep command. uCAM-III Page 14 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 8.2. INITIAL, GET PICTURE, SNAPSHOT, SET PACKAGE SIZE, RESET Commands When an INITIAL, GET PICTURE, SNAPSHOT, SET PACKAGE SIZE, or RESET command is sent to the camera, the camera will simply reply with an ACK if successful. Please refer to Section 6.9 and 6.10 for ACK/NAK information. 8.2.1 Example: Sending commands INITIAL, GET PICTURE, SNAPSHOT, SET PACKAGE SIZE, RESET ACK uCAM-III Page 15 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 8.3. Taking SNAPSHOT Pictures Make sure a connection is established first (Section 8.2 Connecting to the uCAM-III) before using the following communications. 8.3.1 Example: JPEG Snapshot Picture (640 x 480 resolution) INITIAL JPEG, VGA (AA 01 00 07 07 07) ACK (AA 0E 01 xx 00 00) SET PACKAGE SIZE 512 Bytes (AA 06 08 00 02 00) ACK (AA 0E 06 xx 00 00) SNAPSHOT Compressed picture (AA 05 00 00 00 00) ACK (AA 0E 05 xx 00 00) GET PICTURE Snapshot picture (AA 04 01 00 00 00) ACK (AA 0E 04 xx 00 00) DATA Snapshot picture (AA 0A 01 ~~ ~~ ~~) ACK Package ID: 0000h (AA 0E 00 00 00 00) Image Data Package 512 bytes, ID: 0001h ACK Package ID: 0001h (AA 0E 00 00 01 00) Image Data Package 512 bytes, ID: 0002h Last Image Data Package ACK Package ID: F0F0h (AA 0E 00 00 F0 F0) Note: xx : Don't care zz : 01, 03, 05 or 07. Don't care in RAW mode ~~ : Image size returned by uCAM-III uCAM-III Page 16 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 9. Lens Information Standard lens models, T (Tele) 56°, N1 (Normal) 76°, W (Wide) 116°. Referring to the table above (example), if the focused object is going to be approximately 1m away, follow the row for ‘Focused Object Distance (meter)’ = 1, and select the lens which suits your application best. If using the N1 (Normal) lens, if the object is focused at 1m, then the object should stay in focus between 0.64m and 2.25m without the lens needing to be adjusted. F/No. is a parameter of the optics and refers to the Aperture. Aperture controls the brightness of the image that passes through the lens and falls on the image sensor. It is expressed as an F-number (written as “F/” followed by a number), such as F/1.8, F/2.0, F/2.4 etc. The higher the number the smaller the aperture and the less light that passes through the lens, and the lower the number the larger the aperture and the more light that passes through the lens. Out of the 3 lens options, if using in low light conditions, the Tele 56° lens will perform better than both the N1 and W lens options in terms of how much light they will let into the image sensor. Aperture also changes the distance in front of and behind of the focus point, which is why the N1 (normal) lens ‘From’ and ‘To’ ranges are the widest out of the 3 lenses offered, as it has the highest aperture number. This is referred to as the Depth of Field. A increased depth of field (larger gap between ‘From’ and ‘To’ values, will allow foreground and background objects to remain in focus, while a decreased depth of field might have these blurred while the main object is in focus. The lens used on the uCAM-III uses a M12 x 0.5mm pitch thread, or so-called S-Mount lens – common on CMOS cameras and security cameras. These are available from a range of suppliers and can be used with the uCAM-III. Lens drawings start on the next page. uCAM-III Page 17 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 9.1. 56 Degree Lens Drawing 9.2. 76 Degree Lens Drawing uCAM-III Page 18 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 9.3. 116 Degree Lens Drawing uCAM-III Page 19 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 10. Troubleshooting Q) Cannot connect to the camera, SYNC always fails A) Issuing a hardware reset signal after power has been applied, should resolve this issue. This can happen (rare) when the power supply you are using may have a slow rise time. Testing of power supplies with a rise time of under 5uS resulted in correct operation. Power supplies with a rise time of greater than about 50uS resulted in trouble to SYNC. After Reset, SYNC should be OK. Q) Was connected to camera but now it won’t SYNC A) Be sure you are doing the SYNC at the baud rate you were previously connected at. The uCAM-III will keep the baud rate which you had set until it is powered off. See section 5.4. If you still cannot connect, you may need to restart the camera with a power cycle or by issuing a hardware reset. Q) I am having trouble SYNC’ing with the uCAM-III A) Please refer to Section 8.1 Note 1, and try the SYNC procedure. Q) Cannot focus the camera on the target A) Please refer to the table in section 9, and ensure you are using the correct lens for the distance to the object. Twist the lens in or out to adjust the focus, and secure using the lock nut. Q) Camera no longer responding to Serial Commands A) The uCAM-III will go to sleep after 15 seconds (default) of sitting idle. Sending the SYNC Command will wake the camera from sleep, and will enable normal operation once again. Sleep timeout can be adjusted using the SLEEP command. Q) Camera not responding to anything A) In rare situations the uCAM-III may stop responding. Resetting the uCAM-III using the Hardware Reset pint, or by powering off and on again should restore correct operation. uCAM-III Page 20 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 11. Embedded Display Modules The following display modules, are ideal for many embedded applications with the uCAM-III camera. Many more display modules are available which are equally as compatible. Please refer to our website. µOLED-96-G2 µOLED-160-G2 µOLED-128-G2 µLCD-144-G2 µLCD-24PTU µLCD-28PTU µLCD-32WPTU µLCD-32PTU uCAM-III Page 21 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 12. 4D Systems - Workshop 4 IDE Workshop 4 is comprehensive software IDE that provides an integrated software development platform for all of the 4D family of processors and modules. The IDE combines the Editor, Compiler, Linker and Downloader to develop complete 4DGL application code for the relevant modules, and provides tools for modules which are not programmed. When using the uCAM-III with Workshop 4, a test application called “4D uCAM-III Demo” will be available to test the camera. The following image illustrates how to connect the uCAM-III to a PC to use when testing the module with Workshop 4, using the 4D Programming Cable. uCAM-III Page 22 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 13. Specifications and Ratings RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS Parameter Supply Voltage (VCC) Input Voltage Range Startup delay ‘First photo’ delay ‘Shutter’ delay. Operating Ambient Temp Storage Temperature Conditions RX pin, 3.3V but 5V tolerant Time required after power applied, before SYNC can be sent. After SYNC, the time recommended for the camera to settle before the first photo should be taken (Page 13 Note 2) Time after getpic is sent to when image output begins. RH 95% max. Min Typ Max Units 4.5 -- 5.0 3.3 9.0 5.0 V V -- 800 -- ms 1000 -- 2000 ms -- 150 200 ms -30 -40 --- +85 +105 °C °C GLOBAL CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON OPERATING CONDITIONS Parameter Supply Current (ICC) Output Voltage Range Conditions VCC = 5.0V Sleep / Standby TX pin Min Typ Max Units --2.4 75 2 3.3 90 --- mA mA V OPTICAL CHARCTERISTICS Item Image Sensor Pixel Size Effective Pixel Array SNR Dynamic Range White Balance Exposure Contrast Brightness Lens viewing angle (3 options) Lens Construction Distortion Dark Signal Sensitivity Effective Image Area of the Image Sensor Parameter 1/4” CMOS, 300K pixels – Pixelplus POA030R 5.55um x 5.55um 656 x 496 44.2dB @ 60 degree 51dB @ 60degree Automatic Automatic, 4 manual bias modifiers (2 above, and 2 below ‘0’) Automatic, 4 manual bias modifiers (2 above, and 2 below ‘Normal’) Automatic, 4 manual bias modifiers (2 above, and 2 below ‘Normal’) 56 degrees (Tele), 76 degrees (Normal), 116 degrees (Wide) - (3 different lens options). Refer to Section 9. 2P2G -2.1% 25.2mV/sec 2.93V/Lux.sec 3.64mm x 2.752mm The lens used on the uCAM-III uses a M12 x 0.5mm pitch thread, or so-called S-Mount lens – common on CMOS cameras and security cameras. These are available from a range of suppliers and can be used with the uCAM-III. uCAM-III Page 23 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 13.1. POA030R Spectral Response [5.55um x 5.55um] 14. Ordering Information ORDERING INFORMATION Order Code: uCAM-III (Shipped with 56 degree angle lens) Packaging: 4D Box with foam padding Note: 76 degree and 176 degree lenses are provided additional on request. uCAM-III Page 24 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 15. Hardware Revision History Revision Number Date 3.0 05/2016 3.1 09/2016 Description Changes over uCAM-II (HW Revisions prior to 3.0) Addition of Hardware Reset on 5-way header pin. Addition of 128KB of RAM on the camera to allow uCAM to handle more complex images rather than degrade picture quality. Addition of new commands exposure, contrast and brightness control, as well as adjustable sleep timeouts. Pullup Resistor on RX pin to prevent floating pin being mistaken as data. Initial Public Release Revision 16. Datasheet Revision History Revision Number Date 1.0 1.1 1.2 04/11/2016 25/03/2019 03/03/2021 1.3 12/06/2021 uCAM-III Description Initial Public Release Cosmetic Changes to uCAM-III Datasheet Updated F/No. information in section 9 and added more descriptions around Aperture and Depth of Field. Removed redundant information from table in section 13. Added Lens Drawings, and Effective Image Area of the Image Sensor spec Page 25 of 26 www.4dsystems.com.au Serial Camera Module 17. Legal Notice Proprietary Information The information contained in this document is the property of 4D Systems Pty. 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