External Trigger - Teledyne FLIR A68 Series User Manual

External Trigger

FLIR A68/A38 series camera sensors support an external trigger input for frame
acquisition, Counter control. Its status can be read for any required application. The
external trigger source is Line 1; refer to the 10-pin I/O Connector Details for
connection information. The trigger is asserted on the rising edge of the voltage
transition. External signals are isolated by an opto-coupler input with a time
programmable debounce circuit.
To enable the external trigger, set the Trigger Mode (TriggerMode) feature, available in
CamExpert in the Trigger Control Features category, to On.
Trigger Source
The external trigger can be generated by a variety of sources, such as an external
input, software event or using a PTP timestamp modulo event (for more information on
using PTP, refer to the Precision Time Protocol and Overview of Precision Time Protocol
Mode (IEEE 1588) sections). The Trigger Source (TriggerSource) feature, sets the type
of trigger.
80 • Features and Configuration Options FLIR A68/A38 Series IR Camera User's Manual