Connecting The Cables - Sony XCL-S600 Technical Manual

g Status LED (Green)
When power is on, this LED lights up.

Connecting the cables

DC IN
connector
Connect the camera cable to the DC IN connector and
the Camera Link cable to the DIGITAL IF cable
respectively. When you connect the Camera Link cable,
turn the two fastening screws on the connector to secure
the cable tightly.
Connect the other end of the camera cable to the DC-
700/700CE and the other end of the Camera Link cable
to the camera module interface board.
Note
This camera does not support PoCL. To prevent the
camera from malfunction, do not supply power from the
Camera Link board.
Controlling the camera from the host
device
You can control the camera from host device such as a
computer. The following table shows the major control
functions.
You can send a command corresponding to the control
items, with parameters for the desired settings, if
necessary, from the host device to control the camera.
Refer to "Camera Control Commands" on page 40 for
details on how to send a command, the commands, and
their parameters.
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Location and Function of Parts and Operation
DIGITAL IF connector
Camera Link cable
Fastening
screws
Camera cable
Control functions Description
Operating mode Free run/Trigger
Shutter speed Free run
Trigger edge
detection
Trigger pulse
width detection
Gain 0 dB to 18 dB
Partial Scan Variable, 4-line increments
LUT (Look Up Table) OFF/ON (Mode: 5 types)
External trigger input DIGITAL IF connector/DC IN
connector
Video output switch Monochrome model: Mono 8/10/
12-bit
Color model: Raw 8/10/12-bit,
RGB 24-bit
Binning (Monochrome 2 × 1, 1 × 2, 2 × 2
camera only)
Defect correction OFF/ON
Shading correction OFF/ON
Note
Make sure to supply power to the camera module and
confirm that the camera module is operating before
inputting a trigger signal. If you input trigger signal to a
camera module without the power supplied, this may
cause a malfunction of the camera module.
Image at partial scan
Depending on the image input board of the camera you
are using, if settings for the boards received image size
and the image size output from a camera do not
conform, picture noise or sync issues may occur.
1/100,000 sec to
2 sec
1/100,000 sec to
2 sec
Setting by
trigger pulse
width