Dalsa Falcon2 Series User Manual page 4

Camera Operation _______________________________________________________________________________________ 24
Appendix A: Camera Link _________________________________________________________________________________ 95
Appendix B: Camera, Frame Grabber Communication ___________________________________________________________ 100
Appendix C: Cleaning the Sensor Window ____________________________________________________________________ 102
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Camera Information Category ............................................................................................................. 24
Camera Information Feature Descriptions ........................................................................... 24
Factory Settings ................................................................................................................... 27
Saving and Restoring Camera Settings ............................................................................... 28
Acquisition and Transfer Control Category .......................................................................................... 29
Sensor Control Category ..................................................................................................................... 31
Sensor Control Feature Descriptions ................................................................................... 31
Gain and Black Level Control Details .................................................................................. 37
Set Aspect Ratio .................................................................................................................. 38
Pixel Digitization Bit Depth ................................................................................................... 38
Exposure Controls ............................................................................................................... 38
Exposure Time ..................................................................................................................... 40
Internal Frame Rate ............................................................................................................. 41
I ∕ O Control Category .......................................................................................................................... 42
Event Control Feature Descriptions ..................................................................................... 43
Trigger Modes ...................................................................................................................... 50
I/O Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 50
CameraLink Control Lines ................................................................................................... 51
Opto-coupled Inputs ............................................................................................................ 51
Opto-Coupled Outputs ......................................................................................................... 52
Advanced Processing Control Category .............................................................................................. 52
Advanced Processing Control Feature Descriptions ........................................................... 54
Flat Field Correction and Defective Pixel Detection Overview ............................................ 66
How to do an FFC Setup in the Camera .............................................................................. 68
How to do a FFC Setup via Sapera CamExpert .................................................................. 70
Defective Pixel Detection and Replacement ........................................................................ 75
Image Format Controls Category ........................................................................................................ 77
Test Patterns ....................................................................................................................... 81
Multiple AOI Mode ............................................................................................................... 84
Camera Link Transport Layer Category .............................................................................................. 85
Camera Link Transport Layer Feature Description .............................................................. 86
Serial Port Control Category ................................................................................................................ 89
Feature Description ............................................................................................................. 89
Automatic Serial Speed Detection ....................................................................................... 90
File Access Control Category .............................................................................................................. 90
File Access via the CamExpert Tool .................................................................................... 94
Output Signals, Camera Link Clocking Signals ................................................................... 95
Camera Link cable quality and length .................................................................................. 95
Data Connector: Camera Link ............................................................................................. 95
Full Configuration ................................................................................................................. 97
Extended Configurations ..................................................................................................... 98
Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Frame Grabber ......................... 100
The Falcon2 Cameras