Setup Page - FLIR X-Series User Manual

5 – X-series Camera Controller

5.4.2 Setup Page

In Advanced mode, the Setup page allows the user to configure each camera preset, set integration
time (or calibration range), frame rate, windowing, sync, and filter wheel options. The Setup Page has
four tabs: Presets, Window, Sync, and Filter/Flag.
Before talking about the details of the Setup page, a brief discussion about frame rates and
integration time will be helpful.
Frame rate is the number of images taken by the camera per second. The Integration time is the
"exposure time", the period of time the camera actually views the scene. Achievable frame rates are
based on camera settings, camera overhead, and integration settings. A brief review of the
processes that occur during a frame is needed to understand how to determine maximum achievable
frame rates.
There are two basic integration modes, Integrate Then Read (ITR) and Integrate While Read (IWR).
Integrate Then Read is the most basic behavior of the camera and shows the process most clearly.
As seen in the ITR process diagram below, the frame generation process begins with a Frame Sync.
The camera then integrates the set amount of time, goes through a fixed dead time, transmits data,
goes through a second fixed dead time, and then is ready to start the process over again. Here you
see the camera first completes the integration process and then reads the data out, hence the term
Integrate Then Read.
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