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5 – X-series Camera Controller
SSD Functions
the rear panel of the camera.
NOTE: Any data currently in the RAM buffer from a previous
recording WILL BE LOST once the system is re-armed.
Start Recording. Pressing this button will initial the recording of
live data to the RAM buffer. This button will be disabled until the
system is armed.
Playback. Playback the data currently stored in the RAM buffer.
This button is disabled during data recording. Data will be played
at the rate indicated in the "Playback Rate" control. Setting a rate
slower than the acquisition frame rate will result in a "slow-motion"
playback effect. The data playback will occur over all interfaces
simultaneously (GigE, Camera Link, CXP, video). Only Camera
Link and CXP can handle the full frame rate of the camera. GigE
will drop frames if the data playback is too fast.
Store data in RAM Buffer to SSD. This is the fastest way to
save the buffer. Speed will depend on SSD performance but with
a high performance SSD it typically takes about 1.5x the record
time to complete the save. The movie will be named according to
the text in the "Save Name" field. The name is optional as all
movies are also assigned a unique index number.
Display SSD Contents. If an SSD is installed, pressing this
button will display a list of movies it contains.
Sets the total number of images frames to be collected in the RAM
Num Frames
buffer. This includes pre-trigger frames.
Set the number of frames to record prior to the trigger event.
Once the recording system is armed, the camera will continuously
Pretrigger Frames write images to the RAM buffer. When the recording is triggered
(either by the REC button in the controller or using an external
trigger signal), the trigger frame is marked in the buffer.
Playback Rate The rate, in Hz that data is played back from the RAM buffer.
If enabled, RAM buffer playback will start immediately after the
Auto Playback
recording completes.
If enabled, the playback will loop continuously until stopped by the
Loop Playback
user.
If enabled, the RAM buffer will be automatically saved to the SSD
Auto Save
once the recording is completed.
The text name given to the movie. This will be displayed in the
SSD movie listing. Movies are organized on the SSD based on a
unique index number assigned by the camera. The name is
Save Name
optional and if the name is not changed the same name will be
given to multiple movies. The unique index will prevent that data
would be overwritten.
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