Chapter 8 I/O Output; Select Output Signal; Set Output Signal; Enable Level Inverter - HikRobot CA Series User Manual

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Chapter 8 I/O Output

8.1 Select Output Signal

The camera has 1 opto-isolated output (Line 1), and 1 bi-directional I/O (Line 2) that can be
configured as output signal, as shown below.
Steps:
11. Click Digital IO Control.
12. Select Line 2 as Line Selector, and Strobe as Line Mode. Here we take Line 2 as an example.
Figure 8-1 Set Line 2 as Output Signal

8.2 Set Output Signal

The output signal of the camera is switch signal, which is used to control external devices such as
light source, etc. There are two ways to realize trigger output signal, including level inverter and
strobe signal.

8.2.1 Enable Level Inverter

The level inverter function is used to control the camera's output signal manually. You can enable
level inverter function via setting line inverter parameter as shown below.
Steps:
1. Click Digital IO Control > Line Selector.
2. Select line for Line Selector, and here we take Line 2 as an example.
3. Enable Line Inverter.
Figure 8-2 Enable Line Inverter
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