Counter; Counter Reset; Image Counter - Photon Focus MV0 3D06 Series User Manual

C.3 Counter
There are four general purpose counters available, which can be used to count any events in
the camera. The following sections show some use cases, how the counters can be used. There
are some examples of simple counter configurations as well as some more sophisticated
settings.
C.3.1 Counter Reset
A counter needs to be reset in order to be activated after configuration. This can be done by
the software reset command CounterReset or by an external reset source, which can be selected
by the parameter CounterResetSource of the corresponding counter. Furthermore for each
counter there is an automatically counter reset at acquisition start feature available:
CounterAcquisitionStartReset. If it is set to True, the corresponding counter is reset when an
acquisition start command is applied. Depending on the application, it might be necessary, that
the current counter value must not be reset at acquisition start. In this case the parameter
CounterAcquisitionStartReset must be set to False for the corresponding counter and the user
must execute the parameter CounterReset manually for a first counter start.
C.3.2 Image Counter
Any of the four available counters can be used as an image counter. The following
configuration procedure must be applied:
1. Select one of the four available counters by setting of the CounterSelector to Counter0,
Counter1, Counter2 or Counter3.
2. Select the corresponding counter event source by the parameter CounterEventSource. Any
signal source, which is generated with every frame, can be select. For instances FrameStart
or ExposureStart can be selected.
3. Parameter TimerTriggerActivation can be ignored. This configuration is only necessary,
when Line0 input is selected as a trigger source.
4. All other counter parameter must be left in default state (Both the CounterResetSource and
CounterTriggerSource must be set to Off).
5. The counter needs to be reset (see C.3.1).
C.3.3 Real Time Counter
Any of the four available counters can be used as a real time counter. The following
configuration procedure must be applied:
1. Select one of the four available counters by setting of the CounterSelector to Counter0,
Counter1, Counter2 or Counter3.
2. Set the parameter CounterEventSource to TimeStampTick.
3. Parameter TimerTriggerActivation can be ignored. This configuration is only necessary,
when Line0 input is selected as a trigger source.
4. Configure the time stamp tick value CounterTimeStampTickValue. For instances a value of 1
s generates an event every 1 s.
5. All other counter parameter must be left in default state (Both the CounterResetSource and
CounterTriggerSource must be set to Off).
6. The counter needs to be reset (see C.3.1).
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