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4 Acquiring Your First Images
Before attempting to acquire images, make sure that the camera hardware and software have been
installed as described earlier in this guide.
To adjust your camera settings, we suggest that you use the Basler pylon Viewer. The pylon Viewer
will give you the most complete access to your camera's parameters. The steps below assume that
you are using the pylon Viewer.
The pylon Viewer cannot display the images acquired by Camera Link cameras (this is due to the
proprietary methods used by frame grabbers to assemble the image data captured by the camera).
To view the images you are acquiring, we strongly suggest that you use the software supplied with
your frame grabber. Most frame grabbers include software for viewing acquired images. If you have
not already done so, you should install this software now, and you should review the instructions for
how to use it. The procedure below assumes that you are using your frame grabber's software to
view captured images.
Note that when a new aviator camera "wakes up", it will be loaded with a default set of parameters
and will be set for "free run". This means that as soon as you apply power to the camera and the
camera finishes booting up, it will begin acquiring images and transmitting pixel data.
At wake up, the camera will also have automatic gain adjustment, automatic exposure time
adjustment, and automatic white balance adjustment (on color versions of the camera) enabled by
default. So assuming that you have sufficient illumination, you should see reasonable quality
images immediately.
Check the Camera Link Clock Speed Compatibility
All aviator camera models have a default Camera Link pixel clock speed of 65 MHz. Not all frame
grabbers are compatible with a clock speed this high. Check the documentation for your frame
grabber and see whether it can handle a 65 MHz clock speed.
On aviator cameras, the clock speed can be changed to 32.5 MHz, 40 MHz, or 48 MHz. If you need
to set your camera for a lower clock speed so that it will be compatible with your frame grabber, do
it now. The easiest way to change the clock speed is to use the pylon Viewer. To use the Viewer to
change the clock speed:
Follow steps 1 through 3 in the "Getting Started with the pylon Viewer" procedure that starts on
page 17.
In step 3, expand the Transport Layer group rather than the Analog Controls group.
Look for the Pixel Clock parameter and set it to your desired value.
Go on with the "To Get a First Look at the Acquired Images" section on the next page.
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