Adjusting Gain; Adjusting Anti-Blooming; Controlling Binning - Dalstar 1M60 User's Manual And Reference

1M60 Camera User's Manual

3.6 Adjusting Gain

Bit [6] of register 1 is the Video Gain control bit. When this bit=0 the video channel
gain=1x. When this bit =1, the video channel gain=4x.
Example
Use this command to set the gain to 4x:
Binary
Hex
Note: The register containing the Gain bit also controls other configuration data. All
bits must be set appropriately.
Note: At any gain setting, the CCD imager is still subject to blooming when it is over
illuminated. To remedy over illumination, reduce the integration time or select a
higher f-stop value

3.7 Adjusting Anti-Blooming

Bit [5] of register 1 is the Anti-Blooming control bit. When this bit=0 anti-blooming
is enabled. When this bit = 1, anti-blooming is disabled.
Example
Use this command to disable Anti-Blooming
Binary
Hex
Note: The register containing the Anti-Blooming bit also contains other
configuration data. All bits (*) must be set appropriately.
Note: At any gain setting, the CCD imager is still subject to blooming when it is over
illuminated. To remedy over illumination, reduce the integration time or select a
higher f-stop value

3.8 Controlling Binning

Binning increases the camera's light sensitivity by decreasing horizontal and vertical
resolution—the charge collected by adjacent pixels is added together.
DALSA
Command Value
1000 0010 *1** ****
82h **h
Command Value
1000 0010 **1* ****
82h **h
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