Command Specification; Camera Control Commands; Afe Setting Command - Sony XCL-5000 Technical Manual

Command Specification

This section describes the details of control commands
available for the XCL-5000, classified by category.

Camera control commands

The camera control commands are classified in 8
categories.
Category
AFE
Shutter / Trigger
DTL /
Binarization
Digital
Gamma
Filter
Binning / Partial
IN / OUT
All concomitant parameter values of the camera control
commands are saved in the Flash ROM inside the
camera.

AFE Setting Command

x Gain-Step Setting
[Command] GAIN-STEP
[Parameter 1] <Gain (0 - 18)> [dB]
[Process] Sets VGA Gain of AFE.
x Gain-Step Setting (Left side of the window)
[Command] GAIN-STEP-L
[Parameter 1] <Gain (0 - 18)> [dB]
[Process] Sets VGA Gain of AFE on the left side of the
window.
x Gain-Step Setting (Right side of the window)
[Command] GAIN-STEP-R
[Parameter 1] <Gain (0 - 18)> [dB]
[Process] Sets VGA Gain of AFE on the right side of the
window.
x Gain-Fine Setting
[Command] GAIN-FINE
[Parameter 1] <Gain (0 - 502)>
[Process] Divides the range from 0 to 18 dB of "Gain-
Step setting" into 502 parts, and fine adjusts VGA
Gain of AFE and sets them.
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Command Specification
Explanation
Executes setting of AFE.
Executes settings connected to
Shutter/Trigger function.
Executes setting of DTL/
Binarization.
Executes setting connected to digital
processes.
Executes setting of Gamma
correction curve.
Executes setting of Filter.
Executes settings of Binning/Partial.
Executes settings connected to
input/output of the camera.
x Gain-Fine Setting (Left side of the window)
[Command] GAIN-FINE-L
[Parameter 1] <Gain (0 - 502)>
[Process] Divides the range from 0 to 18 dB of "Gain-
Step setting" into 502 parts, and fine adjusts VGA
Gain of AFE on the left side of the window and sets
them.
x Gain-Fine Setting (Right side of the window)
[Command] GAIN-FINE-R
[Parameter 1] <Gain (0 - 502)>
[Process] Divides the range from 0 to 18 dB of "Gain-
Step setting" into 502 parts, and fine adjusts VGA
Gain of AFE on the right side of the window and sets
them.
x Pedestal Setting
[Command] PEDESTAL
[Parameter 1] <Pedestal level (0 - 1023)>
[Process] Sets AFE pedestal level.
x Pedestal Setting (Left side of the window)
[Command] PEDESTAL-L
[Parameter 1] <Pedestal level (0 - 1023)>
[Process] Sets AFE pedestal level on the left side of the
window.
x Pedestal Setting (Right side of the window)
[Command] PEDESTAL-R
[Parameter 1] <Pedestal level (0 - 1023)>
[Process] Sets AFE pedestal level on the right side of the
window.
x Shutter Speed Setting
[Command] SHUTTER
[Parameter] <Shutter setting (0 - 14)>
0: OFF 5: 1/250s
1: 1/15s 6: 1/500s
2: 1/30s 7: 1/1000s
3: 1/100s 8: 1/2000s
4: 1/120s 9: 1/5000s
[Process] Sets the shutter speed.
x Trigger Mode Setting
[Command] TRG-MODE
[Parameter 1] <Mode (0 - 2)>
0: OFF
t Normal output of moving picture
1: External trigger/Edge detection
t Controls the shutter speed beginning
exposure from the valid edge of the external
trigger.
2: External trigger/Pulse width detection
t Controls the shutter speed with the valid
pulse width of the external trigger.
[Process] Sets the trigger operation mode.
10: 1/10000s
11: 1/7.5s
12: 1/2s
13: 1s
14: 2s