Verify Pixel Coefficients; Specific Solutions; No Output Or Erratic Behavior; Line Dropout, Bright Lines, Or Incorrect Frame Rate - Teledyne Piranha3 User Manual

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Piranha3 16K HSLink and Camera Link User Manual

Verify Pixel Coefficients

dpc com m and to d isplay the PRN U pixel coefficients.

Use the

If you r cam era provid es no ou tpu t or behaves erratically, it m ay be picking u p rand om noise from long cables

acting as antennae. Do not attach w ires to u nu sed pins. Verify that the cam era is not receiving spu riou s inpu ts

(e.g. EXSYN C if cam era is in exposu re m od e that requ ires external signals). Unu sed signals in the cable shou ld

be term intated in 100Ω.

Verify that the frequ ency of the internal sync is set correctly, or w hen the cam era is set to external sync that the

EXSYN C signal su p plied to the cam era d oes not exceed the cam era's u seable fram e rate u nd er the cu rrent

operating cond itions.

Check you r pow er su pply voltage ou tpu ts for noise. N oise present on these lines can resu lt in poor vid eo

qu ality.

If d ark p atches appear in you r ou tpu t the optics path m ay have becom e contam inated . Clean you r lenses and

sensor w ind ow s w ith extrem e care.

1. Take stand ard ESD precau tions.

2. Wear latex gloves or finger cots

3. Blow off d u st u sing a filtered blow bottle or d ry, filtered com pressed air.

4. Fold a piece of optical lens cleaning tissu e (ap prox. 3" x 5") to m ake a squ are p ad that is appr oxim ately one

finger-w id th

5. Moisten the pad on one ed ge w ith 2-3 d rop s of clean solvent—either alcohol or acetone. Do not satu rate the

entire pad w ith solvent.

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