Gain; Imx-Xxft; Imx-Xxfc; Trigger & Strobe - Imi Tech PEARL IMB-20FT User's Operation Manual

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4.8.

Gain

Gain refers to the amount of the CCD output signal amplification where gain and shutter have similar effect on the
image. Manual and Automatic gain mode are supported and manual adjustment is possible for the following range.
For Gain control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as "BRIGHTNESS"
4.8.1.

IMx-xxFT

Camera Type
Monochrome Camera
Color Camera
Auto Gain
Auto Gain
4.8.2.

IMx-xxFC

Camera Type
IMB-13FC
IMC-13FC
IMB-16FC
IMC-30FC
4.9. Trigger & Strobe
The PEARL Series supports an external trigger by receiving input through the external trigger port. The falling
edge and rising edge can be detected as a trigger according to the modes it supports; as per the following table.
Strobe timing is user controllable while signal output is TTL. The Pearl Series can also be used with a software
trigger that issues a trigger signal via a software command.
4.9.1.

Supported Trigger

4.9.1.1. IMx-xxFT
Trigger
Step Range
0 ~ 723
0 ~ 723
0 ~ 528
0 ~ 468
Step Range Range in dB
16 ~ 64 0 ~ 12
16 ~ 64 6 ~ 18
0 ~ 63 Digital gain
Edge
Mode
Source
PEARL SERIES Operation Manual
Range in dB Increment Length
0 ~ 27 approx. 0.0345 dB/step
0 ~ 25 approx. 0.0319 dB/step
All models except IMx-11FT
IMx-11FT
Increment Length
(16~31) – 20 x Log(step x 0.0625)
(32~64) – 20 x Log(step/2 x 0.0625)
20 x Log(step x 0.125)
Rising Edge or Falling Edge
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15
External or Software Trigger
P i o n e e r i n D i g i t a l V i s i o n T e c h n o l o g y