External Trigger; Trigger Source; Strobe Output; Configuration Interface (Cameralink ) - Photon Focus CameraLink MV1-D1312 series User Manual

4.6 External Trigger

An external trigger is an event that starts an exposure. The trigger signal is either generated
on the frame grabber (soft-trigger) or comes from an external device such as a light barrier. If a
trigger signal is applied to the camera before the earliest time for the next trigger, this trigger
will be ignored.

4.6.1 Trigger Source

The trigger signal can be configured to be active high or active low. One of the following
trigger sources can be used:
Interface Trigger In the interface trigger mode, the trigger signal is applied to the camera by
the CameraLink
Trigger In the trigger mode, the trigger signal is applied directly to the camera by the power
supply connector (via an optocoupler).
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Figure 4.28: Trigger Inputs

4.7 Strobe Output

The strobe output is an opto-isolated output located on the power supply connector that can
be used to trigger a strobe. The strobe output can be used both in free-running and in trigger
mode. There is a programmable delay available to adjust the strobe pulse to your application.
The strobe output needs a separate power supply. Please see Section 5.4 for
more information.
4.8 Configuration Interface (CameraLink
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A CameraLink camera can be controlled by the user via a RS232 compatible asynchronous
serial interface. This interface is contained within the CameraLink
4.29 and is physically not directly accessible. Instead, the serial communication is usually routed
through the frame grabber. For some frame grabbers it might be necessary to connect a serial
cable from the frame grabber to the serial interface of the PC.
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4.6 External Trigger
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