Sensor Output Format; Selecting Tdi Or Area Mode Operation - Teledyne HS-40-04k40 User Manual

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4.3 Sensor Output Format

4.3.1 Selecting TDI or Area Mode Operation

The Piranha H S-xx cam eras have the ability to operate in both TDI and Area Mod e.
In Area Mod e, the cam era operates as an area array cam era u sing a tw o d im ensional array
of pixels. Area Mod e is u sefu l for aligning the cam era to you r w eb d irection or w hen you
need a rectangu lar 2D im age and the lighting su pports a fu ll fram e im ager.
In TDI Mod e, the cam era operates as a TDI high sensitivity line scan cam era and
com bines m u ltiple exposu res of an object into one high -resolu tion resu lt.
The cam era stores u ser settings for Area Mod e and TDI Mod e separately , allow ing you to
sw itch betw een Area and TDI m od e w ithou t losing settings spe cific to each m od e. See
section 4.6 Saving and Restoring Settings for an explanation on how u ser settings are
stored and retrieved .
NOTE: Sensor cosmetic specifications for Area Mode of operation are neither tested nor
guaranteed
Purpose:
Syntax:
Syntax Elem ents:
N otes:
Exam ple
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Selects the cam era's operating m od e. Area Mod e is useful for
aligning and focusing your cam era.
tdi i
i
0 Area m od e
1 TDI m od e
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Rem em ber to save your user settings before changing m od e.
Send ing the tdi com m and
settings for the m od e of operation requested even if you are
alread y operating in the requested m od e. See section 4.6 Saving
and Restoring Settings for an explanation on how user settings
are stored and retrieved for each m od e.
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Flat field correction is not available in Area Mod e
tdi 1
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restores your last saved user
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