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Cheetah C3880 Digital Camera manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Cheetah C3880 User Manual (121 pages)
HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-RESOLUTION, AND VERSA TILE CMOS DIGITAL CAMERAS
Brand:
Cheetah
| Category:
Digital Camera
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Revision History
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Cheetah Family
11
General Description
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Table 1: Cheetah C5180, C4181, C4180 and C3880 Overview
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Main Cheetah Features
13
Cheetah Specifications
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General Information
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Figure 1: Global Shutter Description
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Figure 2: CMOS Image Sensor Architecture
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Spectral Sensitivity Curves
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Figure 3: Python CMOS Mono Spectral Response
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Figure 4: Python CMOS Typical Color Spectral Response
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Bayer Pattern Information
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Technical Specifications
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Table 2: Cheetah General Features List
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Camera Connectivity
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CLF (Full) - Camera Link (CL) Output
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Table 3: Cheetah C5180, C4181, C4180, C3880 Specifications
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Camera Link Full Signal Mapping
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Figure 5: CLF Camera Back Panel / Deca, Full, Medium or Base
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Table 4: CLF Camera Output Connector 1 - Signal Mapping
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Figure 7: CLF Camera Output Connector 2
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Camera Link Physical Layer to Camera Link Receiver Bits
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Table 5: CLF Camera Output Connector 2 - Signal Mapping
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Figure 6: CLF Camera Output Connector
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Camera Link Bit to Port Bit Assignments
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Figure 8: Camera Link Bit Sequence over the Physical Connection
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Table 6: Camera Link Connector #1 (X0-X3)
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Table 7: Camera Link Connector #2 (Y0-Y3)
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Table 8: Camera Link Connector #2 (Z0-Z3)
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Camera Link Port Assignments Based on Selected Output Configuration
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Table 9: Image Data Bit-To-Port Assignments- Base Modes
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Table 10: Image Data Bit-To-Port Assignments- Medium Modes
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Table 11: Image Data Bit-To-Port Assignments- Full Mode
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Camera Power Connector
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Table 12: Image Data Bit-To-Port Assignments- Deca Modes
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Figure 9: Camera Power Connector (Viewed from Rear)
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MECHANICAL, OPTICAL, and ENVIRONMENTAL
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Mechanical
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Optical
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Table 13: Camera Power Connector Pin Mapping
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Environmental
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Mechanical Drawings
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Figure 10: C5180, C4181, C4180 and C3880 Mechanical Drawings
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Chapter 2 - Camera Features
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Internal Exposure Control - Electronic Shutter
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External Exposure Control
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Figure 11: Global Shutter with 8.33Ms Exposure Time
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Frame Time Control
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Internal Line and Frame Time Control
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Camera Output Control
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Table 14: C5180 Frame Rates Vs Output Taps
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Table 15: C4181 Frame Rates Vs Output Taps
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Area of Interest
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Overview
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Horizontal and Vertical Window
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Table 16: C4180 Frame Rates Vs Output Taps
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Table 17: C3880 Frame Rates Vs Output Taps
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Factors Impacting Frame Rate
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Figure 12: Horizontal and Vertical Window Positioning
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Table 18: C5180 AOI Frame Rate for Various Aois
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Subsampling
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Pixel Averaging
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Table 19: C3880 Maximum Frame Rate for Various Aois
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Figure 13: Monochrome Pixel Averaging
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Sub-Sampling Decimation
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Figure 14: Monochrome Sub-Sampling
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Figure 15: Color Sub-Sampling
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Camera Triggering
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Triggering Inputs
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Acquisition and Exposure Control
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Triggering Modes
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Figure 16: Trigger Mode (Internal Exposure Control)
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Strobes
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Video Amplifier Gain and Offset
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Analog Gain
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Figure 17: Trigger Mode (Pulse Width Exposure Control)
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Figure 18: Strobe Positioning with Respect to Exposure Start
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Digital Gain
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Digital Offset
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Black Level Auto-Calibration and Black Level Offset
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Data Output Format
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Bit Depth
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Output Taps
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Pulse Generator
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Figure 19: 10-Bit Internal Digitization with 8 and 10-Bit Outputs
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I/O Control
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Input / Output Mapping
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Electrical Connectivity
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Table 20: CHEETAH Output Mapping
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Figure 20: Internal Pulse Generator
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Figure 21: IN1 Electrical Connection
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Figure 22: in 2 Electrical Connection
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Test Image Patterns
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Figure 23: out 1 LVTTL Electrical Connection
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Figure 24: out 2 Opto-Isolated Electrical Connection
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White Balance and Color Conversion
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White Balance Correction
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Transfer Function Correction - User Lut
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Standard Gamma Correction
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Figure 25: Look up Table
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User Defined LUT
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Figure 26: Gamma Corrected Video Signal
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Figure 27: Custom LUT
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Defective Pixel Correction
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Static Pixel Correction
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Dynamic Pixel Correction
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Flat Field and Fpn Correction
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Camera Interface
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Status LED
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Temperature Monitor
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Exposure Time Monitor
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Frame Time Monitor
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Current Image Size
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Hapter 3 - Camera Configuration
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Overview
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Camera Configuration
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Configuration Memory - Parameter FLASH
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Figure 28: Serial Protocol Format
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Figure 29: Normal Write Cycle
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Figure 30: Invalid Command Error
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Figure 31: Rx Timeout Error
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Figure 32: Normal Read Cycle
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Camera Configuration Register Description
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Startup Procedure
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Saving and Restoring Settings
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Retrieving Manufacturing Data
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Camera Information Registers
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Frame Exposure Control
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Exposure Time (Internal)
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Table 21: Current Camera Temperature Values
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Programmable Frame Period Enable
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Output Pixel Clock Rate and Zero ROT
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Fixed Frame Period
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Area of Interest
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Decimation (Averaging or Subsampling)
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Black Level Auto-Calibration
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Analog and Digital Gain
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Triggering Workspace Registers
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Strobe Control Registers
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Pulse Generator Registers
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Test Pattern Workspace Registers
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Input/Output Workspace Registers
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Data Output Bit Depth/Format Selector
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White Balance (WB) Workspace Registers
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Data Correction Workspace Registers
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Flat Field Correction and FPN Correction
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Chapter 4 - Configurator for Cameralink
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Overview
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Discovery Procedure
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Figure 33: Discovery Procedure - Select Port
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Graphical User Interface
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Figure 34: Camconfig GUI
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Main Gui Menu
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Figure 35: Main Menu
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Figure 36: Defective Pixel Map
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Figure 37: Command Terminal
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View Gui Windows
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Figure 38: View Menu
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Menu Help
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Figure 39: Help Menu
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Parameter Windows
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Figure 40: about Camconfig
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Acquisition Control Panel
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Figure 41: Acquisition Control Panel
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Figure 42: Exposure Control Window
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Figure 43: AOI Functions
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Figure 44: Subsampling Functions
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Figure 45: Video Amp Parameter Menu
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Figure 46: Trigger Parameter Menu
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Trigger Panel
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Figure 47: Pulse Generator Panel
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Pulse Generator Panel
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Strobe Control and Output Mapping
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Figure 48: Strobe Control Panel
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Data Output Panel
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Figure 49: Data Output Panel
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Figure 50: DPC and HPC Options
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Color
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Figure 51: Color Panel
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Chapter 5 Cheetah Warranty and Support
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Ordering Information
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Technical Support
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Table 22: Cheetah Part Numbers
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Warranty
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Appendix A - Camera Configuration Reference
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Abbreviations
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Saving and Restoring Registers
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Camera Information Registers
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A.0 Abbreviations
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ACQUISITION REGISTERS (Stored in FLASH)
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Trigger Registers
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Pulse Generator Registers
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Test Pattern Registers
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Strobe Registers
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Input and Output Registers
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Output Data Format Registers
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Wb and Color Correction Registers
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Data Correction Registers
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Manufacturing Data Registers
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Appendix B - Creating Look up Tables
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Overview
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Using an Ascii Text Editor
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B.1 Overview
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Using Microsoft Excel
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Appendix C - Creating Dpc and Hpc Tables
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Overview
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Using an Ascii Text Editor
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C.1 Overview
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Appendix D - Software Installation - Cl
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Appendix E - Power Supplies
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Imperx, Inc. Rev
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Figure 52: Model: PS12V04 Standard Power Supply Ordered Separately
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Figure 53: Trigger & Strobe Pigtail with Male BNC Connectors
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Figure 54: Power Supply Connection Diagram
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Figure 55: Power Supply Specifications
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