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CAMELIA 4M Digital Camera
5301C–IMAGE–03/04
RS-232 Interface
The camera’s configuration is set by the RS-232 interface. Table 5 lists the available
features:
Note:
1. The video signal processing gain of the camera can be adjusted by setting either the
CDS or camera gain.
CDS gain: a 1x or 4x gain is available at the input of the video signal processing. Use
of the 4x gain is recommended for low level applications as it results in lower noise.
Camera gain: a range of 1x to 2x is available in 16 steps.
Table 5. RS-232 Specifications
Function
RS-232 Configuration
Comment
Timing mode
3 modes:
- continuous (free running)
- external trigger
- external ITC
Binning
3 modes:
- no binning
- 2 x 2 pixel binning
- 4 x 4 pixel binning
Image size: 2048 (H) x 2048 (V)
Image size: 1024 (H) x 1024 (V)
Image size: 512 (H) x 512 (V)
CDS gain
(1)
2 positions:
- G = 1
- G = 4
G = 4 is recommended for
applications requiring high
sensitivity
Camera gain
(1)
Camera gain value from 1.00x to
2.00x in 16 steps
Shutter
2 modes:
- active
- inactive (always open)
Shutter delay
4 positions:
- 1 ms
- 5 ms
- 10 ms
- 20 ms
Antiblooming
control
2 modes:
- active
- inactive
Black and white/
color mode
2 modes:
- black and white
- 3-shot color
Black and white
integration time
Value must be in milliseconds
Range: 1 to 2000 ms; active only in
black and white mode
Must be an integer (e.g. 120 for
120 ms, 120.4 is not permitted)
Red/Green/Blue
integration time
Value must be in milliseconds
Range: 1 to 2000 ms; active only in
3-shot color mode
Must be an integer (e.g. 120 for
120 ms, 120.4 is not permitted)
