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Configuring the Camera
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FPGA Status Inquiry
The camera has been programmed to detect several error conditions in its field programmable gate array
(FPGA). When an error condition is detected, a flag is set. The FPGA status inquiry register allows you to
read the error flags.
Register Base Address: 0x0C10
Field Name: Register Status Offset: 0x0000 Size: 1 Byte Type: Read only
Description: The integer value in this field indicates the status of this inquiry register:
0x00 = The register is not available
0x01 = The register is available.
Field Name: FPGA Status Offset: 0x0001 Size: 1 Byte Type: Read only
Description: Each bit in this field specifies an error condition (see table below). Bit 0 is the least signifi-
cant bit. If a bit is set to 1, the error condition assigned to that bit is present. If the bit is set
to 0, the error is not present.
Bit Description
0 No FPGA firmware available.
1 FPGA firmware is available but the firmware has failed to load.
2 The camera’s maximum line rate has been exceeded.
(Note: If you are operating the camera in ExSync programmable mode and you trig-
ger the camera faster than allowed, the camera will automatically ignore any trigger
signals that would cause a max line rate exceeded condition and this bit will not be
set.)
3 There is no ExSync signal.
4 A “high clipping situation has been detected (see Section 3.6.5 ).
5 A “low clipping situation has been detected (see Section 3.6.5 ).
6 A “dark pixel” error has been detected.
The camera’s sensor has several “dark pixels” that are used for internal calibration
procedures. Dark pixel errors are very uncommon but they could be caused by us-
ing an extremely bright illumination source or if the camera is not equipped with the
recommended IR cut filter (see Section
1.4 ). Dark pixel errors could also be caused
by a defective sensor.
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