6M18 Camera User’s Manual
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DALSA
03-32-10017-03
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Introduction to the 6M18 Camera ____________________________________________ 5
1.1 Camera Highlights.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Image Sensor...............................................................................................................................................................6
1.3 Camera Performance Specifications ............................................................................................................................7
Camera Hardware Interface________________________________________________ 11
2.1 Installation Overview...................................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Input/Output................................................................................................................................................................11
2.3 LED Status Indicators...................................................................................................................................................12
2.4 Power Input.................................................................................................................................................................13
2.5 Power Supplies............................................................................................................................................................13
2.6 Data Output.................................................................................................................................................................14
2.7 Serial Communication .................................................................................................................................................16
2.8 Serial Communication Settings....................................................................................................................................18
2.9 TTL Trigger Input and Output .....................................................................................................................................18
2.10 Integration Time........................................................................................................................................................19
2.11 Timing .......................................................................................................................................................................19
Camera Operation ______________________________________________________ 21
3.1 How to Control the Camera .........................................................................................................................................21
3.3 Control Register Reference ..........................................................................................................................................23
3.4 Resetting the ADC boards (“soft” reset) ......................................................................................................................24
3.5 Adjusting User Gain.....................................................................................................................................................24
3.6 Automatic Offset Control (AOC)...................................................................................................................................25
3.7 Reading the Camera Type ...........................................................................................................................................26
3.8 Reading the Firmware Revision ..................................................................................................................................26
3.9 Resetting the Camera (“hard” reset)...........................................................................................................................26
3.10 Controlling Binning ...................................................................................................................................................27
3.11 Flush Before Integrate...............................................................................................................................................28
3.12 Triggering, Integration, and Frame Rate Overview..................................................................................................28
3.13 Controlling Integration..............................................................................................................................................29
3.14 Controlling Frame Rate .............................................................................................................................................32
Optical and Mechanical Considerations________________________________________ 33
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