Dalsa Falcon 1.4M100 HG Monochrome, User Manual

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DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User's Manual
4 Contents
3.3.1 Retrieving Camera Settings .................................................................................................... 32
3.4 First Power Up Camera Settings ......................................................................................... 32
3.5 Saving and Restoring Settings ............................................................................................ 33
3.5.1 Factory Settings....................................................................................................................... 33
3.5.2 User Settings ........................................................................................................................... 34
3.6 Camera Output Format ......................................................................................................... 34
3.6.1 How to Configure Camera Output ........................................................................................... 34
3.6.2 Setting the Camera’s Pixel Rate ............................................................................................. 35
3.7 Setting Exposure Mode, Frame Rate and Exposure Time ................................................ 36
3.7.1 Non-Concurrent vs. Concurrent Modes of Operation ............................................................. 36
3.7.2 Setting the Exposure Mode and Time ..................................................................................... 37
3.7.3 Exposure Modes in Detail ....................................................................................................... 39
3.7.4 Setting the Frame Rate ........................................................................................................... 43
3.8 Setting a Vertical Window of Interest.................................................................................. 44
3.8.1 Frame Rate vs. Active Lines ................................................................................................... 44
3.9 Flat Field Correction.............................................................................................................. 48
3.9.1 Flat Field Correction for Color Camera Models....................................................................... 51
3.9.2 Selecting Factory or User Coefficients .................................................................................... 53
3.9.3 Enabling Pixel Coefficients ...................................................................................................... 53
3.9.4 Selecting the Calibration Sample Size .................................................................................... 54
3.9.5 Performing FPN Calibration .................................................................................................... 54
3.9.6 Performing PRNU Calibration ................................................................................................. 56
3.9.7 Saving, Loading and Resetting Coefficients ........................................................................... 58
3.10 Gain Adjustments.................................................................................................................. 59
3.10.1 Factory Calibrated Analog Gains ............................................................................................ 59
3.10.2 Setting Digital System Gain for Monochrome Cameras.......................................................... 59
3.10.3 Enabling Color Gain ................................................................................................................ 60
3.10.4 Setting Digital Gain for Color Cameras ................................................................................... 60
3.10.5 Subtracting Background .......................................................................................................... 61
3.11 Generating a Test Pattern..................................................................................................... 63
OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................ 65
4.1 Mechanical Interface ............................................................................................................. 65
4.2 Lens Mounts .......................................................................................................................... 67
4.3 Optical Interface .................................................................................................................... 68