Piranha 3 User Manual
DALSA 03-032-10216-02
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Contents
Introduction to the Piranha3 Camera _________________________________________ 7
1.1 Camera Highlights.......................................................................................................................................................7
Features ..........................................................................................................................................................7
Key Specifications............................................................................................................................................7
Programmability.............................................................................................................................................8
Description......................................................................................................................................................8
Applications.....................................................................................................................................................8
Models.............................................................................................................................................................8
1.2 Camera Performance Specifications ............................................................................................................................9
1.3 Image Sensor...............................................................................................................................................................12
1.4 Responsivity.................................................................................................................................................................13
Camera Hardware Interface________________________________________________ 15
2.1 Installation Overview...................................................................................................................................................15
2.2 Input/Output Connectors and LED...............................................................................................................................15
Input Signals, Camera Link ............................................................................................................................19
Output Signals, Camera Link..........................................................................................................................19
2.3 Camera Link Video Timing..........................................................................................................................................19
Software Interface: How to Control the Camera __________________________________ 23
Setting Baud Rate...........................................................................................................................................24
Camera Help Screen .......................................................................................................................................24
3.1 Command Categories...................................................................................................................................................26
3.2 Sensor Output Format .................................................................................................................................................27
Overview .........................................................................................................................................................27
Setting the Exposure Mode .............................................................................................................................27
Setting the Line Rate ......................................................................................................................................30
Setting the Exposure Time..............................................................................................................................31
3.3 Camera Output Format ...............................................................................................................................................31
3.4 Data Processing...........................................................................................................................................................33
Processing Chain Overview and Description...................................................................................................33
Calibrating the Camera to Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction)..................................................35
Analog Signal Processing: Setting Analog Gain and Offset...........................................................................38
Digital Signal Processing................................................................................................................................44
Returning Calibration Results and Errors.......................................................................................................49
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