Piranha 3 User Manual
Teledyne DALSA
03-032-10216-06
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Contents
Introduction to the Piranha 3 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
Camera Link Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 18
Input Signals, Camera Link............................................................................................................................. 19
Output Signals, Camera Link .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.3 Camera Link Video Timing .......................................................................................................................................... 20
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
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