Dalsa Piranha ES Series, User Manual

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Piranha ES-xx User Manual
Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20070-02
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3.7 Diagnostics
3.7.1 Generating a Test Pattern
Pu rp ose: Generates a test p attern to aid in system d ebu gging. The test
p atterns are u sefu l for verifying p rop er tim ing and connections
betw een the cam era and the fram e grabber. The follow ing tables
show each available test p attern.
Syntax:
svm i
Syntax Elem ents:
i
0
Vid eo.
1 12 bit test p attern 1 (ram p )
2 8 bit test p attern 2 (step )
N otes:

When retu rning to vid eo (svm 0) after view ing a test p attern,
the cam era restores the saved u ser settings for d igital offset
(
sdo
), enable p ixel coefficients (
epc
), set su btract backgrou nd
(
ssb
), and set system d igital gain (
ssg
).

The follow ing d iagram s show 12-bit p ixel valu es. When
op erating in 8-bit m od e, p ixel valu es w ill be 1/ 16
th
of p ixel
valu es in the d iagram .
Exam p le:
svm 2
Table 19: Test Patterns
ES-80-
04k40
Operating
Mode Test Pattern
TDI Mod e
Forw ard ,
smm 0
,
svm
1
10
23
40
95
10
24
20
47
20
48
30
71
30
72
0
TDI Mod e
Reverse,
smm
0
,
svm 1
10
23
40
95
10
24
20
47
20
48
30
71
30
72
0
TDI Mod e
Forw ard ,
smm 1
,
svm
1
10
23
40
95
10
24
20
47
20
48
30
71
30
72
0
TDI Mod e
Reverse,
smm
1
,
svm 1
10
23
40
95
10
24
20
47
20
48
30
71
30
72 0
Area Mod e
Forw ard ,
smm 0
,
svm
10
30
7 10
31
20
54
20
55
30
78
30
79
8