Piranha HN RoHS User Manual
Teledyne DALSA
03-032-20135-00
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Contents
1. The Piranha HN Camera _________________________________________________________________ 5
Camera Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Camera Performance Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 6
Image Sensor ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Responsivity ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2. Camera Hardware Interface ______________________________________________________________ 10
Installation Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Input / Output Connectors and LED ................................................................................................................................... 10
LED Status Indicator ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Power Connector ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Camera Link Data Connector .......................................................................................................................... 12
Input Signals, Camera Link ............................................................................................................................ 14
Output Signals, Camera Link .......................................................................................................................... 14
3. Mechanical Interface ___________________________________________________________________ 15
Lens Mounts ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Optical Interface................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Illumination .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Light Sources ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Filters .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Lens Modeling ................................................................................................................................................. 16
4. Software Interface: How to Control the Camera _________________________________________________ 18
Camera Help Screen ....................................................................................................................................... 19
First Power Up Camera Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Command Categories ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Selecting TDI or Area Mode Operation ........................................................................................................... 23
Selecting the Number of CCD Integration Stages ........................................................................................... 23
Setting the Camera’s CCD Shift Direction ....................................................................................................... 24
Increasing Sensitivity with Binning ................................................................................................................. 25
Exposure Mode and Line/Frame Rate ............................................................................................................ 28
How to Set Exposure Mode and Line/Frame Rate .......................................................................................... 28
Setting the Exposure Mode ............................................................................................................................. 28
Exposure Modes in Detail ............................................................................................................................... 29
Setting Frame Rate ......................................................................................................................................... 30
Maximum Line Rate Calculations ................................................................................................................... 31
Camera Output Format...................................................................................................................................................... 32
How to Configure Camera Output ................................................................................................................... 32
Setting the Camera Link Mode ....................................................................................................................... 35
Setting the Camera Throughput ..................................................................................................................... 35
