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Piranha HS 4x User’s Manual 3
DALSA Corp. PRELIMINARY 03-32-10040-03
Contents
Introduction to the Piranha HS 4x High Sensitivity Line Scan Cameras ___________________ 5
1.1 Camera Highlights .......................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Image Sensor...............................................................................................................................................................7
1.3 Camera Performance Specifications.............................................................................................................................7
Camera Hardware Interface________________________________________________ 11
2.1 Installation Overview ...................................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Input/Output Connectors..............................................................................................................................................12
2.3 Connectors, Pinouts, and Cables ..................................................................................................................................12
2.4 Power Supplies ............................................................................................................................................................14
2.5 Data Bus, Camera Link ................................................................................................................................................14
2.6 LED Status Indicators ...................................................................................................................................................15
Software Interface: How to Control the Camera __________________________________ 17
3.1 Overview: Setting up the Camera to Send Commands ................................................................................................17
3.2 Communications Protocol Overview.............................................................................................................................18
3.3 Saving and Restoring Settings .....................................................................................................................................19
3.4 Setting the Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................................19
3.5 Setting the Data Mode .................................................................................................................................................20
3.6 Selecting the Number of TDI Stages ............................................................................................................................21
3.7 Setting Exposure Mode and Line Rate .........................................................................................................................21
3.8 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning..............................................................................................................................23
3.9 Setting a Region of Interest .........................................................................................................................................25
3.10 Returning Video Information.....................................................................................................................................25
3.11 Calibrating the Camera..............................................................................................................................................27
3.12 System Debugging.....................................................................................................................................................36
3.13 Monitoring Tasks........................................................................................................................................................37
3.14 Rebooting the Camera ...............................................................................................................................................38
Optical and Mechanical Considerations________________________________________ 39
4.1 Mechanical Interface ....................................................................................................................................................39
4.2 Optical Interface...........................................................................................................................................................40
Troubleshooting ________________________________________________________ 43
5.1 Common Solutions.......................................................................................................................................................43
5.2 Troubleshooting Using the Serial Interface .................................................................................................................43