Dalsa Spyder3 S3-14-01k40-00-R, User Manual

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Spyder3 S3-14 and S3-24 Monochrome Camera User's Manual 39
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Exposure Mode, Line Rate and Exposure Time
Overview
You have a choice of operating in one of seven mod es. The camera’s line rate (synchronization) can be
generated internally throu gh the set sync frequ ency softw are com m and
ssf or set externally w ith an
EXSYNC signal, d epend ing on your m od e of operation. To select how you w ant the camera’s line rate to
be generated :
1. You m u st first set the cam era m od e to one of the 7 available m od es u sing the
sem
com m and .
2. N ext, if u sing m od e 2, 7 or 8 use the com m and s
ssf
and / or
set
to set the line rate and exp osu re tim e.
Setting the Exposure Mode
Sets the camera’s exposure mod e allowing you to control your sync, exposure time, and line rate
generation.
Camera Link Command
Parameter Description Notes
sem i Sets the exp osu re m od e to u se. The
factory setting is
7
.

Refer to

Table 13: Sp yd er3 CL Exp osu re Mod es for a qu ick list
of available m od es or to the follow ing sections for a
m ore d etailed exp lanation.

To obtain the cu rrent valu e of the exp osu re m od e, u se
the com m and
gcp or get sem .
Example
sem 3
Table 13: Spyder3 CL Exposure Modes
Programmable Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time
Mode SYNC PRIN Description
2
Internal Internal Yes Yes Internal fram e rate and exp osure tim e.
Exp osu re control enabled (ECE).
3
External Internal N o N o Maxim u m exp osu re tim e. Exposu re
control d isabled (ECD).
4
External Internal N o N o Sm art EXSYN C. ECE.
5
External External N o N o External sync, external pixel reset. ECE.
6
External Internal N o Yes Fixed integration tim e. ECE.
7
Internal Internal Yes N o Internal line rate, m axim u m exp osu re tim e.
ECD.
8
Internal Internal N o Yes Maxim u m line rate for exp osu re tim e.
ECE.
N ote: When setting the cam era to external signal m od es, EXSYN C and / or PRIN m u st be su p p lied .