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Spyder3 S3-14 and S3-24 Monochrome Camera User's Manual
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Teledyne DALSA
S3-14-02k40
7.05KH z
8.52KH z
S3-24-02k40
13.6KH z
16.4KH z
S3-24-04k40
4.4KH z
7.24KH z
Immediate read out mode (default, srm 2)
In this m od e the im age is read ou t, inclu d ing accu m u lated d ark cu rrent, im m ed iately follow ing the
trigger or the EXSYN C falling ed ge.
There are no line rate lim itations other than the am ou nt of gate d ark cu rrent that can be tolerated at low
line rates.
There are no tim ing or exp osu re anom alies other than situ ations w here EXSYN C is rem oved from
cam era. In this case, the cam era w ill op erate in a "w atchd og" state.
For inform ation on artifacts that m ay be exp erienced w hile u sing this m od e, see the Artifacts section
below .
Gate dark current clear mode (always on, srm 1)
In this m od e the gate d ark cu rrent w ill be cleared continu ou sly.
After the trigger (EXSYN C) is received , the d ark cu rrent is cleared from the im age sensor before the
im age is acqu ired . The line rate is lim ited to ½ the m axim u m line rate available for that m od el of cam era.
For inform ation on artifacts that m ay be exp erienced w hile u sing this m od e, see the Artifacts section
below .
Table 18.
Max. Line Rate
Model
Immediate Readout
Mode
Dark Current Clear
Mode
S3-14-01k40
36 KH z
18KH z
S3-24-01k40
68 KH z
34 KH z
S3-14-02k40
18.5KH z
9.25KH z
S3-24-02k40
36 KH z
18 KH z
S3-24-04k40
18.5KH z
9.25KH z
When op erating in the d ark cu rrent clear m od e, there w ill be a slight d elay, equ ivalent to one read ou t
tim e, before the actu al exp osu re is im p lem ented . The actu al exp osu re tim e w ill not be altered .
Table 19.
Model
Exposure Delay and Max Exposure Time in Auto
Mode
S3-14-01k40
27.5 µs
S3-24-01k40
14.75 µs
S3-14-02k40
53.1µs
S3-24-02k40
27.5 µs
S3-24-04k40
53.1µs
