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BOBCAT HD-SDI
Hardware User’s Manual
Imperx, Inc.
Rev. 1.4
6421 Congress Ave.
6/2/2014
Boca Raton, FL 33487
+1 (561) 989-0006
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2.16.
CAMERA INTERFACE
2.16.1.
Status LED
The camera has a dual red-green LED, located on the back panel. The LED
color and light pattern indicate the camera status and mode of operation:
•
GREEN
is steady ON
– Normal operation. The user is expected to see a
normal image coming out of the camera.
•
GREEN
blinks at ~ 0.5 Hz
– indicates programmable frame integration mode.
•
GREEN
blinks at
~ 2.0 Hz
–
the camera is in external Genlock sync mode.
•
YELLOW
is steady ON
– Test mode. The user is expected to see one of the
test patterns.
•
YELLOW
blinks at ~ 0.5 Hz
– the camera is in AGC/AEC mode. In this
mode changing the shutter slider will not affect the image luminance.
•
RED
is steady ON
– RS232 communication error or firmware load error. Re-
power the camera and load the factory settings. If the condition is still present,
please contact the factory for RMA.
•
LED is OFF
– Power not present error. The camera has no power or indicates
a camera power supply failure. A faulty external AC adapter could also cause
this. To restore the camera operation, re-power the camera and load the factory
settings. If the LED is still “OFF”, please contact the factory for RMA.
2.16.2.
Temperature Monitor
The camera has a built in temperature sensor which monitors the internal
camera temperature. The sensor is placed on the hottest spot in the camera. The
internal camera temperature is displayed on the Camera Configuration Utility
screen and can be queried by the user at any time – refer to Camera
Configuration section.
2.16.3.
Exposure Time Monitor
The camera has a built in exposure time monitor. In any mode of operation (i.e.
normal, AOI, etc.) the user can query the camera for the current exposure time
by issuing a command – refer to the Exposure Control section. The current
camera integration time in units of microseconds will be returned.
2.16.4.
Frame Time Monitor
The camera has a built in frame rate monitor. In any mode of operation (i.e.
normal, AOI, etc.) the user can query the camera for the current frame rate by