Tiger CCD Cameras with Camera Link
– User Manual
November 27, 2017
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turn FCC off or select from one of two FFC tables, FFC #1 and FFC
#2.
LUT
Activates a Lookup Table for modifying and transforming the
original video data into any arbitrary value. Tiger cameras support
four lookup tables. LUT#1 is pre-programmed with gamma 0.65.
LUTs #2, #3 and #4 can be loaded by the User.
Black Level
Activates automatic black level adjustment. Use the Black Level
drop-down menu to enable automatic correction.
Smear (available on
ruggedized camera only)
Enables vertical smear correction. This compensates for very bright,
fast-moving objects that can produce a faint column artifact when
using short exposures. Options are Off and Dynamic.
Horizontal Flip
Flips the image horizontally.
Negative Image
Reverses the image so that the lightest areas appear darkest and
the darkest areas appear lightest. For color negatives, the colors are
also reversed into their respective complementary colors.
Table 18: Image correction descriptions.
3.9.5 Test
Use the test functions on the Image Parameters panel to check camera communications
and to generate test images from the Image Parameters panel.
The Ping function checks the serial connection status of the camera. Click Ping for a visual
indication of the following status indicators:
•
GREEN
indicates a successful connection.
•
RED
indicates no connection.
•
YELLOW
indicates a ping command was sent to the camera.
Figure 55: Image test settings.
Test Mode generates test images. The camera outputs various test images to verify the
camera’s general performance and connectivity to the frame grabber. This ensures that all
of the major modules in the hardware are working properly and that the connection
between the frame grabber and the camera is synchronized, that is, the image framing,
output mode, communication rate, and so on are properly configured. Test image
patterns do not exercise and v
erify the CCD’s functionality.
Click the Test Mode drop-down menu drop-down for the following modes:
Test Mode
Descriptions
Off
Test mode is off.
BW Checkerboard
A black and white checkerboard pattern.
