Acquisition Control
4CXP Camera
MIKROTRON GmbH
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TriggerMode [TriggerSelector]
This feature activates or deactivates the selected trigger type.
Access
read / write
Type:
enumeration
In:
Enumeration
Description
ON
enables the selected trigger type; the camera waits for a trigger signal before
acquiring a frame. The trigger signal can be a trigger signal from the frame grabber or
a software trigger initiated by a software command. The trigger source has to be set
in the feature TriggerSource. In trigger mode, the frame rate of the camera depends
on the frequency of the trigger signals
OFF
disables the selected trigger type; all trigger signals will be ignored. The camera is set
into the current acquisition mode
Out:
Remark:
If a trigger is active, ExposureMode defines whether the exposure of the image is
defined by the feature ExposureTime (fixed exposure time) or by the duration of the
trigger signal itself (variable exposure time). The settings in ExposureMode will only
be relevant if the camera is in triggered mode.
TriggerSource [TriggerSe
l
ector]
This feature defines the source of the trigger signal.
Access
read / write
Type:
enumeration
In:
Enumeration
Description
Line0
CXP cameras with DIN connector offer one trigger input with two physical lines via
Hirose connector (
page 17); the trigger signal can either be sent via line 0 or
line 1
Line1
CXP cameras with DIN connector offer one trigger input with two lines via Hirose
connector (
page 17); the trigger signal can either be sent via line 0 or line 1
Software
if SoftwareTrigger is set, the trigger will be generated by the software using the
feature TriggerSoftware; no external (hardware) trigger signal is needed
CXPTrigger
if CXPTrigger is set, the camera will wait for an external trigger signal from the
frame grabber before acquiring another frame; exposure time for the next image is
the time defined by the feature ExposureTime
Out:
see above
Remark:
Only one trigger source can be active.