Photon Focus MV1-D1312C CameraLink Series, User Manual

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4 Functionality
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S y s t e m P C
M a c h i n e V i s i o n
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E X S Y N C ( C C 1 ) / S o f t t r i g g e r
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Figure 4.23: Interface trigger source
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S y s t e m P C
M a c h i n e V i s i o n
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A
D a t a C a m e r a L i n k
P o w e r
T r i g g e r S o u r c e
E X S Y N C ( C C 1 ) / S o f t t r i g g e r
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F r a m e G r a b b e r
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D a t a C a m e r a L i n k
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Figure 4.24: Interface trigger with 2 cameras and frame grabber I/O card
Trigger-controlled Exposure time In this trigger mode the exposure time is defined by the
pulse width of the trigger pulse. For an active high trigger signal, the camera starts the
exposure with the positive edge of the trigger signal and stops it with the negative edge.
Trigger-controlled exposure time is not available in simultaneous readout mode.
External Trigger with Camera controlled Exposure Time
In the external trigger mode with camera controlled exposure time the rising edge of the
trigger pulse starts the camera states machine, which controls the sensor and optional an
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