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Piranha Color Camera 21
Software Interface: Configuring
the Camera
Using ASCII Commands
All of the camera’s functionality is configurable through its serial interface using the
three-letter commands. You can use any terminal program (e.g. HyperTerminal) to send
serial commands to the camera; however, you must comply with the following serial
protocol:

8 data bits

1 stop bit
 No parity

No flow control

9.6 kbps (at power up)
 Camera does not echo characters
Command Format
When entering commands please remember the following:
 A carriage return
<CR>
ends each command.
 The camera will answer each command with either
<CR><LF> OK >
or
<CR><LF>Error xx: Error Message > or Warning xx: Warning
Message . The > character is always the last character sent by the camera.
 The following parameter conventions are used in the manual:
i
= integer value
f
= real number
m
= member of a set
s
= string
t
= tap id
x
= pixel column number
y
= pixel row number
Example: to return the current camera settings:
gcp <CR>
3.1 First Power Up Camera Settings
When the camera is powered up for the first time it operates using the following factory
settings:
 Internal forward color scanning direction.
 Maximum line rate: 32 kHz (2k) or 17 kHz (4k).

0 dB calibrated analog gain and offset.
 Factory calibrated FPN and PRNU coefficients enabled.
 8 bit output.