SU320CSX
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Date Printed: 5-Dec-2016
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5.
Camera Functions and Control Software Interface
The CSX camera has a variety of features and modes that can be selected or queried through the control
interface including automatic gain control (AGC), exposure time, frame rate, non-uniformity corrections,
bad pixel corrections, and trigger modes. The CSX camera communicates via LVDS serial
communication provisions compliant to the Camera Link standard. All camera modes are controlled using
a set of ASCII commands sent by the Host to the camera utilizing the serial line inherent in the Camera
Link standard.
Appendix B is included as a separate document and includes default factory settings and calibration
information, including a table that correlates operational settings (OPRs) to integration time and nominal
FPA gain. Appendix B is specific to each camera model. It is highly recommended that the end user
become extremely familiar with this document.
5.1.
Communication Protocol
The CSX camera communicates via the serial communication provisions of the Camera Link standard.
This asynchronous serial communication is performed using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow
control, and a configurable baud rate. (See Appendix B for the default serial communication baud rate for
your particular camera.)
Table 6. Serial Communication Parameters
Serial Parameter
Default Value
Data Bits
8
Stop Bit
1
Parity None
Flow control
None
Baud Rate
57600 factory default, user configurable.
5.2.
Command Format and Response
The following typeface conventions are used when describing the camera command set:
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Text that should be reproduced literally is shown in constant-width type.
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Text that should be replaced by the user is shown in
constant-width italic type
.
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Optional text is enclosed in square brackets ([]).
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Comments are preceded by a double dash (--).
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Special operating or cautionary remarks are prefaced by Note: and
italicized in the normal
font
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WARNING notes are in boldface
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When commanding the camera the following rules apply:
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Command input is not case sensitive, upper and lowercase characters are accepted by the camera.
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A carriage return <CR> ends each command.
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All commands and arguments should be separated by white space.
