AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s
Ve rs io n 1 .1 . 3
C o p y r i g h t
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A O S T e c h n o l o g i e s A G
P a g e 2 5 o f 3 2
8.1.5
Multi camera systems with frame synchronization (setting 3)
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Th e ex te rn a l c lo ck can h av e a n y fr eq u en cy , a ls o u n ev en fr am e rat es lik e
63 7Hz
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ea ch c a me ra can h av e a d if f er en t f ra m e r at e s et tin g . Ho w ev er, th e a ctu al
fra m e rat e is g iv en b y t h e ex te rn a l c lo ck r es p . t h e ca m era p rov id in g th e
Syn c IN s ign al
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E xa mp l e :
E xt ern a l c lo ck = 63 7 H z
Se tti n g ca m 1 = 1 ’0 00 fp s / 5 1 2 l in es
- > ru n s act u al on 6 37 fp s / 51 2 lin e s
Se tti n g ca m 2 = 5 0 0 fp s / 1’ 0 24 lin es
- > r u n s a ct u al on
5 00 fp s
/ 1’ 0 24 li n es
“ Sy n c” LE D w ill b e r ed t o in d ica te
a s y n c err or of ca m 2
S ett in g ca m 3 = 1’ 0 00 fp s / 5 1 2 l in es
-> ru n s actu al on
5 0 0 fp s
/ 51 2 lin es
S ett in g ca m 4 = 1’ 0 00 fp s / 5 1 2 l
in es -> ru n s actu al on
5 0 0 fp s
/ 51 2 lin es
Du e to th e fac t th e ca m era p rov id i n g th e Sy n c s ign a l t o al l fo llo w in g
ca m era can ov erru l e th e ir s ett in g , th is s ys t e m s etu p (“d ais y ch a in ” ) h as to
b e u s ed w ith gr eat es t c are to av oid s eq u en c es at wron g s ett in gs
If ca m eras h av e to , or c an , b e op er at ed i n d e p e n d en t ly ( with ou t fr a me
s yn ch ro n iz ati on ), th e c a m eras can s i mp l y b e c on n ec t ed u s in g t h e ir G igE
d ata in t er fa ce an d C A T6 cab les . To b rid g e l on g e r d is t an c es , co m m er cia ll y
av ail ab l e G igE n e tw ork co mp on en ts li k e B rid g es , Hu b s an d Ro u t ers can b e
u s ed .
Th e t ri gg er s i gn al h as t o b e p rov i d e d to ea ch in d iv id u a l ca m era u s in g 2 - wi r e tr ig g er cab l es an d
/ or A OS tr ig ge r cab l es .
E xt ern a l c lo ck
Sy n c IN
Sy n c IN
E xt ern a l t ri gg er
Sy n c O U T
Sync IN
Syn c O U T
Syn c IN
Syn c O U T
Da ta
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