
Falcon2 4M, 8M, and 12M Camera User's Manual
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Teledyne DALSA
03-032-20107-03
Internal Frame Rate
The fram e rate is d ep end ent on the w ind ow size, and the exp osu re tim es are d ep end ent on the fram e rate.
For exam p le, d ecreasing the fram e rate allow s for a longer exp osu re tim e. To increase the fram e rate
d ecrease the w ind ow size. Fram e rate takes p riority over exp osu re tim e. Maxim u m exp osu re tim e can be
increased by low ering fram e rate.
Faster fram e rates can be achieved u sing by d ecreasing the nu m ber of horizontal p ixels (x, colu m ns) and
/ or the nu m ber of vertical lines (y, row s).
The follow ing chart show s m axim u m cam era sp eed in fp s for d ifferent com binations of resolu tions asp ect
ratios and sensor bit d ep ths (inp u t p ixel size).
In ad d ition, an online fram e rate calcu lator is available from the Falcon2 p rod u ct p age on the Teled yne
DALSA site,
Table 8 Maximum Frame rate for 10 Tap Cameralink Configuration
Resolution
Aspect
Ratio
Maximum
Column
Maximum
Rows
Frame Rate
(8 Bit Pixel Size)
Frame Rate
(9 Bit Pixel
Size)
Frame Rate
(10 Bit Pixel Size)
12M
4:3
4096
3072
58
58
58
8M
1:1
2816
2816
90
89
66
8M
4:3
3328
2502
86
86
74
4M
1:1
2048
2048
148
122
91
4M
4:3
2432
1728
168
145
108
Table 9 Maximum Frame Rate for 8 Tap Cameralink Configuration
Resolution
Aspect
Ratio
Maximum
Column
Maximum
Rows
Frame Rate
(8 Bit Pixel Size)
Frame Rate
(9 Bit Pixel
Size)
Frame Rate
(10 Bit Pixel Size)
12M
4:3
4096
3072
46
46
46
8M
1:1
2816
2816
75
74
57
8M
4:3
3328
2502
71
71
63
4M
1:1
2048
2048
137
122
91
4M
4:3
2432
1728
140
132
101