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Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Monochrome Cameras User’s Manual
03-032-20123-01
Teledyne DALSA
Timing: Exposure and Synchronization ............................................................................................................................. 33
Timing ............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Exposure Controls .............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Set the Exposure Mode.................................................................................................................................... 35
Exposure Modes in Detail ............................................................................................................................... 36
Line Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Exposure Time ................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Triggers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Input / Output Control ....................................................................................................................................................... 39
Gain, Black Level, and Background .................................................................................................................................. 40
Image Size ......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Pixel Format ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Sensitivity Mode ................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Sensor Direction Control .................................................................................................................................................... 42
Sensor Shift Direction ..................................................................................................................................... 43
Binning .............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Resetting the Camera ........................................................................................................................................................ 44
Camera Calibration_______________________________________________________________________________ 45
Processing Chain Overview and Description ................................................................................................... 45
Analog Gain and Offset Adjustment .................................................................................................................................. 47
Calibrate the Camera to Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction) ........................................................................ 49
Digital Signal Processing ................................................................................................................................ 51
Appendix A: Clear Dark Current ______________________________________________________________________ 55
Gate Dark Current Clear ................................................................................................................................. 55
Auto Mode (srm 0) .......................................................................................................................................... 55
Immediate read out mode (default, srm 2) .................................................................................................... 56
Gate dark current clear mode (always on, srm 1) .......................................................................................... 56
Setting the Readout Mode .............................................................................................................................. 57
Appendix B: Sensitivity Mode ________________________________________________________________________ 58
Sensitivity Mode and Pixel Readout ............................................................................................................... 58
Appendix C: GPIO Control __________________________________________________________________________ 60
GPIO Getting Started: Beginner Mode .............................................................................................................................. 60
The GPIO Connector ........................................................................................................................................ 60
Configure GPIO Signal Levels ......................................................................................................................... 61
Examples: Setting the Camera Modes ............................................................................................................................... 62
Free Run Mode: Internal Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal frame trigger ........................... 62
Internal Line Trigger, External Direction Control, Internal frame trigger...................................................... 64
External Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal frame trigger...................................................... 65
External Line Trigger, External Direction Control from Rotary Encoder......................................................... 66
External Frame Trigger: Frame Start Trigger mode ..................................................................................... 68
Outputs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Trigger Settings: GURU Mode ........................................................................................................................................... 73
Pulse Generator .............................................................................................................................................. 76
Rescaler ........................................................................................................................................................... 78
Counter ........................................................................................................................................................... 80
