Spyder3 SG-34 GigE Vision Color Manual
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Teledyne DALSA
03-032-20124-00
Contents
The Spyder3 SG-34 Cameras ________________________________________________________________ 5
Camera Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Performance Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Certifications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Image Sensor ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Responsivity ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Mechanicals ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Mounting ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Software and Hardware Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Setup Steps: Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Step 1. Ethernet Network Card: Install and Configure ...................................................................................................... 15
Step 2. Connect Power, Ethernet, and Trigger Cables ....................................................................................................... 18
Step 3. Establish Communication with the Camera ........................................................................................................... 22
Using Sapera CamExpert with Spyder3 Cameras .............................................................................................................. 23
Step 4. Camera Test Patterns ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Camera Operation ______________________________________________________________________ 26
Factory Settings ................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Check Camera and Sensor Information ............................................................................................................................. 26
Verify Temperature and Voltage ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Saving and Restoring Camera Settings ............................................................................................................................. 27
Timing: Exposure and Synchronization ............................................................................................................................. 29
Exposure Controls .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Line Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Exposure Time ................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Triggers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Input / Output Control ....................................................................................................................................................... 35
Gain, Black Level, and Background .................................................................................................................................. 36
Image Size ......................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Color .................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Pixel Format ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Sensor Direction Control .................................................................................................................................................... 39
Resetting the Camera ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Camera Calibration ______________________________________________________________________ 41
Calibrating the Camera to Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction) ..................................................................... 42
Color Correction Matrix ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Appendix A: Clear Dark Current _____________________________________________________________ 50
Appendix B: GPIO Control _________________________________________________________________ 57
GPIO Getting Started: Beginner Mode .............................................................................................................................. 57
Examples: Setting the Camera Modes ............................................................................................................................... 59
Outputs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Trigger Settings: GURU Mode ........................................................................................................................................... 71
