
RMV Operations Manual Revision Copyright illunis LLC, 2014
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8.4 Camera Link
Raster and Exposure Detectors
Cameras like the RMV are very complex
and can generate many different raster formats. To
document all possible combinations of binning, par-
tial scan and triggering is next to impossible. To
alleviate this the RMV incorporates a set of raster
detectors that measure the video image raster as
sent to the capture device. These measured val-
ues can be used to set the capture parameters. In
addition to the raster size an exposure detector is
included. The exposure detector measures the
exposure of the CCD sensor in units of the master
pixel clock rate. The frame CRC is used in the built
in test functions of the camera.
Serial Commands
Target
Index
Command
R/W
Description
04
1b
System Registers
R
0x0000 = Pixels per line
0x0001 = Active pixels per line
0x0002 = Lines per frame
0x0003 = Active lines per frame
0x0012 = Exposure counter low word
0x0013 = Exposure counter high word
0x0014 = Frame CRC
Quick FAQ’s:
►Active pixels per line = LVAL active pixel count.
►Active lines per frame = FVAL active line count.
►The exposure detector counter is a 32bit integer.
This gives a range of exposure from one clock peri-
od to over 2 seconds.
►Exposure is measured in pixel clock periods.
A 40Mhz clock has 0.025us periods
A 30Mhz clock has 0.033us periods
A 20Mhz clock has 0.050us periods
Active Area
LV
A
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Active pixels per line
LV
A
L
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p
FVAL Start
FVAL Stop
Pixels per line
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