CHEETAH 3G-SDI Camera
November 16, 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 About the 3G-SDI Camera ......................................................... 7
1.1 General ........................................................................................................ 7
1.1.1 Key Features ....................................................................................... 7
1.2 Technical Specifications............................................................................... 8
1.3 Camera Configuration ................................................................................. 9
1.4 Ordering Information .................................................................................. 9
2 Hardware ................................................................................ 10
2.1 Camera Connectivity ................................................................................. 10
2.1.1 Pin Assignments ................................................................................ 11
2.1.2. LED Status ........................................................................................ 11
Example ..................................................................................................... 12
2.1.3 Power Supply .................................................................................... 12
2.2 Electrical Connectivity ............................................................................... 14
2.3 Mechanicals ............................................................................................... 15
2.4 Optical ....................................................................................................... 17
2.5 Environmental ........................................................................................... 17
3 Configuration Software ........................................................... 18
3.1 Overview ................................................................................................... 18
3.2 Installing the Software .............................................................................. 18
Installation ................................................................................................. 18
3.3 Starting CamConfig .................................................................................... 22
3.4 Main Window ............................................................................................ 23
3.4.1 Menu ................................................................................................ 23
3.4.2 View .................................................................................................. 26
3.4.3 Help ................................................................................................... 26
3.5 Gain & Exposure Control ........................................................................... 26
3.5.1 Exposure Control .............................................................................. 27
3.5.2 Gain Control and Color Offset .......................................................... 28
3.5.3 Automatic Exposure and Gain Controls ............................................ 28
3.6 I/O Control ................................................................................................. 31
3.7 Strobe Control ........................................................................................... 31
3.8 Image Control ............................................................................................ 32
3.8.1 Gamma ............................................................................................. 33
3.8.2 Lookup Table .................................................................................... 33
3.8.3 Enhancement .................................................................................... 34
3.9 Color Control ............................................................................................. 34
3.9.1 Adjusting White Balance ................................................................... 34
3.10 Output Control ........................................................................................ 35
3.10.1 Test Patterns ................................................................................... 37
3.10.2 Overlays .......................................................................................... 38
4 Camera Features ..................................................................... 39
4.1 Exposure Control ....................................................................................... 39
4.2 Automatic Exposure Control ..................................................................... 39
4.3 Automatic Gain Control ............................................................................. 39
4.4 I/O Control ................................................................................................. 40
4.5 Strobe Control ........................................................................................... 40
4.6 Gamma Control ......................................................................................... 40
