
CMCB-140MCL/CM-140MCL-UV/CMCB-140PMCL
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6.1.8.
Vertical Binning
This function is only available on the CM-140MCL/-UV/PMCL/-UV camera.
Binning mode (Command VB) is a function where the signal charge from 2 adjacent (vertical)
pixels are added together and read out as one pixel. Binning results in half vertical resolution and
higher frame rate. By adding 2 pixels together, the sensitivity is doubled. The charge accumulated
in 2 adjacent lines is added together in the horizontal CCD register. This is done by providing two
pulses to the vertical CCD register for each line readout. Vertical binning can not be used
together with the Partial scan.
Fig. 14. Vertical Binning
Normal full
scanning
2 line Vertical Binning
H
H
Horizontal CCD Register
S/H
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