Contents
Notice ............................................................................3
Warranty .......................................................................3
Certifications .................................................................3
Warning ........................................................................3
Usage Precautions .......................................................6
Features ........................................................................7
Parts Identification ........................................................8
Preparation........................................................... 13
Preparation Process ...................................................13
Step 1: Installing the Software (first time only) ............13
Enabling the CXP frame grabber board .............14
Step 2: Connecting Devices ........................................14
Step 3: Verifying the Camera’s Connection Status .....16
Step 4: Configuring Initial Settings for the Camera .....16
Connecting to the Camera to Control Tool .............16
Configuring the optimal link configuration ..........16
Configuring the Output Format ...............................17
Configuring Exposure and External Trigger
Settings ...................................................................18
Control via External Triggers .......................................19
When Controlling the Exposure Time Using
Specified Exposure Times ......................................19
When Controlling the Exposure Time Using the
Pulse Width of the Trigger Input Signal ..................19
Control Without External Triggers ...............................20
When Controlling the Exposure
Time Using Specified Exposure Times ...................20
When not Controlling the Exposure Time ...............21
Step 5: Adjusting the Image Quality............................21
Adjusting the Gain ..................................................21
Manual adjustment .............................................21
Adjusting the White Balance (SP-12000C-CXP4
only) ........................................................................22
Manual white balance adjustment ......................22
Automatic white balance adjustment .................22
Adjusting the Black Level .......................................22
Step 6: Configuring Various Other Settings ................22
Step 7: Saving the Settings .........................................23
To save user settings ..........................................23
To load user settings ...........................................24
Basic Function Matrix .................................................24
Main Functions .................................................... 25
GPIO (Digital Input/Output Settings) ...........................25
Valid Input/Output Combinations ............................25
Acquisition Control (Image Acquisition Controls) ........26
Changing the Frame Rate ......................................26
Maximum Frame Rate .............................................26
Necessary parameters .......................................26
Calculation of frame rate ....................................26
Exposure Mode ...........................................................27
Trigger Control ............................................................28
Shortest Repetition Period for Triggers ...................28
Gain Control ................................................................36
LUT (Lookup Table) ....................................................37
To use the LUT function ......................................37
LUT values ..........................................................37
Gamma Function ........................................................38
To use the gamma function ................................38
ROI (Regional Scanning Function) .............................39
ROI Settings ............................................................39
Video Send Mode .......................................................40
Video Send Mode ...................................................40
To switch the video send mode ..........................40
Multi ROI function ...............................................40
Sequence Trigger function .................................41
ALC (Automatic Level Control) Function .....................44
To use the ALC function ......................................44
Automatic gain level control ...............................44
Detailed Settings for Gain Auto (Automatic Gain
Level Control) .........................................................44
PIV Function ...............................................................45
HDR (High Dynamic Range) Mode
(SP-12000M-CXP4 only) ............................................46
Video Process Bypass Mode ......................................48
Available bit-depth options .................................48
Differences in camera operation ............................48
When Video Process Bypass mode is
disabled .........................................................48
When Video Process Bypass mode is
enabled ..........................................................48
Settings List ......................................................... 49
Feature Properties ......................................................49
Settings .......................................................................54
Miscellaneous ...................................................... 56
Troubleshooting ..........................................................56
Specifications ..............................................................57
Frame Rate Reference ...............................................59
Spectral Response .....................................................59
Dimensions .................................................................60
User’s Record .............................................................61
Index ..................................................................... 62
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