NOCTURN XS MONO
USER GUIDE
PHOTONIS
USA
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and
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Description
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Inspect
camera
module
for
proper
configuration
and
potential
shipping
damage.
Immediately
report
any
problem
to
PHOTONIS
personnel.
3
Camera
Controls
The NOCTURN XS is controlled by a serial communication protocol. This section of the user
guide provides an overview of the command and associated syntax to control the camera as
well as the serial port settings needed.
3.1.1
Basic
Communication
Settings
The serial communication should be set with the following configuration for both the main
and the aux serial interface:
Number
of
bits:
8
Baud
rate:
115200 bps
Parity:
none
Number
of
stop
bits:
1 bit
Flow
control:
none.
NOTE
The
NOCTURN
XS
cameras
are
shipped
with
a
default
baudrate
of
115200bps.
The
latter
can
be
changed
by
the
user
by
using
the
“baudrate”
command
described
in
this
section.
3.1.2
Communication
Protocol
The protocol to communicate with the NOCTURN XS is based on ASCII printable messages.
A carriage return and line feed must be sent following a command. After power is initially
applied to the camera will send “{BOOT_DONE}” indicating that the camera is ready to
receive commands. Once an initial message has been sent to the camera, a “>” will appear at
the console when the camera is ready to accept new messages. The camera will answer
