
Camera Operation & Features
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PixeLINK PL-A780
Document No.: 04646-01
MACHINE VISION CAMERA
SYSTEM GUIDE
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All Rights Reserved
5.1.3.12 White Balance
Auto No
Manual Yes
One-time
Auto
Yes
Off Yes
CiD No
White Balance defines the color temperature of the light source.
The camera uses this information to select form one of a number of
possible color correction matrices. Turning the White Balance off
disables the color correction.
The PL-A782 has color correction settings for 3200ºK
(incandescent) and 5000ºK (daylight). Minor variations in coloring
can be adjusted with the White Shading feature described in the
next section.
When the White Balance control is set in Auto Mode, it will control
the White Shading feature. This allows for consistent use of Auto
White Balance terminology.
Applies to color cameras only.
Parameter Unit Type
Min
Max
Default
Step
Size
Comments
White
Balance
Deg.
Kelvin
Absolute 3200 5000 3200
1800
5.1.3.13 White Shading
Auto No
Manual Yes
One-time
Auto
Yes
Off No
CiD Yes
The White Shading feature provides control over the individual red,
green and blue channel gains so that non-standard color balance
can be achieved. One-push Auto will attempt to white balance the
gains (match the histogram peaks of each color channel) based on
the image data in the current ROI. The white shading control, as
described in the IIDC 1.31 specification, only provides for 8 bits of
shading data per channel. Additional CSRs are provided to allow
32-bit resolution in color channels. See Section 7.1.1.1 on page
52. The White Shading can also be set by the Auto mode of the
White Balance control mentioned above.
Setting a gain parameter to zero will effectively turn off that color
channel – it will output a zero value.
Applies to color cameras only.
Parameter Unit Type
Min
Max
Default
Step
Size
Comments
Gain Red
None
Absolute
0
4
1.42
0.0156
Gain Green
None
Absolute
0
4
1.0
0.0156
Gain
Blue None
Absolute
0 4 1.08
0.0156
5.1.4 Advanced Features
The following features are not defined by the IIDC specification but are specific to PixeLINK
cameras and to the PL-A780 camera series. To access, read and/or control these features,
see Section 7.1 Extensions to the IIDC Version 1.31 Specification on page 52.
The advanced features include the following: