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Description of the data path

GUPPY Technical Manual V7.1.0

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Advanced registers for high dynamic range

mode (HDR) (GUPPY F-036 only)

The GUPPY F-036 cameras offer the so-called high dynamic range mode

(HDR mode) with one or two knee points.

0xF1000280 HDR_CONTROL Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature

(read only)

--- [1..5] Reserved

ON_OFF [6] Enable/disable HDR mode

--- [7..19] Reserved

MaxKneePoints [20..23] Read only

Maximum number of knee points (2)

--- [24..27] Reserved

KneePoints [28..31] Number of active knee points

(max. 2)

0xF1000284 KNEEPOINT_1 KneeVoltage_1 [0..7] Regulation of saturation level

KneeVoltage_2 [8..15] Regulation of saturation level

KneeTime_1 [16..31] Not implemented, but value must be

greater 0

0xF1000288 KNEEPOINT_2 KneeVoltage_3 [0..7] Regulation of saturation level

KneeVoltage_4 [8..15] Regulation of saturation level

KneeTime_2 [16..31] Not implemented, but value must be

greater 0.

0xF100028C KNEEPOINT_3 --- [0..31] Reserved

Table 55: High dynamic range (HDR) configuration register

Note

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The HDR mode of GUPPY F-036 runs in automatic knee

point adjustment mode only, which means: the knee times

are calculated by the sensor automatically (calculated from

the knee point’s voltage values).