User`s manual

Pantera TF 1M60 and 1M30 User’s Manual Preliminary 17

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Software Interface: How

to Control the Camera

All camera features can be controlled through the serial interface. The camera can also be

used without the serial interface after it has been set up correctly. This chapter explains

the most commonly used and important commands, including:

• Saving and restoring settings, described on page 19.

• Setting the output mode, described on page 19.

• Setting the exposure mode and frame rate, described on page 20.

• Setting gain, described on page 27.

The serial interface uses a simple ASCII-based protocol. For a complete list of all available

commands, refer to the Communications Protocol on page 55.

Online Help

For quick help, the camera can return all available commands and parameters through

the serial interface. To generate this list, send the command

h to the camera.

Retrieving Camera Settings

To read current camera settings, send the command gcp.

3.1 Communications Protocol Overview

Serial Protocol Defaults:

• 8 data bits

• 1 stop bit

• No parity

• No flow control

• 9.6Kbps

This chapter outlines the

more commonly used

commands. See

Appendix B for a list of

all available commands.