User`s manual

26 Pantera 1M60 and 1M30 User’s Manual
DALSA 03-032-10033-09
3.7.3 Step 3: Setting Frame Rate and Exposure Time
Setting Frame Rate
Camera must be operating in exposure mode 2 or 7.
To set the frame rate, use the command:
Syntax:
ssf i
Syntax Elements:
i
Desired frame rate in Hz. Allowable ranges are (assuming 1x1 binning
and dual output in 1M60):
Pantera 1M60
• 1-57 Hz if exposure control is enabled
• 1-60 Hz if exposure control is disabled
Pantera 1M30
• 1-32 Hz if exposure control is enabled or disabled
Notes:
 To read the current line rate frequency, use the command gcp.
 If you enter an invalid line rate frequency, the valid range of values
will be displayed.
 Exposure control is set using the sec command. See page
25 for
details.
Related Commands:
sec, set
Example:
ssf 50
Setting Exposure Time
Camera must be operating in exposure mode 2 or mode 6. The following table lists
exposure mode time limits.
Table 8: Exposure Mode Time Ranges
Mode Exposure Time Range
2 Fixed by ssf command
6 Limited by current frame rate (EXSYNC frequency)
To set the camera exposure time, use the command:
Syntax:
set f
Syntax Elements:
f
Floating point number in µsecs. Allowable range is one line time to
1000000.0 µs. Line times are listed in
Table 15 to Table 18 for each
camera operating mode.
Notes:
 To read the current line rate frequency, use the command gcp.
 If you enter an invalid exposure time, the valid range of values will
be displayed.
Related Commands:
sem, ssf
Example:
set 5500.3