User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction to the Falcon XDR and HG Cameras
- Camera Hardware Interface
- Serial Interface: How to Control the Camera
- Serial Protocol Defaults
- Command Format
- 3.1 Setting Baud Rate
- 3.2 Camera Serial Command Help Screen
- 3.3 Retrieving Information About the Camera
- 3.4 First Power Up Camera Settings
- 3.5 Saving and Restoring Settings
- 3.6 Camera Output Format
- 3.7 Setting Exposure Mode, Frame Rate and Exposure Time
- 3.8 Setting a Vertical Window of Interest
- 3.9 Flat Field Correction
- 3.10 Gain Adjustments
- 3.11 Generating a Test Pattern
- Optical and Mechanical Considerations
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Camera Link™ Reference, Timing, and Configuration Table
- Appendix B: Error Handling and Command List
- Appendix C: EMC Declaration
- Technical Support
- Index
Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User's Manual DALSA
Contents 5
4.3.1 Illumination...............................................................................................................................68
4.3.2 Light Sources...........................................................................................................................68
4.3.3 Filters.......................................................................................................................................68
4.3.4 Lens Modeling .........................................................................................................................68
4.3.5 Magnification and Resolution ..................................................................................................69
TROUBLESHOOTING ...............................................................................................................................71
5.1 Common Solutions................................................................................................................71
5.1.1 Connections.............................................................................................................................71
5.2 Troubleshooting Using the Serial Interface........................................................................72
5.2.1 Communications......................................................................................................................72
5.2.2 Verify Parameters....................................................................................................................72
5.2.3 Verify Factory Calibrated Settings...........................................................................................72
5.2.4 Verify Timing and Digital Video Path.......................................................................................72
5.3 Specific Solutions .................................................................................................................73
5.3.1 No Output or Erratic Behavior .................................................................................................73
5.3.2 Line Dropout, Bright Lines, or Incorrect Frame rate................................................................73
5.3.3 Noisy Output............................................................................................................................73
5.3.4 Dark Patches ...........................................................................................................................73
APPENDIX A: CAMERA LINK™ REFERENCE, TIMING, AND CONFIGURATION TABLE .................. 75
A.1 LVDS Technical Description ................................................................................................75
A.2 Camera Signal Requirements ..............................................................................................75
A.3 Video Data ..............................................................................................................................76
A.4 Camera Control Signals........................................................................................................76
A.5 Communication .....................................................................................................................77
A.6 Camera Link Video Timing ...................................................................................................77
A.7 Bit Assignments According to Configuration....................................................................79
APPENDIX B: ERROR HANDLING AND COMMAND LIST..................................................................... 81
B.1 All Available Commands.......................................................................................................81
B.2 Error Messages......................................................................................................................87