User`s manual

Preliminary
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 51
Strobe and General Outputs
Genie provides two sets of opto-coupled outputs (see "External Outputs" on page 93). These can be
used as a strobe signal to control lighting or to generate programmable pulses when specific events are
generated by the camera. They can also be set to a static state (close or open) by the application.
See "
12-Pin Hirose Connector Signal Details" on page 91 for connector pinout and electrical
information.
General Outputs: Settings via CamExpert
The Output Settings dialog box allows you to configure the event mode for both output 1 and
output 2. Each output can be set independently to one of the available event modes. A typical usage of
output is to control a strobe light in relation to the camera exposure. Select the output to configure by
clicking on the Output 1 or Output 2 buttons located at the top of the dialog box. Use the Event
mode drop-down list box to select the required event mode.
The following event modes are available:
• Open (default)
• Close
• Strobe On: Start of Exposure (used for strobe pulse)
• Pulse On: Valid Trigger
• Pulse On: Invalid Trigger
• Pulse On: Start of Readout
• Pulse On: End of Readout
• Pulse On: End of Acquisition
• Pulse On: Input 1
• Pulse On: Input 2
When an event mode is selected, its trigger output schematic or signal timing diagram is displayed, as
well as any other additional parameters for the mode.
For most event modes, the trigger output signal can be set to either Active Open (that is high with the
load connected to a voltage source) or Active Closed (where current is drawn through the load). The
output delay can be set from 0 to 4 seconds, in increments of 1 µs. The pulse duration can be set from
100µs to 4 seconds, in increments of 1 µs.