2M30 User Manual - Frame Grabbers

2M30 User Manual - Frame Grabbers 2M30 User Manual - Frame Grabbers

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DS-24-02M30 and DS-25-02M30 User’s Manual 20 3.7 Selecting the Output Mode In the Pantera SA 2M30, you can select either 8 or 10-bit output. To select the camera output mode, use the command: Syntax: Syntax Elements: sdm i i 0 10 bit 1 8 bit Notes: To obtain the current data mode, use the command gcp. Example: sdm 0 3.8 Setting Frame Rate, Exposure Time, and Exposure Mode With four different exposure mode settings, the Pantera SA 2M30 delivers many possibilities for flexible camera timing. Table 8 outlines each of these four exposure modes, and is followed by a full explanation on how to set the camera’s frame rate and exposure time. Table 8: Overview of Pantera SA 2M30 Exposure Modes Programmable Frame Rate Programmable Exposure Time Mode SYNC Description 2 Internal Yes Yes (Default mode) Internal SYNC , programmable frame time and exposure time using commands ssf and set. Note: The parameter being programmed (i.e. Frame rate or Exposure time) will be the driving factor so that when setting frame rate, exposure time will change to accommodate the new frame rate and visaversa. 3 External No No External SYNC, maximum exposure time (no shuttering). 4 External No No “Smart EXSYNC” Mode: external exposure time – high time of external signal is exposure time and 1/period is frame rate. 5 N/A 6 External No Yes External SYNC, programmable exposure time. Note: The user is responsible for not violating timing constraints for the external sync signal used in this mode. DALSA 03-32-10157-02

DS-24-02M30 and DS-25-02M30 User’s Manual 21 Overview: Setting Frame Time and Exposure Time The camera’s frame rate (synchronization) can be generated internally through software commands or input externally from a frame grabber/host system. To select how you want the camera’s frame rate to be generated: 1. You must first set the camera mode using the sem command. Refer to section 3.8.1 Setting the Exposure Modes on page 20 for details. 2. Then, when applicable, use the commands ssf (mode 2 only) to set the frame rate and/or set (mode 2 or 6) to set the exposure time. Refer to section 3.8.2 Setting Frame Rate and Exposure Time on page 23 for details. 3.8.1 Setting the Exposure Modes To set the exposure mode, use the command: Syntax: sem i Syntax Elements: i Exposure mode to use. See Table 8: Overview of Pantera SA 2M30 Exposure Modes on page 20 for a list of available exposure modes. Notes: To obtain the current value of the exposure mode, use the command gcp. The following sections explain each mode in detail. Example: sem 4 Mode 2 (Default): Internally Programmable Frame Rate and Exposure Time The parameter being programmed (i.e. frame rate or exposure time) will be the driving factor so that when setting frame rate, exposure time will change to accommodate the new frame rate and visa-versa. Note: If the frame period (the period needed to readout one frame) is less than the exposure time, the frame period will be set by the exposure time. The camera will use electronic shuttering when the exposure time is less than the frame period. DALSA 03-32-10157-02

DS-24-0<strong>2M30</strong> and DS-25-0<strong>2M30</strong> <strong>User</strong>’s <strong>Manual</strong> 20<br />

3.7 Selecting the Output Mode<br />

In the Pantera SA <strong>2M30</strong>, you can select either 8 or 10-bit output.<br />

To select the camera output mode, use the command:<br />

Syntax:<br />

Syntax Elements:<br />

sdm i<br />

i<br />

0 10 bit<br />

1 8 bit<br />

Notes: To obtain the current data mode, use the command gcp.<br />

Example: sdm 0<br />

3.8 Setting <strong>Frame</strong> Rate, Exposure Time, and<br />

Exposure Mode<br />

With four different exposure mode settings, the Pantera SA <strong>2M30</strong> delivers many<br />

possibilities for flexible camera timing. Table 8 outlines each of these four exposure<br />

modes, and is followed by a full explanation on how to set the camera’s frame rate and<br />

exposure time.<br />

Table 8: Overview of Pantera SA <strong>2M30</strong> Exposure Modes<br />

Programmable<br />

<strong>Frame</strong> Rate<br />

Programmable<br />

Exposure Time<br />

Mode SYNC Description<br />

2 Internal Yes Yes (Default mode) Internal SYNC ,<br />

programmable frame time and exposure<br />

time using commands ssf and set.<br />

Note: The parameter being programmed<br />

(i.e. <strong>Frame</strong> rate or Exposure time) will be the<br />

driving factor so that when setting frame<br />

rate, exposure time will change to<br />

accommodate the new frame rate and visaversa.<br />

3 External No No External SYNC, maximum exposure time<br />

(no shuttering).<br />

4 External No No “Smart EXSYNC” Mode: external exposure<br />

time – high time of external signal is<br />

exposure time and 1/period is frame rate.<br />

5 N/A<br />

6 External No Yes External SYNC, programmable exposure<br />

time. Note: The user is responsible for not<br />

violating timing constraints for the external<br />

sync signal used in this mode.<br />

DALSA 03-32-10157-02

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