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<strong>Pantera</strong> <strong>SA</strong> DS -21-0<strong>2M30</strong> and DS-22-0<strong>2M30</strong> User’s Manual 32<br />
Figure 15: Timing Considerations when using an Area of Interest<br />
REGION 2<br />
REGION 1<br />
READOUT ACTIVE<br />
FAST DUMP<br />
Electronic Shutter<br />
READOUT<br />
Ystart<br />
Yend<br />
Ymax<br />
region 5 region 4<br />
region 3<br />
dumped lines<br />
dumped lines<br />
note 2 note 1<br />
case D<br />
case C<br />
case B<br />
INTEGRATION TIME<br />
case A<br />
TRANSFER<br />
EXP_COUNTER<br />
start counter, count down<br />
hold<br />
0<br />
0<br />
WAIT COUNTER<br />
hold<br />
start counter, count down<br />
Note 1: If the shutter pulse is requested in region 3, it will be fired in region 1.<br />
Note 2: If the shutter pulse is requested in region 5, it will be fired in region 4.<br />
The new exposure time value depends on the AOI size and the frame rate. There are four<br />
different cases and are analyzed below (refer to Figure 15):<br />
Case A: Not affected by fast dump. The exposure time is set to the requested value.<br />
Case B: The exposure time requested requires that the electronic shutter be activated in<br />
region 3. The electronic shutter cannot be activated during the fast dump so the<br />
integration time will be reduced to the new value = <strong>Frame</strong> Time – Readout.<br />
Case C: The exposure time requested requires that the electronic shutter be activated in<br />
region 4. The electronic shutter will be fired in the same region and the exposure time<br />
is set to the entered value +/- the uncertainty error.<br />
Case D: The exposure time requested requires that the electronic shutter be activated in<br />
region 5. The electronic shutter cannot be activated during the fast dump so the<br />
integration time will be reduced to the value = <strong>Frame</strong> Time – Readout + Region 3 +<br />
Region 4.<br />
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