Instruction manual
Guppy Technical ManualV7.4.0
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Controlling image capture 
Trigger modes
The cameras support IIDC conforming Trigger_Mode_0 and Trigger_Mode_1 and 
special Trigger_Mode_15 (bulk trigger).
Note
• CMOS cameras Guppy F-036 / Guppy F-503 support only 
Trigger_Mode_0.
• Interlaced cameras (Guppy F-038 / F-038 NIR / F-044 / 
F-044 NIR) support only Trigger_Mode_0 and Trigger_-
Mode_15.
These models can only be triggered in Format_7 Mode_0 
and Mode_2.
Trigger_Mode_x ... ...also known as Description
Trigger_Mode_0 Edge mode Sets the shutter time according to the value set in 
the shutter (or extended shutter) register
Trigger_Mode_1 Level mode Sets the shutter time according to the active low 
time of the pulse applied (or active high time in the 
case of an inverting input)
Trigger_Mode_15 Programmable mode Is a bulk trigger, combining one external trigger 
event with continuous or one-shot or multi-shot 
internal trigger
 Table 53: Trigger modes










