User`s manual

Features

Basler aviator Camera Link 101

7 Features

This chapter provides detailed information about the standard features available on each camera.

It also includes an explanation of their operation and the parameters associated with each feature.

7.1 Sensor Digitization Taps

As mentioned in the "Functional Description" section of this manual, the camera can be set to four

tap or to one tap sensor digitization.

With four tap digitization, four separate electronic circuits (taps) are used to read out pixel values

from the sensor after a frame has been exposed. The main advantage of four tap mode is that it

reads out the sensor very rapidly and can result in higher maximum allowed frame acquisition rates.

With one tap digitization, a single electronic circuits (tap) is used to read out pixel values from the

sensor after a frame has been exposed. The main advantage of one tap mode is that it can produce

a more uniform image. A disadvantage is that in single tap mode, the maximum allowed frame

acquisition rate will be significantly reduced.

For more information about sensor digitization taps, see Section 3 on page 37.

Setting the Sensor Digitization Taps Using Basler pylon

You can use the pylon API to set the sensor digitization taps from within your application software.

The following code snippet illustrates using the API to set the exposure mode:

// Set the digitization taps to 4

Camera.SensorDigitizationTaps.SetValue( SensorDigitizationTaps_Four );

// Set the digitization taps to 1

Camera.SensorDigitizationTaps.SetValue( SensorDigitizationTaps_One );

You can also use the Basler pylon Viewer application to easily set the parameters.

For more information about the pylon API and the pylon Viewer, see Section 4 on page 45.

Setting the Sensor Digitization Taps Using Direct Register Access

To set the sensor digitization taps via direct register access:

 Set the value of the Sensor Digitization Taps register for one tap or four tap digitization.

For more information about changing settings via direct register access, see Section 4 on page 45.