User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction to the Falcon XDR and HG Cameras
- Camera Hardware Interface
- Serial Interface: How to Control the Camera
- Serial Protocol Defaults
- Command Format
- 3.1 Setting Baud Rate
- 3.2 Camera Serial Command Help Screen
- 3.3 Retrieving Information About the Camera
- 3.4 First Power Up Camera Settings
- 3.5 Saving and Restoring Settings
- 3.6 Camera Output Format
- 3.7 Setting Exposure Mode, Frame Rate and Exposure Time
- 3.8 Setting a Vertical Window of Interest
- 3.9 Flat Field Correction
- 3.10 Gain Adjustments
- 3.11 Generating a Test Pattern
- Optical and Mechanical Considerations
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Camera Link™ Reference, Timing, and Configuration Table
- Appendix B: Error Handling and Command List
- Appendix C: EMC Declaration
- Technical Support
- Index
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Camera Hardware Interface
2.1 Installation Overview
When setting up your camera, you should take these steps:
1. Power down all equipment.
2. Following the manufacturer’s instructions, install the frame grabber (if applicable). Be sure to
observe all static precautions.
3. Install any necessary imaging software.
4. Before connecting power to the camera, test all power supplies.
5. Inspect all cables and connectors prior to installation. Do not use damaged cables or connectors
or camera may be damaged.
6. Connect the mini-Camera Link and power cables.
7. After connecting cables, apply power to the camera.
8. Check the diagnostic LED. If camera is operating correctly, the LED will flash for 10 seconds and
then turn solid green. See the section
2.2.1 LED Status Indicator on page 21 for a description of
LED states.
You must also set up the other components of your system, including light sources, camera mounts,
computers, optics, encoders, and so on. This installation overview assumes you have not installed any
system components yet.
Note: when unscrewing the mini-Camera Link cable from the Falcon camera, ensure the connector
mounting screws do not become attached to the cable thumbscrews; in this case, simply screw the
connector mounting screw back into the camera connector mounting