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
Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User's Manual DALSA
Camera Hardware Interface 21
2.2.1 LED Status Indicator
The camera is equipped with an LED to display the operational status of the camera. The table below
summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states.
When more than one condition is active, the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority. Error
and warning states are accompanied by corresponding messages further describing the current camera
status.
Color of Status LED Meaning
Off Hardware malfunction or no power
Flashing Red (1 Hz) Fatal error. Non-recoverable error (such as overheating).
Flashing Red (4 Hz) Loading backup firmware
Solid Red
Warning. Loss of functionality. Operating condition out of specified range.
Flashing Blue (1 Hz) Ready to download/Downloading files. Used for firmware update, LUT and
FFC coefficients download.
Flashing Blue (4 Hz) Writing to flash memory, do not power off. Used during firmware update
and write user settings.
Flashing Green (1 Hz) Camera initialization or executing a long command. LED shall flash green
at least once each time a serial command is received.
Solid Green Camera is operational and functioning correctly. Typically outputting
images in free-running mode (internal sync, mode 2).
2.2.2 Camera Link Data Connector
SDR26 Female
1
14
13
26
Mini-Camera Link SDR26 Connector
The Camera Link interface is implemented as a Base Configuration in the Falcon cameras. You select
the camera configuration with the
clm command described in section 3.7 Setting Exposure Mode, Frame
Rate and Exposure Time on page
36.
The following tables provide this camera’s principal Camera Link information. See Appendix A for the
complete DALSA Camera Link configuration table, and refer to the DALSA Web site,
www.dalsa.com, for
the official Camera Link documents.