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
DALSA Falcon XDR and HG Series Camera User's Manual
22 Camera Hardware Interface
Camera Link Hardware Configuration Summary
Configuration 8 Bit Ports Supported Serializer Bit
Width
Number of
Chips
Number of SDR26
Connectors
Base A, B, C 28 1 1
BASE
Configuration
Port Definition
Mode (set with clm
command)
Port A
Bits 0 thru 7
Port B
Bits 0 thru 7
Port C
Bits 0 thru 7
Mode 2
2 Tap 8 bit
Tap 1 LSB...Bit 7 Tap 2 LSB...Bit7 xxxxxxx
Mode 3
2 Tap 10 bit
Tap 1 LSB… Bit 7 Tap 1 Bits 8,9
Tap 2 Bits 8,9
Tap 2 LSB..Bit 7
Camera Link Connector Pinout
Base Configuration
One Channel Link Chip + Camera Control + Serial Communication
Camera Connector Frame Grabber Connector Channel Link Signal
1 1 inner shield or PoCL +12V PWR
14 14 inner shield or PoCL GND
2 25 X0-
15 12 X0+
3 24 X1-
16 11 X1+
4 23 X2-
17 10 X2+
5 22 Xclk-
18 9 Xclk+
6 21 X3-
19 8 X3+
7 20 SerTC+