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
Serial Interface: How to Control the Camera 31
3.2 Camera Serial Command Help Screen
For quick help, the camera can retrieve all available serial commands and parameters through the serial
interface.
To view the help screen, use the serial command:
Syntax:
• h
The help screen lists all commands available. Parameter ranges displayed are the ranges available under
the current operating conditions. Note, that certain parameter settings can limit the available range of
other parameters.
Example Help Screen
ccf Correction calculate FPN
clm Set camera link mode m 2/3/ (8 bits/10 bits)
cpa Correction PRNU algorithm ii 2-2:256-1013
csn Coefficient set number i 0-1
css Calibration sample size m 32/64/128/256/512/1024/
epc Enable pixel coefficients ii 0-1:0-1
gcm Get the camera model
gcp Get the camera parameters
gcs Get the camera serial number
gcv Get the camera versions
get Get command ... s Command name
gfc Get FPN coefficient xy 1-1400:1-1024
gh Display the get help screen
gpc Get PRNU coefficient xy 1-1400:1-1024
gsf Get sync. frequency i 1-1
h Display this help screen
lpc Load pixel coefficients
rc Reset the camera
rfs Restore fact
rpc Reset pixel coefficients
rus Restore user settings
sbh Set horizontal binning i 1-2
sbr Set the UART baud rate m 9600/19200/57600/115200/
sbv Set vertical binning i 1-2
sdo Set digital offset ti 0-0:0-1023 DN
sem Set exposure mode m 2/4/6/9/10
set Set exposure time f 40-9719 (4000000 max)us
sfc Set FPN coefficient xyi 1-1400:1-1024:0-255
slc Set LUT coefficient ii 0-1023:0-1023
sle Set LUT enable i 0-1
smm Set mirroring mode i 0-1
sot Set output throughput m 80/160/ MHz
spc Set PRNU coefficient xyi 1-1400:1-1024:0-255
ssb Set subtract background ti 0-0:0-511
ssf Set sync. frequency f 0.1-101.9 Hz
ssg Set system gain ti 0-0:1024-8191
svm Set video mode i 0/4/5/6/7/8/
svm Set Window Enable ii 2-2;0-1
upd Upload CBF file