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
32 Serial Interface: How to Control the Camera
vt Verify temperature
vv Verify voltage
wfc Write FPN coefficients
wpc Write PRNU coefficients
wse Set window start end iixyxy 0-0:1-1:0-1399:
0-1023:1-1399:1-1023
wus Write user settings
3.3 Retrieving Information About the Camera
To retrieve the camera model, use the command:
Syntax:
• gcm
To retrieve the camera serial number, use the command:
Syntax:
• gcs
To retrieve the camera firmware version, use the command:
Syntax:
• gcv
3.3.1 Retrieving Camera Settings
To retrieve current camera settings, use the serial command:
Syntax:
• gcp
To retrieve the value of a specific camera setting, use the command:
Purpose: Displays the value of the specified camera command.
Syntax:
• gcp s
Syntax Elements:
• s
string representing the command
Notes: “Get” supports any command that returns or specifies a
setting. Action commands such as “wus” (write user settings)
are not supported.
Example:
• get svm – returns the video mode the camera is currently
operating in
3.4 First Power Up Camera Settings
When the camera is powered up for the first time, it operates using the following factory settings:










