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
Introduction to the Falcon XDR and HG Cameras 7
1
Introduction to the Falcon XDR
and HG Cameras
The Falcon camera family is a group of eight high performance cameras which are organized in two
branches:
• XDR series
• HG series
They are also available in color (FA-22 and FA-23 series) or monochrome (FA-20 and FA-21 series)
versions.
The XDR (eXtended Dynamic Range) series is optimized for high dynamic range and provides 1.4
megapixels at 100 fps. The XDR series includes monochrome and color versions of the Falcon 1.4M100
XDR.
The HG (High Gain) series consists of six camera models: the Falcon 1.4M100 HG, the Falcon 1M120
HG, and the Falcon VG A300 HG, all with monochrome or color versions. These cameras are optimized
for both high speed and high responsivity. To achieve high responsivity, the analog gain setting for all
three cameras was increased by 2.55 times relative to the Falcon XDR cameras. To achieve high
speeds, the Falcon 1M120 and Falcon VGA300 cameras have optimized sensor timing and settings to
achieve fast frame rates, with the option of only 8-bits output.