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
76 Appendix A: Camera Link™ Reference, Timing, and Configuration Table
A.3 Video Data
The Channel Link technology is integral to the transmission of video data. Image data and image enable
signals are transmitted on the Channel Link bus. Four enable signals are defined as:
• FVAL—Frame Valid (FVAL) is defined HIGH for valid lines.
• LVAL—Line Valid (LVAL) is defined HIGH for valid pixels.
• DVAL—Data Valid (DVAL) is defined HIGH when data is valid.
• Spare— A spare has been defined for future use.
All four enable signals must be provided by the camera on each Channel Link chip. All unused data bits
must be tied to a known value by the camera. For more information on image data bit allocations, refer to
the official Camera Link specification on the
www.dalsa.com Web site.
A.4 Camera Control Signals
Four LVDS pairs are reserved for general-purpose camera control. They are defined as camera inputs
and frame grabber outputs. Camera manufacturers can define these signals to meet their needs for a
particular product.
All four enable signals must be provided by the camera on each Channel Link chip. All unused data bits
must be tied to a known value by the camera. For more information on image data bit allocations, refer to
the official Camera Link specification on the
www.dalsa.com Web site.
DALSA Camera Control Configuration
Falcon Stop Action Cameras Camera Link Name
EXSYNC CC1
Reserved for future use CC2
Reserved for future use CC3
Reserved for future use CC4