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
Introduction to the Falcon XDR and HG Cameras 9
1.1.4 Applications
The Falcon XDR and HG cameras are ideal for monochrome or color applications requiring high speed,
superior image quality, and high responsivity, in space constrained areas. These features make Falcon
cameras applicable to:
• PCB-AOI inspection
• Semiconductor wafer inspection
• Electronics inspection
• Flat panel display inspection
• Industrial metrology
• Traffic management
• Print registration control
• General machine vision










