User`s manual

56  Operational Reference Genie HM-HC Series-GigE Vision Camera
Strobe and General Outputs
Genie provides two sets of opto-coupled outputs (see "External Outputs" on page 111). These can be used as a
strobe signal to control lighting or to generate programmable pulses when specific events are generated by the
camera. They can also be set to a static state (close or open) by the application.
See "12-Pin Hirose Connector Signal Details" on page 108 for connect
or pinout and electrical information.
General Outputs: Settings via CamExpert
The Output Settings dialog box allows you to configure the event mode for both output 1 and output 2. Each
output can be set independently to one of the available event modes. A typical usage of output is to control a strobe
light in relation to the camera exposure. Select the output to configure by clicking on the Output 1 or Output 2
buttons located at the top of the dialog box. Use the Event mode drop-down list box to select the required event
mode.
The following output signal events are available:
 Open (default)
 Close
 Strobe On: Start of Exposure (used for strobe pulse)
 Pulse On: Valid Trigger
 Pulse On: Invalid Trigger
 Pulse On: Start of Readout
 Pulse On: End of Readout
 Pulse On: End of Acquisition
 Pulse On: Input 1
 Pulse On: Input 2