User`s manual

Piranha HN RoHS User Manual

03-032-20135-00 Teledyne DALSA

4. Software Interface: How to

Control the Camera

All Piranha HN-xx camera features can be controlled through the serial interface. The camera can also be

used without the serial interface after it has been set up correctly. Functions available include:

• Controlling basic camera functions such as gain and sync signal source.

• Flat field correction.

• Mirroring and readout control.

• Generating a test pattern for debugging.

The serial interface uses a simple ASCII-based protocol and the PC does not require any custom software.

Note: This command set has changes from previous Teledyne DALSA cameras. Do not assume that the

Piranha HN commands perform similarly to older cameras.

Serial Protocol Defaults

• 8 data bits

• 1 stop bit

• No parity

• No flow control

• 115,200 kbps (fixed)

• Camera does not echo characters

Command Format

When entering commands, remember that:

• A carriage return <CR> ends each command.

• A space or multiple space characters separate parameters. Tabs or commas are invalid parameter

separators.

• Upper and lowercase characters are accepted

• The backspace key is supported

• The camera will answer each command with either <CR><LF> “OK >" or <CR><LF>"Error xx: Error

Message >" or <CR><LF>“Warning xx: Warning Message >”. The ">" is used exclusively as the last

character sent by the camera.

The following parameter conventions are used in the manual:

•

i = integer value

•

f = real number

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m = member of a set

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s = string

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t = tap id

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x = pixel column number