User`s manual

Piranha HN RoHS User Manual

03-032-20135-00 Teledyne DALSA

Setting the Pixel Readout Direction

Purpose: Sets the tap readout from left to right or from right to left. This command is useful if the

camera must be mounted upside down.

Syntax:

smm i

Syntax Elements:

Readout direction. Allowable values are:

0 = All pixels are read out from left to right.

1 =

All pixels are read out from right to left.

Notes:

• To obtain the current readout direction, use the command

gcp

get smm

• This command is available in both TDI and Area Mode.

• Refer to the following figures and tables for an explanation of pixel readout and

mirror direction.

• Refer to Image Sensor for sensor architecture diagrams that illustrate sensor readout

direction.

Figure 15: Left to Right Readout (smm 0) Forward Direction Example Output

Figure 16: Right to Left Readout (smm 1) Forward Direction Example Output

Figure 17: Camera Pixel Readout Direction Example using 4k Model with Inverting Lens

smm 1

Right to left

Pixel 1 to 4096

Pixel 4096 to 1

Camera can be imaging

in either Forward or Reverse

direction

Pixel 1

Pixel 4096

8K orientation reference