User`s manual

4 Piranha4 2K and 4K Camera Color User's Manual
03-032-20180-02 Teledyne DALSA
Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4 Cameras ............................................................................................................ 46
CamExpert Panes ............................................................................................................................................ 47
Review a Test Image ....................................................................................................................................... 49
4. Camera Operation ______________________________________________________________________________ 50
Factory Settings ................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Check Camera and Sensor Information ............................................................................................................................. 50
Verify Temperature and Voltage ....................................................................................................................................... 51
Saving and Restoring Camera Settings ............................................................................................................................. 52
Camera Link Configuration ............................................................................................................................................... 54
Trigger Modes .................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Exposure Controls .............................................................................................................................................................. 54
Exposure Modes in Detail .................................................................................................................................................. 56
P4 2k and 4K color Exposure Time Guidelines ............................................................................................... 58
Set Line Rate ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Set Exposure Time ............................................................................................................................................................. 63
Control Gain and Black Level ............................................................................................................................................ 63
Set Image Size ................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Set Baud Rate .................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Pixel Format ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64
BINNING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Camera Direction Control .................................................................................................................................................. 66
Pixel Readout Direction (Mirroring Mode) ........................................................................................................................ 66
Resetting the Camera ........................................................................................................................................................ 66
Calibrating the Camera ..................................................................................................................................................... 67
Appendix A: GenICam Commands _____________________________________________________________________ 71
Camera Information Category ........................................................................................................................................... 71
Camera Information Feature Descriptions...................................................................................................... 72
Camera Configuration Selection Dialog ......................................................................................................... 75
Camera Power-up Configuration .................................................................................................................... 75
User Set Configuration Management ............................................................................................................. 75
Camera Control Category .................................................................................................................................................. 76
Camera Control Feature Descriptions ............................................................................................................. 77
Independent Exposure Control .......................................................................................................................................... 79
Digital I/O Control Feature Descriptions ........................................................................................................ 81
Flat Field Category ............................................................................................................................................................ 82
Flat Field Control Feature Description ............................................................................................................ 82
Region of Interest (ROI) .................................................................................................................................. 84
Image Format Control Category ........................................................................................................................................ 84
Image Format Control Feature Description .................................................................................................... 85
Area of Interest (AOI) Setup .............................................................................................................................................. 86
Instructions on using the camera scan direction to control camera parameters ................................................................ 89
Transport Layer Control Category ..................................................................................................................................... 92
Transport Layer Feature Descriptions ............................................................................................................. 93
Acquisition and Transfer Control Category ........................................................................................................................ 94
Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions................................................................................... 94